JP2014222460A - Electronic apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus that prevents the state of an object displayed on a screen from being changed undesirably.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus includes a display part which displays a desktop screen D1 including objects such as icons 21-24 and a widget 25, an input part which accepts an input operation, and a control part which moves a selected object within the desktop screen D1 based upon input information received from the input part, and the control part can make a setting to inhibit the individual objects displayed on the desktop screen D1 from being moved within the desktop screen D1 or deleted from the desktop screen D1.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device and a program.

  A screen (hereinafter referred to as an “object display screen”) such as a desktop screen displayed on a display unit of a PC (Personal Computer) or a home screen displayed on a display unit of a smartphone (hereinafter referred to as an “object display screen”), Arrange icons such as files associated with application programs and folders saved on the desktop, and objects such as clock display widgets, date display widgets, weather display widgets, and news display widgets that operate on the object display screen. can do.

  These objects can be moved within the object display screen, and the user can arrange these objects according to his / her preference on the object display screen of the PC or smartphone he or she uses, or There is a tendency to rearrange and use the layout in consideration of ease of use.

  In recent years, some electronic devices equipped with a touch panel are configured so that these movable objects can be moved within an object display screen by a flick operation. Such an electronic device has an advantage that the arrangement of the object can be easily changed. However, there is a problem that the arrangement of the object is inadvertently changed due to an erroneous operation or an unintended operation. End up. When such a problem occurs, the user must return to the original arrangement state by himself / herself.

  As a method for solving such a problem, for example, in a PC, an object arrangement state at a specific time point is stored, and is stored when the object arrangement changes due to an erroneous operation or an unintended operation. There exists a tool for restoring the object arrangement state at the time.

  However, with this tool, if the object arrangement state is changed after the time when the object arrangement state is stored, or if an object is newly added or deleted, the object will be displayed after these operations are performed. If the arrangement state is not stored again, there is a problem that the object cannot be restored to the desired arrangement state.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in a tree structure composed of a set of elements having a hierarchical relationship, a predetermined operation is performed on a node located at the top of a display node group to be displayed at all times to set it as a fixed node. Thus, when a node higher than the display node group in the tree structure is switched to the closed state, the nodes other than the display node group are hidden from the lower nodes of the node switched to the closed state. Techniques to do this are disclosed. However, a method for solving the above-described problem is not disclosed.

JP 2007-172283 A

  The objective of this invention is providing the electronic device and program which prevent that the state of the object displayed on the screen will be changed undesirably.

The present invention includes a display unit that displays a screen including an object image;
An input unit for inputting a change instruction for changing the display state of the object image and a change prohibition instruction for prohibiting the change of the display state of the object image;
When the change instruction is input to the input unit, the display state of the object image that is the target of the change instruction is changed according to the change instruction, and when the change prohibition instruction is input to the input unit, the change prohibition is performed. An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to prohibit change of a display state of an object image to be instructed.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the control unit displays the object image set to prohibit the change of the display state so that the change of the display state is prohibited visually. .

According to the present invention, the change prohibition instruction includes a movement prohibition instruction for prohibiting movement of the object image within the screen,
When the movement prohibition instruction is input to the input unit, the control unit sets the object image that is the target of the movement prohibition instruction to be prohibited from moving within the screen.

Further, in the present invention, the display unit can switch and display a plurality of screens including an object image,
The change prohibition instruction includes a position fixing instruction for fixing and displaying an object image at a predetermined position on all of the plurality of screens.
When the position fixing instruction is input to the input unit, the control unit is configured to fix and display the object image that is the target of the position fixing instruction at a predetermined position on all of the plurality of screens. It is characterized by doing.

According to the present invention, the object image includes a data object image in which a plurality of data is arranged according to a preset order,
The change prohibition instruction includes an order change prohibition instruction for prohibiting a change in the arrangement order of data in the data object image,
When the order change prohibition instruction is input to the input unit, the control unit is configured to prohibit the change of the data arrangement order for the data object image that is the target of the order change prohibition instruction. To do.

  Moreover, this invention is a program for functioning a computer as a control part in the said electronic device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the state of an object displayed on the screen from being changed undesirably.

It is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the electronic device 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the desktop screen D1 displayed on the display part 11 of PC. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence when a state change prohibition program is performed in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows a state when right-clicking on the object to which the pictograph icon 26 is not additionally displayed on the desktop screen D1. It is a figure which shows a state when right-clicking on the object to which the pictogram icon 26 is additionally displayed on the desktop screen D1. It is a figure which shows the other example of the desktop screen D1 displayed on the display part 11 of PC. It is a figure which shows an example of the home screens D21 and D22 displayed on the display part 11 of the smart phone.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 1 includes a display unit 11, an input unit 12, an auxiliary storage device 13, and a control unit 14, and is realized by, for example, a PC (Personal Computer) or a smartphone.

