JP2013077270A - Device, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to adequately save an arrangement of icons displayed on a launcher screen.SOLUTION: A device (smart phone e.g.) 1 includes a touch screen display 2, and a controller 10 which allows the touch screen display to display a launcher screen in which applications are grasp at a glance and icons respectively associated with applications are displayed. When the controller 10 detects a gesture saving the arrangement of the icons on the launcher screen, the controller 10 displays a screen confirmation for saving the arrangement of the icons.

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a program. In particular, the present invention relates to a device having a touch screen display, a method for controlling the device, and a program for controlling the device.

  Devices with touch screen displays are known. Devices that include a touch screen display include, for example, smartphones and tablets. A device with a touch screen display detects a finger or stylus pen gesture via the touch screen display. The device including the touch screen display operates according to the detected gesture. An example of the operation according to the detected gesture is described in Patent Document 1, for example.

  The basic operation of a device having a touch screen display is realized by an OS (Operating System) such as Android (registered trademark), BlackBerry (registered trademark) OS, iOS, Windows (registered trademark) Phone installed in the device. .

International Publication No. 2008/086302

  In an apparatus provided with a touch screen display, a screen called a launcher screen capable of listing applications may be displayed on the touch screen display. An icon associated with the application is arranged on the launcher screen. In an apparatus including a touch screen display on which a launcher screen is displayed, the arrangement of icons on the launcher screen may be changed. In this case, the icon arrangement on the changed launcher screen is automatically saved.

  A user operating a device having a touch screen display may want to redo the arrangement of the changed icon on the launcher screen. When the icon arrangement on the launcher screen is automatically saved, the user performs an operation of returning from the icon arrangement after the change to the icon arrangement before the change. The operation of returning to the icon arrangement before the change is a complicated operation for the user.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, a method, and a program that allow a user to appropriately save the arrangement of icons displayed on a launcher screen.

  In one aspect, an apparatus according to the present invention includes a touch screen display and a controller that can list applications and displays a launcher screen including icons associated with the applications on the touch screen display. If a gesture that saves the icon layout displayed on the launcher screen is detected, the controller displays a confirmation screen as to whether or not to save the icon layout. To display.

  In one aspect, a method according to the present invention is a method for controlling an apparatus including a touch screen display, and displays a launcher screen that can list applications and includes icons associated with the applications on the touch screen display. And a step of displaying on the touch screen display a confirmation screen as to whether or not to save the icon arrangement when a gesture for saving the icon arrangement displayed on the launcher screen is detected.

  In one aspect, a program according to the present invention includes a step of causing a device including a touch screen display to display a launcher screen that can list applications and includes an icon associated with the application on the touch screen display; When a gesture for saving the icon arrangement displayed on the touch screen is detected, a confirmation screen as to whether or not to save the icon arrangement is displayed on the touch screen display.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating an appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear view illustrating an appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the home screen. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of application data. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a launcher screen. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of the launcher screen. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of icon arrangement data. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of icon arrangement data. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating another example of icon arrangement data. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of operations performed while the launcher screen is displayed. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example of the launcher screen. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure executed while the launcher screen is displayed.

  Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Below, a smart phone is demonstrated as an example of an apparatus provided with a display.

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The external appearance of the smartphone 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the smartphone 1 has a housing 20. The housing 20 includes a front face 1A, a back face 1B, and side faces 1C1 to 1C4. The front face 1 </ b> A is the front of the housing 20. The back face 1 </ b> B is the back surface of the housing 20. The side faces 1C1 to 1C4 are side surfaces that connect the front face 1A and the back face 1B. Hereinafter, the side faces 1C1 to 1C4 may be collectively referred to as the side face 1C without specifying which face.

  The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, buttons 3A to 3C, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, and a camera 12 on the front face 1A. The smartphone 1 has a camera 13 on the back face 1B. The smartphone 1 has buttons 3D to 3F and a connector 14 on the side face 1C. Hereinafter, the buttons 3A to 3F may be collectively referred to as the button 3 without specifying which button.

  The touch screen display 2 includes a display 2A and a touch screen 2B. The display 2A includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL panel (Organic Electro-Luminescence panel), or an inorganic EL panel (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence panel). The display 2A displays characters and graphics.

  The touch screen 2B detects contact of a finger, a stylus pen, or the like with respect to the touch screen display 2. The touch screen 2B can detect a position where a plurality of fingers, a stylus pen, or the like is in contact with the touch screen display 2.

  The detection method of the touch screen 2B may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method (or an ultrasonic method), an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method. Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, a finger that the touch screen 2B detects contact with the touch screen display 2 or a stylus pen or the like may be simply referred to as a “finger”.

  The smartphone 1 determines the type of gesture based on the contact detected by the touch screen 2B and the position where the contact is made. The gesture is an operation performed on the touch screen display 2. The gesture discriminated by the smartphone 1 includes touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, pinch out, and the like.

  The touch is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen 2B as a touch. The long touch is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B for a predetermined time or more. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger is in contact with the touch screen 2B for a predetermined time or more as a long touch.

  Release is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines that a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B is a release. The swipe is a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2 as a swipe.

  A tap is a gesture for releasing following a touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a touch as a tap. The double tap is a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice as a double tap.

  A long tap is a gesture for releasing following a long touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a long touch as a long tap. The drag is a gesture for performing a swipe from an area where a movable object is displayed. The smartphone 1 determines, as a drag, a gesture for performing a swipe starting from an area where a movable object is displayed.

  The flick is a gesture that is released while the finger moves at high speed in one direction following the touch. The smartphone 1 determines, as a flick, a gesture that is released while the finger moves in one direction at high speed following the touch. Flick: Up flick that moves your finger up the screen, Down flick that moves your finger down the screen, Right flick that moves your finger right in the screen, Left flick that moves your finger left in the screen Etc.

