JP2002278999A - Device and method for managing display of object and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for managing display of object which enable a user to freely combine required objects, generate a new group and display it on a picture although the object belongs to the different group or not, and to provide a program therefor. SOLUTION: The user gives an instruction through the control part 6 of a processing part 3 by using an input device 8, and displays the prescribed object on a display 7. The processing part 3 is provided with a group managing part 5 switching the display/non-display of the object belonging to the group stored in a group managing database 2 and a group constituting part 4 retrieving the object adapted to a retrieval condition which is set from a object database 1, constituting the new group where the retrieved object is set to be a constitution element and storing information on the new group into the group managing database 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an object display management apparatus, method, and program for creating a group having a plurality of objects such as figures as constituent elements and displaying the group on a computer screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional object display management apparatus represented by a CAD system, objects such as figures stored in the apparatus are divided into groups called layers. Layers are responsible for managing such objects. Further, in the conventional object display management device, a list of objects belonging to each layer can be displayed on the screen. Then, the user of this device selects, for each layer displayed on the screen, whether to display all objects belonging to each layer or not to display it.
Display the object on the screen.

For example, in a conventional CAD system, various types of basic figures and the like necessary for drafting belong to a plurality of layers as objects. Here, information about the layer to which the object belongs is given as attribute information to an object such as a figure, which is a constituent element of each layer. By having this attribute information, the user can create a layer by combining necessary objects, and can draw a desired drawing or the like on the computer screen by selecting display / non-display for each layer.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of the relationship between layers and objects and a screen display of objects in a conventional object display management device. FIG.
In the figure, reference numeral 9 is an example of a screen displayed on the display, and 11 to 15 are objects in the form of geometric figures. In FIG. 2, a total of five objects 11 to 15 belong to any one of the four layers a to d. Note that these objects 11 to 15 are displayed on the screen in a manner divided into four layers. Then, the user selects display / non-display for each layer in order to display only predetermined objects on the screen using the four layers.

In FIG. 2, it is assumed that the user selects layer b and layer d to be displayed and hides layer a and layer c. In this case, three objects, that is, the objects 12 and 13 that are the components of the layer b and the object 15 that is the components of the layer d are displayed on the display 9 on the display. As described above, according to the layer classification method in the conventional object display management device, when the objects are classified by application,
When the object is classified from a specific single viewpoint, the object may be newly set by the user. In any case, each object always belongs to only one layer.

FIG. 7 is an image diagram for explaining a combination of object screen display using two layers and a lower diagram in a conventional object display management device. 7, reference numerals e and f denote layers, g denotes a lower diagram, and 17a to 17f denote objects. In FIG.
The objects 17a to 17f are rectangular figures having coordinate information on the screen. Here, three objects 17b, 17c and 17f belong to the layer e. In addition, objects 17a, 1
Three objects 7d and 17e belong. Here, as described above, the same object does not belong to the layers e and f redundantly.

Next, a case where an object is displayed in FIG. Layer e
If neither (f) nor (f) is displayed, only (g) below is displayed. When only the layer e is used (+),
The lower figure g and the objects 17c, 17c, 17f are displayed. Furthermore, when only the layer f is used (+)
Displays the following figure g and the objects 17a, 17d, and 17e. Furthermore, when both layers e and f are used (++), the following figure g and the objects 17a-1
7f is displayed.

[0008]

However, in the conventional object display management apparatus, there is a problem that overlapping objects do not belong to the respective layers, and the screen display of the objects can be switched only for each layer. was there. For this reason, objects that do not need to be displayed on the same layer as the object that the user wants to display on the screen may be included. In this case, in the conventional object display management device,
Objects that do not need to be displayed need to be deleted from the layer and added to another layer. Further, when a new layer is created in this way, there is a problem that the original layer is changed. For example, in FIG. 7, consider a case in which the object of layer e and the object 17d are to be displayed on the screen together with the following figure.
It was necessary to delete 7d and add an object 17d to layer e to create a new layer.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and regardless of whether or not an object belongs to another group, the user can freely combine objects required by the user to create a new object. It is an object of the present invention to provide an object display management device, a method, and a program that can create a group and display the screen on a screen.

