JP2018018529A - Display control device, image display device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display control device for putting together a plurality of images that are currently being displayed with an intuitive operation, and a program.SOLUTION: A display control device identifies by a main control unit 38 a specified image that is an image out of a plurality of images which is currently being contacted by a user via a touch panel, and a position which is currently being contacted by the user in a region where images are not displayed; and when an approach operation of making the identified position approach the specified image is performed, displays an image bundle in which the specified image and the other images which are present between the identified position and specified image and are not being contacted by the user are overlapped.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control device, an image display device, and a program.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a display processing unit that performs processing for displaying a representation image representing a document management body in which one or a plurality of pieces of document information are arranged in order, and designation of a target area including two representation images. A target area receiving means for receiving a predetermined operation input from the user in a state where the target area is specified, and the target in response to receiving the predetermined operation input. There is disclosed a document management body processing apparatus including an editing unit that removes predetermined document information from a document management body related to one representation image in an area and adds it to the document management body related to the other representation image.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a document management apparatus that manages document data, and generates a bundled document by bundling a plurality of document data stored in a storage unit that stores a plurality of document data. A document bundling unit that generates a thumbnail image of the bundled document generated by the document bundling unit, and the thumbnail generation unit includes a plurality of the document data bundled in the bundled document. There is disclosed a document management apparatus for adding a sticky note for distinguishing between the thumbnail image and the thumbnail image.

  Further, Patent Document 3 discloses an image selection apparatus including a storage unit that stores image data, a display unit that displays a plurality of images, and a detection unit that detects a display area directly input to the display unit. Reading means for reading image data stored in the storage means, display control means for displaying an image corresponding to the image data read by the reading means on the display means, and a display area detected by the detection means An image data specifying means for specifying image data corresponding to the image displayed on the image, an image selecting means for selecting or deselecting a plurality of image data specified by the image data specifying means, and the reading means. Selection information indicating whether the selected image data has been selected by the image selection means or has not been selected. A selection information storage means for storing the first image data among the plurality of image data specified by the image data specifying means, and determining whether the first image data specified first is selected or not selected The determination unit and the image selection unit respectively select the plurality of image data specified by the image data specification unit when the determination unit determines that the first image data is not selected. An image selection device is disclosed that deselects a plurality of image data specified by the image data specifying means when the determination means determines that the first image data has been selected.

JP 2008-134721 A JP 2008-27243 A JP 2009-3579 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a display control device, an image display device, and a program that can collect a plurality of images being displayed by an intuitive operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the display control device according to claim 1 displays a designated image, which is an image being touched by a user via a touch panel, and an image among a plurality of images. A specifying unit that specifies a position that is being touched by a user in a non-region, and an approach operation that brings the position specified by the specifying unit closer to the specified image; and And a display control means for displaying an image bundle in which other images that are images that exist between the designated image and are not touched by the user are displayed.

  The display control device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the display control device according to the first aspect, wherein the display control means superimposes the other image on the image bundle when the designated image continues to be touched by a user. To go.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the display control apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the other image is an image on which a predetermined user operation is performed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the display control device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the display control means is predetermined for the designated image and the other image. When a user operation is performed, the image bundle is displayed.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the display control device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the display control means is such that the designated image is continuously touched for a predetermined time or more. When the state is released, the other images included in the image bundle are displayed at their original positions.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the above object, a program according to claim 6 is a program for causing a computer to function as display control means of the display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

  According to the first and sixth aspects of the invention, it is possible to combine a plurality of images being displayed with a more intuitive operation than when the present invention is not applied.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the smart phone which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the smart phone which concerns on embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the file information which concerns on embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the file information which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the display control processing program which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the menu screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the image list screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the display control processing program which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the display control processing program which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the display control processing program which concerns on 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the display control processing program which concerns on 6th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the image list screen which concerns on 6th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the image list screen which concerns on 6th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 6th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 6th Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the principal part of the image list screen which concerns on 6th Embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following first to sixth embodiments, a case where the present invention is applied to a smartphone will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to other devices having a touch panel display such as other mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and portable game machines.

  Moreover, although the smart phone which concerns on each embodiment starts the application program and software corresponding to each menu item by showing a some menu item and making a user select a desired menu item, it is not limited to this. That is, the smartphone according to each embodiment may activate a list display function to be described later based on the instructed application program or software when an instruction to activate the application program or software is input. Further, the smartphone according to each embodiment may activate a list display function to be described later with an application program or software activated by a web browsing function when a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is designated.

[First Embodiment]

  As shown in FIG. 1, the smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment includes a flat housing 12, a display panel 14 </ b> A as a display unit on one surface of the housing 12, and an operation panel configured as a touch panel. 14B includes a display input unit 14 integrated with 14B. The housing 12 includes a speaker 16, a microphone 18, an operation unit 20, and a camera unit 22. In addition, the shape of the housing | casing 12 is not limited to simple flat form, For example, you may employ | adopt the structure which has a folding structure and a slide mechanism.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the smartphone 10 includes, as main components, the display input unit 14, the operation unit 20, and the camera unit 22 described above, a wireless communication unit 24, a call unit 26, a storage unit 28, and an external input / output unit. 30, a power supply unit 36, and a main control unit 38. In addition, the smart phone 10 is provided with the radio | wireless communication function which performs mobile radio | wireless communication via a base station apparatus and a mobile communication network as a main function.

