JP2023003730A - Display control device and control method therefor, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a display control device and a control method therefor capable of moving to the next action with a smaller number of turns without a new operation, after performing sorting of items.SOLUTION: A digital camera includes: touch detection means for detecting a touch operation on an operation surface; display control means for performing control so that a plurality of sortable item groups are displayed on display means; and control means for performing, in a mode for sorting the plurality of item groups, control to display an indicator at an item displayed at a position corresponding to a position where the touch operation was started when the detection of the touch operation was started by the touch detection means, to move the item to a corresponding position in response to a movement of the touch operation when the movement from the position where the touch operation was started exists, to terminate the mode for sorting in response to termination of the detection of the touch operation, and not to terminate the mode for sorting when the detection of the touch operation is terminated without performing the movement from the position where the touch operation was started.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a display control device capable of touch operation, a control method thereof, a program, and a recording medium.

Conventionally, there are display control devices that allow a user to rearrange the order of a plurality of displayed items in a desired order. Patent Literature 1 discloses transitioning to a sorting mode in which the sorting order of items and items can be changed, changing the sorting order by a touch operation, and ending the sorting mode by selecting a sorting completion button. It is

WO12/008475

However, in Patent Document 1, it was necessary to place a dedicated button (icon) in order to end the rearrangement mode, and space on the screen was required for that purpose. Also, take another action to exit sort mode for the user to move on to, such as requiring the user to select the done sort button to exit sort mode. I needed it.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to be able to move on to the next action in a short number of turns without any new operation after rearranging the items.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention
a touch detection means for detecting a touch operation on the operation surface;
display control means for controlling display of a plurality of sortable item groups on a display means;
In the mode for sorting the plurality of item groups,
when the touch detection means starts detecting a touch operation, displaying an indicator on an item displayed at a position corresponding to the position where the touch operation was started;
When there is a movement from the position where the touch operation was started, the items are moved to a corresponding position in accordance with the movement of the touch operation, and the rearrangement is performed in accordance with completion of detection of the touch operation. exit the mode for
a control means for controlling not to end the rearrangement mode when the detection of the touch operation is completed without moving from the position where the touch operation was started;
have

According to the present invention, after rearranging the items, it is possible to move to the next action with fewer turns without any new operation.

1 is an external view of a digital camera 100 and a schematic block diagram showing an example of hardware configuration; FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an initial state at the time of starting rearrangement mode. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example when sorting targets are selected by a touchdown operation from the initial state of the sorting mode (illustrated in FIG. 2). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of moving sorting targets by a touch-move operation after selecting sorting targets; FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example when a touch-up is performed after a touch-move operation; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example when a touch-up is performed without a touch-move operation after sorting target selection. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when touchdown is performed from the state (illustration in FIG. 6) where rearrangement mode is maintained. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart regarding control of the digital camera 100. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flowchart related to display control for rearranging items;

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

1A and 1B are external views of a digital camera 100 as an example of a device (electronic device) to which the present invention can be applied. 1A is a front perspective view of the digital camera 100, and FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of the digital camera 100. FIG. In FIG. 1, a display unit 28 is a display unit provided on the rear surface of the camera for displaying images and various information. The touch panel 70 a is a touch operation member, and is touch detection means capable of detecting a touch operation on the display surface (operation surface) of the display unit 28 . The outside viewfinder display section 43 is a display section provided on the upper surface of the camera, and displays various setting values of the camera such as shutter speed and aperture.

A shutter button 61 is an operation unit for instructing photographing. A mode changeover switch 60 is an operation unit for switching between various modes. The terminal cover 40 is a cover that protects a connector (not shown) that connects a connection cable with an external device and the digital camera 100 . A main electronic dial 71 is a rotary operation member included in the operation unit 70. By turning the main electronic dial 71, setting values such as shutter speed and aperture can be changed. A power switch 72 is an operation member for switching the power of the digital camera 100 on and off. A sub-electronic dial 73 is a rotary operation member included in the operation unit 70, and can move a selection frame, advance an image, and the like. A cross key 74 is included in the operation unit 70 and is an operation member having push buttons that can be pushed in four directions. An operation can be performed according to the direction in which the cross key 74 is pressed. A SET button 75 is included in the operation unit 70, is a push button, and is mainly used for determining selection items.

