US5598522A
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Command processing system used under graphical user interface utilizing pointing device for selection and display of command with execution of corresponding process
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1994-07-14
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Granted: 1997-01-28
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Expires: 2014-07-14
Abstract
Abstract A command processing system operational under graphical user interface circumstances in a computer system having a display unit and a pointing device. An object display control portion causes the display unit to display items identifying objects which can be processed, and a selecting portion selects an item representing an object, among the items displayed on said display unit, by manipulating the pointing device. A command display control portion causes the display unit to display a single command, selected from among commands applicable to the object, represented by the item selected by the selecting portion. When an operation for selecting the command displayed by the display unit is carried out, by manipulating the pointing device, a process represented by the displayed command is executed by the computer system.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Inatomi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 03:21
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0489; G06F3/04895
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A command processing system operational under graphical user interface circumstances in a computer system having a display unit and a pointing device, said command processing system comprising: object display control means for causing said display unit to display items identifying objects which can be processed; selecting means for selecting an item representing an object, among the items displayed on said display unit, by manipulating said pointing device; command display control means for causing said display unit to display a single command, selected from among commands applicable to the object represented by the item selected by said selecting means; and display changing means for changing the displayed command to another command, determined from among the commands applicable to the selected object, wherein when an operation for selecting the command displayed by the display unit is carried out by manipulating said pointing device, a process represented by the displayed command is executed by said computer system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A command processing system operational under graphical user interface circumstances in a computer system having a display unit and a pointing device, said command processing system comprising: object display control means for causing said display unit to display items identifying objects which can be processed; selecting means for selecting an item representing an object, among the items displayed on said display unit, by manipulating said pointing device; command display control means for causing said display unit to display a single command, selected from among commands applicable to the object represented by the item selected by said selecting means; and display changing means for changing the displayed command to another command, determined from among the commands applicable to the selected object, wherein when an operation for selecting the command displayed by the display unit is carried out by manipulating said pointing device, a process represented by the displayed command is executed by said computer system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The command processing system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: management means for determining the single command, selected to be initially displayed by said display unit under control of said command display control means, and the another command, to which a currently displayed command is to be changed by said display changing means, in accordance with respective and predetermined relative priorities.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The command processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the predetermined, relative priorities depend on the corresponding respective frequencies of use of the respective commands.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
94 words
The command processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said management means has a command table in which the commands applicable to each object are listed in an order corresponding to respective and predetermined relative priorities and determines, as the command to be initially displayed, a command having a highest priority among the commands listed in said command table for the selected object and, as the another command to which the displayed command is to be changed, the command of the next lower relative priority of the commands listed in said command table.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The command processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein respective frequency data representing corresponding frequencies of use of the commands are assigned to the commands listed in the command table, the predetermined priority of each command depending on the frequency data for that command relative to the respective frequency data for the other commands listed in the command table.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The command processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said management means determines the command to be initially displayed, based on a command which was selected in a previous operation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The command processing system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said management means determines, as the command to be initially displayed, a command paired with the command which was selected in the previous operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The command processing system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said management means determines, as the command to be initially displayed, the command which was selected in the previous operation.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2000-01-28 | 2000-07-29 | 2001-01-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-01-28 | 2004-07-29 | 2005-01-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2008-01-28 | 2008-07-29 | 2009-01-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |