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WO2001067220A1 - Systeme de gestion de bureau et procede mettant en application un polyedre virtuel - Google Patents

Systeme de gestion de bureau et procede mettant en application un polyedre virtuel Download PDF

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WO2001067220A1
WO2001067220A1 PCT/JP2000/001258 JP0001258W WO0167220A1 WO 2001067220 A1 WO2001067220 A1 WO 2001067220A1 JP 0001258 W JP0001258 W JP 0001258W WO 0167220 A1 WO0167220 A1 WO 0167220A1
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Kentaro Konishi
Tatsuya Okahara
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0481—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
    • G06F3/04815—Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2203/00—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/00 - G06F3/048
    • G06F2203/048—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/048
    • G06F2203/04802—3D-info-object: information is displayed on the internal or external surface of a three dimensional manipulable object, e.g. on the faces of a cube that can be rotated by the user

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  • the present invention relates to a system for managing a window type desktop 'interface, and more particularly to a system for effectively utilizing a desktop space by using a virtual polyhedron and improving desktop operability.
  • the Macintosh operating system provides a launcher to manage installed application programs, and an Apple menu to manage running applications.
  • the installed application is managed by the start button, and the application Program can be managed.
  • many applications have tool tools that have icons for commands and shortcuts for each application.
  • management utilities and the like merely manage applications and tools statically, and only call applications and tools. In other words, tools cannot be used as they are on the management utility.
  • the launcher etc., stores the alias or short cut of each application, and therefore occupies the desktop space as a result. —In other words, as the number of registered applications increases, the occupied area increases and the work area is eroded, and the travel distance in the evening becomes longer and the operability decreases.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to increase the efficiency of desktop space and improve the operability of a desktop in a computer system having a window-type desktop interface.
  • a computer desktop management system having a window type desktop interface includes:
  • At least one tool means displayed on the screen of the desktop to control a predetermined abrication program to be executed during the viewing;
  • An input means for operating a tool for executing tool means on the desktop screen and a virtual polyhedron having one or more surfaces displayed on the screen of the desktop and including a display of the tool means.
  • the desktop management system is characterized in that it has means for controlling commands directly through the centralized tool.
  • the user can recognize the rotation of the virtual polyhedron by interposing an animation that can recognize the progress of the rotation. .
  • Another feature is that when multiple application programs are used in a multitasking operating system, the components of the tools integrated in the aggregation means can be switched according to the switching of applications and programs. .
  • the present invention is characterized in that the aggregation means can be arranged at any place on the desktop.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a computer system constituting the present invention
  • FIG. 2a is a developed view of a real cube (hexahedron);
  • FIG. 2b is an expanded view of a virtual polyhedron according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3a is an expanded view showing a rotation command input point of the virtual polyhedron according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3b is a schematic diagram of a rotation animation of a virtual polyhedral cube according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4a is an example of a Photoshop screen before applying the virtual polyhedron of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4B is an example of a screen obtained by applying the virtual polyhedron of the present invention to the screen of FIG. 3A.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a specific example in which a plurality of toolboxes are assigned to the virtual polyhedral cube of the present invention;
  • Fig. 6a is an example of the screen configuration when the main tool is set as the active surface
  • Fig. 6b is a developed view showing the relationship between the active surface (main tool surface) and other surfaces in the virtual polyhedron of the present invention. is there ;
  • Fig. 7a is an example of the screen configuration when the color tool is used as the active surface
  • Fig. 7b is a developed view showing the relationship between the active surface (color tool surface) and other surfaces in the virtual polyhedron of the present invention. Is;
  • Fig. 8a is an example of the screen configuration when the layer-one tool is set as the active surface
  • Fig. 8b shows the relationship between the active surface (layer-tool surface) and other surfaces in the virtual polyhedron of the present invention. It is a development view
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a specific example in which a virtual polyhedron is prepared for each of an operating system and a plurality of application programs;
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the process of user customization
  • FIG. 11a is a schematic diagram of an application selection menu
  • FIG. Lib is a schematic diagram of the tool selection menu. Example
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a schematic diagram of a computer system constituting the present invention.
  • the computer system 10 has a main unit 11 for a convenience store, a display device 12, and input means 13.
  • the computer system has a desktop 20 with a window type interface.
  • the input means 13 controls the bus terminal 21 on the desktop. It has a virtual polyhedron 22 that aggregates files through the bushing 21. Referring to FIG. 2, an example of the expanded virtual polyhedron 22 is shown.
