JPH1049331A - Object model diagram display system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an object model diagram display system capable of displaying, for an object, various additional information related to the object, and a method therefor. I do. An information associating unit for associating each object with predetermined information, and information designating means for designating a type of information associated with the object by the information associating unit are provided. Is displayed near each object.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an object model diagram display system provided with display means for creating a model diagram representing objects and relationships between objects by applying object-oriented technology and displaying the model diagram and the like.
Information associating means for associating each object with predetermined information; and information specifying means for specifying a type of the information associated with the object by the information associating means. The information of the specified type is displayed on the display means. The present invention relates to an object model diagram display system that can be displayed near each object and provide more detailed information for the objects in the object model diagram, and a method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an object-oriented technology is applied, various figures are created as intermediate products at the time of performing object-oriented analysis / design to express a development target. For example, in the OMT method, which is one of the object-oriented analysis / design techniques, an object model diagram, a dynamic model diagram, a function model diagram, and the like are created. These are created in accordance with the creation method (description method) defined by the method.

[0003] Tools for creating these figures exist as commercial products. As for the object model diagram, it is a tool having a function of easily creating a diagram as shown in FIG.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, since the object to be expressed mainly deals with the description method indicated by the method, the image image, the example, the definition of words, etc. are defined for each object. However, there is a problem that it is not possible to give various additional information to be expressed.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and solves the above-mentioned problems, and can display, for a certain object, various additional information related to the object. It is an object to provide a diagram display system and a method thereof.

[0006]

The present invention has the following features to attain the above object. (1) The object model diagram display system of the present invention comprises:
In an object model diagram display system including a display unit that creates a model diagram representing objects and relationships between objects and displays the model diagram and the like, an information associating unit that associates each object with predetermined information; Information designating means for designating the type of the information associated with the object, wherein information of the designated type is displayed near the object on the display means.

(2) An object model diagram display system according to the present invention, comprising: an object model diagram display system having a display unit for creating a model diagram representing objects and relationships between objects and displaying the model diagram and the like. Information associating means for associating the object with predetermined information, object specifying means for specifying an arbitrary object on the model diagram, and information specifying means for specifying the type of the information associated with the object by the information associating means. And displaying the specified type of information in the vicinity of each of the specified object and a plurality of objects related to the object in the drawing on the display means.

(3) The object model diagram display system according to the present invention, wherein the type of the information possessed by the object is designated by the user name in the object model diagram display system according to (1). When there is information corresponding to the user, information of the type specified on the display means is displayed near each object.

(4) The object model diagram display method of the object model diagram display system according to the present invention is directed to an object model diagram including display means for creating a model diagram representing objects and relationships between the objects and displaying the model diagram and the like. In a method for displaying an object model diagram of a display system, each object is associated with predetermined information,
The type of the information associated with the object is designated, and the information of the designated type is displayed on the display means near each object.

(5) The object model diagram display method of the object model diagram display system according to the present invention provides an object model diagram including a display unit for creating a model diagram representing objects and relationships between the objects and displaying the model diagram and the like. In a method for displaying an object model diagram of a display system, each object is associated with predetermined information,
Specify an arbitrary object on the model diagram, specify the type of the information associated with the object, and display the specified object and a plurality of objects related to the object on the drawing on the display means. The information of the specified type is displayed near each object.

(6) The object model diagram displaying method of the object model diagram displaying system according to the present invention is the object model diagram displaying method according to (4).
When specifying the type of the information associated with the object, specify the name of the user, and if there is information corresponding to the user, the information of the type specified in the display means is displayed in the vicinity of each object. Is displayed.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The outline of the present invention is as follows. (1) In an object model diagram display system provided with a display unit for creating a model diagram representing the relationship between objects and objects and displaying the model diagram and the like, an information associating unit for associating each object with predetermined information; An information designating means for designating the type of the information associated with the object by the associating means, wherein the information of the designated type is displayed near each object on the display means. It is a display system. According to this configuration, various information related to the object in the object model diagram can be displayed in more detail, so that the creator and the person viewing the object can more easily understand the content. It has the effect of becoming.

(2) In an object model diagram display system provided with a display unit for creating a model diagram representing objects and relationships between the objects and displaying the model diagram and the like, an information associating unit for associating each object with predetermined information; An object designating means for designating an arbitrary object on the model diagram; and an information designating means for designating a type of the information associated with the object by the information associating means. An object model diagram display system, characterized in that, for an object and a plurality of objects related to the object on a drawing, information of the specified type is displayed near each object. According to this configuration, by displaying information related to a plurality of related objects at the same time, a creator or a person viewing the information can be displayed as compared with a case where only information of a single object is used. This has the effect of making it easier to grasp the contents.

(3) When designating the type of the information possessed by the object, the name of the user is designated, and if there is information corresponding to the user, the information of the type designated on the display means is displayed on each display. The object model diagram display system according to the above (1), wherein the object model diagram is displayed near an object. According to this configuration, when each of the users has information that the user wants to display, the information corresponding to the user can be displayed, so that the contents can be easily grasped.

(4) In an object model diagram display method of an object model diagram display system having a display means for creating a model diagram representing objects and relationships between the objects and displaying the model diagram and the like, each object is represented by predetermined information. And an object model diagram display method, wherein the type of the information associated with the object is designated, and the information of the designated type is displayed near each object on the display means. According to this method, various information related to the object can be displayed in more detail for the object in the object model diagram,
This has the effect of making it easier for the creator and those who look at it to understand the contents.

