JP2013069330A - Candidate display program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce inequality between a candidate for a subject of initial selection and a plurality of other candidates to enhance operability when a user selects a candidate.SOLUTION: In an information processing apparatus 10, a candidate display control part 12 positions a predetermined one of a plurality of candidates at a predetermined center, arranges other candidates radially in a plurality of directions from the center, and displays the plurality of candidates as a list on a display part 20. Then, when first receiving a moving operation with a direction key 31 from an input part 30, the information processing apparatus 10 points and displays a selection cursor 22 at a candidate arranged at an original point position as a subject of selection. For example, the candidate display control part 12 displays nine candidates 13 generated by an application 11 with a matrix 21 on the display part 20, and first points and displays the selection cursor 22 at "give" arranged at a center of the matrix 21.

Description

  The present invention relates to a candidate display program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a terminal device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone displays a plurality of candidates in a list on a display unit when receiving an instruction to convert kana characters into kanji or when complementing the received characters. For example, in Patent Document 1, a plurality of candidates are displayed on the screen in a matrix 1 as shown in FIG.

  Such a terminal device displays a plurality of candidates in a vertical, horizontal, or matrix list on the display unit, and selects a candidate located at the top of the column or a candidate located in the first row and first column as the first selection target As a distinction from other candidates, and in accordance with the moving operation received from the input unit, the selection target is transitioned among a plurality of candidates in the list, and the candidate currently designated as the selection target is displayed separately. It was common to do.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 41, the terminal device displays ten candidates for kanji conversion of the kana character “Koko” on the display unit in a vertical list, and “High School” at the top of the column is first displayed. The selection cursor 2 is also displayed as a selection target, and “high school” is displayed separately from other candidates. Then, the terminal device shifts the selection target when receiving a movement operation such as when the user presses a downward direction key on the keyboard, and for example, when nine movement operations are received, “Hiro” is selected as the selection cursor 2. By displaying together, “Hiro” is displayed separately from other candidates.

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  By the way, in the above-described conventional technique, there is a significant inequality in the distance between a candidate that is initially displayed as a selection target and a plurality of other candidates. There is a problem that the user has to input and the operability for the user is poor. For example, as shown in FIG. 41, when the user selects “navigation” among the 10 candidates, the user only needs to input one movement operation. When moving and selecting from the top to the bottom, it was necessary to input as many as nine movement operations as described above.

  Accordingly, in one aspect of the disclosed technology, a candidate display program and a candidate display that are made to solve the above-described problems of the related art and can improve the operability in selecting a candidate by the user. An object is to provide an apparatus and a candidate display method.

  In order to solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, according to one aspect of the disclosed technology, a plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, and the plurality of candidates are displayed according to a moving operation received from the input unit. A candidate display program for causing a computer to execute a method of distinguishing and displaying one candidate that is currently instructed as a selection target while transitioning the selection target, placing a predetermined one candidate at a predetermined center, and other Candidates are arranged radially in a plurality of directions from the center, the candidate display procedure for displaying the plurality of candidates in a list on the display unit, and when the moving operation is first received from the input unit, the center One of the requirements is to cause the computer to execute a selection target display procedure for distinguishing and displaying the candidates arranged on the display unit as the selection target.

  Further, according to an aspect of the disclosed technique, the disclosed technique further includes an arrangement reference holding procedure for holding an arrangement reference when displaying the plurality of candidates in a list, and the candidate display procedure includes the arrangement reference One requirement is that the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit based on the arrangement reference held by the holding procedure.

  Further, according to one aspect of the disclosed technique, in the above disclosed technique, the plurality of candidates are given a priority indicating the level of possibility of being selected as a candidate, and the candidate In the display procedure, the candidate having the highest priority is arranged at the predetermined center, and other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions, and the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit. In the selection target display procedure, when the moving operation is first received from the input unit, the candidate having the highest priority arranged at the center is displayed as the selection target on the display unit. Is a requirement.

  Further, in one aspect of the disclosed technique, in the disclosed technique, the plurality of candidates are provided with position information indicating positions where the candidates are located, and the candidate display procedure includes: A candidate corresponding to the current position is arranged at the predetermined center, and other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions based on the position information, and the plurality of candidates are listed on the display unit. The selection target display procedure displays the candidate corresponding to the current position arranged at the center as the selection target on the display unit when receiving the moving operation from the input unit for the first time. This is a requirement.

  Further, according to an aspect of the disclosed technique, in the disclosed technique, the plurality of candidates are given a predetermined attribute, and the candidate display procedure uses the plurality of candidates as the attribute. Based on this, it is divided into a plurality of regions and displayed on the display unit, and a predetermined one candidate is arranged at a predetermined center in each region, and other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions. In the selection target display procedure, when the moving operation is first received from the input unit, the candidate arranged at the center in the predetermined region of the plurality of regions is selected as the selection target on the display unit. One requirement is to distinguish and display.

  Moreover, in one aspect of the disclosed technique, the above disclosed technique further includes an arrangement reference holding procedure for holding an arrangement reference when displaying the candidates divided into the plurality of regions, and the candidate display procedure includes: One requirement is that the candidates divided into the plurality of regions are displayed on the display unit based on the arrangement reference held by the arrangement reference holding procedure.

  Further, according to one aspect of the disclosed technique, in the disclosed technique, a plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, and a selection target is transitioned between the plurality of candidates according to a moving operation received from the input unit. A candidate display device that distinguishes and displays one candidate that is currently instructed as a selection target, places a predetermined candidate at a predetermined center, and moves other candidates from the center to a plurality of directions. A candidate display means arranged in a radial manner and displaying the plurality of candidates in a list on the display unit, and when the moving operation is first received from the input unit, the candidate arranged at the center is selected as the selection target One requirement is that the display unit includes a selection target display unit that distinguishes and displays the display unit.

  Further, according to an aspect of the disclosed technique, the disclosed technique further includes an arrangement reference storage unit that stores an arrangement reference for displaying the plurality of candidates in a list, and the candidate display unit includes the arrangement reference One requirement is that the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit based on the arrangement reference stored by the storage unit.

  Further, according to one aspect of the technology of the present disclosure, in the technology of the above-described disclosure, a plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, and a selection target is selected between the plurality of candidates according to a moving operation received from the input unit. A candidate display method for distinguishing and displaying one candidate that is currently instructed as a selection target while making a transition, placing one predetermined candidate at a predetermined center, and arranging other candidates from the center in a plurality of directions A candidate display step in which the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, and when the moving operation is first received from the input unit, the candidate arranged at the center is selected as the selection target And a selection target display step for distinguishing and displaying on the display unit.

  Further, according to an aspect of the disclosed technique, the disclosed technique further includes an arrangement reference holding process for holding an arrangement reference when displaying the plurality of candidates in a list, and the candidate display process includes the arrangement reference One requirement is that the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit based on the arrangement reference held in the holding step.

  According to the disclosed technology, a predetermined one candidate is arranged at a predetermined center, and other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions, and the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, When a moving operation is first received from the input unit, the candidate arranged at the center is displayed as a selection target on the display unit, so that the candidate displayed first as a selection target and a plurality of other candidates are displayed. As a result of mitigating the inequality in the distance between the two and the transition of the selection target between candidates with the acceptance of a small number of operations, it is possible to improve the operability when selecting a candidate by the user.

  In addition, according to the disclosed technology, the arrangement criteria for displaying a plurality of candidates in a list is retained, and the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit based on the arrangement criteria. As a result of displaying the list of candidates in an orderly arrangement, it becomes possible for the user to quickly find a target candidate.

  Further, according to the disclosed technique, the plurality of candidates are given priority indicating the level of possibility of being selected as candidates, and the candidate with the highest priority is set to a predetermined center. In addition to arranging other candidates radially from the center in a plurality of directions, a plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, and placed at the center when a moving operation is first received from the input unit Since the candidate with the highest priority is displayed as a selection target on the display unit, the candidate with the highest priority is displayed as the selection target first, and as a result, the target candidate can be found faster.

  Further, according to the disclosed technology, the plurality of candidates are provided with position information indicating the position where the candidate is located as an attribute, and the candidate corresponding to the current position is arranged at a predetermined center, Other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions based on the position information, the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, and arranged at the center when a moving operation is first received from the input unit. Since the candidate corresponding to the current position is displayed as a selection target on the display unit, the candidate corresponding to the current position is first displayed as the selection target, and other candidates are displayed in the corresponding direction from the current position. As a result, it is possible to quickly find a target candidate by the user, and to intuitively grasp the position of each candidate by the user.

  Further, according to the disclosed technology, the plurality of candidates are given predetermined attributes, and the plurality of candidates are divided into a plurality of regions based on the attributes and displayed on the display unit, and In each region, a predetermined one candidate is arranged at a predetermined center, and other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions, and when a moving operation is first received from the input unit, Since the candidate arranged in the center in the predetermined area is displayed as a selection target on the display unit, the candidate of the same attribute is arranged in the area, so that the user can quickly find the target candidate. It becomes possible. Also, when the number of candidates is large, selection of candidates by the user can be performed with fewer operations compared to displaying a single list.

