JP3066493B2 - Operating equipment for broadcasting equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation device for operating a broadcast facility such as a building or a station yard, and more particularly, to an operation panel for performing this operation, for example, a CRT.
(Cathode-Ray Tube) The present invention relates to an operation device which is displayed on a display screen such as a display device or an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) device, and which realizes the operation of the broadcasting facility by an operation panel configured on the display screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The above operating device displays so-called operating elements such as a button for selecting a sound source and an operating knob for adjusting a volume on the display screen. By performing the operation, the above-described sound source selection, volume adjustment, and the like are realized. Further, depending on the device, not only the above-mentioned controls but also, for example, a pilot lamp and a peak lamp may be used.
A so-called indicator for indicating the operation status of the broadcasting equipment, such as an indicator or various indicators for indicating whether or not each output system (each speaker) is broadcasting, is also provided on the display screen. There is also.

By the way, in order to realize such an operation device, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) is generally used. That is, by causing the CPU to execute a predetermined program, an operation panel including the above-described controls and indicators is formed on the display screen. When each of the controls is operated on the operation panel, the broadcast equipment is controlled in accordance with the content of the operation, and the control content, that is, the operation state of the broadcast equipment by the control, is controlled on the operation panel. The CPU is controlled to change the display state of each display. A program for controlling the CPU is conventionally created in a so-called program description language such as a generally known assembler language or C language.

[0004]

However, in order to create a program for realizing the operating device in a program description language such as an assembler language or C language as in the prior art, it is necessary to use a program description language. Expertise and skills are required. Also,
The contents of the program list described in the above program description language are also used when changing the specifications of the existing operation device, for example, the design of the operation panel, the functions of the respective operators and the respective indicators on the operation panel, etc. And technical knowledge and skills that can change the necessary parts as desired are required. Therefore, there is a problem in that the above-mentioned operating device cannot be realized or its specifications can be changed only by a person having the above-mentioned programming knowledge and technique.

[0005] In addition, no matter how high the level of specialized knowledge and skills regarding the above-mentioned programming, even a person who has a high level of technical knowledge and skills can create or change a program for realizing the above-mentioned operating device using a kind of character string called a program description language. It takes time and effort. Further, a so-called source program created in the above program description language cannot be executed by the CPU as it is, that is, it is compiled (translated), converted into an object program, and further linked. Above CP
It needs to be converted into an executable program executable by U. Therefore, even when it is checked whether or not the CPU operates normally (that is, as designed) with a program (that is, a source program) created or modified by the above-described program description language, the above-mentioned work of compiling and linking is performed each time. Is required. As described above, according to the above-described conventional technology, a great deal of time and effort is required to create or change a program for realizing an operating device, so that a remodeling period for development or a specification change is prolonged,
As a result, there is a problem that development or remodeling costs rise.

Accordingly, the present invention enables a person who does not have the specialized knowledge and technology related to the above-described program description language to realize a desired operating device, shortens the development or modification period, and further reduces the development or modification cost. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation device of a broadcasting facility which can be operated.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a display device having a display screen and a plurality of types including one or more types of controls. From a model storage unit in which a basic model of a part is stored in advance and the basic models stored in the model storage unit, a base model of a desired part including at least a desired operator is arbitrarily selected. Model selecting means, drawing means for arbitrarily drawing parts corresponding to the basic model obtained by selection by the model selecting means on the display screen in accordance with a drawing command given from the outside, Setting means for arbitrarily setting each attribute of each of the parts drawn on the display screen according to the style of each basic model; In accordance with the operating means for operating the operator and the respective operated states of the operating elements by the operating means, the operation of the broadcasting equipment is controlled based on the attributes set by the setting means of the operating elements. And control means for performing the operation.

[0008] The term "operator" used herein refers to, for example, a push button switch or an operation knob such as a slide type or rotary type volume adjuster or sound quality adjuster. Further, the display means can be constituted by, for example, a CRT display device or an LCD device.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a basic model of a plurality of types of parts including one or more types, for example, a plurality of types of operators is stored in the model storage means in advance. Then, a desired part, for example, a basic model of a desired operation element is selected from the respective basic models by the model selecting means, and then a drawing command is given from the outside. , The desired operator,
Strictly, a symbol representing the operator is drawn on the display screen of the display means. Each attribute of each operator on the display screen, for example, each function (that is, role) of each operator such as how to operate the broadcasting equipment by each operator is set by the setting means. Set arbitrarily according to the model style. As a result, an operation panel having operators having desired operation functions is formed on the display screen.

[0010] When operating the broadcasting equipment, each operation element on the display screen on the display screen is operated on the display screen by the operating means. Then, the control means:
Based on each attribute of each operator set by the setting means, the operation of the broadcasting equipment is controlled in accordance with the operated state of each operator by the operation means, for example, sound source selection, volume adjustment, etc. I do.

That is, the invention according to claim 1 is different from the above-mentioned prior art in which a program for realizing an operating device is developed, and is different from a basic model of a plurality of types of operating devices prepared in advance. The necessary elements are selected as needed from the list, and the controls are arbitrarily drawn on the display screen. A desired operation device is realized by arbitrarily setting the functions (that is, roles) of the respective operators drawn on these display screens in accordance with the respective styles.

In the model storage means, one or more types of basic models of indicators as the parts are also stored in advance.
A basic model of a desired indicator is selected by the model selecting means, and an indicator corresponding to the selected basic model is drawn on the display screen by the drawing means,
When each attribute of each indicator drawn on the display screen is set by the setting means, the control means controls each display of each indicator on the display screen in accordance with the operation status of the broadcasting equipment. The state is controlled based on each attribute set by the setting means of each indicator.

The above-mentioned indicator means various display components such as an LED (light emitting diode) and a lamp.

That is, in addition to the basic model of the operator, the basic model of the indicator is stored in the model storage means in advance. Then, after selecting the basic model of the desired indicator by the model selecting means and giving a drawing command from the outside, the drawing means switches the desired indicator, strictly speaking, the indicator in accordance with the drawing command. The symbol is drawn on the display screen of the display means. By the setting means, each attribute of each indicator on the display screen, for example, each function (that is, role) of each indicator such as what kind of state of the broadcasting equipment is displayed by each of these indicators, etc. It is set arbitrarily along each basic model of each indicator. Thus, on the display screen, an operation panel including a display in addition to the above-described control is configured.

During operation of the broadcasting equipment, the control means controls each display state of each display element based on each attribute of each display element set by the setting means according to the operation state of the broadcasting equipment. I do. Thus, one indicator functions, for example, as a pilot lamp and another indicator functions, for example, as a peak indicator. In addition to the above, for example, a display of a sound source currently being broadcast or an output system to which the broadcast is to be performed can be used to display various operation states of the broadcasting equipment by the above-described display.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the operation device for a broadcast facility according to the first aspect of the present invention, a basic model of a character for drawing a character on the display screen is also stored in the model storage means in advance. One or more types are stored, and the model selecting means is configured so that the basic model of the character can be selected. When the basic model of the desired character is selected by the model selecting means, the drawing means The character corresponding to the basic model selected by the model selecting means is arbitrarily drawn on the display screen in accordance with the drawing command.

The above-mentioned characters include, for example, alphabets, numbers, kana, kanji, and symbols.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a basic model of a character is stored in the model storage means in addition to the above-mentioned controls and indicators. Then, after selecting the basic model of the character by the model selecting means,
When a drawing command is given from the outside, the drawing means arbitrarily draws a character on the display screen of the display means in accordance with the drawing command.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the operating device for a broadcast facility according to the first or second aspect, a basic model of a graphic for drawing a graphic on the display screen is stored in the model storage means. Are also stored in advance.
The model selecting means is configured to be capable of selecting the basic model of the graphic, and when the basic model of the desired graphic is selected by the model selecting means, the drawing means selects the basic model of the graphic by the model selecting means. The figure corresponding to the basic model obtained as described above is arbitrarily drawn on the display screen in accordance with the drawing command.

The figures referred to here include, for example, straight lines, ellipses (including circles), squares, and rounded squares with rounded corners.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a basic model of a figure is previously stored in the model storage means in addition to the above-mentioned controls and indicators. Then, after selecting a basic model of the desired figure by the model selecting means and giving a drawing command from outside, the drawing means arbitrarily displays the desired figure on the display screen of the display means in accordance with the drawing command. To draw.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the operating device for a broadcast facility according to the first, second or third aspect, the model selecting means displays the heading information corresponding to each of the basic models. Heading display control means for displaying on the screen, heading selecting means for arbitrarily selecting desired one of the heading information displayed on the display screen by the heading display controlling means on the display screen, Selection execution means for selecting a basic model corresponding to the heading information selected and obtained by the heading selection means from the respective basic models stored in the model storage means.

As the above-mentioned heading information, for example, a plurality of visual buttons are displayed on the display screen, and the controls, indicators, characters, and figures are respectively displayed on the respective surfaces of these buttons. There is a so-called generally known tool button on which a symbol to be represented is described. The names of the controls, indicators, characters, and figures may be used as the heading information and displayed in a menu format such as a generally known pull-down menu or pop-up menu. On the other hand, as the heading selecting means, there is a pointing device (image position indicating device) such as a mouse. That is,
When a mouse is used as the heading selecting means, the coordinate position of the mouse on the screen is represented by an arrow-shaped or cross-shaped mouse pointer (or also referred to as a mouse cursor; hereinafter, simply referred to as a pointer). By selecting each button or each menu item with a pointer (more specifically, moving the pointer over each button or each menu item and clicking a mouse button), selection of each heading information is realized. I do.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, heading information corresponding to each basic model is displayed on the display screen by the heading display control means. Then, when a desired one of the respective pieces of heading information displayed on the screen is selected by the heading selecting means, the selection executing means selects a basic model corresponding to the desired heading information from the model storage means.

[0025] The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claims 1, 2,
In the operation device for a broadcast facility according to the invention described in 3 or 4, the drawing command is a command to indicate on the display screen a drawing position of a model corresponding to a basic model obtained by selection by the model selection means. The drawing means is configured to draw, at the position designated by the drawing command, a drawing corresponding to the basic model obtained by the selection by the model selecting means.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, after a desired basic model is selected by the model selecting means, a model corresponding to the selected basic model, that is, an operator,
A command indicating a drawing position on the display screen at which the display element, character or graphic is to be drawn is instructed on the display screen to be drawn. Then, the drawing means draws the desired operation element, display element, character, or figure at the designated position. As a means for designating the drawing position, there is, for example, the above-mentioned pointing device such as a mouse.

[0027] The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claims 1, 2,
6. The operating device for a broadcast facility according to any one of 3, 4, or 5, wherein the drawing means draws an image on a display screen, that is, an editing instruction means for giving an editing command to an arbitrary object. Editing means for editing a display feature of the object given the command on the display screen in accordance with the editing command.

The above-mentioned editing means, for example,
This refers to moving the drawing position of the above-described operation element, display element, character, graphic, or other object drawn on the display screen, or changing the outer shape or size thereof. In addition, objects already drawn on the display screen
The editing includes deleting from the screen or adding (that is, copying) the same object as the object on the screen.

That is, according to the invention described in claim 6,
When an edit command is given to an arbitrary operator, indicator, character, or graphic on the display screen by the edit instructing means, the editing means operates the arbitrary operator, indicator,
Move, copy, or delete characters or graphics, or change their outer shape or size.

