JP2014197267A - Image display device, image display method, and image display program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately display and provide necessary information even when a display area capable of displaying an image is changed.SOLUTION: An image display device sets one of plural types of display areas 26, 31 having a different size of area on the basis of a prescribed area setting condition. While the display areas 26, 31 each are different in the size of area, both the display areas are an area for displaying an information image indicating prescribed provision information (for example, operation information during printing) to be provided. The information image corresponding to the same one piece of provision information includes a normal information image 27 having a prescribed display area and amount of information, and simple information images 32, 33 whose display areas and amounts of information are smaller than those of the normal information image 27. Among each type of the information image 27, 32 and 33, one of the information images corresponding to the display area set on the basis of the area setting condition is displayed in the set display area.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display device that displays an image on a display unit, and an image display method and program used in the image display device.

  As a user interface of various information processing apparatuses such as multifunction peripherals and mobile communication terminals, it is very common to use a display unit of a liquid crystal display in order to make a user visually recognize a plurality of functions, setting items, captured images, and the like. .

  For example, in a multifunction device, an image corresponding to the operation status is displayed on the display unit. Specifically, for example, when a printing operation on a recording sheet by a printing function is being executed, an image (hereinafter referred to as “printing operation”) indicating various information (such as the size of the recording sheet and page information being printed) related to the printing operation. Also referred to as “related image”). For example, when an operation for displaying a list of various setting items that can be set in a certain function is performed, a setting item list image is displayed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-289691 A

  The display area in which various images are displayed may have a smaller area or width depending on the operation status of the device. For example, when a printing operation-related image is displayed on the entire display unit while a printing operation is being performed on a multifunction device, if another operation is performed, another image is displayed overlaid on a partial area of the display unit. The display area of the original print operation related image may be narrowed. In this case, a part of the printing operation related image is hidden by the other image and cannot be visually recognized.

  Patent Document 1 describes an example in which another image is pop-up displayed in a partial area of the display unit in a state where a plurality of information is displayed in a list on the entire display unit. Also in this case, the display area of the original list image is reduced by the amount that the pop-up image is displayed in the partial area, and the image originally displayed in the pop-up image area is hidden by the pop-up image and cannot be viewed. As described above, if a part of the image that was originally displayed becomes invisible due to the display area becoming smaller in accordance with the operation status, it becomes impossible to appropriately provide necessary information to the user of the device.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to appropriately display and provide necessary information even when a display area where an image of certain information can be displayed varies.

  The image display device of the present invention made to solve the above problems includes a display unit that can display an image and a control unit that controls display of the image on the display unit, and the control unit performs display area setting processing. And image display processing.

  The display area setting process is a process of setting a display area in the display unit to display an information image indicating predetermined provision information to be provided, and at least two types of displays having different areas based on predetermined area setting conditions This is a process for setting any one of the areas. The image display processing includes a normal information image having a predetermined display area and information amount corresponding to the same provided information, and at least one simple information image having a display area smaller than that of the normal information image and having a smaller information amount. In this process, an information image corresponding to the display area set by the display area setting process is displayed in the set display area.

  In the image display device of the present invention configured as described above, there are a plurality of types of information images (normal information image and at least one type of simplified information image) for the same provided information, and among the plurality of types of information images The information image corresponding to the set display area is displayed. The display area is appropriately set according to the area setting condition. When the setting of the display area is changed, the type of information image is switched to the information image corresponding to the display area after the change accordingly. Therefore, since an information image with an appropriate display area and information amount corresponding to the size of the set display area is displayed in the display area, the necessary provided information is appropriately displayed regardless of the size of the display area. Can be appropriately provided to the user of the apparatus.

  In addition, each process which a control part performs in the image display apparatus of this invention can each be implement | achieved as an image display program for making a computer perform these each process. Further, in the image display device of the present invention, the method itself used by the control unit in each process to display an image on the display unit is also one of the present inventions (image display method).

1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a multifunction machine according to a first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing showing the example of a display of the operation information (especially operation information during printing execution) of 1st Embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating print processing according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram showing schematic structure of the portable communication terminal of 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing showing the example of a display of the menu list of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the list display process of 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing showing the example of a display of the menu list of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the list display process of 3rd Embodiment.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited to the specific means, structure, etc. which are shown by the following embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, various forms can be taken. In addition, aspects in which a part of the configuration of the following embodiment is omitted as long as the problem can be solved are also embodiments of the present invention, and an aspect configured by appropriately combining the following embodiments is also an embodiment of the present invention. It is a form.

[First Embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 1A, the MFP 1 of the present embodiment includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, an NVRAM 14, an image reading unit 15, an image forming unit 16, an operation panel unit 17, and a memory card I / F (interface). 18, a network communication unit 19, a telephone communication unit 20, and the like.

  The CPU 11 controls each part in the multifunction machine 1 according to various programs stored in the ROM 12 and the NVRAM 14. The RAM 13 is used as a work area for storing various information, a main memory for storing image data, and the like. An NVRAM (Non Volatile RAM) 14 is a non-volatile memory that can electrically rewrite stored contents, and stores firmware, various setting values, various programs, various data, and the like.

  The image reading unit 15 can read an image of a document with an image sensor and generate image data representing the image. The image forming unit 16 can record an image on a sheet-like recording medium (for example, recording paper). The memory card I / F 18 is an interface to which various memory cards are mounted, and controls writing or reading of data with respect to the memory card. The network communication unit 19 is configured by a network interface card or the like. The telephone communication unit 20 is configured by a modem or the like, and is used when performing telephone or facsimile communication via a telephone line (not shown).

