WO2005064441A1 - Dispositif electronique, procede de commande d'affichage de menu dans un dispositif electronique, et terminal mobile - Google Patents

Dispositif electronique, procede de commande d'affichage de menu dans un dispositif electronique, et terminal mobile Download PDF

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WO2005064441A1
WO2005064441A1 PCT/JP2004/018173 JP2004018173W WO2005064441A1 WO 2005064441 A1 WO2005064441 A1 WO 2005064441A1 JP 2004018173 W JP2004018173 W JP 2004018173W WO 2005064441 A1 WO2005064441 A1 WO 2005064441A1
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Madori Kuroda
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  • the present invention relates to an electronic device such as a portable terminal device capable of displaying a menu selection screen on a display unit to select a menu item, and a menu display control method in the electronic device.
  • a list of menu icons is displayed on a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel, and a desired icon is operated by operating a cursor or an arrow. There is a way to specify.
  • a mobile phone adopting such a menu selection method is described in JP-A-2002-261918.
  • nine icons (3 rows ⁇ 3 columns) are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit, the cursor is moved to a desired icon, and the icon is selected. Then, when an icon is selected, the selected icon is greatly enlarged and displayed.
  • the other icons are displayed in a small size so that all the icons can be viewed.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device and a menu display control method in the electronic device, which can easily confirm an icon at the time of selection, enhance operability, and reduce a burden on a user.
  • An electronic device of the present invention includes a display unit, and an operation unit having a first operation key for performing an operation input for shifting a plurality of menu icons displayed on the display unit, and A function of displaying at least a part of a plurality of menu icons and a selection frame whose position on the display unit is fixed, and enabling a virtual cyclic shift of the plurality of menu icons.
  • an image display control unit having the following.
  • a plurality of menu icons which do not move the cursor or the like to the desired icon, are sequentially shifted through the selection frame while being circulated, and the desired menu icon is selected.
  • the menu item can be selected by selecting the menu icon.
  • the operation for shifting the menu icon is basically only required to be shifted in one direction, and is a one-dimensional (linear) shift operation, so that the burden on the user is small. In this way, menu selection can be performed intuitively and more easily, and the burden on the user when selecting a menu is reduced.
  • a second operation key for performing an operation input for selecting one of a plurality of menu icons displayed on the display unit;
  • An operation control unit having a function of selecting a menu item corresponding to a menu icon located at the position of the selection frame displayed on the display unit when a second operation key is operated.
  • the image display control unit displays at least a part of the plurality of menu icons and the selection frame on the display unit. And those having a function of displaying a detailed image corresponding to the menu icon at the position of the selection frame.
  • the image display control unit is configured to display the detailed image in a menu located before and after the selection frame among the plurality of menu icons. Some icons are displayed larger than each menu icon so as to overlap at least a part of at least one other menu icon other than the icon.
  • the image display control unit may include a menu icon other than the menu icons located before and after the selection frame, among the plurality of menu icons. That hides at least one of the menu icons.
  • menu selection can be performed as long as only icons (one or two) before and after the selection frame are displayed. The number of icons can be reduced.
  • the image display control unit may include a menu icon in the vicinity of the position of the selection frame among the plurality of menu icons. May be displayed larger than other menu icons.
  • the menu icons located farther than the selection frame are displayed in a small size, so that the display space for the menu icons can be reduced.
  • the display can be performed with a sense of perspective, and the visibility of the menu icon group can be improved.
  • the image display control unit cyclically shifts the plurality of menu icons in response to an operation of the first operation key. In the meantime, there may be a case where the detailed image is not displayed while the menu icon is being displaced.
  • the image display control unit when an arbitrary menu icon is located in the selection frame and the displacement of the menu icon is stopped, The one that displays a detailed image corresponding to the menu icon located in this selection frame larger than this menu icon is also included.
  • the electronic device described above includes the electronic device in which the image display control unit can change an arrangement of the plurality of menu icons.
  • the array of menu icons can be changed according to the selection frequency of each menu, selection history, or the like, or according to the setting by the user. Since it can be arranged in the vicinity, operability can be further improved.
  • the first operation key issues a two-way shift operation instruction including one direction or a direction opposite to the one direction. Some are included.
  • a menu display control method in an electronic apparatus includes a display unit and a first operation key for performing an operation input for shifting a plurality of menu icons displayed on the display unit.
