JP2005018804A - Information input and output device, information input and output method, and storage medium recording information input and output program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to input information or refer to information without trouble in any position around a display device when the display surface of the display device is horizontally set. <P>SOLUTION: In this information input and output method, a display data storage means 12 preliminarily stores a plurality of display data differed in rotating angle to be displayed on the display area of the display device 2, a display data position determination means 13 determines the position (coordinate) of each internal division point obtained by internally dividing the distance from a certain position on the display area of the display device 2 to a position instructed by a display control means 11 by a predetermined length, and the display control means 11 successively reads display data from the display data storage means 12 and displays the display data in a plurality of positions determined by the display data position determination means 13 on the display area of the display device 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to an information input / output method for displaying a screen for allowing a user to input or refer to information on a display device, and in particular, when the display surface of the display device is installed horizontally, the user can surround the display device. The present invention relates to an information input / output system that allows a display device to display a screen on which information can be input without any hindrance at any position, or information can be referred to.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-105735, a transparent electrode touch panel is arranged on the front surface of a CRT that displays an image of an operation component, and the position of the touch panel pressed by a user is input to the control unit as coordinate data, and an operation instruction is issued. The technique of being converted into is disclosed.

JP-A-10-105735

Conventionally, in a public space, a CRT or a liquid crystal display device with a touch panel as described above is embedded in a wall in a direction facing the user or obliquely with respect to the user. It has been installed as a terminal device for input and output.

However, in such a form, only a few users in front of the display device can use the display device, and many users in public spaces can use the display device at the same time. Can not.

In order to solve the problem that only a limited number of people can use the display device, the display device can be horizontally arranged in a table form so that a plurality of users can surround it. Since the display device has a fixed image direction, only a specific user can directly face the image among the plurality of users surrounding the display device, and other users can view the image. There is a problem that it must be viewed from the opposite direction.

An object of the present invention is to allow a user to input information without any trouble at any position around the display device or to refer to the information when the display surface of the display device is installed horizontally. There is to be able to do it.

The first information input / output device of the present invention includes a process of rotating and displaying a display object by an arbitrary angle on the display area of the display device, and a process of displaying the display object to move by an arbitrary distance. Is provided with display control means for repeatedly executing.

According to a second information input / output device of the present invention, in the first information input / output device, the display information storage unit stores a plurality of the display objects having different rotation angles, and the display control unit stores the display data storage. A process for reading out and displaying any display object from the means, a plurality of internal dividing points obtained by internally dividing the display position and the movement destination at arbitrary intervals, and the display object from the display position side The sequential display processing is repeatedly executed.

A third information input / output device according to the present invention is characterized by comprising display control means for displaying a display object so as to continue rotating in a certain direction at an arbitrary position within a display area of the display device.

According to a fourth information input / output device of the present invention, in the third information input / output device, the display information storage unit stores the plurality of display objects having different rotation angles, and the display control unit stores the display data. The display object is sequentially read from the means with a small rotation angle, and continuously displayed at an arbitrary position in the display area.

A fifth information input / output device of the present invention is characterized by comprising display control means for displaying a display object so as to move on an arbitrary arc with the central point of the display area of the display device as an axis.

According to a sixth information input / output device of the present invention, the fifth information input / output device includes display data storage means for storing the plurality of display objects having different rotation angles, and the display control means is arranged on the arc. The display object having a rotation angle perpendicular to a straight line connecting the position and the center point at an arbitrary position is read from the display data storage means and displayed, and then n (n Is a process of reading the display object whose rotation angle is n degrees from the display data storage means and displaying it at a position on the arc that is rotated by a positive number) and a process of incrementing the rotation angle n by a predetermined number. It is characterized by doing.

The seventh information input / output device of the present invention displays a display object displayed at an arbitrary position in the display area of the display device so as to move in the direction of the designated position in the display area. Control means is provided.

An eighth information input / output device according to the present invention is the seventh information input / output device, further comprising display data storage means for storing the plurality of display objects having different rotation angles, wherein the display control means is provided in the display area. Necessary for recognizing the display position of the display object displayed in the display area at that time and directing the display object in the direction of the specified position at the display position. The display object corresponding to a specific rotation angle is read from the display data storage means and displayed, and the display object is displayed at a plurality of internal dividing points obtained by dividing the display position and the designated position at arbitrary intervals. The display is sequentially performed from the display position side.

