JP6880393B2 - Information processing device, its control method and program, and information processing system, its control method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, a control method thereof, and a program capable of identifying which movement area the moving area existing on the drawing corresponds to, and an information processing system, the control method, and the program.

In recent years, simulations related to the movement of users inside a building and the movement of users such as the exit of users who have visited a concert hall have been performed by moving a moving object indicating a pedestrian on CAD (Computer-Aided Design) data of a building. There is a mechanism to do it.

Patent Document 1 describes a mechanism capable of calculating the moving speed of a moving object moving on a staircase in an evacuation behavior simulation in a building having a plurality of floors.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-23548

In order to perform a pedestrian movement simulation in a building having a plurality of floors, it is necessary to set in advance in order to spatially connect CAD data indicating different floors.

Specifically, in order to move the moving object from the second floor to the first floor, the moving area is set in the CAD data of the second floor and the CAD data of the stairs, respectively, and further, the CAD data of the stairs and the CAD data of the first floor are used. It is necessary to set each movement area. With this setting, when a moving moving object enters the moving area, the moving object warps to the other moving area set in other CAD data corresponding to the moving area. is there.

When a plurality of moving areas are provided in the drawing indicated by the CAD data in this way, it may not be possible to know which moving area the moving area corresponds to.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of identifying which moving area the moving area existing on the drawing corresponds to.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing device of the present invention is an information processing device that simulates a change in the position of an object on a drawing, and is a movement for moving the object to a drawing different from the drawing. A management means that manages the area and a movement area on the drawing to which the object is moved in association with each other, a reception means that accepts the designation of the movement area managed by the management means, and the reception means that accepts the designation. It is characterized by including a display control means for controlling the drawing to be displayed in a display range including the moving area and the moving area on the drawing of the moving destination corresponding to the moving area.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism capable of identifying which moving area the moving area existing on the drawing corresponds to.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the system configuration in an embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of the information processing apparatus 100 in embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the information processing apparatus 100 in embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the detailed process flow in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the data structure of various tables used in embodiment. This is a screen example of the simulation screen. It is a flowchart explaining the detailed process flow in 2nd Embodiment. This is a screen example of the simulation screen 800. This is a screen example of the movement simulation screen. It is a flowchart explaining the detailed process flow in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the screen example of FIG. 1100A and FIG. 1100. This is a screen example of the simulation screen 1200. This is a screen example of the simulation screen 1300A and the simulation screen 1300B. It is a flowchart explaining the detailed process flow in 4th Embodiment. This is a screen example of the confirmation screen 1500. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the system structure of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of the functions of the information processing apparatus 100. The information processing device 100 is an information processing device such as a personal computer (PC).

The information processing device 100 includes CAD software 110 (CAD unit) and mobile simulation software 120 that functions as a plug-in of CAD software 110. The information processing device 100 in this embodiment is a PC, and the CAD software 110 is three-dimensional CAD application software installed in the information processing device. Further, the mobile simulation software 120 is software that functions as a plug-in of CAD application software.

The movement simulation software 120 includes a simulation engine, and uses the simulation engine to move a pedestrian icon (moving object) arranged on the map created by the CAD software 110 to a moving place (destination). Perform simulation processing. More specifically, the movement simulation software 120 advances the time on the simulation at regular intervals, and performs a simulation process of moving the pedestrian toward the moving place with the passage of time. The movement simulation software 120 can perform a movement simulation assuming the occurrence of various disasters, for example. For example, the movement simulation software 120 can also perform a movement simulation assuming the occurrence of a water disaster such as a tsunami, a flood, or a flood of a river, a fire, or a landslide disaster. The movement simulation software 120 manages the moving object as the moving object information 510. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the moving object information 510 is associated with the icon ID 511, the coordinates 512, the attribute 513, and the velocity 514. The icon ID 511 is an ID for uniquely identifying the moving object. Coordinates 512 are coordinates indicating the position information of the moving object on the drawing. In the present embodiment, the moving object is a circular icon, and the coordinates at coordinates 512 are the coordinates of the center point of the icon. The size of the circular icon shall be 1 meter in diameter as the size on the drawing. Attribute 513 is an attribute of the moving object. Velocity 514 indicates the moving speed of the moving object on the drawing.

In the present embodiment, when moving the icon of the pedestrian to be moved, for example, in order to make the user recognize the correspondence of the moving areas set on the drawing for moving the moving object from the second floor to the first floor. It is the mechanism of. The above is the description of the system configuration of FIG.

Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 and the like in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The information processing device 100 includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, an input controller 205, a video controller 206, a memory controller 207, and a communication I / F controller 208. The CPU 201, ROM 202, RAM 203, input controller 205, video controller 206, memory controller 207, and communication I / F controller 208 are connected to each other via the system bus 204.

The CPU 201 is a central processing unit that collectively controls each device and controller connected via the system bus 204. The ROM 202 is a storage device that stores various programs such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), which is a control program of the CPU 201, and various data.

The RAM 203 is a storage device that functions as a main memory, a work area, or the like of the CPU 201. The CPU 201 realizes various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for executing the process from the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 into the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

The input controller 205 is a controller that controls the input from the input device 209. The input device 209 is an input device such as a pointing device such as a keyboard (KB) or a mouse. The video controller 206 is a controller that controls the display on the display device 210. The display device 210 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display.

The memory controller 207 is a controller that controls access to the external memory 211. The external memory 211 is a storage device such as a hard disk (HD) for storing an operating system program (hereinafter, OS), various setting information, and a flexible disk (FD). Further, the external memory 211 stores a boot program, programs of various applications, font data, user files, edit files, various data, and the like. The memory controller 207 can also control access to an external memory 211 such as a flash memory type memory card connected to the PCMCIA card slot via an adapter.

The communication I / F controller 208 is a controller used for connecting / communicating with an external device via a network such as LAN or the Internet, and executes communication processing via the network. The communication I / F controller 208 can communicate with an external device using TCP / IP, for example.

The CPU 201 enables display on the display device 210 by, for example, executing an outline font expansion (rasterization) process in the display information area in the RAM 203. Further, the CPU 201 can receive a user's instruction via a mouse cursor or the like on the display device 210.

Various programs for realizing the processing of the present embodiment are stored in the external memory 211, but may be stored in the ROM 202. Further, although it is assumed that the definition file and various information tables used when executing the above program are also stored in the external memory 211, they may be stored in the ROM 202.

The display device 210 is an example of an output unit that displays and outputs an object generated by the CAD software 110 (for example, an object of a new road connecting a building and a road) in response to an instruction from the movement simulation software 120. The above is the description of FIG.

When the CPU 201 executes the process based on the program stored in the ROM 202 or the external memory 211, the function of the information processing apparatus 100 described later in FIG. 3 and the process of the flowchart of each figure described later are realized.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 100. The information processing device 100 includes CAD software 110 (CAD unit) and mobile simulation software 120.

The CAD software 110 includes a drawing data reading unit 311, an object information storage unit 312, a management unit 313, a reception unit 314, a display range determination unit 315, and a display control unit 316.

The drawing data reading unit 311 reads the drawing data (CAD file). In the present embodiment, the drawing data reading unit 311 reads the drawing data stored in the external memory 211 from the external memory 211, but may read from the ROM 202, an external server, or the like. In the present embodiment, the drawing data reading unit 311 has coordinates on the drawing and reads drawing data which is a set of information of objects (graphics) arranged on the drawing. As shown in the object information 500 of FIG. 5, the object is given an attribute indicating what the object is. The object information 500 stores the ID, which is the identification information of the object, the vertex coordinates (x, y coordinates) of the object, and the attributes in association with each other. The attributes are, for example, roads, buildings, obstacles, walking areas, and the like. The area indicated by the object to which the attribute of the walking area is given indicates that the moving object indicating the pedestrian (moving person) is a movable area in the movement simulation. Objects with building attributes indicate buildings. An object with a road attribute indicates a road (passage). An object with the obstacle attribute indicates an obstacle that defines an area that the moving object cannot pass through. When the objects in the moving area are in contact with each other or overlap with each other, the moving object can freely move between the objects in contact with each other or overlapping with each other. FIG. 13 shows the state of the object shown in the object information 500 of FIG. 5 on the map. In FIG. 13, Ob000X and Ob000Y are objects in the moving area, and are areas in which the moving objects can freely move back and forth. Ob000Z is an obstacle object and pedestrians cannot move Ob000Z.

The drawing data reading unit 311 displays the drawing on the display device 210 by generating and displaying a line segment connecting the vertices on the screen based on the coordinates of the vertices of the object included in the read drawing data. FIG. 1100 (A) of FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a drawing displayed by the drawing data reading unit 311 and shows a drawing of the second floor seats of the stadium. Further, FIG. 1100 (B) of FIG. 11 shows the first floor seats of the spectator seats of the stadium. This drawing can be enlarged, and by enlarging it, the seats can be displayed in detail as shown in FIG.

The object information storage unit 312 is a storage unit that stores objects arranged on the drawing indicated by the drawing data read by the drawing data reading unit 311 and newly arranged objects.

