JP2001306211A - Display method for touch panel type display - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the display method of a touch panel type display capable of easily switching a division-displayed desired image on a display, and displaying the picture so that the user side of information can easily see it, and that the provider of information can make it easily noticeable. SOLUTION: Only one of animation images displayed in each division-display area obtained by dividing a touch panel type display into plural display areas which is displayed in the division-display area touched by a user is displayed as animation, and videos displayed in the other division display areas are displayed as static images.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a divided display area in a touch panel display which is configured to select and obtain necessary information from an image displayed in a divided display area of the touch panel display. Display method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, displays have been used for advertisements and guidance on the streets and in stores. In particular, the number of advertisements and guidances displayed on the display at a time is plural, and a person viewing the display is required. However, as an operation means for selecting desired information from given information, a touch panel display using each divided display area obtained by dividing a touch panel display into a plurality of display areas is often used.

[0003]

However, when different moving images are simultaneously displayed as moving images in a plurality of divided display areas on the display, it becomes difficult for a user who looks at the display to concentrate on necessary information. . In particular, if audio information about a plurality of divided display areas is also broadcast at the same time, it becomes even more difficult to understand.

When a moving image or a still image of one display area selected from the divided display areas is enlarged and displayed on the entire display area, another user is displayed on another display area. In order to obtain such information, there is a problem that the display of the previously selected image cannot be performed until the display is completed.

Therefore, the present invention enables a desired image for divided display to be easily switched on a display, and is more easily viewed on the side utilizing information or provided on the side providing information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display method of a touch panel display which can display in a more easily noticeable form.

[0006]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display method for a touch panel display according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the touch panel display is divided into a plurality of display areas and displayed on each display area. Only one image displayed in the divided display area touched by the user is displayed as a moving image, and the images displayed in the other divided display areas are displayed as still images. And

According to the present invention, only a desired image is displayed as a moving image in the divided display area of the touch panel display, so that the desired image can be provided in a state where the user can easily concentrate.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display method for a touch panel display, wherein a divided display area touched by a user among images displayed in each display area obtained by dividing the touch panel display into a plurality of display areas. The audio is output only for the video displayed in.

According to the present invention, the audio information is output only for the moving image selected by the user, so that the contents of the information to be provided can be provided in a more easily understandable state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display method for a touch panel display, wherein the touch panel display is displayed in a divided area touched by a user among images displayed in each display area obtained by dividing the touch panel display into a plurality of display areas. The displayed video is displayed in a predetermined divided display area.

According to the present invention, a moving picture image selected by a user can be displayed and provided in a divided display area secured at an easily viewable position.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display method for a touch panel display, wherein the touch panel display is displayed in a divided area touched by a user among images displayed in each display area obtained by dividing the touch panel display into a plurality of display areas. The displayed video is displayed in a display area that is larger than other divided display areas.

According to the present invention, by displaying a desired image in an enlarged manner from the other divided display screens, the image can be provided in an easily viewable manner, and the image displayed in the other divided display area can be easily selected. It can be presented so that the screen can be easily switched.

Further, a display method of the touch panel display according to a fifth aspect is the display method of the touch panel display according to the fourth aspect, wherein the other divided display area is displayed in the display area. And displaying an index display screen representing the content of the moving image video or the still image video.

According to the present invention, the display of the other divided display screen is made to be an index display relating to the contents of the image, so that the display area can be made smaller. Can be displayed on a larger screen, and
Other users can easily know the contents of the video by looking at the index display.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display method for a touch panel type display, wherein the touch panel type display is divided into a plurality of display areas, and is displayed in a divided area touched by a user among images displayed in each display area. A new video related to the video being displayed is displayed in at least one of the other divided display areas.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide information on a desired image in a display area which is easy to see, and furthermore, it is possible to easily provide detailed information related thereto by a user's selection.

Further, in the display method of the touch panel display according to the present invention, the user selects a desired moving image from the moving images displayed on each display area obtained by dividing the touch panel display into a plurality of display areas. Demonstration display of the touch panel display until the divided area in which the moving image is displayed is displayed as moving images in different divided display areas one by one, and the divided display areas out of the order are displayed. Is characterized in that a moving image is displayed as a still image.

According to the present invention, by displaying moving images one by one in order, it is possible to display all the moving images evenly to impress the user.

