JP2022176719A - Electronic apparatus, tv receiver, icon display control method, and icon registration method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an electronic apparatus capable of easily grasping to what operation each shortcut operation icon created by a user corresponds.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus (1) is provided with a display control unit (12) for displaying a shortcut operation icon for performing one or a plurality of operation on a display unit (15). The shortcut operation icon includes at least part of information included in one or a plurality of display screens displayed in registration processing for registering the one or the plurality of operation as shortcut operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic device, a television receiver, an icon display control method, and an icon registration method.

In electronic devices such as television receivers, in order to easily perform various complicated operations, a registration number is assigned to each operation, and the operation and the registration number are associated with each other and stored in a memory. By simply entering the registration number, the user can read out the operation associated with the registration number from the memory and cause the electronic device to execute the operation. For example, in Patent Document 1, operations selected by a user are assigned registration numbers in order of selection and registered in a memory of an electronic device.

JP-A-9-224290

However, with the above technology, it is difficult to grasp what kind of operation each registration number indicates. Also, the user must remember the details of the operation associated with each registration number. However, when the number of registration numbers increases, there is a problem that the content of the operation cannot be remembered or forgotten.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above situation, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device with good operability by associating and registering icons for shortcut operations that allow users to easily grasp the details of each operation.

In order to solve the above problems, an electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display control unit that displays a shortcut operation icon for performing one or more operations on a display unit, the shortcut operation icon includes at least part of information included in one or more display screens displayed in the registration process of registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations.

According to the above configuration, the shortcut operation icon includes at least part of the information included in the one or more display screens displayed in the icon registration process. It is possible to provide an electronic device that is easy for a user to understand whether it is associated with an operation and that is easy to use.

In order to solve the above problems, an electronic device according to one aspect of the present invention is an electronic device that registers shortcut operation icons for performing one or more operations, the icon being displayed by a user's operation. Alternatively, an icon creation unit that creates the operation icon from information included in a plurality of display screens, and a registration unit that associates and registers the user's operation and the created operation icon.

According to the above configuration, the user creates an icon that makes it easy to understand what operation each shortcut operation icon is associated with, and uses the icon to easily execute the operation associated with the icon. It is possible to provide an electronic device that can

To solve the above problem, an icon display control method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display control step of displaying a shortcut operation icon for performing one or a plurality of operations on a display unit. The operation icon includes at least part of the information included in the one or more display screens displayed in the registration process of registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations.

To solve the above problems, an icon registration method according to an aspect of the present invention is a method for registering shortcut operation icons for performing one or more operations in an electronic device, the icon being displayed by a user's operation. a step of creating the operation icon from information included in one or more display screens; and a step of associating and registering the operation of the user and the created operation icon.

According to the above method, the same effects as those of the electronic device can be obtained.

According to the present invention, since the shortcut operation icon includes at least part of the information included in the one or more display screens displayed in the icon registration process, the shortcut operation icon It is possible to provide an electronic device with good operability that allows the user to easily grasp whether the operation is associated with such operation.

1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a registration sequence of shortcut operation icons in the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flow chart showing an execution sequence of shortcut operation icons in the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4A and 4B show examples of shortcut operation icons displayed on the display unit of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 shows an example structure of data stored in the memory of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration of electronic device>
An electronic device according to the present embodiment is, for example, a bi-directional television receiver (for example, an Android (trademark) television receiver) 10 . However, the electronic device according to the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a VTR, a CD player, a television receiver, a remote control of a VTR, a CD player, or the like. The functional configuration of the electronic device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an electronic device 10 according to this embodiment. However, illustrations and descriptions of the configuration of the electronic device 10 that are not related to the present embodiment are omitted. As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic device (television receiver) 10 includes a control section 11, a display section 15, a memory 16, a communication section 17, and the like. The control unit 11 controls operations of the electronic device 10 . The control unit 11 further includes a display control unit 12 , an icon creation unit 13 and a registration unit 14 .

The display control unit 12 controls display on the display unit 15 of the electronic device 10 . For example, the display control unit 12 displays shortcut operation icons for performing one or more operations on the display unit 15 . At that time, the shortcut operation icon includes at least part of the information included in the one or more display screens displayed in the registration process of registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations.

Further, the shortcut operation icon may include text data information included in one or more display screens displayed in a registration process for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations. For example, an icon containing information obtained by converting character data included in one or more display screens displayed in the shortcut operation registration process into text data may be displayed.