  In addition, according to the disclosed technology, the arrangement criteria for displaying candidates divided into a plurality of regions are held, and the candidates classified into the plurality of regions are displayed on the display unit based on the arrangement criteria. Even when the attributes are classified and displayed, the list of candidates is displayed in an orderly arrangement according to the arrangement criteria, so that the user can quickly find a target candidate.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline and features of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the process until the list creation unit according to the first embodiment creates a list. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement table creation unit according to the first embodiment until the arrangement table is created. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement table creation unit according to the first embodiment until the arrangement table is created. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a candidate display processing procedure according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a flow in which the candidate placement unit according to the first embodiment places candidates in the placement table. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the output unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the output unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the arrangement policy storage unit according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the process until the candidate placement unit according to the second embodiment assigns the placement order to the placement table. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the process until the candidate placement unit according to the second embodiment assigns the placement order to the placement table. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the process until the candidate placement unit according to the second embodiment assigns the placement order to the placement table. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a candidate display processing procedure according to the second embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining a flow in which candidates are arranged in an arrangement table to which an arrangement order is assigned by a candidate arrangement unit according to the second embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the process until the list creation unit according to the third embodiment creates a list. FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a candidate display processing procedure according to the third embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment is applied to a car navigation apparatus. FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment is applied to a car navigation apparatus. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list created by the list creation unit according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement table to which attributes are assigned by the candidate arrangement unit according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a candidate display processing procedure according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining a flow in which candidates are arranged in an arrangement table to which attributes are assigned by the candidate arrangement unit according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 28 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the three-dimensional arrangement policy storage unit according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 30 is a diagram for explaining the process until the list creation unit according to the sixth embodiment creates a list. FIG. 31 is a flowchart illustrating a candidate display processing procedure according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 33 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 38A is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement table. FIG. 38-2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement table. FIG. 38C is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement table. FIG. 39-1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the selection cursor. FIG. 39B is a diagram illustrating an example of the selection cursor. FIG. 39C is a diagram illustrating an example of the selection cursor. FIG. 40 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a plurality of conventional candidates are displayed. FIG. 41 is a diagram illustrating an example of display of a conventional selection cursor. FIG. 42 is a diagram illustrating a computer that executes a candidate display program.

  Exemplary embodiments of a candidate display program, a candidate display device, and a candidate display method according to the disclosed technology will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the outline and features of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment, the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment, the flow of candidate display control processing according to the first embodiment, and the output example of the screen according to the first embodiment. The effects of the first embodiment will be described in order, and then, similarly to the first embodiment, the information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment, the information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment, the car navigation apparatus according to the fourth embodiment, and the second embodiment. The car navigation apparatus according to 5 and the information processing apparatus according to the sixth embodiment will be described in order, and finally another embodiment will be described.

[Outline and Features of Information Processing Apparatus According to Embodiment 1]
The outline and features of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline and features of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.

  The information processing apparatus 10 displays a plurality of candidates in a list on the display unit 20, and is instructed as a selection target while changing the selection target between the plurality of candidates in accordance with a moving operation received from the input unit 30. The main feature is to improve operability when selecting a candidate by a user.

  Briefly explaining this main feature, as shown in FIG. 1, when a plurality of candidates are generated during character input, the information processing apparatus 10 places one predetermined candidate at a predetermined center by the candidate display control unit 12. In addition, other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions, displayed in a list on the display unit 20, and arranged at the center when a moving operation by the direction key 31 of the input unit 30 is first received. Are displayed as a selection target.

  For example, when the information processing apparatus 10 receives the character information “ku” from the input unit 30 by the user, the information processing apparatus 10 starts with “ku” that is generated by the automatic complement function of the application 11 working.・ Nine candidates 13 of “Please, Classic, Kimi, Chestnut Cake, Kure, Kusatsu, Kuri Pier” are selected by the candidate display control unit 12 and, for example, three lines 3 centering on “Kuru” among the nine candidates 13 While displaying on the display unit 20 in the matrix 21 of the column, the selection cursor 22 is put on the first selection target “Kure” positioned at the center of the matrix 21 until the operation of the direction key 31 is first received from the input unit 30. indicate. In addition, when the information processing apparatus 10 accepts a movement operation of either the up / down / left / right directions of the direction key 31, the selection cursor displayed at the center of the matrix 21 is displayed according to the candidates positioned in the accepted direction. Further, when the information processing apparatus 10 accepts the determination operation of the determination key 32, the information processing apparatus 10 selects a candidate that is currently a selection target, that is, a candidate that is displayed together with the selection cursor, and displays the candidate in the text.

  By doing so, the inequality of the distance that occurs between the candidate that is initially displayed as a selection target and a plurality of other candidates is alleviated, and the information processing apparatus 10 can reduce the number of operations by accepting fewer operations. The selection target can be changed with. That is, in the matrix 21 of FIG. 1, when the user selects a candidate, all the candidates are located within the range of the operation of the direction key 31 at least twice. There is no need to accept a direction key movement operation from the user many times in order to change the candidate selection target.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment can improve the operability when selecting a candidate by the user, as described above.

[Configuration of Information Processing Apparatus According to Embodiment 1]
Next, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 10 includes an input unit 40, an output unit 50, an input / output control I / F unit 60, a storage unit 70, and a control unit 80.

  The input unit 40 receives input of various types of information and operation instructions, and includes a keyboard and a mouse. Specifically, the input unit 40 receives a series of operation instructions (selection cursor movement instruction, candidate selection determination instruction, etc.) until a candidate is selected by a candidate display control unit 82 described later from the user. Information necessary when various applications 81 are executed is received from the user.

  The output unit 50 outputs the results of various processes and includes a display, a monitor, and the like. Specifically, the output unit 50 displays and outputs an execution screen of the various applications 81 and a list of a plurality of candidates received from the various applications 81 by the candidate display control unit 82 (see FIGS. 8 to 10).

  The input / output control I / F unit 60 controls data transfer between the input unit 40 and the output unit 50, and the storage unit 70 and the control unit 80.

  The storage unit 70 stores data and programs necessary for various types of processing by the control unit 80. In particular, as closely related to the present invention, the candidate display storage unit in addition to the various types of data 71 used for the various applications 81 72.

  The candidate display storage unit 72 stores data necessary for various processes performed by a candidate display control unit 82 described later. Specifically, the candidate display storage unit 72 includes a list (see FIG. 3) created by a list creation unit 82b described later, an arrangement table (see FIGS. 4 and 5) created by the arrangement table creation unit 82c, and A placement table (see FIG. 7) in which candidates are placed by the candidate placement unit 82d is temporarily stored.

  The control unit 80 controls the information processing apparatus 10 to execute various processes, and particularly includes various applications 81 and a candidate display control unit 82 that are closely related to the present invention.

  The various applications 81 are application software executed for each job and purpose of use, and when a plurality of candidates are generated during execution, the plurality of candidates are output to the candidate input unit 82a. Specifically, the various applications 81 output a plurality of candidates to the candidate input unit 82a when a kana-kanji conversion is performed and a plurality of candidates are generated while the document creation software or the like is being executed.

  The candidate display control unit 82 displays a plurality of candidates as a list on the output unit 50, and changes the selection target among the plurality of candidates according to the movement operation instruction received from the input unit 40, so that the candidate display control unit 82 is currently selected as the selection target. One indicated candidate is displayed separately, and as shown in FIG. 2, a candidate input unit 82a, a list creation unit 82b, a placement table creation unit 82c, a candidate placement unit 82d, and a candidate display control unit 82e. And a selection target display control unit 82f. The candidate placement unit 82d corresponds to the “candidate display procedure” described in the claims, and the selection target display control unit 82f similarly corresponds to the “selection target display procedure”.

  The candidate input unit 82 a accepts a plurality of candidates generated by various applications 81. Specifically, when the candidate input unit 82a receives a plurality of candidates from document creation software or the like, the candidate input unit 82a outputs the plurality of candidates to the list creation unit 82b and outputs the number information of candidates to the arrangement table creation unit 82c. . For example, if the candidate input unit 82a receives nine kanji candidates (second attack, high school, sailing, etc.) when the hiragana “koko” is converted into kanji during execution of the document creation software, “second attack” “high school” Candidates such as “navigation” are output to the list creation unit 82b, and the number information “9” is output to the arrangement table creation unit 82c.

  The list creation unit 82b creates a list from the candidates received from the candidate input unit 82a, and stores the list in the candidate display storage unit 72. Specifically, when receiving a candidate from the candidate input unit 82a, the list creation unit 82b identifies each candidate and identification information (information processed by a candidate placement unit 82d described later, preferably a serial number starting from 1). Is created and stored in the candidate display storage unit 72. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the list creation unit 82b sets “Navigation” to “Navigation / High School / Navigation / Mouth / Public / Takayuki” which is a candidate for kanji conversion of “Kokou”. The candidate list is created by associating “1” with “2” with “high school” and “3” with “second attack”, and storing the list in the candidate display storage unit 72. . FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining until the list creation unit 82b creates a list.

