JP2013152518A - Information input device, information input method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information input device that can prevent misoperation without the need for a certain prohibition period being set at all times and misoperation being repeated.SOLUTION: An information input device 1 includes a first detection unit 3 for detecting predetermined operation for a first operation unit 2, a second detection unit 5 for detecting predetermined operation for a second operation unit 4, and an operation cancellation unit 6. If the second detection unit 5 detects the predetermined operation for the second operation unit 4 and in the case where, after the detection time, within a predetermined standby time from a previous operation time for the first operation unit 2 associated with the second operation unit 4, the first detection unit 3 detects the predetermined operation for the first operation unit 2, the predetermined operation for the second operation unit 4 is cancelled by the operation cancellation unit 6.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information input device, an information input method, and a program suitable for use when inputting information in response to a touch operation.

  For example, in an information input device having a hard key that detects a touch input in the vicinity of the touch panel, there is a case where the user intends to operate the touch panel but accidentally touches the hard key and cannot perform the operation intended by the user. It was. In particular, in a small-sized information input device that can be operated with one hand such as a mobile phone, the distance between the touch panel and the hard key is short, and when the user touches the touch panel with a finger, the finger pad touches the hard key first. There was a case.

  An example of a technique for solving an erroneous operation of a touch panel or a hard key is described in Patent Document 1. In the information input device described in Patent Document 1, a history of hard keys that are erroneously operated is taken, and the corresponding hard key input is invalidated when erroneous operations are repeated.

  Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3 describe examples of techniques for preventing erroneous operation of touch keys and touch panels by providing a certain prohibition period for touch keys and touch panel operations. In the technique described in Patent Document 2, the touch key operation is invalidated for a certain period after the hard key operation in order to prevent erroneous operation of the touch key that occurs during the hard key operation. Moreover, in the technique described in Patent Document 3, in order to prevent an erroneous operation of the touch panel that occurs when the operation screen is switched, the operation of the touch panel is invalidated for a certain period when the operation screen is switched.

JP 2011-138276 A JP 2011-114460 A JP 2010-224976 A

  In the information input device described in Patent Literature 1, there is a problem that erroneous detection cannot be prevented unless the user repeats erroneous operations to some extent.

  In addition, in the devices described in Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3, erroneous operations can be prevented by always invalidating operations on touch keys and touch panels for a certain period. Therefore, when the user operates the touch key or the touch panel within the certain period, the operation is invalidated even if it is intended. Therefore, the same operation has to be repeated again after a certain period of time, and there is a problem that it may be bothersome.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an information input device, an information input method, and a program that can solve the above-described problems.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an information input device according to the present invention includes a first detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on the first operation unit, and a second detection that detects a predetermined operation on the second operation unit. And when the predetermined operation for the second operation unit is detected by the second detection unit, the first operation unit associated with the second operation unit after the detection time is detected. When a predetermined operation on the first operation unit is detected by the first detection unit within a predetermined waiting time from the previous operation time, the predetermined operation on the second operation unit is discarded. And an operation discarding unit.

  The present invention also detects a predetermined operation on the first operation unit, detects a predetermined operation on the second operation unit, and detects a predetermined operation on the second operation unit by the second detection unit. In this case, after the detection time, the first detection unit performs the first detection unit within a predetermined waiting time from the previous operation time for the first operation unit associated with the second operation unit. The information input method is characterized in that when a predetermined operation on one operation unit is detected, the predetermined operation on the second operation unit is discarded.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer of an information input device, wherein a first detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on the first operation unit, a second detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on the second operation unit, When a predetermined operation on the second operation means is detected by the second detection means, from the previous operation time on the first operation means associated with the second operation means after the detection time. An operation discarding unit for discarding the predetermined operation on the second operation unit when a predetermined operation on the first operation unit is detected by the first detection unit within the predetermined waiting time; It is a program characterized by making it function as.

