JP2013196559A - Information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing program in which convenience is improved in uninstalling an application program.SOLUTION: When it is determined that a shortcut is deleted and there is another shortcut, on the basis of start information stored in a storage section with respect to the other shortcut, it is determined whether to delete an application program from the storage section. If it is determined to delete the application program, the deletion of the application program from the storage section or output of an application program deleting instruction to a deletion program capable of deleting the application program is executed.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing program.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-133830 corresponds to a case in which when a deletion of a shortcut is detected in a client computer, a preset deletion synchronization setting is a setting for deleting a backup file linked to the deleted shortcut in a backup server. A program that deletes backup files is listed.

JP 2010-176256 A

  However, in the program described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to set the deletion synchronization setting in advance, which is not convenient. In addition, when a plurality of shortcuts are linked to one file, the deletion synchronization setting may occur differently for each shortcut, which may cause inconvenience. For example, if a user mistakenly sets a deletion synchronization setting that deletes a file when deleting one of a plurality of shortcuts, the user originally intends to delete the shortcut. Undeleted file is executed. In order to suppress such inconvenience, when setting the deletion synchronization setting for each shortcut, it is necessary to consider the deletion synchronization setting of other shortcuts linked to the same file. Become.

  Note that the program described in Patent Document 1 can also be applied to shortcuts linked to applications stored in the server. Even in such a case, the same problem as the shortcut linked to the backup file described above occurs. obtain. For example, even when an application that is a link destination of the shortcut is uninstalled in accordance with the deletion of the shortcut, the operation of setting the deletion synchronization setting in advance for each shortcut is troublesome for the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing program with improved convenience in deleting (uninstalling) an application program.

  To achieve this object, an information processing program according to the first aspect of the present invention is a program that can be executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus having a storage unit that stores an application program that can be started from a shortcut. The activation information storage means for storing the activation information in the storage unit, and the activation information stored in the storage unit is updated with respect to the shortcut that activated the application program each time the application program is activated Update means, shortcut deletion determining means for determining whether the shortcut has been deleted, and if there is another shortcut capable of starting the application program when the shortcut deletion determining means determines that the shortcut has been deleted When the shortcut determination unit determines that there is another shortcut by the shortcut determination unit, the shortcut is stored in the storage unit with respect to another shortcut of the application program started from the deleted shortcut. Based on the activation information, when it is determined that the application program is deleted from the storage unit by an application deletion determination unit that determines whether to delete the application program from the storage unit, and the application deletion determination unit, Deleting the application program from the storage unit, or deleting the application program with respect to a deletion program capable of deleting the application program. As an application deleting means executes the output, causing the computer to function.

  An information processing program according to a second aspect of the present invention is a program that can be executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus having a storage unit that stores an application program that can be started from a shortcut, and that stores startup information in the application program. An activation information storage means for storing, an update means for updating the activation information stored in the storage unit each time the application program is activated, and a shortcut deletion determination means for determining whether or not a shortcut has been deleted. When the shortcut deletion determining unit determines that the shortcut has been deleted, the application program is started based on the startup information stored in the storage unit for the application program started from the deleted shortcut. An application deletion determining unit that determines whether or not to delete the program from the storage unit; and when the application deletion determining unit determines that the application program is to be deleted from the storage unit, the application program is deleted from the storage unit. Alternatively, the computer is caused to function as an application deletion unit that outputs a deletion instruction of the application program to a deletion program that can delete the application program.

  The present invention can be configured in various modes such as an information processing device, a control device that controls the information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a recording medium that records an information processing program.

  According to the information processing program of claim 1, when the shortcut deletion determining unit determines that the shortcut has been deleted and the shortcut determining unit determines that there is another shortcut, the application deletion determining unit Based on the activation information for other shortcuts, the information processing apparatus is caused to function so as to determine whether or not to delete the application program. Therefore, since it is determined whether or not to delete the application program in consideration of other shortcuts, that is, shortcuts other than the deleted shortcut, an unintended application even when there are a plurality of shortcuts for one application program The deletion of the program can be prevented. Further, since it is determined whether or not to delete the application program based on the activation information of other shortcuts, it is not necessary to make a setting in advance. Therefore, the convenience in deleting the application program can be improved.

  According to the information processing program of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, the following effect is obtained. When the number of activations corresponding to each of the other shortcuts is less than a predetermined number, the information processing apparatus is caused to function so that the application program is deleted. Shortcuts with fewer activation times than the predetermined number are unlikely to activate application programs in the future. Therefore, it is possible to prevent deletion of an undesired application program.

  According to the information processing program of claim 3, in addition to the effect of claim 2, the following effect is obtained. If there is another shortcut whose activation count is less than the second predetermined count, the information processing apparatus is caused to function so as to delete the other shortcut. Therefore, since a shortcut that is less frequently used can be deleted at any time when the user deletes the shortcut, the number of shortcuts to be managed can be reduced at any time, and management can be facilitated.

  According to the information processing program of claim 4, in addition to the effect of any one of claims 1 to 3, the following effect is provided. The information processing apparatus is caused to function so that the application program is deleted when the elapsed time from the last activation time of the application program corresponding to each of the other shortcuts has exceeded a predetermined time. Since shortcuts that have not recently started an application program are unlikely to start the application program in the future, it is possible to prevent deletion of an undesired application program.

  According to the information processing program of the fifth aspect, in addition to the effect of any one of the first to fourth aspects, the information program may be determined to delete the application program based on the determination that there is no other shortcut. Since the processing device functions, the application program can be easily deleted.

