JP5123133B2 - Display system and display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display system for displaying a web page and a display.

  There is a display that displays a web page acquired via a network on a display screen, and information can be exchanged via the network by performing an operation using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) on the displayed web page. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  For example, in a housing equipment monitoring system that monitors equipment terminals installed in a house, such as an air conditioner, a lighting fixture, or various security devices, via a network, information related to monitoring (or monitoring and control) of equipment terminals (For example, the operating state of air conditioners and lighting fixtures, on / off control, the operating state of fire detectors as security devices, etc.) are created on a web page, and this web page is displayed on the display screen (CRT or LCD) ), And the operation using the GUI on the web page enables the recognition of the monitoring result and the control instruction to the equipment terminal.

In general, as shown in FIG. 13A, a web page is composed of a frame part G11 that is a frame part of the web page and a content part G12 that is arranged at a predetermined position in the frame part G11. The content part G12 indicates the content of the web page. FIG. 13A is an example of a web page displayed by the housing equipment monitoring system, and the frame part G11 is composed of a title display H101 and a button B101 for performing each transition operation to the previous page, the next page, and the menu. Has been. The content part G12 displays information related to monitoring and control of the equipment terminal for each equipment terminal, and each content part G12 includes, for example, the terminal name H102 of the equipment terminal (such as a lighting fixture) and the on / off of the equipment terminal. Current value display H103, which is a monitoring result of the state (in the case of lighting fixtures), a control button B102 for instructing the equipment terminal to turn on / off (turning on / off in the case of lighting fixtures), etc. Each content part G12 corresponds to one equipment terminal. In FIG. 13A, six content parts G12 can be arranged on a web page, and each area in which the content part G12 is arranged is called a slot part. That is, in FIG. 13A, six slot portions are set, and monitoring control information of six equipment terminals is displayed on the web page.
JP 2007-272863 A

  In the conventional GUI development on the web page, the number of slots (number of slots) is set according to the resolution of the display screen of the display, and it is necessary to develop the web page individually for each display screen having a different resolution. (Note that this information is described on an HTML basis for each developed GUI).

  The web page of FIG. 13A is displayed on a VGA display screen having a resolution of horizontal size a1 = 640 px (pixels) × vertical size b1 = 480 px (pixels), the number of slots = 6, and the title display of the frame part G11. The character size of H101 is set to 10 pt (points), the horizontal size c1 of the button B101 is set to 120 px, the vertical size d1 of the content part G12 is set to 140 px, and the character size in the control button B102 is set to 11 pt.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 13B, the same web page displayed in VGA as in FIG. 13A is displayed on the QVGA display screen having a resolution of horizontal size a2 = 320 px × vertical size b2 = 240 px. The number of slots = 3, the character size of the title display H101 of the frame part G11 is set to 10 pt, the horizontal size c2 of the button B101 is set to 100 px, the vertical size of the content part G12 is d2 = 140 px, and the character size in the control button B102 is 11 pt. Is set to

  Thus, when creating the same web page with display screens with different resolutions (VGA and QVGA), since the number of slots, the size of each part, and the character size are different from each other, the same web page is conventionally used for VGA and QVGA. It was developed individually.

  In addition, there is no concept of dividing the frame part G11 and the content part G12, and the HTML code must be described by combining the frame part G11 and the content part G12 into one web page. On the other hand, it was poor in versatility.

  Furthermore, it is required to create an easy-to-use web page according to not only the resolution of the display screen but also the age, visual acuity, etc. of the user and the number of equipment terminals connected to the display.

  In this way, there are many conditions because it is necessary to develop web pages individually each time the conditions such as the resolution of the display screen, the user's age, visual acuity, the number of equipment terminals connected to the display, etc. change. The number of man-hours for web page development increased, and the completed web page was poor in versatility.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above reasons, and its purpose is to suppress a man-hour for developing a web page for various conditions, and to provide a display system and a display device that are highly versatile for various conditions. It is to provide.

  The invention of claim 1 is a display system including a display device for displaying a web page on a display screen. The web page is a frame screen that is a common frame part for all web pages, and a predetermined frame screen is predetermined. Frame storage means for storing data of a plurality of identical frame screens having different sizes, each of which is composed of a content screen representing the contents of each web page, arranged in one or more slot portions provided at a position; Content storage means for storing data of a plurality of identical content screens having different sizes, setting means for setting screen configuration information that is a web page creation condition, screen configuration information, frame screen size, and content screen size Correspondence storage means for storing the correspondence relation, and a screen set by the setting means with reference to the correspondence relation storage means Size selection means for selecting the size of the frame screen corresponding to the composition information and the size of the content screen, and display control means for creating a web page by overlaying the content screen of the selected size on the frame screen of the selected size; The display is characterized in that the web page created by the display control means is displayed on the display screen by the web browser means.

  According to this invention, the frame screen and the content screen are divided, and the size of each of the frame screen and the content screen is dynamically changed individually according to the screen configuration information to combine the frame screen and the content screen. Therefore, the versatility of the screen data is enhanced from the viewpoint of “reuse of code”, and the development man-hours required for the coating work of the frame screen and the content screen can be minimized. That is, it is possible to suppress the man-hours for web page development for various conditions and provide a display system with high versatility for various conditions.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the screen configuration information is a resolution of a display screen.

