JPWO2006049173A1 - Information processing device, processing control device, information processing method, information processing program, and recording medium recording the information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

The disc system acquires disc menu information from the disc by the information recognition means of the processing unit, and recognizes the display state of the item information 211 based on the button position information of the selection button information recorded in this disc menu information. The button control means of the processing unit controls the display of the control button 182 on the display surface 210A based on the display state of the item information 211.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device that processes various kinds of information, a processing control device, an information processing method, a program thereof, and a recording medium recording the program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a reproducing apparatus which outputs and displays video information recorded on a recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Video Disc) on a monitor screen. In such a reproducing apparatus, a configuration is known in which various menu information and operation item information recorded on a recording medium are read and displayed on a monitor screen to prompt a user to perform a desired selection operation. (For example, Patent Document 1).

  The device disclosed in Patent Document 1 acquires menu information, operation item information, operation buttons, and the like from a mounted DVD disc, and displays a menu on a monitor based on these information. When the user selects a desired item, the setting input is recognized and video information based on the item desired by the user is output.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-230891 (see the left side of page 5 and page 6)

  By the way, in the above-mentioned configuration of Patent Document 1, when the menu information and the operation item information recorded in the recording medium are displayed on a small monitor such as an in-vehicle device, the displayed menu screen becomes small, and each item The display area of is also small. For example, when a touch panel that is operated by directly touching a monitor screen is used as the operation unit, the operation button interval of each operation item information may be short, and the size of the operation button may be small. For this reason, there is a problem in that it is difficult to touch these buttons, which makes the operation complicated and may cause an erroneous operation.

  In view of such a point, the present invention has an object to provide an information processing apparatus, a processing control apparatus, an information processing method, a program thereof, and a recording medium recording the program, which facilitates the operation.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an item information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and an item information display that controls to display the item information in a display area of a display unit. Control means, judgment means for judging whether or not the display state of the item information displayed in the display area is a predetermined display state, and the judgment means determines that the display state is the predetermined display state. In this case, the selection information display control means for displaying selection operation information for selecting at least one of the item information is provided.

  An information processing apparatus of the present invention is an item information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and an item that controls to display the plurality of item information in a display area of a display unit. Information display control means, judging means for judging whether or not the display state of the displayed plurality of item information in the display area is a predetermined display state, and the judging means determines whether or not the predetermined display state is satisfied. And a display changing means for changing the display state of the item information when it is determined that the item information is present.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an item information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and an item that controls to display the plurality of item information in a display area of a display unit. Information display control means, judgment means for judging whether or not the display state of the displayed plurality of item information in the display area is a predetermined display state, and the determination means determines whether the display state is in the predetermined display state. When it is determined that the input operation possible area corresponding to the item information in the display area is changed, area changing means is provided.

  The processing control device of the present invention includes the above-described information processing device of the present invention, position information recognition means for recognizing position information regarding a predetermined position in the display area designated by an input operation, and the position information recognizing means based on the position information. An item information recognizing unit that recognizes the item information displayed at a predetermined position, and a process execution control unit that causes a process executing unit that executes a process to execute a predetermined process corresponding to the recognized item information are provided. It is characterized by

  An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method of displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and acquiring the plurality of item information, Item information is displayed in the display area, it is determined whether the display state of the plurality of displayed item information in the display area is a predetermined display state, and it is determined that the display state is the predetermined display state. In this case, the selection operation information for selecting at least one of the item information is displayed.

  An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method of displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and acquiring the plurality of item information, Item information is displayed in the display area, it is determined whether the display state of the plurality of displayed item information in the display area is a predetermined display state, and it is determined that the display state is the predetermined display state. If the item is displayed, the display state of the item information is changed.

  An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method of displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and acquiring the plurality of item information, Item information is displayed in the display area, it is determined whether the display state of the plurality of displayed item information in the display area is a predetermined display state, and it is determined that the display state is the predetermined display state. In this case, the area corresponding to the item information in the display area is changed.

  The information processing program of the present invention is characterized by causing the calculation means to function as the above-described information processing apparatus of the present invention.

  An information processing program of the present invention is characterized by causing an arithmetic means to execute the above-described information processing method of the present invention.

  A recording medium on which the information processing program of the present invention is recorded is characterized in that the above-described information processing program of the present invention is readablely recorded in a computing means.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the disk device of this Embodiment typically. It is a schematic diagram which shows the outline of a data structure of the disc used as a recording medium of this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the outline of button information. It is a schematic diagram which shows the outline of the control button displayed on a touch panel. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of a process part. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display screen displayed on a touch panel. It is a schematic diagram which shows another example of the display screen displayed on a touch panel. It is a flowchart in a display process of a touch panel. It is a schematic diagram which shows the display screen of the modification of this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the display screen of the other modification of this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows a part of display screen of the further another modification of this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

182 control button as selection operation information 190 processing unit as arithmetic unit 191 information acquisition unit as information processing unit and processing control unit 193 information acquisition unit as item information acquisition unit 193 information processing unit and processing control unit Button control means 194 that also functions as judgment means, item information display control means, and selection information display control means 194. Processing position control device, contact position recognition means as position information acquisition means 195. Process information control device, item information Selection button recognition means as recognition means 196 Button processing means as processing execution control means constituting processing control device 200 Touch panel 210A as display means Display surface 211 as display area 211 Item information 452 Button position information as display state information

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 is a vehicle-mounted disc system. The disc system 10 reads and reproduces content information recorded on the disc 400, menu information corresponding to the content information, and the like. It should be noted that although the vehicle-mounted disk system 10 is described as an example here, the invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be applied to a personal computer that processes various information recorded on a recording medium and outputs it to a monitor or the like, a DVD video device that outputs video information or audio information of the recording medium, and the like. Further, as the disc 400, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a CD (Compact Disc), and a Blu-ray in which video information is recorded, a magnetic recording medium such as an MO (Magneto Optical Disk), or the like is used. Can be mentioned. The disk system 10 includes a disk device 100, a touch panel 200 as a display unit, and an audio output unit 300.

