JP6776041B2 - Display control device and display control program - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to display control devices and display control programs.

In a monitoring control system that monitors and controls facilities such as water and sewage facilities, the display control device (human interface device) outputs an image based on monitoring data such as water flow rate to the display device. When a support function such as demand forecast is added to the functions provided as standard in the monitoring control system, another system that provides the support function may be connected to the monitoring control system. The display control device outputs an image based on data generated by another system connected to the monitoring control system (hereinafter referred to as “support data”) to the display device of the monitoring control system. However, the conventional display control device outputs an image based on the monitoring data (hereinafter referred to as "surveillance data image") and an image based on the support data (hereinafter referred to as "support data image") in a single window. Was not possible in some cases.

JP-A-11-95830

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a display control device and a display control program capable of outputting an image for displaying a monitoring data image and a support data image in a single window to the display device.

The display control device of the embodiment includes a monitoring control unit, a browser unit, a screen control unit, and a window control unit. The monitoring control unit generates a monitoring data image, which is an image based on monitoring data representing a predetermined monitoring result of the facility. The browser unit generates a support data image, which is an image based on the support data, which is data generated by another system connected to the monitoring control system that monitors and controls the facility. The screen control unit determines the arrangement of at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image in a single window image which is an image displayed in full screen on the display screen, and based on the arrangement, the monitoring data image and the support. Generates an image in which at least one of the data images is superimposed. The window control unit generates a single window image including an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image is superimposed.

The figure which shows the example of the configuration of the monitoring control support system of an embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the structure of the display control device of embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the window image displayed on the display screen of the display device of embodiment. A flowchart showing an example of a procedure for displaying a support data image when the symbol image of the embodiment is clicked.

Hereinafter, the display control device and the display control program of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the monitoring control support system 1. The monitoring and control support system 1 includes a monitoring and control system 100 which is a system for monitoring and controlling facilities, and a support system 110 which is a system for generating support data. The target facilities monitored and controlled by the monitoring and control system 100 are, for example, water and sewage facilities, power generation facilities, and power storage facilities. Hereinafter, as an example, the facility to be monitored and controlled by the monitoring and control system 100 is a water and sewage facility. The water and sewage facility is, for example, a water supply facility such as a water purification plant or a water distribution plant. The water and sewage facility may be, for example, a sewage facility such as a sewage treatment plant, a pumping station, or a sludge treatment plant. Water and sewage facilities are equipped with equipment such as pumps and water tanks.

The monitoring control support system 1 includes a control LAN 10, a controller 11, an information LAN 12, a data server device 13, a support server device 14, a cloud 15, an operation device 16, a display control device 17, and a display device 18. To be equipped with. The number of controllers 11 may be plural (“N” in FIG. 1 is an integer of 2 or more). Among these devices, the monitoring control system 100 includes a control LAN 10, a controller 11, an information LAN 12, a data server device 13, an operation device 16, a display control device 17, and a display device 18. The support system 110 includes a support server device 14 and a cloud 15.

The control LAN 10 is a communication line that transmits signals for controlling equipment of water and sewage facilities (hereinafter referred to as "control signals"). The control LAN 10 may transmit a signal (hereinafter, referred to as “measurement signal”) representing the measurement result of the state quantity of the device. The state quantity of the equipment is, for example, the amount of electricity consumed by the equipment of the water and sewage facility and the temperature of the equipment of the water and sewage facility. The control LAN 10 may be a wired communication line such as a coaxial cable, or a wireless communication line.

The controller 11 is an information processing device that controls the device. The controller 11 acquires a control signal from the display control device 17 (human interface device). The controller 11 controls the equipment of the water and sewage facility, which is the control target of the monitoring control system 100, based on the control signal. The controller 11 acquires a measurement signal from the equipment of the water and sewage facility that is the monitoring target of the monitoring control system 100. The information LAN 12 is a communication line that transmits communication data such as support data. The information LAN 12 may be a wired communication line such as a coaxial cable, or a wireless communication line.

