JP2011191917A - Display device and screen display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make access of a third part to a function corresponding to an icon for a shortcut difficult. <P>SOLUTION: A cellphone 10 includes: a database 12 storing icon information related to the icon for the shortcut for starting the prescribed function when selection and decision are performed; and a display control part 13 arranging the icon for the shortcut corresponding to the icon information read from the database 12 on a shortcut provision screen in an invisible state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device that controls a shortcut icon and a screen display method thereof.

  Conventionally, display devices that display shortcut icons are known. For example, Patent Document 1 described below describes a mobile telephone that copies and displays an icon registered in a shortcut menu screen on a standby screen. By providing such an icon, the user can easily start a desired application program or the like.

JP 2003-198705 A

  However, when an icon is arranged on the screen as described in Patent Document 1, a third party can visually confirm the access route to the function corresponding to the icon, and this is a security aspect. Anxiety may occur. For example, a third party that the user does not want may access a specific function via an icon.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a display device and a screen display method capable of making it difficult for a third party to access a function corresponding to a shortcut icon.

  The display device according to the present invention stores a storage means for storing icon information related to a shortcut icon for starting a predetermined function when selected and confirmed, and a shortcut icon corresponding to the icon information read from the storage means. Display control means arranged in an invisible state on the screen.

  According to the screen display method of the present invention, icon information relating to a shortcut icon for starting a predetermined function when the display device is selected and confirmed is read from the storage means, and the shortcut icon corresponding to the icon information is determined in advance. A display control step of placing the screen in an invisible state.

  According to such an invention, since the shortcut icon is arranged in an invisible state on the screen, the icon is not displayed on the screen. This makes it difficult for a third party to know the position and function of the icon, and as a result, makes it difficult for the third party to access the function corresponding to the icon.

  In the display device of the present invention, the display control means may display a first auxiliary image indicating the position of the arranged shortcut icon on a predetermined screen.

  In this case, an image indicating the position of the arranged shortcut icon is displayed, so that the user of the display device can grasp the position where the icon is placed.

  In the display device of the present invention, the display control means displays a second auxiliary image indicating that the placed shortcut icon is selected at a position different from the place where the icon is placed on a predetermined screen. Also good.

  In this case, when an icon is selected, an image indicating that is displayed, so that the user of the display device can know that he / she is currently selecting some icon.

  In the display device of the present invention, the display control means may arrange a cursor for selecting the arranged shortcut icon in an invisible state on a predetermined screen.

  In this case, since the cursor for selecting the shortcut icon is also invisible, it is difficult for a third party to grasp his / her own icon selection operation. As a result, third party access to the function corresponding to the icon can be made difficult.

  According to such a display device and a screen display method, since the shortcut icon is arranged in an invisible state on the screen, it is possible to make it difficult for a third party to access a function corresponding to the icon.

It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the mobile telephone shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a shortcut setting screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a 1st auxiliary | assistant image. It is a figure which shows the example of a 2nd auxiliary | assistant image. It is a figure which shows the example of icon information. It is a figure which shows some aspects of a shortcut provision screen. It is a figure which shows some display modes of a cursor. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation (icon arrangement process) of the mobile phone shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows some aspects of a shortcut provision screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, the display device according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone. In the description of the drawings, the same or equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, the function and configuration of the mobile phone 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The mobile phone 10 is a communication terminal having a call function, a mail function, a web browser function, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 10 includes a shortcut setting unit 11, a database 12, and a display control unit 13 as functional components.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cellular phone 10 includes a CPU 101 that executes an operating system, application programs, and the like, a main storage unit 102 that includes a ROM and a RAM, and an auxiliary storage unit 103 that includes a memory. The communication control unit 104 performs data communication, the display unit 105 includes a liquid crystal monitor, and the operation unit 106 includes input keys. Each function shown in FIG. 1 reads a predetermined program on the CPU 101 and the main storage unit 102 and operates the communication control unit 104, the display unit 105, and the operation unit 106 under the control of the CPU 101, and the main storage unit. This is realized by reading or writing data to 102 or the auxiliary storage unit 103. Data necessary for the database and processing is stored in the main storage unit 102 or the auxiliary storage unit 103.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the shortcut setting unit 11 is means for receiving an input related to setting of a shortcut icon arranged on a predetermined shortcut providing screen. Examples of the shortcut providing screen include a standby screen and a shortcut list screen that can be moved from the standby screen, but are not limited thereto. The shortcut icon is an input interface for starting a predetermined function when selected and confirmed. Examples of the function associated with the shortcut icon include a function for starting a web browser, a function for starting a calculator application / program, a function for displaying a list of received e-mails, and a function for displaying an image file. However, the types of functions executed by the shortcut icon are not limited to these. Hereinafter, the shortcut icon is also simply referred to as “icon”.

