Matrix calculation apparatus, matrix calculation method, and computer readable medium having matrix calculation process program stored thereon

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9645973-B2
Application number	US-201414220054-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2014
Priority date	Mar 21, 2013
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a matrix calculation apparatus. The apparatus includes: a matrix calculation formula display controller configured to display a matrix calculation formula on a display unit, wherein the matrix calculation formula comprises a first matrix; a matrix display controller configured to display a second matrix on the display unit; a submatrix receiver configured to input the second matrix into a certain element of the first matrix as a submatrix of the first matrix in response to a user operation; and a matrix size change display controller configured to change a size of the first matrix in accordance with a size of the second matrix and the certain element of the first matrix into which the second matrix is input and then display the matrix calculation formula.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A matrix calculation apparatus comprising:
a processor which is configured to:
display a matrix calculation formula on a display unit, wherein the matrix calculation formula comprises a first matrix;
display a second matrix on the display unit;
input the second matrix into a certain element of the first matrix as a submatrix of the first matrix in response to a user operation received by an input device; and
change a size of the first matrix in accordance with a size of the second matrix and the certain element of the first matrix into which the second matrix is input and then display the matrix calculation formula comprising the first matrix whose size is changed on the display unit,
wherein the first matrix comprises a left matrix including a plurality of columns and a right matrix including a plurality of rows, and the matrix calculation formula is represented by multiplication of the left matrix and the right matrix, and
wherein, when the second matrix is input into a certain element of one of the left and right matrices in response to the user operation, the processor is configured to change sizes of both the left and right matrices in accordance with the size of the second matrix and the certain element of the one of the left and right matrices into which the second matrix is input, and then display the matrix calculation formula on the display unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify and display the second matrix on the display unit in accordance with the size of the second matrix.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an input unit comprising a key input unit or a touch panel; and
the display unit,
wherein the processor is configured to input the second matrix in response to the user operation which is inputted to the input unit.

4. A matrix calculation apparatus comprising:
a processor which is configured to:
display a matrix calculation formula on a display unit, wherein the matrix calculation formula comprises a first matrix;
display a second matrix on the display unit;
input the second matrix into a certain element of the first matrix as a submatrix of the first matrix in response to a user operation received by an input device;
change a size of the first matrix in accordance with a size of the second matrix and the certain element of the first matrix into which the second matrix is input; and
display the matrix calculation formula comprising the first matrix whose size is changed on the display unit,
wherein the first matrix comprises a left matrix including a plurality of columns and a right matrix including a plurality of rows, and the matrix calculation formula is represented by multiplication of the left matrix and the right matrix, and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
when the second matrix is input into a certain element of one of the left and right matrices as a submatrix thereof, identify and display on the display unit a partition position of the submatrix of the one of the left and right matrices; and
identify and display on the display unit a partition position of the other of the left and right matrices in accordance with the partition position of the submatrix and definition of matrix multiplication.

5. A computer-implemented matrix calculation method comprising:
displaying a matrix calculation formula on a display unit, wherein the matrix calculation formula comprises a first matrix;
displaying a second matrix on the display unit;
inputting the second matrix into a certain element of the first matrix as a submatrix of the first matrix in response to a user operation received by an input device of the computer; and
changing a size of the first matrix in accordance with a size of the second matrix and the certain element of the first matrix into which the second matrix is input and then displaying the matrix calculation formula comprising the first matrix whose size is changed on the display unit,
wherein the first matrix comprises a left matrix including a plurality of columns and a right matrix including a plurality of rows, and the matrix calculation formula is represented by multiplication of the left matrix and the right matrix, and
wherein the matrix calculation method further comprises, when the second matrix is input into a certain element of one of the left and right matrices in response to the user operation, changing sizes of both the left and right matrices in accordance with the size of the second matrix and the certain element of the one of the left and right matrices into which the second matrix is input, and then displaying the matrix calculation formula on the display unit.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a matrix calculation process program stored thereon for controlling a computer to perform operations comprising:
displaying a matrix calculation formula on a display unit of the computer, wherein the matrix calculation formula comprises a first matrix;
displaying a second matrix on the display unit;
inputting the second matrix into a certain element of the first matrix as a submatrix of the first matrix in response to a user operation received by an input device of the computer; and
changing a size of the first matrix in accordance with a size of the second matrix and the certain element of the first matrix into which the second matrix is input and then displaying the matrix calculation formula comprising the first matrix whose size is changed on the display unit,
wherein the first matrix comprises a left matrix including a plurality of columns and a right matrix including a plurality of rows, and the matrix calculation formula is represented by multiplication of the left matrix and the right matrix, and
wherein the program controls the computer to perform a further operation of, when the second matrix is input into a certain element of one of the left and right matrices in response to the user operation, changing sizes of both the left and right matrices in accordance with the size of the second matrix and the certain element of the one of the left and right matrices into which the second matrix is input, and then displaying the matrix calculation formula on the display unit.

7. A computer-implemented matrix calculation method comprising:
displaying a matrix calculation formula on a display unit of the computer, wherein the matrix calculation formula comprises a first matrix;
displaying a second matrix on the display unit;
inputting the second matrix into a certain element of the first matrix as a submatrix of the first matrix in response to a user operation received by an input device of the computer;
changing a size of the first matrix in accordance with a size of the second matrix and the certain element of the first matrix into which the second matrix is input; and
displaying the matrix calculation formula comprising the first matrix whose size is changed on the display unit,
wherein the first matrix comprises a left matrix including a plurality of columns and a right matrix including a plurality of rows, and the matrix calculation formula is represented by multiplication of the left matrix and the right matrix, and
wherein the method further comprises:
when the second matrix is input into a certain element of one of the left and right matrices as a submatrix thereof, identifying and displaying on the display unit a partition position of the submatrix of the one of the left and right matrices; and
identifying and displaying on the display unit a partition position of the other of the left and right matrices in accordance with the partition position of the submatrix and definition of matrix multiplication.

8. A non

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ono Manato

Classifications

• G06F15/0225

  User interface arrangements, e.g. keyboard, display; Interfaces to other computer systems · CPC title

• G06F17/16 Primary

  Matrix or vector computation {, e.g. matrix-matrix or matrix-vector multiplication, matrix factorization (matrix transposition G06F7/78)} · CPC title

• G09B19/025

  with electrically operated apparatus or devices · CPC title

• G06F15/025

  adapted to a specific application · CPC title