JP5440709B2 - Information processing apparatus, resident program selection method, and selection program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a resident program selection method, and a selection program.

  In recent years, many resident programs, which are programs that continue to reside in a memory work area and provide functions, have been developed. For example, as a resident program, a program having a function of monitoring whether a computer virus enters a personal computer or a program having a function of accepting an operation of a television remote controller is known.

  In the information processing apparatus holding such a resident program, the paths of all the resident programs developed in the memory when the information processing apparatus is started are stored in advance in a registry file. A registry file is a file that an OS (Operating System) refers to when starting up, and all resident programs to be started are listed in advance.

  Here, an example of a registry file will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 28, the registry file indicates a “registry path” that indicates the path of the registry file, a “data type” that indicates the type of data, and a path of a program that is read into the work area of the memory when the personal computer is started. “Program path” is stored. As shown in FIG. 28, the path of all the resident programs that are started when the personal computer is started (for example, “¥ Data1: C: ¥ Program1 ¥ abc.exe” in the example of FIG. 28) is displayed on the registry. It is enumerated.

  Next, a process for developing a resident program using such a registry file will be described. The OS of the information processing apparatus refers to the registry file upon startup, extracts one resident program path stored in the registry, acquires the resident program using the resident program path, and acquires the acquired resident program. Expand into the memory work area. Thereafter, the OS obtains one path of the next resident program stored in the registry, repeats the process of expanding the resident program in the work area of the memory, and stores all the resident programs listed in the registry file in the memory. Expand into the work area.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-120932 JP 2006-350652 A

  However, in the technology for expanding the resident program described above to the memory work area, all the resident programs listed in the registry file are expanded to the memory work area, so that resources such as memory and CPU are wasted. There was a problem.

  In other words, when the information processing device is activated, all resident programs are automatically expanded in the memory work area, which increases the CPU load and memory usage, and wastes resources. .

  The disclosed technique has been made in view of the above, and aims to suppress waste of resources.

  The disclosed technology has been made in view of the above, and the information processing apparatus selects a resident program storage unit that stores a plurality of resident programs that are resident in the work area and a resident program that is resident in the work area. A module storage unit for storing the selected module. In addition, the information processing apparatus includes a designation information storage unit that stores information that designates a selection module as information that designates a program that is activated upon activation. Then, the information processing apparatus reads the selected module from the module storage unit using the information stored in the designated information storage unit at the time of activation. Subsequently, the information processing apparatus makes the read selection module resident in the work area from a plurality of resident programs stored in the resident program storage unit in accordance with the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus after activation. Control to select a program. Thereafter, the information processing apparatus controls to expand the selected resident program in the work area.

  According to one aspect of the information processing apparatus disclosed in the present application, resource waste is suppressed.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registry file. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the correspondence list. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data format of the activation instruction information. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining processing for selecting a resident program. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the OS startup sequence in the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a data format of the activation factor information. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a GUI screen display example. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a GUI screen display example. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a structure of association data of activation time and personal computer utilization purpose. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the purpose-of-use specifying process in the information processing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining delayed activation of a resident program. FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a GUI screen display example. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a data format of a selection result in the GUI. FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the usage purpose specifying process in the information processing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a GUI screen display example. FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the seventh embodiment. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a list of resident modules. FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the seventh embodiment. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a computer that executes a selection program. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional registry file.

  Exemplary embodiments of an information processing apparatus, a resident program selection method, and a selection program according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  In the following embodiments, the configuration and processing flow of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described in order, and finally the effects of the first embodiment will be described.

[Configuration of information processing device]
First, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 10 includes an input unit 11, an output unit 12, a start button 13, an E ² PROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Rom) 14, a control unit 15, an HDD (Hard disk drive) 17, a memory 18 are connected via a bus or the like. The processing of these units will be described below.

  The input unit 11 is a device that receives input from a user such as a keyboard and a mouse. The output unit 12 is a device that outputs information to a user such as a monitor or a speaker.

  The activation button 13 is a plurality of buttons for receiving an instruction for a function that operates after activation together with an instruction for activation. For example, the start button 13 includes, as a plurality of buttons, an Internet start button that receives an operation instruction for the Internet function, a TV start button that instructs the operation of the TV function, and a full function start button that instructs the operation of all functions.

The E ² PROM 14 is a non-volatile memory, and stores a basic input / output system (BIOS) 14a that controls peripheral devices. The BIOS 14a is a program group that controls peripheral devices such as a keyboard and a start button 13. Specifically, when the start button 13 is pressed, the BIOS 14a identifies which button among the start buttons 13 is pressed to start the information processing apparatus 10 and starts instruction information indicating the pressed button. Is stored in the activation instruction information storage area 18 c of the memory 18.

  The HDD 17 stores data and programs necessary for various types of processing by the control unit 15, and a resident program storage area 17a, a module storage area 17b, a registry file storage area 17c, and a corresponding list storage area 17d are stored as data storage areas. Have

  The resident program storage area 17 a stores a plurality of resident programs that are resident in the resident program storage area 18 a that is a work area of the memory 18. For example, the resident program storage area 17a stores an Internet virus check program, an e-mail virus check program, an Internet schedule book synchronization function program, and the like as resident programs. The resident program storage area 17a stores a TV shortcut software button program and a TV remote control module as resident programs.

  The module storage area 17b stores a resident program selection module for selecting a resident program resident in the resident program storage area 18a. When the resident program selection module is expanded and activated in the module storage area 18 b of the memory 18, it specifies the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus 10 and selects a resident program to be expanded in the memory 18. The resident program selection module is controlled by a selection control unit 16c and a development control unit 16d described later.

