JP5144692B2 - Screen creation device and screen creation method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a screen creation apparatus and a screen creation method capable of creating a screen using vector data, outputting the created screen as a vector image, and converting vector data into a raster image and outputting the raster image.

Conventionally, in a system for monitoring the status of plant equipment and facilities in public facilities, or for checking changes in status in time series, the range monitored by the system is displayed as a schematic diagram as a graphical display method. A screen display method (method) that expresses the state of equipment by a change in color or shape is widely used. Here, vector data is often used to represent the schematic diagram.
In recent years, a variety of display media have been used in monitoring systems, and it has become necessary to display the same screen on various display media. There are things that can't satisfy.

As an example of a solution to such a requirement, there has been disclosed a technique for converting vector data into raster data on a server and displaying the converted raster data on a screen during system operation.
For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-361487 (Patent Document 1) states that “based on each function of an application program, image data stored in a storage unit is scaled and size-adjusted based on attribute data. A map display apparatus having a control unit that generates a raster layer, performs a process of superimposing the plurality of raster layers, and displays the map on the display unit ”is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-361487

However, in such a conventional method, for example, when the screen state frequently changes, it is necessary to perform raster conversion each time (that is, every time the screen state changes), so the load on the system is large. As a result, the screen display performance may not be satisfied.
Therefore, it is conceivable to prepare a screen created with vector data and raster data in advance, instead of creating a screen by raster conversion every time the screen state changes during system operation.
However, in this case, it is necessary to create a screen with vector data and raster data, and the production time simply increases by a factor of two.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and by making it possible to convert a screen composed of vector data into a screen composed of raster images, different display methods (that is, Screen creation device or screen creation that can easily produce screens with the same configuration (ie, screens with the same layout) for systems and services (vector data screen display or raster image screen display) and reduce screen production time It aims to provide a method.

A screen creation device according to the present invention is a screen creation device that outputs a screen composed of vector data or a screen composed of raster images, and a screen file that stores and reads screen information in response to an operation command from a user An input / output unit, a screen information analysis unit that analyzes the read screen information based on certain rules, a component definition unit that holds basic information of predefined screen components, and a screen that displays the read screen information as an image A display unit, a control unit that controls the operation of the screen information analysis unit and the screen display unit, and a raster image conversion unit that converts a screen created with vector data into a raster image ,
The raster image conversion unit has a group information interpretation function for extracting information on a combination of components and interpreting the combination of components, and a new component used is a component forming the group. Is determined as one component in combination with other components forming the group, and is output as one image at the time of raster image conversion.

The screen creation method according to the present invention is a screen creation method for outputting a screen composed of vector data or a screen composed of raster images, and stores and reads screen information in response to an operation request from a user. Screen file input / output step, screen information analysis step for analyzing read screen information based on certain rules, component definition step for holding basic information of predefined screen parts, and display of read screen information as images A screen display step, a control step for controlling operations in the screen information analysis step and the screen display step, and a raster image conversion step for converting a screen created with vector data into a raster image ,
The raster image conversion step includes a group information interpretation step for extracting information on the combination of components and interpreting the combination of components, and the new component being used is a component forming the group. Is determined as one component in combination with other components forming the group, and is output as one image at the time of raster image conversion.

According to the present invention, a screen created with vector data can be converted into a raster image, and two types of screens, a screen composed of vector data or a screen composed of raster images, can be output. A screen having the same configuration (screen having the same layout) can be easily provided to a system or service of a display method (vector data screen display or raster image screen display), and the screen production time can be reduced.
Furthermore, since the number of output raster images can be reduced, the display performance of the raster display screen can be improved.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a screen creation device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the screen creation apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the screen creation apparatus by Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the screen creation apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a screen creation device according to a third embodiment. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the screen creation apparatus according to the third embodiment. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the screen creation apparatus by Embodiment 4. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the screen creation apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the screen creation apparatus by Embodiment 5. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the screen creation apparatus according to the fifth embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or equivalent ones.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the screen creation apparatus according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of screen creation software (S / W) that creates a screen by controlling the screen creation terminal of the screen creation device according to the present embodiment.
A screen creation apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In FIG. 1, 1000 is a screen creation apparatus according to this embodiment, 2000 is a user input, and 3000 is a screen display device.
The screen creation device 1000 is a device for creating a screen by a user operating the screen, and includes a screen creation terminal 100 controlled by screen creation software.
The screen creation terminal 1000 is read from the user operation input unit 15 that receives an operation request (operation command) from the user input 2000, the screen file input / output unit 1 that saves / reads the created screen, and the screen file input / output unit 1 Screen information that is analyzed based on certain rules (for example, "Rules for mapping between screen and file" so that the screen can be restored when the screen is saved in a file and reloaded) Created on the screen creation software that controls the operation of the analysis unit 2, the part definition unit 3 that holds predefined screen part information, the screen display unit 4 that displays the created screen on the screen display device 3000, and the screen creation terminal 100 Sent from the raster image conversion unit 5 and the user operation input unit 15 for converting the vector data of the screen into a raster image. Instruction (i.e., operation request) and a control unit 6 which controls a series of operations in accordance with the.
“User input” means “operation request” output by the user via the input medium, and “symbol placement / movement / deletion / attribute assignment / correction during screen operation”, “screen conversion operation”. , An operation command for executing “screen read” and the like. (The same applies to other embodiments.)

