JP2013073365A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of a touch panel display device.SOLUTION: An information processing device 100 in the invention includes: contact position detection means 101 for detecting the contact position of a contacting object on the display surface of a touch panel display device 110; and display control means 102 for controlling the display of a pointer that indicates the position of user operation on the display surface of the touch panel display device 110 according to the contact position of the contacting object detected by the contact position detection means 101, on the display surface of the touch panel display device 110. The display control means 102 controls the display of the pointer with the display position of the pointer shown on the touch panel display device 110 as the point of user operation, according to the contact position of the contacting object detected by the contact position detection means 101.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and particularly relates to an information processing apparatus provided with a touch panel display device.

  Information processing devices that display information such as characters and images, and that include a touch panel display device that detects the contact of an object to be contacted such as a finger or a stylus pen and uses the touched position as an input position have become widespread. . In such an information processing apparatus, since the position where the contacted object is in contact is the input position, a pointer indicating the operation position is displayed at the input position.

  However, when a contacted object such as a finger touches the touch panel display device, the contacted object has a predetermined size, and the pointer displayed at the detected input position is hidden by the contacted object. , May not be visible by the operator. As a result, the operator may not be able to appropriately specify a desired operation position, and there is a problem that operability cannot be improved.

  Here, as a technique for the above-described problem, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for displaying a pointer around a finger instead of displaying a pointer directly under a finger which is an object to be touched with respect to a touch panel display device.

JP 2011-81447 A

  However, since the technique of Patent Document 1 described above displays a pointer at a position different from the position of the finger that is a contacted object touched by the operator on the touch panel display device, there is a position that the operator does not intend. There is a case where it becomes an operation position. Then, the operator may be confused by the operation, and there arises a problem that the operability cannot be improved yet. Further, since the pointer is displayed only in the vicinity of the touched finger, there is a problem that it is difficult to operate the screen position far from the finger, particularly when operating the mobile terminal with one hand.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problem that the operability of the touch panel display device cannot be improved.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention provides:
Contact position detection means for detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer with the display position of the pointer displayed on the touch panel display device as the operation position with respect to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means. Control,
The configuration is as follows.

An information processing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is
Contact position detection means for detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
The configuration is as follows.

A program which is another embodiment of the present invention is:
In information processing device equipped with touch panel display,
Contact position detection means for detecting a contact position of an object to be contacted with respect to a display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer with the display position of the pointer displayed on the touch panel display device as the operation position with respect to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means. Control,
It is a program for realizing this.

A program which is another embodiment of the present invention is:
In information processing device equipped with touch panel display,
Contact position detection means for detecting a contact position of an object to be contacted with respect to a display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
It is a program for realizing this.

In addition, a display control method according to another embodiment of the present invention includes:
In an information processing device equipped with a touch panel display device,
Detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device,
In accordance with the detected contact position of the contacted object, the pointer representing the operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device is displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device, and is controlled.
With respect to the detected contact position of the contacted object, display control of the pointer is performed with the display position of the pointer displayed on the touch panel display device as an operation position.
The configuration is as follows.

In addition, a display control method according to another embodiment of the present invention includes:
In an information processing device equipped with a touch panel display device,
Detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device,
In accordance with the detected contact position of the contacted object, the pointer indicating the operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device is displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device, and the pointer indicates a predetermined direction. Control the display direction of the pointer so as to face in the direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
The configuration is as follows.

  By configuring as described above, the present invention can improve the operability of the touch panel display device.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of operation with respect to the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of operation with respect to the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of operation with respect to the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of operation with respect to the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of operation with respect to the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of operation with respect to the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of operation with respect to the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the touchscreen type display apparatus of the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows a mode when the touchscreen type display apparatus of information processing apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention is operated. It is a figure which shows the structure of the electrode which comprises the touchscreen type display apparatus of the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the electrode which comprises the touchscreen type display apparatus of the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of operation with respect to the information processing apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus in attachment 1 of this invention.

<Embodiment 1>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information processing apparatus, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are diagrams illustrating an operation on the information processing apparatus.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a touch panel display device 5 and is a portable information processing apparatus such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal. However, the information processing apparatus 1 in the present invention is not limited to being a portable information processing apparatus, and may be an installation type information processing apparatus such as a personal computer.

