JP2008027039A - Explanation display control system, explanation display control method and explanation display control program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an explanation display control system, an explanation display control method and an explanation display control program for displaying explanations such as function explanations and operation explanations with user's convenience in a system or an application taken into consideration. <P>SOLUTION: An online help processing means 22 in a web application server 20 is provided with an HTML file preparation means 222 and a set information acquisition means 221. A parameter reference means refers to a parameter cache 211 on the basis of the description of a tag of a help file and acquires a parameter value set in an OPAC processing part 21. A resource setting reference means refers to a resource cache 212 on the basis of the tag of the help file and acquires a resource value set by customizing in the OPAC processing part 21. The HTML file preparation means 222 controls display on the basis of the parameter value and the resource value. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control system, a control method, and a control program for a help function used for displaying an explanation of function explanations, operation explanations, etc. in a system or application.

  If you do not know how to operate an electronic device, you may use a manual. Conventionally, this manual is often provided using a paper medium. However, along with the increase in description content due to higher functionality and diversification of equipment, there are also problems from the viewpoint of handling of the manual and saving of paper resources. Therefore, an electronic manual in which the contents of the manual are digitized may be provided (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the technique described in this document, when a facsimile apparatus is remotely operated from a PC client via a network, help information can be easily provided when the user cannot understand the operation method. When the PC client is connected to the facsimile apparatus and performing an operation from the browser, if the operation method is lost, the help button is pressed. In response to this, the facsimile apparatus transmits HTML format help information held in the internal storage device to the PC client. The PC client receives this HTML data and displays it on the screen. Therefore, the user can know the operation method from the displayed help information.

In addition, various types of information are provided through the network today. In the library information management system, documents can be copied / rented and downloaded from / to a host database such as libraries or academic information centers. There is a service that provides a service (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Also in this case, the help function is effective.
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  In the conventional help function, explanations for all the functions of the target system and application of the help function are displayed. And the user searched and displayed the description location of the desired explanation from the table of contents or the search function.

  For this reason, unnecessary explanations for the user, such as explanations of functions that the user cannot use and functions that are not installed in the system in use, are also displayed. This may make it difficult for the user to search for a description location of the target explanation. Further, providing unnecessary information may confuse the user.

  It is also possible to provide an explanation according to the settings and environment of the system and application with conditions. However, in this case, the situation determination is entrusted to the user, so that the contents matching the situation cannot always be read correctly from the displayed explanation.

As described above, there is a problem that it is difficult to easily obtain information from the conventional help function.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an explanation display control system for displaying explanations of function descriptions and operation descriptions in consideration of user convenience in the system and applications. Another object is to provide an explanation display control method and an explanation display control program.

  In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is an explanation display control system configured to include an output means for outputting an explanation display and a control means connected to the output means. Data storage means for storing a structured language file to which a tag is assigned for each explanation content, setting information acquisition means for acquiring information on a setting value stored in a predetermined memory corresponding to the tag, and the setting information The gist of the invention is that it comprises display control means for controlling the display of the description contents in the structured language file based on the setting value obtained by the obtaining means.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the explanation display control system according to the first aspect, the setting information acquisition unit acquires a parameter from a parameter cache stored in a system function unit connected to the control unit, The gist of the display control means is to control the display or non-display of the explanation contents based on the parameter value.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the explanation display control system according to the first or second aspect, the setting information acquisition unit obtains a resource value from a resource cache stored in a system function unit connected to the control unit. The gist is that the display control means determines the display content of the description content based on the resource value.

  The invention according to claim 4 uses a description display control system configured to include an output means for outputting an explanation display and a control means connected to the output means, and a tag is assigned to each explanation content. An explanation display control method using a structured language file, wherein the control unit obtains information on a set value stored in a predetermined memory corresponding to a tag of the structured language file, and the obtained setting The gist is to control the display of the description content in the structured language file based on the value.

