JP2010198483A - Electronic journal data browsing system, electronic journal data browsing method, program therefor, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic journal data browsing system for directly operating a display position of electronic journal data displayed to be browsed. <P>SOLUTION: In a state where a data reading unit 24 reads the electronic journal data stored in an electronic journal database 3 and a display control unit 23 displays the read electronic journal data on a touch panel display 1, a speed calculation unit 22 calculates moving speed of a finger of a user moving on the touch panel display 1 on the basis of the data obtained by a coordinate acquisition unit 20 and a time acquisition unit 21 and moves the display position of the electronic journal data to be displayed on the touch panel display 1 at the speed of the moving speed. Also, even if the finger detaches from the touch panel display 1, in accordance with the elapsed time from the time point of the detaching of the finger, the electronic journal data browsing system continues the moving of the display position on the touch panel display 1 at gradually decelerating speed by a predetermined speed from the moving speed at the time point at which the finger has detached until the speed becomes a predetermined speed threshold or lower. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic journal data browsing system, an electronic journal data browsing method, an electronic journal data browsing program, and a program recording medium.

  In a POS terminal or the like, receipt information handed over to a customer at the time of payment or the like can be stored as electronic journal data in each data format and displayed on a screen. Since such electronic journal data is accumulated every time accounting is performed, it increases with the passage of time. For this reason, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-32170 “POS terminal device” in Patent Document 1, desired data can be easily retrieved from a large amount of electronic journal data using a touch panel terminal or the like. E-journal data browsing systems that are intended to be able to be displayed on the screen are appearing.

JP 2002-32170 A (page 3-4)

  However, when browsing text data with a large file size, such as electronic journal data, on a conventional touch panel terminal, the user of the electronic journal data browsing system can maintain the conventional user interface (UI). Was not natural and difficult to operate. Specific issues are listed below.

  First, the electronic journal data display position in the text box displayed on the touch panel display can be moved in units of “one line”, “move to the top / bottom line”, “use scroll bar” The movement as the display position of the electronic journal data is not easy.

  Secondly, in order to realize the movement of the display position as pointed out in the first place, only control operation means such as buttons and scroll bars not directly related to electronic journal data are prepared, Operation as electronic journal data is not intuitive.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an electronic journal data browsing system and an electronic journal data browsing method capable of directly operating the display position of the displayed electronic journal data to be browsed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic journal data browsing program and a program recording medium.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an electronic journal data browsing system, an electronic journal data browsing method, an electronic journal data browsing program, and a program recording medium according to the present invention employ the following characteristic configurations. The numbers (1) and (13) below correspond to the item numbers in the claims.

(1) In an electronic journal data browsing system in which electronic journal data is displayed on the touch panel display for browsing when the user presses the touch panel display with a finger, the user's finger moves on the touch panel display. Accordingly, an electronic journal data browsing system in which the display position of the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display moves.
(13) In an electronic journal data browsing method in which electronic journal data is displayed on the touch panel display for browsing by the user pressing the touch panel display with a finger, the user's finger moves on the touch panel display. Accordingly, an electronic journal data browsing method in which a display position of the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display moves.

  According to the electronic journal data browsing system, the electronic journal data browsing method, the electronic journal data browsing program, and the program recording medium of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  It can be expected to improve the operability and browsing efficiency of electronic journal data. This is because there is no control operation means that is not directly related to the electronic journal data, such as buttons and scroll bars, for the operation of the electronic journal data, and the displayed electronic journal is displayed by pressing the touch panel display with a finger. This is because the display position of the electronic journal data can be controlled by directly manipulating the display position of the data.

  Similarly, the operation position of the displayed electronic journal data is operated by operating the mouse without preparing a control operation means that is not directly related to the electronic journal data, such as buttons and scroll bars. This is because the display position of the electronic journal data can be controlled by directly operating.

  Therefore, even a system user (user) operating for the first time can intuitively browse electronic journal data. Also, “follow the finger to move the data display position”, “after moving the finger, move / decelerate the data display position depending on the moving speed of the finger when the finger is released” or “ “Move the data display position by following the mouse pointer”, “After moving the finger from the mouse, move / decelerate the data display position depending on the moving speed of the mouse pointer when the finger is released” The operation method is not only intuitive, but can be expected to improve operability and browsing efficiency even for business applications that do not require extra functions.

It is a system configuration figure showing an example of the system configuration of the electronic journal data browsing system concerning the present invention. It is the screen figure which expressed simply the graphical user interface GUI to the user displayed on the touch panel display of FIG. It is a general | schematic flowchart which shows an example of the operation | movement outline | summary of the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed operation | movement of the movement start process of the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed operation | movement of the movement process of the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed operation | movement of the movement end and deceleration process of the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the moving direction of the text box shown in FIG. It is a screen figure for demonstrating an example of the screen display operation | movement of electronic journal data.

  Preferred embodiments of an electronic journal data browsing system, an electronic journal data browsing method, an electronic journal data browsing program, and a program recording medium according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, an electronic journal data browsing system, an electronic journal data browsing method, and an electronic journal data browsing program according to the present invention will be described. The electronic journal data browsing program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Needless to say, it may be done.

(Features of the present invention)
Prior to the description of the embodiments of the present invention, an outline of the features of the present invention will be described first. The present invention directly manipulates the display position of digitized journal data (hereinafter referred to as electronic journal data) by a touch panel operation, a mouse operation, or the like, whereby desired data in the electronic journal data is displayed on the display. It provides an interface that can be easily browsed.

