Facility operation display device, air-conditioning system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

• US 8,736,631 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2010
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Mukai, Takuya, Nakata, Masanori, Koizumi, Yoshiaki, Katsukura, Makoto, Kushiro, Noriyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Sajous, Wesner
• Application Number:
  US13/384,488
• Publication Number:
  US 20120120092A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,455 Days
• Field of Search: 62125-127, 345/581, 345589-591, 345593-594, 345/597, 345600-602, 345/605, 345/606, 345/612, 345/519, 345/520, 345/522, 345530-531, 345548-549, 345/561, 345/204, 345/690, 345618-619, 345629-630, 345/551, 345/553, 358/518, 358/519, 358523-525, 358/448, 382/162, 382/167, 382/254, 382/274, 382/276, 382298-300, 382/305, 382/307, 711/100, 711/104, 711/105, 711/123, 711/125, 711205-207, 711/221
• US Class Current: 345/589
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/00 Image enhancement or restoration
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/06 using colour palettes, e.g. look-up tables

Abstract

The display color of, for example, a button image responsive to a command input into a facility operation display device is controlled by a palette value having a smaller number of bits than an RGB value. When the display color of the button image is changed, the palette value of a drawing object associated with the button image is changed to an RGB value. This eliminates the necessity of incorporating, for example, a high-performance CPU as a central arithmetic unit. In addition, it is not necessary to pre-store images corresponding to several kinds of display colors specified by RGB values, to thereby eliminates the necessity of incorporating, for example, a high-capacity storage medium in the facility operation display device. Accordingly, the device cost can be reduced.

Claims

1. A facility operation display device having a display unit that displays information related to facilities to be operated, comprising:

an interface that receives commands for the facilities;

a converter for converting a first palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit into a second palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit in response to commands input into the interface;

a display controller for determining the color information on the basis of the second palette value, and controlling the display unit so as to display the image composed of pixels with the determined color information; and

one or a plurality of conversion tables that indicate correspondences between the first palette value and the second palette value,

wherein the converter converts the first palette value into the second palette value by referencing the one or plurality of conversion tables,

wherein the converter includes a buffer that stores at least a part of the conversion tables, and

wherein the first palette value is converted into the second palette value on the basis of information stored in the buffer in the case where information related to the second palette value corresponding to the first palette value is being stored in the buffer.

2. The facility operation display device according to claim 1, wherein

the palette value has a smaller number of bits than the color information.

3. The facility operation display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

VRAM that stores the second palette value.

4. The facility operation display device according to claim 1, wherein

the converter updates the contents of the buffer according to a given technique.

5. The facility operation display device according to claim 4, wherein

the technique is a FIFO technique or an LRU technique.

6. The facility operation display device according to claim 1, wherein the color information includes an RGB value.

7. The facility operation display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

specifier for specifying a conversion method for converting the color information of respective pixels in an image representing a screen displayed by the display unit, wherein

the converter converts the color information of the respective pixels constituting an image representing the screen on the basis of the conversion method specified by the specifier, and converts the color information of pixels in respective images of parts disposed on the screen on the basis of the conversion method specified by the specifier.

8. The facility operation display device according to claim 7, further comprising:

manager for managing the screen as an object, and additionally managing the parts disposed on the screen as lower objects belonging to a lower hierarchical level than the object for the screen;

wherein the specifier sets a specific value specifying the conversion method in a property value possessed by the object for the screen managed by the manager, and

the converter converts the color information of the pixels in the respective images representing the parts managed as the lower objects on the basis of a property value of an object belonging to a higher hierarchical level than the lower objects.

9. The facility operation display device according to claim 8, wherein

the parts are one or more buttons and text areas disposed on the screen.

10. The facility operation display device according to claim 9, wherein

the screen includes a window displayed by the display unit and a given area inside the window.

11. A facility operation display device having a display unit that displays information related to facilities to be operated, comprising:

an interface that receives commands for the facilities;

a converter for converting a first palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit into a second palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit in response to commands input into the interface;

a display controller for determining the color information on the basis of the second palette value, and controlling the display unit so as to display the image composed of pixels with the determined color information; and

a specifier for specifying a conversion method for converting the color information of respective pixels in an image representing a screen displayed by the display unit, wherein

the converter converts the color information of the respective pixels constituting an image representing the screen on the basis of the conversion method specified by the specifier, and converts the color information of pixels in respective images of parts disposed on the screen on the basis of the conversion method specified by the specifier.

12. The facility operation display device according to claim 11, wherein

the palette value has a smaller number of bits than the color information.