  The registry file storage area 17c stores a registry file that stores a path of a resident program selection module as a path of a program that is activated when the information processing apparatus 10 is activated. Here, an example of a registry file stored in the registry file storage area 17c will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registry file. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the registry file indicates a “registry path” that indicates the path of the registry file, a “data type” that indicates the type of data, and a path of a program that is read into the work area of the memory when the personal computer is started. “Program path” is stored.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the registry file stores “¥ Data1: C: ¥ Program1 ¥ TSRCCTRL.exe”, which is the path of the resident program selection module, as the “program path”. That is, as will be described in detail later, the OS 16 does not start all the resident programs at the time of starting, but only starts the “resident program selection module” and starts only the resident programs according to the purpose of use. Yes.

  The correspondence list storage area 17d stores a correspondence list in which functions that are operated after activation are associated with paths of resident programs. Here, an example of the correspondence list stored in the correspondence list storage area 17d will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the correspondence list. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the correspondence list includes a “use purpose” indicating the use purpose of the information processing apparatus 10 of the user, a “path of the resident program to be started” indicating the path of the resident program to be started, and the resident program. “Program name” indicating the name of the program is stored.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 3, the correspondence list stores the path of the Internet virus check program, the path of the e-mail virus check program, and the path of the Internet schedule book synchronization function program in association with the purpose of use “Internet”. . Also, the correspondence list stores “C: ¥ Program ¥ VirusChk.exe” as the path of the Internet virus check program.

  The memory 18 stores programs and modules that are read out by the OS 16 and perform functions, and data necessary for various processes, and includes a resident program storage area 18a, a module storage area 18b, and an activation instruction information storage area 18c. .

  The resident program storage area 18 a stores a resident program read from the resident program storage area 17 a of the HDD 17 by the expansion control unit 16 d of the OS 16 described later. The module storage area 18b stores a resident program selection module read from the module storage area 17b of the HDD 17 by the reading unit 16a of the OS 16 described later. The control unit 15 described later executes the functions of the resident program and the resident program selection module by reading and executing the resident program and the resident program selection module stored in the resident program storage area 18a and the module storage area 18b. .

  The activation instruction information storage area 18c stores activation instruction information acquired by the BIOS 14a. Here, the data format of the start instruction information stored in the start instruction information storage area 18c will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data format of the activation instruction information. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the activation instruction information stored in the activation instruction information storage area 18 c is “name” indicating the name of data, “type” indicating the type of data, and pressed when the information processing apparatus 10 is activated. The “value” indicating the button is stored.

  In the example of FIG. 4, the name “Launch” and the type “DWORD” are stored in the activation instruction information storage area 18 c. For example, the correspondence list stores the value “0” when activated by pressing the “no function button”, and stores the value “1” when activated by pressing the “all function button”. To do. The activation instruction information storage area 18c stores the value “2” when the “Internet button” is pressed and activated, and the value “3” when the “TV button” is activated. Is memorized.

  The control unit 15 is a CPU that expands the OS 16, resident programs, modules, and the like on the work area of the memory 18 and executes various processes. The control unit 15 includes a reading unit 16a, a function instruction information acquisition unit 16b, a selection control unit 16c, and a deployment control unit 16d as functions of the OS 16 executed by the CPU.

  When the information processing apparatus 10 is activated, the reading unit 16a reads the resident program selection module from the resident program selection module storage area 17b of the HDD 17 using the path of the resident program selection module stored in the registry file storage area 17c. Specifically, the reading unit 16a refers to the registry file when the OS 16 starts up, and acquires one path in the registry file. Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 2, since only the path of the resident program selection module is stored in the registry file, the reading unit 16a acquires the path of the resident program selection module.

  Then, using the path of the resident program selection module, the reading unit 16a acquires the resident program selection module stored in the module storage area 17b of the HDD 17, expands the module storage area 18b, and activates the resident program selection module. . Thereafter, the reading unit 16a determines whether or not all paths in the registry file have been acquired. If it is determined that all paths in the registry file have been acquired, the reading unit 16a ends the process. In the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, since only the path of the resident program selection module is stored in the registry file, it is determined that all paths in the registry file have been acquired, and the process ends.

  The function instruction information acquisition unit 16b controls the resident program selection module to acquire activation instruction information from the activation instruction information storage area 18c. Specifically, the function instruction information acquisition unit 16b controls the resident program selection module to acquire the value of the activation instruction information stored in the activation instruction information storage area 18c.

  The selection control unit 16c allows the read resident program selection module to be resident in the work area from among a plurality of resident programs stored in the resident program storage area 17a according to the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus 10 after activation. Control to select the resident program to be selected. Specifically, the selection control unit 16c controls the resident program selection module to specify the purpose of use of the personal computer from the value of the start instruction information acquired by the function instruction information acquisition unit 16b. For example, when the value of the acquired activation instruction information is “2”, the resident program selection module determines that the information processing apparatus 10 has been activated by pressing the Internet activation button, and the usage purpose of the personal computer is “ Identify "Internet".

  Then, the resident program selection module selects the resident program to be activated by referring to the correspondence list of the purpose of use of the personal computer and the resident program to be activated. For example, if the purpose of using a personal computer is specified as “Internet”, the resident program selection module refers to the resident program correspondence list, obtains the path of the resident program corresponding to the purpose of use “Internet”, and starts up. Select the resident program to be used. In the example of FIG. 3, an Internet virus check program, an e-mail virus check program, and an Internet schedule book synchronization function program are selected as resident programs corresponding to the purpose of use “Internet”.

  The expansion control unit 16d controls the resident program selection module to expand the resident program selected by the selection control unit 16c in the work area. Specifically, the resident program selection module expands the selected resident program in the resident program storage area 18a of the memory 18 and activates the resident program.

