JPH11265333A - System and method for controlling plural computer devices - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To respectively use an input device and an output device in common among plural computer devices. SOLUTION: Output signal receiving parts 16 to 19 respectively receive output information outputted from connected computer devices 5 to 8. An output signal edition part 20 converts the output information received by respective receiving parts 16 to 19 in accordance with the sizes and positions of windows to be displayed on an output device 4. An output signal control part 21 edits the output information converted by the edition part 20 so as to display it on the full screen of the device 4, prepares an output signal to be transmitted to the device 4 and outputs the output signal to the device 4. An input device control part 11 specifies a corresponding computer device out of the devices 5 to 8 from the coordinates of a cursor position inputted from an input device 2 or 3 and transfers input information to a corresponding input information control part out of plural ones 12 to 15. Each of the control parts 12 to 15 transfers the input information to the corresponding computer device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control method for a plurality of computer devices, and more particularly to a control method and method for a plurality of computer devices in which an input device and an output device are shared among the plurality of computer devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of control method for a plurality of computer devices has been used for the purpose of saving space and cost of input devices and output devices of a plurality of computer devices. When an input device and an output device are shared between a plurality of computer devices, a specific computer device is selected by switching between the plurality of computer devices by a switch switching device, and the selected computer device, input device and output device are selected. (Connected). In this case, the information that can be output to the output device is only the information of the specific computer device selected by the switch switching device, and the output information of another computer device cannot be output.

More specifically, in a conventional connection configuration diagram including a switching device 51, an input device 52, an output device 53, and computers 54 to 56 shown in FIG. Is selected, only the information of the computer device 54 is displayed on the output device 53 as shown in FIG. Because,
This is because the computer device 55 and the computer device 56 are not connected to the switch of the switching device.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional method, computer devices other than the specific computer device selected by the switch switching device are not in an active state with the switch switching device (because they are not in a connected state). ), There are the following problems.

A first problem is that output information of all of a plurality of computer devices connected to the switch switching device cannot be displayed on the output device at once.

A second problem is that in order to display output information of a computer device that is not in an active state on the output device, the computer device must be switched by a switch switching device. It cannot be provided promptly.

A third problem is that the correspondence between the switches of the switch switching device and the computer must be recognized in advance, which is complicated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a means for sharing an input device and an output device among a plurality of computer devices, and for displaying output information of the plurality of computer devices collectively on the output device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a means capable of promptly switching and displaying output information among a plurality of computer devices.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide means for easily associating information output on an output device with a computer device.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for a plurality of computer apparatuses, comprising: a plurality of output signal receiving means for receiving output information output from the plurality of computer apparatuses; and a signal from the output signal receiving means. And an output device control means for collectively sending an editing signal from the output signal editing device to an output device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for a plurality of computer devices, comprising: an input device control means for receiving input information input from an input device; and an input device for distributing the input information from the input device control means to a specific computer device. The information processing device includes an information distribution unit and an input information control unit that transfers the input information distributed by the input information distribution unit to a computer device.

[0013] A control method of a plurality of computer devices according to a third invention of the present application is a control method of a plurality of output devices for receiving output information output from the plurality of computer devices, and an output signal for receiving and editing a signal from the output signal receiving device. Editing means, output device control means for collectively sending an edit signal from the output signal editing means to an output device, input device control means for receiving input information input from an input device,
An input information distribution unit that distributes input information from the input device control unit to a specific computer device, and an input information control unit that transfers the input information distributed by the input information distribution device to the specific computer device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a plurality of computer devices, wherein each output information output from the plurality of computer devices is edited into one output information and collectively output to an output device shared by the plurality of computer devices. Output.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a plurality of computer devices, wherein the plurality of computer devices share one input device, and select a specific computer device based on input information input from the input device. The input information input from the input device to the selected computer device.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a connection configuration diagram of the control system of the present invention. This configuration diagram shows a control device 1, a keyboard input device 2,
It is composed of a mouse input device 3, an output device 4, and computer devices 5, 6, 7, and 8 (four computer devices are connected in this example). Here, a keyboard and a mouse are connected as input devices, but other input devices such as a light pen and a touch screen may be used. Although a display device is connected as an output device, another output device may be used. Each output information output from the computer devices 5 to 8 is collected and edited by the control device 1 and output to the output device 4 collectively. The input information input from the input devices 2 and 3 is sorted by the control device 1 and the input information is delivered to the specified computer device.

