JP2014067239A - Operation input processing program and operation input processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability by facilitating an operation to a touch panel unit performed with a fingertip of an operator.SOLUTION: An operation terminal 10 includes an operation detection unit 17 for detecting operation input by a touch to a touch panel unit 13. When it is determined that operation input is performed at two operation positions away from each other on the touch panel unit 13, the touch panel unit 13 displays a settable item relating to a character string R and corresponding to a distance L between the two operation positions, and it is determined that one of the two operation positions is a fixed operation point A and the other is a moving operation point B. When it is determined that a substantially arc locus E is drawn by the moving operation point B with the fixed operation point A as a rotation center, a rotation angle θ around the fixed operation point A corresponding to the substantially arc locus E is calculated, and the touch panel unit 13 displays a mode corresponding to the calculated rotation angle θ among plural setting modes relating to the settable item.

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation input processing program and an operation input processing method which are executed in an operation terminal including a touch panel unit.

  An operation terminal is already known in which an operator can perform various setting operations with a fingertip gesture (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this prior art, various parameters (for example, volume etc.) can be obtained when an operator performs operations by bringing a fingertip into contact with a graphic (graphic object) displayed on a touch panel unit (multi-touch sensitive display). Can be set to a desired value.

JP 2009-522669 A (FIG. 3)

However, in the above prior art, a circular figure (knob) is displayed on the touch panel, and it is necessary to perform an operation so as to rotate the figure along the outer edge of the circular figure.
When the operator tries to rotate the circular figure with the thumb and forefinger, the operation with the fingertip becomes cramped due to the small rotation radius, which is difficult in terms of operability.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an operation input processing program and an operation input processing method capable of facilitating operations by an operator's fingertips on a touch panel unit and improving operability.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a touch panel unit having a predetermined operation function and a predetermined display function, a detection unit for detecting an operation input by contact with the touch panel unit, and a calculation unit. An operation location determination procedure for determining whether or not the operation input is performed at two operation locations spaced apart from each other on the touch panel unit, based on the detection result of the detection device, with respect to the calculation means of the operation terminal. When it is determined in the operation location determination procedure that there are two operation locations, a settable item corresponding to a separation distance between the two operation locations among a plurality of settable items, or the plurality of settable items 1st display procedure which displays the setting mode corresponding to the separation distance of the two operation places among a plurality of setting modes which can be set by each on the touch panel part When it is determined in the operation location determination procedure that the operation input is performed at the two operation locations, one of the two operation locations is determined as a fixed operation point and the other as a movement operation point. After the determination procedure and the fixed operation point and the movement operation point are determined in the determination procedure, based on the detection result of the detection means, the movement operation point has a substantially circular locus with the fixed operation point as the rotation center. When it is determined in the arc determination procedure for determining whether or not the drawing has been performed, and the movement operation point has drawn the substantially arc locus in the arc determination procedure, a rotation angle around the fixed operation point corresponding to the approximate arc locus is determined. When a settable item corresponding to the separation distance between the two operation locations is displayed in the angle calculation procedure to be calculated and the first display procedure, among the plurality of setting modes related to the settable item When the setting mode corresponding to the rotation angle calculated in the angle calculation procedure is displayed on the touch panel unit, and the setting mode corresponding to the separation distance between the two operation locations is displayed in the first display procedure. Is configured to execute a second display procedure in which the settable items corresponding to the rotation angle calculated in the angle calculation procedure are displayed on the touch panel unit.

  In the first invention of the present application, the operator can operate the operated device via the operation terminal. At this time, the operation terminal includes a touch panel unit and detection means for detecting an operation input to the touch panel unit. When the operator performs a desired operation input by touching the touch panel with a finger, the operation input is detected by the detection means, and various processes corresponding to the detection result are executed, so that the operation device The setting mode related to the operation can be set as desired.

  That is, when the operation input processing program of the first invention of the present application is executed, it is first determined whether or not an operation input is being performed at two operation locations that are separated from each other in the operation location determination procedure. For example, when the operator touches the touch panel unit with two of a thumb and an index finger (or other fingers, the same applies hereinafter), the above determination is satisfied by the contact of the two fingers.

  When the determination is satisfied in this way, a plurality of predetermined settable items (for example, the character style, font size, font type of the print label created by the label creating apparatus, digital Among selectable functions, volume, equalizer, etc. as functions provided in the audio player, settable items corresponding to the distance between the two operation locations are displayed on the touch panel unit.

  On the other hand, when the above determination is satisfied by the contact of two fingers as described above, one of the two operation positions by the contact of the two fingers (for example, the thumb, the same applies below) is fixed in the determination procedure. The point, the other (for example, the index finger; the same applies hereinafter) is determined as the moving operation point. After that, the operator rotates the thumb, which is the fixed operation point, in a substantially arc shape with the index finger, which is the moving operation point, with the thumb as the rotation center while fixing the thumb, which is in contact with the touch panel unit. Thereby, the determination in the circular arc determination procedure is satisfied, and the rotation angle corresponding to the substantially circular arc locus is calculated in the subsequent angle calculation procedure. Thereafter, in the second display procedure, a plurality of setting modes predetermined for the settable item set in the first display item (for example, if the settable item is a font size, the size “9” “10” “ 12 ”, if the settable item is music selection, a setting mode (for example, size“ 12 ”) corresponding to the calculated rotation angle is displayed on the touch panel unit among“ Music 1 ”,“ Music 2 ”,“ Music 3 ”, etc.). Is displayed.

  As described above, when the operator touches the two positions of the touch panel unit with the thumb and the index finger, the settable items regarding the operation of the operated device are selected, and the index finger with the thumb as the rotation center on the touch panel unit is selected. By drawing the locus of the arc, the setting mode relating to the selected settable item is selected. As a result, the operator can easily and easily set various setting modes in the operated device as compared with the case of operating mechanical buttons and keys. Further, as described above, it is sufficient to rotate the finger (index finger in the above example) serving as the moving operation point around the finger serving as the fixed operation point (thumb in the above example), and thus the circular shape displayed on the touch panel unit. The radius of rotation can be made larger than in the conventional method in which it is necessary to operate the figure to rotate along the outer edge of the figure (knob). As a result, the operation with the fingertip of the operator becomes easier and the operability can be improved.

