JP2014157578A - Touch panel device, control method of touch panel device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch panel device, a control method of the touch panel device and a program which can simplify start-up operation of an application in the touch panel device.SOLUTION: A touch panel device comprises: a contact determination unit 111 which determines whether contact on a touch panel is a normal input operation including a click on a touch panel or an operation that continuously or discontinuously having contact of a finger or the like on the touch panel (on-panel gesture); a first application execution unit 112 which, in response to the normal input operation, executes predetermined operation including start-up of an application; and a second application execution unit 113 which, in response to the on-panel gesture, starts up or operates a predetermined application registered in advance. When the on-panel gesture is detected, the touch panel device executes control of the second application execution unit 113 in preference to control of the first application execution unit 112.

Description

  The present invention relates to a touch panel device having a touch panel such as a portable terminal, a control method for the touch panel device, and a program, and more particularly to a touch panel device for improving operations on the touch panel, a control method for the touch panel device, and a program.

In many terminals (hereinafter referred to as touch panel devices) equipped with a current touch panel, an operation for starting a program (application) is roughly divided into the following two steps.
1. The screen is changed to a screen on which an application icon is displayed (hereinafter referred to as an application activation preparation step).
2. An application is actually activated by tapping an icon or the like (hereinafter referred to as an application activation process).

  The terminal user can start the corresponding application by taking these two steps. For example, let us consider a case where the user wants to start another application such as a browser while starting mail software or the like on a smartphone. In the application startup preparation process, an operation of tapping the home key or menu key to switch the mail software screen and searching for another application is required.

  Also, when you want to use a specific application when a general smartphone is in the screen lock state, as a pre-process of the application startup preparation process, use a method such as sliding your finger on the panel. A screen unlock process for unlocking the screen by touching or typing in a password is required. If the application startup preparation process is not required, the application startup process, that is, the process of tapping the shortcut icon of a specific application as the next process of the screen unlocking process, is the shortest startup method. It becomes.

  As described above, many of the touch panel devices currently used have the following two problems. The first problem is that, as described above, when starting an application, the application starting process is performed through the screen unlocking process and / or the application starting preparation process, which is necessary for starting the application. There are many actions.

  The second problem is that it is difficult to know where the icon is when starting the application. In the application startup preparation process described above, it is necessary to search for an icon of the application to be started, but in the case where many icons are displayed in a collapsed manner in the menu screen or when there are many applications having similar functions, There is a high possibility of causing confusion for terminal users, and there is a problem that it takes time and effort to search for icons.

  By the way, Patent Document 1 describes at least one step based on the step of reading data belonging to a touch input related to a touch sensitive device having multipoint capability from the touch sensitive device, and the data from the touch sensitive device. A method for processing a touch input having the step of identifying one multipoint gesture is disclosed. This technology recognizes the touch and also recognizes the position and size of the touch on the touch-sensitive surface, starts the task according to a specific touch, and identifies multiple touches that occur simultaneously. A process based on multipoint sensing to identify touch is also performed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an input method in which a control signal for controlling processing executed by an input target device is input to the input target device by contacting an input surface of an operation unit of the input device with an input unit. Has been. The input method includes a detection step for detecting a contact position where the input means is in contact with the input surface, and a control signal generation step for generating a control signal based on a combination of a plurality of contact positions detected by the detection step. The display switching speed of the transition displayed on the display unit of the receiver is switched according to the degree of opening of the palm or finger on the touch panel (operation unit). Here, the size of the polygon formed by the plurality of contact coordinates detected on the touch panel differs depending on the degree of opening of the palm or finger. Therefore, when switching the display switching speed of the transition displayed on the display unit of the receiver according to the difference in the area of the polygon formed by connecting all the contact coordinates, for example, the area of a small polygon is detected. In this case, a method is described in which the display switching speed of the transition is increased, and when a large polygonal area is detected, the display switching speed of the transition is decreased. In addition, a touch panel is installed on the mobile phone, and depending on the length of the straight line drawn by one finger, the type of software such as a camera, browser, mailer, etc. to be activated is switched, or a touch panel is installed on the video playback device. A technique for switching the video playback speed of the video playback device in accordance with the degree of opening of the finger is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 3, among signals that depend on two or more characteristic values, those whose characteristic values are in a specific range are adjusted by specifying the position in the coordinate system. The technology of the interface for the purpose is described. This patent document 3 discloses a technique for detecting a gesture when a user draws a ring, a cross, a check mark, or the like on the inner part of a designated area with a finger and using this as a trigger for state transition.

Special table 2008-508601 gazette JP 2011-3074 A JP 2012-164225 A

  However, in the techniques of Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 3 described above, if the user tries to browse the Internet while using mail software, for example, the screen of the mail software is once again minimized and the Internet is browsed. You need to find an icon for it and click on it. In other words, when you are on the home screen, you can launch a given application while using one application, even if you can activate a given application by gesture as in the above technology. In some cases, a plurality of steps may be required. When a gesture is performed on a running application, a new creation operation or an unintended operation such as sending an e-mail is specified when the gesture for browsing the Internet is performed in the running application, for example, mail software. May end up.

  As described above, in the conventional touch panel device, since there are a plurality of operation steps necessary for starting the application, it takes time to start the application, and a method for immediately starting the application by the user has not been established. In addition, the operation of starting an application is complicated, such as the need to search for an application icon to be started. Further, when trying to launch an application designated by a gesture, an unintended operation may be performed. Therefore, there is a demand for a method that can immediately start an application without malfunctioning with the minimum operation when the user wants to start it.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel device, a touch panel device control method, and a program that can simplify an application activation operation in the touch panel device. And

  The touch panel device according to the present invention is a touch panel device having a touch panel, and when receiving a contact from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen with respect to the touch panel, normal input including a click by the contact body on the touch panel The normal input operation is detected by the contact determination unit that determines either the operation or the gesture on the panel that is the operation that causes the contact body to contact the touch panel continuously or discontinuously for a predetermined time or more, and the contact determination unit. If the gesture on the panel is detected by the first application execution unit that executes a predetermined operation including the activation of the application according to the input position and the contact determination unit, it is registered in advance according to the gesture. A second application execution unit that activates or operates the predetermined application. , If the panel on the gesture is detected, in which control of in preference to the control of the first application executing unit and the second application executing unit is executed.

  An operation control method for a touch panel device according to the present invention is an operation control method for a touch panel device having a touch panel, and when receiving a contact from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen with respect to the touch panel, the operation on the touch panel is performed. A contact determination step of determining either a normal input operation including a click by a contact body, or a gesture on the panel which is an operation in which the contact body is continuously or discontinuously contacted on the touch panel for a predetermined time or more, and the contact determination When the normal input operation is detected in the step, the gesture on the panel is detected in the first application execution step for executing a predetermined operation including the activation of the application according to the input position and the contact determination step. Then, depending on the gesture, a predetermined application registered in advance A second application execution step for starting or operating the application, and when the gesture on the panel is detected, the control in the second application execution step is executed in preference to the control in the first application execution step. It is what is done.

