JP6568795B2 - Electronic device operation method and image display method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for operating an electronic device including a motion sensor and a method for displaying an image.

Currently, a large number of electronic devices using touch panels are known. In particular, in the case of an electronic device such as a smartphone or a tablet, a GUI for controlling the display of these various images is displayed on a display screen for displaying moving images, still images, game screens, HTML, and the like. That is, a physical keyboard or switch is not attached, and display control of various images displayed on the touch panel is performed using the GUI displayed on the touch panel as an operation switch.
Patent Document 1 describes a game apparatus using a control pad and a motion sensor such as a gyro sensor. This game apparatus is capable of new and more intuitive control by combining a control pad and a motion sensor (for example, a gyro sensor).

JP2013-172962A

A general method of using a smartphone or tablet is to hold the housing with one hand and touch the screen (touch panel) of the smartphone or tablet with the fingertip of the other hand. The screen may be operated only with the thumb of the same hand while holding the housing with one hand, but when the range of movement of the finger is narrow or the other hand is operated while grasping the strap on the train Often limited. Further, when the operation is performed while holding the casing with one hand, the holding of the casing becomes insufficient, so that the risk of dropping becomes high. Thus, when operating a touch panel, it is generally desirable to use both hands.
In recent years, many smartphones and tablets are equipped with a gyro sensor that detects rotation and inclination in the three-axis directions of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis. When this gyro sensor is used, it is possible to control the game such as operating the operation of the object displayed on the screen as described in Patent Document 1.

However, although smartphones and tablets currently in general circulation can display various contents acquired via a network, the operation method is only to operate a GUI switch image displayed on the screen.
The present invention has been invented in view of the above circumstances, and is not limited to operating a part of objects displayed on the screen, but a plurality of commands for controlling display contents are given to the housing. An object of the present invention is to provide an image display operation method and the like that can be performed by physical variation.

In order to solve the above problems, an operation method according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
An operation method in an electronic device comprising a motion sensor capable of detecting a change in a physical quantity acting on a housing provided with an image display means, a control means, an operation means, and a mode use switch ,
The display means is configured to display the image based on control by the control means, and to control display contents of an image to be displayed based on operation by the operation means,
It said control means, based on the mode use switch sets the initial position when operated, the housing tilt angle information relative to the said initial posture detected I by the motion sensor, the operation Control the display content of the image assigned to the operation by means ,
The control means is configured to display the display when the information on the tilt angle of the housing is a change in the posture of the housing when the housing is tilted in a plane parallel to the display screen with respect to the initial posture. The display direction of the image displayed on the means is displayed by being tilted by the same angle amount in a direction opposite to the tilt of the casing .

The operating method according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
An operation method in an electronic device including a touch panel capable of displaying an image, a motion sensor capable of detecting a change in a physical quantity acting on a housing on which the touch panel is mounted, a control unit, and a mode use switch ,
The touch panel with the display of the image based on control by the control means performs a detection of an operation performed on the touch panel, the image displayed on the touch panel based on the operation on the sensed touch panel Configure to control what is displayed ,
It said control means, based on the mode use switch sets the initial position when operated, the housing tilt angle information relative to the said initial posture detected I by the motion sensor, the touch panel Control the display content of the image assigned to the operation performed on
The control means is configured to display the display when the information on the tilt angle of the housing is a change in the posture of the housing when the housing is tilted in a plane parallel to the display screen with respect to the initial posture. The display direction of the image displayed on the means is displayed by being tilted by the same angle amount in a direction opposite to the tilt of the casing .

The operating method according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
An operation method in an electronic device including a touch panel capable of displaying an image, a motion sensor capable of detecting a change in a physical quantity acting on a housing on which the touch panel is mounted, a control unit, and a mode use switch ,
The touch panel is configured to display the image based on the control by the control unit, and to control display content of the image displayed on the touch panel based on an operation of the GUI image displayed on the touch panel.
It said control means, based on the mode use switch sets the initial position when operated, the housing tilt angle information relative to the said initial posture detected I by the motion sensor, the GUI Control the display content of the image assigned to the operation of the image ,
The control means is configured to display the display when the information on the tilt angle of the housing is a change in the posture of the housing when the housing is tilted in a plane parallel to the display screen with respect to the initial posture. The display direction of the image displayed on the means is displayed by being tilted by the same angle amount in a direction opposite to the tilt of the casing .

