JP6983092B2 - Display system and display program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a display system and a display program for displaying a plurality of objects on a display device.

When organizing "knowledge" and "thoughts", write out the information to be organized (information expressing knowledge and thoughts) on multiple cards and group them based on the common points and differences between the cards. There is a way to do it. Visually organizing information using cards in this way can be utilized not only in school education but also in various situations such as corporate training. However, when grouping using cards, it is necessary to prepare cards and the like. Care must also be taken to move the card properly (eg, to avoid contact with other cards) in order to physically move the card.

In order to solve the above problem, it is conceivable to use a digital device (electronic device) such as a computer terminal or a tablet terminal. In this case, the object corresponding to the card is displayed on the display device, and the user visually organizes the information by moving or grouping the objects on the displayed image by operating the object (drag operation, etc.). be able to. As a technique for grouping objects displayed on a display device, for example, in Patent Document 1, a desired object is selected from the displayed objects by performing an operation of drawing a closed curve on the screen. Describes a technique for creating a group of objects that have been created.

Japanese Patent No. 6034878 (FIG. 8, FIG. 9, etc.)

By the way, when organizing information by operating an object displayed on a display device, the user deepens his or her thoughts by repeatedly performing an object movement operation, a group creation operation, a group release operation, and the like, and a plurality of operations are performed. Create a group of objects (for example, multiple objects that the user thinks there is a common concept). In this regard, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, in order to create a group consisting of a plurality of objects, it is necessary to draw a closed curve surrounding the plurality of objects on the screen. Therefore, when deepening the thinking while repeating each operation as described above, the user's thinking of organizing information is likely to be interrupted by the consciousness toward drawing a closed curve each time the group creation operation is performed.

Therefore, it is desired to realize a technology that can appropriately support the user's thinking of information organization when the object displayed on the display device is operated to organize the information.

In view of the above, the characteristic configuration of the display system for displaying a plurality of objects on the display device includes an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information indicating the user's operation content for the object, and a plurality of the objects in the operation content. The display control unit is provided with a display control unit that generates a display image represented accordingly and displays the display image on the display device based on the operation information, and the display control unit includes object movement processing and temporary group display processing. When the operation information acquisition unit acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation of the object, the object movement processing executes the group display processing, and the object movement processing is the object of the movement operation. The temporary group display process is a process of moving a position on a display image according to the movement operation, and the temporary group display process is a plurality of the objects whose distance between adjacent objects on the display image is equal to or less than a set distance. The group of objects is automatically grouped as one temporary group, and the display image showing the relationship between the plurality of objects constituting the temporary group in the first display mode is displayed on the display device. This group display process is a process for displaying, and is a target of the grouping operation when the operation information acquisition unit acquires the operation information indicating the grouping operation for determining the temporary group as a group. The temporary group is set as the main group, and the display image is displayed in a second display mode in which the relationship between the plurality of objects constituting the main group is different from the first display mode. The point is that it is a process to be displayed on the device.

According to the above feature configuration, the display system executes the object movement process, so that the user can group multiple objects (for example, multiple objects that the user thinks there is a common concept). , Can be moved to gather together on the displayed image. Then, according to the above feature configuration, since the temporary group display process is executed by the display system, a group of a plurality of objects whose spacing on the display image between adjacent objects is equal to or less than the set distance is one temporary group. It is automatically grouped as a group, and the relationship between a plurality of objects constituting one temporary group is displayed on the display device in the first display mode. Therefore, the user does not need to perform an operation for grouping separately from the operation for moving the objects, and can visually recognize the relationship between a plurality of objects constituting one temporary group. As a result, it is possible to provide the user with an operation environment in which it is difficult for the user to be aware of operations that are not directly related to the organization of information, and it is easy to ensure the continuity of thinking of information organization.
On top of that, according to the above feature configuration, the display system executes this group display process, so the user performs a grouping operation on the temporary group that he / she wants to confirm as a group, and the book is confirmed as a group. The relationship between a plurality of objects constituting the group can be displayed on the display device in the second display mode. Here, the second display mode is different from the first display mode that shows the relationship between a plurality of objects constituting the provisional group, and is a display mode that shows the relationship between the plurality of objects. Therefore, the user can distinguish and visually recognize the temporary group that has not been confirmed as a group and the main group that has been confirmed as a group, and it becomes easy to efficiently organize the information.
As described above, according to the above-mentioned feature configuration, when the object displayed on the display device is operated to organize the information, the technology capable of appropriately supporting the user's thinking of information organization is realized. can do.

Here, in the present group display process, a set of the objects arranged so as to overlap each other on the display image is included in the plurality of objects constituting the temporary group targeted for the grouping operation. When included, the arrangement of the plurality of the objects on the display image is changed so that the overlap between the objects is eliminated, and the plurality of the objects constituting the present group are used in the display device. It is preferable to display it.

According to this configuration, by allowing the objects to overlap each other at the stage when the temporary group is formed, each object is arranged at a position according to the operation content of the user, and the intention of the user and the arrangement position of the object are obtained. It is possible to suppress the divergence of. Then, according to the above configuration, when the grouping operation is performed on the temporary group, the overlap between the objects is automatically eliminated so that the plurality of objects constituting this group do not overlap each other. Since they are arranged, the user can easily grasp the contents of this group confirmed as a group.

Further, the display control unit indicates a group movement operation for moving the first group, which is one of the groups, into the inside of the second group, which is the group different from the first group. When the operation information acquisition unit acquires the operation information, the first group is displayed on the display device as a subgroup of the second group, and the display control unit displays the temporary group as the book. When the operation information acquisition unit acquires the operation information indicating the temporary group move operation to be moved to the inside of the group, the plurality of objects constituting the temporary group and the said before the temporary group move operation. A group of a plurality of the objects including the one or more objects constituting the present group is set as a new present group, and a plurality of the objects constituting the newly set present group are set. It is preferable to display the display image whose relationship between the two is shown in the second display mode on the display device.

According to this configuration, the present group can be a subgroup of another present group, so that the user can organize the information hierarchically. Further, according to the above configuration, since a plurality of objects constituting the temporary group can be collectively added to this group, it is possible to provide the user with an operation environment capable of efficiently organizing information. can.
Then, according to the above configuration, even if the same operation of moving the group to the inside of the main group is performed, depending on whether the group to be moved is a temporary group or the main group ( That is, by making the processing results different (depending on the stage of the user's thinking), it is possible to appropriately support the user's thinking of information organization.
As a supplementary explanation, since a temporary group is a group that is automatically generated by gathering multiple objects together, the temporary group makes a draft thinking such as "temporarily grouping" by the user. It is generated at the stage of being. In the above configuration, when a temporary group of this nature is moved inside this group, the multiple objects that made up the temporary group are moved to the destination book group without maintaining the temporary group. It is a component. As a result, by providing the user with an operation environment in which objects can be flexibly added to the group at the stage where the user is thinking as a draft, information organization at the stage of such thinking is appropriately supported. can do.
On the other hand, since this group is a group generated by an explicit operation of the user, this group is generated at the stage where the user organizes information not only in object units but also in group units. In the above configuration, when a book group of this nature is moved inside another book group, the book group to be moved is maintained and made into a subgroup of another book group. As a result, at the stage where the user is organizing information in group units, by providing the user with an operation environment in which information can be organized hierarchically (in other words, an operation environment in which the group is not automatically released). It is possible to appropriately support information organization at such a stage of thinking.

