JPH06337778A - Program selecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the program selecting device which can select a target program among plural programs at a high speed. CONSTITUTION:When the target program is selected among plural programs and executed, the programs are classified by fields at the time of their registration. According to work that a registered user has, the field name of the work is extracted and a cursor pointer is set at a proper initial position (field name) corresponding to the frequency of actuation of an execution program belonging to each field (refer to field-classified selection menu screen 16); and then the execution program belonging to the specified field name is displayed and the cursor pointer is set at a proper initial position (title name of program) corresponding to the frequency of actuation of each program (refer to program selection menu screen 17).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program selecting device, and more particularly to a program selecting device for selecting and executing a target program from a plurality of programs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional program selection menu screen display. In a processing system in which a target program is selected from a plurality of programs stored in an external storage device and executed, the program selection is performed visually using a cursor pointer from the program list displayed on the screen. The method to do is often used. Here, in the state immediately after the list is displayed, the cursor pointer on the screen is initially displayed at the position of the first program in the list or the program executed immediately before as shown in FIG. It had been.

[0003]

When a processing system for selecting and executing a program is shared by a plurality of users,
Each user has different job content and priority of processing, and of course, the frequency of use by the field of the program (for example, some users are related to document processing, some users are related to spreadsheets) Is frequently used) will also be different. For example, if a user frequently uses a specific program in a specific field, if the program is displayed near the end of the list, the cursor is initially displayed at the position of the first program. , The operation of moving the cursor pointer to the position of the program must be performed every time the program is used, which is troublesome.

Further, in the method in which the cursor pointer is initially displayed at the position of the program executed immediately before, if another program is not executed after using that program, the cursor pointer will be displayed at the next menu display. There is no problem because it is initially displayed in the program position. However, if another program is executed, the cursor pointer has to be returned to the position of the program when the menu is displayed next time, which is troublesome.

Further, since the registered programs are randomly arranged in the list, it takes a lot of time to search the registration position of the target program.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a program selection device capable of selecting a target program from a plurality of programs at high speed.

[0007]

A program selection device according to claim 1 or 2 is configured so that, from among a plurality of programs,
A device for selecting a program for processing a desired job and shifting it to an executable state, including a field name storage means, a program / number of times storage means, a display section, a field name display means, and a program name display. And a program state transition means.

A plurality of field names to which each program belongs are stored in the field name storage means. The program / count storage means stores the name of each program and the number of times the program corresponding to the name has transitioned to the executable state.

The field name display means extracts the corresponding field name from the field name storage means on the basis of the content of the desired work and displays it on the display section.

The program name display means displays the name of the program belonging to the field name specified by the user among the field names displayed by the field name display means in the order of the number of times in the program / number of times storage means. Display while instructing using.

The program state shifting means shifts the corresponding program to the executable state in response to the program name being designated and displayed using the cursor and the program name being selected by the user.

In the program selection device according to the second aspect, the field name storage means further stores the number of times, corresponding to each field name, the program belonging to the field name has transitioned to the executable state.

The field name display means further comprises extraction means and first field name display means.

The program name display means further comprises a first program name display means.

The extraction means extracts the corresponding field name from the field name storage means based on the content of the desired job, and the first field name display means displays the extracted field names in the order of the corresponding number of times in the field name storage means. In accordance with, the display is performed while instructing using the cursor on the display unit.

The first program name display means displays the name of the program belonging to the field name selected by the user in response to the field name being indicated and displayed by using the cursor and the field being selected by the user. / It is displayed while instructing with a cursor in the order of the number of times in the number of times storage means.

[0017]

In the program selection device according to claim 1 or 2, the field name display means first specifies the field to which the program to be transferred to the executable state belongs, and then the program belonging to the specified field is the program. The name display means gives a cursor instruction in the order of the number of transitions to the executable state. That is, the user is urged to select in order from the program with the highest probability of being the target program.

