KR101681677B1 - Method for operating ERP applications used in mobile device and mobile device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a method for operating a mobile ERP application, which can check ERP data intuitively at a mobile device having a small screen, and the mobile device using the same. The method for operating the mobile ERP application includes: a step in which the mobile device comprising a user interface executes the ERP application; a step in which the user interface including a main area comprising a matrix of a row and a column calls a column index selection area; a step of selecting more than one column index on the column index selection area where a column index corresponding to the column is displayed; and a step of displaying data corresponding to the selected column index on the main area.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method of operating an ERP application for mobile and a mobile device using the same,

The present invention relates to a method of operating a mobile ERP application and a mobile device using the same, and more particularly, to an operating method and a mobile device capable of selectively displaying a desired column among ERP data.

Today, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system efficiently manages all the human and material resources in the enterprise used for business activities, ultimately enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises. The enterprise resource management system functions as an integrated application package consisting of several modules to help manage key processes such as production, purchasing, inventory, ordering, supplier transactions, and customer service provision in various business sectors, including manufacturing. The enterprise resource management system also includes software modules for human resources. This software package is widely used today because it can increase the efficiency of enterprise business by using enterprise resource management software which is composed of several modules when computer business is incorporated into computer system.

In this way, the enterprise resource management system is based on the management innovation method that maximizes the productivity by restructuring the management resources of various management systems, which were operated independently in all sectors of the company, as a system integration (SI) . An enterprise resource management system monitors the flow and usage of various resources in the enterprise. Also, in order to operate management resources efficiently, it is formed to collect and analyze data related to business such as accounting, sales, inventory management, and to make better management judgment.

A user uses a computer terminal such as a PC or a notebook computer or uses a mobile device to access an enterprise resource management system. The various modules provided by enterprise resource planning systems provide data sheets with rows and columns, such as Excel sheets, most of which are provided by Microsoft. When a user uses a wide display screen device such as a PC or a notebook in an office in a company, a large amount of data can be displayed on a single display screen, so that there is no inconvenience to use an enterprise resource management system.

However, when accessing the enterprise resource management system using the mobile display, the size of the display screen is small, so that a large amount of data can not be viewed at a time. When a user leaves the office to visit the site or travel to a vehicle, the user has to use a mobile device in order to access the enterprise resource management system. However, there is a problem that a large number of scrolls are required to view a large amount of data on a small screen have. Furthermore, if you want to compare a few specific data, it is almost impossible to compare the two columns on a small screen with scrolling.

Open Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0043675 (disclosed on May 11, 2005)

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of operating an ERP application for a mobile which can intuitively confirm ERP data in a mobile device having a small screen.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile device using this method of operation of an ERP application for mobile.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating an ERP application for mobile, the method comprising: executing an ERP application in a mobile device having a user interface; Selecting one or more of the column indexes in the column index selection region in which the column index corresponding to the column is displayed; And displaying data corresponding to the index on the main area.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile device including an ERP application for processing data received from an enterprise resource management system, a user interface for displaying the processed data and sensing a touch input, And a processor that executes an ERP application. Here, the user interface includes a main area for displaying the data in a matrix form, and a column index selection area for selecting a column to be displayed in the main area. Further, the ERP application may display the data corresponding to the selected column index in the column index selection area in the main area.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

As described above, according to the method of operating the ERP application for mobile and the mobile device using the same according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and intuitively confirm the ERP data in the mobile device having a small screen, .

1A schematically illustrates an enterprise resource management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1B is a schematic diagram illustrating a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 illustrates a user interface in which an ERP application is executed in a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a result of calling a column index selection area in the user interface of FIG.
Fig. 4 shows a modified embodiment of Fig.
FIG. 5 shows a result of executing the column index button on the user interface of FIG.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of selecting a column index in a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates a user interface in which an ERP application is executed in a mobile device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 and 9 illustrate a user interface in which an ERP application is executed in a mobile device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1A schematically illustrates an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the enterprise resource management system 1 includes a management server 5 and DBs 30, 32, 34, and 36. The management server 5 includes a plurality of modules 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 that can selectively build or expand a solution suited to the business environment of the customer enterprise. The enterprise resource management system 1 of the present invention is designed in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) structure, and is flexible and easy to customize and further develop necessary screens to easily use necessary screens. The enterprise resource management system 1 of the present invention can provide standard processors of various industries such as manufacturing industry, construction industry, distribution, logistics, service, education, leisure, IT, consulting, energy, environment, public institutions, have.

