JP2000163030A - Animation analysis assisting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently take various analyses of >=3 items by providing a successive picture generating process part which generates successive pictures by using the value of specific items of object data to be analyzed as variation parameters and a successive picture transmitting process part which transmit the generated successive pictures. SOLUTION: A successive HTML generating process part 117 is the successive picture generating process part which generates successive pictures modified successively by using the values of specific items of the object data to be analyzed as variation parameters and stores pictures in HTML form in a successive HTML storage part 110 while varying the values of Z-axial variation parameters. A successive HTML transmitting process part 118 is the successive picture transmitting process part which transmits the generated successive pictures to an animation analysis assistant client 200 and groups and transmits HTML data in the successive HTML storage parts 110. Thus, pictures are successively displayed, so various analyses of >=3 items can efficiently be taken.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an animation analysis support system which supports various analyzes using animation, and more particularly to key analysis items for performing various analyzes such as business analysis, sales analysis, equipment operation analysis and cost analysis. By comparing the values of various fluctuating analysis items and examining their changes, when calculating their correlations, trends and mutation points, various graphs such as bar graphs, combination graphs, ABC analysis graphs and portfolios are continuously displayed. The present invention relates to technology that is effective when applied to an animation analysis support system that supports problem analysis.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional analysis support system, when performing analysis using various graphs, a method of performing two-dimensional display using an XY axis graph and performing analysis is common. When analysis is performed using the XYZ axes in the analysis support system, several or several tens of graphs on the XY axes are provided on the Z axis, and Z processing is performed by a process called a slice function.
The analysis is performed by changing the screen by instructing the change of the axis value.

For example, when performing analysis on the XYZ axes in a conventional analysis support system, after specifying analysis items on the XY axes of the XYZ axes, setting of key items corresponding to the Z axis using a pop-up menu or the like. Is specified, a specific value is specified in a dialog box or the like for inputting a key item, a screen display instruction is given, and a graph corresponding to the key item on the Z axis is displayed.

After displaying a graph corresponding to a specific value of the Z axis as described above, a plurality of graphs are displayed by sequentially changing the values of the key items, and the correlation between the plurality of graphs and the tendency of the change are displayed. When examining a singularity or a singular point, the screen display instruction using the pop-up menu or the dialog box is performed a plurality of times to change the contents of the graph displayed each time.

[0005]

In the analysis using various graphs of the conventional analysis support system, only a two-dimensional screen display can be performed. When the XYZ axis analysis is performed, after specifying the XY axis with the XYZ axis, For the Z axis, a screen change instruction is issued by designating the value of the Z axis using a slice function or the like.
For this reason, when performing analysis on the XYZ axis, the analysis is performed while sequentially viewing the screen on the Z axis. However, when performing analysis on the XYZ axis, a plurality of screens are manually set using a pop-up menu or the like. Display instructions are given, and it may take time to display instructions for each screen, or it may take time to process from the screen display instructions to drawing a graph. In this case, the XY axes corresponding to the specific Z-axis values may be used. Can only display the screen of
There is a problem that it becomes difficult to examine transitions, trends and variation points between a plurality of graphs.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a technique capable of efficiently performing various analyzes on three or more items.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an animation analysis support system for supporting various analyses using animation, which continuously displays a plurality of screens corresponding to a specific range of a variation parameter. is there.

[0008] The continuous screen generation processing section of the animation analysis support server of the present invention generates a continuous screen in which the value of a specific item of the data to be analyzed is continuously changed as a variation parameter, and stores the continuous screen in the continuous screen storage section. The continuous screen transmission processing unit groups the continuous screens stored in the continuous screen storage within the range of the variation parameter and transmits the grouped images to the animation analysis support client.

[0009] The continuous screen reception processing section of the animation analysis support client receives the continuous screen transmitted from the animation analysis support server and stores it in the continuous screen save section, and the continuous screen display processing section stores in the continuous screen save section. Display the continuous screen continuously. The display speed of the continuous screen may be made variable during the continuous display, or the continuous display may be paused during the continuous display to perform a detailed analysis of the specific screen.

As described above, according to the animation analysis support system of the present invention, since a plurality of screens corresponding to a specific range of a variation parameter are continuously displayed, various analyzes for three or more items can be efficiently performed. It is possible to do.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An animation analysis support system according to an embodiment for supporting various analyzes using animation will be described below.