  The shortcut setting unit 11 provides a screen for setting an icon to the user, and generates icon information according to the user's input. For example, the shortcut setting unit 11 displays a setting screen as shown in FIG.

  When the user performs an operation to open the setting screen, the shortcut setting unit 11 displays a screen Sa for selecting the type of shortcut. The option “normal” on the screen Sa indicates an aspect in which an icon is displayed on the shortcut providing screen as in the conventional case, and the option “invisible shortcut” indicates an aspect in which the icon is placed in an invisible state on the shortcut providing screen. In the following, description of the “normal” setting as in the conventional case is omitted, and the setting of “invisible shortcut” is described.

  When “invisible shortcut” is selected on the screen Sa, the shortcut setting unit 11 displays a screen Sb for selecting the layout of the shortcut. The option “normal” on the screen Sb indicates an icon arrangement mode set in the mobile phone 10 in advance. For example, four icons are arranged in the horizontal direction at the bottom of the screen. It can be said that the “normal” arrangement is an arrangement mode unique to the model of the mobile phone 10. The option “2 × 2” indicates a mode in which the screen is divided into 4 × 2 × 2 sections and icons are arranged in each of the sections. The option “3 × 3” indicates a mode in which the screen is divided into nine 3 × 3 sections, and icons are arranged one by one in each section.

  When any option is selected on the screen Sb, the shortcut setting unit 11 displays a screen Sc for determining where to place the shortcut icon. FIG. 3 shows a screen when the “2 × 2” arrangement mode is selected, and the screen Sc is used to set what shortcut icons are arranged in each of the areas 1 to 4. The input interface is displayed. In the example of FIG. 3, an icon for starting the schedule function is placed in the area 1 located at the upper left of the screen, and an icon for starting the received mail display function is placed in the area 2 located at the upper right of the screen. This indicates that no icons have been placed in the area 3 at the lower left of the screen and the area 4 at the lower right of the screen.

  When the icon and the arrangement location are associated with each other on the screen Sc, the shortcut setting unit 11 displays a screen Sd for allowing the user to select whether or not to perform background interlocking. Background interlocking is a function for displaying an image (first auxiliary image) on the shortcut providing screen so that an arrangement position of the shortcut can be grasped when an operation for selecting an icon is performed.

  In the example of FIG. 4, when an operation for selecting an icon is performed while the shortcut providing screen Sw is displayed in which four invisible icons C1 to C4 are arranged at the bottom of the screen, the screen image is displayed by the background interlocking function. A mode of switching to the first auxiliary image Sp is shown. The positions of the invisible icons C1 to C4 can be grasped by the stars (pictures) in the first auxiliary image Sp. Note that the stars and other image components (for example, the moon) in the first auxiliary image Sp are neither an icon image itself nor an image that recalls a function corresponding to the icon. The stars (patterns) in the first auxiliary image Sp merely indicate the target location of the invisible icon.

  According to the example of FIG. 4, when the background interlock is set to “ON”, the image of the initial shortcut providing screen Sw is switched to the first auxiliary image Sp when the actual icon is selected. On the other hand, when the background interlock is set to “OFF”, the initial shortcut providing screen Sw continues to be displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when selection of whether background interlocking is selected or not on the screen Sd, the shortcut setting unit 11 displays an image (second auxiliary image) indicating that an icon is selected different from the icon placement location. A screen Se for allowing the user to select whether or not to display at the position is displayed. Hereinafter, such a function is referred to as a selection display function.

