JP5205976B2 - Display device, display method, and display program - Google Patents

Description

  When managing a huge amount of file information, e-mail information, message information such as a bulletin board, etc., it is a common practice to organize the data by creating a tree structure. What is important in managing enormous amounts of data is that each data can be easily accessed, the target data can be accessed quickly, and the relationship between the data can be confirmed. The present invention relates to a display device that displays a data configuration of a plurality of data, and more particularly to a display device that displays a data configuration based on a relationship between data.

  The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a technique related to an apparatus that can accurately classify the content of an e-mail that quotes another mail with quotation marks. The quotation mark definition file stores character data defined as quotation marks. In the content classification rule file, a rule file indicating an evaluation value for each classification pattern is stored. The quote delimiter removes the quotes defined in the quote definition file if they exist in the email. The original sentence generation unit further generates an original sentence of the mail that does not include extra characters such as quotes and space at the beginning of the line. The rule matching unit applies the rules of the content classification rule file to the original mail, and obtains an evaluation value for each classification item.

Moreover, the technique shown in patent document 2 is a method regarding promoting the relationship between users, and a user exchanges a message between each other. Some of these messages are forwarded to other users, and some may be forwarded again and again. Information from an event that transfers a message between users is received. That information is analyzed to determine the user who forwarded the message. A message transfer chain for the user who transferred the message may be generated. Once a target user is found in the forwarding chain, a list of users that may then be potential buddies for that target user is determined. This list is then sent to the target user, which allows the target user to initiate a relationship with the user listed.
Japanese Patent No. 3501263 JP 2007-193519 A

  However, since the techniques shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are classified or structured as mail information (Patent Document 1) or human information (Patent Document 2) increases, the structure is once made. In other words, it takes a great deal of man-hours to make changes, and the configuration becomes fixed, and there is a problem that the relationship between mail information and human information cannot be confirmed from various viewpoints.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and displays the data relationship from various viewpoints by dynamically changing the data configuration of a plurality of data based on the relationship between each other. It is an object to provide a display device, a display method, and a display program.

In the display device that displays the data structure of a plurality of data, the present display device, based on a predetermined rule set in advance, a relationship detection unit that detects the mutual relationship between the plurality of data and the weight of the relationship; Based on the mutual relation between the data detected by the relation detecting means and the weight of the relation, the data display position determining means for determining the display position of the data, the mutual relation between the data detected by the relation detecting means, and Based on the lightness of the relationship, the diagram attribute determining means for determining the attribute of the diagram connecting the data whose display positions are determined by the data display position determining means, and the diagram attribute determining means and display means for displaying the data structure of the data by connecting the respective data by the diagram, the data display position determination means, wherein each of the update time of the plurality of data Acquired a shall be determined in a hierarchical structure in a time series for each predetermined time period to include the display position of the plurality of data based on the update time in which the acquired the upper layer in the lower layer.

As described above, in the present display device, the mutual relation between the plurality of data and the weight of the relation are detected based on a predetermined rule set in advance, and the mutual relation between the detected data and the weight of the relation are reduced. Based on this, the relationship between each data is displayed as a data structure, making it easy to confirm the data relationship, and by setting various predetermined rules, the data structure can be confirmed from various perspectives. There is an effect that can be done.
In addition, since the data display position is determined by the data display position determining means in a time-series hierarchy for each predetermined period based on the data update time, the data can be confirmed from the time-series relationship. At the same time, the hierarchical arrangement makes it possible to confirm the relationship of data three-dimensionally and to increase the processing efficiency of the user.
Furthermore, since the data display position determining means determines the data display position for each predetermined period so that the upper hierarchy is included in the lower hierarchy, the correlation of each data for each period is confirmed in a three-dimensional manner. Therefore, the processing efficiency of the user can be further improved.

(2. Relevance display of data composed of tree structures)
In the display device, when the plurality of data are preliminarily configured in a tree structure, and the relation detection unit selects any one of the plurality of data configured in the tree structure, Based on the selected data and the configuration state of the tree structure, the mutual relation between the plurality of data and the lightness of the relation are detected from a predetermined rule set in advance.

  As described above, in the present display device, a plurality of pieces of data are preliminarily structured in a tree structure, and when any one piece of data is selected, based on the selected data and the configuration state of the tree structure. In addition, in order to detect the mutual relation between the plurality of data and the weight of the relation from a predetermined rule set in advance, it is possible to confirm the relation with respect to any one data, and in the tree structure of the data There is an effect that it is possible to confirm the data structure in consideration of the relationship.

