KR101949727B1 - System and operating method for generating a link between objects - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for generating a link between objects in order to set a connection relationship between two objects by a user input, and an operating method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the system for generating a link between objects comprises: a link generation control unit generating a link between objects in accordance with a user input; and a link buffer storing link data on the link between the objects generated by the link generating control unit.

Description

[0001] SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD FOR INTER-OBJECT LINKING [0002]

The present invention relates to an inter-object link generation system and an operation method thereof, and more particularly, to a inter-object link generation system for establishing a connection relationship between two objects by a user input and an operation method thereof.

The types of objects managed by a specific system may vary depending on the purpose and use of the system. For example, an object in a personnel management system can be an individual member of an organization, and an object in a material management system can be a holding material.

In this system, management of information of objects requires specialized knowledge, and therefore it is inevitable to depend on a specific manager having knowledge and experience, which leads to deterioration of system management efficiency. In particular, the task of setting up links between objects requires a more complex process, and it is inevitable to rely on a professional manager because additional input parameters are required.

Therefore, there is a need for a method for reducing mistakes caused by difficulty in setting input parameters and improving system management efficiency, which may be degraded by repetitive operations.

The present invention aims at providing an inter-object link generation system and an operation method thereof, which can intuitively set a link of two objects without an additional input parameter.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an inter-object link generation system including: a link generation control unit for generating a link between objects according to a user's input; And a link buffer for storing link data for a link between the objects generated by the link generation control unit.

According to an embodiment, the input of the user may be input via a mouse.

According to an embodiment, the link generation control unit may provide a screen for selecting an object to generate a link.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an inter-object link generation system including: a link generation control unit for generating a link between objects according to a user's input; An output unit displaying a screen showing a process of generating a link between the objects; And a link buffer for storing link data for a link between the objects generated by the link generation control unit.

According to an embodiment, the input of the user may be input via a mouse.

According to an embodiment, the screen may include an object tree representing at least one candidate object and a drop zone representing a link between the two objects.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an inter-object link generation system including: a link generation control unit for generating a link between objects according to a user's input; A link buffer for storing link data for a link between the objects generated by the link creation control unit; And a link generation buffer for temporarily storing information of the object before generating a link between the objects.

According to an embodiment, when the creation or deletion of a link between the objects is completed, the data stored in the link creation buffer may be deleted.

According to an embodiment, the input of the user may be input via a mouse.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an operation method of an inter-object link generation system includes: generating a link between objects according to a user's input; And storing link data for a link between the objects.

According to an embodiment, the input of the user may be input via a mouse.

According to an embodiment, the method may further include providing a screen for selecting an object to generate the link.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation method of an inter-object link generation system, comprising: generating a link between objects according to a user's input; Displaying a screen showing a process of creating a link between the objects; And storing link data for a link between the objects.

According to an embodiment, the input of the user may be input via a mouse.

According to an embodiment, the screen may include an object tree representing at least one candidate object and a drop zone representing a link between the two objects.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation method of an inter-object link generation system, comprising: temporarily storing information of an object; Generating a link between the objects according to a user input; And storing link data for a link between the objects generated by the link generation control unit.

According to an embodiment, when the creation or deletion of a link between the objects is completed, the data stored in the link creation buffer may be deleted.

According to an embodiment, the input of the user may be input via a mouse.

According to the inter-object link generation system and the method of operating the inter-object link according to the present invention configured as described above, the user can create or delete inter-object links only by a simple operation using a mouse without expert knowledge necessary for object management, System management efficiency can be improved.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating an inter-object link generation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of an inter-object link generation system in FIG.
3 is a diagram showing an example of an execution screen of the inter-object link generation program.
4 is a flowchart for explaining the link generation function.
5 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of object data generated in a link generation process.
6 is a flowchart for explaining a link identifier generation function.
7 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of a link identifier generated in a link generation process.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the embodiments described below are only for explanation of the embodiments of the present invention so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the invention, It does not mean anything. In describing various embodiments of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for components having the same technical characteristics.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

The "terminal" referred to below can be implemented as a computer or a portable terminal that can access a server or other terminal through a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal may be a wireless communication device , International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-CDMA (WCode Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), LTE (Long Term Evolution) Tablet PCs, and the like. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > [0033] < / RTI > The term " network " may also be used in a wired network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN) or a value added network (VAN) And may be implemented in all kinds of wireless networks, such as communication networks.

1 is a diagram illustrating an inter-object link generation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the inter-object link generation system 10 may be a server, a computer, a terminal, or the like that manages an object, and each object to be managed may have a unique attribute and a link attribute. The intrinsic property means the property of the object itself, and the link property means the property of the connection relation between one object and another object. The operation of the inter-object link generation system 10, which is mainly described herein, relates to a method for creating, deleting, or changing a link attribute of an object.