The image display method according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
An image display method in an electronic device including a motion sensor capable of detecting a tilt of a housing provided with an image display means, a control means, an operation means, and a mode use switch ,
The display means is configured to display the image based on control by the control means, and to control display contents of an image to be displayed based on operation by the operation means,
It said control means, said mode use switch sets the initial position when operated, the casing of the inclination angle of the operating means based on information based on the initial posture detected I by the motion sensor Display on the display means the image on which the control of the display content assigned to the operation by is executed ,
The control means is configured to display the display when the information on the tilt angle of the housing is a change in the posture of the housing when the housing is tilted in a plane parallel to the display screen with respect to the initial posture. The display direction of the image displayed on the means is displayed by being tilted by the same angle amount in a direction opposite to the tilt of the casing .

  The present invention has an effect that detailed operations related to image and video display displayed on an electronic device can be performed without operating an operation switch such as a GUI. In particular, it has an effect that an operation similar to that in the case of using an operation switch prepared in advance can be performed by the operation of only one hand holding the electronic device.

It is a block diagram showing the main structures of the electronic device which concerns on a present Example. It is explanatory drawing of the electronic device which displayed the moving image reproduction player on the touch panel. It is explanatory drawing of each attitude | position of the electronic device detected by a gyro sensor. It is explanatory drawing of the attitude | position and control content of an electronic device at the time of motion control mode. It is explanatory drawing of the viewing-and-listening screen of the television using motion control mode. It is explanatory drawing regarding the other Example using motion control mode.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of an electronic apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As an example, the electronic device 1 is formed as a portable terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal including the touch panel 2.
The touch panel 2 is a device that includes a display unit 3 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) that displays an image, and a touch sensor 4 that detects the contact and proximity of a fingertip to the image display surface. The touch sensor 4 detects the touch of the fingertip on the surface of the touch panel 2 by a pressure-sensitive method that detects physical deformation due to contact in addition to a method that detects a change in capacitance, and a method that combines these. is there.

The touch panel 2 is configured to display a predetermined image under the control of an arithmetic processor 5 such as a CPU, storage means such as a RAM 6 and a ROM 7, and control means 8 having an interface with each means. The image displayed on the touch panel 2 is not limited to an image stored in advance in a storage unit or an image generated by a program, but is not limited to a moving image file or an image file acquired via the communication module 9, but also data for electronic books, HTML Various images displayed by TV broadcast data, moving picture streaming data, and the like are included.
In addition, the electronic device 1 is equipped with a motion sensor 10. The motion sensor 10 detects a physical action that directly acts on the electronic device 1 and outputs the detected information to the control means 8.

The motion sensor 10 includes a gyro sensor 11, an acceleration sensor 12, a magnetic force sensor 13, a position sensor 14, an optical sensor 15, and the like.
The gyro sensor 11 is an element-type device mounted inside a casing that constitutes the external appearance of the electronic device 1, and detects and outputs rotation (tilt) about the X, Y, and Z axes. Is.
The acceleration sensor 12 is a device that detects acceleration acting on the casing of the electronic device 1 and can detect vibrations, impacts, and the like applied to the casing.
The magnetic sensor 13 is a device that mainly detects geomagnetism and detects an azimuth. The position sensor 14 is a device for acquiring a coordinate position on the ground surface such as a so-called GPS.
The optical sensor 15 is a device that mainly detects ambient brightness, and can be configured by a CMOS sensor mounted on the electronic apparatus 1. As an example, an operation instruction to the electronic device 1 can be performed by blinking light entering the CMOS sensor by closing or opening a detection window of the CMOS sensor with a fingertip.

Each of the above means is means included in a general portable terminal such as a smartphone used as the electronic device 1. One of the main functions of the electronic device 1 is to display still images, moving images, texts, and other various images on the touch panel 2, and output sound simultaneously when there is sound. The content of images to be displayed is overwhelmingly often acquired via the Internet, and viewing programs for displaying and browsing images such as players, viewers, and browsers are prepared according to the form of each content.
When the content is a data file conforming to a standard specification, the viewing program used for viewing is often preinstalled in the electronic device 1. In addition, when it is not installed in advance, it can be appropriately acquired from the Internet and used. In order to execute a unique function, a dedicated viewing program may be created and installed.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the electronic device 1 in which a moving image playback player (hereinafter referred to as “player”) is displayed on the touch panel 2. The player is provided as an application program that can be executed on the electronic device 1 as an example.
The player plays back a moving image file stored on the Internet in addition to playing back data stored in the electronic device 1. A moving image file displaying some content is supplied to the electronic device 1 as streaming data, and a display operation is performed according to an operation of a GUI switch image (hereinafter referred to as “GUI”) displayed on the touch panel. The GUI is configured as an operation means for performing an operation input to the electronic device 1 like a physical switch.

