JP2007041929A - Electronic equipment, screen display method, screen display program, and medium with the same stored - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electronic equipment capable of displaying a display screen that a user requires by utilizing a small display screen effectively. <P>SOLUTION: In the electronic equipment, having a display control means for displaying one or a plurality of menu screens on the screen and a selection means for selecting at least one menu screen, the menu screen, having a display position information setting means for setting display position information on the menu screen and a screen information display control means for displaying the screen information at a set position by the display position information setting means and having the screen information, are displayed simultaneously. A menu screen non-display means for preventing a non-selected menu screen from being displayed is provided further, and screen information is displayed in a free space generated by the menu screen non-display means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device and a screen display method that make it easy to see a display screen. In particular, the present invention relates to an electronic device having a display device such as a mobile phone, a portable electronic terminal (PDA), an electronic book, an electronic dictionary, and a personal computer, a screen display method, a program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

Various electronic devices including a display device such as a mobile phone, a portable electronic terminal (PDA), an electronic book, an electronic dictionary, and a personal computer have been devised in order to make display contents easy to see. For example, in Patent Document 1, when a pull-down menu is displayed on a screen displaying a document, the document is lowered by the number of lines of the pull-down menu so that the previously displayed document is not hidden by the pull-down menu. Is displayed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-42985

In Patent Document 1, even when a pull-down menu is displayed, the previously displayed document is lowered by the number of lines in the pull-down menu, so that both the pull-down menu and the document can be viewed. However, since the pull-down menu is displayed, the number of lines lowering the document by the number of lines of the pull-down menu will not be visible from the display screen. Thus, the pull-down menu and the document in the vicinity thereof are displayed, but the document portion protruding from the display screen is not visible.
The present invention provides an electronic device and a screen display method that make it possible to display a display screen required by a user by effectively using the display screen.

The electronic apparatus of the present invention is an electronic apparatus comprising: display control means for displaying one or more menu screens on a screen; and selection means for selecting at least one of the menu screens. Displaying the menu screen and screen information at the same time with display position information setting means for setting position information and screen information display control means for displaying screen information at the set position by the display position information setting means. This solves the problem.
The electronic apparatus of the present invention further includes a menu screen non-display unit that hides a menu screen that is not selected by the selection unit by the display position information setting unit, and an empty space generated by the menu screen non-display unit. Any display position information is set.

The electronic apparatus of the present invention further includes a size acquisition unit for the display position information setting unit to acquire the size of one or a plurality of empty spaces, and selects the largest size among the sizes acquired by the size acquisition unit. It is desirable to set arbitrary display position information in the empty space that has.
Further, the electronic device of the present invention searches for a combination of a plurality of empty spaces having a size larger than the size of the screen information to be displayed among the sizes acquired by the display position information setting unit by the size acquisition unit. Arbitrary display position information in the empty space may be set.

The electronic device of the present invention changes the screen information to a content that can be displayed in the empty space when the size of the screen information is larger than the size of the empty space acquired by the size acquisition means by the screen information display control means. The changed screen information may be displayed.
In the electronic device of the present invention, the screen information display control means may display part of the screen information.
In the electronic apparatus of the present invention, the screen information display control means may reduce the character size of the screen information.
In the electronic apparatus of the present invention, the screen information display control means may increase the character size of the screen information.
The electronic device of the present invention further includes screen information selection means for selecting the displayed screen information when part of the screen information is displayed by the screen information display control means, and the screen information selection means It is desirable to display all of the screen information selected by.
The electronic device of the present invention further includes screen information selection means for selecting the displayed screen information when part of the screen information is displayed by the screen information display control means, and the screen information selection means It is desirable to scroll and display the screen information selected by.
In the electronic device of the present invention, the screen information display control means may change to the optimum screen information for each screen displayed, and display the changed screen information.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a screen display method for an electronic device from another viewpoint, a display step for displaying one or a plurality of menu screens on the screen, a selection step for selecting at least one of the menu screens, and the menu screen A display position information setting step for setting display position information on the screen and a screen information display control step for displaying screen information at the set display position, and simultaneously displaying the menu screen and the screen information. By this, the screen display is realized.
Furthermore, the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute each step of a screen control method for an electronic device, and a medium on which the program is recorded.

The electronic device of the present invention displays one or a plurality of menu screens on the screen, sets display position information on the screen of the menu screen, and displays the screen information at the set position. Screen information can be displayed at the same time, and a screen required by the user can be displayed. Thereby, the usability of the electronic device can be improved.
Further, the electronic device of the present invention displays the screen information in the empty space generated by hiding the unselected menu screen, so that the display of the menu screen is not hidden.

In addition, since the electronic device of the present invention displays screen information in the empty space having the largest size, the empty space having a large size can be used effectively.
Further, the electronic device of the present invention searches for a combination of a plurality of empty spaces and displays screen information in the searched empty spaces, so that it is possible to display screen information having a large size.
Further, the electronic device according to the present invention changes the screen information to a content that can be displayed in the empty space and displays the changed screen information based on the size of the empty space, so that all the screen information can be displayed.

In the electronic device of the present invention, since the screen information display control means displays a part of the screen information, the user can be notified of the presence of the screen information. Further, since the character size of the screen information is reduced, the entire screen information can be displayed. Further, since the character size of the screen information is increased, it becomes easier to see the characters.
Moreover, since the electronic device of this invention displays all the screen information selected by the screen information selection means for selecting the displayed screen information, the screen information requested by the user can be displayed. Since the screen information is scrolled and displayed, all of the large screen information can be displayed.

The electronic apparatus of the present invention is configured as shown in the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an input means, and a selection means for selecting a display screen of a display device such as a touch panel, a mouse, a trackball, and a cursor key, and an operation for inputting a decision such as an enter key and a mouse push button Have means. Reference numeral 2 denotes a display means, which can be used for a mobile phone such as a liquid crystal display device, an EL display device, or a plasma display device, a portable electronic terminal (PDA), an electronic book, an electronic dictionary, or a personal computer. Input information and operations from the input means 1 are displayed, and control results and information of the electronic device are displayed.
3 is a read-only storage device represented by ROM, a rewritable storage device represented by flash memory, an external storage device represented by CD-ROM, DVD, hard disk, optical disk, etc. It is a fast and inexpensive storage means. The storage means 3 is a program of the present invention, a program for inputting and creating a document or a figure, a program for communicating with other devices, a mobile phone, a portable electronic terminal (PDA), an electronic book, an electronic dictionary, a personal computer, etc. A program for operating the electronic device is stored. In addition, document data, image information, operation information, image data of various icons such as selection items, menu screens for hints, etc. necessary for electronic devices such as mobile phones, portable electronic terminals (PDAs), electronic books, electronic dictionaries, etc. Stores screen information or document data of various words.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a RAM which is used as a work area for the CPU 5 to operate the program. A CPU 5 activates the input means 1, the display means 2, the storage means 3, and the RAM 4 according to a program. The CPU 5 functionally includes each functional part described in the claims of the present invention, such as display control means, display position setting means, screen information display control means, menu screen non-display means, size acquisition means, and screen position information setting means. The required operation of the present invention is executed by operating in accordance with the combined program.
The electronic device of the present invention is suitable for use in an electronic device having a small display screen such as a mobile phone, a portable electronic terminal (PDA), an electronic book, and an electronic dictionary, but the present invention has many windows as in a personal computer. When displaying, it is widely available as a technique for making the display contents easy to see.

Next, the electronic apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 2 shows a process for displaying a plurality of menu screens on the display screen, a position information acquisition process for unselected menu screens, and a process for simultaneously displaying the menu screen and screen information.
When the electronic device starts operation, first step S1 reads data such as an icon, a menu image, and a word corresponding to the menu screen from the storage unit 3 in order to display the menu screen. In the next step S2, it is determined whether or not the user has selected a menu screen to be displayed. When the user selects at least one menu screen from the input means 1, the process proceeds to step S4. A menu screen that has not been selected by the user, that is, a non-selected menu screen is stored in the storage area of the RAM 4 in step S3, and the display position coordinates and size of the menu screen that has not been selected are stored. Step S4 is a step of displaying the read menu screen on the display screen. The selected menu screen is displayed, but the non-selected menu screen that has not been selected becomes an empty space. The empty space is blank, but the background displayed behind the screen may be displayed.

  By this step S4, the screen of FIG. 3A is displayed. The screen of FIG. 3A shows one screen of an electronic dictionary as an example, and displays 11 dictionary name items on the left side. In this screen, it is assumed that Japanese language system 1 is selected in the initial state. 13 dictionary names of 1 are displayed in the submenu. The screen of FIG. 3B shows a case where the Japanese language 2 is selected, and eight dictionary names of the Japanese language 2 are displayed in the submenu. When the left item is appropriately selected in this way, a submenu corresponding to the item is displayed, and the item and the submenu are linked. As can be seen by comparing FIG. 3 (a) and FIG. 3 (b), the selected item is displayed as a white character, and the non-selected item is displayed as a black character. Next, in step S5, if there are a plurality of menu screens, it is determined whether all the menu screens have been read. If there are still menu screens to be read, the process returns to step S1. That is, 11 items are read. Steps S1 to S5 are continued until all menu screens are completed. FIGS. 3A and 3B show display screens when all menu screens are read.

Next, in step S6, in the state where the screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 3A or FIG. 3B, the content of the screen information to be displayed is determined and determined according to the current operation state of the electronic device. It is. Here, the screen information is operation information to be operated by the user in the current operation state, next operation information, advice, hint, image, and language. Or it is explanation of a display screen and help information. The operating state and screen information of the electronic device are designed in advance and stored in the storage means 3. In step S7, the screen information is read from the storage means 3 based on the determination and determination. In the next step S8, display position information of the read screen information is set. For example, the “menu” shown in the upper left of FIG. 3A changes to “menu customizing” as shown in the upper left of FIG. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6B, the operation information to be operated next is displayed in an empty space. In the case of FIGS. 3 and 6, the display position of the screen information is fixed and the same, but it may be moved to an empty space and displayed as described later. In the next step S9, screen information display processing is executed based on the above processing. Then, this flow ends.
As described above, the menu screen is displayed and the menu screen is selected. Since the automatically selected screen information is displayed at the position of the menu screen that has not been selected, the selected menu screen and the screen information are displayed at the same time. In this case, if the menu screen and the screen information are displayed so as not to overlap with each other, both screens can be viewed at the same time, but some of them may overlap. If they overlap, either the menu screen or the screen information may be moved.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, a flowchart of an empty space securing unit that secures an empty space by hiding a menu screen that is not selected by the user will be described.
FIG. 4A shows a flowchart of the free space acquisition process, and a process for calculating from the free space position information will be described. Step S11 is a process of reading from the storage means 3 the display position information and display size information of the menu screen not selected by the user in Step S3, that is, the non-selected menu screen. In step S12, display position information on the non-selected menu screen is acquired from the read display position information and display size information of the non-selected menu screen, and stored in the RAM 4. Next, in step S13, it is determined whether display position information of all non-selected menu screens has been calculated. If there is still a non-selected menu screen, the process returns to step S11. When the display position information of all the non-selected menu screens is calculated, the process proceeds to step S14, and the calculated display position information of the non-selected menu screens is added up. Here, the procedure for adding the non-selected menu screen position information has been described, but it is also possible to process by creating a table in advance and reading the table.

