JP2018206119A - Information processing device, display control method, and display control program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing device and the like that can change displays in a plurality of regions with good operability without the need to scroll each of the plurality of regions on a display screen or to display a scroll mode switching button.SOLUTION: When a touch with a multi-touch panel 106 is detected at a first touch position in a first region 301 of the first region 301 and a second region 302 on the screen of display means 105, a display image is fixed in the first region 301. Meanwhile, when a user performs a scroll manipulation in the second region 302, a display image is scrolled. A pressure applied to the touch panel at the first touch position is sensed by a pressure sensor 107, and when the sensed pressure exceeds a threshold value previously set, a display in the first region 301 is changed independently of a display in the second region 302.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, an image forming apparatus, and a notebook computer, a display control method and a display control program executed by the apparatus.

  In information processing apparatuses such as smartphones and tablet terminals, a model in which a touch operation is performed with a finger instead of a mouse operation is common. In addition, information processing apparatuses such as image forming apparatuses and notebook personal computers have appeared that are equipped with touch panel compatible operation panels.

  Such an information processing apparatus capable of touch operation has a feature that the screen can be intuitively operated with a finger, and the good operability is supported by the user.

  On the other hand, some information processing apparatuses as described above are equipped with a function of increasing the display area to a plurality. By using a plurality of display areas, one file can be divided into a plurality of areas, or a plurality of files can be displayed side by side.

  For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for moving a background area by a scroll operation or the like while fixing a partial area of the screen in a multi-screen display mode.

  As another technique, there is a technique of independently scrolling the left area and the right area of the screen (hereinafter referred to as an independent mode).

  As another technique, there is a method of switching the scroll mode between the independent mode and the common mode. In this case, in the common mode, the left area and the right area can be integrated to scroll the screen.

JP 2012-23469 A

  However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it cannot be used when the background (second area) is scrolled and the fixed area (first area) is also changed and selected at the same time.

  In the independent mode, the technique of scrolling the left region and the right region of the screen respectively has a problem that both the left region and the right region must be slid to slide the entire screen, and the operation is troublesome. . Specifically, when both the left and right fingers are used to scroll the entire screen, for example, when the number of scroll pages is large, the time for both hands to be blocked becomes long, and the operability is poor.

  In addition, since the technology for switching the scroll mode between the independent mode and the common mode requires the provision of a mode switching button, a button switching operation occurs or a file is displayed for button display on a device with a small display screen. The area becomes even smaller and the visibility becomes worse. In addition, since the display area of each document is reduced because the screen is originally divided into a plurality of screens, there is a problem that the display area is further reduced when an extra operation button is displayed. .

  The present invention has been made in view of such a technical background, and there is no need to scroll each of a plurality of areas of the display screen or to display a scroll mode switching button. It is an object to provide an information processing apparatus, a display control method, and a display control program that can be changed with good operability.