In the program selection device according to the second aspect, the first field name display means extracts the field name to which the program to be transferred to the executable state belongs, and the program belonging to the extracted field name. The field names extracted in the order of the number of transitions to the executable state are indicated by the cursor. That is, the user is prompted to select in order from the field name having a high probability that the target program belongs. Furthermore, the programs belonging to the field name selected by the user are
The program name display means indicates the cursor in the order of the number of transitions to the executable state, and prompts the user to select.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a program selection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device of FIG.
A central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 1 for centrally controlling and monitoring the device, a main storage device 2 connected to the CPU 1, an external storage device (hereinafter referred to as HD) 3, an input device 4 such as a keyboard. And a display device 5 such as a CRT (cathode ray tube). A cursor pointer is displayed on the screen of the display device 5, and its movement is performed by operating the input device 4.

HD3 is a user ID table IDT, field selection table BST, field search keyword table BR
KT, task field conversion table TBTT, user task table UTT, program activation information table PLIT
And various programs PR are stored. Details of each table in the HD 3 will be described later. The other tables except the table IDT are tables prepared for each user of the device. The various programs PR include not only the programs prepared by the user of the apparatus but also the programs prepared by the apparatus as standard. When these programs PR are activated, the CPU 1 loads the corresponding programs from the HD 3 into the main storage device 2 and shifts them to the executable state.

In order to obtain permission to use the device, the user must obtain and obtain a "user ID" from the administrator of the device in advance. The issued user ID is registered in the user ID table IDT.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a user ID issuing process according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3
It is a block diagram of user ID table IDT by one Example of this invention. The table IDT includes items i1 to i3. The issued user ID is stored in item i1, the user name corresponding to each user ID is stored in item i2, and the user directory for each user ID is stored in item i3. In the user directory, use is permitted for each user (user ID) H
Indicates the name of the storage area of D3.

The operation of issuing the "user ID" will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

At step N1 (abbreviated as N1 in the figure), the CPU 1 loads the user ID table IDT from the HD 3 into the main storage device 2. In step N2, it is determined whether or not the user has selected the end function using the input device 4, and when it is determined that the end function has been selected, the CPU 1 accordingly uses the main storage device 2 in step N7. The person ID table IDT is written to the HD3, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the end function is not selected, C
In steps N3 and N4, PU1 accepts the user name, user directory name, and user ID input by the administrator using input device 4. Step N5
In, the received user ID is already in table I
If registered in the DT, the CPU 1 returns to step N4 and prompts the administrator to input the user ID again. On the other hand, if the input user ID is not registered in the table IDT, the input user ID is registered in the table IDT and the table IDT is updated in step N6. Then, the process returns to step N2 again.

Next, since the administrator selects the end function,
In step N7, the CPU 1 writes the updated table IDT in which the new user ID is registered from the main storage device 2 to the HD 3.

4 to 7 are flowcharts of the program selection processing by the program selection device of FIG. FIG. 8 shows a field selection table BS according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram of T. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a field search keyword table BRKT according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a program activation information table PLIT according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the structures of the user task table UTT and the task field conversion table TBTT in association with each other according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 12
It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of the task selection menu by one Example of this invention. FIG. 13 is an example of a screen display when the program selection function is designated according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a view showing the screen display of the field selection menu and the program selection menu in association with each other according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The field selection table BST of FIG. 8 includes items i4 to i6. Item i4 stores a plurality of field names when a plurality of programs registered in the apparatus are classified based on their processing contents, and item i5 corresponds to each field name and uniquely stores the field names. A field-specific code for identification is stored, and the number of times a program belonging to the field name has been started is stored in item i6 in association with each field name.

Field search keyword table BRK in FIG.
T includes items i7 and i8. The item i7 stores a plurality of phrases (keywords) for specifying the content (field) of the work, and the item i8 is a field-specific code (see FIG. 8) for all the fields of the job that can be specified by the keyword for each keyword. ) Is stored.

Program start information table PL of FIG.
IT includes items i9 to i12. The title name of the program is stored in the item i9. Item i
A field-specific code (see FIG. 8) of a field to which a program corresponding to the title name belongs is stored in 10 corresponding to each title name. The item i11 stores a directory name (a storage area name in the HD3) in which the program of the title name is stored corresponding to each title name. The item i12 stores the number of times the program of the title has been started corresponding to each title.

FIG. 11 shows the user task table UTT and the task field conversion table TBTT in association with each other. The user task table UTT has items i13 and i
14 and. The item i13 stores the contents of the work of the user, and the item i14 stores the priority of the processing corresponding to the contents of each work.

