JP2003122474A - Computer device, image display method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of a computer device in moving a display window of a software keyboard, etc. SOLUTION: Whether a user pointed a button for moving the software keyboard or not is determined (Step S5). When it is determined that the user pointed the button, the quantity of movement of the display window of the software keyboard is calculated based on the pointed position (touched position) within the pressed button for movement (Step S15). Then, based on the calculated quantity of movement, the position of the display window on the display screen is moved (Step S17).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer device, an image display device, and the like for movably displaying a data image on a display screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in a computer device such as a portable small terminal in which a keyboard is omitted or miniaturized, a keyboard image is displayed on a display screen to improve operability. In many cases, a so-called data input method using a software keyboard, in which a character in the displayed keyboard is selected by pointing with a pointing device such as a mouse, is used. An example of such a software keyboard image is shown in Figure 1.
7 shows. Software keyboard 100 shown in FIG.
In the window, a data input area 101 in which keys are displayed and a position movement area 102 for moving the position of the software keyboard 100 on the display screen are displayed inside the window. Software keyboard 1
If the window of application 00 is hidden by the window 00, the position moving area 102 is selected by pointing with a pointing device such as a mouse, and further dragged on the screen. Keyboard 100
The window can be moved to a desired position on the display screen.

By the way, in recent years, it is possible to integrally form a display screen and a touch panel and input data from the touch panel so that a user such as a beginner or an elderly person who is not accustomed to operating a computer can easily use it. The terminal is realized. In such a terminal, it is possible to point a specific portion of the image by touching the image on the display screen with a finger, but it is difficult to perform a drag operation while the image is pointing. Therefore, the software keyboard in such a terminal is shown in FIG.
It is configured like. A position move button 105 for moving the position of the window is displayed on the software keyboard 104 shown in FIG. 18. When it is necessary to move the software keyboard 104 on the screen, the position move button 105 is displayed. By touching
The window moves in the direction indicated by the position movement button 105 by a predetermined movement amount. The software keyboard 104 as shown in FIG. 18 is effective not only as a terminal having a touch panel but also as an input means of a computer device suitable for beginners and elderly people who have difficulty in dragging a mouse.

[0004]

However, as shown in FIG.
With the software keyboard 104 as described above, it is necessary to determine a predetermined amount of window movement when the position movement button 105 is selected. In this case, if the window movement amount when the position movement button 105 is selected once is set to be small, the position movement button 1 is repeatedly moved to the target position.
If 05 is pressed, and if the movement amount is set to a large value, fine-tuned position setting cannot be performed, resulting in a problem that operability deteriorates.

The present invention has been made on the basis of such a technical problem, and mainly provides a computer device or the like which can improve the operability when moving a window such as a software keyboard. To aim.

[0006]

Based on the above object, a computer apparatus according to the present invention comprises a display section for displaying a predetermined image on a display screen, and an image processing section for instructing the display section to display the predetermined image. And an image processing unit that calculates the amount of movement of the predetermined image based on the position where the user points the predetermined image, and moves the position of the predetermined image in the display screen based on the movement amount. It is characterized by having means. With such a configuration, the user can adjust the amount of movement within the screen of the display window or the like by pointing a different position in the predetermined image of the display window or the like.

In this case, the predetermined image includes at least one movement input area for inputting a movement instruction of the predetermined image, and the image position moving means moves in accordance with the pointed position in the movement input area. If the amount is calculated, the position movement of the predetermined image can be easily adjusted by pointing the movement input area such as the movement button.

If the display unit is integrally formed with a touch panel that can detect the contact position coordinates by performing a contact operation on a predetermined position,
In a computer device with a touch panel input, a predetermined image such as a display window can be moved without performing a drag operation or the like. The computer device may further include a pointing device for a user to perform a pointing operation.

The present invention can also be understood as an invention of an image display method. That is, in the image display method to which the present invention is applied, the first step of displaying a predetermined image on the display screen, and a part of the movement input area for controlling the movement of the predetermined image of the predetermined image is set by the user. Based on the distance between the position detected by the operation and the second step of detecting the position and the position thereof and the predetermined reference position in the predetermined image,
It is characterized by including a third step of calculating a movement amount of the predetermined image on the display screen and a fourth step of changing the display position of the predetermined image based on the movement amount.
With such a configuration, the user moves the predetermined image by a desired movement amount by pointing a portion near or far from the predetermined reference position according to the distance to move the predetermined image such as the display window. be able to.

