JPH02281327A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation by providing a means which manages history information related to processing frequency and controlling a cursor to the icon position of a data file or a binder whose frequency in processing is high. CONSTITUTION:An information processor consists of a CPU 40 which has the constitution as a work station and controls the whole of the processor, a memory management unit MMU 41 of address management, and a memory 42 where various programs and data are stored. The CPU 40 selects the icon of the data file or the binder whose frequency in processing is highest out of icons displayed on a display device CRT 52 from history information of the MMU 41. The CPU 40 controls the cursor to move it to the selected icon position. Thus, the data file which will be most probably used is automatically selected to reduce the burden on an operator, and the operation is simplified.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a method for specifying an icon associated with a data file stored in a storage medium to call up the data file corresponding to the icon and perform a predetermined process. The present invention relates to an information processing device that performs processing.

[Prior Art] In this type of information processing apparatus, the management of the icons of each data file and the management of the cursor position have conventionally been performed independently of each other.

And when selecting a data file.

The operator moves the cursor to a desired icon by operating the cursor keys.

Also, when an icon on the display device is specified using the cursor keys, the setting address for control is moved to the start address of the specified data file for the first time, and the control to move the head to the start of this data file is performed. It will be done.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, when selecting a data file, the operator must operate the cursor keys to move to the icon position of the data file to be selected, and the operation It had the disadvantage that it was troublesome.

In particular, when data files are grouped hierarchically, the cursor must be moved every time a data file is selected in each hierarchy, and it takes a lot of effort and time to reach the desired data file. The disadvantage is that it requires

Furthermore, in the above conventional technology, control is performed to move the head to the beginning of the specified data file only after an icon is selected on the display device.
Another drawback is that there is always a waiting time, which hinders overall speedy processing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that can simplify operations without having to move a cursor to an icon each time a data file is selected.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention displays a plurality of icons indicating a data file or a binder in which a plurality of data files are grouped on a display device based on a predetermined operation, and displays one of the icons on a display device. In an information processing device that performs predetermined processing by calling a data file or binder corresponding to an icon by specifying one with a cursor,
A management means for managing history information regarding the processing frequency of each data file or binder; and a selection for selecting the icon of the data file or binder that is most frequently processed among the icons displayed on one display device from the history information of the management means. and cursor control means for moving a cursor to the icon position selected by the selection means.

[Effect] When the icon is displayed on the display device, the cursor is automatically moved to the most frequently used data file or binder icon, eliminating the need for the operator to perform this operation. Operation can be simplified.

[Example] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

The information processing device according to this embodiment has a configuration as a workstation, and includes a CPU 40 that controls the entire device, a memory management unit (MMU) 41 that manages addresses, etc., and stores various programs and data. The system is centered around a memory 42.

This workstation also includes a pointing device 50, a keyboard 51, and a keyboard 51 as peripheral devices.
RT 52, communication management unit 45, magneto-optical disk device (MOD) 54, printer 55, and scanner 56
A floppy disk unit MS7, a hard disk unit 2158, and the like are provided.

In addition, these peripheral devices have their respective interfaces 4
3% 44. Connected to the system bus via 48-49.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a specific example of displaying data file icons on the CRT 52. As shown in FIG.

In this example, three types of windows 1, 5, and 11 are displayed.

The first window 1 displays icons 2 to 4 each representing a single data 7 file sample I Nsample 3. In other words, icons 2 to 4 displayed in this first window 1 each have 1
Two data files are now supported.

In addition, the icon displayed in the second window 5 is a data file that is a group of multiple data files (
A mixture of data files (hereinafter referred to as binders) and data files (individual data files) are displayed. In other words, the icon 6 displayed in this second window 5 represents the binder m1 that groups a plurality of data files.
By selecting this icon 6, the icon display of the first window 1 is obtained. Further, the other icons 7 to 10 indicate individual data files m2 to m5, similar to the icons 2 to 4 in the first window 1, and by selecting these icons 7 to 10, you can directly access the specified data files. data files can be called.

Further, each of the icons 12 to 16 displayed in the third window 11 is a top binder S, example to e, which is a group of the data files and binders.
This shows sample 4. That is, by selecting the icon 12 from among the icons 12 to 16 displayed in the third window 11, the display in the second window 5 is obtained. Furthermore, even when other icons 13 to 16 are selected, a mixture of icons for binders and data files is displayed.

As described above, the data file displayed by the icon in the first window 1, the binder and data file displayed by the icon in the second window 5, and the binder displayed by the icon in the third window 11. have a hierarchical structure with each other. For example, in the illustrated example, when the binder S of the icon 12 is selected in the third window 11, the icons 6 to 1O illustrated in the figure are displayed in the second window 5. When the binder ml corresponding to the icon 6 in the second window 5 is selected, the illustrated icons 2 to 4 are displayed in the first window 1. A desired data file can be selected from among these icons 2 to 4.

Note that selection of this icon is performed using the cursor 17.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which each data is stored in a magneto-optical disk, which is a storage medium.

In the storage area of this magneto-optical disk, each data file 2 displayed by the icons 2 to 4 in the first window 1 is stored.
-4 storage areas 31-33 and second window 5
An area 34 for storing the binder 6 displayed with the icon 6 of
and an area 30 for storing a management data table for each data file.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of file management data for each data file.

This file management data includes a file management number area 20 indicating the management number of the data file, a reference history area 21 consisting of the number of times this data file has been referenced 24 and the last referenced date 25, and the number of updates 26 and the last referenced date 25. The update history area 22 includes an update date 27 and an area 23 for storing other data.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an overview of the operation of the apparatus having such a configuration.

First, in the process of saving data files.

The premise is to create a document or image data file (5IOI), set file management data (S102), update the file management data table (S103), and save the data file (S102).
104).

