JP2015135611A - information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus that can execute a plurality of application programs in parallel while a user is not aware of the execution.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus executes application programs to display application screens on a display unit, and when the information processing apparatus receives a predetermined operation, specifies an application to be subsequently executed, for example, in order based on the content stored in an execution history table. The information processing apparatus executes the specified application while continuing the execution of the application in execution, and displays an application screen of the newly executed application.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that displays an application screen by executing an application program.

  In recent years, mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones, smartphones, and tablet terminals have become widespread. Such a portable terminal device has various functions such as a video playback function, a web browser function, a music playback function, and the like, and various types of application programs (application software, hereinafter referred to as applications) can be installed. It is possible to add functions. When each application is executed, the mobile terminal device displays a corresponding display screen on the display panel. For example, when the mobile terminal device executes the video playback function, the video to be played is displayed on the display panel, and when the web browser function is executed, the web page browsing screen specified by the user is displayed on the display panel. . When the portable terminal device executes the music playback function, a display screen for notifying that music is being played back is displayed on the display panel.

  When a general portable terminal device starts executing another application (referred to as a second application) while executing one application (referred to as a first application), the display of the display screen by the first application is terminated. The display of the display screen by the second application is started. At this time, the mobile terminal device is often configured to pause execution of the first application. When resuming the execution of the first application that has been suspended, the mobile terminal device starts (resumes) the screen display from the display contents at the time of suspension. That is, the portable terminal device is often configured to execute only one application at a time.

  Patent Document 1 proposes an apparatus that can simultaneously execute a plurality of applications. The apparatus disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is configured to be able to switch between an execution environment in which a plurality of applications can be executed simultaneously and an execution environment in which only a single application can be executed. With such a configuration, the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 can appropriately operate a plurality of applications using limited resource resources.

JP 2010-108295 A

  In the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to switch between two execution environments, the user needs to perform a predetermined operation (key event of an input device). Therefore, there is a problem that the user needs to appropriately select a suitable execution environment and instruct (operate) to switch to the selected execution environment.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to start an operation in an operation state in which a plurality of application programs are executed in parallel without being conscious of the user. Is to provide a simple information processing apparatus.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an execution unit capable of executing a plurality of application programs in parallel, and a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a display screen related to the application program being executed by the execution unit. An order determination unit that determines an order of the plurality of application programs according to a predetermined condition, an operation unit that receives a predetermined operation, and the operation unit during execution of the application program by the execution unit An execution control unit that, when receiving the predetermined operation, causes the execution unit to execute an application program whose order is determined by the order determination unit with respect to an application program whose display screen is displayed on the display unit; It is characterized by providing.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the execution unit executes the application program being executed and the application program instructed to be executed by the execution control unit in parallel. When the execution control unit instructs the execution unit to execute the application program, the display of the display screen being displayed is terminated, and the display of the display screen related to the application program instructed to be executed by the execution control unit is displayed. It is characterized by starting.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the order determination unit determines the order of the plurality of application programs according to the date and time when the application programs are executed.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the operation unit accepts another operation different from the predetermined operation, and the operation unit performs the other operation during execution of a plurality of application programs by the execution unit. When the operation is accepted, the display control unit relates to the display program being displayed on the display unit and the application program in which the order determination unit determines the previous or subsequent order for the application program related to the display screen. A display screen is displayed on the display unit.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the order determined by the order determination unit with respect to the application program being executed is executable before or after the application program, The execution control unit is configured to cause the execution unit to execute an application program in the preceding or following order when it is determined that the determination unit is possible.

  In the present invention, when the information processing apparatus receives a predetermined operation during the execution of the application program, the information processing apparatus displays another application program whose order according to the predetermined condition is before or after the application program whose display screen is displayed. Run. That is, when a user performs a predetermined operation during execution of an application by the information processing apparatus, execution of a plurality of application programs is started. Therefore, it is possible to start an operation in an operation state in which a plurality of application programs are executed in parallel by performing a predetermined operation without being conscious of the user. The order in which the application programs are executed may be based on, for example, the date and time when the application program was last executed. For example, the application programs may be executed in order from the application program whose date and time executed last are close to the current date and time.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal device according to a first embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the table memorize | stored in the memory | storage part. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the execution process of the application by a portable terminal device. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the execution process of the application by a portable terminal device. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the execution process of the application by a portable terminal device. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display screen in a portable terminal device. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the display process of two application screens in a multi-operation state. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display screen in a portable terminal device. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of an execution frequency table, an application name table, and a use function table. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of an application execution process performed by the mobile terminal device according to the second embodiment. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the mobile terminal device of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display screen in a portable terminal device. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display screen in a portable terminal device.

  Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings showing an embodiment applied to a mobile terminal apparatus.

(Embodiment 1)
Below, the portable terminal device of Embodiment 1 to which the information processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal device according to the first embodiment. The mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment includes a control unit 10, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 11, a storage unit 12, a display control unit 13, an input control unit 15, and the like, which are connected to each other via a bus. Has been. The mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a mobile computer, a mobile game machine, or the like, and may be any device as long as the device has the display panel 14 and the touch panel 16. .

The control unit 10 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processor Unit). The control unit 10 appropriately loads the control program stored in the storage unit 12 into the RAM 11 and executes it, thereby controlling each of the above-described hardware units and executing the operation as the information processing apparatus according to the present invention.
The RAM 11 is an SRAM (Static RAM), a DRAM (Dynamic RAM), a flash memory, or the like. The RAM 11 temporarily stores various data generated when the control unit 10 executes the control program. The storage unit 12 is a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM), a flash memory, or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage unit 12 stores a control program to be executed by the control unit 10 and various data such as a single operation management table 12a, a plurality of operation management tables 12b, and an execution history table 12c. The storage unit 12 stores an application program (hereinafter referred to as an application) for realizing various functions installed (installed) in the mobile terminal device 1 as a control program. Details of the single operation management table 12a, the multiple operation management table 12b, and the execution history table 12c will be described later with reference to FIG.

  A display panel (display unit) 14 is connected to the display control unit 13. The display panel 14 is, for example, a rectangular liquid crystal display. In this case, the display control unit 13 is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) driver. The display control unit 13 displays various information on the display panel 14 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 10. The display panel 14 may be a plasma display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. In this case, the display control unit 13 is a driver for the plasma display or the organic EL display.

  A touch panel 16 is connected to the input control unit 15. The touch panel 16 is a variety of touch sensors such as a capacitance method, a resistance film method, an electromagnetic induction method, or an infrared method, and is disposed on the display screen side of the display panel 14, for example. The input control unit 15 is a touch panel driver, for example, and accepts a user operation on the touch panel 16. Specifically, the input control unit (operation unit) 15 receives a touch operation and a swipe operation by the user on the touch panel 16. In the first embodiment, an operation body that performs a touch operation and a swipe operation on the touch panel 16 will be described as an example of a user's finger. However, the operation body may be a predetermined pen or the like. The touch operation is an operation of moving away from the touch panel 16 after the user's finger touches the touch panel 16, and the swipe operation is a slide about several cm along the touch panel 16 with the user's finger touching the touch panel 16 ( This is an operation of leaving the touch panel 16 after the movement).

  Specifically, the input control unit 15 detects, for example, whether or not a user's finger has touched the touch panel 16, and when the user's finger touches the touch panel 16, a contact position (hereinafter referred to as a touch position on the surface of the touch panel 16). The coordinate information related to the operation position is calculated. The coordinate information related to the operation position is, for example, the coordinate axis origin of the touch panel 16 is the upper left corner when viewed from the front, the direction from left to right is the x-axis positive direction, and the direction from top to bottom is the y-axis positive direction. It can be indicated by an x-coordinate value and a y-coordinate value. Further, the input control unit 15 detects whether or not the user's finger is separated from the touch panel 16, and a predetermined time interval (for example, every several tens of milliseconds or several hundreds of milliseconds until the user's finger is separated from the touch panel 16). ) To calculate the coordinate information of the operation position. The input control unit 15 determines whether a touch operation or a swipe operation has been performed on the touch panel 16 based on the calculated coordinate information. For example, when the movement distance of the operation position between the time when the user's finger touches the touch panel 16 and moves away is less than a predetermined distance (for example, 1 cm, 2 cm, etc.), it is determined that the touch operation has been performed, If it is, it is determined that a swipe operation has been performed.

When the input control unit 15 determines that the touch operation has been performed, for example, the input control unit 15 notifies the control unit 10 of the coordinate information of the operation position immediately before the user's finger leaves the touch panel 16 and that the touch operation has been performed. .
Further, when the input control unit 15 determines that the swipe operation has been performed, each operation position is moved based on each operation position calculated in time series from when the user's finger touches the touch panel 16 until the user leaves the touch panel 16. The direction (the swipe direction in the swipe operation) is specified. Specifically, for example, when the display panel 14 is in an upright state, the input control unit 15 moves leftward, rightward, upward, or downward with respect to the touch panel 16 (along the display screen of the display panel 14). Specify in which direction the swipe operation was performed. Then, the input control unit 15 notifies the control unit 10 of the identified swipe direction and that the swipe operation has been performed.

