JP7328938B2 - Screen element complementing device, screen element complementing method and screen element complementing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a screen element complementing device, a screen element complementing method, and a screen element complementing program.

Patent Literature 1 discloses an input screen control device, an input screen control method, and an input screen control program capable of creating an input screen prompting the user to input information in consideration of later use of data (Patent Literature 1 discloses 0006 paragraph).

JP 2010-257168 A

In today's rapidly changing business environment, it is required to create highly consistent screens accurately and quickly in various business situations. However, depending on the technology described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to automatically complement (generate) elements on the screen (for example, content panels, group panels, input panels, labels, text boxes, radio groups, radio buttons, etc.). was difficult. In particular, in the case of N layers instead of one layer, it was difficult to automatically complement (generate).

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is a screen element complementing device, a screen element complementing method, and a screen element complementing device capable of automatically complementing elements on a screen (even in the case of N layers). The purpose is to provide a program.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a screen element complementing apparatus according to the present invention is a screen element complementing apparatus comprising a control unit, the control unit identifying an element on the screen. By referring to the element setting master containing the element identification data and the parent element identification data for identifying the parent element which is the parent element of the element, the element arranged on the screen is set as the current element. Parent element acquisition means for acquiring parent element identification data associated with the element identification data of the element; parent element identification data acquired by the parent element acquisition means; and assignment destination of the element arranged on the screen. a check means for checking whether or not the element identification data about the destination element which is the element matches, and the parent element identification data acquired by the parent element acquisition means when the check means determines that they do not match a parent element generating means for generating the parent element specified by on the screen and making it the new current element, wherein the parent element acquiring means, the checking means and the parent element generating means The feature is that the processing is repeated until the check means determines that they match.

Further, in the screen element complementing apparatus according to the present invention, the element setting master further includes a number of existing child elements, which is the number of child elements that the element should have in order for the element to exist, and the control unit controls the With reference to the element setting master, the original element, which is the element to which the element to be moved or the element to be deleted originally belonged, is set as the current parent element, and the element for the current parent element Existence child element number acquisition means for acquiring the number of existence child elements associated with identification data, and whether the number of elements possessed by the current parent element satisfies the number of existence child elements acquired by the existence child element number acquisition means a comparison means for determining whether or not the condition is satisfied by comparing; and when the comparison means determines that the condition is not satisfied, the current parent element is deleted and the parent element of the current parent element is replaced with the new current parent element. and an element deleting means for updating as , wherein the existing child element number acquiring means, the comparing means, and the element deleting means repeat the processing until the comparing means determines that the conditions are satisfied.

Further, a screen element complementing device method according to the present invention is a screen element complementing method executed by an information processing device having a control unit, wherein the element for identifying an element on the screen is executed by the control unit. By referring to the element setting master containing the identification data and the parent element identification data for identifying the parent element which is the parent element of the element, the element arranged on the screen is set as the current element. a parent element acquisition step for acquiring parent element identification data linked to the element identification data for, the parent element identification data acquired in the parent element acquisition step, and the element to which the element arranged on the screen is assigned A check step for checking whether or not the element identification data for the assignment destination element matches with the parent element identification data acquired in the parent element acquisition step if a parent element generating step for generating the identified parent element on the screen and making it the new current element, wherein the processing in the parent element acquiring step, the checking step, and the parent element generating step includes: It is characterized in that the check step is repeated until it is determined that they match.

Further, a screen element complementing device program according to the present invention is a screen element complementing program to be executed by an information processing device having a control unit, and is for identifying an element on a screen to be executed by the control unit. and the parent element identification data for identifying the parent element that is the parent element of the element, and the element placed on the screen as the current element. a parent element acquisition step for acquiring parent element identification data linked to the element identification data for the element of, the parent element identification data acquired in the parent element acquisition step, and the assignment destination of the element arranged on the screen; a check step for checking whether or not the element identification data for the assignment destination element, which is an element, matches or not; a parent element generation step of generating a parent element specified by data on the screen and making it the new current element, wherein the processing in the parent element acquisition step, the check step, and the parent element generation step is repeated until it is determined that they match in the checking step.

According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically complement the elements on the screen (even in the case of N layers).

