JP2013065290A - Device, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability in finishing applications being executed in a device including a touch screen display.SOLUTION: A device (for example smart phone) includes a touch screen display 2 for displaying an icon 55 indicating an application being executed, and a controller in which, if a flick gesture for the icon 55 is detected via the touch screen display 2, the application corresponding to the icon 55 is finished.

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a program. In particular, the present invention relates to a device having a touch screen display, a method for controlling the device, and a program for controlling the device.

  Devices with touch screen displays are known. Devices that include a touch screen display include, for example, smartphones and tablets. A device with a touch screen display detects a finger or stylus pen gesture via the touch screen display. The device including the touch screen display operates according to the detected gesture. An example of the operation according to the detected gesture is described in Patent Document 1, for example.

  The basic operation of a device having a touch screen display is realized by an OS (Operating System) such as Android (registered trademark), BlackBerry (registered trademark) OS, iOS, Windows (registered trademark) Phone installed in the device. .

International Publication No. 2008/086302

  A device with a touch screen display can execute an application. Devices with a touch screen display can also terminate running applications. An object of the present invention is to improve operability when terminating a running application.

  In one aspect, the device according to the present invention includes a touch screen display on which an icon indicating an application being executed is displayed, and a flick gesture for the icon is detected via the touch screen display. A controller that terminates the corresponding application.

  In one aspect, a method according to the present invention is a method for controlling an apparatus having a touch screen display on which an icon indicating an application being executed is displayed, wherein a flick gesture for the icon is performed via the touch screen display. The application corresponding to the icon is terminated.

  In one aspect, the program according to the present invention is an apparatus including a touch screen display on which an icon indicating an application being executed is displayed. When a flick gesture for the icon is detected via the touch screen display, A step of ending an application corresponding to the icon is executed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating an appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear view illustrating an appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the home screen. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents stored in the table. FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating an example of a history list. FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating an example of a history list. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a first example of control performed by the smartphone according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a second example of control performed by the smartphone according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a first example of control performed by the smartphone according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a second example of control performed by the smartphone according to the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a third example of control performed by the smartphone according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a first example of control performed by the smartphone according to the third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a second example of control performed by the smartphone according to the third embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a third example of control performed by the smartphone according to the third embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a control processing procedure performed by the smartphone according to the first to third embodiments.

  Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Below, a smart phone is demonstrated as an example of an apparatus provided with a touch screen display.

(First embodiment)
The external appearance of the smartphone 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the smartphone 1 has a housing 20. The housing 20 includes a front face 1A, a back face 1B, and side faces 1C1 to 1C4. The front face 1 </ b> A is the front of the housing 20. The back face 1 </ b> B is the back surface of the housing 20. The side faces 1C1 to 1C4 are side surfaces that connect the front face 1A and the back face 1B. Hereinafter, the side faces 1C1 to 1C4 may be collectively referred to as the side face 1C without specifying which face.

  The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, buttons 3A to 3C, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, and a camera 12 on the front face 1A. The smartphone 1 has a camera 13 on the back face 1B. The smartphone 1 has buttons 3D to 3F and a connector 14 on the side face 1C. Hereinafter, the buttons 3A to 3F may be collectively referred to as the button 3 without specifying which button.

  The touch screen display 2 includes a display 2A and a touch screen 2B. The display 2A includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL panel (Organic Electro-Luminescence panel), or an inorganic EL panel (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence panel). The display 2A displays characters and graphics.

  The touch screen 2B detects contact of a finger, a stylus pen, or the like with respect to the touch screen display 2. The touch screen 2B can detect a position where a plurality of fingers, a stylus pen, or the like is in contact with the touch screen display 2.

  The detection method of the touch screen 2B may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method (or an ultrasonic method), an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method. Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, a finger that the touch screen 2B detects contact with the touch screen display 2 or a stylus pen or the like may be simply referred to as a “finger”.

  The smartphone 1 determines the type of gesture based on the contact detected by the touch screen 2B and the position where the contact is made. The gesture is an operation performed on the touch screen display 2. The gesture discriminated by the smartphone 1 includes touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, pinch out, and the like.

  The touch is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen 2B as a touch. The long touch is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B for a predetermined time or more. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger is in contact with the touch screen 2B for a predetermined time or more as a long touch.

  Release is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines that a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B is a release. The swipe is a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2 as a swipe.

  A tap is a gesture for releasing following a touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a touch as a tap. The double tap is a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice as a double tap.

  A long tap is a gesture for releasing following a long touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a long touch as a long tap. The drag is a gesture for performing a swipe from an area where a movable object is displayed. The smartphone 1 determines, as a drag, a gesture for performing a swipe starting from an area where a movable object is displayed.

  The flick is a gesture that is released while the finger moves at high speed in one direction following the touch. The smartphone 1 determines, as a flick, a gesture that is released while the finger moves in one direction at high speed following the touch. Flick: Up flick that moves your finger up the screen, Down flick that moves your finger down the screen, Right flick that moves your finger right in the screen, Left flick that moves your finger left in the screen Etc.

  Pinch-in is a gesture that swipes in the direction in which a plurality of fingers approach. The smartphone 1 determines, as a pinch-in, a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach. The pinch-out is a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture of swiping in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away as a pinch out.

  The smartphone 1 operates according to these gestures that are determined via the touch screen 2B. Therefore, operability that is intuitive and easy to use for the user is realized. The operation performed by the smartphone 1 according to the determined gesture differs depending on the screen displayed on the touch screen display 2.

  An example of a screen displayed on the display 2A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of the home screen. The home screen may be called a desktop or a standby screen. The home screen is displayed on the display 2A. The home screen is a screen that allows the user to select which application to execute from among the applications installed in the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 executes the application selected on the home screen in the foreground. The application executed in the foreground displays a screen different from the home screen on the display 2A.

  The smartphone 1 can place an icon on the home screen. A plurality of icons 50 are arranged on the home screen 40 shown in FIG. Each icon 50 is associated with a specific application installed in the smartphone 1 in advance. When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture (for example, a tap) for the icon 50, the smartphone 1 executes an application associated with the icon 50. For example, the smartphone 1 executes the mail application when a tap on the icon 50 associated with the mail application is detected.

