JP2008052580A - Image display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make full-range display of all the windows even if making a magnified display of any one of a plurality of simultaneously displayed windows. <P>SOLUTION: Four tile windows 32-35 are displayed as if tiles are attached as shown in Fig.4(a) in a window display area 31 of a display screen 30, and when one of them, e.g., the tile window 35, is focused by a pointer 38, the focused tile window 35 is magnified and displayed in Fig.4(b) (not shown). At the same time, the other non-focused tile windows 32-34 are reduced and displayed, and the reduced tile windows 32-34 are displayed within a range excluding the display range of the magnified tile window 35 in a window display area 31 not to overlap with one another. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display method in which image data such as analysis results of a sample component analyzer is displayed on a window by an image display device.

  As an apparatus for analyzing a component of a sample such as food, for example, a component analyzer such as a spectrophotometer or a liquid chromatograph analyzer is known.

  For example, a liquid chromatograph analyzer injects a sample into a flow of an eluent pressurized by a pump, passes the sample through a column to separate each component, and the eluent from which each component is separated in this way Is detected by a detector and converted into an electrical signal. Based on this electrical signal, component identification (determination of the type) and component quantification are performed. The analysis results obtained in this way are Is displayed on the screen (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this way, the analysis results of the sample analyzer are displayed on the screen, but there are a plurality of such analysis results, each of which is displayed at the same time, and the operator can view them simultaneously. I am doing so.

  By the way, as a method for displaying a plurality of information simultaneously on the screen, a display method is known in which a plurality of windows are set on the display screen and different information is displayed for each of them (see, for example, Patent Document 2). .

  The technique described in Patent Document 2 divides a window into a plurality of different window panels and displays information for each of them. Here, one of the plurality of window panels (this is called a main window panel) is for displaying details of information of other window panels, and information of a predetermined item is displayed. Clicking the window panel displayed will display the details of the clicked item in this window, and the same details will be enlarged and displayed in the main window panel.

Here, if this item is displayed in the window panel where this item was clicked and the amount of information increases, and this window panel cannot fully display details, this window panel will expand and include this detail. Thus, the entire information can be displayed. Similarly, when the main window panel in which the details of the item are displayed is clicked, the main window is enlarged to display the entire details of the item.
Japanese Patent No. 3180010 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-326136

  By the way, in the technique described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, when the operator clicks on a window panel to which attention is paid, the window panel is enlarged, and the entire information displayed there can be displayed. Since the window panel is enlarged, a part of the window panel adjacent to the window panel is hidden, and part of the information of the adjacent window panel cannot be seen.

  Of course, if there is only one specific window panel to be noticed and other window panel information is not the subject of attention, there is no problem with each window panel, but depending on the information to be displayed, In some cases, attention is paid to information, but attention is paid to information on a window panel that is in contrast to information displayed on other window panels.

  For example, when displaying a plurality of analysis results of the component analyzer in separate windows as in the technique described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the operator pays attention to two or more analysis results, and pays attention to them simultaneously for analysis processing. It may be necessary to perform In such a case, if you pay attention to one window and click it, the clicked window will expand, but this will hide part of the window that displays the other required analysis results. There is a problem that it is not possible to correctly analyze the result of the seat separation. Of course, if you click on the other window, this window will be enlarged and the analysis results displayed there will be visible as a whole, but in the end, if you want to focus on two or more analysis results, In addition, an operation of clicking for each window is required, and a time-consuming operation is required.

  An object of the present invention is an image in which all the windows are displayed as a whole even if any of a plurality of windows displayed on the screen is enlarged and displayed without the troublesome operation and eliminating the troublesome operation. To provide a display method.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a window display method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of different images in different windows on a predetermined window display area of the same display screen, and at least a plurality of tile windows, The tile window is displayed in the window display area without overlapping, and the selected tile window is enlarged by selecting one of the tile windows, the other tile windows not selected are reduced, and the tile window is enlarged. Is displayed in the window display area without overlapping with other windows including.

  Further, according to the present invention, the image displayed on the tile window is an image data image representing the analysis result of the component analysis processing of the sample in the analyzer main body, and the analyzer main body is located outside the window display area of the display screen. A control window for controlling the component analysis processing of other samples is displayed.

  In the present invention, the image displayed on the tile window represents the entire image data, and the tile window displaying the image of the entire image data is selected and enlarged, and the image is also enlarged. It is.

  Further, according to the present invention, an image displayed in a tile window represents a part of image data, and a tile window displaying a part of the image data is selected and enlarged, and the display of the image is performed. The range is enlarged.

  Further, according to the present invention, one or more normal windows are displayed on the tile window in the window display area, and the normal window is enlarged and displayed by selection.

  In the present invention, the image displayed in the normal window represents the entire image data, and the normal window displaying the image of the entire image data is selected and enlarged, and the image is also enlarged. It is.

  Further, according to the present invention, the image displayed in the normal window represents a part of the image data, and the normal window displaying a part of the image data is selected and enlarged and displayed. The range is enlarged.

  Further, according to the present invention, when any one of the tile windows is selected and enlarged and displayed, all of the normal windows are reduced and displayed on the tile window to be reduced and displayed.

  The present invention also enlarges the selected normal window in the window display area by selecting any one of the normal windows, reduces the other non-selected normal windows, and displays the window in the window display area. The tile window is displayed so as to be overlapped outside the display area of the normal window to be enlarged.

  Further, according to the present invention, when any one of the tile windows is selected and enlarged and displayed, all the normal windows are reduced and displayed without overlapping any of the tile windows and the normal windows in the window display area. Is.

  Further, the present invention enlarges the normal window selected in the window display area by selecting any one of the normal windows, reduces all of the non-selected normal windows and tile windows, and displays the window. The tile window and the normal window are displayed without overlapping in the area.

