JP2013092988A - Device, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a background image displayed on a home screen easier to see.SOLUTION: A device (e.g., smartphone) 1 comprises: a touch screen display 2 on which a background image (e.g., wallpaper) 41 and an icon 50 superimposed in front of the background image are displayed on a home screen 40; and a controller 10. When an operation to designate a first region of the wallpaper 41 is detected, the controller 10 arranges the icon 50 in a second region outside the first region in displaying the home screen.

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

  Many devices including a touch screen display display a screen called a home screen on the touch screen display. An object called an icon is arranged on the home screen. When a device having a touch screen display detects a specific gesture for an icon, the device performs a function corresponding to the icon on which the gesture was made.

  On the home screen, an image called a wallpaper (background image) is displayed as an icon background. The wallpaper is changed to an arbitrary image according to a user instruction. Many users use their favorite images such as family photos or landscape photos taken while traveling as wallpaper. However, when the number of icons arranged on the home screen increases, most of the wallpaper is blocked by the icons and cannot be seen. That is, even if the user uses a favorite image as wallpaper, the visibility of the favorite image may be reduced by the icon.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, a method, and a program that make it easier to see a background image displayed on a home screen.

  The apparatus according to the present invention detects a display on which a background image and an icon superimposed on the front of the background image are displayed on the home screen, and a designation operation for designating a first area from the background image. And a controller that arranges the icon in a second area outside the first area when displaying.

  In one aspect, the method according to the present invention is a method for controlling an apparatus including a touch screen display in which a background image and an icon superimposed on the front of the background image are displayed on a home screen. Detecting an operation for designating a first area, and placing the icon in a second area outside the first area.

  In one aspect, a program according to the present invention specifies a first area from a background image in an apparatus including a touch screen display on which a background image and an icon superimposed on the front of the background image are displayed on a home screen. A step of detecting an operation; and a step of arranging the icon in a second area outside the first area.

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 home screen display control. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of home screen display control. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of home screen display control. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of home screen display control. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for controlling the display of the home screen. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure for controlling the display of the home screen.

  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 touch screen 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 the icon 50, the smartphone 1 executes an application associated with the icon 50. For example, a tap can be used as the specific gesture. 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. On the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4, a wallpaper (background image) 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.

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

  The smartphone 1 displays one or more locators on the home screen. The number of locators matches the number of home screens. The locator indicates the position of the currently displayed home screen. The locator corresponding to the currently displayed home screen is displayed in a manner different from other locators.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, four locators 51 are displayed. This indicates that the number of home screens 40 is four. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the second symbol from the left is displayed in a manner different from other symbols. This indicates that the second home screen from the left is currently displayed.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture while displaying the home screen, the smartphone 1 changes the home screen displayed on the display 2A. For example, when detecting a right flick, the smartphone 1 changes the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the left home screen. In addition, when the smartphone 1 detects a left flick, the smartphone 1 changes the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the right home screen.

  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. The position where the region 42 is provided is not limited to the upper end of the display 2A.

  Note that 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, various operation methods on the home screen 40, and the like are described above. It does not have to be street.

  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. Examples of cellular phone communication standards include LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA, CDMA2000, PDC, GSM (registered trademark), PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and the like. 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, 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 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 function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of performing various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. Note that the functions provided by the control program 9A may be used in combination with functions provided by other programs such as the mail application 9B.

  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.

  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 apparatus by 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 changing the arrangement position of icons on the home screen in accordance with a user instruction, and a function for changing the stacking position of icons and wallpaper. In the following, an example of changing the stacking position of the icon and the wallpaper on the home screen according to the user's instruction and an example of changing the position of the icon on the home screen are shown.

  In step S11 shown in FIG. 6, the home screen 40 is displayed on the display 2A. On the home screen 40 displayed in step S11, a picture of the mother and child is set as the wallpaper 41. Many portions of the wallpaper 41 are hidden by a plurality of icons 50 arranged on the wallpaper 41.

