JP2000330707A - Device, method, and medium for information processing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make changes of the date and time easy for a user to understand when the concept of time is handled on a personal computer by reflecting the time-base control state on an application program corresponding to the rotation of an operation means on a display picture. SOLUTION: The jog dial 4 of a notebook type personal computer 1 is built in between the keys at the right end of a keyboard 5 on a main body 2. Label software advances the time to the future when the jog dial is rotated clockwise and to the past when counterclockwise. When the jog dial 4 is pushed (pressed), time increase/decrease intervals of the time are varied. For example, each time the jog dial 4 is pushed, the interval changes to 100 years, 10 years...1 minutes, and 1 second. The label software displays the action in the operation of the jog dial 4 on an LCD 3 to present the operation contents of the jog dial to the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, method, and medium, and more particularly, to a method for performing a predetermined process on a label to be pasted as a sticky note pasted on a desktop screen of a personal computer. Information processing apparatus and method, and a medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an application program capable of handling the concept of time on a personal computer, there has been an application program called a scheduler for managing various schedules and the like.
According to the scheduler, for example, an image imitating a schedule book, a calendar, a timetable, etc. is displayed on the desktop screen, and the user writes various schedules, etc. in the schedule book, the calendar, the timetable, etc., and manages various schedules. Has been realized.

That is, in this scheduler, when a future schedule is written in a schedule book, calendar, timetable, or the like, the written contents remain in the schedule book, calendar, timetable, etc. You can check the written contents.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional scheduler, unless the scheduler is started, the contents written in the schedule book, the calendar, and the timetable cannot be confirmed. In order to find the contents written in the book, operations such as turning over the schedule book and designating the date and time are required.

[0005] Although not limited to the scheduler, when changing the date and time displayed on the date and time display section in a predetermined window on the desktop, generally, the year and month of the date and time display section are generally changed. , Day, hour, minute, etc., and then change the numerical value. For example, the display on the date and time display section is “1999: 05: 21: 1
2: 00: 00: 00 "(May 21, 1999, 12:00:00
For example, when the month value is changed, the cursor is moved to the month ("0").
5)) to activate it, for example, to enter a value directly from the keyboard, change the value by operating the up / down keys on the keyboard, or to indicate the time up / down displayed in the window An operation such as clicking a predetermined button with a mouse is required. Such an operation of specifying the date and time is very complicated.

In the case of changing the date and time as described above, the user can recognize that the date and time has been changed only from the fact that the display on the date and time display section changes. Not so easy to understand.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and, for example, when handling the concept of time on a personal computer, it is possible to easily and easily perform operations such as designation and movement of time. It is another object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus, a method, and a medium that enable a change in date and time to be clearly shown to a user.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: holding means for holding at least an application program which handles a concept of time; processing means for performing processing based on the application program; and operating means capable of at least rotating operation The present invention solves the above-described problem by including: a display control unit that reflects a time axis control state in an application program based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from an operation unit on a display screen of a display device.

The information processing method of the present invention holds at least an application program which handles the concept of time, performs processing based on the application program, and at least executes an application based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from an operation means capable of performing a rotation operation. The above-mentioned problem is solved by reflecting the time axis control state in the program on the display screen of the display device.

[0010] The medium of the present invention is a medium that provides an application program that handles at least the concept of time and that can be executed by an information processing apparatus. And a step of reflecting, on a display screen of a display device, a time axis control state in an application program based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from the means.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show the appearance of a notebook personal computer as an example to which the information processing apparatus and method and the medium according to the present invention are applied. This notebook personal computer 1 basically includes a main body 2 and
The main body 2 comprises a display unit 3 which can be opened and closed freely. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a state where the display unit 3 is opened with respect to the main body 2. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main body 2,
FIG. 3 shows a jog dial 4 described later provided on the main body 2.
It is an enlarged view of the vicinity. FIG. 4 is a side view of the main body 2 on the jog dial 4 side.

The main body 2 includes a keyboard 5 operated when inputting various characters and symbols, a touch pad 6 operated as a pointing device operated when moving a mouse cursor, and a power switch 8. It is provided on the upper surface.

An LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 7 for displaying an image is provided in front of the display unit 3. Further, a power lamp PL,
Battery lamp BL, message lamp ML if necessary,
A lamp made up of other LEDs is provided.

Next, the detailed setting positions of the jog dial 4 will be described. The jog dial 4 is incorporated between the keys A and B (the rightmost key) of the keyboard 5 on the main body 2, and the keys A and B It is installed so that it is almost the same height as.

The jog dial 4 executes a predetermined process in response to a rotation operation indicated by an arrow a in FIG. 3, and executes a predetermined process in response to a movement operation indicated by an arrow b in FIG. The predetermined processing performed by the jog dial 4 will be described later.

First, the configuration of the jog dial 4 will be described. The jog dial 4 is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-203387, filed by the present applicant and a joint applicant.
Is a specific example of a rotary operation type electronic component with a push switch disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. H10-15095.

That is, the jog dial 4 is arranged as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a rotary encoder section 12 and a push switch section 13 are arranged on a contact mounting board 11. The rotary encoder section 12 can be moved horizontally in a certain range, but the push switch section 13 is fixed so as not to move.

As shown in FIG. 6, a recess 15 having a guide rail 14 for moving the rotary encoder 12 and a push switch 13 are fixed to the contact mounting board 11 as shown in FIG. And a contact plate 19 having a terminal 18 for transmitting an electric signal of the rotary encoder unit 12 to the outside.

The rotary encoder section 12 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a molding resin is inserted into the recess 15 of the contact mounting board 11 and held by the guide rail 14 so as to be movable in a certain range in the horizontal direction (the direction of the arrow H1 shown in FIGS. 5 and 8). Box-shaped case 20 and this box-shaped case 2
Elastic contact legs 2 projecting upward and downward from an elastic contact body 45 attached to the bottom surface of the elastic contact body by insert molding, respectively.
Rotation made of molded resin having a radial contact plate 24 which is rotatably held by a cylindrical shaft 23 integrated at the center of the box-shaped case 20 and has a disc-shaped lower surface and elastic contact legs 21 elastically contact therewith. A body 25, and a disk-shaped operation knob 27 of an outer peripheral operation type attached by a screw 26 so that the rotating body 25 can be rotated.
The pin-shaped protrusion 28 on the contact mounting board 11 (see FIGS. 6 and 10)
), The side surface of the box-shaped case 20 is pressed in the horizontal direction by the torsion coil spring 29 positioned in the normal position, and is urged to be at a position away from the push switch unit 13 in the normal state. An elastic contact leg 22 projecting downward from the bottom surface of the contact 20 elastically contacts the contact plate 19 of the contact mounting board 11.

FIG. 5 and FIG.
As shown in FIG.
2 and is fixed in the recess 17 of the contact mounting board 11 so that the rear end thereof abuts against the pressing wall 16.

As shown in FIG. 8, a drive projection 31 provided integrally with the box-shaped case 20 of the rotary encoder section 12 is in contact with the tip of the operation button 30 of the push switch section 13. This jog dial is configured as described above. However, when the jog dial is mounted on an electronic device, as shown in FIG.
Terminals 18 for connection between A, 11B and rotary encoder 12
The connection terminals 32 of the push switch unit 13 are attached to the mounting holes 34A, 34B, 3 of the printed wiring board 33 of the device.
5 and 36, which are connected by soldering, and protrude to the outside of the rotary encoder unit 12 from the gap of the outer case 37 of the end device on the opposite side of the disc-shaped knob 27 from the push switch unit 13 side. To be mounted.

Next, the operation of the jog dial will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the disc-shaped operation knob 2 attached to the upper end of the rotary encoder 12
7 by applying a tangential force to the protruding portion 27A from the outer case 37, the rotator 25 rotates about the central cylindrical shaft 23 of the box-shaped case 20, and the radial contact plate 24 on the lower surface thereof. The upper elastic contact leg 21 resiliently contacts and slides, and generates a pulse signal interlocked with the rotation operation of the disk-shaped operation knob 27 at this contact portion.

The pulse signal is transmitted from the upper elastic contact leg 21 to the lower elastic contact leg 22, and the contact plate 19 on the contact mounting board 11 on which the elastic contact leg 22 is elastically contacted.
And transmitted to the circuit of the printed wiring board 33 of the electronic device via the terminal 18 for external connection.

As shown in FIG. 11, against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 29 on the contact mounting board 11,
The protruding portion 27A of the disc-shaped operation knob 27 has a horizontal direction (arrow H2) connecting the center of the knob and the push switch unit 13.
Direction), the entire rotary encoder 12 is moved in the horizontal direction along the guide rails 14 of the contact mounting board 11, and the projections 31 provided on the box-shaped case 20.
Then, the operation button 30 is pressed to operate the push switch 13, and the signal is transmitted to the circuit of the printed wiring board 33 of the electronic device via the connection terminal 32 shown in FIG.

When the pressing force applied to the disk-shaped operation knob 27 is removed, the rotary encoder 12 is pushed back by the elastic restoring force of the torsion coil spring 29 of the contact mounting board 11, and returns to the state shown in FIG.

As means for transmitting the electric signal of the rotary encoder section 12 to the connection terminal 18 of the contact mounting board 11, elastic contact legs 22 projecting downward from the bottom surface of the box-shaped case 20 of the rotary encoder section 12 are used. Is the contact mounting board 11
The contact plate 19 is elastically contacted with the contact plate 19, but the elastic contact leg may be extended from the contact mounting board 11 and elastically contacted with the contact plate on the bottom surface of the box-shaped case 20. The above is the description of the configuration operation of the jog dial 4 disposed on the right side surface of the main body 2.

The jog dial 4 may of course be arranged on the left side of the main body 2. Also, a jog dial may be arranged at the center of the front surface so that the touch pad 6 can be operated with the thumb while operating with the index finger. Further, it may be arranged on the left side or right side of the display unit 3 provided with the LCD 7. Further, the touch pad 6 may be arranged vertically along the left edge or the right edge. Further, the touch pad 6 may be arranged in the horizontal direction along the upper edge or the lower edge. Further, the touch pad 6 may be arranged vertically between the right button and the left button. Further, it may be arranged vertically between the G key and the H key of the keyboard unit 5. Also,
The arrangement is not limited to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and may be arranged at a predetermined angle in an oblique direction that is easy to operate with each finger. Further, it may be arranged at a position operable with the thumb on the side of a mouse as a pointing device.

Next, the notebook personal computer 1
The electrical configuration example will be described with reference to FIG. The central processing unit (CPU) 51 is, for example, Penti manufactured by Intel.
um (trademark) processor and the like.
It is connected to the. A north bridge (AGP Host Bridge Controller) 53 is further connected to the host bus 52. The north bridge 53 is connected to an AGP (Accelera
ted Graphics Port) 50 and a PCI bus 56. The north bridge 53 is composed of, for example, a 400BX manufactured by Intel Corporation, and controls the CPU 51 and the periphery of the main memory 54. Further, the north bridge 53 is connected to the video controller 57 via the AGP 50. The north bridge 53 and a south bridge (PCI-ISA Brid
ge) 58 constitute a so-called chipset.

The north bridge 53 is further connected to a main memory 54 and a cache memory 55. The cache memory 55 caches data used by the CPU 51. Although not shown, the CPU 51 also includes a primary cache memory.

The main memory 54 is, for example, a DRAM
(Dynamic Read Only Memory).
Are stored, and data necessary for the operation of the CPU 51 are stored. Specifically, the main memory 54 stores, for example, an e-mail program 54A, an auto-pilot program 54B, a jog dial status monitoring program 54
C, a jog dial driver 54D, an operating program (OS) 54E, and an application program 54 which is label software according to the embodiment of the present invention described later.
F1 and other application programs 54
F2 to Fn are transferred from the HDD 70 and stored.

The e-mail program 54A is a program for exchanging messages via a network from a communication line such as a telephone line 76 via a modem 75 described later. The electronic mail program 54A has an incoming mail acquisition function as a specific function. This incoming mail acquisition function checks whether a mail addressed to the user (user) has arrived in the mailbox 79 with respect to the mail server 78 provided in the provider 77, and if there is mail addressed to the user, Execute the acquisition process.

The autopilot program 54B includes a plurality of processes (or programs) set in advance.
This is a program that is started and processed sequentially in a preset order.

OS (basic program software) 54
E is, for example, Microsoft Windows 95
, 98 (both trademarks) and Apple Computer Inc., so-called Mac OS (trademark).

Jog dial status monitoring program 54C
Receives a notification from each of the above applications as to whether or not it is compatible with the jog dial, and operates, for example, to display what can be done by operating the jog dial 4 if it is compatible. Usually, the jog dial 4 is waiting for an event and has a list for receiving a notification from the application. Jog dial driver 54
D executes various functions in response to the operation of the jog dial 4.

The video controller 57 is connected to the PCI bus 5
6, and controls the display of the LCD 7 on the display unit 3 based on the data supplied via the PCI bus 56.

A sound controller 64 is connected to the PCI bus 56 to receive an input from a microphone 66 or supply an audio signal to a speaker 65. A modem 75 is also connected to the PCI bus 56. The modem 75 can be connected to a communication network 80 such as the Internet, a mail server 78, and the like via a public telephone line 76 and an Internet service provider 77.

A south bridge 58 is also connected to the PCI bus 56. The south bridge 58 is composed of, for example, PIIX4E manufactured by Intel Corporation, and controls various I / Os (Input / Output). That is, the south bridge 58 is an IDE (Integrated
Drive Electronics) A device configured by a controller / configuration register 59, a timer circuit 60, an IDE interface 61, etc., connected to an IDE bus 62, an ISA / EIO (Industry Standar)
d Architecture / Extended Input Output) and controls devices connected via a bus 63 and an embedded controller 68.

The IDE controller / configuration register 59 has two IDs, a so-called primary IDE controller and a secondary IDE controller.
E controller and configuration register
(All not shown).

The primary IDE controller is an IDE
It is connected to a connector (not shown) via a bus 62, and an HDD 67 is connected to the connector. Also, the secondary IDE controller can be connected to a CD-ROM drive (not shown) via another IDE bus or the like,
When a bay device, which is a so-called IDE device, such as a second HDD or FDD, is mounted, a connector of the mounted bay device is electrically connected.

The HDD 67 has an electronic mail program 67A, an autopilot program 67B, a jog dial status monitoring program 67C, a jog dial driver 67D, and an OS (basic program software).
67E, an application program 67F1, which is label software according to the present embodiment described later, and a plurality of other application programs 67F2 to 67Fn. Each of the programs 67A and 67 in the HDD 67
B, 67C, 67D, 67E, 67F1 to 67Fn, etc.
In the course of the startup (boot-up) processing, the data is sequentially transferred and stored in the RAM 54.

The ISA / EIO bus 63 is further connected to an embedded controller 68. The embedded controller 68 comprises a microcontroller and is used as an I / O controller. That is, the embedded controller 68 is configured by connecting the I / O interface 69, the ROM 70, the RAM 71, and the CPU 72 to each other.

In the ROM 70, an LED control program 70A, a touch pad input monitoring program 70B, a key input monitoring program 70C, a wake-up program 70D, and a jog dial state monitoring program 70E are stored in advance.

The LED control program 70A is a program for controlling lighting of a power lamp PL, a battery lamp BL, a message lamp ML as required, and other lamps including LEDs. The touchpad input monitoring program 70B is a program that monitors a user input from the touchpad 6. Key input monitoring program 7
0C is a program for monitoring inputs from the keyboard 5 and other key switches. The wake-up program 70D is connected to the timer circuit 60 in the south bridge 58.
It checks whether or not a preset time is reached based on the current time data supplied from the server. When the preset time comes, the management of each chip power supply to start a predetermined process (or program) or the like is performed. Is a program that performs

Jog dial status monitoring program 70E
Is a program for constantly monitoring whether the rotary encoder unit 12 of the jog dial 4 has been rotated or pressed. Details of the jog dial state monitoring program 70E will be described later.

The BIOS 70F is further written in the ROM 70. BIOS (Basic Input / Output Sys
The term “tem” refers to a basic input / output system, and is a software program that controls data transfer (input / output) between an OS or application software and peripheral devices (display, keyboard, HDD, etc.).

The RAM 71 has registers 71A to 71F including registers for LED control, touch pad input status, key input status, set time, and I / O registers for monitoring the jog dial state.
For example, the LED control register 71A controls lighting of a message lamp ML that displays an instantaneous startup state of an e-mail described later when the jog dial 4 is pressed.
The key input status register 71C stores an operation key flag when the jog dial 4 is pressed (pushed) as described later. The set time register 71D can arbitrarily set a certain time.

The embedded controller 68
Is connected to a jog dial 4, a touch pad 6, and a keyboard 5 via connectors (not shown). Signals corresponding to operations of the jog dial 4, the touch pad 6, and the keyboard 5 are transmitted to the ISA / EI.
The data is output to the O bus 63. The embedded controller 68 is connected to a power lamp PL, a battery lamp BL, a message lamp ML, and other lamps including LEDs.

A power control circuit 73 is further connected to the embedded controller 68. The power supply control circuit 73 is connected to the built-in battery 74 or the AC power supply, and supplies necessary power to each block, and performs control for charging the built-in battery 74 and a second battery of a peripheral device. It has been done. Further, the embedded controller 68 monitors the power switch 8 operated when turning on or off the power.

The embedded controller 68 includes a power supply 8
, The above programs 70A, 70B, 70C, 70D, and 70E can always be executed by the internal power supply. That is, each of the above programs is displayed on the display unit 3
No matter what window is open on the LCD 7, it is always working. In other words, the embedded controller 68 always executes the jog dial state monitoring program 70E even when the power switch 8 is turned off and the OS 54E is not activated by the CPU 51, so that the notebook personal computer 1 does not need to be provided with a dedicated key. A programmable power key (PPK) function is provided, for example, so that a user can press a jog dial 4 to activate a desired software or script file in a power saving state or when the power is off.