Further, either the single object, the object constituting the temporary group, or the object constituting the present group, for which the operation information acquisition unit continuously acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation. When the moving object approaches the other single object, the other temporary group, or the other current group by a preset distance or less. In addition, it is preferable to temporarily display the display mode applied when the movement operation is completed at that position on the display device.

According to this configuration, the user can grasp the formation state of the temporary group or the main group when the movement operation is terminated at that time in the middle of the movement operation of the object, so that he / she intends to do so. It is possible to provide the user with an operating environment in which objects can be easily placed.

Further, either the single object, the object constituting the temporary group, or the object constituting the present group, for which the operation information acquisition unit continuously acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation. When the moving object tries to move out of the display area of the display device at that time, the display control unit sets the position of the moving object in the display area. It is preferable to reduce the scale of the display area so as to be included in.

According to this configuration, the user does not need to perform the operation of reducing the scale of the display area first, and can perform the operation of moving the object without being restricted by the size of the display area. Therefore, the operability of the user can be improved.
Further, according to the above configuration, the user is provided with an operation environment in which the arrangement state (that is, the whole image) of all objects can always be listed without scrolling the screen or switching pages. Can be provided. Therefore, it is difficult for the user to be aware of operations that are not directly related to information organization, such as screen scrolling operations and page switching operations, and the user can easily secure the continuity of information organization thinking. Can be provided to.

The technical features of the display system having each of the above configurations can also be applied to a display program, such a program, and further, a storage medium in which such a program is stored (for example, an optical disk, a flash memory, etc.). Also disclosed herein.

In that case, the feature configuration of the display program for displaying a plurality of objects on the display device includes an operation information acquisition function for acquiring operation information indicating the user's operation content for the object, and a plurality of the objects according to the operation content. The display image represented by the above is generated based on the operation information, and the display control function for displaying the display image on the display device is realized by the computer, and the display control function includes the object movement process and the temporary group display. The processing and the present group display processing are executed, and the object movement processing is the object that is the target of the movement operation when the operation information acquisition function acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation of the object. Is a process of moving the position on the display image according to the movement operation, and the temporary group display process is a plurality of objects in which the distance between adjacent objects on the display image is equal to or less than a set distance. The group of the objects is automatically grouped as one temporary group, and the display image in which the relationship between the plurality of objects constituting the one temporary group is shown in the first display mode is displayed. This is a process for displaying on the device, and the group display process is a target of the grouping operation when the operation information acquisition function acquires the operation information indicating the grouping operation for determining the temporary group as a group. The temporary group is set as the main group, and the display image in which the relationship between the plurality of objects constituting the main group is shown in the second display mode different from the first display mode is displayed. The point is that it is a process of displaying on the display device.

The various technical features of the display system described above are also applicable to display programs.

Further features and advantages of the display system and display program will be further clarified by the description of the following embodiments described with reference to the drawings.

A block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a display system according to an embodiment. A block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a display control unit according to an embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display image which does not include a temporary group and this group. A diagram showing an example of a display image including a temporary group The figure which shows an example of the display image including this group The figure which shows an example of the display image at the time of the movement operation of an object. The figure which shows an example of the display image at the time of the movement operation of an object. The figure which shows an example of the display image at the time of a grouping operation The figure which shows an example of the display image after a grouping operation. The figure which shows an example of the display image at the time of a group name input operation Figure showing an example of the display image before the operation to add the object to this group Figure showing an example of the display image at the time of operation to add an object to this group A diagram showing an example of the displayed image after the operation of adding an object to this group. The figure which shows an example of the display image at the time of operation which makes this group a subgroup of another book group. The figure which shows an example of the display image after the operation which makes this group a subgroup of another book group. The figure which shows an example of the display image at the time of the operation which adds the object which constitutes a temporary group to this group. The figure which shows an example of the display image after the operation which adds the object which constitutes a temporary group to this group. Diagram showing an example of a display image containing multiple windows A diagram showing an example of a display image before the operation of copying an object from another window. A diagram showing an example of a display image during an operation of copying an object from another window. A diagram showing an example of the display image after the operation of copying an object from another window. A diagram showing an example of a display image before an operation that attempts to move an object out of the display area. The figure which shows an example of the display image at the time of an operation which tries to move an object out of a display area.

An embodiment of the display system will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, the display system according to the present disclosure is applied to a terminal device 2 which is a tablet-type portable communication terminal (generally referred to as a “tablet terminal”). The case where it is applied will be described as an example. In the present specification, the "device" is not limited to one integrated hardware, and one "device" may be configured by a plurality of hardware separated from each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 2 includes a processing device 3, a main storage device 7, an auxiliary storage device 8, an input device 4, a display device 5, and a communication device 9. The processing device 3 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The main storage device 7 is a storage device that can be directly referred to by the processing device 3 (arithmetic processing device), and can exemplify a RAM (Random Access Memory) of a DDR (Double Data Rate) standard or a successor standard. Data is temporarily stored in the main storage device 7 when the processing device 3 executes each process. The auxiliary storage device 8 is a storage device that can store and rewrite data, and examples thereof include a storage device having a flash memory as a storage medium and a storage device having a hard disk as a storage medium. The auxiliary storage device 8 stores data such as a program executed by the processing device 3 and images and characters for generating a display image 10 to be displayed on the display device 5. The processing device 3 executes a program stored in the main storage device 7 and the auxiliary storage device 8. At this time, the program stored in the auxiliary storage device 8 is basically loaded into the main storage device 7 and executed by the processing device 3. Here, it is assumed that the auxiliary storage device 8 is integrally provided in the terminal device 2, but the auxiliary storage device 8 is used in another device (for example, a server device) capable of communicating with the terminal device 2. It may be provided. Further, at least a part of the data described in the present specification as being stored in the auxiliary storage device 8 may be stored in the main storage device 7.

The input device 4 is a device that receives input from a user of the terminal device 2 (for example, a learner such as an elementary school student), and may exemplify a keyboard or a pointing device (mouse, touch pad, touch panel, etc.). The display device 5 is a device for displaying an image on a display screen 11 (a screen provided on the outer surface of the display device 5, a projection screen on a screen, etc.), and a liquid crystal display can be exemplified. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a display input device 6 (specifically, a liquid crystal display in which the display screen 11 functions as a touch panel) in which the input device 4 and the display device 5 are integrated is used. The communication device 9 is a device that communicates via a communication network, and is connected to a communication network using a wireless communication device connected to a communication network using a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) or a LAN cable. A wired communication device can be exemplified. In this embodiment, the communication device 9 is used to perform data communication with another terminal device 2 on the communication network.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the display system 1 is a system for displaying a plurality of objects 50 on the display device 5. The object 50 is a display element (display object) displayed on the display screen 11, and is represented by, for example, characters, figures, photographs, pictures, symbols, or a combination thereof. As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the object 50 is a card-shaped object (here, a rectangular card-shaped object). In FIG. 3, the information represented by the object 50 (display content of the object 50) is a simple figure, but the object 50 represents a character (or a character string), and the object 50 is a character (or a character string) and an image (. It can also be configured to represent both figures, photographs, pictures, etc.). For example, when the display system 1 is used in a scene where the user's thoughts are organized, the object 50 may be configured to at least represent a character (or a character string) representing the result of the thought input by the user.

