JP5859932B2 - 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. 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

  An apparatus having a touch screen display changes the orientation of the screen in response to detection by a sensor. However, an apparatus provided with a touch screen display sometimes displays a screen in an unintended direction.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, a method, and a program capable of displaying a screen in a direction intended by a user.

  In one aspect, an apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus including a touch screen display having a touch screen and a display, and a sensor that detects a tilt of the apparatus, and a screen orientation of the display in accordance with the detection of the sensor. A controller that changes the orientation of the screen when detecting a gesture with respect to the touch screen, and the controller changes the orientation of the screen by detecting a gesture with respect to the touch screen. The change of the orientation of the screen according to the detection of the sensor is limited.

  In one aspect, a method according to the present invention is a method for controlling an apparatus including a touch screen display having a touch screen and a display, the step of displaying a screen on the display, and a gesture on the touch screen is detected. And changing the orientation of the screen according to the detection of the sensor that detects the tilt of the device after changing the orientation of the screen based on the gesture with respect to the touch screen. Limiting.

  In one aspect, a program according to the present invention includes a step of causing a device including a touch screen display having a touch screen and a display to display a screen on the display, and if a gesture on the touch screen is detected, Changing the orientation; and, after changing the orientation of the screen based on a gesture with respect to the touch screen, limiting the change in the orientation of the screen in response to detection of a sensor that detects the tilt of the device. Let it run.

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 block diagram illustrating functions of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of control for changing the orientation of the screen. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure for changing the orientation of the 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.

  A touch is a gesture in which a finger contacts 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 makes contact with 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. A double tap is a gesture in which a tap is repeated twice. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which taps are 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.

  A flick is a gesture that is released while a finger moves in one direction at high speed following a 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 reduces the distance between fingers. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for reducing the interval between the fingers as a pinch-in. Pinch out is a gesture that increases the distance between fingers. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture that widens the interval between fingers 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 FIG. FIG. 4 shows an 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. The icon 50 is associated with a specific application installed in the smartphone 1 in advance. When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture (for example, a tap) 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 41 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.

  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 displays one or more locators on the home screen. The number of locators matches the number of home screens. The locator indicates the position of the currently displayed home screen. The locator corresponding to the currently displayed home screen is displayed in a manner different from other locators.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, four locators 51 are displayed. This indicates that the number of home screens 40 is four. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the second symbol from the left is displayed in a manner different from other symbols. This indicates that the second home screen from the left is currently displayed.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture while displaying the home screen, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A. For example, when detecting a right flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the left home screen. Further, when the smartphone 1 detects a left flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the right home screen.

  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.

  Note that the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4 is an example, and the form of various elements, the arrangement of various elements, the number of home screens 40, the manner of various operations on the home screen 40, and the like are described above. It does not have to be street.

  FIG. 5 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 contact. The controller 10 detects a gesture for the smartphone 1. The controller 10 detects an operation (gesture) on the touch screen 2B (touch screen display 2) by cooperating with the touch screen 2B.

  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 close object. 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 2 </ b> A, and causes the controller 10 to execute processing corresponding to the gesture detected via the touch screen 2 </ b> B. 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 control program 9A includes various controls such as changing the orientation of the screen of the display 2A according to at least one of the gesture detected via the touch screen 2B and the detection result of the acceleration sensor 15. 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 the touch screen 2B, the button 3, the acceleration sensor 15, and the like.

  For example, the controller 10 executes the control program 9A to change the orientation of the screen of the display 2A according to at least one of the gesture detected via the touch screen 2B and the detection result of the acceleration sensor 15 or the like. Perform various controls.

  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 or inclination of acceleration generated in 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.

  5 may be downloaded from another apparatus by wireless communication by the communication unit 6. 5 may be stored in a storage medium that can be read by a reading device included in the storage 9. 5 is stored in a storage medium such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray that can be read by a reader connected to the connector 14. Also good.

  The configuration of the smartphone 1 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and may be changed as appropriate within a range that does not impair the gist of the present 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. Further, 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. 5, 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. 5, 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 for changing the orientation of the home screen in accordance with a user instruction. In the following, an example of changing the orientation of the home screen in accordance with a user instruction is shown.

  In step S1 shown in FIG. 6, the home screen 40 is displayed on the display 2A. A plurality of icons 50 are arranged on the home screen 40 displayed in step S1. In step S <b> 1, the user's finger F <b> 1 touches the area 60 in the display area of the wallpaper 41, and the user's finger F <b> 2 touches the area 62 in the display area of the wallpaper 41. Here, the finger F1 is the thumb of the user's right hand. The finger F2 is an index finger of the user's right hand. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects a touch in the region 60 and a touch in the region 62 via the touch screen 2B.

