JP5355611B2 - Menu display device, menu display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a menu display device which displays a menu display screen having good operability. <P>SOLUTION: A menu display device has: an operation display unit 20 for displaying menu items associated with specific functions, and also inputting one menu item selected by a user; identification information storage means 204 for storing identification information indicating whether a menu item belongs to a first period group in which the menu item has a high possibility to be input to the operation display unit 20 or a second period group in which the menu item has less possibility than the first period group to be input to the operation display unit 20; display control means 214 for determining a display position of each menu item based on the identification information to display each menu at the determined display position on the operation display unit 20; and identification information change means for, when one menu item is input to the operation display unit 20, changing identification information corresponding to the input menu item with contents indicating that the menu item belongs to the second period group. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a menu display device that displays a menu that prompts a user to select a function, a menu display method in the menu display device, and a program.

  In a portable terminal such as a mobile phone or a navigation device, a menu item associated with a specific function is displayed on a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel, and a desired menu item is displayed to the user from the displayed menu items. A menu display device is used to prompt selection.

  As a menu display control method in such a menu display device, conventionally, the selection frequency of each menu item and the frequency with which two different menu items are selected in succession are stored, and each menu is based on the frequency information. A system using a custom menu area for determining the display position and arrangement of items and a fixed menu area for displaying menu items according to a predetermined position and arrangement is disclosed (see Patent Document 1).

  By the way, among menu items, there is a menu item that is unlikely to be selected for a while after being selected by the user according to the function associated with the menu item. Such menu items are particularly common in navigation devices. For example, the function of searching for the nearest gas station from the current position and guiding the route is selected once and once the gas station is used, it is selected again. It is usually a few days at the earliest.

  When there is such a menu item that is selected sporadically after a certain period of time, the menu item is placed in an inconspicuous position on the menu display screen until the next selection time comes. From the viewpoint of operability, it is desirable to change the display position of the menu item after the selection operation such as display.

  However, in the above-described conventional menu display control method, the display position of each menu item is determined only by the selection frequency of each menu item or the frequency with which two different menu items are successively selected. Even menu items that are less likely to be selected during the period may continue to be displayed in a conspicuous position on the menu display screen. As a result, there is a problem that the operability when selecting the menu item is impaired.

JP-A-8-297555

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to display a menu item that is sporadically selected after a certain period of time on a menu display device. It is to keep the operability of the display screen good.

  The present invention is a menu display device comprising: a display unit that displays a menu item associated with a specific function; and an input unit that inputs the one menu item, wherein the menu item is the input unit. Identification information storage means for storing identification information indicating whether it is in a first period that is likely to be input to or in a second period that is less likely than the first period, and Based on the identification information stored in the identification information storage means, the display control means for determining the display position of each menu item and displaying it on the display section; and the identification of each menu item stored in the identification information storage means Identification information changing means for changing the information to contents indicating that the information is in the first period or the second period, and the identification information changing means is configured by the input unit to provide the one menu. Item entered When it is, the identification information corresponding to the menu item stored the input to the identification information storage unit, a menu display unit to change the contents indicating that it is the second period.

  According to the present invention, the operability of the menu display screen can be kept good even when displaying menu items that are sporadically selected after a certain period in the menu display device.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the map display apparatus using the menu display apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu item displayed on the operation display part of the menu display apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main process of the menu display apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the identification information change process of the menu display apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the identification information return process of the menu display apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the map display apparatus using the menu display apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the map display apparatus using the menu display apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a map display device using a menu display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The map display device 1 reads the map information stored in the display unit 4 that displays map information, the map information storage unit 6 that stores map information related to the map displayed on the display unit 4, and the map information storage unit 6. Corresponding to a specific function executed by the control unit 8 that performs processing such as displaying on the display unit 4, a GPS module 10 that receives a radio wave of a GPS satellite and acquires the latitude and longitude of the current position, and A menu display device 2 for displaying the displayed menu item and notifying the control unit 8 of the menu item selected by the user from the displayed menu items.

  The menu display device 2 is a display unit that displays a menu item associated with a specific function, and an operation display unit 20 using a touch panel or the like that is also an input unit that inputs a menu item selected by a user; A processing unit 22 that performs processing related to a display operation of a menu item on the operation display unit 20 and an input operation of a selected menu item, a storage unit 24, and a timer 26 are included.