The user organizes the information represented by the object 50 (for example, organizes the user's thoughts) by moving the object 50 on the display image 10 (in other words, on the display screen 11) by operating on the object 50. Specifically, the user moves and groups a plurality of objects 50 (for example, a plurality of objects 50 that are considered to have a common concept determined by the user) so as to be gathered on the display image 10. The information represented by the object 50 is organized. Grouping of a plurality of objects 50 having a common concept is performed, for example, in a learning activity in an elementary school or the like.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, it is conceivable that the user groups a plurality of objects 50 according to the type of the figure as shown in FIG. Further, although not shown, in the example shown in FIG. 3, it is conceivable that the user groups a plurality of objects 50 by the aspect ratio of the figure. In this way, the concept (relationship) that is the basis of grouping is not always uniquely determined, and may be determined while the user deepens his or her thoughts while moving a plurality of objects 50 sensuously on the display image 10. be. Therefore, it is desirable that the operation environment provided by the display system 1 is an operation environment in which it is easy to secure the continuity of thoughts when the user deepens his thoughts.

In view of this point, the display system 1 will be described in detail later, but as shown in FIG. 4, a group of a plurality of objects 50 in which the distance between adjacent objects 50 on the display image 10 is equal to or less than a set distance. Are automatically grouped as one temporary group 60. Note that FIG. 4 shows a state in which three temporary groups 60 are automatically formed by the user performing an operation of gathering a plurality of objects 50 for each type of figure from the state shown in FIG. .. The display system 1 is configured to display the relationship between the plurality of objects 50 constituting one temporary group 60 on the display device 5 in the first display mode D1. As a result, the user does not need to perform an operation for grouping separately from the operation for moving the object 50, and can visually recognize the relationship between the plurality of objects 50 constituting one temporary group 60. That is, the user can visually recognize the group of the plurality of objects 50 as a group before deciding whether or not to determine the group of the plurality of objects 50 gathered together as a group. This makes it possible to provide the user with an operation environment that facilitates ensuring the continuity of thinking about information organization.

The display system 1 is configured to set the temporary group 60 as the main group 70 when the user performs a grouping operation on the temporary group 60 (see FIG. 5). Note that FIG. 5 shows a state in which the three main groups 70 are formed by the user performing a grouping operation on each of the three temporary groups 60 from the state shown in FIG. Then, the display system 1 is configured to display the relevance of the plurality of objects 50 constituting one group 70 on the display device 5 in the second display mode D2 different from the first display mode D1. There is. As a result, an operation environment in which the temporary group 60 in which the user has not performed the operation for confirming as a group and the main group 70 in which the operation for confirming as a group has been performed by the user can be distinguished and visually recognized, that is, information organization. It is possible to provide the user with an operation environment in which the above can be performed efficiently.

As described above, the display system 1 is an operation environment in which it is easy to secure the continuity of thinking of information organization, and it is possible to provide the user with an operation environment in which information can be efficiently organized. It has become. Hereinafter, the configuration of the display system 1 for realizing such an operating environment will be specifically described. The display system 1 includes a plurality of functional units capable of exchanging information with each other (see FIGS. 1 and 2), but these plurality of functional units are at least logically distinguished. , It is not always necessary to be physically distinguished. Further, these plurality of functional units do not need to be realized by common hardware, and may be realized by being divided into a plurality of hardware (for example, a terminal device 2 and a server device) capable of communicating with each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, the display system 1 includes an operation information acquisition unit 30 and a display control unit 31. In the present embodiment, the processing device 3 includes an operation information acquisition unit 30 and a display control unit 31. The processing device 3 (arithmetic processing device) has a function as an operation information acquisition unit 30 (operation information acquisition function) by executing each program stored in the storage device (here, the auxiliary storage device 8). It realizes a function as a display control unit 31 (display control function). That is, each functional unit of the display system 1 (including each functional unit of the display control unit 31 shown in FIG. 2) is provided separately with software (program) stored in the storage device (here, the auxiliary storage device 8). It is composed of hardware such as an arithmetic circuit, or both of them. In other words, the program for realizing the function of each functional unit of the display system 1 in the arithmetic processing unit (computer) is stored in the storage device that can be referred to by the arithmetic processing unit. A display program (a display program for displaying a plurality of objects on a display device) for realizing each function of the display system 1 on a computer is provided by a storage medium or provided via a communication network. In the present embodiment, the provided display program is stored in the storage device of the terminal device 2 (here, the auxiliary storage device 8).

The operation information acquisition unit 30 is a functional unit that acquires operation information indicating the user's operation content for the object 50. The operation information acquisition unit 30 transmits the acquired operation information to the display control unit 31. The user's operation is performed using the input device 4, and the operation information acquisition unit 30 refers to the input device 4 based on the signal from the input device 4 (specifically, by analyzing the signal from the input device 4). Acquires operation information indicating the contents of various operations of the user. In the present embodiment, the user operates the screen (graphical user interface) displayed on the display screen 11 of the display device 5 (display input device 6) to perform various operations.

The operation performed by the user using the input device 4 includes an operation of creating or deleting an object 50 and an operation of setting information (display contents of the object 50) displayed on the object 50 (for example, an operation of inputting a character or a character string). ), A move operation for moving the object 50 by 50 units of objects, 60 units of temporary groups, or 70 units of this group, and a grouping operation of fixing the temporary group 60 as a group (that is, changing the temporary group 60 to this group 70). , A group release operation for canceling the group 70, a group name input operation for inputting a group name for the group 70, and the like are included.

The display control unit 31 is a functional unit that generates a display image 10 represented by a plurality of objects 50 according to the operation content based on the operation information and displays the display image 10 on the display device 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the display control unit 31 includes a coordinate calculation unit 32, an object identification unit 33, an object management unit 34, an object movement processing unit 35, an object display processing unit 36, and a menu generation unit 37. , And a display image generation unit 38. Hereinafter, after explaining the configuration of each functional unit of the display control unit 31, the specific contents of each process executed by the display control unit 31 will be described with reference to the examples shown in FIGS. 6 to 23.

The coordinate calculation unit 32 is a functional unit that calculates the coordinates (position on the display screen 11) on which the user's operation has been performed (or has been performed). The coordinate calculation unit 32 calculates the coordinates on which the user's operation is performed (or is performed) based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 30. In the present embodiment, the coordinate calculation unit 32 calculates the coordinates of the user's touch operation (touch operation with a finger, a touch pen, or the like) on the display screen 11 (touch panel). Touch operations include tap operations, drag operations, long tap operations (long press operations), and the like. For example, when the user performs a drag operation on the object 50, the calculation by the coordinate calculation unit 32 is repeatedly performed from the start to the end of the drag operation.

