KR19980015519A - Method and apparatus for executing a bookmark program - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for executing a bookmark program. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for executing a bookmark program by storing specific information during execution of a bookmark program, So that it can be executed with the designated item function.

The present invention includes a bookmark script step of registering and storing an execution state of currently executed programs in a bookmark; A workspace step of executing actual application programs registered in the bookmark and managing background processing and execution and termination of application programs; A workspace searching step of managing the states of the programs executed in the workspace step through tree metaphor and searching for application programs in another work area; And an application bar for providing the information to the workspace searching step and for editing the registered information so that an external application program can be registered and executed.

Description

Method and apparatus for executing a bookmark program

The present invention relates to the execution of a bookmark program. More specifically, the present invention stores a certain information when a program is being executed, and when the program is re-executed, the program is executed until the time of bookmarking And a method and an apparatus for executing a bookmark program which are capable of executing frequently used functions for each program and intelligent manipulation of each function expressed in the program and functions of items expressed by more valuable information as designated items will be.

Generally, a bookmark in a computer system is a similar concept to a bookmark role. When a user selects and executes an item in the bookmark explorer, the bookmark is transmitted to the registered bookmark program, and the program is executed according to the bookmark content.

Therefore, the user can obtain the desired result without any operation before the desired program appears on the screen.

In the web browser, the concept as described above is applied to bookmark the URL, and the web browser directly connects to the specified URL.

Also, the performance of items that can be called bookmarks can be specified on a program-by-program basis, and their donation and personality are similar or different.

In order to perform a task in a general computer system like this, a user can select a menu displayed on the screen by pressing various function keys of the key board, enter a program desired by the user through the selected menu, For example, tax calculation work, fax transmission, document editing, and the like.

However, the conventional computer system for executing the bookmark program has a disadvantage in that it can not advance the program until the state at the time of bookmarking the program by storing certain specific information during execution of the bookmark program, The program can not be switched or selected between the programs that are currently in use.

In addition, not only the programs registered in the bookmark must be manually executed according to the user's selection, but additionally deletion of the programs registered in the bookmark is impossible and errors are frequently generated.

Accordingly, in view of such conventional problems of the present invention, it is desirable to store certain specific information during the execution of the bookmark program, to advance the program up to the time of bookmarking the program, And to execute the bookmark program with the specified item function.

It is another object of the present invention to facilitate program switching or selection among currently executing programs when searching a work area.

It is still another object of the present invention to enable programs registered in a bookmark to be directly executed or automatically executed according to a user's selection.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a user interface capable of freely deleting additional programs registered in a bookmark.

It is a further object of the present invention to facilitate the search and execution of applications in other work areas.

It is still another object of the present invention to enable the extension and registration of registered information to be performed by registering an external application program.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an apparatus for executing a bookmark program according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the basic concept of the bookmark script unit of FIG. 1; FIG.

Fig. 3 is a view for explaining the basic concept of the workspace portion of Fig. 1; Fig.

4 is a view for explaining the basic concept of the workspace search unit of FIG.

5 is a diagram for explaining the basic concept of the application bar of Fig. 1; Fig.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the basic concept of the state bar of FIG. 1,

(a) shows the basic state displayed on the screen,

(b) is a diagram showing the progress status on the screen,

(c) is a diagram showing a virtual terminal displayed on the screen,

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the basic concept of the error handler of FIG. 1; FIG.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

100: bookmark strip section 101: work space section

102: work space search unit 103: application bar

104: error handler 105: status bar

The present invention stores specific information during program execution and advances the program to the time of book marking at the time of redoing the program, .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for executing a bookmark program, the method comprising: a bookmark script step of registering an execution state of currently executing programs in a bookmark; A workspace step of executing actual application programs registered in the bookmark and managing background processing and execution and termination of application programs; A work space searching step of managing states of programs executed in the work space step through a tree view and searching application programs in another work area; And an application bar for providing the information to the workspace searching step and for editing the registered information so that an external application program can be registered and executed.

A status bar step of displaying a text message, a progress status indication, an icon of a program running in the current workspace, a key board status, a time, a data and an error status; And an error handler step of interfacing the status bar and having one error handler in the frame work and processing errors of modules in the frame and application programs executing in all the work spaces.

