JP2009271771A - Driving operation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving operation device that allows a user to perform efficient operations. <P>SOLUTION: The operation device 1, allowing a user to perform operation of production equipment 6 using a plurality of operation screens, includes an input unit 3 for setting, at startup time, an operation segment, classified at least by user names; a storage unit 4 for storing operation screen information on an operation screen for each operation segment; a computation control unit 5 for selecting a screen to be an initial screen from among the plurality of operation screens, based on the operation screen information on the operation segment set at the startup time; and a display unit 2 for displaying the screen selected by the computation control unit 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a driving operation device that performs a driving operation of production equipment.

A production device for producing a product is incorporated in the production device or is operated by a driving operation device provided independently from the production device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In particular, many operation screens are programmed in the operation device used for highly versatile production equipment such as weighing equipment for weighing the product, and the user can select the necessary operation screen from these operation screens. Select and perform operation while switching the operation screen if necessary. Further, highly versatile production equipment targets various production types and various users perform driving operations, so that the operation screen display can be changed (customized) relatively freely in many cases.
JP 2007-196194 A

  When the same user operates the operation device for the same production type, the displayed operation screen, the display content of the operation screen, and the order in which the operation screens are displayed are often the same. However, as described above, there are many operation screens for selecting, inputting, and confirming driving operation devices in which operation screen setting changes are relatively free. Otherwise, you may not be able to reach the required operation screen.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a driving operation device that allows a user to efficiently perform a driving operation.

  In order to solve the above problems, a driving operation device according to the present invention is a driving operation device in which a user performs a driving operation of a production device using a plurality of operation screens, and is at least a driving operation classification classified by a user name On the basis of the operation screen information of the driving operation category set at the time of starting, an input unit for setting at startup, a storage unit that stores operation screen information related to the operation screen for each driving operation category, An arithmetic control unit that selects a screen to be an initial screen from the plurality of operation screens, and a display unit that displays the screen selected by the arithmetic control unit.

  According to such a configuration, since the screen to be the initial screen is selected based on the information related to the operation screen, the display of a substantially unnecessary screen is suppressed, and the user can perform an efficient driving operation.

  In the driving operation device, the calculation control unit calculates the usage frequency of each operation screen for each driving operation category, and the operation screen information includes information on the usage frequency of each operation screen. The calculation control unit may select the operation screen with the high use frequency as an initial screen.

  According to such a configuration, an operation screen with high use frequency becomes the initial screen, and thus a screen that is likely to be used by the user is displayed from the beginning.

  In the driving operation device, the display content of each operation screen can be changed for each driving operation category, and the operation screen information includes information on the display content that was last changed. The operation screen once changed in display content may be displayed based on the information related to the display content changed last.

  According to such a configuration, when the driving operation classification is the same, it is possible to perform the driving operation without performing the screen change setting again.

  In the above-described driving operation device, the driving operation classification may be classified at least by a user name and a production type name. According to this configuration, even if the user (user name) is the same, the information regarding the operation screen changes when the production type name changes, so that a more appropriate screen can be displayed when the user performs a driving operation.

  In the driving operation device, an access level may be set for each user name, and the type and content of the operation screen that can be displayed on the display unit may differ depending on the access level. According to such a configuration, since the number and contents of the operation screens are limited by the user, the driving operation can be simplified, and important setting contents can be prevented from being changed by mistake.

  At the time of starting, when setting the operation operation category, a list of names of the production type names set in the past is displayed on the display unit, and by selecting one name from the list, The selected name may be set as the production type name. According to this configuration, the user's driving operation can be further simplified.

  According to the present invention, since a necessary operation screen is displayed while avoiding a substantially unnecessary operation screen, it is possible to provide a driving operation device that allows a user to efficiently perform a driving operation.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Below, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the element which is the same or it corresponds through all the drawings, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Embodiment)
First, with reference to FIG. 1, the structure of the driving operation apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a driving operation device 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the driving operation device 1 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a display unit 2, an input unit 3, a storage unit 4, and an arithmetic control unit 5. In addition, the driving operation device 1 according to the present embodiment is a driving operation device that performs a driving operation of a weighing device body (particularly a combination weigher body) 6 that is a production device. The driving operation device 1 may be integrated with the weighing device main body 1 or may be independent. The driving operation device 1 is used by a plurality of users, and there are a plurality of production varieties to be produced.

