JPH04305740A - Method for displaying processing status - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer convenience to an operator by displaying a processing time forecasted by operation. CONSTITUTION:In the case of displaying the processing status of fixed processing, a part of the routine processing is practically executed (step S1). In step S2, an execution time required for the partial execution is measured. In step 3, total throughput (the total throughput itself can be previously grasped in the step S1) and executed throughput are grasped. A time required up to the completion of the whole processing is forecasted by comparing the executed throughput with the total throughput and then a practical residual processing time is calculated (step S4). The calculated result is displayed on a display means such as a display (step S5). Thereby an operator can easily form working schedule and a case leaving a terminal equipment occupied for a long time in spite of the end of processing can be reduced.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a process status display method for notifying an operator of processing end times and the like when an information processing apparatus is caused to execute various processes.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art When an operator performs work using various information processing devices such as a computer system, the processing time becomes an important issue. For example, when executing several processes while using the processing results, the operator starts up the computer, issues certain processing instructions, and then checks the display to see whether the processing has been completed or not. Check it while looking at it, and move on to the next processing instruction. If the process is to be completed in a very short time, the operator monitors the display and waits for the process to complete. However, if the processing takes a relatively long time, the operator leaves the computer and does other work, and then monitors the display to confirm when the processing is almost complete.

However, in some cases, the operator cannot predict when the processing will end, and conventionally, the processing status has been displayed in some form on the computer display. For example, each time a process is started, the amount of work completed so far is displayed at a predetermined timing. Furthermore, in addition to displaying the amount of completed work, the total amount to be processed is also displayed. Alternatively, the remaining amount of work obtained by subtracting the amount of completed work from the total amount is displayed. This method allowed the operator to know the approximate progress of the processing work.

0004

However, the conventional work progress display method as described above has the following problems. First, the amount of work that has been completed and the amount of remaining work, etc.
When simply expressing numerical values, it is not clear what kind of work is actually left and how much work is left, so it is actually difficult to predict how much time it will take to complete the work. For this reason, if there is another task that should be carried out in parallel, the operator should wait for the computer to complete a certain process, confirm that the process has finished, and then proceed to the next step. The method was to move on to processing. Therefore, during that time, there was a problem in that the computer terminal device was occupied by a certain operator even though the actual work had been completed.

[0005]Furthermore, even if the operator watches the display of the work processing status and predicts that the processing will end soon and waits while monitoring the display, if the subsequent processing takes a relatively long time, the operator You end up wasting time until the work is finished. In such a state, it becomes difficult for the operator to make a work schedule. In particular, when performing a series of tasks such as executing the next process using a certain processing result, it becomes extremely difficult to predict how long it will actually take to complete all the processes. there were. The present invention has been made with attention to the above points, and the processing status of an information processing device, etc.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a processing status display method that is convenient for the operator by adopting a specific and relatively accurate display method such as displaying the remaining time.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The processing status display method of the present invention, when executing a predetermined routine process, executes a part of the routine process and measures the execution time, and
Calculating the remaining processing time based on the total processing amount of the routine processing set in advance, the executed processing amount, and the measured execution time, and displaying the calculation result on a display means. This is a characteristic feature.

[0007]

[Operation] When executing routine processing such as simple data transfer or repeated arithmetic processing, a part of the processing is first executed, and the execution time of the entire processing is estimated from the execution time. The processing time predicted by the calculation is displayed on the display means. As described above, in the present invention, when a certain process is started, the processing time is predicted in accordance with the actual process, so that it is possible to accurately predict the process end time.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the basic operation of the method of the present invention. The method of the present invention is basically carried out as follows. First, in the method of the present invention, when displaying the processing status of a certain process, first, a part of the routine process is actually executed (step S1). Then, in step S2, the execution time required to execute part of the execution is measured. Thereafter, in step S3, the total processing amount (ascertaining the total processing amount itself can be performed prior to step S1) and the executed processing amount are determined. Here, in the present invention, fixed processing refers to processing such as transferring a file composed of a certain amount of data from one storage device to another storage device. In addition to this, the method of the present invention can be applied to cases where relatively regularized repetitive calculations and the like are executed.

[0009] If a part of such fixed processing is executed and its execution time is measured, the amount of processing that has been executed and the total amount of processing can be compared to predict the time until all processing is completed. can do. Such a prediction is made and the remaining processing time is actually calculated (step S4). The results calculated in this way are displayed on a display means such as a display (step S5). Normally, when performing processing such as file transfer, the total amount of work is known in advance from parameters and the like. Therefore, the processing time can be almost predicted without actually starting the processing. However, when a computer executes a large number of processes in parallel, the actual processing time may vary considerably depending on the usage status of the computer. In addition to this, it is difficult to accurately predict processing time by a computer in advance for various reasons. In the method of the present invention, a portion of the processing is actually executed and the remaining processing time is predicted, so that the processing time can be predicted relatively accurately. Moreover, by performing such calculation of the remaining processing time at appropriate intervals during the progress of the processing, it becomes possible to predict the remaining time more accurately as the processing progresses.

