JP2010039651A - Information processing apparatus, screen layout method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus, a screen layout method and a program, for easily changing the layout of GUI components such as character strings and icons on a screen according to a plurality of languages in which character strings are written in different directions. <P>SOLUTION: The information processing apparatus for displaying the same information in a plurality of different screen layouts on a display device includes: a language selection detection means for detecting a selected language of character strings to be displayed on the display device, a language direction determination means for determining whether the language detected by the language selection detection means is a first type of language or a second type of language in which character strings are written in different directions, a layout determination means for determining layout information set for GUI components to be displayed on the display device, and a display processing means for displaying the GUI components on the display device according to the result of determination by the language direction determination means and the result of determination by the layout determination means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a screen layout method, and a program. In particular, it is suitable for use when displaying the same information on a display device with a plurality of different screen layouts.

In recent years, in order to respond to the worldwide market, consumer devices including digital cameras have been developed to support multilingual characters displayed on the screen of the devices.
By the way, the world languages include languages written from left to right such as Japanese and English, and languages written from right to left such as Arabic. If the screen layout is based on a left-to-right language such as Japanese or English on a consumer device display device, the right-to-left language such as Arabic can be read. It was difficult to display the screen with an easy layout. In addition, information attached to characters, such as icons, also requires a layout according to the language.

  In this way, screen display methods and device operation methods corresponding to the description directions of various languages are required. As one of responses to such a request, a video display device in which a language font is reversed left and right is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this video display device, a screen layout based on a language described from left to right is performed using data obtained by horizontally inverting an Arabic font, and this is horizontally reversed and transferred to a VRAM.

JP 2005-215285 A

  However, depending on the content displayed on the display device of the consumer device, it may be more convenient not to change the screen layout by language. For example, some digital single-lens reflex cameras have a plurality of display units for displaying camera information. The display unit includes a TFT unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL, a shooting information display unit that displays current camera setting information, and an optical viewfinder display unit that can check camera setting information in real time during shooting using the optical viewfinder. Etc. Here, since the display information is fixed, the photographing information display unit and the optical finder display unit described above are generally formed of segments.

  The role of the photographing information display unit and the display unit in the optical viewfinder is that photographing information such as a shutter speed and an exposure value necessary for photographing can be easily confirmed without performing complicated screen operations. Therefore, in consideration of user visibility, these pieces of information may be displayed in the same layout, and it is inconvenient if the screen layout is changed depending on the language. On the other hand, in the video display device of Patent Document 1, the entire screen is horizontally reversed, and the case where the layout of a part of the screen is not changed is not disclosed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and when changing the screen layout of GUI parts such as character strings and icons on the screen according to a plurality of languages in which the description direction of the character strings is different, It aims at improving the visibility to a user.

The present invention is an information processing apparatus capable of displaying the same information on a display device with a plurality of different screen layouts, and language selection detecting means for detecting selection of a language of a display target character string to be displayed on the display device; A language direction determination unit that determines whether the language detected by the language selection detection unit is a first type language or a second type language in which the description direction of the character string is different, and the display is displayed on the display device. Arrangement determining means for determining arrangement information set in the GUI part; display processing means for displaying the GUI part on the display device in accordance with the determination result by the language direction determining means and the determination result by the arrangement determining means; It is characterized by having.
The present invention is a screen layout method for displaying the same information on a display device in a plurality of different screen layouts, a language selection detecting step for detecting a language selection of a display target character string to be displayed on the display device, and the language selection A language direction determining step for determining whether the language detected in the detecting step is a first type language or a second type language in which the direction of description of the character string is different; and a GUI component displayed on the display device An arrangement determining step for determining set arrangement information; and a display processing step for displaying the GUI component on the display device according to a determination result in the language direction determination step and a determination result in the arrangement determination step. It is characterized by.
The present invention is a program for controlling an information processing apparatus capable of displaying the same information on a display device with a plurality of different screen layouts, and detects selection of a language of a display target character string to be displayed on the display device A language selection detection step; a language direction determination step for determining whether the language detected by the language selection detection step is a first type language or a second type language in which the description direction of the character string is different; The GUI component is sent to the display device in accordance with a placement determination step for determining placement information set in the GUI component to be displayed on the display device, a determination result in the language direction determination step, and a determination result in the placement determination step. A program for causing a computer to execute display processing steps to be displayed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when changing the screen layout of GUI components, such as a character string and an icon on a screen, according to a several language, the visibility to a user can be improved. Further, it is possible to reduce the process for generating the screen layout to be changed, and to improve the speed of displaying the screen layout, for example.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to this embodiment. In the present embodiment, an imaging apparatus (digital single-lens reflex camera) 100 will be described as an information processing apparatus.
In FIG. 1, 12 is a shutter. Reference numeral 14 denotes an image sensor. Reference numeral 16 denotes an A / D converter. Reference numeral 18 denotes a timing generation circuit. Reference numeral 20 denotes an image processing circuit. Reference numeral 22 denotes a memory control circuit. Reference numeral 24 denotes an image display memory. Reference numeral 26 denotes a D / A converter. An image display unit 28 corresponds to the first display device. Reference numeral 30 denotes a memory. Reference numeral 32 denotes an image compression / decompression circuit.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes a shutter control unit. Reference numeral 42 denotes a distance measuring unit. Reference numeral 46 denotes a photometric unit. 48 is a flash. Reference numeral 50 denotes a system control circuit. 52 is a memory. A display unit 53 corresponds to the second display device. 54 and 55 are LCDs. Reference numeral 56 denotes a nonvolatile memory. Reference numeral 62 denotes a shutter switch SW1. Reference numeral 64 denotes a shutter switch SW2. Reference numeral 66 denotes a display content changeover switch. Reference numeral 70 denotes an operation unit. Reference numeral 72 denotes a power switch.

  Reference numeral 80 denotes a power control unit. 82 and 84 are connectors. Reference numeral 86 denotes a power supply unit. Reference numeral 90 denotes an interface. Reference numeral 92 denotes a connector. Reference numeral 94 denotes an interface. Reference numeral 96 denotes a connector. Reference numeral 98 denotes a recording medium attachment / detachment detection unit. Reference numeral 104 denotes an optical viewfinder. Reference numeral 106 denotes a lens mount that mechanically couples a lens unit 300 (described later) and the imaging apparatus 100. Reference numeral 110 denotes a communication unit. Reference numeral 112 denotes a connector (or antenna).

  Reference numeral 120 denotes an interface. Reference numeral 122 denotes a connector. Reference numerals 130 and 132 denote mirrors. Reference numeral 200 denotes a recording medium. Reference numeral 202 denotes a recording unit. Reference numeral 204 denotes an interface. Reference numeral 206 denotes a connector. Reference numeral 210 denotes a recording medium. Reference numeral 212 denotes a recording unit. Reference numeral 214 denotes an interface. Reference numeral 216 denotes a connector.

