Display control device and display control method

Abstract

A display control device (18) controls a display device (14) that controls display of one of a plurality of contents in each of a plurality of display regions (22), the display control device (18) being provided with: a registration unit (28) that registers a combination of contents that are simultaneously displayed in each of two or more display regions (22) among the plurality of display regions (22) with respect to the combination of contents that are simultaneously displayed in each of the plurality of display regions (22); registering one or more of the combinations in registration information stored in a storage unit (26); and a content display unit (30) that selects one combination from the combinations registered in the registration information, and displays content in each display area (22) in accordance with the selected combination.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a display control device and a display control method. Background Art

[0002] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-145947 discloses a display device that divides a display screen of a display of an injection molding machine into two parts to provide two screen areas. Summary of the invention

[0003] In the display device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-116447, when switching the display screen, the user needs to perform operations to switch the display of each of the two screen areas, which places a heavy workload on the user.

[0004] The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0005] The first aspect of the present invention is a display control device for controlling a display device, wherein the display device displays one of a plurality of contents having information related to molding in each of a plurality of display areas, and the display control device comprises: a registration unit, which registers one or more combinations of the contents displayed simultaneously in each of two or more of the plurality of display areas into registration information stored in a storage unit; and a content display unit, which selects one of the combinations from the combinations registered in the registration information, and displays the content in each of the display areas according to the selected combination.

[0006] The second aspect of the present invention is a display control method for controlling a display device, wherein the display device displays one of a plurality of contents having information related to molding in each of a plurality of display areas, the display control method comprising: a registration step, for a combination of the contents displayed in each of two or more of the plurality of display areas, registering one or more of the combinations into registration information stored in a storage unit; and a content display step, selecting one of the combinations from the combinations registered in the registration information, and displaying the content in each of the display areas according to the selected combination.

[0007] According to the present invention, when switching the display screen, the burden on the user can be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Figure 1 It is a block diagram of an injection molding machine. Figure 2 A diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display device. Figure 3is a diagram showing a combination selection window. Figure 4 A diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display device. Figure 5 It is a diagram showing the combination associated with the first selection button. Figure 6 It is a diagram showing a combination associated with the second selection button. Figure 7 It is a diagram showing a combination associated with the third selection button. Figure 8 It is a diagram showing a combination registration window and a content selection window. Fig. 9 This is a diagram showing a combination registration window. Fig.10 This is a flowchart showing a display control process executed in the display control device. Fig.11 It is a diagram showing a combination registration window and a content selection window. Fig.12 It is a diagram showing a combination registration window and a content selection window. Fig.13 is a diagram showing a combination selection window. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0009] [First embodiment] [Structure of injection molding machine] Figure 1 1 is a block diagram of the injection molding machine 10 . The injection molding machine 10 includes an input device 12 , a display device 14 , a storage device 16 , and a display control device 18 .

[0010] The input device 12 is a touch panel of a touch panel display. The display device 14 is a liquid crystal display of a touch panel display. The input device 12 may be, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, etc. instead of a touch panel. The display device 14 may also be, for example, an organic electroluminescent display, etc. instead of a liquid crystal display.

[0011] Figure 2 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen 20 of the display device 14. The display screen 20 is divided into four display areas 22. The four display areas 22 are a first display area 22a, a second display area 22b, a third display area 22c, and a fourth display area 22d.

[0012] Contents having information related to molding are displayed in each of the four display areas 22. For example, the contents include information related to automatic mold thickness, information related to automatic cleaning, information related to process monitoring, information related to production management, information related to injection metering, and information related to mold motion ejection.

[0013] exist Figure 2 In the example shown, content A is displayed in the first display area 22a, content B is displayed in the second display area 22b, content C is displayed in the third display area 22c, and content D is displayed in the fourth display area 22d.

[0014] A plurality of contents are prepared to be displayed in each display area 22. The contents displayed in each display area 22 can be switched to other contents.

[0015] The storage device 16 is a hard disk, a solid state drive, etc. A molding condition file having information on molding conditions set in the injection molding machine 10 and the like are stored in the storage device 16 .