When the control unit 10 is notified from the input control unit 15 that the touch operation has been performed, the control unit 10 is displaying the coordinate information related to the operation position notified from the input control unit 15 and the display control unit 13 on the display panel 14. The information or process selected by the user by the touch operation is specified based on the screen information. The control unit 10 receives the selected information or executes the selected process. For example, when a plurality of icons are displayed on the display panel 14, the control unit 10 specifies an icon selected by the user by a touch operation, and reads an application corresponding to the specified icon from the storage unit 12 to the RAM 11. Run. That is, the control unit 10 executes an application corresponding to an icon selected by a touch operation from a plurality of icons associated with a plurality of applications.
When the control unit 10 is notified from the input control unit 15 that the swipe operation has been performed, the control unit 10 performs processing according to the swipe direction notified from the input control unit 15. For example, when an application that sequentially switches a plurality of images and displays them on the display panel 14 is executed, the control unit 10 switches the images sequentially in the order corresponding to the swipe direction each time a swipe operation is performed.

  The mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment may include a mechanical operation button in addition to the touch panel 16, and the mechanical operation button is also connected to the input control unit 15. When a mechanical operation button is operated (for example, pressed) by a user, the input control unit 15 sends a signal corresponding to the operated button to the control unit 10, and the control unit 10 responds to the received signal. , To grasp which operation button is operated.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the tables 12 a to 12 c stored in the storage unit 12. 2A shows a configuration example of the single operation management table 12a, FIG. 2B shows a configuration example of the multiple operation management table 12b, and FIG. 2C shows a configuration example of the execution history table 12c.
The single operation management table 12a shown in FIG. 2A is for identifying each application for each application that can be executed by the mobile terminal device 1 (specifically, for each application stored in the storage unit 12). Application identification information, function information necessary for executing each application, and management information of each application are stored in association with each other. The management information is information on an operation state indicating whether each application is being executed (operating), and a display indicating whether a display screen (application screen) relating to each application is being displayed on the display panel 14. Includes status information. Information on necessary functions of each application is information indicating each part of the hardware such as a camera, a TV tuner, a memory usage amount, and a CPU usage rate. Note that the information on the necessary functions of each application may not be stored in the single operation management table 12a.

  The application identification information and necessary function information in the single operation management table 12a are stored in advance for each application stored in the storage unit 12. In addition, when a new application program is stored in the storage unit 12 by being installed in the mobile terminal device 1, each time the control unit 10 adds application identification information and necessary function information to the single operation management table 12 a and stores them. Is done. In the operation state information, “non-operation” is stored for all applications in an initial state in which no application is executed. Each time the control unit 10 starts executing the application, the corresponding operation state information is updated to “in operation” in the control unit 10, and each time the control unit 10 finishes executing the application, the corresponding operation state information is updated. The information is returned to “non-operation” by the control unit 10. In the display state information, “non-display” is stored for all applications in an initial state where no application screen is displayed on the display panel 14. Each time the control unit 10 starts displaying the application screen of the application being executed, the corresponding display state information is updated to “displaying” in the control unit 10, and the control unit 10 ends the display of the application screen. Each time, the corresponding display state information is returned to “non-display” by the control unit 10. In FIG. 2A, the single operation management table 12a when the application whose application identification information is “first application” is being executed (operating) and the application screen of this application is being displayed on the display panel 14 is shown. Indicates the state. In the following, an application having the application identification information “first application” is omitted and referred to as an application of “first application”, and an application screen of the application of “first application” is referred to as a first application screen.

  In the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, the control unit (execution unit) 10 can simultaneously execute a plurality of applications in parallel. The mobile terminal device 1 can operate in a single operation state in which the control unit 10 executes only one application, and in a plurality of operation states in which the control unit 10 executes a plurality of applications simultaneously. When the mobile terminal device 1 is operating in a single operation state, the control unit 10 executes one application and manages the state of the application being executed by updating the single operation management table 12a described above. . Since the control unit 10 executes only one application in the single operation state, for example, when the execution of the “second application” is instructed during the execution of the “first application” application, the control unit 10 The execution of the “first application” application is terminated, and the execution of the “second application” application is started. At this time, the control unit 10 updates the operation state and display state of the application of “first application” to “non-operation” and “non-display” in the single operation management table 12a, and the operation of the application of “second application”. The status and the display status are updated to “active” and “displaying”. That is, in the single operation management table 12a, only the information on the operation state and display state of one application is “active” and “displaying”.

When the mobile terminal device 1 is operating in a plurality of operating states, the control unit 10 executes a plurality of applications instructed to be executed and updates a plurality of operation management tables 12b described later to Manage application state.
Similar to the single operation management table 12a, the multiple operation management table 12b shown in FIG. 2B stores application identification information, necessary function information, and management information in association with each application. The application identification information and necessary function information in the multiple operation management table 12b are the same information as the application identification information and necessary function information in the single operation management table 12a. The management information in the multiple operation management table 12b includes information on the operation state and the display state in the same manner as the management information in the single operation management table 12a, and the application screen of each application is displayed on the display panel 14 in the plurality of operation states. Information on the order (ie, the execution order of each application) is included.

  In the operation state information in the multiple operation management table 12b, “non-operation” is stored for all applications in the initial state. Each time the control unit 10 starts executing the application, the corresponding operation state information is updated to “in operation” in the control unit 10, and each time the control unit 10 finishes executing the application, the corresponding operation state information is updated. The information is returned to “non-operation” by the control unit 10. Since the control unit 10 can execute a plurality of applications in parallel in a plurality of operation states, “in operation” can be stored in the operation state information for the plurality of applications in the plurality of operation management table 12b. In the display state information in the multiple operation management table 12b, “non-display” is stored for all applications in the initial state. Each time the control unit 10 starts displaying the application screen of the application being executed, the corresponding display state information is updated to “displaying” in the control unit 10, and the control unit 10 ends the display of the application screen. Each time, the corresponding display state information is returned to “non-display” by the control unit 10. Note that the number of application screens that can be displayed on the display panel 14 in a plurality of operation states is limited to two, and the display state for the application being displayed in a wide area among the two application screens being displayed is “displaying” and is narrow. The display state for the application being displayed in the area is set to “partial display”.

  Furthermore, the display order in the multiple operation management table 12b is such that when the control unit 10 starts executing an application in the multiple operation state and displays the corresponding application screen on the display panel 14 for the first time, the display order of the application screen ( The control unit 10 stores the execution order of the applications. In FIG. 2B, the applications “first application”, “third application”, and “second application” are executed in this order, and these three applications are being executed, and the second application screen and the third application screen are displayed. The state of the multiple operation management table 12b when being displayed is shown. Further, according to the multiple operation management table 12b, it can be seen that the second application screen is displayed in a wider area than the third application screen.

  In the execution history table 12c illustrated in FIG. 2C, the last execution date and time of each application is stored in association with the application identification information of each application executed by the control unit 10. Note that the corresponding application identification information and the last execution date / time are stored in the execution history table 12c in the order of the last execution date / time, specifically, the last execution date / time is later (closer to the current date / time). The storage contents of the execution history table 12c are stored in the control unit 10 when the control unit 10 finishes executing each application, with the current date and time as the final execution date and time. When storing the application identification information and the last execution date / time in the execution history table 12c, the control unit 10 determines the stored application identification information and the last execution date / time if the same application identification information is already stored. Delete and store the date and time at that time as the last execution date and time. Based on such an execution history table 12c, the last execution date and time of each application can be managed.

  Hereinafter, a process in which the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment executes an application based on a user operation on the touch panel 16 will be described. FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 are flowcharts showing a procedure of application execution processing by the mobile terminal device 1, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen in the mobile terminal device 1.

  The mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment displays on the display panel 14 a home screen (initial screen) in which icons for receiving an execution instruction for a function of the device (an application stored in the storage unit 12) are received. (S1). FIG. 6A shows an initial state in which the home screen is displayed in the mobile terminal device 1. In the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, the display surface of the display panel 14 and the surface of the touch panel 16 have a horizontally long menu area 14a provided at the lower end and other display areas 14b. The menu area 14a is an area where a “return” button B1 for returning the display screen to the previous state and a “home” button B2 for instructing display of the home screen are always displayed. The display area 14b is an area in which a home screen, an application screen related to each application, and the like are switched and displayed as appropriate. On the home screen shown in FIG. 6A, a plurality of icons indicating applications such as a telephone function, a telephone directory function, a mail function, a browser function, a camera function, and a TV function are displayed.