  When the smartphone 1 is executing the mail application in the foreground and, for example, a click on the button 3B is detected, the smartphone 1 displays the home screen 40 on the display 2A and executes the mail application in the background. Then, when a tap on the icon 50 associated with the browser application is detected, the smartphone 1 executes the browser application in the foreground.

  The icon 50 includes an image and a character string. The icon 50 may include a symbol or a graphic instead of the image. The icon 50 may not include either an image or a character string. The icons 50 are arranged according to a predetermined rule. A wallpaper 41 is displayed behind the icon 50. The wallpaper is sometimes called a photo screen or a back screen. The smartphone 1 can use any image as the wallpaper 41. The image is determined as wallpaper, for example, according to user settings.

  The smartphone 1 can increase or decrease the number of home screens. For example, the smartphone 1 determines the number of home screens according to the setting by the user. When the smartphone 1 displays the home screen, even if there are a plurality of home screens, the smartphone 1 displays one selected from them on the display 2A.

  The smartphone 1 displays one or more locators on the home screen. The number of locators matches the number of home screens. The locator indicates the position of the currently displayed home screen. The locator corresponding to the currently displayed home screen is displayed in a manner different from other locators.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, four locators 51 are displayed. This indicates that the number of home screens 40 is four. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the second symbol from the left is displayed in a manner different from other symbols. This indicates that the second home screen from the left is currently displayed.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture while displaying the home screen, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A. For example, when detecting a right flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the left home screen. Further, when the smartphone 1 detects a left flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the right home screen.

  A region 42 is provided at the upper end of the display 2A. In the area 42, a remaining amount mark 43 indicating the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery and a radio wave level mark 44 indicating the electric field strength of the communication radio wave are displayed. The smartphone 1 may display the current time, weather information, the application being executed, the type of the communication system, the status of the phone, the mode of the device, the event that has occurred in the device, and the like in the area 42. As described above, the area 42 is used for various notifications to the user. The area 42 may be provided on a screen other than the home screen 40. The position where the region 42 is provided is not limited to the upper end of the display 2A.

  The lower area of the home screen 40 is an area in which a history list (not shown in FIG. 4) described later is displayed. The history list is displayed on the home screen 40 when the button 3B is double-clicked, for example.

  Note that the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4 is an example, and the forms of various elements, the arrangement of various elements, the number of home screens 40, various operation methods on the home screen 40, and the like are described above. It does not have to be street.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, a button 3, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a communication unit 6, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, a storage 9, a controller 10, and cameras 12 and 13. , Connector 14, acceleration sensor 15, direction sensor 16, and gyroscope 17.

  As described above, the touch screen display 2 includes the display 2A and the touch screen 2B. The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, or the like. The touch screen 2B detects contact. The controller 10 detects an operation (gesture) on the touch screen 2B (touch screen display 2) by cooperating with the touch screen 2B.

  The button 3 is operated by the user. The button 3 includes buttons 3A to 3F. The controller 10 detects an operation on the button by cooperating with the button 3. The operation on the button is, for example, click, double click, push, and multi-push.

  For example, the buttons 3A to 3C are a home button, a back button, or a menu button. For example, the button 3D is a power on / off button of the smartphone 1. The button 3D may also serve as a sleep / sleep release button. For example, the buttons 3E and 3F are volume buttons.

  The illuminance sensor 4 detects illuminance. For example, the illuminance is light intensity, brightness, luminance, or the like. The illuminance sensor 4 is used for adjusting the luminance of the display 2A, for example. The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of a nearby object without contact. The proximity sensor 5 detects that the touch screen display 2 is brought close to the face, for example.

  The communication unit 6 communicates wirelessly. The communication method performed by the communication unit 6 is a wireless communication standard. For example, wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. Examples of cellular phone communication standards include LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA, CDMA2000, PDC, GSM (registered trademark), PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and the like. Examples of wireless communication standards include WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), IEEE802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, NFC, and the like. The communication unit 6 may support one or more of the communication standards described above.

  The receiver 7 outputs the audio signal transmitted from the controller 10 as audio. The microphone 8 converts the voice of the user or the like into a voice signal and transmits it to the controller 10. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker in addition to the receiver 7 or instead of the receiver 7.

  The storage 9 stores programs and data. The storage 9 is also used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the controller 10. The storage 9 may include any storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The storage 9 may include a plurality of types of storage devices. The storage 9 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a storage medium reading device.

  The programs stored in the storage 9 include an application executed in the foreground or the background and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application displays a predetermined screen on the display 2 </ b> A, and causes the controller 10 to execute processing corresponding to the gesture detected via the touch screen 2 </ b> B. The control program is, for example, an OS. The application and the control program may be installed in the storage 9 via wireless communication by the communication unit 6 or a storage medium.

  The storage 9 stores, for example, a control program 9A, a mail application 9B, a browser application 9C, a table 9D, and setting data 9Z. The mail application 9B provides an electronic mail function for creating, transmitting, receiving, and displaying an electronic mail. The browser application 9C provides a WEB browsing function for displaying a WEB page. The setting data 9Z includes information related to various settings related to the operation of the smartphone 1.

  The control program 9A provides functions related to various controls for operating the smartphone 1. The control program 9A realizes a call by controlling the communication unit 6, the receiver 7, the microphone 8, and the like, for example. The functions provided by the control program 9A include, for example, a function for displaying a history list on the display 2A. The history list is a list of applications running in the foreground or background. The control program 9A also provides a function for switching between an application executed in the foreground and an application executed in the background, and a function for terminating the application executed in the foreground or the background. Note that the functions provided by the control program 9A may be used in combination with functions provided by other programs such as the mail application 9B.

  The table 9D is data in which applications and items related to the applications are associated with each other. The contents of the table 9D will be described later in detail.

  The controller 10 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The controller 10 may be an integrated circuit such as a SoC (System-on-a-chip) in which other components such as the communication unit 6 are integrated. The controller 10 controls various operations of the smartphone 1 to realize various functions.

  Specifically, the controller 10 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage 9 while referring to the data stored in the storage 9 as necessary, and the display 2A, the communication unit 6 and the like. Various functions are realized by controlling. The controller 10 may change the control according to detection results of various detection units such as the touch screen 2B, the button 3, and the acceleration sensor 15.

  By executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 displays, for example, a history list that is a list of applications running in the foreground or background on the display 2A. In addition, the controller 10 switches between an application executed in the foreground and an application executed in the background, or ends the application executed in the foreground or background.