  The display unit 2 has a function of displaying screens such as a login screen (see FIG. 3), a production type list screen (see FIG. 4), and an operation screen (see FIGS. 5 to 8), which will be described later. The display unit 2 displays a screen based on the image display signal transmitted from the calculation control unit 5. Note that the driving operation device 1 according to the present embodiment employs a touch screen, and the display unit 2 is integrated with an input unit 3 described later.

  The input unit 3 has a function of inputting a user name, production type name, parameters necessary for operation, and the like. The input unit 3 is operated by the user, and the user's operation content can be converted into signal data and sent to the arithmetic control unit 5. In some cases, the signal data sent to the arithmetic control unit 5 is sent to the storage unit 4 and stored therein. As described above, since the driving operation device 1 according to the present embodiment employs a touch screen, the user touches the touch screen that also serves as the input unit 3 while viewing the screen displayed on the display unit 2. An input operation will be performed.

  The storage unit 4 includes an internal memory of the computer and has a function of storing data. In the storage unit 4 according to the present embodiment, operation screen information related to the operation screen is stored for each driving operation category. The “driving operation classification” here represents a category of driving operation, and is divided (configured) by a user name and a production type name in this embodiment. Therefore, if either the user name or the production type name is different, the driving operation classification is different. In the present embodiment, a folder is formed for each driving operation category. Specifically, a user name folder is formed in advance, and a production type name folder is formed in the user name folder. That is, if a folder of a certain production type name is formed, it can be understood that the operation has been performed with the production type name in the past. Further, operation screen information related to the operation screen is formed and stored in each folder. This operation screen information includes at least information about the use frequency (number of times of display) of each operation screen and the display content set at the end of each operation screen.

  The arithmetic control unit 5 includes a CPU and the like, and has a function of controlling not only the entire operation device 1 but also the weighing device body 6. In addition, the arithmetic control unit 5 has a function of calculating the usage frequency of each operation screen. Further, the arithmetic control unit 5 also has a function of selecting an appropriate operation screen as an initial screen from among a plurality of operation screens based on operation screen information including information on the frequency of use of each operation screen. Details of these functions will be described later.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 2-9, the action | operation and operating method of the driving | operation operating device which concern on this embodiment are demonstrated. In the following, a description will be given first in the case of a new production type (when the user who has operated has never operated the production type in the past), and then in the case of a conventional production type (the user who has operated in the past has Will be described).

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, which includes both a new production type and a conventional production type. 2 is performed under the control of the arithmetic control unit 5.

  First, the arithmetic control unit 5 displays a login screen on the display unit 2 (step S1). FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the login screen 7. As shown in FIG. 3, the login screen 7 is provided with columns 8 and 9 for inputting a user name and a password, respectively. The user inputs a user name and a password in these fields 8 and 9. User names of users who use the driving operation device 1 are registered in advance, and a list column 10 in which a list of user names is displayed on the right side of the login screen 7 is provided. When registering a user name, one of access levels 1 to 3 is set for each user name.

  The user name and password are input by the input unit (touch screen) 3 (see FIG. 1). Among these, the user touches a name corresponding to his / her user name from the list displayed in the list column 10 shown in FIG. 3, and the name is selected as the user name. The user can scroll the list of user names displayed in the list column 10 by touching the scroll buttons 11 and 12 as necessary. In this embodiment, for example, “Fukuda” is selected as the user name. When the password is touched on the password input field 9, an input key is displayed on the display unit (not shown), and the password is input using this input key.

  Next, the arithmetic control unit 5 waits for input of a user name and a password (step S2). Then, when the user touches the “OK” button 13 on the login screen 7 in FIG. 3, the arithmetic control unit 5 recognizes the user name and password, and the input password is a password registered in advance for each user name. It is confirmed that they match (step S3). In the present embodiment, the user inputs a password, and the arithmetic control unit 5 recognizes this, but it is not always necessary to have a configuration for inputting the password. Further, instead of the password, identity verification means other than the password such as an ID number or a vein verification system may be used.

