JP2016139301A - Operation display device, image formation device, image formation system and display operation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow easy arrangement design of a second operation screen when superposing the second operation screen on a first operation screen for displaying.SOLUTION: There are provided, at least, a display part for displaying an operation screen, an operation part for performing an operation input to the operation screen, and a control part for controlling the display part and the operation part. The control part displays a first operation screen on the display part, being capable of superposition display in which a second operation screen is superposed at a predetermined position on the first operation screen for displaying. In a case where, at the time of the superposition display, a partial region containing an arrangement original point of the second operation screen is a transparent region on the second operation screen, the second operation screen is displayed in an arrangement that is based on the arrangement original point, with an operation input to the first operation screen excluding a region of the second operation screen and an operation input to a region of the second operation screen being accepted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation display device, an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a display operation method capable of superimposing and displaying a first operation screen and a second operation screen on a display unit.

  In the image forming apparatus, a PP (product production) machine capable of mass printing, an OP (office production) machine assumed to be used in an office, and the like are used. Furthermore, recently, as a border machine, a PP machine with an OP machine set is commercially available. Such a border machine needs to function as an OP machine and needs to have an operation screen for use as an OP machine. In the design of the operation screen, usually, the design using the operation screen of the existing OP machine is performed based on the panel architecture of the PP machine, and the operation screen of the OP machine is superimposed on the operation screen of the PP machine. Is possible.

  For example, Patent Document 1 provides a control display device that can overlay an external video on an original operation screen and can instruct control related to the video with few operations. When it is determined that the input position on the touch panel is within the current overlay area, the relative coordinate conversion unit converts the input position into relative coordinates with respect to the overlay area, and when the input position after conversion is determined to be within the input range, Control regarding the overlay area is performed.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, an allocation processing unit that assigns data types to a plurality of tab screens is provided, and when a plurality of tab screens are selected and operated, the drawing processing unit individually sets the background of each tab screen to an opaque state. A function is shown in which the drawing is performed by switching from the tab drawing mode to a multi-tab drawing mode in which the background of the tab screen above the lowermost layer of the selected tab screen is transparent.

JP 2002-140104 A JP 2010-224760 A

When the OP operation screen 220 of the OP machine is displayed on the PP operation screen 210 of the PP machine on the LCD 200 shown in FIG. 11, the OP operation screen 220 is displayed on the PP machine using relative coordinates based on the position of the origin. It can be easily arranged on the operation screen. On the other hand, the use efficiency of the operation screen is improved by not displaying unnecessary operation areas and unnecessary display areas of the OP machine.
However, when the origin is included in the deleted screen, the origin position changes as shown in FIG. Furthermore, if the screen is moved on the PP operation screen 210 in order to display the button group 225 of the OP operation screen so as to be operable, the display position is further changed. If the origin position changes in this way, the arrangement using relative coordinates cannot be performed, and the coordinates of parts such as buttons and titles on the OP screen must be changed one by one, resulting in poor development efficiency. There is a problem.

  The present invention has been made against the background of the above circumstances, and an operation display that makes it possible to easily arrange the second operation screen when arranging the second operation screen on the first operation screen. An object is to provide an apparatus, an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a display operation method.

That is, of the present invention, the operation display device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes at least a display unit that displays an operation screen, an operation unit that performs an operation input on the operation screen, and a control that controls the display unit and the operation unit. And
The control unit can display the first operation screen on the display unit, and can perform a superimposed display in which a second operation screen is displayed at a predetermined position on the first operation screen. When displaying, when a part of the second operation screen including the arrangement origin of the second operation screen is set as a transparent area, the second operation screen is displayed by arrangement based on the arrangement origin. And the operation input to the first operation screen excluding the area of the second operation screen and the operation input to the area of the second operation screen can be received.

  The operation display device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the operation display device according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the control unit is configured to input an operation input to the second operation screen based on the arrangement origin in the superimposed display. It accepts according to arrangement.

  The operation display device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the operation display device according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the control unit inputs an operation input to the transparent area during the superimposed display. Processing is performed as an operation on the screen, and an operation input on the second operation screen other than the transparent region is processed as an operation on the second operation screen.

  The operation display device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the operation display device according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, wherein the display unit and the operation unit are configured by combining a display device with a touch panel. It is characterized by.

  The operation display device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the operation display device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the operation unit includes an input device provided outside the display unit. To do.

  An operation display device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the operation display device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, wherein the transparent region is drawn by being overwritten on the first operation screen. Features.

  An image forming apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention includes the operation display device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, and an image forming unit that performs image formation.

