JP2008090376A - Information processor and method for displaying its operation - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor and a method for displaying the operation of the information processor to easily select a desired touch menu only through a touch operation even if a touch menu operation area corresponding to the desired touch menu is small. <P>SOLUTION: In the information processor, a menu screen 33 obtained by reproducing an information processing medium is displayed in a display device 31 and one of a plurality of touch menus displayed in the menu screen 33 is touched to execute the menu. The menu screen 33 has touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d where a touch menu can be directly selected, and an area 41 other than the selectable touch menu operation display areas. The area 41 other than the selectable areas is touched to display an operation keypad 50 to be touched for selecting either of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d in sequence. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that performs processing by touching a touch menu displayed on a display device, and an operation display method of the information processing apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art An on-vehicle optical disc (for example, DVD) playback device is known in which a menu screen displayed during DVD playback or the like is a touch panel system. In such a DVD playback device, a menu screen obtained by playing a DVD is displayed on the display device, and one of a plurality of touch menus displayed in the menu screen is touched to be selected. The menu is executed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-351618 A

In the above-described in-vehicle DVD playback device, the display screen has a main screen of about 7 inches, and the area where the touch operation can be performed on the menu screen has to be reduced. Therefore, when selecting the touch menu operation area corresponding to the touch menu by touch operation, the touch menu operation area other than the desired touch menu is touch-operated, or multiple touch menu operation areas are simultaneously touch-operated. It may end up. As a result, the user may feel stress with respect to the selection operation.
In addition, in such a DVD playback device, an operation button is provided on the hardware so that a desired menu can be selected by operating the operation button when the touch menu cannot be selected by a touch operation. . However, it is complicated for the user to perform a touch operation on the screen or to operate an operation button on the hardware, and there is a possibility that the user may feel stress for the selection operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and even when a touch menu operation area corresponding to a desired touch menu is narrow, a desired touch menu can be easily selected only by a touch operation. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of displaying the information and an operation display method of the information processing apparatus.

In the present invention, a display device and a touch panel arranged on the display device are provided, and a menu screen obtained by reproducing an information processing medium is displayed on the display device, and a plurality of touch menus displayed in the menu screen are displayed. In the information processing apparatus that executes the menu by touching one of the buttons, the menu screen includes a touch menu operation display area in which the touch menu can be directly selected, and an area other than the touch menu operation display area. An operation keypad capable of touch operation for selecting one of the touch menus is displayed by touching an area other than the touch menu operation display area.
According to this configuration, even if an area other than the selectable touch menu operation display area is touched, a desired touch menu can be selected by touching the displayed operation keypad. . Further, when a desired touch menu operation display area cannot be touched, an operation keypad can be displayed by touching an area other than the selectable touch menu operation display area to select a desired touch menu. it can.

In the present invention, a display device and a touch panel disposed on the display device are provided, and a menu screen obtained by reproducing the information processing medium is displayed on the display device, and a plurality of menus displayed in the menu screen are displayed. In an information processing apparatus that executes a menu by touching one of the touch menus, the menu screen includes a touch menu operation display area in which the touch menu can be directly selected, and a plurality of the touch menu operation display areas By operating the buttons almost simultaneously, an operation keypad capable of touch operation for selecting one of the touch menus is displayed.
According to this configuration, even if a plurality of touch menu operation display areas have been touched, a desired touch menu can be selected by touching the displayed operation keypad.

In addition, the operation keypad includes at least a movement key that allows the touch menu to be exclusively selected, and an execution key that selects and executes the touch menu that is selected by the movement key. Can do.
According to this configuration, a desired touch menu can be selected with the movement key, and the selected touch menu can be executed with the execution key.

Furthermore, the display device may be used for an in-vehicle DVD playback device.
According to this configuration, since it is used for a small vehicle-mounted screen, a desired touch menu can be easily selected by the operation keypad even on a display device on which touch operation is relatively difficult.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, a menu screen obtained by reproducing the information processing medium is displayed on the display device, and one of a plurality of touch menus displayed in the menu screen is touch-operated before the operation. In the operation display method for executing a menu, a touch operation for selecting one of the touch menus when one of the touch menu operation display areas capable of directly selecting the touch menu is not effectively selected by the touch operation. A possible operation keypad is displayed.