In this case, in the third step, the predetermined direction of the predetermined image is determined based on the distance between the position detected in the second step and the predetermined reference position in the predetermined direction in which the predetermined image should be moved. If the movement amount is calculated, the predetermined image can be moved in the desired direction by pointing a point in the direction in which the predetermined image should be moved from the predetermined reference position. Further, in the third step, if the movement amount is calculated according to the position of the predetermined image in the display screen, for example, when there is a small margin between the predetermined image and the edge of the display screen, etc. ,
It is possible to prevent the predetermined image from protruding outside the screen.

The present invention can also be understood as a program invention. That is, the program to which the present invention is applied includes a first means for causing a computer device to display a predetermined image and a movement input area for inputting a position change instruction of the predetermined image on a display screen, To function as a second means for detecting the pointing position of the movement input area and a third means for determining the distance to move the predetermined image on the display screen according to the pointing position in the movement input area. Is characterized by.

Here, the third means is a predetermined image based on a ratio of a distance from a predetermined reference position to a pointed position in a direction in which the predetermined image should be moved to a predetermined reference distance. It is preferable to calculate the distance to be moved. In this case, the third means may change the rate of change of the distance to move the predetermined image in this ratio based on the value of the ratio. That is, the ratio and the distance to move the predetermined image may not be in a proportional relationship.

Further, the first means displays the movement input area in a shape such that the direction to be moved is the longitudinal direction, and the third means is the reference distance from the reference position to the movement input area. If you set the distance to the end in the moving direction,
For example, the amount of movement of the predetermined image can be adjusted by pointing at what position from the end of the slender movement input area. Further, the first means may display the predetermined image as a software keyboard.

The present invention can also be understood as an invention of a recording medium in which a program to be executed by a computer having a display screen is recorded so that the computer can read the program. In this case, the program displays a predetermined image on the display screen and a movement area for inputting a movement instruction of the predetermined image on the display screen, and a movement area pointed by the user. The second step of detecting the position coordinates in the, and the third step of calculating the amount of movement of the predetermined image in the display screen so that the magnitude of the movement distance of the predetermined image changes according to the size of the position coordinates. It is preferable that the program is executed by a computer device.

Here, in the second procedure, the coordinates for detecting the position coordinates are set as the coordinates of the direction in which the predetermined image is moved by the moving area, and the origin of this coordinate is set as the coordinate direction of the moving area. If it is determined to be the end or center of the moving area, the amount of movement of the predetermined image can be calculated according to the distance from the position pointed in the moving area to the end or center of the moving area. .

In the second procedure, the coordinate for detecting the position coordinate is set in the direction in which the predetermined image is moved by the moving area, and the position of the predetermined image in the display screen is referred to to move the moving area. Alternatively, the origin of the coordinate may be determined in the. Thus, for example, when the predetermined image is at the end of the display screen in the predetermined direction, when the coordinate origin is the end of the move button in the predetermined direction and the end of the move button is pointed, the predetermined image moves. Alternatively, the predetermined image may move only in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction when the other portion of the move button is pointed.

Further, in the third procedure, it is preferable to set the maximum movement amount of the predetermined image corresponding to one pointing operation by the user to a predetermined value. In this case, the maximum movement amount may be calculated based on the distance between the predetermined image and the edge of the display screen in the direction in which the predetermined image should move.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below in detail based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the overall configuration of the computer device according to the present embodiment. The computer device 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a CPU 2, a display panel 3a, and a touch panel 3.
The display unit 3 includes a display unit 3, a RAM 4, a storage device 5, and an input unit 6, and these are connected via a bus 7. The CPU 2 expands a program stored in the storage device 5 into a program area in the RAM 4 and executes a process of controlling each unit in the computer device 1. Here, the CPU 2 operates on an operating system having a multitasking / multiwindow function,
While executing software such as user interface programs and application programs,
A software keyboard program described later is executed as one of the user interface programs.

The display unit 3 has a display panel 3a and a touch panel 3b which are integrally formed, and the display contents are controlled according to the processing performed by the CPU 2. Further, the touch panel 3b detects the contact coordinate position and outputs it to the CPU 2 each time a finger contacts the surface.