The above problem is solved by the following means.
(1) Display means capable of displaying display target data in a plurality of areas including the first area and the second area, and a multi-touch panel provided on the screen of the display means and capable of detecting contact at a plurality of locations. And a pressure sensor that detects pressure applied to the touch panel, and the multi-touch panel at a first contact position in the first area among the first area and the second area on the screen of the display means. A display control means for fixing the display image in the first area, while allowing the display image to be scrolled based on a user scroll operation in the second area, Pressure determining means for determining whether or not the pressure applied to the touch panel at the contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold value, When it is determined by the pressure determination means that the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position exceeds a preset threshold, the display control means displays the display of the first area in the second area. The information processing apparatus is characterized by being changed independently of the display of the area.
(2) The display of the first region is changed by determining that the pressure applied to the multi-touch panel at the first contact position exceeds the first threshold by the pressure determination unit. Thereafter, when contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a second contact position different from the first contact position in the first area, the display control means may change the first area after the change. The information processing apparatus according to item 1, wherein the display is changed in a direction opposite to the change direction.
(3) The pressure determining means determines whether the pressure applied to the multi-touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold value. 3. The information processing apparatus according to 1 or 2 above, which is determined based on
(4) In a state where a print preview image is displayed in the first region and the second region, contact at the first contact position of the first region is detected, and in this state, When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a position where the post-processing of the display image of the first region is possible, print setting for performing post-processing on the subsequent contact position is enabled. 4. The information processing apparatus according to any one of items 1 to 3, further comprising a print setting unit.
(5) When the print setting for performing the post-processing is performed by the print setting unit, the display control unit displays a mark indicating that the post-processing is to be performed at the post-processing position of the corresponding page. 5. The information processing apparatus according to item 4 above.
(6) Display means capable of displaying display target data in a plurality of areas including the first area and the second area, and a multi-touch panel provided on the screen of the display means and capable of detecting contact at a plurality of locations. And a pressure sensor that detects a pressure applied to the touch panel, wherein an information processing device includes a first area and a second area on the screen of the display unit, the first area in the first area. When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at one contact position, the display image is fixed in the first area, while the display image is scrolled based on the user's scroll operation in the second area. Control step and pressure for determining whether or not the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold value And when the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position exceeds a preset threshold value, the display control step includes the first control step. A display control method, wherein the display of one area is changed independently of the display of the second area.
(7) After the pressure determination step determines that the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position exceeds the first threshold, the display of the first region is changed, When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a second contact position different from the first contact position in the first area, the display control step displays the display after the change of the first area. 7. The display control method according to item 6, wherein the display direction is changed in the direction opposite to the change direction.
(8) In the pressure determination step, whether or not the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold is determined based on an average pressure value. 8. The display control method according to item 6 or 7 above.
(9) The information processing apparatus detects a contact at the first contact position of the first region in a state where a print preview image is displayed in the first region and the second region, In this state, when contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a position where the post-processing of the display image of the first area can be performed, post-processing is performed on the subsequent contact position. 9. The display control method according to any one of items 6 to 8, wherein a print setting step that enables print setting is further executed.
(10) When the print setting for performing the post-processing process is performed in the print setting step, the display control step displays a mark indicating that the post-processing process is performed at the post-processing position of the corresponding page. 10. The display control method according to item 9 above.
(11) Display means capable of displaying display target data in a plurality of areas including the first area and the second area, and a multi-touch panel provided on the screen of the display means and capable of detecting contact at a plurality of locations. And a pressure sensor that detects a pressure applied to the touch panel, the processor includes: a first area on the screen of the display unit; When a contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at the first contact position, the display image is fixed in the first area, while the display image is scrolled based on the user's scroll operation in the second area. Display control step, and whether the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold value. A pressure determination step that determines whether or not the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position exceeds a preset threshold value by the pressure determination step. Then, the display control program for performing further the process which changes the display of the said 1st area | region independently of the display of the said 2nd area | region.
(12) After the pressure determination step determines that the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position exceeds the first threshold, the display of the first region is changed, When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a second contact position different from the first contact position in the first area, the display control step displays the display after the change of the first area. 12. The display control program according to item 11 above, further causing the processor to execute a process of changing in a direction opposite to the change direction.
(13) In the pressure determination step, whether the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold is determined based on an average pressure value. 13. The display control program according to item 11 or 12, which causes the processor to further execute the determination process.
(14) In a state where a print preview image is displayed in the first region and the second region, contact at the first contact position of the first region is detected, and in this state, When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a position where the post-processing of the display image of the first area is possible, printing for performing print setting for performing post-processing on the subsequent contact position 14. The display control program according to any one of the above items 11 to 13, further causing the processor to execute a setting step.
(15) When the print setting for performing the post-processing process is performed in the print setting step, the display control step displays a mark indicating that the post-processing process is performed at the post-processing position of the corresponding page. 15. The display control program according to any one of the above items 11 to 14, further causing the processor to execute processing.

  According to the inventions described in (1) and (6) above, contact with the multi-touch panel at the first contact position in the first region among the first region and the second region on the screen of the display means. Is detected, the display image is fixed in the first area. On the other hand, in the second area, when the user performs a scroll operation, the display image is scrolled. The pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position is detected by a pressure sensor, and when the detected pressure exceeds a preset threshold, the display of the first area is independent of the display of the second area. And change it.

  That is, when the user touches the first area on the screen with a finger or the like, the display of the first area is fixed. When the user scrolls the second area in this state, the display of the second area is scrolled. . Further, when a finger or the like brought into contact with the first region is pressed with a pressure exceeding the threshold value, the image of the first region changes independently of the image of the second region.

