JP2010009418A - Display controller, information processor, display control method, and display control program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display controller, etc. for improving user's visibility by controlling display so as to identify a plurality of slave display areas even when an optional slave display area is enlarged and the other slave display areas are reduced when the plurality of slave display areas are simultaneously displayed. <P>SOLUTION: The display controller 200 for displaying a plurality of slave screens in one master screen includes: a target area determination part 210 for determining an enlargement target screen to be enlarged and a reduction target screen to be reduced; a boundary detection part 220 for detecting a boundary for partitioning a display area of each screen; a reduction boundary moving part 230 for securing an area for displaying at least identification information for identifying a reduction target area and moving a position of a partition boundary of the reduction target area; an enlargement boundary moving part 240 for securing an area for displaying at least identification information for identifying the reduction target area and moving a position of a partition boundary of an enlargement target area; and a display control part 250 for displaying predetermined display contents on the plurality of slave screens based on the moved boundaries. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control apparatus that displays a plurality of child display areas in one parent display area, and more particularly to a display control apparatus that controls the display size of a plurality of child display areas.

  In general, a plurality of display areas (hereinafter referred to as child display areas) are displayed in one display area (hereinafter referred to as a parent display area). For example, when a plurality of files exist for one application, the plurality of files may be simultaneously opened and displayed in the parent display area of the activated application (see FIG. 13A).

  However, in the above display method, the last opened file hides the previously opened file and displays it in the foreground, so the layout must be changed manually each time the file is opened. This is very time-consuming (see FIG. 13B).

In addition, when the display area of one of a plurality of opened files is maximized, the other files are covered by the maximized file, and information about the other files cannot be referred to at the same time. (See FIG. 13C).
Thus, techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are disclosed as means for solving these problems.
JP-A-8-129472 JP-A-5-165594

  However, although the technique shown in Patent Document 1 can easily confirm the presence of a window hidden behind, for example, the window hidden behind is hidden small near the center of the window displayed on the front. In such a case, there is a problem that the information loss of the window displayed on the front side becomes large.

  In addition, a part of the window hidden behind can be seen in the front, but it is difficult to identify the information displayed in the window hidden behind the back. Until the window exists, there is a problem that it cannot be confirmed unless it is operated and displayed on the front.

  The technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 is a technique for minimizing information loss by superimposing a child frame on an area where a difference in pixel gradation from the child frame is minimized in the parent frame. There is a possibility that important information is displayed in an area where the key difference is minimized, and in this case, there is a problem that important information in the parent frame is covered with the child frame and lost. In addition, when there are a plurality of child frames, there is a problem that much information of the parent frame is lost.

  In other words, the techniques shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are not sufficient techniques in that both the visibility of the user is low, the work efficiency may be lowered, and a plurality of screens are referenced simultaneously. Has a problem.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem. When a plurality of child display areas are displayed at the same time, an arbitrary child display area is enlarged and other child display areas are reduced. Another object of the present invention is to provide a display control device, an information processing device, a display control method, and a display control program that improve the visibility of a user by performing display control so that the plurality of child display areas can be identified. .

(1. Display control device)
A display control device disclosed in the present application is a display control device that displays, in a predetermined layout, a plurality of child display areas in which predetermined display contents are displayed in one parent display area, wherein the plurality of child displays are displayed. Among the areas, an arbitrary partial enlargement target area to be enlarged and a reduction target area other than the enlargement target area based on a user instruction, and the target area decision means A partition boundary detection unit that detects a partition boundary that partitions the display region determined, and at least a part or all of identification information for identifying the reduction target region for the reduction target region determined by the target region determination unit Reduced boundary line moving means that secures an area to be displayed and moves the position of the partition boundary line of the reduction target area detected by the partition boundary line detection means in a direction in which the reduction target area is reduced. For the enlargement target area determined by the target area determination means, the partition boundary line of the enlargement target area secures an area for displaying at least a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target area, and the enlargement The predetermined display contents are displayed in the plurality of child display areas based on the enlarged boundary line moving means that moves in the direction in which the target area is enlarged, and the boundary lines that are moved by the reduced boundary line moving means and the enlarged boundary line moving means. Display control means for displaying.

  As described above, in the display control device disclosed in the present application, when a plurality of child display areas are displayed in a predetermined layout in one parent display area, among the plurality of child display areas, an enlargement target is obtained. The enlargement target area and the reduction target area to be reduced are determined, and the partition boundary of the reduction target area is moved so as to be reduced while leaving information that can identify the reduction target area, and the partition boundary of the enlargement target area In order to move the line position so that the enlargement target area is enlarged while leaving information that can identify the reduction target area, the user refers to the details of the display contents in the enlargement target area while always identifying the reduction target area. This is advantageous in that the visibility of the user can be improved.

  Note that the movement of the partition boundary line may be calculated and displayed so that the enlargement target area is displayed to the maximum by pressing the maximize button provided in the child display area. By doing so, the enlargement target area can be displayed to the maximum, and the visibility of the user can be improved.

  Alternatively, the partition boundary line may be moved by dragging the mouse or pressing an arrow key. By doing so, it is possible to freely change the size of the enlargement target area according to the preference of the user, and to improve the visibility of the user by always displaying the identification information of the reduction target area. it can.

(2. Control based on the previous layout)
In the display control device disclosed in the present application, the number of the reduction target regions that are continuously laid out in the upward direction, the downward direction, the left direction, and the right direction of the enlargement target region determined by the target region determination unit. A reduction number acquisition means for acquiring each of the directions, wherein the reduction boundary line moving means is based on a layout immediately before the division boundary lines of the plurality of child display areas are moved by the reduction number acquisition means; The partition boundary line of the reduction target area is moved from the acquired number of reduction target areas in each direction.

(3. Reduction rate of reduction target area)
In the display control device disclosed in the present application, the reduction boundary line moving unit determines a reduction rate of the reduction target region based on information on display contents displayed in the reduction target region, and the determined reduction rate is set to the reduction rate. Based on this, the partition boundary line is moved.

