WO2017175271A1 - Information display control device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is provided with: a display data creation unit (12) which creates, from display data that is being displayed on a display device (3) and that falls within a certain range defined using a specified value serving as a reference, display data of which a contrast difference with respect to the contrast of the display data being displayed on the display device (3) is changed; and a display control unit (13) that causes the display data, which is created by the display data creation unit (12) and of which the contrast difference is changed, to be displayed on the display device (3).

Description

Information display control device

The present invention relates to an information display control device that displays information on a display screen.

For example, when displaying on a display screen so that a plurality of values recorded in a database or the like can be listed, the greater the number of values handled, the greater the number of characters etc. that display each value, and the operator can The load for reading the value is increased. Therefore, conventionally, when displaying a value within a specified value range that satisfies a specific condition from a plurality of pieces of information displayed on the display screen, for example, a value within the specified value range can be displayed. The load for searching for the target value by changing the contrast with other characters, etc., by highlighting the value within the specified value range and making it easier to grasp visually. It has been devised to prevent the occurrence of mistakes in the position of values, misreading of values, and oversight.
For example, Patent Literature 1 uses a color associated with a variable value as a technique for enhancing a value within a range of a specified value by changing a contrast with another character or the like. In addition, a technique is disclosed in which each area on a map is color-coded with a color assigned in accordance with the size of a value related to each area.
According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, in the numerical value group within the range of the specified value to be emphasized, further color classification is performed according to the color linked according to the numerical value. In addition to being able to emphasize values easily and visually, for example, even if two or more values are included within the range of specified values that you want to emphasize, I can grasp.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-13727

However, in the technique as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the color associated with the variable value is determined, and the degree of color separation into values included in the range of the specified value cannot be adjusted. Depending on the distribution of values on the display screen, such as when the value within the range of the specified value displayed on the display screen is biased, the difference in contrast between the values is small, and human discrimination is possible. There was a problem that a case where a contrast difference of a certain degree could not be secured occurred.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and information display control capable of adjusting the degree of contrast difference within a range of comparing values of display data to be displayed on a display device. The object is to provide a device.

The information display control device according to the present invention causes the display device to display the display data in the range based on the specified value, among the display data displayed on the display device, according to the value of the display data. A display data creation unit that creates display data in which the contrast difference with the contrast of the display data is changed, and a display control unit that causes the display device to display the display data in which the contrast difference created by the display data creation unit is changed. It is provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to adjust the degree of contrast difference within the range in which the values of the display data displayed on the display device are compared.

It is a block diagram of the information display control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of “displaying data stored in a data storage file on a display device based on an instruction from an operator” in the information display control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in which a creation data display control unit displays an image based on display data on a display device in step ST203 of FIG. In Embodiment 1, it is a figure which shows an example of the designated value input screen which a designated value display control part displays on a display apparatus. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a contrast adjustment value input screen displayed on a display device by a contrast display control unit in Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a contrast adjustment value input screen displayed on a display device by a contrast display control unit in Embodiment 1. FIG. In the information display control apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, an operation of “displaying display data displayed on the display device with the contrast adjusted based on an instruction from the operator” will be described. It is a flowchart. In Embodiment 1, it is a figure which shows an example of the display screen on which the designated value input screen and the contrast adjustment value input screen were displayed. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen on which display data is displayed on the display device 3 by a creation data display control unit in step ST705 of FIG. 10A and 10B are conceptual diagrams illustrating, as a graph, an example of the relationship between the value of display data and the character size for displaying the value on the display device in the first embodiment. In Embodiment 1, it is a figure which shows an example of the display screen on which the designated value input screen and the contrast adjustment value input screen were displayed. In Embodiment 1, it is a figure which shows an example of the display screen which the creation data display control part displayed the display data on the display apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship between the value of display data and the character size displayed when the display data in which adjusted display data was reflected as shown in FIG. 12 are displayed on a display apparatus. In the first embodiment, when the intermediate value is designated in addition to the designated value by the operator, “the display data displayed on the display device is displayed with the contrast adjusted based on the instruction from the operator. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operation “to do”. In Embodiment 1, it is a figure which shows an example of the designated value input screen provided with the intermediate value input part. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen which the creation data display control part made the display apparatus display based on display data in step ST1408 of FIG. FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram illustrating, as a graph, an example of a relationship between a display data value and a displayed character size when an image based on display data is displayed on a display device as illustrated in FIG. 16. In the first embodiment, a graph showing an example of the relationship between the display data value and the displayed character size when the specified value is 360 and the intermediate value 450 and the maximum value 600 are the same contrast adjustment value. FIG. In Embodiment 1, it is a figure which shows an example of the designated value input screen provided with two or more intermediate value input parts. In Embodiment 1, it is a figure which shows an example of the input screen which can designate an intermediate value and a contrast adjustment value simultaneously. In the first embodiment, an example of the relationship between the display data value and the displayed character size is shown in a graph when the adjustment unit adjusts the size of the character to be displayed using a predetermined function. It is a conceptual diagram. It is a figure which shows an example of the display data displayed on a display apparatus at the time of adjusting contrast using the factor for changing the contrast difference of display data as the color density of the color of the background part of a character. 23A and 23B are diagrams showing an example of a hardware configuration of the information display control apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of “displaying data stored in a data storage file on a display device based on an instruction from an operator” in an information display control device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In Embodiment 2, it is a figure which shows an example of the contrast adjustment value input screen which a contrast display control part displays on a display apparatus. In Embodiment 2, it is a figure which shows an example of the designated value input screen which a designated value display control part displays on a display apparatus. In the information display control apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the operation of “display the display data displayed on the display device by adjusting the contrast based on an instruction from the operator” will be described. It is a flowchart. In Embodiment 2, it is a figure which shows an example of the display screen on which the designated value input screen and the contrast adjustment value input screen were displayed. FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen on which an image based on display data is displayed on a display device by a creation data display control unit in step ST2705 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 29, when an image based on the display data reflecting the adjusted display data is displayed on the display device, the relationship between the display data value and the color density of the color of the background portion of the displayed character is shown. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example. In the second embodiment, when the difference value is designated in addition to the designated value by the operator, “the display data displayed on the display device is displayed with the contrast adjusted based on the instruction from the operator. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operation “to do”. In Embodiment 2, it is a figure which shows an example of the designated value input screen provided with the difference value input part. FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen on which an image based on display data is displayed on a display device by a creation data display control unit in step ST3109 of FIG. 31. An example of the relationship between the display data value and the color density of the background portion of the displayed character when an image based on the display data reflecting the adjusted display data as shown in FIG. 33 is displayed on the display device. FIG. In Embodiment 2, it is a figure which shows an example of the designated value input screen provided with two or more difference value input parts. In the second embodiment, when the adjustment unit adjusts the color density of the color of the background portion of the character to be displayed using a predetermined function, the display data value and the background portion of the displayed character are displayed. It is the conceptual diagram which showed the image of the example of the relationship of the color density with the graph.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information display control apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
The information display control device 1 is a computer, workstation, personal computer, or the like, and is a standard computer such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphic Processing Unit), a memory such as a hard disk, or an input / output interface. And the operating system that manages and controls these hardware.

The information display control device 1 causes the display device 3 to display an image based on the data stored in the data storage file 4 based on an instruction from the operator. Further, the information display control device 1 responds to the value of the display data with respect to the display data in the range based on the designated value among the display data displayed as an image on the display device 3 based on an instruction from the operator. Thus, the display device 3 is displayed by changing the contrast difference with the contrast of the display data displayed on the display device 3.
In the first embodiment, changing the contrast difference with the contrast of display data displayed as an image on the display device 3 is referred to as “adjusting the contrast”. The display data is data such as numerical values, and the contrast is, for example, the character size, the character color, the character thickness, the shape characteristic of the typeface, and the character when displaying the display data as characters. The degree of application of the display method when displaying an image based on display data, such as the color of the area to be displayed, that is, the background portion of the character. In the first embodiment, as an example, display data is displayed in characters on the display device 3, and the information display control device 1 adjusts the size of characters displayed on the display device 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information display control device 1 is connected to an input device 2 and a display device 3. The data storage file 4 is stored in, for example, a server (not shown), and the information display control device 1 accesses the server via the network and refers to the data storage file 4.
In the first embodiment, the display device 3 is, for example, a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or a liquid crystal, and the creation data output by the display control unit 13 (details will be described later) of the information display control device 1. Displays an image based on.
The input device 2 is an input device such as a mouse, a touch panel, or a keyboard, for example. The input device 2 accepts operation content by an operator, and the operation content received from the operator by the information display control device 1 via a communication unit (not shown). Instruction information about is sent.

The information display control device 1 includes an input reception unit 11, a display data creation unit 12, and a display control unit 13.
The input accepting unit 11 accepts the operation content by the operator transmitted from the input device 2 as instruction information.
The display data creation unit 12 extracts data stored in the data storage file 4 based on the instruction information received by the input reception unit 11 and displays the extracted data on the display device 3 as an image. Create data.
Further, the display data creation unit 12 specifies a range in which contrast is to be adjusted among the display data displayed on the display device 3 based on the instruction information received by the input receiving unit 11, and the display data in the specified range. Adjust the contrast. In other words, the display data creating unit 12 changes the display data in the contrast adjustment range with respect to the display data displayed on the display device 3 according to the value of the display data. Create

The display data creation unit 12 includes a data creation unit 121, a range identification unit 122, and an adjustment unit 123.
The data creation unit 121 creates display data for causing the display device 3 to display the data stored in the data storage file 4 based on the instruction information received by the input reception unit 11. Further, when the input receiving unit 11 receives instruction information for adjusting the contrast of the display data displayed on the display device 3, the data creating unit 121 adjusts the display data after adjusting the contrast by the adjusting unit 123. Based on the above, display data to be displayed on the display device 3 reflecting the adjusted display data is created. That is, the data creation unit 121 creates display data for causing the display device 3 to display an image based on display data with adjusted contrast.

Based on the instruction information received by the input receiving unit 11, the range specifying unit 122 specifies display data in a range for adjusting contrast among display data displayed on the display device 3, and display data in the specified range. Is output to the adjustment unit 123 together with the contrast value information received by the input reception unit 11. Here, the contrast difference received by the input receiving unit 11 is also referred to as a contrast adjustment value.
The adjustment unit 123 acquires the display data of the range for adjusting the contrast and the information of the contrast adjustment value from the range specifying unit 122, and calculates the contrast of the acquired display data based on the acquired display data and the information of the contrast adjustment. Adjust and create adjusted display data.

