JPH0370022A - Procedure execution device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize the execution status of each button on a screen by providing a button erasure means to erase a button after execution from the screen. CONSTITUTION:The device is equipped with a button information storage means 101 to store the information of the button, a display means 102 to display the button on the screen, a start button selection means 103 to select the button to be executed first from the buttons, an execution button selection means 104 to select the button in the start button selection means 103 and the buttons overlapped under the means from the uppermost one, a procedure execution means 105 to execute the procedure of the button selected with the execution button selection means 104, and the button erasure means 106 to erase the button after execution from the screen. At such a case, since the button after execution is erased when overlapped buttons are executed, the button under the overlapped buttons appears on the screen. Therefore, the execution status of the button can be recognized at a glance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a procedure execution device that executes a plurality of procedures using logical buttons provided on a screen.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, devices have been known that create logical buttons on a screen and execute procedures by selecting the buttons with a mouse or the like. Hereinafter, when a button is referred to as a button, it refers to a button that is logically created on the screen.

In devices such as those described above, buttons are used as switches for starting programs corresponding to procedures.

At this time, in order to notify that the button is being executed, the shape and color of the button are changed when the button is pressed.

By the way, as an application of the above-mentioned device, a device can be considered in which a number of buttons to which procedures are assigned in advance are prepared and a series of processing is expressed by overlapping the buttons. This device performs a series of processes by executing procedures for the pressed button and the buttons that overlap.

In such a device, in order to know which button is currently being executed, select multiple buttons 501 to 501 as shown in FIG.
A possible method is to arrange the buttons 503 so that they are not completely hidden, so that you can see that the button's color or shape changes. Another possible method is to write a procedure in the procedure assigned to each button to output to the screen that the process for that button has started.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional device described above, when buttons 401, 402, and 403 of the same size as shown in FIG. 4(a) are overlapped as shown in FIG. 4(b), There are problems such as changing the color or shape of the button that is currently being executed has no effect on the second or subsequent buttons. It is also troublesome to write a program that outputs the execution status for each button.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a procedure execution device in which the execution status such as the start and end of procedures for each button can be seen at a glance.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the procedure execution device of the present invention expresses a procedure by superimposing logical buttons to which a procedure is assigned in advance on the screen, and In a procedure execution device that executes a procedure upon selection, a button information storage means for storing information on the button, a display means for displaying the button on a screen, and a button to be executed first from among the buttons. a start button selection means for selecting a start button selection means and an execution button selection means for selecting a button overlapping the start button selection means from above, and executing the procedure of the button selected by the execution button selection means. and a button erasing means for erasing executed buttons from the screen.

(effect) Hereinafter, the effects of the present invention will be explained.

First, prepare several buttons in advance to which procedures, which are the basic unit of processing, are assigned. These buttons should be marked with colors, shapes, and patterns on the buttons so that they can be distinguished from each other. For example, create three buttons 401, 402, and 403 that are distinguishable from each other, as shown in Figure 4 (a). Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), these buttons are stacked and arranged on the screen.

Next, when these buttons are executed, the executed buttons disappear from the screen. This causes the button 40 to disappear.
When the execution of step 1 is completed, a button 402 to be executed next appears on the screen as shown in FIG. 3(c). In this way, you can check the execution status of each button on the screen.

(Example) Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described using the drawings.

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

First, the part that displays buttons on the screen will be explained.

The button/news storage means 101 stores button information such as the shape of the button and the vertical relationship between the buttons. The display means 102 receives button information from the button information storage means 101 and displays the buttons on the screen.

Next, the part that executes the button will be explained.

The start button selection means 103 selects the button to be executed first from the buttons stacked on the screen using a pointing device such as a mouse or a digitizer, or a keyboard.

The execution button selection means 1104 selects the start button selection means 1.
The receiver takes the number of the button to be executed first from 03, and first sends the button number to the procedure execution means 105.0 Next, the button located below the button is searched, and if there is a button, the button is selected in order. Then, the button number is sent to the procedure execution means 105.

The procedure execution means 105 is a means for executing the procedure of the button selected by the execution button selection means 104. After the procedure is executed, the button number is sent to button erasing means 106.

The button erasing means 106 stores the button number received from the procedure execution means 105 and the button information storage means 101.
The button is deleted from the screen based on the button information stored in the button.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the button erasing means 106 will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the button erasing means 106 shown in FIG. 1.

The image buffer 201 is a memory for storing an image to be displayed on a screen, and stores an image of an area where a button is displayed immediately before the display means 102 rewrites the screen to display a button. As a result, the area before the button is displayed is stored in the image buffer 201.

The control means 202 receives the button number from the procedure execution means 105 and controls the image buffer 201 to send the image before the button is displayed to the display means 102.

In this way, the area in which the executed button is drawn is returned to its original state, and the button is erased from the screen.

In the figure, 2021 is a signal line connecting the procedure execution means 105 and the push button, 2022 is a signal line for controlling the image buffer 201 from the control means 202, and 2021 is data for sending the contents of the image buffer to the display means 102. It is a line.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another example of the configuration of the button erasing means 106.

The executed button storage means 301 stores the button number received from the procedure execution means 105 through the signal line 3011.

The actual ited button storage means 301 stores the button number that has been selected until there are no more buttons to be selected by the execution button selection means 104.

The executed button numbers stored in the executed button storage means 301 are transmitted to the controller 1 through a signal line 3012.
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In the control means 302, among the buttons stored in the button information storage means 101, the executed button storage means 30
The button information other than the buttons stored in 1 is sent to the display means 102, and the buttons on the screen are redisplayed. As a result, the executed button appears to be erased on the screen.

In the figure, 3021 is a data line for sending button information from the button information storage means 101 to the control means 302;
is a data line for sending button information necessary for redisplay to the display means 102.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the procedure execution device of the present invention, when executing stacked buttons, the executed buttons are erased, so that the lower stacked buttons appear on the screen. The execution status of the button can be seen at a glance. Therefore,
Not only can you see the execution status of a button even if buttons of the same size overlap, but you don't have to write a procedure to display the execution status for each button, which is very efficient.

Another advantage is that if you write a message in the area where the buttons overlap, the message will appear as the button is executed, allowing you to know the content of the execution.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are block diagrams showing an example of the configuration of button erasing means, and FIG. 4 shows buttons for detailed explanation of the present invention. Layout diagram, FIG. 5 is a button layout diagram for explaining the conventional technology. 101... Button information storage means, 102... Display means, 103... Start button selection means, 104... Execution button selection means, 105... Procedure execution means, 10
6...Button erasing means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a procedure execution device that expresses a procedure by superimposing logical buttons to which a procedure is assigned in advance on a screen, and executes the procedure by selecting the button,
button information storage means for storing information on the button; display means for displaying the button on a screen;
a start button selection means for selecting a button to be executed first from among the buttons; an execution button selection means for selecting the start button selection means and a button overlapping thereunder from above; and the execution button selection means. 1. A procedure execution device comprising: a procedure execution means for executing a procedure of a button selected by the procedure; and a button erasing means for erasing the executed button from a screen.