JPH05241759A - Simple multiwindow - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To instantaneously display the data image needed for a prescribed section of an image display operation with a simple operation by dividing the screen of an image display device by a prescribed form dividing number and exchanging the image data for each divided section. CONSTITUTION:The data stored in the areas 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d of a storage function can be continuously rewritten with correction by the function of a control function 3 of a display function with operations of an input function 9 carried out while looking at the divided images 7a, 7b, 7c and 7d or in response to the data processing state of a data processor main body function a corresponding to those stored data. When an operator designates the image display date and a display area and operates the function 9, a divided image is designated by the function 3 and according to the conditions set previously. Then the prescribed date is taken out of the function 1 and written in a storage area 4a, for example, designated in a storage function 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-window of an image display device in various data processing devices, and
The present invention relates to a simple multi-window capable of easily and promptly switching and displaying images required for monitoring industrial machine control devices and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in many various data processing apparatuses, a means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of different images on the image display apparatus is used for the convenience of its operation. In order to perform such multi-window display, the data processing device is equipped with a multi-window OS and is executed under the multi-window OS.

[0003]

By the way, according to the conventional multi-window method as described above, the computer mounted in the data processing device used is of a scale that the performance function can mount the multi-window OS. Not only is there a need for software operation for the multi-window OS and its operating time. It may be necessary to rapidly display desired data images in multiple windows for monitoring industrial machine control devices.
It could not be executed because of the time required as described above. An object of the present invention is to obtain a simple multi-window that can display a desired data image easily and quickly.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, in a simple multi-window according to the present invention, an image display device screen is divided by a predetermined number of shape divisions, and image data is exchanged in each divided division unit. I did it. In addition, the image display device screen is divided by a predetermined number of shape divisions, and an image data storage area having a capacity necessary for the storage function is provided corresponding to each division section to store desired image data, and by a predetermined operation, This stored image data is displayed on the display screen of the corresponding image display device.

[0005]