  According to the present invention, the frame screen and the content screen can be divided, and the sizes of the frame screen and the content screen can be dynamically changed individually according to the resolution of the display screen. Therefore, the man-hours for developing web pages for various display screen resolutions can be suppressed, and a highly versatile display system can be provided for various display screen resolutions.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the frame storage unit stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions for each size, and the screen configuration information is stored in the frame screen. The correspondence storage means stores the correspondence between the screen configuration information and the size of the frame screen, the size of the content screen, and the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen. The size selection means refers to the correspondence relationship storage means, selects the size of the frame screen and the number of slot portions corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means, and the size of the content screen, and The display control means superimposes the content screen of the selected size on the frame screen of the selected size and the number of slots, and displays the web page. Characterized in that it formed.

  According to the present invention, the frame screen and the content screen can be divided and the sizes of the frame screen and the content screen can be dynamically changed individually according to the number of slots. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the man-hours for web page development with respect to various numbers of slots and provide a highly versatile display system for various numbers of slots.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the frame storage unit stores, for each size, data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions, and the screen configuration information is information about a user. The correspondence storage means stores the correspondence between the screen configuration information and the size of the frame screen, the size of the content screen, the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen, and the size selection means With reference to the relationship storage means, the size of the frame screen and the number of slot portions corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means and the size of the content screen are selected, and the display control means selects the selected A web page is created by overlaying the content screen of the selected size on the frame screen of the size and number of slots. .

  According to the present invention, the frame screen and the content screen can be divided and the sizes of the frame screen and the content screen can be dynamically changed individually according to the user information. Therefore, the man-hour of web page development with respect to various user information can be suppressed, and a highly versatile display system for various user information can be provided.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the display device according to the first or second aspect, further comprising one or more facility terminals having a predetermined function and a monitoring / controlling unit that performs at least one of monitoring or control of each facility terminal. The control means creates a web page for monitoring / control of the monitoring / control means, and the content screen is communicated with the monitoring / control means by the display unit, and each equipment terminal is connected to the monitoring / control means. A screen for acquiring the monitoring results of the equipment, or a screen for the display device to communicate with the monitoring / control means to instruct the monitoring / control means to control each equipment terminal, and the frame storage The means stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions for each size, the screen configuration information includes the number of equipment terminals, and the correspondence relationship storage means includes the screen configuration information and the frame image. The size of the content screen, the size of the content screen, and the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen, and the size selection means refers to the correspondence relation storage means and the screen set by the setting means The size of the frame screen corresponding to the configuration information and the number of slot portions, and the size of the content screen are selected, and the display control means displays the selected size and the number of slot portions on the frame screen of the selected size. A web page is created by overlapping content screens.

  According to the present invention, the frame screen and the content screen can be divided, and the sizes of the frame screen and the content screen can be dynamically changed individually according to the number of equipment terminals. Therefore, the man-hour of web page development with respect to the number of various equipment terminals can be suppressed, and a highly versatile display system can be provided for the number of various equipment terminals.

  The invention of claim 6 comprises the display device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising one or more facility terminals having a predetermined function, and monitoring / controlling means for performing at least one of monitoring or control of each facility terminal. The control means creates a web page for monitoring / control of the monitoring / control means, and the content screen is communicated with the monitoring / control means by the display unit, and each equipment terminal is connected to the monitoring / control means. A screen for acquiring the monitoring results of the equipment, or a screen for the display device to communicate with the monitoring / control means to instruct the monitoring / control means to control each equipment terminal, and the frame storage The means stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions for each size, and the screen configuration information includes information on a form of communication performed between the display unit and the monitoring / control unit, Said correspondence The relation storage means stores the correspondence between the screen configuration information and the size of the frame screen, the size of the content screen, and the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen. The size selection means refers to the correspondence relation storage means Then, the size of the frame screen and the number of slot portions corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means and the size of the content screen are selected, and the display control means selects the size and slot portion of the selected size. A web page is created by overlaying a content screen of a selected size on a number of frame screens.

  According to the present invention, the frame screen and the content screen are divided, and each size of the frame screen and the content screen is dynamically changed according to information on the form of communication performed between the display unit and the monitoring / control unit. Can be changed. Therefore, the man-hour of web page development with respect to various communication forms can be suppressed, and a highly versatile display system can be provided for various communication forms.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is that in the first or second aspect, the frame storage unit stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions for each size, and the screen configuration information is a web page. Including the language information to be used, the correspondence storage means stores the correspondence between the screen configuration information and the size of the frame screen, the size of the content screen, the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen, and the size selection The means refers to the correspondence relationship storage means, selects the size of the frame screen and the number of slot portions corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means, and the size of the content screen, and the display control means Create a web page by overlaying the content screen of the selected size on the frame screen of the selected size and number of slots. The features.

  According to the present invention, the frame screen and the content screen can be divided and the sizes of the frame screen and the content screen can be dynamically changed individually according to the language information used in the web page. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the man-hours for developing web pages for various languages and provide a display system with high versatility for various languages.