A movie button 76 is used to instruct start and stop of movie recording (recording). An AE lock button 77 is included in the operation unit 70, and can be pressed in the shooting standby state to fix the exposure state. An enlargement button 78 is included in the operation unit 70 and is an operation button for turning on/off the enlargement mode in the live view display in the shooting mode. By operating the main electronic dial 71 after turning on the enlargement mode, the live view image can be enlarged or reduced. In the reproduction mode, it functions as an enlargement button for enlarging the reproduced image and increasing the enlargement ratio. A playback button 79 is included in the operation unit 70 and is an operation button for switching between shooting mode and playback mode. By pressing the playback button 79 in the imaging mode, the mode is shifted to the playback mode, and the latest image among the images recorded in the recording medium 200 can be displayed on the display unit 28 . A menu button 81 is included in the operation unit 70 , and when pressed, a menu screen on which various settings can be made is displayed on the display unit 28 . The user can intuitively perform various settings using the menu screen displayed on the display unit 28, the cross key 74, and the SET button 75. FIG.

A communication terminal 10 is a communication terminal for the digital camera 100 to communicate with a lens unit 150 (detachable) which will be described later. The eyepiece unit 16 is an eyepiece unit of an eyepiece finder (looking-in type finder). be. An eye contact detection unit 57 is an eye contact detection sensor that detects whether or not the photographer is eyeing the eyepiece unit 16 . A lid 202 is a lid of a slot in which the recording medium 200 is stored. The grip part 90 is a holding part having a shape that allows the user to easily hold the digital camera 100 with his or her right hand. A shutter button 61 and a main electronic dial 71 are arranged at positions where they can be operated with the index finger of the right hand while holding the digital camera by gripping the grip portion 90 with the little finger, the ring finger and the middle finger of the right hand. Also, in the same state, a sub-electronic dial 73 is arranged at a position that can be operated with the thumb of the right hand.

FIG. 1C is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the digital camera 100 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1C, the lens unit 150 is a lens unit that mounts an interchangeable photographing lens. Although the lens 103 is normally composed of a plurality of lenses, only one lens is shown here for simplicity. A communication terminal 6 is a communication terminal for the lens unit 150 to communicate with the digital camera 100 . The lens unit 150 communicates with the system control section 50 via the communication terminal 6 and the communication terminal 10 described above, and controls the diaphragm 1 via the diaphragm driving circuit 2 by the internal lens system control circuit 4 . After that, the focus is adjusted by displacing the lens 103 via the AF drive circuit 3 .

The shutter 101 is a focal plane shutter that can freely control the exposure time of the imaging unit 22 under the control of the system control unit 50 .

The imaging unit 22 is an imaging device configured by a CCD, a CMOS device, or the like that converts an optical image into an electrical signal. The A/D converter 23 is used to convert the analog signal output from the imaging section 22 into a digital signal.

The image processing unit 24 performs resizing processing such as predetermined pixel interpolation and reduction, and color conversion processing on data from the A/D converter 23 or data from the memory control unit 15, which will be described later. Further, the image processing unit 24 performs predetermined arithmetic processing using the captured image data. A system control unit 50 performs exposure control and distance measurement control based on the calculation result obtained by the image processing unit 24 . As a result, TTL (through-the-lens) AF (autofocus) processing, AE (automatic exposure) processing, and EF (flash pre-emission) processing are performed. The image processing unit 24 further performs predetermined arithmetic processing using the captured image data, and performs TTL AWB (Auto White Balance) processing based on the obtained arithmetic result.

The memory control section 15 controls data transmission/reception among the A/D converter 23 , the image processing section 24 and the memory 32 . Output data from the A/D converter 23 is directly written into the memory 32 via the image processing section 24 and the memory control section 15 or via the memory control section 15 . The memory 32 stores image data obtained by the imaging unit 22 and converted into digital data by the A/D converter 23 and image data to be displayed on the display unit 28 and the EVF 29 . The memory 32 has a storage capacity sufficient to store a predetermined number of still images, moving images for a predetermined period of time, and audio.

The memory 32 also serves as an image display memory (video memory). The image data for display written in the memory 32 is displayed by the display section 28 and the EVF 29 via the memory control section 15 . The display unit 28 and the EVF 29 perform display according to a signal from the memory control unit 15 on a display device such as LCD or organic EL. The data A/D-converted by the A/D converter 23 and stored in the memory 32 are sequentially transferred to the display unit 28 or the EVF 29 for display, thereby performing live view display (LV display). An image displayed in live view is hereinafter referred to as a live view image (LV image).

Various setting values of the camera, such as shutter speed and aperture, are displayed on the viewfinder display section 43 via the viewfinder display section drive circuit 44 .

The non-volatile memory 56 is an electrically erasable/recordable memory, such as a Flash-ROM. The nonvolatile memory 56 stores constants, programs, etc. for the operation of the system control unit 50 . The program here is a program for executing various flowcharts described later in this embodiment.

