JP2014142681A - Display control device, display control method and display control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the labor of the movement of a line of sight when a user confirms an input character string.SOLUTION: A display control device 9 includes: an input part 91 for accepting an input from a user; and a display control part 90 for allowing a display part 92 to display an input form and a software keyboard. The display control part 90 is configured to, when a character string is input from the user via the input part 91 to the input form by the software keyboard, allow the display part 92 to move or copy and display the character string of the input form at a character string display position predetermined as a position which is close to the software keyboard.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a display control program, and more particularly to a technique for inputting a character string into an input form using a software keyboard.

  Since it is difficult to perform a blind touch with a software keyboard, it is necessary to visually check the software keyboard to recognize the key to be pressed (touched), and the correct character is displayed when the desired key is pressed. In order to confirm whether or not, the input form must also be visually confirmed. However, when the input form and the software keyboard are displayed apart from each other, the burden of moving the line of sight on the screen is increased for the user.

  In Patent Literature 1, an input character display area is arranged at the top of the virtual keyboard in an initial arrangement, and a key input when a user touches a character to be input on the virtual keyboard displayed on the display unit. Discloses a technique for changing the key arrangement so that the input character display area is positioned immediately above or next to the key arrangement row to which the character belongs.

  However, Patent Document 1 discloses only that an input character display area is arranged directly above or next to a key arrangement row of a virtual keyboard to display an input character, and there is no relationship with an input form. Not disclosed.

JP 2006-31518 A

  As described above, when characters are input to the input form using the software keyboard, there is a problem that the burden of the user's line-of-sight movement is increased.

  The present invention provides a display control device, a display control method, and a display control program that can reduce the burden of eye movement when a user confirms an input character string in order to solve the above-described problems. For the purpose.

  A display control device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes an input unit that receives an input from a user, an input form, and a display control unit that displays a software keyboard on the display unit. The display control unit includes: When a character string is input to the input form by the software keyboard via the input unit from the user, the character string of the input form is set at a character string display position that is predetermined as a position close to the software keyboard. It is displayed by moving or copying.

  The display control method according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a step of displaying an input form and a software keyboard on a display unit, a step of receiving a character string input to the input form from the user by the software keyboard, Moving or copying the character string of the input form to a character string display position that is predetermined as a position close to the software keyboard, and displaying the character string.

  The display control program according to the third aspect of the present invention includes a process of displaying an input form and a software keyboard on a display unit, a process of receiving a character string input to the input form from the user by the software keyboard, A process of moving or copying the character string of the input form to a character string display position determined in advance as a position close to the software keyboard and causing the computer to execute the process.

  According to each aspect of the present invention described above, there is provided a display control device, a display control method, and a display control program that can reduce the burden of eye movement when a user confirms an input character string. be able to.

It is an external appearance block diagram of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is an internal block diagram of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 2 of invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 2 of invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 2 of invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 3 of invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the portable terminal which concerns on other embodiment of invention. It is a block diagram of the display control apparatus which concerns on embodiment of invention.

(Embodiment 1 of the invention)
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Specific numerical values and the like shown in the following embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and are not limited thereto unless otherwise specified. In the following description and drawings, matters obvious to those skilled in the art are omitted or simplified as appropriate for the sake of clarity.

  With reference to FIG. 1, an external configuration of portable terminal 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a mobile terminal 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  The mobile terminal 1 has a main body 2 and a display input unit 3. The portable terminal 1 is a portable information processing terminal. That is, the mobile terminal 1 is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

  The main body 2 includes a first housing 21 and a second housing 22. The first casing 21 and the second casing 22 are connected via hinges 4 and 5. As a result, the first casing 21 and the second casing 22 are rotatable about the hinges 4 and 5.

  The display input unit 3 includes a first touch panel 31 and a second touch panel 32. The first touch panel 31 is disposed in the first housing 21, and the second touch panel 32 is disposed in the second housing 22. That is, the display input unit 3 functions as an input unit that receives input from the user and a display unit that displays an image to the user.