  The invention according to claim 5 uses a description display control system configured to include an output means for outputting an explanation display and a control means connected to the output means, and a tag is assigned to each explanation content. An explanation display control program using a structured language file, wherein the control means acquires setting information acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a setting value stored in a predetermined memory in correspondence with a tag of the structured language file; The gist of the present invention is to function as display control means for controlling display of the description contents in the structured language file based on the acquired setting value.

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According to the present invention, the control unit acquires information related to the set value stored in the predetermined memory corresponding to the tag included in the structured language file. Based on the acquired setting value, the display of the description content in the structured language file is controlled. Thereby, display content can be changed according to the status of the system or application. Therefore, the support function when the user uses the system can be improved.

  According to the present invention, the setting information acquisition unit acquires a parameter from a parameter cache stored in a system function unit connected to the control unit, and the display control unit displays or hides the explanation content based on the parameter value. Control the display. Thereby, an unnecessary description, for example, a description of a function that cannot be used by the user can be hidden by setting the system. Furthermore, when the contents change depending on the system settings, only the explanation corresponding to the settings at the time of use by the user can be displayed.

According to the present invention, the setting information acquisition unit acquires the resource value from the resource cache stored in the system function unit connected to the control unit, and the display control unit displays the description content based on the resource value. Determine the content. Thus, when the system administrator arbitrarily changes the character string on the system, it can be expressed using the character string in the description of the online help. Furthermore, when the contents change depending on the system settings, display according to the settings at the time of use by the user can be performed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to display an explanation such as a function explanation or an operation explanation in consideration of user convenience in a system or an application.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, description will be given as an explanation display control system, an explanation display control method, and an explanation display control program used when a web application server 20 that provides an OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) is used. Specifically, it provides online help information when using the OPAC function.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of client terminals 10 are connected to a web application server 20 via a network. The web application server 20 and the client terminal 10 function as an explanation display control system.

  The client terminal 10 is a computer terminal used when a user performs a book search or browsing, and functions as an output unit that outputs an explanation display. Here, it is assumed that the user uses the client terminal 10 to use the online help function stored in the web application server 20. The client terminal 10 includes control means (CPU), storage means (RAM, ROM, etc.), output means (display, etc.), input means (keyboard, mouse, etc.) communication means, and the like. The client terminal 10 stores a browser program and outputs a web page described in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or the like on the browser.

  The web application server 20 includes a control unit (CPU), a data storage unit (RAM, ROM, HDD, etc.), a communication unit, and the like, and includes an OPAC processing unit 21 as a system function unit. The OPAC processing unit 21 includes a database 213. In this database 213, search records transferred from a business-side database (such as a library catalog or a magazine catalog) are recorded. By using a search record, it is possible to specify codes necessary for searching and displaying books, magazines, papers, etc. that can be used in the library.

  The OPAC processing unit 21 includes a parameter cache 211 and a resource cache 212 in a predetermined memory in order to realize the OPAC function. The parameter cache 211 stores a parameter file for controlling the system. The resource cache 212 stores resource values used for OPAC display. Specifically, a standard resource file installed in the web application server 20 together with a help XML file and other Java (registered trademark) programs to be described later, and a customized resource file created on the web application server 20 Stores the resource value from.

  Further, the web application server 20 includes online help processing means 22. The online help processing unit 22 includes an HTML file creation unit 222 and a setting information acquisition unit 221.

The HTML file creation means 222 is realized by a help file for dynamically generating a web page using the Java (registered trademark) language and transmitting it to the client terminal 10. The help file is generated by installing a file (help XML file) configured in the XML format on the web application server 20. In this case, the help XML file is converted into a help file (structured language file) in a JSP (registered trademark) format by an XML parser and stored in a predetermined data storage unit. Specifically, a Java (registered trademark) program is embedded in an HTML file, the program is executed in response to a client request, and the processing result (here, an HTML file) is transmitted to the client terminal 10. Thereby, in the client terminal 10, it is not necessary to incorporate a special function in the browser, and various services (here, online help) can be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the help file 220 is structured by tag data, and body data is associated with each tag data. And as shown in FIG. 1, the setting information acquisition means 221 is linked | related with the tag data which needs to perform display control. The setting information acquisition unit 221 is realized by a Java (registered trademark) program called from a help JSP (registered trademark) file. As shown in FIG. 2, the setting information acquisition unit 221 functions as a parameter reference unit 221a and a resource setting reference unit 221b.