According to a ninth information input / output device of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth information input / output devices, the display object is a button image, and the button image is designated when the button image is designated. The data processing apparatus is caused to execute predetermined processing corresponding to the above.

A tenth information input / output device according to the present invention includes display control means for rotating and displaying a screen displayed in the display area of the display device so as to face the designated position in the display area. It is characterized by that.

An eleventh information input / output device according to the present invention is the tenth information input / output device, comprising display data storage means for storing a plurality of the screens having different rotation angles, wherein the display control means is provided in the display area. According to the designation of an arbitrary position, the rotation angle of the screen currently displayed in the display area is recognized, and the display data in which the rotation angle is larger than the rotation angle is displayed in the order of the smaller rotation angle. The process of reading out from the storage means and displaying it is repeatedly executed until the screen faces the designated position.

The first information input / output method of the present invention includes a process of displaying a display object by rotating it at an arbitrary angle on the display area of the display device, and a process of displaying the display object so as to move by an arbitrary distance. Including a display control step of repeatedly executing.

According to a second information input / output method of the present invention, in the first information input / output method, the display control step receives any display object from display data storage means for storing the plurality of display objects having different rotation angles. The process of reading and displaying, and the process of sequentially displaying the display object from the display position side at a plurality of internal dividing points obtained by dividing the display position and the movement destination at arbitrary intervals and the movement destination are repeatedly executed. It is characterized by doing.

The third information input / output method of the present invention includes a display control step of displaying a display object so as to continue rotating in a certain direction at an arbitrary position within a display area of the display device.

According to a fourth information input / output method of the present invention, in the third information input / output method, in the display control step, the display object is rotated from a display data storage unit that stores a plurality of display objects having different rotation angles. Are sequentially read out and displayed continuously at an arbitrary position in the display area.

The fifth information input / output method of the present invention includes a display control step of displaying the display object so as to move on an arbitrary arc with the center point of the display area of the display device as an axis.

According to a sixth information input / output method of the present invention, in the fifth information input / output method, the display control step is a rotation perpendicular to a straight line connecting the position and the center point at an arbitrary position on the arc. The display object at an angle is read out from the display data storage means for storing a plurality of display objects with different rotation angles, and then rotated n (n is a positive number) degrees around the center point from the position. The display object having a rotation angle of n degrees at a position on the arc is read from the display data storage means and displayed, and the process of incrementing the rotation angle n by a predetermined number is repeatedly executed.

In the seventh information input / output method of the present invention, the display object displayed at an arbitrary position in the display area of the display device is displayed so as to move in the direction of the designated position in the display area. A control step is included.

According to an eighth information input / output method of the present invention, in the seventh information input / output method, the display control step is displayed in the display area at that time in accordance with designation of an arbitrary position in the display area. The display object corresponding to the rotation angle necessary for recognizing the display position of the display object and directing the display object in the direction of the designated position at the display position is a plurality of the display having different rotation angles. The display object is read from the display data storage means for storing the object and displayed, and the display object is sequentially displayed from the display position side at a plurality of internal dividing points obtained by internally dividing the display position and the designated position at an arbitrary interval. It is characterized by that.

According to a ninth information input / output method of the present invention, in any of the first to eighth information input / output methods, when the display object is an image of a button and the image of the button is designated, the button The data processing apparatus is caused to execute predetermined processing corresponding to the above.

The tenth information input / output method of the present invention includes a display control step of rotating and displaying the screen displayed in the display area of the display device so as to face the designated position in the display area. It is characterized by.

According to an eleventh information input / output method of the present invention, in the tenth information input / output method, the display control step is displayed in the display area at that time in accordance with designation of an arbitrary position in the display area. The rotation angle of the screen is recognized, and the screen having a rotation angle larger than the rotation angle is read out from the display data storage means for storing the plurality of screens having different rotation angles in order from the smaller rotation angle and displayed. The processing is repeatedly executed until the screen is directly facing the designated position.

The first recording medium of the present invention repeats the process of rotating and displaying a display object by an arbitrary angle on the display area of the display device and the process of displaying the display object to move by an arbitrary distance. A program for causing a data processing apparatus to perform display control processing to be executed is recorded.

