JP2014182587A - Information terminal, operation region control method, and operation region control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide good operability in an information terminal having a touch panel.SOLUTION: An information terminal 1 has a touch panel T, and includes: an acquisition unit 11 that acquires operation information related to an input operation to the touch panel; a determination unit 12 that determines a movement direction and a movement amount of an input position in the operation information; and a control unit 13 that moves an operation region capable of receiving an operation on the touch panel T with respect to a screen of the touch panel T in accordance with the movement direction and the movement amount of the input position. The determination unit 12 does not determine an operation start position of the input operation in the operation information.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information terminal, an operation area control method, and an operation area control program.

  Information terminals having a display having a touch panel function have become widespread. In recent years, the screen of an information terminal has become larger in order to display more information. In such an information terminal, a technique for moving a display area of content to be displayed on a display is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In addition, as a technique for displaying a document image having a size larger than the displayable range of the display, a portion of the imaged document image within the display area is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone, and the document is displayed by scrolling the touch panel. A technique for moving a display area on an image is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2012-69008 A JP 2012-93888 A

  A user of an information terminal often performs various input operations with a finger of the hand while holding the information terminal with one hand. In the operation in this mode, due to the enlargement of the screen, there may be a part where the finger of the hand holding the information terminal does not reach on the touch panel, leading to deterioration in operability.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an information terminal, an operation area control method, and an operation area control program that can provide good operability in an information terminal having a touch panel. And

  In order to solve the above problems, an information terminal of the present invention is an information terminal having a touch panel, an acquisition unit that acquires operation information related to an input operation on the touch panel, and an input position of the operation information acquired by the acquisition unit. A determination unit that determines a movement direction and a movement amount, and an operation region that can accept an operation on the touch panel is moved with respect to the touch panel screen according to the movement direction and the movement amount of the input position determined by the determination unit. And determining means does not determine the operation start position of the input operation in the operation information.

  In order to solve the above problems, an operation area control method of the present invention is an operation area control method for controlling an operation area in an information terminal having a touch panel that can accept an operation on the touch panel. An acquisition step for acquiring operation information related to the operation, a determination step for determining the movement direction and movement amount of the input position in the operation information acquired in the acquisition step, and the movement direction and movement amount of the input position determined in the determination step. Accordingly, a control step of moving the operation area with respect to the screen of the touch panel is included, and the operation start position of the input operation in the operation information is not determined in the determination step.

  In order to solve the above problems, an operation area control program according to the present invention provides an information terminal having a touch panel with an acquisition function for acquiring operation information related to an input operation on the touch panel, and an input in the operation information acquired by the acquisition function. A determination function for determining the movement direction and movement amount of the position, and an operation area that can accept operations on the touch panel in accordance with the movement direction and movement amount of the input position determined by the determination function are displayed on the touch panel screen. The control function to be moved is realized, and the determination function does not determine the operation start position of the input operation in the operation information.

  According to the information terminal, the operation area control method, and the operation area control program of the present invention, based on the operation information related to the input operation, for example, the moving direction and the moving amount of the input position by the operation such as the drag operation are determined, and the operation is accepted on the touch panel The operation area that can be moved is moved with respect to the screen of the touch panel according to the determined moving direction and moving amount. In this movement control, since the operation start position of the input operation is not determined, the user can perform this operation within the reach of the finger on the display. Then, by moving the operation area in this way, it is possible to move a portion of the operation area where the finger did not reach to the area where the finger can reach. Thereby, favorable operability is realized.

  In the information terminal of the present invention, the control means moves the display area set by the application and displaying the display content output from the application to the touch panel screen in the same manner as the operation area. Let

  According to the above configuration, in the GUI in which the operation area and the display area are integrally formed, the display area is moved in the same manner as the operation area. Operability is guaranteed.

  In the information terminal according to the present invention, the determining means determines that the drag operation has been performed following the first predetermined operation on the touch panel, and the moving direction and amount of the input position in the drag operation based on the operation information. The control means moves at least the operation area when a drag operation is performed following the first predetermined operation.