  According to the present invention, the menu screen includes an area where the touch menu can be directly selected and an area other than the selectable area, and the touch menu is selected by touching and selecting an area other than the selectable area. By displaying an operation keypad that can be touch-operated to sequentially select one of these, even if the desired area cannot be touched, touch and operate the area other than the selectable area A desired touch menu can be selected by displaying the keypad on the screen of the display device and touching the operation keypad. Therefore, the user can select a menu only by a touch operation on the screen without operating the operation buttons on the hardware included in the apparatus to select the menu, so that the selection operation can be easily performed. At the same time, there is no danger of being confused with the operation. In addition, since the operation keypad is displayed on the screen, the user's selection action can be easily performed, so that the user does not feel stress in the selection operation.

  In addition, according to the present invention, by selecting a plurality of touch menus by touch operation, an operation keypad for touch operation for sequentially selecting one of the touch menus is displayed. Even when the menu is touched, an operation keypad is displayed on the screen of the display device, and a desired touch menu can be selected by touching the operation keypad. Therefore, the user can select a menu only by a touch operation on the screen without operating the operation buttons on the hardware included in the apparatus to select the menu, so that the selection operation can be easily performed. At the same time, there is no danger of being confused with the operation. In addition, since the operation keypad is displayed on the screen, the user's selection action can be easily performed, so that the user does not feel stress in the selection operation.

  Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an in-vehicle DVD playback apparatus will be described as an example of an information processing apparatus.

  The control unit (control unit) 100 centrally controls each unit of the DVD playback device 1, and a storage unit having a main CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101 as a calculation / control unit, a ROM 102, a DRAM 104, and an SRAM 106. 110. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 102 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 101, data, and the like. When the main power of the DVD playback apparatus 1 is turned on, the main CPU 101 reads out and executes a control program, data, and the like stored in the ROM 102, so that control operations of the respective units are performed. A DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 104 temporarily stores programs read from the ROM 102 by the main CPU 101, calculation results, data being calculated, and the like. An SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) 106 backs up stored contents such as data stored in the DRAM 104 when the DVD player 1 is turned off, and power is supplied from the vehicle battery even after the main power is turned off. The stored contents to be backed up can be retained even after the main power is turned off.

  The main storage unit 120 stores various application programs and data having a relatively large capacity, and includes, for example, a hard disk device. Examples of what is stored in the main storage unit 120 include a program for display control of the display unit 140 described later.

  The recording medium reading unit 130 reads the data recorded on the card type recording medium or the disk type recording medium described above under the control of the control unit 100 and outputs the data to the control unit 100. Device, a CD / DVD drive device, and the like.

  The display unit 140 displays an initial menu screen of a DVD under the control of the control unit 100, and includes a drawing circuit 142 including a drawing processor 146 and a VRAM 148, a liquid crystal driving circuit 144, a liquid crystal panel (display device). 31). The drawing circuit 142 receives the drawing command DSS from the control unit 100 and controls the liquid crystal driving circuit 144 to perform display based on the drawing command DSS. The drawing processor 146 generates drawing data (for example, bitmap image data) to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 based on the drawing command DSS, and a VRAM (Video RAM) 148 holds drawing data. The liquid crystal driving circuit 144 sequentially receives the drawing data held in the VRAM 148 and displays it on the liquid crystal panel 31 based on the drawing data. The liquid crystal panel 31 may be a general monitor using a cathode ray tube.

  The operation unit 150 includes a switch operation unit 152 and a touch panel operation unit 154. The switch operation unit 152 converts the operation of an operation button (not shown) provided on the front panel of the DVD playback device 1 into an electrical signal and outputs a switch signal SS to the control unit 100 (not shown). ). The touch panel operation unit 154 converts an operation of the touch panel operation unit 154 (see FIG. 2) disposed on the liquid crystal panel 31 into an electrical signal and outputs a touch signal TS to the control unit 100 (not shown). It has. The touch signal TS includes coordinate information indicating the touch operation location on the surface of the touch panel operation unit 154, and thus the control unit 100 can identify the touch operation location on the touch panel operation unit 154.

  FIG. 2 shows a menu screen 33 displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal panel 31 (touch panel operation unit 154) of the DVD playback apparatus 1. On this menu screen 33, a plurality of touch menus 40 (four in FIG. 2) are displayed side by side at intervals in the vertical direction. Each of the touch menus has an area (hereinafter referred to as touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d, which is indicated by a dotted frame in FIG. 2) for selecting and executing the menu by performing a touch operation. Each menu is executed by touching each of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d. In the touch menu 40, the color of the characters of each touch menu is the same before the touch operation is performed, and the color of the characters of the selected touch menu is changed after the touch operation is performed. Thereby, it is possible to visually confirm which touch menu has been selected. In addition to the inversion of the color of the character, the character may be displayed in a white color or may be displayed by a method that allows the user to confirm the visually selected state.

