JP3727964B2 - Information comparison apparatus and information comparison method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to an information comparison apparatus and an information comparison method for comparing information .
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, comparison items and condition items to be compared are expanded and displayed in a two-dimensional table of the X-axis and Y-axis, and when there are many condition items when performing visual comparison, it is displayed on the screen of the display device. All condition items cannot be displayed at once.
[0003]
For this reason, in order to display the condition items that are not displayed on the screen, vertical scrolling is performed in the Y-axis direction to display a desired condition item portion.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, when a condition item that is not displayed on the screen is displayed by vertical scrolling, when comparing a certain condition item with another distant condition item, the contents of a certain condition item are remembered and scrolled. Therefore, the contents of other condition items are displayed and compared, and the previous condition item becomes invisible, making it difficult to compare.
[0005]
In order to solve these problems, the present invention displays the selected condition item items in the selection area together with icons representing groups, and scrolls to display other desired condition item items, thereby simplifying the operation. The purpose is to display a plurality of detailed condition items simultaneously and make them visually comparable.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Means for solving the problem will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 1, an information comparison apparatus 1 compares information and is composed of 2 to 5.
[0007]
The condition detail selection means 2 displays the selected condition detail item in the selection area.
The scroll bar changing means 3 generates and displays a scroll bar for scrolling the detailed condition items in the selection area.
[0008]
The scroll means 4 scrolls the detailed condition items in the selection area.
The condition item table 6 registers condition heading items collectively called condition detail items in pairs.
[0009]
The icon table 8 is for registering icons in advance.
The display means 10 displays a screen.
[0010]
[Action]
In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the condition detail selection means 2 is selected in response to the selection of an arbitrary condition detail item on the screen displaying the condition heading items collectively called the condition detail items. When the selected area has been generated or there is no room to display in the selected area, and it does not exceed the predetermined area, the condition item is displayed enlarged, while the selected area has been generated. If not, a new selection area is generated and displayed in the area. When the scroll bar changing means 3 newly generates a selection area, the condition item in the newly generated selection area is scrolled to scroll. A bar is generated and displayed, or a scroll bar is generated and displayed when a condition item cannot be displayed in the selection area.
[0011]
In these cases, in response to the selection of the scroll bar provided in the selection area, the scroll means 4 scrolls the selected detailed condition items and displays them in the selection area.
[0012]
In addition, an icon representing a generic heading item is added to the condition detail item selected and displayed in the selection area for display.
Further, condition heading items collectively referred to as condition detail items are displayed in the same column, and icons of different shapes are added and displayed so that they can be distinguished.
[0013]
Therefore, the selected condition item is displayed in the selected area and the icon representing the group is displayed together, and the other condition item is displayed at the same time by scrolling to allow visual comparison. It is now possible to display multiple items at the same time and make a visual comparison easy and simple.
[0014]
【Example】
Next, the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0015]
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, the output means 5 displays information on the display device 9, prints the information on the printing device 11, and causes the sound output device 12 to utter sound.
[0016]
The condition item table 6 registers condition heading items, condition detail items, and condition detail items in advance in association with each other, and associates them with condition detail item sequence numbers as shown in FIG. hand,
Condition heading items, condition detail items, and condition detail items are registered in advance.
[0017]
The comparison item table 7 registers comparison items in advance. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B described later, the comparison item table 7 registers condition condition item sequence numbers in advance in association with item names. .
[0018]
The icon table 8 registers icons in advance. For example, as shown in FIG.
・ Condition heading items / icons (Condition heading item icons indicate □, Condition details item icons indicate symbols, characters, etc. in ○)
Is registered in advance.
[0019]
The input device 10 is various input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse.
The printing device 11 prints a table or the like on a sheet.
The audio output device 12 utters audio based on audio data extracted from a condition detail table (not shown) in which still images, moving images, and audio are registered.
[0020]
Next, registration of the condition item table 6 and the icon table 8 of FIG. 1 will be described in detail according to the order shown in the flowchart of FIG.
In FIG. 2, S1 registers a pair of a condition header item and a condition detail item. As shown in (a) of FIG. 3 to be described later, this is associated with the condition detail item sequence number,
-Condition heading item: For example, tire & wheel-Condition item: For example, 195 / 65R14 89S (14 × 6JJ steel wheel)
・ Register a pair of condition detail items.
