JP2011065345A - Numeric data input device, image forming device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set a target value as an input value by gradually changing an addition value or subtraction value without lifting a finger off an operation screen. <P>SOLUTION: An increase button 51 changes to an increase button 53 by being continuously depressed for more than a certain period of time. The increase button 53 is divided into three areas, and different values, such as 1, 50 and 100, are respectively set for the respective areas as addition values. Also, when a decrease button 52 is continuously depressed for more than a certain period of time, the decrease button 52 changes to a decrease button having two or more areas with different subtraction values respectively set therefor. The addition values and subtraction values are set based on a present value and fluctuation range of an input value. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a numerical data input device, an image forming apparatus, and a program.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a data input method for displaying a vertical scroll bar (increase / decrease button) in a numerical value input field.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a numerical value input method in which only designated digits are subject to increase / decrease.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a touch panel display device that determines an image change speed based on a pressed area (the number of physical elements in an on state).

  Patent Document 4 discloses a number input method in which the corresponding digit of the number increases by “1” when the increase buttons 1 to 6 are clicked.

  Patent Document 5 discloses a numerical data input method in which only designated digits are subject to increase / decrease, and the change rate can be switched in two stages with a change switch.

  Patent Document 6 discloses a data input method in which increase / decrease buttons are combined into one to determine whether to increase or decrease depending on whether the pressed position is at the top or bottom.

JP-A-5-333999 JP-A-6-324781 JP-A-8-095709 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-167054 JP 2000-075983 A JP 2001-318749 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a numerical data input device, an image forming apparatus, and a program capable of setting a target value as an input value by changing an addition value or a subtraction value stepwise without releasing a finger from an operation screen. It is to be.

[Numeric data input device]
The present invention according to claim 1 includes an increase button for instructing an increase in input value, a decrease button for instructing a decrease, and display means for displaying the current value of the input value on an operation screen;
Operation position detecting means for detecting an operation position on the operation screen;
Change means for changing the input value based on the operation position detected by the operation position detection means,
At least one of the increase button or the decrease button is divided into a plurality of areas in which different addition values or subtraction values are set,
The changing means specifies an area where the increase button or the decrease button is operated based on the operation position detected by the operation position detection means, and the input is performed based on an addition value or a subtraction value corresponding to the specified area. This is a numerical data input device for changing a value.

The present invention according to claim 2 further includes setting means for setting an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to each area of the increase button and the decrease button,
The numerical data input device according to claim 1, wherein the setting means sets an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to each region based on a fluctuation range of the input value.

The present invention according to claim 3 further includes setting means for setting an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to each area of the increase button and the decrease button,
The numerical data input device according to claim 1, wherein the setting means sets an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to each region based on a current value and a fluctuation range of the input value.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the setting means determines the number of areas into which the increase button or the decrease button is divided based on the fluctuation range of the input value, and an added value corresponding to the determined number of areas. 4. The numerical data input device according to claim 2, wherein a subtraction value is set.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the setting means determines the number of areas into which the increase button or the decrease button is divided based on a current value and a fluctuation range of the input value, and sets the determined number in each area. 4. The numerical data input device according to claim 2, wherein a corresponding addition value and subtraction value are set.

[Image forming apparatus]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an increase button for instructing an increase in input value, a decrease button for instructing a decrease, display means for displaying a current value of the input value on an operation screen, and the operation An operation position detecting means for detecting an operation position on the screen; and a changing means for changing the input value based on the operation position detected by the operation position detecting means, and at least one of the increase button and the decrease button Is divided into a plurality of areas in which different addition values or subtraction values are set, and the changing means is an area in which the increase button or the decrease button is operated based on the operation position detected by the operation position detection means. And a numerical data input device that changes the input value by an addition value or a subtraction value corresponding to the specified area;
Image output means for outputting an image;
An image forming apparatus comprising: a print control unit that controls the image output unit using an input value input by the numerical data input device.