  According to the present invention, when any one of the tile windows is displayed in an enlarged manner, the other tile windows are reduced and displayed so that the entire area of all the tile windows is always displayed. All the image data is always displayed in the window.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an image display system for displaying an image by an image display method according to the present invention. 1 is an operation terminal, 2 is an input / output control unit, 3 is a hard disk, 4 is a RAM ( (Random access memory) 5 is a central processing unit, 6 is a communication device, 7 is a display, 8 is a keyboard, 9 is a mouse, 10 is an analyzer body, 11 is a control unit, 12 is a solvent supply unit, and 13 is a sample. An injection unit, 14 is a separation unit, 15 is a detection unit, and 16 is a communication processing unit.

  In the figure, an operation terminal 1 is, for example, a personal computer, and is connected to the analyzer main body 10 through a communication device 6 and a communication processing unit 16 of the analyzer main body 10 so as to be communicable. Here, although the analyzer main body 10 is, for example, a liquid chromatograph analyzer, the operation terminal 1 includes a component analyzer other than the analyzer main body 10 of the liquid chromatograph analyzer, such as a spectrophotometer. The spectroscopic analyzer is also communicably connected.

  In the analyzer main body 10, a sample analysis processing operation is performed under the control of the control unit 11. That is, as described in Patent Document 1, the eluent is supplied from the solvent supply unit 12 under pressure, and the sample injected from the sample injection unit 13 is mixed with the eluent. The eluent mixed with the sample is passed through a separation unit (column) 14 to separate each component of the sample, and each component is detected by the detection unit 15 to obtain an analysis result. Information on the analysis result is processed by the communication processing unit 16 and transmitted to the operation terminal 1. Analysis result information from other component analyzers is also transmitted to the operation terminal 1 in the same manner.

  In the transmission terminal 1, under the control of the input / output control unit 2, analysis result information transmitted from the analyzer main body 10 and other component analyzers is received by the communication device 6 and stored in the hard disk 3. When there is a display operation using the keyboard 8 or the mouse 9 as an operation means, the analysis result information stored in the hard disk 3 is read and supplied to the central processing unit 5. In the central processing unit 5, the analysis result information is processed using the RAM 4, and a tile window for displaying the analysis result information is created for each different analysis result information and supplied to the display 7. Thereby, on the display screen of the display 7, information numbers of the respective analysis results are displayed in separate tile windows. As will be described later, the display form can be updated by operating the keyboard 8 or mouse 9, and the display form can be updated by operating the keyboard 8 or mouse 9. In addition, the input / output control unit 2 reads the analysis result information from the hardware 3 and causes the central processing unit 5 to process it, and displays a tile window or the like in a display form according to this instruction.

  Here, the processing procedure of the system in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the operation procedure of the system when the analyzer main body 10 is a liquid chromatograph apparatus.

  In FIG. 2, steps 101 to 104 are a first block for analyzing one standard sample for preprocessing of component analysis of an unknown sample (food, etc.) to be analyzed, and steps 105 to 109 are analysis processing. This is a second block for analyzing a plurality of standard samples in the pre-processing of the component analysis of the unknown sample to be subjected to the above. These first and second blocks are used for preprocessing for component analysis of an unknown sample. Steps 110 to 111 are a third block for analyzing the components of the unknown sample, and steps 112 to 113 are a fourth block for analyzing the analysis results.

  When the operation terminal 1 and the analyzer main body 10 are turned on and the system is activated (step 100), a screen for inputting measurement conditions is displayed on the display 7, and the keyboard 8 and mouse 9 are operated on this screen. Thus, when the measurement conditions for performing the pre-processing of the component analysis of the unknown sample with one standard sample are input (step 101: method creation / storage), the input measurement conditions are the communication device 6 and the communication processing unit. 16 is transmitted (downloaded) to the analyzer main body 10. Thereby, in the analyzer main body 10, the measurement condition is set by the control unit 11 (step 102: method download).

  Then, the analysis apparatus main body 10 performs the component analysis process for one standard sample with respect to the unknown sample as described above under the measurement conditions (step 103: single run). The data is transmitted to the operation terminal 1 by the communication device 6 and the communication processing unit 16. In the operation terminal 1, the analysis result received by the communication device 6 is temporarily stored in the hard disk 3, read out, and processed by the central processing unit 5 to create a window representing a display image of the analysis result. 7 is displayed. The operator adjusts the image by operating the keyboard 8 and the mouse 9 while observing the analysis result represented by the window. This adjustment is performed so that the analysis result is displayed in a preferable state with respect to the set measurement conditions. Here, in the analysis results of the standard sample measured under the set measurement conditions, there are naturally peaks (analysis intensity peaks with respect to time and frequency) that are not clearly displayed or displayed at an undesirable level. The operation terminal 1 is adjusted so that the peak is displayed at a preferable level when the operation is performed (step 104: waveform processing).

  And the peak table which shows a response | compatibility with a peak and a component is created (step 105: peak table creation).

  With the above processing, the preprocessing (preparation stage) by the first block for the analysis processing of one unknown sample is completed, and thus the analyzer main body 10 can perform the analysis processing of one unknown sample satisfactorily. Then, the process proceeds to step 110 of the third block, and component analysis processing of one unknown sample can be performed.

  With the above processing, when the processing of the first block for measuring one standard sample is completed and one unknown sample is analyzed, this completes the preprocessing (preparation stage). Proceed to step 110 of the third block.

  When an unknown sample is analyzed using a plurality of standard specimens, the second block process for analyzing a plurality of standard specimens directly or after the first block process is performed. It is.