Next, if you want to refer to the saved data file (S
105), first select the most frequently accessed data file from the binder by referring to the reference history 5106), move the cursor to the icon position of the selected data file on the CRT (5107); At the same time, the head seeks the first address of the selected data file on the magneto-optical disk (5108), and the final selection of the data file is made by the operator (5109), and the data file is referenced. Processing (S 110
), the reference history is updated and the process ends (S11
1).

In addition, when updating the data file, (510
5) As in the case of reference, select the most frequently accessed data file from the binder, move the cursor, and seek the head to the next jII address on the magneto-optical disk of the selected data file. (S112-5114), and the final selection of data files by the operator is performed (S112-5114).
l 5), after updating the data file (3)
118), updates the update history (s i l 7), then saves the updated file and ends the process (3118).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation when saving a data file.

First, the data file to be saved is created by selecting the input processing mode (SO), by inputting from the keyboard 51 (s i), or by selecting the R8232-
Whether it is received from a communication means such as the C interface 53 (S
2) or reading the image by the scanner 56 (SS
).

Then, edit the data entered in this way as appropriate, and
If this data file is to be saved on a magneto-optical disk as a large-capacity storage medium, a file management number is set for this data file (SS), and an initial value of the number of references is set as a reference history. rlJ56), set the initial value of the reference date to the date of the processing day (57), and similarly for the update history, set the initial value of the number of updates to "1"58), update The initial value of the date is set to the current date (S9).

Based on this information, create file management data for updatable data files (SIO), update the file management data table (S11), and then use magneto-optical data to create the data files created in S4 above. Stored on disk (312),
Display an icon in the window on the CRT52 (S
13).

Here, as an example of data file storage, data file 2 shown by icon 2 above will be explained. First, the file name is sample l, and after the above file management data is created, the file management data table on the magneto-optical disk is is updated, the data file 2 is stored in the area 31, and the icon 2 of the data file 2 is displayed in the first window 1.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation when referring to a data file.

Here, data file 2 with the above file name Sa theory ple 1 will be explained as an example.

sample stored in a hierarchical structure as described above
In order to select the data file 2, start by selecting the data file in the upper layer window 11. First, select the cursor 1 from the multiple icons in window 11.
7 to the position of the icon 12 indicating binder S and select it. When binder S is selected, window 5 is displayed, and icons of a plurality of binders and data files are displayed in window 5 (S20). Select the one with the highest number of references (S21), and if there is a match in the number of references (S22), select the one with the newest reference date (323), and 1
Cursor 1 to the icon position of the selected data file
7 (S24), for example, if the binder ml that has been referenced the most is the binder ml indicated by icon 6,
The cursor 17 is automatically moved to the position of the icon 6.

Also, at this time, the head of the magneto-optical disk device 54 is first sought to the head address of the information area 34 of the binder ml that has been referenced the most times stored on the magneto-optical disk (S25). Cursor 17
If the operator intends to make a selection by automatically moving the cursor, the selection is executed as is, otherwise the operator moves the cursor to another icon in the window and moves the cursor to another binder or Select a data file (S27).

Next, if the selected item is a binder, in order to further select a data file in this binder, the process returns to S20 and performs the same operation (S28). That is, window 1 is displayed first, Icons of multiple data files are displayed (S20), here sa
If data file 2 of sample 1 is referenced the most times, the cursor 17 automatically moves to icon 2 of sample 1 (S24), and the head of the magneto-optical disk device stores data file 2 of sample 1. A preliminary seek is performed to the start address of the area 31 (S25).

If the selected item is a data file, refer to the data file (529), increase the number of references by 1 (330), and change the reference date to the processing date (531). ), the file management data table is updated, and the reference process ends (S32).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation when updating a data file.

In this update process, the procedure for selecting a data file can be performed in the same way as in the reference process above (
340-S4B), and after updating the data file selected in this way (S49), the number of updates is increased by 1 (550), and the update date is changed to the processing date (S51). The data table is updated (S52), but in this update process, an operation is added to update the data file on the magneto-optical disk using the finally updated data file (S53).

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Further variations are possible.

For example, when an operator moves a cursor within the same window, the head may seek at any time in advance to the first address on the magneto-optical disk where the data file of the icon that matches the cursor position is stored. .

Alternatively, the cursor may be moved to icon positions in descending order of access frequency by a simple operation by the operator, for example, by pressing a key once, without using a pointing device to move the cursor.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the data file that is most likely to be used is automatically selected, thereby reducing the burden on the operator and shortening the processing time.

Further, even if the data file desired by the operator is not selected, there is a high possibility that the cursor will be positioned near the data file to be selected, and operability can be improved in this respect as well.

Further, according to the present invention, since the address is set in advance to the first address of the data file that is most likely to be used, the execution speed for the data file can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a specific example of displaying data file icons on the CRT in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the state in which each data is stored in the magneto-optical disk in the same embodiment. Figure 4 shows the file format of each data file in the same embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of file management data. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an overview of the operation in the same embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation when saving a data file in the same embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation when referring to a data file in the same embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation when updating a data file in the same embodiment. 5B...Hard disk device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Based on a predetermined operation, multiple icons indicating a data file or a binder in which multiple data files are grouped are displayed on the display device, and one of the icons is designated with a cursor. , a management means for managing history information regarding the processing frequency of each data file or binder in an information processing device that calls a data file or binder corresponding to the icon to perform predetermined processing; a selection means for selecting an icon of a data file or binder that is most frequently processed from the history information of the management means; and a cursor control means for automatically moving a cursor to the icon position selected by the selection means. An information processing device characterized by: (2) The information according to claim (1), further comprising a setting address control means for moving a control setting address to the first address on the storage medium of the data file or binder selected by the selection means. Processing equipment.