JP2012203432A - Information processing device, control method for information processing device, information processing device control program, and computer-readable storage medium for storing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to hold and operate a terminal with one hand.SOLUTION: An information processing device which detects a contact to an icon displayed in a display part 4 to execute a process shown by the icon, comprises; a contact detection part 11 detecting a contact to the display part 4 and acquiring a contact location which is a location of the contact in the display part 4; a cursor movement processing part 42 detecting a first contact whose contact location moves from when the contact detection part 11 detects the contact to when the contact is not detected and moving a cursor from a start point to an end point of the first contact in substantially parallel with a straight line connecting the start point and the end point when the first contact is not detected; and a cursor determination processing part 32 executing a process shown by an icon which exists on a location of the cursor when the movement of the cursor by the cursor movement processing part 42 is finished.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, in particular, an information processing apparatus that executes processing indicated by an icon by selecting a displayed icon with a cursor, a method for controlling the information processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus control program, and the program recorded therein. The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium.

  In recent years, models equipped with a full-screen touch panel have become widespread in high-function mobile phone terminals and portable information terminals called smartphones. A model equipped with a full-screen touch panel can accept various displays and operations on the touch panel, has a modern design, and is supported by many people.

  A user performs various operations on such a portable information terminal having a full touch panel by touching an icon or the like displayed on the touch panel with a finger or a pen. That is, the portable information terminal is held with one hand (for example, the left hand), and an icon or the like is touched with the other hand (the right hand).

  In addition, when holding and operating the portable information terminal with one hand, the user touches the area that the finger can reach on the touch panel while holding the portable information terminal, and the area where the finger does not reach is included in the area. The operation is performed by changing the portable information terminal so that the finger can reach.

  On the other hand, in a personal computer or the like, a mouse cursor (cursor) is displayed on the screen, the cursor position is operated with the mouse, and the cursor is moved to a position where an icon or the like is displayed to perform a processing operation (double click, etc.). Therefore, various operations are performed.

  Regarding a method for moving the cursor, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for automatically moving a cursor by a predetermined operation and stopping the cursor when it reaches a target object.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for moving a display object to be moved across two screens.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a technique in which a moving object moves as if it is flipped by a finger by performing an operation of flipping the moving object with a finger.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-189152 (published July 30, 1993) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-44001 (released on February 18, 1994) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-100809 (published on April 23, 1993)

  As described above, in a portable information terminal having a full-screen touch panel, when the portable information terminal is gripped and operated with one hand, the user can operate only within the reach of the finger. In addition, it is necessary to change the portable information terminal in a range where the finger cannot reach.

  This cannot be solved even by the inventions described in Patent Documents 1 to 3. The invention described in Patent Document 1 only stops when the cursor automatically moves and reaches the target object by a predetermined operation, and cannot operate the range where the user's finger does not reach.

  In the invention described in Patent Document 2, the display object only moves across two screens, and it is not possible to operate a range that the user's finger cannot reach.

  In the invention described in Patent Document 3, when the moving object is bounced with a finger, the moving object only moves, and a range where the user's finger cannot reach cannot be operated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to realize an information processing apparatus and the like that can hold and operate a terminal with one hand.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention detects a contact with an icon displayed on a display unit and executes a process indicated by the icon. A contact detection unit that detects a contact and acquires a contact position that is the position of the contact in the display unit, and the contact position moves after the contact detection unit detects the contact until the contact is not detected. When the first contact is detected and then the first contact is no longer detected, the cursor is moved in the direction from the start point to the end point substantially parallel to the straight line connecting the start point and the end point of the first contact. Cursor moving means for moving; processing execution means for executing processing indicated by the icon existing at the position of the cursor when movement of the cursor by the cursor moving means is terminated; It is characterized in that it comprises.

  Further, the control method of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention is a control method of the information processing apparatus that detects contact with the icon displayed on the display unit and executes the process indicated by the icon, wherein the contact detection means includes After detecting the first contact with the display unit, the contact detection step of acquiring the contact position that is the position of the contact in the display unit, and the cursor moving means after detecting the contact in the contact detection step When the first contact in which the contact position moves before the contact is not detected is detected, and then the first contact is not detected, the straight line connecting the start point and the end point of the first contact is substantially A cursor moving step for moving the cursor from the start point to the end point in parallel; and a processing execution means for executing the processing when the movement of the cursor in the cursor moving step is completed. A process executing step of executing a process of the icon is shown at the position of the Cursor, it is characterized in that it comprises a.

According to the above configuration, when the first contact is detected and then the contact is not detected,
The cursor is moved from the start point to the end point substantially parallel to the straight line connecting the start point and end point of the first contact. Then, when the movement of the cursor is finished, a process indicated by the icon existing at the cursor position is executed.

  Thus, by moving the cursor, the process indicated by the icon can be executed without touching the desired icon. Therefore, when the user grips the information processing apparatus with one hand and performs processing by touching the display unit with the thumb or the like of the gripping hand, even if a desired icon exists in a place where the thumb does not reach The process indicated by the desired icon can be executed by moving the cursor in contact with the range where the thumb can reach.

  In addition, the cursor moves in the direction from the start point of the first contact to the end point, approximately parallel to the straight line connecting the start point and the end point. Therefore, the user can specify the direction in which the cursor moves. That is, the user can move the cursor in the desired icon direction by making contact so that the line connecting the start point and the end point of the contact is in the desired icon direction.

