JP2016099948A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique enabling a user to easily indicate a selection range of data such as a character string displayed on a display and to easily grasp an operation method.SOLUTION: Electronic equipment 10 displays a selection range 20, a front-end cursor image 21, and a tail-end cursor image 22 to display a selection state of data displayed on a display 142 when an operation to select the data is performed. The electronic equipment 10 displays an operation acceptance image 30 for accepting a touch operation for changing the selection range of the data at a position different from the selection range 20, front-end cursor image 21, and tail-end cursor image 22. A touch operation on each icon included in the operation acceptance image 30 is accepted so as to change the selection range of the data. The electronic equipment 10 accepts a touch operation on a copy execution button 39 included in the operation acceptance image 30 and copies a character string displayed within the selection range 20 to a clip board.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an electronic device that is equipped with a touch panel or the like and receives a touch operation, and particularly relates to a technique that allows a user to easily select data displayed on a display.

  In recent years, electronic devices equipped with touch panels have been widely used. For example, there are a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop PC (Personal Computer), and the like as electronic devices equipped with a touch panel, and these electronic devices are used in various scenes as the weight of the electronic devices is increased. In some laptop PCs, a touch panel display and a keyboard are separable, and there are some that can be used as a tablet by separating them. In recent years, the display size of smartphones has increased, and smartphones having a display of 4 inches to 6 inches are also used. Along with the increase in the size of smartphone displays, so-called “Phablet” terminals have also emerged as terminals that have both smartphone and tablet functions. In recent years, for example, a watch-type wearable device equipped with a touch panel has appeared.

  In an electronic device equipped with such a touch panel, an operation for selecting data such as a character string displayed on a display is accepted by a touch operation from a user. For example, when the user copies a character string in a state where the character string is displayed on the browser, the user performs a long touch (touch operation for a predetermined time or more) at a position where the character string exists. Accordingly, the electronic device displays a cursor image indicating the selection range of the character string at the leading end and the terminal end of the character string around the position where the user has long touched. The user can change the selection range of the character string by touching and sliding the cursor image.

  However, when the user's finger is larger than the character string displayed on the display of the electronic device, the operation for selecting the range of the character string may not be easy. For example, the cursor image for changing the selection range of the character string is hidden by the user's finger, and it may be difficult for the user to touch the cursor image. Further, even if the user touches the cursor image, if the character displayed on the display is small, the user may slide the cursor image to a position desired by the user, such as accidentally sliding the character to one character or one extra line. It can be difficult. That is, it is difficult for the user to touch a target position, and it may not be easy to specify a selection range of data such as a character string as the user thinks.

  In order to facilitate selection of data such as a character string displayed on a display of an electronic device, various techniques have been studied. For example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-44628 (Patent Document 1), when a sliding operation is performed in the right direction in a mobile terminal, the first cursor is fixed among the first cursor and the second cursor that sandwich the character string. The second cursor moves to the right. Further, in the mobile terminal, a technique is described in which when the slide operation is performed in the left direction, the second cursor is fixed and the first cursor moves in the left direction.

JP 2014-44628 A

  According to the technique described in Patent Document 1, a small character string is selected by a touch operation, and an operation for designating a selection range is facilitated. However, the operation method is not intuitive, and it may not be easy for the user who operates for the first time to grasp the operation method.

  An object of the present disclosure is to provide another technique that allows a user to easily specify a selection range of data such as a character string displayed on a display.

  An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a touch panel that detects a touch operation, a display, and a control unit that controls the operation of the electronic device. When an operation for selecting data to be displayed on the display is input, the control unit sandwiches the first image indicating the tip of the data selection range and the second image indicating the end of the data selection range. The selection state display unit for displaying on the display that the data is in the selected state, and the operation reception image for receiving the touch operation for changing the range of the data in the selected state, the data in the selected state, The interface display unit to be displayed at a position different from the first image and the second image, and the operation for moving the position of the front end or the end of the selection range by the operation on the operation reception image, and the received operation content And a change operation accepting unit that changes the selection range by moving the display position of the first image or the second image according to.