Next, an example of the processing contents performed in the CPU 2 will be described. The process described below is performed by the CPU 2
However, by executing the target program such as the editor on the operation system as described above, the display panel 3
This is a process of executing a software keyboard program when the target window is displayed on a. More specifically, the input data is displayed on the target window based on the output signal from the touch panel 3b, or the softwareware keyboard is used. Display panel 3a
This is a process for changing the position in the inside.

FIG. 2 shows the contents of the processing performed by the CPU 2 based on the software keyboard program. First,
The CPU 2 displays a software keyboard on the display panel 3a based on the content of a predetermined operation on the input means 6 (see FIG. 1) (step S1). An example of the screen in this case is shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 10 is a software keyboard display window (predetermined image), and 11 is a target window such as an editor. As shown in the figure, the display window 10 of the software keyboard has, in addition to the character input area 12 for inputting characters to the target window 11, a window moving area (moving input area, for moving the display window 10). The moving area) 13 is displayed. Character input area 12 is "A"
In order to input characters such as character buttons such as "i", "u", etc., switching buttons for hiragana / katakana / kanji / alphabets, line breaks, corrections, or function buttons for converting / confirming the selected character string. Character input button 1
4, an end button 15 for terminating the software keyboard program, a minimize button 16 for minimizing the screen size of the software keyboard, and the like are arranged. Then, when the user points the position corresponding to the character input button 14 on the touch panel 3b by a touch operation, the CPU 2 causes the character data displayed by the character input button 14 or data obtained by converting a plurality of character data. Is displayed on the target window 11 as input data. Further, in the window moving area 13, the display window 10
Upward movement button 18U for moving up and down
And the downward movement button 18D and the display window 10
Left move button 18L to move the left and right
And a rightward movement button 18R are displayed. These upward movement button 18U and downward movement button 18
A movement button (movement input area, movement area) including D, a left movement button 18L, and a right movement button 18R
An arrow 18 indicates a direction in which the display panel 3a can be moved when the move button 18 is selected. Further, these movement buttons 18 are formed in a rectangular shape such that the direction of the arrow is the longitudinal direction.

In the present embodiment, the upward movement button 18
The U and the downward movement button 18D are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction), and from the dividing line 19 that divides the upward movement button 18U and the downward movement button 18D, The CPU 2 calculates the distance to move the display window 10 according to the distance in the arrow direction to the position touched by the user (pointed position). That is, when the user touches the upward movement button 18U, an arrow (displayed on the upward movement button 18U) from the lower end edge (reference position) 18U1 of the upward movement button 18U to the position touched by the user. Display window 10 according to the distance to the direction
When the display position of is moved in the direction of the arrow (upward) and the user touches the downward movement button 18D, from the upper edge (reference position) 18D1 of the downward movement button 18D to the position touched by the user. The display position of the display window 10 moves in the arrow direction (downward) according to the distance in the arrow direction (displayed on the downward movement button 18D). In addition, here, the upward movement button 18U
Although the example in which the and the downward movement button 18D are displayed adjacent to each other is shown, it goes without saying that an embodiment in which a space is provided between both buttons is also possible. In such an embodiment, the lower edge 18U1 of the upward movement button 18U or the upper edge 18D of the downward movement button 18D.
The display position of the display window 10 is moved according to the distance from 1 to the position touched by the user.

Similarly, in the present embodiment, the leftward movement button 18L and the rightward movement button 18R are also arranged adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction, and the leftward movement button 18L and the rightward movement button are also arranged. From the dividing line 20 dividing the 18R, the CPU 2 calculates the distance to move the display window 10 according to the distance in the arrow direction to the position touched by the user within the button. That is, when the user touches the leftward movement button 18L, from the right edge (reference position) 18L1 of the leftward movement button 18L to the position touched by the user (the leftward movement button 18L
The display position of the display window 10 moves in the arrow direction (left direction) according to the distance in the arrow direction (displayed in FIG.
When the user touches the rightward movement button 18R, from the left edge (reference position) 18R1 of the rightward movement button 18R to the position touched by the user (the rightward movement button 18R
The display position of the display window 10 moves in the arrow direction (left direction) according to the distance in the arrow direction (displayed in R). Even in this case, it goes without saying that an embodiment in which a space is provided between the leftward movement button 18L and the rightward movement button 18R can be adopted. In such an embodiment, the right edge 18L1 of the leftward movement button 18L or the rightward movement button 18R.
The display position of the display window 10 is moved according to the distance from the left edge 18R1 to the position touched by the user.