[0016] The display control device 18 controls the display device 14 to display content in each display area 22. The display control device 18 includes a calculation unit 24 and a storage unit 26.

[0017] The operation unit 24 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The operation unit 24 includes a registration unit 28 and a content display unit 30. The registration unit 28 and the content display unit 30 are implemented by the operation unit 24 executing a program stored in the storage unit 26. At least a part of the registration unit 28 and the content display unit 30 may be implemented by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). At least a part of the registration unit 28 and the content display unit 30 may be implemented by an electronic circuit including discrete devices.

[0018] The storage unit 26 is composed of a volatile memory (not shown) and a non-volatile memory (not shown) as a computer-readable storage medium. Examples of volatile memory include RAM (Random Access Memory). Examples of non-volatile memory include ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, etc. Data, etc. are stored in the volatile memory, for example. Programs, tables, maps, etc. are stored in the non-volatile memory, for example. At least a portion of the storage unit 26 may also be provided in the above-mentioned processor, integrated circuit, etc. At least a portion of the storage unit 26 may also be mounted on a device connected to the display control device 18 via a network.

[0019] The display control device 18 can output information to a storage medium 19 outside the display control device 18. The display control device 18 can input information from a storage medium 19 outside the display control device 18.

[0020] The registration unit 28 registers the combination of contents displayed simultaneously in the respective display areas 22 in the registration information. The registration unit 28 registers one or more combinations in the registration information. The registration information is stored in the storage unit 26.

[0021] The content display unit 30 selects one combination of contents from the combinations of contents registered in the registration information, and displays the contents in each display area 22 according to the selected combination of contents.

[0022] The processing performed in the registration section 28 and the content display section 30 will be described in detail later.

[0023] [How to switch content] A method of switching the content displayed in each display area 22 will be described. In the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the content displayed in each of two or more display areas 22 can be switched simultaneously by the user performing one content switching operation.

[0024] like Figure 2 As shown, a switch / register button 32 is displayed on the display screen 20. When the user operates the switch / register button 32, a combination selection window 34 ( Figure 3 ).

[0025] When a touch panel display is used as the input device 12 and the display device 14, operating the switch / register button 32 means clicking the position where the switch / register button 32 is displayed on the display screen 20. When a pointing device such as a mouse is used as the input device 12, operating the switch / register button 32 means moving the mouse cursor to the switch / register button 32 and clicking it. Hereinafter, when it is described as “operating” other buttons displayed on the display screen 20, the same operation is indicated.

[0026] Figure 3 3 is a diagram showing a combination selection window 34. A cancel button 36, a register button 38, and a combination selection button 40 are displayed in the combination selection window 34. When the user operates the cancel button 36, the combination selection window 34 is closed. The register button 38 will be described in detail later.

[0027] In the present embodiment, three combination selection buttons 40 are displayed in the combination selection window 34. The three combination selection buttons 40 are a first selection button 40a, a second selection button 40b, and a third selection button 40c.

[0028] For example, when the user operates the first selection button 40 a , the contents displayed in the first display area 22 a and the second display area 22 b are switched.

[0029] Figure 4 4 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen 20 of the display device 14. When the user operates the first selection button 40a, the display screen 20 changes from Figure 2 Switch to Figure 4 .like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the content displayed in the first display area 22a is switched from content A to content E. In addition, the content displayed in the second display area 22b is switched from content B to content F.

[0030] like Figure 3 As shown, the combination selection buttons 40 each display a combination name. The combination name is a name corresponding to each combination of contents registered in the registration information by the registration unit 28.

[0031] In this embodiment, a combination of three contents, namely, combination A, combination B, and combination C, is registered in the registration information. "Preparation screen" is added to combination A as a combination name. "Mass production screen" is added to combination B as a combination name. "Condition setting screen" is added to combination C as a combination name. The user may add any name to the combination name. The combination selection buttons 40 are each associated with a combination of contents corresponding to the combination name.

[0032] Figure 5 4 is a diagram showing a combination A ("preparation screen") associated with the first selection button 40a. A combination of content E displayed in the first display area 22a and content F displayed in the second display area 22b is registered as the combination A in the registration information.

