JPWO2014038109A1 - Notification information display processing device, notification information display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a notification means that allows the user to intuitively understand the contents of the change in the state of the event to be notified to the user. In the present invention, the contents of the change in the state of the notification event are displayed to the user by displaying the object (30) on the screen in a predetermined display mode corresponding to the content of the change in the state of the notification event that is an event to be notified to the user. Notice. Note that the display mode of the object (30) is to move the object (30) from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least the initial position and the final position according to the content of the state change. One is different from the other.

Description

  The present invention relates to a notification information display processing device, a notification information display method, and a program.

  There is a technique for monitoring a monitoring target such as a system and notifying the user when an event to be notified to the user is detected.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a monitoring graphic user interface (GUI) that does not impose an excessive burden on an operator during monitoring. The monitoring GUI includes a display device that displays a system diagram on a display screen, a storage device that stores received system information, and a screen display processing unit that performs monitoring and display using the system information. The macro system diagram is displayed on the display screen, and the monitoring status of the system executed by the screen display processing unit is identified and displayed by marking in the macro system diagram.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a notification information display processing device for notifying a user who is working while displaying information on a screen without obstructing the work. When the notification information display processing device receives information to be notified to the user while displaying a screen on which at least one window is arranged on the display, at least one shape and size of the windows arranged on the screen are received. And at least one of the display positions is changed, and the received information is displayed in an empty space on the screen.

JP 2001-34334 A JP 2012-98882 A

  The state of events that should be notified to the user may change over time.

  For example, when a failure (an event that should be notified to the user) occurs in the system, the state of the system failure is a state that requires some action to recover from the failure, in order to recover from the failure "Handling" is in the process of being dealt with, and the action has been completed and recovered from the failure. Since there is no recurrence of the failure, there are a plurality of such as “closed” in a state where the monitoring related to the system failure is cancelled.

  Conventionally, when such a change in the state of an event has occurred, there has been a means for notifying the state after the change, but the user can intuitively understand the contents of the state change, that is, from which state to which state. There was no way to notify them so that they could be grasped automatically.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a notification means that allows the user to intuitively understand the content of the change in the state of the event to be notified to the user.

According to the present invention,
Notifying the user of the change in state of the notification event by displaying an object on the screen in a predetermined display mode according to the change in state of the notification event that is an event to be notified to the user,
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display processing devices are provided.

Moreover, according to the present invention,
Detection means for detecting a change in state of a notification event, which is an event to be notified to a user;
A notification expression rule storage means for storing a notification expression rule in which information indicating a display mode of an object on the screen is associated with each of the contents of the state change;
When the detection means detects a change in the state of the notification event, the specifying means for specifying the display mode of the object associated with the detected change in the state with reference to the notification expression rule;
Display means for displaying the object on the screen in a display mode specified by the specifying means;
Have
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display processing devices are provided.

Moreover, according to the present invention,
Computer
A notification expression rule storage means for storing a notification expression rule that associates information indicating a display mode of an object on the screen with each content of a change in state of a notification event that is an event to be notified to a user;
A detection step of detecting a change in the state of the notification event;
When detecting a change in the state of the notification event in the detection step, a specifying step for specifying a display mode of the object associated with the detected change in the state with reference to the notification expression rule;
A display step of displaying the object on the screen in the display mode specified in the specifying step;
Run
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display methods.

Moreover, according to the present invention,
Computer
Detection means for detecting a change in state of a notification event, which is an event to be notified to a user;
Notification expression rule storage means for storing a notification expression rule in which information indicating the display mode of an object on the screen is associated with each content of the state change,
When the detection unit detects a change in the state of the notification event, a specifying unit that specifies a display mode of the object associated with the detected state change with reference to the notification expression rule;
Display means for displaying the object on the screen in a display mode specified by the specifying means;
Function as
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different programs are provided.

  According to the present invention, a notification means is realized in which the user can intuitively grasp the contents of the change in the state of the event to be notified to the user.

The above-described object and other objects, features, and advantages will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments described below and the accompanying drawings.
It is an example of the functional block diagram of the notification information display processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is an example of the information which the detection part of this embodiment can hold | maintain. It is an example of the display mode implement | achieved by the display part of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a process of the notification information display method of this embodiment. It is an example of the display mode implement | achieved by the display part of this embodiment. It is an example of the notification expression rule of this embodiment. It is an example of the display mode implement | achieved by the display part of this embodiment. It is an example of the display mode implement | achieved by the display part of this embodiment. It is an example of the display mode implement | achieved by the display part of this embodiment. It is an example of the display mode implement | achieved by the display part of this embodiment. It is an example of the display mode implement | achieved by the display part of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an arbitrary computer CPU, memory, and a program loaded in the memory (a program stored in the memory in advance from the stage of shipping the apparatus, a storage medium such as a CD, and the like on the Internet). And a storage unit such as a hard disk for storing the program, and a network connection interface, and any combination of hardware and software. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modifications to the implementation method and apparatus.

