Operation-related information display method and operation-related information display system

An operation-related information display method includes storing information for identifying a printed-wiring board and information related to the printed-wiring board, identifying the printed-wiring board, obtaining information related to the printed-wiring board corresponding to the identified printed-wiring board, and when voluntary information is designated in the obtained information related to the printed-wiring board, displaying the designated information.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an operation-related information display method, operation-related information display system, printed-wiring board operation-related information display system, printed-wiring board operation-related information display method, printed circuit assembly manufacturing method using the display method, computer program for running the display method and recording medium capable of recording the computer program. Particularly, the present invention relates to an operation-related information display method, operation-related information display system, printed-wiring board operation-related information display system, printed-wiring board operation-related information display method, printed circuit assembly manufacturing method using the display method, computer program for running the display method for displaying a working such as an assembling, confirming, exchanging or correcting of a component to a printed-wiring board in operations such as assembly, inspection and repair of a printed-circuit assembly and recording medium capable of recording the computer program.

2. Related Art Statement

With downsized electronic devices, a printed-wiring board has increasingly been complicated, downsized and become high density, so that a space for printing a reference number for identifying a component to be mounted onto the printed-wiring board has gradually reduced.

Therefore, it is increasingly difficult to find a position of component to be mounted and a position of mounted component by reasons that a component to be mounted is separated from a printed position of a reference number, a printed character of a reference number is small and a reference number is not printed. Accordingly, there were problems with generating a miss-operation, operation inability and a long operation time in operations such as assembly, inspection and repair of a printed-circuit assembly.

Conventionally, there has been proposed with a process mounting information composing device including storing means for storing process information for instructing a process that each electronic component is mounted on a substrate for a plurality of electronic components, display means for displaying a mounted development of the electronic components and drawing means for drawing the electronic component onto the display means. When a voluntary process is designated, the drawing means draws an electronic component to be mounted in the designated process by a predetermined drawing state and draws an electronic component to be mounted in a process other than the above process by a drawing state different from the above drawing state (reference to Published Utility Model Application H06-75046).

More particularly, in the related art, a worker can easily recognize an appropriate position and appropriate component onto a substrate in each process.

In addition, conventionally, there has been proposed with a component mounting instructing device having a function for illustrating a position of electronic component to be mounted together with a position of electronic component to be mounted on the periphery with mounting order in the component mounting instructing device to instruct an electronic component to be mounted when mounting an electronic component onto a component mounting member such as a high density substrate and a printed substrate without silk display (reference to Japanese Patent Laid-Open 2003-209392).

The related art illustrates a position of an electronic component to be mounted together with a position of electronic component to be mounted onto the periphery when mounting an electronic component onto a printed-wiring board to improve mounting efficiency.

However, in the above related arts, it was necessary to modify the above devices in order to improve workability such as assembly, inspection and repair of a component of a printed-wiring board.

More particularly, in the related art set forth in Published Utility Model Application H06-75046, a worker can easily recognize an appropriate position and an appropriate component on a substrate in each process, so that a position is displayed with respect to an electronic component to be mounted in a designated process, but a position is not displayed with respect to a voluntary designated component. Therefore, there was a problem with poor workability.

In addition, in the related art set forth in Japanese Patent Laid-Open 2003-209392, a position of an electronic component to be mounted is displayed in mounting order by a relationship with periphery components, but a voluntary designated component could not be displayed. Therefore, there was a problem with poor workability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an operation-related information display method which clearly identifies a working position in operations including assembly, inspection and repair of a printed-circuit assembly, prevents generations of miss-operation and operation inability state, reduces a time for finding a working position, decreases a working time and improves workability.

In order to achieve the above object, an operation-related information display method in one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of storing information for identifying a printed-wiring board and information related to the printed-wiring board, identifying the printed-wiring board, obtaining information related to the printed-wiring board corresponding to the identified printed-wiring board, and when voluntary information is designated in the obtained information related to the printed-wiring board, displaying the designated information.

According to an operation-related information display method in one embodiment of the present invention, a working position can be clearly defined in operations of assembly, inspection and repair of a printed-circuit assembly and generations of miss-operation and operation inability state can be prevented, in addition, a working time can be decreased by reducing a time for finding a working position and workability can be improved.

