JP4917126B2 - Display control apparatus and display control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control apparatus and a display control method for displaying predetermined data on a display means.

  With the development of hardware technology in recent years, hard disk capacity, improvement of database equipment, and the spread of the Internet and mobile terminals, etc., there are various environments for inputting data, and easy posting regardless of time and place You can input. At the same time, database data has become more complex, such as human-community connections found in gourmet sites and social network services. Under such a background, there is a need for a display method and an operation method, that is, an excellent graphic user interface, in which data can be searched quickly and efficiently by attribute, the attribute can be understood, and output on the screen in an easy-to-understand manner.

  The data structure handled by the information display and operation method is data having attributes as described below. FIG. 1 shows an example of the data structure. The data shown in FIG. 1 is also used in the description of the embodiment of the present invention as will be described later. Here, as an example, a data structure in which a disease (attribute) and a symptom (target) of the disease are separated will be described. In FIG. 1, a list of diseases is arranged on the vertical axis, and a list of symptoms of the diseases is arranged on the horizontal axis, and what kind of symptoms are observed in which disease in a two-dimensional graph.

  For example, the symptom “throat hurts” corresponds to a disease such as “disease 0”, “disease 1”, “disease 5”, and the column of “sick throat” and “shake” in the row of “disease 1” “○ (circle)” is shown where it intersects. In other words, it can be said that the symptom (subject) of “throat hurts” and “tremors” belongs to disease 1. Of course, a single illness can have multiple symptoms, and a single symptom can have multiple illnesses. Here, the total number of diseases is N, and the number of symptoms is M. When the number of N and M is small, it is obvious from the table, but when N and M are large, it cannot be easily grasped at a glance.

  As a conventional method when the number of N and M is large, it is conceivable to display a list of disease names hit by the search engine from the symptoms of the user (patient) as shown in FIG. The user looks at the hit disease in detail, but in reality it is rare that the information that the user wants is obtained with a single search hit, and usually more than two searches with different keywords, symptoms, etc. I do. Thereby, the user can obtain and understand information on the relationship between some symptoms and illnesses.

  However, in this conventional method, the layout of the search results on the screen for the second and subsequent search results is ignored and erased from the list displayed on the previous search results screen, and the corresponding disease names are listed in turn as a list. Is displayed. For this reason, when the next search is performed, the user cannot accurately recognize the search result even if he / she looks at a certain place in the list of previous search results. You have to look and see. In addition, the user needs to search from the list if he / she wants to examine another symptom of “disease 3”.

  In order to solve such a problem, there is a technique in which redrawing is performed by reflecting the position in the screen previously selected by the user, and the content is suddenly changed as shown in FIGS. 16a and 16b. Pop-up menus appearing at positions such as a linear menu shown in FIG. 16a and a pie menu shown in FIG. These display a cell of choices in the vicinity of a certain position on the screen touched by the user, in the case of linear, as a list in a linear form, and in the case of a pie menu, in the form of a circle. Thereby, the user can select the next option without moving the finger greatly. If this function can be used to pop up a list of search results from the cursor at any point on the screen, the user can search the entire screen on the screen and display the list of search results. There is no need to look for.

  The display method in which what is sought at the position focused on by the user in this screen can be further developed in the following cases. In other words, the object to be handled has an attribute data structure as shown in FIG. 1, and when the second search is performed, another attribute of the object corresponding to the previous search result is used as a keyword. it can.

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  When the search result of the attribute data as shown in FIG. 1 is displayed as shown in FIGS. 16a and 16b, the search result of FIG. 1 is certainly a list of search results at the position of the cursor focused by the user on the screen. Can be displayed. However, it is not possible to know where in the list the attribute column of the object used as a keyword in the previous search is arranged. This is because a new search result table is displayed in a form ignoring the objects and attributes previously used as keywords by the user. This requires the user to look from the beginning each time. This problem becomes more serious as the number of hits in the search results increases.

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention reflects the list layout position in the screen of the previous search result as much as possible when drawing the search result for the second and subsequent times for a certain search result. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display control apparatus and a display control method that can minimize the time and effort required for movement, finger movement on a touch panel, and the like and movement of a mouse cursor.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in accordance with a user instruction or selection, a display control device configured to display target information belonging to the item together with a predetermined item on a display screen, Storage means for storing predetermined items and the target information in association with each other, and when the target information displayed on the display screen is selected by the user, the selected target information on the display screen A position specifying means for specifying a position, an identification means for identifying the content of the target information selected based on the specified position, and a content that is identified when the content of the target information is identified An extraction means for extracting other existing items and target information belonging to the other items from the storage means when there are other items having the target information in the storage means; The extracted item and the target information belonging to the item are displayed at the predetermined position without changing the display position of the predetermined display area including the display area in the display screen of the target information extracted before and after the selection. There is provided a display control device comprising display control means for controlling. With this configuration, when drawing a search result for the second and subsequent times for a certain search result, it is possible to reflect the list layout position in the screen of the previous search result as much as possible, thereby making it possible to move the user's line of sight and the touch panel. It is possible to minimize the hassle of moving fingers and mouse cursors.

  In the display control device of the present invention, the predetermined position may be along one of the axes of a substantially horizontal direction, a substantially vertical direction, and a substantially depth direction of the display screen with the predetermined display area as a reference. A position or a position along a circular axis is a preferred aspect of the present invention. With this configuration, it is possible to make the search result easier to grasp.

  In the display control apparatus of the present invention, the predetermined display area is an area in which information of an item to which the selected target information belongs and other target information belonging to the item are displayed. Is a preferred embodiment. With this configuration, the information is the same as the information displayed before selection, so that the information can be easily grasped.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a display control method configured to display, on a display screen, target information belonging to the item together with a predetermined item according to a user instruction or selection, the display control method being displayed on the display screen. When the target information is selected by the user, the step of specifying the position of the selected target information on the display screen and the content of the target information selected based on the specified position And when the content of the target information is identified, an item having the target information of the identified content is stored in a storage area that stores the predetermined item and the target information in association with each other. Extracting other existing items and target information belonging to the other items from the storage area, if present, and a table in the display screen of the selected target information A display control method comprising: controlling to display the extracted item and target information belonging to the item at a predetermined position without changing a display position of the predetermined display area including the area before and after selection. Is done. With this configuration, when drawing a search result for the second and subsequent times for a certain search result, it is possible to reflect the list layout position in the screen of the previous search result as much as possible, thereby making it possible to move the user's line of sight and the touch panel. It is possible to minimize the hassle of moving fingers and mouse cursors.

  In the display control method of the present invention, the predetermined position may be any one of a substantially horizontal direction, a substantially vertical direction, and a substantially depth direction of the display screen based on the selected target information and the display area of the item. A position along one axis or a position along a circular axis is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. With this configuration, it is possible to make the search result easier to grasp.

  In the display control method of the present invention, the predetermined display area is an area in which information of an item to which the selected target information belongs and other target information belonging to the item are displayed. Is a preferred embodiment. With this configuration, the information is the same as the information displayed before selection, so that the information can be easily grasped.

  According to the present invention, there are a plurality of predetermined items and target information belonging to the predetermined items, and the predetermined items and the target information are associated with each other using a database configured to be associated with each other. A display control device that displays an item and the target information, a receiving unit that receives a selection of information displayed on a display screen from a user, and the predetermined information to which the target information selected through the receiving unit belongs A display control means for displaying a list of items using the database, or displaying a list of the target information belonging to the predetermined item selected via the receiving means, using the database; The display control means is a case where target information is selected via the accepting means, and is selected by a predetermined item displayed at a predetermined position before selection. If the target information belongs, a list of predetermined items to which the selected target information belongs without changing the display position of the predetermined item displayed at the predetermined position is displayed via the receiving unit. When the predetermined item is selected, and the target information displayed at the predetermined position before selection belongs to the selected predetermined item, the target information displayed at the predetermined position is displayed. There is provided a display control device for displaying a list of target information belonging to the selected item selected without changing the position. With this configuration, it is possible to minimize the effort of moving the user's line of sight, moving the finger on the touch panel, and moving the mouse cursor. The target information here corresponds to, for example, an item described later, and the predetermined item corresponds to a cluster described later.

