JPH01100662A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simultaneously display associated sentence, graphic, table or the like by storing the mutual association of the sentence, the graphic or the table etc. in an associated memory and providing a lay out memory for storing the contents of a currently displayed. CONSTITUTION:An instructing memory 2 rolls the sentence, the graphic, the table or the like, receives data to be encoded and displayed from an input device 1 and stores. The lay out memory 4 includes data indicating a display range and a data memory 5 includes the unit of a character string and a display. A lay out device 6 designates the display unit and outputs to a display controller 7. The mutually associated relation of the sentence, the graphic or the table is stored in the associated memory 3 and the sentence, the graphic and the table which are not included in the standard display unit for displayed are simultaneously displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a display device used in text information processing that simultaneously lays out a document on a display device so that figures and tables related to the text can be easily understood by the user. It is related to.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, with the spread of devices that handle documents electronically, opportunities to display documents on display devices have increased, and it is desirable to present information that is as easy to view as possible within the display area of a display device. is needed.

An example of a conventional layout method for a display device will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration diagram of a conventional document display device. In Figure 3, 1 is a layout memory that stores information regarding the currently displayed display content, 2 is a data memory that stores text, figures, 2 tables, etc., and 3 is displayed in the display area from the currently displayed top position. This is a display control device that outputs as much text, graphics, etc. as possible to a display unit such as a frame memory or CRT.

The operation of the display device configured as described above will be described below.

Layout memory 1 contains data and graphics that specify the first and last characters of the currently displayed text.

Contains data in the display range of tables, etc. Also, data memory 2
is used to store documents to be displayed, and in addition to sentences and figures, it also stores character strings and display units such as the first character, character size, and character position for each page. The display control device 3 displays sentences starting from the first character shown in the data memory 2 in units of display, for example, on a page-by-page basis.
The amount that can be displayed in the display area from the top position currently displayed according to the predetermined layout of character size and position in the display area excluding the area occupied by figures and tables read from layout memory 1 and shown in layout memory 1. Outputs text, figures, tables, etc. to a display unit such as a frame memory or CRT.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, when focusing on a certain figure or table, the display shown in FIG. As shown in the transitions shown in the sections, they are laid out in different display units and cannot be viewed at the same time, resulting in a problem that the user's understanding becomes difficult. Figure 3 (ag, (
Regarding bl, display unit 1 and display unit 2 cannot be displayed at the same time.

The shaded area is related to figure A and table A. Figure 3 (C).

For fd+, when you roll display unit 1, display unit 1
゛ is displayed. Diagonal lines and horizontal lines are figure AI.

It is related to A2 but cannot be seen at the same time.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a device that can specify to display related texts, figures, tables, etc. at the same time.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the display device of the present invention has a related memory that shows a set of related texts, figures, etc. There is a layout memory that stores layout information such as positions, a data memory that stores data such as text and figure tables, and an instruction memory that specifies the display method.The contents of the layout memory and related memories are stored according to the contents of the instruction memory. This device includes a layout device that outputs data for displaying the contents of the data memory in each display unit using the layout device, and a display control device that outputs the contents of the data memory to the display section according to a display method.

According to the present invention, with the above-described configuration, it is possible to instruct that related texts, a table of figures, etc. be displayed at the same time.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a display device in an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, ■ is an input device through which a user or the like inputs a display method from the outside, and 2 is an input device for inputting a display method.

3 is a designated memory that stores specified data; 3 is a related memory that stores a set of related texts and figures; 4 is a
Layout memory stores information related to the currently displayed display content; 5 is a data memory that stores text and figures; 6 is a data memory that stores text and figures in an amount that can be displayed in the display area from the top position of the display; 9 is a layout device that determines tables, etc.; 7 is a layout device that determines tables, etc.;
A display control device 8 is a display unit that outputs a table or the like to a display unit such as a frame memory or CRT.

The operation of the display device configured as described above will be described below.

Instruction memory 2 is data that specifies whether to roll figures and tables at the same time, fix figures and tables and roll only text, and display figures and tables as symbols, etc. is input from the input device 1 and stored. The layout memory 4 includes data specifying the first and last characters of the currently displayed text and data indicating a display range such as the size and position of a figure 1 table. The data memory 5 also stores character strings and units of display, such as the first character of each page, one position of character size, and one position of standard size of two tables of figures.

The layout device 6 has a display unit, for example, two per page.
The text is predetermined in advance in a display area excluding the area occupied by the figures and tables shown in the related memory 3 and layout memory 4 indicating a set of related sentences and figures 9 tables, etc., starting from the first character shown in the data memory. The amount of text, graphics, etc. that can be displayed in the display area from the currently displayed top position is specified and output to the display control device 7 according to the size and position layout. The display control bag W7 reads data from the data memory and outputs it to a display section such as a frame memory or CRT.

FIG. 2 is an example showing the transition of the display portion of the display device in one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2(a), fbl.

Regarding Tel, display unit 1 and display unit 2 are not displayed at the same time, but when a text related to figure A and table A is displayed, figure A and table A are instructed to be displayed at all times.

The display unit is 2 degrees when the size of figure A is changed as described above. Figure 2 (dl, (al, ([When you roll display unit 1 for 1, display unit 1'' is displayed.

Graphic A instructs not to roll while related sentences AI and A2 are displayed.

The display unit 1'' is the case where the size of figure A is changed as described above.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by providing a related memory to store the relationships between mutually related items in sentences, figures, and tables, sentences that do not fit within the standard display unit and cannot be displayed, Figures and tables can be output at the same time. In the above embodiment, it is also possible to provide a display output that is easy for the user to view by adding instruction data for changing the position and size of figures and tables to the instruction memory 2.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention stores mutual relationships of data in a related memory so that texts, figures, tables, etc. can be displayed simultaneously,
It is possible to provide a document display device that is provided with a layout memory that stores the contents of the display area currently being displayed, can simultaneously display the contents using the layout device, and can output related contents in a layout that is easy for the user to understand.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of transition of display parts of the document display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a conventional example. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of transition of display portions of a conventional document display device. 1... Input device, 2... Instruction memory,
3...Related memory, 4...Layout memory, 5...Data memory, 6...
Layout device, 7...Display control device, 8...
...display section. Agent's name: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao

Claims (1)

[Claims] A data memory that stores data including texts, figures, tables, etc., an instruction memory that specifies how to display the data stored in the data memory, and an association that stores the mutual relationship between the data stored in the data memory. a memory, a layout memory for storing layout information at the time of display, inputting instruction data stored in the instruction memory, reading related data stored in the related memory, and dividing it into display units according to the contents of the layout memory; A layout device that determines corresponding display contents and outputs display methods such as data to be displayed and a layout method within a display unit, and a layout device that is connected to an output from the layout device and outputs text, figures, etc. stored in the data memory. A display device comprising: a display control device that outputs to a corresponding position of a display unit such as a frame memory or a CRT as instructed by the display information.