  On the other hand, 300 is a lens unit. Reference numeral 306 denotes a lens mount. Reference numeral 310 denotes a photographing lens. Reference numeral 312 denotes an aperture. 320 is an interface. Reference numeral 322 denotes a connector. Reference numeral 340 denotes an aperture control unit. Reference numeral 342 denotes a distance measurement control unit. Reference numeral 344 denotes a zoom control unit. Reference numeral 350 denotes a lens system control circuit.

  The shutter 12 controls the exposure amount to the image sensor 14. The image sensor 14 converts the optical image into an electrical signal. Here, the light beam incident on the lens 310 is guided by the single-lens reflex system through the aperture 312, the lens mounts 306 and 106, the mirror 130, and the shutter 12, and is combined on the image sensor 14 as an optical image.

  The A / D converter 16 converts an analog signal output from the image sensor 14 into a digital signal. The timing generation circuit 18 supplies a clock signal and a control signal to the image sensor 14, the A / D converter 16, and the D / A converter 26, and is controlled by the memory control circuit 22 and the system control circuit 50. The image processing circuit 20 performs predetermined pixel interpolation processing and color conversion processing on the data from the A / D converter 16 or the data from the memory control circuit 22. Further, the image processing circuit 20 performs a predetermined calculation process using the captured image data as necessary. The system control circuit 50 controls the aperture control unit 340 and the distance measurement control unit 342 based on the calculation result by the image processing circuit 20, AF (auto focus) processing of TTL (through-the-lens) method, AE (automatic exposure) processing and EF (flash light control) processing are performed. Further, the image processing circuit 20 performs predetermined arithmetic processing using the captured image data, and performs TTL AWB (auto white balance) processing based on the obtained arithmetic result.

  Note that the imaging apparatus 100 of this embodiment is provided with a distance measuring unit 42 and a photometric unit 46 exclusively. Therefore, the AF processing, AE processing, and EF processing are performed using the distance measuring section 42 and the photometry section 46, and the AF processing, AE processing, and EF processing are not performed in the image processing circuit 20. Good. Alternatively, the AF processing, AE processing, and EF processing may be performed using the distance measuring unit 42 and the photometry unit 46, and the image processing circuit 20 may further perform AF processing, AE processing, and EF processing.

The memory control circuit 22 controls the A / D converter 16, the timing generation circuit 18, the image processing circuit 20, the image display memory 24, the D / A converter 26, the memory 30, and the image compression / decompression circuit 32.
Data of the A / D converter 16 is written into the image display memory 24 or the memory 30 via the image processing circuit 20 and the memory control circuit 22 or directly via the memory control circuit 22. Display image data written in the image display memory 24 is displayed by an image display unit 28 such as a TFTLCD via a D / A converter 26. An electronic viewfinder function can be realized by sequentially displaying captured image data using the image display unit 28.
In addition, the image display unit 28 can arbitrarily turn on / off the display according to an instruction from the system control circuit 50. By turning off the display, the power consumption of the imaging apparatus 100 can be significantly reduced. it can.

The memory 30 is a memory for storing captured still images and moving images, and has a sufficient storage capacity for storing a predetermined number of still images and a predetermined time of moving images. Thereby, even in the case of continuous shooting or panoramic shooting in which a plurality of still images are continuously shot, a large amount of images can be written to the memory 30 at high speed. The memory 30 can also be used as a work area for the system control circuit 50.
The image compression / decompression circuit 32 is a circuit that compresses and decompresses image data by adaptive discrete cosine transform (ADCT) or the like. The image compression / decompression circuit 32 reads an image stored in the memory 30, performs compression processing or decompression processing, and writes the processed data to the memory 30.

  The shutter control unit 40 controls the shutter 12 in cooperation with the aperture control unit 340 that controls the aperture 312 based on the photometric information from the photometry unit 46. The distance measuring unit 42 is for performing AF processing. A light beam incident on the lens 310 is incident on the distance measuring unit 42 via the aperture 312, the lens mount 306, the lens mount 106, the mirror 130, and a distance measuring sub mirror (not shown). The distance measuring unit 42 measures the in-focus state of an image formed as an optical image from incident light rays.

  The photometry unit 46 is for performing AE processing. A light beam incident on the lens 310 is incident on the photometry unit 46 through a diaphragm 312, a lens mount 306, a lens mount 106, a mirror 130, a mirror 132, and a photometric lens (not shown) by a single lens reflex method. The photometry unit 46 measures the exposure state of an image formed as an optical image from incident light rays. The photometry unit 46 also has an EF processing function by cooperating with the flash 48. The flash 48 also has an AF auxiliary light projecting function and a flash light control function.

  A video TTL method in which the system control circuit 50 controls the shutter control unit 40, the aperture control unit 340, and the distance measurement control unit 342 based on the calculation result obtained by calculating the captured image data by the image processing circuit 20 is used. It is also possible to perform exposure control and AF control. Further, the AF control may be performed by using both the measurement result by the distance measuring unit 42 and the calculation result obtained by calculating the image data captured by the image sensor 14 by the image processing circuit 20. Furthermore, exposure control may be performed using both the measurement result obtained by the photometry unit 46 and the calculation result obtained by calculating the image data captured by the image sensor 14 by the image processing circuit 20.

A system control circuit 50 controls the entire imaging apparatus 100. The memory 52 is a storage unit that stores constants, variables, programs, and the like for operation of the system control circuit 50.
The display unit 53 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device or a speaker, and displays and outputs an operation state, a message, and the like using characters, images, sounds, and the like. The display unit 53 is installed at a single or a plurality of positions in the vicinity of the operation unit 70 of the image pickup apparatus 100 so as to be easily visible, and is configured by a combination of an LCD, an LED, a sound generation element, and the like. In addition, the display unit 53 is partially installed in the optical viewfinder 104.

  Among the display contents of the display unit 53, what is displayed on the LCD 54, LCD 55, etc. is, for example, ISO sensitivity, dimming correction value, single shot / continuous shooting display, self-timer display, compression rate display, recording pixel number display, There are the number of recorded images and the number of remaining shots. In addition, for example, there are shutter speed display, aperture value display, exposure correction display, flash display, red-eye reduction display, macro shooting display, error display, and information display with multiple digits. Further, for example, there are a display of the attachment / detachment status of the recording media 200 and 210, a display of the attachment / detachment status of the lens unit 300, a communication I / F operation display, a date / time display, and a display showing the connection status with an external computer. The display content displayed on the LCD 54, LCD 55, etc. is made common with a part of the display content of the image display unit 28.

