JPH04373015A - Cut and paste processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability for paste and cut processings. CONSTITUTION:A range identifying means 1-3 recognizes the position and size of a rectangular area designated on a screen 1-1. A saving means 1-4 saves data in the recognized rectangular area into one of plural storage areas 1-5 for saving provided in advance. An enlarging/reducing means 1-6 enlarges or reduces the data in the rectangular area into the size of an icon display area prepared in advance. An icon forming means 1-7 makes the data enlarged or reduced by this enlarging/reducing means into an icon. An icon display means 1-8 displays the data made into the icon in the specified area on the screen. A paste processing means 1-9 pastes the data in the designated storage area 1-5 for save in the designated size at the designated position on the screen 1-1.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cut-and-paste processing method in an interactive system having a man-machine interface using a bitmap display.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of cut-and-paste processing method includes a range identification means for recognizing the position and size of a rectangular area to be cut, and a temporary storage for storing data within a specified rectangular area. It has a cut processing means consisting only of an evacuation means for evacuation to the evacuation storage area, and when the user memorizes the cut content and instructs paste processing based on the content, the cut processing means is saved from the evacuation storage area to the specified location. The processing method was to paste the results of enlargement or reduction processing.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional cut-and-paste processing method described above only saves the contents of the cut rectangular area to a temporary save area, so it is difficult for the user to save the cut contents during the paste process. Either you need to remember it, or you need to perform cut and paste processing consecutively. In addition, there is only one area for saving the cut rectangular area, and unless you want to use the saved rectangular area immediately before, it is necessary to perform the cutting process and the pasting process every time. Furthermore, there is a drawback that pasting processing must be performed once in order to check the cut contents.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problem] The present invention recognizes the position and size of a rectangular area specified on the screen in a cut-and-paste processing method in an interactive system having a man-machine interface using a bitmap display. a range identifying means for saving the data in the recognized rectangular area to one of a plurality of save storage areas provided in advance; and a saving means for saving the data in the recognized rectangular area to one of a plurality of save storage areas provided in advance, and an icon prepared in advance for saving the data in the rectangular area. an enlargement/reduction means for enlarging or reducing the size of the display area; an iconization means for iconizing the data enlarged or reduced by the enlargement/reduction means; and identification of the iconized data on the screen. The present invention is characterized by comprising an icon display means for displaying the data in the specified area, and a paste processing means for pasting the data in the designated save storage area at the designated position on the screen in a designated size.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of use of the present invention. Figure 1 shows how to move or copy an arbitrary rectangular area specified by the user to a different position on screen 1-1 for editing images and text (e.g., using a word processor). Cut processing means 1 for cutting a rectangular area
-2 series of processing is shown.

First, the range identifying means 1-3 recognizes the position and size of the specified rectangular area, and temporarily saves its contents to one of the save storage areas 1-5 in the storage device 1-10. Evacuation is performed via the evacuation means 1-4. A control method for selecting this save area includes, for example, a FIFO method. In order to display this saved content as an icon so that it can be recognized on the screen at all times, an enlargement/reduction unit 1-6 is provided which reduces the specified rectangular area if it is larger than the size of the icon, or enlarges it if it is smaller. In order to display this enlarged/reduced result as a kind of mark on the screen, the iconization means 1-7 creates icon display data and displays it in a specific area on the screen via the icon display means 1-8. Display the icon. After this, when the user uses the displayed icon to specify a paste process, which is a pasting instruction for copying or moving the cut content, the paste position and size are recognized and the paste process is performed. The processing means 1-9 displays the save data from the save area corresponding to the icon on the screen by performing an enlargement process if the paste process involves enlargement, or by performing a reduction process if the process involves reduction.

FIG. 2 shows a simple usage example, that is, screen transition. The cut processing instruction screen 2-1 indicates that a cut instruction is given to an arbitrary area, and the specified area is is the cut area 2-4. As a result, on the icon display screen 2-2, the data in the cut area is saved to one of the save storage areas 2-6, and at the same time, the enlarged or reduced data is converted into an icon and displayed as an icon. Displayed in area 2-5. After that, when the user instructs paste processing using an icon, the saved contents are pasted in the specified size from the save storage area corresponding to the icon to the specified location, and the paste processing execution screen 2-3 It becomes as shown in . At this time, the contents of the icon display area 2-7 and the save storage area 2-8 remain unchanged.

[0008]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention is applicable to a cut-and-paste processing method in an interactive system having a man-machine interface using a bitmap display. By making it possible to save the cut and displaying it as an icon in a specific area on the screen, the user can remember the content of the cut,
This eliminates the inconvenience in usage of having to perform paste processing consecutively to cut processing, and also has the effect of allowing the cut contents to be constantly checked on the screen.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation in this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-1 Screen 1-2 Cut processing means 1-3 Range identification means 1-4 Evacuation means 1-5　　　　Evacuation storage area 1-6 Enlarging/reducing means 1-7 Iconization means 1-8 Icon display means 1-9 Paste processing means 1-10 Storage device 2-1 Cut processing instruction screen 2-2 Icon display screen 2-3 Paste processing execution screen 2-4 Cut area 2-5 Icon display area 2-6 Storage area for backup 2-7 Icon display area 2-8 Storage area for backup

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cut-and-paste processing method in an interactive system having a man-machine interface using a bitmap display, comprising: range identification means for recognizing the position and size of a rectangular area specified on a screen; saving means for saving the data in the rectangular area prepared in advance to one of a plurality of saving storage areas prepared in advance; an enlargement/reduction means for reducing the size; an iconization means for iconizing the data enlarged or reduced by the enlargement/reduction means; and an icon display means for displaying the iconized data in a specific area on the screen. A cut-and-paste processing method comprising: a paste processing means for pasting data in the designated save storage area at a designated position on the screen in a designated size.