JP2009232389A - Setting apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To strike a balance between the improvement in visibility of setting contents and the prevention of misoperation detection. <P>SOLUTION: While icons I1-I9 are being displayed at respectively corresponding coordinate positions while being superimposed on a captured through-image, when there is inputting from a touch panel 23 to a menu shift instruction area (area of the icon I9), indications are gradually changed from the icons in the through-image display state for functioning them in a setting mode and when the change is completed, inputting from the touch panel 23 is validated in areas corresponding to buttons. Then, inputting from the touch panel 23 to buttons B1-B10 is waited. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a setting device and a program for performing operation control of an operation target with setting contents arbitrarily selected from a plurality of setting contents.

  Conventionally, a plurality of setting contents are stored, and the operation control is performed with the setting contents arbitrarily selected from the setting contents. There is known a digital still camera (hereinafter simply referred to as a digital camera) that performs photographing under photographing conditions.

  The digital camera described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a transparent touch panel on a color liquid crystal panel, and displays an icon corresponding to a shooting situation in a shooting mode. The setting corresponding to the icon can be changed by detecting a touch on the displayed icon (contact from the outside on the touch panel).

In the above technique, if the operator touches the icon displayed according to the shooting situation carelessly, it is possible to change the setting that the photographer did not intend. Then, a method for changing the setting contents has been proposed.
JP 2003-209719 A

  However, in the case of the above technique, an improvement technique is proposed after allowing a certain degree of erroneous operation, but no proposal has been made that achieves both improved visibility of setting contents and prevention of erroneous operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to achieve both improvement in visibility of setting contents and prevention of erroneous operation detection.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a setting device that performs operation control of an operation target with setting contents arbitrarily selected from a plurality of setting contents prepared in advance. The first storage means for storing the first index and the second index, and the first index and the second index stored in the first storage means, the first index Display means for displaying the indicator, instruction detection means for detecting an instruction to change the setting contents for the first indicator by detecting an instruction for the first indicator displayed on the display means, and When the instruction detection unit detects an instruction to change the setting contents, the display is controlled so that the second index is read from the first storage unit and displayed on the display unit instead of the first index. Control means and this table When the second index is displayed on the display means by the control means, designation detection means for detecting that the second index is designated, and the second designation designated by the designation detection means Receiving means for accepting a change in the setting content corresponding to the index.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a contact position detecting means for detecting a position of an external contact with the display means, and the first indicator to be displayed on the display means. A position storage unit that stores the position of the first position, and the designation detection unit is configured so that the contact position detected by the contact position detection unit corresponds to the position of the first index stored in the position storage unit in advance. An instruction to change the setting contents with respect to the first index is detected when it is within a predetermined area.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the first or second aspect of the present invention, further comprising second storage means for storing a third index representing a change content that can be selected for the set content, The means reads the change contents that can be selected from the second storage means and displays them on the display means when the designation detection means detects the change designation of the setting contents corresponding to the second index. To accept the change of the setting contents.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an imaging unit, wherein the display unit displays the first index together with an image captured by the imaging unit. It is characterized by displaying.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fourth aspect, the display control means controls the display means to display the second index together with an image captured by the imaging means. It is characterized by.

  In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 6 includes a display unit, operates with a setting content arbitrarily selected from a plurality of setting contents, and a first index corresponding to the setting content, And the computer provided with the memory | storage part which memorize | stores a 2nd parameter | index WHEREIN: The 1st parameter | index is displayed on the said display part among the said 1st parameter | index memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part, and a 2nd parameter | index. A first display control means, an instruction detection means for detecting an instruction to change the setting contents for the first index by detecting an instruction for the first index displayed by the first display control means; When an instruction to change the setting content is detected by the instruction detection unit, the second index is read from the storage unit instead of the first index, and is controlled to be displayed on the display unit. Display control hand When the second indicator is displayed on the display unit by the second display control means, designation detection means for detecting that the second index is designated, designated by the designation detection means In addition, the information processing apparatus is configured to function as a reception unit that receives a change in the setting content corresponding to the second index.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the improvement of the visibility of a setting content and prevention of an erroneous operation detection can be made to make compatible.