The type of object may vary according to the purpose and use of the inter-object link generation system 10. For example, an object in the personnel management system may be individual members of the organization, and an object in the material management system may be each of the holding materials, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The inter-object link generation system 10 may include an input unit 100, an output unit 200, an object information database 300, a link generation control unit 400, a link buffer 500, and a link generation buffer 600 have. Each configuration of the inter-object link generation system 10 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and other configurations may be added as necessary or some configurations may be omitted as necessary. In addition, each configuration of the inter-object link generation system 10 may be implemented by software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

The input unit 100 may convert a user's input into an input signal and transmit the input signal to the link generation control unit 400, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like. In this specification, it is assumed that the input unit 100 is a mouse.

The output unit 200 may display the screen generated by the link generation control unit 400 so that the user can visually confirm the screen. For example, the output unit 200 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The object information database 300 is a database for storing object information of each object to be managed. The object information may include at least one of a name, an object index, tree information, drop zone location information, and other detailed information. Here, the object index means a unique number for distinguishing each object from other objects, and the tree information means a hierarchical relationship between objects for displaying objects on a screen in a tree structure. In addition, the drop zone position information means an X coordinate and a Y coordinate of an object on a drop zone of an inter-object link generating program, which will be described later. The object information database 300 may provide all or a part of the object information of the object according to a request of the link creation control unit 400. [

The link generation control unit 400 controls the overall operation of the inter-object link generation system 10, executes the inter-object link generation program, and generates or deletes inter-object links according to user inputs in the inter-object link generation program. And so on. The detailed operation of the link generation control unit 400 will be described later with reference to Fig. 2 and subsequent drawings.

The link buffer 500 may store the link data generated by the link generation control unit 400 or may delete the stored link data under the control of the link generation control unit 400. [ A link means a connection relationship between two different objects, and each link can be distinguished from other links through a link index.

When the link between the two objects is established, the link creation control unit 400 processes the information about the link to generate a link buffer 500).

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of an inter-object link generation system in FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an execution screen of the inter-object link generation program.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the link generation control unit 400 may execute a link generation program for objects according to a user's request (S10). As shown in FIG. 3, the execution screen of the inter-object link generation program can be largely divided into a screen for displaying each of the object tree and the drop zone. The object displayed in the object tree or the drop zone may be displayed by being divided by the name of the object, but it is assumed in FIG. 3 that the object 1 to the object 12 are displayed for convenience of explanation.

At least one object in which object information is stored in the object information database 300 may be displayed in the object tree. This is to display the candidate object so that the user can select the object to generate the link. Each object information may include the aforementioned tree information, and the objects may be displayed in a tree structure using the tree information. 3, the object 1 has objects 2, 3, 4, and 7. The object 4 has the object 5 and the object 5 has the object 6 as the subobjects, respectively. . In addition, the object 7 has the objects 8, 9, and 10, the object 10 has the object 11, and the object 11 has the object 12 as the subobjects. At this time, the user can display or hide the subordinate object of the specific object by clicking the specific object through the mouse.

In the drop zone, the process of creating and deleting links and objects to be composed can be displayed. In addition, the link corresponding to the link data stored in the link buffer 500 at the time of execution of the inter-object link generation program may be bound and displayed in the drop zone. Here, the link displayed in the drop zone may be all the links corresponding to the link data stored in the link buffer 500, or may be some links selected according to the option.

After the object is executed by the link generation program, the object can wait for the input of the user received through the input unit 100 (S20).

A user who wants to create a link between two arbitrary objects can select and drag an object and drop the object at an arbitrary position in the drop zone to place the object on the drop zone (S30).

As shown in FIG. 3, the object 5 and the object 12 can be placed at arbitrary positions in the drop zone by a drag and drop operation using the user's mouse. Here, by the user's drag and drop operation, the object 5 and the object 12 can have the X coordinate and the Y coordinate on the drop zone, respectively, and the X coordinate and the Y coordinate can constitute the drop zone position information described above.

In the drop zone, an object constituting a large number of links and links may have to be displayed. Therefore, if an object already exists within a predetermined distance despite the position of the specific object determined by the drag and drop operation using the mouse, The position of a specific object can be adjusted so that it does not overlap with the object being located. Or, even if two objects are overlapped, you can change the object displayed by clicking the mouse. In addition, the shape of the object may be different depending on the object type. For example, in FIG. 3, all of the edges of objects may be displayed in various shapes such as a rectangle, a circle, a rhombus, and an ellipse depending on the type.

A user who wants to create or delete a link between any two objects can double-click an object located in the drop zone (S40).

