JPH07114452A - Method and device for switching pattern of information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To switch the pattern of information processing system in which patterns are quickly selected by changing a display color of a 1st pattern and a display color of a 2nd display ' based on a pattern display color table to which a display color of each pattern is set. CONSTITUTION:When a desired 1st pattern is displayed visa, a 2nd pattern possibly displayed at succeeding changeover is displayed invisible with the same display color as a background color of a display device based on the information registered in a pattern changeover destination table 26. When the display is switched from the 1st pattern to the 2nd pattern, the display color of the 1st pattern and the display color of the 2nd pattern are respectively changed based on a pattern display color table 30, the 1st pattern is displayed invisibly by the same display color as the background color and the 2nd pattern is displayed in the visible display color. Thus, the pattern is quickly switched.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a screen switching method and apparatus of an information processing system for switching display screens displayed on display means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in an information processing system such as a computer, an image displayed on a display screen of a display device such as a monitor device in accordance with a screen switching operation by an operator or an operation according to an application program in a processing device. Is switched to another image for display. As a screen switching method of an information processing system having such a display device, for example, a method of displaying new screen contents after erasing all the contents on the screen, and closing a displayed window to open a new window There was a method to display new screen contents by opening.

[0003]

However, the above-described screen switching method of displaying the new screen contents after erasing all the contents on the screen in the related art is the time for deleting the contents of the screen and the time for displaying the new screen. Since it takes a lot of time, there is a problem that the operator who looks at the displayed screen feels uncomfortable. Also, with the method of closing the displayed window and opening a new window, the window closing time and opening time also take time, so the screen seems to disappear for a moment However, there is a problem that it gives an unpleasant feeling to the viewer of the screen. As described above, in the conventional screen switching method, the screens cannot be quickly switched, and therefore comfortable screen switching cannot be performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a screen switching method and apparatus for an information processing system that solves the problem of time-consuming screen switching in the prior art and can switch screens quickly. .

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is an information processing system having a display device for displaying an image and a processing device for generating data representing an image of a screen displayed on the display device. In the screen switching method in the system, this method performs a process of displaying a desired first screen on a display device in a display color that can be viewed, and can switch and display the next corresponding to the first screen. Screen switching destination display step of displaying the second screen in the same display color as the background color of the display device based on the screen switching destination table in which the information of the second screen having the property When canceling the display of the first screen displayed on the screen and switching to display the second screen in a visible manner, the display color of the first screen displayed in the screen switching destination display step, Display of screen 2 Preparative, characterized by providing a screen switching process of changing, based on a screen display color table display color of each screen is set.

In this case, in this method, after the screen switching processing step, the current screen visibly displayed on the display device is subjected to the processing in the screen switching destination display step to switch to the next screen. You should be prepared.

In the screen switching destination display step, a step of inputting a completion notification indicating that the display of the first screen is completed and a second screen which may be switched in response to the completion notification are specified. It is preferable to include a screen specifying step and a background color screen displaying step of displaying the second screen specified in the screen specifying step on the display device in the same display color as the background color.

Further, the screen switching processing step responds to the request input step for detecting an instruction to switch the screen displayed on the display device, and the instruction detected in the request input step,
A display color setting step for changing the information set in the screen display color table, and a display for displaying the changed second screen on the display device based on the screen display color table changed in the display color setting step. It is preferable to include a color changing step and a switching completion notifying step of notifying the screen switching destination display step that the switching from the display of the first screen to the display of the second screen has been completed.

Further, the screen switching destination table may be made up of information for identifying the screens that are likely to be switched and correspond to the screens displayed on the display device.

Further, the screen display color table may be made up of information representing the display colors of the respective screens displayed on the display device.

Further, it is preferable that the screen switching destination display step and the screen switching processing step are performed in independent processing procedures.

In the screen switching processing step, the display color of the first screen and the display color of the second screen displayed in the screen switching destination display step are replaced with each other to change the contents of the screen display color table. However, it is advisable to display the second screen so that it can be seen.