  Pinch-in is a gesture that swipes in the direction in which a plurality of fingers approach. The smartphone 1 determines, as a pinch-in, a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach. The pinch-out is a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture of swiping in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away as a pinch out.

  The smartphone 1 operates according to these gestures that are determined via the touch screen 2B. Therefore, operability that is intuitive and easy to use for the user is realized. The operation performed by the smartphone 1 according to the determined gesture differs depending on the screen displayed on the touch screen display 2.

  An example of a screen displayed on the display 2A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of the home screen. The home screen may be called a desktop or a standby screen. The home screen is displayed on the display 2A. The home screen is a screen that allows the user to select which application to execute from among the applications installed in the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 executes the application selected on the home screen in the foreground. The application executed in the foreground displays a screen different from the home screen on the display 2A.

  The smartphone 1 can place an icon on the home screen. A plurality of icons 50 are arranged on the home screen 40 shown in FIG. Each icon 50 is associated with a specific application installed in the smartphone 1 in advance. When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture (for example, a tap) for the icon 50, the smartphone 1 executes an application associated with the icon 50. For example, the smartphone 1 executes the mail application when a tap on the icon 50 associated with the mail application is detected.

  The icon 50 includes an image and a character string. The icon 50 may include a symbol or a graphic instead of the image. The icon 50 may not include either an image or a character string. The icons 50 are arranged according to a predetermined rule. A wallpaper 41 is displayed behind the icon 50. The wallpaper is sometimes called a photo screen or a back screen. The smartphone 1 can use any image as the wallpaper 41. The image is determined as wallpaper, for example, according to user settings.

  On the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4, icons 50 are arranged in two areas, a first area 46 and a second area 48, respectively. On the home screen 40, eight icons 50 are arranged in the first area 46, and three icons 50 are arranged in the second area 48.

  The first area 46 is an individual icon area in which an icon 50 associated with the home screen 40 is displayed. When the home screen 40 displayed on the touch screen display 2 is switched, the smartphone 1 displays an icon 50 associated with the switched home screen 40 in the first area 46. The second area 48 is a common icon area where icons 50 common to all home screens 40 are displayed. In the smartphone 1, the icon 50 displayed in the second area 48 does not change even when the home screen 40 displayed on the touch screen display 2 is switched. That is, the smartphone 1 displays the same icon 50 in the second area 48 even when the home screen 40 is switched.

  The smartphone 1 can increase or decrease the number of home screens 40. For example, the smartphone 1 determines the number of home screens 40 according to the setting by the user. When the smartphone 1 displays the home screen 40, even if there are a plurality of home screens 40, the smartphone 1 displays one selected from them on the display 2A.

  The smartphone 1 displays an indicator (locator) 51 on the home screen 40. The indicator 51 includes one or more symbols. The number of symbols matches the number of home screens 40. The indicator 51 indicates the position of the currently displayed home screen 40. The symbol corresponding to the currently displayed home screen 40 is displayed in a manner different from the symbols corresponding to the other home screens 40.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, two symbols 52 of the indicator 51 are displayed. This indicates that the number of home screens 40 is two. The two symbols 52 are arranged in a line from the left side to the right side of the screen. This indicates that the home screen 40 located at the left end of the two home screens 40 is associated with the left end symbol 52. Similarly, the home screen 40 located at the right end of the two home screens 40 is associated with the symbol 52 at the right end. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the leftmost symbol 52 is displayed in a different manner from the other symbols 52. This indicates that the leftmost home screen 40 is currently displayed.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture while the home screen 40 is displayed, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen 40 displayed on the display 2A. For example, when detecting a right flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen 40 displayed on the display 2 </ b> A to the left home screen 40. In addition, when detecting a left flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen 40 displayed on the display 2A to the home screen 40 on the right.

  A region 42 is provided at the upper end of the display 2A. In the area 42, a remaining amount mark 43 indicating the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery and a radio wave level mark 44 indicating the electric field strength of the communication radio wave are displayed. The smartphone 1 may display the current time, weather information, the application being executed, the type of the communication system, the status of the phone, the mode of the device, the event that has occurred in the device, and the like in the area 42. As described above, the area 42 is used for various notifications to the user. The area 42 may be provided on a screen other than the home screen 40, for example, a launcher screen described later. The position where the region 42 is provided is not limited to the upper end of the display 2A.

  The home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4 is an example, and the forms of various elements, the arrangement of various elements, the number of home screens 40, how to perform various operations on the home screen 40, and the like are as described above. Not necessarily.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, a button 3, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a communication unit 6, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, a storage 9, a controller 10, and cameras 12 and 13. , Connector 14, acceleration sensor 15, direction sensor 16, and gyroscope 17.

  As described above, the touch screen display 2 includes the display 2A and the touch screen 2B. The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, or the like. The touch screen 2B detects a gesture.

  The button 3 is operated by the user. The button 3 includes buttons 3A to 3F. The controller 10 detects an operation on the button by cooperating with the button 3. The operation on the button is, for example, click, double click, push, and multi-push.

  For example, the buttons 3A to 3C are a home button, a back button, or a menu button. For example, the button 3D is a power on / off button of the smartphone 1. The button 3D may also serve as a sleep / sleep release button. For example, the buttons 3E and 3F are volume buttons.

  The illuminance sensor 4 detects illuminance. For example, the illuminance is light intensity, brightness, luminance, or the like. The illuminance sensor 4 is used for adjusting the luminance of the display 2A, for example. The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of a nearby object without contact. The proximity sensor 5 detects that the touch screen display 2 is brought close to the face, for example.

  The communication unit 6 communicates wirelessly. The communication method performed by the communication unit 6 is a wireless communication standard. For example, wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. For example, there are LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA, CDMA2000, PDC, GSM, PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), etc. as cellular phone communication standards. Examples of wireless communication standards include WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), IEEE802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, NFC, and the like. The communication unit 6 may support one or more of the communication standards described above.

