JPH0728791A - Information processor and display control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the information processor and the display control method where pages are smoothly turned over with an easy operation like handling of a pocketbook and even data of several pages after is quickly displayed. CONSTITUTION:This processor has display pictures 13a and 13b. Page turning buttons having prescribed operation areas are displayed on display pictures 13a and 13b. A CPU 21 refers to the page turning table stored in a table storage area 23a of a RAM 23 to set the extent or the time of page turning in accordance with operation positions of page turning buttons and executes page turning of data displayed on display pictures 13e and 13b through a display control part 26 by the extent of page turning or at intervals of the time of page turning.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable information processing device such as an electronic notebook, and more particularly to an information processing device having display means having two display screens and a display control method for the display screens.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an electronic notebook as a means for electronically managing personal information such as an address book, a schedule, and memos. In the information processing device such as the electronic notebook,
Usually, in order to turn pages like a notebook, you have two screens with a two-page spread display screen. For example, the contents of a page with a small number are displayed on one screen, and the contents of a page with a large number are displayed on the other screen. I have to.

By the way, the page turning of the data displayed on each display screen is generally performed by pressing a page turning button (previous page turning / next page turning button) provided in the main body of the apparatus. The page-turning button has a predetermined page-turning amount in advance, such as one page when pressed once. Therefore, if the user wants to see the data several pages ahead, he / she must press the page turning button a plurality of times in accordance with the target page.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional information processing apparatus of this type, only one page can be turned by pressing the page turning button once. For this reason, turning pages several pages ahead is very troublesome, and when turning pages by page, the sensation of "turning the notebook together" does not appear and the operability is very poor. It was

Further, in the conventional page turning, one page of data is displayed each time the page is turned. Therefore, there is also a problem that it takes time to open (display) the target page.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to smoothly perform page turning by a simple operation and an operation in consideration of the feeling of a notebook. An object is to provide an information processing device and a display control method capable of displaying.

[0007]

According to the present invention, an information processing apparatus having a display means is provided with a page turning button having a predetermined operation area, and the page turning button is operated in accordance with the operation position on the operation area. The page turning amount or the page turning time is set, and the page turning of the data displayed on the display means is executed for each page turning amount or each page turning time.

[0008]

According to the above construction, the page turning amount or the page turning time is set according to the operation position of the page turning button,
The page turning is performed by the page turning amount or the page turning time. Therefore, the page can be turned in an arbitrary unit simply by changing the operation position of the page-turning button, and the data several pages ahead can be displayed promptly.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the external configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. This device is configured as an image of a notebook that is used as a portable type by opening it laterally as shown in FIG. 1, and includes two units 11a and 11b. The units 11a and 11b are attached to each other by, for example, a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable, and display units 12a and 12b serve as display means, respectively.
have. This display device 12a, 12b
Is, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display device).

Display screen 13a of display device 12a
A pressure-sensitive tablet device (not shown) is integrally provided on the display screen 13b of the display device 12b, and input can be performed by a pen touch method using a dedicated pen. That is, these two display screens 13a and 13b are used as a display unit and an input unit.

Below the display screens 13a and 13b,
Page-turning buttons 14a, 14b and stop button 15
a and 15b are displayed respectively. These buttons 14a, 14b, 15a, 15b are software switches displayed as virtual switches at predetermined positions on the screen, not hardware switches provided in the apparatus body, and can be operated by touching with a finger. The page turning buttons 14a and 14b are used for the display screen 13
It is used to instruct page turning of the data displayed in a and 13b. Also, stop buttons 15a, 15b
Is used to temporarily stop page turning.

Which of the page-turning buttons 14a and 14b is used to turn the previous page or the next page is determined by the page-turning mode.