  The wireless communication unit 24 performs wireless communication with the base station apparatus accommodated in the mobile communication network in accordance with an instruction from the main control unit 38. Using such wireless communication, transmission / reception of various file data such as audio data and image data, e-mail data, etc., and reception of web data, streaming data, etc. are performed with an external device.

  On the other hand, the display input unit 14 displays images (still images and moving images), character information, and the like visually and transmits information to the user under the control of the main control unit 38, and performs user operations on the displayed information. It is a so-called touch panel display to detect. As described above, the display input unit 14 according to the present embodiment includes the display panel 14A and the operation panel 14B.

  Here, the display panel 14A uses an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OELD (Organic Electro-Luminescence Display), or the like as a display device. The operation panel 14B is a device that is stacked on the display panel 14A so that an image displayed on the display surface of the display panel 14A is visible, and detects one or a plurality of coordinates operated by a user's finger or stylus. is there. When the device is operated with a user's finger or stylus, the device outputs a detection signal generated due to the operation to the main control unit 38. Next, the main control unit 38 detects an operation position (coordinates) on the display panel 14A based on the received detection signal.

  Although the size of the display area of the display panel 14A and the size of the display panel 14A may be completely matched, it is not always necessary to match the two. In addition, examples of the position detection method employed in the operation panel 14B include a matrix switch method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method, an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a capacitance method, and any of these methods is adopted. May be.

  On the other hand, the call unit 26 includes the speaker 16 and the microphone 18 described above. The call unit 26 converts the user's voice input through the microphone 18 into voice data that can be processed by the main control unit 38 and outputs the voice data to the main control unit 38, or by the wireless communication unit 24 or the external input / output unit 30. The received audio data is decoded and output from the speaker 16. As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the speaker 16 is mounted on the same surface as the surface on which the display input unit 14 is provided, and the microphone 18 is mounted on the front surface of the housing 12.

  The operation unit 20 is a hardware key using a key switch or the like, and receives an instruction from the user. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the operation unit 20 is mounted on the side surface of the housing 12 of the smartphone 10 and is turned on when pressed with a finger or the like, and is turned off when the finger is released with a restoring force such as a spring. It is a push button type switch.

  Furthermore, the storage unit 28 stores control programs and control data executed by the main control unit 38, application software, address data in which names and telephone numbers of communication partners are associated, and transmitted and received e-mail data. The storage unit 28 stores web data downloaded by web browsing and downloaded content data. Furthermore, the storage unit 28 temporarily stores streaming data and the like.

  Here, the storage unit 28 according to the present embodiment includes an internal storage unit 28A built in the smartphone 10 and an external storage unit 28B having an external memory slot that can be attached to and detached from the smartphone 10. The internal storage unit 28A and the external storage unit 28B constituting the storage unit 28 are realized by using a flash memory type storage medium or the like. The storage medium may be a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, or a card type memory (for example, a MicroSD (registered trademark) memory). The memory may be a storage medium such as a random access memory (RAM) or a read only memory (ROM).

  On the other hand, the external input / output unit 30 serves as an interface with an external device connected to the smartphone 10. The external input / output unit 30 according to the present embodiment is directly or indirectly connected to another external device according to a predetermined communication standard or the like. The communication standard is, for example, a universal serial bus (USB), IEEE 1394, or the like, such as a network (for example, the Internet, a wireless LAN, Bluetooth (Bluetooth)), or the like. (Radio Frequency Identification), infrared communication (Infrared Data Association: IrDA) (registered trademark), and the above communication standards include UWB (Ultra Wideband) (registered trademark) and ZigBee (registered trademark). ).

  Here, the external device connected to the smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment is, for example, a memory card (via a wired / wireless headset, a wired / wireless external charger, a wired / wireless data port, a card socket ( Memory card). The external device is an external audio / video device connected via a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module Card) / UIM (User Identity Module Card) card or an audio / video I / O (Input / Output) terminal. Also good. The external device includes an external audio / video device connected wirelessly, a smartphone connected wired / wirelessly, a personal computer connected wired / wirelessly, a PDA wired / wirelessly connected, and a personal computer wired / wirelessly connected. It may be an earphone. The external input / output unit 30 according to the present embodiment transmits data transmitted from these external devices to each component inside the smartphone 10 and transmits data inside the smartphone 10 to the external device.

  The power supply unit 36 supplies power stored in a battery (not shown) to each unit of the smartphone 10 in accordance with an instruction from the main control unit 38.

  Further, the main control unit 38 includes a microprocessor, operates according to a control program and control data stored in the storage unit 28, and controls each unit of the smartphone 10 in an integrated manner. The main control unit 38 includes a mobile communication control function for controlling each unit of the communication system and an application processing function in order to perform voice communication and data communication through the wireless communication unit 24.

