JP2012225873A - Time setting device, time setting method, time setting program, and computer readable medium storing the program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a time setting device with which time is exactly set by an intuitive, and simple operation on a touch panel.SOLUTION: A time setting device (10000) includes: means for displaying a first input image including an analog clock; means for dividing the first input image into 12 areas, and uniquely allocating an hour numerical value and a minute numerical value of time to the divided areas, respectively; means for determining the hour numerical value or the minute numerical value of the time when a part of the first input image is pressed; means for displaying a second input image including the determined minute numerical value of the time, and showing a number sequence constituted of a plurality of numerical values before and after the numerical value; means for dividing the second input image into the number of areas equal to the number constituting the number sequence, and uniquely allocating the numerical values of the number sequence to the divided areas, respectively; and second determination means for finally determining the minute numerical value of the time when a part of the second input image is pressed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a time setting device, a time setting method, a time setting program, and a computer-readable medium storing the program, which are applied to an electronic device having a touch panel display and having a time display function. The present invention relates to a time setting device capable of providing an intuitive time setting operation, a time setting method, a time setting program, and a computer-readable medium storing the program.

  A touch panel is an input device built in a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and desired information can be input to an electronic device by pressing a predetermined portion of the liquid crystal panel with a finger or a dedicated pen-shaped tool. it can. In recent years, this touch panel is mounted on many electronic devices such as mobile phones, mobile terminals, computers, and car navigation systems. If such a touch panel is adopted, other input devices such as a keyboard are not required, and the electronic apparatus can be miniaturized. Furthermore, an intuitive and simple operation can be provided to the user.

  In addition, many current electronic devices are equipped with a clock function for displaying the current time. When setting or adjusting the time displayed by the clock function, the user needs to input a predetermined numerical value or the like. A device equipped with a touch panel is set or adjusted with the same operation. For this reason, the present situation is that the intuitive and simple operation, which is the advantage of the touch panel as described above, cannot be fully utilized when setting the time.

  Patent document 1 is disclosing the mobile telephone provided with the backside handwriting input function. In this mobile phone, the user can set the time by drawing the short hand and long hand of the analog timepiece with a finger on the touch panel provided on the back surface thereof. Compared to the conventional operation of simply inputting numerical values, a more intuitive operation is possible.

JP 2000-278391 (Claim 16, paragraphs 0079 to 0095, FIG. 6)

However, the time setting operation of the mobile phone described in Patent Document 1 has several disadvantages. The inconvenience will be described below.
In order to identify the position of the trajectory drawn by the user on the touch panel provided on the back surface of the mobile phone, the touch panel surface is divided into 12 section regions with respect to the circumferential direction from the center point. is doing. Then, it examines in which section area a plurality of points constituting the trajectory are present, extracts the section area where the points are the most and second, and the time specified by the user based on the extracted area Recognize.
Furthermore, in order to correct the low recognition accuracy, an operation for fine adjustment processing is provided.

  First, it is difficult to draw an accurate line in a small area such as a mobile phone panel. In particular, the area of the 12 section areas allocated on the panel becomes narrower as it approaches the center point, so that the points to be detected may be located across a plurality of areas. Therefore, the closer to the center point, the lower the recognition accuracy. As a result, there is a possibility that the designated time is erroneously recognized.

  Further, the above-described fine adjustment processing operation is supposed to be performed while looking at the numerical value of the time shown in the lower part of the panel shown in FIGS. 6D and 6E of the attached drawings, but depending on the movement distance of the finger. Since the time changes, it is easy to change the time greatly, but it requires considerable skill to accurately realize a minute change of about ± 1 minute by the movement of the finger.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above disadvantages, and an object of the present invention is to provide a time setting device, a time setting method, and a time setting device capable of setting the time accurately and intuitively on a touch panel. It is to provide a time setting program and a computer-readable medium storing the program.

  Invention of Claim 1 created in order to solve the said subject concerns the time setting apparatus for setting the display time of the electronic device which was equipped with the touchscreen type display and was equipped with the time display function. The time setting device divides the first input image into 12 regions, the first display means for displaying a first input image including an analog clock for inputting time on the display, and the division. A first dividing means for uniquely assigning a time value and a minute value to each area, and when a part of the first input image is pressed, the pressed portion of the divided area A first determination means for specifying which divided area to which the data belongs, and determining a numerical value or a minute value for the time assigned to the specified area; and A second display means for displaying a second input image including a numerical value for the determined time on the display and showing a numerical sequence composed of a plurality of numerical values before and after the numerical value. And the second The force image is divided into a number equal to the number constituting the number sequence, a second dividing means for uniquely assigning the numerical value of the number sequence to the divided region, and a part of the second input image And a second determination unit that determines which divided region the pressed part belongs to when pressed, and determines a numerical value for the time allocated to the identified region. Further, at the time of the display time, the numerical value at the time determined by the first determination means is set, and the minute of the display time is set at the numerical value of the time determined by the second determination means. .