  In the display control device of the present invention, the display control means displays the list of the predetermined items in the vicinity of the position where the selected target information is displayed, and the selected predetermined items are displayed. It is a preferable aspect of the present invention to display the list of the target information in the vicinity of the position. With this configuration, the visibility of target information and predetermined items is improved.

  In the display control device of the present invention, the predetermined position where the predetermined item is displayed is a display position of the predetermined item selected last, and the predetermined position where the target information is displayed is The display position of the target information selected last is a preferred aspect of the present invention. With this configuration, the load of movement of the user's line of sight can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, there are a plurality of predetermined items and target information belonging to the predetermined items, and the predetermined items and the target information are associated with each other using a database configured to be associated with each other. A display control method for displaying an item and the target information, wherein a reception step of receiving selection of information displayed on a display screen from a user, and the predetermined item to which the target information selected in the reception step belongs A display control step of displaying a list using the database, or displaying a list of the target information belonging to the predetermined item selected in the reception step using the database, and the display control In the step, when the target information is selected in the receiving step, a predetermined item displayed at a predetermined position before the selection is displayed. When the selected target information belongs, a list of the predetermined items to which the selected target information belongs is displayed without changing the display position of the predetermined items displayed at the predetermined position. When the predetermined item is selected, and the target information displayed at the predetermined position before selection belongs to the selected predetermined item, the target information displayed at the predetermined position is displayed. There is provided a display control method for displaying a list of target information belonging to the predetermined item selected without changing the position. With this configuration, it is possible to minimize the effort of moving the user's line of sight, moving the finger on the touch panel, and moving the mouse cursor.

  In the display control method of the present invention, in the display control step, the list of the predetermined items is displayed in the vicinity of the position where the selected target information is displayed, and the selected predetermined items are displayed. It is a preferable aspect of the present invention to display the list of the target information in the vicinity of the position. With this configuration, the visibility of target information and predetermined items is improved.

  In the display control method of the present invention, the predetermined position where the predetermined item is displayed is the display position of the predetermined item selected last, and the predetermined position where the target information is displayed is The display position of the target information selected last is a preferred aspect of the present invention. With this configuration, the load of movement of the user's line of sight can be reduced.

  The display control apparatus and the display control method of the present invention have the above-described configuration, and reflect the list layout position in the screen of the previous search result as much as possible when drawing the search result for the second time or later for a certain search result. By doing so, it is possible to minimize the trouble of moving the user's line of sight, moving the finger on the touch panel, and moving the mouse cursor.

It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the state selected with the finger | toe, the cursor, etc. just before the search in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of displaying the search result displayed after the selection shown in FIG. 3a by the conventional method. It is a figure which shows another example at the time of displaying the search result displayed after the selection shown in FIG. 3a by the conventional method. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of displaying the search result displayed after the selection shown to FIG. 3a. It is a figure which shows an example of the state selected with the finger | toe, the cursor, etc. just before the search in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of displaying the search result displayed after the selection shown to FIG. 4a by the conventional method. It is a figure which shows another example at the time of displaying the search result displayed after the selection shown in FIG. 4a by the conventional method. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of displaying the search result displayed after the selection shown to FIG. 4a. It is a figure for demonstrating that a display switches by sliding the object of the search result in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is another figure for demonstrating that a display switches by sliding the object of the search result in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is another figure for demonstrating that a display switches by sliding the object of the search result in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the other data structure in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of displaying the search result in the 1st Embodiment of this invention as a pie chart. It is a figure which shows an example of the state selected with the finger | toe, the cursor, etc. just before the search in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of displaying the search result displayed after the selection shown to FIG. 8a by the conventional method. It is a figure which shows another example at the time of displaying the search result displayed after the selection shown in FIG. 8a by the conventional method. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of displaying the search result displayed after the selection shown to FIG. 8a. It is a figure which shows an example of the other data structure in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the schematic diagram which showed the "drive course" in the data structure of FIG. 9a on the map. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result of the "drive course" in the data structure of FIG. 9a. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result of the "knowledge course" switched by the user's selection in the data structure of FIG. 9a. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing that the “L point” field is displayed in a fixed state in the screen even when the user switches the selection in the data structure of FIG. 9A. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the display control apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing flow in the display control apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the conventional search result. It is the technique of the conventional redrawing, Comprising: It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen when redrawing is performed reflecting the position in the screen previously selected by the user. It is the technique of the conventional redrawing, Comprising: It is a figure which shows an example of the other display screen at the time of redrawing reflecting the position in the screen which the user selected previously. It is a figure which shows what arranged the mail received in the conventional electronic mail receiving box in time series. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows what represented the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention by the cluster by the one-dimensional row | line | column. It is a figure which shows what represented the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention by the cluster by the one-dimensional row | line | column. It is a figure which shows what represented the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention by the cluster by the one-dimensional row | line | column. It is a figure which shows what represented the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention by the cluster by the one-dimensional row | line | column. It is a figure which shows what represented the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention by the cluster by the one-dimensional row | line | column. It is a figure which shows what represented the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention by the cluster by the one-dimensional row | line | column. It is a figure which shows what showed the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention with the two-dimensional distribution table by the cluster. It is a figure which shows what showed the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention with the two-dimensional distribution table by the cluster. It is a figure which shows what showed the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention with the two-dimensional distribution table by the cluster. It is a figure which shows what showed the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention with the two-dimensional distribution table by the cluster. It is a figure which shows what showed the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention with the two-dimensional distribution table by the cluster. It is a figure which shows what showed the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention with the two-dimensional distribution table by the cluster. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the classification table which arranged in a line horizontally which cluster the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows the conceptual diagram of the list of the items which belong to the cluster B on the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display figure in the actual screen in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display figure in the actual screen in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the conceptual diagram of the state in which the item 6 is located and selected in the list of the items which belong to the cluster B on the data in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. . It is a figure which shows what the item which came to the position by the scroll in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected automatically. It is a figure which shows a mode that the list | wrist of the cluster to which the item 15 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs is displayed. It is a figure which shows a mode that the list of clusters in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is scrolled, and one cluster is selected. It is a figure which shows a mode that the item 6 is selected in the list | wrist of the item of the classification | category B in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a mode that the cluster B-2 is selected from the cluster list to which the item 6 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention belongs. It is a figure which shows a mode that the list of clusters to which the item 6 belongs corresponding to FIG. 25b in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is displayed on the fixed place under a screen. It is a figure which shows a mode that the list of clusters in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is displayed directly under the selected item 6. FIG. It is a figure which shows the state by which the display position of cluster B-2 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is preserve | saved within a screen. It is a figure which shows a mode that the cluster list to which each item belongs is displayed below, when the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is a figure which shows the display position of the cluster currently selected preserve | saved when the cluster was last selected in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a mode that the list | wrist of the cluster to which the selected item belongs is displayed whenever the item in the cluster B in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is another figure which shows a mode that the list | wrist of the cluster to which the selected item belongs is displayed whenever the item in the cluster B in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is another figure which shows a mode that the list | wrist of the cluster to which the selected item belongs is displayed whenever the item in the cluster B in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is another figure which shows a mode that the list | wrist of the cluster to which the selected item belongs is displayed whenever the item in the cluster B in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is a figure which shows a mode that it displayed on the left from the head of the list | wrist simply, without fixing the position in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is another figure which shows a mode that it displayed on the left from the head of the list | wrist simply, without fixing the position in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is another figure which shows a mode that it displayed on the left from the head of the list | wrist simply, without fixing the position in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is another figure which shows a mode that it displayed on the left from the head of the list | wrist simply, without fixing the position in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary at the time of not displaying the position in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and displaying simply from the head of the list to the left. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary at the time of fixing and displaying the position in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a mode that the selection cluster in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention was moved from C (C-3) to B (B-2). It is a figure which shows a mode that the list in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention was scrolled and touched and it released a hand. It is a figure which shows the position of the cluster selected last in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a mode that a list is shifted and displayed so that the cluster B may come to the preserve | saved position in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is another figure which shows a mode that a list is shifted and displayed so that the cluster B may come to the preserve | saved position in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is another figure which shows a mode that a list is shifted and displayed so that the cluster B may come to the preserve | saved position in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the display method of a cluster list | wrist when the other item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is a figure which shows the display of a cluster list | wrist when the other item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is a figure which shows the other display of the cluster list | wrist when the other item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is a figure which shows the other display of the cluster list | wrist when the other item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is a figure which shows the other display of the cluster list | wrist when the other item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected. It is a figure which shows an example of the place where the display position of the item in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is preserve | saved within the screen. It is a figure which shows a mode that the item list which belongs to the selected cluster in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is displayed so that the display position of the item 6 may be fixed. It is a figure which shows the state from which the cluster B (B-2) in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is selected, and the item 6 in the list | wrist of the item of cluster B (B-2) is selected. It is a figure which shows the screen display in the state of FIG. 33a in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of the moment which changes from the item list of the cluster B to the item list of the cluster C, with the item 6 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention being fixed. The state of the moment when the item 6 of the cluster B (B-2) is changed to the item list of the cluster C (C-3) while the item 6 in the actual screen is fixed in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a figure which shows the mode after changing from the item list of cluster B (B-2) to the item list of cluster C (C-3), with the item 6 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention being fixed. A state after the item 6 of the cluster B (B-2) is changed to the item list of the cluster C (C-3) while the item 6 in the actual screen is fixed in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode when it scrolls and is selected from the item 6 to the item 13 in the state which selected the cluster C (C-3) in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of the actual screen in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of the moment which changes to the item list of cluster B (B-3) from the item list of cluster C (C-3), with the item 13 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention being fixed. In the actual screen in the second embodiment of the present invention, the state of the moment when the item 13 is fixed and the item list of the cluster C (C-3) is changed to the item list of the cluster B (B-3) FIG. It is a figure which shows the mode after changing from the item list of cluster C (C-3) to the item list of cluster B (B-3), with the item 13 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention being fixed. The item 13 of the cluster C (C-3) is returned to the item list of the cluster B (B-3) while the item 13 is fixed in the actual screen in the second embodiment of the present invention, and changed. It is a figure which shows the mode of later. It is a figure which shows the result at the time of performing by the prior art example which does not use the function in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the result at the time of performing by the prior art example which does not use the function in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow about the function in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the display control apparatus in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of application in the music selection in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of application in the music selection in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating that the item list and cluster list in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention are ring-shaped. It is a figure for demonstrating the application example by the email in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the application example by the email in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the application example by the email in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the application example by the email in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure in case the list of items exists in a row by shop search, such as a restaurant, in a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure in the case where the list of clusters is in a column in the store search for restaurants and the like in the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows a mode that the remaining items change with only restaurant 3 fixed on the screen by shop search, such as a restaurant in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. In the restaurant search for the restaurant or the like in the second embodiment of the present invention, “Where to go” is selected by scrolling and touching, and at the same time, the position in the screen frame of the item “going with” is saved. It is a figure which shows the result obtained. It is a figure which shows a mode that selection is carried out from the restaurant 3 to an amusement park by shop search, such as a restaurant in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a mode that it displays, with the position of the stored item "going with whom" fixed, by store search, such as a restaurant in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Regarding the item 5 in the second embodiment of the present invention, the item 5 exists at any position in the clusters A-2, B-2, C-4, D-1, and E-1 to which the item 5 belongs. It is a figure which shows a mode that it is switching whether it is. It is a figure which shows a mode that the position in the screen frame when the cluster B in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention was selected last is preserve | saved and displayed. In the cluster A-1, B-2, C-3, D-1 to which the item 6 belongs in the second embodiment of the present invention, the position where the item 6 exists is switched. FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that the position in the screen frame when the cluster B in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention was selected last is preserve | saved and displayed. Regarding the item 5 in the second embodiment of the present invention, the item 5 exists at any position in the clusters A-2, B-2, C-4, D-1, and E-1 to which the item 5 belongs. It is a figure which shows a mode that it is switching whether it is. It is a figure which shows a mode that the position in the screen frame when the cluster B in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention was selected last is preserve | saved and displayed.