  The camera 12 is an in-camera that captures an object facing the front face 1A. The camera 13 is an out camera that captures an object facing the back face 1B.

  The connector 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The connector 14 may be a general-purpose terminal such as a universal serial bus (USB), a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a light peak (thunderbolt), and an earphone microphone connector. The connector 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector. Devices connected to the connector 14 include, for example, an external storage, a speaker, and a communication device.

  The acceleration sensor 15 detects the direction and magnitude of acceleration acting on the smartphone 1. The direction sensor 16 detects the direction of geomagnetism. The gyroscope 17 detects the rotation of the smartphone 1. The detection results of the acceleration sensor 15, the azimuth sensor 16, and the gyroscope 17 are used in combination in order to detect changes in the position and orientation of the smartphone 1.

  5 may be downloaded from another apparatus by wireless communication by the communication unit 6. 5 may be stored in a storage medium that can be read by a reading device included in the storage 9. 5 is stored in a storage medium such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray that can be read by a reader connected to the connector 14. Also good.

  Moreover, the structure of the smart phone 1 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and you may change suitably in the range which does not impair the summary of this invention. For example, the number and type of buttons 3 are not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the smartphone 1 may include buttons such as a numeric keypad layout or a QWERTY layout instead of the buttons 3A to 3C as buttons for operations related to the screen. Further, the smartphone 1 may include only one button or may not include a button for operations related to the screen. Further, in the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the smartphone 1 includes two cameras, but the smartphone 1 may include only one camera or may not include a camera. Moreover, in the example shown in FIG. 5, although the smart phone 1 was provided with three types of sensors in order to detect a position and an attitude | position, the smart phone 1 does not need to be provided with some sensors among these, Other types of sensors for detecting position and orientation may be provided.

  Next, the table 9D will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents stored in the table 9D. As shown in FIG. 6, for each application, table 9D includes the date and time that the application was downloaded, the date and time that the application was last used, the number of times that application was used in the last month, and A group to which the application belongs is stored.

  The table 9D stores, for example, that the downloaded date and time is 8:00 am on January 3, 201X for the “Browser” application. In addition, the table 9D stores that the last used date and time for the “Browser” application is 4:00 pm on July 11, 201X, and the number of times used in the last month is 576 times. Yes. These items are updated each time the application is used.

  The table 9D stores, for each application, a group to which the application belongs as an item related to the application. For example, applications related to communication such as “Browser” and “Mail” belong to the “communication” group. Applications such as “Music”, “Photos”, “SMS” belong to the “Entertainment” group. Further, the table 9D may store information on each item regarding a group in which a plurality of applications are grouped in addition to information on each item regarding the application.

  The items stored in the table 9D are not limited to those described above. The table 9D may store items different from the items described above as items relating to the application. The table 9D may store, for example, the number of times of use for the previous week of the application, the name of the creator of the application, and the like.

  7A and 7B show an example of the history list. As described above, the history list 45 is displayed in the lower area of the home screen 40. The history list 45 is located near the lower end of the home screen 40. The history list 45 is displayed on the display 2A when, for example, the button 3B is double-clicked. If the button 3B is double-clicked again while the history list 45 is displayed on the display 2A, the history list 45 disappears.

  The history list 45 displays an icon 55 indicating an application running in the foreground or background. In the history list 45 illustrated in FIG. 7A, a total of four icons 55 are displayed along the left-right direction of the home screen 40. When the smartphone 1 detects a tap on any of the icons 55 displayed in the history list 45, the smartphone 1 displays a screen of an application corresponding to the tapped icon 55 on the display 2A. The number of icons 55 displayed in the history list 45 need not be four. The number of icons 55 displayed in the history list 45 may be three or less, or may be five or more.

  Of the four icons 55 shown in FIG. 7A, the “Browser” icon is located on the left side of the home screen 40 with respect to the “Music” icon. In the present embodiment, the positional relationship between the icons 55 means that the “Browser” application is executed in the foreground after the “Music” application. That is, as the icon 55 is positioned on the left side of the history list 45, the time when the application corresponding to the icon is executed in the foreground is closer to the current time.

  In addition, when the application screen is displayed on the display 2A (that is, when some application is executed in the foreground), the smartphone 1 displays the history list 45 on the display 2A when the button 3B is double-clicked. Display. And if the smart phone 1 detects the tap with respect to the icon 55 corresponding to the application currently performed in the background, while executing the application corresponding to the tapped icon in the foreground, the application originally performed in the foreground Run in the background. That is, the smartphone 1 switches between an application executed in the foreground and an application executed in the background.

  In FIG. 7B, the user's finger F <b> 1 has moved to the left while in contact with the area corresponding to the history list 45 of the touch screen display 2. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a swipe for the history list 45. When the smartphone 1 detects a swipe for the history list 45, the smartphone 1 scrolls the history list 45 along the left-right direction of the home screen 40.

  As the history list 45 is scrolled, the display of the icon 55 is changed. For example, the “SMS” icon is located at the right end in the history list 45 shown in FIG. 7A, but is located at the left end in the history list 45 shown in FIG. 7B and a part (right half) is displayed. Yes. Further, a part (left half) of the “Navigate” icon, “Mail” icon, “Clock” icon, and “Phone” icon is displayed in the history list 45. These icons 55 are icons indicating applications executed before the “SMS” application. Thus, the smartphone 1 scrolls the history list 45 when the total number of applications being executed is larger than the number of icons that can be displayed in the area of one screen of the history list 45 (four in this embodiment). By displaying, all icons 55 indicating the application being executed can be displayed.

  7A and 7B, since the history list 45 is displayed near the lower end of the home screen 40, the same icon may be displayed on both the home screen 40 and the history list 45. . In this case, the smartphone 1 may change the display mode of the icons 50 displayed on the home screen 40 and the display mode of the icons 55 displayed on the history list 45. Examples of how to change the display mode include changing the color of the icon, changing the shape of the outline of the icon pattern, and the like.

