JP6275367B2 - Display device and search device to which it is applied - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device that displays information about a plurality of items and a search device that uses the display device to display search results.

  Conventionally, a search result display device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. This display device is applied to an in-vehicle navigation device, and displays a search result obtained by a search process executed according to a specified search condition. Specifically, as information indicating the surplus width of the parking space between the names (parking lot 1, parking lot 2...) And a plurality of “parking lots” (corresponding to search result items) that match the search conditions. Are combined with the display area corresponding to each “parking lot” and displayed in a list on the display screen. Then, if one search result item (parking lot) is selected from each search result item (parking lot) displayed in the list, and further a detailed screen shift operation is performed, the screen is switched and selected. Detailed information of the search result item (parking lot) (for example, “straight distance from current location”, “full space information”, “parking space rank”, “degree of compatibility”, “charge”) is displayed.

  According to such a display device, the user performs a selection operation for selecting one of a plurality of search result items (parking lots) displayed as a list of information (name, rank) and a transition operation to a detailed screen. It is possible to confirm detailed information about the search result item (parking lot).

JP 2009-115679 A

  However, in the conventional display device applied to the vehicle-mounted navigation device described above, when confirming the detailed information (many information) of each item for which the information list is displayed, the user can display the display screen for the list display. You have to switch to the detailed display screen one by one. Therefore, it is not always convenient for a user who browses desired information about an item.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a display device that can provide information desired by a user without switching screens for items in which information is displayed in a list.

  The present invention also provides a search device to which such a display device is applied.

A display device according to the present invention includes a display unit and an operation unit, and further includes a display control unit that displays information on a plurality of items on the display unit, and the display control unit includes the plurality of display units. a list display control means for displaying a list on the display unit an item of information is divided into the display region corresponding to each item in response to an operation position by the first operation of the operation unit, which is displayed on the display unit In the list display of information of a plurality of items, the size of the display area of the predetermined item is changed to a different size, and the information displayed in the display area whose size has changed is controlled to an amount corresponding to the changed size. wherein a display information control means for displaying, the display control unit may further, with the display area of the predetermined item becomes maximum size by the first operation, including those the predetermined item The information about each number of items, in the display region of the maximum size, in response to a second operation of the operation portion, a structure having a display region switching control means for switching the display.

With such a configuration, when a first operation of the operation unit is performed in a state where information of a plurality of items is displayed in a list in a display area corresponding to each item on the display unit, the first operation is performed. In the list display of information of a plurality of items displayed on the display unit according to the operation position of the operation unit, the size of the display area of the predetermined item changes to a different size, and after the change to the display area whose size has changed The information controlled to an amount corresponding to the size is displayed. Then, in the state where the display area of the predetermined items by the first operation of the operation portion is the maximum size, information for each of a plurality of items including those the predetermined item, in the display region of the maximum size, the operation unit The display is switched according to the second operation.

  Further, in the display device according to the present invention, the list display control means displays the list of the information of the plurality of items divided into display areas arranged in a certain direction corresponding to each item, and the display information control means Can be configured to change the width of the display area of the predetermined item in the arrangement direction of the display area according to the first operation.

  With such a configuration, the first operation of the operation unit is performed in a state where information on a plurality of items is displayed in a list in a display area arranged in a certain direction corresponding to each item on the display unit. In the list display of information of a plurality of display items displayed on the display unit according to the first operation, the width of the display area of the predetermined item in the arrangement direction changes, and the display area in which the width has changed Information controlled in accordance with the first operation is displayed.

  In the display device according to the present invention, the display device may include a selection unit that selects, from the plurality of items, an item to be the predetermined item that changes a size of a display area according to the first operation. it can.

  With such a configuration, in a state where information on a plurality of items is displayed in a list divided into display areas for each item on the display unit, the size of the display area is changed from the plurality of items on which the list of information is displayed. When a power item is selected and a first operation of the operation unit is performed, a display area of the selected item in a list display of information of a plurality of items displayed on the display unit according to the first operation The information controlled in accordance with the first operation is displayed in the display area where the size of the display changes.

  Furthermore, in the display device according to the present invention, the selection unit includes a scroll unit that scrolls information on a plurality of items displayed in a list on the display unit, and the plurality of items displayed in the list scrolled by the scroll unit. An item arranged at a predetermined position among the items may be selected as an item to be the predetermined item whose size of the display area is to be changed according to the first operation.

