JP2021086177A - Monitoring control device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a monitoring control device that is easy to handle even for users who are unfamiliar with operation.SOLUTION: A screen display unit 21 has an operation pattern display unit 25 that displays an operation pattern in which a user performs a next operation in response to a screen displayed on a window display unit 24 or a user's operation. A screen processing unit 5 of a processing device 4 includes: an operation information database 55 in which a column of previous screen transition that stores a screen name displayed on the window display unit 24 before the user's operation being performed and a column for storing operations performed by the user on the screen stored in the column of previous screen transition are stored in one record; and an operation pattern generation unit 53 that generates operation patterns that the user has performed in the past from the operation information database 55.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present application relates to a monitoring control device.

Conventionally, in an operation management system, which is a kind of monitoring control device, the screen to be displayed differs depending on the business, and it is necessary to switch the display screen (close the current screen and open a new screen) every time the purpose changes. When expanding the screen to the screen to be monitored, the user looks at the title of each screen from the menu and determines whether or not the screen is the desired screen. At this time, since the operation is different for each screen (clicking the menu button, clicking parts), it is not possible to operate smoothly unless you are familiar with the system, and there are many menu buttons, and the menu name of the button also has many characters. Since it is not possible to instantly identify with a name similar to the one above, there is a problem that button press mistakes occur frequently.
Therefore, a technique has been proposed in which a reduced screen (thumbnail) of the monitoring screen displayed when the menu button is pressed is presented to the user to support the user's screen expansion work (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-287360 (paragraph 0017)

According to the technique according to Patent Document 1, it is possible for the user to find the screen to be displayed next from the reduced screen (thumbnail). However, the screens of the monitoring and control devices often have many screens that look similar, and it is difficult to transition from the reduced screen (thumbnail) to the desired screen.

The present application has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to reduce the time and labor required to search for the screen to be viewed from the menu, and to obtain a monitoring control device that is easy to handle even for users who are unfamiliar with the operation. With the goal.

The monitoring control device disclosed in the present application is
A monitoring and control device that has a display device, an input device used by a user, and a processing device for performing data processing and screen processing, and is connected to an external device via a network.
The processing device includes a screen processing unit that processes screen data and a data input / output unit that inputs / outputs data to / from the external device via the network.
The screen processing unit
A screen generator that generates the screen data to be displayed on the display device,
A screen management unit that exchanges data with the display device and issues a display command for the generated screen data.
Before the operation by the user is performed, the screen name displayed on the window display unit of the display device that displays the information from the external device is stored in the screen transition front column and the screen transition front column for storing the screen name. On the screen, an operation information database that stores a column for storing the operation performed by the user in one record, and
It is provided with an operation pattern generation unit that generates an operation pattern, which is a past operation performed by the user, from the operation information database on the currently displayed screen.
The display device is
It has a screen displayed on the window display unit, or an operation pattern display unit that displays the operation pattern as an operation for the user to perform the next operation in response to the operation of the user.

According to the monitoring control device disclosed in the present application, it is possible to reduce the time and labor required to search for the screen to be viewed from the menu, and to obtain a monitoring control device that is easy to handle even for a user who is unfamiliar with the operation.

It is a block diagram which shows the schematic structure of the operation management apparatus by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of the display device and the input device by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of the processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a basic arrangement of an alarm display unit, a menu display unit, a window display unit, and an operation pattern display unit displayed on the screen display unit according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of the operation pattern display part by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of creating the operation information database by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of creating the monitoring control database by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of creating the user authority definition information by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of memorizing the screen expansion operation by Embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow until the operation pattern generation unit according to the first embodiment displays the pattern information generated from the operation information database on the operation pattern display unit. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of the operation pattern display part by Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of storing the operation other than the screen expansion operation by Embodiment 2 in the operation information database. It is a flowchart which shows the flow until the display of the operation pattern by Embodiment 3. It is a flowchart which shows the flow when displaying only the operation which can be operated by the authority of the user who is logged in as an operation pattern by Embodiment 4. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of the operation pattern display part by Embodiment 5. It is a flowchart which shows the flow until the display of the operation pattern by Embodiment 5. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen display of the operation pattern display part by Embodiment 6. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of making a memo by Embodiment 6. It is a flowchart which shows the flow which a user determines whether or not the operation is accumulated in the operation information database by Embodiment 7.

