JP2007226571A - Electronic equipment device depending on touch panel input, and program performing input operation of touch panel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an operation equivalent to that of a mouse by selecting operation from a selection menu displayed at a position adjacent to a pointer appearing at a position touched on a touch panel. <P>SOLUTION: In operating a touch panel, an electronic equipment device displays a pointer at a position at which the panel is contacted and displays a selection menu to execute an operation such as a left click, a right click and a drag by a mouse at a position adjacent to the pointer, and performs operations equivalent to the operations of the left click, right click, drag, etc. , by the mouse resulting from the selection from the selection menu. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for realizing an operation such as a left click, right click, and dragging with a mouse in an electronic device apparatus using a touch panel input and a program for performing an input operation on the touch panel.

  On the touch panel, input is performed by touching the panel with a finger or a touch pen, but unlike the mouse, there is no left button or right button, so left click operation, right click operation, drag operation (hold down the left mouse button) In order to perform the operation of moving the mouse), some kind of mechanism is required.

  In the prior art, when a touch panel input is performed, an operation panel is displayed on the screen, and a button that is arranged on the operation panel is provided with a start function of a left click, a right click, or a drag operation. There is a method that enables operation like a mouse even on a touch panel by designating an operation by touching (see Patent Document 1).

  However, this method is difficult to operate because the pointer and the operation panel are separated. For example, when performing a right-click operation, touch the right-click operation position to determine the operation position, and touch the right-click function button on the remote control panel. Since the right click menu appears, it is necessary to go back to the position again and make a complicated process of selecting the item by touching the selected item from the right click menu. In addition, since it is necessary to display the operation panel on the screen, there is a problem that a display area that can be used for other applications on the screen becomes narrow.

  In addition, when a finger touches the touch panel, a pointer is displayed at a position slightly away from the tip of the finger, and there is a method in which the user operates the pointer as a mark (see Patent Document 2). In this method, you can touch the selected item with the touch panel, or check the selected item by touching the selected item with the reverse display of the selected item, and you can apply the operation to leave the panel to the left click operation, Right-clicking and dragging operations are not supported, and a program dedicated to touch panel input is required for each application in order to support these operations.

JP 2003-108310 A JP-A-6-51908

  When performing input operations on the touch panel, right-click and drag operations that can be performed with the mouse must be performed using a remote control panel on the screen, or an input program dedicated to the touch panel must be prepared for each application. There was a problem that I shouldn't.

  When performing input operations on the touch panel, you must use an operation panel located at a distance on the screen for right-click and drag operations that can be performed with the mouse, or prepare an input program dedicated to the touch panel for each application. Solved the problem of unavoidable by the following method.

  In an electronic device using a touch panel as an input device, a pointer is displayed for the operation of the touch panel, a pointer display means, and a selection menu for executing an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse is displayed adjacent to the pointer. The main feature is that it comprises selection menu display means and menu selection item execution means for performing an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse by selecting from the selection menu.

  A program that operates on an electronic device that uses a touch panel as an input device is a pointer display step for displaying the pointer, and a selection for executing an operation that is adjacent to the pointer and that is equivalent to an operation with a mouse. The main features include a selection menu display step for displaying a menu and a menu selection item execution step for performing an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse by selecting from the selection menu.

  In an electronic device using a touch panel as an input device, a pointer is displayed for the operation of the touch panel, a pointer display means, and a selection menu for executing an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse is displayed adjacent to the pointer. An input operation on the touch panel is characterized by comprising a selection menu display means and a menu selection item execution means for performing an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse by selecting from the selection menu. The position touched by the touch panel without using the operation panel at a remote position on the screen or the need to prepare an input program dedicated to the touch panel for each application. Select from the selection menu displayed at the position adjacent to the pointer that appears in It was realized the mouse equivalent of the operation by.