  The invention according to claim 8 is a display device for displaying a web page on a display screen, wherein the web page is provided at a predetermined position in the frame screen and a frame screen that is a frame part common to all web pages. A frame storage means for storing data of a plurality of identical frame screens having different sizes, and a content storage screen arranged in one or more slot portions and representing the contents of each web page; Content storage means for storing data of the same content screen, setting means for setting screen configuration information that is a web page creation condition, and correspondence between the screen configuration information, the size of the frame screen, and the size of the content screen are stored Referring to the correspondence relationship storage means and the correspondence relationship storage means, the frame corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means. Create a web page by superimposing the selected size screen on the frame screen of the selected size and the size selection means for selecting the size of the content screen and the size of the content screen, and the created web page as a web browser Display control means for displaying on the display screen by the means.

  According to this invention, the frame screen and the content screen are divided, and the size of each of the frame screen and the content screen is dynamically changed individually according to the screen configuration information to combine the frame screen and the content screen. Therefore, the versatility of the screen data is enhanced from the viewpoint of “reuse of code”, and the development man-hours required for the coating work of the frame screen and the content screen can be minimized. That is, it is possible to suppress the man-hours for web page development for various conditions and provide a highly versatile display for various conditions.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the man-hours for developing web pages for various conditions and to provide a highly versatile display system and display for various conditions. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 2 shows an overall configuration of a house equipment monitoring system using the display system of the present embodiment. A plurality of controllers 1 (two controllers 1 in FIG. 2) and one display 2 are Connected to a home network NT1 using Ethernet (registered trademark), and under the control of the controller 1, equipment terminals 3 such as lighting equipment, air conditioning equipment, security equipment, measuring equipment, and electric locks are connected. Further, the home network NT1 is connected to the wide area network NT2 that constructs the Internet via the home gateway 4, and each terminal device (controller 1, display device 2, etc.) on the home network NT1 is connected to the wide area network NT2 via the home gateway 4. Communication with the center server 5 is possible.

  Each terminal device (controller 1, display device 2, home gateway 4, etc.) on the home network NT1 is assigned device identification information (IP address), and communicates with each other using this device identification information.

  The home gateway 4 is not only connected to the home network NT1 with an information breaker, but also constitutes a home server having a connection port connected to the wide area network NT2, and is connected to the center server 5 connected to the wide area network NT2. Between the home network NT1 and the wide area network NT2, and the identification information on each terminal device of the home network NT1. It has an acquisition function.

  FIG. 1 shows each configuration in the home network NT1.

  First, the controller 1 is configured by a net remote controller, a net adapter, or the like that includes a transmission / reception unit 1a and a monitoring control unit 1b, and the monitoring control unit 1b performs monitoring control of the subordinate equipment terminals 3. Then, when the transmission / reception unit 1a performs LAN communication and the monitoring control unit 1b receives a monitoring control request from the display device 2 via the network NT1, each monitoring control information of the subordinate equipment terminal 3 is transmitted via the home gateway 4. It transmits to the display 2 of the request transmission source.

  The display unit 2 includes a transmission / reception unit 2a, an operation unit 2b, a display screen 2c, a frame storage unit 2d, a content storage unit 2e, a setting unit 2f, a correspondence relationship storage unit 2g, and a size selection unit 2h. And the display control unit 2i, the transmission / reception unit 2a performs LAN communication via the home network NT1, and the operation unit 2b is operated by the user, so that the monitoring control request of the equipment terminal 3 is transmitted via the home gateway 4 The monitoring control information of the subordinate equipment terminal 3 is acquired from the request destination controller 1. The display control unit 2i creates a web page from each monitoring control information of the equipment terminal 3 acquired via the home network NT1, and displays the web page on the display screen 2c by a web browser.

  Hereinafter, web page creation processing in the display device 2 will be described.

  First, in the present embodiment, a frame screen G1 that is a frame part of a web page and is commonly used across the pages, and a content screen G2 arranged at a predetermined position in the frame screen G1 are divided. A web page is configured by combining the content screen G2 with the frame screen G1. FIG. 3A shows an example of the frame screen G1, and the frame screen G1 includes a title display H1 and a button B1 for performing each transition operation to the previous page, the next page, and the menu.

  FIG. 3B shows an example of a content screen G2. The content screen G2 displays information related to monitoring and control of the equipment terminal 3 for each equipment terminal 3, and each content screen G2 For example, the terminal name display H2 of the equipment terminal 3, the current value display H3 which is the monitoring result of the on / off state of the equipment terminal 3 (in the case of lighting equipment, the on / off state), and the on / off of the equipment terminal 3 ( Each content screen G2 corresponds to one equipment terminal 3 and includes various contents such as a control button B2 for instructing control instructions for turning on / off the lighting apparatus.

  In FIG. 3A, three content screens G2 can be arranged on the frame screen G1, and each area where the content screen G2 is arranged is referred to as a slot portion X1. That is, in FIG. 3A, three slot portions X1 are set, and the monitoring control information of the three equipment terminals 3 can be displayed on one web page. Note that the control button for performing the control instruction may have a schedule control function or a timer control function in addition to the function for performing the on / off control instruction.