(4. Application to medical systems)
In the display control device disclosed in the present application, display contents displayed in the plurality of child display areas include medical record information, examination information, prescription information, information on examination results, medical progress information, information on entrance / exit, information on patients, It includes at least one piece of information among disease name information and reservation status information.
In addition to the information listed above, any information necessary for medical practice (for example, past medical history or medical records at other hospitals) can be displayed.

(5. Information processing device)
The information processing apparatus disclosed in the present application is an information processing apparatus that divides medical information and displays the medical information on a plurality of child display areas, and the plurality of child display areas are divided by boundary lines, and the movement of the boundary lines As a result, an arbitrary part of the enlargement target area to be enlarged in the child display area is enlarged and the size of the reduction target area other than the enlargement target area is changed. The reduction target area defines a minimum area size that can identify medical information to be displayed in the area, and the movement of the boundary line is set to the minimum area size. It is characterized by being restricted.

(6. Minimum area size)
In the information processing apparatus disclosed in the present application, the minimum area size is a size capable of displaying identification information for identifying the medical information.

(7. Maximization function)
In the information processing apparatus disclosed in the present application, the boundary line is moved to the minimum area size by executing the maximization function of the enlargement target area.

(8. Limitation of minimum area size)
In the information processing apparatus disclosed in the present application, the movement of the boundary line is limited to the minimum area size when an instruction to move beyond the minimum area size is given.
Although the present invention has been shown as an apparatus so far, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the present invention can also be understood as a method and a program. These outlines of the invention do not enumerate the features essential to the present invention, and a sub-combination of these features can also be an invention.

  That is, a configuration in which a component or any combination of components of the projection control device disclosed in the present application is applied to a method, an apparatus, a system, a computer program, a recording medium, a data structure, and the like is also effective as another aspect.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. The present invention can be implemented in many different forms. Therefore, the present invention should not be construed based only on the description of the present embodiment. Also, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements throughout the present embodiment.

  In the following embodiments, the apparatus will be mainly described. However, as is apparent to those skilled in the art, the present invention can also be implemented as a method and a program for operating a computer. In addition, the present invention can be implemented in hardware, software, or hardware and software embodiments. The program can be recorded on any computer-readable medium such as a hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, optical storage device, or magnetic storage device. Furthermore, the program can be recorded on another computer via a network.

  In each embodiment, the parent display area is a parent screen, the child display area is a child screen, and information displayed on each child screen is, for example, information related to medicine. That is, it demonstrates as a display control apparatus in an electronic medical chart system.

  In the existing electronic medical record system, users and doctors and nurses can refer to the patient's medical information by using a dedicated reference tool (specimen test result reference tool, image test result reference tool, It is necessary to know the chart reference tool etc. in advance and must be started individually one by one. In addition to the complicated operability and low listability, it must be the user's starting point. There is a problem that necessary medical information cannot be referred to, and there is a current situation that it is always pointed out.

  Therefore, in each embodiment, although it demonstrates as a display control apparatus in an electronic medical chart system especially, the display control apparatus which concerns on this application is applicable also to systems other than an electronic medical chart system.

(First embodiment of the present invention)
Hereinafter, the display control device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a display control apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 illustrates an operation of the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display layout immediately before moving the boundary line, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the display layout after the boundary line is moved, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the movement of the boundary line. It is a figure which shows the other example of the display layout after having been made.

(1. Configuration and function)
The configuration and function of the display control apparatus according to this embodiment will be described below.

(1-1 Hardware configuration)
In FIG. 1, a computer 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103, a flash memory (Flash Memory) 104, and an external storage device HD (Hard Disk). 105, a LAN (Local Area Network) card 106, a mouse 107, a keyboard 108, a video card 109, a display 109 a that is a display device electrically connected to the video card 109, a sound card 110, and the sound card 110 electrically A drive for reading and writing a storage medium such as a speaker 110a as a sound output device to be connected and a flexible disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc. 111.
Note that the above hardware configuration is merely an example, and it is natural that the components can be changed.

(1-2 Module configuration and functions)
In FIG. 2, the display control apparatus 200 includes a target area determination unit 210, a boundary line detection unit 220, a reduced boundary line moving unit 230, an enlarged boundary line moving unit 240, and a display control component 250.
The target area determination unit 210, based on the enlargement target area instruction information 205 input by the user via the mouse 107 or the keyboard 108, the enlargement target screen to be enlarged and the reduction target to be reduced from the sub-screens. Process to determine the target screen. In this case, all the child screens in the parent screen are determined as either the enlargement target screen or the reduction target screen.
The boundary line detection unit 220 performs processing for grasping the display state of the screen by detecting the boundary line dividing the child screen.

  The reduction boundary line moving unit 230 performs a process of moving the boundary lines that define the reduction target screen determined by the target region determination unit 210. In this case, the boundary line is moved while at least an area for displaying the identification information for identifying the reduction target screen is secured. The identification information is, for example, the name or title of the child screen, and is information that can be used to grasp what is displayed on the child screen.

  Note that it is not necessary to display all of the identification information, and it is only necessary to display a level at which the identification information can be recognized. For example, if there are three child screens and the names are report viewer, progress table viewer, and disease name viewer, if “report”, “progress table”, and “disease name” are displayed without displaying “viewer” Recognizing the identification information, each screen can be identified. Furthermore, if the user is familiar with the apparatus, the identification information can be recognized only by “Le”, “Senior”, and “Disease”. Thus, the area may be secured so that only a part of the identification information is displayed.

In addition, the user may arbitrarily set how much area is reserved.
The enlargement boundary moving unit 240 secures at least an area for displaying all or a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target screen, and in the direction to enlarge the display area of the enlargement target screen, the partition boundary of the enlargement target screen Perform processing to move the line.

  Note that the movement of the partition boundary line may be calculated and displayed so that the enlargement target area is displayed to the maximum by pressing the maximize button provided on the sub-screen. By doing so, the user can change the display of the entire screen only by an operation of mouse click or button press, and the labor of the user can be greatly reduced. In this case, the division boundary line of the enlargement target screen may be subjected to calculation processing based on the position of the division boundary line of the reduction target screen.