  So far, the basic configuration of the smartphone 1 according to the present embodiment has been described. In the following, an example of control for erasing the display of the icon indicating the application being executed and terminating the application corresponding to the icon whose display has been deleted in accordance with the user's gesture will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a first example of control performed by the smartphone according to the first embodiment. As shown in step S11, the smartphone 1 displays the home screen 40 similar to FIG. 7A on the display 2A (touch screen display 2). A history list 45 is displayed at the bottom of the home screen 40. In the history list 45, as in FIG. 7A, four icons 55 are displayed side by side along the left-right direction of the home screen 40. Specifically, the “Music” icon and the “Camera” icon are sandwiched between the “Browser” icon and the “SMS” icon.

  In step S11, the two fingers of the user are moving toward each other while in contact with the area corresponding to the “Browser” icon and the “SMS” icon. Specifically, the thumb TH1 and the index finger FF1 are moved in a direction approaching each other with the thumb TH1 in contact with the area corresponding to the “Browser” icon and the index finger FF1 in contact with the area corresponding to the “SMS” icon. .

  In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for relatively bringing the “Browser” icon and the “SMS” icon closer via the touch screen display 2. Specifically, the smartphone 1 detects, via the touch screen display 2, a drag in the right direction for the “Browser” icon and a drag in the left direction for the “SMS” icon.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a drag on the “Browser” icon and the “SMS” icon, as shown in step S12, the smartphone 1 compares the two icons with each other according to the amount of drag movement compared to step S11. Display close. In other words, the smartphone 1 displays the distance between the “Browser” icon and the “SMS” icon by shortening the distance according to the amount of drag movement compared to Step S11.

  In addition, as the distance between the position of the thumb TH1 detected via the touch screen 2B and the position of the index finger FF1 becomes smaller as the smartphone 1 in step S12, the “Browser” icon, the “SMS” icon, and the like The sandwiched “Music” icon and “Camera” icon are gradually deformed and displayed. The smartphone 1 displays the four icons 55 displayed in the history list 45 such that the length in the left-right direction of the home screen 40 is gradually shortened and collapsed compared to step S11. That is, the smartphone 1 displays the above four icons 55 so that the length in the direction in which the “Browser” icon and the “SMS” icon approach is gradually shortened.

  Note that the smartphone 1 may perform display processing different from the above-described display processing when the icon 55 is deformed and displayed in step S12. For example, the smartphone 1 shortens the distance between the icons without deforming the four icons 55, and when the icons 55 and the icons 55 come into contact with each other, the smartphone 1 gradually deforms by receiving an external force from the side opposite to the contact surface. May be displayed as follows.

  In the smartphone 1, the user's thumb TH1 and index finger FF1 are brought closer to each other from the state shown in step S12, and the distance between the position of the thumb TH1 and the position of the index finger FF1 detected via the touch screen 2B is set. When it is detected that the value is smaller than the predetermined threshold stored in the data 9Z, the four icons 55 on the history list 45 are deleted as shown in step S13. At this time, the smartphone 1 ends the application corresponding to the erased icon 55.

  The smartphone 1 deletes the display of the icon 55 in step S13, and then in the step S14, the history list 45 again includes four icons 55 (“Navigate” icon, “Mail” icon, “Clock” icon, and “Phone” icon). Is displayed. These are icons corresponding to applications executed prior to the “SMS” application, as described with reference to FIG. 7B. The smartphone 1 may cause the icons 55 to appear so as to slide leftward from the right end of the history list 45 after erasing the display of the icons 55 in step S13.

  In the first example illustrated in FIG. 8, when the smartphone 1 detects dragging of two icons at both ends of the four icons 55 displayed side by side in the history list 45, the two icons to be dragged are detected. And the application corresponding to two icons (namely, all four icons 55) between them is terminated. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, if the smartphone 1 detects dragging in the right direction with respect to the “Browser” icon and dragging in the left direction with respect to the “Camera” icon in step S11 of FIG. 8, the smartphone 1 excludes the “SMS” icon in step S12. The two icons 55 are deformed and displayed, but the “SMS” icon is deformed and not displayed. In step S13, the smartphone 1 ends the “Browser” application, the “Music” application, and the “Camera” application, but does not end the “SMS” application. In this case, in step S14, the smartphone 1 displays the “SMS” icon at the left end of the history list 45, and displays the “Navigate” icon, the “Mail” icon, and the “Clock” icon on the right side thereof.

  Further, the smartphone 1 does not need to delete the display of the two icons 55 sandwiched between the two icons 55 to be dragged, and does not have to end the application corresponding to them. That is, the smartphone 1 may delete only the two icons 55 to be dragged and end the application corresponding to the icons 55. The smartphone 1 may delete one of the two dragged icons 55 and terminate the application corresponding to the deleted icon 55.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a second example of control performed by the smartphone according to the first embodiment. In the second example, it is assumed that the smartphone 1 executes the “Music” application in the background and outputs the music being played from the receiver 7 or the speaker. In step S21, a history list 45 including four icons 55 is displayed at the bottom of the home screen 40, as in FIG. 7A. As in step S11, the two fingers of the user are moving in a direction approaching each other while in contact with the area corresponding to the “Browser” icon and the “SMS” icon.

  In step S22, the smartphone 1 deforms and displays three icons other than the “Music” icon among the four icons 55 displayed in the history list 45, but does not deform and display the “Music” icon. In step S23, the smartphone 1 deletes the three icons other than the “Music” icon, but the “Music” icon remains displayed without being deleted. In step S24, the smartphone 1 displays the “Music” icon at the left end of the history list 45, and displays the “Navigate” icon, the “Mail” icon, and the “Clock” icon on the right side thereof.

  As described so far, the smartphone 1 according to the second example of the first embodiment is a gesture target even if a gesture that relatively brings the two icons 55 displayed in the history list 45 closer is detected. When the application corresponding to the icon sandwiched between the two icons 55 is outputting sound, the application is not terminated. In FIG. 9, the “Music” icon indicating the “Music” application that outputs sound is disposed between the icons 55 for detecting gestures, but the present invention is not limited to this. The smartphone 1 does not end the “Music” application even when a gesture that makes the “Music” icon relatively close to the other icons 55 is detected in a state where sound is output from the “Music” application. Processing may be performed.

  Moreover, although the example which does not complete | finish the application which the smart phone 1 is outputting in FIG. 9 was shown, it is not restricted to this. For example, when the application corresponding to the two icons 55 that are the objects of the gesture or the icons sandwiched between them belongs to a specific group stored in the table 9D, the smartphone 1 performs processing that does not end the application. You may go. In addition, the smartphone 1 stores an exception list in the storage 9, and the application corresponding to the two icons 55 to be gestured or icons sandwiched between them is an application registered in the exception list in advance. A process that does not terminate the application may be performed.

