JP2855027B2 - Graphic display device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a graphic display device, and more particularly to a graphic display device for inserting character string data into irregular character frame data on the coordinates of graphic data handled by a computer or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in computers and the like,
When a figure such as a drawing is handled, the figure is converted into numerical data by fitting the figure on predetermined reference coordinates.

[0003] For example, in the information industry and the like, for the purpose of network management and the like, a network situation is graphically represented on a computer, and an example thereof is shown in FIG. In this type of diagramming, only outlines of character frames and the like are left from information of system devices and the like, graphic data is created, and character string data such as a device name is inserted into each of the character frames. .

However, the insertion (or updating) of character string data requires that the character string data be properly matched within the character frame. Therefore, the operator of the computer must specify the coordinate position and size of the character frame on the display image. Or, the shape or the like must be inspected, and the coordinate position, size, etc. of the character string data must be specified so as to correspond to the inspection.

As a solution to this problem, there has been proposed a graphic display system which can easily insert character string data as shown in FIG. 25, for example.

In FIG. 25, in this graphic display method,
A character string display frame creating means 1 for the operator to create a character string display frame when inserting a character string, and whether the character string display frame created by the character string display frame creating means 1 is portrait or landscape. When the operator is portrait, the character display is vertical; when the operator is landscape, the character display is horizontal. A character string creating means 3 for the operator to determine an optimal arrangement of character strings based on the aspect ratio of the display frame, and a character string creating means 3
A character size determining means 4 for the operator to determine an optimal character size so that the character string created by the above can be inserted into the character string display frame created by the character string display frame creating means 1 and the drawing direction determining means 2; And a drawing means 5 for displaying the character string created by the size determining means 4 on the screen.

The character display data creating means 6 is constituted by the character string display frame creating means 1, the drawing direction determining means 2, the character string creating means 3, and the character size determining means 4.

[0008]

However, in such a graphic display method, in order to display predetermined character information in a limited display area, the display characters are moved or the size of the display characters is reduced. However, at that time, there is a fear that the characters are displayed overlapping with other characters or the characters are too small to be read.

[0009] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, when displaying by inserting the string data on a graphic data corresponding to the irregular character string, without losing character information, predetermined display
It is an object of the present invention to provide a graphic display device capable of performing easy-to-view display in an area .

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an area for displaying a character string is determined as a character string display frame from graphic data corresponding to the character string. In a graphic display device having character string display data creating means for creating character string display data by setting a character size and a display direction based on the character string display frame and the character string, Judge whether or not it protrudes, and when it protrudes from the character string display frame,
Replacement determination means for extracting the protruding character string display data;
A substitution dictionary for registering a correspondence between a character string that can be abbreviated in the character string display data and an abbreviation corresponding to the character string, and the abbreviation that can be abbreviated in the character string display data extracted by the replacement determination unit. Character string replacement means for automatically replacing a character string with an abbreviation by referring to the replacement dictionary, and drawing means for displaying an abbreviation and the graphic data as a result of the replacement by the character string replacement means on a screen are provided. Things.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an area for displaying the character string is determined as a character string display frame from graphic data corresponding to the character string, and the character size and display are determined based on the character string display frame and the character string. In a graphic display device having character string display data creating means for creating character string display data by setting a direction, it is determined whether or not the character string display data protrudes from a character string display frame, and the character string display frame is determined. When the character string protrudes, the substitution determining means for extracting the character string display data that protrudes, and the correspondence between the character string that can be abbreviated in the character string display data and the abbreviation corresponding to the character string is created in advance as a substitution dictionary. With reference to the replacement dictionary creating means and the replacement dictionary, the character string that can be abbreviated in the character string display data extracted by the replacement determining means is an abbreviation, and the character string that cannot be abbreviated is a predetermined character string. A replacement execution means for automatically replacing each with a symbol, a replacement content storage means for storing the correspondence between the abbreviations and symbols, which are the replacement results of the replacement execution means, and the character string display data, and a replacement content storage means. A replacement content output unit for outputting the stored correspondence is provided, and a drawing unit for displaying the replacement result of the replacement execution unit and the graphic data on a screen.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the correspondence between the character strings that can be abbreviated and the abbreviations is registered in advance in a database, for example, as a dictionary, and the character strings do not fit in the character display data. case, the search for the string from Day <br/> database that has been registered, replace them automatically abbreviations. Thereby, display can be performed even in a limited area.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the correspondence between the character strings that can be abbreviated and the abbreviations is registered in advance as a dictionary, for example, in a database, and if the character string does not fit in the character display data, it is registered. in correspondence with at database, the corresponding attached string is automatically replaced with the abbreviation, strings that do not stick correspond to the database will be displayed automatically replaced with symbols such as the alphabet and numbers. Further, for example, when the display area is clicked by the replacement content output means, a character string is temporarily displayed on the screen. As a result, necessary information can be displayed easily even in a small area.