  Each of the first touch panel 31 and the second touch panel 32 is disposed on the same surface side (front side) of the first housing 21 and the second housing 22. The mobile terminal 1 is hinged so that the front sides of the first casing 21 and the second casing 22 face each other, or the back sides of the first casing 21 and the second casing 22 face each other. 4 and 5 can be folded.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the first touch panel 31 is one screen and the second touch panel 32 is another screen, and the portable terminal 1 is a target. The application target is not limited to a mobile terminal having two screens. The present invention may be applied to a mobile terminal having one screen or a mobile terminal having three or more screens.

  Then, with reference to FIG. 2, the internal structure of the portable terminal 1 which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of the mobile terminal 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  The mobile terminal 1 includes a control unit 10, input detection circuits 11 and 12, and display control circuits 13 and 14.

  The control unit 10 controls the display content of the touch panels 31 and 32 based on input from the user to the touch panels 31 and 32. The control unit 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a storage unit, and executes processing as the mobile terminal 1 in the present embodiment by executing a program stored in the storage unit. That is, the program stored in the storage unit of the control unit 10 includes a code for causing the CPU to execute the process in the portable terminal 1 in the present embodiment. The storage unit includes, for example, an arbitrary storage device that can store the program and various types of information used for processing in the CPU. The storage device is a memory, for example.

  The input detection circuit 11 detects an input from the user to the first touch panel 31. The input detection circuit 11 specifies the input position of the user on the first touch panel 31, generates position information indicating the specified position, and outputs the position information to the control unit 10.

  The input detection circuit 12 detects an input from the user to the second touch panel 32. The input detection circuit 12 specifies a user input position on the second touch panel 32, generates position information indicating the specified position, and outputs the position information to the control unit 10.

  Here, the touch panels 31 and 32 may adopt any method among methods such as a resistive film method, a capacitance method, and an electromagnetic induction method. Further, the input detection circuits 11 and 12 may also have a circuit configuration and operation corresponding to the adopted method. Since the input detection method in each method is common, detailed description is omitted.

  The display control circuit 13 displays the image indicated by the image information on the first touch panel 31 based on the image information output from the control unit 10. Based on the image information output from the control unit 10, the display control circuit 14 displays the image indicated by the image information on the second touch panel 32. That is, each of the display control circuits 13 and 14 includes a display buffer that holds image information output from the control unit 10, and an image touch panel 31 that indicates the image information based on the image information held in the display buffer. 32 includes a driver circuit or the like for controlling the display for 32.

  With the configuration described above, the control unit 10 displays various images including the input form and the software keyboard on the touch panels 31 and 32 via the display control circuits 13 and 14. Here, the control unit 10 may display any type of image as long as the image includes an input form and a software keyboard. Hereinafter, the software keyboard is also referred to as “SWKB”.

  For example, the control unit 10 may display an image obtained by superimposing SWKB on a homepage image including an input form by executing a browser as part of the above-described program. In addition, for example, the control unit 10 executes a mailer as a part of the above-described program, and includes an email creation screen including an input form corresponding to each of the email input items (email address, subject, and text). An image obtained by superimposing SWKB on the image may be displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 10 focuses the input form of the first touch panel 31 or the second touch panel 32 based on the position information output from the input detection circuit 11 or the input detection circuit 12. If it is determined that the input character string exists, a copy of the input character string input to the input form is displayed near SWKB. This makes it possible to reduce the burden of eye movement when the user checks the input character string.

  Subsequently, the operation of the mobile terminal 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 4A to 4D are diagrams showing display examples of the mobile terminal 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  Here, an example of displaying a homepage image will be described. Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, from the state where the image of the homepage including the input form 41 is displayed on the first touch panel 31, and the image of the homepage including the input form 42 is displayed on the second touch panel 32. The operation will be described as an example.

  When the control unit 10 determines that an input for focusing on the input form 41 of the first touch panel 31 has been performed by the user (S1), the SWKB 43 corresponding to the input form 41 is displayed as illustrated in FIG. 4B ( S2). Specifically, the control unit 10 generates image information indicating an image obtained by superimposing the SWKB 43 on the image of the home page displayed on the second touch panel 32 and outputs the image information to the display control circuit 14. Then, based on the image information output from the control unit 10, the display control circuit 14 displays an image in which the SWKB 43 is superimposed on the homepage image on the second touch panel 32.