  The receiver 7 outputs the audio signal transmitted from the controller 10 as audio. The microphone 8 converts the voice of the user or the like into a voice signal and transmits it to the controller 10. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker in addition to the receiver 7 or instead of the receiver 7.

  The storage 9 stores programs and data. The storage 9 is also used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the controller 10. The storage 9 may include any storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The storage 9 may include a plurality of types of storage devices. The storage 9 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a storage medium reading device.

  The programs stored in the storage 9 include an application executed in the foreground or the background and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application displays a predetermined screen on the display 2A, and causes the controller 10 to execute processing according to the gesture detected by the touch screen 2B. The control program is, for example, an OS. The application and the control program may be installed in the storage 9 via wireless communication by the communication unit 6 or a storage medium.

  The storage 9 stores, for example, a control program 9A, a mail application 9B, a browser application 9C, a launcher application 9D, application data 9X, arrangement data 9Y, and setting data 9Z. The mail application 9B provides an electronic mail function for creating, transmitting, receiving, and displaying an electronic mail. The browser application 9C provides a WEB browsing function for displaying a WEB page. The setting data 9Z includes information related to various settings related to the operation of the smartphone 1.

  The launcher application 9D provides a launcher function for displaying a launcher screen that can list applications. The launcher application 9D arranges icons on the launcher screen based on the application data 9X and the arrangement data 9Y.

  The application data 9X stores information related to the application. The application data 9X stores, as information about the application, for example, an ID for identifying the application, an application name, an icon associated with the application, and the date and time when the application was downloaded.

  An example of the application data 9X will be described with reference to FIG. The application data 9X shown in FIG. 6 has items of ID, application name, icon, and download date / time. In the application data 9X, an application name, an icon, and a download date / time are associated with one ID.

  The ID item is an identification number for identifying an application in the application data 9X, and holds an identification number such as “P001”, for example. The application name item is the name of the application, and holds, for example, a name such as “Browser”. The item of application name is used when changing the arrangement of icons in the order of ABC on the launcher screen. The icon item is an image for displaying an application icon, and holds an image such as “appli001.png”, for example. The item of download date / time holds the date / time when the application was downloaded. The item of download date / time is used when changing the arrangement of icons in the download order on the launcher screen.

  The arrangement data 9Y holds information on the positions of icons arranged on the launcher screen. The arrangement data 9Y is used when an application icon is arranged on the launcher screen. The arrangement data 9Y will be described after the description of the launcher screen.

  The control program 9A provides functions related to various controls for operating the smartphone 1. The control program 9A realizes a call by controlling the communication unit 6, the receiver 7, the microphone 8, and the like, for example. The functions provided by the control program 9A include functions for performing various controls such as changing information displayed on the launcher screen of the display 2A in accordance with a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. The function provided by the control program 9A may be used in combination with a function provided by another program such as the launcher application 9D.

  The controller 10 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The controller 10 may be an integrated circuit such as a SoC (System-on-a-chip) in which other components such as the communication unit 6 are integrated. The controller 10 controls various operations of the smartphone 1 to realize various functions.

  Specifically, the controller 10 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage 9 while referring to the data stored in the storage 9 as necessary, and the display 2A, the communication unit 6 and the like. Various functions are realized by controlling. The controller 10 may change the control according to detection results of various detection units such as the touch screen 2B, the button 3, and the acceleration sensor 15.

  For example, by executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 executes various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. Moreover, the controller 10 displays the launcher screen on the display 2A by executing the launcher application 9D.

  The camera 12 is an in-camera that captures an object facing the front face 1A. The camera 13 is an out camera that captures an object facing the back face 1B.

  The connector 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The connector 14 may be a general-purpose terminal such as a universal serial bus (USB), a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a light peak (thunderbolt), and an earphone microphone connector. The connector 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector. Devices connected to the connector 14 include, for example, an external storage, a speaker, and a communication device.

  The acceleration sensor 15 detects the direction and magnitude of acceleration acting on the smartphone 1. The direction sensor 16 detects the direction of geomagnetism. The gyroscope 17 detects the rotation of the smartphone 1. The detection results of the acceleration sensor 15, the azimuth sensor 16, and the gyroscope 17 are used in combination in order to detect changes in the position and orientation of the smartphone 1.

  5 may be downloaded from another device through wireless communication by the communication unit 6. 5 may be stored in a storage medium that can be read by a reading device included in the storage 9. 5 is stored in a storage medium such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray that can be read by a reader connected to the connector 14. Also good.

  Moreover, the structure of the smart phone 1 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and you may change suitably in the range which does not impair the summary of this invention. For example, the number and type of buttons 3 are not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the smartphone 1 may include buttons such as a numeric keypad layout or a QWERTY layout instead of the buttons 3A to 3C as buttons for operations related to the screen. The smartphone 1 may include only one button or may not include a button for operations related to the screen. Further, in the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the smartphone 1 includes two cameras, but the smartphone 1 may include only one camera or may not include a camera. Moreover, in the example shown in FIG. 5, although the smart phone 1 was provided with three types of sensors in order to detect a position and an attitude | position, the smart phone 1 does not need to be provided with some sensors among these, Other types of sensors for detecting position and orientation may be provided.

  An example of control based on the function provided by the control program 9A will be described with reference to FIGS. The functions provided by the control program 9A include a function for displaying a launcher screen according to a user instruction. Further, the function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of performing various controls such as changing the information on the correspondence between the launcher screen and the icon in accordance with a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. The information on the correspondence between the launcher screen and the icon is information on the correspondence between each position on each launcher screen and the icon displayed at the position. In addition, the control to change the information on the correspondence between the launcher screen and the icons is to change the icons to be displayed on the launcher screen, to change the launcher screen to display the icons, and to change the arrangement on the launcher screen to display the icons. And so on. That is, the controller 10 executes various kinds of control such as changing the information on the correspondence between the launcher screen and the icon according to the gesture detected via the touch screen 2B by executing the control program 9A and the launcher application 9D. Execute.