In this embodiment, an HTML (Hyper)
In various analyses, such as bar graphs, combination graphs, line graphs, portfolios, and other graphs created by Text Markup Language), whether there is no problem in the correlation series, transitions, trends, etc., constantly changing numbers required for analysis,
For example, numerical analysis items such as sales, occupancy rate, attendance rate, sales volume, etc., and key items that affect various analysis items such as universal region, age, gender, selling price, sales staff, defective item etc. for a certain period Is displayed two-dimensionally on the vertical and horizontal axes. For example, in the combination diagram, one or two analysis items are displayed on the two-dimensional X axis, and key items are displayed on the Y axis.

On the Z axis, several to several tens of files are stored in a file according to the classification of key items. For example, in the combination diagram, the X-axis shows sales and the number of customers, the Y-axis shows the selling price, and the Z-axis shows several early age teens, late teens, and early 20s. Then, by sequentially displaying the screens divided by the age of the Z axis in a moving image, the relation between the sales of the X axis, the number of customers, and the selling price of the Y axis varies in the key items of the Z axis by age. To analyze. In addition, this display enables analysis of the product's tendency in the portfolio analysis. Next, the details of the present system will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an animation analysis support system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the animation analysis support server 100 of the present embodiment
CPU 101, memory 102, magnetic disk device 1
03, the input device 104, the display device 105, and the CD-
ROM device 106, analysis procedure definition storage 107, analysis target data storage 108, analysis procedure definition saver 10
9 and a continuous HTML storage unit 110.

The CPU 101 is a control device for controlling the operation of the animation analysis support server 100 as a whole. The memory 102 is a storage device for loading a processing program for controlling the operation of the animation analysis support server 100 as a whole.

The magnetic disk device 103 is a storage device for storing a processing program for controlling the operation of the animation analysis support server 100 as a whole, data for performing continuous display, and the like. The input device 104 is a device such as a keyboard and a mouse for inputting an operation instruction to the animation analysis support server 100.

The display device 105 is a device such as a display for displaying various processing results corresponding to operation instructions. C
The D-ROM device 106 is a device that reads a CD-ROM storing a processing program for controlling the operation of the entire animation analysis support server 100.

The analysis procedure definition storage unit 107 is a storage unit for storing an analysis procedure. Analysis target data storage unit 108
Is a storage unit for storing data of various graphs to be analyzed. The analysis procedure definition saving unit 109 is a storage unit that stores the analysis procedure specified by the animation analysis support client 200. The continuous HTML storage unit 110 stores a plurality of screens in which the value of the variation parameter (for example, January to December if the Z axis has January to December is a variation parameter) is stored in an HTML format. Department.

The animation analysis support server 100
Are an analysis procedure input processing unit 111, an analysis target data input processing unit 112, an analysis procedure extraction processing unit 113, an analysis procedure analysis processing unit 114, and a one-shot HTML generation processing unit 115
, A one-shot HTML display processing unit 116, a continuous HTML generation processing unit 117, and a continuous HTML transmission processing unit 118.

The analysis procedure input processing section 111 is a processing section for inputting an analysis procedure and storing it in the analysis procedure definition storage section 107. The analysis target data input processing unit 112 is a processing unit that inputs data to be analyzed and stores the data in the analysis target data storage unit 108.

The analysis procedure extraction processing unit 113 is a processing unit that extracts an analysis procedure of an analysis item specified by the animation analysis support client 200. The analysis procedure analysis processing unit 114 is a processing unit that selects whether the analysis procedure is single shot or animation.

The single-shot HTML generation processing unit 115 is a processing unit that generates a single-shot screen corresponding to a specific value of a specific item of the data to be analyzed in an HTML format. The one-shot HTML display processing unit 116 is a processing unit that transmits the one-shot screen generated by the one-shot HTML generation processing unit 115 to the animation analysis support client 200.

The continuous HTML generation processing unit 117 is a continuous screen generation processing unit that generates a continuous screen in which the value of a specific item of the analysis target data is continuously changed as a variation parameter, and changes the value of the Z-axis variation parameter. The processing unit stores a plurality of screens in the continuous HTML storage unit 110 in the HTML format.

