JPH02201566A - Program type information output control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output information of an output speed adapted to the information recognition speed characteristic of each operator by preliminarily storing various output speed program information and determining the output speed of output information by output speed program information selected by the operator and controlling output at the output speed. CONSTITUTION:A storage part 13 for storage of output speed program information is provided, and plural kinds of output speed program information by which the operator designates a desired output speed are preliminarily stored in the storage part 13. An output speed select input part 14 which selects arbitrary one of plural kinds of output speed program information from the storage part 13 is provided further, and an output control part 16 which controls output of data information controls output of data information at the output speed designated by selected output speed program information. Thus, data information is outputted at the output speed adapted to the information recognition speed characteristic of each operator.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a program-based information output control method, and in particular, in a computer system, the output speed of data information such as file data, program data, message data, etc. can be controlled by a program. This invention relates to a program-type information output control method that can be specified and controlled.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in computer systems, network systems, etc., the output method for outputting data information such as file data, program data, message data, etc. is based on the output speed of the device that processes the data information (1), for example, the processing of an input/output control device. Depending on the operating speed of the physical characteristics of the output device, the output speed of data information is determined, and the system is designed in such a way that the data information is output depending on the output speed.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, the system design principle is to output the data information that needs to be output from the system as quickly as possible. If an output device is installed, data information will be output at that high output speed.

Therefore, the system incorporates a high-speed output device,
When output data information is sequentially output to a high-speed output device, for example, the operating status of the system.

For an operator who needs to read data information being output from the system in order to monitor operations, etc., a problem arises in that the recognition limit is exceeded. For example, there is an output method that sets the output speed to a constant value according to the characteristics of the output device, but depending on the type of data information to be output, the operator may feel that it is too fast or it may be too slow. This may be too irritating in some cases, and as mentioned above, it has the disadvantage of making it difficult to recognize the output data information. In addition, as an example of other output methods, there is a method that instantly outputs a group of data information to a display screen in response to an input operation from a keyboard, etc. However, in the case of a large amount of information, there are many key operations, There is a problem that the operation becomes complicated. Furthermore, as an example of another output method, there is a method in which the output speed is determined in advance according to the content of the data information to be output, but it is necessary to know the information content to be output in advance, and There is a problem in that the output speed must be set in advance.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a program-based information output control system that allows the output speed of data information to be determined based on output speed program information selected by an operator.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an output information control method for outputting data information to an output device, which includes a storage means for storing a plurality of types of output speed program information, and an arbitrary output speed program information from the storage means. The present invention is characterized by comprising a selection means for selecting one, and an output control means for controlling the output of data information according to the output speed specified by the selected output speed program information.

[Effect]

According to the above means, a storage means for storing output speed program information is provided, and a plurality of types of output speed program information for specifying an output speed desired by an operator are stored in advance in this storage means. The apparatus further includes a selection means for selecting any one of the output speed program information from the storage means, and the output control means for controlling the output of the data information according to the output speed specified by the selected output speed program information. Controls the output of data information.

This allows the operator to select a desired one from a plurality of types of output speed program information and output data information at an output speed that suits the information recognition speed characteristics of each operator.

【Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described using the drawings.

Note that throughout the explanation of the embodiments, the same elements are given the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of an output control section of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. This is a signal of data information that has been transmitted and is to be output.

Further, 11 is an information storage section, 12 is a speed index calculation section, 13
1 is an output speed information storage section, 14 is an output speed selection input section, 1
5 is an output speed determining section, 16 is an information output control section, 17 is output information, and 18 is an information output section.

The information storage unit 11 temporarily stores the transmitted information signal 10. The information signal temporarily stored in the information storage section 11 is supplied to the speed index calculation section 12, and the speed index calculation section 12 calculates a speed index for determining the output speed of the information from the information signal in the information storage section 11. calculate. On the other hand, the output speed information storage section 13 stores k (k≧2) types of output speed program information, and the output speed information storage section 13 stores k (k≧2) types of output speed program information. One of the various types of output speed program information is selected and input to the output speed determining section 15. The output speed determination section 15 calculates output speed information from the speed index calculated by the speed index calculation section 12 and the output speed program information supplied from the output speed information storage section 13 based on the selection instruction input from the output speed selection input section 14. Calculate. Output speed determining section 15
The output speed information calculated in is supplied to the information output control section 16. The information output control section 16 receives output speed information from the output speed determination section 15, performs output control based on the output speed information and the information signal 10 transmitted from the information storage section 11, and outputs output information 17. The information is supplied to the information output section 18. The output information 17 is an information signal whose output speed is controlled. The information output unit 18 outputs information based on the output information 17.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of data information transmitted as an information signal. The data information 20 in FIG. 2 is document information consisting of character strings arranged in 14 rows and 20 columns (this document is translated by Ban Shneiderman; supervised by Kiyoshi Higashi and Osamu Iseki; "User Interface Design").
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Figures 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, and 3
FIG. e is a diagram illustrating an example of the type of output speed program information stored in the output speed information storage section. In these Figures 3a to 3e, the horizontal axis represents the speed index, and the vertical axis represents the output speed S.