  • a menu display control method for an electronic device comprising: an operation unit that performs at least a part of a plurality of menu icons on the display unit and a selection frame whose position on the display unit is fixed. And displaying the plurality of menu icons on the display unit when the first operation key is operated, wherein the plurality of menu icons are arranged so as to be virtually and cyclically shiftable. Is shifted while circulating in such a manner that each menu icon sequentially passes through the selection frame.
  • menu selection can be performed intuitively and more easily. Therefore, when selecting a menu using a menu icon, the operability can be enhanced and the burden on the user can be reduced while the icon can be easily checked.
  • the menu display control method in the electronic device described above, wherein when displaying the menu icon and the selection frame on the display unit, the menu icon is larger than the menu icon. , A window that displays a detailed image corresponding to the menu icon at the position of the selection frame.
  • the portable terminal device of the present invention includes a window that is displayed large on the display unit, a group of menu icons that are displayed in the vicinity of the window and have a small menu icon power, and that are fixed on the display unit.
  • a portable terminal device that allows a user to select a desired menu using a selection frame displayed at a position, wherein the plurality of menu icons displayed on the display unit are shifted.
  • An operation unit having a shift key for performing an operation input to be operated and a selection key for performing an operation input for selecting one of the plurality of menu icons; and a plurality of menu icons of the menu icon group in the menu selection mode.
  • the menu icons are displayed in a form in which each menu icon sequentially passes through the selection frame.
  • an image display control unit having a function of displaying a corresponding function screen.
  • menu selection can be performed intuitively and with a simpler operation, and visibility and operability at the time of menu selection can be improved, and the burden on the user can be reduced. Further, since the area of the display area of the display unit and the functions of the operation unit can be minimized, the size of the device can be reduced.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining features of a menu display control method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a mode in which all menu icons and a window for displaying a detailed image are displayed on a menu selection screen of a display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. .
  • FIG. 2B is a view showing a menu selection screen of the display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which some menu icons and a window for displaying a detailed image overlap, and some menu icons are displayed. It is a figure showing an aspect when an icon is partially hidden.
  • FIG. 2C is a diagram showing a menu selection screen of the display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which some menu icons and a window for displaying a detailed image overlap, and some menus are displayed. It is a figure showing a mode when all the icons are hidden.
  • FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an initial screen of display control accompanying a shift of a menu icon in the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a screen in the middle of the shift of the display control accompanying the shift of the menu icon in the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3C is a table according to the menu icon shift according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing a screen at the time of a shift stop of indication control.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another mode of displaying the menu icons in the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5A is a diagram before an arrangement change in an example in which the arrangement of a plurality of menu icons according to the first embodiment of the present invention is changeable.
  • FIG. 5B is a diagram after an arrangement change in an example in which the arrangement of a plurality of menu icons is changeable in the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a front view showing an external configuration of a mobile phone device according to a second embodiment of the present invention and the contents of a menu selection screen.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a menu selection screen extracted and enlarged in the mobile phone device of the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a first modification of the menu selection screen in the mobile phone device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a second modification of the menu selection screen in the mobile phone device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a mobile phone device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a more specific configuration of hardware in a mobile phone device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure for realizing a cyclic shift of icons according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure when the shift key is intermittently pressed and the menu icon is continuously cyclically shifted according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the features of the menu display control method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a plurality of menu icons are displayed on the display unit 100 of the electronic device.
  • five simple icons A, B, C, D and E are shown as simple examples of menu icons.
  • Each of the menu icons corresponds to one menu item (for example, a function of an electronic device).
  • a selection frame 102 (indicated by a thick square in the figure) is displayed in the center part on the right side of the menu selection screen. The position of the selection frame 102 is fixed.
  • menu icons are cyclically shifted on the menu selection screen of the display unit 100 in accordance with a user operation.
  • the “circular shift” refers to a shift operation in which the position of the icon shifts sequentially, but as the shift continues, the icon eventually makes a round and returns to the original position.
  • the electronic device is provided with, as operation keys, a shift key 110 for cyclically shifting a menu icon and a selection key 112 for selecting a desired icon.
  • the shift key 110 desirably has a function of shifting a menu icon in two directions, up and down, but basically may have only a function of shifting in one direction (for example, downward).