  According to one embodiment, the interface display unit of the control unit is configured to display on the display a designation acceptance image for accepting a touch operation that designates whether to move the distal end or the distal end of the selection range. . The change operation accepting unit is configured to move the display position of the first image or the second image in accordance with the touch operation on the operation acceptance image in accordance with the designation by the touch operation on the designation acceptance image.

  According to an embodiment, causing the interface display unit of the control unit to display the operation acceptance image on the display includes displaying a direction image indicating a direction in which the position of the selected distal end position or the distal end position is moved. . The change operation accepting unit accepts an operation for selecting a direction image by a flick operation or a touch operation, and the first image or the second image is selected depending on whether the accepted operation is a flick operation or a touch operation. The amount of movement of the image display position is controlled.

  According to one embodiment, the interface display unit of the control unit displays the operation acceptance image on the display in order to display the first direction image indicating the direction in which the position of the selected tip is moved, and the position of the selected terminal. Display on the display together with a second direction image indicating the direction in which to move. The change operation accepting unit is configured to move the display position of the first image or the second image in response to an input operation on the first direction image and the second direction image.

  According to one embodiment, the interface display unit of the control unit is configured to determine a position at which the operation acceptance image is displayed according to a display position of data in a selected state on the display.

  According to the electronic device according to the embodiment, the operation acceptance image for accepting the touch operation for changing the range of the data in the selected state, the data in the selected state, and the image indicating the leading end and the end of the selected range of the data Display in different positions. Therefore, the user can easily specify a selection range of data such as a character string displayed on the display.

  The above and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

It is a figure which shows schematically the external appearance and structure of the electronic device 10 of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the operation reception image 30 for changing a selection range, when data is in a selection state. It is a figure which shows the example of a transition of the screen by which data is made into a selection state and the range of a selection state is changed according to a user's operation. 10 is a flowchart illustrating processing in which electronic device 10 receives selection of data displayed on display 142 from a user. It is a figure which shows the example which controls the quantity which changes the selection range of a character string according to the kind of operation with respect to each icon image of the operation reception image. It is a figure which shows the example which displays on the display 142 both the icon image for moving the front-end cursor image 21, and the icon image for moving the terminal cursor image 22 in the operation reception image. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display position of an operation reception image 30. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an appearance and a configuration of an electronic device 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating an appearance of the electronic device 10. FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 is, for example, a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop PC, or other electronic devices.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the electronic device 10 includes a touch panel 141 and a display 142 on the front. A display 142, a touch panel 141, and a cover glass are stacked and fitted in the casing of the electronic device 10. The touch panel 141 detects contact of a user's finger or stylus pen. The display 142 displays a virtual keyboard for inputting characters, an icon, a still image, a moving image, and an image based on a signal for drawing. The speaker 148 outputs sound. The physical operation key 131 is a physical input member, detects an operation of the user pressing the input member, and accepts it as an input operation.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the electronic device 10 includes an antenna 101, a wireless communication unit 111, a physical operation key 131, an acceleration sensor 132, a touch panel 141, a display 142, a power control unit 144, A battery 145, an audio processing unit 146, a microphone 147, a speaker 148, a storage unit 150, and a control unit 160 are included.

  The antenna 101 radiates a signal emitted from the electronic device 10 as a radio wave. Further, the antenna 101 receives radio waves from the space and gives a reception signal to the wireless communication unit 111. In the present embodiment, the electronic device 10 is compatible with a plurality of wireless communication standards. As communication methods, there are W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), and other communication methods. The electronic device 10 also supports wireless LAN standards such as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11.

  The wireless communication unit 111 performs modulation / demodulation processing for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 101 and the like so that the electronic device 10 communicates with other wireless devices. The wireless communication unit 111 is a communication module including a tuner, an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) calculation circuit, a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) calculation circuit, a high-frequency circuit, and the like. The wireless communication unit 111 performs modulation / demodulation and frequency conversion of a wireless signal transmitted / received by the electronic device 10 and provides a received signal to the control unit 160.

