JP2013187557A - Information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus and program capable of feeding pages through an intuitive operation.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus includes: a first unit; a second unit; a hinge for turnably and openably connecting the first unit to the second unit; a display unit arranged on at least one of an inner side of the first unit and an inner side of the second unit and displaying data defined as a display object; detection means for detecting an opening/closing angle between the first unit and the second unit; measurement means for measuring an elapsed time from the time when an opening/closing angle detected by the detection means comes to fall within a predetermined angle range to the time when the angle exceeds the angle range; and control means for controlling a page feeding operation for data displayed in the display part in accordance with the elapsed time measured by the measurement means.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an information processing apparatus and a program.

  Conventionally, an information processing apparatus such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) is used for browsing various data and inputting data. Such an information processing apparatus includes a clamshell type or the like having a two-fold opening / closing mechanism, and is configured to receive an operation input when the opening / closing angle is equal to or larger than a predetermined angle. Conventionally, a technique for receiving an operation input for sending a page based on a change amount of an opening / closing angle has been proposed.

  However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, it is possible to page-feed with the change amount of the opening / closing angle, but the method of page-feeding is uniform, and further improvement in realizing intuitive page operation is possible. There was room.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment includes a first unit, a second unit, a hinge, a display unit, a detection unit, a measurement unit, and a control unit. The hinge connects the first unit and the second unit so as to be freely opened and closed. The display unit is provided on at least one of the inside of the first unit and the inside of the second unit, and displays data to be displayed. The detecting means detects an opening / closing angle between the first unit and the second unit. The measuring means measures an elapsed time from when the opening / closing angle detected by the detecting means is included in a predetermined angle range until it exceeds the angle range. The control unit controls the page feed operation of the data displayed on the display unit according to the elapsed time measured by the measuring unit.

Drawing 1 is a perspective view showing the state where the handy terminal concerning an embodiment was closed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the handy terminal according to the embodiment is opened. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the handy terminal according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the interlocking process setting file. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of page feed processing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing apparatus and a program will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, although embodiment described below demonstrates the example applied to the handy terminal which medical workers, such as a nurse, use as information processing apparatus, it shall not be restricted to this.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state (closed state) in which the handy terminal 10 according to the present embodiment is closed. The handy terminal 10 according to the present embodiment includes a first unit 101 and a second unit 102. The first unit 101 and the second unit 102 are connected to each other by a hinge 103 so as to be able to open and close.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state (open state) in which the handy terminal 10 according to the present embodiment is opened. The first unit 101 has an operation surface 111 on a surface that is closed by the second unit 102. A liquid crystal display panel 112 is attached to the operation surface 111, and a touch panel 113 is laminated and attached to the liquid crystal display panel 112. A key sheet 114 is provided on the lower part of the touch panel 113 so as to overlap the touch panel 113. The key sheet 114 includes, for example, a numeric keypad for displaying numbers and arrow keys for displaying up and down arrows.

  The second unit 102 is provided with a keyboard 121 having a plurality of keys. The keys are a plurality of menu keys on which characters for displaying operation menus such as “body temperature”, “blood pressure”, “pulse”, “view”, “record”, etc., and an enter on which characters “Enter” are printed. Key etc. Here, an application program (hereinafter referred to as an application) for displaying an operation menu corresponding to the character is held in association with each menu key. When one of the menu keys is pressed, an application corresponding to the menu key is executed by the CPU 11 described later, and an operation menu corresponding to the character of the menu key is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 112.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the handy terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the handy terminal 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 as a microcomputer that executes information processing.

  The CPU 11 comprehensively controls the handy terminal 10 by executing various programs stored in the ROM 12 or the storage unit 18 described later. The ROM 12 stores a program for performing basic operations. The RAM 13 is a main storage device of the handy terminal 10 and functions as a work area for the CPU 11.

  The CPU 11 is connected to an input unit 14 and a display unit 15 via various input / output circuits (not shown). The input unit 14 is an input device such as a touch panel 113 and a keyboard 121, and outputs operation contents operated by an operator to the CPU 11. The display unit 15 includes a liquid crystal display panel 112 and the like, and displays various types of information according to instructions from the CPU 11.

  The CPU 11 is connected to an opening / closing angle sensor 16 and an acceleration sensor 17 via various input / output circuits (not shown). The opening / closing angle sensor 16 is provided, for example, around the hinge 103 and senses an opening / closing angle between the first unit 101 and the second unit 102. The open / close angle sensor 16 uses a known technique.

