JP5160337B2 - INPUT PROCESSING DEVICE, INPUT PROCESSING METHOD, INPUT PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

The present invention can be applied to terminal devices such as a mobile phone, a PHS phone (PHS: Personal Handyphone System), a PDA device (PDA: Personal Digital Assistant), a portable game machine, a notebook personal computer device, and a desktop personal computer device. The present invention relates to an input processing device, an input processing method, an input processing program, and a portable terminal device that are suitable for application.
In particular, the contact area of the user's finger on the contact operation unit is detected, and an application program corresponding to the finger contact area is started, or the display unit with an enlargement ratio or reduction ratio corresponding to the finger contact area. The present invention relates to an input processing device, an input processing method, an input processing program, and a portable terminal device that display an enlarged display or reduced display of a display object displayed on the screen.

  In recent years, mobile phones equipped with so-called touch panels are known. For example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-279860 (Patent Document 1), a user can perform an intuitive operation based on a desired image by assigning a desired operation function to the desired image. A portable terminal intended to do this is disclosed.

  In the case of this portable terminal, a desired operation function such as a call operation of a telephone function, an e-mail function transmission / reception operation, a web browser function browsing operation, or the like is applied to an eye portion of a person's image information displayed on a touch panel display Assign selectively. Thereafter, when the user presses the eye portion of the image information of the person displayed on the touch panel display with a finger or a pen, the control unit controls the activation of the application program corresponding to the selectively assigned operation function. To do. Thereby, the user can perform intuitive operation of a desired operation function based on a desired image.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-141519 (Patent Document 2) discloses a mobile phone intended to effectively use data displayed in a display area. In the case of this cellular phone, when the switching key is operated while the basic screen is displayed on the touch panel, a face icon formed based on each user's face image registered in the address book memory is displayed. When one of the face icons is touched by the user, a screen for selecting the mode is displayed on the touch panel. For example, when the “calling” mode is selected, a process of sending a call to a person corresponding to the touched icon Execute.

JP 2007-279860 A (page 5, FIG. 3, FIG. 4) JP 2008-141519 A (page 10 to page 11, FIG. 5)

  However, in the case of an electronic device equipped with a conventional touch panel, there is a problem that the number of operations required to activate a desired function increases and the operation becomes complicated. That is, in the case of the portable terminal disclosed in Patent Document 1, first, a desired image display operation is performed, and then, a portion of the displayed image to which a desired operation function is assigned is pressed. Thus, a desired function is activated. For this reason, at least two operations are required until a desired function is activated.

  In the case of the mobile phone disclosed in Patent Document 2, first, the switch key is operated in a state where the basic screen is displayed on the touch panel, and then the desired user among the face icons displayed on the screen. The face icon is touched, and a desired mode is selected based on the displayed mode selection screen. For this reason, in the case of the mobile phone disclosed in Patent Document 2, at least three operations are required before a desired function is activated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an input processing device, an input processing method, an input processing program, and a mobile terminal device that can activate a desired function with a single operation. And

In order to solve the above problems, an input processing device according to the present invention provides:
A contact area detection unit for detecting a contact area of the user's finger on a contact operation unit operated by a user touching the finger;
A contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating operations corresponding to the respective contact areas are stored in association with each other,
A plurality of different contact areas and enlargement rate information indicating an enlargement rate corresponding to each contact area and / or reduction rate information indicating a reduction rate corresponding to each contact area are stored in association with each other. Enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table,
An operation program memory in which programs corresponding to various operations are stored;
Information indicating the operation corresponding to the contact area detected by the contact area detection unit is detected from the contact area corresponding operation table, and a program indicated by the information indicating the operation is read from the operation program memory and executed. A control unit for controlling ,
The operation program memory stores an enlargement / reduction processing program for performing enlargement processing and reduction processing of a display object displayed on the display unit,
When the display unit displays a display object on the display unit, the control unit specifies enlargement designation information for designating an enlarged display process of the display object and / or a reduction display process of the display object. When the enlargement display process is designated based on the enlargement designation information by the user, it is detected by the contact area detection part based on the enlargement / reduction process program. The enlargement factor information corresponding to the contact area of the user's finger is read from the enlargement factor / reduction factor table, and the display object is displayed on the display unit with the enlargement factor indicated by the enlargement factor information, or the user When the reduced display process is designated based on the reduction designation information, the contact area of the user's finger detected by the contact area detection unit is determined based on the enlargement / reduction process program. The reduction ratio information response, reads from the magnification / reduction ratio table and the display control on the display section the display object at a reduction rate indicated by the reduction ratio information.

Other input processing devices according to the present invention are:
  A contact area detection unit for detecting a contact area of the user's finger on a contact operation unit operated by a user touching the finger;
  A contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating operations corresponding to the respective contact areas are stored in association with each other,
  Information indicating the reference area, which is the contact area of the reference size, and the enlargement ratio corresponding to the reference area, at least one contact area larger than the reference area, and a contact area larger than the reference area And information indicating an enlargement rate corresponding to 1 and at least one contact area smaller than the reference area and information indicating a reduction rate corresponding to a contact area smaller than the reference area are stored in association with each other. Enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table,
  An operation program memory in which programs corresponding to various operations are stored;
  Information indicating the operation corresponding to the contact area detected by the contact area detection unit is detected from the contact area corresponding operation table, and a program indicated by the information indicating the operation is read from the operation program memory and executed. With a control unit to control,
  The operation program memory stores an enlargement / reduction processing program for performing enlargement processing and reduction processing of a display object displayed on the display unit,
  When the display area is displayed on the display unit and the contact area detection unit detects a contact area of the user's finger, the control unit detects the detection based on the enlargement / reduction processing program. Information indicating the enlargement ratio corresponding to the size of the contact area or information indicating the reduction ratio is read from the enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table, and the enlargement ratio indicated by the information indicating the enlargement ratio or this reduction is displayed. The display object is displayed on the display unit at a reduction rate indicated by the information indicating the rate.