  First, the configuration of a digital camera 10 to which an embodiment of a setting device according to the present invention is applied will be described. The present invention is not limited to the illustrated example.

  FIG. 1 shows an internal configuration of the digital camera 10 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the digital camera 10 includes a control unit 20, an imaging unit 21, an A / D (Analog-Digital) conversion unit 22, a touch panel 23, a display unit 24, a storage unit 25, an image processing unit 26, and an operation unit. 27, an I / F (InterFace) 28, an external storage I / O (Input Output) unit 29, and the like.

  The control unit 20 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and comprehensively controls each unit of the digital camera 10 according to a control program stored in the storage unit 25.

  The imaging unit 21 functions as an imaging unit, and includes a lens unit, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and the like, and photoelectrically converts a captured image incident through the lens unit into an analog signal. In the present embodiment, the imaging unit 21 has an AF (Auto Focus) function and can change the focal length (focus) of the lens unit.

  The A / D converter 22 converts the analog signal obtained by the imaging unit 21 into a digital signal and inputs the digital signal to the controller 20.

  The touch panel 23 functions as an instruction detection unit and a contact position detection unit, is provided integrally with the display unit 24, and detects a contact position of an operator's finger that contacts the display screen of the display unit 24. That is, the touch panel 23 is provided, for example, on the display screen of the display unit 24 or on the inner side of the display screen, and is touched on the display screen by a method such as a resistance film method, an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method, or a capacitance method. The XY coordinates of the position are detected.

In FIG. 2, the area | region of the touch panel 23 in this Embodiment is shown typically.
As shown in FIG. 2, the area of the touch panel is represented in a plane coordinate system (hereinafter referred to as XY coordinates), and detects the coordinates of the part touched from the outside. In the present embodiment, the horizontal direction (X-axis direction) of the touch panel is expressed by coordinates equally divided into 400, and the vertical direction (Y-axis direction) is expressed by coordinates equally divided by 240. The touch panel 23 transmits coordinates detected by external contact to the control unit 20.

  The display unit 24 functions as a display unit and includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an EL (Electroluminescent) display, an LED (Light Emitting Diode), and the like, and performs a required display process according to a display control signal input from the control unit 20. I do. The display unit 20 also has a function as a finder that continuously displays captured images input via the lens. The display unit 24 may be provided not only on the back surface of the main body of the digital camera 10 but also on the top surface.

The storage unit 25 functions as a first storage unit, a second storage unit, and a position storage unit. The storage unit 25 includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory as a computer-readable storage medium, and is executed by the control unit 20. Various control programs, various processing programs including setting content change processing described later, parameters necessary for execution of these programs, captured image data, display state setting table T1, setting content table T2 described later, and the like are stored. .
As other computer-readable media other than the storage unit 25, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory and a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM can be applied. Further, a carrier wave (carrier wave) can also be applied as a medium for providing program data according to the present invention via a communication line (not shown).

FIG. 3 schematically shows an example of the display state setting table T <b> 1 stored in the storage unit 25.
As shown in FIG. 3, the display state setting table T1 includes a “display coordinate” field, a “detection range (coordinate)” field, a “through image display state” field, a “setting mode state” field, and a “setting content (function)”. "Field.