  According to the above configuration, the operation area is moved based on the operation information related to the drag operation only when it is determined that the first predetermined operation has been performed. This makes it possible to distinguish from a normal input operation by a drag operation. Thereby, the operation area can be appropriately moved.

  Further, in the information terminal of the present invention, the control means detects a predetermined event when the determination means determines that the second predetermined operation has been performed on the touch panel, or by a sensor included in the information terminal. If the operation area is moved, the moved operation area is returned to the original position.

  According to the above configuration, the operation area is moved until the second predetermined operation is performed or a predetermined event is detected, so that the user can move the operation only during a desired period. Since the operation on the area can be continued, better operability is realized. Moreover, since the operation area is returned to the original position by performing the second predetermined operation or the like, the operation area can be moved and returned to the original position as necessary.

  In the information terminal of the present invention, the control means displays movement state information indicating the movement state of the operation area in an area other than the moved operation area in the screen of the touch panel.

  According to the above configuration, since the user can recognize the movement state of the operation area, better operability is realized.

  In the information terminal of the present invention, the operation area is an area set by the application for all or a part of the screen of the touch panel, and is an area for receiving an input to the application.

  According to the above configuration, in the movement control, since the operation area set by the application is moved by the control of the information terminal, the application does not need to recognize a change in the position of the operation area on the touch panel. Therefore, application customization is not required to realize movement of the operation area.

  In an information terminal having a touch panel, good operability can be provided.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of an information terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of an information terminal. It is a hardware block diagram of an information terminal. It is a figure which shows typically the example for operation and movement for a movement of an operation area | region. It is a figure which shows typically the example of operation and movement for returning the moved operation area | region to the original position. It is a figure which shows the movement of an operation area | region and a display area. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the thumbnail which shows the movement state of an operation area | region. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the operation area | region control method. It is a figure which shows the structure of an operation area control program.

  Embodiments of an information terminal, an operation area control method, and an operation area control program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. If possible, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an information terminal. As illustrated in FIG. 1A, the information terminal 1 is a terminal device such as a smartphone and includes a touch panel T. Further, the information terminal 1 includes an input receiving unit 21 and a function unit C as shown in FIG. The input receiving unit 21 is configured by, for example, a device such as an electrostatic sensor, and can acquire coordinate information indicating a position where an input operation on the touch panel T is performed. The functional unit C is for realizing various functions in the information terminal 1, and is realized by a device such as a CPU loaded with an application program, for example.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the information terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the information terminal 1 functionally includes an acquisition unit 11 (acquisition unit), a determination unit 12 (determination unit), and a control unit 13 (control unit). Further, the information terminal 1 includes an input receiving unit 21 and a display unit 22 configured by the touch panel T. As described above, the input receiving unit 21 can acquire coordinate information indicating a position where an input operation on the touch panel T is performed, and can generate operation information including the coordinate information. The display unit 22 is a part that displays various texts, images, and the like. In the present embodiment, for example, the display unit 22 displays various images and the like under the control of the control unit 13.

  FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of the information terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the information terminal 1 physically includes a CPU 101, a RAM 102 and a ROM 103 which are main storage devices, a communication module 104 which is a data transmission / reception device, a hard disk, an auxiliary storage device 105 exemplified by a flash memory, and the like. The computer system includes an input device 106 exemplified by a touch panel and a keyboard as input devices, an output device 107 such as a display, and the like. Each function shown in FIG. 2 has a communication module 104, an input device 106, and an output device 107 under the control of the CPU 101 by loading predetermined computer software on the hardware such as the CPU 101 and the RAM 102 shown in FIG. This is realized by reading and writing data in the RAM 102 and the auxiliary storage device 105. Again, with reference to FIG. 2, each function part of the information terminal 1 is demonstrated in detail.

  The acquisition unit 11 is a part that acquires operation information related to an input operation on the touch panel T. Specifically, the input receiving unit 21 acquires a plurality of pieces of coordinate information of input positions in an input operation on the touch panel T by the user, and the acquiring unit 11 acquires the coordinate information of the plurality of input positions acquired by the input receiving unit 21. To get.

