JP2011022921A - Screen control device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a screen control device and method, for displaying a summary of content at a position that causes the minimum trouble even if the summary is displayed when the summary of content is displayed on the basis of a user's operation. <P>SOLUTION: The screen control device 10 has a display position DB 20 and an operation log DB 30, detects a user's operation for content for a user displayed on a dedicated user page, and stores an operation log in the operation log DB 30. Then, the screen control device 10 displays content for selection in a window provided in the dedicated user page by a first operation, accepts the selection of the content for a user, extracts content for a user which has the least number of operating times in content for a user displayed in the dedicated user page on the basis of the operation log DB 30, determines a display position on the basis of display position information associated by the display position DB 20, and displays a summary of content for selection at the determined display position by a second operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a screen control apparatus and method.

  In recent years, with the spread of the Internet, users can easily exchange information through created web pages. Normally, this web page is composed of content composed of characters, audio, video, and the like, and navigation composed of hyperlinks that can move to other web pages.

  In the web browser for browsing such a web page, the invention of Patent Document 1 that makes it easier to browse content and navigation displayed in one limited web page is known.

  The invention described in Patent Document 1 solves the conventional problem that navigation presses the content space due to the presence of navigation and content in one web page, and provides a browser that is easier to use. The issue is to provide. That is, the invention described in Patent Document 1 prepares content data and navigation data including content link information separately. Then, a content screen is generated in response to the content data. When a predetermined operation is performed on the content screen, a navigation screen including link information is generated in response to the navigation data, and the navigation screen is displayed on the content screen. Further, when a predetermined operation is performed on the navigation screen, the link information designated by the operation is read, and the content screen is updated by receiving the corresponding content data based on the read link information.

JP 2002-334115 A

  However, in the invention of Patent Document 1, the navigation screen is displayed so as to be superimposed on the content screen. For example, if the content is displayed so as to be superimposed on the content screen that needs to be clicked, the navigation is overlapped in order to click the content screen. Work to move the screen occurs. In such a display method, for example, on a web page called “My Page” that is created by the user, the summary displayed in a superimposed manner is selected when the content is selected or rearranged by looking at the content summary. The troublesome work of moving one by one occurs.

  Accordingly, there is a need for a screen control apparatus that displays a summary of content at a position where the trouble is least caused when displaying the summary of content without causing troublesome work.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a screen control apparatus and method for displaying a content summary at a position where there is the least trouble even when the content summary is displayed based on a user operation.

  The present invention provides the following solutions.

  (1) A screen control apparatus for setting a user content selected by the user from selection content for selection on a user-dedicated page that can be processed by the user, the user content and the user content Display position storage means for storing display position information indicating the position for displaying the operation, an operation log storage means for storing an operation log indicating a record of operations on the user content, and the user-dedicated page An operation detection unit that detects the user's operation on the displayed content for the user, stores the operation log of the detected operation in the operation log storage unit, and is provided in the user-dedicated page by a first operation. The content for selection is displayed in the displayed window and accepts selection of the content for user. Based on the content receiving means and the operation log storage means, the user content with the least number of operations is extracted from the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page, and the extracted user content Display position determining means for determining a display position based on the display position information associated with the content by the display position storage means, and the content accepting means is configured to display the display position by a second operation. A screen control apparatus, characterized in that a summary of the selection content is displayed at a display position determined by a determination means.

  According to the configuration of (1), the screen control apparatus according to the present invention includes a display position storage unit that stores user content and display position information indicating a position where the user content is displayed in association with each other; An operation log storage means for storing an operation log indicating a record of an operation on the user content, detecting a user operation on the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page, and operating the operation log of the detected operation Store in log storage means. Then, by the first operation, the selection content is displayed in the window provided in the user-dedicated page, the selection of the user content is accepted, and the user displayed on the user-dedicated page based on the operation log storage unit The user content with the least number of operations is extracted from the content for use, the display position is determined based on the display position information associated with the extracted user content by the display position storage means, and the second content The summary of the selection content is displayed at the determined display position by the operation.