The continuous HTML transmission processing section 118 is a continuous screen transmission processing section for transmitting the generated continuous screen to the animation analysis support client 200. The continuous HTML transmission processing section 118 has a continuous HTML storage section 110 within the range of the variation parameter set in the analysis procedure. This is a processing unit for grouping and transmitting HTML.

The animation analysis support server 100 includes an analysis procedure input processing unit 111 and an analysis target data input processing unit 1
12, analysis procedure extraction processing unit 113, analysis procedure analysis processing unit 114, one-shot HTML generation processing unit 115, one-shot HTML
Programs for functioning as the display processing unit 116, the continuous HTML generation processing unit 117, and the continuous HTML transmission processing unit 118 are recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, stored on a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory. Shall be executed. The medium on which the program is recorded may be a medium other than the CD-ROM.

Animation analysis support client 20
0 indicates a CPU 201, a memory 202, a magnetic disk device 203, an input device 204, a display device 205,
CD-ROM device 206 and continuous HTML saving unit 207
And

The CPU 201 is a control device for controlling the operation of the animation analysis support client 200 as a whole. The memory 202 is a storage device for loading a processing program for controlling the operation of the animation analysis support client 200 as a whole.

The magnetic disk device 203 is a storage device for storing a processing program for controlling the operation of the entire animation analysis support client 200, data for performing continuous display, and the like. The input device 204 is a device such as a keyboard and a mouse for instructing execution of animation analysis.

The display device 205 is a device such as a display for continuously displaying graphs such as a combination diagram, a scatter diagram, and a portfolio at regular intervals, temporarily stopping the display, repeating the display, and displaying the graph from an arbitrary position. The CD-ROM device 206 stores the animation analysis support client 20
0 is a device for reading a CD-ROM storing a processing program for controlling the entire operation. The continuous HTML evacuation unit 207 is a storage unit that sequentially stores the transmitted continuous screen data and clears all the data after the analysis is completed.

The animation analysis support client 200 includes an analysis procedure execution reception processing unit 208 and a continuous HT
ML reception processing unit 209 and continuous HTML display processing unit 21
0.

The analysis procedure execution reception processing section 208 is a processing section for transmitting the analysis item specified by the input to the analysis procedure extraction processing section 113. The continuous HTML reception processing unit 209 is a continuous screen reception processing unit that receives the continuous screen transmitted from the animation analysis support server 100, and is a processing unit that receives the transmitted continuous screen and stores it in the continuous HTML saving unit 207. is there. The continuous HTML display processing unit 210 is a processing unit that continuously displays the received continuous screen on the display device 205. The continuous HTML display processing unit 210 makes the display speed of the continuous screen variable during the continuous display, or continuously displays the continuous screen when the continuous display is performed. Is a processing unit that allows the user to temporarily stop the process and shift to the detailed analysis of the specific screen.

Animation analysis support client 20
The program for making the “0” function as the analysis procedure execution reception processing unit 208, the continuous HTML reception processing unit 209, and the continuous HTML display processing unit 210 is recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and stored on a magnetic disk or the like. It shall be loaded into memory and executed. The medium on which the program is recorded may be a medium other than the CD-ROM.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of processing of the animation analysis support system of the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, a thin arrow indicates a processing flow, and a thick arrow indicates a business flow.

In the animation analysis support system of this embodiment, first, after inputting analysis target data and analysis procedure, the animation analysis support client 200 instructs the animation analysis support server 100 to perform analysis support.

The animation analysis support server 100
The analysis target data is drawn as a graph or a table to generate a single shot screen or a plurality of continuous screens, which are transmitted to the animation analysis support client 200. The animation analysis support client 200 displays the received one-shot screen or continuous screen to support the user who performs the analysis.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a business processing flow of the animation analysis support system of the present embodiment. The actual operation will be described with reference to the business flow of FIG. First, when the user instructs the start of the animation analysis support processing, the animation analysis support client 200 receives an HTML file for displaying an input select screen from the animation analysis support server 100 in step 300 and inputs the HTML file on the display device 205. Display the select screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the input select screen of the present embodiment. First, when inputting the data to be analyzed, the user selects data input on the input selection screen of FIG. 4, inputs the data to be analyzed by the analysis target data input processing unit 112 in the conventional manner in Step 301, and in Step 302. The data is stored in the analysis target data storage unit 108.