The menu screen 33 includes areas outside the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d and areas other than the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d on the screen (hereinafter referred to as an outer area 41). . When the outer area 41 is touched, the operation keypad 50 is displayed on the menu screen 33. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the operation keypad 50 is displayed on the menu screen 33.
In addition to touching the outer area 41, the operation keypad 50 is used when at least two touch menu operation display areas of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d are simultaneously touch-operated. Will also be displayed.

  The operation keypad 50 includes six touch buttons that can be touched and arranged at intervals. Specifically, the operation keypad 50 has an upward touch button 51 that can be switched in order of 40d → 40c → 40b → 40a in the upward direction of the touch menu, and 40a → 40b → 40c in the downward direction of the touch menu. → Downward touch button 52, left touch button 53, right touch button 54, execution button 55 for executing the selected touch menu, and display position of operation keypad 50, which can be sequentially switched to 40d. And a display position change button 56 for changing (moving) from the right side to the left side symmetrically across the center line. Note that the left-direction touch button 53 and the right-direction touch button 54 are sequentially selectable in the left-right direction when there are other touch menu operation display areas on the side of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d. (No operation is required in the arrangement of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d shown in FIGS. 2 and 3).

  In addition, the touch operable areas of the touch buttons 51 to 56 of the operation keypad 50 are arranged side by side with a larger interval than the vertical interval of the areas of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d. In addition, the area of the touch key 51 that can be touch-operated by the touch buttons 51 to 56 may be larger than the area of each of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d. As a result, even if it is difficult to perform a touch operation because the touch operation areas of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d are small, the touch operation of the operation keypad 50 can be easily performed. Yes.

  When the operation keypad 50 is displayed, the touch operation to the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d cannot be performed. In the initial state in which the operation keypad 50 is displayed, the uppermost touch menu is selected (the color of the character is changed). If the execution button 55 is touched as it is, this one is displayed. Processing (menu contents) corresponding to the uppermost touch menu operation display area 40a is executed. Further, by touching the downward touch button 52, the lower touch menu is sequentially selected according to the number of touch operations.

Next, the operation procedure of the DVD playback apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
A menu screen 33 obtained by playing a DVD is first displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 of the DVD player 1 (S01). The user performs a touch operation on any one desired touch menu operation display area among the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d displayed on the menu screen 33 (S02). In this case, the DVD playback apparatus 1 determines whether or not the touch operation has effectively selected one of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d (S03). In this determination, if it is selected effectively, the next screen is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 (S04).

On the other hand, if the determination is not effective (S03), the operation keypad 50 is displayed with the menu screen 33 displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 (S05). The case where it is not judged effective is, for example, as follows.
(1) The user tried to select / execute by touching one touch menu operation display area, but could not touch inside the area of one selected touch menu and touched the outer area 41. If
(2) When the user recognizes that one touch menu cannot be touched and dares to touch the outer area 41.
(3) A user tries to select and execute one touch menu by touching, but at least two touch menus are touched almost simultaneously.

  After the operation keypad 50 is displayed, the user touches each of the touch buttons 51 to 56 on the operation keypad 50 to select a desired touch menu (S06). Then, it is determined whether or not the execution button 55 is touch-operated in the selected touch menu (S07). If the execution button 55 is touch-operated, the next screen is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 ( S04) When the touch operation is not performed, the selection operation is continuously maintained.

  According to the DVD reproducing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the liquid crystal panel 31 and the touch panel operation unit 154 integrated with the liquid crystal panel 31 are provided, and the menu screen 33 obtained by reproducing the DVD or the like on the liquid crystal panel 31. Is displayed, and the touch menu is executed by touching one of the plurality of touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d displayed in the menu screen 33, and the menu screen 33 is touched. The menu operation display areas 40a to 40d are provided with an area that can be directly selected and an outer area 41 other than the selectable area. By touching and selecting the outer area 41, the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d The operation keypad 50 for easier touch operation for selecting one of 40d is displayed, and the operation in the touch operation is displayed. As a result, it is possible to cope with the desired touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d by touching the displayed operation keypad 50 even if the outer area 41 is touched. Touch menu to be selected. When the desired operation display area cannot be touch-operated, the operation keypad 50 can be displayed by touching the outer area 41 and a desired touch menu can be selected. Therefore, the user can select a desired touch menu on the menu screen 33 only by a touch operation on the screen without operating a hardware operation button included in the DVD playback apparatus 1 to select a menu. The selection operation can be easily performed, and there is no fear of the operation being confused. In addition, since the operation keypad 50 is displayed on the screen, the user's selection action can be easily performed, so that the user does not feel stressed in the selection operation.

