JP4277598B2 - Connection information display method and connection information display program. - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connection method display program, a connection method display method, and a connection method display device for a computer to display information related to connection of home appliances and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, manuals describing the handling of home appliances, personal computers, and the like have been provided mainly by paper media attached to the products. In the future, these manuals are expected to change from paper media to electronic data, and further to be referred to online. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a system that can receive product information such as instruction manuals via a network in order to solve the drawbacks of instruction manuals and warranty cards for paper media such as home appliances. ing.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-298010 A
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In order to connect a plurality of home appliances, etc., even if referring to the instruction manual of the paper medium as in the above-mentioned conventional technology or the so-called electronic manual that is simply converted into electronic data, Although the connection terminals are described and illustrated, most of the terminals of other devices to be connected to the terminals via cables are general or abstract expressions. Taking the case of a television monitor device as an example, devices connected to the video and audio input terminals of the television monitor device include a plurality of types of devices such as a video deck and a DVD player. The terminals of the connected devices are collectively expressed as “output terminal”, for example, and are displayed on each actual device, for example, “video output”, “Video Out”, “ It often does not match various names such as “Line Out”. Therefore, it is difficult for those who are not familiar with those home appliances to know how to connect, and even if a connection is attempted, troubles such as incorrect connection occur.
Therefore, the present invention provides appropriate connection information in order to make connection of those home appliances and the like easy for anyone.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the connection method display method of the present invention, the first step of receiving the device names of the two devices to be connected, and the terminal information for storing the terminals and terminal attributes of the devices in association with each other based on the device names. Referring to the attribute table, refer to the inter-terminal connection table that stores the combination of the terminal attributes of the two terminals that can be connected for the second step of extracting the terminal attributes and the combination of the terminal attributes of the two extracted devices. A third step of determining whether or not there is a combination of the corresponding terminal attributes;
The terminal attribute determined to have a corresponding combination in the third step is realized by the fourth step of transmitting image information of the corresponding terminal.
[0006]
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain image information of terminals to be connected from only information relating to the names of two devices to be connected, and anyone can easily perform a connection operation.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0008]
FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the present invention. The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a configuration in which a server 10 and a client 11 are connected via a network 12. The server 10 is provided with an electronic manual DB 13 for storing electronic manuals such as home appliances. The electronic manual DB 13 stores electronic manuals created by manufacturers of home appliances and the like, but it is also possible to always receive and store electronic manuals from manufacturers. Alternatively, when an electronic manual is required for the processing of the present invention, it may be downloaded from a server (not shown) of each manufacturer and saved as needed.
[0009]
An example of the data structure of the electronic manual is shown in FIG.
[0010]
FIG. 7 is an AAA electronic manual 70 with the device name “AAA” and the device type “pre-main amplifier”. The AAA electronic manual 70 mainly includes an AAA instruction manual file 701, a terminal information attribute table 702, and a terminal image file 703. The instruction manual file 701 is obtained by converting an instruction manual conventionally provided on a paper medium into electronic data. The terminal image file 703 is image data of the appearance of a terminal included in the device, and the user refers to this image when performing connection work. The terminal information attribute table 702 stores the name of the terminal image file 703 and the terminal attribute in association with each other.
[0011]
Here, terminal attributes will be described with reference to FIG.
[0012]
The terminal attribute table 60 shown in FIG. 6 stores the terminal type 61 and the terminal attribute 62 in association with each other. Whether the signal handled by the terminal is audio, video, or whether to output a signal is input. , Etc., are classified as terminal types 61 and, for convenience, assignment of symbols such as a, b, and c is defined as terminal attributes 62 for each. This terminal attribute table 60 is not used at the time of execution of the processing of the present invention, but is referred to by each manufacturer when creating electronic manual data. That is, by assigning a terminal attribute to each terminal having a unique name for each device by the terminal information attribute table 702, terminals of the same type are identified by the same terminal attribute.
