JP2011008400A - Information processing apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an operator to easily notice an error when the operator has performed an operation to an incorrect tag.SOLUTION: A tag pasted on a setting target is displayed in a turned state in accordance with the operation, and the manner of turning of the displayed tag is detected (203). A setting state of setting details defined to the tag is displayed (205) according to the detected manner of turning.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a control method thereof.

  In recent years, the number of functions has become enormous in business devices such as copiers and multifunction machines, and there are some screens that require more than 10 screens for detailed function setting screens and more than 20 screens for advanced functions. Also, in home printers and the like, the screen is small, so the function cannot be displayed completely, and a plurality of screens are required for the function setting screen. For this reason, for example, when it is desired to cancel a set function, it is troublesome to search for a desired function from a plurality of function setting screens and switch the screen. Further, even if a desired function is found, it is necessary to restore the initial setting in order to cancel it, and it is inconvenient to remember what the initial setting is.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 1 discloses that a function can be set or released by preparing a sticky note indicating the function content on a screen and attaching or removing the sticky note. According to this, since it is only necessary to peel off the set sticky note when canceling the setting, there is no need to switch a plurality of screens. Further, the setting is canceled and the initial value is restored by simply peeling off the sticky note, so it is not necessary to remember the initial setting.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-279012

  However, in the UI using the sticky note as in Patent Document 1, if the sticky note is accidentally peeled off, the sticky note disappears, and it takes time and effort to redo the setting. In addition, if a sticky note with an incorrect function is pasted, simply attaching a sticky note with a function name may cause the processing to be executed as it is without noticing that it has been wrong.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it easy to notice an error when an operator performs an operation on an incorrect tag.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that sets the setting content to the setting target by attaching an electronic sticky note in which the setting content is defined to the setting target on the screen. A display means for displaying the sticky notes attached to the setting target in a flipped state according to an operation, a detection means for detecting the turning state of the sticky notes displayed on the display means, and the detection means. It comprises setting state display means for controlling the display of the setting state of the setting content defined on the sticky note in accordance with the detected state.

In addition, the control method of the information processing apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object sets the setting content to the setting target by attaching an electronic sticky note in which the setting content is defined to the setting target on the screen. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus that performs a display step of displaying the sticky notes attached to the setting target in a flipped state according to an operation, and detecting a turning state of the sticky notes displayed in the display step A detection state, and a setting state display step for controlling display of a setting state of the setting content defined in the sticky note according to the detection state detected in the detection step,
It is characterized by providing.

  According to the present invention, since the setting state is displayed during an operation of attaching a sticky note or an operation of removing a sticky note, it is easy to understand what operation is being performed.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the software structure of the information processing apparatus in this invention. It is a figure which shows an example which displays a preview according to the turning condition at the time of peeling a tag. It is a figure which shows an example as which a preview is displayed with an animation. It is a figure which shows an example which displays a preview according to the turning condition at the time of peeling a tag. It is a figure which shows an example in which a preview is displayed in steps using an intermediate image. It is a figure which shows an example which displays a preview according to the turning condition at the time of sticking a tag. It is a flowchart of the display process according to the turning state of a tag. It is a figure which shows an example which controls the state of an animation according to the turning condition of a tag. It is a figure which shows an example which switches and displays an intermediate image according to the turning state of a tag. It is a flowchart of the display change process which controls the ratio of a change according to the turning state of a tag. It is a figure which shows an example which specifies the sticky note in turning operation. It is a flowchart of the display process which specifies a response | compatibility with the tag in turn operation. It is a figure which shows a tag.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the constituent elements described in this embodiment are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to them. In addition, not all the combinations of features described in the present embodiment are essential for the solving means of the invention.

[Example 1]
In the present embodiment, an example in which the setting state of the setting contents of the sticky note is displayed according to the turning state of an electronic sticky note (hereinafter referred to as a sticky note) displayed as being pasted in the screen is shown in FIG. Will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment. Reference numeral 102 denotes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), which performs operations and logic judgments for various processes to be described later using a flow and controls each component connected to the bus 101.

  The information processing apparatus 100 includes a memory including a program memory and a data memory. The program memory stores a program for control by the CPU including various processing procedures described later with reference to flowcharts. This memory may be a ROM (Read-Only Memory) 103 or a RAM (Random Access Memory) 104 into which a program is loaded from an external storage device or the like. Or you may implement | achieve with these combination.

  Reference numeral 105 denotes a storage device such as a hard disk for storing data and programs according to the present embodiment. Further, the external storage device 106 may be used as the same role as the storage device 105. Here, the external storage device 106 can be realized by, for example, a medium (recording medium) and an external storage drive for realizing access to the medium. As such media, for example, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, a DVD, a USB memory, an MO, a flash memory, and the like are known. Information required in this embodiment is held in the RAM 104, the storage device 105, and the external storage device 106.

  Reference numeral 107 denotes an information input device for inputting information from an external device. In this embodiment, an operator's operation on a tag and other operations on the information processing apparatus are input. As an input method, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse or a trackball, touch input, or the like can be considered.

  Reference numeral 108 denotes an information output device for outputting a result processed by the information processing device 100 and information held therein to an external device. In the present embodiment, the tag image generated by the information processing apparatus 100 and information for screen display such as display related thereto are output and displayed on the screen display apparatus or the like.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a software configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 in the present embodiment.

