JP2015046151A - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transmissive virtual keyboard capable of changing transmittance in response to the start of input by a user.SOLUTION: An information processing device capable of receiving an input from a virtual keyboard displayed on an input screen comprises: display control means that controls the virtual keyboard to be displayed in a transmissive state; and transmittance change means that changes transmittance of the virtual keyboard when detecting an input to the virtual keyboard displayed in the transmissive state.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of performing keyboard input with software.

  In many cases, keyboard input is used to input information to the information processing apparatus. In keyboard input, when a user presses a physical button, information corresponding to the button is input to the information processing apparatus.

  On the other hand, in recent years, information processing apparatuses called so-called tablet terminals have begun to spread widely.

  The tablet terminal does not have a keyboard composed of physical buttons as described above, and displays a keyboard called a software keyboard or virtual keyboard (hereinafter referred to as a virtual keyboard) as an image on the screen and processes input by software. . When the user touches each key of the virtual keyboard with a finger or a touch pen, information corresponding to the key is input to the information processing apparatus.

  In the present invention, a virtual keyboard displayed on a tablet terminal will be described as an example of a preferred embodiment. However, a hardware keyboard is also provided, and a virtual keyboard is displayed on the screen and used. And

  Normally, when the input is performed from the virtual keyboard, the screen is scrolled depending on the position of the input portion, and the virtual keyboard is displayed on the front, so that the position of the original screen is changed. In this case, for example, in the case of a screen having a fixed input position such as a form input screen, the user becomes difficult to use when the input position changes.

  In response to this problem, a technique has been proposed in which key input operations can be performed while displaying the original screen contents together by making the software keyboard transparent.

JP 2007-183787 A

  Patent literature describes that display information and a software keyboard are provided, and that the display of the software keyboard displays an opaque display in which the display information is hidden and a translucent display in which the display appears to overlap with each other so that the display is transparent. Has been.

  In the patent document, the transmittance can be changed by setting the transmittance in advance, but there is a problem that the transmittance is not changed once displayed.

However, when the user performs input on the input screen, it is not possible to change the transmittance when the input starts. For example, when the user wants to input while looking at the software keyboard or when he wants to see the contents of the input, it is desirable to adjust the transmittance of the software keyboard after the input is started and return to the original transmittance when the input stops.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a transparent virtual keyboard capable of changing the transmittance according to the start of input by a user.

  An information processing apparatus capable of accepting an input from a virtual keyboard displayed on an input screen, wherein the virtual keyboard is displayed in a transparent state, and is displayed in the transparent state. And a transparency changing means for changing the transparency of the virtual keyboard when an input to the virtual keyboard is detected.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the transparent virtual keyboard which can change the transmittance | permeability according to the input by a user being started can be provided.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the information processing system containing the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus in this invention It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the present operation | movement of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation setting of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the 1st display screen of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a flowchart at the time of performing the 1st display of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the virtual keyboard of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the 2nd display screen of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a flowchart at the time of performing the 2nd display of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the virtual keyboard table in this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating an example of an information processing system including an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The information processing system of the present invention is preferably configured by connecting a main frame 101 and a client terminal 102 via a LAN (network) 105.

  The mainframe 101 is a large computer system used for a company's core business system. Most parts including a power supply, CPU, and storage device are multiplexed, and improvement of processing performance and fault tolerance is achieved by parallel processing. It is also called “general-purpose machine”, “general-purpose computer”, “large-sized machine”, “large-sized computer”, “server apparatus”, and the like.

  A plurality of client terminals 102 are connected through the LAN 105, and a user uses data through the client terminal 102. Data processing and storage are generally performed by the mainframe 101, which is a centralized structure.

  The client terminal 102 displays the data received from the mainframe 101 on the screen as a terminal emulator screen. The present invention can be applied as an information processing apparatus in the present invention.

  In this system configuration, the data received from the mainframe 101 is described to be displayed on the client terminal 102. However, the content displayed on the client terminal 102 is limited to the content received from the mainframe 101. Instead, for example, data received from a WEB server (not shown) may be displayed, or the application provided in the client terminal 102 may be configured to operate only on the client device 102.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the information processing apparatus (client terminal 102), a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, and a storage device 204 via a system bus 200. , An input controller 205, an audio input controller 206, a video controller 207, a memory controller 208, and a communication I / F controller 209 are connected.

  The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 200.

  The ROM 202 or the storage device 204 is a control program executed by the CPU 201 such as a basic input / output system (BIOS) or an operating system (OS), a computer-readable program for realizing this information processing method, and various necessary programs. Holds data (including data table).