  According to the information processing program of claim 6, in addition to the effect of claim 5, the following effect is obtained. When the shortcut determining means determines that there is no other shortcut, the second shortcut determining means causes the information processing apparatus to function so as to search the information processing apparatus and determine the presence or absence of another shortcut. Therefore, since it can be determined with higher accuracy whether or not to delete the application program, unintended deletion of the application program can be prevented.

  According to the information processing program of claim 7, in addition to the effect of claim 6, the following effect is obtained. When the second shortcut determining unit determines that there is another shortcut, the activation information of the other shortcut and the folder information indicating the folder in which the other shortcut is stored are associated with each other by the activation information storage unit. Therefore, there is no need to search the information processing apparatus thereafter, which contributes to a reduction in processing load.

  According to the information processing program of the eighth aspect, in addition to the effect of the seventh aspect, when the second shortcut determining unit determines that there is another shortcut, the file information changing unit displays the file information for the other shortcut. Since the information processing apparatus is made to function so as to be changed, it is possible to change to file information suitable for management, and management for deleting an application program that can be activated from a shortcut can be facilitated.

  According to the information processing program of the ninth aspect, in addition to the effect produced by any one of the first to eighth aspects, the following effect is produced. Since the shortcut determination means monitors the inside of the folder indicated by the folder information stored in the storage unit every predetermined time, and causes the information processing apparatus to function to determine whether or not the shortcut corresponding to the folder information has been deleted. The determination as to whether or not the shortcut has been deleted can be made without searching the information processing apparatus, and the processing load can be suppressed.

  According to the information processing program of claim 10, in addition to the effect of claim 9, the following effect is obtained. When the folder information acquired by the folder information acquisition means is not stored in the storage unit, the information processing apparatus is caused to function so that the shortcut activation information and the acquired folder information are stored in association with each other. After that, the status of the shortcut can be easily monitored.

  According to the information processing program of claim 11, in addition to the effect of claim 10, the following effect is obtained. If the folder information acquired by the folder information acquisition unit is not stored in the storage unit, the third shortcut determination unit acquires the folder information acquisition unit before the fourth shortcut determination unit searches the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus is caused to function so as to search the folder indicated by the folder information and determine whether there is a shortcut for starting the application program. Therefore, the search range for specifying the shortcut that starts the application program can be minimized, which contributes to a reduction in processing load.

  According to the information processing program of claim 12, in addition to the effect of claim 11, the following effect is obtained. When the third or fourth shortcut determining unit determines that there is a shortcut, the second file information changing unit causes the information processing apparatus to function so that the file information for the shortcut is changed. Therefore, it is possible to change to file information suitable for management, and management for deleting an application program that can be started from a shortcut can be facilitated.

  According to the information processing program of the thirteenth aspect, in addition to the effect produced by any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, the following effect is produced. In addition to the activation information and the folder information, the information processing apparatus is caused to function so that apparatus information that identifies an apparatus for which a shortcut corresponding to the activation information is set is stored in the storage unit. Each shortcut corresponding to the application program can be managed based on the contents of the section. Therefore, even when the shortcut of the external device that can communicate with the information processing apparatus can start the application program stored in the information processing apparatus, the convenience in deleting the application program can be improved.

  According to the information processing program of claim 14, when the shortcut deletion determining means determines that the shortcut has been deleted, the application deletion determining means is based on the activation information for the application program activated from the deleted shortcut. The information processing apparatus is caused to function so as to determine whether or not to delete the application program. Therefore, as in the information processing program of claim 1 described above, the convenience in deleting the application program can be improved.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) is a schematic diagram which respectively shows an example of a structure of a shortcut, and an example of a property screen of a shortcut. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the memory content of the monitoring object table. It is a flowchart which shows a monitoring process at the time of starting. (A) And (b) is a flowchart which shows a regular monitoring process and another shortcut state confirmation process, respectively. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the memory content of the monitoring object table of 2nd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) 1 in which an information processing program 13c, which is an embodiment of the information processing program of the present invention, is installed. When the CPU 10 executes processing according to the information processing program 13c and the user deletes the shortcut 13e that can activate the application program 13b, the PC 1 uninstalls (deletes) the application program 13b if a predetermined condition is satisfied. can do. Such uninstallation does not require any setting by the user, so that the convenience in deleting the application program can be improved. In the following description, “deletion of shortcut 13e” indicates that the shortcut 13e is moved to a so-called “trash box”.

  The PC 1 includes a CPU 10, a ROM 11, a RAM 12, a hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as “HDD”) 13, an input device 14 such as a keyboard and a mouse, an LCD 15, and a PC 1 connected to a network (not shown). A network interface (network_I / F) 16 that is an interface is provided. These units are connected to each other via a bus line 17.

  The CPU 10 controls each part of the PC 1 according to fixed values and programs stored in the ROM 11 and the HDD 13 and data stored in the RAM 12. The ROM 11 is a non-rewritable nonvolatile memory that stores a program for controlling the operation of the PC 1. The RAM 12 is a rewritable volatile memory that temporarily stores information necessary for the processing of the CPU 10. The HDD 13 is a rewritable nonvolatile storage device. The HDD 13 stores an operation system (hereinafter referred to as “OS”) 13a, an application program 13b, an information processing program 13c, an uninstaller 13d, a shortcut 13e, and a monitoring target table 13f. In this specification, a CPU (CPU 10) that executes each program such as an information processing program or an operating system may be simply described by a program name. For example, the description “information processing program” may mean “a CPU that executes an information processing program”.

  The OS 13a is basic software for realizing various functions of the PC 1 in cooperation with various programs such as the application program 13b and the information processing program 13c installed in the PC 1. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a Windows (registered trademark) OS is installed as the OS 13a.

