JP2007079955A - Information processing method and device, recording medium and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a degenerated state transition diagram to be generated as an upper layer. <P>SOLUTION: An operation part 11 specifies a first state and a second state in a first state transition diagram based on first state transition information including at least two states, actions in the respective states, events at transition time in the respective states and information on transition direction indicating a subsequent state of a transition triggered by an event. A layer management part 34 generates a second state degeneration information corresponding to a second state transition diagram in which a route on the first state transition diagram starting from a specified first state and ending at the second state is reduced. A state transition diagram display control part 61 displays the first state transition diagram and the second state transition diagram. This invention can be applied to a state machine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing method and apparatus, a recording medium, and a program, and in particular, while recognizing the relationship between a detailed state transition diagram and a simple state transition diagram degenerated from the detailed state transition diagram, The present invention relates to an information processing method and apparatus, a recording medium, and a program that can be easily developed.

  Development tools that support the development of application software programs are becoming increasingly popular. For example, there is one that supports the development of an object-oriented program (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  Also, a UI (User Interface) development tool for an application software program using a state transition diagram represented by UML (Unified Modeling Language) has been proposed.

  The state transition diagram is a diagram in which an operation to be executed for each state is logically described, and a direction in which a transition is made to another state by a predetermined event occurring in each state is shown. The UI development tool of the application software program described above displays the program as a state transition diagram, and when the displayed state transition diagram itself is operated, the operation content of the state transition diagram is reflected in the program, Edit the program.

JP-A-6-110767

  By the way, when developing a UI for beginners and a UI for experienced users who are already familiar with the UI, after developing a program based on the state transition diagram of the UI that allows fine settings for experienced users, Based on this, by generating a simple UI for beginners shown in a reduced form of the state transition diagram of the base, it will be possible to express UI for experienced people and UI for non-experienced people There is. An example of such a UI is an operation manual. In other words, there are UIs that are useful for experienced users, but difficult for beginners who are inexperienced to understand even if explained. Therefore, in the UI of the operation manual, a detailed UI for experienced users and a simple UI for inexperienced beginners may be prepared.

  More specifically, for example, if there is a state transition diagram in which state A transitions to state B when event A1 occurs, and further transitions to state C when event B1 occurs in state B, If the state B is an experienced person, the operation is easy to understand. However, it is assumed that the non-experienced person is unfamiliar and difficult to understand (here, the state A is an operation). C to C indicate a state in which an operation such as a description of a different operation manual is displayed.

  In such a case, from the state transition diagram that is the base (the state transition diagram that transitions to state B when event A1 occurs in state A and further transitions to state C when event B1 occurs) is substantially effective for non-experienced persons. If an unnecessary state B is deleted and an event A1 occurs in state A, a state transition diagram in which the state transitions to state C will be easier for beginners to understand. Thus, reducing the number of states from the state transition diagram serving as a base for experienced persons and reconstructing the state transition diagram is called degeneration of the state transition diagram.

  However, the degenerated state transition diagram is merely configured to be easily understood by a non-experienced person, and the execution of the program itself follows the base state transition diagram.

  As a result, in the degenerated state transition diagram, when event A1 occurs in state A, the state transitions to state C. Actually, however, if event A1 occurs in state A1 in accordance with the base state transition diagram, state B When the state transitions to state B, the event B1 is forcibly generated and the state transition to state C is executed.

  However, only the degenerated state transition diagram shows the existence of state B in the state transition diagram as a base on which the program is actually executed, and what kind of event occurs in state B and causes transition to state C. This is good for beginners who have no experience, but there is a risk that the experienced person may not be able to make use of the processing in state B, which should be a useful process.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and in particular, in displaying a state transition diagram, a detailed state transition diagram and a degenerated state transition diagram can be recognized using layers. At the same time, the relationship between the degenerated state transition diagram and the detailed state transition diagram can be easily recognized.

  An information processing method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first information including an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and information on a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event. Based on the state transition information, a designation step for designating the first state and the second state in the first state transition diagram, and starting from the first state designated by the processing of the designation step, A generation step of generating second state transition information corresponding to a second state transition diagram, wherein the path on the first state transition diagram whose second state is an end point is degenerated, and the first state transition And a display step for displaying a second state transition diagram generated by the processing of the generation step.

  In the processing of the display step, the first state transition diagram and the second state transition diagram can be displayed with different transparency.

  A transparency setting step for setting the transparency on which the first state transition diagram or the second state transition diagram is displayed may be further included.

  A selection step of selecting a path when there are a plurality of paths on the first state transition diagram starting from the first state specified by the processing of the specifying step and having the second state as an end point. In the generation step, the first state transition diagram starting from the first state specified by the processing of the specifying step and having the second state as an end point is used. It is possible to generate second state transition information corresponding to the second state transition diagram, in which the route selected in the selection step processing among the plurality of routes above is degenerated.

  A determination step for determining the first state transition diagram or the second state transition diagram may be further included, and the display step processing includes the state determined by the determination step processing. A transition diagram can be displayed.

  An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first information including an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and information on a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event. The designation means for designating the first state and the second state in the first state transition diagram based on the state transition information, and the first state designated by the designation means as a starting point, the second Generating means for generating second state transition information corresponding to the second state transition diagram, in which the path on the first state transition diagram whose end point is the state is degenerated, and the first state transition diagram; And display means for displaying the second state transition diagram generated by the processing of the generating step.

  A recording medium program according to an aspect of the present invention includes information on an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and information on a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event. A designation step for designating the first state and the second state in the first state transition diagram based on the state transition information of 1, and the first state designated by the processing of the designation step as a starting point, A generation step of generating second state transition information corresponding to a second state transition diagram, in which a path on the first state transition diagram whose end point is the second state is degenerated, and the first state A transition diagram, and a display step for displaying the second state transition diagram generated by the processing of the generation step.

  A program according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first state including information on an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event. Based on the transition information, a designation step for designating the first state and the second state in the first state transition diagram, and the first state designated by the processing of the designation step as a starting point, the second A generation step of generating second state transition information corresponding to the second state transition diagram, in which the path on the first state transition diagram whose end point is the state of the first state is degenerated, and the first state transition diagram, And causing the computer to execute a process including a display step of displaying the second state transition diagram generated by the process of the generating step.

  In the information processing method and apparatus, and the program according to one aspect of the present invention, an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each of the states, and a transition direction indicating which of the other states is transitioned by the event The first state and the second state in the first state transition diagram based on the first state transition information including the information of the first state are designated, the designated first state is the starting point, and the second state The second state transition information corresponding to the second state transition diagram in which the path on the first state transition diagram whose state is the end point is degenerated is generated, and the first state transition diagram and the generation The second state transition diagram is displayed.

  The information processing apparatus may be an independent apparatus or a block that performs information processing of the information processing apparatus.

