JP2016157346A - Electronic apparatus, control method, and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve display control of enlarging or reducing objects, including icons and widgets.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus (for example, smartphone 1) comprises: a touch screen display 2 that displays objects with display bodies on a screen; and a controller 10 that includes a first control state of controlling the number and size of the display bodies and a second control state of controlling the number of display bodies while the size of the display bodies is fixed, in enlarging or reducing the objects according to a gesture to the touch screen display 2. The controller 10 makes a transition between the first control state and second control state according to the enlargement or reduction of the objects.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present application relates to an electronic device, a control method, and a control program.

  Some electronic devices such as mobile phones and smartphones display icons in an enlarged or reduced manner according to the frequency of use (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-59736 A

  In the above electronic devices, there is room for improvement in display control for enlarging and reducing objects such as icons and widgets.

  An electronic apparatus according to one aspect includes a touch screen display that displays an object with a display body on a screen, and the number and size of the display bodies when the object is enlarged or reduced by a gesture with respect to the touch screen display. A controller having a first control state for controlling the height and a second control state for controlling the number of the display bodies in a state in which the size of the display body is fixed, the controller comprising: The first control state and the second control state are transitioned according to the enlargement / reduction of the object.

  The control method which concerns on one aspect is a control method which an electronic device provided with a touch screen display performs, Comprising: The screen containing the object to which the display body was attached | subjected is displayed on the said touch screen display, The said touch screen display Detecting a gesture for enlarging / reducing the object via the first, a first control state for controlling the number and size of the display bodies according to the enlargement / reduction of the object, and the size of the display body Transitioning to a second control state for controlling the number of the display bodies in a fixed state.

  A control program according to one aspect includes a step of displaying, on an electronic device including a touch screen display, a screen including an object with a display body on the touch screen display, and enlarging the object via the touch screen display. A step of detecting a gesture to be reduced; a first control state in which the number and size of the display bodies are controlled according to enlargement / reduction of the object; and the display body in a state in which the size of the display bodies is fixed Transitioning to a second control state that controls the number of.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of the smartphone. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the smartphone. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the home screen. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the smartphone. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of control related to enlargement of an object by a smartphone. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of control related to object reduction by a smartphone. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of an example of object enlargement control by the smartphone. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of an example of object reduction control by the smartphone.

  Embodiments for carrying out an electronic device, a control method, and a control program according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Below, a smart phone is demonstrated as an example of an electronic device.

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The overall configuration of the smartphone 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the smartphone 1 has a housing 20. The housing 20 includes a front face 1A, a back face 1B, and side faces 1C1 to 1C4. The front face 1 </ b> A is the front of the housing 20. The back face 1 </ b> B is the back surface of the housing 20. The side faces 1C1 to 1C4 are side surfaces that connect the front face 1A and the back face 1B. Hereinafter, the side faces 1C1 to 1C4 may be collectively referred to as the side face 1C without specifying which face.

  The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, buttons 3A to 3C, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, and a camera 12 on the front face 1A. The smartphone 1 has a speaker 11 and a camera 13 on the back face 1B. The smartphone 1 has buttons 3D to 3F and a connector 14 on the side face 1C. Hereinafter, the buttons 3A to 3F may be collectively referred to as the button 3 without specifying which button.

  The touch screen display 2 includes a display 2A and a touch screen 2B. In the example of FIG. 1, the display 2A and the touch screen 2B are substantially rectangular, but the shapes of the display 2A and the touch screen 2B are not limited to this. Each of the display 2A and the touch screen 2B can take any shape such as a square or a circle. In the example of FIG. 1, the display 2 </ b> A and the touch screen 2 </ b> B are overlapped, but the arrangement of the display 2 </ b> A and the touch screen 2 </ b> B is not limited to this. For example, the display 2A and the touch screen 2B may be arranged side by side or may be arranged apart from each other. In the example of FIG. 1, the long side of the display 2A is along the long side of the touch screen 2B, and the short side of the display 2A is along the short side of the touch screen 2B, but the display 2A and the touch screen 2B are overlapped. Is not limited to this. When the display 2A and the touch screen 2B are arranged so as to overlap each other, for example, one or more sides of the display 2A may not be along any side of the touch screen 2B.

  The display 2A includes a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL display (OELD: Organic Electro-Luminescence Display), or an inorganic EL display (IELD: Inorganic Electro-Luminescence Display). The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, and the like.

  The touch screen 2B detects contact of a finger, a pen, a stylus pen, or the like with respect to the touch screen 2B. The touch screen 2B can detect a position where a plurality of fingers, a pen, a stylus pen, or the like is in contact with the touch screen 2B. In the following description, a finger, pen, stylus pen, or the like that contacts the touch screen 2B may be referred to as a “contact object” or “contact object”.

  The detection method of the touch screen 2B may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method (or an ultrasonic method), an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method. In the following description, in order to simplify the description, it is assumed that the user uses the finger to touch the touch screen 2B in order to operate the smartphone 1.

  The smartphone 1 is based on at least one of the contact detected by the touch screen 2B, the position at which the contact is detected, the change in the position at which the contact is detected, the interval at which the contact is detected, and the number of times the contact is detected. Determine the type of gesture. The gesture is an operation performed on the touch screen 2B. Gestures identified by the smartphone 1 include, but are not limited to, touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, and pinch out, for example.

  “Touch” is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen 2B as a touch. “Long touch” is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B for a longer period of time. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen 2B for longer than a certain time as a long touch.

  “Release” is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines that a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B is a release. “Swipe” is a gesture in which a finger moves while touching the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen 2B as a swipe.

  A “tap” is a gesture for releasing following a touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a touch as a tap. The “double tap” is a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice as a double tap.

  “Long tap” is a gesture for releasing following a long touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a long touch as a long tap. “Drag” is a gesture for performing a swipe starting from an area where a movable object is displayed. The smartphone 1 determines, as a drag, a gesture for performing a swipe starting from an area where a movable object is displayed.

  “Flick” is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B while moving after touching the touch screen 2B. In other words, “flick” is a gesture in which a release is performed while a finger moves following a touch. The smartphone 1 determines, as a flick, a gesture in which the finger leaves the touch screen 2B while moving after touching the touch screen 2B. The flick is often performed while the finger moves in one direction. Flick is "upper flick" where the finger moves upward on the screen, "lower flick" where the finger moves downward on the screen, "right flick" where the finger moves rightward on the screen, finger is left on the screen Including “left flick” moving in the direction. The movement of a finger in a flick is often quicker than the movement of a finger in a swipe.

  “Pinch-in” is a gesture of swiping in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach each other. The smartphone 1 determines, as a pinch-in, a gesture in which the distance between the position of a finger detected by the touch screen 2B and the position of another finger is shortened. “Pinch out” is a gesture of swiping a plurality of fingers away from each other. The smartphone 1 determines, as a pinch-out, a gesture that increases the distance between the position of one finger and the position of another finger detected by the touch screen 2B.

  In the following description, a gesture performed with one finger may be referred to as a “single touch gesture”, and a gesture performed with two or more fingers may be referred to as a “multi-touch gesture”. Multi-touch gestures include, for example, pinch-in and pinch-out. Taps, flicks, swipes, and the like are single-touch gestures when performed with one finger, and multi-touch gestures when performed with two or more fingers.

  The smartphone 1 operates according to these gestures that are determined via the touch screen 2B. Therefore, an operability that is intuitive and easy to use for the user is realized. The operation performed by the smartphone 1 according to the determined gesture may differ depending on the screen displayed on the display 2A. In the following description, in order to simplify the description, “the touch screen 2B detects contact, and the smartphone 1 determines that the gesture type is X based on the detected contact”. May be described as “detect” or “the controller detects X”.

  An example of a screen displayed on the display 2A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of the home screen. The home screen 40 may be called a desktop, a standby screen, an idle screen, or a standard screen. The home screen 40 is displayed on the display 2A. The home screen 40 is a screen that allows the user to select which application is to be executed among the applications installed in the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 executes the application selected on the home screen 40 in the foreground. The screen of the application executed in the foreground is displayed on the display 2A.

  The smartphone 1 can place an object on the home screen 40. A plurality of objects 50 are arranged on the home screen 40 shown in FIG. The object 50 is displayed on the home screen 40 so that it can be enlarged or reduced. The object 50 includes, for example, an icon 50A and a widget 50B. The icon 50A and the widget 50B are provided with display bodies. The display body includes, for example, at least one of a character, a character string, a sentence, a pictograph, and an image. Hereinafter, the icon 50A and the widget 50B may be collectively referred to as the object 50 without specifying them.

  The icon 50 </ b> A is associated with an application installed on the smartphone 1. When the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for the icon 50A, the smartphone 1 executes an application associated with the icon 50A in which the gesture is detected. For example, when a tap on the icon 50A associated with the mail application is detected, the smartphone 1 executes the mail application.

  The widget 50B is application software that can be embedded in the screen. The widget 50B is a screen on which the content to be displayed is updated periodically or in response to a user operation. The widget 50B displays, for example, a clock, calendar, image, notification content, and the like.

  A wallpaper 41 is displayed behind the object 50. The wallpaper 41 may be called a photo screen, a back screen, an idle image, or a background image. The smartphone 1 can use any image as the wallpaper 41. The smartphone 1 may be configured so that the user can select an image to be displayed as the wallpaper 41.

  The object 50 functions as a panel that covers a part of the wallpaper 41. In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the plurality of objects 50 cover the entire home screen 40 (wallpaper 41), but is not limited thereto. For example, the plurality of objects 50 may be arranged so as not to cover the entire wallpaper 41.

  The smartphone 1 may have a plurality of home screens. For example, the smartphone 1 determines the number of home screens 40 according to the setting by the user. The smartphone 1 displays the selected one on the display 2 </ b> A even if there are a plurality of home screens 40.

  A region 42 is provided at the upper end of the display 2A. In the area 42, a remaining amount mark 43 indicating the remaining amount of the power source and a radio wave level mark 44 indicating the electric field strength of the communication radio wave are displayed. The smartphone 1 may display the time, weather, running application, communication system type, telephone status, device mode, event occurring in the device, and the like in the area 42. As described above, the area 42 is used for various notifications to the user. The area 42 may be provided on a screen other than the home screen 40. The position where the region 42 is provided is not limited to the upper end of the display 2A.

  The vertical direction of the home screen 40 will be described. In the following description, the vertical direction of the home screen 40 is determined based on the vertical direction of characters or images displayed on the display 2A. Therefore, in the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4, the side closer to the region 42 in the longitudinal direction of the touch screen display 2 is the upper side, and the side far from the region 42 is the lower side. The side where the radio wave level mark 44 is displayed in the region 42 is the right side, and the side where the remaining amount mark 43 is displayed in the region 42 is the left side.

  The home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4 is an example, and the form of various elements, the arrangement of various elements, the number of home screens 40, how to perform various operations on the home screen 40, and the like are as described above. Not necessarily.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the object 50 is a square will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the object 50 may have other shapes such as a triangle and a circle. The object 50 may be arranged on the home screen 40 by combining different shapes. The icon 50A and the widget 50B can be arranged on the home screen 40 in a size desired by the user.

  In the present embodiment, the object 50 is described with respect to a case where a display body is attached, but the present invention is not limited to this. The object 50 may include an object that is not associated with an application that is not attached with a display body and that is installed in the smartphone 1.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, a button 3, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a communication unit 6, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, a storage 9, a controller 10, a speaker 11, and a camera. 12 and 13, a connector 14, an acceleration sensor 15, an orientation sensor 16, and a gyroscope 17.

  As described above, the touch screen display 2 includes the display 2A and the touch screen 2B. The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, or the like. The touch screen 2B detects contact. The controller 10 detects a gesture for the smartphone 1. Specifically, the controller 10 detects an operation (gesture) on the touch screen 2B (touch screen display 2) by cooperating with the touch screen 2B.

  The button 3 is operated by the user. The button 3 includes buttons 3A to 3F. The controller 10 detects an operation on the button 3 by cooperating with the button 3. The operation on the button 3 includes, for example, click, double click, triple click, push, and multi-push, but is not limited thereto.

  The buttons 3A to 3C are, for example, a home button, a back button, or a menu button. The button 3D is, for example, a power on / off button of the smartphone 1. The button 3D may also serve as a sleep / sleep release button. The buttons 3E and 3F are volume buttons, for example.

  The illuminance sensor 4 detects the illuminance of the ambient light of the smartphone 1. The illuminance is the value of the light beam incident on the unit area of the measurement surface of the illuminance sensor 4. The illuminance sensor 4 is used for adjusting the luminance of the display 2A, for example. The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of a nearby object without contact. The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of an object based on a change in a magnetic field or a change in a feedback time of an ultrasonic reflected wave. The proximity sensor 5 detects that the touch screen display 2 is brought close to the face, for example. The illuminance sensor 4 and the proximity sensor 5 may be configured as one sensor. The illuminance sensor 4 may be used as a proximity sensor.

  The communication unit 6 communicates wirelessly. The communication method supported by the communication unit 6 is a wireless communication standard. Examples of wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. As a cellular phone communication standard, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA (Wideband Code Multiple Access), CDMA2000, PDC (Personal Digital Cellular, GSM (registered trademark) mmloS) (Personal Handy-phone System). As wireless communication standards, for example, there are WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), IEEE802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), NFC (NearCo), etc. The communication unit 6 may support one or more of the communication standards described above.

  The receiver 7 and the speaker 11 are sound output units. The receiver 7 and the speaker 11 output the sound signal transmitted from the controller 10 as sound. The receiver 7 is used, for example, to output the other party's voice during a call. The speaker 11 is used for outputting a ring tone and music, for example. One of the receiver 7 and the speaker 11 may also function as the other. The microphone 8 is a sound input unit. The microphone 8 converts the user's voice or the like into a sound signal and transmits the sound signal to the controller 10.

  The storage 9 stores programs and data. The storage 9 is also used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the controller 10. The storage 9 may include any non-transitory storage medium such as a semiconductor storage medium and a magnetic storage medium. The storage 9 may include a plurality of types of storage media. The storage 9 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card, an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk and a storage medium reader. The storage 9 may include a storage device used as a temporary storage area such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

  The programs stored in the storage 9 include an application executed in the foreground or the background and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application displays a screen on the display 2A, and causes the controller 10 to execute processing according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. The control program is, for example, an OS. The application and the control program may be installed in the storage 9 via wireless communication by the communication unit 6 or a non-transitory storage medium.

  The storage 9 stores, for example, a control program 9A, a mail application 9B, a browser application 9C, a navigation application 9D, a music player application 9E, a camera application 9F, a computer application 9G, a table 9T, and setting data 9Z. The mail application 9B provides an electronic mail function for creating, transmitting, receiving, and displaying an electronic mail. The browser application 9C provides a WEB browsing function for displaying a WEB page. The navigation application 9D provides a navigation function for route guidance and the like. The music player application 9E provides a player function for playing music and outputting it from the receiver 7 or the speaker 11. The camera application 9 </ b> F provides a shooting function for shooting with the cameras 12 and 13. The computer application 9G provides a computer function for performing, for example, four arithmetic operations. The setting data 9Z includes information related to various settings related to the operation of the smartphone 1.

  The control program 9A provides functions related to various controls for operating the smartphone 1. The control program 9A realizes a call by controlling the communication unit 6, the receiver 7, the microphone 8, and the like, for example. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of performing various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. The function provided by the control program 9A may be used in combination with a function provided by another program such as the mail application 9B.

  The control program 9 </ b> A provides a function of enlarging / reducing the object 50 by a gesture on the touch screen display 2. By executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 detects an enlargement / reduction operation on the object 50 via the touch screen 2B, and enlarges / reduces the object 50 according to the detected operation.

  The control program 9A includes a function for transitioning between the first control state and the second control state in accordance with the size of the scaled object 50. The first control state is a state in which the number and size of the display bodies of the object 50 are controlled. The second control state is a state in which the number of display bodies is controlled while the size of the display bodies is fixed.

  For example, when the object 50 is enlarged, the smartphone 1 performs enlargement control in the first control state until the size of the object 50 is enlarged to a predetermined value. When the enlargement operation is continued, when the size of the object 50 exceeds the predetermined value, the smartphone 1 transitions from the first control state to the second control state and performs enlargement control in the second control state. .

  For example, when the object 50 is reduced, the smartphone 1 performs reduction control in the second control state until the size of the object 50 is reduced to a predetermined value. When the reduction operation is continued, the smartphone 1 transitions from the second control state to the first control state and performs reduction control in the first control state when the size of the object 50 is reduced to less than a predetermined value.

  The table 9T includes object data related to the object 50. Object data is provided for each of the plurality of objects 50. The object data includes items such as application, first display content, second display content, and display size threshold. Information relating to the application associated with the object 50 is set in the application item. In the item of the first display content, data fixedly displayed on the object 50 is set. In the item of the second display content, data to be additionally reduced with respect to the object 50 is set. When there are a plurality of pieces of data to be added and reduced, a priority is associated with each of the plurality of pieces of data to be added and reduced in the change display content item. In the display size threshold item, a display size threshold for determining a transition between the first control state and the second control state is set.

  The controller 10 is an arithmetic processing device. The arithmetic processing unit includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an SoC (System-on-a-chip), an MCU (Micro Control Unit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), and a coprocessor. It is not limited. The controller 10 may include a plurality of arithmetic processing devices. The controller 10 controls various operations of the smartphone 1 to realize various functions.

  Specifically, the controller 10 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage 9 while referring to the data stored in the storage 9 as necessary. And the controller 10 controls a function part according to data and a command, and implement | achieves various functions by it. The functional unit includes, for example, the display 2A, the communication unit 6, the receiver 7, and the speaker 11, but is not limited thereto. The controller 10 may change the control according to the detection result of the detection unit. The detection unit includes, for example, the touch screen 2B, the button 3, the illuminance sensor 4, the proximity sensor 5, the microphone 8, the camera 12, the camera 13, the acceleration sensor 15, the azimuth sensor 16, and the gyroscope 17, but is not limited thereto. .

  For example, by executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 executes various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B.

  The camera 12 is an in-camera that captures an object facing the front face 1A. The camera 13 is an out camera that captures an object facing the back face 1B.

  The connector 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The connector 14 may be a general-purpose terminal such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), Light Peak (Thunderbolt (registered trademark)), and an earphone microphone connector. . The connector 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector. Devices connected to the connector 14 include, but are not limited to, external storage, speakers, and communication devices, for example.

  The acceleration sensor 15 detects the direction and magnitude of acceleration acting on the smartphone 1. The direction sensor 16 detects the direction of geomagnetism. The gyroscope 17 detects the angle and angular velocity of the smartphone 1. The detection results of the acceleration sensor 15, the azimuth sensor 16, and the gyroscope 17 are used in combination in order to detect changes in the position and orientation of the smartphone 1.

  In FIG. 5, some or all of the programs and data stored in the storage 9 may be downloaded from other devices by wireless communication using the communication unit 6. In FIG. 5, some or all of the programs and data stored in the storage 9 may be stored in a non-transitory storage medium that can be read by the reading device included in the storage 9. 5 may be stored in a non-transitory storage medium that can be read by a reading device connected to the connector 14. Non-transitory storage media include, for example, optical disks such as CD (registered trademark), DVD (registered trademark), and Blu-ray (registered trademark), magneto-optical disks, magnetic storage media, memory cards, and solid-state storage media Including, but not limited to.

  The configuration of the smartphone 1 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and may be appropriately changed within a range not impairing the gist of the present invention. For example, the number and type of buttons 3 are not limited to the example of FIG. The smartphone 1 may include buttons such as a numeric keypad layout or a QWERTY layout as buttons for operations related to the screen instead of the buttons 3A to 3C. The smartphone 1 may include only one button or may not include a button for operations related to the screen. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the smartphone 1 includes two cameras, but the smartphone 1 may include only one camera or may not include a camera. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the smartphone 1 includes four types of sensors for detecting the position and orientation, but the smartphone 1 may not include some of these sensors. Alternatively, the smartphone 1 may include another type of sensor for detecting at least one of a position and a posture.

  Control related to the enlargement of the object 50 by the smartphone 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of control related to the enlargement of the object 50 by the smartphone 1. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions may be omitted.