That is, depending on the binding method, there are left handed and left handed notebooks. Also, depending on how to write characters, there are horizontal writing and vertical writing. Generally, in the case of a left binding or horizontal writing notebook, since the first page is on the right page, the pages are turned rightward. Also, in the case of a right-folded or vertical notebook, the first page is on the left page, so the page is turned leftward. Therefore, a left-turning mode and a right-turning mode are provided as the page-turning modes according to the binding method of the notebook or the writing method of characters as described above. The left turning mode is a mode in which the next page is turned left. The right-turning mode is a mode for turning the next page by turning right. Therefore, when the left-turning mode is set, the page-turning button 14a is turned to the previous page and the page-turning button 14b.
Indicates the next page turning, and when the right turning mode is set, the page turning button 14a turns the next page and the page turning button 14b gives the previous page turning.

Here, in the embodiment, the page-turning buttons 14a and 14b each have a predetermined operation area, and the page-turning amount or the page-turning time depends on the operation position (touch position) on the operation area. Is to be changed. That is, in the example of FIG. 1, as the touch position of the page turning button 14a is shifted to the left, the page turning amount becomes larger or the page turning time becomes faster, and as the touch position is moved to the right, the page turning amount becomes smaller. Fewer or slower page turning times. With respect to the page turning button 14b, the more the touch position is shifted to the right, the larger the page turning amount or the faster the page turning time is, and the more the touch position is shifted to the left, the smaller the page turning amount is. The page turning time is delayed.

FIG. 2 shows another example of the structure of the page turning buttons 14a and 14b. FIG. 2A shows a page turning button 14a,
It is a figure when a level is displayed on 14b. Note that, here, only the configuration of one button is shown, but the configuration of the other button is similar. In the figure, the numbers "0" to "8" indicate the page turning amount or the page turning time. That is, for example, "4" is a page turn every four pages or 0.
It shows page turning every 4 seconds. With such a configuration, it is possible to know at a glance what position is touched and at what level the page is turned.

FIG. 2B shows the page turning buttons 14a, 14
It is a figure when b is made into one. That is, for example, the left side from the center position of the button is used for page back (for turning the previous page) and the right side is for feeding (for turning the next page), and the farther from the center position, the higher the level of turning the page. That is, the page turning amount is large or the page turning time is short. With such a configuration, it is possible to turn the previous page / next page of one button at the same time and reduce the installation space of the button.

Next, the structure of the control system will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
The CPU 21 controls the entire apparatus. Here, the ROM 22 and the RAM 23 are accessed and a display control related to page turning is executed by starting a program according to an input instruction.

The ROM 22 stores programs necessary for starting the CPU 11, font data used for display and printing,
It stores various information such as a kana-kanji conversion dictionary and a character recognition dictionary.

The RAM 23 is provided with a page-turning table storage area 23a in a predetermined area in addition to a page management table (a table in which data is managed for each page) necessary for turning pages of the present invention. , There is FIG. 4 or FIG.
The page turning table as shown in FIG.

In the page-turning table shown in FIG. 4, page-turning amounts (pages 1 to 10) are set according to the touch positions (P1 to P10) of the page-turning buttons 14a and 14b.
Further, in the page-turning table shown in FIG. 5, the page-turning time (0.1 s to 1.0 s) corresponding to the touch positions (P1 to P10) of the page turning buttons 14a and 14b is set.

The pressure-sensitive tablets 24a and 24b and the tablet control section 25 are elements that constitute a data input device. The pressure sensitive tablets 24a and 24b are usually touch panel type tablets, and use pens for input operation. The tablet control unit 25 generates coordinate data corresponding to the input position detected by the pressure sensitive tablets 24a and 24b and inputs the coordinate data to the CPU 21.

Display devices (LCD) 12a, 12
b and the display control unit 26 are elements that configure the data output device. The display device 12a has a structure integrated with the pressure-sensitive tablet 24a, and is arranged so that the panel of the pressure-sensitive tablet 24a and the display screen face each other. Similarly, the display device 12b has a structure integrated with the pressure-sensitive tablet 24b, and is arranged so that the panel of the pressure-sensitive tablet 24b and the display screen face each other.

Here, the pressure-sensitive tablet 24a and the display device 12a, and the pressure-sensitive tablet 24b and the display device 12b constitute an integrated data input / output device. The display control unit 26 is a CPU
Display devices 12a, 12b based on the control of FIG.
Display control.

