JPH11272760A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To represent data in a graph without omission of data so that features may be easy to see by extracting a maximum value and a minimum value of data and setting a space, where data doesn't exist, between the minimum value and a reference value as a skip scale value. SOLUTION: If it is difficult to see changes in data in a graph shown in figure (c), a change area attention button 56 is touched. When this button 56 is touched, a minimum value of graph data is first extracted. The space between the minimum value and the reference value is omitted as a skip scale, and the range from the minimum value and the maximum value is displayed in the graph with measure '1' as shown in figure (d). In this case, the difference between minimum value '80.3' and maximum value '82.9' is divided by '5', and numerical value '1' obtained by raising the result to a unit is set as the measure.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having a graph creation function for graphing input data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, an information processing apparatus having a graph creating function is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-324845.
As described in the official gazette, the necessity of optimization of the input graph data is checked, and if necessary, scale information necessary for optimization is generated by scale information generating means,
There is one that generates a graph image based on the scale information and displays a scale-optimized graph on an output device.

The optimization here is performed when input data is distributed to each class and all data are concentrated within three consecutive classes. The maximum value and the minimum value of the data are also determined. At the same time, the minimum value, maximum value, and increment value of the scale are calculated.

[0004] Also, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-61983 discloses that
By displaying unusual values existing in the data group and values exceeding the ratio set by the user as a hollow graph,
A technique has been disclosed in which a change in value is organized and displayed on a scale that is easy to recognize, and the scale is not mistaken.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 7-287765 discloses that the necessity of a graph output omitting section is automatically determined for input graphed data. A technique such as generation is disclosed.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, a value based on the minimum value of the input data is used as the minimum value of the scale. There is a problem that the data is seen by wrong recognition by hollowing out the data. Further, there is a problem that a graph desired by the user cannot be obtained.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention extracts the maximum value and the minimum value of data, sets a space between the minimum value and the reference value where no data exists, and sets a scale value without a space. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus capable of expressing a feature in a graph in an easy-to-view manner without omitting data.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention sets a position designated by a user from a graph as a hollow scale value, so that the characteristic can be expressed in a graph without omitting data. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus capable of generating a graph suitable for a user's needs.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention sets a position designated by a user from a graph as an attention area, and sets the other part as a hollow scale value, thereby obtaining data. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus capable of easily expressing a feature in a graph without omission and creating a graph suitable for a user's needs.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 has an input means for inputting numerical data and an input means for inputting the numerical data. Storage means for storing the numerical data stored therein, maximum value extraction means for extracting the maximum value of the numerical data stored in the storage means, and minimum value extraction means for extracting the minimum value of the numerical data stored in the storage means And maximum scale setting means for setting a maximum scale value of the graph based on the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction means; a minimum value extracted by the minimum value extraction means; and a reference value for graph creation. A hollow scale setting means for setting a hollow scale value between: a maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means; and a hollow scale set by the hollow scale setting means. And a graph scale display means for displaying a graph scale using a reference value for creating a graph, and numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display means. An information processing apparatus comprising: a graph display unit configured to display a graph.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an input unit for inputting numerical data, a storage unit for storing the numerical data input by the input unit, and a maximum of the numerical data stored in the storage unit. Maximum value extracting means for extracting a value,
A maximum scale setting means for setting a maximum scale value of the graph based on the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction means; a maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means; and a reference value for graph creation. Graph scale display means for displaying a graph scale using and graph display means for displaying numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display means. Setting means for specifying a hollow position of the graph, a hollow scale setting means for setting a hollow scale of the graph from the hollow position designated by the specifying means, and setting by the maximum scale setting means. The maximum scale value, the hollow scale value set by the hollow scale setting means, and the graph creation reference value are used to generate the graph. Change display means for changing and displaying the graph scale displayed on the scale display means, and displaying the numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the changed and displayed graph scale. An information processing apparatus characterized by the following.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an input unit for inputting numerical data, a storage unit for storing the numerical data input by the input unit, and a maximum of the numerical data stored in the storage unit. Maximum value extracting means for extracting a value,
A maximum scale setting means for setting a maximum scale value of the graph based on the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction means; a maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means; and a reference value for graph creation. Graph scale display means for displaying a graph scale using and graph display means for displaying numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display means. A designating means for designating a focus position of the graph; a hollow scale setting means for setting a hollow scale of the graph based on the focus position specified by the designating means; and a maximum set by the maximum scale setting means. Using a scale value, a hollow scale value set by the hollow scale setting means, and a reference value for creating a graph, Change display means for changing and displaying the graph scale displayed on the scale display means, and displaying the numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the changed and displayed graph scale. An information processing apparatus characterized by the following.

Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the second or third aspect, the designation of the hollow position or the attention position by the designation means is performed on a display screen. Information processing device.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited by this.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an apparatus employing the present invention. In FIG. 1, the apparatus is a main body cabinet 1
And an input / output unit 2 and a lid unit 3.

The main body cabinet 1 includes an input / output unit 2 and
Necessary parts such as an input / output unit 2, an infrared communication unit, an interface, and the like, which have an infrared communication unit, a pen holding unit (not shown), and a display unit and a transparent tablet integrated therein. And a power supply section for supplying power to the power supply.

The input / output unit 2 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The lid 3 is connected to the back of the main body cabinet 1 by a hinge, rotates so as to cover the input / output unit 2, and serves to protect the input / output unit 2 when being carried.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the input / output unit 2. In FIG. 2, an input / output unit 2 includes a thin liquid crystal display unit 2-1 formed of a matrix type capable of displaying characters, and a transparent tablet 2 having a size to cover the liquid crystal display unit 2-1.
2 and a film 2-3 on which a fixed key is printed.

In the transparent tablet 2-2, for example, transparent electrodes are provided on the inner surface of two transparent sheets, and small projecting spacers are regularly printed so that the electrodes do not come into contact in a normal state. By giving an instruction with a finger or a pen, the transparent electrode comes into contact, and the selected position can be detected by the transparent tablet 2-2.

The position of the liquid crystal display 2-1 selected by the user can be detected by associating the display contents displayed on the liquid crystal display 2-1 with the position information of the transparent tablet 2-2. Is possible.

The liquid crystal display unit 2-1 may be provided with a backlight made up of an EL panel or the like on the back as necessary.

The film 2-3 has a liquid crystal display 2-1.
And the transparent tablet 2-2. The frequently used functions are provided with easy-to-understand symbols.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the present invention. Liquid crystal display 2-1 and transparent tablet 2-2
Is as described with reference to FIG. 2, and the description thereof is omitted here.

The tablet control section 4 controls the transparent tablet 2
-2, which extracts coordinate information from transparent tablet 2
For -2, it is connected to the transparent electrode provided on each transparent sheet, and the coordinates specified by the finger or the pen are detected by contact between the two transparent electrodes.

The liquid crystal display circuit section 5 stores the dot positions for turning on the liquid crystal as a bit map, and sends signals to the common circuit 6 and the segment circuit 7 as necessary to drive the liquid crystal display section 2-1. .

The central control unit 8 controls input information or output information according to various commands.

The RTC 9 measures the time using a clock signal from an oscillator (not shown) and outputs the current date and time.

The ROM 10 and a font information area 10-storing fonts of characters to be displayed on the liquid crystal display section 2-1.
1, a program area 10-2 storing a program showing the operation of the central control unit 8, a graph creation program area 10-3 storing a program for creating a graph from selected values in a table, and a tablet control unit 4. The coordinate information area 10-4 stores conversion information for converting the detected coordinates into coordinates corresponding to the display position.

The RAM 11 includes a data storage unit 11-1 for storing various data such as texts and figures input by the user from the input / output unit 2, a graph data storage unit 11-2, and a maximum for storing the maximum value of the graph data. Value memory 11-3, minimum value memory 11-4 for storing the minimum value of the graph data, maximum scale memory 11- for storing the maximum scale of the scale.
5, a hollow scale memory 11-6 for storing the hollow position when the attention graph is created, a scale width memory 11-7 for storing the scale calculated in accordance with the graph, and a reference value memory for storing the reference value of the graph. 11-8.

Here, description will be made assuming that "0" is set in the reference value memory 11-8, but this is not the case depending on the type of graph and data.

The modular unit 12 is connected to a communication line, and performs transmission and reception of e-mail and data input / output with the Internet via a modular control unit 13. The main body power switch 14 turns on / off the main body power.
Switch.

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a display screen diagram for explaining the operation in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4A, tabular data is input, and a data portion to be displayed in a graph is selected from the transparent tablet 2-2 by a pointing device such as a pen. And the graph mode button 5 at the top right of the screen
When the user selects 1 and switches to the graph mode and touches the edit button 52, an edit menu 53 is displayed as shown in FIG.