  The user operates the smartphone 1 to request addition of the widget 50 </ b> B to the home screen 40. As step S11, the smartphone 1 displays the home screen 40 including the plurality of icons 50A and one widget 50B on the touch screen display 2 based on the table 9T. In step S11, the display body 51 and the display body 52 are attached to the widget 50B. The display body 51 is a time including hours and minutes. The display body 52 is a symbol mark of the widget 50B. The display body 51 and the display body 52 are displayed in the initial size.

  In step S12, the user drags the upper right corner of the expandable widget 50B to the position P1 with the finger F. The position P1 is a position on the home screen 40 corresponding to the display size threshold of the widget 50B.

  When detecting a drag gesture in the direction of enlarging the widget 50B via the touch screen 2B as the step S12, the smartphone 1 determines that the operation is an enlarging operation. The smartphone 1 obtains the display size of the widget 50B corresponding to the contact position of the finger F, and determines whether the display size exceeds the display size threshold of the table 9T. When the display size does not exceed the display size threshold, the smartphone 1 controls the enlarged display of the widget 50B in the first control state. As the first control state, the smartphone 1 expands the widget 50B based on the contact position of the user's finger F and the table 9T, and sets the sizes of the display body 51 and the display body 52 that are already displayed. Expanding.

  In step S13, the display size of the widget 50B is enlarged to the position P1 on the home screen 40, and the display body 51 and the display body 52 are enlarged to a predetermined display body maximum size. The maximum display size is a size that does not impair the identification of characters and images. The maximum size of the display body is a size for avoiding the characters and the like becoming too large and the outline and the like becoming rough.

  In step S13, the user continues the drag operation in the enlargement direction with respect to the widget 50B. The user drags the upper right corner of the widget 50B expanded to the position P1 with the finger F to the position P2. The position P2 is a position on the home screen 40 that exceeds the display size threshold of the widget 50B.

  If the smartphone 1 detects a drag gesture from the position P1 to the position P2 via the touch screen 2B as step S13, the smartphone 1 determines that the operation is an enlargement operation. The smartphone 1 obtains the display size of the widget 50B corresponding to the contact position of the finger F, and determines whether the display size exceeds the display size threshold. When the display size exceeds the display size threshold, the smartphone 1 transitions from the first control state to the second control state, and controls the enlarged display of the widget 50B. As the second control state, the smartphone 1 enlarges the display size of the widget 50B based on the contact position of the user's finger F and the table 9T, and the sizes of the display bodies 51 and 52 that are already displayed. The number of display bodies 51 is increased in a state where is fixed. Specifically, the smartphone 1 adds data that is not displayed on the display body 51 to an empty area of the widget 50B generated by enlarging the display size of the widget 50B based on the priority of the table 9T. And display. In addition, in said step S11 to S13, the smart phone 1 is not displaying about the example which increases the number of the display bodies in the display bodies 51 and 52. FIG.

  In step S14, the size of the widget 50B is enlarged to the position P2 on the home screen 40, and the number of the display bodies 51 is increased while the display sizes of the display bodies 51 and 52 are fixed. In the example shown in step S <b> 14, the display body 51 displays three data “hour”, “minute”, and “second” from the state in which two data “hour” and “minute” are displayed. The state has been changed.

  In step S14, the user continues the drag operation in the enlargement direction with respect to the widget 50B. The user drags the upper right corner of the widget 50B expanded to the position P2 with the finger F to the position P3. The position P3 is a position corresponding to the maximum size of the widget 50B on the home screen 40.

  If the smartphone 1 detects a drag gesture from the position P2 to the position P3 via the touch screen 2B as step S14, the smartphone 1 determines that the operation is an enlargement operation. The smartphone 1 obtains the display size of the widget 50B corresponding to the contact position of the finger F, and determines whether the display size exceeds the display size threshold. When the display size exceeds the display size threshold, the smartphone 1 continues the second control state and controls the enlarged display of the widget 50B. As the second control state, the smartphone 1 enlarges the display size of the widget 50B based on the contact position of the user's finger F and the table 9T, and also displays the display body 51 and the display body 52 that are already displayed. A new display 53 is added with the size fixed. Specifically, the smartphone 1 adds and displays a new display body 53 in an empty area of the widget 50B generated by increasing the display size of the widget 50B based on the priority of the table 9T.

  In step S15, the display size of the widget 50B is increased to the position P3 on the home screen 40, and the new display body 53 is increased in a state where the display sizes of the display body 51 and the display body 52 are fixed. In the example shown in step S15, the display body 53 shows the date and the day of the week.

  In step S15, the user has finished the drag operation on the widget 50B. When the smartphone 1 detects a release gesture via the touch screen 2B, the smartphone 1 finishes editing the home screen 40.

  Thus, until the display size of the widget 50B is expanded to the display size threshold, the smartphone 1 changes the number and size of display bodies already displayed, and the display size of the widget 50B exceeds the display size threshold. When zoomed in, the size of the display body already displayed is fixed. Thereby, the smartphone 1 can control the enlargement of the display body in a state where the identification of the display body in the widget 50B is maintained.