  That is, when a fractional standard sample is used for pre-processing of analysis of an unknown sample, the measurement conditions are input for each of the plurality of standard samples on the display screen of the display 7 by operating the keyboard 8 and the mouse 9. In addition, a procedure (sequence) of processing executed by the analyzer main body 10 for a plurality of standard samples is created (step 106: sequence creation / storage). Information on the measurement conditions and processing procedures for each display sample is stored in the hard disk 3 and transmitted to the analyzer main body 10 by the communication device 6 and the communication processing unit 16.

  Then, the analyzer main body 10 performs analysis processing on these standard samples according to the set measurement conditions and processing procedure as described above (step 107: sequence run), and the analysis result is transmitted to the communication device. 6 and the communication processing unit 16 are transmitted to the operation terminal 1. In the operation terminal 1, the analysis result received by the communication device 6 is temporarily stored in the hard disk 3, read out, and processed by the central processing unit 5 to create a window representing a display image of the analysis result. 7 is displayed. The operator adjusts the image by operating the keyboard 8 and the mouse 9 while observing the analysis result represented by the window. Similar to the adjustment in step 104, this adjustment is also performed so that the analysis result is displayed in a preferable state with respect to the set measurement conditions. As a result, in the analysis result of the standard sample measured under the set measurement conditions, there is naturally a peak (peak of analysis intensity with respect to time and frequency), but this is not clearly displayed or displayed at an unfavorable level. The operation terminal 1 is adjusted so that the peak is displayed at a preferable level when the operation is performed (step 108: waveform processing).

  Thereafter, for each component analyzed, a calibration curve is created for the relationship with the intensity of the concentration (step 109: calibration curve creation).

  With the above processing, the pre-processing (preparation stage) by the second block for the analysis processing of a plurality of unknown samples is completed, whereby the analyzer main body 10 can satisfactorily analyze the plurality of unknown samples. Then, the process proceeds to step 110 of the third block, and component analysis processing of a plurality of unknown samples can be performed.

  When component analysis of an unknown sample is performed in the third block, the measurement conditions are already set in steps 101 to 102 (when analyzing one unknown sample) or step 106 (when analyzing components of a plurality of unknown samples). In the case of component analysis of one unknown sample, analysis processing is immediately performed in the analyzer main body 10 (step 111), and the analysis result is transmitted to the operation terminal 1 as described above and transmitted to the hard disk. 3 is read out, processed by the central processing unit 5 and displayed on the display screen of the display 7 as a window. Also in this case, adjustment can be performed by operating the keyboard 8 and the mouse 9 so that the displayed analysis result is displayed in a preferable state (step 112).

  When component analysis is performed on a plurality of unknown samples, a processing procedure (sequence) is created and stored for these unknown samples at the operation terminal 1 as in step 106 (step 110: sequence creation / storage). The analysis apparatus main body 10 is set, and component analysis processing of these unknown samples is performed according to the set measurement conditions and processing procedure (step 111: sequence run). Then, the analysis result is transmitted to the operation terminal 1 and stored in the hard disk 3, read out from this, processed by the central processing unit 5, an analysis processing window is created and displayed on the display screen of the display 7. The Also in this case, adjustment can be performed by operating the keyboard 8 and the mouse 9 so that the displayed analysis result is displayed in a preferable state (step 112: waveform processing).

  The analysis result displayed and adjusted in this way is printed in the fourth block to create a report (step 113: report printing / creation), and a series of analysis processing ends (step 114).

  As described above, the component analysis process of the standard sample and the unknown sample is performed in the analyzer main body 10, and the analysis result is displayed on the display 7 of the operation terminal 1 (steps 104, 108, and 112).

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the image display method according to the present invention applied to the operation terminal 1 will be described with the analysis result as a display target.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of this embodiment. First, the outline of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As described above, when an operation for displaying the analysis result stored in the hard disk 3 on the display screen of the display 7 is performed with the keyboard 8 or the mouse 9 in the operation terminal 1, the analysis result stored in the hard disk 3 is displayed. A window is created for each of a plurality of images that are read out and processed by the central processing unit 5 and obtained from the analysis results, and these are supplied to the display 7 to display a plurality of windows on the display screen (see FIG. 3 step 200). At this time, a display operation corresponding to the position of the pointer displayed on the display screen is performed.

  That is, such a window is displayed in a specific display area to be described later on the display screen, but when the pointer is outside this specific display area where the window is displayed (“N” in step 201 in FIG. 3), The display state in the specific area is maintained as it is, and when the pointer is in the specific display area (“Y” in step 201 in FIG. 3), whether or not the position of the pointer is in the tile window. Determination is made (step 202 in FIG. 3).

  Here, there are two types of windows displayed in the specific area, a tile window and a normal window. The tile window is a window that is displayed at a predetermined interval without overlapping each other, for example, as tiled windows 32 to 35 shown in FIG. 3 to be described later. The normal window is a window other than the tile window. For example, windows 44 to 46 shown in FIG. 5 to be described later are windows that are displayed so as to overlap the tile windows and are displayed so as to overlap each other. In this embodiment, such a tile window or a normal window is enlarged, and a pattern (image) displayed there can be enlarged and displayed.

  Here, when the analysis result of the analysis apparatus 10 (FIG. 1) is displayed on the display 7, an image representing the analysis result is displayed in a tile window, and the method is created and saved in FIG. 2 (step 101). Images for component analysis such as peak table creation (step 105), sequence creation / save (steps 106, 110), report printing / creation (step 113) are displayed in a normal window.

  When the pointer is on the tile window, the tile window is focused (“Y” in step 202 in FIG. 3), and the enlargement pattern displayed in the tile window (ie, within the tile window and enlarged display) When all the patterns A) to be displayed are displayed in this tile window (“Y” in step 203 in FIG. 3), the focused tile window is enlarged and displayed therein. The enlarged pattern A is also enlarged and displayed as an enlarged pattern A.