  The operation panel unit 17 includes a liquid crystal display 21, a touch panel 22, and an internal illumination display unit 23. These three units are arranged as shown in FIG. The liquid crystal display 21 displays various types of information such as functions and operating states of the multifunction device 1. Note that the screen size of the liquid crystal display 21 of the present embodiment is as small as 1.8 inches.

  The touch panel 22 is a transparent film-like input device capable of detecting a contact (pressing) operation with an indicator such as a finger or a touch pen. The touch panel 22 is disposed so as to overlap (integrally) with the display surfaces of the liquid crystal display 21 and the internal illumination display unit 23.

  The internally illuminated display unit 23 is a part on which an image showing a numeric keypad and other operation buttons is displayed. As one of various operation buttons, there is a home key 24 as shown in FIG. The home key 24 is a button for displaying a mode button 30 (see FIG. 2) in a partial area of the liquid crystal display 21 and returning the display content of the liquid crystal display 21 to a predetermined standby screen including the mode button 30. is there.

  When the touch of the indicator is detected by the touch panel 22, a contact detection signal indicating the coordinates of the contact position is output from the touch panel 22 to the CPU 11. The CPU 11 detects the contents and operation positions of various contact operations by the indicator based on the contact detection signal.

  When various types of information are displayed on the liquid crystal display 21, an image (including a text image) indicating the corresponding information is displayed. Therefore, in the following description, when “displayed (displayed)” for various information, it means that an image indicating the information is displayed (displayed) on the liquid crystal display 21. To do.

  In the multifunction device 1, when the home key 24 is pressed while certain information is being displayed, a mode button 30 is displayed on the left side of the screen. As a case where the mode button 30 is displayed on the left side of the screen when the home key 24 is pressed, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, normal operation information 27 indicating that printing is being performed during printing by the printing function is performed. There are cases that are displayed.

  When printing by the image forming unit 16 is started by the user performing a predetermined operation, the normal display as shown on the left side of FIG. 2A is displayed in the normal display area 26 of the liquid crystal display 21 until the printing is completed. Operation information 27 is displayed. The normal display area 26 is almost the entire display area of the liquid crystal display 21. Specifically, the normal operation information 27 indicating that printing is in progress includes, as shown on the left side of FIG. 2A, operation name information 27a indicating that printing is being performed, and various settings of printing being performed. The normal print setting information 27b shown, the printing page information 27c showing which page is currently being printed, and a predetermined icon 27d are included. As the normal print setting information 27b, as illustrated in FIG. 2, various types of information such as the size of the recording paper and whether or not the double-sided printing function is enabled (ON) are displayed.

  If the user presses the home key 24 while the normal operation information 27 is displayed, the mode button 30 is displayed in a partial area on the left side in the normal display area 26. At this time, if the mode button 30 is simply superimposed and displayed on the display screen of the normal operation information 27, the normal operation information 27 originally displayed is displayed as shown on the right side of FIG. The part of the image on which the mode button 30 is superimposed is not visible, and necessary information to be provided to the user is lost. Specifically, in the screen example on the right side of FIG. 2A, the operation name information 27a is almost missing, it is difficult to know what operation is being executed, and a part of the normal print setting information 27b is missing. The display contents are difficult to grasp.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when the home key 24 is pressed while the normal operation information 27 is displayed in the normal display area 26, the display on the liquid crystal display 21 is performed as shown on the right side of FIG. The first simple operation information 32 or the second simple operation information 33 corresponding to the area of the simple display region 31 is displayed in the simple display region 31 other than the region where the mode button 30 is displayed in the region.

  Specifically, the first simplified operation information 32 includes operation name information 27a and normal print setting information 27b. That is, the printing page information 27c and the icon 27d are deleted from the normal operation information 27, and the display area is reduced accordingly. The first simple operation information 32 includes the operation name information 27a and the normal print setting information 27b, which are relatively less important than the various types of information included in the normal operation information 27, although the information amount is smaller than that of the normal operation information 27. It is out. Therefore, the minimum necessary information can be provided to the user.

  Specifically, the second simple operation information 33 includes operation name information 27a, simple print setting information 33a, printing page information 27c, and an icon 27d. That is, the contents of the normal print setting information 27b in the normal operation information 27 are simplified to the simple print setting information 33a (information amount is suppressed), and the display area is reduced accordingly. The simple print setting information 33a has a smaller amount of information than the normal print setting information 27b. However, the minimum necessary amount of “A4” indicating the recording paper size and “ON (long edge binding)” indicating the setting state of the duplex printing function is required. The amount of information included. Therefore, the user can grasp the setting contents of the printing being executed by viewing the simple print setting information 33a.

  Each of the simple operation information 32 and 33 is obtained by reducing the display area of the normal operation information 27 and suppressing the amount of information so as to match the area and shape of the simple display region 31. In either case, the information amount is suppressed, but the necessary information amount to be presented to the user is included.

  The user can arbitrarily set which of the simple operation information 32 and 33 is displayed when the home key 24 is pressed. Specifically, a priority setting table as shown in FIG. 2C is stored in the NVRAM 14 in advance. The priority setting table indicates which of the print setting information and the icon has priority (which has higher priority). In FIG. 2C, the print setting information has a higher priority than the icon. A set example is shown. The user can change the contents of the priority setting table by a predetermined setting operation. Therefore, for example, if the priority of the icon is set to 1 and the priority of the print setting information is set to 2, the priority of the icon can be increased.

  When the home key 24 is pressed in the display state of the normal operation information 27 shown on the left side of FIG. 2B, the priority setting table is set as shown in FIG. 2C (the print setting information is higher). If set, first simple operation information 32 as shown in the upper part of FIG. 2B is displayed in the simple display area 31. That is, the low priority icon 27d or the like is not displayed.