The data server device 13 is an information processing device for filing monitoring data. The data server device 13 stores the measurement signal acquired from the controller 11 as monitoring data. The data server device 13 outputs the monitoring data to the display control device 17. The data server device 13 may store information representing the configuration of the water and sewage facility. The information representing the configuration of the water and sewage facility is, for example, information indicating the number of devices of the water and sewage facility. The data server device 13 may store the support data acquired from the support server device 14 or the cloud 15. The support data is, for example, water demand forecast data and electric power demand forecast data.

The support server device 14 is a server device that generates support data based on the prediction result. The support server device 14 is connected to the monitoring control system 1 when a support function such as demand forecast is added to the functions provided as standard in the monitoring control system 100. The support server device 14 includes an output unit 140 (web server device). The output unit 140 predicts the demand for water and the like. The output unit 140 generates support data in a format different from the format of the monitoring data output by the data server device 13. For example, the output unit 140 generates support data in the form of markup languages such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and XML (Extensible Markup Language). Hereinafter, the output unit 140 generates support data in the HTML format as an example. The output unit 140 outputs the generated support data to the display control device 17.

The cloud 15 is a web server device that executes cloud computing. The cloud 15 may include a plurality of information processing devices. The cloud 15 is connected to the monitoring and control system 1 when a support function such as demand forecast is added to the functions provided as standard in the monitoring and control system 100. The cloud 15 generates support data in a format different from the format of the monitoring data output by the data server device 13. For example, the cloud 15 generates support data in markup language format. Hereinafter, the cloud 15 generates support data in the form of HTML as an example. The cloud 15 outputs the generated support data to the display control device 17.

The operation device 16 is an operation device such as a keyboard and a mouse. The operation device 16 transmits a signal corresponding to the operation to the display control device 17. The signal corresponding to the operation is, for example, a signal for changing the arrangement of the image displayed on the display screen and a signal for switching the size of the image displayed on the display screen.

The display control device 17 (human interface device) is a device that outputs information for monitoring and controlling the water and sewage facility to the display device. The display control device 17 outputs information for monitoring and controlling the water and sewage facility to the display device by executing an application program. The application program is, for example, a program that supports a graphical user interface (GUI) written in JAVA (registered trademark) or C language. The display control device 17 generates an image (hereinafter, referred to as “window image”) representing a window for displaying the execution result of the application program by the function of the operation system. The display control device 17 outputs a single window image on which a quadrangular panel-shaped image is superimposed to the display device 18.

The display device 18 includes a display screen such as a liquid crystal display. The display device 18 acquires a window image on which a quadrangular panel-shaped image is superimposed from the display control device 17. The display device 18 displays a single window image in full screen on the display screen.

Next, an example of the configuration of the display control device 17 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the display control device 17. The display control device 17 includes a communication unit 170, a memory 171, an acquisition unit 172, a central processing unit 173 (CPU), a window control unit 177, and an output unit 175.

The communication unit 170 acquires the support data from the support server device 14. The communication unit 170 may acquire the support data from the cloud 15. The communication unit 170 transmits the support data to the central processing unit 173. The communication unit 170 transmits a control signal to the controller 11. The communication unit 170 may acquire the measurement signal from the controller 11 or the data server device 13.

The memory 171 is a storage device having a non-volatile recording medium (non-temporary recording medium) such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. Memory 171 stores an application program for monitoring and controlling water and sewage facilities. The memory 171 stores the function name and the page number in association with a symbol image which is an image of a graphic representing monitoring data. The memory 171 stores a database in which a uniform resource locator (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) and a page ID are associated with each other. The page ID is an identification number represented by an integer.

The acquisition unit 172 is realized by hardware such as, for example, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The acquisition unit 172 acquires a signal corresponding to the operation from the operation device 16. The acquisition unit 172 transmits a signal corresponding to the operation to the central processing unit 173.

The central processing unit 173 is a processor. The central processing unit 173 acquires a display control program from the memory 171. The central processing unit 173 outputs an image generated based on the display control program to the display device 18.

The central processing unit 173 includes an operating system execution unit 174. The operating system execution unit 174 executes processing of an operating system such as Windows (registered trademark). The processing of the operating system is, for example, a process of executing an application program, a process of controlling the hardware of the display control device 17, a process of generating a window image to be displayed on the desktop of the display screen of the display device 18, and the like.