[0030] The invention described in claim 7 is based on claims 1 and 2,
7. The operation device for a broadcast facility according to 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein attribute display instruction means for giving an attribute display command to an arbitrary one of the objects drawn on the display screen by the drawing means; Attribute display control means for displaying the attribute of the object given the attribute display command on the display screen.

That is, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention,
When an attribute display instruction is given to an arbitrary one of the objects drawn on the display screen by the attribute display instructing unit, the attribute display control unit displays the attribute of the arbitrary object on the display screen.

Here, the attribute means, for example, when the object is an operation element, the type and function (role) of the operation element, the color of the operation element, and the drawing (display) on the display screen. (Coordinates) Refers to various kinds of detailed information about the operator, such as the position. When the object is an indicator, the indicator and the type and function (role) of the indicator, the respective colors when the object is turned on and off, and the drawing (coordinate) position on the display screen, etc. Various detailed information about the attribute is displayed on the display screen as the attribute. Further, when the object is a character, in addition to the type (font), size, and color of the character, the drawing position on the display screen, and the presence or absence of so-called character modification such as the color of the character background and shading. Are also displayed on the display screen as the above attributes. When the object is a graphic, detailed information about the graphic, such as the type and thickness of a line forming the graphic or a drawing position on a display screen, is displayed as the attribute.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the operating device for a broadcast facility according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the attribute displayed on the display screen by the attribute display control means is arbitrarily changed. Attribute change instructing means for giving a command, attribute changing means for changing the attribute of the object given the attribute change command according to the attribute change command,
It is provided with.

According to the present invention, when an attribute change instruction is given to the attribute displayed on the display screen by the attribute display control means by the attribute change instruction means, the attribute change instruction is issued. In response, the attribute changing means changes the attribute.

The ninth aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
A screen storage means for arbitrarily storing a screen configuration of the display screen and each attribute of each object drawn on the screen in the operation device for broadcast equipment according to the invention described in 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 Calling means for arbitrarily calling the stored contents stored in the screen storage means; and, based on the stored contents called by the calling means, an operation panel is reproduced on the display screen and reproduced on the screen. Reproducing means for reproducing each attribute of each object of the operation panel.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the screen configuration of the display screen, that is, the design of the operation panel formed on the display screen, and each attribute of each object of the operation panel, that is, each operation element and each operation element The functions of the entire operation panel including the functions of the display and the like can be arbitrarily stored in the screen storage means. Then, the contents stored in the screen storage means can be arbitrarily called by the calling means and reproduced by the reproducing means.

The screen storage means, that is, the storage destination of the design and functions of the operation panel is, for example, R
Semiconductor memory such as OM and RAM, or various recording media such as floppy disk (FD), hard disk (HD), magnetic tape, magneto-optical disk (MO), and DVD (digital versatile disk) -RAM There is.

The above-mentioned broadcasting equipment comprises a broadcasting device main body, a digital transmission line-structured broadcasting transmission line connected to the broadcasting device main body, and a plurality of broadcasting terminal devices bus-connected to the broadcasting transmission line. The broadcast device main body inputs control data for individually controlling each of the broadcast terminal devices and one or more digitized broadcast data to the broadcast transmission path, and The terminal device is configured to capture the control data and the broadcast data from the broadcast transmission path and output information based on the broadcast data in accordance with the captured control data.

The above-mentioned broadcasting device main body here means
For example, various sound sources such as a cassette tape recorder or a CD (compact disk) player, or a microphone or an audio memory device are used as sound sources. Then, the broadcasting apparatus main body digitizes each sound signal output from each of the sound sources, and inputs so-called sound data obtained by digitizing the digitalized sound data to the broadcast transmission path as the broadcast data. At the same time, the broadcast apparatus main body also inputs the control data to the broadcast transmission path. Thus, the control data and the acoustic data as the broadcast data are supplied to the broadcast terminal devices via the broadcast transmission path.

On the other hand, the broadcast terminal device includes, for example, a speaker as a means for outputting information based on the broadcast data. That is, the control data includes a command for instructing a sound source of a speaker for each broadcasting terminal device, or controlling volume, sound quality, and the like. Then, in each broadcast terminal device, according to the control data, any one of the sound data is selected, and the selected sound data is converted into an analog signal, thereby reproducing a sound signal of an arbitrary sound source. I do. At this time, the reproduced audio signal is amplified or filtered according to the control data, and the processed signal is input to a speaker. Thus, the sound of the sound source specified by the control data is output from each speaker of each broadcasting device main body at a volume and a sound quality based on the control data.

That is, the broadcasting equipment is a digital broadcasting equipment to which a so-called digital transmission technique is applied, in which, when an audio signal obtained from each sound source is supplied to each speaker, it is digitized and transmitted.

In the above digital broadcasting equipment, not only the above-mentioned audio data but also so-called visual data obtained by digitizing visual information such as characters, figures, and images is also used as the broadcast data. Can be treated as In this case, by using a device having a display device such as a CRT display device or an LCD device as the broadcast terminal device, visual information based on the visual data, that is, characters or graphics, or Images and the like can be displayed.

[0043]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a broadcasting facility using an operating device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the entire broadcasting equipment of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the broadcasting equipment includes a broadcasting device main body 1 to which respective audio signals are input from a plurality of sound sources, and a speaker line 2 of a digital transmission line configuration connected to the broadcasting device main body 1.
, And a plurality of speaker terminal devices 3, 3,... Connected to the speaker line 2 by bus. In addition,
The speaker terminal devices 3, 3,... Referred to here are speakers 31 that reproduce and output the sounds of the respective sound sources.
And an interface unit 32 described later for connecting the speaker 31 and the speaker line 2 to each other. Then, the operation device 4 according to the present invention is connected to the broadcast device main body 1.

The broadcasting device main body 1 is installed in a so-called machine room such as a broadcasting room or a telephone exchange room, and an operation device 4 is provided near the broadcasting device main body 1. The speaker line 2 is wired, for example, through the back of a ceiling or the back of a wall, and each of the speaker terminal devices 3, 3,.
, 1, 31,...) Are appropriately arranged on a ceiling, a wall surface, or the like in each broadcast area.

The above sound sources include, for example, a cassette tape recorder and a CD (compact disk).
There are various performance devices such as players, microphones and the like.
These sound sources are also provided near the broadcasting device main body 1 in the machine room. However, some sound sources, for example, a microphone having a function of controlling the broadcast apparatus main body 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a remote microphone) may be provided in a place different from the machine room.

This broadcasting equipment uses a digital transmission technique of digitizing and transmitting an acoustic signal output from each sound source to each of the speakers 31, 31,... is there.

That is, the broadcasting apparatus main body 1 digitizes each acoustic signal input from each of the above sound sources, and further, so-called time-division multiplexes the so-called acoustic data obtained by the digitization to the speaker line 2. input. At the same time, the broadcasting device main body 1 includes the speaker terminal devices 3,
The control data for individually controlling each of 3,... Is generated, and this control data is also input to the speaker line 2. The control data includes, for example, each speaker terminal device 3, 3,... (Each speaker 31, 31,.
..) Include a sound source selection command for selecting each sound source, a volume adjustment command and a sound quality adjustment command for adjusting each volume and sound quality, and the like. Each of the speaker terminal devices 3, 3,... (Each of the interface units 32, 32,...) Has an individual identification number (address). And the broadcasting device main body 1
When the above control data is input to the speaker line 2,
In order to indicate which of the speaker terminal devices 3, 3,... Is to be controlled by each of the commands included in the control data, each of the commands is to be controlled by the speaker terminal device 3, The identification numbers of 3,.

On the other hand, each speaker terminal device 3, 3,.
On the side, each interface unit 32
The above acoustic data and control data are fetched from the speaker line 2. Then, according to the sound source selection command included in the control data addressed to the user (that is, the control data to which the own identification number is assigned), an arbitrary one of the above-described sound data is selected from among the captured data. At the same time, the audio data is reproduced by converting the selected audio data into an analog signal. Then, the reproduced sound signal is amplified according to a volume adjustment command included in the control data, and is subjected to a filtering process according to the sound quality adjustment command. As a result, the sound of the sound source selected based on the sound source selection command is output from the speaker 31 at the volume and sound quality based on the volume control command and the sound quality control command.

As described above, according to the so-called digital broadcasting equipment to which the above-mentioned digital transmission technology is applied, the sound source, volume and sound quality of the sound to be output from each speaker 31, 31,. Each can be controlled individually. Therefore, the speakers 31, 31,... (Speaker terminal devices 3, 3,...)
Despite being connected to the (set) speaker lines 3, for example, as shown by dotted lines 33, 33,... In FIG. Can be arbitrarily allocated to the systems A, B,... Or the combination of the speakers 31, 31,... Allocated to each of the output systems A, B,. Also, the speakers 31, 31,... Allocated to the same output systems A, B,. Furthermore, for example, generally known high impedance
Unlike the line type broadcasting equipment, each output system A, B,
Since there is no need to provide a separate speaker line for each speaker line, there is an advantage that the wiring of the speaker line 2 can be simplified.

The broadcast apparatus main body 1 and each of the speaker terminal apparatuses 3, 3,... (Interface sections 32, 32,.
The data format of each data transmitted / received to / from each other and the communication procedure (protocol) for transmitting / receiving each of these data are not directly related to the gist of the present invention, and thus are not particularly described here. . Also, a broadcast apparatus main body 1, a speaker line 2, and respective speaker terminal devices 3, 3, for realizing the transmission and reception of the respective data and the respective processes.
Are not directly related to the gist of the present invention, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted.

In this broadcasting facility, the operation device 4 performs each operation such as sound source selection, volume adjustment and sound quality adjustment. The operating device 4 includes a CPU 41 connected to the broadcasting device main body 1, an operating unit 42 for giving various instructions to the CPU 41, a display unit 43 having a display screen, the display contents of which are controlled by the CPU 41,
And a storage unit 44 for storing a control program and the like to be described later for controlling the control unit 1. The storage unit 44 is constituted by, for example, a personal computer. The operation unit 4
2 includes, for example, a mouse 42a and a keyboard 42b, and the display unit 43 includes, for example, a CRT display device or an LCD device. In addition, the storage unit 44
For example, semiconductor memory such as RAM and ROM, and hardware
It is composed of a disk device and the like.

The operation device 4 has an operation panel 100 as shown in FIG. 1 arbitrarily formed on a display screen of the display section 43 and an operation panel 4 formed on this screen.
By operating the operation unit 3 with the operation unit 42 (mainly the mouse 42a), the broadcast apparatus main body 1 is controlled, and thus the entire broadcast facility is controlled. Note that, as described above, a technique for configuring the operation panel 100 as described above on the display screen of the display unit 43 has conventionally existed. But,
Conventionally, a program for configuring the operation panel 100 itself has been created (developed) in a program description language such as assembler language or C language. Therefore, the above-mentioned operation panel 100 cannot be realized unless the person has the specialized knowledge and technology related to the program description language.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a basic model of each component such as a push button switch (hereinafter simply referred to as a button switch) and a volume controller (hereinafter referred to as a volume) is used. A plurality of types are prepared in advance.
Then, the necessary models are selected from the basic models of these parts as necessary, and they are arbitrarily drawn (arranged) on the display screen. The desired operation panel 100 is realized by arbitrarily setting whether to give various functions (roles) in accordance with each mode of each component. Therefore, in order to realize a desired operation panel 100, the above-mentioned expertise and technology relating to the program description language are not required, which is a point greatly different from the above-mentioned conventional technology of the present embodiment, and This is the most significant feature of the present embodiment. Further, in the present embodiment, the design and function of the operation panel 100 are stored (ie, stored) in the storage unit 44 as a file, and the stored file is called, and the operation panel 100 is called up based on the called file. 100 can also be reproduced.

