CN101714079B - Method and device for transferring notification icon in notification area by computer system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a related device for transferring a notification icon related to a notification area of a computer system. A method for transferring a notification icon related to a notification area of a computer system includes filtering information entering and exiting the notification area; obtaining icon information and function information of the notification icon according to the filtered information; hiding the notification icon; displaying the notification icon in a display window according to the icon information; and providing a function corresponding to the notification icon according to the function information. The computer system displays the notification area through a display.

Description

Method and device for transferring notification icon in notification area by computer system

technical field

The invention relates to a method for a computer system to manage a notification icon in a notification area and a related device, in particular to a method for a computer system to transfer a notification icon out of the notification area and a related device. the

Background technique

In the display screen of the computer operating system, a notification area (Notification Area) is used to display the notification icon (Notification Icon) and date and time. Each notification icon corresponds to an application program, which is displayed on the screen as a small icon, so that the user can quickly use the application program by clicking the notification icon. the

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a display showing a notification area 10 of a window operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The notification area 10 is adjacent to a task bar 12 . A notification icon 14 is displayed in the notification area 10, and a function menu 16 of the notification icon 14 lists various functions of the relevant main program, which include "close multiple windows", "desktop extension", "display screen ID" and " leave". the

For simplicity, Figure 1 only draws a notification icon. However, in an actual situation, the user may add multiple applications to the window operating system, causing a sharp increase in the number of notification icons, which affects the scope of use of the task bar. the

Contents of the invention

Therefore, the present invention provides a method for a computer system to transfer a notification icon related to a notification area and the related computer system, so as to reduce the occupied space of the notification area and enhance the convenience of using the notification icon. the

The present invention discloses a method for a computer system to transfer a notification icon about a notification area, which includes filtering information in and out of the notification area; obtaining an icon information and an icon of the notification icon according to the filtered information function information; hiding the notification icon; displaying the notification icon in a display window according to the icon information; and providing a function corresponding to the notification icon according to the function information.

The invention also discloses a computer system capable of transferring notification icons in a notification area, which includes a filter unit, an information storage unit, a first icon transfer unit and a second icon transfer unit. The filtering unit is used to filter the information in and out of the notification area. The information storage unit is coupled to the filtering unit, and is used for obtaining icon information and function information of the notification icon according to the filtered information. The first icon transfer unit is used to hide the notification icon. The second icon transfer unit is used for displaying the notification icon in a display window according to the icon information, and providing the function corresponding to the notification icon according to the function information. the

Description of drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a notification area displayed on a display;

Fig. 2 is the schematic flow chart of embodiment one flow process of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a display window displayed on a display according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. the

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic flowchart of a process 20 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The process 20 is used for a computer system to transfer a notification icon related to a notification area, and the computer system displays the notification area through a monitor, and can display multiple notification icons in the notification area. Process 20 includes the following steps:

Step 200: start. the

Step 202: Provide a display window displayed on the display. the

Step 204: Filter the information in and out of the notification area. the

Step 206: Acquire icon information and function information of the notification icon according to the filtered information. the

Step 208: Hide the notification icon. the

Step 210: Display the notification icon in the display window according to the icon information. the

Step 212: Provide the function corresponding to the notification icon according to the function information. the

Step 214: end. the

According to the process 20, the embodiment of the present invention filters the information in and out of the notification area, obtains all the icon information and function information about the notification icon, hides the notification icon first, does not display the notification icon in the notification area, and then according to the icon and function information , display the notification icon and related information (such as the path corresponding to the main program) in the display window and provide the function corresponding to the notification icon. the

Preferably, the notification icon is a static icon or a dynamic icon. Step 204 can utilize a dynamic link library (Dynamic Link Library, DLL) file to filter the information transmitted between the notification area and an operating system of the computer system, and then obtain icon and function information. In addition, in step 212, the embodiment of the present invention can display a function menu corresponding to the notification icon through a mouse action, or pop up a main window of an application program corresponding to the notification icon. For example, move the mouse pointer over the notification icon, and then click the right mouse button to display the function menu on the notification icon. Or, when the mouse pointer is on the notification icon, click the left mouse button twice continuously to pop up the main window of the relevant application program. the

In step 208, when the process 20 is started, the hiding methods are different for the notification icons already in the notification area and the notification icons added later. For the notification icons already in the notification area, after the process 20 obtains the icon and function information of all the notification icons currently in the notification area, these notification icons are deleted from the notification area and displayed in the display window instead. In this case, through the process 20, the notification icon can be transferred from the notification area to the display window intact, and the original function of the notification icon can be retained. In contrast, for a newly added notification icon, after the process 20 intercepts the information (such as a new instruction) transmitted to the notification area about the notification icon, mark the notification icon as a hidden state, and directly display the notification icon on the display window, to avoid appearing in the notification area. Preferably, the hiding and displaying actions in step 208 can be realized through an application programming interface (Application Programming Interface, API). the

