JP3250702B2 - Name switching display - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[Table of Contents] The present invention will be described in the following order. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention Means for Solving the Problems (FIG. 1) Function (FIG. 1) Embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 6) Effects of the Invention

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for switching names, for example, in a switch for switching a plurality of video signals input from the outside and processing them by mixing or the like, for displaying the switched input / output terminals. I can do it.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a switcher inputs video signals of a plurality of channels to a signal switching device, and switches each input / output terminal by the signal switching device to process a selected video signal. When each input / output terminal is switched by the signal switching device, the name of each switched input / output terminal is displayed on the display device. The display name set for each input / output terminal is a character in which several arbitrary alphabets are continuous, for example, "IN",
It has been configured by combining about 16 types such as "OUT" and several numbers. Accordingly, the name display and the switching operation for each input / output terminal become simple and easy to handle corresponding to each input / output terminal number.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned method, there are only a few alphabets that can be continuously combined, and the total number is limited to about 16 types. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the content that can be expressed in the display name is limited. Becomes lower. As a result, there is a problem that it is difficult to understand the contents of the video signal input / output to / from the signal switching device. Therefore, when processing a video signal, it is difficult for a user to quickly grasp and select the content of the video signal.

[0005] In addition, the switch actually receives video signals of several tens of channels from the outside and also outputs video signals of substantially the same number of channels. As described above, there is also a drawback that a high level of skill is required to grasp the contents of a large number of video signals only with simple display names and to grasp all the contents before and after the switching and to appropriately process them.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a name switching display device which allows a user to easily understand the contents of input / output signals passing through arbitrary input / output terminals switched to be connected to each other. It is intended to propose.

[0007]

In order to solve this problem, the present invention has a plurality of input terminals for inputting a plurality of input signals and a plurality of output terminals for outputting a plurality of output signals. A switching switch unit 3 for switching an input terminal and an arbitrary output terminal so as to be connected to each other, and outputting an input signal input through the arbitrary input terminal as an output signal through the arbitrary output terminal; A terminal setting unit 6 and 7 for setting an arbitrary input terminal and an arbitrary output terminal, and name display units 4 and 5 for displaying a name corresponding to an arbitrary input terminal and / or a name corresponding to an arbitrary output terminal. A name sentence that controls an arbitrary character string to be displayed on the name display units 4 and 5 as a name corresponding to an arbitrary input terminal and / or a name corresponding to an arbitrary output terminal in the name switching display device 1. The column control unit 2 is provided.

[0008]

The present invention provides a name / character string control unit which can display an arbitrary character string as a display name corresponding to each input / output terminal switched by the selection unit on the display unit. Thus, the user can more easily understand the contents of the input / output signal passing through the switched input / output terminal.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an input / output terminal name display system (hereinafter referred to as a display system) for inputting / outputting a plurality of video signals via a plurality of input / output terminals as a whole. When switching to an arbitrary input / output terminal, an arbitrary display name set by the user for this input / output terminal is displayed.

The display system 1 includes a matrix switch device 3, display devices 4 and 5, switch button devices 6 and 7, a communication system management device (hereinafter referred to as a management device) 2, and a switch device 6.
It controls communication control for the display name transfer device 8 and the terminal device 9, management of various settings, data transfer, and the like.

When the terminal device 9 receives screen display data such as various settings from the management device 2, it displays the data on the monitor screen 9A. Further, the terminal device 9 includes a terminal number of an input / output terminal that the user wants to set, an arbitrary display name consisting of a plurality of characters (here, about 7 or 8 consecutive alphabets), and a display device 4 or 5
When the position of the switch request operation button arranged on the switch button device 6 or 7 for which the terminal number is to be set is input from the keyboard 9B, the setting data S1 such as an arbitrary display name associated with the terminal number is managed. Send it to device 2.

The management device 2 includes a matrix switch device 3
Is stored in the display name transfer device 8 and the setting data S2 corresponding to the setting data S1 is transmitted to the display name transfer device 8. As a result, an arbitrary display name or the like set by the user is stored in the display name transfer device 8 in association with the terminal number of the input / output terminal. For input / output terminals for which the user does not set any display names, the management device 2 sets the same type and number as in the past, and displays them as default display names in association with the terminal numbers of the input / output terminals. It is stored in the name transfer device 8.

