JPH04241386A - Device and system for displaying information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively display interruption information (individual information of a device) other than information from a center on an information display device which is connected to a host device (center) by a line and which displays the various kinds of information by on-line. CONSTITUTION:By the information display device, the various kinds of information is received from the center through a first connection part 9 and displayed on a display part 1. When the interruption information is received from a second connection part 10, the information which is displayed up to the present is temporarily retreated. Thereafter, the interruption information is displayed on the whole surface or one part of the display part 1. Besides, the display is switched to the display of the first information again after a fixed time which is previously decided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information display device that switches and displays interrupt information from a second connection with information from a host system.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional devices only display information from a higher-level system, and cannot display information from other than the higher-level system.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional technology, all display contents depend on the host system, and in order to display individual information for each device, it is necessary to send the individual information that is desired to be displayed on the device to the host system. There was a problem in that the information had to be contacted in some way, then edited and sent using the higher-level system, which was very time-consuming.

An object of the present invention is to solve these problems.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a second connection section in the device, and furthermore, when interrupt information is received from the second connection section, it is possible to display After saving the information once, interrupt information is displayed, and after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the display is switched back to the original information, making it possible to display individual information.

[0006]

[Operation] The second connection section of the present invention is a connection section for receiving interrupt information other than information from the host system, and when interrupt information is received, the information that has been displayed until now is By combining this function with a function that displays interrupt information after it has been saved and then switches the display back to the original information after a predetermined period of time, it is possible to display interrupt information without losing information from the host system. becomes.

[0007]

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Full dot matrix L on the front of the device
There is a display unit 1 consisting of an ED, and a first connection unit (center line connection unit) 9 receives information from the host system (center).
and displays it on the display unit 1. Furthermore, it has a second connection section 10 according to the present invention, and receives interrupt information via the second connection section 10 and displays it on the display section 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information display device.
The internal configuration of the device will be explained with reference to this figure.

[0010] The line processing section 2 performs processing for receiving display data sent from the center and processing for transmitting information (failure information, etc.) to be notified from the device to the center. The interrupt information reception processing unit 3 performs a process of receiving interrupt information from the second connection unit. The memory 4 is used to store display data, save display data, and store various setting information. The display processing section 5 functions to edit display data (character codes, etc.) into dot data and actually display it on the display section 1. The operation unit 6 has a function that allows settings such as display switching time and machine order information to be performed using a keyboard (implemented within the device). The power supply device 7 supplies the necessary power to the device. The control unit 8 controls all of these.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the connection form of the information display device.

The device is connected to the center through a first connection section 9, and displays information from the center on the display section 1. Further, the second connection unit 10 connects to a device for inputting interrupt information, and when interrupt information is received from there, the information is switched and displayed with the center information.

Next, details of the processing contents of the information display device will be explained with reference to FIG.

Information from the center is stored in a data (character code) storage area 12 through a center information reception buffer 11. Since the data to be stored is a character code, the control unit 8 uses a CG (character generator)/RO
Data suitable for display (dot data) is obtained by referring to the address corresponding to the M character code. The dot data is sent to the display buffer 14 and displayed on the display section 1 by the driver 15.
will be displayed.

When interrupt information is received from the second connection section, the control section 8 saves the currently displayed data in the storage area 12, which is information from the center, to the save area 17. When the saving is completed, the interrupt information is fetched from the reception buffer 16 to the storage area 12, and like the information from the center, it is sent to the display buffer 14 after being edited into dot data, and the display is switched to the interrupt information.

[0016] Then, the control unit 8 continues to monitor the time elapsed since the display has been switched to the interrupt information using the timer 18.
When the time becomes equal to the time set in advance in the device, the evacuated data is returned to the storage area 12 and the display is switched to information from the center again.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing one mode of operation of this embodiment, and an example of operation in a financial institution will be explained with reference to this figure.

[0018] When financial institutions are crowded, customers wait until it is their turn, and the staff at the counter calls out the customer's name when it is their turn. In this example, instead of calling the customer, the interrupt information display function of the information display device is used to notify the customer that it is their turn.

The customer receives a number plate with a serial number written on it from the staff at the counter. When the customer's turn comes, the staff member inputs the customer's serial number from the interrupt information input device 19 at hand. This interrupt information input device 19 is installed at each counter, and is connected to the information display device through the integration device 20.

Note that there is also a method of using a remote control device instead of the input device 19. In that case, the second connection section 10 becomes a remote control signal reception section. Radio waves, light, infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, etc. can be used as remote control signals.

The information display device transmits the serial number and the counter number (a number that identifies which one of the plurality of input devices 19 the input was made from) through the second connection section 10 from the input device 19 to the information display device together with the serial number. received). The information display device usually displays information from the center (interest rate information, etc.), but when receiving interrupt information (reference number and counter number), it temporarily saves the information from the center and displays the interrupt information as shown in Figure 6. Displayed on the entire display section or in part, as in the following. From this display, the customer knows that it is his turn. The information display device is pre-set by the staff for enough time for the customer to view the interrupt information.
Once that time has elapsed, the display switches back to the information from the original center.

The display format of the interrupt information (the format shown in FIG. 6) can be set using the information display device or using the interrupt information input device 19.

According to this embodiment, a customer can be called simply by inputting a serial number instead of having an attendant call the customer directly.

[0024]

According to the present invention, it is possible to display individual information for each device in addition to information from the host system. In addition, there is no need to edit and send individual information on the host system, which has the effect of shortening the processing time until display.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a connection form of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing details of processing contents of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operational mode of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an interrupt information display of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Full dot matrix LED display section, 2...Line processing section, 3...Interrupt information reception processing section, 4...Memory, 5...Display processing section, 6...Operation section, 7...Power supply device, 8...Control section, 9...
First connection part, 10... Second connection part, 11... Center information reception buffer, 12... Data (character code) storage area, 13... CG (Character Generator)/ROM,
14... Display buffer, 15... Driver, 16... Interrupt information reception buffer, 17... Save area, 18... Timer, 1
9... Interrupt information input device, 20... Integration device.

Claims (7)

[Claims] Claim 1: An information display device that captures information from a center via a first connection section and displays the information online, wherein a second connection section that captures interrupt information is provided for the information from the center. An information display device comprising: 2. An information display device that receives information from a center via a first connection section and displays the information online, the information display device comprising: a second connection section that receives interrupt information for the information from the center; . An information display device comprising: a processing section that displays the interrupt information on a display section after temporarily saving the information that has been displayed up until now when the interrupt information is received through the second connection section. 3. The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the interrupt information is displayed on the entire surface of the display section. 4. The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the interrupt information is displayed on a part of the display section. 5. The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the display of the interrupt information is switched back to the original information after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. 6. A center that transmits various information to an information display device online; an interrupt information input device that transmits interrupt information to the information display device in response to information from the center; The information is fetched via a first connection section, information from the interrupt information input device is fetched via a second connection section, and the interrupt information is displayed with priority over information from the center. An information display system comprising: a display device. 7. The information display system according to claim 6, wherein the interrupt information input device is a remote control device, and the second connection section is a remote control signal receiving section.