  The acceleration sensor 17 is provided in each of the first unit 101 and the second unit 102, for example, and senses acceleration generated in one or both of the first unit 101 and the second unit 102 when the handy terminal 10 is opened and closed. To do. A reference unit detection unit 22 described later detects a reference unit when the handy terminal 10 is opened and closed based on the sensing result of the acceleration sensor 17. Here, the reference unit means a unit that is relatively fixed when the first unit 101 and the second unit 102 are opened and closed. For example, the first unit 101 is gripped with the left hand and the right hand is used. When the second unit 102 is opened and closed, the first unit 101 becomes a reference unit, and the second unit 102 becomes a movable unit for the reference unit.

  In the present embodiment, the first unit 101 and the second unit 102 are detected in order to detect the state in which the opening / closing operation is performed without the reference unit, that is, the state in which the first unit 101 and the second unit 102 are both movable units. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the acceleration sensor 17 may be provided in either one of the first unit 101 and the second unit 102.

  Further, the storage unit 18 and the communication I / F 19 are connected to the CPU 11 via various input / output circuits (not shown). The storage unit 18 is a storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a flash memory, and stores various programs and setting files. As a program stored in the storage unit 18, for example, a process for displaying an operation menu corresponding to each key (“body temperature”, “blood pressure”, “pulse”, “view”, “record”, etc.) of the keyboard 121. And the like. In the present embodiment, the operation menu is composed of data (files) composed of a plurality of pages, and page feed is performed according to operations on the touch panel 113, the key sheet 114, and the like. In the present embodiment, “page” means a data group (text, image, etc.) that can be displayed on the display screen of the display unit 15 at one time.

  Examples of the setting file stored in the storage unit 18 include an interlocking process setting file 181 that defines the relationship between the opening / closing operation and page feed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the interlocking process setting file 181. As shown in the figure, the interlocking process setting file 181 stores a trigger angle, an interval time, a reference unit, and process contents in association with each other.

  Here, a predetermined angle range is set in the “trigger angle” column of the interlocking process setting file 181. The angle range set in the “trigger angle” field is not particularly limited, but the angle to the fully open state (opening / closing angle θ = 180 °) excluding the closed state of the handy terminal 10 (opening / closing angle θ = 0 °). Within the range (0 ° <θ ≦ 180 °), an angle range (for example, 0 <θ ≦ 45 °) in which the display unit 15 (the liquid crystal display panel 112) is difficult to visually recognize may be set.

  In the “interval time” field of the interlocking process setting file 181, a time range from when the opening / closing angle of the handy terminal 10 is included in the angle range of the trigger angle until the angle range is exceeded is set. The example of FIG. 4 shows an example in which three time ranges (t1 ≦ T <t2, t2 ≦ T <t3, t3 ≦ T) are set, and the symbol “T” represents an actually measured interval time. The magnitude relationship between the times t1, t2, and t3 is assumed to be t1 <t2 <t3. The content and number of time ranges set in the “interval time” column are not particularly limited.

  In the “reference unit” field of the interlocking process setting file 181, variations of the reference unit when the opening / closing operation related to the trigger angle is performed are set. FIG. 4 shows an example in which “first unit” corresponding to the first unit 101, “second unit” corresponding to the second unit 102, and “none” are set in the “reference unit” column. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any one of “first unit”, “second unit”, and “none” may be set.

  In the “processing content” column of the interlocking processing setting file 181, the processing content of the page feed processing corresponding to the setting content of the “interval time” column and the “reference unit” column is set. In FIG. 4, for example, when the “interval time” column is “t1 ≦ T <t2” and the “reference unit” column is “first unit”, the page is sent to the page five pages ahead. If the “interval time” field is “t1 ≦ T <t2” and the “reference unit” field is “second unit”, the data is sent five pages forward. When the “interval time” field is “t1 ≦ T <t2” and the “reference unit” field is “none”, the last page is sent. If the “interval time” field is “t2 ≦ T <t3” and the “reference unit” field is “first unit”, the data is sent one page ahead (next page). Further, when the “interval time” column is “t2 ≦ T <t3” and the “reference unit” column is “second unit”, the page is sent to the previous page (the previous page). When the “interval time” field is “t2 ≦ T <t3” and the “reference unit” field is “none”, the message is sent to the first page. When the “interval time” field is “t3 ≦ T”, the display of the current page is maintained regardless of the setting contents of the “reference unit” field.

  Note that the content of “processing content” is not limited to the above example. For example, in FIG. 4, when the reference unit is “none”, the page is sent to the first or last page as a special page feed operation, but not limited to this, for example, moving to the table of contents page or randomly You may send a page.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the communication I / F 19 is an interface for performing data communication with an external device (not shown). The CPU 11 controls the communication I / F 19 and transmits / receives various data to / from an external device (not shown) according to a predetermined communication protocol.

  Next, the functional configuration of the handy terminal 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 11 of the handy terminal 10 cooperates with a program stored in the ROM 12 or the storage unit 18 to open / close operation detection unit 21, reference unit detection unit 22, elapsed time measurement unit 23, and interlocking process. The control unit 24 is realized as a functional unit.

