JPH11242541A - Information processing apparatus and option display method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide an information processing apparatus in which, when a user selects an option on a screen, an unfair variation does not occur in the number of selections of a selection item. SOLUTION: Screen data is stored in an area M on a main storage device 12.
1 and from the screen data on the main storage device 12,
After the options are extracted and all the screen data M1 has been searched, it is determined whether or not there is an option based on whether or not the area M2 is 0. When the area M2 is two or more, it is determined that there is an option, and that it can be rearranged, the options are rearranged, and finally, the display is performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of option items on a screen and an option display method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in information processing apparatuses such as personal computers,
When allowing the user to select the next display screen using options such as buttons and lists, if the option items are always the same on the current screen, the positional relationship between the options on that screen is often fixed. .

As a method of displaying the options, there has been a method of displaying options such as alphabetical order or Japanese syllabary order, which focuses on easy selection by the user.

On the other hand, a method has been proposed in which the positional relationship between displayed options is not fixed, and the options are displayed in descending order of the number of times selected by the user.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional option display method, when the user selects an option, it does not take into account that the probability of the user's selection differs depending on the positional relationship of the options. There is a problem that unfair variation occurs in the number of selections of items.

[0006] More specifically, for example, in one multimedia terminal, in order for different companies in the same industry to contract the same product, options of respective product names (product A, product B) are displayed on the same screen. When the products are the same in terms of their merchandise strength, there is a high possibility of selecting the products listed above.

Further, since there are too many selection items to fit on one screen, a product (product A) of one company is displayed on the first screen, and a product (product B) of the other company is displayed on the second screen. When displayed, the possibility of selecting the user product A increases.

[0008] In this case, fair competition is not performed between companies.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus and an option display method which prevent an unfair variation in the number of selections of a selection item when a user selects an option on a screen. The purpose is to provide.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a screen data acquiring means for acquiring screen data, an option extracting means for extracting an option from the screen data, and an option extracting means. When there are a plurality of choices extracted by the means, there are provided option sorting means for sorting all the options, and screen display means for displaying all the options sorted by the option sorting means.

In a second aspect based on the first aspect, the option rearranging means determines the arrangement of the options by random numbers.

In a third aspect based on the first aspect, the option rearranging means determines the arrangement of the options based on time.

[0013] In a fourth aspect based on the third aspect, the option rearranging means determines the top option according to time.

In a fifth aspect based on the first to fourth aspects, the image data is obtained via a network.

In a sixth aspect, a screen data acquisition process for acquiring screen data, an option extraction process for extracting options from the screen data, and all options when there are a plurality of options extracted by the option extraction process. And a screen display process for displaying all options sorted by the option sorting process.

In a seventh aspect based on the sixth aspect, the option rearranging process determines the arrangement of the options by random numbers.

In an eighth aspect based on the sixth aspect, in the option rearranging process, the arrangement of the options is determined by time.

In a ninth aspect based on the eighth aspect, the option rearranging process is to determine an option that becomes the top option according to time.

In a tenth aspect based on the sixth to ninth aspects, the image data is obtained via a network.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The main part of this device is composed of a central processing unit 11, a main storage device 12, a display device 13, and an input device 14.

The central processing unit 11 controls the main storage device 12, the display device 13, and the input device 14, and also performs four arithmetic operations and logical operations. In the main storage device 12,
Information necessary for the information processing apparatus to perform information processing can be stored and retrieved as needed. Here, a program (see the flowchart of FIG. 2) for realizing the option display method of the present invention is also stored in the main storage device.

The display device 13 displays a result of processing of figures and characters, and is equipped with a CRT and a liquid crystal. The input device 14 performs various inputs to the central processing unit 11 and includes a keyboard, A mouse, a touch panel, a line-of-sight input, and the like are mounted.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an option display method according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a data area allocated on the main storage device 12 of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of display data according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 3, M1 is an area on the main memory 12 for storing screen data, and M2 is an area on the main memory 12 for storing the number of options. M3 is
The area of the address array for storing the start address of the start keyword of the option on the main storage device 12 is shown.
Indicates an array for storing the number of bytes of the option on the main storage device 12.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the screen data is composed of data in a text format, and the options are data surrounded by special start keywords and end keywords. The start keyword starts with “<A” and ends with “>”, and the end keyword is “</ A
>".

The operation of the present embodiment will be described below.

First, screen data is obtained in the area M1 on the main storage device 12 via an auxiliary storage device (not shown), a network, a modem, or the like (S11).

Next, options are extracted from the screen data on the main storage device 12 (S12). For example, a description will be given of an option extraction process in a case where the screen data is as shown by M1 in FIG.
The upper area M2 is initialized to 0 as an area for storing the number of options.