  As described above, when the smartphone 1 according to the first embodiment detects a gesture that brings the two icons 55 displayed in the history list 45 relatively close to each other, the two icons 55 are displayed. Close the corresponding application. Thereby, since the smart phone 1 can complete | finish the application currently performed by a foreground or a background by simple operation, operativity improves.

  In addition, when the above gesture is performed, the smartphone 1 according to the first embodiment displays the icon 55 displayed in the history list 45 so as to be collapsed, erases the icon 55, and displays an application corresponding to the icon 55. In order to end, the gesture for ending the application corresponds to the change in the display mode of the icon 55. Thereby, the user can terminate the application by an intuitive operation, and the operability of the smartphone 1 is further improved.

  Moreover, the smart phone 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment does not complete | finish the application which is outputting the preset specific application or sound. Thereby, a possibility that the application which the user does not intend to end can be reduced. In particular, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the sound output that has been executed so far suddenly ends and the user feels uncomfortable, and the operability of the smartphone 1 is further improved.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The configuration of the smartphone according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the smartphone according to the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following, the smartphone according to the second embodiment will be described as the smartphone 1. In the following, description of matters common to the first embodiment will be omitted, and only different parts from the first embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a first example of control performed by the smartphone according to the second embodiment. In step S31, a history list 45 including four icons 55 is displayed at the bottom of the home screen 40, as in FIG. 7A. In step S <b> 31, the user's finger F <b> 1 is in contact with the area corresponding to the “Browser” icon in the history list 45.

  In step S32, while the user's finger F1 is in contact with the area corresponding to the “Browser” icon, the user's finger F1 moves away from the touch screen 2B (touch screen display 2) while moving downward at high speed on the home screen 40. ing. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a lower flick for the “Browser” icon via the touch screen display 2.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a lower flick with respect to the “Browser” icon, the smartphone 1 displays the “Browser” icon while gradually moving it outward from the home screen 40. In step S <b> 32, a part of the “Browser” icon is interrupted and displayed at the lower end of the home screen 40. When the “Browser” icon is moved further toward the outside of the home screen 40, the “Browser” icon is deleted from the home screen 40. When the smartphone 1 detects a lower flick to the “Browser” icon, the smartphone 1 deletes the icon display and ends the “Browser” application.

  In step S33, as in step S31, four icons 55 are displayed in the history list 45. However, the “Music” icon, the “Camera” icon, and the “SMS” icon move to the left of the home screen 40 as the display of the “Browser” icon is deleted. The “Navigate” icon is displayed.

  In step S <b> 34, the user's finger F <b> 1 is moving downward in the home screen 40 in a state where it is in contact with the area corresponding to the “Camera” icon. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a drag in the lower end portion direction of the home screen 40 with respect to the “Camera” icon via the touch screen display 2. Then, for example, when the detected drag distance is longer than a predetermined threshold stored in the setting data 9Z, the smartphone 1 deletes the display of the icon 55 and ends the application corresponding to the icon 55. For example, when the position of the user's finger F1 moves outside the history list 45 while detecting dragging on the icon 55, the smartphone 1 deletes the display of the icon 55 and ends the application corresponding to the icon 55. May be. As described above, the smartphone 1 also erases the display of the icon 55 and ends the application corresponding to the icon 55 even when dragging to the icon 55 displayed in the history list 45 is detected.

  In the first example shown in FIG. 10, the flick that triggers the deletion of the icon 55 and the termination of the application corresponding to the icon 55 is not limited to the lower flick. The flick may be a flick toward the other end of the history list 45. For example, in the control illustrated in FIG. 10, the smartphone 1 deletes the icon 55 and ends the application corresponding to the icon 55 when a flick (upward flick) toward the upper end portion of the home screen 40 with respect to the icon 55 is detected. May be. The direction of the flick for erasing the icon 55 and ending the application corresponding to the icon 55 may be different from the direction in which the icon 55 displayed in the history list 45 is scroll-displayed (the left-right direction in FIG. 7B).

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the history list 45 is displayed vertically in the vicinity of the right end portion of the home screen 40 and the scroll direction of the history list 45 is the vertical direction of the home screen 40. In this case, when the right flick with respect to the icon 55 is detected, the smartphone 1 may delete the icon 55 and terminate the application corresponding to the icon 55.

  Also, the dragging in step S34 is not limited to the dragging toward the lower end portion of the home screen 40, and may be a dragging in another direction. Furthermore, dragging in a direction different from the direction in which the icons 55 displayed in the history list 45 are scroll-displayed may be used.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a second example of control performed by the smartphone according to the second embodiment. In step S41, a history list 45 including four icons 55 is displayed at the bottom of the home screen 40, as in FIG. 7A. In step S41, each of the user's four fingers F2 is in contact with an area corresponding to each of the four icons 55 in the history list 45.

  In step S42, while the user's finger F2 is in contact with the area corresponding to each of the icons 55 in the history list 45, the touch screen 2B (touch screen display 2) is moved while moving downward at high speed on the home screen 40. ) In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a lower flick for each icon 55 in the history list 45 via the touch screen display 2.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a lower flick for each of the icons 55, the smartphone 1 displays each of the icons 55 so as to gradually go out of the home screen 40. In step S <b> 42, a part of the icon 55 is displayed discontinuously at the lower end of the home screen 40.

  Then, as shown in step S43, the display of each of the icons 55 is erased when the entirety of each of the icons 55 goes out of the home screen 40. The smartphone 1 deletes the display of each icon 55 and ends the application corresponding to each icon 55.

  After erasing the display of the icon 55 in step S43, the smartphone 1 displays the four icons 55 in the history list 45 again in step S44 as in step S14 of FIG.

  In the second example illustrated in FIG. 11, the smartphone 1 can perform the deletion of the icon 55 and the application termination process illustrated in FIG. 10 even when flicks with respect to the plurality of icons 55 are simultaneously detected. In addition, although the case where the flick with respect to the four icons 55 was detected simultaneously was demonstrated in the 2nd example, this invention is not limited to this. For example, when a flick with respect to three icons 55 among the four icons 55 is detected, the smartphone 1 may delete the three icons 55 and terminate the application corresponding to each of the icons 55.

