JPS63155228A - Icon control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To speedily and accurately perform icon control processing by defining an icon control block with a block definition number. CONSTITUTION:Control information which constitutes the icon control block includes an icon state 101, a control flag 103, a display icon code 105, an icon display position 105, an icon display position 107, the block definition number 111, equal-level group link pointer 113, an equal-level block ring pointer 115, and a low-level block link pointer 117. The processing of an icon is performed according to the block definition number 111 and link pointers 113, and 117.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Icon management method using level numbers! , group number m and block number n, and in this icon management block, (1, m,
By including each link pointer corresponding to n,
You can classify icons by level, function, and media, and manage them efficiently.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an icon management method applied to information input terminal devices and other devices that are one of the constituent devices of a Videotex (e.g., Captain) communication system, and particularly to an information input terminal device that uses icons to efficiently manage icons. This invention relates to an icon management method for managing icons and improving processing speed.

[Conventional technology]

Approximately 700 types of icons are used in current information input terminal devices.
They are classified and managed using serial numbers such as 700. Therefore, the display of the icons necessary for creating the current screen, and the icon processing when one of those icons is selected, are performed by sequentially searching from the first icon (number 1) and extracting the icons necessary for display. , and also uses a method of searching for a specified icon.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Therefore, in this traditional icon management method,
In order to manage the classification of icons by level, function, media, etc., it is necessary to secure an area in memory, and to create dummy management blocks as necessary. Ta.

Furthermore, it takes a long time to search for a suitable icon, making it difficult to efficiently display a plurality of related icons at the same time.

The present invention solves these conventional problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide an icon management method that can quickly and accurately process icons.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention defines an icon management block corresponding to each icon with a block definition number (1゜m, n) based on a level number l, a group number m, and a block number n, and within this icon management block, Set a link pointer that indicates the first block of the group, a link pointer that indicates the adjacent block at the same level, and a link pointer that indicates the first block of the lower level, and include the block definition numbers j#m, n and each link pointer. It is characterized by icon management.

[For production]

Icon management blocks provided corresponding to a plurality of icons are defined by the level number β of the corresponding icon, the group number m of the same level, and the block number n of the same level group. Furthermore, a link pointer indicating the first icon management block of the next group within the same level, a link pointer indicating the next icon management block within the same group, and a link indicating the first icon management block of the lower level group corresponding to each icon. A pointer is set.

In the icon management method of the present invention, using these block definition numbers (/, m, n) and each link pointer, it is possible to quickly search for a corresponding icon, and also to display or delete icons under any icon. icon management processing can be performed quickly and accurately.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of an icon management block for implementing the icon management method of the present invention.

In the figure, each management information strip that constitutes an icon management block, an icon state 101, a management flag 103, a display icon code 105, an icon display position 107, a block definition number (I!+ m, n) l, 1, and the same It includes a level group link pointer l,3, a same level block link pointer l,5, and a lower level block link pointer l,7.

The icon B101 is information that distinguishes between idle, active, busy, display, and non-display. The font of the icon is registered in the display icon code 105. The icon display position 107 specifies the active position using frame identification information and an address (x, y).

An icon management block provided corresponding to each icon is defined by a level number l, a group number m within the same level, and a block number n within the same level group.

The same level group link pointer l, 3 indicates the pointer of the first icon management block of the adjacent group within the same level, and the same level block link pointer l, 5
indicates the pointer of the adjacent icon management block in the same group, and the lower level block link pointer l, 7
indicates a pointer to the top icon management block of the lower level group corresponding to each icon.

The icon management process uses this block definition number (β, m
, n) l,1 and each link pointer l,3. l, 5,
1, 7.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the arrangement and configuration of icon management blocks for explaining icon management processing according to the present invention.

