KR20020054425A - Windows Display System, Window Display Control Methods and Computer-Readable Medium For Client Messaging System - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for displaying a window of a messaging processing system for a client, a method for controlling a window display and a recording medium capable of being read by a computer are provided to make a transparency effect with respect to an active window be generated by replacing a display screen of a messaging window with other window display screen of an inactive status. CONSTITUTION: In a window display system of a client messaging processing system for transmitting/receiving a transmission character to other person through a computer and a network in real time and displaying the transmitted/received character on a designated display area, a display control unit is provided. The display control unit replaces and displays a display area of an active window of a display screen including a window frame of a messaging window being displayed on a monitor screen with a corresponded display area of the most significant inactive window out of inactive windows besides a transmission character to be displayed on the display screen.

Description

Window display system, window display control method, and computer-readable recording medium of a messaging processing system for a client {Windows Display System, Window Display Control Methods and Computer-Readable Medium For Client Messaging System}

The present invention relates to a program design of a messaging processing system for clients, which is an application program operating on an operating system (OS) such as Windows 2000 (trade name, Windows 2000), and in particular, a messaging processing system for clients. The present invention relates to a display method and a display system for imparting a transparent effect to a display window displayed by the execution of a.

The chat processing client program, which is a kind of a conventional messaging service program, is configured to display a chat window of the example shown in FIG. The chat window includes a main display area for displaying the contents of the conversation between the participants, and a dialog input area for inputting the characters that the user wants to convey, and the number of people who display the list of participants in the chat room. An information display area, a member information display area for displaying public personal information for a specific participant, a menu display area for inputting various function menus in a chat room, and a banner advertisement display area for displaying an advertisement image and the like.

The chat window consisting of such display areas is mostly occupied by a certain size or more on the display screen of the monitor, and the user can clearly see each component display area clearly. Thus, a third person can see what kind of application the user is running with the computer just by looking at the monitor. However, there are times when a user may not want to inform a third party that they are running a messaging application for some reason and chatting with another user over the network, where the user may not easily notice the third party. We hope that you will be able to use your messaging service with ease.

The present invention improves the window display system of the above-described conventional messaging system for clients so that the display screen of the messaging window is replaced with another window display screen in an inactive state, so that a transparent effect is generated for the active window. Let it be technical problem. As a result of providing the window display system of the messaging processing system for clients of such a configuration, it is possible to provide a user environment that enables users of the messaging processing system to receive messaging services over the network in a more stable state without being aware of third parties. To make it possible.

1 is a block diagram showing a state in which a window display system of a client messaging processing system according to the present invention is installed in a personal computer;

FIG. 2 is a control flowchart showing a control processing sequence of the window display control method in the client messaging processing system according to FIG. 1;

3 is a view showing an example of a display screen when the window display mode of the client messaging processing system according to the present invention is the general window mode;

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen when the display mode is switched to the transparent window mode in the window of FIG. 3;

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen after moving a position with respect to the active window in the transparent window mode of FIG. 4.

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1: user computer terminal 2: system memory

21: Messaging processing system for clients 7: Network

In order to realize the above-described technical problem, the present invention provides a window of a messaging processing system for a client for executing a messaging service for real-time transmission and reception of a forwarding character with another party via a computer and a network, and displaying the transmitted / received character in a designated display area. A display system comprising: a display area of an active window of a display screen including a window frame of a messaging window displayed on a monitor screen and a message display area, corresponding to the highest inactive window among the inactive windows except for a transfer character to be displayed on the display screen; It provides a window display system of a messaging processing system for a client, characterized by including display control means for alternately displaying the display area.

By providing the present invention having such a configuration, the effect of transparently displaying a chat window and an instant messenger window is obtained. As a result, a user can use a chat processing client program constructed by employing the messaging window display system of the present invention to receive a messaging service with a comfortable mind without being conscious of being exposed to a third party.

Further, according to the present invention, the above window display system of the client messaging processing system further includes user setting means for setting the display area of the active window to be replaced with the corresponding display area of the highest inactive window among the inactive windows. It is desirable to. By using this configuration, the user can switch the window display mode to either the normal messaging window or the transparent display messaging window by way of a preset or immediate setting change to receive messaging service in a suitable environment.

Further, according to the present invention, the display control means in the window display system of the above-mentioned messaging processing system for the client, when the user controls to move the display screen position of the active messaging window, the display screen of the highest inactive window Overlapping area checking means for checking a display area of an inactive window to which the display screen of the messaging window is located; and display data reading means for reading data for configuring the display area of the inactive window identified by the overlapping area checking means. And display screen constituting means for constituting an active messaging window display screen based on the display data obtained by the display data reading means.