[0013]
The connection method display program 14 according to the present invention extracts image information of terminals to be connected from the electronic manual DB 13 based on the information related to the names of two devices to be connected received from the client 11 and transmits the image information to the client 11. It is a program that describes the process.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 9A, the user profile 15 is a table that stores, for each user name 91, a device name 92 such as a home appliance owned by the user in association with each other. Details of the processing will be described later, but if the home appliances owned by the user are registered in the user profile 15 in advance, when the connection method display program 14 is executed to obtain information on the connection method, the connection is established. The processing can be executed by selecting and inputting two of those registered in the device name 92 without bothering inputting the name of the device to be processed. However, the user profile 15 is illustrated in FIG. 1 as an example of the configuration of the present invention, but is not an essential configuration requirement for the present invention. That is, the user profile 15 is necessary for assisting the input of information related to the name of the device more easily, and each time the connection method display program 14 is executed, the name of the device is input. If so, it is unnecessary.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 10, the inter-terminal connection table 16 is a table in which combinations of two terminals that can be connected are represented by terminal attributes 62 of the terminal attribute table 60 and stored in association with each other. The terminal attribute A101 and the terminal attribute B102 store the combinations. The inter-terminal connection table 16 further stores a used cable 103 that is information related to a cable used for connection between terminals in association with each other. The combination No. 104 is a number assigned to the combination of terminal attributes for convenience.
[0016]
The transmission / reception program 17 included in the client 11 is a program describing processing for transmitting information related to names of two connected devices to the server 10 and receiving and displaying image information of terminals to be connected. For example, a browser corresponds to this.
[0017]
FIG. 8 is an example of electronic manual data other than that shown in FIG.
[0018]
The BBB electronic manual 80 is electronic manual data having a device name “BBB” and a device type “speaker”, and includes a BBB instruction manual file 801, a terminal information attribute table 802, and a terminal image file 803.
[0019]
The CCC electronic manual 81 is data of an electronic manual having a device name “CCC” and a device type “TV monitor”, and includes a CCC instruction manual file 811, a terminal information attribute table 812, and a terminal image file 813.
[0020]
The DDD electronic manual 82 is data of an electronic manual having a device name “DDD” and a device type “CD player”, and includes a DDD instruction manual file 821, a terminal information attribute table 822, and a terminal image file 823.
[0021]
The EEE electronic manual 83 is data of an electronic manual having a device name “EEE” and a device type “DVD player”, and includes an EEE instruction manual file 831, a terminal information attribute table 832, and a terminal image file 833.
[0022]
Next, the processing contents of the connection method display program 14 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0023]
In step S31, the server 10 receives two device names to be connected. This device name is transmitted by the transmission / reception program 17 of the client 11 and is input to the client 11 by the user.
[0024]
In step S32, based on the device name received in step S31, a process for extracting the terminal attribute of the device is performed by referring to the electronic manual of the device. Specifically, the electronic manual of the device has a terminal information attribute table that associates terminal image files of all terminals included in the device with terminal attributes, and processing for extracting terminal attributes from the terminal information attribute table I do.
[0025]
In step S33, processing for combining the two terminal attributes is performed regardless of whether or not the terminal attributes of the two devices obtained in step S32 can be actually connected. For example, if one device has two terminals and the other device has three terminals, a combination of six terminal attributes is created.
[0026]
In step S34, based on the combination of terminal attributes obtained in step S33, the terminal attribute A101 and the terminal attribute B102 of the inter-terminal connection table 16 are referred to and processing for determining the presence or absence of the corresponding combination is performed.
[0027]
In step S35, the processing contents are branched according to the determination result in step S34. For a combination of terminal attributes, if there is a corresponding combination in the inter-terminal connection table 16, the process proceeds to step S36, and if not, the process proceeds to step S38.
[0028]
In step S36, the terminal image file of each terminal is extracted for the corresponding terminal attribute combination. Specifically, the terminal information attribute table in the electronic manual is referred to based on the terminal attribute, the name of the associated terminal image file is obtained, and processing for extracting the file from the electronic manual is performed.
[0029]
In step S37, the two terminal image files extracted in step S36 are associated with each other and transmitted to the client 11.
[0030]
In step S34 to step S35, when the inter-terminal connection table 16 is referred to, if the information of the cable 103 used for connecting the two terminals is associated, the information is also taken out simultaneously. In step S37, It is also possible to transmit in association with the terminal image file.
[0031]
In step S38, it is determined whether or not the process of determining in step S34 has been performed for all terminal attribute combinations. If it is determined that all the processes have been performed, the processing of this program ends. If not, the process proceeds to step S33.
[0032]
The above is the processing performed by the server 10 that has received a processing request from the client 11. Next, the processing of the client 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0033]
In step S <b> 41, the client 11 performs processing for transmitting the device names of the two devices to be connected to the server 10.