  On the other hand, when the priority setting table is set contrary to FIG. 2C (the icon is set higher), the second simple operation information 33 as shown in the lower part of FIG. It is displayed in the display area 31. That is, the high priority icon 27d is displayed, and the low priority print setting information is displayed in a simplified form as simple print setting information 33a having a smaller information amount than the normal print setting information 27b.

  When the user performs a specific operation while the first simple operation information 32 is displayed, the display content is switched to the second simple operation information 33. Conversely, when the user performs a specific operation while the second simple operation information 33 is displayed, the display content is switched to the first simple operation information 32. As the specific operation, for example, a flick operation at an arbitrary position in the simple display area 31 can be considered. Further, for example, a specific icon for switching the screen may be displayed in the simple display area 31, and the screen may be switched when the icon is tapped.

  Next, print processing executed by the CPU 11 will be described with reference to FIG. When the user performs a predetermined operation for printing a photograph, a document, or the like, the CPU 11 reads out the print processing program of FIG. 3 from the ROM 12 or the NVRAM 14 and executes it.

  When the print processing of FIG. 3 is started, the CPU 11 accepts various print setting inputs by the user in S110. Specifically, there are recording paper size setting, printing density setting, reduction / enlargement setting, duplex printing function on / off setting, and the like. In S120, it is determined whether or not there is a print start instruction from the user. If there is no print start instruction, the process returns to S110. If there is a print start instruction, printing starts in S130.

  After printing is started, normal operation information 27 is displayed in the normal display area 26 as operation information in S140. In S150, display priority information is acquired from the priority setting table (see FIG. 2C). In S160, it is determined whether or not the home key 24 has been pressed. If the home key 24 has not been pressed, it is determined in S170 whether printing has ended. If printing has not been completed, the process returns to S160. If printing has been completed, the currently displayed operation information is erased in S250, and the printing process is terminated.

  If it is determined in S160 that the home key 24 has been pressed, it is determined in S180 whether or not the priority of the print setting information is set higher than the priority of the icon in the priority setting table. If the priority of the print setting information is set higher, the operation information to be displayed is set in the first simple operation information 32 in S190. If the priority of the icon is set higher than the print setting information, the operation information to be displayed is set in the second simple operation information 33 in S200.

  In S210, any simple operation information set in S190 or S200 and the mode button 30 are displayed. Specifically, as shown on the right side of FIG. 2B, the mode button 30 is displayed on the left side of the screen, and the simple operation information is displayed in the simple display area 31 on the right side of the mode button 30.

  In S220, it is determined whether a specific operation (for example, a flick operation) has been performed by the user. If no specific operation has been performed, it is determined in S240 whether printing has ended. If printing has not ended, the process returns to S220, and if printing has ended, the process proceeds to S250.

  If a specific operation is performed by the user in S220, it is determined in S230 whether or not the simple operation information currently displayed is the first simple operation information 32. If the first simple operation information 32 is being displayed, the process proceeds to S200. Thereby, display switching from the first simple operation information 32 to the second simple operation information 33 is performed. In S230, when the first simple motion information 32 is not being displayed (that is, when the second simple motion information 33 is being displayed), the process proceeds to S190. Thereby, display switching from the second simple operation information 33 to the first simple operation information 32 is performed.

  According to the multifunction device 1 of the present embodiment described above, when the home key 24 is pressed and the mode button 30 is displayed when the normal operation information 27 is displayed in the normal display area 26, the mode button 30 is displayed. One of the two types of simple operation information 32 and 33 corresponding to the simple display area 31 is displayed in the display area other than (the simple display area 31). That is, when the display area for displaying the operation information is narrowed by pressing the home key 24, the display is switched to the simple operation information suitable for the narrowed area. Each of the simple operation information 32 and 33 has the minimum necessary information to be provided to the user, although the display area is smaller than the normal operation information 27 and the amount of information is smaller. Therefore, even if the operation information display area is narrowed, necessary information can be appropriately provided to the user.

  Each of the simple operation information 32 and 33 is obtained by deleting or simplifying any one or a plurality of pieces of information 27a to 27d included in the normal operation information 27. That is, the first simple operation information 32 is obtained by deleting the icon 27d or the like having a relatively low importance, and the second simple operation information 33 is the information amount of the normal print setting information 27b being suppressed / simplified ( However, the minimum necessary information is displayed) and becomes the simple print setting information 33a. As described above, by including the simple operation information 32 and 33 with the necessary minimum information while suppressing the amount of information, the necessary minimum operation information can be appropriately provided to the user. it can.

  One of the two types of simple operation information 32 and 33 is displayed in the simple display area 31, but a specific operation is performed by the user when either one of the simple operation information is displayed. Then, the display is switched to the other simple operation information. Therefore, even when the simple operation information is displayed, the user can easily obtain desired operation information by switching the simple operation information by performing a specific operation as necessary.

  Further, the user can determine in advance in the priority setting table which simple operation information is to be displayed when the display content is switched from the normal operation information 27 to the simple operation information. Therefore, when the user switches from the normal operation information 27 to the simple operation information by appropriately setting each priority in the priority setting table, the necessary information (priority for the user) is obtained from the simple operation information immediately after the switch. High degree of information) can be obtained appropriately. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the frequency of switching the display of the simple operation information.