  Invention of Claim 2 created in order to solve the said subject WHEREIN: The time setting apparatus of Claim 1 WHEREIN: The numerical value of the time and the minute of the said time to set individually is a predetermined value of the said 1st input image. It is input by pressing this part. The first input image includes a third input image that is an input image at the set time, and a fourth input image that is an input image for the set time. The input image 3 is a first analog clock having a dial composed of numeric values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, and the fourth input The image is a second analog clock having a dial composed of numerical values of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55. Further, the first dividing means divides the display areas of the third and fourth input images into the areas so as to include one of the numerical values of the dial, respectively, and the divided areas include the divided areas. Each numerical value is uniquely assigned, and the second dividing means divides the area so as to include one of the numbers constituting the number sequence indicated by the second input image, and the divided area includes the divided area. Each numerical value is assigned uniquely.

  Invention of Claim 3 created in order to solve the said subject WHEREIN: The time setting apparatus of Claim 1 WHEREIN: The numerical value of the time and the minute of the said time to set is predetermined of the area of the said 1st input image. It is input by a single trajectory drawn by pressing the part. The first input image is an analog clock having a dial composed of numerical values of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Further, the first determination means extracts the coordinates of the start point, the center point, and the end point of the trajectory, respectively, a first distance that is a distance between the start point and the center point, and the center A second distance that is a distance between a point and the end point, and when the first distance is shorter than the second distance, the time of the time set by the coordinates of the start point is set. When the first point is longer than the second distance, it is determined that the coordinate of the end point is a point where the coordinates of the end point are set. It is determined that the pressed location representing the set time is the pressed location representing the time set by the coordinates of the end point.

  Invention of Claim 4 created in order to solve the said subject WHEREIN: The time setting apparatus of Claim 3 WHEREIN: The said center point is the closest to the center of the said analog timepiece among the pixels contained in the said track | orbit. It is a pixel.

  The invention of claim 5 devised to solve the above-described problem is the time setting device according to claim 3, wherein the center point is a pixel located at the center of the analog timepiece.

  Invention of Claim 6 created in order to solve the said subject is a time setting apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 5 WHEREIN: The said electronic device is a computer, a portable terminal, a mobile telephone, a fixed telephone Including car navigation and OA equipment.

  Invention of Claim 7 created in order to solve the said subject is a time setting method which sets display time by pressing the said display in the electronic device provided with the touchscreen type display and the time display function. Related. This time setting method has a dial composed of numerical values of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 on the display as an input image of values at the time. A step of displaying a first input image including an analog clock; and a display area of the analog clock of the first input image is divided into a plurality of regions so that each of the numerical values of the dial is included. , When a part of the area of the analog timepiece is pressed, specifying which of the plurality of divided areas the pressed part belongs to, and a dial included in the specified divided area A step of determining that the numerical value is a set time, and an input image of a value for the minute of the time are displayed on the display as 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50. , 55 sentences A step of displaying a second input image including an analog clock having a panel; and a plurality of areas such that each of the display areas of the analog clock of the second input image includes one of the numerical values of the dial And when the part of the area of the analog timepiece is pressed, the step of specifying to which of the plurality of divided areas the pressed part belongs, and the specified divided area includes A step of determining that the numerical value of the dial is the minute of the set time, and an input image of the final value of the minute of the time includes the numerical value of the determined time on the display, and before and after the numerical value A step of displaying a third input image including a numerical sequence composed of a plurality of numerical values, and a plurality of areas so that each of the display areas of the third input image includes one of the numerical values of the dial Dividing, and when a part of the area of the analog timepiece is pressed, the step of specifying which of the plurality of divided areas the pressed part belongs to and the character included in the specified divided area And finally determining that the value of the board is the minute of the set time.

  Invention of Claim 8 created in order to solve the said subject WHEREIN: In the electronic device provided with the touchscreen type display and the time display function, display time was drawn by drawing predetermined one orbit on the said display. This relates to a time setting method for setting. The time setting method includes a step of displaying a first input image including an analog clock as an input image of a trajectory, and when a trajectory is drawn on the analog clock of the first input image, the trajectory of the trajectory is displayed. A step of extracting coordinates of a start point, a center point, and an end point, respectively, a distance between the start point and the center point as a first distance, and a distance between the center point and the end point as a first distance And the step of comparing the lengths of the first distance and the second distance, and if the first distance is shorter than the second distance, the starting point is set. Represents the hour of the time, and it is determined that the end point represents the minute of the time to be set. On the other hand, if the first distance is longer than the second distance, the minute of the time set by the start point And the end point is determined to represent the set time. And the display area of the analog clock of the first input image is divided into a plurality of areas, and the time value and the minute value are uniquely assigned to the plurality of areas, respectively, and the start point and end point Determining the hour and minute values of the time based on the coordinates of the time, and as an input image of the final value of the time minute, the display includes a numerical value of the determined time and a plurality of numbers before and after the numerical value. A step of displaying a third input image including a sequence of numbers composed of a plurality of numerical values, and a plurality of analog clock display areas of the third input image so as to each include one of the numerical values of the dial A step of dividing the area of the analog timepiece into a plurality of divided areas when the part of the area of the analog timepiece is pressed, and the specified divided area included It figures that the dial comprises the steps of final decision if there minute time to be set.

  Invention of Claim 9 created in order to solve the said subject WHEREIN: The time setting method of Claim 8 WHEREIN: The said center point is the closest to the center of the said analog timepiece among the pixels contained in the said track | orbit. It is a pixel.

  The invention of claim 10 devised to solve the above-mentioned problem is the time setting method according to claim 8, wherein the center point is a pixel located at the center of the analog timepiece.