Since the simple multi-window according to the present invention is constructed as described above, the required data image can be instantly displayed in the predetermined section of the image display device by a simple operation.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An example of the structure of a data processing device for operating a simple multi-window according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 2, 7A shows the screen of the image display device, and shows an embodiment in the case of applying the simple multi-window according to the present invention. That is, in the present embodiment, the screen 7A has four equal-area screens 7Aa, 7Ab, 7A.
The figure shows the case of division into c and 7Ad. In the simple multi-window based on the present invention, an example in which the screen is divided into four screens having the same area as described above is described, but the number of divided shapes can be arbitrary. In addition,
In the example shown in, for example, two screens 7Aa, 7A
It is also possible to synthesize b and show it as a window.
Further, it goes without saying that the screens 7Aa, 7Ab, 7Ac and 7Ad can be displayed as one screen.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows an example of a circuit function provided in a data processing device so that an image display image can be displayed in four divisions as shown in FIG. 2 when a liquid crystal device is used for image display. ing. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a data processing main body function of this data processing device, which is an arithmetic processing device (microcomputer) corresponding to a high-order data processing device having a simple multi-window function, an internal storage device, an external storage device and the like. If this data processing device is for controlling and monitoring industrial machinery, the monitoring sensors are also shown in a comprehensive manner. 2 is an interface function of the image display device,
Reference numeral 3 is a control function of the display function, and 4 is a temporary storage function of the image data displayed on the image display device provided in the image display device. As the temporary storage function, a storage function configured corresponding to a necessary function of the image display device such as a latch circuit which is a buffer function for the image signal of the image display device can be used. Each storage element of the image data storage function 4 is made to correspond to each display pixel of the display device 7, and an area of the storage device is shown in FIG.
Corresponding to the divided state of the video screen similar to that shown in
The storage function for the video screen is specified by dividing it into four. That is, each symbol of the split screen 7A shown in FIG. 2 is replaced with the display screen of the display device 7, the split screen 7a of the display device 7 is associated with the area 4a of the storage function, and the split screens 7b, 7
Areas 4b, 4c, and 4d of the storage function are made to correspond to c and 7d. The image data stored in the storage function 4 is displayed on the screen of the display device 7 by the driver 6. A storage area 4e provided in the storage function 4 shows an attribute data area indicating various conditions of a display image.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 indicates a display character data storage function provided in the image display device, and reference numeral 9 indicates an input function of an operation keyboard or the like of the data processing device. The configuration of each function of the present embodiment is such that the temporary storage function 4, the display character data storage function 5 described above uses the storage device provided in the data processing main body function 1, and the like Of course, the device can be used as it is and used. That is, the memory function areas 4a, 4b, 4
Stored data of c and 4d are divided screens 7a, 7b, 7c,
The correction function can be continuously rewritten by the operation of the input function 9 while looking at 7d, or the data processing status in the data processing main body function 1 corresponding to this data, by the function of the display function control function 3. . In addition, each storage data of the storage function areas 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d is input by the input function 9
Or by the operation of the data processing main body function 1 corresponding to this data, the data can be transferred to a main memory function other than the memory function 4. In addition, the divided screens 7a, 7a of the display device are operated by operating the storage functions and the control functions.
b, 7c, 7d functioning at the same time to display one image, 7a and 7b split screen, or 7a, 7
It is possible to combine any of a plurality of divided sections such as the three divided screens of b and 7c to display one image. Alternatively, split screens of the same shape can be exchanged. During the operation of the data processing device, the operator operates the input function 9 by designating the image display data and the display position as shown in the flow of FIG. 3, or according to the condition preset in the data processing device main body function. When a command to display specific data is issued by specifying the split screen section to be displayed,
The control function 3 of the display function designates a divided screen section according to a preset condition, retrieves predetermined data inside the function of the data processing device, and writes it in a designated storage area of the storage function 4, for example, 4a, At this time, if there is character data, the designated character data is taken out from the display character data storage function 5 and written in the designated area 4a of the storage function 4. Moreover, predetermined data is written in the attribute area 4e as required. The image data written in the storage area 4a is displayed on the display screen 7a. Therefore, the screen of the split screen 17a is instantly converted as specified. The operator executes a desired operation while viewing this image.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 4 shows a case 1 in which a CRT is used for an image display device.
An example will be described. In FIG. 4, the same reference numerals are used for the same element functions as those in the example described above with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, 1 is a data processing main body function, 3 is a display function control function, 5 is a display character data storage function, and 9 is an input function. Reference numeral 14 denotes a storage function of a plurality of image data displayed on the display device 17, which is provided in the storage device provided in the arithmetic processing unit. Similar to the first embodiment, the second embodiment replaces each symbol of the split screen 7A shown in FIG. 2 with the display screen of the display device 17, and stores a plurality of storage functions 14 in the storage area corresponding to the split screen 17a of the display device 17. The areas 14a-1 to 14a-n are made to correspond to each other, and similarly the areas 14b-1 to 14b-n, 14c-1 to 1 of the storage function for the divided screens 17b, 17c, and 17d.
4c-n (not shown) and 14d-1 to 14d-n are associated with each other. Therefore, the image data storage function 14 is used in the display device 1.
The image display surface of No. 7 can be divided into four, and n pieces of image data can be stored respectively corresponding to the divided screens. The image data currently displayed is the first storage area 14a-1, 14
It is stored in b-1, 14c-1, and 14d-1. Memory function 14
The storage area 14e provided in FIG. 3 shows an attribute data recording area indicating various display conditions, and also stores the label of the image data stored in each storage area and the storage area name.
The storage area 14F is provided in the image display device and forms a buffer for the image screen, and stores display data for one frame of the image screen. The image data stored in the buffer storage area 14F is the scanning synchronization signal generation function 1 of the CRT.
It is displayed on the screen of the CRT 17 via the driver 16 in accordance with the synchronization signal output from 8. In the description of the present embodiment, the illustration and description of the interface 2 shown in FIG. When the image display device to which the present invention is applied includes a storage device having a predetermined capacity, it goes without saying that the image display device may be appropriately configured such as having the storage function 14. In other words, it is natural that the component devices of the entire system including this image display device can be used as they are by appropriate software processing and can be used appropriately. Each area 14a-1 to 14a-n, 14b-1 to 14b- of the storage function 14
n, 14c-1 to 14c-n (not shown), 14d-1 to 14
Each stored data of d-n corresponds to the data processing status in the data processing main body function 1 corresponding to this data by operating the input function 9 while observing the screen of the display device 17,
The correction function can be continuously rewritten by the function of the control function 3 of the display function. In addition, each area 14a-1 of the memory function 14
-14a-n, 14b-1 to 14b-n, 14c-1 to 14c-n
(Not shown), 14d-1 to 14d-n stored data by operating the input function 9 or by the function of the data processing main body function 1 corresponding to this data, main storage functions other than this storage function 14 You can also transfer to. In the configuration shown in FIG. 2, the operator specifies the image display data and the display location as in the flow shown in FIG.
Or when a command to prepare for window display of specific image data is issued in accordance with a condition preset in the function of the data processor, the control function 3 of the display function works according to the present invention in accordance with the preset condition. Based action is activated. First, when the display section of the image display screen to be displayed is specified, the specified section, for example, the split screen 17
When a is designated, another predetermined storage area corresponding to the same split screen 17a as the storage area 14a-1 storing the image data currently displayed corresponding to the split screen 17a, for example,
The display data label and the storage address are saved in the storage area 14a-i (not shown) and stored in the storage area 14e.
When the current display data is saved, the image data is called from the designated storage area of the plurality of storage areas of the storage function 14 by the function of the display function control function 3 and stored in the first storage area 14a-1. . Alternatively, the designated image data is read from the storage function of the data processing main body function 1 and stored in the designated storage area 14a-1. If the display image is one image data to be displayed on the entire CRT screen, four storage areas 14a-1, 14b-1, 14c
-1, 14d-1 are divided and stored. Next, storage area 14
The image data stored in a-1, 14b-1, 14c-1, 14d-1 is edited and stored in the storage area 14F as image data for one frame. At this time, if there is character data, the designated character data is fetched from the display character data storage function 5 and written into the designated address of the storage area 14F. Also,
Predetermined data is written in a prescribed address of the attribute area 4e as required. The image data for one frame stored in the storage area 14F is transmitted via the driver 16 to the CRT 7 according to the synchronization signal output from the scanning synchronization signal generation function 18 of the CRT.
Is displayed on the screen. Therefore, the screen of the split screen 17a is instantly converted as specified. The operator executes a desired operation while viewing this image. In the above description, the storage areas 14a-1, 14b-1, 14c-1, 14d-1 are designated as the current CR.
Although an example of using it as an image data storage area for T display has been described, it may be stored directly in the display data storage function of the CRT (buffer storage area 14F in the above-described embodiments). Further, as in the first embodiment, all the stored data of the divided screens 17a, 17b, 17c, and 17d of the image display function are simultaneously operated so as to display one image by operating each storage function and the control function. , 17a and 17b split screen, or 17a, 1
It is possible to function so as to display one image by synthesizing an arbitrary plurality of divided sections such as 3 divided screens of 7b and 17c. Further, the image data displayed on the split screens of the same shape can be exchanged between the split screens.

