JPH11338609A - Device and method for book type information and computer-readable recording medium where program is recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impose natural restrictions on user operation by an operating means which is easy for a user to understand by display page information and control information as a layout. SOLUTION: The control information E is displayed in or inputted to a background area 1 appearing on a display means when a book A is closed. The background area 1 is hidden when the book A is open and the user can not operate it, so control items which desire to be inhibited when the book A is opened are arranged suitably in this area. A button F, on the other hand, is outside the background area 1, so it is not hidden when the book A is opened. For the purpose, control items, for example, for turning over pages forward and backward that the user can always operate are arranged suitably. Thus, natural restrictions are imposed on user operation depending upon whether the book A is closed or opened and the permission and inhibition states of control over the user can be switched.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book-type information display device for displaying images and character information in the form of a book, a book-type information display method, and a recording medium storing a computer-readable program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to display images and character information in a form that is easy for anyone to use, as shown in FIG. B, there is a book type information display device (for example, refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H5-257991, "Information Search Processing Method").

In such a book type information display device,
Control information may be displayed to perform various controls on the displayed information, such as changing the size of characters, saving information, reading another information, and the like.
Such control information includes buttons, input fields, switches, menus, and the like.

In the prior art, control information is indicated by displaying a menu or arranging buttons on a dialog box. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the menu C is displayed on the upper or lower part of the display means, and a menu item for control is selected by inputting from a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel. Alternatively, there has been a method of displaying a dialog box D as shown in FIG. 10 and selecting an item.

[0005]

By the way, simply arranging menus and buttons may cause inappropriate operation by the user. Dialog box D is
Since it is displayed as needed, it does not hinder display when it is unnecessary, but there is a problem that the operation cannot be performed unless the user knows how to display the dialog box D. Further, the menu C basically needs to be always displayed on the display means, and may interfere with the display.
In some cases, it did not match the display design.

An object of the present invention is to provide a book-type information display device, a book-type information display method, and a computer-readable program capable of providing a user-friendly operation means and imposing a natural restriction on user operation. The purpose is to provide a storage medium.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a book-type information display device comprising: a page information storage unit for storing page information;
Control information storage means for storing control information, layout means for arranging the items of the page information and the control information,
Display means for displaying the page information and the control information in accordance with the arrangement, and control for executing the next processing operation corresponding to the input, or laying out another page on the layout means and displaying the page on the display means Means.

Further, control information can be displayed or input in an area newly appearing when the book is closed or when a page is opened or closed.

Further, the control information of the first group can be displayed or input in a background area which appears when the book is closed so as to show the cover, and the background which appears when the book is closed so as to show the back cover. The control information of the second group can be displayed or input in the area.

The book-type information display method according to the present invention comprises the steps of arranging control information in a background area that appears when the book is closed to show the front cover, and a background that appears when the book is closed to show the back cover. Arranging the control information in the area.

The recording medium storing the computer-readable program of the present invention is a recording medium storing a program used for controlling a book-type information display device for displaying images and character information in a book form. Allocating control information in a background area that appears when the book is closed to show the front cover, and arranging control information in a background area that appears when the book is closed to show the back cover Is recorded.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to a book A as shown in FIG.
The control information E is displayed or input in the background area 1 appearing on the display means B when the is closed. The background area 1 is hidden when the book is opened and cannot be operated by the user, as shown in FIG. 2, so that when the book A is opened, the control items to be prohibited are suitable to be arranged in this area. On the other hand, since the button F is outside the background area 1, it is not hidden when the book is opened. Therefore, it is preferable to arrange control items that can always be operated by the user, for example, for turning pages back and forth. As described above, depending on whether the book A is closed or opened, a natural restriction is imposed on the user operation, and the state of permitting or prohibiting the user's control operation can be switched.

The background area 1 that appears when the book A is closed is a background area that appears when the book A is closed to show the cover, and a background area that appears when the book A is closed so that the back cover is shown. There are two types, a background area.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the control information of the first group is displayed or input in a background area which appears when the book A is closed so as to show the cover, and the book A is opened so as to show the back cover. A feature of displaying or inputting the control information of the second group in a background area that appears sometimes is also included, whereby the control information of two types of groups can be arranged.

Embodiment 1 In a book that opens to the right, such as an English book, the background area that appears when the book is opened to show the cover is the background area 1 in FIG. 1, and the back cover is shown. The background area that appears when listening to a book is shown in FIG.
Is the background area 2.

The background area 1 appears in the initial display state and has a property that the user always sees it.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, setting items relating to input / output of information to / from the apparatus are arranged in the background area 1.

In FIG. 1, information reading (Open),
Buttons E for saving (Save), printing (Print), and stopping the device (Quit) are displayed.

