JPH02259825A - Image display system interlocking with on-line terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the requirement for human intervention by automatically issuing an instruction to retrieve and display image information on terminal equipment for image display while synchronizing and interlocking with on-line conversation with code information input/output terminal equipment. CONSTITUTION:Code information inputted by the code information input/output terminal 30 is received by an on-line program 12 packaged in a host computer 10, and a retrieval key extraction means 121 is operated, and a retrieval key for the retrieval of image information to be displayed on image information display terminal 40 is extracted from inputted code information. Next, when the retrieval key is transferred to a terminal program 401 by a retrieval key transmission means 122, an image information retrieval display means 402 generates a final retrieval key, and reads in the image information from a filling device 50, and displays the image information on an image information display part 403. In such a manner, it is possible to eliminate an input operation to instruct the retrieval and display for the display of the image information.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a system that handles image information together with code information, and in particular, to a system that handles image information along with code information, and in particular, a method for retrieving image information from a file device when displaying image information on an image display terminal device. The present invention relates to a method for automating a series of operations such as displaying information on an online terminal in conjunction with an online terminal device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in addition to the online terminal device that inputs and outputs code information and outputs information that is insufficient or cannot be encoded with the output code alone, it is supplemented by displaying it as image information such as drawings on an image information display terminal device. In the system, a human looks at the code information on the code information input/output terminal, determines and generates a key to search for image information from the code information, and then searches the image display terminal. - It is common to instruct the display method.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, when this rice system is installed on the production line of a certain factory, the production line worker uses an online terminal device for inputting and outputting code information to communicate code information such as letters and numbers with the host computer online. Furthermore, it is necessary to perform input/output operations for retrieving and displaying image information such as drawings and work notes that cannot be encoded into an image display terminal device. As a result, a situation has arisen in which the production line workers have to interrupt their original work for a long time, and measures to improve this situation are desired.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable a production line worker to not only have an online conversation with an online terminal device for inputting and outputting code information, but also to send a series of instructions such as searching and displaying image information to a terminal device for displaying images. To provide an online terminal-linked image display method that can automatically perform synchronization and interlocking with online conversation with an input/output terminal device and eliminate human intervention.

[Means to solve the problem]

According to the present invention, "a code information input/output online terminal device for inputting and outputting code information; an image information display terminal device for displaying image information; and a corresponding code information input/output online terminal device for inputting and outputting code information." A search key extraction means extracts and processes the search keys necessary for searching image information, and a search key extraction means generates and searches the final search keys necessary for searching image information from the information extracted and processed by the search key extraction means. Image information search and display means for giving display instructions to the image information display terminal device, search key transmission means for transmitting information extracted by the search key extraction means to the image information search and display means, and a file for storing image information. An online terminal-linked image display method featuring the following features can be obtained.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings showing one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in a computer system in a factory according to an embodiment of the present invention, an online system 11, such as production management, is running on a host computer 10. The terminal controller 20 controls processes Al, A2 . Code information input/output terminal device 31.32.33 located in A3
It also controls image information display terminal devices 41, 42, and 43 and a file device 50 that stores image information.

Generally, the code information input/output terminal devices 31, 32, 33,
In order not to interfere with work and considering safety, etc., each process Al, A2. The image display terminal devices 41, 42, and 43 are installed at a location a little far from the actual work area of A3, and display information directly related to the actual work, such as drawings and notes on work, so each process AI, A2 ．． It will be installed near the work area of A3.

In such a system, by introducing the present invention, a worker in process A1 can input information to the code information input/output terminal device 31 indicating that he or she is about to start work, and thereby obtain images of drawings and the like necessary for the work. It becomes possible to display information on the image information display terminal device 41. In addition, the worker in process A2 can simply input that fact into the code information input/output terminal device 32 when the work on the semi-finished product currently being worked on is completed, and the operator can use the input information of the code information input/output terminal device 31 to Image information necessary for the next work can be immediately displayed on the image display terminal device 42.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of one embodiment of the invention.

The code information input by the code information input/output terminal device 30 is received by the online program 12 installed in the host computer 10, and after predetermined business processing is executed, it is sent to the code information input/output terminal device 30. Ru. Subsequently, in the online program 12, the search key extracting means 121 operates to extract a search key for retrieving image information to be displayed on the image information display terminal device 40 from the input code information.

Next, the search key is transmitted to the terminal program 401 installed in the image information display terminal device 40 by the search key transmission means 122 realized by the communication functions of both the host computer 10 and the image information display terminal device 40 . The terminal program 401 passes the retrieved search key to the image information search and display means 402, which is an image information search and display means 4 implemented in the terminal program 401.
02 generates a final search key for searching the file device 50 from the search key, reads image information from the file device 50, and displays the image information on the image information display section 403 of the image information display terminal device 40 according to a predetermined display method. indicate.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, by introducing it into a system that requires image information as well as code information, it is possible to omit the input operation of a search display instruction for displaying image information, and to save time and effort. Interruption time between tasks can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a computer system to which the present invention is applied. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Host computer, 11... Online system, 12... Online program, 121.
...Search key extraction means, 122...Search key transmission means, 20...Terminal controller, 30.31,3
2.33...Code information input/output terminal device, 40.41
．． 42.43... Image information display terminal device, 401
. . . Terminal program, 402 . . . Image information search and display means, 403 . . . Image information display unit, 50 .
・File device. Agent Patent Attorney Susumu Uchihara

Claims (1)

[Claims] A code information input/output online terminal device for inputting and outputting code information, an image information display terminal device for displaying image information, and an image corresponding to the code information input from the code information input/output online terminal device. A search key extraction means extracts and processes the search keys necessary to search for information, and a final search key necessary for searching image information is created from the information extracted and processed by the search key extraction means. An image information search and display means for giving a display instruction to an information display terminal device, a search key transmission means for transmitting information extracted by the search key extraction means to the image information search and display means, and a file for storing the image information. Features an online terminal-linked image display method.