  As described above, according to one aspect of the present invention, the relationship between a detailed state transition diagram showing the configuration of a program and a simple state transition diagram reduced from the detailed state transition diagram is recognized. And the efficiency of development can be improved.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Correspondences between the configuration requirements of the present invention and the embodiments described in the detailed description of the present invention are exemplified as follows. This description is to confirm that the embodiments supporting the present invention are described in the detailed description of the invention. Accordingly, although there are embodiments that are described in the detailed description of the invention but are not described here as embodiments corresponding to the constituent elements of the present invention, It does not mean that the embodiment does not correspond to the configuration requirements. Conversely, even if an embodiment is described here as corresponding to a configuration requirement, that means that the embodiment does not correspond to a configuration requirement other than the configuration requirement. It's not something to do.

  An information processing method and program according to an aspect of the present invention includes information on an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and information on a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event. Based on the first state transition information, a designation step (for example, processing in steps S81 and S83 in FIG. 8) for designating the first state and the second state in the first state transition diagram; The second state corresponding to the second state transition diagram, which is generated by degenerating the path on the first state transition diagram starting from the first state specified by the process and ending at the second state A generation step (for example, processing in steps S82 and S84 in FIG. 8) for generating transition information, the first state transition diagram, and a first step generated by the processing in the generation step. Display step of displaying the state diagram (for example, step S171 in FIG. 18) and a.

  In the process of the display step (for example, the process of step S171 in FIG. 18), the first state transition diagram and the second state transition diagram are displayed with different transparency. Can do.

  It is possible to further include a transparency setting step (for example, processing in steps S95 and S96 in FIG. 8) for setting the transparency at which the first state transition diagram or the second state transition diagram is displayed. .

  A selection step of selecting a path when there are a plurality of paths on the first state transition diagram starting from the first state specified by the processing of the specifying step and having the second state as an end point. (For example, the processing of steps S90 and S91 of FIG. 8) can be included, and the generation step starts from the first state specified by the processing of the specifying step, and the second The second state transition information corresponding to the second state transition diagram is generated by degenerating the route selected in the selection step among the plurality of routes on the first state transition diagram whose end point is the state of Can be generated.

  A determination step (for example, processing in steps S174 and S176 in FIG. 18) for determining the first state transition diagram or the second state transition diagram can be further included, and the processing in the display step can be included. Can display the state transition diagram determined by the processing of the determination step.

  An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first information including an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and information on a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event. 1 based on the state transition information of the first state transition diagram in the first state transition diagram (for example, the operation unit 11 in FIG. 1) for designating the first state and the second state designated by the designating means Generating means for generating second state transition information corresponding to the second state transition diagram, in which the path on the first state transition diagram starting from the state 1 and ending at the second state is degenerated (For example, the layer management unit 34 in FIG. 1), the first state transition diagram, and a display unit (for example, the state in FIG. 1) that displays the second state transition diagram generated by the processing of the generation step. Transition diagram display system Part 61) a.

  In this way, when developing a state transition program by editing the state transition diagram, both the base state transition diagram and the state transition diagram that is a degenerate version of the base state transition diagram are reliably recognized. In addition, since the state transition diagram can be edited while recognizing each other, the program can be easily developed by editing the state transition information based on the state transition diagram.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a state transition program editing apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied.

  The state transition program editing device 1 is an editing device for the purpose of developing a UI program in an application software program. The operation in each state, the event at the time of transition in each state, and any other state for each event. A state transition diagram is generated based on state transition information (state data) including information on a transition direction indicating whether a transition is made, and the generated state transition diagram is displayed. Furthermore, when the displayed state transition diagram is changed by operating the state transition program editing device 1, the state transition program editing device 1 updates the state transition information corresponding to the changed state transition diagram.

  The operation unit 11 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like. The operation unit 11 generates a signal corresponding to an operation performed by a user who operates the state transition program editing apparatus 1 to generate an editing unit 12, a state transition engine 14, a display control unit 17, and This is supplied to the event detection unit 19.

  The editing unit 12 includes a state editing unit 31, a transition editing unit 32, a script editing unit 33, and a layer management unit 34. Based on a signal supplied from the operation unit 11, state editing information (state data ). In the state data, information (script information) indicating an operation for each state (state) and information on a transition destination (transition information) of a state that changes according to an event are described.

  The state editing unit 31 edits information such as a new state (state) generation in the first layer and a display position and size, and causes the state data storage unit 13 to store the editing result. Further, the state editing unit 31 is controlled by the layer management unit 34, edits information such as new generation and display position and size of the second and higher layers, and stores the editing result in the state data storage unit 13.

  The transition editing unit 32 edits information on a state to be a transition destination in accordance with an event that occurs while an operation in each state of the first layer is being executed, and stores the information in the state data storage unit 13. In addition, the transition editing unit 32 is controlled by the layer management unit 34, edits a transition in an upper layer higher than the second layer, and stores it in the state data storage unit 13.

  The script editing unit 33 edits the operation content in each state and stores it in the state data storage unit 13.

  The layer management unit 34 controls the state editing unit 31 and the transition editing unit 32 based on the operation signal from the operation unit 11, and sets state data or data for each layer set according to the level of degeneration in the state transition diagram. Transitions are generated and stored in the state data storage unit 13.

  The intermediate original state search unit 41 searches for an original state existing in the middle when the first state and the last state after degeneration are selected. That is, for example, in state A, transition to state B occurs when event A1 occurs in state A, and state A is selected as the leading state after degeneration in the state transition diagram such as transition to state C when event B1 occurs in state B. When state C is selected at the end, intermediate original state search unit 41 searches for state B that does not exist after degeneration as an intermediate original state. The route search unit 42 searches for a route on the state transition diagram from the head state to the last state via the intermediate original state searched by the intermediate original state search unit 41. Furthermore, when a plurality of routes are searched among the searched routes, the route search unit 42 displays a screen for selecting one of them and selects the state of the selected route as an original state. When setting the layer, the transparency setting unit 43 generates a screen for setting the transparency when displaying the state frame for each layer, and stores the set transparency in the state data storage unit 13.

  The state data storage unit 13 stores state data in which transition information and script information are edited by the editing unit 12 for each state (state), and supplies the state data to the state transition diagram generation unit 15 and the state transition engine 14 as necessary. To do.

  The state transition engine 14 reads out the state data stored in the state data storage unit 13 and searches the current state based on the event information supplied from the event detection unit 19, and obtains the current search result. Information indicating the current state is supplied to the state transition diagram generation unit 15 and the state operation execution unit 16.

  The state transition diagram generation unit 15 includes a state frame generation unit 51, a transition generation unit 52, and a layer management unit 53. The state transition diagram generation unit 15 reads state data stored in the state data storage unit 13 and generates a state transition diagram. To do. The state frame generation unit 51 generates a rectangular frame (state frame) indicating each state based on the transparency information for each layer specified by the layer management unit 53. The transition generation unit 52 generates an arrow indicating a transition destination for each event that occurs during operation in each state based on transparency information for each layer specified by the layer management unit 53. The layer management unit 53 reads information set for each layer from the state transition information stored in the state data storage unit 13 and controls the state frame generation unit 51 and the transition generation unit 52.