Thereafter, the management device 2 transmits the display name transfer device 8
Are transferred to the display devices 4, 5 and the switching button devices 6 and 7 as setting data S3 to S6, respectively. As a result, the display devices 4, 5 and the switching button devices 6 and 7 receive the terminal numbers and any display names or default display names associated with the terminal numbers, and store them.

The matrix switch device 3 has a plurality of input buses and a plurality of output buses which are arranged so as to intersect two-dimensionally, and a switch is arranged at each intersection. A plurality of video signals are externally applied to the input bus via input terminals. Of the plurality of externally supplied video signals, the video signal requested to be switched by the management device 2 is transmitted to an output terminal via a predetermined output bus.

The matrix switch device 3 includes the management device 2
When switching is requested and the designated input / output terminal is within its own switching control range, this input / output terminal is switched. When the matrix switch device 3 returns the terminal number data S7 corresponding to the actually switched terminal number to the management device 2, the management device 2 transfers the terminal number data S7 to the display devices 4, 5, and the switching button devices 6 and 7. . As a result, the display devices 4 and 5 display the received terminal number data S
7, the display name of the switching result is displayed.

That is, the display devices 4 and 5 correspond to the management device 2
When the terminal number data S7 is received, the terminal number of the input / output terminal selected by the user is determined based on the terminal number data S7. When the determined terminal number matches the terminal number of the currently displayed display name, the display devices 4 and 5
Setting data S3 transferred from display name transfer device 8
And whether or not there is any display name associated with the determined terminal number in S4.

When an arbitrary display name corresponding to the determined terminal number exists, the display devices 4 and 5 display the arbitrary display name. On the other hand, when there is no arbitrary display name associated with the determined terminal number or when the setting data S3 and S4 are not transferred from the display name transfer device 8, the display devices 4 and 5 display the default. A display name consisting of a name or a type and a number substantially corresponding to the name is displayed. When the terminal number for displaying the display name is changed, the display devices 4 and 5 display an arbitrary display name or a default display name associated with the changed terminal number in the same procedure as described above.

The switching button devices 6 and 7 send the switching request data S8 to the management device 2 when the user operates the switching request operation buttons arranged on the respective devices to instruct the input / output terminal switching request. As a result, the management device 2 sends the switching request data S9 to the matrix switch device 3 to switch to the input / output terminal desired by the user. Thereafter, upon receiving the terminal number data S7, the management device 2 changes the display names displayed on the display devices 4 and 5 according to the switching request data S8 and S9. Further, the switching button devices 6 and 7 display the terminal numbers changed by requesting the switching on the switching request operation buttons operated by the user.

By the way, as shown in FIG.
When the display character data S1 is input from the terminal device 9, the data S1 is transmitted to a communication input / output interface (hereinafter referred to as S1).
IO) 2A. The SIO 2A gives display character data S10 corresponding to the display character data S1 to a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 2B. CP
U2B causes SIO2C to transmit display character data S2 based on display character data S10.

As shown in FIG. 3, upon receiving the switching request data S9, the matrix switch device 3 receives the switching request data S12 corresponding to the switching request data S9 from the SIO 3A.
Is given to the CPU 3B. The CPU 3B receives the switching request data S
12, the switching command data S13 is given to the matrix control unit 3C, and the terminal number data S7 based on the terminal numbers of the input / output terminals actually switched by the matrix control unit 3C.
From the SIO3A.

As shown in FIG. 4, upon receiving the setting data S3, the display device 4 stores the setting data S15 corresponding to the setting data S3 from the SIO 4A in a random access memory (hereinafter referred to as RAM) 4E. Thereafter, when the terminal number data S7 is received, the corresponding setting data S15 is read from the RAM 4E to the CPU 4B. CP
U4B is the display command data S based on the setting data S15.
16 is given to the name display section 4C to display an arbitrary display name or a default display name. The display device 5 operates similarly to the display device 4.

As shown in FIG. 5, upon receiving the setting data S5, the switching button device 6 stores the setting data S18 corresponding to the setting data S5 from the SIO 6A in the RAM 6E. Thereafter, when the terminal number data S7 is received, the corresponding setting data S18 is stored in the RAM 6E from the CPU 6.
Read to B. The CPU 6B gives the display command data S19 to the button control unit 6C based on the setting data S18,
The terminal number is displayed on the switching request operation button. The switching button device 7 operates similarly to the switching button device 6.

As shown in FIG. 6, upon receiving the setting data S2, the display name transfer device 8 stores the setting data S21 corresponding to the setting data S2 from the SIO 8A in the RAM 8E. Thereafter, the CPU 8B of the display name transfer device 8 stores the setting data S21 in the RAM 8E under the control of the management device 2.
Then, based on the setting data S21, the setting data S3 to S6 corresponding to the display devices 4, 5 and the switching button devices 6 and 7 are transmitted from the SIO 8A.

In the above configuration, for example, the output terminal of the output terminal number "OUT1" is already selected, and the input terminal of the input terminal number "IN1" connected to the matrix switch device 3 by operating the switching button device 6 is operated. Switch to
"NEWWORK" is displayed on the display device 4, and "U.
S. A "is displayed.

First, a plurality of input terminal numbers including the input terminal number "IN1" for each switching request operation button of the switching button device 6 (and 7) from the terminal device 9 and the same display as the input terminal number "IN1". Set multiple names. Similarly, arbitrary display names “NEWYORK” and “USA” are set from the terminal device 9 to the display devices 4 and 5 in association with the input terminal number “IN1”.

After setting as described above, the input terminal number "I
When the switching request operation button set to “N1” is pressed, a direct switching request is transmitted to the management device 2 with the terminal number “IN1” set to this switching request operation button. Subsequently, the management device 2 outputs this request to all systems.
Upon receiving this, the matrix switch device 3 switches the input / output terminals and returns to the management device 2 a switching result indicating that the output terminal number “OUT1” and the input terminal number “IN1” have been switched to be connected. The management device 2 outputs this switching result to all systems.

Display devices 4 and 5 receiving the switching result
Is switched to the input terminal with the input terminal number “IN1” and is connected to the output terminal number “OUT1”, and an arbitrary display name corresponding to the input terminal number “IN1” is set to “NEWYORK” and “U”, respectively. ..SA ”. As a result, the user can more easily grasp the contents of the video signal input via the input terminal of the input terminal number “IN1” as compared with the related art.

According to the above configuration, the management device 2 is provided,
The display parts 4 and 5 can also display the display name consisting of an arbitrary character string as the display name of each input / output terminal switched by the matrix switch device 3, so that the content of the video signal passing through the selected input / output terminal can be reduced. The user can understand it more easily than before.

The display names corresponding to the input / output terminals to be switched by the matrix switch device 3 can be arbitrarily set for each name display device, so that the input / output terminals to be switched by the same matrix switch device 3 can be used. Also, any display name can be set separately for each user.
Thus, an arbitrary display name can be freely set without having to be aware of the display name set by another user.

In the above embodiment, the display device 4
And 5 are set to arbitrary display names different from each other, and the terminal numbers consisting of types and numbers are set to the respective switch request operation buttons of the switch button devices 6 and 7.
The present invention is not limited to this, and the same display name may be set for the display devices 4 and 5, and the switching button devices 6 and 7. In this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

