JP4459842B2 - Display language switching device and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and a program for switching a display language displayed on a display screen of a computer by software used on the computer such as an operating system (OS) or an application program to another display language according to an instruction from a user. .

  In general, when a computer such as a personal computer supports multilingual languages, software such as an OS that supports multilingual languages and application programs for document creation that support multilingual languages are selected, and the language used is selected for each software. By setting, operation in a desired language environment, document creation, and the like are possible. For example, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 are prior art documents relating to such display language switching technology.

  In Patent Document 1, a national flag icon is displayed on a display screen of a computer, and when any one of the displayed national flag icons is designated, a transaction is taught based on the language corresponding to the designated national flag icon. An automated transaction method is disclosed.

Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for switching a language displayed from a display screen of a mobile phone. In this technology, English characters are used as the default language displayed from the display screen of the mobile phone. However, when a desired language is selected from the language selection menu of the mobile phone, the language stored in the external server The display language is switched by writing the code in the storage unit of the mobile phone.
JP-A-11-203538 JP 2002-58073 A

  However, these conventional techniques have the following problems.

  That is, in Patent Document 1, when a national flag icon is designated, a transaction screen described in a language corresponding to the national flag icon is immediately displayed. Further, in Patent Document 2, when a desired language is selected from the language selection menu, the display language of the mobile phone is immediately switched to the selected language.

  As described above, in both techniques of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, when a display language switching operation is performed, the designated display language is immediately used.

  In this case, if there is no error in the switching operation, there is no problem, but even if the switching operation is performed by mistake or in error, the language is switched to the display language as in the switching operation. Furthermore, when the display language is switched to an incorrect language and the language of the switching language is a language that the user cannot understand, the user cannot understand what is displayed, and the display language before the switching. There is a problem that even if the switching operation is performed again in order to return to the state, it is impossible to understand what is being displayed because it cannot be understood.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances. When a display language switching operation is performed, a confirmation message is displayed, and the user confirms whether the display language switching is actually executed. An object of the present invention is to provide a display language switching device and program capable of preventing the display language from being switched immediately even if the switching operation is performed by mistake or by mistake.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures.

  That is, the present invention is a display language switching device and program for switching the display language displayed from the display screen of the computer by software used in the computer.

  The display language switching apparatus according to the present invention includes display means, reception means, confirmation means, and switching means. The display means displays a plurality of icons or buttons respectively corresponding to display languages designated in advance from the display screen. The accepting means accepts a designation input for any of the displayed icons or buttons from a computer user. When the accepting means accepts the designated input, the confirming means displays a confirmation message as to whether or not to switch from the currently used display language to the display language corresponding to the icon or button corresponding to the designated input. Then, display is performed from the display screen using both the display language currently used and the display language corresponding to the designated input. The switching means displays the display language displayed from the display screen by the software in response to the specified input from the currently used display language when the user inputs an acknowledgment to the displayed confirmation message. Switch to language.

  The display language switching device further includes storage means for storing in advance a confirmation message written in each display language corresponding to the icon or button, and the confirmation means corresponds to the icon or button corresponding to the designated input. A confirmation message written in a display language may be acquired from the storage means, and the acquired confirmation message may be displayed from the display screen.

  Further, the display language switching device displays a confirmation icon or confirmation button for accepting an input from the user together with a confirmation message from the display screen, and the confirmation icon or confirmation button is designated by the user. An understanding input may be made.

  On the other hand, the program according to the present invention causes a computer to realize the function of the language display switching device as described above.

  According to the present invention, when a display language switching operation is performed, a confirmation message is displayed, and the user can confirm whether the display language switching is actually executed.

  Accordingly, it is possible to realize a display language switching device and a program that can prevent the display language from being switched immediately even if the switching operation is performed by mistake or by mistake.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of a display language switching device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention incorporated in a computer 10.

  That is, the display language switching device 20 according to the embodiment is a device that switches the display language displayed from the display screen 12 of the computer 10 by software such as an OS and application programs used in the computer 10 such as a personal computer. This is realized by a display language switching program incorporated in the computer 10.

  This display language switching program controls the operation of the computer 10 when switching the display language. The display language switching program is not limited to being distributed to the computer 10 via a network. For example, a magnetic disk (floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, etc.), optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, etc.). ), Stored in a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory, and distributed to the computer 10. Further, the program stored in the recording medium includes not only an execution program to be executed by the computer 10 but also a setting program for causing the computer 10 to configure a display language switching program that can include tables and data structures.

