JPH03204687A - Presentation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate setting of versatile stories for a presentation by freely combining an operation of sequencially selecting a next node and transforming to a next node and the operation of automatically transforming between nodes following a node execution order which has been set beforehand. CONSTITUTION:A multiple number of nodes are displayed in order by a node execution order information storing means. Linkage information for linking to other nodes for every node or for linking in the execution order of the nodes is stored in a link information storing means. After a data display, etc., is executed by a certain node, the next node to be transformed to by the user or the execution order of the nodes is selected by a next node selecting means. The execution means judges whether it executes the selected node or executes a multiple number of nodes one after another following the node execution order and carries out execution. Therefore, the sequencial operation where the next node is selected sequencially, and the automatic operation where the transformation between nodes is carried out automatically can be freely com bined. Thus, versatile stories for the presentation can be easily set.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a method for realizing a presentation device that displays a variety of multimedia data in a logically related manner to an object. The present invention relates to an implementation method suitable for a presentation system configured by a computer or a personal computer.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, with the spread of large-capacity external storage devices for 7-/Stage Envelopes and personal combiators, it has become possible to easily store and retrieve not only text and graphic data, but also image and audio data. It has become to. Along with this, presentation devices that display multimedia data by logically relating them to each other are becoming widespread. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, this device treats data that is composed of one or more pieces of multimedia data and can be displayed on the screen as a node, and provides a link icon for moving to the display of the next node. is displayed together with the data, and when the user selects the link icon with the mouse etc., the data display Vc1 of the next node is displayed.
The m-plane is switched. A plurality of link icons can be provided within one node, and links between nodes can also be freely set. In addition, related to this f & setting, for example, as in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-125569, link information with other nodes for each node and information on the order of execution for multiple nodes are separated. Examples include things that are characterized by having

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above conventional technology, if there is multiple execution order information for a node, a separate means for selecting the execution order information is required, and the next node is sequentially selected and migrated until the middle of the process. In some cases, the user automatically migrates between nodes according to predetermined execution order information, or vice versa, after the user automatically migrates between nodes according to predetermined execution order information, There were problems in terms of usability, such as not being able to easily configure settings for selectively migrating between nodes, and no consideration was given to operational flexibility.

An object of the present invention is to freely combine the operation method of sequentially selecting the next node and moving to the next node, and the operation method of automatically moving between nodes according to a preset nine-node execution order. The purpose of this invention is to enable the construction of a flexible space (IJ) on the bus presenter 71.

(Means for solving lI@) In order to achieve the above purpose, as shown in FIG. means for selecting the next node, means for storing node execution order information, and means for storing link information to other nodes or node execution order for each node, and further 1. A node control information setting section includes link information receiving means between nodes, node execution order information receiving means, and correspondence information receiving means between nodes and execution orders for setting information necessary for performing the above control. It was established as

The presentation device 71 of the present invention configured as described above is applied to, for example, a personal computer or a work stage computer having the functions shown in FIG. In this case, the node execution unit 7 is a display unit 5K that displays processing results and the like.

The node control information setting unit 8 is attached to the input unit 1 that receives user operations.

[Effect]

The node execution unit shown in FIG. 1 is activated when displaying data for each node, and the node execution means displays or outputs predetermined data such as characters, figures, images, and sounds. Thereafter, by the node execution order control means, other nodes for each node held in the link information storage means,
Alternatively, link information to the node execution order and execution order information about a plurality of nodes held in the node execution order information storage means are retrieved, and a method for moving to the next node is determined. When automatically moving to the next node, the node execution means selects the next node, while when the user wants to sequentially select the next node, the next node selection means is activated. The next node selection means allows the user to select the next node to be migrated to.
Requests selection of the next node or execution order, and if selected, determines the next node and hands the next node to the node execution means.