  Here, when there is an input from the user to the first touch panel 31, the input detection circuit 11 generates position information indicating the input position and outputs the position information to the control unit 10. And the control part 10 determines with the input which focuses the input form 41 having been performed from the user, when the input position which the position information shows is a position on the input form 41. That is, the input from the user that focuses on the input form 41 corresponds to an input that the user touches the input form 41.

  In addition, the control unit 10 displays the SWKB 43 with the latest input rule held for the input form 41. Here, the SWKB 43 is displayed in the form of any one of a plurality of predetermined types of input rules. For example, a numeric keypad, a Japanese keyboard, an English keyboard, and the like can be defined as input rules. The input rule is switched when the user presses (touches) an input rule switching key included in the SWKB 43.

  Specifically, for example, when SWKB 43 is displayed on the second touch panel 32, the control unit 10 indicates that the input position indicated by the position information output from the input detection circuit 12 is the position on the input rule switching key. In this case, it is determined that an input for switching the input rule from the user has been performed. In this case, the control unit 10 generates image information indicating an image on which the SWKB 43 that has been changed to the input rule format that is the next switching destination of the current input rule is superimposed, and outputs the image information to the display control circuit 14. The display control circuit 14 displays the image indicated by the image information output from the control unit 10 on the second touch panel 32. The control unit 10 holds the switching destination input rule as the input rule of the latest input form 41. If the control unit 10 can store the information indicating the latest input rule in the storage unit for each of the input forms 41 and 42 in the storage unit, and can determine the input rule by referring to the information. Good. As a result, even when the focus is shifted to the input form 42 other than the input form 41, when the input form 41 is focused again, the SWKB 43 corresponding to the input form 41 can be displayed by taking over the input rule. .

  In addition, when a right-handed user uses the mobile terminal 1, the SWKB 43 may be displayed on the second touch panel 32 serving as a right screen as illustrated in FIG. 4B. More preferably, as shown in FIG. 4B, the SWKB 43 has the center of the SWKB 43 or the entire center thereof on the right side of the horizontal center of the second touch panel 32 and the vertical center of the second touch panel 32. Should be displayed in the lower area. By doing so, it becomes possible for the user to operate the SWKB 43 with the thumb while holding the mobile terminal 1 with the right hand, which is the dominant hand, and the operability is improved.

  Here, when a left-handed user uses the mobile terminal 1, the SWKB 43 may be displayed on the first touch panel 31 serving as a left screen. More preferably, the SWKB 43 is displayed in a region on the left side of the center of the first touch panel 31 in the left-right direction and a region below the center of the second touch panel 32 in the vertical direction. It is good to do. Whether the user is right-handed or left-handed may be configured such that the control unit 10 can display an image serving as a setting screen for the dominant hand on the touch panels 31 and 32 and can be set by the user via the touch panels 31 and 32.

  Moreover, the control part 10 determines whether the character string already input into the input form 41 exists (S3). Generally, in the character display on the information processing terminal, the character string input to the input forms 41 and 42 stores character information indicating the character string in a storage unit, and displays an image with reference to the character information. The display is maintained by generating. Therefore, the control unit 10 refers to the character information corresponding to the input form 41, and if a character string (including a case of one character) is indicated, the character string exists in the input form 41. It is determined that

  When it is determined that there is a character string input in the input form 41 (S3: Yes), the control unit 10 displays characters input in the input form 41 near the SWKB 43 as shown in FIG. 4C. A column is displayed (S4). Specifically, the control unit 10 recognizes the character string input in the input form 41 by referring to the character information stored in the storage unit, and superimposes the character string and the SWKB 43 on the homepage image. Image information indicating an image is generated and output to the display control circuit 14. Based on the image information output from the control unit 10, the display control circuit 14 displays an image in which the character string of the input form 41 and the SWKB 43 are superimposed on the image on the homepage on the second touch panel 32. That is, as a result, a copy of the character string input to the input form 41 is displayed near the SWKB 43. Hereinafter, the area 44 in which a copy of the character string of the input form 41 being focused is displayed is referred to as an “input character string display area”.

  Here, as long as the position of the input character string display area 44 is close to the SWKB 43, it may be set to an arbitrarily determined position. For example, it may be determined according to any one of rules (Rule 1) to (Rule 3) exemplified below.