  That is, as a method for moving the display position in the text box on which the electronic journal data is displayed, a method is adopted in which the movement amount of the display position of the electronic journal data follows the movement of the finger or the mouse pointer. Also, the movement speed of the finger or mouse pointer immediately before releasing the finger from the touch panel or mouse is calculated, and even after the finger is released from the touch panel or mouse, the electronic journal data in the text box is relied on the movement speed. The user interface UI is realized by decelerating the movement of the electronic journal data just like the law of inertia.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, a fixed-size display area serving as a display frame on the screen is prepared, and a variable-size text box for setting electronic journal data is arranged under the display area. The size of the text box is variable, and the text data is moved directly by synchronizing the coordinate value of the finger pressed in the display area and the text placement coordinate according to the file size of the electronic journal data. An interface like this is realized.

(Configuration example of embodiment)
Next, a configuration example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a system configuration of an electronic journal data browsing system according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 (A) shows that the electronic journal data browsing system is constructed on a touch panel terminal having a touch panel display. FIG. 1B shows an example of the internal configuration of the touch panel terminal.

  In FIG. 1A, reference numeral 1 denotes a touch panel display provided in the touch panel terminal, which receives input from a system user (user) of the electronic journal data browsing system and displays electronic journal data.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 1B, the touch panel terminal includes a CPU 10 and a memory 11 and displays electronic journal data (including a display area 4 and a partial print function GUI 6 described later in FIG. 2). 1A, a touch input unit 1B that accepts pressing of the finger of the system user (user), and an input identifying unit 1C that identifies the pressed position of the finger received by the touch input unit 1B and notifies the CPU 10 Yes. When the finger pressing position is in the display area 4 shown in FIG. 2, the input identifying unit 1C notifies the CPU 10 of the input coordinate position, and the finger pressing position is the partial printing function shown in FIG. If it is within the GUI 6, the CPU 10 is notified of the type of the pressed button.

  The CPU 10 processes the input information from the input identification unit 1C according to the operation of the electronic journal data browsing program of FIG. 1A stored in the memory 11, and displays electronic journal data displayed on the display unit 1A. The display position (that is, the movement of the position coordinates of a text box 5 described later in FIG. 2 provided on the memory 11) and the print range of the electronic journal data are controlled. In addition, as described above, the memory 11 stores the electronic journal data browsing program 2, and sets a variable-length text box 5 for reading and arranging the electronic journal data, and inputs from the input identification unit 1C. In addition to an area for temporarily storing information and work information, an electronic journal database 3 shown in FIG. 1A for storing electronic journal data is also set.

  In FIG. 1A, reference numeral 2 denotes an electronic journal data browsing program that includes at least a coordinate acquisition unit 20, a time acquisition unit 21, a speed calculation unit 22, a display control unit 23, and a data reading unit 24. Has been.

  The coordinate acquisition unit 20 acquires the coordinates of the pressed position where the finger of the system user of the electronic journal data browsing system is pressed, and passes the acquired relative coordinate value to the speed calculation unit 22. The time acquisition unit 21 acquires the current time and passes the acquired current time value to the speed calculation unit 22.

  The speed calculation unit 22 calculates the moving speed at which the electronic journal data moves on the screen, using the relative coordinate value passed from the coordinate acquisition unit 20 and the current time value passed from the time acquisition unit 21. The calculated moving speed value is passed to the display control unit 23.

  The display control unit 23 displays the electronic journal data as text data. Further, the display position of the electronic journal data is changed based on the moving speed value passed from the speed calculation unit 22. Further, the data reading unit 24 reads the electronic journal data intended by the system user of the electronic journal data browsing system from the electronic journal database 3, and expands it in the text box 5 provided in the memory 11 of FIG. To do.

  Reference numeral 3 denotes an electronic journal database that stores files related to electronic journal data. The electronic journal database 3 stores a plurality of electronic journal data. One electronic journal data is composed of data such as a plurality of receipt data, for example. For example, when the checkout process is performed 100 times, the electronic journal data includes data for 100 receipts as a series of data.

  FIG. 2 is a screen diagram simply representing a graphical user interface GUI (Graphic User Interface) for the system user (user) of the electronic journal data browsing system displayed on the touch panel display 1 of FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 4 is a display area for displaying electronic journal data on the touch panel display 1, and the display area 4 is arranged below the display area 4 with the upper left of FIG. 2 being the origin (0, 0). Relative coordinates (referred to as child elements) can be acquired. The display area 4 has a horizontal width and a vertical width. For example, if the horizontal width is 400 pixels and the vertical width is 500 pixels, the lower right coordinate value (a, b) of the display area 4 is (400, 500). The electronic journal data that falls within the coordinate values (0, 0) to (a, b) is displayed in the display area 4 of the screen shown in FIG. 2, and the coordinate values (0, 0) to (a, b) are displayed. If it does not fit in the data, it exists as data in the text box 5 of the memory 11 in FIG. 1B, but is not displayed on the screen.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 5 is a text box indicating the output destination of electronic journal data from the electronic journal database 3. The coordinate value (x1, y1) and the coordinate (x1, y2) are relative coordinates from the origin (0, 0) of the display area 4, and the starting point of the uppermost line and the starting point of the lowermost line of the text box 5, respectively. The coordinate values (x1, y1) indicating the starting point of the top line of the text box 5 are defined as the position coordinates of the text box 5.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the electronic journal data is output as text data having an arbitrary data amount is described as an example. Here, the width of the text box 5 is fixed. The vertical width is variable, and the size of the text box 5, that is, the vertical width is changed according to the file capacity of the electronic journal data. The text box 5 is installed under the display area 4.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 6 denotes an electronic journal data partial print function GUI, which is a graphical user interface GUI for designating a print range. Although detailed description will be given later, the system user (user) of the electronic journal data browsing system performs a search by appropriately specifying “target keyword” or “non-print keyword”, and “the target keyword exists. Any one of the options (button switch) of “Make sure to print the part”, “Do not include journals that do not have the target keyword in the print range”, or “Do not include journals that include keywords that are not printed”. It is also possible to select and specify a plurality.