  The computer 10 includes a CPU, a memory, a hard disk, and the like in addition to a display screen 12 made up of an LCD and the like, and input devices such as a keyboard 14 and a mouse 16, but these are omitted in FIG. The computer 10 is installed with software such as an OS and application programs, which are also omitted in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display language switching device 20 according to the embodiment includes an icon storage unit 22, an icon display control unit 24, an input reception unit 26, a confirmation message storage unit 27, and a confirmation message display control. The unit 28 and the display language switching unit 30 are included.

  The icon storage unit 22 is an area for storing a plurality of icons or buttons respectively corresponding to display languages designated in advance. The display language designated in advance must be a language supported by software such as an OS or an application program.

  When the display language switching device 20 is activated by the computer 10, the icon display control unit 24 acquires the icon or button stored in the icon storage unit 22 from the icon storage unit 22 and displays it from the display screen 12.

  For example, as the icon corresponding to the display language, a national flag icon is preferable. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the display screen 12 on which the national flag icon is displayed by the icon display control unit 24. By using the flag icon in this manner, the United States flag icon 31 is English, the French flag icon 32 is French, the German flag icon 33 is German, and the Korean flag icon 34 is Korean. This is because it can be easily understood that the Chinese flag icon 35 corresponds to Chinese, and the Japanese flag icon 36 corresponds to Japanese.

  These icons 31 to 36 may be displayed not only from the display screen 12 but also to display the corresponding display language names when pointed by the pointer of the mouse 16.

  The input receiving unit 26 receives a designation input for any of a plurality of icons or buttons displayed from the display screen 12 as shown in FIG. 2 from the user of the computer 10 via the keyboard 14 or the mouse 16.

  Usually, in the case of the computer 10 used in Japan, Japanese is set as the default as the display language of the software of the computer 10. Similarly, Chinese is set as a default when used in China, and Korean is set as a default when used in Korea. For example, when the default display language is Japanese and the user wants to switch the display language to English, the user operates the mouse 16 to point to the United States flag icon 31 where the left side of the mouse 16 The designation is input by either clicking the button or pressing the Enter button from the keyboard 14.

  The confirmation message storage unit 27 is an area for storing a confirmation message as to whether or not to switch from the currently used display language to the display language corresponding to the designated input.

  When the input receiving unit 26 receives a designated input, the confirmation message display control unit 28 receives information on the currently used display language from the display language switching unit 30 that stores the currently used display language. By acquiring, the display language currently used is grasped. In addition, by acquiring the designated input made to the input receiving unit 26, the display language corresponding to the designated input is grasped. Then, the confirmation message in the currently used display language and the confirmation message in the display language corresponding to the designated input are acquired from the confirmation message storage unit 27, and the confirmation message in these two display languages is displayed. Display from screen 12.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which confirmation messages in two display languages are displayed from the display screen 12 in this way. This is a display example when the currently used display language is Japanese and the display language corresponding to the designated input is English. In this case, the confirmation message display control unit 28 obtains information from the display language switching unit 30 that the currently used display language is Japanese, and is requested to switch to English from the designated input. Know that you are. In response to this, a confirmation message 41 in Japanese “Do you want to switch to English?” And a corresponding confirmation message 42 in English “Do you change to English?” Are acquired from the confirmation message storage unit 27. The acquired confirmation message 41 and confirmation message 42 are displayed from the display screen 12.

  For example, when the currently used language is English and the display language corresponding to the designated input is Korean, the confirmation message 41 is written in English as “Do you change to Korean?”, And the confirmation message 42 is “ Korean language equivalent to "Do you want to switch to English?"

  Further, together with the confirmation messages 41 and 42, a YES button 43 which is a confirmation button for accepting an input from the user and a NO button 44 for accepting cancellation of switching are displayed.

  The user grasps that a display language switching operation from Japanese to English is about to be performed by viewing the display as shown in FIG. When this switching operation is accepted, the mouse 16 is operated and the YES button 43 is pointed, and the left button of the mouse 16 is clicked there, or the YES button 43 is pointed with the mouse 16 pointer. Then, the user inputs an approval by pressing the Enter button from the keyboard 14. On the other hand, when this switching operation is not accepted, the mouse 16 is operated and the NO button 44 is pointed, and the left button of the mouse 16 is clicked there, or the NO button 44 is pointed with the pointer of the mouse 16. The cancel input is performed by either pressing the Enter button from the keyboard 14. The consent input and the cancel input made by the user in this way are sent to the input receiving unit 26 and further output to the display language switching unit 30 from there.