The management unit 313 is a functional unit that manages the moving area (corresponding to the moving area) for changing the position of the moving object and the moving destination area of the moving object in association with each other.

The reception unit 314 is a functional unit that accepts the designation of the moving area.

The display range determination unit 315 is a functional unit that determines the range of the drawing including the movement area designated by the reception unit and the movement destination area corresponding to the movement area as the display range.

The display control unit 316 is a functional unit that controls the drawing to be displayed in the display range determined by the display range determination unit 315.

The movement simulation software 120 includes an object attribute acquisition unit 321, a determination unit 322, a presentation unit 323, and a simulation execution unit 324.

The object attribute acquisition unit 321 is a functional unit that acquires the object information 500 of the drawing data read by the CAD software 110 by using the API of the CAD software 110. The determination unit 322 is a function unit that determines whether or not the moving object has a visible size when the drawing is displayed in the display range determined by the display range determination unit 315. The presentation unit 323 is a functional unit that presents a screen on which any one of the moving areas can be selected. The simulation execution unit 324 is a functional unit that executes a simulation of moving a moving object on a drawing.

This is the end of the description of FIG. The above-mentioned functional configuration is an example, and there are various configuration examples depending on the purpose and application.

Next, a detailed processing flow in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. It is assumed that the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 100 executes the processes shown in each step of the flowchart described below by using the functions of the CAD software 110 or the mobile simulation software 120.

In step S401, the CAD software 110 performs a process of activating in response to an operation by the user via the input device 209.

In step S402, drawing data is read from the external memory 211 or the like in response to an operation by the user via the input device 209, and the information of the read drawing data is expanded and stored on the RAM 203. Then, the CAD software 110 displays a drawing corresponding to the drawing data stored in the RAM 203 in the display screen of the CAD software 110 displayed on the display device 210. (For example, the simulation screen 600 shown in FIG. 6)

Specifically, in S402, the CAD software 110 is assumed to read drawing data which is a set of information of an object to which attribute information (information indicating that the object is a building, a road, etc.) is given. For example, the object information 500 of FIG. 5 is read.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a simulation screen 600, which is an example of a screen in which the CAD software 110 displays a drawing on the display device 210.

In FIG. 6, the object 601, the object 602, and the object 603 are displayed. Since the object 603 of FIG. 6 does not fit in the display range of the screen and contains only a part of the object 603, the display is interrupted. The moving objects 621, 622, and 623, which indicate a moving subject such as a pedestrian, are set in advance regarding movement such as moving speed, and are objects that move toward a destination set on the drawing. The movement area (warp area) 610 is an object that transfers a movement object to the movement area 610 having a common transfer ID 504. For example, when the moving object 621 reaches the moving area 610A, the moving object 621 is transferred (moved) to the moving area 610B corresponding to the transfer ID 504 of the moving area 610A. By providing the moving area 610 in this way, it is possible to perform a simulation of moving the moving object to a different position, for example, moving the moving object from the drawing on the second floor to the drawing on the first floor of the drawing data of the building. And. In the drawing shown in FIG. 6, the moving object is transferred from the object 601 to the object 602 using the moving area 610A and the moving area 610B, and the moving object is moved from the object 602 to the object 603 using the moving area 610C and the moving area 610D. It is possible to transfer objects.

In step S403, the CAD software 110 performs a process of selecting a moving area on the drawing displayed in step S402 in response to an operation by the user via the input device 209. For example, FIG. 6 is a screen example in which the moving area 610C is selected in step S403.

In step S404, the CAD software 110 determines whether or not the press of the display button 631 (button for displaying the movement area of the same transfer ID 504) on the simulation screen 600 has been accepted. If it is determined that the selection of the display button 631 has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S405, and if not, the process waits until the selection of the display button 631 is accepted.

In step S405, the CAD software 110 transmits an instruction to the movement simulation software 120 to search the movement area (of the same transfer ID 504) corresponding to the movement area selected in step S403 to the movement simulation software. At the time of transmission, the transfer ID 504 of the moving area selected in step S403 is also transmitted.

In step S406, the movement simulation software 120 activates the movement simulation software 120 in response to an operation by the user via the input device 209. The CAD software 110 may instruct the already started movement simulation software to display the setting screen of the movement simulation software 120 in response to the user's operation via the input device 209.

In step S407, the movement simulation software 120 performs a process of searching for an object (movement area) that matches the transfer ID 504 transmitted in step S405 by using the object information 500 of FIG.

