JPH06282378A - Display monitor device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation by giving the digital data remote control function by which selection of the output position of digital data and output request are performed only with touch to a picture. CONSTITUTION:Coordinates and the strength of touch detected by a touch panel 2 which detects coordinates of the touch position and the strength of touch at the time of touch to the display picture on a CRT display part 1 and the key code of a function key inputted from a keyboard 3 where plural function keys to which prescribed processing functions are assigned are arranged are sent to a main control part 5. The main control part 5 discriminates selection of the output position of digital data or the output request based on the discrimination result of an input control part 4 which discriminates the strength of touch to the output position displayed on the picture for digital data output in two stages. Digital data is outputted to an external apparatus 6 based on this discrimination result.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display monitoring apparatus having a digital data output function, and more particularly, to a digital data remote operation function for selecting a digital data output location and requesting an output by touching the screen. The present invention relates to a display monitoring device capable of easily performing operation operations and improving the function of the entire system by performing quick and accurate correspondence.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, the digital data output method in remote operation of digital data is as follows: "ON" and "OF" of push button key switches attached to each instrument of instrumentation.
Digitally data is assigned to the touch display area for digital output in advance on the instrument display screen that summarizes F, motor "run", "stop" switch, motor valve "open", "close", "stop", etc. The desired digital data is output by touching the desired output point and then pressing a certain function key on the keyboard (hereinafter referred to as the [EXE] key) as an output request. It is like this.

That is, in order to output one piece of digital data, it is necessary to perform two kinds of operations: touching the screen for selecting an output location and pressing the [EXE] key for requesting output.

By the way, in general, a display monitor in a plant can grasp information about an event that changes from moment to moment by displaying it on a screen by a simple operation, and when certain data must be set depending on the situation. A prompt and accurate response is required.

Particularly, in the digital data output method in the digital data remote operation as described above, in order to prevent a serious influence on the plant due to an error in the output position, the operation is performed by "selecting a data output location", " It is divided into two stages of "requesting data output".

However, in order to output one piece of digital data, it is necessary to perform two types of operations of "touching the digital data output location" and "pressing the [EXE] key", which makes the operation operation inconvenient. There is a problem that is.

If the user touches the screen to select a data output location and then presses the [EXE] key and looks away from the screen, confirms whether the selected data output location is correct. Is difficult to do, and as a result,
There is a problem that the function of the entire system is deteriorated because a quick and accurate response cannot be performed.

[0008]

As described above, in the related art, not only the operation operation is inconvenient, but also a quick and accurate response cannot be performed and the function of the entire system is deteriorated. It was

An object of the present invention is to provide a digital data remote operation function of selecting an output location of digital data and requesting an output only by touching the screen, so that the operation operation can be performed easily and quick and accurate correspondence can be achieved. An object of the present invention is to provide an extremely reliable display monitor capable of improving the function of the entire system.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a CR for displaying characters and graphics on a display screen.
T display means, a touch panel for detecting the coordinates and touch strength of the touch position when the display screen of the CRT display means is touched, and an input means in which a plurality of function keys to which predetermined processing functions are assigned are arranged. , Coordinates detected by touch panel, touch intensity,
And an input control section for sending the key code of the function key keyed in by the input means to the main control section. When the digital data output point is selected from the digital data output screen and an output request is made, the digital data is output. In a display monitoring device having a digital data output function for outputting, a touch strength discriminating means for discriminating the touch strength to the output portion displayed on the digital data output screen into two levels (strength 1, strength 2), A digital data remote operation means is provided, which includes a determination means for determining whether to select a digital data output location or a digital data output request based on the determination result of the touch strength determination means.

[0011]

Therefore, the display monitoring apparatus of the present invention is provided with the above-mentioned means, and by performing two touch operations with different intensities on the output portion displayed on the digital data output screen, Selection of digital data output location,
By determining the digital data output request and the digital data output request, the digital data output request is touched with the strength 2 after touching the digital data output portion displayed on the display screen of the CRT display means with the strength 1. The operation is to perform. As a result, the operation operation can be easily performed, and quick and accurate correspondence can be performed to improve the function of the entire system.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention selects a digital data output location and requests digital data output by performing two touch operations of different intensities on the output location displayed on the digital data output screen. And the two-step operation (selection of data output location, data output request) in the digital data output method described above is performed only by touching the screen. An embodiment of the present invention based on the above concept will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a display monitoring device according to the present invention.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the display monitoring apparatus of this embodiment has a CRT display unit 1 and a touch panel 2.
A keyboard 3 as an input means, an input control unit 4,
It is composed of the main controller 5. Reference numeral 6 indicates an external device (for example, a push button key switch or a motor instrument) as a display monitoring target. Here, the CRT display unit 1
Is for displaying characters and figures on the display screen. Further, the touch panel 2 detects the coordinates of the touch position and the touch strength when the display screen of the CRT display unit 1 is touched. Further, the keyboard 3 is arranged with a plurality of function keys to which predetermined processing functions are assigned.