Alternatively, the partition boundary line may be moved by dragging the mouse or pressing an arrow key. In that case, the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen moves together with the movement of the partition boundary line of the enlargement target screen, and the partition boundary line cannot move within the area reserved for displaying the identification information of the reduction target screen. It becomes composition. That is, as indicated by the dotted arrows in FIG. 2, the processing of the reduced boundary line moving unit 230 and the processing of the enlarged boundary line moving unit 240 are performed in parallel. By doing so, the area reserved for displaying the identification information on the reduction target screen is always displayed, and the user refers to the details of the display contents in the enlargement target area while identifying the reduction target area. be able to.
The display control unit 250 performs a process of displaying the display contents of each screen on the display 109a within the range of the partition boundary line moved by the reduced boundary line moving unit 230 and the partition boundary line moved by the enlarged boundary line moving unit 240. Do.

(2. Operation)
The operation of the display control apparatus according to this embodiment will be described below. In FIG. 3, first, the target area determination unit 210 determines an enlargement target screen and a reduction target screen based on the enlargement target area instruction information 205 input by the user from the sub-screen (step S31).

  Specifically, the enlargement target area instruction information is information on the selected child screen by selecting a child screen that the user wants to enlarge the display area from among a plurality of child screens as shown in FIG. . Here, if the user selects the child screen 1 in the upper left corner, the child screen 1 is determined as the enlargement target screen, and the other child screens 2 to 6 are determined as the reduction target screens.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the enlargement target screen and the reduction target screen are determined, the boundary line detection unit 220 detects a boundary line that divides each child screen (step S32). By detecting the partition boundary line, it is possible to grasp the display state as shown in FIG. When the partition boundary line is detected, the reduction boundary line moving unit 230 moves the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen while securing an area in which identification information for identifying the reduction target screen is displayed (step S33). .

  Here, the process of step S33 will be described in detail. 5 and 6, the reduction target screen (child screens 2 to 6) leaves an area for displaying identification information (here, the name of the child screen: the viewer name), while the lower end (see FIG. 5) or the right end (see FIG. 5). (See FIG. 6). This determines the position of the partition boundary line of the reduction target area from the partition boundary line detected by the boundary line detection unit 220, the number of reduction target screens, and the area size necessary for displaying the identification information, and moves the partition boundary line. is doing. At this time, the position of the partition boundary line is determined so that the display area of the enlargement target screen can be enlarged as much as possible. That is, in the case of FIG. 5, all the reduction target screens are displayed at the upper end, all the reduction target screens are displayed at the lower end, a part of the reduction target screen is displayed at the upper end, and the others are displayed at the lower end. In any case, the display size of the enlargement target screen is the same. On the other hand, in the case of FIG. 6, it is possible to display the enlargement target screen to the maximum extent by displaying all the reduction target screens at the right end or displaying all the reduction target screens at the left end. In this way, the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen is moved.

  Note that the reduction target screen need not be displayed only in any one of the upper, lower, left, and right directions, and may be displayed in one or more directions. For example, the sub-screens 2 and 3 may be displayed at the right end as shown in FIG. 6, and the sub-screens 4 to 6 may be displayed at the bottom as shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen is moved in step S <b> 33, the enlargement boundary line moving unit 240 determines the partition boundary of the enlargement target screen based on the moved partition boundary line of the reduction target screen. The line is moved so that the enlargement target screen is enlarged as much as possible (step S34). Based on each moved partition boundary line, the display control unit 250 displays the display contents of the enlargement target screen and the reduction target screen on the display 109a (step S35), and the process ends.

  Here, the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen is moved, and the position of the partition boundary line of the enlargement target screen is moved based on the moved partition boundary line of the reduction target screen. Alternatively, the process of moving the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen and the partition boundary line of the enlargement target screen may be performed in parallel by dragging the mouse or the like.

As described above, according to the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment, when a plurality of child screens are displayed in a predetermined layout in one parent screen, the enlargement to be enlarged among the plurality of child screens. The target screen and the reduction target screen to be reduced are determined, and the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen is moved so as to be reduced while leaving information that can identify the reduction target screen, and the partition boundary line of the enlargement target screen Is moved so as to enlarge the enlargement target screen while leaving information that can identify the reduction target screen, the user may refer to the details of the display contents on the enlargement target screen while always identifying the reduction target screen. And visibility of the user can be improved.
In addition, the visibility of the user can be improved by performing calculations so that the display area of the enlargement target screen can be displayed to the maximum.

  Furthermore, by moving the partition boundary by dragging the mouse or pressing an arrow key, the size of the enlargement target screen can be freely changed according to the user's preference, and the reduction target screen By always displaying the identification information, the visibility of the user can be improved.

(Second embodiment of the present invention)
Hereinafter, the display control apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 7 to 9. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a display layout after the boundary line is moved. It is a figure which shows an example.
Note that the hardware configuration of the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.
Further, the description of the parts overlapping with the display control apparatus according to the first embodiment will be omitted.

(1. Configuration and function)
7 is different from the display control apparatus 200 according to the first embodiment in that a reduced number acquisition unit 215 is provided.
The reduced number acquisition unit 215 is continuously laid out from the current display layout state based on the partition boundary detected by the boundary detection unit 220 in the vertical and horizontal directions of the child screen determined as the enlargement target screen. The process of acquiring the number of reduction target screens is performed.

The reduction boundary line moving unit 230 calculates the size of a necessary area in each of the upper, lower, left and right directions of the enlargement target screen based on the number acquired by the reduction number acquisition unit 215, and calculates the size of the calculated area and the current layout state. Based on the above, a process of moving the partition boundary line while maintaining the arrangement relationship between the respective reduction target screens is performed.
Since the functions of the target area determination unit 210, the boundary line detection unit 220, the enlarged boundary line movement unit 240, and the display control unit 25 are the same as those of the display control apparatus 200 according to the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

(2. Operation)
The operation of the display control apparatus according to this embodiment will be described below. In FIG. 8, first, the target area determination unit 210 determines an enlargement target screen and a reduction target screen based on the enlargement target area instruction information 205 input by the user from the sub-screen (step S81). When the enlargement target screen and the reduction target screen are determined, the boundary line detection unit 220 detects a boundary line that divides each child screen (step S82). By detecting the partition boundary line, the current display state can be grasped. Based on the detected partition boundary line, the reduction number acquisition unit 215 acquires the number of reduction target screens that are continuously laid out in the upper, lower, left, and right directions of the determined enlargement target screen (step S83).