  Next, the arithmetic control unit 5 displays the production type list screen on the display unit 2 (step S4), and waits for the input of the production type name (step S5). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the production type list screen 14. The production type list screen 14 is provided with a list column 15. The list type 15 displays a list of production type names set in the past by the logged-in user, and the production type names are arranged in the order of the login date and time. Yes. If the product type name to be set is in the list displayed in the list column 15, the user selects the product type name by touching the touch screen. On the other hand, even if the product type name to be set is not in the list of product type names, the user can directly enter the input field 16. This time, since the new production type is targeted, the user directly enters the production type name input field 16. As in the case of inputting a password, an input key appears when the input field 16 is touched. In this embodiment, for example, “biscuit 1” is input as the production type name.

  Next, when the user touches the “OK” button 17 on the screen of FIG. 4, the arithmetic control unit 5 recognizes the production type name (step S <b> 6). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the recognized production type is a production type that has been operated under the logged-in user name, that is, whether or not it is a new production type (step S7). Here, since the new production type is targeted, the arithmetic control unit 5 determines that it is a new production type (YES in step S7). At this time, a new production type name file is formed in the storage unit 4 in the user name file. Specifically, a file named “Biscuit 1” is formed in the storage unit 4 among files named “Fukuda”. Up to step S7, a driving operation classification including a user name and a production type name is set.

  Next, the calculation control part 5 displays an initial screen on the display part 2 (step S8). Specifically, the arithmetic control unit 5 causes the display unit 2 to display a main menu screen. In the present embodiment, the “initial screen” refers to an operation screen that is displayed first after setting the operation category. 5 to 7 are views showing main menu screens 18A to 18C. The main menu screens 18A to 18C shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 are all main menu screens, and which of these screens is displayed depends on the access level of the user name. As described above, each user name is classified into one of access levels 1 to 3. Among these, the contents that can be operated by the user who logs in with the user name classified as the access level 1 are most limited, and the user who logs in with the user name classified as the access level 3 can perform all operations. When logged in with a user name classified as access level 1, screen 18A shown in FIG. 5, when logged in with a user name classified as access level 2, screen 18B shown in FIG. 6, user classified as access level 3 When logging in by name, the screen 18C shown in FIG. 7 is displayed as the main menu screen. For example, if the user name “Fukuda” logged in this time is classified as access level 1, the screen 18A of FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 2 as the main menu screen.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the main menu screen 1A of the access level 1 has five names with the names “product selection”, “automatic operation”, “manual operation”, “all discharge”, and “calibration”. Buttons 19 to 23 are displayed. The names given to these buttons 19 to 23 indicate the names of operation screens accessible by the logged-in user. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in addition to the buttons displayed on the access level 1 main menu screen 18A, the “level setting”, “date / time & print setting”, “ Buttons 24 to 26 labeled “Troubleshooting” are displayed. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in addition to these displays, the main menu screen 18C of the access level 3 displays “system setting” and “balance”. Buttons 27 and 28 labeled “Initial setting” are displayed. Thus, as the access level increases, the types of operation screens that can be displayed increase.

  Next, the arithmetic control unit 5 waits for selection of an operation screen (step S9). At this time, the user can select, from the buttons displayed on the main menu screens 18 </ b> A to 18 </ b> C, the touch screen (input unit 3) with the name of the operation screen to be displayed next. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user has selected the “automatic operation” button 20.

  Next, the calculation control part 5 displays a 2nd operation screen on the display part 2 (step S10). In the present embodiment, the “second operation screen” is an operation screen displayed after the initial screen. Specifically, an automatic operation screen corresponding to the “automatic operation” button selected in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 2. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the automatic operation screen 29. Detailed descriptions of the meanings and functions of the buttons and numerical values displayed in the screen shown in FIG. 8 will be omitted. The user performs necessary operations on the automatic operation screen 29 shown in FIG. 8 so that the operation of the weighing device body 6 is automatically performed. Further, the display positions and sizes of the circular figures and numerical values shown in FIG. 8 are changed (customized) by the user. Information about this display content is stored for each driving operation category. In the present embodiment, the information about the display content is stored as a part of the operation screen information (information about the display content set last) in the above-described “biscuit 1” file. It is assumed that the automatic operation screen 29 has not been changed (customized) after that.