  The arrangement table creation unit 82 c creates an arrangement table from the number information received from the candidate input unit 82 a and stores the arrangement table in the candidate display storage unit 72. Specifically, when number information is received from the candidate input unit 82a, an arrangement table in which cells are arranged in a matrix is created based on the number information, and a central cell necessary for processing of the candidate arrangement unit 82d described later is created. And the arrangement table is stored in the candidate display storage unit 72.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the arrangement table creation unit 82c has nine kanji conversion candidates for “Koko”, and when the number information for “9” is received, it is stored in the candidate display storage unit 72. Using a function (round (sqrt (n)) × round (sqrt (n))), a 3-by-3 table containing nine candidates is created. Here, sqrt (n) is a function that returns the square root of n, and round (sqrt (n)) is a function that returns a value rounded up to the nearest decimal point of sqrt (n). , N is substituted with numerical information to create an arrangement table in which n candidates are stored. Then, the arrangement table creation unit 82 c sets the cell 83 in the second row and second column as the central cell, and stores the arrangement table in the candidate display storage unit 72.

  Further, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the arrangement table creation unit 82 c has 15 word candidates that start with “ku” generated by the auto-completion function, and receives the number information of “15”. In a similar process, a 4-by-4 arrangement table containing 16 candidates is created. However, since the center is not uniquely determined in this case, an arbitrary cell among the four cells 84 shaded is determined as the center cell, and the arrangement table is stored in the candidate display storage unit 72. FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the arrangement table creation unit 82c until the arrangement table is created.

  The candidate arranging unit 82d arranges one predetermined candidate at a predetermined center and arranges other candidates radially from the center in a plurality of directions. Specifically, the candidate placement unit 82d reads the list created by the list creation unit 82b and the placement table created by the placement table creation unit 82c from the candidate display storage unit 72, places the candidates in a predetermined process, The candidate arrangement placement table is stored in the candidate display storage unit 72, and a signal instructing the candidate display control unit 82e to display the arrangement table is output. Details of the placement processing by the candidate placement unit 82d will be described later.

  The candidate display control unit 82e displays a plurality of candidates on the output unit 50 as a list. Specifically, when the candidate display control unit 82e receives the signal from the candidate arrangement unit 82d, the candidate display control unit 82e reads a candidate arrangement table from the candidate display storage unit 72, outputs the arrangement table to the output unit 50, and selects it. A signal for instructing display of the selection cursor is output to the target display control unit 82f.

  When receiving a moving operation from the input unit 40 for the first time, the selection target display control unit 82f distinguishes and displays the candidate arranged at the center on the output unit 50 as a selection target. Specifically, when the selection target display control unit 82f receives a signal from the candidate display control unit 82e, the selection target display control unit 82e displays the selection cursor at the position of the candidate with the candidate arranged in the center cell as the first selection target, etc. It is displayed separately from the candidate. When the selection target display control unit 82f receives a selection target switching instruction output from the input unit 40, the selection target display control unit 82f switches the selection target and displays the selection target as a candidate that is actually selected. In addition, when the selection target display control unit 82f receives the determination instruction output from the input unit 40, the selection target display control unit 82f outputs the candidates currently selected as the selection target to the various applications 81 as selection results.

[Candidate Display Control Processing According to Embodiment 1]
Next, processing performed by the candidate display control unit 82 of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow of the candidate display control unit 82 of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, first, in the candidate display control unit 82, when the candidate input unit 82a receives n candidates (Yes in step S601), the n candidates are output to the list creation unit 82b. Is output to the arrangement table creation unit 82c.

  When the list creation unit 82b receives n candidates from the candidate input unit 82a, the list creation unit 82b (candidate [pos] = <candidate [1], candidate [2]..., Candidate [n]>) Is created and stored in the candidate display storage unit 72 (step S602). Here, “pos (1 <= pos <= n)” represents a variable that is handled in the processing of the candidate placement unit 82d described later, and candidate [pos] represents the pos-th candidate in the list.

  Next, when receiving the number information of candidates from the candidate input unit 82a, the arrangement table creation unit 82c generates an arrangement table (a table of round (sqrt (n)) × round (sqrt (n))) that defines the center cell. Created and stored in the candidate display storage unit 72 (step S603).

  Next, the candidate placement unit 82d substitutes the initial value 1 for the variable pos, and also substitutes the initial value 0 for a new variable d (representing the distance reached from the central cell upon acceptance of d movement operations) (step S1). S604).

  When the candidate placement unit 82d reads the list created by the list creation unit 82b and the placement table created by the placement table creation unit 82c from the candidate display storage unit 72, the candidates are placed in the placement table one after another (step S605 to step S609). In order to explain this procedure in an easy-to-understand manner, in the following explanation, the procedure when nine candidates are received (n = 9) will be explained using FIG. 7 together with FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a flow in which the candidate placement unit 82d places candidates on the placement table.

  First, the candidate placement unit 82d determines whether there is a vacancy in the cell with a distance of 0 in the placement table, that is, the center cell (step S605). Since there is a vacancy in the cell (Yes in step S605), the candidate [1] is arbitrarily selected. Are arranged in empty cells with a distance of 0 (step S607). At this point, the candidate placement unit 82d places the candidate [1] in a cell (shaded cell) with a distance of 0 with respect to the placement table, as shown in FIG. 7A.

  Returning to FIG. 6, since all n candidates are not arranged (No in step S608), the candidate arranging unit 82d increments the variable pos, that is, adds 1 to the variable pos to change the value of the variable pos. 2 (step S609), it is determined again whether there is a vacancy in the cell with the distance 0 (step S605).

  Here, since the candidate [1] is already arranged in the cell with the distance 0 and there is no space in the cell with the distance 0 (No in step S605), the candidate arranging unit 82d increments the variable d, that is, the variable d. Is set to 1 (step S606), it is determined whether or not there is a vacant cell in the distance 1 (step S605). Since the cell is vacant this time (Yes in step S605), the candidate [2] is set to an arbitrary distance 1 Arrange in an empty cell (step S607). At this time, as shown in FIG. 7B, the candidate placement unit 82d places the candidate [2] in one of the cells with a distance 1 (shaded cells) in the placement table.

  Returning to FIG. 6, since all n candidates are not arranged (No at Step S608), the candidate arranging unit 82d increments the variable pos, that is, sets the value of the variable pos to 3 (Step S609), and again the distance. It is determined whether there is a vacancy in one cell (step S605).

  Here, since there are remaining three empty cells in the cell with the distance 1, the candidate placement unit 82d performs the same processing until the candidate is placed in all the cells with the distance 1, that is, until the value of the variable pos becomes 6. repeat.

  When the candidate placement unit 82d repeats the same processing until the value of the variable pos reaches 6, the candidates [2] to [5] are already placed in the cell with the distance 1, and the cell with the distance 1 is empty. (No in step S605), the variable d is incremented, that is, the value of the variable d is set to 2 (step S606), and it is determined whether there is a vacant cell in the distance 2 (step S605). Since there is (Yes in S605), the candidate [6] is placed in an empty cell at an arbitrary distance 2 (step S607). At this point, the candidate placement unit 82d places the candidate [6] in one of the cells with a distance of 2 (shaded cells) in the placement table, as shown in FIG. 7C.

  Returning to FIG. 6, since all the n candidates are not arranged (No at Step S605), the candidate arranging unit 82d increments the variable pos, that is, sets the value of the variable pos to 7 (Step S606). It is determined whether there is a vacant cell (step S605).

  Here, since there are remaining three empty cells in the distance 2 cell, the candidate placement unit 82d performs the same processing until the candidates are placed in all the cells in the distance 2, that is, until the value of the variable pos becomes 9. repeat. By doing so, the candidate placement unit 82d places all nine candidates on the placement table as shown in FIG. 7D.

  Returning to FIG. 6, when all the n candidates are placed (Yes in step S608), the candidate placement unit 82d stores the placement table with the candidate placement in the candidate display storage unit 72 and the candidate display control unit 82e. A signal for instructing display of the arrangement table is output. Then, the candidate display control unit 82e reads the arrangement table from the candidate display storage unit 72 and outputs it to the output unit 50 to display the arrangement table on the display (step S610), and the selection target display control unit 82f displays the arrangement table on the display. A selection cursor is displayed in the center cell of the displayed arrangement table (step S611), and the process is terminated.

[Example of Screen Output According to Embodiment 1]
Finally, a specific example of the display screen displayed by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8, 9, and 10. 8-10 is a figure which shows the example of the screen of the output part 50. As shown in FIG.

  For example, when an application for creating a document is executed by a user and a character is input by the user, the information processing apparatus 10 displays a sentence on a display as shown in FIG. Here, when the kana-kanji conversion of “Koko” is executed by the user and candidates generated in the document creation application are processed by the candidate display control unit 82, the information processing apparatus 10, as shown in FIG. A selection cursor is placed on “second attack” arranged in the center cell, and an arrangement table of kanji conversion candidates of “koukou” is displayed on the display.

  Furthermore, when the information processing apparatus 10 accepts, for example, a left-hand movement operation and a first-time selection object movement operation by the user, as shown in FIG. . And the information processing apparatus 10 selects a candidate by receiving determination operation by a user, and complete | finishes the process of kana-kanji conversion.

