JP2006276910A - Information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information display device for easily grasping mutually isolated item information by validly utilizing a display region. <P>SOLUTION: Instruction information to instruct scroll is inputted by an operation input detecting part 46, and a plurality of condition setting items 61 predetermined according to the instruction information are scroll-displayed in the display region of a display panel 14. Designation information to designate the condition setting item 61 to be always displayed in the display region in scroll display is inputted from the plurality of condition setting items 61 by the operation input detecting part 46, and when instruction information to instruct scroll is inputted, a display panel 14 is controlled by a CPU 40 so that while the condition setting item 61 shown by the instruction information is displayed in the display region of the display panel 14, the residual condition setting items 61 can be scroll-displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display device that scroll-displays a plurality of items of information determined in advance according to a scroll operation.

  In information display devices such as liquid crystal display devices and CRT display devices, the size of the display area is limited. Therefore, when the display size of information to be displayed is larger than the size of the display area, the display area can be used effectively. Scrolling in the vertical and horizontal directions (screen feed in the vertical and horizontal directions to display an area where no information is displayed) is employed.

  However, as the information display size increases, the amount of scrolling also increases.For example, when setting item information while checking the contents of item information that is separated from each other, it is necessary to perform long-distance scrolling. The nature was bad.

  For this reason, as a technique for improving operability, Patent Document 1 discloses that a display area is divided into a fixed area and a scroll area, a heading part of a slip form is displayed in the fixed area, and a detail part of the slip form is displayed in the scroll area. A technique for displaying is disclosed.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 discloses a technique that enables a display area to be divided into a plurality of areas and enlarged, reduced, or scrolled for each area in an electronic book.

Furthermore, Patent Document 3 discloses that a table top item that is hierarchically related to a table top (front side) item of a statistical table has a hierarchical structure, and includes a top table top item and a subordinate included in the top table top item. When the screen is scrolled, the lower head item is scrolled, and when all the lower head items are scrolled out of the display area, the upper head item is displayed. A technique is disclosed in which items can be scrolled out to determine the hierarchical relationship of the top items of a statistical table.
JP-A-5-233205 JP 2003-241883 A JP-A-63-147260

  However, in the techniques of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, when the user performs settings while confirming the contents of a plurality of item information and distant item information, a large fixed area that displays a plurality of item information in the display area, Therefore, it is necessary to secure a fixed area for each item information, and the display area cannot be used effectively.

  In the technique of Patent Document 3, when scrolling and scrolling out the lower items, the upper items are also scrolled out. Therefore, if the upper items do not fit within the display area and are far apart, scrolling is necessary. The problem of poor operability remained.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described facts, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information display device that can effectively utilize display areas and easily grasp item information separated from each other.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instruction input means for inputting instruction information for instructing scrolling, and a plurality of items of information which are predetermined according to the instruction information are scroll-displayed in a display area. Display means for inputting, designation input means for inputting item information for always displaying item information in the display area during scroll display from the plurality of item information, and instruction information for instructing scrolling by the instruction input means. Control means for controlling the display means to scroll the remaining item information in a state where the item information indicated by the designation information is displayed in the display area of the display means. Yes.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the instruction information for instructing scrolling is input by the instruction input means, and a plurality of items of information that are predetermined according to the instruction information are scroll-displayed in the display area of the display means. The display means includes a display such as a CRT display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, and a liquid crystal display.

  In the present invention, designation information for designating item information that is always displayed in the display area during scroll display is input from the plurality of item information by the designation input means, and scrolling is performed by the instruction input means by the control means. When the instruction information to be instructed is input, the display unit is controlled to scroll and display the remaining item information in a state where the item information indicated by the designation information is displayed in the display area of the display unit. . The instruction input unit and the instruction input unit may be configured as the same input unit. The instruction input unit and the instruction input unit include, in addition to input through an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device, the above-described input unit. Input via a touch panel or the like is included.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the instruction information for instructing scrolling is input, and a plurality of items of information in advance according to the instruction information are scroll-displayed in the display area of the display means. From the item information, designation information that designates item information that is always displayed in the display area at the time of scroll display is input. When instruction information that instructs scrolling is input, the item information indicated by the designation information is displayed on the display unit. Since the display means is controlled so that the remaining item information is scroll-displayed in a state where it is displayed in the display area, it is possible to effectively utilize the display area and easily grasp item information separated from each other. it can.

