JP2001249747A - Information display device and information display method and recording medium with information display program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information display device for simultaneously and efficiently displaying global information and local information. SOLUTION: An information display device for displaying information by using a window on a display screen 80 is provided with an operation part 10 and a control part 20, and the control part 20 is provided with a rotation control part 33 for accepting a rotating operation and rotating and updating the display of an object to be displayed on a display screen or on a control window 82, a reading part control part 32 for accepting an instruction from an inputting part 10 and displaying designated information on a designated window, and a detailed display control part 34 for switching the details of information. The detailed display control part 34 increases or decreases the scales of the display of a picture or of the display of three-dimensional graphics, and changes the measures of the circular arc-shaped scales, and the rotation control part 33 rotates and displays the three-dimensional graphics corresponding to the rotating operation, and shifts back and forth the time displayed by a scale 82-4 corresponding to the rotating operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information display device, and more particularly to an information display device for displaying information using a plurality of windows, an information display method, and a recording medium on which an information display program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An information display device is a device having a function of displaying various information on a display screen and providing information to a user. For example, various information processing devices such as personal computers, information processing terminals, communication terminals, etc. There is.

Information displayed by the information display device includes, for example, map data, images of works of art and sightseeing spots, user schedules, timetables and telephone directory data, and the like. The form of the information data is mainly image data, moving image data, text data, and the like, and there is also an information display device having a function of outputting audio data by a speaker. The information display device obtains these data by reading them from a built-in storage unit, reading them from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or receiving them via various communication lines such as a telephone line.

[0004] In many information display devices, information is displayed by simultaneously displaying several windows on a display screen.

In an information display device that displays information in a plurality of windows, information related to each other can be displayed in each window. For example, when displaying a map, a wide window map is displayed in one window. A point on this map is designated using a pointing device such as a mouse, and a local map of the point is displayed in another window.

A conventional information display device for simultaneously displaying global information and local information simultaneously displays maps of different scales in separate windows (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-27017).
No. 2) and those that connect global information and local information continuously by transforming the local information into a road shape (Japanese Patent Application No. 11-115, pp. 157-210).
225798).

[0007]

However, the conventional information display device has the following problems.

First, in a method of simultaneously displaying maps of different scales in different windows, since the sub-window is displayed on the main window, information of the main window below the sub-window is hidden.

Second, the method of continuously connecting local information and global information has a problem that local information becomes difficult to understand due to distortion due to deformation.

An object of the present invention is to provide a highly operable information in which a plurality of windows such as a main window and a sub window are arranged efficiently and effectively, and the designation of data to be displayed in the sub window is easy to understand and can be easily performed. Display device,
An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium on which an information display method and an information display program are recorded.

[0011]

According to the present invention, there is provided an information display apparatus for displaying information using a window in a display screen, the operation being performed by a user to execute an operation. Means, and control means for controlling the display of the display screen according to the operation by the user, the control means controls the display of each window to be displayed in the display screen, in the screen depth direction in the display screen Display information control means for displaying a control window which is a window displayed in a tilted state; and a rotation operation for the control window on the display screen is received, and the display operation is performed in the display screen or in the control window with the rotation operation. A rotation control unit that updates the display state of the object to be rotated to a rotated state.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information display apparatus, the control means is configured to receive designation of a position on a window in the display screen from the input means and display the position corresponding to the position. A browsing location control means for displaying the information in a designated window in the display screen.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information display device, the control means includes a detailed display control means for switching the detail of information displayed by each window in the display screen in accordance with a user operation. Features.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information display device, the detailed display control means includes an image display unit for displaying an image displayed in each window.
It is characterized by comprising means for increasing or decreasing the scale to be displayed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information display apparatus, the control means includes means for displaying a three-dimensional graphic in the display screen, and the rotation control means corresponds to a rotation operation on the control window. And a means for rotating and displaying the three-dimensional graphic together, and the detailed display control means includes means for increasing or decreasing the scale on which the three-dimensional graphic is displayed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information display apparatus, the control means displays, on the control window, a scale for ticking time in an arc around the center axis, and the scale. Means for displaying information corresponding to each time, the rotation control means comprises means for shifting the time displayed by the scale back and forth in response to a rotation operation on the control window, and the detailed display control means Means for changing the scale of the arc-shaped scale.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information display apparatus, the control means includes an icon arranging means for displaying an icon indicating information corresponding to each position in the control window at each of the positions. The control means includes means for moving the display location of the icon while maintaining the correspondence between each position in the control window and the icon with a rotation operation on the control window. The image processing apparatus further includes means for adjusting the size of the displayed icon so that the displayed icon is larger than the size indicated by the perspective in the control window.

An information display apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit for storing and referring to information to be displayed, wherein the control unit displays the information on various windows of the display screen in accordance with an operation from the input unit. Make edits to the information,
An editing control unit for updating information stored in the storage unit is provided.

In the information display apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the control means displays a plurality of the control windows on a display screen, and a sub-window rotation control means for receiving a rotation operation for each of the control windows. And the sub-window rotation control means includes means for displaying information set corresponding to each of the control windows independently or based on mutual correspondence.

10. The information display device according to claim 10, wherein said control means is a control window for instructing a rotation operation of an object to be displayed on said display screen, and a control window for instructing an increase or decrease in a scale of said object to be displayed. Means for displaying two or more of the control windows, wherein the sub-window rotation control means rotates and displays the object to be displayed together in response to a rotation operation on the control window for performing the rotation operation, It is characterized in that the scale of the displayed object is increased or decreased in response to a rotation operation on the control window for increasing or decreasing the scale.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the information display device, the control means includes a control window for instructing a rotation operation of an object displayed on the display screen, and a control for instructing a change of a light source position of the object to be displayed. Means for displaying two or more of the control windows, including a window;
Means for displaying a three-dimensional graphic in the display screen, wherein the sub-window rotation control means corresponds to a rotation operation on a control window for performing the rotation operation,
The three-dimensional graphic is rotated and displayed together, and the direction of the light source for irradiating the three-dimensional graphic is moved in response to a rotation operation on a control window for changing the light source position.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display method for displaying information using a window in a display screen, the method comprising the steps of: The control step includes controlling the display of the display screen, the control step controls the display of each window displayed in the display screen,
A display information control step of displaying a control window, which is a window displayed in a tilted manner in a screen depth direction in the display screen, and accepting a rotation operation on the control window on the display screen, A rotation control step of updating a display state of the object displayed in the display screen or the control window to a rotated state.

In an information display method according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the control step receives a designation of a position on a window in the display screen from the input step, and sets the display corresponding to the position. A browsing location control step of displaying the information in a designated window in the display screen.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information display method, the control step includes a detailed display control step of switching details of information displayed by each window in the display screen in accordance with a user operation. Features.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the detailed display control step includes a step of increasing or decreasing the scale of an image displayed in each window.

In the information display method according to the present invention, preferably, the control step includes a step of displaying a three-dimensional graphic on the display screen, and the rotation control step corresponds to a rotation operation on the control window. And displaying the three-dimensional graphic by rotating the three-dimensional graphic together, and the detailed display control step includes a step of increasing / decreasing a scale displayed by the three-dimensional graphic.

In the information display method according to the present invention, preferably, the control step displays, on the control window, a scale that ticks time in an arc around the center axis, and the scale is used for the display. Displaying the information corresponding to each time, the rotation control step,
A step of shifting the time displayed by the scale back and forth in accordance with a rotation operation on the control window,
The detailed display control step includes a step of changing a scale of the arc-shaped scale.