The operation of the embedded controller 68 when the jog dial state monitoring program 70E is executed will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 shows the state of the rotary encoder unit 12 of the jog dial 4 by the rotation detection unit 8.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration monitored by an embedded controller 68 after the operation of FIG. FIG. 14 shows that the embedded controller 68 has a jog dial status monitoring program 70.
It is a flowchart at the time of performing E. FIG. 15 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the rotation detecting unit 85 in FIG.

First, when the rotary encoder 12 of the jog dial 4 is rotated left or right, the rotation detector 8 is rotated.
5 detects whether the rotation is clockwise or counterclockwise based on the timing of the signals A and B shown in FIG. When the right rotation is detected, a right rotation pulse is supplied to the counter (1) 86 of the embedded controller 68. If the left rotation is detected, a left rotation pulse is supplied to the counter (2) 87 of the embedded controller 68.

The embedded controller 68 executes the jog dial state monitoring program 70E, and performs counter (1) 86 and counter (2) by polling for 5 ms.
87 changes, their difference, and jog dial 4
It is monitored whether or not is pressed.

First, in step S1 of FIG. 14, the count value Counter1 (T-1) at time T-1 is subtracted from the count value Counter1 (T-1) at the current time T of the right rotation pulse. Change amount Counter1 is obtained.

Next, in step S2, the count value Counter1 (T) at the current time T of the left rotation pulse is used to calculate the time T-
The count value Counter1 (T-1) at 1 is subtracted, and the counter 8
A change amount Counter2 of the count value of No. 7 is obtained.

Then, in step S3, a difference in the amount of change in the count value is determined. That is, the difference between the change amount Counter1 and the change amount Counter2 is obtained. If the difference in the amount of change is a negative value, the rotation is to the left.

In step S4, the jog dial 4
Get the pressed state of. In step S5, the amount of change determined in step S3 is determined, and in step S6, it is determined whether the pressed state of the jog dial 4 has changed.
If the change amount is detected in step S5, or if it is determined in step S6 that the pressed state has changed, step S5 is performed.
Then, the process proceeds to step 7, where the current pressing state and the change amount of the jog dial 4 are notified to the jog dial driver 54 D activated by the CPU 51 via the host bus 52 via an I / O.
The notification is made via the register 71F.

If there is no change in the pressed state of the jog dial 4 in step S6, the process proceeds to step S8, the polling is completed, and after 5 ms, the processing from step S1 is repeated.

After the power switch 8 is turned on, the CPU 51 executes the jog dial state monitoring program 5
4C is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG.

That is, in step S31, it is always monitored whether or not the jog dial 4 is operated. Also,
E-mail program 54A and each application 5
It monitors whether 4F1-54Fn has been activated.
The monitoring of the jog dial status here is performed by processing from the jog dial status monitoring program 70E by the CPU 51.
This is for monitoring on the side via the jog dial driver 54D, and is substantially the same as the operation described with reference to FIG.

When an operation notification of the jog dial 4 is received from the jog dial driver 54D in step S32, the process proceeds to step S33. In step S33, it is determined whether there is an active application. If there is no active application, the process proceeds to the launcher operation. If there is an active application, the process proceeds to the event operation. Here, the launcher operation refers to an operation for selecting a registered application.

The launcher operation will be briefly described.
This launcher operation functions on condition that there is no currently activated application as described above. The application registered in the launcher list in advance is displayed on the jog dial menu.
The application corresponding to the jog dial is registered in the launcher list.

When the launcher operation is executed, a jog dial menu indicating the launcher state is displayed on the LCD 7. In the jog dial menu, a list of applications corresponding to the jog dial, which are launched in response to rotation (scroll) of the jog dial up and down and push (push), is displayed and activated.

For example, when the predetermined OS 54E is running on the CPU 51, there is no activated application, and the user turns the jog dial 4 in FIG.
Is pressed only once in the direction of arrow b. Then, Figure 1
As described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 15, the jog driver 54D receives the push state of the jog dial 4 by sending the flag state via the I / O register by the interrupt in step S7 in FIG. As a result, the jog dial driver 54 </ b> D
The operation notification is sent to the jog dial monitoring program 54C executed by (1).

Then, an application program, which is registered in advance in the launcher list and corresponds to a jog dial, for example, for adjusting the volume of the speaker 65, adjusting the brightness of the LCD 7, adjusting the contrast thereof, and selecting an application is started by the CPU 51. Then, a jog dial menu as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the LCD 7 of the display unit 3 shown in FIG. The jog dial menu includes menu items ("volume", "brightness", "brightness",
"Contrast" and "Select application") are displayed. In this example, as an initial state, the selector A is displayed on the menu item “volume”.

Next, when the user rotates (scrolls) the jog dial 4 in the direction of arrow a shown in FIG.
8 performs the operation described with reference to FIG. 14 according to the jog dial state monitoring program 70E, and
The jog dial driver 54D executed by the PU 51 is notified.

Then, since the jog dial driver 54D sends an operation notification to the jog dial state monitoring program 54C, the CPU 51 moves the selector A to a menu item corresponding to a process to be executed by the user. For example, when the jog dial menu of FIG. 16 is displayed on the LCD 7 (when the selector A is displayed on “volume”), the user moves the jog dial 4 by a predetermined amount below the arrow a of FIG. Distance (angle)
When rotated (scrolled) only, the selector A moves to the menu item “brightness”. When the user further rotates the jog dial 4 downward, as shown in FIG. 19, the selector A moves to the menu item “select application”.

When the selector A is moved to a menu item corresponding to a process to be executed by a rotation operation of the jog dial 4 by the user, the user presses the jog dial 4 in the direction of arrow b shown in FIG. 3 to perform a selection operation. .
As a result, when the selector A is displayed on the menu item “brightness” as shown in FIG.
A submenu corresponding to the menu item “brightness” as shown in FIG. In the case of this example, six sub-menu items “5” to “5” are selected from a sub-menu item “5” selected when the brightness is brightest to a sub-menu item “0” selected when the brightness is brightest. "0"
Is displayed. The change amount of the jog dial 4 corresponding to the rotation operation of the jog dial 4 by the user is obtained by the processing of the embedded controller 68 shown in FIG. 14 and sent to the jog dial driver 54D, and further, the jog dial state monitoring program 54C
And the selector B moves.

For example, when the selector A is displayed on the menu item “select application” as shown in FIG. 19, the user selects the menu item “select application” as shown in FIG. "
Is displayed. In the case of this example, the submenu item "word processor" selected when starting the word processing application, the sub menu item "email" selected when starting the e-mail program, and the sub menu item selected when starting the spreadsheet program The menu item "spreadsheet", the submenu item "Internet" selected when starting the Internet program, and the submenu item "label software" selected when starting the label software of the embodiment of the present invention described later are displayed. Have been. In this example, it is assumed that the selector B on the submenu is displayed in the uppermost submenu item in the initial state.

Next, the user performs a rotating operation on the jog dial 4, moves the selector B to a submenu item to be selected, and presses the jog dial 4 to perform a selecting operation. As a result, the submenu item on which the selector B is displayed is selected, and the corresponding process is executed. For example, in the example of FIG. 20, when the submenu item “3” is selected, the brightness corresponding to the submenu item “3” is set on the LCD 7. In the example of FIG. 21, when the submenu item “label software” is selected, the application program of the label software according to the present embodiment is started.

It should be noted that the jog dial 4 can respond to the event operation of the jog dial 4, but all the applications stored in the HDD 67 and stored in the RAM 54 after the start-up processing of the OS 54E are not the jog dial compatible type. For example, there is a non-compliant one such as the application 54F3. The processing for the jog dial assigned by the CPU to the compliant application and the non-compliant application is different. For this reason, the jog dial-compatible application uses the procedure shown in FIG.
A notification process is performed on the jog dial state monitoring program 54C executed by U51.

First, in step S61, the self (application) declares to the jog dial monitoring program 54C that it is compatible with the jog dial. Then, in step S62, the jog dial monitoring program 5
4C adds the application software to the list of jog dial compatible software.

Thereafter, although the description is omitted in the above example, the display of the jog dial menu may be a display unique to the application and the user may be notified in the form of a jog dial guide.

That is, in step S63, the application corresponding to the jog dial notifies the jog dial state monitoring program 54C of the description of the jog dial operation in the current state by a character string. Then, a jog dial window as described later is displayed in step S64.

As shown in step S65, the application corresponding to the jog dial changes the character string according to the state of the activated window and rewrites the list of the jog dial monitoring program 54C. For this reason, when the jog dial-compatible application is active, the display of the jog dial window shows a description of what operation the application performs by operating the jog dial using a character string.

As described above, there are applications that are compatible with the jog dial and those that are not compatible with the jog dial.
The correspondence / non-correspondence is distinguished by the procedure as shown in FIG.

First, in step S51, a UI for performing an event operation is displayed on a window.

Then, in step S52, it is checked whether or not the active application is a pre-registered application corresponding to a jog dial, and a decision is made in step S53. If it is determined in step S53 that the application is a jog dial compatible application, step S53 is executed.
Proceeding to 54, a message notification unique to the jog dial is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S53 that the application is not compatible with the jog dial, the flow advances to step S55 to send a standard message notification.

Specific examples of application software compatible with or not compatible with the jog dial are described below.

As a first specific example, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-108535 (Japanese Patent Application No. 10-32) previously proposed by the present applicant has been proposed.
There is application software disclosed in the specification and the drawings relating to Japanese Patent Application No. 1772 (Japanese Patent Application No. 1772) for displaying a tag on a desktop and realizing a desktop environment capable of moving over time. FIG. 24 shows an example of a display screen when a time-based cooperation is performed between an application for realizing a desktop environment capable of moving in time and an application of an image browser. In FIG. 24, it is assumed that a search is first performed on the desktop by an application that realizes the desktop environment capable of moving in time, and the character moves in time until a certain character string or icon appears on the desktop. In this example, for example, "we
The character string “arable” is input into the search character input space 125, and the application that realizes the desktop environment that can move over time searches for the character string “wearable”, and the time of the meeting related to the character string “wearable” It is assumed that the icon, character string, and the like used in are displayed on the desktop window 200 that can be moved over time.
In this example, as can be seen from the display content of the date and time display section 127, Friday (Fri) of November 20, 1998
The desktop environment at the time of the meeting held at 15:00 is displayed on the window 200. As described above, when the “time of the application” is determined by the application that realizes the desktop environment capable of moving in time,
The time information is notified to the image browser.
The image browser that has received the time information displays a photographic image taken near the time (during the meeting) on the window 201. In this example, as can be seen from the display content of the creation time display unit 203 of the image file,
A photographic image taken at 16:00 on November 20, 1998 is displayed in the window 201. Conversely, when the user operates the image browser, the state of the desktop at the time when the photographic image was taken is reproduced. Therefore, even if the photographic image does not have a special caption (explanation), it is possible to understand under what circumstances the photographic image was taken. If such an application is associated with, for example, the event operation of the jog dial 4, the time movement direction and the amount of the time movable desktop 200 can be operated with the jog dial 4. That is, for example, the jog dial window 9
0 is displayed at the lower right of the time movable desktop 200,
In response to the scroll of the jog dial 4, it is possible to perform a time movement operation to the past and the future.

As a second specific example, there is Smart Capture (trademark) which is a still image / moving image capturing tool of a digital video camera.

As a third specific example, there is a MediaBar (trademark) which is a music-related operation tool. In this media bar, for example, an operation of selecting reproduction of the next music or the previous music or temporarily stopping the reproduction by scrolling with a jog dial or a keyboard is performed.

As a fourth specific example, for example, there is a Smart Pad (trademark) which is a handwriting memo tool using the touch pad 6. In this handwritten memo tool, a touchpad 6 is used as an absolute coordinate detecting means, and a handwritten memo input from the touchpad 6 is processed by a drawing application and displayed.

Further, as a fifth specific example, a schedule management tool or the like can be considered.

Next, the setting of the jog dial will be described. By operating the “set up” button in the jog dial window 90, the jog dial setting screen 3 shown in FIG.
00 can be transferred. Then, for example, the application can be registered in an application list activated from the launcher function. By selecting a software registration area 301 and attaching a jog dial mark to a desired application, setting registration is performed. After that, when the OK button is clicked, the setting registration is completed.

Next, label software according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The label software according to the present embodiment is a personal computer that allows a user to write a note on a paper document as a mark and write a memo on the sticky note and paste it somewhere and use it as a reminder. An application program that is reproduced on the desktop screen of a computer. In the present embodiment, one sticky note displayed on the desktop screen is called a label, and an application program for displaying the label on the desktop is called the label software.

The label software according to the present embodiment includes, as objects that can be pasted on the label, which is one sticky note displayed on the desktop, text such as characters and symbols, and still images and moving images. A function to handle sounds such as images, voices and musical sounds, a function to edit text to be pasted on a label, and a sound recording /
It has a playback function, a function for capturing / displaying an image to be attached to a label, and a function for linking with application software for capturing an image from a CCD camera attached to a digital camera or a personal computer.
The time management function includes a function of creating a label having a change history, a function of fully supporting a jog dial for the time management function, a function of handling a link as an object to be attached to the label, and the like.

The data configuration handled by the label software of this embodiment having these functions includes the following three items: project, label, and object. In FIG. 26,
The relationship between these data is shown.

The project is a set of all label data. Usually, only one project is created. In one project, past, present,
It has all future label information. However, in order to provide, for example, sample contents and exchange of project information via the Internet, the label software of the present embodiment supports switching and addition of projects. Details of the project will be described later.

The label corresponds to one sticky note on the desktop. The label has information from generation to destruction. This information includes all actions performed by the user on the label from the time the label was created to the time it was destroyed, including label resizing, color changing, text modification, image modification, sound modification, etc. Information. However, the position information of the label on the screen always has an attribute for displaying the near side, but does not hold information on the vertical relationship between labels, between windows, or between labels and windows. Further, the labels can be divided into three types: a current label, a past label, and a future label. The current label is a label whose label creation time is before the current time and has not been deleted at the current time. The relationship between the creation time, the current time, and the end (deletion) time in this current label is
(Creation time ≦ current time <end (deletion) time). The past label is a label that has already been deleted at the current time. Creation time in this past label,
The relationship between the end (delete) time and the current time is (creation time <end (delete) time ≦ current time). What is a future label?
This is a label that has not yet been created at the current time, and has a future set for the creation time.
The relationship between the current time, the creation time, and the end (deletion) time in this future label is (current time <creation time <end (deletion) time). Details of the label will be described later.

The object is data to be pasted into a label, and specifically includes a text object, an image object, a sound object, a link object, and the like. Details of the object will be described later.

Next, main components of the desktop screen when the label software of this embodiment is executed will be described. First, the overall configuration of the screen will be described.

The state of the label software (the state of the application) according to the present embodiment is roughly classified into the following two states: a normal mode and a time view mode.

The normal mode is a state in which the time view mode is not set and a label is attached on the desktop. FIG. 27 shows an example of the desktop screen in the normal mode. The label indicated by the reference symbol L in FIG. 27 is a label. In the normal mode, the icon IL of the label software of the present embodiment is displayed on the task tray TT of the task bar TB on the desktop screen, and the icon IL is accessed (clicked) with a pointing device such as a mouse. By doing so, it becomes possible to control all functions of the label software application according to the present embodiment.

The time view mode is a mode in which time operation can be performed by the label software of the present embodiment, and is divided into the following three modes: a current mode, a past mode, and a future mode. 28 shows an example of a desktop screen in the present mode (Present), FIG. 29 shows an example of a desktop screen in the past (Past) mode, and FIG. 30 shows an example of a desktop screen in the future (Future) mode. An example of the configuration is shown. These FIGS. 28 to 30
As shown in (1), in each of the current mode, past mode, and future mode, the current state, past state, and future state of the label included in the project are displayed. In addition, on the desktop screens of FIGS. 28 to 30, the characters “Present” indicating the current mode, the characters “Past” indicating the past mode, and “ “Future” is displayed near the center and at the four corners, respectively, so that the user can visually recognize whether the current mode, the past mode, or the future mode is in. Also in the time view mode, the label software icon IL of the present embodiment is displayed on the task tray TT of the task bar TB on the desktop screen.

When the mode is switched to the time view mode, all areas on the desktop (if there are a plurality of monitors, on all monitors) are covered with the image by the label software, and the labels are displayed thereon. At this time, a time view console TVC for displaying / changing the currently operated time is displayed on the screen. Note that the time view console TVC is displayed at the top of the screen by default, but FIGS. 28 to 30 show an example of display at the bottom of the screen. Hereinafter, the time during which the desktop is displayed in the time view mode is referred to as operation time.

Next, the window screen of the label displayed on the desktop includes a play / pause button, a stop button, a link button, a menu button, objects (text, image, sound) that can be pasted on the label, It is composed of components such as icons (alarms, repetitions). FIG. 31 shows an example of the window screen of the label L. In the example of the label L shown in FIG. 31,
A play / pause button PB, a stop button SB, a link button LB, and a menu button MB are displayed, and a state is shown in which text, sound, an image, and a link are pasted in the label L. In the example of FIG. 31,
In particular, it shows a state when an image is displayed.

The play / pause button PB is a button for instructing, when the label L includes a sound object, to start or pause the reproduction of the sound. That is, when the play / pause button PB is pressed (clicked with a mouse or the like) while the label L includes a sound object, the sound is played, and further, the play and pause are performed during the play of the sound. When the stop button PB is pressed (clicked), the reproduction of the sound is temporarily stopped. A play / pause button PB is a tool tip TC indicating a playback time (a time during which a sound is recorded) as shown in FIG.
For example, when the cursor MC moves on the button PB, a tool tip TCt indicating the reproduction time is displayed.

The stop button SB is a button for stopping the reproduction of the sound. When the stop button SB is pressed (clicked) during the reproduction of the sound, the reproduction of the sound is stopped.