In the figure, a level pointer table 200 includes a pointer (al
is stored. For example, as the primary block icon group pointer 210 with level number A=1, the block definition number (1
, 0, O) are stored, and the secondary sub-icon group pointer 2 with level number l=2 is stored.
The pointer of the icon management block with the block definition number (2, O, O) is stored as 20, and the level number l = 3.
The pointer of the icon management block with the block definition number (3,0,0) is stored as the tertiary sub-icon group pointer 230 of . Below are the level numbers! =4.5,...
It is similar to

Icon management blocks with level number 1=1 are icon management blocks 2l, . . . with group number m=0. 212.2
13. The block definition numbers of each icon management block are (1,0,0), (1,0,
1), (1,0,2).

The icon management block with level number A=2 is the icon management block 221.222 with group number m=0, and the icon management block 223.22 with group number m=1.
4.225, and icon management blocks 226 and 227 with group number m=2. The block definition number of each icon management block is ((2,0,0)
, (2,0°1)] , ((2,1,0), (2,1
,1),(2,12)) ,((2,2,0),(2
, 2, 1)).

The icon management block with level number 1=3 is the icon management block 231.232.2 with group number m=o.
33. Icon management block 23 with group number m=1
4.235.236, and icon management blocks 237.238.239 with group number m=2. The block definition numbers of each icon management block are [(3゜0.0), (3,0,1), ..., (3,0
,7)), [(3°1.0), (3,LL), (3,1
,2)), ((3,2゜0), (3,2,1),...
, (3,2,13)).

In the first icon management block of each group, a pointer (b) indicating the first icon management block of an adjacent group within the same level is stored as a same level group link pointer. In every icon management block, a pointer (l, 1) indicating the next icon management block in the same group is stored as the same level block link pointer, and the first icon management block of the lower level group corresponding to each block is stored. pointer +
d) is stored as a lower level block link pointer.

Here, when each link pointer indicates the final block, for example roxFFFFJ, the following icon management blocks are not linked.

The pointer (d) of the icon management block 221 with group number m=0 is set as the lower level block link pointer of the icon management block 2l. Similarly, the icon management block 212 has a group number m=l.
A pointer fd+ corresponding to the icon management block 226 of group number m=2 is set in the icon management block 223 and the icon management block 213. Furthermore, the icon management block 221 has a group number m=o.
A pointer (dl) corresponding to the icon management block 234 with group number m=1 and the icon management block 237 with group number m=2 is set in the icon management block 231 and icon management block 222, respectively.

In addition, each icon management block 223 to 225 with level number 1=2 and group number m=1, group number m=2
The lower level block link pointers of the icon management block 227 and the icon management blocks 231 to 239 with level number 1=3 each indicate the final block,
It is assumed that there is no subordinate icon management block.

Hereinafter, a processing example of the icon management method of the present invention will be described with reference to an example of the arrangement and configuration of the icon management block shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a search procedure for a corresponding icon management block.

When an icon is specified, (L, M, N) are taken as parameters corresponding to the function. Konori, M, and N are
By detecting a match with 2, m, and n in the icon management block, the corresponding icon management block can be searched.

The procedure will be explained below. As a specific example, when L=2, M=1, N=1, the block definition number (2, 1
, 1) when searching the icon management block 224 is shown in parentheses.

The L (=2) next block icon group pointer (220) in the level pointer table 200 is saved and set to P. P
It is determined whether m (=O) of the icon management block (221) pointed to by M (=1) of the parameter matches.

Since no match can be found, the icon management block (221)
Let P be the same level group link pointer of . That is, it is determined whether m (=1) of the icon management block (223) of the next group (m=1) matches M (=1) of the parameter. Since they match, it is then determined whether n (=0) of the icon management block (223) pointed to by P matches N (=1) of the parameter. Since no match can be found, the same level block link pointer of the icon management block (223) is set as P. That is, n (=1) of the next icon management block (224)
It is determined whether or not the parameter N (=1) matches. Since they match, this P (block definition number (2, 1
, 1) is set as return information, and the search process is ended.

FIG. 4 shows an example of management processing regarding icon display for each level.