In step S408, the movement simulation software 120 performs a process of selecting the movement area searched in step S407 in the same manner as in step S403. When the selection state of all the moving areas searched in step S407 is completed, the process proceeds to step S409.

In step S409, the movement simulation software 120 instructs the CAD software 110 to display the movement area selected in step S408.

In step S410, the CAD software 110 receives the display instruction given in step S409.

In step S411, the CAD software 110 specifies a display range of the drawing including the moving area selected in step S403 and the moving area selected in step S408. For example, when the above processing is performed with the moving area 610C selected as in the simulation screen 600A of FIG. 6, the display range as in the simulation screen 600B of FIG. 6 is specified. The display range of the simulation screen 600B is specified so that the moving area 610C selected in step S403 and the moving area 610D selected in step S408 are displayed ranges. The display range includes at least the moving area 610C and the moving area 610D, but the scale of the drawing is the largest among the display ranges including the moving area 610C and the moving area 610D as shown in the simulation screen 600B of FIG. It is desirable to be large. This is to confirm the moving object as large as possible.

In step S412, the CAD software 110 displays the drawing within the display range specified in step S411. For example, the simulation screen 600B is displayed.

As described above, according to the present invention, by controlling the display range of the drawing so as to include the moving area selected by the user and the moving area having the transfer ID 504 corresponding to the selected moving area, the drawing can be displayed on the drawing. This has the effect of allowing the user to easily grasp to which of the plurality of set moving areas the moving object is moved.

This is the end of the description of the first embodiment.

<Second embodiment>
In the first embodiment, by accepting the selection of the moving area from the user, the display range of the drawing is controlled so as to include the moving area having the transfer ID 504 corresponding to the moving area for which the selection is accepted. In the second embodiment, when the moving object reaches the moving area, the display range of the drawing is controlled so as to include the moving area having the transfer ID 504 corresponding to the reached moving area. By doing so, in the movement simulation, even if the moving object moves (transfers) the drawing by the moving area, there is an effect that the user does not lose track of where the moving object has moved.

In the second embodiment, the system configuration, hardware configuration, function configuration, screen example, data table, etc. are the same as those in the first embodiment except for the following points. From the first embodiment, FIG. 4 is changed to FIG. 7. Further, FIG. 6 is changed to FIGS. 8 and 9. The description of the portion having the same processing as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and only the portion having the processing different from that of the first embodiment will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed processing flow in the second embodiment.

The description of step S401 and step S402 will be omitted because the processing is the same as that of the first embodiment.

In step S701, it is determined whether or not the CAD software 110 has received the simulation instruction from the user. The simulation referred to here is a simulation of moving a moving object on a drawing. If it is determined that the simulation instruction has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S702, and if not, the process waits until the simulation instruction is accepted.

In step S702, the CAD software 110 gives a simulation instruction to the movement simulation software 120.

Since the contents of the processing of the first embodiment are the same in step S406, the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S703, the movement simulation software 120 performs a process of moving the moving object on the drawing displayed in step S402. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the moving object information 510 is stored in association with the moving object, and the moving object moves toward the destination 810 on the drawing at a speed of 514. The destination 810 on the drawing may be designated by the user in advance, or may be designated by the user each time during the simulation.

For example, in the drawing shown on the simulation screen 800A shown in FIG. 8, there are a moving object U00001, a moving object U00002, and a moving object U00003, which move toward the destination 810 in trajectories 801 to 803, respectively. The loci 801 to 803 are lines for explanation that schematically show the moving path of the moving object, and are not displayed on the drawing. During the simulation process, the moving object moves on the trajectory at a speed of 514 every moment toward the destination 810. In FIG. 8, since the moving area 811 is set to include the destination 810, the moving object always reaches the moving area 811 on the way toward the destination 810. The drawing shown in FIG. 8 is a drawing of the second floor of a certain building. This simulation is a simulation of moving (evacuating) a moving object from the 2nd floor to the exit on the 1st floor.

In step S704, the movement simulation software 120 determines whether or not the moving object has reached the moving area 811. If it is determined that the movement area 811 has been reached, the process proceeds to step S407, and if not, the process returns to step S703. Specifically, the determination of whether or not the object has arrived can be determined by the relationship between the moving area 811 and the position information and the coordinates 512 of the moving object. The arrival may be determined by another method.