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of a display window 30 displayed on a display according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 provides a window operating system for displaying a window 30 in FIG. 1 . The display window 30 includes an icon block 32 and a path block 34 for displaying the notification icon 14 and the path of the main program corresponding to the notification icon 14 respectively. It can be seen from FIG. 3 that the notification icon 14 and the function menu 16 are transferred from the taskbar 10 to the display window 30 without change. the

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a functional block diagram of a computer system 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The computer system 40 can be used to implement the process 20 to transfer a notification icon in a notification area, which includes a display window 400, a filter unit 410, an information storage unit 420, a first icon transfer unit 430, and a second icon A transfer unit 440 and a receiving unit 450 . The computer system operates on an operating system (such as a windows operating system), and displays the notification area and the display window 400 through a display. The filtering unit 410 includes a dynamic link library file FL_DLL, which filters the information MSG1 transmitted from the notification area to the operating system and the information MSG2 transmitted from the operating system to the notification area. Wherein, the information MSG1 and MSG2 can be generated according to the API. The information storage unit 420 is used to obtain icon information ICON_info and function information FUNC_info of the notification icon according to the information MSG1 and MSG2 . The first icon transfer unit 430 is used for hiding the notification icon according to the icon information ICON_info. The second icon transfer unit 440 is used for displaying a notification icon in the display window 400 according to the icon information ICON_info, and providing a function corresponding to the notification icon according to the function information FUNC_info. In order to provide the function corresponding to the notification icon, the receiving unit 450 is used to receive a mouse behavior signal S_MOUSE to control the second icon transfer unit 440 to display a function menu corresponding to the notification icon, or to pop up a function menu corresponding to the notification icon. The application's main window. the

For the notification icons that already exist in the notification area, the first icon transfer unit 430 first deletes the notification icons from the notification area, so that the notification area stops displaying the notification icons. For the newly added notification icon, the first icon transfer unit 430 directly hides the notification icon, preventing the newly added notification icon from being displayed in the notification area. Since the computer system 40 can be used to implement the process 20, please refer to the process 20 for the detailed working principle. the

In summary, the embodiment of the present invention transfers the notification icon originally displayed or to be displayed in the notification area to a display window independent of the notification area, and retains the operation of the related notification icon. Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention effectively solves the problem that the notification icon occupies too much space in the notification area and affects the range of the work list. the

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. one kind is used for the display frame of computer system transferring operating system about the method for the notification icon of notification area, it is characterized in that, said method includes:

Filtration is in and out of the information of above-mentioned notification area;

According to the information of filtering, obtain icon information and the function information of above-mentioned notification icon;

Hide above-mentioned notification icon;

According to above-mentioned icon information, show that above-mentioned notification icon is in display window; And

According to above-mentioned functions information, provide above-mentioned notification icon corresponding function.

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the information in and out of above-mentioned notification area of filtering comprises utilizes dynamic link library file, filters the information between the operating system that is transmitted in above-mentioned notification area and above-mentioned computer system.

3. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, according to above-mentioned functions information, provide the corresponding function of above-mentioned notification icon to comprise by the mouse behavior, show the corresponding functional menu of above-mentioned notification icon, or the main window of the corresponding application program of above-mentioned notification icon of bouncing out.

4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, above-mentioned notification icon is static icon or dynamic icon.

5. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, hiding above-mentioned notification icon comprises deletes above-mentioned notification icon from above-mentioned notification area, to stop showing that above-mentioned notification icon is in above-mentioned notification area.

6. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, above-mentioned information in and out of above-mentioned notification area produces according to application programming interfaces.

7. one kind is used for the display frame of computer system transferring operating system about the device of the notification icon of notification area, it is characterized in that, said apparatus comprises:

Be used for filtering the device in and out of the information of above-mentioned notification area;

Be used for according to the information of filtering, obtain the icon information of above-mentioned notification icon and the device of function information;

Be used for hiding the device of above-mentioned notification icon; And

Be used for according to above-mentioned icon information, show above-mentioned notification icon in display window, and according to above-mentioned functions information, provide the device of the corresponding function choosing-item of above-mentioned notification icon.

8. device according to claim 7, is characterized in that, the above-mentioned device that is used for filtering in and out of the information of above-mentioned notification area utilizes dynamic link library file, filters the information between the operating system that is transmitted in above-mentioned notification area and above-mentioned computer system.

9. device according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, said apparatus also comprises to receive mouse behavior signal, be used for according to above-mentioned icon information with control, show that the device of above-mentioned notification icon in display window shows the corresponding functional menu of above-mentioned notification icon or the device of the main window of the corresponding application program of above-mentioned notification icon of bouncing out.

10. device according to claim 7, is characterized in that, above-mentioned notification icon is static icon or dynamic icon.

11. device according to claim 7 is characterized in that, the above-mentioned device that is used for hiding above-mentioned notification icon also comprises to be deleted above-mentioned notification icon from above-mentioned notification area, to stop showing that above-mentioned notification icon is in above-mentioned notification area.

12. device according to claim 7 is characterized in that, above-mentioned information in and out of above-mentioned notification area produces according to application programming interfaces.

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