JP2008102612A - Ui display control method in ui controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a UI corresponding to the operation speed of a user in a UI controller. <P>SOLUTION: When the plotting of UI ends, a UI controller holds the plotting end time of UI, and calculates a time interval T between a time when the plotting of UI ends and a time when a user input is generated, and when the time interval T is smaller than a certain prescribed value, the UI controller switches a UI display mode from a display mode for displaying both an operation object and a non-operation object to a display mode for displaying only the operation object. Thus, it is possible to reduce any temporal stress on a user even when the user wants to quickly perform the UI operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a UI display control method for improving UI operability by changing a UI display format in accordance with an operation speed such as a user's key input operation.

  Some conventional UI control apparatuses have a variable guidance input function by judging the user's proficiency level from the user's device operation (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The invention of Patent Document 1 realizes a variable guidance input function by judging a user's proficiency level from a user's device operation.
JP 09-152926 A

  In recent years, UI control devices are increasingly equipped with relatively large display devices and video memories as compared to conventional UI control devices. Along with this, an increasing number of users provide UIs using animations that require a relatively long time for display. Since the UI display using the animation as described above requires a lot of calculations and the like, the display generally takes a relatively long time.

  In addition, many UI control devices that display a UI as described above include a pointing device such as a touch panel, and some of them display an operation object such as a button after drawing all objects to be displayed. is there. The display order may not be changed due to UI design. In such a case, since the user cannot operate the operation object while drawing the background and animation, for example, even when the user wants to operate quickly, the operation object is displayed. Had the problem of having to feel time stress because the object could not be manipulated.

  In order to solve the above problem, the user is requested to change the display mode, and the display mode that draws both the non-operation object and the operation object is omitted from the display mode that draws both the non-operation object and the operation object. A solution means such as switching to a mode can be considered, but it cannot be denied that it is complicated for the user.

  Therefore, if it is determined that the user desires quick processing and the UI display mode can be switched, it is possible to reduce time stress on the user's operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, a UI control apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a UI drawing end time recording means for recording a time at which drawing of all UI objects on a UI screen is completed, and Input interval calculation means for calculating the interval between the time held by the UI drawing end time recording means and the time when user input is performed, and UI simple display mode display for displaying only the operation object without drawing the non-operation object Means, a UI default display mode display means for displaying both non-operation objects and operation objects, and a display mode switching means for switching between the UI simple display mode and the UI default display mode, and a UI display according to the time interval. The UI is displayed by switching modes.

  The UI control apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention displays the UI by switching from the UI default display mode to the UI simple display mode when the time interval according to claim 1 is within a predetermined time. It is characterized by that.

  In addition, the UI control device according to claim 3 of the present invention includes a counting unit that counts when a time interval from when the drawing of all UI objects is completed until a user input is received is within a predetermined time. And when the value held by the counting means exceeds a predetermined value, the UI default display mode is switched to the UI simple display mode for display.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a UI control device comprising user instruction means capable of switching between the UI simple display mode and the UI default display mode, and a user can respond to an instruction from the instruction means. The UI display mode is switched at an arbitrary timing.

  According to the present invention, when the user wants to operate quickly by switching the UI display mode according to the interval between the time when drawing of all UI objects on the UI screen is completed and the time when user input is performed. It is possible to shorten the drawing time by simplifying the drawing. Thereby, the time stress when the user operates the UI control device can be reduced.

  Next, an embodiment of the UI control apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a display screen example in a UI default display mode for drawing both non-operation objects and operation objects. In the example of FIG. 1, an operation object is displayed on the left side of the screen. Also, the animation display part is displayed on the right side. The background is also displayed. In this embodiment, the UI is displayed in the UI default display mode immediately after the UI control device is activated.

  FIG. 2 shows a display screen example in the UI simple display mode in which the drawing of the non-operation object is omitted and only the operation object is drawn. In the example of FIG. 2, the operation object on the left side of the screen is displayed, but the animation part on the right side of the screen is not displayed. Also, the display of the background is omitted.

  FIG. 3 shows a part of UI screen configuration data. In the example of FIG. 3, the <start> tag indicates the start of UI drawing, and the <end> tag indicates the end of UI drawing.

  The <anime src = "anime1.swf" x = 400 y = 50> tag represents an animation display in the operation screen example of FIG.

  Also, <botton src = "image1.bmp" link = "menu_page" text = "to menu" x = 50 y = 50> tag described between <start> tag and <end> tag is the operation shown in FIG. It represents the “Go to Menu” button in the screen example, and <botton src = "image1.bmp" link = "setting_page" text = "to the setting screen" x = 50 y = 100> tag in the operation screen example of FIG. Represents the “To setting screen” button.

  FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the UI control device corresponding to the present invention. The UI control device includes at least a display device with a pointing device 4-1 such as a touch panel, at least a CPU 4-2 as a central processing unit, an interrupt control unit 4-3 which is one of processing programs and starts processing by an interrupt, a program A memory 4-4 used for storing data in the process of the above, a counter 4-5 for counting a counter, which will be described later, a timer 4-6 for acquiring time, and a UI controller main body 4-7. The memory 4-4 holds a display mode flag that is a flag for determining the current UI display mode. When the display mode flag is 1, the current UI display mode is the UI default display mode, and when the display mode flag is 0, the UI display mode is the UI simple display mode. Since the UI is displayed in the UI default display mode immediately after the UI control device is activated, the initial value of the display mode flag is 1.