As a result, it is possible to store a certain information during the execution of the bookmark program, to advance the program to the state at the time of bookmarking the program again, and to easily switch the program or select between programs currently being executed .

Accordingly, when the user selects and executes an item in the bookmark explorer, the bookmark is transmitted to the bookmark program registered in the bookmark script, and the program is executed, so that the user can obtain information without any operation before appearing on the desired screen.

The bookmark program execution device according to another aspect of the present invention includes bookmark script means for registering and storing an execution state of currently executed programs in a bookmark and manually or automatically executing the stored programs according to a selection of the user, ; A work space means for managing a screen by creating a work area so as to directly execute the actual application programs stored in the bookmark script means, managing the execution of the application programs and supporting the background processing of the screen; A workspace searching unit for managing the statuses of the programs executed by the workspace unit through tree metaphor and searching for application programs in another work area; And application bar means for providing an external application program to the workspace means so as to register and execute the application, and for editing the registered information.

According to the present invention comprising these means, the programs registered in the bookmark scripting means can be directly operated or automatically executed according to the selection of the user, and programs to be registered in the bookmark can be additionally deleted, There is an advantage that it is easy to search and execute application programs.

There may be a plurality of embodiments of the present invention, and the preferred embodiments will be described in detail below.

And it is to be understood that the objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be better understood through the preferred embodiments.

1 is a block diagram showing an entire configuration of an apparatus for executing a bookmark program according to the present invention.

According to the present embodiment, an execution state of programs currently being executed can be registered and stored in a bookmark, and can be manually and automatically executed according to user selection after the stored programs. In addition, A bookmark script unit 100 having a basic structure of a treeview 100a and a code base 100b as shown in FIG. 3, which manages the screen by creating a work area so that the application programs stored in the bookmark script unit 100 can be directly executed, and manages execution and termination of application programs, A work space portion 101 having a plurality of projections; 4, which has a state for all the workspaces and programs generated in the workspace unit 101 and manages the states of the programs through the tree metaphor, and searches application programs in other workspaces A workspace search unit 102 having a basic structure; An application bar 103 having a basic structure as shown in FIG. 5 for providing an external application program to the workspace unit 101 so that the application program can be registered and executed, and editing and registering the registered information, and a tip window; 6 showing a basic text message, a progress status display, an icon of a program executed in the current workspace unit 101, a key board status, a time, a data and an error status, )Wow; 7, which is connected to the status bar 105 and the workspace unit 101 to process an error of the application programs and the modules in the frame work having one error handler in the frame work, And an error handler 104 having a basic structure.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the bookmark script unit 100 registers an execution state of programs currently being executed in a code book 100b having a bookmark, that is, a basic structure as shown in FIG. 2, And provides it to the workspace unit 101 through the interface unit so that it can be executed manually and automatically according to the user selection after the stored programs. In addition, bookmark management is displayed to the user through the tree metaphor 100a, The interface is provided so that deletion can be done freely.

The workspace unit 101 is connected to the bookmark script unit 100 to execute an actual application program.

In other words, when an application program provided from the application bar 103 to be described later or a number of application programs registered in the bookmark strip unit 100 are installed, a work area is created and the screen is managed in units of the application area, It supports background processing and manages execution and termination of all applications.

That is, the information to be managed by the workspace unit 101 includes a workspace name internally generated and managed as shown in FIG. 3, and used for managing the workspace when the MDI child is created internally A window handle, an application name allocated according to the type of application, a foreground / background guide, and the position of the last screen when switching, and is managed by another module such as a book mask strip 100 The application name and the script file name, and provides the workspace name and the application name to the workspace search unit 102 to be described later.

The work space searching unit 102 manages the states of the programs executed in the work space unit 101 through tree metaphor and also manages the states of the application programs in other work areas The application program is registered in the bookmark strip unit 100 so that the application programs can be easily browsed and used between application areas.

In other words, the workspace search unit 102 not only has the statuses of all the workspaces and programs generated in the workspace unit 101, registers the programs in the bookmark script unit 100, Data management is managed through memory.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the movement between the work areas is performed by dragging and dropping the programs, and the newly created work area is always referred to as " work area + numerical index ".