  • five states can be classified according to the positions (arrangements) of the five menu icons.
  • the user presses the selection key 112 when the desired menu is located within the selection frame 102.
  • the menu item corresponding to the menu icon is selected, and the display shifts to the display of the corresponding function screen for executing the menu item (not shown in FIG. 1).
  • the menu icons themselves are cyclically shifted according to one key operation, so that the desired menu icons are guided to the selection frame and moved, and the desired menu icons are moved. Items are selected.
  • the menu icons basically need only be shifted in one direction, the burden on the user when operating is small.
  • the menu icons can be shifted in both directions. In this case, desired menu items can be quickly selected.
  • the user can use the menu icons to perform intuitive operations. Furthermore, by arranging a plurality of menu icons in a circulating manner, it is easy to grasp the arrangement of the menu icons and the overall image. This allows the user to quickly reach the desired menu icon in the selection frame. It feels as if it is worn, and also in this regard, the psychological burden on the user is reduced.
  • FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are diagrams showing examples of a display mode when a menu icon and a window for displaying a detailed image are displayed on the menu selection screen of the display unit.
  • Figure 2A shows the first mode in which both the window and menu icons are separated and all menu icons are displayed
  • Figure 2B shows the second mode in which the window partially overlaps some menu icons.
  • FIG. 2C shows a mode in which both the window and the menu icon are separated and a part of the menu icon is not displayed.
  • FIG. 1 an example is shown in which only menu icons are displayed on the menu selection screen of the display unit 100.
  • FIG. 2A FIG. A window 104 displaying a detailed image of the menu item corresponding to the menu icon is displayed.
  • This window 104 is larger in size than the menu icon.
  • the detailed image of the menu icon is displayed.
  • the detailed icon indicating the content of the menu item selected in the selection frame 102 is displayed, and the menu icon located in the selection frame 102 is enlarged. This is done by displaying. At this time, characters or the like explaining the contents of the menu item corresponding to the icon may be added to the detailed image.
  • window 104 and all of a plurality of menu icons are displayed.
  • the second mode of FIG. 2B a part of the menu icons and the window 104 overlap, and the menu icons are partially hidden. As a result, the display space can be reduced.
  • the menu selection method by cyclically shifting the menu icons, if the menu icons are shifted in one direction, there is a sense of security that the desired menu icons always arrive at the selection frame 102. Even if part of one icon is hidden, there is no problem in menu selection.
  • the third mode of FIG. 2C is an example in which a plurality of menu icons are virtually arranged in a ring so as to be cyclically shiftable, and only some of the menu icons are displayed. This In such a case, without displaying all menu icons, only the menu icon at the position of the selection frame 102 and one icon before and after it are displayed, that is, a total of three icons, and other icons are not displayed. In addition, the display space is further reduced.
  • FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B, and FIG. 3C are diagrams illustrating an example of display control accompanying a shift of a menu icon.
  • Fig. 3A shows the initial screen
  • Fig. 3B shows the screen during the shift
  • Fig. 3C shows the screen when the shift is stopped.
  • the initial menu selection screen as shown in Fig. 3A is displayed first.
  • the display in which the window and a part of the menu icon overlap (FIG. 2B) is adopted.
  • each menu icon shifts downward (clockwise) (FIG. 2B).
  • This shift state that is, the window 104 for displaying a detailed image is deleted until the shift of the force is completed after the menu icon starts shifting, so that the user can concentrate on the operation of the menu icon. Further, since all of the plurality of menu icons can be completely displayed, the visibility of the icons is improved.
  • the display returns to the display as shown in FIG. 3C.
  • the menu icon "B" at the position of the selection frame 102 is displayed in an enlarged manner.
  • the selection key 112 is pressed, the menu corresponding to the menu icon “B” is selected, and the display shifts to a display for executing the menu (not shown).
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another mode of displaying a menu icon.
  • the menu icons (II, 12, 17) near the selection frame 102 are displayed large, and the other (13-16) are displayed small, thereby reducing the display space.
  • the size of the window 104 can be increased by an amount corresponding to the reduction in the display space of the icon group, and the visibility of the icons displayed in detail can be improved.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate an example in which the arrangement of a plurality of menu icons can be changed.
  • FIG. 5A shows a display mode before the sequence is changed
  • B shows a display mode after the sequence is changed.
  • the arrangement of the menu icons can be arbitrarily changed by a user's setting operation, or the electronic device automatically changes the arrangement of the menu icons according to the selection frequency of the menu item, the recent selection history, and the like. It may be possible to change it.
  • the operability can be further improved.
  • FIG. 5B in the initial state of the menu selection screen, for example, by placing the frequently used menu icons “B”, “D”, and “ ⁇ ” near the selection frame 102, the usability is improved. I have.
  • FIG. 6 is a front view showing the external configuration of the mobile phone device according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the contents of a menu selection screen.
  • the same reference numerals are given to parts common to the above-described figures.
  • the mobile phone device 200 is configured by a straight-type housing, and includes an antenna AN, a display unit (here, a liquid crystal display) 100, a speaker 111, and a numeric keypad 108. And a shift key 110 for cyclically shifting icons, a selection key 112, and a receiver (microphone) 115.
  • a selection frame 102 having a fixed display position, an icon group including nine menu icons 103, and a detailed image of the menu icon 103 selected in the selection frame 102 are displayed as a menu selection screen.
  • a display window 104 and a soft key 106 that also has the English character of “select” for indicating that the upper left key in the figure functions as the selection key 112 are displayed.
  • the menu icon 103 is provided corresponding to various functions in the mobile phone device 200 such as a camera function, a memory card function, various setting functions, a sound setting function, a browser function, a mail function, a telephone directory function, and a data folder function.
  • FIG. 7 shows an enlarged and extracted menu selection screen in the mobile phone device of FIG. FIG.
  • the menu selection screen of the display unit 100 part of the nineteen menu icons II-19 is hidden under the window 104 for displaying the detailed image, and the nine icons II-19 are provided with nine icons. All existence can be confirmed. This makes it possible to reduce the display space while maintaining the visibility of the menu icons. That is, even when there is not enough display space because the display unit 100 is small, it is possible to flexibly cope with it.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a first modification of the menu selection screen in the mobile phone device of the present embodiment.
  • the example in FIG. 8 is a display screen assuming that the display unit 100 has a large display space and a sufficient display space is secured, in which all nine menu icons II-19 are completely displayed. . Thereby, the visibility of the icon is improved.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a second modification of the menu selection screen in the mobile phone device of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 shows a display screen. In this case, of the nine menu icons II-19, only some II-16 are displayed, and 17-19 are not displayed.
  • each menu icon 103 shifts cyclically and always comes to the position of the selection frame 102, so that even if some icons are not displayed, the user can grasp each menu item. Menu selection. Further, in the display screen of FIG. 9, since the two icons before and after the selection frame 102 are always displayed, a situation in which the icons suddenly appear at the position of the selection frame 102 does not occur, and no operability problem occurs.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mobile phone device according to the second embodiment shown in FIG.
  • the mobile phone device 200 includes an antenna AN, a display unit 100, a wireless transmission / reception unit 300, a memory unit 310, a control unit 320, and an operation unit 330 (a numeric keypad 108, a shift key 110, a selection key 112, a voice input / output unit 340, a calling signal output unit 350, a microphone 345, a speaker 346, 351, a noise generator 352, and an LED 353.
  • an antenna AN a display unit 100, a wireless transmission / reception unit 300, a memory unit 310, a control unit 320, and an operation unit 330 (a numeric keypad 108, a shift key 110, a selection key 112, a voice input / output unit 340, a calling signal output unit 350, a microphone 345, a speaker 346, 351, a noise generator 352, and an LED 353.
  • FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a more specific configuration of the hardware shown in FIG.
  • the audio input / output unit 340 includes a DZA converter 341, audio signal amplifiers 342 and 343, and an AZD converter 344.
  • the display unit 100 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) 101.
  • LCD liquid crystal display
  • the control unit 320 includes a CPU 321 that comprehensively controls the operation of the entire system, a RAM 322, a ROM 323, an image controller 324 that controls display on the display unit 100, an image synthesizing unit 325,
  • each of the CPU 321 and the modem 304, the codec 305, the audio input / output unit 340, the RAM 322, the ROM 323, and the image controller 324 are connected via a bus (BUS). Signals can be exchanged.
  • the memory unit 310 includes an icon memory 311 storing image data of menu icons, a graphic memory 312 storing image data of background images such as window frames and selection frames, and the like.