An image forming system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention includes:
An image forming unit for forming an image;
A display unit displaying at least an operation screen;
An operation unit for performing an operation input on the operation screen;
A control unit for controlling the display unit and the operation unit,
The control unit can display the first operation screen on the display unit, and can perform a superimposed display in which a second operation screen is displayed at a predetermined position on the first operation screen. When displaying, when a part of the second operation screen including the arrangement origin of the second operation screen is set as a transparent area, the second operation screen is displayed by arrangement based on the arrangement origin. And the operation input to the first operation screen excluding the area of the second operation screen and the operation input to the area of the second operation screen can be received.

The operation display method of the eighth aspect of the present invention is:
A display unit displaying at least an operation screen;
An operation unit for performing an operation input on the operation screen;
A control unit for controlling the display unit and the operation unit,
The control unit displays a first operation screen for image formation on the display unit, and superimposes a second operation screen for image formation superimposed on a predetermined position on the first operation screen. In a case where a part of the second operation screen including a placement origin of the second operation screen is set as a transparent region in the superimposed display, the second operation screen can be displayed. It is possible to display an operation based on an arrangement origin and to accept an operation input to the first operation screen excluding the area of the second operation screen and an operation input to the area of the second operation screen. It is characterized by.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect of the present invention, an operation input to the second operation screen is received according to an arrangement based on the arrangement origin.

  An operation display method according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is the method according to the ninth or tenth aspect of the present invention, wherein an operation input for the transparent area is processed as an operation for the first operation screen, and a second operation screen other than the transparent area is processed. An operation input to is processed as an operation on the second operation screen.

  According to the present invention, when the first operation screen and the second operation screen are displayed in an overlapping manner, the second operation screen can be easily arranged, and the development productivity can be improved.

The block diagram of the operation display apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention is shown. The block diagram of the image forming apparatus of other embodiment of this invention is shown. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an image forming system according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the superimposition of the operation screen in embodiment of this invention. Similarly, in the superimposed display, it is a diagram showing a sequence of procedures in which a transmissive region is arranged. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the transition of the operation screen in the said sequence. Similarly, it is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the key detection process of a touch panel. Similarly, it is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing for displaying a PP screen and an OP screen. It is a figure explaining the superimposition of the operation screen using a layer. It is a figure explaining the superimposition of the operation screen using a transparent color. It is a figure explaining the conventional method of superimposing an operation screen.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a control block of the operation display device 1.
The operation display device 1 has an LCD unit 2 and a touch panel unit 3 as hardware, and these are combined to form a panel. In this embodiment, the LCD unit 2 constitutes the display unit of the present invention, and the touch panel unit 3 constitutes the operation unit of the present invention. The operation unit may further include an input device such as a mouse or a trackball. In the present invention, the configuration of the operation unit and the display unit is not configured as described above, but may be configured by a display device and an input device such as a mouse outside the display device. The display unit is not limited as long as it can display at least the operation screen, and a CRT, an organic EL display, or the like can be used. The operation unit is not particularly limited as long as it can perform an operation input on the operation screen displayed on the display unit.

  The LCD unit 2 includes an LCD device 2A, an LCD controller 2B, and a VRAM 2C. The LCD unit 2 is directly controlled by the LCD controller 2B. The LCD controller 2B can be configured by a CPU, a program that causes the CPU to execute a predetermined procedure, a nonvolatile memory, a RAM, and the like. The VRAM 2C temporarily stores image data for drawing an operation screen to be displayed on the LCD device 2A.

  The touch panel unit 3 includes a touch panel device 3A and a touch panel controller 3B, and the touch panel device 3A is installed over the LCD device 2A. The touch panel device 3A is directly controlled by the touch panel controller 3B. The touch panel controller 3B can be configured by a CPU, a program that causes the CPU to execute a predetermined procedure, a nonvolatile memory, a RAM, and the like.

The LCD controller 2B can communicate with the LCD driver 102 within the control unit 4, and the touch panel controller 3B can communicate with the touch panel driver 112 within the control unit 4.
The control unit 4 can be configured by a CPU (not shown), a program that causes the CPU to execute a predetermined procedure, a nonvolatile memory, a RAM, and the like, and controls the entire operation display device 1.
The control unit 4 includes a touch panel control unit 10 that can communicate with the touch panel driver 112, and further includes a PP panel control unit 110 and an OP panel control unit 111 that can communicate with the touch panel control unit 10. .

  The PP panel control unit 110 and the OP panel control unit 111 perform key detection on the touch panel and can transmit the detected coordinates to each other. Furthermore, drawing control of the PP operation screen and OP operation screen for the LCD can be performed.