  In the present embodiment, each of the images of the normal operation information 27 and the simple operation information 32 and 33 corresponds to an example of the information image of the present invention, and among these, the image of the normal operation information 27 is the normal image of the present invention. It corresponds to an example of an information image, and each simple operation information 32, 33 image corresponds to an example of a simple information image of the present invention. Each of the images 27a, 27b, 27c, and 27d included in the normal operation information 27 corresponds to an example of the individual image of the present invention, and whether or not the mode button 30 is displayed depends on the region setting condition of the present invention. The image of the first simple operation information 32 that is first switched from the normal operation information 27 when the home key 24 is pressed corresponds to an example of the default simple information image and the highest priority simple information image of the present invention.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the mobile communication terminal 40 of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 4A, the mobile communication terminal 40 of this embodiment includes a CPU 41, ROM 42, RAM 43, flash memory 44, operation buttons 45, liquid crystal display 46, touch panel 47, voice input / output unit 48, and wireless communication. A portion 49, an inclination sensor 50, and the like are provided.

  The external appearance (plan view) of the mobile communication terminal 40 is approximately as shown in FIG. 4B, and has a substantially rectangular shape having a predetermined thickness. In the mobile communication terminal 40 of the present embodiment, one of two types of vertical and horizontal orientations is recognized as the arrangement state. The arrangement state shown on the left side of FIG. 4B is an example of the landscape orientation, and the arrangement state shown on the right side of FIG. 4B is an example of the portrait orientation. Various methods for discriminating between the portrait orientation and the landscape orientation have been proposed and have already been put into practical use, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  The CPU 41 performs various processes including a list display process (FIG. 6) described later based on various programs and data stored in the ROM 42 and the flash memory 44. The ROM 42 is a known nonvolatile memory, and the RAM 43 is a known volatile memory. The flash memory 44 is a non-volatile memory in which stored contents can be rewritten, and stores an OS, various application programs, and the like.

  The operation buttons 45 include various buttons that can be pressed by the user. The operation buttons 45 include a power on / off button and other various buttons. The liquid crystal display 46 displays various information and images. The liquid crystal display 46 has a rectangular shape as shown in FIG.

  The touch panel 47 is provided so as to overlap the liquid crystal display 46, and setting information and instructions are input to the mobile communication terminal 40 by various contact operations of the user. The voice input / output unit 48 is a voice input / output device including a microphone, a speaker, and the like. The wireless communication unit 49 is a circuit that connects the mobile communication terminal 40 and other devices via a wireless LAN, a telephone line, or the like. The tilt sensor 50 is a sensor for detecting whether the main body of the mobile communication terminal 40 is in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, and is composed of various sensors such as a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor, for example. .

  Various types of information (images) are displayed on the liquid crystal display 46 of the mobile communication terminal 40 according to the operating state, but the display format (orientation) of the information is switched according to the arrangement state of the mobile communication terminal 40. Specifically, when the mobile communication terminal 40 is arranged horizontally, various information is displayed on the liquid crystal display 46 in a horizontal display format. The horizontal display format is a format in which the long side direction of each side of the rectangular liquid crystal display 46 is displayed as the horizontal direction, and the mobile communication terminal 40 is arranged sideways as illustrated on the left side of FIG. The display format is based on the current state. On the other hand, when the mobile communication terminal 40 is arranged vertically, various information is displayed on the liquid crystal display 46 in a vertical display format. The vertical display format is a format in which the long side direction of each side of the rectangular liquid crystal display 46 is displayed as the vertical direction, and the mobile communication terminal 40 is arranged vertically as illustrated on the right side of FIG. 4B. The display format is based on the current state.

  In the mobile communication terminal 40, as described above, the display format is switched according to whether the arrangement state is the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. Therefore, for example, when an image is displayed in the horizontal display format in the landscape orientation, if the layout status changes to the vertical orientation and the display format switches to the vertical display format, the horizontal width of the display area becomes narrower, There is a risk that some will be lost.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when displaying certain information, the content of the information (specifically, the content of the image indicating the information) is determined depending on whether the mobile communication terminal 40 is in portrait orientation or landscape orientation (that is, the display format is the portrait display format). (Depending on whether the format is horizontal or horizontal). That is, information (images) with appropriate contents corresponding to the vertical display format and the horizontal display format are displayed. A specific example will be described with reference to FIG.

  The upper part of FIG. 5A shows an example in which an image of the menu list is displayed when the mobile communication terminal 40 is arranged sideways. In the mobile communication terminal 40, for example, an image of the menu list shown in FIG. 5A is displayed in various scenes such as when selecting a function or setting various setting items.

  In the menu list shown in the upper part of FIG. 5A, a plurality of normal list items 61, 62, 63,... Are arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction (the vertical direction of the paper in FIG. 5A. Hereinafter also referred to as “scroll direction”. ) And is displayed in a predetermined horizontal list display area 52 in the liquid crystal display 46. In the horizontal menu information name display area 51 on the upper end side in the entire display area of the liquid crystal display 46, menu information 55 that is information relating to the menu list is displayed. A scroll bar 53 is displayed on the right side of the horizontal list display area 52 in the entire display area of the liquid crystal display 46.

  The menu list is configured by arranging six or more normal list items as a whole. However, the number of normal list items that can be displayed at one time in the horizontal list display area 52 is determined in advance, and in this embodiment is three as shown in the upper part of FIG. For this reason, when the menu list is displayed in the horizontal list display area 52, three of the plurality of normal list items are displayed. When the menu list as shown in the upper part of FIG. 5A is displayed, when the user performs a drag operation or a flick operation in the scroll direction in the horizontal list display area 52, the drag operation or flick operation is performed. The menu list scrolls in the direction.

  Each normal list item 61 and the like constituting the menu list includes a setting item name 56, an icon 57, and a setting value 58 of the setting item corresponding to the list item, and these are arranged in the right direction in this order. It has a configuration.

