JP2013072811A - Device, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for making an alarm stopping operation hard to implement, and a method and a program therefor.SOLUTION: There are provided a touch screen display 2, and a controller 10 which changes a position for stopping an alarm on the touch screen display 2 in a state that the alarm is sounding after a time point preset by an alarm application 9F has arrived. When the controller 10 detects a gesture to the position on the touch screen display 2, the controller 10 stops the sounding alarm.

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.

  A basic operation of a device including a touch screen display is based on an OS (such as Android (registered trademark), BlackBerry (registered trademark) OS, Symbian (registered trademark) OS, iOS, Windows (registered trademark) Phone installed in the device. (Operating System).

International Publication No. 2008/086302

By the way, this apparatus is equipped with an alarm function for notifying a sound or the like when an arbitrary time is set and the time arrives. The sound notified by this alarm function can be stopped by operating an alarm off button arranged on the apparatus.
However, since this alarm off button could be easily operated, it was required to improve the convenience of the alarm.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, a method, and a program for improving the convenience of an alarm.

  In one aspect, the device according to the present invention touches a touch screen display and a position for stopping the alarm when the alarm time set in the alarm application has arrived and the alarm has been notified. And a controller that changes on a screen display, and the controller stops an alarm that has been notified when a gesture for the position on the touch screen display is detected.

  In the device according to the present invention, the controller may display an object at the position on the touch screen display.

  In the device according to the present invention, the controller may change a position for stopping the alarm that has been notified within a predetermined area of the touch screen display.

  In the device according to the present invention, the controller may be configured to display a plurality of the positions on the touch screen display.

  In the device according to the present invention, the controller may stop an alarm that has been notified when detecting a plurality of gestures for the position on the touch screen display.

  In one aspect, the method according to the present invention provides a position for stopping the alarm in a state where the alarm time set in the alarm application has arrived and the alarm has been notified by the controller. A changing step for changing the above, and a stopping step for stopping a reported alarm when the controller detects a gesture for the position on the touch screen display.

  In one aspect, the program according to the present invention provides a position for stopping the alarm when the alarm time set in the alarm application has arrived and the alarm has been notified by the controller. The computer implements a change step that changes above and a stop step that stops the alarm that has been notified when the controller detects a gesture for the position on the touch screen display.

  According to the present invention, the convenience of the alarm can be improved.

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 home screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an alarm setting screen. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which an object is displayed at a position for stopping a reported alarm. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which an object is displayed at a position for stopping a reported alarm. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of operations from setting an alarm to stopping the alarm.

  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.

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The external appearance of the smartphone 1 according to the 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 an external interface 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, images, symbols, graphics, and the like.

  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, contact position, contact time, or number of contacts detected by the touch screen 2B. 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.

  A touch is a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 (for example, a surface). The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 as a touch. The long touch is a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 for a predetermined time or more. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 for a predetermined time or more as a long touch.

  A release is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen display 2 as 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 a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach each other. The smartphone 1 determines, as a pinch-in, a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach each other. Pinch-out is a gesture that swipes a plurality of fingers away from each other. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture of swiping in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away from each other 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 screen of the application executed in the foreground is displayed 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 an application installed in the smartphone 1 in advance. When the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for the icon 50, the smartphone 1 executes an application associated with the icon 50. For example, when the smartphone 1 detects a tap on the icon 50 associated with the mail application, the smartphone 1 executes the mail application. Here, for example, the smartphone 1 interprets a gesture to a position (area) corresponding to the display position (area) of the icon 50 on the touch screen display 2 as an execution instruction of an application associated with the icon 50. .

  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. For example, an arbitrary image is determined as the wallpaper 41 according to the setting of the user.

  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 different from the home screen 40. The position where the region 42 is provided is not limited to the upper end of the display 2A.

  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. , An external interface 14, an acceleration sensor 15, an orientation sensor 16, and a rotation detection sensor 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 a gesture.

  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. For example, cellular phone communication standards include LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA, CDMA2000, PDC, GSM, 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 (Near Field Communication), 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. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker 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 2A, and causes the controller 10 to execute processing according to the gesture detected by the touch screen 2B. 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, 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 table 9D stores various tables such as a key assignment table. The arrangement pattern database 9E stores arrangement patterns such as icons displayed on the display 2A. The setting data 9Z provides various setting functions 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 function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of performing various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. 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 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.

  For example, by executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 executes various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B.

  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 external interface 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The external interface 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 external interface 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector. Devices connected to the external interface 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 rotation detection sensor 17 detects the rotation of the smartphone 1. The detection results of the acceleration sensor 15, the orientation sensor 16, and the rotation detection sensor 17 are used in combination in order to detect changes in the position and orientation of the smartphone 1.

  The smartphone 1 configured in this way can improve the convenience of the alarm. A specific configuration will be described below.

