JP2005242699A - Image display device and electronic instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device displaying an icon according to processing contents for reducing stress of a user even during a long waiting time and to provide an electronic instrument including the display device. <P>SOLUTION: This image display device is provided with an operation part 11 generating an operation signal matching the operation contents by an operator, a memory card storing image data, a display part 17, and a CPU 10 displaying an image based on the image data in the display part 17 according to the operation signal from the operation means and displaying an icon corresponding to the operation processing contents on the display part 17 when the display image is changed based on the operation signal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display device for displaying an image such as a digital camera and an electronic apparatus incorporating the image display device, and more particularly to an image display during standby during an operation process.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional image display devices that display images such as digital cameras, for example, have a long waiting time due to operation processing, such as displaying an hourglass or progress bar to display the progress of processing (for example, patents). Reference 1).
JP 2001-212356 A

  As described above, it is possible to grasp that the process is in progress by displaying the progress of the operation process and the fact that the communication is in progress, but those displays are the same regardless of the process contents. Therefore, just looking at the icon does not tell what kind of processing is being performed, especially when the waiting time is long, the user feels stressed or worried about whether the processing will be normal There is a problem.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and provides a display device and an electronic device incorporating the display device that can reduce user stress even when the waiting time is long. For the purpose.

  An image display apparatus according to the present invention reads out image data stored in a storage unit based on an operation unit that generates an operation signal corresponding to the operation content of an operator, a display unit, and the operation signal of the operation unit. The display unit displays an image based on the image data, and an icon indicating that an operation process is being performed is displayed at a position corresponding to the operation content when the display image is changed based on the operation signal. And an arithmetic means. In the present invention, an image is displayed on the display means based on the operation signal of the operation means, and when changing the display image based on the operation signal, an icon indicating that the operation process is being performed is displayed as the operation content. Since the information is displayed at the corresponding position, the processing contents can be grasped from the position of the icon, and even when the waiting time is long, the stress felt by the user is reduced and the situation of anxiety can be avoided.

  The image display device according to the present invention displays an image based on the image data on the display means based on an operation means for generating an operation signal corresponding to the operation content of the operator, a display means, and an operation signal of the operation means. And calculating means for causing the display means to display an icon having a form corresponding to the content of the operation processing when the display image is changed based on the operation signal. In the present invention, an image is displayed on the display unit based on the operation signal of the operation unit, and an icon in a form corresponding to the operation processing content is displayed on the display unit when the display image is changed based on the operation signal. Therefore, the processing contents can be grasped from the form of the icon, and even when the waiting time is long, the stress felt by the user is reduced, and the situation of anxiety can be avoided.

  In the image display device according to the present invention, the calculation means displays an icon corresponding to the operation processing content and displays it at a position corresponding to the operation content. In the present invention, an icon having a form corresponding to the operation processing content is displayed and displayed at a position corresponding to the operation content, so that the processing content can be grasped from both the shape and position of the icon. Therefore, even when the waiting time is long, the stress felt by the user is reduced.

  In the image display device according to the present invention, when the display image is changed based on the operation signal, the calculation means indicates a time required until the change process is completed or a processing amount up to the present with respect to the required processing amount. Information is displayed on the display means. In the present invention, not only the above icon is displayed, but also information indicating the time required until the change process is completed or the processing amount up to the present with respect to the required processing amount is displayed. The time until the processing is completed can be predicted.

  In the image display device according to the present invention, the calculation means causes the display means to display additional information included in the image data. By displaying additional information included in the image data, for example, information such as an image title and an image size, it is possible to grasp the contents of the currently processed image data.

  The electronic device according to the present invention is equipped with the above-described image display device, and even when the waiting time due to image processing is long, the user's stress is reduced.

Embodiment 1. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image display apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. An operation unit 11 and a memory card interface (hereinafter referred to as a memory card I / F) 12 are connected to the CPU 10 (calculation means), respectively, and an operation signal is received from the operation unit 11 and from the memory card I / F 12. For example, image data or the like is fetched from a memory card (not shown) attached thereto. Further, a memory 13 is connected to the CPU 10, and a program for defining the arithmetic processing of the CPU 10 and various data (for example, an icon corresponding to the operation content and data of its display position) are stored in the memory 13. The Further, a display control device 14 is connected to the CPU 10, and a VRAM (frame memory) 15 and a liquid crystal controller 16 are connected to the display control device 14. The display control device 14 decompresses the image data from the CPU 10, for example, and then decompresses it in the VRAM 15 to generate a frame image. Further, the display control device 14 reads the frame image and outputs it to the liquid crystal controller 16. The controller 16 performs predetermined signal processing on the frame image and causes the display unit (liquid crystal display) 17 to display the image. In the first embodiment, as will be described in detail later, the CPU 10 performs processing for causing the display unit (display unit) 17 to display an icon or the like according to the processing content when performing image processing.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process of arithmetic processing of the image display apparatus of FIG. For example, when an operation signal is input from the operation unit 11 with a memory card (not shown) attached, the CPU 10 selects an image of the memory card based on the operation signal (S1). The image data is read and output to the display control device 14 (S2). The display control device 14 performs processing such as decompression on the image data and develops it in the VRAM 15 to generate a frame image, reads the frame image and outputs it to the liquid crystal controller 16, and the liquid crystal controller 16 converts the D / A into the frame image. Predetermined signal processing such as conversion processing is performed to display the image selected above on the display unit 17 (S3). This series of processing (S1 to S3) is the same as the conventional processing method. However, in this embodiment, after image selection (S1) is performed, an icon is displayed in parallel with the above processing (S1 to S3). This is characterized in that the process (S4) for generating / displaying is performed, and details thereof will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of the process (S4) of FIG.
The CPU 10 detects the presence / absence of an event based on the operation signal from the operation unit 11 (S41). Here, the event means an operation such as a next page operation or a previous page operation, and is determined based on an operation signal corresponding to the operation. When the CPU 10 detects the event, it determines whether it is the next page operation (S42). If it is the next page operation, it reads out the icon and display position data corresponding to the next page operation from the memory 13. Obtain (S43). If the event is not the next page operation, it is determined whether or not it is a previous page operation (S44). If the event is determined to be the previous page operation, an icon corresponding to the previous page operation and its display position are determined. Is read out from the memory 13 and acquired (S45). If the event is not a previous page operation, it is determined whether or not it is a one-screen operation (enlarged display operation) (S46). If it is determined that the event is a one-screen operation, an icon and display corresponding to it are displayed. The position data is read from the memory 13 and acquired (S46). The CPU 10 outputs the data to the display control device 14 when the icon and the display position data corresponding to the type of the event are obtained through the above processing. The display control device 14 draws an icon on the VRAM 15 by performing processing for OSD (On Screen Display) based on the information, reads it, outputs it to the liquid crystal controller 16, and displays it on the display unit 17.