FIG. 2 is a more specific block diagram of the present invention, and particularly shows the inside of the control device 1 in detail. The control device 1 includes output signal receiving units 16 to 19, an output signal editing unit 20, an output device control unit 21, an input device control unit 11, and input information control units 12 to 15.

The following describes an example in which the control device 1 is connected to computer devices 5 to 8, a keyboard input device 2, a mouse input device 3, and an output device 4.

The output signal receiving section 16 receives output information output from the connected computer device 5. The output signal receiving unit 17 is provided from the computer device 6, and the output signal receiving unit 18 is provided from the computer device 7.
9 receives output information from the computer device 8. The output information received from the computer devices 5 to 8 is an output signal on the assumption that the information is output as a full screen screen. The output signal editing unit 20 converts the output information received from the output signal receiving units 16 to 19 from the respective computer devices 5 to 8 according to the window size and position displayed as a window screen for each computer device. The output device control unit 21 edits the converted window screen of each computer device so that it can be displayed on the full screen of the output device 4, creates an output signal to be transmitted to the output device 4, and outputs the output signal to the output device 4. .

The input device control unit 11 detects and receives input information input from the keyboard input device 2 or the mouse input device 3 and calculates the input information from the coordinates of the input cursor position.
The specified window screen is identified, the computer device corresponding to the specified window screen is specified, and the input information is passed to the corresponding input information control unit. The input information control unit 12 transfers the input information passed from the input device control unit 11 to the computer device 5. Input information control unit 13
, The input information control unit 14 transfers the input information to the computer device 7, and the input information control unit 15 transfers the input information to the computer device 8.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described in detail with reference to the flow of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an output processing flow for outputting output information to an output device, and FIG. 4 is an input processing flow for receiving input information from an input device and transferring the information to a corresponding computer device. FIG. 5 is a diagram corresponding to a computer device window that manages the relationship between the computer device and the window screen, and FIG. 6 is a window management diagram that manages the relationship between the window screen and the coordinates. FIG. 7 is a correspondence diagram between the screen output by the computer device and the screen of the output device.

First, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a process in which the control device 1 of the present invention receives output information from the computer devices 5 to 8 and outputs the output information to the output device 4 will be described. In the output signal receiving process (step 31) of FIG.
8 detects the output information output and receives it. In the output information editing process (step 32), the output signal editing unit 20 receives the output information from the output signal receiving units 16 to 19,
The coordinates and size of the output information output on the premise that the computer devices 5 to 8 output to the full screen screen are converted in accordance with the size and position of the window screen displayed on the output device 4. At this time, the computer name of the computer device corresponding to the window is embedded in the window screen. The correspondence between the computer device and the window screen is managed by a correspondence diagram shown in FIG. For example, the computer device 5 indicates that the computer name is aaaa and the output information is output to the window A, and the same applies to the computer devices 6 to 8. In the output device control process (step 33), the output device control unit 21 fits each window screen edited in the output information editing process into the full screen screen of the output device 4 according to the display property of the output device 4. And outputs it to the output device 4. The window on the screen of the output device 4 is shown in FIG.
It is managed by the control chart shown in. For example, window A indicates an area from the screen coordinates (a1, a2) to (a3, a4) of the output device 4, and the same applies to windows B to D. FIG. 7 shows the correspondence between the output information (screen information) output by the computer devices 5 to 8 and the screen of the output device 4.

Next, the input devices 2 to 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
A computer device 5 which accepts input information from 3
A description will be given of a process until information is passed to. In the input device control process (step 41) of FIG. 4, the input device control unit 11 which has detected an input from the keyboard input device 2 or the mouse input device 3 takes in the input information, and sets the cursor position input from the input device. The input information is associated with the window screen based on the coordinates of, and the window to which the input information is input is identified. The correspondence between the coordinates of the cursor position input from the input device and the window screen is performed using the window management chart of FIG. For example, if the coordinates of the cursor position input from the input device 3 are in the area from the screen coordinates (b1, b2) to (b3, b4), it is recognized that the input is for the window B.
In the input information distribution process (step 42), the computer device is specified from the window screen specified in the input device control process, and the input information control unit corresponding to the computer device (specified one of 12 to 15)
To the input information control section (12 to 15).
) Passes the input information to the corresponding computer device (specified one of 5 to 8). The correspondence between the window screen and the computer device is performed using the computer device window correspondence diagram of FIG.

