Manipulation menu display location control apparatus and program

• US 7,539,948 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2006
• Issued: 05/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kubota, Narushige
• Primary Examiner(s): ENGLAND, SARA M
• Application Number:
  US11/344,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20060288307A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,211 Days
• Field of Search: 715/808, 715/810, 715/865
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A manipulation menu display location control device includes a display for displaying a screen on which a plurality of predefined selection items are shown, a display location information table for storing information indicating the locations of the selection items on the display, and a receiving program for receiving an item on the screen selected by a user. A display location determining program determines the location of a manipulation menu to be shown on the display by referring to the display location information storing table based on information received by the receiving program, and a manipulation menu display program displays the manipulation menu at the location determined by the display location determining program.

Claims

1. A manipulation menu display location control apparatus comprising:

displaying unit which displays a first display screen on which a plurality of first selection items each having a predefined function are allocated;

receiving unit which receives a first item on said first display screen selected from said first selection items by a user, wherein said displaying unit displays a second display screen showing a plurality of second selection items each having a predefined function and third selection items each being a duplicate of said predefined functions of said second selection items, when said first item is received by said receiving unit;

display location information storing unit which stores information indicating locations of said selection items on said second display screen;

display location determining unit which determines a display location of a manipulation menu corresponding to a second item on said second display screen selected from said second or third selection items on said second display screen by referring to said display location information storing means based on said second item received by said receiving unit; and

manipulation menu display unit which displays said manipulation menu at the location on said second display screen determined by said display location determining unit.

2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said selection items on said first display screen are linked to said information stored in said display location information storing means.

3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said information stored in said display location information storing means are a plurality of records each corresponding to one of said plurality of selection items on said first display screen.

4. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said user selects said first item via a touch panel cooperatively incorporated in said first display screen.

5. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said manipulation menu includes a plurality of predefined selection items that are selected for entering data on said second display screen relating to said second item selected.

6. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said manipulation menu is located on said second display screen.

7. The apparatus as defined in claim 6, wherein said display location of said manipulation menu is offset from the location of said second item on said second display screen.

8. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising screen editing means for editing said second display screen on which said manipulation menu is allocated including locating said manipulation menu on said second display means relative to an image manipulated by said manipulation menu.

9. A manipulation menu display location control apparatus comprising:

displaying unit which displays a first display screen on which a plurality of first selection items each having a predefined function are allocated;

receiving unit which receives a first item selected from said first selection items by a user on said first display screen wherein said displaying unit displays a second display screen showing a plurality of second selection items each having a predefined function and third selection items each being a duplicate of said predefined functions of said second selection items, when said first item is received by said receiving unit;

display location information storage unit which stores information indicating locations of said selection items on said second display screen;

display location determining unit which determines a display location of a manipulation menu corresponding to a second item on said second display screen selected from said second or third selection items on said second display screen by referring to said display location information storing means based on said second item received by said receiving unit; and

manipulation menu display unit which displays said manipulation menu at the location on said second display screen determined by said display location determining unit.

10. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein said selection items on said first display screen are linked to said information stored in said display location information storing means.

11. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein said user selects said first item via a touch panel cooperatively incorporated in said display screen.

12. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein said manipulation menu includes a plurality of predefined selection items that are selected for entering data on said second display screen relating to said second item selected.

13. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein said manipulation menu is located on said second display screen.

14. The apparatus as defined in claim 13, wherein said display location of said manipulation menu is offset from the location of said second item on said second display screen.

15. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, further comprising screen editing means for editing said second display screen on which said manipulation menu is allocated including locating said manipulation menu on said second display means relative to an image manipulated by said manipulation menu.

16. A computer readable medium storing a computer program having instructions for controlling a computer to perform the steps comprising:

displaying a first display screen on which a plurality of predefined selection items each having a predefined function are allocated;

receiving a first item on said display screen selected from said selection items by a user;

displaying a second display screen showing a plurality of second selection items each having a predefined function and third selection items each being a duplicate of said predefined functions of said second selections items, when said first item is received by said receiving means;

storing information indicating locations of said selection items on said second display screen;

determining a display location of a manipulation menu corresponding to a second item on said second display screen selected from said second or third selection items on said second display screen by referring to a display location information storing means for storing information indicating locations of said selection items on said display screen, based on said receiving of said item on said display screen selected by the user; and

displaying said manipulation menu at the location on said second display screen determined by said display location determining step.

17. A computer readable medium storing a computer program having instructions for controlling a computer to perform the steps comprising:

displaying a first display screen on which a plurality of predefined selection items each having a predefined function are allocated;

receiving a first item on said display screen selected from said selection items by a user;

displaying a second display screen showing a plurality of second selection items each having a predefined function and third selection items each being a duplicate of said predefined functions of said second selections items, when said first item is received by said receiving means;

storing information indicating locations of said selection items on said second display screen;

determining a display location of a manipulation menu corresponding to a second item on said second display screen selected from said second or third selection items on said second display screen by referring to a display location information storing means for storing information indicating predefined locations of manipulation menus corresponding to said selection items on said display screen, based on said receiving of said item on said display screen selected by the user; and

displaying said manipulation menu at the location on said second display screen determined by said display location determining step.