  With such a configuration, when information of a plurality of items displayed in a list is scrolled on the display unit, an item arranged at a predetermined position among the plurality of items displayed in the list is selected as an item whose size is to be changed. Thus, when the first operation of the operation unit is performed, display of items arranged at predetermined positions in the list display of information of a plurality of items displayed on the display unit in accordance with the first operation As the size of the area changes, information controlled according to the first operation is displayed in the display area at a predetermined position where the size has changed.

  In the display device according to the present invention, the item arranged at a predetermined position among the plurality of items displayed in the list is an item arranged at the head of the plurality of items displayed in the list. It can be.

  With such a configuration, when a first operation of the operation unit is performed in a state where information on a plurality of items is displayed in a list divided into display areas for each item on the display unit, the first operation is performed according to the first operation. In the list display of the information of the plurality of items displayed on the display unit, the size of the display area of the item arranged at the head changes, and the head display area whose size has changed corresponds to the first operation according to the first operation. Controlled information is displayed.

A search device according to the present invention is a search device having a processing unit that executes a search process according to a search condition specified in a predetermined information group, and a display device that displays a search result obtained by the processing unit. The display device includes a display unit and an operation unit, and has a display control unit that displays information on a plurality of search result items on the display unit, and the display control unit includes the plurality of search result items. a list display control means for displaying a list on the display unit divides the information into the display area corresponding to each search result item, depending on the operating position by the first operation of the operation section is displayed on the display unit with changing to different size the size of the display area of the predetermined items in the list display of a plurality of items of information, commensurate the information displayed on the changed display area of that size in the size after change And a display information control means for displaying by controlling the amount, the display control unit may further, with the display area of the predetermined search result item becomes maximum size by the first operation, those the predetermined A display area switching control unit that displays information about each of the plurality of search result items including the search result item in the maximum size display area in accordance with a second operation of the operation unit; Become.

With such a configuration, a search process is executed according to a search condition specified in a predetermined information group, and a plurality of search result items are obtained. Then, when a first operation of the operation unit is performed in a state where information of a plurality of search result items is displayed in a list in a display area corresponding to each search result item on the display unit, the first operation is performed. display that has changed in its size with the size of the display area of the predetermined search result item is changed to a different size in the list display of information of a plurality of search result items displayed on the display unit in accordance with the operation position of the operation section by Information controlled to an amount corresponding to the size after the change to the area is displayed. Then, in the state where the display area of the operation unit the first predetermined search result item by operation of the is maximum size, information for each of a plurality of search result items including those the predetermined search result item is displayed for the maximum size In the area, the display is switched according to the second operation of the operation unit.

  The search device according to the present invention further includes a storage unit that stores the predetermined information group to be searched, and the information group includes network access information for acquiring information on each item on the Internet. It can be set as the structure containing.

  With such a configuration, each of a plurality of search result items displayed in a list on the display unit and a search result item in a state of a predetermined size in the information list display displays information on the search result item on the Internet. Net access information can be included for acquisition. Therefore, more detailed information can be obtained on the Internet for search result items in which information including net access information is displayed in the display area.

  In the search device according to the present invention, the display information control means displays, in the display area, information acquired from the Internet based on the net access information for a search result item in a display area exceeding a predetermined size. Can be included as power information.

  With this configuration, for a search result item in the display area that has exceeded the predetermined size due to the first operation of the operation unit, information acquired from the Internet based on the net access information is displayed in the display area. As a result, more detailed information about the search result item can be displayed in the display area exceeding the predetermined size.

  According to the display device of the present invention, when the first operation of the operation unit is performed in a state where the information of a plurality of items is displayed in a list divided into display areas corresponding to the items on the display unit, In the list display of the information of the plurality of items displayed on the display unit in accordance with the first operation, the size of the display area of the predetermined item changes and the display area in which the size has changed corresponds to the first operation. Since the controlled information is displayed, the information desired by the user can be provided without switching the screen for the item for which the information list is displayed.

  Further, according to the search device according to the present invention, a search device to which the display device according to the present invention is applied can be realized.