  The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for executing the processing from the ROM 202 or the storage device 204 to the RAM 203 and executing the loaded program.

  The input controller 205 controls input from an input device such as a keyboard / touch panel 210. The input device is not limited to this, and may be a touch panel capable of detecting a position touched by a plurality of fingers, such as a mouse or a multi-touch screen.

  Various instructions can be performed when the user presses (touches with a finger or the like) in accordance with an icon, a cursor, or a button displayed on the touch panel.

  This input device is used to input a destination for a communication destination that can be used by various communication devices.

  The voice input controller 206 controls input from the microphone 211. Voice input from the microphone 211 can be recognized.

  The video controller 207 controls display on an external output device such as the display 212. The display includes a display of a notebook computer integrated with the main body. The external output device is not limited to a display, and may be a projector, for example. Further, for devices that can be received by the touch operation described above, it is also possible to receive input from the keyboard / touch panel 210.

  The memory controller 208 controls access to the external memory 213. The external memory is connected via an adapter to an external storage device (hard disk), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot that stores boot programs, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, and various data. A compact flash (registered trademark) memory or the like can be used.

  The communication I / F controller 209 is connected to and communicates with an external device via the network 214, and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP, telephone lines such as ISDN, and communication using 3G lines of mobile phones are possible.

  The storage device 204 is a medium for permanently storing information, and the form is not limited to a storage device such as a hard disk. For example, a medium such as SSD (Solid State Drive) may be used.

  It can also be used as a temporary memory area during various processes performed by the communication terminal in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  The information processing apparatus 102 of the present invention includes a display device 302 that displays a virtual keyboard 301. The functional configuration includes a detection unit 303, a key monitoring unit 304, a display position determination unit 305, a transmission determination unit 306, and a display control unit 307.

  The detection unit 303 detects an input made from the user to the virtual keyboard. The key monitoring unit 304 monitors which key on the virtual keyboard is input based on the input detected by the detection unit 303.

  The display position determination unit 305 determines a position at which an area (for example, the entire screen, an already input area, an area currently being input, or the like) that is a target (reference) displayed on the screen is displayed. The transparency determining unit 306 determines how to transmit the virtual keyboard when displaying it, and the display control unit 307 displays the virtual keyboard with the transparency determined by the transparency determining unit 307. Control is performed so that the software keyboard does not overlap the target area determined by the display position determination unit 305.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the current operation of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  The current screen display when an input to the member 402 is instructed when the screen A 401 that is an emulator screen is displayed on the information processing apparatus will be described. When an input instruction is given, the state is changed to a state of accepting an input by a tap by the user, and a virtual keyboard is displayed. In the present embodiment, an example in which a virtual keyboard is displayed will be described using a screen B411 and a screen C421.

  On the screen B411, the virtual keyboard 413 is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and the input area is shifted upward. In this case, the member 412 that is the input area is displayed so as to be shifted upward from the member 402 of the screen A.

  On the screen C421, the virtual keyboard 423 is displayed at the center of the screen (predetermined position). In this case, the input area 422 should be displayed at the same position as the member 402 of the screen A, but is not visible when the virtual keyboard is displayed.

  According to the display control method of the present invention, control is performed so that such a display is not generated. Therefore, even on a screen for input using a virtual keyboard, the input position is as different as possible and is easy to view. Can be displayed.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of operation settings of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  In the figure, a conceptual diagram of settings regarding the operation of the information processing apparatus is expressed. Such a screen may be used to set the user or administrator and store it in the storage device 204, or the application may be programmed in advance as an operation setting of the application.

  The operation setting 501 can set two types of display: an input area display function 510 and a virtual keyboard transparent display function 520. In this embodiment, for convenience, “■” indicates that the item is selected, “□” indicates that the item is not selected, “◎” indicates that the item is displayed, “○” indicates that the item is Displayed as an unselected radio button. Note that the administrator can freely set whether to select these buttons as multiple or selectable selection buttons (selection boxes) or radio buttons to select only one of several options. Items that can be used but are not desired to be used can be prevented from being displayed on the operation setting screen.

  The input area display function 510 can be set as the first display, and is a function for controlling the display of the virtual keyboard so that the input area is not hidden by the virtual keyboard when the virtual keyboard is displayed. Various settings such as a display area 511, an interval setting 512, an interval value 513, and a display position setting 514 are possible.

  The display area is an item to be set when displaying so that the display screen and the virtual keyboard do not overlap each other. The input area is the entire area where the value input by the user is displayed, and the input area is the setting corresponding to the area corresponding to the item currently input by the user.