  In the above, after one settable item corresponding to the separation distance between the fixed operation point and the moving operation point is displayed among the plurality of settable items in the first display procedure, the one setting is performed in the second display procedure. One setting mode corresponding to the rotation angle among the plurality of setting modes in the possible items is displayed. Instead, after one setting mode corresponding to the separation distance is displayed in the first display procedure, one settable item corresponding to the rotation angle is displayed among the plurality of settable items in the second display procedure. May be. Also in this case, as described above, various setting modes in the operated device can be set as desired easily and easily, and operability can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, operation by the operator's fingertip in a touch panel part can be made easy, and operativity can be improved.

It is a front view which shows the operating terminal which performs the processing method for label production in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the label production apparatus operated with an operation terminal. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure of an operating terminal. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure of a label production apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure performed by the control circuit of a label production apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the change of the aspect of the character string displayed on the touch panel part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display function of the settable item with respect to a character string in a touch panel part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display function of the setting aspect corresponding to the settable item in a touchscreen part. It is explanatory drawing showing the state where the corresponding one settable item is highlighted based on the two-point contact to the touch panel part using the thumb and the index finger. It is explanatory drawing showing the state where the corresponding one settable item is highlighted based on the two-point contact to the touch panel part using the thumb and the index finger. It is explanatory drawing showing the state where the corresponding one settable item is highlighted based on the two-point contact to the touch panel part using the thumb and the index finger. It is explanatory drawing showing the state by which one corresponding setting aspect is highlighted when drawing a substantially circular arc locus | trajectory with an index finger centering on thumb. It is explanatory drawing showing the state by which one corresponding setting aspect is highlighted when drawing a substantially circular arc locus | trajectory with an index finger centering on thumb. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure which the control circuit of an operating terminal performs. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure which the control circuit of an operating terminal performs in the modification corresponding to the case where position shift etc. arise in a fixed operation point. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure which the control circuit of an operation terminal performs in another modification corresponding to the case where position shift etc. arise in a fixed operation point.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a case where a label creation program is executed as an operation input program on an operation terminal will be described as an example.

<Schematic configuration of operation terminal and label producing apparatus>
As shown in FIG. 1, the operation terminal 10 is used to operate a label producing apparatus 20 (refer to FIG. 2 described later) that is an operated apparatus. The operation terminal 10 includes an operation button 12 that can be operated by an operator, and a touch panel unit 13 including, for example, a liquid crystal display.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the label producing apparatus 20 operated by the operation terminal 10 includes a display unit 22 that includes, for example, a liquid crystal display and displays various information and various messages, and an operation unit 23 that allows the operator to perform various operations. And a cut lever 24 for driving a cutter 27 (see FIG. 4 to be described later) disposed in the apparatus main body 21.

  The operation unit 23 includes various function keys 23a including input keys for inputting characters, symbols, numbers, and the like.

<Functional configuration of operation terminal>
A functional configuration of the operation terminal 10 is shown in FIG. The operation terminal 10 includes a control circuit 14, a memory 15 that stores various types of information, a communication control unit 16, an operation detection unit 17 (corresponding to detection means), the operation buttons 12, and the touch panel unit 13. .

  The communication control unit 16 controls information communication performed with the label producing apparatus 20 connected via wireless communication (or wired communication).

  The control circuit 14 includes a CPU (corresponding to a calculation unit), a RAM, and a ROM (not shown). The control circuit 14 executes various programs stored in advance in the ROM while using the temporary storage function of the RAM by the arithmetic function of the CPU. These various programs include a label creation processing program (corresponding to an operation input processing program) for executing procedures shown in FIGS. 14, 15, 16 and the like which will be described later. Further, the control circuit 14 is connected to the label producing device 20 by wireless communication (or wired communication) via the communication control unit 16, and can transmit and receive various information and data with the label producing device 20.

  The memory 15 is composed of a nonvolatile memory (corresponding to a recording medium) such as an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) capable of adding and erasing stored contents. The memory 15 stores the various programs including the label creation processing program.

  The touch panel unit 13 has a predetermined operation function and a predetermined display function. That is, the touch panel unit 13 displays a character string printed on the print label based on an operation input via the operator's operation unit 23. Further, as will be described later, the touch panel unit 13 can set the character string in a desired mode by a touch operation of the operator's two fingers. The set character string is stored in the memory 15 as print data, and is transmitted to the label producing device 20 via the communication control unit 16 when producing a print label.

<Functional configuration of label production apparatus>
A functional configuration of the label producing apparatus 20 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the label producing apparatus 20 includes a control circuit 25, a memory 26 for storing various information, a communication control unit 28, the display unit 22, the operation unit 23, the cut lever 24, a cartridge holder. 32, a transport device 29, a print head 30, and a cutter 27.

  The communication control unit 28 controls information communication performed with the operation terminal 10 connected via wireless or wired as described above.

  The control circuit 25 includes a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM (not shown). The control circuit 25 executes various programs stored in advance in the ROM while using the temporary storage function of the RAM. Thereby, the control circuit 25 controls the label producing apparatus 20 as a whole. In addition, the control circuit 25 is connected to the operation terminal 10 via the communication control unit 28, and can transmit and receive data to and from the operation terminal 10.

  The memory 26 is configured by a nonvolatile memory such as an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) capable of adding and erasing stored contents. The memory 26 can store print data transmitted from the operation terminal 10.

  The cartridge holder 32 is configured such that a cartridge 31 capable of supplying a tape 33 (corresponding to a print medium) is detachable. The cartridge 31 includes a tape roll 34 (which is originally spiral but simplified and shown as a concentric circle) around which a tape 33 is wound around a reel member (not shown).

  The transport device 29 is provided to face the print head 30. The transport device 29 is controlled by the control circuit 25 and transports the tape 33 fed out and supplied from the tape roll 34 of the cartridge 31 mounted on the cartridge holder 32.

  The print head 30 is controlled by the control circuit 25 to form a desired print on the tape 33 fed out from the tape roll 34 and conveyed by the conveying device 29.

  When the operator operates the cut lever 24, the cutter 27 cuts the tape 33 on which printing by the print head 30 has been completed to form a print label (not shown).

<Procedure for creating print labels>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure executed by the control circuit of the label producing apparatus 20 when producing a print label. The processing shown in this flow is started when the operator edits the image of the print label with the operation terminal 10 as will be described later, and then outputs a label creation instruction to the label creation device 20.

  In FIG. 5, first, in step S <b> 10, the control circuit 25 outputs a control signal to the transport device 29, and feeds out the tape 33 from the tape roll 34 of the cartridge 31 mounted on the cartridge holder 32, that is, transports the tape 33. Let it begin.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S20, and the control circuit 25 determines whether or not the tape 33 has been conveyed by a predetermined amount. The predetermined amount is, for example, a transport distance (a so-called transport amount for the front margin) that allows the leading end of a print area (not shown) of the tape 33 to reach a position substantially facing the print head 30. The determination in step S20 is not satisfied until the predetermined amount is conveyed (S20: NO), the loop waits. If the predetermined amount is conveyed, the determination in step S20 is satisfied (S20: YES), and the process proceeds to step S30.