  The smartphone 1 controls the number and size of display bodies that are already displayed until the display size of the widget 50B is expanded to the display size threshold, and when the display size of the widget 50B exceeds the display size threshold, A display body that is not displayed is displayed on the widget 50B. The smartphone 1 can add a display body that is not displayed to the object 50 without overlapping a plurality of display bodies by adding the display bodies in descending order of priority. Thereby, the smart phone 1 can increase the information amount in the widget 50B, without impairing the identification of the display body in the widget 50B.

  Control related to the reduction of the object 50 by the smartphone 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of control related to the reduction of the object 50 by the smartphone 1.

  In step S <b> 21, the smartphone 1 displays the home screen 40 covered with a plurality of icons 50 </ b> A and one widget 50 </ b> B on the touch screen display 2. The widget 50B displays a display body 51, a display body 52, and a display body 53. The user drags the upper right corner of the contractible widget 50B to the position P4 with the finger F. The position P4 is a position on the home screen 40 that exceeds the display size threshold of the widget 50B.

  If the smartphone 1 detects a drag gesture in the direction of reducing the widget 50B via the touch screen 2B as step S21, the smartphone 1 determines that the operation is a reduction operation. The smartphone 1 obtains the display size of the widget 50B corresponding to the contact position of the finger F, and determines whether the display size is less than the display size threshold. When the display size is not reduced to less than the display size threshold, the smartphone 1 controls the reduced display of the widget 50B in the second control state. As the second control state, the smartphone 1 reduces the display size of the widget 50B based on the contact position of the user's finger F and the table 9T, and fixes the size of the display body 52 that is already displayed. In this state, the number of other display objects is reduced. Specifically, when the display area of the widget 50B is reduced by reducing the display size of the widget 50B, the smartphone 1 deletes the display bodies 53 in order of decreasing priority in the table 9T.

  In step S22, the widget 50B displays the display body 51 and the display body 52 whose display size is reduced to the position P4 on the home screen 40, the display body 53 is deleted, and the number of display data is not reduced. Yes.

  In step S22, the user continues the drag operation in the reduction direction with respect to the widget 50B. The user drags the upper right corner of the widget 50B reduced to the position P4 with the finger F to the position P5. The position P5 is a position on the home screen 40 corresponding to the display size threshold value of the widget 50B.

  If the smartphone 1 detects a drag gesture in the direction of reducing the widget 50B via the touch screen 2B in step S22, the smartphone 1 determines that the operation is a reduction operation. The smartphone 1 obtains the display size of the widget 50B corresponding to the contact position of the finger F, and determines whether the display size is less than the display size threshold. When the display size is not reduced to less than the display size threshold, the smartphone 1 controls the reduced display of the widget 50B in the second control state. As the second control state, the smartphone 1 reduces the display size of the widget 50B based on the contact position of the user's finger F and the table 9T, and fixes the size of the display body 52 that is already displayed. In this state, the number of other display objects is reduced. Specifically, when the display area of the widget 50B decreases by reducing the display size of the widget 50B, the smartphone 1 deletes the number of the display bodies 51 based on the priority of the table 9T.

  In step S23, the widget 50B displays the display body 51 and the display body 52 whose display size is reduced to the position P5 on the home screen 40 and the number of display data is reduced. In the example shown in step S23, the display body 51 displays two pieces of display data “hour” and “minute” from the state where three pieces of display data “hour”, “minute”, and “second” are displayed. Has changed to the displayed state.

  In step S23, the user continues the drag operation in the reduction direction with respect to the widget 50B. The user drags the upper right corner of the widget 50B reduced to the position P5 with the finger F to the position P6. The position P6 is a position corresponding to the minimum size of the widget 50B on the home screen 40.

  If the smartphone 1 detects a drag gesture in the direction of reducing the widget 50B via the touch screen 2B in step S23, the smartphone 1 determines that the operation is a reduction operation. The smartphone 1 obtains the display size of the widget 50B corresponding to the contact position of the finger F, and determines whether the display size is less than the display size threshold. When the display size is reduced to less than the display size threshold, the smartphone 1 transitions from the second control state to the first control state, and controls the reduced display of the widget 50B. As the first control state, the smartphone 1 reduces the display size of the widget 50B based on the contact position of the user's finger F and the table 9T, and increases the size of the display body 51 and the display body 52 that are already displayed. Reduce the size.

  In step S24, the display size of the widget 50B is reduced to the position P6 on the home screen 40, and the display body 51 and the display body 52 whose sizes are reduced are displayed. In step S24, the user has finished the drag operation on the widget 50B. When the smartphone 1 detects a release gesture via the touch screen 2B, the smartphone 1 finishes editing the home screen 40.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 fixes the size of the display object that is already displayed until the widget 50B is reduced to the display size threshold, and the widget 1 is already displayed when the widget 50B is reduced to less than the display size threshold. The number and size of the display bodies are changed. An example of increasing the number of display bodies is not shown. Thereby, the smart phone 1 can control the reduction | decrease of a display body in the state which maintained the discriminability of the display body in the widget 50B. When the display size of the widget 50B is reduced, the smartphone 1 can prevent the display size of the display body from rapidly decreasing by fixing the display size of the display body.