Next, the CPU 2 determines whether or not any button in the display window 10 has been selected (step S3). If not, the CPU 2 returns to the state before that and returns to the step S3 and thereafter. Repeat the process. That is, the CPU 2 enters a standby state for inputting an instruction by selecting a button. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3 that any button has been selected, the process proceeds to the next step S5. In step S5, it is determined whether or not the selected button is the move button 18 by referring to the selected position coordinates of the button output from the touch panel 3b. When it is determined in step S5 that the selected button is not the move button 18, the following steps S7 to S1 are performed.
At 3, the same processing as the conventional software keyboard is performed. That is, first, it is determined whether or not the selected button is the character input button 14 (step S7), and if it is the character input button 14, the selected character string is output to the target window 11, Processing such as conversion and confirmation corresponding to the button is performed (step S9).
If the selected button is not a character button in step S4, it is determined whether the end button 15 or the minimize button 16 is selected (step S1).
1) If it is determined that the end button 15 or the minimize button 16 is selected, the software keyboard end process or the display window 10 minimize process is performed (step S13). In step S11,
When it is determined that the end button 15 or the minimization button 16 is not selected, the process returns to the state before step S3 and repeats the processes thereafter.

If the selected button is the move button 18 in step S5, the amount to move the display window 10 from the touch position of the selected move button 18 is calculated (step S15). Step S
The details of the procedure in 15 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, first, the CPU 2 causes the move button 18 touched by the user.
The distance from the edge in the direction opposite to the direction in which the display window 10 should be moved to the position touched by the user is calculated. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, in the case of the rightward movement button 18R, for example, a virtual coordinate system x1 in which the left end edge 18R1 of the rightward movement button 18R is the origin O and is positive in the rightward direction (arrow direction) And the coordinates of the position (star in the figure) touched by the user in this virtual coordinate system x1,
The distance x from the left edge 18R1 of the rightward movement button 18R to the position touched by the user is calculated (step S15).
1). Next, the function F previously stored in the storage device 5 is read (step S153). This function F is F (0) = 0
Further, it is a function that satisfies F (1) = 1, and is set as F (t) = t (0 ≦ t ≦ 1), for example, as shown in FIG. Further, the CPU 2 uses the following [Equation 1]
The amount Y to move the display window 10 is calculated (step S155).

[Equation 1] Here, L is a predetermined reference distance, specifically, the length dimension of the movement button 18 in the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. In addition, Ymax and Ymin are
These are preset values, and when the right end edge 18R2 (see FIG. 5) of the rightward movement button 18R is pressed (X
= L) when the display window 10 is moved and the left end edge 18R1 of the rightward movement button 18R is pressed (x =
0) represents the movement amount of the display window 10. Where Y
For example, a predetermined fixed value is set for max. [Equation 1]
By setting the movement amount of the display window 10 as described above, the relationship between the coordinate x of the touch position by the user and the movement amount Y of the display window 10 is as shown in FIG. 7 (Y
If min = 0). As a result, the right move button 1
The movement amount Y within a preset movement amount Ymax is proportional to the distance x from the left edge 18R1 of the 8R to the touch position.
Will be calculated. In addition, the left move button 18
L, upward movement button 18U, downward movement button 18D
Similarly, when is touched, the display window 10
Edges 18L1, 18U opposite to the direction in which the
In proportion to the distance x from 1,18D1 to the touch position,
The movement amount Y of the display window 10 is calculated. And
According to the movement amount Y calculated in step S15 and the type of the movement button 18, the CPU 2 causes the display window 1
Move 0 (step S17). Specifically, for example, the user may select the left edge 18 of the right movement button 18R.
When a portion close to R1 is touched, the display window 10 moves a little from the original position (the position shown by the chain line) as shown in FIG.
When a portion near R2 is touched, the display window 10 moves largely from the original position as shown in FIG. Similarly, with respect to the downward movement button 18D, the downward movement amount of the display window 10 can be adjusted to a small amount or a large amount according to the touch position, as shown in FIGS. .