  A program that operates on an electronic device that uses a touch panel as an input device is a pointer display step for displaying the pointer, and a selection for executing an operation that is adjacent to the pointer and that is equivalent to an operation with a mouse. In order to make the main feature, a selection menu display step for displaying a menu, and a menu selection item execution step for performing an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse by selecting from the selection menu, When performing input operations on the touch panel, right-click and drag operations that can be performed with the mouse are not required using an operation panel at a distant position on the screen, or there is no need to prepare an input program dedicated to the touch panel for each application. Position adjacent to the pointer that appears at the position touched on the touch panel It is displayed, and realize the same operations as mouse with a selection from the selection menu.

  When performing input operations on the touch panel, right-click and drag operations that can be performed with the mouse must be performed using a remote control panel on the screen, or an input program dedicated to the touch panel must be prepared for each application. The problem of unavoidable was realized by displaying a pointer when touching the touch panel, displaying a selection menu for mouse operation at a position adjacent to the display position of the pointer, and selecting it.

[Overview of operation]
FIG. 1 shows an outline of the operation of the embodiment. On the touch panel, operation is performed with a finger or a touch pen. For this reason, since there is no left button or right button mounted on the mouse, a mechanism for executing the left click operation, right click operation, drag operation, or the like is required.

  In the present invention, by touching with a finger, a touch pen or the like, a pointer is displayed at the touched position, and a selection menu for functioning an operation such as a left click, right click, and dragging of the mouse at a position adjacent to the pointer is provided. The display items are displayed, and the display items in the selection menu are selected by touching them with a finger, a touch pen, or the like, and an operation equivalent to that of a mouse is performed.

  An electronic apparatus that implements claim 1 of the present invention will be described as a first embodiment. Since the program according to claim 9 performs the same operation as the electronic device apparatus according to claim 1, the description of the embodiment of the steps of the program according to claim 9 is also made in the description of the flowchart of the first embodiment. Further, claims 4 and 12 will be described in the flowchart of the first embodiment.

[Constitution]
FIG. 2 shows a block configuration diagram of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The electronic device apparatus includes a CPU 1, a memory 3, a hard disk 5, an input device 7, and a display 9. A program for executing the functions of the present invention is stored on the hard disk 5. At the time of execution, the program is loaded onto the memory 3, and the CPU 1 executes the program and displays an output on the display 9. The program is executed according to the input from. The input device 7 includes a touch panel and a keyboard.

[flowchart]
FIGS. 3A and 3B are flowcharts for explaining the operation of this embodiment. The program on the electronic device apparatus according to the first embodiment monitors input from a touch panel, which is one of the input devices 7 in FIG. 2, and when touching the panel occurs, the panel in FIG. The execution moves to the start step S19 of the flowchart for generating the touch event to sequentially execute the steps of the program. When the menu item adjacent to the pointer is selected by the touch panel, the process proceeds to the start step S41 in the flowchart of the menu item selection event generation in FIG. 3B, and the steps of the sequential program are executed. The flow of the flowchart will be described below in order.

  When the touch panel is touched with a finger or a touch pen, the execution proceeds to S19, and touch panel touch event processing starts.

  Next, the step of acquiring the coordinate value of the touched touch panel, step S21, is executed.

  Next, the step of determining whether or not the drag state flag is set, step S23 is executed. In the case of the first contact, since it is not in the drag state, the determination is NO and the operation proceeds to S25. The case where the determination in S23 is YES is made after the description of the occurrence of the menu item selection event in FIG.

If it is determined NO in S23, a step of displaying a pointer at the coordinate position, step S25 is executed. (Embodiment of pointer display means of claim 2 and embodiment of pointer display step of claim 10)
Next, step S27 is executed, in which it is determined whether or not the menu display is valid based on a prior setting (initial setting is made with an option in the menu or the like). If the menu display is not enabled in advance, the process is terminated by skipping S29. Further, since the menu is not displayed, the menu item selection event in FIG.

In the case of YES in S27, a step of displaying a selection menu for displaying selection items such as left click, right click, and drag for realizing a mouse operation on the touch panel next to the pointer is executed, step S29 is executed, and the process is terminated. . (Embodiment of selection menu display means of claim 4 and embodiment of selection menu display step of claim 12)
At this point, if an item in the menu is selected, execution proceeds to the start step S41 for generating a menu item event in FIG. When a position outside the menu area of the touch panel is touched, execution returns to the start step S19 for generating a touch event on the panel again.

