JPH0869353A - Touch input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To revise a display screen pattern of a 1st display device into a touch entry operation by selectively inputting a screen pattern from plural 1st display devices to a 2nd display device with one set of touch input mechanism and applying touch entry to the screen pattern. CONSTITUTION: The system employing the touch input device is provided with plural 1st display devices 11 to 16 provided on a display panel 1 and a 2nd display device 22 provided on an operation console 2, the display image of the 1st display devices 11 to 16 is displayed to the 2nd display device 22 and the display image of the 1st display devices 11 to 16 is revised by applying touch entry to the display image displayed on the 2nd display device 22. The touch input device as above is provided with a display device selection means which selects the 2nd display device 22 with one set of touch input mechanism 23 and one of the plural 1st display devices 11 to 16 and displays the display image of the 1st display device to the 2nd display device 22 and with a touch input operation means that processes the result of touch entry from the 2nd display device 22 as the operation to the image displayed at present for the selected 1st display device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a touch input device for selecting / switching / changing a display screen displayed on a monitoring panel, a console or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional touch input device corresponds to a plurality of first display devices dedicated to display provided on a display board.
At least a second input device capable of performing touch input operation for each display device that requires touch input on the display screen of the first display device.
It has been common to provide a display device on a console and perform touch operation on the display screen of the second display device to change the operation on the display screen of the first display device. With such a configuration, the operator can give a command by touching the display screen of the console as necessary. Further, in order to allow a plurality of people to refer to the same screen, the first display device on the display board is also attached with a large screen display device side by side.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art,
When the number of the first display devices on the display panel increases, the operator console inevitably increases in size, and in order to reduce the size of the operator console, for example, a method of arranging the second display devices on the operator console in two layers is used. Is taken. As a result, the visibility of the room in the driving monitoring room becomes poor, or the touch input operation while seated becomes difficult. Further, when it is desired to place the console on the display panel at a place distant from the first display device, it is necessary to prepare the second display devices for touch input on the consoles at hand as many as the first display devices. It was

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to select a display screen from a plurality of first display devices on a display board to display the operation table. The display screen of the first display device is operated and changed by inputting to the second display device with a set of touch input mechanism provided on the second display device and performing touch input on the display screen of the second display device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a touch input device that is made compact, saves space, secures a field of view, and has good operability.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a plurality of first display devices provided on a display board and a second display device provided on an operation console. In the touch input device, the display screen of the display device is displayed on the second display device and the display screen displayed on the second display device is touch-input to change the operation of the display screen of the first display device. Second with touch input mechanism
A display device and a display device selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of first display devices and displaying the display screen of the first display device on the second display device; Touch input operation means for handling the touch input result as an operation for the screen currently displayed on the first display device;
Shall be provided.

Further, a plurality of control devices for transmitting display signals corresponding to the plurality of first display devices, a distributor for distributing the display signals to the first display device and the second display device, and a control table are provided. A switch for selecting one of the control devices, a display signal switcher controlled by this switch, and a touch input signal switcher controlled by this switch are provided.

[0007]

With the above configuration means, the display device selecting means selects one screen from among the plurality of first display devices dedicated to display, and outputs it to the second display device with the touch input mechanism of the console, and touches it. By the input operation means, the touch input on the screen is regarded as the touch input on the corresponding screen.

Further, the display device selecting means switches and inputs the display signal of the control device distributed by the distributor and selected by the display signal switching device to the second display device, and the touch input operating means is the second display device. The data input by the touch input mechanism is sent to the control device selected by the touch input signal switch. By transmitting the display signal of the new display screen edited based on the touch input data from the control device, it is possible to display a screen equivalent to the operation changed by the touch input mechanism on the display screen.

[0009]

1 is a block diagram of a touch input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of the touch input device according to an embodiment. 1, a plurality of first display devices (11 to 16 in the illustrated example) provided on the display panel 1 are shown in FIG. 1 (A), and an operation console 2 is shown in FIG. 1 (B). Second display device with a set of touch input mechanism 23 provided on the top
22 and one of the plurality of first display devices (11 to 16)
Select a display device (eg 16) and select this first display device 16
Switch for displaying the display screen of the second display device 22
21 shows a configuration including. The first display device (11 to 1
6), the second display device 22 is composed of, for example, a CRT display.