[0014]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a graphic display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a case where a character string is displayed on a screen.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a graphic is displayed in a limited area on the screen using graphic data and character string data corresponding to the graphic data.

In FIG. 1, the graphic display device includes a character display data creating means 10 corresponding to the character display data creating means 6 of the conventional device, and the character display data creating means 10 is shown in FIG. As described above, a circumscribed rectangle circumscribing the graphic data corresponding to the character string is obtained, and the character string display frame creating means 11 using the circumscribed rectangle as a character display frame and the character string display frame obtained by the character string display frame creating means 11 are vertically long. 4A, the character display is determined to be horizontal when the image is horizontally long as shown in FIG. 4A, and is determined to be vertical when the image is vertically long as shown in FIG. 4B. Direction determining means 12
A character string creating unit 13 that determines the arrangement of character strings based on the divisible information included in the character string and the aspect ratio of the character string display frame obtained by the character string display frame creating unit 11; The created character string is a character string display frame creating means 11
And a character size determining means 14 for determining an optimum character size to be inserted into the character string display frame created by the drawing direction determining means 12.

Further, on the output side of the drawing direction determining means 12 and the character size determining means 14, a replacement determining means 15 is provided. The replacement determining unit 15 determines whether or not the character string extends beyond the character string display frame, and takes out the character string that has exceeded the character string display frame. On the output side of the replacement determining means 15, a character string replacing means 16 is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the character string replacing means 16 is a replacement dictionary creating means 17 for inputting a combination of a character string and a corresponding abbreviation. A substitution dictionary storage unit 18 for registering the correspondence between the character string input by the substitution dictionary creation unit 17 and the corresponding abbreviations as a dictionary in a database; and a replacement dictionary storage unit And a substitution execution unit 19 for associating with the dictionary registered at 18 and replacing the dictionary with an abbreviation corresponding to the character string. On the output side of the replacement executing means 19, a drawing means 20 for displaying the execution result of the replacement executing means 19 on a screen is provided.

Next, the processing of the character string replacing means 16 in the graphic display device having the above configuration will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing of the substitution dictionary creating means 17 in FIG. In FIG. 6, first,
It is determined whether or not the character string is to be replaced (step S1), and if not replaced, this routine ends. In the case of replacement, a character string to be replaced with an abbreviation is input (step S2), and a corresponding abbreviation for replacement is input (step S3). In the example of FIG. 5, for example, the character string “print” is input, and the corresponding abbreviation “(P)” is input.

After the processing of steps S2 and S3, the user is asked whether the file can be saved (step S4). If the file is not to be saved, the process returns to step S1. The character string input in the input processing and the corresponding abbreviation are stored in a file in association with each other as shown in FIG. 5 (step S5).
Then, the process returns to step S1, and thereafter, step S1
Steps 2 to 5 are repeated by the number of character strings to be replaced with abbreviations. For example, the character string “control device,
The corresponding abbreviations "(C), (D)" are sequentially input to the "disk device" and stored in a file.

The correspondence file between the character strings created in this way and the corresponding abbreviations is stored in the replacement dictionary storing means 1.
8 is registered in the database as shown in FIG.

Next, the processing of the replacement executing means 19 is described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 7, first, in step S11, the character strings determined to be outside the character string display frame by the replacement determining means 15 and the number of characters of the character strings are all temporarily stored in an array as shown in FIG. store. For example, FIG.
(B) and (c) are diagrams showing an example of a character string protruding from the character string display frame. In this example, the character string “color print” and the number of characters “7” corresponding thereto are arranged in an array as shown in FIG. <br/> It will be saved.

Next, in step S12, as shown in FIG. 10, each character of "color print""f"
Whether "-", "pu", "ri", "n", and "to" are the first characters of the character strings in the dictionary to be replaced with abbreviations, that is, whether they match "pu", "system", and "di" in the dictionary example of FIG. Or search. In this example, although "ka", "la", and "-" do not match "pu", "control", and "di" in the dictionary, they do match with "pu", so the process proceeds to step S13. In the processing in step S13, it is determined whether or not the second half of the character string matched in the dictionary search processing in step S12 matches the character string in the dictionary. For example, in FIG.
"Print" of the character string "color print" to be replaced
Matches the “print” of the character string in the dictionary, and is replaced in the next step S14 to “color print”
The color (P) is changed and displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.