  More specifically, the horizontal list display area 52 is divided into three normal list item display areas 52a, 52b, and 52c in the vertical direction (scroll direction), and each of the normal list item display areas 52a to 52c includes Normal list items 61 to 63 are displayed. Since the normal list item display areas 52a to 52c when arranged in the horizontal direction have a sufficient length in the horizontal direction, the normal list items including the three pieces of information 56 to 58 can be sufficiently displayed.

  If the arrangement state of the mobile communication terminal 40 is changed to the vertical orientation while the menu list is displayed in the horizontal display format as shown in the upper part of FIG. 5A, the display format of the menu list is changed to the vertical display format. Switch. Specifically, the screen is switched to the screen on the lower left side of FIG. In this case, the screen is not simply rotated 90 degrees from the horizontal display format, but the contents of each list item constituting the menu list are the contents corresponding to the vertical display format (specifically, when arranged in the vertical orientation). To the list item display area according to the width).

  The menu list shown on the lower left side of FIG. 5A is formed by arranging a plurality of first simple list items 81, 82, 83, 84, 85,... In the arrangement direction (scroll direction). They are displayed in a predetermined vertical list display area 72 on the liquid crystal display 46. Menu information 55 is displayed in the vertical menu information name display area 71 on the upper end side in the entire display area of the liquid crystal display 46. A scroll bar 73 is displayed on the right side of the vertical list display area 72 in the entire display area of the liquid crystal display 46.

  The number of first simple list items that can be displayed at once in the vertical direction list display area 72 is also determined in advance, and in the present embodiment, it is five as shown in the lower left side of FIG. Therefore, when the menu list is displayed in the vertical direction list display area 72, five of the plurality of first simple list items are displayed. When the user performs a drag operation or a flick operation in the scroll direction in the vertical list display area 72 in a state where the menu list as shown on the lower left side of FIG. 5A is displayed, the drag operation or flick operation is performed. The menu list scrolls in the same direction.

  Each first simple list item 81 or the like constituting the menu list includes a setting item name 56 and a setting value 58 corresponding to the list item, and these are arranged in the right direction in this order. . More specifically, the vertical list display area 72 is divided into five simple list item display areas 72a, 72b, 72c, 72d, 72e in the vertical direction (scroll direction). First simple list items 81 to 85 are displayed in 72e, respectively.

  The area of each simple list item display area 72a and the like when arranged in the vertical direction is smaller than the area of each normal list item display area 52a and the like in the horizontal arrangement shown in the upper part of FIG. . More specifically, the lateral length (width) is short. For this reason, the normal list item 61 shown in the upper part of FIG. 5A cannot be displayed as it is.

  If the normal list item 61 is rotated 90 degrees as it is and displayed in the vertical direction, the right end of the normal list item 61 is interrupted halfway. For this reason, in the present embodiment, at the time of vertical arrangement in which the horizontal length (width) is shortened, each list item is switched to the content corresponding to the short horizontal width. Specifically, the normal list item is switched to the first simple list item in which the icon 57 is deleted.

  Each first simple list item 81 has a relatively high importance among various types of information included in the normal list item 61, although the information amount is smaller and the display area is smaller than the corresponding normal list item 61. An item name 56 and a set value 58 are included. Therefore, the minimum necessary information can be provided to the user. When the arrangement state of the mobile communication terminal 40 is changed to the horizontal direction again while the menu list including the plurality of first simple list items 81 and the like is displayed as shown on the lower left side of FIG. Again, the contents are switched to those shown in the upper part of FIG. That is, it switches to a horizontal display format.

  Further, when the user performs a flick operation in the horizontal direction in a state where the menu list including the plurality of first simple list items 81 and the like is displayed as shown in the lower left side of FIG. The contents of the menu list in the area 72 are switched to the contents shown on the lower right side of FIG. The menu list shown on the lower right side of FIG. 5A is formed by arranging a plurality of second simple list items 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,... In the arrangement direction (scroll direction). Each of the second simple list items 91 and the like specifically includes a setting item name 56 and an icon 57, and the setting value 58 is deleted.

  When a user performs a flick operation in the horizontal direction in a state where a menu list including a plurality of second simple list items 91 and the like is displayed as shown on the lower right side of FIG. 5A, the vertical list display area 72 is displayed. The contents of the menu list are switched again to the contents shown on the lower left side of FIG. 5A, that is, the contents including the plurality of first simple list items 81 and the like. In addition, when the arrangement state of the mobile communication terminal 40 is changed to the horizontal direction again while the menu list including the plurality of second simple list items 91 is displayed as shown in the lower right side of FIG. The contents are switched to the contents shown in the upper part of FIG.

  When the arrangement state of the mobile communication terminal 40 changes from horizontal to vertical, a menu list (see the lower left side of FIG. 5A) including the first simple list item 81 or the like is displayed, or the second simple list item The user can arbitrarily set whether or not to display the menu list including 91 and the like (see the lower right side of FIG. 5A). Specifically, a priority setting table as shown in FIG. 5B is stored in the flash memory 44 in advance. The priority setting table shows the priority (priority order) of the three items of the setting item name 56, the icon 57, and the setting value 58. In FIG. 5B, the setting item name 56 has the highest priority. In this example, the icon 57 has the lowest priority. The user can change the contents of the priority setting table by a predetermined setting operation.

  Then, when the arrangement state of the mobile communication terminal 40 is changed from the horizontal orientation to the vertical orientation, two pieces of information set to the priority 1 and the priority 2 in the priority setting table are displayed as the first simple list item 81 and the like. The Then, when the user performs a flick operation in the horizontal direction while the menu list including the first simple list item 81 is displayed, the two pieces of information set to priority 1 and priority 3 in the priority setting table Is displayed as the second simple list item 91 or the like.