According to the present invention, a user can perform a desired operation corresponding to the contact area with only one operation of bringing a finger into contact with the contact operation unit .

  The present invention can be applied to a mobile phone.

[Configuration of mobile phone]
As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied has wireless communication such as voice call, videophone call, e-mail, Web data (Web: World Wide Web) with a base station. Antenna 1 and communication circuit 2 for performing reception, speaker unit 3 for outputting received voice, microphone unit 4 for collecting transmitted voice, standby screen, operation menu, e-mail, image (stationary) A display unit 5 for displaying images and moving images), and a touch panel 6 which is a contact operation unit provided over the entire display screen of the display unit 5.

  The touch panel 6 has transparency that allows the characters, images, and the like displayed on the display unit 5 to be visually recognized via the touch panel 6, and operates based on a so-called resistive film system, a capacitive system, or the like. It has become. In this example, the touch panel 6 is provided over the entire display screen of the display unit 5 as the contact operation unit. However, the touch panel 6 may be provided on a part of the display screen of the display unit 5. Moreover, you may provide in parts other than the display screen of the display part 5. FIG. Furthermore, instead of the touch panel 6, a slide pad or the like may be provided on the operation unit 7 described below. That is, it should be understood that any contact operation unit may be provided as long as the contact area by the user's finger contact operation can be detected, and the position where the contact operation unit is provided is arbitrary.

  In addition, this mobile phone uses an operation unit 7 having a plurality of operation keys such as a cross key, a determination key, and a numeric key, a camera unit 8 for imaging a desired subject, and outgoing and incoming calls to the user by light. A light emitting unit 9 (LED: Light Emitting Diode) for notifying, a vibration unit 10 for notifying the user of incoming / outgoing calls by vibrating the casing of the mobile phone, and a timer 11 for counting time And have.

  In addition, the mobile phone includes a contact area-corresponding application in which each contact area detected by a user touching the touch panel 6 and each application program corresponding to each contact area are stored in association with each other. A table 12 is provided. Also. This mobile phone has each contact area detected when the user performs a touch operation on the touch panel 6, enlargement ratio information indicating an enlargement ratio corresponding to each contact area, and a reduction ratio corresponding to each contact area. The enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table 13 is stored in association with the reduction ratio information shown.

  In addition to the communication program and various application programs for performing wireless communication processing via the base station, the cellular phone includes a memory 14 in which various data handled by these application programs are stored, and the cellular phone. And a control unit 15 for controlling the entire operation.

  In addition to the communication program, the memory 14 includes an input processing program for performing input processing using the touch panel 6, and enlarged display control and reduced display control of a display object such as characters and images displayed on the display unit 5. Enlargement / reduction processing program for performing, camera control program for performing imaging control of the camera unit 8 having a viewer function for captured still images and moving images, and for controlling creation and transmission / reception of e-mails An e-mail management program is stored.

  Further, the memory 14 is disclosed on a schedule book management program for managing a schedule book in which a user's schedule is registered, and on a server device provided on a predetermined network such as a communication network or the Internet. A web browsing program for browsing web pages, a phone book management program for managing phone books, a music player program for playing music content, and a drawing program for editing still images ( So-called drawing software) is stored.

The memory 14 also includes a schedule book in which a user's desired schedule is registered, user names such as user acquaintances and friends, still images (face photos, etc.), address, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth. And the like, music data reproduced based on the music player program, still image data and moving image data reproduced based on the viewer function of the camera control program, and transmitted / received e-mail data In addition, the outgoing and incoming call histories of telephones and e-mails are stored.

[Activation of application program corresponding to contact area]
In the mobile phone of this embodiment, when the user performs a touch operation on the touch panel 6 with a finger, an application program corresponding to the size of the contact area is activated.

[Registration of contact area and application program]
When the application program corresponding to the contact area is activated, the user registers each contact area and the application program corresponding to each contact area in advance. The flowchart of FIG. 2 shows the flow of this contact area and the registration operation of the application program corresponding to each contact area. When the user selects a contact area and a registration menu of the application program from the main menu of the mobile phone according to the embodiment, the control unit 15 performs the flowchart of FIG. 2 based on the input processing program shown in FIG. The process shown in FIG.

  In step S <b> 1, the control unit 15 controls the display unit 5 to display a message for prompting the touch operation of the touch panel 6, such as “Please touch the touch panel with a finger so as to have a desired contact area”. The process proceeds to step S2. In response to this message, the user performs a touch operation on the touch panel 6 with a finger. In step S2, the control unit 15 monitors the presence or absence of the user's contact operation and detects the user's contact operation. The process proceeds to step S3.

  When the user touches the touch panel 6 with a finger, the resistance value or capacitance value of each position corresponding to the contact range of the user's finger among the positions indicated by the X coordinate and the Y coordinate on the touch panel 6 changes. To do. In step S3, the control unit 15 detects each position on the touch panel 6 where the resistance value or the capacitance value has changed, and detects the shape of the contact range of the user's finger corresponding to each position. Then, an area calculation formula (for example, radius × radius × π, etc.) corresponding to the shape of the contact range of the user's finger and a value of a distance between the positions (a value of a distance between adjacent positions is Since this is a constant value, the distance value between the positions can be calculated as an integer multiple of the constant value.) Based on the above, the contact area of the user's finger is calculated.

  Next, in step S <b> 4, the control unit 15 controls the display unit 5 to display a list of application program names together with an image indicating the calculated contact area size. Specifically, the control unit 15 displays application program names such as an e-mail management program, a music player program, a web browsing program, a schedule book management program, and a camera control program as a list of the application program names. Then, the control unit 15 controls the display unit 5 to display a message that prompts the user to select an application program associated with the calculated contact area, such as “Please select an application program.”