Embodiment 1.
Hereinafter, the operation management device (monitoring control device) according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the operation management device 100.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing details of the display device 2 and the input device 3.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing details of the processing device 4.
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the entire operation management device 100 used in the transportation field. The operation management device 100 includes a display device 2 for displaying a train operation status, a train diagram, and the like, an input device 3 for operating the operation management device 100, and a processing device for performing data processing and screen processing. 4 is connected to an external device 10 that manages information on track circuits arranged on each station and track via a network 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, the display device 2 has a screen display unit 21. The screen display unit 21 is used to select a function such as an alarm display unit 22 that receives an alarm status related to the train operation status received from the external device 10 and screen expansion (screen expansion simply means opening the screen). The user responds to the menu display unit 23, the window display unit 24 that displays information from the external device 10, such as the train operation status and the train diagram, and the screen displayed on the window display unit 24 or the user's operation. However, it has an operation pattern display unit 25 that displays an operation pattern as an operation that is likely to be performed next.

The operation management device 100 has a mouse 31, a keyboard 32, and a touch panel 33 as the input device 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the processing device 4 includes a screen processing unit 5 that processes screen data, screen definition information 6 that describes individual screen data, and data for an external device 10 via a network 9. It has a data input / output unit 7 for input / output and an event processing unit 8 for receiving an event from the input device 3.

Further, the processing device 4 includes a user authority confirmation unit 11 that determines whether or not the user who is trying to log in to the operation management device 100 or the logged-in user has the authority to operate the operation. It has user authority definition information 12 that describes user authority information.

The screen processing unit 5 includes a screen generation unit 52 that generates screen data to be displayed on the display device 2, and a screen management unit 51 that exchanges data with the display device 2 and issues a display command for the generated screen data. , The operation that the user is likely to perform next according to the displayed screen and the user's operation (here, screen transition. Screen transition is a display screen that changes from one screen to another. The operation pattern generation unit 53 that generates the operation pattern as (), the monitoring control database 54 that stores the monitoring control state such as the above-mentioned alarm occurrence state, and the operation information database 55 that stores the operation event. Have.

The event input information from each input device 3 is processed by the event processing unit 8, and a screen generation command to be displayed for the performed operation is issued from the screen management unit 51 to the screen generation unit 52, and each on the display device 2. Output the processing result to the display unit.

Next, a display example of the operation management screen will be described.
FIG. 4 shows the basic arrangement of the alarm display unit 22, the menu display unit 23, the window display unit 24, and the operation pattern display unit 25 displayed on the screen display unit 21.

The alarm display unit 22 is arranged above the screen display unit 21 and displays an alarm status related to train operation. Operations such as canceling the alarm state are performed by operating the buttons on the alarm display unit 22.

The menu display unit 23 displays a list of operations that can be performed on the entire screen, such as switching the screen displayed on the window display unit 24. The window display unit 24 is a display unit that is the center of the screen to be displayed. The train operation status, diagram, etc. can be displayed here. FIG. 4 shows the operating state of the train at station B. The operation pattern display unit 25 displays a list of operation patterns that are past operations performed by the user on the currently displayed screen, that is, operation patterns that are likely to be performed by the user next time. ..

Next, a display example of the operation pattern display unit 25 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of screen display of the operation pattern display unit 25.
The screen name of the currently displayed screen is displayed at the upper part, and the operation patterns expanded next from the past operation information for the currently displayed screen are displayed in a list below.

In addition, an execution button is arranged for each pattern. When the execute button is pressed, the display of the window display unit 24 is screen-transitioned to the designated screen.

Next, an example of creating the operation information database 55 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of creating the operation information database 55. The screen name written in the "before screen transition" column in the figure is the screen name of the screen displayed on the window display unit 24 before the screen transition operation is performed. The screen name stored in the "after screen transition" column is the screen name of the screen expanded on the window display unit 24 as a result of the screen transition performed by the user.

If an operation other than screen expansion is performed, it is stored in the "separate operation" column. If the same screen expansion operation is executed for the same screen before the screen transition, 1 is added to the number of times in the "number of times" column. In the "memo" field, a memo associated with each screen operation information can be saved. In the operation information database 55, each data is stored as one record in these columns. As described above, the operation information database 55 stores the past operations performed by the user on an arbitrary screen.