[0034]
In step S42, the terminal image files of the two terminals transmitted by the server 10 are received. The information received here may include information on the cable 103 used to connect the two terminals as described in FIG.
[0035]
In step S43, the terminal image file received in step S42 is displayed. The user can obtain information related to the connection between the two devices by referring to the displayed information.
[0036]
Next, a specific example of processing for obtaining connection information in the case of connecting “TV monitor” having the device name “CCC” and “DVD player” having the device name “EEE” is shown in FIGS. A description will be given in association with each step of the flowchart.
[0037]
First, the user inputs the device names “CCC” and “EEE” to the client 11. The client 11 transmits the device names “CCC” and “EEE” to the server 10 (step S41).
[0038]
Another embodiment is also conceivable in order to assist the user in inputting the device name before step S41. The user registers in advance the device owned by the client 11 in the server 10, and the server 10 uses the device name 92 owned for each user name 91 as the user profile 15 as shown in FIG. Assume that they are stored in association with each other. Then, prior to step S41, first, the user name 91 is transmitted from the client 11. For example, if “aaa” is transmitted to the server 10 as the user name 91, the server 10 refers to the user profile 15 based on the user name “aaa” and stores the device name 92 registered in association with it. All information is transmitted to the client 11. That is, in this case, “AAA”, “BBB”, “CCC”, “DDD”, and “EEE” of the device name 92 are transmitted to the client 11. The client 11 displays the received information on the device name 92, and the user may select the names of two devices for which connection information is desired from the displayed device name 92. Then, the client 11 transmits the selected device name 92 to the server 10 as processing corresponding to step S41.
[0039]
The server 10 receives the device names “CCC” and “EEE” (step S31). Based on the received device name, the CCC electronic manual 81 and the EEE electronic manual 83 stored in the electronic manual DB 13 are referred to. Further, the terminal attributes “o” and “p” are extracted by referring to the terminal information attribute table 812 in the CCC electronic manual 81, and the terminal attribute “f” is referred to by referring to the terminal information attribute table 832 in the EEE electronic manual 83. "," G "," a ", and" b "are extracted (step S32).
[0040]
Next, the server 10 combines the terminal attributes extracted from the electronic manuals of the two devices (step S33). Since two terminal attributes “o”, “p”, and “EEE” are extracted from “CCC”, four terminal attributes “f”, “g”, “a”, and “b” are extracted. , “O” and “f”, “o” and “g”, “o” and “a”, “o” and “b”, “p” and “f”, “p” and “g”, “ There are 8 types, “p” and “a”, and “p” and “b”.
[0041]
Next, for the eight combinations of terminal attributes, the presence / absence of a combination corresponding to the combination of the terminal attribute A101 and the terminal attribute B102 in the inter-terminal connection table 16 is determined (step S34). Among the above eight patterns, the combination of “o” and “f” corresponds to the combination “9” of the combination No. 104, and the combination of “p” and “g” corresponds to “10” of the combination No. 104.
[0042]
If it is determined that there is a corresponding combination of terminal attribute combinations (step S35), the terminal image files of the two terminals are extracted from the electronic manual (step S36). First, regarding the combination of “o” and “f”, the terminal attribute “o” is referred to the terminal information attribute table 812 of the original CCC electronic manual 81, and the terminal attribute “o” has “d_video_in.bmp”. It is found that the terminal image file with the name “is associated with each other, and the actual terminal image file 813“ d_video_in.bmp ”is extracted. For the terminal attribute “f”, the terminal information attribute table 832 of the extracted original EEE electronic manual 83 is referred to, and the terminal attribute “f” is associated with the terminal image file named “d_out.bmp”. And the actual terminal image file 833 “d_out.bmp” is extracted.
[0043]
The two extracted terminal image files “d_video_in.bmp” and “d_out.bmp” are transmitted to the client 11 (step S37).
[0044]
The client 11 receives the two terminal image files “d_video_in.bmp” and “d_out.bmp” (step S42), and displays the image files (step S43).
[0045]
The server 10 determines whether all combinations of terminal attributes have been determined (step S38). In the repetition from step S33 to step S38, it is determined that the combination of “p” and “g” falls under “10” of the combination No. 104 in the inter-terminal connection table 16, and the two terminal image files “a_video_in” are determined. .Bmp ”and“ video_out.bmp ”are extracted and transmitted to the client 11.
