JPH0719201B2 - Icon management method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Outline] In an icon management method, an icon management block is defined by a level number 1, a group number m, and a block number n, and l, m, and n are associated with this icon management block. By including the respective link pointers, the icons can be separated by level, function, and media, and the icons can be managed efficiently.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an icon management method applied to an information input terminal device or the like, which is one of the constituent devices of a videotex (eg, captain) communication system, and particularly, in an information input terminal device that uses an icon, The present invention relates to an icon management method for managing and improving the processing speed.

[Conventional technology]

Currently, about 700 types of icons are used in information input terminal devices, and these icons are, for example, 1 to 70.
It is classified and managed with a serial number such as 0. Therefore, in the display of the icons required for the current screen creation, and in the icon processing when one of those icons is selected, the icons (number 1) are searched first in order to extract the icons required for the display. , It also takes the method of finding the specified icon.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

Therefore, in such a conventional icon management method,
In order to manage each icon by level, function, media, etc., it is necessary to reserve that area in memory, and a dummy management block must be provided if necessary. It was

Further, it takes a long time to perform a process for finding a corresponding icon, and it is difficult to efficiently perform a process for simultaneously displaying a plurality of related icons.

The present invention solves such conventional problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide an icon management method capable of performing icon processing quickly and accurately.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention defines an icon management block corresponding to each icon with a block definition number (l, m, n) consisting of a level number 1, a group number m, and a block number n. The link pointer indicating the first block of the group, the link pointer indicating the adjacent block on the same level, and the link pointer indicating the first block on the lower level are set, and the block definition numbers l, m, n, and each link pointer are included. It is characterized by performing icon management.

[Action]

An icon management block provided for each of a plurality of icons is defined by a level number 1 of the corresponding icon, a group number m of the same level, and a block number n of the same level group. Further, a link pointer indicating the first icon management block of the next group in the same level, a link pointer indicating the next icon management block of the same group, and a link indicating the first icon management block of the lower level group corresponding to each icon. The pointer is set.

In the icon management method of the present invention, the block definition number (l, m, n) and each link pointer enable high-speed search of the corresponding icon, and display or deletion of an icon under any icon. The icon management process of can be performed quickly and accurately.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to 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 forming the icon management block includes an icon status 101, a management flag 103, a display icon code 105, an icon display position 107, a block definition number (l, m, n) 111, and a same level group pointer. 11
3. Includes same level block link pointer 115 and lower level block link pointer 117.

The icon state 101 is information that distinguishes between idle, active, busy, and display / non-display. The icon font is registered in the display icon code 105. The icon display position 107 specifies the active position by the frame identification information and the address (x, y).

The icon management block provided corresponding to each icon is defined by a level number 1, a group number m in the same level, and a block number n in the same level group.

The same level group link pointer 113 indicates the pointer of the first icon management block of the adjacent group in the same level, and the same level block link pointer 115 is
The pointer of the adjacent icon management block in the same group is shown, and the lower level block link pointer 117 shows the pointer of the head icon management block of the lower level group corresponding to each icon.

The icon management process uses this block definition number (l, m,
n) Based on 111 and each link pointer 113, 115, 117.

FIG. 2 shows an arrangement configuration example of an icon management block for explaining an icon management process according to the present invention.

In the figure, the level pointer table 200 stores a pointer (a) indicating the head icon management block of each level. For example, the block definition number (1,0,0) is used as the primary sub-icon group pointer 210 with level number 1 = 1.
The pointer of the icon management block is stored, and the pointer of the icon management block of the block definition number (2,0,0) is stored as the secondary sub-icon group pointer 220 of the level number l = 2. As the tertiary sub icon group pointer 230, the pointer of the icon management block having the block definition number (3,0,0) is stored. The same applies to the level numbers = 4, 5, ...

The icon management block of level number 1 = 1 is composed of the icon management blocks 211, 212, and 213 of group number m = 0. The block definition numbers of the icon management blocks are (1,0,0), (1,0,1), and (1,0,2), respectively.

The icon management block of level number l = 2 includes icon management blocks 221 and 222 of group number m = 0, icon management blocks 223, 224 and 225 of group number m = 1, and icon management block 226 of group number m = 2. It is composed of 227. The block definition number of each icon management block is [(2,0,0), (2,0,1)], [(2,1,
0), (2,1,1), (2,1,2)], [(2,2,0), (2,2,2
1)].

The icon management blocks of the level number l = 3 are the icon management blocks 231, 232, 233 of the group number m = 0 and the icon management blocks 234, 235, 23 of the group number m = 1.
6, icon management blocks 237, 23 with group number m = 2
It consists of 8,239. The block definition numbers of each icon management block are [(3,0,0), (3,0,1),
…, (3,0,7)], [(3,1,0), (3,1,1), (3,1,
2)], [(3,2,0), (3,2,1), ..., (3,2,13)].

In the head icon management block of each group, a pointer (b) indicating the head icon management block of the adjacent group in the same level is stored as the same level group plink pointer. A pointer (c) indicating the adjacent icon management block in the same group is stored in all the icon management blocks as the same level block link pointer, and also indicates the head icon management block of the lower level group corresponding to each block. The pointer (d) is stored as the lower level block link pointer.

Here, when each link pointer points to the final block, it is assumed that, for example, "0xFFFF" is not linked to the following icon management blocks.

