JP4813306B2 - Screen display control device and screen display control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a screen display control device that controls screen display contents according to a screen size.

  Some business applications have a very large number of management items. On the other hand, the screen size of a display device (monitor) such as an LCD has been increasing year by year. Therefore, a large number of such management items can be displayed, and the user can inquire and input more items on one screen. It has become.

  However, there are still cases where a series of inquiry work and input work in the business system cannot be displayed on a single screen. In such a case, all items are displayed by switching between multiple tabs (tab windows) or multiple windows. Is done. For example, when displaying on a plurality of tabs, items arranged on the first tab are displayed on the display device, and the information is provided to the user. The other tabs are placed behind the first tab, and when the user selects the other tabs, the items placed on the tab are displayed on the display device in place of the items of the first tab. Is displayed.

  Thus, there is a strong need for a GUI that can efficiently display a very large number of items, and various other mechanisms have been proposed.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a form screen display that adjusts the size of the content display area to the size required for content display and rearranges the display areas of other display items in accordance with the size change of the content display area. A system is disclosed.
JP 2000-194464 A

Further, in Patent Document 2, since many menu items are displayed, the size of the menu items is reduced or deleted as necessary, or the menu items are arranged by reducing the character margins. A graphical user interface device has been proposed.
JP 2000-122783 A

Also, in Patent Document 3, when the operator selects the boundary of the first window to be resized and instructs the movement of the boundary, the size of the first window is changed, and at the same time, the overlapping of the windows is performed. There has been proposed a method for changing the size of other windows to an appropriate size while maintaining the state of being absent.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-134159

  However, there is no conventional mechanism that can optimize the arrangement of items according to the change in size of the display screen when the size of the display screen is changed once for the items expanded in a plurality of tabs and windows.

  In addition, there has been no mechanism for performing appropriate arrangement according to the user who uses the display screen or determining an appropriate arrangement based on the frequency of use of each item or item group.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to display the size of the display screen when the size of the display screen is changed in a display form that is expanded in a plurality of tabs and windows and items such as tabs arranged behind are hidden. It is an object of the present invention to provide a screen display control device and a screen display control method capable of optimizing the arrangement of displayed items and non-displayed items in accordance with the change.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide a screen display control device and a screen display control method that can switch the above-described item arrangement optimization method for each user who uses the display screen.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a screen display control device and a screen display control method capable of optimizing the item arrangement described above based on the usage frequency of each item or item group.

  A first embodiment of the present invention is a screen display control device that performs display control on a display screen having a display window and a non-display window. In this screen display control device, at least one item block included in the non-display window is added to the display screen or at least one item block included in the display window is removed from the display screen according to the size change of the display screen. Arrangement determining means for determining the arrangement of each item block so as to be deleted, and display control means for generating display data based on the determined arrangement and controlling the display data to form a new display screen It is comprised so that it may have.

  According to a second embodiment of the present invention, in the screen display control device according to the first embodiment, the arrangement determining means is arranged below the item block of the display window when the size of the display screen is enlarged at least in the vertical direction. The arrangement of the item blocks is determined so as to expand the item blocks of the non-display window.

  According to a third embodiment of the present invention, in the screen display control device according to the first embodiment, when the size of the display screen is enlarged in at least one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, The arrangement of the item blocks is determined so that the item blocks of the display window and the item blocks of the non-display window are expanded in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction in the order of the usage frequency of each item block.

  According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in the screen display control apparatus according to the third embodiment, the usage frequency is managed for each user of the display screen.

  According to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in the screen display control device of the first embodiment, the arrangement determined by the arrangement determining means is recorded in a predetermined recording means, and then the display screen is displayed. Each item block is arranged based on the recorded arrangement.

  The sixth embodiment of the present invention is a screen display control method for performing display control on a display screen having a display window and a non-display window. In this screen display control method, at least one item block included in the non-display window is added to the display screen or at least one item block included in the display window is removed from the display screen according to the size change of the display screen. An arrangement determining step for determining the arrangement of each item block so as to be deleted, and a display control step for generating display data based on the determined arrangement and controlling the display data to form a new display screen It is comprised so that it may have.

  According to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, in the screen display control method according to the sixth embodiment, when the size of the display screen is expanded at least in the vertical direction, the arrangement determining step is performed below the item block of the display window. The arrangement of the item blocks is determined so as to expand the item blocks of the non-display window.

  According to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, in the screen display control method according to the sixth embodiment, the arrangement determining step includes an item block of the display window when the size of the display screen is expanded at least in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. The arrangement of the item blocks is determined so that the item blocks of the non-display window are expanded in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction in the order of the usage frequency of the item blocks.