  The control unit 10 of the mobile terminal device 1 determines whether or not an execution instruction for one of the applications has been performed by, for example, a user touch operation on the home screen (S2), and determines that the execution instruction has not been performed. In the case (S2: NO), it waits until an execution instruction is given. Specifically, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the user has performed a touch operation on the touch panel 16 in the input control unit 15. If it is determined that a touch operation has been performed, the control unit 10 is based on the coordinate information of the user's operation position calculated by the input control unit 15 and the display position of each icon displayed on the display panel 14. Then, the icon selected by the user by the touch operation is specified. When specifying the icon selected by the touch operation, the control unit 10 determines that an execution instruction for the application corresponding to the specified icon has been performed (S2: YES), and reads the application instructed to be executed to the RAM 11. (S3). Note that an execution instruction for one of the applications may be performed not only via the home screen but also via a list screen of application usage history (execution history), for example.

The control unit 10 that has executed the application causes the display control unit 13 to display an application screen corresponding to the application on the display panel 14 (S4). FIG. 6B shows a state where the first application screen is displayed in the display area 14 b of the display panel 14. In the single operation management table 12a, the control unit 10 updates the operation state corresponding to the executed application to “operating” and the display state to “displaying” (S5). Thus, the control unit 10 can manage which application is being executed and the application screen is being displayed on the display panel 14 by using the single operation management table 12a.
Next, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the input control unit 15 has performed a right swipe operation (hereinafter referred to as a right swipe operation) by the user with respect to the menu area 14 a of the touch panel 16. (S6). Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 6B, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the user's finger F has performed a swipe operation (slide operation) in the right direction as indicated by a white arrow on the menu area 14a. Determine whether.

  When determining that the right swipe operation is not performed (S6: NO), the control unit 10 returns the process to step S2, and repeats the processes of steps S2 to S6 until the right swipe operation is performed. If an execution instruction for a different application is issued during the execution of the application (S2: YES), the control unit 10 terminates the execution of the application being executed (the application that was previously executed) and newly executes it. The instructed application is executed (S3). When the execution of the application is terminated, the control unit 10 stores the date and time at the end time in the execution history table 12c as the last execution date and time of this application. Further, the control unit 10 ends the display of the currently displayed application screen (the application screen of the previously executed application), and causes the display panel 14 to display the application screen of the newly executed application (S4). At this time, in the single operation management table 12a, the control unit 10 updates the operation state and display state corresponding to the application whose execution has been completed to “non-operation” and “non-display”, respectively, and corresponds to the newly executed application. The operation state and the display state are updated to “operating” and “displaying”, respectively (S5). Thus, until the right swipe operation is performed, the single operation state in which only one application is executed is set, and the control unit 10 manages the state of the application being executed in the single operation management table 12a.

When it is determined that the right swipe operation (predetermined operation) has been performed (S6: YES), the control unit 10 switches from the single operation state to the multiple operation state, and updates the multiple operation management table 12b (S7). Specifically, the control unit 10 updates the operation state and the display state corresponding to the application being executed at the time when the right swipe operation is performed to “active” and “displaying”, respectively. The display order corresponding to is updated to “1”.
The control unit 10 specifies an application to be executed next in a plurality of operation states (S8). In the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, when a right swipe operation is performed by the user, a transition is made to a plurality of operation states and different applications are automatically executed. Further, each time the user performs a right swipe operation, different applications are automatically executed sequentially. In the mobile terminal device 1 of the first embodiment, the execution order of the applications that are automatically executed in this way is determined in the order in which the last execution date and time of each application is close to the current date and time. Therefore, the control unit (order determining unit) 10 specifies an application whose final execution date and time is next to the current date and time next to the application being executed based on the execution history table 12c. For example, according to the execution history table 12c illustrated in FIG. 2C, when the application of “first application” is being executed, the application of “third application” is specified as the application to be executed next. Note that the execution order of each application is not limited to the order according to the last execution date and time, but can be the order according to the conditions specified by the user.

  The control unit (determination unit) 10 determines whether or not the specified application can be executed (S9). Specifically, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the specified application can be executed based on information on necessary functions of each application stored in the multiple operation management table 12b. For example, when a function scheduled to be used by the specified application (the application to be executed next) is already used by the application being executed, it is determined that the specified application cannot be executed. When it is determined that the specified application cannot be executed (S9: NO), the control unit 10 ends the execution of the application being executed (S10). At this time, the control unit 10 updates the operation state and display state corresponding to the terminated application to “non-operation” and “non-display”, respectively, in the multiple operation management table 12b. In this way, when the necessary functions of the application that is already being executed and the application that is to be executed next overlap, the operation environment of the application that is to be executed next is ensured by ending the operation of the application that is being executed. And stable operation.

When it is determined that the specified application can be executed (S9: YES), the control unit (execution control unit, execution unit) 10 executes the specified application (S11). Here, the control unit 10 newly executes the identified application while continuing the execution of the previously executed application. And the control part 10 complete | finishes the display of the application screen of the application performed previously, and displays the application screen of the newly performed application on the display panel 14 as shown to FIG. 6C (S12). In addition, in the multiple operation management table 12b, the control unit 10 updates the operation state corresponding to the newly executed application to “active”, the display state to “displaying”, and the display order to “2”, for example. (S13). The display order stores the number obtained by adding 1 to the maximum number in the display order already stored in the multiple operation management table 12b. At this time, the control unit 10 updates the display state corresponding to the application that has been executed first and has finished displaying the application screen to “non-display”. Thus, the control unit 10 can manage whether or not each application is being executed and whether or not the application screen of each application is being displayed on the display panel 14 by using the multiple operation management table 12b.
When the application being executed is terminated in step S10, the control unit 10 shifts the process to step S11 and performs the processes of steps S11 to S13.

  After the process of step S13, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the user has performed a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16 in the input control unit 15 as in step S6 (S14). When it is determined that the right swipe operation has been performed (S14: YES), the control unit 10 determines whether or not the application to be executed next in the plurality of operation states is already being executed (S15). Specifically, the control unit 10 has an application whose display order stored in the multiple operation management table 12b is one after the application on the application screen being displayed when the right swipe operation is performed. Determine whether or not. When there is an application whose display order is one order later, the control unit 10 determines that the application to be executed next is already being executed. When it is determined that the application to be executed next is already being executed (S15: YES), the control unit 10 ends the display of the application screen being displayed, and the application that is already being executed and is to be executed next. The application screen is displayed on the display panel 14 (S20). Then, in the multiple operation management table 12b, the control unit 10 updates the display state corresponding to the application that has finished displaying the application screen to “hidden”, and the display corresponding to the application that started (resumes) the display of the application screen. The state is updated to “displaying” (S21).

  If it is determined that the application to be executed next has not been executed yet (S15: NO), the control unit 10 specifies the application to be executed next based on the execution history table 12c as in step S8. (S16). Then, similarly to step S9, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the specified application can be executed (S17). If it is determined that the specified application is not possible (S17: NO), the control unit 10 executes the same as in step S10. The execution of the application inside is terminated (S18).

  When it is determined that the specified application can be executed (S17: YES), the control unit 10 newly executes the specified application while continuing to execute the previously executed application, as in step S11. Execute (S19). Then, similarly to step S12, the control unit 10 ends the display of the currently displayed application screen, and causes the display panel 14 to display the application screen of the newly executed application (S20). Similarly to step S13, the control unit 10 sets the operation state corresponding to the newly executed application to “operating”, the display state to “displaying”, and the display order to “ 3 ”(S21). At this time, the control unit 10 updates the display state corresponding to the application that has finished displaying the application screen to “non-display”. When the application being executed is terminated in step S18, the control unit 10 shifts the process to step S19 and performs the processes of steps S19 to S21.

After the process of step S21, the control unit 10 returns the process to step S14, and repeats the processes of steps S15 to S21 each time the user performs a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16. Accordingly, each time the right swipe operation is performed, the applications are sequentially started in the order in which the last execution date and time are close to the current date and time.
When it is determined in step S14 that the right swipe operation has not been performed (S14: NO), the control unit 10 causes the input control unit 15 to perform a left swipe operation on the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16 by the user ( Hereinafter, it is determined whether or not a left swipe operation is omitted (S22). Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 6C, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the user's finger F has performed a swipe operation (slide operation) in the left direction as indicated by a white arrow on the menu area 14a. Determine whether.

  In the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, when a left swipe operation is performed by a user during execution of a plurality of applications in a plurality of operation states, the application of each application sequentially executed based on the last execution date and time of each application The screens are sequentially displayed on the display panel 14 in the reverse order of the execution order. Therefore, for example, according to the multiple operation management table 12b shown in FIG. 2B, when the left swipe operation is performed during the display of the third application screen as shown in FIG. 6C, the display order is as shown in FIG. 6B. The display screen is switched to the display of the first application screen of the previous “first application” application.