As the lower level block link pointer of the icon management block 211, the pointer (d) of the icon management block 221 of the group number m = 0 is set. Similarly, a pointer (d) corresponding to the icon management block 223 having the group number m = 1 and the pointer (d) corresponding to the icon management block 226 having the group number m = 2 are set in the icon management block 212 and the icon management block 213, respectively. Further, the icon management block 221 has an icon management block 231 with a group number m = 0, the icon management block 222 has an icon management block 234 with a group number m = 1, and the icon management block 226 has an icon management block with a group number m = 2. The pointer (d) corresponding to block 237 is set.

The lower level blocks of the icon management blocks 223 to 225 of the group number m = 1 of the level number l = 2, the icon management block 227 of the group number m = 2, and the icon management blocks 231 to 239 of the level number l = 3. The link pointer indicates the final block, and there is no icon management block under it.

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

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

When the icon is specified, (L, M, N) is received as a parameter corresponding to the function. The corresponding icon management block can be searched by detecting that L, M, and N match l, m, and n in the icon management block.

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

The L (= 2) next sub-icon group pointer (220) in the level pointer table 200 is saved and designated as P. It is determined whether m (= 0) of the icon management block (221) pointed to by P and the parameter M (= 1) match. Since no match is found, the same level group link pointer of the icon management block (221) is set to P. That is, the icon management block (223) of the next group (m = 1)
It is determined whether or not m (= 1) of No. and M (= 1) of the parameter match. Since they match, n (= 0) of the icon management block (223) pointed to by P and N of the parameter
It is determined whether (= 1) matches. Since there is no match, the same level block link pointer of the icon management block (223) is set to P. That is, n (= 1) of the next icon management block (224) and N of the parameter.
It is determined whether or not (= 1) match. Since they match, set this P (pointer indicating the icon management block of the block definition number (2,1,1)) as return information,
The search process ends.

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

First, it is assumed that the icon management blocks 211, 212, and 213 with the level number l = 1 are displayed on the display screen. Here, it is assumed that the icon state of the icon management block 211 is active or that the icon management block 211 is searched by the search processing. In the following, as a specific example, the process of searching the icon management block 211 by the search process and displaying the icons under it is shown in parentheses.

The pointer indicating the icon management block (211) searched by the search processing and set as the return information is set as P. The lower level block link pointer (d) of the icon management block (211) pointed to by P is saved and designated as P. The icon state of the icon management block (221) pointed to by P is set by the function code (display or non-display). If the icon management block (221) pointed to by P is active, it is displayed in a color different from the others, and the P is saved and designated as Q.

Next, it is determined whether or not the same level block link pointer (c) of the icon management block (221) pointed to by P is the final block (for example, if it is “0xFFFF”, a ponita indicating the final block is used). It is judged that there is). Since the same level block link pointer (c) of the icon management block (221) pointed to by P is not a pointer pointing to the final block, the same level block link pointer (c) is saved and designated as P.

Next, returning to the setting of the icon state of the icon management block (222) designated by P, it is determined that the same level block link pointer (c) of the P icon management block (222) is the pointer indicating the final block. The above loop is repeated until it is done.

Here, when the same level block link pointer of the icon management block (222) pointed to by P points to the final block (within the same level group), it indicates the active icon management block (222) saved as Q. Let P be the pointer.

It is determined whether or not the lower level block link pointer of the icon management block (222) pointed to by P is the final block (for example, if it is "0xFFFF", it is determined to be the pointer indicating the final block. ). If the lower level block link pointer of the icon management block (222) pointed to by P is not a pointer pointing to the last block, the lower level block link pointer of the icon management block (222) is saved and it points to the last block. The above loop is repeated until the pointer is determined.

That is, the icon management block (221) is displayed by the lower level block link pointer of the icon management block (211), and the icon management block (222) is displayed by the same level block link pointer, and the icon management block (222) that is active. The icon management block (234) is displayed by the lower level block link pointer of the icon management block (235, 23).
6) is displayed and the display of all the icons under the icon management block (211) ends.

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

It should be noted that the level pointer table 200 is provided for each medium, and for example, one level pointer table can be selected by the switching icon, and the icon management processing can be similarly performed thereafter. In this case, the level of the switching icon is 0, and each level pointer table is selected by the lower level block link pointer, for example.

Further, the procedure for searching for the corresponding icon and the procedure for controlling the deletion and display of the icon shown in this embodiment are examples of the icon management method of the present invention, and are not limited thereto.

〔The invention's effect〕

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

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an icon management block for realizing an icon management method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an arrangement configuration example of an icon management block for explaining an icon management process according to the present invention. 3, FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the search procedure for the corresponding icon management block, and FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining an example of the management processing relating to the 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, 211-213, 221-227, 23.
1 to 239 are icon management blocks.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An icon management method for performing management processing of a plurality of icons using an icon management block in which management information of a plurality of icons is respectively stored, wherein a level number of an icon corresponding to each icon management block. 1, the block definition number (l, m, n) defined by the group number m of the same level and the block number n of the same level group is set, and the head icon management block of the adjacent group in the same level is indicated. Set a link pointer, a link pointer indicating the next icon management block in the same group, and a link pointer indicating the first icon management block of the lower level group corresponding to each icon, and the block definition number (l, m, n) And performing icon management processing including management information of each link pointer. Characteristic icon management method.