PRIORITY CLAIM

This application claims the benefit of priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-170308 filed on Jun. 8, 2004 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-023595 filed on Jan. 31, 2005, which are hereby incorporated by reference.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail based on the accompanying drawings. The following embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, so that technically preferred various limitations are applied thereto. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to the embodiment unless a description particularly limiting the present invention is included in the following description.

FIGS. 1 to 6are views illustrating an embodiment of an operation-related information display method and an operation-related information display system of the present invention.FIG. 1is a block diagram showing an operation-related information display system1in which one embodiment of the operation-related information display method and the operation-related information display system of the present invention is applied.

InFIG. 1, the operation-related information display system1comprises a data base portion1for storing design data of a product, a data collecting portion20for collecting target product data from the design data of the data base portion10and a data display portion30for displaying different types of information.

A product design data base11is stored in the data base portion (data base device)10. Assembling part design data, assembling component design data and connecting part design data of a component for assembling to a printed-wiring board are registered in the product design data base11.

The data collecting portion (data collecting device)20comprises an target product design data input/output potion (target product design data input/output device)21for inputting and outputting design data of an target product, an target product design data storing portion22for storing design data, and an target product design data collecting portion (target product design data collecting device)23for collecting design data.

The data display portion (data display device)30comprises an extraction design data input portion (extraction design data input device)31as a first information designation device capable of inputting voluntary “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or a combination of at least two information of these information (hereinafter referred to as “combination information”), an identification factor extracting portion (identification factor extracting device)32for extracting an identification factor corresponding to the information input from the extraction design data input portion31, a position display portion (position display device)33for displaying all components and connecting parts on a layout of a printed-wiring board in distinction between the component and connecting part corresponding to the identification factor extracted by the identification factor extracting portion32and other components and connecting parts, an extraction position input portion (extraction position input device)34as a second information designation device capable of inputting a voluntary position, a design data extracting portion (design data extracting device)35for extracting “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part” or “information for specifying a connecting part” corresponding to the position input by the extraction position input portion34, a design data display portion (design data display device)36for displaying the information extracted by the design data extracting portion35and an target product identification factor input portion37as a third information designation device capable of inputting a product identification factor and a line identification factor of an target product.

In addition, the data display portion30includes a ROM (not shown) in which a program for controlling the above described each portion, a RAM (not shown) for temporarily storing a parameter for an operation, and a CPU (not shown) for controlling each portion in the operation-related information display system1in accordance with the program stored in the ROM. In the present embodiment, a system having a CPU, ROM, and RAM in the data display portion30is described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a system having a CPU, ROM and RAM in each of the data collecting portion20and the data base portion10can be used, or a system having CPU, ROM and RAM in any one of the data collecting portion20and the data base portion10can be used. Moreover, the data base portion10, data collecting portion20and data display portion30may be independently structured or may be integrally structured in the operation-related information system1. It is also possible to separately structure only the data base portion10from the data collecting portion20and the data display portion30.

In the data display portion30, if voluntary “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or a combination of these information (“combination information”) is input from the extraction design data input portion31, the identification factor extracting portion32extracts the identification factor corresponding to the input information from the data of the data collecting portion20, and the position display portion33displays all components and connecting parts on the layout of the printed-wiring board in distinction between the component and connecting part corresponding to the identification factor extracted by the identification factor extracting portion32and other components and connecting parts. In the data display part30, when a voluntarily position is input on the layout of the printed-wiring board from the extraction position input portion34, the design data extracting portion35extracts “information for specifying a component” of the component existing in the input position, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part existing in the input position or “information for specifying a connecting portion” of the connecting portion existing in the designated position based on the input from the extraction position input portion34, and the design data display portion36displays the extracted information.

As shown inFIG. 2, the data display portion30is provided with the extraction design data input portion31on the right side of the screen, and the target product identification factor input portion37on the upper side, for example. In addition, the data display portion30is provided with the position display portion33and the extraction position input portion34using a common screen on the left side of the screen. InFIG. 2, the position display portion33, the extraction position input portion34and the design data display portion36can be provided in a common screen, and extracted information can be displayed on the layout of the printed-wiring board inFIG. 2.

