JP5754340B2 - Information processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that displays an index of data registered in a database and displays a list of data corresponding to a selected index.

  An index is used as a tool for quickly finding a target item from a list in which a large number of items are registered. For example, when searching for a target phone number (destination) from a phonebook registered in association with a phone number and a destination name, “A”, “K”, “SA”, “TA”, “NA” Characters such as alphabets are displayed as an index, and a destination where the same character as the selected index is an initial of the destination name is searched and displayed.

  In addition, a plurality of indexes for registering the print settings are reserved in advance, each index is always displayed at the top of the screen, and when the user operates any index, the corresponding settings There has been proposed a technique for immediately setting (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-024511

  By the way, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-260, all indexes that are determined in advance are displayed even when there is no corresponding data or setting. For example, when one alphabetic character such as “A”, “B”, “C” is used as an index, all indexes from A to Z are displayed. However, an index for which there is no corresponding data or setting (assumed to be an empty index) is meaningless to select, and is a waste of display space. In addition, when empty indexes are displayed, the number of displayed indexes is large, which increases the burden on the user when selecting and searching for a target index from among them, which is not preferable.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an information processing apparatus that can effectively use a display space and display an index with high convenience and operability.

  The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.

[1] A storage unit for storing a database;
A list display area for displaying a list of data registered in the database, an index display area for displaying an index of the database, an operation section for receiving a user operation,
A part of a list of data registered in the database is displayed in the list display area and the index is displayed in the index display area, and an operation of selecting any index displayed in the index display area is performed. When received, a control unit for displaying a list of data corresponding to the selected index in the list display area;
With
The control unit corresponds to an index corresponding to data that is not registered in the database and data displayed in the list display area, and corresponding to data whose usage frequency is less than a predetermined value among preset indexes. The information processing apparatus is characterized in that an index corresponding to data whose usage frequency is a predetermined value or more is displayed in the index display area without displaying the index to be displayed in the index display area .

In the above invention, among the indexes predetermined index corresponding to the data that has not been registered in the database are not displayed. This reduces the number of displayed indexes compared to the case where all predetermined indexes including those related to data not registered in the database are displayed, so the target index is searched and selected. The user can quickly search for the target data.

In the above invention, the data displayed in the list display area does not need to be searched by using the index. Therefore, in principle, the index corresponding to the data is hidden, but the data displayed in the list display area is not displayed. An index corresponding to data whose usage frequency is equal to or higher than a predetermined value is displayed. The frequency of use is, for example, the number of times of use of the data or the ratio of the number of times of use of the data to the total value of the number of uses of all data. The predetermined value may be arbitrarily set by the user. As a result, the index display area can be used more effectively, which contributes to improvement of user operability.

[4] A storage unit for storing a database;
A display unit provided with a list display area for displaying a list of data registered in the database, and an index display area for displaying an index of the database;
An operation unit that receives user operations;
A part of a list of data registered in the database is displayed in the list display area and the index is displayed in the index display area, and an operation of selecting any index displayed in the index display area is performed. When received, a control unit for displaying a list of data corresponding to the selected index in the list display area;
With
The control unit corresponds to an index corresponding to data not registered in the database and data displayed in the list display area among preset indexes, and is not common to a predetermined number of data or more. index will not be displayed on the index display area, the index information processing apparatus you characterized in that to be displayed on the index display region common to a predetermined number or more data.

  In the above invention, even if the index corresponds to the data being displayed in the list display area, if the number of data corresponding to the index is a predetermined number or more, the index is displayed in the index display area.

[ 3 ] The information processing apparatus according to [1] or [2] , wherein the control unit does not display an index corresponding only to unusable data in the index display area.

  In the said invention, the index corresponding to the data made unusable is hidden. Thereby, the index display area can be used more effectively, which contributes to the improvement of user operability.

[ 4 ] The information according to any one of [1] to [ 3 ], wherein the control unit scrolls the index in the index display area in response to a scroll operation on the index display area. Processing equipment.

  In the above invention, the index displayed in the index display area is scrollable. This eliminates the need to display all the indexes to be displayed at once in a limited index display area, so that the operation button size of each index displayed in the index display area does not become excessively small and appropriate operations can be performed. Sex can be secured.