Since the processing from step S407 to step S412 has the same contents as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

Specifically, an example of the screen displayed in step S412 is the simulation screen 800B shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a simulation screen 800B at the time when the moving object U00002 reaches the moving area 811. When the moving object arrives at the moving area 811, the moving area 901 having the transfer ID 504 corresponding to the moving area 811 is searched in step S407, selected in step S408, and selected in step S411 with the moving area 901. , The range including the moving area 811 determined to have been reached in step S704 is determined as the display range in step S411. As the marking range, the entire drawing including the moving area 811 and the moving area 901 may be displayed as in the present embodiment, or the moving area 811 and the moving area 901 may be displayed as in the first embodiment. Of the display ranges in which 901 is included in the display range, the range in which the scale of the drawing is the largest may be set as the display range. As a result, even if the moving object is moved by the moving area, it will not be lost.

In step S705, the movement simulation software 120 performs a process of updating the position of the moving object determined to have reached the moving area in step S704 to the position of the moving area searched in step S407. Specifically, on the simulation screen 800B of FIG. 8, the position of the moving object U00002 is updated so that it becomes the moving area 901 in the drawing on the first floor. The moving object U00002 whose position has been updated continues to move to the destination 902 in the drawing on the first floor by the simulation process of step S703.

In step S706, the movement simulation software 120 determines whether or not the simulation is completed. Specifically, when all the moving objects on the drawing reach the destination 902, it can be determined that the simulation is completed. If it is determined that the simulation is completed, the process is terminated, and if not, the process is returned to step S703.

This is the end of the description of the second embodiment. According to the second embodiment, even if the user does not select the moving area, the moving area corresponding to the moving area can be displayed at the timing when the moving object reaches the moving area by the simulation of the moving object. It will be possible. Therefore, there is a special effect that the simulation can be continued without losing sight of the movement destination of the moving object.
The moving area 811 and the moving area 901 do not necessarily have to be displayed in the same area, and may be controlled so as to be displayed on different windows. Only when the moving object arrives at the moving area, the moving area corresponding to the moving area may be displayed.

This is the end of the description of the second embodiment.

<Third embodiment>
Next, the third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, when the drawing is displayed in the specified display range, the drawing is displayed in the specified display range or the transfer destination is determined depending on whether or not the size of the moving object becomes a predetermined size or larger. Controls whether the moving area of is enlarged and displayed.

In the third embodiment, the system configuration, the hardware configuration, the functional configuration, the data table, and the like are the same as those in the second embodiment except for the following points. From the second embodiment, FIG. 7 is changed to FIG. Further, FIGS. 8 and 9 are changed to FIGS. 11 to 13. The description of the part where the process is the same as that of the second embodiment will be omitted, and only the part where the process is different from the second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed processing flow according to the third embodiment.

From step S401 to step S402, from step S701 to step S702, step S406, from step S703 to step S704, and from step S407 to step S408, the contents of the second embodiment and the process are the same, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S1001, the movement simulation software 120 transmits a request for acquiring a display range of the drawing including the movement area selected in step S408 to the CAD software 110.

In step S410, the CAD software 110 receives the acquisition request transmitted in step S1001.

In step S411A, the display range of the drawing including the moving area determined to have reached the moving object in step S704 and the moving area selected in step S408 is specified. The information of the specified display range is transmitted to the simulation software 120.

Since the contents of the process in step S705 are the same as those in the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S1002, when the simulation software 120 displays the drawing in the display range specified in step S411A, it determines whether or not the size of the moving object becomes a predetermined size or more. If it is determined that the amount exceeds the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S1003, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1004. Whether or not the size of the moving object becomes larger than a predetermined value can be determined by, for example, whether or not the size of the displayed moving object is larger than the size of the appropriate display size 530 shown in FIG. The appropriate display size 530 shown in FIG. 5 is an example and is not limited thereto.

In step S1003, the simulation software 120 instructs the CAD software 110 to display the drawing in the display range specified in step S411A. This will be described in detail. For example, FIG. 1100A shown in FIG. 11 is a drawing showing the second floor seats of a certain stadium, and drawing 1100B is a drawing showing the first floor seats. The screen in which the area of 1201 is enlarged is the simulation screen 1300A shown in FIG. As shown in the simulation screen 1300A, the destination 1211 and the moving area 1210 are set in the drawing 1100A. The moving area of the transfer ID corresponding to the moving area 1210 is set in 1202 of the drawing 1100B on the first floor. For example, the enlarged screen of 1202 is the simulation screen 1300B shown in FIG. When the moving object reaches the moving area 1210, the reached moving object warps to the position of the moving area 1213 (the coordinates 512 of the moving object are updated to the position of the moving area 1213). When the drawing is displayed so that the moving area 1210 and the moving area 1213 are in the display range, the simulation screen 1200 as shown in FIG. 12, for example, is obtained. The display range is determined so that the first floor seats and the second floor seats of the stadium are displayed in this way, but if the display is performed in this way without considering the size of the moving object to be displayed, in some cases. , There is a problem that the displayed size of the moving object itself becomes small and it becomes difficult for the user to visually recognize the simulation situation.