  Here, the application processing function is realized by the main control unit 38 operating according to the application software stored in the storage unit 28. The application processing function includes, for example, an infrared communication function for controlling the external input / output unit 30 to perform data communication with the opposite device, an e-mail function for transmitting / receiving e-mails, a web browsing function for browsing web pages, and the like. There is.

  The main control unit 38 has an image processing function such as displaying video on the display input unit 14 based on image data (still image or moving image data) such as received data or downloaded streaming data. The image processing function referred to here is a function in which the main control unit 38 decodes the image data, performs image processing on the image data obtained by the decoding, and displays an image on the display input unit 14. Say.

  Further, the main control unit 38 performs display control of various information on the display panel 14A and operation detection control for detecting user operations via the operation unit 20, the operation panel 14B, and the like.

  By executing the display control, the main control unit 38 displays an icon for starting application software, a software key such as a scroll bar, or displays a window for creating an e-mail. Note that the scroll bar here refers to a software key for accepting an instruction to move the display portion of a large image that does not fit in the display area of the display panel 14A.

  Further, by executing the operation detection control, the main control unit 38 detects a user operation via the operation unit 20, or operates the icon or the character string for the input field of the window via the operation panel 14B. Or accept input.

  Furthermore, the main control unit 38 detects a gesture operation on the operation panel 14B, and executes a preset function according to the detected gesture operation. Note that the gesture operation here is not a conventional simple touch operation, but draws a trajectory with a finger or the like, designates a plurality of positions at the same time, or combines them to at least one from a plurality of positions. It means an operation to draw a trajectory.

  On the other hand, the camera unit 22 is a digital camera that captures an image using an image sensor such as a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) or a charge-coupled device (CCD). Further, the camera unit 22 converts image data obtained by imaging into image data compressed by a predetermined standard such as JPEG (Joint Photographic coding Experts Group) under the control of the main control unit 38. The camera unit 22 records the converted image data in the storage unit 28 or outputs the converted image data to an external device via the external input / output unit 30 or the wireless communication unit 24. In the smartphone 10 shown in FIG. 1, the camera unit 22 is mounted on the same surface as the display input unit 14, but the mounting position of the camera unit 22 is not limited to this and is mounted on the back surface of the display input unit 14. Alternatively, a plurality of camera units 22 may be mounted. When a plurality of camera units 22 are mounted, the camera unit 22 used for shooting is switched to perform shooting alone, or the plurality of camera units 22 are used for shooting simultaneously.

  Here, the camera unit 22 according to the present embodiment is used for various functions of the smartphone 10. For example, the image acquired by the camera unit 22 is displayed on the display panel 14A, or the image of the camera unit 22 is used as one of the operation inputs of the operation panel 14B.

  Further, the camera unit 22 adds voice information acquired by the microphone 18 to the image data of the still image or moving image (which may be converted into text information by performing voice text conversion by the main control unit 38 or the like). Then, the camera unit 22 records the image data to which the audio information is added in the storage unit 28 or outputs the image data to an external device via the external input / output unit 30 or the wireless communication unit 24.

  By the way, in the smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment, when image data is stored in at least one of the internal storage unit 28A and the external storage unit 28B and a list display of the image data is instructed by a user operation, the display panel 14A is displayed. Control to display the list.

  In addition, when a predetermined user operation is performed on the image on which the list display is performed via the operation panel 14B, the smartphone 10 superimposes a plurality of images including the image on which the user operation is performed. A superimposing display function is provided.

  For this reason, the smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment is configured so that the arrangement order and superposition state of each file when displaying a list of a plurality of digitized files (hereinafter also simply referred to as “files”) including the image data. Are stored in the storage unit 28.

  As an example, as illustrated in FIG. 3A, the file information 40 according to the present embodiment includes, for each file, arrangement order information indicating the arrangement order, file name information indicating a file name, photographer information indicating a photographer, and a superimposition state. Is information associated with superimposition state information indicating. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, as superimposition state information, information “no superimposition” is stored when the corresponding image is not superimposed, and is superimposed when the corresponding image is superimposed. Information indicating a group name of a group in which a plurality of images are grouped is stored.

  Based on the file information 40, the smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment displays a plurality of files included in the same group as a group of slide shows, or displays a list of files in groups.

  The smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment updates the file information 40 when a plurality of images are superimposed and displayed by the superimposed display function or when the superimposed display is canceled during list display. In other words, for example, when the images of the file names B1 to BN are overlapped and displayed as the group E, the smartphone 10 displays the superimposition state information regarding the images of the file names B1 to BN from “No superimposition” as shown in FIG. Change to "Group E".

  The smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment displays a list of images indicated by the image data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and icon images representing document files, audio files, application programs, and the like stored in the storage unit 28 are displayed. A list may be displayed.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the effect | action of the smart phone 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a display control processing program executed by the main control unit 38 of the smartphone 10 when an execution instruction is input via the operation panel 14B or the operation unit 20. The program is stored in advance in a predetermined area of the internal storage unit 28A.

