JPH10171999A - Graph display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform division and combination of graphs that are shown on a screen. SOLUTION: This graph display device 1 is provided with one screen display instructing part 21 which shows a graph G1 that corresponds to prescribed data in one window on, a monitor 10 and a display screen management part 3 which duplicates prescribed data that corresponds to the selected graph G1 based on selection of the graph G1 that is shown in one window on the monitor 10 and also generates other screen display instructing parts 22 and 23 which create graphs G2 and G3 that correspond to prescribed data that are duplicated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a graph display device for displaying a graph corresponding to predetermined data in a window of a screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a workstation or a personal computer, a graph display device (graph display tool) for displaying a graph based on acquired data has been realized by predetermined program processing.

In this graph display device, based on input data or data taken from a predetermined database, a graph is displayed in a window of a screen in accordance with designation of an X axis, a Y axis, etc. and designation of a graph form. ing.

The graph display device is executed on a workstation or a personal computer as graph display software, or is activated as a function in predetermined application software to generate a graph corresponding to the captured data and to display the graph. Data is being output.

[0005]

However, in such a graph display device, the display operation is performed in one window corresponding to one data. For example, a plurality of graphs displayed in one window are displayed. It is not possible to select some of the lines (line graph etc.) and display them in another window, or conversely, combine the displayed lines in a plurality of windows and display them in another window There is a problem.

In general, when analyzing data by displaying a graph, a plurality of graphs displayed by different data are collectively compared in one graph, or conversely, a plurality of lines displayed in one graph are displayed. Of these, it is necessary to frequently perform a task of extracting a desired line and displaying it as another graph.

Conventionally, when such a work is performed, a graph generated by a graph display device is temporarily copied as image information to another drawing tool or the like, and a plurality of graphs copied as the image information are combined ( Operations such as merging), extracting (dividing, extracting), and the like, there is a problem that it takes a lot of trouble and time.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a graph display device for solving the above-mentioned problems. That is, the graph display device of the present invention generates a graph corresponding to predetermined data, and displays one graph display instructing means for displaying the graph in one window of the screen and one graph display device in one window of the screen. Based on the selection of the graph, while duplicating predetermined data corresponding to the selected graph,
Screen management means for generating another screen display instruction means for generating a graph corresponding to the copied predetermined data.

According to the present invention, when a graph displayed in one window is selected by one screen display instructing means, the screen management means responds to the selection by the graph display by one screen display instructing means. In addition to duplicating predetermined data corresponding to the graph used in (1), another screen display instructing means is generated. The generated other screen display instruction means generates another window on the screen based on the predetermined data copied by the screen management means, and displays a graph based on the copied predetermined data. As a result, the selected graph can be displayed in another window by selecting the graph displayed in one window.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a graph display device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the graph display device of the present invention. That is, the graph display device 1 according to the present embodiment displays a graph in a window on the monitor 10. For example, the graph display device 1 displays a graph corresponding to each graph G1 to G3 displayed in each window on the monitor 10. The system includes screen display instructing units 21 to 23 for giving instructions, and a display screen management unit 3 for generating each of the screen display instructing units 21 to 23.

Each of the screen display instructing units 21 to 23 has original data for displaying a graph, and displays a graph in a graph form desired by an operator (user) using the original data. The data is created, and the graph is displayed on the corresponding window of the monitor 10.

Each of these screen display instruction units 21 to 23
It is generated by the display screen management unit 3 based on a graph creation instruction from an operator (user). For example, when there is an instruction from the operator (user) to display the graph G1 on the monitor 10, the screen display instruction unit 21 is generated by the display screen management unit 3 at that time, and the generated screen display is performed. The data for graph display (graph display data) is sent from the instruction unit 21 to the monitor 10 to display the graph G1 in the window. Similarly, the graph display data is sent to the monitor 10 from the screen display instruction units 22 and 23 generated by the display screen management unit 3 for the other graphs G2 and G3, and the graph G is displayed in each window.
2, G3 will be displayed.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the screen display instruction unit. That is, the image display instructing unit 2 mainly receives the line management / display unit 2a that sends the graph display data to the monitor 10 based on the predetermined data and the input information specified by the operator (user) based on the graph display on the monitor 10. And an input reception / interpretation unit 2b for interpreting this and passing it to the display screen management unit.

