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An automatic icon generation system
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1990-11-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-11-08
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a system for automatically generating an icon selected by a user. It purports to improve user-friendliness, by automatically generating various icons by synthesizing more basic graphics, providing a system for displaying an icon according to its utilization frequency, and comprehensively expressing the computer's various modes. It comprises an icon pattern memory means for memorizing, as icon patterns, a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns combined to generate a plurality of icons used in a computer; an icon pattern synthesis means for synthesizing icon patterns memorized in said icon pattern memory means to generate an icon; an icon utilization control means for controlling the icon synthesis by said icon pattern synthesis means according to the use's input and for learning and memorizing the utilization of all icons that can be synthesized by said icon synthesis means; and a display control means for displaying a plurality of icons on the display screen of said computer according to the icon utilization, under the control of said icon utilization control means.
Inventors
- 👤 Makoto Morioka
- 👤 Masato Ikemori
- 👤 Kazuo Hattori
- 👤 Hiroshi Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:07
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/04817
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
An automatic icon generation system comprising: an icon pattern memory means for memorizing, as icon patterns, a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate a plurality of icons used in a computer; an icon pattern synthesis means for synthesizing icon patterns memorized in said icon patterns memory means to generate an icon; an icon utilization control means, for controlling the icon synthesis by said icon pattern synthesis means according to a user's input, and for memorizing a utilization status of all icons that can be synthesized by said icon synthesis means; and a display control means for displaying a plurality of icons on the display screen of said computer, according to the icon utilization status under the control of said icon utilization control means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
An automatic icon generation system comprising: an icon pattern memory means for memorizing, as icon patterns, a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate a plurality of icons used in a computer; an icon pattern synthesis means for synthesizing icon patterns memorized in said icon patterns memory means to generate an icon; an icon utilization control means, for controlling the icon synthesis by said icon pattern synthesis means according to a user's input, and for memorizing a utilization status of all icons that can be synthesized by said icon synthesis means; and a display control means for displaying a plurality of icons on the display screen of said computer, according to the icon utilization status under the control of said icon utilization control means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
154 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claim 1, wherein: the user's demand for icon generation is inputted to an icon utilization frequency control part equivalent to said icon utilization control means; said icon utilization frequency control part extracts the kinds of icon patterns to be combined to generate said demanded icon from the icon utilization frequency accumulation data memory device; the kinds of said icon patterns are outputted to the icon pattern synthesis part equivalent to said icon pattern synthesis means; said icon pattern synthesis part extracts the icon patterns to be combined from a noun library and a verb library equivalent to said icon pattern memory means and outputs the result of synthesizing said extracted icon patterns; said icon utilization frequency control part registers the generation of said synthesized icon; the display control part equivalent to said display control means displays said synthesized icon on the display screen as an icon menu.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
105 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claim 1, wherein: the designation information of an icon selected by the user from among the icon menu displayed on said display screen is inputted to an icon utilization frequency control part equivalent to said icon utilization control means through a display control part equivalent to said display control means; said icon utilization frequency control part sends the program execution command of said designated icon to a program assignment part; said program assignment part extracts and executes said icon program; and said execution result is displayed on said display screen under the control of said display control part.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
195 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claims 3, further comprising: a synthetic icon storage area for said icon utilization control part to store icons synthesized by said icon pattern synthesis part; icon storage area control information for showing whether or not each of the icons is stored at each corresponding storage position in said synthetic icon storage area; a frequency control table for storing pattern storage mode data, when a noun index of a noun icon pattern in said noun icon pattern library, a verb index of a verb icon pattern in said verb icon pattern library, and an icon synthesized by an icon pattern indicated by said noun index and verb index in said synthetic icon storage area are stored corresponding to each synthesized icon, for showing said storage position and the name of a program that is activated at the time of program execution for a synthesized icon; and a display icon table updated according to the change in the icon displayed on the displayed screen provided with a pointer to said frequency control table and said display position in correspondence with the position of the icon displayed on the display screen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claims 1, wherein: a plurality of icon display areas on said display screen are divided into, an area for displaying no less than one statistically highly-utilized icon, an area for displaying no less than one recently-utilized icon, and an area for displaying no less than one icon that is absolutely necessary for screen editing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claims 1, wherein: two icon patterns are synthesized by finding the logical sum of the displayed data, which are either 1 or 0, of each picture element on the display screen, corresponding to said two icon patterns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claims 1, wherein: two icon patterns are synthesized by finding the logical product of the displayed data, which are either 1 or 0, of each picture element on the display screen, corresponding to said two icon patterns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claims 1, wherein: two icon patterns are synthesized by finding the negative logical product (NAND) of the displayed data, which are either 1 or 0, of each picture element on the display screen, corresponding to said two icon patterns.