A VRAM (video RAM) 27 stores image data to be displayed on the display devices 12a and 12b.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a data display method in the high speed display mode. The present apparatus has a high-speed display mode as a display mode in order to turn each page at high speed when turning pages. This high-speed display mode is performed by operating a mode button (not shown), for example. When the high-speed display mode is designated, the display mode that enables high-speed display is shown in FIG.
A partial display for displaying only a part of data in page units as shown in (a), a layout display for displaying the character arrangement in page units as shown in (b), and a layout display as shown in (c) in FIG. Either of the abbreviated display methods, in which data is thinned out and displayed in page units, is used.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

Here, the operation is divided into (a) changing the page turning amount according to the touch position of the page turning button and (b) changing the page turning time according to the touch position of the page turning button. Explain.

(A) When changing the page turning amount according to the touch position of the page turning button As shown in FIG. 1, the page turning button 14a and the stop button 15a for the display screen (left screen) 13a are the same screen. It is displayed as a virtual button at the bottom of the display area 13a. Similarly, the page turning button 14b and the stop button 15b for the display screen (right screen) 13b are
It is displayed as a virtual button at the bottom of the display area 3b.

When any button is operated by touching it with a finger, the CPU 21 detects the type of button operated (touched) (step A1), as shown in the flowchart of FIG. Page-turn button 14a
If it is 14b (step A2), the following display control is executed.

That is, the CPU 21 first detects the touch position of the page turning button 14a or 14b based on the coordinate data from the tablet controller 25 (step A3). Next, the CPU 21 refers to the page turning table stored in the table storage area 23a of the RAM 23, and obtains the page turning amount according to the touch position (step A4). In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the page-turning table is preset with the page-turning amount according to the touch position.

When the page turning amount is obtained in this way, C
The PU 21 uses the VRAM 2 in a unit according to the page turning amount.
The image data is expanded to 7, and at this time, it is judged whether or not the high-speed display mode as described in FIG. 6 is designated, for example, from a mode flag (not shown) set in the RAM 23 (step A5). .

When the high speed display mode is designated (step A6), the CPU 21 develops an image for high speed display (step A7). In this case, in the partial display shown in FIG. 6A, only a predetermined part of the data for one page is expanded in the VRAM 27. In the layout display shown in FIG. 9B, a predetermined pattern is developed in the VRAM 27 so that the arrangement of characters existing on one page can be understood. In the abbreviated display shown in FIG. 7C, the data for one page is, for example, 1
It is thinned out to / 2 and expanded in the VRAM 27. On the other hand, when the high-speed display mode is not designated (step A6), C
The PU 21 expands one page of data in the VRAM 27 as usual (step A8).

In the page turning of a display device having two left and right screens, for example, after displaying the first page on the left screen and the second page on the right screen, the next page is turned, and the second page and the right screen are displayed on the left screen. To 3
There are cases where page turning is performed on a page-by-page basis such as page 1, and page turning is performed on a 2-page basis such as page 3 on the left screen and page 4 on the right screen. Therefore, the image development for the VRAM 27 differs depending on which method is used for page turning, but the present invention is not limited to such a page turning method.

Image data corresponding to the display mode is VR
When expanded in the AM 27, the CPU 21 transfers this image data to the display control unit 26. Display control unit 26
Displays this image data on the display device 12a or the display device 12b (step A).
9).

In this way, the page turning is performed in a unit corresponding to the touch position of the page turning button 14a or 14b,
Display screen (left screen) 13a and display screen (right screen) 1
The data displayed in 3b is switched. Such page turning is continuously performed until the finger is released from the page turning button 14a or 14b. Therefore, for example, in the configuration of the page-turning button 14a shown in FIG. 1, by shifting the touch position to the right, the page-turning amount can be gradually reduced. With this, when the target page is opened (displayed), it is possible to perform an operation of turning over the target page at first and turning it slightly when approaching the target page without releasing the finger from the button.

When the finger is released from the page turning button 14a or 14b (No in step A10), the CPU 21
Detects the display mode (step A14), and if the high-speed display mode is set (step A15), returns the data of the page to the full display state (step A16),
The display control process here ends.