Here, “information for specifying a component” means combination information such as an assembling component identification factor and an assembling component feature, and “information for specifying an assembling part” means combination information such as an assembling part identification factor, an assembling part feature and an assembling method. In addition, “information for specifying a connecting part” means combination information such as a connecting part identification factor, a connecting part feature and an inspection method, and “information for indicating a layout position” means combination information such as a mounting plane, mounting coordinates and center coordinates. Furthermore, “product identification factor” means a printed-wiring board's number, a printed-wiring board's name and the like, and “line identification factor” means a line's number, a line's name and the like. In addition, “assembling component identification factor” means a mounted component's number, product name, maker, maker's model number, and “mounting component feature” means combination such as a brief shape (QFP, SOP, CHIP, etc.), a brief shape of pin (flat, gall-wing, J-lead, etc.), the number of pin, length, width, height, pitch, material, mark, polarity, type of packing (embossed tape, tray, stick, etc.), packing size, packing angle and the like. Furthermore, “assembling part identification factor” means a reference number (address), etc., and “assembling part feature” means a mounting angle, etc. Moreover, “mounting method” means a combination such as a mounting method, mounting process (equipment, worker, etc.), and “connecting part identification factor” means a pin number and the like. Furthermore, “connecting part feature” mans a combination such as shape and size of pad, shape and size of resist, shape and size of solder printing mask opening and the like, and “inspection method” means an inspection method (such as an appearance inspection machine, incirciut and tester, function and tester, and visual inspection), etc. Moreover, “feature” means a combination such as a structural feature, material feature and characteristic, and “structural feature means a combination of condition such as a shape, size, angle weight and disposition. Furthermore, “material feature” means a combination of condition such as a material and surface treatment, and “characteristic” means a combination of condition such as a type and packing.

Next, each of the above data base portion10, data collecting portion20, and data display portion30will be described in detail.

The assembling part design data represented by a product identification factor, line identification factor, assembling part identification factor, assembling part identification factor, assembling part feature and assembling method, the assembling component design data represented by an assembling component identification factors and assembling component feature, and the connecting part design data represented by a product identification factor, assembling part identification factor, connecting part identification factor, connecting part feature and inspection method are registered in the product design data base11of the data base portion10.

Moreover, the target product design data collecting portion23of the data collecting portion20collects the target product assembling part design data of the assembling part design data corresponding to the product identification factor and line identification factor input by the target product identification factor input portion37of the data display portion30, the target product assembling component design data of the assembling component design data corresponding to the assembling component identification factor in the target product assembling part design data and the target product connecting part design data of the connecting part design data corresponding to the product identification factor input by the target product identification factor input portion37from the product design data base11. The target product design data collecting portion23compares the target product assembling part design data with the assembling component identification factor of the target product assembling component design data, relates the target product assembling component design data to the target product assembling part design data to obtain correspondence data A. In addition, the target product design data collecting portion23compares the correspondence data A with the assembling part identification factor of the target product connecting part design data, and relates the target product connecting part design data to the correspondence data A to obtain the correspondence data B, and then stores the correspondence data B in the target product design data storing portion22. The correspondence data A is represented by a product identification factor, line identification factor, assembling part identification factor, assembling part feature, assembling method and assembling component feature. The correspondence data B is represented by a product identification factor, line identification factor, assembling part identification factor, assembling part feature, assembling method, assembling component feature, connecting part identification factor, connecting part feature and inspection method.

The target product design data storing portion22stores a product identification factor, line identification factor, assembling part identification factor, assembling part feature, assembling method, assembling component feature, connecting part identification factor, connecting part feature, inspection method and target product design data displayed by with or without installation.

One example of the contents stored in the target product design data storing portion22is indicated as illustrated inFIG. 3. The target product design data storing portion22stores assembling status information for indicating whether a component is assembled or not in the target product design data in which “information for specifying a component” of components comprising a printed-wiring board, “information for specifying an assembling part” of a printed-wiring board and “information for specifying a connecting part” of a printed-wiring board are compared with “information for indicating a layout position” of a printed-wiring board.

The target product design data input/output portion21is used for inputting, editing and outputting the data stored in the target product design data storing portion22.

The target product identification factor input portion37is used for selecting and inputting the product and line identification factors of the target product collecting the data by the target product design data collecting portion23from the product and line identification factors stored in the product design data base11, and the input of the target product identification factor input portion37can be performed by any of voluntary input, area input divided a certain area and unspecific input.