  Here, the menu display device 2 stores a flag indicating whether or not each menu item is a menu item (sporadic selection item) that is sporadically selected after a certain period (sleep period). 24, and for the menu item that is a sporadic selection item, identification information for identifying whether it is in the “use period” or “sleep period” that is likely to be selected is stored in the storage unit 24. The display position of the menu item is determined based on the identification information.

  For this reason, the storage unit 24 is configured by a non-volatile memory such as NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory), for example, and an item storage unit 202 that stores menu items previously associated with specific functions of the control unit 8; A flag storage means 206 for storing a flag indicating whether or not each menu item is a sporadic selection item, and each menu item that is a sporadic selection item is currently “in use” or “during sleep” And identification information storage means 204 for storing identification information for identifying whether or not there is.

  The storage unit 24 also stores time storage means 208 that stores the length of the sleep period (sleep period) for each menu item that is a sporadic selection item, and the time when each menu item is input by the operation display unit 20 (input). History storage means 210 for storing information including (time) as input history information. Here, the sleep time of each sporadic selection item is determined based on history information stored in the history storage unit 210 after the initial value is predetermined and stored in the time storage unit 208, as will be described later. The time change means 218 changes the time.

  Each of the storage means included in the storage unit 24 is realized by assigning a predetermined range of memory addresses of a non-volatile memory (not shown) constituting the storage unit 24 to the storage unit.

  The processing unit 22 is a computer having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which a program is written, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporary storage of data, and the like. The identification information changing unit 212 that changes the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit 204 according to the menu item that has been set, and the display position of each menu item based on the identification information stored in the identification information storage unit 204 A display control unit 214 that determines and displays the operation display unit 20; a calculation unit 216 that calculates an input interval of the menu item based on input history information of each menu item stored in the history storage unit 210; and a calculation unit 216. The sleep time of each menu item stored in the time storage unit 208 based on the calculated input interval of each menu item Has a time changing means 218 for changing a.

  Each means described above is a function realizing means of the processing unit (computer) 22 realized by a program. The computer program can be stored in any computer-readable storage medium.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of menu items displayed on the operation display unit 20 of the menu display device 2.
In FIG. 2, each menu item is displayed by a rectangular icon and a numbered item name. For example, the menu item “current location” associated with the address search function at the current position is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen with the number 1 and is associated with the route search function to the nearest station on the right side. The menu item “route to the nearest station” (number 2) and the menu item “toilet” (number 3) associated with the route search function to the nearest toilet are displayed on the right side. Other menu items are sequentially arranged with the column direction downward and the row direction rightward. Note that a rectangular icon (number 0) without an item name shown in the lowermost row indicates that there is no menu item to be displayed or that the menu item is being displayed. The number and arrangement of menu items can be arbitrarily set. Each menu item can be selected by a user operation. For example, the menu item numbers are associated with the input keys “1”, “2”,..., “0”, and the input keys “1”, “2”,. When any of these is input, the display area corresponding to the input number is enlarged and displayed on the screen of FIG. 2, and the function of each menu item is executed. In the case of a touch panel, the selected display area can be enlarged.

  The menu display device 2 having the above-described configuration starts its operation when the user turns on the power of the map display device 1, and the display control means 214 reads the menu item from the item storage means 202 and the flag storage means 206 stores it. The identification information stored in the identification information storage means 204 is referred to, and the sporadic selection item “during use” and the menu item that is not the sporadic selection item are displayed in a predetermined area on the operation display unit 20. The sporadic selection item “during sleep period” is displayed in an area other than the predetermined area.

  Here, the “predetermined predetermined area on the operation display unit 20” only needs to identify that the menu item displayed in the area is not a sporadic selection item “during sleep”, and is easy to see and operate. It can be arbitrarily set in consideration of the impression given to the user such as ease of operation. Specifically, the predetermined area can be, for example, the upper left area of the operation display unit 20 or a display page with a lower page number when the menu display screen is composed of a plurality of display pages. Note that one of the menu item “during use period” and the menu item “during sleep period” may not be displayed. In addition, there may be a menu item that changes the display position and a menu item that does not change the display position, whether it is “during use” or “during sleep”. A menu that does not change the display position may be displayed at a specific display position, or the user may determine the display position. Furthermore, the menu item may include a menu item that includes, for example, a set menu item that does not use position information.

  Subsequently, when the user selects and inputs one of the sporadic selection items from the displayed menu items, the processing unit 22 notifies the control unit 8 of the menu item that is the input sporadic selection item, and The identification information of the menu item stored in the identification information storage unit 204 is changed to “during sleep period”.

Subsequently, based on the changed identification information, the display control means 214 again displays the sporadic selection items that are “during dormancy”, including the sporadic selection items that are newly “during dormancy”. Menu items that are not sporadic selection items and sporadic selection items that are “during use” are displayed in a predetermined region on the operation display unit 20.
The processing unit 22 measures the elapsed time after changing the identification information to “during sleep period” for the input menu item, and when the elapsed time reaches the sleep time stored in the time storage unit 208, The identification information is changed to “During use period”.

  As a result, menu items that are sporadic selection items once entered by the operation display unit 20 and entered the sleep period, that is, menu items that may not be input for a while are excluded from a predetermined area on the operation display unit 20. As a result of being displayed in a region other than the predetermined region, the operability at the time of menu selection in the operation display unit 20 is improved. The sporadic selection items that have ended the sleep period and entered the usage period are displayed again in a predetermined area on the operation display unit 20, and the operability during menu selection on the operation display unit 20 is maintained well.

  The menu items handled by the menu display device 2 of the present invention include menu items related to functions executed using the position information of the current position, for example, search for the nearest facility and route guidance as shown in FIG. A menu item for a function to be performed is preferable, but the menu item is not limited to this, and any menu item may be selected sporadically after a certain period of time.

Next, the operation procedure of the menu display device 2 of the present invention will be described.
The operation of the menu display device 2 of the present invention is composed of the following two processes.
A: Main processing When a menu item is displayed and the user selects and inputs one menu item from the displayed menu items, the identification information of the menu item is changed to “during sleep”, and This is a process for starting measurement of the elapsed time (input elapsed time) after the input.
B: Identification information return processing The processing is started when the measurement of the input elapsed time is started in the main processing, is executed in parallel with the main processing, and the input elapsed time is set to the sleep time stored in the time storage means 208. When it arrives, the identification information of the menu item is changed to “during use period” and returned.

  Hereinafter, the procedure of the main process and the identification information return process will be described.

(1) Main Process First, the procedure of the main process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. This main process starts when the user turns on the power of the map display device 1.

  When the operation is started, the display control unit 214 reads the menu item from the item storage unit 202, reads the flag of each menu item from the flag storage unit 206, and reads the identification information of the sporadic selection item from the identification information storage unit 204 ( S101).

  The display control unit 214 determines the display position of each menu item on the operation display unit 20 according to the identification information, and displays each menu item at the determined position (S102). Here, as the display position of each menu item determined by the display control means based on the identification information, for example, a menu item that is a sporadic selection item and whose identification information is “during use period” is determined in advance. The menu item that is a sporadic selection item and whose identification information is “during sleep period” can be a region other than the predetermined region. Further, menu items that are not sporadic selection items can be displayed in the predetermined area in the same manner as the sporadic selection items that are “in use”.

  It should be noted that the display position of the menu item within the predetermined area or the display position of the menu item in the area outside the predetermined area can be determined according to a predetermined rule such as an eye-weight order.

  When a menu item is displayed on the operation display unit 20, the user can select and input the menu item by pressing the icon of the desired menu item among the displayed menu items, for example, with a finger. it can.

  Next, the processing unit 22 recognizes that any menu item has been input (S103), notifies the control unit 8 of information indicating the input menu item (S104), and displays the menu item and its menu item. After the input time is stored in the history storage unit 210 as the input history of the menu item (S105), the identification information change process is executed (S106). Details of the identification information changing process will be described later.

  Here, the control unit 8 notified of the menu item in step S104 obtains position information (longitude, latitude, etc.) of the current position by the GPS module 10, for example, and executes a function associated with the menu item. To do.

  Subsequently, after confirming that the execution of the function corresponding to the menu item is completed in the control unit 8 (S107), the processing unit 22 returns to step S101 and repeats the processing. The confirmation that “the execution of the function has been completed” can be performed by, for example, transmitting a signal indicating the completion of the function execution from the control unit 8 to the processing unit 22. Since the user may interrupt the function in the middle, the identification information changing process (S106) may be performed after confirming that the function corresponding to the menu item has been executed (S107). Thus, for example, in the case of a menu item that takes time until completion of a function such as performing route guidance, identification is performed after the device determines that the destination (toilet, nearest station, home, etc.) has been reached in route guidance. Information change processing can be performed.