[Effect of Example 1]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, a predetermined one candidate is arranged at a predetermined center, and other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions, and the plurality of candidates are displayed on the display unit. When displaying a list and accepting a moving operation from the input unit for the first time, the candidate placed in the center is displayed as a selection target on the display unit. As a result of mitigating the inequality of distance that occurs between other candidates and shifting the selection target between candidates with the acceptance of a small number of operations, it becomes possible to improve the operability when selecting a candidate by the user .

  In addition, according to the first embodiment, the arrangement criteria for displaying a plurality of candidates in a list is held, and the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit based on the arrangement criteria. As a result of displaying the list of candidates in an orderly arrangement, it becomes possible for the user to quickly find a target candidate.

  In the above-described first embodiment, the center cell is defined in the placement table, and the method of placing the candidates in the vacant cells in the closest order from the center cell has been described. However, in the second embodiment, based on a predetermined standard (placement policy) A method for arranging candidates in the arrangement table will be described.

[Configuration of Information Processing Apparatus According to Second Embodiment]
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information processing apparatus 90 according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the information processing apparatus 90 includes an input unit 100, an output unit 110, an input / output control I / F unit 120, a storage unit 130, and a control unit 140, as in the first embodiment. Is done. The storage unit 130 includes various data 131 and a candidate display storage unit 132. The candidate display storage unit 132 includes an arrangement policy storage unit 132a. Furthermore, the control unit 140 includes various applications 141 and a candidate display control unit 142. The candidate display control unit 142 includes a candidate input unit 142a, a list creation unit 142b, an arrangement table creation unit 142c, and an arrangement policy. 142d of receiving parts, candidate arrangement part 142e, candidate display control part 142f, and selection object display control part 142g are provided. The input unit 100, the output unit 110, the input / output control I / F unit 120, the storage unit 130, various data 131, the candidate display storage unit 132, the control unit 140, various applications 141, and candidates Since the input unit 142a, the list creation unit 142b, the arrangement table creation unit 142c, the candidate display control unit 142f, and the selection target display control unit 142g operate in the same manner as in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here. Hereinafter, the arrangement policy storage unit 132a, the arrangement policy reception unit 142d, and the candidate arrangement unit 142e will be described.

  The placement policy storage unit 132a stores placement criteria for displaying a plurality of candidates in a list. Specifically, the placement policy storage unit 132a stores a placement policy, which is a certain rule when the candidate placement unit 142e described later places a plurality of candidates on the placement table, in association with certain unique identification information. . For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the placement policy storage unit 132a stores the placement policy “place clockwise from the center” in association with the placement policy ID “1”.

  The placement policy accepting unit 142d accepts information for the candidate placement unit 142e described later to read the placement policy uniquely from the placement policy storage unit 132a. Specifically, the placement policy accepting unit 142d receives the placement policy from the input unit 100. When the change information related to the change is received, the change information is output to the candidate placement unit 142e. For example, when the placement policy ID “1” is received, the placement policy receiving unit 142d outputs the placement policy ID “1” to the candidate placement unit 142e.

  The candidate placement unit 142e places a plurality of candidates based on the placement reference stored by the placement policy storage unit 132a. Specifically, the candidate placement unit 142e reads the list created by the list creation unit 142b and the placement table created by the placement table creation unit 142c from the candidate display storage unit 132 and receives them from the placement policy reception unit 142d. The placement policy is read from the placement policy storage unit 132a according to the setting based on the change information, the placement order is assigned to each cell of the placement table based on the placement policy, the candidates are placed, and the placement table that has been placed as a candidate is displayed as a candidate While storing in the memory | storage part 132, the signal which instruct | indicates the display of the said arrangement | positioning table to the candidate display control part 142f is output.

  Here, an example in which the candidate placement unit 142e assigns the placement order to each cell of the placement table will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15 are diagrams for explaining the process until the candidate placement unit 142e assigns the placement order to the placement table. In addition, in FIGS. 13 to 15, an arrangement table having 3 rows and 3 columns and a cell in the second row and the second column being determined as a central cell is used, and other cells are expressed by positions viewed from the central cell. . For example, the cell in the first row and the second column is expressed as “upper cell”, the cell in the third row and the third column is expressed as “upper right cell”, and the cell in the second row and third column is expressed as “right cell”.

  For example, the candidate placement unit 142e that is set to read the placement policy associated with the placement policy ID “1” by the change information received from the placement policy reception unit 142d corresponds to “1” from the placement policy storage unit 132a. The placement policy “place clockwise from center” (see FIG. 12) is read, and “1”, which is placement order information, is first assigned to the center cell. At this time, the arrangement order as shown in FIG.

  Then, according to the placement policy “place clockwise from the center”, the candidate placement unit 142e rotates “2” in the upper cell, “3” in the right cell, “4” in the lower cell, and “5” in the left cell. To grant. At this point, the arrangement order as shown in FIG. 13B is assigned to the arrangement table.

  Further, according to the placement policy “place clockwise from the center”, the candidate placement unit 142e similarly sets “6” in the upper left cell, “7” in the upper right cell, “8” in the lower right cell, and “9” in the lower left cell. Is given clockwise. At this time, the arrangement order as shown in FIG. 13C is assigned to the arrangement table.

  Further, for example, the candidate placement unit 142e that is set to read the placement policy associated with the placement policy ID “2” based on the change information received from the placement policy reception unit 142d is “2” from the placement policy storage unit 132a. The placement policy “placement counterclockwise from the center” (see FIG. 12) corresponding to is read, and “1” that is placement order information is first assigned to the center cell. At this time, the arrangement order as shown in FIG.

  The candidate placement unit 142e then sets “2” in the upper cell, “3” in the left cell, “4” in the lower cell, and “5” in the right cell according to the placement policy “place counterclockwise from the center”. Give clockwise. At this time, an arrangement order as shown in FIG. 14B is assigned to the arrangement table.

  Further, according to the arrangement policy “place counterclockwise from the center”, the candidate placement unit 142e similarly sets “6” in the upper right cell, “7” in the upper left cell, “8” in the lower left cell, and “9” in the lower right cell. To counterclockwise. At this point, an arrangement order as shown in FIG. 14C is assigned to the arrangement table.

  Further, for example, the candidate placement unit 142e that is set to read the placement policy associated with the placement policy ID “3” based on the change information received from the placement policy reception unit 142d is “3” from the placement policy storage unit 132a. The placement policy “place from top to bottom, left and right” (see FIG. 12) corresponding to is read, and “1”, which is placement order information, is first assigned to the center cell. At this point, the arrangement order as shown in FIG.

  Then, the candidate placement unit 142e places “2” in the upper cell, “3” in the lower cell, “4” in the left cell, and “5” in the right cell according to the placement policy “place from top to bottom, left and right”. To grant. At this point, the arrangement order as shown in FIG.

  Further, the candidate placement unit 142e similarly sets “6” in the upper left cell, “7” in the lower left cell, “8” in the upper right cell, and “9” in the lower right cell according to the placement policy “place from top to bottom, left and right”. To the top, bottom, left and right. At this point, the arrangement order as shown in FIG. 15C is assigned to the arrangement table.

[Candidate Display Control Processing According to Second Embodiment]
Next, processing performed by the candidate display control unit 142 of the information processing apparatus 90 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow of the candidate display control unit 142 of the information processing apparatus 90 according to the second embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 16, first, in the candidate display control unit 142, when the candidate input unit 142a receives n candidates (Yes in step S1601), the n candidates are output to the list creation unit 142b. Is output to the arrangement table creation unit 142c.

  Upon receiving n candidates from the candidate input unit 142a, the list creation unit 142b receives a candidate list (candidate [pos] = <candidate [1], candidate [2]..., Candidate [n]>). Is created and stored in the candidate display storage unit 132 (step S1602). Here, “pos (1 <= pos <= n)” represents a variable handled in the processing of the candidate placement unit 142e described later, and candidate [pos] represents the pos-th candidate in the list.

  Next, upon receiving information on the number of candidates from the candidate input unit 142a, the arrangement table creation unit 142c generates an arrangement table (a table of round (sqrt (n)) × round (sqrt (n))) that defines the center cell. Created and stored in the candidate display storage unit 132 (step S1603).

  Next, the candidate placement unit 142e acquires the placement policy from the placement policy storage unit 100a (step S1604), and when the placement table is read from the candidate display storage unit 132, the placement order is assigned to each cell of the placement table according to the placement policy. (Step S1605), and the initial value 1 is substituted into the variable pos (Step S1606).

  And the candidate arrangement | positioning part 142e arrange | positions a candidate one after another in an arrangement | positioning table using the list read from the candidate display memory | storage part 132 with respect to the arrangement | positioning table which provided the arrangement | sequence order (step S1607-step S1609). In order to explain this procedure in an easy-to-understand manner, in the following description, nine candidates are received (n = 9), and the arrangement order is given to the arrangement table by the arrangement policy “place clockwise from the center”. The procedure in this case will be described using FIG. 17 together with FIG. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining a flow in which the candidate placement unit 142e places candidates in the placement table to which the placement order is assigned.

  First, the candidate placement unit 142e places the candidate [1] in the unplaced cell having the highest placement order in the placement table (step S1607). At this point, as shown in FIG. 17A, the candidate placement unit has placed candidate [1] in the cell assigned the placement order of “1”.