(Rule 1) Same screen as SWKB43

(Rule 2) Above or below a predetermined distance from SWKB 43 In this case, preferably, the distance between SWKB 43 and input character string display area 44 is sufficiently smaller than the vertical width of the screen (touch panels 31 and 32). For example, it is good to set it as ten or several percent of the width in the vertical direction. Preferably, all or part of the input character string display area 44 is within a range included in a width obtained by extending the left and right ends of the SWKB 43 in the vertical direction. By doing so, the distance of line-of-sight movement when the user confirms the character string in the input character string display area 44 can be reduced, and the burden can be reduced. As a distance between the SWKB 43 and the input character string display area 44, a distance between arbitrary points of the SWKB 43 and the input character string display area 44 may be calculated. For example, when the input character string display area 44 is arranged above the SWKB 43, the distance between the upper end of the SWKB 43 and the lower end of the input character string display area 44 is calculated as the distance between the SWKB 43 and the input character string display area 44. It may be.

(Rule 3) Left or right by a predetermined distance from SWKB 43 In this case, preferably, the distance between SWKB 43 and input character string display area 44 is sufficiently larger than the horizontal width of the screen (touch panels 31 and 32). The distance may be a small distance (for example, 10 or several percent of the width in the left-right direction). In the case of a plurality of screens, the sum of the widths of the respective screens in the left-right direction may be treated as the width of the screen in the left-right direction. Preferably, all or part of the input character string display area 44 is within a range included in a width obtained by extending the upper and lower ends of the SWKB 43 in the left-right direction. By doing so, the distance of line-of-sight movement when the user confirms the character string in the input character string display area 44 can be reduced, and the burden can be reduced. As a distance between the SWKB 43 and the input character string display area 44, a distance between arbitrary points of the SWKB 43 and the input character string display area 44 may be calculated. For example, when the input character string display area 44 is arranged on the left side of the SWKB 43, the distance between the left edge of the SWKB 43 and the right edge of the input character string display area 44 is calculated as the distance between the SWKB 43 and the input character string display area 44. You may do it.

  In FIG. 4C, it can be said that the input character string display area 44 is displayed on the same screen as the SWKB 43 and at a predetermined distance above the SWKB 43. Therefore, the input character string is displayed according to (Rule 1) or (Rule 2). An example in which the position of the column display area 44 is determined is shown.

  The control unit 10 determines whether or not the key input of the SWKB 43 has been performed by the user (S5). Specifically, when there is an input from the user to the second touch panel 32, the input detection circuit 12 generates position information indicating the input position and outputs the position information to the control unit 10. Then, when the input position indicated by the position information is a key position on the SWKB 43, the control unit 10 determines that a key input has been performed on the key of the SWKB 43 by the user. That is, the key input of the SWKB 43 from the user corresponds to an input in which the user touches the key of the SWKB 43.

  When it is determined that the key input of the SWKB 43 has been performed by the user (S5: Yes), the control unit 10 additionally displays a character string of the input key on the input form 41 as illustrated in FIG. 4D ( In S6, the character string is additionally displayed in the input character string display area 44 (S7). FIG. 4D shows an example in which the input rule of SWKB 43 is a Japanese keyboard, and the character string “A” is displayed on the input form 41 when the “A” key is input. If step S4 is not executed (S3: No), an input character string is newly displayed near SWKB43.

  Specifically, the control unit 10 specifies the key pressed (touched) in the SWKB 43 based on the position information output from the input detection circuit 12. The control unit 10 generates image information indicating an image in which the character of the identified key is superimposed on the input form 41 and the input character string display area 44 and outputs the image information to the display control circuits 13 and 14. The character information described above is updated by the control unit 10 so as to additionally indicate the newly input character string. Based on the image information output from the control unit 10, each of the display control circuits 13 and 14 displays an image in which the input key character is added in the input form 41 and the input character string display area 44. 32.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when a character string is input to the input forms 41 and 42 by the SWKB 43 via the touch panels 31 and 32 (input unit) from the user, the position is determined in advance as a position close to the SWKB 43. The character strings of the input forms 41 and 42 are copied and displayed in the input character string display area 44 (character string display position).