<First Embodiment>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In the display control apparatus of the present invention, first, as described above, from the objects (symptoms in this example) and attribute data to which they belong (illness in this example) as shown in FIG. There is a premise that the data structure is For example, as shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the search starts from a list of search results for a disease name corresponding to a symptom of “headache” in this case.

  A list of illnesses with a “headache” symptom is arranged from left to right in ascending order of a given number. On the screen (screen or display), “disease 3” → “disease 6” → “disease 8” → “disease 13” is displayed in order from the left, and the display can be switched by scrolling the scroll switch 201. That is, since the number of hits by search is large, all disease names do not enter the screen, some of them are displayed, and the rest can be viewed by scrolling left and right. In the cells in the area where each disease is displayed, other symptom data is also displayed as icons in addition to the symptom used for the search ("headache") belonging to the disease. .

  Here, the user pays attention to “disease 3” and thinks that there is also “sore throat” which is another symptom of “disease 3”, and this time, which symptom is “sore throat” A list of diseases belonging to the search keyword “throat hurts” is displayed. Here, the diseases corresponding to the search result are “disease 0”, “disease 1”, “disease 3”, “disease 8”, “disease 17”, “disease 23”, and the like.

  FIG. 3A shows a state selected with a finger or a cursor immediately before the search, and FIG. 3D shows a state where the search result is displayed. In addition, if it was displayed by the conventional method, it will be displayed as shown in FIGS. 3b and 3c. In the case of FIG. 3b, the search results are listed and displayed from the upper end and the left end of the screen ignoring the position specified by the finger or the cursor. Since the list starts at the left edge of the screen, you must bring your line of sight to the left edge of the screen, and you must find out where the “disease 3” that you noticed earlier was displayed. In the case of FIG. 3c, it is displayed on the basis of the position designated by a finger or a cursor, and it is not necessary to hold the line of sight at the left end of the screen, and the search result is displayed at the position of the screen that was noticed earlier. However, it is necessary to find out where the “disease 3” that was focused on earlier was displayed.

  In the present invention, it is displayed as shown in FIG. In the present invention, the center position of the column “Disease 3” is not changed in the entire screen. Centered on “Disease 3”, the number of diseases greater than “Disease 3” is drawn on the right side, and the smaller number of diseases is drawn on the left side in numerical order, and the order is maintained. “0” → “disease 1” → “disease 3” → “disease 8” → “disease 17” → “disease 23”...

  This is because the object has an attribute data structure, so if an attribute search is performed using the target object belonging to the attribute “disease 3” as a keyword, the attribute “disease 3” is included in the result as a matter of course. By using this fact, the appearance location is matched with the same position as the previous search result. Since the column of “disease 3” is fixed when the display is switched from FIG. 2 to FIG. 3D, even if the search keyword changes from “headache” to “throat ache”, “ Since the position of “disease 3” does not change, the user does not need to search where the item of “disease 3” is displayed from the list of new search results.