  In addition, the functional block diagram used in the description of the present embodiment shows a functional unit block, not a hardware unit configuration. In these drawings, each device is described as being realized by one device, but the means for realizing it is not limited to this. That is, it may be a physically separated configuration or a logically separated configuration.

  First, an outline of the present embodiment will be described.

  The notification information display processing device according to the present embodiment displays the contents of the status change of the notification event (example: system failure) that is to be notified to the user (for example, action required → handling, action → handling completed). Notify the user.

  Specifically, the object is displayed on the screen in a predetermined display mode corresponding to the content of the notification event state change, thereby notifying the user of the content of the notification event state change.

  The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is different from each other according to the contents of the state change.

  According to such a notification information display processing apparatus of this embodiment, the user confirms the display mode (the initial position and the final position of the movement) of the object, and what state change has occurred in the notification event. Can be intuitively grasped.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the notification information display processing device of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the notification information display processing device of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the notification information display processing device 1 of this embodiment includes a detection unit 2, a notification expression rule storage unit 3, a specification unit 4, and a display unit 5. Hereinafter, each part will be described.

  The detection unit 2 detects a change in the state of a notification event that is an event to be notified to the user.

  Notification events can include any event whose state can change over time.

  For example, the notification event may be a failure that has occurred in a monitoring target such as a system. The notification event is, for example, “Needs Action” in which it is necessary to take some action to recover from the failure, or “While the action is being taken to recover from the failure” ”Medium”, the action was completed and recovered from the failure, but it does not recur immediately or is still being monitored. Transition between a plurality of states, such as “closed”, which is a state in which the monitoring related to (event) is cancelled.

  Note that the state change in this example is not necessarily limited to only a transition in one specific direction. In other words, there may be a transition from “Needs Action” → “Now Dealing” → “Needs Action” → “Closed”, or “Needs Action” → “Now Dealing” → “Needs Action” → “Needs Action” → “Needs Action”. There may be a transition such as “Medium” → “Corrected” → “Closed”. In the latter example, for example, the flow from “completed” to “necessary action” has been recovered from the failure once the prescribed action has been completed, but since the failure has recurred immediately, the state transitions to the “necessary action” state again. This is the case.

  In addition, the notification event may be an administrator's approval procedure in a document application that needs to be sequentially approved by a plurality of persons (managers). The notification event, for example, "waiting for approval of the first administrator", "approved by the first administrator", "approved by the first and second administrators", "first Transition is made between a plurality of states, such as “approved by first to third managers” and “completed”.

  Note that the state change in the case of this example is not necessarily limited to only a transition in one specific direction as in the above example. If there are no deficiencies in the document and the approval procedure goes smoothly, “Waiting for approval from the first administrator” → “Approved by the first administrator” → “Approved by the first and second administrators” → Transition is made as “first to third managers have approved” → “completed”. However, for example, after receiving the approval of the first and second managers and entering the “first and second managers approved” state, the third manager decides to re-create the document. In this case, the transition is made as “first and second managers have been approved” → “waiting for first manager's approval”. In addition, when the third administrator has doubts about the contents of the items to be checked by the second administrator and instructs the second administrator to check again, “the first and second administrators approve “Transition” → “First administrator has approved”.

  As mentioned above, although an example of a notification event was explained, a notification event illustrated here is an example to the last, and is not limited to these.

  The means by which the detection unit 2 detects a change in the state of the notification event is not particularly limited. For example, the detection unit 2 receives information indicating the current state of the notification event from the monitoring device that monitors the state of the notification event ( Notification information) may be acquired in real time, and a change in the state of the notification event may be detected using the acquired notification information. The notification information includes information for identifying each notification event and information indicating the current state of the notification event.