The operating system execution unit 174 includes an application execution unit 176 and a window control unit 177. The application execution unit 176 executes an application program for monitoring and controlling the water and sewage facility. Application programs for monitoring and controlling water and sewage facilities include display control programs. The application execution unit 176 includes a monitoring control unit 178, a browser unit 179, and a screen control unit 180.

The monitoring control unit 178 acquires the application program from the memory 171. The monitoring and control unit 178 monitors and controls the water and sewage facilities by executing the application program. For example, the monitoring and control unit 178 generates a control signal for controlling the equipment of the water and sewage facility. The monitoring control unit 178 transmits the generated control signal to the controller 11 via the communication unit 170. For example, the monitoring control unit 178 generates a monitoring data image. The overall shape of the surveillance data image is, for example, a quadrangular panel shape. The monitoring control unit 178 may generate a monitoring data image when the menu key displayed on the display screen of the display device 18 is operated.

The monitoring data image includes, for example, a graphic panel image and a trend graph panel image. The graphic panel image is an image including a symbol image which is an image of a graphic representing monitoring data. The trend graph panel image is an image including a graph (trend graph) representing monitoring data in time series. The monitoring control unit 178 transmits the generated monitoring data image to the screen control unit 180.

The browser unit 179 (support data image generation unit) acquires support data from the communication unit 170. The browser unit 179 interprets HTML. That is, the browser unit 179 processes the support data in the HTML format into viewable data. For example, the browser unit 179 generates a support data image based on the support data in the HTML format by executing the application program. The overall shape of the support data image is, for example, a quadrangular panel shape. The browser unit 179 transmits the support data image to the screen control unit 180.

The screen control unit 180 acquires a signal corresponding to the operation from the operation device 16. Hereinafter, matters common to the monitoring data image and the support data image will be collectively referred to as a "panel image" of the monitoring data image and the support data image. Therefore, the types of panel images include a graphic panel image, a trend graph panel image, and a support data image. The screen control unit 180 determines the vertical and horizontal sizes of the panel image based on the signal according to the operation.

The screen control unit 180 determines the arrangement of the panel image in the window image. When the monitoring data image is generated, the screen control unit 180 determines the arrangement of the monitoring data image in the window image. When the support data image is generated, the screen control unit 180 determines the arrangement of the support data image in the window image. The screen control unit 180 generates an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image is superimposed based on the determined arrangement.

The screen control unit 180 may generate an image in which a part of a plurality of panel images is superimposed based on a signal corresponding to the operation. That is, a part of the panel image may be hidden by another panel image displayed on the desktop of the display screen. The screen control unit 180 determines which of the plurality of panel images is to be displayed in the foreground on the desktop of the display screen based on the signal corresponding to the operation. For example, the screen control unit 180 associates a component value in the Z-axis direction (front direction of the display screen) with the panel image based on the signal corresponding to the operation. The screen control unit 180 determines which panel image is closer to the desktop of the display screen according to the difference in the component values in the Z-axis direction associated with the different panel images. For example, the screen control unit 180 may determine the arrangement (hierarchy) of the panel images in the Z-axis direction so that the panel image having the larger component value in the Z-axis direction associated with the panel image is closer to the desktop of the display screen. Good. The screen control unit 180 transmits to the window control unit 177 an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image is superimposed.

The window control unit 177 generates a window image including an image acquired from the screen control unit 180 as a function of the operation system. For example, the window control unit 177 generates a window image including an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image is superimposed. The window control unit 177 transmits the window image to the output unit 175 so that the display device 18 displays the window image in full screen.

The window control unit 177 generates a window image for each application program. Therefore, if the application execution unit 176 does not include the screen control unit 180, the window control unit 177 is different from the application program that generates the monitoring data image and the application program that generates the support data image. Data images and support data images cannot be superimposed on a single window image.

The output unit 175 acquires the window image from the window control unit 177. The output unit 175 outputs a window image to the display device 18 based on a signal interface standard such as HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a window image 200 displayed on the display screen of the display device 18. The window image 200 includes a message display area 210, an auxiliary information display area 211, a menu key display area 220, a menu key 221 and a panel display area 230.