First, the operation panel 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. This has at least a microphone and performance devices such as a cassette tape recorder as sound sources in the configuration of FIG. Is to be broadcast.

That is, on the upper right side of the operation panel 100, the broadcast destination of the announcement is indicated by each output system (here,
A and B) Button switches for selection (strictly, a pattern which is a reproduction of a button switch) 101, 102
And a button switch 103 for so-called simultaneous broadcasting that targets all output systems A and B as broadcast destinations. In the vicinity of the upper portion of each of the button switches 101 to 103, these switch the broadcast destination of the announcement to the output system A,
Characters 104 indicating “selection of an announcement destination by system” indicating that the switch is selected for each B are displayed, and “system A”, “system B”, and “simultaneous” indicating respective broadcast destinations are displayed near the lower part. Characters 105 to 107 are displayed.

Below the button switches 101 to 103 (substantially at the center on the right side of the operation panel 100),
Button switches 108 and 109 for selecting the broadcast destination of the BGM for each of the output systems A and B, and a button switch 110 for simultaneous broadcast of the BGM are provided. In addition,
Also near the upper part of each of these button switches 108 to 110, a character 111 "Select BGM destination by system" indicating that these are switches for selecting a BGM broadcast destination for each of output systems A and B is displayed. In the vicinity near the bottom, "system A", "system B", and "simultaneous" indicating the respective broadcast destinations
Characters 112 to 114 are displayed.

Further, each of the button switches 108 to 1
10 (below the right side of the operation panel 100), for example, the respective speakers 31, 31,.
(Speaker terminal devices 3, 3,...) Are displayed as sketches 115 that schematically show the installation locations in the building (here, the speakers 3 forming the output system A).
.., SP1, SP2 and SP3 in total of 3,
It is a stand). The floor plan 115 includes a schematic floor plan 116 of the broadcasting area covered by the output system A, and simulated diagrams 117 to 119 of the speakers SP1 to SP3 indicating the approximate installation locations of the speakers SP1 to SP3 in the floor plan 116. Consists of The floor plan 116 and the simulated diagrams 117 to 119 are formed by a combination of figures, such as a straight line and a square, which will be described later. Also, near the right side of each of the simulation diagrams 117 to 110, for example, a slide-type volume (strictly, a figure which simulates a slide-type volume) 12 for adjusting the volume of each of the speakers SP1 to SP3 is provided.
0 to 122 are drawn in a state where the respective operation knobs are slid along the vertical direction. Further, characters 123 to 125 of "SP1,""SP2," and "SP3," respectively, are displayed near the speakers SP1 to SP3.

On the other hand, on the left side of the operation panel 100, an adjustment unit 126 for individually adjusting each of the speakers SP1 to SP3 of the output system A is provided. The adjusting unit 126 is summarized in a table 127 having five rows and four columns, and in the leftmost column of the table 127, a heading for each row of the table 127 is displayed. Then, the remaining three rows are, from the left, speakers SP, respectively.
1, SP2 and SP3. Note that the ruled lines forming the table 127 are also drawn by the above-described figures such as the straight lines and the squares.

That is, in the first row and the first column of the adjusting unit 126, a character 128 “System A” indicating that the adjusting unit 126 is for the output system A is displayed.
In the second to fourth columns of the first row, “SP1” and “SP2” indicate that these columns are adjustment units for the speakers SP1, SP2, and SP3, respectively.
And characters 129 to 131 of "SP3" are displayed.

In the second to second columns of the second row of the adjusting unit 126, LEDs (strictly, figures which are imitated LEDs) 132 to 134 are displayed, respectively. These LEDs 132 to 134 indicate whether or not the respective speakers SP1 to SP3 are broadcasting (that is, are in a state of outputting a sound). When the speakers SP1 to SP3 are broadcasting, they are turned on. Turns off when not broadcasting. Note that, in the drawing, the LED 132 is in an extinguished state, that is, SP1 is not broadcasting, and the LED 133
And 134 are lit, ie SP2 and SP3
Is being broadcast. Then, in the first column of the second row, the character 135 “on the air” which is the heading of each of the LEDs 132 to 134 is displayed.

In the second row to the fourth column of the third row of the adjustment unit 126, slide volumes 136 to 138 which are larger than the slide volumes 120 to 122 in the sketch 115 described above are respectively stored. It is displayed in a state where the operation knob is slid along the vertical direction. Each of the volumes 136 to 138 is a volume for adjusting the volume of each of the speakers SP1 to SP3, and its operation is linked to each of the volumes 120 to 122. Then, the first in the third row
In the column, a character 139 of "volume", which is a heading of each volume 136 to 138, is displayed.

The fourth line and the fifth line
Button switches 140 to 145 are displayed in the second to fourth columns of the row, respectively. These button switches 140 to 141 are connected to the speakers SP1 to S
The switches 140 to 142 on the fourth row are switches for selecting an announcement (microphone), and the switches 143 to 145 on the fifth row are switches for selecting a sound source for each P3. A switch for selecting a tape recorder. And these 4th
In the first column of the row and the fifth row, characters 146 of “announcement” and “BGM”, which are the headings of the switches 140 to 142 and 143 to 145, respectively, are provided.
And 147 are displayed. In the vicinity of the left side of each of the letters “146” and “147” of “Announce” and “BGM”, a symbol 14 representing each of these headings in a cartoon form is displayed.
8 and 149 are displayed respectively. These patterns 148 and 150 can be drawn by combining the above-described figures such as the straight line, the square, and the ellipse, and the figures separately created in a generally known bitmap format can be used. Table 127 (Operation panel 10
0) It may be attached on top.

Each of the button switches 101 to 1
03, 108 to 110, 140 to 145 and each operation of each volume 120 to 122, 136 to 138, the pointer 100a displayed on the screen is
This is executed by operating at a. Specifically, each of the button switches 101 to 103, 108 to 110, and 1
To operate the buttons 40 to 145, the user moves the pointer 100a over a switch to be operated, and presses, for example, the left button of the mouse 42a, that is, clicks. When operating each of the volumes 120 to 122 and 136 to 138, the user moves the pointer 100a onto the operation knob of the volume to be operated and presses the left button of the mouse 42a. The mouse 42a is moved in the sliding direction of the knob, that is, dragged. Note that FIG.
a indicates a state in which the volume 138 of SP3 is about to be adjusted.

FIG. 1 shows a state where only a part of the operation panel 100 is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 43. In order to display the non-display portion of the operation panel 100, a vertical scroll bar (or a vertical cross bar) at the right end of the operation panel 100 is displayed.
Drag the horizontal scroll bar (or horizontal cross bar) 151 at 150 or the lower end. As a result, the operation panel 100 scrolls in the vertical or horizontal direction, and the non-display portion is displayed on the screen. The sketch and the adjustment unit for B are displayed on the screen. The operation panel 100 is scrolled by using the arrow buttons 150a and 150b, 151a and 151b at both ends of the scroll bars 150 and 151, respectively.
It can also be executed by clicking.

The strip-shaped area 200 displayed horizontally above the operation panel 100 is a tool bar (also referred to as a tool box) and displayed horizontally above the tool bar 200. The strip-shaped area 300 is a menu bar.

The menu bar 300 includes various menus 301 to 3 such as “File”, “Operation mode”, “Edit”, “Tool” and “Help”.
05. These menus 301 to 305
The “file” menu 301 includes, for example, a so-called new creation menu for newly creating the operation panel 100, a file save menu for saving the created operation panel 100 as a file in the storage unit 44, and Are operation panels such as a file open (open file) menu for calling and reproducing the saved operation panel 100 and a file deletion menu for deleting a saved (ie, existing) operation panel 100 (file). Various menus for managing 100 as a file are stored. Although not shown in the figure, these detailed menus are described in the above “File” menu 3
When the user clicks 01 (specifically, clicks on the character displayed as “file”), the file is displayed in a generally known pull-down menu format. Then, by selecting a desired one from the pull-down menu (specifically, while holding down the left mouse button, move the pointer 100a onto the desired menu and release the left mouse button) The CPU 41 can execute the menu (that is, the command) obtained by the selection.

In the “operation mode” menu 302, for example, a so-called operation screen creation mode menu for creating or changing the operation panel 100, and the broadcast equipment is actually operated by the created operation panel 100 ( That is, the operation screen operation mode menu for the operation is stored. Note that this “operation mode” menu 302
Each of the detailed menus in the “File” menu 30
As in the case of 1, when the “operation mode” menu 302 is clicked, it is displayed in a pull-down menu format.

The “edit” menu 303 includes various components on the operation panel 100, that is, the button switch 101 and the L switch.
Each part such as the ED 132 and each figure such as a straight line and a rectangle constituting the floor plan 116 and the like, and each so-called object such as the character 104 such as “selection of an announcement destination by system” are moved or copied, respectively. Various menus for editing the objects on the display screen, such as deleting or deleting the objects, are stored. In addition,
Each detailed menu in the "edit" menu 303 is also displayed in a pull-down menu format when the "edit" menu 303 is clicked.

Then, in the “Tool” menu 304,
A tool (tool) for drawing each object, that is, a basic model, is stored on the operation panel 100 (strictly, these basic models are stored in the storage unit 44 in advance).
And a menu for calling each of these basic models is stored in the “tool” menu 304). That is, when the “tool” menu 304 is clicked, for example, a tool for drawing a button switch such as the button switch 101, the volume 12
Tool for drawing volume such as 0, LED13
A tool for drawing LEDs such as 2 and floor plan 116
Tool for drawing a rectangle such as an outer frame line, a tool for drawing a straight line used as a division line in the floor plan 116, and drawing a so-called rounded square with rounded corners of the square A tool for drawing an ellipse (including a circle), a tool for drawing an ellipse (including a circle), and a tool for drawing each character such as the character 104 "select an announcement destination by system" are displayed in a pull-down menu format. . The "tool" menu 304 also stores a so-called object selection tool for selecting an object to be edited when each object is edited by the "edit" menu 303.

The “help” menu 305 stores a menu for calling the instruction for operating device 4 of the present embodiment. For example, when the "help" menu 305 is clicked, a menu for searching for a desired instruction using a table of contents or a keyword is displayed in a pull-down menu format. In addition,
The contents of the operation explanation called up by the “help” menu 305 are also stored in the storage unit 44 in advance.

On the other hand, the tool bar 200 represents frequently used menus among the detailed menus stored in the respective menus of the menu bar 300 by visual buttons 201, 202,. Are arranged in one horizontal row. Each of these buttons 201, 202, ...
Of the three buttons 201 to 203 on the left,
The newly created menu, the file open menu, and the file save menu in the above-described “file” menu 301 are buttoned in order from the left.

The nine buttons 204 to 212 arranged on the right side of the tool bar 200 at a distance from the buttons 201 to 203 are used to convert the tools in the “tool” menu 304 into buttons. It was done. Among them, the button 204 on the leftmost side is a button of the object selection tool. The remaining eight buttons 205 to 212, which are arranged at a slight distance to the right of the object selection button 204, have rounded button switches, volume, LED, square, and square corners in order from the left. This is a tool for drawing so-called rounded rectangles, ellipses, straight lines, and characters. Note that this tool bar 200
, Buttons other than the above-mentioned buttons 201 to 212 can be arranged. For example, what kind of (menu) button is provided in the tool bar 200 by a user of the operation device 4 Can be set arbitrarily, that is, can be customized.

