JP2702420B2 - Self-propagation method of operation buttons for computer processing - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is based on the operation buttons displayed on a display device for instructing processing to be executed by a computer. The present invention relates to a method of self-propagating operation buttons for computer processing in which a new individual button obtained by integrating a series of button selection operations can be expanded to cope with the problem.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, generally, when arbitrarily fetching data from data stored in a storage device of a computer, operation buttons as a set of individual buttons are displayed on a display device, and the individual buttons are operated by an input device. It is widely used to instruct selection.

Here, the operation buttons are a program,
It is created or registered using a language or description method such as commands, macros, and scripts.In each case, when a new individual button is required, a new button is added according to the language and description method described above. The processing procedure when the new button is selected is newly specified.

[0004]

However, when the operation buttons displayed on the display device are selected by the input device as in the conventional example, the operation becomes troublesome if the number of individual buttons to be selected increases. Not only that, there is a tendency for selection errors and omissions to occur.

[0005] In order to prevent this, if it is attempted to add a new button in which a plurality of individual buttons are aggregated, it is necessary to change the application, which cannot be achieved by simply adding a new individual button. That is, when this new individual button is selected, it is necessary to newly prepare a processing procedure to be executed by the application.

In other words, even when trying to simplify a series of selection operations using existing individual buttons, the same processing procedure is not automatically generated for a new button. There has been no other method than to register a series of button selection operations as a macro in advance and call and execute the macro.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, the present invention makes it possible to instruct the computer to execute exactly the same processing as the processing based on a series of selections of individual buttons based on the individual buttons by selecting one of the new individual buttons multiplied. The purpose is to provide what we have.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a method for self-propagating operation buttons for computer processing according to the present invention comprises a button group, which is a set of individual buttons, and a button group for controlling the button group. An operation button composed of a class and an operation button is displayed on the display device, and a new individual button that aggregates any of these individual buttons is defined. When the new individual button is selected, the new individual button is displayed. The present invention is characterized in that the new individual buttons are multiplied so that the selection state of the individual buttons integrated into the individual buttons is automatically emulated in the storage device.

[0009]

According to the present invention constructed as described above, a new individual button is defined and propagated based on, for example, a combination of selection of individual buttons and a connection between button classes of the individual buttons. By selecting a new individual button, a series of button selection operations required to retrieve data and information based on certain conditions can be consolidated into one button selection operation so that the computer can be instructed to execute processing. Thus, necessary data and information can be quickly retrieved with a simple operation.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a system for carrying out the present invention includes a display 1 as a display device for displaying operation buttons, and a display (display device) 1
Input device 2 such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, or a pen for selecting and instructing the operation buttons displayed on the screen
And a storage device 3 including a memory or a disk for storing data to be processed and operation buttons as a button class, a button group, and an individual button, and controlling these devices. And a computer (central processing unit) 4 for executing processing corresponding to the selection instruction.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the structure and value of data stored in the storage device 3. Each data 1, data 2...
, And of these fields, for example, field 1 includes "Tokyo" and "
"Kanagawa", Field 2 has "Shibuya Store" and "Shinjuku Store", and Field 3 has "Product A" and "Product B"
However, in field 4, "100" or "350"
Are respectively stored.

[0012] The values of all data exist for the number of data for each field constituting the data, and the order and the order of the fields are the same throughout all data. Here, the following description is based on the assumption that each data is composed of four fields (field 1 to field 4) and that there are ten data (data 1 to data 10).

FIG. 3A shows a button group, which is a set of individual buttons, and a button class that supervises the button group, corresponding to the data shown in FIG. This indicates a state in which operation buttons composed of are stored and the operation buttons are partially displayed on the display device 1.

In the figure, the button class "store"
Corresponds to field 2 of the data shown in FIG.
In this example, one button group “Kanto area” is set for this button class “Store”, and this button group “Kanto area” is based on the value of field 2 and is “Shibuya shop”. , "Shinjuku store", etc. are represented as a set of individual buttons.

The case where the individual button shown in FIG. 3A is used as an existing individual button, a new individual button is defined based on the existing individual button, and the multiplication will be described. First, a new individual button is defined by selecting a required number of individual buttons from the existing individual buttons using the input device 2 as shown in FIG. This is done by inputting the name of a new individual button that summarizes these with 2.

Here, among the existing individual buttons in the button class "Store" and the button group "Kanto district", three individual buttons of "Shibuya store", "Ikebukuro store" and "Nihonbashi store" are input. Select using the device 2 and define a new individual button "Important store" based on this combination, and select three individual buttons "Yokohama store", "Urawa store" and "Matsudo store" An example is shown in which a new individual button called "new store" is defined based on this combination.

The propagation of the new individual button defined in this way is, as shown in FIG.
The new individual buttons "important store" and "new store" are arranged at arbitrary positions such as the top of the existing individual buttons in the class "store" and the button group "Kanto district", and displayed as operation buttons. When this new individual button is selected, it is automatically emulated in the storage device 3 as if the individual button defined as described above was selected.