With such a structure, the changeover switch 21 is operated, and the first display device (11 to 16) is operated by the display device selecting means.
One of the first display devices (for example, 16) is selected and displayed on the second display device 22. Next, by touch-inputting (A part) on the display screen displayed on the second display device 22, the touch input operation means is currently displaying the first display device (eg, 16 A ′ part). You can make the same operation changes as if you were directly touch-inputting on the screen. These details will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram showing details of the touch input device of one embodiment, which corresponds to a plurality of first display devices (11 to 16) on the display board 1 in a 1: 1 ratio. Each first
There are a plurality of control devices (31 to 36) for sending the display signal 6 to the display devices (11 to 16). Each display signal 6 is distributed to the distributor (51-
At 56), the characteristic impedances are matched, and one is selected for the corresponding first display device (11 to 16) and the other one is selected for the second display device 22 via the display signal switching device 42 described later. The display signal is distributed. On the control console 2, a changeover switch for selecting any one of the above-mentioned control devices (31 to 36)
21 is provided, the display switch signal 210 is formed by the changeover switch 21, the channel of the display signal changer 42 is changed over, and the control device selected by the changeover switch 21, for example,
The display signal (image signal) 220 of the control device 36 is supplied to the second display device 22.
To enter. The display screen displayed on the second display device 22 is
Where you want to change the operation using the touch input mechanism 23 (see Fig. 1
The touch input signal 230 obtained by the touch input mechanism 23 is input to the touch input signal switch 43, and the touch input signal switch 43 selected by the switch 21 is input. The touch input signal 7 (230) is delivered to the corresponding control device 36 through the channel switching.

That is, the display device selecting means is a distributor (51-
The display signal 6 from the control device (31 to 36) distributed by 56) is selected by the display signal switching device 42, and the display signal of the control device (for example, 36) is switched and input to the second display device 22. Further, the touch input operation means is the second display device.
22. Touch input on the display screen displayed on 22 such as A part (FIG. 1), and touch this data 230 touched on the control device (eg 36) selected by the touch input signal switch 43. It is sent as signal 7. The control device
(36) edits the display screen based on the touch signal 7 and sends the new screen to the first display device (16),
The same operation change as when touch input is directly made to the A ′ portion of the first display device (16) can be performed.

With such a configuration, the control programs of the control devices (31 to 36) are as if the display devices on the display panel 1 were.
The touch input mechanism 23 is individually attached to (11 to 16), and the touch input signal 7 is input from the individually provided touch input mechanism 23, which is standard processing of the display device with the touch input mechanism. . Therefore, it is possible to easily shift to the display processing method by the device of the present invention without changing the standard image display processing method according to the related art.

[0014]

The display device selecting means selects one screen from the plurality of first display devices and outputs it to the second display device having the touch input mechanism, and the touch input operation means inputs the touch input to the screen. As a touch input to the screen, a touch input operation can be performed by selectively selecting display screens of the plurality of first display devices. As a result, it is not necessary to arrange a plurality of display devices on the console, and the console can be downsized.

Further, it is possible to save space, secure a visual field, and improve operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are configuration diagrams of a main part of a touch input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a layout diagram of a first display device on a display panel, and FIG. Main part layout diagram of

FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of a touch input device according to an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Display panel 11 to 16 1st display device 2 Operator's table 21 Changeover switch 22 2nd display device 23 Touch input mechanism 31 to 36 Control device 42 Display signal switch 43 Touch input signal switch 51 to 56 Distributor 6, 220 Display Signal 7,230 Touch input signal 210 Display switching signal

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of first display devices provided on a display board, and a second display device provided on an operation table, wherein a display screen of the first display device is displayed on the second display device,
In a touch input device for operating and changing the display screen of the first display device by touch-inputting the display screen displayed on the second display device, a set of the second display device with a touch input mechanism and a plurality of Display device selecting means for selecting one of the first display devices and displaying a display screen of the first display device on the second display device; and touch input from the second display device. A touch input device, which handles a result as an operation for a screen currently displayed on the first display device. 2. The touch input device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of control devices corresponding to a plurality of first display devices and transmitting a display signal, and the display signals of the first display device and the second display device. A switch for selecting one of the control devices, a display signal switcher controlled by this switch, and a touch input signal controlled by this switch. A switching device, and the display device selecting means switches and inputs the display signal of the control device distributed by the distributor and selected by the display signal switching device to the second display device, and touch input operation means. Transmits the data touch-input by the touch input mechanism of the second display device to the control device selected by the touch input signal switching device. Touch input device.