Here, when the user touches the new graph creation 54 in the edit menu 53, the scale width and the maximum scale of the scale are obtained from the maximum value of the data with reference to "0" based on the selected data. A graph shown in (c) is created and displayed.

In order to obtain the scale width, for example, the maximum value of the data is extracted, the maximum value is divided by "5", and this value is rounded up to a numerical value with a good division and is set as the scale width. Here, the seventh data “82.9” is extracted as the maximum value, and when this is divided by “5”, it becomes about “16.6”, which is rounded up to “20” as the scale width. Then, the value including the maximum value in this scale width is set to the maximum scale, that is, “100”.
And create a graph. In addition, graph creation,
Since the details of the output technique are known, the description is omitted.

If it is difficult to see the change in the data in the graph display of FIG.
Touch 6. When the change area attention button 56 is touched, first, the minimum value of the graph data is extracted. And
The interval between the minimum value and the reference point is omitted as a hollow scale, and the range from the minimum value to the maximum value is represented by a scale width of “1”.
A graph is displayed as shown in FIG.

Here, the scale width is set to the minimum value “80.3”.
And the maximum value “82.9” is divided by “5”, and the rounded-up numerical value “1” is set as the scale width.

When the graph type selection button 57 is touched on the screen shown in FIG. 4C, a graph type can be selected from a bar graph, a line graph, a pie graph, and the like.

When the graph list button 58 is touched, a graph created in the past can be referred to.

Touching the graph of interest 55 from the edit menu 53 of FIG. 4B extracts the maximum value and the minimum value from the selected graph data, and sets the space between the minimum value and the reference point as a hollow scale. Omitted, the scale width in the range from the minimum value to the maximum value is obtained as described above, and is displayed as a graph as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a processing block diagram of an apparatus employing the present invention. The operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

On the display screen shown in FIG.
3 is touched, the maximum value extracting unit 20 causes the graph data storage unit 1 of the RAM 11 to touch the new graph creation 54.
The maximum value is extracted from the graph data 1-2 and stored in the maximum value memory 11-3. The extracted maximum value is output to the scale calculation unit 24 and the maximum scale setting unit 21.

The scale calculator 24 calculates the scale width by dividing the difference between the value "0" in the reference value memory 11-8 of the RAM 11 and the maximum value by "5" and rounding it up to a well-divided value.
It is stored in the scale width memory 11-7 of AM11.

The maximum scale setting section 21 sets a maximum scale based on the scale calculated by the scale calculation section 24 and the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction section 21 and stores the maximum scale in the maximum scale memory 11-5 of the RAM 11. I have.

The graph creation unit 25 stores the maximum scale set by the maximum scale setting unit 21, the scale calculated by the scale calculation unit 24, and the graph data storage unit 1 of the RAM 11.
FIG. 4 based on the graph data stored in 1-2.
A graph shown in (c) is created, and information of the created graph is output to the display buffer 26 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2-1.

The operation when the change area attention button 56 is touched from the display screen of FIG. 4C is the same as the operation when creating the attention graph described below.

On the display screen shown in FIG.
3 is touched, the maximum value extraction unit 20 causes the graph data storage unit 11 of the RAM 11
The maximum value is extracted from the graph data of -2 and stored in the maximum value memory 11-3. The extracted maximum value is the scale calculation unit 2
4 and output to the maximum scale setting unit 21.

Next, the minimum value extracting unit 22
The minimum value is extracted from the graph data in the graph data storage unit 11-2, and stored in the minimum value memory 11-4. The extracted minimum value is output to the hollow scale setting unit 23.

The scale calculator 24 divides the difference between the value of the minimum value memory 11-4 and the value of the maximum value memory 11-3 of the RAM 11 by "5", rounds up to a numerical value with a good division, and calculates the scale width. Is stored in the scale width memory 11-7.

In the hollow scale setting unit 23, the RAM 1
1 minimum value memory 11-4 and scale width memory 11-7
Is set based on the value of, and stored in the hollow scale memory 11-6 of the RAM 11.

The maximum scale setting section 21 sets a maximum scale based on the scale calculated by the scale calculation section 24 and the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction section 21 and stores the maximum scale in the maximum scale memory 11-5 of the RAM 11. I have.