  Next, a case where an item in the menu is selected will be described. Selection of the menu item may be made by touching the displayed menu item, or an item that has been in a contact state until the contact state is interrupted after touching the menu item area once May be selected.

When an item in the menu is selected, it is recognized that a menu item selection event has occurred, and menu item selection event processing from S41 is started. (Fig. 3 (b))
Next, step S43 is executed when it is determined what the selected menu item is. Here, a description will be given of a case where there are four choices of menu selection items, such as left click, left button drag, right click, and pointer non-display as shown in FIG.

  If the selected menu item is a left click, the process proceeds to step S51 where the left click operation is performed at the pointer position, and the process ends.

  If the selected menu item is a right click, the process proceeds to step S49, where the right click operation is performed at the pointer position, and the process ends.

  If the selected menu item is non-displaying the pointer, the process proceeds to step S53 where the pointer is not displayed, and then the process proceeds to step S55 where the coordinate information is deleted, and the process is terminated.

  If the selected menu item is a drag operation by the left button, the step of setting the current pointer coordinate position to the drag start position, step S45, and the step of setting the drag state flag, step S47 are executed, and the menu item is selected. The process ends. At this point, since the drag operation is started, the panel waits for the next position where the drag operation is continued.

  Next, when a touch occurs on the panel, the process proceeds to S19 in FIG. 3A due to the occurrence of a touch event on the panel, and the coordinates of that point are acquired in S21 to check whether the next drag state flag is set. In S23 to be determined, since the drag state flag is set in S47, the determination in S23 is YES, and the process proceeds to step S31 when the drag operation from the drag start position to the coordinate position is executed. The drag start position here is the position set in step S45.

  In step S31, the drag operation is ended, and then the step of lowering the drag state flag is executed, step S33 is executed, and the process ends.

  The above S51, S49, S53, S45, and S31 are embodiments of the menu selection item execution means of claim 1 or the menu selection item execution step of claim 9. Of these, S51, S49, S45, and S31 except S53 are the menu selection item execution means of claim 4 or the menu selection item execution step of claim 12.

[Effect of Example 1]
According to this embodiment, a menu that is displayed in the vicinity of the pointer with an operation equivalent to that of a mouse even in an electronic device using a touch panel that performs input using a finger or a touch pen with a left button, a right button such as a mouse, and the like. Can be executed by selecting an item corresponding to the mouse operation.

  An electronic apparatus as an embodiment of the second, third, fifth, and sixth aspects of the present invention will be described.

  In claim 3, there are two cases where the timing for displaying the selection menu is the same as when the pointer is displayed at the time of touching the touch panel, or when the touch state on the touch panel is interrupted thereafter. In the second embodiment, a case where a selection menu is displayed at the same time as the former pointer is displayed will be described.

  The program according to claim 10 performs the same operation as the operation of the electronic device apparatus according to claim 2. The program according to claim 11 performs the same operation as the operation of the electronic device apparatus according to claim 3. The program of claim 13 performs the same operation as the operation of the electronic device apparatus of claim 5. The program of claim 14 performs the same operation as the operation of the electronic device apparatus of claim 6. Therefore, in the description of the operational flow and state transition diagram of the second embodiment, the steps of the program steps of claim 10, claim 11, claim 13, and claim 14 will be described.

[Constitution]
The configuration of the electronic device of the second embodiment is exactly the same as that shown in the first embodiment.

[Flow of operation]
The flowchart of the second embodiment is the same as that shown in the first embodiment, but the state transition diagram of FIG. 4 is used to explain in detail the operation of touching the touch panel and the operation when leaving the touch panel. explain.

[State transition diagram]
In the state transition diagram of FIG. 4, there are six different states (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), and the panel is touched as an input, or a finger, a touch pen, or the like is separated from the panel. Or (leaving) makes a transition between the states (a) to (f). Further, there is a process to be executed when the state is changed, and this is described as an output in FIG. 4 and described below.

