JP6528400B2 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, a control method of an information processing apparatus, and a program.

  In recent years, Web applications have come to be executed in information processing apparatuses such as personal computers, tablet terminals, and smartphones.

  In the Web application, the user inputs characters and the like in an input field displayed on the screen and executes the information to write the contents input to the server and the information processing apparatus itself.

  In the input field, there are required input items that are required to be input and normal input items that are not. For example, when a required input item has not been input, an error or warning screen displays that the input has not been input, and a mechanism for controlling not to proceed is already provided.

  Further, Patent Document 1 proposes a mechanism in which the user can input information without omission by highlighting the display on the required input items.

JP 2007-249675 A

  In Patent Document 1, a required input item that requires an input is highlighted, so that the required input item is not overlooked. However, although the input is not mandatory, such as a normal input item which is not a mandatory input item, even if the content which the user wants to enter is not input, it is executed without being input. There is a case.

  For example, when the number of input items displayed on the Web screen is very large, there may be an input field which is not displayed even once, and the user may press the execution button without being aware of the presence.

  If it is an essential input item, it is controlled so as not to proceed even if it is not input by the mechanism as described in the background art, but if it is a normal input item, it is not input yet. Even if there is a problem, there is a problem in which the process can proceed (the execution process can be performed).

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus capable of making a user aware of the presence of the input field when there is an input feel that has not been displayed even once. .

An input field can be input by a user, a display information processing apparatus capable to display an input field containing a normal item input is not essential information in the normal item in the display area of the display unit Judgment means for judging whether or not it has been displayed, and the normal item existing outside the display area of the display unit and not yet inputted are displayed in the display area of the display unit by the judgment means And notification means for notifying the presence of the normal item in a different manner according to whether or not it has been determined that there has been a request.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of making the user aware of the presence of the input field when there is an input feel that has never been displayed.

It is a figure showing an example of the system configuration figure of the information processing system concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a hardware block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus of this invention. It is a functional block diagram showing an example of functional composition of an information processor of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the whole process in the information processing apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the 1st notification screen in the information processing apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the 2nd notification screen in the information processing apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the 3rd notification screen in the information processing apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen which performs the setting regarding the notification in the information processing apparatus of this invention.

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

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration diagram of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the information processing system of the present invention, for example, an information processing apparatus 100 (hereinafter, client terminal) having a function as a client terminal and an application server 110 for providing an application function to the client terminal are connected via a network 120 There is.

  The client terminal may be a laptop PC, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, or the like. Item input is performed on the application displayed on the screen of the client terminal.

  In the application, items input by the user are displayed on the screen as shown in FIGS.

  The application may be installed on the client terminal or may be installed on the application server 110. If an application is installed on the client terminal, the application server 110 may be unnecessary.

  The application server 110 supplies a predetermined application to the client terminal in response to a request from a connected client terminal, and it is possible to provide selection of items as part of the application. . Also, the client terminal can receive the content input in the input field.

  FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, in the information processing apparatus 100 (also applicable to the application server 110), a central processing unit (CPU) 201, a read only memory (ROM) 202, and a random access memory (RAM) 203 via a system bus 200. A storage device 204, an input controller 205, an audio input controller 206, a video controller 207, a memory controller 208, and a communication I / F controller 209 are connected.

  The CPU 201 centrally controls the devices and controllers connected to the system bus 200.

  The ROM 202 or the storage device 204 is a control program executed by the CPU 201, such as a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an OS (Operating System), a computer readable and executable program for realizing the information processing method, and various necessary items. It holds data (including data tables).

  The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like of the CPU 201. The CPU 201 loads programs and the like necessary for execution of processing from the ROM 202 or the storage device 204 to the RAM 203, and implements various operations by executing the loaded programs.

  The input controller 205 controls an input from an input device such as the keyboard / touch panel 210. The input device is not limited to this, and may be a touch panel capable of detecting a position touched with a plurality of fingers, such as a mouse or a multi touch screen.

  Various instructions can be given by the user pressing (touching with a finger or the like) in accordance with an icon, a cursor or a button displayed on the touch panel.

  This input device is used to input a destination for a communication destination that can be used by various communication devices.

  The voice input controller 206 controls an input from the microphone 211. It is possible to perform voice recognition of the voice input from the microphone 211.

  The video controller 207 controls display on an external output device such as the display 212. The display shall also include the display of a notebook computer integrated with the main unit. The external output device is not limited to the display, and may be, for example, a projector. Further, with regard to devices that can be received by the above-described touch operation, it is also possible to receive an input from the keyboard / touch panel 210.

  The video controller 207 can control a video memory (VRAM) for display control, and can use a part of the RAM 203 as a video memory area, or can separately provide a dedicated video memory. It is possible.