  The frame storage unit 2d stores data of a plurality of identical frame screens G1 having different sizes, and the content storage unit 2e stores data of a plurality of identical content screens G2 having different sizes. That is, both the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 store a plurality of pieces of data of the same screen with different sizes (if necessary, the frame screens G1 having different sizes have different numbers of slots). In addition, as a format in which the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are stored in the frame storage unit 2d and the content storage unit 2e, formats such as HTML and Java (registered trademark) Script are used, such as JPEG and GIF. It is not always stored as image data.

  FIG. 4 is an outline of web page creation processing. The display screen 2c is configured with a predetermined resolution (VGA, QVGA, etc.), and the setting unit 2f holds information on the resolution of the display screen 2c in advance. Is set as screen configuration information (S1). The setting of the resolution information by the setting unit 2f includes a method by manual input by the user and a method using information (user agent information) related to the web browser installed in the display device 2. The user agent information is character string information including information such as browser type (resolution information of QVGA, VGA, etc.), browser OS, browser OS version, etc., and is generally sent spontaneously from a web browser. It is also possible to acquire user agent information from a web browser by transmitting a user agent information acquisition request from the setting unit 2f.

  The correspondence storage unit 2g stores the correspondence between the resolution information, which is the screen configuration information, the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2, in the correspondence table TB1. The size selection unit 2h selects the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2 corresponding to the resolution information set by the setting unit 2f (S2) (S3). Here, the resolution is QVGA, the frame screen G1 size is B, the number of slots in the frame screen G1 is 3, and the content screen G2 size is b.

  In the correspondence table TB1 stored in the correspondence storage unit 2g, as shown in FIG. 5, QVGA (horizontal 320 px × vertical 240 px), Wide-QVGA (horizontal) is displayed as resolution information (screen configuration information) of the display screen 2c. 480px x 320px), VGA (640px x 480px), XGA (1024px x 768px), etc. are set. Basically, the higher the resolution, the larger the frame screen G1 and the number of slots. Become more.

  The display control unit 2i reads the frame screen G1 having the selected size and the number of slots selected from the frame storage unit 2d, further reads the content screen G2 of the selected size from the content storage unit 2e, and reads the read frame screen The content screen G2 is superimposed on the slot portion X1 of G1 (S4), one web page is created, and the created web page is displayed on the display screen 2c by the web browser (S5). That is, in FIG. 4, the frame screen G1 with size: B and the number of slots: 3 is read, and the content screen G2 with size: b is superimposed on the three slot portions X1 of the frame screen G1.

  Conventionally, since the screen development was performed by integrating the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2, it is necessary to develop an integrated screen of the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 every time the resolution of the display screen 2c is different. It took development man-hours.

  However, in the present embodiment, the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are divided, and the sizes of the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are dynamically changed individually according to the resolution of the display screen 2c. Since G1 and the content screen G2 are combined, the versatility of the screen data is enhanced from the viewpoint of “reuse of code”, and the HTML code is obtained by combining the frame part G11 and the content part G12 into one web page as in the past. (See FIGS. 13A and 13B), it is possible to minimize the development man-hours required for the coating operation of the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2. For example, if the resolution is changed from QVGA to VGA, the size of the frame screen G1 is changed, but the size of the content screen G2 is not changed. No new development is required, and the existing content screen G2 can be diverted.

(Embodiment 2)
The configuration of the display system according to the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as in the first embodiment, but is added as the screen configuration information to the resolution information of the display screen 2c of the display device 2 and the slot of the frame screen G1. The difference from the first embodiment is that a number is used.

  First, the frame storage unit 2d of the present embodiment stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different sizes. Further, a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different numbers of slots are prepared even if they are the same size. Has been. That is, data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different numbers of slot portions is stored for each size.

  The operation unit 2b of this embodiment has a function of inputting the number of slots of the frame screen G1 as screen configuration information, and the setting unit 2f receives the resolution information of the display screen 2c and the number of slots of the frame screen G1. Set as screen configuration information.

  The correspondence storage unit 2g of the display device 2 of the present embodiment stores a correspondence table TB2 shown in FIG. 6, and the correspondence table TB2 sets resolution information of the display screen 2c as a large classification of screen configuration information. Further, the number of slots of the frame screen G1 is set as a small classification of the screen configuration information for each resolution information. The size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2 are associated with the number of slots, which is a small classification of the screen configuration information.

  The size selection unit 2h selects the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2 corresponding to the resolution information and the number of slots set by the setting unit 2f.

  The display control unit 2i reads the frame screen G1 having the selected size and the number of slots selected from the frame storage unit 2d, further reads the content screen G2 of the selected size from the content storage unit 2e, and reads the read frame screen One web page is created by superimposing the content screen G2 on the slot portion X1 of G1, and the created web page is displayed on the display screen 2c by a web browser.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are divided, and the sizes of the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are individually set according to the resolution of the display screen 2c and the number of slots in the frame screen G1. Since the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are combined in a dynamically changing manner, the versatility of the screen data is enhanced, and the development man-hours can be minimized.

(Embodiment 3)
The configuration of the display system of the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as in the first embodiment. However, as screen configuration information, information about the user (usability is added to the resolution information of the display screen 2c of the display 2). Information) is different from the first embodiment.