(Description of operation of embodiment)
Next, an example of the operation of the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart showing an example of an operation outline of the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. A method in which the system user (user) of the electronic journal data browsing system operates electronic journal data with a finger on the touch panel display 1 will be described below along the flow of the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when a system user (user) of the electronic journal data browsing system presses the touch panel display 1 with a finger, a movement start process is executed and movement of the display position of the electronic journal data is started (step S100). Next, when the system user (user) moves his / her finger on the touch panel display 1, a movement process is executed, and the display position of the electronic journal data is moved (step S200). Note that the movement process (step S200) is repeatedly executed while the finger is moved on the touch panel display 1.

  Finally, movement termination / deceleration processing is executed at the moment when the system user releases his / her finger from the touch panel display 1 (step S300). The reason why the deceleration process is included in step S300 is to make the movement (movement) of the electronic journal data on the electronic journal data browsing program similar to the movement of the actual journal roll paper. That is, for example, when the journal roll paper is pulled down vigorously, the roll paper that starts moving at a certain initial speed gradually decelerates and stops at the end. I try to reproduce it.

  The detailed operations of the respective processing steps in the flowchart of FIG. 3, that is, steps S100, S200, and S300 are shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, respectively. That is, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the detailed operation of the movement start process (step S100) of the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is the movement of the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of detailed operation of the process (step S200), and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of detailed operation of the movement end / deceleration process (step S300) of the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. is there.

  First, the detailed operation of the movement start process will be described using the movement start process flowchart shown in FIG. When the system user (user) of the electronic journal data browsing system presses down the touch panel display 1 with a finger, the processing of FIG. 4 is started. In starting the movement start process, first, the display control unit 23 checks whether or not the coordinate value of the text box 5 is moving (step S101), and if it is moving (YES in step S101). Then, the movement of the text box 5 is stopped (step S102). By the stop process, the system user (user) of the electronic journal data browsing system can always stop the movement of the text box 5 when the touch panel display 1 is pressed with a finger.

  Next, the coordinate acquisition unit 20 acquires the coordinate (input coordinate) of the position where the finger is pressed on the display area 4, and sets the coordinate value to “coordinate value 1” (step S103). Further, a difference between the acquired input coordinates (coordinate value 1) and the position coordinates (x1, y1) of the text box 5 is calculated and set as a “difference value” (step S104). When the selected electronic journal data is displayed on the screen for the first time, the start point of the text box 5, that is, the position coordinates (x1, y1) is the origin (0, 0) shown in FIG. Is present. The value of the position coordinate of the text box 5 is held in the memory 11 and updated to the latest value of the position coordinate of the text box 5 each time the process of the movement processing flowchart (step S200 in FIG. 3) is performed. Is done.

  Further, the time acquisition unit 21 acquires the current time and sets it as “time 1” (step S105).

  Next, the detailed operation of the movement process will be described with reference to the movement process flowchart shown in FIG. 5, at the start of the movement process, first, the display control unit 23 checks whether or not the finger is pressed on the touch panel display 1 while the finger is moving on the touch panel display 1 (step If the finger is in a pressed state (YES in step S201), the coordinate acquisition unit 20 acquires the coordinates of the position where the finger is pressed and sets this as “coordinate value 2” (step S202). . Here, while the finger is pressed, the latest coordinate value is always updated and acquired as “coordinate value 2”.

  In step S201, it is determined whether or not the finger is pressed on the touch panel display 1 in the electronic journal data browsing system according to the present invention. This is because, in addition to the case where coordinates are input by pressing, the case where coordinates are input using an input device such as a mouse or a trackball is also considered.

  For example, when the electronic journal data browsing program 2 is executed by performing a mouse input on a PC (Personal Computer), if the determination process in step S201 does not exist, the mouse is not pressed. Nevertheless, since the mouse has moved on the display area 4, the movement processing flowchart of FIG. 5, which is a case where the finger is pressed on the touch panel display 1, is executed. On the other hand, in the case where the coordinates are input using the mouse, the mouse is further pressed when the mouse is moving on the display area 4 as in the case where the determination condition of step S201 is provided. It is necessary to add a process for determining whether or not a state is present.

  Next, the difference between the acquired “coordinate value 2” and the “difference value” calculated in step S104 of FIG. 4 is calculated, and this is set as the “destination coordinate” (step S203). Further, the coordinate position of the text box 5 is rearranged to the “destination coordinate” (step S204).

  Further, the time acquisition unit 21 acquires the current time and sets it as “time 2” (step S205).