[ 5 ] In any one of [1] to [ 4 ], the control unit scrolls a list of data being displayed in the list display area in response to the scroll display of the index. The information processing apparatus described.

  In the above invention, the list of data being displayed is scrolled in the list display area in accordance with the scrolling of the index.

[ 6 ] The information processing apparatus according to any one of [1] to [ 5 ], wherein the database is an address book.

[ 7 ] The information processing apparatus according to [ 6 ], wherein the database is an address book in which one or both of telephone numbers and FAX numbers are registered.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to display an index that makes effective use of the display space and is highly convenient and easy to operate.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the address list selection screen displayed on a display part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole address list displayed on a list display screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the address list selection screen when the display of the index in the example 1 of an aspect is started. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of transfering to the screen which displays the index in the example 1 of an aspect. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the address list selection screen when the display of the index in the example 2 is started. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of transfering to the screen which displays the index in the example 2 of an aspect. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the address list selection screen when the display of the index in the example 3 is started. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of transfering to the screen which displays the index in the example 3 of an aspect. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the address list selection screen when the display of the index in the example 4 of an aspect is started. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of transfering to the screen which displays the index in the example 4 of an aspect. It is explanatory drawing which shows the address list which displayed the destination name corresponding to the function which cannot be used in gray. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the address list selection screen when the display of the index in the example 5 is started. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of transfering to the screen which displays the index in the example 5 of an aspect. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the address list selection screen when the display of the index in the example 6 of an aspect is started, and the address list selection screen after scrolling an index. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where a destination is further added to the address list of FIG. 3.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus (MFP) 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The image processing apparatus 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 that comprehensively controls the operation of the image processing apparatus 10. The CPU 11 has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an image reading unit 14, a printer unit 15, an image processing unit 16, a non-volatile memory 17, and an automatic document conveying unit (via a bus). ADF) 18, facsimile communication unit 19, network communication unit 21, and operation display unit 30.

  The CPU 11 is based on an OS (Operating System) program, and executes middleware, application programs, and the like. The CPU 11 also functions as a control unit that controls the display content of the operation display unit 30.

  Various programs are stored in the ROM 12, and each function of the image processing apparatus 10 is realized by the CPU 11 executing various processes according to these programs. The ROM 12 stores a program for the CPU 11 to execute a series of controls as the display control device.

  The RAM 13 is used as a work memory for temporarily storing various data when the CPU 11 executes processing based on a program, an image memory for storing image data, and the like.

  The image reading unit 14 functions to optically read a document and acquire image data. The image reading unit 14 sequentially, for example, a light source that irradiates light on a document, a line image sensor that receives the reflected light and reads the document for one line in the width direction, and sequentially reads the reading position in line units in the length direction of the document. An optical path composed of a moving unit for moving, a lens, a mirror, and the like for guiding reflected light from the document to the line image sensor to form an image, and a conversion unit for converting an analog image signal output from the line image sensor into digital image data And so on.

  The printer unit 15 functions to form an image corresponding to the image data on a recording sheet. Here, it has a recording paper transport device, a photosensitive drum, a charging device, a laser unit, a developing device, a transfer separation device, a cleaning device, and a fixing device, and forms an image by an electrophotographic process. It is configured as a so-called laser printer. Other methods may be used for image formation.

  The image processing unit 16 performs processing such as image enlargement / reduction, rotation, rasterization processing for converting print data into image data, image data compression / decompression processing, and the like.

  The nonvolatile memory 17 is a memory (flash memory) whose stored contents are not destroyed even when the power is turned off, and is used for storing various setting information. The nonvolatile memory 17 stores address book data and job history data as a list.

  The automatic document feeder (ADF) 18 feeds the document set on the document table one by one from the uppermost one in order, passes it through the reading position of the image reading section 14 and discharges it to a predetermined discharge position. It performs the function of paper.

  The facsimile communication unit 19 performs a function of transmitting / receiving image data to / from an external device having a facsimile function through a public line.

  The network communication unit 21 performs a function of communicating data with a terminal device or other external devices through a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The operation display unit 30 includes a display unit 31 and an operation unit 32. Among these, the operation unit 32 includes a switch unit 33 such as a start button and a touch panel unit 34. The display unit 31 is composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) and the like, and has a function of displaying various operation screens, setting screens, and the like.