  The initial state is the standby state of (a), and whether or not the pointer is displayed at that time depends on the prior setting. In this state, there is no contact with the panel.

  In the standby state of (a), if there is a touch on the panel, if the pointer has been displayed so far, the pointer is deleted, a new pointer and a selection menu are displayed at the touched position, and the state (b ).

  (B) is a state in which the normal pointer movement is continued and the touch panel is touched. As shown in the state diagram of FIG. 4B, a pointer and a selection menu are displayed.

  If the contact position is moved while touching the panel in the state of (b), the old pointer and menu are deleted, and the pointer and menu are displayed at the destination. The transition destination state is the same (b), and the movement state of the pointer is continued.

  When the finger (or touch pen; description about the touch pen is omitted) is released from the panel in the state of (b), the state shifts to the menu item selection standby state of (c). The display is the same as (b).

  In (c), when the inside of the menu area is touched, the menu item at the touched position is highlighted so as to be distinguished from other menu items by reverse display or the like, and the process proceeds to (d).

  When touching outside the menu area in (c), the previous pointer and menu are erased, the pointer and menu are displayed at the newly touched position, and the normal pointer movement continuation state in (b) is returned.

  (D) is a menu item selection continuation state in which the touch panel is touched. As shown in the state diagram of FIG. 4D, the menu item at the touched position is displayed in a highlighted state.

  When the contact position is moved in the menu area while touching the panel in the state of (d), the highlight menu item so far is returned to the normal display, and the menu item at the moved position is highlighted. The state remains (d).

  If the user moves outside the menu area and releases his finger while touching the panel in the state of (d), the menu item that has been highlighted so far is returned to the normal display, and the state is moved to the (c) state.

  When you release your finger while highlighting a menu item other than dragging in the state of (d), the highlighted menu item blinks and executes the corresponding menu item (left click, right click, etc.) Thereafter, the menu is erased and the standby state of (a) is entered. At that time, if the setting is such that the pointer is not displayed in the standby state in advance, the pointer is also deleted. The menu item is displayed blinking in order to notify the user that the corresponding menu item has been executed, but it is not always necessary. Depending on the selected menu item, execution can be confirmed with a different operation (for example, a beep sound).

  When the drag menu item is highlighted in the state of (d), when the finger is released, the menu is deleted, the pointer shape is changed to indicate the drag state, and the state is moved to (e). Regarding changing the shape of the pointer, for example, as shown in (e) and (f) of FIG. 4, by indicating that the pointer is in a drag operation by painting the tip of the pointer with a different color in a triangle, etc. Can do. In the drag operation with the mouse, the user moves the mouse while pressing the left button, so it can be confirmed that the user is performing the drag operation himself. Since there is no recognition of the user such as a drag operation with the mouse between the waiting state and the waiting state, it is desirable to clearly indicate to the user that it is in the drag state. One method is to change the shape of the pointer as shown in the figure.

  (E) is a drag start position standby state. In this state, dragging has started, and the finger has been removed from the panel. By touching the next panel, it is selected whether to continue the drag operation or cancel the drag operation.

  In the state of (e), if there is a touch on the panel in a non-dragable area, the drag operation is canceled and the pointer is returned to the normal display or is erased depending on the previous setting, and is in a standby state ( a) Go to state.

  In the state of (e), when there is contact with the panel in the draggable area, interpolation is performed by a drag operation between the drag start position and the contact position, and the pointer position is updated to the contact position. . (Embodiment of menu selection item execution means of claim 6 and embodiment of menu selection item execution step of claim 14) Then, the state moves to (f) state.

  (F) is a drag operation continuation state. This state is a state in which the drag state is continued, and the finger remains in contact with the panel.