  The touch panel 200 displays video information and menu information output from the disk device 100. The touch panel 200 is provided, for example, on the front side of a dashboard (not shown) of the vehicle. The touch panel 200 also recognizes the position touched by the user, and outputs the position information to the disk device 100. The touch panel 200 includes a display unit 210, a sensor unit 220, a signal output unit 230, and the like.

  The display unit 210 displays a video based on a video signal output from the disk device 100 and selection screens 210B and 210C described later. The display unit 210 has a display surface 210A (see FIG. 6) as a substantially rectangular display area. The display surface 210A is covered with a translucent member such as glass or plastic which has high strength and is not easily scratched. That is, the display surface 210A has a structure that is not damaged even if the user directly touches it.

  The sensor unit 220 is provided on a translucent member that covers the display surface 210A. When the user touches the translucent member, the sensor unit 220 detects the touched position and recognizes its coordinate position. Examples of the structure of the sensor unit 220 include a so-called resistance film type sensor, which is configured by covering a transparent film on a transparent member and wiring an electric circuit in a gap between the transparent member and the film. , A capacitance type sensor for detecting a change in capacitance of the surface of the translucent member, and the like. The configuration of the sensor unit 220 is not limited to this. For example, the optical sensor is arranged in front of the translucent member, and the position on the display unit 210 can be detected by the user's finger crossing. May be.

  The signal output unit 230 outputs the coordinates of the contact position detected by the sensor unit 220 to the disk device 100 as a contact coordinate signal. The coordinates transmitted here may be coordinates regarding the absolute position of the contact position on the display unit 210, or may be a relative position of the contact position as seen from the entire display unit 210.

  The voice output unit 300 has a sounding unit such as a speaker 310. The audio output unit 300 is controlled by the disk device 100, and outputs audio information and the like from the disk device 100 as audio from the speaker 310. The voice output unit 300 is not limited to the configuration in which the speaker 310 is provided, and may be a configuration in which a speaker installed in the vehicle in advance is used.

  The disc device 100 reads the information recorded on the disc 400, and separates image information, menu information, audio information, and the like from the read information. Then, the video information and the menu information are output to the touch panel 200, and the audio information is output to the audio output unit 300. In addition, here, although the disc device 100 that reads and reproduces information recorded on the disc 400 will be described, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, it may be a disk device provided with a recording unit for recording information on the disk 400. Further, the disk device is not limited to information related to video such as video information, menu information, and audio information, and may be a disk device that processes other information.

  The disc device 100 includes a disc storage unit 110 that stores a disc 400, a pickup unit 120, a signal processing unit 130, a stream unit 140, an audio decoder 150, a video decoder 160, an input unit 170, and a memory 180. And a processing unit 190 as a calculation unit.

  The disc storage unit 110 has a disc storage space (not shown) for storing the disc 400. The disc storage unit 110 is formed, for example, in communication with the outside through an opening provided in the disc device 100, and stores the disc 400 in a removable manner.

  Here, the data structure of the disc 400 stored in the disc storage unit 110 will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, a DVD video disc is exemplified as the disc 400.

  A single volume space is allocated to the disk 400 on a recording surface basis. This volume space includes a volume and file structure 410, a video area 420, and another information area 430.

  The volume and file structure 410 describes information for identifying the disc 400. Specifically, the volume and file structure 410 records control information in a logical format that complies with both UDF (Universal Disc Format) and ISO9660 standards.

  Information such as image information, menu information, and audio information is recorded in the video area 420. The information recorded in the video area 420 is analyzed by the disk device 100 and output from the touch panel 200 and the audio output unit 300 as an image and an audio. In the video area 420, information such as a video manager (VMG) 421 and one or more and 99 or less video title sets (VTS) 422 is recorded.

  The VMG 421 is configured by associating the VMG control information 421A, the disc menu information 421B, the VMG backup information 421C, and the like as one data structure.

  The VMG control information 421A is information for controlling reproduction of the disc menu information 421B displayed on the monitor. That is, the VMG control information 421A is configured to include program chain information related to a method of reproducing video information and audio information recorded on the disc 400.

  The disc menu information 421B is information regarding the disc menu screen output to the touch panel 200. The disc menu information 421B is configured by associating disc menu screen information (not shown) with selection button information 450 as shown in FIG. 3, for example, as one data structure. The disc menu screen information is information about the disc menu screen output to the touch panel 200, and includes, for example, a menu image. The selection button information 450 is information regarding the item information 211 (see FIG. 6) displayed on the disc menu screen. In addition, the selection button information 450 includes a plurality of button information 451. The button information 451 is configured by associating the button position information 452, the adjacent button position information 453, the button command information 454, and the like as one data structure.

  The button position information 452 records the absolute position of the item information 211 on the disc menu screen displayed based on the disc menu screen information. Specifically, the button position information 452 includes a start X coordinate and a start Y coordinate indicating the upper left end position in the display area of the item information 211, and an end X coordinate and an end Y coordinate indicating the lower right end position. It is recorded. The coordinate position indicated by the start X coordinate, the start Y coordinate, and the end X coordinate and the end Y coordinate is that the item information 211 displayed at that position when the user touches the coordinate position is selected. Is indicated by the sensor unit 220. For example, when a position deviating from the coordinate position is touched, the item information indicated at the coordinate position is not selected.

  The adjacent button position information 453 relates to the positions of other item information 211 displayed adjacently when the item information 211 based on the button position information 452 associated with the adjacent button position information 453 is displayed on the touch panel 200. Information. The adjacent button position information 453 also records the start X coordinate, the start Y coordinate, the end X coordinate, the end Y coordinate, and the like, like the button position information 452, and deviates from the coordinate position indicated by these coordinates. When the user touches the position, the item information displayed at the coordinate position is not selected. When the user tries to select one of the adjacent item information having such a positional relationship and touches the coordinate position where the item information is displayed, the coordinate positions of the adjacent item information are close to each other. In such a case, it is assumed that the item information that is not desired is selected by mistake. Although the adjacent button position information 453 described above is recorded in the DVD video disc illustrated in the present embodiment, for example, the adjacent button position information is recorded as information regarding the relative position of the adjacent item information 211 with respect to the disc menu screen. This disc may be a target of the present embodiment, or a disc on which adjacent button position information is recorded as information on the relative distance to adjacent buttons.

  The button command information 454 is information regarding processing when the item information 211 is selected. The button command information 454 is associated with program chain information corresponding to a predetermined process.

  The VMG backup information 421C is information for backing up the VMG control information 421A, and the contents of the VMG control information 421A can be read by the disk device 100 even if the information recording surface is damaged, for example. .

  The VTS 422 includes VTS control information 422A, title menu information 422B, title information 422C, VTS backup information 422D, and the like.

  The VTS control information 422A describes the contents for reproducing the data described in the title menu information 422B and the title information 422C.

  The title menu information 422B is information regarding the title menu screen output to the touch panel 200. Specifically, in the title menu information 422B, information regarding the image of the title menu screen output to the display unit 210 of the touch panel 200 is recorded.

  The title information 422C is information for outputting the content. Specifically, the title information 422C is video information displayed on the touch panel 200 or audio information output from the audio output unit.

  The VTS backup information 422D is information for backing up the VTS control information 422A, and the contents of the VTS control information 422A can be read by the disk device 100 even if the information recording surface is damaged, for example. ..

  In the other information area 430, information other than video and audio, such as various programs, databases, and information data, is recorded. The other information area 430 may not be provided.

  The pickup unit 120 is connected to the signal processing unit 130 and the processing unit 190. The pickup unit 120 is provided so as to face the recording surface of the disc 400 when the disc 400 is stored in the disc storage unit 110. The pickup section 120 is movably provided so as to face the recording surface of the disc, for example. Then, an objective lens is provided at a position substantially parallel to the recording surface of the disc 400, and the recording surface of the disc 400 is irradiated with laser light of a predetermined wavelength from the objective lens, and the laser light reflected by the recording surface is irradiated. Information is read by condensing light. Further, the pickup section 120 outputs the read information to the signal processing section 130 and the processing section 190.

  The signal processing unit 130 is connected to the pickup unit 120, the stream unit 140, and the processing unit 190. Then, the signal processing unit 130 separates the information transmitted from the pickup unit 120. Specifically, the signal processing unit 130 recognizes the VMG 421 and the VTS 422 recorded in the video area 420 from the information recorded in the disc 400. Then, the VMG 421 and the VTS 422 are separated and output to the processing unit 190. Further, the signal processing unit 130 outputs the disc menu information 421B recorded in the VMG 421 and the title information 422C recorded in the VTS to the stream unit 140.

  The stream unit 140 separates audio information about audio and video information about video included in the title information 422C. Then, the audio information is output to the audio decoder 150, and the video information is output to the video decoder 160. Also, the stream unit 140 outputs the disc menu screen information and the title menu screen information recorded in the disc menu information 421B and the title menu information 422B to the video decoder 160.

  The audio decoder 150 expands the audio information input from the stream unit 140 and outputs the audio information to the audio output unit 300 as an audio signal.

  The video decoder 160 expands the video information and the menu information input from the stream unit 140 and outputs them as video signals to the touch panel 200.

  The input unit 170 is connected to the processing unit 190 and the like. The input unit 170 has various operation buttons and operation knobs (not shown) arranged so as to be able to perform an input operation facing the front of the disk device 100, for example. The contents of the input operation of these operation buttons and operation knobs are, for example, setting items such as setting of operation contents of the disk device 100. Then, the input unit 170 transmits various kinds of information as operation signals to the processing unit 190 and sets them by an input operation of setting items. Here, the input unit 170 includes, for example, a remote controller light receiving unit that receives various kinds of information transmitted from an unillustrated remote controller via infrared rays and transmits the various kinds of information to the processing unit 190 as operation signals. It is also possible to

  The memory 180 stores control button information regarding the control button 182 as selection operation information displayed on the touch panel 200. The control button information includes control button information regarding the display of the up button 182A, the down button 182B, the left button 182C, the right button 182D, and the enter button 182E. Further, each of the buttons 182A to 182E may always have a fixed size, or may be a control button whose size can be freely changed.

  The memory 180 also stores switching button information regarding the switching button 212 that switches between displaying and hiding the control button 182.

  Further, the memory 180 stores display size information regarding the size of the touch panel 200. This display size information is output from the signal output unit 230 of the touch panel 200 and stored in the memory 180 when the disk device 100 and the touch panel 200 are connected, for example. If the display size information is known in advance, that information may be stored regardless of the connection of the touch panel 200.

  Further, the memory 180 stores the audio information and video information read from the disk 400, the setting items input from the input unit 170, and the like so that they can be read as appropriate. Further, the memory 180 stores various programs developed on an OS (Operating System) that controls the operation of the entire disk device 100. As the memory 180, it is desirable to use a memory that retains its memory even when the power is suddenly turned off due to a power failure or the like, for example, a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) memory. It should be noted that the memory 180 may be configured to include a drive, a driver, and the like for readable storage in a recording medium such as an HD (Hard Disk), a DVD, and an optical disk.

  The processing unit 190 is connected to various input/output ports (not shown), for example, a pickup port to which the pickup unit 120 is connected, a signal processing port to which the signal processing unit 130 is connected, a stream port to which the stream unit 140 is connected, and an audio decoder 150. Audio decoder port, a video decoder port to which the video decoder 160 is connected, an input port to which the input unit 170 is connected, a memory port to which the memory 180 is connected, a touch panel control port to which the touch panel 200 is connected, and the like. Then, the processing unit 190, as various programs, a button that also functions as an information recognition unit 191, which is an item information acquisition unit, a display size recognition unit 192, a determination unit, an item information display control unit, and a selection information display control unit. The control means 193, the contact position recognition means 194 as position information acquisition means, the selection button recognition means 195 as item information recognition means, the button processing means 196 as processing execution control means, and the like are provided. The information recognition unit 191 and the button control unit 193 form the information processing apparatus of the present invention. Further, the information recognition means 191, the button control means 193, the contact position recognition means 194, the selection button recognition means 195, and the button processing means 196 constitute the processing control device of the present invention.

  The information recognition unit 191 causes the signal processing unit 130 to separate the information read from the disc 400 by the pickup unit 120, and recognizes audio information, video information, and menu information. Then, the information recognition means 191 causes the audio decoder 150 to input the audio information and the video decoder 160 to input the video information, respectively. The information recognition unit 191 also records the menu information 421B and 422B in the memory 180.