  In step S101 in the figure, control is performed to display a menu screen as a starting point of screen transition on the display panel 14A.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the menu screen 42 according to the present embodiment includes a mail button 44a for receiving an instruction for starting the mail function, and a web button 44b for receiving an instruction for starting the web browsing function. Further, the menu screen 42 includes a camera button 44c for receiving an instruction for starting the camera function and an image list button 44d for receiving an instruction for starting the function of the list display. The menu screen 42 includes menu buttons such as a call button 44e for receiving an instruction for starting a call function and a setting button 44f for receiving an instruction for starting various setting functions.

  On the menu screen 42, the user selects one of the menu items by touching the upper surface of the menu button corresponding to the function to be activated. In response to this, the main control unit 38 activates a function corresponding to the selected menu button.

  Therefore, in the next step S103, the user waits for selection of any menu button. In the next step S105, it is determined whether or not the menu button selected by the user is the image list button 44d. If a negative determination is made in step S105, the process proceeds to step S107, and after executing the function corresponding to the selected menu button, the display control processing program is terminated. On the other hand, when it becomes affirmation determination by step S105, it transfers to step S109.

  In step S109, control is performed to display an image list screen for displaying a list of images indicated by the files stored in the storage unit 28 on the display panel 14A.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the image list screen 46 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of display areas of the display panel 14 </ b> A divided in a predetermined direction (in this embodiment, the front view vertical direction in FIG. 6). Divided into divided regions 48. Each divided area 48 is further divided into an image display area 48A for displaying an image and a type area 48B for displaying a type corresponding to the image displayed in the image display area 48A.

  Then, each image to be displayed as a list is assigned to each divided area 48 for each predetermined type and displayed in each divided area 48. In the present embodiment, a photographer of a corresponding image is applied as the type, and each image is assigned to each divided region 48 for each photographer (A to D in the example shown in the figure). Further, in each divided region 48, each image allocated for each type is a direction intersecting the predetermined direction (in this embodiment, the left-right direction in the front view of FIG. (Also referred to as “array direction”). At this time, the images are displayed in the order indicated by the arrangement order information with respect to the arrangement direction in the image display areas 48A.

  In the next step S111, the process waits until there is an input operation on one of the operation panel 14B and the operation unit 20. Then, in the next step S113, it is determined whether or not the input operation is an instruction input operation for ending the display control processing program. In the smartphone 10 according to the present embodiment, when a pressing operation is performed on the operation unit 20 located on the left side of the smartphone 10 when viewed from the front, the processing that is being performed at that time is terminated.

  When a negative determination is made in step S113, the process proceeds to step S115, and it is determined whether or not the input operation is an input operation for selecting an image. At this time, when any image is designated via the operation panel 14B, the main control unit 38 determines that the input operation is for image selection. If a negative determination is made in step S115, the process proceeds to step S117, a process corresponding to the input operation is executed, and the display control process program is terminated.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S115, the process proceeds to step S119, and whether the position designated on the operation panel 14B by the user at this time (hereinafter also referred to as “designated position”) has moved. Determine whether or not. At this time, the main control unit 38 determines that the designated position has moved when the designated position has moved by a predetermined distance (for example, 3 mm) from the designated position detected in the process of step S111.

  If a negative determination is made in step S119, the process proceeds to step S135 described later. On the other hand, if the determination in step S119 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S121, and the image displayed at the designated position (hereinafter also referred to as “designated image”) is moved according to the amount of movement of the designated position. Take control.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 7A, it is assumed that the position (designated position 54) in the display area of the image B1 is designated by the user and the designated position 54 has moved in the direction in which the image B2 is displayed. In this case, the main control unit 38 moves the display position of the image B1 in accordance with the movement of the designated position 54. In the present embodiment, the display position of the image B1 is moved in the arrangement direction according to the amount of movement of the designated position in the arrangement direction.

  In the next step S123, it is determined whether or not the designated image approaches another image (in this embodiment, another image included in the same divided area). At this time, if there is an image whose distance from the designated image is reduced by a predetermined distance (for example, 3 mm) due to the movement of the designated image in step S121, the main control unit 38 determines that the designated image is the image. (Hereinafter, also referred to as “accessed image”).

  If the determination in step S123 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S125, and the approached image is moved in a direction approaching the designated image by a predetermined distance (for example, 3 mm). At this time, when there are a plurality of approaching images, the approaching images are moved in parallel by the predetermined distance.

  That is, the user designates an image displayed on the operation panel 14B, and performs an approach operation to bring the image closer to another image, thereby giving an instruction to display a plurality of images in a superimposed manner. Therefore, when the main control unit 38 detects that the approaching operation has been performed by the process of step S123, the main control unit 38 performs control to move the images by the process of step S125, collect them in one place, and display them in a superimposed manner. In the present embodiment, an operation for reducing the distance between at least two images of the plurality of images displayed on the display panel 14A is referred to as an approach operation. In the present embodiment, the designated image and the approached image that have been operated to reduce the distance are collectively referred to as an “approach image”.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the image B1 is brought close to the images B2 to B5, as shown in FIG. 7C, the main control unit 38 moves the images B2 to B5. , In parallel with the direction of arrangement).