  In step S <b> 30, the control circuit 25 outputs a control signal to the print head 30 and starts printing of the print data stored in the memory 26 on the print area of the tape 33 conveyed by the conveyance device 29.

  Thereafter, in step S40, the control circuit 25 determines whether or not printing of print data on the print area of the tape 33 by the print head 30 started in step S30 has been completed. The determination in step S40 is not satisfied until all the printing is completed (S40: NO), the loop waits. If all the printing is completed, the determination in step S40 is satisfied (S40: YES), and the process proceeds to step S50.

  In step S50, the control circuit 25 determines whether or not the tape 33 has been further transported by a predetermined amount (for example, a transport distance by which the entire print area exceeds the cutter 27 by a predetermined length, a so-called rear margin transport amount). judge. The determination in step S50 is not satisfied until the predetermined amount is conveyed (S50: NO), the loop waits. If the predetermined amount is conveyed, the determination in step S50 is satisfied (S50: YES), and the process proceeds to step S60.

  In step S60, the control circuit 25 outputs a control signal to the conveying device 29, and stops feeding the tape 33 from the tape roll 34 started in step S220, that is, conveying the tape 33.

  In step S <b> 70, the control circuit 25 outputs a display signal to the display unit 22 and operates the cut lever 24 to display that the tape 33 can be cut. Thereafter, the processing shown in this flow is terminated. When the operator operates the cut lever 24 according to the above display, the cutter 27 is activated and the tape 33 is cut. By cutting with the cutter 27, the portion of the tape 33 that has been printed by the print head 30 is cut off, and a print label is created.

<Features of this embodiment>
As described above, the touch panel unit 13 of the operation terminal 10 displays a character string based on the operation input of the operator. The feature of the present embodiment is that the displayed character string can be set as desired by a touch operation of two fingers on the touch panel unit 13. Specifically, an item for changing the mode (corresponding to a settable item. In this example, there are a font type, a font size, a character style, and the like as described later) is selected after the touch operation is selected. A specific setting mode for each item is further determined by the contact operation. Hereinafter, the details will be described in order with reference to FIGS.

<Example of character string mode change>
An example of changing the character string displayed on the touch panel unit 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. For example, FIG. 6A shows a character string R of “Soutaro Shigeoka” in a Gothic font size “12” in a label image M of an appropriate editing screen (not shown) that can be displayed on the touch panel unit 13. Is displayed.

  FIG. 6B shows a case where the font type is changed to Mincho in the state where the character string R in FIG. 6A is displayed (select “Font type” as the settable item, This corresponds to the case where “Mincho” is selected from the font type setting modes (details will be described later). As shown in the figure, in this case, the character string R of “Soutaro Shigeoka” is displayed in a Mincho style with a font size of “12”.

  FIG. 6C shows a case where the font size is changed to “10” in the state where the character string R in FIG. 6A is displayed (“Font size” is selected as the settable item, This corresponds to the case where “10” in the font size setting mode is selected (details will be described later). As illustrated, in this case, the character string R of “Soutaro Shigeoka” is displayed in a Gothic font with a font size of “10”.

  FIG. 6D shows a case where the font size is changed to “9” in a state where the character string R in FIG. 6A is displayed (“Font size” is selected as the settable item, This corresponds to the case where “9” in the font size setting mode is selected (details will be described later). As illustrated, in this case, the character string R of “Soutaro Shigeoka” is displayed in a Gothic font with a font size of “9”.

  FIG. 6E shows a case where the character style is changed to an italic character in the state where the character string R in FIG. 6A is displayed (“character style” is selected as the settable item, and the character This corresponds to the case where “slash” is selected from the style setting modes (details will be described later). As shown in the figure, in this case, the character string R of “Soutaro Shigeoka” is displayed in Gothic italic with a font size of “12”.

  FIG. 6F shows a case where the character style is changed to bold in the state where the character string R in FIG. 6A is displayed (“character style” is selected as the settable item, and the character style is This corresponds to the case where “bold” is selected from among the setting modes described in detail below. As illustrated, in this case, the character string R of “Soutaro Shigeoka” is displayed in a Gothic bold font with a font size of “12”.

<Display function for settable items on the touch panel>
First, the display function of the settable items for the character string R on the touch panel unit 13 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, in this example, when the operator touches two points on the touch panel unit 13 with, for example, the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 (see FIG. 8 described later), the two touched points, that is, the contact point A and the contact point Three settable items can be displayed according to the separation distance L from B (three types of points B1, B2, and B3 exist in the example described later). That is, a “font type” display unit 41, a “font size” display unit 42 (abbreviated as “size” in the drawing), and a “character style” display unit 43 (abbreviated as “style” in the drawing). In this example, the touch panel unit 13 selectively displays (that is, any one of them).

  In the example of FIG. 7, for example, one finger (for example, the thumb 36) is in contact with the lower left portion of the touch panel unit 13, and the other finger (for example, the index finger 36) is in contact with a portion separated in the height direction. ing. When such a two-point contact is performed, when the separation distance L from the contact point A of one finger to the contact point B1 of the other finger is relatively long L1 and the vicinity thereof, the touch panel unit 13 A “font type” display section 41 for selecting a font type as the settable item is displayed. In addition, when the distance L from the contact point A of one finger to the contact point B2 of the other finger is the middle L2 and its vicinity, the touch panel unit 13 selects the character size as the settable item. A “font size” display section 42 is displayed. When the distance L from the contact point A of one finger to the contact point B3 of the other finger is relatively short L3 and its vicinity, the touch panel unit 13 selects a character style as the settable item. A “character style” display unit 43 is displayed.

<Display function of setting mode on touch panel>
Next, the display function of the setting mode corresponding to the settable item after the settable item is selectively displayed as shown in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8, in this example, after the contact point A and the contact points B1, B2, and B3 are brought into contact with each other by the separation distance L, one setting that is selectively displayed according to the separation distance L is set. For the possible items, three setting modes can be displayed according to a predetermined rotation angle θ around the contact point A thereafter.