The link button LB is used to open a link destination file associated with the label L,
A button for displaying an L (HyperText Markup Language) format window. That is, when a file path is set as the link destination address in the label L, when the link button LB in the label window of FIG. 31 is pressed (clicked), the file set in the file path is changed. The URL is opened and the label L is linked to the URL (Uniform Resource
If the link button LB is pressed (clicked), the HTML (Hyce Locator) is specified.
A window in the format of perText Markup Language) is displayed. In addition, the link button LB is associated with a tooltip TCl indicating link contents (a file path or a URL of a link destination) as shown in FIG. 33. For example, when the cursor MC moves over the link button LB. A tool tip TCl indicating the contents of the link is displayed on the screen.

The menu button MB arranged at the upper right of the label window is a button for displaying a menu of all operations related to the label (for example, file, addition of new label, time, label, help, etc.). It is. When the menu button MB is pressed (clicked), the menu items (file, addition of new label, time, label, help, etc.) are displayed as a pull-down menu near the menu button MB, for example. In each part on the label L, when the right mouse button is clicked, or when the application key is pressed with the focus, the menu (context menu) is the same as when the menu button MB is clicked. ) The item is displayed. The details of the pull-down menu by clicking the menu button MB in the label window and the context menu by the application key will be described later.

Further, depending on the status and settings of the label, an icon indicating the current state is displayed at the upper right of the label L (for example, to the left of the menu button MB). The icons include types such as an alarm icon IA and a repetition icon IR as shown in FIG. The alarm icon IA is an icon that is displayed when an alarm is set for a label, and is a repetitive icon IR.
Is an icon displayed when the repeated display is set.

The label in the state of the time view mode may be a label whose correction is prohibited. For example, the label whose modification is prohibited is changed in color of the edge of the label (changes to a color different from the color of the edge of the label that can be modified),
It is distinguishable from a modifiable label. That is, in the present embodiment, the color of the label distinguishes the state of the label and the correction prohibition due to the state of the label so that the user can easily understand. As a specific example, the above-described distinction is made for a label whose modification is prohibited by changing the color of the edge of the label to, for example, “purple” or “blue”. For example, the color of the edge of the label is "purple"
Indicates that the current label is a label that cannot be corrected in past mode and future mode (correction prohibited label). Further, for example, when the color of the edge of the label is “blue”, it indicates that the label is a past label. Past labels cannot be modified in all modes.

Next, the time view console TVC
There are two states: the window in the bar state shown in FIGS. 28 to 30 and FIG. 35 and the window in the floating state as shown in FIG. That is, the time view console TVC can be dragged by a pointing device such as a mouse, and when the time view console TVC is moved up or down on the screen by the dragging, FIG.
The window is in a bar state as shown in FIGS. 30 and 35, and otherwise the window is in a floating state as shown in FIG. The screen configuration is different between the bar state and the floating state, but the function of the time view console TVC is the same.

The window of the time view console TVC in a bar state as shown in FIG. 35 includes a window title part wt, a year gauge part cg, a current button bb,
Operation time display section ot i, up / down buttons tu and tdb, time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl, time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb, menu button mb, close button cb
, A help button hb, and a rotation animation unit ra. Note that the rotation animation units ra are provided at both ends of the window of the time view console TVC in the bar state.

The window title part wt is a part for displaying the title (time view in this example) of the window, and only the title is displayed. That is, the window title part wt is provided in order to clarify that the application controlling the function of the entire screen is label software.

The above-mentioned year gauge part cg is provided so that the user can see at a glance which time the label currently displayed corresponds to in the year. This year gauge part cg is displayed so that the time when the label is displayed on the screen is always at the center of the gauge,
Further, for example, a yellow vertical line le is also displayed to clearly indicate this time. That is, the corresponding year gauge part cg
Is the real time (real world current time)
Instead, it is a time corresponding to the past or future (or current time) label displayed on the desktop screen. The year gauge part cg in the example of FIG. 35 is the time when the label is displayed on the screen (the time at the center of the gauge).
Is a display example in the case of November 1999, for example.
A yellow vertical line le is displayed at the center of the gauge. Further, for example, a red vertical line lr is displayed on the year gauge part cg to indicate the actual time (not the time corresponding to the displayed label, but the current time in the real world). In the example of FIG. 35, the red vertical line lr indicating that the actual time (current time in the real world) is, for example, May 1999 is displayed on the Christian gauge part cg. Thus, according to the year gauge part cg,
The time corresponding to the displayed label (for example, 1999)
(November, 1999) and the actual time (for example, May, 1999) can be easily recognized.

The current button bb is a button for instructing a return to the actual time (current time in the real world) from the time corresponding to the displayed label. Therefore, by clicking the current button bb with, for example, a mouse or the like, the operation time returns to the current time (current time in the real world). Note that, even if the current time (the current time in the real world) is returned by the current button bb, the state of the label software (the state of the application) maintains the time view mode.

The operation time display unit ti
This is a part for displaying at what time the state where the label is displayed on the screen is. In the example of FIG. 35, the state of the label at 15:27:09 on November 11, 1999 is displayed on the screen.

The up / down buttons tub and tdb
Is a button for increasing / decreasing the time displayed on the operation time display section oti in a designated time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step). Here, for example, the focus is on the operation time display unit otti, and the year, month,
When any one of the day, hour, minute, and second is in the active state, when the up button tub is pressed, the value of the part in the active state is changed to a designated time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step). ), And conversely, when the down button tdb is pressed, the value of the portion in the active state decreases in the designated time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step). Further, in the label software of the present embodiment, the up / down buttons tub and t
The same function as db can be realized by rotating the wheel of a mouse with a wheel, moving the cursor key up and down, rotating the jog dial 4, and the like. That is, in this case, the focus is on the operation time display unit ot i, and the year,
When any one of the month, day, hour, minute, and second is set to the active state, for example, rotate the wheel of a mouse with a wheel, press the up / down cursor keys on the keyboard, or rotate the jog dial 4. Then, the value of the portion in the active state increases or decreases (increases or decreases the time) in the designated time increment or decrement unit (time increment or decrement step).

The time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl is a part for displaying the time increment / decrement unit (time increase / decrease step) when increasing / decreasing the time in the operation time display section oti. In other words, in the time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl, the year, month, day, hour,
A time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step) corresponding to the active time display portion among minutes, seconds, and the like is displayed. In the example of FIG. 35, “*” appended to the character of the time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step) displayed in the time increment / decrement step selection list box ssl indicates the time at which the “*” is appended. This indicates that the increase / decrease unit (time increase / decrease step) is currently selected. Here, in the present embodiment, for example, 100 years, 10
There are year, year, month, hour, minute, second, change point, etc., and the time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl shows any of these time increase / decrease steps. Is displayed. The time increase / decrease in units of change points is defined as a point in time when the user changes the label by performing some operation on the label (for example, a point in time when the label is moved, the size is changed, or the object is corrected; This means that the time is increased or decreased in a unit from the time when the state changes) to the time when the next change occurs. Therefore, when the time is increased or decreased in the unit of the change point, the time interval that changes by one increase or decrease of the time at the change point is not constant.

The time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb is operated in the time increase / decrease step selection list box ss.
A button for designating a time increase / decrease step displayed in 1 by menu selection. In other words, the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb displays the year, month, day,
It is a button for selecting a time display portion desired to be activated from among hours, minutes, seconds and the like. When the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb is pressed (clicked), the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb is pressed.
b, 100 years, 1 year as a pull-down menu
0 years, 1 year, 1 month, 1 hour, 1 minute, 1
The time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step) such as a unit of seconds or a change point is displayed. Therefore, by selecting a desired time increase / decrease step from this pull-down menu, the year, month,
The corresponding time display portion is selected from the day, hour, minute, and second displays, and the display becomes active. That is, for example, when a month unit is selected from the pull-down menu of the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb, for example,
Year, month, day,
The month display portion of the hour, minute, and second displays is in an active state. In this state, the rotation of the up / down buttons tub and tdb, the rotation of the wheel of the mouse with the wheel, the depression of the up / down cursor key, and the rotation of the jog dial 4 are performed. By doing so, the value of the month can be changed.

In the label software of this embodiment, the same function as the function of selecting the time increment / decrement step by the time increment / decrement step selection menu button sb is used, for example, by pressing the left / right cursor keys on the keyboard or the mouse with a wheel. It can also be realized by rotation of the wheel, rotation of the jog dial 4, and the like. That is, in this case,
In a state where the focus is on the operation time display unit oti, for example, by rotating the wheel of a mouse with a wheel, pressing the left or right cursor key, or rotating the jog dial 4, the operation time display unit oti is displayed. Any of the time display portions arranged in the horizontal direction, that is, any of the time display portions of year, month, day, hour, minute, and second can be selected to be in the active state.

When the time is increased or decreased by operating the mouse, keyboard and jog dial 4 with a wheel, for example, the continuous operation of the keyboard, the rotation speed of the wheel of the mouse with wheel, and the rotation speed of the jog dial are detected. Depending on the detection result, it is also possible to change how to advance or return the time at an accelerated rate. Thereby, it is possible to easily move to a target time. When the function of selecting the time increase / decrease step is realized by rotation of the wheel of the mouse with a wheel or rotation of the jog dial, the function of selecting the time increase / decrease step is provided for the rotation of the wheel of the mouse with the wheel or the rotation of the jog dial. It is necessary to set up the environment to make it work.

Next, the menu button mb is a button for displaying all operation menus related to the project such as file, addition of new label, time, label and the like. When this menu button mb is pressed (clicked), an operation menu such as a file, addition of a new label, time, and a label is displayed as a pull-down menu near the menu button mb. Note that, when the right mouse button is clicked on each part on the time view console TVC, or when an application key is pressed with the focus (context menu), the same as when the menu button mb is clicked. Menu items are displayed as described above. Details of the pull-down menu by clicking the menu button mb of the time view console and the context menu by the application key will be described later.

The close button cb is a button for instructing to close the time view console.

The help button hb is a button for instructing the display of a help window used for checking an unclear point when the user operates the label software of the present embodiment.

The rotation animation unit ra is operated by the rotation animation unit ra with a change in the operation time.
This is a part for visually displaying to the user that time is moving by displaying an animation of rotating the time, and the rotation direction is reversed when the time goes to the future and when the time returns to the past. become. In FIG. 37, only the vicinity of the rotation animation part ra at the left end of the time view console TVC in a bar state is enlarged and shown.
If attention is paid to the portions, it is shown that the rotation animation unit ra rotates in the order of (a), (b), and (c) in the figure. As described above, by performing the animation display in which the rotation animation unit ra rotates, it is possible for the user to recognize that the time is changing.

The window of the time view console TVC in a floating state as shown in FIG. 36 has a window title portion wt which displays the title of the window (in this example, the time view console).
And a window menu section wm in which operation menus related to the project such as file, addition of new label, time, label, help, etc. are displayed, a year gauge section cg similar to that in the window in a bar state, and a current button. bb, an operation time display section oti, up / down buttons tub and tdb, a time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl, and a time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb. In the case of FIG. 36, there is an “x” button as a close button for instructing to close the time view console. Details of the window menu portion wm of the time view console in the floating state will be described later.

Next, the task bar T on the desktop screen
The screen configuration of the label software icon IL of the present embodiment displayed on the task tray TT of B will be described.

In the label software of this embodiment, when the cursor is moved to the label software icon IL displayed on the task tray TT, for example, when a click by pressing the left mouse button is repeated. The state of "display all" and the state of "hide all" are alternately executed for the label. Further, the label software according to the present embodiment is configured such that when a double-click is performed by continuously pressing the left button of the mouse twice while the cursor is moved over the icon IL, the user may previously set, for example, environment settings or the like. A specified default operation (for example, addition of a new label, addition of a new label and recording of a voice, addition of a new label and acquisition of a captured image, entry into a time view mode, and the like) are executed. Further, the label software according to the present embodiment displays a menu of all operations related to the project of the label software when a click is made by pressing a right mouse button while the cursor is moved on the icon IL. . FIG. 38 shows a display example of the operation menu when the “display all” state is designated for the label in the normal mode, and FIG. 39 shows “display all” for the label in the normal mode. 40 shows a display example of the operation menu in the past mode, and FIG. 41 shows a display example of the operation menu in the future mode.

Further, the icon IL has a different design or color in the current mode, the past mode, and the future mode. In the current mode, the icon IL has a different design in the state of "Hide all" and the state of "Display all". Icon is displayed. For example, FIG. 42A shows an example of a current mode icon IL, FIG. 42B shows an example of a past mode icon IL, and FIG. 42C shows an example of a future mode icon IL. FIG. 42D shows an example of the icon IL in the “hide all” state in the current mode.
Thus, the user can visually know the current state without performing an operation of opening the menu (the menu in FIGS. 38 to 41) of the task tray TT. The details of the menu of the icon IL on the task tray TT will be described later.

In the label software of this embodiment, the main menu itself does not exist, but various menus as described above are displayed under various conditions. The menu is displayed by the menu button M on the label L described above.
B, a menu button mb on the time view console TVC, and a context menu (menu displayed by right-clicking the mouse and pressing an application key).

First, a pull-down menu item by clicking the menu button MB in the label window will be described. The menu using the menu button MB in the label window includes menu items for all operations related to the label. The operation menu items related to the label include “Time view mode”, “Text”, “Sound”, “Image”, “Memo”, “Link”, “Label”, “Align”, “Background color”, “Layout”. , "Property", "file", and "delete label".

The menu items of the “time view” are as follows:
This is for switching the display / non-display of the time view console described above.

The "text" menu item is for editing text using word processing software or the like, and includes "text edit", "cut", "copy", "paste", "delete", "Word wrap",
There is an item for "Font". In the "text edit" item, the text pasted on the label can be edited on the dialog. In the “cut” item, the text pasted on the label can be cut on the clipboard. In the “copy” item, the text pasted on the label can be copied to the clipboard. "pasting"
Items allow you to paste text from the clipboard into a label. In the "delete" item, the text pasted on the label can be deleted. In the “word wrap” item, word wrap is performed when displaying text. In the “Font” item, a font used for text display can be set.

The "sound" menu item is for operating a sound, and includes "play",
"Pause", "stop", "record", "cut",
There are "copy", "paste" and "delete" items.
In the item of "reproduction", for example, the sound object can be reproduced by the above-mentioned music-related operation tool or the like. In the item of "pause", it is possible to pause while the sound is being reproduced. In the item of "stop", a stop operation can be performed during reproduction / pause of the sound. In the item of "recording", a new sound can be recorded. In the “cut” item, the sound object pasted on the label can be cut on the clipboard. In the item of “copy”, the sound object pasted on the label can be copied to the clipboard. The item “paste” allows a sound object on the clipboard to be pasted on a label. In the item of “delete”, the sound object can be deleted.

The “image” menu item is used to operate an image, and includes “capture image display”, “shot”, “cut”, “copy”, “paste”, “delete”, There is an item "Change to original size". In the item of “display of captured image”, an application for capturing an image, such as the above-described still image / moving image capturing tool, is activated, and the finder can be displayed. In the “shot” item, the captured image can be pasted on a label. In the item “cut”, the image pasted on the label can be cut on the clipboard. In the item “copy”, the image pasted on the label can be copied to the clipboard. The item “paste” allows the image on the clipboard to be pasted on a label. In the item of “delete”, the image pasted on the label can be deleted. The item “set to original size” allows the image to be displayed in the original size.

[0130] The menu item "memo" is, for example, for the operation of a handwritten memo using the above-described handwritten memo tool, and includes "cut", "copy", "paste", "delete", "start", There is an item "Set to original size". In the item of “cut”, the handwritten memo pasted on the label can be cut on the clipboard. In the item of "copy", the handwritten memo pasted on the label can be copied to the clipboard.
In the "paste" item, a handwritten memo on the clipboard can be pasted on a label. In the “delete” item, the handwritten memo attached to the label can be deleted. In the “start” item, for example, a handwritten memo application that reads handwritten input via a touchpad can be started. In the "Set to original size" item,
The image of the handwritten memo can be displayed in the original size.

[0131] The menu item "link" relates to the operation of the link, and includes "edit link",
There are "Open Link", "Cut", "Copy", "Paste", and "Delete" items. "Edit link" above
In the item, the link pasted on the label can be edited on the dialog. In the “open link” item, it is possible to open a link corresponding to a file path or a URL attached to a label.
In the case of a page, the browser can be started and the page can be displayed. The “cut” item allows the link pasted on the label to be cut on the clipboard. In the “copy” item, the link pasted on the label can be copied to the clipboard. In the "Paste" field,
The link on the clipboard can be pasted on the label. In the “delete” item, the link pasted on the label can be deleted.

The “label” menu item relates to an operation related to a label, and includes “always in front”,
There is an item for "behind." In the “always on the front” item, it is possible to set so that the label is always displayed on the front. In the "back" item, the label can be displayed at the bottom.

The menu item of "arrange" is for the operation of arranging the labels. "Arrange at the left edge of the screen", "align at the upper edge of the screen", "align at the right edge of the screen", "align at the lower edge of the screen" There are items for each. In each of these items, the label can be arranged at the left end, the upper end, the right end, and the lower end of the screen.

The “background color” menu item relates to the operation of the background color of the label.
By selecting the menu item, the background color of the label can be set.

The “layout” menu items relate to label layout operations, and include “relay by default”, “custom layout”,
There are items of “expand / contract to label size”, “maintain image aspect ratio”, “set image to original size”, and “set handwritten image to original size”.
In the "relay by default" item, re-layout is possible with a default layout. The “custom layout” item allows the user to perform a layout. In the item “stretch to fit label size”, when the size of the label is changed, the attached object can be stretched to fit the size of the label. The “maintain image aspect ratio” item enables the aspect ratio of the original image to be maintained when the image is resized. In the item “set image to original size”, the image can be displayed in the original size. In the item "set handwritten image to original size", the handwritten image can be displayed in the original size.

The “property” menu item can display the property of the label.

The "file" menu item is for operating a file, and includes "import" and "export" items. In the "Import" field, file data (text data, image data,
Sound data). In the “export” item, object data can be written to a file.