  The “display coordinates” field indicates the coordinates at which the icon corresponding to the record is displayed. The coordinates are XY coordinates of the touch panel 23 in FIG. 2 described above. The “detection range” field is a coordinate indicating an area where the touch from the touch panel 23 is effective (hereinafter referred to as a touch detection range). For example, when the value “(0, 240) − (70, 192)” is stored, a rectangular area having (0, 240) and (70, 192) as diagonal lines on the touch panel 23 is detected as a touch. Set as a range. In the “through image display state” field, when a through image (still image) is displayed on the display unit 24, an image (hereinafter referred to as an icon) as a first index to be displayed superimposed on the through image. Is stored. The “setting mode state” field stores an image (hereinafter referred to as a button) as a second index to be displayed in a setting mode to be described later. In the “setting content (function)” field, a function corresponding to the button corresponding to the record is stored.

In the example of FIG. 3, focus mode, timer shooting, image quality, flash, ISO sensitivity, exposure value, and white balance are shown as functions stored in the “setting content (function)” field.
The focus mode is a function for focusing the imaging unit 21 of the digital camera 10.
The timer shooting is a function for performing shooting by setting a timer on the imaging unit 21 of the digital camera 10.
The image quality is a function when the image processing unit 26 performs image processing on the subject imaged by the imaging unit 21.
The flash is a function for capturing an image using the flash (exposure) function when the image capturing unit 21 captures an image.
The ISO sensitivity is a function of sensitivity of an image receiving element such as a CCD constituting the imaging unit 21.
The exposure value is a function for adjusting the exposure amount at the time of imaging.
White balance is a function for correcting the white color of a subject.

FIG. 4 schematically shows an example of the setting content table T <b> 2 stored in the storage unit 25.
As shown in FIG. 4, the setting content table T2 includes an “imaging condition” field, a “setting content” field, a “corresponding display icon (when displaying a through image)” field, a “corresponding display icon (when setting)” field, “ It consists of a “setting flag” field.

  In the “shooting condition” field, shooting conditions corresponding to the “setting content” field of the display state setting table T1 are stored. In the “setting contents” field, specific setting contents corresponding to the contents of the “imaging condition” field are stored. In the “corresponding display icon (through image display)” field, an icon corresponding to the record is stored. In the “corresponding display icon (when set)” field, a button corresponding to the record is stored. The “setting flag” field stores a flag for specifying an icon to be displayed on the display unit 24 from records having the same content in the “imaging condition” field. An icon or button corresponding to the record whose flag is 1 is displayed on the display unit 24. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, when the “shooting condition” field is “focus mode”, a record whose “setting flag” field is 1 is a record whose “setting (function)” field is “macro”. . In this case, an icon (an image in the shape of a flower illustrated in FIG. 4) and a button (an image in which a flower is surrounded by a square frame illustrated in FIG. 4) corresponding to a macro is displayed on the display unit. It will be specified as an icon or button to be displayed at 24. Similarly, in the other “imaging condition” fields, icons or buttons corresponding to records whose “setting flag” field value is 1 are specified as icons or buttons to be displayed on the display unit 24.

  The image processing unit 26 includes a circuit for image processing, and performs various types of image processing such as compression processing on the image captured by the imaging unit 21.

  The operation unit 27 includes a main power button, a shutter key, a release button, a playback button, a mode switching button, a cursor button, and the like, and outputs operation signals generated by pressing various buttons constituting the operation unit 27 to the control unit 20.

  The I / F 28 is an interface for connecting the digital camera 10 and an external device, and mediates data transmission / reception between the digital camera 10 and the external device.

  The external storage I / O unit 29 is configured such that a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory can be attached and detached.

Next, the operation will be described.
FIG. 5 shows a flow of setting content change processing executed by the digital camera 10. The setting content changing process is based on the cooperation between the control unit 20 and the program stored in the storage unit 25 when the imaging unit 21 is instructed by the imaging unit 21 to input a shooting mode. Realized by software processing.
In the setting content changing process, the setting content is changed based on an instruction input from the touch panel 23 and the icon displayed on the display unit 24 is changed.
By the setting content changing process, the control unit 20 functions as a display control unit, a designation detection unit, and a reception unit.

