JP3261150B2 - Operation board - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control panel used in a remote control system for operating devices and displaying status in different places.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 shows an example of the configuration of a remote control system. A main control unit 1, an actuator 2 as a terminal, and an operation panel 3 are connected to a transmission line L. In this system, when an operation is performed on the operation panel 3, the operation information is transmitted to the main controller 1 via the transmission line L, and the main controller 1 controls the actuator via the transmission line L based on the supplied program of the application 4. The control data is transmitted to the control panel 2 and a display request command for updating the display content is transmitted to the operation panel 3.

The contents displayed on the screen of the display unit in the conventional operation panel 3 are such that the entire screen is stored in advance in the storage unit in the operation panel 3 as a completed single picture. In response to the display request from the user 1, the pictures stored in the operation panel 3 are sequentially called up to switch the display contents.

[0004]

In the case where the entire screen is stored as one completed picture as described above, if the screen needs to be changed by adding or changing functions, the operation panel is required. There is a problem that it is necessary to change the data and program of No. 3 and create a picture of the screen again and store it on the operation panel 3.

[0005] There is also a method of causing the main control device 1 to store information on the display screen. However, in this method, it is necessary to transmit a large amount of image data from the main control device 1 every time the display content of the operation panel 3 is changed. In addition, when the communication amount between the main control device 1 and the operation panel 3 is increased and the format of the display unit of the operation panel 3 is changed, there is a disadvantage that the image data needs to be changed.

Further, in order to be able to transmit operation information from one operation panel 3 to a plurality of main controllers 1, it is necessary to add a new program to the operation panel 3 for switching the transmission destination of the operation information. There is a disadvantage that the program stored in the operation panel 3 must be changed every time the configuration of the remote operation system changes. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention described in claim 1 to have high independence with respect to a main control device, and to be able to freely change display contents from the main control device, An object of the present invention is to provide a general-purpose operation panel which requires a minimum amount of communication of information regarding display.

An object of the invention described in claim 2 is to provide an operation panel in which an operation can be performed by touch operation in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1. A third object of the present invention is to provide an operation panel which can be operated by a remote controller in addition to the object of the first invention. The object of the invention described in claim 4 is that, in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1, the program is changed even if the number of connected main control devices changes due to a system change. It is another object of the present invention to provide an operation panel capable of transmitting operation information to these main control devices without using the operation panel.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a transmitting / receiving means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a main controller, and information relating to screen components constituting a screen. Storage means for storing the information on the display of the screen components and information on the operation in the storage means, while generating a screen by combining the screen components in accordance with an instruction from the main controller. Display means for displaying a screen, means for operating a screen component displayed on the display means, and information on display of the screen component stored in the storage means when the operation is performed. The main control device retrieves the screen component corresponding to the operation target by searching and refers to the information on the operation corresponding to the screen component stored in the storage unit. And a converting means for converting the signal information, and transmits the operation information to the main controller.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a touch panel is used as the operation means. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a remote controller is used as the operation means. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the storage means according to the first aspect of the present invention, information on a main control device to which operation information is transmitted is stored for each screen component.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is no need to store image data and the like in the main control device, so that the main control device has high independence from the main control device, and stores data in which the entire screen is a single picture. A screen can be generated by combining screen components without requiring any combination of screen components, so that the display contents can be changed freely, and therefore, even if a function is added or changed, it can be easily dealt with It is possible to change these display contents freely from the main control unit, and from the main control unit, send information on minimum display such as display request of image components and information on position, size, etc. It is possible to reduce the communication amount with the main control device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the touch panel is used as the operation means, the switch operation can be performed by a touch operation on the display screen. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the remote controller is used as the operation means, the switch operation can be performed by the operation of the remote controller. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the storage unit stores information on the main control device to which the operation information is transmitted for each screen component, so that when an operation is detected, display generation of the target screen component is performed. The main control device that has issued the request can be known from the stored information, so that a plurality of applications can be operated and operated on the plurality of main control devices without requiring a program change or the like.