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a screen element complementing device. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen to be created. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an outline of a conventional screen creation flow. FIG. 4 is a first half diagram showing an example of an overview of the flow of screen creation (screen creation using automatic complementation) according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a second half diagram showing an example of an overview of the flow of screen creation (screen creation using automatic complementation) according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen before and after layout change. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an outline of a conventional layout change flow. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an overview of the flow of layout change (layout change using automatic deletion) according to this embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an element setting master. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a tree representing the hierarchical structure of elements. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of automatic complementing according to this embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart of automatic complementing according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of automatic deletion according to this embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart of automatic deletion according to this embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a screen element complementing device, a screen element complementing method, and a screen element complementing program according to the present invention will be described below in detail based on the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited by this embodiment. Specific configurations and operations will be described below.

[1. composition]
An example of the configuration of the screen element complementing device 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the screen element complementing device 100. As shown in FIG.

The screen element complementing device 100 is a commercially available desktop personal computer. It should be noted that the screen element complementing apparatus 100 is not limited to a stationary information processing apparatus such as a desktop personal computer, and can be used in mobile devices such as commercially available notebook personal computers, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), smart phones, and tablet personal computers. type information processing device.

The screen element complementing device 100 includes a control section 102 , a communication interface section 104 , a storage section 106 and an input/output interface section 108 . Each unit included in the screen element complementing apparatus 100 is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

The communication interface unit 104 communicably connects the screen element complementing apparatus 100 to the network 300 via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. The communication interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with another device via a communication line. Here, the network 300 has a function of connecting the screen element complementing apparatus 100 and the server 200 so that they can communicate with each other, and is, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network). Data such as various masters described later may be stored in the server 200, for example.

An input device 112 and an output device 114 are connected to the input/output interface section 108 . The output device 114 can be a monitor (including a home television), a speaker, or a printer. The input device 112 can be a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or a monitor that realizes a pointing device function in cooperation with a mouse. Note that, hereinafter, the output device 114 may be referred to as the monitor 114 and the input device 112 may be referred to as the keyboard 112 or the mouse 112 .

The storage unit 106 stores various databases, tables, files, and the like. The storage unit 106 stores a computer program for performing various processes by giving commands to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) in cooperation with an OS (Operating System). As the storage unit 106, for example, memory devices such as RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory), fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks can be used.

The storage unit 106 has, for example, an element setting master 106a.

As shown in FIG. 9, the element setting master 106a contains, for example, element identification data (element name and element type) for identifying an element on the screen, a description of the element, and a parent element of the element. It includes parent element identification data (parent element type) for identifying a certain parent element, and the number of existing child elements, which is the number of child elements that the element should have in order to exist.

The control unit 102 is a CPU or the like that controls the screen element complementing device 100 in an integrated manner. The control unit 102 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, required data, and the like, and performs various information processing based on these stored programs. Execute.

The control unit 102 functionally conceptually includes, for example, (1) element identification data for identifying an element on the screen and parent element identification data for identifying a parent element that is the parent element of the element. Parent element acquisition as parent element acquisition means for acquiring parent element identification data linked to the element identification data for the current element by referring to the element setting master and setting the element arranged on the screen as the current element and (2) the parent element identification data acquired by the parent element acquisition means and the element identification data of the assignment destination element, which is the assignment destination of the element arranged on the screen, match. (3) a parent element specified by the parent element identification data acquired by the parent element acquisition means when the checking means determines that there is no match, (4) the element to be moved or deleted by referring to the element setting master; Existing child element number acquisition means for acquiring the number of existing child elements associated with the element identification data for the current parent element, with the original element, which is the element to which the target element originally belonged, as the current parent element and (5) whether or not the number of elements possessed by the current parent element satisfies the number of existing child elements acquired by the existing child element number acquiring unit 102d. (6) when the comparison means determines that the condition is not satisfied, the current parent element is deleted and the parent element of the current parent element is replaced with the new current parent element; and an element deletion unit 102f as element deletion means for updating the parent element.