It is a block diagram which shows the fundamental structure of the vehicle-mounted apparatus with which the search device (display apparatus) which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure (the 1) of the process for displaying the search result which the process unit in the vehicle-mounted apparatus shown in FIG. 1 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure (the 2) of the process for displaying the search result which the processing unit in the vehicle-mounted apparatus shown in FIG. 1 performs. It is a figure which shows an example of the data format of each item contained in the information group used as search object. It is a figure which shows an example of the list display of a some search result item. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a display area of a first search result item in the list display illustrated in FIG. 5 is enlarged. It is a figure which shows the state which the display area of the search result item became the maximum size. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state where the display area of the maximum size shown in FIG. 7 is switched. It is a figure which shows another example of the list display of a some search result item. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a display area of a first search result item in the list display illustrated in FIG. 9 is enlarged. It is a figure which shows the state which the display area of the search result item became the maximum size. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which the display area of the maximum size shown in FIG. 11 is switched.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The in-vehicle device to which the search device (display device) according to the present invention is applied is configured as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, an in-vehicle device 100 has a processing unit 11 composed of a computer unit (including a CPU). The processing unit 11 reproduces music and video from a disk medium such as a CD or a DVD. An AV unit 17 and a navigation unit 18 for performing vehicle navigation processing are connected. The processing unit 11 also includes a storage unit 14 (for example, a storage unit 14 for storing information used in the AV unit 17, information used in the navigation unit 18 (map information, facility information, etc.), and various other information. , Hard disk), a display unit 13 provided in the vehicle interior and configured by an LCD or the like, an operation unit 12 including operation buttons and a touch panel configured in the display unit 13, and a speaker 16 provided in the vehicle interior. An output circuit 15 for supplying a signal is connected. Further, the processing unit 11 is connected to a communication unit 19 that performs data communication via a predetermined mobile communication network, and the processing unit 11 can acquire information on the Internet via the communication unit 19. it can.

  In the in-vehicle device 100 configured as described above, for example, based on information obtained by a vehicle navigation process executed by the navigation unit 18 under the control of the processing unit 11, the current state of the vehicle is displayed on the display unit 13 together with the road map. A mark indicating the position is displayed, and various guidance voices are output from the speaker 16 via the output circuit 15. When vehicle driving assistance is provided to the driver by such vehicle navigation processing, for example, when an operation regarding facility search processing including input operation of search conditions is performed by the operation unit 12, the processing unit 11 stores data. In the database (information group) regarding the facility stored in the unit 14, a search process according to the input search condition is executed, and the search result is displayed on the display unit 13.

  A specific search process and a display process of the search result are performed according to the procedure shown in FIGS. In the database related to the facility to be searched, information about each facility (item) is managed as a record of the format shown in FIG. 4, for example. That is, “NO” indicating the serial number, “genre” indicating the genre of the facility, “position” indicating the location (latitude, longitude) of the facility, “name” indicating the name of the facility, the address of the facility, the telephone number, etc. "Basic information" indicating the storage location of typical information in the storage unit 14, "Additional information" indicating the storage location of detailed facility information in the storage unit 14, and information about the facility from the Internet A record corresponding to each facility is composed of “net access information” indicating information (net access information: URL, information such as a keyword for obtaining the information of the facility) to be performed. Note that the detailed information specified by the “additional information” may include a URL indicating a storage location on the Internet of information about the facility (such as an image of the facility and a product handled at the facility).

  In FIG. 2, when the processing unit 11 acquires a search condition related to, for example, a facility designated by an input from the operation unit 12 (S11), in the database related to the facility stored in the storage unit 14 (see FIG. 4), A facility search process that matches the specified search condition is executed (S12). When the search process is completed, the processing unit 11 (corresponding to the display control unit) displays the search result on the display unit 13 (S13). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a rectangular display area E in which names of facilities (search result items: for example, ramen shops) obtained by the search are arranged in the vertical direction corresponding to the facilities. Are displayed in a list on the display unit 13 (S13: equivalent to the list display control means of the display control unit).

  The display unit 13 displays a list of names of the facilities and a road map obtained by the navigation process. Although not shown, on the road map, a mark corresponding to each facility is displayed on the road map on the basis of the “position” information (see FIG. 4) of each facility as a search result item. Yes.