In the state of (f), when the user moves while touching the panel, the drag process is continued at the moved position. This corresponds to, for example, a state where a line is continuously drawn (a state where the mouse is moved while the left button of the mouse is being pressed) when a line is drawn with a brush in a drag state with drawing software. That is, drawing the line on the screen in accordance with the moving position of the mouse corresponds to the drag process. In this movement with contact, the state remains the same (f). (Example of Menu Selection Item Execution Unit of Claim 6 and Menu Selection Item Execution Step of Claim 14)
When the finger is released from the panel in the state of (f), the drag end point operation is executed. (Example of Menu Selection Item Execution Means of Claim 6 and Menu Selection Item Execution Step of Claim 14) The drag end point operation is, for example, started from the last point on a line drawn to the last point by the picture writing software There are things that add a line to the point, surround the entire circumference, paint the inside with a color, etc., but in that case adding the line from the final point to the start point and painting the inside is the end point action of the drag It is. After the drag end point operation is performed, the pointer is returned to the normal display, or if deletion is selected in advance, the pointer is deleted and the standby state of (a) is returned.

  This is the end of the description of the state transition diagram of FIG.

[Effect of Example 2]
In the second embodiment, an operation equivalent to that of a mouse can be selected by touching the touch panel, moving and leaving the touch panel (leaving the finger from the panel), and the man-machine interface is very easy to understand. . In addition, since the menu item is displayed by touching the touch panel, it is possible to confirm what operation is possible. Further, since the shape of the pointer changes in the drag state, it is possible to clearly confirm that the user is in the drag state using the touch panel.

  Another operation of the electronic apparatus as an embodiment of claim 3 of the present invention will be described.

  In claim 3, there are two cases where the timing for displaying the selection menu is the same as when the pointer is displayed at the time of touching the touch panel, or when the touch state on the touch panel is interrupted thereafter. In the third embodiment, a case where the selection menu is displayed at the time when the contact state with the touch panel is interrupted will be described.

  Since the program of claim 11 performs the same operation as the operation of the electronic device apparatus of claim 3, an example of the steps of the program of claim 11 in the description of the operation flow and state transition diagram of the third embodiment Will be described.

[Constitution]
The configuration of the third embodiment is exactly the same as that shown in the first embodiment.

[Flow of operation]
The operation flow of the third and eleventh aspects of the invention is exactly the same, and will be described in the third embodiment at the same time.

  The operation of the second embodiment and the third embodiment is almost the same. Therefore, different points will be described with reference to the state transition diagram of FIG.

[State transition diagram]
FIG. 5 is a state transition diagram illustrating the operation of the third embodiment. The difference from the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is only in the display in the normal pointer movement continuation state of (b).

In the second embodiment, when the touch panel is touched from the standby state (a), the pointer and the menu close to the pointer are displayed. However, in the third embodiment, only the pointer is displayed and the menu is not displayed. (Fig. 5 (b))
When the finger is removed from the panel in the state of (b), the menu is displayed. And it changes to the state of (c).

  (B) Even if the menu is displayed in the state, the menu is actually selected after the finger is once released from the panel. Therefore, in the state (b) in which the panel is in contact, no display is performed. After the finger is released from the panel (c), the menu is displayed.

  Other points of the state transition diagram are the same as those of the second embodiment.

[Effect of Example 3]
According to the third embodiment, since the display menu close to the pointer is displayed only after the finger is released from the touch panel, the screen is not hidden by the selection menu when moving on the panel while the finger is touching. You can move on the panel while checking the necessary information on the screen.

  An electronic apparatus as an embodiment of claim 7 of the present invention will be described as an MFP apparatus of embodiment 4. Since the operation of the program of claim 15 is the same as that of the electronic device apparatus of claim 7, the description of the embodiment of claim 15 is also performed simultaneously with the description of the display items of this embodiment.

[Construction]
The structure of the MFP apparatus of the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. In addition, a printing unit, a scanner unit, and the like as an MFP apparatus are provided, but these are not related to the essence of the present invention, and are omitted.

[Flow of operation]
Since the operation flow of the fourth embodiment is the same as the flowchart of FIG. 3 shown in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

[Description of display items]
FIG. 6 is a display example on the operation panel of the fourth embodiment. In the operation panel, four icons, copy, FAX, scanner, and setting are displayed for each function.