Next, the operation of the screen creation terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
When creating a screen, first, an operation request is made from the user input 2000 to the user operation input unit 15 (ST1001). The user operation input unit 15 transmits the received operation request to the control unit 6. Note that “ST” is a step.
Upon receiving the operation request, control unit 6 determines the type of operation request (ST1002).
If it is determined that the operation request is an operation on the screen (drawing operation), it is further determined whether or not the operation request is a new component placement operation (ST1003).

Here, if it is determined that the operation is a new part placement operation, the control unit 6 obtains the definition part information via the part definition unit 3 and then decides where to place the definition part on the screen. The placement position information and the acquired definition component information are transmitted to the screen display unit 4 (ST1101, ST1102, ST1005).
If it is determined that it is not a new part placement operation but an update of part attributes such as color and size or an update operation of screen attributes such as screen size for already placed parts, the control unit 6 changed the part attributes or screen attributes after changing them. Information is transmitted to the screen display unit 4 (ST1004, ST1005).

The screen display unit 4 converts the received information into screen display information, and then transmits the screen display information to the screen display device 3000, thereby requesting the screen display device 3000 to update the display contents (ST1006). .
Upon receiving the screen display information, screen display device 3000 displays the content after the operation on the screen by updating the display content to the latest state (ST1007).
Thereafter, this operation is repeated to create a screen.
Subsequently, when saving the created screen, first, an operation request is made to the user operation input unit 15 from the user input 2000 (ST1001).

The user operation input unit 15 transmits the received request to the control unit 6.
Upon receiving the operation request, control unit 6 determines the type of operation request (ST1002).
If it is determined that the operation request is a file input / output operation, it is further determined whether the operation request is a file reading operation or a storage operation (ST1201).
If it is determined that the operation request is a storage operation, the control unit 6 transmits a conversion processing request to the raster image conversion unit 5.
Screen data composed only of vector data is input to the raster image conversion unit 5 via the control unit 6.
When the raster image conversion unit 5 receives the conversion processing request, the raster image conversion unit 5 acquires information on the components used from the screen information, performs raster image conversion processing for each component, and transmits the converted data to the control unit 6 ( ST1301).

In the present invention, one reference screen (reference screen) is produced, converted, and a display screen corresponding to each screen is generated and used in advance. Thus, the screen production time is only one reference screen, and the screen production time can be reduced.
Also, since the screen is not statically generated during system operation but is prepared and operated statically, performance degradation during system operation does not occur.
When receiving the converted data, the control unit 6 transmits the data to the screen file input / output unit 1, and then converts the file format into the file format by the screen file input / output unit 1 and outputs the file to form the vector data. The screen converted from the screen to the raster image is saved (ST1302).

Subsequently, when reading the created screen, first, an operation request is made to the user operation input unit 15 from the user input 2000 (ST1001).
The user operation input unit 15 transmits the received request to the control unit 6. Upon receiving the operation request, control unit 6 determines the type of operation request (ST1002).
If it is determined that the operation request is a file input / output operation, it is further determined whether the operation request is a file reading operation or a storage operation (ST1201).