The information display method of the present invention according to claim 18, wherein the control step includes an icon arranging step of displaying an icon indicating information corresponding to each position in the control window at each position. The control steps are
Moving the display location of the icon while maintaining the correspondence between each position in the control window and the icon, with the rotation operation on the control window, Is adjusted so that is larger than the size indicated by the perspective in the control window.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display method comprising the step of storing and referring to information to be displayed, wherein the control step is performed in accordance with an operation from the input step.
An editing control step of executing editing of information displayed in various windows of the display screen and updating information stored in the storage step is provided.

20. The information display method according to claim 20, wherein the control step includes a step of displaying a plurality of the control windows on a display screen, and a sub-window rotation control step of receiving a rotation operation for each of the control windows. And wherein the sub-window rotation control step includes a step of displaying information set corresponding to each of the control windows independently or based on mutual correspondence.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium recording an information display program according to the present invention, wherein a user executes an operation on a recording medium recording an information display program for displaying information using a window in a display screen. Operation step, and a control step of controlling display of the display screen in accordance with an operation by a user, wherein the control step controls the display of each window displayed in the display screen, and controls a screen depth in the display screen. A display information control step of displaying a control window that is a window displayed in a state of being tilted in a direction, receiving a rotation operation on the control window on the display screen, and in the display screen or the control window with the rotation operation A rotation control step of updating the display state of the object to be displayed to a rotated state. To.

[0032] In a recording medium storing the information display program according to the present invention, the control step receives a designation of a position on a window in the display screen from the input step, and displays the information in accordance with the position. A browsing location control step of displaying information set to be performed in a designated window in the display screen.

[0033] In a recording medium storing the information display program of the present invention according to claim 23, the control step comprises: a detailed display control for switching details of information displayed by each window in the display screen in accordance with a user operation. It is characterized by comprising a step.

The recording medium on which the information display program of the present invention of claim 24 is recorded, wherein the detailed display control step comprises:
The method includes a step of increasing / decreasing a displayed scale of an image displayed in each window.

A recording medium according to claim 25, wherein said control step comprises a step of displaying a three-dimensional graphic on said display screen, and said rotation control step comprises a step of: In response to a rotation operation, the method further includes a step of rotating and displaying the three-dimensional graphic together, and the detailed display control step includes a step of increasing or decreasing a scale of the three-dimensional graphic to be displayed.

[0036] In a recording medium storing the information display program according to the present invention, the control step includes a step of displaying, on the control window, a scale for ticking time in an arc around the central axis; Displaying information corresponding to each time indicated by the scale,
The rotation control step includes a step of shifting a time displayed by the scale back and forth in accordance with a rotation operation on the control window, and the detailed display control step includes a step of changing a scale of the arc-shaped scale. It is characterized by having.

The recording medium on which the information display program according to the present invention is recorded, wherein the control step comprises displaying an icon indicating information corresponding to each position in the control window at each position. The rotation control step includes a step of moving a display location of the icon while maintaining a correspondence between each position in the control window and the icon, in accordance with a rotation operation on the control window, The step includes adjusting a display size so that an icon displayed rearward is larger than a size indicated by perspective in the control window.

[0038] A recording medium on which the information display program of the present invention is recorded has a storage step of storing and referring to information to be displayed, and wherein the control step controls the display screen according to an operation from the input step. An editing control step of executing editing of information displayed in various windows and updating the information stored in the storage step is provided.

A recording medium storing the information display program of the present invention according to claim 29, wherein said control step includes a step of displaying a plurality of said control windows on a display screen and a rotation operation for each of said control windows. A sub-window rotation control step, wherein the sub-window rotation control step includes a step of displaying information set corresponding to each of the control windows, independently or based on mutual correspondence. I do.

[0040]

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

(1) First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information display device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an information display device 100 according to the present embodiment includes an operation unit 10, a control unit 20, and a display unit 6.
0, a storage unit 70.

The operation unit 10 receives an operation on the information display device 100 by a user. For the operation unit 10, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, or the like can be used.

The display section 60 displays information shown on the display screen to the user. For example, C
An RT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like can be used. Further, by using a touch panel type monitor, the functions of the display unit 60 and the operation unit 10 may be simultaneously performed.

The storage unit 70 records various types of information displayed by the information display device 100. Examples of information to be stored include map data, images of works of art, sightseeing spots, etc., user schedules, timetables, telephone directory data, and the like. For the storage unit 70, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like can be used.

The format of the data stored in the storage unit 70 includes
There are two-dimensional and three-dimensional image data and text data to be browsed, and information on display related settings of the browsed objects. The information on the settings related to the display includes a spatial positional relationship of information indicated by each image data, a temporal context,
Further, there is an arrangement setting of each data in the display screen.

The control unit 20 controls the display screen displayed on the display unit 60 and the display of each window in the display screen based on the operation of the user by the operation unit 10 and the information of the storage unit 70. The control unit 20 receives an input of an instruction or data from the operation unit 10, processes the input, and outputs it to the display unit 60.

Here, before explaining the function and operation of each unit provided in the control unit 20, the information display apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.
The configuration of the display screen displayed by will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen 80 displayed by the information display device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the information display apparatus 100 of the present embodiment has a display screen 80 including a central window 81 that is largely arranged at the center and a control window 82 that is arranged to be inclined in the depth direction of the screen. indicate.

The control window 82 is a window that is displayed on the screen in a state of being inclined in the depth direction by using perspective. For example, in the display of normal two-dimensional image data, as the position of a pixel in the original image data is located at a higher position, a method of displaying a higher density and displaying a smaller area is used. indicate.

The information display device 100 according to the present embodiment displays information related to the position specified in one of the central window 81 and the control window 82 in the other window. That is, for example, in the case of displaying a map, processing such as displaying a more detailed map of a point designated by using the cursor 89 or the like in the window in another window is performed.

When the map is enlarged and displayed in another window in this manner, the cursor 89 can be used to specify not only one point in the window but also a range to be displayed directly. This can be designated using, for example, a rectangular area 81-1 in the central window 81, which indicates an area to be enlarged and displayed in the control window 82.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the rectangular area 81-1 on the display screen 80 of the present embodiment.

In the example of FIG. 3, the rectangular area 81-1
Has selected the central area of the central window 81,
The control unit 20 enlarges and displays the image of the selected area on the control window 82 (or displays information corresponding to the selected area).

The user operates the cursor 89 with the operation unit 10 (a pointing device or the like) to operate the position and size of the rectangular area 81-1 to adjust the area displayed in the control window 82. Do.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of displaying a map on the information display device 100 according to the present embodiment.

In the example shown in FIG.
Displays a map of Japan and selects the area of Hokkaido in the central window 81 by the rectangular area 81-1.
The control window 82 displays an enlarged image of Hokkaido designated by the rectangular area 81-1.

As described above, the information display device 100 of the present embodiment displays the two windows of the central window 81 and the control window 82 on the display screen 80, so that the display screen 80 can be effectively used. it can. For example, with respect to map information and the like, the present invention is suitable for a user interface for displaying whole information of a wide range and detailed information of one point in the whole in separate windows and simultaneously viewing the contents.

Further, as described below, the operability is improved by introducing an operation of rotating the contents of the control window 82. By rotating the control window 82 arbitrarily, the user can be provided with a detailed browsing operation such as displaying a particularly large portion of the information displayed by the control window 82 in front of the screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining rotation of the information control window 82 according to the present embodiment.

