JP5604920B2 - Display control program, information processing apparatus, and display control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control program, an information processing apparatus, and a display control method.

  In recent years, in offices and the like, it is common to transmit information using electronic mail. For this reason, there are many operators who always activate an e-mail program on a computer, and in addition, other programs are often activated while the e-mail program is activated.

  In addition, there is a lot of information that other people do not want to be browsed in the information transmitted and received by e-mail. For this reason, in a state where the e-mail program is activated, there is a risk that the content of the e-mail displayed on the monitor is peeped by others and information is leaked. Even when other programs are activated together with the e-mail program, there is a risk of information leakage due to peeping if a part of the e-mail program window is displayed on the monitor. .

  As a method of reducing such a risk, before the operator operates a program other than the email program, the execution of the email program is terminated every time or the window of the email program is hidden. There are methods. However, these methods have a problem that an operator's operation is complicated and work efficiency is deteriorated.

  In addition, in order to reduce the possibility of peeping, a method of sticking a sheet that narrows the viewing angle of the monitor to the surface of the monitor can be considered, but in this method, when another person is present behind the operator, Can't prevent peeping. Further, when the area of the monitor is large, there is a problem that the image quality of the display image on the end side of the monitor is deteriorated as compared with the display image in front of the operator.

  In order to reduce the possibility of peeping, a technique for concealing an image displayed in a specific area on a monitor has been considered. Further, a technique for detecting a person existing around the monitor and concealing an image based on the detection result has been considered. For example, there is a method of extracting a person's face area from an image obtained by imaging the operator side, and concealing a displayed electronic document according to the number of extracted face areas. Further, there is a method of acquiring the viewing authority of the person based on the face information obtained by imaging and controlling the concealment process of the display image according to the viewing authority.

JP 2003-5912 A JP 2005-346307 A JP 2009-80668 A

  However, in order to detect a person existing around the monitor, a device for detection such as a camera is required, and the processing procedure for detection is complicated, which increases the cost. was there. Furthermore, since a person other than the operator may be concealed just by approaching the monitor, it cannot be said that it is easy to use in an environment such as an office where there are many persons.

  Further, as a method of hiding the displayed image, a method of hiding the display content of a window that is not an input operation target among the windows displayed on the monitor is also conceivable. However, since only the contents of one window are displayed in this method, it is impossible to view both the contents of the window that is the input operation target and the contents of the other windows at the same time. For example, when the e-mail program is executed, it becomes impossible to edit the sent mail by displaying the contents of the sent mail being created in another window while browsing the contents of the received mail in one window. Therefore, this method is also not convenient for the operator.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a display control program, an information processing apparatus, and a display control method that improve the convenience for an operator and suppress the risk of peeping display contents. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a display control program is provided. The display control program includes: a determination step for determining whether a window displayed on the display unit is an input operation target from the input unit; and the display control program according to a determination result in the determination step. And a display control step for controlling whether or not to hide display information in the window displayed on the means. In addition, when the computer executes the display control step, if the first window displayed on the display means is an input operation target, the display information in the first window is not hidden. In addition, the display information in the second window related to the first window displayed on the display means is also controlled to be in a non-hidden state.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus and a display control method are provided that perform the same processing as a computer that executes the above display control program.

  According to the display control program, the information processing apparatus, and the display control method described above, it is possible to suppress the risk of peeping at information displayed on the window while improving the convenience for the operator.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the computer which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the example of the processing function of the computer which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an email processing part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a list display window. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a transmission mail preparation window. It is a figure which shows the example of the information registered into a window management table. It is a figure which shows the example of the information set to a concealment control table. It is a flowchart which shows the window concealment control procedure in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display state of a window. It is a figure which shows another example of the display state of a window. It is a figure which shows the other example of the display state of a window. It is a figure which shows the example of setting information of the window management table in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of setting information of the concealment control table in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the window concealment control procedure in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of setting information of the concealment control table in 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display state of a window. It is a figure which shows another example of the display state of a window.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  An information processing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 is an apparatus that executes processing for controlling the display state of a window displayed on the display unit 20. The information processing apparatus 10 includes a determination unit 11 and a display control unit 12 in order to execute such processing.

  Note that the processes of the determination unit 11 and the display control unit 12 are realized by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) included in the information processing apparatus 10 executing a predetermined display control program. The display unit 20 may be connected to the outside of the information processing apparatus 10 or may be mounted inside the information processing apparatus 10, for example.

  The determination unit 11 determines whether or not the window displayed on the display unit 20 is an input operation target. The determination unit 11 determines whether at least one of the windows related to each other among the one or more windows displayed on the display unit 20 is an input operation target. Here, the windows related to each other indicate, for example, windows displayed on the display unit 20 by executing the same program.

  Note that the determination unit 11 may determine whether or not the displayed window is an input operation target based on a detection result by a detection unit (not shown) provided in the information processing apparatus 10, for example. For example, the detection unit detects which of the displayed windows is an input operation target based on input information from an input unit (not shown) connected to the information processing apparatus 10. The processing of this detection means is realized, for example, when the CPU of the information processing apparatus 10 executes a program such as an OS (Operating System).

  The display control unit 12 controls whether to hide display information in the window displayed on the display unit 20 according to the determination result by the determination unit 11. Here, the process of hiding the display information in the window refers to a process of temporarily preventing information that is originally displayed in a predetermined area in the window from being displayed. The information processing apparatus 10 prevents the display information from being illegally peeped by concealing the display information in the window displayed on the display means 20 as necessary under the control of the display control means 12. It has the effect of doing.

  When the first window displayed on the display unit 20 is an input operation target, the display control unit 12 controls the display information in the window to be displayed without being hidden. At the same time, the display unit 20 controls the display information in the second window related to the first window displayed on the display unit 20 to be displayed without being hidden.

  For example, in FIG. 1, among the three windows 31 to 33 displayed on the display unit 20, the window 31 and the window 32 are windows associated with each other. In this case, for example, when it is determined that the window 31 is an input operation target, the display control unit 12 controls not to hide the display information in the window 31 and does not hide the display information in the window 32. To control.

  By such control, the user can view not only the display information in the first window that is the input operation target but also the display information in the second window related to the first window. , User convenience is improved.

  In addition, for example, when the first window and all windows related to the first window displayed on the display unit 20 are not input operation targets, the display control unit 12 displays the first window. And display information in all the windows related to the first window are controlled so as to be hidden. For example, in FIG. 1, when a window 33 that is not related to the windows 31 and 32 is an input operation target, the display information in the windows 31 and 32 is controlled to be hidden. By such control, the risk that each display information in the windows 31 and 32 is illegally peeped is reduced.