  An operation input processing unit 201 receives an operation request for the information processing apparatus 100 input from the information input apparatus 107. Here, the operation target is specified from the position of the accepted operation, or the content of the accepted operation request is determined. Further, processing is requested to another processing unit corresponding to the specified operation target and the content of the received operation.

  A drag operation movement amount measurement unit 202 measures the movement amount of the drag operation. The drag operation movement amount measurement unit 202 is called when the operation input processing unit 201 determines that the operation target is a tag and the accepted operation is a drag operation.

  A sticky note turning state control unit 203 changes the turning state of the sticky note according to the drag movement amount measured by the drag operation movement amount measurement unit 202. The changed tag is output to the screen through the information output device 108, and the image of the changed tag is displayed on the screen. When the drag operation is performed from the state where the sticky note is attached, the sticky note is turned so that the sticky note is turned over as the drag movement amount increases. When the drag operation is performed from the state where the sticky note is peeled off, the sticky note is pasted as the drag movement amount is increased, and the drawing is performed so that the turning state becomes smaller.

  Reference numeral 204 denotes a sticky note turning state detection unit, which detects the turning state of the sticky note changed by the sticky note turning state control unit 203. The degree of turning is detected at a rate such as what percentage the flipped state is, assuming that the state where the sticky note is affixed is 100%. As other detection examples, it may be detected how many pixels the turning length is, or it may be detected whether the turning width exceeds a threshold value. Further, since the drag movement amount and the turning state of the tag are in a correspondence relationship, the turning state may be directly determined from the drag movement amount measured by the drag operation movement amount measuring unit 202.

  Reference numeral 205 denotes a setting state display unit for setting the setting contents of the sticky note based on the turning ratio of the sticky note detected by the sticky note turning state detection unit 204, the turning direction of the sticky note, the determination result whether the threshold value has been exceeded, or the like. Display status. Specifically, the setting contents of the functions mounted on the information processing apparatus 100 are defined in the sticky note, and the setting contents are set or canceled for the setting target to which the sticky note is attached. And change. When the sticky note is peeled off, that is, the direction in which the sticky note is turned is turned in the direction to peel off the sticky note, and the sticky note is peeled off before the sticky note is peeled off when the predetermined threshold is exceeded. The display is changed to a display in which the function is released, that is, the function is released. When a transition is made to a state where a sticky note is pasted, that is, when the sticky note is turned in the opposite direction and the predetermined threshold value is exceeded, the display of the state where the sticky note is pasted, that is, the state where the function is set is displayed. And change.

  Next, referring to FIG. 3, the preview changes in accordance with the turning state of the sticky note, taking as an example the case where the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present invention is installed in a printing device such as a copier or a multifunction peripheral. I will explain. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which the preview changes according to the turning state when the sticky note is peeled off.

  FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a screen display example when landscape printing is set for the printing device.

  Reference numeral 301 denotes a screen which is mounted on a printing device. Since the screen is mounted on a printing device, it is assumed that the size is not so large and the resolution is not so high.

  Reference numeral 302 denotes a preview, which simulates a sheet that is actually printed in correspondence with a print function that is a setting target. On this preview, a display is made that simulates the actual printing state according to the contents of the function set in the printing device.

  Reference numeral 303 denotes a sticky note, which is associated with a function that can be set in the printing device, and the associated function can be set in the printing device by pasting the sticky note on a paper preview corresponding to the setting target. . Here, as an example, a case where a sticky note indicating a landscape printing function is pasted is taken as an example. Since a sticky note indicating the landscape printing function is pasted, the landscape printing function is set in the printing device, and the preview 302 is a display imitating the landscape paper. Here, the print function is set by sticking a sticky note on the paper preview, but the print function can be set on the entire screen, or the location can be changed according to the setting contents. Good. Moreover, the left end corresponding to the marginal part of the sticky note may be set as the setting target.

  Reference numeral 304 denotes a pointer, which indicates a position designated by a pointing device or a touch input via the information input device 107. In the case of input by touch, the touched position may be processed as it is inside the information processing apparatus without displaying the pointer 304. Further, the shape of the pointer is not limited to the arrow, and any shape may be used as long as it points to the designated position. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the sticky note 303 can be turned when the pointer 304 is moved leftward by a drag operation.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example in the case of performing an operation of removing the sticky note for landscape printing set as shown in FIG.

  Reference numeral 305 denotes a pointer, which shows a case where the pointer 304 in FIG. 3A is dragged leftward. Since the operation input processing unit 201 recognizes that the drag operation has been input and has detected that the drag operation has been performed on the tag, it requests the drag operation movement amount measurement unit 202 to measure the movement amount. The drag operation movement amount measuring unit 202 measures the drag movement amount and notifies the tag turning state control unit 203 of the drag movement amount. The sticky note turning state control unit 203 determines the turning state of the sticky note according to the notified drag movement amount.