  The controller 10 displays the launcher screen on the display 2A by executing the control program 9A and the launcher application 9D. Here, the launcher screen is a screen on which application icons 50 are arranged in the same manner as the home screen 40. Further, the controller 10 has a plurality of launcher screens, and the icons 50 of installed applications can be listed on the plurality of launcher screens. That is, the controller 10 basically arranges the icon 50 associated with the application on any of the plurality of launcher screens. The smartphone 1 according to the present embodiment displays all icons 50 of installed applications on the launcher screen. Moreover, the smart phone 1 can use various criteria as a reference of the icon 50 displayed on the launcher screen. For example, the launcher screen may be set to display an application icon 50 in which an icon 50 activated by a touch operation via the touch screen 2B is set. The number of launcher screens is not limited. Therefore, the smartphone 1 has no upper limit on the number of icons 50 displayed on the plurality of launcher screens.

  On the other hand, the above-described home screen 40 displays an icon 50 of a predetermined application set by the user among all installed applications. In addition, the smartphone 1 has an upper limit on the number of home screens 40 and the number of icons 50 arranged on one home screen 40.

  Next, one launcher screen will be described with reference to FIG. A plurality of icons 50 are arranged on the launcher screen 60 shown in FIG. The icon 50 is the same as the icon 50 arranged on the home screen 40. That is, the icon 50 is associated with a specific application installed on the smartphone 1 also on the launcher screen 60. Here, since the launcher screen 60 displays a list of all applications installed on the plurality of launcher screens 60, the icon 50 that is not displayed on the home screen 40 may also be displayed. In other words, the number of icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 is equal to or greater than the number of icons 50 displayed on the home screen 40.

  In addition, the smartphone 1 can increase or decrease the number of launcher screens 60. The smartphone 1 determines the number of launcher screens 60 according to the number of installed applications. That is, the smartphone 1 increases the number of launcher screens 60 as the number of applications to be installed increases. For this reason, the number of launcher screens 60 is often larger than the number of home screens 40. The number of icons 50 that can be displayed on one launcher screen 60 is 12, for example. Twelve icons 50 are displayed in three rows in the left-right direction and four rows in the up-down direction.

  The smartphone 1 displays an indicator (locator) 61 on the launcher screen 60. The indicator 61 is substantially the same as the indicator 51 arranged on the home screen 40. The number of symbols 62 matches the number of launcher screens 60. Since the number of launcher screens 60 is often larger than the number of home screens 40, the number of symbols 62 on the launcher screen 60 is often larger than the number of symbols 52 on the home screen 40. . The indicator 61 indicates the position of the currently displayed launcher screen 60. The symbol 62 corresponding to the currently displayed launcher screen 60 is displayed in a different manner from the symbols 62 corresponding to other launcher screens 60.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, four symbols 62 of the indicator 61 are displayed, and more symbols are displayed than the symbols 52 of the indicator 51 shown in FIG. The four symbols 62 of the indicator 61 indicate that the number of launcher screens 60 is four. The four symbols 62 are arranged in a row from the left side to the right side of the screen. Further, the four launcher screens 60 are set with columnar arrangement rules associated with the symbols 62 of the indicators 61. Further, on the launcher screen 60 shown in FIG. 7, the leftmost symbol 62 is displayed in a different form from the other symbols 62. This indicates that the leftmost launcher screen 60 is currently displayed.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture while the launcher screen 60 is displayed, the smartphone 1 switches the launcher screen 60 displayed on the display 2A. For example, the user touches the touch screen display 2 and inputs an operation of moving the screen leftward with the finger in contact. The smartphone 1 detects an operation of a finger that is moved leftward by the touch screen display 2 as a left flick gesture. When the smartphone 1 detects the left flick gesture as the specific gesture in the state where the left end launcher screen 60 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed, the smartphone 1 is the second from the left end which is the one right launcher screen 60 shown in FIG. Switch to the launcher screen 60. An icon 50 different from the icon 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the switched launcher screen 60 from the left end shown in FIG. Also, on the second launcher screen 60 from the left end shown in FIG. 8, the second symbol 62 from the left end is displayed in a different manner from the other symbols 62. This indicates that the second launcher screen 60 from the left end is currently displayed.

  That is, when the smartphone 1 detects a left flick gesture as a specific gesture while the launcher screen 60 is displayed, the smartphone 1 displays the second launcher screen 60 from the left end from the state in which the left end launcher screen 60 is displayed. From the state of displaying the second launcher screen 60 from the left end to the state of displaying the second launcher screen 60 from the right end, or from the state of displaying the second launcher screen 60 from the right end to the right end launcher Switch to the state where the screen 60 is displayed. In addition, when the smartphone 1 detects a right flick gesture as a specific gesture while the launcher screen 60 is displayed, the smartphone 1 displays the second launcher screen 60 from the right end from the state in which the right end launcher screen 60 is displayed. From the state of displaying the second launcher screen 60 from the left end to the state of displaying the second launcher screen 60 from the left end, or from the state of displaying the second launcher screen 60 from the left end to the left end launcher Switch to the state where the screen 60 is displayed.

  Further, the user can change the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 automatically or manually. That is, when the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for changing the arrangement of the icon 50 while the launcher screen 60 is displayed, the smartphone 1 changes the arrangement of the icon 50. The gestures for changing the arrangement of the icons 50 include a gesture for automatically changing the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60 and a gesture for manually changing the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60. First, a gesture for automatically changing the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60 will be described.