With the menu item "delete label", a label can be deleted.

Next, a context menu using an application key on the label window will be described. The content of the context menu in the label window changes depending on which position on the label is clicked with the right mouse button. That is, the position clicked by the right mouse button is on the “text object”, on the “image object”, on the play / pause button PB or the stop button SB (that is, on the “sound object”), or on the link. On the button LB (ie "link object")
On "handwritten image" or elsewhere (on "label")
The contents of the menu change depending on this. The menu items displayed in five places on these labels will be described below. Note that the contents to be actually executed are the same as those described for the button menu MB on the label L described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The context menu on the “text object” includes “text edit”, “cut”, “copy”, “paste”, “delete”, “word wrap”, “font”, and “import file”. "
There is an item "Export File".

The context menu on the “image object” includes “display captured image”, “shot”, “cut”, “copy”, “paste”,
There are "Delete", "Set Original Size", "Import File", and "Export File" items.

The context menu on the “sound object” includes “play”, “pause”, “stop”, “record”, “cut”, “copy”, “paste”, “delete”, There are "import file" and "export file" items.

The context menu on the "link object" has items of "link edit", "open link", "cut", "copy", "paste", and "delete".

The context menu on the "handwritten image" has items of "cut", "copy", "paste", "delete", "start", and "set to original size".

The context menu on the “label” includes “insert / edit”, “always front”, “back”,
There are items of "Alignment", "Background color", "Layout", "Properties", "Import file", "Export file", and "Delete label". The “Insert / Edit” item includes “Text Edit”, “Record”,
There are "shot", "link edit", "display captured image", and "from clipboard" items. In the item of the above "alignment", there are items of "alignment at the left edge of the screen", "alignment at the top edge of the screen", "alignment at the right edge of the screen", and "alignment at the bottom edge of the screen". "Relayout by default", "Custom layout", "Stretch to fit label size", "Keep image aspect ratio",
There are items of “set image to original size” and “set handwritten image to original size”.

The context menu on the “custom layout” includes “relay by default”,
There are items of “expand / contract to label size”, “maintain image aspect ratio”, “set image to original size”, “set handwritten image to original size”, and “end editing”.

Next, a description will be given of a pull-down menu item by clicking the menu button mb of the time view console in the bar state. The menu by the menu button mb of the time view console includes menu items of all operations related to the time view mode. The operation menu items in the time view console include “add new label”, “current time”, “advance time”, “return time”, “time increase / decrease interval”,
"Time View Sound", "View Captured Image", "Label", "Arrange", "Project", "Settings", "Search Help", "About Label Software",
Each item of "close console" exists. It should be noted that a description of a menu overlapping with a task tray icon to be described later is omitted. In the above-mentioned "add new label" item, a label created during the operation time (however, now and thereafter) can be added. In this "Add new label" field,
There are "Text Label", "Sound Label", "From Captured Image", "From Clipboard", and "From Import File" items.

The item "current time" can be set so as to be linked to the current time.

In the item of “advance time”, the time can be advanced by one in the future direction by the set time increase / decrease step.

In the item of “return time”, the time can be advanced by one in the past in the set time increment / decrement step.

In the item of "time increase / decrease interval", the time increase / decrease step used for increasing / decreasing the time can be set to the designated time increase / decrease step. The item of “time increase / decrease interval” includes “100 years”, “10 years”,
"1 year", "January", "1 day", "1 hour", "1
There are items of "minute", "1 second", and "change point". According to the item of “change point”, as described above, the process moves to the step in which the label state has changed, such as generation / correction / discarding of the label, so that the time interval is not constant.

The "label" item includes "display all", "hide all", and "delete all" items.

The items of the above "alignment" include items of "alignment at the left end of the screen", "alignment at the top of the screen", "alignment at the right side of the screen", and "alignment at the bottom of the screen".

The items of the "project" include the items of "new generation", "open", "close", "import", "export", and "property".

In the item of “close console”,
It is possible to turn off the time view console and return to the current state.

Next, the window menu items of the floating time view console will be described. The window menu items of the time view console in the rotating state include items of “file”, “add new label”, “time”, “label”, and “help”.

The "file" item further includes "display captured image", "project", "time view sound", "setting", and "close console" items. Items include "New", "Open", "Close", "Import",
There are "Export" and "Properties" items.

The items of "time view sound" include items of "setting" and "close console".

The items of “Add new label” include
There are "Text Label", "Sound Label", "From Captured Image", "From Clipboard", and "From Import File" items.

The items of “time” include “current time”,
"Advance time", "Return time", "100 years",
There are items of "10 years", "1 year", "January", "1 day", "1 hour", "1 minute", "1 second", and "change point".

The items of the “label” include “align on the left side of the screen”, “align on the top of the screen”, “align on the right side of the screen”,
"Align at bottom of screen", "Show all", "Hide all",
There is an item "Delete All".

The items of "help" include items of "search for help" and "about label software".

Next, a context menu using an application key on the time view console will be described. Note that the contents to be actually executed are the same as those described for the menu button mb on the time view console described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The context menu on the time view console includes “current time”, “advance time”, “return time”, “time increase / decrease interval”, “time view sound”, and “close console”. There are each item. In the item of “time increase / decrease interval”, “100 years”,
There are items of "10 years", "1 year", "January", "1 day", "1 hour", "1 minute", "1 second", and "change point".

Next, a context menu using an application key on the background window in the time view mode will be described. Note that the contents to be actually executed are the same as those described for the menu button mb on the time view console described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The context menu on the background window in the time view mode includes “add new label”, “current time”, “advance time”, “return time”, “time increase / decrease interval”, “console”. Close each item.

In the item “Add new label”, it is possible to add a label created during the operation time (however, from now on), and “text label”, “sound label”, “from captured image”, “clipboard” From "and" From import file ".
In addition, the item “time increase / decrease interval” includes “100
Year, 10 years, 1 year, January, 1 day,
There are items of "1 hour", "1 minute", "1 second", and "change point".

Next, a context menu with a label software icon displayed on the task tray TT will be described.

The context menu of the icon on the task tray TT includes “Add new label”, “Time view mode”, “Time view sound”, “Display captured image”, “Label”, “Arrange”, There are "Project", "Settings", "Search Help", "About Label Software", and "End" items.

In the above-mentioned “Add New Label” item,
There are "Text Label", "Sound Label", "From Captured Image", "From Clipboard", and "From Import File" items. In the "text label" item, an empty label can be created and placed on the desktop. When the setting of the label software is set to display the creation time, the creation time is inserted. In the "Sound label" item, a label can be created and placed on the desktop, and sound recording starts immediately after the label is created. If the setting of the label software is set to display the creation time, the creation time is inserted. In the item “from a captured image”, it is possible to acquire a captured image from an application for capturing a captured image, create a label using the image, and place the label on a desktop. If the setting of the label software is set to display the creation time, the creation time is inserted. In the above "From clipboard" item, create a new label from the data on the clipboard,
You can put it on your desktop. The clipboard formats that can be used here are text,
Images and notes from handwriting applications. If the setting of the label software is set to display the creation time, the creation time is inserted. If the clipboard data is text, the creation time is displayed in the first line, and the text in the clipboard is displayed from the second line. In the item "from an import file", a new label can be created from the data of the file and placed on the desktop. The file formats that can be handled here are text, images, sounds, and notes from handwriting applications. If the setting of the label software is set to display the creation time, the creation time is inserted.

In the “time view mode” item,
The display / non-display of the time view console can be switched.

In the item of “time view sound”, it is possible to switch on / off a sound that flows in the time view mode.

In the item of “display of captured image”, an application for capturing a captured image is activated, and a finder for capturing an image can be displayed.

The "label" item includes "display all", "hide all", and "delete all" items.
In the item “display all”, all labels can be displayed. In the item “Hide all”, it is possible to temporarily hide all labels. When the label software icon IL on the task tray TT is accessed, this attribute is reset and all labels are displayed. This attribute is also reset when the label software is restarted. In the item “delete all”, all labels currently displayed can be deleted.

The items of the above "alignment" include items of "alignment at the left end of the screen", "alignment at the top of the screen", "alignment at the right side of the screen", and "alignment at the bottom of the screen". According to these items, it is possible to arrange the currently displayed labels at the respective places in the order of label creation.

The items of the "project" include items of "new generation", "open", "close", "import", "export", and "property". In the item “Create New”, it is possible to close the currently open project and create a new project. With the item “Open”, it is possible to close the currently open project and open another project.
In the item of “close”, it is possible to close the currently open project. In the "Import" section,
It is possible to add labels for other projects in archive format to the "currently" open project. The item "Export" allows the project to be exported as one file (archive). In the “property” item, it is possible to display the properties of the project.

In the "setting" item, a label, a default layout, a sound, an image, and an environment can be set.

In the item of "search for help", help can be displayed.

In the item “about label software”, version information of the label software can be displayed.

In the item “End”, the label software can be ended.

Next, in the label software of the present embodiment, “operation on project”, “operation on label”, “operation on time view”, “operation on keyboard / mouse”, and “operation on jog dial” are possible. It is.

First, the "operation for a project" will be described.

The project manages all labels belonging to the project. In the label software of this embodiment, one project is always opened when a label is displayed and operated.

In the label software of the present embodiment, a project is created at the time of initial startup and when a new project is selected from the menu. When creating a new project, determine the project name, close the existing project if it exists, and open a new project.

One project is composed of a project file, a label file, or a project archive file. The project file has information on the entire project and a list of labels, and exists one for one project.

The label file has information on individual labels such as object information, and one file exists for one label. The project archive file is a collection of project information and information of a plurality of labels included in the project in one file, and is created when the project is exported. The content is a project archive prepared in advance, and when a project is created, the content can be included in a newly created project. The project file and the label file belonging to the project exist in the same folder.

When creating the project, a dialog such as that shown in FIG. 43 is displayed, and the user inputs a project name in the dialog. In FIG. 43, the project name is the name of the lowest level folder of the project and is input as the project file name. Note that an existing project name cannot be used. For this project name, for example, a project comment of up to 127 characters can be input.

When the project is created, a folder having a project name is created, and a project file is created thereunder. A project that has just been created has no labels. However, when the content including the content is specified, the label information is fetched from the archive. The operation of capturing the content is the same as the operation of importing a project described later. When the project is created, time information at the time of project creation is recorded as internal data.

The project is opened when the label software according to the present embodiment is started and when a designation is made from the console menu. When the label software is started, the project that was open at the time of the previous end is opened. When a project is opened, the labels belonging to the project are displayed on the desktop based on time information and location information. Also, it is not possible to open two or more projects at the same time, so if there is a previously open project, that project is closed.

When the project is closed, the currently open project is closed. At that time, all labels belonging to the opened project are closed.

Next, importing a project means adding all labels contained in another project in an archive format to the currently open project. When importing the project,
When the import menu is designated, a file dialog is first opened, and a project archive file to be added by the user is designated in the file dialog. When the project archive file is selected, a filter for checking the archive type of each label is executed. The label archive types include the following “no correction”, “set current time as start time”, and “inquire user of start time”. In addition,
An archive type of "unmodified" is imported as it is without modifying the archive information.

When asking the user for the start time, a dialog for setting the time at the time of import, such as that shown in FIG. You. The user inputs a start time through this dialog.

Next, when the start time is input by the user in the dialog shown in FIG. 44, after the filter is executed, a dialog such as that shown in FIG. 45 is opened. The dialog shown in FIG. 45 is a project import dialog that displays information on the project. At this time, when the import is executed, the data of all the labels of the project archive selected for the currently open project is copied together with the label file.

Here, among the labels to be imported, there are labels having the same history as the labels existing in the current project, or labels in which all the histories of one completely match the other partial histories. In the case, for example, FIG.
A dialog for specifying the import method as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. On the dialog of FIG. 46, it is displayed whether the records are completely the same or which has a longer history. In the example of FIG. 46, “Do not import label”, “Overwrite with label of import file”,
It is possible to select a desired item from each item of "make a copy of label".

Next, in the label software of this embodiment,
As a project export, labels contained in a project can be saved together in one archive file that can be imported into another project.
When exporting the project, for example, FIG.
The project export dialog shown on the screen appears on the desktop. In the dialog shown in FIG. 47, the user can select “export file name”, “whether the exported labels are to be deleted from the current project”, “export all labels or generate labels in a specified time range, Whether to export a label that includes both deletion times ”is set, thereby creating a project archive file. The number of labels to be exported is displayed at the bottom of the screen of the dialog in FIG. Here, exporting a label means that all the history of the label is exported.

Next, when the project property is selected by the user, the label software of this embodiment
For example, a dialog as shown in FIG. 48 is displayed on the desktop. This dialog contains the following items: "Project folder", "Project comment", "Project creation time, Last update time", "Number of labels (total, past, present, future)", "Label existence range" Is displayed. Note that the project folder name is displayed in “project folder”, and the description of the project set at the time of new creation is displayed in “project comment”. The information in this “project comment” can be edited. The “label existence range” indicates the label existence range, and indicates a range from the oldest history (the oldest label creation time) of all the labels to the newest history. If there is a label for which the deletion time is not specified, "there is a label for which the deletion time is undetermined"
Is marked with a check mark.

Next, the "operation on a label" will be described.

As the “operation on the label”,
"New", "Add object", "Modify object", "Layout", "Alignment", "Properties", "Import and export objects",
Each operation of "delete label" is possible.

In the "new creation" operation for the label, when a new label is created, the object to be inserted first can be designated. Labels to be newly created include "text label", "sound label", "from capture image capture software",
"From clipboard", "From import file"
There are each type. The label creation time is displayed on the newly created label as a text object in addition to the above objects. Whether to display the creation time can be set on the setting screen. Each object is displayed according to a default layout described later. The display position of the newly created label is automatically determined. At the same time that a new label is created, a label file for storing the label information is created.

"New creation" also includes new creation in the future mode. That is, in the time view mode, a label to be created in the future (future label) can be added. In the new creation in the future mode, first, when a new creation of a label is selected by the user, a property screen of a new label as shown in FIG. 49 is displayed. By setting the start time, end time, repetition, and alarm of the label on the property screen in FIG. 49 by the user, a new future label can be created. The default value of the display time on the property screen in FIG. 49 is the operation time at that time, and the continuation is checked (O
N).

In the "add object" operation for the label, an object can be added to the currently displayed label. Here, in order to insert a new object, the user designates menu items “text”, “sound”, “image”, “handwritten memo”, and “link” from the menu button on the label. . The "Text" menu item allows you to edit text, paste, import files, and drag and drop. The "Sound" menu item allows you to record, import files, and drag and drop. It is possible, and in the menu item of "image", shot, paste,
For the import file and drag and drop operations, the paste operation is performed in the menu item of the above “handwritten memo”. In the menu action of the above “link”, the link edit, paste, import file, drag and drop operation is performed. Each operation is possible. Note that two or more objects of the same type cannot exist for one label.

[0202] Also, "adding an object by dragging and dropping", "adding the position and size of an object", and "adding a time view" are possible in the "adding an object" operation for the label.

In the above "adding an object by drag and drop", when a file icon of text, sound or image is dragged and dropped to a place other than the link button of the label, each object is inserted into the label. In addition, an arbitrary file icon can be displayed on the keyboard by, for example, a control key (C
If you drag and drop on the label while holding down the (trl key) and shift key (Shift key) at the same time, or drag and drop on the link button,
The path of the file is added as a link object.

In the above “Addition of position and size of object”, the size and position of the added object follow the parameters of the default layout. If the text object and the image object are set so as not to overlap, and one of the objects is newly added, it is inserted below the existing object.

In the above “Addition in time view mode”, when the time view mode is the current mode,
The same operation as in the normal mode can be performed. When the time view mode is the future mode, an object can be added to the future label. In the operation of adding an object, only the final result is recorded, which is an initial setting at the time of label display. For labels that cannot be added, the frame of the label is purple (current label) as described above,
Or it is displayed in blue (past label).

In the operation of modifying the label, "correcting an object" includes "correcting a text", "correcting a sound", "correcting an image", "correcting a handwritten memo", "correcting a link", and "time view mode". Time correction "and" Paste from clipboard "are possible.

In the above-mentioned "text correction", when the user selects a text editing item from the menu button MB or the context menu mb, and further selects the menu, the current text as shown in FIG. An editing dialog with is opened. FIG. 5 above
In the dialog box 0, the text edit menu includes “file”, “edit”, and “insert” menus. In the above "File", there are "Import file" and "End text editing". In the above "Import file", you can select and insert a text file. In "End text editing", close the text editing screen. , The text content can be reflected on the label. The "Edit" menu item includes "Undo",
"Cut", "Copy", "Paste", "Delete",
There is an item "Select All". The “insert” menu item includes “current time and date” and “creation time and date” items. The “current time and date” inserts the current (real time) date and time, and In “Time and date”, the label creation time is inserted.

[0208] The above "sound correction" becomes possible when the user selects recording from the menu button MB or the context menu. At this time, a tool tip TCe indicating the recording time and the maximum recording time is displayed on the label as shown in FIG. 51, and the play button PB changes to a record button RB, thereby recording to the user. Inform that you are inside. Here, when the recording button RB is pressed during recording, the recording is temporarily stopped, and when the recording button RB is pressed again, recording can be performed from the continuation. In the “sound modification”, the sound data existing so far is overwritten.

[0209] In the "image correction" described above, the label software of this embodiment cannot correct an existing image object. Therefore, to change (correct) an image, an existing image object is replaced by inserting an image object.

In order to directly modify the handwritten memo created by the handwritten memo application as the “correction of the handwritten memo”, first, start of the handwritten memo application is selected from the menu button MB or the context menu, and the handwritten memo is selected. After editing with the memo application, the edited memo is displayed on the menu button MB,
Alternatively, this can be realized by selecting paste in the context menu and newly inserting the label.

