JPH0451331A - Information processor with processing time display function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display an appropriate message corresponding to processing time by controlling the display of a message based on the amount of data or the state of a device just before performing actual processing. CONSTITUTION:A control part 1 makes a processing time inspection device 2 perform the prediction of the processing time prior to the actual processing performed by a processing means controller(PC) 4, and compares a result with reference time set in advance. When it does not reach the reference time, an instruction to execute processing is issued to the PC 4. However, when it exceeds the reference time, an instruction to display the message and the processing time is issued to a display device 5. Furthermore, when the processing is the one in which the PC 4 can perform bypassing, the instruction of bypassing is requested, and the processing is performed by the PC 4. Therefore, the display of the message is performed only as necessary, and also, an operator can execute targeted processing in a short time based on appropriate judgement without depending on experience, etc., by issuing a bypass instruction after displaying predictive processing time.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention is applicable to personal computers, office computers, electronic filing devices, DTP (desk
Top Publishing), and other information processing devices that issue execution instructions through various interactive operations, in particular:
Just before the actual processing, based on the amount of data and the state of the equipment,
The present invention relates to an information processing device having a processing time display function that displays an appropriate message depending on the processing time.

Normally, interactive information processing devices take a long time to process, and if operations are not possible for a long period of time,
The operator is notified by displaying a message on the screen, etc.

However, depending on the content of the process, the processing time may vary greatly depending on the amount of data and the status of the device.

In such cases, it is generally impossible for the operator to predict the processing time, and the messages displayed are uniform and cannot be used as a guide for the processing time.

Also, if the processing time is long, it will cause anxiety for the operator, and conversely, if the processing time is short,
Sometimes messages are deleted so quickly that they can no longer be read.

In this way, with the conventional method of determining message display processing when installed in a device, it is impossible to display a message according to the processing time, which varies depending on the device status at the time of execution, the amount of data to be processed, etc. However, there are disadvantages in that it is unavoidable that unnecessary messages are displayed or messages are not displayed even though the waiting time is long.

The present invention solves these problems in conventional information processing devices, that is, it is possible to display a message according to the processing time, which varies depending on the status of the device at the time of execution, the amount of data to be processed, etc. This solves the inconvenience of unnecessary messages being displayed or necessary messages not being displayed.The message display is determined at runtime, evaluated based on the device status, amount of data to be processed, etc., and predictive processing is performed. A first object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device with high operability by displaying a message and a predicted processing time when the time exceeds a reference value.

Furthermore, by issuing a bypass instruction after displaying the predicted processing time, the operator can use appropriate judgment to execute the desired processing in the shortest possible time without relying on experience, providing information with high operability. A second purpose is to provide a processing device.

Means for Solving the Problems In the present invention, firstly, in an information processing system in which an execution instruction is given through an interactive operation, a time prediction means for predicting a processing time according to the content of the instructed processing; Display means for displaying a message of the expected processing time before execution of the process when the predicted time by the time prediction means is less than a preset time.

Second, in the information processing system described in item 1, if a process that is expected to take more than a preset time is a process that can be bypassed, whether or not to perform the bypass process after displaying the expected processing time. A selection means for making a selection is provided.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention having a processing time display function will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing one embodiment of the configuration of essential parts of an information processing apparatus having a processing time display function according to the present invention. In the drawings, 1 is a control section, 2 is a processing time inspection device, 3 is a device environment monitoring device, 4 is a processing means control device, 5 is a display device, 6 is a processing means, and 7 is a data storage section.

The control section 1 controls the overall processing, and instructions from an operator are also given to the control section 1.

The processing time inspection device @ 2 receives the output results of the device environment monitoring device 3, information regarding data such as the number of data items and data types obtained through the processing means 6, and information provided from the control unit 1 every time actual processing is performed. Based on the received instructions, the processing time is calculated (the flow is shown in FIG. 3, which will be described later).

The device environment monitoring device 3 notifies the processing time inspection device 2 of information about the states of the processing means 6 that affect the processing time, such as the amount of available memory and the state of the arithmetic device. .

The processing means control device 4 has a function of controlling actual processing, and is paired with the processing time inspection device 2.

