Manipulation menu display location control apparatus and program

• US 20060288307A1
• Filed: 01/31/2006
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kubota, Narushige
• Granted Patent: US 7,539,948 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A manipulation menu display location control device includes a display for displaying a screen on which a plurality of predefined selection items are shown, a display location information table for storing information indicating the locations of the selection items on the display, and a receiving program for receiving an item on the screen selected by a user. A display location determining program determines the location of a manipulation menu to be shown on the display by referring to the display location information storing table based on information received by the receiving program, and a manipulation menu display program displays the manipulation menu at the location determined by the display location determining program.

Claims

1. A manipulation menu display location control apparatus comprising:

means for displaying a first display screen on which a plurality of first predefined selection items are allocated;

display location information storing means for storing information indicating locations of said selection items on said first display screen;

receiving means for receiving a first item on said display screen selected by a user;

display location determining means for determining a display location of a manipulation menu on said displaying means by referring to said display location information storing means based on information received by said receiving means; and

manipulation menu display means for displaying said manipulation menu at the location determined by said display location determining means.

2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said selection items on said first display screen are linked to said information stored in said display location information storing means.

3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said information stored in said display location information storing means are a plurality of records each corresponding to one of said plurality of selection items on said first display screen.

4. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said user selects said first item via a touch panel cooperatively incorporated in said display screen.

5. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said manipulation menu is located on said first display screen.

6. The apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein said display location of said manipulation menu is offset from the location of said first item on said display screen.

7. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said manipulation menu includes a plurality of second predefined selection items that are selected for entering data on said first display screen relating to said first item selected.

8. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said manipulation menu is located on a second display screen displayed by said displaying means.

9. The apparatus as defined in claim 8, screen editing means for editing said second display screen on which said manipulation menu is allocated including locating said manipulation menu on said second display means relative to an image manipulated by said manipulation menu.

10. A manipulation menu display location control apparatus comprising:

means for displaying a first display screen on which a plurality of first predefined selection items are allocated;

display location information storing means for storing information indicating predefined locations of manipulation menus corresponding to said selection items on said first display screen;

receiving means for receiving a first item selected by a user on said display screen;

display location determining means for determining a display location of a manipulation menu on said display screen by referring to said display location information storing means based on information received by said receiving means; and

manipulation menu display means for displaying said manipulation menu at the location determined by said display location determining means.

11. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein said selection items on said first display screen are linked to said information stored in said display location information storing means.

12. The apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein said user selects said first item via a touch panel cooperatively incorporated in said display screen.

13. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein said manipulation menu is located on said first display screen.

15. The apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein said manipulation menu includes a plurality of second predefined selection items that are selected for entering data on said first display screen relating to said first item selected.

16. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein said manipulation menu is located on a second display screen displayed by said displaying means.

17. The apparatus as defined in claim 16, screen editing means for editing said second display screen on which said manipulation menu is allocated including locating said manipulation menu on said second display means relative to an image manipulated by said manipulation menu.

14. The apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein said display location of said manipulation menu is offset from the location of said first item on said display screen.

18. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium or a propagated signal, the computer program having instructions for controlling a computer to perform the steps comprising:

displaying a display screen on which a plurality of predefined selection items are allocated;

receiving an item on said display screen selected by a user;

determining a display location of a manipulation menu on said display screen by referring to a display location information storing means for storing information indicating locations of said selection items on said display screen, based on said receiving of said item on said display screen selected by the user; and

displaying said manipulation menu at the location determined by said display location determining step.

19. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium or a propagated signal, the computer program having instructions for controlling a computer to perform the steps comprising:

displaying a display screen on which a plurality of predefined selection items are allocated;

receiving an item on said display screen selected by a user;

determining a display location of a manipulation menu on said display screen by referring to a display location information storing means for storing information indicating predefined locations of manipulation menus corresponding to said selection items on said display screen, based on said receiving of said item on said display screen selected by the user; and

displaying said manipulation menu at the location determined by said display location determining step.