Further, the shortcut operation icon may include a character area obtained by recognizing characters included in one or more display screens displayed in a registration process for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations. For example, character data included in one or more display screens displayed in the shortcut operation registration process is recognized as characters, and a shortcut that includes only an area containing the recognized character data among the display screens displayed in the registration process. An operation icon may be displayed.

Further, the shortcut operation icon may include a capture screen of all or part of one or more display screens displayed in the registration process of registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations. At this time, the shortcut operation icon may include a display screen displayed at the end of registration processing for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations. Alternatively, the shortcut operation icon may include a display screen displayed at the beginning or during registration processing for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations. For example, the electronic device 10 may display an icon including a captured image of only the final display screen of the display screens in the icon registration process. Alternatively, the electronic device 10 records the display screen in the icon registration process from the beginning to the end of the process, and includes a plurality of display screens such as a display screen at the beginning of the process or a display screen during the process together with the display screen at the end of the process. icon may be displayed. As described above, since the shortcut operation icon includes all or part of the information included in the display image in the icon registration process, the user can understand what operation the operation icon is associated with. Since it is easy to operate, the operability of the electronic device 10 is improved.

The icon creating unit 13 creates shortcut operation icons from information included in one or more display screens displayed by user operations in the icon registration process.

The registration unit 14 registers the one or more operations as shortcut operations in the memory 16 in association with the shortcut operation icon. Alternatively, the registration unit 14 may register in the memory 16 one or more operations, a shortcut operation icon, and a registered name given by the user in association with each other.

Further, the registration unit 14 may register all the operations from the beginning to the end in the process of registering the shortcut operation by the user in association with the icon for shortcut operation. Alternatively, the registration unit 14 may register only the last operation in the shortcut operation registration processing by the user in association with the shortcut operation icon. Alternatively, the registration unit 14 may associate shortcut operation icons with predetermined operations and register them in the memory 16 in advance, regardless of user operations.

The memory 16 may be a RAM or the like, for example, and according to the registration unit 14, stores shortcut operations and icons for shortcut operations (and registered names of icons given by the user) in association with each other. Memory 16 may be an external storage medium. The structure of data stored in the memory 16 will be described later.

When the shortcut operation icon is operated, the display unit 15 displays a screen according to the operation associated with the shortcut operation icon. Note that the display unit 15 may be separate from the electronic device 10 . Further, the display unit 15 may be a touch panel or the like, and may also serve as a user operation unit that receives user operations.

The communication unit 17 transmits and receives data to and from an external device.

The registration sequence and the execution sequence of shortcut operation icons in the electronic device 10 will be described below.

<Registration sequence of shortcut operation>
A registration sequence of shortcut operations in the electronic device 10 will be described below with reference to FIG. 2 .

First, in step S10, the display control unit 12 displays on the display unit 15 a screen for registration processing for registering one or more operations as shortcut operations. The registration function may be opened with a dedicated application for registering shortcut operations installed in the electronic device 10 . For example, the display control unit 12 may display on the display unit 15 a display screen that asks the user whether or not to perform a registration process of registering an operation that the user will subsequently perform as a shortcut operation.

In step S12, when the display control unit 12 receives the user's selection not to register the shortcut operation (NO in step S12), the process proceeds to step S30, and the display control unit 12 terminates the shortcut operation registration process.

In step S12, when the display control unit 12 receives the user's selection to register the shortcut operation (YES in step S12), the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the registration unit 14 starts recording user operations. The registration unit 14 records a plurality of operations in the memory 16 until the user operation ends in step S16. However, as described above, the registration unit 14 may record only the last operation among a plurality of user operations.

After one or more user operations are completed in step S16, the process proceeds to step S18. In step 18 , the registration unit 14 saves in the memory 16 a capture screen of the display screen displayed at the end of the registration process by the user (display screen in step S<b>16 ). The icon creation unit 13 creates icons for shortcut operation from information included in one or more display screens displayed by user's operation. A specific example of the icon created by the icon creating unit 13 will be described later.

Subsequently, in step S20, the registration unit 14 stores the user operations recorded in steps S14 to S16 in the memory 16 as shortcut operations. At this time, the registration unit 14 may store all of the recorded user operations in the memory 16 , or may store only the last operation among the recorded operations in the memory 16 . Further, the registration unit 14 may record the user's operation in the memory 16 provided in the electronic device (the television receiver 10 in this embodiment), or may record the operation in the memory 16 attached to the electronic device (the television receiver 10). The data may be stored in an external storage medium such as a memory provided in a remote controller or the like.

Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S22, and the display control unit 12 displays on the display unit 15 a screen for the user to give an arbitrary registration name to the shortcut operation saved in step S20. The display control unit 12 receives the registered name given by the user, and the registration unit 14 saves the registered name in the memory 16 . However, step S22 and step S24 may be omitted. That is, it is not necessary to attach the registered name of the shortcut operation. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S<b>24 , and the registration unit 14 stores in the memory 16 the registered name of the shortcut operation given by the user.

Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S<b>24 , and the registration unit 14 associates the user's operation with the created shortcut operation icon and stores them in the memory 16 . For example, the registration unit 14 may register the shortcut operation icon created in step 18 in the memory 16 in association with the user operation saved in step 20 and the registered name saved in step S22. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S26, and the shortcut operation registration process ends.

<Execution sequence of shortcut operation>
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the execution sequence of the shortcut operations registered above will be described.

First, in step S110, the display control unit 12 opens the shortcut operation execution function of the electronic device 10 according to the user's operation. In the subsequent step S112, shortcut operation icons for performing one or more operations are displayed on the display unit 15. FIG. The display control unit 12 reads from the memory 16 shortcut operation icons stored in association with each shortcut operation, and displays a list on the display unit 15 according to the user's operation.

Subsequently, in step S116, the display control unit 12 receives an instruction from the user to select a shortcut operation icon. For example, the user selects an icon associated with a shortcut operation for executing a desired function from the registered icons for shortcut operation displayed in the list on the display unit 15 . At this time, as described above, the icon includes at least part of the information included in the one or more display screens displayed in the registration process of registering as a shortcut operation. It is easy to grasp the content of the operation performed, and the icon for executing the desired operation can be easily found.

After step S122, for the operation associated with the icon selected by the user (YES in step S122), the process proceeds to step S124. In step S124, the control unit 11 accesses the operation stored in the memory 16 in association with the selected shortcut operation icon. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S126, and the control unit 11 starts executing the operation associated with the selected shortcut operation icon.

After step S122, for an operation associated with an icon not selected by the user (NO in step S122), the process proceeds to step S128. In step S128, the control unit 11 shifts the operation associated with the icon for shortcut operation that has not been selected by the user to background processing. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S130, and the control unit 11 waits until the user selects an operation associated with a shortcut operation icon that has not been selected by the user.

This completes the execution sequence of the functions of the electronic device 10 using the shortcut operation icons.

As described above, if a shortcut operation icon including a captured image of the display screen in the shortcut operation registration process is created and registered in association with the shortcut operation, the user can visually understand the content of the shortcut operation associated with the icon. Since it is easy to grasp the information, the operability of the electronic device 10 is improved.

<Example of icon for shortcut operation>
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, a specific example of shortcut operation icons (hereinafter also simply referred to as “icons”) in the electronic device 10 according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 shows, for example, three registered shortcut operation icons A, B, and C displayed on the display unit 15 of the electronic device (television receiver) 10 . These shortcut operation icons A, B, and C include capture screens of display screens displayed at the end of registration processing for registering one or more operations as shortcut operations.

For example, A in FIG. 4 shows a shortcut operation icon corresponding to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) setting operation. To reach the Bluetooth settings, the user first selects "Menu", then "Communication Settings", and finally "Bluetooth". Icon A includes a captured image in the state where the Bluetooth button A-1 in the area on the right side of the screen is selected on the screen for selecting "Bluetooth" which is the final operation screen in the icon registration process. In this manner, the captured image of the last display screen in the icon registration process is registered as the icon for shortcut operation in association with the shortcut operation, so that the user can easily tell which operation the icon is associated with at a glance. It is possible to provide an electronic device with good operability that allows the user to easily determine whether the user is present.

FIG. 4B shows an icon obtained by registering an image obtained by capturing the last display screen in the timer setting operation registration process as an icon for shortcut operation. A shortcut operation icon B is created based on. Similarly, in C of FIG. 5, a shortcut operation icon C for setting a screen saver is created based on the captured image of the last display screen of the registration operation.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, shortcut operation icons A, B, and C are created using the entire captured image of the last display screen in the registration process, and registered in association with each shortcut operation. However, the shortcut operation icon may be created including only part of the captured image. For example, the shortcut operation icon may include a character area obtained by recognizing characters included in one or more display screens displayed in the registration process of registering one or more operations as shortcut operations. For example, an icon may be created using only the area containing characters located on the right side of the screen used to create each icon A, B, and C shown in FIG. 4, and registered in association with the shortcut operation. . As described above, even if the icon includes only the character area on the display screen in the registration process, the user can easily grasp the details of the operation associated with the icon from the character area, so that the operability is good. .

