JPH0363717A - Batch processing system by selecting plural icons - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the operation burden by determining one from in processings defined in common among all objects corresponding to a selected icon, and repeating this processing to all the objects corresponding to the selected icon. CONSTITUTION:The subject system is provided with an icon selecting means 11, a processing selecting means 12, and a repetition processing means 13, plural icons corresponding to an arbitrary object being a processing object are selected, and also, one is determined from in processings defined in common among all objects corresponding to the selected icon, and the determined processing is repeated to all the processing request to a computer from a user, especially, at the time of requesting the same processing to plural processing objects, a monotonous repeating operation is replaced with a batch operation, and the operation burden of the user can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method of interaction between a computer and a user, and more particularly to a method of transmitting requests from the user to the computer.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when an object-oriented interaction is performed between a computer and a user, one executable process is selected for one icon corresponding to the object to be processed. Ta. In the past, even when a user requested the same process for multiple objects, the user had to repeatedly select an icon, press a button, and select a process for each object.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) When it is necessary to improve the operability of the above-mentioned conventional interaction method between a computer and a user, it is possible to improve the usability by replacing monotonous repeated operations with batch operations. It is necessary to reduce the operational burden on users.

The above-mentioned conventional technology has the disadvantage that in response to a processing request from a user to a computer, operations for selecting an icon and selecting a process must be performed for each object, which places a large operational burden on the user. .

An object of the present invention is to select a plurality of icons corresponding to an arbitrary object to be processed, and to determine one process to be commonly defined among all the objects corresponding to the selected icons. , a batch processing method using multiple selections of icons is configured to eliminate the above disadvantages and reduce the operational burden by repeating the determined processing for all objects corresponding to the selected icon. It is about providing.

(Means for Solving iHM) The batch processing method by selecting a plurality of icons according to the present invention is configured to include an icon selection means, a process selection means, and an iterative processing means.

The icon selection means is for selecting a plurality of icons corresponding to an arbitrary object to be processed.

The process selection means is for determining one process defined in common among all objects corresponding to the selected icon.

The iterative processing means is for repeating the determined process for all objects corresponding to the selected icon.

(Implementation row) Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to color correction.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one implementation of a batch processing method using multiple selections of icons according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 11 is an icon selection means, 12 is a process selection means, and 13 is an iterative processing means.

In FIG. 1, the icon selection means 11 acquires and stores information on each object corresponding to a plurality of icons on the screen selected by the user. Further, the information is transmitted to the process selection means 12, and executable processes that are commonly defined for these objects are displayed on the screen as a menu. The process selection means 12 allows the user to select one of them, and acquires and stores information on the selected process. The iterative processing means 13 transmits the object information stored by the icon selection means 11 one by one to the module that performs the execution process stored by the processing selection means 12, and repeats the above operation at 1 when the object information is exhausted. This method is structured accordingly.

FIGS. 2 to 7 are explanatory diagrams showing operation sequences using icons shown in FIG. 1, respectively.

Below, the operation sequence on the screen will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.

In FIG. 2, when an icon is pointed with the pointer 20, a selection is made and the folder icon 51 in which the selection is stored is displayed in reverse video.

Continue to draw other icons in Figure 3 with the pointer 20.
If you specify this, multiple selections can be made, and the document icons 52 whose selections have been stored are similarly highlighted. These are performed by the icon selection means of this method. In FIG. 4, when the menu 30 is pointed with the pointer 20, a process commonly defined for all icons 51, 52 whose selections have been stored is presented. At this time, commonly selectable menu items are represented by solid line characters as represented by 31, and other menu items are represented by broken line characters as represented by 52. In FIG. 5, one process is selected by pointing the menu item 33 in the menu 30 with the pointer 20, and the selection is stored. These are performed by the processing selection means 12 of this system. In FIG. 6, a similar folder icon 53 is generated on the screen as a result of applying the copying process stored in the process selection means to the folder icon 51.

Continuing on, in FIG. 7, the copying process is also applied to the document icon 52, and a similar document icon 54 is generated on the screen. As a result, the user does not need to perform any operations while the processes shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are being executed.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention enables the selection of a plurality of icons corresponding to any object to be processed, and the processing that is commonly defined among all the objects corresponding to the selected icons. By determining one of them and repeating the determined process for all objects corresponding to the selected icon, it is possible to respond to processing requests from users to the computer, especially for multiple processing targets. When requesting the same process, monotonous repeated operations are replaced with batch operations, which has the effect of reducing the operational burden on the user.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one implementation of a batch processing method using multiple selections of icons according to the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 7 are explanatory diagrams showing examples of operations using the icons shown in FIG. 1, respectively. 11...Icon selection means 12...Process selection means 13...Iterative processing means 20...e pointer 30...Menu 31-33...Item 4G, 50-54...Icon

Claims (1)

[Claims] icon selection means for selecting a plurality of icons corresponding to an arbitrary object to be processed; and determining one process commonly defined among all objects corresponding to the selected icons; and an iterative processing means for repeating the determined processing for all objects corresponding to the selected icon. Batch processing method.