A system control unit 50 is a control unit comprising at least one processor or circuit, and controls the entire digital camera 100 . By executing the program recorded in the non-volatile memory 56 described above, each process of this embodiment, which will be described later, is realized. A RAM, for example, is used as the system memory 52, and constants and variables for operation of the system control unit 50, programs read from the nonvolatile memory 56, and the like are developed. The system control unit 50 also performs display control by controlling the memory 32, the display unit 28, and the like.

A system timer 53 is a timer that measures the time used for various controls and the time of a built-in clock.

A mode changeover switch 60 , a first shutter switch 62 , a second shutter switch 64 , and an operation section 70 are operation means for inputting various operation instructions to the system control section 50 . The mode switch 60 switches the operation mode of the system control unit 50 between a still image shooting mode, a moving image recording mode, and the like. Modes included in the still image shooting mode include auto shooting mode, auto scene discrimination mode, manual mode, aperture priority mode (Av mode), shutter speed priority mode (Tv mode), and program AE mode (P mode). In addition, there are various scene modes, custom modes, and the like, which are shooting settings for each shooting scene. A mode selector switch 60 allows the user to switch directly between these modes. Alternatively, after once switching to the shooting mode list screen with the mode switching switch 60, one of the displayed multiple modes may be selected and switched using another operation member. Similarly, the moving image recording mode may also include multiple modes.

The first shutter switch 62 is turned on when the shutter button 61 provided on the digital camera 100 is being operated, that is, when the shutter button 61 is half-pressed (instruction to prepare for photographing), and the first shutter switch signal SW1 is generated. Shooting preparation operations such as AF (autofocus) processing, AE (auto exposure) processing, AWB (auto white balance) processing, and EF (flash pre-emission) processing are started by the first shutter switch signal SW1.

The second shutter switch 64 is turned on when the operation of the shutter button 61 is completed, that is, when the shutter button 61 is fully pressed (imaging instruction), and generates a second shutter switch signal SW2. In response to the second shutter switch signal SW2, the system control unit 50 starts a series of photographing processing operations from signal reading from the imaging unit 22 to writing of the photographed image as an image file on the recording medium 200. FIG.

The operation unit 70 is various operation members as an input unit that receives operations from the user. The operation unit 70 includes at least the following operation units. Shutter button 61 , touch panel 70 a , main electronic dial 71 , power switch 72 , sub electronic dial 73 , cross key 74 , SET button 75 , movie button 76 , AE lock button 77 , zoom button 78 , playback button 79 , menu button 81 .

The power control unit 80 is composed of a battery detection circuit, a DC-DC converter, a switch circuit for switching blocks to be energized, and the like, and detects whether or not a battery is installed, the type of battery, and the remaining amount of the battery. Also, the power supply control unit 80 controls the DC-DC converter based on the detection results and instructions from the system control unit 50, and supplies necessary voltage to each unit including the recording medium 200 for a necessary period. The power supply unit 30 includes a primary battery such as an alkaline battery or a lithium battery, a secondary battery such as a NiCd battery, a NiMH battery, or a Li battery, an AC adapter, or the like.

A recording medium I/F 18 is an interface with a recording medium 200 such as a memory card or hard disk. A recording medium 200 is a recording medium such as a memory card for recording captured images, and is composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, or the like.

The communication unit 54 is connected wirelessly or by a wired cable, and transmits and receives video signals and audio signals. The communication unit 54 can be connected to a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. Also, the communication unit 54 can communicate with an external device using Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Bluetooth Low Energy. The communication unit 54 can transmit images (including live view images) captured by the imaging unit 22 and images recorded in the recording medium 200, and can receive images and other various information from external devices. can.

The orientation detection unit 55 detects the orientation of the digital camera 100 with respect to the direction of gravity. Based on the posture detected by the posture detection unit 55, whether the image captured by the imaging unit 22 is an image captured with the digital camera 100 held horizontally or an image captured with the digital camera 100 held vertically. can be determined. The system control unit 50 can add direction information corresponding to the posture detected by the posture detection unit 55 to the image file of the image captured by the imaging unit 22, or can rotate and record the image. be. An acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, or the like can be used as the posture detection unit 55 . It is also possible to detect the movement of the digital camera 100 (pan, tilt, lift, whether it is stationary, etc.) using an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor, which is the orientation detection unit 55 .