[0046]
Similarly, the client 11 receives and displays the two terminal image files “a_video_in.bmp” and “video_out.bmp”.
[0047]
FIG. 11 shows a display example.
[0048]
FIG. 11A shows an example in which information for connecting the terminal “d_video_in” of “CCC” and the terminal “d_out” of “EEE” is displayed.
[0049]
FIG. 11B shows an example in which information for connecting the terminal “a_video_in” of “CCC” and the terminal “video_out” of “EEE” is displayed.
[0050]
Here, if the information on the used cable 103 is also stored in the inter-terminal connection table 16, the information on the cable used to connect the terminals can also be transmitted to the client 11. . That is, when it is determined that the combination of the terminal attributes “f” and “o” corresponds to the combination No. 104 “9”, the used cable 103 is referred to and “D terminal code” is obtained as information on the cable used for connection. Similarly, for the combination of terminal attributes “p” and “g”, “video code” is obtained as information on the cable used for connection. In step S37, when the terminal image file is transmitted to the client 11, the obtained cable information is also transmitted. The client 11 that has received the information displays the image of the terminal image file and also displays information about the cable to be used for terminal connection, and the user can obtain appropriate connection information.
[0051]
An embodiment different from the above description will be described with reference to the configuration diagram of FIG.
[0052]
The point that the server 10 and the client 11 are connected via the network 12 is the same as the configuration diagram shown in FIG. 1, but the connection method display program 21 according to the present invention is not the server 10 but the client 11. It is. The connection method display program 21 includes an inter-terminal connection table 16 and an owned device profile 23. The inter-terminal connection table 16 is the same as that described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 9B, the owned device profile 23 is a device name 94 registered in advance and stored as a device owned by the user. Like the user profile 15, the owned device profile 23 is not an essential component of the present invention. .
[0053]
Next, details of the processing of the connection method display program in the configuration of FIG. 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0054]
In step S50, the client 11 receives input of device names of two devices to be connected. Here, if the configuration includes the owned device profile 23, the device name 94 registered in advance is displayed, and the user selects the device name 94 from among them, and inputs the selected device name 94 in step S50. It may be a device name.
[0055]
In step S51, it is determined whether or not the electronic manual having the device name obtained in step S50 has been downloaded to the client 11. Since the connection method display program 21 according to this embodiment operates on the client 11, it is necessary to provide the client 11 with electronic manual data to be referred to. If already downloaded, the process proceeds to step S53, and if not downloaded, the process proceeds to step S52.
[0056]
In step S <b> 52, electronic manual data that has not been downloaded is downloaded from the server 10 via the network 12. Data of the electronic manual to be referred to by the processing so far is provided in the client 11.
[0057]
The processing from step S53 to step S57 is the same as the processing from step S32 to step S36.
[0058]
In step S58, the two terminal image files extracted in step S57 are displayed. By referring to the displayed image, the user can obtain device connection information. Similarly to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, when the inter-terminal connection table 16 is referred to, information on the used cable 103 associated with the terminal can be taken out and displayed together with the terminal image file. Is possible.
[0059]
The process of step S59 is the same as the process of step S38.
[0060]
The present invention is not limited to the configuration described above, and may be realized by another embodiment.
[0061]
The present invention can also be applied to other fields. In the above-described embodiments, the application fields are audio equipment and video equipment, but it can also be applied to connection between a personal computer and peripheral equipment such as a printer. That is, the present invention can be applied to all fields where a situation occurs in which a plurality of devices are connected by a certain cable.
[0062]
Although not shown, the server 10 and the client 11 are computers whose entire apparatus is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit). A random access memory (RAM), a hard disk device (HDD), a graphic processing unit, an input interface, a communication interface, and the like are connected to the CPU via a bus.
[0063]
The RAM temporarily stores at least a part of an OS (Operating System) program to be executed by the CPU and other programs. The RAM stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU. The HDD stores an OS and other programs and data.
[0064]
A monitor device is connected to the graphic processing unit. The graphic processing unit displays an input screen or the like on the monitor device in accordance with a command from the CPU. A keyboard and a mouse are connected to the input interface. The input interface transmits a signal sent from a keyboard, a mouse, or the like to the CPU via the bus.
[0065]
The communication interface is connected to the network 12. The communication interface exchanges data between the server 10 and the examinee terminal 11 via the network 12.