The extraction design data input portion31is used for selecting and inputting “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or “combination information” stored in the target product design data storing portion22. The input of the extraction design data input portion31can be performed by any of voluntary input, area input divided a certain area and unspecific input.

The identification factor extracting portion32extracts the assembling part identification factor and connecting part identification factor corresponding to “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or a combination of these information (“combination information”) input by the extraction design data input portion31from the target product design data storing portion22. While the assembling status is input to the target product design data storing portion22, the identification factor extracting portion32extracts the assembling part identification factor of the component if the component corresponding to “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or combination of these information (“combination information”) input by the extraction design data input portion31is assembled, and extracts the connecting part identification factor of the component if the corresponding component is not assembled.

The position display portion33distinguishes the component and connecting part corresponding to the identification factor extracted by the identification factor extracting portion32from other components and connecting parts, and displays all components and connecting parts on the layout of the printed-wiring board by using the data stored in the target product design data storing portion22.

The extraction position input portion34is used for selecting and inputting voluntary position on the layout of the printed-wiring board displayed on the position display portion33, and this input may be area input divided a certain area.

The design data extracting portion35extracts “information for specifying a component” of the component existing in the position input by the extraction position input portion34, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part existing in the position input by the extraction position input portion34or “information for specifying a connecting part” of the connecting part existing in the position input by the extraction position input portion34from the target product design data storing portion22.

The design data display portion36displays “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part” or “information for specifying a connecting part” extracted by the design data extracting portion35. In addition, “printed circuit assembly” means a printed-wiring board on which components are mounted.

Next, functions of the present invention will be described. Generally, in operations of assembling, inspection and repairing, voluntary “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or “combination information” of these information is designated to find the position corresponding to the designated information on the layout of the printed-wiring board, and the operation designated in a position is performed. Moreover, in an inspection operation, the position having defect is found, and “information for specifying a component” of the component existing in the position, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part existing in the position or “information for specifying a connecting part” of the connecting part existing in the position is extracted to record the information, and the mounted component is compared with the information to see whether the component is correctly mounted or not.

The operation-related information display system1of the present embodiment stores (prepare) the target product design data in which “information for specifying a component” of a component constructing a printed-wiring board, “information for specifying an assembling part” of a printed-wiring board and “information for specifying a connecting part” of a printed-wiring board are compared with “information for indicating a layout position”. When voluntary “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or “combination information” of the these information is designated, the operation-related information display system1displays all components and connecting parts on the layout of the printed-wiring board with the state that the component and connecting part corresponding to the designated information is distinguished from other components and connecting parts. Moreover, when a voluntary position is designated on the layout of the printed-wiring board, the operation-related information display system1displays “information for specifying a component” of the component existing in the designated position, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part existing in the designated position or “information for specifying a connecting part” of the connecting part existing in the designated portion. As described above, the operation-related information display system1can clearly define “information for specifying a component” of the component to be worked and the position to be worked, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part to be worked or “information for specifying a connecting part” of the connecting part to be worked in the operations of assembling, inspection and repairing of a printed-wiring board. Therefore a miss-operation can be prevented, and operation inability is also solved. In addition, the operation-related information display system1can reduce a time for finding a position to be worked and a time for searching “information for specifying a component” of the component to be worked, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part to be worked, or “information for specifying a connecting part” of the connecting part to be worked. Accordingly, a working time is reduced and workability is improved.

More particularly, a worker operates the data display portion30in the operation-related information display system1or the system1provided in a working table to display the layout of the printed-wiring board corresponding to the printed-wiring board in which the operations such as assembling, inspection and repairing are actually performed on the working table, etc. When the worker designates voluntary information in the information contained in “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part” and “information for specifying a connecting part”, an intuitively recognizable display corresponding to the information (for example, shape of component, shape of connecting part of component) is displayed on the layout of the printed-wiring board displayed on the data display portion30. In this case, other components are displayed on the layout of the printed-wiring board (the display of other components can be omitted in view of the viewablity of the worker). When other components are displayed, the display corresponding to the information designated by the worker is displayed with a state that the display corresponding to the designated information is distinguished from the displays of other components. For instance, red is used for the display corresponding to the information designated by the worker, and black is used for the display related to other components. Moreover, a solid line can be used for the display corresponding to the information designated by the worker, and a dotted line can be used for the display related to other components. Furthermore, the wiring on the layout of the printed-wiring board may be displayed or may not be displayed. More particularly, a layout is displayed as clearly recognizable as possible and as viewable as possible such that the worker can perform an operation without making a mistake. On the other hand, when the worker designates a voluntary position on the layout of the printed-wiring board displayed on the data display portion30, the information contained in “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part” and “information for specifying a connecting part.” to be disposed in the position can be displayed on the data display portion30.