The task field conversion table TBTT includes items i15 and i16. Item i15 is the task N for each work content stored in the table UTT.
o is stored, and the field-specific code (see FIG. 8) corresponding to each task No. is stored in the item i16.

The program selection function will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS.

First, the user determines whether or not the use of the device is permitted. Specifically, in steps S1 (abbreviated as S1 in the figure) to step S5,
The CPU 1 reads the user ID table IDT from the HD 3 into the main storage device 2. Then, it is determined whether or not the user ID input by the user from the input device 4 is registered in the table IDT. If registered, it is determined that the user is permitted to use the device. , And proceeds to the processing of step S6 and thereafter. On the contrary, if not registered, the user ID is prompted to be re-input, and the same processing is performed. At this time, even if the re-input is tried five times, if the corresponding user ID is not registered in the table IDT, the process is forcibly terminated in order to prevent the unauthorized use of the device.

When the user ID is input, step S6
In, the CPU 1 reads the field selection table BST, the user task table UTT, the task field conversion table TBTT, the field search keyword table BRKT, and the program activation information table PLIT corresponding to the user ID from the HD 3 into the main storage device 2. In steps S7 and S8, the work content having a high priority based on the priority of the item i14 from the user task table UTT on the main storage device 2 (data stored in the item i13)
Is extracted and displayed on the display device 5 as a task selection menu as shown in FIG.

After that, the user who sees the task selection menu screen designates and inputs the desired utilization function in step S9. The designation input of this function is performed by the function (program selection, registration / change,
(End, delete) is designated by using, for example, a pointing device associated with the display device 5. What the designated function is is step S10,
It is determined in S12, S15 and S19.

When it is determined in step S10 that the end function 12 of FIG. 12 has been selected, step S11
At the table BS of the user in the main memory 2,
HD for T, UTT, TBTT, BEKT and PLIT
The data is written in 3, and the process ends.

When it is determined in step S12 that the program selection function 10 of FIG. 12 is selected, the program selection screen 1 of FIG. 13 is selected in step S13.
4 is displayed on the display device 5. The title and field-specific code of the program that the user desires to start via the input device 4, the directory (start directory) on the HD 3 in which the program is stored, and the command group (start command) required to start the program. ) Is input. When the field code is input, the field code input screen 15 (see FIG. 13) is displayed to assist the user in inputting the field code.

Thereafter, in step S14, each data input in step S13 is newly registered in items i9 to i12 of the program activation information table PLIT. At this time, the number of activations of the item i12 is registered as 0 times. After registering the table PLIT, the process returns to step S7, and the same processing is performed thereafter.

When it is determined in step S15 that the task registration / change function 11 of FIG. 12 has been selected, in step S16 the user associates a new input or change of the contents of the job currently held with the priority order. Input (see FIG. 12). After that, in step S17, the CPU 1 converts the newly input or changed work content into a corresponding field code based on the content of the field search keyword table BRKT (see FIG. 9), and the field-specific code obtained by the conversion. Code the task field conversion table TB
Register to item i16 corresponding to TT. At this time,
If it is a new input, the field code and the task number of the corresponding item i15 are newly registered in the item i16, but if it is changed, the corresponding task number is not changed and only the corresponding field code is required. Will be changed accordingly.

Then, in step S18, the work content and priority newly input or changed in step S16 are registered in the user task table UTT. Then, the process returns to step S7, and the same processing is performed thereafter.

Here, the job contents registered in the user task table UTT are used as the field search keyword table BRK.
The process of converting to a field to which the work belongs via T and registering it in the task field conversion table TBTT will be described using the following example.

For example, when the work content registered in the table UTT is “preparation of report for business trip to Tokyo”, the CPU 1 carries out word decomposition as follows and picks up important words. ["Business trip to Tokyo""To"
"Report""No""Create"] → ["Tokyo""Businesstrip""To""Report""No""Create"] →
[“Business trip”, “Report”, “Creation”] The CPU 1 uses the words and phrases picked up in the above based on the contents of the field search keyword table BRKT.
A common field including the picked-up word is extracted and registered in the task field conversion table TBTT. If there is no common field, the field having the highest appearance frequency in the extracted fields is registered in the table TBTT.