  The LCD driver 102 can communicate with the PP LCD control unit 100 and the OP LCD control unit 101.

The PP LCD control unit 100 displays an operation screen on the LCD under the control of the PP panel control unit 110.
The OP LCD control unit 101 displays an operation screen on the LCD under the control of the OP panel control unit 111.
In this embodiment, the operation screen for PP corresponds to the first operation screen in the present invention, and the operation screen for OP corresponds to the second operation screen in the present invention.

When the user touches the touch panel device 3A, the touch panel device 3A detects the coordinates, the touch panel controller 3B generates an interrupt request, and notifies the touch panel driver 112 of the coordinates.
The touch panel driver 112 communicates with the touch panel controller 3B with an I / O request to acquire coordinates and notifies the touch panel control unit 10 of the coordinates.
The touch panel control unit 10 notifies the PP panel control unit 110 of the coordinates acquired by the touch panel driver 112. The PP panel control unit 110 determines whether or not the coordinate notified from the touch panel control unit 10 is a button region (this is referred to as a key detection process), and if it is a button region, executes a prescribed program.
For example, an image of the next screen is created and a drawing request is transmitted to the PP LCD control unit 100. If it is not a button area, do nothing. The PP LCD control unit 100 instructs the LCD controller 2B to draw via the LCD driver 102 based on the drawing request received from the PP panel control unit 110, and writes the screen image data to the normal bank of the VRAM 2C. The LCD device 2A displays the normal bank data of the VRAM 2C on the LCD.

The OP panel control unit 111 has a role similar to that of the PP panel control unit 110. The OP panel control unit 111 determines whether the coordinates notified from the PP panel control unit 110 are a button area (this is called key detection processing), and the button In the case of this area, the prescribed program is executed.
For example, an image of the next screen is created and a drawing request is transmitted to the OP LCD control unit 101. If it is not a button area, do nothing. The OP LCD control unit 101 instructs the LCD controller 2B to draw via the LCD driver 102 based on the drawing request received from the OP panel control unit 111, and writes screen image data to the layer bank of the VRAM 2C. The LCD device 2A superimposes the layer bank of the VRAM 2C and the normal bank (overlay processing) and displays them on the LCD.

Although the configuration of the operation display device 1 alone has been described above, the operation display device 1 may be incorporated in the image forming apparatus 20, for example, as shown in FIG.
The image forming apparatus 20 includes an image forming control unit 21 that controls the entire image forming apparatus 20, and a printer unit 23 is connected to the image forming control unit 21 in a controllable manner. The printer unit 23 includes an image forming unit 23A, a conveyance path (not shown), a conveyance roller, and the like.
The image formation control unit 21 can send a display command to the control unit 4 to display a predetermined operation screen on the LCD unit 2 so that it can be operated. Processing can be performed.
When an instruction to execute printing is given by the touch panel unit 3 or the like, the image forming control unit 21 controls the printer unit 23 during image formation, and the image forming unit 23A performs control to execute printing on a sheet.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an image forming system having the operation display device 1.
In this image forming system, the operation display device 1 and the image forming device 20 are connected by a network 30. In the operation display device 1, a first operation screen and a second operation screen are prepared for image formation. Note that the image forming system may be configured by only the operation display device 1.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the OP operation screen 220 as the second operation screen is superimposed on the PP operation screen 210 as the first operation screen on the LCD 200 in FIG. In this screen, the entire OP operation screen 220 is displayed, and the origin coordinates (0, 0) are arranged at predetermined positions on the PP operation screen 210 by relative coordinates.

  In FIG. B, a transparent region 222 including the origin is provided on the OP operation screen 220, and the arrangement position is changed. On the second operation screen 220, an area 221 indicating job display is an unnecessary area, and it is desired to operate the PP operation screen 210 in terms of operability. For this reason, in this embodiment, the range corresponding to the region 221 is set as the transmission region 222. In the transparent area 222, the PP operation screen 210 is transparent, and the PP operation screen 210 can also be operated in this area.

On the OP operation screen 220 excluding the transparent area 222, the entire coordinates can be displayed based on the origin coordinates, and can be easily changed on the PP operation screen 210 using the relative coordinates. In other words, when using transparent parts, the overlay area is not changed, the coordinates of each button are not changed, and the transparent area is simply overwritten. Development efficiency is improved.
If you do not use transparent parts, you must implement overlay area changes and button coordinate changes.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a sequence procedure in the touch panel, the control unit 4, and the LCD.
When the touch panel is pressed, an interrupt is generated and the coordinate data is transmitted to the PP panel control unit. The PP panel control unit performs key detection processing, and if it is determined that the user authentication / department management button has been pressed, the processing proceeds. In this example, the pressing of the user authentication / department management button is required for security, but in the present embodiment, such a determination procedure may not be required.
After the determination, the PP panel control unit draws the back image of the PP operation screen in the VRAM, and the PP LCD control unit that has received the notification displays the back image (PP operation screen 210) on the LCD 200. FIG. 6A shows a screen on which only the PP operation screen 210 is displayed on the LCD 200 by this command.