  The application program 13b (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “application 13b”) is a program for causing the CPU 10 to execute a specific process. Examples of the application 13b include a document creation application program, a spreadsheet application program, a graphic design application program, and a device control application program for controlling a device. The application 13b is appropriately acquired by the user from various recording media such as a compact disc or a server on a network, and is installed in the PC 1 as appropriate. Although only one application 13b is illustrated in FIG. 1, a plurality of types of applications 13b may be installed in the PC 1.

  The application 13b is activated when the user performs a predetermined operation. The predetermined operation for starting the application 13b includes, for example, an operation such as double-clicking on an icon displayed on the LCD 15 by a function of the OS 13a, or a direct input of a path of the application 13b main body. As a direct input of the path of the application 13b main body, for example, there is a method of inputting the path or URL of the main body of the application 13b into a management tool such as a file by the OS 13a (for example, a tool called “Explorer”) or a browser. The icon for starting the application 13b includes an icon corresponding to the application 13b main body and an icon displayed corresponding to a shortcut 13e described later. In the following description, the former is referred to as “body icon” and the latter is referred to as “shortcut icon”.

  The information processing program 13c is a program for managing the shortcut 13e. In the present embodiment, the information processing program 13c is configured as a part of the application 13b, and is installed in the PC 1 when the application 13b is installed. Moreover, since the information processing program 13c is configured as a part of the application 13b, when the application 13b is activated, the information processing program 13c is activated along with the activation. Although details will be described later, the information processing program 13c updates the contents of a monitoring target table 13f described later when the application 13b is activated by an operation on a shortcut icon. In addition, when one shortcut 13e is deleted, the information processing program 13c activates the uninstaller 13d and executes uninstallation (deletion) of the application 13b if a predetermined condition is satisfied. Each process shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5 to be described later is executed by the CPU 10 in accordance with the information processing program 13c.

  The uninstaller 13d is a program for uninstalling the application 13b installed in the PC 1. For example, the uninstaller 13d is stored in the HDD 13 when one application 13b is installed. In the present embodiment, the uninstaller 13d is configured to be executed when the information processing program 13c outputs an uninstall execution instruction. When the uninstaller 13d is executed, the corresponding application 13b is uninstalled. When the application 13b is uninstalled, the information processing program 13c that is a part of the application 13b is also uninstalled. In FIG. 1, only one uninstaller 13d is shown, but the uninstallers 13d are stored as many as the number of installed applications 13b. Note that there may be two or more uninstallers 13d that can uninstall one application 13b. One or a plurality of uninstallers 13d for each application 13b is managed by an uninstaller information table (not shown) created when the application 13b is installed.

  The shortcut 13e is a file including information related to a link to the main body of the application 13b, and corresponds to a shortcut icon. When the user performs a predetermined operation such as double-clicking on the shortcut icon displayed on the LCD 15 corresponding to the shortcut 13e, the application 13b linked to the shortcut 13e is activated. The shortcut 13e is created as needed by the user at the time of installing or after installing the application 13b. The configuration of the shortcut 13e will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The monitoring target table 13f is a table for managing the state of the shortcut 13e. The monitoring target table 13f is created by processing executed by the information processing program 13b included in the application 13b when the application 13b is installed. That is, the monitoring target table 13f is provided for each application 13b. When one or a plurality of shortcuts 13e are created when the application 13b is installed, monitoring information 13f2 (see FIG. 3) for each created shortcut 13e is stored in the monitoring target table 13f. Although details will be described later, if the presence of a shortcut 13e in which the monitoring information 13f2 is not stored in the monitoring target table 13f is detected when the application 13b is activated or at a regular monitoring timing, the shortcut 13e is monitored. Information 13f2 is added. The contents stored in the monitoring target table 13f will be described later with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the shortcut 13e. As shown in FIG. 2A, the shortcut 13e stores the name, date and time, link destination information, and current directory information as the prescribed possession information 13e1. In the following description, the current directory may be referred to as “CD”. As the name, for example, the display name and file path of the shortcut 13e (shortcut icon) are stored. The file path is a directory (folder) with the shortcut 13e. As the date and time, for example, the creation date and time of the shortcut 13e, the update date and time, and the access date and time are stored. As the link destination information, a link destination path, that is, a path of the main body of the application 13b that can be activated by the shortcut 13e is stored. The link destination path includes a directory in which the application 13b main body is located and a file name of the application 13b main body. Further, as the link destination information, an activation argument that is read when the application 13b is activated is also stored. As the CD information, for example, a path of a directory (hereinafter referred to as “work folder”) for executing the application 13b is stored. Note that the CD information may be blank. If the CD information is blank, a predetermined directory is automatically assigned as a working folder. For example, if the OS 13a is Windows (registered trademark) and the CD information is left blank, the directory with the shortcut 13e is assigned as a working folder.

  FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the property screen 31 of the shortcut 13e. The property screen 31 is a screen on which the property of one shortcut 13e is displayed, and is displayed on the LCD 15 when the user performs a predetermined operation. Information on the shortcut 13e is displayed on the property screen 31. For example, as shown in FIG. 2B, the display name 41 is displayed on the screen of the shortcut tab 31 a in the property screen 31. Further, the link destination path 42 included in the shortcut 13e and the activation argument 43 are displayed in the link destination display box 31b. In the example shown in FIG. 2B, nothing is displayed in the box 31c for displaying the work folder. This indicates that the CD information in the shortcut 13e is blank. Therefore, in the present embodiment in which the OS 13a is Windows (registered trademark), the directory having the shortcut 13e is set as the work folder. Although details are not shown, the date and file path in the shortcut 13e are displayed on the screen of the general tab 31d in the property screen 31.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the stored contents of the monitoring target table 13f. The monitoring target table 13f stores an ID 13f1 that is an identification number assigned for internal management and monitoring information 13f2 for each shortcut 13e. The monitoring information 13f2 stores a directory name (folder name) 13f2a, a file name 13f2b, and activation information 13f2c. The directory name 13f2a stores the file path of the shortcut 13e, that is, the directory name or folder name where the shortcut 13e is located. The file name 13f2b stores the file name of the shortcut 13e. The activation information 13f2c stores the last activation date and the number of activations of the application 13b by the corresponding shortcut 13e. The activation information 13f2c is updated every time the shortcut 13e activates the application 13b.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the startup monitoring process executed by the CPU 10 in accordance with the information processing program 13c. This process is started every time the application 13b is activated. Further, the CPU 10 executes this processing in parallel with main processing (not shown) executed by the CPU 10 in accordance with the activated application 13b. First, in step S401 (hereinafter, step is omitted), the CPU 10 acquires current directory (CD) information (S401). When the acquired CD information indicates a directory in which the main body of the application 13b is located, that is, when the activation source indicates a main body icon (S402: Yes), the CPU 10 ends this process. Note that the directory in the main body of the application 13b is a directory indicating a link destination of the shortcut 13e.

  On the other hand, when the directory indicated by the acquired CD information is stored as the directory name 13f2a in the monitoring target table 13f, that is, when the activation source is the shortcut 13e to be monitored by the monitoring target table 13f (S402: No, S403: Yes), the CPU 10 updates the corresponding monitoring information 13f2 in the monitoring information 13f2 stored in the monitoring target table 13f, that is, the activation information 13f2c corresponding to the activation source shortcut 13e (S404). Exit. Specifically, in S404, the CPU 10 rewrites the last activation date and time of the activation information 13f2c corresponding to the activation source shortcut 13e to the date and time indicated by the real time clock (not shown; hereinafter referred to as “RTC”) of the PC 1, Add 1 to the number of activations.

  When the directory indicated by the acquired CD information is not stored as the directory name 13f2a in the monitoring target table 13f, that is, when the activation source is not the monitoring target shortcut 13e according to the monitoring target table 13f (S402: No, S403). : No), the CPU 10 searches for a shortcut 13e capable of starting its own application 13b (own information processing program 13c) in the directory indicated by the acquired CD information, that is, in the current directory (S405). As a result of the search, if there is a corresponding shortcut 13e, that is, the activation source shortcut 13e (S406; Yes), the CPU 10 shifts the processing to S407. In the case where the CPU 10 denies (No) the determination in S403, as a case where the corresponding shortcut 13e is detected as a result of the search in S405, for example, after the application 13b is installed, the main body of the application 13b is changed to another folder. The shortcut 13e may be copied or moved to another folder.

  In S407, the CPU 10 replaces the corresponding shortcut 13e with a specified format that can be easily managed by the information processing program 13c (S407). Examples of the prescribed format include blanking CD information and adding a predetermined activation argument that makes it easy for the application 13b to manage the shortcut 13e. For example, if the CD information is left blank in S407, the information processing program 13b can easily detect the shortcut 13e from the CD information (work folder path), so that the information of the shortcut 13e can be easily managed. Next, the CPU 10 adds a new record for the target shortcut 13e to the monitoring target table 13f (S408), and ends this process. Specifically, in S408, the CPU 10 assigns an ID 13f1 to the target shortcut 13e, and stores the monitoring target information 13f2 for the target shortcut 13e in association with the assigned ID 13f1. The CPU 10 stores the date and time indicated by the RTC as the last activation date of the activation information 13f2c, and stores zero as the number of activations.

  On the other hand, if there is no corresponding shortcut 13e in S406 (S406; No), the CPU 10 performs a full search in the PC 1 (S409). If there is a corresponding shortcut 13e as a result of all searches in the PC 1 (S410; Yes), the CPU 10 shifts the processing to S407. In the case where the CPU 10 denies (No) the determination in S403, as a case where the corresponding shortcut 13e is detected as a result of the search in S409, for example, after the application 13b is installed, the shortcut 13e is copied or moved. When the OS 13a automatically sets a predetermined folder different from the directory (folder) in which the shortcut 13e is located, for example, My Documents as the current directory, or the user himself inputs data and sets the shortcut 13e. When created, a directory different from the directory of the shortcut 13e may be used as the current directory (working folder).

  On the other hand, in S410, if the corresponding shortcut 13e is not found even if the entire PC 1 is searched (S410; No), it indicates that the application 13b is activated by the user directly inputting the path or URL of the main body of the application 13b. . That is, in such a case, there is no shortcut 13e that is the activation source. In such a case, the CPU 10 creates a new shortcut 13 + e in the CD (S411). Next, the CPU 10 adds a new record for the shortcut 13e as a target to the shortcut 13e newly created in S411 in the monitoring target table 13f (S408), and ends this process. When the shortcut 13e is created in S411, when the application 13b is activated in the same situation as when it is created, the shortcut 13e is regarded as the activation source, and the corresponding activation information 13f2c may be updated.

  According to the startup monitoring process described above, based on the CD information acquired in S401, a record is added to the monitoring target table 13f if the activation source shortcut 13e is not the monitoring target of the monitoring target table 13f. Therefore, the shortcut 13e newly created by copying or moving after installation can be placed under monitoring by the monitoring target table 13f. Also, if the CD information acquired in S401 is not stored as the directory name 13f2a in the monitoring target table 13f, before performing a full search in the PC 1, in S405, the activation source is targeted in the current directory indicated by the CD information. Since the shortcut 13e is searched, the possibility of performing a full search in the PC 1 can be reduced, so that an increase in processing load can be suppressed.

  FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing a periodic monitoring process executed by the CPU 10 in accordance with the information processing program 13c. This process is started every predetermined time, for example, every 5 minutes, regardless of whether the application 13b is activated. First, the CPU 10 monitors the status of the shortcut 13e to be monitored (S501). In S501, the CPU 10 searches the folder indicated by the directory name 13f2a stored in the monitoring target table 13f, and if there is no shortcut 13e capable of starting itself in the folder, the CPU 10 determines that the shortcut 13e has been deleted. . That is, according to this periodic monitoring process, it is periodically determined whether or not the shortcut 13e has been deleted. Since this determination is performed by searching in the folder indicated by the directory name 13f2a stored in the monitoring target table 13f, it is not necessary to perform a full search of the PC 1, and the processing load required for the determination can be suppressed.

  In S502, when the CPU 10 determines that the shortcut 13e has not been deleted (S502: No), the CPU 10 ends the process. On the other hand, when the CPU 10 determines in S502 that the shortcut 13e has been deleted (S502: Yes), the CPU 10 executes another shortcut state confirmation process (S503). The other shortcut state confirmation process (S503) is a process for removing the shortcut 13e satisfying the predetermined condition from the monitoring target, and details will be described later with reference to FIG. Next, the CPU 10 determines whether there is another active shortcut 13e. The “active other shortcut 13e” indicates the other shortcut 13e remaining as a monitoring target in the monitoring target table 13f. “Other shortcut 13e” indicates a shortcut 13e excluding the deleted shortcut 13e among the shortcuts 13e capable of starting the application 13b.

  If the CPU 10 determines that there is another active shortcut 13e in S504 (S504: Yes), the CPU 10 deletes the record of the deleted shortcut 13e from the monitoring target table 13f (S505), and ends this process. . On the other hand, when the CPU 10 determines that there is no other active shortcut 13e in S504 (S504: No), the CPU 10 searches the PC 1 for all shortcuts 13e capable of starting its own application 13b (S507). . When the user moves the shortcut 13e to another folder, the source shortcut 13e disappears, and thus the CPU 10 determines in S502 that the shortcut 13e has been deleted. However, the newly created shortcut 13e has been created at the destination. It may remain unmonitored. Therefore, in order to confirm the presence or absence of the shortcut 13e that is not monitored, the CPU 10 executes the process of S507.

  As a result of the search in S507, if there is a shortcut 13e that can activate its own application 13b (S508; Yes), the CPU 10 defines that the information processing program 13c can easily manage the searched shortcut 13e as in S407. (S509). Next, as in S408, the CPU 10 adds a new record for the target shortcut 13e to the monitoring target table 13f (S510), and ends this process. Therefore, the shortcut 13e created by the movement can be reliably monitored. In addition, since the shortcut 13e created by the movement is replaced with a specified format that can be easily managed by the information processing program 13c, the information of the shortcut 13e can be easily managed.

  On the other hand, as a result of the search in S507, if there is no corresponding shortcut 13e, that is, there is no shortcut 13e capable of starting its own application 13b (S508; No), the CPU 10 outputs an uninstall execution instruction to the uninstaller 13d. Then, the uninstaller 13d performs uninstallation (S511), and this process is terminated. Therefore, if the CPU 10 determines that the shortcut 13e has been deleted, the application 13b is uninstalled on the condition that there is no other shortcut 13e active and no other shortcut 13e exists in the PC 1. Is done.

  FIG. 5B is a flowchart showing the other shortcut state confirmation process (S503) described above. First, when there is no other shortcut 13e to be monitored (S521: No), this process ends. Therefore, in such a case, since the CPU 10 determines No in S504, if there is no other shortcut 13e even if the entire PC 1 is searched, the application 13b is uninstalled.

  On the other hand, when there is another shortcut 13e to be monitored (S521: Yes), the CPU 10 selects one other shortcut 13e (S522). Next, regarding the activation information 13f2c corresponding to the selected shortcut 13e, when the activation count is less than a predetermined count, for example, less than 500 (S523: Yes), the CPU 10 selects the corresponding shortcut 13e, ie, the currently selected shortcut 13e. The record of the shortcut 13e is deleted from the monitoring target table 13f (S525), and the process proceeds to S526. When the last activation date and time for the activation information 13f2c corresponding to the selected shortcut 13e is more than a predetermined time, for example, one year or more before (S523: No, S524: Yes), the CPU 10 moves the process to S525. Transition.

  That is, according to the processing of S523 to S525, the shortcut 13e that satisfies the predetermined condition among the one or more other shortcuts 13e monitored by the monitoring target table 13f is removed from the monitoring target by deleting the record. . Specifically, a shortcut 13e whose activation frequency is less than a predetermined frequency and is not frequently used, or a shortcut 13e whose final activation date and time is more than a predetermined time and has not been used recently is considered to be unlikely to be used in the future. , Remove from monitoring. For example, in S523, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the number of activations is less than 500. In S505, the CPU 10 determines whether or not it is more than one year ago on February 25, 2012. Among the information stored in the monitoring target table 13f shown in FIG. 3, the record of the shortcut 13e corresponding to the ID 13f1 of “2” is left and the record of the other shortcut 13e is deleted and removed from the monitoring target.