The object identification unit 33 is a functional unit that identifies the object 50, the temporary group 60, or the present group 70 that is the operation target by the user. The object identification unit 33 is an object to be operated based on the calculation result by the coordinate calculation unit 32 and the information managed by the object management unit 34 (for example, the information of the coordinates where each object 50 is arranged). 50, provisional group 60, or main group 70 is specified. For example, when the user touches the object 50 on the display screen 11, the object 50 is specified by the object specifying unit 33. Further, for example, when the user touches a portion on the display screen 11 in which the object 50 is not arranged in the display area of the temporary group 60 (the area surrounded by the outer edge of the first display mode D1, see FIG. 4). The temporary group 60 is specified by the object specifying unit 33. Further, for example, when the user touches a portion on the display screen 11 where the object 50 is not arranged in the display area of the present group 70 (the area surrounded by the outer edge of the second display mode D2, see FIG. 5). The present group 70 is specified by the object identification unit 33.

When the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation of the object 50 (for example, the drag operation with respect to the object 50), the object movement processing unit 35 displays the display image 10 of the object 50 targeted for the movement operation. It is a functional unit that moves the above position according to the movement operation. The object movement processing unit 35 moves the position of the object 50 targeted for the movement operation on the display image 10 based on the calculation result by the coordinate calculation unit 32 and the specific result by the object identification unit 33 (movement destination). Determine the position).

When the movement operation of the object 50 is not a single object 50 but a movement operation of the temporary group 60 (for example, a drag operation for a portion of the display area of the temporary group 60 where the object 50 is not arranged), the object movement process. The unit 35 integrally moves each object 50 constituting the temporary group 60 according to the movement operation while maintaining the positional relationship on the display image 10 between the objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60. That is, the object 50 is moved in units of temporary groups 60. Further, when the movement operation of the object 50 is not a single object 50 but a movement operation of the present group 70 (for example, a drag operation for a portion of the display area of the present group 70 where the object 50 is not arranged), the object. The movement processing unit 35 integrally moves each object 50 constituting the group 70 according to the movement operation while maintaining the positional relationship on the display image 10 between the objects 50 constituting the group 70. .. That is, the object 50 is moved in units of 70 in this group.

The object management unit 34 is a functional unit that manages the information of the object 50, the information of the temporary group 60, and the information of the present group 70. The object management unit 34 stores and manages this information in the auxiliary storage device 8. Specifically, the object management unit 34 manages information such as the display contents, coordinates, and size of each object 50 in association with the object 50 as the information of the object 50. Further, the object management unit 34 includes a temporary group generation unit 34a, and as information of the temporary group 60, for example, identification information of the objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 and coordinates of the temporary group 60 (display of the temporary group 60). (Coordinates representing the area) etc. are managed. Further, the object management unit 34 includes the group generation unit 34b and the group name generation unit 34c, and as information of the group 70, for example, the group name of the group 70 and the object 50 constituting the group 70. It manages identification information, coordinates of the group 70 (coordinates representing the display area of the group 70), and the like.

The temporary group generation unit 34a is a functional unit that generates a temporary group 60 based on the coordinates of each object 50. The temporary group generation unit 34a automatically groups a group of a plurality of objects 50 whose spacing between adjacent objects 50 on the display image 10 is equal to or less than a set distance as a temporary group 60. That is, the temporary group 60 is automatically formed (specifically, by the processing of the temporary group generation unit 34a) without an explicit operation (grouping operation) by the user. Since the temporary group 60 is a group of a plurality of objects 50 in which the distance between the adjacent objects 50 on the display image 10 is equal to or less than the set distance, the remaining plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 are present. When the object 50 is moved away from the object 50 by a set distance, the temporary group 60 is reconstructed into a group of a group of the remaining plurality of objects 50. Further, when all the objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 are moved so as to be separated from each other by a set distance, the temporary group 60 is deleted. That is, the temporary group 60 is automatically reconstructed and automatically deleted without an explicit operation (ungrouping operation) by the user.

The group generation unit 34b is a functional unit that generates the group 70 in response to a grouping operation by the user. When the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the grouping operation for determining the temporary group 60 as a group, the group generation unit 34b uses the temporary group 60 as the target of the grouping operation as the group 70. Set. That is, the present group 70 is not automatically formed like the temporary group 60, but is formed by an explicit operation (grouping operation) of the user. Further, in the present embodiment, the group generation unit 34b does not delete the group 70 even when the user performs an operation of moving all the objects 50 constituting the group 70 to the outside of the group 70. This group 70 is deleted according to the group release operation by the user. That is, in the present embodiment, the group 70 is not automatically deleted like the temporary group 60, but is deleted by an explicit operation (group release operation) by the user.

The group name generation unit 34c is a functional unit that generates the input group name when the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the group name input operation for inputting the group name. In the present embodiment, the group name input operation is possible only for the main group 70 of the temporary group 60 and the main group 70, and the object management unit 34 is the target of the group name input operation. The entered group name is managed in association with the group 70.

The object display processing unit 36 is a functional unit that determines the display mode of the object 50, the temporary group 60, and the present group 70 displayed on the display device 5. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the object display processing unit 36 displays the display mode of the object 50 (single object 50, object 50 constituting the temporary group 60, and object 50 constituting the present group 70) as an object. The display content of the 50 (figure in the example shown in FIG. 3) is determined to be displayed so as to be superimposed on the figure (card in the present embodiment) representing the object 50.

The object display processing unit 36 determines the display mode of the temporary group 60 (display mode showing the relationship between the plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60) in the first display mode D1 as shown in FIG. do. In the present embodiment, the first display mode D1 is a display mode in which a plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by a region display in which the outer edge is blurred. Specifically, the first display mode D1 is a display mode in which a plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by an area display without a border (that is, a fill-only area display). Further, in the present embodiment, the outer edge of the first display mode D1 is set so as to be along the periphery of the object 50 constituting the temporary group 60. Therefore, the plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 are displayed so that the surroundings are colored with the display color of the first display mode D1. The area display (here, the area is filled) according to the first display mode D1 is performed with the display color generated by the color generation unit 36a described later.

The object display processing unit 36 determines the display mode of the group 70 (display mode showing the relationship between the plurality of objects 50 constituting the group 70) in the second display mode D2 as shown in FIG. do. In the present embodiment, the second display mode D2 is a display mode that emphasizes that the plurality of objects 50 are related to each other as compared with the first display mode D1. Specifically, as described above, the first display mode D1 is a display mode in which the plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by the area display in which the outer edge is blurred, whereas the second display mode D2 is the first display mode. It is a display mode that surrounds a plurality of objects 50 by displaying an area having a clearer outer edge than D1. Specifically, the second display mode D2 is a display mode in which a plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by a region display having a frame line (here, a solid line). Further, in the present embodiment, the second display mode D2 is a display mode in which a plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by a rectangular shape (here, a rectangular shape with rounded corners). The area display (here, drawing the frame line and filling the area) according to the second display mode D2 is performed with the display color generated by the color generation unit 36a.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the second display mode D2 is a display mode in which the fact that the plurality of objects 50 are related to each other is emphasized more than the first display mode D1. As a result, it becomes easy for the user to intuitively visually recognize that the group of the plurality of objects 50 whose relevance is shown in the second display mode D2 is the group of the objects 50 constituting the present group 70 determined as a group. ing. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first display mode D1 is a display mode in which a plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by a region display in which the outer edge is blurred, and the second display mode D2 has an outer edge more than that of the first display mode D1. The display mode is such that a plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by a clear area display. As a result, the group of the plurality of objects 50 whose relevance is shown in the first display mode D1 is a group of the objects 50 constituting the provisional group 60 which has not been determined as a group, and the group of the objects 50 is related in the second display mode D2. It is easy for the user to intuitively visually recognize that the group of the plurality of objects 50 showing the sex is the group of the objects 50 constituting the present group 70 determined as the group.

