JPH04110892A - Method for controlling display position of marker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the moving operation of a marker by predicting the point of the icon to be instructed next by using the kind of the icon instructed just before and the rule which previously records and moving the marker to this predicted point. CONSTITUTION:The icon to be instructed next is predicted from the kind of the icon instructed before by this rule when the icon is going to be instructed by the marker 23. If the icons B1 and E3 are previously instructed, the predicted point is the icon A2 and if the icon B3 or E4 is instructed, the predicted point is the icon A5. The predicted point is the icon A3 if the icons E1, B1 and F1 are instructed. Then the marker 23 is moved and displayed to the icon A2, A5 or A3 of the predicted point complying with the above-mentioned conditions when the main icon A is instructed by the marker 23 and a sub-menue 25, i.e. the sub-icons A1 to A5 are opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a marker display position control method for controlling the position of a marker when indicating an icon with a marker.

[Prior Art] As a method of inputting commands to a computer, etc., a method has recently been widely used in which the command is input by pointing a pointing device such as a mouse to an icon in a menu displayed on the screen with a linked bottom marker. ing.

In such a command input method, conventionally, after specifying a desired icon and inputting a corresponding command,
The marker display position until the next icon is designated is generally the position of the icon designated immediately before, or a specific pause position completely unrelated to it, such as the initial display position.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] For this reason, when inputting commands one after another (even if they are repeated according to a specific rule), it is necessary to move the marker to the position of the desired icon almost every time. However, the operation was cumbersome.

In particular, when the total number of icons increases, such as when a menu with several icons is deeply layered, or because one menu has many icons despite having a small number of layers, you may have to move the marker up, down, left, or right with the mouse. It becomes extremely troublesome to move the icon to the desired position.

An object of the present invention is to provide a marker display position control method that can simplify the operation of moving a marker, and is particularly effective when moving the marker is often repeated according to a certain rule.

[Means for solving the problem] The above purpose is achieved by using a method of specifying an icon using a marker, which will be specified next using the type of icon specified just before and the rules recorded in advance. This is achieved by predicting the location of the icon and moving the marker to the predicted location.

[Function] If the prediction is correct, the icon location that the operator wants to instruct matches the marker display location, making it easier to move the marker, especially when the marker movement is repeated according to a certain rule. It is effective when there are many cases.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a CRT monitor screen display of an apparatus to which the marker display position control method according to the present invention is applied. In the figure, 21 is a CRT monitor screen, 22 is a pointing device, here a mouse, and 23 is a This is a marker that moves on the screen 21 in conjunction with the operation of the mouse 22.

24 is the main menu displayed at the bottom of the screen 21, A-F
It has main icons. 25 is a submenu that is displayed when the mouse 22 is used to point to the main icon; A1
- Equipped with A5 sub-icon.

3 shows the sub menu 26 of the main icon B, FIG. 4 shows the sub menu 27 of the main icon E, and FIG. 5 shows the sub menu 28 of the main icon F, the main icon B.

Each is displayed on the screen 21 when EF is designated by the marker 23 with the mouse 22. As shown in each figure, the sub menu 26 includes sub icons B1 to B5, the sub menu 27 includes sub icons E1 to E5, and the sub menu 28 includes sub icons F1 to F3. The main icons C and D are
It has a sub-menu (not shown).

Each icon A-F, Al-A5. Bl~B5゜E1~E
5. Fl to F3 are marked with marker 2 by mouse 22.
3 gives a specific command to a computer (not shown).

The main icons A to F included in the main menu 24 give commands to the computer to display submenus 25 to 28 or a submenu (not shown).

FIG. 2 shows the main icon A of the main menu 24 with marker 2.
3, and select the sub menu 25, that is, the sub icon A1.
- This is an example of opening A5. At this time, the problem is where to move the marker 23 to display 1, but in the present invention it is done as follows.