Further, the input control section 4 includes the coordinates detected by the touch panel 2, the touch strength, and the keyboard 3.
The function to send the key code of the function key entered by the key to the main control unit 5 and the touch to discriminate the touch strength to the output location displayed on the digital data output screen in two steps (strength 1, strength 2) It has a strength discriminating function.

Further, the main control unit 5 has a determination function of determining whether to select a digital data output location or a digital data output request based on the determination result of the touch strength determination function of the input control unit 4. It has a digital data output function of outputting digital data to the external device 6 based on the determination result by the determination function. Here, the touch strength determination function and the determination function are collectively referred to as a digital data remote operation function. next,
The operation of the display monitoring apparatus of this embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a relationship between a received signal generated by a touch and a touch pulse when an ultrasonic touch panel is adopted as the touch panel 2. Further, FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an outline of the digital data output processing according to the present embodiment. Furthermore, FIG. 4 shows CR
It is an example of an instrument display screen displayed on the T display unit 1, and displays push button key switches and motor instruments. First, the basic operation principle of touch strength detection is shown in FIG.
Will be explained.

The ultrasonic touch panel 2 utilizes the fact that when the touch panel 2 is touched, the elastic wave passing through the touched area is partially absorbed, resulting in a depression in the received signal. And the degree of absorption of this elastic wave is
It is directly proportional to the contact area. Further, this contact area is proportional to the pressure in the case of a soft substance such as a finger. Therefore,
When the touch panel 2 is touched with a finger, the contact area changes depending on the strength of the touch, and the degree of absorption of elastic waves also changes.

That is, when the touch panel 2 is strongly touched, the absorption of elastic waves becomes large, and as shown by 13 in FIG. 2A, a depression occurs in the received signal. Also,
When the touch panel 2 is lightly touched, the absorption of elastic waves is small, and a depression occurs in the received signal as indicated by 12 in FIG.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the signal received depending on the intensity of the screen touch is converted into a touch pulse as shown in FIG. 2 (b), and "0" is not touched,
"1" is processed as touch strength 1 and "2" as touch strength 2. In the figure, 14 is a touch pulse having a touch intensity of 1, 1
Reference numeral 5 indicates a touch pulse having a touch intensity of 2, respectively. Next, the digital data output process will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The push button key switch 31 shown in FIG.
As the output location of digital data, [ON], [OF
There are also two locations of [F] and two locations of [motor] and [stop] in the motor 32 as output locations of digital data.

Here, for example, when outputting digital data to the [ON] of the push button key switch 31, first, the [ON] of the push button key switch 33 of FIG. 4 is touched with the strength 1. At this time, by blinking the touched portion, the operator is informed that the data output portion has been selected and that data output is possible. If the user wants to cancel the touched area, the strength of 1 is touched again.

Further, when the operation is continued without canceling, the touch of the strength 2 is performed. By this operation, digital data is actually output to the external device 6.

The output processing is performed by repeating the same touch operation at the other output points in FIG. 4 (push button key switch [OFF], and motor [RUN], [STOP]). Be done. Next, the digital data output process will be described more specifically with reference to FIG.

In the digital data output process, it is constantly checked whether or not the data output portion displayed on the CRT display unit 1 is touched with the intensity 1 or the intensity 2.

As a result, when the touch of strength 1 is performed, it is checked whether or not the selection of the output location is completed. If the selection of the data output location is not completed yet, the selection of the data output location is completed. As a result, the touch section 33 or 34 in FIG. 4 is blink-displayed, and the process returns to the touch check.

When the selection of the data output portion is already completed, the data output selection is canceled, the blink display of the touch section 33 or 34 in FIG. 4 is stopped, and the process returns to the touch check.