The interval setting 512 sets whether to adjust the interval for displaying the keys of the virtual keyboard, and selects whether to adjust the column interval or the row interval. Both of these settings can be selected. When a row (horizontal) is selected, for example, the interval between the “1” key and the “2” key can be adjusted.
In the interval value 513, the maximum value of the interval to be adjusted can be set. With this setting, it is possible for the user to prevent the keys of the virtual keyboard from being displayed at too different locations.

  In the display position setting 514, instead of adjusting the key interval of the virtual keyboard, the position of the virtual keyboard displayed by the OS is shifted up / down on the screen, or shifted to the left / right side of the screen. Set whether to display. If both the interval setting 512 is selected, the interval of the keys of the virtual keyboard displayed in a shifted manner is adjusted.

  The virtual keyboard transparent display function 520 can be set as the second display. The virtual keyboard transparently displays the virtual keyboard, and adjusts the transmittance when an input is made. As a result, it is possible to display both the keyboard keys and the display contents in a visible state, and when the input is started by the virtual keyboard, the keyboard can be displayed in an easy-to-read manner by reducing the transmittance of the keyboard. Also, by controlling the reverse, when the input starts, the input content can be displayed easily by increasing the transmittance of the keyboard.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a first display screen of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  This screen is displayed when “input area (3)” is selected in the input area display function (first display) 510 in the operation setting 501. In the case where the virtual keyboard is displayed on the screen A401 shown in FIG. 4, the member 402 which is an input area is an input area, and thus this area is display controlled so that the virtual keyboard does not overlap. .

  On the screen A601, since the member 602 is an input area, the display is controlled so that the interval between the “Q column” and the “A column” is wide and the input area and the virtual keyboard do not overlap. In the interval 603, whether to adjust the column interval or the row (horizontal) interval is determined according to the content set in the interval setting 512. Further, the interval at that time is controlled so as not to exceed the size set in the interval value 513.

The screen B611 is a screen in a state where the screen is moved to the next input area (volume serial number 612) by inputting the line feed key 604 from the screen A601. That is, when the input area is moved, the display control is updated so that the virtual keyboard does not overlap with the moved display position. The input area may be moved by inputting a key (not shown) that moves in an input area other than the line feed key. If the input area is not shown and does not overlap the virtual keyboard, the input area (not shown) is directly tapped. You may move.
In addition, since the volume serial number 612 is an input area on the screen B611, the interval between the “A column” and the “Shift column” is displayed wide, and the display is controlled so that the input area and the virtual keyboard do not overlap. Yes.

  The virtual keyboard 613 may change the transmittance when displaying the virtual keyboard 613 according to a setting (not shown), or may change the transmittance only in the input area.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart when performing the first display of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing when an input area display function 510 is selected in an operation setting 501.

  In step S701, the display position where the input area of the screen is displayed is acquired, and it is determined whether the display of the virtual keyboard overlaps. The input area is either (1) the entire screen displayed on the information processing apparatus, (2) an area already input by the user, or (3) an area currently input by the user. Can be recognized as.

  The screen C421 in FIG. 4 will be described as an example. In the case of (1), it is determined that the displayed screen and the virtual keyboard are displayed overlapping each other. In this case, the virtual keyboard is transparently displayed regardless of the presence or absence of the input area. As a result, the input area can be viewed. In the case of (2), it is determined that the input area such as “project”, “group”, and “type” and the virtual keyboard are displayed overlapping each other. In the case of (3), it is determined that the member 422 that is the currently input area and the virtual keyboard are displayed overlapping each other.

  If they do not overlap (n), the process advances to step S708 to display and control a normal virtual keyboard. If they overlap (y), the process advances to step S702 to determine whether or not to perform display control of the display position of the virtual keyboard. Whether or not to perform display position display control is based on whether or not the input area display function 510 of the operation setting 501 is selected.

  If it is determined in step S702 that display control is not performed, the process proceeds to step S705. If it is determined that display control is performed, the process proceeds to step S703, and the display position of the display area is acquired (display position acquisition unit). The display position is determined based on the area set in the display area 511 (the area that has been input or is being input). If the entire screen (1) is selected in the setting of the display area 511, the virtual keyboard is transparently displayed. Therefore, NO is determined in step S702, and the transparent display is performed in step S705.

In step S704, the position adjustment of the display position of the virtual keyboard that overlaps the area to be subjected to display control is set. Specifically, the screen is made visible by adjusting the display positions of the keys of the overlapping virtual keyboard. Whether to set the column interval or the row (horizontal) interval according to the interval setting 512 is determined, and the display position is adjusted to the length set by the interval value 513.
“Adjusting the column spacing” refers to adjusting the spacing between the “O” key and the “P” key, for example, by adjusting the spacing between the rows (horizontal) as shown by the spacing 603 in FIG. .