[0066]
By causing the connection method display program 14 and the connection method display program 21 according to the embodiment of the present invention to be executed by the above-described computer, the computer can function as a connection method display device.
[0067]
The processing contents of the functions that the computer should have can be described in a program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. By executing this program on a computer, the above processing can be realized on the computer. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a magnetic recording device and a semiconductor memory. When distributing to the market, store the program on a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) or flexible disk, or store it in a computer storage device connected via a network. In addition, it can be transferred to another computer through the network. When executed by a computer, the program is stored in a hard disk device or the like in the computer, loaded into the main memory, and executed.
[0068]
(Appendix 1)
A method in which a computer transmits image information of a terminal for connecting two devices,
A first step of receiving a device name of a device to be connected;
A second step of retrieving terminal attributes with reference to a terminal information attribute table that stores the terminals and terminal attributes of the apparatus in association with each other based on the apparatus name;
For the combination of the terminal attributes of the two extracted devices, the third terminal determines whether or not there is a combination of the corresponding terminal attributes with reference to the inter-terminal connection table that stores the combinations of the terminal attributes of the two terminals that can be connected. Steps,
A fourth step of transmitting image information of a corresponding terminal for a terminal attribute determined to have a corresponding combination in the third step;
A connection method display method characterized by comprising:
[0069]
(Appendix 2)
The inter-terminal connection table stores information relating to a cable used for connecting the two terminals in association with a combination of terminal attributes of two terminals that can be connected, and
Based on a combination of terminal attributes determined to have a corresponding combination in the third step, information on a cable used for connection is extracted with reference to the inter-terminal connection table, and in the fourth step, the cable is extracted. Information related to the image information of the terminal
The connection method display method according to appendix 1, characterized by:
[0070]
(Appendix 3)
A program for operating a computer,
A first means for receiving a device name of a device to be connected;
A second means for retrieving a terminal attribute with reference to a terminal information attribute table that stores the terminal and the terminal attribute of the apparatus in association with each other based on the apparatus name;
For the combination of the terminal attributes of the two extracted devices, the third terminal determines whether or not there is a combination of the corresponding terminal attributes with reference to the inter-terminal connection table that stores the combinations of the terminal attributes of the two terminals that can be connected. Means,
A fourth means for transmitting image information of a corresponding terminal for a terminal attribute determined to have a corresponding combination in the third means;
Connection method display program to make it work.
[0071]
(Appendix 4)
A device for transmitting image information of a terminal for connecting two devices,
A first means for receiving a device name of a device to be connected;
A terminal information attribute table for storing the terminals and terminal attributes of the device in association with each other;
A second means for retrieving a terminal attribute with reference to the terminal information attribute table based on the device name;
An inter-terminal connection table that stores combinations of terminal attributes of two terminals that can be connected;
A third means for determining the presence / absence of a combination of the corresponding terminal attributes with reference to the inter-terminal connection table for the terminal attribute combinations of the two extracted devices;
A fourth means for transmitting image information of a corresponding terminal for a terminal attribute determined to have a corresponding combination in the third means;
A connection method display device comprising:
[0072]
(Appendix 5)
A method for a computer to display image information of a terminal for connecting two devices,
A first step for receiving an input of a device name of a device to be connected;
A second step of retrieving terminal attributes with reference to a terminal information attribute table that stores the terminals and terminal attributes of the apparatus in association with each other based on the apparatus name;
For the combination of the terminal attributes of the two extracted devices, the third terminal determines whether or not there is a combination of the corresponding terminal attributes with reference to the inter-terminal connection table that stores the combinations of the terminal attributes of the two terminals that can be connected. Steps,
A fourth step of displaying image information of the corresponding terminal for the terminal attribute determined to have a corresponding combination in the third step;
A connection method display method characterized by comprising:
[0073]
(Appendix 6)
A program for operating a computer,
A first means for receiving an input of a device name of a device to be connected;
A second means for retrieving a terminal attribute with reference to a terminal information attribute table that stores the terminal and the terminal attribute of the apparatus in association with each other based on the apparatus name;
For the combination of the terminal attributes of the two extracted devices, the third terminal determines whether or not there is a combination of the corresponding terminal attributes with reference to the inter-terminal connection table that stores the combinations of the terminal attributes of the two terminals that can be connected. Means,
Fourth means for displaying image information of a corresponding terminal with respect to a terminal attribute determined to have a corresponding combination in the third means;
Connection method display program to make it work.