If the character of the character string does not match the first character of the character string in the dictionary in the processing of step S12, and if the character of the character string matches the first character in the processing of step S12, the processing of step S13 is performed. If the character string in the latter half of the character does not match the character string in the dictionary, step S1
Proceed to 5 to determine whether the character in the character string is the last character. If the character to be searched still remains, the process proceeds to the next character (step S16), and the search in step S12 is repeated.

If the character in the character string is the last character in step S15, and after the replacement in step S14, it is determined in step S17 whether or not the data extracted by the replacement determining means 15 has been completed. If not, the process returns to step S11, and if completed, this routine ends.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a graphic display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that:
A character string replacement means 16a having a different function is provided in place of the character string replacement means 16, and the other components are the same. The character string replacement means 16a includes a replacement execution means 16A having a different function from that of the above embodiment, and a replacement content storage means 16B.
And replacement content output means 16C.

The replacement executing means 16A has a function of sequentially assigning symbols such as numbers and alphabets to character strings which do not fit in the character string display frame as shown in FIG. It has a function of storing the correspondence between the character string replaced by 16A and the symbol corresponding to the character string. Further, the replacement content output means 16C displays the correspondence stored by the replacement content storage means 16B at a suitable arbitrary place (edge of the screen) as shown in FIG. 15 or a character string as shown in FIG. In the display frame data (A in the figure)
When the user clicks on a point with a mouse , the screen has a function of temporarily displaying the screen on a pop-up window (B in the figure) or the like.

Next, the operation of the character string replacing means 16a of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0032] First, in FIG. 17, in step S21, the correspondence between numeric string is determined to protrude a character string display frame sequentially in replacement determination unit 15, keep all sequences. For example, FIG. 14 shows an example of a character string that extends beyond the character string display frame. The character strings “color print” and “LAN control device” that extend beyond the character string display frame are denoted by symbols “1”,
Correspond to “2”. This processing is performed by the replacement determination unit (1).
The processing is repeated until there is no more character string determined to exceed the character string display frame in 5) (step S22).

In step S23, the process proceeds to step S21.
The character strings and symbols associated with each other are stored in a file by the replacement content storage unit 16B. This step S2
Step 3 is repeated until there is no more data to save.

Next, the processing of the replacement content output means 16C will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The processing of the replacement content output means 16C is started when the mouse button is pressed (step S3).
1). In step S32, it is determined whether the position where the mouse button was pressed in the process of step S31 is inside or outside a predetermined character string display frame.
The dictionary is searched by the process of step S33. For example, FIG. 16 shows an example in which the mouse is clicked at the position of the point A. In this example, since the mouse is clicked inside the character string display frame “3”, a dictionary search is performed. .

If necessary information can be searched in the dictionary search process in step S33 (step S34), a character string corresponding to the symbol is displayed on the screen in a pop-up window or the like for several seconds (step S35). For example, in the example of FIG. 16, information “optical disk device” corresponding to the symbol “3” is displayed at a position B in the figure. In this case, instead of displaying on the screen in a pop-up window, FIG.
A corresponding character string may be displayed at the end of the screen as shown in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a graphic display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is configured to have both the first and second embodiments. That is, the character string replacement means 16b of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the character string replacement means 16b has a function different from that of the first embodiment.
And replacement content storage means 16B 'and replacement content output means 16C' having different functions from those of the second embodiment, which are different from the replacement execution means of the first and second embodiments. 21. Here, the replacement dictionary creating means 17 'and the replacement dictionary storing means 18' have a function of registering abbreviations meaning character strings in the dictionary as shown in FIG. 20, and this can be freely registered in the dictionary at any time.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the processing of the replacement executing means 21 of this embodiment. In FIG. 21, first, the replacement determination unit 15 associates a character string that does not fit in the character string display frame (step S41) with the dictionary created by the replacement dictionary creation unit 17 '(steps S42 and S43).
For example, FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a result corresponding to the dictionary shown in FIG. 20. In FIG. 22, for example, when the character string “color print” is enabled by the replacement The columns are associated with the dictionary in FIG. Here, since "print" of the character string "color print" is stored in the dictionary, all of "color print" are automatically replaced with the abbreviation (P). In the process of step S44, when none of the characters in the character string corresponds to the dictionary in the process of step S42, the characters are sequentially stored in association with symbols such as alphabets and numbers. For example, "Token Ring" and "Library System" in FIG.
Since none of the character strings in the table does not correspond to the "print", "control device", and "disk device" in the dictionary shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 23, the replacement content storage means 16B 'and the replacement content output means 16C' pop up on the screen temporarily by clicking the character string display frame (point C in the figure) with the mouse. A character string can be displayed in a window (D in the figure) or the like.