  In the next step S127, it is determined whether or not the distance between the images approaching in step S125 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. The threshold value is a predetermined threshold value for determining that the designated image and the first approach image are displayed in an overlapping manner, and information indicating the threshold value is stored in advance in the internal storage unit 28A.

  If a negative determination is made in step S127, the process proceeds to step S131 described later. On the other hand, if the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S129, and the approaching image determined to be equal to or greater than the threshold value by the process of step S127 is superimposed on the designated image and displayed as an image bundle. In step S127, the superimposition state information is updated so that the designated image and the approached image belong to the same group.

  As an example, as illustrated in FIG. 7D, the main control unit 38 moves the image B2 in a direction to approach the image B1, and when the distance between the images B1 and B2 is equal to or less than the above threshold, the images B1 and B2 are overlapped. Control to display the image bundle 56 is performed. At this time, any of the images B1 and B2 may be displayed on the upper side, but it is preferable that the image B1 that is the designated image is on the upper side because the image designated by the user becomes clearer. In addition, the images B1 and B2 may be displayed in a completely overlapped manner, and the positions of the images B1 and B2 are shifted and displayed in an overlapping manner so that the user can recognize that a plurality of images overlap. Also good.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, as shown in FIG. 3B as an example, the main control unit 38 sets the superimposition state information so that the image information B1 and the image B2 belong to the group E that is the same group in the file information 40. Update.

  In the next step S131, it is determined whether or not the input operation detected in step S111 is released by determining whether or not the contact state on the operation panel 14B by the user is released. If the determination in step S131 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S132, the positions of the images 50 displayed on the display panel 14A are arranged, and the process returns to step S111. When the main control unit 38 arranges the positions of the images 50, for example, without changing the arrangement order of the images 50 including the image bundle 56, the main control unit 38 sets the positions of the images 50 to be constant. Control to display each image 50 is performed.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 7E, it is assumed that the input operation is canceled when the images B2 to BN are displayed over the image B1. In this case, the main control unit 38 superimposes and displays the images B2 to BN on the image B1, and also superimposes the images BN + 1 and BN + 2 that are not superimposed on the image B1 when the input operation is cancelled. Control to display without. At this time, the main control unit 38 displays the image bundle 56 obtained by superimposing the images B2 to BN on the image B1, the image BN + 1, and the image BN + 2 at equal intervals. Thereby, while the user continues the contact operation on the operation panel 14B, the process of aggregating the images is continued, and the process of aggregating the images is stopped at the timing when the contact operation is stopped.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S131, the process proceeds to step S133, and it is determined whether there is an approached image that is not aggregated.

  If the determination in step S133 is affirmative, the process returns to step S125. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step S131.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S123, the process proceeds to step S135, and it is determined whether or not the input operation has been released as in the process of step S131. If a negative determination is made in step S135, the process returns to step S119. If an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S136, and the designated image is returned to the position (original position) before being moved in step S121. Then, the process returns to step S111.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step S113 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S137, the display panel 14A is controlled to stop the display of the image list screen 46, and the display control processing program ends.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of images 50 are arranged and displayed in the arrangement direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the plurality of images 50 may be arranged in a matrix or randomly. In those cases, when an approaching operation is performed to bring the designated image closer to another image, the smartphone 10 displays the images existing on the straight line connecting the designated image and the other image and on the extended line of the straight line. It is good to perform control.

  In this embodiment, when the designated position moves, the designated image is moved according to the movement, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, if the determination in step S119 is affirmative, the process in step S125 may be performed without performing the processes in steps S121 and S123. In this case, when the designated position is moved, an image whose distance approaches according to the movement is set as an approached image.

[Second Embodiment]

  The smartphone 10 according to the first embodiment performs control to display the approached image superimposed on the designated image when one designated image designated by the user operation is brought close to another image. On the other hand, the smartphone 10 according to the second embodiment superimposes the designated image and the image existing between the approached designated images when at least two of the designated images designated by the user operation are approached. To display.

  In addition, since the structure of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is the same as that of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the effect | action of the smart phone 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the display control processing program executed by the main control unit 38 of the smartphone 10 when an execution instruction is input via the operation panel 14B or the operation unit 20. The program is stored in advance in a predetermined area of the internal storage unit 28A.

  First, in steps S101 to S113, the same processing as steps S101 to S113 of the first embodiment is performed. If an affirmative determination is made in step S113, the process proceeds to step S137. In step S137, the same processing as in step S137 of the first embodiment is performed, and the display control processing program is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it becomes negative determination by step S113, it transfers to step S201.

  In the next step S201, it is determined whether or not the input operation is for selecting a plurality of images. When it determines with it becoming negative determination by step S201, it transfers to said step S117, the process according to input operation is performed, and this display control processing program is complete | finished.