  In the present invention, as in the invention described in claim 2, when the instruction information for instructing scrolling is inputted by the instruction input means, the control means displays the item information indicated by the designation information as the remaining information. When the item information indicated by the designation information is positioned at the end in the scroll direction, the item information is scrolled when the item information is scrolled toward the end in the scroll direction in the display area of the display means. The display means may be controlled so that the scrolling of only the remaining item information is continued.

  Further, according to a second aspect of the invention, as in the third aspect of the invention, the control means includes a case where there are a plurality of item information indicated by the designation information, and any one of the plurality of item information is the When scrolling in the same scroll direction is continuously performed after the time point when the scrolling movement according to the instruction information is stopped at the end of the scroll direction, the item information of the item information stopped at the end of the scroll direction is stopped. It is preferable that the display means is controlled so that the end of the display range in the direction opposite to the scroll direction is regarded as the end of the scroll direction and the scroll is continued.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, as in the fourth aspect of the invention, the control means displays a plurality of item information indicated by the designation information at the end in the scroll direction. Preferably, it is performed as a limit within a predetermined range.

  Further, according to the present invention, as in the invention described in claim 5, any one of the candidate information is set from a plurality of predetermined candidate information as the item information, and the instruction input means The display instruction for instructing the display of the candidate information is further input to the item information displayed in the display area, and the control means instructs the display of the candidate information by the instruction input means. When the information is input, the display unit may be controlled to display the candidate information in the display area.

  Further, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, as in the sixth aspect of the present invention, a storage for storing setting information in which item information for displaying the candidate information in the display area during scroll display is set in advance. And the control means displays the candidate information of the item information indicated by the setting information stored in the storage means in the display area, and the item information is positioned at the end in the scroll direction. In addition, the display means may be controlled to close the candidate information displayed in the display area.

  As described above, the instruction information for instructing scrolling is input, and a plurality of item information that is predetermined according to the instruction information is scroll-displayed in the display area of the display means. When designation information for designating item information that is always displayed in the display area is inputted and instruction information for instructing scrolling is inputted, the item information indicated by the designation information is displayed in the display area of the display means. The display means is controlled so that the remaining item information is scroll-displayed in a state in which the display device is in an effective state, so that the display area can be effectively used and the item information separated from each other can be easily grasped. Have.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, a case where the present invention is applied to an operation menu screen of an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording sheet will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows an image forming apparatus 10 to which the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment reads an image from a recording sheet placed at a predetermined reading position, and outputs image data indicating the image. The apparatus main body 12 that performs image forming processing using various image data such as output image data and image data input from the outside, and provided on the upper surface portion of the apparatus main body 12, displays an operation menu, a message, and the like. And a display panel 14 having a transmissive touch panel integrally provided on the surface.

  The touch panel is of a pressure-sensitive type, and the user instructs the image forming apparatus 10 to perform various operations when the user touches the display surface of the display panel 14 with a fingertip (touch operation). be able to.

  The apparatus main body 12 includes an image forming engine unit 15 (not shown in FIG. 1; see FIG. 2) that prints an image on a recording sheet (image formation) by an electrophotographic method. . The image forming engine unit 15 can form a full color image using toners of four colors of yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K). Further, it is possible to form a black and white gradation image using only black toner.

  Furthermore, a double-sided printing unit is built in the apparatus main body 12, and images can be formed on both sides of the recording paper.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the main configuration of the electrical system of the image forming apparatus 10 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an image forming apparatus 10 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 40 that controls the operation of the entire apparatus, a RAM 48 that temporarily stores various data, and various programs including a control program and a scroll control processing program. And the ROM 42 in which various parameters are stored in advance, the display driver 44 that controls the display of various information on the display panel 14, and the coordinates of the touch position (designated position) where the touch operation on the display surface of the display panel 14 has been performed. And an operation input detection unit 46 for detecting the operation information as operation information.

  The image forming apparatus 10 also includes a scanner driver 50 that controls reading of an optical image by the scanner 11, an image forming engine control unit 54 that controls the operation of the image forming engine unit 15, and an image output from the scanner 11. And an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 56 for storing various information such as data and display item setting information 80 and display area control information 86 described later.

  The CPU 40, RAM 48, ROM 42, display driver 44, operation input detection unit 46, scanner driver 50, image forming engine control unit 54, and HDD 56 are connected to each other via a system bus BUS. Therefore, the CPU 40 accesses the RAM 48, ROM 42 and HDD 56, controls the operation of the scanner 11 via the scanner driver 50, controls the operation of the image forming engine unit 15 via the image forming engine control unit 54, and displays the display driver 44. An operation screen on the display panel 14 and various messages can be displayed. Further, the CPU 40 can always grasp the touch position where the touch operation is performed based on the operation information detected by the operation input detection unit 46.

  By the way, in the image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, there are a plurality of condition setting items for setting the conditions of various functions such as designation of the size of recording paper when forming an image, enlargement / reduction, and duplex printing. Yes, various conditions can be specified from the condition item setting screen 60 displayed on the display panel 14 when the user forms an image.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the display state of the condition item setting screen 60.

  As shown in the figure, the condition item setting screen 60 includes an item display area 62 for displaying a predetermined number (6 in the present embodiment) of condition setting items 61 arranged in the vertical direction, and an item display. An up scroll button 64 for scrolling upward in the condition setting item 61 displayed in the area 62, and a down scroll button for scrolling down in the condition setting items 61 displayed in the item display area 62 66.

  The condition item setting screen 60 can set the function shown in each condition setting item 61 displayed in the item display area 62. When a touch operation is performed on the condition setting item 61 to be set, A detailed setting display unit 70 for setting the condition setting item 61 is displayed.

  FIG. 8C shows a detailed setting display unit 70 that is displayed when a touch operation is performed on “double-sided copy” that is the condition setting item 61 as an example of the detailed setting display unit 70. 8A to 8C, FIGS. 7A to 7C described later, and FIG. 10, conditions that are outside the item display area 62 of the condition item setting screen 60 and are not displayed on the display panel 14. The setting item 61 is virtually displayed using a broken line.

  As shown in the figure, the detailed setting display section 70 displays setting candidate items 72 that can be set in the corresponding condition setting items 61. One of the setting candidate items 72 is designated and the OK button 74 is designated. As a result, the designated setting candidate item 72 is set as the corresponding condition setting item 61. The set content is displayed in the setting content display section 76 of the condition setting item 61.

  Each condition setting item 61 on the condition item setting screen 60 includes a condition setting item 61 that is always displayed in the item display area 62 during scroll display in which the up scroll button 64 and the down scroll button 66 are operated to scroll. A check box 78 is provided for designating that there is a pin, and when a touch operation is performed on the check box 78, a pin-shaped icon 78A indicating that the display is always designated is displayed.

  In the image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, condition setting items 61 displayed in the item display area 62 and display item setting information 80 in which the arrangement order of the condition setting items 61 is set are stored in the HDD 56 in advance. The designation information designated to be always displayed by performing a touch operation on the check box 78 is also stored in the display item setting information 80.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the data structure of the display item setting information 80.

  As shown in the figure, the display item setting information 80 includes an item number in which a number indicating the arrangement order when displayed in the item display area 62 is set, and a condition setting item 61 displayed in the item display area 62. And a display setting item that stores designation information as to whether or not it is designated as a condition setting item 61 that is always displayed on the condition item setting screen 60.

  The constant display designation information is set to “Yes” when designation is made to always display the check box 78 corresponding to the condition setting item 61.

  In the condition item setting screen 60 according to the present embodiment, when an up scroll button 64 and a down scroll button 66 are designated, a scroll control process described later is performed based on display area control information 86 described later, and display item setting information 80 is displayed. The condition setting item 61 is scrolled in accordance with the item number of the item number, and the remaining condition is displayed in the item display area 62 while the condition setting item 61 designated as a constant display (hereinafter referred to as a constant display condition setting item 61A) is displayed. The condition setting item 61 is controlled to scroll.

  That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 7B, when “paper” and “double-sided copy” are always designated as the display condition setting item 61A and scrolling in the upward direction is performed, FIG. As shown in (), the “paper” is positioned at the scroll upward end of the item display area 62 and the scroll movement is stopped so that it remains displayed in the item display area 62.

  Further, in the condition item setting screen 60 according to the present embodiment, a display range is set in which the constant display condition setting item 61A is displayed while stopping scrolling at the scroll upper end and the lower end of the item display area 62. The range is defined as the upper-end always-displayed line number UM and the lower-end always-displayed line number LM in the display area control information 86 described later.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the data structure of the display area control information 86. The display area control information 86 is stored in the HDD 56 in advance.

  As shown in the figure, the display area control information 86 includes the scroll display head item number TL, the display area line number LN, the upper end always display line number UM, the lower end always display line number LM, and the maximum always display. A designated number MF is provided, and a value is set for each.

  Note that the number of the first line condition setting item 61 that is scroll-displayed in the item display area 62 is set in the scroll display first item number TL, and the touch operation on the up scroll button 64 and the down scroll button 66 is performed. And the value set in the scroll display head item number TL is updated as appropriate.

  In addition, the number of lines of the condition setting item 61 that can be displayed in the item display area 62 is set as the number of display area lines LN. In this embodiment, “6” is set as the number of display area lines LN. .

  In addition, the upper end always display line number UM is set to the number of lines indicating the display range in which the always display condition setting item 61A is displayed on the upper end portion of the item display area 62. In this embodiment, the upper end always display line is set. “1” is set in the number UM.

  In addition, the lower end constant display line number LM is set with the number of lines indicating the display range in which the constant display condition setting item 61A is displayed at the lower end portion of the item display area 62. In this embodiment, the lower end always display line is set. “2” is set in the number LM.

  Further, in the maximum constant display designation number MF, a value indicating the maximum number of condition setting items 61 that can be designated as a constant display on the condition item setting screen 60 is set. “4” is set in the display designation number MF.

  In the condition item setting screen 60 according to the present embodiment, the user touches the up scroll button 64 and the down scroll button 66 to display the condition setting item 61 of the corresponding function, and touch the condition setting item 61. By performing an operation to display the detailed setting display unit 70 and setting conditions, conditions can be specified for various condition setting items 61 of the image forming apparatus 10.

  Next, the action of the scroll control process when the condition item setting screen 60 according to the present embodiment is scrolled will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a scroll control processing program executed by the CPU 40 when the user performs a touch operation on the upper scroll button 64 and the lower scroll button 66 of the condition item setting screen 60. The program is stored in advance in a predetermined area of the ROM 42.

  In step 200 shown in the figure, when the up scroll button 64 of the condition item setting screen 60 is touch-operated, the value of the scroll display head item number TL is incremented by the number of touch operations, and the down scroll button 66 is touched. When operated, the value of the scroll display head item number TL is decremented by the number of times of touch operation.

  In the next step 202, as an initial setting, “1” is set to the variable SU indicating the upper end line of the scroll range in which the condition setting item 61 scrolls in the item display area 62, and the display area is set to the variable SL indicating the lower end line of the scroll range. The value of the number of rows LN (“6” in the present embodiment) is set.

  In the next step 204, a constant display condition setting item 61A having a number equal to or smaller than the value of the scroll display head item number TL in the display item setting information 80 (see also FIG. 4) (the condition that the constant display designation information is “present”) The setting item 61) is counted to determine the item number X1.

  In the next step 206, it is determined whether or not the number of items X1 counted in step 204 is zero. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 220. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 208. . In step 208, it is determined whether or not the number of items X1 is larger than the value of the upper-end constantly displayed row number UM. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 210. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 212. To do.

  That is, in this step 208, a display for always displaying the display condition setting item 61A in the upper end portion of the item display area 62 for the number of lines corresponding to the value of the upper end always displayed line number UM (“1” in the present embodiment). It is determined as a range, and it is determined whether or not the constant display condition setting item 61A can be displayed within the range.

  In step 210, since the number of items X1 is larger than the value of the number UM always displayed at the upper end, the constant display condition setting item 61A having a number equal to or smaller than the value of the scroll display head item number TL is displayed in parallel on one line. The constant display condition setting item 61 </ b> A is controlled to be within the display range corresponding to the number of lines of the value of the upper end constant display line number UM at the upper end portion of the item display area 62.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, “paper”, “magnification”, “double-sided copy”, and “collectively one” in the item display area 62 are designated as the constant display condition setting item 61A, and the up scroll button When a touch operation on 64 is performed and scrolling is performed upward by four lines, the value of the scroll display head item number TL becomes “7” by the process of step 200 described above, as shown in FIG. 8B. , The constant display condition setting item 61A whose number is “7” or less is “paper” (item number is “4”), “magnification” (item number is “5”), “double-sided copy” (item number is “7”). Therefore, the display is controlled so that the constant display condition setting item 61A “paper”, “magnification”, and “double-sided copy” are reduced and displayed as one line in the range of one line at the upper end. In the present embodiment, since the value of the upper-end always-displayed line number UM is “1”, the display is controlled to be reduced and displayed within the range of the upper-end one line. When “2” is “2”, control is performed so as to reduce the display to the range of the upper two lines. Note that the constant display condition setting item 61A to be reduced and displayed on one line may be in the order of the item numbers. For example, “paper” and “magnification” are displayed in parallel on the upper line, and “ “Double-sided copy” and “collective one” may be displayed in parallel.

  Note that the always-display condition setting item 61A displayed in a reduced size is touched on the area of the item to display the detailed setting display unit 70 as shown in FIG. 8C, and any setting candidate item is displayed. By designating 72 and designating the OK button 74, the designated setting candidate item 72 can be set.

  On the other hand, in step 212, since the number of items X1 is less than or equal to the value of the upper-end always-displayed line number UM, the constantly-display condition setting item 61A is set to the number of lines of the value of the upper-end always-displayed line number UM at the upper end of the item display area 62 The display is controlled within the display range and in the order of the item numbers.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, “paper” and “double-sided copy” in the item display area 62 are always designated as the display condition setting item 61A, and a touch operation on the up scroll button 64 is performed to move upward. When the screen is scrolled by two lines, as shown in FIG. 7A, the value of the scroll display head item number TL becomes “5” and the number is “5” or less as a result of the process of step 200 described above. Since the setting item 61A is “paper” (item number is “4”), control is performed so that the constant display condition setting item 61A “paper” is displayed in the upper display range.

  That is, when the always-display condition setting item 61A is positioned at the end in the scroll direction, the condition item setting screen 60 is controlled so as to stop the scroll movement of the always-display condition setting item 61A.

  In the next step 218, the number of lines displayed at the upper end in step 210 or step 212 is added to the variable SU indicating the upper end line of the scroll range. That is, in step 210 or step 212, since the constant display condition setting item 61A is displayed at the upper end, the number of lines in which the constant display condition setting item 61A is displayed is added to the variable SU to update the position of the uppermost line in the scroll range. . For example, in the case of FIG. 7A and FIG. 8B described above, since one line of the constant display condition setting item 61A is displayed at the upper end, 1 is added to the variable SU. Thus, the upper end of the scroll range becomes the second line of the item display area 62, and the upper end of the scroll range becomes the lower end of the condition setting item 61 on the first line from the upper end of the item display area 62.

  In the next step, step 220, the value of the scroll display rear end item number UL is calculated. This scroll display rear end item number UL is a value indicating the item number of the condition setting item 61 displayed in the lower end line of the item display area 62. The item display area 62 includes the condition setting item 61 and the number of display area lines. Since only the LN value “6” lines can be displayed, it is calculated from the scroll display head item number TL + the number of display area lines LN−1.

  That is, for example, in the case of FIG. 7B, the value of the scroll display head item number TL is “3” and the value of the display area line number LN is “6”. The value of UL is calculated as “8” (3 + 6-1 = 8).

  In the next step 222, the value of the number LM always displayed at the lower end (“2” in the present embodiment) is the number of lines that always display the constant display condition setting item 61A at the lower end of the item display area 62. The uppermost condition setting item 61 within the range is the condition setting item 61 corresponding to the number of the value obtained from the scroll display rear end item number UL- (the lower end constant display line number LM-1). In the information 80 (see also FIG. 4), the number X2 of items is obtained by counting the constant display condition setting item 61A having a number equal to or greater than the value of the scroll display rear end item number UL- (lower end always displayed row number LM-1). .

  In the next step 224, it is determined whether or not the number of items X2 counted in step 222 is larger than the value of the lower end always-displayed line number LM. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 226 and the determination is negative. If YES, go to step 228.

  In step 226, since the item number X2 is larger than the value of the lower end always displayed line number LM, the scroll display rear end item number UL− (lower end always displayed line number LM− is used by using the display control similar to step 210 described above. The constant display condition setting item 61A having a number equal to or less than the value of 1) is displayed in parallel in one line, and the constant display condition setting item 61A is controlled to be within the display range at the lower end of the item display area 62.

  On the other hand, at step 228, the value of the lower end always displayed line number LM is substituted into a variable LX indicating the number of lines from the lower end side in the range in which the constant display condition setting item 61A is always displayed in the item display area 62.