  Invention of Claim 11 created in order to solve the said subject is a program which makes a processing apparatus perform the time setting method as described in any one of Claim 7 thru | or 10.

  Invention of Claim 12 created in order to solve the said subject is a computer-readable medium which stored the program of Claim 11.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in order to set the time to be displayed by the electronic device having the touch panel display, the first input image including the analog clock is displayed on the touch panel display. The user can input the set time by pressing the display area of the analog clock. Therefore, the time can be set through an intuitive operation that is an advantage of the touch panel.
In general, when setting the time, precise accuracy of about ± 1 minute is required. Therefore, after setting the minute for the time, the detailed value for the minute is set again. For example, when the user inputs “10” as the minute of the time, a sequence of “5 to 15” is displayed, and the user selects the final value of the hour from this numeric sequence. Can do. Thereby, it is possible to provide an intuitive and accurate time setting operation.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, an analog clock having a numeric dial of “1-12” is displayed on the display at the time of setting the time, and “0-55 ( An analog clock having a dial with a number of “5 minute increments” is displayed. At that time, the user sets the hour and minute of the time by pressing a desired number on the dial. Thereby, it is possible to provide an intuitive and simple time setting operation.

  In the invention of claim 3, the user can input the set time by drawing a single trajectory on the analog clock displayed on the display. This trajectory corresponds to the short hand and long hand of an analog clock. In addition, the coordinates of the start point, center point, and end point are extracted from the drawn trajectory, and the start point and the end point are compared by comparing the distance between the start point and the center point with the distance between the center point and the end point. It is determined which of the end points corresponds to the short hand (hour) and the long hand (time), and the hour and minute of the time are determined from the coordinates of the start point and end point according to the determination. Therefore, since the user can draw a trajectory from either the short hand or the long hand, a very flexible operation is possible.

  In the invention of claim 4, when the user draws a trajectory, the trajectory is always ruled so as to pass through the center of the analog timepiece. Accordingly, since the center point is always located near the center of the analog timepiece, it is possible to accurately determine which of the start point and the end point of the trajectory corresponds to the short hand and the long hand.

  In the invention of claim 5, the pixel at the center of the analog timepiece is replaced with the center point of the track as the center point of the track. As a result, even if the trajectory drawn by the user deviates from the center of the analog timepiece, it is possible to accurately determine which of the trajectory start point and end point corresponds to the short hand and the long hand.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the time setting device according to the first to fifth aspects of the present invention can be applied to various electronic devices.

  According to the seventh aspect of the invention, in order to set the time to be displayed by the electronic device equipped with the touch panel display, the first and second input images including the analog clock are displayed on the touch panel display. The user can input a set time by pressing a desired numerical value on the dial of the analog clock. Therefore, the time can be set through an intuitive operation that is an advantage of the touch panel. In addition, after setting the minute for the time, the minute details are set again. Thereby, the time setting accuracy is increased.

  In an eighth aspect of the invention, in order to set a time to be displayed by an electronic device having a touch panel display, a first input image including an analog clock is displayed on the touch panel display. The user can input a time to be set by drawing one orbit corresponding to the short hand and the long hand on the analog clock. Therefore, the time can be set through an intuitive operation that is an advantage of the touch panel.

  In the invention of claim 9, when the user draws a trajectory, the trajectory is always ruled so as to pass through the center of the analog timepiece. Accordingly, since the center point is always located near the center of the analog timepiece, it is possible to accurately determine which of the start point and the end point of the trajectory corresponds to the short hand and the long hand.

  In the invention of claim 10, the pixel at the center of the analog timepiece is replaced with the center point of the track as the center point of the track. As a result, even if the trajectory drawn by the user deviates from the center of the analog timepiece, it is possible to accurately determine which of the trajectory start point and end point corresponds to the short hand and the long hand.

  The invention of claim 11 provides the present invention in the form of a program.

  The invention of claim 12 provides the present invention in the form of a computer-readable medium.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a time setting device, a time setting method, a time setting program, and a computer-readable medium storing the program, which are capable of setting the time accurately and intuitively on a touch panel with a simple operation. .

It is a functional block diagram of the time setting device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a detailed functional block diagram of the set time input unit of the time setting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the drawing window which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) is an example of a time drawing window, (b) is a figure which shows the division area set on the time drawing window. . It is the flowchart which showed the operation procedure for setting time using the time setting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the procedure for setting time using the time setting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) shows the time value of the time being input into the time drawing window. It is an example and (b) is a figure which shows the example of a minute drawing window. It is a figure for demonstrating the procedure for setting time using the time setting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) shows when the minute value of a time is input into the minute drawing window. It is an example and (b) is a figure which shows the example of a minute detailed drawing window. It is a figure for demonstrating the procedure for setting time using the time setting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a figure which shows the example of a setting time display window, (b) It is a figure which shows the example of operation which selects the morning and the afternoon of time. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the first half of the 1st example of the time setting method which the time setting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the second half of the 1st example of the time setting method which the time setting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd example of the time setting method which the time setting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention performs, (a) is an example when a user inputs a track | orbit, (b) is It is an example for explaining the determination method of the start point, center point, and end point of the trajectory, and (c) is an example for explaining the determination method of the center point of the trajectory. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the first half of the 2nd example of the time setting method which the time setting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the second half of the 2nd example of the time setting method which the time setting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention performs.

