# US 2022/0032976 A1 · Drawing component generation device, display system, and drawing component generation method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0032976 A1 - Document ID: US20220032976A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/276,313 - Filed: 2018-09-21 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-21 - Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Inventors: Eisho ANDO; Ryosuke GOTO; Masayo NAKAGAWA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220032976A1 ## CPC - G06T 11/23: using straight lines or curves - B60L 3/00: Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption (methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells B60L58/00) - B61L 15/009: {On-board display devices} - G06T 11/10: Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) - G06T 11/60: Creating or editing images; Combining images with text - B61L 15/0081: {On-board diagnosis or maintenance} - B61L 25/04: Indicating or recording train identities - G06T 2200/24: involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs] - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - B61L: GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC (brakes or auxiliary equipment B61H, B61K; point or crossing construction E01B) ## Abstract A drawing component generation device generating a drawing component when a train cab display device installed in a train is to display status of a device installed in a car of a train on a display screen using the drawing component, which is a modularized part of display content to be displayed on the display screen, includes a reception unit providing an input screen displaying entries for information used for generating the drawing component based on a train display definition defining a train formation pattern, and a device layout definition defining a layout pattern, and receiving input of information for the entries from a user; and a generation unit generating the drawing component based on the train display definition, the device layout definition, input information being information input from the user on the reception unit, and a display pattern definition defining display content relating to the status of the device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A drawing component generation device that generates a drawing component being a modularized part of display content when a display device installed in a train is to display a status of a device installed in a car of the train on a display screen using the drawing component, the drawing component generation device comprising: receiver to provide an input screen displaying entries for information for use in generation of the drawing component, based on a train display definition that defines a train formation pattern representing an arrangement of cars in a formation of the train, and on a device layout definition that defines a layout pattern representing a device layout in the car, and to receive an input of information for the entries from a user; and generation circuitry to generate the drawing component based on the train display definition, on the device layout definition, on input information being information input from the user on the receiver, and on a display pattern definition that defines display content relating to the status of the device, wherein the receiver provides, as the entries for information, an entry for a car including a device to be displayed in the drawing component, an entry for a number of devices installed in each of the cars, an entry for the layout pattern, an entry for identification information of the drawing component, and an entry for a first number of an item number that identifies a status to be displayed in the drawing component, and the receiver receives an input of information for each of the entries from the user. ### Claim 2 (canceled) ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The drawing component generation device according to claim 1, wherein the generation circuitry generates a drawing component that allows a display to be provided in a display color dependent on the status of the device, based on a color pattern included in the display pattern definition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The drawing component generation device according to claim 1, wherein the generation circuitry generates a drawing component that allows a display image to be displayed that is dependent on the status of the device, based on an image pattern included in the display pattern definition. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The drawing component generation device according to claim 1, wherein the generation circuitry generates a drawing component that allows a displayed text to be displayed that is dependent on the status of the device, based on a text pattern included in the display pattern definition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The drawing component generation device according to claim 1, comprising: a memory to store the drawing component; and modification circuitry to, upon reception by the receiver of input information different in content from input information received upon generation with respect to the drawing component stored in the memory, modify the drawing component stored in the memory and relating to the input information received. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A display system comprising: the drawing component generation device according to claim 1; and a display device to display the status of the device installed in the car of the train using the drawing component generated by the drawing component generation device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display system according to claim 7, wherein the display device obtains by computation a new value of a signal indicating one status of a specified device using a plurality of values of signals each representing the status of the device, and provides a display depending on a computed value obtained, using the drawing component. ### Claim 9 A drawing component generation method performed in a drawing component generation device that generates a drawing component being a modularized part of display content when a display device installed in a train is to display a status of a device installed in a car of the train on a display screen using the drawing component, the drawing component generation method comprising: reception of an input screen displaying entries for information for use in generation of the drawing component based on a train display definition that defines a train formation pattern representing an arrangement of cars in a formation of the train, and on a device layout definition that defines a layout pattern representing a device layout in the car, and receiving an input of information for the entries from a user; and generation of the drawing component based on the train display definition, on the device layout definition, on input information being information input from the user in the reception step, and on a display pattern definition that defines display content relating to the status of the device, wherein the reception includes providing, as the entries for information, an entry for a car including a device to be displayed in the drawing component, an entry for a number of devices installed in each of the cars, an entry for the layout pattern, an entry for identification information of the drawing component, and an entry for a first number of an item number that identifies a status to be displayed in the drawing component, and receiving an input of information for each of the entries from the user. ### Claim 10 (canceled) ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The drawing component generation method according to claim 9, wherein the generation includes generating a drawing component that allows a display to be provided in a display color dependent on the status of the device, based on a color pattern included in the display pattern definition. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The drawing component generation method according to claim 9, wherein the generation includes generating a drawing component that allows a display image to be displayed that is dependent on the status of the device, based on an image pattern included in the display pattern definition. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The drawing component generation method according to claim 9, wherein the generation includes generating a drawing component that allows a displayed text to be displayed that is dependent on the status of the device, based on a text pattern included in the display pattern definition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The drawing component generation method according to claim 9, comprising: upon reception of input information different in content from input information received upon generation with respect to the drawing component stored in a memory that stores the drawing component, modification of the drawing component stored in the memory and relating to the input information received.