[0012]

The present invention will be described below with reference to examples. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an operation panel 3 of the present embodiment. The operation panel 3 of the present embodiment is a receiving section for receiving information from a main control device 1 of a remote operation system shown in the figure. 30 and
Transmitter 31 for transmitting operation information to main controller 1
, Screen component information storage unit 32, display generation unit 33
And a display unit 34 composed of a CRT display or the like for performing display based on the screen data generated by the display generation unit 33.
And a touch panel 35 arranged on the surface of the screen of the display unit 34 as an operation unit, and an operation information conversion unit 36. As shown in FIG. 2, the screen component information storage unit 32 operates a picture, a character, or the like constituting the screen of the display unit 34, a picture of the operation button S or the display lamp LA to be controlled, or a character for display only. , A screen component such as a picture, etc., and also stores a screen component display request sent from the main controller 1, information on display such as a display position and a size on the screen, and processing (pressing) of the operation. (Indicating what information is needed among the operation information of the operated buttons that have been released, released, etc.). Display generation unit 3
Reference numeral 3 denotes a screen component display request sent from the main control device 1, information on display such as a display position and a size on the screen, and processing for the operation (operation of an operation button such as pressed or released). When the information is transmitted), the screen components are called from the screen component information storage unit 32 and are combined with each other, so that the screen data as shown in FIG. To generate. The operation information conversion unit 36 captures a touch signal of the touch panel 35 to detect information regarding an operation position on the screen, and detects a screen component (operation button of the operation button) to be operated which is stored in the screen component information storage unit 32. Information on the display position of the picture or the like is retrieved, the screen component to be operated is extracted from the screen component information storage unit 32, and the information to the main control device 1 is obtained in accordance with the processing information for the operation of the extracted screen component. Is converted to a message and transmitted through the transmission unit 31. If no target screen component is detected, or if the screen component information storage unit 32 has no storage on the processing method for the operation, the operation is invalid. The information conversion regarding the operation is not performed if any.

In this embodiment, the receiving unit 30 receives the screen component request sent from the main controller 1 and
When receiving the information on the display and the processing information on the operation, the information is stored in the screen component information storage unit 32, and the display generation unit 33 generates the screen data at the same time.
It is displayed on the display unit 34. In addition, the touch panel 3 as an operation unit
When a touch operation is detected in step 5, information related to display stored in the screen component information storage unit 32 is searched, and a screen component to be operated is extracted. The operation information conversion unit 36 converts the information into the information for the main control device 1 in accordance with the processing information for the operation of the extracted screen component, and transmits the information to the main control device 1 by the transmission unit 31. Main controller 1 controls actuator 2 which is a terminal based on this information, and transmits information for updating display contents to operation panel 3.

In the above embodiment, the operation unit is the touch panel 3
5 is used, but there are other operation parts to operate on the screen
For example, you can use a light pen or touch pen
Of course. (Embodiment 2) In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A remote controller 40 using optical signals and the like,
Using the re-common signal receiving unit 41 that receives the mocon signal
It is a thing. The remote controller 40 is shown in FIG.
Directional key SW₁~ SW _FourAnd confirm key SW_FiveAnd
Have. In the case of this embodiment, the remote controller 4
0 for direction key SW₁~ SW_FourIs operated, and the operation
When the remote controller signal is received by the remote control signal receiver 41,
In response to the operation, the operation information conversion unit 36 displays the screen configuration required information
Screen configuration as an operation target stored in the storage unit 32
Search for information on the display position of the element and search for it on the screen
Key SW₁~ SW_FourScreen components in the direction indicated by
The screen is taken out and displayed on the display unit 34 as shown in FIG.
Arrows and frames indicate that a component has been selected.
A marker M such as thickening is displayed. And confirm key
SW_FiveWhen the remote control signal corresponding to the operation of
The screen component selected at the display position of the marker M with
Assuming that the operation information is the operation target, the operation information
It is given to.

The other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the description is omitted. (Embodiment 3) In this embodiment, as a display section, as shown in FIG. 6, a video signal conversion section 34a for converting screen data generated by the display generation section 33 into a video signal, and the video signal conversion section 3
4a, and a commercially available television video device 34b for reproducing the video signal converted in 4a.