  Further, according to the DVD playback apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, by selecting a plurality of touch menus by a touch operation, one of the touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d is sequentially selected. Since the operation keypad 50 that can be touch-operated is displayed, even when a plurality of touch menus are accidentally touched, the operation keypad 50 is displayed on the screen of the display device. By touching this operation keypad 50, a touch menu corresponding to desired touch menu operation display areas 40a to 40d can be selected. Therefore, the user can select a desired touch menu on the menu screen 33 only by a touch operation on the screen without operating a hardware operation button included in the DVD playback apparatus 1 to select a menu. The selection operation can be easily performed, and there is no fear of the operation being confused. In addition, since the operation keypad 50 is displayed on the screen, the user's selection action can be easily performed, so that the user does not feel stressed in the selection operation.

  In addition, the operation keypad 50 can be selected by using an up touch button 51, a down touch button 52, a left touch button 53, a right touch button, and a touch button that can select a touch menu exclusively. Since the execution button 55 for selecting and executing the touch menu in the state is provided, a desired touch menu is selected by the touch buttons 51, 52, 53, and 54, and the selected touch menu is executed by the execution button 55. can do.

  In the present embodiment, as the operation keypad 50, an upward touch button 51, a downward touch button 52, a leftward touch button 53, and a rightward touch button 54 are displayed. In addition to the touch buttons 51 to 54, a numeric keypad (not shown) may be displayed so that the number attached to can be directly selected by the number.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. .
For example, in the present embodiment, the in-vehicle DVD playback apparatus 1 has been described as an example of the information processing apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to any device that displays information functionally using a screen, such as an in-vehicle CD playback device, a portable DVD playback device, or a portable measuring device.

  In the present embodiment, the in-vehicle DVD playback apparatus 1 has been described in which a relatively small screen is used. However, even a large screen has several tens or more touch menus. By displaying, if the area where the touch operation is possible is narrow and the user feels stress in the touch operation, the same effect can be obtained by applying the present invention.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the DVD reproducing | regenerating apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the menu screen displayed on the screen of the DVD reproducing | regenerating apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which an operation keypad is displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 2. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in which an operation keypad is displayed on the screen of the DVD reproducing | regenerating apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 DVD player 31 Liquid crystal panel (display device)
33 Menu screen 40 Touch menu 41 Outer area 50 Operation keypad 51 Upward touch button 52 Downward touch button 53 Leftward touch button 54 Rightward touch button 55 Execution button 56 Display position change button 100 Control unit 101 CPU
102 ROM
104 DRAM
106 SRAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 Memory | storage part 120 Main memory part 130 Recording medium reading part 140 Display part 142 Drawing circuit 144 Liquid crystal drive circuit 146 Drawing processor 148 VRAM
150 Operation Unit 152 Switch Operation Unit 154 Touch Panel Operation Unit DSS Drawing Command SS Switch Signal TS Touch Signal

Claims (5)

A display device and a touch panel arranged on the display device are provided, and a menu screen obtained by reproducing the information processing medium is displayed on the display device, and one of a plurality of touch menus displayed in the menu screen is displayed. In an information processing apparatus that executes the menu by touch operation,
The menu screen includes a touch menu operation display area where the touch menu can be directly selected and an area other than the touch menu operation display area, and the touch menu is operated by touching an area other than the touch menu operation display area. An information processing apparatus that displays an operation keypad that can be touch-operated to select any of the above. A display device and a touch panel arranged on the display device are provided, and a menu screen obtained by reproducing the information processing medium is displayed on the display device, and one of a plurality of touch menus displayed in the menu screen is displayed. In an information processing apparatus that executes the menu by touch operation,
The menu screen includes a touch menu operation display area in which the touch menu can be directly selected, and a touch operation for selecting one of the touch menus by touching the plurality of touch menu operation display areas almost simultaneously. An information processing apparatus that displays a possible operation keypad.   The operation keypad includes at least a movement key that allows a touch menu to be exclusively selected, and an execution key that selects and executes the touch menu that can be selected by the movement key. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.   The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display device is used in an in-vehicle DVD playback apparatus. An operation display for executing the menu by displaying a menu screen obtained by reproducing the information processing medium on the display device and touching one of the plurality of touch menus displayed in the menu screen before the operation. In the method
When one of touch menu operation display areas in which the touch menu can be directly selected is not effectively selected by the touch operation, an operation keypad capable of touch operation for selecting one of the touch menus is displayed. An operation display method characterized by the above.

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