  The touch panel unit 34 is provided on the screen of the display unit 31. The touch panel unit 34 detects a coordinate position where the screen is pressed with a touch pen or a finger, a flick operation, a drag operation, and an operation on a scroll bar.

  In the image processing apparatus 10, a list of addresses (address list) registered in the address book is displayed in a list display area in the screen of the display unit 31, and an operation for selecting an item registered in the list is performed by the user. Has the function to receive. For example, a destination selection operation is received from the address list in a job submission operation for facsimile transmission or e-mail transmission, or a job selection operation to be re-executed is received from a job list in which a history of jobs executed in the past is registered. It has a function such as.

  When the image processing apparatus 10 receives a scroll operation for the list display area displaying the list, the image processing apparatus 10 starts scrolling the list in the list display area and also indexes (indexes) corresponding to the items registered in the list. , Heading) is displayed in the index display area. The index display area is set to an area where information related to functions that are not used during scroll display of the list (information not related to item selection from the list) was displayed. When a selection operation for any of the displayed indexes is received from the user, items belonging to the group corresponding to the selected index are displayed in the list display area.

  The scroll operation accepted by the image processing apparatus 10 includes a flick operation and a drag operation. The flicking operation is an operation for causing the finger to bounce after touching the screen with a finger or the like. When the flick operation is received on the touch panel unit 34, the CPU 11 detects the direction and speed of the jumping motion (speed when the finger is released). The scroll display is performed according to the detected direction and speed. The drag operation is an operation of sliding a finger while touching the screen with a finger or the like. When a drag operation is received on the touch panel unit 34, the CPU 11 detects the direction and distance in which the finger is slid while being touched. When a drag operation is received, the display is scrolled by the distance dragged in the dragged direction. In addition, in the case of a configuration in which a scroll bar is displayed, a scroll bar moving operation may be accepted as a scroll operation.

  Next, an operation for selecting an item from the list will be described in detail with respect to an example in which a destination is selected from the address list.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the address list selection screen 40 displayed on the display unit 31. The address list selection screen 40 is provided with a horizontally-long rectangular list display area 42 having a height of about 80% of this screen and a width of about 70% of this screen, approaching the lower left corner of the screen. It is. In FIG. 2, the list display area 42 is surrounded by a broken line. In the list display area 42, destinations (destination selection buttons) registered in the address book are displayed in a list with destination names. The destination registered in the address book includes an address such as a telephone number and a FAX number in addition to the destination name.

  Above the list display area 42, a tab display field 43 in which tabs 43a to 43c for switching the destination setting method are displayed. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the tab 43c for selecting a destination from the address book is selected. At the top of the address list selection screen 40 (above the tab display field 43), a title field 41 for displaying the title of this screen is provided. On the right side of the list display area 42, a scroll bar 44 for moving the range of the list displayed in the list display area 42 in the entire list is displayed. Further on the right side of the scroll bar 44 is a selection button 45 for switching to a screen for displaying detailed information of the destination selected in the list display area 42, and a screen for searching for a destination with a specific character string or keyword. The selection button 46 and a selection button 47 for shifting to a screen for registering a new destination in the address book are arranged. These buttons 45 to 47 displayed on the right side of the list display area 42 are information related to functions that are not used while the list displayed in the list display area 42 is scrolled (referred to as unrelated information). .

  FIG. 3 shows an address list 60 in which the destination names of all the destinations registered in the address book are arranged in a display format when displayed in the list display area 42. In the list display area 42, a partial range of the address list 60 is displayed. Since the number of destinations that can be displayed at one time in the list display area 42 is limited, it is possible to change the list range displayed by scrolling the address list 60 displayed in the list display area 42 by a scroll operation. In the address list 60 of this example, destinations whose initial names are “A,“ D, “G”, “J”, “M”, “P”, “R”, “Z” are registered. Has been.

