JPH0798641A - Menu display method with learning function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability in a pull down menu with a deep nest by generating a menu screen optimum in plural stages from a storage means storing information obtained by learning the menu selection execution action of an operator. CONSTITUTION:Input instruction data for hierarchy-type menu data is given from an input device 6. A menu control part 4 gives the menu to be displayed by MPU 3 with the inputted instruction data based on information of an optimum menu display management table 5 so as to display it on CRT l. When the file of a highest hierarchy-type menu is selected by the input device 6 at an optimum menu selection mode, the hierarchy-type menu display screen at that mode displays the pull down menu of a final execution command optimum for the operator by using the optimum menu display management table 5. Thus, operability at the pull down menu with the deep nest can be improved and the selection operation of a processing function which is frequently used can be made easy.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a workstation,
The present invention relates to general computer-related equipment such as a personal computer, and more particularly to improvement of a method of instructing a computer with a multi-level hierarchical command menu.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A multi-stage layered pull-down menu display system has adopted a system in which a pull-down menu of the next layer is displayed when an operator selects and instructs the topmost menu.
In the pull-down menu having a deep hierarchy, in order to reach the menu that the operator finally wants to execute, the above operation and display are repeated.

[0003]

However, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-101928, which is a conventional technique, it is necessary to extract a menu item that has been used most frequently from all menu items and edit and display a partial menu. Therefore, there has been a display processing method for reducing the size of the menu area displayed on the display device and facilitating the selection operation of the frequently used processing function. However, there is a problem in that one extracted partial menu display cannot be displayed in a multi-layered hierarchical pull-down menu with deep nesting. Moreover, when trying to carry out a new work that is different from the daily work, there is a problem that it is rather difficult to use because the main part menu display is always displayed.

[0004]

According to the present invention, the problems as described above are solved to improve the operability in a multi-stage deep-nested pull-down menu and display an optimum menu in response to changes in business. However, the feature is that the operator can select the normal mode and the optimum menu display mode so as not to make it difficult to use.

[0005]

[Function] In order to realize the optimum menu display, since the learning experience information of the menu command including the instruction path of the operator of the multi-layered hierarchical pull-down menu is stored, it is suitable for the configuration of the pull-down menu. A pull-down menu can be displayed.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 shows a processing block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Input instruction data for the hierarchical menu data is given from the input device 6. Menu control unit 4
The MPU 3 gives a menu to be displayed to the display control unit 2 based on the information of the optimum menu display management table 5 from the input instruction data to display it on the CRT 1.

FIG. 2 shows a display example when a hierarchical menu is displayed on a display device. In the display of the hierarchical menu, either the normal mode or the optimum menu selection mode can be selected by the instruction data from the input device 6. The hierarchical menu display screen in the normal mode is the upper part of FIG. 2, and like the display of the multi-stage layered pull-down menu in the normal multi-window system, 7 files are selected by the input device 6, and 7- It shows the display state of the menu when the update of 1 is selected, XX of 7-2, ΔΔΔ of 7-3, and XX of 7-4 are selected.

The hierarchical menu display screen in the optimum menu selection mode is the lower part of FIG. 2, and when the file of the highest hierarchical menu 8 is selected by the input device 6 in this mode, it is a feature of the present invention. Using the menu display management table 5, the pull-down menu 8-2 of the final execution command most suitable for the operator is displayed. Also, if the pull-down menu of this final execution command cannot be displayed, it can be displayed by scrolling.

FIG. 3 shows a management table for menu display control. In order to display a pull-down menu of the final execution command most suitable for the operator, it is composed of two tables, an item correspondence control table 9 and an execution command management table 10. The item correspondence control table 9 has two components, namely, a pointer address to an execution command management table 10 for displaying each item (command) of the highest-level menu of the multi-level layer pull-down menu and a command group to be finally executed. It is a table consisting of. The execution command management table 10 is composed of two elements, an execution command 10-1 that contains an element indicating which of the items is the execution command pointed to, and the number of times each execution command is used by the operator. It is a valid table.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a control flow for displaying the optimum menu selection mode.

According to the present invention, it is determined from the input device 6 which one of the normal mode and the optimum menu selection mode is selected as the selection display of the multi-stage layer type pull-down menu.
2. In the optimum menu selection mode, when the operator selects the pull-down menu, the menu control unit 4 program-controls according to the flow shown in FIG. The menu control unit 4 determines the item that is the highest-level menu of the multi-level layer pull-down menu from the data input from the input device 6 ... 13. The item correspondence control table 9 is searched from this item data ... 14, and the execution command management table 10 corresponding to the item is determined ... 15. The number of times of use of the determined execution command management table 10 is sorted in descending order ... 16. The display data of the pull-down menu that displays the execution commands in the descending order as shown in 8-2 of FIG. 2 is created from the sorted result ... 17 and is transferred to the display control unit 2 ... 19. As a result of the transfer, a pull-down menu of execution commands most suitable for the operator corresponding to the item is displayed on the CRT 1. Further, in the normal mode, display data of a general multi-window multi-stage layered pull-down menu is created ... 18, and transferred to the display control unit 2 ... 19. Next, the number-of-uses information in the execution command management table 10 is counted up when the operator executes the command menu in both the normal mode and the optimum menu selection mode. This learning function processing flow is shown in Fig. 5.
As shown in, the instruction data of the input device 6 ... 20
The execution command including the route data of the multi-step layer menu command data is acquired ... 21, the execution command is searched from the execution command management table 10 group in the input data ... 22, and the number of times of use is counted.・ ・ 2
3.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the operability of the deep-nested pull-down menu is improved, and the normal mode and the optimum menu display mode are set by the operator so that the optimum menu display does not become difficult to use due to changes in business. The feature is that it can be selected. Therefore, the operator can easily select the processing function that is frequently used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration for realizing a multi-stage layer type pull-down menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a display example when a multi-level layer type menu of the present invention is displayed on a display device.

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a management table for menu display control.

FIG. 4 is a menu control unit 4 in the optimum menu display mode.
The processing flow of is shown.

FIG. 5 shows a processing flow of data collection of a learning function for realizing optimal menu display.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CRT, 2 ... Display control unit, 3 ... MPU (Micro Processor Uni)
t), 4 ... Menu control unit, 5 ... Optimal menu display management table, 6 ... Input device, 7 ... Display mode (normal mode), 8 ... Display mode (optimum menu selection mode), 9 ... Item correspondence control table, 10 … Execution command management table.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Input means for selecting relative position information and display information existing at a corresponding position, control means for generating a menu based on information for selecting relative position information and display information from the input means, Control and storage means for the operator to learn the act of selecting and executing a menu as experience information, and display signal is generated based on the character code and bitmap information (including graphic image information, etc.) from the menu information from the menu control means. In the computer-related device, comprising: display control means for displaying, display means for displaying based on a display signal from the display control means, wherein the menu control means stores the information in which the operator learns the menu selection executing action. From the means, the optimal menu is set in two stages (not necessarily limited to two stages, but the optimal number of stages is specified according to the contents of the menu). Multistage hierarchical pull-down menu display method and generates a screen. 2. In a method of displaying menu information based on a character code and bitmap information, selecting the optimum menu display according to claim 1 or a normal multi-stage hierarchical pull-down menu display according to an operator's instruction. A multi-stage layered pull-down menu display method that enables