  The program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute operation control in a touch panel device having a touch panel, and when the touch panel receives a contact from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen, the touch panel Contact determination control for determining either a normal input operation including a click by the contact body on the above, or a gesture on the panel which is an operation in which the contact body is continuously or discontinuously contacted on the touch panel for a predetermined time or more When the normal input operation is detected in the contact determination step, a first application execution control for executing a predetermined operation including application activation according to the input position; and on the panel in the contact determination step If a gesture is detected, register in advance according to the gesture Second application execution control that activates or operates the predetermined application, and when the gesture on the panel is detected, the second application execution control is performed in preference to the first application execution control. Is.

  According to the touch panel device, the control method of the touch panel device, and the program according to the present invention, it is possible to simplify the application activation operation in the touch panel device.

(A) And (b) is an external view which shows the smart phone 100. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the smart phone 100 concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the application processor concerning embodiment of this invention in detail. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the application processor concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the other example of the application processor concerning embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) is a figure which shows the user who performs a gesture on a panel. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the user who performs a gesture on a panel. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the user who performs a gesture on a panel. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of operation | movement of the application processor concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the user who performs a gesture on a panel. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the other example of the user who performs a gesture on a panel Similarly, it is a figure which shows the other example of the user who performs a gesture on a panel It is a figure which shows the operation | movement method in the other example of the application processor concerning embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a mobile phone having a touch panel, but any other device having a touch panel function is not limited to a mobile phone, a portable game terminal, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), It can also be applied to other touch panel devices such as notebook PCs.

  In the present embodiment, when contact is received from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen with respect to the touch panel, the contact body on the touch panel is continuously or discontinuously contacted on the touch panel for a predetermined time or longer (hereinafter, referred to as a touch panel). A gesture on the panel) is detected, and a pre-registered operation such as activation of a predetermined application is executed in accordance with the gesture on the panel. In this embodiment, the case where the user touches the touch panel with a finger will be described as an example of the contact body. However, any touch device other than the user's finger can be used as long as the touch on the touch panel can be detected. Of course it is good.

  Here, the gesture on the panel includes a multi-tap (multi-touch) that can be operated by simultaneously touching a plurality of points, and the operation of tracing the touch panel in a polygonal shape on the touch panel with one or a plurality of fingers. And an operation of tapping the touch panel at predetermined intervals. For example, an application to be activated is stored in association with each gesture on the panel, and when an on-panel gesture on the touch panel is detected, the application associated with the on-panel gesture is activated. Is. That is, in a normal touch panel device, when an application is started, it is common to click on the corresponding icon. However, in this embodiment, if a gesture on the panel is detected on the touch panel, the corresponding icon is associated. Since the registered application can be started immediately, a plurality of processes such as switching to a screen on which icons are displayed, searching for the corresponding icon, and clicking the icon are not required.

  Here, the polygon recognized as a gesture on the touch panel can be, for example, a vertex at each coordinate detected during multi-touch. For example, it is possible to determine one coordinate for one polygon using a certain rule such as the center of gravity, and use a polygon having that as a vertex. Furthermore, when comparing polygons and areas detected at the time of multi-tap with registered polygons and areas, it is possible to make the determination easier by setting a certain amount of width as an error range. , Less burden on the user. In this way, the application is started by the polygonal shape or the contact method registered by the user in association with the application on the touch panel. The application can be activated and operated with fewer procedures.

  Furthermore, it is possible to perform gestures on the panel not only when other applications are not activated but also when other applications such as e-mail software are activated and used. That is, the touch panel device according to the present embodiment determines whether the user's touch is a gesture on the panel or a normal click, and when the gesture on the panel is detected, the operation related to the gesture is preferentially executed. . For this reason, for example, if you are trying to connect to the Internet and check something while starting up your email software and creating an email, you need to close the email software screen and click the Internet connection icon again. In addition, it is possible to prevent a malfunction such as sending a message by an operation to connect to the Internet, and to start another application very easily.

  Here, first, the configuration of a general smartphone will be described, and then the configuration of the touch panel device and the details of the operation control method according to the present embodiment will be described.

[Smartphone overview]
FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B are external views showing the smartphone 100. FIG. 1A illustrates the appearance of the smartphone 100 as viewed from one main surface (front surface) side of the housing 101 of the smartphone 100. The smartphone 100 includes a liquid crystal panel (Liquid Cristal Panel) 102, a touch panel 103 (described later), several operation buttons 104, and a camera device 105 that are arranged in almost the entire area of the main surface of the housing 101. . On the other hand, FIG. 1B shows the appearance of the smartphone 100 as viewed from the other main surface (back surface) side of the housing 101. A camera device 106 is disposed on the back surface of the housing 101.

  The liquid crystal panel 102 is arranged so that its display surface is located on the front surface of the housing 101. Instead of the liquid crystal panel 102, an organic EL panel (Organic Light-Emitting Diode Panel) or the like can be used.

  The touch panel 103 is disposed so as to cover the display surface of the liquid crystal panel 102 or is disposed on the back side of the liquid crystal panel 102. The smartphone 100 is intuitively touched by touching the touch area of the liquid crystal panel 102 with an operation unit or the like (hereinafter also referred to as a contact body) such as a user's finger or a dedicated operation pen (stylus) operated by the user. Can be operated.

  When the touch panel 103 according to the present embodiment detects the touch of the finger or the pen in the touch screen area where the user's finger or the dedicated pen touches, the touch panel 103 determines whether the touch is a click or a gesture on the panel. When a gesture on the panel is detected, an operation registered in advance, for example, activation of a specific application is performed.

  The operation button 104 is used for an auxiliary operation on the smartphone 100, and is a hard key capable of instructing a predetermined operation regardless of a touch method on the panel. For example, when this button is pressed, it is possible to perform control such as executing only an operation by a gesture on the panel. Note that such operation buttons may not be provided depending on the wireless communication terminal. The camera device 106 is a main camera arranged so that its lens unit is located on the back surface of the housing 101. On the other hand, the camera device 105 is a sub camera arranged such that its lens unit is positioned on the front surface of the housing 101. Note that such a camera device may not be provided.

  Next, the internal configuration of the smartphone 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the smartphone 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2, the main board 10 of the smartphone 100 includes an application processor 11, a wireless processing unit 12, a main memory 13, a flash memory 14, a power source 15, a voice circuit 16, an audio circuit 17, a sensor 18, and the like. It is installed. The main board 10 is connected to the above-described liquid crystal panel 102, touch panel 103, and camera devices 105 and 106, as well as a microphone 107, a speaker 108, a battery 109, a USB 130, a memory card 131, an antenna 132, and the like. The

  The application processor 11 is generally a SoC (System On Chip) device in which various peripheral circuits are integrated into one package, and includes a communication-related device such as a wireless processing unit 12, a touch panel 103, a camera device 105, Many interface circuits such as an interface for connecting peripheral devices such as 106 are included.

  The application processor 11 reads an application stored in the main memory 13 and performs processing for realizing various functions of the smartphone 100. For example, the application processor 11 reads and executes an OS (Operating System) application from the main memory 13 and executes an application application using the OS application as an operation board. More specifically, the application processor 11 receives the transmission data from the application processor 11, performs an encoding process on the received transmission data, further performs a modulation process using a carrier wave, generates a transmission signal, and sets the antenna 112. The transmission signal is transmitted to outside. The baseband processor 121 receives a reception signal via the antenna 112, demodulates the reception signal with a carrier wave to generate reception data, and further performs a decoding process on the reception data to perform application processing. 11 to send.

[Application processor configuration]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the application processor 11 according to the present embodiment in more detail. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the application processor 11 includes a contact determination unit 111, a first application execution unit 112, and a second application execution unit 113. When the contact determination unit 111 receives contact from the contact body including the user's finger or touch pen with respect to the touch panel 103, the contact determination unit 111 performs a normal input operation including a click by the contact body on the touch panel, or continues the contact body on the touch panel. Alternatively, any one of the gestures on the panel, which is an operation of discontinuously making contact for a predetermined time or more, is determined. The normal input operation refers to an input operation such as an operation of clicking an icon or the like on the touch panel, an operation of clicking a link on a web browser, or an operation of inputting a sentence using mail creation software or the like.

  The gesture on the panel means a gesture other than the normal input operation. As will be described later, the contact determination unit 111 detects contact of the user with the touch panel. If a continuous or discontinuous contact operation is detected for a predetermined time or more, whether or not the contact (gesture) is a gesture on the panel. Start the determination. When the gesture is a gesture that matches the registered information, it is determined as a gesture on the panel. The user contact is, for example, an operation G1 that makes a plurality of fingers contact the touch panel 103, or an operation G2 that traces a polygonal or circular locus while bringing one or more fingers into contact with the touch panel 103. An operation G3 of tapping the touch panel 103 with a finger a plurality of times at a desired interval, an operation G4 of a combination of these, and the like can be considered.

  Note that the operation registered as a gesture on the panel is not limited to these gestures as long as it can be determined that the touch panel device 100 is not a normal input operation. When the motion G1 is detected, it can be determined as a gesture on the panel, for example, by detecting a polygon having the finger as a vertex. When the motion G2 is detected, a trajectory traced by the user's finger can be detected, and the gesture on the panel can be determined based on the shape. Furthermore, when the motion G3 is detected, it can be determined as a gesture on the panel based on the number of user's fingers (number of contact points), the number of taps, and a pattern (interval).

  In addition, when a click is detected by the contact determination unit 111, the first application execution unit 112 executes a predetermined operation including activation of an application according to the click position. Further, when the touch determination unit 111 detects an on-panel gesture, the second application execution unit 113 performs a predetermined operation such as starting or operating a predetermined application registered in advance according to the gesture.

  Then, when a gesture on the panel is detected, the application processor 11 executes control of the second application execution unit 113 in preference to the control of the first application execution unit 112. Here, for example, the first application execution unit 112 or the second application execution unit 113 may perform the operation of the contact determination unit 111. In addition, when a gesture on the panel is detected, the contact determination unit 111 instructs the first application execution unit 112 to stop the operation, and performs a process corresponding to the gesture on the panel to the second application execution unit 113. It may be instructed to do so.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the wireless processing unit 12 includes a baseband processor 121, a wireless LAN 122, and Bluetooth (registered trademark) 123. The baseband processor 121 performs baseband processing including encoding (for example, error correction encoding such as convolutional code and turbo code) processing or decoding processing on data transmitted and received by the smartphone 100.

  The main memory 13 stores applications and data used by the application processor 11. Further, the application processor 11 is connected to a nonvolatile memory (flash memory) 14 that retains stored data even when the power is turned off.

  The battery 109 is a battery, and is used when the smartphone 100 operates without depending on an external power source. Even when an external power source is connected to the smartphone 100, the power source of the battery 109 may be used. As the battery 109, a secondary battery is preferably used.

  The power management unit 15 generates an internal power supply from the battery 109 or an external power supply. This internal power supply is given to each block of the smartphone 100. At this time, the power management unit 15 performs voltage control of the internal power supply based on an instruction from the application processor 11 and supplies the same or different internal power supply for each block circuit. Further, the power management unit 15 can also control the interruption of the internal power for each block circuit. The power management unit 15 also performs charge control on the battery 109 when external power is supplied.

  The audio 17 decodes the audio data transmitted from the application processor 11 and drives the speaker 108. The voice 16 encodes voice information obtained from the microphone 107 to generate voice data, and outputs the voice data to the application processor 11.

  The sensor unit 18 includes a temperature sensor, a GPS (Global Positioning System) system, and the like. The temperature sensor allows the main body to manage the battery temperature during charging. Moreover, by providing GPS, the position of the smartphone 100 can be measured with high accuracy, and navigation to a destination can be performed by accurately grasping the position. Here, the GPS system of the smartphone 100 has a function for assisting position measurement by communication and measuring a position in a short period (A-GPS (Assisted GPS)).

  The liquid crystal panel 102 displays various images according to processing in the application processor 11. The image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 102 represents a user interface image, a camera image, a moving image, or the like that gives an operation instruction to the smartphone 100 by the user.

  Furthermore, as described above, the smartphone 100 according to the present embodiment includes not only the high-resolution rear camera device 106 but also the camera device 105 on the display side, and the camera devices 105 and 106 are connected to the application processor 11. Follow the instructions to obtain an image.

[Operation of application processor]
Next, the operation of the application processor 11 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the application processor 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the application processor 11 waits for a touch with a user's finger or a touch pen on the touch panel 103. Hereinafter, the case of touching with the user's finger will be described. When the user's finger detects contact with the touch panel 103 (step S1: Yes), this is an operation of tapping a predetermined icon on the touch panel 103 ( Normal input operation such as clicking or specifying a link, or an operation other than the normal input operation (gesture), for example, an operation of touching the user's finger continuously or discontinuously on the touch panel for a predetermined time or longer (on the panel) It is determined whether it is a gesture) (step S2).

  At this time, when the contact determination unit 111 detects a normal input operation, an operation such as activation of an application corresponding to the input position (tap position) is executed (step S3). On the other hand, when a gesture on the panel is detected, a predetermined application registered in advance is activated or operated in accordance with the gesture (step S4).

[Other configuration of application processor]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating another example of the application processor 11. The application processor 11 includes a gesture storage unit 114 and a lock function control unit 115 in addition to the configuration of FIG. For example, if the gesture on the panel is an operation (gesture) of tracing the touch panel 103 in a polygonal shape on the touch panel 103, the gesture storage unit 114 may have a vertex angle of a part or all of the polygon formed by the gesture on the panel. A first value relating to the angle of the polygon, a second value relating to the length of each side of the polygon, a third value relating to the area of the polygon, and a value relating to the speed at which the user's finger traces on the touch panel 103. Any one or a combination of one or more of the four values is used as registration information, and the registration information and activation or operation of a predetermined application installed in the touch panel device 100 are stored in association with each other.

  When the gesture on the panel is an operation of tapping the touch panel 103 with a user's finger at a predetermined interval, the gesture storage unit 114 displays the number of times the touch panel 103 is tapped, the tap interval, the contact time when tapping, and a series of operations. Any one or a combination of one or more of them is used as registration information, and the registration information and activation or operation of a predetermined application installed in the touch panel device 100 are stored in association with each other.

  FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, and FIG. 7 are diagrams showing a user who performs a gesture on the panel. As shown in FIG. 6A, the user presses the three fingers of the thumb, the index finger, and the middle finger on the touch panel 103 for a certain period of time, or as shown in FIG. Is registered as an operation of sliding to write a character, and an operation of tapping three times is registered as a gesture on the panel, so that the contact determination unit 111 detects the triangle 200. To do.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 6B, one or more of the first apex angle α1, the second apex angle α3, and the third apex angle α3 of the triangle 200, and the length L1 of the first side, By registering at least one of the length L3 of the second side and the length L3 of the third side, this triangle can be determined. For example, the longest side (in this case, the length L1 of the first side) and the apex angles on both sides thereof (in this case, the second apex angle α2 and the third apex angle α3) are set as registration information T1, and the registration information T1 If it is detected, the audio playback software may be activated.

  As another registration method for triangles, values such as triangle ratio and inverse triangle ratio corresponding to the apex angle are registered in a certain permutation such as clockwise or counterclockwise starting from the apex angle having the largest angle. can do. Furthermore, it is also possible to store the length of a side or the area of a polygon that can be determined in scale or size.

  Here, the timing for registering the registration information related to the gesture on the panel in the gesture storage unit 114 can be the initial setting of the terminal in the case of a preinstalled application. When a user newly installs, registration information can be set at the time of installation, but the registration timing is not limited to this timing. Registration information may be set for all applications. However, since the user needs to memorize gestures on the panel, it is also possible to set registration information only for frequently used items. .

  Furthermore, when the contact determination unit 111 detects the frequency of the application used by the user, for example, when the application is started for the 10th time or an application that is started at least once a day, and the credit frequency exceeds a certain standard. In addition, the user may be prompted to register a gesture on the panel. On the contrary, when the usage frequency of the application falls below a certain standard, the user may determine whether or not to delete the registration information. This eliminates the need for the user to remember on-panel gestures for launching less frequently used applications, and assigns on-panel gestures that are no longer needed to launch other applications. Can do.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, even if the shape of the triangle 200 changes to some extent, it is assumed that it is recognized as the same triangle. That is, the contact determination unit 111 determines that the contact information corresponds to the registration information when the on-panel gesture by the contact body matches within a predetermined error range. This facilitates user input.

  Then, the contact determination unit 111 detects which registered information registered in the gesture storage unit 114 matches the gesture of the gesture on the panel, and the second application execution unit 113 detects by the contact determination unit 111. The application associated with the registered information is started or operated.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of the operation of the application processor 11. As shown in FIG. 9, the touch panel device 100 is activated (step S101), and a user contact is waited (step S102). At this time, even if no application is activated or activated, the user is placed in a standby state. Then, when a touch from the user is detected on the touch panel 103 (step S103) and the operation continues for a certain time or more, for example, a finger is slid for a certain time or more, tapped a plurality of times, or continuously for a certain time or more. When the detected motion is detected (step S104), the contact determination unit 111 starts the determination operation for the motion (gesture) (step S105). And, for example, if the user's fingers are in contact with each other, it is recognized as a triangle, and by detecting its apex angle α and side length L, whether or not it is a gesture on the panel A determination is made (step S106).

  Here, in step S103 to step S106, a touch is detected, but the gesture is not a certain time or more, or is a gesture for a certain time or more, but is not a gesture on the panel corresponding to the registration information, and is clicked. If it can be determined that the input operation is a normal input operation, such as specifying a link or a link, operation control corresponding to the normal input operation, for example, an operation for starting an application, opening a file, specifying a link, entering characters or numbers And so on (step S107). On the other hand, when the on-panel gesture registered in the gesture storage unit 114 is detected, the second application execution unit 113 performs control such as starting the corresponding application (step S108).

  Returning to FIG. 5, when a predetermined on-panel gesture registered in advance is detected, the lock function control unit 115 releases the lock function that prevents the touch panel from malfunctioning. In this case, for example, gestures on all the panels may be registered as unlock gestures, or only some of the gestures on the panel may be registered as unlock gestures. As a result, when the touch panel device 100 is in the locked state, a conventional two- or three-step process of releasing the lock function, searching for an icon, and clicking the icon is necessary. In the embodiment, when a registered gesture on the panel is detected, the lock can be released, and the application can be activated or operated under the control of the second application execution unit 113.

  Furthermore, the gesture storage unit 114 has, as the registration information, the playback speed, volume, and character in the application to be activated according to the size of the first to fourth values and / or the position of the gesture on the panel on the panel. It is also possible to use a value such as the size of the parameter as a parameter value and store the parameter value in association with each other. That is, the registration information can be set not only by starting the application, but also by changing the playback speed and the like of the application to be started only by gestures on the panel.

  That is, FIGS. 10 to 12 are diagrams illustrating other examples of the user who performs the gesture on the panel. As shown in FIG. 10, not only a gesture that can be determined as a gesture on the panel is performed by touching in the shape of a triangle 210 with three fingers for a predetermined time or more and tapping three or more times. It is also possible to add more gestures such as That is, the registration information registered as a gesture on the panel can be a gesture in which three fingers are slid outward so that the shape of the triangle 210 is slightly larger than the shape of the triangle 210.

  A gesture that can detect the triangle 210 is associated with an operation of starting the audio playback software as registration information T1, and a gesture that can detect the triangle 210 → the large triangle 220 is started up of the audio playback software. The registration information T2 is associated with the operation for increasing the volume. As a result, when the touch determination unit 111 detects a gesture on the panel of the triangle 210, the audio playback software is activated, and when the triangle 210 → the large triangle 220 is detected, the audio generation software is activated and the volume is increased. The operation to perform can be executed. It is also possible to activate the audio playback software and display a volume mikeyer or the like for changing the volume so that the user can immediately change the volume when the audio playback software is activated. Further, the amount of change in volume may be adjusted dynamically according to the size of the gesture on the panel. For example, when the size is larger than the square 220 that divides the triangle by the upper sleep gesture, the volume may be further increased according to the degree of enlargement.

  In this way, it is possible to specify not only the activation of the application, the activation operation of the desired application, the change of the setting value such as the change of the volume, the reproduction of the predetermined file, etc. by the gesture on the panel. It becomes possible.

  On the other hand, after the gesture storage unit 114 touches the similar triangle, it is also possible to associate the operation of sliding the three fingers inward with the operation of reducing the volume to make the registration information. Thereby, when the contact determination part 111 detects this, the operation | movement which reduces audio | voice volume while starting audio | voice reproduction | regeneration software can be performed together.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 11, the triangle 210 is made into a triangle 230 in which three fingers are slid up without changing the size of the triangle, and the activation and reproduction of the audio reproduction software is performed. It is also possible to use registration information in association with an operation for increasing the speed. Thereby, when the contact determination unit 111 detects the triangle 210 → the triangle 230, it is possible to perform an operation of increasing the reproduction speed at the same time as reproducing the audio reproduction software. Similarly, the gesture on the panel can be performed by using the registration information in association with the gesture on the panel as the triangle 210 by sliding the triangle 230 as it is and the operation of starting the audio playback software and slowing down the playback speed. Thus, it is possible to start the audio playback software and perform an operation of reducing the playback speed.

  Furthermore, these operations can be combined. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the user performs a gesture of the triangle 210 with a finger, and slides the three touched fingers outward to form the triangle 220, and then slides the finger upward while maintaining the shape of the triangle 220. If the gesture on the panel is detected by correlating the gesture to the triangle 230 with registration information associated with the operation of starting the audio playback software, increasing the playback volume, and increasing the playback speed, the audio playback is performed. It is possible to start the software, increase the volume and increase the playback speed at once.

  Needless to say, it is also possible to combine these opposite operations, that is, the operation of decreasing the volume by reducing the triangle shape and the operation of sliding the triangle downward to decrease the reproduction speed. Furthermore, as described above, the user can easily adjust the volume and the playback speed at the same time as the playback software is started by displaying the volume adjustment button and the playback speed adjustment button simultaneously with the start of the audio playback software. It is also possible to make it possible. The user may be able to select whether to automatically adjust the volume and playback speed or to display means for assisting the operation so that the adjustment can be made immediately.

  In this way, the second application execution unit 113 activates the application associated with the registration information detected by the contact determination unit 111 and executes the operation of the application according to the parameter values such as the sliding direction and the speed. . Thereby, a user's desired application can be executed with a desired operation only by performing a gesture on the panel.

  Furthermore, the touch panel device 100 includes the operation button 104 as described above, but the operation button 104 may be capable of instructing a predetermined operation regardless of the contact method on the panel. Thereby, the contact determination unit 111 detects whether or not the operation button 104 is pressed when the user touches, and immediately contacts the user when the operation button 104 is pressed. It can be determined as a gesture on the panel, and the operation of the second application execution unit 113 can be surely prioritized. In this case, the gesture storage unit 114 may store the operation on the operation button 104 as registration information together with the contact method of the gesture on the panel of the contact body.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of operation buttons 104, it is possible to associate different activation operations for different operation buttons even if the gestures are on the same panel. In this case, the number of the gestures on the panel × the number of the operation buttons 104 Different starting operations can be executed.

[Other operations of application processor]
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an operation method in another example of the application processor. As shown in FIG. 13, steps S1 to S3 are the same as the example shown in FIG. Here, when the contact determination unit 111 detects a gesture on the panel, in the application processor 11 shown in FIG. 5, the lock function control unit 115 releases the lock function, and the second application execution unit 113 displays the gesture storage unit 114. The corresponding application registered in (1) is activated (step S5).

  In the present embodiment, in a touch panel device equipped with a touch panel, an application can be activated or operated with only a gesture G on the panel such as a multi-tap, and the contact determination unit 111 can perform the operation on the touch panel. It is determined whether the gesture is a normal input operation including a click by a contact body or a gesture on the panel G that is a gesture other than the normal input operation, and if the gesture G on the panel is detected, control of the second application execution unit 113, That is, since the activation operation or the operation operation of the registered application is executed with priority over the normal operation, the touch panel device 100 suppresses a malfunction such as a normal operation trying to activate or operate the registered application. Can do. Therefore, even when another application is being activated, a desired application can be activated or operated easily, and the operability of the user's touch panel device 100 can be improved.

  Since the application is activated by the gesture G on the panel, the user does not need to search for the activation icon of the application, and remembers the position of the application activation icon or arranges the activation icons of frequently used applications in front. There is no need to change. In addition, you can learn the application startup procedure with your body. Intuitive movements can be registered as gestures, making operation easier. Therefore, it is possible to provide a touch panel device with improved operability for children who cannot read kanji yet and elderly people who are not good at reading fine characters.

[Concrete example]
Hereinafter, as a specific example of the application activation method, an example of activation, state change, or operation method with the application state selected will be described in [Activation / Change Method] below. Further, a specific state to be changed and an operation content will be described in [Changed state] below.

[How to start / change]
<1>
As the first activation / change method, the simplest method is a method of recognizing a polygon with a plurality of user's fingers or tapping a touch panel at a predetermined number of times. For example, on the touch panel 103, an operation of bringing the user's finger into contact with the triangle 200 shown in FIG. 6 for a predetermined time is registered as the on-panel gesture G1. Here, as the on-panel gesture G1, the three apex angles α1, α2, and α3 and the length L1 of the first side facing the largest apex angle α1 are set as registration information T1, and this registration information T1 is detected. For example, the application A1 is activated, and the registration information T1 and the application A1 are registered in association with each other.

  In this case, the above parameter values can be registered together. That is, when the three apex angles α1, α2, and α3 are equal and the side length L1 is larger than the registration information T1, on the contrary, when the side length L1 is smaller than the registration information T1, the operation peculiar to the application A is performed. Can be assigned. That is, when the application A1 is mail creation software and the side length L1 is larger than the registration information T1, the mail creation software is started and at the same time a new mail creation screen is opened or the registration information T1 is used. When the length L1 of the side is small, the screen for displaying the received mail list can be opened at the same time as starting the mail creating software. Note that these are specific examples and are not limited to the specific examples. For example, a specific application (software) may be operated when some amount of change is detected based on the registration information T1. For example, if a change amount of the area amount of the triangle 200 is associated with an operation of a specific application and used as registration information, the change amount can be detected and an activation or operation can be executed.