  In the address list selection screen 40 of FIG. 2, when a scroll operation is performed on the list display area 42, an index corresponding to the first letter of the destination name registered in the address list 60 is displayed in the index display area of the address list selection screen 40. 50 (see FIG. 4). The index is information serving as a heading for each group when the destinations registered in the address list are grouped according to a predetermined standard. In the case of a telephone book or the like, characters such as “a”, “ka”, “sa”, “ta”, “na”, “A”, “B”, “C” are predetermined as indexes. The destinations are grouped into index groups corresponding to the initial letters of the destination names.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the address list selection screen 40 when index display is started. In this example, in order to make the list display area 42 as large as possible, the list display area 42 is vertically expanded during scroll display. In other words, the list display area 42 is expanded using an area or a blank area in which information related to functions that are not used during scroll display or information that does not require reference is displayed. In the address list selection screen 40 of FIG. 4, the tab display column 43 and the title column 41 are not necessary during scroll display (see FIG. 2), so list display is performed using these regions and marginal regions at the edges. The height of the area 42 is extended to the entire height of the address list selection screen 40.

  In addition, an index display area 50 is secured in an area where information related to functions that are not used is displayed during scroll display, and an index (index button 51) is displayed in the index display area 50. In this example, the area where the scroll bar 44 and the unrelated information (buttons 45 to 47) are displayed, the area where the title field 41 and the tab display field 43 exist are used, and the address list is displayed on the right side of the list display area 42. A band-shaped index display area 50 is secured over the entire height of the selection screen 40.

  In the index display area 50, index buttons 51 such as “A”, “B”, “C”... Are displayed. Each index button 51 is a selection button. In the present embodiment, the index buttons 51 such as “A”, “B”, and “C” are distinguished by attaching lower case letters (a, b, c) corresponding to the indexes to the end of the code. Among the index buttons 51 displayed in the index display area 50, the index button 51 representing the group to which the destination belongs displayed at the top (top row) of the list display area 42 is different from the other index buttons 51. Is displayed. In this example, the color of the index button 51a corresponding to the group “A” is displayed in a different color from the other index buttons 51d, 51g.

  Note that the index buttons 51 of all the groups to which the destinations displayed in the list display area 42 belong may be displayed differently from the other index buttons 51. In the case of the example of FIG. 4, since the destinations of the groups “A”, “D”, and “G” are displayed in the list display area 42, the “A” index button 51a, the “D” index button 51d, The index button 51g of “G” may be displayed in a different display mode (different color) from the other index buttons 51.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an OK button 52 and a cancel button 53 are further displayed on the address list selection screen 40 after the start of scroll display. However, when the destination is not selected, the OK button 52 cannot be selected. In FIG. 4, non-selectable buttons are indicated by broken lines. Note that a non-selectable button may be hidden.

  Hereinafter, the contents of the index button 51 displayed in the index display area 50 by the image processing apparatus 10 as the information processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to a plurality of examples.

<Example 1>
FIG. 4 shows an example of the address list selection screen 40 when index display is started as described above. In the index display area 50, index buttons 51 ("A", "D", "G", "J", "M", "P", "P") corresponding to destinations existing in the address list 60 shown in FIG. Only the index buttons 51a, 51d, 51g, 51j, 51m, 51p (51r, 51z) of “R” and “Z” are displayed. By not displaying the index buttons 51 such as “B” and “C” which are not present in the initials of the destination names registered in the address list 60, the index display area 50 can be used efficiently. it can.

  FIG. 5 shows the flow of processing from when the scroll operation is performed on the list display area 42 in FIG. 2 until the screen is shifted to the scroll display screen.

  The image processing apparatus 10 waits for a scroll operation from the user (step S101; No). When the image processing apparatus 10 receives a scroll operation from the user (step S101; Yes), an index corresponding to the destination registered in the address book is displayed. Extract (step S102), and proceed to step S103. In this process, an index using 50 sounds, alphabets, and the like as a grouping criterion is stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory 17, and the initials of the destination name registered in the address book are stored in the index. The index corresponding to (in the case of kanji) the first letter of the reading kana is extracted. The extracted index is set as an index A group.

  In step S103, the tab display column 43 and the title column 41 are not necessary during the scroll display. Therefore, the height of the list display region 42 is set on the address list selection screen 40 by using these regions and the margin region. An index display area 50 is secured in the area where the information relating to the functions not used is displayed, extending to the entire height, and the index A group obtained by the extraction processing in step S102 is displayed in this index display area 50. (Step S103), the process ends.

