JP5753475B2 - Apparatus, method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a program. In particular, the present invention relates to a device having a touch screen display, a method for controlling the device, and a program for controlling the device.

  Devices with touch screen displays are known. Devices that include a touch screen display include, for example, smartphones and tablets. A device with a touch screen display detects a finger or stylus pen gesture via the touch screen display. The device including the touch screen display operates according to the detected gesture. An example of the operation according to the detected gesture is described in Patent Document 1, for example.

  The basic operation of a device having a touch screen display is realized by an OS (Operating System) such as Android (registered trademark), BlackBerry (registered trademark) OS, iOS, Windows (registered trademark) Phone installed in the device. .

International Publication No. 2008/086302

  Many devices including a touch screen display display a screen called a home screen on the touch screen display. An object called an icon is arranged on the home screen. When a device having a touch screen display detects a specific gesture for an icon, the device performs a function corresponding to the icon for which the gesture is detected.

  An apparatus including a touch screen display displays a home screen on the touch screen display when a gesture for releasing the lock state is detected. An apparatus including a touch screen display displays a specific home screen on a touch panel display when a gesture for displaying various home screens is detected. For this reason, when the specific home screen is not a desired home screen, the user needs to input a gesture for moving the home screen.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, a method, and a program that can further improve the operability of a home screen.

  In one aspect, when a display operation for displaying a plurality of home screens and a display operation for displaying the home screen are detected, the device according to the present invention can detect the display operation detected among the plurality of home screens. A controller for displaying a corresponding home screen.

  In one aspect, the method according to the present invention is a method for controlling an apparatus including a touch screen display, wherein a step of detecting a gesture on the touch screen display and a display gesture for displaying a home screen are detected. And displaying a home screen corresponding to the detected display gesture among a plurality of home screens.

  In one aspect, a program according to the present invention includes a step of detecting a gesture on a device including a touch screen display on the touch screen display, and a display gesture for displaying a home screen. And displaying a home screen corresponding to the detected display gesture.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating an appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear view illustrating an appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the home screen. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of control for moving the home screen to be displayed. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of the home screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the home screen. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the lock screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of control during display of the lock screen. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of control during display of the lock screen. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of control during display of the lock screen. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control processing procedure executed in the locked state. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of control executed during display of the home screen.

  Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Below, a smart phone is demonstrated as an example of an apparatus provided with a touch screen display.

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The external appearance of the smartphone 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the smartphone 1 has a housing 20. The housing 20 includes a front face 1A, a back face 1B, and side faces 1C1 to 1C4. The front face 1 </ b> A is the front of the housing 20. The back face 1 </ b> B is the back surface of the housing 20. The side faces 1C1 to 1C4 are side surfaces that connect the front face 1A and the back face 1B. Hereinafter, the side faces 1C1 to 1C4 may be collectively referred to as the side face 1C without specifying which face.

  The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, buttons 3A to 3C, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, and a camera 12 on the front face 1A. The smartphone 1 has a camera 13 on the back face 1B. The smartphone 1 has buttons 3D to 3F and a connector 14 on the side face 1C. Hereinafter, the buttons 3A to 3F may be collectively referred to as the button 3 without specifying which button.

  The touch screen display 2 includes a display 2A and a touch screen 2B. The display 2A includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL panel (Organic Electro-Luminescence panel), or an inorganic EL panel (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence panel). The display 2A displays characters and graphics.

  The touch screen 2B detects contact of a finger, a stylus pen, or the like with respect to the touch screen display 2. The touch screen 2B can detect a position where a plurality of fingers, a stylus pen, or the like is in contact with the touch screen display 2.

  The detection method of the touch screen 2B may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method (or an ultrasonic method), an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method. Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, a finger that the touch screen 2B detects contact with the touch screen display 2 or a stylus pen or the like may be simply referred to as a “finger”.

  The smartphone 1 determines the type of gesture based on the contact detected by the touch screen 2B and the position where the contact is made. The gesture is an operation performed on the touch screen display 2. The gesture discriminated by the smartphone 1 includes touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, pinch out, and the like.

  The touch is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen 2B as a touch. The long touch is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screen 2B for a predetermined time or more. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger is in contact with the touch screen 2B for a predetermined time or more as a long touch.

  Release is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B. The smartphone 1 determines that a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen 2B is a release. The swipe is a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2 as a swipe.

  A tap is a gesture for releasing following a touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a touch as a tap. The double tap is a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice as a double tap.

  A long tap is a gesture for releasing following a long touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a long touch as a long tap. The drag is a gesture for performing a swipe from an area where a movable object is displayed. The smartphone 1 determines, as a drag, a gesture for performing a swipe starting from an area where a movable object is displayed.

