JPH0944330A - Input processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of an application by solving a problem of input error to a display object related to function processing by an input device. SOLUTION: When a magnification instruction is issued on an application screen, a magnification designation means 103 decides a nagnification area. A magnification screen generating means 104 detects the display object set as a target from the magnification area, and instructs to magnify the display object and to duplicate the processing relating to duplication to an object duplicating means 102. Following that, a magnification object operating means 106 displays a magnified object, and executes the function processing same as an operation for the display object on a corresponding original screen by the operation on a magnified screen by performing corresponding function processing when the operation is performed on the object.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an input device for an electronic computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-181636, a technique for enlarging and displaying image data centering on a designated position by directly instructing the image data on the screen of a display. was there.

Further, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-67803, an enlarged image is displayed on another screen, and the entire original image is reduced and displayed at the same time. There was also a technology to make it easier to see visually whether it was an enlarged part.

[0004]

However, first, in general, the image data is not the only display target of the application using the graphical user interface. Many applications require the display of objects linked to processing functions such as buttons and lists. In such a case, when an input device such as a touch panel is used, if the displayed object is small, an error occurs during input, and operability is significantly reduced.

Secondly, the size of the display is
Depending on the hardware and software used, when enlarging at a fixed rate, problems such as being unable to display the enlarged screen depending on the resolution of the display will appear.

Thirdly, when an object is displayed on another screen, it is not necessary to perform an input operation prompting execution of processing.
A new operation to erase the screen is required.

Fourthly, when a plurality of display objects are related to each other, if the display objects are enlarged and displayed one by one, the relationship becomes difficult for the user to understand. In such a case, it becomes necessary to display adjacent display objects on the enlarged screen at once.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. Firstly, an input operation performed through an input / output device is associated with a display object as an operation target. Specified by the enlargement area designating means for determining the area to be enlarged on the screen when the enlargement instruction operation is performed through the input / output device Only one display object to be enlarged, which is located in the area, is determined, and the enlargement screen creating means for instructing enlargement and the process associated with the display object instructed by the enlargement screen creating means are duplicated together with the display object. ,
The object duplicating means for enlarging the display object and the enlarged object duplicated by the object duplicating means are displayed, and when the input operation is performed on the enlarged object through the input / output device, the associated processing is designated. The present invention provides an input processing device having a configuration including enlarged object operating means for instructing the object operating means to execute.

Secondly, in addition to the input processing device according to the first configuration, there is provided an input processing device having a magnification determining means for determining the magnification when the display object is enlarged from the resolution and size of the display. .

Thirdly, in addition to the input processing device according to the first configuration, if the enlarged object is not operated for a certain period of time, the display of the enlarged object is automatically erased. There is provided an input processing device having display time measuring means for instructing to.

Fourthly, the magnified screen creating means in the first configuration instructs the object duplicating means to magnify and copy all the display objects in the area to be magnified. Based on the instruction, the input processing device having a configuration including an enlargement region display unit that enlarges the enlargement target region to generate and display a display screen is provided.

[0012]

With the above-described structure, the present invention firstly displays a display object associated with a processing function of an application in an enlarged manner as necessary, and performs an input operation on the enlarged display screen to display a corresponding display object in the original screen. By enabling the execution of the processing function associated with, the operability in the input operation such as the touch panel is improved.

Secondly, by determining the enlargement ratio of the display object according to the resolution of the display, it is possible to always display an enlarged screen suitable for the display used.

Thirdly, there is provided a method of automatically closing the enlarged screen when there is no input for a certain period of time, thereby closing the enlarged screen without executing the processing function without performing a special operation.

Fourth, by enlarging and displaying a plurality of related display objects at the same time, the efficiency of the input operation can be improved and the input operation can be performed in an easy-to-understand manner.

[0016]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows the system configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes an input / output device in which a front panel of a display is covered with a touch panel, and 102, for an input operation detected by the input / output device 101, a process associated with a display object to be operated is detected and executed. Object operation means 103 is an enlargement area designating means for detecting an enlargement instruction operation to determine an area to be enlarged on the screen. Reference numeral 104 is a display object located in the area designated by the enlargement area designating means 103. Enlargement screen creating means for determining only one and instructing enlargement, 10
Reference numeral 5 is an object duplicating means for duplicating the processing associated with the display object instructed to be enlarged by the enlargement screen creating means 104 in combination with the display object, and enlarging the display object, and 106 is the object duplicating means 10.
5, the enlarged object copied by 5 is displayed, and when an input is made to the enlarged object through the input / output device 101, an enlarged object operating unit that detects the associated processing and instructs the object operation 102 to execute the processing. Reference numeral 107 designates a magnification rate determining means for determining the magnification rate from the resolution of the display when the display object of the object duplication means 105 is magnified, and 108 automatically erases the display of the magnification object if no operation is applied to the magnification object for a certain period of time. It is a display time measuring means for instructing the enlarged object operating means 106 to do.