For this function, the workspace search unit 102 has a Create workspace name, a registration program, a move program, and a Delete program, and calls the workspace unit 101 The program to be called is called a motion program and a delete program, and a function to be called to the bookmark script unit 100 is a registered bookmark.

Also, a folder called "new work area" is always created by expanding each time a work area is created. Even if a program is added to this area, it is generated by the method described above.

The application bar 103 is interfaced with the workspace unit 101 to provide the workspace unit 101 with an external application program to be registered and executed, and the registered information can be edited, , Run and tip windows (Tip Windoe).

The programs to be managed by the application server 103 can be transferred to the work server 103 while supporting the telent, TN3270, TN5250, TN6680, name, FTP, LPR, FINGER, Document Conference and other external programs importing, Thereby controlling the space portion 101.

On the other hand, the status bar 105 is interfaced with the error handler 104 to be described later, and displays a basic text message, progress status display, icon of the program currently running in the workspace unit 101, Data and error states are displayed as shown in FIG.

In other words, in the display of the various states, in particular, during the recording, or during the running, the display or the script progress state display and the error occurrence blanking signal are displayed, CapsLock, NumLock, ScrollLock, , The row and column, and the icon of the application currently running in the workspace.

The error handler 104 is interfaced with the status bar 105 and the workspace 101 and has one error handler in the framework so that the application programs executing in all the workspace units 101, This is to prevent the screen from being switched to the error generating application when an application in the background work space of the workspace unit 101 generates an error message.

In other words, when an error occurs from the workspace unit 101, the error handler 104 calls an error application interface (API) and inserts an error command into a queue.

An error signal is provided to the status bar 105 through the interface line to display an error message through the status bar 105. The error button is clicked and returned to return an error occurrence application interface .

In the column management data, the address of the window handler, the message title, the contents of the message, and the error flag are managed.

The basic structure of the error handler 104 is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 7, Pop always checks the error column on the On-Idle time.

That is, it has a row to wait for error messages.

As described above, in this embodiment, the application programs can be directly operated or automatically executed according to the user's selection according to the functions of the respective modules, and additionally deletion of the programs registered in the bookmark, It is possible to facilitate the search and execution of programs.

Moreover, although specific embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that the invention is not so limited, as many modifications are possible.

It is therefore to be understood that the invention and all modifications consistent with the true spirit and scope of the claimed principles set forth herein may be covered therein.

The present invention can facilitate program switching or selection between programs currently being executed at the time of searching a work area, and can also execute the programs registered in the bookmark by directly manipulating them according to the user's selection, It is possible to freely add and delete programs registered in the bookmark.

In addition, it is possible to facilitate search and execution of application programs in a work area, and also to expand and edit registered information, which can be executed by registering an external application program.

The present invention stores certain specific information during execution of a bookmark program and advances the program to a state at the time of bookmarking the program at the time of redoing the program, .

Claims (3)

A bookmark script step of registering and storing an execution state of currently executed programs in a bookmark; A workspace step of executing actual application programs registered in the bookmark and managing background processing and execution and termination of application programs; A work space searching step of managing states of programs executed in the work space step through a tree view and searching application programs in another work area; And an application bar for providing an application program to the workspace searching step and editing the registered information so as to register and execute an external application program. The method according to claim 1, A status bar step of displaying a text message, a progress status display, an icon of a program running in the current workspace, a key board status, a time, a data and an error status; Further comprising an error handler step of interfacing with the status bar and having an error handler in the framework to process errors of application programs and frame work modules executing in all workspaces . Bookmark script means for registering and storing an execution state for currently executed programs in a bookmark and manually and automatically executing the stored programs according to a user's selection; A work space means for managing a screen by creating a work area so as to directly execute the actual application programs stored in the bookmark script means, managing the execution of the application programs and supporting the background processing of the screen; A workspace searching unit for managing the statuses of the programs executed by the workspace unit through tree metaphor and searching for application programs in another work area; And an application bar means for providing an external application program to the workspace means so as to be able to register and execute the application, and to edit the registered information.