  The display size recognition unit 192 recognizes the size of the display surface 210A of the touch panel 200 on which the menu screen and each video information are displayed. Specifically, the display size recognition unit 192 recognizes the display size information of the touch panel 200 stored in the memory 180. The display size recognition unit 192 may be configured to recognize the display size information by the setting input from the input unit 170. Further, when the display size information of the display surface A is stored in the memory 180 in advance, the processing unit 19 is in a state of recognizing the display size information, and thus the configuration of the display size recognition means 192 is omitted. be able to.

  The button control unit 193 calculates the display interval of the adjacent item information 211 based on the selection button information 450. Specifically, the button control unit 193 calculates the center position of the adjacent item information 211 based on the button position information 452 of the item information 211, and calculates the coordinate interval of this center position.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, it is assumed that chapter 1 is adjacent to the item information 211 of chapter 2 and chapter 5. Further, the button position information 452 of the item information 211 of the chapter 1 has a start X coordinate of X ₁ , a start Y coordinate of Y ₁ , an end X coordinate of x ₁ , and an end Y coordinate of y _1, and the item information 211 of the chapter 2 The start X coordinate of the button position information 452 is X ₁ , the start Y coordinate is Y ₂ , the end X coordinate is x ₁ , the end Y coordinate is y _2, and the start X coordinate of the item information 211 of chapter 5 is X ₅ and start Y. The coordinate is Y ₁ , the ending X coordinate is x ₅ , and the ending Y coordinate is y ₁ . In this case, the button control unit 193 recognizes in which direction the item information 211 is displayed side by side based on the button position information 452. Then, when the button control unit 193 determines that the start X coordinate and the end X coordinate are substantially the same as in the case of chapter 1 and chapter 2, the item information 211 is displayed side by side in the Y axis direction. Recognize that it has been done. On the other hand, when the button control unit 193 determines that the start Y coordinate and the end Y coordinate are substantially the same as in Chapter 1 and Chapter 5, the button control unit 193 recognizes that they are displayed side by side in the X axis direction. ..

Then, the button control means 193 calculates the center position Y ₁₀ of the item information 211 of the chapter 1 in the Y-axis direction as (Y ₁ +y ₁ )/2, and the center position Y of the item information 211 of the chapter 2 in the Y-axis direction. ₂₀ is calculated as (Y ₂ +y ₂ )/2. Furthermore, the button control unit 193, the display interval H0 between the item information 211 and item information 211 of the chapter 2 of the chapter 1 _is calculated as (Y 20 _{-Y 10).} Further, the button control means 193 calculates the center position X ₁₀ of the item information 211 of the chapter 1 in the X axis direction as (X ₁ +x ₁ )/2, and the center position X of the item information 211 of the chapter 5 in the X axis direction. ₅₀ is calculated as (X ₅ +x ₅ )/2. Furthermore, the button control unit 193, the display interval L0 between the item information 211 and item information 211 of the chapter 2 of the chapter 1 _is calculated as (X 50 _{-X 10).}

  Then, the button control means 193 recognizes the display size information of the display surface 210A stored in the memory 180, and based on this display size information and each display interval L0, H0, the chapter 1 and the chapter 2 are displayed on the display surface 210A. The actual display intervals L and H when is displayed are calculated. Further, the button control means 193 compares these display intervals L and H with a predetermined size set in advance, and when the display intervals L and H are larger than the predetermined size, as shown in FIG. A process of displaying the direct selection screen 210B on the display surface 210A of the display unit 210 is performed. On the other hand, when at least one of L and H is smaller than a predetermined size set in advance, the button control unit 193 causes the display unit 210 to display an indirect selection screen 210C as shown in FIG.

  Note that the preset size is set to be substantially the same as the size of a human finger, for example. The size of the finger may be, for example, a size preset and input by the user from the input unit 170 or the touch panel 200, and the average size of a human finger is stored in the memory 180 in advance during manufacturing. Good. Further, the user may touch the touch panel 200 to measure the touched area and acquire the finger width dimension.

Here, the direct selection screen 210B displayed on the display unit 210 by the button control unit 193 will be described. In FIG. 6, item information 211 is displayed at a predetermined position on the direct selection screen 210B based on the button position information 452 of the selection button information 450. For example, assuming that the start X coordinate of chapter 1 is X ₁ , the start Y coordinate is Y ₁ , the end X coordinate is x ₁ , and the end Y coordinate is y ₁ , the item information 211 corresponding to chapter 1 becomes button position information 452. It is displayed at the coordinate position of the display surface 210A corresponding to the described coordinates. The other item information 211 is similarly displayed based on the button position information 452. A switch button 212 is displayed near the lower left corner of the direct selection screen 210B based on the switch button information.

  Next, the indirect selection screen 210C will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, item information 211 is displayed at a predetermined position on the indirect selection screen 210C based on the button position information 452 of the selection button information 450. Further, on the indirect selection screen 210C, one of the item information 211 is displayed in a color different from that of the other item information 211. Further, on the indirect selection screen 210C, below the item information 211, based on the control button information, an up button 182A indicating up, a down button 182B indicating down, and a left button indicating left. 182C, a right button 182D indicating the right direction, and an enter button 182E are displayed. The direction buttons 182A to 182D and the enter button 182E are displayed so as not to be superimposed on the item information 211.

  Not only the color of the item information 211 may be different, but the font of the character string such as “Chapter 1” described in the item information 211 may be changed. That is, the display form of the item information 211 may be changed and displayed. For DVDs, the display form of the item information 211 is changed according to the contents recorded on the disc. However, for discs other than DVDs, for example, the font of the character string may be changed as described above. It may be the one.

  Further, in the indirect selection screen 210C, a switching button 212 based on the switching button information is displayed around the lower left corner of the display surface 210A, as in the direct selection screen 210B.

  The contact position recognition unit 194 acquires a signal regarding the contact position coordinates output from the signal output unit 230 of the touch panel 200.