  On the other hand, the pattern A to be enlarged displayed in the focused tile window is, for example, a list-like pattern (image), which cannot be displayed completely, and only a part of the pattern A is displayed in this tile window. If this is the case (“N” in step 203 in FIG. 3), this tile window is enlarged, and at the same time, in this enlarged tile window, an enlarged pattern C in which the display range of the enlarged pattern A is expanded is displayed. Will be.

  As described above, when a tile window is enlarged and displayed, if another tile window or a normal window is also displayed, the normal window is also reduced and displayed.

  The normal window is also displayed on the display screen so as to overlap the tile window, the pointer is on one of the normal windows, and this normal window is focused (“N” in step 202 in FIG. 3). When all of the displayed patterns B to be enlarged are displayed in the normal window (“Y” in step 204 in FIG. 3), the normal window is enlarged and displayed in the enlarged window. The pattern B to be displayed is also enlarged and displayed as the enlarged pattern B.

  On the other hand, the pattern B to be enlarged displayed in the focused normal window is, for example, a pattern (image) like a list, and the entire range cannot be displayed, and only a part of the pattern B is displayed in the normal window. If this is the case (“N” in step 204 in FIG. 3), this normal window is enlarged, and at the same time, in this enlarged normal window, an enlarged pattern D in which the display range of the pattern B to be enlarged is expanded. Will be displayed.

  As described above, when the normal window is enlarged and displayed, if the tile window and other normal windows are also displayed, the normal window is also reduced and displayed.

  Next, a specific example of an image display form on the display 7 of the operation terminal 1 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first specific example of a display form according to an embodiment of the image display method according to the present invention, in which 30 is a display screen, 31 is a window display area, 32 is a contour tile window, and 33 is a spectrum tile window. , 34 is a chromatogram tile window, 35 is a three-dimensional display tile window, 36 is a control window, 36a is a progress display section, 36b is a start button, 36c is a stop button, 36d is an apparatus condition section, 36e is a status section 36e, 37 is a flow window, and 38 is a pointer.

  This first specific example is based on the flow of processing from “Y” in step 201 to “Y” in step 202 to “Y” in step 203 in FIG. 3, and the pattern A to be enlarged is a three-dimensional display tile. It is an image (analysis result) in the window 35. Assume that the analysis result displayed in the tile window is entirely displayed in the tile window.

  4A, on the display screen 30 of the display 7 (FIG. 1), a window display area 31 occupying a large portion of the display area is set, and a vertically long control window 36 is set on the right side thereof. A horizontally long flow window 37 is set.

  In the window display area 31, for example, four tile windows 32 to 35 having a rectangular shape and the same size are set and displayed close to each other without overlapping each other (that is, in a form in which tiles are pasted). The

  In these tile windows 32 to 35, analysis results of the analyzer main body 10 (FIG. 1) and other component analyzers are displayed. Of these tile windows 32 to 35, for example, lower right The three-dimensional display tile window 35 set to “3” is a three-dimensional display of this analysis result with the time axis, the wavelength axis, and the intensity axis as the spatial axes. Here, the intensity axis represents the intensity of the component detected by the analyzer main body 10, and the time axis represents the time until the sample component passes through the column of the separation unit 14 in the analyzer main body 10. The wavelength axis represents the wavelength of light absorbed by the component separated from the sample. Among the tile windows 32 to 35, for example, the contour line tile window 32 set at the upper left is an analysis result of the three-dimensional display tile window 35 viewed along the intensity axis, and the horizontal axis is the time axis. , The vertical axis is the frequency axis, and the intensity that is one of the analysis results is represented by contour lines. Among the tile windows 32 to 35, for example, the spectrum tile window 33 set on the upper right side is obtained by viewing the analysis result in the three-dimensional display tile window 35 along the wavelength axis, and the horizontal axis is the wavelength axis. And the vertical axis represents the intensity axis, and represents the change in intensity with wavelength at a specified time. Among the tile windows 32 to 35, for example, the chromatogram tile window 34 set at the lower left is a view of the analysis result in the three-dimensional display tile window 35 along the time axis. The axis represents the intensity, and the vertical axis represents the intensity axis, representing the temporal change in intensity at the specified wavelength.

  The analysis result displayed in the chromatogram tile window 34 is the analysis result of the analyzer main body 10 of the liquid chromatograph analyzer, and the analysis result displayed in the spectrum tile window 33 is the analysis result of the spectrophotometer. is there. The analysis results displayed in the three-dimensional display tile window 35 and the contour line tile window 32 are obtained by processing the analysis result of the analyzer main body 10 and the analysis result of the spectrophotometer by the central processing unit 5 of the operation terminal 1. Is.

  Thus, in the window display area 31, the analysis result by the analyzer main body 10 is displayed simultaneously in different forms by different tile windows, so that the operator can observe the analysis result simultaneously in different ways. Analysis of analysis results becomes easy.

  The control window 36 functions as a panel for controlling the analysis processing of an unknown sample different from the unknown sample from which the analysis result displayed in the window display area 31 is obtained. While the analysis result obtained in this manner is displayed in the window display area 31, analysis processing of other unknown samples can be performed. For example, as described in FIG. 2, when analyzing a plurality of unknown samples, the analysis processing of one unknown sample is terminated and the analysis result is displayed in the window display area 31, and the analysis of the analysis result is analyzed. The analysis processing of the next unknown sample can be performed under the control of the controller window 36 without waiting for the end of the processing.

  The control window 36 includes a progress status display unit 36a indicating the progress status of the analysis process of the unknown sample in the analyzer main body 10, a start button 36b for starting the processing operation of the analyzer main body 10, and a stop for stopping the processing operation. A button 36c, an apparatus condition part 36d for setting and displaying the measurement conditions of the analyzer main body 10, a status part 36e indicating the status of the analyzer main body 10 (analysis status, pump status for pressurizing the solution, etc.), etc. Is provided.