Among the display contents of the display unit 53, what is displayed in the optical viewfinder 104 includes, for example, a focus display, a shooting preparation completion display, a camera shake warning display, a flash charge display, and a flash charge completion display. Also, for example, there are shutter speed display, aperture display, exposure correction display, recording medium writing operation display, and the like.
Further, among the display contents of the display unit 53, what is displayed on the LED or the like includes, for example, a focus display, a shooting preparation completion display, a camera shake warning display, a flash charge display, and a flash charge completion display. Further, for example, there are a recording medium writing operation display, a macro shooting setting notification display, a secondary battery charge state display, and the like.
Further, among the display contents of the display unit 53, what is displayed on a lamp or the like includes, for example, a self-timer notification lamp. This self-timer notification lamp may be shared as AF auxiliary light.

The nonvolatile memory 56 can be electrically erased and recorded, and is, for example, an EEPROM.
The shutter switch 62 (SW1), the shutter switch 64 (SW2), the display content changeover switch 66, and the operation unit 70 are user operation units for the user to input various operation instructions to the system control circuit 50. The user operation unit is composed of one or a plurality of combinations such as a switch, a dial, a touch panel, pointing by line-of-sight detection, and a voice recognition device.

Here, these user operation units will be specifically described.
First, the shutter switch 62 (SW1) is turned ON during the operation of a shutter button (not shown), and instructs to start operations such as AF processing, AE processing, AWB processing, and EF processing. Further, the shutter switch 64 (SW2) is turned on when the operation of a shutter button (not shown) is completed, and the signal read from the image sensor 14 is written into the memory 30 via the A / D converter 16 and the memory control circuit 22. Instructs the start of exposure processing operation. In addition, after the exposure processing operation is started, the image processing circuit 20 and the memory control circuit 22 are used for development processing, image data is read from the memory 30, and the image compression / decompression circuit 32 performs compression. Further, after compression by the image compression / decompression circuit 32, recording processing for writing image data to the recording medium 200 or the recording medium 210 is performed.

The display content changeover switch 66 can change some of the display contents on the LCD 54 and the LCD 55. The display content switched by the display content changeover switch 66 is stored in the nonvolatile memory 56.
The operation unit 70 includes various buttons and a touch panel. The operation unit 70 includes, for example, a menu button, a set button, a record button, a protect button, a delete button, a macro button, an ISO sensitivity selection button, a multi-screen playback page break button, a flash setting button, and a single shooting / continuous shooting / self timer switching button. is there. Also, menu movement + (plus) button, menu movement-(minus) button, playback image movement + (plus) button, playback image movement-(minus) button, shooting image quality selection button, exposure compensation button, date / time setting button There is.

  Furthermore, the operation unit 70 includes a determination / execution button for setting determination and execution of various functions and a folder creation button for creating a folder for storing image data when performing shooting and playback in a panorama mode or the like. In addition, there are a folder selection / switch button for changing a folder for storing captured image data, and an image display ON / OFF switch for setting ON / OFF of the image display unit 28. There is also a quick review ON / OFF switch for setting a quick review function for automatically reproducing image data taken immediately after shooting. There is also a compression mode switch which is a switch for selecting a compression rate for JPEG compression or for selecting a CCD RAW mode in which a signal from an image sensor is directly digitized and recorded on a recording medium. In addition, there are a playback switch and an AF mode setting switch that can set each function mode such as a playback mode, a multi-screen playback / erase mode, and a PC connection mode. The AF mode setting switch starts an autofocus operation when the shutter switch SW1 is pressed, and can set a one-shot AF mode that keeps the focused state once focused. Further, the AF mode setting switch can set a serve AF mode that continues the autofocus operation while the shutter switch SW1 is being pressed.

The operation unit 70 has a mode dial switch that can switch and set each function photographing mode. The shooting modes include a program shooting mode, a shutter speed priority shooting mode, an aperture priority shooting mode, a manual shooting mode, and a depth of focus priority (depth) shooting mode. Further, there are various function photographing modes such as an automatic photographing mode, a portrait photographing mode, a landscape photographing mode, a subject photographing mode, a sports photographing mode, a night view photographing mode, and a panoramic photographing mode. In addition, the operation unit 70 includes a reproduction switch for instructing the start of a reproduction operation in which an image captured in the photographing mode state is read from the memory 30, the recording medium 200, or the recording medium 210 and displayed by the image display unit 28.
Further, the functions of the plus button and the minus button described above are provided with a rotary dial switch, so that the user can select a numerical value and a function more easily.

The power switch 72 can switch and set the power ON mode or the power OFF mode of the imaging apparatus 100. In addition, the power switch 72 can be switched and set in accordance with the power ON / OFF setting of various accessory devices such as the lens unit 300, the external strobe, the recording medium 200, and the recording medium 210 connected to the imaging apparatus 100. .
The power control unit 80 includes a battery detection circuit, a DC-DC converter, a switch circuit that switches a block to be energized, and the like, and detects whether or not a battery is installed, the type of battery, and the remaining battery level. The power supply control unit 80 controls the DC-DC converter based on the detection result and an instruction from the system control circuit 50, and supplies a necessary voltage to each unit including the recording media 200 and 210 for a necessary period.

  The power supply unit 86 is a primary battery such as an alkaline battery or a lithium battery, a secondary battery such as a NiCd battery, a NiMH battery, or a Li battery, and an AC adapter. Interfaces 90 and 94 and connectors 92 and 96 perform connection between the recording media 200 and 210 such as a memory card and a hard disk and the imaging apparatus 100. The recording medium attachment / detachment detection unit 98 detects whether or not the recording media 200 and 210 are attached to the connectors 92 and 96.

In this embodiment, the case where there are two interfaces and connectors for attaching the recording medium is described. However, the interface and the connector for attaching the recording medium may be provided with any number of systems, such as one or a plurality. .
Moreover, you may comprise combining the interface and connector of a different standard. The interface and the connector may be configured using a PCMCIA card, a CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)) card, or the like that conforms to a standard.
Here, it is assumed that the interfaces 90 and 94 and the connectors 92 and 96 are configured using a PCMCIA card, a CF card, or the like that conforms to a standard. In this case, by connecting various communication cards such as LAN cards, modem cards, USB cards, IEEE 1394 cards, P1284 cards, SCSI cards PHS, and other communication cards, data can be exchanged with other computers and peripheral devices such as printers. Can be transferred.