  FIG. 4 shows a state when a next page display (or previous page display) operation is performed from a state where a plurality of images are displayed in the thumbnail display area, or a single screen display operation is performed. All correspond to the above processing (S1) to (S3), but in the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an icon is displayed on the original image.

  FIG. 5 shows the display state when the next page display operation is performed. Here, since the display shifts to the next page, an arrow 51 for indicating the shift to the next page is displayed in addition to the hourglass 50 being displayed. It is displayed at the bottom of the screen, that is, on the next page side. Furthermore, the fact that the next page is the “2/7” page is displayed in the area 52 near the arrow 51. By displaying in this way, the user recognizes that the processing content is the transition processing to the next page (2/7), so the stress due to the user waiting is reduced.

  FIG. 6 shows a display state when a one-screen display (enlarged display) operation is performed, and an icon 53 is displayed in the image selected here to indicate that enlargement is being performed. The icon 53 displays a small square 54 and a large square 55 and an arrow 56 to indicate that the processing content is an enlarged display. In addition, the magnification (× 10) is displayed at 57 in the vicinity region of the selected image to display the degree of magnification.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an icon (an icon corresponding to the processing content) displayed on the selected image. FIG. 7A shows an icon 58 for converting a color image into a monochrome image. An example is shown, and (b) shows an example of an icon 59 when the image is rotated 90 degrees and displayed.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a front view of a personal computer on which the image display device of FIG. 1 is mounted. By mounting the above-described image display device, the stress on the user when waiting for operation processing is reduced.

Embodiment 3. FIG.
In the first embodiment, the example of the next page operation, the previous page operation, and the one-screen display (enlarged display) has been described as an example of the event. However, image display during processing during other operations including trimming is described. The same applies to. In addition, examples of icons and image additional information displayed on the selected image are not limited to the above examples. For example, as the additional information, an image title, an image size, and the like are appropriately set. Can be displayed.
Moreover, although the example which displays the hourglass as information which shows the processing time to the present with respect to the required time or the required processing amount until a change process is completed was demonstrated, it may be made to display another display mode, for example, a progress bar. Good. Also, the example of the memory card has been described as the storage means storing the image data, but it may be another external storage medium, or even when the image data is stored in the storage means built in the personal computer. The present invention applies as well. Further, in the second embodiment, the example of the personal computer is given as an example of the electronic device on which the image display device is mounted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the projection television, digital camera, mobile phone, PDA is not limited thereto. The same applies to other electronic devices including

  In the first embodiment, an example of the display unit (liquid crystal display) 17 has been described as the display unit. However, a CRT may be used, and in this case, a CRT control device is used instead of the liquid crystal controller 16. Will be used. Further, although an example of a memory card has been described as a storage means in which image data is stored, the present invention is similarly applied to the case where, for example, image data stored in the memory 13 of FIG. 1 is displayed.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The flowchart which showed the process of the arithmetic processing of the image display apparatus of FIG. The flowchart which showed the detail of the process (S4) of FIG. Explanatory drawing when changing the image currently displayed on the thumbnail display area. The figure which showed the display state when operation of the next page display was performed. The figure which showed the display state when operating screen display (enlarged display). Explanatory drawing which showed the example of the information displayed. The front view of the personal computer carrying the image display apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 CPU, 11 operation unit, 13 memory, 14 display control device, 15 VRAM, 16 liquid crystal controller, 17 display unit.

Claims (6)

Operation means for generating an operation signal corresponding to the operation content of the operator;
Display means;
Based on the operation signal from the operation means, the image data stored in the storage means is read out, and the display means displays an image based on the image data, and the display image is changed based on the operation signal. An image display device comprising: an operation means for displaying an icon indicating that processing is in progress at a position corresponding to the operation content. Operation means for generating an operation signal corresponding to the operation content of the operator;
Display means;
The image data stored in the storage means is read based on the operation signal of the operation means, and the display means displays an image based on the image data, and the display image is changed based on the operation signal. An image display apparatus comprising: a calculation unit that causes the display unit to display an icon in a form corresponding to operation processing content.   The image display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the calculation unit displays the icon at a position corresponding to the operation content.   When the display image is changed based on the operation signal, the calculation means causes the display means to display information indicating a required time until the change process is completed or a processing amount up to the present with respect to the required processing amount. The image display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit displays additional information included in the image data on the display unit. An electronic apparatus comprising the image display device according to claim 1.

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