  In this way, since the user can change the display of the first area by simply pressing the contact position without scrolling the first area, the user can change the display of the first area and the second area. Both displays can be changed by a simple operation without scrolling, and the operability is excellent and the usability is improved.

  According to the inventions described in the preceding items (2) and (7), the display of the first region is changed by determining that the pressure applied to the multi-touch panel at the first contact position exceeds the threshold value. Later, when the user touches the multi-touch panel at a second contact position different from the first contact position in the first area, the display after the change in the first area is changed in the direction opposite to the change direction. It is convenient that the image can be returned to the image before or during the change without scrolling in the first area.

  According to the inventions described in the above items (3) and (8), whether the pressure applied to the multi-touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset threshold value is an average of the pressures. Since the determination is based on the value, a highly accurate determination can be made.

  According to the inventions described in the preceding items (4) and (9), the user can place a finger or the like at a position where the first region can be subjected to post-processing in the state where the first region is in contact with the first contact position. By making a contact, it is possible to perform a print setting for performing post-processing on a later contact position.

  According to the inventions described in the preceding paragraphs (5) and (10), when the print setting for performing the post-processing is made, a mark indicating that the post-processing is performed at the post-processing position of the corresponding page. Since it is displayed, the user can recognize that the post-processing is performed at the mark position.

  According to the invention described in (11) above, when the user touches the first area on the screen with a finger or the like, the display of the first area is fixed, and in this state, the user scrolls the second area. Then, when the display of the second area is scrolled and a finger or the like brought into contact with the first area is pressed with a pressure exceeding the first threshold, a process for changing the image of the first area is performed. Can be executed by any processor.

  According to the invention described in the preceding item (12), after changing the display of the first region by determining that the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position exceeds the first threshold, When the user touches the multi-touch panel at a second contact position different from the first contact position in the area, the information processing apparatus performs processing for changing the display after the change of the first area in the direction opposite to the change direction. Can be executed by any processor.

  According to the invention described in item (13) above, whether the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold value is determined as an average pressure value. The process of determining based on the information processing apparatus can be executed by the processor of the information processing apparatus.

  According to the invention described in item (14) above, by touching a position where the first page can be post-processed with a finger or the like in a state where the first region is in contact with the first contact position, It is possible to cause the processor of the information processing apparatus to further execute a print setting process for performing a print setting for performing post-processing on the contact position.

  According to the invention described in item (15), when the print setting for performing the post-processing process is performed in the print setting step, the post-processing process is performed at the post-processing position of the corresponding page in the display control step. It is possible to further cause the processor of the information processing apparatus to execute a process of displaying a mark indicating that.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the screen which divided | segmented and displayed the document A and the document B which are two document files on a display part. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the information processing apparatus when display control as described in FIG. 2 is performed. It is a figure for demonstrating the display control process which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the display control process which concerns on further another embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a portable device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal is used as the information processing device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a CPU 101 that is a processor that controls the entire information processing apparatus 1, a ROM 102 that stores a control program of the CPU 101, and a RAM 103 that is a work area when the CPU 101 operates. The ROM 102 and the RAM 103 are connected to the CPU 101 via buses. Further, the control unit 100 is formed by the CPU 101, the ROM 102 and the RAM 103.

  The control unit 100 is composed of a liquid crystal or the like that displays various types of information, and the display unit 105 capable of displaying display target data in a plurality of regions including the first region 301 and the second region 302, and the screen of the display unit 105 A multi-touch panel 106, a pressure sensor 107, a wireless run interface 108, and a short-range wireless interface 109 that are arranged on the screen and perform operation input by directly touching (also referred to as touch) the screen and capable of detecting touches at a plurality of locations. Are connected through a bus.

  The pressure sensor 107 detects a pressure when the user presses with a finger or the like that touches the multi-touch panel 105. The wireless run interface 108 is used for communication with a network, and the short-range wireless interface 109 is an interface for performing short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or infrared communication.

  Further, a fixed storage device 104 is connected to the control unit 100 via a bus. The fixed storage device 104 is, for example, a hard disk device. The fixed storage device 104 stores various types of data, such as application programs, one file, or a plurality of files.