  The determining unit 12 is a part that determines the moving direction and moving amount of the input position in the operation information acquired by the acquiring unit 11. Specifically, when the user performs a drag operation on the touch panel T, the determination unit 12 inputs an input position related to the user's input operation based on a locus of positions indicated by a plurality of pieces of coordinate information included in the operation information. The moving direction and amount of movement are determined. In this determination, the determination unit 12 does not determine the search start position of the input operation. Therefore, the user can perform an input operation for movement control of the operation area according to the present embodiment within the reach of the finger on the touch panel T.

  The control unit 13 is a part that moves an operation region that can accept an operation on the touch panel with respect to the screen of the touch panel in accordance with the moving direction and moving amount of the input position determined by the determining unit 12. That is, for example, the control unit 13 sets, on the touch panel, operation areas set on all or part of the screen of the touch panel according to the moving direction and moving amount of the input position acquired and determined based on the drag operation on the touch panel. Can be offset.

  For example, the operation area is an area set by the application AP for all or part of the screen of the touch panel, and is an area for receiving an input to the application AP. The control unit 13 performs control for displaying the display content output from the application AP on the display unit 22 and performs control for causing the application AP to recognize information related to the input operation received by the input reception unit 21. In the information terminal 1 of the present embodiment, the control unit 13 controls the movement of the operation area separately from the function and control of the application, so that the application AP does not need to recognize the movement of the operation area. Therefore, it is not necessary to customize the application in order to realize the movement of the operation area in the present embodiment.

  Further, the control unit 13 moves the display area set by the application AP and displaying the display content output from the application to the touch panel screen in the same manner as the operation area. By moving the display area in this way, the operation position on the touch panel T can be appropriately presented to the user in the GUI configured by integrating the operation area and the display area, and good operability is ensured.

  Further, the control unit 13 may move at least the operation region when a drag operation is performed following the first predetermined operation. That is, when the determination unit 12 determines that the drag operation has been performed following the first predetermined operation on the touch panel based on the operation information, the control unit 13 performs the drag operation determined by the determination unit 12. The operation area or the like is moved based on the moving direction and moving amount of the input position. The first predetermined operation is, for example, a long press at an arbitrary position on the touch panel T. Further, the first predetermined operation may be a drag operation in which a trajectory is drawn so as to traverse any of the four sides of the touch panel T from the outside of the screen area of the touch panel T and reach the screen of the touch panel T.

Next, an example of operation region movement control will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of operation and movement for moving the operation area. First, FIG. 4A shows a state in which the operation region R is set on the entire screen of the touch panel T. For such touch panel T, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the operation of long press as indicated at P ₁ is performed and subsequently drag operation as shown in reference numeral D ₁ is performed The acquisition unit 11 acquires operation information related to the input operation represented by the reference sign P ₁ and the reference sign D ₁ .

Subsequently, based on the operation information, the determination unit 12 determines that a long press operation as a first predetermined operation has been performed, and that a drag operation has been performed following the operation. Then, the control unit 13 was performed subsequent first predetermined operation, based on the direction and amount of movement of the input position in the drag operation indicated at D _1, move the operation region R. In the example shown in FIG. 4 (b), drag operation indicated at D _1, since being conducted downward direction in the touch panel T, so that the control unit 13 is shown in the operation area R _1, operation The region R is moved downward on the touch panel T by a distance corresponding to the amount of movement.

Further, in the example shown in FIG. 4 (c), the operation of long press as indicated at P ₂ is performed and subsequently drag operation as shown in reference numeral D ₂ is carried out, the acquisition unit 11, reference numeral It acquires operation information about the input operation represented in P ₂ and code D _2.