  The state operation execution unit 16 executes the operation of the current state based on the state data of the current state supplied from the state transition engine 14 and supplies the execution result to the display control unit 17.

  The display control unit 17 includes a state transition diagram display control unit 61 and a state operation display control unit 62, and generates and displays a display screen to be displayed on the display unit 18.

  The state transition diagram display control unit 61 generates, for example, the state transition diagram display screen 111 of FIG. 2 based on the information of the state transition diagram supplied from the state transition diagram generation unit 15, and controls the display. In FIG. 2, a display screen 101 displayed on the display unit 18 is shown. The display screen 101 is provided with a state transition diagram display screen 111 and an operation display screen 112. In FIG. 2, a state frame 131 indicating a state A (State A), a state frame 132 indicating a state B (State B), a state frame 133 indicating a state C (State C), A state frame 134 indicating a state D (State D), a state frame 135 indicating a state E (State E), and a state frame 136 indicating a state F (State F) are shown. , Each of which is connected by transitions 141 to 146. Transitions 141 to 146 indicate directions and events for transitioning between states.

  More specifically, the transition 141 is indicated as “KEY_PRESS (0)”, the arrow is displayed from the state A to the state C, and when the operation of the state A is being executed, “ When an event that the “0” key is operated occurs, the state A changes to the state C.

  Similarly, the transition 142 is indicated as “KEY_PRESS (1)”, the arrow is displayed from the state A to the state B, and when the operation of the state A is executed, “1” of the operation unit 11 is executed. When an event that the key is operated occurs, the state A changes to the state B.

  In addition, the transition 143 is indicated as “KEY_PRESS (2)”, the arrow is displayed from the state B to the state D, and when the operation of the state B is executed, “2” of the operation unit 11 is displayed. When the event that the key is operated occurs, the state B is changed to the state D.

  Further, the transition 144 is indicated as “KEY_PRESS (3)”, the arrow is displayed from the state B to the state E, and when the operation of the state B is executed, “3” of the operation unit 11 is displayed. When an event that a key is operated is generated, the state B is changed to the state E.

  In addition, the transition 145 is indicated as “KEY_PRESS (5)”, the arrow is displayed from the state D to the state F, and when the operation of the state D is being executed, “5” of the operation unit 11 is displayed. When an event that a key is operated is generated, the state D is changed to the state F.

  Further, the transition 146 is indicated as “KEY_PRESS (4)”, the arrow is displayed from the state E to the state F, and when the operation of the state E is executed, “4” of the operation unit 11 is displayed. When an event that a key is operated occurs, the state E changes to the state F.

  The state transition diagram on the state transition diagram display screen 111 in FIG. 2 shows an example in which only a so-called base state transition diagram without degeneration is displayed. This state transition diagram serving as a base is a state transition diagram of the first layer, and a layer of the state transition diagram in which this state transition diagram is degenerated is referred to as a state transition diagram of the second layer. That is, a state transition diagram with advanced degeneracy is expressed as a higher layer with respect to a state transition diagram without base degeneration.

  Returning to the description of FIG.

  The state operation display control unit 62 generates a state operation screen 112 as shown in FIG. 2 based on the execution result of the state operation supplied from the state operation execution unit 16, and controls the display.

  The display unit 18 includes a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays a screen generated by the display control unit 17.

  Next, state information stored in the state data storage unit 13 will be described with reference to FIG.

  For example, when the state transition diagram as shown in the state transition diagram display screen 111 in FIG. 2 is configured, the state information is stored in the state data for each of the states A to F in the state as shown in FIG. Stored in the unit 13. In FIG. 3, the data structure of the state information is shown in the order of states A to F from the upper left.

  In each state (state), an area in which position information indicating a position where the state frame is displayed is recorded, an area in which information on a transition destination corresponding to each event is recorded as transition information, and in each state An area for recording a script describing the operation is secured.

  That is, in the state A (State A) in FIG. 3, the position information A (for example, the center coordinates on the screen of the state frame indicating the state A (State A)) as the position information on the screen on which the state frame is displayed. As the transition information, “KEY_PRESS (0)” and “KEY_PRESS (1)” are recorded in the event column, and “State C” and “State B” are recorded as the corresponding transition destinations, respectively. ing. That is, the transition information is recorded as information corresponding to the transitions 141 and 142 in FIG. In the case of state A, “script A” (description information indicating an operation executed in state A) is recorded as script information under the transition information.

  In the state B (State B), the position information B is recorded as position information on the screen on which the state frame is displayed, and “KEY_PRESS (2)” and “KEY_PRESS ( 3) ”is recorded, and“ State D ”and“ State E ”are recorded as the corresponding transition destinations. That is, this transition information is recorded as information corresponding to the transitions 143 and 144 in FIG. In the state B, “script B” is recorded as script information under the transition information.

  Further, in state C (State C), position information C is recorded as position information on the screen on which the state frame is displayed. In the state C, since no transition is set, no transition information is recorded here. In the state C, “script C” is recorded as script information under the transition information.

  In the state D (State D), the position information D is recorded as the position information on the screen on which the state frame is displayed, and “KEY_PRESS (5)” is recorded in the event column as the transition information. “State F” is recorded as the corresponding transition destination. That is, this transition information is recorded as information corresponding to the transition 145 in FIG. In the state D, “script D” is recorded as script information under the transition information.

  Further, in the state E (State E), the position information E is recorded as the position information on the screen on which the state frame is displayed, and “KEY_PRESS (4)” is recorded in the event column as the transition information. “State F” is recorded as the corresponding transition destination. That is, this transition information is recorded as information corresponding to the transition 146 in FIG. In the case of state E, “script E” is recorded as script information under the transition information.

  Further, in state F (State F), position information F is recorded as position information on the screen on which the state frame is displayed. In the state F, since no transition is set, no transition information is recorded here. In the state F, “script F” is recorded as script information under the transition information.

  Next, the state transition program editing process by the editing unit 12 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 1, the state editing unit 31 determines whether the first layer state editing is instructed based on the signal supplied from the operation unit 11. In step S1, for example, when it is determined that state editing processing has been instructed, in step S2, the state editing unit 31 executes state editing processing, and the processing returns to the original. The state editing process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S1, for example, if it is determined that the first layer state editing process is not instructed, in step S3, the transition editing unit 32 determines the first layer based on the signal supplied from the operation unit 11. It is determined whether or not the transition editing of the current instruction is instructed. In step S3, for example, when it is determined that the first layer transition editing process has been instructed, in step S4, the transition editing unit 32 executes the transition editing process, and the process returns to the original. The transition editing process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S3, for example, when it is determined that the first layer transition editing process has not been instructed, in step S5, the script editing unit 33 determines that the first layer is based on the signal supplied from the operation unit 11. It is determined whether or not script editing is instructed. In step S5, for example, when it is determined that the script editing process of the first layer is instructed, in step S6, the script editing unit 33 executes the script editing process, and the process returns to the original. The script editing process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  For example, if it is determined in step S5 that the layer addition editing process has not been instructed, in step S7, the layer management unit 34 is instructed to perform layer addition editing based on the signal supplied from the operation unit 11. It is determined whether or not. For example, if it is determined in step S7 that the layer addition editing process has been instructed, in step S8, the layer management unit 34 executes the layer addition editing process, and the process returns to the original. The layer addition editing process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Since the state data is updated by the above processing, the corresponding state transition program is updated.