  In other words, the information processing apparatus 10 appropriately specifies the purpose of use from the start button 13 and develops only the minimum necessary resident program corresponding to the purpose of use in the memory, thereby reducing the load on the CPU and the memory. Deter waste. Further, by reducing the load on the CPU and memory, the startup time of the information processing apparatus 10 is shortened, and the battery consumption is reduced.

  Here, the process of selecting and expanding a resident program will be specifically described with reference to FIG. In the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that resident program A, resident program B, and resident program C are stored in the resident program storage area 17a as a plurality of resident programs. As shown in FIG. 5, the reading unit 16 a refers to the registry file when the OS 16 is started up, and acquires the path of the resident program selection module. Then, the reading unit 16a acquires the resident program selection module stored in the module storage area 17b of the HDD 17 and activates the resident program selection module.

  Subsequently, the selection control unit 16c causes the resident program selection module to reside in the memory 18 from among a plurality of resident programs stored in the resident program storage area 17a of the HDD 17 in accordance with a function operated after activation. Control to select only. In the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that the resident program B is selected from the resident programs A to C. Thereafter, the expansion control unit 16d controls the resident program selection module to expand the selected resident program B in the memory 18.

[Processing by information processing device]
Next, processing performed by the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the OS startup sequence in the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the OS 16 of the information processing apparatus 10 receives a start instruction from the start button 13 (step S101), the OS start sequence (described later in detail with reference to FIG. 7) is executed (step S102). The resident program selection module is activated.

  Then, the resident program selection module refers to the memory 18 and acquires information on the activation button that was pressed at the time of activation (step S103). Then, the resident program selection module specifies the purpose of use according to the acquired information on the start button (step S104).

  Thereafter, the resident program selection module selects the resident program to be activated with reference to the correspondence list between the purpose of use and the resident program to be activated (step S105). The resident program selection module expands the selected resident program in the memory 18 and starts it (step S106).

  Next, the processing operation of the OS startup sequence will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the OS 16 refers to the registry file and acquires one path in the registry file (step S201). Here, as described above, since only the path of the resident program selection module is stored in the registry file, the reading unit 16a acquires the path of the resident program selection module.

  Then, the OS 16 acquires the resident program selection module stored in the module storage area 17b of the HDD 17 using the path of the resident program selection module, expands it in the memory 18, and activates the resident program selection module (step S202). . Thereafter, the OS 16 determines whether all the paths in the registry file have been acquired (step S203). If it is determined that all the paths in the registry file have been acquired, the process ends. Here, as described with reference to the example of FIG. 2, since only the path of the resident program selection module is stored in the registry file, it is determined that all paths in the registry file have been acquired, and processing is performed. finish.

  The OS boot sequence described with reference to FIG. 7 performs the same processing as the conventional OS boot sequence. However, in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, only the path of the resident program selection module is registered in the registry file instead of the path of all the resident programs to be activated. For this reason, in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, without changing the OS 16, the resident program selection module performs a process of developing only the minimum necessary resident program in the memory 18 according to the purpose of use. .

[Effect of Example 1]
As described above, the information processing apparatus 10 stores a plurality of resident programs resident in the work area in the resident program storage area 17a and stores a resident program selection module for selecting a resident program in the module storage area 17b. In addition, the information processing apparatus 10 stores the path of the resident program selection module in the registry file storage area 17c as information for designating a program that is activated upon activation. Then, the information processing apparatus 10 reads out the resident program selection module from the module storage area 17b using the information stored in the registry file at the time of activation. Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 10 causes the resident program selection module to reside in the work area from among a plurality of resident programs stored in the resident program storage area 17a according to the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus 10 after activation. Control to select a resident program. Thereafter, the information processing apparatus 10 controls the resident program selection module to expand the selected resident program in the work area. As a result, by loading only the minimum necessary resident program in the memory, it is possible to reduce the load on the CPU 15 and the memory 18 and suppress the waste of resources.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 10 stores a correspondence list in which a purpose of use and information designating a resident program are associated with each other, and the read resident program selection module indicates a situation when the information processing apparatus 10 is activated. Get status information. In the information processing apparatus 10, the selection module specifies the purpose of use from the acquired status information, acquires the path of the resident program corresponding to the purpose of use from the correspondence list, and uses the path of the resident program to To select a resident program to reside in For this reason, the information processing apparatus 10 can automatically perform the process of developing only the minimum necessary resident program in the memory, reduce the load on the CPU and memory, and suppress the waste of resources.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, any one of the activation buttons 13 is operated by the resident program selection module among the plurality of activation buttons 13 that accepts an instruction of a function to be operated after activation together with an instruction to activate the information processing apparatus 10. Acquires information indicating whether or not. Then, the resident program selection module identifies the function that is operated after activation according to the activation button 13 from the acquired information, and identifies the purpose of use from the identified function. For this reason, it is possible to appropriately specify the purpose of use from the start button 13 and develop only the minimum necessary resident program in the memory.

  By the way, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where a necessary resident program is selected according to the operation of the start button has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the information processing apparatus is automatically started or manually started. A necessary resident program may be selected according to whether it has been done.

  Therefore, in the following second embodiment, as a case where a necessary resident program is selected depending on whether the information processing apparatus is automatically started or manually started, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are used. The information processing apparatus 10A will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a data format of the activation factor information. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment.

  First, a method for starting the information processing apparatus manually and a method for starting it automatically will be described. For example, there are a general activation method in which a user presses a power button to manually activate an information processing device and a method in which the information processing device is automatically activated by a timer.