  Therefore, the user can easily and intuitively operate the information processing apparatus with one hand while holding the information processing apparatus with one hand.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the cursor moving unit detects the second contact while moving the cursor, and when the contact is not detected within a predetermined time, The moving cursor may be stopped.

  Here, the predetermined time may be a time in which a short contact (so-called short tap) and a long contact (so-called long tap) can be distinguished.

  According to the above configuration, the user can be instructed to stop the cursor. Therefore, the user can stop the cursor at a desired position.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the cursor moving means detects the second contact while the cursor is moving, and when the contact is longer than a predetermined time, You may change the advancing direction of a cursor.

  According to said structure, the instruction | indication which changes the advancing direction of the moving cursor can be given with respect to a user. Therefore, the user can change the moving direction of the cursor and move it in a desired direction.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the cursor moving means acquires the traveling direction of the moving cursor with respect to a straight line indicating the traveling direction before the change passing through the current position of the cursor. It may be changed to the contact position side.

  According to the above configuration, the user can be instructed to change the moving cursor to the contact position side. Therefore, the user can change the moving direction of the cursor to the contact position side.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the cursor moving means may change the moving direction of the cursor to the contact position side as the distance between the straight line and the contact position is longer.

  According to said structure, it can be made to instruct | indicate the grade of the change of a traveling direction with respect to a user. Therefore, the user can move the cursor more accurately in the desired icon direction by designating the degree of change in the traveling direction.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the cursor moving means detects the second contact while the cursor is moving, and the contact position of the second contact is the first contact position. When the contact time of the second contact becomes a predetermined time or more in a predetermined range from the contact start position, the cursor is moved to one or more icons within a predetermined distance from the moving cursor. It may be moved.

  According to the above configuration, when an icon exists within a predetermined distance from the cursor, the cursor moves to the icon when there is a contact within a predetermined range from the contact start position of the first contact. Therefore, when the cursor is present within a predetermined distance from the target icon, if the cursor is touched, the cursor can be moved to the icon, so that the cursor can be moved to the target icon more easily.

  The information processing apparatus may be realized by a computer. In this case, an information processing apparatus control program for causing the information processing apparatus to be realized by the computer by causing the computer to operate as the above-described means, and A computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded also falls within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention detects contact with a display unit, and obtains a contact position that is a position of the contact in the display unit. When the first contact in which the contact position moves from the detection until the contact is no longer detected is detected, and then the first contact is not detected, the start point and the end point of the first contact are determined. Cursor movement means for moving the cursor from the start point to the end point substantially parallel to the connecting line, and processing indicated by the icon existing at the cursor position when the cursor movement by the cursor movement means is completed And a process execution means for executing the above.

  In addition, according to the control method of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the contact detection unit detects a contact with the display unit, and acquires a contact position that is a position of the contact in the display unit; When the moving means detects the first contact in which the contact position moves from the detection of the contact until the contact is not detected in the contact detection step, and then stops detecting the first contact. A cursor moving step for moving the cursor from the start point to the end point in a direction substantially parallel to a straight line connecting the start point and the end point of the first contact; and a process execution means for moving the cursor in the cursor moving step. A process execution step of executing a process indicated by the icon existing at the position of the cursor when the operation is completed.

  Accordingly, there is an effect that the process indicated by the icon can be executed without touching the desired icon by moving the cursor. Therefore, when the user grips the information processing apparatus with one hand and performs processing by touching the display unit with the thumb or the like of the gripping hand, even if a desired icon exists in a place where the thumb does not reach By moving the cursor in contact with the range where the thumb can reach, it is possible to execute the process indicated by the desired icon.

  In addition, the cursor moves in the direction from the start point of the first contact to the end point, approximately parallel to the straight line connecting the start point and the end point. Therefore, there is an effect that the user can specify the direction in which the cursor moves. That is, the user can move the cursor in the desired icon direction by making contact so that the line connecting the start point and the end point of the contact is in the desired icon direction.

  Therefore, the user can easily and intuitively operate the information processing apparatus with one hand while holding the information processing apparatus with one hand.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a portable information terminal. FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating the mobile information terminal, FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an appearance of the mobile information terminal, and FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the mobile information terminal is held. It is an appearance table which shows the content of operation which makes a cursor appear in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement in the said portable information terminal. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a user's operation and a cursor display, (a) of FIG. 12 is a figure where the mail screen is displayed on a display part, (b) of FIG. 12 is a browser on a display part. It is a figure where is displayed. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a user's operation and a cursor display, (a) of FIG. 13 is a figure which shows the mode before playing a cursor, (b) and (c) of FIG. It is a figure which shows the advancing direction of a cursor, (d) of FIG. 13 is a figure which shows a mode that operation was not performed especially after playing a cursor. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a user's operation and cursor display. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a user's operation and cursor display. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a user's operation and cursor display. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between user operation and cursor display, (a) of FIG. 17 is a figure which shows a mode that a cursor moves to the position of an icon, (b) of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state from which all the icons which exist in the range of distance are selected. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a user's operation and a cursor display, (a) of FIG. 13 is a figure which shows a mode that the cursor is displayed, (b) of FIG. FIG.