  The touch panel display device 5 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic EL (ElectroLuminescence) display equipped with a capacitive touch panel. As a result, the touch panel display device 5 displays various data such as characters and images on the display surface of the display device, detects contact with an object to be contacted such as a finger on the display surface, and from the operator due to such contact. Has a function of accepting an input. Note that the touch panel display device 5 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and may be realized in any configuration, and the contacted object for detecting contact is not necessarily limited to a finger.

  Although not shown, the information processing apparatus 1 is not limited to the touch panel display device 5 described above, and includes other input devices such as a button type input device and a touch panel type input device separated from the display. May be.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 includes an operation detection unit 2, a display control unit 3, and a process execution unit that are controlled by a program incorporated in a calculation unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). 4 is provided. The program is stored in a storage device included in the information processing apparatus 1 or recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and is provided to the information processing apparatus. For example, the recording medium is a portable medium such as a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductor memory.

  The operation detection unit 2 detects an operation performed by the operator on the input device provided in the information processing apparatus 1. In particular, the operation detection unit 2 includes a contact position detection unit 21 (contact position detection unit) that detects a contact position of an object to be contacted with the display surface of the touch panel display device 5. Specifically, the contact position detection unit 21 is formed by XY formed by the orthogonal X axis and Y axis on the display surface of the touch panel display device 5 based on a detection signal from the touch panel of the touch panel display device 5. The touched coordinate (x, y) on the plane is detected as the contact position. The X axis and the Y axis will be described later.

  Here, when the operation detection unit 2 detects that a region having a predetermined area including a plurality of coordinates is in contact with a contacted object such as a finger, the operation detection unit 2 sets a predetermined condition in the region. The coordinates of one satisfying point are detected as the contact position. For example, the coordinates corresponding to the center of gravity of the contacted area are detected as the contact position. As will be described later, when a slide operation is performed in which the contact position is moved while the contacted object is in contact with the display surface, the contact position is detected at predetermined time intervals, and is detected continuously in time. The locus of the touched position is detected as the locus of the slide operation.

  The operation detection unit 2 not only detects the contact position with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display 5 described above, but also performs a tap operation by a short contact such as tapping the display surface, or a contact position with the display surface kept in contact. Has a function of detecting all contact operations input to the touch-panel display device 5 such as a slide operation in which the touch panel is moved. The operation detection unit 2 also has a function of detecting an input to another input device different from the touch panel display device 5.

  The display control unit 3 (display control means) is a pointer that represents an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device 5 according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection unit 21 as described above. P is displayed on the display surface of the display. For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, a pointer P made up of an arrow graphic is displayed on the display surface. Note that the figure of the pointer P is not limited to the figure of an arrow, and may be any figure.

  The display control unit 3 is not limited to the display control of the pointer P, and has a function of displaying all data such as characters and images on the display.

  The process execution unit 4 has a function of executing a process instructed by the input according to the input detected by the operation detection unit 2 described above. For example, when the pointer P is positioned on the icon displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device 5 and a selection operation such as a tap operation is performed in such a state, the program corresponding to the icon is activated. Specifically, when an icon selection operation is performed by a tap operation, if the icon is a photograph (still image), the corresponding still image is enlarged, and a movie (video) where the icon is captured If so, processing such as playing the corresponding video is executed. If the icon selected by the tap operation is an icon indicating a link destination, the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) homepage of the link destination is opened, and if the icon indicates an email, the corresponding email text is displayed. Execute processing such as displaying.

  Here, since the display control unit 3 described above further has the following functions, such functions will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5. In the following, the case where the contacted object is the finger F will be described as an example, but the contacted object is not limited to the finger.

  The display control unit 3 displays a pointer P on the display surface of the touch panel display device 5. Note that the display position of the displayed pointer P is displayed as the operation position regardless of the contact position of the finger F on the display surface of the touch panel display device 5 detected by the contact position detection unit 21. For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, the display surface of the touch-panel display device 5 has an X axis direction (short side direction of the display surface) and a Y axis direction (long side direction of the display surface) orthogonal to each other. It is assumed that a pointer P indicating the coordinate (x1, y1) on the XY plane as the operation position P1 is displayed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2B, even when the contact of the finger F having the coordinates (x0, y0) as the contact position F1 is detected, the coordinates (x1, y1) are set as the operation position P1. The pointer P pointing to the operation position P1 remains displayed.

  Further, the display control unit 3 calculates a relative direction and distance from the contact position F1 of the finger F to the operation position P1 pointed to by the pointer P, and based on the calculated direction and distance, the contact position F1 and the operation position P1. In the state where the positional relationship is maintained, the operation position P1 is moved in accordance with the movement of the contact position F1, and the pointer P is displayed. Details of the display control will be described with a specific example.