  The display unit 11 is realized by a known display device such as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display device, and is controlled by the control unit 14 according to image data. Display the image on the display screen.

  The input unit 12 is realized by a known input device such as a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch sensor provided to be superimposed on the display surface of the display unit 11, and the user operates the input unit 12 to perform a predetermined operation. It is possible to input a command and data for executing the process. When a command or data is input by a user operation, the input unit 12 gives input information indicating the command or data to the control unit 14.

  The auxiliary storage device 13 is realized by a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD), and an operating system (OS) program that realizes basic functions of the electronic device 1. Are stored, a mail program that realizes an e-mail function, a browser program that realizes a Web browsing function, a document creation program that realizes a document creation function, and a file that realizes a function that orders a plurality of files into one A variety of application programs such as a management program, a widget engine for executing a clock display widget, a date display widget, a weather display widget, and the like are stored.

  In the present embodiment, a program for executing a state change prohibition process (to be described later) (hereinafter referred to as a “state change prohibition program”) is standardly installed in the operating system program.

  Note that this state change prohibition program may be installed in the operating system program as in the present embodiment, or may be obtained by installing it by downloading it from the Internet and installing it in the operating system program. A function may be added.

  The control unit 14 is a processing unit that controls the operation of each unit of the electronic device 1, and is realized by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory).

  The control unit 14 executes an operating system program, an application program, and a widget engine loaded from the auxiliary storage device 13 to the RAM, and executes a state change prohibition program.

  Hereinafter, the operation when the state change prohibition program is executed will be described assuming that the electronic device 1 is realized by a PC, Windows (registered trademark) is used as an operating system program, and the input unit 12 is realized by a mouse.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the desktop screen D1 displayed on the display unit 11 of the PC. In this desktop screen D1, an execution file of an application program is displayed as an object that can be moved in the screen. A plurality of application icons 21 representing, a folder icon 22 representing a folder stored on the desktop, a file icon 23 representing a document file created by the document creation program, and data in which a plurality of files are ordered and organized by the file management program A data icon 24 and a clock display widget 25 are displayed.

  The user can select one or a plurality of objects using the mouse as the input unit 12 and perform a drag and drop operation on the selected objects, thereby moving the selected objects to a desired position. it can. Upon receiving input information indicating a drag and drop operation from the input unit 12, the control unit 14 moves the selected object to the position where the drop operation has been performed.

  In the present embodiment, by executing the state change prohibition program, it is configured such that these movable objects can be individually set to prohibit movement within the desktop screen D1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a pictograph icon 26 of a prohibition mark indicating that such a setting state is additionally displayed for an object set to prohibit movement within the desktop screen D1. It is configured.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the state change prohibition program is executed in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state when a right-click is performed on an object to which the pictogram icon 26 is not additionally displayed on the desktop screen D1. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state when a right-click is performed on an object to which a pictogram icon 26 is additionally displayed on the desktop screen D1.

  When the desktop screen D1 is displayed on the display unit 11 of the PC, the process is started and the process proceeds to step s1. In step s1, the control unit 14 monitors input information received from the input unit 12 to determine whether or not a right click operation has been performed. If it is determined that a right click operation has been performed, the control unit 14 proceeds to step s2.

  In step s2, the control unit 14 determines whether or not the target of the right click operation is an object such as an icon or a widget. If it is determined that the target is an object, the process proceeds to step s3. If it is determined that the target is not an object, such as when the background screen is right-clicked, the process is terminated.

  In step s3, the control unit 14 determines whether or not an operation target object has been set to prohibit movement within the desktop screen D1 (hereinafter referred to as “pinning setting”). If it is determined that the stop setting has not been made, the process proceeds to step s4. If it is determined that the pinning setting has been made, the process proceeds to step s8.

  In step s4, the control unit 14 acquires the data of the context menu 27 to be displayed when the right-click is performed on the operation target object, and executes the pinning setting as an option of the context menu 27. As shown in FIG. 4, a context menu 27 to which the option 28 is added is displayed in the vicinity of the operation target object. When the context menu 27 is displayed, the process proceeds to step s5.

  In step s5, the control unit 14 monitors the input information received from the input unit 12, determines whether the option 28 "pin" is selected from the options included in the context menu 27, and the option If it is determined that 28 is selected, the process proceeds to step s6. If it is determined that an option other than the option 28 is selected, a process corresponding to the option is executed, and the process ends.