  Reference numeral 306 denotes a sticky note, which is displayed in a sticky-turning state determined by the sticky-turning state control unit 203 according to the drag movement amount. For turning control, a correspondence relationship between the amount of drag movement and the turning state of a sticky note is defined in advance, and the turning degree may be acquired from the amount of movement when a drag operation is performed. In the example of this figure, the amount of movement when the drag operation is performed to the position of the pointer 305 is an example in which it is defined that the sticky note is turned up to about half.

  At this time, a sound effect indicating that the tag is being turned may be reproduced. For example, a sound effect may be played when the sound is turned over a certain level, or a sound effect whose pitch is increased or the playback speed is increased according to the turning.

  Reference numeral 307 denotes a preview, which shows a state when the setting for landscape printing is canceled and the printing returns to portrait printing, which is the initial value. This is because the sticky note turning state detection unit 204 detects that the sticky note has been turned up to about half, and determines that the sticky note has been turned over exceeding a predetermined threshold, and the setting state display unit 205 indicates that the sticky note has been released. This is because a change to display was requested. The setting state display unit 205 tries to change the display related to the landscape printing, which is the setting content of the tag, to the display of the released state. As a result, the preview changes from the landscape print state to the portrait print state as shown in the figure. Here, it is assumed that the preview display has been changed, but the landscape printing setting itself has not been canceled.

  In addition, if the pointer 305 is dragged rightward from the state of FIG. 3B and returned to the position of the pointer 304, the sticky note 306 can be re-applied. The sticky note returns to the state of the sticky note 303, and the landscape print setting is set. It is also possible to return to the state. By doing so, it can be confirmed that the preview also returns from the preview 307 state to the preview 302 state and returns to the landscape print setting state. The preview changes in the state of the tag setting state when it is determined that the page turning state that the tag turning state detection unit 204 has determined to exceed the threshold in the state of FIG. 3B has returned to a range that does not exceed the threshold. This is to request a change to the display.

  Further, even after the sticky note has been peeled off, a restoration function for returning the state where the sticky note has been attached may be provided. For example, when a restoration is instructed by an operation on a hard button that means restoration, an operation on a button on the screen, a gesture input by a touch operation, or the like, it may be restored to a state in which a sticky note that has been removed just before is pasted.

  In the example of this figure, an example in which the preview display changes is shown, but the actual part may be changed. For example, when a sticky note set in bold is peeled off in a document creation application, the normal display may return to the normal display while the bold display of the document actually set in bold is being turned.

  Further, when a plurality of sticky notes are pasted at the same time, only the display related to the sticky note on which the turning operation is performed changes. It is assumed that the display related to the sticky note in another pasted state does not change. However, when a touch panel capable of detecting a plurality of touch operations is used, a plurality of sticky notes may be operated simultaneously. In this case, it is assumed that the display related to all the sticky notes that have been turned, and the display related to other sticky notes do not change.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of previews, the display may be changed only for the preview to which the tag is attached. Further, it may be possible to change the sticky note or copy between a plurality of previews.

  In this way, in the example of this figure, the state when the sticky note is peeled off during the operation of peeling off the sticky note before the sticky note disappears can be confirmed in the preview. For this reason, the operator can peel off the sticky note after confirming whether or not the sticky note can really be peeled off. If it is determined that it is not good to peel it off, the sticky note can be re-applied, so that it is possible to reduce mistakes in operation.

  Next, an example of how the preview changes with animation according to how the tag is turned in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the preview changes with animation.

  4 (a) to 4 (c) show a state in the middle of the change when the animation is displayed from the preview 302 in FIG. 3 (a) to the preview 307 in FIG. 3 (b). . When canceling landscape printing, the preview 302 in FIG. 3A, the preview 401 in FIG. 4A, the preview 402 in FIG. 4B, the preview 403 in FIG. 4C, and FIG. 3B. The animation is performed in the order of the preview 307. At the time of implementation, not only three images as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C but also a larger number of intermediate images may be provided for smooth animation.

  Here, in the example of FIG. 3, if the preview 302 in FIG. 3A suddenly changes to the preview 307 in FIG. 3B, the difference may not be well understood or the change may be overlooked. However, it becomes easy to understand how it has changed by changing with animation as shown in this figure.

  In addition, a speed detection hand for detecting the moving speed of the operation instruction for turning the sticky note may be provided, and the speed of the animation may be changed according to the moving speed of the operation instruction. For example, the animation speed may be changed according to the movement acceleration or movement speed of a drag operation that is an operation instruction for turning a tag. Specifically, when the drag movement acceleration or movement speed is fast, the animation is played back faster, and when it is slow, the animation is played back later. The relationship between the drag movement acceleration or movement speed and the animation speed may be defined in advance. When increasing the animation speed, the animation frame switching speed may be increased, or the frames may be skipped. When slowing down the animation, the frame switching speed may be lowered, or an intermediate image between the frames may be generated and played back.

  Next, another example of how the preview changes according to the turning state of the tag in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing another example in which the preview changes according to the turning state when the sticky note is peeled off.

  FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a screen display example when 2 in 1 printing is set for the printing device.

  Reference numeral 501 denotes a preview, which shows a state in which the paper is oriented vertically.

  Reference numeral 502 denotes a sticky note, and a case where a sticky note indicating a 2-in-1 printing function is pasted is taken as an example. For this reason, the above-described preview 501 displays a display indicating that two pages are printed in one page, like a 2-in-1 setting display 504.