  First, images sequentially captured by the imaging unit 21 are displayed as a through image on the display unit 24 (step S51). Next, the setting content table T2 is referred to, and shooting conditions are set (step S52). Specifically, the “setting flag” field of the setting content table T2 is referred to, and the content of the “setting content” field of the record whose value stored in the “setting flag” field is 1 is extracted and each content is extracted. Are set as shooting conditions.

  Then, the value of the “setting flag” field of the setting content table T2 is referred to, and the icon and button are stored in the display state setting table T1 (step S53). Specifically, a record having a value of 1 stored in the “setting flag” field of the setting content table T2 is referred to, and the “corresponding display icon (when displaying a through image)” field of the record and the “corresponding” A button of “display icon (during setting)” is extracted. Then, the contents of the “shooting condition” field of the record are compared with the “setting contents (function)” field of the display state setting table T1, and the extracted icon for the “through image display state” field of the matching record is compared. Is stored, and the extracted button is stored in the “setting mode state” field.

  Next, an area (in the example of FIG. 3) in which the content of the “setting content (function)” field of the display state setting table T1 is stored in the “detection range” field corresponding to the record “transfer / cancel to setting menu”. The area other than the area of the touch panel 23 surrounded by (330, 48)-(400, 0) (hereinafter referred to as a menu transition instruction area) is invalidated so as not to accept an input from the touch panel 23 (step S54). In step S51, the icon and other images are superimposed on the captured images that are sequentially displayed as through images, and are displayed at corresponding coordinate positions on the display unit 24 (step S55). Specifically, the display state setting table T1 is referred to, and the image stored in the “through image display state” field of the record is extracted at the display position stored in the “display coordinate” record of each record (extracted in step S53). The displayed icon and other images) are displayed on the display unit 24.

  FIG. 6A shows an example of a display screen G1 at the time of displaying a through image in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6A, the icons I1 to I9 corresponding to the display state setting table T1 are displayed at the corresponding coordinate positions so as to be superimposed on the through image (not shown) captured in step S51. Has been. In step S54, the input from the touch panel 23 in the area other than the menu transition instruction area (in the example of FIG. 6A, the “SET” button at the lower right of the display screen G1) is invalidated.

  Next, it is determined whether or not an input has been made from the touch panel 23 to the menu transition instruction area determined in step S54 (step S56). When the menu transition instruction area is input from the touch panel 23 (step S56; YES), the display is gradually changed from each icon in the through image display state to an image for functioning as a setting mode (step S57). Specifically, the display of the display unit 24 is changed from the icon stored in the “through image display state” field of the display state setting table T1 to the button stored in the “setting mode state” field of the corresponding record. .

  FIGS. 6B and 6C show examples of the display screen G2 and the display screen G3 in which the display is gradually changed from the display screen G1 in step S57. As shown in FIG. 6B, when the icon I9 is touched, for example, the button B1 and the button B6 are displayed in a dynamic manner such that they appear while sliding from both sides of the display screen G2. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), the button B2 and the button B7 are similarly displayed while sliding, and the button B3 and the button B8 continue to appear while sliding from both sides of the display screen G3. Is displayed. In this way, in step S57 in the present embodiment, the buttons stored in the “setting mode state” field of the display state setting table T1 are slid and displayed from both ends of the display screen G1.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the screen display change in step S57 is completed (step S58). When the screen display change is not completed (step S58; NO), the process returns to step S57 and the screen change is continuously performed.

  FIG. 6D shows an example of the display screen G4 when the screen display change in step S57 is completed. As shown in FIG. 6D, when the screen display change in step S57 is completed, the display screen G4 displays buttons B1 to B10 corresponding to the “setting mode state” field of the display state setting table T1.