(3. Hierarchy display for each rule)
In the present display device, the data display position determining means determines the display positions of the plurality of data in a hierarchy according to the predetermined rule set in advance.

  Thus, in the present display device, the data display position determining means hierarchically determines the display positions of the plurality of data according to a predetermined rule set in advance. There is an effect that the three-dimensional confirmation can be performed.

(5. Display in common color for each rule)
In the present display device, the data arranged by the data display position determining means based on any one of the predetermined rules set in advance is displayed in a common color.

  Thus, in this display device, the data arranged based on the one arbitrary rule set in advance by the data display position determining means is displayed in a common color, and therefore, the data is color-coded for each rule. Effect of improving the user's operability.

(6. Add rules to diagram attributes)
In the display device, when the diagram attribute determining unit determines the attributes of the diagram and each data based on the mutual relationship of the plurality of data and the lightness of the relationship, The predetermined rules set in advance are displayed as attribute information added to the diagram and each data.

  Thus, in this display device, when the diagram attribute determining means determines the attributes of the diagram and each data based on the relationship between the hierarchies of data and the weight of the relationship, the attribute is determined. The user can easily confirm the rule that is the basis for the correlation of the data because the predetermined rule that is the basis for the data is displayed as attribute information added to the diagram and each data. It is possible to improve the work efficiency.

  The rule added as an attribute may be displayed at all times, or displayed when a diagram or data is selected (for example, mouse left click, right click or mouse pointer selection). You may make it do.

  Although the present invention has been shown as an apparatus so far, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the present invention can also be understood as a method and a program. These outlines of the invention do not enumerate the features essential to the present invention, and a sub-combination of these features can also be an invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. The present invention can be implemented in many different forms. Therefore, the present invention should not be construed based only on the description of the present embodiment. Also, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements throughout the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the apparatus will be mainly described. However, as is apparent to those skilled in the art, the present invention can be implemented as a method and a program for operating a computer. In addition, the present invention can be implemented in hardware, software, or hardware and software embodiments. The program can be recorded on any computer-readable medium such as a hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, optical storage device, or magnetic storage device. Furthermore, the program can be recorded on another computer via a network.

(First embodiment of the present invention)
(1. Configuration and function)
(1-1 Hardware configuration)
FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a display device according to the present embodiment. The display device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103, a flash memory (Flash memory) 104, an external storage device HD (Hard disk) 105, a LAN (Local Area Network) card 106, mouse 107, keyboard 108, video card 109, display 109a which is a display device electrically connected to the video card 109, sound card 110, and sound electrically connected to the sound card 110 The output device includes a speaker 110a and a drive 111 that reads and writes storage media such as a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, and a DVD-ROM.
Note that the above hardware configuration is merely an example, and it is natural that the components can be changed.

(1-2 Module configuration and functions)
FIG. 2 is a module configuration diagram of the display device according to the present embodiment. The display device 100 includes a correlation detection processing unit 210 as a relationship detection unit, a display position determination processing unit 220 as a data display position determination unit, a diagram attribute determination processing unit 230 as a diagram attribute determination unit, and an output process. Unit 240, data 250, rule information 260, and display unit 270 as display means.

  The correlation detection processing unit 210 performs a process of detecting the mutual relationship between the plurality of data stored in the data 250 and the weight of the relationship based on the rules of the input rule information 260. The rule information 260 here is, for example, a certain keyword and the number of appearances of the keyword. Specifically, information such as “keyword A appears 10 times or more in the text” is held as a rule. The correlation detection processing unit 210 detects the relationship of data in which “keyword A appears ten times or more in the text”, and detects the weight of the relationship based on the number of times keyword A actually appears.

  The display position determination processing unit 220 performs a process of determining the display position of each data based on the relationship detected by the correlation detection processing unit 210 and the lightness of the relationship. For example, because of the lightness of the relationship, data having a strong relationship is arranged near, and data having a weak relationship is arranged far away. In addition, when there are a plurality of rules, if a relationship is strong in a certain rule but weak in a different rule, processing is performed such that it is arranged at an intermediate position.

  The diagram attribute determination processing unit 230 performs a process of determining attributes of a diagram that connects data. The attributes of the diagram are determined mainly based on the relationship detected by the correlation detection processing unit 210 and the weight of the relationship. For example, data having a strong relationship are combined with a thick line diagram, and weak data are combined with a thin line diagram. In addition, since each rule having a relationship is connected by a diagram, the number of diagrams between data having many rules having a relationship increases, and the number of diagrams between data having many rules having a relationship is Less.

