KR20030013720A - User interface display apparatus and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and method for displaying a user interface is provided to decide a position in an execution window of a specific component which makes a user interface in accordance with a basic environment set point which is pre-set in an operating program, and then display the user interface on a corresponding position in the execution window . CONSTITUTION: In a user interface displaying device which is mounted in a computing system having an operating program capable of setting a basic environment according to user tendency and displays a user interface by software on a screen, a basic environment setting extraction unit(103) extracts a basic environment set point pre-set from the operating program. A position deciding unit(105) decides a position in an execution window of a specific component which makes a user interface according to the extracted basic environment set point, and outputs a component position value. A screen processing unit(107) displays the component on a corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value. A display environment setting unit(101) stores a display environment setting program which sets a display environment on a screen of a user interface based on an external input signal. The display environment setting program makes a user select one out of a right-handed person checking area and a left-handed person checking area and set a right-handed person display environment or a left-handed person display environment.

Description

USER INTERFACE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a user interface display apparatus and method, and more particularly, to provide an interface convenience between a user and software by determining and displaying a location on a screen of a user interface based on an environment setting state according to a user's usage trend. A user interface display device and method are provided.

As is well known, the position of components (scrollbars, buttons, listboxes, comboboxes, etc.) of the user interface displayed on the screen by all the software is always fixedly fixed to the right edge of the execution window regardless of the user's usage trend. do.

However, in recent years, the spread of screen input devices such as touch screens is rapidly spreading, and the screen input devices are being miniaturized in consideration of compatibility with portable devices (eg, PDAs).

Therefore, when the program is operated on the screen input device, information provided on the screen by the user's hand or an input assistant (for example, a stylus, etc.) may be covered and not visible.

At this time, since the components of the user interface are located at the right edge of the execution window as described above, the inconvenience caused by the occlusion of information is doubled when the left hand mainly using the left hand or the left hand should be used due to the characteristics of the work. There was this.

The present invention has been proposed to solve such a conventional problem, and the first object thereof is to determine a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting a user interface according to a basic environment setting value set in an operating program, and then determine the position in the execution window. It is to provide a user interface display device to display at the corresponding position.

A second object of the present invention is to determine the position in the execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface according to the display environment setting value extracted from the display environment setting program for setting the on-screen display environment of the user interface based on an external input signal. It is to provide a user interface display device that determines and displays at a corresponding position in the execution window.

A third object of the present invention is to implement a user interface according to a display environment setting value extracted from a display environment setting program for setting an on-screen display environment of a user interface based on a basic environment setting value set in an operating program or an external input signal. The present invention provides a user interface display device that determines a position in an execution window of a specific component and displays the corresponding component in a corresponding position in the execution window.

It is a fourth object of the present invention to provide a user interface display method of determining a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting a user interface according to a basic environment setting value set in an operating program and displaying the same in a corresponding position in the execution window. .

A fifth object of the present invention is to determine a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting a user interface according to a display environment setting value extracted from a display environment setting program for setting an on-screen display environment of a user interface based on an external input signal. The present invention provides a method for displaying a user interface that determines and displays the corresponding location in a corresponding position in an execution window.

A sixth object of the present invention is to achieve a user interface according to a display environment setting value extracted from a display environment setting program for setting an on-screen display environment of a user interface based on a basic environment setting value set in an operating program or an external input signal. The present invention provides a method for displaying a user interface that determines a position in an execution window of a specific component and displays the corresponding component in a corresponding position in the execution window.

As a first aspect of the present invention for realizing the above objects, the user interface display device is installed in a computer system in which an operating program capable of basic environment setting according to a user's usage trend is installed, and the user interface by software is displayed on the screen. In the user interface display device displayed on the, the basic preference setting extractor for extracting the preset basic preference value from the operating program and the location in the execution window of the specific component constituting the user interface A positioning unit for determining a component value according to an environment setting value and outputting a component position value, and a screen processing unit for displaying the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value.

