CN1253640A - Graphical user interface for weighing input parameters - Google Patents
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Abstract
A graphical device is used to control a system. The device takes the form of a pie diagram. The relative sizes of the slices in the pie represent relative importance of system control parameters. The total size of the pie represents a total system parameter.
Description
I. background of invention A. invention field
The present invention relates to field of graphical user interfaces, this interface is used to receive user input data, and these data are used to control the system with data-handling capacity.B. correlation technique
There is too much user interface to be used to specify the input data.II. summary of the invention
The present invention is derived from a kind of recognition device, these many systems of device control based on processor, and this system can be described to a linear equation conceptive at least, for example:
a
1x
1+a
2x
2+…+a
nx
n＝A
Its intermediate value x
1, x
2..., x
nBe the component of total value A, and parameter a
1, a
2..., a
nIt is the weight of respective component.Equation can be the actual description of system, also can be that the concept nature of system is described, and it can describe the visual sense of user for this system on this kind meaning, rather than actual be mathematical relation.During by such described system of equation, the user can wish to adjust input parameter and total value in control.
The user interface that a target of the present invention provides a close friend is used for input and adjusts parameter, and alternatively, total value.
This target reaches by a user interface that comprises geometric configuration.This geometric configuration is made up of subregion.The relative size of subregion can respond user pointer equipment and adjust.Relative size is determined the relative value of input parameter.
In one embodiment of the invention, this geometric configuration is a circle, and subregion is the cheese section of circle.
European patent 564278 has shown the graphic user interface of band pie chart on a touch-screen.Input parameter is derived according to the position that the user with respect to pie chart touches.The user does not adjust the relative size of section of cake or total size of cake.
United States Patent (USP) 5627951 has shown a graphic user interface that has pie chart.This pie chart shows the result by the input of User Colors appointment.Input itself is from the knob that is positioned on the screen limit.
III. Summary of drawings
The present invention is described now with reference to the mode of following accompanying drawing by the indefiniteness example.
Fig. 1 has shown a system based on processor, and a user interface according to the present invention therein can be used.
Fig. 2 has shown display screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 has shown the operational flowchart according to user interface of the present invention.
Fig. 4 has shown an audio system that is equipped with according to a user interface of the present invention.
Fig. 5 has shown by a dance hall system according to an interface control of the present invention.
Fig. 6 has shown by an operating system according to an interface control of the present invention.IV. preferred embodiment describes in detail
Fig. 1 has shown a system based on processor, and the present invention can be used for this system.This system comprises display 101, user pointer equipment 102, and the parts 103 with systemic-function.Parts 103 comprise processor 104, and some other parts 105 that are generally used for realizing systemic-function, will be further described below.Parts 105 also can be by the external system of parameters ai and A control.
Display is shown as a CRT in the accompanying drawings, but it also can be any other type fully, such as LCD or be located immediately at small displays on the parts 103.
Pointing device is shown as the mouse on the mouse pad, but it can be the pointing device of any other type, such as tracking ball, and light pen, or the touch sensible element in the display 101.
Fig. 2 has shown a screen that has shown according to a user interface of the present invention.This interface comprises a pie chart 204.This pie chart comprises represents input parameter a respectively
1, a
2..., a
nThe subregion 201,202 and 203 of relative size.These subregions are shown as the section of cheese.Three sections are arranged in the accompanying drawings, but the number of section can be arbitrarily.The cheese section of any number of the function that is fit to controlled system can be arranged.
The relative size of subregion can change by the border that drags subregion with pointing device.Arrow 206 has shown moving according to subregion of the present invention border.Be moving of response border, remaining subregion will be adjusted according to the controlled system linearity equation of domination.The change of remaining subregion can balancedly be propagated into all remaining subregions.As selection, this change can be absorbed fully by the subregion adjacent with the border that is moved.The another kind of selection be, can be to the function of the angular distance of those subregions from the border that is moved to the number of residue subregion adjustment.Those those of ordinary skill in the art can design other and be used for responding the function that the residue subregion is adjusted that moves 206.