  That is, the screen control apparatus according to the present invention stores an operation log for user content and selects content based on display position information associated with the user content having the smallest number of operations among the user content. Displays a summary of Here, since the user content with the least number of operations is used the least, even if the summary of the selection content is displayed based on the position information of the user content, the trouble is least generated. Therefore, the screen control apparatus according to the present invention can display the content summary at a position where the trouble is least caused when the content summary is displayed based on the user's operation.

  (2) The operation log includes information on a time when the user content is operated, and the display position determination unit is associated with the user content with the smallest number of operations within a predetermined time. The screen control apparatus according to (1), wherein a display position is determined based on the display position information.

  According to the configuration of (2), in the screen control device according to (1), the operation log includes information on time when the user content is operated, and the screen control device counts the number of operations within a predetermined time. The position to be displayed is determined based on the display position information associated with the user content with the smallest number. Therefore, the screen control apparatus according to the present invention displays the content summary based on the display position information of the user content with the smallest number of operations within a predetermined time when displaying the content summary based on the user operation. The content summary can be displayed at a more appropriate position.

  (3) The screen control apparatus according to (1) or (2), wherein the summary of the selection content is a moving image.

  According to the configuration of (3), in the screen control device according to (1) or (2), the summary of the selection content is a moving image. Therefore, the screen control apparatus according to the present invention can display the summary of the content at the position where the trouble is least when the summary of the content is displayed based on the user's operation even if the summary is a moving image.

  (4) A method for setting user content selected by the user from selection content for selection on a user-dedicated page that can be processed by the user, wherein the user content and the user content are displayed. In a method set by an apparatus having a display position storage unit that stores display position information indicating a position to be associated with each other, the user's operation on the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page is detected and detected. The operation log indicating the operation record is stored in the operation log storage unit, and the selection content is displayed in a window provided in the user-dedicated page by the first operation, and the user content is selected. Based on the accepting step and the operation log storage means, displayed on the user-dedicated page The user content having the smallest number of operations among the user content being extracted, and based on the display position information associated with the extracted user content by the display position storage means, A method comprising: determining a display position; and displaying a summary of the selection content at the determined display position by a second operation.

  According to the configuration of (4), the method according to the present invention detects a user operation on the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page, and stores an operation log indicating a record of the detected operation in the operation log storage unit. Then, by the first operation, the content for selection is displayed in the window provided in the user-dedicated page, the selection of the content for user is accepted, and the user displayed on the user-dedicated page based on the operation log storage means The user content with the least number of operations is extracted from the content for use, the display position is determined based on the display position information associated with the extracted user content by the display position storage means, and the second content The summary of the selection content is displayed at the determined display position by the operation. Therefore, according to the method of the present invention, when displaying a summary of content based on a user's operation, the summary of content can be displayed at a position with the least trouble even if displayed.

  According to the present invention, when displaying a summary of content based on a user's operation, the summary of content can be displayed at a position with the least trouble even if displayed.

It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the screen control apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the screen control apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows display position DB20 of the screen control apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows operation log DB30 of the screen control apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the screen control apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the content display of the screen control apparatus 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the content display following FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the content display following FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a screen control apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The screen control apparatus 10 is a screen control apparatus 10 that sets user content selected by the user from among the contents on a user-dedicated page that can be processed by the user. The screen control apparatus 10 includes a display position DB 20 as a display position storage unit, and an operation log storage. An operation log DB 30 as means, an operation detection unit 11 as operation detection means, a content reception unit 12 as content reception means, and a display position determination unit 13 as display position determination means.

  The display position DB 20 stores user content and display position information indicating a position where the user content is displayed in association with each other (see FIG. 3 described later). That is, the display position DB 20 stores display position information in association with content identification information indicating user content. The display position information is information such as a display start position and a display area for displaying the user content in the browser.

  The operation log DB 30 stores an operation log indicating a record of operations on the user content (see FIG. 4 described later). Further, the operation log includes information on the time when the user content was operated. For example, the operation log includes content identification information for a user clicked by the user, a clicked time, and the like.