  For example, when the first window is an input operation target, the display control unit 12 determines whether to hide display information in the second window related to the first window. You may make it determine according to the attribute of the display information in a window. Alternatively, whether or not to hide the display information in the second window is determined according to the combination of the display information attribute in the second window and the display information attribute in the first window. Good.

  With such control, for example, whether or not to conceal this display information is more finely controlled depending on the necessity of concealment about the display information in the second window or the necessity of browsing this display information. become able to. Therefore, the convenience of the user can be further improved while reducing the risk of peeping.

  Next, as a second embodiment, a computer capable of executing processing for concealing information displayed in a window of an application program that transmits and receives an e-mail as necessary will be exemplified.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of a computer according to the second embodiment.
The computer 100 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 111, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 112, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 113, a graphic processing unit 114, an input interface (I / F) 115, a writing / reading unit 116, and a communication interface ( I / F) 117, and these components are connected to each other by a bus 118.

  The CPU 111 performs overall control of the entire computer 100 by executing various programs stored in a storage medium such as the HDD 113. The RAM 112 temporarily stores at least part of a program to be executed by the CPU 111 and various data necessary for processing by the program. The HDD 113 stores programs executed by the CPU 111 and various data necessary for the execution.

  For example, a monitor 114 a is connected to the graphic processing unit 114. The graphic processing unit 114 displays an image on the screen of the monitor 114a in accordance with a command from the CPU 111. For example, a keyboard 115 a and a mouse 115 b are connected to the input interface 115. The input interface 115 transmits signals from the keyboard 115 a and the mouse 115 b to the CPU 111 via the bus 118.

  The writing / reading unit 116 writes the data received from the CPU 111 via the bus 118 to the portable storage medium 116a. Data is read from the portable storage medium 116 a and transmitted to the CPU 111 via the bus 118. As the portable storage medium 116a, for example, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a semiconductor memory connected via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, or the like is applicable.

The communication interface 117 transmits and receives data to and from an external device via a network.
Next, processing executed by the computer 100 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of processing functions of a computer according to the second embodiment.

The computer 100 includes a GUI (Graphical User Interface) processing unit 120, an e-mail processing unit 130, a document creation processing unit 140, and a web browsing processing unit 150.
The processing of the GUI processing unit 120 is realized, for example, when the CPU 111 of the computer 100 executes an OS (Operating System) program. On the other hand, each process of the e-mail processing unit 130, the document creation processing unit 140, and the web browsing processing unit 150 is executed according to an application program executed on the OS, for example. For example, the processes of the e-mail processing unit 130, the document creation processing unit 140, and the web browsing processing unit 150 are realized by the CPU 111 executing an e-mail program, a document creation program, and a web browsing program, respectively.

  The email processing unit 130 creates and sends / receives emails. In addition, the e-mail processing unit 130 can display the contents of e-mail to be transmitted (hereinafter referred to as “transmitted mail”) and received e-mail (hereinafter referred to as “received mail”) on the monitor 114a, for example. Furthermore, the received 114 received mails and the names of sent outgoing mails can be displayed in a list on the monitor 114a.

  The document creation processing unit 140 displays the contents of the document file on the monitor 114a, and edits the document according to a user operation. The web browsing processing unit 150 connects to a web server through a network, and causes the monitor 114a to display a web page based on data received from the web server.

  These e-mail processing unit 130, document creation processing unit 140, and Web browsing processing unit 150 deliver window information to the GUI processing unit 120 and request display of the window. The window information describes information related to the contents displayed in the window. The e-mail processing unit 130, the document creation processing unit 140, and the web browsing processing unit 150 can all request display of a plurality of windows.

  Upon receiving the window display request, the GUI processing unit 120 displays a window based on the window information on the monitor 114a. Further, the GUI processing unit 120 assigns a window ID to the displayed window, notifies the display request source, and thereafter manages each window using the window ID.

  The GUI processing unit 120 can display a plurality of windows on the monitor 114a. Then, one of the displayed windows is recognized as the target window for the input operation. Here, the window that is the target of the input operation is referred to as a “focused window”.

  For example, the GUI processing unit 120 brings the window corresponding to the position where the click operation is performed with the mouse 115b or the window selected by the predetermined operation from the keyboard 115a into a focused state. For example, when a click operation is performed on a position outside the window display area, all windows are not focused.

  The GUI processing unit 120 receives an input operation on an operation image or information input area displayed in the focused window. Then, the information corresponding to the operation is notified to the processing unit (any of the e-mail processing unit 130, the document creation processing unit 140, and the web browsing processing unit 150) corresponding to the focused window.

  By the way, the GUI processing unit 120 notifies the e-mail processing unit 130, the document creation processing unit 140, and the web browsing processing unit 150 of focus information indicating whether or not the displayed window is focused. In the present embodiment, the focus information includes a command name indicating whether a transition is made to a focused state or a non-focused state, and a window ID for identifying the target window. The focus information is issued from the GUI processing unit 120 when a new window transitions to a focused state and when all windows transition to an unfocused state.

Next, processing executed by the e-mail processing unit 130 will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the e-mail processing unit.
The e-mail processing unit 130 includes a list display control unit 301, a transmission mail creation unit 302, a mail transmission unit 303, a mail reception unit 304, a received mail display control unit 305, an address management unit 306, a focus determination unit 311 and a concealment control unit 312. It has. In the process of the e-mail processing unit 130, the e-mail list 321, the address list 322, the window management table 323, and the concealment control table 324 are referred to.

  The e-mail list 321 stores each data of received mail that has been received and transmitted mail that has been sent. The address list 322 stores e-mail addresses. The e-mail list 321 and the address list 322 are stored in a non-volatile recording medium such as the HDD 113, for example.

  The e-mail processing unit 130 generates window information for displaying various windows related to the e-mail, and requests the GUI processing unit 120 to display the window. For example, the e-mail processing unit 130 of the present embodiment requests display of a list display window, a transmission mail creation window, a received mail display window, and an address display window.

  The list display control unit 301 executes processing for requesting display of a list display window. In the list display window, the subject of the received mail or the transmitted mail that has been sent is displayed in a list. The list display control unit 301 reads necessary information regarding the e-mail from the e-mail list 321 and generates window information for displaying a list display window. Then, the generated window information is transferred to the GUI processing unit 120 to request display of the list display window. Note that the list display control unit 301 can also hide the information displayed in the list display window in response to a request from the concealment control unit 312.

  The outgoing mail creation unit 302 executes processing for requesting display of the outgoing mail creation window. The send mail creation window is a window for creating a new send mail in response to a user input operation.