  The parameter reference unit 221a refers to the parameter cache 211 and acquires the parameter value set in the OPAC processing unit 21. Specifically, in the setting value acquisition process, based on the tag description in the help file 220, the parameter reference unit 221a accesses the predetermined parameter cache 211 and acquires the parameter value from the parameter file. Then, the HTML file creation means 222 performs display control for displaying / hiding body data when generating the HTML file based on the parameter value.

  The resource setting reference unit 221b refers to the resource cache 212 and acquires the resource value set by customization in the OPAC processing unit 21. Specifically, in the setting value acquisition process, based on the tag description of the help file 220, the resource setting reference unit 221b accesses a predetermined resource cache 212 and acquires a resource value from the resource file. Then, the HTML file creation means 222 performs display control based on this resource value. For example, a character string (resource value) that can be freely changed by a system setting, such as a button, a link, a page name, and message content, is stored in the resource cache 212, and the resource cache 212 is referred to. Display the combined character string. Specifically, the HTML file creation unit 222 reads the resource set by the resource setting reference unit 221b in the system, and incorporates the character string of the resource when generating the HTML file.

  Then, the HTML file creation means 222 dynamically generates an HTML file on the condition that the parameters and resource values set by the system, or a combination thereof are used. Specifically, when there is a request from the client terminal 10 and the system is activated, an HTML file is generated with reference to the parameters and displayed on the browser of the client terminal 10.

  As shown in FIG. 3, based on the acquired parameter value, display control processing corresponding to the parameter value is executed. For this purpose, the setting information acquisition unit 221 holds display control commands corresponding to parameter values and resource values. Then, a display control command (display, non-display, or embedding) is specified based on the acquired parameter value or resource value, and display content is controlled based on the display control command.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the help file 500 is assumed to be composed of explanatory text 501 to explanatory text 503. And the tag is provided with respect to each explanatory note (501-503). Here, it is assumed that the setting information acquisition unit 221 performs display control of the explanatory note 502 based on the parameter value acquired from the system. In the present embodiment, display / non-display control conditions are described in the tag of the help file. If the parameter value matches the tag display control condition, an HTML file for outputting the display screen 510a is generated. On the other hand, if the parameter value matches the non-display condition (does not match the display condition), an HTML file for outputting the display screen 510b is generated.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the help file 520, it is assumed that a character string is embedded in the explanatory text. In this case, a tag is assigned to the area to be embedded. Here, it is assumed that the setting information acquisition unit 221 performs display control based on the resource value acquired from the system. When the character string “document A” is set in the resource cache 212, an HTML file for outputting the display screen 530a is generated. On the other hand, when the character string “document B” is set in the resource cache 212, an HTML file for outputting the display screen 530b is generated.

  As a result, customized online help is output to the client terminal 10 to the browser of the web application server 20. In addition, the display control provides online help including buttons, links, page names, and message contents based on character strings acquired from the system.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
In the above embodiment, the online help processing unit 22 includes the HTML file creation unit 222 and the setting information acquisition unit 221. The setting information acquisition unit 221 functions as a parameter reference unit 221a and a resource setting reference unit 221b. The parameter reference unit 221a refers to the parameter cache 211 and acquires the parameter value set in the OPAC processing unit 21. Then, the HTML file creating means 222 performs display control for display / non-display when generating the HTML file based on the parameter value. This makes it possible to hide unnecessary descriptions, for example, descriptions of functions that cannot be used by the user, by setting the system. That is, it is not necessary for the user to determine whether the information is necessary or not from a large amount of explanations, and it is possible to easily find the target explanation from the online help. Furthermore, when the contents change depending on the system settings, only the explanation corresponding to the settings at the time of use by the user can be displayed.

