JP6201593B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing apparatus control method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to control for facilitating access to an item to be focused by grouping items on an application screen to shift focus in units of groups.

  When inputting a value for an input item on the application screen, or when selecting a selected item on the application screen, a certain key is pressed to move the focus to the input item. May be entered or selected for an item.

  By this method, without focusing the cursor to the input item by the mouse operation, the item to be input or the selected state by pressing a specific key on the keyboard as in the case of input / operation of the item value. You can move the focus to the item that should be.

  Also, if you want to make corrections after you finish entering values for input items or after selecting items, you can move the focus in the reverse order of input. By pressing the key, the value can be changed by moving the focus to the already input item again.

  In that case, for items that can be input, items that can be displayed, items that can be returned to the input focus, etc. To move the cursor.

JP2007-156980

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a focus moving method for correcting an item that has already been input and selected has a specific key for moving the focus (for performing processing such as correction and cancellation). When the key is pressed, the focus destination is the item that can be input, the item that can be displayed, the item that can be returned to the input focus, etc. This is a method of moving the focus to the corresponding item in the reverse order of the input for the item satisfying the condition for changing the focus only for the selectable item.

  However, you must remember one specific key, and even if you return to an item that meets a certain condition, you will go back one item at a time to the item you want to modify. Therefore, especially in the case of a screen with many items, it is not possible to remember a specific key assigned to perform an operation, such as a key for correction, a key for cancellation, etc. In addition, in order to reach the item to be corrected, there is a problem that it takes time to return the focus to the item that satisfies the condition for enabling the return.

  For this reason, even after performing processing such as input or selection while moving an item, it is possible to return to the item whose focus has been changed for that processing and input or select again. If there is an item that has occurred, it is desirable to be able to efficiently return the focus to the item so that the item can be corrected.

  In addition, even if input or selection processing has been performed on a large number of items on the application screen, if the contents to be input for each item are grouped (for example, as in slip input, header (When there is a group related to the input item and a group related to the input item of the item linked to the header) Since the consistency of input values may be checked for each group, the cursor can be returned in groups, It is necessary to be able to easily perform input processing in units of groups.

  Therefore, in view of the above-described problems, the present invention aims to reduce the user's operation load by facilitating focus movement with respect to an item to be input or selected with respect to an item on an application screen. To do.

The present invention displays an application screen including a plurality of item groups in which related input items are grouped, and when a predetermined key is pressed, the focus can be shifted between the input items according to the display order of the input items. An information processing apparatus for obtaining an order of a plurality of item groups defined in advance from display data of an application screen including the plurality of item groups, and when a specific key is pressed A focus control unit that determines a transition destination item group according to the order and shifts the focus to a specific input item included in the transition destination item group, and the focus control unit is configured to press a specific key. In accordance with the order, the item group including the error item is determined as a transition destination item group, and the transition destination item is determined. Wherein the shifting the focus error items included in the group.

  According to the present invention, the operation load on the user can be increased by moving the focus for each group of the grouped item group with respect to the item to be input or selected with respect to the item on the application screen. Can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the information processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus 101 and the application server 102 in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the initial stage process before performing the grouping of the item of an application screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the main process of the process which changes a focus for every group at the time of pressing of a specific key in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the process at the time of a key being pressed so that it may focus on all the groups among the main processes of the process which changes a focus for every group in embodiment of this invention. is there. An example of processing when a key is pressed so as to focus on a group in which an error item exists, out of main processing of processing for changing focus for each group when a specific key is pressed in the embodiment of the present invention FIG. It is an example of the image figure which linked | related the group information to which the item on a screen belongs in embodiment of this invention linked | related with the location where the group on an actual screen exists. It is an example of the image figure which showed the order of the focus of the group to which the item on a screen belongs in the embodiment of this invention linked | related with the group on an actual screen. It is an example of the image figure which acquired the name of the group to which the item belongs in the embodiment of this invention from the screen, and preserve | saved it on the memory. It is an example of the image figure of the item which the group which belongs to in embodiment of this invention cannot be acquired from a screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

  The system configuration of the embodiment of the present invention includes an information processing apparatus 101 and an application server 102, and the information processing apparatus 101 and the application server 102 are connected via a network 103 for performing business processing. WEB application system.

  The information processing apparatus 101 displays specific information for specifying an application that can be used by the user as a menu screen, and displays an application corresponding to the specific information on the menu screen selected by the user on the information processing apparatus 101. Request to the application server 102.