Next, the procedure of the identification information change process (step S106 in FIG. 3) in the main process shown in FIG. 3 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, the identification information changing unit 212 of the processing unit 22 determines whether or not the menu item input in step S103 of FIG. 3 is a sporadic selection item based on the flag referred to in step S101 of FIG. S201).

  Next, when the menu item is a sporadic selection item (S201, Yes), the identification information changing unit 212 sets the identification information of the menu item stored in the identification information storage unit 204 to “during sleep period”. While rewriting and changing (S202), the timer 26 is used to start measuring the elapsed time (input elapsed time) after the menu item is input (S203), and the process ends.

  In addition, after the measurement of the input elapsed time for one menu item is started in step S203, when another menu item is input in step S103 of FIG. 3, the input elapsed time that starts for the menu item in step S203. This measurement is performed in parallel with the measurement of the input elapsed time for the one menu item.

  In addition, when a menu item whose identification information is “during sleep” is input in step S103 of FIG. 3, the identification information of the menu item stored in the identification information storage unit 204 is determined in step S203. It will be maintained “during dormancy”. In this case, the input elapsed time measured by the timer 26 may be once cleared and measurement of the input elapsed time may be newly started.

  On the other hand, in step S201, when the input menu item is not a sporadic selection item (S201, No), the process ends.

(2) Identification Information Return Processing Next, the identification information return processing procedure of the menu display device 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. This process is started when measurement of the input elapsed time is started in step S203 of FIG. 4, and is executed in parallel with the main process shown in FIG. This process is executed in parallel for each menu item when measurement of the elapsed input time for another menu item is started while measurement of the elapsed input time for one menu item is being performed. Shall be.

  First, the identification information changing unit 212 refers to the sleep time for the menu item input in step S103 of FIG. 3 from the time storage unit 208, that is, the length of the sleep period (S301), and step S203 of FIG. In step S302, it is confirmed that the input elapsed time at which the measurement is started reaches the sleep time for the menu item. Then, after the identification information about the menu item stored in the identification information storage unit 204 is rewritten and changed to “during use period” (S303), the measured value of the input elapsed time for the menu item is cleared (S303). S304).

  Here, the sleep time for each menu item, which is a sporadic selection item, is determined in advance by predicting the time until it is next input after being input once by the operation display unit 20 for each menu item. It can be stored in the time storage means 208 as an initial value. Thereafter, the sleep time stored in the time storage unit 208 is changed by the time change unit 218 as described later. The initial value of the sleep time described above is, for example, 3 hours in the case of a menu item associated with the route search function to the nearest toilet, and in the case of a menu item associated with the route search function to the nearest gas station. Can be 3 days, 5 hours for menu items associated with the route search function to the nearest convenience store.

  Next, when the measurement value of the input elapsed time is cleared in step S304, the calculation unit 216 of the processing unit 22 refers to the input history for the menu item stored in the history storage unit 210 (S305). The input interval for the menu item is calculated (S306). This input interval can be calculated, for example, as an average value, a mode value, or a median value of a period from when the menu item is input through the operation display unit 20 until it is input next.

  Next, the time change unit 218 changes the sleep time for the menu item stored in the time storage unit 208 based on the input interval calculated by the calculation unit 216 (S307), and ends the process.

  Here, in the change of the sleep time in step S307, for example, the time obtained by adding a predetermined margin time to the calculated input interval can be rounded to the hour unit or the day unit to obtain the sleep time after the change. .

In the present embodiment, the operation has been described assuming that the control unit 8 and the processing unit 22 each have a CPU (not shown). However, the control unit 8 and the processing unit 22 are configured using the same CPU. It is good.
In the present embodiment, the operation display unit 20 that displays menu items and the display unit 4 that displays map information are separately provided. However, menu items and other information (for example, a map) are displayed on the operation display unit 20. Information) may be displayed together.

  Moreover, if the map display apparatus 1 is a portable terminal provided with communication means for communicating with the server, the storage unit 24 may be provided in the server. In this case, the processing unit 22 can acquire the information stored in the storage unit 24 via the communication unit and perform the operations shown in FIGS.