  First, when the display control unit 3 enters the state of FIG. 3 (A), as shown in FIG. 4 (A), from the coordinate (x0, y0) of the contact position F1 to the coordinate (x1, y1) of the operation position P1. Direction, distance, that is, vector V1 is calculated. Then, in the state of FIG. 3A, as shown in FIG. 4A, the display control unit 3 causes the contact position F1 and the operation position P1 to be separated by a in the X axis direction and by b in the Y axis direction. The pointer P is displayed with respect to the contact position F1 so that the positional relationship is maintained.

  Subsequently, it is assumed that the finger F moves on the display surface of the touch panel display device 5 in the direction indicated by the arrow s in FIG. In this case, first, the above-described contact position detection unit 21 detects the coordinates (x0 ′, y0 ′) of the contact position F1 ′ after the finger F has moved. Then, the display control unit 3 moves the pointer P so that the positional relationship between the contact position F1 before the finger F moves and the operation position P1 of the pointer P is the same as the detected contact position F1 ′. And display. That is, the pointer P displayed after the finger F is moved has the coordinates (x1 ′, y1 ′) of the operation position P1 ′ with respect to the coordinates (x0 ′, y0 ′) of the contact position F1 ′ of the finger F. The positional relationship of a in the X-axis direction and b in the Y-axis direction is maintained, and the display is moved and displayed in the direction indicated by arrow t. More specifically, referring to FIG. 4B, the contact position F1 of the finger F moves by m0 in the X-axis direction and n0 in the Y-axis direction, and the coordinates of the contact position F1 ′ are (x0 + m0, In the case of y0 + n0), the coordinate of the operation position P1 ′ of the pointer P is moved and displayed so as to be (x1 + m0, y1 + n0).

  Further, after the pointer P is moved as shown in FIG. 3B, when the finger F is once released from the touch panel display device 5, the positional relationship between the contact position F1 and the operation position P1 so far is maintained. Not cleared. Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, when another position is touched by the finger F and the contact position F2 becomes the coordinates (x2, y2), the new contact position F2 and the pointer P The positional relationship with the operation position P1 ′ is maintained. After that, when the finger F moves from the state of FIG. 5A in the direction indicated by the arrow s in FIG. 5B and the coordinates of the contact position F2 ′ become (x2 ′, y2 ′), the contact position The contact position F2 of the finger F after movement so that the positional relation between the F2 ′ and the operation position P1 ″ is the same as the contact position F2 before the finger F moves and the operation position P1 ′ of the pointer P. In response to ', the operation position P1 "of the pointer P is moved to the coordinates (x1", y1 ") in the direction indicated by the arrow t and displayed.

  By displaying the pointer P as described above, in a state where the contact position F1 of the finger F and the operation position P1 of the pointer P are separated from each other, a predetermined operation target such as an icon or a hyperlink located at the operation position P1 is displayed. Operation is possible. For example, when an icon is displayed at the operation position P1 of the pointer P displayed away from the finger F, the processing execution unit 4 performs the operation of tapping the finger F with this positional relationship, so that the processing execution unit 4 performs the pointer operation. This is accepted as an operation input for instructing execution of an icon located at the operation position P1 of P. As a result, the program corresponding to the icon can be activated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the finger F is brought into contact, the pointer P is displayed while maintaining the positional relationship between the operation position P1 of the pointer P displayed at that time and the contact position F1 by the finger F. Therefore, the operator can easily recognize the operation position P1 of the pointer P, and can suppress the operation position P1 from being hidden by the finger F. As a result, the operability of the information processing apparatus 1 equipped with the touch panel display device 5 can be improved.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating an operation on the information processing apparatus.

  The information processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment, and the display control unit 3 has the following functions. In addition, the display control part 3 is constructed | assembled by incorporating a program in the calculating part with which the information processing apparatus 1 was equipped like the above-mentioned.

  The display control unit 3 (display control means) displays a display screen G (described later) serving as a background screen on the display surface of the touch panel display device 5. At this time, the display control unit 3 displays the display area portion R set in advance corresponding to the size of the display surface in the display screen G, and the display screen G is displayed as the pointer P moves. It has a function of moving and displaying the region portion R. In particular, the display control unit 3 follows the movement of the operation position P1 so that the operation position P1 of the pointer P does not protrude from the periphery (edge) of the display surface of the touch panel type display device 5. In other words, the position of the display screen G with respect to the display surface is moved and displayed.