[0211] The "correction of link" is performed by the user.
This is enabled by selecting a link editing item from the menu button MB or the context menu. That is, when the menu is selected by the user, the label software of the present embodiment displays an editing dialog having the current link on the desktop as shown in FIG. 52, for example. The link edit dialog has an edit box EB and a file reference button. In the edit box EB of the dialog, a URL such as a path of a file or a folder or an address of a homepage is described. For example, when the “file reference button” is pressed, a file dialog is displayed. By selecting a file for which a link is to be created, a path to the file is input to the edit box EB. The menu items of the link edit dialog include “file” and “edit”. The “File” menu item has “Reference” and “End link editing” items. The “Reference” item is selected from the file dialog, and is the same as the file reference button. In the "end editing" item, the link correction screen is closed, and the link content is reflected on the label. The "Edit" menu item includes the following items: "Undo", "Cut", "Copy", "Paste", "Delete", and "Select All". This is an operation and the description thereof is omitted.

[0212] As "correction in time view mode", in the time view mode, an object can be corrected for a label newly displayed in the future.
Only the final result of the modification operation of the object is recorded, which is the initial setting at the time of label display.

In the "paste from clipboard", the text, bitmap image, WAVE file, and handwritten memo file on the clipboard can be pasted on a label. If only one object in the clipboard can be attached to the label, that object is attached. If there are two or more objects in the clipboard that can be pasted on the label, for example, a dialog as shown in FIG. 53 is displayed on the desktop. Here, a check box of data existing on the clipboard is enabled and displayed, and the checked data is pasted as a label object.

Next, the “layout” of the operation on the label is determined based on the default layout. However, this default layout setting is used when creating a label and adding a new object. The default layout is also used when the user explicitly selects the re-layout command.

The default layout includes “label size (X × Y)”, “text margin (left end, top end,
Right edge) "," image margins (left edge, top edge, right edge) ",
There are parameters for "lay out text and images so that they do not overlap" and "settings for resizing (re-layout, maintaining image aspect ratio)". The “label size” is used as the maximum size in the horizontal direction and the minimum size in the vertical direction. “Text margin” and “image margin” are defined as shown in FIG. 54, and are set by the dialog shown in FIG. The size of each object in the vertical direction is determined by the data of the object, and expands and contracts. If the text object and the image object overlap as a result of the expansion and contraction, the lower object can be moved further downward so that the text object and the image object do not overlap (setting item: layout so that the text and the image do not overlap). Do).

There are two settings as an operation when the size of the label is changed. The first “re-layout” is to re-lay out an object when a label size is changed. If not set, the size of the object inside will not be changed even if the size of the label is changed. The second “maintain aspect ratio of image” is a setting as to whether to maintain the aspect ratio when the size of the image is changed due to the re-layout. The above settings are made on the default label layout screen of the label software setting dialog of this embodiment shown in FIG. In addition to the numerical value input, as shown in FIG. 56, a sample can be displayed and set by dragging.

Further, according to the label software of the present embodiment, the user can freely customize the layout for each label in addition to the default layout. For example,
When a custom layout item is provided as a menu item and the custom layout is executed, the label L is displayed as shown in FIG. 57, for example. At this time, each object has a circumscribed dotted frame drawn therein, and the object can be moved by dragging and dropping the mouse inside the frame. Further, according to the label software of the present embodiment, the size of the object can be changed.
To change the size, click the object to select it. When the selected state is reached, the border of the label changes from a dotted line to a solid line, and handles (for example, small black squares) are displayed at the four corners and four sides. At this time, by dragging and dropping the handle,
You can change the size of the object.

In the label software of this embodiment, when changing the size of the label, if the automatic expansion and contraction and the aspect ratio maintenance are set to ON, the left and right margins will be set unless the image becomes the minimum size. Is always kept constant, and the text has four corners that are always kept constant. In this case, the vertical direction of the image may extend outside the label window in order to maintain the aspect ratio of the image. Also, turn on automatic expansion and contraction and turn off aspect ratio maintenance.
, The margins at the four corners are always kept constant unless the text and image are at their minimum size. Also,
Turn off automatic expansion and contraction and maintain aspect ratio on or off
, Text and images may fall outside the window. In all these cases, when the default layout is selected, the label size, the text, the left, right, and top margins of the image are set to default values. The height of the label, text, or image is automatically adjusted to a value that allows the text or image to be displayed sufficiently. Here, the value that can sufficiently display the text indicates a value that can display all the text. The value at which the image can be sufficiently displayed is a value at which the aspect ratio is correctly displayed and all the images can be viewed. The label has a bottom margin that is the same size as the top margin.

Next, "alignment" of the operation on the label
There are three types of alignment: "Align to left edge of screen", "Align to top edge of screen", "Align to right edge of screen", "Align to bottom edge of screen"
There is. In the above-mentioned "alignment with the left end of the screen", the labels are arranged and displayed in order from the top left of the screen toward the bottom. In addition, when it becomes the lower end of a screen, it shifts one step right and arranges similarly. In the above “alignment at the top of the screen”, the labels are arranged and displayed from the upper left of the screen to the right. At the right end of the screen, shift down one step and arrange in the same way. In the above-mentioned "arrange at the right end of the screen", the labels are arranged and displayed downward from the upper right end of the screen. At the bottom of the screen, shift one step to the left and arrange them in the same way. In the above-mentioned "arrange at the bottom of the screen", the labels are arranged and displayed from the bottom left of the screen to the right. At the right edge of the screen, shift up one line and arrange in the same way. Labels are arranged in the order registered in the label list of the project (in order of creation time). The labels are aligned so that they do not overlap each other, and the size of the labels does not change.

Next, in the “property” of the operation on the label, a label property dialog as shown in FIG. 49 is displayed. The display contents of the property include "label number", "history count", "valid period", "set repeat label", "set alarm"
There is. In the “label number”, a label number unique within the project is displayed. This label number is managed by the label software of the present embodiment, and cannot be changed by the user. The “history number” indicates the number of times the label has been modified since it was created. The “valid period” includes a “creation time” and a “deletion time”. The “creation time” displays the label creation time. This “creation time” cannot be changed except when a future label is newly created. In the “deletion time”, the time at which the label is deleted is displayed. This “deletion time” is valid only when continuation is checked. The “set of repetition label” includes “interval and unit of repetition”, “next display start time”, and “next display end time”. The "alarm setting" includes "time when the alarm is activated".

In the label software according to the present embodiment,
On the label property screen, the following “continuation / non-continuation”, “repetition setting”, and “alarm setting” settings for the label can be changed. In the "continuation / non-continuation" item, in the case of non-continuation, a label deletion time can be designated, and the label is automatically deleted when the designated time comes. In the “repetition setting” item, if “regular repetition label” in FIG. 49 is checked, repetition setting can be performed. Also,
In the “Repetition setting” item, a repetition interval, a display start time, and a display end time can be set. In the “alarm setting” item, a time at which an alarm is displayed is set relative to the start time of the label. The actual alarm time is displayed below the alarm setting.

In the label software of this embodiment,
Display and non-display of the same label can be repeated at regular intervals. Fig. 49
In the label property screen of, check "Set as a recurring label (repeat periodically)" and set the repetition interval and the display time and non-display time of repetition. For example, if a label is displayed at 12:00 every day for 5 minutes, the following settings are made.

Repetition: 1 day interval Next display start time: YYYY / MM / DD (current date) 12:00:00 Next display end time: YYYY / MM / DD (current date) 12:55:00 In the label software according to the present embodiment, if, for example, each frame image of a moving image is pasted to a plurality of labels, and these labels are set to be sequentially displayed at the same position in a short time, a display such as an animation can be performed. Becomes possible.

In the label software of this embodiment,
By using an alarm, the user can be notified of an alarm event before or after the start of a specific label. To perform the alarm notification, the user checks the alarm on the label property screen shown in FIG. 49 and sets the alarm time. When the alarm time is set in this way,
When the time specified by the alarm comes, FIG.
The alarm dialog shown on the screen is displayed on the desktop. This alarm dialog displays the alarm time and the label generation time. By operating this alarm dialog, the user can select whether to turn off the alarm or to sound again. In addition, check the item of “Time view of label generation time after closing the dialog” in the dialog of FIG.
When the button is pressed, a time view mode is entered, and the operation time is set to the label generation time.

Next, as “import / export of objects” of the operation for the label, the label can import and display text, sound, and image files. The operation when imported is the same as adding or modifying an object. The label object can extract only its data as an export file. The file format that each object can import and export is
"Text: text format (extension: .txt)",
"Sound: WAVE format (extension: .wav)", "Image: bitmap format (extension: .bmp)", "GIF format (extension: .gif)", "JPEG format (extension: .jp)
g) "at the time of export, the object to be exported is determined based on the extension of the export file.

The "delete label" operation for the label includes deletion of the current label and deletion of the future label.

When the deletion of the current label is selected, the current time is recorded as the end time and is deleted from the screen.
However, the label file is not deleted, and the label can be displayed by returning to the past in the time view mode. When the label is deleted in the future mode of the time view mode, a dialog as shown in FIG. 59 is displayed, and it is possible to select whether to set the operation time to the end time or delete the operation time at the current time.

When the deletion of the future label is selected, FIG.
A dialog box for deleting a future label opens, as shown in (2), where you can select whether to set the operation time to the end time or delete the label completely. If you delete the label completely, the file and record of the label will be deleted and will not be displayed again in the time view mode.

The past label has already been deleted and cannot be further deleted.

Next, "operation for time view" will be described.

In the time view mode, the above-described time view console TVC is displayed, and the time operation in the time view mode is performed by the time view console TV.
Made from C. The transition to the time view mode is performed by displaying the time view console TVC as described above, and the time view console TV
C is the label software icon IL of the Thai tray TT
It is displayed by executing a command from the context menu or the label menu.

After the transition to the time view mode, the time can be increased or decreased by the time view console T as described above.
For example, it can be executed from the operation or menu of the up / down buttons tub and tdb of the VC. The unit by which the time is changed by the increase or decrease of the time depends on the setting of the above-described time increase or decrease unit (time increase / decrease step).

In the label software according to the present embodiment,
You cannot create labels in the past or modify labels in the past.
Note that past labels cannot be corrected, but label movement / label size can be changed. However, this operation is not recorded in the project. Immediately after the operation is completed (immediately after the mouse is dragged), the label returns to the original position / original size. This operation is to temporarily move / resize, for example, to see the label underneath.

In the label software of the present embodiment,
Unlike the past labels, new labels can be created as future labels (future labels). If you create a future label, it will disappear from your desktop the next time you return to the present. However, when the current time is the time when the future label was created, it will reappear on the desktop. Therefore, creating a future label can be used as a simple reminder. The modification of the future label can be performed in the same manner as at the current time. However, unlike the case at the current time, the history of the correction is not recorded, and only the final result of the correction is saved. Therefore, when a correction is made in the future, the final result is used as a parameter when the label is generated.

To end the time view mode, press the close button cb of the time view console TVC or select “close time view console” from the menu.
This is done by selecting

In the time view mode, ON / OFF of the time view sound that flows when the mode is shifted to the time view mode and when the time view mode ends can be performed from a menu.

Next, “operation for keyboard / mouse” will be described.

According to the label software of the present embodiment, various shortcut keys are set as operations specific to the keyboard.

For example, a control key (Ctrl key)
And the tab key (Tab key) are pressed at the same time, or when the shift key (Shift key), the control key (Ctrl key) and the tab key (Tab key) are pressed at the same time, the label of the label currently displayed on the screen is displayed. An operation to change the vertical relationship of windows is realized. The operation at this time changes depending on the number of labels currently existing. For example, if there is less than one label, nothing is done. However, a predetermined sound is emitted to indicate that the operation is invalid. For example, when there are two or more labels, the control key and the tab key are simultaneously pressed to move the frontmost label to the rearmost position in the label. By pressing the shift key, the control key, and the tab key at the same time, the rearmost label is moved to the front in the label.

For example, when the delete key (Del key) is pressed, the label having the current focus is deleted. Before deleting the label, display a dialog asking if you want to delete it.

When the escape key (Esc key) is pressed, the label having the current focus is temporarily hidden. The hidden label will reappear the next time the time changes.

When the control key and the B key are pressed simultaneously, the console is closed in the time view mode. When the control key and the D key are pressed at the same time, the label having the current focus is laid out by default. When the control key and the E key are pressed at the same time, the text editing of the label having the current focus is opened. When the control key and the L key are pressed simultaneously, the link of the label having the current focus is opened. When the control key and the N key are pressed at the same time, a text label is created. When the control key and the O key are pressed simultaneously, the sound of the label having the current focus is stopped. When the control key and the P key are pressed at the same time, the sound of the label having the current focus is played. When the control key and the R key are pressed at the same time, recording of the label having the current focus is started. When the control key and the T key are pressed simultaneously, enter the time view mode / exit the time view mode. When the control key and the V key are pressed at the same time, the contents of the clipboard are pasted on the label having the current focus. Control key and down key (D
When the (own key) / control key and the up key (Up key) are simultaneously pressed, the time is increased or decreased in the time view. When the control key and the left key (Left key) / the control key and the right key (Right key) are simultaneously pressed, the time increase / decrease step of the operation time display section on the time view console is changed. When the control key and the home key (Home key) are pressed simultaneously, the display returns to the current time in the time view mode.

Next, according to the label software of this embodiment, the operations on the mouse (especially the mouse with a wheel) include “operation on labels”, “operation on time view console”, and “operation on desktop in time view mode”. Is set.

The “operation on label” includes “drag and drop on label”, “drop on label from another application”, “
Right-click "," Rotate wheel around label ",
"Wheel click on label", "Drag and drop on file icon label (except on link button)", "Drag on control key and shift key and file icon label (except on link button)" And drop, or drag and drop on a link button for a file icon. In the operation of “drag and drop on a label”, the label is moved. In the operation of “dropping a label from another application”, an object is pasted on a label for data that can be recognized by the label software of the present embodiment. An error dialog is displayed for data that cannot be recognized by the label software of the present embodiment. In the above "Right click on label" operation,
At that time, a context menu depending on the object clicked is displayed. In the operation of “rotation of the wheel with respect to the label”, the context of the label is adjusted. In the operation of “clicking the wheel on the label”, the time view console is displayed, and the mode shifts to the time view mode. In the operation of “drag and drop on the label (except on the link button) for the file icon”, the text, image, and sound file are inserted as objects. If the file is not recognized as an object, ask if you want to insert it as a link object to the file. On the label for the control key, shift key and file icon (except on the link button)
In the operation of “drag and drop to file or drag and drop onto link button for file icon”, the path to the dragged and dropped file is inserted as a link object. If a file path is to be inserted as a link object by drag and drop into a place other than the link button LB on the label, a warning dialog as shown in FIG. 61 is displayed. If the "Yes" button is pressed when this dialog is displayed, the same processing is performed as when a file path is inserted as a link object by drag and drop onto the link button LB on the label.

The "operation for the time view console" includes "right-click for the console", "rotation of the wheel with respect to the console operation time display", and "rotation of the wheel with respect to the console time increase / decrease step selection list box". There is each operation of. In the operation of “right-click on the console”, a context menu is displayed. The operation of “rotation of the wheel with respect to the operation time display section of the console” corresponds to an increase or decrease in time. In the above "Console time increase / decrease step selection list box,
The operation of “rotation of the wheel” corresponds to the change of the time increase / decrease interval.

The "operation on the desktop in the time view mode" includes the operations of "clicking the wheel on the desktop in the time view mode" and "right clicking on the desktop in the time view mode". The operation of “clicking the wheel on the desktop in the time view mode” corresponds to changing the increase / decrease interval. In the operation of “right-click on the desktop in the time view mode”, a time view context menu is displayed.

Next, the “operation on the jog dial” will be described.

In the label software according to the present embodiment, the operations on the jog dial include “rotation of the jog dial right / left”, “push of the jog dial (the interval between pressing and releasing the pressing is 1 second or less)”, and “operation of the jog dial”. Long press (interval from press to release of press is 1 second or more) ". In the label software according to the present embodiment, the following functions are assigned to operations on the jog dial. However, the label software of the present embodiment does not pick up these jog dial operations globally at any time, but reacts to the jog dial operation only when the label software has focus.

For example, in the case of the normal mode, the label software according to the present embodiment is used for the operations of “rotation of the jog dial right / left” and “push of the jog dial (the interval between pressing and releasing the pressing is 1 second or less)”. react. That is, in the normal mode, when an operation of “rotation of the jog dial right / left” is performed, the label software of the present embodiment changes the vertical relationship of the window of the label currently displayed on the screen. The operation at this time varies depending on the number of labels currently existing. For example, when the number of labels is one or less, nothing is performed even if the jog dial is rotated right / left. However, a predetermined sound is emitted to indicate that the operation is invalid. Also, for example,
If there are two or more labels, if the jog dial is rotated to the right, the label at the front is moved to the rear of each label, and conversely, if the jog dial is rotated to the left For example, move the last label to the front of each label. Also, in the case of the normal mode, when the operation of “push of the jog dial (the interval between pressing and releasing the pressing is 1 second or less)” is performed, the label software of the present embodiment displays the time view console,
Move to time view mode.

In the case of the time view mode, the label software according to the present embodiment employs “Rotate jog dial clockwise /
It responds to all operations of "left rotation", "push of jog dial (interval from press to release of press is 1 second or less)", and "push of jog dial (interval from press to release of press of 1 second or more)". That is, when the operation of “jog dial right / left rotation” is performed in the time view mode, the label software according to the present embodiment responds to increase or decrease of time. For example, when the jog dial rotates clockwise, the time advances in the future direction, and when the jog dial rotates counterclockwise, the time advances in the past direction. In addition, when the operation of “push of the jog dial (the interval between pressing and releasing the pressing is 1 second or less)” is performed,
The label software according to the present embodiment corresponds to a change in the time increase / decrease interval (time increase / decrease step) when increasing / decreasing the time.
For example, every time the jog dial is pushed, 100
Year, 10 years, 1 year, January, 1 day, 1 hour, 1 minute, 1 second,
The time increase / decrease interval changes in the order of 100 years, 10 years,.... When the jog dial is rotated while pressing the shift key, the time increase / decrease interval changes in the reverse order of the case where the jog dial is rotated alone. The time increase / decrease interval selected when the jog dial is pushed can be set at the time of environment setting. When the operation of “pushing the jog dial (the interval between pressing and releasing the pressing is 1 second or more)” is performed, the label software of the present embodiment closes the time view console and shifts to the current mode.

