JPH11212842A - File management device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] The present invention provides means for reducing the load on an operator who operates a file in a file management device. The file management device has a file information management table (04), means for setting a representative program (0403) determined to be a frequently used program, and a program usage frequency management table (05). And a frequency counter (0
503) is provided, and the representative program is dynamically changed according to the use frequency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention associates a file to be processed with a plurality of programs capable of processing the file, and can process the file currently designated as a processing target. The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus that can start an arbitrary program and can select a program to be started based on the frequency of use of the program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a program capable of processing a file is started after designation of the file, even if there are a plurality of programs capable of processing the file, only one file is associated with the file type. Only one program could be started automatically.

As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-257669, a plurality of programs can be registered for one file type, so that a program to be started can be selected from a plurality of programs. Was completed.

[0004]

According to the method of associating a file type with a program on a one-to-one basis, it has not been possible to select a predetermined file from a plurality of programs that can process the file.

When selecting a program to be activated from a plurality of programs, it is necessary to select a program every time, even if the program to be used is always the same.

[0006] The present invention seeks to solve these problems,
Provide a means for displaying all programs capable of processing a file specified in advance in order of use frequency, and automatically starting a program that is considered to be frequently used even when the operation of selecting a program to be started is not particularly performed. The purpose is to:

[0007]

A means for setting a representative program (0403) which is a frequently used program having a file information management table (04) and a program use frequency management table (05) are provided. It is characterized by comprising means for setting a frequency counter (0503) serving as program use frequency information and means for dynamically changing a representative program according to the use frequency.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the input device (0
1) a keyboard or mouse, or a device serving as a contact point with an external device, an output device (02) a device such as a display, a processing device (03) a device including a CPU or a memory,
The file information management table (04) has a file type (0402) and a representative program (0403) in file units.
The program usage frequency management table (05) manages a program (0502) capable of processing a file for each file type and a frequency counter (0503) for setting the usage frequency of this program. The file storage medium (06) stores a file entity, and the file information processing unit (07) receives a request from the interface unit (10) and operates the file information management table (04). A processing unit that requests the program usage frequency processing unit (08) to perform processing and obtains necessary file entities from the file processing unit (09). The program usage frequency processing unit (08) is a request from the file information processing unit (07). Processing unit for operating the program usage frequency management table (05) according to the processing, and the file processing unit (09) A processing unit that transfers the substance of the file to the file storage medium (06) in response to a request from the file information processing unit (07), and an interface unit (10) receives a request from the user through the input device (01). This is a processing unit that receives and transmits this to the file information processing unit (07) and displays the processing result on the output device (02).

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a table according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the file information management table (04) is a table having items of a file name (0401), a file type (0402), and a representative program (0403). The file type (0402) is used with the file name (0401) as a key. And representative program (0
403). The file type (0402) is information indicating the type of the file, and indicates characteristics such as the data format of the file. Based on this information, the file can be associated with a program capable of processing the file. A part of the file name may indicate the file type like the extension, but may be independent of the file name. In the representative program (0403), a representative program mainly used when there are a plurality of programs capable of processing this file is set.

The program use frequency management table (05) of FIG. 2 has a file type (0501) and a program (0
502), a table having items of a frequency counter (0503), and manages the program (0502) and the frequency counter (0503) corresponding to the program using the file type (0501) as a key. Program (050
In 2), all programs capable of processing a file of the file type are set for each file type (0501), and the frequency counter (0503) stores a file of the file type (0501) in the program (0501).
02) is set. In order to set a new program, the program usage frequency management table (05) corresponds to the number of file types that the program can handle.
In the file type (0501), all the file types that can be handled are set in each record, the program name (0502) is set to the program name to be set, and the frequency counter is set to 0.

In the example of the program use frequency management table, record 0504, record 0505, record 050
6. From the record 0507, it can be seen that there are four programs that can process the file type 02: program 01, program 02, program 03, and program 04. Furthermore, the frequency of use of each program is 5 times with the frequency counter 0508, 10 times with the frequency counter 0509, 3 times with the frequency counter 0510,
The frequency counter 0511 indicates that the count is once.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the file information processing section according to the embodiment of the present invention. The file information processing unit (07) shown in FIG.
01 to step 0711 can be realized.

Step 0701 is a step of receiving a file designated by the user at the interface unit and a method of activating the program.

Step 0702 is a branch for judging a start condition based on the method of starting the program received in step 0701. If a list of programs to be started is displayed, the process branches to step 0703.

Step 0703 is a step of checking the type of the designated file. The file type is obtained by searching the file information management table (04) using the file name as a key.

Step 0704 is a step of examining a program capable of processing the file of the file type acquired in step 0703 and information on the use frequency. In the program use frequency management table (05), the program (0502) is used with the file type as a key. ) And the frequency counter (0503).

In step 0705, the program obtained in step 0704 is rearranged in order of frequency using the value of the frequency counter, and the program is returned to the interface unit (10). The interface unit (10) displays a list of programs and prompts the user to select a program.

Step 0706 is a step of waiting for the result of the user's selection at the interface unit (10), and receives the program name or the cancellation of the selection as a result of the selection.

Step 0707 is a step for judging the selection result of the user. If the selection of the program has been canceled, the process proceeds to step 0708, and the process ends. If a program is selected, step 07
Branch to 10.

If it is determined in step 0702 that the most frequently used representative program is to be started, step 070
Branch to 9.

In step 0709, the representative file is checked by searching the file information management table (04) using the designated file name as a key.
Hand over to

Step 0710 is a step of activating the program delivered from step 0706 or 0709, and acquires the substance of the program from the file processing unit (09) and activates it. At startup, the program specifies to process the file specified by the user.

