JPH0736622A - Operation part using touch panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an operation part using a touch panel which has the operability improved in comparison with conventional. CONSTITUTION:The operation part using the touch panel where a touch panel 22 arranged on a part displayed as a button part on a screen 20 is touched to fulfill the function visually displayed on this button part is provided with storage means 14 and 16, where preliminarily set display data is stored, and setting means 12, 18, and 22 which combine the display data stored in storage means 14 and 16 to set the button part with an arbitrary function in an arbitrary position on the screen 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation section using a touch panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many office machines such as copying machines and fax machines have a liquid crystal touch panel as an operation unit. In these machines, various preset keys are displayed on the touch panel, and the user presses these keys to perform various operation operations. In general, the display area of the liquid crystal screen is limited, and it is impossible to display all operation keys on one screen. Therefore, when a certain key is pressed, the screen is switched. Is taken.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the combination of buttons displayed on one screen is predetermined, and the user cannot freely set the combination of buttons. It was In particular, the buttons that are used frequently may differ depending on the user, and it is ideal to arrange the buttons that are used frequently on the same screen.However, in the conventional touch panel, this kind of Could not be done in response to. Therefore, the user has to operate various functions by pressing various keys while switching screens, which is a troublesome operation.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an operation section using a touch panel having improved operability as compared with the conventional art. .

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the object, an operation section using the touch panel of the present invention is arranged on a portion displayed as a button section on the screen. A storage unit for storing preset display data in an operation unit using a touch panel configured to perform a function visually displayed on the button unit by touching the touch panel; It is characterized by comprising setting means for setting the button portion in a state where it has an arbitrary function at an arbitrary position on the screen by combining display data stored in the storage means.

Further, in the operation section using the touch panel according to the present invention, the storage means includes a first storage section for storing button frame data as one of the display data and one of the display data. A second storage unit for storing the character data of, and the setting means includes button frame data stored in the first storage unit and character data stored in the second storage unit. It is characterized in that it has a registration means for registering as a key by combining them and a function setting means for causing the registered key to function as a new button section.

[0007]

As described above, since the operation unit using the touch panel according to the present invention is configured, the user can set the button of any function at any position on one screen. . Therefore, the user can collect buttons that he or she frequently uses on one screen and set them in a layout that is easy to operate, and it is possible to improve the operability of the operation unit.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings when applied to a facsimile machine.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile machine 10. In FIG. 1, 12 is a main control unit that controls the operation of the entire facsimile machine, 14 is a first storage unit that stores data of a button display frame displayed on the screen, and 16 is a character that is displayed in the button frame. A second storage unit 18 for storing display data, a third storage unit 18 for storing arbitrary key information, that is, which function key is set at which position on the screen, and 20 are buttons visually. A display unit (screen) for display, 22 is a touch panel arranged on the display unit 20, 24 is an image memory for storing an image read from a scanner or an image received through a telephone line, 2
Reference numeral 6 is a scanner, 28 is a printer for printing an image in the image memory, 30 is a ROM in which an operation program of the facsimile device 10 and screen data are stored, and 32 is a control unit of a telephone line.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the flow of the button registration operation in the facsimile device 10. Also, FIG. 3 shows a third example in which key information to be registered is stored.
3 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of a storage unit 18 of FIG. An operation of registering a button having an arbitrary function at an arbitrary position on the screen will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, in step S2, a key input on the touch panel is awaited. When a key is input in step S2, it is determined in step S4 whether or not the button means a key registration.

If it is determined in step S4 that the button pressed is not a button indicating key registration,
Processing is performed according to the function of the button.

If it is determined in step S4 that the pressed button is a button indicating key registration, the process proceeds to step S6, and the characters stored in the second storage unit 16 are displayed on the screen. . In the second storage unit 2, all the characters in the Japanese syllabary order are stored as 16 × 16-bit double-byte characters with no space as shown in FIG. The user can select, for example, four characters from the characters in the order of the Japanese syllabary and display them as words for displaying the function of the button in the button frame. For example, in the case of a send button, the user can display the four characters "Shinshin" in the button frame. Therefore, steps S10 to S18 are steps S for sequentially selecting the characters to be displayed in the button frame.