Further, according to the present invention, in a screen switching device of an information processing system for generating data representing an image of a screen displayed on a display device for displaying an image, the device can visualize a desired first screen. Screen switching destination display means for performing a process of displaying on the display device in the display color, which corresponds to the first screen and represents the information of the second screen that may be switched next and displayed. Based on the destination table, the screen switching destination display means for displaying this second screen in the same display color as the background color in the display device, and the display of the first screen displayed on the display device are canceled, When the second screen is switched to be displayed visibly, the display color of the first screen and the display color of the second screen which are respectively displayed by the screen switching destination display means are changed to the display color of each screen. Screen table in which is set Characterized in that it comprises a screen switching processing means for changing on the basis of the color table, and storage means for storing the contents of the screen switching table and a screen display color table.

In this case, the screen switching destination display device displays a means for inputting a completion notice indicating that the display of the first screen is completed, and a second screen which may be switched in response to the completion notice. The screen switching processing means includes: a screen specifying means for specifying; and a background color screen displaying means for displaying the second screen specified by the screen specifying means on the display device in the same display color as the background color. Is a request input unit that detects an instruction to switch the screen displayed on the display device, and a display color setting that changes the information set in the screen display color table in response to the instruction detected by the request input unit. Means, display color changing means for displaying the changed second screen on the display device based on the screen display color table changed by the display color setting means, and first to second display colors. Switch to the screen display May include a switch completion notifying unit that notifies the screen switching destination display means that e is complete.

[0015]

According to the screen switching method and apparatus for the information processing system of the present invention, when the desired first screen is visibly displayed, the second screen that may be switched next may be displayed. Is displayed invisible in the same display color as the background color of the display device based on the information registered in the screen switching destination table. When switching the display from the first screen to the second screen, the display color of the first screen and the display color of the second screen are respectively changed based on the screen display color table, The screen is displayed invisible with the same display color as the background color, and the second screen is displayed with the visible display color. This allows quick screen switching.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the screen switching method and apparatus of the information processing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to FIG. 8, there is shown an embodiment of a processing system for implementing the screen switching method and screen switching device of the information processing system of the present invention.
The processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a processing device 2 configured by a computer for processing information such as character information and image information, and a keyboard for notifying the processing device 2 of operation information indicating an operator's instruction. The processing system 1 includes an input device 4 and a display device 6 such as a CRT display that displays information processed by the processing device 2. The processing system 1 is a processing system that performs desired information processing based on a predetermined processing program. In particular, the processing system 1 is a system configured so that when the screen displayed on the display device 6 is switched to another screen, the processing system 1 can be quickly switched and displayed. The processing device 2 in this embodiment further comprises a storage means 8 for storing information for switching screens, and the processing device 2 stores in the storage means in association with data representing a screen to be displayed on the display device 6. The process of switching the screen is performed based on the information thus obtained. In the following description, description of parts that are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted.

The processing apparatus 2 in this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1, which is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the processing apparatus 2. Initial screen display
Reference numeral 10 denotes a processing unit that performs processing for generating data representing an image such as an initial screen displayed on the display device 6. The initial screen display unit 10 displays an image on the display device 6 by setting the background color of the screen displayed on the display device 6 to black and setting the display color of the screen to be displayed on the display surface to white or a color having a brightness similar thereto. It has the function of Initial screen display processing unit 10
Performs a process of displaying the screen represented by the generated data on the display device 6, and notifies the screen switching destination display unit 12 of a screen display completion notification indicating that the display of the screen is completed.

The screen switching destination display unit 12 prepares a screen that may be displayed next to the screen currently displayed on the display surface of the display device 6 and displays it in the same color as the background color. Is a processing means for performing the processing of. Specifically, the screen switching destination display unit 12 includes a completion notification input unit 20 for detecting a screen display completion notification, a screen specifying unit 22 for searching a screen that may be switched, and a screen specifying unit 22 for searching. A background color screen display means (24) for displaying the specified screen in the same black display color as the background color. Further, the screen switching destination display unit 12 includes a screen switching destination table 26 that registers information regarding the screen identified by the screen identifying unit 22 in the storage unit 8 as a screen switching destination table.