  That is, in this example, the contact point A of one finger (for example, thumb) 36 positioned below the touch panel 13 is determined as a fixed operation point, and the other finger (for example, index finger) 37 positioned below the touch panel 13 is illustrated. The contact point B (B1, B2, B3) is determined as the moving operation point. When the index finger 37 moves so as to draw one of approximately circular arcs E1, E2 and E3 with the contact point A of the thumb 36 as the center of rotation, the rotation angle θ around the contact point A is Depending on the value, any one of the three setting modes is selectively displayed for each settable item.

  For example, when the “font type” display unit 41 is displayed as the settable item as described above when the separation distance L is L1 or the vicinity thereof, the rotation angle θ increases from 0 ° due to the movement. When it becomes 15 ° or in the vicinity thereof (in other words, when the contact point B1 by the index finger 37 is at or near the intersection of the substantially circular arc locus E1 and the line h1), the “Gothic” display portion 41a (in the drawing) (Abbreviated as “Gothic”) is displayed on the touch panel unit 13. Further, when the rotation angle θ is increased to 30 ° or the vicinity thereof by further movement (in other words, when the contact point B1 by the index finger 37 becomes the intersection or the vicinity of the substantially circular arc locus E1 and the line h2). , “Mincho” display unit 41b (abbreviated as “Mincho” in the drawing) is displayed on the touch panel unit 13. Further, when the rotation angle θ is increased to 45 ° or in the vicinity thereof by further movement (in other words, when the contact point B1 by the index finger 37 is at or near the intersection of the substantially circular arc locus E1 and the line h3). , A “round character font” display portion 41 c (abbreviated as “round text” in the drawing) is displayed on the touch panel portion 13.

  Further, for example, when the “font size” display unit 42 is displayed as the settable item as described above when the separation distance L is L2 or the vicinity thereof, the rotation angle θ is increased from 0 ° by the above movement. When it is 15 ° or in the vicinity thereof (in other words, when the contact point B2 by the index finger 37 is at or near the intersection of the substantially circular arc locus E2 and the line h1), the “9 size” display portion 42a (in the drawing) Is abbreviated as “9”) on the touch panel unit 13. Further, when the rotation angle θ is increased to 30 ° or the vicinity thereof by further movement (in other words, when the contact point B2 by the index finger 37 becomes the intersection or the vicinity of the substantially circular arc locus E2 and the line h2). , “10 size” display section 42 b (abbreviated as “10” in the drawing) is displayed on touch panel section 13. Further, when the rotation angle θ is increased to 45 ° or in the vicinity thereof by further movement (in other words, when the contact point B2 by the index finger 37 is at or near the intersection of the substantially circular arc locus E2 and the line h3). , A “12 size” display section 42c (abbreviated as “12” in the drawing) is displayed on the touch panel section 13.

  Further, for example, when the “character style” display unit 43 is displayed as the settable item as described above when the separation distance L is L3 or the vicinity thereof, the rotation angle θ increases from 0 ° by the above movement. When the angle is 15 ° or in the vicinity thereof (in other words, when the contact point B3 by the index finger 37 is at or near the intersection of the substantially arc locus E3 and the line h1), the “normal character” display portion 43a is displayed on the touch panel portion 13. Is displayed. Further, when the rotation angle θ is increased to 30 ° or the vicinity thereof by further movement (in other words, when the contact point B3 by the index finger 37 becomes the intersection or the vicinity of the substantially arc locus E3 and the line h3). The “bold” display portion 43 b is displayed on the touch panel portion 13. Further, when the rotation angle θ is increased to 45 ° or in the vicinity thereof by further movement (in other words, when the contact point B3 by the index finger 37 is at or near the intersection of the substantially circular arc locus E3 and the line h3). , “Italic” display portion 43 c is displayed on touch panel portion 13.

  The moving finger may be a middle finger other than the index finger 37 or the like. The thumb 36 may be a moving finger, and the index finger 37 or the middle finger may be fixed. Further, the fixed operation point (contact point A) may not be the lower left portion of the touch panel unit 13 and may be an appropriate place. The separation distances L1, L2, and L3 need only satisfy the magnitude relationship of L1> L2> L3, and can be set to appropriate distances.

<Specific examples of operation input>
Specific examples of the operation input by the two-point contact of the touch panel unit 13 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13, in order to avoid complication of the illustration, the illustration of the configuration other than the touch panel unit 13 such as the operation button 12 in the operation terminal 10 is simplified or omitted.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the operator opens the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 at a relatively short distance (corresponding to the separation distance L3 in FIGS. 7 and 8), and the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 Two points on the touch panel unit 13 are brought into contact. Due to the contact of these two points, the highlight display (or blinking display etc.) of the “character style” display unit 43 is different from the other at the position where the index finger 37 is in contact (corresponding to the contact point B3 in FIGS. 7 and 8). The display of the mode is sufficient. At this time, the “font type” display unit 41 and the “font size” display unit 42 are not displayed (or may be inconspicuous display such as shaded display, and so on). In addition, the above-described “normal character” display unit 43a, “bold” display unit 43b, “italic” display unit 43c, “9 size” display unit 42a, “10 size” display unit 42b, “12 size” display unit 42c, The “Gothic” display unit 41a, the “Mincho” display unit 41b, and the “Round font” display unit 41c are also not displayed (or inconspicuous display such as shaded display).

  After the above, for example, the operator pinches out the index finger 37 with respect to the thumb 36 as shown in FIG. 10 while keeping the contact state of the thumb 36 in contact with the vicinity of the lower left portion of the touch panel portion 13. (Refer to the white arrow in the figure) The intermediate distance between the index finger 37 and the thumb 36 (corresponding to the separation distance L2 in FIGS. 7 and 8). Then, the “font size” display unit 42 is highlighted at the position where the index finger 37 contacts (corresponding to the contact point B2 in FIGS. 7 and 8). Accordingly, the “font style” display unit 43 changes from the above-described highlight display to non-display.

  After the above, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the operator further opens the index finger 37 with respect to the thumb 36 to pinch out (see the white arrow in the figure), and relatively between the index finger 37 and the thumb 36. A long distance (corresponding to the separation distance L3 in FIGS. 7 and 8). Then, the “font type” display unit 43 is highlighted at the position where the index finger 37 contacts (corresponding to the contact point B3 in FIGS. 7 and 8). Accordingly, the “font size” display unit 43 is changed from the above-described highlight display to non-display.