That is, the screen display instructing unit 2 sends graph display data to the monitor 10 via the line management / display unit 2a to display the graph G when performing normal graph display. On the other hand, when the operator (user) designates a predetermined line in the graph G with reference to the display of the graph G and instructs a process such as division or synthesis for this line, the input receiving / interpreting unit is based on the instruction. The processing contents designated in 2b are interpreted, and the interpreted contents and the original data of the designated line are passed to the display screen management unit.

The display screen management unit receives the interpretation contents passed from the input reception / interpretation unit 2b of the screen display instruction unit 2 and the original data of the designated line, and generates a new screen display instruction unit. A new graph will be displayed.

The graph display device 1 according to the present embodiment is mainly executed as a program process in a CPU of a workstation or a personal computer, and is a single piece of software or a tool of spreadsheet software or graph creation software. Is realized as a module constituting

Next, specific processing will be described. First,
The graph division (extraction) processing will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating graph division (extraction) processing, FIG. 4 is a processing flowchart, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of graph division (extraction).

As shown in FIG. 3, the display screen management unit 3 of the graph display device 1 according to the present embodiment generates a screen display instruction unit 21 for displaying the graph G1 on the monitor 10, and this screen display instruction unit 21 The graph G1 is displayed via.

In the graph G1 of the monitor 10 in FIG. 3, two lines (LINE1, LINE2) are displayed. Here, suppose that the operator (user) selects, for example, the line (LINE2) of the two lines and instructs the division (takeout) processing (step S1 in FIG. 4).
01), the screen display instructing unit 21 interprets the line (LINE2) selection and division (extraction) processing instructions, reads the original data of the line (LINE2), and indicates that the division (extraction) processing has been instructed. Screen management unit 3
(Step S102 in FIG. 4).

The display screen management unit 3 includes a screen display instruction unit 21
Generates a new screen display instructing unit 22 in response to the notification (step S103 in FIG. 4), and newly generates a screen display instruction corresponding to the line (LINE2) received from the screen display instructing unit 21. Hand over to section 22.

Then, the new screen display instructing unit 22 creates graph display data using the original data corresponding to the line (LINE2) and transfers it to the monitor 10. Thus, the graph G2 indicating the line (LINE2) is displayed on the monitor 10 (step S10 in FIG. 4).
4). When the graph G2 is displayed, the division process is performed if the display of the line (LINE2) of the graph G1 is not performed, and the extraction process is performed if the display of the line (LINE2) of the graph G1 is left as it is.

In the display example shown in FIG. 5, three lines (LINE 1 to 3) of the graph G1 are displayed, and the operator (user) has selected the line (LINE 3). The selection of the line is performed, for example, by selecting a desired line in the window by operating the mouse.

After that, when the "Operation" menu at the upper left of the window of the graph G1 is designated with a mouse, "Op"
A submenu indicating various processes is displayed below the "eration" menu. From this submenu, select “Extract Li
By selecting "nes", a graph division (extraction) process is instructed. After the instruction is performed, a graph G2 indicating the selected line (LINE3) is displayed in a new window.

That is, the operator (user) can perform the graph dividing (extracting) process only by operating the mouse on the monitor.

Next, a graph merging process will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating the graph merging process, FIG. 7 is a processing flowchart, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the graph merging.

As shown in FIG. 6, the display screen management unit 3 of the graph display device 1 according to the present embodiment generates screen display instruction units 21 and 22 for displaying the graphs G1 and G2 on the monitor 10, These screen display instruction units 2
The display of the graphs G1 and G2 is performed via 1, 22.

A line (LINE1) is displayed on the graph G1 of the monitor 10 in FIG. 6, and a line (LINE2) is displayed on the graph G2. Here, when the operator (user) selects the graph G1 (Step S201 in FIG. 7), the screen display instruction unit 21 notifies the display screen management unit 3 that the graph G1 has been selected (Step S202 in FIG. 7). .