The screen switching destination table 26 is shown in detail in FIG. 2, and each screen is displayed on the display device 6.
Corresponding to A, B, ..., for example, "Next screen" or "Previous screen"
The processing means that prepares the information of the screens A1, A2, ..., B1, B2, ... that may be switched and displayed next to the screen currently displayed in the screen switching destination table 200. is there. In the figure, as an example, screens A1 and A2 arranged at positions different from the display position of screen A are prepared corresponding to screen A of item No. 1, and also correspond to screen A1 of item 2. Screen A2, ... B,
A conceptual diagram of a screen switching destination table 200 indicating that screens such as ... Are prepared is shown.

The screen specifying means 22 searches for a screen that may be switched from the information displayed in the screen switching destination table 200. As a result, the screen switching destination display 12 can perform a process of displaying a screen that is likely to be switched next in the same black color as the background color. Specifically, Fig. 3 (a)
When the screen A is displayed in the white display color on the display surface of the display device 6 as shown in, the screen switching destination display 12 searches for screens A1 and A2 that may be switched, and displays the background color respectively. The same color as black is displayed on the display surface.

The in-screen display processing unit 14 is a processing unit that requests the screen switching processing unit 16 to switch the screen displayed on the display device 6. The in-screen display processing unit 14 generates a screen switching request for requesting the screen switching to the screen switching processing unit 16 based on the instruction to switch the screen generated inside the input device 4 or the processing device 2, The screen switching processing unit 16 is notified of the generated screen switching request.

The screen switching processing unit 16 displays the screen displayed in the same color as the background color on the screen switching destination display unit 12 on the basis of the screen switching request representing the instruction to switch the screen. It is a processing means for switching to and displaying a color. More specifically, the screen switching processing unit 16 inputs a screen switching request, and a screen display color table 30 for registering information for setting the screen display color in the storage area of the storage unit 8 as a screen display color table. In accordance with the screen switching request, the display color setting means 32 for generating information representing the display color of the screen registered in the screen display color table 30, and the screen color based on the information registered in the screen display color table 30. A display color changing unit 34 that changes the display color and a switching completion notifying unit 36 that notifies the screen switching destination display unit 12 that the switching of the display screen has been completed are provided.

The screen display color table 30 corresponds to the screen A displayed on the display device 6 and the screens A1 and A2 which may be switched as shown in FIG. 4, and sets the display color of each screen. This is a processing means for preparing the color table 400. In the figure (a), the display color of screen A is set to white, and the display colors of screen A1 and screen A2 are set to the same black as the background color. It is shown. In addition, the display color of screen A1 is set to white and the screen A and screen A2 are
The state of the screen display color table 400b after the screen switching in which the display color of is set to the same black color as the background color is shown. As a result, the screen switching processing unit 16 switches the display colors set in the screen display color table 30 to
From the display state of screen A shown in (a), screen A1 shown in (b) of the same figure
Then, the display color of the screen A displayed on the display device 6 with the white display color is switched to the black background color.

The display operation of the processing system 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5 and the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. First, when the screen generated by the processing device 2 is displayed on the display device 6, if there is a screen currently displayed in the background color in step 600 shown in FIG. 6, all of the screens are deleted. , The contents set in the screen display color table 400 are deleted. Further, data representing a screen to be displayed on the display device 6 is generated by the initial screen display unit 10, and the screen generated by the processing of the initial screen display unit 10 has a white display color.
Is displayed in. In this embodiment, the screen A shown in FIG. 3 (a) is displayed on the display device 6. When this display process ends,
The initial screen display unit 10 notifies the screen switching display unit 12 of a screen display completion notification, and the completion notification input means detects this notification.

Next, in step 602, the contents of the screen switching destination table 200 registered in the storage means 6 are searched, and a screen that can be switched corresponding to the screen A currently displayed on the display device 6 is displayed. Is searched for, and as a result,
Screens A1 and A2 are specified as screens that may be switched. In step 604, one of the screens that may be switched is selected from the retrieved screen switching destination table 200, and the selected screen is set as the read target screen. In this case, for example, the screen A1 is selected and the screen A1 becomes the reading target screen. Next, in step 606, the screen A1 of the screen to be read is displayed in black with the same color as the background color, and in step 608, the display color of the screen A1 is changed to black with the same color as the background color by the display color setting table.
Registered at 400a.