The object display processing unit 36 includes a color generation unit 36a. The color generation unit 36a is a functional unit that generates a display color, which is one element of the display mode. When a plurality of temporary groups 60 are displayed on the display device 5 as shown in FIG. 4, the color generation unit 36a sets display colors of different colors for each of the temporary groups 60. As a result, each of the temporary groups 60 is displayed on the display device 5 so that the relationship between the plurality of objects 50 is shown in the first display mode D1 having different colors from each other. Further, when the temporary group 60 is changed to the main group 70, the color generation unit 36a displays a display color of the same color as the change source temporary group 60 or a color of the same system (similar color) with respect to the main group 70. To set. Therefore, the user can easily distinguish and visually recognize a plurality of groups (temporary group 60 or main group 70) displayed on the display device 5 without performing an operation of designating the display color of the temporary group 60 or the main group 70. The user can also set the display color of the temporary group 60 or the main group 70 (for example, the display color automatically generated by the color generation unit 36a can be changed).

The menu generation unit 37 is a functional unit that generates a menu to be displayed on the display device 5 in response to a menu display operation or the like by the user. The menu generation unit 37 generates, for example, a menu (for example, a menu window 81 as shown in FIG. 8) in which buttons for performing grouping operations and grouping operations are arranged. The operation information indicating the user's operation content for the menu is acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 30, and the processing according to the operation content is executed by the processing device 3.

The display image generation unit 38 is a functional unit that generates a display image 10 in which the object 50 is represented in the display mode determined by the object display processing unit 36. When the temporary group 60 is formed, the display image generation unit 38 has a relationship between a plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 in the first display mode D1 determined by the object display processing unit 36. When the display image 10 showing the above is generated and the present group 70 is formed, among a plurality of objects 50 constituting the present group 70 in the second display mode D2 determined by the object display processing unit 36. A display image 10 showing relevance is generated. Further, when the menu is generated by the menu generation unit 37, the display image generation unit 38 generates the display image 10 including the image of the menu. The display image generation unit 38 generates a display image 10 based on data such as images and characters stored in the auxiliary storage device 8, and the display image 10 generated by the display image generation unit 38 is displayed on the display device 5. To.

Next, the specific contents of each process executed by the display control unit 31 will be described with reference to the examples shown in FIGS. 6 to 23. As described below, the display control unit 31 executes the object movement process, the temporary group display process, and the present group display process. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 31 further executes a preview display process and an automatic scale change process.

In the object movement process, when the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation of the object 50, the position of the object 50 targeted for the movement operation on the display image 10 is determined according to the movement operation. It is a process to move. The object movement processing is executed with the object movement processing unit 35 as the core. As illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the movement operation of the object 50 is a movement operation of a single object 50 (drag operation with a finger in the examples shown in FIGS. 6 and 7), the single object. The position of the 50 on the display image 10 is moved according to the movement operation by the object movement process.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 16, the movement operation of the object 50 is a movement operation of the temporary group 60 (in the example shown in FIG. 16, a drag operation with a finger on the portion where the area is displayed by the first display mode D1). ), The position of the temporary group 60 is moved according to the movement operation by the object movement process. At this time, the temporary group 60 is in a state where the positional relationship on the display image 10 between the objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 (the positional relationship between the three objects 50 in the example shown in FIG. 16) is maintained. Will be moved.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the movement operation of the object 50 is the movement operation of the present group 70 (in the example shown in FIG. 14, the portion where the area is displayed by the second display mode D2 (specifically, the area is displayed). , The position of the group 70 is moved according to the movement operation by the object movement processing) in the case of the drag operation) with the finger on the background portion) in the frame. At this time, the group 70 maintains the positional relationship on the display image 10 between the objects 50 constituting the group 70 (the positional relationship between the three objects 50 in the example shown in FIG. 14). Will be moved.

In the temporary group display process, a group of a plurality of objects 50 whose spacing between adjacent objects 50 on the display image 10 is equal to or less than a set distance is automatically grouped as one temporary group 60, and one temporary group is displayed. This is a process of displaying the display image 10 shown in the first display mode D1 on the display device 5 so that the relationship between the plurality of objects 50 constituting the 60 is displayed. The temporary group display process is executed with the temporary group generation unit 34a and the object display processing unit 36 as the core.

In FIG. 6, in the process in which one object 50 (first object 51) is moved from the position indicated by the broken line to the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line by the object movement process, the first object 51 becomes another object 50. It shows a situation where the distance from (second object 52) is moved to a position where the set distance is reached. As the first object 51 is moved in this way, a temporary group 60 (first temporary group 61) is automatically formed by the first object 51 and the second object 52, and the first object 51 and the first object 51 are automatically formed. The association between the two objects 52 is shown in the first display aspect D1. Here, the distance between the objects 50 on the display image 10 is defined as the distance between the outer edges of the objects 50. Therefore, the distance between the objects 50 overlapping each other on the display image 10 is equal to or less than the set distance. The distance between the objects 50 on the display image 10 may be the distance between the centers of the objects 50 or the centers of gravity of the objects 50.

In this embodiment, the set distance is set to a value larger than zero. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, each of the objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 is arranged on the display image 10 so as to be separated from the other objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 at an interval of a set distance or less. Alternatively, it is arranged so as to overlap with other objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60. The set distance can also be set to zero. In this case, one temporary group 60 is formed by a group of a plurality of objects 50 overlapping each other on the display image 10.

In FIG. 6, a situation in which a temporary group 60 (second temporary group 62) is formed by two other objects 50 (third object 53 and fourth object 54) before the first temporary group 61 is formed. Is shown. Therefore, the display color of the first temporary group 61 (the display color for displaying the area in the first display mode D1) is automatically set to a color different from the display color of the second temporary group 62.

FIG. 7 shows that after moving the first object 51 to a position overlapping the second object 52 (the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 6), the third object 53 is displayed on the display image 10 with the second object 52. It shows the situation where the object is moved to a position where the interval is less than the set distance. As the third object 53 is moved in this way, a temporary group 60 (first temporary group 61) is automatically formed by the first object 51, the second object 52, and the third object 53 (that is, the first temporary group 61). , The first provisional group 61 is reconstructed to include the third object 53). On the other hand, in the second temporary group 62, a group of a plurality of objects 50 in which the distance between adjacent objects 50 on the display image 10 is equal to or less than a set distance disappears with the movement of the third object 53, so that the second temporary group 62 automatically disappears. Will be deleted. Although not shown, the entire second temporary group 62, not the third object 53 alone, is combined with any object 50 constituting the first temporary group 61 and any object 50 constituting the second temporary group 62. When the distance between the objects is moved to a position equal to or less than the set distance, the first temporary group 61 and the second temporary group 62 are combined, and the temporary group 60 by the four objects 50 (51 to 54) is automatically formed. Is formed in.