As a second aspect of the present invention, a user interface display device is provided in a computer system in which an operating program is embedded, the user interface display device displaying a user interface by software on a screen, wherein the user is based on an external input signal. A display environment setting unit incorporating a display environment setting program for setting an on-screen display environment of an interface, and a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface to a display environment setting value set through the display environment setting program. And a screen processing unit for displaying the component in a corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value.

In accordance with a third aspect of the present invention, a user interface display device is installed in a computer system in which an operating program capable of basic environment setting according to a user's usage is embedded, and a user interface display device displaying a user interface by software on a screen. A display environment in which the basic environment setting extracting unit extracts the preset basic environment setting value from the operating program and a display environment setting program for setting the on-screen display environment of the user interface based on an external input signal. A position for setting a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface according to the extracted basic environment setting value or a display environment setting value set through the display environment setting program and outputting a component position value; Decision part and prize The component on the basis of the component position values and a display processing part for displaying the corresponding location in the window.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a method for displaying a user interface includes a method of displaying a user interface on a screen by software installed in a computer system in which an operating program capable of basic environment setting according to a user's usage is embedded. An eleventh step of extracting the basic environment setting value preset in the operating program, a twelfth step of determining a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface according to the extracted basic environment setting value; And a thirteenth step of displaying the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the determined position.

In accordance with a fifth aspect of the present invention, a method for displaying a user interface includes a display environment setting program and an operating program for setting the on-screen display environment of a user interface by software based on an external input signal. A method for displaying on a screen, the method comprising: extracting a display environment setting value of the user interface on the screen from the display environment setting program; and extracting a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface. And a twenty-second step of determining according to the displayed display environment setting value, and a twenty-third step of displaying the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the determined position.

In accordance with a sixth aspect of the present invention, a user interface display method includes a display environment setting program for setting an on-screen display environment of a user interface by software based on an external input signal, and an operation capable of setting a basic environment according to a user's usage tendency. A method for displaying the user interface on a screen in a computer system in which a program is embedded, the method comprising: extracting the basic environment setting value preset in the operating program; and displaying the screen of the user interface from the display environment setting program. A thirty-second step of extracting an image display environment setting value, a thirty-third step of determining a position within an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface according to the extracted basic environment setting value or the display environment setting value; The compass based on the determined position The tree includes a first step 34 to be displayed on the corresponding location in the window.

1 is a configuration diagram of a user interface display device according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface display method according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a detailed flowchart of a user interface position determination process in the user interface display method according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface display method according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface display method according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

6 is an example of a screen of a user interface display environment setting process according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

101: display environment setting unit 103: basic environment setting extraction unit

105: positioning unit 107: screen processing unit

601: right handed check area 602: left handed check area

603: scroll bar 604: change environment button

605: cancel job button 606: display environment confirmation button

There may be a plurality of embodiments of the present invention. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. This embodiment allows for a better understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention.

1 is a configuration diagram of a user interface display device according to the present invention.

The user interface display device of the present invention includes a display environment setting unit 101, a basic environment setting extracting unit 103, a positioning unit 105, and a screen processing unit 107, and a basic environment according to a user's usage tendency. It is installed on a computer system such as a computer or communication device with a built-in operating program that can be set or installed on a computer system such as a computer or communication device with an operating program that cannot be set in a basic environment. Display.

The display environment setting unit 101 incorporates a display environment setting program for setting the on-screen display environment of the user interface based on an external input signal. As shown in FIG. 6, the display environment setting program selects either one of the right-handed check area 601 and the left-handed check area 602 according to a user's use of the computing system, thereby displaying a right-handed display environment or a left-handed display environment. Provides an execution window to set the.

The basic environment setting extractor 103 extracts a right-handed or left-handed environment setting value from the basic environment setting values preset in the operating program. For example, the basic environment setting extractor 103 extracts a button setting value of a mouse input device control program.