  The flick is a gesture that is released while the finger moves at high speed in one direction following the touch. The smartphone 1 determines, as a flick, a gesture that is released while the finger moves in one direction at high speed following the touch. Flick: Up flick that moves your finger up the screen, Down flick that moves your finger down the screen, Right flick that moves your finger right in the screen, Left flick that moves your finger left in the screen Etc.

  Pinch-in is a gesture that swipes in the direction in which a plurality of fingers approach. The smartphone 1 determines, as a pinch-in, a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach. The pinch-out is a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture of swiping in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away as a pinch out.

  The smartphone 1 operates according to these gestures that are determined via the touch screen 2B. Therefore, operability that is intuitive and easy to use for the user is realized. The operation performed by the smartphone 1 according to the determined gesture differs depending on the screen displayed on the touch screen display 2.

  An example of a screen displayed on the display 2A will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 shows an example of the home screen. FIG. 5 shows an example of control for moving the home screen to be displayed. FIG. 6 shows another example of the home screen. FIG. 7 shows another example of the home screen. The home screen may be called a desktop or a standby screen. The home screen is displayed on the display 2A. The home screen is a screen that allows the user to select which application to execute from among the applications installed in the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 executes the application selected on the home screen in the foreground. The application executed in the foreground displays a screen different from the home screen on the display 2A.

  The smartphone 1 can place an icon on the home screen. A plurality of icons 50 are arranged on the home screen 40 shown in FIG. Each icon 50 is associated with a specific application installed in the smartphone 1 in advance. When the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for the icon 50, the smartphone 1 executes an application associated with the icon 50. For example, the smartphone 1 executes the mail application when a tap on the icon 50 associated with the mail application is detected.

  The icon 50 includes an image and a character string. The icon 50 may include a symbol or a graphic instead of the image. The icon 50 may not include either an image or a character string. The icons 50 are arranged according to a predetermined rule. A wallpaper 41 is displayed behind the icon 50. The wallpaper is sometimes called a photo screen or a back screen. The smartphone 1 can use any image as the wallpaper 41. The image is determined as wallpaper, for example, according to user settings.

  On the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4, icons 50 are arranged in two areas, a first area 62 and a second area 64, respectively. On the home screen 40, eight icons 50 are arranged in the first area 62, and three icons 50 are arranged in the second area 64.

  The first area 62 is an individual icon area in which the icon 50 associated with the home screen 40 is displayed. When the home screen displayed on the touch screen display 2 is switched, the smartphone 1 displays the icon 50 associated with the switched home screen in the first area 62. The second area 64 is a common icon area where icons common to all home screens are displayed. In the smartphone 1, the icon 50 displayed in the second area 64 does not change even when the home screen displayed on the touch screen display 2 is switched. That is, the smartphone 1 displays the same icon 50 in the second area 64 even when the home screen is switched.

  The smartphone 1 can increase or decrease the number of home screens. For example, the smartphone 1 determines the number of home screens according to the setting by the user. When the smartphone 1 displays the home screen, even if there are a plurality of home screens, the smartphone 1 displays one selected from them on the display 2A. The smartphone 1 can adjust the number and position of icons arranged on the home screen.

  The smartphone 1 displays an indicator (locator) 51 on the home screen. The indicator 51 is composed of one or a plurality of symbols. The number of symbols matches the number of home screens. The indicator 51 indicates the position of the currently displayed home screen. The indicator 51 displays a symbol corresponding to the currently displayed home screen in a manner different from symbols corresponding to other home screens.

  In the example of the indicator 51 shown in FIG. 4, three symbols 72, 74, and 76 are displayed between the first area 62 and the second area 64. Here, the number of home screens is three. The three symbols 72, 74, and 76 are arranged in a line, and are arranged in the order of the symbol 72, the symbol 74, and the symbol 76 from the left side to the right side of the screen. This indicates that among the three home screens, the symbol 72 is associated with the left home screen, the symbol 74 is associated with the central home screen, and the symbol 76 is associated with the right home screen. . In the example of the indicator 51 shown in FIG. 4, the leftmost symbol 72 is displayed in a manner different from the other symbols 74 and 76. This indicates that the leftmost home screen is currently displayed.

