Display program, display method and display device

• US 7,322,012 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2002
• Issued: 01/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Ishii, Tomoyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu; Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bonshock; Dennis G.
• Application Number:
  US10/098,463
• Publication Number:
  US 20020180804A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,136 Days
• Field of Search: 715/811, 715/766, 715/810
• US Class Current: 715/811
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

When the use frequencies of the commands or data pieces of the second group are not larger than those of the commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting, displaying the commands or data pieces of the second group in the order of the use frequencies of the second group without changing the order of the commands or data pieces of the first group, commands or data pieces which are frequently used are displayed at the same display positions, thereby allowing easy retrieval and selection of a desired command or data piece depending on a user'"'"'s memory.

Claims

1. A computer-readable recording medium on which a display program for displaying commands or data pieces in a display screen in a predetermined order to cause a computer to function as units, wherein

a unit which collects and stores frequencies of use of the commands or data pieces, the commands or data pieces being classified in a first group to be displayed in the display screen including commands or data pieces having high frequencies of use and a second group including commands or data pieces having frequencies of use lower than those of the first group;

a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces in the first group and the second group in a mixing manner according to the frequencies of use stored; and

a unit which, when the frequency of use of any command or data piece of the second group is larger than that of any command or data piece of said commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting, replaces the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group with the command or data piece of the second group having larger frequency of use than any command or data piece of the first group without changing the display order of other commands or data pieces of the first group, wherein

the command or data piece in the second group that replaces the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group is displayed at a display position in the lowest order instead of the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group.

2. The computer-readable recording medium on which a display program has been recorded according to claim 1, wherein the displaying unit, when the frequencies of use of said commands or data pieces of the second group are not larger than those of said commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting, displays said commands or data pieces of the first group without changing the order of said commands or data pieces of the first group.

3. The computer-readable recording medium on which a display program has been recorded according to claim 2, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which stores a record of a command or data piece which was displayed in the past for each of the display positions of said commands or data pieces of the first group or for each of generations, and displays the command or data piece of a previous generation at the display position so as to correspond to a display instruction of the previous generation.

4. The computer-readable recording medium on which a display program has been recorded according to claim 3, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces of the first group according to instructed information to display them according to the sorted display positions.

5. The computer-readable recording medium on which a display program has been recorded according to claim 2, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which highlights a command or data piece entered in said first group from said second group and displayed.

6. The computer-readable recording medium on which a display program has been recorded according to claim 5, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which stores a record of a command or data piece which was displayed in the past for each of the display positions of said commands or data pieces of the first group or for each of generations, and displays the command or data piece of a previous generation at the display position so as to correspond to a display instruction of the previous generation.

7. The computer-readable recording medium on which a display program has been recorded according to claim 6, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces of the first group according to instructed information to display them according to the sorted display positions.

8. A display method which displays commands or data pieces in a display screen in a predetermined order, comprising:

collecting and storing frequencies of use of the commands or data pieces, the commands or data pieces being classified in a first group to be displayed in the display screen including commands or data pieces having high frequencies of use and a second group including commands or data pieces having frequencies of use lower than those of the first group and displayed;

sorting said commands or data pieces in the first group and the second group in a mixing manner according to the frequencies of use stored; and

when the frequency of use of any command or data piece of the second group is larger than that of any command or data piece of said commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting, replacing the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group with the command or data piece of the second group having larger frequency of use than any command or data piece of the first group without changing the display order of other commands or data pieces of the first group, and displaying the command or data piece in the second group that replaces the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group at a display position in the lowest order instead of the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group.

9. The display method according to claim 8, wherein the displaying further includes, when the frequencies of use of said commands or data pieces of the second group are not larger than those of said commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting, displaying said commands or data pieces of the first group without changing the order of said commands or data pieces of the first group.

10. The display method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of storing a record of a command or data piece which was displayed in the past for each of the display positions of said commands or data pieces of the first group or for each of generations, and displaying the command or data piece of a previous generation at the display position so as to correspond to a display instruction of the previous generation.