  On the other hand, for the activation information 13f2c corresponding to the selected shortcut 13e, when the number of activations is not less than the predetermined number and the last activation date / time is not more than the predetermined time (S523: No, S524: No), the CPU 10 S525 is skipped and the process proceeds to S526. Next, if there is another unprocessed shortcut 13e (S526: Yes), the CPU 10 selects the next other shortcut 13e (S527), and the process proceeds to S522. On the other hand, if there is no other unprocessed shortcut 13e (S526: No), the CPU 10 ends this process.

  According to the periodic monitoring process described above, if the CPU 10 determines that the shortcut 13e has been deleted and there is another shortcut 13e to be monitored, the application 13b is uninstalled based on the activation information 13f2c of each shortcut 13e. Judge whether or not. Specifically, when the number of activations is less than the predetermined number, or the shortcut 13e whose final activation date and time is more than the predetermined time is excluded from the monitoring target, and as a result, there is no other active shortcut 13e It is determined that the user desires to uninstall the application 13b, and the application 13b is to be uninstalled. However, in the present embodiment, the application 13b is further uninstalled on the condition that no other shortcut 13e exists in the PC 1. Therefore, the application 13b can be uninstalled according to the user's intention. In other words, it is possible to prevent the application 13b from being uninstalled even though there is a possibility of starting the application 13b from another shortcut program 13e. Since the determination as to whether or not to delete the application 13b is performed based on the activation information 13f2 that is updated every time the application 13b is activated, a setting that associates the deletion of the shortcut 13e with the uninstallation of the application 13b is performed. There is no need to carry out each shortcut 13e in advance, and the convenience is excellent.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment described above, the case where the application 13b and the shortcut 13e exist on the same PC 1 has been described. Instead, in the second embodiment, a case where the application 13b installed in the external server 100 can be activated from the shortcut 13e created in the PC 2 connected to the external server 100 via the network 200 will be described. To do. Note that in the second embodiment, the same portions as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. However, “PC1” in the description of the first embodiment is read as “external server 100” or “PC2”.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the external server 100 includes a CPU 10, a ROM 11, a RAM 12, an HDD 13, an input device 14, an LCD 15, and a network_I / F 2216, similar to the PC 1. These units are connected to each other via a bus line 17. The HDD 13 of the external server 100 stores an OS 13a, an application program (application) 13b, an information processing program 13c, an uninstaller 13d, and a monitoring target table 13f. On the other hand, the PC 2 of the second embodiment is the same as the PC 1 of the first embodiment described above except that the application 13b, the information processing program 13c, the uninstaller 13d, and the monitoring target table 13f are not stored in the HDD 13. It is. That is, the OS 13a and the shortcut 13e are stored in the HDD 13 of the PC 2 of the second embodiment. The network I / F 16 of the external server 100 and the network I / F 16 of the PC 2 are connected via the network 200. In the example shown in FIG. 6, three PCs 2 are connected to one external server 100, but the number of connected PCs 2 is not limited to three. In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the PC names “abc”, “efg”, and “xyz” are assigned to the three PCs 2, respectively.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the contents stored in the monitoring target table 13f of the second embodiment. In the monitoring target table 13f of the second embodiment, the PC name 13f2d is stored as the monitoring information 13f2 in addition to the directory name 13f2a, the file name 13f2b, and the activation information 13f2c. Specifically, according to the monitoring target table 13f shown in FIG. 7, the shortcut 13e to which “1” and “2” are assigned as the ID 13f1 is a shortcut for the PC 2 whose PC name 13f2d is “xyz”. It shows that. Similarly, the shortcut 13e assigned “3” as the ID 13f1 is a shortcut for the PC 2 whose PC name 13f2d is “abc”, and the shortcut 13e assigned “4” as the ID 13f1 has the PC name 13f2d “efg”. "Is a shortcut for PC2.

  In the second embodiment, the startup monitoring process executed by the CPU 10 of the external server 100 according to the information processing program 13c is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the following points. First, in S401, in addition to the CD information, the PC name of the PC 2 that activated the application 13b is acquired. Second, if the CPU 10 denies (No) the determination in S403, the CPU 10 searches the CD in the PC 2 with the acquired PC name (S405), and if there is no corresponding shortcut 13e (S406: No), the acquisition is performed. The entire PC 2 with the PC name is searched (S409). Thirdly, in S408, the CPU 10 adds monitoring target information 13f2d obtained by adding the acquired PC name as the PC name 13f2d to the directory name 13f2a, the file name 13f2b, and the activation information 13f2c to the monitoring target table 13f.

  In the second embodiment, the periodic monitoring process executed by the CPU 10 of the external server 100 according to the information processing program 13c is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the following points. First, in S501, the CPU 10 monitors the state of the shortcut 13e of each PC 2 to be monitored. Secondly, in S502, when the CPU 10 determines that there is a PC 2 from which the shortcut 13e has been deleted, the CPU 10 executes another shortcut state confirmation process for each PC 2 from which the shortcut 13e has been deleted (S503). . Thirdly, in step S507, the CPU 10 searches the PC 2 for a shortcut 13e that can activate its own application 13b, for the PC 2 that is determined to have an active other shortcut in step S504. Fourth, in S510, the CPU 10 adds monitoring target information 13f2d obtained by adding the acquired PC name as the PC name 13f2d to the directory name 13f2a, the file name 13f2b, and the activation information 13f2c to the monitoring target table 13f.

  Also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment described above, it is not necessary to make a setting for associating the deletion of the shortcut 13e in the PC 2 and the uninstallation of the application 13b in the external server 100 in advance, which is excellent in convenience.