[program]
The present invention according to claim 7 includes a step of displaying an increase button for instructing an increase in an input value, a decrease button for instructing a decrease, and a current value of the input value on an operation screen;
A step of setting a different addition value and subtraction value for each divided area for at least one of an increase button or a decrease button divided into a plurality of areas;
Detecting an operation position on an operation screen on which the increase button, the decrease button, and the current value of the input value are displayed;
The changing means specifies an area where the increase button or the decrease button is operated based on the operation position detected by the operation position detection means, and the input is performed based on an addition value or a subtraction value corresponding to the specified area. A program for causing a computer to execute a step of changing a value.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a numerical data input device capable of setting a target value as an input value by changing an addition value or a subtraction value stepwise without releasing a finger from an operation screen. be able to.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect obtained by the first aspect of the invention, numerical data input that can automatically set an addition value and a subtraction value suitable for the fluctuation range of the input value. An apparatus can be provided.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect obtained by the first aspect of the invention, the addition value and the subtraction value are automatically set according to the remaining range in which the input value can be changed. It is possible to provide a numerical data input device capable of doing so.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect obtained by the second or third aspect of the invention, the increase button or the decrease button can be divided into a number of regions suitable for the fluctuation range of the input value. A numerical data input device can be provided.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect obtained by the second or third aspect of the invention, an increase button or a decrease in the number of areas corresponding to the remaining range in which the input value can be changed. It is possible to provide a numerical data input device capable of dividing a button.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus capable of setting a target value as an input value by changing an addition value or a subtraction value stepwise without releasing a finger from an operation screen. Can do.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a program that can set an intended value as an input value by changing an addition value or a subtraction value stepwise without releasing a finger from the operation screen. .

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the numerical data input device of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the numerical data input device 10 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the numerical data input device 10 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the increase button displayed on the operation screen of the operation panel 31, a decrease button, and the present input value. It is a figure which shows a mode that the example of a display of the operation screen shown by FIG. 4 was expanded. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an addition value set in each area of an increase button 53. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the addition value set to each area | region of the decrease button. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an input value is changed when an addition value of values as illustrated in FIG. 6 is set in each area of an increase button 53. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the whole operation | movement of the numerical data input device 50 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a process of the increase mode of step S105 in the flowchart of FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining details of an initial setting process in step S202 in the flowchart of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the addition value when the number of steps is variable. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the addition value when a stage number is fixed. It is a figure for demonstrating the process which adjusts the calculated addition value to a good value. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the determination process of the addition value I of step S203 in the flowchart of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the addition value set by the numerical data input device 50 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the addition value set by the numerical data input device 50 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the detail of the process of the initial setting in the numerical data input device in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of performing the initial setting of the addition value with respect to the increase button 53 by making the number of steps variable by the numerical data input device of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of performing the initial setting of the subtraction value with respect to the decrease button 54 by making the number of steps variable by the numerical data input device of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image forming system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an image forming apparatus 10 and a terminal device 20 that are connected to each other via a network 30. The terminal device 20 generates print data and transmits the print data generated via the network 30 to the image forming apparatus 10. The image forming apparatus 10 receives the print data transmitted from the terminal device 20 and outputs an image corresponding to the print data on a sheet. The image forming apparatus 10 is an apparatus called a so-called multi-function machine having a plurality of functions such as a print function, a scan function, a copy function, and a facsimile function.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 in the image forming system of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 10 transmits and receives data to and from an external device or the like via a CPU 11, a memory 12, a storage device 13 such as a hard disk drive (HDD), and a network 30. A communication interface (IF) 14, a touch panel or liquid crystal display, and a user interface (UI) device 15 including a keyboard, a scanner 16, and a print engine 17 are included. These components are connected to each other via a control bus 18. The CPU 11 executes predetermined processing based on a control program stored in the memory 12 or the storage device 13 and controls the operation of the image forming apparatus 10.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 11 has been described as reading and executing a control program stored in the memory 12 or the storage device 13, but the program is stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM and stored in the CPU 11. It is also possible to provide.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 realized by executing the control program.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a numerical data input device 50, a print control unit 36, and an image output unit 37.

  The print control unit 36 controls the image output unit 37 using the input value input by the numerical data input device 50. The image output unit 37 outputs an image on the printing paper based on the control by the print control unit 36.

  The numerical data input device 50 includes an operation panel 31, a display control unit 32, a touch panel sensor 33, an input value changing unit 34, and an addition / subtraction value setting unit 35.

  The display control unit 32 controls the operation panel 31 to display an increase button, a decrease button, and an input value at a preset position.

  Based on the control by the display control unit 32, the operation panel 31 displays an increase button (button) for instructing an increase in input value, a decrease button (button) for instructing a decrease, and a current value of the input value. It functions as a display means for displaying on the operation screen. A display example of the increase button, the decrease button, and the current input value displayed on the operation screen of the operation panel 31 is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 shows an enlarged display example of the operation screen shown in FIG. In FIG. 5A, the current input value is displayed in the spin box 60. An increase button 51 for instructing an increase in the input value and a decrease button 52 for instructing a decrease in the input value are displayed in the spin box. It is displayed next to the box 60. The increase button 51 and the decrease button 52 each have a function of increasing or decreasing the input value in the spin box 60 by operating within a certain period of time.