The position determiner 105 extracts the basic environment setting value extracted by the basic environment setting extractor 103 from the position of the execution window of the specific components (scroll bar, button, list box, combo box, etc.) constituting the user interface. Alternatively, the component position value is output based on the display environment setting value set through the display environment setting program of the display environment setting unit 101. At this time, the position of the component is determined by giving priority to the display environment setting value over the default environment setting value.

The screen processing unit 107 displays the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value output from the positioning unit 105. When the right-handed environment setting value or the right-handed display environment setting value is extracted, the screen processing unit 107 displays the component so that the component is biased to the right side from the virtual center line of the execution window, and when the left-handed environment setting value or the left-handed display environment setting value is extracted Displays the component to the left from the virtual centerline in the run window. Preferably, the specific component is displayed at the right edge of the execution window in the state of the right-handed environment, and the specific component is displayed on the left edge of the execution window in the state of the left-handed environment.

In the execution window displayed by the screen processing unit 107, as shown in FIG. 6, there is a use environment change button 604 for shifting the component to the opposite side from the current display position based on the virtual center line of the execution window. When the usage environment change button 604 is selected, the screen processing unit 107 changes the current component display position to the opposite symmetric position based on the virtual center line of the execution window according to the component position determination of the positioning unit 105. In other words, it changes from right-handed environment to left-handed environment or from left-handed environment to right-handed environment.

1 illustrates a user interface display device including a display environment setting unit 101, a basic environment setting extraction unit 103, a positioning unit 105, and a screen processing unit 107. Only one of the 101 and the basic environment setting extractor 103 may be adopted to configure the user interface display device.

In the present invention, a user interface display device adopting both the display environment setting unit 101 and the basic environment setting extraction unit 103 will be described as the first embodiment, and the user interface display adopting only the basic environment setting extraction unit 103 will be described. A device will be described as a second embodiment, and a user interface display device adopting only the display environment setting unit 101 will be described as a third embodiment. In addition, the individual functions of each component in the second and third embodiments have a slight difference compared to the first embodiment, but it is a category that can be easily understood by those skilled in the art. As will be apparent from the following description of the user interface display method described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the description thereof will be omitted.

<First Embodiment>

2 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface display method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a detailed flowchart of a user interface positioning process in the user interface display method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, in the initialization state, the basic environment setting extracting unit 103 checks the basic environment setting value preset in the operating program of the computer system. If the basic environment setting value exists, the right-handed or left-handed environment among the corresponding basic environment setting values exists. Extract the settings. For example, a button setting value of a mouse input device control program is extracted from an MS window of a computer operating system (201 to 204).

The display environment setting unit 101 checks whether the display environment setting value exists in the built-in display environment setting program, and extracts the corresponding display environment setting value when the display environment setting value exists (205 to 206).

Herein, the screen will be described with reference to the screen example of FIG. 6 of the user interface display environment setting process in order to facilitate understanding of the display environment setting program.

The display environment setting unit 101 drives the display environment setting program in the initial state to display a "user environment setting" execution window on the screen.

The user selects one of the right-handed check area 601 and the left-handed check area 602 according to the tendency of using the computer system, that is, whether the right hand is mainly used or the left hand is mainly used.

When the right-handed check area 601 is selected, the scroll bar 603 and the change environment button 604 are displayed on the right edge of the execution window among the components of the user interface, and the cancel job button 605 is placed on the left side and the display environment is checked. A "interface for right handed user" preview window is provided with a button 606 positioned to the right.

When the left-handed check area 602 is selected, the scroll bar 603 and the change environment button 604 are displayed on the left edge of the execution window among the components of the user interface, and the cancel job button 605 is placed on the right side and the display environment check button A "interface for left handed user" preview window is provided with 606 disposed to the left.