Subsequently, when the determination unit 12 determines that a long-press operation as a first predetermined operation is performed based on the operation information and a drag operation is performed following the operation, the control unit 13 performs the first operation. of performed subsequent predetermined operation, based on the direction and amount of movement of the input position in the drag operation indicated at D _2, move the operation region R. In the example shown in FIG. 4 (c), the drag operation indicated by reference numeral D _2, since being done toward the lower left direction in the touch panel T, so that the control unit 13 is shown in the operation area R _2, Operation The region R is moved in the lower left direction on the touch panel T by a distance corresponding to the movement amount.

  Next, control for returning the moved operation area to the original position will be described. The control unit 13 moves when the determination unit 12 determines that the second predetermined operation has been performed on the touch panel or when a predetermined event is detected by a sensor included in the information terminal 1. Return the operated area to its original position. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of operation and movement for returning the moved operation area to the original position.

The second predetermined operation is, for example, a long press at an arbitrary position within the moved operation area on the touch panel T and a subsequent flick operation toward a predetermined direction (for example, upward). As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the operation of long press in the moved operating region R ₃ as indicated at P ₃ is performed, subsequently the flick operation as indicated at F ₃ is performed When it is determined by the determination unit 12, the control unit 13, as shown in the operation area R _4, the operation region R ₃ that has been moved back to the original position.

Further, the second predetermined operation may be a tap operation at a position outside the moved operation area on the touch panel T. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), as indicated at P _4, when that tapping operation is performed is determined by the determining section 12 in the moved operation region R ₅ outside the control unit 13, operation as shown in the area R _6, the operation region R ₅ that is moved back to the original position.

  Moreover, when the information terminal 1 has an acceleration sensor and the acceleration sensor detects an operation of shaking the information terminal 1 by the user, the control unit 13 may return the moved operation area to the original position. Good.

  Next, a specific example of the movement of the operation area and the display area will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a screen example of the touch panel T before the operation area or the like is moved. When the user holds the information terminal 1 with the left hand, it is difficult to operate an icon such as “Setting” with the finger of the left hand. Therefore, when the operation area and the display area are moved by the operation and control as described above, as shown in FIG. 6B, the “setting” icon can be operated with the finger of the left hand. Then, by performing a predetermined operation for returning the operation area and the display area to the original positions, as shown in FIG. 6C, the operation area and the display area are returned to the original positions.

Furthermore, the control unit 13 displays movement state information indicating the movement state of the operation area in an area other than the moved operation area in the screen of the touch panel T in order to make the user recognize the movement state of the operation area or the like. It may be displayed. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a thumbnail display indicating the movement state of the operation area. 7, the control unit 13, a thumbnail R _Z indicating the moving state of the operation area, displayed in the area other than the moved operation area and the display area. Thumbnail R _Z comprises a rectangular icon R _X indicating an operation area or the like displayed on the rectangular icon R _Y and the touch panel T showing the entire such operation area, the relative positions and sizes of the icons R _X for icon R _Y Now, the movement state of the operation area or the like is shown.

  Next, an operation area control method in the information terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the operation area control method.

  First, the information terminal 1 determines whether or not the user has performed an input operation on the touch panel T (S1). If it is determined that an input operation has been performed, the processing procedure proceeds to step S2. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the input operation has been performed, the processing procedure returns to step S1, and the processing in step 1 is repeated until it is detected that the input operation has been performed.

  In step 2, the acquisition unit 11 acquires operation information related to an input operation on the touch panel T (S2). Subsequently, the determination unit 12 determines whether or not a first predetermined operation for instructing movement of the operation region has been performed based on the operation information (S3). If it is determined that the first predetermined operation has been performed, the processing procedure proceeds to step S4. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the first predetermined operation has been performed, the processing procedure proceeds to step S6.

  In step S4, the determination unit 12 determines the moving direction and moving amount of the input position in the drag operation that has been performed following the first predetermined operation (S4). Then, the control unit 13 moves the operation area based on the moving direction and moving amount of the input position in the drag operation (S5).

  In step S6, the control unit 13 determines whether or not the operation area has been moved and a second predetermined operation for instructing to return the operation area to the original position has been performed (step S6). S6). If it is determined that the second predetermined operation has been performed, the processing procedure proceeds to step S7. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the second predetermined operation has been performed, the processing procedure returns to step S1.