Here, the label software of this embodiment is
When the operation on the jog dial as described above is performed, by displaying the operation at the time of operating the jog dial on the desktop as a jog dial guide,
The user can be presented with the operation state of the jog dial and the operation content corresponding to the jog dial operation.
That is, in the label software of the present embodiment, as described above, since the functions assigned to the operation of the jog dial are different between the normal mode and the time view mode, the jog dial guides having different contents are displayed.

FIG. 62 shows an example of the jog dial guide in the normal mode, and FIG. 63 shows an example of the jog dial guide in the time view mode. That is, FIG.
The jog dial guide in the normal mode shown in FIG. 4 includes the above-described “rotation of the jog dial right / left” and “pushing of the jog dial (the interval between pressing and releasing the pressing is 1 unit).
Seconds)) as a guide. In addition, the jog dial guide at the time view shown in FIG.
Using the contents of the functions corresponding to "Rotate left", "Jog dial push (interval from press to press release is 1 second or less)", "Jog dial push (interval from press to press release of 1 second or more)" as a guide indicate.

Next, the contents of the settings in the label software of this embodiment will be described below. In the label software of the present embodiment, “label setting”, “default label layout layout”, “sound recording setting”,
“Image setting” and “environment setting” are possible. These settings are saved in the registry and used as common settings for all projects.

As the “set of label”, the level software of the present embodiment can set a default value of the label. As shown in FIG. 64, the label settings are displayed on the screen as “Default background color”, “Default font (including text color)”, “Default word wrap state”, “Display creation time” And "Apply background color only to text". In the "default background color", the background color of a newly created label is set. In the "default font (including text color)", the font of a newly created label is set. In the above "Default Word Wrap State"
Sets whether to apply word wrap to newly created labels. In the "display creation time", it is set whether or not the creation time is displayed on a newly created label. In the above “apply background color only to text”, for the currently displayed label, whether the background color is applied to the entire label or only the text is set. Note that a sample of the label state according to the current settings is displayed at the bottom of the setting screen of the label software.

In the "setting of default label layout", a default layout is set in the above-described layout portion.

In the "sound recording setting", various parameters for sound recording are set. As the setting contents, as shown in FIG. 65, there are items of “sound source”, “quantization level”, “sampling frequency”, and “maximum recording time”. Monaural / stereo can be set for the above “sound source”, and 8 bit / 1 for the “quantization level”.
When the setting of 6 bits is “Sampling frequency”, 11.
The setting of 025 kHz, 22.05 kHz, and 44.1 kHz can be set to 1 to 1000 Sec for the “maximum recording time”.

In the "image setting", an image is set when the capture image capturing application is used.
As shown in FIG. 66, the setting contents include “operation when a capture capture button is pressed”, “format of an image captured from a capture image capture application”, and “setting of JPEG compression”. The “operation when the capture capture button is pressed” includes items of “capture an image on a currently selected label” and “capture an image on a new label”. In the above-mentioned "Import image to currently selected label", when a label is not selected, the user is asked to create a new label. In the above-mentioned "Importing an image into a new label", a new label is always created and an image is imported into a new label. The “format of an image captured from the captured image capturing application” includes items of “bitmap” and “JPEG”. Since the above “bitmap” is not H-compressed, it is stored as it is, and the above “JPEG” is compressed, but the disk capacity can be reduced. In the "JPEG setting", when "JPEG" is set in the "format of image captured from capture image capturing application", the compression ratio of the captured image is set. The range of the compression ratio is 1/1 to 1/64.

In the "environment setting", "default command", "startup", and "time increase / decrease interval" are set as the environment setting as shown in FIG. The "default command" sets a default command to be executed when the icon IL of the label software on the task tray TT is double-clicked. The “default command” can be selected from “Add new label”, “Add new label and record sound”, “Add new label and get image from captured image capture application”, “Time view mode” Enter. " The default value is “add new label”. In the above “Startup”, set whether to register as a startup. In the "time increase / decrease interval", the time increase / decrease interval (time increase / decrease step) selected when the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb is pressed in the time view mode is set. The time increase / decrease interval not set here cannot be used,
You can select from a combo box or by clicking on a date string. Note that the time increase / decrease interval checked here is marked with “*” to the right of the character in the time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl, as described above.

According to the label software of this embodiment having the functions as described above, by saving all the operations on the label on the desktop, it is possible to reproduce the state of the label at any time in the past. I have. As a method of storing the state of the label on the desktop, a method of storing all the information of a plurality of labels at a certain point in time and a method of storing only the difference between the information of the label at a certain point in time are considered. The timing of saving the state of
There are a method of storing the data at regular intervals, and a method of storing the data when the label changes. In addition, in the case of the method of storing the difference of the label information, a method of storing the operation on the label (that is, storing the operation history) and a method of storing the difference of the label information before and after the operation on the label (that is, the label) Save the changed part of the information)
There is.

According to the label software of the present embodiment having the functions described above, not only the operation for the current label but also the future operation is reserved, so that the label (future label) can be used as a reminder. It can be used. The operation of the future label is determined when the current time reaches the time set for the future label.
Therefore, the history of the operation of the future label is not stored, and only the information of the last operation is stored. It is possible to have a history for a future label, but if a history is provided for a future label, there will be multiple futures, which is beyond the scope of human understanding. Then, it is not adopted to have the history of the future label. Further, as a method of reserving an operation for a future label, not only an operation for simply creating a label, but also a repeated operation for displaying / non-displaying a label can be considered.

Furthermore, according to the label software of the present embodiment having the functions described above, the label is given a concept of time, so that the label is associated with the alarm, and the alarm is generated when the set time is reached. It is possible to ring. This alarm sounds regardless of the current desktop display time, so when displaying the status of a past or future label, the alarm will sound and you will miss important label information. Disappears. In addition, the alarm for the label can be attached to each label, and unlike a normal alarm, it is possible not only to sound before the creation time but also to sound after the label is created. It is also possible to sound an alarm for a deleted label. Therefore, for example, it is possible to sound an alarm one year later, and for example, it is also possible to sound an alarm one year after the anniversary.

FIGS. 68 to 71 show the flow of processing in the CPU 51 in the case where the above is realized by a personal computer using the label software of the present embodiment.

FIG. 68 shows the overall flow of the above-described label state reproduction processing at an arbitrary point in the past, reservation and reproduction processing of an operation for a future label, and alarm processing.
First, when the label software is started in step S131, the CPU 51 performs a recording process of any operation performed on the label in step S132, and sets an alarm in step S133. If so, the alarm processing is performed, and as step S134, when the setting such as repetition is performed on the label, the label updating processing is performed. Thereafter, in step S135, the CPU 51 determines whether or not each process has been completed. If it is determined that the processes have not been completed, the process returns to step S132. If it is determined that the processes have been completed, the process proceeds to step S136. .
When proceeding to the processing of step S136, the CPU 51 performs end processing of the label software.

FIG. 69 shows a detailed flow of the operation recording process in step S132 of FIG. In FIG. 69, when the operation recording process is started, the CPU 51 determines whether or not any operation has been performed on the label by the user in Step S141. If it is determined in step S141 that no operation has been performed on the label, the operation recording process ends, and the flow advances to the process in step S133 in FIG. On the other hand, step S14
If it is determined in step 1 that an operation has been performed on the label,
The CPU 51 proceeds to the process of step S142, and calculates difference information between the labels before and after the operation is performed.
Thereafter, the CPU 51 determines in step S143 that the operation on the label is the current label operation (operation history).
Or a future label operation (operation reservation). If it is determined in step S143 that the operation is a current label operation, in step S144, the CPU 51 adds the current time to the label difference information and saves the information. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S43 that the operation is a future label operation, the CPU 51 adds the reservation time to the label difference information and saves the information in step S145. After the processing of steps S144 and S145, the CPU
The step 51 ends the operation recording process and proceeds to the process of step S133 in FIG.

FIG. 70 shows a detailed flow of the alarm processing in step S133 of FIG. In FIG. 70, when the alarm process is started, the CPU 51 determines whether or not an alarm is set on the label, in Step S151. In this step S151,
If it is determined that an alarm has not been set for the label, the alarm processing ends, and step S1 in FIG.
Proceed to the process of 34. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S151 that an alarm has been set on the label, the CPU 5
1 is for judging whether or not the current time has passed the set time of the alarm (whether or not it has reached the set time of the alarm). When it is determined that the current time has passed, the process proceeds to step S153, and when it is determined that the current time has not passed Proceeds to the process of step S156. When the CPU 51 proceeds to the process in step S153,
An alarm is sounded, and thereafter, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to display a target label corresponding to the alarm in step S154. The CPU 51 determines in step S154
When it is determined that the target label does not need to be displayed, the process proceeds to step S156, and when it is determined that the target label needs to be displayed, the process proceeds to step S155. When proceeding to the processing of step S155, the CPU 51 sets the display time to the time at which the target label exists, and then proceeds to step S1.
Proceed to 56. When the process proceeds to step S156,
The CPU 51 determines whether or not the alarm processing for all the labels has been completed. If it is determined that the processing has not been completed, the process returns to step S151. If it is determined that the processing has been completed, the alarm processing ends. Step S in FIG.
Proceed to 134.

FIG. 71 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S134 in FIG. In FIG. 71,
When the label updating process is started, the CPU 51 determines whether or not there is a label set repeatedly, as step S161, and if not, the process proceeds to step S161.
Proceeds to the process of 163, and if it is determined that there is, step S
The process proceeds to 162. When the process proceeds to step S162, the CPU 51 repeats the label process, and then proceeds to step S163. Step S163
The CPU 51 determines whether the current state is being displayed (current mode) or not (if it is determined that the current state is not being displayed (that is, the past or future mode)), the processing of step S165 If it is determined that the display is being performed (current mode), the process proceeds to step S164. When the process proceeds to step S164, the CPU
51 sets the display time to the current time, and then proceeds to the processing of step S166. On the other hand, when proceeding to the processing of step S165, the CPU 51 sets the display time to the time designated by the user, and then proceeds to the processing of step S166. When proceeding to the processing of step S166, the CPU 51 displays the state of the label of the set display time (current, past,
Any mode in the future). After that, the CPU 51
The label update processing ends, and the flow advances to the processing in step S135 in FIG.

Next, the label software of the present embodiment has the above-mentioned functions, so that not only fixed information such as text and images but also all information can be indirectly pasted to the label. It has a link function that can be used. As described above, according to the label software of the present embodiment, by realizing the link function, it is not necessary to display all information in a label having a limited size, and the effective use of the label area can be reduced. It is possible. That is, in the case of a label having no link function as in the present embodiment, it is necessary to take in all information when an object is attached to the label. In the label software of the present embodiment, it is also possible to display all link information in a label. By the link function, the personal computer in a state where the label software of the present embodiment is activated can display not only information in a local machine but also information on a network on a label. As described above, since the information on the network can be set as a link on the label, the personal computer according to the present embodiment can display the content of the link only when a user's execution request is issued. You do not need to be connected to a network.

The flow of processing in the CPU 51 when the above-described link function on a label is realized by a personal computer using the label software of this embodiment is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG.

FIG. 72 shows the overall flow of the process of indirectly pasting all information on the label by a link. First, when the label software is started in step S171, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the link has been corrected in step S172. If it is determined that the link has not been corrected, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S172.
Proceed to 174. On the other hand, if it is determined that the link has been corrected, the process proceeds to step S173. When proceeding to the process of step S173, the CPU 51 performs a link editing process. Next, the CPU 51 determines in step S174
It is determined whether or not to execute the link. If it is determined that the link is not to be executed, the process proceeds to step S176.
If it is determined to execute, the process proceeds to step S175. When proceeding to the processing of step S175, the CPU 51
Perform link execution. Thereafter, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the processing has been completed in step S176,
If not completed, the process returns to step S172, and if completed, the process proceeds to step S177. When proceeding to the process of step S177, the CPU 51 performs a label software end process.

FIG. 73 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S173 of FIG. 72. In FIG. 73,
When the link editing process is started, the CPU 51 determines in step S181 whether the link has been edited by, for example, drag and drop using a mouse. The process proceeds to step S183. If it is determined that the drag and drop operation is not performed, the process proceeds to step S182. If the process proceeds to step S183, the CP
The U51 saves the dragged and dropped file path or URL as a link, ends the link editing process, and proceeds to the process of step S174 in FIG. 72. On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S182, the CPU 51 displays the link edit dialog shown in FIG. 52, and then proceeds to the process of step S184. In step S184, the CPU 51 determines whether a file path or URL of a link destination has been input in the link edit dialog or an instruction to refer to a link has been issued. When it is determined that the URL or the URL has been input, the process proceeds to step S187, and when it is determined that the link reference has been instructed, the process proceeds to step S1.
Proceed to 85. When the process proceeds to step S187,
After saving the input file path and URL as the link destination, the CPU 51 ends the link editing process and proceeds to the process of step S174 in FIG. 72. Further, when proceeding to step S185, the CPU 51 displays a dialogue for link reference, and then proceeds to the processing of step S186.
When the process proceeds to step S186, the CPU 51 stores the referenced file path or URL as a link destination, ends the link editing process, and proceeds to step S1 in FIG.
Proceed to 74.

FIG. 74 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S175 of FIG. 72. In FIG. 74,
When the link execution process is started, the CPU 51 determines in step S191 that the stored link information is U
It is determined whether or not the URL is a URL. If it is determined that the URL is the URL, the process proceeds to step S193. If it is determined that the URL is not the URL, the process proceeds to step S192. Step S
When proceeding to the process of 193, the CPU 51 opens the stored link information as a URL, thereafter ends the link execution process, and proceeds to the process of step S176 in FIG. When the process proceeds to step S192, the CPU 5
1 determines whether or not the stored link information is a path to an executable file, and if it is determined to be a path to an executable file, the process proceeds to step S195, where the path to the executable file is determined. If it is determined that it is not, the process proceeds to step S194. After executing the stored link as the execution file, the CPU 51 that has proceeded to the process of step S195 ends the link execution process, and proceeds to the process of step S176 in FIG. On the other hand, when the CPU 51 proceeds to the process of step S194, the CPU 51 opens the stored link as a document file, ends the link execution process, and proceeds to step S194 of FIG.
Proceed to 176.

Next, the label software of the present embodiment has the above-mentioned functions, so that the time label can be easily displayed on the desktop for the present / past / future purpose.

Here, as a method of moving the time of the label on the desktop, for example, a method of advancing / returning the label at a fixed interval by executing one command of the user is conceivable. This makes it possible to easily search for information one day or one hour later, and the like.

As a method of moving the time of the label on the desktop, a method of advancing / returning the time to a point in time when the held information is changed by execution of one command by the user can be considered. The time interval at this time is not constant, but is determined by the change point of the label information. Therefore, the time interval for moving is variable. As a result, it is possible to easily search for the switching point of the label information.

Further, as a method of moving the time of a label on the desktop, a method of changing the way of moving forward / backward at an accelerated rate by executing a continuous command by the user is also possible. As a result, it is possible to easily and quickly move to a target time.

FIGS. 75 to 77 show the flow of processing in the CPU 51 when the function of moving the time of the label on the desktop described above is realized by a personal computer using the label software of this embodiment.

FIG. 75 shows the entire flow of the processing for enabling movement at any time of the present / past / future. First, as step S201, when the label software is started,
The CPU 51 determines the unit of time movement, that is, the above-mentioned time increase / decrease interval (time increase / decrease step), as step S202
It is determined whether or not there is a change. If it is determined that there is no change in the time increase / decrease interval (time increase / decrease step), the process proceeds to step S204. If it is determined that there is a change, the process proceeds to step S203. . When proceeding to the process of step S203, the CPU 51 performs a process of changing the time movement unit according to the operation from the user, that is, a process of changing the time increase / decrease interval (time increase / decrease step). Next, as step S204, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the movement of the time of the label displayed on the desktop has been instructed. If it is determined that the movement has not been instructed, the process proceeds to step S206, and the CPU 51 proceeds to step S206. If it is determined that there is no
Proceed to step 5. When the process proceeds to step S205, C
The PU 51 performs a time movement process, that is, a process of moving to a desktop screen in a past mode or a future mode. After the time movement processing in step S205, the CPU 51
Updates the display at the set time as step S206, and proceeds to the process of step S207. Then, C
The PU 51 determines whether or not the processing has been completed in step S207, and if not, proceeds to step S2.
02, and when the processing is completed, the flow proceeds to the processing in step S208. When the process proceeds to step S208, the CPU 51
Performs label software termination processing.

FIG. 76 shows a detailed processing flow of the processing in step S203 of FIG. 75. In FIG. 76,
When the process of changing the time movement unit (changing the time increase / decrease interval) is started, the CPU 51 determines in step S211 whether the unit of the information change point has been set as the movement unit. If it is determined that the setting has been made, the process proceeds to step S213. If it is determined that the setting has not been made, the process proceeds to step S212. When proceeding to the processing of step S213, the CPU 51 sets a change point of the information as a time movement interval (time increase / decrease interval, time increase / decrease step), ends the movement unit change processing, and ends the step of FIG. The process proceeds to S204. Further, when proceeding to the processing of step S212, the CPU 51
Specified units (100 years, 10 years, 1 year, January, 1
, Etc.) are set as time movement intervals (time increase / decrease intervals, time increase / decrease steps), and then the process of changing the movement unit is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S204 in FIG.

