Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1996-02-29
1998-10-13
Kim, Matthew M.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
345349, G06F 300
Patent
active
058219269
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a method of generating an operating button for computer processing in which the operating button for instructing a processing to be executed by a computer can be automatically generated from the data values stored in a computer memory or generated on the basis of existing operating buttons per se and displayed on a display unit. Further, the present invention relates to a method of retrieving data with the use of the operating button for computer processing in which the operating button displayed on a display unit and data stored in a memory are mutually correlated to thereby quickly fetch appropriate data from the memory. Still further, the present invention relates to a method of displaying the operating button for computer processing in which the display method for the operating button can appropriately be changed in accordance with the condition of the user's use, the information needs and the like.
BACKGROUND ART
Conventionally, in commanding a computer a processing, it has generally been carried out to display a menu or operating buttons on a display or display unit and to implement selection and direction on the menu or operating buttons with the use of an input unit such as a keyboard or a mouse. For example, in fetching any data from the data stored in a computer memory, it has been carried out to display operating buttons as an aggregate of individual buttons on a display unit and to implement selection and direction among the individual buttons by means of an input unit.
The above display and selection are made with the use of a language or descriptive method such as program, command, macro or script in accordance with each design applied, and the data such as displayed designation and code are entered or defined in the form of a master file or an intra memory table and previously stored in a memory, which are updated according to necessity. In any case, when a new individual button becomes necessary, it has been requisite not only to add the new button with the use of the above language or descriptive method but also to newly specify a procedure to be followed at the selection of the new button. Further, in the creation or change of individual button display position, display size, display sequence and display summarization in which a plurality of individual buttons are summarized into one individual button and displayed, it has been needed to change the individual button display specification with the use of the above language or descriptive method.
Moreover, the hitherto employed individual buttons are generally not designed to perform display according to constantly changed data and have been limited to display for instructing processing whose fixed design is relatively easy or for controlling procedure therefor. Therefore, when retrieval is conducted based on, for example, a constantly changed store or commodity item, the method has been adopted such as one in which a table of such item designations is window displayed on a display unit and then selection is conducted. In this method, it has been needed to previously enter the above item designations in, for example, a master file and to constantly bring them to the latest status.
The display of operating buttons on a display unit is generally conducted by means of character strings, i.e., by disposing on the operating buttons respective character strings for identifying themselves. The user has identified the desired operating button by looking at the respective character strings disposed on the operating buttons. Consequently, when the user instructs the computer on a processing by this method, it has been a prerequisite that the user understands the meanings or contents of the above character strings. Moreover, even when it is intended to select few commodities, for example, whose sales result is lower than the budget (target), it has been required to conduct button manipulations comprising selecting operating buttons, actually retrieving data and comparing results with budgets with respect t
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Kim Matthew M.
Nguyen Cao H.
NJK Corporation
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