The information display apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that an object such as image data displayed by the control window 82 is rotated around a center point 82-1 in the control window 82. This is the information display device 1
00 is provided with a setting corresponding to each direction of the object to be displayed in advance, and updates the displayed object to the display in the designated direction according to the operation of the user.

By this rotation processing, the control window 82
The object indicated by the arrow 82 in FIG.
As shown by -2, the camera rotates right and left around the center point 82-1.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a rotation operation of the information control window 82 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, the user places the cursor 89 on the control window 82 and operates it to instruct the rotation of the displayed object. For example, when the position of the cursor 89 is designated by pressing a mouse button or the like at the point of “A” and the position of the cursor 89 is moved to “B” or “C” without releasing the mouse button, the control unit 20 The direction of the object displayed by the control window 82 is rotated as "a", "b", or "c" according to the angle between the cursor 89 and the center point 82-1.

Although FIG. 6 shows the rotation operation without using the perspective method, the control window 82
Is inclined in the depth direction, and moves along an elliptical orbit as indicated by a circumferential arrow 82-2 in FIG.

The method of instructing the rotation operation is not limited to a method using a pointing device such as a mouse, but may be a method of instructing by operating a key on a keyboard.

In the control window 82, the area of the data to be displayed may be a circle or a regular polygon instead of a rectangle (rectangle) in order to make it easier to display the rotation processing. Also, the shape of the rectangular area 81-1 for selecting a range to be enlarged and displayed in the control window 82 is shown in FIGS.
Is displayed in a rectangular shape, the shape may be a circle, a regular polygon, or the like in accordance with the outer shape displayed in the control window 82.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining rotation of a three-dimensional graphic according to the present embodiment.

The information display device 100 of the present embodiment
When displaying a three-dimensional graphic, the three-dimensional graphic is displayed at a position above the control window 82 in the display screen 80. The three-dimensional graphic is not displayed inside the control window 82, but rotates with the rotation of the control window 82. That is, an instruction to rotate the three-dimensional graphic, which is an object displayed on the display screen 80, is issued by instructing the control window 82 to rotate as described above.

The rotation of the three-dimensional graphic is performed right and left around a central axis 82-3 passing through the central point 82-1 in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, a three-dimensional graphic of an automobile is displayed on a display screen 80. By instructing the user to rotate the control window 82 by the above-described method of operating the mouse or the like, the direction of the vehicle is changed to the central axis 82-3.
Can be changed from the lower left of the display screen 80 (A) to the lower right of the display screen 80 (B).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the display of the icon 84 on the display screen of the present embodiment.

The icon 84 is a small window that displays information using a small image or short characters, and displays data related to the information shown in the central window 81 and the control window 82. In the example of FIG. 8, an icon 84 for displaying the place name is displayed at a place corresponding to the positions of "Tokyo", "Sapporo", and "Fukuoka" on the map of Japan displayed by the control window 82.

The icon 84 on the control window 82 is
The control window 82 moves to indicate a predetermined position as the control window 82 rotates. Also, when this rotation is performed,
The icon 84 does not display characters or the like horizontally but displays them in a correct direction.

The display by the icon 84 does not need to be limited to a small image or a short character, and may display more information in a larger area. Also,
The icon 84 indicates the cursor 8 as in the rectangular area 81-1.
The size may be freely changed by manipulating 9 or the like.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of display of schedule information according to the present embodiment.

The information displayed by the information display apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is not limited to the information represented by the two-dimensional or three-dimensional image data shown in the above example, but may be a schedule as shown in the example of FIG. Data and the like can be displayed. The schedule data is data having no plane or three-dimensional shape.
In the example, the schedule is displayed on the control window 82 by using an arc-shaped scale 82-4 indicating each time of the schedule. In other words, if the user
By specifying the time by placing the cursor 89 on 2-4, the schedule of the time is displayed or edited (in the central window 81, the icon 84, or the like).

When displaying the schedule data, as the user rotates the control window 82 right and left, the control unit 20 updates the display of the time indicated by the scale 82-4 to a time shifted forward and backward. .

Next, returning to the description of the function and operation of the control unit 20 for controlling the display of each window of the display screen 80 as shown in the above example.

Referring to FIG. 1, a control unit 20 includes an operation control unit 30 for controlling a browsing location, a rotation and a scale of a control window 82, a drawing unit 40 for extracting and drawing information to be displayed, and a display unit. Display control section 5 for controlling the display of section 60
0 is provided.

The operation control 30 determines the control of the browsing location, the control of the rotation of the control window, and the control of the scale based on the operation of the user by the operation unit 10 and the information stored in the storage unit 70. In addition, the operation control unit 30 includes the display information control unit 3
1, a browsing location control unit 32, a rotation control unit 33, and a detailed display control unit 34.

The display information control unit 31 operates the operation unit 10 to determine which display format the information to be displayed to the user is to be displayed and how to display the information in which window. The determination is made based on the settings stored in the storage unit 70.

For example, the attribute of the information to be displayed (that is, 2
The display format is appropriately selected from the formats shown in FIGS. 4, 7, and 9 based on the three-dimensional image data, three-dimensional image data, schedule data, and the like. It is determined which information is to be displayed in the control window 82 or the like (that is, general information or local information, etc.).

The browsing location control unit 32 controls a location to be browsed from the general information as local information based on the operation of the user by the operation unit 10 and the control of the display information control unit 31.

The rotation control unit 33 controls the rotation angle of the control window based on the operation of the operation unit 10 by the user.

The detailed display control unit 34 controls switching of the setting of the detailed display of the information displayed in the control window based on the operation of the operation unit 10 by the user.

Here, the setting of the detailed display corresponds to, for example, a display scale of an image when displaying spatial attribute information (such as two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphic data), and the time attribute information (such as schedule data). In the case of displaying, the length of the period displayed by the scale 82-4 indicating the time of the control window 82 corresponds. In other words, when the display scale of the image is large, the image is displayed in a wider and more detailed manner, and when the period during which the scale 82-4 is displayed is short, finer time intervals can be displayed by the scale 82-4.

As described above, the detailed display method is set for each type of information to be displayed.

The detailed display control section 34 also controls display / non-display and display size of icons and the like to be browsed based on category classification and the like.

The drawing section 40 extracts and draws information to be displayed from the data stored in the storage section 70 based on the output from the operation control section 30. The drawing unit 40 includes a placement control unit 41, an icon placement unit 42, and a drawing processing unit 43.

The arrangement control section 41 arranges information to be displayed from the storage section 70 in each window based on the output of the operation control section 30.

The icon arranging unit 42 determines the size of the icon to be viewed displayed in each window based on the output of the operation control unit 30, and arranges it.

The drawing processing unit 43 draws each window based on the output of the arrangement control unit 41 and the icon arrangement unit 42.

The display control unit 50 controls the display based on the information in the storage unit 70 and the control of the drawing unit 40.

Next, a display information control unit 31, which has a particularly important role among the functions of each unit of the control unit 20,
The functions of the browsing point control unit 32, the rotation control unit 33, the detailed display control unit 34, and the icon arrangement unit 42 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The display information control unit 31 is shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the display information control unit 31 has two windows: a central window 81 at the center of the screen and a control window 82 that is displayed obliquely from the back to the front at the bottom of the screen. Various information such as general information and local information is displayed.

The type of information to be displayed in each window (that is, whether the information is global information or local information, etc.) can be determined by the information and settings recorded in the storage unit 70 or by the user using the operation unit 10. Is determined based on the operation described above.