  In the information processing apparatus 10A according to the second embodiment, when activated, the activation factor information indicating whether it is activated manually or automatically is stored in the memory 18. Here, the data format of the activation factor information stored in the memory 18 will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the activation factor information stored in the memory 18 includes “name” indicating the name of the data, “type” indicating the type of the data, and the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> A is activated manually or automatically. The “value” indicating whether or not it has been stored is stored.

  In the example of FIG. 8, the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> A stores a name “Boot” and a type “DWORD” as activation factor information. Also, the information processing apparatus 10A stores, for example, the value “0” when activated by “manual (power button)” as activation factor information, and when activated by “automatic (timer)”, The value “1” is stored.

  Next, processing by the information processing apparatus 10A according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. Whether the process by the information processing apparatus 10A according to the second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 9 is manually activated or automatically activated is compared with the process by the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. The difference is that the processing is performed. Hereinafter, processing by the information processing apparatus 10A according to the second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 9 will be described. Note that description of the same processing as in the first embodiment is omitted.

  As illustrated in FIG. 9, the information processing apparatus 10A receives a start instruction (step S301), and executes an OS start sequence (see FIG. 7 described above) (step S302). Thereafter, the resident program selection module refers to the memory 18 and obtains activation factor information of the personal computer (step S303).

  Then, the resident program selection module determines whether it has been started manually or automatically (step S304). When it is determined that it has been started manually, the resident program selection module of the information processing apparatus 10A corresponding to the case where it has been started manually is determined. The purpose of use is specified (step S305). Then, the resident program selection module selects the resident program to be activated with reference to the correspondence list between the purpose of use and the resident program to be activated (step S306). For example, if the resident program selection module is manually activated, it is specified that the purpose is to use all functions, the purpose of use is set to “all functions”, and all the resident programs are referred to by referring to the correspondence list. select. In the case where the program is started manually and the start button is pressed, the resident program to be started may be selected according to the pressed start button as in the first embodiment. .

  Then, the resident program selection module expands and starts the selected resident program in the memory 18 (step S307). Further, when it is determined that the resident program selection module is automatically activated, the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus 10A corresponding to the automatic activation is specified (step S308). For example, when the resident program selection module is automatically started, the usage purpose is “no function”. Then, the resident program selection module refers to the correspondence list between the purpose of use and the resident program to be activated, and determines that there is no resident program to be activated (step S309). That is, when automatically activated, since the user is not in front of the information processing apparatus 10A, the function of the resident program is not necessary, so the resident program is not activated.

  In this way, the resident program selection module acquires information indicating whether the information processing apparatus 10A has been automatically activated or manually activated. When the resident program selection module specifies that the information processing apparatus 10A has automatically started from the acquired information, any resident program is selected from the plurality of resident programs stored in the resident program storage area 17a. Is also controlled so as not to select. For this reason, when the program is automatically started, by not starting the resident program, it is possible to reduce the load on the CPU and the memory and suppress the waste of resources.

  In the first embodiment, the case where a necessary resident program is selected according to the operation of the start button has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A screen for allowing the user to select the purpose of use may be displayed, and a necessary resident program may be selected according to the result of selection by the user.

  Therefore, in the following third embodiment, a screen for allowing the user to select the purpose of use is displayed, and a necessary resident program is selected according to the result selected by the user, using FIGS. 10 to 12. The information processing apparatus 10B according to the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a GUI screen display example. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 10, the information processing apparatus 10B is different from the information processing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 in that the control unit 15 includes a display control unit 16e and a function instruction receiving unit 16f. In the information processing apparatus 10B, the display control unit 16e displays a selection screen for selecting the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus 10B after activation. Here, the selection screen will be described using the example of FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the display control unit 16 e displays, as a selection screen, a message indicating that the purpose of use of the personal computer is selected, and displays a plurality of options that allow the user to select the purpose of use on the output unit 12. To control. In the example of FIG. 11, the display control unit 16 e displays “use only the Internet”, “use only television”, and “use all functions” as options.

  The function instruction accepting unit 16f accepts an instruction for designating the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus 10B after activation from the displayed selection screen via the input unit 11. Specifically, the function instruction accepting unit 16f accepts information indicating which option is selected from among a plurality of options for selecting the purpose of use of the selection screen.

  The selection control unit 16c selects a resident program to be activated according to the purpose of use selected by the function instruction receiving unit 16f. Specifically, the selection control unit 16c refers to the correspondence list stored in the correspondence list storage area 17d and selects a resident program corresponding to the purpose of use selected by the function instruction receiving unit 16f.

  Next, processing performed by the information processing apparatus 10B according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment. Compared with the process by the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6, the process performed by the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> B according to the third embodiment illustrated in FIG. However, the difference is that a necessary resident program is selected according to the result selected by the user. Hereinafter, processing by the information processing apparatus 10B according to the third embodiment illustrated in FIG. 12 will be described. Note that description of the same processing as in the first embodiment is omitted.

  As illustrated in FIG. 12, the information processing apparatus 10B receives a start instruction (step S401), and executes an OS start sequence (see FIG. 7 described above) (step S402). Thereafter, the resident program selection module activates the GUI and displays a usage purpose selection screen of the information processing apparatus 10B (step S403).

  Then, the resident program selection module receives the selection instruction and specifies the purpose of use (step S404). Then, the resident program selection module selects the resident program to be activated with reference to the correspondence list between the purpose of use and the resident program to be activated (step S405). Then, the resident program selection module expands the selected resident program in the memory 18 and starts it (step S406).

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, the resident program selection module displays the selection screen for selecting the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus 10B after activation on the output unit 12, and the information processing after activation from the displayed selection screen. An instruction for specifying the purpose of use of the device 10B is received. Then, the selection module selects a resident program to be resident in the work area from among a plurality of resident programs stored in the resident program storage area 17a according to the received utilization purpose of the information processing apparatus 10B after activation. For this reason, it is possible to appropriately specify the purpose of use from the user's instruction and to develop only the minimum necessary resident program in the memory.