  The monitoring device acquires, for example, information generated in the monitoring target system or information input by the user who is monitoring the monitoring target state as notification information intermittently or periodically. Can be sent. For example, the monitoring target acquires information indicating the failure generated by the system in which the failure has occurred in its own system as notification information. In addition, when a user starts a predetermined countermeasure that is advanced in a predetermined procedure for a system in which a failure has occurred, the system may generate information indicating the start of the countermeasure in the own system. And the monitoring apparatus may acquire the information which shows the said action start which the system in which the failure generate | occur | produced in the own system shows as notification information.

  In addition, if the notification event is the approval procedure of the administrator in the document application that needs to be sequentially approved by multiple people (administrators) as described above, confirm the document contents and conclude whether to approve It may be configured such that each of the managers who have issued the information inputs the contents of the conclusion (approval, redoing from the first manager's approval, etc.) to the monitoring device. Then, the monitoring device may acquire information input by the user (administrator) as notification information.

  The detection unit 2 is configured to be able to refer to a table as shown in FIG. 2, for example. The table shown in FIG. 2 stores the latest state of each notification event in association with the notification event ID. The detection unit 2 updates the table based on the notification information received from the monitoring device. When the detection unit 2 acquires the notification information from the monitoring device, the detection unit 2 checks whether the notification event specified by the notification information has been registered in the table. If not registered, the notification event is newly registered. At this time, information indicating a state indicated by the acquired notification information is registered in the “latest state” column. On the other hand, if it is registered, it is determined whether or not the description in the “latest state” column associated with the notification event matches the state indicated by the acquired notification information. Rewrite the description in the “latest status” column to the status indicated by the acquired notification information. For example, the detection unit 2 uses the notification information newly acquired from the monitoring device and such a table (see FIG. 2) to detect a change in the state of each notification event, and from which state to which state. You may detect whether it changed.

  The notification expression rule storage unit 3 stores a notification expression rule in which information indicating the display mode of an object on the screen is associated with each change in state.

  The display mode of the object associated with each content of the state change is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and the initial position and the final position according to the content of the state change. Are different from each other. Note that the configuration of the object itself is not particularly limited, and may be one of a figure, a symbol, a character, a character, or a combination of a plurality of objects.

  Here, an example will be described. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, it is assumed that a plurality of pieces of state identification information that is information indicating each of a plurality of states that a notification event can take are displayed on the screen. The display is realized by the display unit 5 described below. In the example shown in FIG. 3, information (failure) for identifying a notification event is displayed at the left end of the horizontally long region 31, and a plurality of states that the notification event can take (necessary, currently being handled, already dealt with) , Closed) state identification information is displayed. The state identification information is not limited to characters, and may be numbers, symbols, figures, or a combination thereof.

  An object for indicating the content of the state change may be displayed in such an area 31. The dotted line square shown in FIG. In the notification expression rule, the state of the notification event changes from the first state (example: being dealt with) to the second state (example: already dealt). :) in correspondence with the display mode for moving the object 30 from the display position of the state identification information in the second state (e.g., handled) to the display position of the state identification information in the second state (for example, already handled).

  According to such a display mode, the user grasps the state identification information displayed at the initial position of the object 30 and the state identification information displayed at the final position of the object 30, thereby determining which state the notification event has. It is possible to easily grasp which state has changed.

  In the notification expression rule, as the display mode of the object 30, at least one of the speed, the initial speed, and the acceleration in the movement of the object 30 may be determined. Then, at least one of the speed, the initial speed, and the acceleration in the movement of the object 30 defined in the notification expression rule may be different from each other according to the content of the state change.

  Further, in the notification expression rule, as the display mode of the object 30, at least one of the color of the object 30 at the initial position and the color of the object 30 at the final position may be defined. The colors of the objects 30 defined in the notification expression rule may be different from each other depending on the content of the state change.

  By making at least one of the velocity, initial velocity, and acceleration of the object 30 and / or the color of the object 30 at the initial position and / or the final position different from each other according to the content of the state change, the user can Thus, it is possible to more intuitively understand the change in state from the display mode of the object 30.

  Returning to FIG. 1, when the detecting unit 2 detects a change in the state of the notification event, the specifying unit 4 refers to the notification expression rule and specifies the display mode of the object 30 associated with the detected change in the state. .

  The display unit 5 displays the object 30 on the screen in the display mode specified by the specifying unit 4.

  Next, an example of the processing flow of the notification information display method of this embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when the detection unit 2 receives notification information from the monitoring device (S10), the detection unit 2 analyzes the notification information to determine which notification event the notification information is for, and then whether there is a change in state and The contents of the state change are specified (S20).