  Here, the process of step S83 will be described in detail. If the child screen is displayed with the layout shown in FIG. 4, assuming that the child screen 1 is determined as the enlargement target screen and the other child screen is determined as the reduction target screen in step S81, The number of reduction target screens continuously laid out in the right direction is 1, and the number of reduction target screens laid out continuously in the lower direction of the child screen 1 is 2. The upward direction and the left direction are 0. As described above, the reduction number acquisition unit 215 acquires the number of reduction target screens in each of the upper, lower, left, and right directions of the enlargement target screen.

  Returning to FIG. 8, based on the number of reduction target screens acquired in step S83, the size of the area necessary to display the reduction target screen in each of the upper, lower, left and right directions of the enlargement target screen is calculated (step S84). Based on the calculated size of the area, the partition boundary line is moved while maintaining the arrangement relationship between the respective reduction target screens (step S85). Based on the moved partition boundary line of the reduction target screen, the partition boundary line of the enlargement target screen is moved so that the enlargement target screen is enlarged as much as possible (step S86), and based on each moved partition boundary line Then, the display control unit 250 displays the display contents of the enlargement target screen and the reduction target screen on the display 109a (step S87), and the process ends.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the display layout after the above processing. In FIG. 9, when the small screen is displayed in the layout shown in FIG. 4, the small screen 1 is determined as the enlargement target screen, and the small screens 2 to 6 are determined as the reduction target screens. In each of the upper, lower, left, and right directions of the child screen 1, reduction target screens of 0 in the upward direction, 2 in the downward direction, 1 in the right direction, and 0 in the left direction are continuously laid out. Yes.
Here, the child screens 4, 5, and 6 are continuously laid out in the right direction. However, the numbers are continuous in the vertical direction, and the number of continuous in the right direction is 1. To get.

  From the acquired number of reduction target screens, in the downward direction of the child screen 1, a region for displaying identification information (region indicated by a dotted line in the drawing) for identifying the child screen 2 and the child screen 3 is secured. The partition boundary lines of the child screen 2 and the child screen 3 are moved. Further, in the right direction of the child screen 1, the child screens 4 to 6 are similarly arranged so as to secure an area for displaying identification information for identifying the child screens 4 to 6 (regions indicated by dotted lines in the figure). Move parcel boundaries. In order to secure the right display area, the partition boundary line is moved so that the longest identification information is displayed in the horizontal direction among the sub-screens 4 to 6.

  Further, when the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen is moved, the partition boundary line is moved while maintaining the arrangement relationship between the reduction target screens. That is, the child screen 2 and the child screen 3 are arranged in the order of the child screen 2 and the child screen 3 in the lower direction of the child screen 1 before the movement of the boundary line as shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, even after the boundary line is moved, the arrangement of the sub-screen 2 and the sub-screen 3 in the lower direction of the sub-screen 1 is maintained. The same applies to the sub-screens 4 to 6. As shown in FIG. 4, the sub-screens 4 to 6 are all arranged in the right direction of the sub-screen 1, and in the order of the sub-screens 4, 5, and 6 from the top. Has been placed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, even after the boundary line is moved, the arrangement of the child screens 4, 5, and 6 from the top in the right direction of the child screen 1 is maintained.

  Based on the movement positions of the partition boundary lines of the sub-screens 2 to 6 that are the reduction target screens, the sub-screen 1 that is the enlargement target screen is moved along the partition boundary lines of the sub-screen 1 so that it is enlarged as much as possible. The contents displayed on each sub-screen are displayed.

  As described above, according to the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment, by acquiring the number of reduction target screens laid out continuously in the vertical and horizontal directions of the enlargement target screen for each direction, the enlargement target screen is obtained. The necessary area in each of the up, down, left, and right directions can be calculated. Based on the layout immediately before the partition boundary of the reduction target screen is moved, the area of the reduction target screen is divided from the necessary area in each direction. Since the boundary line is moved, the display area can be reduced by moving the partition boundary line while maintaining the layout (arrangement relationship) between the screens to be reduced, and the visual effect prevents interruption of the user's thoughts. Display control can be performed.

(Other embodiments)
Several embodiments will be described below as other embodiments. Here, the description of the same parts as those in the first or second embodiment is omitted.

(1. Determination of reduction ratio of reduction target screen)
FIG. 10 is an example of a layout when the reduction rate differs for each reduction target screen. Here, the reduction rate of the reduction target screen is set based on the information regarding the display content displayed on the reduction target screen, and the boundary line of the reduction target screen is moved so as to satisfy the set reduction rate. The information related to the display content is, for example, the information amount of the display content, the information type, the importance level of the information, and the like.

  Here, the display layout before the boundary line is moved is the layout of FIG. 4, and the display layout after the boundary line is moved is the layout of FIG. Further, it is assumed that the child screen 1 is determined as the enlargement target screen and the child screens 2 to 6 are determined as the reduction target screens. In FIG. 8, the reduction target screen is uniformly reduced in each of the upper, lower, left, and right directions, but here, a reduction ratio is set for each reduction target screen.

  The reduction ratio is set so as to secure at least an area for displaying the identification information of the reduction target screen (dotted line portion in FIG. 10). For the sub-screens 3, 4, and 6, the section boundary line is moved so that at least the identification information indicated by the dotted line is displayed. For the sub-screens 2 and 5, the section boundary line is moved so that at least the display content indicated by the dotted line is displayed. 10, the child screen 2 and the child screen 5 are both reduced compared to the child screen 2 and the child screen 5 in FIG. 4, but the reduction ratio is smaller and the display area is larger than in the case of FIG. 8. It has become. This is because there is a large amount of information of display contents displayed on the sub-screen 2 and the sub-screen 5.