When it is determined that the left swipe operation has been performed (S22: YES), the control unit 10 determines whether or not there is an application (an application being executed) previously executed in a plurality of operation states (S23). Specifically, the control unit 10 has an application whose display order stored in the multiple operation management table 12b is one before the application on the application screen being displayed when the left swipe operation is performed. Determine whether or not. Then, when there is an application whose display order is one before, the control unit 10 determines that there is an application executed first. If it is determined that there is an application executed first (S23: YES), the control unit 10 ends the display of the currently displayed application screen and causes the display panel 14 to display the application screen of the application executed first. (S24). Then, in the multiple operation management table 12b, the control unit 10 updates the display state corresponding to the application that has finished displaying the application screen to “hidden”, and the display corresponding to the application that started (resumes) the display of the application screen. The state is updated to “displaying” (S25). Thus, each time the left swipe operation is performed, the application screens can be sequentially switched and displayed on the display panel 14 in the reverse order of the execution order in the plurality of operation states in the application that is already being executed.
When it is determined that there is no previously executed application (S23: NO), the control unit 10 skips the processes of steps S24 and S25 and returns the process to step S14.

  When it is determined in step S22 that the left swipe operation has not been performed (S22: NO), the control unit 10 issues a home screen display instruction by, for example, a user touch operation on the home button B2 displayed in the menu area 14a. It is determined whether it has been performed (S26). When it is determined that the home screen display instruction is not performed (S26: NO), that is, when the touch operation is not performed on the home button B2, the control unit 10 returns the process to step S14. When it is determined that an instruction to display the home screen has been made (S26: YES), the control unit 10 switches from a plurality of operating states to a single operating state, ends execution of all the applications being executed, and then is illustrated in FIG. 6A. Such a home screen is displayed on the display panel 14 (S27). Then, the control unit 10 resets the multiple operation management table 12b (S28), and returns the process to step S2. Note that the timing of transition from a plurality of operating states to a single operating state is not limited to the timing of receiving a home screen display instruction, but may be the timing of receiving an application usage history (execution history) list screen display instruction, for example. Further, the control unit 10 updates all the operation states of the multiple operation management table 12b to “non-operation”, updates all display states to “non-display”, and updates all display orders to blanks. The operation management table 12b is reset.

  Through the above-described processing, in the mobile terminal device 1 of the first embodiment, when the user performs a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16 during the operation in the single operation state, the operation in the multiple operation state is performed. Can be switched. Further, when a home screen display instruction is given during operation in a plurality of operation states, the operation is switched to operation in a single operation state. Therefore, the operation state is switched between the single operation state and the plurality of operation states without being conscious of the user. By switching from multiple operating states to single operating state, you can stop unnecessary applications, reduce power consumption, and release the hardware parts used by each application, so that the operating environment for applications that are executed later Can be secured. Further, in the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, the application is sequentially executed in the order based on the last execution date and time every time the user performs a right swipe operation in a plurality of operation states. There is no need to give instructions one by one. In addition, since each application is executed in the order from the last execution date and time to the present, it is possible to execute an application that is likely to be used by the user.

  Hereinafter, in the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first exemplary embodiment, when the application of “first application” is executed in the single operation state and the first application screen is displayed as illustrated in FIG. 6B, the control unit 10. The processing performed by will be specifically described. In such a state, when the right swipe operation is performed on the menu area 14a, the control unit 10 selects “third application” as an application to be executed next based on the execution history table 12c illustrated in FIG. 2C. Identify the application. And the control part 10 performs the application of "3rd application", and displays a 3rd application screen on the display area 14b, as shown to FIG. 6C. Further, when the left swipe operation is performed on the menu area 14a in the state illustrated in FIG. 6C, the control unit 10 sets “first” as the previously executed application based on the multiple operation management table 12b illustrated in FIG. 2B. Identify the app. And the control part 10 returns a display state to a 1st application screen, as shown to FIG. 6B.

  Since the applications being executed are executed in parallel, the “first application” application continues to be executed even when the first application screen is not displayed on the display panel 14. Therefore, for example, when it takes time to display the first application screen when the user activates the “first application” application, a different application (for example, the “third application” application) is activated. Then, by returning to the display of the first application screen after a while, the user's stress in the waiting time until the first application screen is appropriately displayed can be alleviated, and the user can effectively use the waiting time.

  As described above, in the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, the application screen displayed on the display panel 14 in a plurality of operation states is set to the last execution date and time according to the right swipe operation or the left swipe operation performed by the user on the menu area 14a. It is sequentially switched in the order based on it or vice versa. Furthermore, in the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, the right swipe operation or the left swipe operation by the user is performed until the user's finger leaves the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16, that is, the right swipe operation or the left swipe operation is performed. Until it is determined, the application screens of the two applications can be displayed simultaneously.

  Therefore, the input control unit 15 detects that a swipe operation is being performed in addition to the touch operation and swipe operation performed by the user on the touch panel 16. “Swiping operation” means a state until the user's finger leaves the touch panel 16 in the swipe operation, that is, a state until it is determined that the swipe operation is performed. Specifically, the input control unit 15 determines that the touch operation has been performed if the movement distance of each operation position calculated between the time when the user's finger touches the touch panel 16 and the time when the user moves away is less than a predetermined distance. If the distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined distance, it is determined that the swipe operation has been performed. In addition, for example, when a predetermined time (for example, 1 second or 2 seconds) has elapsed since the user's finger touched the touch panel 16, the input control unit 15 determines that the swipe operation is being performed.

When the input control unit 15 determines that the swipe operation is being performed, the swipe direction in the swipe operation based on the position (first operation position) where the user's finger first contacts the touch panel 16 and the current operation position. And specify the travel distance. Then, the input control unit 15 notifies the control unit 10 that the specified swipe direction and moving distance are being determined, and that a swipe operation is being performed. The input control unit 15 determines that the swipe operation has been performed (execution of the swipe operation has been confirmed) when the finger of the user who is performing the swipe operation has moved away from the touch panel 16. Therefore, until the execution of the swipe operation is confirmed, the input control unit 15 specifies the swipe direction and the movement distance and sends them to the control unit 10 every time the coordinate information of the operation position is calculated. Further, when the execution of the swipe operation is confirmed, the input control unit 10 notifies the control unit 10 that the swipe direction and the swipe operation have been performed.
When notified from the input control unit 15 that the swipe operation is being performed, the control unit 10 displays the application screens of the two applications that are already being executed based on the swipe direction and the movement distance notified from the input control unit 15. It is displayed on the display panel 14.

  Hereinafter, processing when the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment displays two application screens on the display panel 14 in a plurality of operating states will be described based on a flowchart. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of display processing of two application screens in a plurality of operation states, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen in the mobile terminal device 1. In the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, the control unit 10 performs the following processing during the operation in the multiple operation state while performing the processing illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5.

  In the mobile terminal device 1 of the first embodiment, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the user is performing a swipe operation on the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16 in the input control unit 15 (S31), and performs the swipe operation. If it is determined that it is not in the middle (S31: NO), it waits while performing other processes. When it is determined that the swipe operation is being performed (S31: YES), the control unit 10 acquires the swipe direction and the movement distance specified by the input control unit 15 (S32). Based on the obtained swipe direction, the control unit 10 determines whether or not an application to be executed next in a plurality of operation states is already being executed, or whether there is an application that has been executed first (that is, execution). It is determined whether there is a middle application (S33).

  Specifically, when the swipe direction is the right direction, the control unit 10 has an application whose display order stored in the multiple operation management table 12b is one after the application on the application screen being displayed. Determine whether or not. When the swipe direction is the left direction, the control unit 10 determines whether there is an application whose display order stored in the multiple operation management table 12b is one before the application on the application screen being displayed. Judging. When it is determined that there is an application being executed (S33: YES), the control unit 10 displays the application screen being displayed and the application being executed (specifically, an application that is already being executed and is to be executed next, or The application screen of the previously executed application) is displayed on the display panel 14 (S34).

  For example, when the swipe direction is the right direction, the control unit 10 displays two application screens with the application screen that is originally displayed on the right side and the application screen of the application that is already being executed next on the left side. . When the swipe direction is the left direction, the control unit 10 displays the two application screens with the currently displayed application screen on the left side and the application screen of the previously executed application on the right side. At this time, the control unit 10 determines the display sizes of the two application screens based on the movement distance acquired in step S32. For example, when the moving distance is 1 cm, the originally displayed application screen is displayed in the 3/4 area on the right or left side of the display panel 14, and when the moving distance is 2 cm, the originally displayed application screen is displayed on the display panel 14. When the moving distance is 3 cm, the originally displayed application screen is displayed in the right or left quarter area of the display panel 14. In addition, these numerical values are examples, and are not limited to these.