  The physical operation key 131 is a physical input device and accepts a pressing operation by the user. The physical operation key 131 outputs a signal indicating the operation content to the control unit 160 in response to a user's pressing operation.

  The acceleration sensor 132 is a sensor for detecting the tilt of the electronic device 10 as acceleration in the direction of gravity, and is, for example, a three-axis acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor 132 outputs the detected triaxial acceleration to the control unit 160.

  The storage unit 150 is configured by a flash memory, for example, and stores data and programs used by the electronic device 10. Further, the storage unit 150 holds the copied data when the user selects data such as a character string and performs an operation of copying to the clipboard.

  The touch panel 141 receives user input operations. The touch panel 141 detects a user's contact position by using, for example, a capacitive type. The touch panel 141 outputs a signal indicating the detected contact position of the user to the control unit 160 as an input operation. The electronic device 10 classifies user input operations based on signals detected by the touch panel. For example, the electronic device 10 detects whether the user's input operation is a touch operation or a flick operation. In the present embodiment, the touch operation is an operation in which the contact position of the user remains within a certain range according to the size of the user's finger. The flick operation is an operation in which the user moves his / her finger so that the contact position is detected within a certain range in a certain direction after the user's contact position is detected.

  The display 142 displays data such as an image, a moving image, and text under the control of the control unit 160. The display 142 is realized by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

  The power control unit 144 controls power supply to each circuit of the electronic device 10. The power control unit 144 is, for example, a power control IC (Integrated Circuit). The battery 145 is a supply source that supplies power for operating each circuit of the electronic device 10. The electric power from the battery 145 is supplied to each circuit according to the control of the power supply control unit 144. The audio processing unit 146 performs modulation / demodulation of the audio signal. The audio processing unit 146 modulates the signal given from the microphone 147 and gives the modulated signal to the control unit 160. In addition, the audio processing unit 146 provides an audio signal to the speaker 148. The audio processing unit 146 is realized by a processor for audio processing, for example. The microphone 147 receives an audio input and provides an audio signal corresponding to the audio input to the audio processing unit 146. The speaker 148 converts the audio signal provided from the audio processing unit 146 into audio and outputs the audio to the outside of the electronic device 10.

  The control unit 160 controls the operation of the electronic device 10 by reading a control program stored in the storage unit 150 and executing instructions included in the control program. The control unit 160 is, for example, an application processor. The control unit 160 functions as a selection state display unit 161, a UI (User Interface) display unit 162, and a change operation reception unit 163 by operating according to a program.

  The selection state display unit 161 selects data when an operation for selecting data such as a character string displayed on the display 142 (for example, a touch operation for a certain time or longer with respect to the character string) is input via the touch panel 141. The display is performed such that the data selection range is sandwiched between the cursor image indicating the tip of the range and the cursor image indicating the end of the data selection range. By doing so, the selection state display unit 161 displays on the display 142 that the data is in the selected state.

  The UI display unit 162 causes the display 142 to display an operation reception image for receiving a touch operation for changing the range of data in the selected state. The UI display unit 162 displays the initial display position of the operation reception image at a position different from the data in the selected state so that the user can easily change the range of the data in the selected state. In addition, the UI display unit 162 displays the initial display position of the operation reception image at a position different from the cursor image indicating the tip of the data selection range and the cursor image indicating the end of the data selection range.

  The change operation accepting unit 163 accepts an operation for moving the tip position or the end position of the selection range of the data in the selected state through a touch operation on the operation acceptance image via the touch panel 141. The change operation receiving unit 163 moves the display position of the cursor image indicating the tip of the data selection range or the cursor image indicating the end of the data selection range according to the received operation content, thereby selecting the data selection range. To change.