The message display area 210 is a display area for displaying various messages related to monitoring and control. The various messages are, for example, "normal alarm sound output" and "normal monitoring screen". The auxiliary information display area 211 is a display area for displaying auxiliary information such as the current time. The menu key display area 220 is an area for displaying operation keys such as the menu key 221. The menu key 221 is an operation key image for the administrator to select an arbitrary operation from the menu. The operation that can be selected from the menu is, for example, an operation for displaying a panel image. The administrator of the monitoring and control system 100 selects an arbitrary operation from the menu by operating the operation device 16. The panel display area 230 is an area for displaying a panel image.

In FIG. 3, the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 are displayed in the panel display area 230. The monitoring data image 240 includes a panel operation key 241, a magnification operation key 242, a monitoring data display area 243, and a symbol image 244. The panel operation key 241 is an operation key image for determining the size of the monitoring data image 240. The magnification operation key 242 is an operation key image for determining the display magnification of an image such as the symbol image 244 displayed in the monitoring data display area 243. The screen control unit 180 changes the display magnification of the monitoring data image 240 according to the operation on the monitoring data display area 243. The monitoring data display area 243 is an area for displaying an image such as a symbol image 244. The symbol image 244 is a graphic or the like representing monitoring data. The shape of the symbol image 244 is, for example, a shape representing the appearance of a water tank of a water and sewage facility.

The support data image 250 includes a panel operation key 251, a magnification operation key 252, and an HTML display area 253. The panel operation key 251 is an operation key image for determining the size of the support data image 250. The magnification operation key 252 is an operation key image for determining the display magnification of an image representing the support data or the like displayed on the support data image 250. The screen control unit 180 changes the display magnification of the support data image 250 according to the operation of the magnification operation key 252. The HTML display area 253 is an area for displaying an image representing support data or the like in the HTML format.

If the support data image 250 is not a panel image but a window image, when the window image 200 is displayed in full screen, the support data image 250, which is a window image, is displayed on the window image 200 by the window control of the window control unit 177. Since it is hidden behind, it is not displayed in the window image 200. In the present embodiment, the support data image 250 is not a window image but a panel image. Therefore, even when the window image 200 is displayed in full screen, the display device 18 is not hidden behind the window image 200 by the window control unit 177, so that the support data image 250 and the monitoring data image 240, which are panel images, are displayed in the window. It can be displayed on the image 200.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for displaying the support data image 250 when the symbol image 244 is clicked. The monitoring control unit 178 acquires the function name and page ID (identification information) associated with the clicked symbol image 244 from the monitoring data image 240 (step S101). The monitoring control unit 178 specifies the type of panel image associated with the acquired function name (step S102).

When the type of the panel image is the support data image, the monitoring control unit 178 specifies the URL associated with the acquired page ID and transmits the specified URL to the browser unit 179. Information indicating the correspondence between the page ID and the URL is stored in, for example, the memory 171 (step S103).

The browser unit 179 generates the support data image 250 (HTML display panel) based on the resource indicated by the specified URL. The screen control unit 180 transmits the generated support data image 250, the component values of the support data image 250 in the Z-axis direction, and the coordinate information indicating the arrangement of the support data image 250 to the window control unit 177 (step). S104). As a result, the display control device 17 can output an image for displaying the support data image 250 and the monitoring data image 240 on the window image 200 to the display device 18.

As described above, the display control device 17 of the embodiment includes a monitoring control unit 178, a browser unit 179, a screen control unit 180, and a window control unit 177. The monitoring control unit 178 generates a monitoring data image 240, which is an image based on monitoring data representing a monitoring result of a water supply facility or the like. The browser unit 179 generates the support data image 250. The screen control unit 180 determines the arrangement of at least one of the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 in the single window image 200, which is an image displayed in full screen on the display screen. The screen control unit 180 generates an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 is superimposed based on the determined arrangement. The window control unit 177 generates a single window image 200 including an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 is superimposed.

With this configuration, the screen control unit 180 determines the arrangement of at least one of the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 in the single window image 200, which is an image displayed in full screen on the display screen. The screen control unit 180 generates an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 is superimposed based on the determined arrangement. The window control unit 177 generates a single window image 200 including an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 is superimposed.