  In this state, the processing unit 11 determines whether or not a screen scroll operation is performed using the scroll operation buttons 121a and 121b (S14), and whether or not a size change operation (first operation) is performed using the size change button 122. It is repeatedly confirmed whether or not (S15) and whether or not a predetermined end operation has been performed (S23). The size change button 122 can be continuously moved by a touch operation with a finger or the like within an operation range extending in the vertical direction. If it is determined that the size change operation by the size change button 122 has been performed in the process of determining the presence or absence of each operation (YES in S15), the processing unit 11 acquires the operation position of the size change operation button 122 (S18). ), It is determined whether or not the operation position is the lowest position in the operation range corresponding to the maximum display area (S19). When the operation position of the size change operation button 122 is not the position corresponding to the maximum display area (the lowest position) (NO in S19), the processing unit 11 selects the first facility (predetermined search result item) in the list display, The size of the display area E, that is, the width in the arrangement direction of the display area E is determined according to the operation position of the size change operation button 122 (S20). Further, the processing unit 11 obtains information about the facility in an amount corresponding to the operation position of the size change button 122, that is, the determined size of the display area E, from the database stored in the storage unit 14 (S21: Equivalent to display information control means together with S20). Then, the processing unit 11 changes the head display area E to the determined size in the list display of the names of a plurality of facilities, and acquires the display area Ec corresponding to the head facility whose size has changed. The list display on the display unit 13 is updated so that the information is displayed (S22).

  For example, when the operation position of the size change button 122 is between the highest position in the operation range (name list display state: see FIG. 5) and the center, the “name” and “basic information” of the facility The size of the display area E corresponding to the first facility in the list display is determined so that the size can be displayed (S20). Then, according to the operation position of the size change button 122, the name indicated by “name” is acquired and indicated by “basic information” with reference to the record of the facility in the database (see FIG. 4). Basic information such as the address and telephone number of the facility is acquired from the storage location of the storage unit 14 (S21).

  Further, for example, when the operation position of the size change button 122 is between the center and the lowest position of the operation range as shown in FIG. 6, the “name”, “basic information”, and “additional information” of the facility The size of the display area E corresponding to the first facility in the list display is determined so that the size can be displayed (S20). Then, according to the operation position of the size change button 122, the name indicated by “name” is acquired and indicated by “basic information” with reference to the record of the facility in the database (see FIG. 4). The basic information of the facility is acquired from the storage location of the storage unit 14 and the detailed information of the facility is acquired from the storage location of the storage unit 14 indicated by “additional information” (S21). In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the display area Ec corresponding to the first facility (ramen store) in the list display, the name of the facility (ramen store A) and the basic information of the facility (address, telephone) Number) and the image of the ramen that is the product of the ramen shop A acquired from the Internet via the communication unit 19 based on the URL included in the detailed information designated by “additional information”.

  Returning to FIG. 2, after updating the list display on the display unit 13 (S22) as described above, the processing unit 11 performs a size change operation again whether or not a screen scroll operation has been performed again (S14). It is repeatedly confirmed whether or not (S15) and whether or not a predetermined end operation has been performed (S23). In the process, if the size change operation is performed again (YES in S15), the processing unit 11 follows the same procedure (S18 to S22) as described above, and the processing unit 11 displays the display area E corresponding to the first facility in the list display. The size is determined based on the operation position of the size change button 122 (S20), information to be displayed in the display area Ec of the changed size is determined (S21), and the list display is further updated (S22). As a result, the size of the display area Ec corresponding to the first facility in the list display is further changed, and information regarding the facility corresponding to the size is displayed in the display area Ec of the changed size.

  On the other hand, when a scroll operation using the scroll buttons 121a and 121b is performed in the process of repeatedly confirming each operation (YES in S14), the processing unit 11 executes a scroll process (S16), and information on each facility The screen of the display unit 13 displaying a list is moved upward or downward. Then, the processing unit 11 determines whether or not the above-described size change operation has already been performed (S17). If the size change operation has already been performed (YES in S17), the processing unit 11 displays the display corresponding to the first facility in the list display on the scrolled screen according to the same procedure as described above ((S18 to S22)). The size of the area E is changed according to the operation position of the size change operation button 122 that has already been operated, and information to be displayed on the display area Ec of the changed size is controlled, whereby the screen is scrolled. In the list display, when the display area E corresponding to each facility is at the top, the size of the display area E at the top changes, and the display area Ec of the changed size relates to the facility corresponding to the size. When the display area Ec whose size has changed is shifted from the top of the list display, the list display update process is performed. In (S22), the display area Ec of the facility is returned to its original size, the name of the facility is displayed in the display area E with back of that original size.

  When the scroll process is performed in a state where the size change operation has not yet been performed (NO in S17), the screen of the display unit 13 in which the names of the facilities are listed as shown in FIG. Move up or down with the size maintained.