  The optical finder 104 guides the light beam incident on the lens 310 through the diaphragm 312, the lens mounts 306 and 106 and the mirrors 130 and 132 by a single lens reflex method, and forms an image as an optical image. Accordingly, the user can take an image using only the optical viewfinder 104 without using the electronic viewfinder function of the image display unit 28. In the optical viewfinder 104, some functions of the display unit 53, for example, a focus display, a camera shake warning display, a flash charge display, a shutter speed display, an aperture value display, an exposure correction display, and the like are displayed.

  The communication unit 110 has various communication functions such as RS232C, USB, IEEE1394, P1284, SCSI, modem, LAN, and wireless communication. A connector (antenna in the case of wireless communication) 112 connects the imaging apparatus 100 to another device via the communication unit 110. The interface 120 is an interface for connecting the imaging device 100 to the lens unit 300 in the lens mount 106.

  The connector 122 is a connector that electrically connects the imaging apparatus 100 to the lens unit 300. The connector 122 has a function of transmitting a control signal, a status signal, a data signal, and the like between the imaging device 100 and the lens unit 300 and supplying currents of various voltages. Further, the connector 122 may be configured to be able to communicate not only by electrical communication but also by optical communication, voice communication, and the like.

The mirrors 130 and 132 guide the light incident on the lens 310 to the optical viewfinder 104. The mirror 132 may be either a quick return mirror or a half mirror.
The recording medium 200 is a memory card or a hard disk. The recording medium 200 includes a recording unit 202 composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, and the like, an interface 204 with the imaging apparatus 100, and a connector 206 that connects to the imaging apparatus 100. Similarly, the recording medium 210 is a memory card, a hard disk, or the like. The recording medium 210 includes a recording unit 212 composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, or the like, an interface 214 with the imaging device 100, and a connector 216 that connects to the imaging device 100.

  The lens unit 300 is an interchangeable lens type lens unit. The lens mount 306 mechanically couples the lens unit 300 with the imaging device 100. The lens mount 306 includes various functions for electrically connecting the lens unit 300 to the imaging device 100. An interface 320 is an interface for connecting the lens unit 300 to the imaging device 100 in the lens mount 306.

  The connector 322 is a connector that electrically connects the lens unit 300 to the imaging apparatus 100. The connector 322 has a function of transmitting a control signal, a status signal, a data signal, and the like between the imaging apparatus 100 and the lens unit 300 and supplying or supplying currents of various voltages. Further, the connector 322 may be configured to be able to communicate by optical communication and voice communication as well as electrical communication.

  The aperture control unit 340 controls the aperture 312 in cooperation with the shutter control unit 40 that controls the shutter 12 based on the photometry information from the photometry unit 46. The distance measurement control unit 342 controls the focusing of the lens 310. The zoom control unit 344 controls zooming of the lens 310. The lens system control circuit 350 controls the entire lens unit 300. The lens system control circuit 350 has a memory function for storing operation constants, variables, programs, and the like. In addition, the lens system control circuit 350 is a non-volatile memory that holds identification information such as a number unique to the lens unit 300, management information, function information such as an open aperture value, minimum aperture value, and focal length, and various current and past set values. It also has a memory function.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment.
The imaging apparatus 100 includes an input unit 400, a display unit 401, a GUI part storage unit 402, a coordinate management unit 403, an arrangement change flag storage unit 404, a display processing unit 405, a language selection detection unit 406, and an arrangement control unit 407. ing. The arrangement control unit 407 includes a flag state determination unit 408, a language direction determination unit 409, and an arrangement instruction unit 410. Here, the coordinate management unit 403, the display processing unit 405, the language selection detection unit 406, the flag state determination unit 408, the language direction determination unit 409, and the arrangement instruction unit 410 are stored in the memory 52 or the like by the system control circuit 50 shown in FIG. This is realized by executing a stored program.

The input unit 400 corresponds to the operation unit 70 shown in FIG. The user can select the language of the display target character string to be displayed on the image display unit 28 of the imaging apparatus 100 via the input unit 400.
The display unit 401 corresponds to the image display unit 28 shown in FIG. The display unit 401 displays GUI parts such as character strings and icons based on instructions from the display processing unit 405.
The GUI component storage unit 402 corresponds to the nonvolatile memory 56 shown in FIG. The GUI component storage unit 402 stores a plurality of GUI components to be displayed on the display unit 401.
The coordinate management unit 403 performs screen layout so that the GUI component stored in the GUI component storage unit 402 can be displayed on the display unit 401.

  The arrangement change flag storage unit 404 corresponds to the nonvolatile memory 56 shown in FIG. The placement change flag storage unit 404 stores a placement change flag as a setting value for each GUI component stored in the GUI component storage unit 402. Here, when the state of the arrangement change flag is ON, for example, a layout (hereinafter, this layout is referred to as a “right reference language”) for a first type language describing a character string from right to left. It is assumed that it is arranged as described in “Right reference arrangement”. When the state of the layout change flag is OFF, for example, a layout (hereinafter referred to as “left reference language”) for a second type language (hereinafter referred to as “left reference language”) that describes a character string from left to right. It is assumed that it is arranged as described in “Left reference arrangement”.

A display processing unit 405 performs processing for displaying a GUI component or the like on the display unit 401 based on the screen layout generated by the coordinate management unit 403.
The language selection detection unit 406 detects the language selected by the user via the input unit 400.
Whether the placement control unit 407 changes the placement of the GUI component based on the state of the placement change flag of each GUI component stored in the placement change flag storage unit 404 and the language detected by the language selection detection unit 406. Determine whether or not.

Based on the arrangement change flag stored in the arrangement change flag storage unit 404, the flag state determination unit 408 determines whether the state of the arrangement change flag set in each GUI component is ON or OFF.
A language direction determination unit 409 determines whether the language detected by the language selection detection unit 406 is a left reference language or a right reference language.
The placement instruction unit 410 instructs the coordinate management unit 403 whether to change the placement of the GUI part storage unit 402 according to the determination results of the flag state determination unit 408 and the language direction determination unit 409.

  Note that the functional configuration of the imaging apparatus 100 is not limited to that described above. For example, a flag state setting unit 411 may be provided as shown in FIG. The flag state setting unit 411 sets ON / OFF of the state of the arrangement change flag corresponding to each GUI component based on the operation via the user input unit 400. This process corresponds to an example of flag state setting means. The flag status setting unit 411 stores the set status of the arrangement change flag in the arrangement change flag storage unit 404.

4 is a diagram schematically showing a relationship between the GUI parts stored in the GUI part storage unit 402 shown in FIG. 2 and the coordinate management unit 403 shown in FIG. Here, the GUI parts will be described as being classified into a Dialog Box and a Wideget described later.
In the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 4, the coordinate management unit 403 is located at the bottom. A window 501 is located on the coordinate management unit 403. Further, a Dialog Box 502 is located on the window 501. Finally, a Wide 503 is located on the Dialog Box 502.