  According to the present invention, erroneous operation can be prevented without always providing a certain prohibition period and without repeating the erroneous operation.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the portable terminal device 10 as one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the example of an external appearance structure of the portable terminal device 10 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example at the time of the touch panel input of the portable terminal device 10 of FIG. It is a top view which shows the example of a setting of the designated range at the time of setting standby time to a hard key in the portable terminal device 10 of FIG. It is a time chart which shows the change of the waiting time of the hard key in the portable terminal device 10 of FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example when a hard key is input in the mobile terminal device 10 of FIG. 1. It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of the information input device of this invention.

  Embodiments of an information input device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal device 10 includes a touch panel 11 and its input detection unit 12, and a single or a plurality of hard keys 13 and its input detection unit 14. The mobile terminal device 10 also includes a processor 15, a memory 16, and a display operation unit 17.

  The touch panel 11 is, for example, a capacitance method that detects a change in capacitance between electrodes caused by the finger approaching the surface, and one or more fingers (or touch objects) touched the touch panel 11. Detect that. Further, based on the output of the touch panel 11, the input detection unit 12 can acquire information (for example, coordinate information) indicating a position touched by a finger or the like. The hard key 13 is, for example, an electrostatic capacity method similar to that of the touch panel 11 and detects that a finger touches the hard key 13.

  The input detection unit 12 measures the capacitance value of the touch panel 11 at regular intervals, and transmits the measurement result to the processor 15. The input detection unit 14 measures the capacitance value of the hard key 13 at regular intervals, and transmits the measurement result to the processor 15.

  The processor 15 performs each process according to the input based on the change in the capacitance value detected by each of the input detection units 12 and 14. The processor 15 also displays the input result on the touch panel 11 by controlling the display operation unit 17. The memory 16 includes a nonvolatile and volatile memory, stores a program executed by the processor 15, and stores various data used in each process of the processor 15.

  FIG. 2 shows a specific example of the external configuration of the mobile terminal device 10 shown in FIG. The mobile terminal device 10 is a device having a touch panel 11 and a plurality of hard keys 13a to 13d. The plurality of hard keys 13a to 13d are included in the hard key 13 of FIG. The touch panel 11 and the plurality of hard keys 13a to 13d are arranged on the same surface. A plurality of hard keys 13 a to 13 d are installed around the touch panel 11, and the user can operate both the touch panel 11 and the hard keys 13 a to 13 d with one finger while holding the mobile terminal device 10. ing.

Next, an operation example of the mobile terminal device 10 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the portable terminal device 10 as shown in FIG. 2, when trying to operate the device with one finger, when touching the touch panel 11 with a fingertip, the finger belly touches the hard key 13 in front of the touch panel, Incorrect operation may occur. Therefore, in the mobile terminal device 10, when operating the touch panel 11, if a specific condition is satisfied, a standby time until an input to the nearby hard key 13 is accepted is set. When an input operation is performed on the hard key 13, the input operation of the hard key 13 is not immediately accepted, but first, an elapsed time from the time when the input operation is performed is measured. Then, when a standby time set for the hard key 13 has elapsed without performing a new operation on the touch panel 11, the operation of the hard key 13 is accepted. On the other hand, if a new operation is performed on the touch panel 11 before the standby time elapses, the input to the hard key 13 is discarded. As described above, in the mobile terminal device 10, a predetermined standby time is provided until the operation of the hard key 13 is accepted. By doing so, an erroneous operation of accidentally touching the hard key 13 in an attempt to touch the touch panel 11 is prevented.