  The control unit 100 controls the entire information processing apparatus 1 in an integrated manner. In particular, in this embodiment, one file is divided into a plurality of areas, or a plurality of files are divided into a plurality of areas for display. Display control for display on the unit 105 is performed. In this embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 is installed with a printing application program for instructing printing to an image forming apparatus (not shown), and a printing preview screen having a plurality of areas is displayed. Display control and print setting control.

  Next, display control processing by the information processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a screen in which the document A and the document B, which are two document files, are divided and displayed on the display unit 105, and the first page (p) of the document A is displayed in the first area 301 on the left side of the screen. .1) is displayed in the second area 302 on the right side of the screen, the first page (p.1) of document B, respectively. Note that one document may be divided and displayed instead of different documents.

  In this state, when the user performs a scroll operation at an arbitrary position on the screen, for example, the second area 302 on the right side of the screen, the images displayed in the first area 301 and the second area 302 are collectively scrolled. .

  Next, when the user touches a finger at an arbitrary position in the first region 301, for example, the first contact position M1 indicated by a broken-line circle in FIG. Is detected, the control unit 100 of the information processing apparatus 1 sets the first area 301 as a fixed area, and the display of the first page of the document A is fixed. On the other hand, when contact with the first area 301 by the user is detected, the control unit 100 sets the second area 302 on the right side of the screen as a scrollable area. Therefore, when the user scrolls the second area 302 with the finger in the direction of the arrow Y1 while maintaining contact with the first area 301, only the display of the document B in the second area 302 is displayed on the first page. Scroll from page 2 to page N, or vice versa, from page N to page 2 to page 1.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the user presses the multi-touch panel 106 with the finger touched at the first contact position M1 in the first region 301, the pressure is detected by the pressure sensor 107. Is detected.

  The control unit 100 determines whether or not the pressure detected by the pressure sensor 107 exceeds a preset threshold value, and if it exceeds, the first region is independent of the image in the second region 302. The display of the document A displayed in 301 is moved and changed at the speed or amount set in the direction of the second page. The display can be changed continuously like scrolling, or can be changed in units of one page. If the pressurization is continued, the movement of the display is continuously changed. When the user loosens the pressure and the pressure falls below the threshold, the display change stops. If pressurization exceeding the threshold value is performed again, it moves again in the same direction. Thus, each time the user repeats pressurization, the document A displayed in the first area 301 moves from the first page to the second page, and further to the Nth page. In this way, the user can move to the desired page.

  On the other hand, the second area 302 on the right side of the screen is kept set as a scrollable area.

  It should be noted that the display movement change speed and the movement amount may be changed depending on the pressure applied to the multi-touch panel 106 by the user. For example, the moving speed may be increased or the moving amount may be increased as the pressure is increased.

  When the user releases the touch on the multi-touch panel 106 in the first area 301, the state returns to the initial state in which the images of the first area 301 and the second area 302 are collectively scroll-displayed.

  When the user touches the multi-touch panel 106 in the second area 302, the second area 302 is set as a fixed area and the display image is fixed, and when the pressure exceeds the threshold value, the display of the second area 302 is performed. Is moved and changed. On the other hand, the first area 301 is set as a scrollable area.

  As described above, when the user touches the first area 301 on the left side of the screen with a finger or the like, the display of the first area 301 is fixed, and when the second area 302 is scrolled in this state, the second area 302 is displayed. The display 302 is scrolled. Further, when a finger or the like brought into contact with the first region 301 is pressed with a pressure exceeding the threshold value, the image of the first region 301 changes independently of the image of the second region 302. Therefore, since the user can change the display of the first area 301 by simply pressing the contact position without scrolling the first area 301, the user can change the first area 301 and the second area 301. Both displays 302 can be changed by a simple operation without scrolling, and the operability is excellent.

  In the example of FIG. 2, the case where the screen is divided to the left and right of the screen is shown.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 when the display control as described in FIG. 2 is performed. The operation shown in this flowchart is executed by the CPU 101 of the control unit 100 of the information processing apparatus 1 operating according to an operation program stored in the ROM 102 or the fixed storage device 104.

  In step S01, it is determined whether a two-screen display (split display) request has been accepted. If accepted (YES in step S01), the process proceeds to step S02 to perform a two-screen display process. In the case of a request to display another file on two screens (two file display request), each file is opened (open processing) and displayed on the two screens.

