JP2005341457A - Remote controllable measuring instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controllable measuring instrument in which visibility of inputted characters is improved and even when inputting a character string through remote control using a remote controller that does not include a picture display part, the character string can be inputted from a distant place. <P>SOLUTION: In a remote controllable measuring instrument which is remotely controlled by a remote controller and displays characters or symbols inputted from the remote controller on a predetermined display area, a data creation section for input character display is provided for creating display data in which the characters or symbols are intensified and displayed on an area different from the predetermined display area, in a different mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a measuring apparatus that can be operated from a remote control terminal, and more particularly, to an improvement for enabling confirmation of a character set by a remote controller even at a remote location.

  Conventionally, even when a recorder of the same model is attached to a common panel and used, desired measurement conditions must be set for each recorder. At this time, when each measurement condition is different, one unit is set. However, some units may have the same measurement condition. In this regard, it has been proposed to remotely control a plurality of the same measuring devices by a remote control terminal (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller). (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-35691

  Further, such a measuring apparatus has an input function such as characters and symbols for naming the data when displaying or saving various data. These characters can also be input from the remote control. This will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional remote control type measuring apparatus.
In FIG. 3, a remote signal receiving unit 1 receives a remote signal S obtained by converting an optical signal (for example, infrared rays) from a remote controller into an electrical signal by a light receiving unit (not shown).
The remote signal receiving unit 1 converts the remote signal S when a key is input on the remote controller into a key code, and sends the key code to the key processing unit 2. The key processing unit 2 determines whether or not the received key code is a key code that can be currently input. If the key processing unit 2 determines that the key code can be input, the key processing unit 2 sends the key code to the setting processing unit 4.

The setting processing unit 4 sets a character (for example, an ASCII code) according to the sent key code, and sends the character information to the display data creation unit 3.
The display data creation unit 3 is a part that creates display data. The display data creation unit 3 creates display data for displaying characters corresponding to the transmitted character information, and the display processing unit 5 via the setting processing unit 4. Send to. The display processing unit 5 is a controller or a driver for the display device 6 and displays display data on the display device 6.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a conventional remote control type measuring apparatus.
In FIG. 4, when the character input mode of the measuring apparatus is selected, a character string setting unit 8 is displayed on the display screen 7. Thereafter, when the character “A” is input, “A” is displayed in the display area 9 of the character string setting unit 8.
Such a series of character input operations may be input directly to the measurement device by an input device such as a key or a touch panel attached to the measurement device main body, or may be input by a remote controller. In both cases, the same character string setting unit 8 is displayed, and the input characters are displayed in the same display area 9.

  In such a conventional remote control type measuring apparatus, when a character string is input by remote control using a remote control that does not have a screen display (for example, a remote control for operating a television), a key by the remote control is used. Whether or not the input has been performed correctly (whether or not the intended character has been input) must be confirmed by looking at the display on the display screen of the measuring apparatus. At this time, since the input character is displayed only in the display area 9, it may be close to the measuring apparatus, but the character is small from a remote location, and it is difficult to confirm the character. For this reason, the remote control must be operated near the measuring device, and there is a problem that the advantage of the remote control is lost.

  The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and it is a case where a character string is input by remote control using a remote controller that does not have a screen display unit, improving the visibility of input characters. Another object of the present invention is to realize a remote-control-type measuring apparatus that can input from a remote location.

  The present invention is a remote control-compatible measuring apparatus having the following configuration.

(1) In a remote-control measuring device that is remotely operated by a remote controller and displays characters or symbols input from the remote controller in a predetermined display area.
A remote-control-compatible measuring apparatus, comprising: an input character display data creation unit that creates display data for highlighting the character or symbol in a different manner from an area different from the predetermined display area.

(2) The input character display data creation unit creates display data by at least one of enlarged display and display in a different color with respect to the display of characters or symbols in the predetermined display area. (1) The remote-control-compatible measuring device according to (1).

(3) The input character display data creation unit creates display data for overwriting display of input characters or symbols, according to (1) or (2), apparatus.

The present invention has the following effects.