  A ninth embodiment of the present invention is a program for executing a screen display control method for performing display control on a display screen having a display window and a non-display window. According to this program, at least one item block included in the non-display window is added to the display screen or at least one item block included in the display window is removed from the display screen according to the change in the size of the display screen. Arrangement determining means for determining the arrangement of each item block so as to be deleted, and display control for generating display data based on the determined arrangement and controlling the display data to form a new display screen Configured to operate as a means.

  When the size of the display screen is changed for an item developed in a plurality of tabs and windows by the screen display control device and the screen display control method according to the present invention, the arrangement of the items is changed according to the change in the size. Optimized, the user can refer to and input each item in an optimal arrangement with the specified display screen size.

  Further, according to the present invention, the item placement optimization method is switched for each user who uses the display screen, so that the placement suitable for each user is performed. Furthermore, since item arrangement is optimized based on the frequency of use of items to be displayed and item groups, dynamic item arrangement that facilitates entry of items and the like is realized.

  First, a first embodiment according to the screen display control method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. FIG. 1 shows an example in which a display screen is shown by a program (for example, a business application) on a part of a display device such as an LCD monitor. In this case, the size of the maximum display area 10 that can be displayed by the display device is 1280 × 1024 (pixels), and the size of the display screen 20 displayed by the program is 1024 × 768 (pixels).

  Here, the business application display screens shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are related to the acceptance input processing related to maintenance slip issuance, but the screen display control method of the present invention is limited to such business applications. The present invention can be applied to any program GUI.

  The display screen 20 includes a first tab (tab window) 30 including an item of reception input (1) and a second tab (tab window) 40 including an item of reception input (2). All items are in a displayed state (display window), and the second tab 40 is in a state in which only the title “acceptance input (2)” is displayed (this is referred to as a non-display window). The other items of the second tab 40 are not displayed, and are just the appearance hidden behind the first tab 30.

  Here, when the user clicks the title display portion of the second tab 40 with a mouse or the like, the items of the first tab 30 are hidden behind the second tab 40, contrary to the display of FIG. All items will be displayed. In business applications, items hidden behind are not displayed, but for example, they can be displayed on the graphic memory as display data so that they can be displayed at any time when selected. it can. Alternatively, display data may be generated at the timing when the title display portion of the tab is clicked and transmitted to the display device.

  In FIG. 1, four item blocks (item groups) are shown in the first tab 30. The first item block 50 is an item related to reception information, and includes input items such as course work and representative main work, and a title display section thereof. The second item block 60 includes items related to warehousing / delivery information, the third item block 70 includes items related to customer information, and the fourth item block 80 includes items related to vehicle information. .

  FIG. 2 shows an example in which the display screen of the business application is shown over the entire display device. This state is a result of the business application rearranging the items on the display screen when the user maximizes the size of the display screen 20 displayed by the business application or enlarges the screen by dragging and dropping the mouse. . The maximum display area 110 corresponds to the maximum display area 10 in FIG. 1, and the size of the display screen 120 displayed by the business application is 1280 × 1024 (pixels), which is the same as the maximum display area 10 in FIG. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the size of the display screen displayed by the business application is enlarged, all item blocks included in the second tab 40 are added to the item blocks included in the first tab 30 of FIG. Thus, the arrangement is determined and displayed as one screen. In addition, a scroll bar 170 is displayed on the right side of the display screen 120. By operating the scroll bar 170, item blocks that could not be displayed (part of the item blocks included in the second tab 40) are displayed. The

  By such a change in the display screen size, in addition to the portion 130 displayed in the first tab 30 of FIG. 1, a part (140) of the item of the second tab 40 is additionally displayed below the portion 130, and the user can 1, more information can be seen on one screen than in the case of FIG. 1, and more items can be input on one screen even in the operation of accepting input.

  Even if it is the screen display of FIG. 1, if the title display part of the 2nd tab 40 is clicked, the item contained in the 2nd tab 40 can be referred and input, but more items are on the same display screen. By displaying them simultaneously, it is possible to expect an advantageous effect that the listability is improved, visibility is improved in relation to other items displayed, and input becomes easier.

  In this example, control is performed so that two tabs are displayed on one screen. However, control may be performed so that three or more tabs are connected vertically and displayed on one screen. In addition, here, some items (display items such as titles and input items) are collectively referred to as item blocks. However, optimization of arrangement may be realized in units of item blocks including only one item. it can.