  It should be noted that the color of the diagram may be a common color for the diagram showing the relationship based on the same rule, and a different color for each rule. When a diagram is selected by mouse pointer, left click, right click, etc., the attribute information of the diagram (rule information, diagram thickness, length, etc.) is displayed. Also good.

The output processing unit performs processing for outputting the information and attribute information determined above to the display unit 270.
The display unit 270 performs processing for displaying the data relationship on the screen.
The data 250 is, for example, message data such as file data or bulletin board, e-mail mail data, or the like, and may be configured in advance by a tree structure or may not have a specific configuration. .

(2. Operation)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the display device according to the present embodiment. First, a rule for detecting the relationship is input and set by the apparatus user (step S301). Based on the set rule, the mutual relationship between the data is detected (step S302), and further, the weight of the relationship is detected (step S303). The data display position is determined based on the detected relationship and the weight of the relationship (step S304).

  Here, the determination of the data display position will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing for determining the display position of data. The data 250 may have a tree structure as shown in FIG. 4A, or may have a flat structure instead of a hierarchical structure as shown in FIG. 4B. In the case of FIG. 4 (a), the user selects data as a base point (here, message E) from the tree structure, and extracts data correlated with the base point data from all data. The display position is determined (FIG. 4C). Similarly, in the case of FIG. 4B, data serving as a base point is set, data correlated with the data is extracted, and a display position is determined. The display position is determined so that the relationship is stronger as the distance between the data is shorter, and the relationship is weaker as the distance is longer. In addition, when the display position is determined based on a plurality of rules, the display positions are arranged so as to balance each other. For example, if a certain rule has a strong relationship but a different rule has a weak relationship, the rule is placed at an intermediate position.

  In the above description, the user selects the base point data, but the user may not select the data. If not selected, for example, other data may be arranged based on data containing the largest number of rules as keywords.

Returning to FIG. 3, when the display position of the data is determined in step S304, the attributes of the diagram for combining the respective data are determined (step S305).
Here, determination of the attributes of the diagram will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing for determining a diagram. Each data whose display position is determined by the display position determination processing unit 220 is combined with a diagram. The diagram has attributes such as type, color, thickness, and length, and the attributes are determined based on the relationship and arrangement of data. In FIG. 5, all the diagrams are drawn by arrows, but here, the target data is a message (including e-mail information), and the message is transmitted (or returned) toward the arrow. . Here, it is assumed that the following rules are set in advance by the user.
(1) The keyword “ABC” appears 10 times or more in the text.
(2) The keyword “CDE” appears 10 times or more in the text.
(3) “CDE” is recognized as the same word (synonymous word) with “123”.

  The relationship indicated by the thick solid line arrow 51 indicates that the relationship is based on the preset rule (1). That is, the keyword “ABC” appears 10 times or more in the body text returned from message A to message B. Similarly, the relationship from the message E to the message D and from the message E to the message C indicates that the relationship is based on the rule (1). However, the darker the color, the more frequently the keyword appears. Here, the relationship between the arrows from message A to message B is that the keyword “ABC” appears ten times in the body, and the relationship between the arrows from message E to message C is the keyword “ABC” in the body. "Appears 15 times, and the arrow relationship from message E to message D indicates that the keyword" ABC "appears 20 times in the text.

Further, the relationship indicated by the thick dotted-line arrow 52 indicates that the relationship is based on the preset rule (2). That is, the keyword “ABC” appears 10 times or more in the body text returned from the message D to the message E. Similarly, the relationship from message G to message E indicates that the relationship is based on rule (2). However, the darker the color, the more frequently the keyword appears. Here, considering the rule (3), the relationship between the arrows from the message D to the message E is that the keywords “CDE” and “123” appear 10 times in the body, and the message G to the message E The relationship of the arrow to indicates that the keywords “CDE” and “123” have appeared 15 times in the text.
The relationship indicated by the other normal thin solid arrows 50 indicates that there has been a message exchange (reply relationship).

Note that the data configuration in FIG. 5 is merely an example, and the attributes of the diagram and the data display method may be arbitrarily changed by the user.
Further, although message data has been described in FIG. 5, it can also be applied to a file. In that case, the diagram does not necessarily have to be an arrow, and may be represented by a line segment.

  Furthermore, when there is a relationship in the same direction based on both rule (1) and rule (2), for example, the keyword “ABC” appears 10 times or more in the text from message G to message E, When the keyword “CDE” also appears ten times or more, both the arrow 51 and the arrow 52 may be displayed as the arrows from the message G to the message E.

