JPH0736752A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide convenience on an information managing operation for a user by displaying simultaneously information stored by classifying by every categories of >=2 in a data base. CONSTITUTION:A classification window which displays the category representing the classification of the information and a visual point window representing the file names of the information included in plural categories, etc., are displayed on a display device 16. The user selects the category whose content is desired to display on the visual point window by a classification window, and furthermore, performs an operation to transfer the information between the categories by referring to the content of the category display on the visual point window. An instruction input device 11 is an input device for a mouse, etc. An input processing part 12 controls a display control part 13 according to the content of instruction information inputted from the instruction input device 11, etc. The display control part 13 controls a screen displayed on the display device 16 by controlling a display generation part 15, etc. A data base device 14 stores by classifying recorded information by every nature, and provides a function for information retrieval with respect to the information, etc.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus for displaying contents of a plurality of categories (category) for classifying information in a database or the like on the same screen at the same time for convenience of information retrieval.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When searching information or managing data in a database, it is common to classify information having common properties. As a means for supporting information retrieval or data management of classified information in a database, the classification structure of information classified into a plurality of categories (category) such as information classification and computer file structure is displayed in a menu format or a tree structure format. In some cases, the information is displayed on the screen of the display device and the information in any category is displayed in a part different from the classification structure on the same screen.

[0003]

In a conventional database device that employs the above-mentioned means for supporting information retrieval, etc., generally, there is only one display area for the contents of the category on the screen, and at the same time there are two display areas. There is a problem in that it is not possible for a user to simultaneously display the file names (contents) of information included in one category and compare the contents of information included in these two categories to perform data management and other operations.

Especially when it is necessary to transfer information between two categories, the contents of the source and destination cannot be compared at the same time, which is very inconvenient. Also, the part that displays the category itself and the part that displays the contents of the category are independent, and the information displayed between them cannot be passed, and the work of reclassifying information between categories is extremely difficult. There is a problem that it is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the contents of information contained in two or more categories can be displayed at the same time, and the user can display these two or more categories. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device capable of performing work such as data management while comparing the contents of information included in categories. In addition, the information displayed in these categories can be passed between the part that displays the categories themselves and the part that displays the contents of the categories, and an information processing device that facilitates reclassification of information between categories is provided. It is another purpose to do.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, the information processing apparatus of the present invention has a database means for classifying and managing information into a plurality of categories and a predetermined area on the same screen. It has a category and display means for displaying information belonging to each of the two or more categories.

[0007] Further, preferably, it further has a category changing means for changing the category of the information displayed on the screen according to the operation information given interactively to the database device. Further preferably, the category displayed on the screen and the information displayed for each category are associated with each other by an interactive operation, and the database means changes the category of the information according to the association. Have more.

[0008]

In the present invention, an area (category content display area) for displaying information (content) contained in two or more categories is provided on the same screen, and two categories are displayed simultaneously.
The user can compare and examine the contents of both categories by referring to this screen. In addition, by transferring the information displayed between the two category content display areas, for example, when the content is moved from an arbitrary category to another category, the user can move the content of the source category and the destination category. It is possible to surely perform the movement operation while displaying and confirming the contents of and. Furthermore, by allowing the displayed information to be passed between the category display area and the category content display area, the user can perform reorganization operations such as moving the category content while checking the entire category. The certainty of is improved.

[0009]

Embodiments of the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information management device 1 according to the present invention. The information management device 1 displays, on its display screen, a classification window that displays a category (category) indicating the classification of information, and a viewpoint window that indicates the file names of information included in a plurality of categories. Information management device 1
A user (user) who uses is selected a category whose contents are to be displayed in the viewpoint window by the classification window.
Furthermore, the user refers to the contents of the category displayed in the viewpoint window and performs operations such as passing information between categories. Further, in the computer in which the information management device 1 is realized, a plurality of processing processes are operated independently in parallel,
A window system that displays the contents of each process in the window displayed on the display device 16 operates.

In FIG. 1, an instruction input device 11 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse connected to a computer in which the information management device 1 is realized, or an input device such as a keyboard, and the display control unit 13 and the database device. It is used for inputting instruction input information from the user to 14. The input processing unit 12 detects instruction information input from the instruction input device 11 by software processing, and controls the display control unit 13 and the database device 14 according to the content of the instruction information. The display control unit 13 controls the screen displayed on the display device 16 via the display creation unit 15 by software processing. The database device 14 is
It is a general database device that realizes a predetermined function by controlling hardware such as a secondary storage device (not shown) in which information is recorded by software processing. The information is classified and stored for each, and a function such as information search for this information is provided. The display creation unit 15 creates image data of a screen to be displayed on the display device 16 based on the control of the display control unit 13 and the information search result from the database device 14 by software processing, and the image data is displayed on the display device 16. To display. The display device 16 is, for example, a CRT display, and displays an image based on the image data from the display creation unit 15. Each part of the information management device 1 described above may be configured on the same computer or may be realized on a different device for each part.