For example, when the word "business trip" is searched based on the contents of the table BRKT, it is included in the fields "business" and "document processing", and the word "report" is "document processing" and "document processing". It is included in the field of "graphics", and the word "creation" is included in the fields of "document processing", "business", "spreadsheet", "graphics", and "language".

Therefore, the field common to all the words and phrases is "document processing", and the field code "0" of "document processing" corresponding to this work content is the task field conversion table T.
Registered in BTT.

When the title deletion function 13 is selected in step S19, the user designates and inputs a job to be deleted while looking at the screen of FIG. 12 in step S20. The CPU 1 deletes the work content and priority corresponding to the input work from the user task table UTT.
Then, the process returns to step S7 and the same processing is performed thereafter.

If the user does not select any function by looking at the task selection menu screen of FIG. 12, the CPU 1 prompts the user to select a job to be performed in step S22, so that the user selects the desired job. Select from the menu screen, select and specify. In steps S23 and S24, the CPU 1 extracts the input work field name from the task field conversion table TBTT and displays it on the display device 5.
A field-specific selection menu screen 16 (see FIG. 14) is displayed. Specifically, the category code corresponding to the job (task No) input from the table TBTT is extracted, and the category name (see the category code input screen 15 in FIG. 13) corresponding to the extracted category code is displayed. Specified.

At this time, the field-specific selection menu screen 16 of FIG. 14 is displayed on the display device 5. Next in step S25
In, whether or not the field name pointed to by the cursor pointer on the screen 16 is the field name to which the program the user wants to start belongs is determined based on the user's input. If it is determined that the desired program belongs, step S described later.
The processing shifts to 32 and thereafter. If it is determined that the desired program does not belong, whether or not there is a linked field name based on the contents of the task field conversion table TBTT in the next step S26, that is, step S26.
At 23, it is determined whether the corresponding field code is extracted. If the field-specific code is not extracted, in the processing of steps S27 and S28, the CPU 1 moves the cursor pointer in the order of the field name with the highest frequency of use (the number of times of activation) based on the contents of the field selection table BST, and the user On the other hand, the field name pointed to by the cursor pointer on the screen 16 prompts in order to input whether the field name to which the target program belongs.

If it is determined in step S28 that the field name pointed by the cursor pointer is the field name to which the target program belongs, the process proceeds to step S32 and subsequent steps, which will be described later. Conversely, if it is determined that the field name does not belong to the target program, the CPU 1 moves the cursor pointer by (+1) in step S29, that is, moves to the next field name, and returns to step S24. The same processing is performed thereafter.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S26 that the field-specific code has been extracted, step S3
At 0, it is judged whether or not the target program belongs to the field name indicated by the cursor pointer, based on the input by the user. If it is determined that they belong, the process proceeds to step S32 and later described below,
If it is determined that they do not belong, in step S31,
The CPU 1 moves the cursor pointer to the field name corresponding to the next field code linked to the task field conversion table TBTT. After that, the process returns to step S24 and the same processing is performed thereafter.

As described above, the selection menu screen 1 for each field
When 6 is displayed and the field name to which the target program belongs is specified by using the cursor pointer, when the field name corresponding to the field can be extracted in step S23, the cursor pointer is sequentially moved to the extracted field name. Moving. On the contrary, when the applicable field name cannot be extracted, that is, when the applicable field name cannot be identified, the cursor pointer moves in order according to the frequency of use of all the field names, that is, the number of times the program belonging thereto is started.

When the field name to which the user's desired program belongs is selected by moving the cursor pointer as described above, the program belonging to the field name selected by the CPU 1 using the cursor pointer is programmed by the CPU 1 in step S32. It is extracted from the activation information table PLIT. In detail, the CPU 1 obtains a category code corresponding to the category name selected by the cursor pointer based on the content of the category selection table BST, and obtains all the category names obtained in the item i10 of the table PLIT. Extract from item i9. And step S
33 and S34, all the extracted title names are used in correspondence with the corresponding usage frequency (item i in the table PLIT).
12), and the program selection menu screen 17 is displayed on the display device 5 in descending order.