  By the way, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where a necessary resident program is selected according to the operation of the activation button has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is necessary according to the activation time of the information processing apparatus. A resident program may be selected.

  Therefore, in the following fourth embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10C according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16 as a case where a necessary resident program is selected according to the startup time of the information processing apparatus. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a GUI screen display example. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a structure of association data of activation time and usage purpose. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the purpose-of-use specifying process in the information processing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment.

  First, an example of a GUI screen display that accepts the association between the activation time and the purpose of use will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> C according to the fourth embodiment displays a screen that allows the user to select “start time”, “end time”, and “use purpose selection”.

  When the information processing apparatus 10C is activated between the time input at the “start time” and the time input at the paired “end time”, the information processing apparatus 10C “selects the purpose of use”. Select the necessary resident program according to the purpose of use selected in.

  For example, there is a case where the purpose of using the information processing apparatus is specified according to the activated time zone, such as “check news and mail in the morning and watch TV at night”. In such a case, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 13, the start time is “7:00” and the end time is “9” as a morning start purpose (hereinafter referred to as “use purpose (1)”). 0:00 "and the purpose of use" Internet use ". Also, as the night start purpose (hereinafter referred to as “use purpose (2)”), the start time “21:00”, the end time “23:00”, and the use purpose “use TV” are input. In addition, the time other than the above (hereinafter referred to as “use purpose of other time”) is assumed to be the use purpose “use of all functions”.

  When the information processing apparatus 10C receives inputs of “start time”, “end time”, and “use purpose selection” from the selection screen described above, the association data of the start time and the use purpose is stored in a file on the memory. To do. Here, the structure of the association data of the activation time and the purpose of use will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 14, the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> C includes “offset” indicating the data position, “size” indicating the data size, and “details” indicating the data content as the association data of the activation time and the purpose of use. Remember. The information processing apparatus 10 </ b> C uses the start time unit, the start time unit, the end time unit, and the end time minute for the purpose of use (1) and the purpose of use (2). The unit and usage purpose are stored, and the usage purpose is stored for other usage purposes. As illustrated in FIG. 14, the data size is 2 bytes each.

  Next, processing performed by the information processing apparatus 10C according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The processing by the information processing apparatus 10C according to the fourth embodiment illustrated in FIG. 15 is necessary resident according to the time when the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6 is activated. The difference is that the program is selected. Processing performed by the information processing apparatus 10C according to the third embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 15 and 16 will be described below. Note that a description of the same processing as in the first embodiment will be omitted.

  As illustrated in FIG. 15, the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> C receives the activation instruction and executes the OS activation sequence (see FIG. 7 described above) (steps S <b> 501 and S <b> 502), and then specifies the purpose of use from the current time. (The details will be described later with reference to FIG. 16) (step S503). Then, the resident program selection module selects the resident program to be activated with reference to the correspondence list between the purpose of use and the resident program to be activated (step S504). Then, the resident program selection module expands the selected resident program in the memory 18 and starts it (step S505).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 16, a process for specifying the purpose of use from the current time of activation will be described. In the example of FIG. 16, as described above, an example in which the purpose of use (1), the purpose of use (2), and other purposes of use of time are set will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the resident program selection module obtains the current time (step S601), and loads a utilization purpose association data structure from a file (step S602). Then, the resident program selection module determines whether the relationship of start time ≦ current time ≦ end time holds for the purpose of use (1) (step S603). As a result, if it is determined that the relationship of start time ≦ current time ≦ end time is satisfied, the resident program selection module specifies that the use purpose of the personal computer is the use purpose set to the use purpose (1) (step 1). S607).

  If the resident program selection module determines that the relationship of start time ≦ current time ≦ end time does not hold for the purpose of use (1), the start time ≦ current time ≦ end time for the purpose of use (2). It is determined whether or not the above relationship holds (step S604). As a result, if it is determined that the relationship of start time ≦ current time ≦ end time is satisfied, the resident program selection module specifies that the use purpose of the personal computer is the use purpose set in the use purpose (2) (step S606).

  If the resident program selection module determines that the relationship of start time ≦ current time ≦ end time does not hold for the purpose of use (2), the purpose of use of the personal computer is specified as the purpose of use of other time ( Step S605).

  As described above, the resident program selection module acquires information indicating the time when the activation instruction to the information processing apparatus 10 is received, and specifies the purpose of use corresponding to the time. For this reason, it is possible to appropriately specify the purpose of use from the time when it is started and to develop only the minimum necessary resident program in the memory.

  In the first embodiment, the case where only the necessary resident program is activated when the information processing apparatus is activated has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. After that time elapses, the resident program may be activated afterwards.

  Therefore, in the following fifth embodiment, the information in the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 21 as a case where the resident program is activated after a predetermined time has elapsed since the information processing apparatus is activated. The processing device 10D will be described. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining delayed activation of a resident program. FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a GUI screen display example. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a data format of a selection result in the GUI. FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the usage purpose specifying process in the information processing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment.

  First, the processing load when the resident program is activated afterwards will be described with reference to FIG. In the graph shown in FIG. 17, the horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical axis represents the CPU load. For example, in the conventional information processing apparatus, when the information processing apparatus is started and logged on, all the resident programs are started, and as shown in (1) of FIG. CPU load is intensively increased. That is, when logging on, not only the resident program but also the startup process of the OS itself is executed intensively, so that the CPU load increases and the memory is compressed, and the process is delayed overall. However, the functions of all the resident programs may be used after the logon process is completed.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, when the information processing apparatus is activated and logged on, only the resident program corresponding to the purpose of use is activated and, as illustrated in (2) of FIG. Reduce the load on the CPU and memory. As a result, the entire startup process is accelerated by improving the processing speed. However, after the logon process is completed, the resident program other than the activated resident program cannot be used unless it is activated again.