  In addition, as described later, the symptoms in the “Disease 3” column are slid in the order of “head ache” → “throat ache” → “vomiting sensation”. It is possible to realize a function of displaying other search results to the left and right while the column of “disease 3” is fixed in the list of search results of diseases. In other words, the present invention is applied to the case where the data structure is composed of two or more object data and two or more attribute data to which they belong as shown in FIG. This attribute search is limited to the case where an object having an attribute as a result of the previous attribute search is used as a search keyword.

  A search in the case where the user selects “sickness throat” of “sickness 8” by focusing on “sickness 8” from the state of FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 a to 4 d. FIG. 4a shows a state selected with a finger or a cursor immediately before the search, and FIG. 4d shows a state where the search result is displayed. In addition, if it was displayed by the conventional method, it will be displayed as shown in FIGS. 4b and 4c. Since the disease name corresponding to the search result has the same search keyword “throat hurts”, as in the previous case, “disease 0”, “disease 1”, “disease 3”, “disease 8”, “disease 17”, “disease 23” And so on.

  In the case of FIG. 4b, the search results are listed and displayed from the upper end or the left end of the screen, ignoring the position specified by the finger or the cursor. Since the list starts from the left edge of the screen, it is necessary to bring the line of sight to the left edge of the screen, and to find out where the “disease 8” that was focused on earlier was displayed. In the case of FIG. 4c, it is displayed on the basis of the position designated by the finger or the cursor, and it is not necessary to hold the line of sight at the left end of the screen, and the search result is displayed at the position of the screen that has been noticed earlier. However, it is necessary to find out where the “disease 8” that was focused on earlier was displayed.

  In the present invention, it is displayed as shown in FIG. In the present invention, the center position of the column “Disease 8” is not changed in the entire screen. Centered on “Sickness 8”, the number of diseases with a number greater than “Sickness 8” is drawn on the right side, and the number of diseases with a smaller number is drawn on the left side in numerical order. “0” → “disease 1” → “disease 3” → “disease 8” → “disease 17” → “disease 23”...

  It should be noted that in the case of the display switching from FIG. 2 to FIG. 3d described above, “sickness is sore” is selected centering on “disease 3”, and in the case of the display switching from FIG. 2 to FIG. , “Sickness of the throat” was chosen mainly for “Illness 8”. Since “sore throat” is selected in both cases, the contents of the search results are equivalent to those in FIGS. 3d and 4d. However, in FIGS. 3d and 4d, the list of search results is displayed shifted horizontally. This is because the layout is performed with priority given to fixing the selected disease column in the screen and preventing the user from losing sight of the selected disease column.

  If the column of the disease you are interested in is fixed, slide your finger or cursor to the column of “My head hurts” → “My throat hurts” → “I have a runny nose”, as shown in FIGS. 5a to 5c. By simply letting it go, the search result of the attribute of the disease name for each symptom is instantly displayed on the left and right, and the user can look over the search result with a simple operation.

  The display method proposed by the present invention is not limited to the so-called horizontally extending bar graph type described so far. An example of display in a pie chart is shown in FIG.

  The data in FIG. 6 represents not the relationship between symptoms and illness but the relationship between a person found in Social Network Service and the group to which the person belongs. Even if the contents of the data are different, the structure is exactly the same. As shown in FIG. 6, “person” is displayed on the horizontal axis, and “affiliation group” to which the person belongs is displayed on the vertical axis. For example, “A” belongs to “Group 6”. “◯ (circle)” is displayed where the column of “A” and the row of “Group 6” intersect.

  In FIG. 7, as a search result of “F's group”, the relationship between the person and the group to which the person belongs is shown as a pie chart. “F” belongs to “Group 3”, “Group 5”, “Group 11”, “Group 14”, “Group 15”, “Group 18”, “Group 21”, and they are arranged in a fan shape. Is displayed in each area. Other members belonging to the group are also shown as icons in the fan-shaped area indicating the group. Since there are seven fan-shaped areas, it can be seen that “F” belongs to seven groups.

  Here, it is assumed that the user pays attention to “group 14” to which “F” belongs, and pays attention to “H” that belongs to the group. Consider what other group “H” belongs to the same group as “F”. FIG. 8a shows a state where a finger or a cursor is selected immediately before the search, and FIG. 8d shows a state where the search result is displayed. In addition, if it was displayed by the conventional method, it will be displayed as shown in FIGS. 8b and 8c. The groups corresponding to the search result are “Group 3”, “Group 14”, “Group 16”, “Group 17”, and “Group 25”.

  In the case of FIG. 8b, the search results are listed and displayed from the upper end and the left end of the screen ignoring the position specified by the finger or the cursor. A list of groups to which “H” belongs is displayed on the screen. The pie chart here is displayed clockwise, starting from the 12 o'clock axis of the clock. It is necessary to bring the line of sight to the 12 o'clock position for each search, and to find out where the “group 14” that has been noticed earlier is displayed. In the case of FIG. 8c, it is displayed on the basis of the position specified by the finger or the cursor, and it is not necessary to have the line of sight at the 12 o'clock position of the watch. Is done. However, it is necessary to find out where the “group 14” that has been noticed earlier is displayed.

  In the present invention, it is displayed as shown in FIG. In the present invention, the center position of the “group 14” column is not changed over the entire screen. A group as a new search result is displayed on the left and right on the circular coordinates with “Group 14” as the center.

  Furthermore, the case where a drive course is selected as another example will be described. In FIG. 9a, as an example of the drive course, each “drive course” is summarized on the vertical axis, and each “passing point (stopping point)” is collected on the horizontal axis. Since there are “Knowledge course” and “Natural course” courses that pass “A point”, the “A point” column and the “Knowledge course” and “Natural course” rows intersect each other with “○ ( Circle)).

  FIG. 9 b is a schematic diagram showing the “drive course” on a map. You can see what point each course passes through. However, as the number of courses and points increases, it becomes more difficult to understand because these lines are filled with complicated lines.

  FIG. 10 shows a search result screen of “drive course” proposed by the present invention. This is exactly the same as the example of FIG. A list of passing points when searching for "Carefree Course" is displayed next to it. Each point has the name of each course that passes through that point. It can be seen that in the “Carefree Course”, “C point” → “G point” → “L point” → “W point”.

  Here, suppose that the user is interested in the “L point” and considers what other courses pass through the “L point”. At the moment when the user selects the column “knowledge” of “L point”, the display is switched as a search result of “knowledge course” as shown in FIG. Similar to the above-described method, the position of the selected “L point” column does not change in the screen. As a whole, “A point” → “E point” → “L point” → “W point” passing through the “knowledge course” is displayed.

  Since the “L point” field is fixed in the screen, the user selects the “Eating while” course field by sliding his finger down as it is, for example, The search result of the stop point of “Course” is displayed with the “L point” column fixed in the screen.

  Next, an example of the configuration of the display control apparatus of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, the display control apparatus includes position specifying means 1301, identification means 1302, extraction means 1303, display control means 1304, and storage means 1305. Here, the display control in the case of having the data structure of FIG. 1 described above will be described, but the same can be implemented in the case of having the data structure of FIGS. 6 and 9a.

  The position specifying means 1301 specifies which position on the screen the selected position corresponds to when the object displayed on the screen (for example, the symptom “throat hurts”) is selected by the user. It is. The identification unit 1302 identifies the content of the target (symptom) displayed at the selected position when the position on the screen selected by the user is specified by the position specifying unit 1301. To do.

  The extracting unit 1303 is a case where the symptom displayed at the position selected by the identifying unit 1302 has been identified, and another item (disease) having the identified symptom is stored in the storing unit 1305. If there is, information on the confirmed item and the object (symptom) belonging to the item is extracted from the database stored in the storage unit 1305. When there is another item (disease) having the selected target (symptom), the display control unit 1304 displays the selected “disease 3” display area without moving, for example, “disease 3”. It controls to display other diseases centering on The storage means 1305 stores the database as shown in FIG.