  When it becomes affirmation determination by step S201, it transfers to step S119. In steps S119 and S121, the same processing as in steps S119 and S121 of the first embodiment is performed.

  In the present embodiment, as an example, as shown in FIG. 9A, two images B1 and B3 are selected. In this embodiment, a case where an input operation for selecting two images is described will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied when an input operation for selecting three or more images is performed. . Each of the selected images will be described as the designated image.

  In the next step S203, it is determined whether or not the distance between at least two images of the plurality of designated images is close. In the present embodiment, as an example, as illustrated in FIG. 9B, it is assumed that the display position of the image B3 has moved in the direction in which the image B1 is positioned and the distance between the images B1 and B3 has become closer. When three or more images are selected in step S201, when the distance between at least two images among the selected images is shortened, it is determined in step S203 that the distance between images is close.

  If a negative determination is made in step S203, the process proceeds to step S135. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S203, the process moves to step S205, and exists between a plurality of designated images (hereinafter also referred to as “designated approach images”) that are close to each other as the designated position moves. Extract images. As an example, as shown in FIG. 9B, an image B2 existing between images B1 and B3, which are designated approach images, is extracted.

  In the next step S207, the designated approach image and the extracted image are moved. At this time, the main control unit 38 moves the designated approach image and the extracted image toward the same predetermined position. As an example, as shown in FIG. 9C, in order to overlap the images B1 and B3 that are designated approach images and the image B2 that is the extracted image at the same position (in this embodiment, the position of the image B1), The image B3 is moved toward the position of the image B1. Then, as shown in FIG. 9D, the main control unit 38 performs control to display the images B1 and B2 in an overlapping manner while moving the images B2 and B3 in the direction of the image B1. Further, the main control unit 38 performs control to further move the image B3 in the directions of the images B1 and B2, and to display the image B3 on the images B1 and B2 as shown in FIG. 9E.

  In the next step S129, the same processing as in step S129 of the first embodiment is performed. In the next step S132, the same processing as in step S132 of the first embodiment is performed. Further, in the next steps S135 and S136, the same processing as in steps S135 and S136 of the first embodiment is performed.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which two images B1 and B3 are selected has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, when the input operation for selecting three or more images is performed and the distance between the three or more images approaches, the main control unit 38 performs control to display the three or more images in a superimposed manner. In this case, each image may be displayed in the middle of the positions of the three or more images, and another image may be superimposed on any one of the three or more images. May be displayed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when a plurality of images are selected and the designated position moves and the distance between the images approaches, the designated approach image and the image located between the designated images are displayed in an overlapping manner. It is not limited to this. That is, when an image is selected, an area other than the image is designated, and an approach operation is performed in which the designated position in the area other than the image is moved to approach the designated image, the designated image, the designated image, and the designated position are Images positioned between the two may be displayed in an overlapping manner.

  In this embodiment, when the designated position moves, the designated image is moved according to the movement, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, if the determination in step S119 is affirmative, the process in step S205 may be performed without performing the processes in steps S121 and S203. In this case, a plurality of designated images are designated approaching images.

  Further, when the designated approach image and the extracted image are moved in step S207, the image existing on the side opposite to the moving direction of the designated approach image and the extracted image is moved in parallel with the designated approach image and the extracted image. May be.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the designated image and the extracted image are displayed in an overlapping manner in step S129, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, only the designated image may be displayed in a superimposed manner in S129.

[Third Embodiment]

  The third embodiment is an embodiment in which the second embodiment is applied to a case where a plurality of images are specified by a user operation across rows or columns in a state where the plurality of images are displayed in a matrix. . That is, the smartphone 10 according to the third embodiment, when a plurality of designated images specified across a row or a column are brought close to each other, between the approach images and the images of the approach images in the arrangement order corresponding to each image. Overlay existing images.

  In addition, since the structure of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment is the same as that of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 10A, when arranging a plurality of images 50 in a matrix, the images B1 to B4 are arranged in the order indicated by the arrangement information, for example, the images B1 to B4 in the first row, and the second row. Images B5 to B8 are arranged. In the third embodiment, the main control unit 38 performs control to display the display panel 14 </ b> A by arranging the rows sequentially for each row.

  In the third embodiment, the same program as the display control processing program of the second embodiment is executed. In this case, in the present embodiment, as an example, as illustrated in FIG. 10A, it is assumed that images B1 and B7 are selected and the image B7 is moved in a direction approaching the image B1.

  In the second embodiment, the image extracted in step S205 is the designated approach image and the image existing between the designated approach images. In the third embodiment, the designated approach image and the designated approach in the arrangement order are used. Assume that images exist between images.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10B as an example, when the images B1 and B7 are selected by a user operation, the images B1 to B7 and the images B2 to B6 existing between the images B1 and B7 in the arrangement order are displayed. Is extracted. In step S207, the main control unit 38 moves the images B2 to B7 toward the position where the image B1 exists, as shown in FIG. 10B as an example. At this time, the images B2 to B7 are preferably superimposed on the image B1 while being moved in a direction opposite to the arrangement direction.