  Next, the detailed operation of the movement end / deceleration process will be described with reference to the movement end / deceleration process flowchart shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, first, the coordinate acquisition unit 20 acquires the coordinates of the position where the finger was pressed on the display area 4, and sets this as “coordinate value 3” (step S <b> 301). “Coordinate value 3” is a coordinate value at the moment when the finger leaves the touch panel display 1. Next, the time acquisition unit 21 acquires the current time and sets it as “time 3” (step S302). “Time 3” is the time when the finger leaves the touch panel display 1.

  Thereafter, the difference between “time 3” acquired in step S302 and “time 2” acquired in step S205 of FIG. 5 is calculated, and this is set as “stagnation time”. Further, a difference between “time 3” acquired in step S302 and “time 1” acquired in step S105 of FIG. 4 is calculated, and this is set as “elapsed time”. Further, a difference between “coordinate value 3” acquired in step S301 and “coordinate value 1” acquired in step S103 of FIG. 4 is calculated, and this is set as “movement distance” (step S303).

  Note that the moving direction of the text box 5 is generally only in the two vertical directions (Y-axis direction) shown in FIG. 2, and is not moved in the left-right direction (X-axis) or the diagonal direction. Therefore, in step S303, the “movement distance” is obtained by ignoring the coordinate value in the X-axis direction and considering only the coordinate value in the Y-axis direction.

  However, when taking into account when the finger is not "directly below or directly above (Y axis)" but "sloped downward or obliquely upward (including not only the Y axis but also the X axis side)" As described below, the coordinate value of the X axis is included in the calculation of the “movement distance”.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the moving direction of the text box 5 shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, P1 (0, 0) is a finger pressing point indicating the coordinate position where the finger pressed the touch panel display 1, and P2 (10, 10) is a finger indicating the coordinate position where the finger is released from the touch panel display 1. It is assumed that this is the departure point. When the “movement distance” is obtained from only the coordinate values of the Y axis, 10 (pixel) is the movement distance. At this time, when calculated in consideration of the X axis, the “movement distance” is 14 (pixels), which is 1.4 times the value in the case of only the Y axis. Therefore, the value of the moving speed obtained by {moving speed = moving distance ÷ time} is also 1.4 times that in the case of only the Y-axis.

  Here, the “stagnation time” obtained in step S303 is the difference between the current time when the finger leaves the touch panel display 1 and the current time when the finger is last pressed on the touch panel display 1. The longer the finger stays at one point on the touch panel display 1, the longer the “stagnation time” becomes.

  Next, returning to the flowchart of FIG. 6, if the value of “stagnation time” obtained in step S303 is sufficiently small with a predetermined time threshold value, for example, 200 to 300 msec or less (YES in step S304), in step S303. The obtained “movement distance” is divided by the “elapsed time” obtained in step S303, and this is set as the “movement speed” (step S305).

  Here, since the “movement distance” is a difference between coordinate values on the touch panel display 1, the unit of “movement speed” is “pixel / msec”. In order to make the movement of the text box 5 natural as if it were actually operated by a human, the value of “movement speed” (pixel / msec) should be multiplied by 0.5 to 0.6. Correction may be performed by the following.

  When the value of “movement speed” obtained in step S305 is a sufficiently small value that is equal to or less than a predetermined speed threshold, for example, 1.0 to 1.5 pixels / msec (YES in step S306), the text box 5 is moved. The process is terminated without doing so. This determination is a determination process in consideration of actual system use on the touch panel display 1.

  In other words, in the case of touch panel display 1 input with a finger, even if the system user intends to keep pressing the finger at the same position (that is, intends to stop the display position of the electronic journal data). However, the touch panel display 1 may recognize that the finger is moving, and as a result, the display position of the text box 5 may move without permission in the case where there is no determination processing in step S306. . In the determination process in step S306, a small moving speed that is equal to or less than a predetermined speed threshold is ignored as the error range, thereby preventing the movement of the text box 5 not intended by the system user. Yes.

  On the other hand, if the value of “movement speed” obtained in step S305 exceeds a predetermined speed threshold (NO in step S306), the value of “movement speed” is set to the current coordinate value in the text box 5. In addition, after the text box 5 is rearranged according to a predetermined elapsed time (step S307), the value of “movement speed” is decreased by a predetermined deceleration rate. The speed is reduced to a value multiplied by 95 (step S308), and the process returns to step S306.

That is, when the initial speed at the time of releasing the finger is a “moving speed” of 35.0 pixels / msec, for example, when the deceleration rate is 0.95, it is rounded off to the second decimal place. As described below, the vehicle gradually decelerates every time a predetermined elapsed time elapses.
1st time 35.0 × 0.95 = 33.3pixel / msec
2nd 33.3 × 0.95 = 31.6pixel / msec
3rd 31.6 × 0.95 = 30.0pixel / msec
4th 30.0 × 0.95 = 28.5pixel / msec
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  That is, the processes in steps S307 and S308 are repeated until the value of “moving speed” becomes a sufficiently small value, for example, 0.5 pixel / msec or less, such as the speed threshold value, for example, 1.0 to 1.5 pixels / msec or less. Thus, when the finger is released from the touch panel display 1, the “moving speed” is gradually increased from the state in which the display position of the text box 5 is moved at the “moving speed” immediately before the finger is released from the touch panel display 1. As a result, the display position of the text box 5 stops.