In step 610, if there is a screen that may be switched that is not registered in the screen display color table 400a, proceed to step 604, and all screens that may be switched are registered in the screen display color table 400a. If so, the process ends. In this case, the process for the screen A2 is performed in steps 604 to 610, and finally, as shown by the broken lines in FIGS. 3 (b) and 5 (a), the screen A1 and the screen A1 are displayed. A2 is displayed on the display device 6 in the same black color as the background color. However, this screen A1 and screen
Since the display color of A2 is the same as the black background color of the display device 6, the screen A1 and the screen A2 are not recognized by the operator. As a result, the operator visually recognizes that only the screen A is displayed on the display device 6.

Next, a case where the display color of the screen displayed on the display device 6 is changed and switched will be described. Figure 7
In step 700 shown in (1), for example, the input device 4 is operated, and a screen switching request in response to this is generated by the in-screen processing unit 14. This screen switching request is input to the request input means of the screen switching processing unit 16. For example, when a screen switching request for switching the screen displayed on the display device 6 from the screen A currently displayed in white display color to the screen A1 is input to the request input means, the screen A1 is set as the switching destination screen. Then, proceed to Step 702.

In step 702, the currently displayed screen A is retrieved from the registered contents of the screen display color table 400a, and the retrieved screen A is set as the switching source screen. Then proceed to step 704 and display screen table 400.
The display color of the switching source screen and the display color of the switching destination screen are switched, and the display color of screen A is set to black as shown in screen display table 400b shown in FIG. 4 (b). The display color is set to white and is registered in the screen display table 400b. This completes the switching of the screen display color table 400.

Next, at step 706, the screen display color displayed on the display device 6 is changed according to the screen display table 400b whose switching has been completed, and as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the screen A1 has a white display color. Is displayed on the display device 6,
The screen A is displayed on the display device 6 in the same black color as the background color. As a result, the screen displayed on the display device 6 until then is visually recognized by the operator as if the screen A was instantaneously switched to the screen A1.

Next, in step 708, the switching destination processing unit is notified that the screen switching has been completed. When this notification is input to the completion notification input means of the screen switching destination display unit 12,
The process from step 600 to step 610 shown in FIG. 6 is performed again, and the screen that is likely to be switched next to the screen A1 displayed in white on the display device 6 is the screen switching destination processing unit 12 It is set in. As a result, for example, the screen registered in the screen switching destination table corresponding to screen A1
A2, ..., B, ... are displayed on the display device 6 in the same black color as the background color, and the screen switching processing unit 16 prepares for the next screen switching request notified from the in-screen processing unit 14. And wait.

As described above, since the processing device 2 displays the screens that may be switched in advance in the same display color as the background color, the screens can be switched by simply changing the display color. it can. In this case, the process of changing the display color can be performed almost instantly compared with the process time of erasing the contents of the screen and starting writing. Therefore, it is possible to provide a screen switching method and a screen switching device capable of performing a quick screen switching without giving an unpleasant feeling or a feeling of strangeness to the operator at the time of screen switching.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the screen switching destination display step, the second screen that may be switched and displayed next to the first screen currently displayed on the display device. The screen is displayed in the same display color as the background color together with the display of the first screen, and the display color of the first screen and the display color of the second screen are changed in the screen switching processing step. Therefore, when the desired screen is switched, the screen can be instantaneously switched and displayed without performing the process of newly displaying the screen. As a result, the screen switching time can be shortened, and comfortable screen switching can be performed without making the operator feel uncomfortable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a screen switching destination display unit and a screen switching processing unit in a processing device of a processing system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen switching destination table in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display device in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display color table in the embodiment shown in FIG.

5 is a conceptual diagram showing a screen switching state in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of a screen switching destination display unit in the embodiment shown in FIG.