  Next, in step S03, it is determined whether or not the user keeps pressing the same portion of the multi-touch panel (hereinafter also referred to as a panel) 106. If the button is kept pressed (YES in step S03), in step S04, it is determined whether the pressed position of the multi-touch panel 106, that is, the contact position exists in the first region 301 or the second region 302, and step S05. Based on the determination result, the area where the pressed portion of the multi-touch panel 106 exists is set as a fixed display area, and the acceptance of the scroll operation is prohibited.

  Next, in step S06, the pressure (pressure) of the multi-touch panel 106 at the contact position is detected by the pressure sensor 107, and an average value is calculated. The average value may be calculated by periodically sampling the pressure value obtained by the pressure sensor 107 to acquire the pressure value, and obtaining the average value when the number of acquired pressure values reaches a certain number. However, the sampling values obtained within a certain time may be averaged. As described above, whether or not the pressure applied to the multi-touch panel 106 at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor 107 exceeds a preset threshold value is determined based on the average value of the pressure. A high determination can be made.

  Next, in step S07, it is determined whether or not the obtained average value of the pressure on the multi-touch panel 106 exceeds the threshold value (if YES in step S07), in step S08, the display fixing area (in this example, the first fixed area) The display area) is moved and changed, for example, by scrolling, and the process returns to step S07.

  If the average pressure of the multi-touch panel 106 does not exceed the threshold value in step S07 (NO in step S07), whether or not the pressing of the multi-touch panel 106 is completed in step S09, in other words, the user touches the panel 106 with a finger. Determine if you have left. If pressing of the multi-touch panel 106 has not been completed (NO in step S09), the process returns to step S07. If the multi-touch panel 106 has been pressed (YES in step S09), the process proceeds to step S10.

  In step S10, the fixed area end process is performed to cancel the prohibition of scroll acceptance, and then the process proceeds to step S12. In step S03, even when the user does not keep pressing the same part of the multi-touch panel 106 (NO in step S03), the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S12, it is determined whether or not the end of display of two screens has been received. If it has been received (YES in step S12), after executing two-screen display end processing (switching to one screen display) in step S13. The process proceeds to step S14. In step S12, when the end of displaying two screens is not accepted (NO in step S12), the process proceeds to step S14. Even when the two-screen display process is not accepted in step S01 (NO in step S01), the process proceeds to step S14 after the one-screen display process is performed in step S11.

  In step S14, it is determined whether a screen display end process has been accepted. If the end process has not been accepted (NO in step S14), the process returns to step S01. When the end process is accepted (YES in step S14), a screen display end process is performed in step S15. The screen display end process is performed, for example, when a request for powering off the information processing apparatus 1 is received.

  FIG. 4 is a view for explaining display control processing according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the display of the first area 301 is changed by pressing the multi-touch panel 107 beyond a predetermined threshold at the contact position M1 of the first area 301 (fixed area). It was. However, when the pressing force is too large or pressed for a long time, the display of the first area 301 is moved and changed to the page desired by the user, for example, 5 pages, as shown in FIG. Can happen.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the display of the first area 301 is sent in the reverse direction, and for example, 5 pages can be displayed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, the user holds the current position in the first region 301 while maintaining contact with the multi-touch panel 106 at the first contact position M1 in the first region 301. A finger or the like is brought into contact with the multi-touch panel 106 at a second contact position M2 different from the contact position (first contact position) M1.

  When the multi-touch panel 106 detects the second contact in the first area 301, the control unit 100 moves and changes the display of the first area 301 toward the first page. When the finger is released and the contact at the second contact position M2 is released, the display movement change of the first region 301 is stopped. Therefore, the user may move to a desired page, for example, page 5, and release the finger that is in contact with the multi-touch panel 106 at the second contact position M2.

  The second area 302 is set as a scrollable area as in the embodiment of FIG.

  Thus, in this embodiment, after it is determined that the pressure applied to the multi-touch panel 106 at the first contact position M1 has exceeded the threshold value, the display of the first region 301 is changed, and then the first When the user touches the multi-touch panel 106 at the second contact position M2 different from the first contact position M1 in the area 301, the display after the change in the first area 301 is changed in the direction opposite to the change direction. Therefore, it is possible to return to the image before or during the change without scrolling in the first area 301, which is very convenient.

  FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 is equipped with an application program for performing print cooperation with an image forming apparatus (not shown), and transmits a print target document and print settings to the image forming apparatus to execute printing. Can be instructed. Then, the print preview mode is set in the information processing apparatus 1, and the print preview image of each page is displayed in the first area 301 and the second area 302 in the print preview mode. After specifying the position of post-processing processing such as processing, flicking the print preview screen in the horizontal direction, for example, makes it possible to display a total of two pages of images displayed in the first and second areas 301 and 302. The configuration is such that printing as a set and post-processing at a specified position can be set.

  That is, the information processing apparatus 1 is set to the print preview mode, and in this state, two screens are displayed on the display unit 105 as shown in FIG. 5A, and the user performs the first display in the first area 301 on the left side of the screen. When the finger is brought into contact at the contact position M1, the first area 301 is set as a fixed area where the display is fixed, and the second area 302 on the right side of the screen is set as a scrollable area. In this state, pressurization is performed at the contact position of the first region 301 to change the display to the advance direction, or a finger or the like is brought into contact with the second contact position to return the display to the return direction. The intended page is displayed in the area 301, and the display of the second area 302 is scrolled to display the expected page in the second area 302.

  In the state of FIG. 5A, the fifth page of document A is displayed in the first area 301, and the third page of document B is displayed in the second area 302.

  In this state, the user performs post-processing in the first region 301 as indicated by a broken-line square in FIG. 5A while holding the contact at the first contact position M1 in the first region 301. When the processable position M3 is touched with a finger or the like, the position M3 touched later is set as the post-processing processing execution position. Then, as surrounded by a broken-line circle in FIG. 5B, a mark indicating the post-processing process (a staple mark in the example of FIG. 5B) M4 is displayed at the set post-processing position. The In FIG. 5B, the contact at the first contact position M1 is also released, and the images of the first and second regions 301 and 302 can be scrolled together, and the contact is released. After that, the mark M4 is displayed as it is.

  The position where the post-processing process in the first region 301 is possible is determined in advance according to the specification of the post-processing process of the image forming apparatus.

  In this state, as described above, for example, by scrolling the print preview screen in the horizontal direction, a total of two pages of images displayed in the first and second areas 301 and 302 are printed as a set. In addition to setting, post-processing processing such as stapling processing and punching processing is set by specifying its position. At this time, the setting screen for setting the number of copies may be displayed so that the number of copies can be set.

  In FIG. 5C, the user scrolls the images of the first and second areas 301 and 302 in a batch, and a page different from the display page shown in FIG. Reference numeral 302 denotes a state of display. For the page shown in FIG. 5C, the post-processing process is not set, and therefore the mark M4 indicating the position of the post-processing process is not displayed.

  Note that print setting information including designation of the print-set page and post-processing position is transmitted to the image forming apparatus, and printing is performed by the image forming apparatus.

  In this way, the user touches the position where the first region 301 can be post-processed with a finger or the like in a state in which the first region 301 is in contact with the first contact position M1, so that The print setting for performing the post-processing process can be performed on the contact position M3. When the print setting for performing the post-processing process is made, the post-processing process is performed at the post-processing position of the corresponding page. Since the mark M4 indicating this is displayed, the user can recognize that the post-processing is performed at the M4 position of the mark.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the case where the information processing apparatus is a portable information terminal apparatus has been shown, but a multifunction digital multifunction peripheral called MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) having functions such as a copy function, a printer function, a scan function, and a facsimile function Or a personal computer or the like.

  Further, although the case where the screen of the display unit 105 is divided into two is shown, the display may be divided into three or more. In this case, when a finger or the like is brought into contact with the first area, a plurality of areas other than the first area are collectively scrollable areas.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 100 Control part 101 CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 104 Fixed memory | storage device 105 Display part 106 Multi touch panel 107 Pressure sensor M1 1st contact position M2 2nd contact position M3 Post-processing position M4 Mark which shows post-processing position