  The outgoing mail creation unit 302 generates window information of a outgoing mail creation window incorporating information according to the input operation, passes the generated window information to the GUI processing unit 120, and requests display of the outgoing mail creation window. Note that the outgoing mail creation unit 302 can also hide information displayed in the outgoing mail creation window in response to a request from the concealment control unit 312.

  The mail transmission unit 303 executes a process of transmitting the transmission mail created by the transmission mail creation unit 302 to a mail server on the network. In addition, the mail transmission unit 303 registers the data of the transmitted mail that has already been transmitted in the electronic mail list 321. At this time, the transmission destination address of the transmitted mail that has already been transmitted may be registered in the address list 322 through the address management unit 306.

  The mail receiving unit 304 executes a process of receiving from a mail server on the network in response to a request from the list display control unit 301 or the like. The mail receiving unit 304 registers the received electronic mail in the electronic mail list 321. At this time, the source address of the received mail may be registered in the address list 322 through the address management unit 306.

  The received mail display control unit 305 executes processing for requesting display of a received mail display window. In the received mail display window, for example, the contents of the received mail selected on the list display window are displayed.

  The received mail display control unit 305 reads the received mail data specified from the list display control unit 301 from the electronic mail list 321 and generates window information of a received mail display window in which the contents of the specified received mail are incorporated. Then, the generated window information is transferred to the GUI processing unit 120 to request display of the received mail display window. The received mail display control unit 305 can also hide information displayed in the received mail display window in response to a request from the concealment control unit 312.

  The address management unit 306 registers an e-mail address in the address list 322 in response to a user input operation or a request from the mail transmission unit 303 and the mail reception unit 304. The address management unit 306 executes processing for requesting display of an address display window.

  The address display window displays a list of e-mail addresses registered in the address list 322. The address management unit 306 generates window information of an address display window in which the e-mail address read from the address list 322 is incorporated. Then, the generated window information is transferred to the GUI processing unit 120 to request display of the address display window. Note that the address management unit 306 can also conceal information displayed in the address display window in response to a request from the concealment control unit 312.

Here, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the list display window.
In the list display window 400, for example, an operation button area 401, a folder selection area 402, a subject list display area 403, and a mail content display area 404 are displayed. This list display window 400 is displayed first when an e-mail program is started, for example.

  In the operation button area 401, for example, operation buttons for requesting execution of predetermined processing such as creation of a new outgoing mail, transmission / reception of electronic mail, display of a list of mail addresses, and the like are arranged. For example, when a click operation is performed on an operation button for creating a new outgoing mail, the list display control unit 301 requests the outgoing mail creation unit 302 to display the outgoing mail creation window. When a click operation is performed on an operation button for receiving an e-mail, the list display control unit 301 requests the e-mail receiving unit 304 to perform an e-mail receiving process.

  The folder selection area 402 is an area for selecting information to be displayed in the subject list display area 403. For example, in the e-mail list 321, e-mails are stored in individual folders for each type of received mail, transmitted mail that has already been transmitted, and the like. The list display control unit 301 displays information indicating each folder in the e-mail list 321 in the folder selection area 402.

  In the folder selection area 402, an input operation for selecting a folder is accepted. The list display control unit 301 refers to the electronic mail list 321, extracts the subject of the electronic mail in the selected folder, and displays the list in the subject list display area 403. In the example of FIG. 5, the folder in which the received mail is stored is selected, and the subject list display area 403 displays the information indicating the sender and the date and time of reception together with the subject of the received mail. In the subject list display area 403, for example, the subject of the transmitted mail can be displayed as a list in addition to the subject of the received mail.

  In the subject list display area 403, an input operation for selecting a subject is accepted. The list display control unit 301 reads the content of the email corresponding to the selected subject from the email list 321 and displays it in the email content display area 404.

  The list display control unit 301 may conceal the entire list display window 400, for example, when the concealment control unit 312 requests concealment of display information. For example, only the information displayed in the subject list display area 403 and the list display control unit 301 or the information displayed in the subject list display area 403 may be hidden.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the outgoing mail creation window.
In the outgoing mail creation window 410, for example, an operation button area 411, a destination input area 412, a subject input area 413, and a mail content edit area 414 are displayed.

  In the operation button area 411, for example, operation buttons for requesting execution of predetermined processing such as transmission of a created transmission mail and deletion of a transmission mail being created are arranged. For example, when an operation button for requesting transmission of a transmission mail being created is clicked, the transmission mail creation section 302 requests the mail transmission section 303 to transmit the transmission mail being created.

  In the destination input area 412 and the subject input area 413, the transmission destination address of the outgoing mail and the subject of the outgoing mail are input according to a user input operation or the like. In the destination input area 412, for example, an e-mail address registered in the address list 322 may be read and set through the address management unit 306.

In the mail content editing area 414, text information described in the outgoing mail is input according to a user input operation.
In addition, when the concealment control unit 312 requests concealment of display information, the outgoing mail creation unit 302 may conceal the entire outgoing mail creation window 410, for example. Further, for example, only the information displayed in the destination input area 412, the subject input area 413, and the mail content editing area 414 or only the information displayed in the mail content editing area 414 may be hidden.

  Such an outgoing mail creation window 410 is displayed, for example, when a click operation is performed on a predetermined operation button in the operation button area 401 of the list display window 400. FIG. 6 shows a display example of the list display window 400 and the outgoing mail creation window 410 in this case. The outgoing mail creation window 410 is displayed so that a part of the area overlaps the list display window 400. The At this time, the outgoing mail creation window 410 is in a focused state, and the list display window 400 transitions from the focused state to the unfocused state. Note that, on the monitor 114a, for example, when the color of the upper end portion of each window is changed, a focused window and an unfocused window are distinguished.

  As described above, the received mail display control unit 305 requests display of the received mail display window. In the received mail display window, for example, a source address of the received mail, a subject and its contents, operation buttons for requesting various processes, and the like are displayed. The operation button may include, for example, a button that requests the transmission mail generation unit 302 to display the transmission mail generation window 410. In this case, for example, a transmission source address of the received mail may be automatically set as the transmission destination address in the transmission mail creation window 410 displayed in response to the request.

  The address management unit 306 requests display of an address display window. In the address display window, for example, an area for displaying a list of e-mail addresses stored in the address list 322, operation buttons, and the like are displayed. The operation button may include, for example, a button that requests the transmission mail generation unit 302 to display the transmission mail generation window 410. In this case, for example, in the outgoing mail creation window 410 displayed in response to the request, the address selected in the list display area of the electronic mail addresses may be automatically set as the destination address.

