JPH0520005A - Menu information generation device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Corrected) [Purpose] Displaying menus by user and improving the efficiency of menu item search work. [Structure] A display condition information file 5 specified by a password and a login name and a plurality of display condition information files 5 that can be changed by the user by associating a menu item code with a hierarchical menu information file name. The menu information file 6, the menu list file 7 in which the displayed menu items and their start command file names are stored, and the menu items specified by the menu information file 7 and their start command file names are specified by the user. The menu temporary file 8 to be filed as a display menu, the corresponding menu information file from the display condition information file is specified by the password and login name entered when the menu is displayed, and the display menu including the hierarchical menu unique to the user is selected from the menu list file. Selected The user menu creation unit 3 is stored in the menu temporary file.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a menu information generating device which improves the information retrieval efficiency of users.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a workstation, in order to retrieve information, first, a menu screen is displayed and a desired menu is designated from the displayed menu screen. As a result, the information of the corresponding file is read and displayed.

Conventionally, this menu display displays only predesignated items regardless of input conditions. That is, the conventional menu display is fixed,
It is common for each user to commonly use this fixed menu display.

[0004]

However, since the conventional menu display is a fixed display in which all unnecessary menus for the user are displayed, it is difficult to search for menu items and the workability is poor.

Further, checking whether or not the menu is permitted for the user after selecting the menu has a problem that the processing at the time of selecting the menu becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a menu information creating apparatus capable of displaying a menu for each user and efficiently performing a search operation for menu items. It is in.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a display condition information file in which a plurality of menu information file names specified by a login name and a password are described, and the display condition information file. The multiple menu information files that are configured by the user and that can be changed by associating the menu item code with the hierarchical menu information file name, and the menu items to be displayed and their startup command file names are saved. Menu list file, a menu temporary file that stores the menu items specified by the menu information file and the menu items extracted from the menu list file and their startup command file names as user-specific display menus, and input when the menu is displayed. Based on the login name and password A corresponding menu information file from the display condition information file, and based on this menu information file, a user menu creation unit that selects a user-specific display menu from the menu list file and stores it in the menu temporary file. To have.

[0008]

According to the above configuration, the menu information file name corresponding to the input login name and password is retrieved from the display condition information file and read. next,
If the hierarchical menu information file is not specified in the menu item code of the read menu information file, the corresponding menu item code and the start command file name corresponding to this code are extracted and read. If the read menu item code is correct, the menu item code and the start command file name are written in the menu temporary file and displayed as a menu for each user.

If the menu item code of the menu information file specifies the hierarchical menu information file, the hierarchical menu information file is searched to the end and the corresponding menu item code and the start command file name corresponding to this code are displayed in the menu. It is read from the list file and written to the menu temporary file.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a menu information creating device according to the present invention.

The apparatus shown in the figure inputs the login name for identifying the user and the password for identifying the individual, and checks whether the entered login name and password are correct. A check unit 2, a menu screen creation unit 3 that creates a user-specific menu screen based on the entered password and login name, and a display device 4 that displays the created menu screen are provided.

Further, in order to create a menu screen, a display condition information file 5, a menu information file 6,
A menu list file 7 and a menu temporary file 8 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the display condition information file 5 describes a login name, a password and a menu information file name.

As shown in FIG. 3, the menu information file 6 describes the menu item code and the name of the menu information file to be expanded if the hierarchical menu is expanded. This menu information file is 1 for each login name and password
The file exists. If there is a hierarchical menu, there is one file for each hierarchical menu, that is, the hierarchical menu information file 61.

The menu list file 7 describes menu item codes, menu items, and command file names to be activated, as shown in FIG.

The temporary menu file 8 is a display file for temporarily storing the created unique menu, and the contents of this file are displayed on the display device 4 as shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the operator inputs the login name and password (step ST1), first, in the check unit 2, the input login name and password (input information).
Is checked (step ST2).
If the input information is correct, then the menu information file name corresponding to the input login name and password is retrieved from the display condition information file 5 and read (step ST3).

Next, if the menu item code of the read menu information file 6 does not specify the hierarchical menu information file (NULL in FIG. 3, step ST5).
N), the corresponding menu item code and the start command file name corresponding to this code are extracted and read from the menu list file 7 (step ST7).
If the read menu item code is correct, the menu item code and the start command file name are written to the temporary menu file 8 (step S
T10).

On the other hand, if the menu item code of the menu information file 6 specifies the hierarchical menu information file 61, the hierarchical menu expansion process is executed (step S).
T5Y).

That is, if the hierarchical menu information file name described in the menu item code is read and the menu item code of the read hierarchical menu information file 61 further describes the hierarchical menu information file name, The hierarchical menu information file is also read. When the hierarchical menus are read to the end in this way, the corresponding menu item codes and the start command file names corresponding to these codes are extracted from the menu list file 7 and read (step S
T7). In the subsequent processing, the menu item code and the start command file name are written in the temporary file 8 in the same manner as the processing after step ST8 (step ST1).
0).

The above processing is performed at the end (EOF) of the file.
Is executed (step ST4N), and when EOF is reached,
The menu screen stored in the temporary menu file 8 until then is displayed on the display device 5 (step ST1).
1). When the EOF occurs after the menu list file 7 is read (step ST7), some error has occurred, and a message to that effect is displayed (step ST12).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the menu items and hierarchical menus permitted to the user can be edited and displayed according to the input conditions, so that the operation becomes easy.

On the other hand, when the user desires to change the display menu, the login name and password are entered to display the menu as described above, and the desired menu is added from the displayed menu. Alternatively, when the deletion of the menu is instructed, the contents of the display condition information file 5 and the menu information file 6 are rewritten, whereby the menu can be easily changed.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, since a desired menu can be displayed for each user, the menu can be easily searched and the workability thereof can be improved.

Since the menu can be freely registered and changed, a versatile search system can be constructed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a menu screen creation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a menu display information file.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a menu information file (hierarchical menu information file).

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a menu list file.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a menu screen.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a menu creating process in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Part 2 Check Part 3 User Menu Creation Part 4 Display Device 5 Display Condition Information File 6 Menu Information File 7 Menu List File 8 Menu Temporary File 61 Hierarchical Menu Information File

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A display condition information file describing a plurality of menu information file names specified by a login name and a password, and a menu item code and a hierarchical menu specified by the display condition information file. A plurality of menu information files configured to be associated with information file names and changeable by the user, a menu list file in which displayed menu items and their startup command file names are saved, and the menu information file The menu temporary file that specifies the menu item extracted from the menu list file and its startup command file name as a user-specific display menu, and the above-mentioned menu based on the input login name and password when the menu is displayed. Display condition information file A corresponding menu information file is specified from the menu information file, and a user menu creation unit for selecting a user-specific display menu from the menu list file based on the menu information file and storing it in the menu temporary file. Menu information creation device to be.