Next, a series of procedures from creation of the operation panel 100 to operation of the broadcasting equipment using the created operation panel 100 will be roughly described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, first, the power of the operating device 4 is turned on, and the above-described control program is started (step S2). As a result, the initial screen as shown in FIG.
00, a tool bar 200, and a so-called blank operation panel 100 and a pointer 100a in which no object is displayed. In this state, the power of the broadcasting device main body 1 other than the operation device 4 and each power source such as each sound source may not be turned on.

In FIG. 4, it is assumed that an arbitrary object is to be placed on the operation panel 100 on which nothing is displayed and a new operation panel 100 is to be created (YES in step S4). In this case, first, detailed data relating to each device constituting the broadcast facility, that is, the broadcasting device main body 1, each sound source, and each of the speaker terminal devices 3, 3,. S6). The data to be input here includes, for example, what kind of sound source is connected to the input side of the broadcasting device main body 1 and each speaker terminal device 3, 3,... Connected to the output side. And the data such as the identification number described above. Although not shown in the figure,
The format for inputting data regarding each of these devices is stored in the storage unit 44 in advance, and when inputting the data for implementation, data input is performed in accordance with this format.
The command for calling the format is stored in, for example, the “file” menu 301 in the above-described menu bar 300, and the “file” menu 3
If you open 01 and specify the command (menu),
The above style can be invoked.

After inputting the data on each device, the operation screen creation mode is selected from the "operation mode" menu 302 (step S8). And
A desired object (that is, each of the button switches 101 to 103 and 10 in FIG. 1) is displayed on the operation panel 100.
8 to 110, the characters 104 to 107 and 111 to 114, the sketch 115, the adjustment unit 126, and the sketch and adjustment unit of the output system B (not shown) (YES in step S10), the object drawing process (YES in step S10). The process proceeds to step S12). This step S12
The drawing processing of the object will be described later in detail.

In step S12, after the desired objects are drawn on the operation panel 100, the display form of each object is edited, for example, by moving the drawing position of each object or changing the outer shape. If (YES in step S14), the process enters the display feature editing process for the object (step S16).
Then, through the editing process, the design of the operation panel 100 is adjusted to some extent. The editing process in step S16 will be described later in detail. Here, if there is no need to edit the display feature of each object, this step S16 is passed (skipped), and
Proceed to the next step S18.

In step S18, the operation panel 1
Then, it is determined whether or not to set the attribute of each object arranged on the “00”. Note that the attribute here refers to detailed information about each object, such as the color and line thickness of each object or the coordinate position on the operation panel 100. Among the objects, so-called operators such as the button switches 101 to 103, 108 to 110 and 140 to 145, and the volumes 120 to 122 and 136 to 138, each operation of these operators (operated state) ), Information on the association between each operator and its control target, which part of the broadcast equipment is controlled and how, is also included in the attribute. For so-called indicators such as the LEDs 129 to 131, information relating to the association between each indicator and its display target, such as which part of the broadcasting equipment is to be displayed by each indicator, is also the attribute. include.

If the attribute of each object is to be set (YES in step S18), the process proceeds to an object attribute setting process (step S20).
Then, in this step S20, the respective functions (roles) of the respective controls and the respective indicators can be assigned only after the respective controls and the respective indicators are associated with the respective control targets and the respective display targets. That is, the operation panel 100 capable of controlling the broadcasting equipment can be realized. The attribute setting process in step S20 will also be described later in detail.

When the operation panel 100 is completed by setting each attribute of each object in step S20, it is determined whether or not to save this as a file (step S22). Here, when saving the file (in the case of YES in step S22), the user clicks the file save button 203 in the tool bar 200 described above or selects the “File” menu in the menu bar 300. 301
By selecting the file save menu from
The operation panel 100 is saved (step S24).
At this time, an arbitrary file name,
For example, it can be stored with a nickname of a broadcast facility or the name of an operator. On the other hand, when the file on the operation panel 100 is not saved (NO in step S22)
Step S24 is passed to the next step S26
Proceed to.

In step S26, it is determined whether or not the broadcasting equipment is operated using the operation panel 100 configured on the display screen. Here, when operating the broadcasting equipment (in the case of YES), the “operation mode” menu 302
Is selected from among the operation screen operation modes (step S2).
8). As a result, the broadcast equipment can be controlled by operating the operation panel 100 (operation device 4). Here, if the power of the broadcasting device main body 1 other than the operation device 4 and the power of each sound source is not turned on, the power is turned on.

Then, the broadcast equipment is controlled by operating the operation panel 100 (operation device 4) (step S3).
0). That is, in this step S30, each operator (each button switch 101 to 10) on the operation panel 100 is
3, 108 to 110, 140 to 145, and those not shown, and the respective volumes 120 to 122, 136 to 138, and not shown) are operated with the mouse 42a. The broadcast device main body 1 is controlled based on each of the attributes described above, for example, to select a sound source and adjust the volume. At the same time, the CPU 41
Controls the display state of each indicator (that is, each of the LEDs 129 to 131 and those not shown) based on the above-described control content, that is, the operation status of the broadcast device main body 1, based on each attribute of each indicator. Here, FIG. 5 shows the details of the operation of the CPU 41 corresponding to this operation when the mouse 42a is operated in step S30.

As shown in the figure, when the left button of the mouse 42a is clicked (step S301), the CPU 4
1 judges whether or not the pointer 100a is located on any object (step S303). Here, when the pointer 100a is positioned on any of the objects (in the case of YES), the CPU 41 determines whether or not the object is an object that accepts an operation, that is, whether or not the object is an operation element (step). S305). In step S305, if the object is an operator (YES), control of the broadcast apparatus main body 1 is executed based on the attribute. In particular, when the object is a volume, Then, the position of the pointer 100a is determined and the control of the broadcasting device main body 1 is executed (step S307). Note that in step S303, the pointer 100a is not positioned on any object, and in step S305, the clicked object does not accept an operation of, for example, a display (in the case of NO in any case) 5), the CPU 41 exits the flow in FIG. 5 without changing any operation.

After the operation of the broadcasting equipment in step S30 is completed, it is determined whether or not there is a change in the specifications of the operation panel 100, for example, the equipment configuration of the broadcasting equipment and the design of the operation panel 100 (step S30). S3
2). Here, if there is no change (in the case of NO), this control program is ended. On the other hand, if there is any change (in the case of YES), step S34
Proceed to.

In step S34, it is determined whether there is a change in the equipment configuration of the broadcasting equipment. Here, when there is a change in the device configuration, for example, a change occurs in the type of the sound source, or the sound source and the speaker terminal devices 3, 3,.
When the number of devices increases or decreases (in the case of YES), the detailed data on those devices is changed (step S
36), and return to step S8. On the other hand, when the design of the operation panel 100 and each attribute of each operation element or each display element are changed (in the case of NO) instead of changing the device configuration, step S36 is skipped, and S
Return to 8.

Then, in step S8, after the operation panel 100 is switched to the operation screen creation mode, the procedure from step S10 is repeated. If it is determined in step S10 that it is not necessary to draw a new object (NO), the process proceeds to step S10.
Then, the process proceeds to step S14. If it is determined in step S14 that it is not necessary to edit each display feature of each object on the operation panel 100 (in the case of NO), the process skips step S16 and proceeds to step S18. Then, in step S18,
If it is determined that it is not necessary to newly set or change each attribute of each object (NO), the process skips step S20 and proceeds to step S22.

In step S4 described above, instead of newly creating the operation panel 100, the file saved in step S24 is opened to reproduce the existing operation panel 100 on the display screen (in the case of NO ), The existing file is called (step S
38). This file is called by clicking the file open button in the tool bar 200 or selecting the file open menu from the “file” menu 301 in the menu bar 300. This is done by specifying the desired file.

Then, the operation of the broadcasting equipment is started using the called existing operation panel 100, or the specification of the existing operation panel 100 is changed (ie, arranged) to create a new panel. Is determined (step S40). Here, when the operation of the broadcast facility is started using the called existing operation panel 100, the process proceeds to step S26 described above. On the other hand, when the specifications of the operation panel 100 are to be changed, the process proceeds to step S34 described above. Note that the procedure after step S26 and the procedure after step S34 are the same as described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the object drawing processing in step S12 in FIG. 3 will be described in detail.

The details of this object drawing process are shown in FIG.
Shown in As shown in FIG.
First, the type of an object to be drawn is selected (step S121). The selection of the type of the object is performed by clicking the tool buttons 205 to 212 in the tool bar 200 described above. The type of the above object can also be selected by clicking a tool menu displayed in a pull-down manner by clicking a "tool" menu 304 in the menu bar 300.

After selecting the type of the object, the object obtained by the selection is displayed on the operation panel 100.
The position of the drawing and the size of the drawing are specified by the pointer 100a. That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, first, the pointer 100a is moved to the position P where the drawing of the object is started, and the left button of the mouse 42a is pressed, thereby designating the starting position P of the drawing range of the object. (Step S123 in FIG. 6). Then, with the left button of the mouse 42a kept pressed, drag the pointer 100a to the position Q where drawing of the object is to be ended, as shown by an arrow 400 in FIG. , Thereby designating the end position Q of the drawing range (step S125 in FIG. 6).

Here, in step S121,
It is assumed that a button switch is selected as the object (for example, the button 205 in the tool bar 200 is clicked). In this case, as shown in FIG. 7C, the start position P of the drawing range is displayed on the operation panel 100.
A rectangle 401 having a diagonal line connecting the and the end position Q is displayed, and the basic model 402 of the button switch is automatically drawn so as to be inscribed in the rectangle 401. In FIG. 7C, a total of nine small squares 403, 4 shown in the center of the four corners and four sides of the rectangle 401 and the rectangle 401 are displayed.
03, ... is this button switch (object)
Is a tracker (or also referred to as a size change handle) used to change the outer shape and size of the tracker. The procedure for changing the outer shape and size using the trackers 403, 403,.

Although not shown in the figure, step S12
1, the object is, for example, an LED,
When a rectangle, a rounded rectangle, and an ellipse are selected (for example, the tool buttons 207 to 210 in the tool bar 200).
7), the basic models are drawn so as to be inscribed in the rectangle 401, and the nine trackers 403 and 40 are similarly drawn as in FIG. 7C.
3,... Are displayed.

Further, in step S121, when a volume is selected as an object (for example, when the tool button 206 in the tool bar 200 is clicked), as shown in FIG.
Inside, the basic model 404 of the volume is drawn. In this case, the trackers 403, 403,... Are displayed only at a total of eight places, that is, the four corners of the rectangle 401 and the centers of the four sides.

Then, when a straight line is selected as the object (for example, when the tool button 211 in the tool bar 200 is clicked in step S121), as shown in FIG. A straight line 405 is drawn connecting the end position Q. In this case, the trackers 403 and 403 are displayed only at the two positions of the drawing start position P and the end position Q.

If a character is selected as the object (for example, in step S121,
Clicking the button 212 in the bar 200)
As shown in FIG. 10, a rectangle 401 and a total of eight trackers 403, 4
03,... Are displayed, and a vertical bar-shaped caret 4 indicating a character input position is displayed in the upper left of the rectangle 401.
06 is displayed. Therefore, when the object to be drawn is a character (YES in step S127 in FIG. 6), the character is arbitrarily input using the keyboard 42b (step S129). If the object is not a character (NO in step S127 of FIG. 6), the process skips step S129 and proceeds to the next step S131.

