JPH0511956A - Menu processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display only the menu item required at that time or on that day in a menu picture as a selection candidate. CONSTITUTION:A menu management file 17 stores days-of-week/date information to activate a menu system corresponding to the name of the menu system. When the menu is activated, a menu extraction part 18 refers to the menu management file 17 and discriminates whether the menu system name corresponding to the current day-of-week/date is registered on the menu management file 17 or not. As the result, when it is registered, the menu extraction part 18 outputs the menu system name into the menu picture as the selection candidate.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a menu processing device in an information processing device such as an office computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an office computer or the like, menu hierarchical structure information is preset for each menu item, and when an arbitrary menu item is selected from a menu screen, the menu hierarchical structure information corresponding to the menu item is selected. Therefore, the menu process is executed. In this case, for example, there is a menu item for every business process to be performed by the user corresponding to various sales management, inventory management, personnel management, etc., and menu hierarchical structure information is registered accordingly.

[0003]

By the way, for example, the sales management work includes a lot of business processes performed only on a special day, such as end-of-year totals and end-of-month totals, in addition to daily sales totals.
When the number of tasks increases in this way, when the operator selects a task to be performed on the day from a large number of tasks from the menu screen, it becomes extremely difficult to select the task, and other tasks are mistakenly selected. There was a risk of doing it. It is considered that this is because all menu items are always displayed as candidates in the menu screen. Then, if it is possible to display only the menu items required at that time on the day as selection candidates in the menu screen, it is obvious that the selection work can be performed accurately and quickly. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to display only the menu items required at that time on that day as selection candidates in the menu screen.

[0004]

The means of the present invention are as follows. The management information storage means 1 (see the functional block diagram of FIG. 1, the same applies hereinafter) stores startup menu management information in which menu items are associated with their startup timings. For example, the management information storage means 1 stores the day of the week information, the year / month / day information, the time information, etc. as the activation timing corresponding to the menu name.
Is set to. The discriminating unit 2 refers to the management information storing unit 1 at the time of starting the menu, and discriminates whether or not there is a menu item which has reached the start timing at present. As a result of the discrimination by the discriminating means 2, the display control means 3 outputs a menu item corresponding to the menu item as a selection candidate in the menu screen if there is a menu item which has reached the activation timing.

[0005]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. Now, if menu hierarchical structure information (information that defines a tree structure that branches from a higher menu to a lower menu) is preset for each menu item, if you select any menu item from the menu screen, The menu process is executed in accordance with the corresponding menu hierarchical structure information. Here, the management information storage means 1 stores activation menu management information in which menu items and their activation timings are associated with each other. For example, when sales are to be calculated every Saturday, the business name is stored in association with Saturday. Then, when the menu is activated, the determination means 2 refers to the management information storage means 1 and determines whether or not there is a menu item that has reached the activation timing at present. Now, on Saturday, the management information storage means 1 stores the business name of the sales total, so the display control means 3 outputs the business name as a selection candidate in the menu screen. Therefore,
On that day, only menu items required at that time can be displayed as selection candidates in the menu screen.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the menu processing device. The menu hierarchical structure definition information file 11 stores the menu hierarchical structure definition information for each menu system, and the setting unit 12 sets the definition information input from the input unit 13 in the menu hierarchical structure definition information file 11.

Here, FIG. 3 shows a definition screen for inputting menu hierarchical structure definition information. In the menu system name input area mA, the menu item name displayed in the top menu (top layer) is input. If this top layer is the A layer, the lower menus following the A layer will be the B layer, The lower menu following the B layer is the C layer .... The menu system domain mB has one layer on each of the left and right sides of one screen, that is, there are two layer domains on one screen, and “title”, “division”, and “processing content” are input to each domain. It Here, "title" is a menu item name displayed on the menu screen of the same layer. The “category” indicates a selection menu for instructing the selection of the lower menu when there is a lower menu or a processing menu for instructing the execution of the processing. In the figure, “me” is the selection menu and “processing” is Define the processing menu. The “processing content” indicates the content of the business processing executed when the “category” is the processing menu. In the guidance display area mC, it is displayed that the hierarchy can be switched up and down one step at a time by simultaneously pressing the shift key and the left and right cursor keys. The menu hierarchical structure definition information input in this manner is registered in the menu hierarchical structure definition information file 11 for each menu system.