  Reference numeral 503 denotes a pointer, which is a state in which the sticky note 502 is pointed.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example in the case of performing an operation of removing the 2-in-1 printing tag set as shown in FIG.

  Reference numeral 505 denotes a pointer, which shows a case where the pointer 503 in FIG. 5A is dragged leftward. Similarly to FIG. 3B, the drag operation on the tag is recognized, and the tag turning control unit 203 determines the tag turning degree from the drag movement amount.

  Reference numeral 506 denotes a sticky note, which is in a state of being displayed according to the turning state of the sticky note determined by the sticky note turning state control unit 203. Similarly to FIG. 3B, the state is shown in which the sticky note is turned to about half by a drag operation.

  Reference numeral 507 denotes a preview, which shows a state when the 2-in-1 printing setting is canceled. For this reason, the display of the 2-in-1 setting display 504 shown in FIG.

  Next, an example of generating an intermediate image of the preview in the function setting state and the function release state according to the present invention and showing the preview change stepwise will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the preview changes stepwise using the intermediate image.

  FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C show changes in the case where the transition from the preview 501 in FIG. 5A to the preview 507 in FIG. 5B is changed stepwise using an intermediate image. The state of the middle of is shown. In the preview 507 in FIG. 5B, only the 2in1 setting display 504 on the preview 501 in FIG. 5A disappears, but the 2in1 setting display 504 is gradually thinned as an intermediate image. Generate some images. Thus, when canceling 2in1 printing, the preview 501 in FIG. 5A, the preview 601 in FIG. 6A, the preview 602 in FIG. 6B, the preview 603 in FIG. 6C, and FIG. Display is performed in the order of the preview 507 of (b). As a result, the same effect as the animation described with reference to FIG. 4 can be obtained, and overlooked changes in the preview display can be reduced. In order to generate an intermediate image, an intermediate image whose shape or position changes may be generated using a technique such as morphing. When increasing the switching speed of intermediate images, the display of some intermediate images may be skipped.

  Further, the switching speed of the intermediate image may be changed in accordance with the drag movement acceleration or movement speed of the operation for turning the tag. For example, when the drag movement acceleration or movement speed is fast, the intermediate image switching speed is also increased, and when it is slow, the intermediate image switching speed is also decreased. The relationship between the drag movement acceleration or movement speed and the intermediate image switching speed may be defined in advance.

  Next, an example of how the preview changes depending on how the tag is turned when the tag is pasted in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which the preview changes according to the turning state when sticking a sticky note.

  FIG. 7A shows an example of a screen display in a state where a sticky note for landscape printing is about to be pasted.

  Reference numeral 701 denotes a preview, which shows a preview in an initial state where nothing is set yet. At this time, the print orientation is the initial portrait orientation, and the preview is also portrait orientation.

  Reference numeral 702 denotes a sticky note, which is a state where a sticky note is about to be pasted. The sticky note 702 is turned up by about 80%.

  Reference numeral 703 denotes a pointer that points to a sticky note 702. It is assumed that a sticky note can be pasted by dragging in the right direction from this state.

  FIG. 7B shows an example of a screen display showing a state where the sticky note has been pasted to about half.

  Reference numeral 704 denotes a pointer, which shows a state in which the pointer 703 in FIG. 7A is moved rightward by a drag operation.

  Reference numeral 705 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state where the sticky note is pasted to about half. When the sticky note is pasted up to about half, the sticky note turning state detection unit 204 determines that the sticky note that has been turned over exceeding the threshold value has been turned within the threshold value, and the setting state display unit 205 is set as a sticky note Request display change to.

  Reference numeral 706 denotes a preview, which shows a state in which the setting state display unit 205 that has received the request has changed to a preview when the landscape printing associated with the tag 705 has been set. The preview changes to landscape and displays the state when landscape printing is set. However, since only the preview display changes and the sticky note 705 is only pasted to about half, the horizontal printing function itself is not set.

  In this way, since the state when the sticky note is pasted before the sticky note has been pasted can be confirmed in the preview, it is possible to reduce erroneous operations such as pasting the wrong sticky note.

  Next, an example of processing for changing the display related to the tag setting such as the preview according to the turning state of the tag in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a display change process according to how a tag is turned.

  Step S801 is a sticky note turning state detection process, which is a process for detecting how much the sticky note is turned. The unit of detection may be a ratio indicating how many percent of the sticky note is turned, or the number of pixels of the turned portion may be used.

  In step S802, it is determined whether the turning degree of the tag detected in step S801 exceeds a predetermined threshold. If it is determined that the turning state of the sticky note exceeds the threshold value, the process proceeds to step S803 (YES in step S802). If it is determined that the turning state of the sticky note does not exceed the threshold value, the process proceeds to step S805 (NO in step S802).

  In step S803, it is determined whether a function associated with the tag detected in step S801 is currently set. If it is determined that the function is set, the process proceeds to step S804 (YES in step S803).

  Step S804 is a setting cancellation display change process, in which the process associated with the function associated with the tag detected in step S801 is changed to the same display as when the setting is canceled. As a result, although the function setting itself has not been canceled, the display can be changed as if the function has been canceled when the tag is turned over the threshold value.