[1-1] will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 12 for automatic complement processing according to the present embodiment performed by the parent element acquisition unit 102a, the check unit 102b, and the parent element generation unit 102c. Further, automatic deletion processing according to the present embodiment performed by the existing child element number acquisition unit 102d, the comparison unit 102e, and the element deletion unit 102f will be described in [1-2] with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[1-1: Processing of automatic completion]
The parent element acquisition unit 102a selects the element arranged on the screen from the element setting master 106a including the element identification data (element type) and the parent element identification data (parent element type) as the current element ( Step SA1 in FIG. 12), acquire parent element identification data (type of parent element) associated with the element identification data for the current element (step SA2 in FIG. 12).

The check unit 102b acquires the parent element identification data (type of parent element) acquired by the parent element acquisition unit 102a, and the element identification data (type of assignment destination) of the element to which the element arranged on the screen is assigned. element type) and match (step SA3 in FIG. 12). If the check unit 102b determines that they match (step SA3 in FIG. 12: Yes), the process ends.

On the other hand, if the check unit 102b determines that they do not match (step SA3 in FIG. 12: No), the parent element generation unit 102c retrieves the parent element identification data (parent element type) acquired by the parent element acquisition unit 102a. is generated on the screen (step SA4 in FIG. 12) and set as the new current element (step SA6 in FIG. 12). The process of "generating" the parent element in this way corresponds to the "automatic completion" process according to this embodiment.

The parent element acquisition unit 102a, the check unit 102b, and the parent element generation unit 102c repeat the process until the check unit 102b determines that they match (until step SA3 in FIG. 12 returns Yes).

[1-2: Automatic deletion process]
The existing child element number acquisition unit 102d refers to the element setting master 106a including the element identification data (element type), the parent element identification data (parent element type), and the number of existing child elements, The original element, which is the element to which the target element or the deletion target element originally belonged, is set as the current parent element (step SB1 in FIG. 14), and the element identification data ( element type) and the number of existing child elements associated with it (step SB2 in FIG. 14).

The comparing unit 102e determines whether or not the number of elements possessed by the current parent element satisfies the number of existing child elements acquired by the existing child element number acquisition unit 102d (step SB3 in FIG. 14). ). If the comparison unit 102e determines that the condition is satisfied (step SB3 in FIG. 14: Yes), the process ends.

On the other hand, if the comparison unit 102e determines that the condition is not satisfied (step SB3 in FIG. 14: No), the element deletion unit 102f deletes the current parent element (step SB5 in FIG. 14), and deletes the current parent element (step SB5 in FIG. 14). is set as the new current parent element (step SB6 in FIG. 14). The process of "deleting" an element in this way corresponds to the "automatic deletion" process according to this embodiment.

The existing child element number acquisition unit 102d, the comparison unit 102e, and the element deletion unit 102f repeat the processing until the comparison unit 102e determines that the condition is satisfied (until step SB3 in FIG. 14 returns Yes).

[2. Overview of processing]
In this section, first, outlines of conventional screen creation and screen creation according to the present embodiment will be described. Next, an outline of layout change in the related art and layout change according to the present embodiment will be described. In FIGS. 2 to 8, operations marked with white arrows are manual operations performed by the operator.

[2-1. Screen creation]
If you want to create the screen shown in FIG. 2 from the "starting point" screen (contents panel only screen) in FIG. 3, the following requirements 1 to 6 must be satisfied.
1. Group the elements that satisfy the design rules (place the group panel).
2. Evenly space pairs of labels and input items (place input panels).
3. Place two labels.
4. Place a text box.
5. Place two radio buttons.
6. Place one other screen element.

When creating the screen shown in FIG. 2 by conventional screen creation, the operator has to perform a total of 11 operations even in the shortest time, as indicated by white arrows in FIG. On the other hand, when creating the screen shown in FIG. 2 by the process of creating a screen (creating a screen using automatic completion) according to the present embodiment, as indicated by white arrows in FIGS. 4 and 5, The operator only has to perform a total of six operations, and does not need to be aware of non-functional requirement elements.

[2-2. layout change]
As shown in FIG. 6, the case of changing the layout to combine two groups into one will be described. Integrating two groups into one means moving two input panels included in the group panel MA1 to the group panel MA2 of the group panel MA1 and the group panel MA2 in the left diagram of FIG. By deleting the blank group panel MA1, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. 6, only the group panel MA2 is left.

