JP2013080311A - Information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus that further improves operability of a user compared to a conventional apparatus.SOLUTION: When touch position information is given from an input unit, an information processing apparatus displays a controller image CI for operating an operation object at a position corresponding to a touch position. If the information processing apparatus determines that the touch position has moved beyond the border L20 of the controller image CI on the basis of the touch position information that are sequentially given from the input unit, moves a display position of the controller image CI so as to locate the touch position inside the controller image CI.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus.

  In recent years, a multifunctional mobile phone called a so-called smartphone has been widely used as a kind of information processing apparatus. Recently, for the purpose of improving entertainment properties, smart phones equipped with various game functions have been proposed and developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-110222 A

  It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus that can further improve user operability as compared with the prior art.

An information processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes:
A display unit;
An input unit that is placed so as to be superimposed on the display unit, and generates and outputs touch position information indicating the touched position when a desired position is touched;
When the touch position information is given from the input unit, a controller image for operating an operation target is displayed at a position corresponding to the touch position in the input unit, and then the touch position sequentially given from the input unit Based on the information, when it is determined that the touch position has moved beyond the boundary of the controller image, the display position of the controller image is moved so that the touch position is positioned inside the controller image. And a control unit.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the operability of the user can be further improved as compared with the conventional one.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of a display part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an information processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus 10 is composed of, for example, a multi-function mobile phone called a so-called smartphone, and the information processing apparatus 10 has a desired game function.

  Predetermined software is stored in the storage unit 30 of the information processing apparatus 10, and the control unit 20 performs the overall operation of the information processing apparatus 10 based on the software stored in the storage unit 30. Control.

  The information processing apparatus 10 includes a display unit 40 made of, for example, a liquid crystal display and an input unit 50 made of a touch panel, and is formed by placing the input unit 50 on the display unit 40 so as to overlap each other.

  The information processing apparatus 10 is provided with physical operation buttons, a microphone and a speaker, a camera, and the like (not shown) at predetermined positions.

  By the way, when the user selects and operates the input unit 50 in order to execute a desired game, the control unit 20 loads software for executing the game from the storage unit 30 in accordance with the user's selection operation on the input unit 50. Based on the read software, an image corresponding to the game to be selected is displayed on the display unit 40.

  In this state, when the user touches a desired position in the input unit 50 with a finger, the input unit 50 generates touch position information indicating the touched position, and sends this to the control unit 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when touch position information is given from the input unit 50, the control unit 20 generates a controller image CI that functions as a controller for operating an operation target such as a character and displays the controller image CI. Is displayed on the display screen 40S.

  At this time, the control unit 20 displays the controller image CI on the display unit 40 so that the operation button display region R10 displayed in the center of the controller image CI is positioned at a position corresponding to the position touched by the user on the input unit 50. To display.

  As described above, the center of the controller image CI displayed when the user first touches the input unit 50 to execute the game is set as the reference position, and the operation button display region R10 is initially positioned and displayed at this reference position. The Note that the operation button display area R10 of the controller image CI corresponds to the center button of the physical controller.

  At this time, the control unit 20 uses the center of the operation button display region R10 as a reference, and an operation determination threshold line L10 for determining whether or not an operation target such as a character has been operated around the operation button display region R10. Is generated and displayed, and a movement determination threshold line L20 for determining whether or not to move the entire controller image CI following the movement of the finger is generated and displayed around the operation determination threshold line L10. The movement determination threshold line L20 forms a boundary of the controller image CI.

  In this state, the user tries to operate an operation target such as a character, and puts his / her finger in a desired direction in a state where the finger is in contact with a position corresponding to the display position of the operation button display region R10 in the input unit 50. When moved, the input unit 50 sequentially generates touch position information according to the movement of the finger and sends the information to the control unit 20.

  When the touch position information is sequentially given from the input unit 50, the control unit 20 moves the display position of the operation button display region R10 on the display screen 40S of the display unit 40 so as to follow the movement of the finger. That is, the control unit 20 moves the display position of the operation button display region R10 to a position corresponding to the sequentially provided touch position information.