  The selection button recognition means 195 recognizes the item information 211 selected by the user. Specifically, the selection button recognition unit 195 recognizes the contact position coordinates based on the signal regarding the contact position coordinates acquired by the contact position recognition unit 194. Then, the selection button recognition means 195 recognizes the item information 211 as the button position information 452 of the selection button information 450, and recognizes the item information 211 displayed at the contact position coordinates based on the button position information 452. Further, the selection button recognition means 195 recognizes the button information 451 corresponding to the recognized item information 211.

  The button processing unit 196 controls to execute a predetermined process according to the selected item information 211. Specifically, the button processing unit 196 reads the button command information 454 of the button information 451 recognized by the selection button recognizing unit 195, and executes the process corresponding to the program chain information associated with this button command information 454. . For example, on the direct selection screen 210B as shown in FIG. 6, when the button processing unit 196 recognizes that the item information 211 displayed as “Chapter 1” is touched, it is based on the button command information 454 associated with the program chain information. Then, the VTS 422 corresponding to “Chapter 1” is read. Then, the button processing means 196 performs a process of displaying the video information or the title menu information of the VTS 422 corresponding to “Chapter 1”, and outputs the audio information of the VTS 422 corresponding to “Chapter 1” from the audio output unit 300. Perform the process to

  When the button processing unit 196 recognizes that the position corresponding to the up button 182A is touched on the indirect selection screen 210C, for example, the one item information 211 displayed in a different color from the other item information 211. Of the item information 211 is transferred to and displayed on the other item information 211 adjacent in the upper direction of the one item information 211, and the color of the one item information 211 other than the other item information 211 adjacent in the upper direction is displayed. It is displayed in the same color as the other item information 211. Similarly, when the other direction buttons 182A to 182D are selected, the process of shifting and displaying the color is performed. Further, when the button processing means 196 recognizes that the position where the decision button 182E is displayed is touched, the selection button information corresponding to one item information 211 displayed in a color different from the other item information 211. The button command information 454 of 450 is read. Then, the processing corresponding to the program chain information associated with the button command information 454 is executed. For example, in FIG. 7, when the down button 182B is selected, the button processing unit 196 performs processing for shifting the display color of "Chapter 1" to "Chapter 2" and displaying it. When the decision button 182E is selected in a state in which this “Chapter 2” is displayed in a display color different from other item information, the processing unit 190 reads the VTS 422 corresponding to “Chapter 2”. Then, the processing unit 190 causes the button processing unit 196 to output the video information and audio information of the VTS 422 corresponding to the chapter 2, or the title menu information.

  When the button processing unit 196 recognizes that the position where the switching button 212 is displayed on the direct selection screen 210B is touched, the button processing unit 196 displays the control button 182 on the display unit 210 and displays it on the indirect selection screen 210C. Implement the switching process. Similarly, when the button processing unit 196 recognizes that the position at which the switching button 212 is displayed on the indirect selection screen 210C is touched, the control button 182 is deleted, the item information 211 is displayed, and the direct selection screen is displayed. A process of switching the display to 210B is performed.

[Disk system operation]
The operation of the disk system 10 as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Display processing of touch panel)
In FIG. 8, when the disc 400 is stored in the disc device 100 of the disc system 10, the processing unit 190 of the disc device 100 first performs a process of recognizing the size of the display unit 210 of the touch panel 200 (step S101). .. Specifically, the display size recognition unit 192 of the processing unit 190 recognizes the display size information of the display surface 210A of the display unit 210 of the touch panel 200 stored in the memory 180.

  Next, the information recognition unit 191 of the processing unit 190 reads the information from the disc 400 by the pickup unit 120, and separates and acquires the VMG 421 by the signal processing unit 130 (step S102). In addition, the processing unit 190 stores the acquired VMG 421 in the memory 180 so that it can be read as appropriate.

  After that, the display size recognition unit 192 of the processing unit 190 reads the disc menu information 421B of the VMG 421. Then, the display size recognition means 192 stores the disc menu information 421B and the display size information in the memory 180.

  Next, the button control unit 193 of the processing unit 190 calculates the display interval of the adjacent item information 211 (step S103). Specifically, the button control unit 193 obtains the center position of each item information 211 based on the button position information 452 of the selection button information 450, and calculates the coordinate interval L0, H0 between the center positions of the adjacent item information 211. To do. Then, the button control unit 193 calculates the actual display intervals L and H of the adjacent item information 211 on the display surface 210A of the touch panel 200 based on the coordinate intervals L0 and H0 and the display size information.

  After that, the button control unit 193 of the processing unit 190 determines whether or not the actual display intervals L and H of the adjacent item information 211 are smaller than a predetermined size set in advance (step S104). In this step S104, when the button control means 193 of the processing unit 190 determines that the display intervals L and H are larger than the predetermined interval dimension set and input in advance, the direct selection screen 210B as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. Processing for displaying on the display unit 210 of the touch panel 200 is performed (step S105).

  Then, when the user performs an input operation on the display surface 210A, the sensor unit 220 of the touch panel 200 recognizes the contact position where the input operation is performed (step S106). Then, the touch panel 200 causes the signal output unit 230 to output the coordinates of the contact position to the processing unit 190. The button processing unit 196 of the processing unit 190 recognizes which item information 211 has been selected from the contact position of the display unit 210, and performs processing based on the program chain information associated with the button command information 454 of the selection button information 450. Implement (step S107).

  On the other hand, in step S104, when the button control unit 193 of the processing unit 190 determines that the actual display intervals L and H of the item information 211 are smaller than the predetermined interval dimension set and input in advance, as shown in FIG. The indirect selection screen 210C is displayed on the display unit 210 of the touch panel 200 (step S108).

  Then, when the user selects any one of the direction buttons 182A to 182D on the display unit 210 of the touch panel 200, the sensor unit 220 recognizes the coordinates of the contact position, and the signal output unit 230 causes the disc device 100 to detect. The coordinate information of the contact position is output to the processing unit 190. Then, the button processing unit 196 of the processing unit 190 recognizes which control button 182 has been selected from the coordinate information of the input contact position (step S109).

  Then, when the button processing unit 196 recognizes that any one of the direction buttons 182A to 182D is selected by the user, the button processing unit 196 moves the different display color 182G in the direction indicated by the selected direction button 182A to 182D and displays it. Carry out. Further, when the button processing unit 196 recognizes that the decision button 182E is selected, it recognizes the coordinates where the different display color 182G is located, and the corresponding selection button information 450 based on the button position information 452 of the selection button information 450. Recognize. Then, the button processing means 196 performs a predetermined process based on the program chain information associated with the button command information 454 of the selection button information 450 (step S110).