When two groups are combined into one by changing the conventional layout, the operator has to perform a total of three operations, as indicated by white arrows in FIG. On the other hand, when combining two groups into one by changing the layout according to the present embodiment (changing the layout using automatic deletion), as indicated by the white arrow in FIG. Only two operations are required, and there is no need to be conscious of non-functional requirement elements.

[3. Specific example of processing]
In this section, a specific example of processing according to this embodiment will be described. First, automatic complement processing will be described in [3-1], and then automatic deletion processing will be described in [3-2]. In addition, in this item, the element setting master 106a will be described as being set with the contents shown in FIG.

[3-1. Auto Completion Processing]
In this item, automatic complement processing will be explained using FIGS. 9 to 12 (see FIG. 10). Auto-completion is performed while checking whether the parent element preset for each element matches the placement destination element. In the following, the auto-completion processing when placing the first label will be described in [3-1-1], and the auto-completion processing when placing the second label will be described in [3-1-2]. will explain.

[3-1-1. Processing of automatic completion when placing the first label]
First, when the screen with only the "contents panel" shown in FIG. 11A is the starting point, as shown in FIG. 11B, the "label" is arranged on the "contents panel" by user operation. (“User operation” in FIG. 12).

1. In this case, the parent element acquisition unit 102a acquires "InputPanel" which is the type of the parent element of "label" from the element setting master 106a of FIG. 9 (steps SA1 and SA2 of FIG. 12).

2. Next, the check unit 102b determines whether the parent element type "InputPanel" acquired by the parent element acquisition unit 102a matches the element type "ContentPanel" to which the "label" is assigned. is checked (step SA3 in FIG. 12).

3. Since they do not match (step SA3 in FIG. 12: No), the parent element generation unit 102c generates "input panel" which is the parent element of "label" as shown in FIG. Step SA4).

4. The parent element generation unit 102c sets "label" to the child element of "input panel" (step SA5 in FIG. 12).

By the processing so far, the subject (current element) is switched to the parent element "input panel" generated by the parent element generation unit 102c (step SA6 in FIG. 12).

5. Subsequently, looping from step SA6 to SA2 in FIG. 12, the parent element acquisition unit 102a acquires "GroupPanel" which is the type of the parent element of "input panel" from the element setting master 106a in FIG. step SA2).

6. Next, the check unit 102b determines whether the parent element type "GroupPanel" acquired by the parent element acquisition unit 102a matches the element type "ContentPanel" to which the "label" is assigned. is checked (step SA3 in FIG. 12).

7. Since they do not match (step SA3 in FIG. 12: No), the parent element generation unit 102c generates a "group panel" which is a parent element of the "input panel" as shown in FIG. step SA4).

8. The parent element generation unit 102c sets "input panel" as a child element of "group panel" (step SA5 in FIG. 12).

By the processing up to this point, the subject (current element) is switched to the parent element "group panel" generated by the parent element generation unit 102c (step SA6 in FIG. 12).

9. 12 loops from step SA6 to SA2, and the parent element acquisition unit 102a acquires "ContentPanel", which is the parent element type of "group panel", from the element setting master 106a in FIG. step SA2).

10. Next, the check unit 102b determines whether the parent element type "ContentPanel" acquired by the parent element acquisition unit 102a matches the element type "ContentPanel" to which the "label" is assigned. is checked (step SA3 in FIG. 12).

11. Since they match (step SA3 in FIG. 12: Yes), the current element "group panel" is added as an element to which it belongs (step SA7 in FIG. 12), and the process ends.

[3-1-2. Processing of automatic completion when placing the second label]
Next, as shown in (E) of FIG. 11, it is assumed that the "label" is arranged in the "group panel" by user operation ("user operation" in FIG. 12).

1. In this case, the parent element acquisition unit 102a acquires "InputPanel" which is the type of the parent element of "label" from the element setting master 106a of FIG. 9 (steps SA1 and SA2 of FIG. 12).

2. Next, the check unit 102b determines whether the parent element type "InputPanel" acquired by the parent element acquisition unit 102a matches the element type "GroupPanel" to which the "label" is assigned. is checked (step SA3 in FIG. 12).