[0033] As described above, when the first selection button 40a is operated, the display of the first display area 22a is switched to the content E. In addition, the display of the second display area 22b is switched to the content F.

[0034] In combination A, the content displayed in the third display area 22c and the content displayed in the fourth display area 22d are not registered. Figure 4 As shown, the third display area 22c displays the same Figure 2 The same content C as that displayed in the third display area 22c is displayed in the fourth display area 22d. Figure 2 The same content D is displayed in the 4th display area 22d.

[0035] Figure 6This is a diagram showing a combination B ("mass production screen") associated with the second selection button 40b. In the registration information, a combination of content G displayed in the first display area 22a, content H displayed in the second display area 22b, and content I displayed in the third display area 22c is registered as combination B.

[0036] When the second selection button 40b is operated, the display of the first display area 22a is switched to content G. In addition, the display of the second display area 22b is switched to content H. Furthermore, the display of the third display area 22c is switched to content I. When the second selection button 40b is operated, the display of the fourth display area 22d is not switched.

[0037] Figure 7 This is a diagram showing a combination C ("condition setting screen") associated with the third selection button 40c. In the registration information, a combination of content J displayed in the first display area 22a, content K displayed in the second display area 22b, content L displayed in the third display area 22c, and content M displayed in the fourth display area 22d is registered as combination C.

[0038] When the third selection button 40c is operated, the display of the first display area 22a is switched to content J. In addition, the display of the second display area 22b is switched to content K. Furthermore, the display of the third display area 22c is switched to content L. Furthermore, the display of the fourth display area 22d is switched to content M.

[0039] [Registration method of group] The registration method of the combination will be described. In the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the registration unit 28 sets the combination of contents displayed in each display area 22 based on the information input by the user. The registration unit 28 registers the set combination of contents in the registration information.

[0040] When the user operates Figure 3 In the case of the registration button 38 shown, a combined registration window 42 and a content selection window 44 are displayed on the display screen 20 .

[0041] Figure 8 It is a diagram showing a combination registration window 42 and a content selection window 44 .

[0042] In the combination registration window 42 , a display area selection button 46 , a file output button 48 , a file input button 50 , a finish button 52 , and a delete button 54 are displayed.

[0043] The display area selection buttons 46 correspond to the first display area 22a, the second display area 22b, the third display area 22c, and the fourth display area 22d for each combination of contents. The user can select the display area 22 corresponding to the display area selection button 46 by operating the display area selection button 46.

[0044] Content selection buttons 49 corresponding to the contents that can be displayed in the selected display area 22 are displayed in the content selection window 44. The content selection buttons 49 display the content names. The content names correspond to the contents. The user can select the contents corresponding to the content selection buttons 49 by operating the content selection buttons 49.

[0045] For example, the user operation Figure 8 The user presses the display area selection button 46 surrounded by the two-dot chain line rectangle S. Then, the user presses the content selection button 49 surrounded by the two-dot chain line rectangle T. As a result, the content N ("peripheral device") is set in the first display area 22a of the combination A.

[0046] When the user operates the file output button 48, the registration unit 28 outputs the registration information to the external storage medium 19 ( Figure 1 ).

[0047] When the user operates the file input button 50 , the registration unit 28 sets a combination of contents to be displayed in each display area 22 based on the information input from the storage medium 19 .

[0048] When the user operates the completion button 52 , the registration unit 28 registers the set combination of contents in the registration information.

[0049] Fig. 9 42. Figure 8 In the case of the delete button 54 shown in FIG. 1 , the display of the combination registration window 42 changes from Figure 8 The display shown switches to Fig. 9 Display shown.

[0050] A combination delete button 56 , a content delete button 58 , and a finish button 60 are displayed in the combination registration window 42 .

[0051] When the user operates the combination deletion button 56, the combination registered in the registration information is deleted for each combination.

[0052] When the user operates the content deletion button 58 , the content included in the combination registered in the registration information is deleted from the combination on a content-by-content basis.