  The display position of the virtual keyboard can be adjusted by shifting the entire virtual keyboard up and down or left and right as set in the display position setting 514. Details will be described later.

In step S705, it is determined whether or not transparent display is set. If the display is set to be transparent display, the transparent display is set (transmission state change) in step S707, and if it is not set, the process proceeds to step S708. The transparent display is to change the transmittance of the virtual keyboard or to partially transmit depending on the degree of overlap with the screen. For details, it is assumed that items set on the second display 520 described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 can be used, and can be set by an administrator or a user on a setting screen (not shown). In addition to changing the transmittance, the transmissive display may be changed by changing the color of transmission or changing the type of transmission.
Also, as a method for displaying keyboards with different transmittances, a plurality of virtual keyboards with different transmittances can be prepared. For example, if the item is set in the second display 520, it is realized by storing a virtual keyboard having a low transmittance and a virtual keyboard having a high transmittance and switching them. If the second display 520 is set to darken the display according to the input (transmittance: low), in step S707, a virtual keyboard with the opposite high transparency is selected and set, and conversely, the second display 520 is set. If “lightening display (transmission: high)” is set according to the input, in step S707, the opposite virtual keyboard with low transmittance is selected and set and displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, it is stored in a storage unit (ROM 202 or the like) of the information processing apparatus as a virtual keyboard table (virtual keyboard storage means).
Regarding the method of displaying the virtual keyboard so that the transmittance is different, a method of changing the transmittance of the virtual keyboard may be used, or a method of switching and displaying the virtual keyboard having a different transmittance may be used.

  In step S708, the CPU of the information processing apparatus controls the display of the virtual keyboard on the screen according to the adjustment content determined in this flowchart, and ends the process.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the virtual keyboard of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 6, the keyboard display interval is changed so that the input area and the virtual keyboard do not overlap. However, in this embodiment, an example of changing the position at which the virtual keyboard is displayed will be described. Since the input area 802 is displayed above half of the screen A801, the virtual keyboard 803 is displayed at the bottom of the screen without changing the display position of the screen. That is, the virtual keyboard is displayed at a position opposite to the position where the input content is displayed.
Specifically, it is determined where the input area acquired in step S703 of FIG. 7 is, and control is performed to shift the display position of the virtual keyboard according to the display position setting 514 so as not to overlap the determined input area. .

  Similarly, since the input area 812 is displayed below half of the screen B811, the virtual keyboard 813 is displayed above the screen without changing the display position of the screen. At this time, if the original size cannot be displayed, the reduced size may be displayed.

  On the screen C821, the input area 822 is displayed on the left side (left side) of the half, so the virtual keyboard 823 (ten key) is displayed on the right side (right side) of the screen.

In the screen D811, since the input area 832 is displayed on the right side of the half, the virtual keyboard 833 (numeric keypad) is displayed on the left side of the screen.
In the example shown in the figure, both “shift up and down” and “shift left and right” are selected, so the virtual keyboard on the top, bottom, left and right are displayed in a shifted manner. Here, for example, when only “shift up and down” is selected, the display is not shifted left and right.

  Whether to determine the area on the top and bottom of the screen or on the left and right is changed depending on, for example, the type of virtual keyboard displayed (whether it is a keyboard like 803 or 813 or a numeric keypad like 823 or 824). It may also be set for the screen.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a second display screen of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  This is a display screen when the virtual keyboard transparent display function (second display) 520 is selected in the operation setting 501. When the virtual keyboard is displayed on the screen A401 shown in FIG. 4, first, the virtual keyboard 902 displayed on the screen B901 is transparently displayed so that the display screen can be seen.

  When a touch operation is performed by the user 903, the transmittance is changed like a virtual keyboard 912 shown in the screen B911. The adjustment of the transmittance is performed based on the setting for the second display 520 of the operation setting 501.

  It may be set in advance whether to darken the display of the virtual keyboard according to the input (decrease the transmittance) or thin the display according to the input (increase the transmittance).

  If the transmittance is lowered, the virtual keyboard is displayed darker, so it can be selected when inputting while looking at the virtual keyboard. Further, when the transmittance is increased, the virtual keyboard is displayed lightly. Therefore, it may be selected when the user wishes to input while viewing the input screen.

  Further, the input area 904 (member) may be acquired, and the keyboard transparency may be changed only for that part, or the virtual keyboard transparency may be changed for an already input area. . In this case, it is desirable to increase the transmittance for the purpose of making the input area easy to see.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart when the second display of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention is performed.