  Next, the arithmetic control unit 5 counts the number of times the operation screen is displayed (step S11). As described above, the operation screen information is included in the file named “Biscuit 1” in the file named “Fukuda” in the storage unit 4. The arithmetic control unit 5 adds 1 to the display frequency data of the automatic operation screen 29 stored as a part of the operation screen information. That is, the display frequency of the operation screen is counted for each driving operation category.

  Thereafter, the user performs the operation of the weighing device body 6 and ends the operation as it is (NO in steps S11 and S13, YES in step S14), or switches to another operation screen and performs another operation operation. (When the process proceeds in the order of YES and S7 in steps S11 and S12). If the “return” button 30 in the lower right of FIG. 8 is pressed, the screen returns to the main menu screen 18A shown in FIG. 5, and buttons 19 to 13 corresponding to other operation screens are selected from the main menu screen 18A. Then, the driving operation can be switched. When the operation screen is switched, as in the above case, the calculation control unit 5 counts the number of times the operation screen is switched (step S11). And finally, a series of operation | movement is complete | finished by completion | finish operation (YES in step S14) by a user. The above is the operation and operation method of the operation device in the case of a new production type.

  Next, the operation and operation method of the operation device 1 in the case of a conventional production type will be described with reference to FIG. 2 in the same manner as described above. Here, it is assumed that the user who has performed the operation for the product type “biscuit 1” in the past performs the operation again for “biscuit 1”.

  First, the arithmetic control unit 5 displays the login screen 7 on the display unit 2 and recognizes the user name (steps S1 to S3). These steps S1 to S3 are the same as steps S1 to S3 described above. The user name recognized by the arithmetic control unit 5 is “Fukuda” as in the previous case.

  Next, the arithmetic control unit 5 displays the production type list screen on the display unit 2 (step S3), and waits for the input of the production type (step S5). FIG. 9 shows the production type list screen 14A. This time, since the driving operation has been performed on “biscuits 1” with the user name “Fukuda” in the past, the storage unit 4 stores the name of the production type of “biscuits 1”. Therefore, the list of production varieties displayed in the list column 15 of FIG. 9 includes “biscuit 1” in the last line. Therefore, the user touches the touch screen (input unit 3) and selects “biscuit 1”.

  Next, the arithmetic control unit 5 recognizes the production type name (step S6). When the user touches the “OK” button 17 on the screen of FIG. 9, the arithmetic control unit 5 recognizes the production type name. Then, it is determined whether or not the recognized production type name is a new production type (step S7). Here, since the conventional production type is targeted, the arithmetic control unit 5 determines that it is not a new production type (NO in step S7). Unlike the case described above, since the file “Biscuit 1” is already formed in the file “Fukuda” in the storage unit 4, no new file is formed. Up to step S7, a driving operation classification including a user name and a production type name is set.

  Next, the calculation control part 5 selects the operation screen with high use frequency (step S21). In the present embodiment, the arithmetic control unit 5 selects an operation screen having the largest number of display times among the operation screens excluding the main menu screens 18A to 18C. As described above, since the operation screen information including the display count of each operation screen is stored in the storage unit, the arithmetic control unit selects the operation screen with the highest display count based on the operation screen information. Here, the automatic operation screen 29 (see FIG. 8) is stored as the operation screen having the highest number of display times in the operation screen information in the file “biscuit 1”, and the arithmetic control unit 5 displays the operation screen. It is assumed that the automatic operation screen 29 is selected based on the information.

  Next, the calculation control part 5 displays an initial screen on the display part 2 (step S22). Specifically, the operation screen selected in step S21 is displayed on the display unit 2. In the case of a new production type, unlike the case of the conventional production type name, the main menu screens 18A to 18C shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 are not displayed first, so the operation screen selected in step S21 becomes the initial screen. In this embodiment, since the automatic operation screen 29 is selected in step S21, the automatic operation screen 29 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 2 as an initial screen. Each operation screen is displayed based on the information regarding the display content that was changed last. As described above, since the display content of the automatic operation screen 29 shown in FIG. 8 is stored in the operation screen information as the latest setting (last changed), the automatic operation shown in FIG. 8 is also performed in this step. The same screen as the screen 29 is displayed.