[0053] When the user operates the completion button 60, the display of the combination registration window 42 returns to Figure 8 Display shown.

[0054] [Display control processing] Fig.10 2 is a flowchart showing a display control process executed by the display control device 18. The display control process is repeatedly executed in a predetermined cycle.

[0055] In step S1, the content display unit 30 determines whether the switch / register button 32 is operated. If the switch / register button 32 is operated, the process moves to step S2. If the switch / register button 32 is not operated, the display control process ends.

[0056] In step S2, the content display unit 30 causes the display device 14 to display the combination selection window 34. Then, the process moves to step S3.

[0057] In step S3, content display unit 30 determines whether combination selection button 40 has been operated. If combination selection button 40 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S4. If combination selection button 40 has not been operated, the process proceeds to step S5.

[0058] In step S4, the content display unit 30 displays the content in each display area 22 according to the combination associated with the operated combination selection button 40. Then, the display control process ends.

[0059] In step S5, the registration unit 28 determines whether the registration button 38 has been operated. If the registration button 38 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S6. If the registration button 38 has not been operated, the process proceeds to step S8.

[0060] In step S6 , the registration unit 28 causes the display device 14 to display the combination registration window 42 .

[0061] In step S7, the registration unit 28 sets a combination of contents to be displayed in each display area 22 based on the information input by the user. The registration unit 28 registers the set combination in the registration information. Then, the display control process ends.

[0062] In step S8, the registering unit 28 determines whether the cancel button 36 has been operated. If the cancel button 36 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S9. If the cancel button 36 has not been operated, the display control process ends.

[0063] In step S9, the content display unit 30 closes the combination selection window 34. Then, the display control process ends.

[0064] In addition, when the user operates Figure 8In the case of the file input button 50 of the combination registration window 42 shown in FIG. 1 , the registration unit 28 may perform the following process instead of the process of step S7. The registration unit 28 sets the combination of contents displayed in each display area 22 based on the information input from the storage medium 19. In addition, the registration unit 28 registers the set combination in the registration information.

[0065] [Effects] Conventionally, when a user switches the content displayed in the display area 22, the user needs to perform an operation to switch the content in each display area 22. Therefore, when switching the content displayed in each of the plurality of display areas 22, there is a problem that the user's work burden is heavy.

[0066] Therefore, in the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the registration unit 28 registers the combination of contents to be displayed simultaneously in each of two or more display areas 22 among the plurality of display areas 22 in the registration information. One or more combinations are registered in the registration information. The content display unit 30 selects one combination from the combinations of contents registered in the registration information. The content display unit 30 displays the contents in each display area 22 according to the selected combination.

[0067] Thus, the user can simultaneously switch the contents displayed in two or more display areas 22 by performing one content switching operation. As a result, the display control device 18 can reduce the user's workload when switching the contents of a plurality of display areas 22 .

[0068] In addition, in the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the registration unit 28 causes the display device 14 to display the content name corresponding to each content. The registration unit 28 sets the combination of content displayed in each display area 22 according to the content name selected by the user. The registration unit 28 registers the set content combination in the registration information. Thus, the display control device 18 can make the user easily understand the essence of the content based on the content name.

[0069] In the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the registration unit 28 deletes the registration of each combination of contents registered in the registration information. Thus, the display control device 18 can reduce the user's workload when deleting the registration of a combination.

[0070] In the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the registration unit 28 deletes each content included in the content combination registered in the registration information from the combination. Thus, the display control device 18 can reduce the user's workload when deleting content from the combination.

[0071] In the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the registration unit 28 sets a combination name for each combination of contents registered in the registration information. Thus, the display control device 18 can make it easy for the user to understand the contents of the combination based on the combination name.

[0072] In addition, in the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the registration unit 28 sets the combination of contents to be displayed in each display area 22 based on the information input from the storage medium 19 outside the display control device 18. The registration unit 28 registers the set combination of contents in the registration information. Thus, when the registration unit 28 sets the combination of contents, the user does not need to input the information. As a result, when the display control device 18 sets the combination of contents to be displayed in each display area 22, the user's workload can be reduced.