  In the case where the hard key 13 includes a plurality of hard keys, the standby time is set for each of the plurality of hard keys. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 2, four standby times are set for each of the hard keys 13a to 13d. Further, in the mobile terminal device 10, the processor 15 process based on the input detection on the touch panel 11 and the processor 15 process based on the input detection on the hard key 13 may be executed simultaneously in parallel, for example, in a time division manner. it can. Therefore, in the following, the description of the operation when the input is detected by the touch panel 11 and the description of the operation when the input is detected by the hard key 13 will be performed separately.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of operations when an input operation is performed on the touch panel 11, and shows processing for setting a standby time for the hard keys 13.
First, when the user touches the touch panel 11, the input detection unit 12 transmits the touch-input coordinate information to the processor 15 based on the measurement result of the capacitance value. The processor 15 sets the standby time of the hard key 13 according to the input coordinates to the touch panel 11 based on the coordinate information input by touch (steps S11 to S12). That is, in step S12, when the processor 15 determines that the coordinate information is within the specified range (in the case of “Yes” in step S11), the current waiting time stored in the memory 16 is compared with the current waiting time. The standby time is updated by adding (adding) an increase in the standby time due to touch input. On the other hand, when the standby time updated in step S12 is equal to or longer than the maximum standby time (“Yes” in step S13), the processor 15 sets the standby time to the maximum standby time (step S14).

  The standby time becomes a longer standby time when an area of coordinates closer to the hard key 13 is touched among all input areas of the touch panel 11. As an example, FIG. 4A shows an example of an area on the touch panel where the waiting time of the hard key 13a is changed. Regions 18a1 (the smallest rectangular region indicated by a broken line in FIG. 4A), 18a2 (a reverse L-shaped region outside the region 18a1), and 18a3 (a reverse L-shaped region outside the region 18a2) ) Is an input area on the touch panel 11 related to the corresponding hard key 13a. The regions 18a1, 18a2, and 18a3 are located in that order near the hard key 13a. In this case, the increase in the standby time decreases in the order of the areas 18a1, 18a2, and 18a3. If the area other than 18a1, 18a2, and 18a3 is touched, the standby time is not updated. That is, the range including the areas 18a1, 18a2, and 18a3 is the designated range that is the reference in the determination in step S11. This area can be arbitrarily set depending on the size of the target mobile terminal device 10 and the arrangement of the hard keys 13.

  FIG. 4B shows an example of an area on the touch panel where the waiting time of the hard key 13b is changed. 18b1 (the smallest rectangular area indicated by a broken line in FIG. 4B), 18b2 (an inverted L-shaped area outside the area 18b1), 18b3 (an inverted L-shaped area outside the area 18b2) The increase in the standby time decreases in the order of the areas, and when the area other than 18b1, 18b2, and 18b3 is touched, the standby time is not updated. The regions 18a1 to 18a3 partially overlap with the regions 18b1 to 18b3. Therefore, the standby time may be set (or updated) for, for example, two or more hard keys 13a and 13b by one touch input.

  Further, a maximum value is set for the waiting time in the hard key 13, and a value beyond that cannot be set. That is, when the standby time is updated by adding an increase in the standby time due to touch input, a maximum value is set for the updated standby time. This is because it is conceivable that the user continuously touches the coordinates of the touch panel near the hard key 13.

  Further, the set standby time is decreased with the passage of time from the time when touch input is performed on the touch panel. This is because the way the user touches the touch panel changes every moment, so that the standby time is changed only from the latest operation tendency. The decrease need not be proportional to the elapsed time, but can be an arbitrary curve. The slope of decrease per hour can also be set in hard key units. FIG. 5 shows how the standby time changes with time.

  FIG. 5 shows changes in the standby time when touch input or hard key input is performed at times t1 to t7, with the elapsed time on the horizontal axis and the standby time on the vertical axis. It is assumed that the target hard key input is the hard key 13a, and the standby time is set for the hard key 13a. Further, the touch input at time t1 is performed on the area 18a1 in FIG. In this case, the standby time increase is dTa time. Further, the touch input at time t5 is performed on the area 18a2 in FIG. In this case, the standby time increase is dTb time. This waiting time increase dTb is set to be smaller than the waiting time increase dTa. Further, the touch input at time t5 is performed on the area 18a2 in FIG. In this case, the standby time increase is dTb time. This waiting time increase dTb is set to be smaller than the waiting time increase dTa. The touch input at time t7 is performed on the area 18a3 in FIG. In this case, the standby time increase is dTc time. This waiting time increase dTc is set to be smaller than the waiting time increase dTb. At time t2 and time t3, a hard key is input to the hard key 13a. Further, it is assumed that no standby time has been set for the hard key 13a before time t1.