The display device 5 is an interactive display device having a display unit such as a CRT or LCD and an input section.

The processing means 6 is a device environment, specifically, software such as a data input/output device or an arithmetic device.

The data storage unit 7 is a memory in which data used in the system is stored. The data stored in the data storage section 7 is sent to each processing device through the processing means 6.

The operation of the information processing apparatus equipped with the processing time display function shown in FIG. 1 is roughly as follows.

Prior to the actual processing performed by the processing means control device 4, the control section 1 causes the processing time inspection device 2 to predict the processing time and compares it with a preset reference time.

If the reference time has not yet been reached, the processing means control device 4 is immediately instructed to execute the processing.

However, if the reference time has been exceeded, the display device 5 is instructed to display the message and processing time.

Further, when the processing means control device 4 performs a process that can be bypassed, a bypass instruction is obtained, and the processing means control device 4 performs the processing according to the instruction.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart 1 showing the main processing flow when displaying the processing time in the information processing apparatus having the processing time display function of the present invention.

In the drawings, #1 to #6 indicate steps.

In step #1, the processing time is predicted.

In the next step #2, it is determined whether the predicted processing time exceeds a reference value.

If it exceeds the reference value, proceed to step #3 and display the predicted time.

In the next step #4, it is determined whether bypass is possible.

If bypass is possible, it is determined in step #5 whether there is a bypass instruction.

If there is no bypass instruction, the process proceeds to step #6, predetermined processing is performed, and the flow shown in FIG. 2 is ended.

Also, if the result of the judgment in step #2 is that the reference value is not exceeded, and if bypass is not possible as a result of the judgment in step #4, the process proceeds to step #6 and the predetermined process is performed. .

The display of the processing time is completed by the processing of Steps #1 to #6.

The following FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the detailed processing flow for predicting processing time.

The flow in FIG. 3 shows the process of predicting processing time, which is performed in step #1 in FIG.

The processing time prediction process shown in FIG. 3 is executed by the processing time inspection device 2 shown in FIG.

The processing time inspection device 2 calculates the processing time based on the device environment and the amount of processing data.

The second process can be easily executed by an application program that performs the process through interactive operations.

In this invention, message display is determined at the time of execution, evaluated based on the status of the device, the amount of data to be processed, etc., and when the predicted processing time exceeds a reference value, the message display and predicted processing time are determined. I am trying to display the following.

In this way, messages are displayed only when necessary.

Furthermore, by issuing a bypass instruction after displaying the predicted processing time, the operator can execute the desired processing in the shortest possible time based on appropriate judgment without relying on experience or the like.

According to the information processing device equipped with the processing time display function of this invention, message display can be controlled based on the amount of data and the state of the device immediately before actual processing. ,
It becomes possible to display an appropriate message depending on the processing time.

Furthermore, since the predicted processing time is displayed on the screen, the operator's anxiety can be removed (an effect corresponding to the invention set forth in claim 15).

Furthermore, in the case of bypassable processing, the estimated processing time is displayed before the operator issues a bypass instruction, allowing the operator to perform the desired processing based on appropriate judgment without relying on experience. Many excellent effects such as (effect corresponding to the invention of claim 2) can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the main configuration of an information processing apparatus equipped with a processing time display function of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an information processing apparatus equipped with a processing time display function of the present invention. Regarding the processing device, flowcharts 1 to 3 show the flow of the main processes when displaying the processing time, and FIG. In the drawings, 1 is a control unit, 2 is a processing time inspection device, and 3 is a control unit.
4 is a device environment monitoring device, 4 is a processing means control device, 5 is a display device, 6 is a processing means, and 7 is a data storage unit. Monument map

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an information processing system in which execution instructions are given through interactive operations, a time prediction means for predicting processing time according to the contents of the instructed process; and prediction by the time prediction means. An information processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying a message of estimated processing time before execution of processing when the time is longer than a preset time. 2. In the information processing system according to claim 1, when a process that is expected to take more than a preset time is a process that can be bypassed, the bypass process is executed after displaying the expected processing time. An information processing device characterized by comprising: selection means for selecting whether to perform or not.