According to a second recording medium of the present invention, in the first recording medium, the display control process reads and displays an arbitrary display object from display data storage means for storing a plurality of display objects having different rotation angles. The processing, and a plurality of internal dividing points obtained by internally dividing the display position and the movement destination at an arbitrary interval, and a process of sequentially displaying the display object from the display position side on the movement destination are repeatedly executed. And

The third recording medium of the present invention records a program for causing a data processing device to perform display control processing for displaying a display object so as to continue rotating in a certain direction at an arbitrary position within the display area of the display device. It is characterized by.

According to a fourth recording medium of the present invention, in the third recording medium, the display control process starts from a display data storage unit that stores a plurality of the display objects having different rotation angles. Read sequentially and display continuously at an arbitrary position in the display area.

The fifth recording medium of the present invention records a program for causing a data processing device to perform display control processing for displaying a display object so as to move on an arbitrary arc with the center point of the display area of the display device as an axis. It is characterized by that.

According to a sixth recording medium of the present invention, in the fifth recording medium, the display control process displays the rotation angle perpendicular to a straight line connecting the position and the center point at an arbitrary position on the arc. An object is read out from the display data storage means for storing a plurality of the display objects having different rotation angles, and then displayed on the circular arc rotated by n (n is a positive number) degrees around the center point from the position. The display object having a rotation angle of n degrees at the position is read from the display data storage means and displayed, and the process of incrementing the rotation angle n by a predetermined number is repeatedly executed.

The seventh recording medium of the present invention displays a display object displayed at an arbitrary position in the display area of the display device so as to move in the direction of the designated position in the display area. A program for causing the data processing apparatus to execute is recorded.

According to an eighth recording medium of the present invention, in the seventh recording medium, the display control processing includes the display displayed in the display area at that time in accordance with designation of an arbitrary position in the display area. The display object corresponding to the rotation angle necessary for recognizing the display position of the object and directing the display object toward the designated position at the display position is stored as a plurality of display objects having different rotation angles. The display object is read and displayed from the display data storage means, and the display object is sequentially displayed from the display position side at a plurality of internal dividing points obtained by dividing the display position and the designated position at arbitrary intervals. To do.

According to a ninth recording medium of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth recording media, when the display object is an image of a button and the image of the button is designated, a predetermined corresponding to the button is provided. A program for causing the data processing apparatus to perform the above process is recorded.

According to a tenth recording medium of the present invention, a display control process for rotating and displaying a screen displayed in a display area of a display device so as to face a specified position in the display area is displayed on the data processing apparatus. The program to be performed is recorded.

According to an eleventh recording medium of the present invention, in the tenth recording medium, the display control process is the screen displayed in the display area at that time in accordance with designation of an arbitrary position in the display area. A process of recognizing the rotation angle, reading out the screen having a larger rotation angle than the rotation angle from the display data storage means for storing the plurality of screens having different rotation angles, in order from the smaller rotation angle. It is characterized in that it is repeatedly executed until the screen faces the designated position.

The first recording medium group of the present invention divides the program recorded on any of the first to eleventh recording media into a plurality of parts and records the plurality of parts on a plurality of recording media, respectively. It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, when the display surface of the display device is installed horizontally, the user can input information without any trouble at any position around the display device or can refer to the information. Has an effect.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the first embodiment of the present invention includes a data processing device 1, a display device 2, and a touch panel 3 that operate by program control.

The display device 2 is a device that can project an image such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display device, or a projector.

The data processing device 1 includes display control means 11, display data storage means 12, display data position determination means 13, and touch panel control means 14.

Referring to FIG. 2, the display data storage unit 12 uses the center point of the display data as an axis for each of display data (graphics, buttons, moving images, video objects, etc.) displayed in the display area of the display device 2. A direction in which the display data is perpendicular to a line connecting the center point and the center point of the display area is set to 0 degree, and a plurality of display data sequentially rotated by a predetermined angle are stored in advance. For example, a total of twelve display data rotated sequentially by 30 degrees, 0 degrees, 30 degrees, 60 degrees,..., 330 degrees are stored (for example only, the rotation angle is not limited to 30 degrees). .

The display data position determining means 13 determines the position (coordinates) of each internal dividing point obtained by internally dividing the distance from a certain position on the display area of the display device 2 to the position indicated by the display control means 11 by a predetermined length. To do.