[0020] In the display method of the touch panel display according to the present invention, the user selects a desired moving image from the images displayed on each display area obtained by dividing the touch panel display into a plurality of display areas, Demonstration display of the touch panel display until touching the divided area where the moving image is displayed,
It is characterized in that only one moving image displayed in one divided display area is endlessly displayed as a moving image.

According to the present invention, only a specific moving image can be displayed more impressively than other images.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, a basic configuration of hardware for implementing a display method of a touch panel display according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The display method of the touch panel display according to the present invention has a touch panel display 1, which is connected to an execution device 2. The execution device 2 is equipped with a CPU 3 as a control unit. The CPU 3 determines a display area switching command by operating the touch panel, controls to switch to a display area desired by the user, and controls a user's use. It is configured to perform necessary control and processing such as data accumulation for counting the number of times. In addition, the CPU 3 can be used for HD, CD, DV,
D, etc., and is connected to the HD, CD,
In a storage device 4 such as a DVD, video information of a moving image and a still image displayed on the touch panel display 1 and necessary audio information are recorded. In the present embodiment, a graphics processing board 5 is mounted on the execution device 2 in order to improve the video processing speed of a moving image. Note that this graphics processing board 5
The arrangement of is optional.

Next, a first embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display 1 of the present invention will be described.

The display method of the touch panel display 1 according to the present embodiment is to display different moving image images in different divided display areas of the touch panel display 1 by using moving images for the divided display areas other than the display area selected by the user. This is executed by control for switching from display to still image display, and particularly corresponds to the embodiment of the invention according to claim 1.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2A, the display area of the touch panel display 1 is formed in advance into a plurality of divided display areas (four divided screens in FIG. 2). Different moving images are displayed in an endless state. At this time, whether to output the sound of each moving image is optional. Then, as shown in FIG. 2 (2), by touching the divided display area selected by the user, the CPU 3 discriminates the divided display area selected by the user and displays the divided display area shown in FIG. 2 (3). In this way, control is performed to switch the moving image video in the divided display area other than the selected display area to the still image display (stop motion). In the present embodiment, the still image display of the divided display areas other than the display area selected in this manner is performed by broadcasting one moving image displayed in the selected divided display area (hereinafter, 1). In this case, control is performed so that the still image display of the moving image in the other divided display area is released and the subsequent image is displayed as a moving image when the broadcasting of one cool is completed.

At this time, the audio of the moving image is also output only for the selected divided display area. This embodiment corresponds to the second embodiment of the present invention. By outputting the sound of the moving image only for the selected divided display area, the content of the information to be provided can be provided in a more easily understandable state.

When the CPU 3 determines that another divided display area displaying a still image has been touched while a moving image is being displayed in one divided display area, FIG. ), The divided display area where the moving image was displayed until now becomes a still image video,
The control of switching the moving image displayed in the newly selected and touched divided display area to the moving image display is performed. Note that FIG.
The controls (1) to (3) are the same as those described above with reference to FIGS. 2 (1) to (3).

In the divided display area selected by the user according to the present embodiment, control may be performed so that a moving image is displayed continuously from a still image display scene of the moving image being displayed. When the user selects the split display area,
From the start portion of the information displayed in the divided display area, it is possible to control to display the moving image again. Then, when moving image display for one cool video image is completed in one divided display area without selecting any of the divided display areas, the original FIG. 2 (1) or FIG. As shown in (2), a moving image is displayed in all the divided display areas to draw the user's attention.

According to the display method of the touch panel display 1 controlled as described above, only the desired information in the information displayed in the divided display area of the display is displayed as a moving image, and the other divided display areas are displayed as still images. By displaying the information, it is possible to prevent a divided display area for displaying information other than the information desired by the user from obstructing a user who wants to obtain information.

Further, in the display method of the touch-panel display 1, the moving image in the display area selected by the user is always displayed in the divided display area at a predetermined position, for example, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to perform control so that the image is displayed in a divided display area located at the center in the case of a nine-divided display area. This embodiment corresponds to the third embodiment of the invention.

As described above, by previously setting the divided display area for displaying the selected moving image, there is an advantage that the moving image selected by the user can be displayed in the most visible place. Will have.

