KR101684278B1 - Application control method using the application controller - Google Patents

Abstract

In a method for controlling an application program by using an application program control device, an embodiment of the present invention discloses an application program control method which includes the steps of: automatically logging in an object application program by using the information of an operation object which is the information of an object to apply the operation of the object application program to be controlled; generating a micro code based on the operation object and a type of an operation to be executed with regard to the object application program; and converting an operation execution result obtained by executing the micro code into data for preservation. Accordingly, the present invention can quickly process a corresponding operation.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method of controlling an application program using an application program,

The present invention relates to an application program control method using an application program control device. And more particularly, to an application program control method using an application program control device that automatically performs repetitive tasks of an application program using a plurality of object information.

If a person manually performs the task of logging in to the application by alternately logging in through a plurality of account information, or repeating the same task many times in the application program, it takes a lot of time to process the task, There is a high likelihood of mistakes in the middle.

Accordingly, there is a need for an application program control apparatus that automatically performs the above-described repetitive tasks and an application program control method using the same.

Embodiments of the present invention can automatically generate microcode and automatically log into an application program, perform repetitive tasks through an application program, and convert result values into separate retention data, The present invention provides an application program control apparatus for processing a job through an application program with a smaller number of user inputs and processing the job more quickly, and an application program control method using the same.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an application program using an application program control device, the method comprising: receiving, by using information of a work object, Automatically logging in to the server; Generating a microcode based on the type of an operation to be performed on the target application program and the operation object; And converting the job execution result obtained by executing the microcode into preservation data.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a computer program stored on a computer readable medium for executing the method on a computer.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a distribution server that distributes a computer program for executing the method by a computer.

According to the application program control device and the application program control method using the same according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to automatically generate microcode, automatically log in to the application program through the microcode, And converting the result value into separate preservation data, the operation through the application program can be processed through a smaller number of user inputs and the corresponding operation can be processed more quickly.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an application program control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an application program control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus and method for controlling an application program according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a method of automatically logging in a target application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a method of generating a microcode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a method for converting a result according to an embodiment of the present invention into data for preservation.
7 is a diagram illustrating a login and information selection screen of an application program control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8A and 8B are views showing screens of a target application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail.

It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals will be used for the same constituent elements in the drawings, and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an application program control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an application program control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an automatic login authentication unit 110, a work coordinator unit 120, and a result conversion unit 130.

The automatic login authentication unit 110 automatically performs login to the target application program using the information of the job object.

Here, the target application program may mean an application program to be controlled by the application program control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The target application may be various application programs in various fields. For example, in the case of accounting, a computerized tax accounting program or a accounting accounting program may be a target application program.

The target application program may be an application program that can be controlled by the application program control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to an application program in a specific field or a specific application program.

Here, the task object is an object to which the task of the target application program to be controlled is to be applied. For example, the task object may be a client that receives a result of performing task of the target application program. In this case, the automatic login authentication unit 110 can automatically log in to the target application program using the information of the client.

The automatic login authentication unit 110 can automatically log in to the target application program simultaneously or sequentially using information of a plurality of job objects.

For example, a job may mean a command or a code for controlling a target application program, a job object means a login subject who obtains control authority of a target application program by logging in to the target application program, Account information for login of the job object, and the like.

That is, the automatic login authentication unit 110 can acquire the control authority of the target application program by performing login to the target application program using the information of the task object.

The job coordinator unit 120 generates microcode based on the type of job to be performed on the target application program and the job object.

The work coordinator unit 120 may search the pre-stored code in the application program control unit using the job type identifier assigned for each type of job, and generate the microcode using the retrieved code.

Here, the type of job may be any of a small type of job, such as input of specific information, selection of a specific button, and acquisition of specific information, and may be any of a large type of job to which a small job is connected.

Here, the microcode may be a module that is modularized in units of work to be performed.

For example, when the operation to be performed is an operation of clicking the A button in the target application program, the microcode corresponding to the operation is the mouse button corresponding to the handle value corresponding to the A button among the command buttons included in the window of the target application program And may include a command to cause the click operation to be performed.

The work coordinator unit 120 determines an init microcode which is a microcode to be executed first when a plurality of microcode is generated and determines a routine of the microcode using the control address register CAR, That is, the order of the microcode to be executed can be determined.

The control address register may store the position value of the microcode to be executed next to the currently executed microcode.