As a GUI for performing the display operation, a reproduction start switch 20, a reproduction stop switch 21, a reproduction position advance switch 22, a reproduction position return switch 23, and a reproduction position designation switch 24 that also serves as a reproduction position display are provided. The reproduction stop switch 21 functions as the reproduction start switch 20 in a state where reproduction of the moving image is stopped. The reproduction start switch 20 is a switch for continuously reproducing and displaying moving image data, and the reproduction stop switch 21 is a switch for stopping moving image reproduction.
The moving image data is streaming data that is sequentially played back in units of a certain amount of playback units. When the playback position feed switch 22, the playback position return switch 23, or the playback position designation switch 24 is operated, Can be specified. In particular, the playback position feed switch 22 is advanced so that the playback start position is skipped at regular intervals for each playback unit, and the playback position is advanced to play back a moving image. The playback position return switch 23 returns the playback start position for each playback unit, and plays back a moving image from a playback position that is back in time.

The playback position designation switch 24 also serves as a display unit that displays the total playback time of the video as a single meter with the playback start position of the video as the left end and the playback end position as the right end. By designating a position, reproduction is started from that part.
In this embodiment, the replayed time is displayed in the display range in the meter, and the filled portion 25 is displayed, and the non-reproduced time is displayed as the white portion 26. The boundary between the filled portion and the white portion represents the playback position of the moving image.

When playing back a moving image, the display of the moving image is controlled by operating the various GUIs displayed on the screen. In this embodiment, in addition to such moving image display control by GUI operation, reproduction of moving images is controlled based on information acquired from the motion sensor 10 included in the electronic device 1. Specifically, reproduction of a moving image is controlled based on the attitude of the electronic device 1 using the gyro sensor 11 that is one of the motion sensors 10.
Hereinafter, as an example of moving image display control using the motion sensor 10 (hereinafter referred to as “motion control mode”), moving image display control using the gyro sensor 11 will be described.

FIG. 3 shows each posture of the electronic device 1 detected by the gyro sensor 11.
Posture A represents a state in which the electronic device 1 is in a horizontal posture so that the touch panel is horizontally long along the horizontal direction, and the touch panel is in a horizontal posture.
When an operation of a mode use switch 30 described later is performed when the electronic device 1 is in an arbitrary posture, the motion control mode is entered. At this time, the posture when the mode use switch 30 is operated is stored as an initial state, and the gyro sensor 11 detects the front and rear, left and right inclinations of the electronic device 1 based on this posture.
As an example, when the mode use switch 30 is operated when the electronic device 1 is in the posture A state, the horizontal direction of the touch panel along the horizontal direction with respect to the posture A is the X axis, and the front surface of the touch panel faces the horizontal direction. Set the direction (perpendicular to the touch panel) as the Y axis and the vertical direction as the Z axis. Thereafter, the gyro sensor 11 detects the tilt posture of the electronic device 1 with reference to the coordinate axes.

The posture B represents a state in which the electronic device 1 is tilted forward about the X axis. In this case, the gyro sensor 11 detects the rotation direction and the inclination angle.
The posture C represents a state in which the electronic device 1 is tilted backward about the X axis. In this case, the gyro sensor 11 detects the rotation direction and the inclination angle.
The posture D represents a state in which the electronic device 1 is tilted leftward about the Z axis. In this case, the gyro sensor 11 detects the rotation direction and the inclination angle.
The posture E represents a state where the electronic device 1 is tilted rightward about the Z axis. In this case, the gyro sensor 11 detects the rotation direction and the inclination angle.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the attitude of the electronic device 1 in the motion control mode and the control content according to the attitude.
In the motion control mode, control assigned to the GUI is executed based on the attitude of the electronic device 1. In the motion control mode, it is not always necessary to display the GUI on the screen, and the display content of the image may be controlled in accordance with the change in the attitude of the electronic device 1 while the GUI is not displayed. Of course, even in the motion control mode, the GUI may be displayed on the screen so that it can be used.
In the present embodiment, as an example, the mode use switch 30 displayed on the screen is operated, whereby the motion control mode and the non-motion control mode can be selectively switched.

