JP2012203433A - 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 display a cursor in a way that is convenient for a user.SOLUTION: A portable information terminal 1 which detects a contact to an icon displayed in a display part 4 and executes a process shown by the icon comprises; a contact detection part 11 detecting an operation to an own device which includes a contact to the display part 4 and acquiring a contact location of the contact in the display part; a cursor appearance processing part 41 displaying a cursor on the contact location acquired by the contact detection part 11 when the operation detected by the contact detection part 11 and the contact location acquired by the contact detection part 11 match a prescribed cursor display behavior; and a cursor movement processing part 42 moving the cursor displayed by the cursor appearance processing part 41.

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.

  As a conventional technique for moving a cursor, Patent Document 1 describes a method of moving a cursor displayed on a screen by arranging a slide pad on a display panel and touching the screen. .

  Patent Document 2 also describes a method of moving the cursor by changing the position of a finger or the like that has been touched.

JP 2001-34414 A (published February 9, 2001) JP-A-8-76927 (published March 22, 1996)

  In the first place, when the cursor is moved and the process indicated by the icon or the like at the destination is executed, the cursor needs to be displayed on the screen.

  However, in the current technology, when the application is started or when any mode in the application is changed, only the cursor is displayed / hidden, and the cursor is displayed in a user-friendly manner. There is nothing.

  In addition, Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not mention a cursor display method.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to realize an information processing apparatus and the like that can display a cursor in a user-friendly manner.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention detects at least a contact with an icon displayed on a display unit, and performs at least a contact with the display unit in an information processing apparatus that executes a process indicated by the icon. Including an operation detection unit that detects an operation on the own device and acquires a contact position of the contact in the display unit, and the operation detected by the operation detection unit and the acquired contact position when the operation is detected. A cursor display operation, which is an operation for displaying a cursor on the part, and a cursor display means for displaying the cursor at the contact position acquired by the operation detection means when the cursor display action matches a predetermined cursor display action, and the cursor display Cursor moving means for moving the cursor displayed by the means.

  The information processing apparatus control method according to the present invention is a method for controlling an information processing apparatus that detects a contact with an icon displayed on a display unit and executes processing indicated by the icon. The operation detecting means looks at an operation on the own device including at least a contact with the display unit, and obtains a contact position of the contact in the display unit, and a cursor display unit includes the operation detection. When the operation detected in the step and the acquired contact position are a cursor display operation that displays a cursor on the display unit when the operation is accepted, and the same as a predetermined cursor display operation, the operation detection is performed. The cursor display step for displaying the cursor at the contact position acquired in the step and the cursor moving means include the cursor display A cursor movement step of moving a cursor displayed by the step, to include are characterized.

  According to the above configuration or method, the cursor is displayed at the contact position when an operation that matches the cursor display operation is detected.

  Thereby, since a cursor can be displayed in the range which a user's finger reaches, a user can be made to operate a cursor easily. In addition, since the cursor can be displayed separately from the contact with the icon, the cursor can be displayed appropriately while preventing the process indicated by the icon from being erroneously executed.

  Therefore, the cursor can be displayed with ease of use for the user.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention may include processing execution means for executing processing indicated by the icon existing at the cursor position when the cursor movement by the cursor moving means is completed.

  According to the above configuration, since the process indicated by the icon existing at the cursor position after the movement is executed, even if the icon exists at a position where the user cannot reach, the icon is indicated by moving the cursor. Processing can be executed. As a result, the user can easily execute the process indicated by the icon.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the cursor display operation may be a contact with a position different from a position where the icon is displayed on the display unit.

  According to said structure, a cursor will be displayed if the contact of the position different from the position where the icon is displayed is received. Therefore, when a touch on the display unit is received, it is possible to clearly distinguish whether the process for the icon is executed or whether the cursor is displayed, and the process for the icon is not confused with the cursor display. Can do.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the cursor display operation may be that the elapsed time from the contact start point of contact with the display unit is a predetermined time or more.