  Furthermore, when the data 250 has a tree structure, a weighting of relationship based on generation information in the tree structure may be added to the rules. For example, a rule may be set so that not only the reply relationship but also the number of replies (proportional to the depth of the tree structure) and transfer information are reflected in the weight of the relationship. More specifically, for example, when the body of the reply message is “Approve” for the message S, the relationship is weak because it does not correspond to the above rule, but in reality it is closely related. It can be said that there is a very strong relationship. In such a case, it is possible to display the relationship more accurately by including the generation information of the tree structure in the rule.

  In FIG. 5, when the attributes of the diagram are determined, the display color of the data can also be determined. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating processing for determining the display color of data. In FIG. 6, since message A, message B, and message C are messages extracted based on the rule (1), they are displayed in a common color (in this case, temporarily displayed as dots), and message G Since the message is extracted based on the rule (2), it is displayed in another common color (in this case, it is assumed to be diagonally displayed). Further, since the message D and the message E are messages extracted based on both rules, they are displayed in a color obtained by adding common color information to each other (here, it is assumed to be gray). Message F is displayed in colorless (white) because it has only a reply relationship.

In FIG. 6, the color is expressed by dot display or diagonal lines for the sake of explanation. However, the color is actually expressed by red or blue, and the color obtained by adding them is purple.
Further, it is also possible to add rule information as a basis for determining the relationship as a diagram or data attribute. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a process of adding rule information to a diagram attribute. As shown in FIG. 7, rule information is added to a diagram or data for display.

Note that all of these rule information may be displayed all the time as shown in FIG. 7, or may be displayed only when selected by a mouse pointer, left click, right click, or the like.
In addition to the rule information, information on the degree of relationship based on generational disparity information in the tree structure and the thickness and length of the diagram may be displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the attributes of the diagram are determined in step S305, the display position of the data and the data structure represented by the diagram are displayed on the display unit 270 (step S306), and the process is terminated.

  Thus, according to the display device according to the present embodiment, the mutual relationship between a plurality of data and the weight of the relationship are detected based on a predetermined rule set in advance, and the mutual relationship between the detected data Since the relation between each data is displayed as a data structure based on the weight of the relation, it becomes easy to confirm the relation of the data, and the data structure can be viewed from various viewpoints by setting various predetermined rules. Can be confirmed.

  In addition, when a plurality of data is configured in advance with a tree structure, when any one piece of data is selected, a predetermined value set in advance based on the selected data and the configuration state of the tree structure is selected. Data structure considering the relation in the tree structure of the data as well as checking the relation for any one data in order to detect the mutual relation between the data and the lightness of the relation from the rules of Can be confirmed.

  Furthermore, since the data arranged based on any one rule preset by the data display position determining means is displayed in a common color, it is color-coded for each rule to improve the operability for the user. it can.

  Furthermore, when one piece of data is arranged based on different rules, the color of the arranged data is added and displayed, so that the data is displayed darkly, and the user has a plurality of different rules. It is possible to confirm at a glance that the data is related based on the above, and the processing efficiency can be improved.

  Furthermore, when the diagram attribute determining means determines the attributes of the diagram and each data based on the relationship between the hierarchies of a plurality of data and the weight of the relationship, Since the specified rules that have been set are displayed as attribute information added to the diagram and each data, the user can easily check the rules that have been the basis for the correlation of the data, thus improving work efficiency. be able to.

(Second embodiment of the present invention)
(1. Configuration and function)
(1-1 Hardware configuration)
Since the hardware configuration of the display device according to this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

(1-2 Module configuration and functions)
FIG. 8 is a module configuration diagram of the display device according to the present embodiment. The display device 100 includes an update time acquisition processing unit 205, a correlation detection processing unit 210 as a relationship detection unit, a display position determination processing unit 220 as a data display position determination unit, and a diagram attribute as a diagram attribute determination unit. A determination processing unit 230, an output processing unit 240, data 250, rule information 260, and a display unit 270 as a display unit are provided.
The update time acquisition processing unit 205 performs a process of acquiring the update time of data stored in the data 250.

  The correlation detection processing unit 210 has the same function as that of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the correlation detection processing unit 210 further includes an update time acquired by the update time acquisition processing unit 205 and a period set in advance by the user. In comparison, a process for detecting the mutual relationship and the weight of the relationship is performed on the data within the set period.

  The display position determination processing unit 220 has the same function as that of the first embodiment, but in this embodiment, the display position determination processing unit 220 further determines the relationship between the data based on the relationship between the data and the weight of the relationship for each set period. A display position is determined as one layer, and each layer is arranged in a three-dimensional hierarchy.