  In step S2, the user's finger F1 and finger F2 are both swiped in a clockwise direction on the touch screen display 2. That is, the user swipes the finger F1 touching the area 60 to the area 60a along the route indicated by the arrow α1. Further, the user swipes the finger F2 touching the area 62 to the area 62a along the route indicated by the arrow α2. Here, the user only has to perform the swipe of the finger F1 and the swipe of the finger F2 while the two fingers F1 and F2 are touching both. May be done separately. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects, via the touch screen 2B, a swipe moving from the region 60 to the region 60a along the route indicated by the arrow α1 and a swipe moving from the region 62 to the region 62a along the route indicated by the arrow α2. Hereinafter, such a swipe is referred to as a rotation gesture.

  In step S3, the user's finger F1 and finger F2 are both released from the touch screen display 2. In this case, the smartphone 1 detects the end of the rotation gesture. The rotation gesture may be terminated by stopping the swipe of the user's fingers F1 and F2. When the rotation gesture is detected, the smartphone 1 changes the orientation of the home screen as illustrated in step S3. Specifically, the smartphone 1 displays on the touch screen display 2 a home screen 40a obtained by rotating the home screen 40 by 90 degrees clockwise. That is, the smartphone 1 changes the home screen 40a from the vertical screen to the horizontal screen. The icons 50 are rearranged on the home screen 40.

  The smartphone 1 is set as a gesture for changing the orientation of the home screen for displaying the rotation gesture on the display 2A. The smartphone 1 changes the orientation of the home screen 40 when it detects a rotation gesture.

  Thus, when the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for changing the orientation of the home screen via the touch screen 2B, in this embodiment, a gesture for rotating the home screen, the orientation of the home screen via the detected touch screen 2B is detected. Change the home screen orientation based on the gesture you want to change. Thereby, the user can rotate the direction of the screen displayed on the display 2A, that is, rotate the screen, by inputting the rotation gesture.

  In addition, the smartphone 1 may use a gesture other than the rotation gesture as a gesture for changing the orientation of the home screen displayed on the display 2A. The smartphone 1 may use gestures such as flick, pinch-in, and pinch-out as gestures for changing the orientation of the home screen.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the smart phone 1 determines the direction which changes the direction of a home screen, and the angle which changes based on the gesture which changes the direction of a home screen. For example, when a swipe of an arc that rotates clockwise is detected, the smartphone 1 changes the screen direction by rotating it clockwise, and when a swipe of an arc that rotates counterclockwise is detected, the smartphone 1 Change the direction by rotating it counterclockwise. Further, the smartphone 1 rotates the screen orientation by 90 degrees when the detected arc swipe is a 90 degree arc, and rotates the screen orientation by 180 degrees when the detected arc swipe is a 180 degree arc. Let The smartphone 1 may change the orientation of the screen by 90 degrees, that is, only four orientations rotated by 90 degrees, 180 degrees, and 270 degrees from the reference orientation. The smartphone 1 may rotate the orientation of the screen at an arbitrary angle, for example, the same angle as the detected swipe arc.

  In addition, the smartphone 1 changes the orientation of the surface on which the image of the display 2 </ b> A of the touch screen display 2 is displayed based on the inclination of the smartphone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 15. In the smartphone 1 of the present embodiment, based on the inclination of the smartphone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 15, the side closest to the horizontal direction in the vertical direction of the touch screen display 2 is the lower side of the screen. Display the home screen in the direction. Thereby, the user can change the orientation of the home screen by changing the orientation of the smartphone 1. Further, the user can display the home screen in such a direction that the lower side of the touch screen display 2 in the vertical direction is the lower side of the screen.

  With reference to FIG. 7, an example of a control processing procedure based on the function provided by the control program 9A will be described. FIG. 7 shows a control processing procedure for changing the orientation of the home screen in accordance with a user instruction. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 7 is realized by the controller 10 executing the control program 9A. 7 is repeatedly executed while the home screen 40 is displayed on the display 2A. The controller 10 may execute another processing procedure for control related to the home screen 40 in parallel with the processing procedure shown in FIG.

  The controller 10 acquires the detection result of the touch screen 2B as step S12, and determines whether a gesture has been detected based on the acquired detection result. If the controller 10 determines in step S12 that no gesture has been detected (No in step S12), the controller 10 proceeds to step S20.

  If it is determined in step S12 that a gesture has been detected (Yes in step S12), the controller 10 determines in step S14 whether the gesture is for changing the orientation of the home screen, that is, a gesture for rotating the home screen. That is, the controller 10 determines whether the gesture detected in step S12 is a gesture for changing the screen orientation. If the controller 10 determines in step S14 that the gesture is not a gesture for changing the screen orientation (No in step S14), the controller 10 proceeds to step S28.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S14 that the gesture is to change the screen orientation (Yes in step S14), the controller 10 changes the home screen orientation in step S16. Specifically, the controller 10 determines the orientation of the home screen based on the gesture for changing the orientation of the home screen detected in step S12 and determined in step S14, that is, the direction and angle of rotation of the home screen. And display the home screen in the determined orientation. When the orientation of the home screen is changed in step S16, the controller 10 sets the orientation of the home screen to the locked state in step S18, and ends this processing. The locked state will be described later together with other processing procedures in FIG.