  When touch input is performed on the area 18a1 at time t1, the processor 15 adds the standby time increase dTa to the standby time for the hard key 13a. In this case, since the standby time is not set before time t1, the standby time is dTa. After time t1, the standby time decreases with time. Next, when a touch input is performed on the area 18a2 at time t5, the processor 15 adds the standby time increase dTb to the standby time for the hard key 13a. Then, after time t5, the waiting time again decreases with time. Next, when a touch input is performed on the area 18a3 at time t7, the processor 15 adds the standby time increase dTc to the standby time for the hard key 13a. However, in this case, when the standby time increase dTc is added, the standby time exceeds the maximum standby time indicated by the broken line, so the standby time is set to the maximum standby time. Then, after time t7, the waiting time again decreases with time. As described above, the standby time set for the hard key 13a increases with a touch input to the areas 18a1 to 18a3, and decreases with the passage of time by a preset decrease per time. To do.

  Next, the operation when the hard key 13 is input will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of operations when input is made to the hard key 13, and shows processing for discarding the hard key input. If the hard key input is not discarded in the process of FIG. 6, the hard key input is accepted, and a process corresponding to the hard key input is performed in the subsequent process (not shown).

  First, when the user touches the hard key 13, the input detection unit 14 transmits the input to the processor 15 based on the measurement result of the capacitance value. The processor 15 refers to the waiting time stored in the memory 16 and, if the waiting time is set, temporarily holds the input to the hard key 13 for the waiting time (in the case of “Yes” in step S21). . For example, the input of the hard key 13 is temporarily recorded in the memory 16. If there is an input to the touch panel during the standby time (in the case of “Yes” in step S22), only when the coordinates within the specified range are input (only in the case of “Yes” in step S23), temporary The information input from the hard key 13 recorded in the memory 16 is discarded (step S24). Taking FIG. 4A as an example, when input to the hard key 13a is suspended, the input of the hard key 13a is performed only when the coordinates within the area 18a1, 18a2, 18a3 on the touch panel 11 are touched. Discard. In the example of FIG. 4B, when the input to the hard key 13b is suspended, the input of the hard key 13b is performed only when the coordinates within the area 18b1, 18b2, 18b3 on the touch panel 11 are touched. Is discarded. On the other hand, when there is no input to the touch panel 11 during the standby time (in the case of “No” in step S22 or “No” in step S23), the input to the hard key 13 is temporarily discarded without being discarded. Specifically, the processor 15 performs subsequent processing using information input from the hard key 13 recorded in the memory 16.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 5, a specific example of the operation when the hard key 13a is input will be described. As described above, in the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that touch input occurs on the touch panel 11 at times t1, t5, and t7. Assume that a hard key input is detected for the hard key 13a at time t2. Further, it is assumed that the waiting time set for the hard key 13a at time t2 is T1. Then, it is assumed that touch key input to the designated range, that is, touch input in the areas 18a1 to 18a3, is not detected between time t2 and time T1. In this case, hard key input at time t2 is recognized at time t4 after the standby time T1 has elapsed.

  On the other hand, it is assumed that a hard key input to the hard key 13a is detected at time t3 and the standby time set for the hard key 13a is T2. Then, it is assumed that the touch input of the area 18a2 that is the touch key input in the designated range is detected from the time t3 until the time T2 elapses. In this case, the hard key input at time t3 is discarded at time t5 when the touch key input in the specified range is detected. That is, the hard key input at time t3 is discarded because the touch key input is detected at time t5 before time t6 after the elapse of the standby time T2 from time t3.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, hard key input performed at time t2 after a relatively short time after touch input at time t1 is recognized at time t4 after the standby time T1 has elapsed. On the other hand, the hard key input performed at time t3 is discarded at the touch input detection time t5 performed before the standby time T2 elapses. As described above, in the present embodiment, since a certain prohibition period is not always provided after touch input, hard key input (for example, time t2) performed relatively short time after the previous touch input time (for example, time t1). Can also be accepted. On the other hand, after a hard key input (for example, after a hard key input at time t3), if a new touch input (for example, a touch input at time t5) is detected within a relatively short time, the hard key input is input. Discarded regardless of the number of times. That is, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation without always providing a certain prohibition period and without repeating the erroneous operation.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in the information input device including a hard key that detects a touch input in the vicinity of the touch panel, the reaction time for the nearby hard key input is dynamically changed from the operation history for the touch panel. This prevents erroneous operation of the hard keys. That is, in the present embodiment, for each hard key provided in the information input device, a waiting time until input is detected is dynamically set, and no input is accepted during that time. The standby time is recorded in a history of input coordinates on the touch panel, and is dynamically changed according to the input status to the coordinates near the hard keys. When an input is made to the area of the touch panel near the hard key during the standby time, the input to the hard key is discarded and only the touch panel input is validated, thereby preventing an erroneous operation on the hard key.