[0021]
In S2, an icon is created and registered for each condition heading item. This is associated with a sequence number as shown in FIG.
-Condition heading items: For example, tires & wheels-Icons: Register pairs of icons representing tires and wheels.
[0022]
In S3, the condition heading items in the condition item table 6 registered in S1 are sorted using the keys. This sorts the condition heading items in the condition item table 6 registered in S1 as keys to facilitate searching during operation.
[0023]
In S4, the number N of icons is counted and registered. This is because the number N of icons is counted at the time of operation, and a predetermined fixed icon table of contents area is equally divided. Therefore, the number N of icons necessary for this is counted and stored in advance.
[0024]
Thus, the condition item table 6 in FIG. 3A and the icon table 8 in FIG. 3C are created. Here, since the condition item table 6 is displayed in the Y-axis direction and the comparison item is displayed in the X-axis direction, the comparison item is similarly stored in advance in the comparison item table 7 as shown in FIG. Register.
[0025]
FIG. 3 shows an example table of the present invention.
FIG. 3A shows an example of a condition item table (main equipment table). This is a condition item table for automobiles, in which main equipment of the automobile is registered in advance as condition items. Here, as shown in the figure, the following items shown in the figure are registered in advance in association with the condition detail item sequence numbers.
[0026]
-Condition heading item: main equipment group-condition detailed item: main equipment name-condition detailed item: still image, moving image, audio FIG. 3B shows an example of a comparison item table (grade table). This is an automobile comparison item table in which the grade of an automobile is registered in advance as a comparison item. Here, as shown in the figure, the following items shown in the figure are registered in advance in association with the grade names as the item names.
[0027]
・ Condition line item sequence number:
FIG. 3C shows an example of an icon table. This is a picture in which a condition item of an automobile is represented in an easy-to-understand manner as an icon. Here, as shown in the figure, the following shown in the figure is registered in advance in association with the sequence number.
[0028]
-Condition heading items:
·icon:
Next, the operation of the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described in detail according to the order shown in the flowchart of FIG.
[0029]
In FIG. 4, S11 equally divides the icon area from N, assigns icons, and displays an icon table of contents. This is because the number of icons previously counted in S4 of the flowchart of FIG. 2, that is, the number N of icons corresponding to the condition heading items when the condition item table 6 of FIG. The fixed icon area is equally divided by the number N of icons, icons are displayed in each divided area, and the icon table of contents is completed.
[0030]
In S12, the condition header item and the condition detail item are extracted from the head and displayed. This is because a condition heading item and a condition detail item are taken out from the head of the condition item table 6 in FIG. 3A, and are shown in the Y-axis direction on the left side in FIG. / 65R14 89S (14 × 6JJ steel wheel)
Etc. are displayed.
[0031]
In step S13, an icon is extracted from the condition heading item and displayed with □. This is because a condition heading item displayed in the Y-axis direction on the left side of FIG. 8A in S12, for example, □ is shown at the top of the tire and wheel, and an icon is displayed therein. This □ is an icon indicating that it is a condition heading item.
[0032]
In S14, the condition detail item icon is taken out from the condition detail item and displayed with a circle. This circle is an icon indicating that it is a condition detail item, and an icon for specifying the condition detail item is also displayed in this circle as shown in FIG.
[0033]
S15 is displayed from the head of the comparison item table. For example, the item name (grade) extracted from the head of the comparison item table 7 in FIG. 3B is displayed in the upper X direction on the screen in FIG. 8A (for example, “ZS Sports Selection”). "," ZS "etc. are displayed as shown).
[0034]
In S16, condition item selection processing is performed. For example, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 described later, the condition item selected on the screen is displayed in the selection area.
[0035]
In step S17, scroll processing is performed. As shown in FIG. 7, which will be described later, in response to the selection area scroll bar being selected, the selected condition item is scrolled and displayed in the selection area.
[0036]
As described above, based on the icon table 8, the condition item table 6, and the comparison item table 7, for example, as shown in FIG. Icon □ is displayed, subordinate condition item and icon ○ are displayed, and multiple items to be compared (grade) are displayed two-dimensionally in the upper X-axis direction, and an icon is selected from the icon table of contents and desired The condition heading item is quickly and easily displayed at the top. Then, in response to the selection of the condition item on the left side of the screen, the display is displayed in the selection area and the icon of the heading item is displayed, and the condition item displayed in the selection area (and further if necessary) Other conditional item items scrolled within the selection area) and unselected conditional item items on the screen can be arbitrarily scrolled and simultaneously visually compared.
