JPH04336322A - Process monitoring and displaying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a process monitoring and display device which can request the hard copies of plural screens without attending on any temporary top of screen updating nor output order waiting. CONSTITUTION:To a save file 14 provided in an arithmetic unit 5 or save file provided in a hard copy server connected to the arithmetic unit 5 and an input device 4 through a data way information and screen identifiers of a process input data file 14 at the time of a hard copy request are stored. The screen updating need not be stopped even during the fetch of a video signal to obtain the process monitoring and display device which generates the hard copy outputs of plural screens without waiting.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a process monitoring and display device equipped with a hard copy device.

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2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional process monitoring and display device. In the figure, 1 is a cathode ray tube display (hereinafter referred to as CRT) as a display device on which a screen showing the status of a process to be monitored is displayed, and 2 is a display controller that controls the display of this CRT 1.

3 is the process to be monitored;
4 is an input device to which the signal from process 3 is input. Reference numeral 5 denotes an arithmetic unit that generates a process input data file from the signal received via the input device 4 and displays it on the screen of the CRT 1 using the display controller 2.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a hard copy device that prints out a hard copy of the screen displayed on the CRT 1, and 7 denotes a hard copy request into which a hard copy request for causing the hard copy device 6 to print out the hard copy is input. This is the key.

Further, in the arithmetic unit 5, numeral 11 is the process input data file generated from the signal received via the input device 4 in the built-in memory, and numeral 12 is a screen for specifying the screen number, etc. It is an identifier. 13 is a screen display update processing unit that draws a display screen on the display controller 2 using information in the process input data file 11;

Next, the operation will be explained. The arithmetic unit 5 that receives the signal from the process 3 via the input device 4 generates a process input data file 11 in its built-in memory.

The screen display update processing unit 13 uses the information of the generated process input data file 11 to draw the display output screen of the screen number "x" specified by the screen identifier 12 on the display controller 2, and 2 displays the output screen on the CRT 1.

The display processing of this display output screen is performed by the arithmetic unit 5.
CR
The latest process status is always displayed on T1.

When the hard copy request key 7 is operated, the hard copy device 6 takes in the video signal that the display controller 2 is sending to the CRT 1, and stores the screen being displayed on the CRT 1 at the time of the request in a built-in buffer memory. and then print it out in hardcopy.

[0010] At this time, it takes several seconds for the hard copy device 6 to take in the video signal, and during this time, the updating process of the display controller 2 by the screen display update processing section 13 is temporarily stopped.

[0011]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional process monitoring display device is constructed as described above, during the time when the hard copy device 6 is taking in the video signal, the CRT
If it is necessary to temporarily stop updating one screen, and if you want to make hard copies of multiple screens, you must either wait for the hard copy output or expand the buffer memory in the hard copy device 6. However, there were problems such as adding a buffer memory requires a great deal of cost, and the number of screens that can be displayed is limited depending on the capacity of the buffer memory.

[0012] This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is not necessary to stop screen updating even during video signal capture time, and it is possible to output hard copies of multiple screens without having to wait in line. The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a process monitoring display device that provides the following.

[0013]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A process monitoring display device according to the invention as set forth in claim 1 has a save file in a computing device that saves information on a process input data file and its screen identifier at the time of a hard copy request. , a display controller dedicated to the hard copy device is provided, and save file information is printed out from the hard copy device.

[0014] Furthermore, the process monitoring display device according to the invention described in claim 2 stores information on the process input data file and its screen identifier at the time of a hard copy request in the data way connecting the input device and the arithmetic device. A hard copy device is connected via a hard copy server equipped with a save file for saving the data, and a display controller for causing the hard copy device to print out information about the save file.

[0015]

[Operation] The arithmetic device according to the invention according to claim 1 stops screen updating even during video signal capture time by saving the information of the process input data file and the screen identifier at the time of a hard copy request in a save file. To realize a process monitoring display device capable of obtaining hard copy output of a plurality of screens without having to wait for a turn.

Further, the hard copy server in the invention according to claim 2 is connected to the arithmetic unit and the input device via the data way, receives the screen identifier at the time of the hard copy request via the data way, and executes the process at that time. By saving the information of the input data file and the screen identifier in the save file, a process monitoring display device is realized which can also simultaneously accept hard copy outputs of screens from a plurality of display devices.

[0017]

【Example】

Example 1. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the invention according to claim 1. In the figure, 1 is a CR as a display device.
T, 2 is a display controller, 3 is a process, 4 is an input device, 6 is a hard copy device, 7 is a hard copy request key, 11 is a process input data file, 12 is a screen identifier, and 13 is a screen display update processing unit. , are the same as, or correspond to, those in the prior art with the same reference numerals in FIG. 3, so detailed explanations will be omitted.

A display controller 8 is provided exclusively in the hard copy device 6 and is used to cause the hard copy device 6 to print out a hard copy output screen.

14 is a save file for saving the information of the process input data file 11 and its screen identifier 12 at the time of a hard copy request;
This is a hard copy display processing unit that draws a hard copy output screen based on the information of this save file 14.