  The flow window 37 represents a processing procedure (sequence) as described with reference to FIG. 2 in the analysis processing controlled by the control window 36, and displays which processing stage it is in.

  On the display screen 30, a pointer 38 that can be operated by the keyboard 8 and the mouse 9 is displayed. By performing a movement operation or a click operation on the pointer 38, a control operation of an analysis process in the analyzer main body 10 is performed by the control window 36. be able to.

  Further, when the pointer 38 is placed on any tile window in the window display area 31 and clicked (hereinafter referred to as “focusing”), the focused tile window is enlarged and displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, when the three-dimensional display window 35 is focused with the pointer 38 (the focused three-dimensional display window 35 is enlarged at “Y” in step 202 in FIG. 3). 4 (b), the three-dimensional display window 35 is enlarged and displayed, for example, 1.5 times vertically and horizontally, and the three-dimensional display displayed in the three-dimensional display window 35 is equivalent to A). Similarly, the analysis result is enlarged and displayed so that it can be observed in detail (the enlarged three-dimensional display window 35 corresponds to the enlarged pattern A at “Y” in step 203 in FIG. 3). In FIG. 4B, the display of coordinate axes is omitted. The same applies to FIG.

  Further, with the enlarged display of the three-dimensional display tile window 35, the other dail windows, that is, the contour line window 32, the spectrum window 33, and the chromatogram window 34 do not overlap each other tile window (ie, the base window). The image is reduced so as not to protrude from the window display area 31. For this reason, the contour line window 32 set in the upper left direction with respect to the 3D display tile window 35 is reduced in the vertical and horizontal directions while maintaining the original vertical and horizontal ratios. The spectrum window 33 set in the upward direction is reduced in the vertical direction to become a horizontally long window, and the chromatogram window 34 set in the left horizontal direction with respect to the three-dimensional display tile window 35 is reduced in the horizontal direction. It becomes a vertically long window. In the tile windows 32 to 34 displayed in a reduced manner in this way, the analysis results are reduced and displayed at the same reduction rate.

  Even if the tile windows other than the three-dimensional display tile window 35 are enlarged and displayed, the other tile windows are similarly reduced and displayed.

  In this way, when one of the tile windows 32 to 35 is enlarged and displayed, the other tile windows are reduced and displayed, but the analysis results are still displayed as a whole in the reduced tile windows. Therefore, a part of the analysis result is not hidden by another tile window. For this reason, even if the operator enlarges and displays the display form of one analysis result of interest among the display forms of the analysis results, the operator can also observe the other display forms as a whole at the same time. It is possible to always observe all the display forms of the analysis results as a whole without taking time-consuming operations such as focusing operations, and it is also possible that the analysis results are always displayed in the same display form. Will be understood.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, when a click operation is performed while the pointer 38 is placed on the enlarged three-dimensional display window 35, the three-dimensional display window 35 has the original size. The display state is set, and the display state shown in FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, in a state in which the pointer 38 is placed on the enlarged three-dimensional display window 35, the pointer 38 is moved to another tile window, and this is clicked. When focused, the focused tile window is enlarged and displayed, and other tile windows including the three-dimensional display window 35 that has been enlarged and displayed so far are reduced and displayed as described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second specific example of the display form according to the embodiment of the image display method according to the present invention. 39 is a list display tile window, 40 is a list, 41X and 41Y are scroll bars, and 42 is “save”. ”Button 43 is an“ apply ”button, and the same reference numerals are assigned to portions corresponding to those in FIG. 4, and redundant description is omitted. However, since the drawing becomes complicated, the symbols used in FIG. Only the symbol is attached.

  This second specific example is based on the flow of processing from “Y” in step 201 to “Y” in step 202 → “N” in step 203 in FIG. 3, and the pattern A to be enlarged is a list display tile window. 39 is an image (list). In this case, it is assumed that the entire range of the list cannot be displayed in the list display tile window 39 and only a part of the list is displayed.

  5A, in this display form, a list display tile window 39 as a tile window is displayed instead of the analysis result three-dimensional display tile window 35 in the display form shown in FIG. For example, in the display state shown in FIG. 4, the list display tile window 39 is displayed in a three-dimensional display by placing the pointer 38 on the three-dimensional display tile window 35 and performing a predetermined operation on the keyboard 8 or the mouse 9 (FIG. 1). It is displayed in place of the tile window 35.

  In this list display tile window 39, a list 40 is displayed. In this example, the list 40 is used as a sequence edit list for creating a processing sequence for a plurality of unknown samples. In this case, for example, when a sequence is created in steps 106 and 110 in FIG. 2 in the display state shown in FIG. 4A, if a list request operation is performed with the keyboard 8 or the mouse 9 (FIG. 1), three-dimensional This list display tile window 39 is displayed instead of the display tile window 35, and the sequence creation work can be performed in the sequence edit list 40 there.

  This list display tile window 39 is also the same shape and size as the other tile windows 32 to 34. When the list 40 to be displayed is large, the entire list display tile window 39 cannot be displayed in the list display tile window 39. Only the part is displayed.

  Therefore, in the list display tile window 39 of the list 40 that can only be displayed in part, a vertical scroll bar 41Y is displayed along the right side of the list 40, and the scroll bar 41Y is operated by using the pointer 38. The list 39 can be scrolled vertically. A scroll bar 41X in the horizontal direction is displayed along the lower side of the list display tile window 39. By operating the scroll bar 41X using the pointer 38, the list 39 can be scrolled in the horizontal direction. it can. As a result, the portion of the list 40 that has not been displayed in the list display tile window 39 is also displayed.