[0010]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an object database comprising: an object database for storing information relating to an object to be displayed on a computer screen; A group management database that stores information about a group to be set, a group management unit that switches display / non-display of the object belonging to the group stored in the group management database on the computer screen, and the group Searching the object database for an object that satisfies a search condition set to specify the object belonging to the group, constructing a new group including the searched object as a constituent element, and information on the new group. The above And having a group structure means for storing the loop management database.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the group forming unit changes the search condition of the group stored in the group management database, and The object database is searched for an object that satisfies the above search condition, and a new group including the searched object as a constituent element is formed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the information on the object includes attribute information of the object, and the information on the group relates to a search condition of the object. Information is included, and the group forming unit searches the object database for the object having attribute information included in the information on the search condition,
A new group including the object having the searched attribute information as a constituent element is configured.

[0013] The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1 to 3.
In the invention according to any one of the items, the information on the object includes screen display information of the object, and the information on the group includes object information for specifying an object that is a component of the group. The group management means specifies the object belonging to the group based on the object information, and displays / displays all the objects belonging to the group on the computer screen based on the screen display information of the object. Switching of non-display is performed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an object database for storing information relating to an object to be displayed on a computer screen, and a group management database for storing information relating to a group having at least one or more of the objects as constituent elements. An object display method of an object display device, wherein an object that meets a search condition set to specify the object belonging to the group is searched from the object database, and the searched object is used as a component. A first step of forming a new group and storing information about the new group in the group management database; and a step of storing the information of the objects belonging to the group stored in the group management database. And having a second process of performing display and hide of the computer screen.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the invention, the first step is performed by changing the search condition of the group stored in the group management database. An object that meets the later search condition is searched from the object database, and a new group including the searched object as a constituent element is formed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fifth or sixth aspect, the information on the object includes attribute information of the object, and the information on the group relates to a search condition of the object. Information, and in the first step, the object having attribute information included in the information on the search condition is searched from the object database, and the object having the searched attribute information is set as a component. It is characterized by forming a new group.

[0018] The invention described in claim 8 is the invention according to claims 5 to 7.
In the invention according to any one of the items, the information on the object includes screen display information of the object, and the information on the group includes object information for specifying an object that is a component of the group. The second step specifies the object belonging to the group based on the object information, and displays all the objects belonging to the group on the computer screen based on the screen display information of the object. Switching of non-display is performed.

The invention according to claim 9 uses an object database for storing information on objects displayed on a computer screen, and a group management database for storing information on groups including at least one or more of the objects as constituent elements. A program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for displaying the object on the computer screen, wherein an object matching a search condition set for specifying the object belonging to the group is stored in the object database. A first procedure of searching, forming a new group having the searched object as a constituent element, and storing information on the new group in the group management database, and storing the information in the group management database And having a second procedure for the switching of the display and non-display of the computer screen of the object belonging to the group that is.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect of the present invention, the first step is performed by changing the search condition of the group stored in the group management database. An object that meets the later search condition is searched from the object database, and a new group including the searched object as a constituent element is formed.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an object display management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an object database, which stores information on all objects used in the present apparatus. The object in the present embodiment refers to data displayed on a screen having the following two types of information. The first information is screen display information, which includes CAD data such as basic figures used in a CAD system, and display data such as target data and graphic data displayed on map data in a map information system. The second information is attribute information,
The object name and other data of the object itself. As other data, for example, in the case of data relating to a product having the object, data such as the product type, purchase date, application, and manufacturer name correspond to the attribute information. In addition, information on the position of display data may be included as other data.

A group management database 2 stores one object or a plurality of objects as one group and stores information on the groups.
The conventional object display management device is called a layer, but in this embodiment, it is called a group because the object management method is different. The group in the present embodiment refers to data for managing an object having the following two types of information.

The first information is information on a group name of the group, a search condition of an object belonging to the group, and the like. Here, the object search conditions are various conditions for extracting an object belonging to a new group from all objects stored in the object database 1. Based on this search condition, only objects that meet the search condition can belong to the group. The second information is object information including an object name for specifying an object that satisfies the above search condition.