  In the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the increase button 51 and the decrease button 52 are respectively changed to an increase button 53 and a decrease button 54 by continuously pressing the increase button 51 or the decrease button 52 for a certain period of time. Change. The state in which the increase button 53 is displayed is referred to as an increase mode, and the state in which the decrease button 54 is displayed is referred to as a decrease mode. FIG. 5B shows an example in which the increase button 51 is changed to the increase button 53 by continuously pressing the increase button 51 for a predetermined time or more. The increase button 53 is divided into a plurality of areas in which different addition values are set. In FIG. 5, the increase button 53 is divided into three areas.

  In each area of the increase button 53, as shown in FIG. 6, different addition values are set. In the example shown in FIG. 6, 1 is set as the addition value in the first stage (first area), and 50 is set as the addition value in the second stage (second area). In (third area), a case where 100 is set as the addition value is shown.

  As for the decrease button 54 displayed by continuously pressing the decrease button 52 for a predetermined time or longer, different subtraction values are set for each region as in the increase button 53 as shown in FIG. ing.

  The touch panel sensor 33 detects an operation position on the operation screen displayed on the operation panel 31 by detecting that an object such as a fingertip of the user has touched the operation screen on the operation panel 31.

  The input value changing unit 34 changes the input value based on the operation position detected by the touch panel sensor 33. More specifically, the input value changing unit 34 specifies an area in which the increase button or the decrease button is operated based on the operation position detected by the touch panel sensor 33, and an added value corresponding to the specified area or The input value is changed by the subtraction value.

  For example, FIG. 8 shows a state in which the input value is changed when an addition value of values as shown in FIG. 6 is set in each area of the increase button 53. In FIG. 8, hatched arrows indicate the operation positions of the user's fingertips and the like.

  In this state, when the second area of the increase button 53 is operated as shown in FIG. 8A, the input value in the spin box 60 is as shown in FIG. 8B. Increased by 50 and changed to “335”. When the third area of the increase button 53 is operated as shown in FIG. 8 (A), the input value in the spin box 60 increases by 100 as shown in FIG. 8 (C). It is changed to “435”.

  The addition value / subtraction value setting unit 35 sets an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to each area of the increase button and the decrease button. Here, the addition value / subtraction value setting unit 35 sets the addition value and the subtraction value corresponding to each region based on the fluctuation range of the input value.

  Further, the addition value / subtraction value setting unit 35 determines the number of regions for dividing the increase button or the decrease button based on the fluctuation range of the input value, and adds the addition value and the subtraction value corresponding to the determined number of regions. Set.

Next, the operation of the numerical data input device 50 in the image forming apparatus 10 of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the numerical data input device 50 according to this embodiment. In the following description, the case where the input value is increased is mainly described in order to simplify the description, but similar processing is performed when the input value is decreased.

  First, in the state shown in FIG. 5A, when the increase button 51 is pressed, a timer for measuring the time since the button is pressed is started (step S101). Then, when a predetermined time α such as 2 seconds elapses with the increase button 51 pressed (steps S102 and S103), the increase button 51 changes to the increase button 53 as shown in FIG. Thus, the increase mode is set (step S105).

  If the increase button 51 is not pressed before the predetermined time α has elapsed (No in step S103), the current input value is incremented by 1 (step S104), and the process ends.

  Next, the flow of the increase mode processing in step S105 in the flowchart of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the current input value is set to V (step S201). Then, initial setting for determining the number of stages of the increase button 53 and the added value of each stage is performed (step S202). This initial setting will be described in detail separately. Then, an addition value I based on the pressed position is determined (step S203), and the input value changing unit 34 adds the determined addition value I to the current input value V (step S204).

  Then, the input value on the operation panel 31 is updated with the changed current input value V under the control of the display control unit 32 (step S205).

  Thereafter, the timer is started again (step S206), and when the predetermined time β has elapsed (step S207), it is determined whether or not the increase button 53 is still being pressed (step S208). If the increase button 53 is still being pressed in step S208, the addition value I based on the pressed position is determined again (step S203), and the processes after step S204 are repeated. If it is determined in step S208 that the increase button 53 has not been pressed, the process ends.