  • a detailed display memory 313 for storing image data of an image or performing an enlargement process of an icon image is provided.
  • An image (still image) displayed on the display unit 100 (the liquid crystal display 101) is synthesized by the image synthesizing unit 325 to create display screen data. Therefore, in order to cyclically shift the menu icons by the operation of the operation unit 330, it is only necessary to sequentially combine and output images in which the position of each menu icon is shifted little by little.
  • an image of a plurality of menu icons 103 (II-19) is output from the image controller 324 power icon memory 311, and a background including a selection frame 102 ⁇ ⁇ window 104 frame from the graphic memory 312. Output an image.
  • the image synthesizing unit 325 the menu When synthesizing the image of one icon and the background image, the position of the image of the menu icon is displaced little by little according to the operation of the operation unit 330 (shift key 110).
  • each of the menu icons (II-119) can be cyclically moved on the display unit 110 (the liquid crystal display 101).
  • the memory 313 for displaying details is used to display the details of the menu item corresponding to the menu icon 103 located in the selection frame 102.
  • the detailed display memory 313 stores image data of a detailed icon indicating the content of each menu item.
  • the image data of the menu icon stored in the icon memory 311 is read, and the image is enlarged on the detailed display memory 313.
  • the data of one pixel of the icon image read from the icon memory 311 is reduced to four pixels (2 pixels ⁇ 2 pixels) of the detailed display memory 313. Write it! /.
  • the icon image data for the detailed image is output from the detailed display memory 313, and the image data is synthesized and output by the image synthesizing unit 325 so as to fit in the frame at the position of the window 104. This allows the window 104 to display the details of the selected menu icon.
  • the image controller 324 receiving the instruction from the CPU 321 outputs the image data from the three memories 311-313 included in the memory unit 310 and performs the synthesizing operation (that is, the synthesizing operation in the image synthesizing unit 325) And the writing address in the image memory when the images are combined.
  • the synthesizing operation that is, the synthesizing operation in the image synthesizing unit 325.
  • images with cyclically shifted menu icons, images with the window for displaying detailed images deleted, images with overlapping windows and some menu icons, images with some menu icons not displayed, etc. Can be freely created and displayed.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure for realizing a cyclic shift of an icon.
  • the operation according to this flowchart is executed by the processing of the CPU 321, the image controller 324, the image synthesizing unit 325, and the like based on the software program stored in the ROM 323 or the like in the control unit 320.
  • a menu selection screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 100 in response to a menu key operation or the like from the initial screen or the standby screen after the power is turned on. The user can select each function corresponding to the menu item on this menu selection screen.
  • step S401 may be omitted in some cases.
  • the operation instruction direction of the cyclic shift of the menu icon by the shift key 110 is determined (S402). If the shift operation instruction direction is downward, the menu icon 103 is shifted by one clockwise (S403), and if it is upward, the menu icon 103 is shifted by one counterclockwise (S403). S404). Then, the detailed image icon of the menu item corresponding to the menu icon 103 at the position of the selection frame 102 is enlarged and displayed in the window 104 (S405).
  • the process returns to step S400. If the selection key 112 is pressed (S406), the display shifts to the display of the corresponding function screen of the next layer related to the menu item (function) corresponding to the selected menu icon (S407). Then, the function of the corresponding menu item is executed according to the user operation. After executing the function of the selected menu item, it is possible to return to the display of the menu selection screen according to the operation of the knock key by the user or the like. In this case, the menu icon selected last time is in the position of the selection frame 102.
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure when the shift key is intermittently pressed and the menu icon is continuously cyclically shifted.
  • steps S400, S401, S406, and S407 in FIG. 12 described above are omitted.
  • the operation instruction direction of the cyclic shift of the menu icon according to 10 is determined (S500).
  • S501 it is determined whether or not the operation by the shift key 110 is being continued.
  • the menu icon 103 is continuously shifted clockwise (S502).
  • S504 the operation of the shift key 110 is released (S504), the cyclic shift of the menu icon 103 is stopped (S505).
  • step S501 if the shift key 110 is operated only once and the shift operation is not continued, the menu icon 103 is shifted by one clockwise (S503).
