Markup Language Document Processing Device, Computer Program Product, and Markup Language Document Processing Method

• US 20080134017A1
• Filed: 06/23/2005
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Access Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Access Company Limited
• Inventors: Sasaki, Takeshi, Jhetson, Tat, Inoguchi, Yohei
• Granted Patent: US 8,127,229 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

The present invention enables a focus to be moved easily among focus items in different frames when frames are displayed. To do so, the last focused item in an in-frame document once activated is stored (S11) and, when a frame movement event is caused by a focus movement operation (S12, Yes), the focus is moved to a focus item stored for a new frame (S13). If the stored focus item is not in the display area of the frame, the focus is moved preferably to a predetermined (for example, the first)focus item in the display area. Operation means for the focus movement operation may be used with frame switching means for switching the active frame among frames.

Claims

1. A markup language document processing device that processes a document described in a markup language, comprising:

a focus movement operation means for giving an instruction to move a focus sequentially to a plurality of focus items on a display screen; and

a control means for controlling the movement of the focus in response to an operation of said focus movement operation means, wherein

said control means

determines to move the focus into a second frame across a frame border when the display screen includes a plurality of frames and there is no focus item in a first frame in a direction into which the focus is to move in response to a focus movement operation performed by said focus movement operation means,

stores information on a last focused focus item in the first frame before the movement, and

moves the focus to the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item when a focus movement from a frame other than the first frame to the first frame across a frame border is determined by the operation of said focus movement operation means.

2. The markup language document processing device according to claim 1 wherein, if no focus item is stored for the second frame when the focus is moved from the first frame to the second frame by the operation of said focus movement operation means, the focus is moved to a focus item determined by a predetermined rule.

3. The markup language document processing device according to claim 1 wherein, if the focus item determined based on the information on the focus item stored for the first frame is not in a current display area of the first frame when the focus movement from a frame other than the first frame to the first frame across a frame border is determined by the operation of said focus movement operation means, the focus is moved to a focus item that is one of the focus items displayed in the display area and that is determined by a predetermined rule.

4. The markup language document processing device, according to claim 1, said control means further comprising frame switching means that activates only one of the plurality of frames at a time, focuses on a focus item only in the activated frame, and switches an active frame among the plurality of frames not via the operation of said focus movement operation means,

wherein said control means moves the focus to the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item also when the focus movement from a frame other than the first frame to the first frame is determined by said frame switching means.

5. The markup language document processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage means for storing the information on the last focused focus item, one for each frame.

6. The markup language document processing device according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing the information on the last focused focus item only for an in-frame document displayed on the display screen.

8. The markup language document processing device according to claim 1 wherein said markup language document processing device has not means for directly moving the focus onto any focus item.

9. The markup language document processing device according to claim 1 wherein the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item is the stored focus item itself.

10. The markup language document processing device according to claim 1 wherein the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item is a next-order focus item of the stored focus item.

11. The markup language document processing device according to claim 1 wherein, when a “

next-enter”

instruction is given after the information on the last focused focus item in the first frame before the movement is stored, said control means executes a next-order focus item of the stored focus item without moving the focus among frames.

12. The markup language document processing device according to claim 1 wherein said control means stores the information on the last focused focus item and moves the focus to the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item only for a specific type of frame.

13. The markup language document processing device according to claim 12 wherein the specific type of frame is a menu frame including a plurality of menu items each of which is a focus item and said control means determines whether a frame is a menu frame based on predetermined conditions.

14. A computer program product comprising computer readable instructions, which, when executed by a computer for processing a document described in a markup language, cause the computer to perform the steps of:

giving an instruction to move a focus sequentially to a plurality of focus items on a display screen in response to a focus movement instruction;

determining to move the focus into a second frame across a frame border when the display screen includes a plurality of frames and there is no focus item in a first frame in a direction into which the focus is to move in response to the instruction to move the focus;

storing information on a last focused focus item in the first frame before the movement, and

moving the focus to the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item when a focus movement from the second frame to the first frame across a frame border is determined by the focus movement operation.

15. The computer program product according to claim 14, further causing the computer to perform the step of, if no focus item is stored for the second frame when the focus is moved from the first frame to the second frame by the operation of a focus movement operation means, moving the focus to a focus item determined by a predetermined rule.

16. The computer program product according to claim 14, further causing the computer to perform the step of, if the focus item determined based on the information on the focus item stored for the first frame is not in a current display area of the first frame when the focus movement from a frame other than the first frame to the first frame across a frame border is determined by the operation of a focus movement operation means, moving the focus to a focus item that is one of the displayed focus items and that is determined by a predetermined rule.

17. The computer program product according to claim 14, further causing the computer to perform the step of activating one of the plurality of frames at a time, focusing on a focus item only in the activated frame, and switching an active frame among the plurality of frames in response to a frame switching instruction not via the focus movement operation, wherein the focus is moved to the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item also when the focus movement from a frame other than the first frame to the first frame is determined in response to the frame switching instruction.

19. The computer program product according to claim 14 wherein the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item is the stored focus item itself.

20. The computer program product according to claim 14 wherein the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item is a next-order focus item of the stored focus item.

21. The computer program product according to claim 14 wherein, when a “

next-enter”

instruction is given after the information on the last focused focus item in the first frame before the movement is stored, a next-order focus item of the stored focus item is executed without moving the focus among frames.

22. The computer program product according to claim 14 wherein the information on the last focused focus item is stored and the focus is moved to the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item only for a specific type of frame.

giving an instruction to move a focus sequentially to a plurality of focus items on a display screen in response to a focus movement instruction;

determining to move the focus into a second frame across a frame border when the display screen includes a plurality of frames and there is no focus item in a first frame in a direction into which the focus is to move in response to the instruction to move the focus;

storing information on a last focused focus item in the first frame before the movement, and

moving the focus to the focus item determined based on the stored information on the focus item when a focus movement from the second frame to the first frame across a frame border is determined by the focus movement operation.