  Next, the state editing process of the first layer will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 21, the state editing unit 31 determines whether the process is a process of generating a new state (state) based on the signal from the operation unit 11. For example, when a button (not shown) on the display screen 101 in FIG. 2 is operated and a process for generating a new state is instructed, in step S22, the state editing unit 31 generates a new state. That is, the state editing unit 31 records state information corresponding to the new state in the state data storage unit 13.

  In step S23, the state editing unit 31 sets the newly generated state as the editing target state.

  In step S24, the state editing unit 31 determines whether there is an update in the state information of the editing target state. Here, whether or not there is an update is determined in the state information such as the state name and the display position of the corresponding state frame. That is, the state editing unit 31 edits the state name and the state frame display position information among the state information.

  In step S24, when it is determined that the state name and the display position information of the state frame are updated in the state information, in step S25, the state editing unit 31 displays the updated state name and state frame. The position information is updated by reflecting it in the state information of the edit target state.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S24 that there is no update, the process of step S25 is skipped.

  In step S26, it is determined whether or not the end of the state editing process is instructed. If the end is not instructed, the process returns to step S24, and if it is determined that the end is instructed, the state editing process ends. .

  If it is determined in step S21 that a new state is not generated, it is determined in step S27 whether an existing state is selected. That is, any of the existing state frames 131 to 136 displayed on the state transition diagram display screen 111 as shown in FIG. 2, for example, which is displayed by display processing described later with reference to FIG. Whether any of the state information stored in the state data storage unit 13 of the corresponding state A to F is selected is determined based on whether or not the pointer is selected by operating the operation unit 11. For example, when state information of an existing state is selected, in step S28, the state editing unit 31 sets the selected state as an editing target state, and the process proceeds to step S24.

  On the other hand, if it is not determined in step S27 that an existing state has been selected, the process returns to step S21, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  That is, by the above processing, the state name and the display position of the state frame are newly set or updated for the state information of the new state in the first layer or the existing state. It will be.

  Next, the transition editing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S41, the transition editing unit 32 determines whether an existing state is selected, and repeats the process until it is selected. That is, any of the existing state frames 131 to 136 displayed on the state transition diagram display screen 111 as shown in FIG. 2, for example, which is displayed by display processing described later with reference to FIG. Whether any of the state information stored in the state data storage unit 13 of the corresponding state A to F is selected is determined based on whether or not the pointer is selected by operating the operation unit 11. In step S41, for example, when state information of an existing state is selected, in step S42, the transition editing unit 32 sets the selected state as an editing target state, and the process proceeds to step S43. .

  In step S43, the transition editing unit 32 determines whether a transition destination is specified in the state information of the editing target state. That is, for example, as shown in the state transition diagram display screen 111 of FIG. 2, for example, when the state A is selected from the states A to F indicated by the state frames 131 to 134 and is set as the editing target state When the pointer is dragged by the operation unit 11 and the state frame 131 in the state A is used as a base point, for example, an arrow as indicated by the transition 141 having the state frame 132 in the state C as an end point is drawn, the transition destination is the state D Will be set to.

  Therefore, in step S43, the transition editing unit 32 changes the state depending on whether or not the arrow from the state frame indicating the state of the edit target state to the state frame indicating the transition destination is drawn. It is determined whether the destination is set.

  If it is determined in step S43 that a transition destination has been set, in step S44, the transition editing unit 32 requests to specify an event. More specifically, for example, when the transition 141 in FIG. 2 is drawn by a pointer (not shown) as a process for specifying the transition destination, the transition editing unit 32 is shown in the figure specifying an event beside the transition. Prompts for input.

  In step S45, the transition editing unit 32 determines whether an event for transition is specified, and repeats the process until it is determined that the event has been specified. That is, the transition editing unit 32 determines whether or not information specifying an event is input to the blank, and determines whether or not an event is specified.

  If it is determined in step S45 that an event has been designated, in step S46, the transition editing unit 32 accesses the state data storage unit 13, reads the state information of the editing target state, and designates the designated transition destination and event. Update to reflect the information. That is, for example, in the case of the transition 141 in FIG. 2, “State C” is designated as the transition destination, and “KEY_PRESS (0)” is designated as the event. Therefore, as shown in FIG. "State C" and "KEY_PRESS (0)" are added and updated.

  If the transition destination is not specified in step S43, the processing in steps S44 to S46 is skipped. In step S47, it is determined whether or not the end of the transition editing process is instructed. Return to step S43. That is, the processes in steps S43 to S47 are repeated until the end of the transition editing process is instructed.

  If the end of the transition editing process is instructed in step S47, the process ends.

  As a result of the processing described above, the pointer is operated by the operation unit 11, so that the transition information can be edited simply by drawing an arrow from the state frame of the editing target state of the first layer to the state frame of the transition destination. Become.

  Next, script editing processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S61, the script editing unit 33 determines whether an existing state is selected, and repeats the process until it is selected. That is, any of the existing state frames 131 to 136 displayed on the state transition diagram display screen 111 as shown in FIG. 2, for example, which is displayed by display processing described later with reference to FIG. Whether any of the state information stored in the state data storage unit 13 of the corresponding state A to F is selected is determined based on whether or not the pointer is selected by operating the operation unit 11. In step S61, for example, when state information of an existing state is selected, in step S62, the script editing unit 33 sets the selected state as an editing target state, and the process proceeds to step S63. .

  In step S63, the script editing unit 33 determines whether the script has been updated. More specifically, the script editing unit 33 determines whether the description content of the script has been updated by the keyboard of the operation unit 11.

  In step S63, for example, if it is determined that the script information has been updated, in step S64, the script editing unit 33 accesses the state data storage unit 13, reads the state information of the editing target state, and displays it on the script display screen 115. Based on the information edited in step 1, the script is changed to update the state information. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S63 that the script information has not been updated, the process of step S64 is skipped.

  In step S65, the script editing unit 33 determines whether or not the end of the script editing process is instructed. If the end is not instructed, the process returns to step S61. If the end of the state editing process is instructed, the process ends.

  The script is edited by the above processing.

  Next, the layer addition editing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S81, the layer management unit 34 determines whether or not the original state in the lower layer by one layer of the layer to be added has been selected by operating the pointer (not shown) by the operation unit 11, and the selection is made. The process is repeated until For example, when only the first layer is configured and the second layer is to be added, that is, displayed by a display process described later with reference to FIG. 18, for example, the state transition as shown in FIG. Depending on whether any of the existing state frames 131 to 136 displayed on the diagram display screen 111 is selected by operating the pointer 171 (FIG. 9) by the operation unit 11, the state data of the corresponding states A to F is selected. It is determined whether any of the state information stored by the storage unit 13 has been selected as the original state.