In the information display device 100 of the present embodiment,
It corresponds to the display of spatial information (two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphics, etc.) and time information (schedule information, etc.).

The coordinate system used for controlling the display of the control window 82 may be set according to the type of information used.

For example, the information displayed in the control window 82 is spatial information (two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphics, etc.).
In the case of, the display is controlled using the vertical and horizontal coordinates using the perspective as shown in FIG. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, when the information to be displayed is based on an attribute other than the spatial attribute such as the time attribute (schedule information or the like), the information is centered on the center point 82-1 of the control window 82. The station coordinate system is set, coordinates are taken in the direction from the center point 82-1 and in the circumferential direction 82-2, and the position of the object to be displayed is controlled and managed.

Next, the browsing point control unit 32 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

The browsing location control unit 32 controls the central window 8
1. The display of the information set corresponding to the designated position on the control window 82 is controlled. The information set corresponding to this position is displayed in another window, displayed by the icon 84, displayed by switching the display of the window itself for specifying the position, or newly displayed. The information can be displayed by displaying a window for displaying the information on the display screen 80.

The position can be specified by specifying the position of the cursor 89, or by specifying a range in the window by the rectangular area 81-1 as shown in FIGS.

In the example of FIG. 4, a map of Japan, which is a wide area map, is displayed in the central window 81 at the center of the screen as general information, and a map of Hokkaido selected by the rectangular area 81-1 in the central window 81 is displayed in the control window 82. it's shown.

The user designates the position, size, and direction of the rectangular area 81-1 using the operation unit 10 to the browsing location control unit 32, so that an arbitrary browsing location, scale, and control window 82 are displayed. The rotation angle can be determined. The operation by the operation unit 10 for this can be performed by operating the cursor 89 on the display screen 80 in the same manner as the rotation operation of the control window 82 described above. Place the cursor 89 at the corner of the rectangular area 81-1 and
When the cursor 89 is moved while an operation for designating the position such as pressing a mouse button is performed,
Processing such as expanding (narrowing) the outer shape of the rectangular area 81-1 to the position of the cursor 89 after movement is performed.

When the general information is displayed on the side of the control window 82 and the local information is displayed on the side of the center window 81, a rectangular area is set in the control window 82 and the case in the center window 81 described above. The display range can be specified by displaying in the same manner.

In this case, the browsing location can be designated by manipulating the position and size of the rectangular area and the rotation angle of the control window 82.

Next, the rotation control unit 33 will be described in detail.

FIG. 10 shows a rotation control unit 33 according to this embodiment.
It is a figure for explaining operation of.

Referring to FIG. 10, display screen 80 (A)
In the figure, the object X and the object Y are shown in the center window 81, and the rectangular area 81-1 selects the center range of the center window 81, and the control window 8
Reference numeral 2 shows the rectangular area 81-1 in an enlarged manner.

Control window 82 of display screen 80 (A)
And the center window 81 (and thus also the rectangular area 81-1), the upper part of the screen is displayed as north, so that the object X and the lower part of the screen are displayed in both the control window 82 and the rectangular area 81-1. Displays an object Y.

The rotation control unit 33 receives an instruction from the user through the operation unit 10 and rotates the display of the control window 82 about the center point 82-1.

Control window 82 of display screen 80 (A)
Is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees to the right, so that the screen depth direction (upper part of the screen) is displayed as west as shown in the display screen 80 (B). Also, the object X located at the back of the screen is displayed on the front of the screen, and the object Y located at the bottom of the screen is displayed on the left of the screen.

In the rotation processing by the rotation control unit 33, data corresponding to each rotation angle is stored in the storage unit 70 in advance, and data to be displayed in accordance with the operation of the user is stored in the corresponding rotation angle data. Is stored in the storage unit 70 in advance, or a setting of an algorithm for generating data corresponding to each rotation angle is stored in the storage unit 70, and the data of the corresponding rotation angle is stored in accordance with a user operation. For example, a method of generating and displaying is possible.

In the example of FIG. 10, the rotation control unit 33 rotates only the display of the control window 82, and keeps the directions of the rectangular area 81-1 and the center window 81 as they are. However, as another embodiment of the present invention, in a case where both windows have a relationship of displaying the local area and the whole area as in the example of FIG. In the same manner, the direction in which is displayed and the direction of the rectangular area 81-1 are rotated.

Next, the detailed display control section 34 will be described in detail.

The detail display control section changes the state of displaying information, such as the detail to be displayed, according to the method set in accordance with the type of information to be displayed. Here, two examples of the adjustment of the scale of the graphic to be displayed by the detailed display control unit 34 and the adjustment of the time width of the scale 82-4 indicating the time will be described.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation of control window scale adjustment by the detailed display control unit 34 of the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 11, display screen 80 (A)
In the figure, the object Z is shown in the central window 81, the rectangular area 81-1 selects the central area of the central window 81, and the control window 82 enlarges and displays the rectangular area 81-1. ing. Also, the display screen 8
0 (A) control window 82 and center window 81
Both (and thus the rectangular area 81-1) are displayed with the upper part of the screen at the north.

The detailed display control unit 34 is a user operation unit 1.
In response to the operation by 0, the scale of the control window 82 is adjusted.

As a specific example of the operation of adjusting the scale, the user places an arbitrary point C on the control window 82 with the cursor 89.
The detailed display control unit 34 performs an operation by moving the cursor 89 while the selection is made, and the like. The detailed display control unit 34 controls the control window 82 in proportion to the distance between the center point 82-1 and the cursor 89.
For example, a method such as changing the scale of the display is possible.

For example, on the display screen 80 (A), the point C
When the cursor 89 is moved closer to the center point 82-1 while selecting, the selection range of the rectangular area 81-1 in the center window 81 becomes larger as shown in the display screen 80 (B), and the control window 82 Thus, a wider range of information including a part of the object Z not displayed earlier is displayed.

Conversely, by moving the cursor 89 away from the center point 82-1 while selecting the point C, an operation of narrowing the browsing position (displaying a more detailed range in the control window 82) can be performed.

Further, the process of adjusting the scale to be displayed by the detailed display control unit 34 and the rotation process by the rotation control unit 33 may be performed simultaneously. In this case,
When the cursor 89 is moved while the point C is selected,
The scale and rotation can be controlled so that the point C is always at the position of the cursor 89.

Next, the adjustment of the time width of the scale 82-4 indicating the time by the detailed display control unit 34 will be described. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of adjusting the control window display period by the detailed display control unit 34 of the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 12, display screen 80 (A)
Then, a chronology is displayed in the central window 81, a rectangular area 81-1 in the central window 81 selects "1800's" in the chronology, and the control window 82 has a scale 8 indicating time.
“1800 to 1900” in the 1800s designated by the rectangular area 81-1 using 2-4 is shown.

In FIG. 12, on the scale 82-4 of the control window 82, the year indicated by the position of the scale 82-4 is displayed as "1800", "1830", "1850".
Five icons 84 of “1870” and “1900” are displayed.

The user can freely adjust the period displayed in the control window 82 using the operation unit 10. Specifically, an icon 84 indicating an arbitrary age on the control window 82 is selected, and is moved clockwise or counterclockwise along the circumferential direction to adjust the position on the control window 82 of the selected age. This determines the display period. That is, in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 10, the detailed display control unit 34 moves the cursor 89 after the selection of the icon 84, and moves the display position of the icon 84 to the cursor 89.
Change it to match the position.

