JPH0455947A - Processing control system for information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To omit the start of an input manager which is needed for each application by transmitting the data to a conversion means for execution of the conversion processing and then sending the converted data to a processing execution means. CONSTITUTION:Each of applications 21 and 22 owns a protocol data processing function to process the protocol data received from a Japanese word input manager 23. Then each application sends the KANA (Japanese syllabary) character data inputted through a keyboard to the manager 23 and at the same time receives the protocol data from the manager 23. The manager 23 is provided with a protocol processing function which processes the protocol data received from both applications 21 and 22, an application control function which controls both applications, and an input control function (input manager). Thus it is not required to start the manager 23 for each application.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion process in an information processing device that can execute multiple software functions (hereinafter referred to as applications) under basic software (hereinafter referred to as operation system). The present invention relates to a processing management method such as the above, and particularly to a processing management method that can be executed in correspondence with each application.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in an information processing device capable of executing multiple applications, for example, as shown in FIG.
A Japanese input management software function (hereinafter referred to as Japanese input manager) for managing the kana-kanji conversion process was activated for each application to execute the kana-kanji conversion process.

That is, application 41 where Japanese input is performed.
．． The kana character data from 42 is sent to each Japanese input manager 43.44 in one-to-one correspondence, and the Japanese manager 43.44 sends this kana character data to the kana-kanji conversion server 45, and the converted result is Each Japanese input manager 43, 44 was configured to return the following to each corresponding application.

Furthermore, each application itself includes a kana-kanji conversion processing function, and the kana-kanji conversion processing is executed for each application.

[Problems and effects to be solved by the invention j In the former type of kana-kanji conversion processing in the conventional information processing device described above, it is necessary to start the Japanese input manager for each application, so the number of applications to be executed is When there are many numbers, there is a problem in that the processing load of the entire apparatus increases and the processing speed is significantly reduced.

In addition, in the latter type of kana-kanji conversion processing, each application executes its own kana-kanji conversion processing, so if the kana-kanji conversion method is different for each application, the processing load for the entire device will increase. , the processing speed was reduced.

[Means and effects for solving the problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and includes a plurality of processing execution means for executing various processes, an input means for inputting data to the processing execution means, A conversion means that performs a conversion process on data, and data inputted to either of the processing execution means are received, and the data is sent to the conversion means to execute the conversion process, and the data is The present invention is characterized by having a single management means that transmits the input data as converted data to the processing execution means, so that the processing speed of the apparatus does not decrease.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the processing management system according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus that can execute multiple applications to which the present invention is applied.

1 is a keyboard that can input characters such as kana characters, and 2 is a read-only memory (ROM) that stores the device's operating system and multiple application programs.
), 3 is a random access memory (RAM) that stores kana characters, etc. input by the keyboard, 4 is a display device that displays kana characters, etc., 5 is a pointing device, and 6 is an operation system and applications stored in the above-mentioned ROM. Perform software functions such as
The CPU controls the entire device, and 7 is an external memory bag that stores various data! It is.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between a plurality of applications and a Japanese input manager in the kana-kanji conversion processing management method of the present invention.

In the figure, 21 and 22 indicate applications that perform Japanese input, and each application has a protocol data processing function that processes protocol data received and received from the Japanese input manager 23. Each application sends kana character data input from the keyboard to the Japanese input manager 23, and conversely receives protocol data from the Japanese input manager 23.

The Japanese input manager 23 includes a protocol processing function for processing protocol data from a plurality of applications, an application management function for managing each application, and an input management function (human power manager).

The software that has the function of actually converting the kana character data sent from the Japanese input manager 23 into kana-kanji is the kana-kanji conversion server, and this kana-kanji conversion server exists on the main body of the device where the Japanese input manager exists. may exist on different devices.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing protocol data exchanged between each of the above applications and the Japanese input manager 23.

In the same figure, numeral 31 indicates the protocol data format that is passed from each application to the Japanese input manager 23, which includes a header containing information regarding the protocol data, an application identifier for identifying the application, and a format input from the keyboard l. Consists of events that indicate kana characters. 32 is composed of a header containing information regarding protocol data that is returned to the application from the Japanese input manager 23 and a plurality of processing commands that are processed by the application. These processing commands include various commands such as "display a character,""delete a character,""reverse display a character," and "underline a character."

FIGS. 5 and 6 show examples of displays on the display screen while the application and the Japanese input manager are being executed.

51.52 in FIG. 5 is a window area opened by an application for Japanese input, and 53.54 is a work window area for performing kana-kanji conversion. In this display example, there is one work window area for each window area opened by the application.

In the display example of FIG. 6, one work window area 63 corresponds to each window area 61, 62 opened by a plurality of applications.

Next, regarding the operation of the kana-kanji conversion method of the above embodiment,
This will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the Japanese input manager reads protocol data from an application (step 1) and parses the application identifier (step 2). Determine whether the application identifier indicates an application managed by the Japanese input manager or a new application (step 3), and if it is a new application, create a work window area for kana-kanji conversion. Step 4) to determine whether it is necessary to do so, create a new kana-kanji conversion work window area, step 5), and wait for protocol data from the next application. Here, as in the display example of FIG. 6, when a working window area for kana-kanji conversion is shared, a new working window area is not created and protocol data from the next application is waited for. If the identifier from the application is managed by the Japanese input manager, analyze the event (step 6).As a result of analyzing the event, if the input kana character data requires processing by the kana-kanji conversion server, In other words, if you are converting kana to kanji (step 7),
Requests processing to the Kana-Kanji conversion server, and receives the resulting Kana-Kanji converted character data (Step 8)
.

Based on the results, the Japanese manager creates protocol data consisting of processing commands to be executed by the application (step 9), returns the created protocol data to the application corresponding to the application identifier (step 10), and performs the following steps: Wait for protocol data. If the processing of the kana-kanji conversion server is unnecessary in step 7, protocol data for that event is created.

Note that the process management method of the present invention can be applied not only to processes executed between a plurality of applications and a Japanese input manager, but also to processes executed while communicating between a plurality of applications.

Further, in the above embodiment, the kana-kanji conversion process is given as an example of the process, but the process is not limited to this.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, there is no need to start an input manager for each application engine, and since there is only one input manager, there is no need to reduce the processing speed of the device. This effect can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing device that can execute multiple applications to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 illustrates the relationship between multiple applications and the Japanese input manager in the kana-kanji conversion processing management method of the present invention. Figure 3 is a diagram showing the protocol data exchanged between each application and the Japanese input manager. Figure 4 is a diagram showing the protocol data exchanged between multiple applications and the Japanese input manager in the conventional kana-kanji conversion processing management method. Figures 5 and 6 are diagrams to explain the relationship. Figures 5 and 6 are diagrams showing examples of displays on the display screen when the application and Japanese input manager are being executed. Figure 7 is the processing operation of the Japanese input manager. It is a flowchart which shows. CPU...Microprocessor ROM...Read-only memory RAM...Random access memory DP...Display PD...Pointing device

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of processing execution means for executing various processes, an input means for inputting data to the processing execution means, a conversion means for performing conversion processing on the data, and a plurality of processing execution means for performing conversion processing on the data. Receives data input to one of them, sends the data to the conversion means to execute a conversion process, and sends the data to the processing execution means to which the data was input as converted data. 1. A processing management method in an information processing apparatus, characterized by having a single management means for transmitting data. 2. The processing management system in an information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conversion process performed by the conversion means is a kana-kanji conversion process for converting kana character data into kanji.