(Overview)
One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. A portable information terminal (information processing apparatus) 1 according to the present embodiment is an information terminal that can be held with one hand, and includes a full-screen touch panel (operation receiving unit 2 and display unit 4). FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of the portable information terminal 1, (a) in FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the portable information terminal 1, and (b) in FIG. 2 shows a state where the portable information terminal 1 is held. Show. As shown in FIG. 2, the portable information terminal 1 includes a voice output unit 5, an operation switch 16, and a voice input unit 17. Note that these are not essential components.

  In the portable information terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2B, the operation accepting unit 2 that is a touch panel can be operated with a thumb while the portable information terminal 1 is held with one hand. For example, when there is an icon to be operated at a position where the thumb does not reach, the cursor is displayed near the thumb, and the cursor is moved by the thumb so that the cursor is moved to the position of the desired icon. When the user has moved, the user can process the icon by tapping the operation receiving unit 2 with the thumb again.

  Thereby, the portable information terminal 1 that can be held and operated with only one hand can be realized.

(Configuration of portable information terminal 1)
Next, the configuration of the main part of the portable information terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the portable information terminal 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the portable information terminal 1 according to the present embodiment includes an operation receiving unit 2, an acceleration sensor 3, a display unit 4, a voice output unit 5, a control unit 6, a storage unit 7, an operation switch 16, and The configuration includes a voice input unit 17. The control unit 6 includes a contact detection unit (contact detection unit) 11 and a cursor processing unit (cursor movement unit) 12, and the contact detection unit 11 includes a contact position acquisition unit 21 and a contact time measurement unit 22. is there. The cursor processing unit 12 includes a cursor display processing unit 31 and a cursor determination processing unit (processing execution means) 32, and the cursor display processing unit 31 includes a cursor appearance processing unit 41 and a cursor movement processing unit 42. . The storage unit 7 includes a cursor display table storage unit 51.

  The cursor display table storage unit 51 of the storage unit 7 stores an operation for causing a cursor indicating the input position to appear. Here, the cursor means that when the cursor is at the position of the icon displayed on the display unit 4 and an execution operation (for example, tapping) is performed, the process indicated by the icon is executed. is there. That is, it has the same function as a mouse cursor in a personal computer.

  The storage unit 7 also stores programs necessary for various processes in the portable information terminal 1, various operation setting values, various data, and the like. The storage unit 7 includes a nonvolatile storage device such as a flash memory and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a volatile storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

  The operation accepting unit 2 accepts an operation on the portable information terminal 1. In this embodiment, the display unit 4 is configured by a device such as a touch panel that can realize both display and contact detection.

  The acceleration sensor 3 detects the acceleration of the portable information terminal 1 itself and notifies the cursor processing unit 12 of the acceleration. The acceleration sensor 3 can be realized by a known technique. For example, the acceleration sensor 3 can be realized by a sensor that detects accelerations in three axial directions orthogonal to each other.

  The display unit 4 displays various information. In the present embodiment, it is configured by a device such as a touch panel that can realize both display and contact detection, and also serves as the operation reception unit 2.

  The audio output unit 5 outputs audio and is realized by a speaker or the like. The voice input unit 17 receives voice input and is realized by a microphone or the like.

  The operation switch 16 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the portable information terminal 1.

  The control unit 6 executes a cursor operation in the portable information terminal 1 and executes various processes of the portable information terminal 1, and includes a contact detection unit 11 and a cursor processing unit 12.

  The contact detection unit 11 detects a contact (tap) with respect to the operation receiving unit 2 and includes a contact position acquisition unit 21 and a contact time measurement unit 22.

  The contact position acquisition unit 21 acquires a contact position in the operation reception unit 2 (that is, a contact position in the display unit 4) and notifies the cursor processing unit 12 when there is a contact with the operation reception unit 2. is there.

  The contact time measuring unit 22 measures the time from the point of time when the contact is started and notifies the cursor processing unit 12 when there is a contact with the operation receiving unit 2.

  The cursor processing unit 12 performs cursor appearance, operation, and determination processing, and includes a cursor display processing unit 31 and a cursor determination processing unit 32.

  The cursor display processing unit 31 processes cursor display and includes a cursor appearance processing unit 41 and a cursor movement processing unit 42.

  The cursor appearance processing unit 41 is a cursor appearance in which the contact operation for the operation reception unit 2 acquired from the contact detection unit 11 and the acceleration of the portable information terminal 1 acquired from the acceleration sensor 3 are stored in the cursor display table storage unit 51. When it corresponds to the operation, the cursor appears at a position corresponding to the contact position on the display unit 4.

  The cursor movement processing unit 42 moves the cursor according to the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11. More specifically, the cursor is moved in the direction of change of the contact position acquired from the contact position acquisition unit 21 by a distance corresponding to the speed of change of the contact position.

  In addition, when the operation reception unit 2 receives a contact during cursor movement, the cursor movement processing unit 42 also corrects the cursor movement direction in accordance with the contact position and also moves the cursor corresponding to the drag.

  The cursor determination processing unit 32 causes the application or the like that performs the process to perform the process indicated by the icon displayed at the cursor position according to the contact position and the contact time acquired from the contact detection unit 11. .

(Content of appearance operation)
Next, the contents of the cursor display table storage unit 51 used for the cursor appearance by the cursor appearance processing unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an appearance table 301 showing the contents of the operation for causing the cursor to appear. The operation contents used by the cursor appearance processing unit 41 for the appearance of the cursor are described in the appearance table 301 and are not limited to eight cases.