  Next, a processing flow in the display control apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the case of the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 5c will be described. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and the same processing can be performed even in the examples shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 d and the examples shown in FIGS. 9 a to 12.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the display control device (position specifying means 1301) determines which of the display means the selected position is selected when an object displayed on the display means (for example, “throat hurts”) is selected. It is specified whether it corresponds to the position (step S1401). The display control device (identification unit 1302) is configured so that, when the position on the screen selected by the user is specified by the position specifying unit 1301, what is the target (symptom) displayed at the selected position. (Step S1402).

  The display control device (extracting means 1303) is a case where the content of the object (symptom) displayed at the position selected by the identifying means 1302 is identified, and the identified object (symptom) is displayed. It is confirmed whether another item (disease) is present in the storage unit 1305, and if it exists, information on the confirmed item and the object (symptom) belonging to the item is stored from the database stored in the storage unit 1305. Extract (step S1403). The display control device (display control means 1304) displays a display area for an item (for example, “disease 3”) having the selected target when there are other items (disease) having the selected target (symptom). Control is performed so that other items (disease) are displayed with the item (for example, “disease 3”) as the center (step S1404).

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In the following, another example of a display control apparatus that minimizes operations such as carrying the user's viewpoint and searching by scrolling will be described.

  With the development of hardware technology in recent years, more data has been flooded due to the increase in hard disk capacity and the improvement of database facilities. As a result, it has become necessary to understand and organize the flooding data by dividing it into multiple classifications by cluster. By properly expressing the state of classification by various classification methods on the screen of the electronic device, the user can determine what classification method is applied, which item is distributed in which classification, and how it is distributed. It is easy to understand.

  There are a plurality of items, and in order to know their properties, a plurality of items are plotted on a graph or the like along several classification methods and axes, and the properties of the plurality of items are examined by their distribution. An existing example is shown in FIG. In FIG. 17, the mails received in the electronic mail receiving box are arranged in time series. It is assumed that e-mail number 5 is selected from the list. If necessary, if you want to sort by person, click the “Sender” tab of the list, the selected email will be at the top of the list, and the same sender will be displayed in order of sender Or, clicking on the title brings the selected email to the top of the list and displays the same title. Here, the electronic mail is referred to as “item”, and the electronic mail sender classification (sender classification), electronic mail title classification (title classification), and electronic mail transmission / reception time classification (date classification) are referred to as “cluster”.

  In the case of e-mail, it is possible to classify by sender, title, and time (date). Here, as a further development, the classification method is increased from about 3 to 10 to 100, such as classification including the keyword “patent” and classification including the keyword “XX product” from the context of the e-mail. Let's go. At that time, depending on the classification method, not all electronic mails are related. For example, in the case of an e-mail category including the keyword “patent”, an e-mail not including “patent” does not fall under this category. In this case, it is assumed that data is incomplete in this classification method and cluster.

  In this way, if the number of items increases, the number of clusters also increases, and there is an incomplete cluster that does not classify all items, a button for switching the classification as shown in FIG. Issues arise in the way items are displayed on the screen. This is because there is a list with multiple cluster switching buttons for each item, and each time a different item is selected, there is a list of clusters that are displayed differently. I have to move the point of interest in the screen. In the case of FIG. 17, if a certain item is selected and plotted again with another cluster, the user must move the point of sight when the previously selected item moves from the position in the screen. Exists.

  Therefore, according to the display control apparatus described below, the relationship between two or more items and two or more clusters can be browsed and understood with a minimum movement of the viewpoint by the graphic interface proposed by the present invention.

  An example of data that can be classified is shown in FIG. In this example, there are 15 items that are objects on the data, and the classification method involving them is called a cluster, and there are 6 clusters (cluster A, cluster B, cluster C, cluster D, cluster E, cluster F). ) In the classification by cluster A, item 3 is classified as A-2, that is, classified as A-2, item 11 is classified as A-3, and item 13 is classified as A-4. Similarly, in classification by cluster B, item 3 is classified as B-1, and item 11 is classified as B-2. In addition, although the description of "1" and "thing which put number 1 in the circle" is used in order to show an item number, both show the same item number.

  Cluster B is complete with all 15 items belonging to any category. On the other hand, cluster A, cluster C, cluster D, cluster E, and cluster F are incomplete items that do not fall under classification. The display method of the present invention supports both of them. To visually draw how 15 items are classified by clusters, it can be drawn and expressed like a one-dimensional, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional graph. Here, what is represented by a one-dimensional column is shown in FIG. 19, and what is represented by a two-dimensional distribution table is shown in FIG.

  In cluster A, as shown in FIG. 19a or 20a, in cluster B as shown in FIG. 19b or 20b, in cluster C as shown in FIG. 19c or 20c, in cluster D as shown in FIG. 19d or FIG. In FIG. 19e or 20e, the cluster F is expressed as in FIG. 19f or 20f, respectively.

  On the other hand, it is possible to draw in one dimension, two dimensions, and three dimensions by visually drawing which cluster the 15 items belong to. As an example, FIG. 21 shows a classification table lined up in a row. In FIG. 21a, a list of clusters to which the item 1 belongs and the classification numbers therein are drawn. That is, item 1 belongs to cluster A-1, cluster B-1, cluster C-2, and cluster F-1. In FIG. 21b, item 2 belongs to only three clusters, and belongs to cluster A-1, cluster B-2, and cluster C-1. In FIG. 21j, the item 10 belongs to four clusters, and belongs to cluster B-2, cluster C-6, cluster D-1, and cluster E-1.

  In the present invention, the list of these items and the list of clusters displayed in the one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional spaces are limited to those in which the user can scroll to select any one item or one cluster. The FIG. 22 shows how an item is selected by scrolling from a list of items on the screen. FIG. 22a shows a conceptual diagram of a list of items belonging to cluster B on the data. 22b and 22c show display diagrams in the actual screen.

  In FIG. 22b, scrolling up and down is performed with a controller or a touch panel, and in FIG. 22c, an item is selected with a button, a touch panel, or the like. The method for selecting items in FIG. 22 can be considered as a type in which so-called scrolling and item selection are performed separately. In the present invention, this type is most effective.

  As another type, scrolling and selection as shown in FIG. 23 are performed simultaneously. FIG. 23 a shows a conceptual diagram in a state where item 6 is selected in the middle of the screen in the list of items belonging to cluster B on the data. As shown in FIG. 23b, the item to be selected always comes to the middle position of the screen, and the item at that position is automatically selected by scrolling.

  Next, how a cluster is similarly selected by scrolling will be described. In FIG. 24a, a list of clusters to which an item and item 15 belong is displayed. As shown in FIG. 24b, the user scrolls through the list of clusters in the screen and selects any cluster.

  In the display control apparatus proposed by the present invention, the user goes to the table of items belonging to a certain cluster represented in FIGS. 19 and 20 and the table of clusters to which a certain item represented in FIG. 21 belongs. The display is switched. If a cluster is selected, the item list must be displayed according to its classification. If an item is selected from the item list, a list of clusters to which the item belongs must be displayed when trying to view the item at a different angle, that is, a cluster.

  Details of the display method of these two lists will be described below. Suppose now that the item 6 is selected and displayed that it belongs to the cluster B-2. FIG. 25a shows that item 6 is selected in the list of items of category B, and FIG. 25b shows that cluster B-2 is selected from the cluster list to which item 6 belongs. Yes. 25c and 25d show two examples of methods for displaying FIGS. 25a and 25b together.

  First, when item 6 is selected, as shown in FIG. 25c, a list of clusters to which item 6 belongs, corresponding to FIG. 25b, is displayed at a fixed location at the bottom of the screen. In the other, as shown in FIG. 25d, a list of clusters is displayed immediately below the selected item 6. Here, what is important in the present invention is that B-2 in the cluster list is always at a certain position (in this case, it happens to be the center) in both methods. The details will be described.