<2>
The second activation / change method is a method of adding a motion to the on-panel gesture G1 such as forming a triangle with three fingers. In other words, a motion is added to each gesture, and the application state (opening the start screen, skipping to a specific page like a diary recording screen in SNS (social networking service)) according to this motion, or application-specific The values (reproduction speed, volume, size of display image or display character, designation of shooting of moving image or still image, zoom of image to be shot) are associated with desired values. An example of adding motion is shown below.
(1) Pinch out: for example, a gesture to slide the three fingers outward to enlarge the triangle 200 (2) Pinch in: for example, a gesture to slide the three fingers inward to squeeze the triangle 200 (3) Swipe: For example, gesture to slide left and right three fingers (4) Rotate: For example, gesture to slide three fingers to rotate (5) Flick: For example, when scrolling the screen Gestures like paying quickly

  In this case, as described above, it is possible to specify intuitively, for example, by increasing the volume by an operation of widening or by increasing the playback speed by an operation of swapping up. Thereby, the operation | movement which changes a setting after application starting can be abbreviate | omitted or made easy, and the user burden of the application with high use frequency can be reduced.

<3>
As the third activation / change method, there is another example in which the movement of the second method is added. As shown in FIG. 7, a gesture in which a finger or a touch pen is slid while a finger or a touch pen is in contact with a shape of a character or some character, a circle or the same square shape as the touch panel 103, etc. with a user's finger in contact It is a method of using. For example, by registering together with the above first and second methods, it is possible to register as a different gesture G on the panel. For example, if the audio playback software, image playback software, etc. are different gestures (for example, different triangles), and the gesture that slides the contact position sideways is combined after the triangle gesture or before performing the gesture, It is also possible to register to start a predetermined operation together with the activation of (software). Furthermore, by associating a common operation with a plurality of applications (software) together with the activation of the application, the user can also reduce the storage amount of the gesture G on the panel.

  The gesture to be combined may be a state in which the shape of the triangle is maintained, or may be a combination of simply sliding several fingers left and right and up and down. Furthermore, the slide operation is performed multiple times while maintaining the shape of the hand, that is, an operation corresponding to the number of times the operation is repeated, such as drawing a figure, a line or a character with the hand open, rotating the triangle, etc. It is also possible.

<4>
As a fourth activation / change method, there is a method of using the touch panel device 100 having a function of unlocking by fingerprint authentication. In such a touch panel device 100, a designated finger is normally slid on the fingerprint authentication unit. For example, an operation of sliding in the order of the index finger → middle finger (permit fingerprint authentication) is performed in the order of gesture G2 on the panel, index finger → ring finger. When the fingerprint authentication operation is registered as a gesture G3 on the panel and registered as a different gesture G on the panel, and fingerprint authentication is performed in this order, the associated application can be activated together with unlocking.

<5>
As a fifth activation / change method, there is a method of using the operation button 104. That is, it is also possible to register so as to detect a case where a gesture is performed while pressing the operation button 104 as a gesture G on the panel. In addition, when the screen is not locked, not only hard keys (operation buttons 104) but also soft keys may be used. For example, when a gesture such as a tap or a slide is performed by the above-described first to fourth activation methods / change methods while pressing a button for returning to the top screen of the touch panel device 100 (hereinafter referred to as a home button), the corresponding application Or a predetermined operation can be executed at the same time as the activation. This makes it easy to distinguish in the contact determination unit 111 from normal input operations such as input to the currently running application (normal click operation, character input, Internet browser link designation), etc. However, since discrimination is possible, the user does not need to memorize complicated gestures on the panel.

  Furthermore, when the second method or a combination thereof is registered as a gesture on the panel, an original pinch-in or pinch-out operation may be performed on another application instead of the gesture on the panel. Since the determination unit 111 can more easily distinguish between these operations and the gestures on the panel, malfunctions and the like are reduced, and the user can use the functions more easily.

  Furthermore, when there are a plurality of operation buttons 104, even when the gesture is the same, different application activations and actions can be associated as different gestures G on the panel for each operation button 104, and a plurality of gestures are stored. The operability is improved.

  Of these first to fifth activation / change methods, a plurality of methods can be combined into a single panel gesture. For example, when the first, second, and fifth methods can be combined, Those in which the order of the first and second activation / change methods is changed can be registered as different panel gestures, and more activation / operations can be executed. In this case, it is possible to more easily memorize the user's gestures on the panel by associating the execution order with the activation / action according to a certain rule.

[Status to be changed]
<1>
Examples of changing the state include a case where a value specific to each application is changed or a mode is specified. Values specific to each application include values that specify the volume level and playback speed of music playback software and video playback software, values that specify the zoom size of camera shooting software, mail software and Internet search software, A value that specifies the size when the character is viewed or written in dictionary software or the like can be considered. The value for specifying the mode is a value for specifying a mode such as an automatic shooting mode, recording mode, indoor, indoor, landscape shooting mode, portrait shooting mode, etc. in still image / moving image shooting software. For example, a value for specifying the viewing mode or the posting mode by the user can be considered. By registering these values as registration information, not only the application is started, but also the application is executed in a state where it is skipped to the setting value or state that requires operation in some stages. Is possible. Thereby, the user can be in a state where he / she wants to operate himself / herself in a shorter time, and the operability of the touch panel device 100 can be improved.

<2>
As an example of changing the state, it is possible not only to start an application or start a predetermined operation, but also to perform an end operation. In this case, there is no need to register a different gesture on the panel for each application, and the application can be terminated with a very simple operation. Specifically, as an operation end method that is intuitively easy to understand, for example, a gesture that slides a finger inward from a state where the finger is spread to a certain extent and depresses the finger can be registered as an on-panel gesture G on the application end.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, other applications are being executed only with gestures (gestures on the panel) performed while touching the touch panel with a touch assumption object (contact body) such as a plurality of fingers or a touch pen. In addition, it is possible to perform a desired operation including activation and termination of a desired application without causing a malfunction.

  As gestures to be recognized as gestures on the panel, contact is performed continuously or discontinuously for a predetermined time or more, depending on the size of the polygon specified by the user's multiple fingers, a change in the polygon area, or a gesture added by a contact part before and after that. It is possible to specify an application to be activated, its state, and an internal value of the application depending on the gesture. Accordingly, the function can be used at any time as long as the touch panel reacts in the touch panel device 100, and the operability for the user can be improved.