If it is determined that the operation is a read operation, the control unit 6 transmits a file read request to the screen file input / output unit 1.
Upon receiving the file read request, screen file input / output unit 1 reads the file into a screen information temporary storage area (not shown), and transmits the screen information in the read file to screen information analysis unit 2 (ST1202).
Note that the screen information temporarily stored in the screen information temporary storage area is used for reverse engineering.
Upon receiving the screen information, screen information analysis unit 2 analyzes the screen information, extracts the definition component information, the component attribute information, and the screen attribute information, and transmits the extracted contents to control unit 6 (ST1203).
Subsequent operations (ST1101 to STST1105) of the control unit 6 are the same as those at the time of the new component placement operation, and thus description thereof is omitted.

As described above, the screen creation device according to the present embodiment is a screen creation device that outputs a screen composed of vector data or a screen composed of raster images, and displays screen information in response to an operation request from a user. A screen file input / output unit 1 for saving and reading; a screen information analysis unit 2 for analyzing the read screen information based on certain rules; a component definition unit 3 for holding basic information of predefined screen components; A screen display unit 4 that displays the read screen information as an image, a control unit 6 that controls the operation of the screen information analysis unit 2 and the screen display unit 4, and a raster image conversion that converts a screen created with vector data into a raster image Part 5 is provided.
Note that “basic information of screen parts” is information on base parts used to create a screen, and is information on base parts such as lines, circles, and rectangles.

Since the screen creation apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the raster image conversion unit 5, it is possible to convert a screen created with vector data into a raster image, and a screen or raster image composed of vector data. Two types of screens can be output.
Therefore, it is possible to easily provide screens having the same configuration (screens having the same layout) to systems and services of different display methods (that is, vector data screen display or raster image screen display), thereby reducing screen production time. it can.
Further, since the processing time required for vector display is eliminated during screen display, screen display performance is improved.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the screen creation apparatus according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of screen creation software (S / W) that creates a screen by controlling the screen creation terminal of the screen creation device according to the present embodiment.
A screen creation apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The screen creation apparatus according to the second embodiment further includes a group information interpretation unit 7 inside the raster image conversion unit 5 according to the first embodiment.
The screen creation apparatus according to the present embodiment further groups the parts expressed by the combination of parts as one part after reading the information on the combination of parts at the time of raster image conversion in the first embodiment. One raster image can be output for the group.

Next, the operation of the screen creation terminal 100 shown in FIG. 3 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
Since the operation when creating the screen is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
Subsequently, when saving the created screen, first, an operation request is made to the user operation input unit 15 from the user input 2000 (ST1001).
The user operation input unit 15 transmits the received request to the control unit 6.
Upon receiving the operation request, control unit 6 determines the type of operation request (ST1002).
If it is determined that the operation request is a file input / output operation, it is further determined whether the operation request is a file reading operation or a storage operation (ST1201).

If it is determined that the operation request is a storage operation, the control unit 6 transmits a conversion processing request to the raster image conversion unit 5.
When the raster image conversion unit 5 receives the conversion processing request, the raster image conversion unit 5 acquires the component information used from the screen information and then transmits the component information to the group information interpretation unit 7.
The group information interpretation unit 7 extracts group information from the component information, confirms the combination of the components, and determines whether the components form the group (ST1401).
When it is confirmed that the component forms the group, the data is converted into one component in combination with the other components forming the group and transmitted to the raster image conversion unit 5 (ST1402). ).

The raster image conversion unit 5 converts the received component information into a raster image, and transmits the converted data to the control unit 6. (ST1301).
When the converted data is received, the control unit 6 transmits the data to the screen file input / output unit 1, and then the screen file input / output unit 1 converts the data into a file format and outputs the file to save the screen ( ST1302).
Since the operation (ST1101 to ST1107) of the control unit 6 after receiving the data converted into the raster image is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
In addition, the operation when reading the created screen (ST1202, ST1203, etc.) is also the same as that in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the raster image conversion unit 5 of the screen creation apparatus according to the present embodiment further has a group information interpretation function for extracting information on the combination of components and interpreting the combination of components. If it is determined that the new part is a part forming the group, it is regarded as one part in combination with other parts forming the group, and is output as one image at the time of raster image conversion. Is possible.
Therefore, according to the screen creation apparatus of the present embodiment, the number of raster image outputs can be reduced, so that the display performance of the raster screen display screen can be improved.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the screen creation apparatus according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of screen creation software (S / W) that creates a screen by controlling the screen creation terminal of the screen creation device according to the present embodiment.
A screen creation apparatus according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The screen creation apparatus according to the third embodiment is such that a dynamic image pattern extraction unit 8 is further provided in the raster image conversion unit 5 according to the second embodiment described above.
In the third embodiment, when a component that dynamically changes at a constant cycle is used on the screen in the above-described second embodiment, all the changed patterns are converted into a raster image to be used as an animation image. By expressing, a screen in which the expression of a component dynamically changes can be expressed only by a raster image.