In the above-described first embodiment, while waiting for a user's selection, a moving image is displayed in all divided display areas. However, a touch panel display according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described next. In the display method 1, while waiting for the user to select a desired divided display area, in principle, a still image of a moving image is displayed in all divided display areas, and one different moving image is displayed in a different divided display area. This is executed by performing control for displaying moving images in order, and corresponds to an embodiment of the present invention.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 (1) to 5 (6), the display area of the touch panel display 1 is formed in advance in a plurality of divided display areas, and each divided display area has a different moving image. In principle, the video is displayed as a still image, and control is performed to display the moving image one by one for each divided display area. At this time, whether to output the sound of each moving image is optional. Then, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the user touches the selected divided display area, the CPU 3 determines the divided display area selected by the user, and
As shown in (4), control is performed to display the moving image in the selected divided display area as a moving image, and to switch to the still image display of the moving image for the divided display area where the moving image is displayed at that time. Do. Then, when the display of one cool of the moving image displayed in the selected divided display area is completed, as shown in FIG. 5 (5), only the moving image in the corresponding divided display area is again displayed as a moving image. The display is controlled so that the moving image video in the other divided display area stands by as a still image display. If the CPU 3 determines that another divided display area where a still image is displayed has been touched while a moving image is being displayed in one divided display area, the moving image is displayed until then. The divided display area is changed to a still image image, and the moving image image of the newly selected and touched divided display area is switched to the moving image display. At this time, in the divided display area selected by the user, control may be performed so that a subsequent moving image is displayed continuously from a still image display scene of the displayed moving image, It is also possible to control so that a moving image is displayed again from the start of the displayed information. Then, when the moving image display for one cool of the moving image is completed in one divided display area without selecting any of the divided display areas, subsequently,
Control is performed so as to display a moving image of the moving image in the next divided display area.

According to the display method of the touch panel display 1 controlled as described above, the information displayed in the divided display area of the display is sequentially changed from the still image display state to the moving image display, thereby displaying the information. Individual information can be appealed to a person who seeks information with a stronger impression, and the user can also touch the information desired by the user ヲ the divided display area to be displayed at any time. The display area requested by the user can be easily displayed as a moving image.

Also, in the case of the second embodiment,
As in the modification of the first embodiment described above, it is also possible to control so that a moving image displayed as a moving image is displayed only at a predetermined position in the divided display area. By setting in advance the divided display area in which is displayed, there is an advantage that the moving picture image selected by the user can be displayed at the most visible place.

In the second embodiment, in the state of waiting for the user's selection, the moving image video of each divided display area is sequentially displayed as a moving image. In the state, it is also possible to control so that only a moving image in a specific one divided display area is displayed in an endless state. This embodiment corresponds to the eighth embodiment of the invention. In this case, the moving image displayed in the endless state can give a considerably strong impression to the user.

Further, in the third embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display 1 according to the present invention, a display area in which different moving image or still image video in different divided display areas of the touch panel display 1 is selected by a user. Only the moving image or still image of the area is enlarged and displayed, and the moving image or still image of the other display area is executed by controlling to reduce and display,
In particular, it corresponds to the embodiment of the invention described in claim 4.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, the display area of the touch panel display 1 is formed in advance into a plurality of substantially equally divided display areas, and each of the divided display areas has a different still picture image. Alternatively, a moving image is displayed in an endless state. At this time, whether to output the sound of each moving image is optional. Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (2), by touching the divided display area selected by the user, the CPU 3 determines the divided display area selected by the user and displays the divided display area shown in FIG. 6 (3). As described above, the image of the selected divided display area is displayed in one enlarged divided display area which is divided into areas larger than the area of the first divided display area, and the other divided display areas which are not selected are displayed. The video is controlled to be displayed in a plurality of reduced divided display areas each of which is divided into areas smaller than the area of the first divided display area, specifically, the number of divided display areas equal to the number of initially divided display areas minus one.

In the present embodiment, the moving image or the still image in the selected divided display area is enlarged and displayed in the present embodiment. Until a certain period of time required for displaying the still image image is reached, and the enlarged display and the reduced display are canceled after the end of this display or the elapse of the time. Control. At this time, audio is arbitrarily output for the enlarged moving image or still image. If the CPU 3 determines that another divided display area that has been reduced and displayed has been touched while the enlarged display of one moving image or still image is being performed, the enlarged display is performed until then. The moving image or the still image that has been performed is switched to the reduced display, and the newly selected and touched moving or moving image or the still image of the reduced display is switched to the enlarged image. At this time, in the divided display area selected by the user, it is possible to continuously enlarge and display the subsequent moving image from the still image display scene of the displayed moving image, It is also possible to control to enlarge and display again from the start portion of the displayed video. And, in the case of a moving picture,
When the display of the cool image ends, and for a still image, after a certain period of time required for displaying the still image has elapsed,
Again, the display is returned to the original substantially equally divided display area shown in FIG.