The diagram attribute determination processing unit 230 has the same function as that of the first embodiment. However, in this embodiment, the diagram attribute determination processing unit 220 also has an attribute for a diagram between layers of each data arranged by the display position determination processing unit 220. The process of determining is performed.
The functions of the output processing unit 240, the data 250, the rule information 260, and the display unit 270 as a display unit are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

(2. Operation)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the display device according to the present embodiment. First, a rule for detecting the relationship is input and set by the apparatus user (step S901), and at the same time, a period (for example, one week) that is a target of data to be displayed on one layer at the time of hierarchization. Or 1 month) is set (step S902). At this time, the number of layers to be displayed may be set. The update time of the data stored in the data 250 is acquired (step S903), and data within the set period is extracted (step S904). For the extracted data, a mutual relationship between the data is detected based on the rule set in step S901 (step S905), and further, the lightness of the relationship is detected (step S906). Based on the detected relationship and the lightness of the relationship, the display position of the data is determined (step S907), and the attributes of the diagram that joins the respective data are determined (step S908). A data configuration diagram is generated as a single layer from the determined data display position and diagram attributes (step S909). It is determined whether all layers have been created (step S910). If not all layers have been created, the period is widened (step S911), and the process returns to step S904.

  The process of extending the period will be specifically described. For example, it is assumed that the user sets a period of one week and three layers. In this case, after the first layer (today's data) is created, in step S911, the period is extended to one week and the second layer is created. Furthermore, the period is extended to two weeks, and a third layer is created. The period of expansion may be set every week, or may be freely set in units of one month, three months, one year, or a combination thereof. Thus, a plurality of layers are created for each period by the processing up to step S911.

  If all layers have been created, the attributes of the diagram that joins the layers are determined (step S912), and the data display position, diagram, and data structure represented by the layer are displayed on the display unit 270. (Step S913), and the process ends.

  Here, the data structure displayed as a result of the above processing will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram when the correlation of data is hierarchically displayed in time series. The first layer 1010 at the top of FIG. 10 has a two-dimensional configuration of the mail 1011 that is the base point and the mail that is related to the latest data (for example, the update date is the current day). It is displayed. The second layer 1020 displays a structure indicating the mail relationship with respect to related data within one week before and after including the data of the first layer 1010. The third layer 1030 displays a configuration indicating the mail relationship with respect to related data within one month before and after including the data of the first layer 1010 and the second layer 1020. Each layer is displayed in a superimposed manner and is displayed three-dimensionally as a whole.

  The display position determination processing unit 220 determines the display position of the data so that the upper layer is included in the lower layer, and the diagram attribute determination processing unit 230 recognizes the upper layer in the lower layer. Determine the attributes. As in the case of the first embodiment, when a diagram is selected by a mouse pointer, left click, right click, or the like, the configuration of the diagram can be displayed. For example, when the diagram 1021 is selected, an attribute such as “relationship display within one week before and after” is displayed. Further, not only the diagram but also data such as data 1031 may be selected, and the attribute of the data may be displayed. For example, when data 1031 is selected, data attributes such as “data related within one month before and after” are displayed.

  The relationship display in each layer (layer) is displayed through the same processing as the relationship detection processing, data display position determination processing, and diagram attribute determination processing in the first embodiment. However, the difference is that the target data is limited within the set period.

  In FIG. 10, the layers for one day, one week, and one month are created on the day, but the user can arbitrarily set the period. Further, the number of layers can be arbitrarily set by the user.

As described above, according to the display device according to the present embodiment, the data display position is determined by the data display position determination unit in a time-series manner for each predetermined period based on the data update time. In addition to being able to confirm data from time-series relationships, it is possible to confirm the relationship of data three-dimensionally by being arranged in a hierarchy, which can increase the processing efficiency of users. Since the data display position determining means determines the data display position for each predetermined period so that the upper hierarchy is included in the lower hierarchy, the correlation of each data for each period is confirmed in a three-dimensional manner. Therefore, the processing efficiency of the user can be further increased.

(Third embodiment of the present invention)
(1. Configuration and function)
(1-1 Hardware configuration)
Since the hardware configuration of the display device according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first and second embodiments, description thereof is omitted.

(1-2 Module configuration and functions)
Since the module configuration of the display device according to this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted. The function different from the first embodiment is that the display position determination processing unit 220 determines the display position of each data as one layer based on the relation between data and the weight of the relation for each rule, and each layer is three-dimensional. In other words, the process of hierarchical arrangement is performed. Then, the diagram attribute determination processing unit 230 performs a process of determining an attribute for a diagram between layers of each data arranged by the display position determination processing unit 220.