Here, the coordinate management unit 403 manages the arrangement coordinates of the Dialog Box 502 and the Wide 503 as GUI parts arranged on the Window 501 and the Window 501.
A window 501 is a GUI screen displayed on the image display unit 28. One or more Dialog Boxes 502 as GUI parts are held on the window 501.

A Dialog Box 502 is a dialog box displayed on the image display unit 28. On the Dialog Box 502, one or more Widgets 503 as GUI parts are held. A widget 503 is a GUI component displayed on the image display unit 28. The widget 503 includes, for example, an icon.
Further, the Dialog Box 502 and the Widget 503 are stored in the GUI component storage unit 402 illustrated in FIG. 2, and an arrangement change flag is stored in the arrangement change flag storage unit 404 as respective setting values.

Next, an example of processing of the GUI component arrangement coordinate calculation method performed by the coordinate management unit 403 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a GUI component arrangement when the language detected by the language selection detection unit 406 shown in FIG. 2 is the left reference language. As shown in FIG. 5, a widget 602 is arranged in the dialog box 601. The coordinate management unit 403 manages the coordinate system in which the upper left of the Dialog Box 601 is the origin of the coordinate system, the X axis is directed to the right, and the Y axis is directed downward.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the distance from the upper end of the Dialog Box 601 to the upper end of the Wide 602 is “Top”. In addition, the distance from the left end of the Dialog Box 601 to the left end of the Widget 602 is “Left”. Further, the distance from the left end to the right end of the Widget 602 is “Width”. Furthermore, the distance from the left end of the DialogBox 601 to the right end is “DialogWidth”.

  On the other hand, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a GUI component arrangement when the language detected by the language selection detection unit 406 shown in FIG. 2 is the right reference language. As shown in FIG. 6, a Wide 602 is arranged in the Dialog Box 601. The coordinate management unit 403 manages the coordinate system in which the upper left of the Dialog Box 601 is the origin of the coordinate system, the X axis is directed to the right, and the Y axis is directed downward.

Here, when the distance from the left end of the Dialog Box 601 to the left end of the Wide 602 is “Length” as shown in FIG. 6, the Length is derived by the following equation.
Length = DialogWidth-Width-Left
That is, when the language selection detection unit 406 shown in FIG. 2 detects the right reference language, the coordinate management unit 403 changes the Widget 602 from the position where the X coordinate value is Left to the position where the X coordinate value is Length by the calculation method described above. Move to. This process corresponds to an example of a left / right reversing unit.

Note that the layout coordinates of the Dialog Box in the Window 601 are not limited to the layout change of the Widget 602, and the layout coordinate of the Dialog Box on the Window can be similarly calculated by using the above-described calculation method.
In the embodiment described above, when the language is changed (change from the left reference language to the right reference language), the origin position is changed to the upper right of the Dialog Box 601 as shown in FIG. Alternatively, it may be managed as a coordinate system with the Y axis. By changing the origin in this way, the layout of the GUI parts on the screen is reversed left and right. Thereafter, the layout of the GUI component is changed based on the arrangement change flag.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a selection menu for selecting a language that the user wants to display on the image display unit 28 from a plurality of languages. The selection menu 850 is displayed on the image display unit 28 when the user presses a menu button in the operation unit 70 shown in FIG. In the selection menu 850 shown in FIG. 8, 18 languages such as “English”, “Deutsch”, and “Japanese” are displayed. Note that Arabic is displayed above “Japanese” shown in FIG.
The user can select the language to be changed by moving the focus 851 via the cross button on the operation unit 70. By depressing the determination button while the focus 851 is selected, the language to be displayed is determined. When the language is determined, the language selection detection unit 406 shown in FIG. 2 detects the determined language. This process corresponds to an example of language selection detection means.
The determined language is stored in the memory 52 shown in FIG. The determined language is recorded in the non-volatile memory 56 when the power is turned off, and the language can be used at the next activation.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the arrangement control unit 407 shown in FIG. With reference to FIG. 9, a process for determining the arrangement of the GUI component will be described.
First, when the language selection detection unit 406 detects the language selected by the user from the selection menu 850, in step S1701, the language direction determination unit 409 determines the language direction of the detected language. That is, the language direction determination unit 409 determines whether the detected language is the left reference language or the right reference language. This processing corresponds to an example of language direction determination means. The language direction is stored in association with the language. For example, English, German, Japanese, etc. are left reference languages. Also, for example, Arabic is the right reference language. If it is determined that the language is the right reference language, the process proceeds to step S1702. On the other hand, if the left reference language is determined, the process proceeds to step S1705.

  In step S <b> 1702, the flag state determination unit 408 determines the arrangement information set for the GUI component. This process corresponds to an example of an arrangement determination unit. More specifically, the flag state determination unit 408 determines the state of the placement change flag as the placement information. The flag state determination unit 408 determines the state of the placement change flag of the GUI component to be displayed based on the placement change flag storage unit 404. That is, the flag state determination unit 408 determines whether the state of the placement change flag set for each GUI component is ON or OFF. If the arrangement change flag is ON, the process advances to step S1703. On the other hand, if the state of the arrangement change flag is OFF, the process proceeds to step S1704.

In step S1703, the placement instruction unit 410 instructs the coordinate management unit 403 to set the target GUI component to the right reference placement.
In step S1704, the placement instruction unit 410 instructs the coordinate management unit 403 to set the target GUI component to the left reference placement.
In step S1705, the placement instruction unit 410 instructs the coordinate management unit 403 to set the target GUI component to the left reference placement. The processes in steps S1703, S1704, and S1705 described above correspond to an example of an arrangement instruction unit.
When the placement instruction unit 410 completes the instruction of either the left reference placement or the right reference placement for all the GUI components, the coordinate management unit 403 determines the position coordinates of each GUI component based on the instructions from the placement instruction unit 410. Manage. This process corresponds to an example of coordinate management means. In addition, the coordinate management unit 403 generates a screen layout so that it can be displayed on the display unit 401.
Further, the display processing unit 405 displays the screen layout on the display unit 401 based on the screen layout generated by the coordinate management unit 403. This processing corresponds to an example of display processing means.

Next, the screen layout that is changed when the language selected by the language selection detection unit 406 is changed from the left reference language to the right reference language will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 10, 11, and 12. To do. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen layout of the left reference arrangement. 11 and 12 are diagrams showing a screen layout after changing to the right reference language. In FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the state of the placement change flag set for each GUI component is different as will be described later.
Here, in the screen layout illustrated in FIG. 10, Dialog Boxes 801, 802, and 803 are displayed in the window 800. In addition, the Dialog Box 801 holds a Wide 811. In addition, the Dialog Box 802 holds a Wide 812. In addition, the Dialog Box 803 holds a Wide 813.