  The PP panel control unit subsequently requests the OP panel control unit to create a front screen (OP operation screen 220), and the OP panel control unit draws the front screen (OP operation screen 220) on the Layer. Finally, a command to draw the transparent area 222 is issued. Further, the OP LCD control unit that has received a command from the OP panel control unit places the front screen (the OP operation screen 220 and the transparent area 222) on the PP operation screen 210 in the LCD 200, as shown in FIG. Overlay is displayed.

When the touch panel is pressed after the operation screen is displayed on the LCD, an interrupt is generated and coordinate data is transmitted to the PP panel control unit. The PP panel control unit performs key detection processing, and if it is determined that the OP operation screen 220 in the overlay area has been pressed, the processing proceeds.
In the continuation of processing, coordinate data is transmitted to the OP panel control unit, the OP panel control unit detects a key, and if it is determined that the inside of the transparent part has been pressed, the process proceeds.
The OP panel control unit transmits coordinate data to the PP panel control unit as the process continues.
The PP panel control unit performs key detection processing, and if it is determined that the setting menu button has been pressed, the processing proceeds. The PP panel control unit hides the Layer of the LCD 200 by continuing the process, and displays a setting menu screen 230 on the LCD 200 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a key detection procedure. The procedure is executed by the control unit 4.
When the user presses the touch panel, the coordinates of the pressed position are detected, the input data is received, and the process is started (step s101). Next, in order to compare the coordinates of all the buttons existing on the screen with the coordinates of the input data, a loop is started for the number of all the buttons (step s102).

  If there is no button to be processed, the procedure is terminated, and if there is a button to be processed, it is determined whether the input X coordinate data is within the range of the left end X coordinate and the right end X coordinate (step s103). If it is not within the range (step s103, No), it is determined that the input data is not within the button area, the next button is set as the processing target (step s107), and the process returns to step s102 to continue the processing.

If the X coordinate is within the above range (step s103, Yes), it is determined whether the input Y coordinate data is within the range of the button upper end Y coordinate and the lower end Y coordinate (step s104). If it is not within the range (step s104, No), it is determined that the input data is not within the button area, the next button is set as the processing target (step s107), the process returns to step s102, and the processing is continued. If the Y coordinate is within the range (step s104, Yes), the location pressed on the touch panel is determined to be within the button area (step s105). A prescribed program for the pressed button is executed (step s106), and the procedure is terminated.
The processing of steps s103 and s104 is called key detection processing.

Next, a procedure for displaying the PP screen and the OP screen will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The following procedure is executed by the control unit 4.
When the user presses the touch panel, the coordinates of the pressed position are detected, and input data of the detected X coordinate and Y coordinate is received (step s200).
Next, it is determined whether the OP screen is displayed (step s201).
If the OP screen is not displayed in the determination in step s201 (No), it is determined whether the input data is the button area of the PP screen (step s204). The determination can be made based on steps s102 to s105 and s107 of the key detection process shown in FIG.

If the OP screen is displayed in the determination in step s201 (Yes), it is determined whether the input data is in the overlay area (step s202). If it is within the overlay area (step s202, Yes), the input data is transmitted to the OP side (step s203).
If it is determined in step s202 that the input data is not within the overlay area (No), it is determined whether the input data is the button area of the PP screen (step s204).

If it is determined in step s204 that the input data is not the button area of the PP screen (No), the PP screen display process is terminated.
If it is determined in step s204 that the input data is the button area of the PP screen (Yes), it is determined whether the button specifying program displays the PP operation screen or the OP operation screen (step s205). In the prescribed program, which operation screen is displayed is set in advance.
If the PP screen is displayed in the determination in step s205, the PP screen is drawn based on the prescribed program (step s206), and the PP screen display processing is terminated.
When the OP screen is displayed in the determination in step s205, first, the PP screen is drawn (step s206), and the OP screen is displayed based on the prescribed program (step s213). Thereafter, the transparent part is drawn (step s214), and the OP screen display process is terminated.

