JP4840220B2 - Information display device - Google Patents

Description

  According to the present invention, a cursor displayed on a display screen is displayed using an operation device that uses a dial key that performs a rotation operation around one rotation axis and a cross key that performs an operation instruction radially from the rotation axis. The present invention relates to an information display device to be moved.

  In various portable information terminals and remote controllers, an operation device that uses a dial key that performs a rotation operation around one rotation axis and a cross key that performs operation instructions radially from the rotation axis is used for display. A device that moves a cursor to be displayed on the screen is widely used.

  These operating devices include, for example, an operating device 16 provided with a ring-shaped dial 18 that can be rotated around a circular cross key 19 for performing up / down / left / right operations as shown in FIG. (B) As shown in the figure, an operating device 16b provided with a ring-shaped cross key 19b for performing up / down / left / right operation around a circular dial 18b that can be rotated, as shown in (c). An operation device 16c having a structure in which the up / down / left / right cross keys themselves can be rotated is proposed.

  These operation devices are generally used for selecting a plurality of buttons displayed on an operation screen or a menu screen.

JP 2005-92521 A JP 11-218817 A

  When operating the operation screen or menu screen displayed on the display device using the operation device, the menu that is arranged in one dimension, such as an annular menu or a list menu, turns the dial to which direction the cursor moves. However, when operating menus arranged in a two-dimensional direction (vertically and horizontally) used on a general menu screen, there is a problem that it is not known in which direction the cursor moves with respect to the rotation of the jog dial.

  For example, in the menu screen 401 in which operation buttons are arranged in a ring shape as shown in FIG. 7D, it is easy to understand in which direction the cursor moves.

  However, in the one-dimensional menu screen 402 in which the operation buttons are arranged in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 5E, the axis on which the cursor moves is easy to understand, but it is difficult to know in which direction it moves. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5F, there is a problem that it is difficult to understand on which axis and in which direction the cursor moves on the menu screen 403 having a two-dimensional arrangement in which operation buttons are arranged vertically and horizontally. .

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an information display device excellent in operability in which operation directions of a cursor display, a dial coordinate indicating device, and a two-dimensional coordinate indicating device are associated.

  In the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a dial coordinate indicating device provided with a rotating mechanism centered on one rotating shaft, a two-dimensional coordinate indicating device for indicating coordinates in a radial direction from the center of the rotating shaft, And a display device for displaying a menu screen, and information for selecting and displaying various information by moving a cursor on the menu screen displayed on the display device based on an operation signal from the operation device In the display device, the control device receives an operation signal in the movement direction from the two-dimensional coordinate instruction device, changes the display form of the cursor to a shape corresponding to the movement direction, and receives a signal from the dial coordinate instruction device. An operation signal in the rotation direction is received, and the cursor is moved by replacing the operation signal in the rotation direction with a movement direction according to the display form of the cursor. That

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information display apparatus excellent in the operativity by which the cursor display, the dial coordinate instruction | indication apparatus, and the operation direction of the two-dimensional coordinate instruction | indication apparatus were linked | related can be provided.

Hereinafter, the information display apparatus according to this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 show the first embodiment, FIG. 5 shows the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 shows the third embodiment. In addition, the same site | part, an arrow, etc. are shown with the same code | symbol, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
(First embodiment)
First, the information display device according to the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information display apparatus according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart. FIG. 3 is a display form diagram of the state display part of the cursor in the selected state. FIG. 4 is a cursor operation screen.

  First, the schematic structure of this information display device will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, the information display apparatus 1 according to this embodiment can be realized by an extremely general personal computer. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the information processing device main body 3, the display device 2, and a remote control 10 that can be remotely operated are configured. The information processing apparatus main body 3 includes a control device 4 composed of a microcomputer and the like for overall control of the information display device 1, a storage device 5 such as a hard disk device, and various types of video information such as terrestrial waves, cable TV, and satellite broadcasts. And a light receiving unit 7 that receives an operation signal from the remote controller 10.