The result conversion unit 130 converts the job execution result obtained by executing the microcode into preservation data.

The result conversion unit 130 may convert the task execution result into the preset retention data format or may input the retention data format from the user and convert the task execution result accordingly.

For example, the result conversion unit 130 basically converts the job execution result into a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) data type. When there is a request from the user in the form of XLS (Excel Binary File Format) data, To XLS data format.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an application program control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2, an application program control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a step S210 of automatically logging in an application program for automatic login authentication (see 110 in FIG. 1), a job coordinator unit A step S220 of generating a microcode based on the type of an operation to be performed by the operation object (see 120 of FIG. 1) and a result conversion unit (see 130 of FIG. 1) S230).

First, the automatic login authentication unit (see 110 in FIG. 1) automatically logs in the target application program using the information of the work object (S210).

In step S210, the automatic login authentication unit (see 110 in FIG. 1) can obtain the control authority of the target application program by performing login to the target application program.

Next, a microcode is generated based on the type of job to be performed by the job coordinator (see 120 in FIG. 1) for the target application program and the job object (S220).

In step S220, when a plurality of micro-codes are generated, the work coordinator unit (see 120 in FIG. 1) determines an inet microcode, which is the microcode to be executed first, Can be determined.

Finally, the result conversion unit (see 130 in FIG. 1) executes the microcode to convert the obtained task execution result into preservation data.

In step S230, the result conversion unit (see 130 in FIG. 1) may convert the task execution result into the preset retention data type or convert the task execution result into the retention data type input from the user.

3 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus and method for controlling an application program according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3, an application program control apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an automatic login authentication unit 110, an object information collection unit 115, a work coordinator unit 120, a task execution unit 125, A result returning unit 130, a result transmitting unit 135, and an application program organizing unit 140.

The method of controlling an application program according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a step S310 of executing an application program control device, a step S320 and a step S325 of causing the application program control device to execute a target application program, (S340), the object coordinator unit 120 determines the object type (S350), and the object coordinator unit 120 determines the object type (S360), the result conversion unit 130 converts the execution result (S370), the result transfer unit 135 transmits the converted result (S380), and the application And the program organizing unit 140 erases information related to the job (S390).

In the application program control method according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the application program control device is executed (S310), the application program control device determines whether the target application program is being executed (S320).

If it is determined in step S320 that the target application program is not being executed, the application program control device automatically executes the target application program (S325).

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the automatic login authentication unit 110 may include a step (not shown) of performing login authentication of the user to the application program control apparatus when the application program control apparatus is executed, (Not shown) to generate information that allows the user to select a type of job and a job object corresponding to the job. Such a step will be described below with reference to FIG.

If the target application program is being executed through step S320 or step S325 and the user selects the type of work and the work object, the automatic login authentication unit 110 uses the information of the work object And automatically logs in (S330).

Next, the object information collecting unit 115 automatically searches for a job that can be performed with respect to the job object in the target application program, and matches the job that can be performed with respect to the job object (S340).

The work coordinator unit 120 classifies the jobs matched to the corresponding job objects by type, and generates microcode based on the type of the job objects and the job (S350).

The task execution unit 125 executes the generated microcode to obtain a result value (S360).

The result conversion unit 130 converts the acquired result into preservation data (S370).

The result transmitting unit 135 transmits the converted result value to the user or the operation object (S380).

The application cleaner 140 deletes the information used for performing the job including the information related to the job object and the microcode from the memory (S390).

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of automatically logging in a target application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a method of automatically logging in to a target application program according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an automatic login authentication unit (see 110 in FIG. 3) And automatically logs in to the target application using the account information of the job object stored in the memory.

First, the automatic login authentication unit (see 110 in FIG. 3) generates unique user information by using the login account and password input by the user at the time of installing the application program control device.

Next, when the user attempts to log in to the application program control apparatus, the automatic login authentication unit (see 110 in FIG. 3) compares the user input information 410 and the unique user information 420 input by the user with identifiers The user input information 410 and unique user information are input to a hash function.

Next, the automatic login authentication unit (see 110 in FIG. 3) inputs the hash value obtained by inputting the user input information 410 and the unique user information 420 in the hash function to the account information hash value (Step 430). If there is a matching value, the login information is automatically logged in the target application program corresponding to the account information hash value 430.