7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the screen switching processing unit in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a processing system to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Initial screen display section 12 Screen switching destination display section 14 In-screen processing section 16 Screen switching processing section 20 Completion notification input means 22 Screen specifying means 24 Background color Screen display means 26 Screen switching destination table 28 Request input means 30 Screen display color table 32 Display color setting means 34 Display color changing means 36 Switching completion notification means

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A screen switching method in an information processing system having a display device for displaying an image and a processing device for generating data representing an image of a screen to be displayed on the display device, the method comprising: Performing a process of displaying the screen on the display device in a display color that is visible, corresponding to the first screen,
A screen for displaying the second screen in the same display color as the background color of the display device based on the screen switching destination table in which the information of the second screen that may be switched and displayed next is registered. When switching between the switching destination display step and the display of the first screen displayed on the display device so that the second screen is visibly displayed, the display is performed in the screen switching destination display step. And a screen switching processing step for changing the displayed color of the first screen and the displayed color of the second screen based on a screen display color table in which the display colors of the respective screens are set. A screen switching method for an information processing system characterized by the above. 2. The screen switching method according to claim 1, wherein, after the screen switching processing step, the screen switching destination is set to a current screen visibly displayed on the display device. A screen switching method for an information processing system, characterized by performing a process in a display step to prepare for the next screen switching. 3. The screen switching method according to claim 1, wherein the screen switching destination display step includes a step of inputting a completion notification indicating that the display of the first screen is completed, and a step of responding to the completion notification. And a screen specifying step of specifying a second screen that may be switched, and a process of displaying the second screen specified in the screen specifying step on the display device in the same display color as the background color. A screen switching method for an information processing system, including a background color screen displaying step. 4. The screen switching method according to claim 1, wherein the screen switching processing step includes a request input step of detecting an instruction to switch the screen displayed on the display device, and the request input step. The display color setting step of changing the information set in the screen display color table in response to the instruction, and the changed first display color table based on the screen display color table changed in the display color setting step. A display color changing step of displaying the second screen on the display device, and a switching completion notifying step of notifying the screen switching destination display step that the switching from the display of the first screen to the display of the second screen has been completed. A screen switching method for an information processing system, comprising: 5. The screen switching method according to claim 1, wherein the screen switching destination table includes information for specifying a screen having a possibility of switching corresponding to each screen displayed on the display device. A screen switching method characterized by that. 6. The screen switching method according to claim 1, wherein the screen display color table includes information indicating a display color of each screen displayed on the display device. . 7. The screen switching method according to claim 1, wherein the screen switching destination display step and the screen switching processing step are performed by independent processing procedures. Screen switching method. 8. The screen switching method according to claim 1, wherein the screen switching processing step includes a display color of the first screen displayed in the screen switching destination display step and a display color of the second screen. A screen switching method for an information system, characterized in that the contents of the screen display color table are changed by replacing display colors with each other, and the second screen is displayed so as to be visible. 9. A screen switching device of an information processing system for generating data representing an image of a screen to be displayed on a display device for displaying an image, wherein the device is a display color in which a desired first screen is visible. Screen switching destination display means for performing a process of displaying on the display device,
Corresponding to the first screen, the second screen has the same color as the background color of the display device based on a screen switching destination table that represents information of the second screen that may be switched and displayed next. Screen switching destination display means for displaying in the display color of, and the screen when switching the display of the first screen displayed on the display device so as to display the second screen in a visible manner. The display color of the first screen and the display color of the second screen respectively displayed by the switching destination display means are changed based on a screen display color table in which the display colors of the respective screens are set. A screen switching device for an information processing system, comprising: a screen switching processing means; and a storage means for storing the contents of the screen switching table and the screen display color table. 10. The screen switching device according to claim 9, wherein the screen switching destination display device inputs a completion notification indicating that the display of the first screen is completed, and responds to the completion notification. And a process for displaying on the display device a screen specifying unit that specifies a second screen that may be switched, and a second screen specified by the screen specifying unit in a display color that is the same as the background color. And a background color screen display means for performing the screen switching processing means, wherein the screen switching processing means responds to the instruction detected by the request input means for detecting an instruction to switch the screen displayed on the display device. A display color setting unit that changes information set in the screen display color table; and a display unit that displays the changed second screen based on the screen display color table changed by the display color setting unit. Display on device And a switching completion notifying unit for notifying the screen switching destination display unit that the switching from the display of the first screen to the display of the second screen has been completed. System screen switching device.