On the other hand, during page turning (page turning button 1
4a or 14b)), stop button 15a
Or when 15b is operated (step A10), C
The PU 21 stops the current page turning, but at that time, detects the display mode (step A11), and if the high-speed display mode is set (step A12), returns the data of the page to the full display state. Is performed (step A13).

As described above, when the page is turned by operating the page turning button 14a or 14b, by operating the stop button 15a or 15b, the data can be viewed in the middle of turning the page. Such pausing for page turning is performed until the finger is released from the stop button 15a or 15b. That is, if the operation of the stop button 15a or 15b is stopped, the page turning process shown in steps A2 to A9 is restarted.

(B) When changing the page-turning time according to the touch position of the page-turning button As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the CPU 21 detects the type of button that has been operated (touched) (step B
1) If it is the page turning button 14a or 14b (step B2), the following display control is executed.

That is, the CPU 21 first detects the touch position of the page turning button 14a or 14b based on the coordinate data from the tablet controller 25 (step B3). Next, the CPU 21 refers to the page-turning table stored in the table storage area 23a of the RAM 23 to obtain the page-turning time corresponding to the touch position (step B4). In this case, the page-turning table has a page-turning time set in advance according to the touch position, as shown in FIG.

When the page turning time is obtained in this way,
The CPU 21 develops the image data in the VRAM 27 page by page, and at that time, detects the display mode (step B5). Then, when the high-speed display mode is designated (step B6), the CPU 21 develops the image for high-speed display (step B7), and when the high-speed display mode is not designated (step B6), 1 is set as usual.
The page data is expanded in the VRAM 27 (step B
8).

The image data corresponding to the display mode is VR
When expanded to AM27, the CPU 21 waits for the image data to be transferred for the page-turning time determined in step B4, and transfers the image data to the display control unit 26 after the page-turning time has elapsed (step B9). Display control unit 2
6 displays this image data on the display device 12a or the display device 12b (step B1).
0).

In this way, the page turning is performed at time intervals according to the touch position of the page turning button 14a or 14b, and the data displayed on the display screen (left screen) 13a and the display screen (right screen) 13b is switched. . In other words, the page turning speed is changed according to the touch position. To turn pages like this, turn the page button 1
It is continuously performed until the finger is released from 4a or 14b.
Therefore, in the configuration of the page-turning button 14a shown in FIG. 1, for example, the page-turning time can be gradually delayed by shifting the touch position to the right. Accordingly, when the target page is opened (displayed), it is possible to perform an operation such that the target page is turned early and the target page is turned late when the target page is approached without releasing the finger from the button.

The other processing is the same as in the case of FIG. That is, when the finger is released from the page turning button 14a or 14b (No in step B10), the CPU
21 detects the display mode (step B15), and if the high-speed display mode is set (step B16), the data of the page is returned to the full display state (step B1).
7) and the display control process here is ended.

On the other hand, during page turning (page turning button 1
4a or 14b)), stop button 15a
Or when 15b is operated (step B11), C
The PU 21 stops the current page turning, and at that time, detects the display mode (step B12), and if the high-speed display mode is set (step B13), returns the data of the page to the full display state. Is performed (step B14).

Next, the operation when (c) the page turning button is instantly touched and (d) when the stop button is used to gradually stop the page turning will be described.

(C) Instantly touching the page-turning button In the above embodiment, continuous page-turning is performed according to the touch position of the page-turning button. It is also possible to perform a single page turning.

That is, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 9, when the page turning button 14a or 14b is operated (step C1), the CPU 21 activates a timer (not shown) (step C2), and after a predetermined time elapses, the page is turned on. The state of the flip button 14a or 14b is checked (step C3). As a result, the page turning button 14a or 1
If 4b is in the off state (step C4), the CPU 21
Is determined to be an instant touch, and page turning processing for only one page is executed (step C5). On the other hand, page turning button 14a
Or if 14b is in the on state (step C4), C
The PU 21 executes the page turning processing according to the touch position described above (step C6).

As described above, by monitoring the time, it is detected that the page-turning button is momentarily touched, and at that time, a single page-turning is performed. As a result, when turning a page when the target page is close, the page turning button can be instantly touched to turn the page while checking the contents page by page.