  In the next step 230, the constant display condition setting item 61A having a number equal to or larger than the scroll display rear end item number UL- (variable LX-1) is counted to obtain the item number X3. That is, within the range in which the constant display condition setting item 61A is always displayed, the number of items X3 which is the constant display condition setting item 61A is counted in the condition setting item 61 below the variable LX line from the lower end side.

  In the next step 232, it is determined whether or not the number of items X3 counted in step 230 is equal to the variable LX. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 236. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 234. Transition. That is, it is determined whether or not the number of items X3 of the constant display condition setting item 61A in the variable LX line and below from the lower end side matches the variable LX within the range in which the constant display condition setting item 61A is always displayed.

  In step 234, it is determined whether or not the variable LX is “1”. If the determination is negative, the variable LX is decremented and the process proceeds to step 230 again. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 240. To do.

  On the other hand, in step 236, the constant display condition setting item 61A having a number equal to or larger than the scroll display rear end item number UL- (variable LX-1) is changed from the lower end side within the display range of the lower end portion of the item display area 62. The display is controlled in the order of the item numbers in the LX line.

  That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the condition setting item 61 “paper” and “double-sided copy” in the item display area 62 are designated as the always-display condition setting item 61A, and the touch operation on the down scroll button 66 is performed. Is scrolled downward by three lines, as shown in FIG. 7C, the value of the scroll display head item number TL becomes “0” by the process of step 200 described above, and step 220 described above. By this process, the value of the scroll display rear end item number UL becomes “5” (0 + 6-1 = 5).

  In the present embodiment, since the value of the lower end always displayed line number LM is “2”, the value ““ of the scroll display rear end item number UL− (lower end always displayed line number LM−1) ”is obtained by the process of step 222 described above. 4 ”(5- (2-1) = 4) or more constantly display condition setting items 61A are counted to determine the number of items X2. In FIG. 7C, the constant display condition setting item 61A whose number is “4” or more is “paper” (item number is “4”) and “double-sided copy” (item number is “7”). Since the number LM of continuous display lines is “2”, the process of step 224 described above is negative. In the above-described processing of step 232, when the variable LX is “2”, the constant display condition setting item 61A having a number equal to or smaller than the value “4” of the scroll display rear end item number UL− (variable LX−1) is set. The number of items X3 becomes “2” and the determination is affirmative. Therefore, in the process of step 236 described above, control is performed so that “paper” and “double-sided copy” which are always display condition setting items 61A are displayed in the lower two rows. For example, in FIG. 7C, when only “double-sided copy” (item number is “7”) is always the display condition setting item 61A, in the process of step 232, the variable LX is “1”. In addition, the number X3 of the constant display condition setting item 61A of the number less than or equal to the value “5” (5- (1-1) = 5) of the scroll display rear end item number UL− (variable LX−1) is “1”. Becomes an affirmative determination. Therefore, in the processing of step 236 described above, control is performed so that “duplex copy” is displayed in the lower row.

  In the next step 238, the number of lines displayed at the lower end of the item display area 62 in step 226 or 236 is subtracted from the variable SL indicating the lower end line of the scroll range. That is, in step 226 or step 236, since the constant display condition setting item 61A is displayed at the lower end, the number of lines in which the constant display condition setting item 61A is displayed is subtracted from the variable SL to update the position of the lower end line of the scroll range. . For example, in the case of FIG. 7C described above, 2 lines of constant display condition setting items 61A are displayed at the lower end, so 2 is subtracted from the variable SL. Accordingly, the lower end of the scroll range becomes the fourth line of the item display area 62, and the lower end of the scroll range becomes the lower end of the condition setting item 61 on the fourth line from the lower end of the item display area 62 (the condition of the fifth line). The upper end of the setting item 61).

  In the next step 240, since the upper and lower lines of the scroll range are determined by the above-described steps 218 and 238, the scroll display head item number TL + the item display area 62 is set for each line of the scroll range. The condition setting item 61 of the number corresponding to the value of the number of lines minus 1 from the upper end of the screen is displayed, and the scroll control process is terminated. When there is no condition setting item 61 with the corresponding number, a blank is displayed in the item display area 62.