The display control unit 13 displays various input reception units on the display device 3 based on the instruction information received by the input reception unit 11. Various input reception units will be described later.
The display control unit 13 causes the display device 3 to display an image based on the display data created by the display data creation unit 12.
The display control unit 13 includes a designated value display control unit 131, a contrast display control unit 132, and a creation data display control unit 133.
The designated value display control unit 131 causes the display device 3 to display a designated value input screen.
The contrast display control unit 132 causes the display device 3 to display a contrast adjustment value input screen.
The creation data display control unit 133 acquires the display data created by the data creation unit 121 of the display data creation unit 12 and displays it on the display device 3 as an image.

The operation will be described.
In the information display control device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, roughly divided, “based on an instruction from the operator, an image based on the data stored in the data storage file 4 is displayed on the display device 3”. The operation and “the display data displayed on the display device 3 are adjusted and displayed based on an instruction from the operator based on an instruction from the operator” are performed.

FIG. 2 shows the information display control device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which “displays an image based on data stored in the data storage file 4 on the display device 3 based on an instruction from the operator”. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement.
The input receiving unit 11 determines whether an instruction to display data stored in the data storage file 4 has been received from the input device 2 (step ST201). Specifically, the input receiving unit 11 determines whether or not the instruction information indicating that the display start button for pressing the display of data has been received from the input device 2 has been received.
Here, for example, the operator performs an operation such as clicking a display start button displayed on the display device 3 with a mouse cursor that is the input device 2, whereby the data stored in the data storage file 4 is displayed. A display instruction is given. In the input device 2, the operation content indicating that the display start button has been pressed is transmitted to the input receiving unit 11 as instruction information. In step ST201, the input reception unit 11 determines whether instruction information indicating that the display start button has been pressed is received, that is, whether an instruction to display data stored in the data storage file 4 is received.

Here, the operator instructs to display data by pressing the display start button displayed on the display device 3, but this is only an example. Display may be instructed, and it is only necessary for the input device 2 to receive an instruction to display data stored in the data storage file 4 from the operator.

In step ST201, when the instruction to display the data stored in the data storage file 4 is not received (in the case of “NO” in step ST201), the process of step ST201 is repeated and stored in the data storage file 4. Wait until an instruction to display data is received.

In step ST201, when an instruction to display data stored in the data storage file 4 is received (in the case of “YES” in step ST201), that is, the input receiving unit 11 receives a display start button from the input device 2. When receiving instruction information indicating that the button has been pressed, the input receiving unit 11 outputs the received instruction information to the data creating unit 121 of the display data creating unit 12.

The data creation unit 121 creates display data for displaying the data stored in the data storage file 4 on the display device 3 with reference to the data storage file 4 based on the instruction information output from the input reception unit 11. (Step ST202). Then, the data creation unit 121 outputs the created display data to the creation data display control unit 133 of the display control unit 13. At this time, the data creation unit 121 temporarily stores the created display data in a location that can be referred to by the display data creation unit 12.

The creation data display control unit 133 causes the display device 3 to display an image based on the display data acquired from the data creation unit 121 (step ST203).
Here, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in which the creation data display control unit 133 displays an image based on the display data on the display device 3 in step ST203 of FIG.
In the first embodiment, for example, if the data storage file 4 stores the electricity usage (kwh) for four months from January to April for four households A to D, respectively. As shown in FIG. 3, the created data display control unit 133 sets the display data value, that is, the value of the electricity usage stored in the data storage file 4 as 4 characters for each household as shown in FIG. Display on the display screen in the form of a list of months.
In the first embodiment, the creation data display control unit 133 displays the display data values, which are numerical data, on the display device 3 as characters in a list. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The creation data display control unit 133 can appropriately set in what form the value of the display data is displayed on the display device 3.

The designated value display control unit 131 of the display control unit 13 causes the display device 3 to display a designated value input screen (step ST204).
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a designated value input screen displayed on the display device 3 by the designated value display control unit 131 in the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the designated value display control unit 131 displays a designated value input screen including an upper limit direction designation button 401, a lower limit direction designation button 402, and designated value input units 403 and 404.
The designated value input screen is a screen for the operator to designate a range of values to be displayed with emphasis by adjusting the contrast of display data (see FIG. 3) displayed on the display device 3. . From the specified value input screen, the operator adjusts the contrast by adjusting the contrast adjustment range based on the specified value, that is, a value that is greater than or equal to the specified value, or a value that is less than or equal to the specified value. It is possible to specify whether to make the range. Specifically, for example, when the operator wants to set 300 as a specified value and to highlight data with a value of 300 or more by adjusting the contrast, the operator clicks the upper limit direction specifying button 401 with a mouse cursor or the like, The specified value is input to the specified value input unit 403 corresponding to the upper limit direction specifying button 401, that is, displayed side by side with the upper limit direction specifying button 401. The specified value 300 as the boundary is input. The operation after the input operation is actually performed by the operator will be described later with reference to FIG.

Also, conversely, the operator can specify a value below the specified value as the range for adjusting the contrast with the specified value as a reference from the specified value input screen. Specifically, for example, when the operator sets 300 as a specified value and wants to highlight data with a value of 300 or less by adjusting the contrast, the operator clicks the lower limit direction specifying button 402 with a mouse cursor or the like, In the designated value input unit 404, which is designated to adjust the contrast of data having a value less than or equal to the designated value at the designated value and corresponds to the lower limit direction designation button 402, that is, displayed side by side with the lower limit direction designation button 402. The specified value 300 as the boundary is input.

Here, although the designated value input screen is a screen as shown in FIG. 4, this is merely an example, and the operator adjusts the contrast between the designated value and a range of values greater than the designated value. It is only necessary to be able to specify whether the range is a range for adjusting the contrast or a range of values less than or equal to the specified value.

The contrast display control unit 132 of the display control unit 13 causes the display device 3 to display a contrast adjustment value input screen (step ST205).
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a contrast adjustment value input screen displayed on the display device 3 by the contrast display control unit 132 in the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5, the contrast display control unit 132 displays a contrast adjustment value input screen including a slider 501 and a knob 502. In addition, the contrast display control unit 132 displays the contrast adjustment value on the contrast adjustment value input screen. Here, the contrast adjustment values are 1/2, 1, 1.5 and 2. In the first embodiment, adjusting the character size of the value displayed on the display device 3 is referred to as adjusting the contrast, and the character is enlarged when the character size before contrast adjustment is 1. Let the magnification be the contrast adjustment value.
The contrast adjustment value input screen is the maximum value within the range of display data that the operator wants to highlight and display by adjusting the contrast among the data displayed on the display device 3 (see FIG. 3), or This is a screen for designating the contrast adjustment value at the minimum value. From the contrast adjustment value input screen, the operator slides the knob 502 on the slider 501 with a mouse cursor or the like, and inputs a desired contrast adjustment value.
The maximum value within the range of display data to be displayed with emphasis by adjusting the contrast is the upper limit value when the upper limit direction designation button 401 (see FIG. 4) is designated and the designated value is input. The minimum value within the range of the display data to be emphasized by adjusting the contrast is designated as the lower limit value when the lower limit direction designation button 402 (see FIG. 4) is designated and the designated value is input. Say.

In FIG. 5, the operator sets the character size currently displayed on the display device 3 to 1, and changes the character size currently displayed on the display device 3 from ½ to 2 times. This means that it can be specified as a contrast adjustment value. That is, the operator gives a contrast adjustment instruction for causing the display device 3 to display a character having a size that is 1/2 to 2 times the contrast difference from the size of the character currently displayed on the display device 3. It can be carried out.
The contrast display control unit 132 reads the range of the contrast adjustment value to be displayed on the contrast adjustment value input screen even if the range is reduced in each display area where data is displayed on the display screen of the display device 3 with characters or the like. A magnification is set from a size that can be accommodated to a size that fits within the display area even if it is enlarged, and is displayed on the contrast adjustment value input screen as a contrast adjustment value that can be specified.

In general, a visual display method for displaying data in characters or the like has a limited range suitable for use. To ensure a contrast difference that is easy to discriminate, if the display enlargement rate per unit of value is excessively large, for example, characters may not fit in the display area, characters may be crushed and cannot be read, and color-coded display In such a case, the displayable color gamut may be exceeded, and the contrast difference cannot be obtained.
Therefore, in the first embodiment, the contrast display control unit 132 can read even if the display is reduced only in the contrast adjustment value that does not cause the above problem, that is, in each display area where data is displayed with characters or the like. Create a contrast adjustment value input screen that allows you to specify only the magnification from a certain size to a size that will fit within the display area even if it is enlarged, and the above-mentioned problem that the contrast difference cannot be obtained To solve.

Note that a magnification from a size that can be read even if the image is reduced to a size that can be accommodated in the display area even if the image is enlarged may be set in advance, or the contrast display control unit 132 may display the display area. You may make it calculate automatically from the magnitude | size of.

Here, the contrast adjustment value input screen is a screen as shown in FIG. 5, but this is only an example. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the contrast adjustment value is displayed as a percentage. If the operator can specify a contrast adjustment value set as a magnification from a size that can be read even if reduced to a size that fits within the display area even if enlarged. Good.

As described above, in the operation of “displaying the data stored in the data storage file 4 on the display device 3 based on an instruction from the operator”, the screens as described in FIGS. 3 to 5 are displayed. It is displayed on the device 3.
Here, in FIG. 2, the operation is described in the order of step ST203 to step ST205, but the order of the operation of step ST203 to step ST205 is not limited to this, and may be performed simultaneously.

Here, the operator is instructed to display an image based on all data stored in the data storage file 4 on the display device 3, but the operator is stored in the data storage file 4. The range to be displayed on the display device 3 can be specified from the input device 2, the input reception unit 11 acquires the range specified from the input device 2, and the data creation unit 121 acquires the acquired range Display data may be created by extracting data in the range from the data storage file 4.

In addition, here, when an image based on the display data is displayed on the display device 3, the specified value input screen and the contrast adjustment value input screen are also displayed. The contrast adjustment value input screen may be displayed by a screen calling operation from the operator.