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Display means capable of displaying display target data in a plurality of areas including the first area and the second area;
A multi-touch panel provided on the screen of the display means and capable of detecting contact at a plurality of locations;
A pressure sensor for detecting the pressure applied to the touch panel;
When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at the first contact position in the first area among the first area and the second area on the screen of the display means, the display is performed in the first area. Display control means for allowing the display image to be scrolled based on a user's scroll operation in the second area, while fixing the image;
Pressure determining means for determining whether a pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold value;
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When it is determined by the pressure determination means that the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position exceeds a preset threshold value, the display control means displays the display of the first area in the first area. An information processing apparatus that is changed independently of the display of the area of 2.   After the display of the first region is changed by determining that the pressure applied to the multi-touch panel at the first contact position exceeds the first threshold by the pressure determination unit, When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a second contact position different from the first contact position in the first area, the display control means changes the display after the change of the first area. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is changed in a direction opposite to the direction.   The pressure determination means determines whether the pressure applied to the multi-touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold based on an average pressure value. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 for determination.   In the state where the print preview image is displayed in the first region and the second region, contact at the first contact position of the first region is detected, and in this state, the first Print setting means for enabling print setting for performing post-processing on the subsequent contact position when contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a position where the post-processing of the display image of the area is possible The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   5. When the print setting for performing the post-processing process is performed by the print setting unit, the display control unit displays a mark indicating that the post-processing process is performed at the post-processing position of the corresponding page. The information processing apparatus described in 1. Display means capable of displaying display target data in a plurality of areas including a first area and a second area, a multi-touch panel provided on a screen of the display means and capable of detecting contact at a plurality of locations; An information processing device including a pressure sensor that detects pressure applied to the touch panel,
When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at the first contact position in the first area among the first area and the second area on the screen of the display means, the display is performed in the first area. A display control step of fixing the image while scrolling the display image based on a user's scroll operation in the second region;
A pressure determination step for determining whether the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold;
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When it is determined by the pressure determination step that the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position exceeds a preset threshold value, the display control step displays the display of the first region. 2. A display control method, wherein the display area is changed independently of the display of the second area.   After the pressure determination step determines that the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position has exceeded the first threshold, the display of the first region is changed, and then the first When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a second contact position different from the first contact position in the area, the display control step sets the display after the change of the first area as the change direction. The display control method according to claim 6, wherein is changed in the reverse direction.   In the pressure determination step, it is determined based on an average value of pressure whether the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold. The display control method according to claim 6 or 7.   The information processing apparatus detects a contact at the first contact position of the first region in a state where a print preview image is displayed in the first region and the second region, and In the state, when contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a position where the post-processing of the display image of the first area is possible, a print setting for performing post-processing on the subsequent contact position is set. The display control method according to claim 6, further comprising executing a print setting step that enables the print setting.   10. When the print setting for performing the post-processing process is performed in the print setting step, the display control step displays a mark indicating that the post-processing process is performed at the post-processing position of the corresponding page. The display control method described in 1. Display means capable of displaying display target data in a plurality of areas including a first area and a second area, a multi-touch panel provided on a screen of the display means and capable of detecting contact at a plurality of locations; A processor for an information processing device including a pressure sensor for detecting pressure applied to the touch panel;
When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at the first contact position in the first area among the first area and the second area on the screen of the display means, the display is performed in the first area. A display control step of fixing the image while scrolling the display image based on a user's scroll operation in the second region;
A pressure determination step for determining whether the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold;
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When it is determined by the pressure determination step that the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position exceeds a preset threshold value, the display control step displays the display of the first region. The display control program for performing further the process changed independently of the display of 2 area | region.   After the pressure determination step determines that the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position has exceeded the first threshold, the display of the first region is changed, and then the first When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a second contact position different from the first contact position in the area, the display control step sets the display after the change of the first area as the change direction. The display control program according to claim 11, further causing the processor to execute a process of changing in a reverse direction.   In the pressure determination step, it is determined based on an average value of pressure whether the pressure applied to the touch panel at the first contact position and detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a preset first threshold. The display control program according to claim 11 or 12, further causing the processor to execute processing.   In the state where the print preview image is displayed in the first region and the second region, contact at the first contact position of the first region is detected, and in this state, the first When contact with the multi-touch panel is detected at a position where the display image of the area can be post-processed, a print setting step for performing print settings for performing post-processing on the subsequent contact position is performed. The display control program according to claim 11, further executed by the processor.   When the print setting for performing the post-processing process is performed in the print setting step, the display control step includes a process of displaying a mark indicating that the post-processing process is performed at the post-processing position of the corresponding page. The display control program according to claim 11, further executed by the processor.

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