  Then, the specifying unit 4 refers to the notification expression rule stored in the notification expression rule storage unit 3 and specifies the display mode of the object 30 associated with the content of the state change specified in S20 (S30). ). Thereafter, the display unit 5 displays the object 30 in the display mode specified in S30 (S40).

  Next, a specific example of this embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a work screen realized by the notification information display processing device 1 of the present embodiment, and assumes a screen on which a user performs a data center management task.

  The work screen 10 displays a group of windows that display various information required for business, and also displays a notification information display area for notifying the occurrence of a failure (notification event) in the data center, the state of the failure, and the change in the state. 11 is provided.

  In the notification information display area 11, state identification information of a plurality of states (necessary action, currently being handled, already dealt with, closed) that can be taken by the failure is displayed. Information indicating the number of failures in each state at that time is displayed in association with each piece of state identification information. In the example of FIG. 5, all the states are 0. Such a display is realized by the display unit 5.

  In the example of FIG. 5, the notification information display area 11 is a rectangular area that is long in the horizontal direction. However, other layouts such as a long area in the vertical direction may be arranged at the end of the work screen.

  In the work screen 10 shown in FIG. 5, the user can perform some work by paying attention to any of the window groups displayed on the work screen 10. Further, the occurrence of a failure while performing the above operation according to the display mode (predetermined movement) of the object 30 (not shown in FIG. 5) on the notification information display area 11 displayed in a partial area of the work screen 10 And change in the state of the fault.

  In the specific example, it is assumed that the notification information display processing device 1 stores a notification expression rule as shown in FIG. 6 in advance. The notification expression rule shown in FIG. 6 includes, as notification information, a “type” indicating whether a failure (notification event) has newly occurred (new) or a failure state that has already occurred (update), A “type” indicating a change in a failure state is provided.

  Further, the notification expression rule shown in FIG. 6 includes, as notification expressions, “initial position” and “final position” of the object 30 to be moved, “initial color combination” and “final position” indicating the color arrangement of the object 30 at the initial position and the final position. “Color scheme”, “Initial speed” indicating the initial speed when the object 30 is moved, “Acceleration” indicating the acceleration when the object 30 is moved, and the display time of the object 30 at the final position after the object 30 has moved to the final position. It is provided with “annihilation time”.

  For example, in the notification expression rule of ID01, when a failure that becomes “Needs Action” occurs, first, the red object 30 is displayed at the “failure” display position on the notification information display area 11, and then “ This indicates that the object moves to the display position of “Needs Action” at an initial speed of 50 px / sec and continues to be displayed as it is after moving to the display position of “Needs Action”.

  Also, for example, in the notification expression rule of ID03, when a failure that was in the “in response” state changes to a “in response” state, first, a red object is displayed in the “requires action” on the notification information display area 11. After moving at the initial speed of 20 px / sec toward the display position of “Handled” from there, and moving to the display position of “Handled”, the color of the object is changed to blue, This shows that the object disappears from the screen after being displayed for 2 seconds at that position.

  Note that a description method different from the example in FIG. 6 may be used, such as describing the position of the object in coordinates, the color scheme in RGB values, and the speed in time required for movement. Further, in addition to the elements shown in FIG. 6, the importance of information (such as high / medium / low) is provided as notification information, and the presence / absence of blinking, the number of blinks, the size of an object, etc. may be specified as notification expressions. Good.

  For example, it is assumed that the detection unit 2 acquires notification information indicating the occurrence of a new failure in the state illustrated in FIG. Then, the specifying unit 4 determines to display the object 30 in a display mode based on ID01 in the notification expression rule illustrated in FIG. Then, the display unit 5 displays the object 30 on the notification information display area 11 in the display mode.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, first, a red object 30 (indicated by a dotted square in the figure) is displayed at the “fault” display position on the notification information display area 11 (see 31), and from there It moves at the initial speed of 50 px / sec toward the “necessary action” display position (see 32), and after moving to the “necessary action” display position, the object is continuously displayed as it is (see 33). Then, the number displayed in association with the state identification information of “Needs Action” (information indicating the number of failures in the state at that time) is changed to “1”. 3 is a diagram in which only the notification information display area 11 of the screen shown in FIG. 5 is extracted.

  Even if the user pays attention to any of the other window groups on the work screen 10 shown in FIG. 5 and performs some work, the object 30 moves on the notification information display area 11 in the peripheral visual field. It can be easily detected. Then, by grasping the display mode (such as the initial position and the final position) of the moving object, it is possible to grasp the state change of the notification event, the current state, and the like.