  Each application is executed in the order of “first application”, “third application”, and “second application” as shown in the multiple operation management table 12b in FIG. 2B, and the current third application screen is shown in FIG. 6C. The case where is being displayed will be specifically described. While the third application screen is being displayed, when the right swipe operation is performed a little (for example, about 1 cm) on the touch panel 16 (menu area 14a) as shown in FIG. 8A (when the right swipe operation is being performed) The third application screen is displayed in the 3/4 area on the right side of the display panel 14, and the second application screen is displayed in the remaining area. As shown in FIG. 8B, when the movement distance of the right swipe operation is long (for example, about 3 cm), the third application screen is displayed in the 1/4 area on the right side of the display panel 14, and the second application screen is the remaining area. Is displayed. Similarly, while the third application screen is being displayed, if the left swipe operation is being performed slightly (for example, about 1 cm) on the menu area 14a as shown in FIG. 8C (if the left swipe operation is being performed), The 3 application screen is displayed in the 3/4 area on the left side of the display panel 14, and the first application screen is displayed in the remaining area. As shown in FIG. 8D, when the movement distance of the left swipe operation is long (for example, about 3 cm), the third application screen is displayed in the 1/4 area on the left side of the display panel 14, and the first application screen is the remaining area. Is displayed.

  If it is determined in step S33 that there is no application being executed (S33: NO), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to step S36. If the control unit 10 determines that the application to be executed next is not being executed in a plurality of operation states (S33: NO), the control unit 10 is the same as steps S8 to S13 in FIG. 3 or steps S16 to S21 in FIG. The following process may be performed to identify and execute an application to be executed next. In this case, the application screen of the newly executed application and the application screen currently being displayed can be displayed on the display panel 14.

  In the multiple operation management table 12b, the control unit 10 updates the display state corresponding to the application with the larger display size of the application screen to “displaying”, and displays the display corresponding to the application with the smaller display area of the application screen. The state is updated to “partial display” (S35). In the example illustrated in FIG. 8A, the display state of the “third application” application is updated to “displaying”, and the display state of the “second application” application is updated to “partial display”. In the example illustrated in FIG. 8B, the display state for the application of “third application” is updated to “partial display”, and the display state for the application of “second application” is updated to “displaying”. Thereby, in a state where two application screens are displayed, it is possible to manage which application screen is displayed in a large display size.

  The control unit 10 determines whether or not the swipe operation that was being performed has been confirmed by the input control unit 15 (S36). If it is determined that the swipe operation has not been confirmed (S36: NO), that is, the swipe operation is still performed. When the operation is being performed, the control unit 10 returns the process to step S32. And the control part 10 acquires the swipe direction and movement distance which are specified sequentially by the input control part 15 until a swipe operation is decided (S32), and repeats the process of step S33-S35. Therefore, the control unit 10 can display two application screens until the swipe operation is confirmed, and can display each application screen in a size corresponding to the moving distance in the swipe operation by the user. Therefore, the user can view the two application screens at the same time, and can change the movement distance in the swipe operation to display a larger application screen to be viewed.

  When it is determined that the swipe operation is confirmed (S36: YES), that is, when the finger of the user who is performing the swipe operation is separated from the touch panel 16, the control unit 10 displays according to the swipe direction and the moving distance at this time. One of the two application screens is displayed on the display panel 14 (S37). Here, for example, the control unit 10 ends the display of the application screen displayed with the small display size, and displays the application screen displayed with the large display size on the entire display panel 14. Then, the control unit 10 updates the display state corresponding to the application that has finished displaying the application screen in the multiple operation management table 12b to “non-display” (S38), and ends the process.

  The control unit 10 executes each application being executed in parallel while performing the above-described processing. Therefore, for example, when the third application screen is waiting to be displayed, the progress status of the application of the “third application” can be grasped by simultaneously displaying another application screen such as the first application screen or the second application screen. And other applications can be used. Therefore, the stress of the user in the waiting time required for displaying the application screen of each application can be reduced, and the user can use the waiting time effectively. Further, as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8D, since the application screens of the respective applications are virtually arranged in the horizontal direction in the order of execution, the user can easily grasp the position of each application screen, and the desired application Operability is good when you want to switch the display to the screen.

  The mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment has a configuration in which, when the user performs a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a during the operation in the single operation state, the operation is switched to the operation in the multiple operation state. In the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, every time the user performs a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a during operation in a plurality of operation states, the application to be executed next is determined based on the execution history table 12c. The configuration was determined and executed. Furthermore, in the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, when the user performs a left swipe operation or a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a during operation in a plurality of operation states, the previously executed application or 1 The display can be switched to the application screen of the application executed next. Such a configuration is an example and is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the right swipe operation and the left swipe operation may be used interchangeably, and the operation may be switched to the operation in the multiple operation state when the user performs the left swipe operation during the operation in the single operation state. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which performs each process based on operation other than swipe operation.

  In the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, each time the user performs a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a during operation in a plurality of operation states, the application to be executed next is determined, and the determined application is executed. It was the structure which judges whether it was possible. If the determined application can be executed, the determined application is executed. If not, the already-executed application is terminated and then the determined application is executed. With such a configuration, the mobile terminal device 1 can perform an operation in accordance with the user's operation, and can provide a natural feeling of operation to the user. In addition, when the determined application cannot be executed, that is, when the necessary function of the determined application overlaps with the necessary function of the already executing application, the determined application is not executed and the executing application is not executed. It is good also as a structure which continues execution of. With such a configuration, a stable operation can be realized by securing an operating environment of an application that is already being executed. It may be configured such that the user can select whether to continue execution of an application that is already being executed or to execute an application that has been determined to be executed next. Further, a configuration may be provided in which the processing load of each part of the hardware due to the execution of each application is monitored, and when the processing load becomes greater than a predetermined reference, the operation is terminated in order from the previously executed application. . Moreover, you may comprise so that operation | movement of each application may be complete | finished in order with the display order of an application screen other than the execution order of an application, and processing load. In this case, it is possible to ensure the operating environment of each application and stably operate each application.

  The mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment manages the state of the application being executed in the single operation state by using the single operation management table 12a, and uses the multiple operation management table 12b for the application being executed in the multiple operation state. The configuration was to manage the state. In addition, a single operation management table having the configuration of the multiple operation management table 12b may be used to manage the state of the application being executed in the single operation state and the multiple operation state. That is, a single operation management table may be shared in a single operation state and a plurality of operation states. In this case, for example, when the mobile terminal device 1 is operating in a single operation state, information for items (for example, display order) that do not need to be stored in the operation management table may not be stored.

(Embodiment 2)
Below, the portable terminal device of Embodiment 2 is demonstrated. The portable terminal device of the second embodiment has the same configuration as the portable terminal device 1 of the first embodiment described above, and further includes an execution frequency table 12d, an application name table 12e, and a used function table 12f in the storage unit 12. I remember it. Since other configurations are the same as those of the mobile terminal device 1 of the first embodiment described above, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations, and description thereof is omitted.

The mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment described above is configured so that each time the user performs a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16 during operation in a plurality of operation states, the applications are performed in the order based on the execution history table 12c. The configuration was to execute (start) sequentially.
The mobile terminal device 1 of the second embodiment performs the same processing as the mobile terminal device 1 of the first embodiment described above, and the same effect is obtained. Furthermore, the mobile terminal device 1 according to the second embodiment sets the execution order of each application to be automatically executed in a plurality of operation states to the execution frequency (number of executions) as well as the order based on the execution history table 12c (last execution date and time). A configuration that can be appropriately switched to an order based on an application name assigned to each application (for example, alphabetical order or alphabetical order) and an order based on a function used to execute each application.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the execution frequency table 12d, the application name table 12e, and the used function table 12f. 9A shows a configuration example of the execution frequency table 12d, FIG. 9B shows a configuration example of the application name table 12e, and FIG. 9C shows a configuration example of the use function table 12f. In the execution frequency table 12d illustrated in FIG. 9A, the number of execution times of each application is stored in association with the application identification information of each application executed by the control unit 10. Note that the corresponding application identification information and the number of executions are stored in the execution frequency table 12d in descending order of the number of executions. The stored contents of the execution frequency table 12d are stored in the control unit 10 when the control unit 10 starts executing each application. When storing the application identification information and the number of executions in the execution frequency table 12d, the control unit 10 adds 1 to the stored number of executions if the same application identification information is already stored. The control unit 10 stores in the execution frequency table 12d when rearrangement is necessary based on the number of executions after the addition, that is, when the number of executions after the addition is larger than the number of executions of other applications. The application identification information and the number of executions are rearranged (change of storage order). The number of executions of each application can be managed based on such an execution frequency table 12d.