The flow chart shown inFIG. 4illustrates a control to be conducted by a CPU (not shown) in accordance with a program stored in a ROM (not shown) in the data display portion30of the operation-related information display system1. In addition, the program is not limited to the program stored in the ROM, it can be a program to be loaded in a RAM from a recording medium such as a hard disk when the power source of the operation-related information display system1is turned on or the execution of the program is selected by the worker. In other word, the program can be a program recorded in a hard disk or CD-ROM, and also can be a program to be downloaded into the operation-related information display system1through a network such as the internet.

The data base portion10of the operation-related information display system1is previously prepared, and the assembling part design data, assembling part design data and connecting part design data of components for a newly maintained printed-wiring board is always registered. With this state, as shown inFIG. 4, the product identification factor and line identification factor stored in the product design data base11is selected and input, or voluntary input from the target product identification input portion37(step S1). In the operation-related information display system1, the target product design data collecting portion23collects the assembling part design data, assembling component design data and connecting part design data corresponding to the identification factor input by the step S101from the product design data base11to perform the correspondence, and stores in the target product design data storing portion22(step S102). Moreover, in this case, the worker can input, edit and output the data stored in the target product design data storing portion22by using the target product design data input/output portion21.

In the data display portion30, the display shown inFIG. 2is performed. The CPU conducts a determination1whether or not voluntary “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or “combination information” is selected and input through the extraction design data input portion31by the worker, or whether or not a voluntary position on the layout of the printed-wiring board is input through the extraction position input portion34by the worker (step S103). When the CPU determines that various information is selected and input from the extraction design data input portion31, in accordance with the select and input of “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or “combination information” through the extraction design data input portion31, or the voluntary input of these (step S104), the CPU of the data display portion30makes the identification factor extracting portion32to extract the assembling part identification factor and connecting part identification factor corresponding to “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or “combination information” input by the step S104from the target product design data storing portion22(step S105). In this case, while the assembling information is input to the target product design data storing portion22, the CPU commands the identification factor extracting portion32to extract the assembling part identification factor of the component when the component corresponding to “information for specifying a component”, information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or “combination information” is assembled, or to extract the connecting part identification factor of the component when the component is not assembled.

Next, the CPU distinguishes the component and connecting part corresponding to the identification factor extracted by the identification factor extracting portion32in the step S105from other components and connecting parts, and makes the position display portion22to display a position as shown inFIG. 5on the layout of the printed-wiring board on the data display portion30by using data stored in the target product design data storing portion22(step S106). More particular, the component and connecting part corresponding to the identification factor is displayed by red of the intuitively recognizable display, and other components and connecting parts are displayed by black of the intuitively recognizable display. In addition, the component and connecting part corresponding to the identification factor may be displayed by a solid line, and other components and connected parts may be displayed by dotted lines.

When the positional display is performed, the CPU determines whether or not the process is continued in accordance with the input by the worker (step S107). When the process is continued, the CPU goes back to the step S103to carry out the process similar to the above processes from the determination1.

When the CPU determines a voluntary position is input by the worker on the layout of the printed-wiring board though the extraction position input portion34without selecting and inputting various information through the extraction design data input portion31in the determination1of the step S103, in accordance with a voluntary position or area (range) (reference to the dotted line inFIG. 6) to be selected and input on the layout of the printed-wiring board through the extraction position input portion34(step S108), the CPU of the data display portion30makes the design data extracting portion35to extract “information for specifying a component” of the component existing in the input position, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part existing in the input position or “information for specifying a connecting part” of the connecting part existing in the input position based on the position input by the step S108from the target product design data storing portion22(step S109).