  Here, FIG. 7 shows the work screen 50 after the notification information display area 11 has changed to the state 33 in FIG. 3 through the state 31 in FIG. 3 from the state in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the object 51 is continuously displayed at the “necessary action” display position.

  The user can know from the position of the object 51 shown in FIG. 7 that one fault that needs to be dealt with has occurred. It should be noted that the notification information display area is required for a “necessary action” failure, for example, by clicking the object 51 from the state shown in FIG. It may be configured to be able to start the handling.

  For example, when the user clicks on the object 51 (or clicks state identification information: action required), as shown in FIG. 8, a window 62 for performing a work on the “action required” failure is opened. Thus, operations such as confirmation of failure and input of predetermined information can be performed. When there are a plurality of “Needs Action” failures, when the user clicks on the object 51 (or clicks the status identification information: “Needs Actions”), a failure list indicating “Needs Action” may be displayed. When an input for selecting one from the list is received from the user, as shown in FIG. 8, a window 62 for working on the failure is opened, and the user confirms the failure from the window 62 and performs a predetermined check. It may be possible to perform operations such as inputting information. As for the display method of the window 62, the windows 62 may be arranged side by side by adjusting the sizes of the windows so that they do not overlap each other, instead of being arranged on other windows arranged on the work screen 60.

  In the case of such a configuration, the detection unit 2 uses the work screen 50 to indicate that the user who is working clicks the object 51 (or clicks state identification information: action required) or one failure from the list. May be acquired as information (notification information) indicating that handling of a failure has started. After that, the detection unit 2 uses the notification information, that is, the notification information indicating that the current state of the failure is “handling” and the information described above as illustrated in FIG. Detect state changes. Here, the detection unit 2 detects that the state has changed from “Needs Action” to “Now Dealing”.

  Then, the specifying unit 4 determines to display the object 51 in a display mode based on ID02 in the notification expression rule illustrated in FIG. Then, the display unit 5 displays the object in the display mode.

  That is, first, the red object 51 is displayed at the “necessary action” display position on the notification information display area (see FIG. 7), and then moves from the red object 51 toward the “being handled” display position at an initial speed of 20 px / sec. Then, after moving to the “coping” display position, the object 51 is continuously displayed as it is. Then, the number displayed in association with the status identification information of “Needs Action” (information indicating the number of failures at that time) is changed to “0”, and “ The number displayed in association with the state identification information is changed to “1”. As a result, the work screen 60 as shown in FIG. 8 is obtained.

  The user can know from the position of the object 61 shown in FIG. 8 that one failure that is being dealt with has occurred.

  Here, the case where the user who is working using the work screen 50 performs necessary countermeasures for the failure has been described as an example. However, other users may perform the countermeasures. Even in such a case, the display mode of the object 51 is still the display mode based on ID02 in the notification expression rule as described above, but in this case, the window 62 shown in FIG. 8 is not displayed. It becomes. In the case of this example, the user who is working using the work screen 50 confirms the display variety of the objects 51 and 61 on the notification information display area, so that one trouble requiring action has occurred. It can be known that a predetermined countermeasure is currently being performed by another user.

  Returning to FIG. 8, it is assumed that the user performs a prescribed work such as inputting necessary information in the window 62 in the state of the work screen 60 and completes it. That is, it is assumed that a predetermined countermeasure for the failure is completed.

  In the case of such a configuration, the detection unit 2 includes information indicating that the user has completed the prescribed work in the window 62 (for example, information indicating that the “input completion button” displayed in the window 62 has been clicked, “input”). Information indicating that the user clicked the “send information transmission button” may be acquired as information (notification information) indicating that the handling of the failure has been completed. Thereafter, the detection unit 2 uses the notification information, that is, the notification information indicating that the current state of the failure is “addressed” and the information described above as illustrated in FIG. Detect state changes. Here, the detection unit 2 detects that the state has changed from “being handled” to “handled”.

  Then, the specifying unit 4 determines to display the object 61 in a display mode based on ID03 in the notification expression rule illustrated in FIG. Then, the display unit 5 displays the object 61 in the display mode.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 9, first, a red object 70 (displayed by a dotted line in the figure) is displayed at the “handling” display position in the notification information display area (see 71), and from there, “handling completed” ”Toward the display position at an initial speed of 20 px / sec, and after moving to the“ position to be dealt with ”display position, the color of the object 70 changes to blue (indicated by a hatched square in the figure). After displaying for 2 seconds as it is (see 72), the object 70 disappears from the screen (see 73). Then, the number displayed in association with the status identification information “in response” (information indicating the number of faults in the current status) is changed to “0”, and “ The number displayed in association with the state identification information is changed to “1”. FIG. 9 is a diagram in which only the notification information display area is extracted.