  That is, two types of menu lists shown on the left and right in the lower part of FIG. 5A are prepared as the vertical display format in the vertical arrangement. When the arrangement state changes from horizontal to vertical, the highest priority of the information items included in each list item is displayed as a whole from these two types of menu lists. In the example of FIG. 5A, each first simple list item 81 and the like in the menu list on the lower left side of FIG. 5A includes information of priority 1 and priority 2, and FIG. Each of the second simple list items 91 in the menu list includes information of priority 1 and priority 3. When both are compared, the menu list on the left side of the lower part of FIG. 5A has the highest overall priority. Therefore, when the arrangement is changed from vertical to horizontal, first, the menu list on the left side of the lower part of FIG. 5A is displayed.

  Next, the list display process executed by the CPU 41 will be described with reference to FIG. When a predetermined operation for displaying the menu list is performed, the CPU 41 reads out the program of the list display process of FIG. 6 from the ROM 42 or the flash memory 44 and executes it.

  When starting the list display process of FIG. 6, the CPU 41 determines whether the orientation of the main body of the mobile communication terminal 40 is vertical or horizontal in S <b> 310. If the main body is in the horizontal direction, a menu list of a horizontal display format as shown in the upper part of FIG. 5A, that is, a menu list including normal list items 61 is displayed in S320.

  In S330, it is determined whether or not the orientation of the main body has been changed to the vertical orientation. If the orientation has been changed to the vertical orientation, the process proceeds to S360. If it remains horizontal, it is determined in S340 whether or not it is time to end the list display, that is, whether or not it is time to delete the menu list and display another screen. If it is not the list display end timing, the process returns to S330. If it is time to end the list display, the menu list is deleted in S350, and this list display processing is ended.

  If it is determined in S310 that the orientation of the main body is vertical, in S360, the menu list in the vertical display format as shown on the lower left side of FIG. A menu list including the high first simple list item 81 and the like is displayed. In S370, it is determined whether or not a horizontal flick operation has been performed by the user. If the flick operation in the horizontal direction has not been performed, it is determined in S400 whether or not the orientation of the main body has been changed to the horizontal direction, and if it has been changed in the horizontal direction, the process proceeds to S320. If it remains the vertical direction, it is determined in S410 whether or not it is a list display end timing. If it is not the list display end timing, the process returns to S370, and if it is the list display end timing, the process proceeds to S350.

  If it is determined in S370 that a horizontal flick operation has been performed, in S380, the vertical display menu list as shown on the lower right side of FIG. A menu list including the second simple list item 91 etc. which is lower than the first simple list item 81 etc. is displayed. In S390, it is determined whether or not a horizontal flick operation has been performed by the user. When the horizontal flick operation is not performed, the process proceeds to S400, and when the horizontal flick operation is performed, the process proceeds to S360.

  According to the mobile communication terminal 40 of the present embodiment, when the main body is arranged horizontally, a menu list in which normal list items 61 and the like having a relatively large display area and a relatively large amount of information are arranged. Is displayed and the main body is arranged vertically, a menu list is displayed in which the first simple list item images 81 and the like are arranged with a relatively small display area and a relatively small amount of information. .

  The information to be displayed as the first simple list item image 81 or the like is determined in advance according to the length (width) of the simple list item display area 72a or the like having a short horizontal length (width) when arranged vertically. Yes. Therefore, although the amount of information that can be provided to the user is smaller than that in the lateral arrangement, the minimum necessary information that should be provided to the user can be provided.

  In other words, it is possible to display an appropriate menu list corresponding to each of the arrangement states in the portrait orientation and the landscape orientation, and appropriately provide necessary information regardless of the arrangement state (display format). it can.

  Further, the user can arbitrarily set the contents of the menu list that is displayed first when the arrangement state is changed from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction in the priority setting table. That is, two pieces of information set by the user at the priorities 1 and 2 are displayed as the first simple list item 81 and the like. Furthermore, in the vertical display format, the menu list including the first simple list item 81 and the menu list including the second simple list item 91 and the like can be alternately switched and displayed. Information of priority 3 can also be confirmed.

[Third Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, an example in which a menu list is displayed in the multifunction machine 1 of the first embodiment as in the second embodiment will be described. Also in the MFP 1 described in the first embodiment, the menu list image is displayed as shown on the left side of FIG. 7A in various scenes such as when selecting a function or setting various setting items. Is done. Specifically, as shown on the left side of FIG. 7A, menu information is displayed in the menu information name display area 101 on the upper end side in the entire display area, and the menu list is displayed in the normal display area 102 in the entire lower side. Is displayed.

  The menu list is actually composed of three or more normal list items 111, 112,... Arranged in the scroll direction, but the display area of the liquid crystal display 21 of the multifunction device 1 is very small. Therefore, two of the plurality of normal list items 111, 112,... Are displayed, and the scroll bar is not normally displayed. That is, if the scroll bar is always displayed, the display area of the menu list is compressed, so that the scroll bar is normally not displayed. In addition, each normal list item 111 etc. contains each information of the setting item name 106, the icon 107, and the setting value 108 similarly to the normal list item 61 etc. of 2nd Embodiment. When the user performs a flick operation in the vertical direction while the menu list including the normal list item 111 is displayed, the screen is scrolled. In the present embodiment, a scroll bar 105 is displayed at the right end of the liquid crystal display 21 during the scrolling.