  The operation detection unit 11 detects a user operation on the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page, and stores an operation log of the detected operation in the operation log DB 30. For example, if the user clicks on user content with a mouse that configures an input device 1090 (see FIG. 2 described later), the operation detection unit 11 detects the click on the user content, and the user content identification information. And the clicked time and the like are stored in the operation log DB 30.

  The content reception unit 12 displays the selection content in a window provided in the user-dedicated page by the first operation, and receives the selection of the user content. The first operation includes, for example, clicking a button for displaying a window for selecting user content.

  Based on the operation log DB 30, the display position determination unit 13 extracts the user content with the smallest number of operations from the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page, and displays the display position DB 20 in the extracted user content. The display position is determined based on the display position information associated with. Since the operation log stored in the operation log DB 30 is a record of operations on the user content, the display position determination unit 13 can extract the number of operations performed for each user content based on the operation log. Since the content for the user that has been operated the least number of times can be regarded as having the least trouble even if it cannot be temporarily viewed, the display position determination unit 13 can determine that the user has the least number of operations. The display position is determined based on the position information of the content for use. And the content reception part 12 displays the summary of the content for selection in the position which the display position determination part 13 determined by 2nd operation. The second operation includes, for example, an operation of placing the mouse pointer on the selection content (mouse over) with a mouse constituting an input device 1090 (see FIG. 2 to be described later). The summary is embedded, for example, in the JavaScript (registered trademark) language in a user-dedicated page described in the HTML (HyperText Markup Language) language. When a mouse over the selection content displayed in the user-dedicated page is detected, a summary is displayed in the user-dedicated page by using JavaScript (registered trademark).

  For example, when creating a user-dedicated page, the user displays the selection content in a window provided in the user-dedicated page by the first operation, moves the mouse over the displayed selection content, and selects the selection content. The user contents to be set on the user-dedicated page are selected. At that time, the screen control apparatus 10 displays a summary of the selection content at the position of the user content that has the smallest number of operations among the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page. The summary of the selection content may be a moving image.

  Furthermore, the display position determination unit 13 determines a display position based on the display position information associated by the display position DB 20 with the user content having the smallest number of operations within a predetermined time. Since the operation log includes the time at which the user content is operated, the display position determination unit 13 analyzes the operation log and, for example, the most recent content such as a range of one week or a range of one month or less. The user content with the least number of operations can be extracted. That is, the display position determination unit 13 extracts user content that has not been operated so much recently, and determines a display position based on display position information associated with the extracted user content.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the screen control device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The screen control apparatus 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1010 (a plurality of CPUs such as CPU_A 1012 may be added in a multiprocessor configuration), a communication I / F 1040, a main memory 1050, a BIOS (Basic Input). Output System) 1060, I / O controller 1070, hard disk 1074, optical disk drive 1076, semiconductor memory 1078, display device 1080, and input device 1090, which are connected by a bus line 1005.

  The control unit 1000 is a part that controls the screen control apparatus 10 in an integrated manner, and by reading and executing various programs stored in the hard disk 1074 as appropriate, the control unit 1000 cooperates with the above-described hardware and performs various types of the present invention. The function is realized.

  The communication I / F 1040 is a network adapter that enables the screen control apparatus 10 to be connected to another server or the like via a dedicated network or a public network. The communication I / F 1040 may include a modem, a cable modem, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) adapter.

  The main memory 1050 stores a program that is read and executed as appropriate, and stores various types of information created by the execution of the program.

  The BIOS 1060 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1010 when the screen control device 10 is started up, a program depending on the hardware of the screen control device 10, and the like.

  Storage means such as a hard disk 1074, optical disk drive 1076, and semiconductor memory 1078 can be connected to the I / O controller 1070.

  The hard disk 1074 stores a program for the screen control apparatus 10 to execute the function of the present invention, and stores a database of the display position DB 20 and the operation log DB 30.