  The content proposed by the present invention will be described using the example of FIG. 25c. Here, the cluster B-2 is selected by the user and an item belonging to the cluster is selected. FIG. 26a shows a state where the display position of the cluster B-2 is saved in the screen. In FIG. 26b, when an item is selected, a cluster list to which each item belongs is displayed below. At that time, the last selected cluster is saved regardless of which item is selected. It shows conceptually how it is always displayed in a fixed position.

  Details are described below. Each time an item in cluster B is selected, a list of clusters to which the selected item belongs is displayed. This is shown in FIGS. 27b, 27c, 27d, and 27e, respectively. FIG. 27a shows the display position of the currently selected cluster saved when the cluster was last selected. Naturally, the list of clusters to which each item belongs differs depending on the individual item (number and type of clusters, etc.). Here, it should be noted that, among items belonging to cluster B, cluster B is always included in the list of clusters to which individual items belong. Utilizing this fact, the cluster list is displayed by fixing the cluster B in the cluster list to the position in the saved screen when it was last selected.

  One of the two features proposed by the present invention is “When an item is selected, the list of clusters to which the item belongs is saved in the screen of the last selected cluster. The cluster list is displayed so that the cluster is fixedly displayed on the screen at the position ”. This is shown in FIG.

  In this example, the number of affiliated clusters is about five at most, but in reality there are many in many cases. Therefore, if the cluster B is not fixed and displayed in this way, each time an item is selected, the position of the currently selected cluster B in the cluster list will not be known. Also, as in the case of cluster switching described later, the cluster that was selected earlier goes somewhere in the list by selecting a different item, and the position of the cluster of interest in the cluster list is lost. The problem arises.

  FIG. 27 shows a list display of clusters to which each item belongs using the present invention, and FIG. 28 shows a conventional example when the position of the present invention is not fixed. If the position is not fixed as in the present invention and the list is simply displayed from the top to the left, the cluster B-2 comes second in FIGS. 28a and 28c, and first in FIGS. 28b and 28d. Each time an item is selected, the display position of the cluster moves. In this example, since the number of clusters is small, it is still visible on the screen, but as the number of clusters in the list increases, you can go outside the screen and see the positional relationship of the cluster of interest in the cluster list. It becomes difficult.

  In FIG. 26b of the conceptual diagram, the finger selects the item list, and the belonging cluster list is always displayed so that B-2 is in the middle. Strictly speaking, the cluster B in the middle is the cluster BX, and when the item to be selected is scrolled to select another item, it naturally changes to B-1, B-2, and B-3. After all, the display position does not change.

  So what is the position in the screen that is saved when it is last selected? Is described. In FIG. 27, it is always displayed at the bottom center of the screen. This is often the case when selection and scrolling are integrated, as described in FIGS. 23a and 23b, where the item at the center is always selected. However, with respect to the position in the saved screen when it was last selected in the case where scrolling and selection are separate and the item located at the edge in the screen can be selected, as in FIGS. 22a, 22b, and 22c. This will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Suppose that the user moves from the selected cluster C (C-3) to the cluster B (B-2) as shown in FIG. 29b in FIG. 29a, scrolls the list, touches and releases the hand. In this case, the position of the last selected cluster to be saved is shown in FIG. 29b, which is shown in FIG. 30a. Thereafter, when the user selects an item in the selected cluster B, the list of clusters to which the selected individual item belongs is displayed by shifting the list so that the cluster B comes to the position stored in FIG. 30a. . This is shown in FIGS. 30b, 30c and 30d. In FIG. 30d, the cluster changes from B-2 to B-3.

  As another special case, a list of clusters to which the item belongs is displayed directly below the selected item as shown in FIG. 25d, that is, the cluster list is displayed depending on the selected item. This is the case where the setting is made. In this case, a feature proposed by the present invention to be fixedly displayed at the last selected position will be described. FIG. 31 shows a display method of the cluster list when another item is selected. The display position of the cluster B-2 moves in the vertical direction, which is the display axis of the item list, on the screen, but is always fixed on the horizontal axis, which is the display axis of the cluster list. After all, the display position of the cluster B (B-2) is still stored in the local screen where the cluster list is displayed instead of the entire screen, and the user can safely select the currently selected cluster B (B -2) Items can be selected while being aware of the position in the list of other clusters. In FIG. 31e, the cluster changes from B-2 to B-3. This also does not change the cluster display position.

  Next, one of the two features proposed by the present invention is “When a cluster is selected, a list of items belonging to the cluster is saved in the screen of the last selected item” The item list is displayed so that the item is fixedly displayed on the screen at the position where it is placed ". This is shown in FIG.

  An example of the place where the display position of the item is stored in the screen is shown in FIG. When selecting various clusters from the cluster list to which the selected item 6 belongs, the conceptual diagram of the state in which the item list belonging to the selected cluster is displayed so that the display position of the item 6 is fixed is shown. As shown in FIG.

  Details of this function are described below. FIG. 33a shows a conceptual diagram in a state where the cluster B (B-2) is selected and the item 6 in the list of items of the cluster B (B-2) is selected. The screen display in this state is shown in FIG. As shown in the cluster list of FIG. 33b, item 6 belongs to clusters A-1, C-3, and D-1 in addition to cluster B-2.

  FIG. 34 and FIG. 35 show how the user selects the cluster C-3 from the cluster B-2. FIG. 34a shows a conceptual diagram of the moment when the item 6 is fixed and the item list of the cluster B is changed to the item list of the cluster C. FIG. FIG. 34b shows a situation in which the item 6 of the cluster B (B-2) is changed to the item list of the cluster C (C-3) while the item 6 in the actual screen is fixed. .

  FIG. 35a shows a conceptual diagram after the item 6 of the cluster B (B-2) is changed to the item list of the cluster C (C-3) while the item 6 is fixed. FIG. 35b shows a state after the item list of the cluster B (B-2) is changed to the item list of the cluster C (C-3) while the item 6 in the actual screen is fixed. . In FIG. 33b, since the user selects the cluster C-3 from the cluster list and scrolls to the middle, the middle position is saved as the last selected cluster position. This saved cluster information is used the next time an item is selected.

  Similarly, in a state where the cluster C (C-3) is selected, scrolling from the item 6 to the item 13 and selecting the conceptual diagram are shown in FIG. 36a and an actual screen is shown in FIG. 36b. . In FIG. 36b, a list of clusters “A-4”, “B-3”, and “C-3” to which the selected item 13 belongs is displayed, but the last selected cluster saved in FIG. 35b. As shown in FIG. 36b, the cluster list is displayed so that the selected cluster C-3 is at the same middle position.

  As before, FIG. 37a shows a conceptual diagram of the moment when the item 13 is fixed and the item list of the cluster C (C-3) is changed to the item list of the cluster B (B-3). Yes. FIG. 37b shows a state in which the item 13 in the actual screen changes from the item list of the cluster C (C-3) to the item list of the cluster B (B-3) while the item 13 is fixed. .

  FIG. 38a shows a conceptual diagram after the item 13 of the cluster C (C-3) is changed to the item list of the cluster B (B-3) while the item 13 is fixed. FIG. 38b shows a state after the item 13 of the cluster C (C-3) is returned to the item list of the cluster B (B-3) while the item 13 is fixed and changed in the actual screen. Has been.

  FIG. 33 and FIG. 38 show the same cluster B, but the list is shifted because priority is given to the condition that the item stored in the previous operation claimed in the present invention and the position in the screen are fixed. Result.

  The results when executed in the conventional example without using the function of “displaying the item list of a new cluster while the last selected item is fixed at the display position in the screen” claimed by the present invention are shown in FIG. 39. In this case, the item 13 that has been focused on disappears from the screen, and it is difficult to immediately understand the position of the item 13 in the new cluster B unless the item 13 is scrolled to search. In particular, it is difficult to instantly see the relationship on the new axis such that the item 13 exists in the same row as the item 7 and the item 12 in the classification B-3.