<Example of UI for changing the data selection range>
With reference to FIG. 2, an example of a UI for changing the selection range of data in a selected state will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation acceptance image 30 for changing the selection range when data is in a selected state. The state (A) in FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen for moving the end of the data selection range. The state (B) in FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen for moving the tip of the data selection range. The state (C) in FIG. 2 shows another example of the shapes of the front cursor image 21 and the end cursor image 22 for changing the data selection range. The state (D) in FIG. 2 shows a state in which all or most of the data displayed on the screen is selected.

  When the control unit 160 detects that the user has performed a touch operation for a predetermined time or more on the data such as a character string displayed on the display 142 via the touch panel 141, the control unit 160 performs data according to the position of the touch operation. Is selected and displayed on the display 142. As shown in the state (A) of FIG. 2, a part of the character string displayed on the display 142 is selected, and the range of the selected state is indicated by the selection range 20. The control unit 160 displays a tip cursor image 21 which is a cursor image indicating the tip of the data selection range at the tip of the selection range 20, and sets the end of the data selection range at the end of the selection range 20. A terminal cursor image 22 which is a cursor image to be displayed is displayed. The control unit 160 accepts an operation of selecting and sliding the front cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22, and the range of the selected state can be changed by this operation. In the state (A), the tip cursor image 21 and the terminal cursor image 22 are shown as having a triangular shape, but the shape is not limited to a triangle and may be other shapes. For example, in the state (C), an example in which the front cursor image 21 and the end cursor image 22 are bar-shaped cursor images is shown.

  The UI display unit 162 displays an operation reception image 30 for receiving a touch operation for changing the selection state range so that the operation reception image 30 is in a display position different from the selection range 20, the front cursor image 21, and the end cursor image 22. 142 is displayed. By doing so, the display of the character string included in the selection range, the front cursor image 21 and the end cursor image 22 is not hindered by the operation acceptance image 30, and the user changes the selection range while visually recognizing the selection range. Becomes easy. That is, as compared with the case where the tip cursor image 21 and the terminal cursor image 22 are slid with a finger, the user moves the icon image included in the operation acceptance image 30 for moving the tip cursor image 21 or the terminal cursor image 22. The touch operation can be easily performed, and the risk of erroneous operation can be reduced. In addition, as the leading cursor image 21 or the terminal cursor image 22 moves, the leading cursor image 21 or the terminal cursor image 22 may move to a position where it overlaps with the operation acceptance image 30. In this case, the UI display unit 162 moves the operation acceptance image 30 to a position that does not overlap the front cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22. Further, when the front cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22 moves to a position where the front end cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22 overlaps the operation reception image 30, the UI display unit 162 does not overlap the operation reception image 30 with the front end cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22. If there is a position that does not overlap the selection range 20, it is moved to that position. The state (D) in FIG. 2 is a state in which the whole or most of the character string displayed on the display 142 is selected (selection range 20), and the operation acceptance image 30 is the tip cursor image 21 and the end cursor image 22. An example is shown in a position that does not overlap.

  The operation reception image 30 includes a plurality of icon images. By receiving a touch operation on each icon image of the operation reception image 30, the control unit 160 changes the range of the selection state indicated in the selection range 20. The operation acceptance image 30 includes a movement target cursor 33, a designation acceptance button 34, a left movement button 35, a right movement button 36, an up movement button 37, a down movement button 38, and a copy execution button 39. It is.

  The movement target cursor 33 indicates which of the data selection ranges is the object of movement in order to change the selection state range indicated in the selection range 20. In the example of the state (A) in FIG. 2, the movement target cursor 33 includes an image having the same shape as the terminal cursor image 22. By receiving a user's touch operation, the position of the terminal cursor image 22 is moved. It is shown that the range of the selection state is changed. In the example of the state (B) in FIG. 2, the movement target cursor 33 includes an image having the same shape as the tip cursor image 21, and is selected by receiving the user's touch operation and moving the position of the tip cursor image 21. It has been shown to change the state range.