Next, a menu display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a map display device 1 ′ using the menu display device 2 ′ according to the present embodiment. In addition, in the map display device 1 ′ shown in FIG. 6, the same components as those of the map display device 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the contents of the identification information stored in the identification information storage means 204 ′ of the storage unit 24 ′ constituting the menu display device 2 ′ are two periods (“during use period” or “during sleep period”). It indicates any one of three periods or more, for example, one of a use period or a sleep period divided into a plurality of periods, and the identification information changing unit 212 ′ of the processing unit 22 ′ Until the input elapsed time reaches the sleep time, the identification information is sequentially changed to the content indicating that it is in one of the plurality of periods. Further, the display control unit 214 'determines the display position of the menu item based on the contents of the identification information indicating the three or more periods.

  In the case of a menu item having an error in the actual sleep period from being input once to being input again, the menu item is input slightly before the expiration of the sleep time stored in the time storage unit 208 There is. For this reason, from the viewpoint of the operability of the operation display unit 20, the menu item gradually moves to a predetermined area that is predetermined as the display position of the sporadic selection item during the use period with the elapsed time after the input. It is desirable to be displayed close to. For example, if the menu display screen is composed of a plurality of display pages, the menu item once input and displayed on the last page of the menu display screen is displayed when the predetermined time is reached when the sleep time is reached. Rather than moving all the way to the first page, which is the area, it is easier to find the menu item as the input elapsed time increases, and it is preferable from the viewpoint of operability. .

  According to the present embodiment, the content indicating that the identification information of the menu item is in one of a plurality of periods constituting the sleep period until the input elapsed time reaches the sleep period. Accordingly, the display control unit 214 ′ can gradually move the display position of the menu item to the predetermined position according to the identification information, thereby improving the operability of the operation display unit 20. .

Next, a menu display device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a map display device 1 ″ using the menu display device 2 ″ according to the present embodiment. In the map display device 1 '' shown in FIG. 7, the same components as those of the map display device 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the identification information changing unit 212 '' of the processing unit 22 '' constituting the menu display device 2 '' has the function of the identification information changing unit 212 of the menu display device 2 according to the first embodiment. At the same time, for a predetermined menu item, the identification information is changed to “during sleep period” at a predetermined first predetermined time (change time), and a predetermined second predetermined time (return time) The identification information is returned to “during use period”.

Depending on the function associated with the menu item, the possibility that the menu item is input may vary depending on the time. For example, a menu item associated with the last train information search function at the nearest station is less likely to be entered during the day, and more likely to be entered as the current time approaches the last train time.
In the present embodiment, like the function for searching for last train information, the identification information of the menu item whose possibility of being input is changed according to the time is changed according to the current time, and may be input at the current time. A high menu item is displayed in a predetermined area on the predetermined operation display unit 20, and a menu item that is unlikely to be input at the current time is displayed in an area other than the predetermined area. Therefore, the operability of the operation display unit 20 can be maintained satisfactorily.

  Specifically, for each menu item, a flag indicating whether or not the identification information is to be changed according to the time, and a change time and a return time for the target menu item are determined in advance and stored in the storage unit 24. The identification information changing means 212 ″ stores the identification information of each menu item stored in the identification information storage means 204 at the change time “during the sleep period” in accordance with the stored contents. It may be changed and returned to “during sleep” at the return time.

  As described above, according to the first to third embodiments, a menu item (sporadic selection item) that is sporadically selected after a certain period (dormant period) is “during sleep period”. The identification information for identifying whether there is “in use period” is stored in the identification information storage means 204, and when the menu item is input, the identification information of the menu item is changed to “during sleep period”. . Then, based on the identification information, the display control unit 214 displays the menu item in the “use period” in a predetermined area on the predetermined operation display unit 20, and the menu in the “sleep period”. The item is displayed in an area other than the predetermined area. As a result, once entered, menu items that have entered a sleep period that is unlikely to be entered again are excluded from the predetermined area on the operation display unit 20, and the menu item selection on the menu display screen is performed. The operability during the improvement is improved.

