Display control device, display control method, and display control program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11393383-B2
Application number	US-202017096983-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2020
Priority date	Jun 13, 2018
Publication date	Jul 19, 2022
Grant date	Jul 19, 2022

Abstract

A display control device includes: a circle setting unit that sets a reference circle that serves as the reference for a scale mark layout; a scale mark position determining unit that determines the position of a scale mark on the reference circle; a rectangle setting unit that sets a number display rectangle of the size corresponding to the number of digits of the indication number indicating the value corresponding to the scale mark; a rectangle position determining unit that determines the layout position of the number display rectangle from the position of the scale mark, using a calculating formula that has been set on the basis of the size of the reference circle and the size of the number display rectangle; and a number display unit that displays a number in the number display rectangle, and the calculating formula is designed so that, in a case where a straight line extending through the center of the reference circle on a display screen is set as a symmetrical axis, number display rectangles for displaying indication numbers indicating the values corresponding to scale marks disposed at positions symmetrical to each other are located at the same position as viewed from the direction of the symmetrical axis, and each number display rectangle is located at a layout position inscribed in the reference circle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display control device for displaying a circular meter on a display screen, the display control device comprising:
processing circuitry
to set a reference circle that serves as reference for a scale mark layout;
to determine a position of a scale mark on the reference circle,
to set a number display rectangle of a size corresponding to a number of digits of an indication number indicating a value corresponding to the scale mark;
to determine a layout position of the number display rectangle from the position of the scale mark, using a calculating formula that has been set on a basis of a size of the reference circle and the size of the number display rectangle; and
to display a number in the number display rectangle,
wherein the calculating formula is designed so that, when a straight line extending through the center of the reference circle on the display screen is set as a symmetrical axis, the number display rectangles for displaying indication numbers indicating values corresponding to scale marks arranged at positions symmetrical to each other are located at the same position as viewed from a direction of the symmetrical axis, and each number display rectangle is located at a layout position inscribed in the reference circle,
wherein:
the processing circuitry determines positions of a plurality of scale marks on the reference circle, for an angle range in which the scale marks are assigned to the circular meter, and
the processing circuitry specifies, of the plurality of scale marks on the reference circle, a number of scale marks at which the indication numbers are to be displayed, and positions of the scale marks, on a basis of an upper limit value and a lower limit value of values to be measured by the circular meter, and the angle range,
the processing circuitry determines a change angle range for changing intervals at which the plurality of scale marks on the reference circle is assigned in the angle range,
the processing circuitry determines positions of the plurality of scale marks on the reference circle for the change angle range,
on a basis of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the values to be measured by the circular meter in the change angle range, and the change angle range, the processing circuitry specifies, of the plurality of scale marks, the number of scale marks at which the indication numbers are to be displayed and the positions of the scale marks, and sets the number display rectangles,
using the calculating formula in the change angle range, the processing circuitry determines layout positions of the number display rectangles from the positions of the scale marks within the change angle range, and
the processing circuitry has numbers displayed in the number display rectangles in the change angle range.

2. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processing circuitry sets one scale mark of the plurality of scale marks on the reference circle as a reference scale mark, and determines the change angle range so that a reference straight line connecting the reference scale mark to the center of the reference circle divides a center angle of the change angle range into equal parts.

3. The display control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the processing circuitry sets an enlargement instruction point that is a point on the opposite side of the center of the reference circle from the reference scale mark, the point being on a straight line that is the reference straight line extended from the center of the reference circle, and determines a center angle of the change angle range depending on a distance between the enlargement instruction point and the center of the reference circle.

4. The display control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the processing circuitry sets a point on the display screen as an enlargement instruction point, and determines a center angle of the change angle range depending on a continuous time during which the enlargement instruction point is pressed.

5. A display control method for displaying a circular meter on a display screen, the display control method comprising:
setting a reference circle that serves as reference for a scale mark layout;
determining a position of a scale mark on the reference circle;
setting a number display rectangle of a size corresponding to a number of digits of an indication number indicating a value corresponding to the scale mark;
determining a layout position of the number display rectangle from the position of the scale mark, using a calculating formula that has been set on a basis of a size of the reference circle and the size of the number display rectangle; and
displaying a number in the number display rectangle,
wherein the calculating formula is designed so that, when a straight line extending through the center of the reference circle on the display screen is set as a symmetrical axis, the number display rectangles for displaying indication numbers indicating values corresponding to scale marks arranged at positions symmetrical to each other are located at the same position as viewed from a direction of the symmetrical axis, and each number display rectangle is located at a layout position inscribed in the reference circle,
wherein:
the determining of the layout position determines positions of a plurality of scale marks on the reference circle, for an angle range in which the scale marks are assigned to the circular meter, and
the method further comprises specifying, of the plurality of scale marks on the reference circle, a number of scale marks at which the indication numbers are to be displayed, and positions of the scale marks, on a basis of an upper limit value and a lower limit value of values to be measured by the circular meter, and the angle range,
wherein the method further comprises:
determining a change angle range for changing intervals at which the plurality of scale marks on the reference circle is assigned in the angle range,
wherein the determining of the position of the scale mark determines positions of the plurality of scale marks on the reference circle for the change angle range,
on a basis of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the values to be measured by the circular meter in the change angle range, and the change angle range, specifying, of the plurality of scale marks, the number of scale marks at which the indication numbers are to be displayed and the positions of the scale marks, and sets the number display rectangles,
using the calculating formula in the change angle range, determining layout positions of the number display rectangles from the positions of the scale marks within the change angle range, and
the displaying the number in the number display rectangle include displaying numbers in the number display rectangles in the change angle range.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein a display control program for causing a processor to display a circular meter on a display screen, the display control program causing the computer to execute:
setting a reference circle that serves as reference for a scale mark layout;
determining a position of a scale mark on the reference circle;
setting a number display rectangle of a size corresponding to a number of digits of an indication number indicating a value corresponding to the scale mark;
determining a layout position of the number display rectangle from the position of the scale mark, using a calculating formula that has been set on a basis of a size of the reference circle and the size of the number display rectangle; and
displaying a number in the number display rectangle,
wherein the calculating formula is designed so that, when a straight line extending through the center of

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Higuchi Hirohiko
• Ogawa Kenichi
• Imamura Keiko

Classifications

• G09G5/30

  Control of display attribute · CPC title

• G09G2360/06

  Use of more than one graphics processor to process data before displaying to one or more screens · CPC title

• G09G5/20

  Function-generator circuits, e.g. circle generators {line or curve smoothing circuits} · CPC title

• G01D7/00 Primary

  Indicating measured values · CPC title

• G09G2320/0693

  Calibration of display systems · CPC title