  As the optical disc drive 1076, for example, a DVD-ROM drive, a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-RAM drive, or a CD-RAM drive can be used. In this case, the optical disk 1077 corresponding to each drive is used. A program or data may be read from the optical disk 1077 by the optical disk drive 1076 and provided to the main memory 1050 or the hard disk 1074 via the I / O controller 1070.

  The program provided to the screen control device 10 is provided by being stored in a recording medium such as the hard disk 1074, the optical disk 1077, or a memory card. This program may be installed in the screen control apparatus 10 and executed by being read from the recording medium via the I / O controller 1070 or downloaded via the communication I / F 1040.

  The display device 1080 displays a screen of the calculation processing result by the screen control device 10 and includes a display device such as a cathode ray tube display device or a liquid crystal display device.

  The input device 1090 accepts input to the screen control device 10 and includes a keyboard and a mouse.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the display position DB 20 of the screen control apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The display position DB 20 stores a content ID, which is content identification information, and display position information in association with each other. The display position information includes, for example, the X coordinate value and the Y coordinate value of the display position indicating the display start position, and the width and height of the display area indicating the display area. By searching the display position DB 20 by the content ID, display position information associated with the searched content ID can be acquired.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation log DB 30 of the screen control apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The operation log DB 30 stores an operation log including the operation time operated by the user and the operated content ID. When the operation log is analyzed, for example, the number of operations for each content ID can be calculated, so that the content ID with the smallest number of operations can be extracted. Further, by calculating the number of operations for each time based on the operation time of the operation log, the operation status for each time, for example, the number of recent operations can be calculated. Can be extracted.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing of the screen control apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This process starts upon receiving a program start instruction, and ends the program upon receiving a program end instruction.

  In step S101, the CPU 1010 displays user content. More specifically, the CPU 1010 causes the display device 1080 to display the user content already selected by the user on the user-dedicated page based on the display position information in the display position DB 20. Thereafter, the CPU 1010 advances the processing to step S102.

  In step S102, the CPU 1010 stores an operation log for the user content. More specifically, the CPU 1010 detects a user operation (such as a click with a mouse pointer) on the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page, and an operation log (for example, operation time and content ID) of the detected operation. Is stored in the operation log DB 30. Thereafter, the CPU 1010 advances the processing to step S103.

  In step S103, the CPU 1010 determines whether to select user content. More specifically, the CPU 1010 determines whether or not a user content selection button 201 (see FIG. 6 described later) has been clicked. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S104, and if the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S102.

  In step S104, the CPU 1010 displays a selection window for selecting user content. More specifically, the CPU 1010 displays a selection content icon in a selection window provided in the user-dedicated page, and accepts selection of user content, summary display, and the like. Thereafter, the CPU 1010 advances the processing to step S105.

  In step S105, the CPU 1010 determines whether the mouse is over. More specifically, the CPU 1010 determines whether or not the mouse is over any icon of the selection content displayed in the selection window. If this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S106, and if NO, the process moves to a step S102.

  In step S <b> 106, the CPU 1010 extracts the user content with the minimum number of operations based on the operation log. More specifically, the CPU 1010 analyzes the operation log stored in the operation log DB 30 and extracts the user content with the smallest number of operations among the user content displayed on the user dedicated page. Thereafter, the CPU 1010 shifts the processing to step S107.

  In step S107, the CPU 1010 acquires display position information of the extracted user content. More specifically, the CPU 1010 searches the display position DB 20 based on the extracted user content, and acquires display position information associated with the searched user content. Thereafter, the CPU 1010 advances the processing to step S108.

  In step S108, the CPU 1010 displays a summary of the selection content based on the acquired display position information. More specifically, the CPU 1010 displays a summary of selection content corresponding to the mouse-over icon on the user-specific page based on the acquired display position information. Thereafter, the CPU 1010 advances the processing to step S102.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of content display of the screen control apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The example of FIG. 6 shows that on the display device 1080 of the screen control device 10, user contents 111 to 119 are displayed on the user-dedicated page 101 and a content selection button 201 is displayed. When the user performs a click operation on the user content 111 to 119 using the mouse pointer 301, the screen control apparatus 10 operates an operation log in which the operation time is associated with the content ID of the user content 111 to 119. Store in the log DB 30.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of content display following FIG.
When the content selection button 201 is clicked, the selection content icons 211 to 214 are displayed in the selection window 210 provided in the user-dedicated page 101.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of content display following FIG.