  On the launcher screen 60, an arrangement button 64 for changing the arrangement of the icons 50 is displayed. The arrangement button 64 is used for automatically changing the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60. The arrangement button 64 includes a home button 64a, an ABC order arrangement button 64b, and a DL order arrangement button 64c. The home button 64a, the ABC order placement button 64b, and the DL order placement button 64c are arranged in a row adjacent to each other in order from the left. The home button 64a is a button for saving the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 as a home arrangement (home launcher) or expanding the saved home arrangement. The ABC order arrangement button 64b is a button for rearranging the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 in the ABC order of the application. The DL order placement button 64c is a button for rearranging the placement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 in the order of application download.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a tap on each of the buttons 64a, 64b, and 64c while the launcher screen 60 is being displayed, the smartphone 1 automatically changes the arrangement of the icons 50 based on the application data 9X and the arrangement data 9Y. The arrangement data 9Y is stored in the storage 9. The arrangement data 9 </ b> Y stores information related to the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60. The arrangement data 9Y includes arrangement data 9Ya relating to the home button 64a, arrangement data 9Yb relating to the ABC order arrangement button 64b, and arrangement data 9Yc relating to the DL order arrangement button 64c.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of arrangement data 9Ya related to the home button 64a. The arrangement data 9Ya has an arrangement item and an ID item. The item of arrangement indicates a predetermined position on the predetermined launcher screen 60, and holds, for example, information on the position of “P1X1Y1”. “P” indicates the position of the launcher screen 60. That is, when the number of launcher screens 60 is four, the leftmost launcher screen 60 becomes “P1”, the number of “P” increases from the leftmost to the rightmost, and the rightmost launcher screen 60 becomes “P4”. Become. “X” indicates a column in the left-right direction of the icon 50 on the launcher screen 60. That is, when there are three columns in the left-right direction of the icon 50, the leftmost column is “X1”, the number of “X” increases from the left end to the right end, and the rightmost column is “X3”. “Y” indicates a step in the vertical direction of the icon 50 on the launcher screen 60. That is, when the icon 50 has four levels in the vertical direction, the top level is “Y1”, the number of “Y” increases from the top level to the bottom level, and the bottom level is “Y4”. Therefore, “P1X1Y1” indicates the upper left position on the leftmost launcher screen 60. In addition, the items of the arrangement are “P1X1Y1”, “P1X1Y2”, “P1X1Y3”, “P1X2Y1”, “. This is because the order of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 is left to right in the top row, left to right in the second row from the top, left to right in the third row from the top, and left to right in the bottom row. It shows that it is in order. The ID item is the same as the ID item of the application data 9X, and is an identification number for identifying the application.

  One arrangement data 9Ya is associated with the home button 64a. When the smartphone 1 detects a tap on the home button 64a, the smartphone 1 performs different processing by determining whether there is a change in the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60. When there is no change in the arrangement of the icons 50, the smartphone 1 executes a process of expanding the arrangement of the icons 50 that are the home arrangement. That is, when the smartphone 1 detects no tap on the home button 64a when there is no change in the arrangement of the icons 50, the icon 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 is based on the application data 9X and the arrangement data 9Ya. It changes automatically to become.

  When there is a change in the arrangement of the icons 50, the smartphone 1 executes a process of saving the arrangement of the icons 50 that are the home arrangement. That is, when there is a change in the arrangement of the icons 50, when the smartphone 1 detects a tap on the home button 64a, the arrangement of the icons 50 on the currently displayed launcher screen 60 is saved as the arrangement data 9Ya that is the home arrangement. To do. At this time, the smartphone 1 displays a confirmation screen for confirming whether to save the arrangement data 9Ya before saving the arrangement data 9Ya.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the arrangement data 9Yb related to the ABC order arrangement button 64b. The arrangement data 9Yb includes an arrangement item, an application name item, and an ID item. Here, the application name item is provided for explaining the arrangement data 9Yb, and need not be provided. The item of arrangement is the same as the arrangement data 9Ya, and indicates a predetermined position on the predetermined launcher screen 60. The application name item is the name of the application arranged in the order of ABC. The ID item is the same as the ID item of the application data 9X, and is an identification number for identifying the application.

  The arrangement data 9Yb is generated by the smartphone 1. That is, the smartphone 1 rearranges the IDs by rearranging the application names in the order of ABC based on the application data 9X. The smartphone 1 assigns the IDs rearranged in the order of ABC to the items of arrangement. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 10, arrangement data 9Yb in which the names of the applications are in the ABC order can be generated. The arrangement data 9Yb may be generated when the smartphone 1 detects a tap on the ABC order arrangement button 64b, or may be generated when a new application is stored in the storage 9.

  The ABC order placement button 64b is associated with placement data 9Yb. When the smartphone 1 detects a tap on the ABC order placement button 64b, the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 are automatically set in the ABC order of the application names based on the application data 9X and the placement data 9Yb. Change to

  FIG. 11 shows an example of the arrangement data 9Yc related to the DL order arrangement button 64c. The arrangement data 9Yc includes an arrangement item, a download date / time item, and an ID item. Here, the item of download date / time is also provided for explaining the arrangement data 9Yc, and need not be provided. The item of arrangement is the same as the arrangement data 9Ya, and indicates a predetermined position on the predetermined launcher screen 60. The item of download date / time is the download date / time arranged in time series so that the date / time is changed from newest to oldest. The ID item is the same as the ID item of the application data 9X, and is an identification number for identifying the application.

  The arrangement data 9Yc is generated by the smartphone 1. That is, the smartphone 1 rearranges the IDs by rearranging the applications in the order of download based on the application data 9X. The smartphone 1 assigns the IDs rearranged in the order of download to the items of arrangement. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 11, the arrangement data 9Yc in which the applications are in the download order can be generated. The arrangement data 9Yc may be generated when the smartphone 1 detects a tap on the DL order arrangement button 64c, or may be generated when a new application is stored in the storage 9.