The eye contact detection unit 57 is an eye contact detection sensor that detects approach (eye contact) and separation (eye separation) of an eye (object) 161 from the eyepiece unit 16 of the finder (approach detection). An infrared proximity sensor, for example, can be used as the eyepiece detection unit 57, and can detect the approach of any object to the eyepiece unit 16 of the finder incorporating the EVF 29. FIG. When an object approaches, an infrared ray projected from a light projecting section (not shown) of the eyepiece detection section 57 is reflected and received by a light receiving section (not shown) of the infrared proximity sensor. It is also possible to determine how close the object is from the eyepiece 16 (eyepiece distance) based on the amount of received infrared rays. In this manner, the eye proximity detection unit 57 performs eye proximity detection for detecting the proximity distance of an object to the eyepiece unit 16 . When an object approaching within a predetermined distance from the eyepiece unit 16 is detected from the non-eyepiece state (non-approach state), it is detected that the eyepiece has been eyepieced. It is assumed that when the object whose approach has been detected moves away from the eye contact state (approach state) by a predetermined distance or more, it is detected that the eye has left the eye. The threshold for detecting eye contact and the threshold for detecting eye detachment may be different, for example, by providing hysteresis. Also, after eye contact is detected, the eye contact state is assumed until eye separation is detected. It is assumed that, after eye separation is detected, the eye is in a non-eye contact state until eye contact is detected. Note that the infrared proximity sensor is only an example, and other sensors may be employed as the eye contact detection unit 57 as long as they can detect the approach of an eye or an object that can be regarded as an eye contact.

The touch panel 70a and the display section 28 can be configured integrally. For example, the touch panel 70 a is configured such that the light transmittance does not interfere with the display of the display section 28 and is attached to the upper layer of the display surface of the display section 28 . Then, the input coordinates on the touch panel 70a and the display coordinates on the display screen of the display unit 28 are associated with each other. This makes it possible to provide a GUI (graphical user interface) as if the user could directly operate the screen displayed on the display unit 28 . The system control unit 50 can detect the following operations or states on the touch panel 70a.
- A finger or pen that has not touched the touch panel 70a newly touches the touch panel 70a. That is, the start of touch (hereinafter referred to as Touch-Down).
- The touch panel 70a is in a state of being touched with a finger or a pen (hereinafter referred to as touch-on).
- Moving while touching the touch panel 70a with a finger or pen (hereinafter referred to as touch-move).
- The finger or pen that has touched the touch panel 70a has been released. That is, the end of the touch (hereinafter referred to as Touch-Up).
A state in which nothing is touched on the touch panel 70a (hereinafter referred to as touch-off).

When touchdown is detected, touchon is also detected at the same time. After touchdown, touchon continues to be detected unless touchup is detected. A touch-move is also detected when a touch-on is detected. Even if touch-on is detected, touch-move is not detected if the touch position does not move. After it is detected that all the fingers and pens that have touched have touched up, the touch is turned off.

The system control unit 50 is notified of these operations/states and the coordinates of the position where the finger or pen touches the touch panel 70a through the internal bus. Based on the notified information, the system control unit 50 determines what kind of operation (touch operation) has been performed on the touch panel 70a. As for the touch move, the moving direction of the finger or pen moving on the touch panel 70a can also be determined for each vertical component/horizontal component on the touch panel 70a based on the change in the position coordinates. If it is detected that the touch-move has been performed for a predetermined distance or more, it is determined that the slide operation has been performed. An operation of touching a touch panel with a finger and quickly moving it by a certain distance and then releasing it is called a flick. A flick is, in other words, an operation of quickly tracing the touch panel 70a as if flicking it with a finger. It can be determined that a flick has been performed when a touch-move of a predetermined distance or more at a predetermined speed or more is detected, and a touch-up is detected as it is (it can be determined that a flick has occurred following a slide operation). Further, a touch operation of simultaneously touching a plurality of points (for example, two points) to bring the touch positions closer to each other is called pinch-in, and a touch operation of moving the touch positions away from each other is called pinch-out. Pinch-out and pinch-in are collectively called pinch operation (or simply pinch). The touch panel 70a may be any one of various types of touch panels such as a resistive film type, a capacitive type, a surface acoustic wave type, an infrared type, an electromagnetic induction type, an image recognition type, and an optical sensor type. good. Depending on the method, there is a method of detecting that there is a touch when there is contact with the touch panel, and a method of detecting that there is a touch when there is an approach of a finger or pen to the touch panel.