  In step S <b> 12, the user's finger F long taps a portion of the display area of the wallpaper 41 where the icon 50 is not arranged. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a long tap in a portion where the icon 50 is not arranged in the display area of the wallpaper 41 via the touch screen 2B. In the smartphone 1, it is determined that a long tap in a portion where the icon 50 is not arranged in the display area of the wallpaper 41 is a replacement gesture. When a long tap is detected in a portion where the icon 50 is not arranged, the smartphone 1 is in a state where the icon 50 is not displayed as shown in step S13. Specifically, the smartphone 1 switches the display order of the icon 50 (the layer of the icon 50) and the wallpaper 41 (the layer of the wallpaper 41), and displays the wallpaper 41 on the near side (front side) of the icon 50. Note that the smartphone 1 does not need to change the display order of the wallpaper 41 and the icon 50 simply by hiding the icon 50. Further, the smartphone 1 may not be hidden and may be in a state where the icon 50 is transparently displayed.

  In many cases, the user sets a favorite image as a wallpaper, such as the mother and the child in the example of FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, by displaying the wallpaper 41 on the home screen in front of the icon 50 in accordance with the user's instruction, the smartphone 1 reduces a decrease in the visibility of the wallpaper 41 due to the icon 50. As a result, the user can appreciate the favorite image without being blocked by the icon 50. In the present embodiment, the icon 50 and the wallpaper 41 are described as being divided into the icon 50 layer and the wallpaper 41 layer, and the two layers are stacked adjacent to each other. It is not limited. The smartphone 1 only needs to overlap the layer of the icon 50 and the layer of the wallpaper 41. For example, another layer may be sandwiched between the layer of the icon 50 and the layer of the wallpaper 41. The smartphone 1 does not need to have the icon 50 layer and the wallpaper 41 layer as layers, and the icon 50 and the wallpaper 41 need only be displayed in an overlapping manner.

  Next, in step S21 shown in FIG. 7, the state in which the user's finger F is in contact with the touch screen display 2 is maintained, and the contact position is set as indicated by the arrow α1. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a swipe so as to surround the mother's face and the child's face in the display area of the wallpaper 41 via the touch screen 2B. When the smartphone 1 displays the wallpaper 41 in front of the icon 50 and detects a swipe surrounding a predetermined area, the smartphone 1 sets the enclosed area as a first area where the icon 50 is not arranged. In the present embodiment, an area in which the mother's face and the child's face are displayed in the display area of the wallpaper 41 is set as the first area in which no icon is arranged. That is, the smartphone 1 sets an area outside the first area surrounded by the swipe as a second area where the icon 50 is arranged.

  In step S22, the user's finger F is tapping the wallpaper 41 for a long time. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a long tap on the wallpaper 41 via the touch screen 2B. In this smartphone 1, the long tap of the wallpaper 41 on the home screen on which the icon 50 is not displayed is also a replacement gesture in the same manner as the long tap on the portion where the icon 50 is not arranged in the display area of the wallpaper 41. Determine. When a long tap is detected in the state in which the wallpaper 41 is displayed in front of the icon 50, the smartphone 1 is in a state in which the icon 50 is displayed in front of the wallpaper 41 as shown in step S23. . Specifically, the smartphone 1 switches the display order of the layer of the icon 50 and the layer of the wallpaper 41 to display the icon 50 on the near side of the wallpaper 41. In addition, the smartphone 1 arranges the icon 50 in the second area other than the first area surrounded by the swipe moved by the arrow α1 detected in step S21.

  As described above, when the smartphone 1 detects, as the home screen 40, a swipe surrounding the area in a state where the wallpaper 41 is displayed in front of the icon 50, the area is designated as the first area where the icon 50 is not disposed. Set. The same applies to the case where the icon 50 is made invisible by another method as described above. If the display is changed to a state in which the icon 50 is displayed in front of the wallpaper 41 after the first area is set, the smartphone 1 displays the icon 50 in a region other than the first area. Accordingly, even when the user places the icon 50 in front of the wallpaper 41, the user can prevent the icon 50 from being placed in an area where the icon 50 is not desired to be placed. In other words, the user can prevent the icon 50 from being placed in the region that the user wants to see on the wallpaper 41.

