Display system having item display transition function

{
  "publication_number": "US2023095248A1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A1",
  "title": "Display system having item display transition function",
  "abstract": "This display system comprises: a display unit for displaying a screen for a setting or a status check; a storage unit for storing a dictionary file corresponding to a display language displayed on the display unit; and an item display transition unit for causing, on the basis of the dictionary file, a display of an item in a particular part on the screen to transition to another message expressed in the stored display language.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A display system, comprising: a display unit for displaying a screen for performing setting or a status check, a storage unit in which there is stored a dictionary file corresponding to display languages for display on the display unit, and an item display transition unit for transitioning display of an item in a specific location on the screen to another message expressed in the stored display language. 2. The display system according to claim 1, wherein the item display transition unit transitions the display of the item in the specific location to all of the stored display languages. 3. The display system according to claim 1, wherein the item display transition unit transitions the item in the specific location to a message expressed in a display language different from that of the item or transitions the item to a message expressed in the same display language. 4. The display system according to claim 1, further comprising a validity/invalidity indication unit for indicating validity or invalidity of a function of the item display transition unit. 5. The display system according to claim 1, further comprising an item indication unit for indicating the item in the specific location. 6. The display system according to claim 1, further comprising a message indication unit for indicating content of the message. 7. The display system according to claim 1, wherein the item in the specific location is an item related to a display language change setting, an item related to a hazardous setting, an item which is access restricted depending on the level of the user, or an item expressed in terminology. 8. The display system according to claim 7, wherein the hazardous setting is a setting related to operation of a machine. 9. The display system according to claim 7, wherein the item display transition unit transitions the display of the item in the specific location for a plurality of the screens until the setting is reached. 10. The display system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is provided on an operation panel of a machine, and the storage unit is provided in a controller of the machine."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present invention relates to a display system, and in particular, relates to a display system having an item display transition function.\n\nIn general, teaching and status checking of an industrial robot are performed from a teaching pendant which can communicate with a robot controller, while the setting and status checking of a machine tool are performed from an operation panel which can communicate with a numerical controller. In a display system represented by such an operation panel, the location where the machine is used is limited, and the memory capacity for storing dictionary files of each language is insufficient. Thus, in many cases, only the minimum required languages are stored in the memory in advance and displayed. The following literature is known as prior art relating to such a display system.\n\nPatent Literature 1 describes a display operation device for a machine tool, wherein display for language selection is performed, and the language to be displayed can appropriately be changed by selecting a language.\n\nPatent Literature 2 describes a robot teaching device, wherein a language change key which can be operated at all times is provided on a touch panel, and the display language of a display unit is changed based on operation of the language change key.\n\nPatent Literature 3 describes that since an operation may mistakenly be performed if the name of an operation key printed on an operation device is not expressed in the language used by the operator, guide information is output to a display unit to guide the name of the operation key in the native language of the operator.",
  "cpc": [
    "G06F 3/0482",
    "B25J 13/06",
    "G06F 3/0484",
    "G06F 9/454"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "G06F 3/0482",
    "G06F 3/0484"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Fanuc Corp"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Teppei HOSHIYAMA"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2021-02-12",
  "publication_date": "2023-03-30",
  "priority_date": "2020-02-19",
  "application_number": "US-202117904293-A",
  "family_id": "77391178",
  "cited_by_count": 0,
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}