  If it is determined in step S803 that no function has been set, nothing is done and the process is terminated (NO in step S803). This is because even if the tag is turned over the threshold value, it is not necessary to change the display if the function is not set from the beginning.

  In step S805, it is determined whether or not the function associated with the tag detected in step S801 is currently set. If it is determined that the function is not set, the process proceeds to step S806 (YES in step S805).

  Step S806 is a function setting display change process, in which a process for changing to the same display as when the function associated with the tag detected in step S801 is set is performed. As a result, although the function is not set, the display can be changed as if the function is set when the sticky note is turned over within the threshold.

  If it is determined in step S805 that the function has been set, nothing is done and the process ends (NO in step S805). This is because even if the sticky note is turned up, the display need not be changed if the function is already set.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the setting state is displayed during an operation of attaching a sticky note or an operation of removing a sticky note, it is easy to understand what operation is being performed. Furthermore, since it is possible to know the state of the operation result during the operation of applying a sticky note associated with a function and the operation of removing the tag, it is possible to reduce operation errors.

[Example 2]
In this example, an embodiment in which the display related to a sticky note is gradually changed in accordance with the turning state of the sticky note will be described with reference to the drawings. The hardware configuration and the like are the same as those described in the first embodiment.

  First, an example in which an animation state is determined in accordance with the rate of turning over a sticky note in the present invention and a change in preview is displayed following the sticky note operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of controlling the state of animation according to how a tag is turned.

  FIG. 9A to FIG. 9C show an example in which the preview is animated from the display in the horizontal print state to the display in the vertical print state as shown in FIG. However, unlike FIG. 4, the state of the animation is controlled according to how the tag is turned.

  In FIG. 9A, the sticky note is turned about 20%, and when the sticky note is turned about 20%, about 20% of the animation in the direction to cancel the landscape printing is reproduced in the preview.

  Reference numeral 901 denotes a pointer, which indicates a state in which a drag operation in the left direction is performed on the tag.

  Reference numeral 902 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state that is turned about 20% by a drag operation by the pointer 901. As a result, the sticky note turning state detection unit 204 detects that the sticky note turning state is about 20%. Thereafter, the setting state display unit 205 is requested to advance the display change in the direction in which the setting of the landscape printing associated with the tag is canceled by about 20%.

  Reference numeral 903 denotes a preview, which shows a state where the setting state display unit 205 displays the image at a reproduction position where the animation has been advanced by about 20% from the display in the landscape printing state to the release direction. At this time, if the pointer 901 is stopped at the position of FIG. 9A, the animation stops at the playback position of the preview 903.

  FIG. 9B shows a state in which the turning state of the sticky note in FIG.

  Reference numeral 904 denotes a pointer, which shows a state in which a drag operation has been performed further leftward than in FIG.

  Reference numeral 905 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state that is turned about half by a drag operation by the pointer 904. As a result, the setting state display unit 205 is requested to advance the display change in the direction in which the setting for landscape printing is canceled by about half.

  Reference numeral 906 denotes a preview, which shows a state where the setting state display unit 205 displays the image at a reproduction position where the animation has been advanced by about half from the display in the landscape printing state to the release direction. As a result, the preview is slightly inclined in the vertical direction from the horizontal direction as compared with FIG.

  FIG. 9C shows a state in which the turning state of the sticky note of FIG.

  Reference numeral 907 denotes a pointer, which shows a state in which a drag operation has been performed further to the left than in FIG.

  Reference numeral 908 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state that is turned about 80% by a drag operation by the pointer 907. As a result, the setting status display unit 205 is requested to advance the display change in the direction in which the setting for landscape printing is canceled by about 80%.

  Reference numeral 909 denotes a preview, which shows a state in which the setting state display unit 205 displays the image at a reproduction position where animation is advanced by about 80% from the display in the landscape printing state to the release direction. As a result, the preview is further inclined from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction as compared with FIG. 9B.

  As described above, the drag operation is performed in the left direction from the state of FIG. 9A, and the preview is sequentially performed in the order of FIG. 9A, FIG. 9B, and FIG. Will change. That is, when an operation is performed in the direction in which the sticky note is peeled off, an animation is performed so as to follow the sticky note operation and enter a state of vertical printing.

  In addition, when a drag operation is performed in the right direction from the state of FIG. 9C and a sticky note is pasted, contrary to the above example, FIG. 9C, FIG. 9B, The preview changes in the order of FIG. In other words, when an operation is performed in the direction in which a sticky note is pasted, an animation is performed so that a sideways printing state is obtained following the sticky note operation.

  Thus, by changing the state of the animation of the preview in accordance with the ratio of turning over the tag, the preview is changed so as to follow the operation of turning the tag of the operator. Thereby, the operator can know the directionality of the operation from the change of the preview by the animation following the operation, and can easily determine whether the operation is correct.

  Next, an example in which an intermediate image is switched in accordance with the rate of turning over a tag in the present invention and a change in preview is displayed following the operation of the tag will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example in which an intermediate image is switched and displayed according to how the tag is turned.

  10 (a) to 10 (c) generate an intermediate image when the preview changes from the 2in1 print state display to the initial state display as shown in FIG. 6, and display the change step by step. An example is shown. However, unlike FIG. 4, an intermediate image is selected and displayed according to how the tag is turned.