  On the other hand, the display device 2 is connected to the information processing apparatus main body 3 via a cord and can display various video information. In particular, in the information display device 1 according to this embodiment, the menu screen 100 for selecting various types of information is displayed on the display device 2, and the video content and the television broadcast searched for on the menu screen 100 are displayed. Can do.

  The remote controller 10 includes a display device 12 for confirming status display and input operation, an operation device 15 for inputting an operation instruction, a power source 14 including a battery, and an operation signal for transmitting an infrared operation signal to the light receiving unit 7. The transmission device 13 is included. The operating device 15 includes a dial coordinate indicating device 18 (hereinafter referred to as a dial) having a rotating mechanism centered on one rotating shaft, and a two-dimensional coordinate indicating device that indicates coordinates in a radial direction from the center of the rotating shaft. 19 (hereinafter referred to as a cross key) and a sub operation device 17 including a plurality of various operation buttons. The main operating device 16 according to this embodiment has a structure in which a ring-shaped dial 18 capable of rotating operation is combined around a circular cross key 19 for up / down / left / right operation.

  According to the information display device 1, by receiving various operations through the operation device 15 of the remote controller 10, the operation instruction is received by the light receiving unit 7, and the display device 2 receives various operations based on the operation instructions. Information can be displayed.

  One of the major features of the information display device 1 is that the remote controller 10 is provided with a main operation device 16 in which a cross key 19 and a dial 18 are integrated, and an optimum menu screen 100 is displayed on the main operation device 16. It is the point which displayed on the apparatus 2 and enabled various information to be selected.

  That is, in this information display device 1, when operating a two-dimensional direction used on the menu screen 100, for example, a menu in which operation buttons are arranged vertically and horizontally, a display form indicating the moving direction of the cursor 110 on the cross key 19. The change instruction is assigned, and the dial 18 is assigned a movement instruction along the movement direction of the cursor 110.

  In a conventional information display device, when a menu screen is displayed, a cursor is displayed at a predetermined position, and the cursor is moved with a cross key or the like of a remote controller, and a determination operation is performed at a target instruction button, thereby selecting content. Is running. Conventionally, this cursor is generally moved using a cross key or a dial. Here, the operation of the cross key is suitable for moving the cursor one by one, and the dial is suitable for a movement instruction when the movement amount is large. Since the number of stations has been increasing in recent years, remote controllers for instructing the cursor to move through a dial capable of increasing the amount of movement when selecting a channel in an electronic television program guide are increasing. However, since tuning with this dial cannot be finely adjusted, an increasing number of remote controllers are provided with the main operation device 16 in which the cross key 19 and the dial 18 are integrated.

  However, in the main operation device 16 that gives these two operation instructions, there is a problem that it is difficult to take the relationship between the instruction operation in the movement direction of the two operation devices and the movement direction of the highlighted cursor. In particular, in a two-dimensional arrangement in which operation buttons are arranged vertically and horizontally, the dial has a problem in that the link between the rotation direction of the dial and the movement direction of the cursor is not known, resulting in a malfunction.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, on the two-dimensional menu screen 100 in which the operation buttons 120 are arranged vertically and horizontally, the cursor 110 is displayed in a form having a display indicating the moving direction, and the dial 18 is operated. The cursor 110 is moved in the moving direction indicated by the display form. The cross key 19 linked to the moving direction of the cursor on the menu screen 100 having a two-dimensional array causes the cursor 110 to function as an operating means for changing and supporting the moving direction.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 1, since the display form of the cursor 110 is the horizontal direction of movement, if the dial 18 is rotated clockwise, the cursor 110 can be moved to the right and rotated counterclockwise. For example, the cursor 110 can be moved to the left. Here, if the operating finger is indicated upward or downward via the cross key 19, the display form of the cursor 110 changes to the vertical display form. Therefore, when the dial 18 is rotated, the cursor 110 is moved upward or downward. Will move.

  Another major feature of this embodiment is that the cross key 19 is assigned a display mode change instruction indicating the movement direction of the cursor 110, and the cursor 110 is moved in the operation instruction direction in accordance with this operation. The function to be assigned is also assigned.