The configuration and function of a time setting device 10000 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows functional blocks of a time setting device 10000 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This time setting device 10000 is implemented by an arbitrary electronic device having a clock function.

  The time setting device 10000 includes a touch panel display unit 1000, a touch panel driving unit 2000, a liquid crystal driving unit 3000, a CPU 4000, and a time measuring unit 5000 as main components. The touch panel display unit 1000 (hereinafter simply referred to as “display unit 1000”) has a function of displaying the current time, various texts, images, and the like on the screen. The display unit 1000 is mounted with, for example, a TFT liquid crystal or a cathode ray tube, and further includes a touch panel. The touch panel is not limited to a specific type, and may be, for example, a resistance film type or a capacitance type. In this embodiment, the means for inputting predetermined data to the touch panel is the user's fingertip. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a pen-shaped dedicated tool may be used instead.

The touch panel drive unit 2000 has a function of driving the touch panel of the display unit 1000 and acquiring information (for example, X and Y coordinates) regarding the position where the screen of the display unit 1000 is touched (pressed).
The liquid crystal driving unit 3000 has a function of generating a driving signal corresponding to the predetermined text or image on the screen of the display unit 1000 and outputting the signal to the display unit 1000.

  The CPU 4000 has a function of controlling the touch panel drive unit 2000, the liquid crystal drive unit 3000, the time measuring unit 5000, and the like based on a program stored in a storage device (not shown) and performing predetermined processing.

  The timekeeping unit 5000 has a timekeeping function for causing the touch panel display unit 1000 to display the current time. The timer unit 5000 includes a set time input unit 6000. The set time input unit 6000 is a set time input unit used when setting or adjusting the current time measured by the timer unit 5000. The detailed function will be described below with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 shows functional blocks of the set time input unit 6000. As illustrated, the set time input unit 6000 includes a drawing window display unit 100, an input coordinate acquisition unit 200, a time information storage unit 300, a time determination unit 400, and a determination time output unit 500 as functional elements. Prepare. Details of each functional element will be described below.

[Drawing window display]
The drawing window display unit 100 has a function of displaying various drawing windows on the screen of the display unit 1000 shown in FIG. This drawing window is an input screen displayed when the user sets the time, and is mainly composed of an analog clock image. The drawing window includes an hour drawing window 10, a minute drawing window 20, a minute detail drawing window 30, and a set time display window 40.

  FIG. 3A shows an example of the time drawing window 10. At this time, an image of an analog clock having no hands at the center thereof is first displayed on the drawing window 10. By pressing a predetermined position on the image, the user can input a numerical value at a desired time. Below the analog clock image, a digital clock image (the part displaying “???” in this figure) is displayed. This image serves to assist the user in entering numerical values. Furthermore, “AM” and “PM” buttons are displayed on the left and right of the upper part of the image of the analog clock. These buttons are used by the user to set “AM” or “PM” of the time. In the lower part of the image of the digital clock, buttons “OK”, “Cancel”, and “Clear settings” are displayed in order from the left. The “OK” button is used to confirm the input numerical value. If the user presses this button after inputting a desired numerical value using an analog clock image, the input numerical value is determined. If the “Cancel” button is pressed, the input numerical value is deleted, and if the “Setting clear” button is pressed, all the input time numerical values are deleted.

Further, in the area of the analog clock image in the time drawing window 10, as shown in FIG. 3B, regions R1 to R12 each including one of the dials of the analog clock are defined. .
The other drawing windows, the minute drawing window 20, the minute detail drawing window 30, and the set time display window 40 have the same configuration. Details of each window will be described later.

[Input coordinate acquisition unit]
The input coordinate acquisition unit 200 has a function of acquiring, from the touch panel drive unit 2000, pixel coordinates of a pressed location when the user presses a predetermined location on the screen on the drawing window for time input.

[Time information storage]
The time information storage unit 300 is realized by a storage device such as a memory or a hard disk, and stores predetermined information. Specifically, the relationship between the pixel coordinates on the screen of the display unit 1000 and the area defined on the analog clock of the drawing window and the relation between the area and the numerical value of the input time are stored.

[Time determination unit]
The time determination unit 400 accesses the time information storage unit 300, specifies which region on the drawing window the pixel coordinates of the pressed location acquired by the input coordinate acquisition unit 200 belong to, and is input based on the specified region. It has a function to judge the value of the time. For example, when the pixel coordinate (X, Y) indicated by the arrow in FIG. 3B is pressed, the time determination unit 400 determines that “region R4” is pressed and the numerical value “3” is input.

[Judgment time output section]
The determination time output unit 500 has a function of outputting information related to the time value determined by the time determination unit 400 to the time measuring unit 5000 and the drawing window display unit 100.

The configuration and function of the time setting device 10000 according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above.
Next, a method for setting the time displayed by the time setting device 10000 using the set time input unit 6000 will be described. This method includes a method of pressing the screen of the drawing display a plurality of times (hereinafter referred to as “point input method”) and a method of drawing a single line on the screen (hereinafter referred to as “line input method”). There are two types. Each method will be described in turn.