  Moreover, the effect which this invention show | plays can also be considered as follows. In other words, the effect of the present invention is that the hard key that is likely to cause an erroneous operation is automatically determined from the tendency of input to the touch panel of the user regardless of the content displayed on the touch panel, and the user is not aware of it. It is possible to prevent an erroneous operation by discarding a hard key input that seems to be an erroneous operation. In the case of a device that frequently switches the content displayed on the touch panel, such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), the tendency of user input varies depending on the display content. On the other hand, according to the present invention, conditions can be changed flexibly according to the tendency of the most recent operation, and erroneous operations can be prevented more effectively.

  In addition, this embodiment is not limited above, It can change as follows. That is, the hardware configuration of the present embodiment is not limited to that described in the above-described embodiment, and can be changed as follows, for example. The touch panel 11 and the hard key 13 do not have to be limited to the capacitance type, but are applied to a matrix switch type formed of a transparent electrode having a two-layer structure, or a voltage is applied to one of the two resistance films, and the other resistance film For example, a resistance film method for detecting a voltage corresponding to the operated position can be used. The hard key 13 can be substituted for a small touch panel. Moreover, the portable terminal device 10 of this embodiment can operate | move by making a computer into a component and executing the program which performs said process with the computer. Part or all of the program in that case can be distributed via a computer-readable recording medium or a communication line.

  The present invention can be applied to products in the following fields, for example. That is, the present invention can be applied to information devices including a touch panel and hard keys such as a smartphone, a PDA, a tablet device, a personal computer, and a car navigation system.

  The basic configuration of the information input device according to the present invention can be expressed as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 7, for example. That is, the information input device 1 according to the present invention includes a first detection unit 3 that detects a predetermined operation on the first operation unit 2 and a second detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on the second operation unit 4. And 5. The information input device 1 also includes an operation discarding unit 6 that discards a predetermined operation on the second operation unit 4. The operation discarding unit 6 discards a predetermined operation on the second operation unit 4 under a predetermined condition when a predetermined operation on the second operation unit 4 is detected by the second detection unit 5. The condition is that the first detection unit 3 performs the first operation within a predetermined standby time associated with the second operation unit 4 after the detection time of the predetermined operation with respect to the second operation unit 4. That is, a predetermined operation on the operation unit 2 is detected. Here, the predetermined standby time is determined according to the elapsed time from the previous operation time for the first operation unit 2.

  Note that the standby time can be determined to decrease according to the elapsed time. In addition, the standby time can be increased by a predetermined amount each time a predetermined operation on the first operation unit 2 is detected by the first detection unit 3. The first operation unit 2 and the second operation unit 4 may have a plurality of different positional relationships, and a predetermined amount may be set according to the positional relationship. Further, the standby time can take a value within a predetermined maximum standby time.

  The relationship between the configuration shown in FIG. 7 and the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is as follows. The information input device 1 corresponds to the mobile terminal device 10. The first operation unit 2 corresponds to the touch panel 11. The first detection unit 3 corresponds to the input detection unit 12. The second operation unit 4 corresponds to the hard key 13 and the hard keys 13a to 13d. The second detection unit 5 corresponds to the input detection unit 14. The operation discarding unit 6 corresponds to the processor 15.