A processing device 3 controls the entire object display management device according to the present embodiment. Processing unit 3
Is composed of a group configuration unit 4, a group management unit 5, and a control unit 6. When creating a new group, the group forming unit 4 searches the object database 1 for an object that satisfies the search condition according to the search condition set by the user, and identifies the searched object as a component of the group. I do. Further, information on the newly created group is stored in the group management database 2. The group management unit 5 switches whether or not to display an object, which is a component of a group, stored in the group management database 2 on a screen according to a user's instruction. Then, when the user selects to display the objects of the group on the screen, the objects belonging to the group are displayed on the screen. Further, the control unit 6 appropriately transmits a command based on an operation performed by a user of the present apparatus to the group forming unit 4 and the group managing unit 5 and controls their operations.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a computer screen display, on which objects are displayed to draw a desired figure or the like, a list of groups and their constituent objects, and a display relating to a user's operation of the apparatus. further,
An input device 8 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. An instruction given by the user through the input device 8 causes the group forming unit 4 and the group managing unit 5 to perform the above-described operations via the control unit 6. The object database 1 and the group management database may be configured to be connected to a plurality of displays and processing devices via a network such as a LAN. Thereby, the same database can be shared by a plurality of terminal devices.

Next, an operation procedure in which a user of the object display management device according to the above-described embodiment uses a group stored in the group management database 2 to display an object which is a component of the group on the display 7 will be described. explain. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a relationship between a group and an object and a screen display of the object in the object display management device of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the object in this embodiment is a figure painted black.
Then, assume that a regular square is an object 11, a circle is an object 12, a regular hexagon is an object 13, a regular triangle is an object 14, and a parallelogram is an object 15. 9 is an example of a screen displayed on the display.

In this embodiment, the objects 11 to 15
Belong to four groups A to D redundantly. Group A is object 1
Only 1 belongs and is a constituent element. Group B includes objects 12 and 15 and is a constituent element. The group C includes the objects 11 and 13 as constituent elements. Then, the group D includes the object 12
, And 13 and 14 belong and are constituent elements.

The objects of the constituent elements of the groups A to D are included in the objects stored in the object database 1 based on the conditions shown in the "display condition" column of FIG. Is one that meets the conditions. In FIG. 3, the display conditions of the groups A to D are the conditions 1 to 4. When the object is not a graphic as shown in FIG. 3 but data relating to a certain product, conditions such as the type of the product, the purchase date, the use, the name of the manufacturer, and the like can be used. For example, as condition 1, “product type is 1
"Type", and a product which satisfies this condition belongs to the group A and is set as a component.

Further, as condition 2, "Purchase date is before January 1, 2000" is searched, and a product which satisfies this condition belongs to group B and is made a component. Further, as a condition 3, “search for office use” is searched,
A product that satisfies this condition belongs to the group C and is a component. Furthermore, as condition 4, “the manufacturer is AA
It is also possible to search for a “company's product” and make a product that satisfies this condition belong to the group D and make it a component.

The user refers to the four groups A to D displayed on the display 7 of FIG. 1 and objects belonging to the group, and refers to the input device 8
From the group that performs screen display and the group that does not perform screen display. In this embodiment, the user is group B
And an instruction to display groups B and D using the input device 8 so that the objects belonging to and D are displayed on the display 7. Based on this instruction, the control unit 6 in the processing device 3 refers to the group management unit 5 from the groups recorded in the group management database 2 for the object information included in the groups B and D. Then, based on the object name in the object information, a circle of the object 12, a regular hexagon of the object 13, and a parallelogram of the object 15 are displayed on the display 7 based on the display information of the object having the object name stored in the object database 1. Display above. Then, the user moves these three objects to a position determined by the user using the input device 8 such as a mouse. The result obtained in this way is the screen display 9 shown in FIG.

Next, a procedure when a user creates a new group in this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for creating a new group in the present embodiment. The user can use the object display device according to the present embodiment to create a group consisting of combinations of objects that are not recorded in the group database 2 shown in FIG. The user uses the input device 1 in FIG. 1 to display whether to create a new group using an existing group stored in the group management database 2 of the present device or to create a completely new group. 7 is designated according to the display (Step S1). When the user creates a new group using an existing group (YES), the user specifies this using the input device 8, and the group recorded in the group database 2 is displayed on the display 7 as a list. Is performed (step S2).

If the user creates a new group in step S1 (NO), a new group in an initial state in which the search condition and the belonging object are not shown is newly created (step S3). Next, the user inputs and designates the group name of one newly created group using the input device 8 (step S4). Further, the user sets an object search condition in order to set an object belonging to the group whose group name is newly specified (step S5). This search condition is, for example,
Conditions for selecting objects such as "Product type is 1", "Purchase date is before January 1, 2000", "Use is for business", and "Manufacturer is AA" It is. After setting such search conditions, the process proceeds to step S7.