Next, the operation of the screen creation terminal 100 shown in FIG. 5 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
Since the operation when creating the screen is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
Subsequently, when saving the created screen, first, an operation request is made to the user operation input unit 15 from the user input 2000 (ST1001).
The user operation input unit 15 transmits the received operation request to the control unit 6.
Upon receiving the operation request, control unit 6 determines the type of operation request (ST1002).
If it is determined that the operation request is a file input / output operation, it is further determined whether the operation request is a file reading operation or a storage operation (ST1201).

If it is determined that the operation is a storage operation, the control unit 6 transmits a conversion processing request to the raster image conversion unit 5.
When the raster image conversion unit 5 receives the conversion processing request, the raster image conversion unit 5 acquires the component information used from the screen information and then transmits the component information to the group information interpretation unit 7.
The group information interpretation unit 7 extracts group information from the component information, confirms the combination of the components, and determines whether the components form the group (ST1401).
When it is confirmed that the component forms the group, the data is converted into one component in combination with the other components forming the group and transmitted to the raster image conversion unit 5 (ST1402). ).

In the present embodiment, the raster image conversion unit 5 transmits the received component information to the dynamic image pattern extraction unit 8, and the dynamic image pattern extraction unit 8 determines that the component is a component that dynamically operates. In this case, after extracting all patterns that change within a certain period, component information divided as individual components and an animation pattern are acquired (ST1501).
Next, the image data is converted into a raster image based on the component information acquired by the raster image conversion unit 5, and the converted data is transmitted to the control unit 6. (ST1301).
When the converted data is received, the control unit 6 transmits the data to the screen file input / output unit 1, and then the screen file input / output unit 1 converts the data into a file format and outputs the file to save the screen ( ST1302).
Since the operation of the control unit 6 after receiving the converted data is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. Also, since the operation when reading the created screen is the same as in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

As described above, the raster image conversion unit 5 of the screen creation apparatus according to the present embodiment further has a function of determining whether or not the component is a component that dynamically operates at a constant operation cycle, and the raster data is converted from the vector data. When converting to an image, if it is determined that it is a component that operates dynamically, it is possible to convert all the patterns that change within a certain period as raster images and output them together as an animation image It is.
Therefore, according to the screen creation apparatus according to the present embodiment, when a component that dynamically changes at a constant cycle is used on the screen, all the changed patterns are converted into raster images, which are used as animation images. By expressing the screen, the screen in which the expression of the component dynamically changes can be expressed only by the raster image, so that the screen production time can be reduced.
In addition, since the number of raster images after conversion is reduced, screen display performance is improved.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the screen creation apparatus according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of screen creation software (S / W) that creates a screen by controlling the screen creation terminal of the screen creation device according to the present embodiment.
A screen creation apparatus according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, the screen creation apparatus according to the fourth embodiment is obtained by adding a behavior logic conversion unit 9 to the screen creation terminal 100 according to the third embodiment.
The behavior logic conversion unit 9 extracts “conditions and operations that change according to the situation” as logic from the raster conversion target component during raster image conversion, and outputs the logic together with the converted image.

Next, the operation of the screen creation terminal 100 shown in FIG. 7 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
Since the operation when creating the screen is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
Subsequently, when saving the created screen, first, an operation request is made to the user operation input unit 15 from the user input 2000 (ST1001).
The user operation input unit 15 transmits the received request to the control unit 6.
Upon receiving the operation request, control unit 6 determines the type of operation request (ST1002).
If it is determined that the operation request is a file input / output operation, it is further determined whether the operation request is a file reading operation or a storage operation (ST1201).

