System display apparatus and storing medium

• US 6,833,844 B1
• Filed: 12/13/1999
• Issued: 12/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Okuda, Yasuo, Yabe, Hiroyuki, Shiota, Makiko, Hayamizu, Masashi, Tohyama, Yuko
• Primary Examiner(s): Bella, Matthew C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sajous, Wesner
• Application Number:
  US09/458,738
• Time in Patent Office: 1,835 Days
• Field of Search: 345/734, 345/735, 345/736, 345/740, 345/747, 345/764, 345/784, 345/798, 345/799, 345/800, 345/801, 345/806-807, 345/815, 345/857-859, 345/660, 345/661-666, 345/668, 345/671, 345/684, 345/418, 345/55, 345/30, 701/207-209, 701/212-214, 701/225, 701/200-202, 340/989, 340/990, 340/995
• US Class Current: 345/660
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

A system display apparatus detects a display scale by which a distribution line system diagram fits in a display range from the relationship between coordinates of four points of a rectangle in which a distribution line system to be displayed falls and the display range of the screen, and displays the distribution line system to be displayed with an adequate size on a display section.

Claims

1. A system display apparatus configured to generate and display a system diagram based on an information related to a system, comprising:

a database configured to store a first information of an equipment related to said system;

a screen display information memory configured to store a second information related to said system, wherein said first information is different from said second information;

a display scale calculating unit configured to obtain maximum and minimum coordinates in horizontal and vertical directions of said system diagram to be displayed, said display scale calculating unit automatically calculating a display scale of said system diagram from said maximum and minimum coordinates and a size of a display screen from said first information and said second information, said display scale calculating unit comprising;

a distribution line number coincidence judging unit configured to judge whether or not a distribution line number, and said information that is displayed, stored in said screen display information memory coincides with said distribution line number, and said information related to an equipment that is stored in said data base and wherein said equipment is connected to distribution lines of said system;

an X-coordinate obtaining unit configured to obtain maximum and minimum values of an X-coordinate of said equipment which is judged to have said distribution line number coincide by said distribution line number coincidence judging unit from a coordinate data stored in said data base;

a Y-coordinate obtaining unit configured-to obtain maximum and minimum values of a Y-coordinate of said equipment which is judged to have said distribution line number coincide by said distribution line number coincidence judging unit from a coordinate data stored in said data base;

a scale calculating unit configured to automatically calculate said display scale from said maximum and minimum values of said X-coordinate and said Y-coordinate obtained from all of said equipments which are judged to have said distribution line number coincide and from a size of said display screen; and

a determining unit configured to display a scale for displaying said system diagram based on a relationship of size of said display scales on said X-coordinate side and said Y-coordinate side calculated by said scale calculating unit and a relationship between said display scale on said X-coordinate side and said Y-coordinate side and a scale threshold value set; and

a system screen displaying unit configured to generate and display the system diagram to be displayed based on said display scale calculated by said display scale calculating unit.

2. A system display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display scale calculating unit comprises:

a distribution line number coincidence judging unit configured to judge whether or not a distribution line number, and said information that is displayed, stored in said screen display information memory coincides with said distribution line number, and said information related to an equipment that is stored in said data base and wherein said equipment is connected to distribute lines of said system;

an X-coordinate obtaining unit configured to obtain maximum and minimum values of an X-coordinate of said equipment which is judged to have said distribution line number coincide by said distribution line number coincidence judging unit from a coordinate data stored in said data base;

a Y-coordinate obtaining unit configured to obtain maximum and minimum values of a Y-coordinate of said equipment which is judged to have said distribution line number coincide by said distribution line number coincidence judging unit from a coordinate data stored in said data base;

a scale calculating unit configured to automatically calculate said display scale from said maximum and minimum values of said X-coordinate and said Y-coordinate obtained from all of said equipments which are judged to have said distribution line number coincide and from a size of said display screen; and

a determining unit configured to display a scale for displaying said system diagram based on one of a relationship of size of said display scales on said X-coordinate side and said Y-coordinate side calculated by said scale calculating unit and from a relationship between said display scale on said X-coordinate side and said Y-coordinate side and a scale threshold value set.