Next, a more specific embodiment of the present invention will be explained. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific example of an arithmetic processing device for implementing the present invention. The illustrated apparatus includes a routine processing management section 10, a processing status display control section 20, a clock circuit 1, and a display means 2. The routine processing management unit 10 stores parameters and the like necessary for the operation of the processing to be actually performed. Here, file transfer will be explained as an example, and the routine processing management section 10 stores the transfer file name and the number of blocks in its storage area 11. Additionally, a transferred block counter 12 is provided for counting transferred blocks during actual transfer processing.

The processing status display control unit 20 is composed of various arithmetic processing circuits, including an executed processing amount calculation unit 21, an execution time measurement unit 22, and a remaining processing time calculation unit. 23 is provided. Also, clock circuit 1
is a circuit built into a computer that can display the current time and import it as data. The display means 2 is provided with a display 3. This display 3 is monitored by the operator and displays the remaining processing time of the routine processing that has started execution. In other words, in this embodiment, when multiple files consisting of a certain amount of blocks are transferred from one storage device to another storage device, a part of the processing is executed and the amount of processing that has been performed is calculated. The remaining processing time is calculated based on the execution time and the total amount.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a specific embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2 will be explained in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when a file transfer command is input, in step S1, the total number of blocks of the file to be transferred is calculated. Generally, files have the following attribute information:
Contains the number of blocks that make up the file. Therefore, for example, when transferring two files, the total number of blocks of the files to be transferred can be calculated by extracting the number of blocks from the attribute information of each file and adding them. This is performed by the executed processing amount calculation unit 21 shown in FIG. Next, in step S2 of FIG. 3, the file transfer start time is read. This is performed by the execution time measurement unit 22 reading the time at the start of file transfer from the clock circuit 1 shown in FIG. This file transfer start time is temporarily stored in a storage area provided in the execution time measurement unit 22. next,
In step S3 of FIG. 3, one unit of file transfer is executed. Note that one unit is an appropriate unit for executing file transfer processing, and does not necessarily mean one block. When the present invention is actually implemented, the remaining processing time will be calculated relatively frequently, so one unit of time for the repeated calculation is referred to as one unit here.

Next, in step S4 of FIG. 3, the number of transferred blocks and the current time are read. The number of transferred blocks is stored in the transferred block counter 12 shown in FIG. The executed processing amount calculating unit 21 reads this, and the execution time measuring unit 22 reads the current time from the clock circuit 1. In step S5 of FIG. 3, the number of remaining transfer blocks is calculated. That is, the executed processing amount calculation unit 21 calculates the amount by subtracting the number of transferred blocks from the previously calculated total number of blocks of files to be transferred. Further, in step S6 of FIG. 3, the execution time up to now is calculated. This is calculated by finding the difference between the current time read by the execution time measurement unit 22 and the file transfer start time.

Based on the above results, the remaining processing time is calculated in the next step S7. This calculation formula is as follows. Remaining processing time = (execution time x remaining number of transfer blocks)
/Number of transferred blocks The result calculated in this way is displayed on the display 3 shown in FIG. 2 in the form of a message such as "The process will end in a few minutes and seconds" (step S8).

[0015] In step S9, it is determined whether all transfer processing has been completed. If it is determined that the transfer processing has not been completed yet, step S9 is performed again.
3 and repeats the operations from step S3 to step S9. In other words, each time a suitable unit of file transfer is executed, the number of transferred blocks that have been transferred so far and the execution time so far are calculated each time, and the remaining processing is performed again based on the results. Time is calculated. The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. In the above-mentioned embodiments, the remaining processing time is directly displayed on the display. It is possible. Furthermore, the method of the present invention allows relatively accurate prediction and display of the end time, etc. of not only file transfer processing but also processing of relatively standardized arithmetic processing that is repeated many times. .

[0016]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the processing status display method of the present invention described above, when a relatively simple stylized process is executed by an information processing device, a part of the process is actually executed. Since the remaining processing time is calculated and displayed from the obtained execution time, the end time of the processing can be predicted relatively accurately and concretely. This makes it easier for operators to plan their work, and also reduces the number of cases where the terminal device is left unattended and occupied for long periods of time even though processing has been completed, making effective use of the device and increasing operational efficiency. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart explaining the basic operation of the method of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Block diagram of a specific arithmetic processing device for implementing the present invention

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a specific embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

S1-S5 Processing steps

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: When a predetermined routine process is executed, a part of the routine process is executed and the execution time is measured, and the total processing amount of the routine process set in advance and the executed process are calculated. Based on the amount and the measured execution time,
A processing status display method characterized by calculating the remaining processing time and displaying the calculation result on a display means.