  Next, when it determines with No at step S12, the controller 10 determines the inclination of the smart phone 1 as step S20. The controller 10 detects the inclination of the smartphone 1 based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 15. Specifically, the reference inclination can be set to various settings. For example, the reference inclination can be set based on the orientation of the screen displayed on the display 2A. A change greater than the set value is a threshold value for executing a process of changing the screen orientation. As the set value, an angle at which the inclination of the smartphone 1 is not suitable for displaying the screen in the direction in which the smartphone 1 is currently displayed can be used.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S20 that there is no change in the inclination of the smartphone 1 (No in step S20), that is, the inclination of the smartphone 1 has not changed to the threshold value for changing the screen orientation, this process ends.

  When the controller 10 determines that the inclination of the smartphone 1 has changed in step S20 (Yes in step S20), that is, the inclination of the smartphone 1 has changed to the threshold value for changing the screen orientation, Determine if there is.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S22 that it is in the locked state (Yes in step S22), the controller 10 ends this process. That is, in the locked state, the controller 10 ends the process without changing the orientation of the home screen even if the orientation of the touch screen display 2 is changed. If the controller 10 determines in step S22 that the lock state is not set (No in step S22), the controller 10 changes the orientation of the home screen in step S24. Specifically, the controller 10 determines the orientation of the home screen based on the orientation of the touch screen display 2 detected and determined in step S20, that is, determines the direction and angle of rotation of the home screen. The home screen is displayed in the orientation you have selected. When the controller 10 changes the orientation of the home screen in step S24, the process ends.

  Next, when it is determined No in step S14, the controller 10 determines whether it is a lock release gesture as step S28. That is, the controller 10 determines whether or not the gesture detected in step S12 is an unlocking gesture. Various gestures can be set as the unlocking gesture. For example, a long tap to a predetermined area and a swipe of a predetermined trajectory can be used as an unlocking gesture.

  If the controller 10 determines in step S28 that the gesture is an unlocking gesture (Yes in step S28), the controller 10 releases the locked state and ends this processing in step S30. That is, when the orientation of the touch screen display 2 is changed, the controller 10 ends this processing as a setting for changing the orientation of the home screen.

  If it is determined in step S28 that the gesture is not an unlocking gesture (No in step S28), the controller 10 executes processing of the detected gesture in step S32, and ends this processing.

  As described above, the smartphone 1 can basically change the orientation of the home screen by any of gestures for detecting a change in the tilt of the smartphone 1 and changing the orientation of the home screen. Thereby, the user can change the orientation of the home screen with a simple operation.

  For example, the smartphone 1 can change the orientation of the home screen based on a gesture for changing the orientation of the home screen, so that the orientation of the touch screen display 2 is horizontal and which surface is downward in the vertical direction. Even if it is difficult, the orientation of the home screen can be set to the orientation desired by the user.

  Further, when the lock state is not set, the smartphone 1 changes the orientation of the screen when detecting a change in the tilt of the smartphone 1. Thereby, even if a user does not input a gesture, the user can display the home screen in an orientation in which the lower side in the vertical direction of the touch screen display 2 is the lower side of the home screen.

  In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 7, when the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for changing the orientation of the home screen, the smartphone 1 changes the orientation of the home screen and enters a locked state. As described in the processing procedure of FIG. 7, the locked state is a state in which the orientation of the screen is not changed even if a change in the tilt of the smartphone 1 is detected. Thereby, when the user inputs a gesture for changing the orientation of the home screen to the touch screen display 2 and positively sets the orientation of the home screen, the unintended home screen generated by detecting a change in the tilt of the smartphone 1 It is possible to suppress changes in the orientation of the.

  As described above, the smartphone 1 can change the orientation of the home screen by a simple operation by the user, and can suppress the change in the orientation of the home screen that is not intended by the user. Accordingly, the user inputs a gesture for changing the orientation of the home screen to the touch screen display 2, determines the orientation of the home screen, and puts the smartphone 1 in the locked state. Even if the direction changes in various directions, it is possible to prevent the orientation of the home screen from being changed.