When it is determined that the display change has been completed (step S58; YES), the display state setting table T1 is referred to, and the input from the touch panel 23 in the area corresponding to each button is validated (step S59). Specifically, the input of the touch panel 23 to the area stored in the “detection range” field of each record of the display state setting table T1 is validated.
Next, the value of the “setting flag” field of the setting content table T2 is changed according to the input from the touch panel 23 (step S60). Specifically, when an input from the touch panel 23 is received for an area corresponding to the button displayed on the display unit 24, a display screen G6 for changing the setting content corresponding to the area is displayed. The value of the “setting flag” field of the same record as the setting content corresponding to the input from the touch panel 23 to the display screen G6 is 1.

FIG. 7A shows an example of the display screen G5 in a state where it is determined in step S58 that the display change has been completed. As shown in FIG. 7A, on the display screen G5, input from the touch panel 23 to the buttons B1 to B10 is awaited.
FIG. 7B shows an example of the display screen G6 displayed when an input is instructed from the touch panel 23 to the display screen G6. In the example of FIG. 7B, a display screen G6 displayed when the button B2 is touched by an operation from the touch panel 23 is shown.
When a touch is detected from the touch panel 23 in step S60 for the area activated in step S59, a record corresponding to the touched button in the display state setting table T1 is referred to. The contents stored in the “setting contents (function)” field of the record are extracted, and the contents are compared with the contents of the “imaging condition” field of the setting contents table T2, and the “corresponding display icon ( "When setting" field button is displayed on the display unit 24. Among the buttons, the value of the "setting flag" field of the record corresponding to the button touched from the touch panel 24 is changed to 1, and the other buttons are supported. The value of the “setting flag” field of the record to be set is set to 0. That is, in the example of FIG. 7B, the “focus mode” that is the content of the “setting content (function)” field of the record corresponding to the button B2 of the display state setting table T1 is extracted. Then, an image of the “corresponding display icon (during setting)” field of the record whose content of the “imaging condition” field of the setting content table T2 is “focus mode” is extracted, and the button B21 is used as the third index on the display unit 24. ~ B24 are displayed. When the button B21 is touched among the buttons B21 to B24, for example, the value of the “setting flag” field of the record corresponding to the button 21 in the setting content table T2 (the record whose “setting content” field is “AF”) is 1 and the value of the “setting flag” field of the records corresponding to the buttons 22 to 24 (the “setting contents” field is “macro”, “unlimited”, “MF”) is 0.

  It is determined whether or not the display of the display unit 24 is changed based on the content of the flag changed in step S60 and the menu transition instruction area is touched (step S61). When the menu transition instruction area is not touched (step S61; NO), the process returns to step S60. When the menu transition instruction area is touched (step S61; YES), the process returns to step S54, and the screen display is performed based on the contents of the setting content table T2 changed in step S60.

On the other hand, if no input is made from the touch panel 23 to the menu transition instruction area (step S56), it is determined whether or not an operation of the shutter key of the operation unit 27 is detected (step S62). When the operation of the shutter key of the operation unit 27 is detected (step S62; YES), the image captured by the image capturing unit 21 is stored in a memory card or the like connected to the storage unit 25 or the external storage I / O unit 29. (Step S63), the process returns to step S55.
When the operation of the shutter key is not detected (step S62; NO), it is determined whether or not an input for canceling the photographing mode is input via the operation unit 27 (step S64). If the input for canceling the shooting mode is not made (step S64; NO), the process returns to step S55. If an input for canceling the shooting mode is made (step S64; YES), the process ends.

  As described above, in the digital camera 10 according to the present embodiment, the icon indicating the current setting state displayed in a superimposed manner on the through image displayed on the display unit 24 is converted into a button as it is, and the setting is changed from the button. The operation of calling the menu screen for changing the setting is simplified, and the information display position on the screen and the position of the button for changing the setting are related, so the user can change the setting. The convenience of the operation when performing is improved.

  In the example of the present embodiment, a button image for changing the setting is displayed by touching the menu transition instruction area from the touch panel 23, thereby reducing the possibility of an erroneous operation by the user. . That is, even when the user touches an icon or the like in an area other than the menu transition instruction area from the touch panel 23, the setting change menu is not transitioned, so that an unintended erroneous operation can be reduced.