  As shown in the appearance table 301, there are the following eight methods for causing the cursor to appear. First, when a cursor is not displayed on the display unit 4 and a part where an icon is not displayed is tapped (contacted), the cursor is displayed at the tapped part. Thereby, the cursor can be displayed immediately by tapping, and the cursor can be promptly presented to the user. Therefore, the user can quickly perform the desired processing by flipping the cursor.

  Second, when a cursor is not displayed on the display unit 4 and a portion where an icon is not displayed is tapped (operation A) and the tap is longer than a predetermined time (operation B, long tap), The cursor is displayed at the tapped location.

  As a result, the cursor is displayed when tapped for a predetermined time or longer, so the user does not intend to make the cursor appear, but the cursor is displayed by accidentally tapping the part where the icon is not displayed. The cursor display can be performed while preventing the occurrence of the error.

  Further, in this case, the cursor may be displayed so that the cursor gradually emerges instead of displaying the cursor immediately after the tap exceeds a predetermined time. For example, the color of the cursor displayed gradually may be blue → yellow → red, or gray → white. Since the cursor is displayed at the contact position, if the cursor gradually rises as described above, the operation can be accepted at a position where the user can easily play the cursor while the cursor is gradually rising. When the finger is moved while being in contact with the part 2, the cursor moves so as to stick to the user's finger. Therefore, it is possible to move the finger to a position where it is easy to play while allowing the user to recognize the position of the cursor.

  The cursor appearance processing unit 41 may gradually increase the brightness of the cursor to be displayed when displaying the cursor. Further, the cursor may be moved by the cursor movement processing unit 42 in a state where the luminance is the highest, that is, the cursor can be operated by the user.

  When the cursor is displayed, the icon displayed on the display unit 4 may be grayed out so that it cannot be selected. Thereby, it can be made to recognize that it became the state which can play a cursor with respect to a user. The icon may be restored to the original display when the cursor is flipped.

  Third, when the cursor is not displayed on the display unit 4 and a portion where an icon is not displayed is tapped (operation A), and the portable information terminal 1 is shaken while being tapped (operation B). The cursor is displayed at the tapped location.

  Thereby, an intuitive operation feeling of shaking can be given to the user. Further, since the cursor is displayed by being shaken while being tapped, the cursor can be appropriately displayed even if the tap time is shorter than when the cursor is displayed only by a long tap. Note that the shaking of the portable information terminal 1 can be detected by the acceleration sensor 3.

  Fourth, when a cursor is not displayed on the display unit 4 and a portion where an icon is not displayed is tapped (operation A), and the tap is moved up and down while touching (operation B). The cursor is displayed at the tapped location. Thereby, an intuitive operation feeling of moving the finger up and down can be given to the user.

  Fifth, in a state where no cursor is displayed on the display unit 4, a cursor appearance button (not shown) is pressed (operation B), and a portion where no icon is displayed is tapped (operation A). That's it. Thereby, an intuitive operation feeling of pressing the cursor appearance button can be given to the user.

  Sixth, when a cursor is not displayed on the display unit 4, a portion where an icon is not displayed is tapped (operation A), and a cursor appearance button is pressed (operation B). Also in this case, an intuitive operation feeling of pressing the cursor appearance button can be given to the user.

  Seventh, when the cursor is not displayed on the display unit 4 and the location where the icon is displayed is tapped (operation A), and the portable information terminal 1 is shaken while tapped (operation) B) The cursor is displayed at the tapped location. As a result, it is possible to execute the cursor appearance while leaving the operation function for the icon.

  Eighth, in a state where the cursor is not displayed on the display unit 4, when a portion where the icon is displayed is tapped (operation A), and further, the tap is moved up and down while touching (operation B). The cursor is displayed at the tapped location. As a result, it is possible to execute the cursor appearance while leaving the operation function for the icon.

  Further, when the cursor is displayed, if the finger that is in contact with the operation receiving unit 2 is not moved and is released from the operation receiving unit 2 as it is, the displayed cursor disappears. As a result, the cursor can be deleted when it is unnecessary.

(Operation of portable information terminal 1)
Next, the operation | movement in the portable information terminal 1 is demonstrated using FIGS. 4 to 11 are flowcharts showing an operation flow in the portable information terminal 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the portable information terminal 1 accepts a cursor appearance operation by the operation accepting unit 2 (S101), the cursor display processing unit 31 displays a cursor on the display unit 4 (S102).

  Next, when the contact position acquisition unit 21 detects that there is a contact in the vicinity of the displayed cursor, the contact has moved a predetermined distance or more, and the moving time is a predetermined time or less (YES in S103, contact) (Detection step), the cursor movement processing unit 42 moves the displayed cursor in the direction detected by the contact position acquisition unit 21 according to the speed of change of the contact position detected by the contact position acquisition unit 21. This corresponds to the user playing the cursor.

  Thereafter, while the cursor is present on the screen of the display unit 4 (YES in S105), a contact (tap) to the operation receiving unit 2 is detected again (YES in S107), and the contact time of the contact is predetermined. (NO in S109, YES in S108), the cursor determination processing unit 32 performs a tap process at the cursor position at that time (S115, process execution step). Here, the tap process refers to executing the process indicated by the icon present at the cursor position.

  In addition, the cursor processing unit 12 deletes the cursor displayed on the display unit 4 when a predetermined time has elapsed (NO in S116) without detecting contact with the operation receiving unit 2 (NO in S107) ( S117).

  On the other hand, when the contact time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time (YES in S109), the cursor movement processing unit 42 performs a cursor movement correction process (S110, cursor movement step). The cursor movement correction process will be described later.