If it is determined that the operation is a storage operation, the control unit 6 transmits a conversion processing request to the raster image conversion unit 5.
When the raster image conversion unit 5 receives the conversion processing request, the raster image conversion unit 5 acquires the component information used from the screen information and then transmits the component information to the group information interpretation unit 7.
The group information interpretation unit 7 extracts group information from the component information, confirms the combination of the components, and determines whether the components form a group (ST1401).
When it is confirmed that the component forms a group, the data is converted into one component in combination with the other components forming the group and transmitted to the raster image conversion unit 5 (ST1402).
When the raster image conversion unit 5 transmits the received component information to the dynamic image pattern extraction unit 8 and the dynamic image pattern extraction unit 8 determines that the component is a dynamically operating component, the raster image conversion unit 5 within a certain period. After extracting all the changing patterns, component information divided as individual components is acquired, and the component information is transmitted to the behavior logic conversion unit 9 (ST1501).

When the behavior logic conversion unit 9 acquires the component information and the animation pattern, the behavior logic conversion unit 9 extracts the behavior logic based on the component information and the animation pattern, and transmits the behavior logic information to the raster image conversion unit 5 (ST1601).
When the raster image conversion unit 5 receives the behavior logic, the raster image conversion unit 5 converts the raster image and the behavior logic to the control unit 6 by converting into a raster image based on the already acquired component information and animation pattern. (ST1301).
When the converted data is received, the control unit 6 transmits the data to the screen file input / output unit 1, and then the screen file input / output unit 1 converts the data into a file format and outputs the file to save the screen ( ST1302).
Since the operation of the control unit 6 after receiving the converted data is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. Further, since the operation when reading the created screen is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

As described above, the screen creation apparatus according to the present embodiment further includes the behavior logic conversion unit 9 with respect to the raster image conversion unit 5 of the third embodiment, and various attributes such as color and shape vary depending on the situation. When converting a changing part to a raster image, the state of the changed part is converted into a raster image, and conditions and operations that change according to the situation are extracted and output as behavioral logic.
Therefore, according to the screen creation apparatus according to the present embodiment, based on data that changes during screen display, vector data is not used for components whose color, shape, size, and the like change dynamically. Since it can be displayed on the screen, the screen display performance is improved.

Embodiment 5 FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the screen creation apparatus according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of screen creation software (S / W) that creates a screen by controlling the screen creation terminal of the screen creation device according to the present embodiment.
A screen creation apparatus according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.
The raster image conversion unit 5 of the screen creation apparatus according to the fifth embodiment is further provided with an enlargement / reduction conversion unit 10 as shown in FIG.
The enlargement / reduction conversion unit 10 sets the magnification at the time of screen creation to 1, deforms a component in accordance with a magnification specified in advance, and outputs the deformed component information.

Next, the operation of the screen creation terminal 100 shown in FIG. 9 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
Since the operation when creating the screen is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
When saving the created screen, first, an operation request is sent from the user input 2000 to the user operation input unit 15 (ST1001).
The user operation input unit 15 transmits the received request to the control unit 6.
Upon receiving the operation request, control unit 6 determines the type of operation request (ST1002).
If it is determined that the operation request is a file input / output operation, it is further determined whether the operation request is a file reading operation or a storage operation (ST1201).

If it is determined that the operation is a storage operation, the control unit 6 transmits a conversion processing request to the raster image conversion unit 5.
When the raster image conversion unit 5 receives the conversion processing request, the raster image conversion unit 5 acquires the component information used from the screen information and then transmits the component information to the group information interpretation unit 7.
The group information interpretation unit 7 extracts group information from the component information, confirms the combination of the components, and determines whether the components form the group (ST1401).
When it is confirmed that the component forms the group, the data is converted into one component in combination with the other components forming the group and transmitted to the raster image conversion unit 5 (ST1402). .

When the raster image conversion unit 5 transmits the received component information to the dynamic image pattern extraction unit 8 and the dynamic image pattern extraction unit 8 determines that the component is a dynamically operating component, the raster image conversion unit 5 within a certain period. After extracting all the changing patterns, component information divided as individual components is acquired, and the component information is transmitted to the scaling converter 10 (ST1501).
The scaling conversion unit 10 that has received the component information generates a component corresponding to a magnification specified in advance, and then transmits the generated component information to the raster image conversion unit 5 (ST1701).
Since the operation of the raster image conversion unit 5 after acquiring the parts is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
Further, since the operation when reading the created screen is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