  When the list display tile window 39 is focused with the pointer 38 (the focused list display tile window 39 corresponds to the pattern A that is enlarged at “Y” in step 202 in FIG. 3), the three-dimensional view in FIG. As in the case of the display tile window 35, as shown in FIG. 5B, the list display tile window 39 is enlarged (this enlarged list display tile window 39 is displayed as “N” in step 203 of FIG. Accordingly, the display of the other tile windows 32 to 34 is switched to the reduced display as in the case of the display form of FIG.

  Here, in the list 40 of the enlarged list display tile window 39, the size of the characters and the frame of each column does not change, and the list display tile window 39 is displayed in an enlarged amount. The display range of the list 40 is expanded. That is, when the list display tile window 39 is enlarged and displayed, the display range of the list 40 is enlarged. For this reason, a portion that is not displayed in the display state shown in FIG. 5A is also displayed, and the operator can observe a wider range of the list 40.

  In this way, even when the list display tile window 39 is enlarged and displayed, only a part of the list 40 is displayed, the vertical scroll bar 41Y along the right side of the list display tile window 39 is displayed again. The horizontal scroll bar 41X is displayed along the lower side of the list display tile window 39, and the list 40 can be scrolled.

  When the entire list 40 is displayed in the list display tile window 39 in the display state shown in FIG. 5A, the scroll bars 41Y and 41X are not displayed. In this case, the scroll bars 41Y and 41X are of course not displayed even when the list display tile window 39 is enlarged as shown in FIG. In this way, when the entire list 40 is displayed in the list display tile window 39, the list display tile window 39 can be prevented from being enlarged.

  In FIG. 5A, when any of the tile windows 32 to 34 other than the list display tile window 39 is enlarged and displayed by focusing, the list display tile window 39 is reduced and displayed. Even in this case, in the list 40 in the list display tile window 39, the size of the characters and the frame of each column does not change, and the range displayed in the list display tile window 39 of the list 40 becomes narrow.

  In this way, the list can also be displayed as a tile window, and the display range of the list can be expanded by enlarging the tile window.

  When the list 40 displayed in the list display tile window 39 is a list for processing such as a sequence edit list, a “Save” button 42 and an “Apply” button 43 are displayed in the list display tile window 39. The If the list 40 is a sequence edit list, a processing sequence for a plurality of unknown samples can be created using the sequence edit list 40 in steps 106 and 110 in FIG. Is clicked with the pointer 38, the sequence edit list 40 is stored in the hard disk 3, and when the “apply” button 43 is clicked, the information in the sequence edit list 40 is analyzed by the analyzer main body 10 (FIG. 1). ).

  5 shows a case where the list display tile window 39 is displayed. For example, when a report is created in step 113 of FIG. 2, a report creation request operation is performed by the keyboard 8 or the mouse 9 (FIG. 1). When done, for example, a report tile window (not shown) is displayed instead of the three-dimensional display tile window 35.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a third specific example of the display form according to the embodiment of the image display method according to the present invention. 44 is a report normal window, 45 is a sequence edit list normal window, and 46 is a scale change normal window. 4, the same reference numerals are assigned to the portions corresponding to those in FIG. 4, and redundant description is omitted. However, since the drawing becomes complicated, only the main reference numerals are given to the reference numerals used in FIG. 4.

  This third specific example is based on the flow of processing from “Y” in step 201 to “N” in step 202 → “Y” in step 204 in FIG. 3, and the pattern B to be enlarged is a three-dimensional display tile. It is an image (analysis result) in the window 35.

  In FIG. 6A, tile windows 32 to 35 are displayed in a tile shape in the window display area 31 as in the display form shown in FIG. 4. In the second embodiment, the window display area 31 is further displayed. In FIG. 8, a normal window is displayed so as to overlap the tile windows 32-35. In the following, such a window is referred to as a normal window in order to clearly distinguish it from a tile window. In the tile window, a window that displays an analysis result obtained by the analyzer main body 10 (FIG. 1) is a tile window, and other windows are normal windows.

  In FIG. 6A, in the window display area 31, a sequence edit list normal window 45 for displaying a sequence edit list for creating a sequence over the tile windows 32 to 35, and for changing the scale of the list. It is assumed that a normal scale change window 46 and a report normal window 44 for displaying a report representing the analysis result of the analysis result are displayed. The order of the overlap can be changed by an operation similar to that of a personal computer or the like, and any of the normal windows 44 to 46 can be deleted or redisplayed.

  In the sequence edit list normal window 45, a list similar to the list (sequence edit list) 40 in the list display tile window 39 in FIG. 5 is displayed, but the graph scale change screen in the scale change normal window 46 The size of the list in the sequence edit list normal window 45 (that is, the size of characters and frames) can be changed. However, since the size of the sequence edit list normal window 45 cannot be changed in this case, the size of the display range of the list in the sequence edit list normal window 45 is changed. In other words, increasing the size of the list characters and frame makes it easier to see and the list display range becomes narrower. Decreasing the size of the list characters and frame makes the list display range wider and at the same time. The visible range will expand.

  The sequence edit list normal window 45 is provided with a scroll bar, a “hold” button, and an “apply” button for scrolling the sequence edit list in the same manner as the list display window 39 in FIG.

  The report normal window 45 is used to create a report using the analysis result of the analysis result. By copying the analysis result of any of the tile windows 32 to 35 to the report normal window 45, the report is displayed. Created. This copy operation is the same as a copy operation from a normal window to a window.