  When the index finger 37 that has moved in contact with the upper left part of the touch panel unit 13 as described above starts to move so as to draw a substantially arc locus E1 about the thumb 36, the “font type” display unit as the settable item is displayed. 41 selection is confirmed. Then, a “Gothic” display portion 41a is displayed at the intersection (or in the vicinity thereof) between the substantially arc locus E1 and the line h1, and “Mincho” is displayed at the intersection (or in the vicinity) between the approximately arc locus E1 and the line h2. "Body" display portion 41b is displayed, and "circle character" 41c is displayed at the intersection (or in the vicinity thereof) between the substantially circular arc locus E1 and the line h3. In addition, about these display parts 41a, 41b, and 41c, it is a normal lighting display (not the said highlight display or blink display). However, highlighting and blinking may be used. Alternatively, it may be left undisplayed.

  Thereafter, when the index finger 37 that draws the substantially arc locus E1 reaches the position of the already displayed “Gothic” display unit 41a as shown in FIG. 12, the “Gothic” display unit 41a changes to highlighted display ( At this time, the “font type” display is changed to a normal lighting display, and the “Mincho style” display portion 41b and the “round font” display portion 41c are changed to non-display). The operator stops the index finger 37 at the position of the “Gothic” display unit 41a, and the Gothic is selected as the setting mode for the character string R.

  At this point, when the operator removes the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 from the touch panel unit 13, the selection of “font type” as the settable item and the selection of “gothic” as the setting mode are confirmed. , The setting for the character string R is completed. Then, print data including the character string R that has already been input at this time with the content corresponding to the completed setting is transmitted to the label producing apparatus 20.

  On the other hand, without the operator separating the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 from the touch panel unit 13, the index finger 37 that draws a substantially arc locus E1 passes through the “Gothic” display unit 41a as shown in FIG. When the "display part 41b" is reached, the "Mincho" display part 41b changes to highlighted display (at this time, the "Gothic" display part 41a changes to non-display). When the operator stops the index finger 37 at the position of the “Mincho style” display unit 41b, the Mincho style is selected as the setting mode for the character string R.

  At this time, when the operator releases the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 from the touch panel unit 13, the selection of “font type” as the settable item and the selection of “Mincho” as the setting mode are confirmed. , The setting for the character string R is completed. Then, print data including the character string R that has already been input at this time with the content corresponding to the completed setting is transmitted to the label producing apparatus 20.

  On the other hand, similarly to the above, the index finger 37 that draws the substantially arc locus E1 passes through the “Mincho type” display unit 41b without displaying the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 from the touch panel unit 13, and the “round character type” display. When reaching the section 41c, although not shown, the “Mincho style” display section 41b changes to highlight display (at this time, the “Mincho style” display section 41b changes to non-display). When the operator stops the index finger 37 at the position of the “round character font” display unit 41 c, the round character font is selected as the setting mode for the character string R. When the operator removes the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 from the touch panel unit 13, the selection of the “font type” as the settable item and the selection of the “round font” as the setting mode are confirmed, and the setting for the character string R is established. Is completed. Then, print data including the character string R that has already been input at this time with the content corresponding to the completed setting is transmitted to the label producing apparatus 20.

  If “font type” is selected as the settable item as described above and one of the three setting modes is selected and the setting is completed, “font size” “ The setting mode of “character style” is a predetermined default value, for example, the font size is “size 12”, and the character style is “normal character” (see label image M in FIG. 6B).

  In the above description, the case where “font type” is selected as the settable item by the “font type” display unit 41 and one of the three setting modes is selected and the setting is completed is described as an example. After the “font size” is selected as the settable item by the “font size” display unit 42, the “9 size” display unit 42 a, the “10 size” display unit 42 b, and the “12 size” display unit 42 c are displayed. The display method similar to the above is also executed when the corresponding setting mode is selected by either. In this case, the setting modes of “font type” and “character style” which are other settable items are predetermined default values, for example, the font type is “Gothic” and the character style is “normal” ( (See the label image M in FIGS. 6C and 6D).

  Similarly, after “Character Style” is selected as an item that can be set by the “Character Style” 43 display unit, any one of the “Normal Character” display unit 43 a, the “Bold” display unit 43 b, and the “Italic” display unit 43 c. Even when the corresponding setting mode is selected, the same display method as described above is executed. In this case, the setting modes of “font type” and “font size”, which are other settable items, are predetermined default values, for example, the font type is “Gothic” and the font size is “12 size”. (See the label image M in FIGS. 6E and 6F).

<Control procedure>
A control procedure executed by the control circuit 14 in order to realize the above display processing method will be described with reference to FIG. The process of FIG. 14 starts when the operator turns on the power of the operation terminal 10, for example.

  In FIG. 14, first, in step S <b> 110, the control circuit 14 determines two points (the above-mentioned contact points) to the touch panel unit 13 based on the detection result of the operation input by the touch on the touch panel unit 13 input from the operation detection unit 17. It is determined whether or not contact between A and contact point B) has been recognized. If the two-point contact is not recognized, the determination is not satisfied (step S110: NO), and the loop waits until the determination is satisfied. When the operator touches the touch panel unit 13 with two fingers, for example, a thumb 36 and an index finger 37 (may be a middle finger or the like), the two touch points on the touch panel unit 13 are recognized and the determination is satisfied (step S110: YES). ), The process proceeds to step S120.

  In step S120, the control circuit 14 receives the two contact points (contact points A and B) on the touch panel unit 13 based on the detection result of the operation input by the touch on the touch panel unit 13 input from the operation detection unit 17. Are further pinched in or pinched out. If the operator does not move any of the two fingers touching the touch panel unit 13 and neither pinch in nor pinch out, the determination is not satisfied (step S110: NO), and the same procedure is repeated by returning to step S110. For example, the operator moves the index finger 37 with respect to the thumb 36 that has touched the touch panel unit 13 and pinches in so that the distance between the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 is narrowed, or the distance between the thumb 36 and the index finger 37 increases. Thus, when pinching out, the determination is satisfied (step S120: YES), and the process proceeds to step S130.

  In step S130, the control circuit 14 determines which of the two contact points A and B does not change during the pinch-in / pinch-out or has a slight change (in this example, the touch panel 13). , The contact point A corresponding to the thumb 36 located below the figure is determined as a fixed operation point (abbreviated as “fixed point” in the figure), and the remaining contact points (in this example, the index finger 37 is applied). The corresponding contact point B. The same applies hereinafter) is set as the movement operation point. In addition, when the thumb is moved without moving the index finger that has touched the touch panel unit 13, the contact point of the index finger becomes a fixed operation point, and the contact point of the thumb becomes a movement operation point. Further, when both the thumb and the index finger are moved, the contact point of the finger that moved later may be set as the fixed operation point, and the contact point of the finger that moved earlier may be set as the movement operation point. When step S130 ends, the process proceeds to step S140.