That is, when the data to be analyzed is selected on the input selection screen in step 300, the animation analysis support client 200 requests the animation analysis support server 100 to input the data to be analyzed. In step 301, the processing unit 112 sets the analysis items and key items,
A key item is input on the axis so as to represent the key item, and stored in the analysis target data storage unit 108 in step 302.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an analysis target data file in the analysis target data storage unit 108 of the present embodiment. As shown in the example of portfolio analysis,
Store in the form of product, output by product, market growth rate, relative share. These items differ depending on the various graphs to be displayed.

When the analysis procedure input of FIG. 4 is selected by the user in step 300, the analysis procedure input processing unit 111 of the animation analysis support server 100 proceeds to step 30.
In step 3, various analysis items are input as an analysis procedure, and in step 304, the analysis procedure definition storage unit 107 stores them.

FIG. 6 shows an analysis procedure definition storage unit 1 according to this embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an analysis procedure definition file in 07.
In the case of portfolio analysis as an example, as shown in FIG. 6, analysis procedure names, divisions, graph types, and other graph types have a large classification in the first record, and the analysis procedure names and divisions match the analysis procedure names from two records in the small records. , A serial number, an item category, an item name, an axis category, and other item information, and stored in the analysis procedure definition storage unit 107.

When the user selects the execution of the input analysis procedure, the analysis procedure execution reception processing unit 208 proceeds to step 3
At 05, an analysis title / item selection screen is displayed, and the user waits for selection of an analysis title and an analysis item.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the analysis title / item selection screen of the present embodiment. Here, when the user selects various analysis titles such as financial analysis and operation analysis as shown in FIG. 7, the analysis procedure execution reception processing unit 208 turns over the pages and displays the analysis items in the analysis title.

When the corresponding analysis procedure is selected by double-clicking the item to be actually analyzed by the user on the analysis item screen, the analysis procedure extraction processor 113 converts the corresponding analysis procedure into the analysis procedure in step 306. It is read from the definition storage unit 107 and temporarily stored in the analysis procedure definition saving unit 109 in step 307. Next, in step 308, the analysis procedure analysis processing unit 114 displays an analysis procedure analysis processing screen.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of the analysis procedure analysis processing screen of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, analysis items are displayed on the analysis procedure analysis processing screen, and the user selects here whether to perform single shot or animation.

The selection of a single shot is made by inputting, for example, "10.7" indicating July 1998 if the Z-axis is the date. When the single shot is selected in step 309, the single shot HTML generation processing unit 115 in step 310
The data of “10.7” of the target is called from the analysis target data storage unit 108 to perform a graph or table drawing process,
One-shot HTML display processing unit 1 for generated HTML file
16 animation analysis support client 200
To display a graph or a table on the display device 205.

When, for example, "10.1 to 10.12" is entered in the animation input field on the screen shown in FIG. 8, animation analysis is selected. When the animation analysis is selected in step 309, the continuous HTML generation processing unit 117
Generates an HTML file that displays a plurality of graphs and tables as a continuous screen while reading the data to be analyzed in step 311 and changing the value of the year and month, which is a variation parameter, within the range of the input value in step 312. In step 313, the generated HTML file is
The data is sequentially stored in the ML storage unit 110.

Next, in step 314, the continuous HTML transmission processing section 118 groups the HTML files stored in the continuous HTML storage section 110 within a range of a certain variation parameter set in the analysis procedure. Send to support client 200.

At step 316, the continuous HTML reception processing unit 209 of the animation analysis support client 200
Receives the HTML file transmitted from the animation analysis support server 100 and receives the HTML file
7 sequentially.

When all the HTML files transmitted from the animation analysis support server 100 are stored in the continuous HTML saving unit 207, the continuous HTML display processing unit 210 determines in step 317 that the HTML file in the continuous HTML saving unit 207
The ML file is read and continuously displayed on the display device 205.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the continuous display screen of the present embodiment. In the example of the portfolio analysis shown in FIG. 9, it shows how the position of the product in each month and year changes in relation to the relative share and the market growth rate. It is understood that the product A is gradually changed from a flower shape to a tree made of gold, and the output is increasing at the same time.