For example, in the display screen 80 (A), “18
When the icon 84 indicating "00" is moved counterclockwise to the front of the screen, the period displayed in the control window 82 becomes longer as shown in the display screen 80 (B),
Information at the point E between 1700 and 1900 will be displayed. Conversely, by moving the icon 84 indicating “1800” to the back of the screen, the display screen 80
It is also possible to return to the state of (A).

Next, the icon arrangement section 42 will be described in detail.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the icon arranging section 42 of the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 13, display screen 80 (A)
Is displayed on the control window 82 of the "A"
Four icons 84 of “B”, “C”, and “D” are arranged.

Each icon 8 on the display screen 80 (A)
In accordance with the natural perspective, 4 is displayed larger in the front and smaller in the back, but in this state, the back icon 84 is hidden by the front icon, making it difficult to see. Therefore, the icon placement unit 42 adjusts the size of each icon 84 so that the front one is small and the back one is large as shown in the display screen 80 (B).

The icon 8 by the icon arrangement section 42
The execution of the adjustment process of the size 4 is performed based on the user's operation of the operation unit 10 or the control window 8.
For example, a method of automatically executing the rotation process 2 or the new icon 84 display process may be performed.

As a result, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the problem that the icon 84 at the back of the screen is completely hidden by the icon in the foreground, thereby improving the listability of the icons 84.

Next, the information display device 100 of the present embodiment
Will be described.

FIG. 14 shows an information display device 1 according to the present embodiment.
It is a flowchart for demonstrating the information display process of No. 00.

Referring to FIG. 14, when the display of information is first started, the display information control unit 31 confirms the information to be displayed in the center window 81 and the control window 82, and displays the global information and the local information in either window. In the control window 82, the method of displaying information (station coordinates or rectangular coordinates, etc.) is also determined (step 1401). This determination is made by the display information control unit 3
1 is performed based on a user's operation from the operation unit 10 and setting of information to be displayed.

Next, the browsing point control unit 32 checks which of the information displayed in the control window and the central window is the global information (step 1402), and accordingly, the global / local information is stored in each window. It is displayed (steps 1403, 1404, 1405).

Next, in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 10 by the user, the designated processes are executed as shown in the following example.

When the user rotates control window 82 (step 1406), rotation control unit 33 changes the rotation angle of control window 82 (step 140).
7).

When the browsing position selected in the rectangular area or the like in the window displaying the general information is changed (step 1408), the browsing position control unit 32 updates the display of the window displaying the local information. The selected area is enlarged and displayed (or information set in the selected area is displayed) (step 1409).

When an icon to be browsed located on the local information is selected (step 1410), the browse location control unit 32 displays the window displaying the global information until the icon is selected in the browse information display. The browsing information to be displayed is determined and displayed (step 1411).

If the information display method has been switched (step 1412), information (attributes and the like) to be displayed in each window is set based on the switched display method (step 1413).

If these operations are performed and there is a change in the information displayed in each window, the state returns to the browsing start state and the drawing is performed again. Further, the information display apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment executes the above processing and the various other processings described above using the functions of the respective units of the control unit 20 in accordance with the operation of the user in this manner. is there.

Next, an operation example of the present embodiment will be described with a specific example.

First, specific examples shown in FIGS. 15, 16 and 17 will be described. In this example, the purpose is to browse spatial attribute information (image data and the like) relating to the Silk Road.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure stored in storage section 70 of the present embodiment.

Referring to the example of FIG. 15, the storage unit 70 stores browsing information such as image information and URL, icon images,
A browsing information database that describes browsing information such as map information, attribute information such as spatial information of the information to be browsed, a file name, and the like is recorded.

The browsing information database includes an event information table in which information on icons to be browsed is summarized, and a general information table in which general information is summarized.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the event information table and the area information table of the present embodiment.

Referring to the example of FIG. 16, the event information table has an area ID as information shared with the global information table in addition to the file name of the icon image, the file name of the browsing information, the latitude / longitude of the icon. This designates general information to be browsed, and area IDs are assigned for each range of information to be browsed as global information. In this example, the map information of China corresponds to the area ID “1”.

In the general information table, the image file name and the longitude and latitude at the upper, lower, left and right ends of the image are recorded.

Further, the browsing content can be updated by updating the browsing information and the record of the browsing information database in the storage unit 70.

Next, an operation example of the control window 82 in the example of displaying the information of the silk road will be described.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the control window 82 for browsing spatial information according to the present embodiment.

Referring to the example of FIG. 17, on the uppermost display screen 80 (A), a central window 81 at the center of the screen is displayed.
, The entire screen of the Silk Road is displayed as general information, the city “Lou-lan” in the central window 81 is selected by the rectangular area 81-1 and the city “Lou-lan” in the rectangular area 81-1 is displayed in the control window 82 as local information. A map of the surrounding area is displayed.

On the control window 82, several icons 84 to be browsed are arranged. The icons A and B in front of the screen are displayed larger,
The icons C and D at the back of the screen are displayed small and partially hidden. By rotating the control window 82 clockwise by 90 degrees, the icon D can be brought to the front as shown in the display screen 80 (B). Further, by selecting the icon D, information on the icon D can be displayed in the central window 81 at the center of the screen as shown in the display screen 80 (C).

As described above, the information display device 100 according to the present embodiment allows a user to browse spatial information while simultaneously viewing general information and local information, and rotates the control window 82 for local information. This allows more detailed browsing of desired parts.

Next, an example of the operation when displaying general information in the control window 82 will be described with reference to a specific example.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the control window 82 relating to the panorama picture browsing according to the present embodiment.

This example is intended for browsing a panoramic photograph or a group of photographs of various scenes seen from one point, and corresponds to a selection operation of a point in the window and a rotation operation of the control window 82. Switch the photo to be displayed.

On the display screen 80 (A), geographic information around the center point 82-1 is displayed as global information on the control window 82 by a three-dimensional model 86 or the like, and the central window 81 at the center of the screen is controlled as local information. Window 8
In FIG. 2, a landscape corresponding to the depth of the screen from the center point 82-1 is displayed.

When the user selects the three-dimensional model 86, the browsing point control unit 32 displays detailed information on the selected building or the like in the center window 81 at the center of the screen.

The browsing point control unit 32 may execute not only control of the browsing point using a rectangular area but also control of the browsing point using the rotation angle of the control window as an input. That is, when the user rotates the control window 82, the browsing point control unit 32 displays the scenery in the depth direction of the screen in the control window 82 as shown in the display screen 80 (B) in the center window 81 at the center of the screen. is there.

In this way, it is possible to browse a panoramic photograph while grasping the relationship between general information and local information.

Also, here, an example has been described in which the information displayed in the control window 82 is information represented by rectangular coordinates represented by spatial attribute information (image data). However, the present invention is not limited to this. Or any other spatial representation using coordinate axes that can be arranged on a plane using another coordinate system.

Next, as an example in which information displayed in the control window is expressed by polar coordinates, an example in which time information is displayed will be described.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the control window relating to the schedule confirmation according to the present embodiment. In this example, Mr. S, a user of the information display device 100,
This is an example for the purpose of confirming the schedule in December 1999.

In the display screen 80 (A), a central window 81 at the center of the screen is displayed as general information in January 1999.
The February calendar is displayed, and the control window 82 displays
A scale 82-4 indicating the time of Mr. S's schedule on December 8 surrounded by a rectangular area 81-1 as local information.
It is displayed according to.

The user performs various operations by using the operation unit 10.