  In step S140, the control circuit 14 outputs a control signal to the touch panel unit 13, and between the two contact points A and B in the vicinity of the position of the moving operation point (contact point B) of the two points. The settable items corresponding to the separation distance L are highlighted (see FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 described above). When step S140 ends, the process proceeds to step S150.

  In step S150, the control circuit 14 determines that the movement operation point (contact point B, abbreviated as “movement point” in the figure)) is a fixed operation point (contact point A) based on the detection result of the operation input by the operation detection unit 17. It is determined whether a substantially arc locus E1 (or substantially arc locus E2 or substantially arc locus E3) is drawn. If the moving operation point does not draw a substantially circular locus centered on the fixed operation point, the determination is not satisfied (step S150: NO), and the same procedure is repeated by returning to step S110. If the moving operation point draws a substantially arc locus centered on the fixed operation point, the determination is satisfied (step S150: YES), and the process proceeds to step S160.

  In step S160, the control circuit 14 calculates the rotation angle θ of the moving operation point (contact point B) around the fixed operation point (contact point A) based on the detection result by the operation detection unit 17. When step S160 ends, the process proceeds to step S170.

  In step S170, the control circuit 14 outputs a control signal to the touch panel unit 13 based on the calculation result of the rotation angle θ in step S160. Thereby, the touch panel part 13 displays the setting mode according to the rotation angle θ with highlight (see FIGS. 12 and 13). When step S170 ends, the process proceeds to step S180.

  In step S180, based on the detection result by the operation detection unit 17, it is determined whether or not all two fingers that have touched the touch panel unit 13 are separated. If the operator touches at least one of the two fingers in contact with the touch panel unit 13 as it is, the determination is not satisfied (step S180: NO), and the same procedure is repeated by returning to step S150. The determination is satisfied when the operator releases all two fingers that have touched the touch panel unit 13 (step S180: YES), the settable item selected in steps S140 to S170 and the setting mode related to the settable item Is confirmed and the setting is completed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S190.

  In step S190, the control circuit 14 outputs a control signal to the communication control unit 16, and the character string R that has already been input at this point includes the print data that includes the completed settable items and the contents of the setting mode. Is transmitted to the label producing apparatus 20. As a result, the label creating apparatus 20 uses the print data to create the print label L on which the character string R is printed (see step S30 in FIG. 5). When step S190 ends, this flow ends.

  In the flow of FIG. 14, step S110 corresponds to the operation location determination procedure described in each claim, step S120 corresponds to the perspective operation determination procedure described in each claim, and step S130 includes This corresponds to the first display procedure described in each claim. The step S140 corresponds to the determination procedure described in each claim, the step S150 corresponds to the arc determination procedure described in each claim, and the step S160 corresponds to the angle calculation procedure described in each claim. To do. The step S170 corresponds to the second display procedure described in each claim, the step S180 corresponds to the disappearance determination procedure described in each claim, and the step S190 corresponds to the transmission procedure described in each claim. Equivalent to.

<Effect of embodiment>
As described above, in the present embodiment, when the operator touches the touch panel unit 13 with the thumb 36 and the index finger 37, the setting corresponding to the separation distance L between the contact points A and B of the two fingers. Possible items (“font type” display unit 41, “font size” display unit 42, “character style” display unit 43) are displayed on the touch panel unit. For example, the contact point A by the thumb 36 is determined as the fixed operation point, and the contact point B by the index finger 37 is determined as the movement operation point. After that, when the operator rotates the index finger 37 so as to draw a substantially arc locus E1, E2, E3 with the thumb 36 as the center of rotation while the thumb 36 is fixed in contact with the touch panel portion 13, In accordance with the rotation angle θ of any one of a plurality of predetermined setting modes for the settable items (if “font size”, any of “9 size”, “10 size”, “12 size”) Is displayed on the touch panel unit 13. Thus, the operator can easily and easily set the character string mode as desired as compared with the case of operating a mechanical button or key. In addition, as described above, it is sufficient to rotate the index finger 37 serving as the movement operation point B around the thumb 36 serving as the fixed operation point, so that the graphic is displayed along the outer edge of the circular graphic displayed on the touch panel unit 13. The radius of rotation can be increased as compared with the conventional method that needs to be operated to rotate. As a result, the operation with the fingertip of the operator becomes easier and the operability can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, when the operation input at two places disappears after displaying the setting mode or the settable item on the touch panel unit 13, the fixed operation point (contact point A) and the moving operation point immediately before the disappearance. The settable item corresponding to the position of (contact point B) and the setting mode of the settable item are transmitted to the label producing apparatus 20 (see step S180 and step S190). Thereby, for example, the operator simply rotates the index finger 37 around the thumb 36 to select a settable item and setting mode related to the character string, and then releases the two fingers 36 and 37 from the touch panel unit 13. Thus, the selected settable item and setting mode can be transmitted to the label producing apparatus 20. As a result, the operability for the operator is further improved, and convenience can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, a settable item or setting mode corresponding to the separation distance L that varies due to the pinch-in / pinch-out operation on the touch panel 13 is displayed on the touch panel unit 13 (see Step S120 and Step S140).

  Thus, for example, after the operator touches two places on the touch panel unit 13 with the thumb 36 and the index finger 37, for example, the fingers 36 and 37 are slid to perform a pinch-in / pinch-out operation, and the two are separated from each other. A settable item corresponding to the distance can be selected easily and smoothly, and a corresponding process can be performed. As a result, the operability can be improved more reliably.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the present invention. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described in order.

(1) Correspondence when misalignment or the like occurs at a fixed operation point (Part 1)
That is, in the above-described contact operation on the touch panel 13, for example, the index finger 37 rotates around the thumb 36, so that the contact position of the thumb 36 is easily shifted or the thumb 36 is likely to be separated from the touch panel unit 13. There is. In this modification, it is possible to cope with a case where the contact position of the thumb 36 is shifted or the thumb 36 is separated from the touch panel unit 13. FIG. 15 shows an example of a control procedure executed by the control circuit 14 during the touch operation of the touch panel unit 13 in this modification.

  The flowchart of FIG. 15 is different in that step S182 and step S184 are newly provided between step S140 and step S180 of the flowchart of FIG.

  15, step S110 to step S180 are the same as those in FIG. In step S180, when the operator maintains contact with at least one finger out of the two touched with the touch panel unit 13, the determination is not satisfied (step S180: NO), and newly provided step S182 is provided. Move on.