The display control unit 11 reads out desired display data from the display data storage unit 12 and displays the display data at a position on the display area of the display device 2 determined by the display data position determination unit 13.

As a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention, a data processing device 1 and a recording medium 4 such as a magnetic disk device or a semiconductor memory are connected via a signal line, and the data processing device 1 The following processing may be executed by a program loaded from the medium 4 via a signal line.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention, that is, the case where the display data continues to move within the display area of the display device 2 (see FIG. 4) will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, the display control means 11 determines the display position (coordinates) and the rotation angle for each of the display data to be displayed in the display area of the display device 2 according to an arbitrary method such as generating a random number (step) A1) Next, it is determined whether the determined display positions of the display data do not overlap (step A2). If it is determined that there is overlapping display data, step A1 is executed again.

If it is determined in step A2 that there is no display data whose display position overlaps, the display control means 11 reads the display data of the rotation angle determined in step A1 from the display data storage means 12 (step A3), and in step A1. Display at the determined display position (step A4).

Next, the display control means 11 determines the position of an arbitrary movement destination for each of the display data read and displayed in steps A3 to A4 (step A5), and sets the determined movement destination position and the current position as parameters. And the display data position determining means 13 is activated (step A6).

The display data position determining means 13 divides the distance between the current position designated by the display control means 11 as a parameter and the position of the movement destination by a predetermined length, and the position of each internal dividing point is given to the display control means 11. Return (step A7). Note that, as the distance between the internal dividing points is shorter, the display data can be displayed so as to move smoothly from the current position to the destination position, but the load on the data processing apparatus 1 related to the display also increases.

The display control means 11 determines whether the position of each internal dividing point and the position of the movement destination of each display data returned from the display data position determination means 13 does not overlap (step A8), and determines that there is overlapping display data. If so, the process returns to step A5.

If the display control means 11 determines in step A8 that there is no display data whose position overlaps, the display control means 11 reads the position of each internal dividing point and the movement destination position returned from the display data position determination means 13 in step A3. The displayed data is sequentially displayed (step A9).

Next, the display control means 11 determines a rotation angle for each of the display data according to an arbitrary method such as generating a random number (step A10), and the display data storage means 12 displays the display data of the determined rotation angle. (Step A11), display on the display device 2 (Step A12), and return to Step A5. The display control unit 11 repeats Step A5 to Step A12 until there is any interruption instruction such as a user pressing a button.

When the display data is a button, a signal indicating that the user has pressed the button is sent from the touch panel 3 to the touch panel control means 14, and the data processing apparatus 1 executes a predetermined process corresponding to the button. Further, the button may be instructed to be pressed with an input device such as a mouse or a trackball.

In addition, as a method for rotating or moving the display data, the display data that is rotated or moved may be created by software instead of the method described above.

Thus, the operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention is completed.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, since the display data continues to move in a random direction within the display area of the display device 2, the display data is transmitted to a plurality of users around the display device 2. There is an effect that the possibility of approaching occurs equally, that is, the plurality of users can refer to the display data equally.

Referring to FIG. 5, the second embodiment of the present invention includes a data processing device 1 that operates by program control, a display device 2, and a touch panel 3.

The display device 2 is a device that can project an image such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display device, or a projector.

The data processing device 1 includes display control means 11, display data storage means 12, and touch panel control means 14.

As a modification of the second embodiment of the present invention, a data processing device 1 and a recording medium 4 such as a magnetic disk device or a semiconductor memory are connected via a signal line, and the data processing device 1 The following processing may be executed by a program loaded from the medium 4 via a signal line.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention, that is, the case where the display data continues to rotate in a certain direction at a predetermined position in the display area (see FIG. 7) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. To do.

The display control means 11 first determines the display position of each display data (step B1), and sequentially reads from the display data storage means 12 from display data with a small rotation angle to display data with a large rotation angle for each display data (step B2). Is displayed on the display device 2 (step B3). The display control unit 11 repeats Step B2 and Step B3 until there is some interruption instruction such as a user pressing a button. In addition, although the display data can be displayed so as to rotate more smoothly as the unit of the rotation angle is smaller, the load on the data processing apparatus 1 related to the display also increases.