  As described above, when the information content of the display content is large, the reduction ratio is set small. Similarly, the reduction rate may be set according to the information type or the importance of the information. For example, when the display content displayed on the sub-screen 2 and the sub-screen 5 is frequently updated type (type) information or very important information, as shown in FIG. The reduction ratio of the child screen 2 and the child screen 5 is set small. In this case, since the display area of the reduction target screen is larger than in the case of FIG. 8, the display area of the child screen 1 that is the enlargement target screen is small. That is, such a reduction ratio is set when it is desired to display a part of the reduction target screen as large as possible even if the display area of the enlargement target screen is slightly reduced.

Note that the reduction ratio may be arbitrarily set in advance by the user as necessary according to information regarding display contents displayed on the sub-screen.
Further, the enlargement ratio of the enlargement target screen may be set in advance, and the reduction ratio may be set according to the enlargement ratio.
Furthermore, the reduction ratio may be set in inverse proportion to the information content and importance of the display content (the reduction ratio is small when the information amount is large, and the reduction ratio is small when the importance is high).

(2. Determine multiple screens to be enlarged)
FIG. 11 is an example of a layout when a plurality of enlargement target screens are determined. Here, a plurality (two screens) of enlargement target screens are selected in the enlargement target region instruction information 205 input from the user. Accordingly, there are two enlargement target screens.

  Even when a plurality of enlargement target screens are determined, the basic processing flow is the same as in the first or second embodiment. The division of the reduction target screen from the division boundary, the number of reduction target screens (or the number of reduction target screens laid out continuously in the vertical and horizontal directions of the enlargement target screen), and the area size necessary for displaying the identification information Move the border. Then, based on the moved position of the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen, the partition boundary line of the enlargement target screen is moved. At this time, when there are a plurality of enlargement target screens, the display area of the enlargement target screen is divided and displayed in accordance with the number.

  In the case of FIG. 11, the child screen A and the child screen B are the enlargement target screens. In the horizontal direction, two enlargement target screens are displayed side by side. The boundary line is moved while securing at least an area for displaying the identification information of the reduction target screen. In this way, it is possible to display the two enlargement target areas while securing substantially the same display area.

  In FIG. 11, if the sub-screen A, the sub-screen B, and the sub-screen C are enlargement target screens, the horizontal display area (display area for displaying the enlargement target screen) is divided into three. The sub screens A, B, and C may be displayed, the horizontal display region is divided into two, and the right region is further divided into two in the vertical direction. The child screen C may be displayed in the area, and the child screen B may be displayed in the right area. By doing so, display control can be performed while maintaining the previous layout.

  Thus, according to the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment, even when a plurality of enlargement target screens are selected, a plurality of enlargement target screens are displayed by dividing the display area of the enlargement target screen. be able to. In particular, it is possible to compare the same display content with different time series (for example, the result of A test this year and the result of A test last year) on the same screen at the same time. Therefore, the user's workability can be significantly improved.

(3. Complex layout)
FIG. 12 is an example of the layout after moving the boundary line when the current layout is complicated. FIG. 12A shows the current layout state before the partition boundary line movement, and FIG. 12B shows the layout state after the partition boundary line movement. Here, it is assumed that child screen 1 to child screen 9 are laid out and child screen 7 is determined as the enlargement target screen. Here, as shown in the second embodiment, it is assumed that the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen is moved while maintaining the arrangement relationship between the reduction target screens.

  First, since the child screen 7 is selected as the enlargement target screen, the number of reduction target screens that are continuously laid out in the vertical and horizontal directions of the child screen 7 is acquired. As shown in FIG. 12A, two reduction target screens are laid out in the upward direction of the child screen 7, and one reduction target screen is laid out in the downward, rightward, and leftward directions. From the acquired number, the size of the area for displaying the identification information for identifying the reduction target screen is calculated in each of the upper, lower, left and right directions of the child screen 7.

When a reduction rate is set for each reduction target screen based on information about display contents, the size of the display area of the reduction target screen is calculated based on the reduction rate.
Based on the calculated area size, the partition boundary of the reduction target screen is moved. At this time, the partition boundary of the reduction target screen is moved while maintaining the arrangement relationship between the reduction target screens. Based on the moved partition boundary line of the reduction target screen, the partition boundary line of the enlargement target screen is moved to display the display contents of each screen (see FIG. 12B).

(4. Display device as an electronic medical record system)
In each embodiment, since it is a display control apparatus as an electronic medical record system, medical record information (including a handwritten document by a doctor), examination information (for example, a doctor's handwritten document, etc.) Single test, continuous test in time series, bacteria test, X-ray test, etc., prescription information, information on test results (for example, single test result, continuous in time series) Test results, bacteriological test results, X-ray test results, etc.), medical progress information, information related to admission / exit (eg, admission / discharge history, discharge history list, etc.), information about patients and their families (medical history, etc.), disease name information, appointments Information on the situation.

  It is desirable that all information is displayed in detail because doctors perform medical treatment while comprehensively examining these information, but the size of the display is limited, and it is not possible to display all information in detail. Can not. Accordingly, the display area of information to be noticed (corresponding to the enlargement target area) is enlarged and displayed, and the display area of other information (corresponding to the reduction target area) is reduced. Correspond. However, if other information disappears completely from view, there is a possibility of interrupting the doctor's thoughts, so at least only the identification information is displayed at all times, presenting "aware information", It is possible to prevent oversight of medical information.

As described above, according to the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment, the reduction rate of the reduction target area is determined based on the information related to the display content displayed on the reduction target screen, and based on the determined reduction rate. In order to move the partition boundary line of the reduction target screen, for example, a reduction target screen with a large amount of display content information or a reduction target screen whose display content is particularly important moves so that the reduction target screen is reduced. By moving the reduction ratio to be small, it is possible to prevent interruption of the user's thinking and improve visibility.
Further, even when there are a plurality of enlargement target screens, display control can be easily performed without performing complicated processing, user operability can be improved, and processing efficiency can be increased.