  In step S7, the control unit 13 returns the operation area moved on the touch panel T to the original position (S7).

  Next, an operation area control program for causing a computer to function as the information terminal 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of the operation area control program 1m.

  The operation area control program 1m includes a main module 10m, an acquisition module 11m, a determination module 12m, and a control module 13m that collectively control the operation area control process. And each function for each function parts 11-13 in information terminal 1 is realized by each module 11m-13m. The operation area control program 1m may be transmitted via a transmission medium such as a communication line, or may be stored in the program storage area 1r of the recording medium 1d as shown in FIG. It may be.

  In the information terminal 1, the operation area control method, and the operation area control program 1 m according to the present embodiment described above, the movement direction and movement amount of the input position due to an operation such as a drag operation are determined based on the operation information related to the input operation, and the touch panel The operation area in which the operation can be accepted is moved with respect to the screen of the touch panel according to the determined moving direction and moving amount. In this movement control, since the operation start position of the input operation is not determined, the user can perform this operation within the reach of the finger on the display. Then, by moving the operation area in this way, it is possible to move a portion of the operation area where the finger did not reach to the area where the finger can reach. Thereby, favorable operability is realized.

  The present invention has been described in detail based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information terminal, 11 ... Acquisition part, 12 ... Judgment part, 13 ... Control part, 1d ... Recording medium, 1m ... Operation area control program, 10m ... Main module, 11m ... Acquisition module, 12m ... Judgment module, 13m ... Control module, 21 ... input reception unit, 22 ... display unit, AP ... _{applications, R, R 1, R 2} , R 3, R 4, R 5, R 6 ... operating region, R Z _... thumbnail, T ... touch panel.

Claims (8)

An information terminal having a touch panel,
Obtaining means for obtaining operation information related to an input operation on the touch panel;
Determining means for determining the moving direction and moving amount of the input position in the operation information acquired by the acquiring means;
Control means for moving an operation area capable of accepting an operation on the touch panel with respect to the screen of the touch panel according to the moving direction and the moving amount of the input position determined by the determining means,
The determination means does not determine the operation start position of the input operation in the operation information;
Information terminal. The control means moves a display area set by an application and displaying a display content output from the application to the screen of the touch panel in the same manner as the operation area.
The information terminal according to claim 1. The determining means determines, based on the operation information, that the drag operation has been performed following the first predetermined operation on the touch panel, and the moving direction and moving amount of the input position in the drag operation,
The control means moves at least the operation area when the drag operation is performed following the first predetermined operation.
The information terminal according to claim 1 or 2. The control unit is moved when the determination unit determines that a second predetermined operation has been performed on the touch panel, or when a predetermined event is detected by a sensor included in the information terminal. Return the operation area to the original position,
The information terminal according to claim 1. The control means displays movement state information indicating a movement state of the operation area in an area other than the moved operation area in the screen of the touch panel.
The information terminal of any one of Claims 1-4. The operation area is an area set by an application for all or a part of the screen of the touch panel, and is an area for receiving an input to the application.
The information terminal of any one of Claims 1-5. An operation area control method for controlling an operation area capable of accepting an operation on the touch panel in an information terminal having a touch panel,
An acquisition step of acquiring operation information related to an input operation on the touch panel;
A determination step of determining a movement direction and a movement amount of the input position in the operation information acquired in the acquisition step;
A control step of moving the operation area with respect to the screen of the touch panel according to the moving direction and moving amount of the input position determined in the determining step,
In the determining step, the operation start position of the input operation in the operation information is not determined.
Operation area control method. For information terminals with touch panels,
An acquisition function for acquiring operation information related to an input operation on the touch panel;
A determination function for determining the movement direction and amount of the input position in the operation information acquired by the acquisition function;
A control function for moving an operation area capable of accepting an operation on the touch panel relative to the screen of the touch panel according to the moving direction and the moving amount of the input position determined by the determining function;
The determination function does not determine the operation start position of the input operation in the operation information;
Operation area control program.

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