As shown in FIG. 3, the user can double-click the object 5 and the object 12 located in the drop zone with the mouse. Double-clicked objects can be displayed differently from objects that are not double-clicked. Also, the link of the double-clicked object may be displayed differently from the other links. For example, a link between an object and an object that is double-clicked can be displayed to have a different color, contrast, or size.

When a specific object is double-clicked, a link creation function in the inter-object link generation program can be executed (S50). When the link creation function is completed, the user can enter the user input waiting state (S20) again. The link generation function will be described later with reference to FIG. 4 and the following.

4 is a flowchart for explaining the link generation function. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of object data generated in a link generation process. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a link identifier generation function. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of a link identifier generated in a link generation process.

4 to 7, the link creation function is started by double-clicking on a specific object, and the link creation control unit 400 can store the object data of the double-clicked object in the link creation buffer 600 S100).

FIG. 5 shows an example of the data structure of the object data stored in the link creation buffer 600. FIG. Here, 'data' means object information of a double-clicked object, 'X' means an X coordinate on a drop zone screen, and 'Y' can mean a Y coordinate on a drop zone screen. 'objectData' means object data stored in the link creation buffer 600, and 'objectData' can be a combination of 'data', 'X', and 'Y' of the object. That is, the object data including the drop zone location information (X coordinate and Y coordinate) of the double-clicked object and the object information is stored in the link creation buffer 600. The object information is stored in the object information database 300 And may be at least a part of the object information of the object. For example, the object information of the object data may include an object name and an object index.

After the object data of the double-clicked object is stored in the link generation buffer 600, the link generation control unit 400 can determine whether the size of the data in which the value is recorded in the link generation buffer 600 exceeds 1 (S110 ). Here, 1 denotes a size of data that is passed when the object data of one object is stored in the link creation buffer 600, but not when the object data of the two objects are stored. That is, 1 corresponds to a symbolic value considering the capacity of the link creation buffer 600 and the size of the unit object data.

If the size of the data in which the value is written in the link creation buffer 600 does not exceed 1 (NO in S110), a sufficient condition (two objects to be double-clicked) that the link can be constructed is not satisfied, The link generation control unit 400 may terminate the link generation function and enter the user input waiting state S20.

If the size of the data in which the value is recorded in the link creation buffer 600 exceeds 1 (YES in S110), a satisfactory condition (two objects to be double-clicked) for configuring the link is satisfied, The control unit 400 may extract only the object index from the object data stored in the link creation buffer 600 (S120). Here, since two objects are double-clicked, the number of object indexes to be extracted may be two.

When the extraction of the object index is completed, the link creation control unit 400 can execute the link identifier algorithm (S130). The details of the link identifier generation function are shown in Fig.

The link generation control unit 400 may compare the object indexes of the two objects with each other to check the magnitude relation (S210).

The link generation control unit 400 may first store the large object index among the two object indexes in the link identifier generation register (S220). Here, the link identifier generation register is a register allocated for generation of the link identifier, and may be a part of the link generation buffer 600. [ The operation of storing the large object index among the two object indexes in the link identifier generation buffer is tBuffer.push (large object index).

The link generation control unit 400 may store a small object index among the two object indexes in the link identifier generation register (S230). The operation of storing the small object index among the two object indexes in the link identifier generation register is tBuffer.push (small object index).

The link generation control unit 400 may retrieve the value stored in the link identifier generation register and store the value in the first link node variable (before_node) (S240). Here, a large object index and a small object index are sequentially stored in the link identifier generation register. When an object index is called from the link identifier generation register, a small object index stored later is called and stored as a first link node variable (before_node) . Expressing this operation as an instruction, before_node = tBuffer.pop ();

After completion of storing the first link node variable (before_node), the link generation control unit 400 may recall the value stored in the link identifier generation register and store the value in the second link node variable (after_node) (S250). Here, when the object index is called from the link identifier generation register, the remaining large object index after the small object index is called can be called and stored as the second link node variable (after_node). If this operation is represented by an instruction, after_node = tBuffer.pop ();

The link generation control unit 400 may generate the link identifier using the first link node variable (before_node) and the second link node variable (after_node) (S260). The link identifier is an identifier for allowing one link to be distinguished from another link, and may consist of a sequential combination of a first link node variable (before_node), a minus sign (-), and a second link node variable (after_node). The first link node variable (before_node) refers to a small object index among the object indexes of the objects constituting the link, and the second link node variable (after_node) refers to a large object index among the object indexes of the objects constituting the link.