By selecting the use environment change button 604 and executing the command, the " interface for right-handed user " preview window and the " interface for left-handed user "

When the user selects and executes the display environment check button 606 in the "interface for right-handed user" preview window, the right-handed display environment is set in the display environment setting program, and the display environment is displayed in the "interface for left-handed user" preview window. When the confirmation button 606 is selected and executed, the left-handed display environment is set in the display environment setting program.

After the steps 201 to 206 are performed, the positioning unit 105 determines the position in the execution window of the specific component (for example, the scroll bar) constituting the user interface by the basic environment setting value extracted by the basic environment setting extraction unit 103. Alternatively, it is determined according to the display environment setting value extracted by the display environment setting unit 101 to output the component position value.

At this time, the positioning unit 105 determines the position of the component by giving priority to the display environment setting value over the basic environment setting value. If the display environment setting value does not exist, the default environment setting value is set as the display environment setting value. If the display environment setting value exists, the default environment setting value is ignored (207).

In addition, the display environment setting value is displayed at an appropriate position on the screen for the user's convenience. For example, it may be displayed in the form of an icon on the task bar of the MS window (208).

The screen processing unit 107 displays the specific component in the corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value output from the positioning unit 105 (209).

It can be seen in more detail through FIG. 3 of the user interface position determination process among the above-described user interface display method.

If the display environment setting value is set to the right-handed display environment, the positioning unit 105 determines the component position of the user interface at a position suitable for the convenience of the right-handed person, and thus is displayed on the screen by the screen processing unit 107. The location of the particular component indicates the component to the right from the virtual center line of the execution window (301, 302, 303, 305).

When the display environment setting value is set to the left-handed display environment, the positioning unit 105 determines a component position of the user interface at a position suitable for the convenience of the left-handed person, whereby the specific component displayed on the screen by the screen processing unit 107. The position of denotes the components oriented leftward from the virtual centerline of the run window (301,302,304,305).

Preferably, as shown in the screen example of FIG. 6, the scroll bar 603 is displayed at the right edge or the left edge of the execution window, and in the case of the same component in the right-handed display environment and the left-handed display environment, the virtual center line of the execution window is shown. Are displayed symmetrically with respect to

Second Embodiment

4 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface display method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

First, in the initialization state, the basic environment setting extracting unit 103 checks the basic environment setting value preset in the operating program of the computer system. If the basic environment setting value exists, the right-handed or left-handed environment among the corresponding basic environment setting values exists. Extract the settings. For example, a button setting value of a mouse input device control program is extracted from an MS window of a computer operating system (401 to 404).

After the steps 401 to 404 are performed, the location determiner 105 determines the location in the execution window of the specific component (for example, the scroll bar) constituting the user interface by the basic environment setting value extracted by the basic environment setting extractor 103. The component position value is outputted according to the determination, and the screen processing unit 107 displays the specific component in the corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value output from the positioning unit 105 (405).

If the result of the user interface display in step 405 is the same as described in the first embodiment, when the basic environment setting value is set to the right-handed environment, the position of the specific component displayed on the screen is displayed to the right from the virtual center line of the execution window. When the default configuration value is set to left-handed environment, the position of a specific component displayed on the screen is displayed to the left of the virtual center line of the execution window.

If there is no basic configuration value in step 403, the positioning unit 105 outputs the component position value based on the initialization state value, and the screen processing unit 107 outputs the component position output from the positioning unit 105. Based on the value, the specific component is displayed in the corresponding position in the execution window. That is, when the initialization state is set to the right-handed environment, the position of a specific component displayed on the screen is displayed to the right from the virtual center line of the execution window. When the initialization state is set to the left-handed environment, the position of a specific component displayed on the screen Is deviated leftward from the virtual centerline of the run window.

Third Embodiment

5 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface display method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

First, in the initialization state, the display environment setting unit 101 checks whether the display environment setting value exists in the built-in display environment setting program, and extracts the corresponding display environment setting value when the display environment setting value exists (501 to 107). 504).