Further, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG.
The operation of updating the output information output to the latest output information according to the designation from the input devices 2 and 3 will be described. In the description, an example will be described in which the latest output information output from the computer device 7 is output to the output device 4 in accordance with designation from the mouse input device 3. Computer device 7
The coordinates in the window screen displaying the output information are designated by the mouse input device 3. Since the computer name (cccc) is displayed on the window screen, it is possible to easily identify which window screen belongs to which computer device. 4 (step 4
In 1), the input device control unit 11 that has detected the input from the mouse input device 3 identifies the window screen from the input coordinates and notifies the output device control processing (step 43). In the output device control process (step 43), the output device control unit 21 updates the output information of the computer device 7 corresponding to the window screen specified in the input device control process (step 41) to the latest information, and Output to

[0027]

A first effect is that an input device and an output device can be shared between a plurality of computer devices, and only one input device and one output device are required. For this reason, space saving and cost reduction are achieved. The reason is that a control means is provided which can share the input device and the output device among a plurality of computer devices.

The second effect is that output information can be promptly provided. The reason is that a means for outputting the output information of a plurality of computer devices at a time is provided. This also overcomes the disadvantage that the conventional method of displaying the output information of the corresponding computer device by switching with a switch can only refer to the output information of the selected computer device and cannot refer to the output information of another computer device. .

A third effect is that the information output to the output device can be easily associated with the computer device. The reason is that in the conventional method of sharing the output device by switching the switch, the association between the switch and the computer device must be recognized in advance, but in the present invention, the computer name of the corresponding computer device is displayed on the window screen. This is because that.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a connection configuration diagram of a control system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a screen output processing flow.

FIG. 4 is an information input processing flow.

FIG. 5 is a diagram corresponding to a computer device window.

FIG. 6 is a window management chart.

FIG. 7 is a correspondence diagram between a computer device screen and an output device screen.

FIG. 8 is a conventional connection configuration diagram.

FIG. 9 shows an output example of an output device in a conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control device 2 Keyboard input device 3 Mouse input device 4 Output device 5 Computer device 6 Computer device 7 Computer device 8 Computer device 11 Input device control part 12 Input information control part 13 Input information control part 14 Input information control part 15 Input information control Unit 16 Output signal receiving unit 17 Output signal receiving unit 18 Output signal receiving unit 19 Output signal receiving unit 20 Output signal editing unit 21 Output device control unit 51 Switching device 52 Input device 53 Output device 54 Computer device 55 Computer device 56 Computer device

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of output signal receiving means for receiving output information output from a plurality of computer devices, an output signal editing means for receiving and editing a signal from the output signal receiving means, and an editing from the output signal editing means. An output device control means for transmitting signals to the output device in a lump; a control system for a plurality of computer devices. 2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein computer names of the plurality of computer devices are displayed on the output device. 3. The control method according to claim 1, wherein output information output from said plurality of computer devices is edited into one output information. 4. An input device control unit for receiving input information input from an input device, an input information distribution unit for distributing input information from the input device control unit to a specific computer device, and a distribution by the input information distribution unit. Input information control means for transferring the input information to the computer device. 5. The control method according to claim 4, wherein one of said plurality of computer devices is specified based on input information input from said input device. 6. A plurality of output signal receiving means for receiving output information output from a plurality of computer devices, an output signal editing means for receiving and editing a signal from said output signal receiving means, and an editing from said output signal editing means. Output device control means for collectively sending signals to the output device, input device control means for receiving input information input from the input device, and input information for distributing input information from the input device control means to a specific computer device A control system for a plurality of computer devices, comprising: a distribution unit; and input information control unit for transferring input information distributed by the input information distribution unit to the specific computer device. 7. A multi-computer device according to claim 1, wherein each output information output from the plurality of computer devices is edited into one output information, and the output information is collectively output to an output device shared by the plurality of computer devices. Control method. 8. A plurality of computer devices share one input device, select a specific computer device based on input information input from the input device, and input data from the input device to the selected computer device. A method for controlling a plurality of computer devices, wherein information is transferred.