  Next, a second embodiment according to the screen display control method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3A shows a business application display screen 220 in a part of the display device (maximum display area 200) as in FIG. 1 (the display of each item in the item block is omitted). Tab 1 of the first tab includes item block A to item block D. Tab 2 of the second tab is a non-display window that is not displayed except for the title, but includes item blocks E to H. The tab 3 of the third tab is a non-display window that is not displayed except for the title, and includes an item block I and an item block J.

  Here, an example in which the size of the display screen is maximized is shown in FIG. 3B. The size of the maximized display screen 320 is the same as the size of the maximum display area 300 of the display device. In this case, the item block E and the item block F that were the item blocks of the tab 2 are added below the item block A to the item block D of the tab 1 so far according to the instruction to maximize the display screen by the user. . Thus, when the size of the display screen is enlarged, the business application moves item blocks from the tab 2 in an attempt to display as many item blocks as possible on the tab 1. In this example, the scroll bar is not displayed, and the item blocks that cannot be displayed on tab 1 are left on tab 2 and tab 3. Here, item block G and item block H are left as they are on tab 2, item block I and item block J of tab 3 are moved to tab 2, and tab 3 is deleted.

  Such an optimization method can be applied not only to two or three tabs but also to a larger number of tabs (windows). For example, if there are five tabs, the user may increase the size of the display screen to three tabs. In addition, when there are two tabs, even if the size of the display screen is enlarged, the number of items displayed on the tab 1 increases, but the number of tabs may not change.

  Here, the item block layout is optimized without using the scroll bar. However, a size larger than the maximum display area 300 of the display device is set as the upper limit size, and the same optimization is performed for the area. It is also possible to perform control such as displaying a scroll bar after performing the above.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the item block is added in the vertical direction. Therefore, the display screen to which this method can be applied is basically enlarged in the vertical direction. This is the case.

  Next, a third embodiment according to the screen display control method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an example of another optimum arrangement when the size of the display screen is enlarged in the state of FIG. 3A. In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the optimal arrangement is realized by simply connecting the item blocks vertically (in the vertical direction) according to the size change of the display screen. As long as there is a space where the block can be displayed, the item block of the hidden window is expanded not only in the vertical direction but also in the horizontal direction. In this example, the scroll bar 430 is used to display all the item blocks on one screen. However, without using the scroll bar, the scroll bar 430 expands to a smaller (or the same) number of tabs as shown in FIG. 3A. Can also be displayed.

  The business application realizes the optimum arrangement by arranging the item blocks in the order in which the item blocks are used in the descending order or in ascending order. Here, the usage frequency of the item block is obtained from, for example, an operation history of input processing, and is managed by a business application or a business system. As described above, an item block may include a plurality of input items. However, the frequency of use of the input items in the item block is the largest number, the smallest number, the average number, and the focused number. It can be captured in various patterns such as the number of times.

  Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5, the procedure of the screen display control which performs arrangement | positioning like FIG. 4 is demonstrated. First, in step S10, the business application determines whether or not its screen display size has been changed (enlarged) by the user. If not changed, this determination is repeated (NO in step S10). However, this flow is convenient, and in general, the processing after step S12 is called by an event based on the size change.

  If there is a change in the display screen size, the usage frequency of the item block is acquired in step S12. This is recorded and managed by, for example, a business application or a business system by using frequency information 710 as shown in FIG. 6A. In this example, the usage frequency is represented by a relative value where the frequency of the item block A is 1. In this example, since the usage frequency information is managed for each user, it is possible to arrange items optimized for each user.

  In step S14, each item block is processed in order of use frequency, and the arrangement of the item blocks is determined in order. First, in step S16, it is determined whether or not there is a right region in which the target item block can be arranged in the arrangement performed so far. The size of the item block can be acquired by referring to the item block definition information 720 shown in FIG. 6B, for example. If there is a free area, an item block is arranged in the free area in step S18. If there is no free space, the target item block is arranged on the left side at the bottom of the arrangement performed so far in step S20.

  When the processing for all item blocks is completed, in step S22, display data is generated based on the determined arrangement, and control is performed so that the display screen is displayed on the display device using the display data.

  By such processing, the item blocks are generally arranged in the order of high (or low) use frequency at the top of the display screen, and in the same display row, the item blocks with high use frequency are arranged on the left side. . However, the optimization shown in FIG. 5 is only an example, and the arrangement of each item block can be determined using various other methods. For example, regardless of the usage frequency of each item block by the user (or together with the usage frequency), the item block arrangement information 730 as shown in FIG. 7A is used to indicate which item block is horizontally (or vertically). You can specify which item blocks to place.