Although not shown in FIG. 4, when a plurality of pieces of work object information are stored in the target application program, the object information collecting unit (see 115 in FIG. 3) may operate after logging in the target application program. In this case, the object information collecting unit (see 115 in FIG. 3) automatically retrieves the work object information of the target application program, stores a plurality of pieces of work object information, and then stores it in the work coordinator unit The job object information and the job information can be matched and transmitted.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method of generating a microcode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the method of generating microcode according to an embodiment of the present invention, a work coordinator unit (see 120 in FIG. 3) inputs a task and generates microcode corresponding to a task.

First, the work coordinator (see 120 in FIG. 3) analyzes the type of work input using the instruction decoder 510.

Next, the work coordinator unit (see 120 in FIG. 3) can generate microcode according to the type of work.

When there are a plurality of micro codes according to the job type, the job coordinator unit (see 120 in Fig. 3) can set the control address register 520. [ When the microcode is executed in the control address register 520, the position value of the microcode to be executed next to the currently executed microcode can be set.

Before the microcode is executed, the inet microcode, that is, the microcode to be executed first, may be set in the control address register 520.

When an additional subroutine other than the main routine is to be executed, the task coordinator unit (see 120 in FIG. 3) may set the subroutine register 525. [

Next, the work coordinator unit (see 120 in Fig. 3) can set the control internal memory 530. [ The control internal memory 530 may store temporary result values that occur during microcode execution.

Next, the work coordinator unit (see 120 in FIG. 3) can set the control buffer register 540. The control buffer register 540 may store the result of the execution of a plurality of micro-codes constituting the main routine.

When the main routine needs to be repeatedly executed, the task coordinator unit (see 120 in FIG. 3) may set the sequence control register 545. [

6 is a diagram illustrating a method for converting a result according to an embodiment of the present invention into data for preservation.

Referring to FIG. 6, a result conversion unit (see 130 in FIG. 3) executes the microcode to convert the result value stored in the control buffer register (see 540 in FIG. 5) into data for preservation.

First, the result conversion unit (see 130 in FIG. 3) receives the result value stored in the control buffer register (see 540 in FIG. 5), converts the result value into the preset retention data type, Can be converted into a data format.

The result conversion unit (see 130 in FIG. 3) may include a conversion selection coordinator 610, a transmission module 620, a sub transmission module 625, and an output standby memory 630.

The transformation selection coordinator 610 may transmit the result value to the transmission module 620 or the sub transmission module 625 according to a preset retention data type or a data type input from the user.

The transmission module 620 can receive the result value when the data format for retention is XLS, convert it into the XLS format, optimize it, and transmit it to the output standby memory 630.

When the retention data format is HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the transmission module 620 converts the result into an XLS format, converts it into an HTML (HyperText Transfer Protocol) module, converts it into HTML format, Can be transferred to the standby memory 630.

The sub transmission module 625 can receive the result value when the retention data format is CSV, convert it into CSV format, optimize it, and transmit it to the output standby memory 630.

The output waiting memory 630 stores the result converted into the data for saving, and the converted result value can be transmitted to the user or the job object through the result transmitting unit (see 135 in FIG. 3).

7 is a diagram illustrating a login and information selection screen of an application program control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a user logs in to the application program control device through a screen as shown in FIG. 7 (a), and a user can receive an information selection screen through a screen as shown in FIG. 7 (b).

First, the user can input user account information for logging into the application program control device through the screen as shown in FIG. 7 (a).

Next, when the user completes the login authentication by inputting the valid account information, the user can receive the information for selecting the work object corresponding to the account information of the user through the screen as shown in FIG. 7 (b) have.

In the case of FIG. 7 (b), although only one job object is shown as 'data and people', a plurality of job objects may be displayed according to an embodiment.

Although not shown in FIG. 7, the selectable information screen displayed in the target application program may further include a task object and a type of task through the target application program or the target application program corresponding to the account information.

8A and 8B are views showing screens of a target application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8A and 8B, it can be seen that the target application program according to the embodiment of the present invention is an example of a computer tax accounting application program.

First, when the target application program is running as shown in FIG. 8A, the automatic login authentication unit (see 110 in FIG. 3) can automatically log in to the target application program.

For example, the automatic login authentication unit (see 110 in FIG. 3) can automatically log in to the target application program using the company code and company name as object information.

When login is performed to the target application program, the control authority for the target application program can be obtained as shown in FIG. 8B.