  The smartphone 1 reduces the number of display bodies that are already displayed until the widget 50B is reduced to the display size threshold, and when the widget 50B is reduced to less than the display size threshold, the display body that is already displayed is reduced. to shrink. Thereby, even if the object 50 becomes small, the smartphone 1 can display the minimum necessary information on the object 50. The smartphone 1 can reduce the size of the object 50 without overlapping a plurality of display bodies by reducing the display bodies that are already displayed in descending order of priority.

  As described above, the smartphone 1 optimizes the amount of information by optimizing the number and size of the display bodies in the object 50 according to the enlargement / reduction, and also identifies and reads the display bodies on the home screen 40. Ease can be maintained.

  In the above-described embodiment, the smartphone 1 has been described with respect to the case where the widget 50B is enlarged or reduced, but the present invention is not limited to this. The smartphone 1 may be configured to enlarge or reduce the icon 50A. For example, as the first control state, the smartphone 1 controls the enlargement / reduction of the display body and the increase / decrease of the number in accordance with the enlargement / reduction of the size of the icon 50A. As the second control state, the smartphone 1 controls increase / decrease in the number of display bodies in a state where the size of the display bodies is fixed in accordance with the enlargement / reduction of the size of the icon 50A.

  With reference to FIG. 8, a control processing procedure related to the enlargement of the object 50 by the smartphone 1 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of an example of enlargement control of the object 50 by the smartphone 1. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 8 is realized by the controller 10 executing the control program 9A. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 8 is repeatedly executed.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the controller 10 of the smartphone 1 determines whether or not there is an enlargement operation of the object 50 in step S <b> 101. Specifically, the controller 10 determines that there is an enlargement operation when detecting a gesture for enlarging the object 50 via the touch screen 2B. If there is no enlargement operation (No at Step S102), the controller 10 ends the processing procedure shown in FIG.

  When there is an enlargement operation (step S102, Yes), the controller 10 proceeds to step S103. In step S103, the controller 10 specifies the display size of the object 50 corresponding to the contact position. Specifically, the controller 10 specifies the display size when the object 50 is enlarged to the contact position detected via the touch screen 2B.

  In step S104, the controller 10 determines whether the display size exceeds the display size threshold based on the table 9T. When the display size does not exceed the display size threshold (No at Step S105), the controller 10 proceeds to Step S106.

  As step S106, the controller 10 enlarges the object 50 to the display size specified in step S103. The controller 10 controls the enlargement and the increase of the number of display bodies as step S107. Specifically, the controller 10 enlarges the size of the display body based on a magnification or the like that enlarges the object 50. When the object 50 is enlarged to a predetermined size and an additional area of the display body is generated in the object 50, the controller 10 increases the number of display bodies based on the priority of the table 9T.

  When the size of the object 50 is changed, the controller 10 updates the display of the display 2A so that the changed object 50 is displayed in step S108. In step S109, the controller 10 determines whether the enlargement operation for the object 50 is continuing. Specifically, when the controller 10 detects that the gesture for enlarging the object 50 via the touch screen 2B is ongoing, the controller 10 determines that the enlargement operation is ongoing.

  If the enlargement operation is ongoing (step S110, Yes), the controller 10 re-executes the processing after step S103. If the enlargement operation is not continuing (step S110, No), the controller 10 ends the processing procedure shown in FIG.

  When the display size of the object 50 exceeds the display size threshold (Yes at Step S105), the controller 10 proceeds to Step S111. In step S111, the controller 10 enlarges the object 50 to the display size specified in step S103. In step S112, the controller 10 controls the increase in the number of display bodies in a state where the size of the display bodies already displayed on the object 50 on which the enlargement operation is performed is fixed. Specifically, when the object 50 is enlarged to a predetermined size and an additional area of the display body is generated in the object 50, the controller 10 increases the number of display bodies based on the priority of the table 9T. Thereafter, the controller 10 executes the processes after step S108 described above.

  With reference to FIG. 9, a processing procedure of control related to the reduction of the object 50 by the smartphone 1 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of an example of the reduction control of the object 50 by the smartphone 1. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 9 is realized by the controller 10 executing the control program 9A. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 9 is repeatedly executed.

  As illustrated in FIG. 9, the controller 10 of the smartphone 1 determines whether there is a reduction operation of the object 50 as step S201. Specifically, the controller 10 determines that there is a reduction operation when detecting a gesture for reducing the object 50 via the touch screen 2B. If there is no reduction operation (step S202, No), the controller 10 ends the processing procedure shown in FIG.

  If there is a reduction operation (step S202, Yes), the controller 10 proceeds to step S203. In step S203, the controller 10 specifies the display size of the object 50 corresponding to the contact position. Specifically, the controller 10 specifies the display size when the object 50 is reduced to the contact position detected via the touch screen 2B.

  In step S204, the controller 10 determines whether the display size is less than the display size threshold based on the table 9T.

  When the display size of the object 50 is less than the display size threshold (step S205, Yes), the controller 10 proceeds to step S211. In step S211, the controller 10 reduces the object 50 to the display size specified in step S203. In step S212, the controller 10 controls the reduction of the number of display objects in a state where the size of the display object already displayed on the object 50 on which the reduction operation is performed is fixed. Specifically, the controller 10 reduces the number of display objects based on the priority of the table 9T when the object 50 is reduced to a predetermined size.