That is, FIG. 4A shows a state after the new individual buttons "important store" and "new store" have been multiplied, as in FIG. 3C. 4
As shown in FIG. 4B, when an individual button (new button) of “important store” is selected, as a result, “Shibuya store” and “Ikebukuro store” are stored in the storage device 3 as shown in FIG. ",
The three button selection operation of "Nihonbashi store" is emulated. Similarly, when the individual button (new button) of "New store" is selected, "Yokohama store", "Urawa store",
The three button selection operations of "Matsudo store" are now emulated.

As described above, when extracting data and information based on each condition, each need is summarized by a simple name based on the existing selection buttons, and new individual buttons that are aggregated are defined and propagated. For example, by selecting this new individual button, it becomes possible to easily instruct the computer 4 to execute the processing, and it is a time-consuming operation to select all of a series of existing individual buttons which are the target of the need. Need to be performed.

In this embodiment, for example, when it is assumed that there is a need to extract data and information by focusing on stores with particularly high weights in terms of sales and profits, the important stores defined above, "Shibuya store", " Instead of selecting the three existing individual buttons "Ikebukuro store" and "Nihonbashi store"
It is only necessary to select one new individual button called "important store" that summarizes these stores.

The same applies to the case where it is assumed that there is a need to extract data and information by focusing on the sales and profit of a new store. The new stores “Yokohama store”, “Urawa store”, “ Instead of selecting the three existing individual buttons for "Matsudo Store", they also summarize these stores
One new button, "New Store", can be selected.

As described above, by defining and multiplying a new individual button based on the combination of the selection of the existing individual buttons, it is not necessary to memorize a plurality of individual button names for a certain condition one by one and to select the same. Therefore, as the number of existing individual buttons to be targeted increases, the operation time is reduced and the needs are summarized and summarized by simple names, which makes it easier to understand and prevents mistakes and omissions in selection. it can.

After a new individual button is defined and expanded by the method described above, the individual button is regarded as an existing individual button, and this individual button is also included in the combination of the selection of the existing individual buttons. Another new individual button can be defined and propagated.

If necessary, new individual buttons can be added one after another to further simplify the button operation. FIG. 5 combines the selection combinations in the two button classes, button class “Store” above and the other button class “Product”,
This is an example in which a new individual button is defined and multiplied based on an existing individual button.

Here, the button class "commodity" is shown in FIG.
In this example, one button group “major category” is set for this button class “product”, and this button group “major category” is set. Is represented as a set of individual buttons such as “Product A” and “Product B” based on the value of the field 3.

In this case, as described above, a new individual button is defined by using the input device 2 to select an arbitrary individual button from the existing individual buttons as shown in FIG. And then inputting the name of a new individual button that summarizes them using the input device 2.

Here, from the existing individual buttons in the button class “store” and the button group “Kanto district”, two individual buttons “Shibuya store” and “Ikebukuro store” are input using the input device 2. Then, from among the existing individual buttons in the button class "product" and the button group "major category", two individual buttons "product A" and "product B" are similarly selected. An example is shown in which the combination of selections in one button class is combined to define a new individual button called "Priority Management."

The propagation of the new individual button defined in this way is, as shown in FIG. 3C, a button class "management item" and a button class corresponding to the individual button of the "priority management target". -A new group "Kanto area" is set and displayed as an operation button, and when this new individual button "Priority management target" is selected, the button class "Store" defined as above
The four button selection operations of "product A" and "product B" in the "Shibuya store", "Ikebukuro store" and the button class "product" are emulated.

In this example, it is assumed that there is a need to focus management on stores and products that have a particularly high effect on business performance, and when extracting data and information on these stores and products, Instead of selecting four existing individual buttons in the two button classes, "Shibuya store" and "Ikebukuro store" for the stores subject to priority management defined in and "Product A" and "Product B" for products, One new button called “Priority management target” that summarizes these stores and products can be selected.

[0030]

Since the present invention has the above configuration,
The execution of exactly the same processing as the processing based on the selection of individual buttons can be defined based on the individual buttons and instructed to the computer by one selection of the new individual buttons that have been multiplied,
This simplifies this operation by eliminating troublesome processing such as changing applications and registering a series of button selection operations in advance as a macro.
Selection errors and omissions can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a system for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of the configuration of data and data values stored in a storage device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example when new individual buttons are defined and multiplied from operation buttons displayed on the display device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a button selection operation is emulated after multiplying new individual buttons.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example when a new individual button is defined and multiplied from operation buttons displayed on the display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 display device 2 input device 3 storage device 4 computer (central processing unit)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An operation button composed of a button group, which is a set of individual buttons, and a button class that supervises the button group is displayed on a display device, and any of these individual buttons is displayed. A new individual button that has been aggregated is defined, and when the new individual button is selected, the selection state of the individual button aggregated with the new individual button is automatically emulated in the storage device. A method of self-propagating operation buttons for computer processing, which comprises multiplying new individual buttons.