As described above, in the present embodiment, the movement amount of the display window 10 is calculated based on the position where the user points the movement button 18 in the display window 10 of the software keyboard, and the movement amount is calculated as the movement amount. Based on the display panel 3 of the display window 10
Since the position within a is moved, the user can easily adjust the amount of movement of the display window 10 within the screen by pointing a different position on the move button 18. Therefore, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to press the move button 18 many times to move the display window 10 to a desired position, and the operability of the computer device 1 can be greatly improved. Such a feature is particularly suitable for the case where the touch panel 3b having a difficult drag operation is provided as in the present embodiment.

Further, in the present embodiment, the move button 18 is formed in an elongated rectangular shape in the direction in which the display window 10 should be moved, and a part of the move button 18 is pointed by the user to move. The movement amount of the display window 10 is calculated according to the distance from the reference position set on the edge of the button 18 to the pointing position in the direction (arrow direction) in which the display window 10 should be moved. ing. In this way, the moving distance of the display window 10 changes according to the size of the position coordinates of the pointing position when the edge of the move button 18 is the origin. The amount of movement of the display window 10 can be adjusted depending on how much position is pointed to, and operability is good. Further, here, the display window 1 from the predetermined reference position to the pointed position is displayed.
The display window 10 is based on the ratio of the distance x in the moving direction to move 0 and the predetermined reference distance L.
Since the moving distance is calculated, the shape of the moving button 18 and the moving amount of the display window 10 can be associated with each other, and the usability is excellent.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and other configurations can be adopted as necessary. For example, the function F is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 6, and may be one shown in FIG. 12 or FIG. 13, for example. In the function F shown in FIG. 12, the area te of t at which F (t) becomes a value close to “0” or a value close to “1” is shown in FIG.
It is wider than the function F of. Therefore, when the maximum movement amount Ymax, the minimum movement amount Ymin, or a value close thereto is desired as the movement amount Y, the vicinity of the edge of the movement button 18 is not difficult to press, and the operation is easy to perform. Further, the function F shown in FIG. 13 has a region tf of t in which F (t) becomes a value close to “0”, which is wider than that of the function F of FIG. Adjustment becomes easy.

Further, the maximum movement amount Ymax in the above embodiment is arbitrarily determined as a predetermined fixed value, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be determined according to the size of the display panel 3a, for example. Good or it can be changed dynamically. When the maximum movement amount Ymax is determined according to the size of the display panel 3a, when the user touches the leftward movement button 18L or the rightward movement button 18R, the width dimension of the display panel 3a has a fixed ratio (for example, 4 minutes). When the user touches the upward movement button 18U or the downward movement button 18D, the maximum movement amount Ymax is determined by multiplying the distance multiplied by 1), and the vertical dimension of the display panel 3a has a fixed ratio (for example, 4 minutes). The maximum movement amount Ymax can be determined by the distance multiplied by 1). When dynamically changing the maximum movement amount Ymax, for example,
Maximum movement amount Ymax is the margin in the movement direction (movable distance)
The dimensions can be determined. When the display window 10 of the software keyboard is located in the display panel 3a as shown in FIG. 14, the maximum movement amount Ymax when the display window 10 is moved upward is displayed on the display panel 3a.
Distance D from the upper edge 3au of a to the display window 10
Maximum movement amount Yma when set to u and moving to the right
It is possible to set x to the distance Dr from the right edge 3ar of the display panel 3a to the display window 10. In this case, the display window 10 does not largely move in the direction of the narrow margin, and it is possible to prevent the display window 10 from protruding from the display panel 3a by one movement, thereby improving usability.

Further, in the above embodiment, the upward movement button 18U and the downward movement button 18D and the leftward movement button 18L and the rightward movement button 18R are divided, but the present invention is not limited to this. You may make it form the movement button 18 which integrated both. FIG. 15A is an example of the lateral movement button 22 that can be moved in both left and right directions. In the lateral movement button 20, for example, as shown in FIG. 15B, the distance x from the center line (reference line) 22m of the width dimension to the touch position x
The movement amount Y can be determined according to Further, as shown in FIG. 16, in the lateral movement button 22, the reference line 2 for determining the movement amount Y from the touch position according to the position of the display window 10 in the display panel 3a.
2n may be determined. That is, in FIG.
As shown in (a), in the display panel 3a, when the right margin size of the display window 10 is Dr and the left margin size is Dl, the length dimension L of the lateral movement button 22 is
The lateral movement button 22 is assigned to the ratio of Dl and Dr.
Distances Ll and Lr from the left end edge 22l and the right end edge 22r to the reference line 22n are calculated, and the position of the reference line 22n is determined by the distances Ll and Lr as shown in FIG. 16B. . Then, in this way, the reference line 22
When the movement amount Y of the display window 10 is determined according to the distance x from n to the touch position on the lateral direction movement button 22, the movement amount Y corresponding to the distance x is set to, for example, FIG.
It can be determined as in (c). As described above, the reference position with respect to the position pointed by the user is determined according to the position of the display window 10 in the display panel 3a, and the movement amount of the display window 10 is determined based on the distance from the reference position to the pointing position by the user. If Y is determined, the movement operation by the lateral movement button 22 can be sensuously performed in association with the position of the display window 10 in the display panel 3a, and the operability is improved.