  The user selects and operates a desired application program from the application programs displayed on the display unit 5 via the operation unit 7. In step S5, the control unit 15 monitors the presence / absence of the selection operation of the desired application program, and advances the process to step S6 at the timing when the selection operation of the application program is performed.

  In step S6, the control unit 15 registers information indicating the application program selected by the user together with information indicating the contact area detected in step S3 in the contact area corresponding application table 12 shown in FIG. Advances to step S7. In step S <b> 7, the control unit 15 determines whether or not the contact area shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 and the end of the registration operation of the application program are designated by the user via the operation unit 7. Then, when detecting the end designation operation, the control unit 15 terminates all the processes shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2. When the end designation operation is not detected, the control unit 15 returns the process to step S2, and the user's touch panel. It shifts to the state of waiting for 6 contact operations.

  When the user continues to register the contact area and the application program, the user touches the touch panel again to select and register the application program corresponding to the contact area.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an application program corresponding to each contact area registered in the contact area corresponding application table 12. In this example, five types of contact areas that gradually increase in size are registered, and the smallest contact area indicates that an e-mail management program is associated and registered. Also, the music player program for the second smallest contact area, the web browsing program for the third contact area, and the schedule for the fourth contact area. The book management program indicates that the camera control program is registered in association with the largest contact area.

[Activation of application program by contact operation]
Next, when information indicating each contact area and information indicating an application program corresponding to each contact area are registered in association with the contact area corresponding application table 12 in this way, the touch operation of the touch panel 6 is performed. This makes it possible to start up a desired application program.

  The flowchart of FIG. 4 shows the flow of application program activation control based on the touch operation of the touch panel 6. The control unit 15 displays a standby image or the like on the display unit 5 and waits for an incoming call, which is a so-called standby state, for example, based on the input processing program shown in FIG. The process shown is started. That is, when entering the standby state, the control unit 15 monitors the presence or absence of a touch operation on the touch panel 6 in step S11. If the control unit 15 detects the touch operation on the touch panel 6, the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S12, the control unit 15 detects the contact area on the touch panel 6 touched by the user, and advances the process to step S13. In step S13, the control unit 15 detects an application program corresponding to the contact area by referring to the contact area corresponding application table 12 shown in FIG. 1 based on the contact area detected in step S12. In step S14, the control unit 15 controls activation of the detected application program, and ends all the processes shown in the flowchart of FIG.

As a result, the user activates the application program associated with the pre-registered contact area only by touching the touch panel 6 once so that the pre-registered contact area is obtained. (See FIG. 3).

[Display object enlargement / reduction processing corresponding to the contact area]
Next, in the mobile phone of this embodiment, for example, a display object such as a Web page, a still image, a moving image, an e-mail title or a text displayed on the display unit 5 is displayed on the touch panel 6 with a finger of the user. It is possible to enlarge and display at an enlargement rate corresponding to the contact area detected by the touch operation, or to reduce and display at a reduction rate corresponding to the contact area.

  The flowchart of FIG. 5 shows the flow of the display object enlargement / reduction processing operation corresponding to the contact area. In this flowchart, the display unit 5 displays the Web page, the still image, the moving image, the title of the electronic mail, and the text on the display unit 5 so that the control unit 15 can display the input processing program shown in FIG. The processing is started based on the reduction processing program.

  In step S21, the control unit 15 controls the display unit 5 to display an enlargement selection button and a reduction selection button for the user to specify enlargement processing or reduction processing together with the display object, and the process proceeds to step S22. FIG. 6A shows a display example of the enlargement selection button and the reduction selection button. In the example shown in FIG. 6A, the enlargement selection button 30 is an icon reminiscent of the enlargement process for the user by drawing “Large” on the magnifying glass image. 31 is an icon that reminds the user of the reduction process by drawing “small” characters on the image of the magnifying glass.

  The enlargement selection button 30 indicates that a designated operation function for enlargement processing is assigned to a predetermined key on the operation unit 7, and the reduction selection button 31 is a predetermined key on the operation unit 7. It is shown that the designated operation function of the reduction process is assigned to the key. The user operates a predetermined key on the operation unit 7 corresponding to the enlargement selection button 30 when designating the display object enlargement process, and when designating the display object reduction process, A predetermined key on the operation unit 7 corresponding to the reduction selection button 31 is operated.

  In step S22 of the flowchart of FIG. 5, the control unit 15 monitors whether or not the enlargement selection button 30 has been operated, and in step S23 monitors whether or not the reduction selection button 31 has been operated. Then, when detecting the operation of the key corresponding to the enlargement selection button 30, the control unit 15 advances the process to step S31, and when detecting the key operation corresponding to the reduction selection button 31, the process proceeds to step S31. Proceed to S24.

  When the process proceeds to step S31 by detecting the key operation corresponding to the enlargement selection button 30, the control unit 15 detects the presence or absence of the touch operation on the touch panel 6, and the process when the touch operation on the touch panel 6 is detected. If the touch operation on the touch panel 6 is not detected, the process proceeds to step S36. In step S36, since the control unit 15 does not detect the touch operation of the touch panel 6, the presence or absence of the key operation corresponding to the reduction selection button 31 is detected, and the key operation corresponding to the reduction selection button 31 is detected. When the process proceeds to step S24 described later and no key operation corresponding to the reduction selection button 31 is detected, the process returns to step S31, and the touch operation on the touch panel 6 is continuously monitored.

  After detecting a key operation corresponding to the enlargement selection button 30, when detecting a touch operation on the touch panel 6, the control unit 15 proceeds to step S <b> 32 and enlarges the display object currently displayed on the display unit 5. Determines whether the enlargement rate is the limit of the enlargement process. Then, when the enlargement rate of the display object currently displayed on the display unit 5 is the above limit enlargement rate, further enlargement processing cannot be performed, and therefore the control unit 15 performs the touch panel 6 of the user in step S37. Is canceled, and the process returns to step S22.