  In the next step S129, as shown in FIG. 10C as an example, the designated images B1 and B7 and the images B2 to B6 between the images B1 and B7 are superimposed at the position where the image B1 exists. Control to display the image bundle 56 is performed.

  In the present embodiment, an image existing between two designated images in the arrangement order indicated by the arrangement order information is set as the extracted image, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, for example, information indicating the shooting date and time is associated with each image information and stored, and an image existing between two specified images in order of shooting date and time may be used as the extracted image.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when a plurality of images are selected and any one of the designated positions moves and the distance between the images approaches, the designated approach image and the image located between the designated images in the arrangement order are overlapped. Although displayed, it is not limited to this. That is, when an image is selected, an area other than the image is specified, and an approach operation is performed in which the specified position in the area other than the image is moved to approach the specified image, the specified image and the specified image in the arrangement order And an image positioned between and a designated position may be displayed in an overlapping manner.

[Fourth Embodiment]

  In the smartphone 10 according to the second embodiment, when at least two of a plurality of designated images designated by a user operation are approached, the approached image and an image existing between the images are superimposed on the designated image. Control the display. On the other hand, the fourth embodiment differs from the second embodiment in that the selection of other images is canceled while the selection of at least one of the plurality of designated images designated by the user operation is continued. This is an embodiment applied when the image is selected. That is, the smartphone 10 according to the fourth embodiment displays the close specified image and the image existing between the images in an overlapping manner in a state where selection of at least one of the plurality of specified images is continued. .

  In addition, since the structure of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 4th Embodiment is the same as that of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment thru | or 3rd Embodiment, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the effect | action of the smart phone 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of a display control processing program executed by the main control unit 38 of the smartphone 10 when an execution instruction is input via the operation panel 14B or the operation unit 20. The program is stored in advance in a predetermined area of the internal storage unit 28A.

  First, in steps S101 to S129, the same processing as in steps S101 to S129 of the second embodiment is performed.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 12A, description will be made assuming that images B1 and B3 are selected and the image B3 is moved in a direction approaching the image B1. When the image B3 moves in a direction approaching the image B1, the main control unit 38 performs control to display the images B1 and B3 so as to overlap each other as shown in FIG. 12B. At this time, according to the movement of the images B1 and B3, the image (for example, the image B4) positioned on the opposite side to the moving direction of the images B1 and B3 is moved in a direction approaching the image B1. In the present embodiment, the image B4 that is closest to the images B1 to B3 is moved to the position where the image B3 was displayed, but is not limited to this. That is, any image located on the opposite side of the images B1 to B3 may be moved.

  In the next step S301, it is determined whether or not the input operation has been canceled. At this time, the main control unit 38 determines that the input operation has been released when all of the designations of the designated images that have been determined to have been selected in step S201 are released. If the determination in step S301 is affirmative, the process returns to step S132 and then returns to step S111.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S301, the process proceeds to step S303, where it is determined whether or not the selection of at least one image has been canceled. At this time, the main control unit 38 determines that the selection of at least one image has been released when any of the designations of the designated images determined to have been selected in step S201 is released.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S303, the process returns to step S301. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S303, the process proceeds to the next step S305, and any one of the images not selected at this stage. It is determined whether or not is selected.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 12B, after the selection of the image B3 is canceled while the selection of the image B1 is continued, the image B5 is further selected as shown in FIG. 12C, and the image B5 is selected from the images B1 and B3. It is assumed that the image has moved in a direction approaching the image bundle 56. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12D, the main control unit 38 moves the selected image B5 and the image bundle 56 and the image B4 existing between the images B5 in the direction of the image bundle 56. As shown, the images B1 and B5 are displayed in an overlapping manner. The user continues to select at least one image and repeats the selection and release operation of the image of the other part, whereby a plurality of images including images not displayed on the display panel 14A are displayed one by one. Overlay while checking.

  On the other hand, when it becomes negative determination by step S305, it returns to said step S301. If the determination in step S305 is affirmative, the process returns to step S119.

  In the present embodiment, the images are collected at the timing when the designated position is moved in step S119, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, prior to the process of step S207, it is determined whether or not the selection of some images has been canceled by performing the process of step S303. If it is determined that the selection has been canceled, the process may proceed to step S207. . In this case, when a negative determination is made in step S301, the process proceeds to step S305 without performing the process of step S303.

[Fifth Embodiment]

  The smartphone 10 according to the first embodiment performs control to display the approached image superimposed on the designated image when one designated image designated by the user operation is brought close to another image. On the other hand, when at least two of a plurality of designated images designated by a long press by a user operation are brought close to each other, the smartphone 10 according to the fifth embodiment displays the images existing between the close designated images in a superimposed manner. To do.

  In addition, since the structure of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 5th Embodiment is the same as that of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the effect | action of the smart phone 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of a display control processing program executed by the main control unit 38 of the smartphone 10 when an execution instruction is input via the operation panel 14B or the operation unit 20. The program is stored in advance in a predetermined area of the internal storage unit 28A.