  Returning to FIG. 16, since all n candidates are not arranged (step S1608), the candidate arrangement unit 142e increments the variable pos, that is, sets the value of the variable pos to 2 (step S1609), The candidate [2] is placed in the unplaced cell (cell to which the placement order of “2” is assigned) having the highest placement order (step S1607). When the same processing is repeated until the value of the variable pos becomes 3, the candidate placement unit 142e, as shown in B of FIG. 17, the cell to which the placement order “1”, “2”, “3” is assigned. In this case, candidate [1], candidate [2], and candidate [3] are arranged respectively.

  Returning to FIG. 16, the candidate placement unit 142e repeats the same processing until the value of the variable pos reaches 9, and the placement order of the unplaced cell ("9" in the placement order having the highest placement order is assigned in the placement table). Candidate [9] is placed in (cell) (step S1607). As a result, the candidate placement unit 142e places all nine candidates in the placement table as shown in FIG. 17C.

  Returning to FIG. 16, when all the n candidates are placed (Yes in step S1608), the candidate placement unit 142e stores the placement table with the candidate placement in the candidate display storage unit 132 and the candidate display control unit 142f. A signal for instructing display of the arrangement table is output. Then, the candidate display control unit 142f reads the arrangement table from the candidate display storage unit 132 and outputs it to the output unit 50 to display the arrangement table on the display (step S1610), and the selection target display control unit 142g displays on the display. A selection cursor is displayed in the center cell of the displayed arrangement table (step S1611), and the process is terminated.

[Effect of Example 2]
As described above, according to the second embodiment, the arrangement reference for displaying a plurality of candidates in a list is held, and the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit based on the arrangement reference. As a result of displaying the list of candidates in an orderly arrangement according to the order, the user can quickly find a target candidate.

  In the second embodiment described above, the plurality of generated candidates are described as having no priority, but in the third embodiment, a case where a plurality of generated candidates have a priority is described. Note that description will be made with the same configuration as that of the information processing apparatus 90 shown in FIG. 11, description of components that perform the same operations will be omitted, and various applications 141 that operate differently from the second embodiment, and a candidate input unit 142a. The list creation unit 142b will be described.

[Configuration of Information Processing Apparatus According to Third Embodiment]
The various applications 141 are application software executed for each job and purpose of use, and prioritize a plurality of candidates generated during execution and output them to the candidate input unit 142a. Specifically, the various applications 141, when the document creation software or the like is executed, perform kana-kanji conversion and generate a plurality of candidates, and prioritize the plurality of candidates according to criteria such as use frequency. It outputs to the candidate input part 142a.

  The candidate input unit 142a accepts a plurality of candidates with priorities generated in various applications 141. Specifically, when the candidate input unit 142a accepts a plurality of candidates with priorities from document creation software or the like, priority is given. Based on the ranking, priority information is added to candidates and output to the list creation unit 142b, and candidate number information is output to the placement table creation unit 142c.

  For example, when the candidate input unit 142a receives nine kanji candidates (1. high school, 2. second attack, 3. navigation,...) Having the priority of hiragana “Koko” from the document creation software, The priority information of “1”, “2”, “3” is added to candidates such as “high school”, “second attack”, “navigation”, etc., and output to the list creation unit 142b, and the number of “9” The information is output to the arrangement table creation unit 142c.

  The list creation unit 142b accepts a candidate with priority information added from the candidate input unit 142a, creates a list of candidates, and stores the list in the candidate display storage unit 132. Specifically, when receiving a candidate to which priority information is added from the candidate input unit 142a, the list creation unit 142b sorts the candidates in order of priority, and identifies identification information (information processed by a candidate placement unit 142e described later). And a list of numbers starting from 1 is desirable, and the list is stored in the candidate display storage unit 132.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 18, the list creation unit 142b is a kanji conversion candidate of “koukou” to which priority information is added, such as “second attack (3), high school (1), navigation (2), “Seven (7), Oral (4), Public (5), Takako (6)” are sorted in order of priority, and “High School” with the highest priority is associated with “1”. A list of candidates is created by associating “2” with “navigation” and associating “3” with “second attack”, and stores the list in the candidate display storage unit 132. FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the process until the list creation unit 142b according to the third embodiment creates a list.

[Candidate Display Control Processing According to Embodiment 3]
Next, processing performed by the candidate display control unit 142 of the information processing apparatus 90 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow of the candidate display control unit 142 of the information processing apparatus 90 according to the third embodiment. Since the process flow is the same as that of the second embodiment except that the list creation unit 142b sorts a plurality of candidates in order of priority, the process will be briefly described.

  As shown in FIG. 19, first, in the candidate display control unit 142, when the candidate input unit 142a receives n candidates with priority (Yes in step S1901), priority information is given to the n candidates. The information is added to the list creation unit 142b and output to the arrangement table creation unit 142c.

  When the list creation unit 142b receives n candidates with priorities from the candidate input unit 142a, the list creation unit 142b sorts the priorities while sorting the candidates (candidate [pos] = <candidate [1], candidate [2]. ... Candidate [n]>) is created and stored in the candidate display storage unit 132 (step S1902). Here, “pos (1 <= pos <= n)” represents a variable handled in the processing of the candidate placement unit 142e described later, and candidate [pos] represents the pos-th candidate in the list.

  Upon receiving the number information of candidates from the candidate input unit 142a, the arrangement table creation unit 142c creates an arrangement table (a table of round (sqrt (n)) × round (sqrt (n))) that defines the center cell. The candidate placement storage unit 132e acquires the placement policy from the placement policy storage unit 132a, and sets the placement order for each cell of the placement table read from the candidate display storage unit 132 according to the placement policy. And assigns the initial value 1 to the variable pos (steps S1903 to S1906).

  Then, the candidate placement unit 142e sequentially places candidates in the placement table using the list read from the candidate display storage unit 132 with respect to the placement table assigned the placement order (steps S1907 to S1909), and n When all candidates are arranged (Yes at step S1908), a signal instructing display of the arrangement table is output to the candidate display control unit 142f.

  The candidate display control unit 142f reads the arrangement table from the candidate display storage unit 132 and outputs the arrangement table to the output unit 110 to display the arrangement table on the display (step S1910). The selection target display control unit 142g displays the arrangement table on the display. A selection cursor is displayed in the center cell of the displayed arrangement table (step S1911), and the process ends.

[Effect of Example 3]
As described above, according to the third embodiment, a plurality of candidates are given a priority indicating the possibility of being selected as a candidate as an attribute, and a candidate having the highest priority is determined in advance. The other candidates are arranged radially in a plurality of directions from the center, a plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, and the center receives the moving operation from the input unit for the first time. Since the arranged candidate with the highest priority is displayed as a selection target on the display unit, the candidate with the highest priority is displayed as the selection target first, and as a result, the target candidate is found faster.

  Next, a case where the information processing apparatus 90 according to the third embodiment described above is applied to a car navigation apparatus will be described as a fourth embodiment. In the following, the search results for stations close to a certain point are as follows: 1. Musashi Nakahara Station, 2. Musashishinjo Station, 3. Musashi Kosugi Station, 4. Motosumiyoshi Station, 5. Mukawara Station, 6. Hirama Station, 7 The explanation will be made on the assumption that nine candidates have been generated in the priority order of “. Musashimizonoguchi Station, 8. Tamagawa Station, 9. Tsudayama Station”.

  When the candidate input unit 142a in the candidate display control unit 142 receives nine candidates with priorities as search results of the various applications 141, the candidate input unit 142a outputs the nine candidates with priorities added to the list creation unit 142b. At the same time, the number information of “9” is output to the arrangement table creating unit 142c.

  The list creation unit 142b sorts the nine candidates in order of priority, and as shown in FIG. 20, the list is associated with the serial numbers of “1” to “9” in descending order of priority. Create FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the information processing apparatus 90 according to the third embodiment is applied to a car navigation apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the candidate placement unit 142e assigns the placement order to the placement table created by the placement table creation unit 142c based on the number information “9” according to the placement policy “place from top to bottom, left and right” Place candidates based on the above list. FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the information processing apparatus 90 according to the third embodiment is applied to a car navigation apparatus as in FIG.

  The candidate display control unit 142f reads the candidate arrangement table from the candidate display storage unit 132 and outputs it to the output unit 110 to display the arrangement table. The selection target display control unit 142g displays the center cell of the arrangement table. “Musashi-Nakahara Station” placed at is selected and displayed as the first selection target.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus 90 displays an arrangement table in which the selection cursor is placed at “Musashi Nakahara Station” on the screen which is the output unit 110, as shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the output unit 110 according to the fourth embodiment.

[Effect of Example 4]
Also in the car navigation apparatus, the highest priority candidate is displayed as a selection target first, and as a result, the target candidate is found faster.

  In the above-described fourth embodiment, the case where the information processing apparatus 90 is applied to a car navigation apparatus and a plurality of generated candidates are prioritized has been described, but in the fifth embodiment, the information processing apparatus 90 is similarly configured. A case will be described in which the present invention is applied to a car navigation apparatus and attributes (position information such as east, west, south, and north) are attached to a plurality of generated candidates. Note that the description will be made with the same configuration as that of the information processing apparatus 90 shown in FIG. 11, and description of components that perform the same operation will be omitted.