  When the e-mail processing unit 130 requests the GUI processing unit 120 to display the window as described above, the GUI processing unit 120 notifies the window ID for identifying the window requested to be displayed. . The window ID is assigned to the window management table 323 by the processing unit (that is, one of the list display control unit 301, the outgoing mail creation unit 302, the received mail display control unit 305, and the address management unit 306) that requested display of the corresponding window. Registered in

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of information registered in the window management table.
In the window management table 323, the window ID notified from the GUI processing unit 120 is registered. Further, attribute information of information displayed in the window corresponding to the window ID is registered in association with each registered window ID. The attribute information is used to control whether to hide display information in the window. In the present embodiment, a window type that identifies the type of information to be displayed in the window is registered as an example of attribute information. Here, as an example, the window type is information for identifying the above-described list display window, outgoing mail creation window, received mail display window, and address display window. As another example of the attribute information, for example, a transmission source address or a transmission destination address of an electronic mail displayed in a window, a security level assigned to the displayed electronic mail, and the like can be applied.

  The window management table 323 is temporarily generated in the RAM 112 or the HDD 113 when the e-mail program is executed. Each of the list display control unit 301, the outgoing mail creation unit 302, the received mail display control unit 305, and the address management unit 306 receives a window ID notification from the GUI processing unit 120 when requesting display of a window. The notified window ID and the type of the window requested to be displayed are registered in the window management table 323.

Hereinafter, description will be made with reference back to FIG.
The focus determination unit 311 and the concealment control unit 312 control processing for concealing information displayed on the window. The focus determination unit 311 determines whether the displayed window is focused in response to a request from the e-mail processing unit 130 based on the focus information notified from the GUI processing unit 120.

  As described above, the focus information includes a window ID indicating a window that has transitioned to a focused state or a window that has transitioned to an unfocused state. Note that the window ID included in the focus information includes a window ID that identifies a window requested to be displayed by a processing unit other than the e-mail processing unit 130.

  The focus determination unit 311 collates the window ID included in the focus information with the window ID registered in the window management table 323. In the window management table 323, only window IDs corresponding to displayed windows in response to requests from the e-mail processing unit 130 are registered. When one of the windows displayed in response to the request from the email processing unit 130 is focused as a result of the collation, the focus determination unit 311 displays the window ID corresponding to the focused window as the concealment control unit. 312 is notified. If all windows displayed in response to a request from the email processing unit 130 are not focused, the focus determination unit 311 notifies the concealment control unit 312 to that effect.

  The concealment control unit 312 controls processing for concealing window display information based on information notified from the focus determination unit 311 and information stored in the concealment control table 324 and the window management table 323. For example, the concealment control unit 312 provides a list display control unit 301, an outgoing mail creation unit 302, an incoming mail display control unit 305, and an address management unit 306 with respect to, for example, the window ID of the displayed window and A control command indicating whether to execute the concealment process is notified.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of information set in the concealment control table. The concealment control table 324 shown in FIG. 8 is stored in a nonvolatile storage medium such as the HDD 113.
The concealment control unit 312 basically conceals display information in all windows displayed in response to a request from the e-mail processing unit 130 when all windows displayed are not focused. The concealment control unit 312 cancels concealment of the focused window when one of the windows displayed in response to a request from the e-mail processing unit 130 is focused. At this time, it is determined based on the information set in the concealment control table 324 whether to conceal the display contents in the other windows.

  In the concealment control table 324, a concealment control flag is set for each parameter that can be registered in association with the window ID in the window management table 323. As shown in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, the window type is registered in the window management table 323 in association with the window ID. In the concealment control table 324, as shown in FIG. 8, all window types (list display window, outgoing mail creation window, received mail display window, and address display window) that can be registered in the window management table 323 are displayed. , Respectively, a concealment control flag is set.

  The concealment control flag conceals display information of the local window when a window other than the target local window is focused in a state where a plurality of windows are displayed in response to a request from the e-mail processing unit 130. This is information indicating whether or not to do so. When the concealment control flag is “1”, the display information of the own window is concealed, and when “0”, the display information of the own window is not concealed. This concealment control flag can be arbitrarily set according to a user input operation.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a window concealment control procedure according to the second embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 9 is executed when focus information is issued from the GUI processing unit 120.

  [Step S <b> 11] The focus determination unit 311 determines whether there is a focused window among the windows corresponding to the window ID registered in the window management table 323 based on the focus information issued from the GUI processing unit 120. Determine whether.

  When the focus determination unit 311 determines that the windows corresponding to all the registered window IDs are not focused, the focus determination unit 311 notifies the concealment control unit 312 to that effect. In this case, the process of step S12 is performed next. On the other hand, when there is a focused window among the windows corresponding to the registered window ID, the focus determination unit 311 notifies the concealment control unit 312 of the window ID corresponding to the window. In this case, the process of step S13 is performed next.

  [Step S12] The concealment control unit 312 conceals display information in all windows displayed in response to a request from the e-mail processing unit 130. The concealment control unit 312 reads out all window IDs registered in the window management table 323, for example. Then, the read window ID and a control command for requesting concealment of display information are notified to the list display control unit 301, the outgoing mail creation unit 302, the received mail display control unit 305, and the address management unit 306.

  Of the list display control unit 301, the outgoing mail creation unit 302, the received mail display control unit 305, and the address management unit 306, the processing unit displaying the window hides the display content of the window corresponding to the notified window ID. Generated window information. Then, the generated window information is notified to the GUI processing unit 120 together with the window ID, and an update of the display contents of the corresponding window is requested. However, if the display content of the window is already hidden, the window information corresponding to the window may not be output again. By such processing, display contents are hidden in all windows displayed in response to a request from the e-mail processing unit 130.

[Step S13] The concealment control unit 312 selects one window ID registered in the window management table 323.
[Step S14] The concealment control unit 312 determines whether the window ID selected in step S13 matches the window ID of the focused window notified from the focus determination unit 311 in step S11. When these window IDs match and it is determined that the window corresponding to the selected window ID is in the focus state, the process of step S15 is executed. On the other hand, if the window IDs do not match and it is determined that the window corresponding to the selected window ID is not in focus, step S16 is executed.

  [Step S15] The concealment control unit 312 performs control so that the display information of the window corresponding to the window ID selected in step S13 is not concealed. The concealment control unit 312 sends the selected window ID and a control command requesting not to conceal the display information to the list display control unit 301, the outgoing mail creation unit 302, the received mail display control unit 305, and the address management unit 306. Notice. Thereafter, the process of step S19 is executed.