In step S1004, the CAD software 110 is instructed to display the moving area searched in step S407.

In step S411B, in response to the display instruction instructed in step S1004, a process of specifying a display range for displaying the movement area searched in step S407 is performed. The drawing including the moving area searched in step S407 is specified as a range having a predetermined magnification (the magnification is such that the moving object can be visually recognized). For example, the simulation screen 1300B of FIG. In this way, when the display size of the moving object becomes too small when displaying a drawing containing two or more moving areas, the moving object moves the range including the moving area corresponding to the moving destination. By displaying at a magnification that can be visually recognized, there is an effect that the user can more easily visually recognize the simulation situation.

In step S1005, a process of displaying the drawing is performed in the display range specified in step S411A or step S411B.

Since the processing flow of step S706 is the same as that of the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

This is the end of the description of the third embodiment. According to the present embodiment, in a mechanism in which a moving object is warped by a moving area, it is possible to provide a mechanism that makes it easy to visually recognize a moving object corresponding to a portion of the moving area of the transfer destination.

<Fourth Embodiment>
Next, the fourth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment, when the selection of a plurality of moving areas is received in step S403 and the size of the moving object displayed in the display range including the plurality of moving areas is not more than a predetermined size, any moving area (or any moving area) is received. It provides a mechanism that can accept the specification of whether to display the transfer destination movement area).

In the fourth embodiment, the system configuration, the hardware configuration, the functional configuration, the data table, and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment except for the following points. From the first embodiment, FIG. 4 is changed to FIG. The description of the portion where the processing is the same as that of the first to third embodiments is omitted, and only the portion where the processing is different from that of the first to third embodiments will be described.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed processing flow according to the fourth embodiment.

Since the processes from step S401 to step S408 are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S1001, the movement simulation software 120 transmits a request for acquiring a display range of the drawing including the movement area selected in step S408 to the CAD software 110.

Since the contents of the process in step S1005 are the same as those in the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

Since the contents of the processes in steps S411A and S1002 are the same as those in the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S1401, the movement simulation software 120 controls to display the drawing in the display range specified in step S411A. For example, it is displayed as shown in the simulation screen 1200 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the moving area included in 1201 and the moving area included in 1202 will be described as an example when they are selected in step S403. When the moving area corresponding to the moving area included in 1201 and the moving area included in 1202 is displayed without considering the size of the displayed moving object, in some cases, the state of the moving object is displayed in this way. Since the drawing is displayed to the extent that it cannot be confirmed, there is a problem that the user cannot confirm the status of the moving object.

In step S1402, the movement simulation software 120 causes the display device 210 to display the confirmation screen 1500 shown in FIG. On the confirmation screen 1500, buttons 1501 and 1502 that can specify which of the plurality of moving areas selected in step S403 are zoomed and displayed, and a display range that displays all the moving areas selected in step S403 are displayed. A button 1503 for designating is provided. By accepting the button press, the corresponding movement area is selected, and the display instruction is given to the CAD software 110 to confirm the movement of the moving object at the position of the moving area that the user wants to confirm. Has the effect of enabling.

In step S1403, the movement area corresponding to the button selected on the confirmation screen 1500 displayed in step S1402 is selected. For example, when the button 1501 is selected, the movement area in which the object ID 501 corresponds to the transfer ID 504 of Ob000A is selected. For example, when the object ID 501 of the moving area 1210 in FIG. 13 is the moving area corresponding to Ob000A, the moving area 1210 and the moving area 1213 having the transfer ID 504 corresponding to the moving area 1210 are selected. If it is an instruction to display all the selected figures like the button 1503, the moving area selected in step S403 and the moving area having the transfer ID 504 of this moving area are selected.

In the present embodiment, the CAD software 110 selects the moving area for specifying the display range of the drawing, but it is not always necessary to specify the moving area if the display range of the drawing can be specified.

In step S1404, the CAD software 110 is instructed to display the drawing in the display range including the moving area selected in step S1403.

In step S411B, the CAD software 110 performs a process of specifying a display range of the drawing including either (or both) of the moving areas selected in step S1403. When specifying the display range, control is performed so that at least the moving object has a magnification that satisfies the appropriate display size 530.

