Automatic icon generation system
First Claim
1. An automatic icon generation system for a computer having a display screen, comprising:
- icon pattern memory means for storing graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate icons used in the computer;
icon pattern synthesis means for combining icon patterns stored in said icon pattern memory means to generate an icon;
icon utilization control means, for receiving user input related to the icons, for controlling icon synthesis by said icon pattern synthesis means according to the user input, and for monitoring utilization frequency by a user of all the icons that can be synthesized by said icon pattern synthesis means; and
display control means for displaying the icons on the display screen of the computer, according to the utilization frequency of the icons, under control of said icon utilization control means.
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Abstract
To improve user-friendliness, icons selectable by a user are automatically generated by synthesizing more basic graphics. The system for displaying icons according to utilization frequency and to comprehensively express the computer'"'"'s various modes. An icon pattern memory stores a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns which can be combined to generate the icons used in the computer. An icon pattern synthesizer synthesizing icon patterns in the icon pattern memory to generate the icons. An icon utilization controller controls the icon synthesis by the icon pattern synthesizer according to the user'"'"'s input and monitors the utilization of all icons that can be synthesized by the icon synthesizer. A display controller controls display of a plurality of icons on the display screen of the computer according to the icon utilization, under the control of the icon utilization controller.
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10 Claims
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1. An automatic icon generation system for a computer having a display screen, comprising:
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icon pattern memory means for storing graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate icons used in the computer; icon pattern synthesis means for combining icon patterns stored in said icon pattern memory means to generate an icon; icon utilization control means, for receiving user input related to the icons, for controlling icon synthesis by said icon pattern synthesis means according to the user input, and for monitoring utilization frequency by a user of all the icons that can be synthesized by said icon pattern synthesis means; and display control means for displaying the icons on the display screen of the computer, according to the utilization frequency of the icons, under control of said icon utilization control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An automatic icon generation system for a computer having a display screen, comprising:
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icon pattern memory means for storing graphic elements of icon patterns representating nouns and verbs in noun and verb libraries, respectively; icon pattern synthesis means for combining icon patterns stored in said icon pattern memory means to generate icons used in the computer, said icon pattern synthesis means including a pattern synthesis part, connected to said noun and verb libraries, to extract the icon patterns to be combined from the noun library and the verb library, to perform a synthesis operation using predefined rules on the icon patterns extracted from the noun and verb libraries and to output a demanded icon; icon utilization control means for receiving user input related to icons, for controlling icon synthesis by said icon pattern synthesis means according to the user input and for monitoring utilization frequency by a user of all the icons that can be synthesized by said icon pattern synthesis means, said icon utilization control means including; an icon utilization frequency accumulation data memory device to store icon pattern types and frequency of use; and an icon utilization frequency control part connected to said icon utilization frequency accumulation data memory device, to receive a user demand for icon generation, to extract icon pattern types to be combined to generate the demanded icon, from said icon utilization frequency accumulation data memory device and to output the icon pattern types; and display control means for displaying the icons on the display screen of the computer according to the utilization of the icons, under control of said icon utilization control means, said display control means including a display control part, connected to said icon utilization frequency control part, to display the demanded icon on the display screen of the computer in an icon menu. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An automatic icon generation method for a computer having a display screen, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing graphic elements representing icon patterns; (b) receiving a user input indicating a new icon; (c) synthesizing at least two of the icon patterns stored in step (a) to generate the new icon according to the user input; (d) monitoring utilization frequency of a plurality of icons by a user than can be synthesized; and (e) displaying a portion of the plurality of icons on the display screen of the computer, according to said monitoring in step (d).
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