  When the control unit 20 determines that the position represented by the touch position information given from the input unit 50 has exceeded the operation determination threshold line L10, the control unit 20 moves the operation button display region R10 represented by the touch position information. It is determined that an operation for moving the operation target in the direction has been performed. Thereby, the control unit 20 moves an operation target such as a character (not shown) displayed on the display screen 40S of the display unit 40 in a desired direction.

  By the way, in the case of this Embodiment, when a user moves a finger | toe further, operation button display area R10 may be moved exceeding the movement determination threshold line L20.

  As described above, when the control unit 20 determines that the position represented by the touch position information given from the input unit 50 has exceeded the movement determination threshold line L20, the control unit 20 displays the operation button display region R10 as the operation determination threshold line L10. And the movement determination threshold line L20, the display position of the entire controller image CI is moved in the movement direction of the operation button display area R10.

  Thereafter, the control unit 20 stops the movement of the entire controller image CI at a timing at which the operation button display area R10 can be positioned in the area R20 between the operation determination threshold line L10 and the movement determination threshold line L20. The display position of the controller image CI is fixed.

  Note that when the user releases his / her finger from the input unit 50 and the touch position information is no longer given from the input unit 50 to the control unit 20, the control unit 20 displays the controller image CI on the display screen 40 </ b> S of the display unit 40. Stop that.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the display position of the controller image CI can be changed according to the position touched by the user, and the display position of the controller image CI can be changed according to the movement of the user's finger. Therefore, the user operability can be further improved as compared with the conventional case.

  Incidentally, as a comparative example of the present embodiment, there is a method of fixing and displaying a controller image at a predetermined position on the display screen. In the method of fixing and displaying the controller image CI at a predetermined position on the display screen 40S, unlike a physical controller, when the user is concentrated on the game, the currently touched position may not be known. In this case, it is necessary for the user to visually confirm the current touch position, which causes a decrease in operability.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the user can perform an operation accurately without visually confirming the current touch position.

  Specifically, the controller image CI can be displayed at a position corresponding to the position where the user first touched the input unit 50 to operate an operation target such as a character, and the controller image CI is fixed. As in the case of being displayed, the operation can be accurately started without visually confirming the position.

  Further, in the method of fixing and displaying the controller image CI as in the comparative example, for example, after the operation button display region R10 is moved leftward beyond the distance corresponding to the movement determination threshold line L20. When the operation button display region R10 is moved in the right direction, it is necessary to move the operation button display region R10 further to the right after returning the operation button display region R10 to the reference position.

  On the other hand, in the display method according to the present embodiment, even when the operation button display region R10 is moved leftward beyond the movement determination threshold line L20, the operation button display region R10 is moved. Since the display position of the controller image CI is moved so as to follow the movement, when the operation button display region R10 is moved to the right after that, it is only necessary to move the operation image by the amount necessary for the operation of the operation target. Thus, it is possible to avoid an increase in the amount of movement as in the comparative example, and thus it is possible to suppress a decrease in operability.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the information processing apparatus 10 including a multi-function mobile phone called a smartphone is applied as the information processing apparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Various other information processing devices such as game devices may be applied.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the input unit 50 is applied as the input unit has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input unit 50 is placed on the display unit 40 so as to be overlapped, and the desired position is set. When the is touched, other various input units that generate and output touch position information indicating the touched position may be applied.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the control unit 20 is applied as the control unit has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the touch position information is given from the input unit 50, the input unit 50 The controller image CI for operating the operation target is displayed at a position corresponding to the touch position, and then, based on the touch position information sequentially given from the input unit 50, the movement determination that the touch position is the boundary of the controller image CI. When it is determined that the movement has exceeded the threshold line L20, other various control units that move the display position of the controller image CI are applied so that the touch position is positioned inside the controller image CI. Also good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information processing apparatus 20 Control part 30 Memory | storage part 40 Display part 50 Input part

Claims (1)

A display unit;
An input unit that is placed so as to be superimposed on the display unit, and generates and outputs touch position information indicating the touched position when a desired position is touched;
When the touch position information is given from the input unit, a controller image for operating an operation target is displayed at a position corresponding to the touch position in the input unit, and then the touch position sequentially given from the input unit Based on the information, when it is determined that the touch position has moved beyond the boundary of the controller image, the display position of the controller image is moved so that the touch position is positioned inside the controller image. An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit.

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