FIG. 7 shows the information display control device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention in which “the display data displayed on the display device 3 is displayed with the contrast adjusted based on an instruction from the operator. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement.
The operation described with reference to FIG. 7 is the operation of “displaying an image based on the data stored in the data storage file 4 on the display device 3 based on an instruction from the operator” described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that the display device 3 displays a data display screen for displaying data stored in the data storage file 4, a designated value input screen, and a contrast adjustment value input screen.
Here, the display device 3 displays a data display screen (FIG. 3), a specified value input screen (FIG. 4), and a contrast adjustment value input screen (FIG. 5) as described in FIGS. This will be described below.

The input receiving unit 11 determines whether or not a contrast adjustment instruction in a range in which the contrast is to be adjusted is received from the input device 2 with reference to the specified value (step ST701). Specifically, the input receiving unit 11 adjusts the contrast of display data displayed on the display device 3 from the input device 2 and the range of values to be displayed with emphasis by adjusting the contrast. It is determined whether or not the instruction information indicating the contrast adjustment value at the maximum value or the minimum value is received.

In step ST701, when the contrast adjustment instruction is not received (in the case of “NO” in step ST701), the process of step ST701 is repeated, and the process waits until the contrast adjustment instruction is received.

When a contrast adjustment instruction is received in step ST701 (in the case of “YES” in step ST701), the input reception unit 11 outputs the received instruction information to the display data creation unit 12, and the process proceeds to step ST702.
Here, for example, the operator clicks the upper limit direction designation button 401 with a mouse cursor or the like on the designation value input screen shown in FIG. 4 and adjusts the contrast of the display data above the designation value based on the designation value. Is displayed so as to correspond to the upper limit direction specifying button 401, that is, the specified value 300 as a boundary is input to the specified value input unit 403 displayed side by side with the upper limit direction specifying button 401. And Further, the operator displays the maximum value within the display data range of the specified value 300 or more from the contrast adjustment value input screen shown in FIG. 5, that is, the display device 3 here as shown in FIG. It is assumed that the contrast adjustment value at 600, which is the maximum value among the display data values, is designated as 2 (see FIG. 8). In FIG. 8, the designated value input screen and the contrast adjustment value input screen are shown together.

In step ST <b> 701, the input receiving unit 11 wants to emphasize and display an instruction for setting the specified value 300 or more as a range for adjusting the contrast, that is, a range based on the specified value, and adjusting the contrast. It is determined whether an instruction to specify the contrast adjustment value 2 at the maximum value 600 is received as instruction information. When only the instruction information of either the range or the contrast adjustment value is accepted, the process returns to step ST701.

Based on the instruction information output from the input receiving unit 11, the range specifying unit 122 of the display data creating unit 12 sets the range based on the designated value, that is, the contrast, of the display data displayed on the display device 3. The range to be adjusted is specified, and the information on the specified range is output to the adjustment unit 123 together with the contrast adjustment value information included in the instruction information (step ST702). Specifically, since the display data displayed on the display device 3 is temporarily stored in step ST202 in FIG. 2, the range specifying unit 122 determines that the value from 300 to 300 is from the temporarily stored display data. The display data up to 600 is specified, and the specified display data is extracted. Then, the range specifying unit 122 outputs, to the adjustment unit 123, information that sets the contrast adjustment value in the display data with the value 600 to 2 together with the extracted display data.

The adjustment unit 123 of the display data creation unit 12 adjusts the contrast of the display data acquired from the range specification unit 122 and creates adjusted display data (step ST703). Specifically, the adjusting unit 123 includes the acquired display data so that the maximum value included in the display data, here, the character displaying 600 is twice the size of the character displaying the specified value 300. The display data of the value from 300 to 600 is adjusted, and adjusted display data is created. At this time, the adjustment unit 123 displays the post-adjustment display so that the size of the character that displays the values from 300 to 600 included in the acquired display data changes gently in a direct proportional relationship according to the size of the value. Create data.
The adjustment unit 123 outputs the adjusted display data to the data creation unit 121 of the display data creation unit 12.

The data creation unit 121 creates display data reflecting the content of the adjusted display data based on the adjusted display data and the display data temporarily stored in step ST202 of FIG. 2 (step ST704).
Specifically, the data creation unit 121 creates, as display data, data that is replaced with adjusted display data for data that overlaps the adjusted display data among the temporarily stored display data. Then, the data creation unit 121 outputs the created display data to the creation data display control unit 133.

The creation data display control unit 133 displays an image based on the display data acquired from the data creation unit 121 on the display device 3 (step ST705).
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in which the creation data display control unit 133 displays an image based on the display data on the display device 3 in step ST705 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, the character size gradually increases for values from 300 to 600, and the value 600 is displayed as a character twice as large as the value 300. That is, an image based on the display data whose contrast is adjusted by the adjusting unit 123 is displayed on the display device 3.

10A and 10B are conceptual diagrams illustrating an example of the relationship between the value of the display data and the character size for displaying the value on the display device 3. In FIGS. 10A and 10B, the horizontal axis is The values included in the display data are shown, and the vertical axis shows the contrast adjustment value. FIG. 10A shows the relationship between the display data value and the displayed character size when an image based on display data before contrast adjustment as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display device 3. In FIG. 10A, the display data of 300 to 600 are all displayed with the contrast adjustment value 1 since they are before the contrast adjustment.
FIG. 10B shows the relationship between the display data value and the displayed character size when an image based on the display data reflecting the adjusted display data as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display device 3. Show. In FIG. 10B, the character size gradually increases from 300 to 600 in a direct proportional relationship, and at the maximum value 600, the character size is twice the character size for displaying the value 300.

As described above, in the operation of “displaying the display data displayed on the display device 3 with the contrast adjusted based on the instruction from the operator”, the display device 3 based on the instruction of the operator. The character size contrast of the display data displayed in is adjusted and displayed.
Thereby, display data can be displayed in an easily understandable manner within a specified range of display data displayed on the display device 3, that is, particularly within a range in which the number of values is to be compared. As a result, the burden on the operator to read numerical information from the display screen can be reduced, and misreading and oversight can be reduced.

In the above description, the designated value is 300, and the range of 300 or more is a range of values that are to be emphasized by adjusting the contrast. That is, an example has been given in which all display data displayed on the display device 3 is within the contrast adjustment range. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that a part of the display data displayed on the display device 3 can be used as the contrast adjustment range.
For example, the operator clicks the upper limit direction designation button 401 with a mouse cursor or the like on the designated value input screen, inputs the designated designated value 360 into the designated value input unit 403, and Of the data values displayed on the display device 3, the contrast adjustment value of 600, which is the maximum value, can be designated as 2 (see FIG. 11).
In this case, in step ST705 of FIG. 7, a screen as shown in FIG.
FIG. 13 shows an example of the relationship between the display data value and the displayed character size when an image based on the display data reflecting the adjusted display data as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display device 3. Show. In FIG. 13, the contrast adjustment value 1 is displayed from 300 to 360, and the character size gradually increases in a direct proportional relationship from 360 to 600. At the maximum value 600, the character size is the value 360. This is twice the displayed character size.

Here, in step ST704 in FIG. 7, the processing is ended after displaying an image based on the display data reflecting the adjusted display data on the display device 3, but the adjustment instruction is again given by the operator. And the contrast adjustment may be performed again.
For example, after the image based on the display data is reflected on the display device 3 as shown in FIG. 9, the range of the value to be emphasized by adjusting the contrast as shown in FIG. The input of the contrast adjustment value may be received again, and an image based on the display data may be displayed based on the received instruction as shown in FIG.

In addition, it is possible to further specify an intermediate value between the specified value and the maximum or minimum value within the range of the value to be displayed emphasized by adjusting the contrast. Contrast adjustment rate, that is, the change rate of the character size and the character size up to the maximum value or the minimum value within the range of the value to be emphasized by adjusting the contrast from the intermediate value. Since the rate of change can be changed, this will be described in detail below.
FIG. 14 shows a case in which, according to the first embodiment, when an intermediate value is designated in addition to a designated value by the operator, “an instruction from the operator regarding display data displaying an image based on the display device 3 is displayed. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of “adjusting the display based on contrast”.
The operation described with reference to FIG. 14 is the same as the operation described with reference to FIG. 7. The operation “displays the data stored in the data storage file 4 on the display device 3 based on an instruction from the operator” is performed. 3 is based on the premise that a data display screen for displaying data stored in the data storage file 4, a designated value input screen, and a contrast adjustment value input screen are displayed.
Here, it is assumed that the data display screen shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display device 3.

For the specified value input screen, the specified value display control unit 131 includes an intermediate value input unit 1501 in addition to the upper limit direction specifying button 401, the lower limit direction specifying button 402, the specified value input units 403 and 404, as shown in FIG. The designated value input screen provided is displayed on the display device 3 (see step ST204 in FIG. 2). As for the contrast adjustment value input screen, as shown in FIG. 15, the contrast display control unit 132 displays a contrast adjustment value input screen including a slider 1502 and a knob 1503 in addition to the slider 501 and the knob 502. (See step ST205 in FIG. 2). The contrast display control unit 132 associates the slider 501 and the knob 502 with the designated value input units 403 and 404 on the designated value input screen, and the slider 1502 and the knob 1503 on the intermediate value input unit 1501 on the designated value input screen. Display them in correspondence. Here, “corresponding” refers to, for example, displaying the images side by side, but is not limited thereto, and is an input unit for inputting a contrast adjustment value at a specified value, and inputting a contrast adjustment value at an intermediate value. It may be displayed so that it can be understood that the input unit is to be input.

The operator can specify the specified value and the maximum value or the minimum value within the range of the value to be emphasized by adjusting the contrast on the intermediate value input unit 1501 via the keyboard or the like as the input device 2. In between, an intermediate value that is a boundary value for changing the change rate of the character size can be input. Further, the operator can designate the contrast adjustment value at the intermediate value by sliding the knob 1503 via the mouse cursor or the like which is the input device 2.

The input receiving unit 11 determines whether a contrast adjustment instruction has been received from the input device 2 (step ST1401). The specific operation is the same as that in step ST701 in FIG.
In step ST1401, when the contrast adjustment instruction is not received (in the case of “NO” in step ST1401), the processing in step ST1401 is repeated, and the process waits until the contrast adjustment instruction is received.
If a contrast adjustment instruction is received in step ST1401 (in the case of “YES” in step ST1401), the input receiving unit 11 determines whether an intermediate value instruction is received (step ST1402). Specifically, the input receiving unit 11 determines whether intermediate value information has been received from the input device 2 as instruction information.

In step ST1402, when the intermediate value instruction is not received (in the case of “NO” in step ST1402), the process proceeds to step ST702 in FIG. Thereafter, the processing described in FIG. 7 is performed.