  Note that the description in the present embodiment shows an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the present embodiment, the digital camera 10 has been described as an example, but a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or other information terminal may be used, and the description in the present embodiment does not limit the present invention. Absent.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which a button for changing a setting is displayed by pressing a menu transition instruction area has been described. However, the button may be displayed by another instruction. Good. For example, when a predetermined time has passed while the through image is displayed, the control unit 20 may determine that the user has an intention to change the setting and display the button.

  The contents stored in the display state setting table T1 are not limited to the present embodiment. For example, the positions of icons and button images displayed in a superimposed manner on the through image may be changed according to the user's preference. That is, the contents, icon display, and the like stored in the display state setting table T1 may be set according to user preferences.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the button image is displayed by sliding from both ends of the display unit 24 has been described, but the display method for changing the setting is not limited to this. That is, a button image that can be changed in setting may be displayed by an animation process set in advance according to the user's preference, or a button image may be displayed without performing an animation process or the like. Good.

  In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each device constituting the digital camera 10 according to the present embodiment can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the digital camera in this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the touch panel of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display state setting table memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the setting content table memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the setting content change process performed by the control part of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the screen transition displayed on the display part of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the screen transition displayed on the display part of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Digital camera 20 Control part 21 Imaging part 22 A / D conversion part 23 Touch panel 24 Display part 25 Storage part 26 Image processing part 27 Operation part 28 I / F
29 External storage I / O section

Claims (6)

In a setting device that performs operation control of an operation target with setting contents arbitrarily selected from a plurality of setting contents prepared in advance,
First storage means for storing a first index and a second index corresponding to the setting content;
Display means for displaying the first index among the first index and the second index stored in the first storage means,
Instruction detecting means for detecting an instruction to change the setting contents for the first index by detecting an instruction for the first index displayed on the display means;
When an instruction to change the setting contents is detected by the instruction detection unit, the second index is read from the first storage unit instead of the first index and is controlled to be displayed on the display unit. Display control means;
Designation detecting means for detecting that the second index is designated when the second index is displayed on the display means by the display control means;
Accepting means for accepting a change in the setting content corresponding to the second index designated by the designation detecting means;
A setting device comprising: Contact position detecting means for detecting the position of external contact with the display means;
Position storage means for storing the position of the first index to be displayed on the display means;
Further comprising
When the contact position detected by the contact position detection means is within a predetermined area corresponding to the position of the first index stored in the position storage means, the designation detection means The setting device according to claim 1, wherein an instruction to change the setting contents is detected. A second storage means for storing a third index representing a change content that can be selected for the setting content;
When the designation detection unit detects the change of the setting content corresponding to the second index, the reception unit reads the change content that can be selected from the second storage unit and displays the change content on the display unit The setting device according to claim 1, wherein a change in the setting content is received. Further comprising an imaging means,
The setting device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the first index together with an image captured by the imaging unit.   The setting device according to claim 4, wherein the display control unit controls the display unit to display the second index together with an image captured by the imaging unit. A computer comprising a display unit and a storage unit that operates with setting contents arbitrarily selected from a plurality of setting contents and stores a first index corresponding to the setting contents and a second index,
Of the first index and the second index stored in the storage unit, a first display control means for displaying the first index on the display unit,
Instruction detecting means for detecting an instruction to change the setting contents for the first index by detecting an instruction for the first index displayed by the first display control means;
When an instruction to change the setting contents is detected by the instruction detection unit, a second control is performed so that the second index is read from the storage unit and displayed on the display unit instead of the first index. Display control means,
Designation detecting means for detecting that the second index is designated when the second index is displayed on the display unit by the second display control means;
Accepting means for accepting a change in the setting content corresponding to the second index designated by the designation detecting means;
A program characterized by functioning as

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