Step 0711 calls the program use frequency processing section (08) and updates the value of the frequency counter (0503) of the program use frequency management table (05).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the program use frequency processing section according to the embodiment of the present invention. The program use frequency processing unit (08) shown in FIG. 1 can be realized by steps 0801 to 0806 shown in FIG.

Step 0801 is a portion for receiving a request from the file information processing section (07). In the case of a request for a list of programs, the file type is received, and in the case of updating the counter, the file type and the name of the started program are received.

Step 0802 is a step in which a branch is determined in accordance with the two types of requests received in step 0801. In the case of a program list request, the flow branches to step 0803.

In step 0803, the program usage frequency management table (0
The program and the frequency counter are extracted from 5).

If the request received in step 0801 is to update the counter, the flow branches to step 0805.

In step 0805, the value of the frequency counter having the file type and the name of the started program received in step 0801 as keys is updated.

Step 0806 returns the update result.

FIG. 5 shows a display example when the interface unit (10) starts a program for processing a file specified via the input device (01) and the output device (02).

The file list screen (3001) is a screen displaying a list of files, the file 03 (0404) is a file specified by the user, and the program list screen (3002) is displayed after the file 03 (0404) is specified. This is a list of programs. This list of programs is stored in step 070 in the flowchart of FIG.
5 is displayed on the interface unit (10) receiving the response of 5. The program list is displayed in order of frequency according to the value of the frequency counter (0503) in the program use frequency management table of FIG. If the selection stop is selected here, the activation of the program is stopped in step 0708 of FIG. Program list screen of FIG. 5 (3002)
When program 04 (3003) is selected in
The program 04 is activated and a window (3004) is displayed, and a window (3005) of the file 03 is displayed therein, indicating that the file 03 can be processed. This corresponds to the process of step 0710 in the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a display example when a representative program start instruction is issued when the file 03 (0404) is designated. When a start instruction is issued, step 0 in FIG.
In 709, the file information management table (0
4), the program 02, which is the representative program of the file 0404, is acquired, and as a result of starting the program 02 in step 0710 of FIG.
6 and a window 3007 are displayed.

[0034]

According to the present invention, it is possible to display a list of programs in order of use frequency when selecting a program that can process the file after designating one processing target file.

After designating a file to be processed, a program most frequently used for processing the file can be automatically started instead of selecting a program.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a table used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a file information processing unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a program use frequency processing unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an example of an interface when a program list screen is displayed according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an example of an interface when a start of a representative program is designated according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

01: an input device serving as a contact point with a keyboard or mouse or an external device; 02: an output device such as a display; 03: a processing device including a CPU and a memory; 04: a file type (0402) and a representative program ( 0403), a file information management table for managing a program (0502) capable of processing a file and a frequency counter (0503) for setting a start frequency of the program for each file type; 06 ... A file storage medium for storing the substance of the file. 07. A request from the interface unit (10) is received, and the file information management table (04) is operated.
If necessary, a request is made to the program usage frequency processing unit (08) for processing, and the necessary file entity is
9) a file information processing unit which operates the program usage frequency management table (05) in response to a request from the file information processing unit (07); 09 ... a file information processing unit In response to the request from (07), a file storage unit, a file processing unit for transferring the substance of the file to and from (06), a request from the user through the input device (01) is received, and An interface unit for notifying the information processing unit (07) and displaying a processing result on the output device (02); 0401: an item for setting a file name in the file information management table (04); 0402: an item for setting a file name in the file information management table (04) Item to set the file type, 0403... In the file information management table (04) Item to set the program, 0404: File 03, 0501: Item to set the file type in the program usage frequency management table (05), 0502: Item to set the program in the program usage frequency management table (05), 0503: Program usage An item for setting a frequency counter in the frequency management table (05), 0504..., A record in which the file type (0501) is the file type 02 and the program (0502) is the program 01 in the program use frequency management table (05). A record in which the file type (0501) is the file type 02 and the program (0502) is the program 02 in the program usage frequency management table (05). In the record where the file type (0501) is the file type 02 and the program (0502) is the program 03, the file type (0501) is the file type 02 and the program (0502) in the program use frequency management table (05). ) Is the program 04, 0508... In the program use frequency management table (05), the frequency counter (0503) of the item in which the file type (0501) is the file type 02 and the program (0502) is the program 01, 0509. In the program usage frequency management table (05), the file type (0501) is the file type 02, and the program (0502) is the frequency counter (0503) of the item of the program 02, 0510... In the management table (05), the frequency counter (0503) of the item whose file type (0501) is the file type 02 and the program (0502) is the program 03, 0511 ... the file type (0501) in the program usage frequency management table (05) ) Is the file type 02, and the frequency counter (0503) of the item in which the program (0502) is the program 04, 3001 ... file list screen, 3002 ... program list screen, 3003 ... program 04 is selected in the program list screen (3002) 3004: window displayed by the program 04 started after the selection of the program 04; 3005: window of the file 03 to be processed; 3006: a program which is a representative program of the file 03 02 of the window of the program 02 displayed by the start-up, 3007 ... program 02 of the window (3006) window of the file 03, which is displayed in the.

Claims (3)

[Claims] An apparatus having a file information management table (04) and a means for setting a representative program (0403), which is a frequently used program, is activated when a program activation request is made after a file is designated. A file management device that starts a representative program even if there are multiple programs that can be used. 2. A program use frequency management table (05)
Means for setting a frequency counter (0503) serving as program use frequency information. When a program selection start request is made after a file is specified, programs that can be started are displayed in order of use frequency and are selected. A file management device that can start a program. 3. A means for setting a representative program (0403), which has a file information management table (04) and is a frequently used program, and a program use frequency management table (05), A file management device including means for setting a frequency counter (0503) serving as information, and dynamically changing a representative program according to a use frequency.