The graph creating section 25 sets the maximum scale set by the maximum scale setting section 21, the scale calculated by the scale calculation section 24, the hollow scale set by the hollow scale setting section 23, and the RAM 11. 4 based on the graph data stored in the graph data storage unit 11-2.
A graph shown in (d) is created, and information of the created graph is output to the display buffer 26 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2-1.

The above operation will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, in step 1, data for graph creation is selected from the data displayed on the input / output unit 2,
The graph data selected in EP2 is stored in the graph data storage unit 11-2 of the RAM 11.

Then, it waits until the pen is touched in the next STEP3. When the pen is touched, the position touched in STEP 4 is read, and in STEP 5 it is determined where the pen touch position is.

When the pen touch position is the target graph creation 55 of the edit menu 53 in FIG.
If it is other than 4, other processing is performed.

If the pen touch position is the target graph creation 55 in the edit menu 53 in FIG. 4B, a target graph creation process is performed in STEP6. This attention graph creation processing will be described later in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

If the pen touch position is the new graph creation 54 of the edit menu 53, the graph data is read from the graph data storage unit 11-2 of the RAM 11 in STEP7.

In STEP 8, the maximum value is extracted from the graph data read in STEP 7, and stored in the maximum value memory 11-3 of the RAM 11. In STEP9, RAM11
Is set to "0" in the reference value memory 11-8.

In STEP 10, the memory width of the graph is calculated by dividing the value obtained by subtracting the reference value from the maximum value extracted in STEP 8 by "5" and stored in the scale width memory 11-7 of the RAM 11.

In STEP 11, the maximum scale is calculated using the scale width memory 11-7 and the maximum value memory 11-3 of the RAM 11, and in STEP 12, the graph shown in FIG. 4C is created and displayed.

At STEP 13, the process waits until the display screen shown in FIG. When the pen is touched, S
The position touched in STEP14 is read, and STEP1 is read.
In step 5, it is determined where the pen touch position is.

If the pen touch position is the change area attention button 56 in FIG. 4C, the attention graph creation processing is described in STEP 16 (to be described later in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7).
Is performed, and the process ends.

If the pen touch position is the graph type selection button 57 in FIG. 4C, a graph type selection process is performed in STEP 17, and the process is terminated.

The pen touch position is the graph list button 58
If so, a graph list display process is performed in STEP 18 and the process ends.

Next, the attention graph creation processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in STEP 19, graph data is read from the graph data storage section 11-2 of the RAM 11. S
At STEP 20, the maximum value is extracted from the graph data read at STEP 19, and the maximum value memory 11 of the RAM 11 is extracted.
-3 is stored.

Next, the minimum value is extracted from the graph data read in STEP 21 and stored in the minimum value memory 1 of the RAM 11.
Store it in 1-4. In STEP 22, the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value is divided by “5”, rounded up to a numerical value with a good separation,
The scale width is stored in the scale width memory 11-7 of the RAM 11 as the scale width.

In STEP 23, the maximum scale is calculated from the value of the scale width memory 11-7 and the value of the maximum value memory 11-3 and stored in the maximum scale memory 11-5 of the RAM 11.

In STEP 24, a hollow scale is calculated from the value of the scale width memory 11-7 and the value of the minimum value memory 11-4 and stored in the hollow scale memory 11-6 of the RAM 11.

In STEP 25, the graph data storage unit 1
A graph is created and displayed based on the contents of 1-2 and the values stored in the scale width memory 11-7, the maximum scale memory 11-5, and the hollow scale memory 11-6.

By the above processing, the maximum value and the minimum value of the data are extracted, and a hollow scale value is set between the minimum value and the reference value to create a graph.

Embodiment 2 Hereinafter, Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, 8, and 9. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a display screen diagram for explaining the operation in the second embodiment. First, a new graph creation 54 is touched from the edit menu 53 of FIG.
A new graph shown in (a) is created and displayed. The user
Specify a hollow scale to better understand the characteristics of the data.

As a designation method, an area to be omitted from the graph is designated by dragging with a pen, as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 8A. By this operation, a portion designated by the pen is omitted as a hollow scale, and a graph in which points are placed in a portion where data is concentrated is created and displayed as shown in FIG.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user touches the input / output unit 2 with the pen on the display screen of FIG. 4C, the touch coordinates are detected by the transparent tablet 2-2, and the coordinate information detected by the tablet control unit 4 is extracted.

The coordinate information extracted by the tablet control unit 4 is output to the start coordinate unit 27 and holds the touched coordinates. Until the pen separates from the input / output unit 2, the coordinates at which the pen is in contact with the input / output unit 2 are sequentially output to the end coordinate unit 28, and finally the position where the pen is separated from the input / output unit 2 is held. The touched coordinates are stored in the position detection unit 29.
Is also output.