  Furthermore, the smartphone 1 according to the present embodiment determines the first region where the icon 50 is not placed and the placement position of the icon 50 based on the swipe surrounding the region. Thereby, the user can set the area | region which does not arrange | position the icon 50 by simple operation called swipe. In the present embodiment, the swipe surrounding the area is used as a gesture for setting the first area where the icon 50 is not arranged, but the present invention is not limited to this. The smartphone 1 can use various gestures that can identify the first region where the icon 50 is not arranged in a state where the wallpaper 41 is displayed as gestures for setting the first region where the icon 50 is not arranged. For example, the multi-touch with respect to the wallpaper 41 may be a gesture for setting the first area where the icon 50 is not arranged. In this case, the inside of the circle passing through the position touched by multi-touch may be the first area where the icon 50 is not placed, or the icon 50 is placed inside the rectangle having the corner touched by multi-touch as a corner. The first region may not be used. The smartphone 1 uses the gesture detected on the touch screen 2 </ b> B as an operation to set the first area where the icon 50 is not arranged, so that the user can operate the wallpaper 41 displayed on the touch screen display 2. The first area can be easily specified intuitively. In addition, the smartphone 1 may set an operation other than the gesture detected on the touch screen 2 </ b> B as an operation for setting the first region where the icon 50 is not arranged. For example, the cursor may be operated with the button 3, and the first area where the icon 50 is not arranged by connecting the points designated by the cursor may be set. The smartphone 1 determines the first area where the icon is not arranged based on the operation for setting the first area, and arranges the icon 50 on the wallpaper based on the determination, thereby changing the display position of the icon 50 one by one. Even if it is not moved, the desired area of the wallpaper 41 can be easily viewed.

  In the smartphone 1, when the first area where the icons 50 are not arranged is set and the icons 50 are rearranged, as shown in FIG. , 50b may be stored. In FIG. 10, the display of icon characters is omitted. As a result, the smartphone 1 sets all the setting icons 50 to be displayed on the home screen 40 even when the first area where the icons 50 are not arranged is set and the second area where the icons 50 can be displayed on the wallpaper 41 becomes small. Can be displayed. The smartphone 1 can determine the icon 50 to be stored in the foldered icons 50a and 50b based on a preset priority order. For example, the smartphone 1 may store the icons 50a and 50b in a folder in order from the icon 50 with the lowest use frequency, or store the icons 50a and 50b in a folder in order from the icon 50 having a similar category. You may do it.

  The smartphone 1 can move the display position of the wallpaper 41 on the touch screen display 2 in accordance with the movement of the home screen 40. For example, when the home screen 40 to be displayed on the touch screen display 2 is moved to the right home screen 40, the smartphone 1 moves the display position of the wallpaper 41 on the touch screen display 2 to the left by a predetermined distance. Thereby, the user can intuitively understand that the home screen 40 has moved. In addition, when the home screen 40 moves, the smartphone 1 uses the same image as the wallpaper 41 except that the display position is changed. However, the icon 50 displayed on the wallpaper 41 is associated with the home screen 40. Switch to the icon 50. Furthermore, the smartphone 1 changes the display of the locator 51 in accordance with the movement of the home screen 40.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the smartphone 1 also moves the first region where the icon 50 is not arranged in accordance with the movement of the display position of the wallpaper 41 and resets the arrangement position of the icon 50 to be displayed on the wallpaper 41. For example, when the home screen 40 to be displayed on the touch screen display 2 is moved to the right home screen 40, the smartphone 1 moves the display position of the wallpaper 41 on the touch screen display 2 by a predetermined distance as shown in FIG. Move to the left. As shown in FIG. 9, the smartphone 1 moves the first region where the icon 50 is not arranged in accordance with the movement of the display position of the wallpaper 41 and resets the arrangement position of the icon 50 to be displayed on the wallpaper 41. One icon 50 can be arranged on the right side of the child's face.

  When the smartphone 1 moves the home screen 40 by moving the first area where the icon 50 is not arranged in accordance with the movement of the display position of the wallpaper 41, the icon is displayed in the area set as the first area by the user. 50 can be prevented from being arranged. Thereby, even if a user does not set a 1st area | region for every home screen 40, it can suppress that the icon 50 is arrange | positioned to the said area | region, and can maintain the part of the wallpaper 41 in the state which is easy to see.