  10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing when a virtual keyboard transparent display function 520 is selected in an operation setting 501.

  In step S1001, the virtual keyboard is displayed in a transparent state. In step S1002, it is determined whether or not there is an input (detected) to the virtual keyboard. Whether or not there is an input is determined whether or not it is input for the first time after the virtual keyboard is displayed. In addition, even during the input, it may be determined that there is an input for the first time after a predetermined time (the time to restore) elapses. If there is no input, loop until there is an input. Alternatively, the loop ends when the virtual keyboard display ends.

  In step S1003, the setting for transparency performed in the operation setting 501 is acquired. Specifically, a setting for whether the display of the virtual keyboard is darkened or thinned according to the input is acquired. Here, it is assumed that the processing in step S1002 and the processing in step S1003 may be interchanged.

  In step S1004, the transmittance is adjusted according to the transmission setting acquired in step S1003. Also, as described above, when the input area 904 (member) is acquired and the keyboard transparency is changed only for that part, or when the virtual keyboard transparency is changed for an already input area. Processing is performed in steps S1003 and S1004.

  In step S1005, it is determined whether the setting for adjusting the display position has been made. If it is set to adjust the display position, settings relating to display position adjustment are performed in step S1007. If it is not set to adjust the display position, the process proceeds to step S1008.

  The display position adjustment is for adjusting the position of the key of the virtual keyboard and the position for displaying the virtual keyboard. For details, it is assumed that the items set on the first display 510 described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8 can be used, and can be set by an administrator or user on a setting screen (not shown).

  In step S1008, the CPU of the information processing apparatus controls the display of the virtual keyboard on the screen according to the adjustment content determined in this flowchart, and the process ends. Note that the processing may be continued while the virtual keyboard is displayed.

  Although the embodiments have been described above, the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it is needless to say that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  Further, the program in the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute the processing method in each flowchart. The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each device.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by reading and executing.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium recording the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  The present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or an apparatus constituted by a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

101 Mainframe 102 Client terminal 102
105 LAN

Claims (12)

An information processing apparatus capable of receiving input from a virtual keyboard displayed on an input screen,
Display control means for controlling the virtual keyboard to be displayed in a transparent state;
When an input to the virtual keyboard displayed in the transparent state is detected, a transparent state changing unit that changes the transmittance of the virtual keyboard;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays the virtual keyboard in a transparent state when the content displayed on the input screen and the display of the virtual keyboard overlap.   The display control means, when content displayed on the input screen and the display of the virtual keyboard overlap, display control of the virtual keyboard in a state in which a portion where the display overlaps is transparent. The information processing apparatus according to 1 or 2.   4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit performs control so as to increase the transmittance of the virtual keyboard with respect to a display position where the input is being received. 5. .   5. The transparency state changing unit changes the transparency so as to increase when the transparency of a virtual keyboard displayed when the input is detected is lower than a predetermined value. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the above. Virtual keyboard storage means for storing a plurality of virtual keyboards having different transmittances;
The translucent state changing means changes the transmissivity of the virtual keyboard by switching and displaying a plurality of virtual keyboards having different transmissivities stored in the virtual keyboard storage means. 6. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 5 above. It further has a display position acquisition means for acquiring a display position where the input content from the virtual keyboard is displayed,
The display control unit controls the display of the virtual keyboard so that the input content acquired by the display position acquisition unit does not overlap the display position where the display is displayed. The information processing apparatus according to item.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit performs display control so that the virtual keyboard does not overlap a display position where the input is being received.   The display control means updates display control so that the virtual keyboard does not overlap the moved display position when the input position being received moves in the display-controlled state. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8.   The information according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the display control means controls the display of the virtual keyboard so as not to overlap the display position by adjusting an interval between the virtual keyboards. Processing equipment. An information processing apparatus control method capable of accepting an input from a virtual keyboard displayed on an input screen,
A display control step for controlling the virtual keyboard to be displayed in a transparent state;
When detecting an input to the virtual keyboard displayed in the transparent state, a transparent state changing step of changing the transmittance of the virtual keyboard;
A method for controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising: A program readable by an information processing device that can accept input from a virtual keyboard displayed on an input screen,
The information processing apparatus;
Display control means for controlling the virtual keyboard to be displayed in a transparent state;
When an input to the virtual keyboard displayed in the transparent state is detected, a transparent state changing unit that changes the transmittance of the virtual keyboard;
A program for causing a computer to function as an information processing apparatus.

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