Next, the CPU displays the design data such as “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part” or “information for specifying a connecting part” extracted by the design data extracting portion35in step S109on the design data display portion36of the data display portion30as shown inFIG. 6(step S110).

After the intuitively recognizable position display on the layout of the printed-wiring board corresponding to the component information designated by the worker, the design data display corresponding to the position or the area voluntary designated by the worker on the layout of the printed-wiring board have been performed, the CPU of the operation-related information display system1(data display portion30) determines whether or not the process is continued in accordance with the input of the worker (step S107). When the process is continued, the CPU goes back to the step S103, and conducts the process similar to the above processes from the determination1(step S110).

When the process is not continued in step S107, the operation-related information display system1completes the operation-related information display process.

The operation-related information display system1can display printed-wiring board operation-related information by the method described above. Moreover, the components are mounted on the printed-wiring board, or the inspection such as assembling the component is performed, and the printed circuit assembly is manufactured by the above processes (steps).

As described above, in the operation-related information display system1of the present embodiment, the data collecting portion20collects the target product design data in which the “information for specifying a component” of the component constructing the printed-wiring board and “information for specifying an assembling part” of the printed-wiring board are compared with “information for indicating a layout position” of the printed wiring board from the design data of the printed-wiring board stored in the data base portion10, the identification factor extracting portion32of the data display portion30extracts the assembling part identification factor corresponding to the input information from the target product design data collected by the data collecting portion20when voluntary “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part” or “combination information” of these information is input from the extraction design data input portion31of the data display portion30displaying all components on the layout of the printed-wiring board, and the position display portion33of the data display portion30displays all components on the layout of the printed-wiring board with the state that the component corresponding to the extracted identification factor is discriminated from other components.

Accordingly, a working position in assembling, inspection and repairing of a printed-wiring board can be clearly defined by displaying all components on the layout of the printed-wiring board in distinction between the component corresponding to the designated information and other components. Therefore, generations of miss-operation and operation inability state can be prevented. In addition, a working time can be reduced by shortening a time for finding a working position; thus, workability can be improved.

According to the operation-related information display system1of the present embodiment, the data colleting portion20collects the target product design data in which “information for specifying a component” of the component constructing the printed-wiring board and “information for specifying an assembling part” of a printed-wiring board are compared with “information for indicating a layout position” of the printed wiring-board from the design data of the printed-wiring board stored in the data base portion10, and the design data extracting portion35of the data display portion30extracts “information for specifying a component” of the component existing in the input position or “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part existing in the input position from the target product design data collected by the data collecting portion20when a voluntary position is input on the layout of the printed-wiring board from the extraction position input portion34of the data display portion30displaying the extraction information on the layout of the printed-wiring board, and the design data display portion36of the data display portion30displays the extracted information.

Accordingly, “information for specifying a component” of the component to be worked and “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part to be worked can be clearly defined in an inspection of a printed-wiring board, so that generations of miss-operation and operation inability state can be prevented. In addition, a working time can be reduced by shortening a time for finding “information for specifying a component” of the component to be worked and “information for specifying an assembling part” of the installing part to be worked; thus, workability can be improved.

Moreover, in the operation-related information display system1of the present embodiment, the data collecting portion20collects the target product design data in which “information for specifying the component” of a component constructing the printed-wiring board, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the printed-wiring board and “information for specifying a connecting part” of the printed-wiring board are compared with “information for indicating a layout position” from the design data of the printed wiring board stored in the data base portion10, and the identification factor extracting portion32of the data display portion30extracts the assembling part identification factor and connecting part identification factor corresponding to the information input by the extraction design data input portion31from the target product design data collected by the data collecting portion20when voluntary “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or “combination information” of these information is input from the extraction design data input portion31of the data display portion30displaying all connecting parts on the layout of the printed-wiring board, and the position display portion33of the data display portion30displays all connecting parts on the layout of the printed-wiring board with the state that the connecting part corresponding to the identification factor extracted by the identification factor extracting portion32is discriminated from other connecting parts.

Therefore, a working position can be further defined in operations of assembling, inspection and repairing of a printed-wiring board, so that generations of miss-operation and operation inability state can be further prevented. In addition, a working time can be further reduced by further shortening a time for finding a working position; thus, workability can be further improved.