  Here, in the state where the operation position P1 of the pointer P is away from the contact position F1 of the finger F as shown in FIG. 6A, the operation position F1 ′ of the finger F as shown in FIG. Let us consider a case where the operation position P1 ′ of the pointer P has moved to the upper end of the display surface with the movement of. In such a situation, when the operation position P1 of the pointer P is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow t protruding from the upper end of the display surface as the finger F is further moved in the direction indicated by the arrow s, the movement direction is opposite. The display screen G is moved with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device 5 in the direction indicated by the direction arrow u. In other words, the display screen G is displayed so that the “image A” in the display screen G displayed on the display surface is moved and displayed in the downward direction opposite to the upward direction as the movement direction of the pointer P. The region portion R is moved.

  The contents of the above-described processing will be further described with reference to FIG. In this figure, the symbol R indicates a display region portion R equivalent to the size of the display surface of the touch panel display device 5. Reference sign G indicates a display screen G, and the display screen G is formed wider than the display region portion R. The display screen G may be formed by an image in which a logical area wider than the display area portion R is set, or may be formed by a single image.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7A, it is assumed that a display area portion R that is a part of the display screen G is displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device 5. At this time, when the operation position P1 of the pointer P further moves from the upper end of the display surface to the upper direction indicated by the arrow t, which is the direction protruding from the upper end of the display surface, with the movement of the finger F as indicated by the arrow s. As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the display region portion R is moved upward relative to the display screen G in the same manner as the operation position P1. At this time, the movement amount of the display area portion R is equal to the movement amount of the operation position P1 of the pointer P with respect to the display screen G. Then, the operation position P1 of the pointer P does not protrude from the display area portion R and remains at the upper end of the display surface. On the other hand, the displayed data is moved downward and displayed on the display surface. Will be. That is, in the example of FIG. 7B, “image A” moves downward, and “image C” partially disappears from the display surface, and “image B” that was not displayed on the display surface is displayed. Will be.

  By doing as above, it is possible to suppress the operation position P1 of the pointer P from disappearing from the display surface, and it is possible to virtually use the display surface virtually. As a result, the operability of the information processing apparatus 1 equipped with the touch panel display device 5 can be improved. In the above description, the display area portion R is equivalent to the size of the display surface of the touch panel display device 5, but the display area portion R may be a partial area of the display surface that is smaller than the display surface.

  In the above description, the case where the operation position P1 of the pointer P is moved in the direction protruding from the upper end of the display surface is described as an example, but the direction in which the operation position P1 of the pointer P protrudes is on the XY plane. , Indicating movement outside the display region portion R in FIG. For example, when the operation position P1 of the pointer P protrudes from the upper end of the display surface and further moves in a direction (left-right direction) that protrudes from the left and right ends of the display surface, the same direction as the movement of the operation position P1 Next, the display area portion R is moved with respect to the display screen G.

  In the above description, the amount of movement of the display region portion R is set in accordance with the amount of movement of the operation position P1 of the pointer P in the direction protruding from the upper end. However, during the period in which the operation position P1 protrudes from the upper end. The display area portion R may be moved at a predetermined speed. Further, the moving speed of the display area portion R may be changed according to the distance in the protruding direction of the operation position P1 of the pointer P from the end of the display surface.

  In the above description, it is determined whether or not to perform the scroll process for moving the display area portion R based on the positional relationship between the operation position P1 of the pointer P and the upper end of the display surface. , And a scroll process for moving the display area portion R may be performed when an end such as the upper end of the display surface is located within the determination range. The determination range having the predetermined width may be a rectangular area surrounding the pointer P when the pointer P is drawn on the screen. It should be noted that the operation position P1 and its determination range are located at the upper end of the display area portion R, not only when the operation position P1 and its determination range are located with respect to the upper end of the display surface. Similarly, a scroll process for moving the display area portion R may be performed.

<Embodiment 3>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state of an operation on the information processing apparatus.

  The information processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment, and the display control unit 3 has the following functions. In addition, the display control part 3 is constructed | assembled by incorporating a program in the calculating part with which the information processing apparatus 1 was equipped like the above-mentioned.