  The opening / closing operation detection unit 21 detects an opening / closing operation performed by an operator of the handy terminal 10 in cooperation with the opening / closing angle sensor 16.

  Specifically, the opening / closing operation detection unit 21 detects an opening / closing operation that increases the opening / closing angle as an operation in the opening direction based on the change amount of the opening / closing angle sensed by the opening / closing angle sensor 16, and the opening / closing operation that decreases the opening / closing angle. Is detected as an operation in the closing direction. In addition, when the opening / closing operation detection unit 21 determines that the operation is in the opening direction, the opening / closing operation detection unit 21 acquires the maximum value of the opening / closing angle sensed by the opening / closing angle sensor 16 at the time of the operation. The minimum value of the opening / closing angle sensed by the opening / closing angle sensor 16 during operation is acquired. Then, the opening / closing operation detection unit 21 outputs the acquired opening / closing angle to the interlocking process control unit 24.

  The reference unit detection unit 22 detects the reference unit when the handy terminal 10 is opened and closed based on the accelerations of the first unit 101 and the second unit 102 output from the acceleration sensor 17. Here, the identification method of the reference unit is not particularly limited, and various forms can be adopted. For example, when the acceleration of the first unit 101 is larger than the acceleration of the second unit 102, the second unit 102 may be used as the reference unit based on this magnitude relationship. In addition, when the difference between the acceleration of the first unit 101 and the acceleration of the second unit 102 is less than a predetermined threshold value, the reference unit “none” may be determined by determining both units as movable units.

  The elapsed time measuring unit 23 includes an opening / closing angle detected by the opening / closing operation detecting unit 21 under the control of the interlocking process control unit 24 and included in the angle range of the trigger angle set in the interlocking process setting file 181. The elapsed time until the angle range is exceeded is measured. The elapsed time measurement unit 23 counts elapsed time using an RTC (Real Time Clock) or the like (not shown).

  The interlocking process control unit 24 controls processing related to page turning based on the opening / closing angle input from the opening / closing operation detection unit 21 and the setting content of the interlocking process setting file 181. Specifically, the interlocking process control unit 24 determines whether the opening / closing angle input from the opening / closing operation detection unit 21 is included in the angle range of the trigger angle set in the interlocking process setting file 181. When it is determined that the angle is within the trigger angle range, the interlocking process control unit 24 instructs the elapsed time measurement unit 23 to count the elapsed time.

  In addition, when the interlocking process control unit 24 confirms the departure from the angle range of the trigger angle based on the opening / closing angle input from the opening / closing operation detection unit 21, the interlocking process control unit 24 stops counting the elapsed time measurement unit 23, By comparing the interval time set in the interlocking process setting file 181, the interval time corresponding to the counter value is specified. In addition, when the opening / closing angle of the handy terminal 10 becomes an opening / closing angle (θ = 0 °) indicating a closed state, the handy terminal 10 is shifted to processing such as power-off and power saving mode.

  Then, the interlocking process control unit 24 is associated with a set of the interval time specified from the interlocking process setting file 181 and the reference unit specified by the reference unit detection part 22 when the angle range of the trigger angle is exceeded. The processing contents are read from the interlocking process setting file 181 and a page feed operation corresponding to the processing contents is executed.

  Next, the operation of the handy terminal 10 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of page feed processing performed by the handy terminal 10. As a premise of this processing, it is assumed that the handy terminal 10 is in an open state and a file having a plurality of pages such as the operation menu described above is displayed on the display unit 15.

  First, the interlocking process control unit 24 monitors the opening / closing angle output from the opening / closing operation detection unit 21, and waits until the opening / closing angle is within the trigger angle range of the interlocking process setting file 181 (step S11; No). ). When the interlocking process control unit 24 determines that the opening / closing angle is within the angle range of the trigger angle (step S11; Yes), it causes the elapsed time measurement unit 23 to start counting elapsed time from zero (step S12).

  Subsequently, the interlocking process control unit 24 monitors the opening / closing angle output from the opening / closing operation detection unit 21, and waits until the opening / closing angle exceeds the angle range of the trigger angle (step S13; No). When the interlocking process control unit 24 determines that the opening / closing angle is outside the trigger angle range (step S13; Yes), the interlocking process control unit 24 stops the counting of the elapsed time measurement unit 23 (step S14). The reference unit detection unit 22 detects the reference unit when the angle range of the trigger angle is exceeded based on the accelerations of the first unit 101 and the second unit 102 output from the acceleration sensor 17 (step S15).

  The interlocking process control unit 24 compares the counter value of the elapsed time measuring unit 23 stopped in step S14 with the interval time set in the interlocking process setting file 181, and specifies the interval time corresponding to the counter value. (Step S16).

