JP2019071101A - User interface device, item selection method, and item selection program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a user interface device that can improve operability.SOLUTION: A display unit 1 has a screen 10. A touch panel 2 is installed corresponding to the screen 10. An operation detection unit 31 detects a touch on the touch panel 2. An item display processing unit 32 displays items 11 corresponding to functions on the screen 10. An explanation display processing unit 34, when the time during which a touch on an item area corresponding to an item 11 continues from when the touch on the item area is detected reaches a predetermined time, displays explanation 14 for a function corresponding to the item 11 in the item area being touched on the screen 10, and when the touch detected in the item area continues on the touch panel 2 and is detected outside the item area, deletes the explanation 14 displayed on the screen 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a user interface device using a touch panel, an item selection method, and an item selection program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an imaging device including a touch panel and a display device, and a user interface device that executes a function corresponding to the tapped item by tapping a list of items displayed on the screen. In such an imaging device, a technology for displaying a help (explanation) corresponding to an item that has been tapped by setting a help display mode by tapping the help button displayed on the screen and tapping a list of items It has been known. In the displayed help, a setting button and a cancel button are displayed. When the setting button is tapped, the explanation is closed and the corresponding function is executed. When the cancel button is tapped, the explanation is closed and the original screen is displayed.

On the other hand, for example, Patent Document 1 proposes an information processing apparatus that displays setting contents of a function associated with an item according to a touch time on an icon (item) displayed on a touch panel display. By the technique described in Patent Document 1, the number of steps for displaying the explanation can be reduced, and the explanation can be displayed easily.

JP, 2011-204175, A

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, in order to execute the function corresponding to the item,
After displaying the explanation, it was necessary to tap the icon again, and the operation was complicated.
An object of the present invention is to provide a user interface device, an item selection method, and an item selection program capable of improving operability in view of the above problems.

In order to achieve the above object, a user interface device according to the present invention includes a display unit having a screen, a touch panel installed corresponding to the screen, an operation detection unit detecting a touch on the touch panel, and the screen An item display processing unit for displaying a plurality of items corresponding to each of a plurality of functions as a list, and the first of the plurality of items of the touch panel
A time measuring unit for measuring the time for which the touch on the item is continued, and an explanation display processing unit for displaying an explanation of the function corresponding to the first item being touched on the screen when the measuring time is a predetermined time And the description display processing unit displays the description of the function corresponding to the first item, and then the touch detected in the first item is continued in the touch panel, and the plurality of If a touch is detected in the second of the items,
The function description corresponding to the first item is changed to the function description corresponding to the second item and displayed.

In order to achieve the above object, the item selection method according to the present invention includes an operation detection step of detecting a touch on a touch panel installed corresponding to a screen, and a plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of functions on the screen. An item display processing step of displaying as, a clocking step of measuring a time during which the touch on the first item of the plurality of items is continued on the touch panel, and when the measuring time reaches a predetermined time, the screen The first being touched
And a description display processing step of displaying a description of the function corresponding to the item, wherein the description display processing step detects the first item after the description of the function corresponding to the first item is displayed. If the detected touch is continued on the touch panel and a touch is detected on the second item among the plurality of items, the description of the function corresponding to the first item is a second item It is characterized by changing to the description of the function corresponding to.

In order to achieve the above object, the item selection program of the present invention includes an operation detection step of detecting a touch on a touch panel installed corresponding to a screen, and a plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of functions on the screen. An item display processing step of displaying as, a clocking step of measuring a time during which the touch on the first item of the plurality of items is continued on the touch panel, and when the measuring time reaches a predetermined time, the screen The computer executes an explanation display processing step of displaying an explanation of the function corresponding to the first item being touched, and the explanation display processing step displays an explanation of the function corresponding to the first item After that, the touch detected in the first item is continued on the touch panel, and of the plurality of items, If a touch is detected in the second item, and displaying by changing the description of the function corresponding to the first item in the description of the function corresponding to the second item.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a user interface device, an item selection method, and an item selection program capable of improving operability.