[0074]
(Appendix 7)
A method for a computer to display image information of a terminal for connecting two devices,
A first step of transmitting a device name of a device to be connected;
A second step of receiving image information of a terminal to which the device is connected;
A third step of displaying the received image information;
A terminal image display method comprising:
[0075]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, by inputting the name of the device to be connected, it is possible to obtain connection information such as the image of the terminal to be connected and the cable to be used, so even a person unfamiliar with the work can easily perform the connection work. It becomes possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram for realizing the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a second block diagram for realizing the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a connection method display program.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a transmission / reception program.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a connection method display program in the second configuration diagram.
FIG. 6 illustrates a terminal attribute table.
FIG. 7 shows the data structure of an electronic manual.
FIG. 8 shows an example of electronic manual data.
FIG. 9 illustrates a user profile / owned device profile.
FIG. 10 illustrates an inter-terminal connection table.
FIG. 11 illustrates a display example of a terminal image.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 servers
11 Client
12 network
13 Electronic Manual DB
14 Connection method display program
15 User profile
16 Inter-terminal connection table
17 Transmission / reception program
21 Connection rich display program
22 Transmission / reception program
23 Owned device profile
60 Terminal attribute table
61 Terminal type
62 Terminal attribute
70 AAA Electronic Manual
701 AAA instruction manual file
702 Terminal information attribute table
703 terminal image file
80 BBB electronic manual
801 BBB instruction manual file
802 Terminal information attribute table
803 terminal image file
81 CCC Electronic Manual
811 CCC manual file
812 Terminal information attribute table
813 terminal image file
82 DDD Electronic Manual
821 DDD manual file
822 Terminal information attribute table
823 terminal image file
83 EEE Electronic Manual
831 EEE instruction manual file
832 Terminal information attribute table
833 terminal image file
91 User name
92 Device name
93 Equipment No.
94 Device name
101 Terminal attribute A
102 Terminal attribute B
103 Cable used
104 Combination No.

Claims (2)

A connection information display method in which a computer provides connection information that is information related to the connection between two devices ,
Receiving an input of a first device name and a second device name which are the names of the devices;
For each device name, refer to the terminal information attribute table in which the terminal attribute included in the device is associated with the name of the terminal image file that is image data of the appearance of the terminal included in the device, and the received first device Reading the terminal attributes of each device name based on the name and the second device name;
Combining the first terminal attribute corresponding to the read first device name and the second terminal attribute corresponding to the read second device name;
Reference is made to an inter-terminal connection table that stores a combination of two terminal attributes that can be connected, and the combined first terminal attribute and second terminal attribute are combinations of the inter-terminal connection data table. Determining whether it exists in
If it is determined that the device exists, the electronic manual including the terminal information attribute table and the terminal image file for each device name is referred to a first electronic manual corresponding to the first device name, and the first Reading the terminal image file corresponding to the one terminal attribute, referring to the second electronic manual corresponding to the second device name, and reading the terminal image file corresponding to the second terminal attribute When,
Displaying the two read terminal image files;
The connection information display method characterized by performing this . A connection information display program for causing a computer to execute processing for providing connection information that is information related to connection between two devices ,
In the computer,
Receiving an input of a first device name and a second device name which are the names of the devices;
For each device name, refer to the terminal information attribute table in which the terminal attribute included in the device is associated with the name of the terminal image file that is image data of the appearance of the terminal included in the device, and the received first device Reading the terminal attributes of each device name based on the name and the second device name;
Combining the first terminal attribute corresponding to the read first device name and the second terminal attribute corresponding to the read second device name;
Reference is made to an inter-terminal connection table that stores a combination of two terminal attributes that can be connected, and the combined first terminal attribute and second terminal attribute are combinations of the inter-terminal connection data table. Determining whether it exists in
If it is determined that the device exists, the electronic manual including the terminal information attribute table and the terminal image file for each device name is referred to a first electronic manual corresponding to the first device name, and the first Reading the terminal image file corresponding to the one terminal attribute, referring to the second electronic manual corresponding to the second device name, and reading the terminal image file corresponding to the second terminal attribute When,
Displaying the two read terminal image files;
A connection information display program characterized in that

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