The movement amount detection unit 30 calculates the difference between the coordinates of the start coordinate unit 27 and the coordinates of the end coordinate unit 28 as the movement amount of the pen, and only when the pen moves on the input / output unit 2, The start coordinates 27 and the end coordinates 28 are output to the gate 31.

The position detecting section 29 detects whether or not the touched coordinates are on the graph, and if the pen touched coordinates are on the graph, outputs a signal to the gate 31 and outputs the signal to the gate 31.
To release.

When the pen moves on the graph, that is, when the range is specified, the gate 31 is opened, and the value of the start coordinate 27 and the value of the end coordinate 28 are output to the coordinate conversion unit 32.

The coordinate conversion unit 32 converts the input values of the start coordinates 27 and the input coordinates of the end coordinates 28 into corresponding graph values, and outputs them to the hollow scale setting unit 23.

The maximum value extracting unit 20 extracts the maximum value from the graph data in the graph data storage unit 11-2 of the RAM 11, and stores the maximum value in the maximum value memory 11-3. The extracted maximum value is output to the scale calculation unit 24 and the maximum scale setting unit 21.

In the hollow scale setting unit 23, which of the start coordinates and the end coordinates is stored in the minimum value memory 11-
It is checked whether the value is close to the value of “4”, and the coordinates of the closest one are set as a hollow scale.
-6.

The scale calculator 24 divides the difference between the value of the blank scale memory 11-6 of the RAM 11 and the maximum value memory 11-3 by "5" and rounds up the result to a good numerical value to calculate the scale width. It is stored in the scale width memory 11-7 of the RAM 11.

The maximum scale setting section 21 sets a maximum scale based on the scale calculated by the scale calculation section 24 and the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction section 21 and stores the maximum scale in the maximum scale memory 11-5 of the RAM 11. I have.

The graph creation section 25 sets the maximum scale set by the maximum scale setting section 21, the scale calculated by the scale calculation section 24, the hollow scale set by the hollow scale setting section 23, and the RAM 11. 4 based on the graph data stored in the graph data storage unit 11-2.
A graph shown in (d) is created, and information of the created graph is output to the display buffer 26 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2-1.

The above operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in STEP 26, a new graph shown in FIG. 4C is created and displayed. In the next STEP27,
Wait until the pen is touched on the display screen of FIG.

When the pen is touched, the touched position is read in STEP 28, and the pen touch position is determined in STEP 29.

If the pen touch position is the change area attention button 56 in FIG. 4C, the attention graph creation processing described in detail in FIG. 7 is performed in STEP 30, and the processing is terminated.

If the pen touch position is the graph type selection button 57 in FIG. 4C, a graph type selection process is performed in STEP31, and the process ends.

The pen touch position is the graph list button 58
If so, a graph list display process is performed in STEP 32, and the process ends.

If the pen touch position is on the graph, ST
The touch coordinates read in EP33 are converted into corresponding graph values, and stored as start coordinates in STEP34. ST
In EP35, the process waits until the pen leaves the display screen. If the pen has left the display screen, this position is read in STEP 36, the touch coordinates read in STEP 37 are converted into corresponding graph values, and stored as end coordinates in STEP 38.

In STEP 39, a hollow scale is calculated from the start coordinates and the end coordinates. The hollow scale calculation process at this time checks which of the start coordinate and the end coordinate is closer to the minimum value of the data, sets the coordinates closer to the minimum value of the data as the hollow scale, -6 is stored.

In STEP 40, the difference between the value of the maximum value memory 11-3 of the RAM 11 and the hollow scale memory 11-6 is divided by "5", rounded up to a well-divided value, and the scale width memory 11- of the RAM 11 is used as the scale width. 7 is stored.

At STEP 41, the maximum scale is calculated from the value of the scale width memory 11-7 and the value of the maximum value memory 11-3, and stored in the maximum scale memory 11-5 of the RAM 11.

In STEP 42, the graph data storage unit 1
A graph is created and displayed based on the contents of 1-2 and the values stored in the scale width memory 11-7, the maximum scale memory 11-5, and the hollow scale memory 11-6.

With the above processing, a graph can be created by setting a position designated by the user from the graph as a hollow scale value.

Embodiment 3 Hereinafter, FIGS. 5, 9 and 1 will be described.
Example 3 will be described using 0.

FIG. 10 is a display screen diagram for explaining the operation in the third embodiment.

First, a new graph creation 54 is touched from the edit menu 53 in FIG. 4B to create and display a new graph shown in FIG. 10A.

The user designates the position of interest so that the characteristics of the data can be grasped well. Fig. 1
As shown by the arrow 0 (a), the area of interest in the graph is designated by dragging with a pen.

By this operation, a portion other than the portion designated by the pen is omitted as a hollow scale, and a graph in which the reference point is left as it is and a point is placed on a portion where data is concentrated is created as shown in FIG. 10B. ,indicate.

The operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The operation from the conversion of the values of the start coordinates 27 and the end coordinates 28 to the corresponding graph values to the output to the hollow scale setting unit 23 is the same as the operation of FIG. Description is omitted.

The maximum value extraction unit 20 extracts the maximum value from the graph data in the graph data storage unit 11-2 of the RAM 11, and stores the maximum value in the maximum value memory 11-3. The extracted maximum value is output to the scale calculation unit 24 and the maximum scale setting unit 21.

The hollow scale setting unit 23 checks which of the start coordinate and the end coordinate is closer to the value of the reference value memory 11-8, sets the closer coordinate as the hollow scale, and sets the hollow scale memory of the RAM 11. 11-6.

The scale calculator 24 divides the difference between the value of the hollow scale memory 11-6 of the RAM 11 and the maximum value memory 11-3 by "5", rounds up to a numerical value with good division, and calculates the scale width. It is stored in the scale width memory 11-7 of the RAM 11.

The maximum scale setting section 21 sets a maximum scale based on the scale calculated by the scale calculation section 24 and the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction section 21 and stores the maximum scale in the maximum scale memory 11-5 of the RAM 11. I have.

The graph creation section 25 sets the maximum scale set by the maximum scale setting section 21, the scale calculated by the scale calculation section 24, the hollow scale set by the hollow scale setting section 23, and the RAM 11. 4 based on the graph data stored in the graph data storage unit 11-2.
A graph shown in (d) is created, and information of the created graph is output to the display buffer 26 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2-1.

The above operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The processing other than STEP 39 is the same as that of the second embodiment.
9 is the same as the processing in FIG.

The hollow scale calculation processing in STEP 39 checks which of the start coordinate and the end coordinate is closer to the reference value “0”, sets the coordinate closer to the reference value as the hollow scale, and sets the hollow scale in the RAM 11. It is stored in the memory 11-6.

By the above processing, the graph can be created by setting the position designated by the user from the graph as the region of interest and setting the other portion as the hollow scale value.

[0117]

According to the present invention, according to the first aspect of the invention, input means for inputting numerical data, storage means for storing the numerical data input by the input means, and storage in the storage means Maximum value extraction means for extracting the maximum value of the obtained numerical data, minimum value extraction means for extracting the minimum value of the numerical data stored in the storage means, and the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction means. A maximum scale setting means for setting a maximum scale value of the graph based on the original value; and a hollow scale setting for setting a hollow scale value between the minimum value extracted by the minimum value extracting means and a reference value for graph creation. Means, the maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means, the hollow scale value set by the hollow scale setting means, and a reference value for graph creation,
Graph scale display means for displaying a graph scale,
Graph display means for displaying numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display means, and extracting the maximum value and the minimum value of the data, By setting the hollow scale value between the minimum value and the reference value, it is possible to express the feature in a graph easily without omitting data.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the input means for inputting numerical data, the storage means for storing the numerical data input by the input means, and the maximum of the numerical data stored in the storage means. A maximum value extracting means for extracting a value, a maximum scale setting means for setting a maximum scale value of the graph based on the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extracting means, and a maximum value set by the maximum scale setting means. Graph scale display means for displaying a graph scale using a maximum scale value and a reference value for graph creation, and numerical data stored in the storage means corresponding to the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display means Graph display means for displaying a graph, a designation means for designating a hollow position of the graph, and a graph position from the hollow position designated by the designation means. A hollow scale setting means for setting a hollow scale, a maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means, a hollow scale value set by the hollow scale setting means, and a reference value for graph creation. A change display for changing and displaying a graph scale displayed on the graph scale display means, and displaying the numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the changed and displayed graph scale. Means, by setting the position specified by the user from the graph as the hollow scale value, it is possible to express the characteristics in a graph easily to see the characteristics without omitting data, suitable for the needs of the user You can create graphs.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the input means for inputting numerical data, the storage means for storing the numerical data input by the input means, and the maximum of the numerical data stored in the storage means. A maximum value extracting means for extracting a value, a maximum scale setting means for setting a maximum scale value of the graph based on the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extracting means, and a maximum value set by the maximum scale setting means. Graph scale display means for displaying a graph scale using a maximum scale value and a reference value for graph creation, and numerical data stored in the storage means corresponding to the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display means A graph display means for displaying a graph as a graph, a designating means for designating a point of interest of the graph, and a center of the graph from the noticed position designated by the designating means. A hollow scale setting means for setting a scale, a maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means, a hollow scale value set by the hollow scale setting means, and a reference value for graph creation. A change display means for changing and displaying the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display means, and displaying the numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the changed and displayed graph scale. By setting the position specified by the user from the graph as the attention area and setting the rest of the area as the hollow scale value, the characteristics can be expressed in a graph easily without omitting data. And create a graph suitable for the needs of the user.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, in the information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, the designation of the hollow position or the attention position by the designation means is performed on the display screen. Can be specified directly on the graph, which not only improves the operability but also makes it easier to recognize the specified position.

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a device employing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an input / output unit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a display screen diagram for explaining an operation in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a processing block diagram of an apparatus employing the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a process according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of attention graph creation processing according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a display screen diagram for explaining an operation in the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a process according to the second and third embodiments.

FIG. 10 is a display screen diagram for explaining an operation in the third embodiment.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet part 2 ... Input / output part 3 ... Cover part 4 ... Tablet control part 5 ... Liquid crystal display circuit part 6 ... Common circuit 7 ... Segment circuit 8 ... Central control unit 9 RTC 10 ROM 11 RAM 12 Modular unit 13 Modular control unit 14 Main unit power switch

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[Claims] An input unit for inputting numerical data; a storage unit for storing the numerical data input by the input unit; and a maximum value extracting unit for extracting a maximum value of the numerical data stored in the storage unit. A minimum value extracting unit that extracts a minimum value of numerical data stored in the storage unit; and a maximum scale setting that sets a maximum scale value of a graph based on the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extracting unit. Means, a hollow scale setting means for setting a hollow scale value between the minimum value extracted by the minimum value extracting means and a reference value for graph creation, and a maximum set by the maximum scale setting means. Graph scale display means for displaying a graph scale using a scale value, a hollow scale value set by the hollow scale setting means, and a reference value for graph creation; Corresponding to the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display unit, the information processing apparatus characterized in that a graph display means for displaying graphs the numerical data stored in the storage means. 2. Input means for inputting numerical data, storage means for storing the numerical data input by the input means, and maximum value extracting means for extracting the maximum value of the numerical data stored in the storage means A maximum scale setting means for setting a maximum scale value of the graph based on the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction means; a maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means; A graph scale display unit for displaying a graph scale using a reference value; and a graph display for displaying numerical data stored in the storage unit in a graph corresponding to the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display unit. Means, designating means for specifying a hollow position of the graph, and setting the hollow scale of the graph from the hollow position designated by the specifying means Using a scale setting means, a maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means, a scale value set by the scale setting means, and a graph creation reference value, Change display means for changing and displaying the graph scale displayed on the scale display means, and displaying the numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the changed and displayed graph scale. An information processing apparatus characterized by the following. 3. An input unit for inputting numerical data, a storage unit for storing the numerical data input by the input unit, and a maximum value extracting unit for extracting a maximum value of the numerical data stored in the storage unit. A maximum scale setting means for setting a maximum scale value of the graph based on the maximum value extracted by the maximum value extraction means; a maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means; A graph scale display unit for displaying a graph scale using a reference value; and a graph display for displaying numerical data stored in the storage unit in a graph corresponding to the graph scale displayed on the graph scale display unit. Means, designating means for designating a position of interest in the graph, and a method for setting a hollow scale for the graph based on the position of interest designated by the designating means. Scale setting means, a maximum scale value set by the maximum scale setting means, a hollow scale value set by the hollow scale setting means, and a graph creation reference value, Change display means for changing and displaying the graph scale displayed on the display means, and displaying the numerical data stored in the storage means in a graph corresponding to the changed and displayed graph scale. Characteristic information processing device. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a designation of a hollow position or a target position by the designation unit is performed on a display screen.