  In the application name table 12e shown in FIG. 9B, the application identification information of all the applications that can be executed by the control unit 10, that is, all the applications installed in the mobile terminal device 1, and the application names given to the respective applications are stored. Stored in association. In the example shown in FIG. 9B, the corresponding application identification information and application name are stored in the application name table 12e so that the application names are in alphabetical order. In addition, it is good also as a structure which stores the application identification information and application name which respectively correspond so that an application name may become alphabetical order. The stored contents of the application name table 12e are stored in the control unit 10 when each application is installed in the mobile terminal device 1. The application name of each application can be managed based on such an application name table 12e.

  The use function table 12f shown in FIG. 9C is used when executing all the applications that can be executed by the control unit 10, that is, the application identification information of all the applications installed in the mobile terminal device 1 and each application. Function information is stored in association with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 9C, each application identification information is stored in the use function table 12f corresponding to each function. The stored contents of the used function table 12 f are stored in the control unit 10 when each application is installed in the mobile terminal device 1. When the controller 10 stores the application identification information and the used function information in the used function table 12f, if the same used function information is already stored, the controller 10 associates the application identification information with the used function information. Is stored. Each function necessary for each application can be managed based on such a use function table 12f.

  Hereinafter, a process in which the mobile terminal device 1 according to the second embodiment executes an application based on a user operation on the touch panel 16 will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of an application execution process performed by the mobile terminal device 1 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the mobile terminal device 1 according to the second embodiment. In the mobile terminal device 1 according to the second embodiment, the control unit 10 performs the following processes while performing the processes described in the first embodiment.

  In the mobile terminal device 1 according to the second embodiment, the control unit 10 displays one of the application screens on the display panel 14 as illustrated in FIG. 11A during the operation in the single operation state or the multiple operation state. If so, do the following: FIG. 11A shows a state where the third application screen is displayed in the display area 14b. The control unit 10 determines in the input control unit 15 whether or not the user has performed an upward swipe operation (hereinafter referred to as “upper swipe operation”) on the menu area 14a (S41). Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 11A, the control unit 10 performs an upward swipe operation (slide operation) as indicated by a white arrow after the user's finger F contacts the menu area 14a. Judge whether or not it has been done.

  When it is determined that the upper swipe operation has been performed (S41: YES), the control unit 10 displays the condition menu M in the display area 14b of the display panel 14 as shown in FIG. 11B (S42). The condition menu M includes a function-specific menu, a name order menu, a frequency order menu, and a history order menu. The history order menu is a menu for instructing the order in which each application is executed in a plurality of operation states to be based on the execution history table 12c. The frequency order menu is a menu for instructing the order in which each application is executed in a plurality of operation states to be based on the execution frequency table 12d. The order based on the execution frequency table 12d is the order in which the number of executions is large. The name order menu is a menu for instructing the order in which each application is executed in a plurality of operation states to be based on the application name table 12e. The order based on the application name table 12e is an order in which the application names are in the order of the Japanese syllabary. The function-specific menu is a menu for instructing the order in which each application is executed in a plurality of operation states to be based on the use function table 12f. The order based on the used function table 12f is an order for each application having a common used function.

  The control unit 10 determines whether or not any menu is selected by the user's touch operation on the condition menu M (S43), and determines that any menu is not selected (S43: NO). Wait until the menu is selected. Specifically, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the user has performed a touch operation on the touch panel 16 in the input control unit 15. When it is determined that a touch operation has been performed, the control unit 10 performs a touch based on the coordinate information of the user's operation position calculated by the input control unit 15 and the display position of each menu of the condition menu M. The menu selected by the user by the operation is specified. When any one of the menus is specified, the control unit 10 determines that the specified menu has been selected (S43: YES), and stores the selected menu in, for example, the RAM 11. The example shown in FIG. 11B shows a state in which the frequency order menu is selected. In addition to the configuration in which the condition menu M is displayed by the upper swipe operation and an arbitrary menu is selected by the touch operation, the condition menu M is displayed by the start of the upper swipe operation, and when the upper swipe operation ends (user's An arbitrary menu may be selected depending on the operation position (touch position) when the finger F is separated from the touch panel 16. In this case, the user should just complete | finish an upper swipe operation on the display position of a desired menu.

When it is determined in step S41 that the upper swipe operation has not been performed (S41: NO), the control unit 10 skips the processes of steps S42 and S43.
Next, the control unit 10 determines whether the user has performed a right swipe operation or a left swipe operation on the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16 in the input control unit 15 (S44). If it is determined that the right swipe operation and the left swipe operation are not performed (S44: NO), the control unit 10 returns the process to step S41, and the upper swipe operation is performed until the right swipe operation or the left swipe operation is performed. Each time it is performed (S41: YES), the processes of steps S42 and S43 are repeated.

  When it is determined that the right swipe operation or the left swipe operation has been performed (S44: YES), the control unit 10 determines an application to be executed next in a plurality of operation states according to the swipe direction and the menu selected in step S43. Specify (S45). Specifically, when the third application screen is displayed on the display panel 14 as shown in FIG. 11B and the frequency order menu is selected and then a right swipe operation is performed as shown in FIG. 11C Based on the execution frequency table 12d, the control unit 10 identifies the application with the “fifth application” having the next highest number of executions after the application with the “third application” as the application to be executed next. When the left swipe operation is performed after the frequency order menu is selected in the state where the third application screen is displayed, the control unit 10 should execute next based on the execution frequency table 12d. As an application, an application whose number of executions is greater than that of the “third application” is specified. In the execution frequency table 12d shown in FIG. 9A, there is no application that has more execution times than the application of the “third application”, and in this case, the application to be executed next is not specified.

  When the right swipe operation is performed after the name order menu is selected while the third application screen is displayed on the display panel 14, the control unit 10 performs the next operation based on the application name table 12 e. As an application to be executed, an application of “seventh application” that follows the application of “third application” whose application name is arranged in alphabetical order is identified. When the left swipe operation is performed after the name order menu is selected in the state where the third application screen is displayed, the control unit 10 should execute next based on the application name table 12e. As an application, an application of “second application” in front of an application of “third application” arranged in alphabetical order is identified.

  Further, when the right swipe operation is performed after the function-specific menu is selected in a state where the third application screen is displayed on the display panel 14, the control unit 10 performs the next operation based on the use function table 12f. As applications to be executed, an application that is after the application whose storage order in the used function table 12f is “third application” among the applications having the same used function is specified. In addition, when the left swipe operation is performed after the function-specific menu is selected in the state where the third application screen is displayed, the control unit 10 should execute next based on the used function table 12f. Among the applications having the same used function, the application having the storage order in the used function table 12f before the application having the “third application” is identified.

  The control unit 10 determines whether or not the specified application is being executed (S46), and if it is determined that the specified application is not being executed (S46: NO), it is determined whether or not the specified application can be executed. (S47). The control unit 10 can determine whether or not the specified application is being executed based on the multiple operation management table 12b. In addition, the control unit 10 executes the specified application when the function scheduled to be used by the specified application based on the stored contents of the multiple operation management table 12b is already used by the application being executed. Judge that it is not possible. If it is determined that the specified application cannot be executed (S47: NO), the control unit 10 ends the execution of the application that is being executed (for example, the “third application” application) (S48).

  When it is determined that the specified application can be executed (S47: YES), the control unit 10 executes the specified application (S49). The control unit 10 newly executes the identified application while continuing to execute the previously executed application. Further, when the single swipe operation is performed when the right swipe operation or the left swipe operation is performed, the control unit 10 switches from the single operation state to the plural operation state when executing the specified application, and manages the plural operations. The table 12b is updated.

  The control unit 10 ends the display of the application screen of the previously executed application, and displays the application screen of the newly executed application on the display panel 14 (S50). When the right swipe operation is performed after the frequency order menu is selected during display of the third application screen as shown in FIGS. 11B and 11C, the control unit 10 executes the application of “fifth application”. Then, the fifth application screen is displayed on the display panel 14 as shown in FIG. 11D. In the multiple operation management table 12b, the control unit 10 sets the operation state corresponding to the newly executed application to “active”, the display state to “displaying”, the display order, and the already stored display order. Each is updated to a number obtained by adding 1 to the maximum value (S51). At this time, the control unit 10 updates the display state corresponding to the application that has been executed first and has finished displaying the application screen to “non-display”. If the application being executed is terminated in step S48, the control unit 10 shifts the process to step S49 and performs the processes of steps S49 to S51.

  When it is determined in step S46 that the specified application is being executed (S46: YES), the control unit 10 ends the display of the application screen being displayed, and displays the application screen of the specified application that is already being executed. It is displayed on the display panel 14 (S50). Then, in the multiple operation management table 12b, the control unit 10 updates the display state corresponding to the application that has finished displaying the application screen to “hidden”, and the display corresponding to the application that started (resumes) the display of the application screen. The state is updated to “displaying” (S51).