In step ST1402, when the intermediate value instruction is received (in the case of “YES” in step ST1402), the input receiving unit 11 outputs the received instruction information to the display data creating unit 12, and the process proceeds to step ST1403. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, the operator clicks the upper limit direction designation button 401 with a mouse cursor or the like on the designated value input screen, and the contrast of display data equal to or greater than the designated value with the designated value as a reference. The specified value 360 as the boundary is input to the specified value input unit 403 corresponding to the upper limit direction specifying button 401, that is, displayed side by side with the upper limit direction specifying button 401, and the intermediate value input unit It is assumed that 450 is input to 1501. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the operator, from the contrast adjustment value input screen, the maximum value within the display data range of the specified value 360 or more, that is, the display data displayed on the display device 3 (FIG. 15). 3), the contrast adjustment value at 600, which is the maximum value, is designated as 2, and 1.7 is designated as the contrast adjustment value at the intermediate value 450. In this case, the instruction information received by the input receiving unit 11 in step ST1401 includes a range based on the specified value, that is, an instruction to set the range for adjusting the contrast to the range of the specified value 360 or more, and the intermediate value. The information of 450, the information for setting the contrast adjustment value at the maximum value 600 of the range based on the designated value to be displayed emphasized by adjusting the contrast to 2, and the contrast adjustment value at the intermediate value 450 are 1.7. Information.

The range specifying unit 122 specifies the range from the specified value to the intermediate value among the display data displayed on the display device 3 based on the instruction information output from the input receiving unit 11, and information on the specified range Are output to the adjustment unit 123 together with the contrast adjustment value information in the intermediate value included in the instruction information (step ST1403). Specifically, since the display data displayed on the display device 3 is temporarily stored in step ST202 in FIG. 2, the range specifying unit 122 determines that the value is 360 to from the temporarily stored display data. The display data up to 450 is specified, and the specified display data is extracted. Then, the range specifying unit 122 outputs information for setting the contrast adjustment value to 1.7 together with the extracted display data to the adjustment unit 123.

The adjustment unit 123 adjusts the contrast of the display data acquired from the range specifying unit 122 in step ST1403, and creates first adjusted display data (step ST1404). Specifically, the adjustment unit 123 sets the values from 360 to 450 included in the acquired display data so that the character displaying the intermediate value 450 is 1.7 times the size of the character displaying the specified value 360. Display data is adjusted, and first adjusted display data is created. At this time, the adjusting unit 123 displays the post-adjustment display so that the size of the characters for displaying the values of 360 to 450 included in the acquired display data changes gently in a direct proportional relationship according to the size of the values. Create data.
The adjustment unit 123 outputs the first adjusted display data to the data creation unit 121 of the display data creation unit 12.

Based on the instruction information output from the input receiving unit 11, the range specifying unit 122 is a range from the intermediate value to the minimum value or the maximum value of the range for adjusting the contrast among the display data displayed on the display device 3. And the information of the specified range is output to the adjustment unit 123 together with the information of the contrast adjustment value at the minimum value or the maximum value of the range for adjusting the contrast included in the instruction information (step ST1405). Specifically, the display data displayed on the display device 3 is temporarily stored in step ST202 of FIG. 2, and here, the display data having a specified value 360 or more is used as a range for adjusting the contrast. The range specifying unit 122 specifies display data having a value of 450 to 600 from the temporarily stored display data, and extracts the specified display data. Then, the range specifying unit 122 outputs information about the contrast adjustment value of 2 to the adjustment unit 123 together with the extracted display data.

The adjustment unit 123 adjusts the contrast of the display data acquired from the range specifying unit 122 in step ST1405, and creates second adjusted display data (step ST1406). Specifically, the adjustment unit 123 displays display data with values from 450 to 600 included in the acquired display data so that the character displaying 600 is twice the size of the character displaying the specified value 360. Adjust and create second post-adjustment display data. That is, the contrast of the display data from 450 to 600 is adjusted so as to be 1.7 to 2 times the size of the character of the designated value 360, and second adjusted display data is created. At this time, the adjusting unit 123 displays the post-adjustment display so that the size of the characters displaying the values of 450 to 600 included in the acquired display data changes gently in a direct proportional relationship according to the value size. Create data.
The adjustment unit 123 outputs the second adjusted display data to the data creation unit 121 of the display data creation unit 12.

Based on the first adjusted display data, the second adjusted display data, and the display data temporarily stored in step ST202 of FIG. 2, the data creating unit 121 generates the first adjusted display data and the first adjusted display data. Display data in which the content of the adjusted display data is reflected in 2 is created (step ST1407).
Specifically, the data creation unit 121 first displays the first adjusted display data that overlaps the first adjusted display data or the second adjusted display data among the temporarily stored display data. Data or data replaced with the second adjusted display data is created as display data. That is, here, the data creating unit 121 displays the display data before adjustment, that is, the contents of the display data temporarily stored, from the minimum value 300 to the specified value 360 of the display data displayed on the display device 3. Yes, the specified value 360 to the intermediate value 450 are the contents of the first adjusted display data, and the intermediate value 450 to the maximum display data value 600 displayed on the display device 3 are the second adjusted display data. Create the display data that will be the contents of.
Then, the data creation unit 121 outputs the created display data to the creation data display control unit 133.

The creation data display control unit 133 causes the display device 3 to display an image based on the display data acquired from the data creation unit 121 (step ST1408).
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in which the creation data display control unit 133 displays an image based on the display data on the display device 3 in step ST1408 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 16, the character size from 300 to 360 does not change, and the character size gradually increases so that the character size of 450 is 1.7 times the character size of 360 for the values from 360 to 450. The value from 450 to 600 is displayed with characters whose size gradually increases from 1.7 times to twice the character size of 360.
FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram showing, as a graph, an example of the relationship between the display data value and the displayed character size when an image based on the display data is displayed on the display device 3 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 17, since the contrast adjustment is not performed for 300 to 360, the contrast adjustment value 1 is displayed. From 360 to 450 and from 450 to 600, the character size gradually increases in a direct proportional relationship, and at the maximum value 600, the character size is twice the character size for displaying the value 360.
Also, between 360 to 450 and 450 to 600, the contrast adjustment rate, which is the rate of changing the contrast difference, that is, the change rate of the character size is different, and the change rate of the values from 360 to 450 is large. In the range from 360 to 450, the difference is easily displayed visually.
As described above, in the information display control device 1 according to the first embodiment, the difference is changed by changing the ratio of changing the contrast difference within the range of the value to be emphasized and displayed by adjusting the contrast. It is possible to make it easy to grasp visually.

Here, the contrast adjustment value at 600, which is the maximum value, of the display data (see FIG. 3) displayed on the display device 3 is designated as 2, and 1.7 is designated as the contrast adjustment value at the intermediate value 450. The ratio of changing the contrast difference, that is, the ratio of adjusting the contrast is changed within the range of the value to be emphasized and displayed by adjusting the contrast (see FIG. 17). For example, the contrast adjustment value at the intermediate value 450 may be set to 2 as with the 600 contrast adjustment value that is the maximum value of the display data displayed on the display device 3.
In this case, the contrast difference can reach an upper limit at a desired value, that is, the intermediate value 450 in the above example.
FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram showing, as a graph, an example of the relationship between the display data value and the displayed character size when the specified value is 360 and the intermediate value 450 and the maximum value 600 are the same contrast adjustment value. is there.
As shown in FIG. 18, at an intermediate value 450, the character size is twice the character size of the specified value 360, that is, the maximum size that will fit within the display area even if it is enlarged. The character size is maintained from the intermediate value 450 to the maximum value 600.
In this way, for example, the contrast can be adjusted so that the same character size is obtained for a value greater than a certain value regardless of the value.

In the above description using FIG. 14, an example in which only one intermediate value can be specified has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any number of intermediate values may be set.
For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the specified value display control unit 131 displays an intermediate value addition button 1507 on the specified value input screen, and the operator inputs the specified value from the input device 2 such as a mouse cursor. When an intermediate value addition button 1507 displayed on the screen is pressed, an intermediate value input unit 1501, a slider 1502 and a knob 1503 corresponding to the intermediate value input unit 1501, an intermediate value input unit 1504, An instruction to display the slider 1505 and the knob 1506 corresponding to the value input unit 1504 is given, and based on the instructions, the specified value display control unit 131 and the contrast display control unit 132 respectively display the specified value input screen as shown in FIG. And display the contrast adjustment value input screen.
Then, according to the intermediate value input by the operator, the range specifying unit 122 outputs information on the range for adjusting the contrast and the contrast adjustment value to the adjusting unit 123, and the adjusting unit 123 acquires the information from the range specifying unit 122. Based on the information on the contrast adjustment range and the contrast adjustment value, adjusted display data may be created respectively.
In FIG. 19, two intermediate values are designated. However, by further pressing an intermediate value addition button 1507, an intermediate value input part can be added, and three or more intermediate values can be designated. You can also

Further, in the above description using FIG. 14, it is described that the operator inputs the intermediate value from the specified value input screen and the contrast adjustment value from the contrast adjustment value input screen. As shown in FIG. 20, the value display control unit 131 or the contrast display control unit 132 may display an input screen that allows the intermediate value and the contrast adjustment value to be specified at the same time.
The operator can specify the intermediate value and the contrast adjustment value at the same time by instructing from the input device 2 such as a pointing device the point at which the intermediate value to be input and the contrast adjustment value intersect from the input screen as shown in FIG. It becomes like this.

In the first embodiment, the operator designates the contrast adjustment value from the contrast adjustment value input screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the information display control device 1 sets the contrast adjustment value. Also good.
Specifically, the input receiving unit 11 receives only instruction information in which a range for adjusting the contrast of data displayed on the display device 3 is specified from the input device 2 and outputs the instruction information to the range specifying unit 122. The range specifying unit 122 outputs the display data of the range for adjusting the contrast acquired from the input receiving unit 11 to the adjustment unit 123.