  FIG. 5 is a process diagram showing a process of calculating an interval between the time when the <end> tag in the screen configuration data example shown in FIG. 3 is processed and the time when the operation of the operation object by the user occurs in the UI drawing process. In step 5-1, UI rendering processing is performed, and processing from the <start> tag to the <end> tag in the screen configuration data example of FIG. 3 is performed. In step 5-2, the time T1 when the <end> tag is processed is acquired. In step 5-3, it is determined whether an operation of the operation object by the user has occurred. In step 5-4, the time T2 when the operation object is operated by the user is acquired. In step 5-5, a time interval T between the time when the <end> tag is processed and the time when the operation of the operation object by the user occurs is obtained.

  FIG. 6 is a process diagram for displaying a UI in the simplified UI display mode when the value of the time interval T obtained in the process of FIG. 5 is smaller than a predetermined value. T is the time interval obtained in the process of FIG. M is a predetermined value. In step 6-1, it is determined whether the time interval T is smaller than the predetermined value M. In step 6-2, it is determined whether or not the display mode flag is 1. In step 6-3, the UI is displayed in the simple UI display mode. In step 6-4, the display mode flag is set to zero.

  FIG. 7 shows the counting when the time interval from when the drawing of all UI objects is completed until the user input is received is within a predetermined time, and when the value is larger than a predetermined value N, the UI is displayed. FIG. 10 is a processing diagram for displaying in the simple UI display mode. T is the time interval obtained in the process of FIG. M and N are predetermined values. In step 7-1, it is determined whether the time interval T is smaller than the predetermined value M. In step 7-2, the counter 1 is incremented by one. The counter 1 is used to count the number of times that the time interval T is smaller than the predetermined value M. In step 7-3, it is determined whether the value of the counter 1 is larger than N. In step 7-4, it is determined whether or not the display mode flag is 1. In step 7-5, the UI is displayed in the simple UI display mode. In step 7-6, the display mode flag is set to zero.

  FIG. 8 is a processing diagram for determining whether the user has pressed the UI simple display mode switching button and displaying the UI in the UI simple display mode if the user has pressed it. In step 8-1, it is determined whether the user has pressed the UI simple display mode switching button. In step 8-2, it is determined whether or not the display mode flag is 1. In step 8-3, the UI is displayed in the UI simple display mode. In step 8-4, the display mode flag is set to zero.

  FIG. 9 is a processing diagram for determining whether the user has pressed the UI default display mode switching button and displaying the UI in the UI default display mode if the user has pressed it. In step 9-1, it is determined whether the user has pressed the UI default display mode switching button. In step 9-2, it is determined whether or not the display mode flag is zero. In step 9-3, the UI is displayed in the UI default display mode. In step 9-4, the display mode flag is set to 1.

  FIG. 10 is a processing diagram for determining whether the user has logged off from the system, clearing the counter 1 to zero, and displaying the UI in the UI default display mode. In step 10-1, it is determined whether or not the user has logged off from the system. In order to determine whether or not the user has logged off, the user's login status is acquired using, for example, a system function provided by the system. In step 10-2, the counter 1 is cleared to zero. In step 10-3, it is determined whether or not the display mode flag is zero. In step 10-4, the UI is displayed in the UI default display mode. In step 10-5, the display mode flag is set to 1. It can be determined that the user has logged off, for example, when the user has logged off from the system, or when the user has been forcibly logged off from the system because there has been no input for a certain period of time.

  In the above-described embodiments, it is assumed that the operation is performed by a UI control apparatus having a pointing device as an input means. However, it goes without saying that this configuration can be implemented even by a UI control apparatus having only a key as an input means.

Example of operation screen displaying both operation objects and non-operation objects Example of operation screen without drawing non-operation objects Example showing part of UI screen configuration data Block diagram of a UI control device corresponding to the present invention Processing diagram for obtaining time interval T between UI drawing end time and user input time Processing chart for determining whether or not to display UI in simple UI display mode Processing chart for determining whether or not to display the UI from the counter 1 in the simple UI display mode Processing diagram when the user presses the UI simple display mode switching button Processing diagram when the user presses the UI default display mode switching button Processing diagram when the user logs off from the system

Explanation of symbols

4-1 Display Device Having UI Control Device Pointing Device Corresponding to Present Invention 4-2 UI Control Device CPU Corresponding to Present Invention
4-3 Interrupt Control Unit of UI Control Device Corresponding to Present Invention 4-4 Memory of UI Control Device Corresponding to Present Invention 4-5 Counting Unit Counting Counter of UI Control Device Corresponding to Present Invention 4-6 Time measuring unit for acquiring time of UI control device corresponding to the present invention

Claims (4)

  In a UI control device including a device as an input interface, a UI drawing end time recording unit that records a time when drawing of all UI objects on the UI screen is completed; a time that the UI drawing end time recording unit holds; Input interval calculation means for calculating a time interval with respect to the time when user input is performed, UI simple display mode display means for displaying only the operation object without drawing the non-operation object, both the non-operation object and the operation object A UI default display mode display means for displaying the UI, and a display mode switching means for switching between the UI simple display mode and the UI default display mode, and the UI is displayed by switching the UI display mode according to the time interval. UI control device.   2. The UI control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the time interval according to claim 1 is within a predetermined time, the UI is displayed by switching from the UI default display mode to the UI simple display mode.   When the time interval from the time when drawing of all UI objects is completed to the time when the user input is received is within a predetermined time, the counter has a counting unit, and the value held by the counting unit exceeds a predetermined value 2. The UI control device according to claim 1, wherein the UI control display is switched from the UI default display mode to the UI simple display mode.   The user indication means capable of switching between the UI simple display mode and the UI default display mode, and the user switches the UI display mode at an arbitrary timing in accordance with an instruction from the instruction means. The UI control device according to 1.

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