In step S131, it is determined whether or not to continue drawing the object. Then, when drawing the object is continued (in the case of YES), it is determined whether or not the object to be drawn next is of the same type as the previously drawn object (step S1).
33) If they are the same type (in the case of YES), the process returns to step S123. On the other hand, when a different type of object is drawn from the previously drawn object (step S13).
(NO in 3), the process returns to step S121, and an object to be drawn is selected.

If it is determined in step S131 that the drawing of the object has been completed (NO), the process exits the drawing process 12 and proceeds to the next step S131.
Proceed to 14. Then, at the time of exiting the drawing process 12,
Alternatively, at the point in time when the rectangle 401 of the new object (except for the case where the object is a straight line) and the trackers 403, 403,... , The rectangle 401 of the object displayed so far (that is, the previously drawn) and each tracker 403, 4
03,... Are not displayed.

Next, the display feature editing process of the object in step S16 in FIG. 3 will be described in detail.

FIG. 11 shows the details of the display feature editing process. As shown in the figure, in this editing process, first, the operation panel 100 is set to an object selection state (step S161). This object selection state means that when the pointer 100a (mouse 42a) is operated on the operation panel 100, the operation is performed on the operation panel 1
The CPU 41 informs the CPU 41 that it is not a command to draw a new object or operate each object on the control panel 100 but an instruction to arbitrarily select each object drawn on the operation panel 100. It means to make it recognize. To switch the operation panel 100 to this object selection state, click the object selection tool button 204 in the tool bar 200, or open the “tool” menu 304 in the menu bar 300 and select one of them. Specify the object selection menu.

After the operation panel 100 is switched to the object selection state in step S161, an object to be edited is selected by the pointer 100a (step S163). This object can be selected by clicking on the object to be edited (specifically, moving the pointer 100a over the object to be edited and clicking the left button of the mouse 42a). Also,
For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a rectangle 500 having a diagonal line connecting a certain point R and a certain point S on the operation panel 100.
The mouse 42a (pointer 1) is placed between the points RS so that the object 501 to be edited is located within
The selection of the object can also be executed by dragging in 00a). The rectangle 500 is displayed while dragging between the points RS.

Then, in the above step S163,
When an object to be edited is selected, the CPU
41, according to the type of the selected object,
A rectangle 4 similar to that described with reference to FIGS.
01 (except when the object is a straight line) and Tracker 4
03, 403,... (Including the caret 406 when the object is a character) (step S1).
65).

That is, if the selected object is, for example, a button switch, an LED, or a square, a rounded square, or an ellipse, the CPU 41 proceeds to step S165.
As shown in FIG.
01 and nine trackers 403, 403,... (Step S165a shows a case where the object 402 is a button switch). Then, when the object is, for example, a volume or a character, the CPU 41 proceeds to step S165b.
A rectangle 401 and eight trackers 403, 403,... Are displayed on the object 404 (note that this step S165b indicates that the selected object 404 is a volume, Also displays the caret). If the object is a straight line, the CPU 41 determines that the object (straight line) 40
5, trackers 403 and 403 are displayed at both ends.

Then, the selected object is
For example, in the case of a button switch, an LED, or a square, a rounded square, or an ellipse, the CPU 41 executes the editing process A16.
Enter 7. In the editing process A167, the CPU 4
1 operates as shown in FIG. 13 according to the operation of the pointer 100a (mouse 42a).

That is, the CPU 41 first sets the pointer 10
The content of the operation 0a is determined (step S670). Then, the content of the operation is, for example, each tracker 40 at each corner of the rectangle 401 in step S165a.
If the contents indicate that any one of 3, 403,... Is to be dragged (step S671), the size of the entire rectangle 401 is changed according to the drag operation, and the object is inscribed in the rectangle 401. The size of 402 is also changed (step S672). Then, after this size change, the currently selected object 402
It is determined whether or not to end editing (step S67).
3) If the editing is to be ended (in the case of YES), this editing process A167 is exited. On the other hand, when editing of the currently selected object 402 is continued (N
In the case of O), the process returns to step S670.

Then, in the above step S670,
If the CPU 41 determines that one of the trackers 403, 403 on each of the upper and lower sides of the rectangle 401 has been dragged (step S674), the size of the rectangle 401 in the height (left / right) direction according to the drag operation To change. At the same time, the CPU 41 changes the size of the object 402 in the height direction so as to be inscribed in the rectangle 401 (step S675), and proceeds to step S673. Also, in step S670,
For example, each tracker 40 on the left and right sides of the rectangle 401
If it is determined that one of the buttons 3 and 403 has been dragged (step S676), the size of the rectangle 401 in the width (left / right) direction is changed according to the drag operation. At the same time, the CPU 41 changes the size of the object 402 in the width direction so as to be inscribed in the rectangle 401 (step S677), and proceeds to step S673.

Further, in step S670, rectangle 4
If it is determined that the tracker 403 within 01 is dragged (step S678), the degree of roundness of each corner of the object 402 is changed in accordance with the drag operation (step S679), and the flow advances to step S673. Then, each tracker 403, 40 in the rectangle 401
When the user drags the pointer 100a to a place other than 3,... (Step S680), the CPU 41
In response to this drag operation, the rectangle 401 (object 402) is moved (step S681), and after the drag operation ends, the flow proceeds to step S673.

On the other hand, if the object selected in step S165 in FIG. 11 is a volume or a character, the CPU 41 enters an edit process B169.
In the editing process B169, the CPU 41 responds to the operation of the pointer 100a (mouse 42a) by
It operates as shown in FIG.

That is, the CPU 41 determines the content of the operation of the pointer 100a (step S690), and the content of the operation is, for example, the rectangle 401 in step S165b.
, Each tracker 403, 403,.
If the content indicates that any one of the objects is to be dragged (step S691), the size of the entire rectangle 401 is changed according to the drag operation, and the size of the object 404 is also changed so as to be inscribed in the rectangle 401. (Step S692). Then, after this size change, it is determined whether or not the editing of the currently selected object 404 is to be ended (step S693), and if the editing is to be ended (in the case of YES), this editing process B169 is exited. On the other hand, if the editing of the currently selected object 402 is to be continued (NO), the process returns to step S690.

Then, in the above step S690,
If the CPU 41 determines that one of the trackers 403, 403 on each of the upper and lower sides of the rectangle 401 has been dragged (step S694), the size of the rectangle 401 in the height (left / right) direction according to the drag operation To change. At the same time, the CPU 41
The size of the object 404 in the height direction is changed so that the object is inscribed in (step S695), and step S69 is performed.
Proceed to 3. Also, in step S690, for example, each tracker 403, 40 on both the left and right sides of the rectangle 401
If it is determined that any one of the three has been dragged (step S696), the size of the rectangle 401 in the width (left / right) direction is changed according to the drag operation. At the same time, C
The PU 41 changes the size of the object 404 in the width direction so as to be inscribed in the rectangle 401 (Step S).
697), and it proceeds to step S693.

Further, in step S690, rectangle 4
.. (Step S698), the CPU 41 determines that the rectangle 401 (the object 40) has been moved in response to the drag operation.
4) is moved (step S699). Then, after this drag operation ends, the flow proceeds to step S693.
When the object 404 is a character, the contents of the character (sentence) can be changed by operating the keyboard 42b.

If the object selected in step S165 of FIG. 11 is a straight line,
U41 enters the editing process C171. This editing process C1
At 71, the CPU 41 operates as shown in FIG. 15 according to the operation of the pointer 100a (mouse 42a).

That is, the CPU 41 determines the content of the operation of the pointer 100a (step S710), and the content of the operation is, for example, the straight line 405 in step S165c.
If the contents indicate that one of the trackers 403, 403 at both ends of the icon is to be dragged (step S71).
1) The coordinate position of the end on the side where the drag operation is performed is changed (step S712). Then, after the coordinate position is changed, it is determined whether or not the editing of the currently selected straight line 405 is to be ended (step S713). When the editing is to be ended (in the case of YES), the editing process C1 is performed.
Exit through 71. On the other hand, if the editing of the currently selected straight line 405 is to be continued (NO), the process returns to step S710.

Further, in step S710, the straight line 4
If it is determined that the pointer 100a has been dragged with the pointer 100a dragged (Step S714), the CPU 41 moves the straight line 405 in accordance with the drag operation (Step S715). Then, after the drag operation ends, the process proceeds to step S713.

After the desired editing process is completed in the above-described editing processes A to C (steps S167 to S171), it is determined whether or not the other objects are to be edited (step S173). Is performed (in the case of YES), the process returns to step S163. On the other hand, if the editing is not to be performed (NO in step S173), the process exits from step S16 and ends the editing process.

Here, the drawing processing of the object (step S12) and the editing processing (step S16)
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the operation of the CPU 41 in response to the operation of the mouse 42a in FIG.
And FIG.

That is, when the left button of the mouse 42a is clicked (step S401), the CPU 41 determines whether the operation is a command to draw an object (Obj) or deletes an existing object (to edit the object). It is determined whether the instruction is to select (as an object) (step S403). This determination is made on the operation panel 10.
0 is in the above-described object selection state (for example, whether or not the object selection button is pressed).

If the operation of the mouse 42a is a command to draw a new object ("draw" in step S403), it is determined whether the mouse 42a is dragged (step S405). .
Here, when dragged (in the case of YES), the CPU
42a, the object is drawn in a rectangle 401 having a diagonal line connecting the two points of the drag start position P and the end position Q as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 (step S407; If the object to be drawn is a straight line, a straight line as the object is drawn so as to connect the above two points). On the other hand, in this step S405, when the click is released without being dragged (in the case of NO), the CPU 42a exits this flow.

In step S403, if the operation of the mouse 42a is a command for selecting an existing object (in the case of “selection”), the CPU 41
When the left button of the mouse 42a is clicked, it is determined whether or not the pointer 100a is over an existing object (step S409). Here, pointer 1
If 00 is not on the existing object (in the case of NO), the CPU 41 shifts (S
It is determined whether or not a (shift) key (not shown) has been pressed (step S411).

Then, in this step S411,
If the shift key is not pressed (NO),
It is determined whether or not an already selected object exists (step S413). If there is an already selected object (YES), the selection of the selected object is canceled (step S415). ),
Next, it is determined whether the mouse 42a is dragged (step S417). On the other hand, if there is no selected object in step S413 (N
In the case of O), the process directly proceeds to step S417. In step S411, if the shift key is pressed (YES), the process proceeds to step S417 without canceling the selected state even if a selected object exists.

In step S17, when the mouse 42a is dragged (in the case of YES), the CPU 41 draws a straight line connecting each two points of the drag start position R and the end position S as shown in FIG. Rectangle 500 on the diagonal
The object 501 located inside is selected (step S419). At this time, if there is another already selected object (not canceled), the object selected and obtained in step S419 is
Add a new object as a selected object. That is, in this case, a plurality of objects are
Will be selected.

In step S417, when the click is released without being dragged (in the case of NO. However, strictly speaking, even if dragged, the rectangle 5
This includes the case where no object exists in 00. )
Then, the CPU 42a exits this flow.

Then, in the above step S409,
Even when the pointer 100a is on an existing object (in the case of YES), the CPU 41
It is determined whether or not the shift key on b is pressed (step S421). If the shift key is pressed (YES), the pointer 10
It is determined whether or not the object under 0a has already been selected (step S423), and if it has been selected (YES), the selected state of the object is canceled (step S423). Step S425), and exits this flow.