The operation of the information management device 1 will be described below.
After starting the information management device 1, the input processing unit 12 controls the database device 14 to obtain the category type of the information stored in the database device 14. Further, the input processing unit 12
Controls the display control unit 13 to display the category type on the screen of the display device 16 via the display creation unit 15. Similarly, the operation information input to the information management device 1 by the user's operation is analyzed by the input processing unit 12, and the input processing unit 12 follows the operation information.
3. The database device 14 is controlled to perform the following processes, and the image displayed on the display device 16 is created by the display creation unit 15 under the control of the input processing unit 13. The screen on the display device 16 at this time is, for example, as shown in FIG.
The initial screen 2 shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the initial screen 2 displayed on the display device 16. All the parts shown in FIG. 2 are images displayed on the display device 16. By clicking these images with the instruction input device 11 (mouse),
The instruction information can be issued to each part after the input processing unit 12. The move button 21 is a category displayed in the classification window 23, or the viewpoint windows 25 and 26.
Used to enter instructional information to move the information displayed in. The category 22 is displayed inside the classification window 23 and indicates the name of the category of a plurality of information recorded by the database device 14. In FIG. 2, “report”, “material”, “letter”, “paper”, etc. are shown in the classification window 23 as examples of the names of the categories 22. The classification window 23 is a window in which the category 22 is displayed. The viewpoint window designation buttons 24a and 24b are provided in the viewpoint windows 25 and 26, respectively, and are displayed in either of the viewpoint windows 25 and 26 by a mouse operation (click with a mouse) when the user performs an operation such as information search. Used to select a category. The viewpoint windows 25 and 26 are windows for displaying the contents of the category 22 in the classification window 23 selected by the mouse operation.

The user moves the cursor indicated by the arrow in the classification window 23 by operating the mouse and, for example, clicks the viewpoint window designating button 24a with the mouse,
Then, when the category 22 "report" in the classification window 23 is clicked with the mouse, the category 22 "report" is assigned to the viewpoint window designating button 24a, and the contents thereof are displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. The operation of each part of the information management device 1 at this time is as follows. The input processing unit 12 detects the operation information of the user, analyzes the operation information, and analyzes the category information from the database device 14 using the category 22.
Get information about the content of the "report". The display control unit 13 displays information about the contents of this category 22 “report”.
Is controlled and displayed in the viewpoint window 25 on the display device 16 via the display creation unit 15.

At the stage of displaying the initial screen 2, that is, in the initial state, one of the viewpoint windows is set in advance as the "current viewpoint window" to be operated, or the user is allowed to set the viewpoint window. Perform processing such as issuing a message to specify.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the screen 3 of the first stage on the display device 16 when the category 22 "report" in the classification window 23 is designated in the first viewpoint window 25. The screen 3 in the first stage is different from the initial screen 2 in that the contents “report 1” to “report 4” of the category 22 “report” are displayed in the viewpoint window 25.

The user further assigns the category 22 "material" to the viewpoint window 26 by the mouse operation similar to the above. The screen on the display device 16 at this time is, for example, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the second stage screen 4 on the display device 16 when the category 22 “material” in the classification window 23 is designated in the second viewpoint window 26. The second-stage screen 4 is different from the first-stage screen 3 in that the contents “material 1” and “material 2” of the category 22 “material” are displayed in the viewpoint window 26. . The user's operation at this time and the operation of each part of the information management device 1 are the same as those at the time of displaying the screen 3 in the first stage. The display of the viewpoint window 25 which is not designated as the “current viewpoint window” by the viewpoint window designation button 24b is saved as it is.

Referring to FIG. 5 below, for example, when the information “report 2” included in the category 22 “report” displayed in the viewpoint window 25 is transferred to the category 22 “material” displayed in the viewpoint window 26, User operation,
The processing of each part of the information management device 1 will be described. FIG. 5 shows the category 22 displayed in the viewpoint window 25.
It is a figure which shows the screen 5 of the 3rd step on the display apparatus 16 at the time of moving the information "report 2" contained in "report" to the category 22 "material" currently displayed on the viewpoint window 26. In FIG. 5, (A) is a diagram showing the screen 5 at the third stage before transferring the information “report 2” to the category 22 “material”, and the dotted line attached to the information “report 2” is “report 2”. Is moved to the category 22 “material”, and the solid line indicates the direction of mouse operation. (B) is a diagram showing the screen 5 in the third stage after the information “report 2” is moved to the category 22 “material”. The short arrow a shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B indicates a cursor.