11. The display method according to claim 10, further comprising sorting said commands or data pieces of the first group according to instructed information to display them according to the sorted display positions.

12. The display method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of highlighting a command or data piece entered in said first group from said second group and displayed.

13. The display method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of storing a record of a command or data piece which was displayed in the past for each of the display positions of said commands or data pieces of the first group or for each of generations, and displaying the command or data piece of a previous generation at the display position so as to correspond to a display instruction of the previous generation.

14. The display method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of sorting said commands or data pieces of the first group according to instructed information to display them according to the sorted display positions.

15. A display apparatus which displays commands or data pieces in a display screen in a predetermined order comprising:

a unit which collects and stores use frequencies of use of the commands or data pieces, the commands or data pieces being classified in a first group to be displayed in the display screen including commands or data pieces having high use frequencies of use and a second group including commands or data pieces having frequencies of use lower than those of the first group;

a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces in the first group and the second group in a mixing manner according to the frequencies of use stored; and

a unit which, when the frequency of use of any command or data piece of the second group is larger than that of any command or data piece of the first group as the result of sorting, replaces the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group with the command or data piece of the second group having larger frequency of use than any command or data piece of the first group without changing the display order of other commands or data pieces of the first group, wherein

the command or data piece in the second group that replaces the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group is displayed at a display position in the lowest order instead of the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the displaying unit, when the frequencies of use of said commands or data pieces of the second group are not larger than those of said commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting, displays said commands or data pieces of the first group without changing the order of said commands or data pieces of the first group.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising a unit which stores a record of a command or data piece which was displayed in the past for each of the display positions of said commands or data pieces of the first group or for each of generations, and displays the command or data piece of a previous generation at the display position so as to correspond to a display instruction of the previous generation.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces of the first group according to instructed information to display them according to the sorted display positions.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising a unit which highlights a command or data piece entered in said first group from said second group and displayed.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a unit which stores a record of a command or data piece which was displayed in the past for each of the display positions of said commands or data pieces of the first group or for each of generations, and displays the command or data piece of a previous generation at the display position so as to correspond to a display instruction of the previous generation.

21. The display apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces of the first group according to instructed information to display them according to the sorted display positions.

22. A computer-readable recording medium storing a display program causing a computer to function as units for displaying commands or data pieces in a display screen in a predetermined order, the program comprising:

a unit which collects and stores access times of commands or data pieces, the commands or data pieces being classified into a first group to be displayed in the display screen including commands or data pieces having new access times and a second group including commands or data pieces having access times older than the commands or data pieces of the first group;

a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces of the first group and the second group in a mixing manner according to the stored access times; and

a unit which, when the access time of any command or data piece of said commands or data pieces of said second group is newer than that of any command or data piece of said commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting, replaces the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group with the command or piece of the second data group having newer access time than any command or data piece of the first group without changing the display order of the commands or data pieces of the first group, wherein

the command or data piece in the second group that replaces the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group is displayed at a display position in the lowest order instead of the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group.

23. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 22, wherein the displaying unit, when the access times of said commands or data pieces of the second group are not newer than those of said commands or a pieces of the first group as the result of sorting, displays said commands or data pieces of the first group without changing the order of said commands or data pieces of the first group.

24. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 23, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which stores a record of a command or data piece which was displayed in the past for each of the display positions of said commands or data pieces of the first group or for each of generations, and displays the command or data piece of a previous generation at the display position so as to correspond to a display instruction of the previous generation.

25. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 24, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces of the first group according to instructed information to display them according to the sorted display positions.

26. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 23, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which highlights a command or data piece entered in said first group from said second group and displayed.

27. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 26, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which stores a record of a command or data piece which was displayed in the past for each of the display positions of said commands or data pieces of the first group or for each of generations, and displays the command or data piece of a previous generation at the display position so as to correspond to a display instruction of the previous generation.

28. The computer-readable storage medium display program according to claim 27, wherein the computer is caused to function as a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces of the first group according to instructed information to display them according to the sorted display positions.