  The mode use switch 30 is a switch that selectively enables the motion control mode from the control mode (non-motion control mode) that uses only the GUI as described above, but sets the initial posture of the electronic device 1 at the same time. It is also a switch to do. That is, the posture when the mode use switch 30 is operated is stored as an initial posture, and the electronic apparatus 1 is controlled based on the left and right and front and rear tilt angles with reference to the initial posture. If it is desired to change the initial posture, the non-motion control mode is set once and then the motion control mode is set again.

In this embodiment, the postures that can be detected by the gyro sensor 11 are set to five postures A to E as shown in FIG. 3 as an example. That is, the posture A detected by the gyro sensor 11 is set as an initial posture, the posture B is inclined forward, the posture C is inclined backward, the posture D is inclined left, and the posture E is inclined right. The reproduction of the moving image is controlled according to each posture detected by the gyro sensor 11.
In order to operate the player in the motion control mode, for example, by operating the mode use switch 30 in the state of the posture A, the mode A is stored and the posture A is stored as the initial posture.

When the housing of the electronic device 1 is tilted forward in the direction of the posture B with the posture A as a reference, the control unit 8 is based on the detection information of the gyro sensor 11 and is subjected to the posture B on the condition that it has been rotated to a set angle. It is determined that the state has been reached. When the control unit 8 recognizes that the angle of the housing of the electronic device 1 is in the posture B state, the control unit 8 starts the reproduction of the moving image in the same manner as when the reproduction start switch 20 is operated.
Similarly, when the electronic device 1 is tilted backward to the posture C state based on the state of the posture A, the gyro sensor detects this tilt and outputs it to the control means 8. Based on this information, the control means 8 stops the reproduction of the moving image in the same manner as the reproduction stop switch 21 is operated.
Further, when the electronic device 1 is tilted to the left in the posture D state with the posture A as a reference, the gyro sensor detects this tilt and outputs it to the control means 8, and the control means 8 returns the reproduction position based on this information. Similar to the operation of the switch 23, a process for rewinding the moving image being reproduced is performed.
Further, when the electronic device 1 is tilted rightward to the posture E state with reference to the posture A state, the gyro sensor detects this inclination and outputs it to the control means 8, and the control means 8 sends the reproduction position based on this information. The playback position of the moving image being played back is postponed in the same manner as the switch 22 is operated.

In the conventional control method using only the GUI, it is necessary to hold the electronic device 1 with one hand and operate the touch panel with the other hand. That is, the operation method has been set on the assumption that both hands are used.
On the other hand, the image display control method according to the present embodiment performs a plurality of controls such as stop, play, forward, and return of the moving image being played back without using both hands of the electronic device 1 held with one hand. This is made possible by a very simple method of changing the inclination direction.

There are several modes for mounting the motion control mode as described above on the electronic device 1.
The first aspect is a method in which a process for executing a motion control mode is incorporated in advance in a player integrally packaged as an application program. This method is suitable when a player having a motion control mode is mounted in the electronic device 1 in advance.
The second mode is a method of providing a program capable of executing the motion control mode separately from the player and enabling the motion control mode to be executed when the player is used as an add-on program for the player. In this case, when there is a player mounted on the electronic device 1 on a semi-standard basis, an add-on program capable of cooperating with the player is provided, and a motion control mode is performed as an additional function of the player.
In the third aspect, when a moving image is reproduced on a browser, a program such as a script language that can be executed by the browser is provided, and a process for executing a motion control mode is installed in the program.

In the image display control method according to the present embodiment, the motion control mode can be applied to the player who plays a moving image as described above in various modes. The motion control mode as described above can be used not only in a moving image playback player but also in various programs that display other content data. Hereinafter, a part of other application examples will be briefly described.
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The electronic device 1 includes a portable terminal that has a built-in TV tuner and is configured to receive a radio wave transmitted from a TV station and view it on a screen. Such a portable terminal stores a TV viewing program, and is adapted to select a TV station to be viewed and adjust the volume by executing the program. This is to receive and display a broadcast radio wave, but the content data may be considered as substantially the same principle as the case of displaying data received as streaming data from the server. However, when receiving broadcast radio waves and displaying them, there are no functions such as rewind and forward.