Further, FIGS. 4a, 4b, and 4c are diagrams showing display screens for explaining an example of the data information output process shown in FIG. 2. Each shows an example of a screen in which each part (21°, 22, 23) of the data information shown in FIG. 2 is output. Figures 4a, 4b and 4c are the screens 30 seconds after the start of the output process, respectively;
The screen after 60 seconds and the screen after 90 seconds are shown.

Next, an operational example of output processing will be explained. Before explaining the operation example, some assumptions will be made.

(1) It is assumed that document information of data information 20 as shown in FIG. 2 is transmitted as the information signal 10, and all of this is temporarily stored in the information storage section 11. Also,
It is assumed that line feed information is added to these every 20 characters.

(2) The speed index calculation unit 12 calculates the data element I is calculated by the function I=f (X) [In the explanation of this operation example, f is a function that calculates the average length of sentences]. The length of the 6 sentences is a maximum of 200 characters, and the speed index I
is the value normalized by the maximum sentence length of 200 characters (0,0
≦I≦1.0), and the larger this value, the easier it is to read.

Speed index I for document information of data information 20 in FIG.
Assume that I=0.29.

(3) In the output speed information storage unit 13, FIGS. 3a to 3e
It is assumed that output speed program information as shown in the figure is stored. It is assumed that a number is attached to each piece of output speed program information, and that number is input into the output speed selection input section 14. Here, it is assumed that ■'' is selected as the number for selecting the output speed program information, and the output speed program information shown in FIG. 3c is selected.

(4) The output speed S calculated by the output speed determination unit 15 is expressed in terms of the number of output lines per minute.

(5) The information output unit 18 outputs document information to the display screen. The eight documents are output in a size of 10 rows and 20 columns on one screen, and appear from the bottom of the screen and scroll upward line by line. I will go.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4a, 4b, and 4c,
An example of the operation of data information output processing will be explained with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

The document information of the data information given as the information signal 10 is temporarily stored in the information storage section 11, and then transmitted to the speed index calculation section 12 and the information output control section 16. The speed index calculating section 12 calculates a speed index I=0.29 from the transmitted information signal 10 and transmits it to the output speed determining section 15. The operator inputs "■" to select the output speed program information from the output speed selection input section 14. The output speed information storage section 13 that received this input stores the input information sent from the output speed selection input section 14. Select the function of the output speed program information ■ from the output speed determination unit 15
Send to. The output speed determining section 15 is the speed index calculating section 1
2, receives the speed index 1 = 0.29 from the output speed information storage unit 13, receives the output speed program information ■ from the output speed information storage unit 13, calculates the output speed 5 = 14 (lines/min), and sends it to the information output control unit 16. Send. The information output control unit 16 receives the information on the output speed of 14 lines/min from the output speed determination unit 15, controls the output of the information signal received from the information storage unit 11 at the output speed of 14 lines/min, and outputs the information at the output speed of 17 lines/min. as information output section 18
Send to. The information output unit 18 sequentially displays one document information (FIG. 2) from the received output information 17 on the display screen at an output speed of 14 lines/minute. Through such output processing, the first portion 21 (FIG. 2) of the document information is displayed on the display screen after 30 seconds as a screen 41 as shown in FIG. 4a. Also, after 60 seconds, the second portion 22 of the document information is displayed on a screen 42 as shown in FIG. 4b.
is displayed. Furthermore, after 90 seconds, the third portion 23 of the document information is displayed on a screen 43 as shown in FIG. 4C.

In this way, according to the information output control method of this embodiment, k
By storing different types of output speed program information, determining the output speed of the information to be output based on the output speed program information selected by the operator, and controlling the output at that output speed, the information recognition speed characteristics of each operator Information can be output at an output speed that is compatible with the

Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described. In the explanation of the above embodiment, it is assumed that document information of the data information 20 as shown in FIG. 2 is transmitted and output as the information signal 10, but the number of characters and the length of sentences of this document information , the number of rows and columns is arbitrary. Further, although the information signal 10 is assumed to have line feed information added to it, additional information such as the size and type of a single character, the arrangement of information, etc. may be provided. Alternatively, the output speed control unit 16 may appropriately interpret and process the information without providing additional information.

In the speed index calculation unit 12, the data element
Although the function f for calculating = f (X) is used to calculate the average length of sentences, any parameter such as the length of each character type string can be set for the data element X. Also,
The function ■= f (X) for determining the speed index I is also arbitrary. The maximum sentence length was 200 characters, but this length is arbitrary. Speed index work is normalized value 0.0≦work≦1.0
The larger the value, the easier it is to read, but the possible range of the speed index and the meaning suggested by the value are arbitrary.