Furthermore, by determining a plurality of enlargement target screens as information having the same information content and different time series, information can be easily compared and work efficiency can be improved.
Furthermore, even if the layout is complicated, the display control apparatus according to the present application can be applied, and thus can cope with various display information.

  Furthermore, the display contents displayed on a plurality of sub-screens include medical record information, examination information, prescription information, information on examination results, medical progress information, information on entrance / exit, information on patients, disease name information, and information on reservation status. Because it is at least one of the information, it can be applied to an electronic medical record system in the medical field, and can be used by users such as doctors and nurses who perform medical care based on information from various angles. A high system can be provided.

  Furthermore, especially for doctors who perform work related to human life, necessary information (identification information for identifying information) is always displayed because it may lead to serious medical errors due to oversight or missing errors. By preventing the interruption of thinking, it leads to the prevention of serious medical errors.

  Although the present invention has been described with the above embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the embodiments, and various modifications or improvements can be added to these embodiments. . And embodiment which added such a change or improvement is also contained in the technical scope of the present invention. This is apparent from the claims and the means for solving the problems.

  In addition, the display control apparatus according to the present application can be implemented as a display control apparatus in an electronic medical record system as described above. In addition to the electronic medical record system, for example, any system (multi-layout system) that can simultaneously display a plurality of screens for product design, architectural design, project management, and the like is applicable.

(5. Appendix)
The following additional notes will be given with respect to the above embodiments.
(Supplementary note 1) A display control apparatus for displaying a plurality of child display areas in which a predetermined display content is displayed in one parent display area in a predetermined layout, and is an enlargement of the plurality of child display areas. A target area determining means for determining an arbitrary partial enlargement target area to be a target and a reduction target area other than the enlargement target area based on a user instruction, and a display area determined by the target area determination means A partition boundary detection unit for detecting a partition boundary for partitioning and a reduction target region determined by the target region determination unit, an area for displaying at least a part or all of identification information for identifying the reduction target region is secured. Then, the reduction boundary line moving means for moving the position of the division boundary line of the reduction target area detected by the division boundary line detection means in a direction in which the reduction target area reduces, and the target area determination For the enlargement target area determined by the stage, the position of the partition boundary line of the enlargement target area is secured, and an area for displaying at least a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target area is secured. A display for displaying the predetermined display contents in the plurality of child display areas based on the enlarged boundary line moving means that moves in the enlargement direction, and the boundary lines moved by the reduced boundary line moving means and the enlarged boundary line moving means A display control device comprising control means.

  (Supplementary note 2) In the display control device according to supplementary note 1, the reduction that is continuously laid out in the upward, downward, leftward, and rightward directions of the enlargement target region determined by the target region determination means A reduction number acquisition means for acquiring the number of target areas in each direction, wherein the reduction boundary line movement means is configured to reduce the reduction based on a layout immediately before the division boundary lines of the plurality of child display areas are moved; A display control apparatus for moving a partition boundary line of the reduction target area from the number of reduction target areas in each direction acquired by the number acquisition means.

  (Supplementary Note 3) In the display control device according to Supplementary Note 1 or 2, the reduction boundary line moving unit determines a reduction ratio of the reduction target area based on information on display contents displayed in the reduction target area, A display control apparatus that moves a partition boundary of the reduction target area based on the determined reduction ratio.

  (Supplementary note 4) In the display control device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3, the display content displayed in the plurality of child display areas includes medical record information, examination information, prescription information, information on examination results, medical progress A display control apparatus that includes at least one or more of information, information about entrance / exit, information about patients, disease name information, and information about reservation status.

  (Supplementary Note 5) A display control method in which a computer displays a plurality of child display areas in which a predetermined display content is displayed in one parent display area in a predetermined layout. Of these, an arbitrary partial enlargement target region to be enlarged and a reduction target region other than the enlargement target region are determined based on a user instruction, and the target region determination step determines A partition boundary detection step for detecting a partition boundary that partitions the displayed area, and at least a part of identification information for identifying the reduction target region for the reduction target region determined in the target region determination step The area to be displayed is secured, and the position of the partition boundary line of the reduction target area detected in the partition boundary detection step is moved in the direction in which the reduction target area is reduced. A reduction boundary line moving step, and an enlargement target area determined in the target area determination step, the position of the partition boundary line of the enlargement target area, and at least a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target area Based on the enlarged boundary line moving step for securing an area to be displayed and moving in the direction in which the enlargement target area is enlarged, and the boundary lines moved in the reduced boundary line moving step and the enlarged boundary line moving step, And a display control step of displaying the predetermined display content in a child display area.

  (Supplementary note 6) In the display control method according to supplementary note 5, the layout is continuously laid out in the upward direction, the downward direction, the left direction, and the right direction of the enlargement target area determined in the target area determination step. A reduction number acquisition step of acquiring the number of reduction target areas for each direction, wherein the reduction boundary line moving step is based on a layout immediately before the partition boundary lines of the plurality of child display areas are moved. A display control method for moving a partition boundary line of the reduction target area from the number of reduction target areas in each direction acquired by the reduction number acquisition means.

  (Supplementary note 7) In the display control method according to supplementary note 5 or 6, the reduction boundary line moving step determines a reduction ratio of the reduction target region based on information on display contents displayed in the reduction target region, A display control method for moving a partition boundary of the reduction target area based on the determined reduction ratio.

  (Supplementary note 8) In the display control method according to any one of supplementary notes 5 to 7, display contents displayed in the plurality of child display areas include medical record information, examination information, prescription information, information on examination results, medical progress A display control method including at least one or more information among information, information on entrance / exit, information on patients, disease name information, and information on reservation status.