  According to this structure, the operation of the cross key 19 allows a delicate movement operation such as one movement one by one, and the operation of the dial 18 can greatly move the cursor 110, so that a large amount of information is stored. An operating device suitable for selecting information displayed in a tabular format can be provided. In addition, when this operation instruction is given, the moving direction is expressed in the form of the cursor 110 displayed on the display device 2, so that the operational feeling of the operation of the remote controller 10 with a blind touch can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, an operation method of the information display apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, in the following description, the movement of the cursor 110 and the change of the form will be described by controlling with the control device 11 of the remote controller 10, but the movement of the cursor 110 and the change of the form are controlled by the information processing apparatus main body 3. You may carry out with the apparatus 4. FIG. In this case, the control device 11 of the remote controller 10 converts the operation instruction of the remote control 10 into a signal and transmits it to the information processing apparatus main body 3, and controls the display of the display device 2 based on the operation instruction.

  First, in FIG. 2, when the information display device 1 is activated, the control device 4 displays a startup icon (not shown) on the displayed display screen, and when this startup icon is selected and operated, (c) of FIG. As shown in the figure, a two-dimensional array menu screen 120 in which a plurality of operation buttons 120 are arranged vertically and horizontally is displayed (step 502). Here, in this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a personal computer has been described. However, the embodiment may be adopted for a dedicated television. In this case, the dedicated television (information display device 1) that is turned on displays the previously selected television channel on the display device 2, and operates the menu button assigned to one button of the sub-operation device 17 by the operation of the menu button. The menu screen 120 is displayed.

  Here, on the menu screen 120, the cursor 110 highlights a preset operation button 120a on the menu screen 120, indicating that the operation button 120a is in a selected state. In addition, the cursor 110 can be displayed as a form in which the display form indicates either the up or down direction or the left or right direction. When the menu screen 120 is displayed, as an initial value, It is always displayed in one specific display form among the four display forms. The display form of the cursor 110 will be further described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 3, in this embodiment, since the plurality of operation buttons 120 are two-dimensionally arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions, the cursor 110 is positioned in the vertical direction upward or downward and in the horizontal direction left or right. It changes into four types of forms in the right direction.

  That is, the cursor 110 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B represents a display form in the vertical direction. (A) is a display form showing that the cursor 110 is moved downward when the dial 18 is rotated clockwise, and (b) is a diagram showing that the cursor 110 is moved upward when the dial 18 is rotated in the direction. It is a display form which shows that.

  On the other hand, the cursor 110 shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D represents a display form in the left-right direction. (C) is a display form in which the cursor 110 is moved to the right when the dial 18 is rotated clockwise, and (d) is a display showing that the cursor 110 is moved to the left when the dial 18 is rotated in the direction. It is a form.

In this embodiment, when the menu screen 120 is displayed, for example, the menu screen 120 is displayed with the cursor 110 having the form shown in FIG. Then, when the upper key of the cross key 19 is operated, the cursor 110 is changed to the display form shown in FIG. 5B. When the right key is operated, FIG. The display form can be changed.
Here, the rotation direction of the dial 18 is the same as the display form of either (a) or (b) in the vertical direction and the display form of either (c) or (d) in the horizontal direction. And the movement direction of the cursor can be displayed in association with each other. For example, as in (a) and (c), (b) and (d), only two types of display forms may be used.

  The display form indicating the movement direction of the cursor 110 is not limited to the form shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D, and the user can recognize the movement direction by looking at the cursor 110. Any form is acceptable. For example, as shown in FIG. 3E, a frame surrounding the operation button 120 and an arrow indicating the rotational movement direction may be displayed separately.

  Next, with reference to the operation flow diagram of FIG. 2 and the screen transition diagram of FIG. 4A shows the operation state of the cross key 19 of the main operation device 16, and FIG. 4B shows the state where the dial 18 is rotated.

  In FIG. 2, the control device 11 of the remote controller 10 monitors whether the cross key 19 has been operated (step 504) or whether the dial 18 has been operated (step 512).