The node control information setting section is activated when a data administrator who provides data for a presentation adds, changes, or references information for controlling nodes, and sets link information between nodes. To set the execution order information for multiple nodes, the node execution order information reception means is activated; to set the correspondence information between each node and the execution order, the inter-node link information reception means is activated. , the node execution order correspondence information receiving means is activated, and after input by the data administrator, the input contents are checked, and the inter-node link information and node execution order correspondence information are
The link information for each node is summarized and stored by the link information storage means, and the node execution order information is stored by the node execution order information storage means.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the system configuration of an embodiment of the presentation system 1 apparatus according to the present invention.

This embodiment includes an input section 1 that connects a keyboard KB, pointing device MUS, etc. as input devices and inputs data, etc., an arithmetic section 2 that performs arithmetic processing based on the input data, and An internal memory 3 that stores and holds arithmetic processing data, an external storage unit 4 that holds data by connecting a magnetic disk device DD, etc., and CR'! 'A display unit 5 that displays a display etc., and a printer PR.
? and the output section 6 that prints out data etc. by connecting (
1. Applicable to data processing devices such as tower workstations and parts null combinators.

As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment includes a node execution means,
As shown in FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. 1, a node control information setting unit is shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the input section 1 of a presentation device.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained with reference to the drawings.

When the user starts operating the Presentation System f device, the node execution unit 7 is activated by the display unit 5 in FIG. 2, and executes the first 7 nodes as shown in FIG. icons for displaying data and linking to the next node, etc.

There are two types of icons: one for linking to the next node (displayed as a circle) and one for linking to the node execution order (displayed as a square). An example is shown. When the user selects the icon for linking to the next node (for example, B), as shown in FIG. 4(a), the process is executed for the next node, and furthermore, the icon for linking to the next node is displayed. That is,
Transition between nodes is performed by the user sequentially selecting the next node. In FIG. 4(a), the user selects an icon (for example, Sl) for linking to the node execution order.
When you select , in Figure 4, (O5, (ai)
, migration between nodes is performed according to a predetermined node execution order. Transition between nodes is performed without any user operation, such as displaying data of a certain node for a certain period of time and then displaying data of the next node. FIG. 4 (di indicates the last node in a certain execution order S1, and transition to the next node is performed sequentially by the user's selection of the icon for the next node. (g) is an icon for linking to the node execution order (for example, S2) at the node in the middle of the operation.
In this example, by selecting this icon, Figure 4 (1)
This shows a case where migration between nodes is automatically performed. Furthermore, by freely combining sequential and automatic operations, flexible stories can be set up for presentations.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the link state between nodes including this operation example, and the link information for realizing this example,
The node execution order information is shown in Figure 6. The link information is information for linking each node to the next node or the node execution order. It consists of a correspondence between node names or node execution order groups.

Further, the node execution order information is composed of a sequence consisting of a plurality of node names and nine node execution sequence names attached to the sequence.

These information lines should be managed by the data administrator who provides presentation data, and when the data administrator starts setting these information, the node control information is input from the input section 11C in FIG. The setting section 8 is activated.

The link information in Fig. 96 (a) consists of node-related link information showing the link relationship between each node name and other node names as shown in Fig. 7 (a) K, and node-related link information as shown in Fig. 7 (b) K. Node execution order correspondence information indicating the correspondence between each node name and the node execution order floating name is separately set. As shown in FIG. 6(c), the node execution order floating name is assigned to correspond to the sequence of one or more node names, and has the same content as the node execution order information in FIG. 6(b). When the node control information setting unit shown in FIG. 2 is started, it becomes possible to set the inter-node link information, node execution order correspondence information, and node execution order information shown in FIG. 7. That is, as shown in Fig. 8, the current setting values of each information are displayed on the screen, and it is possible to change, delete, and add information to these using the editing function.
After editing is completed, a check is performed, and if correct, it is processed and saved as the link information and node execution order information shown in FIG. Note that FIG. 8(a) is a setting screen for node-related link information in FIG. 7(a), and FIG. 8(b) is a setting screen for node execution order correspondence information in FIG. 7(b). , 8th
FIG. 7(o) is a setting screen for node execution order information in FIG. 7(o). In any setting screen, if a new setting is made, that is, if nothing is set, a blank screen will be displayed.