When the display data is a button, a signal indicating that the user has pressed the button is sent from the touch panel 3 to the touch panel control means 14, and the data processing apparatus 1 executes a predetermined process corresponding to the button. Further, the button may be instructed to be pressed with an input device such as a mouse or a trackball.

Note that, as a method for rotating display data, the rotated display data may be created by software instead of the method described above.

Thus, the operation of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention is completed.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, since the display data continues to rotate in a certain direction at a predetermined position in the display area, the display data directly faces a plurality of users around the display device 2. The possibility is generated evenly, that is, the plurality of users can refer to the display data equally.

Referring to FIG. 8, the third embodiment of the present invention includes a data processing device 1, a display device 2, and a touch panel 3 that operate by program control.

The display device 2 is a device that can project an image such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display device, or a projector.

The data processing device 1 includes display control means 11, display data storage means 12, display data position determination means 13, and touch panel control means 14.

As a modification of the third embodiment of the present invention, a data processing device 1 and a recording medium 4 such as a magnetic disk device or a semiconductor memory are connected via a signal line, and the data processing device 1 The following processing may be executed by a program loaded from the medium 4 via a signal line.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention, that is, the case where the display data revolves around the center point of the display area (see FIG. 10) will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The display control means 11 first determines the display position of each display data (set as a reference point) (step C1), and reads the display data with a rotation angle of 0 degree from the display data storage means 12 for each display data (step C2). ) And displayed on the display device 2 (step C3).

Next, the display control unit 11 sequentially displays the display data at predetermined positions on an arc whose radius is the distance between the center point and the reference point with the center point of the display area as an axis.

That is, the display control means 11 first determines the position on the arc rotated n degrees from the reference point to the center point of the display area by the display data position determination means 13 (step C4), and the rotation angle is n degrees. Display data is read from the display data storage means 12 (step C5) and displayed at the position determined in step C4 (step C6). For example, display data having a rotation angle of 90 degrees is displayed at a position rotated 90 degrees from the reference point about the center point of the display area.

The display control unit 11 repeats Step C4 to Step C6 until there is some interruption instruction such as a user pressing a button. Note that, as the interval between the display positions on the arc is smaller, the display data can be displayed so as to move smoothly on the arc, but the load on the data processing apparatus 1 related to the display also increases.

When the display data is a button, a signal indicating that the user has pressed the button is sent from the touch panel 3 to the touch panel control means 14, and the data processing apparatus 1 executes a predetermined process corresponding to the button. Further, the button may be instructed to be pressed with an input device such as a mouse or a trackball.

In addition, as a method for rotating or moving the display data, the display data that is rotated or moved may be created by software instead of the method described above.

Thus, the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention is completed.

According to the third embodiment of the present invention, since the display data revolves around the center point of the display area, there is a possibility that the display data directly faces a plurality of users around the display device 2. It is generated evenly, that is, the plurality of users can refer to the display data equally.

Referring to FIG. 11, the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a data processing device 1 that operates by program control, a display device 2, and a touch panel 3.

The display device 2 is a device that can project an image such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display device, or a projector.

The data processing device 1 includes display control means 11, display data storage means 12, display data position determination means 13, and touch panel control means 14.

As a modification of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, a data processing device 1 and a recording medium 4 such as a magnetic disk device or a semiconductor memory are connected via a signal line, and the data processing device 1 The following processing may be executed by a program loaded from the medium 4 via a signal line.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the operation of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, that is, displayed at an arbitrary position in the display area of the display device 2 so as to approach the position pressed by the user on the touch panel 3. The case where the displayed data moves (see FIG. 13) will be described in detail.

First, the touch panel control means 14 detects a position (pressed point) pressed by the user on the touch panel 3 (step D1).

Next, the display control means 11 determines whether each of the display data displayed in the display area of the display device 2 is moving in response to the user pressing the touch panel 3 (step D2). If it is stopped (step D3), the current position (current position) is recognized (including the case where it is not moving) (step D4).

The display control means 11 recognizes how many times it is necessary to rotate each display data in the direction of the pressed point for each of the display data at the current position (step D5), and displays the corresponding display data. The data is read from the display data storage means 12 (step D6) and displayed on the display device 2 (step D7).

Next, the display control means 11 activates the display data position determination means 13 by designating the pressing point and the current position as parameters for each of the display data (step D8).