[Point input method]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure for executing the point input method. The user of the time setting device 10000 sets the current time according to the operation procedure of this flowchart.
The operation procedure will be described below assuming that the user sets the time “10:00 am”.
First, a time input is selected by pressing a predetermined button from the initial screen displayed on the screen of the display unit 1000 of the time setting device 10000 (step S100). When the time input is selected, the time drawing window 10 (see FIG. 5A) is displayed on the display unit 1000.

  When the hour drawing window 10 is displayed, the user inputs a numerical value “10” at the time on the window (step S110). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5A, the dial part at 10:00 on the analog clock image is pressed. Next, the input is confirmed by pressing the “OK” button.

  When the numerical value input at the time is confirmed, the screen display of the display unit 1000 is switched to the minute drawing window 20 (see FIG. 5B). A hand indicating the numerical value “10” input by the operation of step S110 is displayed on the image of the analog clock, and the dial is displayed in minutes. Furthermore, the display of the digital clock image is “10: ???”. In this state, as shown in FIG. 6A, the user presses the 0-minute dial portion on the analog clock image to input the numerical value for the time (step S120), and keeps the pressed state as it is. To do.

When a numerical value for the hour is input, the screen display of the display unit 1000 is switched to the minute detail drawing window 30 (see FIG. 6B). A string of numbers before and after the numerical value input in the procedure of step S120 is displayed on the dial portion in 1 minute increments. In this state, the user slides the finger to the dial portion indicating the 0 minute of the image of the analog clock while holding the pressing on the minute detail drawing window 30, and then releases the pressing by releasing the finger there. Thus, the detailed numerical value “0” for the hour is selected (step S130). Next, the “OK” button is pressed to confirm the selection.
It is difficult to set the minute with an accuracy of one minute unit only by the operation in step S120 described above. Therefore, a procedure of step S130, which is an operation for selecting a detailed value of “minute” of time, is provided.

  When a detailed numerical value of “minute” of the time is selected, the screen display of the display unit 1000 is switched to the set time display window 40 (see FIG. 7A). In the image of the analog clock, a hand indicating the numerical value “10” at the time input by the operation of step S110 and a hand indicating the numerical value “0” of the time selected by the operation of step S130 are displayed. Further, the display of the digital clock image is “10:00”.

Finally, the user selects the morning of the time by pressing the “AM” button (step S140), and confirms the selection by pressing the “OK” button.
With the above operation procedure, the time setting operation is completed. If the input of the hour and minute values and the selection of “AM” and “PM” are wrong, it is possible to return to the previous operation procedure by pressing the “Cancel” button. . If it is desired to return to the first operation procedure (step S110), the “setting clear” button may be pressed.

  Next, processing of the time setting device 10000 performed in the operation procedure of the “point input method” described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 and 9.

  First, with reference to FIG. 8, the time setting device 10000 displays a predetermined initial image on the screen of the display unit 1000 (step S200). At this time, when the user detects that the time input screen is selected (step S210), the drawing window display unit 100 displays the time drawing window 10 (see FIG. 3A) on the screen of the display unit 1000. (Step S220).

The set time input unit 6000 waits for the next input by the user in this state (step S230). However, if there is no input during a predetermined period, a message prompting input may be displayed, or the state may return to the state of step S200, that is, the initial screen.
As shown in FIG. 5A, when an input to the display unit 1000 is detected (“YES” in step S230), it is determined that a numerical value at the time has been input by the user, and the input coordinate acquisition unit 200 is pressed. The first coordinates (X1, Y1), which are the pixel coordinates of the location, are acquired (step S240). Next, the time determination unit 400 accesses the time information storage unit 300 to check which of the regions R1 to R12 (see FIG. 3B) the first coordinates (X1, Y1) belong. As a result, if it is found that the first coordinates (X1, Y1) belong to the region R11, it is determined that the input numerical value is “10” (step S250).

  The determination time output unit 500 outputs numerical information at the time determined by the set time input unit 6000 to the drawing window display unit 100. The drawing window display unit 100 displays the split drawing window 20 (see FIG. 5B) on the screen of the display unit 1000 based on the received information (step S260).

  The set time input unit 6000 waits for the next input by the user in this state (step S270). However, if there is no input during a predetermined period, a message prompting input may be displayed, or the state may return to the state of step S200, that is, the initial screen.

  When an input to the display unit 1000 is detected as shown in FIG. 6A ("YES" in step S270), it is determined that a numerical value for the time has been input by the user, and the input coordinate acquisition unit 200 has been pressed. The second coordinates (X2, Y2) that are the pixel coordinates of the location are acquired (step S280). Next, the time determination unit 400 accesses the time information storage unit 300 to check which of the regions R1 to R12 (see FIG. 3B) the second coordinates (X2, Y2) belong. As a result, if it is found that the second coordinates (X2, Y2) belong to the region R1, it is determined that the input numerical value is “0” (step S290).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the determination time output unit 500 outputs numerical information corresponding to the time determined by the set time input unit 6000 to the drawing window display unit 100. The drawing window display unit 100 displays the minute detailed drawing window 30 (see FIG. 6B) based on the received information (step S300).

  The set time input unit 6000 waits for the user to release the pressure in this state (step S310). However, if the pressing is not released within a predetermined period, a message prompting selection may be displayed.