The first link node variable (before_node) and the second link node variable (after_node) are sequentially combined around the link identifier '-'. The link between the objects constitutes a link regardless of the order in which the two objects are double-clicked And is identifiable by two objects, so that it can identify the same link. For example, there is only one link between the object 5 and the object 12, and the link identifier is' object index of object 5 '+' - '+' object index of object 12 'and' object 12 Object index '+' - '+' object index of object 5 ', the same link may be duplicated, or the link may not be deleted properly.

Referring back to FIG. 4, the link generation control unit 400 may determine whether a link identifier identical to the link identifier already exists in the link buffer 500 using the generated link identifier (S140).

If there is no link identifier identical to the link identifier in the link buffer 500 (NO in S140), the link creation control unit 400 may add and store the link data corresponding to the link identifier in the link buffer 500 (S170).

Here, the link data is data representing the link, and Fig. 7 shows an example of the data structure of the link data. Here, 'idx' means a link identifier, 'before_node' means a small object index among the object indexes constituting the link, and 'after_node' can mean a large object index among the object indexes constituting the link. 'linkData' means link data stored in the link buffer 500, and 'linkData' can be composed of a combination of 'idx', 'before_node' and 'after_node' of the link.

The link generation control unit 400 can display a link on the execution screen of the inter-object link generation program (S180). In FIG. 3, when a double click on each of the object 5 and the object 12 is completed, a link connecting the object 5 and the object 12 can be displayed.

If the link identifier identical to the link identifier already exists in the link buffer 500 (YES in S140), the link creation control unit 400 can delete the link data corresponding to the link identifier in the link buffer 500 (S150) . This is because the link between two objects corresponding to the link identifier is already generated and the corresponding link data is stored in the link buffer 500, so that the input of the user is for deleting the link.

The link generation control unit 400 can delete the link on the execution screen of the inter-object link generation program (S180). In FIG. 3, when the double-click on each of the object 5 and the object 12 is completed with the link between the object 5 and the object 12 displayed, the link between the object 5 and the object 12 can be deleted.

When the link deletion or link display operation in step S160 or step S180 is completed, the link creation control unit 400 deletes the data stored in the link creation buffer 600 to change the link creation buffer 600 to a null state S190). This is to wait for a new creation or deletion instruction of the link after the creation or deletion operation of the link is completed.

According to the inter-object link generation system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, a user can create or delete inter-object links by a simple operation using a mouse without expert knowledge required for object management, . In other words, the user can create or delete a link simply by dragging and dropping the object that composes the link from the object tree where the objects are gathered to the drop zone and then double clicking the object, thereby providing an intuitive user interface And can contribute to improvement of work speed.

In addition, the type of the object and the type of the object information stored in the object information database 300 can be various. Even if the object index and the link identifier are used, the link between the objects can be easily set There are advantages to be able to.

The method described above can be implemented as computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording media storing data that can be decoded by a computer system. For example, it may be a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, an optical data storage device, or the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed and executed in a computer system connected to a computer network, and may be stored and executed as a code readable in a distributed manner.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that various modifications and changes may be made.

Claims (18)

An object information database storing object information of each object;
An input unit for converting a user's mouse input into an input signal;
A link generation control unit for generating, changing or deleting a link between objects according to the input signal converted by the input unit;
A drop zone including a space for displaying an object tree composed of links between objects generated by the link creation control unit on an object tree screen and displaying a process of creating and deleting objects and links of the object tree is displayed on a drop zone screen An output section for displaying;
A link generation buffer in which object information of the two objects is temporarily stored before creation, modification, or deletion of a link between the two objects is confirmed;
A link buffer in which information about the link is processed and stored by the link generation control unit when a link between the two objects is determined;
And a link identifier generation register allocated for generation of a link identifier for distinguishing each link from each other,
Wherein the object information comprises:
A name of the object, an object index, tree information, and drop zone location information,
Wherein the object index comprises:
Means a unique number for distinguishing each object from another object,
The tree information includes:
Indicates the top-to-bottom relationship between objects for displaying objects on the screen in a tree structure,
The drop zone location information may include:
An X coordinate and a Y coordinate of an object that is dragged and dropped into the drop zone,
Wherein the input unit comprises:
An object of the object tree is dragged according to the mouse input and is dropped into the drop zone,
The link creation control unit,
A step of displaying in real time on the drop zone screen a process of creating, changing or deleting an object of the drop zone by the link creation control unit, and binding a link corresponding to the link data corresponding to the link stored in the link buffer to an object ) In real time on the drop zone screen,
The link creation control unit,
Storing an object index of the object in the link identifier generation register in a descending order of values, storing an object having a small object index in the two links connected to the link from the link identifier generation register in the first link node variable, And a link between the two objects is automatically generated by sequentially combining the objects stored in the second link node variable and the objects stored in the second link node variable,
The object comprising:
An object member in a personnel management system, or a material in a material management system.
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