  In step S81, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the pointer 171 is operated at the position of the state A and the state A is selected as the state information of the original state, the layer management unit 34 in step S82. Controls the state editing unit 31 to generate new state information of an additional layer having the selected state as the original state, and proceeds to step S83. By this processing, as shown in FIG. 9, a state frame 161 is newly generated, and a state A ′ of the second layer is generated (by generating state transition information of the state A ′ of the second layer) And is displayed by a display process to be described later). At this time, as described later, the layer management unit 34 controls the state editing unit 31 to generate state transition information of the state A ′ of the second layer as shown in FIG. 12 described later. FIG. 12 shows that the original state of state A ′ is state A.

  In step S83, the layer management unit 34 determines whether or not the operation unit 11 is operated and a new original state in the first layer is selected, and the process is repeated until it is selected. That is, in step S81, the above-described degenerate head state is selected, and in step S83, it is determined whether or not the last state to be degenerated is selected. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the pointer 171 is operated in the state frame 133 and the state C is selected as the last state, it is determined that a new original state has been selected, and the process proceeds to step S84. move on.

  In step S84, the layer management unit 34 controls the state editing unit 31 to generate new state information of an additional layer having the selected state as the original state, and the process proceeds to step S85. By this processing, as shown in FIG. 10, a state frame 162 is newly generated, and a state C ′ of the second layer is generated (by generating state transition information of the state C ′ of the second layer) And is displayed by a display process to be described later). At this time, as described later, the layer management unit 34 controls the state editing unit 31 to generate state transition information of the state C ′ of the second layer as shown in FIG. 12 described later. FIG. 12 shows that the original state of state C ′ is state C. At this time, the transition 181 is further displayed by connecting the state C ′ indicated by the state frame 162 with the state A ′ of the state frame 161 as a starting point by display processing described later.

  In step S85, the layer management unit 34 controls the state editing unit 31 to set an event for transitioning to the degenerated transition destination. This event is basically the event of the first transition on the path from the state that is the starting point of the state transition diagram that is the base transition state to the state that is the ending point from the state that is the starting point to degenerate. Use. In this case, since the state transition from the state A ′ to the state C ′ does not strictly have degeneration, the original event, that is, KEY_PRESS (0) is set as the event as shown in FIG. .

  In step S86, the layer management unit 34 interprets the relationship on the state transition diagram between the newly selected new state of the additional layer and the new state of another additional layer. That is, in this case, the layer management unit 34 interprets the positional relationship on the state transition diagram between the state A ′ indicated by the state frame 161 and the state C ′ indicated by the state frame 162 in FIG. 10.

  In step S87, the intermediate original state search unit 41 searches for an original state existing between the newly selected new state of the additional layer and the new state of another additional layer, that is, the intermediate original state, It is determined whether or not the original state exists. For example, since there is no intermediate original state between the state A ′ indicated by the state frame 161 and the state C ′ indicated by the state frame 162, the process proceeds to step S94.

  By this processing, as shown in FIG. 12, the state data in the state A ′ in the second layer has the position information as the position information A ′, the original state as the state A, and the event “KEY_PRESS (0)”. As described above, the transition destination is set as the state C ′. In the state data of the state C ′, the position information is set as the position information C ′, and the original state is set as the state C. In the state C ′, the transition destination and the event are not set.

  In step S94, the layer management unit 34 determines whether or not the end of the layer addition editing process is instructed. For example, if the end is not instructed, the process returns to step S81.

  For example, again, in step S81, the state A is selected as the original state. In step S83, as shown in FIG. 11, the pointer 171 is selected on the state frame 136, and a new state F ′ is provided. When the state 182 is provided from the state A ′ toward the state F ′, the states B, D, and E indicated by the state frames 132, 134, and 135 exist as intermediate original states in step S87. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S88.

  In this case, in step S85, the layer management unit 34 routes the state from the starting state of the state transition diagram serving as the base to the state F as the ending point from the state A that is the starting point of degeneration to the state that is the ending point. Use the first transition event above. In this case, since the state transition from the state A ′ to the state F ′ is KEY_PRESS (1) corresponding to the transition 142 as shown in FIG. 11, KEY_PRESS (1) is shown as shown in FIG. Is set to the event.

  In step S88, the route search unit 42 determines whether there are a plurality of routes including the intermediate original state. In the case of FIG. 11, the path from the state A ′ to the state F ′ is a path that transitions to the state F ′ via the states B and D, and a path that transitions to the state F ′ via the states B and E. Therefore, there are multiple paths. Therefore, in the case as shown in FIG. 11, the process proceeds to step S89 to obtain the route and the number of branches. For example, in the case of FIG. 11, there are two routes, and the number of branches is one place of the transition destination from state B.

  In step S90, as shown in FIG. 11, the route search unit 42 displays an intermediate original state selection screen 201 as an option for a branch for which a branch destination has not been determined, and prompts selection of a branch destination. In the selection screen 201 of FIG. 11, since the state B branches to the state D or E, buttons 211 and 212 for selecting the state D or E are displayed.

  In step S91, the route search unit 42 determines whether any of the original states is selected as the intermediate original state, that is, in the case of FIG. 11, whether any of the buttons 211 or 212 is pressed. The process is repeated until it is determined that the button has been pressed. For example, when the button 212 is operated and the state E is selected as the intermediate original state, it is determined that any one is selected, and the process proceeds to step S92.

  In step S92, the layer management unit 34 controls the state editing unit 31 to add the selected original state as the original state information of the new state information of the additional layer. That is, in the case as shown in FIG. 11, the state A which is the original state is set as the original state by the process of step S82, but further, the state B as the additional intermediate original state and the step S90 The selected state E is added, and the original states are set as A, B, and E as shown in FIG.

  In step S93, the layer management unit 34 determines whether or not the branch destination original state is selected for all branches, and determines that the branch destination original state is not selected for all branches. Returns to step S90. That is, the processes in steps S90 to S93 are repeated until the branch destination original state is selected for all branches.

  If it is determined in step S93 that the branch destination original state has been selected for all branches, the process proceeds to step S94.

  That is, in this case, the second layer state data is generated as shown in FIG. 12 by the above processing. The number of states is three, states A ′, C ′, and F ′. The state transition information of state A ′ has the position “position information A ′”, and the transition information includes the event “KEY_PRESS (0)”. ", The transition destination is state C ', the original state is A, and when the event is" KEY_PRESS (1) ", the transition destination is state F', and the original states are A, B, E.

  In the state transition information of the state C ′, the position is “position information C ′”, there is no transition information, and the original state is C. Further, in the state transition information of the state F ′, the position is “position information F ′”, there is no transition information, and the original state is F.