Then, the adjustment unit 123 refers to a main part band definition file (not shown) and adjusts the contrast based on the main part band definition file.
In the main band definition file, based on the value of data stored in the data storage file 4 in advance, the range to be highlighted, that is, the range for adjusting the contrast, according to the usage of the data, etc. Assume that a contrast adjustment value is defined. That is, it is assumed that assignment of a contrast difference between values in a range for adjusting contrast is defined in the main part band definition file. For the assignment of the contrast difference of the range for adjusting the contrast defined in the main part band definition file, for example, the band of the value to be watched according to the use or purpose of the system may be assigned.
The contrast difference may be, for example, a contrast difference based on the minimum value of the data stored in the data storage file 4, or a reference value among the data stored in the data storage file 4 is set. The contrast difference from the reference value may be defined, and the adjustment unit 123 can determine how much contrast adjustment should be performed based on the main band definition file. It only has to be.
The following examples are given as specific examples in which the contrast adjustment range and the contrast adjustment value are defined and the contrast difference is assigned according to the usage.
For example, the display device 3 displays the values of various data for the four months from January to April of the devices a to d, and the products whose demand increases or decreases with time, In the case where production is performed using different apparatuses a to d in parallel, the information displayed on the display device 3 is used as a table for planning the production number allocation for each machine. In this case, considering the number of units that can be produced per unit of time or the minimum number of units that can be operated with high efficiency and the forecast of demand, it is necessary to make a decision so that it is easy to judge the allocation change for each unit. The band of values to which a large contrast difference is assigned is switched so that values near the reference value can be easily identified.
Further, for example, the degree of contrast adjustment may be differentiated for each row of the list displayed on the display device 3 in accordance with the remaining capacity to the performance limit of the devices a to d.

The adjustment unit 123 matches the display data of the range acquired from the range specifying unit 122 with the range to be highlighted defined in the main part band definition file, and defines in advance when it matches the range to be highlighted. Based on the contrast adjustment value, the adjusted display data is created.

In addition, for example, the adjustment unit 123 specifies the display data acquired from the range specification unit 122 based on the display data acquired from the range specification unit 122, that is, the display data of the range based on the specified value, based on the value distribution status. You may make it allocate the contrast difference of the display data within the range on the basis of a value.
As an example of assigning the contrast difference based on the distribution status of the values, for example, the display device 3 displays the values of various data for the four months from January to April of the devices a to d. In order to select the unit that should be maintained, the case of identifying the unit with a significant performance degradation will be explained as an example. Excluding the data that causes noise, the trend of the numerical group that shows a gradual performance degradation will be grasped. For example, it is possible to increase the difference in contrast to a suitable band. This makes it easier to find a machine with a significant contrast difference.
Note that the adjustment unit 123 may calculate the value distribution using an existing algorithm.

In the first embodiment, the adjustment unit 123 creates the adjusted display data so that the size of the character to be displayed changes gently in a direct proportion to the value size. Not limited to this, the adjustment unit 123 may adjust the size of characters to be displayed using a predetermined function to create adjusted display data.
FIG. 21 shows an example of the relationship between the display data value and the displayed character size when the adjustment unit 123 adjusts the size of the character to be displayed using a predetermined function in the first embodiment. FIG.
In addition, for example, a processing content definition file in which the size of characters to be displayed when adjusting contrast is defined in advance in association with a value is prepared, and the adjustment unit 123 sets the size of characters to be displayed. Adjustments may be made based on the processing content definition file, and post-adjustment display data may be created.

In the first embodiment, the display data displayed on the display device 3 is emphasized and displayed so that the contrast is changed so as to increase the character size. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, the contrast may be changed so as to reduce the character size. In this case, the operator may input a desired contrast adjustment value by sliding the knob 502 on the slider 501 in the minus direction from 1 on the contrast adjustment value input screen with a mouse cursor or the like.

In the first embodiment, the contrast adjustment value is input by sliding the knob 502 on the slider 501 with a mouse cursor or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the operator can input the contrast adjustment value. The contrast adjustment value may be input by other methods such as inputting a numerical value from a keyboard or the like.

In the first embodiment, as an example, the factor for changing the contrast difference of the display data is the character size. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the character color, thickness, and shape characteristics of the font are used. Further, it may be a factor for changing the contrast difference, or the color of the background portion of the character may be a factor for changing the contrast difference. Further, a plurality of factors for changing the contrast difference may be combined, and the factor may be assigned for each designated range.
FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of display data displayed on the display device 3 when the contrast is adjusted using the factor for changing the contrast difference of the display data as the color density of the color of the background portion of the character. It is.
As shown in FIG. 22, the operator can check the display screen of the display device 3 and discriminate the difference in the magnitude of the value depending on the background color of the character display area.

In the first embodiment, the operator inputs a specified value from the specified value input screen, and the specified value is used as a reference up to the specified value or more up to the maximum value displayed on the display device 3 or specified. The minimum value displayed on the display device 3 below the value is designated as the range for adjusting the contrast. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operator adjusts the contrast from the designated value to what value. You may make it designate whether it is set as a range.
Specifically, for example, the specified value display control unit 131 causes the display device 3 to display a specified value input screen including an end value input unit in addition to the specified value, and the operator selects the end value input unit. Then, a value that is the starting point of the specified value and the end point of the contrast adjustment range is input.
Then, the range specifying unit 122 extracts display data in the range from the specified value to the value input in the end value input unit as display data in the range for adjusting the contrast, and outputs the display data to the adjustment unit 123. That's fine.

In the first embodiment, the operator causes the designated value display control unit 131 to display a designated value input screen including an upper limit direction designation button 401 and a lower limit direction designation button 402 (see FIG. 4). The operator has specified whether the range is greater than or equal to the specified value as the range based on the specified value, but whether the operator should exceed the specified value or less than the specified value Instead of designating, the information display control device 1 may automatically determine whether it is greater than or equal to the specified value or less than the specified value. In this case, the designated value display control unit 131 does not display the upper limit direction designation button 401 and the lower limit direction designation button 402 on the designated value input screen, and the operator inputs only the designated value from the designated value input screen.

23A and 23B are diagrams showing an example of a hardware configuration of the information display control device 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
In the first embodiment of the present invention, the functions of the input receiving unit 11, the display data creating unit 12, and the display control unit 13 are realized by the processing circuit 2301. That is, the information display control device 1 includes a processing circuit 2301 for receiving an operation from an operator and adjusting the contrast of display data to be displayed on the display device 3 based on the received operation content.
The processing circuit 2301 may be dedicated hardware as shown in FIG. 23A, or may be a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2304 that executes a program stored in the memory 2303 as shown in FIG. 23B.

When the processing circuit 2301 is dedicated hardware, the processing circuit 2301 includes, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and an FPGA (Field-Programmable). Gate Array) or a combination of these.

When the processing circuit 2301 is the CPU 2304, the functions of the input reception unit 11, the display data creation unit 12, and the display control unit 13 are realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. That is, the input reception unit 11, the display data creation unit 12, and the display control unit 13 are a CPU 2304 that executes a program stored in an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 2302, a memory 2303, and the like, a system LSI (Large-Scale Integration). It is realized by a processing circuit such as It can also be said that the programs stored in the HDD 2302, the memory 2303, and the like cause the computer to execute the procedures and methods of the input receiving unit 11, the display data creating unit 12, and the display control unit 13. Here, the memory 2303 may be, for example, RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory, etc.), EEPROM (Electrically Emmable Memory). And volatile semiconductor memories, magnetic disks, flexible disks, optical disks, compact disks, mini disks, DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), and the like.

It should be noted that a part of the functions of the input reception unit 11, the display data creation unit 12, and the display control unit 13 may be realized by dedicated hardware, and a part may be realized by software or firmware. For example, the function of the input receiving unit 11 is realized by a processing circuit 2301 as dedicated hardware, and for the display data creation unit 12 and the display control unit 13, the processing circuit reads a program stored in the memory 2303. The function can be realized by executing.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the display data displayed on the display device 3 can be displayed by adjusting the contrast of the character size of the display data. In other words, the display data displayed on the display device 3 can be displayed by changing the contrast difference with the contrast of the display data displayed on the display device 3 in a range based on the designated value.
Thereby, display data can be displayed in an easily understandable manner within a specified range of display data displayed on the display device 3, that is, particularly within a range in which the number of values is to be compared. As a result, the burden on the operator to read numerical information from the display screen can be reduced, and misreading and oversight can be reduced.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, regarding the numerical value of the display data displayed on the display device 3, the contrast of the character size for displaying the value within the range of the specified value or more or the specified value or less with the specified value as a reference. Although the embodiment has been described in which adjustment is performed so that the number of values can be easily compared, in the second embodiment, a range of values around a specified value of display data displayed on the display device 3 Is a range based on the specified value, and by adjusting the contrast between the specified value and its surrounding values, display data is displayed so that the degree of approximation between the specified value and its surrounding values can be easily grasped. explain.

Since the configuration of the information display control device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 1 in the first embodiment, a duplicate description is omitted. Further, the hardware configuration of the information display control device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as that described with reference to FIGS. 23A and 23B in the first embodiment, and therefore redundant description is omitted. .

The operation will be described.
In the information display control device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the information display control device 1 according to the first embodiment, the information display control device 1 is roughly divided into “stored in the data storage file 4 based on an instruction from the operator. An operation of “displaying an image based on the displayed data on the display device 3” and an operation of “adjusting the display of the display data displayed on the display device 3 based on an instruction from the operator” I do.
In the first embodiment, as an example, display data is displayed in characters on the display device 3, and the information display control device 1 uses the size of characters for displaying the display data as a factor for changing the contrast difference. The character size is adjusted and the contrast difference is changed. In the second embodiment, the color of the background portion of the character displayed on the display device 3 is used as a factor for changing the contrast difference. (See Fig. 22)

FIG. 24 shows the information display control device 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention in which “based on an instruction from the operator, an image based on data stored in the data storage file 4 is displayed on the display device 3”. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement.
The operations in step ST2401 to step ST2403 and step ST2405 in FIG. 24 are the same as the operations in step ST201 to step ST203 and step ST205 in FIG. 2 described in the first embodiment. Only an operation different from that of the first embodiment will be described. The data storage file 4 stores the same data as in the first embodiment. In step ST2403, the display device 3 displays an image based on the display data as shown in FIG. And Here, since the factor for changing the contrast of the value of the display data is the color of the background portion of the character, in step ST2405, the contrast display control unit 132 inputs the contrast adjustment value as shown in FIG. The screen is displayed on the display device 3. In FIG. 25, the operator slides the knob 2502 of the slider 2501 and gives an instruction to adjust the contrast adjustment value at the designated value, that is, the color density (%) of the color of the background portion of the character here.