  When the menu screen 120 shown in FIG. 4C, which is the initial screen, is displayed (step 504) and the cross key 19 is not operated (step 504) and the dial 18 is rotated (step 512), The control device 11 moves the cursor 110 in the display form of the cursor 110 displayed on the menu screen 120 (step 514). For example, in the state shown in FIG. 4C, if the dial 18 is rotated clockwise, the cursor 110 is moved in the downward direction P2, and conversely if the dial 18 is rotated in the direction, the cursor 110 is moved. Is changed to the form shown in FIG. 3B and moved in the direction of P1.

  On the other hand, when the cross key 19 is operated in step 504 and the control device 11 determines that the operation is a left / right key (step 506), the control device 11 shows the display form of the cursor 110 in FIG. Or, (d) change to the form shown in the figure, and move one cursor 110 in the operation direction operated by the cross key 19 (step 510).

  For example, when the right key of the cross key 19 of the operation device 15 is operated as shown in FIG. 4A from the state of FIG. 4C, the control device 11 changes the display form of the cursor 110 in FIG. 3 (a) to FIG. 3 (c), and as shown in FIG. 3 (d), the cursor 110 whose display form has been changed is moved by one to the right operation button 120b. In this state, if the dial 18 is rotated clockwise as shown in FIG. 4B, the cursor 110 is further moved rightward as shown in FIG. 4E. On the other hand, if it is rotated counterclockwise in the state of FIG. 4D, the cursor 110 of FIG. 4D is changed to the display form of FIG. The cursor 110 that has been changed is moved.

  In step 506, when the up / down cursor of the cross key 19 is operated, the control device 11 changes the display form of the cursor 110 to FIG. 3A (step 516). Since it has already changed, one cursor is moved to P1 or P2 as described above while maintaining this display form.

  In the above description, in step 510 or step 518, when the cross key 19 is operated, the cursor 110 is moved by one in the direction operated by the cross key 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the movement distance (number) may be set according to the time when the cross key 19 is pressed, or this step itself may be omitted. Further, for example, when the down key of the cross key 19 is operated in the state of FIG. 3A, the cursor is moved downward by one, and conversely, when the up key is operated in this state. Only the display form may be changed to (b) in FIG.

Thus, according to this embodiment, the direction of movement of the cursor when the dial is turned can be expressed on the cursor, and the correspondence between the dial and the movement of the cursor can be easily understood.
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 5 shows a menu screen 130 showing the second embodiment. In this embodiment, the cross key 19 is assigned the up / down / left / right (vertical and horizontal) movement of the cursor 110 in a two-dimensional array in which the operation buttons 120 are arranged vertically and horizontally on the base surface 135, and the dial 18 The movement of the base surface 135 is assigned. In this embodiment, the base surface displayed on the screen is expressed as a belt wound around the roller 136. The cross key 18 causes the operation buttons 120 arranged two-dimensionally on the base surface 135 to move up, down, left, and right. Then, by rotating the dial 18, the base surface 135 rotates and moves in the roller rotation direction (vertical direction).

  For example, when the right key of the cross key 19 is operated on the menu screen 130 in which the upper left operation button 120a of the base surface 135 is selected, the cursor 110 moves to the right operation button 120b as shown in the menu screen 131. To do. If the dial 18 is rotated clockwise in the state of the menu screen 131, the base surface 135 is moved upward as indicated by P3.

According to this embodiment, when the cursor moves on a two-dimensional (vertical and horizontal) axis, the user can change the axis on which the cursor moves by turning the dial. It is easy to understand scrolling in the roller rotation direction.
(Third embodiment)
FIG. 6 shows a menu screen 140 showing the third embodiment. In this embodiment, the cross key 19 is assigned an instruction for movement in the vertical and horizontal or one direction when the rotary roller 145 arranged two-dimensionally in the vertical and horizontal directions or in one direction is selected, and the dial 18 is selected. The rotation roller 145 is rotated and assigned to the function of selecting one of a plurality of options included in the rotation roller 145.