<Example 2>
FIG. 6 shows an example of the address list selection screen 40 when display of the index in the case of the aspect example 2 is started. In the index display area 50 in the aspect example 2, the index button 51 corresponding to the destination displayed in the list display area 42 is excluded from the index buttons 51 displayed in the case of the aspect example 1 (see FIG. 4). Display In the list display area 42 of FIG. 6, destinations whose initial names are “A”, “D”, and “G” are displayed. In the index display area 50, “J”, “M”, Index buttons 51 (51j, 51m, 51p, 51r, 51z) of “P”, “R”, “Z” are displayed.

  Since there is no need for the user to search for the destinations displayed in the list display area 42 by scrolling or using an index, the index buttons 51 corresponding to those destinations are not displayed. Thereby, compared with the case of the example 1 of an aspect, the index display area 50 can be used more effectively and it contributes to the improvement of a user's operativity.

  FIG. 7 shows the flow of processing from when the scroll operation is performed to the list display area 42 of FIG. Note that step S101 and step S102 are the same as the process in the first embodiment described with reference to FIG.

  The image processing apparatus 10 waits for a scroll operation from the user (step S101; No). When the image processing apparatus 10 receives a scroll operation from the user (step S101; Yes), the index corresponding to the destination registered in the address book (step S101; Yes). The index A group is extracted (step S102), and the process proceeds to step S203.

  In step S203, an index corresponding to the destination displayed in the list display area 42 is extracted (step S203). The processing here corresponds to the first letter of the destination name currently displayed in the list display area 42 from the index stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory 17 (in the case of kanji, the first letter of the reading kana). The index to be extracted is extracted (index B group).

  Thereafter, as in the process of step SS103 of FIG. 5, the index display area 50 is secured, and the index display group 50 obtained by the extraction process in step S203 from the index A group obtained by the extraction process in step S102. The index buttons 51 of the remaining indexes except for are displayed in the index display area 50 (step S204), and the process ends.

<Example 3>
FIG. 8 shows an example of the address list selection screen 40 when the index display in the case of the aspect example 3 is started. In the index display area 50 in the aspect example 3, the index corresponding to the first letter of the destination name of the destination whose use frequency is a predetermined value or more is displayed on the index button 51 displayed in the case of the aspect example 2 (see FIG. 6). A button 51 is added and displayed. Details regarding the frequency of use will be described later.

  In the list display area 42 of FIG. 8, destinations whose initial letters are “A”, “D”, and “G” are displayed. In the index display area 50, “D”, “J”, Index buttons 51 (51d, 51j, 51m, 51p, 51r, 51z) of “M”, “P”, “R”, “Z” are displayed. Although the destination whose initial name is “D” is displayed in the list display area 42, the usage frequency of the destination whose initial name is “D” is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. An index button 51d for “D” is displayed.

  FIG. 9 shows the flow of processing from when the scroll operation is performed to the list display area 42 of FIG. Note that step S101, step S102, and step S203 are the same as those in the case of the aspect example 1 described in FIG.

  The image processing apparatus 10 waits for reception of a scroll operation from the user (step S101; No). When the scroll operation is received from the user (step S101; Yes), the index of the destination registered in the address book (index A) Are extracted (step S102), and the process proceeds to step S203 and step S304. Steps S203 and S304 are performed in parallel.

  In step S203, an index (index B group) corresponding to the first letter of the destination name displayed in the list display area 42 is extracted, and the process proceeds to step S305.

  In step S304, an index (index C group) corresponding to an initial of the destination name of the destination whose usage frequency is a predetermined value or more is extracted, and the process proceeds to step S305. In this processing, the CPU 11 calculates the usage frequency of each destination from the number of times each destination is stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory 17, and the initial name of the destination name of the destination whose value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. Extract the index corresponding to. The frequency of use may be, for example, the ratio of the number of uses of one destination to the total number of uses of all destinations, or the number of uses of each destination. The user may set arbitrarily including the threshold.

  In step S305, first, as in the process of step S103 in FIG. 5, the index display area 50 is secured, and from the index A group obtained by the extraction process in step S102, the index B group obtained by the extraction process in step S203 Except for the common items, the index button 51 of the index added with the index C group obtained by the extraction process in step S304 is displayed in the index display area 50, and the process is terminated. If there are overlapping indexes in the display schedule index, one of them is displayed in the index display area 50. For example, when the index “A” is included in both the index A group and the index C group, and the index “B” does not include the “A” index, the index button 51 of “A” is one. Only display.