  The designation accepting button 34 is an image for accepting a touch operation for designating whether to move the distal end or the distal end of the selection range 20 in order to change the selection state range indicated in the selection range 20. In the example of the state (A) in FIG. 2, the designation acceptance button 34 includes an image having the same shape as the tip cursor image 21. In this state (A), when a touch operation is performed on the designation acceptance button 34, it is designated to move the tip cursor image 21 in order to change the data selection range. When a touch operation is performed on the designation reception button 34 in the state (A), the state (B) is obtained.

  The left movement button 35 moves a predetermined number of characters (for example, one character) to the left by either the front cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22 specified by the movement target cursor 33 by receiving a touch operation. It shows that.

  The right movement button 36 indicates that, by receiving a touch operation, either the front cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22 specified by the movement target cursor 33 is moved to the right by a predetermined number of characters.

  The upward movement button 37 receives a touch operation, and moves either the front cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22 specified by the movement target cursor 33 upward by a predetermined number of lines (for example, one line), Indicates moving.

  The down movement button 38 indicates that, by accepting a touch operation, either the front cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22 designated by the movement target cursor 33 is moved downward by a predetermined number of lines.

  The copy execution button 39 accepts a touch operation, and thereby, data (a character string in the example of FIG. 2) included in the selection state range shown in the selection range 20 is clipped (a shared memory that can temporarily store data). Area). Further, in order to prevent malfunction, the control unit 160 does not execute copying when the time for which the copy execution button 39 is touched is less than a certain time (for example, 1 second), and the copy execution button 39 is touched. Copying may be executed when the recording time exceeds a certain time (long press operation).

  In addition, each icon image (movement object cursor 33 or the like) included in the operation reception image 30 is displayed by using the font size of the character string displayed on the display 142, the tip cursor image 21 displayed at the tip of the data selection range, and the data. The size is larger than the end cursor image 22 displayed at the end of the selected range. As a result, the selection range of the character string can be easily changed as compared with the case where the front cursor image 21 or the end cursor image 22 is slid with a finger.

  In addition, in the icon image included in the operation reception image 30, the direction in which the cursor image is moved is indicated by an arrow as shown in FIG.

<Example of operation to change data selection range>
With reference to FIG. 3, an example of an operation for changing the selection range of data in the selected state will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of screens in which data is in a selected state and the range of the selected state is changed according to a user operation.

  As shown in the state (A) of FIG. 3, for example, the control unit 160 executes a text editor, a mail application, a browser, and other applications, and displays a character string on the display 142. In this state (A), when the control unit 160 detects that the touch operation has been performed for a predetermined time or longer (long touch) with respect to the display position of the character string via the touch panel 141, the control unit 160 returns to the position where the touch operation has been performed. The displayed character string is selected.

  In the state (B) of FIG. 3, when the control unit 160 receives a long touch via the touch panel 141, a character string displayed within a certain range from the position where the touch operation is performed is displayed as a selected state, and the operation reception is performed. The state in which the image 30 is displayed on the display 142 is shown.

  The state (C) of FIG. 3 shows a state in which the control unit 160 has accepted the user's touch operation on the operation acceptance image 30 and has changed the range of the selection state. In the example of the state (C), the control unit 160 receives at least one touch operation on the right movement button 36 by the touch panel 141 and moves the terminal cursor image 22 to the right.

  In the state (D) of FIG. 3, the control unit 160 receives the touch operation of the user with respect to the designation receiving button 34, and moves the object to be moved to change the selection state range from the terminal cursor image 22 to the tip cursor image 21. And show the switched state.

  The state (E) of FIG. 3 shows a state in which the control unit 160 has accepted at least one touch operation on the left movement button 35 and has changed the range of the selection state. The example of the state (E) shows a state where the control unit 160 has moved the tip cursor image 21 to the left.

  The state (F) of FIG. 3 shows a state in which the control unit 160 receives a touch operation on the copy execution button 39 and copies a character string included in the selected state range to the clipboard.