  For example, in this embodiment, rotating rollers 145 that can be selected by rotating a plurality of options such as A1 and A2 are arranged in the vertical direction, the selection of the rotating roller 145 is assigned to the cross key 19, and the dial 18 is assigned. Is assigned a function of rotating one of the selected rotating rollers 145 to identify one of the selection branches that can be selected by the rotating roller 145.

  More specifically, the rotation roller 145 of item B is selected on the menu screen 140. In this state, when the lower key of the cross key 19 of the main operation device 16 is pressed, the rotating roller 145 of item C is selected as shown in the menu screen 141. When the dial 18 is rotated in this state, the rotating roller 145 is rotated. , And other options C1 and C2 that can be selected in the rotating roller 145 can be selected.

  Thus, according to this embodiment, when the cross key is assigned to a function in which the cross key and the dial rotation are different, such as cursor movement / dial rotation scrolling, it is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. Can do.

  As described above, in the typical information display device according to this embodiment, the dial coordinate indicating device (dial 18) provided with the rotation mechanism around one rotation axis and the radial direction from the center of the rotation axis. An operating device having a two-dimensional coordinate indicating device (cross key 19) for indicating coordinates, a display device for displaying a menu screen, and a menu screen displayed on the display device based on an operation signal from the operating device. In the information display device for selecting and displaying various information by moving the cursor, the control device receives an operation signal in the movement direction from the two-dimensional coordinate pointing device, and changes the display form of the cursor to the movement direction. The operation signal in the rotation direction from the dial coordinate indicating device is received, and the operation signal in the rotation direction is changed in accordance with the display form of the cursor. Substituting the direction of movement to move the cursor. Thus, an information display device excellent in operability in which the operation directions of the cursor display, the dial coordinate indicating device, and the two-dimensional coordinate indicating device are associated is provided.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the cursor is moved by operating the dial and the cross key provided on the remote control has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the remote control, and for example, the dial and cross provided on the information display device main body. The same display and cursor movement can be realized by operating the keys.

It is a schematic block diagram of the information display apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is an operation | movement flowchart figure of an information display apparatus. It is a display form figure of the state display part of the cursor of a selection state. This is the cursor operation screen. It is an operation screen figure of the information display apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is an operation screen figure of the information display apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the structure of the conventional main operating device, and the operation | movement figure of a cursor.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information display apparatus, 2 ... Display apparatus, 3 ... Information processing apparatus main body, 4 ... Control apparatus, 5 ... Memory | storage device, 6 ... Tuner part, 7 ... Light-receiving part, 10 ... Remote control, 11 ... Control apparatus, 12 ... Display Device: 13 ... Operation signal transmission device, 14 ... Power source, 15 ... Operation device, 16 ... Main operation device, 17 ... Sub-operation device, 18 ... Dial, 19 ... Cross key, 100 ... Menu screen, 110 ... Cursor, 120 ... Manual operation button.

Claims (2)

An operation device including a dial coordinate indicating device having a rotation mechanism around one rotation axis, a two-dimensional coordinate indicating device for indicating coordinates in a radial direction from the center of the rotation axis, and a selectable button; A display device for displaying a plurality of arranged menu screens;
In an information display device that displays various information by moving a cursor on a menu screen displayed on the display device based on an operation signal from the operation device and selecting an arbitrary button from the plurality of buttons .
The control device receives an operation signal in a moving direction from the two-dimensional coordinate pointing device , forms a display form of the cursor so as to surround the button, and indicates a rotation direction from the dial coordinate pointing device. And change to a shape indicating the movement direction of the cursor corresponding to the rotation direction of the dial coordinate indicating device,
An information display device that receives an operation signal in a rotation direction from the dial coordinate indicating device, and moves the cursor by replacing the operation signal in the rotation direction with a movement direction according to a display form of the cursor. The information display device according to claim 1,
The control device receives an operation signal in a moving direction from the two-dimensional coordinate pointing device and moves the cursor in the moving direction.

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