  After the cursor movement correction process, when a drag is received by the operation receiving unit 2 (YES in S111), the cursor movement processing unit 42 performs a cursor movement based on the drag (S112). Specifically, the cursor is moved in the same way as the dragging movement. Thereafter, when the cursor moves to the end of the screen of the display unit 4 (YES in S113), the cursor processing unit 12 scrolls the screen displayed on the display unit 4 (S114). Then, the process returns to step S111.

  On the other hand, after the cursor movement correcting process, if the operation accepting unit 2 does not accept a drag (NO in S111), the process returns to step S105.

  If the cursor does not move to the edge of the screen of the display unit 4 (NO in S113), the process returns to step S105. After that, when the drag is released (YES in S106), the cursor determination processing unit 32 Tap processing is performed at the position of the cursor at the time (S115).

  The above is the operation flow in the portable information terminal 1.

  Next, the flow of the cursor movement correction process will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the cursor movement correction process, first, the cursor movement processing unit 42 includes a line including a cursor (hereinafter referred to as a traveling direction line) in which the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 indicates the cursor traveling direction. (S201). If the contact position is on the traveling direction line (YES in S201), the cursor movement correction process is terminated and the process proceeds to step S111.

  On the other hand, if the contact position is not on the traveling direction line (NO in S201), the cursor movement processing unit 42 determines whether or not the contact position is to the right of the traveling direction line (S202). If the contact position is to the right of the traveling direction line (YES in S202), the cursor is moved while correcting the movement direction to the right (S203). On the other hand, if the contact position is not to the right of the traveling direction line (NO in S202), the cursor is moved while correcting the movement direction to the left (S204). The above is the flow of the cursor movement correction process.

  Note that the contact position may be determined based on whether it is right on the screen of the display unit 4 rather than whether the contact position is on the right side of the traveling direction line.

  Moreover, you may perform the process shown to step S211 of FIG. 6, S212 instead of step S201. That is, the cursor movement processing unit 42 first determines whether or not the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 is the same as the contact position in the cursor appearance operation (S211). And if the contact position acquired from the contact detection part 11 is the same as the contact position in cursor appearance operation (it is YES at S211), the cursor movement process part 42 will be the nearest position from the position of the cursor at the time of detecting a contact. The cursor is moved to the position of an object (including an icon, a file, a WEB link, etc.) (S212). Then, the cursor movement correction process ends.

  On the other hand, if the contact position acquired from the contact detection part 11 is not the same as the contact position in cursor appearance operation (it is NO at S211), it will progress to step S202.

Moreover, you may perform the process shown to step S221 of FIG. 7 instead of step S212. That is, when the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 is the same as the contact position in the cursor appearance operation (YES in S211), the cursor movement processing unit 42 stops the cursor at the current cursor position and performs a predetermined operation from the cursor. All the objects (including icons, files, WEB links, etc.) existing in the distance range are selected (S221). Then, the cursor movement correction process ends.
Thereafter, when a drag operation is accepted in step S111 (YES in S111), all objects in the selected state are not selected.

  The cursor movement correction process may be as shown in FIG.

  First, the cursor movement processing unit 42 determines whether or not the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 is the same as the contact position in the cursor appearance operation (S301). And if the contact position acquired from the contact detection part 11 is the same as the contact position in cursor appearance operation (it is YES at S201), a cursor movement correction process will be complete | finished.

  On the other hand, if the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 is not the same as the contact position in the cursor appearance operation (NO in S301), the cursor movement processing unit 42 determines whether the contact position is to the right of the traveling direction line. Is determined (S302). If the contact position is to the right of the traveling direction line (YES in S302), the cursor is moved while correcting the movement direction to the right (S303). On the other hand, if the contact position is not to the right of the traveling direction line (NO in S302), the cursor is moved while correcting the movement direction to the left (S304).

  Next, the cursor movement processing unit 42 determines whether or not the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 is closer to the moving direction of the cursor than the contact position in the cursor appearance operation (S305). If it is closer to the moving direction of the cursor (YES in S305), the cursor movement processing unit 42 accelerates and accelerates the movement speed of the cursor (S306). On the other hand, if it is not close to the moving direction of the cursor (NO in S305), the cursor movement processing unit 42 decelerates and slows down the moving speed of the cursor (S307).

  Moreover, when YES is determined in step S301, the process shown in step S311 of FIG. 9 may be performed. That is, if the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 is the same as the contact position in the cursor appearance operation (YES in S301), the cursor movement processing unit 42 is the closest position from the cursor position when the contact is detected. The cursor is moved to the position of the object at (S311). Then, the cursor movement correction process ends.

  Moreover, when YES is determined in step S301, the process shown in step S321 of FIG. 10 may be performed. That is, if the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 is the same as the contact position in the cursor appearance operation (YES in S301), the cursor movement processing unit 42 stops the cursor at the current cursor position and starts from the cursor. All objects existing within a predetermined distance range are selected (S321). Then, the cursor movement correction process ends.

  The above is the flow of the cursor movement correction process.