  First, the frame storage unit 2d of the present embodiment stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different sizes. Further, a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different numbers of slots are prepared even if they are the same size. Has been. That is, data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different numbers of slot portions is stored for each size.

  The operation unit 2b of the present embodiment has a function of inputting usability information as screen configuration information, and the setting unit 2f sets the resolution information and usability information of the display screen 2c as screen configuration information.

  The correspondence storage unit 2g of the display device 2 of the present embodiment stores a correspondence table TB3 shown in FIG. 7. In the correspondence table TB3, resolution information of the display screen 2c is set as a large classification of screen configuration information. Furthermore, usability information is set as a small classification of screen configuration information for each resolution information. Usability information includes the user's age, visual acuity, finger size, etc. In this embodiment, the user's age is set as a small classification for resolution information: QVGA, and the user's visual acuity for resolution information: VGA. Is set as the small classification, and the size of the user's finger is set as the small classification with respect to the resolution information: 480 px × 272 px.

  Each usability information, which is a small classification of the screen configuration information, is associated with the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2.

  Specifically, if the user's age is high, even if the same size frame screen G1 is used, the number of slots is reduced and the content screen G2 is increased in size so that an easy-to-view web page for an elderly user can be obtained. Creating. Also, if the user's visual acuity is poor, even if the same size frame screen G1 is used, the number of slots is reduced and the content screen G2 is increased in size, thereby creating a web page that is easy to view for users with poor visual acuity. ing.

  Furthermore, when a GUI is used in which the display screen 2c is directly touched and operated by a finger, if the user's finger is large, the number of slots is reduced even when the same size frame screen G1 is used, By increasing the size of the content screen G2, even a user with a large finger is creating a web page that prevents a mistake in pressing during operation.

  Thus, even for users who are difficult to view / operate with the default screen size, an easy-to-use display system can be provided by setting usability information.

  Then, the size selection unit 2h selects the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2 corresponding to the resolution information and usability information set by the setting unit 2f.

  The display control unit 2i reads the frame screen G1 having the selected size and the number of slots selected from the frame storage unit 2d, further reads the content screen G2 of the selected size from the content storage unit 2e, and reads the read frame screen One web page is created by superimposing the content screen G2 on the slot portion X1 of G1, and the created web page is displayed on the display screen 2c by a web browser.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are divided, and the sizes of the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 and the number of slots are individually determined according to the resolution of the display screen 2c and usability information. Since the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are combined by dynamically changing them, the versatility of the screen data is improved, and the development man-hours can be minimized.

(Embodiment 4)
The configuration of the display system of the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as in the first embodiment, but is added to the resolution information of the display screen 2c of the display device 2 as screen configuration information, and is added to each controller 1. The point of using the number of connected facility terminals 3 (terminal number information) is different from the first embodiment.

  First, the frame storage unit 2d of the present embodiment stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different sizes. Further, a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different numbers of slots are prepared even if they are the same size. Has been. That is, data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different numbers of slot portions is stored for each size.

  Conventionally, when the number of facility terminals 3 connected to the controller 1 is large, the web page created by the display 2 based on the monitoring control information from the controller 1 has a large number of pages, as shown in FIG. In addition, when the transition from the first page to the tenth page is attempted on the display screen 2c, the number of times of pressing the next page button B1 increases, and the operation of the page transition becomes more troublesome as the number of the equipment terminals 3 increases.

  Therefore, the operation unit 2b of the present embodiment has a function of inputting the number of equipment terminals 3 as screen configuration information, and the setting unit 2f has resolution information of the display screen 2c and terminal number information of the equipment terminals 3. Are set as screen configuration information.

  The correspondence storage unit 2g of the display device 2 of the present embodiment stores a correspondence table TB4 shown in FIG. 9, and the correspondence table TB4 sets resolution information of the display screen 2c as a large classification of screen configuration information. Furthermore, the terminal number information of the equipment terminals 3 is set as a small classification of the screen configuration information for each resolution information. Then, the number of terminals, which is a small classification of the screen configuration information, is associated with the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2.

  Specifically, if the number of equipment terminals 3 is large, the number of slots is increased and the content screen G2 is reduced in size in one web page even when the same size frame screen G1 is used. Many content screens G2 are arranged to reduce the number of pages, thereby reducing the trouble of page transition operations.

  Then, the size selection unit 2h selects the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2 corresponding to the resolution information and the terminal number information set by the setting unit 2f.

  The display control unit 2i reads the frame screen G1 having the selected size and the number of slots selected from the frame storage unit 2d, further reads the content screen G2 of the selected size from the content storage unit 2e, and reads the read frame screen One web page is created by superimposing the content screen G2 on the slot portion X1 of G1, and the created web page is displayed on the display screen 2c by a web browser.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are divided, and depending on the resolution of the display screen 2c and the number of the equipment terminals 3, the sizes of the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2, and the number of slots. Since the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are combined individually and dynamically, the versatility of the screen data is improved, and the development man-hours can be minimized.