The page turning button 1 is operated for the predetermined time.
Since it is the time for judging that 4a or 14b is touched instantaneously, it is necessary to set it to an extremely short time.

(D) When the page turning is gradually stopped by the stop button In the above embodiment, the page turning is immediately stopped by operating the stop button 15a or 15b.
You may slow down and stop.

That is, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 10, when the stop button 15a or 15b is operated (step D1), the CPU 21 sets the page-turning time T (step D2), and then first, turns the page. At time T, one page is turned (step D3). Next, the CPU 21 updates the page turning time T (sets it to be late), and performs page turning for one page again at the updated page turning time T (steps D4 and D5).

In this way, the CPU 21 updates the page-turning time T, turns the page for a predetermined number of pages, and then stops the page-turning here (step D6). As a result, by operating the stop button 15a or 15b, the page turning can be gradually slowed down and stopped, and the operation can be realized with a sense of a notebook.

In the above embodiment, the display device having the two-page spread screen has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to a display device having one screen or a plurality of screens. It is possible.

[0057]

As described above, according to the present invention, the page turning amount or the page turning time is set according to the operation position of the page turning button, and the page turning is performed by the page turning amount or the page turning time. Therefore, it is possible to turn the page in any unit simply by changing the operation position of the page turning button. As a result, it is possible to smoothly turn pages by a simple operation and an operation in consideration of the feeling of a notebook, and data even several pages ahead can be displayed quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration of a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a page turning button of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a control system of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a page-turning table in which a page-turning amount is set according to a touch position in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a page-turning table in which a page-turning time is set according to a touch position in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the data display method in the high speed display mode of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when changing the page turning amount according to the touch position in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation when changing the page turning time according to the touch position in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation when the page turning button of the embodiment is momentarily touched.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when the page turning is gradually stopped by the stop button of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11a and 11b ... Unit, 12a and 12b ...
Display devices, 13a and 13b ... Display screen, 1
4a and 14b ... page turning buttons, 15a and 15
b ... stop button, 21 ... CPU, 22 ... ROM, 2
3 ... RAM, 23a ... Table storage area, 24a and 24b ... Tablet, 25 ... Tablet control unit, 26 ...
Display control unit, 27 ... VRAM.

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus equipped with a display means, wherein a page turning button having a predetermined operation area and a page turning amount for setting a page turning amount in accordance with an operation position of the page turning button on the operation area. An information processing apparatus comprising: an amount setting means; and a control means for executing page turning of the data displayed on the display means for each of the page turning amounts set by the page turning amount setting means. 2. An information processing apparatus having a display means, wherein a page turning button having a predetermined operation area and a page turning time for setting a page turning time in accordance with an operation position of the page turning button on the operation area. An information processing apparatus comprising: time setting means; and control means for performing page turning of the data displayed on the display means at each of the page turning times set by the page turning time setting means. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display means has two display screens. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control means displays data on the display means in a display form capable of high-speed display during page turning. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the display mode capable of high-speed display is a partial display in which only a part of data is displayed in page units. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the display mode capable of high-speed display is a layout display for displaying an arrangement of characters in page units. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the display mode capable of high-speed display is an abbreviated display in which data is thinned and displayed in page units. 8. The control means turns the page when the operation time of the page turning button is less than a predetermined time.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information processing apparatus executes only the number of pages. 9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a stop button for temporarily stopping page turning, wherein the control means stops page turning while the stop button is being operated. 2. The information processing device according to 2. 10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the control means gradually stops page turning when the stop button is operated. 11. A display control method for an information processing apparatus having a display means, comprising a page turning button having a predetermined operation area, and a page turning amount according to an operation position of the page turning button on the operation area. Is set, and the page turning of the data displayed on the display means is executed for each of the set page turning amounts. 12. A display control method for an information processing apparatus having display means, comprising a page-turning button having a predetermined operation area, and a page-turning time depending on an operation position of the page-turning button on the operation area. Is set, and the page turning of the data displayed on the display means is executed at each of the set page turning times.