The operation of the input processing apparatus configured as described above will be described below. 2 and 3 are flow charts showing the operation of this device.

When the enlargement instruction operation is not detected through the input / output device 101 due to an operation that cannot be determined as an instruction for a specific display object (step 201), the display operation object is associated with the object operation 102. The processing that is performed is executed (step 202). When the input / output device 101 detects the enlargement instruction operation as described above (step 20).
1) The enlargement area designating unit 103 determines, for example, a predetermined range centered on the input coordinate value or an area that can be surrounded by the start point and the end point of the drag operation as the enlargement area (step 203).

From the area determined by the enlargement area designating means 103, the enlargement screen creating means 104 determines, for example, only the display object arranged at the shortest distance from the input coordinate value as the display object to be enlarged, Object duplication means 1 to duplicate / enlarge it
05 (step 204). At this time, the enlargement ratio determining unit 107 may instruct the enlargement ratio. further,
The object duplication unit 105 duplicates and enlarges the display object and the processing associated with the display object as a set (step 205).

Copying by the object copying means 105 /
The enlarged object is the enlarged object operation means 1
06 is displayed on the input / output device 101 (step 2).
06). Further, when an input is made to the enlarged object through the input / output device 101, the associated processing is executed (step 302), and at the same time, the object operation 102 is instructed to execute the processing of the display object (step). 303). The display time measuring means 108 measures the input interval from the input / output device 101 (step 301), and when there is no input for a certain period of time, an instruction to delete the enlarged object is issued to the enlarged object operating means 106 and the enlarged object is closed (step 301). 304).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the enlargement ratio determining means 107 of FIG. When the object to be enlarged is determined (step 401), the resolution of the display is acquired (step 402). The enlargement ratio is determined according to the acquired resolution of the display. For example, if the resolution is high, the enlargement ratio is large, and if it is small, the enlargement ratio is small (step 403). There is also a method in which the size of the magnified object is a size that occupies a predetermined ratio to the physical size of the display.

FIG. 5 shows the enlarged object operating means 1 of FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of 06. First, the copied / enlarged object is passed (step 501).
The enlarged object is displayed according to the size of the passed object (step 502). When the display time measuring means 108 gives an instruction to erase the enlarged object screen, the enlarged object is closed (step 50).
3). If there is an input to the magnified object, the processing associated with the magnified object is executed (step 5).
At the same time, the object operating means 102 is also instructed to execute (step 505). FIG. 6 shows an example of the display screen.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged display time measuring means 108 of FIG.
6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of FIG. When the enlarged object is displayed by the enlarged object operating means 106, a timer is set (step 701). When the input to the enlarged object is detected through the input / output device 101, the timer is cleared (step 702). When the input to the enlarged object is not detected, the time is over and the enlarged object operating means 106 is instructed to delete the enlarged object. Is output (step 703).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, regardless of the size of the object displayed on the input / output device, the input can be performed easily and accurately, and the operability of the device is improved. Can be made.

In the present embodiment, a touch panel is used for explanation. However, instead of the touch panel, a mouse,
The same can be achieved by using a trackball, a pen, a keyboard, or the like.

(Embodiment 2) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG.
801 is an input / output device, 802 is an object operating means,
Reference numeral 803 is an enlarged area designating unit, 806 is an object duplicating unit, 806 is an enlarged object operating unit, 807 is an enlargement ratio determining unit, 808 is a display time measuring unit, and 809 is an enlarged region displaying unit.

The difference from the configuration of FIG. 1 is that an enlarged screen creating means 804 for instructing the object duplicating means 806 to duplicate / enlarge all display objects in the enlargement target area.
And an enlargement area display means 809 for generating / displaying the display screen of the enlargement target area duplicated by the object duplication means 806 is added.

