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Drawing management device having ability to retrieve and display a desired amount of data within a desired display time
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1991-11-29
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Granted: 1995-09-26
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Expires: 2011-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A drawing management device for managing the drawing of an entire facility, such as a water supply facility, as digital information. This device includes a unit for storing drawings with priorities obtained by separating the entire facility drawing into sub-facility drawings located at plural levels, a selective display designating unit for displaying a desired sub-facility drawing obtained by selecting the number of levels considering the priority from the storing unit, and a display unit for displaying the desired sub-facility drawing in response to the signal from the selective display designating unit. By suitably selecting a desired level considering the priority, only a necessary and sufficient facility drawing can be displayed swiftly.
Inventors
- 👤 Manabu Fukushima
- 👤 Mikio Yoda
- 👤 Kazuo Tsutsui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 01:29
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/42; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/964; Y10S715/976
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
212 words
A drawing management and display device for displaying digital information of a system drawing, showing an entire system having a plurality of information items, within a desired display time, said drawing management and display device comprising: a means for referencing a total display time required for displaying said system drawing, for determining a plurality of different display time priority levels each having a different display time which is shorter than said total display time, and for storing said system drawing as a plurality of sub-drawings each representing the same area of said system drawing and having a different number of said plurality of information items which make up said entire system such that display of each of said sub-drawings can be accomplished within a different said different display time, said sub-drawings being stored with respective priorities each of which represents an ability to display the sub-drawing within a different said different display time; a selective display designating means for automatically selecting one of said sub-drawings stored in the storing means on the basis of the priority thereof in order to accomplish display within said desired display time; and a means for displaying selected said sub-drawings within said desired display time in response to said selecting operation of said selective display designating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
212 words
A drawing management and display device for displaying digital information of a system drawing, showing an entire system having a plurality of information items, within a desired display time, said drawing management and display device comprising: a means for referencing a total display time required for displaying said system drawing, for determining a plurality of different display time priority levels each having a different display time which is shorter than said total display time, and for storing said system drawing as a plurality of sub-drawings each representing the same area of said system drawing and having a different number of said plurality of information items which make up said entire system such that display of each of said sub-drawings can be accomplished within a different said different display time, said sub-drawings being stored with respective priorities each of which represents an ability to display the sub-drawing within a different said different display time; a selective display designating means for automatically selecting one of said sub-drawings stored in the storing means on the basis of the priority thereof in order to accomplish display within said desired display time; and a means for displaying selected said sub-drawings within said desired display time in response to said selecting operation of said selective display designating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said sub-drawings includes all of the information items which make up said same area of said system drawing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein all of said sub-drawings show said information items with the same magnification.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein each of the sub-drawings shows information items of a different type from the information items shown on all sub-drawings of a lower priority.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 4, wherein the ability to display a sub-drawing within a desired display time is determined by the number and type of information items included in the sub-drawing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein said entire system is a gas/water supply pipe-laying system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein said entire system is an electric power/telephone wiring system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein said entire system is a machine designating system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein said entire system is a road traffic information map.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of sub-drawings which represent the same area of said system drawing include at least three sub-drawings.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein said displaying means includes a means for displaying a three-dimensional retrieval icon for respective sub-drawings, the amount of data in a respective sub-drawing being indicated by a dimension of each respective displayed retrieval icon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
74 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 1, wherein said selective display designating means includes a means for storing a table of values including indicators of respective areas of said system drawing and a priority designated for each respective area, and further including a means responsive to an indicator of an area of said system drawing for selecting a sub-drawing of that area designated by the priority in said table of values.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A drawing management and display device according to claim 12, further including a input means for editing said table of values to change the priority designated for a respective area of said system drawing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
184 words
A drawing management and display device for managing divided facility drawings having the same magnification of an entire facility as digital information, said drawing management and display device comprising: a first means for referencing a total display time for displaying said system drawing, for determining a plurality of different display time priority levels each having a different display time which is shorter than said total display time, and for storing divided facility drawings with respective priorities each of which represents an ability to display a desired facility drawing within a different said different display time when combining at least selected ones of features of said divided facility drawings; a drawing inputting means for editing said divided facility drawings stored in said first means; a data inputting means for inputting attribute information to be stored in the first means; a second means for temporarily storing said divided facility drawings stored in said first means and temporarily storing said divided facility drawings given from said drawing inputting means; and a means for displaying said divided facility drawings stored in said second means and said attribute information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
184 words
A drawing management and display device for managing divided facility drawings having the same magnification of an entire facility as digital information, said drawing management and display device comprising: a first means for referencing a total display time for displaying said system drawing, for determining a plurality of different display time priority levels each having a different display time which is shorter than said total display time, and for storing divided facility drawings with respective priorities each of which represents an ability to display a desired facility drawing within a different said different display time when combining at least selected ones of features of said divided facility drawings; a drawing inputting means for editing said divided facility drawings stored in said first means; a data inputting means for inputting attribute information to be stored in the first means; a second means for temporarily storing said divided facility drawings stored in said first means and temporarily storing said divided facility drawings given from said drawing inputting means; and a means for displaying said divided facility drawings stored in said second means and said attribute information.
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