[0073] In addition, in the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the registration unit 28 outputs the registration information to the storage medium 19 outside the display control device 18. Thus, the registration information output to the external storage medium 19 can be used in other devices. As a result, the display control device 18 can reduce the user's workload when the user uses the registration information in other devices.

[0074] In the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the content display unit 30 selects a combination of contents to be displayed in each display area 22 based on information input by the user. Thus, the display control device 18 can display in each display area 22 a combination of contents desired by the user.

[0075] In the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the content display unit 30 selects a combination of contents to be displayed in each display area 22 based on the combination name selected by the user. Thus, the display control device 18 can make it easy for the user to understand the content of the combination of contents based on the combination name.

[0076] [Second embodiment] Fig.11 It is a diagram showing a combination registration window 42 and a content selection window 44 .

[0077] In the display control device 18 of the first embodiment, as Figure 8 As shown, the registering unit 28 displays content selection buttons 49 on the content selection window 44. The registering unit 28 displays the content names on the content selection buttons 49. In contrast, in the display control device 18 of the present embodiment, the registering unit 28 displays the content names in the content selection window 44 in a list format.

[0078] The user selects the content name displayed in the list form. Thus, the user can easily find the content name corresponding to the desired content. As a result, the display control device 18 can reduce the user's workload when the user selects the desired content.

[0079] [Third embodiment] Fig.12 It is a diagram showing a combination registration window 42 and a content selection window 44 .

[0080] In the display control device 18 of the first embodiment, as Figure 8 As shown, the registering unit 28 displays content selection buttons 49 on the content selection window 44. The registering unit 28 displays the content name on these content selection buttons 49. In contrast, in the display control device 18 of this embodiment, the registering unit 28 displays the content image on the content selection buttons 49. The content image is an image that simulates the display content of the content.

[0081] The user can recognize the displayed content from the content image. Therefore, the user can easily find the content selection button 49 corresponding to the desired content. Thus, the display control device 18 can reduce the user's workload when the user selects the desired content.

[0082] [Fourth embodiment] Fig.13 It is a figure which shows the combination selection window 34.

[0083] In the display control device 18 of the first embodiment, as Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1 , the content display unit 30 causes the combination selection button 40 to display the combination name. Fig.13 As shown, the content display unit 30 causes the combination selection button 40 to display a combination image. The combination image is an image that simulates the content displayed in each display area 22.

[0084] The user can recognize the contents included in the combination from the combination image. Therefore, the user can easily find the combination selection button 40 corresponding to the desired combination of contents. Thus, the display control device 18 can reduce the user's workload when the user selects the desired combination of contents.

[0085] [Other embodiments] In the display control device 18 of the first embodiment, the content display unit 30 selects a combination of contents to be displayed in each display area 22 based on information input by the user. Alternatively, the content display unit 30 may select a combination of contents to be displayed in each display area 22 based on the state of the injection molding machine 10.

[0086] The state of the injection molding machine 10 is, for example, an alarm state and a mass production state. The mass production state means that preliminary processing is completed in the injection molding machine 10 and the injection molding machine 10 is molding a product.

[0087] Thus, the display control device 18 can display the content corresponding to the state of the injection molding machine 10 in each display area 22 .

[0088] In the display control device 18 of the first embodiment, the content display unit 30 sets the combination of contents displayed in each display area 22 based on the information input by the user. Alternatively, the content display unit 30 may set the combination of contents displayed in each display area 22 based on the information included in the molding condition file.

[0089] The molding condition file has information about the molding conditions corresponding to the mold installed in the injection molding machine 10. In addition, the molding condition file has information related to the combination of contents displayed in each display area 22. The combination of contents corresponding to the molding conditions is preset and stored in the molding condition file. The molding condition file is stored in the storage device 16 ( Figure 1 )middle.

[0090] The injection molding machine 10 reads the molding condition file stored in the storage device 16. The injection molding machine 10 sets the molding conditions based on the information in the molding condition file.