On the display screen, first, icon management blocks 2l, . Assume that 212.213 is displayed. Here, it is assumed that the icon state of the icon management block 2l is active or that the icon management block 2l is searched for by the search process. below,
As a specific example, the process in which the icon management block 2l is searched for and the icons under it are displayed is shown in parentheses.

The pointer indicating the icon management block (2l,) that is searched by the search process and set as return information is
is set as . Lower level block link pointer (d) of the icon management block (2l,) pointed to by P
Save and set it to P.

Set the icon status of the icon management block (221) pointed to by P using the function code (display or hide)
. Further, if the icon management block (221) pointed to by P is active, the icon is displayed in a different color from others, the P is saved, and it is set as Q.

Next, it is determined whether the same level block link pointer (l, 1) of the icon management block (221) pointed to by P is the final block (for example, if it is rOxFFF
If it is FJ, it is determined that it is a pointer indicating the final block). The icon management block pointed to by P (221
Since the same level block link pointer (l, 1) of ) is not a pointer indicating the final block, the same level block link pointer (l, 1 is saved and set as P.

Next, the icon management block specified by this P (
222), and the above loop is repeated until the icon management block pointed to by P (222) (7) Same level block link pointer (l, 1) is determined to be the pointer indicating the final block.

Here, if the same level block link pointer of the icon management block (222) pointed to by P indicates the last block (within the same level group), the active icon management block (222) saved as Q
) is assumed to be P.

It is determined whether the lower level block link pointer of the icon management block (222) pointed to by this P is the final block (for example, if it is 0xFFFFj, it is determined that it is a pointer indicating the final block)
. If the lower level program link pointer of the icon management block (222) pointed to by P is not a pointer indicating the final block, the icon management program (222) is
The lower level block link pointer at 222) is saved and the above loop is repeated until it is determined to be the pointer to the final block.

That is, the icon management block (221) is displayed by the lower level block link pointer of the icon management block (2l), and the icon management block (222) is displayed by the same level block link pointer, and the icon management block (222) which is active is displayed. )
The icon management block (234) is displayed by the lower level block link pointer, and the icon management block (235, 2313) is displayed by the same level block link pointer, and all the icon management blocks under the icon management block (2l,) are displayed. The icon display ends.

In this way, various icon management processes can be performed quickly and accurately using the block definition number of the icon management block and each link pointer.

Note that a level pointer table 200 is provided for each medium, and one level pointer table can be selected using a switching icon, for example, and icon management processing can be performed in the same manner thereafter. In this case, the level of the switching icon is 0, and each level pointer table is selected by, for example, lower level block linking.

Further, the search procedure for a corresponding icon and the procedure for controlling erasure and display of icons shown in this embodiment are only an example of the icon management method of the present invention, and are not limited thereto.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, since the icon management block is defined by the block definition number (j!, m, n), icon management can be performed efficiently with a small memory capacity. Furthermore, the block definition number and each link pointer allow icon management processing to be performed quickly and accurately, which is extremely useful in practice.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an icon management block for realizing the icon management method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement and configuration of the icon management block for explaining the icon management process according to the present invention. , FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a search procedure for a corresponding icon management block, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of management processing regarding icon display for each level. In the figure, 200 is a level pointer table, 210 is a primary sub-icon group pointer, 220 is a secondary sub-icon group pointer, 230 is a tertiary sub-icon group pointer, 2l, ~213.221~227.231~2
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An icon management method that performs management processing for a plurality of icons using icon management blocks in which management information for each of the plurality of icons is stored, wherein each icon management block stores the level of the corresponding icon. Set the block definition number (l, m, n) defined by the number l, the group number m of the same level, and the block number n of the same level group, and further set the first icon management block of the adjacent group within the same level. a link pointer indicating the next icon management block in the same group, a link pointer indicating the first icon management block of the lower level group corresponding to each icon, and setting the block definition number (l, m, n ) and management information of each link pointer.