If it is determined that the operation position of the size change operation button 122 is the lowest position in the operation range corresponding to the maximum display area in the process (S14 to S22) described above (YES in S19), the processing unit 11 The process proceeds according to the procedure shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the processing unit 11 stores, in the storage unit 14, information about the facility in an amount corresponding to the display area (hereinafter referred to as the maximum display area) Ec _MAX having the maximum size for the first facility in the list display. Obtained from the stored database (see FIG. 4) (S25). For example, referring to a record (see FIG. 4) corresponding to the facility in the database stored in the storage unit 14, the name indicated by “name” is acquired, and the storage unit 14 indicated by “basic information” Basic information such as the address and telephone number of the facility is acquired from the storage location of the facility, and detailed information of the facility is acquired from the storage location of the storage unit 14 indicated by “additional information”. Information on the facility is acquired from the Internet via the communication unit 19 using the net access information (URL, information such as a keyword for obtaining information on the facility) indicated by “net access information”. For example, detailed information about the facility (for example, ramen shop), word-of-mouth information (evaluation) of the facility, and the like can be acquired from the Internet via the communication unit 19 using the net access information.

When the processing unit 11 acquires information about the first facility in the list display, the processing unit 11 replaces the list display with respect to the information on the plurality of facilities, as shown in FIG. (Name, basic information (address, telephone number, etc.), additional information (image, etc.), net access information (detailed information)) are displayed on the display unit 13 in the maximum display area Ec _MAX (S26). Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the processing unit 11 sets a page turning operation button 123 in the vicinity of the lower side of the maximum display area Ec _MAX (1) in the display unit 13 (S27).

Thereafter, the processing unit 11 determines whether or not the page turning operation button 123 has been operated (page turning operation: second operation) (S28), whether or not the above-described size change operation button 122 has been operated (S31), and It is repeatedly checked whether or not a predetermined end operation has been performed (S32). In FIG. 7, the page turning operation button 123 can be continuously moved by a touch operation of a finger or the like within an operation range extending in the left-right direction. The position of the page turning operation button 123 within the operation range corresponds to each facility (examination result item) arranged in the list display. When the page turning operation button 123 is operated (YES in S28), the processing unit 11 records the facility corresponding to the operation position in the database stored in the storage unit 14 corresponding to the facility (see FIG. 4). ) To obtain information (name, basic information (address, telephone number, etc.), additional information (image, etc.), net access information (detailed information)) corresponding to the maximum display area Ec _MAX (S29). ). Then, the processing unit 11 performs a display update process so that various types of information about the facility corresponding to the operation position of the page turning operation button 123 is displayed in the maximum display area Ec _MAX (S30). Thereby, in the display unit 13, for example, the maximum display area Ec _MAX (1) for displaying various information about the facility (ramen store A) as shown in FIG. 7 is changed to another facility (ramen as shown in FIG. 8). The display switches to the maximum display area Ec _MAX (2) for displaying various information about the store B).

In this way, each time the page turning operation button 123 is operated (YES in S28), the above-described processing (S29, S30) is executed, and the display unit 13 displays a large display including various information about each facility. The area Ec _MAX is switched and displayed (page turning).

In the process of repeatedly confirming whether the page turning operation button 123 has been operated (S28), whether the size change operation button 122 has been operated (S31), and whether a predetermined end operation has been performed (S32). When the size change operation is performed (YES in S31), the processing unit 11 changes the display mode on the display unit 13 from the display using the maximum display area Ec _MAX to the list of information on the search result item (facility). The display is restored (S33). Thereafter, the processing unit 11 returns to the processing (S18) shown in FIG. 2 and executes the subsequent processing (S19 to S22). As a result, as described above, the display unit 13 displays a list of information in each facility in a state where the display area Ec corresponding to the first facility is the size corresponding to the operation position of the size change operation button 122. The

  If a predetermined end operation is performed in the above-described process (YES in S23 or YES in S32), the processing unit 11 ends the search and display processing (END).

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a “Destination setting” button is set on the display unit 13 displaying the list, and when the “Destination setting” button is operated, processing is performed. The unit 11 sets the route to the facility with the position of the first facility (ramen store A) in the list display as the destination. Also, in the display unit 13 where the maximum display area Ec _MAX is displayed, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a “Destination setting” button is set, and when the “Destination setting” button is operated, The processing unit 11 sets the route to the facility with the position of the facility where various information is displayed in the maximum display area Ec _MAX as the destination.

