JPH09205292A - Method and device for customizing operation menu in electronic component mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for dynamically arranging a menu with a high operation frequency to a position which can be easily selected. SOLUTION: The order of a manual displayed on a screen is dynamically arranged so that an operation menu with a high selection frequency is located at a position which can be easily selected according to the selection frequency by a user. Also, a menu group which is displayed preferentially is dynamically switched according to the operation frequency of a menu regarding a menu group in the same hierarchy with the same higher-level menu. An optimum menu arrangement according to the condition of a device and the application of a user can be maintained by these means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for dynamically customizing an operation menu of an electronic component mounting apparatus and an electronic component mounting apparatus equipped with the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an operation menu is fixedly constructed based on a function tree previously defined by the manufacturer, and the positions of the respective menus are always the same. The structure of the above-described conventional operation menu will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 10 shows an electronic component mounting apparatus having an operation system according to the present invention. FIG. 11 shows an example of the function tree structure of the electronic component mounting apparatus. In FIG. 11, the menu 10 is a higher layer of the menu 11 and other menus in the same layer,
By selecting the menu 10, the menu 11 and other menus can be selected. In addition, when returning to the menu of the upper layer from the lower layer, the menu 12
This is done by selecting a specific menu defined in the lower hierarchy such as. The menu 13 is a special menu prepared when there are many menus on the same layer. The number of menus that can be displayed on one screen at the same time is limited due to the layout of the operation screen and the hardware configuration of the input device. In this case, divide the menu into multiple groups,
A special menu for switching groups is newly prepared, and the menu groups displayed on the screen are switched.

In the operation menu configured as described above, when the target menu is located at the end of the function tree, the user must trace the menu from a higher hierarchy to a lower hierarchy, that is, from a higher concept to a lower concept. I have to. Further, in the selection in each layer, the menu name must be used as a clue to select a menu corresponding to the operation purpose from a plurality of menu options.

[0005]

Generally, the electronic component mounting apparatus is required to have multiple functions such as control of the apparatus, management of data to be handled, and editing, and therefore the operation menu becomes large and complicated. Therefore, it is one of the important factors directly related to the productivity of the device that the user can quickly find the target menu. However, in the conventional configuration as described above, the position of the menu is fixed. Therefore, depending on the structure of the function tree, when a menu with a low operation frequency is placed in a higher position than a menu with a high operation frequency, the menu selection Each time, the procedure for searching the target menu from the upper position to the lower position is increased, and there is a problem that operability is poor.

Further, in the case of an operation menu structure having a large number of menus on the same layer, such as the menu 13, it is necessary to eventually divide the menus into upper layers and lower layers although the menus are in the same layer. , In this structure, when selecting the menu included in the lower hierarchy,
There is a problem that the procedure is always increased once more than when selecting a menu included in the upper hierarchy, and the structure of the operation menu is further complicated.

A characteristic of the operation of the electronic component mounting apparatus is that the menu to be used changes dynamically depending on the use state of the apparatus such as during production, product type switching, and maintenance, so that the frequency of use of the menu changes dynamically. . For example, it is expected that the production management information regarding the product type will be frequently referred to during production, but that the device data and data such as settings will be referred to more frequently than the production management information during maintenance. it can. In practice, it is often necessary to operate across multiple menus, such as referring to data while performing production, and it is necessary to select these menus because the menus are moved back and forth many times. The frequency is high. If such a menu having a high selection frequency is arranged at a lower position than a menu having a low selection frequency, the procedure required for the user to select the menu increases.

The operation frequency of the menu depends on the operating form of the user. Depending on the user, operations such as data input / output and editing are collectively performed by the upper host, and the operation performed by the operation menu of the apparatus is mainly performed only by setting the apparatus data. Therefore, it is difficult to configure the fixed operation menu provided by the manufacturer to satisfy the operations of all users.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanism in which an operation menu is optimized for a user by dynamically switching the operation menu.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, in the menu customizing method according to the operation frequency of the present invention, a screen for displaying an operation menu of the electronic component mounting apparatus to the user, and An input means for selecting operation menus is provided, and the order of the menus displayed on the screen is dynamically arranged according to the frequency of user's selection so that operation menus with high frequency of selection are moved to positions that are easier to select. It is a thing.