First, when the control window 82 is rotated clockwise on the display screen 80 (A), the rotation control unit 3
3 is a rectangular area 81-as shown in the display screen 80 (B).
1 is slid on the 9th of the next day, and the schedule of the 9th is displayed on the control window 82. Conversely, by turning the control window 82 counterclockwise, the previous day's schedule can be displayed.

When the icon indicating “8:00” on the control window 82 is moved to the front of the screen on the display screen 80 (A), the detailed display control unit 34 displays the display screen 80 (C) as shown in FIG. In the control window 82, the schedules for the 7th and 8th days are displayed, including the 8th day and the 7th day before in the range selected by the rectangular area 81-1. Conversely, when the icon indicating “12:00” is moved clockwise to the back of the screen, for example, the detailed display control unit 34 displays detailed information in the control window 82 for a shorter period (12:00 to 22:00). Information will be displayed.

Further, in this way, it is possible to intuitively confirm the flow and ratio of time within an arbitrary period.

Although the embodiment in which continuous information such as "time" is displayed has been described above, discrete information may be assigned to the control window 82.

For example, in the example of the display screen 80 (D), a schedule of a plurality of persons is displayed at the same time by switching information displayed in the control window 82. Display screen 80
In (D), Mr. S, Mr. T, Mr. U are displayed in the control window 82.
The schedule of the person on December 8 is displayed.

If the user wants to know the schedule of a specific person in detail, the user can bring the desired information to the front by rotating the control window 82 or display the schedule of the person on the entire control window 82. Switching to the state of the screen 80 (A) is performed.

Further, the user can adjust his / her own schedule while displaying his / her own schedule in front of the screen and checking the schedule of another person.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the outer shape of the control window is rectangular, but the shape may be a circle, a regular polygon, or the like.

As described above, the information display device 100 of the present embodiment allows a user to browse spatial information while simultaneously viewing global information and local information.

In the local information, the rotation control unit 33
By rotating the control window 82, the desired portion can be seen in more detail, and the icon arrangement unit 4
By changing the size of the icon 84 so as to be larger at the back of the screen according to 2, the listability of the icons is improved.

(2) Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information display device 100a according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Information display device 100a according to the second embodiment
Means that the editing of the information recorded in the storage unit 70 is not performed by directly inputting and editing the data by operating the database.
A browsing information editing operation is improved by providing a user interface for performing editing while browsing data of No. 0. In addition, this allows the edit target portion to be displayed in front of the screen by operating the control window 82, so that it is possible to edit while securing a large operation area.

Referring to FIG. 20, the configuration of the information display device 100a of the present embodiment is such that the operation control unit 30 of the information display device 100 of the first embodiment further includes an edit control unit 35. Hereinafter, functions and operations of the editing control unit 35 will be described.

The editing control unit 35 adds a new browsing target to the control window or deletes an old browsing target on the basis of a user's operation on the operating unit 10, thereby saving the storage unit 70.
Edit the information stored by. Further, in addition to addition and deletion of the browsing target, the display position is changed, the size of the window to be displayed is changed, and the like.

FIG. 21 shows the editing control unit 35 of this embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an editing process by the user. This example
This is for browsing spatial attribute information (image data) on the Silk Road.

Referring to the example of FIG.
In (A), the entire map of the Silk Road is displayed as global information in the central window 81 at the center of the screen, and a map around the city “Lou-lan” of the area selected by the rectangular area 81-1 is displayed as local information in the control window 82. are doing. On the control window 82, some icons 84 to be browsed are arranged.

When the user tries to add a new browsing target (video, audio, URL, etc.) while browsing the area around the tower, the editing control unit 35 sets the display screen 80 (B) as shown in FIG. And a new icon arrangement position 84-1 on the control window 82 is displayed.

The user can select the icon arrangement position 84-1
Is moved and specified, the arrangement of a new browsing target can be specified at an arbitrary position on the control window 82.

When the position of the icon 84 is at the back of the screen, the control window 82 is rotated to move the position to the front of the screen, thereby increasing the operation area.
Fine arrangement position control can be easily performed.

When the placement position of the icon 84 is controlled and the browse target to be added is selected from the browse target list 82-5 that can be added, the edit control unit 35 sets a new position at the designated position as shown in the display screen 80 (C). Icon 84a to be viewed
Place.

Thus, the user can intuitively update the browsing information while referring to the display screen 80 without directly operating the database.

As described above, the information display device 100a according to the present embodiment is provided with the edit control unit 35, so that the user can view the update location while browsing through the control window 82 without directly operating the database. Can be displayed in front of the screen to secure a large operation area.
Update operations such as changes can be performed intuitively and accurately.

(3) Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment will be described.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information display device 100b according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the control windows 82 are displayed vertically one above the other by a plurality of control windows 82, the rotation operation of the object displayed by the upper control window is accepted, and the object displayed by the operation of the lower control window is displayed. The operability is improved by adjusting the details such as the scale and accepting the adjustment of the illumination direction of the object to be displayed.

Referring to FIG. 22, information display device 100b of the present embodiment has sub window rotation control unit 3 in operation control unit 30 of information display device 100 of the first embodiment.
The sub-window rotation control unit 36 will be described below.

The sub-window rotation control unit 36 controls the rotation angle of each control window 82 displayed on the display screen 80 based on the operation of the operation unit 10 by the user, and performs the rotation processing of the object displayed based on the rotation angle. And the scale and lighting direction.

Next, a specific operation example of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIGS. 23 and 24 show an example in which the control window 82 has a two-layer structure. Hereinafter, the upper-layer control window is referred to as a conventional control window 82, and the lower-layer control window is referred to as a sub-window 85. It shall be.

The examples shown in FIGS. 23 and 24 are intended to allow the viewer to view a pot of art from various angles.

The storage unit 70 stores images of the urn viewed from various angles, images of various sizes and taken with illumination from various angles, and the control unit 20 controls the operation of the user. The image to be displayed is switched accordingly.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining an enlargement / reduction operation using the subwindow 85 according to the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 23, display screen 80 (A)
In the control window 82, a three-dimensional model 86 imitating a pot to be viewed is arranged, and an image corresponding to the three-dimensional model 86 viewed from the arrow side in front of the screen is largely displayed in the central window 81 at the center of the screen. it's shown.

The sub-window rotation control unit 36 rotates and displays the three-dimensional model 86 on the control window 82 in response to a rotation operation of the control window 82 by the user. Similarly, the central window 81 displays an image of the three-dimensional model 86 of the urn viewed from the arrow side in front of the screen.
Thus, the user can view an image of the object viewed from any direction in the control window 82 and the center window 81.

[0209] The sub-window rotation control unit 36
The enlargement / reduction operation of the three-dimensional model 86 to be browsed is executed in response to the left / right rotation operation of the sub-window 85 arranged below the control window 82.

In the example of FIG. 23, the display screen 80
When the sub-window 85 is rotated clockwise in (A), the sub-window rotation control unit 36 displays a large three-dimensional model 86 on the control window 82 as shown in the display screen 80 (B) (2). The image displayed in the center window 81 at the center of the screen also displays the corresponding enlarged image.

Next, FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the lighting position by the sub-window 85 of the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 24, display screen 80 (A)
In the control window 82, a three-dimensional model 86 imitating the urn to be viewed is arranged on the control window 82. The three-dimensional model 86 is illuminated from the position indicated by the light source model 87 and corresponds to the one seen from the arrow side in front of the screen. The image to be displayed is displayed in the center window 81 at the center of the screen.

[0213] The sub-window rotation control unit 36 operates the position of the illumination corresponding to the three-dimensional model 86 to be browsed in response to the left and right rotation operation of the sub-window 85.