  In step S <b> 182, the control circuit 14 determines whether or not the detection of the contact point A, which is a fixed operation point, is lost (that is, whether the thumb 36 is separated from the touch panel unit 13) based on the detection result by the operation detection unit 17. . Even if the thumb 36 does not move away from the touch panel unit 13, if the contact position of the thumb 36 is shifted on the touch panel unit 13 (that is, the position of the fixed operation point has moved), the same as in the case of the above separation. May be handled. If the contact is maintained without the thumb 36 being released, the determination is not satisfied (step S182: NO), and the same procedure is repeated by returning to step S150. If the thumb 36 is away from the touch panel unit 13, the determination is satisfied (step S182: YES), and the process proceeds to step S184.

  In step S184, the control circuit 14 regards the initial fixed operation point (contact point A) before the thumb 36 is separated as a fixed operation point. Then, it returns to said step S150 and repeats the same procedure. In step S150 at this time, it is determined whether or not the moving operation point has drawn a substantially arc locus with the rotation point as the assumed fixed operation point (original fixed operation point before the contact position shift etc. occurs). In step S160, the rotation angle θ around the deemed fixed operation point corresponding to the substantially arc locus is calculated. Note that the other procedures are the same as those in FIG.

  In the flow of FIG. 15, the step S184 corresponds to the only setting procedure described in each claim.

  In this modification, after the fixed operation point (contact point A) and the moving operation point (contact point B) are once determined by the contact of two fingers, Even if the position of the finger (thumb 36 in the above example) serving as the fixed operation point is misplaced or separated from the touch panel unit 13, the position of the original fixed operation point (the position of the original contact point A) is used as it is. Processing can continue. As a result, the operator can perform the contact operation with a relatively rough feeling without worrying about the above-mentioned finger position shift or finger separation, so that the operability can be further improved and the convenience can be improved. it can.

  Further, once the fixed operation point (contact point A) and the moving operation point (contact point B) are once determined as described above, the finger (thumb 36 in the above example) is intentionally used as the fixed operation point. It is also possible to operate with only one remaining finger (the index finger 37 in the above example) that is separated from the touch panel unit 13 and serves as a movement operation point. In this case, an easier operation can be performed, and convenience can be further improved.

(2) Dealing with misalignment, etc. at fixed operation points (Part 2)
In this modification, it is possible to cope with a case where the contact position of the thumb 36 is shifted or the thumb 36 is separated from the touch panel unit 13 by a method different from the modification (1). FIG. 16 shows an example of a control procedure executed by the control circuit 14 during the touch operation of the touch panel unit 13 in this modification.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 16, step S186 and step S188 are newly provided instead of step S184 of the flowchart of FIG.

  In FIG. 16, Steps S110 to S182 are the same as those in FIG. In step S182, for example, when the thumb 36 is separated from the touch panel unit 13 (or the thumb 36 is displaced on the touch panel unit 13), the determination is satisfied (step S182: YES), and the process proceeds to the newly provided step S186. .

  In step S186, the control circuit 14 determines whether or not the detection of the contact point A, which is a fixed operation point, appears again based on the detection result by the operation detection unit 17 (that is, whether the thumb 36 has re-contacted the touch panel unit 13). Determine. If there is no re-contact of the thumb 36 to the touch panel unit 13, the determination is not satisfied (step S186: NO), and the loop waits until the determination is satisfied. For example, when the operator touches the touch panel unit 13 with the thumb 36 once released from the touch panel unit 13, the determination is satisfied (step S186: YES), and the process proceeds to a newly provided step S188.

  In step S188, the control circuit 14 sets the re-contact position of the new thumb 36 recognized in step S186 as a new fixed operation point, and uses it instead of the original fixed operation point (original contact point A). . Then, it returns to said step S150 and repeats the same procedure. In the above step S150, the moving operation point (contact point B) is set to a substantially circular locus (the above substantially circular locus E1, E2, above) with the new fixed operation point (contact point A after re-contact) set in step S188 as the rotation center. In step S160, the rotation angle θ around the new fixed operation point corresponding to the approximate arc locus is calculated. Since the procedure other than the above is the same as that in FIG.

  According to this modification, after the fixed operation point (contact point A) and the moving operation point (contact point B) are once determined by the contact of two fingers, the approximate arc locus by the moving operation point is being drawn. When the position of the finger (thumb 36 in the above example) serving as the fixed operation point is erroneously shifted, the process is performed again using the position of the shifted fixed operation point. As a result, accurate contact detection allows the operator to perform an accurate and reliable operation, further improving operability.

(3) Case where settable item or the like is displayed at specific location on touch panel unit In the above, settable items ("font type" display unit corresponding to the separation distance L between the contact points A and B of the operator's two fingers 41, “font size” display section 42, and “character style” display section 43) are displayed in the vicinity of the position of the contact point B, and further contact points B along the arcuate locus E1, E2, E3 thereafter. As a result of the movement, any one of the corresponding setting modes (for example, “9 size”, “10 size”, “12 size”, etc.) is displayed on the arc trajectories E1, E2, E3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display of the settable items and the display of the setting mode that are selectively displayed based on the position of the contact point B as described above is not related to the position of the contact point B itself. You may display in 13 specific parts (for example, the upper right part area | region of the touch-panel part 13). In this case, the same effect is obtained.

(4) Others In the above embodiment and modifications (1) and (2), it corresponds to the separation distance L between the fixed operation point (contact point A) and the moving operation point (contact point B) among the plurality of settable items. After one settable item is displayed, one setting mode corresponding to the rotation angle θ is displayed among a plurality of setting modes in the one settable item. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, after one setting mode corresponding to the separation distance L is displayed, one settable item corresponding to the rotation angle θ among a plurality of settable items may be displayed. Also in this case, like the above, the character string mode can be set as desired easily and easily, and the operability can be improved.

  In the above description, the case where the electronic device to be operated by the operation terminal 10 is the label creating apparatus 20 and the label creation processing program is applied as the operation input processing program has been described as an example. Absent. For example, the operation input processing program of the present invention may be applied to a digital audio player as an electronic device to be operated. In this case, as the settable items, for example, “music selection”, “volume”, “equalizer”, and the like are displayed. Then, “Music 1”, “Music 2”, “Music 3”, and the like are displayed as the setting mode related to the “music selection” item, and “0”, “1”,. And “Natural”, “Rock”, “PoP”, “Classical”, “Jazz”, and the like are displayed as the setting mode relating to the “equalizer” item.

  In addition, in the above, the arrow shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4 shows an example of the flow of a signal, and does not limit the flow direction of a signal.