  In the above embodiment, the information processing program 13c is an example of an information processing program. The shortcut 13e is an example of a shortcut. The application (application program) 13b is an example of an application program. The HDD 13 is an example of a storage unit. The uninstaller 13d is an example of a deletion program. The PC 1 according to the first embodiment and the external server 100 according to the second embodiment are examples of the information processing apparatus. The PC 1 of the second embodiment is an example of an external device. The CPU 10 is an example of a computer. The CPU 10 that executes the processes of S408 and S510 is an example of the activation information storage unit. CPU10 which performs the process of S404 is an example of an update means. The CPU 10 that executes the process of S502 is an example of a shortcut deletion determination unit. The CPU 10 that executes the process of S521 is an example of a shortcut determination unit. CPU10 which performs the process of S522-S527, S504 is an example of an application determination means. The CPU 10 that executes the process of S511 is an example of an application deletion unit. The CPU 10 that executes S507 and S508 is an example of a second shortcut determination unit. The shortcut 13e is an example of file information. Current directory (CD) information is an example of folder information. The CPU 10 that executes the process of S509 is an example of a file information changing unit. The CPU 10 that executes the process of S401 is an example of a folder information acquisition unit. The CPU 10 that executes the processes of S405 and S406 is an example of a third shortcut determination unit. The CPU 10 that executes the processes of S409 and S410 is an example of a fourth shortcut determination unit. The CPU 10 that executes the process of S407 is an example of a second file information changing unit.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Can be inferred.

  The numerical values given in the above embodiment are merely examples, and other numerical values can naturally be adopted. For example, although the execution interval of the periodic monitoring process in FIG. 5A is 5 minutes, the execution interval may be 10 msec, for example. The shorter the regular monitoring process, the shorter the time it takes from deleting the shortcut 13e until the application 13b is uninstalled, but it is preferable to increase the execution interval in terms of reducing the processing load.

  In the above embodiment, the information processing program 13c, which is a part of the application 13b, outputs an uninstall execution instruction to the uninstaller 13d. That is, the application 13b, the information processing program 13c, and the uninstaller 13d are separate programs, but the application 13b including the information processing program 13c may have an uninstaller function instead. . In such a case, in S511, the CPU 10 causes the application 13b that can start the deleted shortcut 13e to execute uninstallation.

  In the periodic monitoring process of the above embodiment, if it is determined that there is no other shortcut 13e active in S504, the entire search in the PC 1 is further performed to confirm that there is no corresponding shortcut, and then the application It was set as the structure which performs uninstallation of 13b. Alternatively, if it is determined in step S504 that there is no other active shortcut 13e, the application 13b may be uninstalled without performing a full search in the PC 1.

  In the startup monitoring process of the above embodiment, the monitoring target table 13f is updated (updating information 13f2c, adding records) based on the current directory information acquired in S401. However, the current directory information is used. Instead, each time the application 13b is activated, the PC 1 may be searched to update the monitoring target table 13f. In such a case, even if the information processing program 13c is part of the uninstaller 13d, the application 13b by the periodic monitoring process (FIG. 5A) is performed in the same manner as in the above embodiment where the information processing program 13c is part of the application 13b. Can be uninstalled.

  In the above embodiment, in S409 and S507, the entire PC 1 or the external server 100 is searched. However, a search in a specific drive (for example, “C drive”) in the PC 1 or the external server 100 may be performed. . For example, you may search in the drive with the current directory acquired in S401.

  In the above embodiment, in S523 to S525, the record of the shortcut 13e whose activation count is less than the predetermined count or whose last activation date and time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time is deleted from the monitoring target table 13f. In addition to the record, the shortcut 13e may be deleted. At this time, the number of activations that serves as a threshold for deleting the shortcut 13e may be less than the number of activations that serves as a threshold for deleting the record from the monitoring target table 13f. Thereby, a shortcut with very low use frequency can be deleted at any time when the user deletes the shortcut. Therefore, the number of shortcuts to be managed can be reduced at any time, and management can be facilitated. For example, the number of activations serving as a threshold for deleting the shortcut 13e may be zero. Since the shortcut 13e whose activation count is zero is very unlikely to be used by the user, even if the shortcut 13e is deleted, the possibility of causing inconvenience to the user is very low.

  In the above embodiment, in the monitoring target table 13f, the activation information 13f2c is stored for each shortcut 13e. However, the activation information 13f2c may be stored for each application 13b. In such a case, every time the application 13b is activated, the activation information 13f2c corresponding to the activated application 13b may be updated. Then, when the shortcut 13e is deleted, it may be determined whether to delete the application 13b based on the activation information 13f2c of the application 13b that can activate the deleted shortcut 13e.

  It is good also as a structure which adds ID13f1 in the said embodiment as a starting argument of the link destination information of the shortcut 13e corresponding to the ID13f1. When such a configuration is adopted, when the application 13b is activated by the shortcut 13e, it can be determined whether or not the activation source shortcut 13e is a monitoring target based on the activation argument.

  In the above embodiment, when the CPU 10 determines No in S410, the CPU 10 creates a new shortcut 13e in S411 and adds a new record for the shortcut 13e created in S408 to the monitoring target table 13f. However, a configuration may be adopted in which only a new record is created in the monitoring target table 13f without creating a shortcut.

In the above-described embodiment, “deletion of shortcut 13e” has been described as moving the shortcut 13e to a so-called “trash box”. It may be “deletion of shortcut 13e”.
If the shortcut 13e is completely deleted as “delete shortcut 13e”, in S502, the CPU 10 determines that the shortcut 13e has been deleted when the shortcut 13e is deleted from the trash folder.

  In the above-described embodiment, Windows (registered trademark) is exemplified as the OS 13a. However, other OS, for example, a UNIX (registered trademark) OS, a Linux (registered trademark) OS, and the like are also applicable.

