JPS63205722A - Menu controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly select various selection items belonging to the same index item, by controlling a selection menu to which the item selected in the end by a pull-down menu belongs as a pop-up menu. CONSTITUTION:When a menu display instruction is given on a CRT, a menu operation is controlled with a menu display selection controller 21 by using a pull-down menu controller 19 when a cursor position given by a pointing device controller 15 is in a menu bar area, and with a pop-up menu controller 20 when said position is out of the menu bar, respectively. In this state, the selecting operation of a menu is executed from the position of a pointing device and the ON/OFF state of a button belonging thereto, respectively, and when one of selection items is selected, selecting information is returned to the menu display selection controller 21. In such a way, as for the selection items belong to the same index item, the selection can be changed instantaneously at an arbitrary position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a menu control device for a computer device that displays a menu and performs function selection and processing using a pointing device.

Conventional technology Fig. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional computer device, and 1 is a CPU.
, 2 is a memo, 3 is a display memory, 4 is a CRT device, 6
1 is a display control device that generates a video signal from the contents of the display memory 3 and displays it on the CRT device 4, e is a pointing device control device that controls the pointing device and manages data input, and 7 is a menu display that displays a menu. 8 is a menu data management device that stores and manages menu data; 9 is a menu control device that controls the menu display device 7 and the menu data management device 8;

The menu selection operation of the conventional computer device configured as described above will be explained below.

The menu control device 9 receives and receives a button signal attached to the pointing device from the pointing device control device 6, and when the command is a menu selection command,
Performs menu display selection processing. In the case of a pull-down menu, the menu control device determines the heading item to be selected based on the cursor position received from the pointing device control device, removes the corresponding selection menu data from the menu data management device, and displays it on the menu display device. Display the menu on the CRT using

In the case of a pop-up menu, the menu control device determines the menu display position based on the cursor position received from the pointing device control device, retrieves heading item data from the menu data management device, displays the heading item, and then moves the cursor. The selection item data corresponding to the pointed item is retrieved and a selection menu is displayed.

Thereafter, the menu control device inputs the position of the cursor linked by the pointing device from the pointing device control device, and detects the position when receiving and receiving the menu selection determination signal from the pointing device control device. The menu control device detects the specified item using the cursor position and menu data in the menu data management device, and returns this information to the computer system.

Thereafter, the menu is erased using the menu display device.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, when attempting to repeatedly select various selection items attached to the same heading item, the same heading item must be specified each time the selection is made. This has the problem that it takes extra effort and the selection cannot be changed instantaneously.

In view of this, the present invention provides a computer device that selects and processes functions using a pointing device, by controlling the selection menu to which the last item selected in the pull-down menu belongs as a pop-up menu. It is an object of the present invention to provide a menu control device capable of quickly selecting various selection items attached to an item.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a menu display control device that controls the display of a menu on a CRT, a pointing device control device that manages information from a pointing device, and menu heading items and their associated selections. a menu data management device that manages item data; a selection menu pointer storage device that stores and manages a location where selection item data attached to a currently selected heading item is stored in the menu data management device; a pull-down menu control device that controls a display selection operation of a pull-down menu using the menu data management device and the menu display device; a pop-up menu control device for displaying a selection menu belonging to a heading item in a pop-up state and controlling a menu selection operation; and a menu display selection control device for controlling the pull-down menu control device and the pop-up menu control device. It is a menu control device.

Effect of the Invention According to the above-described configuration, when a menu display command is given, the menu display selection control device performs pull-down menu control when the cursor position given by the pointing device control device is within the menu bar area. A pop-up menu control device is used to control menu operation when the device is outside the menu bar area.

The pull-down menu control device determines the heading item pointed to by the cursor from the given cursor position, retrieves the corresponding selected menu data from the menu data management device and displays it in a pull-down manner, and at the same time stores the selected menu data in the menu data management device. The current location is set in the selection menu pointer storage. Thereafter, using the pointing device control device, a menu selection operation is performed based on the position of the pointing device and the 0N10FF state of the button attached thereto. When one of the selection items is selected, selection information is returned to the menu display selection control device.

The pop-up menu control device determines the display position of the menu from the given cursor position, retrieves the selected menu data from the menu data management device using the contents of the selected menu pointer storage device, and pops up and displays the selected menu. .

Thereafter, using the pointing device control device, a menu selection operation is performed based on the position of the pointing device and the 0N10FF state of the button attached thereto.