  Moreover, even if it is during a locked state, the smart phone 1 changes the direction of a home screen, when the gesture which changes the direction of a home screen is detected via the touch screen 2B. Thereby, the user can change the orientation of the home screen even in the locked state.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the smart phone 1 detected the gesture which changes the direction of a home screen, although the process (transition processing to a locked state) which does not change the direction of a screen according to the inclination of the smart phone 1 was performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for changing the orientation of the home screen, the smartphone 1 may limit the change in the orientation of the screen according to the inclination of the smartphone 1. That is, the smartphone 1 may execute various processes for restricting the change in the screen orientation in accordance with the inclination of the smartphone 1 other than the process of setting the locked state as the process of step S18. Here, the restriction on the change in the screen orientation in accordance with the inclination of the smartphone 1 may be a restriction other than the process that does not change the orientation of the image. For example, the inclination of the determination criterion for the screen orientation according to the tilt of the smartphone 1 may be increased to make it difficult to change the screen orientation.

  In addition, when the smartphone 1 is displaying a home screen as shown in FIG. 6, the user can easily change the orientation of the home screen by performing the process of FIG. It is possible to prevent the orientation of the home screen from being changed in a direction not intended by the person. The smartphone 1 may execute the process of FIG. 7 even when a screen other than the home screen 40 is displayed on the display 2 </ b> A of the touch screen display 2. Thereby, even when a screen other than the home screen 40 is displayed, the user can easily change the orientation of the home screen, and the orientation of the home screen is changed in a direction not intended by the user. Can be suppressed.

  Moreover, although the smart phone 1 detected the change of the inclination of the smart phone 1 based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 15, it is not limited to this. The smartphone 1 can use various sensors as sensors that detect changes in the tilt of the smartphone 1. For example, the smartphone 1 can also detect the inclination of the smartphone 1 based on at least one of the detection result of the gyroscope 17 and the detection result of the direction sensor 16.

  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. 5 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.

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 Orientation sensor 17 Gyroscope 20 Housing

Claims (7)

In an apparatus comprising a touch screen display having a touch screen and a display,
A sensor for detecting the tilt of the device;
A controller that changes the orientation of the screen of the display in response to detection of the sensor,
When the controller detects a gesture with respect to the touch screen, the controller changes the orientation of the screen,
When the controller changes the orientation of the screen by detecting a gesture with respect to the touch screen, the controller restricts the change in the orientation of the screen according to the detection of the sensor,
The controller releases the restriction when a gesture for releasing the restriction on the touch screen is detected in a state where the change in the orientation of the screen according to the detection of the sensor is restricted ,
Based on the inclination of the device detected by the sensor, the controller is configured so that the side of the touch screen display that is the lowermost in the vertical direction and close to the horizontal direction is the lower side of the screen. Change the orientation of
When the change of the orientation of the screen according to the detection of the sensor is restricted, the controller sets the reference for the orientation of the screen based on the inclination of the device detected by the sensor as the orientation of the screen. A device that changes to make it difficult to change . The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the gesture with respect to the touch screen is a gesture in which two objects to be detected are slid on the touch screen and rotated in the same direction. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the controller changes the orientation of the screen by rotating the screen in a rotation direction of the gesture to be rotated. The sensor device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is an acceleration sensor. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the screen is a home screen on which at least one icon is displayed. A method for controlling a device comprising a touch screen display having a touch screen and a display, comprising:
Displaying a screen on the display;
If a gesture on the touch screen is detected, changing the orientation of the screen;
After changing the orientation of the screen based on a gesture with respect to the touch screen, limiting the change in the orientation of the screen according to the detection of a sensor that detects the tilt of the device;
When a gesture for canceling the restriction on the touch screen is detected in a state where the change of the screen orientation according to the detection of the sensor is restricted, the step of releasing the restriction;
Based on the inclination of the device detected by the sensor, the orientation of the screen is changed so that the side of the touch screen display that is the lowest in the vertical direction and close to the horizontal direction is the lower side of the screen. Step to
If the change of the screen orientation according to the detection of the sensor is restricted, it becomes difficult to change the screen orientation as a reference for changing the screen orientation based on the inclination of the device detected by the sensor. Step to change to
Including methods. In a device comprising a touch screen display having a touch screen and a display,
Displaying a screen on the display;
If a gesture on the touch screen is detected, changing the orientation of the screen;
After changing the orientation of the screen based on a gesture with respect to the touch screen, limiting the change in the orientation of the screen according to the detection of a sensor that detects the tilt of the device;
When a gesture for canceling the restriction on the touch screen is detected in a state where the change of the screen orientation according to the detection of the sensor is restricted, the step of releasing the restriction;
Based on the inclination of the device detected by the sensor, the orientation of the screen is changed so that the side of the touch screen display that is the lowest in the vertical direction and close to the horizontal direction is the lower side of the screen. Step to
If the change of the screen orientation according to the detection of the sensor is restricted, it becomes difficult to change the screen orientation as a reference for changing the screen orientation based on the inclination of the device detected by the sensor. Step to change to
A program that executes

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