  On the other hand, when the processing unit 190 recognizes that the item information 211 displayed on the display unit 210 of the touch panel 200 is not selected in step S110, the processing unit 190 enters a standby state and is ready to receive an input from the touch panel 200. To maintain.

[Function and effect of disk system]
As described above, in the above embodiment, the disc system 10 acquires the disc menu information 421B from the disc 400 by the information recognition means 191 of the processing unit 190, and the selection button information recorded in these disc menu information 421B. The display position of the item information 211 is recognized based on the button position information 452 of 450. Then, the button control unit 193 of the processing unit 190 controls to display the control button 182 on the display surface 210A of the touch panel 200 when the adjacent item information 211 is close to each other. Therefore, since the control buttons 182 are displayed when the display interval of the item information 211 is small, the user can surely select the desired item information 211 by operating the control button 182, which is incorrect. It is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such as selecting the item information 211.

  Therefore, the user can easily operate the touch panel 200. Furthermore, since the button control unit 193 automatically performs the switching processing of these screens according to the display position of the button, the switching operation by the user is not necessary, and the convenience can be improved.

  Further, the direction buttons 182A to 182D and the enter button 182E are displayed at positions that do not overlap the item information 211. Therefore, the user can operate the control button 182 while checking the item information 211. Therefore, operability can be improved.

  Further, the button control means 193 switches between the direct selection screen 210B and the indirect selection screen 210C based on the display intervals of the adjacent item information 211. Therefore, it is possible to switch to the indirect selection screen 210C when the display interval is smaller than the width dimension of the user's finger, for example. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such that the adjacent item information 211 is erroneously selected, and it is possible to further improve the operability of the disk system 10.

  In the present embodiment, the touch panel 200 is used as the display means. Therefore, by directly touching the item information 211 and the control button 182 displayed on the display unit 210, the operation of selecting the item information 211 can be easily performed. Even if the small touch panel 200 is used, the item information 211 and the control button 182 can be switched and displayed, and the operation of easily selecting the item information 211 can be performed.

  Also, the button control unit 193 calculates the display interval based on the start X coordinate, the start Y coordinate, the end X coordinate, and the end Y coordinate of the item information 211 recorded in the button position information 452 of the selection button information 450. There is. Therefore, the display interval can be easily calculated using the numerical values of the coordinates. Therefore, the processing load of the processing unit 190 can be reduced.

  Further, when the button control unit 193 recognizes that the switching button 212 displayed on the direct selection screen 210B is selected, it switches to the indirect selection screen 210C. When the button control unit 193 recognizes that the switching button 212 displayed on the indirect selection screen 210C is selected, the button control unit 193 switches the display to the direct selection screen 210B. Therefore, for example, even when the direct selection screen 210B is displayed, it is possible to easily switch to the indirect selection screen 210C when the user desires to operate the control button 182. Similarly, the display can be easily switched from the indirect selection screen 210C to the direct selection screen 210B. Therefore, the screen display and the operation method desired by the user can be easily provided, so that the operability can be further improved.

[Modification of Embodiment]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described respective embodiments, and also includes the following modifications within a range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved.

  That is, the present invention is not limited to the disk system 10 described above, but can be applied to a navigation device, a personal computer, a DVD video device, and the like. In particular, by using it in a device having a small display surface such as a mobile phone, a navigation device, a portable personal computer, a monitor-integrated DVD reproducing device, the operability of these devices can be further improved.

  Then, in the above-described embodiment, the display interval of the adjacent item information 211 is recognized based on the button position information 452 of the selection button information 450, and a predetermined size preset and input is compared with this display interval. Although shown, it is not limited to this. For example, the button control means may be configured to compare the sizes of the item information 211. In this case, the button control unit 193 calculates the size of the item information 211 based on the button position information 452. Then, when the size of the item information 211 is smaller than the predetermined size, the indirect selection screen 210C is displayed, and when it is larger than the predetermined size, the direct selection screen 210B is displayed. In such a configuration, since the item information 211 is displayed large on the direct selection screen 210B, it is easy for the user to touch the display area of the item information 211 and the operability can be improved. On the other hand, on the indirect selection screen, the user does not need to touch the small item information 211, and the item information 211 can be easily selected by the control button. Therefore, the operability can be improved as in the above-described embodiment.

  Furthermore, the button control unit 193 may be configured to recognize the number of items of item information 211 displayed on the display unit 210. That is, the button control means 193 determines that the size of the item information 211 becomes smaller and the distance between the adjacent item information 211 also becomes shorter when the number of displayed item information 211 is large, and the control button is displayed on the display unit 210. 182 is displayed. On the other hand, the button control unit 193 determines that the size of the item information 211 becomes large and the distance between the adjacent item information 211 also becomes long when the number of displayed item information 211 is small, and the item information is displayed on the display unit 210. 211 is displayed. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the user from selecting the wrong item information 211.

  In the above embodiment, the control button 182 is displayed when the display interval of the adjacent item information 211 is smaller than the predetermined size, and the menu can be selected by operating the control button 182. Not limited to For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the input operable area in which the item information 211 is recognized may be increased. That is, the button control unit 193 of the processing unit 190 functions as a region changing unit, and expands the input operable area where the item information 211 can be selected to the display area of the item information 211 and the peripheral area 215 of this display area. Let With such a configuration, for example, in FIG. 9, when selecting "Chapter 1" on the display unit 210, the user selects either the region of the left slanted diagonal line portion A or the region of the right slanted diagonal line portion B. You can touch to select "Chapter 1". Therefore, even if the size of the item information 211 displayed in the display area 321 is small, the user can easily select the desired item information 211. Note that, also in the configuration shown in FIG. 9, as described above, the input operable area may be enlarged based on the size of the item information 211, and the input operation may be performed based on the number of arranged item information 211. A configuration in which the feasible area is expanded may be used.