According to the display method of the touch panel display 1 controlled as described above, only the desired information in the information displayed in the divided display area of the display is enlarged and the other divided display areas are reduced and displayed. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the divided display area that displays information other than the information desired by the user from obstructing the user who wants to obtain information.

In the third embodiment, the initial divided display area is formed substantially equally. However, the divided display area is divided into an enlarged display area and a reduced display area in advance, and the reduced display area selected by the user is set in advance. It is also possible to switch the display area between a moving image or a still image displayed in the display area and a moving image or a still image displayed in the enlarged display area.

Further, the display of the reduced display area is performed by an index display area (shown in FIG. 8 and described later) which is a still image of characters or images representing the contents of a moving image or a still image displayed in the reduced display area. Is possible). In other words, a still image image indicating the contents of a moving image image or a still image image is stored in advance in a storage device 4 such as an HD, a CD, or a DVD, and a reduced display area is displayed in a reduced size without being selected by a user. , A still image serving as an index indicating the content of the moving image or the still image is displayed in the reduced divided display area.

According to the display method of the touch panel display 1 controlled as described above, a moving image or a still image displayed in an enlarged manner can be further emphasized in comparison with a still image displayed in a reduced size. On the other hand, the user can grasp the content of the reduced moving image or still image from the still image serving as an index,
A moving image image or a still image image displayed in a reduced size can be easily enlarged and displayed.

Further, in the fourth embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display 1 according to the present invention, the user selects one of the display areas of different moving image or still image in different divided display areas of the touch panel display 1. The method is executed by controlling to display a new moving image or a still image related to the moving image or the still image in the display region in at least one of the other divided display regions. This corresponds to the embodiment of the described invention.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, the display area of the touch panel display is formed in advance into a plurality of substantially equally divided display areas, and each divided display area has a different moving image or Display a still image. At this time, whether to output the sound of each moving image is optional. Then, by touching the divided display area selected by the user, the CPU 3 determines the divided display area selected by the user and, as shown in FIG. New video or still image related to the video or still image of
The display is controlled to be displayed in at least one of the other divided display areas.

A specific description will be given with reference to FIG.
The display screen of the touch panel display 1 shown in (1) includes two divided display screens of "animal" and "plant". Here, when the user selects “animal”, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7 (2), the user returns to the original divided display screen and can select “plant” as a return key. "Initial screen" selection screen and "Animal general"
Description screen, and "animal" as "insect", "reptile",
Control to display a total of 9 split display screens, divided into 7 amphibians, fish, mammals, birds, and other, and split display screens for displaying detailed explanations for each. I decided to.

As shown in FIG. 7 (2), when the user touches the divided display area selected by the user,
In FIG. 8, the divided display area selected by the user is determined, and the image of the selected divided display area is displayed as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the image is displayed in one enlarged divided display area divided into an area larger than the area of the first divided display area, and the image of the other divided display area not selected is displayed by the user. It is also possible to perform control to display a new moving image or still image related to the moving image or still image in the region in at least one of the other divided display regions.

At this time, when the number of new moving image or still image displayed in the reduced display area is large, for example, one of the reduced display areas is used as a return button for returning to the original divided display area, and the remaining buttons are used. If all the reduced display areas are new moving images related to the contents displayed in the enlarged display area, and there are still many new moving images or still images, the other one of the reduced display areas is replaced with another one. It is also possible to form by laminating the divided display areas for displaying only a new moving image image or still image image. At this time, audio can be arbitrarily output for the moving image video or the still image video selected and enlarged and displayed. If the CPU 3 determines that another divided display area that has been reduced and displayed has been touched while the enlarged display of one moving image or still image is being performed, the enlarged display is performed until then. The moving image or the still image that has been performed is switched to the reduced display, and the newly selected and touched moving or moving image or the still image of the reduced display is switched to the enlarged image. At this time, in the divided display area selected by the user, it is possible to continuously enlarge and display the subsequent moving image from the still image display scene of the displayed moving image, It is also possible to control to enlarge and display again from the start portion of the displayed video. Then, in the case of a moving image, the display of one cool of the moving image ends, and in the case of a still image, after a certain period of time required for displaying the still image has elapsed, the original outline is restored. Return to the equally divided display area.