13. The facility operation display device according to claim 11, further comprising:

VRAM that stores the second palette value.

14. The facility operation display device according to claim 11, wherein

the converter converts the first palette value into the second palette value according to a given arithmetic operation.

15. The facility operation display device according to claim 11, further comprising:

one or a plurality of conversion tables that indicate correspondences between the first palette value and the second palette value, wherein

the converter converts the first palette value into the second palette value by referencing the one or plurality of conversion tables.

16. The facility operation display device according to claim 15, wherein

the converter includes a buffer that stores at least a part of the conversion tables, and

the first palette value is converted into the second palette value on the basis of information stored in the buffer in the case where information related to the second palette value corresponding to the first palette value is being stored in the buffer.

17. The facility operation display device according to claim 16, wherein

the converter updates the contents of the buffer according to a given technique.

18. The facility operation display device according to claim 17, wherein

the technique is a FIFO technique or an LRU technique.

19. The facility operation display device according to claim 11, wherein

the color information includes an RGB value.

20. The facility operation display device according to claim 19, further comprising:

a manager for managing the screen as an object, and additionally managing the parts disposed on the screen as lower objects belonging to a lower hierarchical level than the object for the screen;

wherein the specifier sets a specific value specifying the conversion method in a property value possessed by the object for the screen managed by the manager, and

the converter converts the color information of the pixels in the respective images representing the parts managed as the lower objects on the basis of a property value of an object belonging to a higher hierarchical level than the lower objects.

21. The facility operation display device according to claim 20, wherein

the parts are one or more buttons and text areas disposed on the screen.

22. The facility operation display device according to claim 21, wherein

the screen includes a window displayed by the display unit and a given area inside the window.

23. An air-conditioning system, comprising:

a facility operation display device having a display unit that displays information related to facilities to be operated, the facility operation display device including;

an interface that receives commands for the facilities;

a converter for converting a first palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit into a second palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit in response to commands input into the interface;

a display controller for determining the color information on the basis of the second palette value, and controlling the display unit so as to display the image composed of pixels with the determined color information; and

one or a plurality of conversion tables that indicate correspondences between the first palette value and the second palette value,

wherein the converter converts the first palette value into the second palette value by referencing the one or plurality of conversion tables,

wherein the converter includes a buffer that stores at least a part of the conversion tables, and

wherein the first palette value is converted into the second palette value on the basis of information stored in the buffer in the case where information related to the second palette value corresponding to the first palette value is being stored in the buffer.

24. An air-conditioning system, comprising:

a facility operation display device having a display unit that displays information related to facilities to be operated, the facility operation display device including;

an interface that receives commands for the facilities;

a converter for converting a first palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit into a second palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit in response to commands input into the interface;

a display controller for determining the color information on the basis of the second palette value, and controlling the display unit so as to display the image composed of pixels with the determined color information; and

a specifier for specifying a conversion method for converting the color information of respective pixels in an image representing a screen displayed by the display unit, wherein

the converter converts the color information of the respective pixels constituting an image representing the screen on the basis of the conversion method specified by the specifier, and converts the color information of pixels in respective images of parts disposed on the screen on the basis of the conversion method specified by the specifier.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a controller in a facility operation display device, having a display unit that displays information related to given facilities, to execute a method comprising:

receiving commands for the facilities;

converting a first palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit into a second palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit in response to commands input into the interface;

determining the color information on the basis of the second palette value, and controlling the display unit so as to display the image composed of pixels with the determined color information; and

indicating, by one or a plurality of conversion tables, correspondences between the first palette value and the second palette value,

wherein the first palette value is converted into the second palette value by referencing the one or plurality of conversion tables,

wherein a buffer stores at least a part of the conversion tables, and

wherein the first palette value is converted into the second palette value on the basis of information stored in the buffer in the case where information related to the second palette value corresponding to the first palette value is being stored in the buffer.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a controller in a facility operation display device, having a display unit that displays information related to given facilities, to execute a method comprising:

receiving commands for the facilities;

converting a first palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit into a second palette value corresponding to the color information of respective pixels in an image displayed by the display unit in response to commands input into the interface;

determining the color information on the basis of the second palette value, and controlling the display unit so as to display the image composed of pixels with the determined color information; and

specifying a conversion method for converting the color information of respective pixels in an image representing a screen displayed by the display unit, wherein

the color information of the respective pixels constituting an image representing the screen is converted on the basis of the conversion method specified, and the color information of pixels in respective images of parts disposed on the screen is converted on the basis of the conversion method specified.