In the above description, the shortcut operation icon is created based on the captured image of the last display screen in the shortcut operation registration process. It may also include a display screen. Also, the icon may include operation screens for a plurality of stages in the registration process. For example, an icon that includes three operation screens for operation 1 (select menu), operation 2 (select communication settings), and operation 3 (select Bluetooth) in the operation registration process for selecting Bluetooth (registered trademark) settings. may be created as an icon for Bluetooth settings.

Alternatively, the icon may include text data information included in one or more display screens displayed in the registration process of registering one or more operations as shortcut operations. For example, if the text on the right side of the Bluetooth setting screen (Bluetooth, pairing connection notification, etc.) is included as text data, an icon containing this text data may be created as the Bluetooth setting icon. .

<Example of data structure>
An example of the data structure of data stored in the memory 16 of the electronic device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

As described above, when creating a shortcut operation icon, a plurality of operations in the icon registration process may be registered in association with the shortcut operation icon, or one operation (for example, , last operation) may be registered in association with the shortcut operation icon.

For example, as shown in shortcut 1 in the upper part of FIG. 5, operation 1 (select menu), operation 2 (select communication settings), and operation 3 (select selection) may be registered as shortcut operations in association with icons. In this case, when the control unit 11 accepts the user's selection of the shortcut operation icon and executes the operation, the control unit 11 performs the operations 1 to 3 in the same manner as when the user performs the registration process. Do it in order to get to the last setting, the Bluetooth settings. Therefore, the user can track the operations to reach the desired setting. Also, for example, it is possible to easily access the display screen of the setting immediately before the last setting.

On the other hand, as shown in the shortcut 2 in the lower part of FIG. 5, for the operation of selecting the setting of the screen saver, the intermediate operation is omitted and only the operation of selecting the screen saver, which is the last operation, is performed by the shortcut operation icon may be registered in association with In this case, when the control unit 11 accepts the selection of the shortcut operation icon by the user and executes the operation, the control unit 11 omits the operation in the middle when the user performed the registration process, and the last setting is Get to the screensaver settings that are there. Therefore, by simply selecting an icon, the user can quickly reach a setting that can be reached through a plurality of frequently used operations, improving operability.

〔summary〕
[Aspect 1]
An electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display control unit that displays shortcut operation icons for performing one or more operations on a display unit, and the shortcut operation icons are configured to perform the one or more operations. It includes at least part of the information included in one or more display screens displayed in the registration process of registering as a shortcut operation.

According to the above configuration, the shortcut operation icon includes at least part of the information included in the display screen displayed in the operation registration process. It is possible to provide an electronic device with good operability that allows a user to easily grasp whether it is to be.

[Aspect 2]
In the electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention, the shortcut operation icon includes text data information included in one or more display screens displayed in the registration process for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations. It's okay.

According to the above configuration, the shortcut operation icon includes the information of the text data included in the display screen displayed in the operation registration process. It is possible to provide an electronic device with good operability that allows the user to easily grasp whether or not it will be operated.

[Aspect 3]
In the electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention, the shortcut operation icons are characters that are recognized characters included in one or more display screens displayed in the registration process for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations. It may contain regions.

According to the above configuration, the icon for shortcut operation includes a character area obtained by recognizing the characters included in the display screen displayed in the operation registration process. It is possible to provide an electronic device with good operability that allows a user to easily grasp whether it is to be.

[Aspect 4]
In the electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention, the shortcut operation icon is a capture screen of all or part of one or more display screens displayed in registration processing for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations. may include

According to the above configuration, the icon for shortcut operation includes a captured screen of all or part of the display screen displayed in the operation registration process, so selection of the icon for shortcut operation results in any operation. It is possible to provide an electronic device that allows a user to easily visually grasp whether or not to operate the device.

[Aspect 5]
In the electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention, the shortcut operation icon may include a display screen displayed at the end of registration processing for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations.

According to the above configuration, the icon for shortcut operation includes the display screen displayed at the end of the registration process for registering as a shortcut operation. can be easily grasped, and an electronic device with good operability can be provided.