Although it is assumed that the output speed information storage unit 13 stores output speed program information as shown in FIGS. 3a to 3e, the output speed program information may be in the form of a mathematical formula or a table, or You can also set any value. Also,
A number is attached to each piece of output speed program information, and that number is input in the output speed selection input section 14.

The input method and means may be arbitrary, such as selecting from among those showing the characteristics of each output speed program information.

Although the output speed S calculated by the output speed determining unit 15 is expressed by the number of output lines per minute, it may also be expressed by the number of characters or the like per second.

On the other hand, although the information output section 18 outputs the information to the display screen, this may also be an output device such as a printer. Although it is assumed that the output information is output in a size of 10 rows and 20 columns on one screen, the size and configuration of the screen are arbitrary. Although the information is assumed to appear from the bottom of the screen and scroll upward line by line, it may also be scrolled in arbitrary chunks, or the previous sentence can be erased line by line and the next sentence placed in the same position. Format like output %
Formula % Also, here, the data information as shown in Figure 2 is
Although it is assumed that all information signals 10 are transmitted at - degrees and temporarily stored in the information storage unit 11, the entire transmitted information is quite long, and the information signals 10 transmitted at - degrees. is a part of the information, and may be sent in several parts. Also, all the information temporarily stored in the information storage section 11 is sent to the speed index calculation section 12 at once, but the information storage section 11 It is not necessary to include all of the information temporarily stored in the , but only an arbitrary set of information may be used.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the output control section of the system according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, 10 is an information signal, 11 is an information storage section, 12 is a speed index calculation section, 13 is an output speed information storage section, 14 is an output speed selection input section, 15 is an output speed determination section, and 16 is an information output a control unit, 17 is output information, 18 is an information output unit,
Each element of these blocks is similar to the element described in FIG. In this system example, the information signal 10 given to the information storage unit 11 is the database 5
The database information stored in advance in 0 is used. The embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is an example of a system that is employed in a control device that outputs data information stored in a database system or other system to an output device of an information processing system.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of an output control section of a system according to another embodiment of the present invention. 6th
In the example system shown, each element of the block is similar to the element described in FIG. In this system example, database information stored in a database 50 provided at a remote location is used as the information signal 10 given to the information storage section 11, and is supplied via the communication line N1A60. This system example is a system example used in an information center having a database system, a communication terminal that outputs data information transmitted through a communication line from another terminal, or a communication control device such as a modem.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main part of an output control section of a system according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.

In the example system of FIG. 7, each element of the block is similar to the element described in FIG. In the system example here, the information signal 10 given to the information storage section 11
As such, database information stored in the database 50 in advance is used. Further, in the system example shown in FIG. 7, the main parts of the devices (11, 12, 13, 15, 16) that perform output control are provided at the center side where the database 50 is located, contrary to the system example shown in FIG. , a terminal device consisting of an information output section 18 as an output data display section and an output speed selection input section 14 as an input operation section is provided at a remote location. That is, this is an example of a system in which an output control section is incorporated in a main body section or communication control device side that transmits output information, such as an information center or a communication control terminal device.

The present invention has been specifically explained above based on examples, but
It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit thereof.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the program type information output control method of the present invention, when the operator selects a desired one from a plurality of types of output speed program information,
It is possible to output data information at an output speed that matches the information recognition speed characteristics of each individual operator, and has the advantage of being able to output data information according to the information recognition speed of each individual. In other words, unlike an output method in which, for example, an output speed is calculated by setting a certain function from an index determined from the transmitted information, and data information is output by changing the output speed, each operator You can freely select the information output speed that suits your information recognition speed characteristics, select the appropriate output speed,
Data information can be output.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of main parts of the output control section of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of data information transmitted as an information signal, and FIG. Figures 3b, 3c, 3d, and 3
Figure e is a diagram for explaining an example of the type of output speed program information stored in the output speed information storage section, and Figures 4a, 4b, and 4c are examples of output processing of data information. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen for explaining. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main parts of the output control section of a system according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the output control section of a system according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of the output control section of the system according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10...information signal, 11...information storage section, 12
...Speed index calculation section, 13... Output speed information storage section, 14... Output speed selection input section, 15... Output speed determination section, 16... Information output control section, 17... - Output information, 18... information output section. 20...Data information, 50...Database, 60
...Communication line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In an information output control method for outputting data information to an output device, a storage means for storing a plurality of types of output speed program information, a selection means for selecting any one of the output speed program information from the storage means, and a selection means for selecting any one of the output speed program information from the storage means; and output control means for controlling the output of data information according to the output speed specified by the output speed program information.