  Next, the arithmetic control unit 5 counts the number of times the operation screen is displayed (step S11). This step is the same as step S11 described above. Specifically, the arithmetic control unit 5 adds 1 to the display frequency data of the automatic operation screen stored as a part of the operation screen information in the file “biscuit 1” in the storage unit 4.

  Thereafter, the user performs the operation of the weighing device body 6 and ends the operation as it is (NO in steps S11 and S13, YES in step S14), or switches to another operation screen and performs another operation operation. (When the process proceeds in the order of YES and S7 in steps S11 and S12). The operation screen switching method is as described above. Finally, the series of operations is ended by the user's end operation (YES in step S14). The above is the operation and operation method of the operation device 1 in the case of the conventional production type.

  As described above, according to the driving operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, the main menu screens 18 </ b> A to 18 </ b> C are not displayed when the driving operation is performed again for the same product type name with the same user name. From the beginning, an operation screen with a large number of display times is displayed. Therefore, the operation of selecting the operation screen can be omitted, and the user's work can be simplified. Therefore, according to the driving operation device 1 according to the present embodiment, the user can efficiently perform the driving operation.

  In addition, although the case where the display frequency of the main menu screens 18A to 18C is not counted has been described above, the display frequency of the main menu screens 18A to 18C may also be counted.

  In the above description, the use frequency of the operation screen is calculated by counting the number of times each operation screen is displayed. However, the use frequency may be calculated by another method. For example, the total display time of each operation screen may be calculated, or the number of user touches on each operation screen may be counted.

  In the above, the initial screen is selected based on the frequency of use. However, each user can set the operation screen to be the initial screen, and can be registered in the operation screen data. A screen may be selected.

  In the above description, the case where the main menu screens 18A to 18C are omitted when the operation is performed on a conventional production type has been described. However, a substantially unnecessary setting input screen (including a case where there are a plurality of settings) is displayed first. In such a case, the screen may be omitted.

  The driving operation device of the present invention is useful as a driving operation device for a combination weigher.

It is a block diagram of the driving operation device concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart figure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the login screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the production kind list screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the main menu screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the main menu screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the main menu screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the automatic operation screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the production kind list screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation apparatus 2 Display part 3 Input part 4 Memory | storage part 5 Calculation control part 6 Weighing instrument main body 14 Production kind list screen 14A Production kind list screen 18A-18C Main menu screen 29 Automatic operation screen

Claims (6)

A driving operation device in which a user operates a production device using a plurality of operation screens,
An input unit for setting at the start a driving operation classification classified by at least a user name;
A storage unit that stores operation screen information related to the operation screen for each driving operation category;
Based on the operation screen information of the driving operation classification set at the time of start, an arithmetic control unit that selects a screen to be an initial screen from the plurality of operation screens;
A driving operation device comprising: a display unit that displays a screen selected by the arithmetic control unit. The arithmetic control unit calculates the use frequency of each operation screen for each driving operation category,
The operation screen information includes information on the frequency of use of each operation screen,
The arithmetic control unit selects the operation screen with high usage frequency as an initial screen.
The driving operation device according to claim 1. The display content of each operation screen can be changed for each driving operation category,
The operation screen information includes information regarding the display content that was last changed,
The operation screen once changed in display content is displayed based on the information related to the display content changed last.
The driving operation device according to claim 1 or 2.   The driving operation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the driving operation classification is classified by at least a user name and a production type name.   The driving operation device according to claim 4, wherein an access level is set for each user name, and the type and content of the operation screen that can be displayed on the display unit are different depending on the access level. When setting the driving operation classification, a list of names of the production type names set in the past is displayed on the display unit, and the selected one name is selected from the list, thereby selecting the selected The operation device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a name is set as the production type name.

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