Total size expression total value A of pie chart.Total size of pie chart can be changed by the outer boundary of pulling pie chart.Arrow 205 has shown the moving direction of pie chart outer boundary, changes the input request of total value A with the response user.
The present invention shown according to pie chart, but other geometric configuration also can be used, and subregion can have any shape easily.
Fig. 3 has shown the operational flowchart according to user interface of the present invention.301, the value a of storage during system's retrieval is once used before this system
1, a
2..., a
nAnd A.As selection, it is default value that system can be provided with these parameters.302, graphics device promptly according to user interface of the present invention, is shown in 301 parameters of determining by basis.303, system's output quilt is according to those calculation of parameter.304, the systems inspection user utilizes the interactive operation of pointing device.If 305, the border is not changed, control goes back to 304.If the border is changed, according to the border after changing, graphics device and parameter a
1, a
2..., a
nBe adjusted and be stored 307 with A.
The process here is shown as an infinite loop, but those of ordinary skill in the art can easily increase export in circulation.As selection, this circulation can be terminated by system break or shutdown system.
Fig. 4 has shown a sound system that has according to a user interface of the present invention.This sound system comprises the CD Player 401 of band CD groove 402, and loudspeaker 404.This sound system also comprises a touch sensible liquid crystal display 403 that has according to interface of the present invention.This interface is a pie chart, and high line frequency range T, basso frequency range B, and alto frequency range M are represented in its section respectively.The total volume of total size expression of pie chart.If the user wants to increase total volume, she (he) must be according to the outer boundary of arrow 205 pulling pie charts.If the user wishes to adjust the equilibrium of different frequency scope, the border between the pie chart section must be moved via arrow 206.Like this, cut into slices greatly than other if be labeled as the section of T, treble components will be higher with respect to middle pitch and bass so.If whole pie chart is less, total volume will be lower.Fig. 4 is shown as a CD Player, but the sound system of any other type can use user interface described herein.If want thinner other frequency control of level, more section can be increased.
Fig. 5 a and 5b have shown a discotheque that has according to control of the present invention interface.Fig. 5 a has shown the wide-angle view in dance hall.Wall W and ceiling C are covered by the LED of different colours.Ground is because following colour lamplight and transparent.Fig. 5 b has shown the DJ platform.Whenever this comprises sound system 503, and microphone 502, and according to the interface 501 on touch sensitive display of the present invention is used to be controlled at bright how many small cups of lamp of which kind of color.The interface comprises a pie chart, whole lamp numbers that its total size indication is turned on.The lamp of a kind of respective color of each section expression.The number that the relative size of section indicates the lamp of every kind of color to open in relative mode.
In the dance hall, as any embodiment that here shows, if the controlled variable of user's appointment can not be carried out physically by system, an error message will be shown.
Fig. 6 has shown the Systems Operator's of a large-scale multitask main frame workstation.This workstation comprises one according to user interface 601 of the present invention, is used to control the use of CPU.The Systems Operator can use the border of mouse 602 pulling user interfaces.User interface may be used to control the different aspect that CPU uses.A copy at interface may be used to control the current number percent that CPU is assigned to different processes.Each section of pie chart will be represented a process of current operation.If a lot of processes are moved, will have many sections.Total size of pie chart can be represented total number percent that CPU uses.As selection, one of them section can be represented unappropriated part.The Systems Operator can represent that the border of the section of a process changes the number percent of the CPU use of distributing to this process according to arrow 206 pullings then.
If some processes are too little so that can't see on pie chart, they can be united the section expression by one.The Systems Operator can click this then and unite second pie chart of section, and this pie chart will be recently to show small process about the percentage of uniting section.
Number percent when another copy at interface may be used to control the machine that a given user uses.Each user who consumes the remarkable time can be represented by section separately.Number percent when the Systems Operator can control the machine that this user can access by the size of adjusting a user's of expression section according to arrow 206 then.