  According to this, when the user touches the SWKB 43 and inputs a character, the user checks the input character string display area 44 close to the SWKB 43 without returning the line of sight to the input form 41 in order to confirm the input character. Therefore, the user's burden of eye movement can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2 of the invention)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of mobile terminal 1 according to Embodiment 2 is the same as the configuration of mobile terminal 1 described with reference to FIGS.

  In the first embodiment described above, when the position of the focused input form is close to the position of SWKB, it is substantially unnecessary to display the input character in the input character string display area 44 located near SWKB. It becomes. Therefore, in the second embodiment, whether or not to display the input character in the input character string display area 44 is switched according to the positional relationship between the focused input form and SWKB.

  With reference to FIG. 5, the operation of the mobile terminal 1 according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing display examples of the mobile terminal 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same processes as those described with reference to FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

  In the second embodiment, when it is determined that the key input of the SWKB 43 has been performed by the user (S5: Yes), the control unit 10 additionally displays the input key character string on the input form (S6). ), It is determined whether or not the focused input form is close to the SWKB 43 (S8).

  Here, whether or not the focused input form is close to the SWKB 43 may be determined according to an arbitrarily determined condition. For example, it may be determined according to any of the conditions (Condition 1) to (Condition 3) exemplified below. When (Rule 1) is applied, (Condition 1), when (Rule 2) is applied, (Condition 2), and when (Rule 3) is applied, the determination may be made according to (Condition 3).

(Condition 1) Whether or not the focused input form exists in the same screen as SWKB43 In this case, if the focused input form exists in the same screen as SWKB43, the focused input form is close to SWKB43. If the focused input form does not exist in the same screen as the SWKB 43, it is determined that the focused input form is not close to the SWKB 43.

(Condition 2) Whether or not the vertical distance between the focused input form and the SWKB 43 is less than a predetermined threshold. In this case, if the vertical distance between the focused input form and the SWKB 43 is less than the predetermined threshold, the focused input form is focused. If the input form is determined to be close to the SWKB 43 and the vertical distance between the focused input form and the SWKB 43 is not less than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the focused input form is not close to the SWKB 43. As this threshold value, for example, a value sufficiently smaller than the vertical width of the screen (touch panels 31 and 32) (for example, 10 or several percent of the vertical width) may be used. The threshold value and the distance between the SWKB 43 and the input character string display area 44 may be different.

(Condition 3) Whether the distance between the focused input form and the SWKB 43 in the left-right direction is less than a predetermined threshold value In this case, if the distance between the focused input form and the SWKB 43 in the left-right direction is less than the predetermined threshold value, the focus is focused When the input form is determined to be close to the SWKB 43 and the distance between the focused input form and the SWKB 43 in the left-right direction is not less than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the focused input form is not close to the SWKB 43. As this threshold value, for example, a value sufficiently smaller than the width in the left-right direction of the screen (touch panels 31, 32) (for example, ten or several percent of the width in the vertical direction) may be used. In the case of a plurality of screens, the sum of the widths of the respective screens in the left-right direction may be treated as the width of the screen in the left-right direction. Further, the threshold value and the distance between the SWKB 43 and the input character string display area 44 may be different.

  Then, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, when it is determined that the focused input form 45 is not close to the SWKB 43 (S8: No), the control unit 10 displays the input form 45 in the input character string display area 44. A copy of the input character string is displayed (S7). Further, as illustrated in FIG. 6B, when it is determined that the focused input form 46 is close to the SWKB 43 (S8: Yes), the control unit 10 changes the input form 46 to the input character string display area 44. Suppresses display of a copy of the input string. That is, in this case, the control unit 10 generates image information for the second touch panel 32 without superimposing the input character string of the input form 46.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, when the position of the input form where the character string is input from the user is within the range determined in advance as the range close to the SWKB 43, the input character string display area 44 (character The display of the input character string of the input form in the column display position) is suppressed. According to this, for example, the frequency with which the original image is hidden can be reduced by superimposing and displaying a copy of the input character string more than necessary.