  On the other hand, when the enlargement rate of the display object currently displayed on the display unit 5 is not the maximum enlargement rate, the control unit 15 advances the process to step S33 and contacts the touch area by the touch operation of the touch panel 6. Is calculated. Then, in step S34, the control unit 15 reads information indicating the enlargement ratio corresponding to the detected contact area from the enlargement / reduction ratio table 13 shown in FIG. 1, and in step S35, the enlargement / reduction ratio. The display object is enlarged so as to have an enlargement rate corresponding to the information indicating the enlargement rate read from the rate table 13, this is displayed on the display unit 5, and the process returns to step S31. Thus, each time the user performs a touch operation on the touch panel 6, the display object is gradually enlarged and displayed at an enlargement rate corresponding to the contact area.

  More specifically, in the enlargement / reduction ratio table 13 shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 7, the manufacturer of the mobile phone touched the touch panel 6 by a user with a standard finger size. Information indicating the sizes of the five types of contact areas obtained in this case, information indicating the respective enlargement rates associated with the respective contact areas, and information indicating the respective reduction rates are stored.

  In this example, an enlargement factor of 1.1 is assigned to the contact area with the smallest size, and an enlargement of 1.3 times for a contact area that is one size larger than the minimum contact area. A rate is assigned. An enlargement factor of 1.5 times for a contact area that is about twice larger than the minimum contact area, and an enlargement factor of 2.0 for a contact area that is about three times larger than the minimum contact area. However, an enlargement ratio of 4.0 times is assigned to a contact area that is about four times larger than the minimum contact area.

  Similarly, in this example, a reduction ratio of 0.9 times is assigned to the contact area having the smallest size, and 0.8% is applied to the contact area that is slightly larger than the minimum contact area. Double reduction rate is assigned. An enlargement factor of 0.7 for a contact area that is about twice larger than the minimum contact area, and an enlargement factor of 0.6 for a contact area that is about three times larger than the minimum contact area. However, an enlargement ratio of 0.5 times is assigned to a contact area that is about four times larger than the minimum contact area.

  When calculating the contact area due to the touch operation of the touch panel 6 in step S33, the control unit 15 reads information indicating the enlargement ratio corresponding to the contact area from the enlargement / reduction ratio table 13 in step S34, and step S35. 6 (b), FIG. 6 (c), FIG. 6 (d), and FIG. 6 (e), the display object is displayed so that the enlargement ratio indicated by the information indicating the enlargement ratio is obtained. Enlargement processing is performed and display control is performed on the display unit 5. The examples shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C are examples in which the display object is enlarged 2.0 times, and the examples shown in FIGS. 6D and 6E are display objects. Is an example of enlargement processing of 1.5 times.

  On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S <b> 24 by detecting the key operation corresponding to the reduction selection button 31 in step S <b> 23, the control unit 15 detects the presence or absence of the touch operation on the touch panel 6, and the touch operation on the touch panel 6. If detected, the process proceeds to step S25, and if the touch operation on the touch panel 6 is not detected, the process proceeds to step S38. In step S38, since the control unit 15 does not detect a touch operation on the touch panel 6, it detects the presence or absence of a key operation corresponding to the enlargement selection button 30, and if a key operation corresponding to the enlargement selection button 30 is detected. When the process proceeds to step S31 described above and no key operation corresponding to the enlargement selection button 30 is detected, the process returns to step S24, and the presence or absence of the touch operation on the touch panel 6 is continuously monitored.

  After detecting the key operation corresponding to the reduction selection button 31, when detecting the touch operation of the touch panel 6, the control unit 15 proceeds to step S 25 and reduces the reduction rate of the display object currently displayed on the display unit 5. Determines whether the reduction rate is the limit of the reduction process. Then, when the reduction rate of the display object currently displayed on the display unit 5 is the above reduction rate, the control unit 15 cannot perform further reduction processing. Is canceled, and the process returns to step S22.

On the other hand, when the reduction rate of the display object currently displayed on the display unit 5 is not the reduction rate of the limit, the control unit 15 advances the process to step S26 and performs contact by the touch operation of the touch panel 6. Calculate the area. In step S27, the control unit 15 reads information indicating the enlargement ratio corresponding to the detected contact area from the enlargement / reduction ratio table 13 (see FIGS. 1 and 7), and in step S28. 6 (f), FIG. 6 (g), FIG. 6 (h), and FIG. 6 (i) so that the reduction ratio corresponding to the information indicating the reduction ratio read from the enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table 13 is obtained. As shown in FIG. 5, the display object is reduced and displayed on the display unit 5. The example shown in FIGS. 6 (f) and 6 (g) is an example in which the display object is reduced by a factor of 0.7, and the examples shown in FIGS. 6 (h) and 6 (i) are display objects. Is an example in which reduction processing is performed by 0.5 times. Such display object reduction processing is performed until the control unit 15 detects that the display object currently displayed on the display unit 5 has reached the limit reduction rate in step S29. This is performed corresponding to the touch operation of the touch panel 6.

[Application program startup operation at the time of reduction rate limit]
Next, in the case of the mobile phone according to the embodiment, a predetermined function menu is displayed in a surplus area formed on the display unit 5 when the display object is reduced to the limit, and the user can select a desired function menu item. When is selected, an application program corresponding to this function menu item is started.

  In other words, when it is detected in step S29 that the current reduction rate has reached the limit reduction rate, the control unit 15 functions together with the display object reduced to this limit as shown in FIG. The display unit 5 controls the display of the “Menu” character for designating the display of the menu. The characters “menu” indicate that a function for designating display of a function menu is assigned to a predetermined key on the operation unit 7. When designating the display of the function menu, the user operates a predetermined key on the operation unit 7 corresponding to the characters “menu” displayed on the display unit 5. In step S30 of the flowchart of FIG. 5, the control unit 15 detects the presence or absence of an operation of a predetermined key on the operation unit 7 corresponding to the character “menu”. When the operation is detected, the process proceeds to step S40.