The smartphone 1 includes a timer 18 as illustrated in FIG.
The storage 9 stores an alarm application 9F.
The controller 10 sets an alarm time in the alarm application 9F stored in the storage 9, and monitors the timer 18. When the set alarm time arrives, the controller 10 notifies the alarm, and displays a position for stopping the notified alarm on the display 2A. The controller 10 changes the position for stopping the alarm that has been notified, and stops the alarm that has been notified when a gesture is detected on the touch screen 2B corresponding to the position.

  In addition, although the present Example demonstrated as what displays on the display 2 the position for stopping the alert currently alert | reported, it is not restricted to this. For example, when the set alarm time arrives and the alarm is notified, the controller 10 displays a guide display (for example, “It is right”, “It is left”, etc.) informing the position for stopping the alarm that has been notified. ) May be performed. In this case, when the controller 10 detects a gesture on the touch screen 2B corresponding to the position designated according to the guide display, the controller 10 stops the alarm that has been notified.

  Specifically, the home screen 40 displayed on the touch screen display 2 includes an icon 50a associated with the alarm application, as shown in FIG. When the controller 10 detects a tap for the icon 50a, the controller 10 refers to the table stored in the table 9D, reads the alarm application 9F from the storage 9 based on the operation associated with the detected tap, and executes it. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the alarm application 9F is executed, the controller 10 displays a setting screen 60 for setting the alarm time or sound. When detecting a tap for the alarm time setting item 61, the controller 10 refers to the table stored in the table 9D and displays an alarm time setting screen based on the operation associated with the detected tap. . When the controller 10 detects a tap for the sound setting item 62, the controller 10 refers to a table stored in the table 9D, and selects a desired sound from a plurality of sounds based on the operation associated with the detected tap. Displays a setting screen where you can select. The sound data is stored in the storage 9 and is reproduced by the alarm application 9F. In addition, the setting screen 60 may include setting items related to an alarm such as a setting item for day of the week or date.

  In the present embodiment, the alarm notification method will be described assuming that sound is output from the receiver 7. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and vibration by a vibrator or lighting operation by a light emitting member may be used. . Further, the sound may be output not from the receiver 7 but from a speaker.

  When the alarm time is set and the alarm is on (the alarm application 9F is activated in the foreground or the background), the controller 10 monitors the timer 18 to determine the set alarm time. Determine whether it has arrived.

  When the set alarm time arrives, the controller 10 notifies the alarm (outputs a sound from the receiver 7), displays a position for stopping the notified alarm on the display 2A, and displays the position. Change. The controller 10 sequentially changes the position according to a predetermined program stored in the storage 9.

  When detecting a gesture on the touch screen 2B corresponding to the position, the controller 10 is notified based on the operation associated with the detected gesture with reference to the table stored in the table 9D. Stop the alarm. In addition, although the gesture which stops the alarm currently alert | reported assumes a tap, it is not restricted to this.

  Therefore, since the position for stopping the alarm that has been notified changes, the smartphone 1 can cause the user to watch the display 2A carefully when stopping the alarm that has been notified. The stop operation can be made difficult, and the convenience of the alarm can be improved.

  Therefore, for example, when the alarm function according to the present embodiment is used as an alarm clock, the smartphone 1 makes it difficult for the user to stop the alarm when the user is unconscious or sleepy. Or change from a sleepy state to a wakeful state.

The change in position may be a visually discrete change or a continuous change.
Moreover, although the structure and operation | movement of the smart phone 1 were demonstrated in the above, it is not restricted to this, It comprises each component and is comprised as a method and program for making the operation of stopping the alerted alarm difficult. Also good.

The controller 10 may be configured to display an object at a position for stopping the notified alarm.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the controller 10 displays an object (a bee having a bell in the example shown in FIG. 8) at a position for stopping the notified alarm. When the position for stopping the alarm that has been notified changes, the display position of the object changes according to the change. Note that the dotted line in FIG. 8 indicates a process in which the object is changing, and is not visually displayed.

When the controller 10 detects a gesture on the touch screen 2B corresponding to the position where the object is displayed, the controller 10 refers to the table stored in the table 9D and performs an operation associated with the detected gesture. Based on this, the alarm that has been notified is stopped.
Therefore, in order to stop the alarm that has been notified, the user needs to carefully watch the display 2A and perform a gesture on the moving object.

  Therefore, since the object for stopping the alarm that has been notified changes, the smartphone 1 can cause the user to watch the display 2A carefully when stopping the alarm that has been notified. The stop operation can be made difficult, and the convenience of the alarm can be improved.

  Therefore, for example, when the alarm function according to the present embodiment is used as an alarm clock, the smartphone 1 makes it difficult for the user to stop the alarm when the user is unconscious or sleepy. Or change from a sleepy state to a wakeful state.

  Furthermore, the controller 10 can make the user look at the display 2 </ b> A more carefully by reducing the size of the moving object or speeding up the movement.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the controller 10 may be configured to change a position for stopping the alarm that has been notified within a predetermined area 70 of the display 2 </ b> A. The controller 10 may perform a predetermined guide display (in the example illustrated in FIG. 9, “alarm stop by touching a bee”) together with alarm notification.