  The display control unit 3 (display control means) displays the pointer P of the “arrow” figure on the display surface of the touch panel display 5 as described above. In this case, the direction indicated by the arrow indicates the direction of the pointer P. Note that the pointer P is not necessarily limited to the “arrow” graphic, and may be any display that can recognize that it is pointing in a predetermined direction.

  And the display control part 3 in this embodiment sets the display direction of the pointer P to the direction according to the contact position F1 of the finger F detected by the contact position detection part 21 as mentioned above, and displays the function. Have. In particular, the display control unit 3 controls the display by setting the display direction of the pointer P so that the operation position P1 of the pointer P faces in the direction opposite to the direction of the contact position F1.

  The contents of the above-described processing will be further described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 8A, it is assumed that the pointer P is displayed facing the upper left direction. In such a situation, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the operator touches the finger F at a position in the upward direction with respect to the pointer P, the contact position F1 is set to the operation position P1 of the pointer P. The display direction of the pointer P is changed and displayed in the downward direction opposite to the direction. That is, display control is performed so that the direction of the pointer P is directed in the direction from the contact position F1 of the finger F to the operation position P1 of the pointer P, as indicated by a dotted arrow w in FIG.

  Here, as described above, when the operator brings the finger F into contact with the upper position of the pointer P, the contact position F1 where the operator has made the finger F contact is changed downward in the direction of the pointer P. It can be expected that the user wishes to move the pointer P. Therefore, by changing the display direction of the pointer P in the direction from the contact position F1 of the finger F to the operation position P1 of the pointer P as described above, the pointer P is directed in the direction that the operator wants to operate. The operator can intuitively perform a desired operation. Therefore, the operability by the operator can be improved.

  The display control unit 3 changes the display direction of the pointer P as described above, and maintains the positional relationship between the contact position F1 and the operation position P1 of the pointer P, as in the first and second embodiments. With the subsequent movement of the contact position F1, the pointer P also moves. However, the display control unit 3 may perform only the process of changing the display direction of the pointer P without maintaining the positional relationship between the contact position F1 and the operation position P1 of the pointer P described in the first and second embodiments. .

<Embodiment 4>
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information processing apparatus, and FIGS. 10 to 13 are diagrams illustrating a configuration of the touch panel display device and a state of operations on the touch panel display device. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a state of an operation on the information processing apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the information processing apparatus 1 has the same configuration as the information processing apparatus described in the above embodiment, and a push switch unit 50 (pressing detection unit) is provided on the display surface side of the touch panel display device 5. Is further provided. Accordingly, the operation detection unit 2 includes a press detection unit 22 (press detection unit) that detects the press of the finger F with respect to the press switch unit 50. The push switch unit 50 described later is not necessarily provided on the display surface side of the touch panel display device 5.

  FIG. 10 shows the configuration of the touch panel display device 5 having the push switch unit 50. As shown in this figure, the touch panel type display device 5 is laminated with a display 51 such as an LCD, a touch panel 52 such as a capacitance type, and a transparent reinforcing plate 53 such as tempered glass from the bottom. Further, the touch panel display device 5 includes a first transparent substrate 54, a first transparent electrode 55, a spacer 56, a second transparent electrode 57, a first transparent electrode 53, and the first transparent electrode 57, which constitute the push switch unit 50. Two transparent substrates 58 are laminated. The first transparent substrate 54 may not be mounted.

  Note that the control unit 10 shown in FIG. 10 or the like to which the above-described substrate or the like (51-58) is connected via the circuit 59, the controller, and the controller driver is the operation detection unit 2 and the display control unit 3 shown in FIG. The functions for controlling the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 are collectively displayed. Here, the functions are collectively described in the control unit 10, but these functions may be configured by one function block, or may be configured by separating the functions as appropriate even if they are not housed in the parts, It may be composed of separate parts.

  And the 1st transparent electrode 55 and the 2nd transparent electrode 57 which comprise the push switch part 50 are arrange | positioned at predetermined intervals by the spacer 56 inserted between them, These transparent electrodes 55 , 57 can be detected to contact each other. For example, as shown in FIG. 12A, the first transparent electrode 55 has two comb-shaped electrodes 55a and 55b arranged in an alternating manner, and as shown in FIG. A plurality of linear electrodes 57 a are wired to the electrode 57. When the first transparent electrode 55 and the second transparent electrode 57 are laminated by forming the wiring having such a shape, as shown in FIG. 13, the linear electrode 57a is applied to the two comb-shaped electrodes 55a and 55b. Will be crossed.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the first transparent electrode 55 and the second transparent electrode 57 described above are stacked with a predetermined gap therebetween (here, the second transparent substrate 58). The second transparent substrate 58 and the second transparent electrode 57 are depressed downward, and the first transparent electrode 55 and the second transparent electrode 57 are depressed downward. Are in contact with each other. Then, the two comb-shaped electrodes 55a and 55b are connected to each other by the straight electrode 57a and are short-circuited. By detecting the output of the circuit 59 provided as the pressing switch unit 50 by the control unit 10, it is possible to detect that the pressing switch unit 50 is pressed by the pressing detection unit 22.