  Further, the resource setting reference unit 221 b refers to the resource cache 212 based on the tag description of the help file 220 and acquires the resource value set by customization in the OPAC processing unit 21. The HTML file creation means 222 performs display control for displaying based on this resource value. Thereby, according to a system, the description and display suitable for this system can be performed. Therefore, even when the system administrator arbitrarily changes the character string on the system, the description can be expressed by reflecting the character string in the description of the online help.

  As a result, it is possible to appropriately customize the online help according to the system to provide information that can be easily understood by the user, to save labor and labor for searching for necessary information, and to improve usability.

Further, by improving the convenience of online help, it is possible to reduce the labor of the system administrator (in this embodiment, library staff) to explain the functions and operations to the user.
Also, the provider of the online help processing means 22 can provide information suitable for an individual system with one file without customization for each system.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment into the following aspects.
In the above embodiment, the online help function in the web application server 20 is provided, but the customization target is not limited to this. For example, it can be applied to an electronic manual or the like.

  In the above embodiment, display control is performed based on the parameter cache 211 and resource cache 212 of the web application server 20, but the target computer system is not limited to this. For example, the display content can be changed according to the settings of the client terminal or the stand-alone computer terminal.

  It is also possible to perform display control according to identification information of the client terminal or the user. A table in which the MAC address of the client terminal and the functions that can be used in association with user authentication at the time of login are stored in a predetermined data storage unit. Then, the setting information acquisition unit acquires the identification information of the client terminal and the user, and based on this identification information, the display control unit generates an HTML file whose display content has been changed. This also makes it possible to provide easy-to-use explanation displays according to the client terminal and the user.

  In the above embodiment, the online help processing means 22 is realized by using a Java (registered trademark) program with a JSP (registered trademark) file obtained by converting the help XML file. The implementation method of the online help processing means 22 is not limited to this.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory drawing of the functional block of one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the display control of one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the display control of one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Client terminal as an output means, 20 ... Web application server, 21 ... OPAC processing part as a system function part, 211 ... Parameter cache, 212 ... Resource cache, 22 ... Online help processing means, 221 ... Setting information acquisition means, 221a ... parameter reference means, 221b ... resource setting reference means, 222 ... HTML file creation means as display control means.

Claims (5)

An explanation display control system comprising an output means for outputting an explanation display and a control means connected to the output means, and a data storage means for storing a structured language file to which a tag is assigned for each explanation content When,
Corresponding to the tag, setting information acquisition means for acquiring information related to a setting value stored in a predetermined memory;
An explanation display control system comprising: display control means for controlling display of explanation contents in the structured language file based on a setting value obtained by the setting information obtaining means. The setting information acquisition unit acquires a parameter from a parameter cache stored in a system function unit connected to the control unit,
2. The explanation display control system according to claim 1, wherein the display control means controls display or non-display of explanation contents based on the parameter value. The setting information acquisition unit acquires a resource value from a resource cache stored in a system function unit connected to the control unit,
3. The explanation display control system according to claim 1, wherein the display control means determines the display contents of the explanation contents based on the resource value. An explanation display control method using a structured language file in which a tag is assigned to each explanation content by using an explanation display control system configured to include an output means for outputting an explanation display and a control means connected to the output means. Because
The control means is
Corresponding to the tag of the structured language file, obtain information on the setting value stored in a predetermined memory,
An explanation display control method, wherein display of explanation contents in the structured language file is controlled based on the acquired set value. An explanation display control program using a structured language file in which a tag is assigned to each explanation content using an explanation display control system configured to include an output means for outputting an explanation display and a control means connected to the output means. Because
The control means;
Corresponding to the tag of the structured language file, setting information acquisition means for acquiring information on setting values stored in a predetermined memory;
An explanation display control program that functions as display control means for controlling display of explanation contents in the structured language file based on the acquired setting value.

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