JPH04362688A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display news information preferentially to other information without inputting news information, which is sent from a newspaper company, by an operator by providing a receiving means which receives character codes sent from the newspaper company and a control means which displays the received data on a display unit preferentially. CONSTITUTION:A communication unit 3 receives the data sent from an editing device 1 and the newspaper company 2 and stores the received data on a hard disk 9. The display unit 10 consists of a personal computer composed of a central processing unit 11, an input/output device 12, and a storage device, the communication unit 3 is connected through a multi-CPU interface 14, and the hard disk 9 is connected externally. The hard disk 9 is powered ON on receiving a signal from the communication unit 3, display information stored on the hard disk 9 are read out, and necessary data are sent to a display controller 15 according to respective schedules, thereby performing display control over the display unit 16.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a display device that displays information consisting of characters, figures, etc. on a display device having a plurality of display elements such as light emitting diodes arranged, and particularly prioritizes news information transmitted from newspaper companies. The present invention relates to a display device for displaying images.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a display device that displays news information transmitted from a newspaper company on a display device in which a plurality of light emitting elements such as light emitting diodes are arranged, an operator receives a character code transmitted from the newspaper company and uses the necessary information. Additional information such as display operation, display position, display size, etc. is input and news information is displayed on the display.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] When news information is displayed using this method, the operator must input character codes and additional information each time news information is sent, which makes the input process difficult. The input work was time consuming and extremely troublesome. Furthermore, since the input work is done manually, there is a risk that incorrect display may occur due to input errors. Furthermore, since news information and other information are displayed in a mixed manner, even though the news information is urgent, it is not sufficiently conveyed to the information provider, resulting in a display that lacks breaking news. The present invention has been made to address these problems, and it is an object of the present invention to display news information sent from a newspaper company with priority over other displays without requiring input work by an operator.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve these problems, the present invention provides a display device that displays information consisting of characters, figures, etc. on a display device having a plurality of display elements arranged. receiving means for receiving the character code to be sent;
and control means for displaying data received by the receiving means on the display with priority.

[0005]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of a display device, in which 1 is an editing device that performs editing operations such as creating, changing, and deleting display information at a remote location, and 2 is a newspaper that transmits news information as a string of character codes. At the company, a modem 4, 4, 4, 4 and a telephone line 5 are connected to a communication unit 3, which will be described later.
, 5.

The communication unit 3 is a known personal computer comprising a central processing unit 6, an input/output device 7, and a storage device 8. A cross-call type hard disk 9 is connected as an external storage device, and the communication unit 3 is connected to the editing device 1 and the newspaper. The data transmitted from the company 2 is received and the received data is stored in the hard disk 9. The hard disk 9
stores each data in the format shown in FIG. That is, the hard disk 10 has a file A that stores data sent from the editing device 1 and a file B that stores data sent from the newspaper company 2.
and B are display information storage areas I1 and I2 for each display period.
, I3. The display information storage areas I1 and I2
, I3 are a display period storage area T that stores display period data consisting of display start time data Dt1 and display end time data Dt2, and a display rank area R1, R2, R3 that stores a plurality of display software for each display priority. Furthermore, display rank areas R1, R2, and R3 are display data Dn consisting of character codes corresponding to characters, figures, etc.
1. Display pattern data Dn2 indicating the display mode such as display operation, display position, display size, etc. of the display data Dn1 and display count data Dn indicating the number of display times of the display data Dn1.
Multiple display software storage areas S1 and S2 that store 3
, Sn. However, in file B, display period data Dt1 and Dt2, display count data Dn2
and display pattern data Dn3 are registered in advance in the display rank area R3 with the highest display order, and are registered in advance in the display rank area R3 with the highest display order, and
It is assumed that there is no data for 1 and R2. Note that the data necessary for the above settings may be created by the editing device 1 and registered in a predetermined storage area of the file B of the hard disk 9.

10 is a display unit, and a central processing unit 11
, an input/output device 12, and a storage device 13, the communication unit 3 is connected to the communication unit 3 via a multi-CPU interface 14, and the hard disk 9 is externally connected.
In response to a signal from the hard disk 9, the hard disk 9 is powered on, the display information stored in the hard disk 9 is read, data is sent to the display controller 15 as necessary according to each schedule, and the display on the display 16 is managed.

Next, based on FIGS. 3 and 4, each storage device 8
A flowchart of the program stored in and 13 will be explained. FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a program stored in the storage device 8 of the communication unit 3, and the central processing unit 6 normally waits for line connection with the editing device 1 or the newspaper company 2 (1). In this step (1), when any telephone line is connected, the communication unit 3
An incoming call signal is sent to the display unit 10 via the PU interface 14, and the hard disk 9 is powered on on the display unit 10 side (2). In addition, the central processing unit 6
Now, determine the sending side connected to communication unit 3 (3)
If the sending side is the newspaper company 2, refer to the display period data Dt1 and Dt2 registered in the display period area T of file B on the hard disk 9 (4), and check whether the display period corresponds to the current time. Judge (5). In this judgment, if the current time is within the display period, the character code received by the communication unit 3 is displayed in the display rank area R3 of the file B.
Register it in the display software area (6). On the other hand, step (
In the determination of 3), if the sending side connected to the communication unit 3 is the editing device 1, each received data is registered in the corresponding storage area of the file A of the hard disk 9 (7).

Next, FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the program stored in the storage device 13 of the display unit 10, and the central processing unit 11 normally waits for data registration on the hard disk 9 (8). In this judgment, if the data has been updated in the hard disk 9, the data stored in the hard disk 9 is read (9), the display data Dn1 to be displayed at the current time is extracted, and the display data Dn
The display data Dn1 of the display rank region R3 having the highest display order is extracted from among the display data Dn1 (10). Next, display control is performed on the display data Dn1 with the highest display priority extracted in step (10) according to the display pattern data Dn2 (11), and it is determined whether or not the display count has been completed a predetermined number of times (12). . In this judgment, if the number of displays is less than the predetermined number, the display control in step (11) is repeated, and when the number of displays reaches the predetermined number,
Returning to step (8), the display processing of steps (8) to (12) is repeated.

In this way, the character code sent from the newspaper company 2 is received by the communication unit 3 and registered in the hard disk 9, and the display unit 10 controls the display according to the registered schedule data. News information can be displayed automatically without requiring any inputting of additional information such as movement, display position, etc. In addition, since the area for storing data edited by the editing device 1 and the area for storing character codes and additional data sent from the newspaper company 2 are separated by files A and B on the hard disk 9, each schedule Management and editing operations such as updating and deleting data can be easily performed.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and in a display device that displays information consisting of characters, figures, etc. on a display device in which a plurality of display elements are arranged, the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving a character code transmitted from a newspaper company; and a control means that prioritizes and displays data received by the receiving means on the display, so that highly urgent information is automatically prioritized and displayed without inputting by an operator. Can be done. Therefore, it is possible to reduce personnel costs by eliminating personnel who perform input work, and it is also possible to accurately convey highly urgent news information to information providers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the overall configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing data storage areas in the hard disk 9. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart diagram showing the operation of the communication unit 3.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the display unit 10.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Newspaper company 3 Communication unit 10 including receiving means Display unit 16 corresponding to control means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display device that displays information consisting of characters, graphics, etc. on a display device having a plurality of display elements arranged, comprising: receiving means for receiving a character code transmitted from a newspaper company;
A display device comprising: control means for displaying data received by the receiving means on the display device with priority.