  FIG. 10A shows a state in which the sticky note is turned about 20%, and an image in which the preview has advanced about 20% is selected from the intermediate images in the direction in which the 2-in-1 printing is canceled due to turning the sticky note about 20%. it's shown.

  Reference numeral 1001 denotes a pointer, which indicates a state where a drag operation in the left direction is performed on the tag.

  Reference numeral 1002 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state that is turned about 20% by a drag operation with the pointer 1001. As a result, the sticky note turning state detection unit 204 detects that the sticky note turning state is about 20%. Thereafter, the setting state display unit 205 is requested to advance the display change in a direction in which the setting of 2 in 1 printing associated with the tag is canceled by about 20%.

  Reference numeral 1003 denotes a preview, which shows a state in which the setting state display unit 205 displays an intermediate image advanced about 20% from the display of the 2-in-1 print state to the release direction. At this time, when the pointer 1001 is stopped at the position shown in FIG. 10A, the display stops in the intermediate image display state of the preview 1003.

  FIG. 10B shows a state where the turning state of the sticky note of FIG.

  Reference numeral 1004 denotes a pointer, which shows a state in which a drag operation is further performed leftward from FIG.

  Reference numeral 1005 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state where it is turned about half by a drag operation with the pointer 1004. As a result, the setting state display unit 205 is requested to advance the display change in the direction in which the 2in1 print setting is canceled by about half.

  Reference numeral 1006 denotes a preview, which shows a state in which the setting state display unit 205 displays an intermediate image that has progressed about halfway from the 2in1 print state display to the release direction. Accordingly, the display of the preview 2 in 1 print setting is lighter than that in FIG.

  FIG. 10C shows a state in which the turning state of the sticky note in FIG.

  Reference numeral 1007 denotes a pointer, which shows a state in which a drag operation is further performed leftward from FIG.

  Reference numeral 1008 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state that is turned about 80% by a drag operation with the pointer 1007. As a result, the setting status display unit 205 is requested to advance the display change in the direction in which the 2in1 printing setting is canceled by about 80%.

  Reference numeral 1009 denotes a preview, which shows a state in which the setting state display unit 205 displays an intermediate image advanced about 80% from the display of the 2-in-1 print state to the release direction. Thereby, the display of the preview 2 in 1 print setting is further lighter than that in FIG. 9B.

  As described above, when the drag operation is performed in the left direction from the state of FIG. 10A and the sticky note is peeled off, the order of FIG. 10A, FIG. 10B, and FIG. The preview will change. That is, when the operation is performed in the direction in which the sticky note is peeled off, the intermediate image is displayed step by step from the preview in the 2-in-1 setting state to the preview in the initial state following the sticky note operation.

  In addition, when a drag operation is performed in the right direction from the state of FIG. 10C and a sticky note is pasted, contrary to the above example, FIG. 10C, FIG. 10B, The preview changes in the order of FIG. That is, when the operation is performed in the direction in which the sticky note is pasted, the intermediate image is displayed step by step so as to follow the sticky note operation and be in a 2 in 1 printing state.

  In this way, by changing the intermediate image of the preview and displaying it in accordance with the ratio of turning over the sticky note, the preview changes so as to follow the operation of turning the sticky note of the operator. Accordingly, the operator can know the directionality of the operation from the stepwise preview change following the operation, and can easily determine whether the operation is correct.

  Next, an example of a process for controlling the rate of change in accordance with the turning state of sticky notes in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a display change process for controlling the rate of change according to how the tag is turned.

  Step S801 is a sticky note turning state detection process, and as described in the explanation of FIG. 8, it is detected how much the sticky note is turned. Here, it is assumed that the rate at which the sticky note is turned is detected.

  In step S1101, it is determined whether an intermediate image between the function setting state display and the unset state display is prepared in advance. If an intermediate image is prepared in advance, the process of the next step S1102 is skipped (YES in step S1101). If no intermediate image is prepared in advance, the process proceeds to step S1102 (NO in step S1101).

  Step S1102 is an intermediate image generation process for generating an intermediate image between the function setting state display and the unset state display. The generation of the intermediate image uses a technique such as morphing, and the intermediate state of the change is derived by calculation and generated as an image. In the example of this figure, the intermediate image generation process is included in the display change process flow. However, the intermediate image may be generated in advance in a process flow such as when the information processing apparatus is activated.

  Step S1103 is a display intermediate image selection process, which is a process of selecting an image to be displayed from an intermediate image prepared in advance or the intermediate image generated in step S1102. For example, an image is selected that has a similar ratio of turning over the sticky note detected in step S801 and a display order ratio displayed in the entire intermediate image. Specifically, when a state in which the sticky note is turned about 20% is detected, the intermediate image is selected in the display order advanced about 20% with respect to the whole image. For example, if there are nine intermediate images and the sticky note is turned about 20%, the second image in the display order is selected. If the sticky note is turned about 50%, the fifth image in the display order is selected. What should I do? Further, since a margin is provided for the turning operation, the display may not be changed up to about 20% after starting turning. Then, when the turning degree reaches about 80%, it may be displayed as a state in which the function is released.