  Therefore, in the information processing apparatus 10D according to the fifth embodiment, when the information processing apparatus is activated and logged on, only the resident program corresponding to the purpose of use is activated, and delays other than the resident program activated according to the purpose of use are delayed. Start. For this reason, as shown in (3) of FIG. 17, the functions of all the resident programs may be used after delay activation while reducing the load on the CPU and memory at the time of logon. In other words, it is possible to obtain the effect of shortening the activation time and to activate other resident programs and use the functions of the other resident programs after the intensive CPU and memory loads at the time of logon are gone.

  Next, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 10D according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 18, the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> D is different from the information processing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 in that the control unit 15 includes a time measurement unit 16 g and a post-deployment control unit 16 h.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus 10D according to the fifth embodiment, the user is allowed to select in advance under what conditions other resident programs other than the resident program activated at the time of logon are activated according to the purpose of use. . For example, as illustrated in FIG. 19, in the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> D, a selection screen for displaying a plurality of activation conditions is displayed on the output unit 12 to allow the user to select. In the example of FIG. 19, the activation conditions are “activation after the CPU load has dropped below 10% for one minute continuously”, “activation after one minute has elapsed since logon”, and “activation after five minutes have elapsed since logon” , “Do not use other functions” is displayed, and the user is allowed to select one of the activation conditions.

  When the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> D receives an input of an activation condition selection instruction from the selection screen described above, the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> D stores the selection result in a file on the memory 18. Here, the data format of the selection result stored will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 20, the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> D stores “offset” indicating the position of the data, “size” indicating the size of the data, and “details” indicating the content of the data as the selection result. The information processing apparatus 10D has, as the contents of the data, the activation conditions selected by the user “activate after the CPU load has dropped below 10% for one minute continuously”, “activate after x minutes have elapsed since logon”, It is memorized whether it is one of “Do not use other functions”. The information processing apparatus 10D also stores the number of waiting times when the selected activation condition is “activate after x minutes have elapsed since logon”. As illustrated in FIG. 20, the data size is 2 bytes each.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 18, the time measurement unit 16 g is configured to start up the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> D after the resident program selection module is controlled so that the resident program is expanded in the resident program storage area 18 a of the memory 18. Measure the elapsed time. Specifically, the time measuring unit 16g measures the time that has elapsed since logon.

  The post-deployment control unit 16h develops other resident programs in the work area other than the resident programs developed in the work area by the development control unit 16d based on the time measured by the time measurement unit 16g. Control to do. Specifically, the post-deployment control unit 16h performs control so that the resident program selection module reads information on the selection result of the activation condition and determines whether the activation condition is a setting that does not use other functions. As a result, the resident program selection module ends the process when it is determined that the activation condition is a setting of “not use other functions”. Further, when it is determined that the activation condition is not a setting that does not use other functions, the activation condition is “activation after the CPU load is continuously below 10% for one minute”. To determine.

  As a result, the resident program selection module initializes the count T to 0 when it is determined that the activation condition is “activation after the CPU load falls below 10% for one minute continuously”. The resident program selection module waits for 1 second and then acquires the CPU load. The resident program selection module determines whether the CPU load is 10% or less. If the CPU load is not 10% or less, the count T is initialized to 0 and the process is repeated.

  The resident program selection module increments T when the CPU load is 10% or less, and determines whether the value of T is 60 or more. As a result, when it is determined that the value of T is not 60 or more, the resident program selection module repeats the process of determining whether the CPU is 10% or less until the value of T is 60 or more. If the resident program selection module determines that the value of T is 60 or more, the resident program selection module activates a resident program other than the purpose of initial use. Further, the resident program selection module specifies that the activation condition is time designation, waits for the designated time, and then activates a resident program other than the original purpose of use.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the information processing apparatus 10D receives a start instruction and executes an OS start sequence (see FIG. 7 described above) (steps S701 and S702), and then performs a user start purpose acquisition process (step S703). Then, the resident program selection module selects the resident program to be activated with reference to the correspondence list between the purpose of use and the resident program to be activated (step S704). Then, the resident program selection module expands and starts the selected resident program in the memory 18 (step S705).

  Then, the resident program selection module reads the information on the selection result of the activation condition (step S706), and determines whether the activation condition is a setting that does not use other functions (step S707). As a result, the resident program selection module ends the process when it is determined that the activation condition is a setting of “not use other functions”. Further, when it is determined that the activation condition is not a setting that does not use other functions, the activation condition is “activation after the CPU load is continuously below 10% for one minute”. (Step S708).

  As a result, when it is determined that the activation condition is “activation after the CPU load falls below 10% for one minute continuously”, the resident program selection module initializes the count T to 0 (step S712). . The resident program selection module waits for 1 second (step S713) and then acquires the CPU load (step S714). Then, the resident program selection module determines whether the CPU load is 10% or less (step S715). If the CPU load is not 10% or less, the process returns to step S712.

  When the CPU load is 10% or less, the resident program selection module increments T (step S716) and determines whether the value of T is 60 or more (step S717). As a result, if the resident program selection module determines that the value of T is not 60 or more, it returns to step S713. If the resident program selection module determines that the value of T is 60 or more, the resident program selection module activates a resident program other than the purpose of initial use (step S711).

  Returning to step S708, if the activation condition is not “activation after the CPU load falls below 10% for one minute continuously”, the resident program selection module specifies that the activation condition is time designation. (Step S709) After waiting for a specified time (Step S710), a resident program other than the purpose of initial use is activated (Step S711).