  The DL order placement button 64c is associated with placement data 9Yc. When the smartphone 1 detects a tap on the DL order arrangement button 64c, the smartphone 50 automatically changes the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 in the download order based on the application data 9X and the arrangement data 9Yc. .

  Next, a gesture for manually changing the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60 will be described. When the user manually changes the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60, the user performs a predetermined gesture on the launcher screen 60 to shift to the manual icon rearrangement mode. The predetermined gesture is a long touch on the icon 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60. The smartphone 1 detects a long touch at a portion where the icon 50 is arranged via the touch screen 2B. Then, the smartphone 1 shifts to a manual icon rearrangement mode (user interface reconfiguration mode, icon rearrangement mode).

  When the smartphone 1 shifts to the manual icon rearrangement mode, the display of the launcher screen 60 is maintained. In the manual icon rearrangement mode, the user touches the icon 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 and moves the icon 50 from the touched state to a predetermined position. The smartphone 1 detects, via the touch screen 2B, a swipe that starts from a portion where the icon 50 is arranged and moves to a predetermined position. When the smartphone 1 detects the swipe, the smartphone 1 moves the position of the icon 50 in accordance with the detected swipe. Thereby, the smart phone 1 can change arbitrarily arrangement | positioning of the icon 50 which the user touched.

  Further, in a state where the launcher screen 60 is displayed, a region 42 is provided at the upper end of the display 2A. The area 42 is the same as that provided on the home screen 40. The launcher screen 60 is not provided with an area corresponding to the second area 48 of the home screen 40.

  The launcher screen 60 shown in FIG. 7 is an example, and the forms of various elements, the arrangement of various elements, the number of launcher screens 60, how to perform various operations on the launcher screen 60, and the like are as described above. Not necessarily.

  Next, an example of saving the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 according to a user instruction will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S11 shown in FIG. 12, the launcher screen 60 is displayed on the display 2A. The user changes the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60. For example, the user automatically changes the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60 by tapping the ABC order placement button 64b or the DL order placement button 64c. Alternatively, the user shifts to the manual icon rearrangement mode and manually changes the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60. Alternatively, the user automatically changes the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60 and then manually changes them.

  When the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60 is changed by the user, the smartphone 1 determines that the arrangement of the icons 50 has changed. That is, the smartphone 1 determines that there is a change in the arrangement of the icons 50 by detecting a gesture that changes the arrangement of the icons 50. After changing the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60, the user taps the home button 64a as a gesture for saving the arrangement of the icons 50.

  As illustrated in step S <b> 12 of FIG. 12, the smartphone 1 determines that there is a change in the arrangement of the icons 50 and detects a tap on the home button 64 a. Then, the smartphone 1 displays a confirmation screen 70 as to whether or not to save the arrangement of the icons 50 currently displayed on the launcher screen 60 as the arrangement data 9Ya that is the home arrangement.

  The confirmation screen 70 is a screen for confirming whether or not the arrangement of the icon 50 currently displayed on the launcher screen 60 is stored as the arrangement data 9Ya in association with the home button 64a. The confirmation screen 70 is displayed on the launcher screen 60. The confirmation screen 70 has a predetermined character string 71 and options 72. The predetermined character string 71 is, for example, “Do you want to set the current launcher as the home launcher?”. The options 72 include a “Yes” option 72a and a “No” option 72b.

  The user taps the “Yes” option 72 a on the confirmation screen 70. When the smartphone 1 detects the tap of the “Yes” option 72 a, the arrangement of the icon 50 currently displayed on the launcher screen 60, that is, the arrangement of the icon 50 when the tap of the home button 64 a is detected is displayed as arrangement data. Save as 9Ya. Then, the smartphone 1 ends the display of the confirmation screen 70.

  The user taps the “No” option 72 b on the confirmation screen 70. When the smartphone 1 detects the tap of the “No” option 72 b, the arrangement of the icon 50 currently displayed on the launcher screen 60, that is, the arrangement of the icon 50 when the tap of the home button 64 a is detected is displayed as arrangement data. Do not save as 9Ya. Then, the smartphone 1 ends the display of the confirmation screen 70.

  As illustrated in step S <b> 13 of FIG. 12, the smartphone 1 displays the launcher screen 60 when the display of the confirmation screen 70 is finished. The smartphone 1 sets the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 as the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60 immediately before the confirmation screen 70 is displayed. That is, the smartphone 1 has the arrangement of the icons 50 on the launcher screen 60 when the tap of the home button 64a is detected.

  As described above, the smartphone 1 displays the confirmation screen 70 when a gesture for saving the arrangement of the icons 50 is detected while the launcher screen 60 is displayed. For this reason, the smart phone 1 can alert | report whether the arrangement | positioning of the changed icon 50 is preserve | saved with respect to a user. As a result, the user can appropriately save the arrangement of the predetermined icons displayed on the launcher screen 60. As a result, the user does not need to perform a complicated operation such as an operation of returning from the changed icon layout to the previous icon layout, compared to the case where the icon layout is automatically saved. The operability of the smartphone 1 can be improved.

  In addition, when the smartphone 1 detects a tap of the “Yes” option 72 a as a gesture for saving the arrangement of the icons 50 while the confirmation screen 70 is displayed, the smartphone 1 saves the arrangement of the icons. In addition, when the smartphone 1 detects a tap of the “No” option 72b as a gesture for not saving the arrangement of the icon 50 while the confirmation screen 70 is displayed, the smartphone 1 does not save the icon arrangement. For this reason, the user can confirm and save the arrangement of the predetermined icon 50.