2 to 7 are display examples of rearrangement control of items displayed on the display unit 28 in this embodiment. FIGS. 2 to 5 show display examples when the user performs operations on the touch panel 70a in the order of touch down, touch move, and touch up. 2, 3, 6, and 7, when the user touches down on the touch panel 70a, touches up without performing a touch move, and then touches down again. A display example is shown.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the start of the sorting mode and displaying items that can be sorted by a touch operation on the display unit 28 . Display item 200a indicates that it is in sort mode. Items 201-207 are sortable items. When any of the items 201 to 207 is touched or the SET button 75 is pressed, the state shown in FIG. 3 is entered. While "sorting mode" shown in the display item 200a is being displayed, even if the displayed item is touched or the SET button 75 is pressed, the function of the selected item is not executed. Absent. Note that although only items 201-207 are shown in FIG. 2, additional items such as item 208 and item 209 may be present.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the user's finger 301 touches down the display position of the item 204 . In response to detecting the touchdown on the touch panel 70a, the system control unit 50 displays the indicator 204a for the item displayed at the position where the touchdown was detected. Since the indicator 204a is displayed in response to the touchdown, the user can visually recognize that the item 204 is selected, that is, that the item 204 is to be rearranged. When a direction instruction key of the cross key 74 is operated, an indicator 204a is displayed in the item 201 in response to one direction instruction. When an indicator is displayed by operating the cross key 74, the item with the indicator displayed is not selected until the SET button 75 is pressed. In other words, the indicator is displayed for the item in response to the operation of the direction instruction key of the cross key 74, and when the user further instructs upward or downward direction, Move only the indicator. After that, when the SET button 75 is pressed to issue a decision instruction, the item with the indicator displayed is put into a selected state.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing how a touch-move operation is performed from the state shown in FIG. 3 without touch-up. When a touch-move operation is performed to the position where the item 201 in FIG. 3 was displayed without touching up while touching down the item 204, the item 204 moves to the display position of the item 201 in FIG. do. As the item 204 moves, the items 201 to 203 move down by one item. When the position of the finger 301 after the touch-move, that is, when the item 204 is moved over the item 201 and the touch-up is performed, the sorting mode shown in FIG. setting screen). When an instruction is given by the up/down direction instruction key of the cross key 74, the selected item is moved up or down by one item in response to one up/down instruction.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the rearrangement mode is terminated and a transition is made to another screen (the user setting screen of the setting menu screen in FIG. 5) in response to touch-up in the state of FIG. The user is notified that the sorting mode has ended by displaying "user settings" as shown in display item 200b. When the user performs a touch operation or presses the SET button 75 in the state shown in FIG. 5, the function of the item displayed at the position where the touch operation is performed or the item displayed with the indicator is executed. When items are moved (arranged) using the direction keys of the cross key 74, by pressing the SET button 75 with the item 204 moved above the item 201 as shown in FIG. Fix the position of item 204 and exit the sort mode.

As described in FIGS. 2 to 5, the rearrangement mode is terminated in response to the touch-up being performed after the touch-move operation is performed. With such control, after changing the order of the plurality of items in the sorting mode, the sorting mode can be terminated without performing an operation for terminating the sorting mode. Therefore, in a small number of turns, it is possible to move to another operation different from sorting, for example, to execute the function of the item.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example when a touch-up is performed without performing a touch-move operation from the state shown in FIG. If a touch-down is performed after transitioning to the sorting mode, and a touch-up is performed without performing a touch-move (without moving the touch position), the sorting mode is not terminated. A touch operation on the touch panel 70a may be detected as a touch-up without the user's intention. Even in such a case, if the sorting mode is ended in response to a touch-up, the user may find that the item has an unintentional touch operation when the user intends to enter the sorting mode and performs a touch operation on the item. A function may be executed. In addition, even if the user notices that the sorting mode has ended, the user has to give an instruction to switch to the sorting mode again, which increases the number of turns and is likely to be annoying to the user. Therefore, if one touch operation without a touch move is performed after transitioning to the rearrangement mode, the rearrangement mode is continued without ending the rearrangement mode. At this time, the selected state of the selected item continues. On the other hand, if there is a touch-up after performing a touch-move, or if there is a touch-up without a second touch-move operation, it can be assumed that the items have been sorted sufficiently, so the sorting mode ends. and switch to the setting menu screen. If it is assumed that the user has finished rearranging the items, the user will not be confused even if the rearrangement mode ends and the screen transitions to another screen in response to the end of the touch operation.

FIG. 7 is a display example when it is detected that the user has touched down from the state of FIG. 6 (that is, the state in which the item 204 is selected) to the position where the item 202 of FIG. 6 was displayed. In response to a touchdown by the user, the selected item 204 is moved to the touchdown position, and the arrangement order of the items is changed. At this time, the item 204 moves above the item 202, and the items 202 and 203 move down by one item. When a touch-move operation is performed in the state shown in FIG. 7, the display position of the item 204 is moved along with the touch-move operation (similar to the state shown in FIG. 4). Further, by touching up from this state, the arrangement order of the items is fixed in the order shown in FIG. 7, the rearrangement mode is terminated, and the state transitions to the state shown in FIG.