  In the second example, the smartphone 1 deletes the display of the icon 55 and detects the drag when the drag to the plurality of icons 55 is detected and the drag satisfies the same condition as in the first example shown in FIG. The application corresponding to the icon 55 may be terminated.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a third example of control performed by the smartphone according to the second embodiment. In step S51, the history list 45 is displayed at the bottom of the home screen 40. At the left end of the history list 45, a trash can icon 56 is displayed. On the right side of the trash can icon 56, a “Browser” icon, a “Music” icon, and a “Camera” icon are displayed. The “Browser” icon and the “Music” icon are sandwiched between the “Camera” icon and the trash can icon 56.

  In step S51, while the user's finger F1 is in contact with the area corresponding to the “Camera” icon, the user moves away from the touch screen 2B (touch screen display 2) while moving to the left of the home screen 40 at high speed. ing. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a left flick for the “Camera” icon via the touch screen display 2. That is, the smartphone 1 detects a flick in the direction toward the trash can icon 56 with respect to the “Camera” icon.

  When detecting a left flick with respect to the “Camera” icon, the smartphone 1 displays the three icons 55 on the display 2 </ b> A so as to move leftward as shown in step S <b> 52. In addition, the smartphone 1 displays the trash can icon 56 on the display 2A with the lid opened. At this time, the smartphone 1 displays the above three icons 55 so as to be sucked into the trash can icon 56 in a state where the lid is opened while gradually becoming smaller as it moves leftward.

  When all the icons are sucked into the trash can icon 56 from the state shown in step S52, the display of the three icons 55 is erased and only the trash can icon 56 is displayed in the history list 45 as shown in step S53. Become. At this time, the smartphone 1 ends the application corresponding to the erased icon 55. That is, when a flick toward the trash icon 56 is detected for the “Camera” icon displayed in the history list, the smartphone 1 is sandwiched between the “Camera” icon and the “Camera” icon and the trash icon 56. The display of the “Browser” icon and the “Music” icon is deleted, and the application corresponding to the three deleted icons is terminated.

  After erasing the display of the three icons 55 in step S53, the smartphone 1 displays the three icons 55 (“SMS” icon, “Navigate” icon, and “Mail” icon) again in the history list 45 as step S54. . These are icons corresponding to applications executed prior to the “Camera” application. The smartphone 1 may cause these icons 55 to appear so as to slide leftward from the right end of the history list 45 after erasing the icon display in step S53.

  In the third example shown in FIG. 12, the flick toward the trash can icon 56 is performed on the “Camera” icon located at the right end of the history list 45, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the left flick to the “Music” icon is detected, the smartphone 1 deletes the “Music” icon and the “Browser” icon sandwiched between the “Music” icon and the trash can icon 56 and supports these icons. You may terminate the application. In this case, the “Camera” icon is not deleted, and the “Camera” application is not terminated. Similarly, when a flick to the trash can icon 56 for the “Browser” icon is detected, the smartphone 1 deletes only the “Browser” icon and ends only the “Browser” application.

  Further, the smartphone 1 does not have to delete the icon arranged between the icon to be flicked and the trash can icon 56, and does not have to end the application corresponding to the icon. For example, when a left flick for the “Camera” icon is detected in step S51, the smartphone 1 may delete only the “Camera” icon and end only the “Camera” application.

  The smartphone 1 may delete the display of the icon 55 and terminate the application corresponding to the icon 55 even when dragging the icon 55 to the trash can icon 56 is detected.

  As described above, when a flick gesture in a predetermined direction for the icon 55 displayed in the history list 45 is detected, the smartphone 1 according to the second embodiment ends the application corresponding to the icon 55. Thereby, since the smart phone 1 can complete | finish the application currently performed by a foreground or a background by simple operation, operativity improves.

  Note that the smartphone 1 according to the second embodiment also has a predetermined application corresponding to an icon sandwiched between a flicked icon 55 and a trash can icon 56, for example, as in the second example of the first embodiment shown in FIG. In the case of the application, it is not necessary to perform processing related to the icon deletion and the application termination. However, when a left flick for an icon indicating the predetermined application is detected, the smartphone 1 may perform processing related to erasing the icon and ending the application.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The configuration of the smartphone according to the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the smartphone according to the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following, the smartphone according to the third embodiment will be described as the smartphone 1. In the following, description of matters common to the first embodiment or the second embodiment will be omitted, and only parts different from the first embodiment or the second embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a first example of control performed by the smartphone according to the third embodiment. Step S61 shows a state in which the user holds the smartphone 1 displaying the home screen 40 similar to FIG. 7A on the display 2A. In the history list 45, four icons 55 are displayed as in FIG. 7A.

  In step S62, the user is shaking left and right while holding the smartphone 1. In this case, the smartphone 1 compares the direction and magnitude of acceleration acting on the smartphone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 15 with a threshold value stored in the setting data 9Z. In addition, the smartphone 1 displays the four icons 55 on the display 2A so as to vibrate.

  And the smart phone 1 will erase | eliminate the display of the four icons 55 as step S63, for example, if the predetermined time memorize | stored in the setting data 9Z in the state in which the magnitude | size of the acceleration which acts on the smart phone 1 exceeded the threshold value passed. At the same time, the application corresponding to each icon 55 is terminated.

  The smartphone 1 deletes the display of the icon 55 and activates an application corresponding to each icon 55 when a predetermined time stored in the setting data 9Z has elapsed while the acceleration in a specific direction is applied to the smartphone 1. You may end.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a second example of control performed by the smartphone according to the third embodiment. Step S71 shows a state in which the user holds the smartphone 1 displaying the home screen 40 similar to FIG. 7A on the display 2A. In the history list 45, four icons 55 are displayed as in FIG. 7A.

  In step S72, the user brings the finger F1 close to the position where the illuminance sensor 4 and the proximity sensor 5 provided on the front face 1A of the smartphone 1 are closed while holding the smartphone 1 in the hand. In this case, the smartphone 1 compares the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 4 with the threshold value stored in the setting data 9Z. In addition, the smartphone 1 detects the presence of the user's finger F <b> 1 by the proximity sensor 5.