When acquiring the data to be displayed on the operation pattern display unit 25 from the operation information database 55, the screen name currently displayed from the operation information database 55 and the screen name stored in the "before screen transition" column are displayed. Matching records are searched for and displayed in a list on the operation pattern display unit 25 in descending order of the number of times.

Further, the method of creating the operation information database 55 is not limited to this, and a configuration in which the database is divided for each screen and a method of designating the screen by ID may be used.

Next, an example of creating the monitoring control database 54 will be described.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of creating a monitoring control database 54. When the monitoring control state of the operation management device 100 is changed, the date and time when the change occurred is stored in the "date and time" column, the content of the event is stored in the "event" column, and the changed state is stored in the "status" column. The screen management unit 51 can know the current monitoring control state by referring to the last line of the monitoring control database 54.

Next, an example of creating the user authority definition information 12 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of creating the user authority definition information 12. The "user" column in the figure represents a user name, and the "administrator authority" column indicates whether or not each user has administrator authority, and the operation information database 55 for the operation performed by the user. The operation memory is stored in the "operation memory" column.

When the user authority confirmation unit 11 receives an inquiry of the user's administrator authority and an inquiry of information regarding the presence / absence of operation memory from the screen management unit 51, the user authority definition information 12 is referred to and the authority of the corresponding user is acquired.

Next, the operation when the screen expansion operation by the user is memorized will be described.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow for storing the screen expansion operation. The operation management device 100 is started, the screen expansion operation is performed from the state where the initial screen is displayed, and the operation is stored in the operation information database 55. Shows the flow up to.

First, from the state in which the operation management device 100 is activated and the initial screen is displayed, the user operates the menu display unit 23 or presses a component arranged on the window display unit 24 to expand the screen. (Step S11). Here, in the state at the time of starting the operation management device 100, it may be assumed that the data is not accumulated in the operation information database 55, or the past accumulation may be maintained.

Then, in response to the screen expansion operation by the user, the event processing unit 8 transmits the screen expansion information to the screen management unit 51 (step S12). Finally, the screen management unit 51 interprets the screen development information, and stores in the operation information database 55 which screen (before the transition) the display of the window display unit 24 has transitioned to (after the transition). (Step S13).

Next, the display of the operation pattern on the operation pattern display unit 25 will be described.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow until the operation pattern generation unit 53 displays the pattern information generated from the operation information database 55 on the operation pattern display unit 25.

First, when the user operates the menu display unit 23 or presses a component arranged on the window display unit 24, screen expansion is executed and the state is completed (step S21). Next, the screen management unit 51 transmits the screen development result to the operation pattern generation unit 53, and executes an operation pattern generation command to be displayed on the operation pattern display unit 25 (step S22).

Next, the operation pattern generation unit 53 that has received the operation pattern generation command reads the data in the operation information database 55 (step S23), and based on the read database, the user is likely to perform the next operation. Generate a pattern (step S24). At this time, as the operation pattern to be generated, when the currently displayed screen has been displayed in the past, the past statistical information of which screen has been transitioned to next is passed as it is.

Next, the operation pattern generation unit 53 transmits the generated operation pattern to the screen management unit 51 (step S25), and the screen management unit 51 creates a screen of the screen to be displayed on the operation pattern display unit 25 from the received operation pattern. Is performed, and an operation pattern display command is executed to the screen display unit 21 (step S26). The screen display unit 21 that has received the display command displays the operation pattern on the operation pattern display unit 25 and completes the process (step S27).

As described above, according to the operation management device 100 according to the first embodiment, the user can expand the next screen from the operation patterns displayed in the list, and can expand to the target screen with a small number of operations. There is an effect. In addition, even when an unskilled person who is unfamiliar with the handling of the operation management device operates the device, there is an effect of reducing an operation error such as a screen transition to the wrong screen.

Embodiment 2.
Hereinafter, the operation management device 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to a diagram, focusing on a portion different from the first embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of screen display of the operation pattern display unit 225.
In the operation management device 100 shown in the first embodiment, the screen transition from the currently displayed screen to the previously screen transition screen becomes easy. However, it is not necessary to limit the operations that can be stored in the operation information database 55 to only screen expansion operations. Therefore, in the second embodiment, the past operations are stored in the operation information database 55 for the user's operations other than the screen expansion operation, and the operation pattern display unit 225 also displays the operation patterns other than the screen expansion operation. To do.