[0041]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is determined whether or not the character string display data is out of the character string display frame, and the character string display data is out of the character string display frame. A replacement determining means for extracting the protruding character string display data, and a substitution dictionary for setting a correspondence relationship between a character string capable of being abbreviated in the character string display data and an abbreviation corresponding to the character string, The character string replacement means for automatically replacing a character string that can be abbreviated in the character string display data extracted by the replacement determination means with an abbreviation by referring to the replacement dictionary, and a replacement result of the character string replacement means. Since a drawing means for displaying an abbreviation and the graphic data on a screen is provided, for example, when a computer or the like inserts and displays character string data on graphic data corresponding to an irregular character string, a display area is provided. Without losing the character information to, it can be performed easy-to-read display.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is determined whether or not the character string display data protrudes from the character string display frame, and when the character string display data protrudes from the character string display frame, the protruding character string display data is taken out. A replacement determination unit, and a replacement dictionary creating unit that creates a correspondence relationship between an abbreviated character string in the character string display data and an abbreviation corresponding to the character string as a replacement dictionary in advance, and refers to the replacement dictionary. Replacement executing means for automatically replacing a character string that can be abbreviated in the character string display data extracted by the replacement determination means with an abbreviation, and a character string that cannot be abbreviated with a predetermined symbol,
Replacement content storage means for storing the correspondence between the abbreviations and symbols that are the replacement results of the replacement execution means and the character string display data, and replacement content output means for outputting the correspondence stored by the replacement content storage means And drawing means for displaying the replacement result of the replacement executing means and the graphic data on a screen, the effect of the first invention becomes more remarkable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a graphic display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of displaying a character string on a screen in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of creating a character string display frame.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a drawing direction.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of dictionary registration in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of a replacement dictionary creating unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a replacement executing unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of sequence storage.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a character string that protrudes from a character string display frame.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a dictionary search in the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a replacement example of a dictionary search in the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display in the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a graphic display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the correspondence between symbols and character strings in the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a character string display example in the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another example of character string display in the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a character string replacement unit according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a replacement content output unit according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a graphic display device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a dictionary according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a process performed by a replacement execution unit according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a replacement example in the third embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a display example of a drawing in the third embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of graphic display on a computer screen.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional graphic display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Character display data creation means 15 Replacement determination means 16 Character string replacement means 16B Replacement content storage means 16C Replacement content output means 17 Replacement dictionary creation means 18 Replacement dictionary storage means 19, 16A Replacement execution means 20 Drawing means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A character string display area is determined from graphic data corresponding to a character string as a character string display frame, and a character size and a display direction are set based on the character string display frame and the character string. In a graphic display device having character string display data creating means for creating string display data, it is determined whether or not the character string display data is out of the character string display frame. Replacement determination means for extracting the character string display data, a replacement dictionary for registering a correspondence between a character string that can be abbreviated in the character string display data and an abbreviation corresponding to the character string, String display data
Automatically and string substitution means for replacing, abbreviations and the graphic data is substituted result of the character string replacing means a moiety of the abbreviations of possible strings abbreviations refer to the substituent dictionary in the string Drawing means for displaying on a screen, and a graphic display device. 2. A character string display area is determined from graphic data corresponding to a character string as a character string display frame, and a character size and a display direction are set based on the character string display frame and the character string. In a graphic display device having character string display data creating means for creating string display data, it is determined whether or not the character string display data is out of the character string display frame. Replacement determination means for extracting the character string display data, replacement dictionary creation means for creating a correspondence between character strings that can be abbreviated in the character string display data and abbreviations corresponding to the character strings in advance as a replacement dictionary, Referring to the substituent dictionary, in the string display data retrieved by said replacement determination unit, the abbreviations of possible strings
To a string display data Abbreviations, including, abbreviations of available-string
Replacement execution means for automatically replacing the character string display data which is not included with a predetermined symbol, and replacement content storage for storing the correspondence between the abbreviations and symbols, which are the replacement results of the replacement execution means, and the character string display data. Means, a replacement content output means for outputting the correspondence stored by the replacement content storage means, and a drawing means for displaying a replacement result of the replacement execution means and the graphic data on a screen. Characteristic graphic display device.