  Next, details of the initial setting process in step S202 in the flowchart of FIG. 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the upper limit value of the input value is set to M, the lower limit value is set to K, and the value when the number of steps is fixed is set to N (step S301). Here, the case where the fluctuation range of the input value is 0 to 10,000 will be described. Therefore, the upper limit value M is set to 10,000, and the lower limit value K is set to 0. Further, since the description will be made assuming that the value when the number of stages is fixed is 3, the number of stages N is set to 3.

  Next, it is determined whether the number of stages is fixed or variable (step S302). Here, when it is specified that the number of stages is variable (No in step S302), 10 is set as the value of B (step S303). Then, the number of stages is determined (step S304). Specifically, a value obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of digits of (M−K) is set as the number of steps N. That is, the value 4 obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of digits 5 of 10,000 is set as the step number N.

  Next, the addition value at each stage is calculated (step S305). Here, since B = 10 and N = 4, as shown in FIG. 12, D (1) = 1, D (2) = 10, D (3) = 100, and D (4) = 1000. . When the number of stages N = 3, as shown in FIG. 12, D (1) = 1, D (2) = 10, and D (3) = 100.

If it is specified that the number of stages is fixed in step S302 (Yes in step S302), a value calculated by the following equation (1) is set as a value of B (step S307).

  Here, since M = 10000, K = 0, and N = 3, 21.5 is set as the value of B as shown in FIG.

  For example, when the fluctuation range of the input value is −1000 to +1000, M = 1000 and K = −1000. Therefore, when N = 3, as shown in FIG. .5 is set.

  Then, the addition value at each stage is calculated (step S305). Here, since B = 21.5 and N = 2, as shown in FIG. 13, D (1) = 1, D (2) = 21, and D (3) = 462. When B = 12.5, as shown in FIG. 13, D (1) = 1, D (2) = 12, and D (3) = 156.

  Then, the value of D (n) calculated last is adjusted to a value with good cutting (step S306). Here, for example, adjustment is made such that 1 is less than 0.8 to 3, 5 is less than 3 to 8, 10 is less than 8 to 30, 50 is 30 to 79, and 100 is 80 to 299. Then, the values of D (1) to D (3) calculated in the case where the number of stages is fixed are adjusted to values with good cuts as shown in FIG.

  Next, the process of determining the added value I in step S203 in the flowchart of FIG. 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the coordinates (pressed coordinates) of the operation position on the screen of the operation panel 31 are detected by the touch panel sensor 33, and an area including the pressed coordinates is specified from the coordinate values and the coordinate information of the increase button 53 (step S401). ). Then, the input value changing unit 34 sets the added value D (n) corresponding to the identified area as the added value I (step S402).

  An example of the added value set by performing the above processing is shown in FIG. Referring to the example shown in FIG. 16, it can be seen that the addition value corresponding to each divided area is set according to the fluctuation range of the input value. Specifically, when the fluctuation range of the input value is 0 to 10000, 1, 50, 500 is set as the addition value of each area, and when the fluctuation range of the input value is 0 to 500, each area 1, 5 and 20 are set as the added value.

  FIG. 17 shows another example of the addition value set by performing the above processing. Referring to the example shown in FIG. 17, it can be seen that the number of steps for dividing the increase button 53 is set to be different depending on the fluctuation range of the input value. Specifically, when the fluctuation range of the input value is 0 to 10,000, the increase button 53 is divided into four areas, and when the fluctuation range of the input value is 0 to 500, the increase button 53 is divided into three areas. It is divided into areas.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, an image forming apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the numerical data input device 50 in the image forming apparatus of the first embodiment, the addition value / subtraction value setting unit 35 is an increase button or a decrease button based on the fluctuation range of the input value regardless of the current value of the input value. The number of areas into which the button is divided and the addition value and the subtraction value corresponding to each area are set. In contrast, in the numerical data input device according to the present embodiment, the addition value / subtraction value setting unit sets the addition value and the subtraction value corresponding to each region based on the current value and the fluctuation range of the input value. . In addition, in the numerical data input device according to the present embodiment, the addition value / subtraction value setting unit determines the number of areas into which the increase button or the decrease button is divided based on the current value and the fluctuation range of the input value. Set the addition and subtraction values corresponding to each number of areas

  In the numerical data input device according to the present embodiment, only the initial setting process of the addition value and the subtraction value is different from that of the first embodiment, and the other processes are the same, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining details of the initial setting process in the numerical data input device of this embodiment. The flowchart in FIG. 18 is obtained by replacing step S301 with step S301a in the flowchart in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  In the numerical data input device of this embodiment, instead of the lower limit value of the input value, the current value V of the input value is set as the value of K (step S301a). The processing after step S302 is the same as the flowchart shown in FIG.