  The user can confirm from the corresponding action of the object that the fault that has been “handling” by his work has changed to “handled” and the importance of the current state of the fault by changing the color scheme of the object. It can be grasped intuitively. For example, you can intuitively understand that the status “Action required” and “Handling” are high in importance when the object is displayed in red, and the status is “Low” that the object is displayed in blue. be able to.

  Even when a user who is different from the user who is working using the work screen 50 takes necessary measures for the failure, the display mode of the object 70 is based on ID03 in the notification expression rule as described above. Display mode. In the case of this example, the user who is working using the work screen 50 confirms the display variety of the object 70 on the notification information display area, and has finished dealing with the failure performed by another user. Can know.

  By the way, there is a case where the state of the failure is changed to “resolved” by the work of the first user on the window 62 shown in FIG. For example, when the second user who takes over the work of the first user is inadequate (incomplete input content, etc.) and performs an input instructing re-input, the state of the failure is “necessary to deal with. May return. In addition, when the response that the second user who takes over the work is supposed to perform does not take place even if the specified time is exceeded and the failure is left unattended, the failure is managed again by the first user. In order to return to the bottom, the state of the failure may return to “Needs Action”.

  In such a configuration, the detection unit 2 may acquire an input instructing re-input by the second user as information (notification information) indicating that a failure that needs to be dealt with has occurred. In addition, when the predetermined operation by the second user is not performed even if the predetermined time is exceeded from the monitoring device that monitors the operation of the second user, the detection unit 2 handles the information indicating that. It may be acquired as information (notification information) indicating that a necessary failure has occurred.

  Then, the specifying unit 4 determines to display the object 61 in a display mode based on ID04 in the notification expression rule illustrated in FIG. Then, the display unit 5 displays the object 61 in the display mode.

That is, as shown in FIG. 10, first, a blue object 80 (indicated by a square with hatching in the figure) is displayed at a display position of “addressed” in the notification information display area (see 81), and then “required” After moving to the display position of “Action” at an initial speed of 30 px / sec and acceleration of 10 px / sec ² and moving to the display position of “Action required” (see 82), the color of the object 80 changes to red ( The object 80 is continuously displayed as it is (see 83). Then, the number (information indicating the number of faults in that state at that time) displayed in association with the “identification completed” state identification information is changed to “0”, The number displayed in association with the state identification information is changed to “1”.

  The user can grasp from the operation of the object 80 that the failure that has been “resolved” has been reworked for some reason and has become “necessary to deal with” again. In addition to the change in the direction and color of the movement of the object 80, the speed and acceleration of the object 80 are made different so that the work flow from the occurrence of the failure to the countermeasure is reversed (unusually). The user can more intuitively understand that an event has occurred.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the window 62 is opened, and an example of the display of the notification information display area when the second failure occurs while the user is dealing with the first failure is shown in FIG. Will be described.

  For example, in the state illustrated in FIG. 8, when the detection unit 2 acquires notification information indicating the occurrence of a new second failure, the specifying unit 4 displays the display mode based on ID01 in the notification expression rule illustrated in FIG. 6. To display the object. Then, the display unit 5 displays the object in the display mode.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, first, a red object 90 (indicated by a dotted square in the figure) is displayed at the display position of “failure” on the notification information display area 11 (see 91), and from there It moves at an initial speed of 50 px / sec toward the “necessary action” display position (see 92). During this time, the object 61 is continuously displayed at the display position “Failure handling”. In other words, there is a failure “in response”. For this reason, after moving the object 90 to the “necessary action” display position and displaying it for 2 s at that position, the object 90 disappears from the screen (93 in FIG. 11 and ID01 in FIG. 6). See annihilation time).

  In the case of the example described above, the user can confirm the details of the notification information that has already occurred, and can generate new notification information without interrupting the current operation even when the specified operation is being performed. I can grasp. Further, by controlling the display / non-display of the notification object according to the distribution of the notification information, it is possible to avoid excessively arranging the notification object in the notification information display area and making the screen complicated.

  According to such a configuration of the present embodiment, the initial position and the final position of the notification object are determined according to the content of the notification information and rendered, thereby expressing the occurrence or update of the notification information and the state. Therefore, even if the user is paying attention to other information on the work screen and doing some work, the user recognizes that the object is moving in the peripheral visual field, and without interrupting the current work, It is possible to reliably grasp that a trouble (notification information) has occurred.