<Operation>
The operation of the electronic device 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the electronic device 10 receives a selection of data displayed on the display 142 from the user. The electronic device 10 starts the processing shown in FIG. 4 by detecting a long touch on the data displayed on the display 142 while, for example, a text editor, a browser, a mail application, or another application is being executed. In FIG. 4, it is assumed that the data selected by the user is a character string.

  In step S101, the control unit 160 sets a character string in the area where the touch operation is detected by the touch panel 141 as a data selection range, and stores the set selection range.

  In step S103, the control unit 160 displays a cursor image indicating the tip of the data selection range near the tip of the data selection range, and displays a cursor image indicating the end of the data selection range near the end of the data selection range. The character string in the data selection range is displayed in a manner different from other character strings.

  In step S105, the control unit 160 displays the operation acceptance image 30 serving as an interface for changing the data selection range at a position that does not overlap the data selection range and the cursor image. As a result of the processing in step S103 and step S105, the selection range 20, the leading cursor image 21, the trailing cursor image 22, and the operation acceptance image 30 are displayed on the display 142 as shown in the state (B) of FIG.

  In step S107, the control unit 160 determines whether or not a touch operation outside the area where the operation acceptance image 30 is displayed is detected. When a touch operation outside the area where operation reception image 30 is displayed is detected (YES in step S107), control unit 160 ends the process of selecting a character string, and touches outside the area of operation reception image 30 If no operation is detected (NO in step S107), the process of step S109 is performed.

  In step S109, the control unit 160 determines whether or not a touch operation in the area where the operation acceptance image 30 is displayed is detected. Control unit 160 waits until a touch operation is detected in the region where operation acceptance image 30 is displayed (NO in step S109). When a touch operation is detected (YES in step S109), control unit 160 proceeds to step S111. Process.

  In step S111, the control unit 160 causes the touch operation detected in the area where the operation acceptance image 30 is displayed to be a cursor image displayed at the tip of the data selection range or a cursor displayed at the end of the selection range. It is determined whether the operation is for a direction button for moving the image upward, downward, rightward or leftward. That is, the control unit 160 determines whether the touch operation is an operation on any one of the left movement button 35, the right movement button 36, the up movement button 37, and the down movement button 38. If the determination result in step S111 is affirmative (YES in step S111), the control unit 160 performs the process of step S113. Otherwise (NO in step S111), the control unit 160 performs the process of step S121.

  In step S113, the control unit 160 moves the cursor image displayed at the tip of the selection range or the cursor image displayed at the end of the selection range one character or line at a time in the direction corresponding to the direction button on which the touch operation has been performed. Let Thereby, the control part 160 changes the selection range of a character string.

  In step S115, based on the detection result of the touch panel 141, the control unit 160 releases the touch operation on the direction button (whether contact is no longer detected on the touch panel 141) or the direction button on which the touch operation has been performed. It is determined whether a touch operation is detected at another position. If the determination result is negative in step S115 (NO in step S115), control unit 160 performs the process in step S113. If not (YES in step S115), control unit 160 performs the process in step S107. By the processing in step S113 and step S115, for example, as shown in the state (B) and the state (C) in FIG. 3, the selection range of the character string is changed.

  In step S <b> 121, the control unit 160 switches the touch operation detected in the area where the operation reception image 30 is displayed to the designation reception button 34 (switch button) for switching the cursor image that is the target of the movement operation. It is determined whether it is a touch operation. If the determination result in step S121 is affirmative (YES in step S121), control unit 160 performs the process in step S123. If not (NO in step S121), control unit 160 performs the process in step S131.

  In step S123, the control unit 160 switches the cursor image that is the target for moving the selection range of the character string. By the process of step S123, for example, as shown in a state (C) and a state (D) in FIG.

  In step S <b> 125, based on the detection result of the touch panel 141, the control unit 160 detects that the touch operation on the designated reception button 34 has been released or the touch operation has been detected at a position different from the designated reception button 34 on which the touch operation has been performed. Determine if it was done. In the case of a negative determination result in step S125 (NO in step S125), the control unit 160 waits, and in the case of a positive determination result (YES in step S125), the control unit 160 performs the process of step S107.