  A region 42 is provided at the upper end of the display 2A. In the area 42, a remaining amount mark 43 indicating the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery and a radio wave level mark 44 indicating the electric field strength of the communication radio wave are displayed. The smartphone 1 may display the current time, weather information, the application being executed, the type of the communication system, the status of the phone, the mode of the device, the event that has occurred in the device, and the like in the area 42. As described above, the area 42 is used for various notifications to the user. The area 42 may be provided on a screen other than the home screen 40. The position where the region 42 is provided is not limited to the upper end of the display 2A.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture while displaying the home screen, the smartphone 1 changes the home screen displayed on the display 2A. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the user inputs an operation of moving the finger F in the α1 direction while keeping the finger F in contact with the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 detects an operation of moving the finger F input by the user on the touch screen display 2 in the α1 direction as a right flick operation. When the smartphone 1 detects the right flick while the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, the home screen displayed on the display 2A is changed from the home screen 40 to the left home screen 40a shown in FIG. To do. Here, five icons 50 are displayed in the first area 62 on the home screen 40a. The five icons 50 displayed in the first area 62 of the home screen 40 a are icons different in configuration from the eight icons 50 displayed in the first area 62 of the home screen 40. Note that some of the five icons 50 displayed in the first area 62 of the home screen 40 a include the same icons as the eight icons 50 displayed in the first area 62 of the home screen 40. Yes. The three icons 50 displayed in the second area 64 of the home screen 40a are the same icons as the three icons 50 displayed in the second area 64 of the home screen 40. In the indicator 51a of the home screen 40a shown in FIG. 6, the central symbol 74a is displayed in a different manner from the other symbols 72a and 76. This indicates that the central home screen is currently displayed.

  When the smartphone 1 detects the right flick while displaying the home screen 40a shown in FIG. 6, the home screen displayed on the display 2A is displayed from the home screen 40a to the left home screen 40b shown in FIG. To change. Here, one icon 50 is displayed in the first area 62 on the home screen 40b. One icon 50 displayed in the first area 62 of the home screen 40b includes eight icons 50 displayed in the first area 62 of the home screen 40 and three icons displayed in the first area 62 of the home screen 40b. The icon is different from 50. The three icons 50 displayed in the first area 62 of the home screen 40a are different from the eight icons 50 displayed in the first area 62 of the home screen 40. The three icons 50 displayed in the second area 64 of the home screen 40b are the same icons as the three icons 50 displayed in the second area 64 of the home screen 40. In the indicator 51b of the home screen 40b shown in FIG. 7, the rightmost symbol 76a is displayed in a manner different from the other symbols 72a and 74. This indicates that the rightmost home screen is currently displayed. In addition, when the smartphone 1 detects a left flick, the smartphone 1 changes the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the right home screen.

  Note that the home screen 40 shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 is an example, and the forms of various elements, the arrangement of various elements, the number of home screens 40, how to perform various operations on the home screen 40, etc. It does not have to be as described above.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, a button 3, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a communication unit 6, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, a storage 9, a controller 10, and cameras 12 and 13. , Connector 14, acceleration sensor 15, direction sensor 16, and gyroscope 17.

  As described above, the touch screen display 2 includes the display 2A and the touch screen 2B. The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, or the like. The touch screen 2B detects a gesture.

  The button 3 is operated by the user. The button 3 includes buttons 3A to 3F. The controller 10 detects an operation on the button by cooperating with the button 3. The operation on the button is, for example, click, double click, push, and multi-push.

  For example, the buttons 3A to 3C are a home button, a back button, or a menu button. For example, the button 3D is a power on / off button of the smartphone 1. The button 3D may also serve as a sleep / sleep release button. For example, the buttons 3E and 3F are volume buttons.

  The illuminance sensor 4 detects illuminance. For example, the illuminance is light intensity, brightness, luminance, or the like. The illuminance sensor 4 is used for adjusting the luminance of the display 2A, for example. The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of a nearby object without contact. The proximity sensor 5 detects that the touch screen display 2 is brought close to the face, for example.

  The communication unit 6 communicates wirelessly. The communication method performed by the communication unit 6 is a wireless communication standard. For example, wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. Examples of cellular phone communication standards include LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA, CDMA2000, PDC, GSM (registered trademark), PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and the like. Examples of wireless communication standards include WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), IEEE802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, NFC, and the like. The communication unit 6 may support one or more of the communication standards described above.

  The receiver 7 outputs the audio signal transmitted from the controller 10 as audio. The microphone 8 converts the voice of the user or the like into a voice signal and transmits it to the controller 10. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker in addition to the receiver 7 or instead of the receiver 7.

  The storage 9 stores programs and data. The storage 9 is also used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the controller 10. The storage 9 may include any storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The storage 9 may include a plurality of types of storage devices. The storage 9 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a storage medium reading device.

  The programs stored in the storage 9 include an application executed in the foreground or the background and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application displays a predetermined screen on the display 2A, and causes the controller 10 to execute processing according to the gesture detected by the touch screen 2B. The control program is, for example, an OS. The application and the control program may be installed in the storage 9 via wireless communication by the communication unit 6 or a storage medium.

  The storage 9 stores, for example, a control program 9A, a mail application 9B, a browser application 9C, and setting data 9Z. The mail application 9B provides an electronic mail function for creating, transmitting, receiving, and displaying an electronic mail. The browser application 9C provides a WEB browsing function for displaying a WEB page. The setting data 9Z includes information related to various settings related to the operation of the smartphone 1.