Further, although the above-mentioned embodiment is about the display screen of the software keyboard, the present invention is not limited to this, and is generally used in other software operating on an operating system having a multitasking / multiwindow function. It can also be applied to various display windows. Further, the display unit 3 in the above-described embodiment is not limited to having the touch panel 3b, and may be a general display. In this case, the movement button 18 or the like is selected by clicking the movement button 18 or the like by using a pointing device such as a mouse, a trackball, a trackpad, or a stylus pen, instead of the contact with the finger or the like on the touch panel 3b. Is preferred. In this case, it is possible to realize the computer device 1 that is easy to use even for beginners and elderly people who have difficulty performing a drag operation.

Further, the program in the above embodiment may be recorded in the following recording medium. That is, as the recording medium, the above-mentioned program to be executed by the computer device may be a CD-ROM or a DV.
What is recorded on a recording medium such as a D (Digital Versatile Disk), a memory or a hard disk so that it can be read by a computer device may be used. Note that the "computer device" includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices, and
When using the WW system, the homepage providing environment (or display environment) is also included. Also,
The above-mentioned program may be one for realizing some of the functions in the above-mentioned embodiment, or one that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in a computer device, a so-called difference file. (Differential program). Further, other than this, the configurations described in the above-described embodiments can be selected or changed to other configurations without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to improve operability when moving a display window such as a software keyboard, and to realize a computer device or the like having excellent usability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a computer device schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing performed in a CPU of the computer device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen when a software keyboard is displayed on the display panel of the computer device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the process of step S15 in FIG.

5 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between a pointing position of a user and various amounts used for calculating a moving amount of a display window in the moving button of the software keyboard shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing a function used to calculate the amount of movement of the display window in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a graph showing the relationship between the distance (horizontal axis) of the user's pointing position from the reference position and the movement amount (vertical axis) of the display window in the embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an example of a screen after the display window is moved from the state shown in FIG.

9 is another example of the screen after the display window is moved from the state shown in FIG.

10 is still another example of the screen after the display window is moved from the state shown in FIG.

11 is still another example of the screen after the display window is moved from the state shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a graph showing a function used to calculate the amount of movement of a display window in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a graph showing another function used to calculate the amount of movement of the display window in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 In still another embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram for explaining various amounts relating to the position of the display window in the display panel used for calculating the movement amount of the display window.

FIG. 15 is still another embodiment of the present invention,
(A) A schematic diagram of a horizontal movement button, and (b) a graph showing the relationship between the pointing position (horizontal axis) of the horizontal movement button and the movement amount (vertical axis) of the display window.

FIG. 16 is still another embodiment of the present invention,
(A) A schematic diagram for explaining various amounts relating to the position of the display window in the display panel used for calculating the movement amount of the display window, (b) a schematic diagram of a lateral movement button, and (c) a lateral movement 7 is a graph showing the relationship between the pointing position of a button (horizontal axis) and the movement amount of the display window (vertical axis).