[Configuration of Car Navigation Device According to Embodiment 5]
The various applications 141 are application software for executing various functions of the car navigation device, and when a plurality of candidates are generated during execution, attributes are added to the candidates and output to the candidate input unit 142a. . Specifically, the various applications 141 execute a search for a destination such as a station or a restaurant that is close to a predetermined point, and when there are a plurality of candidates, the candidate closest to the predetermined point is the center. The attribute (position information such as east, west, north and south) established by the positional relationship is attached to each candidate and output to the candidate input unit 142a.

  The candidate input unit 142a accepts a plurality of candidates with attributes generated in the various applications 141. Specifically, when the candidate input unit 142a accepts a plurality of candidates with attributes from the various applications 141, the plurality of candidates The attribute information is added to and output to the list creation unit 142b, and the candidate number information is output to the arrangement table creation unit 142c. For example, the candidate input unit 142a has nine candidates (9 stations such as Musashi Nakahara Station (center), Musashishinjo Station (north), Motosumiyoshi (west)) that are search results for stations near a given point. Is received from various applications 141, and a list is created by adding attribute information of “center”, “north”, and “west” to candidates such as “Musashi Nakahara Station”, “Musashi Shinshiro Station”, “Moto Sumiyoshi”, etc. The number information of “9” is output to the arrangement table creation unit 142c.

  The list creation unit 142b accepts the candidate with the attribute information added from the candidate input unit 142a, creates a list of candidates, and stores the list in the candidate display storage unit 132. Specifically, when receiving a candidate to which attribute information is added from the candidate input unit 142a, the list creation unit 142b receives the candidate and identification information (information processed by a candidate placement unit 142e described later, starting from 1). A list that associates numbers with serial numbers is desirable and is stored in the candidate display storage unit 132. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 23, the list creation unit 142b associates “1” with “Musashi Shinshiro Station (North)” to which attribute information is added, and sets “2” to “Musashi Nakahara Station (Center)”. ”And“ 3 ”to“ Moto Sumiyoshi Station (West) ”to create a candidate list and store the list in the candidate display storage unit 132. FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list created by the list creation unit 142b according to the fifth embodiment.

  The candidate placement unit 142e displays a list of a plurality of candidates placed based on the placement criteria stored by the placement policy storage unit 142d on the output unit 110. Specifically, the candidate placement unit 142e reads the list created by the list creation unit 142b and the placement table created by the placement table creation unit 142c from the candidate display storage unit 132 and receives them from the placement policy reception unit 142d. Based on the change information, the placement policy is read from the placement policy storage unit 132a, based on the placement policy, an attribute is assigned to each cell of the placement table, the candidate is placed, and the placement table with the candidate placed is displayed as the candidate display storage unit 132. And a signal for instructing display of the arrangement table to the candidate display control unit 142f.

  For example, the candidate placement unit 142e assigns an attribute to each cell as shown in A of FIG. 24 according to the placement policy “placement in the east, west, south, and north” with respect to the 3 rows by 3 columns placement table. In addition, for example, the candidate placement unit 142e similarly assigns an attribute to each cell as illustrated in FIG. FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement table to which an attribute is assigned by the candidate arrangement unit 142e according to the fifth embodiment.

[Candidate Display Control Processing According to Example 5]
Next, processing performed by the candidate display control unit 142 of the car navigation device according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow of the candidate display control unit 142 of the car navigation device according to the fifth embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 25, first, in the candidate display control unit 142, when the candidate input unit 142a accepts n candidates with attributes (Yes in step S2501), attribute information is added to the n candidates. Are output to the list creation unit 142b, and the candidate number information is output to the arrangement table creation unit 142c.

  When the list creation unit 142b receives n candidates with attributes from the candidate input unit 142a, the list creation unit 142b (candidate [pos] = <candidate [1], candidate [2]..., Candidate [n] ]>) Is created and stored in the candidate display storage unit 132 (step S2502). Here, “pos (1 <= pos <= n)” represents a variable handled in the processing of the candidate placement unit 142e described later, and candidate [pos] represents the pos-th candidate in the list.

  Upon receiving the candidate number information from the candidate input unit 142a, the arrangement table creation unit 142c creates an arrangement table (round (sqrt (n)) × round (sqrt (n)) table) and stores candidate display information. The candidate placement unit 142e acquires the placement policy from the placement policy storage unit 132a, assigns an attribute to each cell of the placement table read from the candidate display storage unit 132 according to the placement policy, and stores the placement policy in the variable pos. The initial value 1 is substituted (steps S2503 to S2506).

  And the candidate arrangement | positioning part 142e arrange | positions a candidate in an arrangement | positioning table one after another as shown to AC of FIG. 26 using the list read from the candidate display memory | storage part 132 with respect to the arrangement | positioning table which provided the attribute ( When all the n candidates are arranged (step S2508 affirmative), the candidate arrangement placement table is stored in the candidate display storage unit 132, and the candidate display control unit 142f displays the arrangement table. Outputs the instruction signal. FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining a flow in which candidates are arranged in an arrangement table to which an attribute is assigned by the candidate arrangement unit 142e according to the fifth embodiment.

  The candidate display control unit 142f reads the arrangement table from the candidate display storage unit 132 and outputs the arrangement table to the output unit 110 to display the arrangement table on the display (step S2510). The selection target display control unit 142g displays the arrangement table on the display. A selection cursor is displayed in the center cell of the displayed arrangement table (step S2511), and the process ends.

  As a result, the car navigation device according to the fifth embodiment displays the arrangement table in which the selection cursor is placed at “Musashi Nakahara Station” on the screen which is the output unit 110, as shown in FIG. Here, unlike the fourth embodiment, each candidate is arranged in the arrangement table reflecting the actual positional relationship around Musashinakahara Station. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of the screen of the output unit 110 according to the fifth embodiment.

[Effect of Example 5]
As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, the plurality of candidates are provided with position information indicating the position where the candidate is located as an attribute, and the candidate corresponding to the current position is arranged at a predetermined center. In addition, the other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions based on the position information, the plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, and when the moving operation is first received from the input unit, Since the candidate corresponding to the current position placed in is displayed as a selection target on the display unit, the candidate corresponding to the current position is displayed as the selection target first, and the other candidates correspond to directions from the current position. As a result, the user can quickly find a target candidate, and the user can intuitively grasp the position of each candidate. In the description so far, the size of the arrangement table is automatically determined based on the received candidate size. However, when the number of candidates to be input is determined, the table size is set together with the arrangement policy. It can also be implemented as specified.

  In the first to fifth embodiments described above, the method of arranging a plurality of candidates in one arrangement table and displaying the arrangement table on the display unit has been described. In the sixth embodiment, the plurality of candidates are classified by attributes, A method of creating a plurality of arrangement tables for each attribute, arranging candidates, and displaying the plurality of arrangement tables on the display unit will be described.

[Configuration of Information Processing Apparatus According to Embodiment 6]
FIG. 28 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus 150 according to the sixth embodiment. As shown in the figure, the information processing apparatus 150 includes an input unit 160, an output unit 170, an input / output control I / F unit 180, a storage unit 190, and a control unit 200, as in the first to fifth embodiments. Consists of The storage unit 190 includes various data 191 and a candidate display storage unit 192. The candidate display storage unit 192 includes a two-dimensional arrangement policy storage unit 192a and a three-dimensional arrangement policy storage unit 192b. Further, the control unit 200 includes various applications 201 and a candidate display control unit 202. The candidate display control unit 202 includes a candidate input unit 202a, a list creation unit 202b, an arrangement table creation unit 202c, and an arrangement policy. A receiving unit 202d, a candidate arrangement unit 202e, an arrangement table arrangement unit 202f, a candidate display control unit 202g, and a selection target display control unit 202h are provided. Note that the input unit 160, output unit 170, input / output control I / F unit 180, storage unit 190, various data 191, candidate display storage unit 192, control unit 200, and various applications 201 are described. Since the operation is the same as in the first to fifth embodiments, the description thereof will be omitted here. In the following, a two-dimensional arrangement policy storage unit 192a, a three-dimensional arrangement policy storage unit 192b, a candidate input unit 202a, and a list creation unit 202b. The arrangement table creation unit 202c, the arrangement policy reception unit 202d, the candidate arrangement unit 202e, the arrangement table arrangement unit 202f, the candidate display control unit 202g, and the selection target display control unit 202h will be described.

  The two-dimensional placement policy storage unit 192a stores placement criteria for displaying a plurality of candidates as a list, as with the placement policy storage unit 132a of the second embodiment. Specifically, the two-dimensional placement policy storage unit 192a corresponds to certain unique identification information with a two-dimensional placement policy that is a fixed rule when the candidate placement unit 202e described later places a plurality of candidates on the placement table. Add and remember.

  The three-dimensional placement policy storage unit 192b stores placement criteria for displaying a plurality of placement tables in a list. Specifically, the 3D placement policy storage unit 192b associates a 3D placement policy, which is a certain rule when the placement table placement unit 202f described later, places a plurality of placement tables, with certain unique identification information. Remember. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 29, the three-dimensional placement policy storage unit 192b stores the placement policy “placement by placing placement tables in an overlapping manner” in association with the placement policy ID “1”.