At the start of OP, the input data of the X coordinate and Y coordinate in step s203 is received (step s209). Next, it is determined whether the input data is a transparent part region (step s210).
If it is determined in step s210 that the input data is a transparent part area (Yes), the input data is transmitted to the PP side (step s211), and the PP side determines whether the input data is a button area on the PP screen. (Step s204).
If it is determined in step s210 that the input data is not a transparent part region (No), it is determined whether the input data is an OP screen button region (step s212). The determination can be made based on steps s102 to s105 and s107 of the key detection process shown in FIG.

If it is determined in step s212 that the area is not the button area of the OP screen (No), the OP screen display process is terminated.
If it is determined in step s212 that the button area is on the OP screen (Yes), the OP screen is drawn based on the prescribed program (step s213), and the OP process is terminated.

Next, the arrangement of the transmissive regions will be described.
[Features of layer control]
The features of layer control are illustrated in FIG.
A layer bank exists in a VRAM area different from the normal bank (see the above figure).
The start coordinates, X size, and Y size of the normal bank are always fixed values, but the start coordinates, X size, and Y size of the layer bank can be changed (see the right figure).
• The start coordinates of the rectangle are based on the start coordinates of the layer bank (see the figure below).

[Characteristics of transparent color (α channel)]
The characteristics of the transmitted color are illustrated in FIG.
・ Images created with transparent colors show through the background.

You can achieve the same thing with layer control and transparent color.
The difference is that layer control draws an image in a VRAM that is different from the normal bank, so if the layer is turned off, the image in the normal bank can be displayed again, but the transparent color is drawn in the normal bank again. The previous image cannot be displayed. In this embodiment, the transmissive area is arranged by layer control. However, the transmissive area may be arranged by a transmissive color.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the content of the embodiment, and appropriate modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation display apparatus 2 LCD part 2A LCD device 3 Touch panel part 3A Touch panel device 4 Control part 20 Image formation apparatus 21 Image formation control part 23 Printer part 23A Image formation part 30 Network 200 LCD
210 PP operation screen 220 OP operation screen 222 Transparent area

Claims (11)

A display unit displaying at least an operation screen;
An operation unit for performing an operation input on the operation screen;
A control unit for controlling the display unit and the operation unit,
The control unit can display the first operation screen on the display unit, and can perform a superimposed display in which a second operation screen is displayed at a predetermined position on the first operation screen. When displaying, when a part of the second operation screen including the arrangement origin of the second operation screen is set as a transparent area, the second operation screen is displayed by arrangement based on the arrangement origin. An operation display device that enables an operation input to the first operation screen excluding the area of the second operation screen and an operation input to the area of the second operation screen.   The operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit accepts an operation input to the second operation screen according to the arrangement based on the arrangement origin at the time of the superimposed display.   The control unit processes an operation input for the transparent area as an operation for the first operation screen during the superimposed display, and inputs an operation input for a second operation screen other than the transparent area to the second operation screen. The operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the operation display device is processed as an operation on the operation.   The said display part and the said operation part consist of a structure which combined the touch panel with the display apparatus, The operation display apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit includes an input device provided outside the display unit.   The operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the transparent region is drawn by being overwritten on the first operation screen. An image forming unit for forming an image;
An image forming apparatus comprising: the operation display device according to claim 1. A display unit displaying at least an operation screen;
An operation unit for performing an operation input on the operation screen;
A control unit for controlling the display unit and the operation unit,
The control unit displays a first operation screen for image formation on the display unit, and superimposes a second operation screen for image formation superimposed on a predetermined position on the first operation screen. In a case where a part of the second operation screen including a placement origin of the second operation screen is set as a transparent region in the superimposed display, the second operation screen can be displayed. It is possible to display an operation based on an arrangement origin and to accept an operation input to the first operation screen excluding the area of the second operation screen and an operation input to the area of the second operation screen. An image forming system. An operation display method for controlling at least a display unit for displaying an operation screen and an operation unit for performing an operation input on the operation screen,
Displaying a first operation screen on the display unit, and executing a superimposed display in which a second operation screen is displayed in a predetermined position on the first operation screen;
In the superimposed display, when a part of the second operation screen including the arrangement origin of the second operation screen is set as a transmission area, the second operation screen is arranged by the arrangement based on the arrangement origin. Displaying on the display unit;
An operation display method comprising: an operation input to the first operation screen excluding the area of the second operation screen; and a step of receiving an operation input to the area of the second operation screen.   The operation display method according to claim 9, wherein an operation input to the second operation screen is received according to an arrangement based on the arrangement origin.   The operation input for the transparent area is processed as an operation for the first operation screen, and the operation input for a second operation screen other than the transparent area is processed as an operation for the second operation screen. The operation display method according to 9 or 10.

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