  (Supplementary note 9) A display control program for causing a computer to function so as to display a plurality of child display areas in which a predetermined display content is displayed in a predetermined layout in one parent display area, wherein the plurality of child display areas are displayed. Of the display area, an arbitrary partial enlargement target area to be enlarged and a reduction target area other than the enlargement target area based on a user instruction, the target area determination means A partition boundary detection unit that detects a partition boundary that partitions the display region determined by the display unit, and displays at least all or a part of identification information for identifying the reduction target region for the reduction target region determined by the target region determination unit A reduction boundary in which the position of the partition boundary of the reduction target area detected by the partition boundary detection unit is moved in a direction in which the reduction target area is reduced. With respect to the enlargement target area determined by the line moving means and the target area determining means, an area for displaying at least a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target area and the position of the partition boundary line of the enlargement target area is secured. Then, based on the boundary lines moved by the enlarged boundary line moving means, the reduced boundary line moving means, and the enlarged boundary line moving means that move in the direction in which the enlargement target area is enlarged, the predetermined display areas in the plurality of child display areas Display control program for causing a computer to function as display control means for displaying the display content of

  (Supplementary note 10) In the display control program according to supplementary note 9, the reduction that is continuously laid out in the upward, downward, leftward, and rightward directions of the enlargement target region determined by the target region determination means The computer functions as a reduced number acquisition unit that acquires the number of target areas in each direction, and the reduced boundary line moving unit is configured to perform a process based on a layout immediately before the division boundary lines of the plurality of child display areas are moved. A display control program for moving a partition boundary line of the reduction target area from the number of reduction target areas in each direction acquired by the reduction number acquisition means.

  (Supplementary note 11) In the display control program according to supplementary note 9 or 10, the reduction boundary line moving unit determines a reduction ratio of the reduction target region based on information on display contents displayed in the reduction target region, A display control program for moving a partition boundary of the reduction target area based on the determined reduction ratio.

  (Supplementary note 12) In the display control program according to any one of Supplementary notes 9 to 11, the display contents displayed in the plurality of child display areas are medical record information, examination information, prescription information, information on examination results, medical progress A display control program that includes at least one or more of information, information related to entrance / exit, information related to a patient, disease name information, and information related to a reservation status.

  (Supplementary note 13) An information processing apparatus that divides medical information and displays it on a plurality of child display areas, wherein the plurality of child display areas are divided by boundary lines, and the child display is performed by movement of the boundary lines A predetermined layout immediately before the area size of the child display area is changed while any part of the enlargement target area to be enlarged is enlarged in the area and the reduction target area other than the enlargement target area is changed. The reduction target area defines a minimum area size that can identify medical information to be displayed in the area, and the movement of the boundary line is limited to the minimum area size. A characteristic information processing apparatus.

  (Additional remark 14) The information processing apparatus according to Additional remark 13, wherein the minimum area size is a size capable of displaying identification information for identifying the medical information.

  (Supplementary note 15) The information processing device according to supplementary note 13 or 14, wherein the boundary line is moved to the minimum area size by executing a function for maximizing the enlargement target area.

  (Supplementary note 16) The information processing device according to any one of supplementary notes 13 to 15, wherein the movement of the boundary line is limited to the minimum area size when a movement instruction is made to exceed the minimum area size. .

  (Supplementary note 17) An information processing method for causing a computer to operate so that medical information is divided and displayed on a plurality of child display areas, wherein the plurality of child display areas are divided by boundary lines, As a result of the movement, an arbitrary part of the enlargement target area to be enlarged in the child display area is enlarged, and the reduction target area other than the enlargement target area is changed in area size of the child display area. The computer is operated so as to be reduced while maintaining a predetermined layout immediately before the operation, and the reduction target area defines a minimum area size that can identify medical information to be displayed in the area. An information processing method characterized in that movement is limited to the minimum area size.

  (Supplementary note 18) The information processing method according to supplementary note 17, wherein the minimum area size is a size capable of displaying identification information for identifying the medical information.

  (Supplementary note 19) The information processing method according to supplementary note 17 or 18, wherein the boundary line is moved to the minimum region size by executing a function for maximizing the enlargement target region.

  (Supplementary note 20) The information processing method according to any one of supplementary notes 17 to 19, wherein the movement of the boundary line is limited to the minimum area size when the movement is instructed beyond the minimum area size. .

  (Supplementary note 21) An information processing program for operating a computer to divide medical information and display it on a plurality of child display areas, wherein the plurality of child display areas are divided by boundary lines, As a result of the movement, an arbitrary part of the enlargement target area to be enlarged in the child display area is enlarged, and the reduction target area other than the enlargement target area is changed in area size of the child display area. The computer is operated so as to be reduced while maintaining a predetermined layout immediately before the operation, and the reduction target area defines a minimum area size that can identify medical information to be displayed in the area. An information processing program characterized in that movement is limited to the minimum area size.

  (Supplementary note 22) The information processing program according to supplementary note 21, wherein the minimum area size is a size capable of displaying identification information for identifying the medical information.

  (Supplementary note 23) The information processing program according to supplementary note 21 or 22, wherein the boundary line is moved to the minimum region size by executing the maximization function of the enlargement target region.

  (Supplementary note 24) The information processing program according to any one of supplementary notes 21 to 23, wherein the movement of the boundary line is limited to the minimum area size when the movement is instructed beyond the minimum area size. .

It is a hardware block diagram of the display control apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of a display control device concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the display control apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display layout immediately before moving a boundary line. It is a figure which shows an example of the display layout after moving the boundary line in the display control apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the other example of the display layout after moving the boundary line in the display control apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the display control apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the display control apparatus which concerns on 2nd this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display layout after moving the boundary line in the display control apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a layout in case the reduction rate differs for every reduction object screen in the display control apparatus which concerns on other embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a layout when multiple expansion object screens are determined in the display control apparatus which concerns on other embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the layout after a boundary line movement in case the layout is complicated in the display control apparatus which concerns on other embodiment. It is a figure which shows background art.