  As described above, after the resident selection module is controlled to expand the resident program to the work area, the time elapsed since the start is measured, and the resident expanded to the work area based on the measured time. Expand resident programs other than programs in the work area. For this reason, the functions of all the resident programs may be used after the delayed activation while reducing the load on the CPU and memory at the time of activation.

  Further, the correspondence list in which the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus and the resident program to be activated are stored in association with each other may be edited. Therefore, in the following sixth embodiment, the information in the sixth embodiment will be described using FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 as a case where the correspondence list in which the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus and the resident program to be activated are stored correspondingly is edited. The processing device 10E will be described. FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a GUI screen display example.

  As illustrated in FIG. 22, the information processing apparatus 10 </ b> E is different from the information processing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 in that the control unit 15 includes a list change receiving unit 16 i. In the information processing apparatus 10E, the list change receiving unit 16i receives an instruction to change the correspondence list stored in the correspondence list storage area 17d.

  For example, when the request for changing the correspondence list is received, the list change receiving unit 16i displays a screen for editing the correspondence list as illustrated in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 23, on the editing screen, an item for inputting a purpose of use of a personal computer that is the information processing apparatus 10E and an item for selecting a path of a resident program to be resident for the purpose of use are displayed. Has been. Then, when the usage purpose and the resident program are input on the editing screen, the list change receiving unit 16i registers the combination of the usage purpose and the resident program in the corresponding list storage area 17d.

  In this way, since an instruction to change the list stored in the correspondence list storage area 17d is received, the user can freely edit the combination of the purpose of use and the resident program.

  In the sixth embodiment, the case where the correspondence list is manually edited has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the correspondence list may be automatically edited. Therefore, in the following seventh embodiment, the information processing apparatus 10F according to the seventh embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 to 26 as a case where the correspondence list is automatically edited. FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the seventh embodiment. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a list of resident modules. FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the information processing apparatus according to the seventh embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 24, the information processing apparatus 10F is different from the information processing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 in that the control unit 15 includes a program monitoring unit 16j and a list storage unit 16k. In the information processing apparatus 10F, the program monitoring unit 16j monitors a resident program started by the user. Specifically, the program monitoring unit 16j handles a process activation event, compares the activated program with a list of all resident programs installed in the information processing apparatus 10F, and the activated program is the all resident program. Determine if it is in the list.

  Here, the list of all resident programs installed in the information processing apparatus 10F is a list in which the paths and program names of the resident programs are listed for all the resident programs, as illustrated in FIG. is there.

  When it is monitored that the resident program has been activated, the list storage unit 16k is currently activated for the purpose of use of the currently used program for the correspondence list stored in the correspondence list storage area 17d. Stores the resident program path in association with each other. Specifically, if the list storage unit 16k determines that the program started by the program monitoring unit 16j is in the list of all resident programs, the list storage unit 16k specifies the purpose of use of the program and the path of the resident program To get. Then, the list storage unit 16k associates the specified usage purpose with the acquired path of the resident program and stores them in the correspondence list.

  Next, processing performed by the information processing apparatus 10F according to the seventh embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 26, when the program is activated (step S801), the information processing apparatus 10F calls a process activation event handler (step S802). Then, the information processing apparatus 10F acquires the file path of the activated process (step S803), and searches whether the file path of the activated process exists in the list of resident modules installed in the information processing apparatus 10F. (Step S804).

  When the file path of the activated process exists in the list of resident modules (Yes in step S805), the information processing apparatus 10F sets the activated file path in the correspondence list of the purpose of use and the resident program to be activated. It adds (step S806). If the file path of the activated process does not exist in the list of resident modules (No at step S805), the information processing apparatus 10F ends the process.

  Thus, the resident program selection module monitors the activated program while the information processing apparatus 10F is activated. When the activated program is a resident program, the resident program selection module stores the path of the currently activated resident program in association with the purpose of use of the resident program in the correspondence list. For this reason, the correspondence list may be automatically updated.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the above-described embodiments. Therefore, different embodiments will be described below.

(1) Start Button In the first embodiment, the case where the start button has the Internet start button or the TV start button has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the start of the document creation tool is not limited to this. It may have a document creation tool activation button for instructing.

  For example, the information processing apparatus may not activate a resident program when a document creation tool activation button is pressed. That is, when the user activates the information processing apparatus for the purpose of document creation, the resident program may not be activated, and the activation time of the information processing apparatus may be shortened.

(2) Display example of usage purpose In the example of the selection screen described in the third embodiment and the example of the correspondence list editing screen described in the sixth embodiment, “use purpose” is displayed. The purpose of use is clearly indicated such as “use of TV”, but it is not limited to one that directly expresses the purpose of use. For example, the usage purpose of the personal computer changes depending on the place by changing the expression to a place such as “Setting for conference room”, “Setting for home (living)”, “Setting for home (study)” You may customize it so that it is easier to understand and use for the user.

  Or, create a combination of resident programs tailored to the user, and for each of them, “for father”, “for mother”, “for children”, etc., “for administrator”, “for general user”, “for guest” Or the like. Thereby, you may perform customization which switches a resident program for every user. The above may be realized by changing how the purpose of use is expressed without changing any configuration.

(3) System Configuration The components of the illustrated devices are functionally conceptual and need not be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. You may integrate and comprise. For example, the selection control unit 16c and the development control unit 16d may be integrated. Further, all or any part of each processing function performed in each device may be realized by a CPU and a program analyzed and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic.

(4) Program By the way, the various processes described in the above embodiments may be realized by executing a program prepared in advance by a computer. In the following, an example of a computer that executes a program having the same function as that of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a computer that executes a selection program.