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a conventional software keyboard.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a conventional software keyboard.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Computer device, 2 ... CPU, 3 ... Display unit, 3a
... display panel, 3b ... touch panel, 10 ... display window (predetermined image), 13 ... window moving area (moving input area, moving area), 18 ... moving button (moving input area, moving area), 18U ... upward moving button , 18U1
... Bottom edge (reference position), 18D ... Downward movement button, 1
8D1 ... Upper edge (reference position), 18L ... Left move button, 18L1 ... Right edge (reference position), 18R ... Right move button, 18R1 ... Left edge (reference position), 22 ... Lateral move button, 22m ... Center line (reference line), 22n ... reference line

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Osamu Ichikawa             1623 1423 Shimotsuruma, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa Japan             BM Co., Ltd. Daiwa Office F term (reference) 5B068 AA05 AA22 BC03 CC02 CC06                       CD03                 5B069 AA01 AA02 CA13                 5B087 AA09 CC02 CC26 DD09 DE02                       DE07                 5E501 AA02 AC37 BA03 BA05 CA02                       CB05 EA05 EA10 EB05 FA13                       FA23 FB03 FB22

Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A display unit for displaying a predetermined image on a display screen, and an image processing unit for instructing the display unit to display the predetermined image. And an image position moving unit that moves the position of the predetermined image in the display screen based on the movement amount while calculating the movement amount of the predetermined image based on the pointed position. And computer equipment. 2. The predetermined image includes at least one movement input area for inputting a movement instruction of the predetermined image, and the image position movement means responds to a position where pointing is performed in the movement input area. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the movement amount is calculated by using 3. The display unit is integrally formed with a touch panel capable of detecting coordinates of a contact position by performing a contact operation on a predetermined position. 1. The computer device according to 1. 4. The computer apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pointing device for a user to perform the pointing operation. 5. A first step of displaying a predetermined image on a display screen, wherein a part of a movement input area for controlling movement of the predetermined image of the predetermined image is pointed by a user operation, and A second step of detecting the position, based on the distance between the position detected in the second step and a predetermined reference position in the predetermined image, the amount of movement within the display screen of the predetermined image An image display method comprising: a third step of calculating; and a fourth step of changing a display position of the predetermined image based on the movement amount. 6. The third step is based on a distance in a predetermined direction in which the predetermined image should be moved, between the position detected in the second step and the predetermined reference position. 6. The image display method according to claim 5, further comprising calculating the amount of movement in the predetermined direction. 7. The image display method according to claim 5, wherein in the third step, the movement amount is calculated according to a display position of the predetermined image on the display screen. 8. A first means for causing a computer device to display a predetermined image and a movement input area for inputting a position change instruction of the predetermined image on a display screen, and pointing of the movement input area by a user. A second means for detecting a position, and a third means for determining a distance to move the predetermined image in the display screen according to the pointing position in the movement input area, Characteristic program. 9. The third means is based on a ratio between a distance in a direction in which the predetermined image should be moved from a predetermined reference position to the pointed position and a predetermined reference distance. The program according to claim 8, wherein a distance to move the predetermined image is calculated. 10. The program according to claim 9, wherein the third means changes the rate of change of the distance to move the predetermined image in the ratio based on the value of the ratio. 11. The first means displays the movement input area in a shape such that the moving direction is the longitudinal direction thereof, and the third means sets the reference distance to the reference distance. 10. The program according to claim 9, wherein a distance from a position to an end of the movement input area in the movement direction is set. 12. The program according to claim 8, wherein the first means displays the predetermined image as a software keyboard. 13. A recording medium in which a computer device having a display screen executes a program readable by the computer device, the program comprising: a predetermined image on the display screen of the computer device; A first step of displaying a moving area for inputting a moving instruction in the display screen of the predetermined image, a second step of detecting a position coordinate in the moving area pointed by a user, A recording medium characterized by executing a third procedure for calculating a movement amount of the predetermined image within the display screen so that the movement distance of the predetermined image changes according to the position coordinate. . 14. In the second procedure, coordinates for detecting the position coordinates are set as coordinates in a direction in which the predetermined image is moved by the moving area, and
14. The recording medium according to claim 13, wherein the origin of the coordinates is determined to be an end portion or a central portion of the moving area in the coordinate direction. 15. In the second procedure, a coordinate for detecting the position coordinate is set in a direction in which the predetermined image is moved by the movement area, and a position of the predetermined image in the display screen is set. 14. The recording medium according to claim 13, wherein the origin of the coordinates is determined in the movement area by referring to. 16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the maximum amount of movement of the predetermined image corresponding to one pointing operation by the user is set to a predetermined value in the third procedure.
Recording medium described 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the maximum movement amount is calculated based on a distance between the predetermined image and an end portion of the display screen in a direction in which the predetermined image should be moved. Recording medium.