In step S412, the drawing is displayed in the display range specified in step S411A or step S411B. The display range specified in step S411B is, for example, the simulation screen 1300A (indicating the moving area selected in step S403) or the simulation screen 1300B (indicating the moving area searched in step S407) shown in FIG. In this way, by determining the display range with a size that allows the moving object to be visually recognized, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a mechanism that makes it easy for the user to check the simulation status.
In a more preferred embodiment, the drawing before the moving object moves through the moving area is displayed so that the display size is the entire drawing (whether or not the moving object is visible or not is not considered), and the moving object is moved. As for the drawing after the movement, the drawing after moving the moving area at a magnification such that the moving object can be visually recognized (considering whether or not the moving object can be visually recognized) may be displayed. By doing so, it is possible to confirm the movement of the moving object after the movement, and also to confirm the movement of the moving object in the drawing before the movement.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, when the drawing is displayed in the display range including the plurality of moving areas selected in step S403, if the moving object becomes difficult to see, any moving area is displayed. By accepting the designation of the target from the user and displaying the drawing in a size that is within the display range including the accepted movement area and in a size that the moving object can easily see, a more convenient movement simulation mechanism is provided. It is possible to do.

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For example, the present invention can be implemented as the following information processing system. That is, a server that receives an execution instruction of a simulation process from an external device, executes the simulation, and sends the execution result to the instruction source, and an information processing device that instructs the server to execute the simulation process and receives the execution result. It can be implemented as an information processing system including.

It is also possible to make the system configuration as shown in FIG. 16 instead of FIG. FIG. 16 is an example of the system configuration of the information processing system. The information processing system includes a server 200 and an information processing device 100 that are interconnected via a network (for example, a LAN). In FIG. 16, the information processing device 100 is assumed to be a single unit, but it may be a system including a plurality of information processing devices. Further, although the server 200 is assumed to be a single server, it may be a system including a plurality of servers. The hardware configuration of the server 200 is the same as that shown in FIG. The functional configuration of the server 200 in the 1600 is the same as that in FIG.

When the CPU of the server 200 executes the process based on the program stored in the ROM of the server 200 or the external memory, the function of FIG. 3 and the process of the flowchart of each of the above-described figures are realized.

For example, the information processing device 100, which is a client device, accesses the server 200, and the screen information (screen information created by the server 200) of the CAD software 110 and the movement simulation software 120 started by the server 200 can be used, for example, the information processing device. It is acquired from the server 200 as html information that can be displayed by 100 browser software or the like, displayed, and displayed on the display screen. In the same manner, the drawing information shown in each figure is displayed on the display screen of the information processing apparatus 100.

When the server 200 is a system including a plurality of information processing devices, the CPU of each information processing device included in the server 200 cooperates to perform processing based on a program stored in the ROM of each information processing device or an external memory. By executing this, the function shown in FIG. 3 is realized. Further, the processing of the flowchart of each of the above-described figures is realized.

Further, for example, as shown in 1610, when the CAD software 110 is installed in the information processing device 100 and the mobile simulation software 120 is installed in the server 200, the information processing device 100 performs the functions of the respective software in each of the above flowcharts. It is assumed that the processing executed by using the functions of the software installed in each device is executed by communicating with each device each time. In this case, it is assumed that the various information shown in FIG. 5 is stored in both the information processing device 100 and the server 200, and each time one of the devices updates the data, the various data in FIG. 5 are synchronized between the two devices. Shall be taken.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism capable of identifying which moving region the moving region corresponds to.

The present invention can be, for example, an embodiment as a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, a storage medium, or the like, and specifically, may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or 1 It may be applied to a device consisting of two devices. The present invention includes a software program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, which is directly or remotely supplied to a system or an apparatus. The present invention also includes a case where the information processing device of the system or the device is also achieved by reading and executing the supplied program code.

Therefore, in order to realize the functional processing of the present invention in the information processing device, the program code itself installed in the information processing device also realizes the present invention. That is, the present invention also includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention.

In that case, as long as it has a program function, it may be in the form of an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, script data supplied to the OS, or the like.

Recording media for supplying programs include, for example, flexible disks, hard disks, optical disks, optical magnetic disks, MOs, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and the like. There are also magnetic tapes, non-volatile memory cards, ROMs, DVDs (DVD-ROM, DVD-R) and the like.

In addition, as a program supply method, a browser of a client computer is used to connect to an Internet homepage. Then, the computer program itself of the present invention or a compressed file including the automatic installation function can be supplied from the homepage by downloading it to a recording medium such as a hard disk.

It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from different homepages. That is, the present invention also includes a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention in the information processing apparatus.