The management server 5 includes an operating module 10, a payroll module 12, a financial accounting module 14, a sales module 16, a production module 18, a purchasing module 20, a logistics module 22, A greeting module 24, and the like. The management server 5 of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned modules and may include various modules required for other enterprise management.

Specifically, the operating module 10 provides a menu registration, a favorite function, and a main layout function for freely editing in consideration of the user-friendly interface. The operating module 10 includes a login environment setting function, / Provides detailed privilege separation function such as authority and screen authority for each group.

The payroll module 12 has the flexibility to accommodate the domestic and overseas standards system, and provides a process that can easily handle the complicated payroll processing by applying various payment and deduction setting items and calculation formulas.

The financial accounting module (14) provides the structural setting of accounts and financial statements to actively cope with changes in the internal and external environment and provides timely and accurate decision information by organically integrating with other services.

The sales module 16 can support a variety of orders according to the business environment and provides efficient sales management by interworking with inter-company or multi-type devices through DCM (Demand Chain Management).

The production module 18 provides a Make to Order (MTO) and Make to Stock (MTS) process that can support various forms of orders, and a material requirement planning (MRP) function And provides optimized functionality to plan and utilize resources within the enterprise.

The purchasing module 20 realizes a Just in Time (JIT) that can timely supply an appropriate amount based on the outsourcing order through the monthly production plan and the self-procurement through the main production plan. In addition, supply chain management (SCM) can be realized through sharing order information with the purchasing customer.

The logistics module 22 provides a variety of logistics processes that can separate management and function warehouses to eliminate inconsistencies in business process and physical inventory movements and deal with commissioned and entrusted transactions and changes in inventory status.

The HR module (24) is a strategic management of human resources such as personnel registration, issuance and circulation, and personnel management and objective management (MBO) And provides functions that can contribute to achieving company-wide goals.

Data used in these modules 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 is stored in the DBs 30, 32, 34, The user can access the enterprise resource management system 1 via the Internet 40 to the computer terminals 50 and 52 or the mobile devices 60 and 62. [ The computer terminals 50 and 52 of the present embodiment include a PC, a notebook, a kiosk, an ATM device, a POS terminal, and the like.

The mobile devices 60 and 62 of this embodiment are electronic devices capable of performing a communication function through the Internet 40 while the user is moving. For example, the mobile devices 60 and 62 include a mobile phone including a smart phone, a tablet computer, a PDA, and the like. Hereinafter, the mobile device will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile device 60 is provided with an ERP application 78 for accessing the enterprise resource management system 1. [ The ERP application 78 may be application software downloaded by a user using an external platform to his or her mobile device 60. [ The ERP application 78 of the present invention may also be software installed in the mobile device 60 by default in conjunction with the operating system software of the mobile device 60. [

The mobile device 60 includes a processor 70, an internal memory 76, an input means 72 and an output means 74. The input means 72 of the mobile device 60 comprises a software or hardware input and the output means 74 comprises a speaker and a display. The display may include a user interface as a means for detecting a user's touch input in UI / UX of operating system software and UI / UX of application software. The display may be a means for outputting a screen and a touch screen for simultaneously executing an input means for sensing a touch event of a user.

The internal memory 76 of the mobile device 60 generally provides a place to store computer code and data used in the device. The internal memory 76 of the mobile device 60 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes the basic input and output system, operating system, various programs, applications, or the like, as well as the ERP application 78 and resources required for its operation / Firmware for any device, including user interface functions, processor functions, and the like, which are executed in the device, can be stored.

The processor 70 of the mobile device 60 executes the computer code with the operating system and performs the operations of generating and using the data. The processor 70 may also use a series of instructions to receive and process input and output data between the components of the mobile device 60. The processor 70 also serves as a control unit for executing functions of operating system software and various application software (including an ERP application) installed in the mobile device 60. [

2 illustrates a user interface in which an ERP application is executed in a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a simplified representation of the user interface 100 of the mobile device 60 only. Additional or idiosyncratic components such as a hardware / software module such as a power unit of the mobile device 60, a communication modem, a GPS, an I / O device and a camera module are not shown in the drawings, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI > The mobile device 60 may also include hardware components (including circuitry), software components (including computer code stored on a computer readable medium), or a combination of the two.

As shown in FIG. 2, the user interface 100 of the mobile device 60 includes a main area 110 and a menu area 120 as part of a display which is both an output means and an input means. In general, the mobile device 60 is designed to be short in the horizontal direction and long in the vertical direction so that the user can easily carry it by hand and view it. Therefore, the user interface 100 is also short in the horizontal direction and long in the vertical direction as shown in FIG.