The menu management unit 14 has a menu table memory 14-1 for storing menu screen information for one screen,
When an arbitrary menu item is selected from the top menu screen in the state where the top menu screen is displayed on the display unit 15, the menu hierarchy structure definition information corresponding to the menu hierarchy structure definition information file 11 is fetched,
The menu screen of the display unit 15 is switched to the menu screen of the next layer (B layer). When an arbitrary menu item is further selected from the B-layer menu screen, the menu management unit 14 determines whether it is a selection menu or a processing menu, and if it is the selection menu, the menu screen of the next layer (C layer) is switched. If it is a processing menu, the menu execution processing section 16 is activated to execute the business processing corresponding to the menu.

In the menu management file 17, menu management information (business schedule information) is defined for each user and each group (for example, each business area), and FIG. 4 shows a specific example thereof. That is, the menu management file 17 stores timing information (day of the week / date information) for activating the menu system name in correspondence with the menu system name. The area 17-1 in which the day / date information is defined and the menu system name are defined. The setting section 12 sets the definition information input from the input section 13 in the menu management file 17.

The menu extracting unit 18 has a clock circuit unit 18-1 and determines whether or not the current timekeeping information (day of the week information, date information) matches the day of the week / date information set in the menu management file 17. It is monitored, and when they match, the corresponding menu system name is extracted from the menu management file 17 and given to the menu management unit 14. The user menu register um is set with the user-specific menu system name extracted from the menu management file 17, and the group menu register gm is set with the group-specific menu system name extracted from the menu management file 17.

The top menu file 19 stores menu item names displayed on the top menu screen, and the contents thereof are given to the menu management section 14.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 shows the menu management definition screen. When setting the business schedule information in the menu management file 17, first, the target is selected as a user or a group, and the name is input. In the figure, mD indicates a target name input area, and a user name or a group name is input to this input area. Monday to Sunday and every day are fixedly set in the day of the week domain mE, and the menu system name is input by designating any day or every day. In the date domain mF, a menu system name is defined in correspondence with date information (year, month, day format). In this way, the required work schedule information is defined for each user and group and registered in the menu management file 17.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation when the menu system is activated. First, the user logs in,
The login user name and the name of the group to which the user belongs are input (step A1). Next, the menu extracting unit 18 obtains the current date information and day information (step A2). Then, the user name entered in step A1 and step A
The corresponding menu system for each user is extracted from the menu management file 17 based on the date information and the day information obtained in step 2 (step A3). Similarly, step A1
Menu management file 1 based on the group name entered in step A and the date and time information obtained in step A2
The corresponding menu system name for each group is extracted from 7 (step A4). Then, step A3 or A4
The top menu is displayed with the menu system name obtained in (step A5), and the process shifts to the menu process (step A).
6).

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the extraction processing of the menu system name for each user (step A3 in FIG. 6). First, the menu management file 17 is searched, and it is checked whether or not the business schedule information corresponding to the entered user name is registered in the menu management file 17 (step B1). If not registered, step B6 Then, the extraction is finished by leaving the user menu register um blank.

On the other hand, if the business schedule information corresponding to the entered user name is registered in the menu management file 17, the business schedule information is read from the menu management file 17 (step B2), and the next The menu system name for each user is extracted according to the priority order of. First, if there is one that matches the current date, the menu extracting unit 18 extracts the menu system name corresponding to this date and sets it in the user menu register um (step B7). If there is one that matches the day of the week (step B4), the menu system name corresponding to this day of the week is extracted and set in the user menu register um (step B7). Furthermore,
If there is a date or a day of the week that does not correspond to every day (step B5), the menu system name is extracted and set in the user menu register um (step B7). If none of the date, the day of the week, or the day falls, the user menu register um is blank (step B7).