  As described above, in the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the preview animation state can be changed and displayed in accordance with the ratio of turning over the tag. As a result, the preview changes so as to follow the operation of turning the tag of the operator, so that the operator can easily understand the direction of the operation and can easily determine whether the operation is correct.

[Example 3]
In this example, an embodiment for clearly indicating which change in the preview display corresponding to the tag during the turning operation will be described with reference to the drawings. The hardware configuration and the like are the same as those described in the first embodiment.

  First, an example in which a change in a preview display corresponding to a tag during a turning operation in the present invention is clearly described will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of clearly indicating the correspondence between the tag during the turning operation and the display to be changed.

  FIG. 12A is a diagram showing a case where sticky notes in which two different setting contents of 2-in-1 printing and stapling are defined are simultaneously set to the same setting target.

  Reference numeral 1201 denotes a preview, which displays a state in which 2 in 1 printing and stapling are set. A 2-in-1 setting display 1204 and a staple setting display 1205 are displayed on the preview 1201.

  Reference numeral 1202 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state where a sticky note associated with 2-in-1 printing is pasted.

  Reference numeral 1203 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state where a sticky note associated with a staple is pasted.

  Reference numeral 1206 denotes a pointer, which is in a state of pointing a sticky note 1203.

  FIG. 12B is a diagram showing a state in which the sticky tag of the staple is slightly turned from the state of FIG.

  Reference numeral 1207 denotes a pointer, which shows a state in which a drag operation is further performed to the left from FIG.

  Reference numeral 1208 denotes a sticky note, which shows a state that is turned about 20% by a drag operation with the pointer 1207. Here, the sticky note turning state detection unit 204 determines that the turning operation has started, and requests the setting state display unit 205 to change the display.

  Reference numeral 1209 denotes a preview in which only the staple setting display 1205 is displayed and the 2 in 1 setting display 1204 is off. This is because when the tag turning state detection unit 204 determines that the turning operation has started, the setting state display unit 205 is requested to delete items other than the display related to the tag 1208.

  In this way, when the turning operation is started, only the display related to the sticky note for which the turning operation is performed is left, and the others are deleted, thereby making it easy to see how the display changes with respect to the sticky note operation.

  In addition, examples of other methods for clearly indicating the correspondence between the operated sticky note and the changed display include thinning the display other than the display to be changed, or changing the color of the display to be changed.

  Next, an example of a process for clearly indicating the correspondence between a tag during a turning operation and a portion whose display is changed in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a display change process for clearly indicating a correspondence between a tag during a turning operation and a display to be changed.

  Step S801 is a sticky note turning state detection process, and as described in the explanation of FIG. 8, it is detected how much the sticky note is turned. Here, it is assumed that the rate at which the sticky note is turned is detected.

  In step S1301, it is determined whether the function associated with the tag for which the turning state is detected in step S801 is in the set state. If the function is in the set state, the process proceeds to step S1302 (YES in step 1301). If the function is not set, the process proceeds to step S1303 (NO in step 1301).

  In step S1302, it is determined whether the amount of punching detected in step S801 has reached 20% or more. In the example of this figure, it is 20%, but other numbers may be used, and there may be a decimal point. This number should be adjusted to a number that seems to be just right for implementation. Here, if it is determined that the turning degree is 20% or more, the process proceeds to step S1304 (YES in step S1302). If it is determined that the turning degree is less than 20%, the process of step S1304 is skipped (NO in step S1302).

  In step S1303, it is determined whether the amount of punching detected in step S801 is 80% or less. In the example of this figure, 80% is used, but other numbers may be used, and there may be decimal places. This number should be adjusted to a number that seems to be just right for implementation. Here, if it is determined that the turning degree is 80% or less, the process proceeds to step S1304 (YES in step S1303). If it is determined that the turning degree is greater than 80%, the process of step S1304 is skipped (NO in step S1303).

  Step S1304 is a correspondence clarification process, in which the correspondence between the sticky note whose turning state is detected in step S801 and the display related to the function associated with the sticky note is clarified. As described in the explanation of FIG. 12, there are methods for specifying such as erasing the display other than the related display, dimming the display, changing the color of the related display itself, and the like.

  By performing such processing, when turning about 20% from the state where the tag is attached, the correspondence between the tag and the display to be changed is clearly indicated. Further, when a sticky note is pasted, when the sticky note is turned about 80%, that is, when about 20% starts sticking, the correspondence between the sticky note and the display to be changed is clearly indicated. That is, when the sticky note starts to be pasted or peeled off, the correspondence between the sticky note and the display to be changed is clearly indicated.

  Steps S1101 to S1103 are as described in the explanation of FIG. In the state where the correspondence between the sticky note and the display to be changed is clearly shown by the processing up to step S1304, the display is changed according to the turning state of the sticky note after step S1101. For this reason, since the display that changes as the sticky note is operated changes in a state that is clearly indicated, it is easy to see.

  As described above, in the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, it is easy to see the changing display by clearly indicating the correspondence between the sticky note operated by the operator and the display changed for that purpose. Thereby, the trouble of repeating the operation many times in order not to overlook the change is reduced.

[Example 4]
In this example, an example of the sticky note shape and the method of turning a sticky note described in the first to third embodiments will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, an example of a shape that allows the sticky note in the present invention to be peeled off will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14A is a diagram illustrating an example of a shape that allows the sticky note to be peeled off.