As a result, the display control device 17 of the embodiment can output an image that displays the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 in a single window to the display device. The manager of the water and sewage facility of the embodiment has a display control device with the same user interface for the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250, based on various information of the single window image 200 displayed by the display device 18. The operation of 17 can be performed seamlessly. The display control device 17 of the embodiment can display the support data from the support server device 14 or the cloud 15 without adding the support terminal for generating the support data to the support system 110.

The monitoring control unit 178 identifies the uniform resource locator associated with the identification information of the image included in the monitoring data image based on the database, and the browser unit identifies the support data image 250 based on the resource indicated by the URL. It may be generated. The browser unit 179 may generate the support data image 250 based on the resource indicated by the uniform resource locator. When the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 are generated, the screen control unit 180 may generate an image in which a part of the support data image 250 is superimposed on the monitoring data image 240. The screen control unit 180 may change the display magnification of the monitoring data image 240 or the support data image. As a result, the display device 18 of the embodiment can display the monitoring data image 240 and the support data image 250 in a single window.

According to at least one embodiment described above, the arrangement of at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image in a single window image which is an image displayed in full screen on the display screen is determined and based on the arrangement. A screen control unit that generates an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image is superimposed, and a single window image including an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image is superimposed. By having the window control unit to generate, it is possible to output an image in which the monitoring data image and the support data image are displayed in a single window to the display device.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention as well as the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 ... Monitoring and control support system, 10 ... Control LAN, 11 ... Controller, 12 ... Information LAN, 13 ... Data server device, 14 ... Support server device, 15 ... Cloud, 16 ... Operation device, 17 ... Display control device, 18 ... Display device, 100 ... Monitoring and control support system, 170 ... Communication unit, 171 ... Memory, 172 ... Acquisition unit, 173 ... Central processing device, 174 ... Operating system execution unit, 175 ... Output unit, 176 ... Application execution unit, 177 ... Window control unit, 178 ... Monitoring control unit, 179 ... Browser unit, 180 ... Screen control unit, 200 ... Window image, 210 ... Message display area, 211 ... Auxiliary information display area, 220 ... Menu key display area, 221 ... Menu key , 230 ... Panel display area, 240 ... Surveillance data image, 241 ... Panel operation key, 242 ... Magnification operation key, 243 ... Surveillance data display area, 244 ... Symbol image, 250 ... Support data image, 251 ... Panel operation key, 252 ... Magnification operation key, 253 ... HTML display area

Claims (6)

A monitoring control unit that generates a monitoring data image, which is an image based on monitoring data representing the monitoring results of a predetermined facility, and
A browser unit that generates a support data image, which is an image based on support data, which is data generated by another system connected to the monitoring control system that monitors and controls the facility.
The arrangement of at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image in a single window image which is an image displayed in full screen on the display screen is determined, and the monitoring data image and the support are based on the arrangement. A screen control unit that generates an image in which at least one of the data images is superimposed,
It includes a window control unit that generates the single window image including an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image is superimposed .
The screen control unit determines the arrangement of at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image so as to be in front of the single window image on the desktop of the display screen.
Display control device. The monitoring control unit identifies the uniform resource locator associated with the identification information of the image included in the monitoring data image based on the database.
The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the browser unit generates the support data image based on the resource indicated by the uniform resource locator. The screen control unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the monitoring data image and the support data image are generated, the screen control unit generates an image in which a part of the support data image is superimposed on the monitoring data image. Display control device. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the screen control unit changes the display magnification of the monitoring data image or the support data image. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the support data is data in the form of a markup language. On the computer
A procedure for generating a monitoring data image, which is an image based on monitoring data representing a predetermined facility monitoring result, and
A procedure for generating a support data image, which is an image based on the support data, which is data generated by another system connected to the monitoring control system that monitors and controls the facility, and
The arrangement of at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image in a single window image which is an image displayed in full screen on the display screen is determined, and the monitoring data image and the support are based on the arrangement. The procedure for generating an image in which at least one of the data images is superimposed,
A procedure for generating the single window image including an image in which at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image is superimposed is executed .
In the procedure for generating the superimposed image, the arrangement of at least one of the monitoring data image and the support data image is determined to be in front of the single window image on the desktop of the display screen.
Display control program.

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