On the other hand, when the existing group is displayed on the display 7 in step S2, the user next re-edits the search condition currently set for the group and determines whether or not to set a new search condition. Judge (Step S
6). As a result, when the user edits the currently displayed search condition (YES), the process proceeds to step S4 and performs the operation according to the above-described procedure. If the user uses the current search condition as it is (NO), the process proceeds to step S7.

In step S7, the group forming unit 4 searches the objects stored in the object database 1 for an object that satisfies the search condition according to a conventional or new search condition. Next, the group forming unit creates a list of objects matching the condition as a result of the search (step S).
8). Then, the group creating unit 4 displays the display information of the objects on the created group list on the display 7 (step S9). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, if the newly created group is “group B”, the graphics of the objects 11 and 13, that is, the squares and hexagons, are displayed on the display 7 as the objects belonging to the group B. You.

The user determines whether or not to save the objects set in the new group displayed as described above as belonging to the respective groups (step S10). As a result, if the user determines that the new group is to be saved (YES), the user performs an operation of saving the new group using the input device 8 (step S1).
1), the instruction operation of the user is instructed by the control unit 6 to the group configuration creating unit 4, and the group creating unit 4 adds the new group to the group management database 2 and records it (step S12). On the other hand, if the user determines that there is no need to save (NO), the process ends without any setting. With the procedure as described above, the user can create a new group using the present apparatus.

Here, an example in which map data and a target applied to the map data are displayed on the screen as objects using the object display device according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram for describing a display relationship between map data and objects in the present embodiment. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 18 is map data displayed on the display 7 shown in FIG. Also, 16a-
Reference numeral 16n denotes an object displayed on the map data 18, which in the present embodiment means a building displayed on the map data 18. In the present embodiment, the objects 16a to 16a
The 16n information includes display information of a mark that images a building, and attribute information such as the area of the site where the building is built and the total floor area of the building. Reference numeral 19 denotes an example of a display screen when the search condition is set in step S7 in FIG.

In FIG. 5, the objects 16a to 16n are buildings belonging to a group called "large-scale building".
8, objects 16a-1 of the large-scale building group
6n is displayed. Then, on the search screen 18,
As new search conditions, the object corresponding to the “site area” is set to “500 or more” and the “total floor area” is set to “2500 or more”. This further restricts the objects to objects 16b, 16
Only d, 16e, 16g and 16k are retrieved from the object database 1 and displayed on the display 7.

FIG. 6 is an image diagram for explaining the change of the combination of the screen display of the object using the group and the lower diagram in the object display management device according to the present embodiment. It is an image figure about the object display based on the object display switching system by this embodiment. In FIG. 6, the management number and the position information are given to the attribute information of the object as described above. in this case,
If the object is for a specific manufactured item,
The type, purchase date, application, manufacturer name, and the like of the product are also attribute data.

In the present embodiment, when a new group is created, a search is performed using the management number of the object to make the object of the group. As shown in FIG. 6, six objects 17a to 17f having management numbers 001 to 006 belong to the group stored in the group database 2. Then, when the objects selected based on this group are displayed on the figure below, only necessary objects are retrieved and displayed as appropriate from the management number. For example, when the search condition is “management number <> *” in FIG. 6, no management number is selected, so that only the following figure is displayed. If the search condition is “management number> 003”, objects with the management number including 003 and higher are displayed together with the figure below. Further, when the search condition is “003 <management number <004”, the management numbers 003 to 004 are displayed together with the following figure. When the search condition is “*”, all objects belonging to the group are displayed together with the following figure.

A program for realizing the functions of the processing device in FIG. 1 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on this recording medium is read by a computer system and executed to execute the object. Or group management.
Here, the “computer system” is an OS
And hardware such as peripheral devices. Also,
The "computer system" includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used. The “computer-readable recording medium” is a floppy (registered trademark)
It refers to portable media such as disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as hard disks built into computer systems. Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. And those holding programs for a certain period of time.