  The control program 9A provides functions related to various controls for operating the smartphone 1. The control program 9A realizes a call by controlling the communication unit 6, the receiver 7, the microphone 8, and the like, for example. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of performing various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. Note that the functions provided by the control program 9A may be used in combination with functions provided by other programs such as the mail application 9B.

  The controller 10 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The controller 10 may be an integrated circuit such as a SoC (System-on-a-chip) in which other components such as the communication unit 6 are integrated. The controller 10 controls various operations of the smartphone 1 to realize various functions.

  Specifically, the controller 10 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage 9 while referring to the data stored in the storage 9 as necessary, and the display 2A, the communication unit 6 and the like. Various functions are realized by controlling. The controller 10 may change the control according to detection results of various detection units such as the touch screen 2B, the button 3, and the acceleration sensor 15.

  For example, by executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 executes various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B.

  The camera 12 is an in-camera that captures an object facing the front face 1A. The camera 13 is an out camera that captures an object facing the back face 1B.

  The connector 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The connector 14 may be a general-purpose terminal such as a universal serial bus (USB), a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a light peak (thunderbolt), and an earphone microphone connector. The connector 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector. Devices connected to the connector 14 include, for example, an external storage, a speaker, and a communication device.

  The acceleration sensor 15 detects the direction and magnitude of acceleration acting on the smartphone 1. The direction sensor 16 detects the direction of geomagnetism. The gyroscope 17 detects the rotation of the smartphone 1. The detection results of the acceleration sensor 15, the azimuth sensor 16, and the gyroscope 17 are used in combination in order to detect changes in the position and orientation of the smartphone 1.

  Note that part or all of the program that the storage 9 stores in FIG. 8 may be downloaded from another device through wireless communication by the communication unit 6. 8 may be stored in a storage medium that can be read by a reading device included in the storage 9. 8 is stored in a storage medium such as a CD, a DVD, or a Blu-ray that can be read by a reader connected to the connector 14. Also good.

  Moreover, the structure of the smart phone 1 shown in FIG. 8 is an example, and you may change suitably in the range which does not impair the summary of this invention. For example, the number and type of buttons 3 are not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the smartphone 1 may include buttons such as a numeric keypad layout or a QWERTY layout instead of the buttons 3A to 3C as buttons for operations related to the screen. The smartphone 1 may include only one button or may not include a button for operations related to the screen. Further, in the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the smartphone 1 includes two cameras, but the smartphone 1 may include only one camera or may not include a camera. Moreover, in the example shown in FIG. 8, although the smart phone 1 was provided with three types of sensors in order to detect a position and an attitude | position, the smart phone 1 does not need to be provided with some sensors among these, Other types of sensors for detecting position and orientation may be provided.

  An example of control based on the function provided by the control program 9A will be described with reference to FIGS. The functions provided by the control program 9A include a function of changing the home screen displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B while the lock state is set. The following is an example of control executed in accordance with a user instruction while the lock state is set.

  An example of the lock screen will be described with reference to FIG. The lock screen is displayed on the display 2A while the lock state is set, that is, while the lock state is set to ON. FIG. 9 shows an example of the lock screen. The lock screen 60 is a screen indicating that the lock state is set. The lock screen 60 is a screen that shifts to another screen when a set gesture is detected. When the display operation for displaying the home screen is detected, the display of the lock screen 60 is changed to the home screen. The smartphone 1 is in a state where various operations cannot be performed until a specific gesture is detected on the lock screen.

  In the lock screen 60 shown in FIG. 9, a date / time image 62 and a key icon 64 are arranged on a wallpaper 61. In the lock screen 60, the same area 42 as the area 42 of the home screen 40 is arranged at the upper end of the display 2A. On the lock screen 60, a remaining amount mark 43 indicating the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery and a radio wave level mark 44 indicating the electric field strength of radio waves for communication are displayed in the area 42. The wallpaper 61 is displayed behind the date and time image 62 and the key icon 64.

  The date and time image 62 is an image showing the time and date, and is displayed in an area below the area 42 at the top of the lock screen 60. In the date and time image 62 shown in FIG. 6, the status display indicating the time is “12:34 PM” indicating 12:34 pm, and the status display indicating the date is “Aug.22” indicating August 22nd.

  The key icon 64 is an image imitating a lock, and is displayed at a substantially central portion of the screen. In the present embodiment, the key icon 64 is an image that is dragged with a gesture for the user to unlock. When the smartphone 1 detects a swipe starting from the key icon 64, the display position of the key icon 64 is moved in accordance with the movement of the swipe contact position. When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture (display gesture) for the key icon 64, the smartphone 1 displays the home screen on the display 2A. The smartphone 1 releases the locked state when the display is changed from the lock screen 60 to the home screen.