  The memory controller 208 controls access to the external memory 213. The external memory is connected via an adapter to an external storage device (hard disk) that stores a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, etc., a flexible disk (FD), or a PCMCIA card slot. Compact flash (registered trademark) memory etc. can be used.

  The communication I / F controller 209 connects and communicates with an external device via the network 214, and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, communications using TCP / IP, telephone lines such as ISDN, and 3G lines of mobile phones are possible.

  The storage device 204 is a medium for permanently storing information, and the form thereof is not limited to a storage device such as a hard disk. For example, a medium such as a solid state drive (SSD) may be used.

  Moreover, it can also be used as a temporary memory area at the time of various processes performed by the communication terminal in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

  The information processing apparatus 100 includes an input unit 301, a display unit 302, an out-of-area field determination unit 303, an input field state determination unit 304, and a field state notification unit 305.

  The input unit 301 of the information processing apparatus 100 has a function of receiving an input from a user, and receives the input via the touch panel 210 or the like. The display unit 302 receives a display instruction from the CPU 201 and displays it on the display 212 or the like.

  The out-of-area field determination unit 303 determines the presence of an input field not displayed on the display unit 302. An input field displayed on the display unit 302 and visible to the user is called an in-region field, and the input field that is not displayed on the display unit 302 but can be displayed by the application is out of the region. I will call the field.

  The input field state determination unit 304 determines the state of the input field. The state of the input field means the type of the input field (mandatory input item or normal input item not required), whether or not the character has been entered in the input field, and whether the input field was displayed once in the display area Indicates whether or not it is.

  The field state notification unit 305 performs display control on the display screen to notify the user of the state of the input field determined by the out-of-area field determination unit 303 and the input field state determination unit 304.

  The out-of-area field determination unit 303, the input field state determination unit 304, and the field state notification unit 305 may be included in the information processing apparatus 100 or the application server 110. As a result, either apparatus may be provided as an information processing system in which the information processing apparatus 100 and the application server 110 are communicably connected via a network.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the entire processing in the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

  Processing is performed while the application having the input field is activated in the information processing apparatus 100, and when the application ends, the present processing is also ended.

  In step S401, it is determined whether there is an uninputted input field outside the display area. Thereby, it is possible to specify whether the input field displayed in the display area or the input field displayed in the display area. In step S401, it is also determined whether or not an input has not been made. However, it is not necessary to determine whether or not the input has not been input. This is a process that can be set arbitrarily. Hereinafter, the flowchart will be described using the notification screens shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a first notification screen in the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

  The display screen of the information processing apparatus 501 will be described. The display area 509 is an area displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus 501, and the area outside 510 is in a state where it can be displayed by the application, but the display content is a display area by scrolling or the like. Refers to areas that are not

  The input fields 502 and 503 displayed in the display area 509 are required input items, and those having a rectangle on the left side of the input field are markers of the required input items. Note that the rectangular display is an example, and it may be displayed as "*", or may be displayed by changing the color.

  The input field 504 is a normal input field in which the input is not required. In the present invention, a required input item (essential item) is called a normal input item (normal item). The input field is an area in which a character string or the like can be input, and may be freely input by the user, or may be selected and input from a pull-down list or the like. .

  When the execution button 507 is pressed, the input content is transmitted (executed) by the user, whereby the input content is transmitted to the application server or is written in the database of the information processing apparatus or the like.

  The field status notification unit 508 can notify the status of input fields not displayed in the display area 509, that is, input fields present outside the area 510.

  In the outside of the display area 510, there are an input field 505 which has not been input and has not been displayed in the display area (not shown) and an input field 506 which has already been input. Return to the description of the flowchart.

  In step S401, if there is an unentered input field outside the display area, that is, if there is an unentered input field such as the input field 505, the process proceeds to step S402, and the unentered input outside the display area If the field does not exist (for example, if the input field 506 has already been input, or if the input field does not exist outside the display area), the process ends.

  In step S402, it is determined whether the input field outside the display area is a normal input field (not a required input item). For example, in the case of FIG. 5, since the input fields 505 and 506 are normal input items that are not required input items, the process proceeds to step S403. On the other hand, if it is a required input item, the process proceeds to step S406.

  In step S403, it is determined whether the input field has been displayed even once. In the example of FIG. 5, since the input field 505 has not been displayed in the display area, the process proceeds to step S404, and the field state notification unit 508 indicates that the input field which has not been displayed already exists outside the display area. If the application is not finished at step S407, the processing is continued. When the application ends, the process ends even during the process of this flowchart.

  If it is determined in step S403 that the display has not been displayed, the process advances to step S405 to notify the presence of the displayed normal input field. A display example is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a second notification screen in the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

  A displayed input field 602 exists outside the display area of the information processing apparatus 601, and a display in which an undisplayed displayed input field exists outside the area is notified by the field state notification unit 603. In the present embodiment, the middle "o" is highlighted.