  In step S131, the control unit 160 determines whether the touch operation detected in the region where the operation acceptance image 30 is displayed is a touch operation on the copy execution button 39 (copy button). If the determination result is affirmative in step S131 (YES in step S131), control unit 160 performs the process in step S133, and otherwise (NO in step S131), performs the process in step S125.

  In step S133, the control unit 160 copies the character string included in the selection range to the clipboard.

  In step S <b> 135, based on the detection result of the touch panel 141, the control unit 160 detects that the touch operation on the copy execution button 39 has been released or the touch operation is detected at a position different from the copy execution button 39 on which the touch operation has been performed. Determine if it was done. Control unit 160 stands by in the case of a negative determination result in step S135 (NO in step S135), and ends the process of selecting a character string in the case of a positive determination result (YES in step S135).

<Embodiment 2>
With reference to FIG. 5, an electronic apparatus 10 according to another embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of controlling the amount of changing the selection range of the character string in accordance with the type of operation on each icon image of the operation reception image 30.

  In the state (A) of FIG. 5, the electronic device 10 displays the range of the selected character string by the selection range 20, the front cursor image 21, and the end cursor image 22 when the character string is selected by long touch. A state in which the operation acceptance image 30 is displayed on the display 142 is shown. In the state (A) of FIG. 5, the electronic device 10 accepts an operation for selecting the right movement button 36 from the user by a touch operation or a flick operation.

  The electronic device 10 moves the display position of the distal cursor image 21 or the distal cursor image 22 depending on whether the operation for selecting each icon image included in the operation reception image 30 is a flick operation or a touch operation. Change the amount. For example, as shown in the state (B) of FIG. 5, when the electronic device 10 detects a touch operation on the right movement button 36, the electronic device 10 moves the cursor image at the front end or the end of the selection range by one character. Further, as shown in the state (C) of FIG. 5, when the electronic device 10 detects an operation for selecting the right movement button 36 by a flick operation, the cursor image at the tip or the cursor image at the end of the selection range is displayed for several characters. Move.

  With this configuration, the operation for changing the data selection range can be made shorter than in the first embodiment.

<Embodiment 3>
An electronic apparatus 10 according to another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which an icon image for moving the front cursor image 21 and an icon image for moving the end cursor image 22 are both displayed on the display 142 in the operation acceptance image.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the electronic device 10 according to the third embodiment has an icon image (a tip left move button 81, a tip right move button) indicating a direction in which the position of the tip of the data selection range indicated in the selection range 20 is moved. 82, a tip up move button 83 and a tip down move button 84), and icon images (direction left move button 85, end right move button 86, end up move button 87) indicating the direction of moving the end position of the data selection range. And the lower end movement button 88) are displayed on the display 142. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 160 displays an icon image indicating a direction in which the position of the tip of the selection range is moved and an icon image indicating a direction in which the position of the end of the selection range is moved in different display modes. (In the example of FIG. 6, the arrow is shown in white or filled in) and displayed on the display 142.

  The tip left move button 81 is an image indicating that the tip cursor image 21 is moved to the left by a predetermined number of characters. The tip right move button 82 is an image indicating that the tip cursor image 21 is moved to the right by a predetermined number of characters. The tip up movement button 83 is an image indicating that the tip cursor image 21 is moved up by a predetermined number of lines. The tip down move button 84 is an image indicating that the tip cursor image 21 is moved down by a predetermined number of lines.

  As shown in the state (A) of FIG. 6, the left end button 85 is an image indicating that the end cursor image 22 is moved to the left by a predetermined number of characters. The terminal right movement button 86 is an image indicating that the terminal cursor image 22 is moved to the right by a predetermined number of characters. The end up movement button 87 is an image indicating that the end cursor image 22 is moved up by a predetermined number of lines. The lower end movement button 88 is an image indicating that the end cursor image 22 is moved downward by a predetermined number of lines. The copy execution button 89 is an image indicating that the data included in the selection state range indicated by the selection range 20 is copied to the clipboard by accepting a touch operation.