It is a typical block diagram explaining the basic composition of the user interface device concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the item selection method by the user interface apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the screen of the display part in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the user interface apparatus based on embodiment of this invention.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals. However, in the embodiment shown below,
An apparatus for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, a program and a method used for this apparatus are illustrated, and the technical idea of the present invention is used for the apparatus and apparatus illustrated in the following embodiments. Not specific to the program or method Various changes can be added to the technical idea of the present invention within the technical scope described in the claims.

(User interface device)
As shown in FIG. 1, the user interface device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit 1 having a screen, a touch panel 2 installed corresponding to the screen of the display unit 1, a processing unit 3, and a storage unit. And 4. In the embodiment of the present invention, the user interface device will be described as a graphical user interface (GUI) mounted on an imaging device.

The display unit 1 includes, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The touch panel 2 has a detection area in an area corresponding to the screen of the display unit 1, and the user
The pointing device is a pointing device that outputs a signal corresponding to an operation on the detection area to the processing unit 3.

The processing unit 3 has an operation detection unit 31, an item display processing unit 32, a timing unit 33, an explanation display processing unit 34, and a function execution processing unit 35 as a logical structure. The processing unit 3 processes various operations necessary for the operation of the user interface device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The operation detection unit 31 detects an operation such as touch, drag, or flick of the user on the touch panel 2 in a predetermined sampling time according to a signal input from the touch panel 2. The item display processing unit 32 causes the screen of the display unit 1 to display an item (icon) corresponding to a predetermined function of an imaging device equipped with the user interface device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The timer unit 33 measures the time during which the touch is continued after the operation detection unit 31 detects a touch on the item area of the touch panel 2. The item area is an area corresponding to the item displayed on the screen of the display unit 1 by the item display processing unit 32 of the touch panel 2.

When the time measured by the clock unit 33 becomes a predetermined time (for example, 1 second), the explanation display processing unit 34
The explanation (help) of the function corresponding to the item of the item area being touched is displayed on the screen of the display unit 1.

When the operation detection unit 31 detects the release of the touch on the item area of the touch panel 2, the function execution processing unit 35 executes the function corresponding to the item of the item area on which the touch is released.
When the touch is released, it is when the user's finger leaves the touch panel 2.

The storage unit 4 can store a series of programs and various data necessary for processing performed by the interface device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and can be used as a temporary storage area necessary for processing. Each unit that the storage unit 4 and the processing unit 3 have as a logical structure may be configured by integral hardware or may be configured by separate hardware.

(Item selection method)
An item selection method using the user interface device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the item selection method described below is an example in which the user interface device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to an imaging device, and including this modification, can be applied to item selection methods of various other devices. Of course it is.

In the initial state, the processing unit 3 is in the normal state, and as shown in FIG.
A list 2 of items (icons) 11 corresponding to the functions of the imaging apparatus is displayed on the screen 10 of the display unit 1.

In step S11, the operation detection unit 31 detects an operation on the touch panel 2 installed on the surface of the screen 10, and determines whether an item area corresponding to the item 11 is pressed (whether a touch is detected). When it is determined that the item area is not pressed, the operation detection unit 31
The process of step S11 is repeated.

If it is determined in step S11 that the item area has been pressed, in step S12, the processing unit 3 stores the item number (icon number) corresponding to the item 11 of the pressed item area in the storage unit 4. The item number is a number determined for each item 11 displayed by the item display processing unit 32. In step S13, the timer unit 33 starts measuring the time for which the touch is continued after the item area is pressed in step S11. Accordingly, the processing unit 3 transitions from the normal state to the help display standby state. For example, as shown in FIG.
When the item 11 having the function of "brightness correction (ADJ BRIGHTNESS)" is pressed in step S11, the processing unit 3 stores the item number corresponding to "brightness correction" in the storage unit 4. Hereinafter, as indicated by an index A illustrated in FIG. 4, it is indicated that the touch panel 2 is touched by the user's finger.

In step S21, the operation detection unit 31 detects an operation on the touch panel 2;
In step S11, it is determined whether the finger pushing the item area is released from the touch panel 2 (whether the touch detected in step S11 is released). If it is determined in step S21 that the finger has been released within the predetermined time counted by the timer unit 33, the function execution processing unit 35 determines that the operation on the item area is a tap in step S22, and the storage unit 4 determines in step S23. Execute the function corresponding to the stored item number. For example, when the storage unit 4 stores the item number of the item 11 of “brightness correction”, the function execution processing unit 35
By executing the function corresponding to the item number stored in the storage unit 4, as shown in FIG.
An auxiliary item 13 for changing the setting value of “brightness correction” is displayed on the screen 10. The "brightness correction" is an item of the function of correcting the brightness of the image captured by the imaging device.