(Embodiment 3 of the invention)
Subsequently, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described. The configuration of mobile terminal 1 according to Embodiment 3 is the same as the configuration of mobile terminal 1 described with reference to FIGS. The operation of the mobile terminal 1 according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the mobile terminal 1 described with reference to FIG. 3 except that input candidates are also displayed when the input character string is displayed on the input form. Since it is the same as operation | movement, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  That is, as illustrated in FIG. 7, when a character string is input to the input form 47, the control unit 10 displays the character string input to the input form 47, and input candidates for the character string related to the unconfirmed part. 49 may be displayed. Here, the “input candidate” may be an input prediction candidate, or may be a conversion candidate for converting “Hiragana” into kanji, katakana, or the like.

  Then, the control unit 10 displays the character string input to the input form 47 in the input character string display area 44 (S7), and displays the input candidate 49 displayed for the character string of the input form 47 as follows. The character string in the input character string display area 44 may also be displayed as the input candidate 50. Specifically, the control unit 10 generates image information indicating an image in which the input candidate 50 is superimposed in addition to the input character string of the input form 47 and outputs the image information to the display control circuit 14.

  At this time, the control unit 10 may display only the character string related to the undetermined part in the input character string display area 44 among the input character strings of the focused input form 47. For example, in FIG. 7, the input character string of the input form 47 is “weather Tokyo”, and the unconfirmed part is “Tokyo”. In this case, the input character string display area 44 may display only “Tokyo”, which is the character string of the undetermined portion. Alternatively, the input candidate 50 may not be displayed for the character string in the input character string display area 44, but only the character string of the undetermined portion may be displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the input candidate 50 is displayed for the character string in the input character string display area 44, the input character string is displayed so that the display of the input candidate 50 does not overlap the display of the SWKB 43. The position of the display area 44 may be corrected. For example, when each of the input candidates 49 and 50 is continuously displayed below the input form 47 and the input character string display area 44, the control unit 10 determines the position of the input character string display area 44 as the input candidate. Image information indicating an image corrected to a position moved upward until 50 and SWKB 43 do not overlap may be generated. Here, the amount of movement of the input character string display area 44 is, for example, the height of the input candidate 50 calculated by multiplying the number of character strings to be displayed as the input candidate 50 by the height at which one character string is displayed. In other words, it is only necessary to calculate the amount of movement that prevents the display of the input candidate 50 from overlapping the display of the SWKB 43 by a generally conceivable technique.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, when the character strings of the input forms 47 and 48 are copied and displayed in the input character string display area 44 (character string display position), the character strings are displayed together with the character strings. The input candidate 49 is also copied and displayed. According to this, even when the user confirms the input candidate 49, the burden of the user's line-of-sight movement can be reduced.

(Another embodiment of the invention)
In the above-described embodiment, all the input character strings of the input form are displayed in the input character string display area 44, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 8, among the character strings input to the input form, a character string within a predetermined range from the end may be displayed in the input character string display area 44. For example, a character string having a predetermined number of characters from the end of the input character string of the input form may be displayed in the input character string display area 44. It may be displayed in the input character string display area 44. As described in Embodiment 3, the character string of the undetermined part can be displayed in the input character string display area 44 as a character string within a predetermined range from the end. The control unit 10 recognizes a character string within a predetermined range from the end of the character string indicated by the character information corresponding to the input form as a character string to be displayed in the input character string display area 44, and displays the character string Information only needs to be generated. FIG. 8 shows an example in which an image of a mail creation screen including a mail body input form 51 is displayed on the first touch panel 31 and a home page image is displayed on the second touch panel 32. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the input character string of the input form is copied and displayed has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 10 may move the focused input form (that is, the input character string of the input form) itself to the position of the input character string display area 44 (character string display position) and display it. In this case, when another input form is focused, the control unit 10 returns the focused input form to the original position, and moves the newly focused input form to the position of the input character string display area 44 ( Move to (character display position) and display.

(Summary of Invention)
Then, with reference to FIG. 9, the structure of the display control apparatus 9 used as the outline | summary of the portable terminal 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of the display control device 9 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment described above can also be understood as a display control device 9 shown in FIG.

  The display control device 9 includes a display control unit 90, an input unit 91, and a display unit 92.

  The display control unit 90 displays an input form and a software keyboard on the display unit 92. The display control unit 90 corresponds to the control unit 10, the input detection circuits 11 and 12, and the display control circuits 13 and 14. The input unit 91 receives input from the user. The input unit 91 and the display unit 92 correspond to the touch panels 31 and 32.