  The algorithm for the functions of the present invention described above is shown in FIG. The flow will be described in sequence with reference to FIGS. First, a user signal from an external input device 417 such as a touch panel or a controller is acquired (step S401). Note that the external input device 417 may not be a component of the display control device. Further, a database 416 described later may be a component of the display control device. In the operation determination unit 411, it is determined whether a cluster with a signal from the user has been selected or an item has been selected (step S402). When a cluster is selected, switching to a new cluster is performed. Process. When an item is selected, a process for switching to a new item is performed.

  When a cluster is selected, the selection unit 412 determines which cluster is selected by a signal from the user (step S403). The newly selected cluster and the display position of the cluster on the screen are saved (held) (step S404). This is used for processing when the next item is selected. The item that was selected when the item was last selected and the position in the screen are acquired (step S405). If an item has not been selected at the initial stage when the application is launched, the application-specified initial specified selection item and the initial specified item position are used.

  An item list belonging to the newly selected cluster is acquired from the database 416 (step S406). In the position search unit 414, the position of the item in step S405 is specified from the item list in step S406. Of course, this item exists somewhere in the cluster selected from the cluster list to which the saved item described in step S405 belongs, so it cannot be found in the search result.

  In the drawing unit 415, the item list belonging to the selected cluster is drawn so that the position of the saved item, which has been subjected to the position search in step S407, comes to the position in the saved screen of the saved item. (Step S408).

  On the other hand, a case where an item is selected will be described. The selection unit 412 determines which item is selected by a signal from the user (step S409). For the process when the item is selected next time, the newly selected item and the display position of the item in the screen are stored (step S410). This is used for processing when the next cluster is selected. Finally, the cluster selected when the cluster is selected and the position in the screen are acquired (step S411). If a cluster has not been selected at the initial stage when the application is started up, the application-specified initial specified cluster and the initial specified cluster position are used.

  A cluster list to which the newly selected item belongs is acquired from the database 416 (step S412). In the position search unit 414, the position of the cluster in step S411 is specified from the cluster list in step S412 (step S413). The item selected from the item list belonging to the saved cluster described in step S411 naturally has this cluster somewhere, so it cannot be found in the search result.

  In the drawing unit 415, the cluster list to which the selected item belongs is drawn so that the position of the saved cluster, which has been subjected to the position search in step S413, comes to the position in the saved screen of the saved cluster. (Step S414).

  Hereinafter, a specific application example will be described. 42 and 43 are diagrams for explaining application examples in music selection, FIGS. 45 to 48 are diagrams for explaining application examples in e-mail, and FIG. 49 is a restaurant or the like store. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of application in a search.

  In the example of music selection, a song corresponds to an item, and a song classification method corresponds to a cluster. In FIG. 42, songs related to flowers are arranged along the axis of “cherry blossom”, “rose”, “violet” and “flower” connection. It is assumed that Jiro Wada's song is selected as one of the songs related to “Sakura”. Although the cluster selection window is omitted, if a cluster connected to the singer's name “Ai Ueo” is selected, it is displayed in the “Wa” “Wa line” connection. As shown in FIG. 42, the display of the song by Jiro Wada must be fixed in the screen.

  Unfortunately, if an item near the end of the newly displayed list named “Wa-Line” is fixed at the top of the screen, a meaningless blank area is created on the screen. In order to prevent this, optimization such as making the list into a loop as shown in FIG. 43 is performed. This loop should not be limited to the item list, but the same problem occurs with the cluster list. FIG. 44 is a conceptual diagram showing that the item list and the cluster list are in a ring shape. The items arranged in a ring shape by scrolling can be moved within the range in which the screen frame is visible by the user, and one item is selected by touch.

  Next, an application example by e-mail will be described with reference to FIGS. 45 to 48. In FIG. 45, an example of the electronic mail to be stored in the database is divided into reception and transmission and is shown on the time axis. In FIG. 46, the e-mail is drawn in a cluster called “transmission / reception” connection. The electronic mail 5 is selected, and a list of clusters to which the mail belongs is displayed directly below.

  First, a case where the cluster is switched, and a case where the connection of the electronic mail is switched will be described here. FIG. 46 shows a case where the user moves the cluster from the current “transmission / reception” connection to the “person interaction” connection. In the cluster list, the user scrolls to bring the “person interaction” connection in the middle of the screen, so the position to be saved is at the center of the screen. The e-mail 5 belongs to the classification of “exchange with Mr. A” in the axis of the “exchange with people” connection, and is displayed in a form where the position of the e-mail 5 on the screen is fixed.

  FIG. 46 shows a case where the user further moves the cluster from the current “interaction with people” connection to the “title” connection. In the cluster list, it is assumed that the user directly touches and selects the “title” connection icon without scrolling. The position in the screen to be saved is slightly on the right from the entire screen. The e-mail 5 belongs to the category “XX meeting” in the “title” connection axis, and is displayed in a form where the position of the e-mail 5 on the screen is fixed.

  Next, when an item is changed, here, a case where an e-mail is changed will be described. FIG. 47 is a diagram for explaining a case where the e-mail 3 is selected from the e-mail 5 described above. In FIG. 47, the e-mail 5 is selected, and a list of clusters to which the e-mail 5 belongs is displayed below it. As the currently selected cluster “title” connection, the position of the last cluster in the operation shown in FIG. 46, that is, the position from the right to the center of the screen is stored. Therefore, in FIG. 47 in which the e-mail 3 is selected, the cluster list to which the e-mail 3 belongs is displayed in the same position as that in FIG.

  With the display method proposed by the present invention, it is possible to browse items with various axes and classifications. Furthermore, in the case of narrowing down the candidate item, it is achieved by adding a constraint condition. In FIG. 48, when an email is divided into “transmission / reception” connection clusters, a restriction condition is added such that the number of items is limited to “reception” connection by an operation such as touching a reception tab with a touch panel or the like.

  Here, as described above, the e-mail list formed by converting into the “title” connection is limited to those belonging to the “reception” connection. Naturally, even when this constraint condition is imposed, the selected item exists in the item list of the newly selected cluster, and the location can be displayed at the previously saved position.

  Next, an application example in restaurant search for restaurants and the like will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 49 is a diagram for explaining a case of searching for an object of interest on a map such as a restaurant or a playground. Unlike the examples so far, FIG. 49a shows a case in which the list of items is in a row and the list of clusters is in a column as shown in FIG. 49b. In this case, the item list of FIG. 49a is arranged on the horizontal axis for each genre. In other words, “food”, “buy”, and “play” are arranged from the left, and items are arranged in “food” for each fine classification such as Chinese food and French food.

  Here, a scene in which the user selects the restaurant 3 is shown in FIG. 49b. A list of clusters is displayed vertically on the left side of the restaurant 3, and more precisely, a list of clusters to which the restaurant 3 belongs is displayed. Currently, “genre” in the list of clusters is selected, so scroll to “go to whom” below, and at the moment of selection, only restaurant 3 is fixed on the screen as shown in FIG. 49c. The remaining items change as they are.

  At the same time when the user finishes selecting “with whom” by scrolling and touching, the position in the screen frame of the item “with whom” is saved. The result is FIG. 49d. In the cluster list, items are lined up on the horizontal axis with “going with whom” connections, and from the left, the amusement parks and parks are divided into subcategories such as “going with a lover”, “places to enjoy with family”, and “going with friends”. For example, a list divided by who you are going to is displayed, regardless of the genre such as “food” or “buy”.

  In this state, when the user next selects the amusement park of the item on the right side of the restaurant 3, the cluster list displays a list of clusters to which the amusement park of the item belongs. However, the display method is displayed with the position of the above-mentioned item “going with whom” stored fixed as claimed in the present invention. This is shown in FIG. 49f. That is, the item “going with whom” in the cluster list of the amusement park in FIG. 49f is displayed at the same position as “going with” in the cluster list of the restaurant 3 in FIG. 49d. This is a feature of the present invention. is there.