According to the display method of the touch panel display 1 controlled as described above, only the desired information in the information displayed in the divided display area of the display is enlarged and the other divided display areas are reduced. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the divided display area displaying information other than the information desired by the user from obstructing the user, and to easily obtain more detailed information on the spot. Means that can be used.

The divided display area is divided into one enlarged display area and a plurality of reduced display areas in advance, and a moving picture image or a still picture image displayed in the reduced display area selected by the user is displayed. It is possible to switch the display area between the moving image image and the still image image displayed in the enlarged display area, and to display the reduced display area and the enlarged display area as described in the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, a new moving image image or still image image related to the area may be an index display area composed of characters and still image images representing its contents. This corresponds to the embodiment of the invention described in claim 5 of the invention.

By displaying the index display area in the reduced display area in this way, the user can grasp the contents from the characters or still images serving as the index and recognize the reduced moving image or still image. Necessary information can be selected from the image and the image can be easily enlarged and displayed.

Further, in the sixth embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display 1 according to the present invention, in the display method of the touch panel display 1 described above, the moving image or the still image of the display area selected by the user is further displayed. ,
This is executed by controlling the display so that it is always displayed at a predetermined divided display area position.

That is, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the case where the moving image is displayed in all the divided display areas is disclosed, but this is not limited to the case where the moving image is displayed. For example, even when different still image images are displayed in different divided display areas of the touch panel display 1, or when different moving image images and still image images are displayed, the moving image image of the display area selected by the user. Alternatively, by controlling the still image to be always displayed at the predetermined divided display area position, there is an advantage that the moving image selected by the user can be displayed at the most visible place.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made as necessary.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention, a desired image for divided display can be more easily viewed or noticed, and a request to switch the display area to view another image can be displayed on the display area. Can easily respond.

[0057] Such a touch panel display can be effectively used in the field of advertisement, guidance, education, and the like. Furthermore, questionnaire counting is performed by counting the divided display areas touched by the user. Also, the present invention can be widely used in industry, such as a system in which a divided display area of a touch panel display is set as a menu display area and a user can make a menu order by touching.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of hardware for implementing a display method of a touch panel display according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a change of a display screen in the first embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing another change on the extension of the change of the display screen in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing another change of the display screen in the first embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a change of a display screen in a second embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a change in a display screen in a third embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a change of a display screen in a fourth embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a change of a display screen in a fifth embodiment of the display method of the touch panel display of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 touch panel display 2 execution device 3 CPU 4 external storage device 5 graphic board

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A moving image display of only one image displayed in a divided display area touched by a user among moving image images displayed in each divided display area obtained by dividing a touch panel display into a plurality of display areas. And a video displayed in the other divided display area is displayed as a still image. 2. A sound is also output only for an image displayed in a divided display area touched by a user among images displayed in each divided display area obtained by dividing a touch panel display into a plurality of display areas. A display method for a touch panel display, comprising: 3. An image displayed in a divided area touched by a user among images displayed in each divided display area obtained by dividing a touch panel display into a plurality of display areas, is displayed in a predetermined divided display area. A display method for a touch panel display, comprising: 4. An image displayed in a divided area touched by a user among images displayed in each divided display area obtained by dividing a touch panel display into a plurality of display areas, compared with other divided display areas. A display method for a touch panel display, wherein the display is performed in an enlarged display area. 5. The touch panel according to claim 4, wherein an index display screen representing the content of a moving image or a still image displayed in each of the divided display areas is displayed in the other divided display area. How to display the expression display. 6. A new image related to an image displayed in a divided area touched by a user among images displayed in each divided display area obtained by dividing a touch-panel display into a plurality of display areas. A display method for a touch panel display, wherein the display is performed in at least one of the divided display areas. 7. A user selects a desired moving image from the moving image displayed in each divided display area obtained by dividing the touch panel display into a plurality of display areas, and touches the divided area in which the moving image is displayed. The demonstration display of the touch panel display up to the above is characterized in that different moving images in different divided display areas are sequentially displayed as moving images one by one, and moving image images in the divided display areas out of the order are displayed as still images. Display method of touch panel display. 8. A user selects a desired moving image from the images displayed in each of the divided display areas obtained by dividing the touch panel display into a plurality of display areas, and touches the divided area in which the moving image is displayed. The demonstration display of the touch panel display according to the above, wherein only one moving image displayed in one divided display area is displayed endlessly as a moving image.