Explanation of symbols

1 Computer 101 CPU
102 RAM
103 ROM
104 Flash memory 105 HD
106 LAN Card 107 Mouse 108 Keyboard 109 Video Card 109a Display 110 Sound Card 110a Speaker 111 Drive 200 Display Control Device 205 Expansion Target Area Instruction Information 210 Target Area Determination Unit 215 Reduced Number Acquisition Unit 220 Boundary Line Detection Unit 230 Reduction Boundary Line Movement Unit 240 Enlarged boundary moving unit 250 Display control unit

Claims (12)

A display control device that displays a plurality of child display areas in which a predetermined display content is displayed in one parent display area in a predetermined layout,
Of the plurality of child display areas, an arbitrary partial enlargement target area to be enlarged and a reduction target area other than the enlargement target area based on a user instruction;
A partition boundary detection unit that detects a partition boundary that partitions the display area determined by the target region determination unit;
For the reduction target area determined by the target area determination unit, the reduction target detected by the partition boundary detection unit by securing an area for displaying at least a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target area. Reduction boundary line moving means for moving the position of the partition boundary line of the area in a direction in which the reduction target area is reduced;
With respect to the enlargement target area determined by the target area determination means, the position of the partition boundary line of the enlargement target area is secured, and an area for displaying at least a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target area is secured, An enlargement boundary line moving means for moving in an enlargement direction of the enlargement target area;
A display control device comprising: display control means for displaying the predetermined display contents in the plurality of child display areas based on the boundary lines moved by the reduced boundary line moving means and the enlarged boundary line moving means. The display control device according to claim 1,
The number of reductions for acquiring the number of reduction target areas that are continuously laid out in the upward, downward, leftward, and rightward directions determined by the target area determination means for each direction. An acquisition means,
Based on the layout immediately before the partition boundary lines of the plurality of child display areas are moved, the reduction boundary line moving unit is configured to calculate the number of reduction target areas for each direction acquired by the reduction number acquisition unit. A display control apparatus for moving a partition boundary of a reduction target area. In the display control device according to claim 1 or 2,
A display in which the reduction boundary line moving unit determines a reduction rate of the reduction target area based on information about display contents displayed in the reduction target area, and moves the partition boundary line based on the determined reduction ratio Control device. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Display contents displayed in the plurality of child display areas include medical record information, examination information, prescription information, information on examination results, medical progress information, information on hospital discharge, information on patients, disease name information, and information on reservation status. A display control device including at least one piece of information. A display control method in which a computer displays a plurality of child display areas in which predetermined display contents are displayed in a predetermined layout in a single parent display area,
A target area determination step for determining an arbitrary partial enlargement target area to be enlarged among the plurality of child display areas, and a reduction target area other than the enlargement target area based on a user instruction;
A partition boundary detection step for detecting a partition boundary that partitions the display region determined in the target region determination step;
With respect to the reduction target area determined in the target area determination step, an area for displaying at least a part or all of identification information for identifying the reduction target area is secured, and the detection is performed in the partition boundary detection step. A reduction boundary line moving step of moving the position of the partition boundary line of the reduction target area in a direction in which the reduction target area reduces;
With respect to the enlargement target region determined in the target region determination step, the position of the partition boundary line of the enlargement target region is secured, and an area for displaying at least all or a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target region is secured, An enlarged boundary line moving step for moving the enlargement target area in an enlargement direction;
And a display control step of displaying the predetermined display contents in the plurality of child display areas based on the boundary lines moved in the reduced boundary line moving step and the enlarged boundary line moving step. The display control method according to claim 5,
Acquisition of the number of reductions for acquiring the number of reduction target regions that are continuously laid out in the upward, downward, leftward, and rightward directions determined in the target region determination step for each direction. Including steps,
The reduction boundary line moving step is based on the number of reduction target areas for each direction acquired by the reduction number acquisition means based on the layout immediately before the partition boundary lines of the plurality of child display areas are moved. A display control method for moving a partition boundary of a reduction target area. A display control program for causing a computer to function to display a plurality of child display areas in which predetermined display contents are displayed in a single layout in a single parent display area,
Target area determination means for determining an arbitrary partial enlargement target area to be enlarged among the plurality of child display areas and a reduction target area other than the enlargement target area based on a user instruction,
Partition boundary detection means for detecting a partition boundary that partitions the display area determined by the target region determination means;
For the reduction target area determined by the target area determination unit, the reduction target detected by the partition boundary detection unit by securing an area for displaying at least a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target area. A reduction boundary line moving means for moving the position of the partition boundary line of the area in a direction in which the reduction target area is reduced,
With respect to the enlargement target area determined by the target area determination means, the position of the partition boundary line of the enlargement target area is secured, and an area for displaying at least a part of the identification information for identifying the reduction target area is secured, An enlarged boundary line moving means for moving in the direction in which the enlargement target area is enlarged,
A display control program for causing a computer to function as display control means for displaying the predetermined display contents in the plurality of child display areas based on the boundary lines moved by the reduced boundary line moving means and the enlarged boundary line moving means. In the display control program according to claim 7,
Reduction number acquisition means for acquiring, for each direction, the number of reduction target areas that are continuously laid out in the upward, downward, leftward, and rightward directions of the expansion target area determined by the target area determination means. Function as a computer
Based on the layout immediately before the partition boundary lines of the plurality of child display areas are moved, the reduction boundary line moving unit is configured to calculate the number of reduction target areas for each direction acquired by the reduction number acquisition unit. A display control program that moves the partition boundaries of the reduction target area. An information processing apparatus that divides medical information and displays it on a plurality of child display areas,
The plurality of child display areas are divided by boundary lines;
Due to the movement of the boundary line, an arbitrary part of the enlargement target area to be enlarged in the child display area is enlarged, and a reduction target area other than the enlargement target area is an area of the child display area. Reduced to maintain a predetermined layout just before being resized,
The reduction target area defines a minimum area size that can identify medical information to be displayed in the area,
The information processing apparatus characterized in that movement of the boundary line is limited to the minimum area size. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the minimum area size is a size capable of displaying identification information for identifying the medical information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 or 10,
The information processing apparatus that moves the boundary line to the minimum area size by executing a function for maximizing the enlargement target area. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 11,
The information processing apparatus is limited to the minimum area size when the movement of the boundary line is instructed to move beyond the minimum area size.