  When the mouse pointer 301 is placed on the selection content icon 214, the latest (for example, within one week) of the user content 111 to 119 displayed on the user dedicated page 101 based on the operation log DB 30. The user content 118 having the smallest number of operations is extracted, and a selection content summary 221 corresponding to the icon 214 is displayed based on the display position information associated with the extracted user content 118 by the display position DB 20. It shows that. That is, the screen control apparatus 10 moves the user content 118 from the display position associated with the user content 118 by the display position DB 20 toward the user content with a small number of operations by a predetermined value, and based on the associated display area. A display area corresponding to the summary 221 is set and the summary 221 is displayed.

  According to the embodiment, the screen control device 10 records the operation for the user content and the display position DB 20 that stores the user content and the display position information indicating the position for displaying the user content in association with each other. And an operation log DB 30 for storing an operation log indicating that the user operation on the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page is detected, and the operation log of the detected operation is stored in the operation log DB 30. Then, by the first operation, the content for selection is displayed in a window provided in the user-dedicated page, the selection of the content for user is accepted, and the user-dedicated page displayed on the user-dedicated page based on the operation log DB 30 The user content with the least number of operations is extracted from the content, the display position is determined based on the display position information associated with the extracted user content by the display position DB 20, and the second operation is performed. The summary of the selection content is displayed at the determined display position. Therefore, when displaying the content summary based on the user's operation, the screen control device 10 displays the content based on the display position information of the content for the user with the least number of operations. Can be displayed.

  Further, the operation log includes information on the time at which the user content was operated, and the screen control apparatus 10 is based on display position information associated with the user content with the smallest number of operations within a predetermined time. Determine the position to display. Therefore, the screen control apparatus according to the present invention displays the content summary based on the display position information of the user content with the smallest number of operations within a predetermined time when displaying the content summary based on the user operation. The content summary can be displayed at a more appropriate position.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Screen control apparatus 11 Operation detection part 12 Content reception part 13 Display position determination part 20 Display position DB
30 Operation log DB

Claims (4)

A screen control apparatus for setting a user content selected by the user from among selection content for selection on a user-dedicated page that can be processed by the user,
Display position storage means for storing the user content in association with display position information indicating a position for displaying the user content;
An operation log storage means for storing an operation log indicating a record of an operation on the user content;
Operation detecting means for detecting the user's operation on the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page and storing the operation log of the detected operation in the operation log storage means;
Content receiving means for displaying the selection content in a window provided in the user-dedicated page by a first operation and receiving selection of the user content;
Based on the operation log storage means, the user content with the least number of operations is extracted from the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page, and the display position is added to the extracted user content. Display position determining means for determining a display position based on the display position information associated by the storage means,
The screen control apparatus, wherein the content accepting unit displays a summary of the selection content at a display position determined by the display position determining unit by a second operation. The operation log includes information on time when the user content is operated,
The display position determining means determines a display position based on the display position information associated with the user content with the smallest number of operations within a predetermined time. The screen control device described in 1.   The screen control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the summary of the selection content is a moving image. A method for setting user content selected by the user from selection content for selection on a user-dedicated page that can be processed by the user, wherein the user content and the position for displaying the user content are displayed In a method set by an apparatus having display position storage means for storing display position information in association with each other,
Detecting the user's operation on the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page, and storing an operation log indicating a record of the detected operation in an operation log storage unit;
Displaying the selection content in a window provided in the user-dedicated page by a first operation, and accepting selection of the user content;
Based on the operation log storage means, the user content with the least number of operations is extracted from the user content displayed on the user-dedicated page, and the display position is added to the extracted user content. Determining a display position based on the display position information associated by the storage means;
Displaying a summary of the selection content at the display position determined by a second operation;
A method comprising the steps of:

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