When it is determined in step S21 that the finger is not released, in step S24, the time measuring unit 33 continues to measure the time for which the touch is continued, and proceeds to count until a predetermined time. In step S25, the explanation display processing unit 34 determines whether the time counted by the clock unit 33 has reached a predetermined time. If it is determined in step S25 that the predetermined time has not come, the process returns to step S21.

When it is determined in step S25 that the predetermined time has come, in step S26,
The explanation display processing unit 34 displays the explanation (help) corresponding to the item number stored in the storage unit 4, and the processing unit 3 makes a transition from the help display standby state to the help display state. For example, when the storage unit 4 stores the item number of the item 11 of “brightness correction”, the explanation display processing unit 34
As shown in FIG. 6, the screen 14 displays the description 14 corresponding to the item number stored in the storage unit 4.

In step S301, the operation detection unit 31 detects an operation on the touch panel 2, and it is determined whether the finger that pressed the item area in step S11 is released from the touch panel 2 (whether the touch detected in step S11 is released). judge. Step S301
If the function execution processing unit 35 determines in step S302 that the item number stored in the storage unit 4 is a number within the range of the list 12, that is, the item 11
It is determined whether the number is If it is determined in step S302 that the item number stored in the storage unit 4 is not the item 11 number, the explanation display processing unit 34 erases the explanation 14 from the screen 10, and the processing unit 3 changes the help display state to the normal state. Transition to

When it is determined in step S302 that the item number stored in storage unit 4 is the number of item 11, function execution processing unit 35 executes the function corresponding to the item number stored in storage unit 4 in step S303. Do.

When it is determined in step S301 that the finger is not released, in step S304, the description display processing unit 34 determines whether the operation detected by the operation detection unit 31 is within the range of the list 12 or not. . If it is determined that the operation is within the range of the list 12, the explanation display processing unit 34 detects the item number of the item 11 being operated in step S305.

In step S306, the instruction display processing unit 34 determines whether the item number detected in step S305 matches the item number stored in the storage unit 4 or not. If it is determined that the item numbers match, the process returns to step S301.

When it is determined in step S306 that the item numbers do not match, in step S307, the explanation display processing unit 34 executes the explanation 14 displayed on the screen 10 in step S30.
In step S308, the item number stored in the storage unit 4 is updated to the item number detected in step S305. For example, the storage unit 4 stores the item number of the item 11 of "brightness correction", and the item number detected in step S305 is "SCENE SELECT".
In the case of “item 11”, the explanation display processing unit 34 changes the explanation 14 displayed on the screen 10 to the explanation 14 of “scene select” as shown in FIG.

If it is determined in step S304 that the operation is not an operation on the range of the list 12, the description display processing unit 34 erases the description 14 displayed on the screen 10 in step S309 as shown in FIG. In step S310, the instruction display processing unit 34
The item number stored in is changed to a number outside the range of the list 12 which is not the item number of the item 11, and the process returns to the step S301.

For example, the item number detected in step S305 is “increased sensitivity (GAIN U
In the case where the storage unit 4 stores the item number of the item 11 of “brightness correction”, it is determined in step S306 that the item numbers do not match. Next, in step S307, the displayed description 14 is changed to the description 14 of "sensitivity increase", and in step S308, the item number stored in the storage unit 4 is "sensitivity increase" item 1
Updated to one. Next, returning to step S301, if it is determined that the finger is released, the function execution processing unit 35 determines that the item number stored in the storage unit 4 is a number within the range of the list 12 in step S302. In step S303, as shown in FIG. 9, an auxiliary item 13 for changing the setting value of “sensitivity up” is displayed on the screen 10.

According to the user interface device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the description 14 can be easily displayed by displaying the description 14 corresponding to the item 11 according to the touch time with respect to the item 11. Further, according to the user interface device according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the explanation 14 is displayed, the operation corresponding to the item 11 is performed when the operation on the item 11 is completed, thereby simplifying the operation. It is possible to improve operability.