On the other hand, in step S423, if the object under the pointer 100a is not already selected (NO), the object is selected (step S427). In step S427, as in step S419, if there is another object already selected, the object selected in step S427 is newly added as a selected object. I do.

Further, here, it is determined whether or not the mouse 42a is dragged from the state of step S427 (step S429). And this step S
If dragged at 429 (YES),
After moving the selected object according to the drag amount (step S431), the process exits this flow. On the other hand, in step S429, when the left button of the mouse 42a is released from being clicked without being dragged (in the case of NO), the CPU 41 exits this flow as it is.

Then, in the above step S421,
When the shift key is not pressed, the CPU 41
As shown in FIG. 17, it is determined whether or not an already selected object exists (step S433). Here, when there is a selected object (in the case of YES), it is determined whether the number of the selected object is one or more (step S435), and in the case of one (in the case of YES), It is determined whether or not the pointer 100a is positioned over the selected object (step S437).

Then, in this step S437,
If the pointer 100a is located on the selected object (in the case of YES), the pointer 100
a is the tracker 403, 403,.
..It is determined whether or not it is located above (step S43)
9). Here, the pointer 100a is
, 403,... (YES), it is determined whether or not the pointer 100a (mouse 42a) is dragged (step S441). The shape of the selected object is deformed according to the drag amount (step S443). Then, when the drag operation is completed, the process exits the flow. On the other hand, in step S441, when the click is released without being dragged (in the case of NO), the CPU 41 exits this flow as it is.

In the above step S439, when the pointer 100a is not located on the trackers 403, 403,... Of the selected object (NO
In this case, the CPU 41 determines whether the pointer 100a is dragged (step S445). Here, when the pointer 100a is dragged (in the case of YES), the CPU 41 moves the selected object according to the drag amount (step S44).
7). Then, after the drag operation is completed, the process exits the flow. On the other hand, in the above step S445,
When the click is released without being dragged (in the case of NO), the CPU 41 exits this flow as it is.

Further, when the pointer 100a is not positioned on the selected object in the above step S437 (NO), the CPU 41 cancels the selected state of all the selected objects (step S4).
49). Then, after newly selecting an object below the pointer 100a (step S451), it is determined whether or not the pointer 100a is dragged (step S453). Here, when the pointer 100a is dragged (in the case of YES), the CPU 41 moves the object selected and obtained in step S451 according to the drag amount (step S455).
Exit this flow. On the other hand, if the click is released without being dragged in step S453 (NO), the CPU 41 exits this flow as it is.

Then, in the above step S435,
If there are a plurality of already selected objects (NO), the CPU 41 determines whether or not the pointer 100a is positioned on any of the selected objects (step S457). Here, the pointer 10
When 0a is located on any of the selected objects (in the case of YES), the CPU 41 determines whether or not the pointer 100a is dragged (step S459). When the pointer 100a is dragged (in the case of YES), all the selected objects are moved according to the drag amount (step S4).
61), and then exit this flow. On the other hand, if the click is released without being dragged in step S453 (NO), the CPU 41 exits this flow as it is. Further, the above step S457
In the case where the pointer 100a is not positioned on any of the selected objects (NO),
The CPU 41 proceeds to step S449.

If there is no already selected object in step S433 (NO), the CPU 41 selects an object below the pointer 100a (step S463), and then the pointer 100a is dragged. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S465). Then, in this step S465,
When the pointer 100a is dragged (in the case of YES), the CPU 41 moves the object selected in step S463 according to the drag amount (step S467), and then exits this flow. On the other hand, if the click is released without being dragged in step S465 (NO), C
The PU 41 exits this flow as it is.

Although not shown, if an arbitrary object is selected and, for example, a delete (DEL) key (not shown) on the keyboard 42b is pressed, the arbitrary object is deleted (erased) from the operation panel 100a. )can do. The deletion of the object can also be executed by opening the edit menu 303 in the above-mentioned menu bar 300 and specifying the delete menu in the menu. Furthermore, by specifying a copy menu in the edit menu 303 with an arbitrary object selected, the same object as the arbitrary object can be copied (added) on the operation panel 100. This copying is performed by setting the pointer 100a on an arbitrary object obtained by the selection, and
0a can also be executed by dragging while pressing the above-mentioned shift key.

Next, the object attribute setting processing in step S20 in FIG. 3 will be described in detail.

FIG. 18 shows the details of the attribute setting process. As shown in the figure, in this attribute setting process,
As in the editing process (step S16), first, the operation panel 100 is switched to the above-described object selection state (step S201), and an object to be set is selected (step S203). However, the selection here is performed by double-clicking the object to be set (ie, clicking the left button of the mouse 42a twice consecutively).

By selecting this object, the CPU 4
1 displays attribute setting screens (dialog boxes) 600 to 800 as shown in FIGS. 19 to 21 according to the type of the selected object (step S).
205). These screens 600 to 700 are prepared in advance for each type of object, and among them, the screen 600 in FIG.
Screen when button switch is selected in FIG. 20, FIG.
Is a screen when a volume is selected in step S203, and a screen 800 in FIG. 21 is a screen when an LED is selected in step S203. Then, the attributes of each object are set according to these screens.

That is, if, for example, a button switch is selected in step S203, the screen 60 shown in FIG.
0, the attribute is set (step S20).
7). Details of the attributes that can be set on this screen 600
It is shown in Table 1.

[0138]

[Table 1]

As shown in Table 1, the attributes of the button switch are roughly classified into four parameters: external parameters, operation parameters, display parameters, and control parameters. Among them, the outer shape parameter is a parameter related to the outer shape of the button switch, and detailed setting can be performed on each of the setting portions provided on the approximate left half of the screen 600.

As shown in FIG. 19, a sample diagram 601 of a button switch indicating that the object to be currently set is a button switch is displayed on the upper left side of the screen 600. And this sample figure 6
01 near the upper left and lower right, respectively,
Numerical boxes 602 to 604 displaying upper side coordinates, left side coordinates, lower side coordinates, and right side coordinates of the button switch on the operation panel 100 are provided. Each numerical value in each of the numerical value boxes 602 to 605 is displayed on the screen 600.
Above, that is, by arbitrarily changing these numerical values, the coordinates of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the button switch on the operation panel 100 can be changed,
As a result, the position and size of the button switch can be arbitrarily changed.

The above numerical value boxes 601 to 60
The change of each numerical value in 4 can be realized by clicking a desired numerical box (the figure shows a state in which the numerical box 602 is clicked) and then inputting an arbitrary numerical value from the keyboard 42b. Also, here, the operation panel 1
The upper left corner of 00 is the origin “0,0” of the coordinates on the operation panel 100. Therefore, the value of the upper side coordinate that can be input in the numerical box 602 is the numerical box 6
04 is limited to a value smaller than the value of the lower side coordinate input in the number box 603, and the value of the left side coordinate that can be input in the numerical value box 603 is limited to a value smaller than the value of the right side coordinate input in the numerical value box 605. Can be Needless to say, each numerical value that can be input into each of the numerical value boxes 602 to 605 is limited to the coordinate range of the operation panel 100.

In the vicinity of the upper right of the sample diagram 600, two numerical boxes 606 each displaying the radius of each corner of the button switch in the horizontal (X-axis) direction and the vertical (Y-axis) direction, 607 are provided. Each numerical value in each of the numerical value boxes 606 and 607 can be arbitrarily changed similarly to the above, that is, the degree of roundness of each corner of the button switch can be arbitrarily changed.
Note that the minimum value of the values that can be input into the numerical value box 606 is 0 (zero), and the maximum value is half the absolute value of the difference between the left-side coordinates and the right-side coordinates of the button switch. On the other hand, the minimum value that can be input in the numerical value box 607 is 0.
At (zero), the maximum value is a half of the absolute value of the difference between the upper coordinate and the lower coordinate of the button switch.

Further, each of the above numerical boxes 606 and 607
Are provided with two buttons 608 and 609 marked "square" and "circle / ellipse", respectively, on the right side.
Among them, the button 608 marked "square" is a button switch having a so-called substantially pure rectangular shape with no rounded corners, and when the button is clicked with the pointer 100a, the button boxes 608 and 607 are displayed. Are both 0 (zero), and the roundness of each corner of the button switch is eliminated at once. On the other hand, the button 609 described as “circle / ellipse” is used to make the outer shape of the button switch a circle or an ellipse. When the button is clicked, the numerical values in the numerical value boxes 606 and 607 are both maximized. The roundness of each corner of the button switch is maximized at a stretch.

At the bottom of the sample diagram 600, a button 610 marked "change frame line" is arranged. That is, when this button 610 is clicked, a frame line setting screen (dialog box) (not shown) prepared in advance is displayed. The thickness and color of the frame (outline) of the button switch can be arbitrarily changed (strictly, arbitrarily selected from those prepared in advance) on the frame setting screen. Note that this frame line setting button 610
Is marked with a "border" on the left side of the
Rectangular window 611 (located to the lower right of the letter
A frame line sample 611a obtained by setting on the frame setting screen is displayed.

Further, below the frame line setting button 610, a button 612 marked "change color" is arranged. That is, when this button 612 is clicked, a color setting screen (dialog box) (not shown) prepared in advance is displayed. The color of the button switch can be arbitrarily changed on this color setting screen. Note that a rectangular window 613 marked “filled” (strictly below and to the right of “filled”) on the left side of the color setting button 612 is set by the color setting screen. The sample 613a of the obtained color is displayed.

Then, the user checks a check box 614 below the window section 613, which is marked "non-display" (strictly, to the left of the character "non-display") (for details, check the box). When the user clicks on the box 614 and puts a check mark in the box 614), the button switch can be prevented from being intentionally displayed on the operation panel 100. this is,
For example, this is particularly effective when a so-called hidden button switch that is not desired to be operated by ordinary people, such as a button switch used only by a maintenance and inspection person during maintenance and inspection, is provided.

On the other hand, on the upper side of the substantially right half of the screen 600, there are provided setting portions for setting the above operation parameters. Among them, the two radio buttons 615 and 616 provided in a row in the uppermost side
Is for selecting the operation type of the button switch. When the radio button 615 on the left side is clicked, the button switch functions as a push button (a so-called momentary switch). On the other hand, when the radio button 616 on the right side is clicked, this button switch functions as a toggle button (a switch generally called an alternate type). The figure shows a state in which the left radio button 615 is clicked (an on mark is indicated).

[0148] Below the radio button 615 on the left side, a check box 617 marked "Continuous output when pressed" is provided. This is the radio
It is effective only when the button 615 is clicked and the button switch functions as a push button.
By checking the check box 617, when the button switch is continuously pressed (when the pressed state is continued), the ON / OFF operation can be continuously repeated.

When the user checks a check box 618 below the check box 617 labeled "output when pressed", the button switch is turned on when the button switch is pressed. On the other hand, this check
Checking the check box 619 labeled "Output when released" to the right of box 618 turns on the button switch when it is released.

The above check boxes 61
Below 8 and 619, a check box 620 marked "3D display" and a check box 621 marked "gray display" are provided, respectively.
These check boxes 621 and 621 are for setting display parameters of button switches. When the check box 620 is checked,
The button switch provides a three-dimensional display. On the other hand, when the check box 621 is checked, when the button switch is inoperable, the display of the button switch is displayed as a translucent gray display to indicate that the button switch is inoperable.