  When the process execution unit 4 (pressing operation accepting unit) receives a notification of pressing detection from the pressing switch unit 50, the process executing unit 4 receives the pressing as a predetermined operation input. At this time, for example, in the push switch unit 50, the process execution unit 4 accepts pressing of the finger F as an operation similar to the tap operation.

  And the information processing apparatus 1 in this embodiment can implement | achieve operation as shown in FIG. 14 by having the function of Embodiment 1-3 mentioned above. First, as shown in FIG. 14A, when the operator touches the display surface of the touch panel display device 5 with a finger F, the positional relationship between the contact position F1 and the operation position P1 of the pointer P is maintained. Become. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 14B, when the finger F is moved while being in contact with the touch panel display device 5, the positional relationship of the operation position P1 with respect to the contact position F1 is maintained as the contact position F1 moves. The position of the pointer P moves while keeping it.

  At this time, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 14B, it is assumed that the operation position P1 of the pointer P is moved onto the “button A” that is the operation target displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device 5. In this state, when the operator further presses the finger F against the touch-panel display device 5, the press switch unit 50 detects the press as shown in FIG. 11, and the process execution unit 4 receives the press. Then, the process execution unit 4 executes a preset operation for the “button A” in response to the received press. For example, an operation of selecting “button A” or an activation of a program corresponding to “button A” is performed.

  In the above description, the pressing of the pressing switch unit 50 is detected. However, an operation of shifting the pointer P from the pressing determination area of “button A”, which is well known as an erroneous pressing canceling operation, may also be detected. That is, it is possible to detect a pressing cancel operation by detecting the release after the pressing of the button A of the pressing switch unit 50 within the pressing determination area.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the finger F is separated from the pointer P, data existing at the position of the pointer P can be selected or a program can be executed. Therefore, the operability can be further improved.

  Note that the information processing apparatus 1 described in the present embodiment may not have the function of displaying the pointer P as described in Embodiment 1-3. That is, a general information processing apparatus provided with the touch panel type display device 5 is equipped with the above-described press switch unit 50 and the press detection unit 22, and detects a press on the display surface of the touch panel type display device 5, Such pressing may be accepted as a predetermined operation input.

<Appendix>
Part or all of the above-described embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes. The outline of the configuration of the information processing apparatus (see FIG. 15), the program, and the display control method according to the present invention will be described below. However, the present invention is not limited to the following configuration.

(Appendix 1)
Contact position detecting means 101 for detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device 110;
In accordance with the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means 101, a pointer indicating the operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device 110 is displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device 110. Display control means 102,
The display control unit 102 uses the display position of the pointer displayed on the touch panel display device 110 as the operation position with respect to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection unit 101. Control the display of the pointer,
Information processing apparatus 100.

(Appendix 2)
An information processing apparatus according to attachment 1, wherein
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
Information processing device.

(Appendix 3)
An information processing apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2,
The display control means maintains a relative direction and distance from the contact position of the contacted object to the display position of the pointer, and moves the pointer as the contact position of the contacted object moves. Display control,
Information processing device.

(Appendix 4)
An information processing apparatus according to attachment 3, wherein
The display control means controls display of a predetermined display area portion of the display screen on the display surface of the touch panel display device, and moves and displays the display area portion of the display screen as the pointer moves.
Information processing device.

(Appendix 5)
An information processing apparatus according to appendix 4, wherein
The display control means moves and displays the display area portion of the display screen as the pointer moves so that the pointer is displayed in the display area portion.
Information processing device.

(Appendix 6)
An information processing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 5,
Equipped with a pressing detection means for detecting pressing by the contacted object against the display surface of the touch panel display device,
A press operation accepting unit that accepts the press as a predetermined operation input with respect to a predetermined operation target where the pointer is located;
Information processing device.

(Appendix 7)
Contact position detection means for detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
Information processing device.