(Other embodiments)
While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should not be understood that the descriptions and the drawings, which form a part of this disclosure, limit the present invention. Various alternative embodiments, examples and operation techniques will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure.

In the embodiment described above, the item display processing unit 32 displays the current setting value 16 in a part of each item 11 by operating the setting value display button 15 as shown in FIG. You may Thereby, the user can recognize the current setting value of each item 11 in a list.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the user interface device may allow the explanation display processing unit 34 to move the explanation 14 displayed on the screen 10 using the touch panel 2 capable of multipoint detection. . For example, as shown in FIG. 11, it is assumed that the user touches the coordinates indicated by the indicator B while the description 14 corresponding to the item 11 of the coordinates indicated by the indicator A is displayed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the explanation display processing unit 34 moves the explanation 14 centering on the coordinates indicated by the other index B. Thereby, the item 11 hidden in the description 14 can be displayed again, and the target item 11 can be easily found.

Further, in the embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 13, the explanation display processing unit 34 and the function execution processing unit 35 are interlocked, and the item 11 is displayed around the item 11 simultaneously with the display of the explanation 14.
The auxiliary item 17 may be displayed when executing the function corresponding to. in this case,
As shown in FIG. 14, the setting value can be easily changed by performing the flick operation in the direction of the auxiliary item 17 indicating the setting value to be changed.

Thus, it is a matter of course that the present invention includes various embodiments and the like which are not described herein. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention is defined only by the invention-specifying matters according to the scope of claims appropriate from the above description.

Reference Signs List 1 display unit 2 touch panel 3 processing unit 4 storage unit 10 screen 11 item 12 list 13, 17 auxiliary item 14 description 15 setting value display button 16 setting value 31 operation detection unit 32 item display processing unit 33 timing unit 34 explanation display processing unit 35 Function execution processing unit

Claims (3)

A display unit having a screen;
A touch panel installed corresponding to the screen;
An operation detection unit that detects a touch on the touch panel;
An item display processing unit configured to display a first item corresponding to a first function and a second item corresponding to a second function in a predetermined area of the screen;
An explanation display processing unit that displays an explanation of a function for the first item when a touch on the first item has passed a predetermined time;
Equipped with
The description display processing unit is configured to display the description of the function for the first item, and thereafter, the touch on the first item is continuously detected on any of the touch panels, and On the condition that a touch on a first item is detected in the second item, the description of the function on the first item is changed to the description of the function on the second item and displayed; After displaying the description of the function for the item, the touch for the first item is continuously detected on any of the touch panels, and the touch for the first item is the first A user interface device, which continues to display the displayed description on condition that it is detected in a predetermined area excluding the item of and the second item. An operation detection step of detecting a touch on a touch panel installed corresponding to the screen;
An item display processing step of displaying a first item corresponding to the first function and a second item corresponding to the second function in a predetermined area of the screen;
An explanation display processing step of displaying an explanation of a function for the first item when a touch on the first item has passed a predetermined time;
Have
The description display processing step is a case where the touch on the first item is continuously detected on any of the touch panels after the description of the function on the first item is displayed, and On the condition that a touch on a first item is detected in the second item, the description of the function on the first item is changed to the description of the function on the second item and displayed; After displaying the description of the function for the item, the touch for the first item is continuously detected on any of the touch panels, and the touch for the first item is the first An item selection method characterized by continuing to display the displayed description on condition that the detection is performed in a predetermined area excluding the item of and the second item. An operation detection step of detecting a touch on a touch panel installed corresponding to the screen;
An item display processing step of displaying a first item corresponding to the first function and a second item corresponding to the second function in a predetermined area of the screen;
An explanation display processing step of displaying an explanation of a function for the first item when a touch on the first item has passed a predetermined time;
On your computer,
The description display processing step is a case where the touch on the first item is continuously detected on any of the touch panels after the description of the function on the first item is displayed, and On the condition that a touch on a first item is detected in the second item, the description of the function on the first item is changed to the description of the function on the second item and displayed; After displaying the description of the function for the item, the touch for the first item is continuously detected on any of the touch panels, and the touch for the first item is the first An item selection program characterized by continuing to display the displayed description on condition that it is detected in a predetermined area excluding the item of and the second item.

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