  For example, in the case of FIG. 7C described above, since the upper end SU is “1” and the lower end SL is “4”, an item number is assigned to each line from the upper end of the item display area 62 to the first to fourth lines. The condition setting items 61 corresponding to “0” to “3” are displayed. The first line is blank because there is no condition setting item 61 with a number corresponding to “0”.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the instruction information for instructing scrolling is input by the instruction input means (in this case, the operation input detection unit 46), and a plurality of item information that is determined in advance according to the instruction information. (Condition setting item 61 is equivalent) is scroll-displayed in the display area of the display means (here, display panel 14). In the present invention, designation information that designates item information that is always displayed in the display area at the time of scroll display is input from the plurality of item information by the designation input means (in this case, the operation input detection unit 46). Here, when instruction information for instructing scrolling is input by the instruction input means by the CPU 40), the remaining items are displayed in a state where the item information indicated by the designation information is displayed in the display area of the display means. Since the display means is controlled so that information is scroll-displayed, it is possible to effectively grasp the item information separated from each other by effectively utilizing the display area.

  According to the present embodiment, the control means displays the item information indicated by the designation information together with the remaining item information when the instruction information for instructing scrolling is input by the instruction input means. When the item information indicated by the designation information is located at the scroll direction end, the scroll movement of the item information is stopped and the remaining information is stopped. Since the display means is controlled so as to continue the scroll movement of only the item information, the positional relationship according to the order of the designation information displayed in the display area is maintained by scrolling the designation information, and the display is performed. The arrangement order of the item information can be grasped from the positional relationship in the area.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the control means includes the case where there are a plurality of item information indicated by the designation information, and any of the plurality of item information is scrolled according to the instruction information. When continuing scrolling in the same scroll direction after the point where it was stopped at the end of the scroll direction, the direction opposite to the scroll direction in the display range of the item information positioned at the end of the scroll direction and stopped Since the display unit is controlled so as to continue the scrolling by regarding the end as being the end in the scroll direction, even when a plurality of item information is designated as item information to be displayed at all times, display is performed. The positional relationship of the specified item information can be grasped by always maintaining the positional relationship of the order in which the items are designated and displaying them constantly from the positional relationship.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the control means limits the display at the scroll direction end of the plurality of item information indicated by the designation information within a predetermined range of the scroll direction end. Therefore, even if a large number of item information is designated as item information to be displayed at all times, a scroll display area is secured, visibility of the item information to be scrolled is maintained, and scroll operability is improved. A decrease can be prevented.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, any one of the candidate information is set from a plurality of predetermined candidate information, and the instruction input means is displayed in the display area. When the display instruction information for instructing the display of the candidate information is further input to the item information, and the control means receives the display instruction information for instructing the display of the candidate information by the instruction input means. In addition, since the display unit is controlled to display the candidate information in the display area, the item information to be set can be specified to display the candidate information, and the setting operation is facilitated.
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In the present embodiment, the detailed setting display unit 70 is displayed when a touch operation is performed on the condition setting item 61 to be set on the condition item setting screen 60 displayed on the display panel 14. As shown in FIG. 9, detailed setting constant display information for setting whether to display the detailed setting display section 70 in the scroll range of the item display area 62 is provided in the display item setting information 80.

  That is, in the display item setting information 80 shown in FIG. 9, “Yes” indicating that the detailed setting display unit 70 is displayed is set in the detailed setting always display information of “double-sided copy”. As shown in FIG. 10, the “double-sided copy” detailed setting display unit 70 is always displayed within the scroll range of the detailed setting display unit 70. In this case, the detailed setting display section 70 for “double-sided copying” becomes a display area for three lines in the item display area 62, and therefore, in step 240 of the scroll control process, one condition setting item 61 in the display area for three lines. The detailed setting display unit 70 is displayed in the item display area 62 when it is possible to display within the scroll range. That is, the number of lines in the display area of the condition setting item 61 is counted in order from the upper end side of the scroll range, and at the stage where the display areas for three lines of the detailed setting display section 70 are added, In this case, the detailed setting display unit 70 is displayed, and when it is not within the number of lines in the scroll range, the detailed setting display unit 70 is not displayed and the condition setting item 61 is displayed. As a result, the detailed setting display unit 70 is displayed within the scroll range, but when it is positioned at the end in the scroll direction, the display of the detailed setting display unit 70 is closed and displayed as the condition setting item 61. By setting that the detailed setting display section 70 is displayed in the detailed setting always-display information of the condition setting item 61 that is frequently updated in the display item setting information 80, the details can be displayed in the scroll range. Since the setting display unit 70 is displayed, it is not necessary to perform a touch operation, and the setting operation is facilitated.