  Further, by changing the color scheme, speed, and acceleration of the notification object according to the content of the notification information, the user can more intuitively understand the meaning and importance of the state of the notification information.

  In addition, when notification information is generated, information and operations associated with the notification information are automatically displayed on the work screen, thereby eliminating the user's trouble of selecting the information and work.

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According to the above description, the following invention is described.
<Invention 1>
Notifying the user of the change in state of the notification event by displaying an object on the screen in a predetermined display mode according to the change in state of the notification event that is an event to be notified to the user,
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display processing devices.
<Invention 2>
Detection means for detecting a change in state of a notification event, which is an event to be notified to a user;
A notification expression rule storage means for storing a notification expression rule in which information indicating a display mode of an object on the screen is associated with each of the contents of the state change;
When the detection means detects a change in the state of the notification event, the specifying means for specifying the display mode of the object associated with the detected change in the state with reference to the notification expression rule;
Display means for displaying the object on the screen in a display mode specified by the specifying means;
Have
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display processing devices.
<Invention 3>
In the notification information display processing device according to the invention 2,
The display means displays a plurality of state identification information that is information indicating each of a plurality of states that the notification event can take on the screen,
In the notification expression rule, the change of the state of the notification event from the first state to the second state changes from the display position of the state identification information of the first state to the second state. A notification information display processing device that includes a display mode that moves the object to the display position of the state identification information of the state.
<Invention 4>
In the notification information display processing device according to the invention 3,
The display means displays the information indicating the number of the notification events in each state at that time on the screen in association with each of the state identification information displayed on the screen. apparatus.
<Invention 5>
In the notification information display processing device according to any one of the inventions 2 to 4,
In the notification expression rule, a notification information display processing device in which at least one of a speed, an initial speed, and an acceleration in movement of the object is defined as a display mode of the object.
<Invention 6>
In the notification information display processing device according to any one of the inventions 2 to 5,
In the notification expression rule, at least one of the color of the object at the initial position and the color of the object at the final position is defined as a display mode of the object.
<Invention 7>
In the notification information display processing device according to any one of the inventions 2 to 6,
The notification unit is a notification information display processing apparatus that displays the object in the display mode using a partial area on a screen on which predetermined information is displayed.
<Invention 8>
Computer
A notification expression rule storage means for storing a notification expression rule that associates information indicating a display mode of an object on the screen with each content of a change in state of a notification event that is an event to be notified to a user;
A detection step of detecting a change in the state of the notification event;
When detecting a change in the state of the notification event in the detection step, a specifying step for specifying a display mode of the object associated with the detected change in the state with reference to the notification expression rule;
A display step of displaying the object on the screen in the display mode specified in the specifying step;
Run
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display methods.
<Invention 8-3>
In the notification information display method according to the invention 8,
In the display step, a plurality of state identification information which is information indicating each of a plurality of states that the notification event can take is displayed on the screen,
In the notification expression rule, the change of the state of the notification event from the first state to the second state changes from the display position of the state identification information of the first state to the second state. A notification information display method including a display mode for moving the object to a display position of the state identification information of a state.
<Invention 8-4>
In the notification information display method according to the invention 8-3,
In the display step, a notification information display method for displaying on the screen information indicating the number of the notification events that are in each state at that time in association with each of the state identification information displayed on the screen .
<Invention 8-5>
In the notification information display method according to any one of inventions 8 to 8-4,
In the notification expression rule, a notification information display method in which at least one of a speed, an initial speed, and an acceleration in moving the object is defined as a display mode of the object.
<Invention 8-6>
In the notification information display method according to any one of inventions 8 to 8-5,
In the notification expression rule, a notification information display method in which at least one of the color of the object at the initial position and the color of the object at the final position is defined as the display mode of the object.
<Invention 8-7>
In the notification information display method according to any one of inventions 8 to 8-6,
In the display step, a notification information display method for displaying the object in the display mode using a partial area on a screen on which predetermined information is displayed.
<Invention 8-8>
Computer
Notifying the user of the change in state of the notification event by displaying an object on the screen in a predetermined display mode according to the change in state of the notification event that is an event to be notified to the user,
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display methods.
<Invention 9>
Computer
Detection means for detecting a change in state of a notification event, which is an event to be notified to a user;
Notification expression rule storage means for storing a notification expression rule in which information indicating the display mode of an object on the screen is associated with each content of the state change,
When the detection unit detects a change in the state of the notification event, a specifying unit that specifies a display mode of the object associated with the detected state change with reference to the notification expression rule;
Display means for displaying the object on the screen in a display mode specified by the specifying means;
Function as
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different programs.
<Invention 9-3>
In the program according to the invention 9,
The display means displays a plurality of state identification information that is information indicating each of a plurality of states that the notification event can take on the screen,
In the notification expression rule, the change of the state of the notification event from the first state to the second state changes from the display position of the state identification information of the first state to the second state. A program in which a display mode for moving the object to the display position of the state identification information of a state is associated is included.
<Invention 9-4>
In the program according to the invention 9-3,
A program for causing the display means to display information indicating the number of the notification events in each state at that time on the screen in association with the state identification information displayed on the screen.
<Invention 9-5>
In the program according to any one of the inventions 9 to 9-4,
In the notification expression rule, a program in which at least one of a speed, an initial speed, and an acceleration in moving the object is defined as a display mode of the object.
<Invention 9-6>
In the program according to any one of Inventions 9 to 9-5,
In the notification expression rule, a program in which at least one of the color of the object at the initial position and the color of the object at the final position is defined as the display mode of the object.
<Invention 9-7>
In the program according to any one of Inventions 9 to 9-6,
A program for causing the display means to display the object in the display mode using a partial area on a screen on which predetermined information is displayed.
<Invention 9-8>
On the computer,
By displaying an object on the screen in a predetermined display mode according to the content of the change in the state of the notification event that is an event to be notified to the user, the user is notified of the content of the change in the state of the notification event,
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different programs.