  In the examples so far, both the item list and the cluster list are related to a one-dimensional row and column, but the present invention is not limited to a one-dimensional list. 50 shows the case where the item list is two-dimensional and the cluster list is one-dimensional, FIG. 51 shows the case where the item list is one-dimensional and the cluster list is two-dimensional, and FIG. 52 shows the two-dimensional item list and the cluster list. A two-dimensional case is shown.

  FIG. 50a shows how the item 5 exists in the clusters A-2, B-2, C-4, D-1, and E-1 to which the item 5 belongs. FIG. In the two-dimensional item list to be switched, item 5 is displayed at the position in the saved screen frame when it was last selected. In FIG. 50b, the items classified by the cluster B are displayed as a two-dimensional item list, and each item can be selected to check what cluster each item belongs to. Since it is obvious that any item is selected, it belongs to the cluster B. In the one-dimensional cluster list, the position in the screen frame when B is last selected is stored and displayed as shown in FIG. Shows.

  FIG. 51 is similar to FIG. FIG. 51 a shows a state in which the item 6 is switched at what position in the clusters A-1, B-2, C-3, and D-1 to which the item 6 belongs. FIG. Since the cluster list is two-dimensional, it is selected by moving the finger vertically or horizontally and scrolling. In the screen, the item 6 is displayed at the position in the saved screen frame when it was last selected.

  In FIG. 51b, items classified in the cluster B are displayed as a one-dimensional item list, and each item can be selected to check what cluster each item belongs to. Since it is obvious that any item is selected, it belongs to the cluster B. In the two-dimensional cluster list, the position in the screen frame when B is last selected is stored and displayed as shown in FIG. Shows.

  FIG. 52 is the same as FIG. 50 and FIG. FIG. 52 a switches the position of the item 5 in the clusters A-2, B-2, C-4, D-1, and E-1 to which the item 5 belongs. It is a figure which shows a mode that it sees. Since the cluster list is two-dimensional, it is selected by moving the finger vertically or horizontally and scrolling. In the two-dimensional item list switched to the screen, the item 5 is displayed at the position in the screen frame stored when it was last selected.

  In FIG. 52b, the items classified in the cluster B are displayed as a two-dimensional item list, and each item can be selected to check what cluster each item belongs to. Since it is obvious that any item is selected, it belongs to the cluster B. In the two-dimensional cluster list, the position in the screen frame when B is last selected is stored and displayed. Shows.

  Depending on the item, there may be a plurality of items having the same cluster list. In that case, in such a selection between items, the display of the cluster list does not seem to change before and after the selection, but the display control process as described above is performed in the display control device. The same applies to clusters.

  The display control apparatus and the display control method according to the present invention reflect the list layout position in the screen of the previous search result as much as possible when rendering the search result for the second time or later with respect to a certain search result. Display control device and display control for displaying predetermined data on the display means, since it is possible to minimize the time and effort of moving the line of sight, moving the finger on the touch panel, and moving the mouse cursor. Useful for methods.

201 Scroll Switch 411 Operation Determination Unit 412 Selection Unit 413 Storage Unit 414 Position Search Unit 415 Drawing Unit 416 Database 417 External Operation Input Device 1301 Position Identification Unit 1302 Identification Unit 1303 Extraction Unit 1304 Display Control Unit 1305 Storage Unit

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A display control device configured to display target information belonging to the item together with a predetermined item on a display screen according to a user instruction or selection,
Storage means for storing the predetermined item and the target information in association with each other;
Position specifying means for specifying a position of the selected target information on the display screen when the target information displayed on the display screen is selected by the user;
Identification means for identifying the content of the selected target information based on the identified position;
When the content of the target information is identified, and there are other items having the target information of the identified content in the storage means, the other items existing and the targets belonging to the other items Extraction means for extracting information from the storage means;
The extracted item and the target information belonging to the item are displayed at a predetermined position without changing the display position of the predetermined display area including the display area in the display screen of the selected target information before and after the selection. Display control means for controlling
A display control device provided.   The predetermined position is a position along one axis or a position along a circular axis in a substantially horizontal direction, a substantially vertical direction, and a substantially depth direction of the display screen with the predetermined display area as a reference. The display control apparatus according to claim 1.   The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined display area is an area in which information of an item to which the selected target information belongs and other target information belonging to the item are displayed. A display control method configured to display target information belonging to the item together with a predetermined item on a display screen in accordance with a user instruction or selection,
Specifying the position of the selected target information on the display screen when the target information displayed on the display screen is selected by the user;
Identifying the content of the selected target information based on the identified location;
When the content of the target information is identified, and the item having the target information with the identified content exists in a storage area that stores the predetermined item and the target information in association with each other Extracting other items existing and target information belonging to the other items from the storage area;
The extracted item and the target information belonging to the item are displayed at a predetermined position without changing the display position of the predetermined display area including the display area in the display screen of the selected target information before and after the selection. And controlling the step
A display control method.   The predetermined position is a position along one axis or a position along a circular axis in a substantially horizontal direction, a substantially vertical direction, and a substantially depth direction of the display screen with the predetermined display area as a reference. The display control method according to claim 4.   The display control method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the predetermined display area is an area in which information of an item to which the selected target information belongs and other target information belonging to the item are displayed. A plurality of predetermined items and target information belonging to the predetermined items respectively exist, and the predetermined items and the target information are displayed using a database configured by associating the predetermined items with the target information. A display control device to perform,
Accepting means for accepting selection of information displayed on the display screen from the user;
The list of the predetermined items to which the target information selected through the receiving unit belongs is displayed using the database, or the list of the target information belonging to the predetermined item selected through the receiving unit Display control means for displaying a list using the database,
The display control means is a case where the target information is selected via the accepting means, and the selected target information belongs to a predetermined item displayed at a predetermined position before selection. Display a list of predetermined items to which the selected target information belongs without changing the display position of the predetermined item displayed at the position,
When a predetermined item is selected via the accepting means, and the target information displayed at a predetermined position before selection belongs to the selected predetermined item, it is displayed at the predetermined position. A display control apparatus for displaying a list of target information belonging to the selected item without changing the display position of the target information.   The display control means displays the list of the predetermined items in the vicinity of the position where the selected target information is displayed, and the list of the target information in the vicinity of the position where the selected predetermined item is displayed. The display control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display is displayed.   The predetermined position where the predetermined item is displayed is the display position of the predetermined item selected last, and the predetermined position where the target information is displayed is the display of the last selected target information. The display control device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the display control device is a position. A plurality of predetermined items and target information belonging to the predetermined items respectively exist, and the predetermined items and the target information are displayed using a database configured by associating the predetermined items with the target information. A display control method to perform,
A reception step for accepting selection of information displayed on the display screen from the user;
The list of the predetermined items to which the target information selected in the receiving step belongs is displayed using the database, or the list of the target information belonging to the predetermined items selected in the receiving step is A display control step for displaying using a database,
In the display control step, when the target information is selected in the reception step, and the selected target information belongs to a predetermined item displayed at a predetermined position before selection, the predetermined position Display a list of predetermined items to which the selected target information belongs without changing the display position of the predetermined items displayed in
When the predetermined item is selected in the reception step, and the target information displayed at the predetermined position before selection belongs to the selected predetermined item, the displayed at the predetermined position A display control method for displaying a list of target information belonging to the selected item without changing the display position of the target information.   In the display control step, the list of the predetermined items is displayed in the vicinity of the position where the selected target information is displayed, and the list of the target information is displayed in the vicinity of the position where the selected predetermined item is displayed. The display control method according to claim 10, wherein:   The predetermined position where the predetermined item is displayed is the display position of the predetermined item selected last, and the predetermined position where the target information is displayed is the display of the last selected target information. The display control method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the display control method is a position.

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