In the example of FIG. 24, the display screen 80
When the sub-window 85 is rotated by 180 degrees in (A), the sub-window rotation control unit 36 displays the display screen 80
As shown in (B), the position of the light source model 87 is moved from the left side to the right side of the three-dimensional model 86, and accordingly, the image of the three-dimensional model 86 displayed on the control window 82 and the central window 81 also emits light from the left side. The image is updated from the right image to the right image.

[0215] Thus, the user can enlarge or reduce and adjust the illumination direction while grasping general information such as the pot of the three-dimensional model 86 and the illumination direction indicated by the light source model 87.

Although the above embodiment has been described with reference to an example in which the control window has a double layered structure, the present invention can be similarly applied to a multiplex structure having a plurality of sub-windows to which different operations are assigned. Can be.

As described above, the information display device 100b of the present embodiment is provided with the sub-window rotation control unit 36, and the sub-window 85 is provided below the control window 82.
By assigning the operation of the scale and lighting direction to be displayed to the rotation operation of the sub-window, it is possible to perform the browsing operation while more easily grasping the general information such as the details of the display target and the lighting conditions. .

Note that the information display device 10 of the above embodiment is
0, 100a, and 100b are displayed in the control unit 2
0, 20a, 20b, operation control units 30, 30a, 30
b, not only the drawing unit 40, the display control unit 50, and other functions can be realized by hardware, but also a computer program having each function can be realized by being loaded into the memory of the computer processing device. . This computer program is stored in a recording medium 90 such as a CD-ROM, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Then, the functions are loaded from the recording medium 90 to the computer processing device and control the operation of the computer processing device, thereby realizing the above-described functions. Further, the computer program can be realized, for example, in a form recorded on a recording device in a server or in a form provided via a network.

Further, the information display device 1 of each of the above embodiments
The information displayed by 00, 100a, and 100b indicates the information in the built-in storage unit 70.
A form for displaying information recorded on a recording medium such as an OM or information received via various communication lines such as a telephone line is also possible.

[0220] The display screen 80 of each of the above embodiments can be used.
Is not limited to the form of displaying on the entire surface of various displays as the display unit 60, the method of displaying on a predetermined part of the display, the information display devices 100, 100a, 100
A method in which a computer program for realizing the function b is displayed in a window used for display on the display of the display unit 60 is possible.

As another embodiment, a mode in which the operation unit 10 or the display unit 60 is connected to the control units 20, 20a, and 20b via a communication line is also possible. This is performed by, for example, the control unit 20 (also 20a, 20a) in the server device.
b), an operation unit 10 and a display unit 6 provided on the side of an external information terminal connected to the server device via a communication line or the like
By providing the function of “0”, the external information terminal operates the server device via the communication line to receive and display the information transmitted by the server device.

The position and angle of the control window 82 need not be limited to fixed ones. The display position is not limited to the lower part of the display screen 80 but may be displayed on the right side, left side, upper part, or the like. Embodiments are also possible in which an image is displayed at a freely designated angle. That is, the control window 8
Regarding the angle, area, position, and the like of the inclination of 2, a change is instructed by operating the cursor 89 in the same manner as the rotation operation, and the change is processed by the display information control unit 31 or the like in the control unit 20. . This makes it possible to display the three-dimensional model 96 in a suspended state from the upper control window 82. Similarly, it is not necessary to limit the position of the center window 81 to the form in which the position is fixed to the center of the display screen.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments and examples, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above embodiments and examples, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the technical concept. Modifications can be made.

For example, in addition to displaying the display screen 80 on the display unit 60, a form including a speaker and the like and a function of outputting voice and music data, and a microphone and the like are used to perform operations by voice recognition and voice data. The input may be performed. This mode can be easily realized by using a speaker or the like in many information processing apparatuses such as personal computers.

Also, by providing the center window 81 with a function related to the rotation processing of the control window 82,
An embodiment in which the display of the center window 81 is also rotated can be similarly realized.

In the third embodiment, the control window 82 and the sub-window 85 are arranged one above the other. However, a configuration in which the control windows 82 and the sub-windows 85 are arranged side by side can also be realized.

[0227]

As described above, according to the information display device of the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.

First, by providing the operation control unit and the drawing unit, information browsing can be performed while simultaneously viewing both simultaneously displayed global and local information, and it is easy to grasp the browsing location in the global information. Becomes

Second, since the browsing information can be edited while browsing, it is not necessary to directly update the database, and the browsing information can be easily updated.

Third, by arranging a sub-window for controlling the amount of information and operating the lighting direction on the control window below the control window, the user can perform a browsing operation with more general information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement of windows on a display screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a rectangular area in a display screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of display by the information display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining rotation of a control window according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a rotation operation of a control window according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining rotation of a three-dimensional graphic according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of display of an icon on a display screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of display of schedule information according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the rotation control unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an operation of control window scale adjustment according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an operation of adjusting a control window display period according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the icon arrangement unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an information display process of the information display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure stored in a storage unit according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of an event information table and an area information table according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation of a control window related to browsing spatial information according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of a control window related to panoramic photo browsing according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of a control window related to schedule confirmation according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an editing process performed by an editing control unit according to the second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information display device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an enlargement / reduction operation using a subwindow according to the third embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for describing an illumination position operation using a subwindow according to the third embodiment of this invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100, 100a, 100b Information display device 10 Operation unit 20, 20a, 20b Control unit 30, 30a, 30b Operation control unit 31 Display information control unit 32 Browse location control unit 33 Rotation control unit 34 Detailed display control unit 35 Editing control unit 36 Sub-window rotation control unit 40 drawing unit 41 placement control unit 42 icon placement unit 43 drawing processing unit 50 display control unit 60 display unit 70 storage unit 80 display screen 81 central window 81-1 rectangular area 82 control window 82-1 center point 82 -2 Arrow indicating rotation direction 82-3 Center axis 82-4 Scale indicating time 82-5 Browse target list 84 Icon 84a New icon 84-1 New icon arrangement position 85 Subwindow 86 3D model 87 Light source model 89 Cursor 90 recoding media

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Claims (29)