  Of the list display control unit 301, the outgoing mail creation unit 302, the received mail display control unit 305, and the address management unit 306, the processing unit displaying the window corresponding to the notified window ID displays the display content of the window. Generate window information displayed without hiding. Then, the generated window information is notified to the GUI processing unit 120 together with the window ID, and an update of the display contents of the corresponding window is requested. However, when the display contents are not already hidden in the window, the window information corresponding to the window may not be output again. By such processing, the display contents are displayed without being hidden in the window corresponding to the window ID selected in step S13.

[Step S16] The concealment control unit 312 reads the window type associated with the window ID selected in step S13 from the window management table 323.
[Step S17] The concealment control unit 312 reads the concealment control flag associated with the window type read in step S16 from the concealment control table 324. When the concealment control flag is “1”, the process of step S18 is executed. When the concealment control flag is “0”, the process of step S15 is executed.

  [Step S18] The concealment control unit 312 conceals display information in the window corresponding to the window ID selected in step S13. The concealment control unit 312 sends the selected window ID and a control command for requesting concealment of display information to the list display control unit 301, the outgoing mail creation unit 302, the received mail display control unit 305, and the address management unit 306. Notice. Thereafter, the process of step S19 is executed.

  Of the list display control unit 301, the outgoing mail creation unit 302, the received mail display control unit 305, and the address management unit 306, the processing unit displaying the window corresponding to the notified window ID displays the display content of the window. Generate hidden window information. Then, the generated window information is notified to the GUI processing unit 120 together with the window ID, and an update of the display contents of the corresponding window is requested. However, when the display contents are already hidden in the window, the window information corresponding to the window may not be output again. By such processing, display contents are concealed in the window corresponding to the window ID selected in step S13.

  [Step S19] The concealment control unit 312 determines whether there is a window ID not yet selected in step S13 among the window IDs registered in the window management table 323. If there is an unselected window ID, the process returns to step S13 and a new window ID is selected. On the other hand, when all the window IDs registered in the window management table 323 have already been selected, the process is terminated.

Next, the transition of the display state of the window when following the setting information of the concealment control table 324 illustrated in FIG. 8 will be described with a specific example.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a window display state.

  In FIG. 10, it is assumed that the list display window 400 and the outgoing mail creation window 410 are displayed on the monitor 114a in response to a request from the e-mail processing unit 130. At the same time, it is assumed that the web browsing window 500 is displayed at the request of the web browsing processing unit 150.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the Web browsing window is focused, it is determined in step S11 of FIG. 9 that the windows corresponding to all the window IDs registered in the window management table 323 are not focused. . For this reason, the process of step S12 is executed, and the display information is hidden in each of the list display window 400 and the outgoing mail creation window 410. In FIG. 10, the area where the display information is hidden is indicated by hatching (the same applies to the following figures).

  In this state, for example, the contents of the outgoing mail being created displayed in the outgoing mail creation window 410, the list of incoming mails displayed in the list display window 400, the contents of the incoming mail, etc. are peeped by others. It is prevented.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating another example of the display state of the window.
Assume that the list display window 400 is focused from the display state of FIG. In this case, in the process of FIG. 9, the list display window 400 is executed in the order of steps S13, S14, and S15. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 11, the concealment of the display information in the list display window 400 is released.

  In the concealment control table 324 shown in FIG. 8, the concealment control flag “1” is set for the outgoing mail creation window. For this reason, in the process of FIG. 9, the process is executed in the order of steps S13, S14, S16, S17, and S18 with respect to the displayed transmission mail creation window 410. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the display information of the outgoing mail creation window 410 remains hidden. In this state, for example, the content of the outgoing mail displayed in the outgoing mail creation window 410 is prevented from being peeped by others.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating another example of the display state of the window.
Assume that the outgoing mail creation window 410 is focused from the display state of FIG. In this case, in the process of FIG. 9, the processes of steps S <b> 13, S <b> 14, and S <b> 15 are executed for the outgoing mail creation window 410. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 12, the concealment of the display information in the outgoing mail creation window 410 is released.

  In the concealment control table 324 shown in FIG. 8, the concealment control flag “0” is set for the list display window. For this reason, in the process of FIG. 9, the process is executed in the order of steps S13, S14, S16, S17, and S15 for the displayed list display window 400. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, the display information of the list display window 400 is not hidden.

  In this state, for example, the user visually recognizes the received mail displayed in the mail content display area 404 in the list display window 400, and transmits the outgoing mail to be transmitted to the transmission source of the received mail. Can be created. Alternatively, the user can visually recognize the subject list display area 403 while creating a transmission mail and recognize whether or not there is a newly received electronic mail.

  For example, from the display state of FIG. 10, even when the outgoing mail creation window 410 is focused, the concealment of display information is released not only for the outgoing mail creation window 410 but also for the list display window 400. Accordingly, as in the case of FIG. 12, the display contents of the list display window 400 can be viewed while creating the outgoing mail. Further, when the list display window 400 is focused from this state, the display information of the outgoing mail creation window 410 is hidden.

  In the second embodiment described above, when all windows displayed by executing the e-mail program are not focused, the display information of all the windows is hidden and the display information is peeped. It is prevented.

  Further, the window in a state where the display information is concealed is released from concealment by being focused, and the display information is displayed. At this time, whether or not to hide display information in other windows displayed by executing the e-mail program is controlled according to the type of the window.

  That is, when multiple windows are displayed by executing an e-mail program, display information can be displayed in only one of the windows, or display information can be displayed in multiple windows. become. Then, the user can arbitrarily determine in which window the display information is displayed and in which window the display information is concealed by a setting operation on the concealment control table 324. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience for the user while reducing the risk of peeping at the information displayed on the window.

[Third Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, the window type is used as the attribute information of the information displayed in the window to control whether to hide the window display information. On the other hand, in the third embodiment described below, it is more finely determined whether or not to hide the display information of the window by using two different pieces of information as attribute information of the information displayed in the window. It is possible to control and enhance user convenience.

  Hereinafter, only a part different from the second embodiment will be described regarding the computer according to the third embodiment. A computer according to the third embodiment has the same hardware configuration as the computer 100 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. Also, the processing functions provided in the computer according to the third embodiment have basically the same configuration as the processing functions shown in FIGS. Therefore, in the following description, the processing of the computer according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. However, in the present embodiment, information different from that in the second embodiment is registered in the window management table 323 and the concealment control table 324. For this reason, in this embodiment, the window management table and the concealment control table will be described with different reference numerals.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting information in the window management table according to the third embodiment.
A window management table 323a shown in FIG. 13 is used instead of the window management table 323 in the second embodiment. Similar to the window management table 323 of the second embodiment, the window ID notified from the GUI processing unit 120 is registered in the window management table 323a. In each registered window ID, two types of information are registered as attribute information of information displayed in the window corresponding to the window ID. These two types of information are used for controlling whether or not to hide the display information in the window.