The main area 110 includes a data area 116 formed of cells in the form of a matrix as a whole, a row defining area 114 defining the content or rank of each row of the data area 116, And a column defining area 112 that defines the content or rank of each column of the columns. For example, in the low definition area 114, Arabic numerals may be sequentially defined in each cell to indicate the order of each row. In the column definition area 112, contents defining data of cells constituting one row can be defined. Specifically, one row of the data area 116 represents one and the same event, and the contents of each cell constituting the row can be defined by the corresponding column definition area 112. [ For example, each cell (which is referred to as a column index) constituting the column defining area 112 may be referred to as a "business department", "order number", "week number", "department" Quot ;, " sales amount ", "delivery date ", and the like. In this case, one row in the data area 116 may be a "business unit", "order number", "week number", "department", "person in charge", " Quot ;, "sales unit price "," quantity ", "sales amount "," delivery date ", and the like. Data such as a character or a number may be displayed in each cell (referred to as a row index) constituting the data area 116. Of course, the roles of the column defining area 112 and the row defining area 114 change each other, and one column of the data area 116 represents one and the same event, and the content of each cell constituting the column is And may be defined by the corresponding low definition area 114.

The low definition area 114 consists of a plurality of row indices (I-VIII, ...) connected in series in the longitudinal direction of the user interface 100. Preferably, the low definition area 114 may be located on the left side of the user interface 100. Although the row definition area 114 shown in FIG. 2 is made up of eight row indexes I-VIII, the present invention is not limited thereto. When the main area 110 is touched up and down, . The touch sensing mechanism for the user interface 100 may selectively use a depressurizing method for recognizing a pressure or a capacitive sensing method for sensing a change in capacitance value, or may adopt other optical or ultrasonic sensing mechanisms. In addition, a user's finger, a stylus pen, or the like can be used as an input device for touch detection.

The column defining area 112 includes a plurality of column indexes A-D, ... connected in a horizontal direction of the user interface 100. Preferably, the column defining area 112 may be located above the user interface 100. Although the column definition area 112 shown in FIG. 2 is made up of four column indices A to D, the present invention is not limited to this. When the main area 110 is touched to the left and right, .

The menu area 120 is located adjacent to the data area 116 within the user interface 100 and is preferably located at the bottom of the data area 116 so that the user can conveniently access the various operating options of the ERP application . The menu area 120 includes one or more execution buttons 122, 124, 126, For example, the menu area 120 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a column index button 122, a column index group button 124, a setting button 126, a screen maximize button 128, have. The column index button 122 functions to call a column index selection area to be described later.

FIG. 3 shows a result of calling a column index selection area in the user interface of FIG. 3, the called column index selection area 130 is disposed at the lower end of the user interface 100 to cover a part of the existing main area 110, and the menu area 120 is located at an existing position And is disposed between the main region 110 and the column index selection region 130.

Each cell constituting the column index selection area 130 corresponds to each column index (A - D,...) Constituting the column definition area 112. The user selects a column index to be displayed in the main area 110 in the column index selection area 130 through a touch or the like. In FIG. 3, the case where the A to D column indexes are selected and the E to T column indexes are not selected in the column index selection region 130 is illustrated as an example. Respectively. When the user selects a specific column index in the column index selection area 130, the contents of the data for the column index selected by the user are displayed in the main area 110.

FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of FIG. 3 in which the user selects the O, L, I, and M column indexes in the column index selection region 130. FIG. As shown in the figure, columns and data corresponding to O, L, I, and M column indexes selected by the user are displayed in the main area 110. That is, whenever the user selects a column index in the column index selection region 130, data corresponding to the selected column index is displayed in the main region 110, so that the user can check the contents of the column simultaneously with selection. Therefore, in the conventional art, it is not possible to intuitively confirm the countless column indexes of raw data and corresponding data in a mobile device having a small screen. However, when using the ERP application of the present invention, only a desired column index is allocated to the user interface 100 Priority display allows the user to intuitively check and compare data.

(For example, A, B, C, D, ..., T) regardless of the order in which the user selects a column index (for example, And the corresponding column and data are displayed in the main area 110. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the column and data may be displayed in the main area 110 in the same order as the user selects the column index. In the present embodiment, four column indexes are selected. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one or more column indexes may be selected. Furthermore, when a column index larger than the horizontal size of the user interface 100 is selected (for example, in the present embodiment, five or more column indexes are selected), the user selects a column index in the column index selection region 130 The screen is automatically moved so that data corresponding to the selected column index is displayed in the main area 110, so that the user can check the contents of the column at the same time. When the selection is completed, only a part of the selected columns is displayed in the user interface 100, and the user can easily check all the data corresponding to the selected column index while performing the left / right touch scrolling.