  The candidate input unit 202a accepts a plurality of candidates with priorities generated in various applications 201. Specifically, when the candidate input unit 142a accepts a plurality of candidates having a priority order from the document creation software, etc., as in the third embodiment, except for the process of outputting the number information of candidates to the list creation unit 202b, Based on the ranking, priority information is added to the candidates and output to the list creation unit 202b.

  The list creation unit 202b creates a list from the candidates received from the candidate input unit 202a, and stores the list in the candidate display storage unit 192. Specifically, when the list creation unit 202b receives a plurality of candidates with priority information added from the candidate input unit 202a, the list creation unit 202b selects the plurality of candidates according to a predetermined criterion (such as a candidate part of speech or the first character). For each attribute that is classified into several attributes and is associated with identification information (information processed by a candidate placement unit 202e described later, preferably a sequential number starting from 1), sorted by priority for each attribute. Create multiple lists of The list creation unit 202b adds attribute information to each list and stores the list in the candidate display storage unit 192. The list creation unit 202b adds attribute information with the number of candidates for each list as numerical information, The data is output to the table creation unit 202c.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 30, the list creation unit 202b includes a plurality of candidates with the “ku” auto-completion function and nine candidates “Christmas (1), Christmas cake (2), For the Christmas tree (3), chestnut (4), grass (5), chestnut kinton (6), Kusatsu (7), grass spot (8), chestnut bun (9) " , “Chestnuts” are classified into three attributes, and a plurality of lists are created by sorting by priority for each attribute. That is, in the “grass” attribute, “1” is associated with “grass”, “2” is associated with “Kusatsu”, and “3” is associated with “Kusamura” to create a candidate list. , “C” attribute, “Christmas” is associated with “1”, “Christmas tree” is associated with “2”, “Christmas cake” is associated with “3”, and a candidate list is created. In the “chestnut” attribute, “1” is associated with “chestnut”, “2” is associated with “chestnut quinton”, and “3” is associated with “chestnut bun” to create a candidate list. To do. FIG. 30 is a diagram for explaining the process until the list creation unit 202b according to the sixth embodiment creates a list.

  The placement table creation unit 202c creates a placement table for each attribute from the number information received from the list creation unit 202b, and stores the placement table in the candidate display storage unit 192. Specifically, when the arrangement table creation unit 202c receives the number information to which the attribute information is added from the list creation unit 202b, the arrangement table creation unit 202c creates an arrangement table in which cells are arranged in a matrix based on the number information. Then, a central cell necessary for processing of the candidate placement unit 202e described later is determined, attribute information is assigned to the placement table, and stored in the candidate display storage unit 192.

  The placement policy reception unit 202d has information for setting a candidate placement unit 202e and a placement table placement unit 202f, which will be described later, to read a unique placement policy from the two-dimensional placement policy storage unit 192a and the three-dimensional placement policy storage unit 192b, respectively. Upon receipt, specifically, the placement policy accepting unit 202d outputs change information to the candidate placement unit 202e when receiving change information related to the change of the two-dimensional placement policy from the input unit 160. When the change information related to the policy change is received, the change information is output to the arrangement table arrangement unit 202f.

  The candidate placement unit 202e places a plurality of candidates based on the placement criteria stored by the two-dimensional placement policy storage unit 192a. Specifically, the candidate placement unit 202e reads the list created by the list creation unit 202b and the placement table created by the placement table creation unit 202c from the candidate display storage unit 192 for each of the same attributes, and the placement policy reception unit. A two-dimensional placement policy is acquired from the two-dimensional placement policy storage unit 192a by setting based on the change information received from 202d, and a placement order is assigned to each cell of the placement table based on the two-dimensional placement policy. Then, the candidate arrangement storage table 192 is stored in the candidate display storage unit 192, and a signal for instructing the arrangement of the arrangement table is output to the arrangement table arrangement unit 202f.

  The arrangement table arrangement unit 202f arranges a plurality of arrangement tables based on the arrangement reference stored by the three-dimensional arrangement policy storage unit 192b. Specifically, upon receiving a signal from the candidate placement unit 202e, the placement table placement unit 202f reads the placement table that has been placed in the candidate from the candidate display storage unit 192 and uses the change information received from the placement policy reception unit 202d. Based on the setting, a 3D placement policy is acquired from the 3D placement policy storage unit 192a, a placement table is placed based on the 3D placement policy, a placement table list is stored in the candidate display storage unit 192, and a candidate display A signal for instructing the control unit 202g to display the arrangement table list is output.

  The candidate display control unit 202g displays a list of arrangement tables on the output unit 170. Specifically, when receiving the signal from the arrangement table arrangement unit 202f, the candidate display control unit 202g reads the arrangement table list from the candidate display storage unit 192, outputs the arrangement table list to the output unit 170, and selects A signal for instructing the target display control unit 202h to display the selection cursor is output.

  When receiving a moving operation from the input unit 160 for the first time, the selection target display control unit 202h distinguishes and displays the candidate arranged at the center in a predetermined region of the plurality of regions as a selection target on the output unit 170. Specifically, when receiving the signal from the candidate display control unit 202g, the selection target display control unit 202h sets the selection cursor to the position of the candidate with the candidate arranged in the center cell in the predetermined arrangement table as the first selection target. Display it separately from other candidates.

  When the selection target display control unit 202h receives a selection target switching instruction from the input unit 160, the selection target display control unit 202h switches the selection target and displays the selection target as a candidate that is actually selected.

  When the selection target display control unit 202h receives an instruction to switch the selection region (arrangement table) from the input unit 160, the selection target display control unit 202h switches the selection region and displays the region that is currently the selection region separately from other regions. . Note that the input unit 160 accepts a selection cursor switching instruction and the like in addition to accepting a selection cursor movement instruction and a candidate selection decision instruction.

  When the selection target display control unit 202h receives a determination instruction from the input unit 160, the selection target display control unit 202h outputs the candidates that are currently selected as selection targets to the various applications 201 as selection results.

[Candidate Display Control Processing According to Example 6]
Next, processing performed by the candidate display control unit 202 of the information processing apparatus 150 according to the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 31 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow of the candidate display control unit 202 of the information processing apparatus 150 according to the sixth embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 31, first, in the candidate display control unit 202, when the candidate input unit 202a receives n candidates with priority (Yes in step S3101), priority information is given to the n candidates. It is added and output to the list creation unit 202b.

  When the list creation unit 202b receives n candidates with priorities from the candidate input unit 202a, the list creation unit 202b classifies them into m types of attributes according to a predetermined criterion, and sorts them by priority for each of the m lists ( List [list] = <list [1], list [2]... List [m]>) is created and stored in the candidate display storage unit 192 (step S3102), and each list is stored in the arrangement table creation unit 202c. The total number of candidates is output as numerical information. Here, “list” represents a variable used in processing of a candidate placement unit 202e described later, and list [list] represents a list-th list in the list.

  Upon receiving the candidate number information from the list creating unit 202b, the placement table creating unit 202c creates a placement table for each attribute that defines the center cell based on the number information, and stores it in the candidate display storage unit 192. (Step S3103).

  When the candidate placement unit 202e substitutes the initial value 1 for the variable list (step S3104), the candidate placement storage unit 192 reads the list [1] and the placement table having the same attribute as the list [1] from the candidate display storage unit 192 (step S3105). In step S3106, candidates are sequentially arranged according to the two-dimensional arrangement policy (steps S3107 to S3113).

  Then, when all of the m lists and the arrangement tables having the same attributes as the m lists have not been read (No in step S3114), the candidate arrangement unit 202e sequentially increments the variable list, All m list candidates are placed in each placement table having the same attribute (steps S3105 to S3115).

  When the candidate placement unit 202e places all candidates in each placement table (Yes in step S3114), the candidate placement unit 202e stores each placement table that has been placed in the candidate display storage unit 192 and also places the placement table in the placement table placement unit 202f. Outputs a signal to instruct the table layout.

  Receiving the signal from the candidate placement unit 202e, the placement table placement unit 202f acquires the three-dimensional placement policy from the three-dimensional placement policy storage unit 192b (step S3116), and 3 places each placement table read from the candidate display storage unit 192. The placement table list is stored in the candidate display storage unit 192 (step S3117), and a signal for instructing the candidate display control unit 202g to display the placement table list is output.

  Upon receiving the signal from the arrangement table arrangement unit 202f, the candidate display control unit 202g reads the arrangement table list from the candidate display storage unit 192 and outputs it to the output unit 170 to display the arrangement table list on the display (step S3118). The selection target display control unit 202h displays a selection cursor on the center cell of one predetermined arrangement table in the arrangement table list displayed on the display (step S3119), and ends the process.

[Example of Screen Output According to Example 6]
Finally, a specific example of a display screen displayed by the information processing apparatus 150 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 32 to 37 are diagrams illustrating examples of screens of the output unit 170 according to the sixth embodiment.

  The information processing apparatus 150 displays a sentence on a display when, for example, a document creation application is executed by a user and characters are input. Here, for example, when the candidate display control unit 202 processes a candidate generated by the auto-completion function by the document creation application when the character “ku” is input by the user, the information processing apparatus 150 displays FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the three placement tables for each attribute are displayed on the display so as to overlap each other, and the selection cursor is placed on the center cell of the foreground placement table. More specifically, the arrangement table displayed on the back surface is not entirely covered by the front arrangement table, but is displayed so as to be displayed so that the first line candidate is displayed. In addition, a number such as “1” is displayed in the vicinity of each arrangement table, and the information processing apparatus 150 displays the arrangement table of the selected number in the foreground by receiving the number key input. Is done.