  In the present embodiment, the same window type as in the second embodiment is registered as one of the attribute information, and the e-mail address set in the e-mail displayed in the window is the other attribute information. be registered. The e-mail address is a transmission source address of the received mail or a transmission destination address of the transmission mail.

  The sender address is registered in the window management table 323a by the received mail display control unit 305 when the window type is a received mail display window. Specifically, when the received mail display control unit 305 requests display of the received mail display window, the window management table 323a displays the window ID notified from the GUI processing unit 120 and the type of the window requested to be displayed. sign up. Further, the sender address of the received mail displayed in the received mail display window is registered in the window management table 323a.

  The transmission address is registered in the window management table 323a by the transmission mail generation unit 302 when the window type is a transmission mail generation window. Specifically, when the transmission mail creation unit 302 requests display of the transmission mail creation window, the window ID notified from the GUI processing unit 120 and the type of the window that has requested display are registered in the window management table 323a. To do. Further, when a transmission destination address of the transmission mail is set in the transmission mail creation window, the transmission destination address is registered in the window management table 323a.

  Other examples of the attribute information registered together with the window type in the window management table 323a include, for example, the security level assigned to the e-mail displayed in the window, and the e-mail in which the displayed e-mail is stored. A folder name in the list 321 can also be applied.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting information of a concealment control table according to the third embodiment.
The concealment control table 324a shown in FIG. 14 is used instead of the concealment control table 324 in the second embodiment. Similar to the concealment control table 324 of the second embodiment, a concealment control flag is set for each window type in the concealment control table 324a. Furthermore, an exception condition is set for each window type in the concealment control table 324a. The concealment control flag and the exception condition can be arbitrarily set by the user.

  The exception condition indicates a condition that the process set in the concealment control flag is not executed for the own window when another window displayed by the e-mail program is in a focused state. That is, when the concealment control flag is “1”, the concealment control unit 312 conceals the window display information when the exception condition is not met, and does not conceal the window display information when the exception condition is met. When the concealment control flag is “0”, the window display information is not concealed if the exception condition is not met, and the window display information is concealed if the exception condition is met.

  In the exception condition, a condition that can be determined based on the attribute information (e-mail address in the present embodiment) set together with the window type in the window management table 323a is set. In the example of FIG. 14, exception conditions are set for the received mail display window and the transmitted mail creation window. The received mail display window is set so as not to hide display information when the transmission source address has a predetermined domain name. The outgoing mail creation window is set not to hide display information when the destination address has a predetermined domain name.

  In addition, when the source address of the received mail and the destination address of the transmitted mail are registered in the window management table 323a as shown in FIG. 13, the following exception condition should be set in the concealment control table 324a. You can also. For example, with respect to the received mail display window, an exception condition such that the source address is a specific e-mail address or the source address belongs to a specific folder in the e-mail list 321 may be set. . Similarly, in the outgoing mail creation window, an exceptional condition is set such that the destination address is a specific e-mail address or the destination address belongs to a specific folder in the e-mail list 321. May be.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a window concealment control procedure according to the third embodiment. The processing shown in FIG. 15 is executed when focus information is issued from the GUI processing unit 120.

  In FIG. 15, the processes of steps S31 to S37 are the same as the processes of steps S11 to S17 of FIG. Further, the processes of steps S35, S39, and S41 are the same as the processes of steps S15, S18, and S19 of FIG. 9, respectively. However, the focus determination unit 311 and the concealment control unit 312 refer to the window management table 323a and the concealment control table 324a instead of the window management table 323 and the concealment control table 324. After the process of step S35, the process of step S41 is executed. In step S37, when the concealment control flag is “1”, the process of step S38 is executed, and when it is “0”, the process of step S40 is executed.

  [Step S38] The concealment control unit 312 reads the exception condition associated with the window type read in step S36 from the concealment control table 324a. Then, the e-mail address associated with the window selected in step S33 is read from the window management table 323a, and it is determined whether or not the exception condition is met. If the exception condition is met, the process of step S35 is executed. If the exception condition is not met, the process of step S39 is executed.

  According to the exception condition illustrated in FIG. 14, the following processing is executed in step S38. If the window type read in step S36 is a received mail display window, if the source address read from the window management table 323a has a domain name registered in the exception condition, the process of step S35 Is executed. In this case, even though the concealment control flag is “1”, the display information of the received mail display window is not concealed. On the other hand, when the domain name of the transmission source address read from the window management table 323a is different from the domain name registered in the exception condition, and when the e-mail address is not registered in the window management table 323a. In step S39, the process is executed. In this case, the display information of the received mail display window is hidden according to the value of the concealment control flag.

  If the window type read in step S36 is a send mail creation window, if the destination address read from the window management table 323a has a domain name registered in the exception condition, step S35 is executed. The process is executed. In this case, although the concealment control flag is “1”, the display information of the outgoing mail creation window is not concealed. On the other hand, when the domain name of the transmission destination address read from the window management table 323a is different from the domain name registered in the exception condition, and when the e-mail address is not registered in the window management table 323a. In step S39, the process is executed. In this case, the display information of the outgoing mail creation window is hidden according to the value of the concealment control flag.

  As an example, let us consider a case where the list display window 400 is focused in a state where the list display window 400 and the outgoing mail creation window 410 are displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, if the destination address set in the outgoing mail creation window 410 has a domain name set as an exception condition, the display information of the outgoing mail creation window 410 is not hidden. In this case, for example, a domain name corresponding to a transmission destination with low necessity of concealing information to be transmitted may be set as an exception condition.

  On the other hand, if the domain name of the destination address set in the outgoing mail creation window 410 is different from the domain name set as an exception condition, the display information in the outgoing mail creation window 410 is hidden as shown in FIG. Thus, peeping of the display information is prevented.

  [Step S40] The concealment control unit 312 reads the exception condition associated with the window type read in step S36 from the concealment control table 324a. Then, the e-mail address associated with the window selected in step S33 is read from the window management table 323a, and it is determined whether or not the exception condition is met. If the exception condition is met, the process of step S39 is executed. If the exception condition is not met, the process of step S35 is executed.

  According to the exception condition illustrated in FIG. 14, when the window type read in step S36 is a list display window or an address display window, the process of step S40 is executed. In the concealment control table 324a of FIG. 14, no exception condition is set in the list display window and the address display window. For this reason, it is determined in step S40 that the exception condition is not met, and the process of step S35 is executed. That is, according to the value of the concealment control flag, the display information of the list display window and the address display window is displayed without being concealed.

