Computer operating method and computer operated thereby
First Claim
1. A computer operating method comprising the steps of:
- storing history information in a storage unit, said history information including information indicative of dependencies of application programs stored in a memory of said computer, said dependencies being formulated based on previous computer operations performed by a user;
displaying symbolically a combination of said application programs based on said dependencies in said history information;
inputting, through an input device, data representing a region of application programs symbolically displayed; and
creating a macro as a new application program corresponding to the region of application programs.
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Abstract
A computer having an estimating capability estimates, where one data file is shared by a plurality of application programs, application programs to be executed when a given data file is designated, thereby simplifying user operations. The computer includes a storage device for storing history of computer operations performed by a user; a display device for displaying indications such as icons; an input device such as a mouse for selectively designating any of the icons displayed on the display device; and a control device for executing an application program when an icon corresponding to that application program is designated by the input device. In operation, the application program to be executed upon designation of a data file is altered by the control device in accordance with history of computer operations stored in the storage device. In that case, the icon shown to correspond with the data file is replaced by another icon corresponding to the altered application program to thereby notify the user that the application program started from the data file is now altered.
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1. A computer operating method comprising the steps of:
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storing history information in a storage unit, said history information including information indicative of dependencies of application programs stored in a memory of said computer, said dependencies being formulated based on previous computer operations performed by a user; displaying symbolically a combination of said application programs based on said dependencies in said history information; inputting, through an input device, data representing a region of application programs symbolically displayed; and creating a macro as a new application program corresponding to the region of application programs. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A computer comprising:
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a storage device for storing history information including information indicative of dependencies of application programs stored in a memory of said computer, said dependencies being formulated based on previous computer operations performed by a user; a display device for symbolically displaying a combination of said application programs based on said dependencies; an input device for inputting data representing a region of application programs symbolically displayed on said display device; and a macro-creating program for creating a macro as a new application program corresponding to the region of application programs.
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4. A method for creating software adapted for execution by a computer having a memory for storing programs and an input device for performing computer operations, said method comprising:
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storing, in a storage unit, history information defining relationships among a plurality of application programs stored in said memory; displaying a logical sequence of icons on a display screen of said computer, said icons representing, respectively, application programs in at least a subset of said plurality of application programs, said logical sequence of icons being formed based on relationships among the application programs in said subset as defined by said history information; selecting, with said input device, a group of icons from the logical sequence of icons displayed on said display screen, said group of icons defining a relationship among the application programs represented by the icons in said group of icons sufficient to perform a predetermined computer operation; and automatically creating, based on the relationships among the application programs defined by said group of icons, a computer program for performing said predetermined computer operation. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer comprising:
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a memory for storing application programs; a storage unit for storing history information defining relationships among a plurality of application programs stored in said memory; a display for displaying a logical sequence of icons on a display screen of said display, said icons corresponding to respective application programs in at least a subset of said plurality of application programs, said logical sequence of icons being formed based on relationships among the application programs in said subset as defined by said history information; an input device for selecting a group of icons from the logical sequence of icons displayed on said display screen, said group of icons defining a relationship among the application programs corresponding to the icons in said group of icons sufficient to perform a predetermined computer operation; and program-creating software stored in said memory for automatically creating, based on the relationships among the application programs defined by said group of icons, a computer program for performing said predetermined computer operation. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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