JPH11134161A - Full-screen conversion device for multiwindow - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure an easy-to-sec screen and also the highly usable display of images for a user who uses a business device having a multiwindow. SOLUTION: When a terminal power supply of a main screen display device is switched on, an operating system is activated and the screens are sequentially started up in a multiwindow. Then a displayed small window (1) is projected on a screen A of another display device. In the same way, a displayed small window (2) is projected on a screen B of another display device. In such a constitution, each screen of a hitherto hard-to-see multiwindow is shown in a full size of screen of a display.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically converting each window into one screen per display device so that an operator can easily use a multi-window screen which is currently becoming mainstream.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, display screens of personal computers and workstations have been provided with basic programs (hereinafter referred to as O) for controlling devices such as operating systems and personal computers.
S), a plurality of small windows were opened on one screen, and a program was operated for each of the windows.

[0003]

However, in the above configuration, aside from the program developer, for an operator who uses a device having a multi-window screen for business,
If the screen is complicated, it is difficult to see, and if you make a mistake in the procedure, the screen disappears, and the features of multi-window cannot be used, making it inconvenient to use.

The present invention relates to a UNI having multiple windows.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device which can easily become a dedicated business terminal even with an OS such as X, Windows 95 or Windows NT, and which can display a screen which is easy to view and easy to use for an operator who is used for business.

[0005]

An operation system (OS) is provided by turning on a terminal of a main screen display device.
Starts up and launches the screen sequentially in the multi-window.

When the window window is displayed, it is displayed on the screen A of another display device. When the window window is displayed, it is displayed on the screen B of another display device. Similarly, when the window window is displayed, the screen C of the other display device is displayed.
It is projected on.

By such an operation, a multi-window screen that is difficult to see is configured to be displayed on the entire screen of one display for each screen.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is an image diagram to which a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 1, an operator accustomed to a fixed-format screen wants to see one screen in a large size on one display screen. With one display screen, it is not possible to view a plurality of screens that are all displayed without partially missing the screen.

[0010] When viewing, the control unit 3 must be controlled by operating the mouse 1 or the keyboard 2 each time to enlarge or reduce the screen to make the screen easy to see.

The present invention provides an easy-to-view screen without performing such unnecessary operations.

That is, when the terminal of the main screen display device is turned on, the operating system is started, and the screens are sequentially started in the multi-window. When the window window is displayed, it is displayed on the A screen of another display device. Similarly, when the window window is displayed, it is displayed on the screen B of another display device. With this operation, the multi-window screen which is difficult to see is displayed on the entire screen of one display for each screen.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a software configuration diagram.

2 and 3, a screen display unit 11 having a display controller 10 includes a control program 12 for controlling a screen. Usually, a plurality of display drivers 13 are provided on a display driver 13 for controlling one screen. A control program 12 for controlling the screen is provided.

The control program 12 is an OS
14 window display part and display driver 13
, And each window displayed on the multi-window screen is displayed as a single window on the display screen of another display device.

One business application is displayed on one screen (window). A plurality of business applications are displayed in a multi-window on the screen to operate them.

This screen display / application has no awareness of controlling a plurality of screens.

That is, the multi-screen display function is operated only by hardware and a control program built therein, and is configured so as not to affect the OS and applications.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 15 denotes a memory for storing a screen display, 16 a keyboard controller for controlling input information from operation keys, and 17 a processor for controlling each device having a hardware configuration.

FIG. 4 is an operation flow of the first embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a multi-window is divided and displayed on a plurality of display devices.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to the operation flow of FIG.
The flowchart of FIG. 5 will be described.

In the first embodiment, a case where three screens are displayed will be described as an example. This number of screens is set in the main screen portion.

First, the terminal power of the control unit of the main screen display device is turned on (ST1). Thereby, the OS 14 of FIG. 3 is started. The screens (here, the same programs that run under the OS) are sequentially activated in the multi-window (ST2). When the window window is displayed (ST3), it is displayed on the screen A of another display device. When the window window is displayed (ST4), it is displayed on the screen B of another display device. Similarly, when the window window is displayed (ST5), it is displayed on the screen C of another display device.

With this operation, the invisible multi-window screen is displayed on one display for each screen, so that the screen becomes easy to see.

Also, three screens and a main screen are displayed,
The operation for each screen can be used using the keyboard 2 and the mouse 1 in FIG. 1 (ST6).

When the main screen is terminated, screens A, B,
C also ends (ST7), and the terminal power of the main screen display device can be turned off (ST8).

As described above, in the first embodiment, the screen of the multi-window can be simply divided into the screens of the other display devices for each window small window.
It can be applied to systems and the like.

(1) Dealing System in the Financial Market For example, a screen can be provided for each stock price in Japan and each stock price in New York.

(2) Call Center System The present invention can be used for a system for inviting consumers by telephone and a system for processing complaints from customers.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, an active screen (a screen located at the forefront and whose control is transferred to this screen)
The following screen is displayed on another display device.

Normally, when an operation is performed on a screen that is not on the front (inactive screen), this screen is activated and operated. Since this is not the first place, it is necessary to operate it because it is not obstructed by the screen moving in front.

However, this operation is unnecessary when the entire inactive screen only needs to be viewed. The operation becomes simpler if the inactivity is displayed on another display device.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described below.

First, a multi-window screen of three screens will be described as in the first embodiment.

In the case where the small windows of the windows are displayed, if the active screen is always displayed on the screen, the screen becomes a screen only for viewing, and the operator only needs to operate the screen. That is, only when it is necessary to see, it is sufficient to see.

This second embodiment has an active screen,
The input control (control of the screen that can be used by the operator) can be fixed to one screen by the difference between the inactive screens.

As described above, in the second embodiment, since the screen to be used (active screen) can be fixed to one,
It can be used as an order terminal.

That is, on the active screen, it is possible to perform business while viewing the order input screen, the stock search screen for reference, and the estimate screen.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, a screen display device for displaying multi-windows in one single window is easy to use even for an operator who is not a skilled operator but can be a fixed-form screen. Business operations can be performed without performing complicated or unnecessary operations.

Since the present invention does not depend on the OS, a plurality of OSs (for example, Windows 95, Windows N
T, UNIX).

Further, in another embodiment, in a screen display device for displaying a multi-window in one single window, by fixing a screen for displaying an inactive screen and an active screen, the usability is further improved and the operator's convenience is improved. Input can be performed on one screen, and display can be performed on a plurality of screens. Thereby, usability and simplicity are further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an image diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a software configuration diagram of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 mouse 2 keyboard 3 control unit 10 display controller 11 screen display unit 12 control program 13 display driver 14 operating system (OS) 15 memory 16 keyboard controller 17 processor

Claims (2)

[Claims] In a multi-window screen display device, a control program for controlling a plurality of screens is disposed on a display driver for controlling one screen, and the control program is provided between a window display portion of an operating system and the display driver. A multi-window full-screen conversion device, wherein each window displayed on a multi-window screen is displayed as a single window on a display screen of another display device. 2. The full-screen multi-window conversion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein input control of a screen usable by an operator is fixed to one screen depending on a difference between an active screen and an inactive screen.