  In the third embodiment described above, when a plurality of windows are displayed by execution of the e-mail program and one window is focused, whether or not to hide display information of other windows is determined. It can be determined according to more detailed conditions based on the attributes of the information displayed on the screen. Therefore, user convenience can be further improved compared to the second embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, the concealment control table 324a is set with an exception condition indicating a condition for not executing the process according to the concealment control flag setting. However, as another example, an application condition indicating a condition for executing processing according to the setting of the concealment control flag may be set in the concealment control table 324a.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the third embodiment, when a plurality of windows are displayed by execution of the e-mail program and one window is focused, whether or not to hide display information of other windows is determined. It was controlled according to the attribute of the information displayed on the screen. On the other hand, in the fourth embodiment described below, whether to hide the display information of other windows is displayed on the attribute of the information displayed on the other windows and the focused window. Control according to the combination with the attribute of the information.

  Hereinafter, only a part different from the third embodiment will be described regarding the computer according to the fourth embodiment. The hardware configuration of the computer according to the fourth embodiment and the basic configuration of processing functions are the same as those of the third embodiment. However, in the present embodiment, information registered in the concealment control table 324a is different from that in the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting information of a concealment control table according to the fourth embodiment.
The concealment control table 324b shown in FIG. 16 is used instead of the concealment control table 324a in the third embodiment. In the concealment control table 324b, as in the concealment control table 324a of the third embodiment, a concealment control flag and an exception condition are set for each window type. The concealment control flag and the exception condition can be arbitrarily set by the user.

  However, the exception condition set in the concealment control table 324b is not a condition based on the attribute of the information displayed in the own window but a condition based on the attribute of the information displayed in the other focused window. That is, the concealment control unit 312 reads the attribute information of the information displayed in the other focused window from the window management table 323, and when the read information matches the exception condition, the concealment control flag is set to the concealment control flag. A process opposite to the process is executed.

  In the exception condition, a condition that can be determined based on the attribute information (e-mail address in the present embodiment) set together with the window type in the window management table 323a is set. In the example of FIG. 16, with respect to the received mail display window, the focused window is the outgoing mail creation window, and the transmission destination address of the outgoing mail being created is the sender address of the received mail displayed in the own window. In the same case, it is set not to hide the display information of its own window.

  The window concealment control procedure by the e-mail processing unit 130 of this embodiment is the same as that in FIG. 15 except for steps S38 and S40. However, the focus determination unit 311 and the concealment control unit 312 execute processing with reference to the concealment control table 324b instead of the concealment control table 324a.

  In step S38, the following processing is executed. The concealment control unit 312 reads the exception condition associated with the window type read in step S36 from the concealment control table 324b. Further, the concealment control unit 312 reads an e-mail address associated with the window ID of the currently focused window from the window management table 323a, and determines whether or not the exception condition is met. If the exception condition is met, the process of step S35 is executed. If the exception condition is not met, the process of step S39 is executed.

  According to the exception condition illustrated in FIG. 16, the following processing is executed in step S38. First, it is assumed that the window type read in step S36 is a received mail display window.

  At this time, if the currently focused window is not the outgoing mail creation window, the process of step S39 is executed. In this case, the display information of the received mail display window is hidden. On the other hand, if the currently focused window is a send mail creation window, whether or not to hide is determined according to the send address of the send mail displayed in the send mail creation window.

  If the destination address of the sent mail is the same as the sender of the received mail displayed in the received mail display window, it is determined that the exception condition is met, and the process of step S35 is executed. In this case, even though the concealment control flag is “1”, the display information of the received mail display window is not concealed.

  On the other hand, when the transmission address of the transmission mail is different from the transmission source of the reception mail displayed in the reception mail display window, it is determined that the exception condition is not met, and the process of step S39 is executed. In this case, the display information of the received mail display window is hidden according to the value of the concealment control flag.

  Next, when the window type read in step S36 is a list display window or a transmission mail creation window, the exception condition is not set, so the process of step S39 is executed. That is, the display information of the list display window and the outgoing mail creation window is concealed according to the value of the concealment control flag.

  In step S40, the following processing is executed. The concealment control unit 312 reads the exception condition associated with the window type read in step S36 from the concealment control table 324b. Further, the concealment control unit 312 reads an e-mail address associated with the window ID of the currently focused window from the window management table 323a, and determines whether or not the exception condition is met. If the exception condition is met, the process of step S39 is executed. If the exception condition is not met, the process of step S35 is executed.

  According to the exception condition illustrated in FIG. 16, if the window type read in step S36 is an address display window, the process of step S40 is executed. In the concealment control table 324b of FIG. 16, no exception condition is set in the address display window. For this reason, it is determined in step S40 that the exception condition is not met, and the process of step S35 is executed. That is, according to the value of the concealment control flag, the display information of the address display window is displayed without being concealed.

Next, a transition of the display state of the window when following the setting information of the concealment control table 324b illustrated in FIG. 16 will be described with a specific example.
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a window display state. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating another example of the display state of the window.

  17 and 18 exemplify a case where the list display window 400, the outgoing mail creation window 410, and the received mail display window 420 are displayed simultaneously by executing the electronic mail program. In FIGS. 17 and 18, the outgoing mail creation window 410 is focused. In this case, the display information of the list display window 400 is hidden.

  In FIG. 17, it is assumed that the transmission destination address of the transmission mail displayed in the transmission mail creation window 410 matches the reception source address of the reception mail displayed in the reception mail display window 420. In such a state, for example, when an operation button displayed in the received mail display window 420 is clicked, a transmission mail creation window 410 in which the transmission source address of the reception mail is automatically set as the transmission destination address. It is assumed that is displayed. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 17, the display information of the received mail display window 420 is not hidden together with the transmitted mail creation window 410. Therefore, the user can create a transmission mail while visually recognizing the contents of the received mail, and the convenience for the user is improved.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 18, it is assumed that the transmission destination address of the transmission mail displayed in the transmission mail creation window 410 does not match the reception source address of the reception mail displayed in the reception mail display window 420. Alternatively, the case where the transmission destination address is not set in the transmission mail displayed in the transmission mail creation window 410 is included. In such a case, when the outgoing mail creation window 410 is focused, the display information of the incoming mail display window 420 is hidden. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the received mail from being looked into. In this case, for example, since it is less necessary to display the contents of the received mail together with the contents of the outgoing mail being created, it may be considered that priority is given to avoiding the risk of peeping at the contents of the received mail. it can.