  Next, an example of the electronic journal data display operation will be further described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a screen diagram for explaining an example of the screen display operation of the electronic journal data. FIG. 8A shows an example of a state where a finger is pressed on the touch panel display 1, and FIG. B) shows an example of the movement position of the text box of the journal data when the finger moves on the touch panel display 1 with the finger, and FIG. 8C shows the screen true with the finger on the touch panel display 1. The example of the movement position of the text box of the journal data at the time of moving upward is shown. In FIG. 8, for the sake of brevity, the case where the finger is moved directly above or below the screen is shown. In the figure, coordinate values in the X-axis direction (the horizontal direction in the figure) are omitted. Only the coordinate values in the Y-axis direction (vertical direction in the figure) are shown. The unit of the coordinate value is “pixel” as described above.

  In FIG. 8A, the coordinates of the finger pressing point at the moment when the system user (user) of the electronic journal data browsing system presses the finger on the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display 1 is p1 ( 50). At this time, it is assumed that the starting point of the text box 5 storing the electronic journal data is at the position coordinate of y1 (−30). At this time, “coordinate value 1” becomes “50” by the process of step S103 of FIG. Since the “text box position coordinates” is “−30”, the “difference value” is “50 − (− 30) = 80” by the process of step S104 in FIG.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the finger is moved by, for example, “+40” in the downward direction (+ direction of the Y axis) to reach p2 (90), step S203 in FIG. As a result of the above process, the “destination coordinates” becomes “90-80 = 10”. Further, when the finger is moved by “+40” in the Y-axis direction, the rearrangement position of the text box 5 is similarly “−30 + 40 = 10” by the processing of step S204 in FIG. You can confirm that you are moving.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8C, the finger is directed upward from p1 (50) which is the coordinate of the finger pressing point at the moment when the finger is pressed on the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display 1. For example, when moving to “−40” in the (Y-axis negative direction) and reaching p3 (10), the “destination coordinate” is set to “10−80 = − by the process of step S203 in FIG. 70 ". When the finger is moved by “+40” in the Y-axis direction, the rearrangement position of the text box 5 is similarly set to “−30−40 = −70” by the process of step S204 in FIG. It can be confirmed that it has moved by -40 ".

  From the above, the calculation formula “movement destination coordinate” = “coordinate value 2” − “difference value” in the process of step S203 in FIG. 5 is the “movement destination coordinate” regardless of whether the finger moves in the + direction or the − direction. It can be determined that the sign need not be considered.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to solve the problems of the conventional electronic journal data browsing system.

  For example, in the conventional technique, the display position of the electronic journal data is moved by moving the cursor in a text box with a fixed size for displaying the electronic journal data. Therefore, it is difficult to operate electronic journal data having a large file size on the touch panel terminal. In particular, when the display position is moved up and down in units of several tens of lines, it is necessary to repeat the movement in units of one line several tens of times, which takes time and effort.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, instead of moving the cursor in the text box 5 at all, the size of the text box 5 is set to a size that can contain all electronic journal data, and the text A mechanism for changing the data displayed on the screen by moving the box 5 under the display area 4 is realized.

  In addition, in the conventional technique, it is necessary to specify the date again in order to browse electronic journal data of a different date after specifying and searching the date of the electronic journal data once.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, when one of both ends of the text box 5 protrudes from the display area 4, all the electronic journal data for that day is displayed. If the electronic journal data of the day is read into the display area 4, it is possible to browse electronic journal data of a different date without specifying the date again.

(Description of the effect of this embodiment)
As described in detail above, the following effects are obtained in this embodiment.

  That is, in this embodiment, it is possible to expect improvement in operability and browsing efficiency of electronic journal data. This is because there is no control operation means that is not directly related to the electronic journal data, such as buttons and scroll bars, for the operation of the electronic journal data, and the displayed electronic journal is displayed by pressing the touch panel display with a finger. This is because the display position of the electronic journal data can be controlled by directly manipulating the data.

  Therefore, even a system user (user) operating for the first time can intuitively browse electronic journal data. In addition, operations such as “follow the finger to move the data display position” and “after moving the finger, move or decelerate the data display position depending on the moving speed of the finger immediately before releasing the finger”. The method can be expected to improve operability and browsing efficiency not only for intuitive operations but also for business applications that do not require extra functions.

(Other embodiments of the present invention)
Next, another embodiment different from the above-described embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  The electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. 1 shows a case where the electronic journal data browsing system is constructed on a touch panel terminal having a touch panel display 1, but instead of a touch panel terminal, a desktop PC having an input device such as a mouse or a trackball ( It may be constructed using a personal computer) or a notebook PC.

  When such an input device such as a mouse or a trackball is used, “movement start processing” (step S100), “movement processing” (step S200), and “movement end / deceleration processing” (step S300) in the flowchart shown in FIG. In the case of a touch panel terminal, each is executed by events such as “pressing the touch panel display 1 with a finger”, “moving the finger”, “releasing the finger from the touch panel display 1”, etc. In this case, these events are replaced by the events of “clicking the mouse”, “moving the mouse pointer of the mouse”, and “releasing the finger from the mouse”, respectively.

  As an advantage when using a PC terminal having an input device such as a mouse or a trackball, the following cases are assumed. For example, in a store where a touch panel terminal is used for business, the user wants to check the contents of electronic journal data using the touch panel terminal, but the store is crowded and the touch panel terminal cannot be used for checkout work, etc. Even if it is a case, it is also possible to construct and start an electronic journal data browsing system on a PC terminal, and as with the touch panel terminal, the contents of the electronic journal data are operated and confirmed on the PC, It is possible to perform checkout work.