In FIG. 11, pattern 3 is an operation pattern other than the screen expansion operation, and the alarm stop button can be pressed as an example.

Next, the operation when the operation other than the screen expansion operation by the user is stored in the operation information database 55 will be described.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a flow of storing operations other than the screen expansion operation in the operation information database 55. For example, if the user presses the "B station information display button" arranged on the window display unit 24, which is an operation other than screen expansion (step S31), the "button pressing event" of the B station information display button Is transmitted to the event processing unit 8 (step S32). Next, the event processing unit 8 transmits the occurrence (operation information) of the event to the screen management unit 51 (step S33). Next, the screen management unit stores the event occurrence information (operation information) in the operation information database 55 as "another operation" shown in FIG. 6 (step S34).

When an operation other than the screen expansion operation is stored in the operation information database 55, the same screen name as the "before screen transition" column is stored in the "after screen transition" column of FIG.

As described above, according to the operation management device 100 according to the second embodiment, the operation pattern display unit 25 can display the past operations other than the screen expansion operation, so that the effect of further improving the operability can be obtained.

Embodiment 3.
Hereinafter, the operation management device 100 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to a diagram, focusing on a portion different from the first embodiment.
In the operation management device 100 shown in the first embodiment, the screen transition from the currently displayed screen to the previously screen transition screen becomes easy. However, it is not necessary to limit the key for detecting the operation pattern to the screen name. Therefore, in the third embodiment, a method of detecting an operation pattern using the system state including the external device 10 such as the alarm state of the external device 10 as a key is added.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a flow up to the display of the operation pattern in the present embodiment.
In FIG. 13, in response to the alarm event from the external device 10, the data input / output unit 7 notifies the screen management unit 51 that the alarm state has been changed (step S41). Next, the screen management unit 51 notifies the screen display unit 21 of the alarm status (step S42), thereby causing the alarm display unit 22 to display the alarm status (step S43). Next, the screen management unit 51 adds and updates the occurrence date and time of the notified event, the event name that occurred, and the state after the occurrence to the monitoring control database 54 (step S44).

Next, the screen management unit 51 issues an operation pattern generation command to the operation pattern generation unit 53, and the operation pattern generation unit 53 that receives the command from the operation information database 55 and the monitoring control database 54, and then the operation pattern generation unit 53. The operation pattern to be performed is generated (step S45).

When the operation pattern is generated using the alarm status as a key, the current alarm status is acquired from the "status" item of the monitoring control database 54 shown in FIG. 7. Then, the one in which the acquired alarm state and the "state" item of the operation information database 55 shown in FIG. 6 match is set as the target of the operation pattern.

After creating the operation pattern, the operation pattern generation unit 53 transmits the generated operation pattern to the screen management unit 51 (step S46), and the screen management unit 51 receives the operation pattern from the operation pattern, as in the first embodiment. The screen of the screen to be displayed on the display unit 25 is created, and the operation pattern display command is executed on the screen display unit 21 (step S47). The screen display unit 21 that has received the display command displays the operation pattern on the operation pattern display unit 25 and completes the process (step S48).

As described above, according to the operation management device 100 according to the third embodiment, the operation pattern display accuracy can be improved by changing the operation pattern displayed on the screen depending on the system state such as the alarm state, and the user can improve the presentation accuracy. Expected to reduce operation time.

Embodiment 4.
Hereinafter, the operation management device 100 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to a diagram, focusing on a portion different from the first embodiment.
In the fourth embodiment, when users who can perform different operations use the same operation management device 100, the operation management device that can change the display content of the operation pattern for each user authority of each user, that is, during login. The operation management device 100 capable of displaying only the operations that can be operated by the user's authority as an operation pattern will be described.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow when displaying only operations that can be operated with the authority of the logged-in user as an operation pattern.

First, when the user operates the menu display unit 23 or presses a component arranged on the window display unit 24, screen expansion is executed and the state is completed (step S51).

Next, the screen management unit 51 transmits the screen development result to the operation pattern generation unit 53, and executes an operation pattern generation command to be displayed on the operation pattern display unit (step S52).

Next, the operation pattern generation unit 53 that has received the operation pattern generation command reads the data in the operation information database 55 (step S53), and based on the read database, the user is likely to perform the next operation. Generate a pattern (step S54).