  The display language switching unit 30 acquires a designated input from the confirmation message display control unit 28 when an approval input is output from the input receiving unit 26. Then, a switching instruction for switching to a display language corresponding to the designated input is created, and the display language of software such as an OS and application program used in the computer 10 is switched according to the switching instruction. The display language after switching is stored. On the other hand, when a cancel input is output from the input reception unit 26, the display language is not switched, and the icon or button stored in the icon storage unit 22 is transferred from the icon storage unit 22 by the icon display control unit 24. It is acquired and displayed from the display screen 12.

  Next, the operation of the display language switching apparatus according to the embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, when the display language switching device 20 is activated by the computer 10, the icon display control unit 24 acquires the icon or button stored in the icon storage unit 22 from the icon storage unit 22, and as shown in FIG. Are displayed from the display screen 12. As the icon or button corresponding to the display language, for example, a national flag icon that can easily understand the correspondence with the language is suitable, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the display screen 12 on which the national flag icon is displayed. .

  Referring to the flag icon displayed as shown in FIG. 2, the user operates the mouse 16 to point to the flag icon corresponding to the display language to be switched, and clicks the left button of the mouse 16 there. Alternatively, one of pressing the Enter button from the keyboard 14 is performed. As a result, a designated input is made (S01: Yes).

  This designated input is received by the input receiving unit 26. The designated input is further output from the input receiving unit 26 to the confirmation message display control unit 28.

  When the designation input is output from the input receiving unit 26 to the confirmation message display control unit 28 as described above, information on the currently used display language is acquired from the display language switching unit 30 by the confirmation message display control unit 28. The display language currently used is grasped. Also, the display language to be switched can be grasped from the designated input. Then, the confirmation message in the currently used display language and the confirmation message in the display language to be switched are acquired from the confirmation message storage unit 27, and for example, as shown in FIG. Confirmation messages 41 and 42 are displayed from the display screen 12 together with a YES button 43 which is a confirmation button for accepting an input from the user and a NO button 44 for accepting cancellation of switching (S02).

  FIG. 3 shows a display example when the currently used display language is Japanese and the display language to be switched is English. Accordingly, a confirmation message 41 in Japanese “Do you want to switch to English?” And a corresponding confirmation message 42 in English “Do you change to English?” Are displayed accordingly.

  Since the user who wants to switch the display language to English can understand English naturally, the user can grasp that the operation for switching the display language to English is proceeding correctly by looking at the confirmation message 42 in English. it can. In addition, even if the user who wants to switch to a display language other than English, for example, German, selects the United States flag icon 31 by mistake in step S01, the confirmation message 42 is written in English. It is possible to grasp that the designated input is incorrect. Even if a Japanese user who does not wish to switch the display language mistakenly activates the display language switching device 20 and inadvertently designates any one of the flag icons 31 to 36, it will be in Japanese. By looking at the written confirmation message 41, it is possible to grasp that an erroneous operation has been performed.

  When the user approves the switching operation (S03: Yes), the user operates the mouse 16 to point to the YES button 43 and clicks the left button of the mouse 16 in this state, or the keyboard 14 Input the approval by either pressing the Enter button.

  On the other hand, when this switching operation is not accepted (S03: No), the mouse 16 is operated, the NO button 44 is pointed, and the left button of the mouse 16 is clicked in that state, or the Enter button is pressed from the keyboard 14. Cancel input by either pressing.

  The consent input and the cancel input made by the user in this way are sent to the input receiving unit 26 and further output to the display language switching unit 30 from there.

  When the approval input from the input receiving unit 26 is output to the display language switching unit 30 (S03: Yes), the display language switching unit 30 generates a switching command for switching to the display language corresponding to the designated input. Is done. Then, in accordance with this switching instruction, the display language of software such as the OS and application program used in the computer 10 is switched. The display language after switching is stored in the display language switching unit 30 (S04).

  On the other hand, when the cancel input from the input receiving unit 26 is output to the display language switching unit 30 (S03: No), the display language is not switched, and the process returns to step 01, and the icon display control unit 24 performs the process. The icon or button stored in the icon storage unit 22 is acquired and displayed from the display screen 12.

  As described above, in the display language switching device according to the embodiment, when the display language switching operation is performed by the above-described operation, a confirmation message is displayed and the display language switching is actually executed. The user can be confirmed whether to do this.

  As a result, the user can grasp which display language is to be switched to which display language. While the switching operation can be executed, if the switching to another language is specified by mistake or the display language switching device is operated by mistake, the switching operation may be canceled. it can.

  As described above, it is possible to prevent the display language from being switched immediately even if the switching operation is performed by mistake or by mistake.