  Furthermore, the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. 1 can be replaced by a notebook PC with a button-type touch pad. As in the case of having an input device such as a mouse or trackball, events such as “pressing the touch panel display 1 with a finger”, “moving the finger”, “releasing the finger from the touch panel display 1”, etc. Can be replaced by events such as “pressing the touch pad with a finger while pressing a button”, “moving a finger while pressing a button”, and “releasing a finger from the button and touch pad”. Therefore, in the case of a notebook PC equipped with a button-type touchpad as a standard specification, the contents of the electronic journal data are operated and confirmed without connecting an input device such as a mouse or a trackball to the PC terminal, and the checkout work Etc. can be performed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the present invention can also be applied as a partial printing function for printing only a necessary portion of electronic journal data. For example, if you want to print only the part where a specific keyword exists in the electronic journal data, such as “product name” or “settlement person”, the conventional partial printing function uses Will print all data from the end to the end.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the partial printing function in the present invention is input as “search keyword” in the “search keyword” text box of “target keyword” or “non-printing keyword”, By pressing the “start range specification” button, it is possible to print only a necessary portion by specifying the range.

  That is, in the case of FIG. 2, after inputting a keyword in “target keyword”, when the “range specification start” button is pressed, first of the electronic journal data, the first data hit in the search is displayed in the display area 4. To do. Next, the display position of the electronic journal data is moved by the input of a finger or a mouse or the like, and is displayed in the display area 4 until the last position to be printed. During this movement, the data displayed on the display area 4 becomes the print range.

  At this time, in the check boxes in FIG. 2, “the part where the target keyword exists is always printed”, “the journal where the target keyword does not exist is not included in the print range”, “the journal including the non-print keyword is It is possible to appropriately specify a condition such as “not included in the print range”. It should be noted that “date”, “time”, “character string”, and the like can be designated as keywords. When the range designation is repeated as necessary, and finally the “end range designation” button is pressed, the range to be printed is finally determined. Therefore, unlike the conventional partial printing function, printing can be performed while excluding unnecessary ranges.

  The present invention can also be applied as a print preview function. The print preview screen of the conventional electronic journal browsing system is a preview screen in page units. For this reason, the preview screen may extend over a plurality of pages, no matter how much the printing amount is large, as in the case of a POS printer, even when only one printing sheet is required.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, after the printing range is determined by the partial printing function of FIG. 2 described above, the electronic journal data having the top and bottom rows of the partial printing range as the data start point and end point. Can be newly created for previewing and previewed using the electronic journal data browsing method described in detail in the above embodiment. Therefore, the print preview screen can be easily displayed and confirmed using the convenient UI according to the present invention.

  The electronic journal data in the electronic journal data browsing system shown in FIG. 1 has been described as text data. However, the present invention is not limited to text data, and includes binary data such as image data and moving image data. It is also possible.

  In the present invention, the display area 4 is prepared, and the display position coordinates of the text box are dynamically changed. Therefore, if the control has a vertical width and a horizontal width other than the text box, the same processing as that of the electronic journal data browsing system described above is possible. That is, an image or moving image file is placed under a panel control having coordinate values, and further, the panel control is placed under the display area 4 and given the relative coordinates from the display area 4, the same as in the case of the text box. The operation can be realized.