The display data position determining means 13 internally divides the distance between the pressed point designated by the display control means 11 as a parameter and the current position by a predetermined length, and returns the position of each internal dividing point to the display control means 11. (Step D9). Note that, as the distance between the internal dividing points is shorter, the display data can be displayed so as to move smoothly from the current position to the pressed point, but the load on the data processing apparatus 1 related to the display also increases.

The display control means 11 sequentially displays the display data read out in step D6 at the position of each internal dividing point and the pressed point of each display data returned from the display data position determining means 13 (step D10).

When the display data is a button, a signal indicating that the user has pressed the button is sent from the touch panel 3 to the touch panel control means 14, and the data processing apparatus 1 executes a predetermined process corresponding to the button. Further, the button may be instructed to be pressed with an input device such as a mouse or a trackball.

In addition, as a method for rotating or moving the display data, the display data that is rotated or moved may be created by software instead of the method described above.

Thus, the operation of the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention is completed.

According to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the display data displayed at an arbitrary position in the display area of the display device 2 moves so as to approach the position pressed by the user on the touch panel 3. A user around the display device 2 can refer to display data that is far from the user near the user, that is, the user can refer to the display data evenly anywhere around the display device 2. Has the effect of being able to.

Referring to FIG. 14, the fifth embodiment of the present invention includes a data processing device 1, a display device 2, and a touch panel 3 that operate by program control.

The display device 2 is a device that can project an image such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display device, or a projector.

The data processing device 1 includes display control means 11, display data storage means 12, display data position determination means 13, and touch panel control means 14.

The display data storage unit 12 stores in advance a plurality of screens obtained by sequentially rotating a screen displayed in the display area of the display device 2 by a predetermined angle about the center point of the display area.

As a modification of the fifth embodiment of the present invention, a data processing device 1 and a recording medium 4 such as a magnetic disk device or a semiconductor memory are connected via a signal line, and the data processing device 1 The following processing may be executed by a program loaded from the medium 4 via a signal line.

Next, referring to FIG. 15, the operation of the fifth embodiment of the present invention, that is, the case where the screen is displayed in the display area of the display device 2, and the position where the user presses on the touch panel 3. The case where the screen is rotated so as to face directly (see FIG. 16) will be described in detail.

First, the touch panel control means 14 detects a position (pressed point) pressed by the user on the touch panel 3 (step E1). The position pressed by the user with an input device such as a mouse or a trackball may be used as the pressing point.

Next, the display control unit 11 recognizes the current rotation angle of the screen displayed in the display area of the display device 2 in response to the pressing of the touch panel 3 by the user (step E2). Screens with a large rotation angle are read from the display data storage means 12 in order of increasing rotation angle (step E3) and displayed on the display device 2 (step E4). The display control unit 11 continuously executes Step E3 to Step E4 until the screen faces the pressed point. Note that the smaller the screen rotation angle stored in advance in the display data storage unit 12, the smoother the screen can be displayed, but the load on the data processing apparatus 1 related to the display also increases.

As a method for rotating the screen, the rotated screen may be created by software instead of the method described above.

Thus, the operation of the fifth exemplary embodiment of the present invention is completed.

According to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, when a screen having vertical and horizontal directions is displayed in the display area of the display device 2, the user directly faces the position pressed on the touch panel 3. Since the screen is rotated, a user around the display device 2 can face the screen to himself / herself, that is, the user can refer to the screen evenly anywhere around the display device 2. It has the effect.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the display data stored in the display data storage means 12 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image of the operation | movement of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image of the operation | movement of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image of the operation | movement of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image of the operation | movement of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the image of the operation | movement of the 5th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Data processing apparatus 2 Display apparatus 3 Touch panel 4 Recording medium 11 Display control means 12 Display data possible means 13 Display data position determination means 14 Touch panel control means