  According to the above configuration, since the cursor is displayed when the elapsed time of contact exceeds a predetermined time, the cursor is displayed when there is no intention to display the cursor, such as when the contact has just been made. This can be prevented.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the cursor display operation may be such that the contact position on the display unit reciprocates within a predetermined range from the position of the first contact.

  According to said structure, a cursor is displayed by the clear operation | movement that a contact position reciprocates within the predetermined range from the position which contacted first. Therefore, the cursor can be displayed only when there is a clear intention of the user.

  Even if the icon is displayed, the cursor is displayed at the position where the icon is displayed without executing the process indicated by the icon because the contact method for executing the process on the icon is different. be able to.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the operation detection unit detects contact with the display unit and also detects shaking of the own device, and the cursor display operation includes the contact with the display unit and the own terminal. It may be that the shaking is performed simultaneously.

  According to said structure, a cursor is displayed by the clear operation | movement that the own terminal was shaken. Therefore, the cursor can be displayed only when there is a clear intention of the user.

  Further, even when the contact position is a position where the icon is displayed, the cursor can be displayed at the position where the icon is displayed without executing the processing indicated by the icon.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a cursor display input receiving unit that receives an input of a cursor display instruction. The operation detection unit detects contact with the display unit, and the cursor display input unit receives a cursor display instruction. It is detected that an input has been received, and the cursor display operation may be an input of the cursor display instruction with the contact being made after the contact with the display unit.

  According to said structure, a cursor is displayed by the clear operation | movement of the contact with respect to a display part, and cursor display instruction | indication. Therefore, the cursor can be displayed only when there is a clear intention of the user.

  Further, even when the contact position is a position where the icon is displayed, the cursor can be displayed at the position where the icon is displayed without executing the processing indicated by the icon.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a cursor display input receiving unit that receives an input of a cursor display instruction. The operation detecting unit detects a contact with the display unit, and the cursor display input receiving unit receives the cursor display instruction. The cursor display operation may be that the display unit is touched after the cursor display instruction is input.

  According to said structure, a cursor is displayed by the clear operation | movement of the contact with respect to a display part, and cursor display instruction | indication. Therefore, the cursor can be displayed only when there is a clear intention of the user.

  Further, even when the contact position is a position where the icon is displayed, the cursor can be displayed at the position where the icon is displayed without executing the processing indicated by the icon.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, when the cursor display means displays a cursor, the brightness of the cursor to be displayed is gradually increased to a predetermined brightness, and the cursor moving means has the brightness of the cursor set to the predetermined brightness. After the brightness is reached, the cursor may be moved.

  According to said structure, while being able to show the cursor which gave the change visually with respect to a user, the timing when the cursor became operable can be provided exactly.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, after the cursor display unit displays the cursor, the operation detection unit detects a contact with the display unit, and the contact position of the contact does not move and the contact is not detected. The displayed cursor may be deleted.

  According to the above configuration, when the contact is completed without moving the contact position, the cursor is deleted. Therefore, the user can easily delete the cursor when the cursor is unnecessary.

  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 an operation on the own apparatus including at least a contact with the display unit, and obtains a contact position of the contact on the display unit, and the operation described above. When the operation detected by the detection means and the acquired contact position are cursor display operations that display a cursor on the display unit when the operation is detected, the operation is performed when the operation matches the predetermined cursor display operation. A cursor display means for displaying a cursor at the contact position acquired by the detection means, and a cursor movement means for moving the cursor displayed by the cursor display means are provided.

  In the information processing apparatus control method according to the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the operation detection unit looks at an operation on the own apparatus including at least a contact with the display unit, and the contact of the contact with the display unit The operation detection step for acquiring the position and the cursor display means are operations for displaying the cursor on the display unit when the operation detected in the operation detection step and the acquired contact position are received. A cursor display step for displaying a cursor at the contact position acquired in the operation detection step when the cursor display operation matches a predetermined cursor display operation, and a cursor for moving the cursor displayed in the cursor display step by the cursor moving means A moving step.