[Embodiment 2] Next, it is more appropriate to set the setting items related to layout and decoration affecting all pages in the book A with the book closed than with the specific page opened. is there. Therefore, in the second embodiment, setting items related to layout and decoration are grouped and displayed in the background area. In the example of FIG. 3, the font size is large (L
A button for selecting from among “large”, “medium” (Normal), and “small” (Small) is arranged in the background area 2. Other setting items related to layout and decoration include font type, character color, line spacing, top, bottom, left and right margins, paper color, background color and pattern, etc. You may. In addition, by selecting these setting items, a dialog box or a menu may be further displayed so that details can be set.

[Embodiment 3] Next, the background area 2 has the property of appearing next to the back cover. Therefore, in the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a button (Add Page) for adding a new page is arranged, and by pressing this button, a new page can be added. This embodiment is suitable for displaying a book A that can be entered, such as a notebook.

[Embodiment 4] Next, the background area 1 is a book A
, And the background area 2 has a property of appearing when the book A is closed after reading all the pages. Thus, in the fourth embodiment, a button for reading the previous volume in the background area 1 and a button for reading the next volume in the background area 2 are provided to support the continuous reading of the book A including a plurality of volumes. It is appropriate to do. In FIG. 5, a button (Next) for reading the next volume is arranged in the background area 2. Further, the stop button (Quit) of the device is set to the background area 2
Is appropriate because the operation can be performed after reading the book.

In the above embodiment, a right-opening book such as a Western book is assumed. However, in a left-opening book such as a Japanese book, the background area 1 and the background area 2 may be exchanged.

The background area may display copyright information of the text, publisher, date of publication, copyright information, and other bibliographic information.

[Embodiment 5] FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the book information display device of the present invention. In FIG. 6, 6
01 is a layout unit, 602 is a page information storage unit,
603, control information storage means; 604, display means;
Is control means. The layout of the page information stored in the page information storage unit 602 and the button information stored in the control information storage unit 603 is determined by the layout unit 601 on the display unit 604. At this time, they are arranged according to the procedure of steps (1) to (4) shown in FIG. That is, if a cover is displayed (1), a button is arranged in the background area 1 (2). If a back cover is displayed (3), a button is arranged in the background area 2 (4). ,
Please note that this step requires that if the book is not displayed,
This includes arranging buttons in both the background areas 1 and 2. However, if the book is always displayed and either of the front and back covers is always displayed, the process is terminated after step (2). It may be.

The display means 604 operates according to the layout
Displays page information and control (button) information.

When coordinate values and the like are input to the display means 604 from input means such as a mouse and a touch panel, the control means 6
05 determines the pressed button using the layout information of the layout unit 601 and performs the next processing operation corresponding to the button. For example, when it is determined that the Open button in FIG. The processing operation for opening the eyes is performed.
When the displayed page is to be changed, a new page is displayed by operating a layout unit 601 by designating a button displayed from a mouse, a touch panel, or the like.

The present invention may be implemented by a computer having a display unit and an input unit. A computer-readable storage medium such as a magnetic medium or a CD-ROM stores a program for causing the computer to execute the above steps. It can also be stored on a medium and distributed.

[0028]

According to the book type information display device of the present invention,
The page information and the control information can be laid out and displayed. In addition, according to the opening and closing of the book, the permission / prohibition of the user's control operation can be switched in a natural manner.

According to the book type information display method of the present invention, control items of two types of groups can be arranged.

According to the recording medium of the present invention in which a computer-readable program is recorded, the book-type information display method can be easily realized by controlling the computer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a book is opened and a button is hidden according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of a book-type information display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a book-type information display method according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a display example of a conventional book-type information display device.

FIG. 9 is a display example of a conventional menu.

FIG. 10 is a display example of a conventional dialog box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A book B display means C menu D dialog box E control information (hidden by the book) F control information (not hidden by the book) 601 layout means 602 page information storage means 603 control information storage means 604 display means 605 control means

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Yoshinobu Tomura 3-19-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A book-type information display device for displaying images and character information in the form of a book, comprising: page information storage means for storing page information; control information storage means for storing control information; Layout means for arranging items of the control information, display means for displaying the page information and the control information in accordance with the layout, and executing the function of the control information in response to input, or Control means for laying out the page and displaying the page on the display means. 2. The book-type information display device according to claim 1, wherein control information can be displayed or input in an area newly appearing when the book is closed or when a page is opened / closed. 3. The control information of the first group can be displayed or entered in a background area that appears when the book is closed to show the cover, and a background that appears when the book is closed to show the back cover. 2. The book type information display device according to claim 1, wherein control information of the second group can be displayed or input in the area. 4. A book-type information display method for displaying images and character information in the form of a book, comprising: arranging control information in a background area that appears when the book is closed so as to show the cover; Arranging control information in a background area that appears when the book is closed as described above. 5. A recording medium storing a program used for controlling a book-type information display device for displaying images and character information in the form of a book, at least a background that appears when the book is closed to show the cover. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program, comprising: arranging control information in an area; and arranging control information in a background area appearing when a book is closed to show a back cover.