  First, it is assumed that the layout change flags set in each of the Dialog Boxes 801, 802, 803, and Widgets 811, 812, 813 shown in FIG. 10 are all ON. In this case, when the language is changed from the left reference language to the right reference language, as illustrated in FIG. 11, all of the Dialog Boxes 801, 802, 803, and the widgets 811, 812, 813 are displayed in the window 800 in the right reference arrangement.

  Next, it is assumed that the arrangement change flag set in each of DialogBox 801, Widgets 811 and 812 shown in FIG. 10 is ON, and the arrangement change flag set in each of DialogBox 802, 803 and Widget 813 is OFF. In this case, when the language is changed from the left reference language to the right reference language, as shown in FIG. 12, DialogBox 801, Widgets 811, and 812 are displayed in the window 800 in the right reference arrangement. On the other hand, the Dialog Boxes 802, 803, and Wide 813 are displayed in the window 800 with the left reference layout. Note that the widget 812 held in the dialog box 802 is displayed in the right reference layout in the dialog box 802. In this way, the arrangement of the GUI parts can be changed according to the setting of the arrangement change flag held by each GUI part. Here, since it is not necessary to calculate the layout change for the GUI component in which the layout change flag is set to OFF, it is possible to reduce the process for generating the screen layout. Therefore, the speed when displaying the screen layout is improved.

  Next, when the screen layout is changed, the operation direction of the operation unit 70 needs to be changed. Hereinafter, the change of the operation direction will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. Here, it is assumed that the operation unit 70 includes four input buttons (hereinafter referred to as an up button, a down button, a right button, and a left button). Further, it is assumed that the focus moves when the user presses the upper button, the lower button, the right button, and the left button. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen layout of the left reference arrangement. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a screen layout of the right reference arrangement.

  In the window 900 shown in FIG. 13, DialogBox 906 and Widgets 901, 902, 903, and 905 are displayed. In the Dialog Box 906, Widgets 901, 902, and 903 are arranged in this order from the left. Further, Widgets 901, 902, and 903 are selection buttons, and ID numbers ID1, ID2, and ID3 are assigned thereto, respectively. Widget 905 is a focus (hereinafter referred to as focus 905). The focus 905 is disposed on any of the widgets 901, 902, and 903. In FIG. 13, the focus 905 is disposed on the widget 902.

  Similarly, Dialog Box 906 and Widgets 901, 902, 903, and 905 are also displayed in Window 900 shown in FIG. However, since the screen layout is changed to the right reference arrangement, the dialog boxes 906 are arranged in the order of Widgets 901, 902, and 903 from the right. Also in FIG. 14, the focus 905 is disposed on the widget 902.

Here, a method of moving the focus 905 by the operation unit 70 will be described. To move the focus 905, the system control circuit 50 designates the ID number of the focus movement destination selection button. For example, when the user presses the left button of the operation unit 70 in the state shown in FIG. 13, the system control circuit 50 detects a signal indicating that the left button has been pressed (hereinafter referred to as a left button signal). This process corresponds to an example of an operation detection unit. When the system control circuit 50 detects the left button signal, it designates ID1 as the movement destination of the focus 905.
When the user presses the right button of the operation unit 70 in the state shown in FIG. 13, the system control circuit 50 detects a signal indicating that the right button has been pressed (hereinafter referred to as a right button signal). This process corresponds to an example of an operation detection unit. When the system control circuit 50 detects the right button signal, it designates ID3 as the movement destination of the focus 905.
Thus, from the state shown in FIG. 13, when the left button is pressed, the focus 905 moves to the left, and when the right button is pressed, the focus 905 moves to the right.

  On the other hand, in the method of moving the focus 905 as described above, there is a problem that the operation direction of the operation unit 70 does not match the focus movement direction when the screen layout is set to the right reference layout as shown in FIG. That is, when the left button is pressed from the state shown in FIG. 14, the focus 905 moves to the right. If the right button is pressed, the focus 905 moves to the left.

  Therefore, in order to solve this problem, for example, when the left button is pressed, the system control circuit 50 performs processing to replace the detected left button signal with the right button signal. Further, the system control circuit 50 performs processing for replacing the detected right button signal with the left button signal. This process corresponds to an example of an operation direction changing unit. Whether or not to replace the above-described signal may be determined by the system control circuit 50 based on whether or not the arrangement of each GUI component is the right reference arrangement. When the arrangement of each GUI component is the right reference arrangement, the system control circuit 50 performs the process of replacing the button signal as described above. Thereby, it is a case where the screen layout shown in FIG. 14 is changed from the screen layout shown in FIG. 13, and the operation direction and the movement direction of the focus can be matched.

Next, even if the left reference language is changed to the right reference language, see FIGS. 15, 16, and 17 for an example in which it is preferable not to change the GUI component from the left reference arrangement to the right reference arrangement. To explain.
Here, FIGS. 15 and 16 are diagrams illustrating setting screens for ISO sensitivity and dimming correction, which are setting values of the imaging apparatus 100. Further, the setting screen shown in FIG. 15 is a left reference layout (for example, in the case of Japanese). Also, the setting screen shown in FIG. 16 is a right reference layout (for example, Arabic). The screen layouts shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 are displayed on the image display unit 28 shown in FIG. Similarly, FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a setting screen for ISO sensitivity and dimming correction. The screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the LCD 54 or the LCD 55 shown in FIG.

  Here, FIG. 15 shows an ISO sensitivity title 1000, an ISO sensitivity list 1001, a dimming correction title 1002, and a dimming correction adjustment bar 1003, which are GUI components. A character string 950 and an icon 951 are displayed in the ISO sensitivity title 1000, and these are GUI parts. The ISO sensitivity list 1001 displays a character string, a plurality of numerical values, and a focus 1011, which are GUI components. Further, a character string 952 and an icon 953 are displayed in the dimming correction title 1002, and these are GUI parts. Furthermore, a numerical value, an icon, a cursor 1012 and the like are displayed on the adjustment bar 1003 for dimming correction, and these are GUI parts.

FIG. 16 also shows an ISO sensitivity title 1100, an ISO sensitivity list 1101, a dimming correction title 1102, and a dimming correction adjustment bar 1103, which are GUI components. A character string 960 and an icon 961 are displayed in the ISO sensitivity title 1100, and these are GUI parts. The ISO sensitivity list 1101 displays a character string, a plurality of numerical values, and a focus 1111, which are GUI components. Further, a character string 962 and an icon 963 are displayed in the dimming correction title 1102, and these are GUI parts. Furthermore, numerical values, icons, a cursor 1112 and the like are displayed on the adjustment bar 1103 for dimming correction, and these are GUI parts.
Here, it is assumed that an operation for changing the ISO sensitivity setting value is performed by the rotary dial 1 of the operation unit 70. Further, it is assumed that an operation for changing the setting value of the dimming correction is performed by the rotary dial 2 of the operation unit 70.