  In step S40, as shown in FIG. 8B, the control unit 15 controls to move and display the display object reduced to the limit, for example, on the upper right side of the display unit 5, and on the display unit 5 by this movement display control. In a surplus area to be formed, the icons of the respective functions which are menu items of predetermined functions are displayed and controlled in a list. Further, in step S40, the control unit 15 displays on the display unit 5 characters “Back” corresponding to the keys on the operation unit 7 that are designated and operated when the display screen is returned to the display state of FIG. To do.

  FIG. 8B shows a letter image icon indicating an email editing function, a pencil image icon indicating a drawing function, and a briefcase image icon indicating a list display function of each folder in the memory 14. And an example of a network image icon showing a list display function of names (and addresses) of blogs registered by the user and names (and addresses) of SNS (SNS: Social Networking Service). .

  When the user designates activation of a desired function, the user selects and operates the icon corresponding to the desired function via the operation unit 7 and returns the display screen to the display state of FIG. Operates the key on the operation unit 7 corresponding to the characters “Back”.

  In step S41 of the flowchart of FIG. 5, the control unit 15 monitors the presence or absence of an operation for selecting an icon corresponding to a desired function, and in step S43, the key on the operation unit 7 corresponding to the character “Back”. Monitor the presence or absence of operations. When the key operation on the operation unit 7 corresponding to the character “Back” is detected, the display screen is returned to the display state shown in FIG. 8A, and the process is returned to step S22. Waits for the specified operation for each process.

  On the other hand, when the selection operation of the icon corresponding to the desired function is detected in step S41, the control unit 15 activates the application program corresponding to the icon selected by the user from the memory 14, and currently, Information processing corresponding to the activated application program is performed on the still image data of the displayed display object, and all the processes shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 are finished.

  Specifically, when an email editing function is selected by the user, the control unit 15 activates an email management program stored in the memory 14, and based on the email management program, FIG. As shown in (c), the display unit 5 is controlled to display an e-mail editing screen with the still image data (Pic001.jpg 15KB) of the display object reduced to the above limit as an attached file. As a result, the user can reduce the display object to the limit and select the icon of the e-mail editing function to display the e-mail editing screen to which the still image data of the display object is attached. Can be displayed.

  As still image data attached to the e-mail, the still image data of the display object reduced to the above limit may be attached, or the original still image data before reduction of the display object is attached. Alternatively, the still image data of the display object whose data size is automatically adjusted for the attached file may be attached.

  Similarly, when the drawing function is selected by the user, the control unit 15 activates a drawing program stored in the memory 14 and, based on this drawing program, displays the above display as shown in FIG. The display control of the object drawing edit screen is performed on the display unit 5. As a result, the user can display the drawing editing screen of the display object on the display unit 5 only by reducing the display object to the limit and selecting the drawing function icon.

  As the size of the display object displayed on the drawing editing screen, the still image data of the display object reduced to the limit may be displayed, or the original still image data before the reduction of the display object may be displayed. It may be displayed, or still image data of the display object whose data size is automatically adjusted for drawing editing may be displayed.

  Similarly, when storing still image data of the display object, the user selects and operates the icon of the image of the bliff case. When this selection operation is performed, the control unit 15 controls the display unit 5 to display a list of each folder in the memory 14 as shown in FIG. When the user selects a desired folder from the list of folders, the control unit 15 stores the still image data of the display object on the memory 14 corresponding to the folder selected by the user. Control storage in the area. As a result, the user can reduce the display object to the limit, select the folder list function icon, select the desired folder, and place the still image data of the display object in the desired folder. Can be saved.

  As the data size of the still image data of the display object stored in the desired folder, still image data having a data size reduced to the above limit may be stored, or the still image of the original size before the reduction may be stored. Image data may be stored, or still image data of the display object whose data size has been automatically adjusted for storage may be stored.

  Similarly, when uploading the still image data of the display object to a blog or SNS, the user selects and operates the icon of the network image. When this selection operation is performed, the control unit 15 controls the display unit 5 to display a list of blog and SNS names registered in advance in the memory 14 as shown in FIG.

  The memory 14 stores address data on the blog and SNS network as well as character data corresponding to the names of the blog and SNS. Therefore, when a desired name is selected from the list by the user, the control unit 15 uploads the still image data of the display object to the blog or SNS address selected by the user. Next, the communication circuit 2 shown in FIG. 1 is controlled. As a result, the user can reduce the display object to the limit, and select and operate a pre-registered blog or SNS name list function icon to display the still image data of the display object in a desired blog. Or upload to SNS.

As the data size of the still image data of the display object to be uploaded, still image data having a data size reduced to the above limit may be uploaded, or still image data of the original size before the reduction may be uploaded. You may upload, You may upload the still image data of the said display thing which adjusted the data size automatically for upload.

[Effect of the embodiment]
As is clear from the above description, the mobile phone of this embodiment associates each contact area obtained when the user performs a touch operation on the touch panel 6 with a finger, and an application program corresponding to each contact area. And remember. When the user performs a contact operation on the touch panel 6, the contact area by the contact operation is detected, and an application program associated with the contact area is activated. As a result, the desired application program can be activated only by performing a contact operation on the touch panel 6 so as to have a contact area corresponding to the desired application program.

  Information indicating different enlargement ratios and reduction ratios is stored in association with each contact area. Then, when the user performs a contact operation on the touch panel 6, the contact area by the contact operation is detected, and the display object of the display unit 5 is enlarged so as to obtain an enlargement ratio corresponding to the contact area, or The display object on the display unit 5 is reduced so as to have a reduction ratio corresponding to the contact area. The display object displayed on the display unit 5 can be displayed in a desired size by performing a contact operation only once on the touch panel 6 so as to have a contact area corresponding to a desired enlargement ratio or reduction ratio. . When the touch operation is continuously performed on the touch panel 6, the display object is displayed in a size corresponding to each contact area of each contact operation.