  Next, a specific gesture for the key icon 64 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, in the smartphone 1 according to the present embodiment, three gestures are set as specific gestures for the key icon 64. When the smartphone 1 detects any of the three specific gestures with respect to the key icon 64, the smartphone 1 releases the lock state and causes the display 2A to display a home screen associated with the detected specific gesture.

  An example of a specific gesture for the key icon 64 will be described with reference to FIG. In step S1 shown in FIG. 10, the lock screen 60 is displayed on the display 2A. In step S <b> 1, the user's finger F touches the key icon 64. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a touch at a portion where the key icon 64 is arranged.

  In step S2, the user's finger F moves the key icon 64 downward in the vertical direction of the screen. That is, after the user touches the area where the key icon 64 is displayed in step S1, the user moves the finger F along the path indicated by the arrow α1 while maintaining the contact state. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a swipe in which the portion where the key icon 64 is arranged is the start point and the contact position moves to step S2. When the swipe is detected, the smartphone 1 moves the display position of the key icon 64 of the touch screen display 2 in accordance with the movement of the contact position.

  In step S3, the user's finger F further releases the key icon 64 from the position of step S2 in the vertical direction of the screen and then releases it. That is, the user touches the area where the key icon 64 is displayed in step S1 and then swipes along the path indicated by the arrow α1, and further swipes along the path indicated by the arrow α2, and the touch screen display 2 Release at the bottom edge of the screen. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a swipe in which the portion where the key icon 64 is arranged is the start point and the end portion on the lower side of the touch screen display 2 is the end point. That is, the smartphone 1 detects that the key icon 64 is dropped at the lower end of the screen. When the drop is detected, the smartphone 1 releases the lock state and displays the home screen 40 on the touch screen display 2. As described above, in the smartphone 1 according to the present embodiment, the key icon 64 is dropped onto the lower end of the screen, that is, the gesture imitating moving the key icon 64 from the lower end of the screen to the outside of the screen. Is set as the first specific gesture for the key icon 64. When the gesture is detected, the smartphone 1 releases the lock state and displays the home screen (first home screen) 40 on the touch screen display 2.

  Another example of the specific gesture for the key icon 64 will be described with reference to FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the user's finger F releases the key icon 64 after moving it to the left end in the horizontal direction of the screen. That is, the user touches the finger F in the area where the key icon 64 is displayed, then swipes the path indicated by the arrow α3 and releases it at the left end of the screen of the touch screen display 2. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a swipe in which the portion where the key icon 64 is arranged is the start point and the left end portion of the screen of the touch screen display 2 is the end point. That is, the smartphone 1 detects that the key icon 64 has been dropped at the left end of the screen. When the drop is detected, the smartphone 1 releases the lock state and displays the home screen 40 a on the touch screen display 2. As described above, in the smartphone 1 of the present embodiment, the key icon 64 is dropped onto the left end of the screen, that is, the gesture imitating moving the key icon 64 from the left end of the screen to the outside of the screen is the key. The second specific gesture for the icon 64 is set. When the gesture is detected, the smartphone 1 releases the lock state and displays the home screen (second home screen) 40a on the touch screen display 2.

  Another example of the specific gesture for the key icon 64 will be described with reference to FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the user's finger F releases the key icon 64 after moving it to the right end in the horizontal direction of the screen. That is, the user touches the finger F in the area where the key icon 64 is displayed, and then swipes the path indicated by the arrow α4 and releases it at the right end of the screen of the touch screen display 2. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a swipe in which the portion where the key icon 64 is arranged is the start point and the right end portion of the screen of the touch screen display 2 is the end point. That is, the smartphone 1 detects that the key icon 64 has been dropped at the right end of the screen. When the drop is detected, the smartphone 1 releases the lock state and displays the home screen 40 b on the touch screen display 2. As described above, in the smartphone 1 according to the present embodiment, the key icon 64 is dropped onto the right end of the screen, that is, a gesture simulating moving the key icon 64 from the right end of the screen to the outside of the screen is a key. The third specific gesture for the icon 64 is set. When the gesture is detected, the smartphone 1 releases the lock state and displays the home screen (third home screen) 40b on the touch screen display 2.

  With reference to FIG. 13, an example of a control processing procedure based on the function provided by the control program 9A will be described. FIG. 13 shows a processing procedure of control executed in the locked state, particularly control executed while the lock screen is displayed. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 13 is realized by the controller 10 executing the control program 9A. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 13 is executed when the lock state is set and an operation for displaying a screen on the display 2A is detected. The case where an operation for displaying a screen on the display 2A is detected is a case where a screen return operation is detected in a state where, for example, the power saving mode is set and the screen is not displayed on the touch screen display 2. The controller 10 may execute another processing procedure for control related to the lock screen 60 in parallel with the processing procedure shown in FIG.