As described in FIGS. 2, 3, 6, and 7, if a touch-up is performed without a touch-move operation, the rearrangement mode is not terminated. In response to touchdown being detected again, move the item in the selected state (displaying the indicator) to the touchdown position. With this kind of control, the sorting mode is not terminated due to the detection of a touch-up operation against the user's intention, that is, the transition to the setting menu screen is not performed. can reduce the increase in In other words, it is possible to reduce the user's annoyance caused by repeatedly going back and forth between the setting menu screen and the sorting mode.

Although no indicator is displayed in the display examples shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the indicator is displayed when the user performs a touch operation or indicates one of the up and down directions of the cross key. to display the indicator.

8 and 9 are display control flowcharts of items displayed on the display unit 28 in this embodiment. Display examples when the display control of the items described with reference to FIG. 9 is performed will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7 as appropriate.

FIG. 8 is a display control flowchart that is started when the digital camera 100 is activated (powered on). The item rearrangement process described later in S803 of FIG. 8 will be described using the display control flowchart of FIG.

In S801, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the current mode is the menu mode. If it is the menu mode, the process proceeds to S802; otherwise, the process proceeds to S805.

In S802, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there is an instruction to transition to the rearrangement process. If there is a transition instruction, the process proceeds to S803; otherwise, the process proceeds to S804.

In S803, the system control unit 50 performs item rearrangement processing. The processing in S803 will be described later using FIG.

In S804, the system control unit 50 performs other menu mode processing.

In S805, based on the determination of No in S801, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the shooting mode is set. If it is the shooting mode, the process proceeds to S806; otherwise, the process proceeds to S807.

In S806, the system control unit 50 performs shooting mode processing. In the shooting mode process, a live view image captured via the imaging section 22 is displayed on the display section 28 or the EVF 29 . Also, a live view image captured through the imaging unit 22 in response to the user's instruction to the shutter button 61 or the moving image button 76 is stored in the recording medium 200 as a still image or a moving image.

In S807, the system control unit 50 performs other processing. For example, play mode processing is performed. The playback mode process is a control process for playing back a captured image, and by operating the operation unit 70 described above, the image played back on the display unit 28 can be advanced or magnified.

When reaching S803 in FIG. 8, the display control flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is started.

In S<b>901 , the system control unit 50 displays the rearrangement mode display screen on the display unit 28 . Specifically, a display as shown in FIG. 2 is used to indicate that the displayed items can be rearranged, and that display such as a display item 200a indicates that the rearrangement mode has been entered. The display item 200a allows the user to visually confirm that the item sorting mode has been entered. In the case of normal item display on the setting menu screen, which is not the rearrangement mode, the display item 200b in FIG. 5 is displayed.

In S902, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not an item has been touched down. If there is a touchdown, proceed to S903; otherwise, proceed to S918.

In S903, the system control unit 50 displays an indicator for the item and puts the item in a selected state. An example displayed on the display unit 28 at this time is shown in FIG.

In S904, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there has been a touch-up from the touch panel 70a. If there is a touchup, the process proceeds to S905; otherwise, the process proceeds to S914.

In S905, the system control unit 50 continues the indicator display and selection state for the item. FIG. 6 shows an example displayed on the display unit 28 at this time. From S902 Yes and S904 Yes, if the user touches down on the touch panel 70a and then touches up without performing a touch move, the system control unit 50 does not transition from the rearrangement mode.

In S906, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the touch panel 70a has been touched down. If a touchdown has been made, the process proceeds to S907; otherwise, the process proceeds to S910.

In S907, the system control unit 50 moves the item to the touchdown position. FIG. 7 shows an example displayed on the display unit 28 at this time. When touchdown is performed again after the first touchdown on the touch panel 70a and the touchup without touch-move are performed, the item in the selected state is moved to the touchdown position of the user.

In S908, the system control unit 50 stores in the system memory 56 that the item has been moved.

In S909, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there has been a touch-up from the touch panel 70a. If there is a touchup, the process proceeds to S912; otherwise, the process proceeds to S914.

In S910, since it was determined as No in S906, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there is an instruction to end the rearrangement mode. If there is, the process proceeds to S912, and if not, the process proceeds to S911. The rearrangement mode termination instruction is an instruction to transition from the rearrangement mode to another mode (process). Specifically, it refers to an instruction to make a transition to a playback mode or a shooting mode, which are modes different from the rearrangement mode, by pressing the playback button 79 or the shutter button 61 .