After that, if the user selects the end function 18 of the screen 17 in step S35, the process returns to step S11, otherwise, in step S36, the title name indicated by the cursor pointer on the screen 17 is determined. It is determined whether or not the program is the program intended by the user. When the user inputs via the input device 4 that the program corresponding to the title name pointed by the cursor pointer is not the target program, the CPU 1
Moves to step S38 and moves the position of the cursor pointer on the screen 17 by (+1) to process the title name to be displayed next. After that, step S3
Returning to step 4, the same processing is performed thereafter.

On the other hand, if the user inputs in step S36 that the program corresponding to the title name pointed by the cursor pointer is the target program, CP
U1 uses table P in steps S37 and S39.
The start information (start directory name of the item i11) corresponding to the title name pointed to by the cursor pointer is read from the LIT, and the program pointed to by the cursor pointer is started according to the read start information. Then, in steps S40 and S41, the number of activations corresponding to the program pointed by the cursor pointer (corresponding number of activations in the item i12 of the table PLIT) and the number of activations corresponding to the corresponding field name (corresponding to the number of activations in the item i6 of the table BST). The number of activations) is updated by (+1), and the process returns to step S7 and the same process is performed.

In this way, when the desired program is selected and started in step S39, the number of times the program is started and the number of times the field name to which the program belongs are updated by +1.
New reference data can be prepared for the next program selection.

[0058]

According to the program selection device of the present invention, the field name display means first specifies the field to which the program to be transferred to the executable state belongs, and then the program name display means specifies the field. The user is prompted to select a desired program in the order indicated by the cursor in the order in which the programs belonging to the selected field have transitioned to the executable state, that is, the programs having the highest probability of being the target program are prompted. Can be selected at high speed.

The program selection device according to claim 2 is
First, the first field name display means extracts a field name to which the program to be transferred to the executable state belongs, and the extracted field names are cursors in the order of the number of times the programs belonging to each field have transferred to the executable state. The user is instructed and prompted to make a selection, that is, the fields are selected in descending order of the probability that the target program belongs. Next, the cursor is instructed in the order of the number of times that the programs belonging to the field name selected by the first program name display means have transitioned to the executable state, and the selection is prompted, that is, the program having the highest probability of being the target program is selected in order. Is prompted. Therefore, the user can execute the desired program faster.
And it becomes possible to make a reliable selection.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a program selection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a user ID issuing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a user ID table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a program selection process by the program selection device of FIG.

5 is a flowchart of a program selection process by the program selection device of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a program selection process by the program selection device of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a program selection process by the program selection device of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a field selection table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a field search keyword table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a program activation information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configurations of a user task table and a task field conversion table in association with each other according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of a task selection menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an example of a screen display when a program selection function is designated according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the screen display of the field-specific selection menu and the program selection menu in association with each other according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of a conventional program selection menu.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2 Main Storage Device 3 External Storage Device (HD) 4 Input Device 5 Display Device IDT User ID Table BST Field Selection Table BRKT Field Search Keyword Table TBTT Task Field Conversion Table UTT User Task Table PLIT Program Startup Information Table PR Various Programs In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A program selection device for selecting a program for processing a desired job from a plurality of programs and shifting the program to an executable state, wherein a plurality of field names to which each program belongs are stored. Field name storage means, program / number storage means for storing the name of each program, and the number of times the corresponding program has transitioned to the executable state corresponding to each name, and a display unit capable of displaying a cursor A field name display means for displaying the field name corresponding to the field name storage means on the display unit based on the content of the desired job, and a field name displayed on the field name display means. , Displaying the name of the program belonging to the field name specified by the user while instructing using the cursor in the order of the number of times in the program / number of times storage means A program including a program name display means and a program state transition means for transitioning the corresponding program to the executable state in response to the user selecting the program name indicated by using the cursor Selection device. 2. The field name storage means further stores the number of times a program belonging to the field name has moved to the executable state corresponding to each field name, and the field name display means further stores the desired field name. Extraction means for extracting a corresponding field name from the field name storage means based on the content of the job, and indicating the extracted field name using the cursor in accordance with the corresponding number of times in the field name storage means. While providing a first field name display means for displaying on the display unit, the program name display means further uses the field name instructed and displayed using the cursor in response to selection by the user. A first program for displaying the names of the programs belonging to the field name selected by the user while instructing using the cursor in the order of the number of times in the program / number of times storage means. The program selection device according to claim 1, further comprising a program name display means.