From the area M1 on the main storage device 12, data matching with "<A" which is the start data of the start keyword is searched. If there is matched data, the address on the main storage device 12 is stored in the first position (M3 [0]) of the address array area M3.

Then, from the next address where the start data of the start keyword is found, ">" which is end data of the start keyword is searched. If there is no data that matches the end data of the start keyword, an error occurs.

Next, an end keyword is searched from the address next to the start keyword. If there is no data that matches the end keyword, an error occurs. If there is matched data, the start keyword address M3
From [0] and the address following the end keyword, the number of bytes of the first option is calculated. The calculated number of bytes is stored in the first position (M4 [0]) of the address array area M4.

Here, since the options have been successfully extracted, the area M2 indicating the number of options is counted up to 1.

Similarly, options are extracted from the address following the end keyword. After searching all the screen data M1, it is determined whether or not there is an option based on whether or not the area M2 is 0 (S13).

If the area M2 is two or more, it is determined that there is an option, and it can be rearranged, and the options are rearranged (S14). This rearrangement process is performed as follows.

First, the main storage device 12 having the same size as M1
The upper area is secured, and this area is set as an area M1a necessary for sorting options. Further, another area M is used for sorting.
5 (numerical array) is reserved.

Then, M5 [M2-1] (the position of the area M5 corresponding to a value obtained by subtracting 1 from the value of M2) from M5 [0] (the initial value of the area M5) to 1 Is substituted so that the same numerical value does not overlap.

The data that is not an option is copied from the area M1 to the area M1a, and the data of the option, that is, the area M1a is copied.
In the case of data from the address stored in the area 3 to the number of bytes stored in the area M4, the data is copied using the numerical value stored in the area M5. For example, if the area M5 [0] is 3
If so, the options are copied so that the third option becomes the first option.

After all data has been copied, the area M1
Data is copied from area a to area M1, and area M1a is discarded.

Finally, display is performed (S15). Even when the area M2 is 0, since there is no option, the screen data display processing is performed as usual.

Further, in the above embodiment, all options are rearranged by random numbers, but a method of determining the top option by time may be used.

In this case, first, the current time is obtained, and the remainder obtained by dividing the current time by the value of the area M2 is substituted for the area M5 [0]. For the area M5 [1], a value obtained by adding 1 to the area M5 [0] is substituted. Similarly, the processing is repeated up to the area M5 [M2-1]. However, when the value of the area M5 exceeds the area M2, 1 is substituted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the screen data is obtained in the area M1 on the main storage device 12, and
After the option is extracted from the screen data on the upper side and all the screen data M1 has been searched, it is determined whether or not there is an option based on whether the area M2 is 0 or not. Area M2 is 2
In the above case, it is determined that there is an option and it can be rearranged, the options are rearranged, and the display is performed last, so change the order so that the order of the options becomes average Therefore, when the user selects an option, there is no unfair variation in the number of selections of the selection item.

In the above-described embodiment, the above-described control method can be realized by storing the program according to the flowchart of FIG. 2 in the main storage device and operating the program. The option display method according to the present invention is stored in the magnetic desk device as a program, and is loaded into the main storage device 12 and executed at the time of execution.

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of one device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus. In this case, by reading a storage medium storing a program represented by software for achieving the present invention into the system or the device, the system or the device can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

[0047]

As described above in detail, according to the information processing apparatus and the option display method of the present invention, the order can be changed so that the order of the options becomes average, so that the user can select the option. In doing so, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of unfair variations in the number of selections of the selection items. This allows for fair competition in situations where different companies select similar products.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an option display method according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a data area allocated on a main storage device 12 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of display data according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Central Processing Unit 12 Main Storage Device 13 Display Device 14 Input Device

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. Screen data acquisition means for acquiring screen data; option extraction means for extracting options from the screen data; and options for rearranging all options when there are a plurality of options extracted by the option extraction means. An information processing apparatus comprising: a rearranging unit; and a screen display unit that displays all options rearranged by the option rearranging unit. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the option rearranging unit determines an array of the options by using a random number. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the option rearranging unit determines the arrangement of the options based on time. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the option rearranging unit determines an option at the top according to time. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data is obtained via a network. 6. A screen data acquisition process for acquiring screen data, an option extraction process for extracting options from the screen data, and an option for rearranging all the options when there are a plurality of options extracted by the option extraction process. An option display method, comprising: executing a rearrangement process; and a screen display process of displaying all options rearranged by the option rearrangement process. 7. The option display method according to claim 6, wherein in the option rearranging process, the arrangement of the options is determined by a random number. 8. The option display method according to claim 6, wherein the option rearranging process determines the arrangement of the options based on time. 9. The option display method according to claim 8, wherein the option rearranging process determines an option at the top according to time. 10. The option display method according to claim 6, wherein the image data is obtained via a network.