(Appendix 8)
In information processing device equipped with touch panel display,
Contact position detection means for detecting a contact position of an object to be contacted with respect to a display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer with the display position of the pointer displayed on the touch panel display device as the operation position with respect to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means. Control,
A program to make things happen.

(Appendix 9)
The program according to attachment 8, wherein
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
program.

(Appendix 10)
In information processing device equipped with touch panel display,
Contact position detection means for detecting a contact position of an object to be contacted with respect to a display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
A program to make things happen.

(Appendix 11)
In an information processing device equipped with a touch panel display device,
Detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device,
In accordance with the detected contact position of the contacted object, the pointer representing the operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device is displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device, and is controlled.
With respect to the detected contact position of the contacted object, display control of the pointer is performed with the display position of the pointer displayed on the touch panel display device as an operation position.
Display control method.

(Appendix 12)
The display control method according to attachment 11, wherein
The pointer is displayed so as to face a predetermined direction, and the display direction of the pointer is controlled so as to face the direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
Display control method.

(Appendix 13)
In an information processing device equipped with a touch panel display device,
Detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device,
In accordance with the detected contact position of the contacted object, the pointer indicating the operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device is displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device, and the pointer indicates a predetermined direction. Control the display direction of the pointer so as to face in the direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
Display control method.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 2 Operation detection part 21 Contact position detection part 22 Press detection part 3 Display control part 4 Process execution part 5 Touch panel type display apparatus 50 Press switch part 51 Display 52 Touch panel 53 Transparent reinforcement board 54 First transparent substrate 55 First transparent electrodes 55a, 55b Comb electrode 56 Spacer 57 Second transparent electrode 57a Straight electrode 58 Second transparent substrate 59 Circuit 10 Control unit F Fingers F1, F1 ', F2, F2' Contact position P Pointers P1, P1 ', P1' Operation position 100 Information processing apparatus 101 Contact position detection means 102 Display control means 110 Touch panel display device

Claims (13)

Contact position detection means for detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer with the display position of the pointer displayed on the touch panel display device as the operation position with respect to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means. Control,
Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The display control means maintains a relative direction and distance from the contact position of the contacted object to the display position of the pointer, and moves the pointer as the contact position of the contacted object moves. Display control,
Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
The display control means controls display of a predetermined display area portion of the display screen on the display surface of the touch panel display device, and moves and displays the display area portion of the display screen as the pointer moves.
Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,
The display control means moves and displays the display area portion of the display screen as the pointer moves so that the pointer is displayed in the display area portion.
Information processing device. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Equipped with a pressing detection means for detecting pressing by the contacted object against the display surface of the touch panel display device,
A press operation accepting unit that accepts the press as a predetermined operation input with respect to a predetermined operation target where the pointer is located;
Information processing device. Contact position detection means for detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
Information processing device. In information processing device equipped with touch panel display,
Contact position detection means for detecting a contact position of an object to be contacted with respect to a display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer with the display position of the pointer displayed on the touch panel display device as the operation position with respect to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means. Control,
A program to make things happen. The program according to claim 8, wherein
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
program. In information processing device equipped with touch panel display,
Contact position detection means for detecting a contact position of an object to be contacted with respect to a display surface of the touch panel display device;
Display control for controlling display of a pointer representing an operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device on the display surface of the touch panel display device according to the contact position of the contacted object detected by the contact position detection means Means, and
The display control means displays the pointer so as to face a predetermined direction, and controls the display direction of the pointer so as to face in a direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
A program to make things happen. In an information processing device equipped with a touch panel display device,
Detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device,
In accordance with the detected contact position of the contacted object, the pointer representing the operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device is displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device, and is controlled.
With respect to the detected contact position of the contacted object, display control of the pointer is performed with the display position of the pointer displayed on the touch panel display device as an operation position.
Display control method. The display control method according to claim 11,
The pointer is displayed so as to face a predetermined direction, and the display direction of the pointer is controlled so as to face the direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
Display control method. In an information processing device equipped with a touch panel display device,
Detecting the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display surface of the touch panel display device,
In accordance with the detected contact position of the contacted object, the pointer indicating the operation position on the display surface of the touch panel display device is displayed on the display surface of the touch panel display device, and the pointer indicates a predetermined direction. Control the display direction of the pointer so as to face in the direction opposite to the direction of the contact position of the contacted object with respect to the display position of the pointer.
Display control method.

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