  The application server 102 transmits the application stored in the application server 102 to the information processing apparatus 101 in response to the display request for the application requested from the information processing apparatus 101. With these mechanisms, it becomes possible to use the WEB application system that operates on the application server 102 from the information processing apparatus 101.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 101 and the application server 102 illustrated in FIG. 1 according to the embodiment of this invention.

  The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.

  Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 is necessary to realize a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as an OS) that is a control program of the CPU 201 and a function executed by each server or each PC. Various programs to be described later are stored. The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201.

  The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program necessary for execution of processing into the RAM 203 and executing the program.

An input controller (input C) 205 controls input from a pointing device such as a keyboard 209 or a mouse (not shown).
However, input to the information processing apparatus is controlled by directly touching a soft keyboard or a screen.

  A video controller (VC) 206 controls display on a display device such as a CRT display (CRT) 210. The display device may be a liquid crystal display as well as a CRT. These are used by the administrator as needed. The present invention is not directly related.

  A memory controller (MC) 207 is a hard disk (HD), floppy disk (registered trademark FD) or PCMCIA card slot for storing boot programs, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Controls access to an external memory 211 such as a compact flash memory connected via an adapter.

A communication I / F controller (communication I / FC) 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network, and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, TC
Internet communication using P / IP is possible.
In addition, in the case of an information processing apparatus, communication as a telephone may be possible using a public line in addition to Internet communication.

  Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the CRT 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. In addition, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT 210.

  A program for realizing the present invention is recorded in the external memory 211, and is executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary.

  Next, an example of a functional configuration diagram according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The information processing apparatus 101 includes a group moving unit 301, a focus moving unit 302, and a selected group unit switching unit 303.

  The group moving unit 301 moves the focus in units of areas in which items are grouped when a specific key press is accepted.

  The focus moving unit 302 moves the focus to an item that can be input among the grouped items when the focus is moved in units of areas where the items are grouped when a specific key press is accepted.

  The selected group unit switching unit 303 switches between a method of shifting the focus to all groups and a method of shifting the focus only to the group in which an input error has occurred.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the initial process in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In step S400, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 starts a screen activation process.

  In step S401, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires all group names from the displayed application screen in order to recognize a group that is a focus movement unit when the specific key is pressed.

  In step S402, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines whether there is a target group in step S401.

  In step S403, if the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines that the target group can be acquired in step S402, the process proceeds to step S404. If the target group cannot be acquired in step S402, the process proceeds to step S405. Proceed.

  In step S404, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 stores the acquired group names in the rearrangement memory in the order of the tab numbers (in order of the group in which the focus moves), and ends this processing.

  Note that FIG. 10 shows the image. The group name storage information in FIG. 10 includes items of a tab order 1001 and a group name 1002. In the tab order 1001, the order in which the focus changes when a specific key that changes focus for each group is pressed is stored. The group name 1002 stores the group name of the application screen.

  8 shows an image on the screen of the group name 1002, and FIG. 9 shows an image on the screen of the tab order 1001.

  In step S <b> 405, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 invalidates a specific key pressing event for changing focus for each group, and ends this processing.

  Next, the main process of the process of changing the focus for each group when the specific key is pressed will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S501, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 accepts a key press operation.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S502 that the key for returning focus to all the groups being displayed on the information processing apparatus 101 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S503.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S502 that the key for returning the focus to the group in which the error item being displayed on the information processing apparatus 101 is present, the process proceeds to step S504. An error item is a timing when a registration button (not shown) that is pressed when registering data is pressed, or when a cursor is removed from an item, and the value entered in the item is incomplete or inconsistent. As a result of determining whether or not there is an item, the item is determined to be incomplete or inconsistent in input. It is assumed that this determination process has already been performed before this step is performed.

  In step S503, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs processing when a key is pressed so that all groups are focused. Details of this processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S504, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 performs processing when the key is pressed so as to focus on the group in which the error item exists. Details of this processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  Subsequently, a process when the key is pressed so as to focus on all the groups in the process of shifting the focus for each group when the specific key is pressed will be described with reference to FIG. In this process, as an example, in step S502, pressing of the CTRL key + TAB key is accepted.

  This process is a process of shifting the focus in every group unit in which items are grouped when the CTRL key + TAB key is pressed in step S502.