  The controller 10 displays a lock screen on the touch screen display 2 as step S10. After displaying the lock screen in step S10, the controller 10 determines whether there is a gesture in step S12. That is, the controller 10 acquires the detection result of the touch screen 2B, and determines whether a gesture is detected based on the acquired detection result. When it is determined in step S12 that no gesture has been detected (No in step S12), the controller 10 determines in step S14 whether threshold time ≦ standby time. The controller 10 determines whether or not the standby time, which is the elapsed time since the last operation has ended, is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold time.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S14 that the threshold time ≦ the standby time is not satisfied (No in step S14), that is, the threshold time> the standby time, the controller 10 proceeds to step S12 and determines again whether there is a gesture. If the controller 10 determines in step S14 that the threshold time is equal to or less than the standby time (Yes in step S14), the controller 10 shifts to the power saving mode in step S16 and ends this process. That is, the controller 10 ends this processing with the touch screen display 2 turned off and the lock screen not being displayed.

  If it is determined in step S12 that there is a gesture (Yes in step S12), the controller 10 determines in step S18 whether it is a touch gesture to the key icon. That is, the controller 10 determines whether the gesture detected in step S12 is a touch gesture for the key icon. If the controller 10 determines in step S18 that the gesture is not a touch gesture to the key icon (No in step S18), the controller 10 executes processing of the detected gesture in step S20, and proceeds to step S12. Here, the processing of the detected gesture includes a process of moving the display position of the application icon displayed on the lock screen, or a screen that can be displayed on the lock screen, for example, a display process of a help screen or an emergency call screen.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S18 that the touch gesture is to the key icon (Yes in step S18), the controller 10 determines whether there is a release gesture in step S22. It is determined whether it has been released on the second area or the home icon. That is, the controller 10 determines whether the touch on the key icon detected in step S18 has been released after swiping.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S22 that there is no release gesture (No in step S22), that is, it is determined that the touch on the key icon detected in step S18 continues, the process proceeds to step S22. That is, the controller 10 repeats the process of step S22 until a release gesture is detected. When the touched finger moves, the controller 10 changes the display position of the key icon in accordance with the movement of the touched finger.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S22 that there is a release gesture (Yes in step S22), that is, if the touch on the key icon detected in step S18 has ended and the key icon has been dropped, the release position is set in step S24. It is determined whether the lower end of the screen. That is, the controller 10 determines whether it is the first specific gesture. If the controller 10 determines that the release position is the lower end of the screen (Yes in step S24), that is, the key icon is dropped at the lower end of the screen, the controller 10 executes the unlocking process as step S26, and step S28. As a result, the first home screen is displayed on the touch screen display 2. After displaying the first home screen in step S28, the controller 10 ends this process.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S24 that the release position is not the lower end of the screen (No in step S24), it determines in step S30 whether the release position is the left end of the screen. That is, the controller 10 determines whether it is the second specific gesture. If the controller 10 determines that the release position is at the left end of the screen (Yes in step S30), that is, the key icon is dropped at the lower end of the screen, the controller 10 executes the unlocking process as step S32, and as step S34. Then, the second home screen is displayed on the touch screen display 2. After displaying the second home screen in step S34, the controller 10 ends this process.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S30 that the release position is not the left edge of the screen (No in step S30), the controller 10 determines in step S36 whether the release position is the right edge of the screen. That is, the controller 10 determines whether it is the third specific gesture. If the controller 10 determines that the release position is the right edge of the screen (Yes in step S36), that is, the key icon has been dropped at the right edge of the screen, the controller 10 executes the unlocking process as step S38, and as step S40, A third home screen is displayed on the touch screen display 2. After displaying the third home screen in step S40, the controller 10 ends this process.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S36 that the release position is not the right edge of the screen (No in step S36), the controller 10 moves the key icon to the initial position in step S42, and proceeds to step S12. That is, if the controller 10 determines that the release position is not any of the lower end of the screen, the left end of the screen, and the right end of the screen, the controller 10 invalidates the swipe gesture of the key icon and returns to the initial state.

  As described above, the smartphone 1 sets three specific gestures as gestures for releasing the lock state from the lock screen and displaying the home screen. When the specific gesture is detected while the lock screen is displayed, the smartphone 1 cancels the lock state and displays the home screen associated with the specific gesture. In this way, the smartphone 1 can change the home screen displayed immediately after releasing the locked state according to the detected specific gesture.

  Thereby, the user can display a desired home screen immediately after unlocking by inputting a specific gesture corresponding to the home screen to be displayed. That is, the user can display a desired home screen in a short operation and in a short time. Thereby, for example, the user places an icon mainly used in a business scene on the home screen 40, and places an icon used in a private scene on the home screen 40a, thereby specifying according to the purpose. When a gesture is input, a home screen corresponding to the purpose of use can be displayed immediately after unlocking.