In this group display process, when the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the grouping operation for confirming the temporary group 60 as a group, the temporary group 60 targeted for the grouping operation is set as the main group 70. This is a process for displaying the display image 10 shown in the second display mode D2 in which the relationship between the plurality of objects 50 constituting the present group 70 is different from the first display mode D1 on the display device 5. .. The group display processing is executed by the group generation unit 34b and the object display processing unit 36 as the core.

FIG. 8 shows a situation in which the menu window 81 for operating the temporary group 60 is displayed on the display device 5 together with the temporary group 60. The menu window 81 includes a grouping button 82 for performing a grouping operation for confirming the temporary group 60 as a group, and when the user touches the grouping button 82, FIG. 9 shows. As shown, the present group 70 is formed by the plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60, and the relationship between the plurality of objects 50 is shown in the second display mode D2. Here, as an example of the grouping operation, the operation for the menu window 81 is illustrated, but other operations such as the long tap operation for the temporary group 60 can also be used as the grouping operation.

Although details are omitted, when the group release operation is performed on the group 70 shown in FIG. 9, the group 70 is deleted. At this time, if the group 70 has a group of a plurality of objects 50 in which the distance between the objects 50 on the display image 10 is equal to or less than a set distance, the group of the plurality of objects 50 is a temporary group. 60 is formed. Further, since some of the objects 50 are moved to the outside of the main group 70 after being changed from the temporary group 60 to the main group 70, the distance between the objects 50 in the display image 10 of the main group 70 is increased. If the group does not have a plurality of objects 50 that are equal to or less than the set distance, the temporary group 60 is not formed.

In the present embodiment, in the group display process, a set of objects 50 arranged so as to overlap each other on the display image 10 is included in a plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 targeted for the grouping operation. When the objects 50 are included, the arrangement of the plurality of objects 50 on the display image 10 is changed so that the overlap between the objects 50 is eliminated, and the plurality of objects 50 constituting the group 70 are displayed on the display device 5. Display. The arrangement of the plurality of objects 50 is changed by moving at least one of the objects 50 on the display image 10. Then, in the present embodiment, even after the arrangement of the plurality of objects 50 is changed, the distance between the plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 on the display image 10 of the adjacent objects 50 is equal to or less than the set distance. The arrangement of the plurality of objects 50 is changed so as to be a group of the plurality of objects 50. Since the process of eliminating the overlap between the objects 50 is performed in this way, for example, when the two objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 are arranged so as to overlap each other as shown in FIG. 8, the temporary group 60 is performed. When is changed to the present group 70, the overlap of the two objects 50 is eliminated as shown in FIG.

Although the details of the method of eliminating the overlap between the objects 50 are omitted, the arrangement of the plurality of objects 50 is arranged so that the positional relationship between the plurality of objects 50 on the display image 10 is maintained as much as possible before and after the elimination of the overlap. It is preferable to change. For example, two directions orthogonal to each other on the display image 10 are set as a first direction X (horizontal direction) and a second direction Y (vertical direction), and a plurality of objects 50 (three in the example shown in FIGS. 8 and 9). The arrangement of the plurality of objects 50 may be changed so as to maintain the order in each of the first direction X and the second direction Y between the objects 50).

Further, in the present embodiment, the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the group name input operation for inputting the group name only for the main group 70 of the temporary group 60 and the main group 70. It is configured. That is, the user can perform the group name input operation only for the main group 70 of the temporary group 60 and the main group 70. Then, when the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the group name input operation, the display control unit 31 together with one or more objects 50 constituting the group 70 targeted for the group name input operation. , The group name input by the group name input operation is configured to be displayed on the display device 5. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 10, when the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the group name input operation, the display control unit 31 together with the group 70 which is the target of the group name input operation. , The group name display field 80 is displayed on the display device 5. Then, the group name input by the user is displayed in the group name display field 80 (see FIG. 5).

In this way, the user can input the group name of the group 70 confirmed as the group and display it on the display device 5, so that the user can easily grasp the result of the information arrangement. Further, by configuring the configuration so that the group name can be input only to the main group 70 and displayed on the display device 5, the group name can be input not only to the main group 70 but also to the temporary group 60. It is also possible to prevent the number of elements displayed on the display device 5 from becoming too large as compared with the case where the display device 5 can display the image, and appropriately secure the visibility of the display image 10. Since the temporary group 60 is an undetermined group that is automatically formed without an explicit operation by the user and is mainly formed in the middle of thinking, the temporary group 60 is referred to. There is little need to assign a group name, and if a group name can be assigned to this group 70, no problem will occur.

In the preview display process, the moving object 50a is set to a distance (hereinafter referred to as "approaching distance") set in advance with respect to another single object 50, another temporary group 60, or another main group 70. This is a process for temporarily displaying the display mode applied when the movement operation is completed at the position when the display device 5 is approached. Here, the moving object 50a constitutes a single object 50, an object 50 constituting the temporary group 60, or the present group 70, for which the operation information acquisition unit 30 continuously acquires the operation information indicating the moving operation. It is one of the objects 50 to be used. Further, the other temporary group 60 means a temporary group 60 that the moving object 50a does not form regardless of whether or not the moving object 50a constitutes the temporary group 60, and the other present group 70. Means the present group 70 which is not composed of the moving object 50a regardless of whether or not the moving object 50a constitutes the present group 70. The preview display process is executed with the object display process unit 36 as the core.

The display mode applied when the movement operation of the moving object 50a ends at that position is different from the display mode even if it is displayed on the display device 5 as it is (however, the movement operation is at that position). The display mode applied in the case of ending in 1 may be displayed on the display device 5 in a mode recognizable by the user, that is, a mode similar to the display mode). In the examples shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 described below, the display mode (specifically, the first display mode D1) applied when the movement operation of the moving object 50a ends at that position remains unchanged. It is displayed on the display device 5 in the mode (that is, the first display mode D1). Further, in the examples shown in FIGS. 12, 14, and 16 described below, a display mode applied when the movement operation of the moving object 50a is completed at that position (specifically, a second display mode). D2) is displayed on the display device 5 in a mode different from the display mode (specifically, a third display mode D3 similar to the second display mode D2).

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the single object 50 (first object 51) is a moving object 50a approaching another single object 50 (second object 52), the first object 51 is the first object. 2 When the object 52 is closer than the approach distance (the same distance as the set distance described above) or less, as a preview display process, the area according to the first display mode D1 according to the position of the moving object 50a at that time. The display is done. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the single object 50 (third object 53) is a moving object 50a approaching another temporary group 60 (first temporary group 61), the third object 53 is the third object 53. When the object is closer than the approach distance to the temporary group 61 (here, the distance from the second object 52 constituting the first temporary group 61 is the set distance described above) or less, the preview display process is performed. The area is displayed by the first display mode D1 according to the position of the moving object 50a at the time point.