  In addition, each controller 1 has a universal plug and play (UPnP) function for acquiring the status of the subordinate equipment terminals 3, and generates the terminal number information of the subordinate equipment terminals 3. The home gateway 4 may hold the terminal number information of each controller 1 by the home gateway 4 acquiring the terminal number information thus obtained via the home network NT1. In this case, the home gateway 4 receives the number-of-terminals information from the controller 1 every time the equipment terminal 3 is detached, and automatically updates the number-of-terminals information. The setting unit 2f of the display 2 periodically updates the number-of-terminals information from the controller 1. Get every time or every update. Accordingly, it is possible to save the user from manually setting the terminal number information and to improve the usability for the user.

(Embodiment 5)
The configuration of the display system according to the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as in the first embodiment. However, as the screen configuration information, it is added to the resolution information of the display screen 2c of the display device 2 and transmitted and received by the display device 2. The point which uses the information (communication form information) regarding the communication form of the unit 2a is different from the first embodiment.

  1 and 2, the transmission / reception unit 2a of the display device 2 is connected to the home network NT1 for LAN communication, and accesses the controller 1 via the home gateway 4 to obtain monitoring control information of each equipment terminal 3. Although acquired, the transmitter / receiver 2a is also prepared to communicate with the controller 1 by infrared communication and to communicate with the controller 1 by radio wave communication. However, in infrared communication and radio wave communication, the communicable data capacity is smaller than that in LAN communication, and the monitor control information acquired by the display device 2 is also suppressed in data capacity. In addition, when the indicator 2 uses infrared communication or radio wave communication, the indicator 2 is connected to the home network NT1 via an adapter (not shown).

  Therefore, the operation unit 2b of the present embodiment has a function of inputting communication form information (LAN, infrared, radio wave radio) as screen configuration information, and the setting unit 2f transmits and receives resolution information of the display screen 2c and transmission / reception. The communication form information of the unit 2a is set as screen configuration information.

  Further, the frame storage unit 2d of the present embodiment stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different sizes, and a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having the same number of slots but different numbers of slots are prepared. Has been. That is, data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different numbers of slot portions is stored for each size.

  The correspondence relationship storage unit 2g of the display device 2 of the present embodiment stores a correspondence table TB5 shown in FIG. 10, and the correspondence table TB5 stores resolution information of the display screen 2c as a large classification of screen configuration information. Further, the communication form information of the transmission / reception unit 2a is set as a small classification of the screen configuration information for each resolution information. The communication form information is information on the communication form of the transmission / reception unit 2a. In the present embodiment, LAN, infrared, and radio wave are set as small classifications.

  Each communication mode information, which is a small classification of screen configuration information, is associated with the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2.

  Specifically, even when the same frame screen G1 is used, the number of slots in the order of infrared with the smallest data capacity during communication → radio wave with medium data capacity → LAN communication with the largest data capacity. If you change the size of the content screen G2 from small to large and change the size of the content screen G2 from large to small, if the data capacity is small and a large amount of data cannot be acquired at a time, such as infrared communication, the number of slots is reduced. When a web page is created in a format and the data capacity is large as in LAN communication, the web page can be created in a display format with a large number of slots.

  Then, the size selection unit 2h selects the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2 corresponding to the resolution information and communication form information set by the setting unit 2f.

  The display control unit 2i reads the frame screen G1 having the selected size and the number of slots selected from the frame storage unit 2d, further reads the content screen G2 of the selected size from the content storage unit 2e, and reads the read frame screen One web page is created by superimposing the content screen G2 on the slot portion X1 of G1, and the created web page is displayed on the display screen 2c by a web browser.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are divided, and according to the resolution of the display screen 2c and the communication form information of the transmission / reception unit 2a, each size of the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2, Since the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are combined by dynamically changing the number of slots individually, the versatility of the screen data is improved, and the development man-hour can be minimized.

  Further, the transmission / reception unit 2a of the display 2 may hold its own communication form information in advance, and the setting unit 2f may acquire the communication form information from the transmission / reception unit 2a. In this case, the user does not have to manually set the communication form information, which is convenient for the user.

(Embodiment 6)
The configuration of the display system of the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as in the first embodiment, but as a screen configuration information, it is added to the resolution of the display screen 2c of the display device 2 and a web page (particularly a content screen). G2) is different from the first embodiment in that information (language information) related to the language displayed in G2) is used.

  Languages used in web pages include English, Japanese, Chinese, and the like, but the number of characters varies depending on the language even when the same content is expressed, so the screen design may be changed depending on the language used. In the case of English, Japanese, and Chinese, it is generally considered that English requires the most number of characters, then Japanese requires the number of characters, and Chinese requires the least number of characters.

  Therefore, the operation unit 2b of the present embodiment has a function of inputting language information (English, Japanese, Chinese) as screen configuration information, and the setting unit 2f includes resolution information of the display screen 2c, web The language information in the page is set as screen configuration information.

  The correspondence storage unit 2g of the display device 2 of the present embodiment stores a correspondence table TB6 shown in FIG. 11, and the resolution information of the display screen 2c is set in the correspondence table TB6 as a large classification of screen configuration information. Furthermore, language information is set as a small classification of screen configuration information for each resolution information.

  Further, the frame storage unit 2d of the present embodiment stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different sizes, and a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having the same number of slots but different numbers of slots are prepared. Has been. That is, data of a plurality of the same frame screens G1 having different numbers of slot portions is stored for each size. Furthermore, the content storage unit 2e stores a content screen G2 that displays any one of English, Japanese, and Chinese.