The screen of Fig. 2 also can be used to control a heating system with certain areas, and wherein the share that adds thermal resource of a particular locality is distributed in cheese section expression, the total resources that total size expression of pie chart distributes.Heating control system is not repainted, because it looks the same with the screen of Fig. 2.Actual add the part that heat control will be parts 105 among Fig. 1.
The screen of Fig. 2 can also be used to be controlled at the weight of the feature in the database lookup system.Let us is example with the image database.Inquiry to database may comprise sample brightness, color and the texture indicator that is used in database object coupling.Can be used to weigh the importance of indicator in the inquiry according to interface of the present invention.For example, parameter a
1The relative importance that can represent the brightness indicator, a
2The relative importance that can represent color indicator, and a
3The relative importance that can represent the texture indicator.Parameter " A " can be represented matching degree interested and the object total characteristic that is retrieved.Matching degree can be calculated by using the distance threshold in the n dimensional feature space, and one of them candidate object distance is a
jThe characteristic distance summation of weighting.The object that retrieves from database will be the objects of one or more its features based on the indicator in the matching inquiry of weight, and wherein weight is specified by user interface.More information about the feature space in picture retrieval can be with reference to people's such as Abdel-Morttalb " every aspect of multimedia retrieval ", and Philips studies magazine, the 50th volume, 1996 No. 1/2,227-251 page or leaf.
The screen of Fig. 2 also can be used to control a photo retouching system, and subregion is represented the color contrast in the photo image therein.Output image can be displayed on the screen corresponding to parts among Fig. 1 105, or outputs on the appropriate printer.
Those those of ordinary skill in the user-interface design field will easily be used other system that graphics device of the present invention is controlled any number, and be not limited to clear and definite in this application those disclosed system.
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1. be used to control the graphic user interface of a system, total output of this system is the combination of component output, total output and component output are arranged by input parameter, the interface comprises a geometric configuration of being made up of subregion, the relative size of subregion can respond user pointer equipment and adjust, and its relative size determines the relative value of said input parameter.
2. the interface of claim 1, geometric configuration wherein is a circle, wherein subregion is the cheese section of this circle.
3. the interface of claim 1, wherein total size of geometric configuration can respond moving and adjusting of user pointer equipment, the total output of total size expression.
4. a sound equipment control system comprises:
The interface of claim 3, wherein subregion is represented the frequency range of system's output sound, total output volume of the total big or small expression system of geometric configuration;
Treating apparatus is used for
Respond total volume of total big or small control system; And
The relative volume of the relative size controlled frequency scope of response subregion; And
Be used for control device according to total output of the output adjustment for the treatment of apparatus and component output.
5. a lamp light control system comprises
The interface of claim 3, wherein subregion is represented the wavelength coverage of system output light, total output brightness of total big or small expression system;
Treating apparatus is used for adjusting
Total output brightness is to respond total size; And
The relative brightness of wavelength coverage is with the relative size of response subregion;
Be used for according to the total output of output control for the treatment of apparatus and the control device of component output.
6. a photo retouching system comprises
The interface of claim 1, wherein subregion is illustrated in the color contrast in the output photo image;
The relative size that is used to respond subregion is adjusted the treating apparatus of the relative importance of color component; And
The response treating apparatus shows the photo output unit of output image.
7. a computer operating system comprises
The interface of claim 1, the number percent when wherein representing to distribute to specific user's machine with respect to size;
Treating apparatus distributes when being used to respond the relative machine of relative size adjustment.
8. a heating control system comprises
The interface of claim 3, wherein relative size represents to distribute to the number percent that adds thermal resource in each heating area, and total size is represented whole thermal resources that add of being assigned with.
Control device is used for heating according to the interface.
9. the database retrieval system that comprises the interface of claim 1.
10. the system of claim 9, its median surface is used for the retrieving graphics data, and relative size is illustrated in the weight that gives the each side of graph data in the one query process.
11. the system of claim 10, wherein each side comprises brightness, color, and texture.
12. database retrieval system that comprises the interface of claim 3, its median surface is used for the retrieving graphics data, relative size is illustrated in the weight that gives the outward appearance of graph data in the one query process, and total size expression is to the interested matching degree of the figure that is retrieved.
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