  In step s6, the control unit 14 sets a pinning flag for the operation target object, and proceeds to step s7. In this way, the pinned object cannot be moved from the pinned position on the desktop screen D1 unless the pinned setting is released, and can be deleted from the desktop screen D1. Disappear.

  In step s7, the control unit 14 additionally displays the pictogram icon 26 with respect to the object set to be pinned, and ends the process. In this way, by additionally displaying the pictogram icon 26 with respect to the object set to be pinned, the user can visually determine whether or not the pinning is set for each object.

  In step s8, the control unit 14 obtains the data of the context menu 29 to be displayed when the object to be operated is right-clicked, and executes the pinning setting release as the option of the context menu 29. As shown in FIG. 5, a context menu 29 to which the option 30 has been added is displayed in the vicinity of the operation target object. When the context menu 29 is displayed, the process proceeds to step s9.

  In step s9, the control unit 14 monitors the input information received from the input unit 12, determines whether or not the option 30 "Remove pin" is selected from the options included in the context menu 29, and the option If it is determined that 30 is selected, the process proceeds to step s10. If it is determined that an option other than the option 30 has been selected, a process corresponding to the option is executed, and the process ends.

  In step s10, the control unit 14 cancels the setting of the pinning flag for the operation target object, and proceeds to step s11. In this way, the object for which the pinning setting has been released can be moved again on the desktop screen D1, and can also be deleted from the desktop screen D1.

  In step s11, the control unit 14 deletes the pictogram icon 26 additionally displayed for the object for which the pinning setting has been canceled, and ends the process.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, objects such as icons and widgets displayed on the desktop screen D1 are individually prohibited from being moved and deleted from the desktop screen D1. Can be set. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the object from moving undesirably by setting the pinning to the object arranged at a predetermined position according to the preference or considering the operability. .

  In addition, since the pictogram icon 26 indicating that is additionally displayed for the pinned object, the user can determine whether or not the pinning is set only by visually recognizing the object. it can.

  In the present embodiment, when an operation for moving or deleting an object for which pinning is set is performed on the desktop screen D1 by the user, pinning is set. Therefore, it may be configured to display a warning that it cannot be moved or deleted.

  In the present embodiment, the pictogram icon 26 of the prohibition mark visually indicates that the pinning is set, but it may be realized by another method as long as it can be visually discriminated. For example, the pinning setting may be indicated by changing the color or size of the object.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of the desktop screen D1 displayed on the display unit 11 of the PC. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the desktop screen D1 displays a plurality of data icons 24 representing data obtained by arranging a plurality of files in order by the file management program, and a clock display widget 25.

  In the present embodiment, by executing the state change prohibition program, the movable object can be individually set to be prohibited from moving within the desktop screen D1, and the data icon 24 is preset for the data. It is configured so that it is possible to prohibit the change of the order in which it is performed.

  Furthermore, a clip mark pictogram icon 26A indicating such a setting state is additionally displayed for an object for which the change of the preset order is prohibited, and the object is moved within the desktop screen D1. For objects set to be prohibited, a push pin mark pictogram icon 26B indicating such a setting state is additionally displayed.

  The data icon 24 additionally displayed with the pictogram icon 26A cannot be changed in the preset order, but can be moved within the desktop screen D1 or deleted from the desktop screen D1, and vice versa. In addition, the data icon 24 additionally displayed with the pictograph icon 26B cannot be moved within the desktop screen D1 or deleted from the desktop screen D1, but the preset order can be changed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the arrangement order of the data in which a plurality of files are arranged and set to one from being undesirably changed. Further, the pictogram icons 26A and 26B to be additionally displayed are changed between an object set to prohibit movement in the desktop screen D1 and an object set to prohibit changing the preset order. Therefore, the user can determine the setting state for the object only by visually recognizing the object.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the electronic device 1 is realized by a PC has been described. For example, Android (registered trademark) is used as an operating system program, and the input unit 12 is provided so as to overlap the display surface of the display unit 11. It can also be realized in a smartphone realized by a touch sensor.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of home screens D21 and D22 displayed on the display unit 11 of the smartphone. The smartphone is configured to be able to switch between home screens D21 and D22 on which objects such as icons 31 and widgets 32 are displayed by performing a flick operation. Further, each of the home screens D21 and D22 is configured to move the selected object to a desired position by performing a flick operation on the selected object.