  When this scroll bar 105 is displayed, as shown on the right side of FIG. 7A, the scroll bar 105 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the right end of the menu list without changing the contents of the menu list. By doing so, the portion of the menu list that overlaps the scroll bar 105 is hidden by the scroll bar 105 and cannot be seen. For this reason, it is difficult to appropriately provide information to be provided in the menu list simply by superimposing the scroll bar 105 on the normal menu list.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown on the right side of FIG. 7B, while scrolling, each list item constituting the menu list is displayed from the normal list item 111 or the like so that the display area is smaller than that. Switch to the simple list items 131, 132,... (With a short width) and a small amount of information.

  The contents of the simple list items 131, 132,... Correspond to the simple display area 121 narrowed by the scroll bar 105 being displayed. Specifically, as shown on the right side of FIG. 7B, among the three pieces of information included in the normal list item 111 or the like, the setting item name 106 and the setting value 108 are included, and the icon 107 is deleted. It has been done. Each simple list item 131 has a smaller amount of information and a smaller display area than each corresponding normal list item 111 etc., but is a setting item that is relatively high in importance among various types of information included in the normal list item 111 etc. Name 106 and setting value 108 are included. Therefore, the minimum necessary information can be provided to the user.

  Next, list display processing executed by the CPU 11 of the multifunction machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When a predetermined operation for displaying the menu list is performed, the CPU 11 reads the program of the list display process of FIG. 8 from the ROM 12 or the NVRAM 14 and executes it.

  When starting the list display process of FIG. 8, the CPU 11 displays a menu list including the normal list items 111 and the like in the normal display area 102 in S510. In S520, it is determined whether or not a vertical flick operation has been performed by the user. If the vertical flick operation has not been performed, it is determined in S630 whether it is a list display end timing. If it is not the list display end timing, the process returns to S520. If it is the list display end timing, the menu list is deleted in S640, and the list display process is ended.

  If it is determined in S520 that the vertical flick operation has been performed, the simplified display area 121 (see the right side of FIG. 7B) is set in S530. In S540, the list item to be displayed is set in the simple list item 131 or the like. In S550, the scroll bar 105 is displayed at the right end of the screen (the right side of the simple display area 121). In S560, a menu list including simple list items 131 and the like is displayed in the simple display area 121. In step S570, the screen is updated, that is, scroll processing is performed to scroll the screen.

  In S580, it is determined whether or not the scrolling is finished. The process returns to S570 during the scrolling, but when the predetermined amount of scrolling is finished, the scroll bar 105 is hidden in S590. In S600, the normal display area 102 is set. In S610, the list item to be displayed is set to the normal list item 111 or the like. In step S620, a menu list including the normal list item 111 is displayed in the normal display area 102, and the process advances to step S630.

  As described above, when the menu list is displayed in the multifunction device 1, the scroll bar 105 is not normally displayed, and the menu list including the normal list item 111 is displayed. Thereby, in a normal time, a wide area for displaying the menu list is secured, and sufficient information is provided to the user. On the other hand, while the screen is scrolling, a scroll bar 105 is displayed on the right side of the screen so that the user can visually recognize which position of the list item is displayed in the entire list. Accordingly, the area where the menu list can be displayed is narrowed. However, in the present embodiment, the menu list is switched to the simple list item 131 having appropriate contents corresponding to the narrowed area. Therefore, even when the scroll bar 105 is being displayed, the user can acquire the minimum necessary information (information with high importance).

  In the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the content of the simple list item may be switched by the user performing a specific operation (for example, flicking in the horizontal direction) during scrolling. Further, the contents of the simple list item 131 and the like being scrolled may be arbitrarily set by the user using a priority setting table or the like as in the second embodiment.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) In the first embodiment, an example in which the display area is switched to either the normal display area 26 or the simple display area 31 has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to a case where the display area is switched to three or more types. . Even in that case, for example, by setting the priority of information to be displayed using a priority setting table or the like, operation information with appropriate contents and information amount for each display area is provided for each display area. can do. In addition, when the display area is switched to one of multiple types, for each display area, the maximum number of information that can be displayed in the display area (in order of priority) is determined, and the maximum number of information is displayed in the display area. You may make it make it.

  The same applies to the second embodiment and the third embodiment, and the present invention can also be applied in the same manner as described above when the display area is switched to three or more types. For example, if the area where the menu list can be displayed changes for some reason, determine the maximum number of information that can be displayed in descending order of priority for the display area, and the number of information according to the determination result You may make it display the menu list which consists of a list item containing.

  (2) In the first embodiment, it is only an example to determine which of the simple operation information 32 and 33 is displayed according to the contents of the priority setting table when the home key 24 is pressed. Alternatively, a method that does not use the priority setting table may be employed. Specifically, for example, when the home key 24 is pressed, the first simple operation information 32 is displayed first, and then the second simple operation information is displayed when a specific operation is performed. It is conceivable to set the type of information and the switching order in advance.

  (3) The present invention, for example, when the display area is narrowed by displaying some image on the upper side of the screen, or when the display area is narrowed by popping up another image in an arbitrary area of the screen, etc. The present invention can be applied to any case where the display area becomes narrow.