Here, since it is the same as the case of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 6 of the user interface display environment setting process by the display environment setting program, the description thereof is omitted.

After the steps 501 to 504 are performed, the positioning unit 105 stores the position in the execution window of a specific component (for example, a scroll bar) constituting the user interface on the display environment setting value extracted by the display environment setting unit 101. According to the determination, the component position value is outputted, and the screen processing unit 107 displays the specific component in a corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value output from the positioning unit 105 (505).

If the display result of the user interface in step 505 is the same as described in the first embodiment, when the display environment setting value is set to the right-handed environment, the position of the specific component displayed on the screen is displayed to the right of the virtual center line of the execution window. When the display environment setting value is set to the left-handed environment, the position of a specific component displayed on the screen is displayed to the left of the virtual center line of the execution window.

If the display environment setting value does not exist in step 503, the positioning unit 105 outputs the component position value based on the initialization state value, and the screen processing unit 107 outputs the component position output from the positioning unit 105. Based on the value, the specific component is displayed in the corresponding position in the execution window. That is, when the initialization state is set to the right-handed environment, the position of a specific component displayed on the screen is displayed to the right from the virtual center line of the execution window. When the initialization state is set to the left-handed environment, the position of a specific component displayed on the screen Is displayed to be shifted left from the virtual center line of the execution window (506).

The present invention as described above is determined by the user's hand when applied to the screen input device by determining the on-screen position of the user interface based on the environment setting state according to the user's usage trend and displayed on the right or left edge of the execution window Minimizing the screen information obstruction and minimizing the movement of the hand provides an interface convenience between the user and the software.

Claims (22)