  In the present embodiment, by executing the state change prohibition program, these movable objects are individually prohibited from moving within the home screens D21 and D22 and being deleted from the home screens D21 and D22. 7, all the home screens D21 and D22 are configured so that the object can be set to be fixedly displayed at a predetermined position.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, such a setting is made for an object that is prohibited from moving in each home screen D21, D22 and is set to display a fixed position on all the home screens D21, D22. A pictographic icon 33 with a prohibition mark indicating the state is additionally displayed.

  In a PC, a context menu including options for executing such settings is displayed by right-clicking on a target object. In the case of a smartphone, for example, It is possible to configure such that a context menu including options for executing the setting as described above or canceling the setting is displayed by long touching the object to be displayed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the electronic device 1 that can switch and display the home screens D21 and D22 including movable objects, the objects such as icons and widgets displayed on the home screens D21 and D22 are displayed. In addition, the movement in the home screens D21 and D22 and the deletion from the home screens D21 and D22 are prohibited individually, and the object is fixedly displayed at a predetermined position on all the home screens D21 and D22. Can be set to

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the object from moving undesirably by making such a setting for an object placed at a predetermined position in accordance with the preference or considering operability. it can. In addition, since all the home screens D21 and D22 are fixedly displayed at predetermined positions, for example, by setting icons of frequently used application programs in this way, any of the home screens D21 and D22 is displayed. Even if is displayed, the application program can be started immediately. Furthermore, since the pictogram icon 33 indicating that is additionally displayed on the object set as described above, the user can determine the set state only by visually recognizing the object.

  In the above embodiment, the state change prohibition program is stored in the auxiliary storage device 13 realized by a hard disk drive or a solid state drive, but is not limited to such a storage device and can be read by a computer. It may be recorded on a simple storage medium. The recording medium may be a recording medium that can be read by providing a program reading device as an external storage device (not shown) and inserting the recording medium therein, or may be a storage device of another device. .

  Any recording medium may be used as long as the program stored in the recording medium is accessed from a computer and executed. In other words, any recording medium may be used as long as the program is read from the recording medium, the read program is stored in the program storage area of the storage device, and the program is executed. Further, it may be downloaded from another device via a communication network and stored in the program storage area. The download program is stored in advance in a storage device of a computer, or installed in a program storage area from another recording medium.

  The recording medium configured to be separable from the main body is, for example, a tape-based recording medium such as a magnetic tape / cassette tape, a disk-based recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, or a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk / hard disk. Disc or CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) / MO (Magneto Optical disk) / MD (Mini Disk) / DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) disk-type recording medium, IC (Integrated Circuit) card (memory Card-type recording media such as optical cards, etc., or fixed programs including mask ROM / EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) / EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) / semiconductor memory such as flash ROM May be a recording medium carrying the.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 11 Display part 12 Input part 13 Auxiliary storage device 14 Control part 21 Application icon 22 Folder icon 23 File icon 24 Data icon 25 Clock display widget 26 Pictograph icon D1 Desktop screen

Claims (6)

A display unit for displaying a screen including an object image;
An input unit for inputting a change instruction for changing the display state of the object image and a change prohibition instruction for prohibiting the change of the display state of the object image;
When the change instruction is input to the input unit, the display state of the object image that is the target of the change instruction is changed according to the change instruction, and when the change prohibition instruction is input to the input unit, the change prohibition is performed. An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to prohibit change of a display state of an object image to be instructed.   The said control part displays the object image set so that the change of a display state is prohibited so that it can visually discriminate | determine that the change of a display state is prohibited. Electronic equipment. The change prohibition instruction includes a movement prohibition instruction for prohibiting movement of the object image on the screen,
2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the movement prohibition instruction is input to the input unit, setting is performed so as to prohibit the movement of the object image that is the target of the movement prohibition instruction within the screen. Or the electronic device of 2. The display unit can switch and display a plurality of screens including object images,
The change prohibition instruction includes a position fixing instruction for fixing and displaying an object image at a predetermined position on all of the plurality of screens.
When the position fixing instruction is input to the input unit, the control unit is configured to fix and display the object image that is the target of the position fixing instruction at a predetermined position on all of the plurality of screens. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is an electronic device. The object image includes a data object image in which a plurality of data is arranged according to a preset order,
The change prohibition instruction includes an order change prohibition instruction for prohibiting a change in the arrangement order of data in the data object image,
When the order change prohibition instruction is input to the input unit, the control unit is configured to prohibit the change of the data arrangement order for the data object image that is the target of the order change prohibition instruction. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2.   The program for functioning a computer as a control part in the electronic device as described in any one of Claims 1-5.

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