  By determining the optimum arrangement using the item block arrangement information 730, a preferential positional relationship between a plurality of item blocks can be designated for each user (however, there may be cases where it cannot be realized due to the size of the free area). . For example, according to the item block arrangement information 730 in FIG. 7A, the user 0000101 is controlled so that the item block C is arranged on the right side of the item block A.

  In the third embodiment of the present invention, the arrangement of the item blocks is optimized according to the frequency of use of the item blocks for each user. However, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, The upper and lower arrangement order can be controlled based on the frequency of use.

  In addition, when the display screen size is changed, the arrangement of the item blocks displayed on the tab 1 until then can be prevented from being changed.

  In the third embodiment described above, since the item blocks are added in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, the size change of the display screen to which this method can be applied is enlarged at least in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. This is the case.

  So far, the case where the size of the display screen is enlarged has been described, but when the size of the display screen is reduced, the reverse of the above-described method can be considered. For example, rearrangement can be performed by increasing the number of tabs, or item blocks that are frequently used can be left on the tab 1, and can be distributed to a plurality of tabs in the order of use frequency thereafter.

  In addition, the arrangement of the item blocks thus optimized can be stored in a predetermined recording unit when the user presses a predetermined button on the display screen or gives other predetermined instructions. The record saved by such an instruction is, for example, the screen layout information 740 in FIG. 7B, and the layout information is saved for each user and each screen, and then activated when the screen is called. The display screen is displayed in the saved arrangement.

  Further, the position of the item block can be arbitrarily changed by the user by dragging and dropping the mouse, and the position of the item block thus changed is also stored in the screen layout information 740. sell.

  The enlargement / reduction of the display screen size referred to in this specification is desirably considered based on the number of pixels (pixels) used for display screen display, not just the display size. If the display screen size is enlarged on a display device (monitor) that is displaying at the same resolution, the number of pixels used to represent the display screen will increase. As a result, when the display screen size is increased, the area (pixel) for displaying new information is basically not increased even if the size is increased. It may not be desirable to apply the method.

  In the present invention, for each embodiment, whether or not the enlargement / reduction of the display screen size is applicable to the vertical direction or the horizontal direction is determined. For example, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the item blocks included in the plurality of tabs are connected vertically, so that enlargement (reduction) in the vertical direction is a condition for application. In the third embodiment, the item block can be expanded in the horizontal direction, so that enlargement (reduction) is sufficient in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction.

  Next, an example of the hardware configuration of a computer used as an image display control apparatus that implements the image display control method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. However, the computer 800 in FIG. 8 merely illustrates a typical configuration of a computer used as an image display control device.

  A computer 800 includes a CPU 801, a memory 802, an audio output device 803, a network interface 804, a display controller 805, a display device 806, an input device interface 807, a keyboard 808, a mouse 809, an external storage device 810, a recording medium driving device 811, and a recording medium. It includes an interface 812 and a bus 813 that connects these components to each other. As an image display control device, at least the audio output device 803 is not an essential component.

  The CPU 801 controls the operation of each component of the computer 800, controls the execution of each program under the control of the OS, and controls the operation of the screen display control method according to the present invention. The memory 802 is generally composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a nonvolatile memory and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that is a volatile memory. The ROM stores a program executed when the computer 800 is started. The RAM temporarily stores programs executed by the CPU 801 to realize the screen display control method and business application according to the present invention, and data used during the execution of these programs.

  The audio output device 803 is a device that outputs audio, such as a speaker, for example, and the network interface 804 is an interface for connecting to the network 820.

  A display controller 805 is a dedicated controller for actually processing a drawing command issued by the CPU 801. The drawing data processed by the display controller 805 is once written in the graphic memory and then output to the display device 806. The screen display control method of the present invention generates display data as original data for screen display, and transmits the data to the display device 806 (via the graphic memory, if necessary). The display device 806 is, for example, a monitor or display device configured with an LCD or CRT. The business application controls to display the screens shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 on the display device 806.

  The input device interface 807 receives a signal input from the keyboard 808 or the mouse 809 and transmits a predetermined command to the CPU 801 according to the signal pattern. The keyboard 808 and the mouse 809 are necessary for maximizing the display screen, enlarging / reducing the size, and other operations related to business applications.

  The external storage device 810 is a storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), for example, and the above-described program and data are recorded in this device and loaded into the RAM of the memory 802 as necessary at the time of execution. Is done. Various types of information as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 can be recorded in the external storage device 810.