  In the display state shown in FIG. 6A, when one of the tile windows 32 to 35, for example, the three-dimensional display tile window 35 is focused by the pointer 38 (this focused three-dimensional display tile window 35 is shown in FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 6B, this three-dimensional display tile window is the same as in the case of the three-dimensional display tile window 35 described in FIG. 35 is enlarged and displayed (the three-dimensional display tile window 35 displayed in an enlarged manner corresponds to the enlarged pattern A at “Y” in step 203 in FIG. 3). At the same time, as in the case of the tile windows 32 to 34 in FIG. 4, the tile windows 32 to 34 are reduced and displayed outside the three-dimensional display tile window 35 in the window display area 31. All the normal windows of the window 44, the sequence edit list normal window 45, and the scale change normal window 46 are also reduced and displayed outside the three-dimensional display tile window 35 in the window display area 31. In this case, the report normal window 44, the sequence edit list normal window 45, and the scale change normal window 46 are displayed so as to overlap some or all of the reduced tile windows 32-34. In this example, the sequence edit list normal window 45 is displayed so as to overlap the reduced contour line tile window 32 as a whole, and the graph scale change normal window 46 is displayed so as to overlap the left end of the reduced spectrum tile window. The window 44 is displayed so as to overlap the upper end portion of the reduced chromatogram tile window 34.

  In this way, even if the normal windows 44 to 46 are displayed so as to overlap the tile windows 32 to 35, the lower tile window can be enlarged and displayed. In this case, all of the normal windows 44 to 46 are reduced. Although it is done, the whole is displayed without being hidden. Therefore, for example, when a report is created in step 113 of FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a fourth specific example of the display form according to the embodiment of the image display method according to the present invention. 47 is a blank area for the normal window, and the same reference numerals are given to the portions corresponding to FIG. Therefore, duplicate explanations are omitted.

  The fourth specific example is due to the flow of processing from “Y” in step 201 to “N” in step 202 → “N” in step 204 in FIG. 3, and the pattern B to be enlarged is the report normal window 44. This is an image (report). It is assumed that the entire image is displayed in the report normal window 44.

  FIG. 7A is the same as the display state shown in FIG. In this display state, when the report normal window 44 arranged at the uppermost position by the pointer 38 is focused by the pointer 38 (this focused report normal window 44 is enlarged pattern B at “N” in step 204 of FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 7B, the report normal window 44 is enlarged and displayed in the tile window display area 31 (the enlarged report normal window 44 is displayed in step 204 of FIG. 3). This corresponds to the enlarged pattern B with “Y”). The size of the report normal window 44 when enlarged is the same size as the enlarged tile windows 32-35 shown in FIGS. 4B and 6B, and the tile windows 32-35 are enlarged. However, if it is assumed that the window is enlarged 1.5 times as described above (note that the size of the window display area 31 is twice that of the tile windows 32 to 35), the size of the enlarged report normal window 44 is as follows. Is 2/3 times the size of the tile window display area 31. At this time, the enlarged report normal window 44 has its upper side along the upper side of the tile window display area 31 and its left side along the left side of the tile window display area 31. Positioned.

  Therefore, in the tile window display area 31, there are areas 47 where the report normal window 44 does not exist on the left side and the lower side of the report normal window 44 (this is referred to as a margin area for the standard area). In the area 47, other normal windows, that is, the sequence edit list normal window 45 and the scale change normal window 46 are reduced and displayed without overlapping each other. Of course, the sequence edit list normal window 45 and the scale change normal window 46 are displayed so as to overlap any one of the tile windows 32 to 35.

  In this way, even when any of the normal windows is enlarged, all the normal windows 44 to 46 are displayed without overlapping each other, and these can be viewed as a whole at the same time.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a fifth specific example of the display form according to the embodiment of the image display method according to the present invention, in which 48 is a blank area, and parts corresponding to those in FIG. Description is omitted.

  The fifth specific example is based on the flow of processing from “Y” in step 201 to “N” in step 202 → “Y” in step 204 in FIG. 3, and the pattern B to be enlarged is a three-dimensional display tile. It is an image (analysis result) in the window 35.

  The display state shown in FIG. 8A is the same as the display state shown in FIG. 6A except that the sequence edit list normal window 45 is displayed on the uppermost side in the normal window.

  In such a display state, when one of the tile windows 32 to 35, for example, the three-dimensional display tile window 35 is focused with the pointer 38 (this focused three-dimensional display tile window 35 is “Y” in step 202 of FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 8B, the three-dimensional display tile window 35 is enlarged and displayed as shown in FIG. 8B (this enlarged three-dimensional display). The display tile window 35 corresponds to the enlargement pattern A at “Y” in step 203 in FIG. 3), and the other tile windows 32 to 34 and the normal windows 44 to 46 are all reduced and displayed. In the embodiment, the spectrum tile window 33 reduced in the vertical direction is further reduced in the horizontal direction, and the chroma reduced in the horizontal direction. Grams tile window 34 is further reduced in the vertical direction. As a result, a blank area 48 except for the area occupied by the enlarged three-dimensional display tile window 35 and the reduced tile windows 32 to 34 is generated in the window display area 31, and all the reduced areas are displayed in the blank area 48. The normal windows 44 to 46 are displayed without overlapping.

  In this way, in this third embodiment, even if any of the tile windows 32 to 35 is enlarged and displayed, all the other windows (that is, all of the tile windows and the normal windows) are not reduced. However, the whole is displayed, and the operator can view the display contents of all windows as a whole.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a sixth specific example of the display form according to the embodiment of the image display method according to the present invention. 49a and 49b are blank areas, and parts corresponding to those in FIG. A duplicate description is omitted.

  This sixth specific example is based on the flow of processing from “Y” in step 201 to “N” in step 202 → “N” in step 204 in FIG. 3, and the pattern B to be enlarged is the normal sequence edit list. It is an image (list) in the window 45. The image of this list cannot display the entire range, and a part of the image is displayed in the sequence edit list normal window 45.

  The display state shown in FIG. 9A is the same as the display state shown in FIG.