FIG. 77 shows a detailed processing flow of the processing in step S205 in FIG. 75. In FIG. 77,
When the time movement process is started, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the movement time is directly specified from the operation time display unit oti at Step S221. If it is determined that the time is directly specified, the process proceeds to Step S223.
If it is determined that it is not directly specified, the process proceeds to step S222. When proceeding to the processing of step S223, the CPU 51 sets the directly specified time as a movement time (time increase / decrease interval, time increase / decrease step), ends the movement processing for the time, and performs the processing of step S206 in FIG. 75. Proceed to. Further, when proceeding to the process of step S222, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the interval of the change point of the information is set as the time movement interval (time increase / decrease interval, time increase / decrease step), When it is determined that the interval has not been set, the process proceeds to step S225, and when it is determined that the interval between the change points has been set, the process proceeds to step S224. When proceeding to the process of step S225, the CPU 51 performs a process of advancing (or returning) the time at a set time interval, ends the moving process for the time, and proceeds to the process of step S206 in FIG. When the process proceeds to step S224, C
The PU 51 searches for the next (or previous) change point. Next, in step S226, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the next (or previous) change point has been found. If it is determined that the next change point has not been found, the CPU 51 ends the movement process for that time and returns to step S206 in FIG. Proceed to the process, and if it is determined that it is found, proceed to the process of step S227. When proceeding to the processing of step S227, the CPU 51 sets the time found by the above search as the moved time, and thereafter ends the moving processing for that time and proceeds to the processing of step S206 in FIG.

Next, the label software according to the present embodiment has the above-described functions, so that it can be used as a user interface for moving the label on the desktop over time.
It is possible to use a jog dial. By using the jog dial, the operation of advancing the time / returning the time is realized by the operation of turning the jog dial clockwise / clockwise, and as a result, the time movement operation can be performed smoothly.

Further, according to the label software of the present embodiment, by having the above-mentioned function, the operation of pressing the jog dial can be assigned to the change of the time interval for moving forward / backward. . Therefore, all operations for changing the time of the label can be realized only by operating the jog dial, and as a result, the change of the time can be completed without using a general keyboard or mouse.

Further, according to the label software of the present embodiment, by having the above-described functions, the operation of pressing the jog dial can be performed not only by changing the constant time increase / decrease interval of the label display but also by the label information Can also be assigned to the change point movement. As a result, the movement of the time focusing only on the information change point can be realized only by operating the jog dial.

Further, according to the label software of the present embodiment, by having the above-described functions, the amount of movement of the label time can be varied in accordance with the rotation speed of the jog dial. Can also be searched quickly.

Further, according to the label software of the present embodiment, by having the above-described function, the push of the jog dial is used as a trigger to the time movement mode, and the subsequent rotation / push operation of the jog dial is described above. It is assigned to the time movement operation, and by separating the function by pressing the jog dial short and long, you can realize all the operations of entering the time movement mode / moving the time / exiting the time movement mode only with the jog dial It has become. This makes it possible to browse (browse) information scattered in the past / present / future only with the jog dial. However, for data correction, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse is required.

Further, according to the label software of the present embodiment, a shift key (Shift key) and a control key (Ctrl
Key) is used together to execute the opposite function or the like, thereby further facilitating the time movement operation. That is, for example, by pressing the jog dial, the unit of the time increase / decrease interval to be changed is changed from a larger one to a smaller one, while the shift key (Shift) is changed.
When the key) and the jog dial are used together, the unit of the time increase / decrease interval is changed more easily by changing the unit of the time increase / decrease interval in the opposite direction to the case of the operation of the jog dial alone.

FIGS. 78 to 81 show the flow of processing in the CPU 51 in the case where the function of moving the time to the present / past / future by operating the jog dial described above is realized by a personal computer using the label software of the present embodiment. Show.

FIG. 78 shows the overall flow in the case where the time movement to the present / past / future is realized by operating the jog dial. First, when the label software is activated in step S231, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S23.
In step S234, it is determined whether the jog dial has been pressed. If it is determined that the jog dial has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S234.
If it is determined that the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S2.
It proceeds to the process of 33. When the process proceeds to step S233,
The CPU 51 performs a process of browsing information by rotating the jog dial. Next, the CPU 51 determines in step S
When the process proceeds to the process of 234, it is determined whether or not the process is completed. If the process is not completed, the process returns to the step S232, and if completed, the process proceeds to the step S235.
When proceeding to the processing of step S235, the CPU 51 performs a label software end processing.

FIG. 79 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S233 in FIG. 78. In FIG. 79,
When the browse processing by the jog dial is started in step S241, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S242.
It is determined whether or not the jog dial has been pressed for a long time (the long press of the jog dial (the interval between pressing and releasing the press is 1 second or more)), and if it is determined that the jog dial has been pressed for a long time, the browse processing is terminated and 78 Step S23
The process proceeds to step S243, and if it is determined that the button has not been pressed for a long time, the process proceeds to step S243. When the process proceeds to step S243, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the jog dial has been pressed (that is, when the interval from the pressing of the jog dial to the release of the jog dial is 1 second or less). Proceeds to the process of step S245, and if it is determined that the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to the process of step S244. When the process proceeds to step S244, the CPU 51
Performs the change processing of the time movement unit according to the pressing operation of the jog dial. Next, the CPU 51 determines in step S
In step S245, it is determined whether or not the jog dial has been rotated. If it is determined that the jog dial has not been rotated, the process returns to step S242. If it is determined that the jog dial has been rotated, the process returns to step S246. Proceed to processing. When proceeding to the process of step S246, the CPU 51
The time movement processing according to the rotation operation of the jog dial is performed. Next, when the process proceeds to step S247, the CPU 51 changes the display at the set time, and thereafter returns to the process of step S242. On the other hand, step S24
In step S2 of FIG. 78, the CPU 51 terminates the browsing process using the jog dial.
Proceed to the process of 34.

FIG. 80 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S244 in FIG. 79. In FIG. 80,
The CPU 51 determines whether or not the shift key is pressed as step S251. If it is determined that the shift key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S253. If it is determined that the shift key is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S252. . When the process proceeds to step S252, the CPU 51 determines the current time interval unit (time increment / decrement unit, time increment / decrement step).
Determines whether the unit is the minimum unit. When it is determined that the unit is the minimum unit, the process proceeds to step S255. When it is determined that the unit is not the minimum unit, the process proceeds to step S254. Also, the CPU 51 when the process proceeds to the process of step S253
Is to determine whether the current time interval unit (time increment / decrement unit, time increment / decrement step) is the maximum unit. If it is determined that the unit is the maximum unit, the process proceeds to step S255. Proceeds to the process of step S256. CPU 51 when proceeding to the process of step S254
Sets the next unit on the operation time display unit oti as the interval of time movement (time increment / decrement unit, time increment / decrement step), and thereafter ends the movement unit change process and proceeds to the process of step S245 in FIG. move on. In addition, when the CPU 51 proceeds to the process of step S255, the CPU 51 sets a change point of the information as a time movement interval (time increase / decrease unit, time increase / decrease step), ends the change process of the movement unit, and ends the process of FIG. The process proceeds to step S245. Further, the CPU 51 when the process proceeds to the process of step S256
Sets the previous unit on the operation time display unit oti as an interval of time movement (time increment / decrement unit, time increment / decrement step), and thereafter ends the movement unit change processing and proceeds to the processing of step S245 in FIG. move on.

FIG. 81 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S246 in FIG. 79. In FIG. 81,
The CPU 51 determines whether or not a continuous rotation operation has been performed on the jog dial as Step S261. If it is determined that the continuous rotation operation has been performed, the process proceeds to Step S263, and the continuous rotation operation has not been performed. When the determination is made, the process proceeds to step S262. When proceeding to the processing of step S263, the CPU 51
In step S2, after setting to accelerate the time increase / decrease process in response to the continuous rotation operation of the jog dial, that is, to set the time movement amount to be accelerated,
Proceed to step 62. When the process proceeds to step S262,
The CPU 51 determines whether or not an interval between information change points has been set as a time movement interval (time increment / decrement unit, time increment / decrement step). The process proceeds to S264, and if it is determined that the interval between the changing points is not set, the process proceeds to step S265. In step S264, the CPU 51 determines the next (or previous) information change point in consideration of the determination result in step S261 (that is, when the acceleration is set in step S263). Then, the process proceeds to the process of step S267. When the process proceeds to step S265, the CPU 5
In step 1, the determination result in step S261 is taken into consideration (that is, when acceleration is set in step S263), the time is advanced (or returned) by the set time interval, and After terminating the time movement processing, the flow proceeds to the processing in step S247 in FIG. Further, when proceeding to the process of step S267, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the next (or previous) change point of the information has been found, and if found, proceeds to the process of step S268, and if not found, proceeds to step S269. Proceed to processing. When the process proceeds to step S268, the CPU 51
Sets the found time as the travel time,
The movement process for the time is completed, and step S24 in FIG.
Proceed to step 7. Further, when proceeding to the processing of step S269, the CPU 51 sets the time of the last (or first) change point as the moving time, ends the moving processing for that time, and proceeds to the processing of step S247 in FIG. .

Next, the label software according to the present embodiment has the above-described functions, so that the time movement operation by the jog dial as described above can be reflected on the screen (that is, reflected as a jog dial guide). Also, in the label software of the present embodiment, a part of the screen (the rotation animation part ra of the time view console) can be displayed as a rotation animation in accordance with the rotation operation of the jog dial, and the rotation direction of the jog dial is different. Can be expressed by changing the direction of the rotation animation.

Further, the label software of the present embodiment is
The current time is displayed numerically on the operation time display unit oti, and the year graph is displayed on the year gauge unit cg. These displays can be updated in real time. Makes the change more understandable. Note that the current time and the time of the label displayed on the desktop are indicated by different lines (for example, lines of different colors) on the year graph, so that the relationship between the current time and the display time can be easily confirmed. Like that.

Further, the label software according to the present embodiment changes the image of the desktop background depending on the past, present, and future, thereby clarifying the operation that can be performed now. For example, by changing the image on the desktop background, it is easy for the user to understand that the past cannot be modified, the label operation can only be reserved in the future, and all operations are now possible. providing.

FIGS. 82 and 83 show the flow of processing in the CPU 51 in the case where the display function of the jog dial guide and the year calendar described above is realized by a personal computer using the label software of this embodiment.

FIG. 82 shows the entire flow when the operation of the jog dial is used as a user interface for time movement. First, when the label software is started in step S271, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S2.
At 72, it is determined whether or not the jog dial has been rotated. If it is determined that the jog dial has not been rotated, the process proceeds to step S274. If it is determined that the jog dial has been rotated, the process proceeds to step S273. When proceeding to the process of step S273, the CPU 51 performs a process of browsing information according to the rotation of the jog dial. Next, C
When proceeding to the process of step S274, the PU 51 determines whether or not the process has been completed. If the process has not been completed, the PU 51 returns to step S272.
Proceed to 275. When proceeding to the process of step S275, the CPU 51 performs a label software end process.

FIG. 83 shows a detailed flow of the process in step S273 in FIG. In FIG. 83,
When the browse processing according to the jog dial operation is started in step S281, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S281.
As 282, it is determined whether or not the jog dial has been rotated. If it is determined that the jog dial has been rotated, the process proceeds to step S283. If it is determined that the jog dial has not been rotated, the process proceeds to step S288. When proceeding to the processing of step S283, the CPU 51 displays the rotation animation corresponding to the rotation direction of the jog dial, and
In step 284, time movement processing is performed in accordance with the direction and amount of rotation of the jog dial.
At 285, the time display and the year graph are updated by the time movement processing. Next, the CPU 51 determines in step S
In step 286, it is determined whether the past / present / future state has changed. If it is determined that the state has not changed, the process proceeds to step S288. If it is determined that the state has changed, step S287 occurs. Proceed to processing. When proceeding to the processing of step S287, the CPU 51 updates the background image of the desktop screen according to the past / present / future state, and proceeds to the processing of step S288. Step S
When proceeding to the process of 288, the CPU 51 determines whether or not to end the browse process in accordance with the jog dial operation. If it is determined that the browse process is not to be terminated, the process returns to step S282. S28
After performing the browsing end process in step 9, the process proceeds to the process in step S274 in FIG.

Next, the label software of the present embodiment has the above-described functions, and determines whether or not each label information can be changed during browsing of past / present / future information. Is displayed on the label, and the function of presenting the state of the label to the user is realized. As a method of displaying the state of the label, a method of displaying the label as an icon on a part of the label, a method of bordering the label (for example, changing a color of the border), and the like are conceivable. When the method of bordering the label is adopted, the label state can be confirmed even if a part of the label is covered by another window. Also,
The state of the label is not two states of correction possible / correction prohibition, but if the number of states is further increased so that the reason of the correction prohibition can be understood, the user can check the state in more detail.

FIG. 84 shows the flow of processing in the CPU 51 when the above-described label state presentation function is realized by a personal computer using the label software of this embodiment.
86 to FIG.

FIG. 84 shows the overall flow of the function of presenting the label status to the user. First, step S291
When the label software is activated, the CPU 51
In step S292, the jog dial is rotated, the keyboard is operated, and the up / down buttons tub and tdb are pressed.
It is determined whether or not the time movement operation has been performed by, for example, and if it is determined that the time movement operation has not been performed, the process proceeds to step S294. If it is determined that the time movement operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S293. Proceed to processing.
When proceeding to the process of step S293, the CPU 51 performs a process of browsing information according to the time movement operation. next,
When the process proceeds to step S294, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the process has been completed. When the process has not been completed, the process returns to step S292, and when completed, the process proceeds to step S295. When proceeding to the process of step S295, the CPU 51 performs a label software end process.

FIG. 85 shows a detailed flow of the process in step S293 of FIG. 84. In FIG. 85,
When the browsing process by the time movement operation is started in step S301, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S302.
It is determined whether the display time has been changed by the time movement operation. If it is determined that the display time has been changed, the process proceeds to step S303. If it is determined that the display time has not been changed, the process proceeds to step S303. The process proceeds to S307. When the process proceeds to step S303, the CPU 51
Performs a time movement process according to the time movement operation,
Next, in step S304, the label information is updated. Next, as step S305, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the past / present / future state has changed.
If it is determined that the state has not changed, step S30
The process proceeds to step S306, and if it is determined that the state has changed, the process proceeds to step S306. In step S306, the CPU 51 updates the label editable state (for example, changes the color of the border) according to the past / present / future state, and then proceeds to step S307.
In step S307, the CPU 51 determines whether or not to end the browsing process. If it is determined that the browsing process is not to be ended, the process returns to step S302. If it is determined that the browsing process is to be ended, the browsing is performed in step S308. After the end processing of (1) is performed, the flow proceeds to the processing of step S294 in FIG.

FIG. 86 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S306 in FIG. 85. In FIG. 86,
When the process of updating the label status is started in step S311, the CPU 51 determines in step S312 whether or not the label is displayed. If it is determined that the label is displayed, the process proceeds to step S313. ,
If it is determined that the message is not displayed, the process proceeds to step S318. When the processing proceeds to step S313, the CPU
51 determines whether the display time is past / present / future, and if it is determined that the display time is in the past, step S3 is performed.
The process proceeds to step S15, and if it is determined to be the future, the process proceeds to step S314. If it is determined to be the present, the process proceeds to step S317. If it is determined in step S313 that it is the future, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S313.
At 314, it is determined whether or not the label is a future label. If it is determined that the label is a future label, the process proceeds to step S31.
The process advances to step S316 if it is determined that the label is not the future label. When the CPU 51 proceeds to the process of step S315, the CPU 51 sets the label state to “not editable” (past label), and then proceeds to the process of step S318. CPU when proceeding to the processing of step S316
51 sets the label status to non-editable (current label), and then proceeds to the process of step S318. Step S3
When the CPU 51 proceeds to the process of step S17, the CPU 51 sets the state of the label to be editable (current label or future label), and then proceeds to the process of step S318. Step S318
The CPU 51 determines whether or not the update processing of the state of all the labels has been completed. If it is determined that the update processing has not been completed, the process returns to step S312, and if it is determined that the update has been completed. Goes to the process of step 319.
When the process proceeds to step S319, the CPU 51 performs a process of ending the update of the label state, and then proceeds to the process of step S307 in FIG.

Next, as described above, the label software according to the present embodiment is provided with a shortcut button (current button bb) for returning to the current time on the time view console TVC, so that even when browsing the past or future, You can immediately return to the current time.

FIGS. 87 and 88 show the flow of processing in the CPU 51 when the above-mentioned shortcut button function is realized by a personal computer using the label software of this embodiment.

FIG. 87 shows a time view console TV.
The entire flow at the time of realizing instantaneous return to the current time by the current button bb of C is shown. First, step S32
When the label software is activated as 1, the CPU 51
In step S322, it is determined whether or not the browsing process has started. If it is determined that the browsing process has started, the process proceeds to step S323. If it is determined that the browsing process has not started, the process proceeds to step S324.
When the process proceeds to step S323, the CPU 51 starts the information browsing process, and then proceeds to the process in step S324. When the process proceeds to step S324, the CPU
51 determines whether or not the processing has been completed, and if not completed, returns to step S322; otherwise, proceeds to the processing of step S325. Step S325
When the process proceeds to (3), the CPU 51 performs end processing of the label software.

FIG. 88 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S323 in FIG. 87. In FIG. 88,
When the browsing process is started in step S331, the CPU 51 determines in step S332 whether or not the display time has been changed. If it is determined that the display time has been changed, the process proceeds to step S333, and the CPU 51 proceeds to step S333. If it is determined that the time has not been changed, step S
Proceed to 336. When proceeding to the process of step S333, the CPU 51 performs a time movement process according to the time movement operation, and then determines whether or not the current button bb is pressed in step S334, and determines that the button bb is pressed. Proceeds to the process of step S335, and if it is determined that the button has not been pressed, the process proceeds to the process of step S336. When proceeding to the processing of step S335, the CPU 51 sets the display time to the current time, and then proceeds to the processing of step S336. When proceeding to the processing in step S336, the CPU 51
It is determined whether or not to end the browse process. If it is determined that the browse process is not to be ended, the process returns to step S332, and
If it is determined that the processing is to be ended, browsing end processing is performed in step S337, and the process proceeds to step S324 in FIG.