5. A system display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a setting unit configured to set an enlarged magnification and a display domain inputted from an input unit; and

a partial enlarged displaying unit configured to detect an enlarged display part from said enlarge magnification and said display domain based on center coordinates inputted from said input unit, said partial enlarged displaying unit displaying said information on said equipment related to said system diagram within said display part in said enlarge magnification based on said enlarged magnification, said center coordinates relating to an area to be enlarged, and said equipment being provided with a system.

6. A system display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a connecting unit configured to condense a non-enlarged display part of said system diagram connected to said enlarged display part of said system diagram, and connecting said enlarged display part of said system diagram with the non-enlarged display part of said system diagram.

7. A system display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display graphic correcting unit configured to connect said enlarged display part of said system diagram displayed with said non-enlarged display part of said system diagram by an approximate curvilinear graphics.

15. A system display apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said system is a portion of a network that comprises a plurality of systems.

16. A system display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a unit configured to extract and display said equipment connected to said system diagram displayed by said system screen displaying unit on a separate screen, said separate screen being embedded in a display area of said display screen.

3. A system display apparatus configured to generate a system diagram based on an information related to a system, comprising:

a data base configured to store a first information of an equipment related to said system;

a screen display information memory configured to store a second information related to said system, wherein said first information is different from said second information;

a display scale calculating unit configured to obtain maximum and minimum coordinates in horizontal and vertical directions of said system diagram to be displayed, said display scale calculating unit automatically calculating a display scale of said system diagram from said maximum and minimum coordinates and a size of a display screen from said first information and said second information;

a system screen displaying unit configured to generate and display the system diagram to be displayed based on said display scale calculated by said display scale calculating unit; and

a unit configured to extract and display said equipment connected to said system diagram displayed by said system screen displaying unit on a separate screen, said separate screen being embedded in a display area of said display screen.

4. A system display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said equipment is a substation or a device related to said substation.

8. A storing medium readable by a computer, the storing medium storing instructions executable by said computer for a system display apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

a distribution line number coincidence judging step that judges whether or not a distribution line number, said information to be displayed that is stored in a screen display information memory and is to be displayed coincides with said distribution line number, said information related to equipment that is stored in a data base, and wherein said system diagram has distribution lines, said equipment being provided with said system;

an X-coordinate obtaining step that obtains maximum and minimum values of an X-coordinate of said equipment which is judged to have said distribution line number coincide by said distribution line number coincidence judging step based on coordinate data stored in said data base;

a Y-coordinate obtaining step that obtains maximum and minimum values of a Y-coordinate of said equipment which is judged to have said distribution line number coincide by said distribution line number coincidence judging unit based on a coordinate data stored in said data base;

a scale calculating step that automatically calculates said display scale from said maximum and minimum values of said X-coordinate and said Y-coordinate obtained from all of said equipments which are judged to have said distribution line number coincide and from a size of said display screen; and

a determining step of a display scale that displays said system diagram based on a relationship of size of said display scales on said X-coordinate side and said Y-coordinate side calculated by said scale calculating step and on a relationship between said display scale on said X-coordinate side and said Y-coordinate side and a scale threshold value set.

9. A method of calculating a display scale on a screen display in a system display apparatus that generates and displays a system diagram based on an information related to a system, said system comprising a plurality of distribution lines, comprising the steps of:

a distribution line number coincidence judging step that judges whether or not a distribution line number, and said information to be displayed that is stored in a screen display information memory coincides with said distribution line number, and said information related to an equipment that is stored in a data base;

an X-coordinate obtaining step that obtains maximum and minimum values of an X-coordinate of said equipment which is judged to have said distribution line number coincide by said distribution line number coincidence judging step based on coordinate data stored in said data base, and said equipment being provided with said system;