The above program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting a program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. further,
What can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system, that is, a so-called difference file (difference program) may be used.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, the group management means for switching between display and non-display of the objects belonging to the group stored in the group management database on the computer screen, and The object database is searched for an object that satisfies a search condition set to specify an object to which the user belongs, a new group including the searched object as a component is formed, and information on the new group is stored in a group management database , The user can freely combine objects required by the user to create a new group and display it on the screen, regardless of whether the object belongs to another group or not. it can.

Further, the group forming means changes the search condition of the group stored in the group management database, thereby searching the object database for an object which satisfies the changed search condition. , The objects required by the user can be freely combined without being affected by the types of objects belonging to other groups. At this time, the same object can belong to different groups in duplicate. As a result, when an object is added or deleted from a group that has been created once, a new group is created, and a new group can be added without updating the original group without saving.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an object display management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a relationship between a layer and an object and a screen display of the object in a conventional object display management device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between a group and an object and a screen display of the object in the object display management device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for creating a new group in the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for describing a display relationship between map data and an object in the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an image diagram for explaining a change in a combination of a screen display of an object using a group and a lower diagram in the object display management device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a second example of the conventional object display management device.
It is an image figure for explaining combination of the screen display of an object using one layer and a lower figure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Object database 2 Group management database 3 Processing unit 4 Group creation unit 5 Group selection unit 6 Control unit 7 Display 8 Input device 9 Screen 11 to 15, 16a to n, 17a to f Objects

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An object database that stores information about an object displayed on a computer screen; a group management database that stores information about a group including at least one or more of the objects as components; and an object database that is stored in the group management database. Group management means for switching display / non-display of the object belonging to the group on the computer screen, and selecting an object matching a search condition set to specify the object belonging to the group. Group configuration means for retrieving from the object database, configuring a new group having the retrieved object as a component, and storing information on the new group in the group management database. And an object display management device. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the group forming unit changes the search condition of the group stored in the group management database to search for an object that matches the changed search condition from the object database. 2. A new group comprising the selected object as a constituent element.
An object display management device according to claim 1. 3. The information on the object includes attribute information of the object, the information on the group includes information on a search condition of the object, and the group forming unit includes the information on the search condition. The object having the attribute information to be retrieved is searched from the object database, and a new group including the object having the retrieved attribute information as a constituent element is configured.
An object display management device according to claim 1. 4. The information on the object includes screen display information of the object, the information on the group includes object information for specifying an object that is a component of the group, and the group management unit includes: The object belonging to the group is specified based on the object information, and display / non-display of all the objects belonging to the group on the computer screen is switched based on the screen display information of the object. The object display management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. An object display method for an object display device, comprising: an object database for storing information on objects to be displayed on a computer screen; and a group management database for storing information on groups including at least one or more of the objects. By searching the object database for an object that matches a search condition set to specify the object belonging to the group, forming a new group having the searched object as a constituent element, A first step of storing information on the new group in the group management database; and displaying on the computer screen the objects belonging to the group stored in the group management database. Object display managing method characterized in that it comprises a second process of performing or hide. 6. The first step is to change the search condition of the group stored in the group management database so as to search for an object matching the changed search condition from the object database. 6. The object display management method according to claim 5, wherein a new group including the searched object as a constituent element is formed. 7. The information on the object includes attribute information of the object, the information on the group includes information on a search condition of the object, and the first process includes: The object having the included attribute information is searched from the object database, and a new group including the object having the searched attribute information as a constituent element is configured. Object display management method. 8. The information on the object includes screen display information of the object, the information on the group includes object information for specifying an object that is a component of the group, and the second process includes: Specifying the object belonging to the group based on the object information, and switching display / non-display of all the objects belonging to the group to the computer screen based on the screen display information of the object. 8. The object display management method according to claim 5, wherein the method is performed. 9. The computer according to claim 1, further comprising: an object database that stores information about the objects to be displayed on the computer screen; and a group management database that stores information about a group including at least one of the objects. A program for causing a computer to execute a procedure to be displayed on a screen, wherein an object that matches a search condition set to specify the object belonging to the group is searched from the object database. A first procedure for forming a new group having an object as a constituent element and storing information on the new group in the group management database; and the group stored in the group management database Programs to be executed by a computer, characterized in that it comprises a second procedure for the switching of the display and non-display of the computer screen of the object which belongs to. 10. The first step is to search the object database for an object that matches the changed search condition by changing the search condition of the group stored in the group management database. The program according to claim 9, wherein a new group including the searched object as a constituent element is configured.