Then, the above check boxes 62
Below 0 and 621, a horizontally long rectangular window 622 is provided. In this window 622, a list of control types that can be realized by the button switches, that is, what kind of control is realized by the button switches, is displayed, and a desired control type can be clicked on the list. Select the desired control type that the button switch wants to function. Here, as the control types, “gain adjustment”, “broadcast source selection”, and “broadcast destination selection”
Is provided. When “adjustment of gain” is selected, the button switch functions as a switch for adjusting the volume. On the other hand, "select broadcast source"
Alternatively, when "select broadcast destination" is selected, the button switch functions as a sound source selection switch between each sound source and each speaker 31, 31,. Then, after selecting the desired control type, the user clicks a button 623 marked “Control Details” provided on the lower right side of the window 622 to make detailed settings, that is, detailed settings of control parameters. Do.

When the “control details” button 623 is clicked, a control detail setting screen (dialog box) (not shown) prepared in advance is displayed. Table 2 shows the details of the setting items on this control detailed setting screen.

[0153]

[Table 2]

As shown in Table 2, a device to be controlled, a button type and a control condition are set in accordance with each control type. For example, suppose that “gain adjustment” is selected as the desired control type. In this case, the gain of any one of the sound source devices such as a microphone and each performance device (storage media), and each output destination device such as each of the speaker terminal devices 3, 3,. Volume) is adjusted according to the input / output channel number of the broadcast apparatus main body 1 to which the device to be controlled is connected or the speaker terminal devices 3, 3,.
・ Set by specifying the identification number. And
As the button type, a selection is made as to whether the button switch functions as a switch for volume up (UP) or down (DOWN), or functions as a switch for changing the volume to a volume designated in advance. Here, when a volume up or down switch is used, the amount of change in volume by one ON operation is set as the control condition. When the above-mentioned “continuous output when pressed” check box 617 is checked when functioning as a volume up or down switch, the adjustment can be smoothly performed when the volume is largely changed. . On the other hand, when the button is set as a change button to the designated volume, the absolute value of the designated volume is set as the control condition.

When “select broadcast source” is selected as the desired control type, a sound source device serving as a broadcast source is set as a device to be controlled, and a device of a broadcast destination is specified as a control condition. I do. When "select broadcast destination" is selected as the desired control type, a broadcast destination device is set as a control target device, and a broadcast source device is specified as a control condition.

As described above, after the attributes related to the button switches are set on the screen 600 of FIG.
Button 624 marked "OK" on the lower left side of
When is clicked, the contents set on this screen 600 are registered as attributes of the button switch (specifically, stored in the storage unit 44). On the other hand, this "OK" button 6
Button 6 marked "Cancel" on the right side of 24
When the button 25 is clicked, the contents set on this screen 600 are not registered, and the attribute setting processing of this button switch (step S207) ends.

If, for example, a volume is selected in step S203 in FIG. 18, the attribute is set according to screen 700 in FIG. 20 (step S20).
9). Details of the attributes that can be set on this screen 700
It is shown in Table 3.

[0158]

[Table 3]

As shown in Table 3, similarly to the attributes of the button switch, the attributes of the volume are also roughly classified into four parameters: an outer shape parameter, an operation parameter, a display parameter, and a control parameter. And
The external parameters are set in detail at each setting location provided on the approximate left half of the screen 700.

That is, a volume sample diagram 701 indicating that the object currently set is a volume is displayed on the upper left side of the screen 700. Then, by inputting arbitrary numerical values into numerical value boxes 702 to 705 provided near the upper left and lower right of the sample diagram 701, the coordinates of the upper, lower, left, and right sides on the operation panel 100 of the volume are set. Can be changed arbitrarily.

Further, on the upper right side of the sample diagram 701, there are three radios for selecting the type of volume.
Buttons 706 to 708 are provided in one vertical line.
When the uppermost radio button 706 is clicked, the volume becomes a slide type volume that slides in the vertical direction. The figure shows a state where the radio button 706 is clicked. Then, when the second radio button 707 from the top is clicked, the volume becomes a slide type volume that slides along the horizontal direction. In this case, the sample diagram 700 is also changed to a diagram of a volume that slides along the horizontal direction. Then, when the radio button 708 at the bottom is clicked, the volume becomes a rotary volume, and accordingly, the sample diagram 700 also changes to a rotary volume diagram.

Then, below the sample diagram 701,
As in FIG. 19, a window 710 displaying a “change frame line” button 709 and a frame sample 710a, and a window 712 displaying a “change color” button 711 and a color sample 712a. A check box 713 is provided for selecting whether or not to hide the volume.

On the other hand, numerical boxes 714 and 715 labeled “minimum value” and “maximum value” respectively for setting the operation parameters of the volume are displayed on the upper side of the approximately right half of the screen 700. A number box 716 marked “operating width” is provided below the number box 714 on the left side. Each of these numerical boxes 714 to 716 is for setting a minimum value, a maximum value, and an adjustment step of the volume adjustment range, and inputs an arbitrary value within a range of 0 to 10, for example.

Then, each of the above numerical boxes 714 to 7
Below the check box 716, a check box 717 marked "3D display" and a check box 718 marked "gray display" as shown in FIG. Are provided. Further, each of these check boxes 717, 718
Below, are provided a check box 719 labeled "Scale display" and a check box 720 labeled "Scale display", respectively. That is, when the check box 719 on the left side is checked, for example, when the volume is a slide type, a straight line parallel to the slide direction is displayed along the slide direction, and when the volume is a rotary type, the rotation axis is An arc coaxial with is displayed outside the knob. On the other hand, when the check box 720 on the right side is checked, for example, a scale obtained by dividing the volume adjustment range by 5 to 10 is displayed.

Then, the above check boxes 71
Below windows 9 and 720, a window 721 displaying a list of control types that can be realized by this volume is provided. Here, “output gain” is used as the control type.
And “input gain”. That is, as in the case of FIG. 19, after selecting a desired control type from the list in the window 721, a “control details” button 7
22 is clicked to display a control detailed setting screen (dialog box) not shown. Then, detailed control parameters are set on this detailed control setting screen.
Table 4 shows the details of the setting items on this control detailed setting screen.

[0166]

[Table 4]

As shown in Table 4, when, for example, "output gain" is selected as the desired control type, a device to which sound (sound signal) is output is set as a control target. As the control conditions, the minimum value and the maximum value of the level of the output audio (audio signal level),
Set the adjustment accuracy (resolution) between the values. on the other hand,
When “input gain” is selected as the desired control type, the sound source device that is the input source of the sound (sound signal) is set as the control target, and the minimum value and the maximum value are set as the control conditions as described above. , And adjustment accuracy (resolution).

After setting the attributes relating to the volume on the screen 700 of FIG.
When an “OK” button 723 below 0 is clicked, the contents set on this screen 700 are registered as attributes of the volume. On the other hand, if the “cancel” button 724 is clicked, the content set on this screen 700 is not registered, and the attribute setting processing of this volume (step S209) ends.

In the case where, for example, an LED is selected in step S203 of FIG. 18, the screen 80 of FIG.
0, the attribute is set (step S21).
1). Details of attributes that can be set on this screen 800
It is shown in Table 5.

[0170]

[Table 5]

As shown in Table 5, the attributes of the LED are:
It is roughly divided into three parameters: external parameters, operation parameters, and control parameters. Of these, the external parameters are set in detail at each setting location provided on the approximate left half of the screen 800.

That is, an LED sample diagram 801 indicating that the object currently set is an LED is displayed in the upper left portion of the screen 800. 19, near the periphery of the sample diagram 801, similarly to FIG. 19, numerical value boxes 802 to 805 for displaying the coordinates of the upper side, left side, lower side, and right side of the LED, and the round radius of each corner of the LED are displayed. Numeric boxes 806 and 807
And buttons 808, 8 for "square" and "circle / ellipse"
09 is provided. Further, below the sample diagram 801, there is provided a “change frame line” button 810 and a window 811 for displaying a frame line sample 811 a.

On the other hand, a button 812 marked "change color" is provided on the upper right side of the screen 800 to set operating parameters of the LED. That is, when the “change color” button 812 is clicked, a color setting screen (dialog box) (not shown) prepared in advance is displayed. The color at the time of turning on the LED, that is, the emission color, can be arbitrarily changed on this color setting screen. The luminescent color sample 813 a obtained by setting the color setting screen is displayed in a “fill” window 813 on the left side of the color setting button 812. When the check box 814 below the window 813 is checked, it is possible to set that the LED display form may be a blinking display in addition to the lighting and extinguishing states.

[0174] Below the check box 814, there is provided a window 815 that displays a list of control types that can be realized by this LED. Here, types of “output level”, “input level”, “during audio output”, and “during audio input” are prepared as control types. That is, as in the case of FIG. 19 (and FIG. 20), after selecting a desired control type from the list in the window 815, a “control details” button 816 is clicked to display a control detail setting screen (not shown) (not shown). Dialog box). Then, detailed control parameters are set on this detailed control setting screen. Table 6 shows the details of the setting items on this control detailed setting screen.

[0175]

[Table 6]

As shown in Table 6, when, for example, "output level" is selected as the desired control type, an output device whose level is to be detected is designated as a control target. Then, as a control condition, a threshold level serving as a threshold value for lighting and blinking of the LED is set. When, for example, “input level” is selected as the desired control type, an input device to be detected at that level, that is, a sound source is designated as a control target, and
A threshold level is set as a control condition.
If, for example, “during audio output” is selected as the desired control type, the output device to be detected as the audio output is designated as the control target, and the presence or absence of the blinking display and the blinking are set as the control conditions. Set conditions and so on. When, for example, "during voice input" is selected as the desired control type, the sound source to be detected for the voice input is specified as a control target, and the presence or absence of blinking display and the case of blinking as a control condition are specified. Set conditions, etc.

As described above, in the screen 800 of FIG.
After setting the attribute related to the ED, when an “OK” button 817 at the bottom of the screen 800 is clicked, this screen 8
The content set in 00 is registered as an attribute of the LED. On the other hand, when the “CANCEL” button 818 is clicked, the setting contents of this screen 800 are not registered, and
The attribute setting process of D (step S211) ends.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the construction of a desired operation panel 100 does not require the above-mentioned technical knowledge and technology related to the program description language.
In addition, the design can be intuitively performed on the display screen to be configured. Therefore, there is an effect that the operation panel 100 according to the system configuration of the broadcasting facility can be easily realized. In addition, since the operation panel 100 can be saved as a file, for example, a backup can be stored in case of emergency, or a plurality of types of operation panels 100 can be realized by one operation device 4. it can.

In the present embodiment, the case where the operating device 4 according to the present invention is applied to digital broadcasting equipment has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the present invention can also be applied to broadcasting equipment using a generally known matrix device, mixing device, or the like. Further, the present invention is not limited to sound source selection and volume adjustment, but can be implemented for other operations such as sound quality adjustment by applying the present invention. Further, the present invention can be applied to a broadcast facility capable of processing characters, graphics, and even visual information such as a video image as an operation device thereof.

In this embodiment, the basic models of the button switch, the volume, and the LED are prepared in advance. However, the present invention is not limited to these. For example, various switches such as a lever switch and a rotary switch, or 7 to 8 segments may be used. And a basic model such as an LED numeric display or various displays such as lamps.

Furthermore, the operating device 4 is configured as a personal computer, but is not limited to this. That is, the operating device 4 is realized by dedicated equipment other than the personal computer.