29. A computer-readable recording medium on which a display program for displaying commands or data pieces in a display screen in a predetermined order to cause a computer to function as units, wherein

a unit which collects and stores frequencies of use of the commands or data pieces, the commands or data pieces being classified in a first group to be displayed in the display screen including commands or data pieces having high frequencies in use and a second group including commands or data pieces having frequencies of use lower than those of the first group;

a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces in the first group and the second group in a mixing manner according to the frequencies of use stored; and

a unit which displays the command or data piece in the first group and the command or data piece of the second group having larger frequency of use than any command or data piece of the first group in the display screen concurrently without changing the display order of other commands or data pieces of the first group, such that the command or data piece in the second group having larger frequency of use than any command or data piece of the first group is displayed at a display position in the lowest order instead of the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group, when the frequency of use of any command or data piece of the second group is larger than that of any command or data piece of the first group as the result of sorting, and which displays said commands or data pieces of the first group without changing the predetermined order, when the frequencies of use of said commands or data pieces of the second group are not larger than those of said commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting.

30. A display method which displays commands or data pieces in a display screen in a predetermined order, comprising:

collecting and storing frequencies of use of the commands or data pieces, the commands or data pieces being classified in a first group to be displayed in the display screen including commands or data pieces with high frequencies of use and a second group including commands or data pieces with frequencies of use lower than those of the first group;

sorting said commands or data pieces in the first group and the second group in a mixing manner according to the frequencies of use stored; and

displaying the command or data piece in the first group and the command or data piece of the second group having larger frequency of use than any command or data piece of the first group in the display screen concurrently without changing the display order of other commands or data pieces of the first group, such that the command or data piece in the second group that replaces the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group is displayed at a display position in the lowest order instead of the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group, when the frequency of use of any command or data piece of the second group is larger than that of any command or data piece of the first group as the result of sorting, and

displaying said commands or data pieces of the first group without changing the predetermined order, when the frequencies of use of said commands or data pieces of the second group are not larger than those of said commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting.

31. A display apparatus which displays commands or data pieces in a display screen in a predetermined order comprising:

a unit which collects and stores frequencies of use of the commands or data pieces, the commands or data pieces being classified in a first group to be displayed in the display screen including commands or data pieces with high frequencies of use and a second group including commands or data pieces with frequencies of use lower than those of the first group;

a unit which sorts said commands or data pieces in the first group and the second group in a mixing manner according to the frequencies of use stored; and

a unit which displays the command or data piece in the first group and the command or data piece of the second group having larger frequency of use than any command or data piece of the first group in the display screen concurrently without changing the display order of other commands or data pieces of the of the first group, such that the command or data piece in the second group having larger frequency of use than any command or data piece in the first group is displayed at a display position in the lowest order instead of the command or data piece in the lowest order within the first group, when the frequency of use of any command or data piece of the second group is larger than that of any command or data piece of the first group as the result of sorting, and which displays said commands or data pieces of the first group without changing the predetermined order, when the frequencies of use of said commands or data pieces of the second group are not larger than those of said commands or data pieces of the first group as the result of sorting.

32. A display method which displays commands or data pieces in a display screen in a predetermined order, comprising:

collecting and storing frequencies of use of the commands or data pieces, the commands or data pieces being classified in a first group to be displayed in the display screen including commands or data pieces with higher frequencies of use and a second group including commands or data pieces with frequencies of use lower than those of the first group;

sorting the commands or data pieces between the first group and the second group according to the frequencies of use, the commands or data pieces being sorted such that if the frequencies of use change and cause a command or data piece of the second group to have a greater frequency of use than a command or data piece of the first group, then an exchange is performed between the first and second groups to maintain the first group as having greater frequencies of use, the exchange dividing the commands or data pieces of the first group into a remaining set of commands or data pieces and an added set having at least one command or data piece added from the second group; and

displaying the remaining set of commands or data pieces of the first group without changing the predetermined order even if the frequencies of use of the remaining set changed to cause the predetermined order to be an order different from a frequency of use order, wherein the added set having at least one command or data piece added from the second group is displayed at a lower display position than the remaining set of commands or data pieces of the first group.