a Y-coordinate obtaining step that obtains maximum and minimum values of a Y-coordinate of said equipment which is judged to have said distribution line number coincide by said distribution line number coincidence judging step based on a coordinate data stored in said data base;

a scale calculating step that automatically calculates said display scale from said maximum and minimum values of said X-coordinate and said Y-coordinate obtained from all of said equipments which are judged to have said distribution line number coincide and from a size of said display screen; and

a determining step of said display scale that displays said system diagram based on one of a relationship of size of said display scales on said X-coordinate side and said Y-coordinate side calculated by said scale calculating step and from a relationship between said display scale on said X-coordinate side and said Y-coordinate side and a scale threshold value set.

10. A system display apparatus that generates and displays a system diagram based on an information related to a system, comprising:

a display scale calculating unit configured to obtain maximum and minimum coordinates in horizontal and -vertical directions of said system diagram to be displayed, said display scale calculating unit automatically calculating a display scale from a maximum and minimum coordinates and a size of a display screen, said display scale calculating unit setting a scale threshold value as said display scale when said display scale is smaller than said scale threshold value;

a screen position setting unit configured to set a position of a screen on said display screen to display an equipment related to distribution lines which are excluded from said display screen when said scale threshold value is set as said display scale, said screen made on said display; and

a system screen displaying unit configured to generate said system diagram based on said display scale calculated by said display scale calculating unit based on said information on said equipment related to said system diagram to be displayed, said system screen displaying unit displaying said equipment related to said distribution line excluded from said display screen on said screen at said display position set by said screen position setting unit.

11. A system display apparatus that generates and displays a system diagram based on an information related to a system, comprising:

a display scale calculating unit configured to obtain maximum and minimum coordinates in horizontal and vertical directions of said system diagram to be displayed, said display scale calculating unit automatically calculating a display scale from said maximum and minimum coordinates and a size of a display screen, said display scale calculating unit setting a scale threshold value as said display scale when said display scale is smaller than said scale threshold value;

a display range editing unit configured to divide in X- and Y-directions at a predetermined interval, said display range editing unit setting a display omitted range when there exists no equipment related to said system diagram per each divided interval when said display scale set by said display scale calculating unit exceeds said scale threshold value; and

a system screen displaying unit configured to generate and display said system diagram based on information on said equipment related to said system diagram to be displayed except for said display omitted element set based on said display range editing unit and said display scale.

12. A system display apparatus that generates and displays a system diagram based on an information related to a system, comprising:

a data base configured to store a display information related to said system;

a display element number obtaining unit configured to calculate a unit display part from a screen display part of a display section and a screen dividing number, said display element number obtaining unit getting a number of a display element existing within each unit display part from said data base;

a display scale calculating unit configured to automatically calculate a display scale of each unit display part by using a total number of said display elements and said number of display elements within each unit display part obtained by said display element number obtaining unit; and

a system screen displaying unit configured to generate and display a system diagram based on said information of said display element related to said system diagram based on said display scale per each unit display part calculated.

13. A system display apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

a display position setting unit configured to set a display position data based on a specified screen position of said screen displayed by said system screen displaying unit; and

a magnification displaying unit configured to display said display scale calculated in a unit display part corresponding to said display position.

14. A system display apparatus that generates and displays a system diagram based on a display element related to a system, comprising:

a data base configured to store said display element related to said system;

a coordinate range unit configured to generate a coordinate range of said display element from a minimum and maximum values of X- and Y-coordinates related to said display element stored in said data base;

a display element number obtaining unit configured to calculate a unit display part from said coordinate range and a screen dividing number, said display element number obtaining unit calculating a number of display elements existing within each unit display part stored in said data base;

a scale calculating unit configured to automatically calculate a display scale of each unit display part based on all of said display elements and said display elements within each unit display part obtained by said display element number obtaining unit; and

a display transformation unit configured to execute coordinate transformation of said display elements within said data base by using said display scale per each unit display part calculated by said scale calculating unit.