  The control unit 10 performs the above-described process every time the user performs an upper swipe operation on the menu area 14a. Thereby, in the mobile terminal device 1 of the second embodiment, not only the order based on the execution history table 12c but also the execution frequency each time the right swipe operation or the left swipe operation is performed by the user during the operation in the multiple operation state. Application execution and application screen display switching can be performed in the order based on the table 12d, the application name table 12e, or the used function table 12f or in the reverse order. Further, the user can select whether to execute the application in the order based on the execution history table 12c, the execution frequency table 12d, the application name table 12e, or the used function table 12f. Therefore, the user does not need to issue an execution instruction for each application step by step, and a desired application is selected from an application that is automatically executed based on the execution history table 12c, the execution frequency table 12d, the application name table 12e, or the used function table 12f. Can find out.

  Similarly to the mobile terminal device 1 of the first embodiment described above, the mobile terminal device 1 of the second embodiment performs a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16 during the operation in the single operation state. In this case, the operation is switched to the operation in a plurality of operation states. Also, the mobile terminal device 1 according to the second embodiment, like the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment described above, displays a home screen during operation in a plurality of operation states, and in a single operation state. It is configured to be switched to operation. Therefore, also in the mobile terminal device 1 of the second embodiment, the operation state is switched between the single operation state and the plurality of operation states without the user being aware of it.

  Similarly to the mobile terminal device 1 of the first embodiment described above, the mobile terminal device 1 of the second embodiment is used until the user's finger leaves the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16 in the right swipe operation or the left swipe operation by the user. The application screens of the two applications can be displayed at the same time until the execution of the right swipe operation or the left swipe operation is confirmed. Therefore, the mobile terminal device 1 according to the second embodiment can display two application screens even when the user selects one of the menus via the condition menu M. Hereinafter, a process in which the control unit 10 displays two application screens when the user selects one of the menus via the condition menu M will be described. 12 and 13 are schematic views showing examples of display screens in the mobile terminal device 1.

  Hereinafter, a process performed by the control unit 10 when the history order menu is selected and the third application screen is displayed on the display panel 14 as illustrated in FIG. 11C will be described. In the state shown in FIG. 11C, when the user performs a right swipe operation on the menu area 14 a of the touch panel 16, the control unit 10 uses the input control unit 15 to specify the swipe direction and the movement distance. In the example illustrated in FIG. 12A, the user is performing a right swipe operation, and the control unit 10 performs an application screen application (here, “third application”) being displayed based on the swipe direction (right direction). Then, it is specified whether or not there is an application whose display order stored in the multiple operation management table 12b is one after. According to the multiple operation management table 12b shown in FIG. 2B, the application of “second application” is specified as the application whose display order is the next. Then, as shown in FIG. 12A, the control unit 10 sets the display screen according to the moving distance, with the third application screen being displayed on the right side and the application screen of the specified “second application” on the left side. 14 is displayed. With such a display screen, the user can recognize that the next application is an application of “second application” according to the execution order based on the history order menu (execution history table 12c).

  When the application whose display order is one order later is not stored in the multiple operation management table 12b, the control unit 10 determines the last execution date and time next to the application of “third application” based on the execution history table 12c. Identify applications that are close to the current date and time. Then, the control unit 10 executes the identified application, sets the third application screen that is originally displayed on the right side, and sets the application screen of the newly executed application on the left side to display the display panel 14 with a display size corresponding to the moving distance. Display.

  When the user's finger F who is performing the right swipe operation on the menu area 14a does not leave the touch panel 16, and the upper swipe operation is started as shown in FIG. 12B, the control unit 10 displays the condition menu M in the display area. 14b. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 12B, when the operation position by the user's finger F performing the upper swipe operation is on the frequency order menu, the control unit 10 displays an application screen application (here, “third application”). )), The application to be executed next is specified based on the execution frequency table 12d. Here, the application having the second largest number of executions after the application of “third application” is specified, and the application of “fifth application” is specified according to the execution frequency table 12d shown in FIG. 9A. Then, the control unit 10 executes the identified application, terminates the display of the second application screen displayed on the left side of the display panel 14, and displays the newly executed “fifth application” as shown in FIG. 12B. The application screen is displayed on the left side of the display panel 14. From such a display screen, the user can recognize that the next application is the application of the “fifth application” according to the execution order based on the frequency order menu (execution frequency table 12d).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12B, the finger F of the user who is performing the upper swipe operation continues further without moving away from the touch panel 16, and the user's finger F enters the name order menu as shown in FIG. 12C. The case where it reaches | attains is demonstrated. That is, when the operation position by the finger F of the user who performs the upper swipe operation is on the name order menu, the control unit 10 applies the application to the application on the currently displayed application screen (here, “third application”). Based on the name table 12e, an application to be executed next is specified. Here, the application after the application of “third application” in the order of the application name is identified, and according to the application name table 12e shown in FIG. 9B, the application of “seventh application” is identified. Then, the control unit 10 executes the identified application, ends the display of the fifth application screen displayed on the left side of the display panel 14, and, as shown in FIG. 12C, the newly executed “seventh application”. The application screen is displayed on the left side of the display panel 14. From such a display screen, the user can know that the next application is an application of “seventh application” according to the execution order based on the name order menu (application name table 12e).

Similarly, when the user's finger F performing the upper swipe operation continues the upper swipe operation without leaving the touch panel 16 and the user's finger F reaches the function-specific menu, the control unit 10 similarly displays The application to be executed next is specified for the application on the middle application screen based on the used function table 12f. Then, the control unit 10 executes the identified application, finishes displaying the seventh application screen displayed on the left side of the display panel 14, and displays the application screen of the newly executed application on the left side of the display panel 14. Let
As described above, the user can select the user's finger F by performing the upper swipe operation without releasing the finger F from the touch panel 16 from the state where the two application screens are displayed by performing the right swipe operation. The application is executed in the execution order corresponding to the menu to be displayed, and the application screen can be displayed on the display panel 14. Therefore, the user can confirm the application screen of the application executed in accordance with each menu by switching the menu to be selected with his / her finger F.

  Note that, as illustrated in FIG. 12C, when the user's finger F has left the touch panel 16 in a state where the name order menu has been reached, the control unit 10 determines that the name order menu has been selected. At this time, the control unit 10 determines the application of the “seventh application” identified as the application to be executed next on the basis of the application name table 12e with respect to the application on the currently displayed application screen (here, “third application”). Is displayed on the entire display area 14b of the display panel 14 as shown in FIG. 12D. Similarly, as illustrated in FIG. 12B, when the user's finger F has left the touch panel 16 in a state where the frequency order menu has been reached, the control unit 10 determines that the frequency order menu has been selected. At this time, the control unit 10 determines the application of the “fifth application” identified as the application to be executed next based on the execution frequency table 12d with respect to the application on the application screen being displayed (here, “third application”). Are displayed on the entire display area 14b of the display panel 14.

  Note that in the above-described processing, the control unit 10 also performs a left swipe operation instead of a right swipe operation, and the user's finger F performing the left swipe operation performs an upper swipe operation without leaving the touch panel 16. Similar processing is performed. Specifically, in the state illustrated in FIG. 11C, when the user performs a left swipe operation on the menu area 14 a of the touch panel 16, the control unit 10 displays the application screen application (here, “third” For “application”), it is determined whether or not there is an application whose display order stored in the multiple operation management table 12b is the previous one. According to the multiple operation management table 12b shown in FIG. 2B, the application “first application” is specified as the application whose display order is the previous one. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 13A, the control unit 10 sets the third application screen that is originally displayed on the left side and the identified “first application” application screen on the right side, and responds to the moving distance related to the left swipe operation. Each application screen is displayed on the display panel 14 in the display size.

  When the user's finger F during the left swipe operation with respect to the menu area 14a does not leave the touch panel 16, and the upper swipe operation is started as shown in FIG. 13B, the control unit 10 displays the condition menu M in the display area 14b. To display. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 13B, when the operation position by the user's finger F performing the up swipe operation is on the frequency order menu, the control unit 10 displays the application on the currently displayed application screen (here, “third application”). )), The application to be executed next is specified based on the execution frequency table 12d. Here, an application whose number of executions is greater than that of the “third application” is specified, and the application is not specified according to the execution frequency table 12d shown in FIG. 9A. In this case, the control unit 10 ends the display of the first application screen displayed on the right side of the display panel 14, and displays a message indicating that there is no application to be executed next, as illustrated in FIG. 13B. . When the application to be executed next can be identified, the control unit 10 executes the identified application and displays the application screen on the right side of the display panel 14.