  In addition, the smartphone 1 may associate the process of switching the display order of the layer of the icon 50 and the layer of the wallpaper 41 with other gestures such as flick, pinch-in, and pinch-out. For example, when a flick in a certain direction on the home screen 40 is detected, the smartphone 1 executes a process of displaying the icon 50 layer on the front rather than the wallpaper 41 layer, and the reverse on the home screen 40 When a flick in the direction is detected, a process of displaying the layer of the wallpaper 41 in front of the layer of the icon 50 may be executed. For example, when a pinch-in on the home screen 40 is detected, the smartphone 1 performs a process of displaying the icon 50 layer in front of the wallpaper 41 layer, and a pinch-out on the home screen 40 is detected. In this case, a process of displaying the layer of the wallpaper 41 in front of the layer of the icon 50 may be executed. Processing for switching the display order of the layer of the icon 50 and the layer of the wallpaper 41 may be associated with the same gesture. That is, each time a predetermined gesture is detected, the smartphone 1 displays the icon 50 layer in front of the wallpaper 41 layer and the wallpaper 41 layer in front of the icon 50 layer. And may be executed alternately.

  The smartphone 1 may execute a process of switching the display order of the layer of the icon 50 and the layer of the wallpaper 41 according to an operation other than the gesture performed on the touch screen display 2. For example, the smartphone 1 may execute a process of switching the display order of the layer of the icon 50 and the layer of the wallpaper 41 in accordance with the operation detected via the button 3. In addition, the smartphone 1 may perform a process of switching the display order of the layer of the icon 50 and the layer of the wallpaper 41 according to an operation of shaking the smartphone 1 detected via the acceleration sensor 15 or the like. In addition, the smartphone 1 may execute a process of switching the display order of the icon 50 layer and the wallpaper 41 layer according to an operation by voice. The operation by voice may be realized, for example, by the controller 10 executing voice recognition processing on the voice signal transmitted from the microphone 8. Further, the voice operation may be realized based on the result of the voice recognition processing performed by transmitting the audio signal transmitted from the microphone 8 to another device via the communication unit 6 and causing the other device to perform the operation.

  With reference to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, an example of a control processing procedure based on the function provided by the control program 9A will be described. 10 and 11 are flowcharts showing a processing procedure for controlling the display of the home screen. More specifically, FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a control processing procedure for switching the display order of the icon 50 layer and the wallpaper 41 layer. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a control processing procedure for setting a first region in which the icon 50 is not arranged. The processing procedure shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is realized by the controller 10 executing the control program 9A. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 10 is repeatedly executed while the home screen 40 is displayed on the display 2A. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 11 is executed as part of the processing shown in FIG. The controller 10 may execute another processing procedure for control related to the home screen 40 in parallel with the processing procedure illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11.

  In Step S114, the controller 10 acquires the detection result of the touch screen 2B, and determines whether a gesture is detected based on the acquired detection result. If the controller 10 determines in step S114 that no gesture has been detected (No in step S114), the controller 10 proceeds to step S114. That is, the controller 10 repeats the process of step S114 until a gesture is detected on the touch screen 2B. If the controller 10 determines in step S114 that a gesture has not been detected, the controller 10 may end the process to repeatedly execute the process of FIG.

  If it is determined in step S114 that a gesture has been detected (Yes in step S114), the controller 10 determines in step S116 whether the gesture is a gesture for moving the wallpaper (wallpaper layer) to the front. That is, the controller 10 is a gesture in which the gesture detected in step S114 moves the wallpaper to the front. In the present embodiment, the controller 10 moves to the wallpaper 41 that is detected in a state where the icon 50 layer is displayed in front of the wallpaper 41 layer. Determine if it is a long tap. If the controller 10 determines in step S116 that the gesture is a gesture for moving the wallpaper to the front (Yes in step S116), the controller 10 causes the layer of the wallpaper 41 to be displayed in front of the layer of the icon 50 in step S118. The display order of the layer 41 and the layer of the icon 50 are switched, and this process is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S116 that the gesture is not a gesture for moving the wallpaper to the front (No in step S116), the controller 10 determines in step S120 whether the gesture is a gesture for moving the icon (icon layer) to the front. That is, the controller 10 detects the gesture in which the gesture detected in step S114 moves the icon 50 to the front, in the present embodiment, the wallpaper 41 detected in a state where the layer of the wallpaper 41 is displayed in front of the layer of the icon 50. Determine if it is a long tap to. If the controller 10 determines in step S120 that the gesture is a gesture for moving the icon to the front (Yes in step S120), the controller 50 displays the layer of the icon 50 in front of the layer of the wallpaper 41 as step S122. The display order of the layer 41 and the layer of the icon 50 are switched, and this process is terminated.