FIG. 4B shows a flowchart of the empty space acquisition process, which is a process for linking the selected menu screen and the empty space.
In step S15, free space information corresponding to the menu screen selected by the user is read. For example, as shown in FIG. 4C, if the types of menu screens, their position information, and space information are prepared in advance as a table, it becomes easy to add up empty spaces and improve the processing speed. FIG. 4C shows the menu screen No. 1 on the first line. 1 shows the XY coordinates and the size of the empty space. The second and third lines are the menu screen No. 2 shows the XY coordinates and the size of the empty space. 3 shows the XY coordinates of 3 and the size of the empty space. FIG. 4C shows a table of the data of the position of the selected menu screen and the size of the empty space, but conversely, the size of the empty space is obtained by subtracting the size of the selected menu screen from the size of the display screen. You may calculate.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the display deletion process of the non-selected menu screen. FIG. 5A shows a flowchart of the display deletion process 1 of the non-selected menu screen, and the process of sequentially performing the display process of each menu screen will be described.
In step S21, preparation processing for menu screen display processing, such as screen erasure, is performed. In step S22, various data are read and menu screen display processing is performed. Next, in step S23, it is determined whether or not the menu screen is selected. In the case of the selected menu screen, the process proceeds to step S24, and data such as an icon, a menu image, and a word corresponding to the selected menu screen is read from the storage means 3. Next, in step S25, display processing of the selected menu screen is executed. Since the menu screen that has not been selected in step S23 is not displayed, an empty space is formed on the screen. A background image may be displayed behind the empty space. A display screen in this case is shown in FIG. FIG. 6A shows a submenu in which Japanese language 1 is selected and items corresponding to Japanese 1 and 13 dictionary names are displayed. FIG. 6B shows a state in which screen information such as “Please select the content you want to move and press [Search / Determine]” is displayed in the empty space. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S26.
In step S26, it is determined whether all menu screens have been displayed. When all the menu screens are displayed, this flow ends. If there is still a menu screen, the process proceeds to step S27 and returns to step S22 for display processing of the next menu screen.

Next, FIG. 5B shows a flowchart of the display deletion process 2 of the non-selected menu screen, and the process for deleting the non-selected part will be described.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A or 3B, when the selected menu screen and the unselected menu screen are displayed, the unselected menu screen is deleted, and FIG. As shown to (a), it is the process which creates an empty space, without displaying the menu screen which is not selected.
First, in step S28, the display position information of the non-selected menu screen is read from the storage means 3 or RAM 4 acquired in step S12. Reading the display position information of the non-selected menu screen may use the table shown in FIG. Thereafter, in step S29, the display position of the non-selected menu screen is calculated. Next, in step S30, display deletion of the unselected menu screen is executed, and this flow is ended.
By the process of FIG. 5A or 5B, for example, the display screen shown in FIG. 3A or 3B changes like the display screen of FIG. 6A or 6B. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 (a) or (b), after one item (Japanese language 1 or Japanese language 2) is selected from the plurality of items shown on the left side of the screen, FIG. As shown in FIG. 6B, an empty space is formed in the non-selected item portion, or a state in which an empty space is formed and screen information is displayed in the empty space as shown in FIG. Show.

  FIG. 7A shows a flowchart of processing for determining the display position of the screen information from the position of the selected menu screen. In step S16, the display position information of the screen information corresponding to the displayed selection menu screen is read from the “screen information display position table”. As shown in FIG. 7B, the display position table of screen information is a list showing where the display position coordinates of the screen information become depending on the type of the selected menu screen. The first line in FIG. 1 shows the X coordinate and the Y coordinate. 2 shows the X coordinate and the Y coordinate. The same applies hereinafter. By preparing a coordinate position table corresponding to the menu screen selected in this way, it is possible to display screen information in an empty space without obtaining an empty space area. That is, display coordinates for displaying screen information in an empty space can be obtained.

Next, FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of processing for acquiring the position of the largest empty space among a plurality of empty spaces.
Step S31 is processing for reading the display position coordinates of the empty space. In step S32, the size b of the empty space read immediately before is acquired. Next, in step S33, the size a of the maximum free space stored before the current comparison is acquired. In step S34, the size a is compared with the size b. If a ≧ b, the size a is updated to the size b in step S35. If not a ≧ b, the process proceeds to step S36. In step S36, it is determined whether the display locations of all the empty spaces have been compared. If there is still an empty space, the process returns to step S31. When all the empty spaces are compared, the size a becomes the maximum size, and the process proceeds to step S37 to store the information on the display location of the empty space that becomes the empty space of the maximum size, that is, the coordinates of the empty space.
This will be described on the display screen. As shown in FIG. 9A, the item of Japanese language 2 is selected, and an empty space is generated above and below the item of Japanese language 2. In FIG. 9B, when a business item is selected, empty spaces are generated above and below the business item. By comparing the sizes of the empty spaces, it is determined that the empty space below the item of Japanese language 2 is larger in the case of FIG. In FIG. 9B, it is determined that the upper empty space is large, and the screen information is displayed in the large empty space as shown in FIG. 9C.

FIG. 10 shows a process of searching for a combination of a plurality of free spaces having a size larger than the size of the screen information when the size of the screen information is large, acquiring display position information of the free space, and displaying the screen information. The flowchart of is shown.
The first step S41 of this flow is a process of reading screen information corresponding to the current operating state from the storage means. With this process, the size T1 of the screen information can be determined. In step S42, a space size T1 necessary for displaying the screen information is acquired. In step S43, the acquired display position information of the empty space is read from the storage means 3. Thereafter, in step S44, a combination of empty spaces is performed. Next, in step S45, it is determined whether or not the empty space combined with the screen information is entered. That is, the size T1 of the screen information is compared with the size T2 of the combined empty space, and if T1 ≦ T2, the process proceeds to the next step S46. If not T1 ≦ T2, the process returns to step S44 and further combinations of empty spaces are performed. In step S46, display position information of screen information is set. Next, in step S47, the screen information is divided according to the size and number of each empty space. In the next step S48, display processing of screen information is executed, and this flow is finished. In the case of the processing of FIG. 10 as well, the combination of the screen information and the menu screen may be created as a table in advance and the processing may be performed by reading the table.
The process of FIG. 10 can also be applied to the case where the size of the screen information increases as a result of increasing the character size of the screen information and increasing the figure.
FIG. 11 shows the screen information displayed by this flowchart. As shown in FIG. 11, the item of life 2 is selected, and empty spaces are created above and below the item of life 2, and not all screen information can be displayed only with the empty space above or below. Is divided into an upper side and a lower side.

Next, FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of processing for changing the contents of the screen information to be displayed in accordance with the size of the empty space.
Step S51 in FIG. 12 is a process of reading display position information from the storage unit 3 when the menu screen is displayed. In step S52, the size of the menu screen is read from the storage means 3. Thereafter, in step S53, an empty space is calculated from the size of the entire screen and the size of the selected menu screen. Here, the location currently used for display can be found from the displayed coordinates and size, so the locations used for other items such as submenus and locations other than the calculated display location are empty spaces. And calculate. Further, the size of the empty space may be acquired from the table of the menu screen selected and displayed without calculating the empty space from the size of the menu screen selected and displayed as described above.
In step S54, the current operation state information is read from the RAM 4. Next, in step S55, screen information corresponding to the current operation state is determined. For example, user operation information, advice, hints, display screen explanation, and help information are determined in accordance with the operating state of the electronic device. Next, in step S56, screen information corresponding to the selected item is read from the storage means 3. Thereafter, in step S57, a space size R1 necessary for displaying the read screen information is acquired. For example, the display space size R1 required for displaying the screen information can be calculated from the display character size and the character string length. In the next step S58, a display space is calculated based on the above information. In step S59, the size R2 of the empty space is compared with the size R1 of the screen information. If R1 ≦ R2, it is determined that display is possible, and the process proceeds to step S63.

If R1> R2, display is impossible, and the process proceeds to one of steps S60, S61, and S62. Which step to proceed may be set in advance according to the contents of the screen information or according to the length of the screen information, or may be set at random or may be selected by the user. In step S60, short screen information prepared separately is read instead of the current screen information. Step S61 is a process of changing the length of the screen information. For example, the end portion of the screen information is deleted and shortened. Or delete the first part of the message to shorten it. A step S62 changes the display character size to a smaller size. As a result of reducing the size of the screen information in this way, the process returns to step S56, and the process again determines whether or not the size R2 of the screen information is included in the free space size R1. In step S63, a screen information display process is executed and the process ends.
A screen in the case of the process in step S60 is shown in FIG. A screen in the case of the process of step S61 is shown in FIG. A screen in the case of the process of step S62 is shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of processing for partially displaying screen information.
First, in step S71, screen information corresponding to the current operation state is read from the storage means 3. In the next step S72, the size Q1 necessary for displaying the read screen information is acquired. In step S73, the free space size Q2 is acquired. In the next step S74, the size Q1 of the screen information is compared with the size Q2 of the empty space. If Q1 ≦ Q2, the process proceeds to step S76. If Q1 ≦ Q2 is not satisfied, the screen information is deleted up to the size that fits in the empty space in step S75, and shortened to the size that fits in the empty space. For example, the screen information is divided in the middle according to the size of the empty space. In step S76, the screen information display process is executed, and the process ends.
The process of FIG. 14 can also be applied to the case where the size of the screen information increases as a result of increasing the character size of the screen information and increasing the figure.
A display screen by this processing is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, since the size A1 of the empty space above the item of life 2 is smaller than the size of the screen information, the content up to the middle of the screen information is displayed on the size B1 up to the middle of the screen information. Yes. At the end of the screen information, a downward arrow is displayed to inform that the screen information is still continued.

FIG. 16 shows a flowchart of processing for displaying all the screen information selected by the screen information selecting means.
This flowchart is executed in place of Steps S60, S61, and S62 following the case of No in Step S59 of FIG. Step S81 waits for a key input from the input means 1 by the user. If there is a key input by the user, the process proceeds to step S82, and if the user desires to display all screen information, the process proceeds to step S83. However, if it is not a key input for displaying all, the process returns to step S81. In step S83, the screen information corresponding to the operation state and the selection menu screen is read from the storage means 3. In step S84, screen information display processing is executed and the process ends.
A display screen by this processing is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 17, the size A1 of the empty space above the item of life 2 is smaller than the size B2 of the screen information, and therefore, a part of the displayed item [life 2] overlaps the screen information and is hidden. Indicates the display status. The portion where the screen information overlaps may be a submenu. Of course, the overlapping parts can be moved and viewed. Thus, the flowchart of FIG. 16 is characterized by displaying all screen information.

FIG. 18 shows a flowchart of processing for scrolling and displaying the screen information by the screen information selection means for selecting the screen information.
This flowchart is executed in place of Steps S60, S61, and S62 following the case of No in Step S59 in FIG. 12, similarly to FIG. Step S91 waits for a key input from the input means 1 by the user. If there is a key input, the process proceeds to step S92. If the user desires to scroll and display the screen information, the process proceeds to step S93. If the key input is not desired to be scrolled, the process returns to step S91. In step S93, screen information corresponding to the operation state and the selection menu screen is read from the storage means 3. In step S94, the screen information is scrolled. In step S95, screen information display processing is executed and the process ends.
A display screen by this processing is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 19, the size A1 of the free space above the item of life 2 is smaller than the size of the screen information. Therefore, when only a part of the screen information is displayed as shown in FIG. The screen information is scrolled in the space area, and the content is displayed in a size B3 where the content from the middle to the end of the screen information can be displayed. An upward arrow is displayed in front of the displayed screen information to indicate that there is screen information other than the displayed information.

FIG. 20 shows a flowchart of processing for changing and displaying screen information for each screen information.
Step S101 waits for a key input from the input means 1 by the user. If there is a key input, the process proceeds to step S102. If the key input is a key input for changing the operation state, the process proceeds to step S103. However, if the key input is not for changing the operation state, the process returns to step S101. In step S103, the operation corresponding to the key is performed so that the transition of the operation state is performed. Therefore, in step S104, the current operating state is determined. Thereafter, in step S105, the screen information corresponding to the operation state and the selection menu screen is read from the storage means 3. In step S106, the position information of the empty space is acquired, and thereby the display position information of the screen information is acquired. Here, in the processing in step 106, various information described above such as obtaining position information of the largest empty space where the screen information can be displayed or obtaining position information of a plurality of empty spaces where the screen information can be displayed. The display position information of the screen information is acquired by the method.
Next, in step S107, the display process of the screen information of the selection item is executed, and the process ends.
A display screen by this processing is shown in FIG. FIG. 21A shows a display screen at step 101. When [Search / Determination] is input while FIG. 21 (a) is displayed, “Kojien & Reverse Lookup” is selected, and as shown in FIG. Is highlighted. Further, screen information to be operated next is displayed as displayed on the left side of the screen in FIG. That is, this flow is characterized in that the screen information is changed to the optimum screen information in accordance with the size of the empty space.