In S911, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the cross key 74 has been operated. If there is an operation, the process proceeds to S923; otherwise, the process returns to S906. Specifically, it refers to the operation of the direction keys of the cross key 74 .

In S912, the system control unit 50 cancels the selected state of the item.

In S913, the system control unit 50 determines the destination of the item.

In S914, since it was determined as No in S904, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there is a touch move to the standing panel 70a. If there is a touch-move operation, the process proceeds to S915; otherwise, the process proceeds to S917.

In S915, the system control unit 50 moves the item to the touch-move position. FIG. 4 shows an example displayed on the display unit 28 at this time.

In S916, as in S908, the system control unit 50 stores in the system memory 56 that the item has been moved.

In S917, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the item has been moved. If it has been moved, the process returns to S909; otherwise, the process returns to S904.

In S918, since the determination in S902 was No, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the cross key 74 has been operated. If there is an operation, the process proceeds to S919; otherwise, the process returns to S902. Specifically, it refers to the operation of the direction keys of the cross key 74 .

In S919, the system control unit 50 displays an indicator. An indicator (cursor) is displayed according to the direction instruction performed in S918. Specifically, when the user operates the cross key 74, the cursor is displayed on the topmost item displayed on the display unit 28, for example, the item 201 in FIG. The item displayed by the cursor is not limited to the item at the top of the displayed item group. You may make it display. 2 to 7 show only items that can be displayed on the display unit 28. FIG. For example, if item 208 and item 209 further exist, item 208 and item 209 are displayed in response to an instruction to move the indicator (cursor) downward from item 207 by a direction instruction of the cross key. is displayed on the display unit 28 . When the items 208 and 209 are displayed on the display unit 28, the items 201 and 202 are not displayed (hidden) on the display unit 28 instead.

In S920, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not a decision instruction has been given. If so, the process proceeds to S921; otherwise, the process returns to S918. The determination instruction specifically refers to the SET button 75 .

In S<b>921 , the system control unit 50 sorts items for which indicators are displayed. In other words, the item is put into a selected state.

In S922, similarly to S918, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the cross key 74 has been operated. If there is an operation, the process proceeds to S923; otherwise, the process proceeds to S927.

In S923, the system control unit 50 moves the display position of the item. When the direction instruction of the cross key 74 performed in S922 is performed once, the selected item is moved in the indicated direction by one item.

In S924, similarly to S920, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not a decision instruction has been given. If there is, proceed to S925, and if not, proceed to S927.

In S925, the system control unit 50 deselects the item.

In S926, the system control unit 50 determines the destination of the item.

In S927, similarly to S910, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not there is an instruction to end the rearrangement mode. If so, proceed to S925; otherwise, proceed to S928.

In S928, the system control unit 50 determines whether or not the touch panel 70a has been touched down. If so, the process returns to S907; otherwise, the process returns to S922.

In S929, the system control unit 50 terminates the rearrangement mode. FIG. 5 shows an example displayed on the display unit 28 at this time. In FIG. 5, as shown in the display item 200b, the user setting is displayed to indicate that the setting menu screen is returned instead of the sorting mode. As described above, in the case of the sorting mode, the sorting mode is displayed at the same position as the display item 200b, as shown in the display item 200a.

As described above, when multiple items are displayed and you want to change the order of the items, in the sort mode, the user can change the order of the items by touch operation or an operation member that can be physically pressed. It is possible to replace In a rearrangement mode in which the order of arrangement can be changed, an indicator is displayed on the item displayed at the touchdown position in response to the touchdown operation being performed, and the item is put into a selected state. When a touch-move operation is performed from this state, the selected item is moved to the touch-move position, and when a touch-up is performed, the item is fixed at the position after movement, and the rearrangement mode ends. This allows the user to sort the items in fewer turns, and furthermore, after sorting, there is no need for a new operation to end the sorting mode, and the next operation can be performed immediately. can move to On the other hand, if a touch-up is performed without performing a touch-move after a touch-down operation, the sorting mode corresponding to the touch-up is not terminated, and the item selected by the touch-down becomes selected. remain. If a further (second) touchdown operation is then performed, the selected item moves to the position corresponding to the touchdown position, and the position to which the item was moved in response to the touchup. to confirm and exit sorting mode. As a result, sorting mode is not terminated due to detection of a touch-up operation contrary to the user's intention, that is, transition to the setting menu screen is not performed, and the number of times to instruct to transition to sorting mode again is increased. can be reduced. In other words, it is possible to reduce the user's annoyance caused by repeatedly going back and forth between the setting menu screen and the sorting mode.