Next, the operator (user) changes the graph G2.
Is selected (step S203 in FIG. 7), the screen display instruction unit 22 notifies the display screen management unit 3 that the graph G2 has been selected (step S204 in FIG. 7).

Next, the display screen management unit 3 having received the instruction to unite the graphs G1 and G2 generates a new screen display instruction unit 23 (step S205 in FIG. 7), and
Lines (LINE) received from the screen display instruction units 21 and 22
1, LINE2) to the newly generated screen display instruction unit 23.

Then, the new screen display instructing unit 23 creates graph display data using the original data corresponding to the lines (LINE 1 and LINE 2), and transfers the data to the monitor 10. As a result, the line (LINE) is displayed on the monitor 10.
A graph G3 combining 1) and the line (LINE2) is displayed (step S206 in FIG. 7).

It should be noted that a new graph G
The scale of 3 may be automatically adjusted to the larger scale of the graphs G1 and G2 to be merged. As a result, the two graphs G1 and G2 merged.
Can easily be generated as a graph G3.

At the same time as the merging process, the original data of the two lines (LINE1, LINE2) may be calculated (difference, addition, average, etc.) and displayed in a new graph G3.

In the display example shown in FIG. 8, a line (LINE1) is displayed on the graph G1 and a line (L1) is displayed on the graph G2.
INE2) is displayed, and the graphs G1 and G2 are selected by the operator (user). The selection of the line is performed, for example, by selecting a desired line in the window by operating the mouse.

Thereafter, for example, when the "Operation" menu at the upper left of the window of the graph G1 is designated with a mouse, submenus indicating various processes are displayed below the "Operation" menu. From this submenu, select “Pa
By selecting "ste Graph", the graph merging processing is instructed, and after this instruction is performed, the graph G3 indicating the merged lines (LINE1, LINE2) is displayed in a new window.

As described above, the operator (user) can perform the graph combining process only by operating the mouse on the monitor.

In the merging process described above, a new graph G3 is generated by merging the graphs G1 and G2. However, it is not always necessary to generate a new graph G3. The uniting process may be performed such that (LINE1) is displayed together with the line (LINE2) of the graph G2. In this case, the original data of the line (LINE1) is added to the original data for displaying the graph G2.

[0037]

As described above, the graph display device of the present invention has the following effects. That is, the graph displayed on the monitor is divided (taken out) by a simple operation.
Or merged into one graph, and it is possible to immediately compare and examine individual graph displays corresponding to different data. As a result, the work efficiency when performing data processing can be greatly improved, and the number of work steps can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a graph display device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a screen display instruction unit.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating graph division (extraction) processing.

FIG. 4 is a processing flowchart of graph division (extraction).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of graph division (extraction).

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a graph merging process.

FIG. 7 is a processing flowchart of graph merging.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of graph merging.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 graph display device 2 screen display instruction unit 2a
Line management / display unit 2b Input reception / interpretation unit 3 Display screen management unit 1
0 Monitor G1, G2, G3 Graph

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A graph corresponding to predetermined data is generated,
One screen display instructing means for displaying the graph in one window of the screen, and, based on selection of the graph displayed in the one window of the screen, performing duplication of predetermined data corresponding to the graph, A graph display device comprising: a screen management unit that generates another screen display instruction unit for generating a graph corresponding to the copied predetermined data. 2. The screen display instructing means includes: display management means for sending graph display data in a desired graph form to the screen based on the predetermined data; and, based on selection of a graph displayed on the screen, 2. The graph display device according to claim 1, further comprising: instruction interpreting means for selecting predetermined data corresponding to the data and transmitting the predetermined data to the screen management means. 3. The screen display instruction unit according to claim 1, wherein the another screen display instruction unit displays a graph corresponding to the copied predetermined data in another window different from one window of the screen. Graph display device. 4. When a plurality of graphs are displayed in a plurality of windows of the screen, the screen management means includes a plurality of predetermined graphs corresponding to a plurality of graphs respectively selected in different windows among the plurality of windows. 2. The graph display according to claim 1, wherein one of said other screen display instruction means for generating a copy of data and generating each graph corresponding to the plurality of copied predetermined data is generated. apparatus.