  Therefore, since the object for stopping the alarm that has been notified changes within the predetermined area 70, the smartphone 1 causes the user to watch the display 2A carefully when stopping the alarm that has been notified. It is possible to make the operation of stopping the alarm difficult, and the convenience of the alarm can be improved.

  Therefore, for example, when the alarm function according to the present embodiment is used as an alarm clock, the smartphone 1 makes it difficult for the user to stop the alarm when the user is unconscious or sleepy. Or change from a sleepy state to a wakeful state.

Further, the controller 10 has a different region (region 72 in FIG. 9) from a region (region 71 in FIG. 9) in which the object for stopping the notified alarm moves in the predetermined region 70. Alternatively, a button for turning on the snooze function (re-alarm function) may be displayed.
According to such a configuration, the smartphone 1 has an advantage that the operation of stopping the alarm that has been notified is not confused with the operation of turning on the snooze function.

The controller 10 may be configured to display a plurality of positions for stopping the notified alarm on the display 2A.
Specifically, the controller 10 displays a plurality of positions for stopping the notified alarm on the display 2A. When the controller 10 detects a gesture on the touch screen 2B corresponding to all of the plurality of positions, the controller 10 refers to the table stored in the table 9D based on the operation associated with the detected gesture. , Stop the alarm that has been notified.

  Therefore, since the smartphone 1 has a plurality of positions for stopping the alarm that has been notified and these all change, when the alarm that has been notified is stopped, the display 2A is more displayed to the user. It can be watched carefully, the operation of stopping the alarm can be made difficult, and the convenience of the alarm can be improved.

  When the controller 10 detects a plurality of gestures on the touch screen 2B corresponding to the position for stopping the alarm that has been notified, that is, counts the number of gestures, and reaches a predetermined number of times. When this is detected, the operation is as follows. In response to the detection, the controller 10 refers to the table stored in the table 9D, and stops the alarm that has been notified based on the operation associated with the detected gesture.

  Specifically, the controller 10 does not stop the alarm that has been detected on the touch screen 2 </ b> B corresponding to the position for stopping the alarm that has been informed, but only once. The alarm that has been notified on the condition that the gesture has been detected is stopped.

  Therefore, since the smartphone 1 has a plurality of positions for stopping the alarm that has been notified and these all change, when the alarm that has been notified is stopped, the display 2A is more displayed to the user. It can be watched carefully, the operation of stopping the alarm can be made difficult, and the convenience of the alarm can be improved.

  Next, the flow of operations from alarm setting to alarm stop by the smartphone 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step ST1, the controller 10 sets an alarm time in the alarm application 9F stored in the storage 9.

  In step ST2, the controller 10 monitors the timer 18, and notifies the alarm when the alarm time set in step ST1 arrives.

  In step ST3, the controller 10 displays a position for stopping the alarm notified in step ST2 on the display 2A and changes the position.

  In step ST4, the controller 10 stops the alarm when detecting a gesture on the touch screen 2B corresponding to the changing position.

  Therefore, since the position for stopping the alarm that has been notified changes, the smartphone 1 can cause the user to watch the display 2A carefully when stopping the alarm that has been notified. The stop operation can be made difficult, and the convenience of the alarm can be improved.

  Therefore, for example, when the alarm function according to the present embodiment is used as an alarm clock, the smartphone 1 makes it difficult for the user to stop the alarm when the user is unconscious or sleepy. Or change from a sleepy state to a wakeful state.

  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 external interface 14. May be.

  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. 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. Further, the illuminance sensor 4 and the proximity sensor 5 may be configured as a single sensor, not as separate bodies.

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

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

  Moreover, although said 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.

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 9E Arrangement pattern database 9F Alarm application 9Z Setting data 10 Controller 12, 13 Camera 14 External interface 15 Acceleration sensor 16 Direction sensor 17 Rotation detection sensor 18 Timer 20 Housing

Claims (7)

Touch screen display,
A controller for changing a position for stopping the alarm on the touch screen display in a state where the alarm time set in the alarm application has arrived and the alarm is being notified, and
When the controller detects a gesture for the position on the touch screen display, the controller stops an alarm that has been notified.   The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller displays an object at the location on the touch screen display.   The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller changes a position for stopping a reported alarm within a predetermined area of the touch screen display.   The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller displays a plurality of the positions on the touch screen display.   The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller stops an alarm that has been notified when detecting a plurality of gestures for the position on the touch screen display. A change step of changing a position for stopping the alarm on the touch screen display in a state where the alarm time set in the alarm application has arrived and the alarm has been notified by the controller;
And a stopping step of stopping a reported alarm when a gesture for the position on the touch screen display is detected by the controller. A change step of changing a position for stopping the alarm on the touch screen display in a state where the alarm time set in the alarm application has arrived and the alarm has been notified by the controller;
A program for realizing, by a computer, a stop step of stopping an alarm that has been notified when a gesture for the position on the touch screen display is detected by a controller.

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