Next, the label software of the present embodiment makes the design of the label software icon IL on the task tray TT different in the current mode, the past mode, and the future mode as described above, and further hides all the icons in the current mode. By making the states different, a selectable menu can be predicted in advance without displaying the context menu. Note that this method is useful not only for an application having a time shift process but also for all applications in which a main window does not exist and a menu is assigned to a task tray icon. In an application that has a main window, the status can be displayed in the main window, but the task tray icon is always visible, so even when the main window is minimized, the main window can be restored to its original size. The menu item status can be predicted without returning.

The flow of processing in the CPU 51 in the case where the function of making the design of the label software icon IL on the task tray TT different by the personal computer by the label software of the present embodiment is shown in FIGS.
It is shown in FIG.

[0308] Fig. 89 shows the entirety of realizing that the design of the label soft icon IL on the task tray TT is made different in the current mode, the past mode, and the future mode, and is made different even when all are hidden in the current mode. Show the flow. First, when the label software is started in step S341, the CPU 51 determines in step S342 whether or not the entire label is hidden, and when it is determined that the label is not displayed, step S3 is performed.
The process proceeds to the process of 43, and if it is determined that the display is not hidden, the process proceeds to the process of step S344. Step S343
The CPU 51 sets the non-display icon on the task tray TT, and then proceeds to the process of step S345. When the process proceeds to step S344, the CP
U51 sets the normal icon on the task tray TT, and then proceeds to the process of step S345. Step S3
In step 45, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the browsing process has been started. When it is determined that the browsing process has been started, the process proceeds to step S346. When it is determined that the browsing process has not been started, the process proceeds to step S347. Proceed to processing. When the process proceeds to step S346, the CPU 51
Starts the information browsing process, and then proceeds to step S
Proceed to 347. When proceeding to the processing of step S347, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the processing has been completed, and if not completed, returns to step S342,
When the processing has been completed, the process proceeds to step S348. When proceeding to the processing of step S348, the CPU 51 performs end processing of the label software.

FIG. 90 shows a detailed flow of the process in step S346 in FIG. 89. In FIG. 90,
When the browse process is started in step S351, the CPU 51 determines in step S352 whether or not the display time has been changed. When it is determined that the display time has been changed, the CPU 51 proceeds to the process in step S353 and performs display. If it is determined that the time has not been changed, step S
Proceed to 357. When proceeding to the processing of step S353, the CPU 51 performs time movement processing according to the time movement operation, and then updates the label information in step S354, and then proceeds to the processing of step S355. In step S355, the CPU 51 determines whether the past / present / future state has changed. When it is determined that the state has changed, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S356. The process proceeds to step S357. When proceeding to the processing of step S356, the CPU 51
After the task tray icon is updated, the process proceeds to step S357. When proceeding to the processing of step S357, the CPU 51 determines whether or not to end the browsing processing.
Returning to the processing of 52, if it is determined that the processing is to be ended, the browser ending processing is performed in step S358, and then the processing proceeds to the processing of step S374 in FIG.

FIG. 91 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S356 in FIG. 90. In FIG. 91,
When the icon updating process is started in step S361, the CPU 51 determines in step S362 whether the display time is past / present / future, and when it is determined that the display time is in the past, the process in step S363. To
If it is determined to be the present, the process proceeds to step S364, and if it is determined to be the future, the process proceeds to step S365. When the process proceeds to step S363, the CPU 5
1 is a label software icon IL on the task tray TT
After setting the past icon as shown in FIG. 42 (b), the process proceeds to step S366. Step S
Upon proceeding to the process of 364, the CPU 51
FIG. 42A shows the label software icon IL on T.
After setting the current icon as shown in FIG.
Proceed to 366. After proceeding to the processing of step S365, the CPU 51 sets the future icon as shown in FIG. 42C to the label soft icon IL on the task tray TT, and then proceeds to the processing of step S366. When proceeding to the process of step S366, the CPU 51
After the icon update processing is completed, step S of FIG.
Proceed to 357.

[0311] As a medium used to install a program for realizing the above-described series of processing in a computer and to make it executable by the computer, for example, a floppy disk, a CD-RO
It may be realized not only by package media such as M and DVD, but also by a semiconductor memory or a magnetic disk in which a program is temporarily or permanently stored, and may be realized by a cable such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting. And a wireless communication medium, and various communication interfaces such as a router and a modem for transferring or receiving a program provided through these communication media. Means a broad concept including.

[0312]

As apparent from the above description, the information processing apparatus, method, and medium of the present invention hold at least an application program that handles the concept of time.
By performing a process based on the application program and reflecting, on a display screen of the display device, a time axis control state in the application program based on at least an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from an operation unit capable of performing a rotation operation, for example, a personal computer When the concept of time is handled on a computer, operations such as designation and movement of time can be performed easily and easily, and a change in date and time can be shown to a user in an easily understandable manner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a notebook personal computer to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main body of the notebook personal computer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a jog dial which is a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the main body on a jog dial side.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the jog dial.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a contact mounting board which is a main part of the jog dial shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front sectional view of the jog dial.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the jog dial.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the used device showing a state where the jog dial is attached to the used device.

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway top view for explaining a rotary encoder constituting the jog dial.

FIG. 11 is a top view for explaining a push switch section of the jog dial.

12 is an electrical circuit diagram of the notebook personal computer whose external appearance is shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration in which the embedded controller monitors the state of the rotary encoder unit of the jog dial via a rotation detection unit.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart when the embedded controller executes a jog dial state monitoring program.

FIG. 15 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the rotation detector in FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a jog dial state monitoring program executed by the CPU of the notebook computer after the power switch is turned on.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display example of a jog dial menu.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing another display example of the jog dial menu.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing another display example of the jog dial menu.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a submenu.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing another display example of the sub menu.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a notification process performed by a jog dial compatible application to a jog dial status monitoring program executed by a CPU.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating an event operation depending on whether the application is a jog dial compatible application or a non-compliant application.

FIG. 24 is a first example of a jog dial application.
It is a figure which shows the example of a window display of the specific example of FIG.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a state in which an application is registered in an application list activated from the launcher function, particularly in setting of a jog dial.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a mutual relationship among three data of a project, a label, and an object handled by the label software of the embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of a desktop screen in a normal mode.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a desktop screen in a current (Present) mode.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a desktop screen in a past (Past) mode.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a desktop screen in a future mode.

FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating an example of a label window screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 32 is a diagram used to explain a tooltip indicating a playback time (a time during which a sound is recorded) associated with a play and pause button.

FIG. 33 is a diagram used to describe a tooltip indicating the content of a link (file path or URL of a link destination) associated with a link button.

FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating an example of an alarm icon and a repetition icon.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a time view console window in a bar state.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a time view console window in a floating state.

FIG. 37 is an enlarged view showing only the vicinity of the rotation animation section at the left end of the time view console in a bar state.

FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an operation menu when a label is set to “display all” in a normal mode.

FIG. 39: “Hide all” for label in normal mode
It is a figure showing the example of a display of the operation menu at the time of being made into a state.

FIG. 40 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an operation menu in a past mode.

FIG. 41 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an operation menu in a future mode.

FIG. 42 is a diagram used to explain different icons in a current mode, a past mode, and a future mode.

FIG. 43 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a create new project dialog.

FIG. 44 is a diagram showing a display example of a time setting dialog at the time of import displaying project information.

FIG. 45 is a diagram showing a display example of a project import dialog.

FIG. 46 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a dialog for specifying an import method.

FIG. 47 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a project export dialog.

FIG. 48 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a project property dialog.

FIG. 49 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a label property dialog.

FIG. 50 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a text edit dialog.

FIG. 51 is a diagram used to explain how a recording time and a tooltip indicating the maximum recording time when a recording is selected and a play button are changed to a record button.

FIG. 52 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a link edit dialog.

FIG. 53 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a clipboard object selection dialog.

FIG. 54 is a diagram used to explain the definition of a text margin and an image margin.

FIG. 55 is a diagram showing a dialog display example when a default label layout is selected in the label setting dialog.

FIG. 56 is a diagram illustrating a sample displayed and used for explaining a label layout operation by dragging.

FIG. 57 is a diagram illustrating a label display example when executing a custom layout.

FIG. 58 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an alarm dialog.

FIG. 59 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a current label deletion dialog.

FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a display example of a future label deletion dialog.

FIG. 61 is a diagram showing a display example of a warning dialog when pasting a link.

FIG. 62 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a jog dial guide in a normal mode.

FIG. 63 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a jog dial guide in a time view mode.

FIG. 64 is a diagram illustrating a dialog display example when label setting is selected in the label setting dialog.

FIG. 65 is a diagram illustrating a dialog display example when recording setting is selected in the label setting dialog.

FIG. 66 is a diagram illustrating a dialog display example when image setting is selected in the label setting dialog.

FIG. 67 is a diagram illustrating a dialog display example when an environment setting is selected in the label setting dialog.

FIG. 68 is a flowchart showing the flow of the entire processing in the case where the state of a label at an arbitrary point in the past is reproduced, the reservation and reproduction of an operation for a future label, and the alarm processing are realized by the CPU.

FIG. 69 is a step S132 in the flowchart of FIG. 68;
6 is a flowchart showing details of an operation recording process.

FIG. 70 is a step S133 in the flowchart of FIG. 68;
6 is a flowchart showing details of the alarm processing of FIG.

FIG. 71 is a step S134 in the flowchart of FIG. 68;
9 is a flowchart showing details of the label update process.

FIG. 72 is a flowchart showing the flow of the entire process when the CPU implements the process of indirectly pasting all information on a label by a link.

FIG. 73 is step S173 in the flowchart of FIG. 72;
5 is a flowchart showing details of a link editing process.

FIG. 74 is a step S175 in the flowchart of FIG. 72;
9 is a flowchart showing details of the link execution process.

FIG. 75 is a flowchart showing an overall flow when the CPU realizes a process enabling time movement at an arbitrary time in the present / past / future.

FIG. 76 is a step S203 in the flowchart of FIG. 75;
9 is a flowchart showing details of a change process of a movement unit of FIG.

FIG. 77 is a step S205 in the flowchart of FIG. 75;
9 is a flowchart showing details of the time movement process.

FIG. 78 is a flowchart showing an overall flow when the CPU implements processing for realizing time movement to the present / past / future by operating the jog dial;

FIG. 79 is a step S233 in the flowchart of FIG. 78;
9 is a flowchart showing details of the information browsing process.

FIG. 80 is a step S244 in the flowchart of FIG. 79;
9 is a flowchart showing details of a change process of a movement unit of FIG.

FIG. 81 is a step S246 in the flowchart of FIG. 79;
9 is a flowchart showing details of the time movement process.

FIG. 82 is a flowchart showing an overall flow in the case where the CPU implements a process of using the operation of the jog dial as a user interface for time movement.

FIG. 83 is a step S273 in the flowchart of FIG. 82;
9 is a flowchart showing details of the information browsing process.

FIG. 84 is a flowchart showing an overall flow in the case where the function of presenting the state of the label to the user by changing the color of the edge of the correction prohibition label is realized by the CPU.

FIG. 85: Step S293 of the flowchart in FIG. 84
9 is a flowchart showing details of the information browsing process.

FIG. 86 is a step S307 in the flowchart of FIG. 85;
13 is a flowchart showing details of a label editable state update process.

FIG. 87 is a flowchart showing an overall flow in the case where the CPU realizes a function of immediately returning to the current time by the current button of the time view console.

FIG. 88 is a step S323 in the flowchart of FIG. 87;
9 is a flowchart showing details of the information browsing process.

FIG. 89 shows an overall flow of a case in which a CPU realizes a function of making the design of the task tray icon different in the current mode, the past mode, and the future mode, and further, making the design different even in a state where all are hidden in the current mode. It is a flowchart shown.

FIG. 90 is a step S346 of the flowchart in FIG. 89;
9 is a flowchart showing details of the information browsing process.

FIG. 91 is step S356 of the flowchart in FIG. 90;
13 is a flowchart showing details of a task tray icon update process.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 notebook personal computer, 2 main unit,
3 display unit, 4 jog dial, 5 keyboard, 6 touch pad, 7 LCD, L label,
TT task tray, IL icon, TVC
Time view console

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Next, the contents of the settings in the label software of this embodiment will be described below. In the label software of the present embodiment, “label setting”, “default label layout setting”, “sound recording setting”,
“Image setting” and “environment setting” are possible. These settings are saved in the registry and used as common settings for all projects.

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In the "setting of default label layout", a default layout is set in the above-described layout portion.

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FIG. 70 shows the detailed flow of the alarm process in step S133 in FIG. In FIG. 70, when the alarm process is started, the CPU 51 determines whether or not an alarm is set on the label, in Step S151. In this step S151,
If it is determined that an alarm has not been set for the label, the process proceeds to step S156. On the other hand, step S
If it is determined in 151 that an alarm has been set on the label, the CPU 51 determines whether the current time has passed the alarm setting time (whether or not the alarm setting time has elapsed), and has determined that the time has passed. If so, step S153
If it is determined that the time has not passed, the process proceeds to step S156. The CPU 51 determines in step S153
In step S154, an alarm is sounded, and thereafter, in step S154, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to display a target label corresponding to the alarm. The CPU 51
If it is determined in step S154 that the target label does not need to be displayed, the process proceeds to step S156. If it is determined that the target label needs to be displayed, the process proceeds to step S155. When the process proceeds to step S155, the CPU 5
1 sets the display time to the time that the target label saves,
Next, the process proceeds to step S156. Step S156
CPU 51 determines whether or not the processing of the alarms for all the labels has been completed. If it is determined that the processing has not been completed, the processing returns to step S151. If it is determined that the processing has been completed, the processing proceeds to step S151. The alarm processing is ended, and the flow proceeds to the processing in step S134 in FIG.

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FIG. 88 shows the detailed flow of the process in step S323 in FIG. 87. In FIG. 88,
When the browsing process is started in step S331, the CPU 51 determines in step S332 whether or not the display time has been changed. If it is determined that the display time has been changed, the process proceeds to step S333, and the CPU 51 proceeds to step S333. If it is determined that the time has not been changed, step S
The process proceeds to 334. When proceeding to the process of step S333, the CPU 51 performs a time movement process according to the time movement operation, and then determines whether or not the current button bb is pressed in step S334, and determines that the button bb is pressed. Proceeds to the process of step S335, and if it is determined that the button has not been pressed, the process proceeds to the process of step S336. When proceeding to the processing of step S335, the CPU 51 sets the display time to the current time, and then proceeds to the processing of step S336. When proceeding to the processing in step S336, the CPU 51
It is determined whether or not to end the browse process. If it is determined that the browse process is not to be ended, the process returns to step S332, and
If it is determined that the processing is to be ended, browsing end processing is performed in step S337, and the process proceeds to step S324 in FIG.

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Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A holding unit for holding at least an application program that handles a concept of time, a processing unit for performing processing based on the application program, an operating unit capable of at least rotating operation, and a rotating operation from the operating unit. A display control means for reflecting a time axis control state on the application program based on the operation signal to be performed on a display screen of a display device. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays a time axis moving state on the application program based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from the operation means on a display screen of a display device as a rotation animation. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The display control means displays a time axis control state on the application program based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from the operation means on a display screen of a display device by numerical display and / or a time graph. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is displayed by: 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display control means displays the real time and the time of the application program on the time graph in a distinguishable manner. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means changes a background image on a display screen of the display device according to a time on the application program. 6. The holding means holds a predetermined processing unit handled by the application program in association with time information, and based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from the operating means, A search unit configured to search for information of a predetermined processing unit corresponding to the time information, wherein the display control unit controls a time axis control state on the application program corresponding to the predetermined processing unit searched by the search unit; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is reflected on a display screen of the display device. 7. The holding unit holds the predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted in association with time information, and the predetermined unit retrieved from the holding unit by the search unit. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a reproducing unit configured to reproduce the state of the predetermined processing unit based on the information. 8. The object information having different attributes is text information, audio information, and image information including a moving image, and the predetermined processing unit is data for displaying a sticky note on a display screen of a display device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display control means displays the sticky note on a display screen of the display device. 9. An application program that handles at least the concept of time, performs a process based on the application program, and executes at least a time on the application program based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from an operation unit capable of rotating operation. An information processing method comprising: reflecting an axis control state on a display screen of a display device. 10. A time axis moving state on the application program based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from the operation means is displayed as a rotation animation on a display screen of a display device. 9
The information processing method described. 11. A time axis control state on the application program based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from the operation means is displayed on a display screen of a display device by numerical display and / or a time graph. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein 12. The information processing method according to claim 11, wherein the real time and the time of the application program are identifiably displayed on the time graph. 13. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein a background image on a display screen of a display device is changed according to time on the application program. 14. A predetermined processing unit handled by the application program is stored in association with time information, and based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation from the operation means, the predetermined processing unit corresponds to the time information from the holding means. Searching for information of the predetermined processing unit, and reflecting a time axis control state on the application program corresponding to the predetermined processing unit searched by the search means on a display screen of a display device. 10. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein 15. The predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted is held in association with time information, and based on the retrieved information of the predetermined processing unit, the predetermined processing unit The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the state is reproduced. 16. The object information having different attributes is text information, audio information, and image information including moving images, and the predetermined processing unit is data for displaying a sticky note on a display screen of a display device. The information processing method according to claim 15, wherein the tag is displayed on a display screen of the display device. 17. A medium for providing an application program, which can be executed by an information processing apparatus and handles at least the concept of time, comprising: a step of performing a process based on the application program; Reflecting a time axis control state on the application program based on an operation signal corresponding to a rotation operation on a display screen of a display device, causing the information processing device to execute the program.