  In addition, the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5, 14, 15, and 16 do not limit the present invention to the procedure shown in the above flow, but add / delete procedures within a range not departing from the gist and technical idea of the invention. Alternatively, the order may be changed.

  In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Operation terminal 13 Touch panel part 14 Control circuit 17 Operation detection part (detection means)
20 Label production device 33 Tape (medium to be printed)
36 Thumb 37 Index finger A Contact point (fixed operation point)
B Contact point (moving operation point)
L1, L2. L3 Separation distance R Character string E1, E2. E3 Substantially arc-shaped locus θ Rotation angle

Claims (7)

A touch panel unit having a predetermined operation function and a predetermined display function, a detection unit that detects an operation input by contact with the touch panel unit, and a calculation unit, for the calculation unit of the operation terminal,
Based on the detection result of the detection means, an operation location determination procedure for determining whether or not the operation input is performed at two operation locations spaced apart from each other on the touch panel unit;
When it is determined in the operation location determination procedure that there are two operation locations, a settable item corresponding to a separation distance between the two operation locations among a plurality of settable items, or the plurality of settable items A first display procedure for displaying, on the touch panel unit, a setting mode corresponding to a separation distance between the two operation locations among a plurality of setting modes that can be set in each of
When it is determined in the operation location determination procedure that the operation input is performed at the two operation locations, one of the two operation locations is determined as a fixed operation point and the other is determined as a moving operation point Procedure and
After the fixed operation point and the moving operation point are determined in the determination procedure, whether or not the moving operation point has drawn a substantially circular locus with the fixed operation point as the rotation center based on the detection result of the detection means. Arc determination procedure for determining
An angle calculating procedure for calculating a rotation angle around the fixed operation point corresponding to the substantially arc locus when it is determined in the arc determining procedure that the moving operation point has drawn the substantially arc locus;
When a settable item corresponding to the separation distance between the two operation locations is displayed in the first display procedure, the angle calculation procedure is calculated among the plurality of setting modes related to the settable item. When the setting mode corresponding to the rotation angle is displayed on the touch panel unit and the setting mode corresponding to the separation distance between the two operation locations is displayed in the first display procedure, the angle calculation procedure is displayed. Displaying the settable item corresponding to the rotation angle calculated in step 2 on the touch panel unit;
An operation input processing program for executing The operation input processing program according to claim 1,
The touch panel part
The predetermined operation function and the predetermined display function for operating a label producing apparatus for producing a print label in which a desired print including a character string is formed on a print medium are provided.
The first display procedure includes:
Of the plurality of settable items related to the character string, the settable item corresponding to the separation distance between the two operation points, or the plurality of setting modes settable by each of the plurality of settable items An operation input processing program that displays a setting mode corresponding to a separation distance between two operation locations on the touch panel unit. In the operation input processing program according to claim 2,
For the calculation means,
After the display of the setting mode or the settable item on the touch panel unit in the second display procedure, whether or not the operation input at the two operation locations has disappeared based on the detection result of the detection means Erasure determination procedure for determining whether or not,
When it is determined that the operation input has disappeared in the disappearance determination procedure, the settable item corresponding to the position of the fixed operation point and the moving operation point immediately before the disappearance and the setting mode of the settable item, A transmission procedure to transmit to the label producing device;
An operation input processing program for executing In the operation input processing program according to claim 3,
For the calculation means,
After it is determined in the operation location determination procedure that there are two operation locations, based on the detection result of the detection means, the two operation locations are separated while maintaining the contact state with the two operation locations. It further has a perspective operation determination procedure for determining whether or not a pinch-in / pinch-out operation for changing the distance has been performed,
The first display procedure includes:
An operation input processing program for displaying the settable item or the setting mode corresponding to the separation distance fluctuating by the pinch-in / pinch-out operation on the touch panel unit. The operation input processing program according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
For the calculation means,
After determining the fixed operation point and the moving operation point in the determination procedure, when the operation input at the fixed operation point disappears or the position of the fixed operation point moves based on the detection result of the detection means In this case, the position of the fixed operation point before the disappearance or the movement is regarded as the fixed operation point, and the assumed setting procedure is executed.
The arc determination procedure is:
It is determined whether or not the moving operation point has drawn a substantially arc trajectory centered on the deemed fixed operation point,
The angle calculation procedure is as follows:
An operation input processing program for calculating a rotation angle around the deemed fixed operation point corresponding to the substantially circular arc locus. The operation input processing program according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
After determining the fixed operation point and the moving operation point in the determination procedure, based on the detection result of the detection means, if the position of the fixed operation point has moved,
The arc determination procedure is:
It is determined whether or not a substantially circular locus having a rotation center at the new fixed operation point after the movement is drawn,
The angle calculation procedure is as follows:
An operation input processing program for calculating a rotation angle around the new fixed operation point corresponding to the substantially circular arc locus. An operation input processing method executed by an operation terminal including a touch panel unit having a predetermined operation function and a predetermined display function, and detection means for detecting an operation input by contact with the touch panel unit,
Based on the detection result of the detection means, an operation location determination procedure for determining whether or not the operation input is performed at two operation locations spaced apart from each other on the touch panel unit;
When it is determined in the operation location determination procedure that there are two operation locations, a settable item corresponding to a separation distance between the two operation locations among a plurality of settable items, or the plurality of settable items A first display procedure for displaying, on the touch panel unit, a setting mode corresponding to a separation distance between the two operation locations among a plurality of setting modes that can be set in each of
When it is determined in the operation location determination procedure that the operation input is performed at the two operation locations, one of the two operation locations is determined as a fixed operation point and the other is determined as a moving operation point Procedure and
After the fixed operation point and the moving operation point are determined in the determination procedure, whether or not the moving operation point has drawn a substantially circular locus with the fixed operation point as the rotation center based on the detection result of the detection means. Arc determination procedure for determining
An angle calculating procedure for calculating a rotation angle around the fixed operation point corresponding to the substantially arc locus when it is determined in the arc determining procedure that the moving operation point has drawn the substantially arc locus;
When a settable item corresponding to the separation distance between the two operation locations is displayed in the first display procedure, the angle calculation procedure is calculated among the plurality of setting modes related to the settable item. When the setting mode corresponding to the rotation angle is displayed on the touch panel unit and the setting mode corresponding to the separation distance between the two operation locations is displayed in the first display procedure, the angle calculation procedure is displayed. Displaying the settable item corresponding to the rotation angle calculated in step 2 on the touch panel unit;
An operation input processing method characterized by comprising:

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