  FIG. 19 shows an example in which the addition value for the increase button 53 is initially set with the number of steps being variable by the numerical data input device of this embodiment. FIG. 20 shows an example in which the initial value of the subtraction value for the decrease button 54 is set with the number of steps being variable. Here, the description will be made assuming that the fluctuation range of the input value is −10000 to +10000.

  In the example shown in FIG. 19, since the current value of the input value is 8000, M−K = 10000−8000 = 2000 and the number of stages is 3. In the example shown in FIG. 20, since the current value of the input value is 8000, M−K = −10000−8000 = −18000 and the number of stages is 4.

[Modification]
In the above embodiment, the case where the increase button 51 and the decrease button 52 whose addition value and subtraction value are only 1 is changed to the increase button 53 and the decrease button 54 by continuously pressing the increase button 51 and the decrease button 52 for a predetermined time or more has been described. The present invention can be similarly applied even when the increase button 53 and the decrease button 54 divided into a plurality of areas set with different addition values or subtraction values are displayed on the operation panel 31 from the beginning. It can be done.

10 Image forming apparatus 11 CPU
12 Memory 13 Storage Device 14 Communication Interface (IF)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 User interface (UI) apparatus 16 Scanner 17 Print engine 18 Control bus 20 Terminal apparatus 30 Network 31 Operation panel 32 Display control part 33 Touch panel sensor 34 Input value change part 35 Addition value / subtraction value setting part 36 Print control part 37 Image output 50 Numerical data input device 51 Increase button 52 Decrease button 53 Increase button 54 Decrease button 60 Spin box

Claims (7)

An increase button for instructing an increase in the input value, a decrease button for instructing a decrease, and display means for displaying the current value of the input value on the operation screen;
Operation position detecting means for detecting an operation position on the operation screen;
Change means for changing the input value based on the operation position detected by the operation position detection means,
At least one of the increase button or the decrease button is divided into a plurality of areas in which different addition values or subtraction values are set,
The changing means specifies an area where the increase button or the decrease button is operated based on the operation position detected by the operation position detection means, and the input is performed based on an addition value or a subtraction value corresponding to the specified area. Numeric data input device that changes the value. A setting means for setting an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to each area of the increase button and the decrease button;
The numerical data input device according to claim 1, wherein the setting means sets an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to each region based on a fluctuation range of the input value. A setting means for setting an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to each area of the increase button and the decrease button;
The numerical data input device according to claim 1, wherein the setting means sets an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to each region based on a current value and a fluctuation range of the input value.   The setting means determines the number of areas into which the increase button or the decrease button is divided based on a fluctuation range of the input value, and sets an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to the determined number of areas. Or the numerical data input device of 3 description.   The setting means determines the number of areas into which the increase button or the decrease button is divided based on a current value and a fluctuation range of the input value, and sets an addition value and a subtraction value corresponding to the determined number of areas. The numerical data input device according to claim 2 or 3. An increase button for instructing an increase in input value, a decrease button for instructing a decrease, display means for displaying the current value of the input value on the operation screen, and an operation position on the operation screen are detected An operation position detection unit; and a change unit that changes the input value based on the operation position detected by the operation position detection unit. At least one of the increase button and the decrease button has a different addition value or subtraction value. The change unit is divided into a plurality of set regions, and the change unit specifies a region where the increase button or the decrease button is operated based on the operation position detected by the operation position detection unit, and sets the specified region. A numerical data input device for changing the input value by a corresponding addition value or subtraction value;
Image output means for outputting an image;
Print control means for controlling the image output means using an input value input by the numerical data input device;
An image forming apparatus. An increase button for instructing an increase in the input value, a decrease button for instructing a decrease, and a step of displaying the current value of the input value on the operation screen;
A step of setting a different addition value and subtraction value for each divided area for at least one of an increase button or a decrease button divided into a plurality of areas;
Detecting an operation position on an operation screen on which the increase button, the decrease button, and the current value of the input value are displayed;
The changing means specifies an area where the increase button or the decrease button is operated based on the operation position detected by the operation position detection means, and the input is performed based on an addition value or a subtraction value corresponding to the specified area. A program for causing a computer to execute a step of changing a value.

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