(2. Operation)
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the display device according to the present embodiment. First, a rule for detecting the relationship is input and set by the device user (step S1101). Based on the set rule, the mutual relationship between the data is detected (step S1102), and further, the weight of the relationship is detected (step S1103). The display position of data is determined based on the detected relationship and the weight of the relationship (step S1104). The attribute of the diagram that joins the respective data whose display positions are determined is determined (step S1105), and a layer is generated (step S1106). The processing so far is performed based on any one of the rules set in step S1101. That is, the first layer generated by the processing so far is created based on the first rule.

Then, it is determined whether or not all the rules have been processed (step S1107). If all the rules have not been processed, the next rule is set as a processing target (step S1108), and the process returns to step S1102, and all the rules are processed. Repeat until the process is complete. If all the rules have been processed in step S1107, the attributes of the diagram that joins the layers are determined (step S1109). The data display position, the diagram, and the data structure represented by the layer are displayed on the display unit 270 (step S1110), and the process ends.
Here, the data structure displayed as a result of the above processing will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram when data correlation is hierarchically displayed for each rule. In the first layer 1210, which is the highest level in FIG. 12, data a and b serving as base points are displayed.
Here, the data serving as the base points are two, a and b. Moreover, a and b may have a mutual relationship or may not have.

  The second layer 1220 displays data having a relationship based on the data a of the first layer 1210 and the first rule (for example, “ABC” is included ten times or more in the text). The third layer 1230 is data having a relation based on the data a of the first layer 1210 and / or the data a3 of the second layer 1220 and the second rule (for example, “CDE” is included ten times or more in the text). Is displayed. Each layer is displayed in an overlapping manner, and is displayed two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally as a whole.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the display position determination processing unit 220 determines the data display position in different layers for each rule, and the diagram attribute determination processing unit 230 determines the relationship between the upper layer and the lower layer. Determine as an attribute. As in the case of the first embodiment, when a diagram is selected by a mouse pointer, left click, right click, or the like, the configuration of the diagram can be displayed. For example, when the diagram 1211 is selected, an attribute such as “text contains“ ABC ”at least 10 times” is displayed. Further, not only the diagram but also data such as the data 1221 may be selected, and the attribute of the data may be displayed. For example, when data 1221 is selected, data attributes such as “data including“ ABC ”ten times or more in the text” are displayed.

  In addition, the display device according to the present embodiment may be configured such that data can be identified in detail by color. FIG. 13 is a diagram in the case where data correlation is hierarchically displayed for each rule and data is identified by color. As shown in FIG. 13, in the second layer, data a1 and a2 having a relationship with the data a of the first layer are displayed in a common color (here, a vertical pattern is used for easy understanding) Data b1 and b2 having a relationship with the data b of the first layer are displayed in other common colors (here, a horizontal pattern is used for easy understanding). The data ab1, which has a relationship with both the data a and the data b, is displayed in a color obtained by adding common color information to each of them (here, a check pattern is used for the sake of clarity). For example, if the color is data a and data a1 and a2 is red and the data b and data b1 and b2 are blue, the data ab1 is displayed in purple.

  Also in the third layer, the data a3 and a4 having the relationship with the data a of the first layer are displayed in the same common color as the second layer. However, the third layer a2-1 and a2-2 having a relationship with the data a2 in the second layer are displayed in the same color as the data a2, but in a darker color than a2. Similarly, the third layer ab1-1 having the relationship with the data ab1 in the second layer is displayed in the same color as the data ab1, but in a darker color than ab1. In other words, the more the color is added, the stronger the relationship with other data, and the darker the color, the stronger the relationship based on the set rule.

  The relationship display in each layer (layer) is displayed through the same processing as the relationship detection processing, data display position determination processing, and diagram attribute determination processing in the first embodiment. However, the difference is that the target data is limited to data having a relationship based on one set rule.

Further, the data may be identified by a pattern other than the color. Further, instead of adding the color information, the displayed data may be divided into a plurality of regions, and each color may be displayed for each division. Specifically, as described above, the data ab1 is not displayed in purple, but the data ab1 may be divided into two regions, one being displayed in red and the other in blue.
Further, in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, it is displayed in two dimensions for explanation, but it may be displayed in three dimensions.

  As described above, according to the display device according to the present embodiment, the display position of the plurality of data is determined in a hierarchical manner for each predetermined rule set in advance. Can be confirmed together.

(Other embodiments)
Regarding the above embodiment, the following additional notes are disclosed.