In the second embodiment, the color density designated on the contrast adjustment value input screen as shown in FIG. 25 is stored in the data storage file 4 based on the instruction from the operator as shown in FIG. It is referred to as a contrast difference with the contrast of the display data displayed in the “display image based on data on display device 3” operation, that is, a contrast adjustment value. When the color density of the color of the background portion of the character is 0%, there is no contrast difference between the color of the background portion and the color of the background portion of the character displayed on the display device 3, that is, the background of the character before contrast adjustment. This means that the density is the same as the color of the portion, and the maximum density that can be increased from 0%, that is, the density of the color density of 100% can be set as appropriate. How dark the color density is to be 100% is set so that the displayed character is not filled with the color of the background portion of the character, that is, the color density is such that the character can be identified. It only has to be.

In the second embodiment, the contrast display control unit 132 has a problem that the color density of the background portion for displaying characters or the like becomes excessively high and the characters or the like cannot be read or the contrast difference cannot be obtained. A contrast adjustment value input screen is displayed that allows the user to specify a contrast adjustment value of a certain level. In other words, the operator should make the color of the background portion of the character or the like darker within the upper limit of the extent that the background portion of each display area where the display data is displayed with the character or the like can be read. Can do.

In the second embodiment, the designated value display control unit 131 causes the display device 3 to display a designated value input screen for inputting the designated value and the approximate range in step ST2404.
FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an example of a designated value input screen displayed on the display device 3 by the designated value display control unit 131 in the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 26, the designated value display control unit 131 displays a designated value input screen including a designated value input unit 2601 and an approximate range input unit 2602.

On the specified value input screen, for example, the display data (see FIG. 3) displayed on the display device 3 is specified as a specified value for a certain value to be compared with surrounding values, for example. This is a screen for designating, as an approximate range, the range of values to be adjusted in the positive direction and the negative direction and the range of contrast adjustment with reference to the value. That is, in the second embodiment, the approximate range is a range for adjusting the contrast with the specified value as a reference.
From the specified value input screen, the operator can specify a value within the approximate range from the specified value as the value of the range for adjusting the contrast with the specified value as a reference. Specifically, for example, when the operator wants to display 360 and specify the degree of approximation with 360 by adjusting the contrast of the display data of the value before and after 360, that is, the values from 260 to 460. The specified value 360 is input to the specified value input unit 2601 and 100 is input to the approximate range input unit 2602 from the keyboard or the like as the input device 2. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, since the minimum value of the display data displayed on the display device 3 is 300, data with values from 300 to 460 is actually displayed with the contrast adjusted. It will be specified as a value.

FIG. 27 shows the information display control device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention in which “the display data displayed on the display device 3 is displayed with the contrast adjusted based on an instruction from the operator. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement.
The operation described with reference to FIG. 27 is the operation of “displaying an image based on the data stored in the data storage file 4 on the display device 3 based on an instruction from the operator” described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that the display device 3 displays a data display screen for displaying data stored in the data storage file 4, a designated value input screen, and a contrast adjustment value input screen.
Here, the display device 3 includes a data display screen (FIG. 3), a specified value input screen (FIG. 26), and a contrast adjustment value input screen (FIG. 25) as described in FIGS. It will be described below as being displayed.

The input receiving unit 11 determines whether or not a contrast adjustment instruction in the approximate range based on the specified value has been received from the input device 2 (step ST2701). Specifically, the input receiving unit 11 receives information on the specified value from the display data displayed on the display device 3 from the input device 2 and the value up to the plus and minus directions based on the specified value. It is determined whether or not the instruction information including the information indicating whether to be the approximate range and the information indicating the contrast adjustment value in the specified value has been received. At this time, the input accepting unit 11 does not accept the instruction information of the approximate range even though the input device 2 accepts the instruction information of the designated value, that is, the operator inputs only the designated value. When the approximate range is not input, the input receiving unit 11 determines the difference between the minimum value of the display data displayed on the display device 3 and the specified value, and the display data displayed on the display device 3. The difference between the maximum value and the specified value is compared, and the larger difference is regarded as being accepted as an approximate range. For example, it is assumed that an image based on the display data as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display device 3, and the operator inputs only the designated value 360 from the designated value input screen as shown in FIG. . In this case, since the difference 240 between the specified value 360 and the maximum value 600 is larger than the difference 40 between the specified value 360 and the minimum value 300, the input receiving unit 11 receives ± 240 as an approximate range. I reckon.

In step ST2701, if the contrast adjustment instruction has not been received (in the case of “NO” in step ST2701), the processing in step ST2701 is repeated, and the process waits until the contrast adjustment instruction is received.

If a contrast adjustment instruction is received in step ST2701 (in the case of “YES” in step ST2701), the input reception unit 11 outputs the received instruction information to the display data creation unit 12, and the process proceeds to step ST2702.
Here, for example, the operator inputs the specified value 360 and the approximate range ± 100 from the specified value input screen shown in FIG. 26, and the contrast adjustment value 100 at the specified value 360 from the contrast adjustment value input screen shown in FIG. % Is entered (see FIG. 28). In FIG. 28, the designated value input screen and the contrast adjustment value input screen are shown together.
In step ST2701, the input receiving unit 11 determines whether or not the specified value, the approximate range based on the specified value, and the contrast adjustment value in the specified value have been received as instruction information. If all information of the designated value, the approximate range, and the contrast adjustment value in the designated value is not included in the instruction information, the process returns to step ST2701.

Based on the instruction information output from the input receiving unit 11, the range specifying unit 122 specifies a range in which contrast is to be adjusted among the display data displayed on the display device 3, and specifies information on the specified range. Along with the specified value included in the information and information on the contrast adjustment value at the specified value, the information is output to adjustment section 123 (step ST2702). Specifically, since the display data displayed on the display device 3 is temporarily stored in step ST2402 of FIG. 24, the range specifying unit 122 calculates the data value from the temporarily stored display data. The display data from 300 to 460 is specified, and the specified display data is extracted. Then, the range specifying unit 122 outputs, to the adjustment unit 123, information on the designated value 360 and the contrast adjustment value 100% in the designated value together with the extracted display data.

The adjustment unit 123 adjusts the contrast of the display data acquired from the range specifying unit 122 and creates adjusted display data (step ST2703). Specifically, the adjustment unit 123 sets the color density of the background portion of the character displaying the designated value, here 360, to 100%, and the color density of the background portion of the character displaying 260 and 460 is 0%. The adjusted display data is created so that the density of the color of the background portion of the character displaying 300 to 460 gradually increases in a direct proportional relationship as the value is closer to the specified value depending on the value.
The adjustment unit 123 outputs the adjusted display data to the data creation unit 121 of the display data creation unit 12.

The data creation unit 121 creates display data reflecting the content of the adjusted display data based on the adjusted display data and the display data temporarily stored in step ST2402 of FIG. 24 (step ST2704).
Specifically, the data creation unit 121 creates, as display data, data that is replaced with adjusted display data for data that overlaps the adjusted display data among the temporarily stored display data. Then, the data creation unit 121 outputs the created display data to the creation data display control unit 133.

The creation data display control unit 133 causes the display device 3 to display an image based on the display data acquired from the data creation unit 121 (step ST2705). That is, an image based on the display data whose contrast is adjusted by the adjusting unit 123 is displayed on the display device 3.
FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen on which the creation data display control unit 133 displays an image based on the display data on the display device 3 in step ST2705 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 29, the color of the background portion of the character is gradually darkened for values from 300 to 360, and the color of the background portion of the character is gradually lightened for values from 360 to 460. Become. Further, the color of the background portion of the characters from 460 to 600 does not change from the color of the background portion shown in FIG.

FIG. 30 shows the values of the display data and the color of the background portion of the displayed character when an image based on the display data reflecting the adjusted display data as shown in FIG. 29 is displayed on the display device 3. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the relationship of color density. As shown in FIG. 30, the color density of the background portion of the character gradually increases from 300 to the designated value 360 in a direct proportional relationship, and the character gently in an inversely proportional relationship from the designated value 360 to 460. The color density of the background portion of the image becomes lighter. That is, within the approximate range, the color density of the color of the background portion of the character that displays a value close to the specified value is displayed darker.

As described above, in the operation of “displaying the display data displayed on the display device 3 with the contrast adjusted based on the instruction from the operator”, the display device 3 based on the instruction of the operator. The contrast of the color density of the color of the background portion of the display data displayed on the screen is adjusted and displayed.
Thereby, display data can be displayed so that the degree of approximation between the specified value and its peripheral value can be easily grasped within the specified approximate range of the display data displayed on the display device 3. As a result, the burden on the operator to read numerical information from the display screen can be reduced, and misreading and oversight can be reduced. Further, when there is a value to be searched for in the display data, that is, a specified value, the operator can easily find the specified value to be searched for. In addition, even when there is no specified value in the display data, the operator can easily grasp the peripheral value and easily select the alternative candidate value.

Here, in step ST2705 of FIG. 27, the display data reflecting the adjusted display data is displayed on the display device 3 and then the process is terminated. However, the adjustment instruction is accepted again from the operator, The contrast may be adjusted again.

In addition, a difference value for specifying the intermediate value within the approximate range is further specified, the change rate of the color density of the background color of the character from the specified value to the intermediate value, and the maximum value within the approximate range from the intermediate value Further, the change rate of the color density of the color of the background portion of the character up to the minimum value can be changed, which will be described in detail below.
FIG. 31 shows a case where “difference value is designated in addition to the designated value by the operator according to the second embodiment“ contrast based on the instruction from the operator regarding the display data displayed on the display device 3. 19 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of “adjusting and displaying”.
The operation described with reference to FIG. 31 is the same as the operation described with reference to FIG. 27. The operation “displays an image based on the data stored in the data storage file 4 on the display device 3 based on an instruction from the operator” is performed. It is assumed that the display device 3 displays a data display screen for displaying data stored in the data storage file 4, a designated value input screen, and a contrast adjustment value input screen.

Here, it is assumed that the data display screen shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display device 3.
As for the specified value input screen, the specified value display control unit 131 displays a specified value input screen provided with a difference value input unit 3201 in addition to the specified value input unit 2601 and the approximate range input unit 2602 as shown in FIG. It is made to display on the apparatus 3 (refer step ST2704 of FIG. 27).
In the second embodiment, the difference value is a difference that is increased in the plus direction from the specified value for calculating an intermediate value between the specified value and the minimum value and the maximum value within the approximate range, and , The difference that decreases in the negative direction from the specified value. That is, if the designated value 360 and the difference value ± 40 are input, the range specifying unit 122 calculates 400 as the intermediate value in the positive direction and 320 as the intermediate value in the negative direction. Details will be described later.