  Each language information, which is a small classification of the screen configuration information, is associated with the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2.

  Specifically, even when the same frame screen G1 is used, the slot in the order of English requiring the most characters → Japanese requiring a medium number of characters → Chinese requiring the least number of characters. By changing the number from small to large and changing the size of the content screen G2 from large to small, in English, which requires the most number of characters, a web page is created in a display format with a small number of slots, and the number of characters In the case of Chinese, which does not require, a web page can be created in a display format with a large number of slots.

  Then, the size selection unit 2h selects the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2 corresponding to the resolution information and language information set by the setting unit 2f.

  The display control unit 2i reads the frame screen G1 having the selected size and the number of slots selected from the frame storage unit 2d, further reads the content screen G2 of the selected size from the content storage unit 2e, and reads the read frame screen One web page is created by superimposing the content screen G2 on the slot portion X1 of G1, and the created web page is displayed on the display screen 2c by a web browser.

  In the present embodiment, the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are divided, and the sizes of the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 and the number of slots are individually determined according to the resolution of the display screen 2c and the language information in the web page. Since the frame screen G1 and the content screen G2 are combined in a dynamically changing manner, the versatility of the screen data is enhanced, and the development man-hours can be minimized.

  Moreover, the language information used in the web page by the display control unit 2i of the display device 2 may be stored in advance, and the setting unit 2f may acquire the language information from the display control unit 2i. In this case, the user can save time and effort for manually setting the language information, which is convenient for the user.

(Embodiment 7)
In the first to sixth embodiments, the transmission / reception unit 2a, the operation unit 2b, the display screen 2c, the frame storage unit 2d, the content storage unit 2e, the setting unit 2f, the correspondence storage unit 2g, the size selection unit 2h, and the display control unit 2i are all included. Provided in the display device 2 and when the terminal on the home network NT1 such as the controller 1 or the home gateway 4 does not have hardware specifications for providing each of the above units, or the display device 2 directly exchanges information with the equipment terminal 3 Even in this case, it is possible to create a web page with the display 2 alone.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the display unit is configured by distributing the above-described units to terminals on the home network NT1, and an example is shown in FIG. First, the controller 1 includes a frame storage unit 2d, a content storage unit 2e, a setting unit 2f, a correspondence storage unit 2g, a size selection unit 2h, and a display control unit 2i in addition to the transmission / reception unit 1a and the monitoring control unit 1b. The device 2 includes only the transmission / reception unit 2a, the operation unit 2b, and the display screen 2c. As a display system configured in the home network NT1, the web page creation process illustrated in FIG. 4 is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  First, when the controller 1 receives a monitoring control request from the display device 2 via the network NT1, the setting unit 2f of the controller 1 acquires resolution information from the display device 2 of the request transmission source via the home gateway 4, and acquires the resolution information. The resolution information thus set is set as screen configuration information (S1). This acquisition of resolution information uses information (user agent information) related to the web browser installed in the display device 2. The user agent information includes browser type (resolution information such as QVGA and VGA), browser OS, It is character string information including information such as the version of the browser OS, and is generally sent spontaneously from the web browser of the display device 2, but a request for obtaining user agent information is sent from the controller 1. Thus, user agent information can be acquired from the display 2.

  The correspondence relationship storage unit 2g of the controller 1 stores the correspondence relationship between the resolution information, which is the screen configuration information, the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2, in the correspondence table TB1. . The size selection unit 2h of the controller 1 selects the size of the frame screen G1, the number of slots in the frame screen G1, and the size of the content screen G2 corresponding to the resolution information set by the setting unit 2f (S2) (S3). Here, the resolution is QVGA, the frame screen G1 size is B, the number of slots in the frame screen G1 is 3, and the content screen G2 size is b.

  The display control unit 2i of the controller 1 reads out the frame screen G1 having the selected number of slots with the selected size from the frame storage unit 2d, and further reads out and reads out the content screen G2 of the selected size from the content storage unit 2e. The content screen G2 is superimposed on the slot portion X1 of the frame screen G1 (S4) to create one web page, and the data of the created web page is transmitted to the display 2 of the request transmission source. The display device 2 that has received the data of the web page displays the web page on the display screen 2c by the web browser (S5).

  In addition, web page creation processing using the same screen configuration information as in the second to sixth embodiments can be realized in the same manner as each unit communicates on the home network NT1.

It is a figure which shows the block configuration of the display system of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the whole display system structure same as the above. It is a figure which shows a (a) frame screen and (b) a content screen. It is a figure which shows the outline of the creation process of a web page same as the above. It is a figure which shows the structure of a correspondence table same as the above. It is a figure which shows the structure of the corresponding | compatible table of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the corresponding | compatible table of Embodiment 3. It is a figure which shows the conventional page transition. It is a figure which shows the structure of the corresponding | compatible table of Embodiment 4. It is a figure which shows the structure of the corresponding | compatible table of Embodiment 5. It is a figure which shows the structure of the corresponding | compatible table of Embodiment 6. It is a figure which shows the block configuration of the display system of Embodiment 7. FIG. (A) (b) It is a figure which shows the conventional web page.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Controller 2 Display 2a Transmission / reception part 2b Operation part 2c Display screen 2d Frame storage part 2e Content storage part 2f Setting part 2g Correspondence storage part 2h Size selection part 2i Display control part 3 Equipment terminal 4 Home gateway NT1 In-home network NT2 Wide area network