On the other hand, when the touch of strength 2 is performed, only when the selection of the data output location is completed,
After the data is output and the data selection is not completed, the process returns to the touch check. If the selection of the data output location is not completed, no processing is performed and the process returns to the touch check.

As described above, the display monitoring apparatus of this embodiment has the CRT display unit 1 for displaying characters and graphics on the display screen.
A touch panel 2 for detecting the coordinates and touch strength of the touch position when the display screen of the CRT display unit 1 is touched; a keyboard 3 in which a plurality of function keys to which predetermined processing functions are assigned are arranged; The function of sending the coordinates detected by the touch panel 2, the touch strength, and the key code of the function key key-input by the keyboard 3 to the main control unit 5, and the touch strength of the output portion displayed on the digital data output screen. Based on the determination result by the touch strength determination function of the input control unit 4 and the input control unit 4 having a touch strength determination function that determines the two levels (strength 1 and strength 2), the output location of the digital data is selected. , A determination function for determining whether or not a digital data output request is made, and an external device based on the determination result by this determination function 6 is obtained by constituting the main control unit 5 and having a digital data output function of outputting the digital data to.

Therefore, by performing two touch operations with different intensities on the output portion displayed on the digital data output screen, that is, the two-step operation (data output position of the conventional digital data output method). By selecting (selection, data output request) only by touching the screen, it is possible to select the digital data output location and determine the digital data output request. Therefore, the digital data output request is displayed on the display screen of the CRT display unit 1. After the strength 1 is touched on the digital data output portion displayed in, the strength 2 is touched on the same portion.

As a result, it becomes possible to perform the operation operation easily, and also to respond quickly and accurately to improve the function of the entire system.

In the above embodiment, the input control section 4 is provided with a touch strength discriminating function which discriminates the touch strength to the output portion displayed on the digital data output screen in two steps (strength 1 and strength 2). In the case where the main control unit 5 is provided with a determination function for determining whether to select a digital data output location or a digital data output request based on the determination result of the touch strength determination function of the input control unit 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

That is, the input control unit 4 may be provided with both the touch strength determination function and the determination function, that is, the digital data remote operation function, or the digital data remote operation function may be provided in the main control unit. 5
It is also possible to have it. In particular, in the former case, the processing load of the main control section 5 can be reduced as compared with the case of the device in the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, CRT display means for displaying characters and figures on the display screen, and CR.
When the display screen of the T display means is touched, the touch panel detects the coordinates and the touch strength of the touch position, the input means in which a plurality of function keys each having a predetermined processing function are arranged, and the touch panel detect the touch screen. And the input control unit that sends the key code of the function key keyed by the input means to the main control unit, and selects and outputs the digital data output point from the digital data output screen. In a display monitoring device having a digital data output function that outputs digital data when requested, the touch intensity to the output location displayed on the digital data output screen is discriminated into two levels (strength 1, strength 2). Based on the touch strength discrimination means and the discrimination result by the touch strength discrimination means, Since it is equipped with a digital data remote operating means consisting of a determining means for determining whether to select a data output location or a digital data output request, the operation operation can be performed easily and quick and accurate correspondence can be performed. Thus, it is possible to provide an extremely reliable display monitor capable of improving the function of the entire system.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a relationship between a received signal generated by a touch and a touch pulse when an ultrasonic touch panel is adopted as the touch panel in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of digital data output processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an instrument display screen displayed on the CRT display unit in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CRT display part, 2 ... touch panel, 3 ... keyboard, 4 ... input control part, 5 ... main control part, 6 ... external device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A CRT which displays characters and figures on a display screen.
Display means, a touch panel for detecting the coordinates and touch strength of the touch position when the display screen of the CRT display means is touched, and an input means in which a plurality of function keys to which predetermined processing functions are assigned are arranged. An input control unit for sending to the main control unit the coordinates detected by the touch panel, the touch strength, and the key code of the function key key-input by the input unit, and the digital data output screen displays the digital data. In a display monitoring device having a digital data output function for selecting an output location and outputting a digital data when an output request is made, the touch intensity to the output location displayed on the digital data output screen is discriminated into two levels. Touch strength determination means and the determination result by the touch strength determination means 2. A display monitoring apparatus, comprising: a digital data remote operation means including a determination means for determining whether to select the output location of the digital data or to output the digital data based on the above.