By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to quickly display a messaging window that exhibits a transparency effect even if the user moves the display position of the messaging window.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a window display control method for operating the window display system of the above-mentioned messaging processing system for a client, and a recording medium including a series of computer-readable instructions for realizing the display control method. do.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in more detail the configuration of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing a state in which a window display system of a client messaging processing system according to the present invention is installed in a user's computer terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional general computer terminal 1 is provided in the form of a ROM, RAM, buffer, semiconductor recording device, magnetic recording device, optical recording device, etc., and a BIOS, an operating system (OS). ), A system memory (2) for recording various application programs, program data, and the like, an input device interface (5) for processing data transmission and reception with input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, a scanner, a display, a printer, and the like. The device interface 6 includes a central processing unit 5 connected to these peripherals via a system bus to process a series of control commands from the system memory 2 and to control them by communicating with the peripherals. .

In addition, the computer terminal 1 includes a network connection processor 6 such as a modem or a LAN card that provides a data communication interface with another computer, and is connected to another computer or a network such as the Internet to perform data communication.

The client messaging processing system 21 to which the window display system of the present invention is attached is connected to a messaging server (not shown) through the network 7 to provide a messaging service for exchanging messages with other designated users. Function The messaging processing system may be composed of hardware dedicated to processing a messaging service, but at least a part of the system is in the form of a series of instruction sets installed in a program form in the system memory 2 of the user computer terminal 1 shown in FIG. It can be configured as. With such a configuration, there is no need to replace hardware in accordance with changes in the service menu or the like.

In this case, the messaging processing system 21 processes the message (text data) to be correctly transmitted through the network 7 between the users who send and receive the message, and displays the received message on the window display screen ( 21) Perform unique functions. Detailed description thereof is omitted since it is not directly related to the present invention. In addition, the messaging processing system 21 is configured to include the display control system according to the present invention in addition, and performs a function of switching the display mode of the window.

The messaging window display system provided according to the present invention is provided as part of the messaging processing system 21, and as shown in FIG. 1, the user setting processing module 211, the overlapping area checking module 212, the display data reading module ( 213, a display screen configuration module 214, and so on. At least some of these components may be substituted for some components by hardware and at least some may be provided in the form of a software program.

Hereinafter, the operation of each component will be described in more detail with reference to the messaging window display control processing flowchart according to the present invention of FIG. 2.

The user setting processing module 211 executes the messaging processing system, records the setting items as the user sets the display mode of the active window, and processes the window to be displayed as set accordingly. The setting time may be set in advance and recorded so that the display mode is executed in the preset display mode immediately after the program execution, or may be changed immediately after execution. The display mode is divided into a normal window mode and a transparent window mode. The display mode can be set in advance by the user, or can be changed immediately through a pop-up menu displayed by a mouse click or by operating a specific key of the keyboard input device during real time display.

When the user selects the window display mode as the transparent window mode and the user instructs to give the window a transparent effect (step S2), the overlapping area checking module 212 displays the display screen of the inactive window that is placed on the top of the plurality of inactive windows. The display area of the messaging window overlaps with each other (steps S3 and S4). In addition, even when the user requests to move the position of the messaging window in the transparent mode, the overlapping area checking module 212 displays a display area corresponding to an area where the messaging window is to be moved and newly positioned among the display areas of the most inactive window. Is executed to check (step S7? S3).

The display data reading module 213 is required to configure the display area of the identified inactive window when the area where the messaging window is to be located among the display areas of the inactive window is identified as the above-described overlapping area checking module 212 is executed. It is executed to read data (step S5).

The display screen configuration module 214 displays a display corresponding to the display area of the messaging window among the display areas of the window in which the above-described overlapping area checking module 212 and the display data reading module 213 are executed and placed at the top of the inactive window. When the area is confirmed and data required for constructing the screen of the display area is read, the read data is executed to alternately configure the display screen of the active messaging window (step S6).

At this time, among the display screens of the messaging window, the chat contents display area in which the text chat contents are to be displayed are designated as a transparent color with text displayed and overlapped.

Therefore, if the messaging window display control system of this configuration is operated according to the user's preset or user's immediate command, the current window normal display mode is switched to the transparent display mode so that the active messaging window beneath it. The replacement of the topmost inactive window has the effect of transparently displaying all display screens including the window frame and the text display area.

Thereafter, when the user changes the display mode of the messaging window to the normal mode (step S8), the display screen designated to return to the previously prepared messaging window display screen is configured (step S9).

3 to 5 show examples of a display screen of a chat processing messaging window configured according to the window display system and the window display control method of the client messaging processing system according to the present invention. Fig. 3 is a display example in the case where the display mode of the chat processing messaging window according to the present invention is executed in the general window mode, and is not significantly different from the display screen displayed according to the conventional chat processing client program.

In this state, when the user instructs to change the display mode setting to switch the display mode of the chat processing messaging window to the transparent window mode, the chat processing messaging window of FIG. 3 is transparent as indicated by the dotted line in FIG. The state is switched. The dotted line is only for identifying the messaging window that has been processed to be invisible from other backgrounds, and only a part of the boundary of the text input area may be divided into a dotted line or a blurred line on the actual screen, or may be designed to be invisible. Alternatively, the boundary line may be partitioned by some dotted lines only when the position of the mouse is tracked and placed on the active window. This avoids the inconvenience of being totally transparent and making it difficult for the user to find the active window area.

