JP2017021809A - Touch panel device and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To associate an icon flicked by a user with an icon intended by the user even when a direction of flick of the flicked icon is ambiguous.SOLUTION: On an operation screen 80, an image icon 81 that can be moved in a flick direction 82 by a flick operation, and a plurality of function folders 83 that are destinations of the image icon 81 are displayed. Each of the plurality of function folders 83 is provided with a determination range 84 for determining whether each of the folders is a function folder 83 corresponding to the flick direction 82. Since an operation processing part acquires a function folder 83 having a determination range 84 in the flick direction 82 of the image icon 81 as a candidate for the destination of the image icon 81, displacement in the flick direction 82 can be compensated with the determination range 84.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a touch panel device and an image forming apparatus including a touch panel capable of flicking.

  In recent years, some touch panels accept a flick operation that slides a screen like a finger, and some touch panels can flick an icon displayed on the screen. For example, a technique is proposed in which a user can flick a document icon toward a desired function icon on a screen on which a document icon indicating document data and a plurality of function icons corresponding to functions such as printing and FAX are displayed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). In the technique of Patent Document 1, a flicked document icon is associated with a function icon positioned in the flick direction, and data of the document icon is printed with a function corresponding to the function icon.

JP 2013-196267 A

  However, in the conventional technique, when a plurality of function icons are arranged in the flick direction, if the document icon cannot be accurately flicked toward the desired function icon, the document icon is associated with an unintended function icon. As a result, an unexpected function is executed.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and it aims at providing the technique which can solve the said subject.

The touch panel device of the present invention includes a touch panel on which a movement source icon that can be moved in a flick direction by a flick operation, a plurality of movement destination icons that are movement destinations of the movement source icon, and a plurality of movement destination icons. Each is provided with a determination range for determining whether it is a destination icon corresponding to the flick direction, and the destination icon having the determination range in the flick direction of the source icon is changed to the source icon. The determination range is provided at a specific distance from the destination icon, and the determination ranges of the plurality of destination icons overlap each other. The specific distance can be set by the user.
The operation processing unit may stop the source icon near the plurality of destination candidates when there are a plurality of destination candidates.
In addition, when there are a plurality of destination candidates, the operation processing unit may stop the source icon overlaid on the plurality of destination candidates.
The operation processing unit may reduce the movement speed of the movement source icon in the vicinity of the plurality of movement destination candidates when there are a plurality of movement destination candidates.
Further, the movement source icon that has been moved or the movement source icon that has stopped moving may be flicked again.
The operation processing unit may display the plurality of destination candidates in an enlarged manner when there are a plurality of destination candidates.
In addition, when there are a plurality of destination candidates, and when the source icon has moved to any of the plurality of destination candidates, the operation processing unit may determine the destination icon to which the source icon has moved. If the priority is set higher than the other destination icons, and there is a destination icon with the higher priority among the plurality of destination candidates next time, the destination icon with the higher priority is set. The display form may be made more conspicuous than other destination candidates.
The touch panel device of the present invention includes a touch panel on which a movement source icon that can be moved in a flick direction by a flick operation, a plurality of movement destination icons that are movement destinations of the movement source icon, and a plurality of movement destination icons. Each is provided with a determination range for determining whether it is a destination icon corresponding to the flick direction, and the destination icon having the determination range in the flick direction of the source icon is changed to the source icon. An operation processing unit that is acquired as a movement destination candidate, and according to the movement destination icon, the movement type of the movement source icon can be set as to whether or not movement is stopped, movement speed change, or movement acceptance is prohibited. It is characterized by.
The destination icon may be a print folder having a function of immediately printing image data corresponding to the source icon, or a FAX folder having a function of immediately sending image data corresponding to the source icon. In some cases, the movement form of the movement source icon may be settable.
An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes the touch panel device described above.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even when the flick direction of the icon flicked is ambiguous, the technique which can match the flicked icon with the user's intended icon can be provided.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the operation screen displayed on the operation panel shown in FIG. It is an example of the operation screen displayed on the operation panel shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the operation process part shown in FIG. It is another example of the operation screen displayed on the operation panel shown in FIG. It is another example of the operation screen displayed on the operation panel shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that, in the following embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to configurations showing similar functions.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the image forming apparatus 100 includes an operation panel 11, a communication unit 12, a storage unit 13, a control unit 14, a document reading unit 15, an image processing unit 16, and a printing unit 17.

  The operation panel 11 includes a touch panel 112 and operation buttons 111. The touch panel 112 is provided with a transparent pressure-sensitive sensor on the surface of a display unit that displays various operation keys and image formation status, and functions as a display unit and an input unit. The touch panel 112 detects a touch operation on the display surface and outputs a signal corresponding to a position where the touch operation is detected, thereby accepting an operation on the operation key displayed on the display unit. Note that the touch operation includes a flick operation in which the display surface is quickly slid so as to be repelled. The operation buttons 111 are a numeric keypad for inputting a numerical value such as the number of prints, a reset key for inputting an instruction to initialize setting information, a stop key for stopping a copying operation, and an output for starting a printing operation. Various operation keys such as a start key for inputting instructions are provided.

  The communication unit 12 has a function of transmitting / receiving various data to / from an external terminal via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The storage unit 13 is a storage unit such as a semiconductor memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and stores the image data read by the document reading unit 15 and the image data received through the communication unit 12. It is.

  The document reading unit 15 emits light to a document fed by a document feeder (not shown) or a document placed on a platen glass by a user, and receives reflected light or the like to form a document image. It is a scanner that reads and outputs image data.

  The image processing unit 16 is a means for performing image processing on image data. In the image processing unit 16, for example, enlargement / reduction processing, image improvement processing such as density adjustment, gradation adjustment, and the like are performed.

  The printing unit 17 is a printing unit that prints image data. For example, the printing unit 17 forms a latent image on the surface of the photosensitive drum based on the image data read from the storage unit 13, performs image formation using the latent image as a toner image with toner, The toner image on the photosensitive drum is transferred to the conveyed recording paper, and the toner image is fixed on the recording paper and discharged.

  The control unit 14 is connected to the operation panel 11, the communication unit 12, the storage unit 13, the document reading unit 15, the image processing unit 16, and the printing unit 17, and the image forming apparatus according to instruction information input from the operation panel 11. The operation control of the entire 100 is executed. The control unit 14 is an information processing unit such as a microcomputer including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The ROM stores a control program for performing operation control of the image forming apparatus 100. The control unit 14 reads the control program stored in the ROM and develops the control program in the RAM, thereby controlling the entire apparatus according to the instruction information input from the operation panel 11. The control program may be stored in the ROM via a network (not shown) or a computer-readable recording medium (not shown).

  Further, the control unit 14 functions as an operation processing unit 141 that performs operation control of the operation screen displayed on the touch panel 112.

  FIG. 2 is an example of the operation screen 80 displayed on the touch panel 112. On the operation screen 80, an image icon 81 corresponding to the image data and a plurality of function folders (print folder 83a, FAX folder 83b, BOX folder 83c) corresponding to each function of the image forming apparatus are displayed as icons. In addition, when it is not necessary to distinguish each function folder, it demonstrates as the function folder 83. FIG.

  The image data of the image icon 81 is image data read by the document reading unit 15 or image data stored in the storage unit 13. The print folder 83a has a function of printing image data placed in the folder. The FAX folder 83b has a function of transmitting image data stored in the folder by FAX. The BOX folder 83c has a function of storing the image data stored in the folder in a storage area allocated in advance in the storage unit 13.

  The image icon 81 is configured to be movable on the screen by a flick operation, and moves in the flick direction 82 when flicked. The user can also flick the flicked image icon 81 again to correct the moving direction of the image icon 81. When the image icon 81 moves and overlaps the function folder 83, the image icon 81 and the function folder 83 are associated with each other, and the image data of the image icon 81 is stored in the function folder 83. The image data stored in the function folder 83 is processed with contents corresponding to the function of the function folder 83. For example, when the image icon 81 moves and overlaps the print folder 83a, the image data corresponding to the image icon 81 is printed.

  A determination range 84 for determining whether the function folder 83 corresponds to the flick direction 82, that is, the moving direction of the image icon 81 is set around each function folder 83. The operation processing unit 141 uses the function folder 83 having the determination range 84 in the flick direction 82 as the movement destination candidate of the image icon 81, thereby dealing with the deviation (ambiguity) of the flick direction 82 caused by the user operation. If the determination range 84 does not exist in the flick direction 82, an error message is displayed so that the flick is performed again.