  In step S94, for example, when it is determined that the end is instructed, in step S95, the transparency setting unit 43 displays a screen such as a dialog box for setting the transparency of the state frame of the layer to be added. For example, the dialog box is as shown in FIG. In FIG. 13, the dialog box is “set layer background”, which is provided with a transparency input field 231. In this case, “50”% is input. The OK button 232 is a button that is operated when the input of transparency is completed. The value input in the transparency input field 231 when this button is operated is used to set the background of the new layer. It is said.

  In step S96, the transparency setting unit 43 determines whether or not transparency is set, and repeats the process until it is set. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the OK button 232 is operated in a state where “50%” is input as the transparency, it is determined that the setting has been completed, and the process ends.

  As a result, the transparency setting unit 43 sets the transparency information of each layer based on the added transparency and stores it in the state data storage unit 13. The transparency information is, for example, shown in FIG. In FIG. 14, the left part is the transparency information of the first layer, and the right part is the transparency information of the second layer. The transparency information of each layer is 0% for the first layer and 50% for the second layer. Below that, the latest upper and lower layers when the self is regarded as a reference layer are recorded. In this case, since it is the first layer and the second layer, the first layer indicates that the upper layer is the second layer and the lower layer does not exist. In the second layer, the lower layer is the first layer, and no higher layer exists.

  In addition, the transparency shows that it is transparent, so that a value is high. Therefore, for example, when it is 100%, it is transparent and not completely displayed, and when it is 0%, it is displayed with a complete primary color. Therefore, in the case of FIG. 13, the state frame and transition of the first layer are displayed in a complete primary color, whereas the state frame and transition of the second layer are displayed in a translucent state.

  As a result of the above processing, the second layer is composed of the state transition information as shown in FIG. 12, so the state transition diagram of the second layer is shown by state frames 161 to 163 as shown in FIG. State A ′ to C ′, and there is a transition 181 to the state C ′ starting from the state A ′, and the event of this transition 181 becomes “KEY_PRESS (0)”. Further, in the second layer, there is a transition 182 to the state F ′ starting from the state A ′, and the event of the transition 182 is “KEY_PRESS (1)”. Although FIG. 12 shows the state data group in the second layer, the state data storage unit 13 also stores the state data group in the first layer that is the base so far. .

  As a result, in the second layer, the state “A” in the first layer or the states A, B, and E are degenerated into the state A ′, and the event “KEY_PRESS (0) for transitioning to the state C in the state A is performed. To state C ′, and in state A, transition to state F ′ is performed by event “KEY_PRESS (1)” for transition to state B. In other words, in the transition from the state A to the state F, in the first layer, the event “KEY_PRESS (1)” causes a transition to the state B, the event “KEY_PRESS (3)” causes the transition to the state E, and the event While it was necessary to transition to state F by “KEY_PRESS (4)”, in the second layer, only the event “KEY_PRESS (1)” is generated. It is possible to forcibly generate an event that needs to be generated and to sequentially change the state. As a result, for example, when the UI operates in the states A, B, E, and F, when the UI in the states B and E is a UI that is unlikely to be particularly necessary for a beginner who has no experience, By operating in the state transition diagram in the two layers, it is possible to configure a simple state transition diagram in which the UI due to the operation of states B and E is skipped and the state F is reached.

  Next, the state transition diagram program execution process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S121, the state transition engine 14 accesses the state data storage unit 13 and determines whether or not a plurality of layers exist in a plurality of state data. For example, when there are a plurality of layers, in step S122, the state transition engine 14 determines whether any layer is selected, and repeats the process until it is selected. For example, when the state data in the state data storage unit 13 has a configuration as shown in FIG. 12, there are a plurality of layers. For example, when the second layer is selected, it is determined that the layer has been selected, In S123, the state transition engine 14 sets the selected layer as the current layer.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S121 that the layer is not a plurality of layers, in step S124, the state transition engine 14 sets the first layer (the only layer) as the current layer.

  In step S125, the state transition engine 14 determines whether or not any state on the state transition diagram display screen 111 is selected based on the operation signal transmitted from the operation unit 11, and until the state is selected. Repeat the process. More specifically, based on the signal supplied from the operation unit 11, for example, when the current layer is the first layer, the state transition engine 14 determines the state frame 131 on the state transition diagram display screen 111 in FIG. It is determined whether any one of 136 is selected by the pointer 171 and the process is repeated until any state is selected. For example, when the current layer is the second layer, it is determined whether any of the state frames 161 to 163 on the state transition diagram display screen 111 in FIG. The process is repeated until a state is selected.

  In step S125, for example, when any state is selected, in step S126, the state transition engine 14 sets the selected state as the current state. That is, based on the signal from the operation unit 11, for example, when the current layer is the first layer, the state transition engine 14 is a pointer among the state frames 131 to 136 on the state transition diagram display screen 111 in FIG. The state corresponding to the state frame selected by 171 is set as the current state. At this time, the state transition engine 14 supplies the state transition diagram generation unit 15 with information indicating which state is the current state.

  In step S127, the state transition engine 14 accesses the state data storage unit 13 and reads the state information of the current state.

  In step S128, the state transition engine 14 interprets the supplied state information of the current state. That is, the state transition engine 14 reads out the script information among the supplied state information of the current state, particularly when the current layer is the first layer, recognizes the operation in that state, and the other layers If so, interpret the configuration of the original state.

  In step S129, the state transition engine 14 determines whether or not the original state exists in the current state. That is, in the state transition diagram, the operation is basically determined based on the configuration of the first layer regardless of the layer (since the script exists only in the state of the first layer), the layers other than the first layer In this case, since the original state in which the script is recorded is defined in each state, the existence of the original state is confirmed in order to understand the script.

  For example, when the state data stored in the state data storage unit 13 is as shown in FIG. 12, the current layer is the second layer, and the current state is the state A. In this case, since the state A or the states A, B, and E exist in the original state, it is determined that there is an original state, and the process proceeds to step S130.

  In step S <b> 130, the state transition engine 14 accesses the state data storage unit 13, reads the first layer state information corresponding to the original state at the head position, and supplies the state information to the state operation execution unit 16. That is, in the state A ′, since the original state is the state A, the state information corresponding to the state A of the first layer is read out.

  In step S131, the state operation execution unit 16 interprets the supplied state information of the original state. That is, the state operation execution unit 16 reads script information, in particular, of the supplied current state state information, and recognizes the operation in that state.

  In step S <b> 132, the state operation execution unit 16 executes processing according to the interpreted script information, and sequentially outputs the execution result to the display control unit 17.

  In step S133, the state transition engine 14 determines whether or not the operation of the original state has ended. If it is determined that the operation has not ended, the process returns to step S130. That is, the processes in steps S130 to S133 are repeated until it is determined that the process has been completed. If it is determined in step S133 that the process has ended, in step S135, the state operation execution unit 16 determines whether or not the end of the state transition process has been instructed. That is, the state operation executing unit 16 determines whether or not the end of the state transition process is instructed based on the signal from the operation unit 11, and if the end is not instructed, the process proceeds to step S136. .