  A part or all of the above embodiment is described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.

(Appendix 1)
A first detection unit for detecting a predetermined operation on the first operation unit;
A second detection unit for detecting a predetermined operation on the second operation unit;
When a predetermined operation on the second operation unit is detected by the second detection unit, a previous operation on the first operation unit associated with the second operation unit after the detection time When the first detection unit detects a predetermined operation on the first operation unit within a predetermined waiting time from the time, the operation discarding discards the predetermined operation on the second operation unit And an information input device.

(Supplementary note 2) The information input device according to supplementary note 1, wherein the waiting time is reduced according to an elapsed time.

(Supplementary note 3) The information input device according to supplementary note 1 or 2, wherein the waiting time is increased by a predetermined amount each time a predetermined operation on the first operation unit is detected by the first detection unit. .

(Supplementary Note 4) The first operation unit and the second operation unit have different positional relationships,
The information input device according to appendix 3, wherein the predetermined amount is a value corresponding to the positional relationship.

(Supplementary note 5) When the standby time exceeds a predetermined maximum standby time, the standby time is set to the maximum standby time. Information input according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 4, apparatus.

(Supplementary Note 6) a first detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on the first operation unit;
A second detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on the second operation unit;
When a predetermined operation on the second operation unit is detected by the second detection unit, a previous operation on the first operation unit associated with the second operation unit after the detection time Canceling the predetermined operation on the second operation unit when a predetermined operation on the first operation unit is detected by the first detection unit within a predetermined waiting time from the time; Characteristic information input method.

(Supplementary Note 7) a first detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on the first operation unit;
A second detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on the second operation unit;
When a predetermined operation on the second operation unit is detected by the second detection unit, a previous operation on the first operation unit associated with the second operation unit after the detection time A process of discarding the predetermined operation on the second operation unit when the first operation on the first operation unit is detected by the first detection unit within a predetermined waiting time from the time. A program characterized by being executed by a computer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information input device 2 1st operation part 3 1st detection part 4 2nd operation part 5 2nd detection part 6 Operation discard part 10 Portable terminal device 11 Touch panel 12 Input detection part 13, 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d hard key 14 input detection unit 15 processor 16 memory 17 display operation unit

Claims (7)

A first detection unit for detecting a predetermined operation on the first operation unit;
A second detection unit for detecting a predetermined operation on the second operation unit;
When a predetermined operation on the second operation unit is detected by the second detection unit, a previous operation on the first operation unit associated with the second operation unit after the detection time When the first detection unit detects a predetermined operation on the first operation unit within a predetermined waiting time from the time, the operation discarding discards the predetermined operation on the second operation unit And an information input device.   The information input device according to claim 1, wherein the waiting time is reduced according to an elapsed time. 3. The information input device according to claim 1, wherein the standby time is increased by a predetermined amount each time a predetermined operation on the first operation unit is detected by the first detection unit. The first operation unit and the second operation unit have a different positional relationship,
The information input device according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined amount is a value corresponding to the positional relationship. The information input device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, when the standby time exceeds a predetermined maximum standby time, the standby time is set to the maximum standby time. Detecting a predetermined operation on the first operation unit;
Detecting a predetermined operation on the second operation unit;
When a predetermined operation on the second operation unit is detected by the second detection unit, a previous operation on the first operation unit associated with the second operation unit after the detection time Canceling the predetermined operation on the second operation unit when a predetermined operation on the first operation unit is detected by the first detection unit within a predetermined waiting time from the time; Characteristic information input method. The computer of the information input device
First detection means for detecting a predetermined operation on the first operation means;
Second detection means for detecting a predetermined operation on the second operation means;
When a predetermined operation on the second operation means is detected by the second detection means, a previous operation on the first operation means associated with the second operation means after the detection time An operation discarding that discards the predetermined operation on the second operation means when the first detection means detects a predetermined operation on the first operation means within a predetermined waiting time from the time. means,
A program characterized by functioning as

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