The user selects the screen 5 of the third stage in FIG.
First, the move button 21 is clicked by operating the mouse. This operation information is detected by the input processing unit 12, and the input processing unit 12 prepares for moving processing between the categories 22 of information. Next, the user clicks the information “report 2” in the viewpoint window 25 with the mouse, and specifies the information “report 2” as the target of movement between categories 22. This operation information is detected by the input processing unit 12,
The input processing unit 12 recognizes that “report 2” is designated as the target of movement between categories 22. Next, the user clicks the inside of the viewpoint window 26 with the mouse to select the category 22 as the movement destination of the information “report 2”.
Specify "Material". This operation information is detected by the input processing unit 12, and the input processing unit 12 receives the database device 14
Operate to change the category of information "Report 2" to Category 2.
2 The process of changing from “report” to category 22 “material” is performed. Further, the input processing unit 12 is the display control unit 1
3 is controlled to change the image on the display device 16 via the display creation unit 15. After the above user operation and the processing of each unit of the information management device 1, the screen on the display device 16 is as shown in FIG.
It becomes what is shown in (B). As a method of designating the category 22 of the movement destination, for example, the category 22 in the viewpoint windows 25 and 26 may be designated, or the category 22 in the classification window 23 may be designated. Further, the entire information included in one of the categories 22 may be moved to another category 22.
Also in this case, the processing of each part of the information management device 1 is the same as that described above.

The operation of the above-described information management device 1 will be described below with reference to FIG.
Will be described with reference to. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process related to the information management device 1. In FIG. 6, in step 01 (S01), the input processing unit 12 performs input processing of operation information input from the instruction input device 11.
In step 02 (S02), the input processing unit 12 determines whether or not the input operation information is for displaying the category 22. When the category 22 is to be displayed, the process proceeds to S05, and when the category 22 is not to be displayed, the process proceeds to S03. Step 03
In (S03), the input processing unit 12 determines whether the input operation information is designation of the viewpoint windows 25 and 26. When the viewpoint windows 25 and 26 are designated, the process proceeds to S06, and when the viewpoint windows 25 and 26 are not designated, the process proceeds to S04. Step 04 (S0
In 4), the input processing unit 12 determines whether or not the input operation information specifies “move” specified by clicking the move button 21. If it is a move, the process proceeds to S07, and if it is not a move, the process ends. In step 05 (S05), the input processing unit 12 controls the display control unit 13 and the like to display the content of the instructed category 22 in the current viewpoint window designated in advance. In step 06 (S06), the input processing unit 12 sets the specified viewpoint windows 25 and 26 as the current viewpoint windows. In step 07 (S07), the input processing unit 12 waits for the contents (information) of the moving category 22 or the designation of the category from the user. If specified, the process proceeds to S08. In step 08 (S08), the input processing unit 12 waits for the user to specify the destination category 22. If specified, the process proceeds to S09. Step 09 (S09)
In, the input processing unit 12 controls the database device 14 to perform the process of moving the contents (information) of the category to be moved or the category to the destination category. In step 10 (S10), the input processing unit 12 controls the display control unit 13 and the like to cause the display device 16 to display, for example, FIG.
The screen after the movement shown in is displayed.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the contents of two categories are shown at the same time and the information is manipulated. However, the number of categories displaying the contents at the same time may be two or more. Further, the information processing apparatus of the present invention can have various configurations, for example, by adding a function other than the movement between categories to the information management apparatus 1.

[0022]

As described above, the information processing apparatus of the present invention is provided with an area (category content display area) for displaying information (contents) included in two categories on the same screen, and has two or more categories. Since information can be displayed simultaneously, information management and the like can be performed while comparing and examining the contents of both categories, and the operation of information management by the user becomes reliable and easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information management device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an initial screen displayed on the display device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a first stage screen on the display device when the category “report” in the classification window shown in FIG. 2 is designated as the first viewpoint window.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second stage screen on the display device when the category “material” in the classification window shown in FIG. 2 is designated as the second viewpoint window.

5 is information "report 2" included in the category "report" displayed in the first viewpoint window shown in FIG. 2;
It is a figure which shows the screen of the 3rd step on a display device at the time of moving to the category "material" currently displayed on the 2nd viewpoint window. In FIG. 5, (A) is a diagram showing a screen of the third stage before the information “report 2” is moved to the category “material”. Further, (B) is a diagram showing a screen of the third stage after the information “report 2” is moved to the category “material”.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of the information management device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Information management device, 11 ... Instruction input device, 12
... Input processing unit, 13 ... Display control unit, 14 ...
Database device, 15 ... Display creation unit, 16 ...
Display device 16, 2 ... initial screen, 3 ... first stage screen, 4 ... second stage screen, 5 ... third stage screen, 21 ... move button, 22 ... ..Category, 23
... Classification window, 24 ... View window designation button, 24a ... View window designation button corresponding to first view window, 24b ... View window designation button corresponding to second view window, 25 ，
26 ... View window

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A database means for classifying and managing information into a plurality of categories, a display for displaying a category in each of predetermined regions on the same screen, and a display for displaying information belonging to each of the two or more categories. Information processing apparatus having means. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising category changing means for changing the category of the information displayed on the screen according to interactive operation information to the database apparatus. 3. Corresponding means for associating the categories displayed on the screen and the information displayed for each category by an interactive operation, and causing the database means to change the category of the information according to the association. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: