JPS5827237A - Controlling system for display picture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the titled system in which the number of storage devices in a terminal device is reduced and the waiting time for the conversion of display pictures is almost removed by incorporating a storage means for storing an optional part of display picture information in the terminal device when it is required. CONSTITUTION:A terminal controlling device or a CPU file device stores all display picture information to be required for plural terminal devices. In each terminal device, about 10 pictures only such as the most newly used picture and the ones having high using frequency out of said picture information are stored in its memory 101. When the display of a new picture is required, the oldest picture or the one having the lowest using frequency is detected by the counting value of a using order counter 103 and deleted to read out the new picture information from the file and write it in said memory 101.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an online system consisting of a plurality of terminal devices connected to a central processing unit or a terminal control device through a communication line, in which user operations displayed on the display 1 of the terminal device are used. This paper relates to a method for optimally controlling the procedure screen.

Figure 1 shows an example of the configuration of an online system.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a central processing unit, 2 is a file device within the central processing unit, 3 is a modulation/demodulation device, and 4 is a communication line. 5 is a terminal control device, 6 is a file device within the terminal control device, 7 is a modulation/demodulation device, and 8 is a communication line. Reference numeral 9 indicates a terminal device controlled by the terminal control device 5. FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a terminal device, in which a keyboard 10,
storage device 11, display device 12, printing device 13,
It also includes an i control circuit 14 that controls each of these parts.

The outline of the operation is as follows. When the operator of the terminal device 9 taps the keyboard 10, the human input data is held in the storage device 11 under the control of the Mi control circuit 14. At the same time, this manual input data is displayed on the display device 12, so that the operator can visually verify his input data. When the predetermined amount of manpower is completed, the operator presses the send key on the keyboard 10 ;j411. When the control circuit 14 detects the press of the send key, it reads out the human data held in the father device 11 and sends it to the terminal device 5 through the modem device 7 and the communication recovery device 8.
114. i"i:'; End system Iha 11 The device 5 performs a certain addition on the data received from the terminal device 9, and transmits it to the central processing unit 1 via the modem device 3 and the communication line 4. The central processing unit 1 creates a certain answer to the data received from the terminal device 9 via the terminal control device 5, and returns the answer to the terminal device 9 via the reverse route. ll The answer from device 1 is terminal flu (f11
The data is received by the terminal device 9 through the device 5, stored in the storage device 11 under the control of the side angle circuit 14, and then displayed on the display device 12 depending on the data content.
It is printed out using the printing device 1:3.

By the way, when an operator keys in input data using a keyboard, it is easier to operate if a desired manual operation guidance screen is displayed on the display device 2. For example, this method is used in a bank online system.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a manual operation guidance screen in the bank online system. This is an example of an art dealer using kanji display, where 20 "Ordinary payment" is the title representing the content of the art dealer, 210) "001" is the screen number for indexing,
22, "01" to "08" are display line numbers. The operator looks at the display such as ``account number'' and ``front mount'' and manually inputs the data. In this case, the current input items are 2
This can be known by the input position mark 3.

The manual operation guidance screen as shown in Fig.
Obtained by displaying two. Generally, there are about 50 to 200 types of input operation guidance screens required for operation.
It rarely exceeds 1000. Also, keme no ki 1 which holds information for one screen. The number of customers is 2 in the example in Figure 3.
It is about 56 bytes, generally about 256 to 1024 bytes.

Now, conventionally, due to restrictions such as the number of users and customers, the input operation guidance screen to be kept on the terminal device is only the one screen currently in use, and the remaining manual operation guidance screen is kept. Generally, the screen is retained in the file device of the terminal II?control device or the central F[1 device, and is transferred to the storage device of the terminal device whenever necessary. The call IHL on the manual operation guidance screen is performed by the operator manually inputting 1 亥该ART商':&gin on the keyboard. Figure 4 shows the code table for the business-specific operation guidance screen in the case of a banking system. That is,
The operator looks at the code table in Figure 4, keys in the corresponding screen number code, and performs an operation to call the input rThTh groove screen. : Execute. After this operation, the terminal device requests the terminal control device or central processing unit for the next manual operation guidance screen to be displayed, and in response, the terminal control device or central processing unit requests the input operation guidance screen data for the code. is searched from the file device and sent to the terminal device. The terminal device that has received the screen data stores the screen data in its storage device and displays it on the display device at the same time. Except for this, the screen information displayed at that time will be deleted.

In this way, in the conventional method (2), the operator had to perform a screen call operation every time the handling task changed and obtain the required input operation guidance screen. In a staggered manner,
There was a problem that the screen conversion time could not be ignored and the system operating rate was unnecessarily reduced. As a countermeasure to this, it is possible to greatly increase the capacity of the storage device in the terminal device and store all the input operation guidance screens in advance, but there are reasons such as the mounting location and the increase in device price. This is not a good idea. There is also a method that permanently stores about 10 types of screen information that are used most frequently in the terminal device, but in this case, it is not easy to change the specifications of the screen contents, and it is difficult to change the specifications of the screen contents. It would be inconvenient to have a system where art dealers would change if.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION To provide a display screen fii control method that minimizes the increase in storage devices in a terminal device and is practical, in most cases reducing the waiting time for display screen conversion. There is a particular thing.

Therefore, the feature of the present invention is that out of the display screen information stored in the terminal control device or the file device of the central unit 1111 device 1''/''1'', In 1lii 1) I keep a record of the terminal device on the device, and these displays are sufficient for most of the normal work. Are you too ferocious to carry out your work?
If you are looking for a new art dealer, please use the terminal device i'j above.
O'J; 5.1 From the display screens held directly on the device, remove the oldest or least frequently used display screens and create a new file device for the central processing device or terminal control device. This is to replace the display screen read out from the .

Below, the present invention will be explained in detail based on an illustrated embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention, particularly showing a configuration related to the present invention in a terminal device. In Figure 5,
10 is a keyboard, and 12 is a display device, which are the same as in the case of FIG.

101 is a display screen storage area, which is the storage device 11 in FIG.
It is located inside. In this embodiment, display screen description 11:
\Area 101 has 1 of A, B,...J corresponding to the display screen.
It is divided into 0 areas, and the 10 most recently used input operation guidance screens can be maintained at all times.

Each area of A,,B,...J has a capacity of 256 to 1o24 bytes) 8 degrees, and corresponds to the display screen (2. Agreement with the terminal control device (-stores the display control code and display code group to be followed) .102 is a screen number table, each area of which has a one-to-one correspondence with 8, B9...J of the display screen storage area 101, and one input is held in A, B,...J. The corresponding screen number of the operation guidance screen is memorized. +03 is a use order counter, which is also provided in one-to-one correspondence with A,, B, . . . J of display screen Me 1', a area 101; , B, . When the guidance screen is stored, the value of the corresponding use order counter 103 is set to "9", and at the same time, if there are any use order counters that indicate a higher value than the value before the update of the non-no-counter, those counters are -1 value.

The result! , display screen storage area 1 old 8, I),...
The order of use of the input operation guidance screens maintained in ■ is 1.
Corresponding use of 03 11', j order counter indicates "9", 1' length is also stored properly, s, bottom, r8J, r7j
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This indicates that the items were stored in the eup too old.

Reference numeral 104 designates a register in which the operator temporarily stores the manual screen number 1 to 1, and reference numeral 105 designates a comparison circuit that compares the manual screen number in the register 104 with the screen number stored in the screen number table 102. 106 is a transmitting/receiving circuit that exchanges data with the terminal control device, and 1.07 is a refresh memory of the display device 12. 10
Reference numeral 8 denotes a control circuit for controlling the operation of the floor device 41, which has a microcomputer structure, for example.

The operation of FIG. 5 is as follows. Initially, the display screen storage area 101, the screen number table 102, and the use order counter 103 are all cleared, and the necessary input operation prompts and operations for calling the master art dealer from the terminal control device and registering it in the display screen storage area 101 are performed. , reveal. FIG. 6 is an overview of the operations of the terminal device and terminal control device in this case.

As shown in step ■ in Figure 6, the operator selects screen number [001J in order to execute the task with screen number [001J].
Suppose that 001J is removed from the keyboard 1o. The screen number "oo" entered by this operator using keyboard 1o
l'' is stored in the register 104 through the signal line 1o9, the control circuit 108, and the signal line 110. Subsequently, the operator inputs a blank screen call signal on the keyboard 1o. By inputting this screen call signal, #rlJ is back! 81
Under the control of o8, the contents of register 104 are transferred to signal line 1.
11 to the comparison circuit 105, and at the same time the contents of the screen number table 102 are input one after another (3, comparison circuit j, "610
5 is the above-mentioned Ij1 wrinkle, "!+18 one after another (2 I
The contents of the art dealer number table 102 that can be uploaded are stored in register 1.
Compare the contents with the contents of 04, and if they match, double the match, and if they do not match, send Hilt to the signal line 112.
This is a circuit that notifies the l ff11 circuit 108, but in this case, since the art dealer number table 102 is all cleared, there is no match, and the -axis circuit 105 notifies the discrepancy.

1111 'ii When the 1st circuit 108 receives a discrepancy signal from the ratio 1 circuit 105, it displays the manual screen number "-〇〇1"
Believe the screen request j3-line 113, transmitting/receiving circuit 106
Send to terminal control device via. This terminal trill
The input screen half a month sent to the 1i11 device is shi/meta 10
4 may be used, or the 1-surface number entered manually from the keyboard 10 can also be retained in the control circuit +08.
, - and send it out. l'i!
1i Suetoshi 1 Wholesale Naotoshi Art Dealer Yasugi signal is received, Part 1
The manual operation guidance screen with page number 1111 [001j is read out from the file device and sent back to the terminal device as an answer.

When the control circuit 108 receives the circuit through the transmitting/receiving circuit 106 and the signal 6j I I 4, the screen information being answered is extracted, and the human operation guidance screen is transferred to the Δ area of the display screen recording area 101 through the signal line 115. Screen number “OO
1" is written in the location corresponding to the +010)A area in the art dealer number table 102. (＼.Furthermore, control circuit 1
01'l is passed through the signal line 116, and the usage order counter]0
Δ area of the display screen storage area 101 in 3
1. Set "9" to the corresponding counter. Next, the contents of the display screen storage area 101 are transferred to the refresh memory 107 (2) via the signal line 117, and are stored in the screen number "00".
Display the manual operation guidance screen ``1'' on the display device 12. 3. Next, as shown in step ■ in FIG.
05'' manually from the keyboard 10. In this case, the screen number JOO5J is written in the register 104,
Next, the operator instructs to call up the screen,
The contents of the register 1.04 are compared with the contents of the screen number table 102 one after another, and as a result, a mismatch signal is notified to the control circuit 108, and the manual screen number J (') 051
The screen signal is sent to the terminal control device in the same way as in step C'D (D). The manual operation guidance screen for Half Moon JO (15J) is read from the file device and sent back to the terminal device as an answer.The terminal device reads the manual operation guidance screen from the returned answer information in the display screen 10, area 101. [(In the nail l area, write the art dealer number 1-[105j in the location corresponding to the I(area of 101 above in the screen number chifur 102. B of
The counter corresponding to the area is set to "9-1, and the value of the counter corresponding to the A1 direct area is -1 to 18." Next, the contents of the display screen storage area 101 are transferred to the refresh memory 107, and the screen number "OO
5" is displayed on the display device 12.

Thereafter, in the same manner, until Δ~J of the display screen storage area 101 is full, requests from the terminal device and responses from the terminal control device are repeated, and the necessary manual operation guidance screen is displayed in the If area of the display screen. In the empty area of 101, the screen number is stored in the corresponding part of the screen number table group 2, and further,
The corresponding counter (second) of the use order counter 103 is set to "9", and the values of the counters corresponding to other placement ready areas are decremented by 1.

Now, after step -11 (2), as shown in step (2) in FIG.
The operator enters screen number r001. Suppose that j is entered manually from the keyboard 10. This screen number "OOl" is written in the register 104, and then when the operator instructs to call the screen, the comparison circuit 105
The contents of the screen number table 102 are compared with the contents of the screen number table 102, but the screen number
O]'j is registered, the comparison circuit 105 notifies the control circuit 108 of a match signal. Control circuit 10
Upon receiving the matching signal, 8 immediately displays one corresponding human power from the A, 5jri area in the display screen storage area 101 that corresponds one-to-one with the registration area of the screen number JOO1j, without issuing a screen request signal to the terminal control device. 4. Read the screen 1~ and display it on the display device 12 in the reflex memory 107. At the same time, book 1141 circuit 108
is the order of use) Set the value of the corresponding non-counter in the counter 103 to rQJ again, and set the screen number "OO5" to 0.
] Set the value of the counter corresponding to sentence 1 to area B from -11 to ``8''.
”.

Figure 7 shows Table 4 Screen entry 1i'''"Δ~ in area 101"
It is in a fully used condition. In this example, the screen number>, 'i [00+ J's seed tree screen is composed for 8, the first order used is "8", and F (J f)
(The display screen of 15j is 1-in-law and its use 111
The self-order is "5". The same applies to the 5ft area C-J.

In the state shown in Figure 7, the area most recently used is ]1,
This is the screen with screen number JOO3J, and the one that has been used most in the past is area ■, which is the screen with screen number 1-020J. On average, the status of the usage order counter 03 can be considered to be the average handling business ratio of the terminal device.

Next, display image self-recording l ('5 area +01 is full,
That record i? The operation when a task that requires a new screen that is not stored in the area occurs will be explained. FIG. 8 is a processing flow of the terminal device in this case.

1. Assuming that the states of the hair area 101, screen number table 102, and use order counter 103 are as shown in FIG.
Let's say it was done manually from 0. This screen number "041j" is written in the register 104, and then the operator selects screen n.
When Y output is instructed, the comparison circuit 105 outputs the screen number J.
A search is made to see if O41J already exists in the screen number table 102. As shown in FIG. 7, since "041" is not stored in the half-moon screen table 102, the comparison circuit 105 notifies the control circuit 108 of a mismatch signal. When the control circuit 108 receives the mismatch signal, it sends a screen request signal with screen number "041" to the terminal control device.

In response to this screen request, the terminal control device displays the screen number “041”.
” input operation guidance screen is read from the file device and sent to the terminal device.

On the other hand, the control circuit 108 of the terminal device uses 111i'i
Ordinal counter 10: (Find the one with the smallest count value, and select the corresponding screen record, l, qH7 area +
The area of 01 is recognized as ■. That is, write 17:? in one area. The screen with the screen number '040J is here, IN is also an art dealer that was used in the past.As a result, in the fl, i floor equipment, the terminal controller?t to J (1
When the input operation guidance screen 41J is received, the screen is stored in area 1 of the display screen storage area 101, and the screen number "041" is registered in the corresponding area of the screen band table 102. At the same time, set the corresponding counter in 111ri order counter 1 (13) to "9" and set the values of the other counters.
Also -1. Therefore, the next area to be replaced is G. The image "041J" stored in one area of the display picture recording m area 101 is displayed on the display device 12 via the refresh memory.

In addition, in the configuration of FIG. 5, a usage number counter is used instead of the usage 11*ri order counter 103,
Display image 1. Even if the corresponding counter is decremented by 1 every time a certain screen of the hair area 101 is read,
” - the same function as described above is achieved. In other words, in this case, the value of the usage counter is larger for the more frequently used screen, and smaller for the less used screen. What is necessary is to search for a value indicating a value of [l small] and replace the screen in the corresponding area of the display screen area 101 with a new screen.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the terminal device
, 1, it is possible to operate the operation guidance screen as if it were all in the terminal device without significantly increasing the number of devices.

In other words, there are differences in the frequency of screens used depending on the installation location (for example, in a bank, the screens used at a deposit counter and loan counter are completely different even if the same terminal device is used), and differences in the frequency of screens used depending on the time of use (same example). In the example of a bank, 15: O
It is possible to carry out the necessary work without worrying about the screen used for the same terminal device being different in many cases with the border of can do.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the online system, Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal device, Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation guidance screen at a bank terminal, and Figure 4 is a diagram showing the number and business information of the art dealer number. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of FIG. 5, and FIG. j'/, I, which shows an example of the usage status of the information storage area, the screen number table, and the usage order counter, FIG. 8 is an operation flow diagram of FIG. 5. 1...Central processing unit, 5...・Terminal+Ii+,'control device, 9...Sardine 11 terminal device, 10...Keyboard, 1
1...Storage device, 12...Display, 101.
...Display screen storage area, 102...Art dealer number table, 103...Use jII order (number of uses) counter, 104...Register, 105...Comparison circuit, 10
6. Transmission/reception 1-wire, 107. Refresh memory, 108. Control circuit. Agent Patent Attorney Makoto Suzuki Figure 1 Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An online system comprising a plurality of terminal devices that operate by being connected to a central processing unit or a terminal 11il control device via a communication line (2. 11
One device has A4. A file means is provided for storing all of the display image/music information required by the plurality of terminal devices, and any part of the display image/music information is stored in the terminal device as necessary. The terminal device is further provided with a storage means for storing functions 1. A means for storing information indicating a usage history between the display screen information stored in the means is provided, and when the necessary display screen information is already stored in the storage means, the corresponding display image music is stored from the storage means. Read and display the information, and if it is not stored, Af
The display screen information is transferred from the central processing unit or the file means of the terminal N11 f4+ device, and is newly stored in a desired area of the storage means ranked according to the usage history information and used for display. Display screen control method.