  In step S601, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines whether there is an item currently in focus.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S601 that there is no item currently in focus, the process ends.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S601 that there is an item that currently has focus, the process proceeds to step S602.

  In step S602, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires information on the group to which the currently focused item belongs from the screen.

  In step S <b> 602, if the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 cannot acquire information about the group to which the currently focused item belongs from the screen, it cannot determine the group to return to, and thus ends this processing.

  For items that are not grouped in this way, for example, when returning to the opposite direction, the focus of the item is shifted one by one with the SHIFT key + the tab key, and when the item belonging to the group is focused. Then, the CTRL key + tab key process is performed again, and this process is executed, so that the focus is shifted again in units of groups.

  The fact that the group to which the user belongs cannot be acquired from the screen refers to items that are not grouped as described in 1101 in FIG. 11 and 1102 in FIG.

  In step S602, when the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 can acquire information about the group to which the currently focused item belongs from the screen, the process proceeds to step S603.

  In step S603, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the group with the next smallest tab order from the group acquired in step S602 from the storage information of the group name in FIG.

  In step S603, if there is no group with the next smallest tab order, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 advances the process to step S604.

  In step S603, if there is a group with the next smallest tab order, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 advances the process to step S605.

  Note that the case where there is no group with the next smallest tab order refers to the storage information 1011 in FIG. The case where there is a small group refers to the storage information 1012 to 1015 in FIG.

  In step S604, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the group with the largest tab order from the storage information of the group name in FIG. The group with the largest tab order refers to the storage information 1015 in FIG.

  In this embodiment, since the target group next to the group with the smallest tab order changes in order so that the tab order becomes the largest group, this step performs such processing. ing.

  In step S605, when the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 presses the tab key in the group acquired in step S603, step S604, or step S608, the item with the smallest tab order (the tab order comes first). Item) from the screen.

  In step S606, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines whether or not the item acquired in step S605 is in a state where focus can be set. Note that the focusable state indicates that the item is an inputable item.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S606 that the focus can be set on the item acquired in step S605 (YES in step S606), the process proceeds to step S609.

  In step S606, if the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines that the focus cannot be set on the item acquired in step S605 (NO in step S606), the process proceeds to step S607.

  In step S607, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the next tab order item from the screen within the group.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S607 that there is an item in the next tab order within the group (YES in step S607), the process proceeds to step S606 again.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S607 that there is no item in the next tab order within the group (NO in step S607), the process proceeds to step S608.

  In step S608, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires a group having the next smallest tab order from the screen, and advances the process to step S605.

  In step S <b> 609, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 sets the focus to an item in which a tab can be transitioned first in the group acquired from the screen, and ends this processing.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, description will be given of processing when a key is pressed so as to focus on a group in which an error item exists, in the processing of shifting focus for each group when a specific key is pressed. do. In this process, as an example, in step S502, pressing of the ALT key + TAB key is accepted.

  This process is a process of shifting the focus in units of groups having an error item when the ALT key + TAB key is pressed in step S502.

  In step S701, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines whether there is an item currently in focus.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S701 that there is no item that currently has focus, the process ends.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S701 that there is an item that currently has focus, the process proceeds to step S602.

  In step S702, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires information about the group to which the currently focused item belongs from the screen.

  In step S702, if the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 cannot acquire the information of the group to which the currently focused item belongs from the screen, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 ends the process because it cannot determine the group to return to.

  For items that are not grouped in this way, for example, when returning to the opposite direction, the focus of the item is shifted one by one with the SHIFT key + the tab key, and when the item belonging to the group is focused. Then, the CTRL key + tab key process is performed again, and this process is executed, so that the focus is shifted again in units of groups.

  The fact that the group to which the user belongs cannot be acquired from the screen refers to items that are not grouped as described in 1101 in FIG. 11 and 1102 in FIG.

  In step S702, if the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 can acquire information on the group to which the currently focused item belongs from the screen, the process proceeds to step S703.

  In step S703, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the group having the next smallest tab order from the group acquired in step S702 from the group name storage information in FIG.

  In step S703, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 advances the processing to step S704 when there is no group with the next smallest tab order.

  In step S703, if there is a group with the next smallest tab order, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 advances the processing to step S705.

  Note that the case where there is no group with the next smallest tab order refers to the storage information 1011 in FIG. The case where there is a small group refers to the storage information 1012 to 1015 in FIG.