Claims (8)

In a display system comprising a display for displaying a web page on a display screen,
A web page is a frame screen that is a framework part common to all web pages, and content that is arranged in one or more slot portions provided at predetermined positions in the frame screen and represents the contents of each web page Screen and
Frame storage means for storing data of a plurality of identical frame screens of different sizes;
Content storage means for storing data of a plurality of identical content screens of different sizes;
A setting means for setting screen configuration information, which is a web page creation condition,
Correspondence storage means for storing the correspondence between the screen configuration information, the size of the frame screen, and the size of the content screen;
Size selection means for selecting the size of the frame screen and the size of the content screen corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means with reference to the correspondence relationship storage means;
Display control means for creating a web page by overlaying the content screen of the selected size on the frame screen of the selected size,
The display device displays the web page created by the display control means on the display screen by the web browser means.   The display system according to claim 1, wherein the screen configuration information is a resolution of a display screen. The frame storage means stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions for each size,
The screen configuration information includes the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen,
The correspondence storage means stores the correspondence between the screen configuration information and the size of the frame screen, the size of the content screen, and the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen,
The size selection means refers to the correspondence relationship storage means, selects the size of the frame screen and the number of slot portions corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means, and the size of the content screen,
The display system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means creates a web page by superimposing a content screen of the selected size on a frame screen of the selected size and the number of slot portions. . The frame storage means stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions for each size,
The screen configuration information includes information about the user,
The correspondence storage means stores the correspondence between the screen configuration information and the size of the frame screen, the size of the content screen, and the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen,
The size selection means refers to the correspondence relationship storage means, selects the size of the frame screen and the number of slot portions corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means, and the size of the content screen,
The display system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means creates a web page by superimposing a content screen of the selected size on a frame screen of the selected size and the number of slot portions. . One or a plurality of equipment terminals having a predetermined function, and monitoring / control means for monitoring or controlling each equipment terminal, the display control means performs monitoring / control of the monitoring / control means. A web page is created, and the content screen is a screen for the monitor to communicate with the monitoring / control unit, and to obtain a monitoring result of each equipment terminal from the monitoring / control unit, or the display Is a screen for communicating with the monitoring / control means and instructing the monitoring / control means to control each equipment terminal,
The frame storage means stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions for each size,
The screen configuration information includes the number of equipment terminals,
The correspondence storage means stores the correspondence between the screen configuration information and the size of the frame screen, the size of the content screen, and the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen,
The size selection means refers to the correspondence relationship storage means, selects the size of the frame screen and the number of slot portions corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means, and the size of the content screen,
The display system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means creates a web page by superimposing a content screen of the selected size on a frame screen of the selected size and the number of slot portions. . One or a plurality of equipment terminals having a predetermined function, and monitoring / control means for monitoring or controlling each equipment terminal, the display control means performs monitoring / control of the monitoring / control means. A web page is created, and the content screen is a screen for the monitor to communicate with the monitoring / control unit, and to obtain a monitoring result of each equipment terminal from the monitoring / control unit, or the display Is a screen for communicating with the monitoring / control means and instructing the monitoring / control means to control each equipment terminal,
The frame storage means stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions for each size,
The screen configuration information includes information on the form of communication performed between the display unit and the monitoring / control unit.
The correspondence storage means stores the correspondence between the screen configuration information and the size of the frame screen, the size of the content screen, and the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen,
The size selection means refers to the correspondence relationship storage means, selects the size of the frame screen and the number of slot portions corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means, and the size of the content screen,
The display system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means creates a web page by superimposing a content screen of the selected size on a frame screen of the selected size and the number of slot portions. . The frame storage means stores data of a plurality of the same frame screens having different numbers of the slot portions for each size,
The screen configuration information includes language information used in a web page,
The correspondence storage means stores the correspondence between the screen configuration information and the size of the frame screen, the size of the content screen, and the number of slot portions provided in the frame screen,
The size selection means refers to the correspondence relationship storage means, selects the size of the frame screen and the number of slot portions corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means, and the size of the content screen,
The display system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means creates a web page by superimposing a content screen of the selected size on a frame screen of the selected size and the number of slot portions. . In a display that displays a web page on the display screen,
A web page is a frame screen that is a framework part common to all web pages, and content that is arranged in one or more slot portions provided at predetermined positions in the frame screen and represents the contents of each web page Screen and
Frame storage means for storing data of a plurality of identical frame screens of different sizes;
Content storage means for storing data of a plurality of identical content screens of different sizes;
A setting means for setting screen configuration information, which is a web page creation condition,
Correspondence storage means for storing the correspondence between the screen configuration information, the size of the frame screen, and the size of the content screen;
Size selection means for selecting the size of the frame screen and the size of the content screen corresponding to the screen configuration information set by the setting means with reference to the correspondence relationship storage means;
A display control means for creating a web page by overlaying a content screen of a selected size on a frame screen of a selected size, and displaying the created web page on a display screen by a web browser means, Indicator.

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