The configuration of the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, it should be noted that such examples are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the invention in any way. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that various modifications and changes can be made according to a specific application without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the embodiment of the present invention can be expressed as the following configuration in addition to the configurations (1) and (13) in the means for solving the problems. The numbers (2)-(12) and (14)-(26) below correspond to the item numbers in the claims.
(2) The movement speed of the user's finger moving on the touch panel display is detected, and the movement speed at the time when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display immediately after the user's finger is released from the touch panel display. The electronic journal data browsing system according to (1), wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the touch panel display according to a display movement speed according to the above.
(3) Display that gradually decelerates at a predetermined deceleration rate from the display moving speed when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display according to the elapsed time from the time when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display. The electronic journal data browsing system according to (2) above, wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the touch panel display according to the moving speed.
(4) When the display position of the electronic journal data is in a state of moving on the touch panel display, the electronic device on the touch panel display is detected when it is detected that the user's finger has pressed the touch panel display. The electronic journal data browsing system according to (2) or (3), wherein the movement of the display position of journal data is stopped.
(5) Stop movement of the display position of the electronic journal data on the touch panel display when the moving speed of the user's finger moving on the touch panel display or the display moving speed is equal to or less than a predetermined speed threshold value. The electronic journal data browsing system according to any one of (1) to (4) above.
(6) In an electronic journal data browsing system in which electronic journal data is displayed on a display and browsed by a user operating the mouse, the mouse is displayed on the display in accordance with the movement of the mouse pointer of the mouse. An electronic journal data browsing system in which the display position of the electronic journal data moves.
(7) The moving speed of the mouse pointer of the mouse is detected, and immediately after the user's finger is released from the mouse, the display moving speed is set according to the moving speed when the user's finger is released from the mouse. Therefore, the electronic journal data browsing system according to (6) above, wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the display.
(8) A display movement speed that is gradually decelerated at a predetermined deceleration rate from the display movement speed at the time when the user's finger is released from the mouse according to the elapsed time from the time when the user's finger is released from the mouse. The electronic journal data browsing system according to (7), wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the display.
(9) When the display position of the electronic journal data is moving on the display, when it is detected that the user's finger has pressed the mouse, the electronic journal data on the display The electronic journal data browsing system according to (7) or (8), wherein the movement of the display position is stopped.
(10) The movement of the display position of the electronic journal data on the display is stopped when the movement speed of the mouse pointer or the display movement speed of the mouse is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed threshold. The electronic journal data browsing system according to any one of (9).
(11) having a search function for searching the electronic journal data for a phrase that matches a keyword input by a user, starting with data including the phrase searched by the search function, and thereafter the touch panel display The movement of the display position is stopped by the operation of the range of the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display or the operation by the mouse until the movement of the display position is stopped by the operation of the upper user's finger. The electronic journal data browsing system according to any one of the above (1) to (10), wherein the electronic journal data range displayed on the display until this time is specified as the print range of the electronic journal data.
(12) An option for the user to specify only data in which the keyword character string exists from the print range of the specified electronic journal data as a print range, and / or the specified electronic journal data The electronic journal data browsing according to (11) above, further comprising at least an option for the user to specify that data including a character string input by the user as an unprinted keyword from the print range is excluded from the print range. system.
(14) The moving speed of the user's finger moving on the touch panel display is detected, and immediately after the user's finger is released from the touch panel display, the moving speed when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display. The electronic journal data browsing method according to (13), wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the touch panel display in accordance with a display movement speed according to.
(15) Display that is gradually decelerated at a predetermined deceleration rate from the display moving speed at the time when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display according to the elapsed time from the time when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display. The electronic journal data browsing method according to (14), wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the touch panel display according to a moving speed.
(16) When the display position of the electronic journal data is in a state of moving on the touch panel display, the electronic device on the touch panel display is detected when detecting that the user's finger is pressed on the touch panel display. The electronic journal data browsing method according to (14) or (15), wherein the movement of the display position of the journal data is stopped.
(17) When the moving speed of the user's finger moving on the touch panel display or the display moving speed is equal to or less than a predetermined speed threshold, the movement of the display position of the electronic journal data on the touch panel display is stopped. The electronic journal data browsing method according to any one of (13) to (16) above.
(18) In an electronic journal data browsing method in which electronic journal data is displayed on a display and browsed by a user operating a mouse, the mouse is displayed on the display in accordance with the movement of the mouse pointer of the mouse. The electronic journal data browsing method in which the display position of the electronic journal data is moved.
(19) The moving speed of the mouse pointer of the mouse is detected, and immediately after the user's finger is released from the mouse, the display moving speed is set according to the moving speed when the user's finger is released from the mouse. Therefore, the electronic journal data browsing method according to the above (18), wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the display.
(20) A display movement speed that is gradually decelerated at a predetermined deceleration rate from the display movement speed at the time when the user's finger is released from the mouse according to the elapsed time from the time when the user's finger is released from the mouse. The electronic journal data browsing method according to (19), wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the display.
(21) When the display position of the electronic journal data is in a state of moving on the display, when it is detected that the user's finger is pressed on the mouse, the electronic journal data on the display The electronic journal data browsing method according to (19) or (20), wherein the movement of the display position is stopped.
(22) The movement of the display position of the electronic journal data on the display is stopped when the movement speed of the mouse pointer or the display movement speed of the mouse is equal to or less than a predetermined speed threshold. The electronic journal data browsing method according to any one of (21).
(23) having a search function for searching the electronic journal data for a phrase that matches a keyword input by a user, starting with data including the phrase searched by the search function, and thereafter the touch panel display The movement of the display position is stopped by the operation of the range of the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display or the operation by the mouse until the movement of the display position is stopped by the operation of the upper user's finger. The electronic journal data browsing method according to any one of (13) to (22), wherein a range of the electronic journal data displayed on the display before is specified as a print range of the electronic journal data.
(24) An option for a user to specify only data in which the character string of the keyword exists as a print range from the print range of the specified electronic journal data, and / or the specified electronic journal data The electronic journal data browsing according to (23), further including at least an option for the user to specify that data including a character string input by the user as an unprinted keyword from the print range is excluded from the print range. Method.
(25) An electronic journal data browsing program in which the electronic journal data browsing method according to any one of (13) to (24) is implemented as a program executable by a computer.
(26) A program recording medium in which the electronic journal data browsing program of (25) is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Touch panel display 1A Display part 1B Touch input part 1C Input identification part 2 Electronic journal data browsing program 3 Electronic journal database 4 Display area 5 Text box 6 Partial printing function GUI
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11 Memory 20 Coordinate Acquisition Unit 21 Time Acquisition Unit 22 Speed Calculation Unit 23 Display Control Unit 24 Data Reading Unit