  In the example of FIG. 5, when an operation for selecting an icon is performed while the shortcut providing screen Sw on which the icons C <b> 1 to C <b> 4 are arranged is performed as in the example of FIG. 4, the second auxiliary image Sq is displayed by the selection display function. The mode displayed on the upper right of the screen is shown. In addition, what kind of 2nd auxiliary | assistant image Sq is made is arbitrary. For example, an icon image itself or an image reminiscent of a function corresponding to the icon may be used as the second auxiliary image. Further, as the cross mark in FIG. 5, an icon image itself or an image that reminds a function corresponding to the icon may be used as the second auxiliary image. The selection display function is independent of the background interlock function. FIG. 5 shows the case where the second auxiliary image Sq is superimposed on the first auxiliary image Sp after switching when the background interlock is “ON”, and the initial screen Sw when the background interlock is “OFF”. The second auxiliary image Sq is additionally displayed.

  The shortcut setting unit 11 generates one or more pieces of icon information in response to an input through an interface as shown in FIG. 3, and the icon information includes mode information indicating an arrangement mode of icons in the screen, a screen The area information that specifies the location of the icon in the area and the function information that specifies the function of the icon placed at that location are associated with each other. That is, the icon information is information related to a shortcut icon for starting a predetermined function when selected and confirmed.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the shortcut setting unit 11 includes icon information including mode information “2 × 2”, area information “area 1”, and function information “camera”, mode information “2 × 2”, Icon information including area information “area 2” and function information “web browser” is generated. The shortcut setting unit 11 stores the generated icon information in the database 12. As a result, the database 12 stores one or more pieces of icon information as shown in FIG.

  The configuration of the icon information may be arbitrarily determined. For example, the mode information and the area information may be integrated into the arrangement position information and icon information including the arrangement position information and the function information may be used.

  In addition to the icon information as described above, the shortcut setting unit 11 includes type information indicating the type of shortcut input on the screen Sa, background interlocking setting information indicating presence / absence of background interlocking input on the screen Sd, and the screen Se. Selection display setting information indicating the presence or absence of the input selection display function is also stored in the database 12.

  The display control unit 13 is a unit that arranges shortcut icons in a visible state or an invisible state on the shortcut providing screen based on the icon information, type information, background interlocking setting information, and selection display setting information read from the database 12. .

  When the user's predetermined operation is accepted and the shortcut providing screen is displayed, the display control unit 13 reads out the information from the database 12. If the read type information indicates “normal”, the display control unit 13 arranges the icon in a visible state on the shortcut providing screen based on the icon information without using the background interlocking setting information and the selection display setting information. . For example, as shown to Fig.7 (a), the display control part 13 displays the image of the icons C1-C4 on the shortcut provision screen Sw. Therefore, in this case, the user can visually recognize the position of the icon as in the past.

  On the other hand, when the read type information is “invisible shortcut”, the display control unit 13 arranges the icon in an invisible state on the shortcut providing screen based on the icon information. Furthermore, if the background interlocking setting information is “ON”, the display control unit 13 reads the first auxiliary image from a predetermined storage unit and displays it on the shortcut providing screen. If the background interlocking setting information is “OFF”, the display control unit 13 arranges the icons C1 to C4 in an invisible state while maintaining the initial shortcut providing screen Sw as shown in FIG. 7B. On the other hand, if the information is “ON”, the display control unit 13 displays the first auxiliary image Sp and arranges the icons C1 to C4 in an invisible state as shown in FIG. Further, if the read selection display setting information is “ON”, the display control unit 13 reads the second auxiliary image from a predetermined storage unit according to the situation where the icon is selected, and the read second auxiliary image is displayed. It is displayed on the shortcut providing screen (see FIG. 5).

  When the icons are arranged in an invisible state, in addition to the initial processing as described above, the display control unit 13 controls display of a cursor for selecting the icons. This control method may be arbitrarily determined. For example, the display control unit 13 makes the cursor CS invisible as shown in FIG. 8A or a frame shape so as to be visible as shown in FIG. The cursor CS ′ may be displayed, or as shown in FIG. 8C, some effect processing may be performed on the location of the selected icon. FIG. 8C shows that the arrangement location of the selected icon C2 is displayed in a light color.