  In step S704, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the group with the largest tab order from the storage information of the group name in FIG. The group with the largest tab order refers to the storage information 1015 in FIG.

  In this embodiment, since the target group next to the group with the smallest tab order changes in order so that the tab order becomes the largest group, this step performs such processing. ing.

  In step S705, when the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 presses the tab key in the group acquired in step S703, step S704, or step S708, the item with the smallest tab order (the tab order comes first). Item) from the screen.

  In step S706, if the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines that the item acquired in step S705 is in a state where focus cannot be set, that is, is not an error item but a normal input item, the process proceeds to step S707.

  In step S706, if the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines that the item acquired in step S705 can set the focus, that is, an error item exists, the process proceeds to step S709. As a result, the focus shifts to the group to which the error item belongs.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S706 that the focus can be set on the item acquired in step S705 (YES in step S706), the process proceeds to step S709.

  In step S706, if the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines that the focus cannot be set on the item acquired in step S705 (NO in step S706), the process proceeds to step S707.

  In step S707, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires the next tab order item from the screen within the group.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S707 that there is an item in the next tab order within the group (YES in step S707), the process proceeds to step S706 again.

  If the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 determines in step S707 that there is no item in the next tab order within the group (NO in step S707), the process proceeds to step S708.

  In step S708, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 acquires a group having the next smallest tab order from the screen, and advances the process to step S705.

  In step S <b> 709, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 101 sets the focus on an item that can first transition tabs in the group acquired from the screen (in this example, an error item that can transition tabs first). This process is terminated.

  Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention can take an embodiment as a system, apparatus, method, program, recording medium, or the like. Specifically, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus composed of a single device.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute the processing methods of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 6, and 7, and the storage medium according to the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. A program capable of being executed by the computer in the processing method of FIG. 7 is stored. Note that the program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each apparatus in FIGS. 4, 5, 6, and 7.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing reading.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk, solid state drive, or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

101 Information processing apparatus 102 Application server 103 Network 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 System bus 205 Input controller (input C)
206 Video controller (VC)
207 Memory controller (MC)
208 Communication I / F controller (Communication I / FC)
209 KB (keyboard)
210 CRT
211 External memory (HD, FD)

Claims (5)

An information processing apparatus that displays an application screen including a plurality of item groups in which related input items are grouped, and can change focus between input items according to the display order of the input items when a predetermined key is pressed Because
Order obtaining means for obtaining the order of the plurality of item groups defined in advance from display data of the application screen including the plurality of item groups;
When a specific key is pressed, it comprises a focus control means for determining a transition destination item group according to the order and shifting focus to a specific input item included in the transition destination item group ,
When the specific key is pressed, the focus control unit determines an item group including an error item as a transition destination item group according to the order, and shifts the focus to an error item included in the transition destination item group. An information processing apparatus characterized by that. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the focus control unit changes focus within a range of one display screen of the application screen. It said focus control means, when said another specific key of the specific key is pressed, according to claim 1, characterized in that to determine the item group of the transition destination in reverse order when the specific key is pressed Or the information processing apparatus according to 2 ; An information processing apparatus that displays an application screen including a plurality of item groups in which related input items are grouped, and can change focus between input items according to the display order of the input items when a predetermined key is pressed Control method,
An order obtaining step for obtaining a predefined order of the plurality of item groups from display data of an application screen including the plurality of item groups;
A focus control step of determining a transition destination item group according to the order when a specific key is pressed, and shifting focus to a specific input item included in the transition destination item group ;
In the focus control step, when a specific key is pressed, an item group including an error item is determined as a transition destination item group according to the order, and the focus is shifted to an error item included in the transition destination item group. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus. An information processing apparatus that displays an application screen including a plurality of item groups in which related input items are grouped, and can change focus between input items according to the display order of the input items when a predetermined key is pressed An executable program in
The information processing apparatus;
Order obtaining means for obtaining the order of the plurality of item groups defined in advance from display data of the application screen including the plurality of item groups;
When a specific key is pressed, a transition destination item group is determined according to the order, and the focus control unit is configured to shift focus to a specific input item included in the transition destination item group,
When the specific key is pressed, the focus control unit determines an item group including an error item as a transition destination item group according to the order, and shifts the focus to an error item included in the transition destination item group. A program characterized by that.

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