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  In an electronic journal data browsing system in which electronic journal data is displayed on the touch panel display for browsing by a user pressing the touch panel display with a finger, according to the movement of the user's finger on the touch panel display, The electronic journal data browsing system, wherein a display position of the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display moves.   The movement speed of the user's finger moving on the touch panel display is detected, and immediately after the user's finger is released from the touch panel display, the movement speed at the time when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display is determined. The electronic journal data browsing system according to claim 1, wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the touch panel display according to a display movement speed.   In accordance with the elapsed time from the time when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display, the display movement speed is gradually decelerated at a predetermined deceleration rate from the display moving speed when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display. Therefore, the electronic journal data browsing system according to claim 2, wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the touch panel display.   When the display position of the electronic journal data is moving on the touch panel display, it is detected that the user's finger has pressed the touch panel display. 4. The electronic journal data browsing system according to claim 2, wherein the movement of the display position is stopped.   When the moving speed of the user's finger moving on the touch panel display or the display moving speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed threshold, the movement of the display position of the electronic journal data on the touch panel display is stopped. The electronic journal data browsing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:   In an electronic journal data browsing system in which electronic journal data is displayed on a display and browsed by a user operating a mouse, the electronic displayed on the display according to a movement of the mouse pointer of the mouse An electronic journal data browsing system, wherein a display position of journal data moves.   Detecting the moving speed of the mouse pointer of the mouse, immediately after the user's finger is released from the mouse, according to the display moving speed according to the moving speed when the user's finger is released from the mouse, The electronic journal data browsing system according to claim 6, wherein a display position of the electronic journal data moves on the display.   According to the elapsed time from the time when the user's finger is released from the mouse, according to the display movement speed that is gradually decelerated at a predetermined deceleration rate from the display movement speed when the user's finger is released from the mouse, 8. The electronic journal data browsing system according to claim 7, wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the display.   When the display position of the electronic journal data is in a state of moving on the display, the detection of the display position of the electronic journal data on the display is detected when it is detected that the user's finger is pressed on the mouse. 9. The electronic journal data browsing system according to claim 7, wherein the movement is stopped.   The movement of the display position of the electronic journal data on the display is stopped when the moving speed of the mouse pointer or the display moving speed of the mouse is equal to or less than a predetermined speed threshold value. The electronic journal data browsing system according to any one of Items 9 to 9.   A search function that searches the electronic journal data for a phrase that matches the keyword input by the user, and the user on the touch panel display thereafter starts with the data including the phrase searched by the search function. Until the movement of the display position is stopped by the operation of the finger, the range of the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display until the movement of the display position is stopped or the operation by the mouse 11. The electronic journal data browsing system according to claim 1, wherein a range of the electronic journal data displayed on the display is specified as a printing range of the electronic journal data.   An option for the user to designate only data in which the character string of the keyword exists from among the print range of the specified electronic journal data as a print range, and / or the print range of the specified electronic journal data The electronic device according to claim 11, further comprising: an option for the user to specify that data including a character string input as a keyword that is not printed by the user is excluded from the print range. Journal data browsing system.   In the electronic journal data browsing method in which the electronic journal data is displayed on the touch panel display for browsing by the user pressing the touch panel display with a finger, according to the movement of the user's finger on the touch panel display, The electronic journal data browsing method, wherein a display position of the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display is moved.   The movement speed of the user's finger moving on the touch panel display is detected, and immediately after the user's finger is released from the touch panel display, the movement speed at the time when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display is determined. 14. The electronic journal data browsing method according to claim 13, wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the touch panel display according to a display movement speed.   In accordance with the elapsed time from the time when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display, the display movement speed is gradually decelerated at a predetermined deceleration rate from the display moving speed when the user's finger is released from the touch panel display. Accordingly, the electronic journal data browsing method according to claim 14, wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the touch panel display.   When the display position of the electronic journal data is moving on the touch panel display, it is detected that the user's finger has pressed the touch panel display. The electronic journal data browsing method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the movement of the display position is stopped.   When the moving speed of the user's finger moving on the touch panel display or the display moving speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed threshold, the movement of the display position of the electronic journal data on the touch panel display is stopped. 17. The electronic journal data browsing method according to claim 13, wherein the electronic journal data is browsed.   In the electronic journal data browsing method in which electronic journal data is displayed on a display and browsed by a user operating the mouse, the electronic displayed on the display in accordance with a movement of the mouse pointer of the mouse An electronic journal data browsing method, wherein a display position of journal data moves.   Detecting the moving speed of the mouse pointer of the mouse, immediately after the user's finger is released from the mouse, according to the display moving speed according to the moving speed when the user's finger is released from the mouse, 19. The electronic journal data browsing method according to claim 18, wherein a display position of the electronic journal data moves on the display.   According to the elapsed time from the time when the user's finger is released from the mouse, according to the display movement speed that is gradually decelerated at a predetermined deceleration rate from the display movement speed when the user's finger is released from the mouse, The electronic journal data browsing method according to claim 19, wherein the display position of the electronic journal data moves on the display.   When the display position of the electronic journal data is in a state of moving on the display, the detection of the display position of the electronic journal data on the display is detected when it is detected that the user's finger is pressed on the mouse. 21. The electronic journal data browsing method according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the movement is stopped.   The movement of the display position of the electronic journal data on the display is stopped when the moving speed of the mouse pointer or the display moving speed of the mouse is equal to or less than a predetermined speed threshold. The electronic journal data browsing method according to any one of Items 1 to 21.   A search function that searches the electronic journal data for a phrase that matches the keyword input by the user, and the user on the touch panel display thereafter starts with the data including the phrase searched by the search function. Until the movement of the display position is stopped by the operation of the finger, the range of the electronic journal data displayed on the touch panel display until the movement of the display position is stopped or the operation by the mouse 23. The electronic journal data browsing method according to claim 13, wherein a range of the electronic journal data displayed on the display is specified as a print range of the electronic journal data.   An option for the user to designate only data in which the character string of the keyword exists from among the print range of the specified electronic journal data as a print range, and / or the print range of the specified electronic journal data 24. The electronic device according to claim 23, further comprising: an option for the user to specify that data including a character string input by the user as a non-printing keyword is excluded from the print range. Journal data browsing method.   An electronic journal data browsing program, wherein the electronic journal data browsing method according to any one of claims 13 to 24 is implemented as a program executable by a computer. 26. A program recording medium, wherein the electronic journal data browsing program according to claim 25 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

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