  Next, the operation of the mobile phone 10, particularly the operation related to icon display, will be described with reference to FIG. 9, and the screen display method (display control step) according to the present embodiment will be described.

  When an input for displaying the shortcut providing screen is performed via the operation unit 106, the display control unit 13 reads icon information, type information, background interlocking setting information, and selection display setting information from the database 12 (step S11). . At this time, if the read type information indicates “invisible shortcut” (step S12; “invisible shortcut”), the display control unit 13 arranges each icon in an invisible state based on the icon information (step S13). ). Further, the display control unit 13 displays the first and second auxiliary images as necessary based on the background interlocking setting information and the selection display setting information (step S14). On the other hand, if the read type information indicates “normal” (step S12; “normal”), the display control unit 13 arranges each icon in a visible state based on the icon information (step S15).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the shortcut icon is arranged in an invisible state on the screen, the icon is not displayed on the screen. This makes it difficult for a third party to know the position and function of the icon, and as a result, makes it difficult for the third party to access the function corresponding to the icon. For example, the user can prevent a third party from activating a function that the user does not want to use.

  By arranging the icons in an invisible state, it is possible to prevent, for example, a part of the background image from being covered with the icon image and damaging the original design of the screen. Although it is difficult to understand in an example such as FIG. 7, four icons C1 to C4 are arranged in a 2 × 2 manner as shown in FIG. Thus, when nine icons C1 to C9 are arranged in a 3 × 3 manner, the effect is clear.

  According to the present embodiment, since the first auxiliary image indicating the position of the arranged shortcut icon is displayed, the user can grasp the position where the icon is placed. Further, when an icon is selected, a second auxiliary image indicating that is displayed, so that the user can know that he / she is currently selecting some icon. By displaying the auxiliary image in this way, it is possible to assist the user's operation that is not familiar with the non-display icon. Thereafter, if the user remembers the location of each icon, the user can select a desired icon without the assistance of the auxiliary image.

  As described above, the first auxiliary image is neither an icon image itself nor an image reminiscent of the function corresponding to the icon, but merely indicates the target location of the invisible icon. Therefore, the third party cannot know the function corresponding to the icon only by looking at the first auxiliary image. Further, if the second auxiliary image is neither an icon image itself nor an image reminiscent of the function corresponding to the icon, a third party can predict the function corresponding to the icon from the second auxiliary image. Becomes difficult. Therefore, even when the first and second auxiliary images are used, it is possible to make it difficult for a third party to access the function corresponding to the icon.

  In this embodiment, if the cursor for selecting an icon is also hidden, it becomes difficult for a third party to grasp his / her icon selection operation. As a result, third party access to the function corresponding to the icon can be made difficult.

  The present invention has been described in detail based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

  In the above-described embodiment, the display control unit 13 performs processing related to the first and second auxiliary images. However, the display control unit may perform processing for only one of these auxiliary images, or both auxiliary images may be processed. Processing may be omitted.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a mobile phone, but the present invention may be applied to a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable or stationary personal computer (PC), or other information terminals. It does not matter whether the communication function is present.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone (display apparatus), 11 ... Shortcut setting part, 12 ... Database (memory | storage means), 13 ... Display control part (display control means) Sp ... 1st auxiliary | assistant image, Sq ... 2nd auxiliary | assistant image, Sw ... shortcut Provision screen (predetermined screen).

Claims (5)

Storage means for storing icon information relating to a shortcut icon for activating a predetermined function when selected and confirmed;
Display control means for arranging the shortcut icon corresponding to the icon information read from the storage means in an invisible state on a predetermined screen;
A display device comprising: The display control means displays a first auxiliary image indicating the position of the arranged shortcut icon on the predetermined screen;
The display device according to claim 1. The display control means displays a second auxiliary image indicating that the arranged shortcut icon is selected at a position different from the location of the icon on the predetermined screen.
The display device according to claim 1. The display control means arranges a cursor for selecting the arranged shortcut icon in an invisible state on the predetermined screen;
The display apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3. When the display device is selected and confirmed, the icon information related to the shortcut icon for starting the predetermined function is read from the storage means, and the shortcut icon corresponding to the icon information is placed in an invisible state on the predetermined screen. Display control step,
Screen display method including

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