  Thereby, since a cursor can be displayed in the range which a user's finger | toe reaches, there exists an effect that it can make a user operate a cursor easily. In addition, since the cursor can be displayed separately from contact with the icon, it is possible to display the cursor appropriately while preventing the process indicated by the icon from being erroneously executed.

  Therefore, there is an effect that the cursor can be displayed conveniently for the user.

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. 18 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 (operation 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 unit) 32. The cursor display processing unit 31 includes a cursor appearance processing unit (cursor display unit) 41 and a cursor movement processing unit ( Cursor moving means) 42 is included. 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 (cursor display operation). 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 the state where the cursor is not displayed on the display unit 4, an icon is displayed while the cursor appearance button (cursor display input receiving unit, not shown) is pressed (cursor display instruction) (operation B). A portion that is not touched is tapped (operation A). 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 7 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, operation detection step), the cursor display processing unit 31 displays a cursor on the display unit 4 (S102, cursor). Display step).

  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), 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 (S104, cursor movement). Step). 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)
4 Display part 11 Contact detection part (operation detection means)
12 Cursor processing part (cursor moving means)
21 Contact position acquisition unit (operation detection means)
22 Contact time measurement unit (operation detection means)
32 Cursor determination processing unit (processing execution means)
41 Cursor appearance processing part (cursor display means)
42 Cursor movement processing unit (cursor moving means)

Claims (13)

In an information processing apparatus that detects contact with an icon displayed on a display unit and executes processing indicated by the icon,
An operation detecting means for detecting an operation on the device including at least a contact with the display unit, and acquiring a contact position of the contact in the display unit;
When the operation detected by the operation detection means and the acquired contact position are cursor display operations that are operations for displaying a cursor on the display unit when the operation is detected, and coincide with a predetermined cursor display operation, Cursor display means for displaying a cursor at the contact position acquired by the operation detection means;
An information processing apparatus comprising: cursor movement means for moving a cursor displayed by the cursor display means.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a process execution unit that executes a process indicated by an icon existing at the cursor position when the cursor movement by the cursor movement unit ends.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cursor display operation is a contact with a position different from a position where the icon is displayed on the display unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cursor display operation is an elapsed time from a contact start time of contact with the display unit for a predetermined time or more.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cursor display operation is such that a contact position on the display unit reciprocates within a predetermined range from a position where the display unit first contacts. The operation detection means detects contact with the display unit and detects shaking of the own device,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cursor display operation is simultaneous contact with the display unit and shaking of the own apparatus. A cursor display input receiving unit that receives an input of a cursor display instruction is provided.
The operation detecting means detects contact with the display unit and detects that the cursor display input receiving unit has received an input of a cursor display instruction.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cursor display operation is an input of the cursor display instruction with the contact being made after the contact with the display unit. A cursor display input receiving unit that receives an input of a cursor display instruction is provided.
The operation detecting means detects contact with the display unit and detects that the cursor display input receiving unit has received an input of a cursor display instruction.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cursor display operation is a contact with the display unit after the cursor display instruction is input. When displaying the cursor, the cursor display means gradually increases the brightness of the cursor to be displayed to a predetermined brightness,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cursor moving unit moves the cursor after the brightness of the cursor reaches the predetermined brightness.   The cursor display means displays the cursor, and then the operation detection means detects a contact with the display unit, and when the contact position of the contact does not move and no longer detects the contact, the displayed cursor is erased. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9.   An information processing apparatus control program for operating the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus control program causes a computer to function as each of the above units.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the information processing apparatus control program of Claim 11. 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,
In the information processing apparatus,
An operation detecting step for detecting an operation on the device including at least a contact with the display unit, and acquiring a contact position of the contact in the display unit;
The cursor display operation is a cursor display operation in which the operation detected in the operation detection step and the acquired contact position are operations for displaying a cursor on the display unit when the operation is detected, and a predetermined cursor display operation is performed. A cursor display step for displaying a cursor at the contact position acquired in the operation detection step,
A method for controlling an information processing apparatus, wherein the cursor moving means includes a cursor moving step for moving the cursor displayed in the cursor display step.

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