The operation of the input processing apparatus configured as described above will be described below. When the enlargement instruction operation is not detected through the input / output device 801, the object operation 802 executes the processing associated with the display object to be operated. When the input / output device 801 detects an enlargement instruction operation, the enlargement area designating unit 8
03 determines the area to be enlarged. The process up to this point is the same as in the first embodiment. After that, the difference is that all the display objects to be enlarged are extracted by the enlarged screen creating means 804 from the area designated by the enlarged area designating means 803, and the object duplicating means 805 is instructed to duplicate / enlarge them.

At this time, the enlargement ratio determining means 807 may instruct the enlargement ratio. The object duplication unit 805 duplicates and enlarges the display object and the processing associated with the display object as a set. The object magnified by the magnified object duplication unit 805 is displayed on the input / output device 801 by the magnified area display unit 809 as in the example of the display screen of FIG.

When an input is made to the enlarged object through the input / output device 801, the associated processing is executed, and at the same time, the object operation 802 is instructed to execute the display object processing. The display time measuring means 808 measures the input interval from the input / output device 801 to the enlarged object, and when there is no input for a certain time, an instruction to erase the enlarged object is issued to the enlarged area display means 809 and the enlarged object is closed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, regardless of the size of the object displayed on the input / output device, and even when the adjacent objects are linked, it is easy to understand, simple and accurate. Can be input to improve the operability of the device.

Although a touch panel has been described in this embodiment, a mouse, a touch panel,
The same can be achieved by using a trackball, a pen, a keyboard, or the like.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, firstly, an input operation of a graphical user interface in which an input instruction error is large and an input instruction to a specific display object cannot be accurately performed is supplemented. By adding the enlargement area designating means, the enlargement screen creating means, the object duplicating means, and the enlargement object operating means, it becomes possible to input regardless of the size of the object displayed on the graphical user interface, which is excellent. It is possible to realize the input processing device.

Secondly, by adding the enlargement ratio determining means to the input processing device described in the first embodiment, an enlarged screen suitable for the resolution of the display used can be displayed.

Thirdly, by adding a display time measuring means to the input processing device described in the first, when there is no input for a certain time on the enlarged screen, the enlarged screen is automatically closed without executing the processing function. , It becomes possible to prompt the next input.

Fourthly, by enlarging the enlarging area display means to the input processing device described in the first, the enlarging specified area is enlarged, and thus it is easy to understand even when adjacent objects are interlocked, Accurate input operation becomes possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an input processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing up to an enlarged display in the whole operation in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an input to a magnified display object among the overall operations in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing of the enlargement ratio determining means in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing of the enlarged object operating means in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example by an enlarged object operating means in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing of the enlarged display time measuring means in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an input processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example by an enlarged screen creating means in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Input / Output Device 102 Object Operating Means 103 Enlarging Area Designating Means 104 Enlarging Screen Creating Means 105 Object Duplicating Means 106 Enlarging Object Operating Means 107 Enlarging Ratio Determining Means 108 Display Time Measuring Means 601 Display 602 Display Objects 603 Application Screens 604 Enlarging Areas 605 Enlarging Object 801 Input / output device 802 Object operating means 803 Enlarged area designating means 804 Enlarged screen creating means 805 Object duplicating means 806 Enlarged object operating means 807 Enlargement ratio determining means 808 Display time measuring means 809 Enlarged area displaying means 901 Display 902 Display object 903 Application Screen 904 Enlarged area 905 Enlarged object 906 Enlarged display screen

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Sachiko Ota 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An object operating means for executing a process associated with a display object as an operation target in response to an input operation performed through an input / output device, and an enlargement instruction operation through the input / output device. To
Enlarging area designating means for determining an area to be enlarged on the screen, and only one display object to be enlarged located in the area designated by the enlarging area designating means, and instructing enlargement And an object duplicating unit that duplicates the process associated with the enlargement target display object determined by the enlarging screen creating unit together with the display object and enlarges the display object, and an enlarging object duplicated by the object duplicating unit. Then, when an input operation is performed on the enlarged object through the input / output device, an enlarged object operating means for designating associated processing and instructing the object operating means to execute this processing is provided. An input processing device characterized by the above. 2. The input processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an enlargement ratio determining unit that determines an enlargement ratio based on the resolution of the display and the size of the display when the display object is enlarged. 3. The display time measuring means for instructing the enlarged object operating means to automatically erase the display of the enlarged object when no operation is applied to the enlarged object for a certain period of time. The input processing device described. 4. The enlargement screen creating means instructs the object duplicating means to enlarge and duplicate all the display objects in the enlargement target area, and in addition, under the instruction of the enlargement screen creating means, The input processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an enlarged area display unit that enlarges the area to generate and display a display screen.