At this time, if the operation pattern includes an operation that requires administrator authority, the operation pattern generation unit 53 acquires the authority of the currently logged-in user from the user authority definition information 12 through the user authority confirmation unit 11. Then, only the operations that can be performed with the authority of the user are extracted (step S55).

Next, the operation pattern generation unit 53 transmits the extracted operation pattern to the screen management unit 51 (step S56), and the screen management unit 51 creates a screen of the screen to be displayed on the operation pattern display unit 25 from the received operation pattern. Is performed, and an operation pattern display command is executed to the screen display unit 21 (step S57). The screen display unit 21 that has received the display command displays the operation pattern on the operation pattern display unit 25 and completes the process (step S58).

As described above, according to the operation management device 100 according to the fourth embodiment, each user is presented as an operation pattern by displaying only the operations that can be operated with the authority of the logged-in user on the operation pattern display unit 25. Since the operation management device 100 can be operated without being aware of the event that the operation cannot be performed, the operability of the operation management device 100 is improved.

Embodiment 5.
Hereinafter, the operation management device 100 according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to a diagram, focusing on a portion different from the first embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of screen display of the operation pattern display unit 525.
In the fifth embodiment, the probability that each operation is actually selected in the past is displayed for each operation pattern displayed on each screen. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, each operation pattern is selected in the past from the "B station operation management screen" currently displayed on the right side of each operation pattern (screen development pattern). Display the probability of being done.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow up to the display of the operation pattern.
First, when the user operates the menu display unit 23 or presses a component arranged on the window display unit 24, screen expansion is executed and the state is completed (step S61).

Next, the screen management unit 51 transmits the screen development result to the operation pattern generation unit 53, and executes an operation pattern generation command to be displayed on the operation pattern display unit (step S62).

Next, the operation pattern generation unit 53 that has received the operation pattern generation command reads the data in the operation information database 55 (step S63), and based on the read database, the user is likely to perform the next operation. Generate a pattern (step S64).

At this time, in the operation pattern generation unit 53, each operation pattern is selected in the past from the total number of past operations performed on the currently displayed screen and the number of times the operations of each operation pattern are executed. The probability is calculated (step S65).

Next, the operation pattern generation unit 53 transmits the generated operation pattern and its occurrence probability to the screen management unit 51 (step S66), and the screen management unit 51 uses the received operation pattern and each probability to display the operation pattern display unit. The screen of the screen to be displayed on the 25 is created, and the operation pattern display command is executed to the screen display unit 21 (step S67). The operation pattern display unit 25 that has received the display command adds the above-mentioned probability to the operation pattern and displays it to complete the process (step S68).

As described above, according to the operation management device 100 according to the fifth embodiment, the user can perform a fixed flow operation by making it possible to display the past selection probabilities for each screen development pattern. It can be used as a reference and has the effect of improving the operability of the operation management device 100.

Embodiment 6.
Hereinafter, the operation management device 100 according to the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to a diagram, focusing on a portion different from the first embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of screen display of the operation pattern display unit 625.
In the sixth embodiment, it is possible to save and display a memo such as supplementary items for each operation pattern for each operation pattern to be displayed on each screen.
Specifically, a memo button is displayed to the right of each screen pattern execution button. The figure on the right side of FIG. 17 is a dialog box M for outputting the memo contents after pressing the memo button.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a flow of creating a memo for an operation pattern (screen development pattern). When the memo button displayed on the operation pattern display unit 25 is pressed (step S71), the screen management unit 51 acquires a memo of the corresponding operation pattern from the operation information database 55 shown in FIG. 6 (step S72). The memo dialog box M is opened to display the acquired memo (step S73).

Next, when the user edits the memo contents in the dialog box M and presses the confirm button (step S74), the screen management unit 51 saves the edited memo contents in the operation information database 55 (step S75). Accumulate this.

As described above, according to the operation management device 100 according to the sixth embodiment, memos related to each operation can be saved and displayed for each operation pattern, so that even a user who is unfamiliar with the operation of the operation management device 100 can perform the work. It has the effect of being able to carry out the work reliably while understanding the meaning and confirming the work contents.

