JPH0385665A - Personal computer connecting mechanism for work station - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simultaneously utilize both a software for work station and a software for personal computer by processing the input of a work station by a personal computer and displaying the input on the work station again. CONSTITUTION:The input of a keyboard on a work station 1 is transmitted from a work station connecting circuit 2 through a keyboard information input circuit 3 to a personal computer connecting circuit 8. As a result, operation is executed samely as the input of a keyboard in a personal computer 9. A result processed by this input information is passed through the personal computer connecting circuit 8, accumulated in a display instruction holding circuit 4, converted to a display instruction for work station by a display instruction translation circuit 5, transferred to a picture information transmission circuit 7 and passed through the work station connecting circuit 2, and a personal computer picture is displayed in the work station. Thus, on the work station, both the software for work station and the software for personal computer can be simultaneously utilized.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a mechanism for connecting an engineering workstation and a personal computer, and particularly to a mechanism for directly using a personal computer from a workstation. It is.

[Conventional technology]

Personal computers such as engineering computers and personal computers have been developed in order to improve the efficiency of operations such as OA and CAD. Until today,
Various types of software such as OA and CAD have been developed specifically for each, forming unique usage patterns.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Previously, it was not possible to use software developed for both workstations and personal computers on a single computer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for simultaneously using both conventional workstation software and personal computer software on a workstation.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention includes a workstation connection circuit that communicates information with a workstation, a keyboard information input circuit that converts information from the workstation connection circuit into computer keyboard input information, and a display command that interprets computer commands. A display command holding circuit that holds the display command, a display command translation circuit that converts the display command to one for the workstation, a screen memory reading circuit that reads the screen memory of the personal computer, and an output of the translation circuit and the screen memory reading circuit that transfers the output to the workstation. A screen information sending circuit to send out,
It is composed of a computer connection circuit that inputs information from a keyboard information input circuit, a display command holding circuit, and a computer connection circuit that outputs information to a screen memory reading circuit.

[Effect]

Keyboard input on the workstation is transmitted from the workstation connection circuit to the personal computer connection circuit via the keyboard information input circuit.

As a result, the information functions as if it were entered using a computer keyboard. The results processed by this input information are accumulated in the display command holding circuit through the PC connection circuit, converted into display commands for the workstation in the display command translation circuit, transferred to the screen information transmission circuit, and then transferred to the workstation connection circuit. After that, the computer screen will be displayed on the workstation.

Through this series of operations, what is entered on the workstation's keyboard is processed by the computer, and the results are displayed on the workstation's screen.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention. In FIG. 1, information input at the workstation main body 1 is transferred to the workstation connection circuit 2, held in the keyboard information input circuit 3, and sent to the personal computer main body 9 by the personal computer connection circuit 8.

These functions transfer information entered at the workstation to the computer.

The results processed by the computer are transferred to the computer connection circuit 8.
and stored in the display command holding circuit 4. The accumulated display commands are converted into workstation display information by the display command translation circuit 5 and sent to the screen information sending circuit 7. Further, information such as the initial screen is sent to the screen information sending circuit 7 by the screen memory reading circuit 6. The workstation display information accumulated in the screen information sending circuit 7 is transferred to the workstation main body by the workstation connection circuit 2, and as a result of these,
The computer screen is displayed on the workstation.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, input from a workstation can be processed by a personal computer and displayed again on the workstation. As a result, it becomes possible to simultaneously use both conventional workstation software and personal computer software on the workstation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. 1... Workstation body, 2... Workstation connection circuit, 3... Keyboard information input circuit,
4... Display command holding circuit, 5... Display command translation circuit, 6... Screen memory reading circuit, 7... Screen information sending circuit, 8... Personal computer connection circuit, 9... Personal computer body .

Claims (1)

[Claims] A workstation connection circuit that communicates information with the workstation, a keyboard information input circuit that converts information from the workstation connection circuit into computer keyboard input information, and a display that interprets computer commands and holds display commands. A command holding circuit, a display command translation circuit that converts the display commands to a workstation, a screen memory readout circuit that reads out the screen memory of the personal computer, and a screen information that sends the output of the translation circuit and screen memory readout circuit to the workstation. A computer connection mechanism for a workstation comprising a sending circuit and a computer connection circuit that inputs information from a keyboard information input circuit and outputs information to a display command holding circuit and a screen memory reading circuit.