  Now, when a copy item is touched on the touch panel, the pointer is displayed by the pointer display means, and the selection menu is displayed by the selection menu display means. When the selection menu is displayed, the pointer position is on a copy item on the four icons. Therefore, the selection item of the menu includes selection items related to the copy function, one-sheet printing, two-sheet printing, The number of prints and other selection items such as black and white printing and color printing are displayed. This is an embodiment of the situation-dependent selection item display means of claim 7.

  If the pointer position is on another icon, for example, FAX, a related item such as a destination telephone number setting menu is displayed in the selection menu and can be selected.

[Effect of Example 4]
According to the present embodiment, menu selection can be efficiently performed by using the selection menu on the touch panel according to the present invention other than an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer.

  An electronic apparatus according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described as a personal computer according to a fifth embodiment. Since the operation of the program of claim 16 is the same as that of the electronic device apparatus of claim 8, the description of the embodiment of claim 16 is also performed simultaneously with the description of the display items of this embodiment.

[Construction]
The structure of the personal computer of the fifth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

[Flow of operation]
Since the operation flow of the fifth embodiment is the same as the flowchart of FIG. 3 shown in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

[Description of display items]
FIG. 7 is a display example on the desktop of the fifth embodiment.

  An Internet browser program is activated on the desktop, and a pointer is placed on a link position on the browser.

  Regardless of the present invention, when a right click is performed on the pointer position using a mouse, a right click menu generated by the Internet browser program is displayed. It includes right-click menu items such as "Open in new window", "Open window in new tab", "Copy link location", and "Return to previous page".

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the “left click” operation menu item with the mouse and the “right click” operation menu item with the mouse, the item of the right click menu generated by the Internet browser program is used. Items such as “Open in new window”, “Open window in new tab”, “Copy link location”, “Return to previous page”, etc. are added and displayed. Example of dependent right-click menu display means).

  If there is a pointer on this link position, the drag operation does not make sense and is not displayed (an embodiment of the context-dependent selection item display function of the selection menu display means of claim 7).

[Effect of Example 5]
According to the present embodiment, items to be displayed by right-clicking in advance are displayed on the selection menu. Therefore, when executing a right-click menu item, a predetermined right-click menu is selected from the selection menu displayed by touching the touch panel. This can be done by selecting a menu once to select an item.

In the conventional technology using the touch panel, the same operation is performed by touching the right-click function button on the operation panel at a remote position by touching the position where the right-click operation is performed to determine the operation position. As a result, the right-click menu appears at the first specified pointer position, so that it is necessary to go back to that position again and touch the selection item from the right-click menu to select it. It was. According to the present embodiment, it can be seen that the right click operation by the touch panel can be performed efficiently.
[Other items in the above embodiments]
After displaying the menu by the menu display means, if there is no touch on the touch panel for the specified time (for example, 1 minute), the menu is deleted and a condition for returning to the standby state (waiting for input to the touch panel) is added. Also good. In that case, the pointer may be erased at the same time by a prior setting.

  Similarly, after the pointer is displayed by the pointer display means, if there is no contact with the touch panel for a specified time (for example, 1 minute), the pointer is erased and the condition for returning to the standby state (waiting for input to the touch panel) is set. You may add.

  The electronic device apparatus according to the present invention may be an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, or may be a multi-function apparatus having a touch panel as an operation panel, a PDA as a portable terminal, or a portable game machine.

  Further, the items of the selection menu are not limited to the simulation of the mouse operation, and a function specific to the electronic device apparatus may be assigned.

1 is an outline description of Example 1. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an electronic apparatus device (Example 1). FIG. It is a flowchart (Example 1). (Example 2) which is a state transition diagram. (Example 3) which is a state transition diagram. FIG. 10 is a touch panel display screen of the MFP apparatus (Example 4). (Example 5) which is a display screen of a personal computer.