  In the present embodiment, the number of lines in the always display condition setting item 61A at the upper end and the lower end of the item display area 62 exceeds the values set in the upper end always displayed line number UM and the lower end always displayed line number LM. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the always-on display condition setting item 61A is not provided without setting the upper-end always-display line number UM and the lower-end always-display line number LM. May be always displayed in one line in the item display area 62.

  Moreover, although the case where the touch panel according to the present embodiment is a pressure-sensitive type has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a pressure-sensitive type, a resistive film type, and a capacitance type. Alternatively, a touch panel such as an optical scanning method or an ultrasonic method may be employed. Also in this case, the same effects as in the present embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, in the check box 78 according to the present embodiment, the case where the pin-shaped icon 78A indicating that the display is always designated when the touch operation is performed has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a key-shaped icon 78B may be displayed as shown in FIG. 11, or an icon indicating that it is visually designated as a constant display may be displayed. In this case, the user can determine that the display is visually designated as a constant display from the shape of the icon.

  In the image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the operation menu screen on the display panel 14 provided on the upper surface portion of the apparatus main body 12 has been described. However, the present invention is limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to an operation menu screen displayed on a display provided separately from the apparatus main body 12 of the image forming apparatus 10. Also in this case, the same effects as in the present embodiment can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the operation menu screen in the image forming apparatus 10 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a display device in which item information is scroll-displayed by scrolling. For example, the present invention may be applied to an information processing apparatus such as a computer, a portable information terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a mobile phone, and the like. Also in this case, the same effects as in the present embodiment can be obtained.

  In addition, the configuration (see FIGS. 1 and 2) of the image forming apparatus 10 described in the present embodiment is an example, and it is needless to say that the configuration can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  Further, the flow of the scroll control processing program described in the present embodiment (see FIG. 6) is also an example, and it goes without saying that it can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 is an external view of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment. 1 is a main part configuration diagram of an electric system of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display form of the condition item setting screen which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the display item setting information which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the display area control information which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the scroll control processing program which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display form of the condition item setting screen at the time of the scroll operation which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display form of the condition item setting screen at the time of the scroll operation which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the display item setting information which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the display form of the condition item setting screen which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the icon displayed on the check box which concerns on embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image forming apparatus 14 Display panel 40 CPU
46 Operation Input Detection Unit 61 Condition Setting Item

Claims (6)

Instruction input means for inputting instruction information for instructing scrolling;
Display means for scrolling and displaying a plurality of item information in advance according to the instruction information in a display area;
Designation input means for inputting designation information for designating item information that is always displayed in the display area during scroll display from the plurality of item information;
When instruction information for instructing scrolling is input by the instruction input means, the remaining item information is scroll-displayed in a state where the item information indicated by the designation information is displayed in the display area of the display means. Control means for controlling the display means;
An information display device comprising: When the instruction information for instructing scrolling is input by the instruction input unit, the control unit displays the item information indicated by the designation information together with the remaining item information at the end in the scroll direction in the display area of the display unit. When the item information indicated by the designation information is positioned at the end in the scroll direction, the scroll movement of the item information is stopped and the scroll movement of only the remaining item information is continued. The information display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is controlled as follows. The control means is stopped when there is a plurality of item information indicated by the designation information, and any one of the plurality of item information is positioned at the end in the scroll direction by scroll movement according to the instruction information. When the scroll in the same scroll direction is continuously performed after the point in time, the end in the direction opposite to the scroll direction in the display range of the item information positioned and stopped at the end in the scroll direction is the end in the scroll direction. The information display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display unit is controlled so as to continue the scrolling as if it were a thing. The information display device according to claim 3, wherein the control unit displays a plurality of item information indicated by the designation information at the end in the scroll direction as a limit within a predetermined range of the end in the scroll direction. The item information is set as any of the candidate information from a plurality of predetermined candidate information,
The instruction input means further inputs display instruction information for instructing display of the candidate information for the item information displayed in the display area,
The control means controls the display means to display the candidate information in the display area when the display instruction information for instructing display of the candidate information is input by the instruction input means. The information display device according to claim 1. Storage means for storing setting information in which item information is set in a state in which the candidate information is displayed in the display area during scroll display;
The control means displays the candidate information of the item information indicated by the setting information stored in the storage means in the display area, and when the item information is positioned at the end in the scroll direction, the display area The information display device according to claim 5, wherein the display unit is controlled to close the candidate information displayed on the screen.

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