Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Reexamination Certificate
1997-09-10
2001-10-09
Sax, Steven (Department: 2173)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
C345S182000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06300949
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an information processor which stores and manages objects with attribute information added to the objects.
2. Description of Prior Art
Recently, computers are becoming popular rapidly, and the amount of electronic information dealt by people is increasing fast. In order to manage and use the electronic information efficiently, attribute data are added to individual electronic information in a database system. For example, retrieve keys such as keywords are added as attribute information to individual data which should be managed, and a data is retrieved with use of the retrieve keys.
So far, such attribute information is added to electronic information manually by users. Therefore, it is a very big burden for users to add attribute information to each of a large amount of electronic information. Moreover, when the same attribute information which has already been added to a certain electronic information is added as attribute information to other electronic information, the user has to repeat the same procedure or has to do a complex operation, for example, by reading the existing attribute information, copying the same and setting it as attribute information to other electronic information.
On the other hand, in a type of database management system, in order to improve the easiness of operation, retrieve keys are registered in a retrieve key dictionary, and desired retrieve keys are selected from the retrieve key dictionary when retrieve keys are added to a data or when retrieve keys are used for data retrieve. Retrieve keys registered in the retrieve key dictionary are displayed for example as a list in a screen, and desired keys are selected therein.
However, when the number of retrieve keys registered in the retrieve key dictionary increases, it becomes difficult for a user to look for a desired retrieve key. On the other hand, there is a tendency that a particular user uses a limited type of retrieve keys or does not use the other retrieve keys so often.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of this invention is to provide an information processor which reduces a burden of a user to add attribute information to a large amount of electronic information.
Another object of this invention is to provide an information processor which adds existing attribute information to an electronic information in a simple operation.
A further object of this invention is to provide an information processor which adds the same attribute information to a large amount of electronic information in a simple operation.
A still further object of this invention is to provide an information processor which selects desired. attribute information easily when the number of attribute information registered in a dictionary is large.
In one aspect of the invention on an information processor which stores and manages objects with attribute information added thereto, when an attribute information on an object is copied for another object, a selection means is selects an object, and a command issue means issues a command to copy attribute information of the object. Then, a copy means extracts the attribute information of the object and stores-it in a storage medium in response to the issuance of the command to copy. An object represents an electronic information which is a subject to be stored and managed by the information processor such as a text data, an image data or a folder which contains a text data, an image data or the like. Further, attribute information represents a secondary information, added to an object as a subject to be managed, such as a retrieve key (keyword, color, form and the like), and creator, date of creation, size, comment or icon of the object. Preferably, another command is issued further to add the attribute information stored in the storage medium to the another object, and an addition means adds the attribute information stored in the storage medium to the another object in response to the issuance of the command to add. Thus, the same attribute information can be added to a different object. easily.
In a second aspect of the invention on an information processor which stores and manages objects with attribute information added to the objects, a storage means is provided for storing an object and attribute information added to the object in a correspondence relation. When the same attribute information is added to a plurality of objects, a first selection means selects the objects, and a second selection means selects attribute information. Then, an addition means adds the selected attribute information to each of the objects at the same time and stores the attribute information in a relation to each of the objects in the storage medium. Thus, the load of a user for adding attribute information is reduced largely.
In a third aspect of the invention on an information processor which stores and manages objects with attribute information added to the objects, a main dictionary and a sub-dictionary are provided for retrieve. In the main dictionary attribute information and data for identifying the attribute information are registered, while in the sub-dictionary, data for identifying attribute information for a part of that attribute information registered in said main dictionary are registered. All the attribute information identified by the data registered in the sub-dictionary is displayed in a screen by the display device, and a selection means selects an attribute information displayed in the screen. In the sub-dictionary, not the attribute information , but data for or identifying attribute information ar e registered. Then, a substance represented by the attribute information is selected by the selection means with reference to the main dictionary and the sub-dictionary.
An advantage of this invention is that a burden of is a user for adding attribute information to a large amount of objects is decreased.
Another advantage of this invention is that the same attribute information can be added to a plurality of objects in a simple operation. A further advantage of this invention is that desired attribute information can be selected easily in a dictionary even when a large number of attribute information is registered in the dictionary.
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Moriwaki Kagumi
Shudo Takao
Minolta Co. , Ltd.
Sax Steven
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
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