Explanation of symbols

1 CPU (pointer display means, selection menu display means, menu selection item execution means)
3 Memory 5 Hard disk S25 Pointer display step S29 Selection menu display step S31, S45, S49, S51, S53 Menu selection item execution step

Claims (16)

In an electronic device using a touch panel as an input device,
Pointer display means for displaying a pointer for the operation of the touch panel;
A selection menu display means for displaying a selection menu adjacent to the pointer and for executing an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse;
An electronic device apparatus comprising: a menu selection item execution unit that performs an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse by selection from the selection menu. The electronic device apparatus according to claim 1,
The electronic device apparatus, wherein the pointer display means displays a pointer by touching a touch panel. The electronic device apparatus according to claim 2,
The selection menu display means displays the selection menu at the same time as the pointer is displayed, or displays the selection menu when the state of touching the touch panel is interrupted. . The electronic device apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Items of the selection menu that are displayed by the selection menu display means and perform an operation equivalent to the operation with the mouse are selection items including left click, right click, and drag with the mouse,
The electronic device apparatus, wherein an execution item equivalent to an operation with a mouse executed by the menu selection item executing means is an operation item including a left click, a right click, and a drag with a mouse. The electronic device apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The menu selection item execution means, when the selection menu is displayed,
By touching the selected menu area of the touch panel again, the menu item at the touched position is selected and determined, or when the contact state is interrupted after touching the selected menu area once, An electronic device apparatus having a function of selecting and determining a menu item at a certain position. The electronic device apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The menu selection item execution means, when the item selected in the selection menu is a drag operation with a mouse,
By touching the touch panel again, the path connecting the points touched by the touch panel from the position of the pointer with a straight line is interpolated by a drag operation, and while the contact state with the touch panel continues, Continue dragging at the touch point of the touch panel,
An electronic device apparatus comprising a function of terminating a drag operation when a contact state with the touch panel is interrupted. The electronic device apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The selection menu display means includes a context-dependent selection item display function in which a selection item related to a position where the pointer is displayed is displayed as a selection item of the selection menu. . The electronic device apparatus according to claim 7,
The selection menu display means is configured such that an item displayed in relation to a position where the pointer is displayed is a selection item displayed by right-clicking at the pointer position. An electronic device apparatus provided with a function for displaying dependent right-click selection items. A program that operates on an electronic device using a touch panel as an input device,
A pointer display step for displaying a pointer for touch panel operation,
A selection menu display step for displaying a selection menu adjacent to the pointer and for performing an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse;
A program for causing a computer to execute a menu selection item executing step of causing an operation equivalent to an operation with a mouse to be performed by selection from the selection menu. A program according to claim 9, wherein
The pointer display step displays a pointer by touching a touch panel. A program according to claim 10, wherein
In the selection menu display step, the selection menu is displayed at the same time as the pointer is displayed, or the selection menu is displayed when the state of touching the touch panel is interrupted. A program according to any one of claims 9 to 11,
Items in the selection menu that are displayed in the selection menu display step and perform operations equivalent to operations with the mouse are selection items including left click, right click, and drag with the mouse,
An execution item equivalent to an operation with a mouse, which is executed by the menu selection item execution step, is an operation item including a left click, right click, and drag with a mouse. A program according to any one of claims 9 to 12,
In the menu selection item execution step, when the selection menu is displayed,
By touching the selected menu area of the touch panel again, the menu item at the touched position is selected and determined, or when the contact state is interrupted after touching the selected menu area once, A program for causing a computer to execute a function of selecting and determining a menu item at a certain position. A program according to any one of claims 9 to 13,
In the menu selection item execution step, when the item selected in the selection menu is a drag operation with a mouse,
By touching the touch panel again, the path connecting the points touched by the touch panel from the position of the pointer with a straight line is interpolated by drag operation, and while the contact state with the touch panel continues, Continue dragging at the touch point of the touch panel,
A program for causing a computer to execute a function of terminating a drag operation when the contact state with the touch panel is interrupted. A program according to any one of claims 9 to 14,
The selection menu display step causes the computer to execute a situation-dependent selection item display function in which a selection item related to a position where the pointer is displayed is displayed as a selection item of the selection menu. . 16. The program of claim 15, wherein
In the selection menu display step, the item displayed in relation to the position where the pointer is displayed in the selection item of the selection menu is a selection item displayed by right-clicking at the pointer position. A program for causing a computer to execute a function for displaying dependent right-click selection items.

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