  If the controller 10 determines that the gesture is not a gesture for moving the wallpaper to the front in step S120 (No in step S120), the controller 10 executes processing of the detected gesture in step S124, and ends this processing. Here, the detected gesture process includes various processes executed when the controller 10 displays the home screen, such as an application activation process corresponding to the icon 50 and a home screen moving process. Further, the processing of the detected gesture includes the processing shown in FIG.

  Next, an example of the process executed in step S124 of FIG. 10 will be described using FIG. In step S130, the controller 10 determines whether the wallpaper is arranged in front, that is, whether the wallpaper 41 is set to be displayed in front of the icon 50. If the controller 10 determines in step S150 that the wallpaper is not placed on the front surface (No in step S130), the controller 10 proceeds to step S140.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S130 that the wallpaper is placed in front (Yes in step S130), the controller 10 determines in step S131 whether the gesture surrounds the area. That is, the controller 10 determines whether the gesture detected in step S <b> 114 is a gesture surrounding an area, in this embodiment, a swipe surrounding an arbitrary area of the wallpaper 41. If the controller 10 determines that the gesture surrounds the area in step S131 (Yes in step S131), the controller 10 sets the enclosed area as a first area in which no icon is placed, and then executes step S134. Based on the first area set in S132, an icon arrangement position is set, and the process is terminated. Thereby, the controller 10 can arrange | position the icon 50 on the wallpaper 41 so that the icon 50 may not be arrange | positioned to the enclosed 1st area | region based on the gesture surrounding the area | region detected by step S114.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S131 that the gesture does not surround the area (No in step S131), the controller 10 determines in step S136 whether a gesture for canceling the icon setting has been detected. That is, the controller 10 determines whether the gesture detected in step S114 is a gesture for canceling the icon setting. Here, the setting of the icon in step S136 is the setting of the first area in which the icon set in step S132 is not arranged.

  If the controller 10 determines that the gesture is a gesture for canceling the icon setting in step S136 (Yes in step S136), the controller 10 sets the icon display to the reference state in step S138, and ends the process. That is, in step S138, the controller 10 determines the icon placement position in a state where there is no first area in which no icon is placed, and ends this process. If the controller 10 determines in step S136 that it is not a gesture for canceling the icon setting (No in step S136), the controller 10 proceeds to step S140. When it is determined No in step S130 and when it is determined No in step S136, the controller 10 executes processing of the detected gesture as step S140, and ends this processing.

  The exemplary embodiments have been described in order to fully and clearly disclose the present invention. 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

Claims (8)

A display on which a background image and an icon superimposed on the front of the background image are displayed on the home screen;
A controller that arranges the icon in a second area outside the first area when displaying a home screen when detecting a designation operation that designates the first area from the background image;
A device comprising: A touch screen superimposed on the display;
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the designation operation is a gesture detected by the touch screen.   The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the designation operation is a swipe surrounding the area of the background image.   The apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein when the controller detects a replacement gesture while displaying the home screen, the controller switches the display order of the background image and the icon.   The said controller moves the display position of the said background image according to the change of the home screen to display, and moves the said 1st area | region according to the movement of the said display position. Equipment.   When the number of icons that can be arranged in the second region of the background image is smaller than the number of icons to be displayed on the home screen, the controller stores a part of the icons to be displayed on the home screen in a folder icon The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is displayed. A method for controlling a device comprising a touch screen display in which a background image and an icon superimposed on the front of the background image are displayed on a home screen,
Detecting an operation for designating a first region from the background image;
Placing the icon in a second region outside the first region;
Including methods. A device comprising a touch screen display in which a background image and an icon superimposed on the front of the background image are displayed on a home screen,
Detecting an operation for designating a first region from the background image;
Placing the icon in a second region outside the first region;
A program that executes