In addition, a predetermined function menu is displayed in a surplus area on the display unit 5 formed by reducing the display object displayed on the display unit 5 to the limit. When a desired function menu item is selected from the function menu, activation control of the application program corresponding to the selected function menu item is performed, and the display object displayed on the display unit 5 is stopped. Data processing corresponding to the activated application program is performed on the image data. Thereby, it is possible to perform a startup operation of a desired application program and a data processing operation of still image data of a display object displayed on the display unit 5 with a small number of operations.

[Modification]
In the above description of the embodiment, the enlargement rate and reduction rate corresponding to each contact area are determined in advance. However, as in the description using FIG. 3, the user can set the enlargement rate and reduction rate. It may be specified and registered. In this case, the user first performs a touch operation on the touch panel 6, and then inputs (selects) an enlargement rate or a reduction rate corresponding to the contact area by the contact operation via the operation unit 7. Then, the control unit 15 associates the information indicating the contact area with the information indicating the enlargement ratio or the information indicating the reduction ratio input corresponding to the contact area, and the contact area corresponding enlargement ratio / reduction. Register in the rate table 13. Accordingly, it is possible to perform an enlargement / reduction processing operation that matches the size of each user's finger and the feeling of the touch operation.

  In the description of the above-described embodiment, the display object enlargement process and the reduction process are performed corresponding to each contact area. However, the contact area corresponding enlargement / reduction ratio table 13 includes each contact area. Only the associated enlargement rate or only the reduction rate associated with each contact area may be registered, and only the display object enlargement process or the display object reduction process may be performed.

  In the description of the above-described embodiment, the user first designates the display object enlargement process or reduction process based on the enlargement selection button 30 or the reduction selection button 31. As shown in FIG. 9, when a contact area having a reference size (reference contact area) is determined in advance and the control unit 15 detects a contact area larger than the reference contact area, the contact area is set to this contact area. When the display object is enlarged at a corresponding enlargement rate and a contact area smaller than the reference contact area is detected, the display object may be reduced at a reduction rate corresponding to the contact area.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9, when a contact area that is about one time larger than the reference contact area is detected, the display object is enlarged at a magnification of 1.2 times, and twice the reference contact area. When a contact area that is large to a certain degree is detected, the display object is enlarged at a magnification of twice. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 9, when a contact area that is slightly smaller than the reference contact area is detected, the display object is reduced at a reduction ratio of 0.8 times, and the display object is rotated twice more than the reference contact area. When a contact area that is small enough is detected, the display object is reduced at a reduction ratio of 0.5.

  In the above description of the embodiment, the present invention is applied to a mobile phone. However, the present invention can be applied to a PHS phone (PHS: Personal Handyphone System), a PDA device (PDA: Personal Digital Assistant), a mobile game. You may apply to other electronic devices, such as a machine, a digital camera apparatus, a notebook type, or a desktop personal computer apparatus. In either case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

  Finally, the above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made according to the design and the like as long as they do not depart from the technical idea of the present invention. I add that there is something.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a flowchart for demonstrating each contact area of the touchscreen in the mobile telephone used as embodiment, and the registration operation | movement of the application program matched with each contact area. It is a figure which shows an example of the application program registered in relation with each contact area. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of starting an application program corresponding to a contact area on the touch panel in the cellular phone according to the embodiment. 5 is a flowchart for explaining enlargement processing and reduction processing of a display object corresponding to a touch area of a touch panel in the cellular phone according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an enlarged display and a reduced display example of a display object corresponding to the touch area of the touch panel in the mobile phone according to the embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the expansion rate and reduction rate corresponding to the contact area of the touchscreen in the mobile telephone of embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the starting operation | movement of the application program at the time of the reduction rate limit of the mobile telephone of embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the modification of the expansion process and reduction process of the display object corresponding to the contact area of the touch panel in the mobile telephone of embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Antenna, 2 Communication circuit, 3 Speaker part, 4 Microphone part, 5 Display part, 6 Touch panel, 7 Operation part, 8 Camera part, 9 Light emission part (LED), 10 Vibration unit, 11 Timer, 12 Contact area corresponding application table , 13 Contact area corresponding enlargement / reduction ratio table, 14 memory, 15 control unit, 30 enlargement selection button, 31 reduction selection button

Claims (9)