  In the search device (display device) applied to the vehicle-mounted device 100 as described above, a search process is executed according to a specified search condition in a database related to a facility stored in the storage unit 14, and a plurality of facilities are searched result items. As obtained. Then, in the state where the names of a plurality of facilities (search result items) are displayed as a list in the display area Ec corresponding to each facility (see FIG. 5) on the display unit 13, the size change operation button 122 changes the size. When an operation is performed, the size of the display area E corresponding to the first facility in the list display on the display unit 13 changes according to the operation position of the size change operation button 122, and the display area Ec whose size has changed. The amount of information corresponding to the operation position of the size change operation button 122 is displayed. For this reason, it is possible to provide information desired by the user without switching the screen for the facility (search result item) on which the list of information is displayed. Then, by changing (selecting) the facility (search result item) located at the top of the list display by scrolling, the information desired by the user can be provided for any facility without switching the screen. Can do. Therefore, the user can obtain a desired amount of information for any of the listed facilities with a relatively high degree of freedom.

Further, in the state where various information of the first facility is displayed in the maximum display area Ec _MAX by the operation of the size change operation button 122, by operating the page turning operation button 123, the various information of each facility is displayed in the maximum display area. The display is switched at Ec _MAX . Therefore, the user can easily compare and confirm various detailed information of each facility (search result item) obtained by the search process by operating the page turning operation button 123.

  In the above-described search device (display device), the size change operation button 122 controls the size of the display area E corresponding to the first facility of the list display and the amount of the information. You may make it control the size of the display area E corresponding to the plant | facility (search result item) arrange | positioned in other positions, and the quantity of the information. Further, the relationship between the operation position of the size change operation button 122, the size of the display area E, and the amount of information to be acquired can be arbitrarily determined.

  Further, in the search device (display device) described above, the size of the display area E and the amount of information included in the first facility of the list display on the scrollable screen (display unit 13) are the size of the size change operation button 122. Although the control is performed according to the change operation (operation position), the present invention is not limited to this. You may control the size of the display area E about the facility arrange | positioned in the other position of a list display, and the quantity of the information contained in it. Further, a selection means for selecting one or a plurality of display areas from a display area E (see FIG. 5) for a plurality of facilities displayed in a list is separately provided, and a display for one or a plurality of facilities selected by the selection means is provided. The size of the area E and the amount of information included therein may be controlled according to the operation position of the size change operation button 122.

The page turning operation button 123 becomes effective when information about the first facility in the list display is displayed in the maximum display area Ec _MAX , but information about the facility is displayed from the maximum display area Ec _MAX . When displayed in a small display area Ec of a predetermined size, the page turning operation button 123 can be validated. In this case, since the information on each facility is switched and displayed in the display area Ec of a predetermined size smaller than the maximum display area Ec _{MAX on} the display unit 13, information of information that can be included in the display area Ec of the predetermined size is displayed. By quantity, each facility can be easily compared.

  The search device (display device) described above is applied to the in-vehicle device 100, but is not limited to this, and can be realized in an information device such as a personal computer or a smartphone. For example, by executing a search application on a smartphone, search result items obtained by a certain search process can be displayed in the same manner as in the above-described example (FIGS. 2 to 8).

  For example, information about the artist is managed in the same type of record (“NO”, “genre”, “name”, “basic information”, “additional information”, “net access information”) as shown in FIG. A case where search result items obtained by performing a search process for an artist (search condition) of a certain genre in a database (information group) will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the names of a plurality of artists (search result items) of the specified genre obtained by the search process are displayed in a list in the display area 23 corresponding to each artist. When the size change operation button 222 is operated in this state, as shown in FIG. 10, a display area corresponding to the first artist in the list display for a plurality of artists according to the operation position of the size change operation button 222 As the size of E changes, information of an amount corresponding to the operation position of the size change operation button 222 is displayed in the display area Ec whose size has changed. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 10, the name (artist A) of the first artist in the list display, basic information of the artist (basic information such as representative music), and detailed information designated by “additional information” Icons or thumbnail images (moving image site A, moving image site B, etc.) linked to the URL included in the information are displayed in the display area Ec having the changed size. For example, when this icon or thumbnail image is operated (touch operation), the processing unit 11 (browser) is specified by the corresponding URL on the Internet via the communication unit 19 (video site information). Can be acquired and displayed on the display unit 13. It should be noted that the artist (search result item) whose size of the display area Ec should be changed can be selected by changing the top artist in the list display by operating the scroll buttons 221a and 221b.