[0091] When the molding condition file is read in the injection molding machine 10, the registration unit 28 acquires information related to the combination of contents included in the read molding condition file. The registration unit 28 sets the combination of contents displayed in each display area 22 based on the information related to the acquired combination of contents. The registration unit 28 registers the set combination in the registration information.

[0092] Thus, the registration unit 28 can register the combination of contents corresponding to the molding conditions in the registration information. As a result, the display control device 18 can display the contents corresponding to the molding conditions set in the injection molding machine 10 in each display area 22 .

[0093] [Inventions from Embodiments] The invention that can be grasped from the above-mentioned embodiments will be described below.

[0094] A display control device (18) for controlling a display device (14) that displays one of a plurality of contents having information related to molding in each of a plurality of display areas (22), the display control device comprising: a registration unit (28) that registers one or more combinations of the contents that are simultaneously displayed in each of two or more of the plurality of display areas in registration information stored in a storage unit (26); and a content display unit (30) that selects one of the combinations registered in the registration information and displays the content in each of the display areas according to the selected combination. Thus, the display control device can reduce the user's workload when switching the contents of the plurality of display areas.

[0095] In the above-mentioned display control device, the registration unit causes the display device to display a content name corresponding to each of the contents or a content image corresponding to each of the contents, sets the combination of the contents to be displayed in each of the two or more display areas according to the content name selected by the user or the content image selected by the user, and registers the set combination in the registration information. Thus, the display control device can allow the user to easily grasp the information included in the content according to the content name or the content image.

[0096] In the above-mentioned display control device, the registration unit may delete the registration of the combination registered in the registration information according to the combination. Thereby, the display control device can reduce the workload of the user when deleting the registration of the combination.

[0097] In the above-mentioned display control device, the registration unit may delete the content included in the combination registered in the registration information from the combination according to the content. Thus, the display control device can reduce the user's workload when deleting content from the combination.

[0098] In the above-mentioned display control device, the registration unit may set a combination name for each of the combinations registered in the registration information. Thus, the display control device can make it easy for the user to understand the content of the combination based on the combination name.

[0099] In the above-mentioned display control device, the registration unit may also set the combination of the contents to be displayed in each of the two or more display areas based on information input from a storage medium (19) outside the display control device or information input by a user, and register the set combination in the registration information. In the case where the registration unit sets the combination of contents based on information input from a storage medium, the display control device can reduce the user's workload when setting the combination of contents to be displayed in each display area. In the case where the registration unit sets the combination of contents based on information input by a user, the display control device can set the combination of contents desired by the user.

[0100] In the above-mentioned display control device, the registration unit may output the registration information to a storage medium outside the display control device. Thus, the display control device can reduce the workload of the user when the user uses the registration information in another device.

[0101] In the above-mentioned display control device, each molding condition file having information on the molding conditions of the injection molding machine (10) contains information related to the combination. When the molding condition file is read in the injection molding machine, the registration unit may also set the combination of the contents displayed in each of the two or more display areas based on the information related to the combination contained in the read molding condition file, and register the set combination in the registration information. Thus, the display control device can display the contents corresponding to the molding conditions set in the injection molding machine in each display area.

[0102] In the above-mentioned display control device, the content display unit may also select the combination according to information input by the user or the state of the injection molding machine. Thus, the display control device can display the content of the combination desired by the user in each display area. In addition, the display control device can display the content of the combination corresponding to the state of the injection molding machine in each display area.

[0103] In the above-mentioned display control device, the content display unit causes the display device to display the combination names corresponding to the combinations registered in the registration information, or the combination images corresponding to the combinations registered in the registration information, and the content display unit can select the combination according to the combination name selected by the user or the combination image selected by the user. Thus, the display control device can make it easy for the user to understand the content of the combination of contents according to the combination name or the combination image.

[0104] In the above-mentioned display control device, the state of the injection molding machine may also be an alarm state or a state of a molded product. Thus, the display control device can display content corresponding to the state of the injection molding machine in each display area.