[Claims] 1. An information display device for displaying information using a window in a display screen, comprising: an operation unit for a user to execute an operation; and a control unit for controlling display of the display screen in accordance with an operation by the user. Display information control means for controlling display of each window to be displayed in the display screen, and displaying a control window which is a window displayed in a state of being inclined in a screen depth direction in the display screen. And rotation control means for receiving a rotation operation on the control window on the display screen and updating the display state of an object displayed in the display screen or on the control window to a rotated state with the rotation operation. An information display device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The control means receives a designation of a position on a window in the display screen from the input means, and designates information set to be displayed in accordance with the position in the display screen. The information display device according to claim 1, further comprising a browsing location control unit that displays the information in a window displayed. 3. The detailed control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a detailed display control unit configured to switch a detail of information displayed by each window in the display screen in accordance with a user operation. An information display device according to item 1. 4. The information display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said detailed display control means includes means for increasing or decreasing a scale of an image displayed in each window. 5. The control means includes means for displaying a three-dimensional graphic in the display screen, and the rotation control means corresponds to a rotation operation on the control window.
5. The information according to claim 3, further comprising: a unit configured to rotate and display the three-dimensional graphic, and the detailed display control unit includes a unit configured to increase or decrease a scale at which the three-dimensional graphic is displayed. 6. Display device. 6. The control means includes means for displaying, on the control window, a scale that ticks time in an arc around the central axis, and means for displaying information corresponding to each time indicated by the scale. Wherein the rotation control means comprises means for shifting the time displayed by the scale back and forth in response to a rotation operation on the control window, and the detailed display control means changes a scale of the arc-shaped scale. The information display device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, further comprising means for performing an operation. 7. The control unit includes: an icon arrangement unit that displays an icon indicating information corresponding to each position in the control window at each position; the rotation control unit performs a rotation operation on the control window. A means for moving the display location of the icon while maintaining the correspondence between each position in the control window and the icon, wherein the icon arranging means displays an icon displayed at the rear in the control window. The information display device according to claim 2, further comprising a unit configured to adjust a display size so that the display size is larger than a size indicated by perspective. 8. A storage unit for storing and referring to information to be displayed, wherein the control unit executes editing of information to be displayed on various windows of the display screen in accordance with an operation from the input unit, and The information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising edit control means for updating information stored in the information display device. 9. The control means comprises: means for displaying a plurality of control windows on a display screen; and sub-window rotation control means for receiving a rotation operation for each of the control windows. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying information set corresponding to each of the control windows independently or based on mutual correspondence. Information display device. 10. The control means displays two or more control windows including a control window for instructing a rotation operation of an object to be displayed on the display screen and a control window for instructing an increase or decrease in the scale of the object to be displayed. The sub-window rotation control means, in response to a rotation operation on the control window for performing the rotation operation, rotating and displaying the displayed object together, and rotating the control window for increasing or decreasing the scale. 10. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein a scale of the displayed object is increased or decreased in response to an operation. 11. The control unit may include two or more control windows including a control window for instructing a rotation operation of an object displayed on the display screen and a control window for instructing a change of a light source position of the object to be displayed. Means for displaying; and means for displaying a three-dimensional graphic in the display screen, wherein the sub-window rotation control means rotates the three-dimensional graphic together in response to a rotation operation on a control window for performing the rotation operation. 10. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a direction of the light source for irradiating the three-dimensional graphic is moved in response to a rotation operation on a control window for changing the light source position. An information display device according to one. 12. An information display method for displaying information using a window in a display screen, comprising: an operation step for a user to perform an operation; and a control step for controlling display of the display screen in accordance with the operation by the user. A display information control step of controlling a display of each window displayed in the display screen, and displaying a control window which is a window displayed in a state of being inclined in a screen depth direction in the display screen. And a rotation control step of receiving a rotation operation on the control window on the display screen and updating the display state of an object displayed in the display screen or on the control window to a rotated state according to the rotation operation. An information display method characterized by the following. 13. The control step receives a designation of a position on a window in the display screen from the input step, and designates information set to be displayed corresponding to the position in the designation of the display screen. 13. The information display method according to claim 12, further comprising a browsing point control step of displaying the information in a window displayed. 14. The control method according to claim 12, wherein the control step includes a detailed display control step of switching a detail of information displayed by each window in the display screen in accordance with a user operation.
Information display method described in. 15. The information display method according to claim 14, wherein the detailed display control step includes a step of increasing / decreasing a displayed scale of an image displayed in each window. 16. The control step includes a step of displaying a three-dimensional graphic in the display screen. The rotation control step corresponds to a rotation operation on the control window, and
The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the step of rotating and displaying the three-dimensional graphic together, and the step of controlling the detailed display including the step of increasing or decreasing the scale displayed by the three-dimensional graphic.
5. The information display method according to 5. 17. The controlling step includes: displaying, on the control window, a scale that ticks time in an arc around the center axis; and displaying information corresponding to each time indicated by the scale. The rotation control step includes a step of shifting the time displayed by the scale back and forth according to a rotation operation on the control window, and the detailed display control step changes a scale of the arc-shaped scale. 17. The information display method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of: 18. The control step includes an icon arrangement step of displaying an icon indicating information corresponding to each position in the control window at each position, and the rotation control step includes a rotation operation on the control window. A step of moving the display location of the icon while maintaining the correspondence between each position in the control window and the icon is provided, wherein the icon arranging step displays an icon displayed at the rear in the control window. The information display method according to any one of claims 13 to 17, further comprising a step of adjusting a display size so that the size is larger than the size indicated by the perspective. 19. A storage step for storing and referring to information to be displayed, wherein the control step edits information to be displayed in various windows of the display screen according to an operation from the input step, and 13. An editing control step for updating information stored in the storage device.
8. The information display method according to any one of items 8. 20. The control step includes a step of displaying a plurality of the control windows on a display screen; and a sub-window rotation control step of receiving a rotation operation on each of the control windows. 13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of displaying information set corresponding to each of said control windows independently or based on mutual correspondence.
9. The information display method according to any one of 9. 21. A recording medium recording an information display program for displaying information using a window in a display screen, comprising: an operation step for a user to execute an operation; and displaying the display screen according to an operation by the user. Controlling the display of each window to be displayed in the display screen, and displaying a control window, which is a window displayed in a tilted manner in a screen depth direction in the display screen. A display information control step of: performing a rotation operation with respect to the control window on the display screen, and updating the display state of an object displayed in the display screen or in the control window to a rotated state according to the rotation operation A recording medium recording an information display program, comprising a control step. 22. The control step, comprising receiving a designation of a position on a window in the display screen from the input step, and specifying information set to be displayed corresponding to the position in the display screen. 22. A recording medium storing the information display program according to claim 21, further comprising a browsing location control step of displaying the information in a window displayed. 23. The control method according to claim 21, wherein the control step includes a detailed display control step of switching the detail of information displayed by each window in the display screen in accordance with a user operation.
Recording medium on which the information display program described in 1 is recorded. 24. The recording medium according to claim 23, wherein the detailed display control step includes a step of increasing or decreasing a scale of an image displayed in each window. 25. The control step, comprising the step of displaying a three-dimensional graphic in the display screen, the rotation control step corresponding to a rotation operation on the control window,
The method according to claim 23, further comprising the step of rotating and displaying the three-dimensional graphic together, and the step of controlling the detailed display including the step of increasing or decreasing the scale displayed by the three-dimensional graphic.
A recording medium recording the information display program according to 4. 26. The control step, comprising the steps of: displaying, on the control window, graduations for ticking time in an arc around the central axis; and displaying information corresponding to each time indicated by the graduations. The rotation control step includes a step of shifting the time displayed by the scale back and forth according to a rotation operation on the control window, and the detailed display control step changes a scale of the arc-shaped scale. 26. A recording medium on which the information display program according to claim 23 is recorded. 27. The control step, further comprising: an icon arrangement step of displaying an icon indicating information corresponding to each position in the control window at each position, wherein the rotation control step includes a rotation operation on the control window. A step of moving the display location of the icon while maintaining the correspondence between each position in the control window and the icon is provided, wherein the icon arranging step displays an icon displayed at the rear in the control window. 27. A recording medium recording the information display program according to claim 22, comprising a step of adjusting a display size so that the size is larger than a size indicated by perspective. . 28. A storage step of storing and referring to information to be displayed, wherein the control step edits information to be displayed in various windows of the display screen according to an operation from the input step, 21. An editing control step for updating information stored in the storage device.
7. A recording medium on which the information display program according to any one of 7 is recorded. 29. The control step includes a step of displaying a plurality of the control windows on a display screen; and a sub-window rotation control step of receiving a rotation operation for each of the control windows. The method according to claim 21, further comprising a step of displaying information set corresponding to each of the control windows independently or based on mutual correspondence.
8. A recording medium on which the information display program according to any one of 8 is recorded.