As for the contrast adjustment value input screen, the contrast display control unit 132 displays a contrast adjustment value input screen provided with a slider 3202 and a knob 3203 in addition to the slider 2501 and the knob 2502, as shown in FIG. (See step ST2705 in FIG. 27). The contrast display control unit 132 associates the slider 2501 and the knob 2502 with the designated value input unit 2601 of the designated value input screen, and associates the slider 3202 and the knob 3203 with the difference value input unit 3201 of the designated value input screen. To display. Here, “corresponding” refers to, for example, displaying side by side, but is not limited thereto, and is an input unit for inputting a contrast adjustment value at a specified value, and an intermediate value calculated from a difference value. It may be displayed so that it can be understood that the input unit is for inputting a contrast adjustment value.

The operator inputs the color density of the background color of the character between the specified value and the minimum value and the maximum value within the approximate range to the difference value input unit 3201 via the keyboard or the like as the input device 2. It is possible to input a difference value that is a difference for calculating an intermediate value that is a boundary value that changes the rate of change. Further, the operator can designate the contrast adjustment value at the intermediate value by sliding the knob 3203 via the mouse cursor or the like which is the input device 2.

The input receiving unit 11 determines whether a contrast adjustment instruction has been received from the input device 2 (step ST3101). The specific operation is the same as that of step ST2701 in FIG.
In step ST3101, when the contrast adjustment instruction is not received (in the case of “NO” in step ST3101), the processing in step ST3101 is repeated, and the process waits until the contrast adjustment instruction is received.
If a contrast adjustment instruction is received in step ST3101 (in the case of “YES” in step ST3101), the input reception unit 11 determines whether a difference value instruction is received (step ST3102). Specifically, the input receiving unit 11 determines whether or not difference value information has been received from the input device 2 as instruction information.

In step ST3102, if the difference value instruction is not received (in the case of “NO” in step ST3102), the process proceeds to step ST2702 in FIG. Thereafter, the processing described in FIG. 27 is performed.

In step ST3102, when a difference value instruction is received (in the case of “YES” in step ST3102), the input receiving unit 11 outputs the received instruction information to the display data creating unit 12, and the process proceeds to step ST3103. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 32, the operator inputs 360 to the specified value input unit 2601 and inputs ± 100 to the approximate range input unit 2602 from the specified value input screen, and inputs the difference value. Assume that ± 40 is input to the unit 3201. Further, as shown in FIG. 32, it is assumed that the operator designates the density 100% as the contrast adjustment value at the designated value 360 and the density 20% as the contrast adjustment value at the intermediate value from the contrast adjustment value input screen. In this case, the instruction information received by the input receiving unit 11 in step ST3101 includes the information within the range of ± 100 of the specified value 360, that is, the range of 260 to 460, as the approximate range for adjusting the contrast. Information of the value 360, information of the difference value ± 40, information of the contrast adjustment value 100% at the specified value 360, and information of the contrast adjustment value 20% at the intermediate value are included.

The range specifying unit 122 calculates a positive-direction intermediate value and a negative-direction intermediate value based on the specified value based on the instruction information output from the input receiving unit 11 (step ST3103). Specifically, the range specifying unit 122 calculates a plus direction intermediate value and a minus direction intermediate value by adding or subtracting the difference value from the specified value. For example, since the designated value 360 and the difference value ± 40 are designated here, the range specifying unit 122 calculates the intermediate value 400 in the positive direction and the intermediate value 320 in the negative direction.

The range specifying unit 122 specifies the range from the specified value to the intermediate value in the positive direction and the range from the specified value to the intermediate value in the negative direction, among the display data displayed on the display device 3, The information on the range is output to the adjustment unit 123 together with the contrast adjustment value information in the intermediate value included in the instruction information (step ST3104). Specifically, since the display data displayed on the display device 3 is temporarily stored in step ST2702 of FIG. 27, the range specifying unit 122 determines the data value from the temporarily stored display data. The display data 320 to 360 and 360 to 400 are specified, and the specified display data is extracted. Then, the range specifying unit 122 outputs information about the contrast adjustment value of 20% to the adjustment unit 123 together with the extracted display data.

The adjustment unit 123 adjusts the contrast of the display data acquired from the range specifying unit 122 in step ST3104, and creates first adjusted display data (step ST3105). Specifically, the adjustment unit 123 sets the color density of the color of the background portion of the character displaying the specified value 360 to 20% and the color density of the color of the background portion of the character displaying the intermediate value 320 is 20%. Then, the display data of values from 320 to 360 included in the acquired display data is adjusted, and first adjusted display data is created. In addition, the adjustment unit 123 acquires the color density of the color of the background portion of the character displaying the designated value 360 so that the color density of the color of the background portion of the character displaying the intermediate value 400 is 20%. Contrast is also adjusted for display data having a value of 360 to 400 included in the display data, and this is used as the first adjusted display data.
At this time, the adjusting unit 123 includes the color density of the color of the background portion of the character that displays values from 320 to 360 and the background portion of the character that displays values from 360 to 400 included in the acquired display data. The first post-adjustment display data is created so that the color density of each of the colors gradually changes in a direct proportional relationship according to the magnitude of the value so that the color density becomes closer to the specified value.
The adjustment unit 123 outputs the first adjusted display data to the data creation unit 121 of the display data creation unit 12.

The range specifying unit 122 is based on the instruction information output from the input receiving unit 11, and among the display data displayed on the display device 3, the minimum value in the approximate range to the intermediate value, and the intermediate value to the approximate range. The range up to the maximum value is specified, and the information of the specified range is output to the adjustment unit 123 together with the information on the contrast adjustment value in the specified value and the intermediate value included in the instruction information (step ST3106). Specifically, since the display data displayed on the display device 3 is temporarily stored in step ST2702 of FIG. 27, the range specifying unit 122 determines the data value from the temporarily stored display data. The display data 300 to 320 and 400 to 600 are specified, and the specified display data is extracted. Then, the range specifying unit 122 outputs information on the contrast adjustment value 100% in the designated value and information on the contrast adjustment value 20% in the intermediate value to the adjustment unit 123 together with the extracted display data.

The adjustment unit 123 adjusts the contrast of the display data acquired from the range specifying unit 122 in step ST3106 and creates second adjusted display data (step ST3107). Specifically, the adjustment unit 123 sets the color density of the background portion of the character displaying the intermediate values 320 and 400 to 20%, and the intermediate values 320 and 400 are 300 and the minimum and maximum values of the approximate range, respectively. , 460, the contrast of the display data 300 to 320, 400 to 600 included in the acquired display data is adjusted so that the color density of the background color of the character displayed is light, and the second adjusted display data Create For example, the adjustment unit 123 displays 260, which is a value obtained by simply subtracting 100 from the specified value 360 in the minus direction, for the density of the color of the background portion of the character that displays 300, which is the minimum value of the approximate range. Assuming that the color density of the background portion of the character for displaying 260 is 0% and the color density of the background portion of the character for displaying the intermediate value 320 is determined to be 20%. Good.
The adjustment unit 123 outputs the second adjusted display data to the data creation unit 121 of the display data creation unit 12.

Based on the first adjusted display data, the second adjusted display data, and the display data temporarily stored in step ST2702 of FIG. 27, the data creation unit 121 generates the first adjusted display data and the second adjusted display data. Display data reflecting the content of the adjusted display data in 2 is created (step ST3108).
Specifically, the data creation unit 121 first displays the first adjusted display data that overlaps the first adjusted display data or the second adjusted display data among the temporarily stored display data. Data or data replaced with the second adjusted display data is created as display data. That is, here, the data creation unit 121 displays the first adjusted display data from the intermediate value 320 to the designated value 360 and the designated value 360 to the intermediate value 400, and the display data displayed on the display device 3. From the minimum value 300 to the intermediate value 320 and from the intermediate value 400 to the maximum value 460 of the approximate range, the second adjusted display data, and from the maximum value 460 of the approximate range to the maximum display data displayed on the display device 3. Up to the value 600, display data that is the content of the display data before adjustment is created.
Then, the data creation unit 121 outputs the created display data to the creation data display control unit 133.

The creation data display control unit 133 causes the display device 3 to display an image based on the display data acquired from the data creation unit 121 (step ST3109).
FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen on which the creation data display control unit 133 displays an image based on the display data on the display device 3 in step ST3109 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 33, the color density of the background portion of the characters from 460 to 600 is displayed unchanged from the color density before the contrast adjustment (see FIG. 3), and the color density of the background portion of the characters from 300 to 320 is displayed. The color density is displayed with a gentle darkness, and the color of the background portion of the characters from 320 to 360 is also displayed with a gentle darkness. At this time, the change rate of the color density of the background portion of the character from 320 to 360 is greater than the change rate of the color density of the background portion of the character from 300 to 320.
In addition, the color density of the background portion of the character from 360 to 400 is displayed with a lighter fade, and the color of the background portion of the character from 400 to 460 is also displayed with a lighter fade. At this time, the change rate of the color density of the background portion of the character from 360 to 400 is higher than the change rate of the color density of the background portion of the character from 400 to 460.

FIG. 34 shows the values of the display data and the color of the background portion of the displayed character when an image based on the display data reflecting the adjusted display data as shown in FIG. 33 is displayed on the display device 3. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the relationship of density | concentration. As shown in FIG. 34, from 300 to the intermediate value 320 and from the intermediate value 320 to the specified value 360, the color density of the color of the background portion of the character gently increases in a direct proportional relationship. At this time, the slope from the intermediate value 320 to the specified value 360 is steeper than the slope from 300 to the intermediate value 320. Further, from the specified value 360 to the intermediate value 400, and from the intermediate value 400 to the maximum value 460 of the approximate range, the color density of the color of the background portion of the character gently decreases in an inversely proportional relationship. At this time, the slope from the specified value 360 to the intermediate value 400 is steeper than the slope from the intermediate value 400 to the maximum value 460.

That is, the rate of change in the color density of the color of the background portion of the character differs between 300 to 320 and 320 to 360, and the difference is easily displayed in the range from 320 to 360. Yes.
Similarly, the rate of change in the color density of the color of the background portion of the character is different between 360 to 400 and 400 to 460, and in the range from 360 to 400, the difference can be easily grasped visually. It has become.

Thus, in the information display control device 1 according to the second embodiment, the contrast difference is changed within the approximate range that includes the specified value and is specified by the value specified in the plus direction and the minus direction from the specified value. By changing the ratio, the contrast change rate of the difference between values around the specified value can be increased, so that it can be easily grasped visually.