FIG. 5 shows a viewing screen 40 of a television mounted on the electronic device 1. The viewing screen 40 has a video area 41 that displays a viewing video at the center, and a channel bar 42 that displays a plurality of television stations so as to be selectable at the right end.
The channel bar 42 indicates a channel being viewed by a Δ mark 43 as illustrated as an example. The channel to be viewed is selected by a method such as moving the GUI-marked Δ mark 43 with a fingertip, or touching an individual channel display frame arranged in the channel bar 42 with a fingertip. It has become. Further, the channel to be selected can be automatically moved with the direction in which the channel number increases (downward) as the forward direction and the direction in which the channel number decreases (upward) as the reverse direction. The channel bar 42 is not limited to a mode in which channels are displayed along the vertical direction, and may be provided in various modes such as a display along the left-right direction or an annular display.
In addition, a GUI volume control switch 44 that also serves as a display unit for displaying the volume of the sound being output, and a mode use switch 45 for enabling the motion control mode are provided.

  When the motion control mode is used on the viewing screen 40 of the television, it is possible to select the channel to be viewed and adjust the volume by changing the attitude of the electronic device 1. For example, when the mode use switch 45 is touched, the attitude of the electronic device 1 is detected and stored by the gyro sensor 11. For example, when the mode use switch 45 is touched in the state of the posture A shown in FIG. 3, the posture A in which the display surface of the touch panel is vertical in the horizontally long state is detected and stored.

  As an example, when the electronic device 1 is tilted from the posture A state to the left and tilted to the posture D state, the channel selected on the channel bar moves in the forward direction and the next channel is selected. . For example, the selected channel is moved from “4ch” to “5ch”. If the posture B rotated to the left is maintained, the selected channel on the channel bar continues to move along the forward direction, and when the posture is returned, the broadcast of the currently selected channel is received. And display it on the screen.

In addition, when the electronic device 1 is tilted from the posture A state to the right direction by tilting to the posture E state, the channel selected on the channel bar moves in the direction opposite to the forward direction and the channel is selected. Is done. For example, the selected channel is moved from “4ch” to “3ch”. In addition, if the posture E rotated to the right is maintained, the selected channel on the channel bar continues to move in the reverse direction sequentially, and when the posture is returned, the broadcast of the currently selected channel is received. Display on the screen.
When the motion control mode is performed, the channel bar described above is not necessarily displayed, and the channel may be switched without a display means such as a channel bar.

Further, when the electronic device 1 is tilted back from the posture A state to the posture C state, the volume of the sound output from the speaker is increased. Further, when the electronic apparatus 1 is tilted from the posture A state to the posture B state, the sound volume output from the speaker is reduced. As described above, the volume can be adjusted by the inclination of the electronic apparatus 1.
Furthermore, the rate at which the volume is increased or decreased may be changed according to the angle of the electronic device 1 to be tilted. That is, it is possible to perform volume control such that the volume is slowly increased or decreased when the tilt angle is small, and the volume is rapidly changed when the tilt angle is increased.

The volume adjustment using the motion control mode may function only while the mode use switch is touched. If comprised in this way, even if the electronic device 1 is tilted unintentionally, it will become possible to avoid inconveniences such as outputting a loud sound.
In many cases, the volume adjustment switch is provided in the form of a small slide bar so as not to disturb the image being viewed. However, it is difficult to operate such a small switch with a fingertip. On the other hand, in this embodiment, control such as increase / decrease in volume can be performed by a simple operation such as tilting the electronic device 1.

The motion control mode described above can be used as an alternative switch function when the user wants to operate the electronic device 1 while holding the electronic device 1 with one hand or when a small switch that is difficult to operate is mounted. It is.
Further, since the gyro sensor only detects the tilt of the electronic device 1, it can be said to be an optimal means for inputting various controls instead of giving a physical shock to the electronic device. is there.

The operation method using the motion control described above can be used for display control of various contents displayed on the screen other than the above-described uses.
For example, it can also be used for services such as “STREET VIEW” (an internationally registered trademark of Google Inc.) that displays photographs or videos of various places while moving the viewpoint. In this case, tilting the electronic device to the left turns the viewpoint to the left, tilting the electronic device to the right turns the viewpoint to the right, and tilting the electronic device forward moves the viewpoint to the front, By tilting backward, it is possible to display such that the viewpoint moves backward.