Further, for example, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, when an operation of adding a single object 50 to the present group 70 is performed, that is, in a moving object 50a in which the single object 50 approaches another main group 70. In some cases, as shown in FIG. 12, the moving object 50a approaches the other main group 70 by an approach distance (here, the distance at which the moving object 50a overlaps the display area of the other main group 70) or less. In this case, as the preview display process, the process of showing the relationship between the moving object 50a and the other objects 50 constituting the present group 70 (in this example, a total of four objects 50) is shown in the third display mode D3. It will be done. In the present embodiment, the third display mode D3 is a display mode in which a plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by a region display having a clear outer edge, similarly to the second display mode D2. However, in the example shown in FIG. 12, the frame line of the area display of the third display mode D3 is made thinner than the frame line of the area display of the second display mode D2. Further, the display color of the third display mode D3 can be set to the same color as the display color of the second display mode D2 or a color of the same system, but if the hue, transparency, etc. are different in consideration of the user's visibility. You may let me.

Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, when the operation of moving the main group 70 (first group 71) to the inside of another main group 70 (second group 72) is performed, that is, the main group 70 is moved. When the constituent object 50 is a moving object 50a approaching another book group 70, as shown in FIG. 14, the moving object 50a is approaching the other book group 70 (here, at least eventually). When the moving object 50a approaches the display area of the other book group 70 or less), the entire first group 71 is regarded as one object (group object) as the preview display process. The process of showing the relationship between the group object and the objects 50 constituting the second group 72 in the third display mode D3 is performed. Specifically, these four objects (specifically, one group object and three objects 50 constituting the second group 72) are surrounded by an area display having a clear outer edge.

As shown in FIG. 15, the display image 10 when the moving operation of the moving object 50a is completed in the state shown in FIG. 14 shows, in the present embodiment, the display control unit 31 is a first group 70. When the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the group movement operation for moving the group 71 to the inside of the second group 72, which is a group 70 different from the first group 71, the first group 71. The display device 5 is configured to display the 1st group 71 as a subgroup of the 2nd group 72.

Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the operation of moving the temporary group 60 to the inside of the present group 70 is performed, that is, the object 50 constituting the temporary group 60 is moving close to the other main group 70. In the case of the object 50a, as shown in FIG. 16, the moving object 50a is close to the other main group 70 (here, at least one of the moving objects 50a is in the display area of the other main group 70). When approaching less than or equal to (overlapping distance), as preview display processing, a plurality of objects 50 (moving objects 50a) constituting the temporary group 60 and a plurality of objects 50 constituting the present group 70 (in this example, 6 in total). The process of showing the relationship between the two objects 50) in the third display mode D3 is performed. Specifically, these six objects 50 are surrounded by an area display whose outer edge is clear.

As shown in FIG. 17, the display image 10 when the moving operation of the moving object 50a is completed in the state shown in FIG. 16 shows, in the present embodiment, the display control unit 31 puts the temporary group 60 inside the group 70. When the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the temporary group move operation to be moved, the plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 and the main group 70 before the temporary group move operation are configured. A group of a plurality of objects 50 including one or more objects 50 is set as a new book group 70, and the relationship between the plurality of objects 50 constituting the newly set book group 70 is the first. 2 The display image 10 shown in the display mode D2 is configured to be displayed on the display device 5.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 18, in the present embodiment, the display control unit 31 is configured so that a plurality of windows on which the object 50 is displayed can be displayed on the display device 5. FIG. 18 shows a situation in which the second window 22 is displayed in addition to the first window 21 in which the user is performing the work (the work of organizing the information represented by the object 50). In the second window 22, for example, the result of work previously performed or the status of work performed simultaneously by the same user or another user is displayed. The work result or work status received from another terminal device 2 by communication via the communication device 9 (for example, wireless communication) may be displayed in the second window 22. Then, the user can arrange (move or copy) the object 50 displayed in the second window 22 in the first window 21 with 50 units of objects, 60 units of temporary groups, or 70 units of this group. Has been done. Hereinafter, the process executed by the display control unit 31 when the object 50 displayed in the second window 22 is arranged (here, copied) in the first window 21 will be described.

When the user performs an operation of selecting the second window 22 (for example, a touch operation) in the situation shown in FIG. 18, as shown in FIG. 19, the third window 23 is displayed on top of the first window 21. At least a part of the contents of the second window 22 is displayed in the third window 23. In the example shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, a plurality of work results or work statuses are displayed in the second window 22, and the work results or work status selected by the user is displayed in the third window 23. Then, when the user starts an operation of arranging the object 50 displayed in the third window 23 in the first window 21 (here, a drag operation with respect to the object 50), as shown in FIG. 20, the third window 23 disappears (for example, gradually disappears), and the entire first window 21 is displayed. Then, the object 50 is arranged at the position where the user's operation is completed in the first window 21 (here, the position where the drag operation is completed). As shown in FIG. 21, when the object 50 is arranged in the first window 21, the third window 23 is displayed again on the first window 21. In addition, after the object 50 is arranged in the first window 21, the third window 23 may not be automatically displayed again.

The automatic scale change process is a display area so that when the moving object 50a tries to move out of the display area of the display device 5 at that time, the position of the moving object 50a is included in the display area. It is a process to reduce the scale of. Here, the display area is an area (work area) on the display screen 11 where the user can move the object 50, and is an area of the whole or a part of the display screen 11. The automatic scale change process is executed with the object movement processing unit 35 as the core.

By reducing the scale of the display area by the automatic scale change process, as shown in FIG. 23, a virtually wide area where the user can move the object 50 is secured. Note that FIG. 23 shows a situation in which a moving operation is performed to move the object 50 from the position shown in FIG. 22 to the outside of the display area of the display device 5, and the position of the moving object 50a is the display area. By reducing the scale of the display area so that it is included in the display area, a display range wider than the display range before the movement operation (display range before change 12a) (display range after change 12b) is displayed in the display area. ing.

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(1) In the above embodiment, the first display mode D1 is a display mode in which a plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by a region display in which the outer edge is blurred, and the second display mode D2 has a larger outer edge than the first display mode D1. An example of a configuration in which a plurality of objects 50 are surrounded by a clear area display has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and for example, both the first display mode D1 and the second display mode D2 are displayed in a plurality of areas having a clear outer edge (specifically, a region display having a frame line). It is also possible to have a display mode that surrounds the object 50 of. In this case, for example, by making the frame line of the area display of the second display mode D2 thicker than the frame line of the area display of the first display mode D1, the second display mode D2 is related to the plurality of objects 50. It is possible to make the display mode in which the property is emphasized more than the first display mode D1. Further, by making the line type different between the frame line of the area display of the first display mode D1 and the frame line of the area display of the second display mode D2, the second display mode D2 can be displayed by a plurality of objects 50. It can be a display mode that emphasizes the fact that they are related to each other as compared with the first display mode D1. For example, the frame line of the area display of the first display mode D1 may be a dotted line, a broken line, or a chain line, and the frame line of the area display of the second display mode D2 may be a solid line. Further, for example, the frame line of the area display of the first display mode D1 may be a single line, and the frame line of the area display of the second display mode D2 may be a double line.

(2) In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the second display mode D2 is a display mode in which the plurality of objects 50 are related to each other with emphasis over the first display mode D1 has been described as an example. .. However, without being limited to such a configuration, the first display mode D1 may be a display mode that emphasizes that the plurality of objects 50 are related to each other more than the second display mode D2. It is possible.