  When the release of the press on the display unit 1000 is detected (“YES” in step S310), it is determined that the detailed numerical value of “minute” of the time has been selected by the user, and the input coordinate acquisition unit 200 has released the press. The third coordinate (X3, Y3), which is the pixel coordinate, is acquired (step S320). Next, the time determination unit 400 accesses the time information storage unit 300, examines the area to which the third coordinate (X3, Y3) belongs, and determines that the numerical value input based on it is “0” ( Step S330).

  The set time input unit 6000 waits for the next input by the user in this state. Specifically, it waits for any of the “AM” and “PM” button areas to be pressed (step S340). However, if there is no input during a predetermined period, a message prompting input may be displayed, or the state of step S200, that is, the initial screen display may be returned.

As shown in FIG. 7B, when pressing input of the “AM” or “PM” button is detected (“YES” in step S340), it is determined that the time “AM” or “PM” has been selected by the user. Then, it is determined that the “AM” button has been selected based on the pixel coordinates pressed by the input coordinate acquisition unit 200 (step S350).
Finally, the screen of the display unit 1000 is returned to the initial screen, and the process is terminated (step S360).

  The above is the time setting method by the “point input method” performed by the set time input unit 6000 according to the embodiment of the present invention. However, the “point input method” process performed by the set time input unit 6000 is not limited to the above-described content.

  For example, in the above-described processing, the user confirms the input and selection by pressing the “OK” button when inputting at the set time and selecting “AM” or “PM”. However, the present invention is not limited to this procedure. Alternatively, input and selection may be confirmed when the user presses the screen of the display unit 1000. In this case, the operation is simplified because the user does not have to touch the “OK” button. However, in order to redo the input, it is necessary to press the “clear setting” button and start the operation from the beginning.

In order to set the morning and afternoon of the time, the “AM” button and the “PM” button are provided on the drawing window, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
Alternatively, the AM and PM buttons are deleted, and the user touches a predetermined position on the drawing window and moves the finger in the predetermined direction from that position to select AM and PM It is good also as a structure which does. For example, when the user presses the upper part of the image of the analog clock with a finger and slides the finger to the left in that state, “AM” is selected, and when the user slides to the right, “PM” is selected. Good.
Furthermore, when “AM” or “PM” is selected by the user, the selected “AM” or “PM” may be displayed on the digital clock image so that the user can confirm the selection.

[Line input method]
Next, the “line input method” process will be described.
FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are flowcharts showing processing for executing the “line input method”. The time setting device 10000 performs this process to set the current time.
In the above “point input method”, the numerical values of “hour” and “minute” of the time are input by the user individually pressing the dial part of the analog clock image of the drawing window with a finger. In the “line input method”, the user presses the image of the analog clock with his / her finger and slides the finger in that state to draw a trajectory of a predetermined shape, so that the “hour” and “minute” values can be set at once. input.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10A, the drawing window display unit 100 displays the hour drawing window 10 on the screen of the display unit 1000, and the user draws a trajectory on the window with a finger. This trajectory corresponds to the image of the short hand and long hand of an analog clock. The rule for drawing this trajectory is that there is only one trajectory, the trajectory passes through the center point of the analog clock image, and the trajectory corresponding to the long hand is longer than the trajectory corresponding to the short hand. .

A process performed by the set time input unit 6000 when a trajectory as shown in FIG. 10A is drawn on the screen of the display unit 1000 will be described with reference to the flow of FIG. Note that the processing of steps S500 to S520 in this figure is the same as the processing of steps S200 to S220 of FIG. 8 already described, and therefore description of these processing is omitted.
In the process of step S530, the set time input unit 6000 waits for the user to input a trajectory. Here, if the trajectory is not input for a predetermined period, a message to input the trajectory may be displayed, or the state in step S500, that is, the initial screen display may be returned.

  When the input of the trajectory is detected (“YES” in step S530), the input coordinate acquisition unit 200 extracts the pixel coordinates at the start point, the center point, and the end point of the trajectory (step S540). Here, as a method of obtaining the center point of the trajectory, a pixel closest to the pixel coordinate at the center of the image of the analog clock among the plurality of pixels constituting the trajectory may be regarded as the center point.

  When the pixel coordinates at the start point, the center point, and the end point of the trajectory are extracted, the time determination unit 400 accesses the time information storage unit 300, and the pixel coordinates of the start point and the end point are shown in FIG. It is determined which area to indicate (step S550). For example, in the case of the trajectory shown in FIG. 10A, it is determined that the start point belongs to the region R7 and the end point belongs to the region R11.

Next, using the pixel coordinates of the start point, the center point, and the end point, a distance L1 between the start point and the center point and a distance L2 between the center point and the end point are obtained (step S560), and the distance L1 and the distance L2 Are compared (step S570). When the distance L1 is shorter than the distance L2 (“YES” in step S570), the start point indicates the hour hand side, that is, the hour, and the end point indicates the hour hand side, that is, the hour. (Step S580).
On the other hand, when the distance L1 is longer than the distance L2 (“NO” in step S570), the start point indicates the minute hand side, that is, the minute of the time, and the end point indicates the hour hand side, that is, the time. It is determined that it is shown (step S590).
Note that the trajectory shown in FIG. 10 corresponds to the former (step S580).