In this case, the job coordinator unit (see 120 in FIG. 3) can generate microcode corresponding to the input job.

For example, the work coordinator unit (see 120 in FIG. 3) may generate microcode for performing an operation of clicking the 'Profit and Loss Statement' button of the target application program.

The functional operations described herein and the embodiments of the present subject matter may be embodied in a digital electronic circuit or computer software, firmware or hardware, including combinations of structures disclosed herein and their structural equivalents, or in a combination of any of the foregoing. Do.

Embodiments of the subject matter described herein may be implemented as one or more computer program products, in other words one or more modules for computer program instructions encoded on a type of program medium for execution by, or control over, the operation of the data processing apparatus Can be implemented. The type of program medium may be a propagated signal or a computer readable medium. A propagated signal is an artificially generated signal, such as a machine-generated electrical, optical or electromagnetic signal, generated to encode information for transmission to a suitable receiver device for execution by a computer. The computer-readable medium can be a machine-readable storage device, a machine-readable storage substrate, a memory device, a combination of materials that affect the machine readable propagation type signal, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing.

A computer program (also known as a program, software, software application, script or code) may be written in any form of programming language, including compiled or interpreted language, a priori or procedural language, Components, subroutines, or other units suitable for use in a computer environment.

A computer program does not necessarily correspond to a file in the file system. The program may be stored in a single file provided to the requested program, or in multiple interactive files (e.g., a file storing one or more modules, subprograms, or portions of code) (E.g., one or more scripts stored in a markup language document).

A computer program may be deployed to run on multiple computers or on one computer, located on a single site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communications network.

Additionally, the logic flows and structural block diagrams described in this patent document describe corresponding actions and / or specific methods supported by corresponding functions and steps supported by the disclosed structural means, It can also be used to build software structures and algorithms and their equivalents.

The processes and logic flows described herein may be performed by one or more programmable processors executing one or more computer programs to perform functions by operating on input data and generating output.

Processors suitable for the execution of computer programs include, for example, any one or more processors of both general purpose and special purpose microprocessors and any kind of digital computer. Generally, a processor will receive instructions and data from read-only memory, random access memory, or both.

A core element of a computer is a processor for executing instructions and one or more memory devices for storing instructions and data. In addition, the computer is generally operatively coupled to receive data from, transfer data to, or perform both of the operations of, for example, one or more mass storage devices for storing data, such as magnetic, Or will include. However, the computer need not have such a device.

The description sets forth the best mode of the invention, and is provided to illustrate the invention and to enable those skilled in the art to make and use the invention. The written description is not intended to limit the invention to the specific terminology presented.

Thus, while the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above examples, those skilled in the art will be able to make adaptations, modifications, and variations on these examples without departing from the scope of the present invention. In other words, in order to achieve the intended effect of the present invention, all the functional blocks shown in the drawings are separately included or all the steps shown in the drawings are not necessarily followed in the order shown, It can be in the range.

110: automatic login authentication unit 115: object information collecting unit
120: work coordinator unit 125: task execution unit
130: Result Converting Unit 135: Result Transmitting Unit
140: Application Organizer

Claims (20)

A method of controlling an application program using an application program control device,
A step of automatically logging into the target application program using information of a work object, which is information on a target of a target application program to be controlled;
Generating a microcode based on the type of an operation to be performed on the target application program and the operation object information; And
And executing the microcode to convert the obtained task execution result into preservation data,
Performing a login authentication of the user to the application program control device; And
And generating information on the type of the job corresponding to the account of the authenticated user and information on which the job object can be selected. delete The method according to claim 1,
The step of automatically logging in to the target application program
The unique user information separately generated based on the login account and the password of the user registered at the time of installing the application program control device and the user input information inputted by the user in performing the login authentication of the user are compared with identifiers The method comprising the steps of: The method of claim 3,
The step of automatically logging in to the target application program
The hash value obtained by inputting the unique user information and the user input information into the hash function is compared with the account information hash value stored in the memory of the computer in order to compare the unique user information and the user input information with the identifier Wherein the comparison is based on the comparison result. The method of claim 3,
The application program control method
Further comprising receiving the type of the job and the object of the job using the type of the job corresponding to the login account of the user and information capable of selecting the job object, Way. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A computer program stored in a computer readable medium for executing the method of claim 5 on a computer. A distribution server for distributing a computer program for executing the method of claim 5 to a computer.

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