  • step S500 similarly, when the shift operation instruction direction is the upward direction, it is determined whether the operation by shift key 110 is ongoing (S506), and whether the shift operation is ongoing is determined. At this time, the menu icon 103 is continuously shifted counterclockwise (S507). Then, when the operation of the shift key 110 is released (S509), the cyclic shift of the menu icon 103 is stopped (S510). On the other hand, if the shift operation has not been continued in step S506, the menu icon 103 is shifted by one counterclockwise (S508).
  • the arrangement of the menu icons 103 can be arbitrarily changed by a user's setting operation, as shown in Fig. 5, or according to the selection frequency of the menu icons 103, the recent selection history, and the like. It is also possible to automatically change the arrangement of electronic device icons.
  • the menu icon 103 at the position of the selection frame 102 is selected by the selection key 112, and before or after executing the function of the corresponding menu item, the selection is made.
  • the number of selected menu items, the selection history, and the like are stored, and are stored as statistical information on menu selection.
  • the frequency of selection, the thing or the most recently selected one, etc. are placed at or near the position of the selection frame 102. Change the arrangement of the menu icons 103 so that they are arranged.
  • menu selection can be intuitively and easily performed, and the burden on the user when selecting a menu is reduced. You.
  • the selection frame is fixed, the user is not required to move the viewpoint, and the icons are cyclically shifted. Therefore, for the user who can easily grasp the mutual relationship of the icons, An easy-to-see icon selection screen is realized.
  • the icons only need to be basically shifted in one direction, the burden on the user is reduced as compared with the conventional method in which the cursor or the like needs to be moved on a two-dimensional plane. In this case, even if the desired menu icon has accidentally passed the selection frame, if the shift operation is continued, the menu icon that has been cycled comes to the selection frame, or the passed menu icon is moved in the reverse direction. Operation efficiency is good because only a small amount needs to be returned. In addition, since the intuitive operation of the icons is sufficient, the psychological burden on the user is reduced. In addition, since it is easy to grasp the entire image of the icon, the user who shifts the icon feels that the desired icon arrives at the selection frame earlier, and in this respect, the user's psychological burden is also increased. It is reduced.
  • menu selection can be performed as long as only (one or two) icons before and after the selection frame are displayed. Can be reduced. Even if the number of icons is reduced, the icons are displayed cyclically, so that the types of icons and the relationship between the icons can be easily grasped. In addition, it is easy to adopt a variety of correlations, such as a display in which the size of the icons near the selection frame is large and the size of the other icons is small (that is, a display that is conscious of perspective).
  • the menu icons not only the menu icons but also a window which is a display area different from the menu icons is provided on the display unit, and a detailed image of the icon at the position of the selection frame is displayed in this window.
  • the visibility of the user's icon can be improved.
  • the icon display space is reduced by the amount of the window.
  • the electronic device such as the mobile phone device of the present embodiment that employs the above-described menu display control method can easily select a menu and reduce the burden on the user. Can be effectively dealt with. In particular, in mobile terminal devices that are becoming smaller and more multifunctional, the limited display space is effectively used, and the intuitive and simple operation allows the user to select the desired functions efficiently. This makes it possible to improve the usability of the user.
  • the present invention has an effect that, when selecting a menu using a menu icon, the icon can be easily checked, the operability is enhanced, and the burden on the user can be reduced. This is useful as a display control technique for a menu selection screen in an electronic device such as a portable terminal device capable of displaying a menu selection screen in a section and selecting a menu item.

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Comme écran initial de l'écran de sélection de menu, des icones de menu (icones personnages A à E) et une trame de sélection de position fixe (102), sont affichés sur une unité d'affichage (100) (état 1). Lorsqu'un utilisateur appuie sur une touche de décalage (shift) (110) qui peut fonctionner dans une direction ou deux, les positions des cinq icones de menu sont décalées une par une dans une direction (vers le bas par exemple), et l'état 2 est établi. Ensuite, chaque fois que la touche de décalage (110) est appuyée, les icones de menu sont décalés pour passer à l'état 3, à l'état 4, à l'état 5, puis à nouveau à l'état 1. Ainsi, les icones de menu sont décalés de façon cyclique en passant successivement par la trame de sélection fixe (102). Lorsqu'un icone de menu désiré est positionné dans la trame de sélection (102), l'utilisateur appuie sur une touche de sélection (112) pour sélectionner l'élément de menu (fonction) correspondant à l'icone de menu.
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