  When the size of the object 50 is changed, the controller 10 updates the display of the display 2A so that the changed object 50 is displayed in step S208. The controller 10 determines whether reduction operation with respect to the object 50 is continuing as step S209. Specifically, when the controller 10 detects that the gesture for reducing the object 50 is being continued via the touch screen 2B, the controller 10 determines that the reduction operation is being continued.

  When the reduction operation is ongoing (step S210, Yes), the controller 10 re-executes the processing after step S203. When the reduction operation is not continuing (No at Step S210), the controller 10 ends the processing procedure shown in FIG.

  When the display size is not less than the display size threshold (No at Step S205), the controller 10 proceeds to Step S206. In step S206, the controller 10 reduces the object 50 to the display size specified in step S203. In step S207, the controller 10 controls the reduction and the reduction of the number of display objects. Specifically, the controller 10 reduces the size of the display body based on a magnification or the like obtained by reducing the object 50. When the object 50 is reduced to a predetermined size, the controller 10 reduces the number of display bodies based on the priority of the table 9T. Thereafter, the controller 10 executes the processes after step S208 described above.

  Embodiment which this application discloses can be changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary and range of invention. Furthermore, the embodiment disclosed in the present application and its modifications can be combined as appropriate. For example, the above embodiment may be modified as follows.

  For example, each program shown in FIG. 5 may be divided into a plurality of modules, or may be combined with other programs.

  In the above-described embodiment, the smartphone 1 has been described with respect to the case where the display body is attached (displayed) to all the objects 50 on the home screen 40, but is not limited thereto. For example, the smartphone 1 may be configured to dispose the object 50 with the display body and the object without the display body on the home screen 40.

  In the above-described embodiment, the smartphone 1 has been described with respect to the case where the enlargement / reduction of the object 50 on the home screen 40 is controlled. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the enlargement / reduction control of the smartphone 1 can be applied to various screens on which objects that can be enlarged / reduced are arranged.

  In said embodiment, although the smart phone was demonstrated as an example of an electronic device, the electronic device which concerns on an attached claim is not limited to a smart phone. The electronic device according to the appended claims may be an electronic device other than a smartphone. Examples of electronic devices include, but are not limited to, mobile phones, tablets, portable personal computers, digital cameras, media players, electronic book readers, navigators, and game machines.

  The characterizing embodiments have been described in order to fully and clearly disclose the technology according to the appended claims. However, the appended claims should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but all modifications and alternatives that can be created by those skilled in the art within the scope of the basic matters shown in this specification. Should be configured to embody such a configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Smart phone 2 Touch screen display 2A Display 2B Touch screen 3 Button 4 Illuminance sensor 5 Proximity sensor 6 Communication unit 7 Receiver 8 Microphone 9 Storage 9A Control program 9B Mail application 9C Browser application 9D Navigation application 9E Music player application 9F Camera application 9G Calculator Application 9T Table 9Z Setting data 10 Controller 11 Speaker 12, 13 Camera 14 Connector 15 Acceleration sensor 16 Direction sensor 17 Gyroscope

Claims (10)

A touch screen display for displaying an object with a display on the screen;
When scaling the object by a gesture on the touch screen display,
A first control state for controlling the number and size of the display bodies;
A controller having a second control state for controlling the number of the display bodies in a state where the size of the display bodies is fixed,
The controller is an electronic device that transitions between the first control state and the second control state in accordance with enlargement / reduction of the object. The controller is
Until the size of the object is enlarged to a predetermined value, as the first control state, the display body already displayed is enlarged and the number of the display bodies is increased,
The number of the display bodies is increased in a state in which the size of the display body already displayed is fixed as the second control state when the size of the object exceeds the predetermined value. The electronic device described.   3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein, when the number of the display bodies is increased, the controller adds the display bodies that are not yet displayed in descending order of priority. The controller is
Until the size of the object is reduced to a predetermined value, as the second control state, the number of the display bodies is reduced with the size of the display bodies already displayed being fixed,
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when the size of the object is reduced to less than the predetermined value, the display body already displayed is reduced and the number of the display bodies is reduced as the first control state.   The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the controller deletes the display bodies that are already displayed in descending order of priority.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display body is information including at least one of a character, a symbol, and an image.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display body is information related to a function of the object.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the gesture for enlarging or reducing the object is one of dragging, pinching in, and pinching out. A control method executed by an electronic device including a touch screen display,
Displaying a screen including an object with a display body on the touch screen display;
Detecting a gesture for scaling the object via the touch screen display;
A first control state in which the number and size of the display bodies are controlled according to the enlargement / reduction of the object, and a second control in which the number of display bodies is controlled in a state in which the size of the display bodies is fixed. Transitioning between states;
Control method. For electronic devices with touch screen displays,
Displaying a screen including an object with a display body on the touch screen display;
Detecting a gesture for scaling the object via the touch screen display;
A first control state in which the number and size of the display bodies are controlled according to the enlargement / reduction of the object, and a second control in which the number of display bodies is controlled in a state in which the size of the display bodies is fixed. Transitioning between states;
Control program to execute

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