  The recording medium driving device 811 accesses a recording surface of a portable disc type recording medium 830 such as a CD (Compact Disc), an MO (Magneto-Optical Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc., and is recorded there. It is a device that reads data. The recording medium 830 can also record a program for realizing the screen display control method according to the present invention. Data recorded in the recording medium 830 is stored in the external storage device 810 via the recording medium driving device 811. If it is a program, it is loaded into the RAM of the memory 802 at the time of execution.

  Further, as another distribution form of the program for realizing the screen display control method according to the present invention, it is stored in the external storage device 810 from a predetermined server on the network via the network 820 and the network interface 804, or It can be considered that it is executed directly. The program stored in such a route is loaded into the RAM of the memory 802 and executed at the time of execution, as described above.

  The recording medium interface 812 is connected to a portable memory type recording medium 840 including a semiconductor memory (for example, a flash memory) such as a USB memory, an SD memory, or a memory stick through a connection terminal or the like, and data recorded therein is transferred. It is a reading device. The recording medium 840 can also record a program for realizing the screen display control method according to the present invention, like the disc-type recording medium 830.

  Further, the business application taken as an example in the present specification is equipped with a customization function related to search input as shown in FIG. With this function, only the search conditions designated by the user are controlled to be displayed on the search designation screen. In addition, a function is provided that allows the user to designate the search condition display frequently used by the user to be arranged at the top.

  The extraction condition setting unit 910 shown on the left side of FIG. 9 displays a list of items used for searching, such as order numbers and plate numbers. By checking the corresponding check box, the search checked here. The items are displayed in the extraction condition section 920 on the right side of FIG. 9, and search conditions can be input respectively. The search items displayed in a list in the extraction condition setting unit 910 can be changed in order by drop and drag, and the extraction condition unit 920 is displayed in that order. A search item “type” is displayed at the top of the extraction condition part 920, and at least one of “estimate”, “instruction”, and “delivery” is selected. In this way, search items can be provided in the extraction condition part 920 in a fixed manner irrespective of the designation of the extraction condition setting part 910.

It is an approximate line figure for explaining a 1st embodiment of a screen display control method of the present invention. It is an approximate line figure for explaining a 1st embodiment of a screen display control method of the present invention. It is an approximate line figure for explaining a 2nd embodiment of a screen display control method of the present invention. It is an approximate line figure for explaining a 3rd embodiment of a screen display control method of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the screen display control method of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the information used with the screen display control method of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the information used with the screen display control method of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the structural example of the computer which can be utilized for the screen display control apparatus of this invention. It is a basic diagram for demonstrating the search input customization function of a business application.

Explanation of symbols

800 ... Computer, 801 ... CPU, 802 ... Memory, 803 ... Audio output device, 804 ... Network interface, 805 ... Display controller, 806 ... Display device, 807 ... Input device interface, 808 ... keyboard, 809 ... mouse, 810 ... external storage device, 811 ... recording medium drive, 812 ... recording medium interface, 813 ... bus, 820 .... Network, 830 ... recording medium, 840 ... recording medium

Claims (5)

A screen display control device that performs display control on a display screen having a display window and a non-display window,
In response to the size change of the display screen, at least one item block included in the non-display window is added to the display screen, or at least one item block included in the display window is deleted from the display screen. An arrangement determining means for determining an arrangement of each item block,
A screen display control device comprising display control means for generating display data based on the determined arrangement and controlling the display data to form a new display screen. The screen display control device according to claim 1,
The arrangement determining means arranges each item block so that the item block of the non-display window is expanded below the item block of the display window when the size of the display screen is expanded at least in the vertical direction. A screen display control device characterized by determining. The screen display control device according to claim 1,
When the size of the display screen is enlarged in at least one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, the arrangement determining unit determines the item blocks of the display window and the item blocks of the non-display window as the respective items. A screen display control apparatus, wherein the arrangement of item blocks is determined so as to be expanded in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction in order of the usage frequency of the item blocks. The screen display control device according to claim 3,
The screen display control apparatus, wherein the use frequency is managed for each user of the display screen. A screen display control method for performing display control on a display screen having a display window and a non-display window,
Depending on the size change of the display screen, at least one item block included in the non-display window is added to the display screen, or at least one item block included in the display window is deleted from the display screen. An arrangement determining step for determining the arrangement of the item blocks;
A screen display control method comprising: a display control step of generating display data based on the determined arrangement and controlling the display data to form a new display screen.