In the above-described embodiment, the input terminal number "IN1" is set to each switching request operation button of the switching button device 6 (and 7), and the direct switching request is managed by the input terminal number "IN1". 2, the present invention is not limited to this, and each switching request operation button is configured to separately select a type and a number, and when the button is operated, the type and the number are pressed. By pressing the switch execution button, a switch request may be transmitted to the management device 2. Alternatively, an arbitrary display name may be selected from the terminal number values obtained by incrementing or decrementing each terminal number by +1 or -1 and then a switch execution button may be pressed to transmit a switch request to the management device 2.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the display system is constituted by the management device 2 to the terminal device 9 each having a separate function has been described. May constitute the display system.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, one communication system management device 2, one matrix switch device 3, two display devices 4 and 5, and two switching button devices 6
And 7, one display name transfer device 8 and one terminal device 9 display only an arbitrary display name of one input terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The number of switch devices, display devices, switching button devices, display name transfer devices, and terminal devices may be arbitrarily set. Further, only the display names of the input terminal and the output terminal and the display names of the output terminals may be displayed. Further, display names of a plurality of input / output terminals may be displayed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case where a plurality of video signals are switched and displayed is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a case where a plurality of audio signals are switched to display a display name or a plurality of video signals are displayed. The present invention is also applicable to a case where the display name of the video signal and the display name of the audio signal are displayed by switching the video signal and the plurality of audio signals, respectively.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, a name character string control unit is provided, and a display name consisting of an arbitrary character string is also displayed as a display name corresponding to each input / output terminal switched by the switching switch unit. By being able to display on the display unit, it is possible to realize a name switching display device that allows the user to more easily understand the contents of input / output signals passing through the selected input / output terminal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a connection diagram showing an input / output terminal name display system according to an embodiment of a name switching display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a connection diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system management device.

FIG. 3 is a connection diagram illustrating a configuration of a matrix switch device.

FIG. 4 is a connection diagram illustrating a configuration of a display device.

FIG. 5 is a connection diagram showing a configuration of a switching button device.

FIG. 6 is a connection diagram illustrating a configuration of a display name transfer device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... I / O terminal name display system, 2 ... Communication system management device, 3 ... Matrix switch device, 4,5 ...
... Display device, 6, 7 ... Switch button device, 8 ... Display name transfer device, 9 ... Terminal device, 9A ... Monitor screen, 9B ... Keyboard.

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of input terminals for inputting a plurality of input signals and a plurality of output terminals for outputting a plurality of output signals;
Switching so that any of the input terminals and any of the output terminals are connected to each other, and outputs the input signal input via the arbitrary input terminal as the output signal via the arbitrary output terminal A switching switch unit, a terminal setting unit for setting the optional input terminal and the optional output terminal, and a name for displaying a name corresponding to the optional input terminal and / or a name corresponding to the optional output terminal. In the name switching display device having a display unit, a name for controlling an arbitrary character string to be displayed on the name display unit as a name corresponding to the arbitrary input terminal and / or a name corresponding to the arbitrary output terminal. A name switching display device comprising a character string control unit. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the name and character string control unit converts the arbitrary character string into a name corresponding to the arbitrary input terminal and / or a name corresponding to the arbitrary input terminal based on positional information of the arbitrary input terminal and the arbitrary output terminal. The name switching display device according to claim 1, wherein a name corresponding to an arbitrary output terminal is displayed on the name display section. 3. The name display unit stores an arbitrary character string set by the name character string control unit in association with position information of the input terminal and / or the output terminal, and stores the arbitrary input terminal and the arbitrary character string. 3. The name switching display device according to claim 1, wherein the arbitrary character string associated with the position information is displayed based on the position information of an arbitrary output terminal. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said name display section has a plurality of display means for displaying a name corresponding to said arbitrary input terminal and / or a plurality of display means for displaying a name corresponding to said arbitrary output terminal. The name switching display device according to claim 1, wherein the name switching display device is a display device. 5. The terminal setting section has display means for displaying a name corresponding to the arbitrary input terminal and / or the arbitrary output terminal, and the name character string control section converts the arbitrary character string to the character string. 5. The name switching according to claim 1, wherein the display is controlled to be displayed as a name corresponding to an arbitrary input terminal and / or the arbitrary output terminal. Display device. 6. The upper Symbol Display means, in association with the position information of said input terminals and or said output terminal to store any string set the name string controller, the optional input and based on the position information of the arbitrary output terminal, the name switching display apparatus according to 請 Motomeko 5 you and displaying the arbitrary character string associated with the position information. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said switching switch transmits position information of said arbitrary input terminal and said arbitrary output terminal. The name switching display device according to claim 5 or 6.