  After the smartphone 1 releases the locked state and displays the home screen corresponding to the specific gesture, the smartphone 1 can move between the home screens 40, 40a, and 40b as described with reference to FIGS. It is preferable. Thus, for example, after displaying the home screen 40, even if it is desired to activate a function to be used for private business, by changing the display from the home screen 40 to the home screen 40a, the icon used in the private scene can be changed. You can display and activate functions that are used for private tasks.

  The smartphone 1 may display the same icon on each home screen 40, 40a, 40b. Thereby, icons used in both business scenes and private scenes can be displayed on the home screen corresponding to both scenes. This allows the user to display the home screen according to the usage mode, that is, the conditions determined when placing the icon on the home screen, without considering which home screen the user has registered. Icon can be displayed.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a swipe starting from the key icon 64, the smartphone 1 displays the key icon 64 at a position where contact is detected by the swipe. That is, when the smartphone 1 detects a swipe starting from the key icon 64, the smartphone 1 displays the swiped key icon 64 by moving it in accordance with the movement of the finger F. As a result, the user can clearly know how far the key icon 64 has been moved or how far it has been moved, and can input a specific gesture more reliably.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a gesture of dropping the key icon 64 at a place other than the edge of the screen, the smartphone 1 returns the key icon 64 to the initial position. As a result, when a gesture other than the specific gesture is detected, the smartphone 1 can clearly communicate to the user that the gesture for releasing the lock has not been detected.

  The smartphone 1 determines the position at which the detected key icon is released in the processing operation illustrated in FIG. 13 in the order of step S24, step S30, and step S36, but the order of determination is not particularly limited. The smartphone 1 may execute the determinations of step S24, step S30, and step S36 in any order.

  The smartphone 1 may perform an operation (display operation) for displaying the home screen, that is, the specific gesture as an operation other than the swipe gesture to the screen end of the key icon 64. The smartphone 1 may perform other gestures such as flick, pinch-in, and pinch-out as operations for displaying the home screen. The smartphone 1 may associate processing for displaying a specific home screen with each of a plurality of gestures. That is, the smartphone 1 may set one of the flick, the pinch-in, the pinch-out, and the like as a specific gesture and set the home screen displayed for each gesture direction as a different home screen. Moreover, the smart phone 1 is good also as a setting which sets each home screen displayed for every gestures, such as a flick, pinch in, and pinch out, as a specific gesture by setting each of flick, pinch in, pinch out, etc. as a different gesture.

  The smartphone 1 may perform operations other than gestures performed on the touch screen display 2 as operations for displaying the home screen. For example, for the smartphone 1, an operation detected via the button 3, an operation of shaking the smartphone 1 detected via the acceleration sensor 15 or the like, or a voice operation may be an operation for displaying the home screen. Here, the voice operation may be realized, for example, when the controller 10 performs a voice recognition process on the voice signal transmitted from the microphone 8. The voice operation may be realized based on the result of the voice recognition processing performed by transmitting the audio signal transmitted from the microphone 8 to another apparatus via the communication unit 6 and causing the other apparatus to perform the operation.

  The smartphone 1 may determine processing conditions that can be executed during display of the home screen based on a specific gesture detected during display of the lock screen. Here, FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of control executed during display of the home screen. The table shown in FIG. 14 is a table showing the relationship between the specific gesture detected during the display of the lock screen and the control conditions when the specific gesture is detected and the home screen is displayed. Here, the browsing shown in FIG. 14 is a process of displaying the home screen.

  As illustrated in FIG. 14, the first specific gesture is permitted to browse, move icons, delete icons, and add icons to the first home screen, the second home screen, and the third home screen.

  The second specific gesture is a setting in which browsing with respect to the second home screen, movement of an icon, deletion of an icon, and addition of an icon are permitted. The second specific gesture is permitted to browse and move icons on the first home screen and the third home screen, and is prohibited from deleting icons and adding icons.

  The third specific gesture is permitted to browse and move icons with respect to the third home screen, and is prohibited from deleting icons and adding icons. The third specific gesture is prohibited from browsing the first home screen, moving an icon, deleting an icon, and adding an icon. The third specific gesture is permitted to browse the third home screen and is prohibited from moving icons, deleting icons, and adding icons.

  Hereinafter, control based on the table of FIG. 14 will be described. When the smartphone 1 detects the first specific gesture while the lock screen is displayed, the smartphone 1 displays the first home screen. The smartphone 1 can move to either the second home screen or the third home screen after displaying the first home screen. In addition, the smartphone 1 can move, delete, and add icons to any of the first home screen, the second home screen, and the third home screen.

  If the smartphone 1 detects the second specific gesture while the lock screen is displayed, the smartphone 1 displays the second home screen. The smartphone 1 can move to either the second home screen or the third home screen after displaying the first home screen. In addition, the smartphone 1 can execute icon movement on any of the first home screen, the second home screen, and the third home screen. Moreover, although the smart phone 1 can perform deletion and addition of the icon with respect to a 2nd home screen, the deletion and addition of the icon with respect to a 1st home screen and a 3rd home screen cannot be performed.