  In FIG. 17, a display 1201 of the current setting state of ISO sensitivity, a display 1202 of the current setting state of dimming correction, and a cursor 1203 for adjusting the setting value of dimming correction are displayed. The LCD shown in FIG. 17 is formed of segments and cannot display a plurality of different screen layouts like the image display unit 28 (hereinafter, described as a segment unit).

  Further, it is assumed that the segment unit and the operation unit 70 are electrically linked. For example, when the rotary dial 1 is turned to the right, the ISO sensitivity value on the display 1201 increases, and when the rotary dial 1 is turned to the left, the ISO sensitivity value on the display 1201 decreases. In addition, the dimming correction cursor 1203 is moved to the right when the rotary dial 2 is turned to the right, and the dimming correction cursor 1203 is moved to the left when the rotary dial 2 is turned to the left.

In FIG. 15, the focus 1011 in the ISO sensitivity is arranged at the set value “100”. At the same time, the ISO sensitivity display 1201 is displayed as “100” in the segment portion of FIG. When the rotary dial 1 is turned to the right, the focus 1011 moves in the order of “125”, “160”, and “200” in FIG. Similarly, in FIG. 17, the ISO sensitivity values are changed in the order of “125”, “160”, and “200”.
In FIG. 15, the cursor 1012 in the light adjustment correction is arranged at the set value “1”. At the same time, in the segment portion of FIG. 17, a cursor 1203 is arranged on the display 1202 at the dimming correction “1”. When the rotary dial 2 is turned to the right, both the cursor 1012 in FIG. 15 and the dimming correction cursor 1203 in FIG. 17 move to the right.

  Here, it is assumed that the screen layout of the left reference layout shown in FIG. 15 is changed to the screen layout of the right reference layout, and the screen layout shown in FIG. Then, inconsistency occurs in the operation directions of the rotary dial 1 and the rotary dial 2 with respect to the image display unit 28 and the segment unit. For example, in FIG. 15, the focus 1011 is moved to the right in the order of “125”, “160”, and “200” by turning the rotary dial 1 to the right. However, in the screen layout in which all are horizontally reversed, turning the rotary dial 1 to the right moves the focus to the left in the order of “125”, “160”, and “200”. For example, in FIG. 17, the dimming correction cursor 1203 is moved to the right by turning the rotary dial 2 to the right. However, in the screen layout in which all are horizontally reversed, turning the rotary dial 2 to the right moves the dimming correction cursor to the left. As described above, the movement of the rotation direction and the movement direction are different between the image display unit 28 and the segment unit, which results in confusion in the user's operation, which is not preferable.

Therefore, a process for solving this problem when changing from the left reference arrangement of FIG. 15 to the right reference arrangement of FIG. 16 will be described.
First, the arrangement change flag held by each GUI component in the ISO sensitivity list 1001, dimming correction adjustment bar 1003, ISO sensitivity list 1001, and dimming correction adjustment bar 1003 shown in FIG. 15 is set to OFF. . In addition, the other ISO sensitivity title 1000, the dimming correction title 1002, the ISO sensitivity title 1000, and the layout change flag held by the GUI components in the dimming correction title 1002 are set to ON.

  The arrangement change flag may be set in advance by setting the arrangement change flag to either ON / OFF as in the configuration shown in FIG. 2, or the flag status setting as in the configuration shown in FIG. It may be set from the input unit 400 using the unit 411.

Here, operation processing for changing the drawing layout based on the arrangement change flag set in the GUI component shown in FIG. 15 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, in step S1701, the language direction determination unit 409 determines that the selected language is the right reference language in accordance with the change from the left reference language to the right reference language.
Next, in step S1702, the flag state determination unit 408 determines the changed placement flag state of each GUI component. Here, as described above, the ISO sensitivity list 1001, the dimming correction adjustment bar 1003, the arrangement change flags held by the GUI components in the ISO sensitivity list 1001 and the dimming correction adjustment bar 1003 shown in FIG. Is OFF. Therefore, the flag state determination unit 408 determines that the placement change flag is OFF for these GUI components, and proceeds to the process of step S1704.
In step S1704, the placement instruction unit 410 sets the ISO parts list 1001, the dimming correction adjustment bar 1003, and the GUI components in the ISO sensitivity list 1001 and the dimming correction adjustment bar 1003 to the left reference arrangement. The coordinate management unit 403 is instructed.

Next, in the ISO sensitivity title 1000, the dimming correction title 1002, the GUI parts in the ISO sensitivity title 1000 and the dimming correction title 1002, the arrangement change flag is set to ON. Accordingly, in step S1702, the flag state determination unit 408 determines that the placement change flag is ON for these GUI components, and proceeds to step S1703.
In step S1703, the placement instruction unit 410 instructs the coordinate management unit 403 to place the GUI components in the ISO sensitivity title 1000, the dimming correction title 1002, the ISO sensitivity title 1000, and the dimming correction title 1002 in the right reference arrangement. .

The coordinate management unit 403 generates a screen layout so that each GUI component can be displayed on the display unit 401 based on an instruction from the arrangement instruction unit 410. Further, the display processing unit 405 displays a screen layout on the display unit 401 based on the generated screen layout. A screen layout displayed by the display processing unit 405 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 16, the ISO parts list 1101, the dimming correction adjustment bar 1103, the GUI components in the ISO sensitivity list 1101 and the dimming correction adjustment bar 1103 are in the same direction as FIG. It is displayed as it is placed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 16, only the GUI parts in the ISO sensitivity title 1100, the dimming correction title 1102, the ISO sensitivity title 1100, and the dimming correction title 1102 are displayed in the right reference arrangement.

By arranging the GUI parts based on the setting of the changed arrangement flag in this way, the left reference arrangement in FIG. 15 is changed to the right reference arrangement in FIG. 16, and the rotation direction and the movement direction described above are changed to the image display unit. 28 and the inconsistency between the segment portions can be prevented.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the screen layout of GUI parts such as character strings and icons on the screen is changed according to a plurality of languages in which the character strings are described in different directions, the operability and visual recognition for the user are changed. Can be improved. Further, it is possible to reduce the process for generating the screen layout to be changed, and to improve the speed of displaying the screen layout, for example.