A contact area detection unit for detecting a contact area of the user's finger on a contact operation unit operated by a user touching the finger;
A contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating operations corresponding to the respective contact areas are stored in association with each other,
A plurality of different contact areas and enlargement rate information indicating an enlargement rate corresponding to each contact area and / or reduction rate information indicating a reduction rate corresponding to each contact area are stored in association with each other. and the magnification / reduction rate table,
An operation program memory in which programs corresponding to various operations are stored;
Information indicating the operation corresponding to the contact area detected by the contact area detection unit is detected from the contact area corresponding operation table, and a program indicated by the information indicating the operation is read from the operation program memory and executed. With a control unit to control,
The operation program memory stores an enlargement / reduction processing program for performing enlargement processing and reduction processing of a display object displayed on the display unit,
When the display unit displays a display object on the display unit, the control unit specifies enlargement designation information for designating an enlarged display process of the display object and / or a reduction display process of the display object. When the enlargement display process is designated based on the enlargement designation information by the user, it is detected by the contact area detection part based on the enlargement / reduction process program. The enlargement factor information corresponding to the contact area of the user's finger is read from the enlargement factor / reduction factor table, and the display object is displayed on the display unit with the enlargement factor indicated by the enlargement factor information, or the user When the reduced display process is designated based on the reduction designation information, the contact area of the user's finger detected by the contact area detection unit is determined based on the enlargement / reduction process program. The reduction ratio information response, reads from the magnification / reduction rate table, an input processing device for displaying controlling the display object at a reduction rate indicated by the reduction ratio information on the display unit. A contact area detection unit for detecting a contact area of the user's finger on a contact operation unit operated by a user touching the finger;
A contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating operations corresponding to the respective contact areas are stored in association with each other,
Information indicating the reference area, which is the contact area of the reference size, and the enlargement ratio corresponding to the reference area, at least one contact area larger than the reference area, and a contact area larger than the reference area And information indicating an enlargement rate corresponding to 1 and at least one contact area smaller than the reference area and information indicating a reduction rate corresponding to a contact area smaller than the reference area are stored in association with each other. Enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table,
An operation program memory in which programs corresponding to various operations are stored;
Information indicating the operation corresponding to the contact area detected by the contact area detection unit is detected from the contact area corresponding operation table, and a program indicated by the information indicating the operation is read from the operation program memory and executed. With a control unit to control,
The operation program memory stores an enlargement / reduction processing program for performing enlargement processing and reduction processing of a display object displayed on the display unit,
When the display area is displayed on the display unit and the contact area detection unit detects a contact area of the user's finger, the control unit detects the detection based on the enlargement / reduction processing program. Information indicating the enlargement ratio corresponding to the size of the contact area or information indicating the reduction ratio is read from the enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table, and the enlargement ratio indicated by the information indicating the enlargement ratio or this reduction is displayed. An input processing device that controls display of the display object on the display unit at a reduction rate indicated by information indicating a rate. The control unit corresponds to various operation programs stored in the operation program memory when an extra area is formed in the display unit when the display object is reduced and displayed on the display unit. A function menu is displayed in the extra area, and when a desired function menu item is selected and operated by the user via the operation unit, an operation program corresponding to the selected function menu item is displayed in the operation program memory. input processing device according to claim 1 or claim 2 executes control reading from. A contact area detection step in which a contact area detection unit detects a contact area of the user's finger on a contact operation unit operated by a user touching the finger;
The contact detected by the control unit in the contact area detecting step from the contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating the operation corresponding to each contact area are stored in association with each other. An operation detecting step for detecting information indicating the operation corresponding to the area;
A program information indicating operations corresponding to the contact area detected by the operation detecting step, a control step of the control unit, a program corresponding to the various operations to execute control reads the operation program memory stored,
When a display object is displayed on the display unit, enlargement designation information for designating an enlarged display process of the display object and / or reduction designation information for designating a reduced display process of the display object A designated information display control unit controlling the control unit to display on the display unit;
When enlargement display processing is designated by the user based on the enlargement designation information displayed on the display unit, enlargement rate information corresponding to the contact area of the user's finger detected by the contact area detection control unit is displayed. A plurality of different contact areas and enlargement ratio information indicating the enlargement ratio corresponding to each contact area are read from the enlargement ratio table stored in association with each other, and the display is performed with the enlargement ratio indicated by the enlargement ratio information. The enlarged display control unit controls the control unit so as to display an object on the display unit, and / or the reduced display process is designated by the user based on the reduction designation information displayed on the display unit. The reduction ratio information corresponding to the contact area of the user's finger detected by the contact area detection control unit is applied to a plurality of different contact areas and the respective contact areas. Reduced display control is performed such that reduction rate information indicating a reduction rate to be read is read from a reduction rate table stored in association with each other, and the display object is displayed on the display unit at a reduction rate indicated by the reduction rate information. An input processing method comprising: a unit controlling the control unit . A contact area detection step in which a contact area detection unit detects a contact area of the user's finger on a contact operation unit operated by a user touching the finger;
  The contact detected by the control unit in the contact area detecting step from the contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating the operation corresponding to each contact area are stored in association with each other. An operation detecting step for detecting information indicating the operation corresponding to the area;
  A control step in which a program of information indicating an operation corresponding to the contact area detected in the operation detection step is read out from an operation program memory in which a program corresponding to various operations is stored, and is executed and controlled.
When a contact area of the user's finger is detected by the contact area detection control unit when a display object is displayed on the display unit, the enlargement factor corresponding to the size of the detected contact area is set. Information indicating the reduction ratio, or a reference area that is the contact area of a reference size, information indicating an enlargement ratio corresponding to the reference area, and at least one larger than the reference area Information indicating a contact area and an enlargement ratio corresponding to a contact area larger than the reference area, at least one contact area smaller than the reference area, and a reduction ratio corresponding to a contact area smaller than the reference area. Controlling the control unit so that the enlargement rate / reduction rate detection unit reads information from the enlargement rate / reduction rate table stored in association with each other.
  The display object is displayed at the enlargement rate indicated by the information indicating the enlargement rate read from the enlargement rate / reduction rate table by the enlargement rate / reduction rate detection unit, or at the reduction rate indicated by the information indicating the reduction rate. The enlargement / reduction display control unit controlling the control unit so as to control the display on the display unit;
  An input processing method. The computer functions as a contact area detection control unit that controls the contact area detection unit so as to detect the contact area of the user's finger on the contact operation unit that the user operates by touching the finger,