[0105] A display control method for controlling a display device, wherein the display device displays one of a plurality of contents having information related to molding in each of a plurality of display areas, the display control method comprising: a registration step of registering one or more combinations of the contents displayed in each of two or more of the plurality of display areas in registration information stored in a storage unit; and a content display step of selecting one of the combinations registered in the registration information, and displaying the contents in each of the display areas according to the selected combination. Thus, when switching the contents of a plurality of display areas, the user's workload can be reduced.

[0106] In the display control method described above, the registration step may also cause the display device to display a content name corresponding to each of the contents or a content image corresponding to each of the contents, set the combination of the contents to be displayed in each of the two or more display areas according to the content name selected by the user or the content image selected by the user, and register the set combination in the registration information. Thus, the user can easily grasp the information included in the content based on the content name or the content image.

[0107] In the display control method, the registration step may include deleting the registration of the combination registered in the registration information, thereby reducing the user's workload when deleting the registration of the combination.

[0108] In the above display control method, the registration step may delete the content included in the combination registered in the registration information from the combination according to the content. Thus, when deleting content from the combination, the user's workload can be reduced.

[0109] In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above disclosure, and various configurations can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention. Explanation of symbols

[0110] 10…Injection molding machine, 14…Display device 16 ... storage device, 18 ... display control device 19…storage medium, 22…display area 26 ... storage unit, 28 ... registration unit 30…Content display unit.

Claims

1. A display control device, which is a display control device (18) for controlling a display device (14), wherein the display device (14) displays one of a plurality of contents having information related to molding in each of a plurality of display areas (22), The display control device is characterized by having: a registering unit (28) for registering one or more combinations of the contents displayed simultaneously in each of two or more of the display areas in the plurality of display areas in the registration information stored in the storage unit (26); and A content display unit (30) selects one of the combinations registered in the registration information and displays the content in each of the display areas according to the selected combination.

2. The display control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The registering unit causes the display device to display a content name corresponding to each of the contents or a content image corresponding to each of the contents, The combination of the contents to be displayed in each of two or more display areas is set based on the content name selected by the user or the content image selected by the user, and the set combination is registered in the registration information.

3. The display control device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The registration unit deletes registration of the combination registered in the registration information according to the combination.

4. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The registration unit deletes the content included in the combination registered in the registration information from the combination according to the content.

5. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The registration unit sets a combination name for each of the combinations registered in the registration information.

6. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The registration unit sets the combination of the contents to be displayed in each of the two or more display areas based on information input from a storage medium (19) external to the display control device or information input by a user, and registers the set combination in the registration information.

7. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The registration unit outputs the registration information to a storage medium external to the display control device.

8. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The molding condition files each containing information on the molding conditions of the injection molding machine (10) contain information related to the combination. When the molding condition file is read in the injection molding machine, the registration unit sets the combination of the contents displayed in each of the two or more display areas based on information related to the combination contained in the read molding condition file, and registers the set combination in the registration information.

9. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The content display unit selects the combination based on information input by a user or a state of the injection molding machine.

10. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The content display unit causes the display device to display combination names corresponding to the combinations registered in the registration information or combination images corresponding to the combinations registered in the registration information. The content display unit selects the combination based on the combination name selected by a user or the combination image selected by the user.

11. The display control device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The state of the injection molding machine is an alarm state or a state of a molded product.

12. A display control method, comprising controlling a display device to display one of a plurality of contents having information related to molding in each of a plurality of display areas, The display control method is characterized by having: a registration step of registering, with respect to a combination of the contents displayed in each of two or more of the plurality of the display areas, one or more of the combinations into registration information stored in a storage unit; and The content display step includes selecting one of the combinations registered in the registration information, and displaying the content in each of the display areas according to the selected combination.

13. The display control method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The registering step causes the display device to display a content name corresponding to each of the contents or a content image corresponding to each of the contents, The combination of the contents to be displayed in each of two or more display areas is set based on the content name selected by the user or the content image selected by the user, and the set combination is registered in the registration information.

14. The display control method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that: The registration step deletes registration of the combination registered in the registration information according to the combination.

15. The display control method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that: The registration step deletes the content included in the combination registered in the registration information from the combination according to the content.

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