In step S10, the character counter i =
It is set to 0, and the key input is awaited in step S12. In step S12, the user selects the first character to be displayed in the button frame from the characters displayed on the screen, and presses the touch panel key on that character. At this time, each key on the touch panel corresponds to one character. When the key is input, the character data corresponding to the input key is stored in the i-th character of the character information section of the third storage section 18 in step S14. Then, in step S16, the character counter i is incremented by 1. In step S18, it is determined whether or not the character counter i has become 4 or more, and if it is 3 or less, the process returns to step S12. That is, step S12 ...
Step S16 is repeated four times, and four characters displayed in the button frame are sequentially selected.

When the character counter becomes 4 or more in step S18, the flow advances to step S20 to input a button position which determines which position on the screen the button frame should be set. The button position is set by inputting the coordinates (x, y) on the screen. An example of the coordinates of this button position is shown in FIG.

The coordinates of the button position input in step S20 are stored in the button position information section of the third storage section 18 in step S22. After that, in step S24, an operation (function) input waiting for deciding what kind of operation the currently set button is instructed is awaited. The input operation is the third operation in step S26.
It is stored in the operation information section of the storage section 18 and the step S28 checks whether or not it is the end code. If it is not the end code, the process returns to step S24,
If it is an end code, the button registration process ends. By repeating this button registration process a plurality of times, it is possible to set buttons for any operation on one screen in any arrangement.

Next, the display of the registered key and the processing when the registered key is pressed will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in step S30, the button frame stored in the first storage section 14 is displayed at the position on the screen stored in the position information section of the third storage section 18.
At this time, the button frame is displayed on the screen in the arrangement as registered by the above button registration operation.

Next, in step S32, the characters stored in the character information section of the third storage section 18 are displayed at the position indicated by the position information section, that is, in the button frame. This allows the user to visually judge which button frame is the button that performs which operation.

When these button frames and characters are displayed,
In step S34, the key input is awaited.

When a key input is made in step S34,
In step S36, it is determined whether or not the input key is the registered key.

If the key is not a registered key, step S40 is executed to execute the process corresponding to the key. If it is the registered key, the operation stored in the operation information section of the third storage section is executed in step S38.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the user can set the buttons for any operation on one screen in any arrangement, so that the user can display frequently used buttons on one screen. It is possible to arrange them in a concentrated manner, which improves the operability of the operation unit such as the facsimile.

Since any character can be displayed on the key, the operation of the button can be judged at a glance.

The present invention can be applied to modifications and variations of the above embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the facsimile machine has been described.
Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a copying machine or the like.

[0027]

As described above, according to the operation unit using the touch panel of the present invention, the user can set the button of any function on any one screen at any position. Therefore, the user can collect buttons that he or she frequently uses on one screen and set them in a layout that is easy to operate, and it is possible to improve the operability of the operation unit.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of a button registration operation in the facsimile device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of a third storage unit in which key information to be registered is stored.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of coordinates of button positions on a screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which characters stored in a second storage unit are displayed on the screen.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing when a registered key is displayed and the registered key is pressed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Facsimile device 12 Main control unit 14 First storage unit 16 Second storage unit 18 Third storage unit 20 Display unit (screen) 22 Touch panel 24 Image memory 26 Scanner 28 Printer 30 ROM 32 Line control unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An operation using a touch panel configured to perform a function visually displayed on the button portion by touching a touch panel arranged on a portion displayed as a button portion on the screen. Section, by combining the storage means for storing preset display data and the display data stored in the storage means, the button section can be placed at an arbitrary position on the screen to have an arbitrary function. An operating unit using a touch panel, comprising: a setting unit configured to set while holding. 2. The storage means stores a button frame data as one of the display data, and a second storage portion stores character data as one of the display data.
The setting unit combines the button frame data stored in the first storage unit and the character data stored in the second storage unit and registers them as one key. 2. A registering means for operating the registered key and a function setting means for causing the registered key to function as a new button section.
An operation unit using the touch panel described in.