Then, the configuration of the display screen for realizing the operation panel 100, the button switch, the volume, and the L
FIGS. 4, 19, 20, and 2 show the configuration of each screen (dialog box) when setting each attribute of the ED.
1, but is not limited to this. That is, these screens are merely examples, and other screen configurations may be used as long as the same functions (actions) can be realized.

Also, the procedure for realizing the present invention and the CP
The flow representing the operation of U41 is shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 to FIG. 18, respectively, and if these also have the same function as the present embodiment, It is not limited.

The contents of the attributes related to the button switch, the volume, and the LED are shown in Tables 1 to 6, respectively, but these are not limited to the contents described in each table.

The CPU 41 according to the present embodiment
Corresponds to a heading display control unit, a selection execution unit, a drawing unit, a setting unit, and a control unit described in the claims. Specifying each drawing range of each object on the display screen with the mouse 42a corresponds to a drawing command described in the claims, and operating each operator on the display screen with the mouse 42a This corresponds to the operation means described in the claims. Further, the storage unit 44
It corresponds to the model storage means described in the claims. The screen configurations of FIGS. 19 to 21 and the contents of Tables 1 to 6 respectively correspond to the basic model format described in the claims.

The CPU 41 also corresponds to the editing means, the attribute display control means, the attribute changing means, the calling means, and the reproducing means described in the claims. Then, the operation unit 42,
In particular, the mouse 42a is used for heading selecting means, editing instruction means,
Corresponds to attribute display instruction means and attribute change instruction means. Further, the storage unit 44 corresponds to a screen storage unit described in the claims.

[0187]

As described above, claim 1 of the present invention is as follows.
The operation device for a broadcast facility according to the invention described in (1), selects only necessary ones from among a plurality of types of basic models prepared in advance and draws the operators on a display screen. At the same time, the function (role) of each of these operators is arbitrarily set according to the respective styles, thereby realizing a desired operation device. Therefore, unlike the prior art described above, realizing a desired operation device does not require specialized knowledge and technology related to programming using a program description language such as an assembler language or C language.
Therefore, there is an effect that even a person who does not have the specialized knowledge and technology regarding the program description language can realize an operation device as desired.

Further, since it is not necessary to create a program using a kind of character string called the program description language,
It is not necessary to type a character string of this program description language using, for example, a keyboard or the like, and the above-mentioned operations such as compiling and linking are not required. Therefore, the development period of the operating device can be significantly reduced as compared with the above-described conventional technology,
As a result, development costs can be significantly reduced. Therefore, there is an effect that an operating device suitable for each specification can be easily realized for each broadcasting facility to which the operating device is applied. Of course, when changing the specifications of the existing operating device,
Can respond flexibly.

Further, basic models are prepared in advance for not only the above-mentioned operators but also indicators which can function as various indicators such as pilot lamps and peak indicators. Then, by selecting only necessary items from these, and drawing them on the display screen, the functions (roles) of these indicators are arbitrarily set according to the respective styles. An indicator that functions as a desired indicator can be added to the operating device. Therefore, it is possible to realize an operating device including various indicators in addition to the above operating elements.

According to the operating device of the second aspect of the present invention, a basic model for arbitrarily drawing not only the controls and indicators but also characters on the display screen is prepared in advance. I have. Therefore, even without the above-mentioned technical knowledge and technology regarding the program description language, there is an effect that, for example, characters representing the functions and names of the respective operators and the respective indicators can be arbitrarily added to the display screen. .

According to the operation device of the third aspect of the present invention, a basic model for drawing a graphic on a display screen is also prepared in advance. Therefore, even if there is no specialized knowledge and technology relating to the above-described program description language, for example, a diagram for partitioning the above-mentioned operators and indicators for each output system, a list showing a schematic configuration of broadcast equipment, or There is an effect that a block diagram or the like can be arbitrarily drawn on the display screen.

According to the operating device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, heading information corresponding to each basic model such as an operator, a display, a character or a figure is displayed on the display screen. When the desired one of these pieces of heading information, that is, the heading information of the part to be drawn on the display screen, is selected on this display screen, the basic model of the desired part is stored in the model storage means. Selected from. That is, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when a desired basic model is selected, it can be intuitively realized on the display screen.

According to the operating device of the fifth aspect of the present invention, when drawing an operator, a display, a character, a graphic, or the like on a display screen, it is determined at which position on the display screen these are to be drawn. Can be directly instructed on the display screen to be drawn. That is, there is an effect that an operation panel including the above-described operation elements and the like can be intuitively designed on a display screen to be configured.

According to the operating device of the invention described in claim 6, when editing each display feature of each object such as an operator, a display, a character or a figure drawn on a display screen, the same is applied to the editing operation. It can be instructed directly on the display screen. Therefore,
When adjusting the design of the operation panel by editing the display fatigue of each of the above objects, the operation can be performed while confirming the progress on the display screen, which has the effect of improving the operation efficiency.

According to the operating device of the present invention, when the attribute display instruction means gives an attribute display command to an operator or a display on a display screen, or an object such as a character or a graphic, the attribute display command means The display control means displays the attribute of the object on a display screen. Therefore, if necessary, the attributes of any object constituting the operation panel,
For example, there is an effect that the types and functions of operators and indicators, the size of characters, the thickness of lines forming figures, and the like can be confirmed on the display screen.

According to the operating device of the eighth aspect of the present invention, the attribute of any object displayed on the display screen according to the eighth aspect of the present invention can be arbitrarily changed on this display screen. Therefore, there is an effect that the content of an arbitrary object can be changed while confirming the attribute on the display screen.

According to the operation device of the ninth aspect, the created operation panel can be arbitrarily stored, and the stored operation panel can be arbitrarily called and reproduced. Therefore, there is an effect that a backup can be kept in case of emergency. In addition, if a plurality of types of operation panels are created in advance and saved, a single operation device can function as a plurality of types of operation panels.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation panel configured on a display screen in an embodiment of an operation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an entire broadcast facility using the operation device of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of a series of operations in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of an initial screen appearing when a control program is started in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of a CPU when actually operating broadcast equipment in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of operations when creating an operation panel in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for drawing a button switch on a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state where a volume is drawn on a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state where a straight line is drawn on a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state when characters are drawn on a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure for editing a figure drawn on a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a screen state when an object to be edited is selected in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of an editing process A in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing details of an editing process B in FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing details of an editing process C in FIG. 11;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation of the CPU in response to a mouse operation when drawing an object on the display screen and editing the object in the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart following FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for setting an attribute of each object drawn on a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display screen (dialog box) when setting an attribute of a button switch in FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display screen (dialog box) when setting an attribute of a volume in FIG. 18;

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a display screen (dialog box) when setting an attribute of an LED in FIG. 18;

[Description of Signs] 100 Operation Panel 100a Mouse Pointer 101, 102, 103, 108, 109, 110 Button Switch 120, 121, 122 Volume 132, 133, 134 LED 200 Tool Bar 300 Menu Bar

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-83172 (JP, A) JP-A-9-44344 (JP, A) JP-A-8-6776 (JP, A) JP-A-10-91412 (JP) U.S. Pat. No. 5,784,226 (US, A) "Measurement software / software for constructing a monitoring and control system", Nikkei Mechanical, (Jul. 511, 82-86 "CENTUM CS Engineering Method 3", Yokogawa Technical Report, 1997, Vol. 2, pp. 57-6 (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 3/00-9/44

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A broadcast apparatus main body, a digital transmission line-structured broadcast transmission line connected to the broadcast apparatus main body,
A plurality of broadcast terminal devices connected to the broadcast transmission path via a bus, wherein the broadcast device main body includes control data for individually controlling each of the broadcast terminal devices, and one or more digitized control data. And the broadcast data are input to the broadcast transmission path, and each of the broadcast terminal devices fetches the control data and the broadcast data from the broadcast transmission path, respectively. In a broadcast facility configured to output information based on each of the broadcast data according to data, display means having a display screen, one or more types of operators for changing the control data, and an operation state of the broadcast facility Basic models of a plurality of types of parts including display elements to be displayed are stored in advance in a model storage unit; A model selecting means for arbitrarily selecting a basic model of a desired part including a desired operator and an indicator from the model; and a part corresponding to the basic model obtained by the selection by the model selecting means. A drawing means for arbitrarily drawing on the display screen in accordance with a drawing command given from the outside, and arbitrarily changing each attribute of each of the parts drawn on the display screen by the drawing means in accordance with the format of each basic model. Setting means for setting, operating means for operating each of the operating elements among the components on the display screen, and the operating state of each of the operating elements by the operating means, Based on each attribute set by the setting means, controls the operation of the broadcast equipment, and according to the operation state of the broadcast equipment, displays each display state of each indicator on the display screen, And configured control means to control based on the attributes that are set by the setting means 示子 operating device of a broadcast facility comprising. 2. The model storage means also stores in advance at least one basic model of a character for drawing a character on the display screen, and the model selecting means also selects the basic model of the character. When the basic model of a desired character is selected by the model selecting means, the drawing means sets the character corresponding to the basic model selected by the model selecting means in accordance with the drawing command. The operation device for a broadcast facility according to claim 1, wherein the operation device is configured to be arbitrarily drawn on a display screen. 3. The model storage means also stores at least one basic model of a graphic for drawing a graphic on the display screen, and the model selecting means also selects the basic model of the graphic. When the basic model of the desired figure is selected by the model selecting means, the drawing means sets the figure corresponding to the basic model selected by the model selecting means in accordance with the drawing command. 3. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the image is arbitrarily drawn on the display screen.
An operating device for a broadcast facility according to item 1. 4. The heading display control means for displaying, on the display screen, heading information corresponding to each of the basic models, wherein the model selection means displays the heading information corresponding to each of the basic models. Heading selection means for arbitrarily selecting desired one of the heading information on the display screen, and a basic model corresponding to the heading information obtained by selection by the heading selection means are stored in the model storage means. 4. The operation device for a broadcast facility according to claim 1, further comprising: a selection executing means for selecting from among the basic models. 5. The drawing command is a command for designating, on the display screen, a drawing position of a drawing corresponding to a basic model obtained by selection by the model selection means. 5. The broadcast equipment operating device according to claim 1, wherein a device corresponding to the basic model obtained by the selection by the model selecting means is drawn at a designated position. 6. An editing instruction means for giving an editing instruction to an arbitrary one drawn on the display screen by the drawing means, and a display feature on the display screen of the one given the editing instruction is given by the editing instruction. 6. The operating device for broadcast equipment according to claim 1, further comprising editing means for editing according to the following. 7. An attribute display instructing means for giving an attribute display command to an arbitrary one drawn on a display screen by said drawing means, and displaying an attribute of the one given the attribute display command on said display screen. 7. The operation device for a broadcast facility according to claim 1, further comprising: an attribute display control unit that causes the attribute display control unit to perform the operation. 8. An attribute change instruction means for arbitrarily giving an attribute change command to the attribute displayed on the display screen by the attribute display control means, and receiving the attribute change command in accordance with the attribute change command. The operation device for a broadcast facility according to claim 7, further comprising an attribute changing unit configured to change an attribute of the thing. 9. A screen storage means for arbitrarily storing a screen configuration of the display screen and each attribute of what is drawn on the screen, a calling means for arbitrarily calling stored contents stored in the screen storage means, 4. A reproducing means for reproducing a screen configuration of the display screen based on the stored contents called by the calling means and for reproducing each attribute of the one reproduced on the screen. 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8
An operating device for a broadcast facility according to item 1.