  Then, for example, when a predetermined time stored in the setting data 9Z has elapsed while the detected illuminance falls below the threshold, the smartphone 1 deletes the display of the four icons 55 and also displays the icon 55 in step S73. The application corresponding to each is terminated.

  The smartphone 1 displays the icon 55 when the proximity sensor 5 detects that the user's finger F1 is present in the vicinity of the smartphone 1 and the predetermined time stored in the setting data 9Z has elapsed. The application corresponding to each of the icons 55 may be terminated while erasing. That is, the smartphone 1 can erase the display of the icon 55 and end the application corresponding to each icon 55 based on the detection result of either the illuminance sensor 4 or the proximity sensor 5.

  In addition, the smartphone 1 has the setting data in a state where the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 4 is below the threshold and the proximity sensor 5 detects that the user's finger F1 exists in the vicinity of the smartphone 1. When a predetermined time stored in 9Z elapses, the display of the icon 55 may be deleted and the application corresponding to each icon 55 may be terminated. That is, the smartphone 1 can delete the display of the icon 55 and end the application corresponding to each icon 55 based on the detection results of both the illuminance sensor 4 and the proximity sensor 5.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a third example of control performed by the smartphone according to the third embodiment. Step S81 shows a state where the user holds in his hand the smartphone 1 displaying the home screen 40 similar to FIG. 7A on the display 2A. In the history list 45, four icons 55 are displayed as in FIG. 7A.

  In step S82, the user presses the button 3C provided on the front face 1A of the smartphone 1 with the finger F1 while holding the smartphone 1 in the hand. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a click on the button 3C.

  For example, when a click on the button 3C is detected, the smartphone 1 deletes the display of the four icons 55 and ends the application corresponding to each icon 55 in step S83.

  As described above, the smartphone 1 according to the third embodiment corresponds to the icon 55 displayed in the history list 45 according to the detection result by the button 3, the illuminance sensor 4, the proximity sensor 5, or the acceleration sensor 15. Exit the application. Thereby, since the smart phone 1 can complete | finish the application currently performed by a foreground or a background by simple operation, operativity improves.

  In the third embodiment, the smartphone 1 terminates all the applications corresponding to the four icons 55 displayed in the history list 45 according to the detection result of the acceleration sensor 15 or the like, but the present invention is not limited to this. I can't. For example, in the first example illustrated in FIG. 13 or the second example illustrated in FIG. 14, the smartphone 1 displays the icon 55 every time a predetermined time elapses when detection results of various sensors satisfy a predetermined condition. One application may be erased one by one and applications corresponding to the icons 55 may be terminated one by one. In the third example shown in FIG. 15, the smartphone 1 deletes the icons 55 one by one each time a click on the button 3C is detected, and ends one application corresponding to the icon 55 one by one. Also good.

  The smartphone 1 is not only displayed with the four icons 55 displayed in the history list 45 according to the detection result of the detection unit such as the acceleration sensor 15, but is not displayed in the current history list 45, but by scrolling. The icons 55 (see FIG. 7B) appearing in the history list 45 may be deleted, and the applications corresponding to the icons 55 may be terminated. In this case, the smartphone 1 may terminate all applications running in the foreground and background, or terminate all applications running in the background and terminate applications running in the foreground. You don't have to.

  Note that, in the smartphone 1 according to the third embodiment, when the application corresponding to the icon 55 displayed in the history list 45 is a predetermined application, as in the second example of the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. Does not have to perform processing related to icon deletion and application termination.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 16, a processing procedure in which the smartphone 1 ends the application corresponding to the icon displayed in the history list 45 will be described. This processing procedure is common to each of the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating the control performed by the controller 10 of the smartphone 1. The controller 10 may execute another processing procedure in parallel with the processing procedure shown in FIG.

  First, the controller 10 of the smartphone 1 determines whether or not any operation has been performed on the smartphone 1 in step S101. If the controller 10 determines that no operation has been performed on the smartphone 1 (No in step S101), the controller 10 proceeds to step S101. Thus, the controller 10 repeats the process of step S101 until it detects some operation with respect to the smart phone 1 by step S101.

  When the controller 10 determines that some operation is performed on the smartphone 1 (Yes in step S101), the controller 10 proceeds to step S102. As Step S102, the controller 10 determines whether or not the operation performed on the smartphone 1 is an operation for displaying the history list 45 on the display 2A. The operation for displaying the history list 45 on the display 2A is, for example, a double-click operation on the button 3B.

  If the controller 10 determines that the operation performed on the smartphone 1 in step S101 is not an operation for displaying the history list 45 (No in step S102), the operation detected in step S101 as step S104. The operation according to is performed. Then, the controller 10 proceeds to step S113.

  If the controller 10 determines that the operation performed on the smartphone 1 in step S101 is an operation for displaying the history list 45 (Yes in step S102), the controller 10 proceeds to step S103. In step S103, the controller 10 displays the history list 45 in a predetermined area near the end of the home screen 40, and places an icon 55 therein. Then, the controller 10 proceeds to step S105.

  The controller 10 determines whether some operation was performed with respect to the smart phone 1 as step S105. When it is determined that the operation is not performed on the smartphone 1 (No in Step S105), the controller 10 proceeds to Step S113.

  If the controller 10 determines that some operation is being performed on the smartphone 1 (Yes in step S105), the controller 10 proceeds to step S106. The controller 10 determines whether the operation performed with respect to the smart phone 1 is operation for deleting the icon 55 of the log | history list 45 as step S106.

  The operation for deleting the icon 55 in the history list 45 is, for example, a gesture for relatively moving a plurality of icons 55 as shown in FIG. The operation for deleting the icon 55 in the history list 45 is, for example, a flick gesture or a drag gesture in a predetermined direction with respect to the icon 55 as shown in FIG. The operation for deleting the icon 55 in the history list 45 is, for example, an operation in which the user swings left and right while holding the smartphone 1 with his / her hand as shown in FIG.

  If the controller 10 determines that the operation performed on the smartphone 1 in step S105 is an operation for deleting the icon 55 of the history list 45 (Yes in step S106), the controller 10 proceeds to step S107. In step S107, the controller 10 determines whether or not the icon 55 indicating the specific application is included in the operation target. The specific application is, for example, an application that outputs sound or an application that belongs to a specific group stored in the table 9D.