The operations of the node execution section and the node control 1 information setting section described above will be explained with reference to the chart 70 in FIGS. 9 and 10.

When the user starts operating the Grezentis blind device,
The node execution unit 7 shown in FIG. 2 is activated from the display unit 5, and after setting the operation mode to sequential execution (Sl), the first node is executed (S2), and data display etc. are performed. Then, based on the link information, an icon for linking to the next node is displayed (S5), and if the operation mode is sequential execution (
S4) Waits for the user to select an icon for linking to the next node (SS). If selected, the selected icon is either an icon for linking to the primary node or an icon for linking to the node execution order. Please check whether it is an icon (S6)
, if the icon is for the next node, the process returns to S2 and starts execution for that node.

In S6, if it is an icon for the node execution order, the first node of the node name string corresponding to the execution order floating name is extracted based on the node execution order information (S7), and after setting the operation mode to automatic execution (S8) , 82, and starts execution of the extraction nine nodes. In step 34, if the operation mode is automatic execution, it is determined whether the next node exists in the corresponding node name column based on the node execution information (89), and if there is,
Take out that node 310),! The process returns to step 32 and starts execution of the extracted node. In S9, if there is no next node, set the operation mode to sequential execution (R11).
), the icon for linking to the next node by the user is awaited (S5), and if the user selects to end at 85,
After S6, the node execution section ends.

When the data administrator starts setting the information shown in FIG. 7, the node control information setting section 8 shown in FIG. 2 is activated from the input section 1, and waits for selection of which information shown in FIG. (
S21), when the node-related link information is selected, the current setting information is displayed as in the example of FIG. 8(a) (822).
), editing is performed by the operator (!323), and after the editing is completed, the validity of the edited content is checked (324),
If there is an error, the process returns to the editing operation again (323). O
If it is K, link information is created (1328) and stored (329).

When node execution order correspondence information is selected in j921,
Similarly to the above, the current setting information is displayed as shown in the example in FIG. 8(b) (S25), and the operator edits it (S25).
126), when editing is completed, after checking (827),
Create link information (32B) and store (!329
), and when the node execution order information is selected in step 821, the current setting information is displayed as in the example of FIG. 8(Q) (930), and the operator can edit it. (Ell) If collection III is completed, check (83)
2) Create and store node execution order information (csss>) (S34) When the user selects end in S21, the processing of the node control information setting section ends and the process returns to the input section from which it was activated.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, when multiple pieces of node execution order information exist, it is necessary to select them, but there is no need to separately prepare a user interface for that purpose. Since the operating method is the same as the normal operating method for selecting the next node at each node, the user can also simplify the operation. Also, for the side that provides presentation rounding data, it is possible to provide an operation that freely combines a sequential operation that allows the user to sequentially select the next node and an automatic operation that allows the user to automatically transition between nodes. This allows you to easily set up various stories for presentations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a node execution unit and a node control information setting unit necessary for realizing the presentation device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a system of a data processing device to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the basic operational components of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram of the Gresente 7! VC# operation sequence diagram, FIGS. 5 and 6 are explanatory diagrams of data structure examples used when implementing the present invention, and FIGS. An explanatory diagram of a data structure example and a screen display example that are conveniently used during processing; FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the processing of the node execution section in FIG. 1; and FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the processing of the node control information setting section of FIG. 1. It is a flowchart. 1... Input section 2... Arithmetic section 6... Internal memory 4... External storage section 5... Display section 6... Output section 7... Node execution section 8... Node control Information setting department.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Treating a set of data composed of one or any combination of multimedia data such as characters, figures, images, sounds, and music as nodes, and further providing means for linking the nodes. In the presentation device for displaying data of a plurality of nodes in association with one another, the presenter comprises means for storing node execution order information for displaying the plurality of nodes in an ordered manner, and for each of the nodes another node, or Means for storing link information for linking to the execution order of the nodes is provided, and after performing data display etc. at a certain node, the user selects the next node to move to or the execution order of the nodes. and executing the selected nodes or according to the order of execution of the selected nodes;
A presentation device characterized by comprising means for determining and executing a plurality of nodes one after another.