EP0523661A2
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User interface device
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1992-07-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-07-15
Abstract
Abstract An easy-to-use user interface device includes: parts forming means 13 for forming parts providing visual representations of functions of applications; parts storing means 1 for storing the information upon parts; operational environment constructing means 500 for constructing the operational environment by combining the parts together to construct operational environments; operational environment storing means 14 for storing the constructed operational environment; and operational environment using means for executing a task of an application via the operational environment read out from the operational environment storing means 14. The visual, semantic, and movement information upon the parts, representing the screen images, the associated functions, and movements thereof, etc., are stored and adjusted as the user uses the operational environment. The adjustments are effected automatically as far as feasible, thereby reducing the burden upon the user.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuhisa c/o Mitsubishi Denki K.K. Okada
- 👤 Kazumi c/o Mitsubishi Denki K.K. Matsuura
- 👤 Nobuo c/o Mitsubishi Denki K.K. Asahi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:10
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/451
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A user interface device for an information system including a screen device for displaying an operational environment for a user, said user interface device comprising: (1) part forming means for formin parts for an operational environment, said parts providing graphical representations of functions of a program in said operational environment; (2) part storing means for storing information on said parts formed by said part forming means; (3) operational environment constructing means for constructing an operational environment by combining said parts stored in said part storing means; (4) operational environment storing means for storing said operational environments constructed by said operational environment constructing means; and (5) operational environment using means for executing a task of a program via an operational environment stored in said operational environment storing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A user interface device for an information system including a screen device for displaying an operational environment for a user, said user interface device comprising: (1) part forming means for formin parts for an operational environment, said parts providing graphical representations of functions of a program in said operational environment; (2) part storing means for storing information on said parts formed by said part forming means; (3) operational environment constructing means for constructing an operational environment by combining said parts stored in said part storing means; (4) operational environment storing means for storing said operational environments constructed by said operational environment constructing means; and (5) operational environment using means for executing a task of a program via an operational environment stored in said operational environment storing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
A user interface device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said part forming means comprises: (1) semantic information forming means for forming semantic information of said parts, said semantic information including information upon functions corresponding to said parts; (2) movement information forming means for forming information upon movements of said parts; and (3) visual information forming means for forming visual information of parts representing visual screen images of said parts as aggregates of pixels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
111 words
A user interface device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said operational environment constructing means comprises: (1) semantic relation forming means for forming semantic relations between parts existing in said operational environment, on the basis of information on said parts formed by said part forming means; (2) movement relation forming means for forming movement relations between parts existing in said operational environment, on the basis of information on said parts formed by said part forming means; and (3) visual information relation forming means for forming visual information relations between parts existing in said operational environment, on the basis of information on said parts formed by said part forming means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A user interface device as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 3 , wherein operational environments construced by said operational environment constructing means have hierarcy structures.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
112 words
A user interface device as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 4, wherein said operational environment using means comprises: (1) operation history storing means for storing operation history of users utilizing said operational environment; (2) user information storing means for storing information upon levels and habits of users utilizing said operational environment; and (3) intention analysis means for analyzing an intention of a user on the basis of at least an item of information selected from: information on said operational environment stored in said operational environment storing means, operation history of said user stored in said operation history storing means, and user information stored in said user information storing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
121 words
A user interface device as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 4, wherein said operational environment using means comprises: (1) operation history storing means for storing operation history of users utilizing said operational environment; (2) user information storing means for storing information upon levels and habits of users utilizing said operational environment; and (3) individual adaptation means for automatically adapting said operational environment in accordance with a user currently using said operational environment, on the basis of at least an item of information selected from: information on said operational environment stored in said operational environment storing means, operation history of said user stored in said operation history storing means, and user information stored in said user information storing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
115 words
A user interface device as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 4, wherein said operational environment using means comprises: (1) operation history storing means for storing operation history of users utilizing said operational environment; (2) user information storing means for storing information upon levels and habits of users utilizing said operational environment; and (3) movement generation means for generating movements of said parts in said operational environment, on the basis of at least an item of information selected from: information on said operational environment stored in said operational environment storing means, operation history of said user stored in said operation history storing means, and user information stored in said user information storing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
A user interface device as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 4, wherein said operational environment using means comprises: (1) operation history storing means for storing operation history of users utilizing said operational environment; (2) user information storing means for storing information upon levels and habits of users utilizing said operational environment; and (3) operational environment managing means for managing said operational environment by controlling respective means in said operational environment using means.
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