  Based on the processing in step S550 and the processing in step S580 or S590, the hour and minute values of the time are determined from the trajectory input by the user (step S600). In the case of the trajectory of FIG. 10A, it is determined that “6:50”.

  The subsequent steps S610 to S670 shown in FIG. 12 are the same as the steps S300 to S360 shown in FIG. 9 and have not been described.

  The above is the time setting process by the “line input method” performed by the set time input unit 6000 according to the embodiment of the present invention. However, the time setting process performed by the set time input unit 6000 is not limited to the above-described content.

As a method for obtaining the center point of the trajectory in the process of step S540 shown in FIG. 11, the pixel closest to the center of the analog clock image is determined as the center point among the plurality of pixels constituting the trajectory. The present invention is not limited to this method. Alternatively, the pixel coordinates of the center point may be replaced with the coordinates of the pixel at the center of the analog clock image. In this case, it is possible to accurately determine the time even if the trajectory is erroneously deviated from the center of the analog clock image.
For example, consider a case where a trajectory as shown in FIG. This trajectory is input by the user to set the time as “6:45”. In this case, in the process of step S540, it is determined that the pixel 1 is the start point and the pixel 2 is the end point. Further, since the pixel 3 is closest to the pixel 4 that is the center of the analog clock, the pixel 3 is the center point. Judge. In the processing of steps S560 and S570, when the lengths of the distance L1 between the pixel 1 and the pixel 3 and the distance L2 between the pixel 3 and the pixel 2 are compared, L1> L2, so that the pixel 1 Minutes, and it is determined that pixel 2 indicates the time of day. Therefore, the time finally determined is “9:30”, and is set to a time different from the user's intention.
However, in the above alternative method, since the pixel coordinate of the center point of the trajectory is determined to be the pixel 4, the trajectory to be processed is equivalent to that shown in FIG. In this trajectory, the length relationship between the distance L3 between the pixel 1 and the pixel 4 and the distance L4 between the pixel 4 and the pixel 2 is L3 <L4. Minutes ", and the time according to the user's intention is set.

Further, in the above-described processing of steps S560 to S590, the distance between the start point and end point of the trajectory drawn by the user and the center point is obtained, and the lengths of these distances are compared, whereby the start point and end point are compared. Although it is determined which point corresponds to the time or corresponds to the minute of the time, the present invention is not limited to this method. For example, it may be uniquely determined that the start point of the drawn trajectory indicates the time and the end point indicates the minutes. As a result, the processing in steps S560 to S590 described above can be omitted.
However, in this case, since it is necessary to make a rule to draw a trajectory with the value at the set time as the start point and the minute value as the end point, the flexibility of the user's operation is somewhat lost.

  As the time setting method described above, the “point input method” and the “line input method” may be appropriately selected based on the application to be applied. For example, when applied to a device having a small display, the “point input method” that allows time setting by simply touching the display several times is more suitable. However, in a device having a relatively large display, the “line input method” that enables an operation more suitable for human intuition is more suitable. Alternatively, the device user may select either “point input method” or “line input method”.

  A device to which the time setting device 10000 of the present invention is applied is not limited to a specific device, and may be applied to any device provided with a touch panel display and having a time display function. Application examples include personal computers, mobile terminals, mobile phones, landline phones, car navigation systems, office automation equipment such as facsimiles, and the like.

  Furthermore, the time setting method performed by the time setting device 10000 of the present invention is not limited to the case of applying to the setting of the current time, and may be applied, for example, to setting a timer or an alarm time.

  Note that the functions of the time setting device 10000 of the present invention are not limited to specific hardware resources or software processing. That is, as long as this function can be realized, any hardware (electronic circuit or the like), software (program), or a combination thereof may be used.

  When the time setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention described above is implemented as a program, the program is downloaded from an external server or the like to an information processing apparatus that executes the method, or in the form of a computer-readable medium It is preferable that it is distributed by. Examples of the computer readable medium include CD-ROM, DVD, magnetic tape, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, hard disk, memory medium, and the like.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment shown in drawing, these are only an illustration and those skilled in this technical field can variously be within the range which does not deviate from the range and the meaning of this invention. It will be understood that modifications and variations are possible. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should not be determined by the described embodiments, but by the technical spirit described in the claims.

10 hour drawing window 20 minute drawing window 30 minute detailed drawing window 40 set time display window 100 drawing window display unit 200 input coordinate acquisition unit 300 time information storage unit 400 time determination unit 500 determination time output unit 1000 touch panel display unit 2000 touch panel drive Part 3000 LCD driver 4000 CPU
5000 Timekeeping unit 6000 Setting time input unit 10000 Time setting device