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, it becomes easy to confirm from a remote location by changing the enlarged display and display color of characters and symbols input by the remote controller. This makes it possible to use a remote control that had to be used near the measuring device to check the input characters, etc., even from a location away from the measuring device, enabling remote character string setting. You can take advantage of the remote control.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by displaying the enlarged characters or the like by overwriting each time characters or the like are input, the limited display space can be effectively used to display as large as possible. it can. As a result, the visibility is improved when characters or the like input from a distant place are confirmed.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a remote control type measuring apparatus of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the same components as those in the previous drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
The difference between the configuration shown in FIG. 1 and the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is that an input character display data creation unit 11 is provided.

The setting processing unit 10 sets a character (for example, an ASCII code) in accordance with the key code sent from the key processing unit 2, and sets the character information set in the display data creation unit 3 and the input character display data creation unit 11. send. The input character display data creation unit 11 highlights the received character in a different manner from the display data created by the display data creation unit 3 (for example, enlarges the character or changes the display color). To create display data for The display data of the display data creation unit 3 and the display data of the input character display data creation unit 11 are sent to the display processing unit 12 via the setting processing unit 11.

The display processing unit 12 is a controller or driver for the display unit 13, and displays the display data created by the display data creation unit 3 and the display data created by the input character display data creation unit 11. On the same screen. The display 13 is, for example, a dot matrix liquid crystal display. The remote signal receiving unit 1, the key processing unit 2, the setting processing unit 10, the display data generating unit 4, and the input character display data generating unit 11 are, for example, a processor or Consists of memory and the like.
Here, the display data is, for example, an aggregate of position information, luminance information, color information, and the like corresponding to each pixel (pixel) of the display screen called raster data.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the remote-control measuring device of the present invention.
In FIG. 2, when the character input mode of the measuring device is selected, a character string setting unit 21 is displayed on the display screen 20. The character string setting unit 21 has a display area 22. When a character “A” is input, “A” is displayed in the display area 22.

Further, another display area 23 is provided on the display screen 20 in a place surrounded by a broken line, and an enlarged “A” is displayed in the display area 23. The display area 23 is provided in a place that does not overlap the character setting unit 21 of the display screen 20.

Each time a character is input, the display area 22 continuously displays the character as a character string, and each time a character is input, the display area 23 is displayed by overwriting the previous display character. .

Note that the character displayed in the display area 23 is at least one of an enlarged version of the character displayed in the display area 22 and a display color changed.
In addition, the series of character input operations may be directly input to the measuring device by an input device such as a key or a touch panel attached to the measuring device main body, or may be input by a remote controller. In either case, the same character string setting unit 21 may be displayed, and the input characters may be displayed in the display area 22 and the display area 23, or characters may be displayed in the display area 23 only when operated by the remote control. It may be displayed.

As described above, the characters key-input by the remote controller can be displayed not only on the character string setting unit but also in a mode that can be easily confirmed from a location away from other areas of the display screen.
This makes it possible to use a remote control that had to be used beside the measuring device in order to check the entered characters, even from a location away from the measuring device, and to set the character string remotely. Become.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes many changes and modifications without departing from the essence thereof.

It is a block diagram which shows one Example of the remote control corresponding | compatible measuring apparatus of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the display screen of the remote control corresponding | compatible measuring apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the conventional remote control corresponding type measuring apparatus. It is the figure which showed an example of the display screen of the conventional remote control corresponding type measuring apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote signal receiving part 2 Key processing part 3 Display data creation part 10 Setting process part 11 Input character display data creation part 12 Display processing part 13 Display

Claims (3)

In a remote-control measuring device that is remotely operated by a remote controller and displays characters or symbols input from the remote controller in a predetermined display area,
A remote-control-compatible measuring apparatus, comprising: an input character display data creation unit that creates display data for highlighting the character or symbol in a different manner from an area different from the predetermined display area.   The input character display data creation unit creates display data by at least one of enlarged display and display in a different color with respect to display of characters or symbols in the predetermined display area. The remote-control-compatible measuring device according to claim 1. 3. The remote-control-compatible measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input character display data creating unit creates display data for overwriting display of an input character or symbol.

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