(5) In an object model diagram display method of an object model diagram display system having a display means for creating a model diagram representing objects and relationships between the objects and displaying the model diagram and the like, each object is represented by predetermined information. , Specify an arbitrary object on the model diagram, specify the type of the information associated with the object, and display on the display means the specified object and a plurality of objects related to the object on the drawing. An object model diagram display method characterized by displaying, for an object, information of the specified type near each object. And
According to this method, by displaying information related to a plurality of related objects at the same time, the creator or the person who views it can display information related to the object more than a case of only information of a single object. This has the effect of making it easier to grasp the contents.

(6) When specifying the type of the information associated with the object, specify the name of the user, and if there is information corresponding to the user, specify the type of the type specified on the display means. The object model diagram display method according to (4), wherein information is displayed near each object. According to this method, when each user has information to be displayed in the object, the information corresponding to the user can be displayed, so that the contents can be easily grasped.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an object model diagram display system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The CPU 11 controls all controls of the object model diagram display system. Input unit 12
Is the information used to create the object or information,
The user inputs such selection instructions.

The display unit 13 displays the created object model diagram, information related to the object, selection candidates, and the like. The storage device 14 stores an object, information related to the object, and the like, and provides information in response to a request from the CPU 11.

The object creating section 15 creates an object model diagram according to an instruction from the input section 12. The information associating unit 16 associates an object with information related to the object based on a selection instruction from the input unit 12.

The display screen example of FIG. 2 is an example of a display screen in which an object model diagram realized in the embodiment of the present invention is displayed on the display unit 13. FIG. 2 is an object model diagram showing the relationship between a company and its employees. Each square frame represents an object, and a company, an employee, a part, and a regular employee are displays indicating the object names of the respective objects.

An object to display information related to the object is selected by the input unit 12. One or more objects may be selected. The selection of the information related to the object is performed by the input unit 12 from among information related to the object previously associated by the information associating unit 16, information to be displayed on the object.

The selection of the information related to the object may be one or plural. Information related to the selected object is displayed near each object. The information related to the object includes a graphic image corresponding to the object, and linguistic information such as synonyms and antonyms corresponding to the object name.

Also, by specifying in advance information relating to an object which the user wants to display for each user, the user name and user-specific information can be input to the input unit 12.
By inputting or selecting from, object-related information unique to the user can be displayed.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, with respect to the object model diagram displayed on the display unit 13, the input unit 12 specifies an object on the screen on which information related to the object is to be displayed (step 302).

If the selected one is correct, the process proceeds to the next step; otherwise, the process returns (step 303). Next, what kind of information is to be displayed for the object is specified by the input unit 12 (step 304). If the designated one is correct, the process proceeds to the next step, and if it is not correct, the process returns (step 305).

Finally, the designated information is displayed near the selected object (step 306). FIG. 4 shows an example of information related to an object displayed near the object.

In this case, this is an example of information relating to the target object “employee”. Graphic of employee
An image is information such as a face photograph of an employee stored as image data.

As another example, the definition of the object "employee" and related terms are given. However, if the object and its related information are associated in advance, the information is not limited to these examples, and any information desired to be associated with the object can be used. Any information such as moving image data may be used.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, more detailed information on an object can be given to an object in an object model diagram by displaying information related to the object in the vicinity thereof. This has the effect of making it easier for the creator and those who look at it to understand the contents.

Also, according to the present invention, by displaying information related to a plurality of related objects at the same time, the creator and the creator can be displayed more easily than when only the information of a single object is used. For those who see
This has the effect of making it easier to grasp the contents.

Further, according to the present invention, when each user has information to be displayed in an object, the information can be displayed for each corresponding user, so that the contents can be more easily grasped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing a display example of an object model diagram according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of object-related information according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a display example of a conventional object model diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 CPU, 12 input unit, 13 display unit, 14 storage device, 15 object creation unit, 16 information association unit.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An object model diagram display system comprising: a model diagram representing an object and a relation between the objects; and a display unit for displaying the model diagram and the like. Information specifying means for specifying the type of the information associated with the object by the information associating means, wherein information of the specified type is displayed on the display means near each object. Object model diagram display system. 2. An object model diagram display system, comprising: a model diagram representing an object and a relation between the objects; and a display unit for displaying the model diagram and the like. An object specifying unit for specifying an arbitrary object on the model diagram; and an information specifying unit for specifying a type of the information associated with the object by the information associating unit. An object model diagram display system, characterized by displaying, for an object and a plurality of objects related to the object on the drawing, information of the specified type near each object. 3. When the type of the information possessed by the object is designated, the name of the user is designated. If there is information corresponding to the user, the information of the type designated on the display means is displayed on each object. 2. The object model diagram display system according to claim 1, wherein the object model is displayed near the object. 4. An object model diagram display method for an object model diagram display system, comprising: a model diagram representing an object and a relation between the objects; and displaying means for displaying the model diagram and the like. An object model diagram display method, wherein a type of the information associated with the object is specified, and information of the specified type is displayed near each object on the display means. 5. An object model diagram display method for an object model diagram display system, comprising: a model diagram representing objects and relationships between objects; and displaying means for displaying the model diagram and the like. Specifying any object on the model diagram, specifying the type of the information associated with this object, and displaying the specified object on the display unit and a plurality of objects related to the object on the drawing A method for displaying an object model diagram, characterized by displaying information of the specified type on an object near each object. 6. When the type of the information associated with the object is specified, a name of a user is specified. If there is information corresponding to the user, the information of the type specified on the display means is provided. The object model diagram display method according to claim 4, wherein is displayed near each object.