In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed to users, and the key information for decrypting the encryption is downloaded from the homepage to the user who clears the predetermined conditions. Let me. Then, by using the downloaded key information, it is also possible to execute an encrypted program and install it in the information processing device.

Further, the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the information processing apparatus executing the read program. In addition, based on the instruction of the program, the OS or the like running on the information processing apparatus performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment can be realized by the processing.

Further, the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted in the information processing device and the function expansion unit connected to the information processing device. After that, based on the instruction of the program, the function expansion board, the CPU provided in the function expansion unit, or the like performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment is also realized by the processing.

It should be noted that the above-described embodiments merely show examples of embodiment in carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner by these. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the technical idea or its main features.

100 Information processing device 201 CPU
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204 System Bus 205 Input Controller 206 Video Controller 207 Memory Controller 208 Communication I / F Controller 209 Keyboard 210 Display Device 211 External Memory

Claims (11)

Management in which a movement area for moving an object to a drawing different from the drawing and a movement area on the drawing to which the object is moved are associated and managed in order to simulate a change in the position of the object on the drawing. An information processing device equipped with means
And receiving means for receiving the specification before Symbol movement area,
A display control means for controlling both the moving area for which the designation is received by the receiving means and the moving area on the drawing of the moving destination corresponding to the moving area to be displayed at a displayable magnification is provided. An information processing device characterized by this. Further provided with a selection means for selecting the moving area received by the receiving means and the moving destination area corresponding to the moving area.
The first aspect of claim 1, wherein the display control means controls both the moving area and the moving destination area selected by the selecting means so as to display the drawing at a displayable magnification. Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the receiving means determines that the designation of the moving area has been accepted when the position of the object is included in the moving area by the simulation. .. Further provided with a determination means for determining whether or not the object has a visible size when the drawing is displayed within the display range of the drawing controlled by the display control means.
The display control means is characterized in that, when the determination means determines that the object is not a visible size, the display control means controls the object to display any of the moving areas in a visible size. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 3. When the determination means determines that the object is not a visible size, the determination means further includes a presentation means for presenting a screen on which any one of the plurality of movement areas accepted by the reception means can be selected.
The fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the display control means is controlled to display the drawing at a magnification including a transfer destination area of a movement area selected via the screen presented by the presentation means. Information processing equipment. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the display control means controls to display the drawing at a magnification including a moving area selected via the screen presented by the presentation means. Management in which a movement area for moving an object to a drawing different from the drawing and a movement area on the drawing to which the object is moved are associated and managed in order to simulate a change in the position of the object on the drawing. It is a control method of an information processing device provided with means.
The information processing device
The reception step that accepts the designation of the moving area and
Includes a display control step that controls to display the drawing at a displayable magnification in both the moving area for which the designation is accepted in the receiving step and the moving area on the drawing of the moving destination corresponding to the moving area. Control method. Management in which a movement area for moving an object to a drawing different from the drawing and a movement area on the drawing to which the object is moved are associated and managed in order to simulate a change in the position of the object on the drawing. A program that can be executed by an information processing device equipped with means.
And receiving means for receiving the specification before Symbol movement area,
It functions as a display control means for controlling both the movement area designated by the reception means and the movement area on the drawing of the movement destination corresponding to the movement area to be displayed at a displayable magnification. A program characterized by that. Management in which a movement area for moving an object to a drawing different from the drawing and a movement area on the drawing to which the object is moved are associated and managed in order to simulate a change in the position of the object on the drawing. An information processing system equipped with means
And receiving means for receiving the specification before Symbol movement area,
It is provided with a display control means for controlling both the movement area designated by the reception means and the movement area on the drawing of the movement destination corresponding to the movement area to be displayed at a displayable magnification. An information processing system characterized by this. Management in which a movement area for moving an object to a drawing different from the drawing and a movement area on the drawing to which the object is moved are associated and managed in order to simulate a change in the position of the object on the drawing. It is a control method of an information processing system equipped with means.
The information processing system
A reception step of receiving the specification before Symbol movement area,
Includes a display control step that controls to display the drawing at a displayable magnification in both the moving area for which the designation is accepted in the receiving step and the moving area on the drawing of the moving destination corresponding to the moving area. Control method. Management in which a movement area for moving an object to a drawing different from the drawing and a movement area on the drawing to which the object is moved are associated and managed in order to simulate a change in the position of the object on the drawing. A program that can be executed in an information processing system equipped with means
And receiving means for receiving the specification before Symbol movement area,
It functions as a display control means for controlling both the movement area designated by the reception means and the movement area on the drawing of the movement destination corresponding to the movement area to be displayed at a displayable magnification. A program characterized by that.

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