Embodiment 7.
Hereinafter, the operation management device 100 according to the seventh embodiment will be described with reference to a diagram, focusing on a portion different from the first embodiment.
In the seventh embodiment, it is possible to determine whether or not to store the operation by the user in the operation information database 55 for each user who logs in. Therefore, the operation management device 100 has a configuration in which a memory availability determination process for the operation by the logged-in user is added.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a flow in which the user determines whether or not operations are accumulated in the operation information database 55. First, when the screen development is executed by the user (step S81), the operation information is transmitted from the event processing unit 8 to the screen management unit 51 (step S82).

Next, the screen management unit 51 acquires the necessity of operation memory from the definition in the "operation memory" column of the user authority definition information 12 shown in FIG. 8 through the user authority confirmation unit 11, and is currently operating. It is determined whether or not the user is a user whose operation is to be stored (step S83). When it is determined that the user is a user who memorizes the operation (step S83-YES), the screen management unit 51 accumulates data in the operation information database 55 (step S84), and when it is determined that the user is not the user who memorizes the operation, the operation is performed. The process ends without accumulating data in the information database 55 (step S83-NO).

As described above, according to the seventh embodiment, the user authority definition information 12 is provided with an "operation memory" column, and the necessity of operation memory for each user is set to memorize the operation of only a skilled person. Therefore, the incorrect screen development information of the user who is unfamiliar with the operation is not stored. As a result, the accuracy of the operation information pattern can be improved.

In the description so far, the operation management device 100 as the monitoring control device has been described as an example, but the technique disclosed in the present application can also be used for the monitoring control device of other plants and the like.

Although the present application describes various exemplary embodiments and examples, the various features, embodiments, and functions described in one or more embodiments are applications of a particular embodiment. It is not limited to, but can be applied to embodiments alone or in various combinations.

Therefore, innumerable variations not illustrated are envisioned within the scope of the techniques disclosed in the present application. For example, it is assumed that at least one component is modified, added or omitted, and further, at least one component is extracted and combined with the components of other embodiments.

100 Operation management device, 2 display device, 3 input device, 4 processing device,
5 screen processing unit, 6 screen definition information, 7 data input / output unit, 8 event processing unit,
9 network, 10 external device, 11 user authority confirmation unit,
12 User authority definition information, 21 screen display, 22 alarm display,
23 Menu display, 24 Window display, 25 Operation pattern display,
31 mouse, 32 keyboard, 33 touch panel, 51 screen management unit,
52 screen generator, 53 operation pattern generator, 54 monitoring control database,
55 Operation information database, 225 Operation pattern display,
525 operation pattern display, 625 operation pattern display, M dialog box.

Claims (8)

A monitoring and control device that has a display device, an input device used by a user, and a processing device for performing data processing and screen processing, and is connected to an external device via a network.
The processing device includes a screen processing unit that processes screen data and a data input / output unit that inputs / outputs data to / from the external device via the network.
The screen processing unit
A screen generator that generates the screen data to be displayed on the display device,
A screen management unit that exchanges data with the display device and issues a display command for the generated screen data.
Before the operation by the user is performed, the screen name displayed on the window display unit of the display device that displays the information from the external device is stored in the screen transition front column and the screen transition front column for storing the screen name. On the screen, an operation information database that stores a column for storing the operation performed by the user in one record, and
It is provided with an operation pattern generation unit that generates an operation pattern, which is a past operation performed by the user, from the operation information database on the currently displayed screen.
The display device is
A monitoring control device having a screen displayed on the window display unit or an operation pattern display unit that displays the operation pattern as an operation for the user to perform the next operation in response to the operation of the user. The monitoring control device according to claim 1, wherein the past operation performed by the user is a screen expansion operation. The monitoring control device according to claim 1, wherein the past operation performed by the user is an operation other than the screen expansion operation. The screen processing unit has a monitoring control database including an event column for storing an event received from the external device and a status column for storing the state of the external device when the event occurs.
The operation information database has a status column indicating the status of the external device.
The monitoring according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation pattern generation unit generates the operation pattern from the operation information database and the monitoring control database according to the state of the external device. Control device. The monitoring control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the operation pattern generation unit generates the operation pattern for each authority of the user who is logged in. The monitoring control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which displays the probability that each of the operation patterns has been selected in the past for the plurality of the operation patterns. The monitoring control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a memo can be saved and displayed for the operation pattern. The monitoring control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the screen management unit can determine whether or not to store an operation by the user in the operation information database for each user.

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