Method and apparatus for customizing a schedule display
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1. An apparatus for customizing a schedule display comprising:
- process unit storage means for storing information concerning attributes of one or more process units and information concerning grouping status of said process units;
display attribute storage means for storing information defining one or more attributes to be displayed for each layer of grouping;
display method storage means for storing information defining a way in which to display said attributes to be displayed for each layer of said grouping;
means for modifying information concerning said grouping status of said process units stored in said process unit storage means;
means for modifying the information stored in said display attribute storage means;
means for modifying the information stored in said display method storage means; and
means for displaying graphic representations of said process units on a screen according to said information stored in said process unit storage means, said display attribute storage means, and said display method storage means.
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Abstract
This invention enables users to interactively modify a schedule display in sequence in building or after completing a scheduling system in adaptation to the service environment, utility, and purpose of the system.
The class layer structure modifier is used to modify the way to group data objects. Then the information stored in the attribute definition storage device and the graphic object definition storage device is modified to correct display attributes and their ways of display in order to enable schedules to be displayed in a format suitable to a user'"'"'s view.
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1. An apparatus for customizing a schedule display comprising:
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process unit storage means for storing information concerning attributes of one or more process units and information concerning grouping status of said process units; display attribute storage means for storing information defining one or more attributes to be displayed for each layer of grouping; display method storage means for storing information defining a way in which to display said attributes to be displayed for each layer of said grouping; means for modifying information concerning said grouping status of said process units stored in said process unit storage means; means for modifying the information stored in said display attribute storage means; means for modifying the information stored in said display method storage means; and means for displaying graphic representations of said process units on a screen according to said information stored in said process unit storage means, said display attribute storage means, and said display method storage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for customizing a schedule display comprising:
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data object storage means for storing information concerning a tree structure defining a grouping of process units, wherein a screen correspond to a root of said tree structure and process units correspond to leaves of said tree structure, and wherein data objects define nodes, said root and said leaves of said tree structure; layer storage means for storing information defining layers of said data objects; display attribute storage means for storing information defining attributes to be displayed for each of said layers of said data objects; display method storage means for storing information defining a way in which to display attributes to be displayed for each of said layers of said data objects; means for modifying said information stored in said layer storage means; means for modifying said tree structure information stored in said data object storage means according to said information stored in said layer storage means; means for modifying said information stored in said display attribute storage means; means for modifying said information stored in said display method storage means; and means for displaying graphic representations of said process units on a screen according to said information stored in said data object storage means, said display attribute storage means, and said display method storage means. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A scheduling apparatus comprising:
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display means; means for generating schedule information; layer storage means for storing information defining layers of grouping of process units; means for generating information concerning one or more attributes and information concerning grouping status of said process units according to said schedule information and information defining said grouping; process unit storage means for storing said information concerning said attributes of said process units and said information concerning said grouping status of said process units; display attribute storage means for each of said layers of said grouping for storing information defining attributes to be displayed; display method storage means for each of said layers of said grouping for storing information defining a way in which to display said attributes to be displayed; means for modifying said information stored in said layer storage means; means for modifying said information stored in said display attribute storage means; means for modifying said information stored in said display method storage means; and means for displaying graphic representations of said process units on said screen according to said information stored in said process unit storage means, said display attribute storage means, and said display method storage means. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for customizing a schedule display comprising the steps of:
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storing information concerning one or more attributes and information concerning grouping status of process units; storing for each layer of said grouping, information defining attributes to be displayed; storing for each layer of said grouping, information defining a way in which to display said attributes to be displayed; modifying said information concerning said grouping status of said process units; modifying said information defining said attributes to be displayed; modifying said information defining said way in which to display said attributes to be displayed; and displaying graphic representations of said process units on a screen according to said information concerning said attributes, said information concerning said grouping status of said process units, said information defining said attributes to be displayed, and said information defining said way in which to display said attributes to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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