  When the content displayed on the screen is an electronic book, if the electronic device is tilted to the left or tilted backward, the displayed viewing page is advanced to the next page, and the electronic device is tilted to the right or forward Display control such as returning the displayed viewing page to the previous page and displaying it can be performed.

  In addition, when the content to be displayed on the screen is an HTML file displayed using a browser, when the electronic device is tilted forward, the screen being browsed is scrolled upward, and when the electronic device is tilted backward, the content is viewed. Scroll down the screen and tilt the electronic device to the left to move the screen display to the left, and tilt the electronic device to the right to move the screen display to the right. . In addition, by using other GUI switches and motion control together, it is possible to perform viewing such as enlarging display or reduction display of the portion being browsed.

In addition, when a dedicated viewer program is provided according to various contents, various display controls according to the characteristics of the contents can be performed by the motion control mode.
For example, in the case of content such as a moving image or a game image displayed so that the character moves within the screen, the display content is such that the character displayed on the screen is moved forward, backward, jumped or rotated by the motion control mode. Control can be performed.
Further, there are cases where a character is created with 3D data, or a plurality of character images viewed from various directions are prepared so that the image can be viewed as a stereoscopic image. In the case of such content, it is possible to perform control such that the state of the character viewed from various viewpoints is displayed on the screen according to the motion control mode.

  Moreover, although the said Example demonstrated as an example the electronic device which has a touchscreen, this invention can be implemented also in the electronic device which has a simple display apparatus which is not a touchscreen. In an electronic device that does not have a touch panel, a physical switch for operating the electronic device is provided in a portion other than the display device. When a motion control mode is installed in such an electronic device, control corresponding to a physical switch can be performed based on the detection content of the motion sensor.

  Further, an operation of swinging the electronic device up and down or left and right while being tilted is detected by a combination of the gyro sensor 11 and the acceleration sensor 12, and various controls are performed based on the detection information. Good. That is, by combining information detected by various types of motion sensors, it is possible to input a plurality of types of operation instructions to the electronic device as compared with the case where each motion sensor is used alone.

  As described above, the display unit 3 of the electronic device 1 includes an image stored in advance in the storage unit or an image generated by a program, a moving image file, data for electronic books, HTML, TV broadcast data, moving image streaming data, and the like. Various images including the moving image can be displayed. Controlling the display of various images using a motion sensor is as described above. However, the image displayed for the viewer watching the screen is tilted together with the electronic device 1 as it is. In order to solve such a phenomenon, the following control can be performed in this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen display control method that solves the above phenomenon. In the example described above, the screen display content is controlled using the gyro sensor 11 which is one of the motion sensors. As an example, when the electronic device 1 is tilted to the left and right as in the posture D and the posture E shown in FIG.
In this control method, for example, when the electronic device 1 is tilted at an angle θ from the reference posture as in the posture D, the change in the posture is detected by the gyro sensor 11, and the image displayed in the display means 3 is electronically displayed. Control is performed such that the display is tilted by the same angle amount in the direction opposite to the tilt of the device 1. That is, even if the electronic device 1 is tilted, the displayed image and the orientation of the angle of view are maintained in the original state.

When the control method of the screen display accompanied by the angle correction of the image or the angle of view of the electronic device 1 is performed, the image or the moving image displayed even when the electronic device 1 is inclined is relative to the viewer. The positional relationship does not change. For this reason, it has the effect | action and effect that viewing can be continued, without tilting a face in response to the inclination of the electronic device 1.
Further, it is possible to define the initial posture of image display using the mode use switch 30 or a GUI switch provided elsewhere. In this case, an arbitrary posture in which the electronic device 1 is tilted is defined as the initial posture, and even when the electronic device 1 is tilted from the initial posture state, it is possible to display an image in the same orientation as the initial posture.
In this embodiment, when the casing is tilted with respect to the initial posture set as described above, the tilt control is performed so as to maintain the state in which the displayed image is displayed in the initial posture. Features.
Note that the tilt detection can be controlled not only based on the tilt in a plane parallel to the display screen but also based on the total tilt including the front-rear direction with respect to the display screen. Is adopted.

The operation method using the motion sensor described above is described centering on the display control of the content image, but various operations using switches can be substituted regardless of the display of the image.
The various embodiments described above can be implemented in various combinations, and include various embodiments within the scope not departing from the matters described in the claims, and can be applied as appropriate accordingly. Is.