Embodiment 3 In the example shown in Embodiment 2, each storage area 14a-1 to 14a-1
4a-n, 14b-1 to 14b-n, 14c-1 to 14c-n (not shown), and 14d-1 to 14d-n, corresponding divided screens 17a, 17b, 17c, A storage area having a predetermined multiple of the designated image display area of 17d is secured, and the designated location in each storage area is displayed on each divided screen by operation.

In the above description, the storage function 4 of the first embodiment and the storage function 14 of the second embodiment or the constituent usage of the third embodiment may be used interchangeably. Further, it is needless to say that the technical idea of the present invention can be appropriately configured corresponding to the architecture of various data processing devices other than those described above.

[0012]

Since the simple multi-window according to the present invention is constructed as described above, the required data image can be instantly displayed in the predetermined section of the image display device by a simple operation. Therefore, it is possible to quickly switch the display of the multi-window, and it is possible to obtain an excellent effect that it is easy to observe a measurement screen or the like that requires an urgent display that should be displayed while targeting other screens.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of element functions for operating a simple multi-window according to the present invention in a data processing device.

FIG. 2 is a screen diagram of a display device for explaining an example of a simple multi-window according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow diagram corresponding to the schematic block shown in FIG. 1 for operating a simple multi-window according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block example diagram different from FIG. 1 for explaining the configuration of the element functions for operating the simple multi-window according to the present invention in the data processing device.

5 is a schematic flow diagram corresponding to the schematic block shown in FIG. 2 for operating a simple multi-window according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Data processing main body function (upper data processing device) 3: Control function of display function 4, 14: Storage function 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 14a-1, 14a-n,
14b-1, 14b-n, 14c-1, 14d-1, 14d-n,
14e: Area of memory function 7: Liquid crystal display device (display device) 17: CRT display device (display device)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In an image display device used for a data processing device or the like, the display screen of the display device is divided by a predetermined number of shape divisions, and the display image data of the display device screen is divided into upper units for each divided screen. A simple multi-window which is provided with a function of exchanging image data according to a command from a data processing device or an operation command of an operator who operates the data processing device. 2. An image display device used in a data processing device, etc., wherein the display screen of the display device is divided by a predetermined number of shape divisions, and an appropriate storage area is secured for each divided screen. Storage function, a function of storing desired image data in the storage function of the image data by a command from the upper data processing device or an operation command of an operator who operates the data processing device, and a command from the upper data processing device Alternatively, a function of reading and displaying the image data stored in the storage function corresponding to the divided screen is provided on the divided screen of the display device according to an operation command of an operator who operates the data processing device. The simple multi-window according to claim 1.