  Further, for example, the user can intuitively determine the state of the application, such as associating a fast gesture with an application set to be played back at high speed. Furthermore, the user can start the application simply by learning the gesture method on the panel, and even if the user is searching for a startup icon or cannot recognize any of the startup icons, It can be operated.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the hardware configuration has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and arbitrary processing may be realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a computer application. Is possible. In this case, the computer application can be stored and supplied to the computer using various types of non-transitory computer readable media. 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 application 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 transitory computer readable medium can supply the application to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.

Furthermore, the viewpoint of this invention can also be grasped | ascertained as follows.
(Appendix 1)
A touch panel device having a touch panel,
When contact is received from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen with respect to the touch panel, a normal input operation including a click by the contact body on the touch panel, or the contact body is continuously or discontinuously on the touch panel. A contact determination unit that determines one of the gestures on the panel, which is an operation of making contact for a predetermined time or more,
A first application execution unit that executes a predetermined operation including activation of an application according to the input position when the normal determination operation is detected by the contact determination unit;
A second application execution unit that activates or operates a predetermined application registered in advance according to the gesture when the touch determination unit detects the gesture on the panel;
The touch panel device in which the control of the second application execution unit is executed in preference to the control of the first application execution unit when the gesture on the panel is detected.
(Appendix 2)
The gesture on the panel is an operation of tracing the touch panel in a polygonal shape on the touch panel,
A first value relating to the apex angle of a part or all of the polygon formed by the gesture on the panel, a second value relating to the length of each side of the polygon, and a third value relating to the area of the polygon. A value and a value relating to a speed at which the contact body traces on the touch panel are registered as one or a combination of one or more of the fourth values, and the registration information and a predetermined installed in the touch panel device A storage unit for storing the activation or operation of the application in association with each other,
The contact determination unit detects which registration information matches the gesture of the gesture on the panel,
The touch panel device according to supplementary note 1, wherein the second application execution unit executes activation or operation of an application associated with the registration information detected by the contact determination unit.
(Appendix 3)
The gesture on the panel is an operation of tapping the touch panel with the contact body at a predetermined interval,
One or a combination of one or more of the number of times the touch panel is tapped, the tap interval, the contact time at the time of tapping, and a series of operations is set as registration information, and the registration information and the touch panel device are installed. A storage unit that stores the activation or operation of a predetermined application in association with each other,
The contact determination unit detects which registration information matches the gesture of the gesture on the panel,
The touch panel device according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the second application execution unit executes activation or operation of an application associated with the registration information detected by the contact determination unit.
(Appendix 4)
A lock function control unit for controlling a lock function for preventing malfunction of the touch panel;
The lock function control unit is to release the lock function when a pre-registered gesture on the panel is detected,
When the touch determination unit detects the predetermined gesture on the panel, the lock function of the touch panel is released, and the control of the second application execution step is executed in preference to the control of the first application execution step. ,
The touch panel device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.
(Appendix 5)
The storage unit, as the registration information, according to the size of the first to fourth values and / or the position of the gesture on the panel on the panel, together with the application to be started, the playback speed, volume, And a specific parameter value including the character size is stored in association with each other,
The touch panel device according to claim 2, wherein the second application execution unit activates an application associated with the registration information detected by the contact determination unit and executes an operation of the application according to the parameter value.
(Appendix 6)
The touch panel device has a hard key capable of instructing a predetermined operation regardless of a contact method on the panel,
The storage unit stores an operation on the hard key as the registration information together with a contact method of the gesture on the panel of the contact body,
The touch panel device according to claim 1, wherein the contact determination unit detects an operation on the gesture on the panel and the hard key as the registration information.
(Appendix 7)
The touch panel device according to any one of appendices 1 to 6, wherein the contact determination unit determines that the contact information corresponds to the registration information when the on-panel gestures by the contact body match within a predetermined error range.
(Appendix 8)
An operation control method for a touch panel device having a touch panel,
When contact is received from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen with respect to the touch panel, a normal input operation including a click by the contact body on the touch panel, or the contact body is continuously or discontinuously on the touch panel. A contact determination step of determining any of the gestures on the panel, which is an operation of making contact for a predetermined time or more;
A first application execution step for executing a predetermined operation including activation of an application according to the input position when the normal input operation is detected in the contact determination step;
A second application execution step of activating or operating a predetermined application registered in advance according to the gesture when the gesture on the panel is detected in the contact determination step;
An operation control method for a touch panel device, wherein when the gesture on the panel is detected, the control in the second application execution step is executed in preference to the control in the first application execution step.
(Appendix 9)
The gesture on the panel is an operation of tracing the contact body in a polygonal shape on the touch panel,
A first value relating to the apex angle of a part or all of the polygon formed by the gesture on the panel, a second value relating to the length of each side of the polygon, and a third value relating to the area of the polygon. A value and a value relating to a speed at which the contact body traces on the touch panel are registered as one or a combination of one or more of the fourth values, and the registration information and a predetermined installed in the touch panel device A storage step for storing the activation or operation of the application in association with each other,
In the contact determination step, it is detected which registered information matches the gesture of the gesture on the panel,
The operation control method for a touch panel device according to appendix 8, wherein in the second application execution step, activation or operation of an application associated with the registration information is executed.
(Appendix 10)
The gesture on the panel is an operation of tapping the touch panel with the contact body at a predetermined interval,
One or a combination of one or more of the number of times the touch panel is tapped, the tap interval, the contact time at the time of tapping, and a series of operations is set as registration information, and the registration information and the touch panel device are installed. A storage step for storing the activation or operation of a predetermined application in association with each other;
In the contact determination step, it is detected which registered information matches the gesture of the gesture on the panel,
The operation control method for a touch panel device according to appendix 8 or 9, wherein in the second application execution step, activation or operation of an application associated with the registration information is executed.
(Appendix 11)
A lock function control step for controlling a lock function for preventing malfunction of the touch panel;
In the lock function control step, when a predetermined pre-registered gesture on the panel is detected, the lock function is released,
When the predetermined gesture on the panel is detected, the lock function of the touch panel is released, and the control of the second application execution step is executed in preference to the control of the first application execution step.
The operation control method for a touch panel device according to any one of appendices 8 to 10.
(Appendix 12)
In the storing step, as the registration information, the first to fourth values and / or the position of the gesture on the panel in association with the position on the panel, together with the application to be started, the playback speed and volume in the application , And unique parameter values including character size are stored,
The operation control method for a touch panel device according to claim 9, wherein, in the second application execution step, an application associated with the registration information is activated and an operation of the application according to the parameter value is executed.
(Appendix 13)
In the storage step, as the registration information, together with a contact method of the gesture on the panel of the contact body, an operation on a hard key capable of instructing a predetermined operation is stored regardless of the contact method on the panel.
The operation control method for a touch panel device according to any one of appendices 8 to 12, wherein in the contact determination step, an operation on the gesture on the panel and the hard key is detected as the registration information.
(Appendix 14)
The operation control method for a touch panel device according to any one of appendices 8 to 13, wherein in the contact determination step, the gesture on the panel by the contact body is determined to correspond to the registration information when they coincide with each other within a predetermined error range. .
(Appendix 15)
A program for causing a computer to execute operation processing in a touch panel device having a touch panel,
When contact is received from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen with respect to the touch panel, a normal input operation including a click by the contact body on the touch panel, or the contact body is continuously or discontinuously on the touch panel. A contact determination process for determining any one of the gestures on the panel, which is an operation of making contact for a predetermined time or more,
A first application execution process for executing a predetermined operation including activation of an application according to the input position when the normal input operation is detected in the contact determination step;
A second application execution process for activating or operating a predetermined application registered in advance according to the gesture when the gesture on the panel is detected in the contact determination step;
A program in which the second application execution process is executed in preference to the first application execution process when the gesture on the panel is detected.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main board 11 Application processor 12 Wireless processing part 11 Application processor 13 Main memory 14 Flash memory 15 Power supply management part 16 Voice circuit 17 Audio circuit 18 Sensor 100 Touch panel apparatus 101 Case 102 Liquid crystal panel 103 Touch panel 104 Operation button 105 Camera device 106 Camera Device 107 Microphone 108 Speaker 109 Battery 111 Contact determination unit 112 First application execution unit 113 Second application execution unit 114 Gesture storage unit 115 Lock function control unit 121 Baseband processor 122 Wireless LAN
130 USB
131 Memory card 132 Antenna