3. Since they do not match (step SA3 in FIG. 12: No), the parent element generation unit 102c generates the parent element "input panel" of "label" as shown in (F) in FIG. 11 ( Step SA4).

4. The parent element generation unit 102c sets "label" to the child element of "input panel" (step SA5 in FIG. 12).

By the processing so far, the subject (current element) is switched to the parent element "input panel" generated by the parent element generation unit 102c (step SA6 in FIG. 12).

5. Subsequently, looping from step SA6 to SA2 in FIG. 12, the parent element acquisition unit 102a acquires "GroupPanel" which is the type of the parent element of "input panel" from the element setting master 106a in FIG. step SA2).

6. Next, the check unit 102b determines whether the parent element type "GroupPanel" acquired by the parent element acquisition unit 102a matches the element type "GroupPanel" to which the "label" is assigned. is checked (step SA3 in FIG. 12).

7. Since they match (step SA3 in FIG. 12: Yes), the current element "input panel" is added as an element to be assigned (step SA7 in FIG. 12), and the process ends.

[3-2. Automatic deletion process]
In this item, automatic deletion processing will be described using FIGS. 9, 10, 13 and 14 (see FIG. 10). Automatic deletion is performed by comparing the current number of child elements with the preset number of child elements for each element to exist, and determining whether the element should be deleted. The automatic deletion processing when moving the first input panel MB1 will be described in [3-2-1] below, and the automatic deletion processing when moving the second input panel MB2 will be described in [3- 2-2].

[3-2-1: Automatic deletion processing when moving the first input panel MB1]
First, when the screen shown in (A) of FIG. 13 is taken as a starting point, as shown in (B) of FIG. ”). In this case, the “group panel” MB3, which is the parent element of the movement source, is stored as the “current parent element” (step SB1 in FIG. 14).

1. The number-of-existing-child-elements acquisition unit 102d acquires "1 or more" as the number of existing child elements associated with the "group panel" that is the "current parent element" from the element setting master 106a of FIG. Step SB2).

2. Next, the comparing unit 102e compares the number of existing child elements acquired by the existing child element number acquiring unit 102d with the current number of child elements of the "current parent element" (step SB3 in FIG. 14). Here, since the "group panel" MB3, which is the "current parent element", contains only one "input panel" MB2, as shown in FIG. 13B, the current number of child elements is "1".

3. In this case, the current number of child elements “1” satisfies the condition that the number of existing child elements “1 or more” acquired by the number-of-existing-child-elements acquiring unit 102d (step SB3 in FIG. 14: Yes), so the process ends. .

[3-2-2: Automatic deletion processing when moving the second input panel MB2]
Next, as shown in FIG. 13C, it is assumed that the "input panel" MB2 is moved by a user operation ("user operation" in FIG. 14). In this case, the “group panel” MB3, which is the parent element of the movement source, is stored as the “current parent element” (step SB1 in FIG. 14).

1. The number-of-existing-child-elements acquisition unit 102d acquires "1 or more" as the number of existing child elements associated with the "group panel" that is the "current parent element" from the element setting master 106a of FIG. Step SB2).

2. Next, the comparing unit 102e compares the number of existing child elements acquired by the existing child element number acquiring unit 102d with the current number of child elements of the original element (step SB3 in FIG. 14). Here, as shown in FIG. 13C, the 'group panel' MB3, which is the 'current parent element', states 'the current number of child elements is '0 because it does not contain any input panel. ”.

3. In this case, since the current number of child elements “0” does not satisfy the condition that the number of existing child elements “1 or more” acquired by the number-of-existing-child-elements acquisition unit 102d (step SB3 in FIG. 14: No), the element deletion unit 102f holds the "contents panel" which is the parent element of the movement source (=parent element of the "current parent element") (step SB4 in FIG. 14), and the element of the movement source (="current parent element") is deleted (step SB5 in FIG. 14).

By the processing so far, the subject (current parent element) is switched to the parent element "contents panel" held by the element deletion unit 102f (step SB6 in FIG. 14). In other words, the "content panel" which is the parent element of the "current parent element" "group panel" becomes the new "current parent element" (step SB6 in FIG. 14).