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Processing for rotating an image of at least one button displayed in the display area of the display device by rotating an arbitrary angle around the center point of the image of the button, and moving the image of the button by an arbitrary distance on the display area Display control means for sequentially and repeatedly executing the display processing and touch panel control means for inputting information on the position pressed on the touch panel, and the display position of the button image and the position pressed on the touch panel. An information input / output device that executes predetermined processing corresponding to an image of the button when the information matches. Display data storage for storing image data of a plurality of buttons having different rotation angles obtained by rotating the image of at least one button displayed in the display area of the display device by a predetermined angle around the center point of the button image And a process for reading out and displaying image data of an arbitrary button from the display data storage means and a position of the movement destination in the display area different from the display position at that time, and determining the display position and the Display control means for repeatedly executing the process of sequentially displaying the image of the button from the display position side at the position of a plurality of internal dividing points obtained by internally dividing the position of the movement destination at a predetermined interval And touch panel control means for inputting information on a position pressed on the touch panel, and the display position of the button image and the information on the position pressed on the touch panel. There if they match, the information input and output device and executes predetermined processing corresponding to the image of the button. Display control means for displaying an image of at least one button displayed in the display area of the display device so as to continue to rotate in a certain direction around the center point of the image of the button, and information on a position pressed on the touch panel Touch panel control means for inputting, and when a display position of the button image coincides with information on a position pressed on the touch panel, a predetermined process corresponding to the button image is executed. Information input / output device. Display data storage for storing at least one button image to be displayed in the display area of the display device, the button image data having a plurality of rotation angles rotated about a center point of the button image by a predetermined angle A display control means for repeatedly reading out and displaying the image data of the button from the display data storage means in order of a small rotation angle at a predetermined position in the display area, and pressing on the touch panel Touch panel control means for inputting information on the position of the button, and when the display position of the button image matches the position pressed on the touch panel, a predetermined process corresponding to the image of the button is executed. An information input / output device. Display control means for displaying the display object so as to move on an arc centered on the center point of the display area of the display device; and touch panel control means for inputting information on a position pressed on the touch panel, the display An information input / output device that executes a predetermined process corresponding to a display object when the display position of the object matches information of a position pressed on the touch panel. Display control means for sequentially displaying display objects at a plurality of positions set at predetermined intervals on an arc centering on the center point of the display area of the display device, and information on the position pressed on the touch panel Touch panel control means for inputting information, and when the information on the display position of the display object coincides with the position pressed on the touch panel, a predetermined process corresponding to the display object is executed. Output device. Display data storage means for storing a plurality of display objects having different rotation angles obtained by rotating a display object displayed in a display area of the display device by a predetermined angle around a center point of the display object; and the display area An arbitrary position on an arc centering on the center point of the display point is used as a reference point, the display object data is sequentially read from the display data storage means in the order of a small rotation angle, and the read display object data is read from the reference point. Display control means for sequentially displaying the display object at a position on the arc rotated by the rotation angle of the data of the display object around the center point of the display area, and touch panel control means for inputting information on the position pressed on the touch panel. And when a display position of the display object matches information of a position pressed on the touch panel, a predetermined process corresponding to the display object is executed. That information input and output device. The touch panel control means for inputting information on the position pressed on the touch panel and the display object displayed in the display area of the display device are pressed on the touch panel in the display area different from the display position at that time. According to the designation of the position, the display object is sequentially displayed from the display position side at the positions of a plurality of internal dividing points obtained by internally dividing the display position and the designated position at a predetermined interval. An information input / output device comprising: a display control means. Touch panel control means for inputting information on the position pressed on the touch panel, and a screen displayed in the display area of the display device, and a plurality of rotation angles of a plurality of rotation angles that are rotated by a predetermined angle around the center point of the screen In accordance with the designation of the display data storage means for storing data and the position pressed on the touch panel in the display area, the rotation angle of the screen displayed in the display area at that time is recognized, and the rotation Display control means is provided for repeatedly executing the process of reading out and displaying the data of the screen having a rotation angle larger than the angle from the display data storage means in the order of the rotation angle until the screen faces the designated position. An information input / output device characterized by that. Processing for rotating an image of at least one button displayed in the display area of the display device by rotating an arbitrary angle around the center point of the image of the button, and moving the image of the button by an arbitrary distance on the display area And a process of repeatedly executing a predetermined process corresponding to the button image when the display position of the button image matches the information of the position pressed on the touch panel. A data processing apparatus-readable recording medium, characterized in that a program for causing the data processing apparatus to perform is recorded. A process of displaying an image of at