A user interface display device installed in a computer system in which an operating program capable of setting basic environments according to a user's usage is installed and displaying a user interface by software on a screen. A basic environment setting extractor configured to extract the preset default environment setting value from the operating program; A position determiner configured to determine a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface according to the extracted basic environment setting value and output a component position value; And And a screen processing unit which displays the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value. A user interface display device installed in a computer system in which an operating program is embedded and displaying a user interface by software on a screen, A display environment setting unit incorporating a display environment setting program for setting an on-screen display environment of the user interface based on an external input signal; A position determiner configured to determine a position in an execution window of a specific component forming the user interface according to a display environment setting value set through the display environment setting program and output a component position value; And And a screen processing unit which displays the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value. A user interface display device installed in a computer system in which an operating program capable of setting basic environments according to a user's usage is installed and displaying a user interface by software on a screen. A basic environment setting extractor configured to extract the preset default environment setting value from the operating program; A display environment setting unit incorporating a display environment setting program for setting an on-screen display environment of the user interface based on an external input signal; A position determination unit configured to output a component position value by determining a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface according to the extracted basic environment setting value or a display environment setting value set through the display environment setting program; And And a screen processing unit which displays the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the component position value. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The basic environment setting extracting unit extracts a right-handed or left-handed environment setting value from the basic environment setting values; The positioning unit outputs the component position value such that the component is biased to the right side from the virtual center line of the execution window when the right-handed environment setting value is extracted, and the component is extracted from the virtual center line of the execution window when the left-handed environment setting value is extracted. And outputting the component position value to the left side. The method of claim 4, wherein And a user environment display button on the execution window displayed by the screen processor to change the component to be shifted from the current display position to the opposite side of the virtual center line. The method of claim 2 or 3, The display environment setting unit sets a right handed or left handed display environment; The positioning unit outputs the component position value so that the component is deviated to the right from the virtual center line of the execution window when the right-handed display environment is set, and when the left-handed display environment is set, the component is moved from the virtual center line of the execution window to the left. And the component position value is outputted biased. The method of claim 6, And a user environment display button on the execution window displayed by the screen processor to change the component to be shifted from the current display position to the opposite side of the virtual center line. The method of claim 3, wherein And the positioning unit determines the position of the component by giving priority to the display environment setting value over the basic environment setting value. The method of claim 5, The positioning unit outputs the component position values such that the position of the component at the time of extracting the right-handed environment setting value and the extraction of the left-handed setting value environment is symmetrical with respect to the virtual center line of the execution window. Display device. The method of claim 9, The right-handed or left-handed environment setting value is a button setting value of a mouse input device control program. The method of claim 7, wherein The positioning unit outputs the component position value such that the position of the component at the time of setting the right-handed display environment and the setting of the left-handed display environment is symmetrical with respect to the virtual center line of the execution window. Device. In the method of displaying on the screen the user interface by the software installed in the computer system with a built-in operating program that can set the basic environment according to the user's usage trend, An eleventh step of extracting the basic environment setting value preset in the operating program; A twelfth step of determining a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface according to the extracted basic configuration value; And And a thirteenth step of displaying the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the determined position. Claims [1] A method for displaying a user interface on a screen in a computer system in which a display environment setting program and an operating program in which an on-screen display environment of a user interface by software is set based on an external input signal are provided. A twenty-first step of extracting an on-screen display environment setting value of the user interface from the display environment setting program; A twenty-second step of determining a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface according to the extracted display environment setting value; And And a twenty-third step of displaying the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the determined position. On-screen display of the user interface in a computer system with a display environment setting program for setting the on-screen display environment of the user interface by software based on an external input signal and an operating program for basic setting according to the user's usage trend. In the method to display, A thirty-first step of extracting the basic environment setting value preset in the operating program; A thirty-second step of extracting a display environment setting value of the user interface from the display environment setting program; A thirty-third step of determining a position in an execution window of a specific component constituting the user interface according to the extracted basic preference value or the display preference value; And And a thirty-fourth step of displaying the component at a corresponding position in the execution window based on the determined position. The method according to claim 12 or 13, In the twelfth or twenty-second step, if the basic environment setting value or the display environment setting value is not extracted in the eleventh or twenty-first step, the position in the execution window of the specific component constituting the user interface is initialized. The user interface display method characterized in that it is determined based on. The method according to claim 12 or 14, wherein The eleventh or thirty-first step extracts a right handed or left handed preference value from the basic preference values; In the thirteenth or thirty-fourth step, when the right-handed environment setting value is extracted, the component is displayed to the right side from the virtual center line of the execution window, and when the left-handed environment setting value is extracted, the component is displayed in the execution window. A method for displaying a user interface, characterized in that the display of the component to the left in a virtual center line. The method according to claim 13 or 14, The twenty-first or thirty-second step sets a right handed or left handed display environment from the display environment setting program; In the twenty-third or thirty-fourth step, when the right-handed display environment is set, the component is displayed to the right side from the virtual center line of the execution window, and when the left-handed display environment is set, the component is the virtual center line of the execution window. And displaying the component to the left side at right. The method of claim 14, The method of claim 33, wherein the position of the component is determined by giving priority to the display environment setting value over the basic environment setting value. The method of claim 16, In the thirteenth or thirty-fourth step, the component is displayed such that the position of the component at the time of extracting the right-handed environment setting value and the extraction of the left-handed setting value environment is symmetrical with respect to the virtual center line of the execution window. How to display one user interface. The method of claim 19, The right-handed or left-handed environment setting value uses a button setting value of a mouse input device control program. The method of claim 17, In the twenty-third or thirty-fourth step, the component is displayed such that the position of the component at the time of setting the right-handed display environment and at the time of setting the left-handed display environment is symmetrical with respect to the virtual center line of the execution window. How to display the interface. In the method for displaying a user interface on the screen by the software installed in the computer system, A user interface for displaying a specific component constituting the user interface on the right edge of the execution window when the computer system is set to a right-handed environment, and displaying the specific component on the left edge of the execution window when the computer system is set to a left-handed environment Display method.