  Further, instead of the cursor movement correction process, a process as shown in FIG. 11 may be performed. As shown in FIG. 11, first, the cursor movement processing unit 42 looks at the relationship between the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 and the contact position in the cursor appearance operation (S401). If the amount of change in the upper direction on the screen of the display unit 4 is the maximum with respect to the relationship between the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 and the contact position in the cursor appearance operation (YES in S402), the cursor processing unit 12 Scrolls the screen displayed on the display unit 4 upward (S403). Further, regarding the relationship between the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 and the contact position in the cursor appearance operation, the change amount in the upper direction on the screen of the display unit 4 is not the maximum (NO in S402), and the change in the lower direction. If the amount is maximum (YES in S404), the cursor processing unit 12 scrolls the screen displayed on the display unit 4 downward (S405).

  In addition, regarding the relationship between the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 and the contact position in the cursor appearance operation, the change amount in the lower direction on the screen of the display unit 4 is not the maximum (NO in S404), and the change in the right direction. If the amount is maximum (YES in S406), the cursor processing unit 12 scrolls the screen displayed on the display unit 4 to the right (S407).

  Further, regarding the relationship between the contact position acquired from the contact detection unit 11 and the contact position in the cursor appearance operation, the change amount in the right direction on the screen of the display unit 4 is not the maximum (NO in S406), and the change amount in the left direction. Is the maximum (YES in S408), the cursor processing unit 12 scrolls the screen displayed on the display unit 4 to the left (S409).

  If the amount of change in the left direction on the screen of the display unit 4 is not the maximum (NO in S408), the process ends without scrolling the screen.

  By setting it as the above processes, a screen can be scrolled when it touches (tap) for a predetermined time or more with respect to the operation reception part 2, and a desired icon can be performed by subsequent drag operation.

(Display example)
Next, user operations and cursor display will be described with reference to FIGS. 12-18 is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a user's operation and cursor display.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an operation for displaying a cursor. FIG. 12A is a diagram in which a mail screen is displayed on the display unit 4, and FIG. It is a figure where the browser is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, when the user wants to tap the send button 803 on the mail screen, the thumb 801 is moved up and down while being in contact with the display unit 4 (operation receiving unit 2). As a result, the cursor 802 is displayed at a position where the thumb 801 is in contact with the display unit 4. Thereafter, when the displayed cursor 802 is bounced with the thumb 801 in the direction of the transmission button 803, the cursor 802 moves in the direction of the transmission button 803. When the cursor 802 reaches the position of the transmission button 803 and the display unit 4 is tapped again with the thumb 801, processing when the transmission button 803 is tapped is performed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, the same applies to the case where the link button 804 is desired to be tapped on the browser screen. When the thumb 801 is moved up and down while being in contact with the display unit 4, a cursor 802 is displayed. Then, when the displayed cursor 802 is flipped in the direction of the link button 804 with the thumb 801, the cursor 802 moves in the direction of the link button 804. When the cursor 802 reaches the position of the link button 804 and is tapped on the display unit 4 again with the thumb 801, the process in which the link button 804 is tapped is executed.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing how the cursor is displayed and moved, (a) in FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the situation before the cursor is played, and (b) and (c) in FIG. It is a figure which shows the advancing direction of the cursor played, (d) of FIG. 13 is a figure which shows a mode that operation was not performed especially after playing the cursor.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, when the cursor appearance processing unit 41 accepts the cursor appearance processing, the cursor appearance processing unit 41 displays the cursor 902 at the position where the thumb 901 is in contact. Then, the user flips the cursor 902 with the thumb 901 in the direction of the area 900 in order to tap the area (icon) 900. When the cursor movement processing unit 42 receives the fact that the cursor 902 has been bounced from the contact detection unit 11, that is, that there has been a contact over a predetermined distance in the vicinity of the cursor, the cursor movement processing unit 42, as shown in FIG. 902 is moved in the direction of arrow 905 which is the contact direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13C, when the speed of contact over a predetermined distance in the vicinity of the cursor is slow, the cursor movement processing unit 42, as shown by the arrow 908, in FIG. The distance that the cursor 902 moves is shorter than in the case of FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 13D, if no operation is performed after the cursor 902 moves, the cursor display processing unit 31 deletes the cursor 902 (cursor trace 911).

  Next, a state of tapping will be described with reference to FIG. When it is accepted that the cursor 902 is played with the thumb 901 as shown in the screen example 1001, the cursor movement processing unit 42 moves the cursor 902. If the operation receiving unit 2 is touched again while the cursor 902 is moving, the cursor determination processing unit 32 performs a tap process at the position of the cursor 902 at the time of the touch. A screen example 1002 shows a state when the operation receiving unit 2 is touched when the cursor 902 exists between the area 900 where the movement of the cursor 902 is started and the area 900. A screen example 1003 shows a state when the operation receiving unit 2 is touched when the cursor 902 reaches the area 900.

  Next, how the movement direction of the cursor 902 is corrected will be described with reference to FIG. When it is accepted that the cursor 902 is played with the thumb 901 as shown in the screen example 1101, the cursor movement processing unit 42 moves the cursor 902 in the direction in which it is played, as shown in the screen example 1102. At this time, if there is a contact (long tap) for a predetermined time or longer with the operation accepting unit 2, the cursor movement processing unit 42 moves the cursor 902 in the direction of the long tap as shown in the screen example 1103. Is corrected (arrow 1108).

  Next, the state after the cursor 902 is moved will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in a screen example 1201, when accepting that the cursor 902 is played with the thumb 901, the cursor movement processing unit 42 moves the cursor 902. When the operation accepting unit 2 has a long tap, as shown in a screen example 1202, the cursor movement processing unit 42 corrects the moving direction of the cursor 902 in the long tapped direction (arrow 1205).