least one button displayed in the display area of the display device so as to continue rotating in a certain direction around the center point of the image of the button; A data processing device readable by storing a program for causing the data processing device to execute a predetermined processing corresponding to the image of the button when the position information matches. recoding media. When the processing for displaying the display object so as to move on an arc centered on the center point of the display area of the display device matches the information on the display position of the display object and the position pressed on the touch panel, the display A data processing apparatus-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a data processing apparatus to execute a predetermined process corresponding to an object. A process of sequentially displaying a display object at a plurality of positions set at predetermined intervals on an arc centering on the center point of the display area of the display device, and the display position of the display object and the touch panel being pressed on the touch panel A data processing apparatus-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a data processing apparatus to perform a process for executing a predetermined process corresponding to the display object when position information matches . An arbitrary position on an arc centering on the center point of the display area of the display device is used as a reference point, and a plurality of rotation angles are rotated by a predetermined angle around the center point of the display object displayed in the display area. The display object data is sequentially read from the display data storage means for storing the display object data in the order of a small rotation angle, and the read display object data is centered on the center point of the display area from the reference point. When the display position of the display object and the information of the position pressed on the touch panel coincide with each other, the predetermined processing corresponding to the display object is performed. A data processing apparatus-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing the data processing apparatus to execute a process to be executed. For the display object displayed in the display area of the display device, the display position and the specified position are determined in accordance with the designation of the position pressed on the touch panel in the display area different from the display position at that time. A program for causing the data processing device to perform a process of sequentially displaying the display object from the display position side at the positions of the plurality of internal dividing points divided at intervals of the interval and the designated position is recorded. A data processing device readable recording medium. According to the designation of the position pressed on the touch panel in the display area of the display device, the rotation angle of the screen displayed in the display area at that time is recognized, and the screen data having a larger rotation angle than the rotation angle Is read from the display data storage means for storing a plurality of screen data having different rotation angles rotated about a center point of the screen by a predetermined angle in order from the smallest rotation angle and displayed. What is claimed is: 1. A data processing apparatus-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a data processing apparatus to repeatedly execute a process until the screen is directly opposed to the specified position. Processing for rotating an image of at least one button displayed in the display area of the display device by rotating an arbitrary angle around the center point of the image of the button, and moving the image of the button by an arbitrary distance on the display area And a process of repeatedly executing a predetermined process corresponding to the button image when the display position of the button image matches the information of the position pressed on the touch panel. An information input / output method characterized by: A process of displaying an image of at least one button displayed in the display area of the display device so as to continue rotating in a certain direction around the center point of the image of the button; An information input / output method comprising: performing a predetermined process corresponding to the image of the button when the information on the positions coincides with each other. When the processing for displaying the display object so as to move on an arc centered on the center point of the display area of the display device matches the information on the display position of the display object and the position pressed on the touch panel, the display An information input / output method comprising: performing a predetermined process corresponding to an object. A process of sequentially displaying a display object at a plurality of positions set at predetermined intervals on an arc centering on the center point of the display area of the display device, and the display position of the display object and the touch panel being pressed on the touch panel A recording medium on which a program for causing a data processing apparatus to perform a process of executing a predetermined process corresponding to the display object when position information matches is recorded. An arbitrary position on an arc centering on the center point of the display area of the display device is used as a reference point, and a plurality of rotation angles are rotated by a predetermined angle around the center point of the display object displayed in the display area. The display object data is sequentially read from the display data storage means for storing the display object data in the order of a small rotation angle, and the read display object data is centered on the center point of the display area from the reference point. When the display position of the display object and the information of the position pressed on the touch panel coincide with each other, the predetermined processing corresponding to the display object is performed. An information input / output method comprising: performing processing. For the display object displayed in the display area of the display device, the display position and the specified position are determined in accordance with the designation of the position pressed on the touch panel in the display area different from the display position at that time. An information input / output method characterized by performing a process of sequentially displaying the display object from the display position side at the positions of a plurality of internal dividing points internally divided by the interval of According to the designation of the position pressed on the touch panel in the display area of the display device, the rotation angle of the screen currently displayed in the display area is recognized, and the screen data having a rotation angle larger than the rotation angle is recognized. Is read out from the display data storage means for storing a plurality of screen data having different rotation angles rotated about a center point of the screen by a predetermined angle in order from the smallest rotation angle and displayed. An information input / output method characterized by performing a process that is repeatedly executed until the screen is directly facing the specified position.

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