Therefore, by making the control different depending on whether or not the user has performed a touch move after touch down, the user's intention is understood and whether or not to end the rearrangement mode is changed. With such control, in any case, the user can rearrange the desired items among the displayed items, and after rearranging, can move on to the next operation without feeling annoyed. is.

If the shutter button 61, moving image button 76, or playback button 79 is operated while the display control flowchart in FIG. 9 is being executed, the control in FIG. 9 is interrupted and transition is made to shooting mode processing or playback mode processing. , performs processing corresponding to each instruction.

Note that the various controls described above that are performed by the system control unit 50 may be performed by one piece of hardware, or a plurality of pieces of hardware (for example, a plurality of processors or circuits) may share the processing, so that the apparatus Overall control may be performed.

Moreover, although the present invention has been described in detail based on its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various forms within the scope of the present invention can be applied to the present invention. included. Furthermore, each embodiment described above merely shows one embodiment of the present invention, and it is also possible to combine each embodiment as appropriate.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a digital camera has been described as an example, but this is not limited to this example, and the user can arbitrarily arrange the order of items using touch operations or operation members. Any display control device that can be changed to . That is, the present invention can be applied to personal computers, PDAs, mobile phone terminals, portable image viewers, printers equipped with displays, digital photo frames, music players, game machines, electronic book readers, and the like.

In addition, the present invention can be applied not only to the main body of an imaging device but also to a control device that communicates with an imaging device (including a network camera) via wired or wireless communication and remotely controls the imaging device. Devices that remotely control imaging devices include, for example, devices such as smartphones, tablet PCs, and desktop PCs. It is possible to remotely control the image capturing apparatus by notifying the image capturing apparatus of commands for performing various operations and settings from the control apparatus side based on operations performed on the control apparatus side and processing performed on the control apparatus side. be. Also, a live view image captured by an imaging device may be received via wired or wireless communication and displayed on the control device side.

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The present invention is also realized by executing the following processing. That is, the software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or device via a network or various storage media, and the computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or device reads the program code. This is the process to be executed. In this case, the program and the storage medium storing the program constitute the present invention.

Claims (11)

a touch detection means for detecting a touch operation on the operation surface;
display control means for controlling display of a plurality of sortable item groups on a display means;
In the mode for sorting the plurality of item groups,
when the touch detection means starts detecting a touch operation, displaying an indicator on an item displayed at a position corresponding to the position where the touch operation was started;
When there is a movement from the position where the touch operation was started, the items are moved to a corresponding position in accordance with the movement of the touch operation, and the rearrangement is performed in accordance with completion of detection of the touch operation. exit the mode for
a control means for controlling not to end the rearrangement mode when the detection of the touch operation is completed without moving from the position where the touch operation was started;
A display control device comprising: 2. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein said indicator indicates that an item for which said indicator is displayed among said plurality of item groups is in a selected state. The control means is
After the detection of the touch operation is completed without moving from the position where the touch operation was started, when the detection of the touch operation is started again, the selected item is re-executed. 3. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the display control device controls to move to a position corresponding to a position at which the touch operation is started. The control means is
After the sorting mode ends, when the user performs the touch operation on any one of the plurality of item groups, a function corresponding to the item selected by the touch operation is executed. 4. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein control is performed so as to The control means is
In the sorting mode, when the user performs the touch operation on any one of the plurality of item groups, the function corresponding to the item selected by the touch operation is not executed. 5. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display control device controls. further having an operation member capable of giving instructions in four directions;
The control means is
In the rearrangement mode, if a user instructs an upward direction or a downward direction of the operation member without performing the touch operation, the display position of the indicator is moved according to the direction instruction. death,
6. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein control is performed so that an item for which the indicator is displayed is in a selected state in response to a determination instruction by a user. . The control means is
When the user issues a photographing instruction in the rearrangement mode, the rearrangement mode is terminated and a transition is made to a photographing mode. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. further comprising imaging means;
8. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the control means performs control so as to shoot a moving image in response to a shooting instruction by a user. A control method for a display control device,
a touch detection step of detecting a touch operation on the operation surface;
a display control step for controlling display of a plurality of sortable item groups on the display means;
In the mode for sorting the plurality of item groups,
When detection of a touch operation is started by the touch detection step, displaying an indicator on an item displayed at a position corresponding to the position where the touch operation is started;
When there is a movement from the position where the touch operation was started, the items are moved to a corresponding position in accordance with the movement of the touch operation, and the rearrangement is performed in accordance with completion of detection of the touch operation. exit the mode for
and a control step of controlling not to end the rearrangement mode when the detection of the touch operation is completed without moving from the position where the touch operation was started. control method of the display control device. A program for causing a computer to function as each means of the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each means of the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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