1 PC
10 CPU
13c Information processing program 100 External server

Claims (14)

An information processing program that can be executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus having a storage unit that stores an application program that can be started from a shortcut,
Startup information storage means for storing startup information in the shortcut in the storage unit;
Update means for updating the activation information stored in the storage unit for the shortcut that activated the application program each time the application program is activated;
Shortcut deletion determination means for determining whether the shortcut has been deleted;
When it is determined that the shortcut has been deleted by the shortcut deletion determination means, shortcut determination means for determining whether there is another shortcut capable of starting the application program;
When it is determined by the shortcut determination means that the other shortcut exists, the application is based on the activation information stored in the storage unit with respect to another shortcut of the application program activated from the deleted shortcut. Application deletion determination means for determining whether or not to delete the program from the storage unit;
When it is determined by the application deletion determining means that the application program is deleted from the storage unit, the other shortcut is deleted, and the application program can be deleted from the storage unit or the application program can be deleted As an application deletion means for executing an output of an instruction to delete the application program for the program
An information processing program for causing the computer to function. The activation information includes information indicating the number of times the corresponding shortcut has activated the application program,
The application deletion determination unit deletes the application program from the storage unit when the number of activations corresponding to each of the other shortcuts is less than a predetermined number based on the activation information stored in the storage unit. The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein determination is made. When it is determined by the shortcut determining means that the other shortcut is present, the other shortcut is stored in the storage unit with respect to the other shortcut and is less than a second predetermined number of times less than or equal to the predetermined number of times. If there is, as a shortcut deletion means to delete the other shortcut,
The information processing program according to claim 2, which causes the computer to function. The activation information includes information indicating the time when the corresponding shortcut last activated the application program,
The application deletion determining unit is configured to determine whether or not an elapsed time from the last activation time of the application program corresponding to each of the other shortcuts has passed a predetermined time or more based on the activation information stored in the storage unit. 4. The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein the information processing program determines that the application program is deleted from the storage unit.   5. The application deletion determining unit determines to delete the application program from the storage unit based on the fact that the other shortcut determining unit determines that there is no other shortcut. An information processing program according to any one of the above. When the shortcut determination unit determines that there is no other shortcut, the second shortcut determination unit that searches the information processing apparatus and determines whether there is the other shortcut,
Make the computer function,
6. The application deletion determining unit according to claim 5, wherein when the second shortcut determining unit determines that there is no other shortcut, the application deletion determining unit determines to delete the application program from the storage unit. Information processing program. The second shortcut determining means determines whether there is the other shortcut for a shortcut in which the activation information is stored in the storage unit;
When the second shortcut determining unit determines that the other shortcut exists, the activation information storage unit includes the other shortcut activation information and the other shortcut included in the file information for the other shortcut. 7. The information processing program according to claim 6, wherein folder information indicating a folder in which is stored is associated with and stored in the storage unit. When the second shortcut determining means determines that there is the other shortcut, the file information changing means for changing the file information for the other shortcut,
The information processing program according to claim 7, which causes the computer to function. The activation information storage means stores the activation information in association with folder information indicating a folder in which a shortcut corresponding to the activation information is stored in the storage unit,
When the application is started from a shortcut, as folder information acquisition means for acquiring the folder information based on file information for the shortcut,
Make the computer function,
The shortcut deletion determination unit monitors the folder indicated by the folder information stored in the storage unit at predetermined time intervals, and determines whether a shortcut corresponding to the folder information has been deleted. Item 9. The information processing program according to any one of Items 1 to 8.   When the folder information acquired by the folder information acquisition unit is not stored in the storage unit, the activation information storage unit corresponds to the activation information of the shortcut and the folder information acquired by the folder information acquisition unit. The information processing program according to claim 9, further stored in the storage unit. When the folder information acquired by the folder information acquisition unit is not stored in the storage unit, the folder information indicated by the folder information is searched to determine whether there is a shortcut for starting the application. 3 shortcut determination means;
When the third shortcut determining unit determines that there is no shortcut, the fourth shortcut determining unit searches the information processing apparatus to determine whether the shortcut exists.
The information processing program according to claim 10, which causes the computer to function. When the third shortcut determining means or the fourth shortcut determining means determines that the shortcut is present, as a second file information changing means for changing file information for the shortcut,
12. The information processing program according to claim 11, which causes the computer to function. The application program can be started from a shortcut set in an external device capable of communicating with the information processing device,
The activation information storage means corresponds to the activation information, folder information indicating a folder in which a shortcut corresponding to the activation information is stored, and device information for specifying a device in which the shortcut corresponding to the activation information is set. And store it in the storage unit,
The shortcut deletion determination unit monitors the folder indicated by the folder information associated with the device information for each device specified by the device information stored in the storage unit at predetermined time intervals. 15. The information processing program according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not the shortcut corresponding to is deleted. An information processing program that can be executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus having a storage unit that stores an application program that can be started from a shortcut,
Startup information storage means for storing startup information in the application program in the storage unit;
Update means for updating the activation information stored in the storage unit each time the application program is activated,
Shortcut deletion determination means for determining whether the shortcut has been deleted;
When it is determined by the shortcut deletion determining means that the shortcut has been deleted, the application program is stored in the storage unit based on the activation information stored in the storage unit with respect to the application program activated from the deleted shortcut. Application deletion judging means for judging whether or not to delete from,
When the application deletion determining unit determines that the application program is to be deleted from the storage unit, the application program is deleted from the storage unit, or the application program deletion instruction is output to a deletion program capable of deleting the application program As an application deletion means to execute
An information processing program for causing the computer to function.

Images