  Further, when the display of the confirmation screen 70 is finished, the smartphone 1 displays the launcher screen 60 immediately before the confirmation screen 70 is displayed. For this reason, the user can continue the operation of changing the arrangement of the icons 50.

  Further, when detecting a gesture for tapping the home button 64a, the smartphone 1 sets the arrangement of the icons 50 based on the arrangement data 9Ya associated with the home button 64a. Therefore, the user can easily expand the home layout of the icon 50 on the launcher screen 60.

  Here, in the present embodiment, one arrangement data 9Ya is associated with the home button 64a, but a plurality of arrangement data 9Ya may be associated. FIG. 13 shows an example of a launcher screen when a plurality of arrangement data 9Ya is associated. The user taps the home button 64a on the launcher screen 60. When the placement of the icon 50 is not changed during the display of the launcher screen 60, the smartphone 1 displays the placement selection screen 80 on the upper side of the home button 64a when detecting the tap of the home button 64a.

  The arrangement selection screen 80 is a screen for selecting a plurality of arrangement data 9Ya associated with the home button 64a. The arrangement selection screen 80 is a screen for restoring the arrangement of the icons 50. The arrangement selection screen 80 has a plurality of options 81. The plurality of options 81 includes a “latest arrangement” option 81a, a “previous arrangement” option 81b, and a “previous arrangement” option 81c.

  The user taps the “latest arrangement” option 81 a on the arrangement selection screen 80. When the smartphone 1 detects the tap of the “latest arrangement” option 81a, the smartphone 1 automatically changes the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 based on the arrangement data 9Ya having the latest saved date and time. .

  The user taps the “previous placement” option 81 b on the placement selection screen 80. When the smartphone 1 detects the tap of the option 81b of the “previous arrangement”, the smartphone 1 displays it on the launcher screen 60 based on the arrangement data 9Ya stored on the date one date older than the latest arrangement data 9Ya. The arrangement of the icons 50 to be changed is automatically changed.

  On the arrangement selection screen 80, the user taps an option 81c of “Previous arrangement”. When the smartphone 1 detects the tap of the option 81c of the “previous placement” option, the smartphone 1 displays it on the launcher screen 60 based on the placement data 9Ya stored at the date and time two times older than the latest placement data 9Ya. The arrangement of the icons 50 to be changed is automatically changed.

  If the arrangement of the icons 50 is changed while the launcher screen 60 is displayed, the smartphone 1 detects the tap of the home button 64a, and uses the arrangement of the icons 50 on the currently displayed launcher screen 60 as the arrangement data 9Ya. save. At this time, the controller 10 rewrites the arrangement data 9Ya having the oldest stored date and time to the arrangement data 9Ya having the newest date and time.

  In FIG. 13, the smartphone 1 displays the plurality of options 81 described above on the arrangement selection screen 80 in order to restore the arrangement of the icons 50, but is not limited thereto. That is, the smartphone 1 may display a plurality of options associated with the arrangement of the plurality of icons 50 on the arrangement selection screen 80. That is, it is good also as arrangement | positioning of the icon 50 corresponding to each option. In this case, the user can change the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 to the arrangement of the predetermined icons 50 by tapping a predetermined option displayed on the arrangement selection screen 80.

  Moreover, although the smart phone 1 displayed the confirmation screen 70 by detecting the tap of the home button 64a, it is not limited to this. That is, the smartphone 1 may display the confirmation screen 70 by detecting a gesture other than the tap of the home button 64a.

  An example of a control processing procedure based on the function provided by the control program 9A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 shows a processing procedure of control executed while the launcher screen 60 is displayed. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 14 is realized by the controller 10 executing the control program 9A and the launcher application 9D. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 14 is repeatedly executed while the launcher screen 60 is displayed on the display 2A. The controller 10 may execute another processing procedure for control related to the launcher screen 60 in parallel with the processing procedure shown in FIG.

  In step S101, the controller 10 acquires the detection result of the touch screen 2B during display of the launcher screen 60, and determines whether a gesture is detected based on the acquired detection result. If the controller 10 determines in step S101 that no gesture has been detected (step S101: No), the controller 10 proceeds to step S101. That is, the controller 10 repeats the process of step S101 until a gesture is detected on the touch screen 2B.

  When it is determined in step S101 that a gesture has been detected (step S101: Yes), the controller 10 determines whether the gesture is a gesture for changing the arrangement of the icons 50 in step S102. That is, the controller 10 determines whether the gesture detected in step S101 is a gesture for changing the arrangement of the icons 50. The gesture for changing the arrangement of the icons 50 is a tap of the ABC order placement button 64b and the DL order placement button 64c, a long touch on the icon 50 for shifting to the manual icon rearrangement mode, or a combination of these gestures.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S102 that the gesture is a gesture for changing the arrangement of the icon 50 (step S102: Yes), the controller 10 performs setting for changing the arrangement of the icon 50 in step S103. An example of the setting with placement change is a placement change flag. The controller 10 sets an arrangement change flag when the arrangement of the icon 50 is changed. In addition, when there is no change in the arrangement of the icons 50, the controller 10 turns off the arrangement change flag. And the controller 10 progresses to step S101 after the process of step S103. In other words, when the controller 10 is configured to change the arrangement of the icon 50, the controller 10 again determines whether a gesture has been detected via the touch screen 2B while the launcher screen 60 is being displayed.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S102 that the gesture is not a gesture for changing the arrangement of the icons 50 (step S102: No), the controller 10 determines in step S104 whether the tap is on the home button 64a. That is, the controller 10 determines whether the gesture detected in step S101 is a tap on the home button 64a. If the controller 10 determines in step S104 that the tap is on the home button 64a (step S104: Yes), the controller 10 determines whether or not there is an arrangement change setting in step S105. If the controller 10 determines in step S104 that it is not a tap on the home button 64a (step S104: No), the controller 10 executes processing of the detected gesture as step S112, and proceeds to step S101. Here, the processing of the detected gesture includes various processes executed when the controller 10 is displaying the launcher screen 60, such as an application activation process corresponding to the icon 50 and a movement process of the launcher screen 60. It is.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S105 that there is a setting with an arrangement change (step S105: Yes), the controller 10 displays a confirmation screen 70 as step S106. In step S107, the controller 10 determines whether to save the icon arrangement data 9Ya by detecting the tap of the predetermined option 72 while the confirmation screen 70 is displayed. When the controller 10 detects the tap of the “Yes” option 72a in step S106, the controller 10 determines to save the arrangement data 9Ya of the icon 50 in step S107 (step S107: Yes). Then, the controller 10 stores the arrangement of the icons 50 displayed on the launcher screen 60 in association with the home button 64a as arrangement data 9Ya in step S108. After the process of step S108, the controller 10 cancels the setting with the arrangement change as step S109. To cancel the setting with placement change is, for example, to drop the placement change flag.