  In step S136, the state transition engine 14 determines whether an event has occurred. That is, the state transition engine 14 determines whether or not the event information detected by the event detection unit 19 has been supplied. If there is no event, the process returns to step S129, and the subsequent processes are repeated. . That is, the processes in steps S129 to S136 are repeated until an event is detected. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S136 that there is an event, the process proceeds to step S137.

  In step S137, the state transition engine 14 determines whether or not the transition destination is set based on the supplied event information. That is, when the state information is shown in FIG. 12 and the current state is state A ′, for example, as an event, the “A” key of the keyboard of the operation unit 11 is operated. Even if an event occurs, the transition destination is not set. For this reason, in such a case, the process returns to step S129. That is, it is processed as if the event did not substantially occur.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S137 that there is a transition destination, that is, if the state information is as shown in FIG. 12 and the current state is state A ′, for example, an operation is performed as an event. When an event occurs in which the “0” key of the keyboard of the unit 11 is operated, the transition destination C is set. Therefore, in step S138, the state transition engine 14 sets the transition destination state to the current state, the process returns to step S127, and the subsequent processes are repeated. That is, by this process, the state C ′ as a new transition destination is set as the current state, and the processes after step S127 are repeated.

  With the above processing, the state transition engine 14 changes the state according to the state transition diagram based on the event information supplied from the event detection unit 19, reads out the state information of the corresponding state, and sends it to the state operation execution unit 16. It becomes possible to supply. Further, the state operation executing unit 16 changes the state set based on the user's operation, and the state operation executing unit 16 can execute the operation specified by the script in the corresponding state. ,

  Next, state transition diagram generation processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S141, the state transition diagram generation unit 15 initializes a layer counter n to 1.

  In step S142, the state transition diagram generation unit 15 accesses the state data storage unit 13 and reads out all the stored state data of the nth layer.

  In step S143, the state frame generation unit 51 generates a state frame on the state transition diagram for every state information of the nth layer.

  In step S144, the transition generation unit 52 generates a transition based on the transition destination information corresponding to the event among the state information of the nth layer.

  In step S145, the layer management unit 53 reads information on the transparency of the nth layer and sets the transparency for displaying the state frame and the transition.

  In step S146, the state transition diagram generation unit 15 determines whether or not the state transition diagram generation processing has been completed for all layers. For example, the state transition diagram generation processing has not been completed for all layers. In step S147, the counter n is incremented by 1, and the processing returns to step S142. That is, a state transition diagram is generated for each layer by the processing of steps S142 to S146. When it is determined in step S146 that the state transition diagrams of all layers have been generated, in step S148, the state transition diagram generation unit 15 outputs the generated state transition diagram to the display control unit 17, and the processing is performed. Returns to step S141.

  Through the above processing, the state transition diagram is sequentially generated for each layer based on the state information stored in the state data storage unit 13, and the processing supplied to the display control unit 17 is repeated.

  Next, display processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 171, the state transition diagram display control unit 61 displays the state transition diagram display screen 111 based on the state transition diagram information supplied from the state transition diagram generation unit 15. The state transition diagram display screen 111 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 19, and the current layer display unit 251 is provided at the top, and in this example, “all layers” is displayed. All the state transition diagrams including the first layer and the second layer are shown. Further, the current layer is configured to be switched by buttons 271 and 272 displayed as “first layer” and “second layer” on the layer management screen 261. 16, the current layer is set by the process of step S123. When the buttons 271 and 272 are both pressed once, the current layer is set as the layer of the pressed button, and when the button 271 and 272 are pressed again, the current layer becomes the whole. That is, each time the buttons 271 and 272 are pressed, the process of setting each layer as the current layer and the process of setting the entire layer are repeated.

  In step S172, the state operation display control unit 62 determines whether or not the current state is designated based on the information supplied from the state transition diagram generation unit 15. In step S172, for example, when it is determined that the current state is designated, in step S173, the state operation display control unit 62 performs the operation executed by the state operation execution unit 16 set as the current state. The operation display screen 112 is displayed based on the contents.

  If the current state is not selected in step S172, the process in step S173 is skipped.

  In step S174, the state operation display control unit 62 determines whether or not the first layer has been selected. More specifically, the state operation display control unit 62 determines whether or not the first layer is selected by pressing the button 272. For example, when the first layer is selected in the process of step S174, in step S175, the state operation display control unit 62, based on the information supplied from the state transition diagram generation unit 15, for example, the state of FIG. Only the state transition diagram of the first layer such as the transition diagram display screen 111 is displayed.

  If it is determined in step S174 that the first layer has not been selected, the process of step S175 is skipped.

  In step S176, the state operation display control unit 62 determines whether or not the second layer has been selected. More specifically, the state operation display control unit 62 determines whether or not the button 271 is pressed and the second layer is selected. For example, when the second layer is selected in the process of step S176, in step S177, the state operation display control unit 62 is based on the information supplied from the state transition diagram generation unit 15, for example, as shown in FIG. Only the state transition diagram of the second layer is displayed.

  If it is determined in step S176 that the second layer has not been selected, the process of step S177 is skipped.

  In step S178, the step state operation display control unit 62 determines whether all layers have been selected. More specifically, the state operation display control unit 62 determines whether or not the button 272 is pressed while the first layer is selected, or whether or not the button 271 is pressed while the second layer is selected. Determine whether. For example, if all layers are selected in step S177, the process returns to step S171. On the other hand, if all layers have not been selected, the process returns to step S172.

  Through the above processing, the display screen 101 including the state transition diagram display screen 111 and the operation display screen 112 as shown in FIGS. 2, 15, and 19 is displayed on the display unit 18.

  The state transition program editing process of FIG. 4, the state editing process of FIG. 5, the transition editing process of FIG. 6, the script editing process of FIG. 7, the layer addition editing process of FIG. 8, the state transition program execution process of FIG. The following operations are realized by the state transition diagram generation process 17 and the display process of FIG.

  The state transition diagram of the first layer as shown in FIG. 2 generated by the layer addition editing process of FIG. 8, for example, generated by the state editing process of FIG. 5, the transition editing process of FIG. 6, and the script editing process of FIG. On the other hand, for the state to be degenerated, the state transition diagram of the second layer is constructed by degenerating the state transition diagram of the first layer by simply specifying the first state and the last state of the state transition path. State transition information (state data: state information) can be generated and stored in the state data storage unit 13. At this time, if there are multiple state transition paths that you want to degenerate, you can configure a state transition diagram that degenerates the state transitions simply by selecting the branch state on the screen for selecting the branch state. It is possible to generate state data for this purpose.

  Further, the state transition process of the specified layer is executed by the state transition program execution process of FIG. 16, and the execution result is output to the display control unit 17.

  In addition, the state transition diagram in the plurality of layers is generated based on the state transition information including the state transition information of the plurality of layers in the layer addition editing processing in FIG. At this time, the state frame and the transition are generated so as to be displayed with the transparency set for each layer.