By causing the computer to function as the contact area detection control unit from a contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating each operation corresponding to each contact area are stored in association with each other. Causing the computer to function as a contact area corresponding operation detection unit that controls the control unit to detect information indicating an operation corresponding to the detected contact area;
A program indicated by information indicating an operation corresponding to the contact area detected by causing the computer to function as the contact area corresponding operation detection unit is read from an operation program memory in which programs corresponding to various operations are stored. Causing the computer to function as a program execution control unit that controls the control unit to control execution,
When a display object is displayed on the display unit, enlargement designation information for designating an enlarged display process of the display object and / or reduction designation information for designating a reduced display process of the display object The computer functions as a designated information display control unit that controls the control unit to display on the display unit,
By causing the computer to function as the designation information display control unit, when the enlargement display process is designated by the user based on the enlargement designation information displayed on the display unit, the computer is used as the contact area detection control unit. The enlargement rate information corresponding to the contact area of the user's finger detected by functioning as a plurality of different contact areas and the enlargement rate information indicating the enlargement rate corresponding to each contact area are associated with each other. The computer is caused to function as an enlarged display control unit that controls the control unit to control display of the display object on the display unit at an enlargement rate indicated by the enlargement rate information. And / or by causing the computer to function as the designation information display control unit, the reduction finger displayed on the display unit. When the reduction display process is designated by the user based on the information, the reduction rate information corresponding to the contact area of the user's finger detected by causing the computer to function as the contact area detection control unit is different. A plurality of contact areas and reduction rate information indicating the reduction rate corresponding to each contact area are read from the reduction rate table stored in association with each other, and the display object is displayed at the reduction rate indicated by the reduction rate information. An input processing program that causes the computer to function as a reduced display control unit that controls the control unit to control display on the display unit. The computer functions as a contact area detection control unit that controls the contact area detection unit so as to detect the contact area of the user's finger on the contact operation unit that the user operates by touching the finger,
By causing the computer to function as the contact area detection control unit from a contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating each operation corresponding to each contact area are stored in association with each other. Causing the computer to function as a contact area corresponding operation detection unit that controls the control unit to detect information indicating an operation corresponding to the detected contact area;
A program indicated by information indicating an operation corresponding to the contact area detected by causing the computer to function as the contact area corresponding operation detection unit is read from an operation program memory in which programs corresponding to various operations are stored. Causing the computer to function as a program execution control unit that controls the control unit to control execution,
When the display area is displayed on the display unit, when the contact area of the user's finger is detected by causing the computer to function as the contact area detection control unit, the size of the detected contact area Information indicating the enlargement ratio corresponding to or information indicating the reduction ratio, a reference area that is the contact area having a reference size, information indicating an enlargement ratio corresponding to the reference area, and the reference area Information indicating an enlargement ratio corresponding to at least one contact area larger than the reference area, and at least one contact area smaller than the reference area, and a contact smaller than the reference area. Information indicating the reduction ratio corresponding to the area is read from the enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table stored in association with each other. The enlargement ratio indicated by the information indicating the enlargement ratio read from the enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table by causing the computer to function as a small ratio detection section and causing the computer to function as the enlargement ratio / reduction ratio detection section. Alternatively, an input processing program that causes the computer to function as an enlargement / reduction display control unit that controls the control unit to control display of the display object on the display unit at a reduction rate indicated by the information indicating the reduction rate. A contact operation unit operated by a user touching a finger;
A contact area detection unit for detecting a contact area of the user's finger on the contact operation unit;
A contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating various operations corresponding to the respective contact areas are stored in association with each other,
An operation program memory in which programs corresponding to various operations are stored;
A display unit for displaying a predetermined display object;
A plurality of different contact areas and enlargement rate information indicating an enlargement rate corresponding to each contact area and / or reduction rate information indicating a reduction rate corresponding to each contact area are stored in association with each other. Enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table,
Information indicating the operation corresponding to the contact area detected by the contact area detection unit is detected from the contact area corresponding operation table, and a program indicated by the information indicating the operation is read from the operation program memory and executed. A control unit for controlling,
The operation program memory stores an enlargement / reduction processing program for performing enlargement processing and reduction processing of a display object displayed on the display unit,
When the display unit displays a display object on the display unit, the control unit specifies enlargement designation information for designating an enlarged display process of the display object and / or a reduction display process of the display object. When the enlargement display process is designated based on the enlargement designation information by the user, it is detected by the contact area detection part based on the enlargement / reduction process program. The enlargement factor information corresponding to the contact area of the user's finger is read from the enlargement factor / reduction factor table, and the display object is displayed on the display unit with the enlargement factor indicated by the enlargement factor information, or the user When the reduced display process is designated based on the reduction designation information, the contact area of the user's finger detected by the contact area detection unit is determined based on the enlargement / reduction process program. The reduction ratio information response, reads from the magnification / reduction rate table, the portable terminal device for display control on the display section the display object at a reduction rate indicated by the reduction ratio information. A contact operation unit operated by a user touching a finger;
A contact area detection unit for detecting a contact area of the user's finger on the contact operation unit;
A contact area corresponding operation table in which a plurality of different contact areas and information indicating various operations corresponding to the respective contact areas are stored in association with each other,
An operation program memory in which programs corresponding to various operations are stored;
Information indicating the reference area, which is the contact area of the reference size, and the enlargement ratio corresponding to the reference area, at least one contact area larger than the reference area, and a contact area larger than the reference area And information indicating an enlargement rate corresponding to 1 and at least one contact area smaller than the reference area and information indicating a reduction rate corresponding to a contact area smaller than the reference area are stored in association with each other. Enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table,
Information indicating the operation corresponding to the contact area detected by the contact area detection unit is detected from the contact area corresponding operation table, and a program indicated by the information indicating the operation is read from the operation program memory and executed. A control unit for controlling,
The operation program memory stores an enlargement / reduction processing program for performing enlargement processing and reduction processing of a display object displayed on the display unit,
When the display area is displayed on the display unit and the contact area detection unit detects a contact area of the user's finger, the control unit detects the detection based on the enlargement / reduction processing program. Information indicating the enlargement ratio corresponding to the size of the contact area or information indicating the reduction ratio is read from the enlargement ratio / reduction ratio table, and the enlargement ratio indicated by the information indicating the enlargement ratio or this reduction is displayed. A portable terminal device that controls display of the display object on the display unit at a reduction rate indicated by information indicating a rate.

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