  Also, as shown in the screen example 1203, when a drag with the thumb 901 is received, the cursor movement processing unit 42 corrects the moving direction of the cursor 902 in the same manner as the received drag. Then, as shown in the screen example 1204, when the cursor 902 is moved to the end of the display unit 4 by dragging, the cursor processing unit 12 moves the display screen in the direction in which the cursor 902 is positioned (in the example of FIG. Scroll in the direction).

  Next, a case where the cursor is tapped on the traveling direction line will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a case where the cursor is tapped on the traveling direction line, and FIG. 17A is a diagram showing a state in which the cursor moves to an icon that is closest to the cursor when tapped. FIG. 17B is a diagram showing a state in which the cursor is stopped when tapped and all icons existing within a predetermined distance from the cursor are selected.

  As shown in FIG. 17A, when the cursor 902 moves to the closest icon, if the user taps on the traveling direction line with the thumb 901 while moving the cursor 902, the position 902a of the cursor 902 at that time The cursor 902 is moved to the position 902b of the icon 921 that is closest to the position.

  As shown in FIG. 17B, when all icons existing within a predetermined distance from the cursor 902 are selected, the cursor 902 is tapped with the thumb 901 on the traveling direction line. Stops, and an area (icon) 900 and an icon 921 existing in a range 930 within a predetermined distance from the position of the cursor 902 are selected.

  In addition, when not tapping on the traveling direction line but tapping within a predetermined range from the point where the cursor 902 is played, the cursor is positioned at the position of the icon closest to the position of the cursor 902 at that time. The icon 902 may be moved or an icon existing within a predetermined distance from the position of the cursor 902 may be selected.

  Next, how the cursor is displayed and erased will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18A is a diagram showing a state where the cursor 902 is displayed, and FIG. 18B is a diagram showing a state where the cursor 902 is erased.

  As shown in FIG. 18A, when an object (icon) 1310 whose tap is valid exists at a position where the thumb 901 does not reach, a cursor 902 is displayed to tap the object 1310. Thereafter, when the contact position of the thumb 901 is not changed and the user is released from the operation receiving unit 2 as it is, the cursor appearance processing unit 41 erases the cursor 902 displayed on the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. (Cursor trace 1303).

(Appendix 1)
The cursor appearance processing unit 41 may cause the cursor to appear by the following operation regardless of the application.

  First, the cursor may appear by dragging the finger in contact with the operation receiving unit 2 up and down until the input is confirmed. In this case, the execution of the process for the icon present at the position touched first is canceled.

  In addition, a cursor may appear on the operation reception unit 2 when contact is made for a predetermined time or longer. Also in this case, the execution of the process for the icon that was present at the position where it was first touched is cancelled.

  Further, the mobile information terminal 1 may include a cursor appearance button, and the cursor may appear when the operation reception unit 2 is touched while the cursor appearance button is pressed. In this case, the execution of the process for the icon present at the contacted position is cancelled.

  Further, when the cursor appearance button is pressed while touching the operation reception unit 2, the cursor may appear. In this case, the execution of the process for the icon present at the contacted position is cancelled.

  Further, when the portable information terminal 1 is shaken while contacting the operation receiving unit 2, a cursor may appear. In this case, the process for the icon present at the contacted position is not executed or the execution is canceled. In addition, even if the portable information terminal 1 is shaken after a predetermined time has elapsed after touching the operation receiving unit 2, the cursor appearance process is not performed, and the process of long pressing (long tap) is performed.

  Further, when the cursor appearance button is pressed, the cursor appearance mode is set, and the cursor may appear when the operation receiving unit 2 is touched in this state. In the cursor appearance mode, a display such as “A cursor is displayed when the screen is tapped” may be displayed on the display unit 4. Further, when the cursor appearance button is pressed again in the cursor appearance mode, the normal mode may be restored.

  Further, a cursor appearance button may be provided in the menu display, and the cursor may appear when the cursor appearance button is tapped.

(Appendix 2)
The cursor appearance processing unit 41 may cause the cursor to appear by the following operation in accordance with the characteristics of each application.

  First, when the application is e-mail software, a cursor may appear when a portion other than the character input button is tapped during character input. That is, when there is no character input icon at the tapped location, the cursor appearance processing unit 41 causes the cursor to appear. Thereafter, the user can select the send button by moving the cursor.

  When the application is a browser, when a character or the like is input and the close button of the soft keyboard is pressed, the cursor may appear at the pressed position. After that, the user can move by flipping the cursor and select a confirmation button or an attachment button.

  Similarly, when the application is a browser, a cursor may appear at the tapped position when a part of the web screen where a link or image is not displayed is long tapped. Thereafter, the user can move the screen by flipping the cursor, select a desired icon, or move the cursor to the edge of the screen by dragging to scroll the screen.

  Similarly, when the application is a browser, a bar may be provided at the bottom of the browser, and the cursor may appear when dragged from the bar into the browser screen. Alternatively, the cursor may appear when the bar is tapped for a long time.

  In addition, when performing a search in an application, a cursor may appear when a portion other than a character input button is tapped during character input. That is, if there is no character input button at the tapped position, the cursor may appear. Thereafter, the user can move by flipping the cursor and select the search button.