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
75 words
A computer system for executing the automatic icon generation system according to claims 1, comprising: an automatic icon generation component, positioned between an application program and a window system, for executing the selection and the display of the icon under the control of the operation system; and a disk driver for controlling a verb icon pattern library, a noun icon pattern library, frequency control information, a program library, a display, a keyboard and a mouse.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
89 words
An automatic icon generation system comprising: an icon pattern memory means for memorizing, as icon patterns, a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate a plurality of icons used in a computer; an icon pattern synthesis means for synthesizing icon patterns memorized in said icon pattern memory means by combination to generate an icon according to a user's input; and a display control means for displaying a plurality of icons synthesized by said icon pattern synthesis means on the display screen of said computer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
89 words
An automatic icon generation system comprising: an icon pattern memory means for memorizing, as icon patterns, a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate a plurality of icons used in a computer; an icon pattern synthesis means for synthesizing icon patterns memorized in said icon pattern memory means by combination to generate an icon according to a user's input; and a display control means for displaying a plurality of icons synthesized by said icon pattern synthesis means on the display screen of said computer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claims 10, wherein: a plurality of icon display areas on said display screen are divided into an area for displaying no less than one statistically highly-utilized icon, an area for displaying no less than one recently-utilized icon, and an area for displaying no less than one icon that is absolutely necessary for screen editing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claims 10, wherein: two icon patterns are synthesized by finding the logical sum of the displayed data, which are either 1 or 0, of each picture element on the display screen, corresponding to said two icon patterns.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claims 10, wherein: two icon patterns are synthesized by finding the logical product of the displayed data, which are either 1 or 0, of each picture element on the display screen, corresponding to said two icon patterns.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
The automatic icon generation system according to claims 10, wherein: two icon patterns are synthesized by finding the negative logical product (NAND) of the displayed data, which are either 1 or 0, of each picture element on the display screen, corresponding to said two icon patterns.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
75 words
A computer system for executing the automatic icon generation system according to claims 10, comprising: an automatic icon generation component, positioned between an application program and a window system, for executing the selection and the display of the icon under the control of the operation system; and a disk driver for controlling a verb icon pattern library, a noun icon pattern library, frequency control information, a program library, a display, a keyboard and a mouse.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
82 words
An automatic icon generation method comprising the steps of: memorizing, as icon patterns, a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate a plurality of icons used in a computer; synthesizing said memorized icon patterns to generate an icon; controlling the icon synthesis according to a user's input, memorizing a utilization status of all icons that can be synthesized; and displaying a plurality of icons on the display screen of said computer, according to the icon utilization status.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
82 words
An automatic icon generation method comprising the steps of: memorizing, as icon patterns, a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate a plurality of icons used in a computer; synthesizing said memorized icon patterns to generate an icon; controlling the icon synthesis according to a user's input, memorizing a utilization status of all icons that can be synthesized; and displaying a plurality of icons on the display screen of said computer, according to the icon utilization status.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
62 words
An automatic icon generation method comprising the steps of: memorizing, as icon patterns, a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate a plurality of icons used in a computer; synthesizing said memorized icon patterns to generate an icon according to a user's input; and displaying a plurality of synthesized icons on the display screen of said computer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
62 words
An automatic icon generation method comprising the steps of: memorizing, as icon patterns, a plurality of graphic elements representing icon patterns to be combined to generate a plurality of icons used in a computer; synthesizing said memorized icon patterns to generate an icon according to a user's input; and displaying a plurality of synthesized icons on the display screen of said computer.
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