  Then, when a character string is input to the input form by the software keyboard via the input unit 91 from the user, the display control unit 90 displays the character of the input form at a character string display position that is predetermined as a position close to the software keyboard. Move or copy columns to display.

  According to this, when a user inputs a character by touching the software keyboard, the user can check the character string display position close to the software keyboard without returning the line of sight to the input form in order to check the input character. Therefore, the burden on the user's line of sight movement can be reduced.

  The program executed by the control unit 10 described above can be stored using various types of non-transitory computer readable media and supplied to a computer (portable terminal). Non-transitory computer readable media include various types of tangible storage media. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include magnetic recording media (for example, flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (for example, magneto-optical disks), CD-ROMs (Read Only Memory), CD-Rs, CD-R / W and semiconductor memory (for example, mask ROM, PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable PROM), flash ROM, RAM (random access memory)) are included. The program may also be supplied to the computer by various types of transitory computer readable media. Examples of transitory computer readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The temporary computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the exemplary embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the invention.

  For example, Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3 described above can be implemented in combination. In other words, the input candidate of the input character string is moved or copied and displayed together with the input character string of the focused input form, and when the position of the focused input form is close to SWKB, the input character string is displayed. You may make it suppress the display of the input character string and input candidate of the input form with respect to the area | region 44 (character string display position).

  The present invention is not limited to smartphones and tablet terminals, and can be applied to various information processing terminals in which character strings are input using SWKB. The present invention can also be applied to, for example, a portable game machine, a portable music player, a car navigation system, and the like.

  Moreover, although embodiment mentioned above demonstrated the example using a touch panel as an input part, it is not restricted to this. The present invention can also be applied to the case where, for example, a mouse is used as an input unit and SWKB is input using a pointer operated by the mouse.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a terminal integrated with a touch panel that functions as a display input unit is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention may be applied to an information processing terminal (such as a personal computer) connected to a touch panel display via, for example, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface).

  In addition, the above-described embodiment is preferably applied to a tablet terminal including one touch panel of about 7 to 10 inches, for example, or a smartphone including a plurality of touch panels of about 3 to 5 inches, for example. A good feeling of operation is obtained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile terminal 2 Main body part 3 Display input part 4, 5 Hinge 10 Control part 11, 12 Input detection circuit 13, 14 Display control circuit 21, 22 Case 31, 32 Touch panel 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51 Input Form 43 Software Keyboard 44 Input String Display Area 49, 50 Input Candidate

Claims (10)

An input unit that receives input from the user;
A display control unit for displaying an input form and a software keyboard on the display unit;
The display control unit, when a character string is input to the input form by the software keyboard from the user via the input unit, the input to a character string display position that is predetermined as a position close to the software keyboard Move or copy the form string and display it,
Display control device. When the position of the input form where the character string is input from the user is within a predetermined range as a range close to the software keyboard, the display control unit is configured to display the character of the input form at the character string display position. Suppress column display,
The display control apparatus according to claim 1. The display control unit displays characters within a predetermined range from the end of the character string input to the input form at the character string display position.
The display control apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The display control unit displays a character string of a predetermined number of characters from the end of the character string input to the input form at the character string display position.
The display control apparatus according to claim 3. The display control unit displays only an undetermined character string among the character strings input to the input form at the character string display position.
The display control apparatus according to claim 4. The display control unit displays input candidates of the character string on the display unit together with the character string when a character string is input to the input form,
When the display control unit moves or copies the character string of the input form to the character string display position and displays it, the character string input candidate is also moved or copied and displayed together with the character string.
The display control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The display control device includes the display unit,
The input unit and the display unit constitute a touch panel.
The display control apparatus of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6. The display control device is a smartphone or a tablet terminal.
The display control apparatus according to claim 7. Displaying an input form and a software keyboard on the display;
Receiving a character string input to the input form by the software keyboard from a user;
Moving or copying the character string of the input form to a predetermined character string display position as a position close to the software keyboard, and displaying it;
A display control method comprising: Processing to display an input form and a software keyboard on the display unit;
A process of receiving a character string input to the input form by the software keyboard from a user;
A process of moving or copying and displaying the character string of the input form at a character string display position predetermined as a position close to the software keyboard;
A display control program that causes a computer to execute.

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