When the user-specific menu system name extraction processing (step A3 in FIG. 6) is completed in this way, the group-specific menu system name extraction processing (step A4 in FIG. 6).
The extraction process of the group-specific menu system name is substantially the same as the extraction process of the user-specific menu system name. In this case, if the business schedule information corresponding to the group name of the logged-in user is registered in the menu management file 17, the menu system name for each group is extracted in the order of priority, date, day of the week, and daily. , The extraction result is set in the group menu register gm.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the top menu display processing (step A5 in FIG. 6). First, the user menu register um is referenced to check whether it is blank (step C1). As a result, if the user menu register um is blank, the menu item name is not displayed in the first item on the top menu screen (step C).
2) If the menu system name for each user is set instead of blank, this menu system name is displayed and output in the first item on the top menu screen (step C3).

Next, the group menu register gm is referred to check whether it is blank (step C4). As a result, if the group menu register gm is blank, the menu item name is not displayed in the second item on the top menu screen (step C5). If the menu system name for each group is set instead of blank, This menu system name is displayed and output in the second item on the top menu screen (step C6). Then, in step C7, the top menu item name is read from the top menu file 19 and displayed on the top menu screen after the third item. In this case, the menu item names provided by the manufacturer are fixedly displayed after the third item on the top menu screen.

FIG. 9 shows the display contents of the top menu screen and the state in which the menu screens are hierarchically switched. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, a user menu (user-specific menu system name) is displayed in the first item of the A-level top menu screen, and a group menu (group-specific menu system name) is displayed and output in the second item. , A fixed menu provided by the manufacturer is displayed and output from the third item to the final item (sixth item). Further, in the menu processing (step A6) of FIG. 6, when an arbitrary menu item is selected from the top menu screen, the menu of the B layer is provided on condition that the menu is the selection menu for selecting the lower menu. Switch to the screen. Further, when any menu item is selected from the menu screen of the B layer, the menu screen of the C layer is switched on condition that the menu is the selected menu. As described above, in this embodiment, only the menu items required this time can be displayed and output as the selection candidates on the top menu screen when the menu is activated.

In the above embodiment, the schedule is managed on a day-by-day basis such as the date and the day of the week. However, if the time is used as a unit, more detailed schedule management is possible.

In the above embodiment, the display contents of the top menu screen are managed by the schedule.
The display contents of the menu screens lower than the top menu screen may be schedule-managed.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, only the menu items required at that time on that day can be displayed in the menu screen as selection candidates, which facilitates menu selection.
It is possible to prevent the wrong menu from being executed, and it is also useful to prevent omission of execution.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a menu processing device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a definition screen when inputting menu hierarchical structure definition information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram specifically showing the definition contents of a menu management file 17.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a menu management definition screen.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation when the menu system is activated.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a process of extracting a menu system name for each user shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a display process of the top menu shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the display contents of the top menu screen and a state in which the menu screens are hierarchically switched.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Menu Hierarchical Structure Definition Information File 12 Setting Section 14 Menu Management Section 16 Menu Execution Processing Section 17 Menu Management File 18 Menu Extraction Section

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. The menu hierarchical structure information is set in advance for each menu item, and when an arbitrary menu item is selected from the menu screen, the menu hierarchical structure information is displayed according to the corresponding menu hierarchical structure information. In a menu processing device that executes a process, a management information storage unit that stores startup menu management information that associates a menu item with its startup timing, and the management information storage unit when the menu is booted,
If there is a menu item that determines whether or not there is a menu item that has reached the activation timing, and if there is a menu item that has reached the activation timing as a result of the determination by this determination device, the menu item corresponding to it is displayed in the menu screen. And a display control unit that outputs the selection candidate as a selection candidate to the menu processing device.