  Then, the state transition diagram generated by the processing of FIG. 17 is displayed as a state transition diagram display screen 111 as shown in FIG. 19 by the display processing of FIG. In the state transition diagram display screen 111 of FIG. 19, there is an example in which the state transition diagram of the first layer is the one shown in FIG. 2, and the state transition diagram of the second layer is the one shown in FIG. It is shown.

  Furthermore, in FIG. 19, all layers are shown, and the state frame and transition of the first layer indicated by the dotted line indicate that the transparency is 0% as shown in FIG. The state frames and transitions shown indicate that the transparency is 50%.

  As described above, in the lower state transition diagram, it is possible to generate the state transition diagram of the degenerated upper layer by simply selecting the first state and the last state of the state to be degenerated. It is possible to generate a degenerated upper layer state transition diagram while looking at the state transition diagram, and to update the UI program as the corresponding state transition information. Furthermore, since the generated state transition diagram of the upper layer and the state transition diagram of the lower layer serving as a base are displayed at the same time, it is possible to recognize the configuration of the degenerated state in the upper layer. , It is possible to develop UIs targeting different levels of users by layer.

  In the above description, the example of the two layers of the first layer and the second layer has been described above, but the number of layers may be more than that. Further, a higher layer than the second layer may be configured, or a plurality of layers one layer higher than the first first layer may be configured. In the above, an example of distinguishing the display by transparency when displaying a state transition diagram of a plurality of layers has been described. However, the layers may be displayed separately by color or size. A window may be provided and displayed, or may be switched for each layer and displayed.

  The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software. When a series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software may execute various functions by installing a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware or various programs. For example, it is installed from a program recording medium in a general-purpose personal computer or the like.

  FIG. 20 shows a configuration of an embodiment of a personal computer when the electrical internal configuration of the state transition program editing apparatus 1 of FIG. 1 is realized by software. The CPU 501 of the personal computer controls the overall operation of the personal computer. Further, when a command is input from the input unit 506 such as a keyboard or a mouse from the user via the bus 504 and the input / output interface 505, the CPU 501 stores the instruction in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 502 correspondingly. Run the program. Alternatively, the CPU 501 reads a program read from a removable medium 521 including a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory connected to the drive 510 and installed in the storage unit 508 into a RAM (Random Access Memory). Load to 503 and execute. Thereby, the function of the state transition program editing device 1 of FIG. 1 described above is realized by software. Further, the CPU 501 controls the communication unit 509 to communicate with the outside and exchange data.

  As shown in FIG. 20, a program recording medium for storing a program that is installed in a computer and is ready to be executed by the computer includes a magnetic disk (including a flexible disk), an optical disk (CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only). Memory), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) (including magneto-optical disk), or removable media 521 which is a package medium made of semiconductor memory or the like, ROM 502 where the program is temporarily or permanently stored, The storage unit 508 is configured by a hard disk or the like. The program is stored in the program recording medium using a wired or wireless communication medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting via a communication unit 509 that is an interface such as a router or a modem as necessary. Done.

  As the CPU 501, a cell described in “Birth of Cell”, Nikkei Electronics, Nikkei BP, February 28, 2005, pages 89 to 117 can be employed.

  Further, in this specification, the step of describing the program stored in the program recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in time series in the described order, but is not necessarily performed in time series. Or the process performed separately is also included.

  Furthermore, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the state transition program editing apparatus to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a display screen. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the state information stored in a state data storage part. It is a flowchart explaining the state transition program edit process by the state transition program editing apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the state edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the transition edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the script edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the layer addition edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining the layer addition edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining the layer addition edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining the layer addition edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining the layer addition edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining the setting screen of the transparency in the layer addition edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining the setting information of the transparency in the layer addition edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining the state transition diagram produced | generated by the layer addition edit process by the state transition program editing apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the layer addition edit process by the state transition program edit apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the state transition diagram production | generation process by the state transition program editing apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the display process by the state transition program editing apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display displayed by a display process. It is a figure explaining a medium.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Operation part, 12 Edit part, 13 State data storage part, 14 State transition engine, 15 State transition diagram production part, 16 State operation execution part, 17 Display control part, 18 Display part, 31 State edit part, 32 Transition edit part , 33 script editing unit, 34 layer management unit, 41 intermediate original state search unit, 42 route search unit, 43 transparency setting unit, 51 state frame generation unit, 52 transition generation unit, 53 layer management unit, 61 state transition diagram display control , 62 State operation display controller

Claims (8)

A first state transition information based on first state transition information including an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and information on a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event; A designation step for designating the first state and the second state in the state transition diagram;
Corresponding to the second state transition diagram in which the path on the first state transition diagram starting from the first state designated by the processing of the designation step and starting from the second state is degenerated. A generation step of generating second state transition information;
An information processing method comprising: a display step for displaying the first state transition diagram and a second state transition diagram generated by the processing of the generation step. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the processing of the display step displays the first state transition diagram and the second state transition diagram by overlapping each with different transparency. The information processing method according to claim 2, further comprising a transparency setting step of setting a previous transparency at which the first state transition diagram or the second state transition diagram is displayed. A selection step of selecting a path when there are a plurality of paths on the first state transition diagram starting from the first state specified by the processing of the specifying step and having the second state as an end point. Including
The generation step includes a selection step of a plurality of paths on the first state transition diagram starting from the first state designated by the processing of the designation step and ending at the second state. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein second state transition information corresponding to a second state transition diagram is generated by degenerating a route selected by the processing. A decision step for determining the first state transition diagram or the second state transition diagram;
The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the processing of the display step displays the state transition diagram determined by the processing of the determination step. A first state transition information based on first state transition information including an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and information on a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event; Designation means for designating the first state and the second state in the state transition diagram;
A second state transition diagram corresponding to a second state transition diagram, wherein the path on the first state transition diagram starting from the first state designated by the designation means and ending at the second state is degenerated. Generating means for generating state transition information of
An information processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying the first state transition diagram and the second state transition diagram generated by the processing of the generation step. A first state transition information based on first state transition information including an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and information on a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event; A designation step for designating the first state and the second state in the state transition diagram;
Corresponding to the second state transition diagram in which the path on the first state transition diagram starting from the first state designated by the processing of the designation step and starting from the second state is degenerated. A generation step of generating second state transition information;
A recording medium on which a computer-readable program including the first state transition diagram and a display step for displaying the second state transition diagram generated by the processing of the generation step is recorded. A first state transition information based on first state transition information including an operation in each state, an event at the time of transition in each state, and information on a transition direction indicating which other state is to be transitioned by the event; A designation step for designating the first state and the second state in the state transition diagram;
Corresponding to the second state transition diagram in which the path on the first state transition diagram starting from the first state designated by the processing of the designation step and starting from the second state is degenerated. A generation step of generating second state transition information;
A program that causes a computer to execute processing including: the first state transition diagram; and a display step that displays the second state transition diagram generated by the processing of the generation step.

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