<Example 4>
FIG. 10 shows an example of the address list selection screen 40 when the index display in the case of the aspect example 4 is started. In the index display area 50 in the aspect example 4, the index button 51 of the index whose registered destination number is a predetermined number or more is added to the index button 51 displayed in the case of the aspect example 2 (see FIG. 6). And display.

  In the list display area 42 of FIG. 10, destinations whose initial letters are “A”, “D”, and “G” are displayed. In the index display area 50, “A”, “J”, “ Index buttons 51 of “M”, “P”, “R”, and “Z” are displayed. Since the registered number of destinations whose initial name is “A” is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, an index button 51 a of “A” is also displayed in the index display area 50. The predetermined number may be arbitrarily set by the user.

  FIG. 11 shows the flow of processing from when the scroll operation is performed on the list display area 42 in FIG. Note that step S101, step S102, and step S203 are the same as those in the case of the aspect example 1 described with reference to FIG.

  The image processing apparatus 10 waits for reception of a scroll operation from the user (step S101; No). When the scroll operation is received from the user (step S101; Yes), the index of the destination registered in the address book (index A) Are extracted (step S102), and the process proceeds to step S203 and step S404. Steps S203 and S404 are performed in parallel. Note that steps S203 and S404 may be performed sequentially.

  In step S203, an index (index B group) corresponding to the first letter of the destination name displayed in the list display area 42 is extracted, and the process proceeds to step S405.

  In step S404, an index having a predetermined number or more of registered destinations is extracted (referred to as index D group), and the process proceeds to step S405. Here, out of the indexes created and stored in advance in the non-volatile memory 17, an index having a predetermined number of registered destinations is extracted.

  In step S405, as in the process of step S103 in FIG. 5, first, an index display area 50 is secured, and from the index A group obtained by the extraction process in step S102, the index B group obtained by the extraction process in step S203 Except for the common items, the index button 51 of the index to which the index D group obtained by the extraction process in step S404 is added is displayed in the index display area 50, and the process ends. If there are overlapping indexes in the display schedule index, one of them is displayed in the index display area 50. For example, when both the index A group and the index D group include the index “A” and the index B group does not include the index “A”, the index button 51 for “A” is one. Only display.

<Example 5>
In the aspect example 5, a case where there is an unusable address in the destination of the address list will be described. For example, in an address book in which a telephone number and a FAX number can be registered as one destination address, in a state where the FAX function cannot be used due to a failure or the like, a destination in which only the FAX number is registered cannot be used. FIG. 12 shows an example of the address list 60α in which the destination names whose addresses cannot be used in the address list 60 are displayed in gray.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of the address list selection screen 40 when index display is started in the mode example 5. In the index display area 50 in the aspect example 5, the index button 51 of the index corresponding to the initial letter of the destination name of the usable destination in the address list 60α of FIG. 12 is displayed. In the address list 60α, all destinations whose destination name begins with “M” and all destinations whose destination name begins with “R” are displayed in gray. Therefore, the index display area 50 in FIG. The index buttons 51 (51a, 51d, 51g) of “A”, “D”, “G”, “J”, “P”, “Z” are not displayed. , 51j, 51p, 51z, etc.) are displayed. In the list display area 42, destinations whose initial letters are “A”, “D”, and “G” are displayed.

    FIG. 14 shows the flow of processing from when the scroll operation is performed on the list display area 42 of FIG. Note that step S101 and step S102 are the same as the process in the first embodiment described with reference to FIG.

    The image processing apparatus 10 waits for reception of a scroll operation from the user (step S101; No). When the scroll operation is received from the user (step S101; Yes), the index of the destination registered in the address book (index A) Are extracted (step S102), and the process proceeds to step S503.

  In step S503, the image processing apparatus 10 determines whether or not the various functions of the apparatus itself are unusable. If there is a function that cannot be used (step S503; Yes), the process proceeds to step S505.

  In step S505, out of the indexes stored in the non-volatile memory 17, destination names other than the destination to which the function determined to be unusable in step S504 should be used (the destination whose address becomes unusable). An index (index E group) corresponding to the initial letter is extracted (step S505). Thereafter, the index button 51 corresponding to the index of the index E group is displayed in the index display area 50 (step S506), and the process is terminated.