  When the application is calendar software, the cursor may appear when the outside of the calendar frame is tapped. Further, when the month is displayed on the calendar, the cursor may appear when a month other than the current month is tapped for a long time. In this case, if it is a short tap, it will become the date input mode of the said month, and if it is a long tap, a cursor will appear.

  In addition, when the week is displayed on the calendar, the cursor may appear when tapped on the band displaying the day. In addition, when the date is displayed on the calendar, the cursor may appear when the user taps on the band displaying the time.

  In the calendar, after the cursor appears, the user can move it by flipping the cursor to execute the desired icon, or scroll the screen by dragging to display the part that was not displayed. You can also.

(Appendix 3)
In addition, when the file explorer is displayed, a cursor may appear when a portion other than the file icon is tapped. Thereafter, the user can select a desired icon by moving the cursor.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately modified within the scope of the claims are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

(Processing by software)
Finally, each block of the portable information terminal 1, especially the contact detection unit 11 (contact position acquisition unit 21, contact time measurement unit 22) of the control unit 6, and the cursor processing unit 12 (cursor display processing unit 31, cursor appearance processing unit) 41, the cursor movement processing unit 42, and the cursor determination processing unit 32) may be realized in hardware by a logic circuit formed on an integrated circuit (IC chip), or a CPU (central processing unit) is used. It may be realized by software.

  In the latter case, the portable information terminal 1 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, a RAM (random access memory) that expands the program, and the program And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing various data. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium on which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the portable information terminal 1 which is software for realizing the above-described functions is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the portable information terminal 1 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU (microprocessor unit)).

  Examples of the recording medium include tapes such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, a CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) / MO (magneto-optical) / Disks including optical discs such as MD (Mini Disc) / DVD (digital versatile disk) / CD-R (CD Recordable), cards such as IC cards (including memory cards) / optical cards, mask ROM / EPROM (erasable) Uses semiconductor memory such as programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) / EEPROM (electrically erasable and programmable read-only memory) / flash ROM, or logic circuits such as PLD (Programmable logic device) and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) be able to.

  Further, the portable information terminal 1 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited as long as it can transmit the program code. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN (local area network), ISDN (integrated services digital network), VAN (value-added network), CATV (community antenna television) communication network, virtual private network (virtual private network), A telephone line network, a mobile communication network, a satellite communication network, etc. can be used. The transmission medium constituting the communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, infrared data such as IrDA (infrared data association) or remote control can be used for wired such as IEEE (institute of electrical and electronic engineers) 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (asynchronous digital subscriber loop) line, etc. , Bluetooth (registered trademark), IEEE 802.11 wireless, HDR (high data rate), NFC (Near Field Communication), DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, etc. Is possible. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  Since the portable information terminal can be gripped with one hand and can be tapped even at a place where the gripped hand does not reach, it is suitable for a portable information terminal that operates the screen with the one hand while holding it with one hand.

1 Mobile information terminal (information processing device)
2 Operation reception part 4 Display part 11 Contact detection part (contact detection means)
12 Cursor processing part (cursor moving means)
21 Contact position acquisition unit (contact detection means)
22 Contact time measurement unit (contact detection means)
32 Cursor determination processing unit (processing execution means)
42 Cursor movement processing unit (cursor moving means)

Claims (9)

In an information processing apparatus that detects contact with an icon displayed on a display unit and executes processing indicated by the icon,
Contact detection means for detecting contact with the display unit and obtaining a contact position of the contact in the display unit;
When the contact detection means detects a first contact in which the contact position moves after detecting the contact until the contact is no longer detected, and then stops detecting the first contact, the first contact is detected. Cursor moving means for moving the cursor from the start point to the end point substantially parallel to a straight line connecting the start point and end point of the contact;
An information processing apparatus comprising: processing execution means for executing processing indicated by the icon existing at the position of the cursor when the movement of the cursor by the cursor moving means is completed.   The cursor moving means detects the second contact while moving the cursor, and stops the moving cursor when the contact is not detected within a predetermined time. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.   The cursor moving means detects the second contact while moving the cursor, and changes the advancing direction of the moving cursor when the contact reaches a predetermined time or longer. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that   The cursor moving means corrects the traveling direction of the moving cursor to the contact position side acquired by the contact detecting means with respect to a straight line indicating the traveling direction before the change passing through the current position of the cursor. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cursor moving unit largely changes the traveling direction of the cursor toward the contact position as the distance between the straight line and the contact position is longer.   The cursor moving means detects the second contact while moving the cursor, and the contact position of the second contact is within a predetermined range from the contact start position of the first contact. In this case, the cursor is moved to one or a plurality of icons within a predetermined distance from the moving cursor when the contact time of the second contact becomes a predetermined time or longer. The information processing apparatus according to 1 or 2.   An information processing apparatus control program for operating the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information processing apparatus control program causes a computer to function as each of the means.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the information processing apparatus control program according to claim 7 is recorded. A control method for an information processing apparatus that detects contact with an icon displayed on a display unit and executes processing indicated by the icon,
A contact detection step of detecting contact with the display unit, and acquiring a contact position that is a position of the contact in the display unit;
The cursor moving means detects the first contact in which the contact position moves from the detection of the contact until the contact is not detected in the contact detection step, and then the first contact is not detected. A cursor moving step for moving the cursor from the start point to the end point substantially parallel to a straight line connecting the start point and the end point of the first contact;
A process executing unit including a process executing step of executing a process indicated by the icon existing at the position of the cursor when the movement of the cursor in the cursor moving step is completed. Control method.

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