Further, when the operation position of the size change operation button 222 becomes a position corresponding to the maximum display area, instead of displaying a list of information on a plurality of artists, as shown in FIG. Various information (name, basic information (representative music, etc.), additional information (icon linked to URL or thumbnail image), net access information (detailed information)) acquired about artist A) is displayed on the display unit 23 in the maximum display area Ec. Displayed with _MAX (1). Then, by operating the page turning operation button 223 set in the vicinity of the lower side of the maximum display area Ec _MAX (1), for example, the maximum display including various information of another artist (artist B) as shown in FIG. The area is switched to the area Ec _MAX (2). For this reason, the user can easily compare and confirm various detailed information of each artist (search result item) obtained by the search process by operating the page turning operation button 223.

Note that a “music information search” button is set on the screen of the display unit 23 shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, and by operating this “music information search” button, the first artist (FIG. 9 and the example of FIG. 10 and the artist (examples of FIG. 11 and FIG. 12) corresponding to the maximum display area Ec _MAX can be searched.

  As described above, the display device and the search device according to the present invention have the effect of providing information desired by the user without switching the screen for the items (search result items) for which the information list is displayed. And a display device that displays information on a plurality of items, and a display device that uses the display device for displaying search results.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Processing unit 12 Operation part 13,23 Display part 14 Storage part 15 Output circuit 16 Speaker 17 AV unit 18 Navigation unit 19 Communication unit 100 In-vehicle apparatus 121a, 121b, 211a, 211b Scroll button 122,222 Size change operation button 123,223 Page turning operation button

Claims (8)

A display unit and an operation unit are provided.
A display device having a display control unit for displaying information on a plurality of items on the display unit,
The display control unit
List display control means for dividing the information of the plurality of items into display areas corresponding to the respective items and displaying the list on the display unit;
Depending on the operating position by the first operation of the operation unit, the in the list display of information of a plurality of items displayed on the display unit with changing to different size the size of the display area of a given item, the size Display information control means for controlling and displaying the information displayed in the changed display area to an amount suitable for the size after the change ,
The display control unit further includes:
In a state where the display area of the predetermined item becomes maximum size by the first operation, information about each of the plurality of items including those the predetermined item, in the display region of the maximum size, the operating unit A display device having display area switching control means for switching display according to the second operation. The list display control means divides the information of the plurality of items into a display area arranged in a certain direction corresponding to each item, and displays the list.
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display information control unit changes a width of the display area of the predetermined item in an arrangement direction of the display area according to the first operation.   The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit that selects an item to be the predetermined item that changes a size of a display area in accordance with the first operation from the plurality of items. The selection means includes scroll means for scrolling information of a plurality of items displayed in a list on the display unit,
An item to be arranged at a predetermined position among the plurality of items displayed in the list scrolled by the scroll means is an item to be the predetermined item whose size of the display area is to be changed according to the first operation. The display device according to claim 3, selected as:   The display device according to claim 4, wherein the item arranged at a predetermined position among the plurality of items displayed in a list is an item arranged at the head of the plurality of items displayed in the list. A processing unit that executes a search process according to a search condition instructed in a predetermined information group;
A search device having a display device for displaying a search result obtained by the processing unit,
The display device includes a display unit and an operation unit, and has a display control unit that displays information about a plurality of search result items on the display unit,
The display control unit
List display control means for dividing the information of the plurality of search result items into display areas corresponding to the respective search result items and displaying the list on the display unit;
Depending on the operating position by the first operation of the operation unit, the in the list display of information of a plurality of items displayed on the display unit with changing to different size the size of the display area of a given item, the size Display information control means for controlling and displaying the information displayed in the changed display area to an amount suitable for the size after the change ,
The display control unit further includes:
In a state where the display area of the predetermined search result item becomes maximum size by the first operation, information for the plurality of search result items respectively including those the predetermined search result item, a display region of the maximum size And a display area switching control means for switching display according to a second operation of the operation unit. A storage unit for storing the predetermined information group to be searched;
The search device according to claim 6, wherein the information group includes network access information for acquiring information on each item on the Internet.   8. The search according to claim 7, wherein the display information control means includes information acquired from the Internet based on the net access information as information to be displayed in the display area for a search result item of a display area exceeding a predetermined size. apparatus.

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