  When the controller 10 detects the tap of the “No” option 72b in step S106, the controller 10 determines in step S107 that the arrangement data 9Ya of the icon 50 is not stored (step S107: No). Then, the controller 10 proceeds to step S109. That is, if the controller 10 determines not to save the arrangement data 9Ya of the icon 50, the controller 10 processes step S109 without processing step S108.

  After the process of step S109, the controller 10 ends the display of the confirmation screen 70 as step S110. Then, when the display of the confirmation screen 70 is completed, the controller 10 displays the launcher screen 60 as step S111. Here, the launcher screen 60 displayed in step S111 is the launcher screen 60 immediately before the confirmation screen 70 is displayed. That is, the controller 10 displays the launcher screen 60 when the tap of the home button 64a is detected in step S104.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S105 that there is no arrangement change setting (S105: No), the controller 10 expands the arrangement data 9Ya associated with the home button 64a as step S113. When the controller 10 expands the arrangement data 9Ya, the controller 10 proceeds to step S111. Here, the launcher screen 60 displayed in step S111 is the launcher screen 60 in which the icons 50 are arranged based on the developed arrangement data 9Ya. And the controller 10 complete | finishes this process, after performing the process of step S111.

  In order to fully and clearly disclose the present invention, it has been described with respect to characteristic embodiments. However, the appended claims should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but all modifications and alternatives that can be created by those skilled in the art within the scope of the basic matters shown in this specification. Should be configured to embody such a configuration.

  For example, each program shown in FIG. 5 may be divided into a plurality of modules, or may be combined with other programs.

  Moreover, although said embodiment demonstrated the smart phone as an example of an apparatus provided with a touch screen display, the apparatus which concerns on an attached claim is not limited to a smart phone. For example, the device according to the appended claims may be a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone, a portable personal computer, a digital camera, a media player, an electronic book reader, a navigator, or a game machine. The apparatus according to the appended claims may be a stationary electronic device such as a desktop personal computer or a television receiver.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Smart phone 2 Touch screen display 2A Display 2B Touch screen 3 Button 4 Illuminance sensor 5 Proximity sensor 6 Communication unit 7 Receiver 8 Microphone 9 Storage 9A Control program 9B Mail application 9C Browser application 9Z Setting data 10 Controller 12, 13 Camera 14 Connector 15 Acceleration Sensor
16 Direction sensor 17 Gyroscope 20 Housing 40 Home screen 50 Icon 51 Indicator 52 Symbol 60 Launcher screen 61 Indicator 62 Symbol 64 Place button 64a Home button 64b ABC order button 64c DL order button 70 Confirmation screen 72 Options 80 Placement selection screen 81 Choice

Claims (8)

Touch screen display,
A controller capable of listing applications and displaying a launcher screen including an icon associated with the application on the touch screen display,
The controller is configured to display, on the touch screen display, a confirmation screen as to whether or not to save the icon arrangement when a gesture for saving the icon arrangement displayed on the launcher screen is detected. A storage for storing the arrangement of the icons on the launcher screen;
When a gesture for saving the icon arrangement is detected during the display of the confirmation screen, the controller stores the icon arrangement in the storage, ends the display of the confirmation screen, The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when a gesture that does not save the arrangement is detected, the display of the confirmation screen is terminated without saving the arrangement of the icon in the storage.   The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the display of the confirmation screen is finished, the controller displays the launcher screen immediately before the confirmation screen is displayed on the touch screen display. A storage for storing the arrangement of the icons on the launcher screen;
When the gesture that expands the arrangement of the icon stored in the storage is detected while the launcher screen is displayed, the controller displays the icon arrangement on the launcher screen as the icon stored in the storage. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the apparatus is arranged as follows. A storage for storing a plurality of icon arrangements on the launcher screen;
When the gesture for expanding the arrangement of the icon stored in the storage is detected while the launcher screen is displayed, the controller selects the arrangement of the icon stored in the storage. The apparatus of any one of Claim 1 to 3 which displays.   6. The controller according to claim 5, wherein, when a gesture for selecting the arrangement of the icon is detected while the arrangement selection screen is displayed, the arrangement of the icon on the launcher screen is set as the arrangement of the selected icon. The device described. A method for controlling a device comprising a touch screen display, comprising:
Displaying a launcher screen capable of listing applications and including an icon associated with the application on the touch screen display;
When a gesture for saving the arrangement of the icons displayed on the launcher screen is detected, displaying a confirmation screen as to whether or not to save the arrangement of the icons on the touch screen display;
Including methods. For devices with touch screen displays,
Displaying a launcher screen capable of listing applications and including an icon associated with the application on the touch screen display;
When a gesture for saving the arrangement of the icons displayed on the launcher screen is detected, displaying a confirmation screen as to whether or not to save the arrangement of the icons on the touch screen display;
A program that executes

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