  (Supplementary Note 1) In a display device that displays a data structure of a plurality of data, based on a predetermined rule set in advance, a relationship detection unit that detects a mutual relationship between the plurality of data and the weight of the relationship, Data display position determining means for determining the display position of the data based on the mutual relation between the data detected by the relation detecting means and the weight of the relation, and the mutual relation and relation between the data detected by the relation detecting means The line attribute determined by the line attribute determination means and the line attribute determined by the line attribute determination means for determining the attributes of the line connecting the data whose display positions have been determined by the data display position determination means A display device comprising: display means for connecting each data and displaying a data configuration of the data according to the figure.

  (Supplementary note 2) In the display device according to supplementary note 1, the plurality of pieces of data are preliminarily configured in a tree structure, and the relationship detection unit is any one of the plurality of pieces of data configured in the tree structure. Is selected, based on the selected data and the configuration state of the tree structure, the mutual relationship between the plurality of data and the lightness of the relationship are detected from a predetermined rule set in advance. Display device.

  (Supplementary note 3) In the display device according to supplementary note 1 or 2, the data display position determining means determines the display positions of the plurality of data in a hierarchy according to the predetermined rule set in advance. Characteristic display device.

  (Supplementary note 4) In the display device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3, the data display position determination unit acquires each update time of the plurality of data, and the plurality of data based on the acquired update time. A display device characterized in that a display position of data is determined in a time-series manner for each predetermined period so that an upper layer is included in a lower layer.

  (Supplementary note 5) In the display device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 4, data arranged by the data display position determining means based on any one of the predetermined rules set in common A display device characterized by displaying in color.

  (Supplementary note 6) In the display device according to supplementary note 5, the data display position determining means may select any one of the plurality of data as an arbitrary one of the predetermined rules. And a display device that, when arranged based on other rules, displays the arranged arbitrary data by adding color information.

  (Supplementary note 7) In the display device according to supplementary note 5, the plurality of pieces of data arranged in a hierarchy are arranged so that each piece of data in each lower layer in the plurality of pieces of data in the same layer is the one arbitrary rule. A display device characterized by adding and displaying color information of the duplicated data when they are arranged redundantly.

  (Supplementary note 8) In the display device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 8, the diagram attribute determining means may determine the attribute of each diagram and each data based on the mutual relation between the plurality of data and the weight of the relation. A display device characterized in that, when determining, the predetermined rule that is the basis for determining the attribute is added as attribute information to the diagram and each data.

  (Supplementary note 9) In a display method for displaying a data structure of a plurality of data on a computer, the computer detects a mutual relationship between the plurality of data and a lightness of the relationship based on a predetermined rule set in advance. Based on the relationship detection procedure, the mutual relationship between the data detected in the relationship detection procedure and the lightness of the relationship, the data display position determination procedure for determining the display position of the data, and the relationship detection procedure A diagram attribute determining procedure for determining attributes of a diagram for connecting the data whose display positions are determined in the data display position determining procedure based on the mutual relationship between the data and the weight of the relationship; A display method comprising: displaying a function including a display procedure for connecting each data and displaying a data configuration of the data by a diagram determined by a diagram attribute determination procedure

  (Supplementary note 10) In the display method according to supplementary note 9, the plurality of data is preliminarily configured in a tree structure, and the relation detection procedure is any one of the plurality of data configured in the tree structure. Is selected, based on the selected data and the configuration state of the tree structure, the mutual relationship between the plurality of data and the lightness of the relationship are detected from a predetermined rule set in advance. Display method.

  (Additional remark 11) In the display program for making a computer perform so that the data structure of several data may be displayed, based on the predetermined rule set beforehand, the mutual relationship between the said several data and the weight of a relation are considered. Based on the relationship detection procedure to detect, the mutual relationship between the data detected by the relationship detection procedure and the lightness of the relationship, the data display position determination procedure for determining the display position of the data, and the detection by the relationship detection procedure A diagram attribute determining procedure for determining attributes of a diagram for connecting the data whose display positions are determined in the data display position determining procedure based on the mutual relationship between the data and the weight of the relationship; A display for causing a computer to execute a display procedure for connecting the data and displaying the data configuration of the data according to the diagram determined in the diagram attribute determination procedure. Program.

  (Supplementary note 12) In the display program according to supplementary note 11, the plurality of data are preliminarily configured in a tree structure, and the relation detection procedure is any one of the plurality of data configured in the tree structure. Is selected, based on the selected data and the configuration state of the tree structure, the mutual relationship between the plurality of data and the lightness of the relationship are detected from a predetermined rule set in advance. Display program.

