JP2819634B2 - Execution process selection menu control method for multiple objects - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an interactive system between a computer and a user, and more particularly, to a menu control system for selecting execution processing for a plurality of objects.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when performing an object-oriented dialogue between a computer and a user, one executable process is selected for one icon corresponding to an object to be processed. Therefore, the selection of the execution process for a plurality of objects has not been made.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, in an object-oriented model, objects having the same property can be expressed in units called classes.

In the object-oriented dialogue between the computer and the user, the executable process for each object is defined for each class. That is, if the class of the object indicated by the plurality of icons to be selected is different, the executable process is different, and therefore, when selecting the batch process for the plurality of objects, the user side defines the object in common among the objects. You have to be aware of what should be done.

An object of the present invention is to allow a user to select an execution process without being conscious of a class of an object indicated by an icon or a process that should be defined in common among a plurality of objects, thereby improving a user's operation. An object of the present invention is to provide an execution processing selection menu control method for a plurality of objects that can reduce the burden.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the execution processing selection menu control method for a plurality of objects according to the present invention selects a processing object and an execution processing using a graphic called an icon. In an object-oriented dialog system between a computer and a user, an icon selecting means capable of simultaneously selecting a plurality of icons on a screen, and an executable process for each unit for grouping objects having the same property called a class are defined. A selectable process definition table, and an executable process extractor for extracting, from the selectable process definition table, an executable process that can be commonly selected for each object corresponding to the icon selected at the same time by the icon selector. Means for displaying the executable process in a menu on the screen.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a computer system to which an execution processing selection menu control method for a plurality of objects according to the present invention is applied.

This embodiment comprises an icon selecting means 1, a selectable processing definition table 2, an executable processing extracting means 3, and a menu display means 4.

The icon selection means 1 is for selecting and storing a plurality of icons as processing targets from among icons displayed on the screen.

The selectable process definition table 2 is a data table for extracting the execution process for the object selected by the icon.

The executable process extracting means 3 extracts the commonly selectable executable processes from the data of the selectable process table 2 of each of the plurality of selected objects, and generates a selectable process definition 13.

Menu display processing 4 is based on the selectable processing definition 13,
The selectable process is displayed as a menu on the screen by distinguishing it with a solid line character and the non-selectable process with a dashed line character.

 Hereinafter, the flow of processing will be described with reference to the drawings.

 In this example, there are two objects.

Assuming that the user selects an icon displayed on the screen by the icon selecting means 1 and the corresponding objects are 11 and 12, referring to the selectable process definition table 2, the class to which each of the objects 11 and 12 belongs A
And the contents of the processing of B.

In the selectable process definition table 2, class A can select processes a and c, and class B can select processes a and b.

In this table, ○ indicates that selection is possible, and X indicates that selection is not possible.

The executable process extracting means 3 extracts a process that can be selected in common by a logical product of the selectable process definitions of the respective classes (if the common process is ○, the process is ○).

The extraction is completed based on the result of the logical product of the result and the selectability definition when selecting a plurality of objects as a restriction.

The selectable process definition 13 is the result of the extraction, and the class A,
This indicates that the only process that can be selected when the object belonging to B is selected as a process target at a time is process a only.

The selectable process definition 13 obtained by the executable process extraction unit 3 is displayed on the screen as a process selection menu 14 by the menu display unit 4.

 The processing that cannot be selected here is shaded.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the folder icon 21 and the document icon 22 are selected from the icons displayed on the screen. That is, it indicates that the white icon is selected.

FIG. 3 shows a display result of the process selection menu 31 for the folder icon 21 and the document icon 22 selected in FIG.

In the process selection menu 31, only those that can be selected are shown as solid characters.

FIG. 4 shows a selectable process definition table, which shows a selectable process definition for a folder and a document class and a selectable / non-selectable definition when a plurality of objects are selected.

In the folder, it is possible to cancel selection except for calling, open windows, refer to attributes, copy, discard, delete, and create destinations. In a document, it is possible to open a window, cancel selection except for calling, refer to attributes, copy, discard, delete, and create a destination.

When a window is opened as a restriction for a plurality of objects, attribute reference cannot be selected.

By the logical product of these three, in the selectable process definition 42 of the display menu, the selection release, copy, discard, delete, and destination creation can be selected.

 Thus, the result shown in FIG. 3 is obtained.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention is composed of the icon simultaneous selection means, the selectable processing table, the executable processing extraction means, and the menu display means, so that the user can select the class of the object indicated by the icon. This makes it possible to select an execution process without being conscious of the process that should be defined in common among a plurality of objects, thereby reducing the operational burden on the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of an execution processing selection menu control method for a plurality of objects according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are views showing an example of a screen when the present invention is applied, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selectable process definition table and a selectable process when the method of the present invention is applied. 1 icon selection means 2 selectable processing definition table 3 executable processing extraction means 4 menu display means 13 selectable processing definition 14 menu display

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An object selecting means for simultaneously selecting a plurality of icons on a screen in an object-oriented interactive system between a computer and a user, wherein a target to be processed and an execution process are selected using a graphic called an icon. And a selectable process definition table for defining executable processes for each unit of grouping objects having the same property of a class, and an executable process commonly selectable for each object corresponding to the icon selected simultaneously by the icon selecting means. Executable processing extracting means for extracting the executable processing from the selectable processing definition table, and means for displaying the extracted executable processing in a menu on a screen. Menu control method.