  This application claims the priority on the basis of Japanese patent application Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-198471 for which it applied on September 10, 2012, and takes in those the indications of all here.

Claims (9)

Notifying the user of the change in state of the notification event by displaying an object on the screen in a predetermined display mode according to the change in state of the notification event that is an event to be notified to the user,
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display processing devices. Detection means for detecting a change in state of a notification event, which is an event to be notified to a user;
A notification expression rule storage means for storing a notification expression rule in which information indicating a display mode of an object on the screen is associated with each of the contents of the state change;
When the detection means detects a change in the state of the notification event, the specifying means for specifying the display mode of the object associated with the detected change in the state with reference to the notification expression rule;
Display means for displaying the object on the screen in a display mode specified by the specifying means;
Have
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display processing devices. The notification information display processing device according to claim 2,
The display means displays a plurality of state identification information that is information indicating each of a plurality of states that the notification event can take on the screen,
In the notification expression rule, the change of the state of the notification event from the first state to the second state changes from the display position of the state identification information of the first state to the second state. A notification information display processing device that includes a display mode that moves the object to the display position of the state identification information of the state. In the notification information display processing device according to claim 3,
The display means displays the information indicating the number of the notification events in each state at that time on the screen in association with each of the state identification information displayed on the screen. apparatus. The notification information display processing device according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
In the notification expression rule, a notification information display processing device in which at least one of a speed, an initial speed, and an acceleration in movement of the object is defined as a display mode of the object. In the notification information display processing device according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
In the notification expression rule, at least one of the color of the object at the initial position and the color of the object at the final position is defined as a display mode of the object. In the notification information display processing device according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
The notification unit is a notification information display processing apparatus that displays the object in the display mode using a partial area on a screen on which predetermined information is displayed. Computer
A notification expression rule storage means for storing a notification expression rule that associates information indicating a display mode of an object on the screen with each content of a change in state of a notification event that is an event to be notified to a user;
A detection step of detecting a change in the state of the notification event;
When detecting a change in the state of the notification event in the detection step, a specifying step for specifying a display mode of the object associated with the detected change in the state with reference to the notification expression rule;
A display step of displaying the object on the screen in the display mode specified in the specifying step;
Run
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different notification information display methods. Computer
Detection means for detecting a change in state of a notification event, which is an event to be notified to a user;
Notification expression rule storage means for storing a notification expression rule in which information indicating the display mode of an object on the screen is associated with each content of the state change,
When the detection unit detects a change in the state of the notification event, a specifying unit that specifies a display mode of the object associated with the detected state change with reference to the notification expression rule;
Display means for displaying the object on the screen in a display mode specified by the specifying means;
Function as
The display mode of the object is to move the object from a predetermined initial position on the screen to a predetermined final position, and at least one of the initial position and the final position is determined according to the content of the state change. Different programs.

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