Reference numeral 5 is a different arithmetic unit from the one denoted by the same reference numeral in FIG. 3 in that it includes the save file 14 and the hard copy display processing section 15.

Next, the operation will be explained. Here, CR
The normal process of displaying the screen on T1 is the same as in the conventional case, so its explanation will be omitted.

When the hard copy request key 7 is operated, the hard copy display processing section 15 of the arithmetic unit 5
Information in the process input data file 11 at that moment,
The screen number “x” specified by the screen identifier 12 is stored in the save file 14.

This save file 14 has n storage areas, and can store information and screen numbers of up to n process input data files 11. This maximum number n is limited only by the memory capacity, and it is possible to secure a sufficiently large value.

Next, the hard copy display processing section 15 checks the status of the hard copy device 6. If print output is possible, the display controller 8 reads the information saved in the save file 14 in order from the oldest to the oldest, and draws a hard copy output screen on the display controller 8 based on the information.

The hard copy device 6 takes in the video signal drawn by the display controller 8 and prints it out on a hard copy. These processes are repeated until the save file 14 becomes empty, so that all the requested screens are printed out in order.

At this time, the update processing of the display controller 2 by the screen display update processing section 13 continues without being stopped even during the printout of the hard copy.

Example 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the invention according to claim 2, and the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals to avoid redundant explanation. In this case, the arithmetic unit 5 has the same configuration as the conventional one shown in FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes a data way that connects a plurality of arithmetic units 5 to the input device 4. A hard copy server 10 includes a process input data file 11, a screen identifier 12, a save file 14, and a hard copy display processing section 15, and is disposed between the data way 9 and the display controller 8.

Next, the operation will be explained. The signal from process 3 is received at input device 4 and dataway 9
each computing device 5 and the hard copy server 10 via
sent to. Each computing device 5 and hard copy server 10 receives the signal and generates a process input data file 11.

The screen display update processing section 13 of each arithmetic device 5 displays an independent screen on the CRT 1 using the information in the process input data file 11 using the corresponding display controller 2. Note that information such as the screen number is stored in the screen identifier 12.

When a hard copy is requested, each computing device 5 transfers the contents of the screen identifier 12 to the hard copy server 10 via the data way 9. The hard copy server 10 that received the information transfer sequentially stores the information of the process input data file 11 generated by itself based on the signal received from the data way 9 in the save file 14 together with the received screen identifier information. I will do it.

Next, the hard copy display processing unit 15 in the hard copy server 10 checks the status of the hard copy device 6, and if print output is possible, reads out the information saved in the save file 14 in order. ,
A hard copy output screen is drawn on the display controller 8.

The hard copy device 6 takes in the video signal drawn on the display controller 8 and prints it out on a hard copy. These processes are repeated until the save file 14 becomes empty, so that all the requested screens are printed out in order.

Example 3. In addition, in each of the above embodiments, the case where only the screen number is handled as the content of the screen identifier has been explained, but by including, for example, the window screen number, window display coordinates, etc. in addition to the screen number, it can also be applied to a multi-window screen. It is now possible to handle even more complex screens.

[0035]

As described above, according to the invention as set forth in claim 1, the information of the process input data file and the screen identifier at the time of a hard copy request are saved in the save file provided in the arithmetic unit. With this structure, there is no need to stop screen updating even during video signal capture time, and there is an effect that a process monitoring display device that can obtain hard copy output of a plurality of screens without having to wait for a turn can be obtained.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, the screen identifier and process input data file information at the time of the hard copy request are stored in the save file in the hard copy server connected to the arithmetic unit through the data way. Since the configuration is configured to store the information, there is an effect that a process monitoring display device can also be obtained which can simultaneously receive hard copy outputs of screens from a plurality of display devices.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a process monitoring and display device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the invention according to claim 2.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional process monitoring and display device.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 CRT (display device) 2 Display controller 3 Process 4 Input device 5 Arithmetic device 6 Hard copy device 8 Display controller 9 Dataway 10 Hardcopy server 11 Process input data file 12 Screen identifier 14 Save file

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: Generating a process input data file from a signal received from a process via an input device;
A process monitoring and display device includes a calculation device that displays the screen on a display device using a display controller, and sends the screen displayed on the display device to the hard copy device and prints it out when a hard copy request is received. The arithmetic device is provided with a save file for saving information on the process input data file and its screen identifier at the time of a hard copy request, and a display controller dedicated to the hard copy device is provided to save the information in the save file to the hard copy. A process monitoring display device that prints out a copy from a copying device. 2. Connected to a data way to which an input device into which signals from a process are input, generates a process input data file from the signal from the process received via the data way, and generates a process input data file. The process monitoring display device includes an arithmetic unit that displays a screen on a display device using a display controller, and sends the screen displayed on the display device to the hard copy device and prints it out when a hard copy request is received. via a hard copy server having a save file for saving information on the process input data file and its screen identifier at the time of a hard copy request, and a display controller for causing the information in the save file to be printed out from the hard copy device. , A process monitoring and display device characterized in that the hard copy device is connected to the data way.