  As shown in the state (B) of FIG. 6, when the touch operation on the terminal right movement button 86 is detected, the control unit 160 moves the terminal cursor image 22 to the right. As shown in the state (C) of FIG. 6, when detecting a touch operation on the tip left movement button 81, the control unit 160 moves the tip cursor image 21 to the left.

  In this way, the user can easily change the data selection range without performing an operation of switching the cursor image to be moved between the front cursor image 21 and the end cursor image 22.

<Control of position for displaying operation acceptance image>
In the description of each embodiment, the operation reception image 30 has been described as being displayed at a position different from the selection range 20, the front cursor image 21, and the end cursor image 22. Control of the display position of the operation acceptance image 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the display position of the operation acceptance image 30. As shown in the state (A) of FIG. 7, when the control unit 160 detects a long touch on the character string displayed on the upper part of the display 142, as shown in the state (B) of FIG. Alternatively, the operation acceptance image 30 may be displayed. Further, as shown in the state (C) of FIG. 7, when the control unit 160 detects a long touch on the character string displayed on the lower portion of the display 142, as shown in the state (D) of FIG. The operation acceptance image 30 may be displayed on the top of the screen. As described above, the control unit 160 may determine the position at which the operation acceptance image 30 is displayed on the display 142 according to the display position of the data in the selected state on the display 142.

  The electronic device according to the present embodiment is realized by a processor and a program executed on the processor. The program for realizing the present embodiment is provided by transmission / reception using a network via a communication interface.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should 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 description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  10 electronic device, 20 selection range, 21 tip cursor image, 22 end cursor image, 30 operation acceptance image, 34 designation acceptance button, 80 operation acceptance image, 141 touch panel, 142 display, 160 control unit, 161 selection state display unit, 162 UI display unit, 163 Change operation reception unit.

Claims (5)

Electronic equipment,
A touch panel for detecting a touch operation;
Display,
A control unit for controlling the operation of the electronic device,
The controller is
When an operation for selecting data to be displayed on the display is input, the image is sandwiched between a first image indicating the tip of the data selection range and a second image indicating the end of the data selection range. And a selection state display unit for displaying on the display that the data is in a selected state,
Interface display for displaying an operation acceptance image for accepting a touch operation for changing the range of data in the selected state at a position different from the data in the selected state, the first image, and the second image. And
An operation for moving the position of the front end or the end of the selection range is accepted by an operation on the operation acceptance image, and the display position of the first image or the second image is determined according to the accepted operation content. An electronic apparatus comprising: a change operation receiving unit that changes the selection range by moving the selection range. The interface display unit of the control unit is configured to display on the display a designation acceptance image for accepting a touch operation for designating whether to move a distal end or a distal end of the selection range.
The change operation accepting unit is configured to move the display position of the first image or the second image according to the touch operation on the operation acceptance image according to the designation by the touch operation on the designation acceptance image. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein Displaying the operation acceptance image on the display by the interface display unit of the control unit includes displaying a direction image indicating a direction in which the position of the distal end or the end position of the selected state is moved,
The change operation accepting unit accepts an operation for selecting the direction image by a flick operation or a touch operation, and the first operation depends on whether the accepted operation is the flick operation or the touch operation. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is configured to control an amount of moving a display position of the image or the second image. In order for the interface display unit of the control unit to display the operation acceptance image on the display, a first direction image indicating a direction in which the position of the tip of the selected state is moved, and a position of the end of the selected state And displaying a second direction image indicating a direction in which the image is moved on the display,
The change operation receiving unit is configured to move a display position of the first image or the second image in accordance with an input operation on the first direction image and the second direction image. The electronic device according to claim 1.   The interface display unit of the control unit is configured to determine a position at which the operation acceptance image is displayed on the display according to a display position of the data in the selected state on the display. The electronic device as described in.

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