  The determination range 84 is set on the outer periphery of the function folder 83 at a specific distance X from the function folder 83. As the specific distance X increases, a larger shift in the flick direction 82 can be handled. On the contrary, as the specific distance X becomes smaller, it does not correspond to the shift in the flick direction 82, and an accurate flick operation becomes necessary. Further, the determination range 84 of each function folder 83 increases as the specific distance X increases, and the determination ranges 84 of the function folder 83 overlap each other. Therefore, when the function folders 83 are arranged close to each other, for example, even if the flick direction 82 is between the adjacent function folders 83, the adjacent function folders 83 are moved to the image icons 81. Can be a first candidate. Note that the specific distance X may be set in advance, or may be set according to the user's preference.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when there are a plurality of movement destination candidates (83a, 83b) in the flick direction 82, the operation processing unit 141 moves the image icon 81 to a function folder (83a, 83b) of the plurality of movement destination candidates. Stop near. Therefore, it is possible to cause the user to perform the flick operation of the image icon 81 near the function folder (83a, 83b) as the movement destination candidate, and to easily flick the image icon 81 toward the desired function folder 83. Further, the function folders (83a, 83b) of the movement destination candidates are highlighted by blinking display or the like so that the user can easily recognize that they are movement destination candidates. Even when there is only one destination candidate, the destination destination functional folder 83 is blinked. Note that the function folder 83 that is the destination candidate may be displayed in an enlarged manner as compared with the function folder 83 that is not the destination candidate. At this time, the size of another function folder 83 may be reduced or the display position may be changed so as not to overlap the enlarged function folder 83.

  Specifically, with reference to FIG. 4, the flow of processing of the operation processing unit 141 will be described.

  The operation processing unit 141 determines whether the image icon 81 has been flicked (step s11). If the image icon 81 has not been flicked (No in step s11), the process returns to step s11. When the image icon 81 is flicked (Yes in step s11), the operation processing unit 141 acquires the flick direction 82 (step s12), and determines whether the determination range 84 exists in the flick direction 82 (step s13).

  When the determination range 84 does not exist in the flick direction 82 (No in step s13), the operation processing unit 141 displays an error message to prompt the user to perform the flick operation again (step s14), and returns the process to step s11. On the other hand, when the determination range 84 is in the flick direction 82 (Yes in step s13), the operation processing unit 141 acquires the function folder 83 having the determination range 84 in the flick direction 82 as a movement destination candidate (step s15), and the image. The icon 81 is moved in the flick direction 82, and the function folder 83 as a destination candidate is blinked and displayed (step s16).

  Subsequently, the operation processing unit 141 determines whether there are a plurality of destination candidates (step s17). When there are a plurality of destination candidates (Yes in step s17), the operation processing unit 141 stops the image icon 81 near the plurality of destination candidates (step s18), and the stopped image icon 81 is re-flicked. (Step s19). When the stopped image icon 81 is re-flicked (Yes in step s19), the operation processing unit 141 returns the process to step s12. When the stopped image icon 81 is re-flicked, the determination range 84 of each function folder 83 may be reduced to a range that does not overlap each other. This is because since the distance X between the image icon 81 and the function folder 83 is short, it is easy to flick correctly.

  On the other hand, when there are not a plurality of destination candidates (No in step s17), that is, when there is one destination candidate, the operation processing unit 141 continues until the image icon 81 overlaps the destination destination function folder 83. Move (step s20). When the image icon 81 overlaps the function folder 83, the operation processing unit 141 stores the image data of the image icon 81 in the destination function folder 83 (step s21), and the image data corresponds to the destination function folder 83. Processing is performed by the function (step s22), and this processing is terminated.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the determination range 84 is set for each function folder 83. The operation processing unit 141 acquires a function folder 83 having a determination range 84 in the flick direction 82 of the image icon 81 as a destination candidate for the image icon 81. Therefore, even if the flick direction 82 is slightly deviated, it can be covered by the determination range 84 provided in the function folder 83. In this embodiment, when there are a plurality of destination candidates, the image icon 81 is stopped near the plurality of destination candidates, and the image icon 81 is flicked again to be moved to the desired function folder 83. ing. Therefore, the moving direction of the image icon 81 can be corrected, and the image icon 81 can be associated with the desired function folder 83.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the image icon 81 is stopped in the vicinity of the plurality of movement destination candidates when there are a plurality of movement destination candidates has been described. However, the image icon 81 is displayed in the function folder 83 of the plurality of movement destination candidates. You may make it stop in the state which accumulated 81. FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the destination candidates are the print folder 83a and the FAX folder 83b, the image icon 81 stops in a state where it overlaps with the print folder 83a and the FAX folder 83b. In this case, the print folder 83a or the FAX folder 83b can be selected simply by flicking up or down in FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of image icons 81a to 81c may be displayed on the operation screen 86, and the plurality of image icons 81a to 81c are flicked continuously in the flick directions 82a to 82c, respectively. 83a, FAX folder 83b, and BOX folder 83c may be stored. Further, the image data stored in the function folder 83 is not processed until the “process start” button 85 is pressed, and when the “process start” button 85 is pressed, the image data stored in the function folder 83 is processed. You may make it do. When image data is stored in the function folder 83, the image data may be displayed when the function folder 83 is double-tapped or the like.

