JPH0452487B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (1) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display control method for displaying static character information and animation, and in particular, to a display control method for displaying static character information and animation, and in particular, for automatic transactions such as cash dispensers, automatic deposit machines, and machines that function as both of these machines. This invention relates to a display control method for a device.

(2) Background of the technology Generally, automated transaction devices display various displays when prompting customers to perform operations. The mainstream display used to be a rotary display with only characters written on it, but recently the types of devices themselves have increased, making it possible to conduct a variety of transactions.
CRT displays began to be used. This results in
It has become common to show customers a simple operating diagram to guide them through the operation.

(3) Problems with conventional technology Conventionally, in automatic transaction devices equipped with a CRT, the screen area of the CRT is divided into a static character display area and an animation display area, and the content displayed in these two areas is The information is stored on the screen buffer provided on the side. Therefore, in order to rewrite a part of the CRT screen, update data can be sent to the relevant area of the screen buffer each time.

However, in the conventional type described above, when updating an animation display that requires a large amount of data compared to character data (actually character code), a large amount of data must be transferred from the main control side to the CRT side. As a result, the load on the main control that controls the CRT increases, and the load between the main control and the CRT also increases.

(4) Purpose of the Invention The purpose of the present invention is based on the concept of registering animation patterns on the CRT side, so that the main control side only sends specified information of registered animations, thereby making it easier for the main control side to The purpose of this invention is to reduce the load and also reduce the load between the main control and the CRT side, thereby solving the problems in the conventional example described above.

(5) Structure of the invention In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention,
A display unit having a static character display area and a periodically changing animation display area, a character generator unit that generates static characters to be displayed on the display unit, and animation registration that registers animations to be displayed on the display unit. a plurality of screen buffers that store addresses of static character information and animation registration sections; a screen switching control section that switches screen buffers as necessary; and an animation registration section that corresponds to static character information in each screen buffer. an animation control unit that writes the address of the character generator unit and the animation registration unit to the corresponding screen buffer, based on the static character information stored in the screen buffer and the address of the animation registration unit. A display control method is provided, characterized in that characters and animation are displayed on a display section.

(6) Embodiments of the invention Examples of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows an automatic transaction device to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a CRT screen panel. In FIG. 1, the CRT screen is divided into a static character display area 1 and an animation display area 2, and a plurality of operation buttons 3 are arranged around the area. While a character is displayed once in static character display area 1, animation may be displayed once or multiple times in animation display area 2, or no animation may be displayed at all. Sometimes. For example, the animation display changes periodically as shown in FIGS. 1-3.

FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram showing one embodiment of the display control method of the automatic transaction device according to the present invention. In FIG. 3, 4 is a main control section, and main control 4
1, a data supply section 42, a high speed memory 43, a floppy disk 44, etc. 5 is
A CRT terminal device, data processing section 51,n
Consists of screen buffers 52-1 to 52-n, a screen switching control unit 53 for selecting one of the screen buffers 52-1 to 52-n, a character generator 54 for generating actual character patterns, a CRT 55, etc. has been done.

According to the present invention, an animation registration section 56 for registering a plurality of animation patterns and an animation control section 57 are added to the CRT terminal device 5. The animation control unit 57 includes a counter 571 for time setting, a timer 572, a buffer 573 for storing the animation update pattern order, an interval timer 574 for measuring the display time of each animation pattern, and the like. has been done.

Each of the screen buffers 52-1 to 52-n corresponds to one static character display. Therefore, in order to change the static character display, the designated screen buffer may be switched by the screen switching control section 53. Of course, even if the main control unit 4 rewrites the character code of the screen buffer being displayed, the static character display will change.

When the CRT terminal device 5 is started for the first time, the main control unit 4
uses the memory 43 and floppy disk 44 to transfer a plurality of static character codes to the screen buffer 5.
2-1 to 52-n, and a plurality of animation patterns, for example, the patterns 1 to 3 in FIG. 2, are stored in advance in the animation registration section 56.

In normal operation, the main control unit 4 sends screen buffers 52-1 to 52 as display commands to the CRT terminal device 5.
- Sends the specification information of n and the required animation specification number. As a result, the screen switching control section specifies one of the screen buffers, and as a result, 1
Two static character patterns are displayed on the CRT 56.
At the same time, the animation control unit 57 writes the animation designation number into a predetermined area of the designation screen buffer, and as a result, the animation designation number is converted into actual data by the animation registration unit 56 and the animation is displayed. become.
Furthermore, while one static character is being displayed, that is, when updating the animation pattern in order without changing the designated screen buffer, the main control unit 4 includes instruction information indicating that the animation will be updated in the display command. This causes the pattern update order to be stored in the buffer 573 and the interpal timer 574 to be specified. As a result, the animation control unit 56 sequentially sends the animation numbers stored in the buffer 573 to the designated screen buffer to rewrite the animation numbers, and as a result, the animation pattern is transferred to the CRT 55 via the animation registration unit 56. will be displayed sequentially.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, a display control method in an automatic transaction device has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to a display control method in any device.

(7) Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the present invention, animation patterns that require a large amount of data are stored in advance in the animation registration section 56, so that the main control section 4 can process them in display commands. It is only necessary to send only the specified information of the animation registration section 56 to the CRT terminal device 5 at the time, and therefore the load on the main control section 4 can be reduced, and data transfer between the main control section 4 and the CRT terminal device can be reduced. Since the amount is reduced, the load during that time can also be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 shows an automatic transaction device to which the present invention is applied.
2 are diagrams showing examples of animation patterns; FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram showing an embodiment of a display control system for an automatic transaction device according to the present invention. 1: Static character display area, 2: Animation display area, 3: Operation buttons, 4: Main control unit, 5:
CRT terminal device, 55: CRT, 56: animation registration section, 57: animation control section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display section having a static character display area and a periodically changing animation display area; a character generator section that generates static characters to be displayed on the display section; and a character generator section that generates static characters to be displayed on the display section. an animation registration section that registers animations to be processed, a plurality of screen buffers that store static character information and addresses of the animation registration sections, a screen switching control section that switches the screen buffers as necessary, and each screen buffer. an animation control unit that writes the address of the animation registration unit corresponding to the static character information to the corresponding screen buffer, and based on the static character information stored in the screen buffer and the address of the animation registration unit, A display control method characterized in that static characters and animations in a character generator section and an animation registration section are displayed on the display section.