[Aspect 6]
In the electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention, the shortcut operation icon may include a display screen displayed at the beginning or during registration processing for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations.

According to the above configuration, an icon can be created from a screen displayed at the beginning or in the middle of registration processing for registering one or more operations as shortcut operations. It is possible to provide an electronic device with good operability that allows a user to easily grasp whether it is to be.

[Aspect 7]
The electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention may further include a registration unit that registers the one or more operations as shortcut operations in association with the shortcut operation icon.

According to the above configuration, the user can register a shortcut operation icon that allows the user to easily grasp the function associated with the icon.

[Aspect 8]
The electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention may further include a display unit that displays a screen according to an operation associated with the shortcut operation icon when the shortcut operation icon is operated.

According to the above configuration, the user can easily cause the electronic device to perform a desired function by operating the registered operation icon.

[Aspect 9]
A television receiver according to an aspect of the present invention includes the electronic device according to the eighth aspect.

According to the above configuration, the same effects as those of the electronic device can be obtained.

[Aspect 10]
In an electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention, or an electronic device in which shortcut operation icons for performing a plurality of operations are registered, from information included in one or more display screens displayed by a user's operation, An icon creation unit that creates an operation icon, and a registration unit that associates and registers the user's operation and the created operation icon.

According to the above configuration, the same effects as those of the electronic device can be obtained.

[Aspect 11]
An icon display control method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display control step of displaying shortcut operation icons for performing one or more operations on a display unit, wherein the shortcut operation icons are the one or more at least part of the information included in one or more display screens displayed in the registration process of registering the operation of as a shortcut operation.

According to the above configuration, the same effects as those of the electronic device can be obtained.

[Aspect 12]
To solve the above problem, a method according to an aspect of the present invention provides a method of registering shortcut operation icons for performing one or more operations in an electronic device, wherein one icon displayed by a user's operation is displayed. Alternatively, the method includes a step of creating the operation icon from information included in a plurality of display screens, and a step of associating and registering the operation of the user and the created operation icon.

According to the above configuration, the same effects as those of the electronic device can be obtained.

[Example of realization by software]
The control block (especially the control unit 11) of the electronic device 10 may be implemented by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be implemented by software.

In the latter case, the electronic device 10 includes a computer that executes program instructions, which are software that implements each function. This computer includes, for example, one or more processors, and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program. In the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes it, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium" such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. In addition, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the above program may be further provided. Also, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be implemented in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims, and can be obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

10 Television receiver (electronic equipment)
11 control unit 12 display control unit 13 icon creation unit 14 registration unit 15 display unit 16 memory 17 communication unit

Claims (12)

A display control unit that displays a shortcut operation icon for performing one or more operations on the display unit,
The electronic device, wherein the shortcut operation icon includes at least part of information included in one or more display screens displayed in a registration process for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations. The shortcut operation icon includes text data information included in one or more display screens displayed in a registration process for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations.
The electronic device according to claim 1. The shortcut operation icon includes a character area obtained by recognizing characters included in one or more display screens displayed in a registration process for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations,
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2. The shortcut operation icon includes a capture screen of all or part of one or more display screens displayed in a registration process for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations,
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The shortcut operation icon includes a display screen displayed at the end of registration processing for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations,
The electronic device according to claim 4. The shortcut operation icon includes a display screen displayed at the beginning or in the middle of registration processing for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations.
The electronic device according to claim 4. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a registration unit that registers the one or more operations as shortcut operations in association with the shortcut operation icon. further comprising a display unit that displays a screen according to an operation associated with the shortcut operation icon when the shortcut operation icon is operated;
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A television receiver comprising the electronic device according to claim 8 . An electronic device that registers a shortcut operation icon for performing one or more operations,
an icon creation unit that creates the shortcut operation icon from information included in one or more display screens displayed by a user's operation;
a registration unit that associates and registers the operation of the user and the created shortcut operation icon;
electronic equipment. including a display control step of displaying a shortcut operation icon for performing one or more operations on the display unit;
icon display control, wherein the shortcut operation icon includes at least part of information included in one or more display screens displayed in a registration process for registering the one or more operations as shortcut operations; Method. A method for registering a shortcut operation icon for performing one or more operations in an electronic device, comprising:
creating the shortcut operation icon from information included in one or more display screens displayed by a user's operation;
a step of associating and registering the operation of the user and the created shortcut operation icon;
A method, including

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