Further, when the number of menus included in a menu group of the same hierarchy having the same higher-level menu cannot be displayed on one screen, a menu having a high operation frequency is included in the menu group to be displayed first to operate. The menu group to be preferentially displayed is dynamically switched according to the frequency. The menu customizing method according to the operation frequency configured as described above is performed by obtaining the selection frequency of the user by the input means for the user to select the operation menu of the electronic component mounting apparatus, and then according to the selection frequency. The order of the menus displayed on the screen can be dynamically arranged so that operation menus that are frequently selected can be more easily selected.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a screen for displaying an operation menu of an electronic component mounting apparatus to a user and an input means for selecting the operation menu. Customization of the operation menu in the electronic component mounting device characterized by dynamically arranging the order of the menus displayed on the screen according to the frequency of selection by the user so as to move the frequently selected menus to positions that are easier to select In this method, the input means for the user to select the operation menu of the electronic component mounting apparatus makes it easier to select the operation menu with a high selection frequency from the order of the menus displayed on the screen according to the selection frequency of the user. It has an effect that it can be dynamically arranged to be in a position.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the number of menus included in a menu group of the same hierarchy belonging to the same upper menu in the operation menu of the electronic component mounting apparatus cannot be displayed on one screen, the menu operation is performed. According to a method of customizing an operation menu in an electronic component mounting apparatus, which is characterized in that a menu having a high operation frequency is included in a menu group displayed first according to the frequency and the menu group is dynamically switched so as to be displayed preferentially. The present invention has the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1, and further has the effect of displaying only the menu with high operation frequency on the screen.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the dynamic switching of the menu group, the maximum frequency of the lower hierarchy menu is compared with the minimum frequency of the upper hierarchy menu, and when the difference is larger than the threshold value. It is a method of customizing the operation menu in the electronic component mounting apparatus, which is characterized in that
It has the same effect as the invention described in claim 2. A fourth aspect of the present invention is an electronic component mounting apparatus including the operation menu customizing method according to the first, second, or third aspect, in which a user selects an operation menu included in the electronic component mounting apparatus. By the input means for, the order of the menu displayed on the screen according to the frequency of selection by the user,
It is possible to provide an electronic component mounting apparatus in which an operation menu that is frequently selected can be dynamically arranged so as to be in a position where it is easier to select.

The embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an external view of an operating system according to the present invention. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an operation screen in one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic representation of the operation frequency defined for the menu of FIG. In FIG. 1, 1 is a screen display device, 2 is a device for selecting and inputting a menu displayed on the screen display device 1, and here, a trackball which is a kind of pointing device is used. FIG.
Is a screen displayed on the screen display device 1, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, and 8 are selectable menus.
The switching of the menu being selected is performed by the trackball 2.

Regarding the operation system constructed as described above,
The operation will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4. First, the trackball 2 inputs a menu selected from the menus of the same hierarchy displayed in FIG. Each menu has as an attribute the number of times it has been selected, that is, the operation frequency, and 1 is added to the operation frequency for the selected menu. FIG. 4 shows operation frequencies defined for menus in the same hierarchy. If the selected menu does not have a lower level menu, the function is executed. When the menu of the lower layer is provided, the menu is displayed according to the operation frequency of the menu of the lower layer.

The operation frequencies are compared among the menu groups of the same hierarchy having the same higher-level menu, and the operation frequency is higher for a menu item selected more frequently in the menu group,
Less frequent operations are defined as less frequent.
Further, in FIG. 3, the position on the left side of the screen is set as a position where selection is easier. When the menu is displayed on the screen, it is always displayed from the left side to the right side of the screen in descending order of operation frequency based on the latest operation frequency.

The number of times the menu is selected takes a finite value, but if the value is too large, it makes no sense to compare them between the menus, so any timing set by the user (powering off the system, When the operator changes, etc., the order of menus based on the operation frequency at that time is used as a reference and the number of selections is cleared.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the menus 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are displayed in order from the leftmost to the rightmost in order of the operation frequency.
At the time of selecting them, the higher expected menus will be placed on the left side. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 5 shows a function tree structure in the case where the number of menus included in a menu group of the same hierarchy having the same upper menu cannot be displayed on one screen.
In the figure, a menu 9 is a dedicated menu for switching between the first displayed menu group and the next displayed menu group. Comparing this with the conventional function tree structure shown in FIG. 7, in the conventional structure, as shown in FIG. 7, in the structure of the operation menu with a large number of menus on the same hierarchy, the same hierarchy as menu 13 is displayed. Although the menu groups are divided into upper and lower layers, and the menus belonging to the divided menu groups are fixed, the present invention regards them as the same layer and operates at the same level. Applying the frequency, the menu group in FIG. 5 dynamically changes. That is, the menu position is moved so that the menu with high operation frequency is included in the menu group displayed first and the menu with low operation frequency is included in the menu group displayed next.