[0037]
FIG. 5 shows a condition item selection process flowchart of the present invention. This is a detailed flowchart of S16 of FIG.
In FIG. 5, based on the condition detail items, S21 takes out the condition detail items and the condition header items from the condition item table 6, stores them in the work table 13 in the order of selection, and displays them in the selection area. This is because, for example, in response to the selection of the condition item “super strut suspension” in the display area on the screen in FIG. Based on the condition item “super strut suspension” in the condition item table 6 in FIG. 3A and the condition heading item “foot suspension” paired with the condition item table 6 in FIG. 3A, the work table 13 in FIG. 8 and the selection area of FIG. 8B is provided, and the condition item “Super Strut Suspension” is displayed on the left side as shown in the figure. At this time, if other detailed condition items are already displayed in the selected area, if the selected area does not exceed the predetermined number, the selected area is expanded and the conditional detail items are displayed there. If the condition item is exceeded, the condition item in the selection area is scrolled to be expelled and a new condition item is displayed there. At this time, a condition heading item icon is added to the head of the condition detail item to display it in an easy-to-understand manner.
[0038]
In S22, it is determined whether the predetermined number has been exceeded. In the case of YES, since it is found that the condition detail items displayed in the selection area have exceeded the predetermined number, the scroll is divided in S23 (selection area scrolling and scrolling outside the selection area) and each scroll bar is displayed. That is, when the number of condition item items displayed in the selection area exceeds a predetermined number, the old condition item item has been evicted by scrolling, so that it can be scrolled and displayed. A scroll bar, for example, the scroll bar shown in FIG. On the other hand, if NO, the process ends.
[0039]
As described above, when an arbitrary condition item is selected in the display area on the screen, it is displayed in the selection area, and the condition item in the selection area and the condition selection item in the display area are scrolled to select any item. Display things at the same time and compare them visually. If the condition item selected from the selected area is hidden and hidden, a scroll bar is automatically displayed outside the frame of the selected area. The selected condition detail item that has been displayed can be displayed in the selection area and visually compared with the non-selected condition detail item in the display area.
[0040]
FIG. 6 shows an example of a work table according to the present invention. This is based on the condition item selected on the screen in S21 of FIG. 5, referring to the condition item table 6 of FIG. And condition detail items are stored in the order of selection. The new ones in the selection order stored in the work table 13 are displayed in order from the lower side of the selection area in FIG. If more condition detail items are stored in the work table 13 than the area width of the selected area (for example, for three lines), only three items from the latest condition detail items are displayed, and not displayed thereafter. In this case, since the scroll bar is displayed as described above, the scroll bar is selected to display a desired condition detail item.
[0041]
FIG. 7 shows a scroll processing flowchart of the present invention. This is a detailed flowchart of S17 of FIG.
In FIG. 7, S31 determines whether the scroll bar of the selection area has been selected. In the case of YES, the entry of the work table 13 is scrolled (up and down) and displayed in S32. As a result, for example, the work table 13 is scrolled up or down in the work table 13 storing the condition detail items and the non-display condition detail items displayed in the selection area of FIG. In order from the table 13 to the selection area, the display area displays from the bottom to the top as much as can be displayed in the selection area. The part that cannot be displayed can be further scrolled. On the other hand, if NO in S31, the process ends.
[0042]
As described above, when there is a condition detail item that is not displayed in the selection area of FIG. 8C, it is possible to display the condition detail item that is not displayed by selecting the scroll bar in the selection area.
[0043]
FIG. 8 shows a display example of the present invention.
FIG. 8A shows an initial state. In this state, an icon table of contents (here, 10 icon tables of contents) is displayed on the upper left. FIG. 3B shows the heading item “Tire & Wheel” immediately below the icon table of contents, and then the condition item “195 / 65R14 89S (14 × 6JJ steel wheel)” under the heading item. In the condition item table, condition heading items and subordinate condition detail items are sequentially displayed as shown. In the upper X direction, the grades “ZS Sports Selection” and “ZS”, which are the item names of the comparison item table 7 in FIG. 3B, are displayed as shown.