Other configurations are the same as those in the second embodiment. Note that the display unit of the first embodiment is replaced with the video signal conversion unit 34a in the same manner as the present embodiment.
And a commercially available television video device 34b. (Embodiment 4) In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of main controllers 1 ₁ ... And actuators 2 ₁ ... Corresponding to the respective main controllers 1 ₁ . This corresponds to a remote operation system which is performed by the operation panel 3 of FIG.

In the illustrated system, for example, the main controller 1
₁ actuator 2 _1, as such the main controller 1 ₂ controls the actuator 2 _2, information about the destination of the control information are pre-programmed, configure multiple remote operation system via the same transmission path L are doing.
Although the operation panel 3 of this embodiment used here corresponds to any of the configurations of the first to third embodiments, the main control device 1 is stored in the screen component information storage unit 32 for each screen component. ₁
… Also stores information indicating from which application 4 ₁ … operating on which the display generation request was issued, and when an operation of the operation unit is detected, the information is searched for, and the operation information is retrieved. Is determined.

[0018] That is, when the operation button S ₁ on the screen, for example, the display unit 34 in FIG. 7 is operated, the main controller operating information to the application 4 ₂ 1 is sent, the main controller 1 ₁ Application 4 _2, According to the program,
Control the actuator A. By operating in this manner, the plurality of main controllers 1 ₁ .
_{In the} remote operation system in which ₁ ... Operate, all operations can be performed from one operation panel 3.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving information to / from the main control device, a storage means for storing information on screen components constituting the screen, and a command from the main control device. Means for generating a screen by combining the screen components with each other, storing the information relating to the display of the screen components and the information relating to the operation in the storage means, a display means for displaying the generated screen, and a display means for displaying on the display means. Means for performing an operation on the screen component that is being operated, and searching for information related to the display of the screen component stored in the storage unit when the operation is performed, and selecting the screen component corresponding to the operation target. Conversion means for extracting the information relating to the operation corresponding to the screen component stored in the storage means and converting the information into information to be transmitted to the main control device. Since the information is transmitted to the main control unit, there is no need to store image data and the like in the main control unit, so the independence from the main control unit is high, and the screen can be stored without storing the entire screen as a single picture. Since the screen can be generated by combining the components, the display content can be freely changed by freely combining the screen components, and therefore, even if the function is added or changed, it can be easily dealt with. These display contents can be changed freely from the main control unit, and the main control unit only needs to transmit information on the minimum display such as the display request of the image component and information on the position, size, etc. As a result, it is possible to reduce the amount of communication with the main control device, and to achieve a general-purpose operation panel.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since a touch panel is used as the operation means, a switch operation can be performed by a touch operation on the display screen. Further, since the remote controller is used as the operation means, the switch operation can be performed by the operation of the remote controller. According to the invention described in claim 4,
In the storage means, since information on the main control device to which the operation information is transmitted is stored for each screen component, when the operation is detected, the main control device which has requested display generation of the target screen component is stored. Therefore, there is an effect that a plurality of applications can be operated and operated on a plurality of main control devices without requiring a program change or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a remote controller according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a display unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a remote control system using a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of an example of a remote operation system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 main control device 3 operation panel 30 reception unit 31 transmission unit 32 screen component information storage unit 33 display generation unit 34 display unit 35 touch panel 36 information conversion unit

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving information to / from a main control unit; a storage unit for storing information on screen components constituting a screen; Means for causing the storage means to store information relating to display of screen components and information relating to operations, a display means for displaying the generated screen, and a screen component displayed on the display means. Means for performing an operation, and when the operation is performed, retrieves information related to the display of the screen component stored in the storage means, extracts a screen component corresponding to the operation target, and stores the screen component in the storage means. Conversion means for referring to the information on the operation corresponding to the screen component to be transmitted to the main control device, and transmitting the operation information to the main control device Operation panel characterized by Rukoto. 2. The operation panel according to claim 1, wherein a touch panel is used as said operation means. 3. The operation panel according to claim 1, wherein a remote controller is used as said operation means. 4. The operation panel according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores information on a main control device to which operation information is transmitted for each screen component.