  If the controller 10 determines that the icon 55 indicating the specific application is included in the operation target (Yes in step S107), the controller 10 proceeds to step S108. In step S108, the controller 10 deletes the icons 55 other than the icon 55 indicating the specific application from the history list 45 among the icons 55 included in the operation target. Further, the controller 10 corresponds to an application executed if the number of icons 55 displayed in the history list 45 is three or less and an application executed before the application corresponding to the deleted icon 55 exists. The icon 55 to be displayed is displayed in the history list 45. Then, the controller 10 proceeds to step S110.

  When the controller 10 determines that the icon 55 indicating the specific application is not included in the operation target (No in step S107), the controller 10 proceeds to step S109. In step S109, the controller 10 deletes all the icons 55 that are the operation targets. Furthermore, if there is an application executed before the application corresponding to the deleted icon 55, the controller 10 displays the icon 55 corresponding to the application in the history list 45. Then, the controller 10 proceeds to step S110.

  In step S110, the controller 10 ends all the applications corresponding to the icons 55 deleted from the history list 45, and proceeds to step S111.

  The controller 10 determines whether or not the icon 55 is in the history list 45 as step S111. If the controller 10 determines that the icon 55 is in the history list 45 (Yes in step S111), the controller 10 proceeds to step S105. If the controller 10 determines that the icon 55 is not in the history list 45 (No in step S111), the controller 10 proceeds to step S112.

  The controller 10 deletes the history list 45 as step S112. Then, the controller 10 proceeds to step S113.

  The controller 10 determines whether a series of processes are complete | finished as step S113. If the series of processing continues (No in step S113), the controller 10 proceeds to step S101. When the series of processing ends (Yes in step S113), the controller 10 ends this processing.

  If the controller 10 determines that the operation performed on the smartphone 1 in step S105 is not an operation for deleting the icon 55 of the history list 45 (No in step S106), the controller 10 proceeds to step S114. As Step S114, the controller 10 determines whether or not the operation performed on the smartphone 1 in Step S105 is an operation for resuming the application from the history list 45. The operation for resuming the application from the history list 45 is, for example, a tap gesture for the icon 55 displayed in the history list 45.

  If the controller 10 determines that the operation in step S105 is an operation for resuming the application from the history list 45 (Yes in step S114), the controller 10 proceeds to step S115. In step S115, the controller 10 resumes the application corresponding to the tapped icon 55 in the foreground, and places the tapped icon 55 at the left end of the history list 45. Then, the controller 10 proceeds to step S105.

  If the controller 10 determines that the operation in step S105 is not an operation for resuming the application from the history list 45 (No in step S114), the controller 10 proceeds to step S116. As Step S116, the controller 10 determines whether or not the operation in Step S105 is an operation for deleting the history list 45. The operation for deleting the history list 45 is, for example, a double click operation on the button 3B.

  If the controller 10 determines that the operation in step S105 is an operation for deleting the history list 45 (Yes in step S116), the controller 10 proceeds to step S117. The controller 10 deletes the history list 45 as step S117. Then, the controller 10 proceeds to step S113. The process in step S113 is as described above.

  If the controller 10 determines that the operation in step S105 is not an operation for deleting the history list 45 (No in step S116), the controller 10 proceeds to step S118. The controller 10 performs the operation | movement according to operation performed with respect to the smart phone 1 by step S105 as step S118. For example, the controller 10 scrolls the history list 45 as shown in FIG. 7B. Then, the controller 10 proceeds to step S105.

  The exemplary embodiments have been described in order to fully and clearly disclose the present invention. However, the appended claims should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but all modifications and alternatives that can be created by those skilled in the art within the scope of the basic matters shown in this specification. Should be configured to embody such a configuration.

  For example, each program shown in FIG. 5 may be divided into a plurality of modules, or may be combined with other programs.

  In addition, the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment described above may be appropriately combined.

  Moreover, although said each embodiment demonstrated the smart phone as an example of an apparatus provided with a touch screen display, the apparatus which concerns on an attached claim is not limited to a smart phone. For example, the device according to the appended claims may be a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone, a portable personal computer, a digital camera, a media player, an electronic book reader, a navigator, or a game machine. The apparatus according to the appended claims may be a stationary electronic device such as a desktop personal computer or a television receiver.

  In each of the above embodiments, the smartphone displays an icon indicating an application running in the foreground or background in the history list, but the present invention is not limited to this. The smartphone 1 may display an icon of an application that has already ended in the history list. That is, the history list may be a list indicating the order in which the applications are executed, not a list indicating the applications that are actually executed.

  In this case, when the application corresponding to the icon of the history list is executed, the smartphone erases the icon according to the gesture detected via the touch screen or the detection result by various detection units, and the corresponding application Exit. In addition, when an application corresponding to an icon in the history list is not executed, the smartphone only deletes the icon according to a gesture or the like, and does not end the corresponding application.

  In this case, the smartphone may display only the icon of the application that is actually executed in the history list according to a predetermined operation. For example, when a left-right vibration is detected by the acceleration sensor while the history list is displayed, or when it is detected that the button 3 is pressed while the history list is displayed, the smartphone has the application that has already ended. Only the icon may be deleted from the history list, and only the icon of the application that is actually executed may be displayed in the history list. After that, when vibration in the left-right direction is detected again by the acceleration sensor, or when it is detected that the button 3 is pressed again, the icon of the application that has already ended may be displayed in the history list. Good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Smart phone 2 Touch screen display 2A Display 2B Touch screen 3 Button 4 Illuminance sensor 5 Proximity sensor 6 Communication unit 7 Receiver 8 Microphone 9 Storage 9A Control program 9B Mail application 9C Browser application 9D Table 9Z Setting data 10 Controller 12, 13 Camera 14 Connector 15 Acceleration sensor 16 Direction sensor 17 Gyroscope 20 Housing 45 History list 55 Icon

Claims (3)

A touch screen display with an icon indicating the running application;
A controller that terminates an application corresponding to the icon when a flick gesture for the icon is detected via the touch screen display;
A device comprising: A method for controlling a device comprising a touch screen display on which an icon indicating an application being executed is displayed, comprising:
Exiting an application corresponding to the icon when a flick gesture for the icon is detected via the touch screen display. In a device with a touch screen display on which an icon indicating the application being executed is displayed,
When a flick gesture for the icon is detected via the touch screen display, a program for executing a step of terminating an application corresponding to the icon.

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