  In step S503, if there is no unusable function (step S503; No), the index display area 50 is secured as in the process of step S103 in FIG. 5, and the index A obtained by the extraction process in step S102 is obtained. The index button 51 for the group index is displayed in the index display area 50 (step S504), and the process is terminated.

<Example 6>
In the aspect example 6, there will be described a case where there are many types of acronyms for the destination name of the destination, and all the corresponding indexes cannot be displayed in the index display area 50 at once. In Embodiment 6, when all the index buttons 51 cannot be displayed in the index display area 50 and the CPU 11 receives a scroll operation on the index display area 50 from the user, the CPU 11 scrolls the index buttons 51 in the index display area 50 and displays the index display. The range of the index button 51 displayed in the area 50 is changed.

  FIG. 15A shows an example of the address list selection screen 40 when index display is started in aspect example 6. Assume that the address list in this example uses an address list 60β shown in FIG. Compared to the address list 60 in FIG. 3, the address list 60β is a destination in which destinations with initial letters “a”, “ka”, and “sa” are added.

  Returning to FIG. 15, the description will be continued. In the index display area 50 in FIG. 15A, “A”, “D”, “G”, “J” among the indexes corresponding to the initial letters of the destination name in the address list 60β of FIG. , “M”, “P”, “R”, “Z”, eight index buttons 51 are displayed. In the list display area 42, destinations whose initial letters are “A”, “D”, and “G” are displayed.

  Up to eight index buttons 51 that can be displayed in the index display area 50 at a time are the upper limit, so that the operation of the index buttons 51 of “A”, “K”, and “SA” that are not currently displayed is performed as it is. I can't. Therefore, the index button 51 in the index display area 50 is scrolled to change the index button 51 displayed in the index display area 50.

  When the index button 51 is scrolled and the index button 51 displayed in the index display area 50 is changed, the index button 51 is displayed in the list display area 42 corresponding to the index button 51 after the change. Scroll the address to be used. Specifically, the list displayed in the list display area 42 is scrolled so that the destination corresponding to the index button 51 displayed at the top of the index display area 50 is displayed at the top of the list display area 42. Let

  FIG. 15B shows an example of the address list selection screen 40 after the index button 51 of FIG. 15A is scrolled. In FIG. 15B, when the index button 51 is scrolled upward, the index buttons 51a and 51d of “A” and “D” disappear from the upper end of the index display area, and instead “Z” and thereafter. The index buttons 51a and 51 corresponding to the indexes “A” and “KA” appear from the lower part of the index area 50 and are displayed. Further, the index button 51 is scrolled and the index button 51 displayed at the top of the index display area 50 is changed to “G”, so that the initial of the destination name is “G” in the list display area 42. The address list is scrolled so that the destination is displayed at the top.

  As described above, the image processing apparatus 10 stores the index button 51 corresponding to the list item (destination) displayed in the list display area 42 in the index display area 50 in advance in the non-volatile memory 17. The index corresponding to the item registered in the list is extracted according to the cases shown in the first to sixth aspects, and the index button 51 corresponding to the index is displayed. Hereinafter, the effect obtained for each example will be described.

  In the aspect example 1, the number of displayed indexes is reduced compared to the case where all the predetermined indexes including the indexes related to the destination names of destinations not registered in the address book are displayed. The display area can be used efficiently, such as displaying the button 51 larger, reducing the index display area 50, and making other areas wider. In addition, the time required to search for a target index and perform a selection operation is reduced, and the user can quickly search for a target destination.

  In the aspect example 2, in addition to the aspect example 1, the index related to the destination name being displayed in the list display area 42 is not displayed. Accordingly, since the number of displayed indexes is smaller than that in the first aspect, the display area can be used more efficiently.

  In the aspect example 3, in addition to the aspect example 2, the index of the frequently used destination is always displayed. Since an index of a frequently used destination is highly likely to be used by the user, the display is more suitable for the actual usage of the user than in the second example.

  In Aspect Example 4, in addition to Aspect Example 2, when there are more than a predetermined number of destinations with common destination name prefixes, an index corresponding to the characters is always displayed. When there are a large number of destinations with common destination names, there is a high possibility that the user will use an index corresponding to the characters. Therefore, the display is more suitable for the actual use of the user than in the second example. .