It is a hardware block diagram of the display apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a module block diagram of the display apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the display apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the process which determines the display position of data. It is a figure which shows an example of the process which determines a diagram. It is a figure which shows the process which determines the display color of data. It is a figure which shows the process which adds rule information to the attribute of a diagram. It is a module block diagram of the display apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the display apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure at the time of displaying the correlation of data hierarchically in a time series. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the display apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure at the time of displaying the correlation of data hierarchically for every rule. It is a figure at the time of displaying the correlation of data hierarchically for every rule, and identifying data by a color.

Explanation of symbols

100 display device 101 CPU
102 RAM
103 ROM
104 Flash memory 105 HD
106 LAN Card 107 Mouse 108 Keyboard 109 Video Card 109a Display 110 Sound Card 110a Speaker 205 Update Time Acquisition Processing Unit 210 Correlation Detection Processing Unit 220 Display Position Determination Processing Unit 230 Diagram Attribute Determination Processing Unit 240 Output Processing Unit 250 Data 260 Rule Information 270 display

Claims (7)

In a display device that displays a data structure of a plurality of data,
Based on a predetermined rule set in advance, a relationship detection means for detecting the mutual relationship between the plurality of data and the weight of the relationship;
Data display position determination means for determining the display position of the data based on the mutual relationship between the data detected by the relationship detection means and the weight of the relationship;
A diagram attribute for determining an attribute of a diagram for connecting the data whose display positions are determined by the data display position determination unit based on the mutual relationship between the data detected by the relationship detection unit and the weight of the relationship A determination means;
Display means for connecting the respective data according to the diagram determined by the diagram attribute determining means and displaying the data configuration of the data ;
The data display position determining means acquires each update time of the plurality of data, and sets the display positions of the plurality of data based on the acquired update time so that the upper hierarchy is included in the lower hierarchy display device comprising that you determined is layered in time series for each time period. The display device according to claim 1,
The plurality of data is preliminarily structured in a tree structure,
When any one of a plurality of data configured by the tree structure is selected by the relationship detection unit, a predetermined value set in advance based on the selected data and the configuration state of the tree structure is selected. A display device that detects a mutual relation between the plurality of data and a light weight of the relation from the rules of the above. The display device according to claim 1 or 2,
The display device, wherein the data display position determining means determines the display positions of the plurality of data in a hierarchy according to the predetermined rule set in advance. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The display device characterized in that the data display position determining means displays data arranged based on any one of the predetermined rules set in a common color . The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When the diagram attribute determining means determines the attributes of the diagram and each data based on the mutual relationship between the plurality of data and the weight of the relationship, the preset attribute that is the basis for determining the attribute is set in advance. A display device characterized in that a predetermined rule is added to the diagram and each data as attribute information and displayed. In a display method in which a computer displays a data configuration of a plurality of data stored in a data portion on a display portion,
The CPU of the computer is
Based on a predetermined rule set in advance, a relationship detection procedure for detecting the mutual relationship between the plurality of data and the weight of the relationship;
A data display position determination procedure for determining the display position of the data based on the mutual relationship between the data detected in the relationship detection procedure and the lightness of the relationship;
A line for determining the attribute of the diagram that connects the data whose display positions are determined in the data display position determination procedure based on the mutual relationship between the data detected in the relationship detection procedure and the weight of the relationship Figure attribute determination procedure;
A display procedure for connecting each data according to the diagram determined in the diagram attribute determination procedure and displaying the data configuration of the data;
The data display position determination procedure acquires each update time of the plurality of data, and sets the display positions of the plurality of data based on the acquired update time so that the upper hierarchy is included in the lower hierarchy A display method characterized by deciding in a time-series manner for each period . In a display program for causing a computer to function so as to display a data configuration of a plurality of data stored in a data portion on a display portion ,
Based on the pre-Me set predetermined rule, relationship detection means for detecting the light and heavy mutual relations and relationships between the plurality of data,
Data display position determining means for determining the display position of the data based on the mutual relation between the data detected by the relation detecting means and the weight of the relation,
A line for determining the attribute of the diagram that joins the data whose display positions are determined by the data display position determining means based on the mutual relation between the data detected by the relation detecting means and the weight of the relation Figure attribute determination means ,
The diagram by diagram determined by the attribute determining means to connect each data caused to function CPU of the computer as a display means for displaying the data structure of the data,
The data display position determining means acquires each update time of the plurality of data, and sets the display positions of the plurality of data based on the acquired update time so that the upper hierarchy is included in the lower hierarchy A display program characterized by being determined in a time-series manner for each period .

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