[0044]
FIG. 8B shows a screen displayed in response to the selection of the condition detail item “super strut suspension” in the initial state of FIG. In this screen, the selected condition item “Super Strut Suspension” is displayed in the generated selection area, and the condition item “Super Strut Suspension” (the upper level) to which the condition item “Super Strut Suspension” belongs is placed at the head. The icon is added and displayed so that it can be seen at a glance which of the condition heading items that the extracted condition detail item is generic.
[0045]
(C) in FIG. 8 shows a non-display condition item that has been evicted from the selected area due to a predetermined number of condition item items being selected, in this case three or more, and a scroll bar is displayed in the selected area. Indicates the state that has been performed. By selecting the scroll bar in the selection area, the detailed condition items that have been hidden can be scrolled and displayed in the selection area.
[0046]
In the present invention, in order to make the explanation easy to understand, the general condition items have been described as condition heading items, and the subordinate condition items have been described as condition specification items, but the general condition items are not limited to these terms, If there is a subordinate condition item, select the subordinate condition item and display it in the selected area in order to make it easy to compare the subordinate condition items with each other. The condition items (and collectively called condition items) are scrolled and displayed simultaneously to facilitate visual comparison with each other, and the range is not limited by wording.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the selected condition item is displayed in the selection area and the icon representing the group (generic name) is displayed together and scrolled to simultaneously display other desired condition item. In addition, a simple operation allows you to display multiple desired condition item items at the same time and scroll through unselected condition item items together with any condition item item. Display them and compare them visually at the same time. With these,
(1) When there are many condition item items, one or more specific condition item items to be compared are selected and fixedly displayed in the selection area, and unselected condition item items are scrolled together. It was possible to display them at the same time and visually compare them with a simple operation.
[0048]
(2) In addition, the condition heading item and the subordinate condition detail item are usually displayed in the same position (for example, a column) in the present invention, although the paragraph and the subordinate condition detail item are usually displayed in a hierarchically easy-to-understand manner. For example, an icon □ is added at the beginning to indicate that the item is a generic condition heading item, and an icon ○ is added to the beginning to indicate that it is a condition detail item under the item, thereby effectively utilizing the display space. At the same time, when a condition item is selected and displayed in the selection area, an icon of a generic condition heading item is added and displayed, clearly indicating which generic heading item it belongs to, and can be easily displayed It became.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a registration flowchart of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an example table of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a condition detail item selection processing flowchart according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an example of a work table according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a scroll process according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a display example of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Information comparison device 2: Condition details selection means 3: Scroll bar changing means 4: Scroll means 5: Output means 6: Condition item table 7: Comparison item table 8: Icon table 9: Display device 10: Input device 11: Printing Device 12: Audio output device 13: Work table

Claims (2)

An item table for storing heading items and line items in association with each other;
Display means for displaying detailed items stored in the item table in a display area;
Corresponding to the selection of the item displayed on the display means, when the selection area has already been displayed and the selection area does not exceed a predetermined number, the selection area is enlarged. The selected item is displayed, and when the number exceeds the predetermined number, the selected item is displayed after scrolling out other conditional item in the selected area and the selected area is not already displayed. When a new selection area is generated and the selected item is displayed, the icon stored in the icon table in association with the header item stored in the item table in association with the item is stored. A detail selection means for adding and displaying the detail item;
Determination means for determining whether or not the number of detail items displayed in the selection area by the detail selection means exceeds a predetermined number;
An information comparison apparatus comprising: selection area scroll means for displaying a scroll bar in the selection area when the judgment means judges that the predetermined number has been exceeded . Information comparison device
  A display step of displaying in the display area the item items stored in the item table that stores the header item and the item item in association with each other;
  In response to selection of the detailed item displayed in the display step, when the selection area has already been displayed and the selection area does not exceed a predetermined number, the selection area is enlarged. The selected item is displayed, and when the number exceeds the predetermined number, the selected item is displayed after scrolling out other condition item in the selected area and the selected area is not already displayed. A detail selection step for newly generating a selection area and displaying the selected detail item;
  A determination step of determining whether or not the number of detail items displayed in the selection area in the detail selection step exceeds a predetermined number;
  A selection area scroll step for displaying a scroll bar in the selection area when it is determined that the predetermined number is exceeded in the determination step;
The information comparison method characterized by performing.

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