  Next, the interlocking process control unit 24 reads from the interlocking process setting file 181 the processing contents associated with the set of the interval time specified in step S16 and the reference unit specified in step S15 (step S17). And the interlocking process control part 24 displays the page corresponding to the display part 15 by performing the page turning operation | movement according to the processing content read by step S17 (step S18), and returns to step S11 again.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the operator of the handy terminal 10 can change the way the page of the file displayed on the display unit 15 is turned by changing how the handy terminal 10 is opened and closed. Therefore, page turning can be performed by an intuitive operation similar to the actual page turning operation of a book.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the number of operations of the touch panel 113 and the key sheet 114 of the handy terminal 10 can be reduced when the file displayed on the display unit 15 is paged. Suitable for use in medical settings.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, the said embodiment was shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. The above embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, changes, additions, and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Moreover, the said embodiment and its deformation | transformation are included in the range of the invention, the summary, and the invention described in the claim, and its equal range.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the example applied to the handy terminal 10 has been described. However, the applicable apparatus is not limited to this, and a portable terminal such as a clamshell type mobile phone or PDA, a notebook PC, an electronic book reader, or the like. You may apply to this information processing apparatus. Further, the present invention may be applied to a two-screen type information processing apparatus in which the liquid crystal display panel 112 is provided in both the first unit 101 and the second unit 102. In this case, control is performed so that page feed is performed over two screens. It is preferable.

  Further, the page feed direction may be switched according to whether the display target file is vertical writing or horizontal writing. In the case of this form, the interlocking process setting file 181 may be prepared separately for vertical writing and horizontal writing, and the page feed direction set in one interlocking process setting file 181 depends on whether it is vertical writing or horizontal writing. Thus, it may be configured to switch in the opposite direction.

  In the above embodiment, the reference unit is detected and the page feed direction is switched according to the reference unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and page feed is performed in one direction without detecting the reference unit. It is good also as a form.

  In the above embodiment, one trigger angle is registered in the interlocking process setting file 181. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of trigger angles can be interlocked by setting different angle ranges as trigger angles. A form may be registered in the setting file 181.

  Note that the program executed in the handy terminal 10 of the present embodiment is provided by being incorporated in advance in the ROM 12, the storage unit 18, and the like. A program executed in the handy terminal 10 of the present embodiment is a file in an installable format or an executable format, and is a computer such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). You may comprise so that it may record and provide on a readable recording medium.

  Furthermore, the program executed in the handy terminal 10 of the present embodiment may be provided by being stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded via the network. Moreover, you may comprise so that the program run with the handy terminal 10 of this embodiment may be provided or distributed via networks, such as the internet.

  The program executed in the handy terminal 10 of the present embodiment has a module configuration including the above-described functional units. As actual hardware, the CPU 11 (processor) reads the program from the ROM 12 or the like and executes it. The functional unit described above is loaded onto the RAM 13 which is a main storage device, and is generated on the RAM 13.

10 Handy terminal 11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 Input part 15 Display part 16 Opening / closing angle sensor 17 Acceleration sensor 18 Storage part 181 Interlocking process setting file 19 Communication I / F
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Opening / closing operation detection part 22 Reference | standard unit detection part 23 Elapsed time measurement part 24 Interlocking process control part 101 1st unit 102 2nd unit 103 Hinge

JP 2011-146915 A

Claims (6)

A first unit;
A second unit;
A hinge for connecting the first unit and the second unit so as to be freely pivotable;
A display unit that is provided on at least one of the inside of the first unit and the inside of the second unit and that displays data to be displayed;
Detecting means for detecting an opening / closing angle between the first unit and the second unit;
A measuring means for measuring an elapsed time from when the opening / closing angle detected by the detecting means is included in a predetermined angle range to exceeding the angle range;
Control means for controlling the page feed operation of the data displayed on the display unit according to the elapsed time measured by the measuring means;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes the number of pages to be paged according to the elapsed time. The detecting means detects a relatively fixed side as a reference unit when opening and closing the first unit and the second unit,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit switches a page feeding direction according to the reference unit detected by the detection unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when the reference unit is not detected by the detection unit, the control unit performs a special page turning operation according to an elapsed time measured by the measurement unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit suppresses page turning when the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined threshold. A first unit; a second unit; a hinge that connects the first unit and the second unit so as to be freely pivotable; and at least one of an inner side of the first unit and an inner side of the second unit. A computer of an information processing apparatus comprising a display unit for displaying data to be displayed,
Detecting means for detecting an opening / closing angle between the first unit and the second unit;
A measuring means for measuring an elapsed time from when the opening / closing angle detected by the detecting means is included in a predetermined angle range to exceeding the angle range;
Control means for controlling the page feed operation of the data displayed on the display unit according to the elapsed time measured by the measuring means;
Program to make it function.

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