4. Subsequently, looping from step SB6 to SB2 in FIG. 14, the number-of-existent-child-elements acquisition unit 102d acquires, from the element setting master 106a in FIG. "0 or more" is obtained as the number (step SB2 in FIG. 14).

5. Next, the comparing unit 102e compares the number of existing child elements acquired by the existing child element number acquiring unit 102d with the current number of child elements of the "current parent element" (step SB3 in FIG. 14). Here, since the "content panel" MB5, which is the "current parent element", includes only one "group panel" MB4, as shown in FIG. 14(D), the current number of child elements is "1".

6. In this case, the current number of child elements “1” satisfies the condition that the number of existing child elements “0 or more” acquired by the number-of-existing-child-element acquiring unit 102d (step SB3 in FIG. 14: Yes), so the process ends. .

[4. Summary of this embodiment]
As described above, according to the screen element complementing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to automatically complement and delete elements on the screen (even in the case of N layers).

Here, in recent years, amid rapid changes in the business environment, it is a major premise that information systems also follow the speed of management, and speedy system changes are required. Under these circumstances, non-programming development tools are attracting attention, and their user base is expanding not only to vendors, but also to system managers at companies using systems. There is a demand for a mechanism that allows such users to easily create screens with high uniformity.

However, in the past, when creating an application screen, for example, elements for satisfying design rules (e.g., grouping panels), elements for aligning controls (e.g., input panels), and parent-child relationships were not established. For non-functional elements such as non-functioning elements (radio groups and radio buttons, for example), the operator had to understand those elements before placing them. As a result, there is a problem that the design of each screen is not unified and a problem that the number of operations increases. In particular, the conventional system could automatically complete/delete the elements of the first layer, but not the elements of the N layer. did not respond.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, for example, when creating an application screen, it is possible to perform automatic complementation/automatic deletion of N layers for elements necessary for design adjustment and elements necessary for establishing parent-child relationships. did. Specifically, by defining the parent-child relationship of an element and the number of child elements that the parent element can have as setting information in advance as the existence condition of the element, complementation and deletion of the element can be performed until the existence condition is satisfied. made it automatable. Briefly, in this embodiment, a user assistance function is realized in screen layout creation in a non-programming development tool.

As a result, for example, the user can create screens with a uniform design and alignment for each screen without being conscious of the rules, and the number of operations when creating screens can be reduced, reducing the user's operational load. succeeded in.

[5. Other embodiments]
The present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments other than the embodiments described above within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims.

For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or all of the processes described as being manually performed Alternatively, some can be done automatically by known methods.

In addition, unless otherwise specified, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including parameters such as registration data and search conditions for each process, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and drawings can be changed arbitrarily.

Also, with respect to the screen element complementing apparatus 100, each illustrated component is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated.

For example, all or any part of the processing functions of the screen element complementing device 100, especially each processing function performed by the control unit, is realized by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU. Alternatively, it may be implemented as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-temporary computer-readable recording medium containing programmed instructions for causing the information processing apparatus to execute the processing described in this embodiment, and screen element complementation is performed as necessary. It is read mechanically by the device 100 . That is, a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD (Hard Disk Drive) stores a computer program for giving commands to the CPU in cooperation with the OS to perform various processes. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM and constitutes a control section in cooperation with the CPU.

Also, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the screen element complementing apparatus 100 via any network, and it is possible to download all or part of it as necessary. is.

Also, the program for executing the processing described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-temporary computer-readable recording medium, or may be configured as a program product. Here, the term "recording medium" refers to memory cards, USB (Universal Serial Bus) memories, SD (Secure Digital) cards, flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, EPROMs (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), EEPROMs (registered trademark) (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), MO (Magneto-Optical disk), DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc, etc. shall include any "portable physical medium".

A "program" is a data processing method written in any language or writing method, regardless of the format such as source code or binary code. In addition, the "program" is not necessarily limited to a single structure, but is distributed as a plurality of modules or libraries, or cooperates with a separate program represented by the OS to achieve its function. Including things. It should be noted that well-known configurations and procedures can be used for the specific configuration and reading procedure for reading the recording medium in each device shown in the embodiments, the installation procedure after reading, and the like.

The various databases stored in the storage unit are storage means such as memory devices such as RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks. It stores programs, tables, databases, files for web pages, and so on.