In this embodiment, the screen layout is changed according to the language. However, the screen layout may be selected not only according to the language but also according to the user's preference.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described imaging apparatus (digital single-lens reflex camera), and can be applied to an information processing apparatus having an image display apparatus capable of displaying the same information in a plurality of different screen layouts.
In the above description, only the case where the placement change flag is used as the placement information has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, a table indicating whether the left reference arrangement or the right reference arrangement is used for each GUI component may be used, and the arrangement control unit 407 determines whether the target GUI component is set to the right reference arrangement based on the table. It may be determined whether the left reference arrangement is used.

  Each means constituting the information processing apparatus and each step of the screen layout method in the embodiment of the present invention described above can also be realized by operating a program stored in a memory or the like of a computer. This program and a computer-readable recording medium recording the program are included in the present invention.

  The present invention supplies a software program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments directly or remotely to the information processing apparatus. In addition, this includes a case where the computer of the information processing apparatus is also achieved by reading and executing the supplied program code.

  Further, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the computer executing the read program. Furthermore, based on the instructions of the program, an OS or the like running on the computer performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments can be realized by the processing.

  As another method, a program read from a recording medium is first written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. Then, based on the instructions of the program, the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are also realized by the processing.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of information processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of an imaging device. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the imaging device which has a flag state setting part. It is a figure which shows typically the relationship between a GUI component and a coordinate management part. It is a figure which shows GUI component arrangement | positioning in the case of a left reference language. It is a figure which shows GUI component arrangement | positioning in the case of a right reference language. It is a figure which shows an example of the method of changing the layout of GUI components. It is a figure which shows an example of the selection menu of a language. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of an arrangement | positioning control part. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen layout of left reference | standard arrangement | positioning. It is a figure which shows the screen layout after changing to a right reference language. It is a figure which shows the screen layout after changing to a right reference language. It is a figure which shows the screen layout of the left reference | standard arrangement | positioning for demonstrating the operation direction of an operation part. It is a figure which shows the screen layout of the right reference | standard arrangement | positioning for demonstrating the operation direction of an operation part. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen (Japanese) of ISO sensitivity and light control correction. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen (Arabic) of ISO sensitivity and light control correction. It is a figure which shows an example of LCD or the display of LCD.

Explanation of symbols

12 Shutter 14 Image sensor 16 A / D converter 18 Timing generation circuit 20 Image processing circuit 24 Image display memory 26 D / A converter 28 Image display unit 30 Memory 32 Image compression / decompression circuit 40 Shutter control unit 42 Distance measuring unit 46 Metering Unit 48 flash 50 system control circuit 52 memory 53 display unit 54 LCD
55 LCD
56 Non-volatile memory 62 Shutter switch SW1
64 Shutter switch SW2
66 Display Content Changeover Switch 70 Operation Unit 72 Power Switch 80 Power Control Unit 82 Connector 84 Connector 86 Power Supply Unit 90 Interface 92 Connector 94 Interface 96 Connector 98 Recording Medium Attachment / Disconnection Detection Unit 100 Imaging Device (Digital SLR Camera)
104 Optical viewfinder 106 Lens mount 110 Communication unit 112 Connector (or antenna)
120 interface 122 connector 130 mirror 132 mirror 200 recording medium 202 recording unit 204 interface 206 connector 300 lens unit 306 lens mount 310 photographing lens 312 aperture 320 interface 322 connector 340 aperture control unit 342 distance measurement control unit 344 zoom control unit 350 lens system control Circuit 400 Input unit 401 Display unit 402 GUI part storage unit 403 Coordinate management unit 404 Arrangement change flag storage unit 405 Display processing unit 406 Language selection detection unit 407 Arrangement control unit 408 Flag state determination unit 409 Language direction determination unit 410 Arrangement instruction unit 411 Flag state setting section

Claims (10)

An information processing apparatus capable of displaying the same information on a display device with a plurality of different screen layouts,
Language selection detecting means for detecting selection of a language of a display target character string to be displayed on the display device;
Language direction determining means for determining whether the language detected by the language selection detecting means is a first type language or a second type language in which the direction of description of the character string is different;
Arrangement determination means for determining arrangement information set in the GUI component displayed on the display device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: display processing means for displaying the GUI component on the display device in accordance with a determination result by the language direction determination means and a determination result by the arrangement determination means. An arrangement instructing unit for instructing the arrangement of the GUI component according to the determination result by the language direction determining unit and the determination result by the arrangement determining unit;
Coordinate management means for managing the placement coordinates of the GUI component in response to an instruction from the placement instruction means;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays the GUI component on the display device based on the arrangement coordinates managed by the coordinate management unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the coordinate management unit reverses the arrangement coordinates of the GUI component based on an instruction from the arrangement instruction unit. When the language direction determination means determines that the language detected by the language selection detection means is a language in which the description direction of the character string is described from right to left,
When the arrangement determining unit determines that the arrangement information set for the GUI component is information indicating that the GUI component is arranged with the left reference, the arrangement instruction unit arranges the GUI component with the left reference. Instruct
When the arrangement determining unit determines that the arrangement information set for the GUI component is information indicating that the GUI component is arranged on the right reference, the arrangement instruction unit arranges the GUI component on the right reference The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus is instructed to do so. Operation detecting means for detecting a user operation;
The operation direction changing means for changing the direction of the user operation detected by the operation detection means according to the determination result by the language direction determination means and the determination result by the arrangement determination means. 5. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 1 to 4.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement determination unit determines whether an arrangement change flag is set for a GUI component displayed on the display apparatus.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a flag state setting unit that sets a state of an arrangement change flag set in the GUI component. A first display device for displaying the GUI component;
The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a second display device that displays a part of display contents displayed on the first display device in common. apparatus. A screen layout method for displaying the same information on a display device in a plurality of different screen layouts,
A language selection detecting step for detecting selection of a language of a display target character string to be displayed on the display device;
A language direction determination step for determining whether the language detected by the language selection detection step is a first type language or a second type language in which the description direction of the character string is different;
An arrangement determining step for determining arrangement information set in the GUI component to be displayed on the display device;
A screen layout method comprising: a display processing step of displaying the GUI component on the display device according to a determination result of the language direction determination step and a determination result of the arrangement determination step. A program for controlling an information processing device capable of displaying the same information on a display device with a plurality of different screen layouts,
A language selection detecting step for detecting selection of a language of a display target character string to be displayed on the display device;
A language direction determination step for determining whether the language detected by the language selection detection step is a first type language or a second type language in which the description direction of the character string is different;
An arrangement determining step for determining arrangement information set in the GUI component to be displayed on the display device;
A program for causing a computer to execute a display processing step of displaying the GUI component on the display device in accordance with a determination result of the language direction determination step and a determination result of the arrangement determination step.

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