  Further, when the user's finger F performing the upper swipe operation continues the upper swipe operation without leaving the touch panel 16, and the user's finger F reaches the name order menu as shown in FIG. 13C, the control unit 10 Specifies the application to be executed next for the application on the application screen being displayed (here, “third application”) based on the application name table 12e. Here, the application name before the application of “third application” in the order of the Japanese syllabary is specified, and the application name table 12e shown in FIG. 9B specifies the application of “second application”. Then, the control unit 10 executes the identified application, finishes displaying the message displayed on the right side of the display panel 14, and displays the newly executed application screen of “second application” as shown in FIG. 13C. It is displayed on the right side of the display panel 14.

Similarly, when the user's finger F performing the upper swipe operation continues the upper swipe operation without leaving the touch panel 16 and the user's finger F reaches the function-specific menu, the control unit 10 similarly displays The application to be executed next is specified for the application on the middle application screen based on the used function table 12f. Then, the control unit 10 executes the identified application, ends the display of the second application screen displayed on the right side of the display panel 14, and displays the application screen of the newly executed application on the left side of the display panel 14. Let
In this way, the user can select the user's finger F by performing the upper swipe operation without releasing the finger F from the touch panel 16 from the state where the two application screens are displayed by performing the left swipe operation. The application is executed in the execution order corresponding to the menu to be displayed, and the application screen can be displayed on the display panel 14. Therefore, the user can confirm the application screen of the application executed in accordance with each menu by switching the menu to be selected with his / her finger F.

  Note that, as illustrated in FIG. 13C, when the user's finger F has left the touch panel 16 in a state of reaching the name order menu, the control unit 10 determines that the name order menu has been selected. At this time, the control unit 10 determines the application of the “second application” identified as the application to be executed next on the basis of the application name table 12e for the application on the application screen being displayed (here, “third application”). Is displayed on the entire display area 14b of the display panel 14 as shown in FIG. 13D.

  When the user performs a right swipe operation on the menu area 14a of the touch panel 16 during the operation in the single operation state, the mobile terminal device 1 in the first and second embodiments described above is operated in the multiple operation state. It is the structure which switches. In addition, the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first and second embodiments switches the application screen to be displayed every time the user performs a right swipe operation or a left swipe operation on the menu area 14a during operation in a plurality of operation states. It is a configuration. Furthermore, when the mobile terminal device 1 of Embodiments 1 and 2 is operating in a plurality of operation states and the user is performing a right swipe operation or a left swipe operation on the menu area 14a, two application screens are displayed on the display panel. 14 are displayed on the left side and the right side of FIG. In addition to such a configuration, for example, a vertically long menu area is provided at the left end or the right end of the display surface of the display panel 14 and the surface of the touch panel 16, and the user performs an upper swipe operation or a lower swipe operation on the vertically long menu area. In such a case, it is possible to switch from a single operation state to a plurality of operation states. In this case, each time the user performs an upper swipe operation or a lower swipe operation on the vertically long menu area, the displayed application screen is switched, and the right swipe operation or left swipe operation is performed on the vertically long menu area by the user. In the middle, two application screens may be displayed on the upper side and the lower side of the display area 14b of the display panel 14, respectively.

  Further, in the mobile terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment, instead of the configuration in which each application is sequentially executed in the order based on the execution history table 12c, any one of the execution frequency table 12d, the application name table 12e, and the used function table 12f is used. It is good also as a structure which performs each application in the order based on. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which performs each application in the order based on predetermined conditions other than the order based on these tables 12c, 12d, 12e, and 12f.

  An information processing apparatus (1) according to the present invention includes an execution unit (10) capable of executing a plurality of application programs in parallel, and a display screen relating to the application program being executed by the execution unit (10). An information processing apparatus (1) comprising a display control unit (13) to be displayed on a display unit (14), an order determining unit (10) for determining an order of the plurality of application programs according to a predetermined condition, An operation unit (15) that receives an operation, and an application whose display screen is being displayed on the display unit when the operation unit (15) receives the predetermined operation during execution of an application program by the execution unit (10) An application program whose order is determined by the order determination unit (10) before or after the program is sent to the execution unit (10). Characterized in that it comprises execution control unit for rows and (10).

  According to the present invention, when the information processing apparatus (1) receives a predetermined operation during execution of the application program, the information processing apparatus (1) performs an order according to the predetermined condition for the application program whose display screen is displayed on the display unit. Executes the application program before or after. That is, when a user performs a predetermined operation during execution of an application by the information processing apparatus, execution of a plurality of application programs is started. Therefore, the execution of a plurality of application programs can be started by performing a predetermined operation without being conscious of the user.

  In the information processing apparatus (1) according to the present invention, the execution unit (10) executes the application program being executed and the application program instructed to be executed by the execution control unit (10) in parallel. When the execution control unit (10) instructs the execution unit (10) to execute the application program, the display control unit (13) terminates the display of the display screen being displayed and executes the execution. The control unit (10) is configured to start displaying a display screen related to the application program instructed to be executed by the execution unit (10).

  According to the present invention, when the information processing apparatus (1) receives a predetermined operation during execution of the application program, the information processing apparatus (1) includes the application program being executed and the application program whose order according to the predetermined condition is before or after. Run in parallel. At this time, the information processing apparatus (1) ends the display of the display screen related to the application program being executed, and starts to display the display screen related to the application program whose order is before or after. Therefore, even when the execution of another application program is started during the execution of the application program and the display screen is switched, the execution of the application program being executed first is continued.

  The information processing apparatus (1) according to the present invention is characterized in that the order determination unit (10) determines the order of the plurality of application programs in accordance with the date and time of execution.

  According to the present invention, the order in which the application programs are executed can be set according to the date and time executed in the past. Therefore, for example, when the last executed date and time is in the order close to the current date and time, it is possible to execute in order from the application program whose last executed date and time is close to the current date and time.

  In the information processing apparatus (1) according to the present invention, the operation unit (15) accepts another operation different from the predetermined operation, and the execution unit (10) executes a plurality of application programs. When the operation unit (15) receives the other operation, the display control unit (13) displays the display screen being displayed on the display unit (14) and an application program related to the display screen. The display unit (14) is configured to display a display screen related to the application program before or after the order determined by the order determination unit (10).

  According to the present invention, when the information processing apparatus (1) receives a predetermined operation during execution of a plurality of application programs, the display screen being displayed and the display screen relating to the application program whose order is before or after And both. That is, when the user performs a predetermined operation during execution of a plurality of applications by the information processing apparatus (1), display screens related to the plurality of application programs are displayed. Therefore, the user can simultaneously confirm display screens related to a plurality of application programs being executed.

  The information processing apparatus (1) according to the present invention determines whether or not an application program before or after the order determined by the order determination unit (10) with respect to the application program being executed can be executed. When the determination unit (10) determines that the determination unit (10) is possible, the execution control unit (10) transmits the application program whose order is before or after to the execution unit (10). It is made to perform.

  According to the present invention, the information processing apparatus (1) can determine whether or not an application program in execution can execute an application program before or after an order according to a predetermined condition. Only when this is the case, multiple applications are executed in parallel. Therefore, by executing the plurality of application programs only when the plurality of application programs can be executed, the execution environment of each application program can be secured and each application program can be operated stably.

  The embodiment disclosed this time is to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the meanings described above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims. In addition, the technical features described in each embodiment can be combined with each other.

1 Mobile terminal device (information processing device)
10 Control unit (execution unit, order determination unit, execution control unit, determination unit)
13 Display Control Unit 14 Display Panel (Display Unit)
15 Input control unit (operation unit)
16 Touch panel

Claims (5)

An information processing apparatus comprising: an execution unit capable of executing a plurality of application programs in parallel; and a display control unit configured to display a display screen related to the application program being executed by the execution unit on the display unit,
An order determining unit that determines an order of the plurality of application programs according to a predetermined condition;
An operation unit for receiving a predetermined operation;
When the operation unit receives the predetermined operation during execution of the application program by the execution unit, the order determined by the order determination unit before or after the application program whose display screen is displayed on the display unit An information processing apparatus comprising: an execution control unit that causes the execution unit to execute the application program. The execution unit is configured to execute the application program being executed and the application program instructed to be executed by the execution control unit in parallel.
When the execution control unit instructs the execution unit to execute the application program, the display control unit ends the display of the display screen being displayed, and the execution control unit instructs the execution unit to execute the application program. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein display of the display screen according to claim 1 is started.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the order determination unit is configured to determine the order of the plurality of application programs according to the date and time of execution. The operation unit is configured to accept another operation different from the predetermined operation,
When the operation unit receives the other operation during execution of a plurality of application programs by the execution unit, the display control unit displays the display screen being displayed on the display unit and the application program related to the display screen. 4. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein a display screen related to an application program before or after the order determined by the order determination unit is displayed on the display unit. 5. Information processing device. A determination unit that determines whether or not the order determined by the order determination unit with respect to the application program being executed can be executed before or after the application program;
The execution control unit is configured to cause the execution unit to execute an application program in the order before or after when the determination unit determines that the determination unit is possible. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the above.

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