US5287502A
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Computer system for executing application programs by a combination of picture symbols
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1991-09-11
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Granted: 1994-02-15
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Expires: 2011-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A method of obtaining a desired function from a computer system by selecting one or more pictorial symbols displayed on a display screen is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a plurality of attributes to at least part of the plurality of pictorial symbols, inferring by using a predetermined rule in accordance with the attributes when one or more of the plurality of pictorial symbols is selected, and obtaining a function of the computer system in accordance with the inferred result.
Inventors
- 👤 Satomi Kaneko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 01:31
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/451; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99934
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A computer system, comprising: application-program-storage means for storing application programs; attribute-storage means for storing attributes corresponding to pictorial symbols, ones of the pictorial symbols having more than one attribute and each attribute having one or more object attributes and one or more function attributes; rule-storage means for storing rules for selecting a one of the application programs to be executed in accordance with a relation between the stored attributes and a relation between one of the object attributes and one of the function attributes; display means for displaying the pictorial symbols; selection means for selecting one or more pictorial symbols from the pictorial symbols displayed on the display means; rule-selection means for specifying attributes corresponding to the one or more pictorial symbols selected by the selection means from among the attributes stored in the attribute-storage means, and for selecting the application program to be executed in accordance with the rules relating to the specified attributes; and application-program-execution means for reading the application program selected by the rule-selection means from the application-program-storage means and for executing the application program.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A computer system, comprising: application-program-storage means for storing application programs; attribute-storage means for storing attributes corresponding to pictorial symbols, ones of the pictorial symbols having more than one attribute and each attribute having one or more object attributes and one or more function attributes; rule-storage means for storing rules for selecting a one of the application programs to be executed in accordance with a relation between the stored attributes and a relation between one of the object attributes and one of the function attributes; display means for displaying the pictorial symbols; selection means for selecting one or more pictorial symbols from the pictorial symbols displayed on the display means; rule-selection means for specifying attributes corresponding to the one or more pictorial symbols selected by the selection means from among the attributes stored in the attribute-storage means, and for selecting the application program to be executed in accordance with the rules relating to the specified attributes; and application-program-execution means for reading the application program selected by the rule-selection means from the application-program-storage means and for executing the application program.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The computer system of claim 1, wherein the rule-selection means specifies the attributes corresponding to the one or more pictorial symbols selected by the selection means from among the attributes stored in the attribute-storage means, and selects the application program to be executed in accordance with the rules relating to the specified attributes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The computer system of claim 2, further comprising rule-registration means for registering a new rule to the rule-storage means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The computer system of claim 1, further comprising: application-program-selection-rule-storage means for storing a rule further specifying how to select one application program when the rule-selection means selects a plurality of application programs; wherein, when the rule-selection means selects a plurality of application programs, the rule-selection means further specifies how to select one application program.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The computer system of claim 4 wherein the rule-selection means specifies the attributes corresponding to the one or more pictorial symbols selected by the selection means from among the attributes stored in the storage means, and selects the application program to be executed in accordance with the rules relating to the specified attributes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The computer system of claim 5, further comprising rule-registration means for registering a new rule to the rule-storage means.
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