  In the fourth embodiment described above, when a plurality of windows are displayed by execution of the e-mail program and one window is focused, whether or not to hide display information of other windows is determined for each window. It can be determined according to the combination of attributes of the information displayed on the screen. Therefore, the risk of peeping the display information is reduced, and the convenience for the user can be further improved.

  In the fourth embodiment, an exception condition indicating a condition for not executing a process according to the setting of the concealment control flag is set in the concealment control table 324b. However, as another example, an application condition indicating a condition for executing processing according to the setting of the concealment control flag may be set in the concealment control table 324b.

  In the third and fourth embodiments, a method in which no concealment control flag is set in the concealment control tables 324a and 324b is also conceivable. In this method, for a window that is not focused, whether to hide display information is determined in advance regardless of the window type. For example, it is assumed that display information is basically hidden for an unfocused window. The display information is not hidden only when the exception condition is met. Alternatively, the above application condition may be set instead of the exception condition. Even with such a method, it is possible to obtain the effect of improving the convenience for the user while reducing the risk of the display information being peeped.

  Note that the processing functions shown in the above embodiments can be realized by a computer. In that case, a program describing the processing contents of the above functions is provided. And the said processing function is implement | achieved on a computer by running the program with a computer. The program describing the processing contents can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, and a semiconductor memory.

  When the program is distributed, for example, a portable recording medium such as an optical disk on which the program is recorded is sold. It is also possible to store the program in a storage device of a server computer and transfer the program from the server computer to another computer via a network.

  The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its own storage device and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. Further, each time the program is transferred from the server computer, the computer can sequentially execute processing according to the received program.

Regarding the above embodiments, the following supplementary notes are further disclosed.
(Supplementary note 1)
A determination step of determining whether the window displayed on the display means is an input operation target from the input means;
A display control step for controlling whether or not to hide the display information in the window displayed on the display means according to the determination result in the determination step;
Execute the process including
In the display control step, when the first window displayed on the display means is an input operation target, the display information in the first window is set in a non-hidden state and displayed on the display means. A display control program for controlling the display information in the second window related to the first window to be in a non-hidden state.

  (Supplementary Note 2) In the display control step, when the first window and all windows related to the first window displayed on the display means are not input operation targets, the first window The display control program according to appendix 1, wherein the display information in the window and the display information in all the windows related to the first window are controlled to be hidden.

  (Supplementary Note 3) In the display control step, when the first window is an input operation target, whether or not to hide the display information in the second window is displayed in the display information in the second window. The display control program according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the display control program is determined according to the attribute of

(Additional remark 4) The said 1st, 2nd window is a window displayed when the said computer runs the message transmission / reception program which transmits / receives a message,
In the display control step, when the first window is an input operation target, whether or not to hide display information in the second window is attributed to the message displayed in the second window. To decide according to the
The display control program according to supplementary note 3, characterized by:

  (Supplementary Note 5) The attribute of the display information in the second window includes information indicating whether the message displayed in the second window is a received message or a message to be transmitted, and in the second window The display control program according to appendix 4, wherein at least one of a source address of the message displayed on the message and a destination address of the message displayed in the second window is included.

  (Supplementary Note 6) In the display control step, when the first window is an input operation target, whether or not to hide the display information in the second window is determined in the display information in the second window. The display control program according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the display control program is determined according to a combination of the attribute of the display information and the attribute of the display information in the first window.

(Appendix 7) The first and second windows are windows that are displayed when the computer executes a message transmission / reception program for transmitting and receiving messages.
In the display control step, when the first window is an input operation target, whether or not to hide display information in the second window is attributed to the message displayed in the second window. And a combination of the message attributes displayed in the first window.
The display control program according to supplementary note 6, wherein

  (Supplementary Note 8) The display according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, wherein the first and second windows are windows displayed when the computer executes the same program. Control program.

(Additional remark 9) The determination means which determines whether the window displayed on the display means is an input operation object from an input means,
Display control means for controlling whether or not to hide display information in the window displayed on the display means according to a determination result by the determination means;
Have
When the first window displayed on the display means is an input operation target, the display control means sets the display information in the first window to a non-hiding state and is displayed on the display means. An information processing apparatus that controls display information in a second window related to the first window to be in a non-hiding state.

(Supplementary Note 10) The information processing apparatus is
A determination step of determining whether the window displayed on the display means is an input operation target from the input means;
A display control step for controlling whether or not to hide the display information in the window displayed on the display means according to the determination result in the determination step;
Process including
In the display control step, when the first window displayed on the display means is an input operation target, the display information in the first window is set in a non-hidden state and displayed on the display means. A display control method comprising: controlling the display information in the second window related to the first window to be in a non-hidden state.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information processing apparatus 11 Determination means 12 Display control means 20 Display means 31-33 Window

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On the computer,
A determination step of determining whether or not the first window displayed on the display means is an input operation target from the input means;
According to the determination result in the determination step, for the first window displayed on the display unit, while to display the first window, controls whether to hide the display information of its internal A display control step;
Execute the process including
Wherein the display control step, wherein, when the first window is an input operation target, as well as the display information in the first window and the non-concealed, displayed on said display means, said first A display control program for deciding whether or not to hide display information in a second window related to a window according to an attribute of display information in the second window .   In the display control step, when the first window and all the windows related to the first window displayed on the display means are not input operation targets, the display in the first window is displayed. 2. The display control program according to claim 1, wherein control is performed so that the information and display information in all windows related to the first window are hidden.   In the display control step, when the first window is an input operation target, whether or not to hide the display information in the second window, the attribute of the display information in the second window, The display control program according to claim 1, wherein the display control program is determined according to a combination with an attribute of display information in the first window. It said first, second window, the display control program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a displayed window by the computer of the same program is executed. Determination means for determining whether or not the first window displayed on the display means is an input operation target from the input means;
Display said determination means in accordance with a determination result by, for the displayed first window on the display unit, while to display the first window, controls whether to hide the display information of its internal Control means;
Have
The display control means, when said first window is an input operation target, as well as the display information in the first window and the non-concealed, displayed on said display means, said first An information processing apparatus , wherein whether to hide display information in a second window related to a window is determined according to an attribute of display information in the second window . Information processing device
A determination step of determining whether or not the first window displayed on the display means is an input operation target from the input means;
According to the determination result in the determination step, for the first window displayed on the display unit, while to display the first window, controls whether to hide the display information of its internal A display control step;
Process including
Wherein the display control step, wherein, when the first window is an input operation target, as well as the display information in the first window and the non-concealed, displayed on said display means, said first A display control method comprising: determining whether to hide display information in a second window related to a window according to an attribute of display information in the second window .

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