  If the smartphone 1 detects the third specific gesture while the lock screen is displayed, the smartphone 1 displays the third home screen. The smartphone 1 can move to the second home screen after displaying the third home screen, but cannot move to the first home screen. In addition, the smartphone 1 can execute the icon movement with respect to the third home screen, but cannot perform the icon movement with respect to the second home screen. Moreover, the smart phone 1 cannot perform the deletion and addition of the icon with respect to a 2nd home screen and a 3rd home screen. In the case of the third specific gesture, the smartphone 1 cannot display the first home screen, and naturally, the icon cannot be moved, deleted, or moved with respect to the first home screen.

  As described above, the smartphone 1 sets the control conditions for the home screen for each specific gesture as described above, thereby restricting executable processes according to the home screen that is displayed first when shifting from the lock screen. can do. Thereby, the function which can be implement | achieved according to a use application can be restrict | limited. Moreover, when using one smart phone by several persons, the function which can be used with respect to each user can be restrict | limited.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the difference was given to the function which can be performed by each specific gesture, it is good also as uniform. For example, you can move, delete, and add icons to the home screen that is displayed first with a specific gesture, but you can move icons to other home screens, but you cannot delete or add icons. It can also be set.

  The smartphone 1 displays the home screen to be displayed at the time of unlocking by determining the home screen to be displayed based on the type of the specific gesture after releasing the locked state when the lock screen is displayed, as in the above embodiment. Can be a desired home screen. Thereby, the user can display a desired home screen at the start of use of the smartphone. Here, the smartphone 1 may set a specific gesture for a gesture other than the display of the lock screen. For example, the smartphone 1 terminates the function that has been activated, and sets a plurality of specific gestures for the gesture that causes the home screen to be displayed, thereby displaying a desired home screen after the function that has been activated is terminated. be able to.

  The exemplary embodiments have been described in order to fully and clearly disclose the present invention. However, the appended claims should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but all modifications and alternatives that can be created by those skilled in the art within the scope of the basic matters shown in this specification. Should be configured to embody such a configuration.

  For example, each program shown in FIG. 8 may be divided into a plurality of modules or may be combined with other programs.

  Moreover, although said embodiment demonstrated the smart phone as an example of an apparatus provided with a touch screen display, the apparatus which concerns on an attached claim is not limited to a smart phone. For example, the device according to the appended claims may be a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone, a portable personal computer, a digital camera, a media player, an electronic book reader, a navigator, or a game machine. The apparatus according to the appended claims may be a stationary electronic device such as a desktop personal computer or a television receiver.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Smart phone 2 Touch screen display 2A Display 2B Touch screen 3 Button 4 Illuminance sensor 5 Proximity sensor 6 Communication unit 7 Receiver 8 Microphone 9 Storage 9A Control program 9B Mail application 9C Browser application 9Z Setting data 10 Controller 12, 13 Camera 14 Connector 15 Acceleration Sensor
16 Direction sensor 17 Gyroscope 20 Housing

Claims (10)

A display for displaying a plurality of home screens , each having a plurality of application icons ,
When the display operation is detected in a state where the lock screen is displayed, and a controller for displaying a home screen that respond plurality of home screens sac Chi pair to the detected display operation,
A device comprising: It said controller, in response to said detected Table示操operation, apparatus according to claim 1 for changing at least one of the mobile rules and display rule of the home screen. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the controller restricts a display change from a home screen corresponding to the detected display operation to another home screen. It said controller, in response to said detected Table示操operation, device according to claims 1 to change the editing rules of icons to be displayed on the home screen in any one of 3.   The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the controller restricts editing of icons displayed on a home screen other than the home screen corresponding to the detected display operation. A touch screen superimposed on the display;
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display operation is a gesture detected by the touch screen. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the display operation is a gesture for one icon displayed on the lock screen. The display operation is swipe or flick,
The apparatus according to claim 6 or 7 , wherein the controller determines a home screen to be displayed based on a swipe or flick direction. A method of controlling a device comprising a touch screen display for displaying a plurality of home screens, each having a plurality of application icons disposed thereon,
Detecting a display operation performed on the touch screen display;
When the display operation is detected in a state where the lock screen is displayed, and a step to display the home screen to respond plurality of home screens sac Chi pair to the detected display operation,
Including methods. A device having a touch screen display for displaying a plurality of home screens, each having a plurality of application icons arranged therein ,
Detecting a display operation performed on the touch screen display;
When the display operation is detected in a state where the lock screen is displayed, and a step to display the home screen to respond plurality of home screens sac Chi pair to the detected display operation,
A program that executes

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