As described above, the screen creation apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the enlargement / reduction conversion unit 10 in the raster image conversion unit 5, and after the control unit 6 obtains the screen conversion processing command issued from the user operation input unit 15, An enlargement / reduction screen having a predetermined magnification can be generated through the enlargement / reduction conversion unit 10, and enlargement / reduction screen information can be transmitted to the raster image conversion unit 5 to output a raster image corresponding to each predetermined magnification.
Therefore, in the past, when screen enlargement / reduction display was required, it was necessary to create as many screens as the number of specified magnifications. By creating only the screens of the basic magnifications, screens corresponding to the number of specified magnifications were created. Can reduce screen production time.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful for realizing a screen creation apparatus or a screen creation method capable of reducing screen production time in a system that requires a plurality of screen outputs with different display methods.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Screen file input / output part 2 Screen information analysis part 3 Component definition part 4 Screen display part 5 Raster image conversion part 6 Control part 7 Group information interpretation part 8 Dynamic image pattern extraction part 9 Behavior logic conversion part 10 Scale conversion part 15 User Operation input 100 Screen creation terminal 1000 Screen creation device 2000 User input 3000 Screen display device

Claims (8)

A screen creation device that outputs a screen composed of vector data or a screen composed of raster images,
A screen file input / output unit that saves and reads screen information according to user operation instructions, a screen information analysis unit that analyzes the read screen information based on certain rules, and basic information on predefined screen components Component definition unit, screen display unit for displaying the read screen information as an image, control unit for controlling the operation of the screen information analysis unit and the screen display unit, and converting a screen created by vector data into a raster image A raster image converter that
The raster image conversion unit has a group information interpretation function for extracting information on a combination of components and interpreting the combination of components, and a new component used is a component forming the group. A screen creation device characterized in that, when it is determined, the image is regarded as one component in combination with other components forming the group, and is output as one image at the time of raster image conversion . The raster image conversion unit further has a function of determining whether or not the component is a component that dynamically operates at a constant operation cycle, and is a component that dynamically operates when converting from vector data to a raster image. 2. The screen creation device according to claim 1, wherein when the determination is made, all the patterns that change within a predetermined period are converted as raster images, and these are collectively output as animation images . A behavioral logic conversion unit is provided for the raster image conversion unit . When a component whose attributes change in various ways is converted into a raster image, the state of the changed component is converted into a raster image and changed according to the status. The screen creation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein conditions and operations to be performed are extracted as behavioral logic and output together with the converted raster image . An enlargement / reduction conversion unit is provided in the raster image conversion unit, and after the control unit obtains a screen conversion processing command issued from a user operation input unit, an enlargement / reduction screen having a predetermined magnification is generated through the enlargement / reduction conversion unit, 4. The screen creation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the raster image conversion unit 5 transmits the enlarged / reduced screen information and outputs raster images respectively corresponding to predetermined magnifications . A screen creation method for outputting a screen composed of vector data or a screen composed of raster images,
Screen file input / output step for saving and reading screen information according to user operation commands, screen information analysis step for analyzing the read screen information based on certain rules, and pre-defined basic information of screen parts A component definition step, a screen display step for displaying the read screen information as an image, a control step for controlling operations in the screen information analysis step and the screen display step, and a screen created with vector data converted into a raster image A raster image conversion step to
The raster image conversion step includes a group information interpretation step for extracting information on the combination of components and interpreting the combination of components, and the new component being used is a component forming the group. A screen creation method characterized in that, when it is determined, the image is regarded as one component in combination with other components forming the group and is output as one image at the time of raster image conversion. The raster image conversion step further includes a step of determining whether or not the component is a component that dynamically operates at a constant operation cycle, and is a component that dynamically operates when converting from vector data to a raster image. 6. The screen creation method according to claim 5, wherein if the determination is made, all patterns that change within a certain period are converted as raster images, and these are collectively output as animation images. A behavioral logic conversion step is provided for the raster image conversion step , and when converting a component whose attributes change in various ways depending on the situation, the state of the changed component is converted into a raster image, and depending on the situation The screen creation method according to claim 6, wherein a changing condition or operation is extracted as behavioral logic and output together with the converted raster image . The raster image conversion step further includes an enlargement / reduction conversion step, and after the screen conversion processing command issued in the user operation input step is acquired in the control step, an enlargement / reduction screen having a predetermined magnification is generated through the enlargement / reduction conversion step. The screen creation method according to claim 7 , wherein the scaled image information is transmitted to the raster image conversion step to output raster images respectively corresponding to predetermined magnifications .

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