Note that the display screen selecting unit may be displayed when displaying the continuous screen by the continuous HTML display processing unit 210, and the display contents of the continuous screen may be controlled in step 318.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen selecting section of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the display screen selection unit includes a graph display unit for displaying a continuous screen and a selection unit for selecting display contents. The select section has a speed controller that changes the display speed of the continuous screen, a stop button that pauses the continuous display during continuous display, and a single-shot display or table display, such as when performing detailed analysis of a specific screen. It has a return button for returning to the screen of FIG. 8 of the analysis procedure analysis processing unit 114 when performing reference.

In this embodiment, the link between the analysis items and key items on the XY axes and the key items on the Z axis, which were conventionally only viewed two-dimensionally, is displayed continuously by displaying the Z axis. Using the afterimage phenomenon of the eyes, it is possible to watch as a moving image. Therefore, when analyzing how the analysis item and the key item corresponding to the XY axes change with respect to the key item corresponding to the Z axis, it is possible to support the analysis.

When the slice function is used to change the Z-axis as in the prior art, it takes a long time to change the screen, which requires a lot of analysis time. However, in the present embodiment, since a continuous screen is generated only by specifying the range of the variation parameter, there is no need for an operation, and since the display is started after all the continuous images are generated and temporarily stored, the display is started. There is no waiting for image generation. Therefore, the screen can be changed very quickly, and the analysis time can be reduced.

As described above, according to the animation analysis support system of the present embodiment, a plurality of screens corresponding to a specific range of a variation parameter are displayed continuously.
Various analyzes for three or more items can be efficiently performed.

[0057]

According to the present invention, a plurality of screens corresponding to a specific range of a variation parameter are displayed continuously,
Various analyzes on one or more items can be efficiently performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an animation analysis support system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of processing of an animation analysis support system of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a business processing flow of the animation analysis support system of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input select screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an analysis target data file in an analysis target data storage unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an analysis procedure definition file in an analysis procedure definition storage unit 107 according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an analysis title / item selection screen according to the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an analysis procedure analysis processing screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a continuous display screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen selection unit according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100: animation analysis support server, 200: animation analysis support client, 101: CPU, 1
02 memory, 103 magnetic disk device, 104 input device, 105 display device, 106 CD-ROM device, 107 analysis procedure definition storage unit, 108 analysis object data storage unit, 109 analysis procedure definition saving unit , 110: continuous HTML storage unit, 111: analysis procedure input processing unit, 11
2 ... Analysis data input processing unit, 113 ... Analysis procedure extraction processing unit, 114 ... Analysis procedure analysis processing unit, 115 ... Single-shot H
TML generation processing unit, 116 ... one-shot HTML display processing unit,
117: continuous HTML generation processing unit, 118: continuous HTML
L transmission processing unit, 201: CPU, 202: memory, 20
3: magnetic disk device, 204: input device, 205: display device, 206: CD-ROM device, 207: continuous HT
ML evacuation unit, 208: analysis procedure execution reception processing unit, 209
... Continuous HTML reception processing unit, 210 ... Continuous HTML display processing unit.

Claims (4)

[Claims] An animation analysis support server for supporting various analyzes using animation, comprising: a continuous screen generation processing unit for generating a continuous screen in which the value of a specific item of data to be analyzed is continuously changed as a variation parameter; And a continuous screen transmission processing unit for transmitting the generated continuous screen to the animation analysis support client. 2. The continuous screen generation processing section stores the generated continuous screen in a continuous screen storage section, and the continuous screen transmission processing section stores the continuous screen stored in the continuous screen storage section in a range of the variation parameter. 2. The animation analysis support server according to claim 1, wherein the server is grouped within and transmitted to the animation analysis support client. 3. An animation analysis support client for supporting various analyses using animation, a continuous screen reception processing unit for receiving a continuous screen transmitted from an animation analysis support server, and continuously displaying the received continuous screen. An animation analysis support client, comprising: 4. The continuous screen reception processing section stores the continuous screen transmitted from the animation analysis support server in a continuous screen saving section, and the continuous screen display processing section continuously stores the continuous screen stored in the continuous screen saving section. The animation analysis support client according to claim 3, wherein the animation analysis support client displays.