When one of the selection items is selected, selection information is returned to the menu display selection control device.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a menu control device in an embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 1, 1° is the CPU, 11
is a memory, 12 is a display memory, 13 is a CRT device, 14
generates a video signal from the contents of the display memory 12 and displays it on the CRT.
A display control device for displaying information on the device 13; 15 a pointing device control device for controlling a pointing device and managing data input; 16 a menu display device for controlling menu display on a CRT; 17 for storing and managing menu data. A menu data management device 18 is a selection menu pointer storage device 19 that stores and manages the location where the data of the selection item attached to the currently selected heading item is stored in the menu data management device 17.
are the menu data management device 17 and the menu display device 16
A pull-down menu control device 20 controls the display selection operation of a pull-down menu using a selection menu pointer storage device 18, a menu data management device 17, and a menu display device 16 to display a selection menu belonging to a heading item currently in a selected state. a pop-up menu control device that displays pop-up menus and controls menu selection operations;
21 is a menu display selection control device that controls the pull-down menu control device 19 and the pop-up menu control device 2o.

The operation of the menu control device of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

First, the menu selection operation of this embodiment will be explained using the display screen shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, 22 is a menu bar area, 23 is a heading item, 24 is a pull-down selection menu, 26 is a selected heading item, and 26 is a pop-up selection menu. The menu display selection control device first retrieves menu heading item data from the menu data management device,
22 menu bars are displayed on the top of the CRT. When the button attached to the pointing device is pressed while the cursor is in the menu bar area, the designated heading item 23 is highlighted and the corresponding selection menu 24 is displayed as a pull-down. When the pull-down menu selection process is completed, the selected heading item 23 remains inverted and the selection menu 24 is deleted. In this state, when a button attached to the pointing device is pressed in an area other than the menu bar, a selection menu 26 corresponding to the selected heading item 26 is displayed as a pop-up centering on the cursor position, and menu selection processing is performed. The pop-up selection menu remains unchanged until the next pull-down menu operation.

Next, the operation of the menu control device of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG.

At step 27, the menu display selection control device 21 uses the pointing device control device 16 to input cursor position information and button information linked to the pointing device. At 28, the menu display selection control device 21 checks the button state of the pointing device,
If the button is pressed, the process moves to 29. At 29, the menu display selection control device 21 determines whether the cursor is located within the menu bar area, and if the cursor is located within the menu bar area, the menu display selection control device 21 sends a message to the pull-down menu control device 19;
If it is outside the menu bar area, control is transferred to the pop-up menu control device 2o.

At 3o, the pull-down menu control device 19 determines the designated heading item from the cursor position, retrieves the corresponding selection menu from the menu data management device 17, and displays it in a pull-down manner.

31, the pull-down menu control device 19 uses the pointing device control device 16 to input cursor position information and button information linked to the pointing device. At 32, the pull-down menu control device 19 checks whether the button on the pointing device has been released, and if so, moves the process to 33. If it continues to be pressed, the process from 31 is repeated.

33, the pointing device control device 19 selects the displayed selection menu from the menu data management device 1.
The location stored in 7 is set in the selection menu pointer storage device, the selection menu is erased using the menu display device @16 in 34, and the selection information is returned to the menu display selection control device.

At 36, the pop-up menu control device 20 determines the pop-up menu display position from the cursor position, retrieves the selection menu data from the menu data management device 117 using the selection menu pointer storage device 18, and displays the selection menu. At 36, the pop-up menu control device 2o uses the pointing device control device 15 to input cursor position information and button information linked to the pointing device.

At 37, the pop-up menu control device 20 checks whether the button on the pointing device has been released, and if it continues to be pressed, the process from 36 is not repeated. If released, the selection menu is erased using the menu display device 16 at 38, and selection information is returned to the menu display selection control device.

When the menu selection operation is completed, the menu display selection control device returns selection item information to the system.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, when various selection items belonging to the same heading item are repeatedly selected, the trouble of having to specify the same heading item each time is avoided. With regard to selection items attached to the same heading item, the selection can be instantly changed at any position, which has a great practical effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a menu control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement of a menu selection operation on a CRT according to the embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional computer device. 1...CPU, 2...Memory, 3...
...Display memory, 4...CRT device, 6...
... Display control device, 6 ... Pointing device control device, 7 ... Menu data management device, 9 ... Menu control device, 1o ...
...CPU, 11...Memory, 12...
...Display memory, 13...CRT device, 14.
... Display control device, 15 ... Pointing device control device, 16 ... Menu display device, 17 ... Menu data management device, 18
...Selection menu pointer storage device, 19...
...Pull-down menu control device, 2o...
- Pop-up menu control device, 21... Menu display selection control device. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person 2nd
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A menu display control device that controls menu display on a CRT, a pointing device control device that manages information from a pointing device, and a menu data management device that manages data of menu heading items and selection items attached thereto; A selection menu pointer storage device that stores and manages a location where data of a selection item attached to a currently selected heading item is stored in the menu data management device, the menu data management device, and the menu display device; a pull-down menu control device that controls the display selection operation of the pull-down menu;
a pop-up menu control device that uses the selection menu pointer storage device, the menu data management device, and the menu display device to pop-up display a selection menu belonging to a heading item currently in a selected state, and controls a menu selection operation; A menu control device comprising a menu control device and a menu display selection control device that controls the pop-up menu control device.