It is a block diagram of the present invention. It is a flow chart which shows processing which displays one or a plurality of menu screens on a display screen, position information acquisition processing of a menu screen which is not selected, and processing which displays a menu screen and screen information simultaneously. It is a figure explaining a display example in the process by the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process of securing the empty space which hides the menu screen which is not selected. It is a flowchart which shows the display deletion process of a non-selection menu screen. It is a figure explaining a display example in the process by the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which determines the display position of screen information from the position of a selection menu screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process which acquires the position of the empty space which has the largest size. It is a figure explaining the example of a display in the process by the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which searches the combination of several empty space used as the size larger than the size of the screen information to display, and acquires the display position of the searched empty space. It is a figure explaining a display example in the process by the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which changes the screen information to display into the content which can be displayed on the size of an empty space. It is a figure explaining the example of a display in the process by the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which displays a part of screen information. It is a figure explaining the example of a display in the process by the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which displays all the screen information selected by the screen information selection means. It is a figure explaining a display example in the process by the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which scrolls and displays screen information by the screen information selection means which selects screen information. It is a figure explaining the example of a display in the process by the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which changes and displays optimal screen information for every screen. It is a figure explaining a display example in the process by the flowchart of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Input means 2 Display means 3 Storage means 4 RAM
5 CPU

Claims (14)

Display control means for displaying one or more menu screens on the screen;
In an electronic device comprising selection means for selecting at least one of the menu screens,
Display position information setting means for setting display position information of the menu screen;
An electronic apparatus comprising: the menu screen including screen information display control means for displaying screen information at a set position by the display position information setting means and the screen information simultaneously. The display position information setting unit further includes a menu screen non-display unit that hides a menu screen that is not selected by the selection unit,
2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein arbitrary display position information in an empty space generated by the menu screen non-display unit is set.   The display position information setting unit further includes a size acquisition unit that acquires the size of one or a plurality of free spaces, and an arbitrary space in the free space having the largest size among the sizes acquired by the size acquisition unit. 3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein display position information is set.   The display position information setting unit searches for a combination of a plurality of free spaces having a size larger than the size of the screen information to be displayed from the sizes acquired by the size acquisition unit, and displays arbitrary display in the searched free space 4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein position information is set.   The screen information display control means, when the size of the screen information is larger than the size of the empty space acquired by the size acquisition means, changes the screen information to a content that can be displayed in the empty space, the changed screen information The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is displayed.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the screen information display control unit displays a part of the screen information.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the screen information display control unit reduces a character size of the screen information.   7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the screen information display control unit increases a character size of the screen information.   When a part of the screen information is displayed by the screen information display control means, the screen information display control means further includes screen information selection means for selecting the displayed screen information, and all the screen information selected by the screen information selection means The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the electronic device is displayed.   When a part of the screen information is displayed by the screen information display control means, the screen information display control means further includes a screen information selection means for selecting the displayed screen information, and the screen information selected by the screen information selection means, The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the electronic device is displayed by scrolling.   11. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the screen information display control unit changes the screen information to optimum screen information for each displayed screen, and displays the changed screen information. . A display step for displaying one or more menu screens on the screen;
A selection step of selecting at least one of the menu screens;
A display position information setting step for setting display position information on the screen of the menu screen;
A screen information display method comprising: a screen information display control step of displaying screen information at the set display position, wherein the menu screen and the screen information are displayed simultaneously.   A screen control program for causing a computer to execute each step according to claim 12.   A recording medium storing the program according to claim 13.

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