  In step S406, a display for notifying the presence of a mandatory input item, which is a display when it is determined that the input field in step S402 is a mandatory item, is displayed. A display example is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a third notification screen in the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

  Since the input fields 703 and 704 which are mandatory input items exist outside the display area of the information processing apparatus 701, a notification indicating the existence of a missing mandatory input item is given by the field status notification 705. In the present embodiment, the “o” on the right side is highlighted.

  When there is an input field 702 which has been displayed but not yet inputted, as shown in FIG. 6, the middle "o" may be highlighted at the same time. The setting screen of the display state of the field state notification unit will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a setting screen for setting regarding notification in the information processing apparatus of the present invention.

  It is a screen which performs the display setting to the field state notification part shown to FIGS. The out-of-area field notification setting screen 801 is "If the input field outside the area is a required input item and not yet input (corresponding to FIG. 7)" 802, "If the input field outside the area is not displayed yet The display color setting 806 is performed for each state of (corresponding to FIG. 5) 803 and “a doubled input field outside the area (once displayed) (corresponding to FIG. 6) 804”. In the embodiment, “blue (left)” is set as the display corresponding to FIG. 5, “yellow (middle)” as the display corresponding to FIG. 6, and “red (right)” as the display corresponding to FIG. ing.

  The color display or display position is not limited to this, as long as the state of the input field outside the display area can be displayed in a distinguishable manner.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment was shown, this invention can take the embodiment as a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, a recording medium etc., for example, and, specifically, it is comprised from a some apparatus The present invention may be applied to a single system or to an apparatus comprising a single device.

  Further, the program in the present invention is a program that enables a computer to execute the processing method of the flowchart, and the storage medium of the present invention stores a program that can execute the computer on the flowchart processing method. The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each device.

  As described above, the recording medium recording the program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to the system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can be achieved also by reading and executing.

  In this case, the program itself read out from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, non-volatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon Disks, solid state drives, etc. can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also an operating system (OS) or the like running on the computer is actually executed based on the instructions of the program. It goes without saying that the processing is partially or entirely performed, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided to the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is read based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or to an apparatus comprising a single device. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can receive the effects of the present invention.

  Further, by downloading and reading out a program for achieving the present invention from a server on a network, a database or the like by a communication program, the system or apparatus can receive the effects of the present invention.

  In addition, the structure which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification is also contained in this invention altogether.

100 information processing apparatus 110 application server 120 network 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 storage device 205 input controller 206 audio input controller 207 video controller 208 memory controller 209 communication I / F controller

Claims (7)

An information processing apparatus capable of displaying on a display unit an input field that can be input by a user and that includes a normal item for which input of information is not mandatory .
A determination unit that determines whether the normal item has been displayed in the display area of the display unit;
Present outside the display area of the display unit, and the normal field can not be left blank state, depending on whether it is determined that there may have been displayed in the display area of the display portion by the determining means, the Notification means for notifying the presence of a normal item in a different manner ;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The notification means, wherein that the normal item is determined that there is never displayed on the display area of the display unit is outside the display area of the display unit by the determination unit, the display unit in the display region That the normal item determined to be displayed in the first display mode and determined to have been displayed in the display area of the display unit by the determination means is outside the display area of the display unit, the display unit The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein notification is performed by displaying in the second display mode in the display area of (4). The apparatus further comprises transmission execution means for transmitting the information input to the input field,
The notification means notifies, when the information is transmitted by the transmission execution means, that the presence of the normal item determined to have not been displayed in the display area of the display unit by the determination means can be identified. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The input field further includes mandatory items for which entry of information is mandatory;
The notification means is present outside the display area of the display unit, and notifies the state like that is different from the and notification indicating the presence of a pre-Symbol normal item of the presence of the required items for the non-input state The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . An information processing system capable of displaying on a display unit an input field that can be input by a user, and which includes a normal item for which input of information is not mandatory .
A determination unit that determines whether the normal item has been displayed in the display area of the display unit;
According to whether it has been determined that the normal item existing outside the display area of the display unit and in the non-input state has been displayed by the determination unit in the display area of the display unit. Notification means for notifying the presence of a normal item in a different manner;
An information processing system characterized by having. A control method of an information processing apparatus capable of displaying on a display unit an input field including a normal item which can be input by a user and in which the input of information is not mandatory .
Wherein the normal item determining step of determining whether to have been displayed in the display area of the display unit,
Depending on whether or not the normal item existing outside the display area of the display unit and in the non-input state has been displayed in the display area of the display unit in the determination step , or not. A notification step of notifying the presence of a normal item in a different manner;
And controlling the information processing apparatus. The program for functioning a computer as each means of the information processing apparatus in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4 .

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