Claims (10)

A touch panel device having a touch panel,
When contact is received from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen with respect to the touch panel, a normal input operation including a click by the contact body on the touch panel, or the contact body is continuously or discontinuously on the touch panel. A contact determination unit that determines one of the gestures on the panel, which is an operation of making contact for a predetermined time or more,
A first application execution unit that executes a predetermined operation including activation of an application according to the input position when the normal determination operation is detected by the contact determination unit;
A second application execution unit that activates or operates a predetermined application registered in advance according to the gesture when the touch determination unit detects the gesture on the panel;
The touch panel device in which the control of the second application execution unit is executed in preference to the control of the first application execution unit when the gesture on the panel is detected. The gesture on the panel is an operation of tracing the touch panel in a polygonal shape on the touch panel,
A first value relating to the apex angle of a part or all of the polygon formed by the gesture on the panel, a second value relating to the length of each side of the polygon, and a third value relating to the area of the polygon. A value and a value relating to a speed at which the contact body traces on the touch panel are registered as one or a combination of one or more of the fourth values, and the registration information and a predetermined installed in the touch panel device A storage unit for storing the activation or operation of the application in association with each other,
The contact determination unit detects which registration information matches the gesture of the gesture on the panel,
The touch panel device according to claim 1, wherein the second application execution unit executes activation or operation of an application associated with the registration information detected by the contact determination unit. The gesture on the panel is an operation of tapping the touch panel with the contact body at a predetermined interval,
One or a combination of one or more of the number of times the touch panel is tapped, the tap interval, the contact time at the time of tapping, and a series of operations is set as registration information, and the registration information and the touch panel device are installed. A storage unit that stores the activation or operation of a predetermined application in association with each other,
The contact determination unit detects which registration information matches the gesture of the gesture on the panel,
The touch panel device according to claim 1, wherein the second application execution unit executes activation or operation of an application associated with the registration information detected by the contact determination unit. A lock function control unit for controlling a lock function for preventing malfunction of the touch panel;
The lock function control unit is to release the lock function when a pre-registered gesture on the panel is detected,
When the touch determination unit detects the predetermined gesture on the panel, the lock function of the touch panel is released, and the control of the second application execution step is executed in preference to the control of the first application execution step. ,
The touch panel device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The storage unit, as the registration information, according to the size of the first to fourth values and / or the position of the gesture on the panel on the panel, together with the application to be started, the playback speed, volume, And a specific parameter value including the character size is stored in association with each other,
The touch panel device according to claim 2, wherein the second application execution unit starts an application associated with the registration information detected by the contact determination unit and executes an operation of the application according to the parameter value. The touch panel device has a hard key capable of instructing a predetermined operation regardless of a contact method on the panel,
The storage unit stores an operation on the hard key as the registration information together with a contact method of the gesture on the panel of the contact body,
The touch panel device according to claim 1, wherein the contact determination unit detects an operation on the gesture on the panel and the hard key as the registration information. The touch panel device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the contact determination unit determines that the information corresponds to the registration information when the gestures on the panel by the contact body coincide with each other within a predetermined error range. An operation control method for a touch panel device having a touch panel,
When contact is received from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen with respect to the touch panel, a normal input operation including a click by the contact body on the touch panel, or the contact body is continuously or discontinuously on the touch panel. A contact determination step of determining any of the gestures on the panel, which is an operation of making contact for a predetermined time or more;
A first application execution step for executing a predetermined operation including activation of an application according to the input position when the normal input operation is detected in the contact determination step;
A second application execution step of starting a predetermined application registered in advance according to the gesture when the gesture on the panel is detected in the contact determination step;
An operation control method for a touch panel device, wherein when the gesture on the panel is detected, the control in the second application execution step is executed in preference to the control in the first application execution step. The gesture on the panel is an operation of tracing the contact body in a polygonal shape on the touch panel,
A first value relating to the apex angle of a part or all of the polygon formed by the gesture on the panel, a second value relating to the length of each side of the polygon, and a third value relating to the area of the polygon. A value and a value relating to a speed at which the contact body traces on the touch panel are registered as one or a combination of one or more of the fourth values, and the registration information and a predetermined installed in the touch panel device A storage step for storing the activation or operation of the application in association with each other,
In the contact determination step, it is detected which registered information matches the gesture of the gesture on the panel,
9. The operation control method for a touch panel device according to claim 8, wherein in the second application execution step, activation or operation of an application associated with the registration information is executed. A program for causing a computer to execute operation processing in a touch panel device having a touch panel,
When contact is received from a contact body including a user's finger or a touch pen with respect to the touch panel, a normal input operation including a click by the contact body on the touch panel, or the contact body is continuously or discontinuously on the touch panel. A contact determination process for determining any one of the gestures on the panel, which is an operation of making contact for a predetermined time or more,
A first application execution process for executing a predetermined operation including activation of an application according to the input position when the normal input operation is detected in the contact determination step;
A second application execution process for activating or operating a predetermined application registered in advance according to the gesture when the gesture on the panel is detected in the contact determination step;
A program in which the second application execution process is executed in preference to the first application execution process when the gesture on the panel is detected.

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