  The present invention is applicable to electronic devices such as smartphones and tablet terminals, operation methods of electronic devices, operation systems, and programs created therefor.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 2 Touch panel 3 Display means 4 Touch sensor 5 Arithmetic processor 6 RAM
7 ROM
8 control means 9 communication module 10 motion sensor 11 gyro sensor 12 acceleration sensor 13 magnetic sensor 14 position sensor 15 optical sensor 20 regeneration start switch 21 regeneration stop switch 22 regeneration position feed switch 23 regeneration position return switch 24 regeneration position designation switch 25 26 White portion 30 Mode use switch 40 Viewing screen 41 Video area 42 Channel bar 43 Δ mark 44 Volume adjustment switch 45 Mode use switch

Claims (6)

An operation method in an electronic device comprising a motion sensor capable of detecting a change in a physical quantity acting on a housing provided with an image display means, a control means, an operation means, and a mode use switch ,
The display means is configured to display the image based on control by the control means, and to control display contents of an image to be displayed based on operation by the operation means,
It said control means, based on the mode use switch sets the initial position when operated, the housing tilt angle information relative to the said initial posture detected I by the motion sensor, the operation Control the display content of the image assigned to the operation by means ,
The control means is configured to display the display when the information on the tilt angle of the housing is a change in the posture of the housing when the housing is tilted in a plane parallel to the display screen with respect to the initial posture. An operation method , wherein the display direction of the image displayed on the means is displayed by being inclined by the same angle amount in a direction opposite to the inclination of the housing . An operation method in an electronic device including a touch panel capable of displaying an image, a motion sensor capable of detecting a change in a physical quantity acting on a housing on which the touch panel is mounted, a control unit, and a mode use switch ,
The touch panel with the display of the image based on control by the control means performs a detection of an operation performed on the touch panel, the image displayed on the touch panel based on the operation on the sensed touch panel Configure to control what is displayed ,
It said control means, based on the mode use switch sets the initial position when operated, the housing tilt angle information relative to the said initial posture detected I by the motion sensor, the touch panel Control the display content of the image assigned to the operation performed on
The control means is configured to display the display when the information on the tilt angle of the housing is a change in the posture of the housing when the housing is tilted in a plane parallel to the display screen with respect to the initial posture. An operation method , wherein the display direction of the image displayed on the means is displayed by being inclined by the same angle amount in a direction opposite to the inclination of the housing . An operation method in an electronic device including a touch panel capable of displaying an image, a motion sensor capable of detecting a change in a physical quantity acting on a housing on which the touch panel is mounted, a control unit, and a mode use switch ,
The touch panel is configured to display the image based on the control by the control unit, and to control display content of the image displayed on the touch panel based on an operation of the GUI image displayed on the touch panel.
It said control means, based on the mode use switch sets the initial position when operated, the housing tilt angle information relative to the said initial posture detected I by the motion sensor, the GUI Control the display content of the image assigned to the operation of the image ,
The control means is configured to display the display when the information on the tilt angle of the housing is a change in the posture of the housing when the housing is tilted in a plane parallel to the display screen with respect to the initial posture. An operation method , wherein the display direction of the image displayed on the means is displayed by being inclined by the same angle amount in a direction opposite to the inclination of the housing .   The operation method according to claim 1, wherein the motion sensor is a gyro sensor that detects a posture of a housing.   5. The display image according to claim 1, wherein the image to be displayed is a television image that has received a broadcast radio wave, a streaming video file acquired via the Internet, an HTML file that is displayed by a browser, or electronic book data that is displayed by a viewer. The operation method described. An image display method in an electronic device including a motion sensor capable of detecting a tilt of a housing provided with an image display means, a control means, an operation means, and a mode use switch ,
The display means is configured to display the image based on control by the control means, and to control display contents of an image to be displayed based on operation by the operation means,
It said control means, said mode use switch sets the initial position when operated, the casing of the inclination angle of the operating means based on information based on the initial posture detected I by the motion sensor Display on the display means the image on which the control of the display content assigned to the operation by is executed ,
The control means is configured to display the display when the information on the tilt angle of the housing is a change in the posture of the housing when the housing is tilted in a plane parallel to the display screen with respect to the initial posture. A display method for displaying an image, wherein the display direction of the image displayed on the means is displayed by being inclined by the same angle amount in a direction opposite to the inclination of the housing .