(3) In the above embodiment, the display control unit 31 makes the first group 71, which is one of the groups 70, inside the second group 72, which is a group 70 different from the first group 71. When the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation of the present group to be moved to, the configuration in which the first group 71 is displayed on the display device 5 as a subgroup of the second group 72 will be described as an example. did. However, the display control unit 31 is not limited to such a configuration, and the operation information acquisition unit 30 provides operation information indicating the group movement operation for moving the first group 71 to the inside of the second group 72. When acquired, a group of a plurality of objects 50, which is a combination of one or more objects 50 constituting the first group 71 and one or more objects 50 constituting the second group 72, is displayed. It can also be configured to be set as a new main group 70.

(4) In the above embodiment, in the present group display process, objects arranged so as to overlap each other on the display image 10 among a plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 targeted for the grouping operation. When 50 sets are included, the arrangement of the plurality of objects 50 on the display image 10 is changed so that the overlap between the objects 50 is eliminated, and the plurality of objects 50 constituting the group 70 are changed. The configuration to be displayed on the display device 5 has been described as an example. However, without being limited to such a configuration, in this group display process, a set of objects 50 arranged so as to overlap each other on the display image 10 without eliminating the overlap between the objects 50 is included. Even in this case, the display device 5 is configured to display the plurality of objects 50 constituting the group 70 without changing the arrangement of the plurality of objects 50 in the temporary group 60 on the display image 10. You can also.

(5) In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the display control unit 31 executes the automatic scale change process has been described as an example. However, the configuration is not limited to such a configuration, and the display control unit 31 may be configured not to execute the automatic scale change process. For example, when the display control unit 31 tries to move the moving object 50a out of the display area of the display device 5 at that time, the display area is included so that the position of the moving object 50a is included in the display area. Can be configured to scroll. Further, the moving object 50a may not be moved out of the display area unless the operation of changing the scale of the display area or the operation of scrolling the display area is performed separately.

(6) In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the display control unit 31 executes the preview display process has been described as an example. However, the configuration is not limited to such a configuration, and the display control unit 31 may be configured not to execute the preview display process.

(7) In the above embodiment, the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires operation information indicating a group name input operation for inputting a group name only for the main group 70 of the temporary group 60 and the main group 70. The configuration has been described as an example. However, without being limited to such a configuration, the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the group name input operation for the temporary group 60, and the display control unit 31 acquires the operation information for the temporary group 60. When the operation information acquisition unit 30 acquires the operation information indicating the name input operation, the group name input in the group name input operation together with the plurality of objects 50 constituting the temporary group 60 targeted for the group name input operation. Can be configured to be displayed on the display device 5.

(8) In the above embodiment, a configuration in which the terminal device 2 is a tablet-type portable communication terminal (tablet terminal) has been described as an example. However, the terminal device 2 may be a terminal device other than the tablet type (for example, a desktop type or a notebook type personal computer) without being limited to such a configuration. Further, the display system according to the present disclosure can be applied to a device other than the terminal device 2 (for example, a device having no communication function) or a system.

(9) The allocation of each functional unit of the display system 1 (each functional unit of the processing device 3 and each functional unit of the display control unit 31) shown in the above embodiment is merely an example, and a plurality of functional units may be combined. It is also possible to further divide one functional unit.

(10) The configurations disclosed in each of the above-described embodiments should be applied in combination with the configurations disclosed in other embodiments as long as there is no contradiction (the embodiments described as other embodiments). (Including combinations) is also possible. With respect to other configurations, the embodiments disclosed herein are merely exemplary in all respects. Therefore, various modifications can be appropriately made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

1: Display system 5: Display device 10: Display image 30: Operation information acquisition unit 31: Display control unit 50: Object 50a: Moving object 60: Temporary group 70: Main group 71: First group 72: Second Group D1: First display mode D2: Second display mode

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A display system that displays multiple objects on a display device.
An operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information indicating the user's operation content for the object, and
A display control unit for generating a display image in which a plurality of the objects are represented according to the operation content based on the operation information and displaying the display image on the display device is provided.
The display control unit executes the object movement process, the temporary group display process, and the present group display process.
In the object movement process, when the operation information acquisition unit acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation of the object, the movement of the object on the display image, which is the target of the movement operation, is performed. It is a process to move according to the operation.
In the temporary group display process, a group of a plurality of the objects whose spacing between the adjacent objects on the display image is equal to or less than a set distance is automatically grouped as one temporary group, and one temporary group is displayed. It is a process of displaying the display image whose relationship between the plurality of objects constituting the group is shown in the first display mode on the display device.
In the present group display process, when the operation information acquisition unit acquires the operation information indicating the grouping operation for determining the provisional group as a group, the provisional group targeted for the grouping operation is the present group. In the process of displaying the display image shown in the second display mode in which the relationship between the plurality of objects constituting the present group is different from the first display mode on the display device. There is a display system. In the present group display process, a set of the objects arranged so as to overlap each other on the display image is included in the plurality of the objects constituting the temporary group targeted for the grouping operation. In such a case, the arrangement of the plurality of the objects on the display image is changed so that the overlap between the objects is eliminated, and the plurality of the objects constituting the present group are displayed on the display device. Item 1. The display system according to Item 1. The display control unit indicates the operation of moving the first group, which is one of the groups, to the inside of the second group, which is a group different from the first group. When the information is acquired by the operation information acquisition unit, the first group is displayed on the display device as a subgroup of the second group.
When the operation information acquisition unit acquires the operation information indicating the temporary group movement operation for moving the temporary group to the inside of the present group, the display control unit may form the temporary group. A group of a plurality of the objects including the object and one or more of the objects constituting the present group before the temporary group movement operation is set as a new present group and newly set. The display system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display image is displayed on the display device in which the relationship between the plurality of objects constituting the present group is shown in the second display mode. The operation information acquisition unit continuously acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation, and moves any of the single object, the object constituting the temporary group, or the object constituting the present group. As a medium object
When the moving object approaches the other single object, the other temporary group, or the other current group by a preset distance or less, the display control unit moves at that position. The display system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a display mode applied when the operation is completed is temporarily displayed on the display device. The operation information acquisition unit continuously acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation, and moves any of the single object, the object constituting the temporary group, or the object constituting the present group. As a medium object
When the moving object tries to move out of the display area of the display device at that time, the display control unit may include the position of the moving object in the display area. The display system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the scale of the display area is reduced. A display program that displays multiple objects on a display device.
An operation information acquisition function that acquires operation information indicating the user's operation details for the object, and
A computer is realized with a display control function in which a plurality of the objects generate a display image represented according to the operation content based on the operation information and display the display image on the display device.
The display control function executes object movement processing, temporary group display processing, and main group display processing.
In the object movement process, when the operation information acquisition function acquires the operation information indicating the movement operation of the object, the movement of the object on the display image, which is the target of the movement operation, is performed. It is a process to move according to the operation.
In the temporary group display process, a group of a plurality of the objects whose spacing between the adjacent objects on the display image is equal to or less than a set distance is automatically grouped as one temporary group, and one temporary group is displayed. It is a process of displaying the display image whose relationship between the plurality of objects constituting the group is shown in the first display mode on the display device.
In the present group display process, when the operation information acquisition function acquires the operation information indicating the grouping operation for determining the temporary group as a group, the temporary group targeted by the grouping operation is set as the present group. In the process of displaying the display image shown in the second display mode in which the relationship between the plurality of objects constituting the present group is different from the first display mode on the display device. There is a display program.

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