  In the aspect example 5, in addition to the aspect example 1, the index corresponding only to the destination whose address is not usable is hidden. As a result, the number of displayed indexes is smaller than in the first embodiment example, so that the display area can be used more efficiently.

  In the aspect example 6, the index displayed in the index display area can be scrolled. This eliminates the need to display all the indexes to be displayed at once in a limited display area, so that the operation button size of each index displayed in the index display area 50 does not become excessively small and appropriate operations can be performed. Sex can be secured.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to that shown in the embodiment, and there are changes and additions within the scope of the present invention. Are also included in the present invention.

  The list is not limited to the address list exemplified in the embodiment, and may be arbitrary. For example, a reserved job list, an image processing apparatus function list, a user list, and the like may be used.

  In the embodiment, the index display area 50 is provided in an area other than the list display area 42. However, the index display area 50 may be provided in the list display area 42. In the embodiment, the index display area 50 is displayed in response to the start of scrolling in the list display area 42. However, the index may be always displayed while the list display area 42 is displayed.

  The scroll operation is not limited to that exemplified in the embodiment. The present invention is not limited to a flick operation or a drag operation on the touch panel, and for example, an operation of moving a pen having an acceleration sensor in the air as a scroll operation may be used. In short, any operation method may be used as long as it is an operation for scrolling the display content of the list.

  In the embodiment, the index is grouped according to the first letter of the destination name registered in association with the address. However, the user can arbitrarily change the grouping standard. For example, if the index is grouped according to criteria such as “friends”, “family”, “work relationship”, “shop”, “other”, etc., the name of each group (“friends”, “family” "Work", "Store", "Other", etc.) are displayed as an index.

10. Image processing apparatus (MFP)
11 ... CPU
12 ... ROM
13 ... RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 ... Image reading part 15 ... Printer part 16 ... Image processing part 17 ... Nonvolatile memory 18 ... Automatic document conveyance part (ADF)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 ... Facsimile communication part 21 ... Network communication part 30 ... Operation display part 31 ... Display part 32 ... Operation part 33 ... Switch part 34 ... Touch panel part 40 ... Address list selection screen 41 ... Title column 42 ... List display area 43 ... Tab display Field 43a-43c ... Tab 44 ... Scroll bar 45-47 ... Selection button 50 ... Index display area 51, 51a, 51d, 51g, 51j, 51m, 51p, 51r, 51z, 51, 51 ... Index button 52 ... OK Button 53 ... Cancel button 60, 60α, 60β ... Address list

Claims (7)

A storage unit for storing a database;
A list display area for displaying a list of data registered in the database, an index display area for displaying an index of the database, an operation section for receiving a user operation,
A part of a list of data registered in the database is displayed in the list display area and the index is displayed in the index display area, and an operation of selecting any index displayed in the index display area is performed. When received, a control unit for displaying a list of data corresponding to the selected index in the list display area;
With
The control unit corresponds to an index corresponding to data that is not registered in the database and data displayed in the list display area, and corresponding to data whose usage frequency is less than a predetermined value among preset indexes. The information processing apparatus is characterized in that an index corresponding to data whose usage frequency is a predetermined value or more is displayed in the index display area without displaying the index to be displayed in the index display area . A storage unit for storing a database;
A display unit provided with a list display area for displaying a list of data registered in the database, and an index display area for displaying an index of the database;
An operation unit that receives user operations;
A part of a list of data registered in the database is displayed in the list display area and the index is displayed in the index display area, and an operation of selecting any index displayed in the index display area is performed. When received, a control unit for displaying a list of data corresponding to the selected index in the list display area;
With
The control unit corresponds to an index corresponding to data not registered in the database and data displayed in the list display area among preset indexes, and is not common to a predetermined number of data or more. index will not be displayed on the index display area, the index information processing apparatus you characterized in that to be displayed on the index display region common to a predetermined number or more data. Wherein the control unit, the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 index corresponding only to the data of the unavailable is characterized in that it does not appear in the index display area. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the control unit scrolls and displays an index in the index display area in response to a scroll operation on the index display area. Wherein, in response to the scrolling display of the index, the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the scrolling display a list of data being displayed in the list display area . The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the database is an address book. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the database is an address book in which one or both of a telephone number and a FAX number are registered.