  Further, when there are a plurality of movement candidates, the movement speed of the image icon 81 may be reduced in the vicinity of the plurality of movement candidates. Further, among the plurality of movement candidates, the color of the functional folder 83 of the movement candidate that finally stores the image icon 81 may be highlighted with red or the like. Further, the movement mode of the image icon 81 may be set so that the presence or absence of the image icon 81, the movement speed, or the like is changed or the movement itself is not accepted according to the function folder 83. For example, it can be set when it is difficult to print or fax image data immediately in the print folder 83a, the FAX folder 83b, or the like. Further, when the image icon 81 is stopped in the vicinity of the plurality of movement candidates, when another image icon 81 moves toward the plurality of movement candidates, the image icon 81 next to the previously stopped image icon 81 is displayed. Alternatively, the image icons 81 moved later may be arranged and stopped.

  Further, when the image icon 81 stopped in the vicinity of the plurality of movement candidates is re-flicked and stored in any of the plurality of movement candidates, the operation processing unit 141 stores the function in which the image icon 81 is stored. The priority of the folder 83 may be set higher than the priority of other function folders 83. Next time, when there are a plurality of movement candidates again, and there is a function folder 83 set with a high priority among the plurality of movement candidates, the operation processing unit 141 sets the function folder 83 set with a high priority. The display form may be changed so that it stands out, for example, by enlarging it from the function folder 83 of other movement candidates. At this time, if the function folder 83 set with a high priority is not selected by re-flicking the image icon 81, the operation processing unit 141 cancels the setting of the priority of the function folder 83. Thus, the standard priority may be restored.

  In the present embodiment, the image forming apparatus 100 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any touch panel device including the touch panel 112 may be used. For example, the present invention can be applied to a mobile phone including a touch panel 112, a smartphone, a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal, or the like.

11 Operation panel 12 Communication unit 13 Storage unit 14 Control unit 15 Document reading unit 16 Image processing unit 17 Printing unit 80, 86 Operation screens 81, 81a to c Image icons (source icons)
82, 82a-c Flick direction 83 Function folder (destination icon)
83a Print folder 83b FAX folder 83c BOX folder 84 Determination range 85 Button 100 Image forming apparatus 111 Operation button 112 Touch panel 141 Operation processing unit X Distance

Claims (10)

A touch panel on which a movement source icon that can be moved in the flick direction by a flick operation and a plurality of movement destination icons that are movement destinations of the movement source icon are displayed;
Each of the plurality of destination icons is provided with a determination range for determining whether the destination icon corresponds to the flick direction,
An operation processing unit that acquires the destination icon having the determination range in the flick direction of the source icon as a destination candidate of the source icon;
The determination range is provided at a specific distance from the destination icon,
The touch panel device, wherein the specific distance can be set by a user so that the determination ranges of the plurality of destination icons overlap each other. The operation processing unit includes:
The touch panel device according to claim 1, wherein when there are a plurality of movement destination candidates, the movement source icon is stopped near the plurality of movement destination candidates. The operation processing unit includes:
2. The touch panel device according to claim 1, wherein when there are a plurality of movement destination candidates, the movement source icon is stopped in a state of being superimposed on the plurality of movement destination candidates. The operation processing unit includes:
The touch panel according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when there are a plurality of movement destination candidates, the movement speed of the movement source icon is reduced in the vicinity of the plurality of movement destination candidates. apparatus. The touch panel device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the movement source icon that is moving or the movement source icon that has stopped moving can be flicked again. The operation processing unit includes:
The touch panel device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when there are a plurality of movement destination candidates, the plurality of movement destination candidates are displayed in an enlarged manner. The operation processing unit includes:
When there are a plurality of destination candidates, and the source icon moves to one of the plurality of destination candidates, the priority of the destination icon to which the source icon has moved is changed to another destination icon. Set higher,
Next time, when there is a destination icon with the higher priority set among the plurality of destination candidates, the display form of the destination icon with the higher priority set is more conspicuous than other destination candidates. The touch panel device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: A touch panel on which a movement source icon that can be moved in the flick direction by a flick operation and a plurality of movement destination icons that are movement destinations of the movement source icon are displayed;
Each of the plurality of destination icons is provided with a determination range for determining whether the destination icon corresponds to the flick direction,
An operation processing unit that acquires the destination icon having the determination range in the flick direction of the source icon as a destination candidate of the source icon;
In accordance with the destination icon, as a movement form of the source icon, presence / absence of movement stop, movement speed change or movement acceptance prohibition can be set. When the destination icon is a print folder having a function of immediately printing image data corresponding to the source icon, or a FAX folder having a function of immediately sending image data corresponding to the source icon The touch panel device according to claim 8, wherein the movement form of the movement source icon can be set. An image forming apparatus comprising the touch panel device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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