Next, further specific examples will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 is a function tree structure in an initial state, FIG. 7 is a function tree structure during operation and before menu position movement, FIG. 8 is a function tree structure after menu position movement, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure. As shown in FIG. 6, the initial value of the menu frequency of the function tree structure in the initial menu state immediately after the operation menu is activated is set to 0.

Further, the threshold value S for menu replacement is set in advance. Here, this threshold value S is set to 5. (Step # in the flowchart of FIG. 9)
1) As shown in FIG. 6, "Data conversion" is displayed in the first layer and belongs to the menu group A, and "FD format" is displayed in the second layer and belongs to the menu group B. In this state, "FD format" is not displayed unless "Next" is clicked.

After that, 1 is added to the value of the frequency for each operation. (Step # 2) The function tree structure in this state is shown in FIG. The menu group of the first layer is A, the menu group of the second layer is B, and the minimum and maximum values of the frequency of each menu are F (MIN (A)),
Compare the values of F (MAX (B)), (step # 3),
When the value of F (MAX (B))-F (MIN (A)) is larger than the threshold value S (= 5), MI in that state
The menus N (A) and MAX (B) are exchanged (step # 4), and at the same time, the menu groups to which those menus belong are exchanged. (Step #
5) In FIG. 7, F (MIN (A)) is 2 and F
(MAX (B)) is 7, so F (MAX (B))
-F (MIN (A)) = 5, and the menu groups are exchanged.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the "FD format" and the "data conversion" are replaced with each other, the "FD format" is displayed in the first layer, belongs to the menu group A, and the "data conversion" is displayed in the second layer. Is displayed and belongs to menu group B. As described above, according to this embodiment, a menu with a high operation frequency is preferentially displayed, and the menu can be selected without being aware of the difference between the superordinate concept and the subordinate concept.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the screen for displaying the operation menu of the electronic component mounting apparatus to the user and the input means for selecting the operation menu are provided. The order is dynamically arranged according to the frequency of selection by the user so that operation menus with high frequency of selection are more easily selected.
By dynamically switching the menu group to be displayed preferentially according to the number of menus displayed on the screen and the operation frequency, the optimal arrangement of menus is maintained according to the state of the electronic component mounting device and the user's operation. It becomes possible. Therefore, the user can quickly find and select the desired menu from the large-scale and complicated operation menus of the apparatus, and the operability is improved.

Further, since the operation menu based on the function tree provided by the manufacturer is structured on the premise that it is customized, it is possible to flexibly deal with addition of new functions and special functions of individual users. The system expandability and maintainability are improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an operating system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic representation of operation frequency in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a function tree structure when the number of menus included in a menu group of the same hierarchy having the same upper menu cannot be displayed on one screen in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a function tree structure in an initial state when the number of menus included in a menu group of the same hierarchy having the same upper menu cannot be displayed on one screen in the present invention.

7 is a function tree structure in the function tree structure of FIG. 6 which is being operated and before a menu position is moved.

FIG. 8 is a function tree structure after moving a menu position.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of FIGS. 6 to 8;

FIG. 10 is an external view of an electronic component mounting apparatus that is a target of the present invention.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a function tree structure of a conventional electronic component mounting apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 screen display device 2 trackball 3 menu 1 4 menu 2 5 menu 3 6 menu 4 7 menu 5 8 menu 6 9 display switching menu 10 conventional upper menu 11 conventional lower menu 12 conventional upper return menu 13 conventional Display switching menu

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A screen for displaying an operation menu of an electronic component mounting apparatus to a user and input means for selecting the operation menu, and the order of menus displayed on the screen is determined according to the frequency of selection by the user. A method for customizing an operation menu in an electronic component mounting apparatus, which dynamically arranges a menu that is frequently selected so as to move to a position where it is easier to select. 2. When the number of menus included in a menu group of the same hierarchy belonging to the same higher-order menu in the operation menu of the electronic component mounting apparatus cannot be displayed on one screen, the operation frequency is changed according to the operation frequency of the menu. A method for customizing an operation menu in an electronic component mounting apparatus, characterized in that a menu having a high price is included in a menu displayed first and the menus are dynamically switched so as to be displayed preferentially. 3. The dynamic switching of the menu group is performed when the maximum value of the lower layer menu frequency is compared with the minimum value of the upper layer menu frequency and the difference is larger than a threshold value. A method of customizing an operation menu in the electronic component mounting apparatus according to claim 2. 4. An electronic component mounting apparatus comprising the operation menu customizing method according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3.