  First, in steps S101 to S117, the same processing as in steps S101 to S117 of the first embodiment is performed.

  In the next step S401, it is determined whether or not the image has been pressed for a long time. At this time, if the selection of the image is continued for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) or more without changing the designated position, it is determined that the button is pressed for a long time. If a negative determination is made in step S401, the process proceeds to step S117, the same processing as that in step 117 of the first embodiment is performed, and the display control processing program is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it becomes affirmation determination by step S401, it transfers to step S119. In steps S119 to S137, the same processing as in steps S119 to S137 of the first embodiment is performed.

[Sixth Embodiment]

  The smartphone 10 according to the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment performs control to display the approached images so as to be superimposed on the designated image when at least two of the plurality of images are approached by a user operation. On the other hand, when the image bundle 56 is designated by a user operation, the smartphone 10 according to the sixth embodiment displays an image included in the designated image bundle 56 or cancels the superimposed display of the image bundle 56.

  In addition, since the structure of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 6th Embodiment is the same as that of the smart phone 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment thru | or 5th Embodiment, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 14, the effect | action of the smart phone 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the display control processing program executed by the main control unit 38 of the smartphone 10 when an execution instruction is input via the operation panel 14B or the operation unit 20. The program is stored in advance in a predetermined area of the internal storage unit 28A.

  First, in steps S101 to 113, the same processing as that in steps S101 to S113 of the first embodiment is performed.

  If a negative determination is made in step S113, the process proceeds to step S501 to determine whether or not the image bundle 56 has been selected. At this time, when the image bundle 56 is designated via the operation panel 14B, it is determined that the image bundle 56 has been selected. If a negative determination is made in step S501, the process proceeds to step S117.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S501, the process proceeds to step S503, where it is determined whether or not the operation for selecting the image bundle 56 is a predetermined first operation. The first operation is, for example, an operation of continuously contacting a position corresponding to the image bundle 56 of the operation panel 14B for a time equal to or less than a predetermined threshold.

  If the determination in step S503 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S505, and an image list of images included in the selected image bundle 56 is displayed.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 15A, it is assumed that an image bundle 56 in which images B1 and B5 are displayed in an overlapping manner is selected by a user operation. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15B, images B1 to B5 included in the image bundle 56 and a return button 58 for returning to the image list screen 46 are displayed in the display area of the display panel 14A.

  In the next step S507, it is determined whether or not an instruction to end the list display in units of groups has been issued depending on whether or not the return button 58 has been selected, and input waiting is performed until an instruction to end is given. If the determination in step S507 is affirmative, the process returns to step S109.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S503, the process proceeds to step S509, where the superimposed display of the selected image bundle 56 is canceled, and the images included in the image bundle 56 that have been displayed in a superimposed manner are individually displayed. Take control. In step S509, the superimposition state information is updated so that the superimposed display of the images included in the selected image bundle 56 is canceled, and the process returns to step S111.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 16A, it is assumed that an image bundle 56 in which images B1 to B5 are displayed in an overlapping manner is selected, and a double touch operation is performed in which the same position on the operation panel 14B is touched twice. In this case, as shown in FIG. 16B, the main control unit 38 releases the superimposed display in order of the image B5 and the image B4, and individually displays the images B1 to B5 on the display panel 14A as shown in FIG. 16C. Control to display on the screen.

  Regarding the above embodiment, the following additional notes are disclosed.

(Appendix 1)
Among the plurality of images, at least one of the plurality of images at a display position where a designated image that is a single image being touched by the user via the touch panel is displayed, A display control device comprising display control means for displaying an image bundle in which another image that is not being touched by a user is moved and the designated image is completely superimposed on the upper side of the other image.

(Appendix 2)
Among the plurality of images, at least one of the plurality of images at a display position where a designated image that is a single image being touched by the user via the touch panel is displayed, A display control means for moving another image that is not in contact with the user and displaying an image bundle in which the designated image is superimposed on the other image; and the display control means A display control device that controls the other image existing in a different divided area from the designated image so as not to be moved to a display position where the designated image is displayed.

10 Smartphone 14A Display Panel 14B Operation Panel 28 Storage Unit 38 Main Control Unit 40 File Information 46 Image List Screen

Claims (6)

Among the plurality of images, a specified image that is an image being touched by the user via the touch panel, and a specifying unit that specifies a position being touched by the user in an area where no image is displayed ,
When an approach operation is performed to bring the position specified by the specifying unit closer to the designated image, the image exists between the designated image and the position and the designated image and is not touched by the user A display control device comprising display control means for displaying an image bundle in which another image that is an image is superimposed. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit superimposes the other image on the image bundle when the designated image continues to be touched by a user. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the other image is an image on which a predetermined user operation is performed. The display according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the image bundle when a predetermined user operation is performed on the designated image and the other image. Control device. The display control means displays the other images included in the image bundle at their original positions when the state in which the designated image is continuously in contact for a predetermined time or more is released. The display control apparatus according to any one of 1 to 4.   The program for functioning a computer as a display control means of the display control apparatus in any one of Claims 1-5.