In FIG. 4, only the chat contents display area and the chat contents input area are included in the active window, and other display areas, for example, the menu display area, the personnel information display area, and the member information display area shown in FIG. Although is described as excluded from the active window, the area may be displayed in the transparent window mode by the user's selection.

When the other display area is excluded from the active window, it is preferable that the menu can be displayed in the form of a pop-up menu by a right click of a mouse or a designated key input of a keyboard. It can also be displayed as a separate and separate window. Of course, in this case, it is preferable to open the display of the window newly opened by the user's designation in the transparent window mode.

On the other hand, in order to further enhance the effect of the present invention, the font of the characters displayed in the dialog content display window is also designated as the font of the type included in the topmost window of the inactive window, the character size is also included in the top window of the inactive window It is desirable to be able to automatically change the size to the size closest to. In addition, it is more preferable if the number of lines of characters to be displayed on the chat contents display window can be limited according to the user's setting. In this case, even when the conversation contents occupy several lines, only recently updated contents are displayed, thereby increasing the active window hiding effect according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a case in which the active window in the transparent mode shown in FIG. 4 is moved to another position where the user can easily read the text (Drag and Drop). As shown in Fig. 5, even when moving to another position, the data constituting the display region of the inactive window existing at the top of the region is read for the display region of the inactive window with respect to the region where the active window is to be moved. And the active window (step S7 -S3 in FIG. 2), the transparent display effect is maintained even if the user moves the active window to the display screen.

As described above, the configurations of the window display system and the window display control method of the messaging processing system executed on the client side have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and can be modified in various forms by those skilled in the art.

By providing a window display system and a display control method of a client messaging processing system according to the present invention, a user of a messaging processing system can receive a message service with a messaging window with excellent concealment effect, thereby making it more stable without consciousness of a third party. It allows you to receive messaging service over the network comfortably in the state. In addition, by providing a messaging processing system for clients in such a comfortable user environment, it is possible to increase the merchandise of the messaging service system.

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In the window display system of the messaging processing system for clients that transmits and receives the forwarding characters with other parties via a computer and a network in real time, and displays the transmitted and received characters in a designated display area, The display area of the active window of the display screen, including the window frame and the message display area of the messaging window displayed on the monitor screen, is replaced by the corresponding display area of the highest inactive window among the most inactive windows except for the transfer character to be displayed on the display screen. And a display control means for displaying the window of the client messaging processing system. The method of claim 1, And user setting means for setting the active window display area to display the active window display area as a corresponding display area of the highest inactive window among the inactive windows. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The display control means, If the user controls to move the display screen position of the active messaging window, the overlapping area checking means for checking the display area of the inactive window to be overlapped by the display screen of the messaging window of the display screen of the highest inactive window; Display data reading means for reading data for configuring a display area of the inactive window identified by the overlapping area checking means; And display screen constituting means for constituting an active messaging window display screen based on the display data obtained by said display data reading means. In the window display control method of a messaging processing system for a client for transmitting and receiving a transmission character with another party in real time through a computer and a network, and displaying the transmitted and received characters in a designated display area, The display area of the active window of the display screen, including the window frame and the message display area of the messaging window displayed on the monitor screen, is replaced by the corresponding display area of the highest inactive window among the most inactive windows except for the transfer character to be displayed on the display screen. And a display control step for controlling the window display of the client messaging processing system. The method of claim 4, wherein And a user setting step of setting the display area of the active window to be alternately displayed with the corresponding display area of the highest inactive window among the inactive windows. The method according to claim 4 or 5, The display control step, When the user controls to move the display screen position of the active messaging window, the overlapping area checking step of checking the display area of the inactive window to be overlapped by the display screen of the messaging window of the display screen of the highest inactive window; A display data reading step of reading data for configuring a display area of the inactive window identified in the overlapping area checking step; And a display screen configuration step of constituting an active messaging window display screen based on the display data obtained in the display data reading step. A record containing a series of instructions that can be read by a computer to perform window display control of a messaging processing system for a client that sends and receives transmission and reception characters with other parties via a computer and a network in real time, and displays the transmitted and received characters in a designated display area. In the medium, Execution of the window display control is The display area of the active window of the display screen, including the window frame and the message display area of the messaging window displayed on the monitor screen, is replaced by the corresponding display area of the highest inactive window among the most inactive windows except for the transfer character to be displayed on the display screen. And a display control step. The method of claim 7, wherein Execution of the window display control is And a user setting step of setting the display area of the active window to be replaced with the corresponding display area of the highest inactive window among the inactive windows. The method according to claim 7 or 8, The display control step in the execution of the window display control, When the user controls to move the display screen position of the active messaging window, the overlapping area checking step of checking the display area of the inactive window to be overlapped by the display screen of the messaging window of the display screen of the highest inactive window; A display data reading step of reading data for configuring a display area of the inactive window identified in the overlapping area checking step; And a display screen construction step of constructing an active messaging window display screen based on the display data obtained in the display data reading step.