  Further, although the direction buttons 182A to 182D and the enter button 182E of the control button 182 are displayed so as not to be superimposed on the item information 211, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, part of the direction buttons 182A to 182D and the enter button 182E may be displayed so as to overlap part of the item information 211. With such a configuration, more item information 211 can be displayed on the display surface 210A.

  Further, in FIG. 9, the display form of the input operable area of the item information 211 may be changed. For example, each item information 211 and its selection area may be displayed in different colors. With such a configuration, the user can easily visually check the input operable area for selecting each item information 211. Therefore, a desired input operable area can be easily selected, and operability can be further improved.

  Further, the button control means 193 may perform control as a display changing means for changing the display position of the item information 211 as shown in FIG. That is, when the button control unit 193 determines that the display interval is smaller than the predetermined size, the button control unit 193 performs a process of redisplaying the display positions of the item information 211 so that the display intervals of the item information 211 are equal to or more than the predetermined interval. May be. With such a configuration, the display interval of the adjacent item information 211 can be widened. Therefore, an erroneous operation such as selecting the wrong item information 211 can be prevented, and operability can be improved.

  Furthermore, the button control unit 193 may be configured to change the size of the item information 211 as shown in FIG. That is, when the button control unit 193 determines that the display interval between the adjacent item information 211 is smaller than the predetermined size, or when the size of the item information 211 is smaller than the predetermined size, the item information 211 is displayed. To enlarge the display. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such as selecting adjacent item information 211. Moreover, since the item information 211 is enlarged and displayed, the visibility is improved. Therefore, the operability on the touch panel 200 can be improved.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above example, and the configuration may be such that the display form or the display position is changed according to the display state of the item information 211. Furthermore, when the display position of the item information 211 is changed or when the display size of the item information 211 is changed, some item information 211 may not be displayed on the display surface 210A. In this case, for example, the menu screen may be scroll-displayed, or the item information 211 may be subdivided into a plurality of pieces and sequentially displayed by selecting the "Next" button, for example.

  In the above-described embodiment, the input unit including the display unit 210, the sensor unit 220, and the signal output unit 230 of the touch panel 200 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the selection button displayed on the screen may be selected by an input unit such as a mouse. Even in this case, the operability can be improved by switching the display for selecting the item information 211 with the selection button and the display with the control button.

  In the above embodiment, the button control unit 193 has shown an example in which the display color of one of the item information 211 is made different, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as described above, the button control unit 193 may perform a process of changing the font of the item information 211 and displaying it. That is, the button control unit 193 may change the display form of at least one of the item information 211 and display it. With such a configuration, one of the item information 211 can be designated only by changing the font, so that the screen configuration becomes easy. Therefore, the processing load of the processing unit 190 can be reduced. Further, a process of moving the mark described in one item information 211 may be performed.

  Further, the information processing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the configuration in which the disk system 10 is applied, and may be applied, for example, in a configuration in which the information acquisition unit 191 and the button control unit 193 are independent. Further, the processing control device of the present invention is not limited to the configuration in which the disk system 10 is applied, and the information acquisition unit 191, the button control unit 193, the contact position recognition unit 194, the selection button recognition unit 195, and the button processing unit 196 are independent. It may be applied to other configurations.

  Although each function described above is constructed as a program, it may be configured by hardware such as a circuit board or an element such as one IC (Integrated Circuit), and can be used in any form. It should be noted that by adopting a configuration in which it is read from a program or a separate recording medium, handling is easy and the use can be easily expanded.

  Besides, the specific structure and procedure for carrying out the present invention can be appropriately changed to other structures and the like within a range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved.

[Effect of Embodiment]
As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the disc system 10 acquires the disc menu information 421B from the disc 400 by the information recognition unit 191 of the processing unit 190, and the selection button information 450 recorded in the disc menu information 421B. The display state of the item information 211 is recognized based on the button position information 452. Then, the button control unit 193 of the processing unit 190 controls the display of the control button 182 on the display surface 210A based on the display state of the item information 211. Therefore, for example, when the display interval of the item information 211 is small, by displaying the control button 182, the user can surely select the desired item information 211 by operating the control button 182. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such as selecting the wrong item information 211. Therefore, the user can easily operate the touch panel 200.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as an information processing device that processes various information, a processing control device, an information processing method, a program thereof, and a recording medium recording the program.

[0002]
A storage device, an information processing method, a program thereof, and a recording medium recording the program.
[Means for Solving the Problems]
[0007]
The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes display size information regarding the size of the display area of the display unit, and information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and the information acquisition unit. Recognizing means for recognizing the display interval of the adjacent item information displayed on the display means based on the display size information and the item information, and the item information when the recognized display interval is smaller than a predetermined interval. And a display control unit that controls the display unit to display selection operation information that receives an operation for selecting the item information.
The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes display size information regarding the size of the display area of the display unit, and information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and the information acquisition unit. Recognition means for recognizing the display size of the item information displayed on the display means based on the display size information and the item information; and when the recognized display size is smaller than a predetermined size, together with the item information, Display control means for controlling the display means to display selection operation information for receiving an operation for selecting item information.
[0008]
An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and an item information displayed on a display unit based on the acquired item information. Recognizing means for recognizing the number of displays and, when the recognized number of displays is more than a predetermined number, displaying selection operation information for accepting an operation for selecting the item information together with the item information on the display means. And a display control means for controlling.
The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes display size information regarding the size of the display area of the display unit, and information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and the information acquisition unit. Recognizing means for recognizing the display interval of the adjacent item information displayed on the display means based on the display size information and the item information, and the display interval when the recognized display interval is smaller than a predetermined interval. Is greater than the given distance