That is, in the present invention, rules such as those shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are recorded in a memory (not shown). When an icon is to be designated with the marker 23, the next icon to be designated is predicted based on the type of icon previously designated. In the example in Figure 6,
If icons B1 and B3 have been previously designated, the predicted location is icon A2, and if icons B3 or B4 have been designated, the predicted location is icon A5. Furthermore, if icons E1, B1, and Fl are designated, the predicted location will be icon A3. Therefore, point to the main icon with the marker 23, and select the sub menu 25, that is, the sub icon A.
1 to A5, the marker 23 marks the icon A2.1 of the predicted location according to the above conditions. Move 1 is displayed on A5 or A3.

Point the main icon E with the marker 23, and use the sub menu 27
, that is, when opening the secondary icons E1 to E5, the seventh
According to the rules in the figure, a movement 1 is displayed on the icon E1 or B3 of the predicted location.

An example of the procedure of the method of the present invention will be explained below with reference to FIG. First, check which main icon is indicated by the marker 23 (step 1), and check the corresponding submenu (
(secondary icon) (Step 2). Next, it is checked whether an icon such as has been specified (step 3), and the surface water of the marker 23 is determined by referring to the rules illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, or other rules not shown. The position is determined and the marker 23 is displayed there (step 4). Next, the operator's actual input (icon instruction) is accepted (step 5), the specified icon location is recorded, a command corresponding to the specified icon is given to the computer, and a sub menu (sub icon) is received. (Step 6).

Note that the reason why the location of the actual instruction icon is recorded in step 6 is to use it, for example, for creating a new rule or revising the rule.

The rules can be set by so-called learning (automatic setting) based on historical record data of actual icon pointing locations as described above, or by initial setting or arbitrary setting by an operator.

In the above explanation, the indicated position of the secondary icon was predicted, but
The designated location of the main icon may be predicted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration to which the method of the present invention can be applied. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 81 is a CPU that controls each section in the figure and executes the processing shown in FIG. 1.

A main memory 82 is used for calculation operations of the CPU 81, and during calculation, the rules and various parameters are transferred from a magnetic disk, which will be described later. A magnetic disk 83 stores software used for calculations, the rules, and various parameters. 84 is a frame memory for temporarily recording an image to be displayed, and 85 is a CRT monitor for displaying the image recorded in this frame memory 84. A mouse controller 86 controls the mouse 22, which is used to move the marker 23, designate icons, and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, a pointing device such as a mouse is used to move the marker, but it is also possible to use, for example, arrow keys on a keyboard.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the location of the icon that will be indicated next is predicted using the type of the icon that was indicated just before and the pre-recorded rules, and the marker is placed at the predicted location. Therefore, if the above prediction is correct, the icon location desired by the operator will match the marker display location, making the marker movement operation easier.

This method is particularly effective in cases where marker movement is often repeated according to a certain rule.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the method of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a CRT monitor screen display of an apparatus to which the method of the present invention is applied, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are submenus (
FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams each illustrating examples of rules, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration to which the method of the present invention can be applied. E5 Fl~F3...Sub-icon, 81...CP
U. 82... Main memory, 83... Magnetic disk, 84.
...Frame memory, 85...CRT monitor, 86.
...mouse controller. Patent Applicant: Hitachi Medical Co., Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney Masami Akimoto 21...CRT monitor screen, 22...Mouse (pointing device)
, 23...Marker, 24...Main menu, 25~
28...Sub menu, A-F...Main icon, A1
~A5. Bl~B5. El ~ Figure B Figure 6 Prediction part of Figure A Figure E 1-wo Deaf 36 doors IY 2 Figure 23 Marker 3 Figure 4 Figure 4 and 1 to E5: Sub-γ icon Figure Ma I>enter

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In the method of specifying an icon with a marker, the type of icon specified just before and the pre-recorded rules are used to predict the location of the icon that will be specified next, and the marker is placed at that location. A marker display position control method characterized by moving to a predicted location.