  As shown in FIG. 27, a computer 600 as an information processing apparatus is configured by connecting an HDD 610, a RAM 620, a ROM 630, and a CPU 640 through a bus 650.

  The ROM 630 stores in advance a selection program that exhibits the same function as in the above-described embodiment, that is, a read program 631, a selection control program 632, and a deployment control program 633, as shown in FIG.

  Then, the CPU 640 reads out these programs 631 to 633 from the ROM 630 and executes them, whereby each of the programs 631 to 633 functions as a reading process 641, a selection control process 642, and a development control process 643.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 27, the HDD 610 is provided with a resident program 611, a resident program selection module 612, a registry file 613, and a correspondence list 614. The CPU 640 reads out the resident program 611, the resident program selection module 612, the registry file 613, and the correspondence list 614, stores them in the RAM 620 or the ROM 630, and executes processing.

10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E, 10F Information processing apparatus 11 Input unit 12 Output unit 13 Start button 14 E ² PROM
14a BIOS
15 Control unit 16 OS
16a Reading unit 16b Function instruction information acquisition unit 16c Selection control unit 16d Expansion control unit 16e Display control unit 16f Function instruction reception unit 16g Time measurement unit 16h Post expansion control unit 16i List change reception unit 16j Program monitoring unit 16k List storage unit 17 HDD
17a Resident program storage area 17b Module storage area 17c Registry file storage area 17d Corresponding list storage area 18 Memory 18a Resident program storage area 18b Module storage area 18c Startup instruction information storage area

Claims (4)

A resident program storage unit for storing a plurality of resident programs resident in the work area of the information processing apparatus;
An association storage unit that stores association data that associates the range of the activation time of the information processing apparatus with the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus;
A list storage unit that stores a list in which a purpose of use of the information processing apparatus and information specifying the resident program are associated;
A module storage unit for storing a selection module for selecting a resident program resident in the work area;
A designation information storage unit for storing information for designating the selection module as information for designating a program to be activated along with activation of the information processing apparatus;
A reading unit that reads out the selected module from the module storage unit using information stored in the designated information storage unit when the information processing apparatus is activated;
Control is performed so that the selection module read by the reading unit acquires information indicating a time at which an instruction to start the information processing apparatus is received as status information indicating a state at the time of starting the information processing apparatus. A status information acquisition unit;
Based on the association data, the selection module read by the reading unit specifies a usage purpose according to the time acquired as the status information by the status information acquisition unit, and a resident program corresponding to the usage purpose is determined. A selection control unit that acquires information to be specified from the list storage unit, and controls to select a resident program to be resident in the work area by using the information to specify the resident program;
An expansion control unit that controls the selection module to expand the resident program selected by the selection control unit to a work area;
A resident program monitoring unit that monitors the activation of the resident program by the user;
As a result of monitoring by the resident program monitoring unit, when the resident program is activated by the user, the current usage purpose of the information processing apparatus and the resident program are specified for the list stored in the list storage unit A list storage unit for storing information to be associated with each other;
An information processing apparatus comprising: An elapsed time measuring unit that measures a time elapsed since the information processing apparatus was started; and
A post-expansion control unit that controls the selection module to expand a resident program other than the resident program expanded in the work area by the expansion control unit based on the time measured by the elapsed time measurement unit. When,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: When the information processing apparatus is activated, a work area is obtained using information stored in a designation information storage unit that stores information for designating a selection module as information for designating a program to be activated when the information processing apparatus is activated. A step of reading the selected module from the module storage unit that stores the selected module for selecting the resident program resident in
Control is performed so that the selection module read by the reading step acquires information indicating a time at which an instruction to start the information processing device is received as status information indicating the status of the information processing device after starting. An acquisition step;
At the time when the selection module read by the reading step is acquired as the status information by the acquisition step based on association data that associates the start time range of the information processing device with the purpose of use of the information processing device. A list storage unit that stores a list in which information for specifying a resident program corresponding to the purpose of use is specified, and a list in which the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus is associated with information for specifying the resident program A selection control step for controlling to select a resident program to be resident in the work area using information specifying the resident program acquired from
An expansion control step for controlling the selection module to expand the resident program selected in the selection control step to a work area;
A resident program monitoring step for monitoring the activation of the resident program by the user;
As a result of monitoring, when a resident program is started by the user, the list stored in the list storage unit is associated with the current purpose of use of the information processing apparatus and information specifying the resident program. A list storing step for storing
A resident program selection method comprising: When the information processing apparatus is activated, a work area is obtained using information stored in a designation information storage unit that stores information for designating a selection module as information for designating a program to be activated when the information processing apparatus is activated. A reading procedure for reading out the selected module from the module storage unit that stores the selected module for selecting the resident program resident in
Control is performed so that the selection module read by the reading procedure acquires information indicating a time at which an instruction to start the information processing apparatus is received as the status information indicating the state of the information processing apparatus after starting. Acquisition procedure;
At the time when the selection module read by the reading procedure is acquired as the status information by the acquisition procedure based on association data that associates the start time range of the information processing device with the purpose of use of the information processing device. A list storage unit that stores a list in which information for specifying a resident program corresponding to the purpose of use is specified, and a list in which the purpose of use of the information processing apparatus is associated with information for specifying the resident program A selection control procedure for controlling to select a resident program to be resident in the work area using information specifying the resident program acquired from
An expansion control procedure for controlling the selection module to expand the resident program selected by the selection control procedure to a work area;
Resident program monitoring procedure for monitoring the start of the resident program by the user,
As a result of monitoring, when a resident program is started by the user, the list stored in the list storage unit is associated with the current purpose of use of the information processing apparatus and information specifying the resident program. List storage procedure to store,
A selection program characterized by causing

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