JP2867170B2 - Information processing device with processing time display function - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS This invention relates to personal computers and office computers.
Computer, Electronic Filing Device, DTP (Desk /
Top-Pauling), and other various information processing apparatuses that issue an instruction for execution by an interactive operation.
Immediately before the actual processing, based on the data volume and device status,
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having a processing time display function for displaying an appropriate message according to the processing time.

2. Description of the Related Art Normally, in an interactive information processing apparatus, when a process takes a long time and a period during which operation is impossible becomes long, an operator is notified by displaying a message on a screen or the like.

However, depending on the contents of the processing, the processing time may vary greatly depending on the data amount and other conditions of the apparatus.

In such a case, generally, the operator cannot predict the processing time, and the displayed message is uniform.
It is not a guide for processing time.

In addition, when the processing time is long, anxiety is given to the operator. On the contrary, when the processing time is short, the message may be erased in such a short time that the message cannot be read.

As described above, in the conventional method of determining the message display processing when incorporating in a device, the state of the device at the time of execution,
It is impossible to display a message according to the processing time that changes depending on the amount of data to be processed, and so on. There was an inconvenience that things would inevitably happen.

According to the present invention, such a disadvantage in the conventional information processing apparatus, that is, a message corresponding to a processing time that varies depending on the state of the apparatus at the time of execution, the amount of data to be processed, and the like is displayed. Can not be displayed, unnecessary messages are displayed, or the required messages are not displayed. , Display a message when the estimated processing time exceeds the reference value,
It is a first object to provide an information processing apparatus with high operability by displaying the estimated processing time.

Furthermore, by displaying the predicted processing time, by giving a bypass instruction, the operator can execute the target processing in the shortest time by appropriate judgment without relying on experience, etc. A second object is to provide an information processing apparatus with high reliability.

Means for Solving the Problems According to the present invention, firstly, in an information processing system for giving an execution instruction by an interactive operation, a time estimating means for estimating a processing time according to the content of the instructed processing; Display means for displaying a message of the estimated processing time before the execution of the processing when the time estimated by the time estimation means is equal to or longer than a preset time.

Secondly, in the above information processing system, when a process which is assumed to require a time longer than a preset time is a bypassable process, it is determined whether or not to perform the bypass process after displaying the expected processing time. Selection means for making a selection.

Next, an embodiment of an information processing apparatus having a processing time display function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a main part configuration of an information processing apparatus having a processing time display function according to the present invention. In the drawings, 1 is a control unit, 2 is a processing time inspection device, 3 is a device environment monitoring device, 4 is a processing unit control device, 5 is a display device, 6 is a processing unit, and 7 is a data storage unit.

The control unit 1 controls the entire process, and an instruction from an operator is also given to the control unit 1.

Each time the processing is performed, the processing time inspection device 2
The processing time is calculated based on the output result of the device environment monitoring device 3, information on data such as the number of data and data type obtained through the processing means 6, and an instruction given from the control unit 1 (described later). FIG. 3 shows the flow).

The device environment monitoring device 3 notifies the processing time inspection device 2 of information on the state that affects the processing time, for example, information on the amount of available memory and the state of the arithmetic device, among the states of the processing means 6. .

The processing means control device 4 has a function of controlling actual processing, and is paired with the processing time inspection device 2.

The display device 5 is an interactive display device having a display unit such as a CRT or an LCD and an input unit.

The processing means 6 is an apparatus environment, and specifically, is hardware such as a data input / output device and an arithmetic device.

The data storage unit 7 is a memory in which data for using the system is stored. The data stored in the data storage unit 7 is sent to each processing device through the processing means 6.

The operation of the information processing apparatus having the processing time display function shown in FIG. 1 is roughly as follows.

Prior to the actual processing performed by the processing means control device 4, the control unit 1 makes the processing time inspection device 2 predict the processing time and compares it with a preset reference time.

If the reference time has not been reached, the processing unit control unit 4 is immediately instructed to execute the processing.

However, when the reference time is exceeded, the display device 5
Is instructed to display the message and the processing time.

Further, when the processing means control device 4 is a bypassable process, a bypass instruction is requested, and the processing means control device 4 performs the processing according to the instruction.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a main processing flow when displaying the processing time in the information processing apparatus having the processing time display function of the present invention. In the drawing, #
1 to # 6 indicate steps.

 In step # 1, the processing time is predicted.

In the next step # 2, it is determined whether the predicted processing time exceeds the reference value.

If the reference value is exceeded, proceed to step # 3,
Display the estimated time.

In the next step # 4, it is determined whether the bypass can be performed.

If bypass is possible, it is determined in step # 5 whether or not there is a bypass instruction.

If there is no instruction for bypass, the process proceeds to step # 6, where a predetermined process is performed, and the flow of FIG. 2 ends.

If the result of the determination in the previous step # 2 does not exceed the reference value, and if the result of the determination in the previous step # 4 indicates that the bypass cannot be performed, the process proceeds to step # 6 to perform a predetermined process. .

The display of the processing time is completed by the processing of steps # 1 to # 6.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a detailed processing flow for estimating the processing time.

The flow of FIG. 3 shows the processing of the processing time prediction performed in the next step # 1 of FIG.

The processing time prediction processing shown in FIG. 3 is executed by the processing time inspection device 2 shown in FIG.

The processing time inspection device 2 calculates the processing time based on the device environment and the amount of processing data.

The above processing can be easily executed by an application program that performs processing by interactive operation.

According to the present invention, the message display is determined at the time of execution, and is evaluated based on the status of the apparatus, the amount of data to be processed, and the like. When the predicted processing time exceeds a reference value, the message display and the predicted processing time are performed. Is displayed.

In this way, messages are displayed only when necessary.

In addition, by displaying a predicted processing time, by giving a bypass instruction, the operator can execute a target process in a shortest time by appropriate judgment without depending on experience or the like.

According to the information processing apparatus having the processing time display function of the present invention, it is possible to control the message display immediately before the actual processing based on the data amount and the state of the apparatus. , An appropriate message can be displayed.

Further, since the predicted processing time is displayed on the screen, it is possible to remove the operator's anxiety (the effect corresponding to the first aspect of the present invention).

Further, in the case of a process that can be bypassed, the expected process time is displayed before the operator gives a bypass instruction, so that the target process can be performed by appropriate judgment without relying on experience or the like. (An effect corresponding to the second aspect of the present invention).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing one embodiment of a main part configuration of an information processing apparatus having a processing time display function of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is information having an information processing time display function of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a main processing flow when a processing time is displayed in the processing apparatus, and FIG. In the drawing, 1 is a control unit, 2 is a processing time inspection device, 3
Is an apparatus environment monitoring apparatus, 4 is a processing means control apparatus, 5 is a display apparatus, 6 is a processing means, and 7 is a data storage unit.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An information processing system for instructing execution by an interactive operation, comprising: a time estimating means for estimating a processing time according to the content of an instructed processing; Display means for displaying a message of the expected processing time before the execution of the processing when the set time is longer than the set time. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein, when a process assumed to require a time longer than a preset time is a bypassable process, after displaying the estimated processing time, An information processing apparatus, comprising: selection means for selecting whether or not to perform bypass processing.