1, 1 ', 1''... map display device, 2, 2', 2 "... menu display device, 4 ... display unit, 6 ... map information storage unit, 8 ... Control unit, 10 ... GPS module, 20 ... operation display unit, 22, 22 ', 22''... processing unit, 24, 24' ... storage unit, 26 ... timer, 202. ..Item storage means, 204, 204 '... identification information storage means, 206 ... flag storage means, 208 ... time storage means, 210 ... history storage means, 212, 212', 212 '' ... identification information changing means, 214, 214 '... display control means, 216 ... calculation means, 218 ... time changing means.

Claims (9)

A menu display device comprising: a display unit that displays a menu item associated with a specific function; and an input unit that inputs one of the menu items,
Identification information indicating whether the menu item is in a first period that is highly likely to be input to the input unit or in a second period that is less likely than the first period is stored. Identification information storage means,
Display control means for determining the display position of each menu item based on the identification information stored in the identification information storage means and displaying it on the display unit;
Identification information changing means for changing the identification information of each menu item stored in the identification information storage means to a content indicating that it is during the first period or the second period;
Have
The identification information changing means, when one menu item is inputted by the input unit, the identification information corresponding to the inputted menu item stored in the identification information storage means, A menu display device that changes the content to indicate that the period is in progress. In the menu display device according to claim 1,
A timer for measuring an elapsed time after the identification information changing means has changed the identification information of one of the menu items to a content indicating that it is in the second period;
A time storage means for storing a predetermined time which is a predicted time until each menu item is input again after being input to the input unit;
Have
The said identification information change means changes the said identification information about one said menu item into the content which shows that it is in the said 2nd period, Then, the said elapsed time about the said one menu item which the timer measured Determines whether or not the predetermined time for the one menu item stored in the time storage means has been reached, and when it has reached, the identification information for the one menu item is used for the first period. A menu display device that changes the content to indicate that it is inside. In the menu display device according to claim 2,
The second period is divided into a plurality of periods,
The identification information stored by the identification information storage means holds information indicating which of the plurality of periods is in progress,
The identification information changing means sequentially changes the identification information to a content indicating that the identification information is in one period among the plurality of periods until the predetermined time is reached. In the menu display device according to claim 2 or 3,
History storage means for storing the history of the menu item input by the input unit for each menu item;
Calculation means for calculating an input interval of each menu item from the history stored in the history storage means;
Time changing means for changing the predetermined time stored in the time storage means based on the input interval of each menu item calculated by the calculating means;
A menu display device. In the menu display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
For each menu item, flag storage means for storing a flag indicating whether or not to change the identification information;
The identification information changing means is a menu display device for changing the contents of the identification information for the menu item for which the identification information is changed by a flag stored in the flag storage means. In the menu display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The menu display device, wherein the specific function associated with the menu item is a function executed using position information of a current position. In the menu display device according to claim 1,
A timer that outputs the current time,
Storage means for storing a first time and a second time for changing the identification information of each menu item to a content indicating that it is in a first period and a second period, respectively;
Have
The identification information changing means is further configured such that when the current time output by the timer matches the first time or the second time for one of the menu items stored in the storage means, A menu display device that changes the identification information to contents indicating that the identification information is in a first period or a second period, respectively. A menu display method in a menu display device comprising: a display unit that displays a menu item associated with a specific function; and an input unit that inputs one of the menu items,
Identification information indicating whether the menu item is in a first period that is highly likely to be input to the input unit or in a second period that is less likely than the first period is stored. Storing in the means;
Determining the display position of each menu item based on the identification information stored in the storage means and displaying it on the display unit;
Changing the identification information of each menu item stored in the storage means in the storing step to a content indicating that it is during the first period or the second period;
Have
In the changing step, when one menu item is input by the input unit, the identification information corresponding to the input menu item stored in the storage means in the storing step is changed to the first information item. 2. A menu display method for changing to contents indicating that it is in period 2. A computer of a menu display device comprising: a display unit that displays a menu item associated with a specific function; and an input unit that inputs the one menu item.
Identification information indicating whether the menu item is in a first period that is highly likely to be input to the input unit or in a second period that is less likely than the first period is stored. Means for storing in the device;
Display control means for determining the display position of each menu item based on the identification information stored in the storage device and displaying it on the display unit;
Identification information changing means for changing the identification information of each menu item stored in the storage device to a content indicating that it is during the first period or the second period;
A program that functions as
The identification information changing unit is configured to change the identification information corresponding to the input menu item stored in the storage device during the second period when one menu item is input by the input unit. A program that changes the content to indicate that

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