  (4) The application of the present invention is not limited to the multi-function device 1 and the portable communication terminal 40, but can be applied to any device having a display unit. The type of information displayed on the display unit is not limited to the operation information and menu list shown in the above embodiments.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... MFP, 11, 41 ... CPU, 12, 42 ... ROM, 13, 43 ... RAM, 14 ... NVRAM, 15 ... Image reading part, 16 ... Image forming part, 17 ... Operation panel part, 18 ... Memory card I / F, 19 ... Network communication unit, 20 ... Telephone communication unit, 21, 46 ... Liquid crystal display, 22, 47 ... Touch panel, 23 ... Internal illumination display unit, 24 ... Home key, 26, 102 ... Normal display area, 27 ... Normal operation information, 27a ... Operation name information, 27b ... Normal print setting information, 27c ... Printing page information, 27d, 57, 107 ... Icon, 30 ... Mode button, 31, 121 ... Simple display area, 32 ... First Simple operation information, 33 ... second simple operation information, 33 a ... simple print setting information, 40 ... mobile communication terminal, 44 ... flash memory, 45 ... operation buttons, 48 ... voice input / output unit, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 ... Wireless communication part, 50 ... Inclination sensor, 51 ... Horizontal direction menu information name display area, 52 ... Horizontal direction list display area, 52a-52c ... Normal list item display area, 53, 73, 105 ... Scroll bar, 55 ... Menu information 56 ... Setting item name 58 ... Setting value 71 ... Vertical menu information name display area 72 ... Vertical list display area 72a-72e ... Simple list item display area 81-85 ... First simple list Item image, 91 to 95, second simple list item, 101, menu information name display area, 106, setting item name.

Claims (9)

A display unit capable of displaying an image;
A control unit that controls display of an image on the display unit;
An image display device comprising:
The controller is
A process for setting a display area in the display unit to display an information image indicating predetermined provision information to be provided, and which is based on a predetermined area setting condition, which is one of at least two types of display areas having different areas Display area setting processing to set one or
Of the normal information image having a predetermined display area and information amount corresponding to the same provided information and at least one kind of simple information image having a smaller display area and smaller information amount than the normal information image, the display region And an image display process for displaying an information image corresponding to the display area set by the setting process in the set display area. The image display device according to claim 1,
The normal information image includes a plurality of individual images related to the corresponding provision information,
The simple information image has a configuration in which any one or a plurality of the plurality of individual images included in the normal information image are deleted or simplified, respectively. The image display device according to claim 1 or 2,
At least one of the display areas is a plurality of simple information corresponding areas in which a plurality of types of the simple information images are associated,
A specific operation input unit capable of accepting a specific operation for switching the simple information image;
The controller is
When the plurality of simple information corresponding areas are set by the display area setting process, predetermined simple simple information among a plurality of types of the simple information images corresponding to the plurality of simple information corresponding areas is set in the image display process. Display the image,
Further, when the specific operation is accepted by the specific operation input unit while the default simple information image is displayed by the image display process, the display content of the plurality of simple information corresponding areas is displayed from the default simple information image. A simple information image switching process for switching to another simple information image corresponding to the plurality of simple information corresponding areas is performed. The image display device according to claim 2,
Priorities of the individual images to be displayed as the simple information image among the plurality of individual images are set,
The controller is
An individual image setting process for setting the individual image to be displayed as the simple information image according to the priority can be executed,
When the display area corresponding to the simple information image is set by the display area setting process, the simple information image including the individual image set by the individual image setting process is displayed in the image display process. An image display device characterized by that. The image display device according to claim 2,
At least one of the display areas is a plurality of simple information corresponding areas in which a plurality of types of the simple information images are associated,
A priority is set for each of the plurality of individual images, and each of the simple information images corresponding to the plurality of simple information corresponding regions is determined in advance as to which individual image of the priority is configured. And
A specific operation input unit capable of accepting a specific operation for switching the simple information image;
The controller is
When the plurality of simple information corresponding areas are set by the display area setting process, in the image display process, among the plurality of types of simple information images corresponding to the plurality of simple information corresponding areas, Displaying the highest priority simple information image which is the simple information image having the highest overall priority of each individual image included;
Further, when the specific operation is received by the specific operation input unit while the top-priority simple information image is displayed by the image display process, the display content of the plurality of simple information-corresponding areas is changed to the top-priority simple information. A simple information image switching process for switching from an image to another simple information image is executed. The image display device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein
A priority setting input unit that receives setting input of the priority for each individual image;
The image display apparatus, wherein the control unit executes a priority setting process for setting the priority of the individual image corresponding to the priority received by the priority setting input unit. The image display device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
An arrangement state detection unit for detecting information related to the arrangement state of the image display device;
The display unit has a rectangular shape,
The controller is
An arrangement state determination process for determining the arrangement state according to a detection result of the arrangement state detection unit;
A vertical display format for displaying the information image as a vertical direction in the long side direction of the display unit and a horizontal display format for displaying the long side direction of the display unit as a horizontal direction according to the determination result by the arrangement state determination process Display direction setting processing for setting which display format to display, and
Run
In the image display process, the information image is displayed in the display format set by the display direction setting process,
The image display device characterized in that the arrangement state is set as the region setting condition. A step of setting a display area in the display unit for displaying an information image indicating predetermined provision information to be provided, and which is based on a predetermined area setting condition, which is one of at least two types of the display areas having different areas A display area setting step for setting one of them,
Of the normal information image having a predetermined display area and information amount corresponding to the same provided information and at least one kind of simple information image having a smaller display area and smaller information amount than the normal information image, the display region An image display step for displaying an information image corresponding to the display area set in the setting step in the set display area;
An image display method comprising: An image display program for causing a computer to function as an image display device for displaying an image on a display unit,
In the computer,
A process for setting a display area in the display unit to display an information image indicating predetermined provision information to be provided, and which is based on a predetermined area setting condition, which is one of at least two types of display areas having different areas Display area setting processing to set one or
Of the normal information image having a predetermined display area and information amount corresponding to the same provided information and at least one kind of simple information image having a smaller display area and smaller information amount than the normal information image, the display region An image display process for displaying an information image corresponding to the display area set by the setting process in the set display area;
An image display program for executing