[0003]
Display control means for changing the display position of the item information so that the item information is displayed on the display means.
[0009]
The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes display size information regarding the size of the display area of the display unit, and information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and the information acquisition unit. Recognizing means for recognizing the display interval of the adjacent item information displayed on the display means based on the display size information and the item information, and the item information when the recognized display interval is smaller than a predetermined interval. Area changing means for enlarging the input operable area where is recognized.
[0010] The information processing apparatus of the present invention includes information acquisition means for acquiring display size information regarding the size of the display area of the display means, and a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and the acquisition. Recognition means for recognizing the display size of the item information displayed on the display means based on the recognized display size information and the item information; and the item information when the recognized display size is smaller than a predetermined size. Area changing means for enlarging the input operable area where is recognized.
An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of item information for executing a predetermined process by an input operation, and an item information displayed on a display unit based on the acquired item information. A recognition unit for recognizing the number of displays, and a region changing unit for enlarging an input operable region where the item information is recognized when the recognized number of displays is larger than a predetermined number. To do.
[0011]
An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method of displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and a display regarding the size of the display area of the display means. Size information and the plurality of item information are acquired, and based on the acquired display size information and item information, the display interval of the adjacent item information displayed on the display unit is recognized, and the recognition is performed. When the display interval is smaller than a predetermined interval, the selection information for accepting an operation for selecting the item information together with the item information is controlled to be displayed on the display means.
An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method of displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and a display size related to the size of the display area of the display means. Information and the plurality of item information, the display size of the item information displayed on the display means is recognized based on the acquired display size information and the item information, and the recognized display size When is smaller than a predetermined size, the selection information for accepting an operation for selecting the item information together with the item information is controlled to be displayed on the display means.
[0012]
An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method of displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and acquiring the plurality of item information, and acquiring the plurality of item information. To recognize the display number of the item information displayed on the display means based on the identified item information, and to select the item information together with the item information when the recognized display number is more than a predetermined number. The selection operation information for accepting the operation is controlled to be displayed on the display means.
An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method for displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and a display size related to the size of the display area of the display means. Information and the plurality of item information, and based on the acquired display size information and item information, the display interval of the adjacent item information displayed on the display means is recognized, and the recognized When the display interval is smaller than the predetermined interval, the display position of the item information is changed so that the display interval is longer than the predetermined distance, and the item information is displayed on the display means.
[0013]
An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method for displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and a display size related to the size of the display area of the display means. Information and the plurality of item information, and based on the acquired display size information and item information, the display interval of the adjacent item information displayed on the display means is recognized, and the recognized When the display interval is smaller than a predetermined interval, the input operable area in which the item information is recognized is enlarged.
An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method of displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and a display size related to the size of the display area of the display means. Information and the plurality of item information, the display size of the item information displayed on the display means is recognized based on the acquired display size information and the item information, and the recognized display size Is smaller than a predetermined size, the input operable area in which the item information is recognized is enlarged.
An information processing method of the present invention is an information processing method of displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means, and acquiring the plurality of item information, and acquiring the plurality of item information. The number of display items of the item information displayed on the display means is recognized based on the recognized item information, and when the recognized display number is more than a predetermined number, an input operable area in which the item information is recognized is set. It is characterized by expanding.
[0014]
An information processing program of the present invention is characterized by causing a calculation unit to function as the above-described information processing apparatus of the present invention.
[0015]
An information processing program of the present invention is characterized by causing an arithmetic means to execute the above-described information processing method of the present invention.
[0016]
A recording medium on which the information processing program of the present invention is recorded is characterized in that the above-described information processing program of the present invention is readablely recorded in a computing means.
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Claims (18)

Item information acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation,
Item information display control means for controlling to display the plurality of item information in the display area of the display means,
Determination means for determining whether the display state of the plurality of item information displayed in the display area is a predetermined display state,
Selection information display control means for displaying selection operation information for selecting at least one of the item information when the determination means determines that the display state is the predetermined display state;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The information processing apparatus, wherein the selection information display control means displays the selection operation information in a state where the selection operation information is not superimposed on the item information. Item information acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation,
Item information display control means for controlling to display the plurality of item information in the display area of the display means,
Determination means for determining whether the display state of the plurality of item information displayed in the display area is a predetermined display state,
Display change means for changing the display state of the item information when the determination means determines that the display state is the predetermined display state,
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
The information processing apparatus, wherein the display changing unit changes a display size of the item information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
The information processing apparatus, wherein the display changing unit changes a display interval of the item information adjacent to each other. Item information acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation,
Item information display control means for controlling to display the plurality of item information in the display area of the display means,
Determination means for determining whether the display state of the plurality of item information displayed in the display area is a predetermined display state,
Area changing means for changing the input operable area corresponding to the item information in the display area when it is judged by the judging means that the display state is the predetermined display state,
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 6,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the area changing unit expands an input operable area corresponding to the item information. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the predetermined display state is a state in which a display interval between the adjacent item information items displayed in the display area is a predetermined interval or less. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the predetermined display state is a state in which a display size of the item information displayed in the display area is equal to or smaller than a predetermined size. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The information processing device, wherein the predetermined display state is a state in which a display number of the item information displayed in the display area is a predetermined number or less. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
The item information is associated with display state information regarding the display state,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the determination means determines a display state of the item information displayed in the display area based on the display state information. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
Position information recognition means for recognizing position information regarding a predetermined position in the display area designated by an input operation,
Item information recognition means for recognizing the item information displayed at the predetermined position based on the position information,
Processing execution control means for causing processing execution means for executing processing to execute predetermined processing corresponding to the recognized item information,
A processing control device comprising: An information processing method for displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means,
Acquiring the plurality of item information,
Displaying the plurality of item information in the display area,
Determining whether the display state of the display area of the plurality of item information displayed is a predetermined display state,
An information processing method characterized by displaying selection operation information for selecting at least one of the item information when it is determined to be in the predetermined display state. An information processing method for displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means,
Acquiring the plurality of item information,
Displaying the plurality of item information in the display area,
Determining whether the display state of the display area of the plurality of item information displayed is a predetermined display state,
An information processing method, comprising changing the display state of item information when it is determined that the display state is the predetermined display state. An information processing method for displaying a plurality of item information for performing a predetermined process by an input operation in a display area of a display means,
Acquiring the plurality of item information,
Displaying the plurality of item information in the display area,
Determining whether the display state of the display area of the plurality of item information displayed is a predetermined display state,
An information processing method, comprising: changing an area corresponding to item information in the display area when it is determined to be in the predetermined display state. An information processing program that causes a computing unit to function as the information processing apparatus according to claim 1. An information processing program for causing an arithmetic means to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 13 to 15. A recording medium on which the information processing program according to claim 16 or 17 is recorded so that it can be read by an arithmetic means.

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