In addition, in the operation-related information display system1of the present embodiment, the data collecting portion20collects the target product design data in which “information for specifying a component” of the component constructing the printed-wiring board, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the printed-wiring board and “information for specifying a connecting portion” of the printed wiring-board are compared with “information for indicating a layout position” of the printed-wiring board from the design data of the printed-wiring board stored in the data base portion10, the design data extracting portion35of the data display portion30extracts “information for specifying a component” of the component existing in the input position, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part existing in the input position or “information for specifying a connecting part” of the connecting part existing in the input position from the target product design data collected by the data collecting portion20when a voluntary position is input on the layout of the printed-wiring board from the extraction position input portion34of the data display portion30displaying the extracted information on the layout of the printed-wiring board, and the design data display portion36of the data display portion30displays the extracted information.

Accordingly, “information for specifying a connecting part” of the connecting part to be operated in an inspection of a printed-wiring board can be clearly defined, so that generations of miss-operation and operation inability state can be further prevented. In addition, a working time can be further reduced by further shortening the time for searching “information for specifying a component” of the component to be worked or “information for specifying an assembling part” of the assembling part to be worked; thus, workability can be further improved.

Furthermore, in the operation-related information display system1of the present embodiment, the data collecting portion20collects the target product design data in which “information for specifying a component” of the component constructing the printed-wiring board, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the printed-wiring board and “information for specifying a connecting part” of the printed-wiring board are compared with “information for indicating a layout position” of the printed-wiring board from the design data of the printed-wiring board stored in the data base portion10, the identification factor extracting portion32of the data display portion30extracts the assembling part identification factor and connecting part identification factor corresponding to the input information from the target product design data collected by the data collecting portion20when voluntary “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part” or “combination information” of these information is input from the extraction design data input portion31of the data display portion30displaying all components and connecting parts on the layout of the printed-wiring board, and the position display portion33of the data display portion30displays all components and connecting parts on the layout of the printed-wiring board with the state that the component and connecting part corresponding to the extracted identification factors are distinguished from other components and connecting parts.

Accordingly, a position to be worked in operations of assembling, inspection and repairing of a printed-wiring board can be further defined, so that generations of miss-operation and operation inability state can be further prevented. In addition, a working time can be further reduced by further shortening a time for finding a working position; thus, workability can be further improved.

Moreover, in the operation-related information display system1of the present embodiment, the target product design data collecting portion23of the data collecting portion20collects the target product design data in which “information for specifying a component” of the component constructing the printed-wiring board, “information for specifying an assembling part” of the printed-wiring board and “information for specifying a connecting part” of the printed-wiring board are compared with “information for indicating a layout position” of the printed-wiring board from the design data of the data base portion10, and the target product design data input/output portion21inputs assembling information indicating whether or not a component is assembled when performing an assembling operation to the target product design data; and when voluntary “information for specifying a component”, “information for specifying an assembling part”, “information for specifying a connecting part”, or “combination information” of these information is input from the extraction design data input portion31of the data display portion30displaying all components and connecting parts on the layout of the printed-wiring board, the identification factor extracting portion32of the data display portion30checks whether or not the component corresponding to the information input from the extraction design data input portion31based on the target product design data containing the assembling information of the data collecting portion20is assembled, and when the component is assembled, the identification factor extracting portion32of the data display portion30extracts the assembling part identification factor of the component and when the component is not assembled, the identification factor extracting portion32of the data display portion30extracts the connecting part identification factor of the component, and then the position display portion33displays all components and connecting parts on the layout of the printed-wiring board with the state that the component and connecting part corresponding to the identification factor extracted by the identification factor extracting portion32is discriminated from other components and connecting parts.

Therefore, a position to be worked in operations of assembling, inspection and repairing of a printed-wiring board can be further defined, so that generations of miss-operation and operation inability state can be further prevented. In addition, a working time can be further reduced by further shortening a time for finding a working position; thus, workability can be further improved.

As described above, the invention made by the present inventors was specifically described based on the preferred embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above. It will be apparent those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention.

The present invention can be applied to an operation-related information display method and operation-related information display system for improving workability by displaying positions of operations such as installing, confirming, exchanging and repairing of a component in assembly, inspection, repair and the like of a component of a printed-wiring board voluntarily or in accordance with an operation.