  For example, when the information processing apparatus 150 accepts an input of the numeric key “2” by the user, for example, as shown in FIG. 33, the arrangement table of the attribute “grass” is displayed in the foreground, and the center cell of the arrangement table Place the selection cursor on. Then, when the information processing apparatus 150 accepts, for example, the first movement operation of the selection target by the user, the selection cursor is displayed on “Kusatsu” as shown in FIG. 34, and the candidate is selected by accepting the determination operation. Then, the process ends by outputting the candidate to the document creation application.

  For example, the information processing apparatus 150 displays an arrangement table as shown in FIG. 35 by changing the three-dimensional arrangement policy. In this case, the information processing apparatus 150 displays the selected arrangement table that is currently selected as a selected area in a three-dimensional manner to distinguish it from other arrangement tables, and displays the selection cursor in the center cell of the selected arrangement table. Put. Then, when the information processing apparatus 150 accepts an input of, for example, the numeric key “2” by the user, and further accepts an operation of moving the selection target once, as shown in FIG. 36, the arrangement table of the attribute “grass” Is actually displayed as a selection area in three dimensions, the selection cursor displayed in the center cell is displayed above “Kusatsu”, a decision operation is accepted, a candidate is selected, and the candidate is output to the document creation application To finish the process.

  In addition, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 37, the information processing apparatus 150 divides candidates generated in the search result of ramen shops around Kanto into attributes of “prefectures” and creates a plurality of arrangement tables. Can be arranged to reflect the positional relationship centered on “Tokyo” and displayed on the screen of the output unit.

[Effect of Example 6]
As described above, according to the sixth embodiment, the plurality of candidates are given predetermined attributes, and the plurality of candidates are divided into a plurality of regions based on the attributes and displayed on the display unit. In addition, a predetermined one candidate is arranged at a predetermined center in each region, and other candidates are arranged radially from the center in a plurality of directions, and when a moving operation is first received from the input unit, a plurality of candidates are arranged. Since the candidate arranged at the center in the predetermined area is displayed as a selection target on the display unit, the candidate of the same attribute is arranged in the area, so that the user can quickly find the target candidate. It becomes possible to do. Also, when the number of candidates is large, selection of candidates by the user can be performed with fewer operations compared to displaying a single list.

  Further, according to the sixth embodiment, the arrangement reference for displaying candidates divided into a plurality of areas is held, and the candidates divided into the plurality of areas are displayed on the display unit based on the arrangement reference. Also, when displaying by sorting for each attribute, the candidate list is displayed in an orderly arrangement according to the arrangement criteria, so that the user can quickly find the target candidate.

  The information processing apparatuses according to the first to sixth embodiments have been described so far, but the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the above-described embodiments. Therefore, various different embodiments will be described below as (1) to (4) as the information processing apparatus according to the seventh embodiment.

(1) Arrangement Table In the first to sixth embodiments described above, the arrangement table creation unit of the information processing apparatus has explained the case of creating a matrix arrangement table, but the present invention is not limited to this. As illustrated in FIGS. 38A and 38B, it is only necessary that the inequality does not occur in the distance between each cell and the central cell. In any arrangement table, the selection cursor can be displayed in all the cells by at least two moving operations.

  In the first to sixth embodiments, the case where the arrangement table creation unit of the information processing apparatus creates the arrangement table on the assumption that the input unit accepts movement operations in four directions of up, down, left, and right has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 38-3, an arrangement table is created even when the input unit accepts a movement operation in three directions of upper, lower right, and lower left. Is possible.

(2) Selection Cursor In the first to sixth embodiments described above, the selection cursor displayed by the selection target display control unit of the information processing apparatus has been described by shading the cells, but the present invention is limited to this. Instead, as illustrated in FIG. 39-1 to FIG. 39-3, an appropriate graphic designating a selection target candidate may be displayed, the selection target candidate may be blinked, or selected. Target candidates may be displayed in different typefaces.

(3) System configuration, etc. Also, among the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually or manually. All or part of the processing described as being performed can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-described document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

  The constituent elements of the illustrated devices (information processing device 10, information processing device 90, and information processing device 150) are functionally conceptual and do not necessarily have to be physically configured as illustrated. . That is, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure. For example, all or a part of the candidate display control unit 82e and the selection target display control unit 82f are integrated with various loads. It can be configured to be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units according to the usage situation or the like. Further, all or any part of each processing function performed in each device may be realized by a CPU and a program analyzed and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic.

(4) Candidate Display Program In the above first to sixth embodiments, the case where various processes are realized by hardware logic has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a program prepared in advance. May be realized by executing the above on a computer. Therefore, in the following, an example of a computer that executes a candidate display program having the same function as the information processing apparatus 10 shown in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 42 is a diagram illustrating a computer that executes a candidate display program.

  As shown in the figure, a computer 210 as an information processing apparatus is configured by connecting a keyboard 211, a display 212, a CPU 213, a ROM 214, an HDD 215, and a RAM 216 via a bus 217 or the like.

  In the ROM 214, candidate display programs that exhibit the same functions as those of the information processing apparatus 10 described in the first embodiment, that is, as shown in FIG. 42, various application programs 214a, candidate input programs 214b, and list creation programs 214c. An arrangement table creation program 214d, a candidate arrangement program 214e, a candidate display control program 214f, and a selection target display control program 214g are stored in advance. Note that these programs 214a to 214g may be appropriately integrated or distributed in the same manner as each component of the information processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG.

  Then, the CPU 213 reads out these programs 214a to 214g from the ROM 214 and executes them, so that each program 214a to 214g has various application processes 213a, candidate input processes 213b, list creation processes 213c, It functions as an arrangement table creation process 213d, a candidate arrangement process 213e, a candidate display control process 213f, and a selection target display control process 213g. Each process 213a to 213g includes the various applications 81, the candidate input unit 82a, the list creation unit 82b, the placement table creation unit 82c, the candidate placement unit 82d, the candidate display control unit 82e, and the selection target display control unit illustrated in FIG. 82f respectively.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 42, the HDD 215 is provided with various tables 215a and a candidate display table 215b. The various tables 215 a correspond to the various data 71 shown in FIG. 2, and the candidate display table 215 b corresponds to the candidate display storage unit 72. The CPU 213 registers the various data 216a in the various tables 215a, registers the candidate display data 216b in the candidate display table 216b, reads out the various data 216a and the candidate display data 216b, and stores them in the RAM 216. Based on the various data 216a and candidate display data 216b stored in the RAM 216, candidate display control processing and the like are executed.

  Note that the above-described programs 214a to 214g are not necessarily stored in the ROM 214 from the beginning. For example, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, an MO disk, a DVD disk, an optical disk inserted into the computer 210, and the like. Via a “portable physical medium” such as a magnetic disk or an IC card, or a “fixed physical medium” such as an HDD provided inside or outside the computer 210, or via a public line, the Internet, a LAN, a WAN, etc. Each program may be stored in “another computer (or server)” connected to the computer 210, and the computer 210 may read and execute each program from these programs.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information processing apparatus 40 Input part 50 Output part 60 Input / output control I / F part 70 Storage part 71 Various data 72 Candidate display storage part 80 Control part 81 Various applications 82 Candidate display control part 82a Candidate input part 82b List creation part 82c Arrangement Table creation unit 82d Candidate placement unit 82e Candidate display control unit 82f Selection target display control unit

Claims (4)

A plurality of candidates are displayed in a list on the display unit, and one candidate that is currently instructed as the selection target is distinguished and displayed while the selection target is transitioned between the plurality of candidates according to the moving operation received from the input unit. A candidate display program for causing a computer to execute a method of
A candidate display procedure for arranging a predetermined one candidate at a predetermined center, arranging other candidates radially from the center in a plurality of directions, and displaying the plurality of candidates in a list on the display unit;
A selection target display procedure for distinguishing and displaying the candidate arranged at the center as the selection target on the display unit when the movement operation is first received from the input unit;
To the computer,
The plurality of candidates are provided with position information indicating positions where the candidates are located as attributes,
The candidate display procedure arranges the candidate corresponding to the current position at the predetermined center, and arranges other candidates radially from the center in a plurality of directions based on the position information. A list is displayed on the display unit,
In the selection target display procedure, when the moving operation is first received from the input unit, a candidate corresponding to the current position arranged at the center is displayed as a selection target on the display unit. Candidate display program. A candidate display program for searching for facility names of facilities belonging to a specified category and displaying them on a display device,
A candidate display program that displays the facility name of the facility on either the left arrangement line or the right arrangement line according to the searched location of the facility. The candidate display program according to claim 2, wherein the arrangement lines extend in a plurality of vertical directions. Among the searched facilities, the facility name of the facility located on the left side in the direction of travel is displayed on the left layout line, and the facility name of the facility located on the right side in the direction of travel is displayed on the right layout line. The candidate display program according to claim 2 or 3, wherein:

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