In the above description using FIG. 31, an example in which only one difference value for specifying an intermediate value within the approximate range can be specified is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any number of difference values can be set. Good. That is, any number of intermediate values may be set.
For example, as shown in FIG. 35, the specified value display control unit 131 displays a difference value addition button 3207 on the specified value input screen, and the operator inputs the specified value from the input device 2 such as a mouse cursor. In response to pressing of the difference value addition button 3207 displayed on the screen, the difference value input unit 3201, the slider 3202 and the knob 3203 corresponding to the difference value input unit 3201, the difference value input unit 3204, and the difference An instruction to display the slider 3205 and the knob 3206 corresponding to the value input unit 3204 is given, and based on the instructions, the specified value display control unit 131 and the contrast display control unit 132 respectively display the specified value input screen as shown in FIG. And display the contrast adjustment value input screen.
Then, according to the difference value input by the operator, the range specifying unit 122 outputs information on the range for adjusting the contrast and the contrast adjustment value to the adjusting unit 123, and the adjusting unit 123 acquires the information from the range specifying unit 122. Based on the information on the contrast adjustment range and the contrast adjustment value, adjusted display data may be created respectively.
In FIG. 35, two difference values are designated, but by further pressing a difference value addition button 3207, a difference value input unit can be added and three or more difference values are designated. You can also

Further, in the above description using FIG. 31, it is described that the operator inputs the difference value from the specified value input screen and the contrast adjustment value from the contrast adjustment value input screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this. 1, for example, the specified value display control unit 131 or the contrast display control unit 132 may display an input screen in which the difference value and the contrast adjustment value can be specified at the same time (see FIG. 20).

In the second embodiment, the operator designates the contrast adjustment value from the contrast adjustment value input screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the information display control device 1 sets the contrast adjustment value. Also good.
Specifically, the input receiving unit 11 sends a specified value of data displayed on the display device 3 from the input device 2, a value up to a plus direction and a minus direction with respect to the specified value, and a contrast. Only instruction information for instructing an approximate range as an adjustment range is received and output to the range specifying unit 122. The range specifying unit 122 outputs the display data of the approximate range and the specified value information acquired from the input receiving unit 11 to the adjustment unit 123.
Then, the adjustment unit 123 refers to a main part band definition file (not shown) and adjusts the contrast based on the main part band definition file.

In the main part band definition file, the value of the data stored in the data storage file 4 in advance is set in the positive direction from the specified value when each value is set as the specified value based on the usage of the data. It is assumed that a contrast adjustment value of a value and a negative value is defined. That is, it is assumed that assignment of contrast differences between values around the designated value is defined in the main band definition file when each data is designated. For the assignment of the contrast difference of the range for adjusting the contrast defined in the main part band definition file, for example, the band of the value to be watched according to the use or purpose of the system may be assigned.
The contrast difference may be, for example, a contrast difference based on a specified value, and the adjustment unit 123 can determine how much contrast adjustment should be performed based on the main part band definition file. That's fine.
A specific example of adjusting the contrast according to the usage is the same as that described in the first embodiment.
The adjustment unit 123 displays the approximate range display data and the specified value information acquired from the range specifying unit 122, and the assignment of the contrast difference when each data is the specified value, which is defined in the main band definition file. The display data after adjustment is created based on the contrast adjustment value that is defined in advance.

In the second embodiment, the designated value input screen is not provided with the approximate range input unit 2602, the operator does not need to input the difference value, and the information display control device 1 automatically sets the approximate range. It is good.
Specifically, the input receiving unit 11 receives only instruction information for instructing a specified value of data displayed on the display device 3 from the input device 2, and outputs it to the range specifying unit 122. The range specifying unit 122 refers to an approximation degree definition file (not shown) based on the specified value information acquired from the input receiving unit 11, specifies the approximation range based on the approximation degree definition file, and determines the specified approximate range. The display data is output to the adjustment unit 123 together with the specified value information.

In the approximation degree definition file, the approximate range when the stored data is designated as the specified value is defined in advance for the value of the data stored in the data storage file 4 based on the usage of the data. It shall be.
The range identification unit 122 refers to the approximation degree definition file from the information on the designated value acquired from the input reception unit 11 and identifies which range should be the approximate range.

In the second embodiment, the information display control device 1 may automatically set the approximate range and the contrast adjustment value without specifying the approximate range and the contrast adjustment value. The specific setting method of the approximate range and the contrast adjustment value by the information display control device 1 is as described above.

In the second embodiment, the adjustment unit 123 creates adjusted display data so that the color density of the color of the background portion of the character to be displayed changes gently in a direct proportional relationship according to the magnitude of the value. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the adjustment unit 123 adjusts the color density of the background portion of the character to be displayed using a predetermined function to generate adjusted display data. Also good.
FIG. 36 shows display data values when the adjustment unit 123 adjusts the color density of the color of the background portion of a character to be displayed using a predetermined function in the second embodiment. It is the conceptual diagram which showed the image of an example of the relationship of the color density of the background part of a character with the graph.
Also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, for example, a processing content definition file in which the color density of the color of the background portion of the character displayed when the contrast is adjusted is defined in advance in association with the value. The adjustment unit 123 may adjust the color density of the background portion of the character to be displayed based on the processing content definition file and create adjusted display data.

In the second embodiment, the contrast adjustment value is input by sliding the knob 2502 on the slider 2501 with a mouse cursor or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the operator can input the contrast adjustment value. The contrast adjustment value may be input by other methods such as inputting a numerical value from a keyboard or the like.

In the second embodiment, the factor for changing the contrast difference of the display data is the color density of the color of the background portion of the character. The color density is the brightness, hue, that is, hue, saturation of the color. Elements such as degree, vividness, or the like may be used alone, or a plurality of elements may be used in combination.

In the second embodiment, as an example, the factor for changing the contrast difference of the display data is the color density of the color of the background portion of the character. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the character size, color, The thickness and the shape characteristic of the font may be used as factors for changing the contrast difference. Further, a plurality of factors for changing the contrast difference may be combined, and the factor may be assigned for each designated range.

In the second embodiment, for the approximate range based on the specified value, the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the approximate range are equally spaced from the specified value. It is only an example, and the difference from the specified value may be different between the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the approximate range based on the specified value.
In this case, the designated value display control unit 131 displays a designated value input screen that allows the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the approximate range to be input, and the operator uses the input device 2 to display the approximate range. The upper limit value and the lower limit value may be designated.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, among the display data displayed on the display device 3, the designated value is the vertex of the designated designated value, that is, the value within the approximate range based on the designated value. As the value approximated to the specified value is displayed with the contrast difference greatly changed, the value in the approximate range is more noticeable than the value outside the approximate range and the contrast difference is not changed. For example, when there is a value to be searched for among a plurality of displayed values, the value can be easily searched. In addition, even when there is no desired value to be searched among a plurality of displayed values, it is possible to easily search for alternative candidate values. For example, if the search range of alternative candidates is an approximate range, the limit value of alternative candidates can be easily found.
As a result, the burden on the operator to read numerical information from the display screen can be reduced, and misreading and oversight can be reduced.

In the first and second embodiments, the information display control device 1 is configured as shown in FIG. 1, but the information display control device 1 includes a display data creation unit 12 and a display control unit 13. Thus, the effects as described above can be obtained.

Further, within the scope of the present invention, the invention of the present application can be freely combined with each embodiment, modified with any component in each embodiment, or omitted with any component in each embodiment. .

The information display control device according to the present invention is configured so that the degree of contrast difference can be adjusted within the range of comparison of the values of display data to be displayed on the display device, so that information is displayed on the display screen. The present invention can be applied to an information display control device to be displayed.

1 information display control device, 2 input device, 3 display device, 4 data storage file, 11 input reception unit, 12 display data creation unit, 13 display control unit, 121 data creation unit, 122 range identification unit, 123 adjustment unit, 131 Designated value display control unit, 132 Contrast display control unit, 133 Creation data display control unit, 401 Upper limit direction designation button, 402 Lower limit direction designation button, 403,404 Designated value input unit, 501, 1502, 1505, 2501, 3202, 3205 Slider, 502, 1503, 1506, 2502, 3203, 3206 knob, 1501, 1504 intermediate value input section, 1507 intermediate value addition button, 2301 processing circuit, 2302 HDD, 2303 memory, 2304 CPU, 2601 specified value input section, 260 Approximate range input section, 3201,3204 the difference value input unit, 3207 difference value add button.

Claims (9)

1. Of the display data displayed on the display device, for the display data in the range based on the specified value, the contrast difference with the contrast of the display data displayed on the display device is determined according to the value of the display data. A display data creation unit for creating changed display data;
   An information display control device comprising: a display control unit that causes the display device to display display data in which the contrast difference created by the display data creation unit is changed.
2. The display data creation unit
   The information display control device according to claim 1, wherein the display data with the large contrast difference is created according to a value of display data in a range based on the specified value.
3. The display data in a range based on the specified value is display data in a range where the value of the display data is greater than or less than the specified value among the display data displayed on the display device. The information display control device according to claim 1.
4. An input receiving unit that receives designation information in which the maximum value of display data in a range based on the designated value or the contrast difference at the minimum value is designated;
   The display data creation unit creates display data in which the contrast difference is changed within a range up to the designated contrast difference based on the designation information received by the input reception unit. 1. The information display control device according to 1.
5. The information control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display data creation unit sets the contrast difference as a contrast difference set based on a use application of display data displayed on the display device.
6. The information display control device according to claim 1, wherein the display data creation unit determines a contrast difference according to a distribution state of display data values in a range based on the specified value.
7. An input receiving unit that receives specification information in which the contrast difference in the specified value is specified;
   The display data creating unit creates display data in which the contrast difference is changed within a range up to the contrast difference in the designated value based on the designation information received by the input receiving unit. Item 4. The information display control device according to Item 1.
8. The display data in a range based on the specified value is the specified value from the display data displayed on the display device, including the specified value, which is smaller than the specified value. The information display control device according to claim 1, wherein the display data is in a range up to a value larger than a predetermined value.
9. An input receiving unit that receives designation information in which a value smaller than the designated value and a value larger than the designated value are designated;
   The display data creation unit identifies a range based on the designated value based on the designation information received by the input reception unit, and creates display data in which the contrast difference is changed for the display data in the specified range. The information display control device according to claim 8.

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