Further, the screen element complementing apparatus 100 may be configured as an information processing apparatus such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured as the information processing apparatus to which any peripheral device is connected. Further, the screen element complementing apparatus 100 may be realized by installing software (including programs, data, etc.) that causes the apparatus to realize the processing described in the present embodiment.

Furthermore, the specific form of distribution and integration of devices is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically arranged in arbitrary units according to various additions or functional loads. It can be distributed and integrated. In other words, the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined and implemented, or the embodiments may be selectively implemented.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful in all industries, and is particularly useful in industries involving operations such as complementing, moving or deleting elements on the screen.

100 screen element complementing device 102 control unit
102a parent element acquisition unit
102b check unit
102c parent element generator
102d existence child element number acquisition unit
102e comparator
102f element deletion unit 104 communication interface unit 106 storage unit
106a element setting master 108 input/output interface unit 112 input device 114 output device 200 server 300 network

Claims (4)

A screen element complementing device comprising a control unit,
The control unit
Elements arranged on the screen by referring to an element setting master containing element identification data for identifying the elements on the screen and parent element identification data for identifying the parent element that is the parent element of the element as the current element, parent element acquisition means for acquiring parent element identification data associated with the element identification data for the current element;
It is checked whether or not the parent element identification data acquired by the parent element acquisition means matches the element identification data of the destination element to which the element placed on the screen is assigned. a checking means;
Parent element generating means for generating a parent element specified by the parent element identification data acquired by the parent element acquiring means on the screen and making it the new current element when the checking means determines that the checking means does not match. and,
with
The parent element acquiring means, the checking means, and the parent element generating means repeat processing until the checking means determines that they match;
A screen element complementing device characterized by: The element setting master further includes a number of existing child elements, which is the number of child elements that the element should have in order to exist,
The control unit
With reference to the element setting master, the original element, which is the element to which the element to be moved or the element to be deleted originally belonged, is set as the current parent element, and the current parent element existence child element number acquisition means for acquiring the number of existence child elements associated with the element identification data;
a comparing means for comparing and determining whether the number of elements possessed by the current parent element satisfies or does not satisfy the number of existing child elements acquired by the existing child element number acquisition means;
element deletion means for deleting the current parent element and updating the parent element of the current parent element as a new current parent element when the comparison means determines that the conditions are not met;
further comprising
The existing child element number acquisition means, the comparison means, and the element deletion means repeat the process until the comparison means determines that the conditions are satisfied;
The screen element complementing device according to claim 1, characterized by: A screen element complementing method executed by an information processing device comprising a control unit,
executed by the control unit;
Elements arranged on the screen by referring to an element setting master containing element identification data for identifying the elements on the screen and parent element identification data for identifying the parent element that is the parent element of the element as the current element, a parent element acquisition step of acquiring parent element identification data associated with the element identification data for the current element;
Checking whether or not the parent element identification data obtained in the parent element obtaining step matches the element identification data of the assignment destination element, which is the element to which the element arranged on the screen is assigned. a checking step;
A parent element generation step of generating a parent element specified by the parent element identification data acquired in the parent element acquisition step on the screen and setting it as the new current element if the check step determines that there is no match. and,
including
repeating the processing in the parent element acquisition step, the check step, and the parent element generation step until it is determined that they match in the check step;
A screen element completion method characterized by: A screen element complementing program to be executed by an information processing device having a control unit,
for causing the control unit to execute
Elements arranged on the screen by referring to an element setting master containing element identification data for identifying the elements on the screen and parent element identification data for identifying the parent element that is the parent element of the element as the current element, a parent element acquisition step of acquiring parent element identification data associated with the element identification data for the current element;
Checking whether or not the parent element identification data obtained in the parent element obtaining step matches the element identification data of the assignment destination element, which is the element to which the element arranged on the screen is assigned. a checking step;
A parent element generation step of generating a parent element specified by the parent element identification data acquired in the parent element acquisition step on the screen and setting it as the new current element if the check step determines that there is no match. and,
including
repeating the processing in the parent element acquisition step, the check step, and the parent element generation step until it is determined that they match in the check step;
Screen element completion program characterized by.

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