FIG. 5 shows a result of executing the column index button on the user interface of FIG. As shown in the figure, when the column index button 122 is activated in the state in which the column index selection region 130 is activated in the user interface 100, the column index selection region 130 is inactivated and disappears from the screen, Is moved to the original position, that is, to the lower end of the user interface 100. [ The resulting data area 116 is expanded so that more data is visible to the user.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of selecting a column index in a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, the ERP application stored in the mobile device 60 is executed (S100). The enterprise resource management system 1 drives a module corresponding to a function selected by the user in the ERP application and transmits data desired by the user from the DB 30, 32, 34, or 36 to the mobile device 60 via the Internet 40 . Such data may be temporarily or permanently stored in the internal memory of the mobile device 60. [ The data is output to the user interface 100 of the mobile device 60, specifically, the main area 110. Subsequently, the column index button 122 in the menu area 120 is executed to call the column index selection area 130 on the user interface 100 (S120). Then, the user selects at least one column index to be displayed in the main area 110 from the column index selection area 130 (S140). The ERP application displays data corresponding to the selected column index in the main area 110 (S160).

Hereinafter, a mobile device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7 illustrates a user interface in which an ERP application is executed in a mobile device according to another embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, the members having the same functions as the members shown in the drawings of the previous embodiment (Figs. 1 to 6) are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted, and the differences will be mainly described below.

When the user operates the column index button 122 in the menu area 200 after executing the ERP application in the mobile device of the present embodiment, the menu area 220 has no positional change, (230) is called. Accordingly, the user interface 200 is divided into the main region 110, the column index selection region 230, and the menu region 220 in order.

Hereinafter, a mobile device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 and 9 illustrate a user interface in which an ERP application is executed in a mobile device according to another embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those of the members shown in the drawings of the previous embodiment (Figs. 1 to 6) are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted, and the differences will be mainly described below.

8, when the number of column indexes provided from the enterprise resource management system 1 is increased and a part of the column index can not be displayed in the column index selection region 130, The column index that has not been displayed can be confirmed while touching the column index selection region 130 up and down (see FIG. 9). The user interface 300 of the present embodiment may further display the scroll bar 320 on one side of the column index selection area 130 to enhance user convenience.

For reference, the method of driving an ERP application according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, A hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine accords such as those produced by a compiler. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, You will understand. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

1: Enterprise resource management system 5: Management server
10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24: management modules
30, 32, 34, 36: DB 40: Internet
50, 52: computer terminal 60, 62: mobile device
70: Processor 72: Input means
74: output means 76: internal memory
78: ERP application 100: user interface
110: main area 112: column definition area
114: Low definition area 116: Data area
120: Menu area 122, 124, 126, 128: Execute button
130: Column index selection area 200: User interface
220: menu area 230: column index selection area
300: user interface 310: touch input device
320: Scroll bar

Claims (8)

1. A mobile device connected to an enterprise resource management system,
The processor of the mobile device executing an ERP application stored in an internal memory of the mobile device;
A user interface including a main area consisting of a matrix of rows and columns defined by the ERP application and a menu area for selectively configuring the columns to be displayed in the main area, Displaying on a mobile device screen;
When the selection event for the column index button of the menu area is generated by the input means of the mobile device, the processor corresponds to the column at a predetermined position on the user interface corresponding to the selection event of the column index button A column index selection region in which a column index is displayed;
The input means selecting one or more of the column indexes in the column index selection region; And
And displaying the data corresponding to the selected column index in the main area except for the column index for which the processor is not selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the menu area for calling the column index selection area is displayed at the lower end of the main area in the user interface. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the column index selection region comprises cells in the form of a matrix,
Wherein each column index is displayed in each cell. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the input means selects the column index,
Wherein the processor identifies and displays the selected column index and the non-selected column index in the column index selection region. An internal memory in which an ERP application for processing data received in an enterprise resource management system is stored;
A user interface for displaying the processed data and sensing a touch input; And
A processor executing the ERP application,
Wherein the user interface comprises: a main area for displaying the data in a matrix form; And a column index selection area capable of selecting a column to be displayed in the main area,
Wherein the processor executes the ERP application to display the data corresponding to the selected column index in the main area excluding the column index that is not selected in the column index selection area. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the user interface further comprises a menu area for calling the column index selection area. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the column index selection region comprises cells in the form of a matrix,
Wherein each column index is displayed in each cell. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the column index selection region distinguishes the selected column index from the non-selected column index.

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