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A time setting device for setting the display time of an electronic device having a touch panel display and having a time display function,
First display means for displaying a first input image including an analog clock for inputting time on the display;
First dividing means for dividing the first input image into twelve regions, and assigning a numerical value at the time and a minute value to each of the divided regions;
When a part of the first input image is pressed, it is specified which divided area of the divided area the pressed portion belongs to, and at the time assigned to the specified area A first determination means for determining a numerical value or a numerical value of minutes;
When the first determining means determines the numerical value for the time, a second sequence that includes a numerical value for the determined time on the display and includes a plurality of numerical values before and after the numerical value is displayed. Second display means for displaying the input image of
A second dividing unit that divides the second input image by a number equal to the number constituting the number sequence, and uniquely assigns the numerical value of the number sequence to the divided region;
When a part of the second input image is pressed, the divided area to which the pressed part belongs is specified, and the value for the time assigned to the specified area is determined. 2 judgment means;
With
The display time is set to a numerical value at the time determined by the first determination means, and the display time is set to a numerical value corresponding to the time determined by the second determination means. A characteristic time setting device. The hour and minute values of the time to be set are individually input by pressing a predetermined portion of the first input image,
The first input image includes a third input image that is an input image at the set time, and a fourth input image that is an input image for the set time,
The third input image is a first analog clock having a dial composed of numerical values of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
The fourth input image is a second analog clock having a dial composed of numerical values of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55;
The first dividing means divides the display areas of the third and fourth input images into the areas so as to include one of the numerical values of the dial, respectively, and the numerical values included in the divided areas are included in the divided areas. Each assigned uniquely,
The second dividing means divides the area so as to include one of the numbers constituting the number sequence indicated by the second input image, and uniquely assigns the numerical value included in the divided area to the divided area. The time setting device according to claim 1, wherein the time setting device is assigned. The hour and minute values of the set time are input by one trajectory drawn by pressing a predetermined portion of the area of the first input image,
The first input image is an analog clock having a dial composed of numerical values of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
The first determination means extracts the coordinates of the start point, the center point, and the end point of the trajectory, respectively, a first distance that is a distance between the start point and the center point, and the center point A second distance that is a distance from the end point, and when the first distance is shorter than the second distance, the pressing that represents the time of the time set by the coordinates of the start point If the first point is longer than the second distance, the coordinates of the start point are set. 2. The time setting device according to claim 1, wherein the time setting device is determined to be a pressing point representing a time of the time set by the coordinates of the end point at a pressing point representing a minute of time.   The time setting device according to claim 3, wherein the center point is a pixel closest to a center of the analog timepiece among pixels included in the trajectory.   The time setting device according to claim 3, wherein the center point is a pixel located at the center of the analog timepiece.   The time setting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes a computer, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, a fixed phone, a car navigation system, and an OA device. In an electronic device having a touch panel display and having a time display function, a time setting method for setting a display time by pressing the display,
As an input image of the value at the time of time, the display includes an analog clock having a dial composed of numerical values of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Displaying one input image; and
When the display area of the analog clock of the first input image is divided into a plurality of areas so as to each include one of the numerical values of the dial, and when a part of the area of the analog clock is pressed, Identifying which of the plurality of divided areas the pressed part belongs to;
Determining that the numerical value of the dial included in the identified divided area is the time to be set;
As an input image of the minute value of time, the display includes an analog clock having a dial composed of numerical values of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55. Displaying two input images; and
When the display area of the analog clock of the second input image is divided into a plurality of areas so as to each include one of the numerical values of the dial, when a part of the area of the analog clock is pressed, Identifying which of the plurality of divided areas the pressed part belongs to;
Determining that the numerical value of the dial included in the identified divided area is a minute of the set time;
A step of displaying a third input image including a numerical value of the determined time on the display and including a numerical sequence composed of a plurality of numerical values before and after the numerical value as an input image of a final value of the time When,
The display area of the third input image is divided into a plurality of areas so that each of them includes one of the numerical values of the dial, and when a part of the area of the analog timepiece is pressed, the display area is pressed. Identifying which part of the plurality of divided areas belong to,
A step of finally determining that the numerical value of the dial included in the identified divided region is a minute of the set time;
The time setting method characterized by including. In an electronic device provided with a touch panel display and having a time display function, a time setting method for setting a display time by drawing a predetermined trajectory on the display,
Displaying a first input image including an analog clock as an input image of the trajectory;
When a trajectory is drawn on the analog clock of the first input image, extracting the coordinates of the start point, the center point, and the end point of the trajectory, respectively;
A distance between the start point and the center point is a first distance, a distance between the center point and the end point is a second distance, and the first distance and the second distance are Comparing the lengths of
If the first distance is shorter than the second distance, it is determined that the start point represents the time of the set time, and the end point represents the time of the set time, while the first distance is If the distance is longer than the second distance, the start point represents the time of the set time, and the end point is determined to represent the time of the set time;
The display area of the analog clock of the first input image is divided into a plurality of areas, and a numerical value at the time and a minute are assigned to the plurality of areas, respectively, and the coordinates of the start point and end point are used as the basis. Determining the hour and minute values of the time,
A step of displaying a third input image including a numerical value of the determined time on the display and including a numerical sequence composed of a plurality of numerical values before and after the numerical value as an input image of a final value of the time When,
When the display area of the analog clock of the third input image is divided into a plurality of areas so that each includes one of the numerical values of the dial, and when a part of the area of the analog clock is pressed, Identifying which of the plurality of divided areas the pressed part belongs to;
A step of finally determining that the numerical value of the dial included in the identified divided region is a minute of the set time;
The time setting method characterized by including.   The time setting method according to claim 8, wherein the center point is a pixel closest to a center of the analog clock among pixels included in the trajectory.   The time setting method according to claim 8, wherein the center point is a pixel located at the center of the analog timepiece.   A program for causing a processing device to execute the time setting method according to any one of claims 7 to 10.   A computer readable medium storing the program according to claim 11.

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