  • the virtual polyhedron in the present invention has a virtually polyhedral structure, and thus can be an infinite cube.
  • it may be a dodecahedron as shown in FIG. 2b.
  • FIG. 3A is a developed view of a virtual polyhedron having six surfaces A to F.
  • the cube 22 can be rotated by moving the mouse 21 with a pointing device and clicking on the specified area 31 (upper, lower, left, and right) on each side of the cube (actually no arrows are displayed). .
  • the specified area 31 upper, lower, left, and right
  • the input device is not limited to the pointing device, and the virtual polyhedron can be rotated using the keyboard by setting a shortcut command corresponding to clicking the predetermined area.
  • an animation that can recognize the progress of rotation of the cube when switching each surface of the virtual polyhedron, an animation that can recognize the progress of rotation of the cube can be interposed.
  • FIG. 3b an animation that can recognize the progress of rotation is shown. This makes it possible to clearly image the switching of the application program.
  • FIG. 4 one embodiment using the virtual polyhedron is shown. Specifically, this example shows the case where the Adobe Photoshop photo application / program / P hot 0 shop is used on the Macintosh operating system.
  • Fig. 4a shows an example of a conventional P hotoshop screen.
  • FIG. 4B is an example of a screen in which the virtual polyhedron of the present invention is applied to the screen.
  • the main work screen (car Window)
  • one basic toolbox on the left side of the screen
  • four other special toolboxes such as layers and color adjustment on the right side of the screen.
  • FIG. 5 a specific example of storing a toolbox in a virtual polyhedron according to the present invention is shown. This example is applied to the launch of the Adobe Photoshop photo application program "Photoshop".
  • the initial screens are "Main Tool” 51, "Navigator” 52, " Display 5 types of toolboxes, “Color Tool” 5 3, “Action Tool” 5 4 and “Layer Tool” 5 5. Since these tool boxes have tools that are frequently used, users often use all of these simple tools by arranging them on the screen at all times. In order to store all of these five types of toolboxes, a virtual polyhedron with five faces is assumed, and each toolbox is assigned to each face (see Fig. 5b).
  • Figure 6 is an example of using the virtual polyhedron with the five toolboxes in Figure 5b.
  • one side of the cube with the square interface is active.
  • the surface to which the "Main tool” 51 is assigned is active, and you can use the character input tool to enter characters and use the brush tool to draw freehand lines.
  • Fig. 6a You can create freehand lines with the characters shown on the work screen. In this way, tools can be actively used, rather than just calling them.
  • the cube can be further rotated virtually by clicking on a predetermined area at the right end of the plane to which the currently active color tool box is assigned.
  • the face with the Layer 1 toolbox assigned is active.
  • This active face is the face to the right of the face to which the main toolbox is assigned, as shown in Figure 8b.
  • the e-boxes are assigned only to the five surfaces, there is no surface corresponding to the back side of the surface of the main tube in the actual cube (hexahedron).
  • the surface corresponding to the back side can be omitted and the color control box surface and the layer tool box surface can be arranged adjacent to each other.
  • the contents of the toolbox can be automatically assigned according to the switching of the application program by simply switching the application program.
  • the contents of the control box can be adapted to each application program by user customization. Can be done.
  • Figure 9 shows an example in which a virtual polyhedron is prepared for each of the operating system and each application program.
  • the MS-Word main screen 61 the MS-Exce 1 main screen 62, and then the Pho to sho P main screen 63 and the virtual polyhedron according to the switching of the application program.
  • the assigned toolbox changes.
  • the contents of the toolbox of the virtual polyhedron of each application and program can be arbitrarily customized by the user. You can mize in the evening.
  • the character palette is assigned to a virtual polyhedron in the word processor MS-Word, which uses a lot of text input, but not to P hot 0 shop, which often handles images.
  • step 1 launch the virtual polyhedron customization menu.
  • the customization menu has an application selection menu (FIG. 11a) and a tool selection menu (FIG. 11b).
  • step 2 select an application program. Select the desired application program to which you want to add the tool from the application menu.
  • step 3 select a deployment tool. Select a predetermined tool to be added to the application 'program selected in step 2 from the tool selection menu. By repeating steps 2 and 3, multiple application programs can be selected.
  • step 4 determine the selected application's program and installation tools and finish.
  • the virtual polyhedron can be rotated by clicking on predetermined regions at the top, bottom, left and right ends of the active surface of the virtual polyhedron.
  • This virtual rotation mechanism it is possible to provide an interface that the user can easily recognize intuitively.
  • a series of operations such as calling a tool and using a tool can all be completed within a cube.
  • Desktop space can be used effectively.

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Système de gestion de bureau et procédé mettant en application un polyèdre virtuel afin d'améliorer l'efficacité de l'espace de bureau et l'exploitabilité du plan de travail d'un système informatique possédant une interface de type fenêtre. Ce système est caractérisé par le fait qu'il comprend au moins des outils affichés sur l'écran de l'ordinateur de bureau, de manière à commander un programme d'exploitation prédéterminé exécuté par l'ordinateur, des moyens d'entrée servant à manipuler un curseur de commande des outils figurant sur l'écran, et un polyèdre virtuel présentant une ou plusieurs faces sur lesquelles les outils sont affichés, et que ce polyèdre virtuel est mis en rotation par l'intermédiaire des moyens d'entrée, de façon à sélectionner les outils nécessaires.
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