  In the above embodiment, an example of six languages is used as the display language to be switched. The current software such as OS and application programs supports about 20 to 30 languages, which are more than that. However, in the display language switching device 20 according to the embodiment, considering the switching to many languages as described above, the number of icons displayed from the display screen 12 is increased and it is difficult to see, so that a user may make a mistake in designation. I think that the probability of.

  In the above embodiment, when the display language is switched, as shown in FIG. 3, the confirmation message 41 in the currently used display language is first (upper), and the confirmation message 42 in the display language to be switched is displayed. However, conversely, the confirmation message 42 in the display language to be switched is first (upper), and the confirmation message 41 in the currently used display language is later (lower). It may be displayed.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the YES button 43 that is a confirmation button that accepts an input from the user regarding the switching operation of the display language and the NO button 44 that accepts cancellation of the switching are confirmed. The example in which the messages 41 and 42 are displayed at the same time has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the case in which the messages 41 and 42 are displayed at the same time. As shown, the timing may be changed for display.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. Within the scope of the invented technical idea of the scope of claims, a person skilled in the art can conceive of various changes and modifications. The technical scope of the present invention is also applicable to these changes and modifications. It is understood that it belongs to.

The functional block diagram which shows the structural example of the display language switching apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention integrated in the computer. The schematic diagram which shows the example of the display screen on which the national flag icon was displayed. The schematic diagram which shows an example in which the confirmation message by two display languages was displayed from the display screen. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the display language switching apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Computer, 12 ... Display screen, 14 ... Keyboard, 16 ... Mouse, 20 ... Display language switching device, 22 ... Icon storage part, 24 ... Icon display control part, 26 ... Input reception part, 27 ... Confirmation message storage part, 28 ... confirmation message display control unit, 30 ... display language switching unit, 31-36 ... icon, 41, 42 ... confirmation message, 43 ... YES button, 44 ... NO button

Claims (6)

An apparatus for switching a display language displayed from a display screen of the computer by software used in the computer,
Display means for displaying a plurality of icons or buttons respectively corresponding to display languages designated in advance from the display screen;
Accepting means for accepting a designation input for any of the displayed plurality of icons or buttons from a user of the computer;
If the accepting means accepts the designation input, a confirmation message as to whether or not to switch from the currently used display language to the display language corresponding to the icon or button corresponding to the designation input, Confirmation means for displaying from the display screen using both the display language currently used and the display language corresponding to the designated input;
If the user confirms the displayed confirmation message, the display language displayed from the display screen by the software corresponds to the specified input from the currently used display language. A display language switching device comprising switching means for switching to a display language to be displayed. The display language switching device according to claim 1,
Storage means for storing in advance the confirmation message written in each display language corresponding to the icon or button,
The display language switching device that acquires the confirmation message written in the display language corresponding to the icon or button corresponding to the designation input from the storage means and displays the acquired confirmation message from the display screen. In the display language switching device according to claim 1 or 2,
A confirmation icon or confirmation button for accepting the consent input from the user is displayed from the display screen together with the confirmation message, and the confirmation input or the confirmation button is designated by the user so that the consent input is performed. Display language switching device designed to be made. A program for switching a display language displayed from a display screen of the computer by software used in the computer,
A display function for displaying a plurality of icons or buttons respectively corresponding to display languages designated in advance from the display screen;
A reception function for receiving a designation input for any of the displayed plurality of icons or buttons from a user of the computer;
If the designated input is made, a confirmation message as to whether or not to switch from the currently used display language to the display language corresponding to the icon or button corresponding to the designated input is used. A confirmation function for displaying from the display screen using both the display language and the display language corresponding to the designated input,
If the user confirms the displayed confirmation message, the display language displayed from the display screen by the software corresponds to the specified input from the currently used display language. A program for causing the computer to realize a switching function for switching to a display language. The program according to claim 4, wherein
Instead of the confirmation function, the confirmation message written in each display language corresponding to the icon or button is stored in advance in a storage device, and if the designated input is made, the currently used display Whether or not to switch from the language to the display language corresponding to the icon or button corresponding to the designated input corresponds to the confirmation message written in the currently used display language and the designated input. A program for causing a computer to realize a function of acquiring confirmation messages written in a display language from the storage device and displaying the acquired confirmation messages from the display screen. In the program according to claim 4 or 5,
A function for displaying a confirmation icon or confirmation button for receiving the consent input from the user together with the confirmation message from the display screen;
When the displayed confirmation icon or confirmation button is designated by the user, a program for causing the computer to further realize a function of determining that the consent input has been made.

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