GUI operating method using graphic ID information and apparatus thereof

• US 20050097460A1
• Filed: 10/28/2004
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Oh, Young-Seuk
• Application Number:
  US10/974,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20050097460A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/251
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/60 Memory management

Abstract

A user graphic interface (GUI) operating apparatus and method using a graphic identification (ID) information, includes a text database for storing therein all text data for display on a screen under corresponding graphic ID information, a pre-processor for selecting data suitable for the displayed graphic from the text data base, and processing the selected data into a language of a country selected by a user, a text buffer for storing therein an output data from the pre-processor, and a post-processor for adjusting location, fonts and physical position of the stored data of the text buffer in accordance with circumstances, and outputting a graphic data for display on the screen. Fabricating the programs becomes simpler, and because text data are stored in accordance with graphic ID information, correcting, adding or deleting data becomes easier. Additionally, because the GUI can be performed for each function, the GUI can be easily adapted to another type of device without requiring separate modification, and as a result, compatibility of the GUI increases.

Claims

1. A graphic user interface (GUI) operating apparatus using graphic identification (ID) information, comprising:

a text database adapted to store therein all text data for display on a screen under corresponding graphic ID information;

a pre-processor adapted to select data suitable for the displayed graphic from the text database, and process the selected data into a language of a country selected by a user;

a text buffer adapted to store therein an output data from the pre-processor; and

a post-processor adapted to adjust location, fonts and physical position of the stored output data of the text buffer in accordance with circumstances, and output a graphic data for display on the screen.

2. The user GUI operating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the graphic ID information comprises a graphic type, a graphic page and a graphic position.

4. The user GUI operating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output data stored in the text buffer comprises:

a text space adapted to store texts of languages of respective countries, the text space for storing terms that are fixedly used corresponding to variables at a same location;

a first space adapted to record therein information on the processing ways of input keys;

a second space adapted to contain information of direction where a highlight moves in accordance with the input key;

a third space adapted to record therein information about text length and font type; and

a fourth space adapted to indicate X and Y information about a physical position for actual display on the graphic.

5. The user GUI operating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pre-processor comprises:

a text set routine adapted to access a corresponding text object by using a graphic type gType, a graphic page gPage and a graphic position gPos for display of the text database on the screen; and

a language mapping routine adapted to change the accessed text object, and therefore, change the text data itself into a language according to a preset country language code.

3. The user GUI operating apparatus of claim 2, wherein the graphic ID information gType is used when the type of the graphic changes substantially completely, the graphic ID information gPage is used when a certain area of the same graphic is divided, or when the same graphic is used for different purposes, and the graphic ID information gPos is used to label the texts of the gPage consecutively and when the texts need to be numbered in a certain order in a selected area.

6. The user GUI operating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the post-processor comprises:

a real time GUI parameter part adapted to record therein parameters for the type or the length of the text displayed in a corresponding location; and

a compensation control part adapted to control the location and font of the display so that the text can be properly displayed in the graphic using the parameters.

7. The user GUI operating apparatus of claim 6, wherein the compensation control part further comprises a select or make text output part adapted to select text for routine display.

8. The user GUI operating apparatus of claim 6, wherein the compensation control part further comprises a text width control adapted to express characters in a string.

9. A graphic user interface (GUI) operating method using a graphic identification (ID) information, comprising:

classifying all text data for display on a screen according to graphic ID information and storing the text data; and

selecting, based on the graphic ID information, proper data related to the graphic ID information for display on the screen, and outputting the graphic data for display on the screen.

10. The user GUI operating method of claim 9, wherein the graphic ID information comprises a graphic type, a graphic page and a graphic position.

12. The user GUI operating method of claim 9, wherein the step of outputting the graphic data for display on the screen comprises:

selecting, based on the graphic ID information, proper data related to the graphic ID information for display on the screen, and converting the proper data into a language of a country selected by a user;

storing the converted data in a text buffer; and

adjusting location, fonts and physical position of the stored converted data of the text buffer in accordance with circumstances, and outputting graphic data for display on the screen.

13. The user GUI operating method of claim 12, wherein the converted data stored in the text buffer comprises:

a text space adapted to store texts of languages of respective countries, the text space for storing terms which are fixedly used corresponding to variables at the same location;

a first space adapted to record therein information on the processing ways of input keys;

a second space adapted to contain information of direction where a highlight moves in accordance with the input key;

a third space adapted to record therein information about text length and font type; and

a fourth space adapted to indicate X and Y information about a physical position for actual display on the graphic.

11. The user GUI operating method of claim 10, wherein the graphic ID information graphic type is used when the type of the graphic changes substantially completely, the graphic ID information graphic page is used when a certain area of the same graphic is divided, or when the same graphic is used for different purposes, and the graphic ID information graphic position is used to label the texts of the graphic page consecutively and when the texts need to be numbered in a certain order in a selected area.

14. A computer readable medium for a graphic user interface (GUI) using a graphic identification (ID) information, comprising:

a first set of instruction code adapted to classify all text data for display on a screen according to graphic ID information and storing the text data; and

a second set of instruction code adapted to select, based on the graphic ID information, proper data related to the graphic ID information for display on the screen, and further adapted to output the graphic data for display on the screen.

15. The computer readable medium for a graphic user interface (GUI) using a graphic identification (ID) information of claim 14, wherein the graphic ID information comprises a graphic type, a graphic page and a graphic position.

16. The computer readable medium for a graphic user interface (GUI) using a graphic identification (ID) information of claim 15, wherein the graphic ID information graphic type is used when the type of the graphic changes substantially completely, the graphic ID information graphic page is used when a certain area of the same graphic is divided, or when the same graphic is used for different purposes, and the graphic ID information graphic position is used to label the texts of the graphic page consecutively and when the texts need to be numbered in a certain order in a selected area.

17. The computer readable medium for a graphic user interface (GUI) using a graphic identification (ID) information of claim 14, wherein the second set of instruction code adapted to output the graphic data for display on the screen comprises:

a third set of instruction code adapted to select, based on the graphic ID information, proper data related to the graphic ID information for display on the screen, and converting the proper data into a language of a country selected by a user;

a fourth set of instruction code adapted to store the converted data in a text buffer; and

a fifth set of instruction code adapted to adjust location, fonts and physical position of the stored converted data of the text buffer in accordance with circumstances, and further adapted to output graphic data for display on the screen.

18. The computer readable medium for a graphic user interface (GUI) using a graphic identification (ID) information of claim 17, wherein the converted data stored in the text buffer comprises:

a text space adapted to store texts of languages of respective countries, the text space for storing terms which are fixedly used corresponding to variables at the same location;

a first space adapted to record therein information on the processing ways of input keys;

a second space adapted to contain information of direction where a highlight moves in accordance with the input key;

a third space adapted to record therein information about text length and font type; and

a fourth space adapted to indicate X and Y information about a physical position for actual display on the graphic.