  In such a display state, when one of the normal windows 44 to 46, for example, the sequence edit list normal window 45 is focused with the pointer 38 (the focused sequence edit list normal window 45 is “N” in step 202 of FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 9B, the sequence edit list normal window 45 is enlarged and displayed as in the case of the report normal window 44 in FIG. The enlarged sequence edit list normal window 45 corresponds to the enlarged pattern D at “N” in step 204 of FIG. 3), and the tile windows 32 to 35 and the other normal windows 44 and 46 are all reduced. However, in the third embodiment, as in the case of FIG. -Vector is reduced to a tile window 33 is further laterally, also chromatogram tile window 34 is reduced in the lateral direction is further reduced in the vertical direction. As a result, blank areas 49a and 49b except for the area occupied by the enlarged sequence edit list normal window 45 and the reduced tile windows 32 to 35 are generated in the window display area 31, and the blank areas 49a and 49b are generated in these blank areas 49a and 49b. The reduced report normal window 44 and graph scale change normal window 46 are displayed without overlapping.

  Thus, in this third embodiment, even if any of the normal windows 44 to 46 is enlarged, all the other windows (that is, all of the tile windows and the normal windows) are not reduced. However, the whole is displayed, and the operator can view the display contents of all windows as a whole.

1 is a block configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an image display system for displaying an image by an image display method according to the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows a specific example of the operation | movement procedure of the system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of one Embodiment of the image display method by this invention. It is a figure which shows the 1st specific example of the display form by embodiment of the image display method by this invention. It is a figure which shows the state by which the three-dimensional display tile window was expanded and displayed with the display form shown to Fig.4 (a). It is a figure which shows the 2nd specific example of the display form by embodiment of the image display method by this invention. It is a figure which shows the state by which the list display tile window was expanded and displayed with the display form shown to Fig.5 (a). It is a figure which shows the 3rd specific example of the display form by embodiment of the image display method by this invention. It is a figure which shows the state by which the three-dimensional display tile window was expanded and displayed with the display form shown to Fig.6 (a). It is a figure which shows the 4th specific example of the display form by embodiment of the image display method by this invention. It is a figure which shows the state by which the report normal window was expanded and displayed with the display form shown to Fig.7 (a). It is a figure which shows the 5th example of the display form by embodiment of the image display method by this invention. It is a figure which shows the state by which the three-dimensional display tile window was expanded and displayed with the display form shown to Fig.8 (a). It is a figure which shows the 6th specific example of the display form by embodiment of the image display method by this invention. It is a figure which shows the state by which the list display tile window was expanded and displayed with the display form shown to Fig.9 (a).

Explanation of symbols

1 Operation Terminal 2 Input / Output Control Unit 3 Hard Disk 4 RAM (Random Access Memory)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Central processing unit 6 Communication apparatus 7 Display 8 Keyboard 9 Mouse 10 Analytical apparatus main body 11 Control part 12 Solvent supply part 13 Sample injection part 14 Separation part 15 Detection part 16 Communication processing part 30 Display screen 31 Window display area 32 Contour line tile window 33 Spectral tile window 34 Chromatogram tile window 35 3D display tile window 36 Control window 36a Progress status display section 36b Start button 36c Stop button 36d Instrument condition section 36e Status section 37 Flow window 38 Pointer 39 List display window 40 List 41X, 41Y Scroll Bar 42 “Save” button 43 “Apply” button 44 Report normal window 45 Sequence edit list normal window 46 Kale change normal window 47 Margin area for normal window 48, 49a, 49b Margin area

Claims (11)

A window display method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of different images in different windows on a predetermined window display area of the same display screen,
Display at least a plurality of tile windows in the window display area without overlapping,
By selecting any one of the tile windows, the selected tile window is enlarged and displayed.
A method of displaying an image, wherein another tile window that is not selected is reduced and displayed in the window display area without overlapping with the other window including the tile window to be enlarged. In claim 1,
The image displayed in the tile window is an image of image data representing the analysis result of the component analysis process of the sample in the analyzer main body,
An image display method characterized in that a control window for controlling component analysis processing of another sample in the analyzer main body is displayed outside the window display area of the display screen. In claim 1 or 2,
The image displayed in the tile window represents the entire image data,
An image display method, wherein the tile window displaying an image of the entire image data is selected and enlarged and the image is also enlarged. In claim 1 or 2,
The image displayed on the tile window represents a part of the image data,
An image display method, wherein the tile window displaying a part of the image data is selected and enlarged and the display range of the image is enlarged. In any one of Claims 1-4,
On the window display area, one or more normal windows are displayed on the tile window,
An image display method, wherein the normal window is enlarged and displayed by selection. In claim 5,
The image displayed in the normal window represents the entire image data,
An image display method, wherein the normal window displaying an image of the entire image data is selected and enlarged, and the image is also enlarged. In claim 5,
The image displayed in the normal window represents a part of image data,
An image display method characterized in that the normal window displaying a part of the image data is selected and enlarged and the display range of the image is enlarged and displayed. In claim 5, 6 or 7,
When any one of the tile windows is selected and enlarged and displayed, all of the normal windows are reduced and displayed on the tile window to be reduced and displayed. In claim 5, 6 or 7,
By selecting any one of the normal windows, the normal window selected in the window display area is enlarged and displayed.
A method of displaying an image, wherein the other normal window that is not selected is reduced and displayed on the tile window outside the display area of the normal window that is enlarged in the window display area. In claim 5, 6 or 7,
When any one of the tile windows is selected and enlarged and displayed, all of the normal windows are reduced and displayed without overlapping any of the tile windows and the normal windows in the window display area. An image display method characterized by the above. In claim 5, 6 or 7,
By selecting any one of the normal windows, the normal window selected in the window display area is enlarged and displayed.
An image display method, wherein all of the normal window and the tile window that are not selected are reduced and displayed without overlapping any of the tile window and the normal window in the window display area.

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