  Reference numeral 1401 denotes a sticky note, which has a curved pattern as it goes to the right side so that the right side looks a little floating.

  Reference numeral 1402 denotes a shadow of the sticky note, and the right side of the sticky note 1401 is slightly lifted, so that the range of the shadow increases toward the right side.

  By doing this, it appears that the right side of the sticky note that appears floating can be peeled off. In the example of this figure, a shadow is added, but it may be expressed only by the curvature of the tag. In the example of the figure, the design is such that the right side of the tag is lifted, but the direction may be any direction, and a plurality of directions may be turned. In the example of this figure, the sticky note is a horizontally long rectangle, but there is no particular shape, and any shape such as a vertically long, square, triangular or round shape may be used.

  Next, an example of validating the turning operation of the sticky note from one direction in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14B is a diagram showing an example in which the turning operation of a sticky note is validated only by an operation from one direction.

  Reference numeral 1501 denotes a pointer that points to a sticky note 1401.

  Reference numeral 1502 denotes a turning direction, which indicates that a turning operation in the left direction is possible. This arrow need not be displayed on the screen. The sticky note 1401 can be turned by performing a drag operation with the pointer 1501 in the direction of the arrow. At this time, the operation input processing unit 201 detects a change in the coordinates of the drag operation and performs a direction detection process for detecting the movement direction of the coordinates. Then, the sticky note turning state control unit 203 changes the display to a state where the sticky note is turned over when the moving direction is a predetermined direction. Since the right side of the sticky note 1401 is displayed in a floating state, it is intuitive to accept a turning operation in the left direction from the right side. Conversely, drag operations from the left to the right are not accepted. Since the left side of the sticky note is displayed as being pasted, it is intuitive that the turning operation from the left side to the right direction is not accepted.

  By limiting the direction in which the turning operation is received in this way, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such as peeling off by mistake. However, the direction to be limited may be a plurality of directions, and it is not always necessary that the direction can be removed only by a drag operation from one direction.

  Reference numeral 1503 denotes a turnable start range, and only a drag operation from within this range is accepted as a turning operation for a tag. By doing so, it is possible to prevent erroneous operations such as accidental peeling. However, it is not always necessary to provide a turnable start range.

  In addition, when a touch panel capable of detecting the pressure of the touch operation is used, the sticky note may be turned only when the pressure of the touch operation is equal to or higher than a threshold value. By doing so, it is possible to prevent erroneous operations. However, it is not always necessary to consider the pressure of the touch operation.

  As described above, in the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to prompt the operator to turn the display by displaying the turn-up of the sticky note with a design that can be intuitively felt. Further, by accepting only a drag operation in one direction starting from a part of the direction in which the page is turned over as an operation for turning a sticky note, an erroneous operation of the operator can be prevented.

[Other Embodiments]
Although the embodiment has been described in detail above, the present invention can take an embodiment as a system, apparatus, method, program, storage medium, or the like. Specifically, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus composed of a single device.

  In addition, the present invention can also realize processing equivalent to the first to third embodiments with a computer program. In this case, each of the above-described components may be functioned by a function or a subroutine executed by the CPU. In general, the computer program is stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as a CD-ROM, and is set in a reading device (such as a CD-ROM drive) included in the computer and copied or installed in the system. It becomes executable. Therefore, it is obvious that such a computer readable storage medium is also within the scope of the present invention.

100 Information processing apparatus 101 Bus 102 CPU
103 ROM
104 RAM
105 Storage Device 106 External Storage Device 107 Information Input Device 108 Information Output Device

Claims (13)

An information processing apparatus that sets the setting content to the setting target by pasting an electronic sticky note in which the setting content is defined on the setting target on the screen,
Display means for displaying the sticky notes attached to the setting target in a flipped state according to an operation;
Detecting means for detecting the turning state of the tag displayed on the display means;
A setting state display unit that controls display of a setting state of the setting content defined in the sticky note according to the degree of turning detected by the detection unit;
An information processing apparatus comprising: When the detection means detects that the sticky note has shifted to a state where it is peeled off,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting state display unit displays a state in which the setting content is released. When the detection means detects that the state has shifted to a state where a sticky note is pasted,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting state display unit displays a state in which the setting content is set.   The setting state display means displays an intermediate state between a display indicating the state where the setting content is released and a display indicating the state where the setting content is set according to the repeated state detected by the detection means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an animation to be displayed is displayed.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a generation unit configured to generate an image indicating the intermediate state.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the detection unit further detects a turning speed of the sticky note, and the setting state display unit controls and displays the reproduction speed of the animation according to the speed. If the sticky notes with different definitions are attached to the same setting target,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting state display unit displays only a display of a setting state of a setting content corresponding to a tag during a turning operation.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a restoration unit that can return the sticky note to a state where the sticky note has been attached even after the sticky note has been peeled off or after the sticky note has been peeled off.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is displayed in a shape that makes it possible to turn the appearance of the tag. Direction detecting means for detecting the moving direction of the coordinate indicated by the operator;
A determination unit that determines that a turning operation of a tag is performed when the movement direction detected by the direction detection unit is a predetermined direction;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reproducing unit that reproduces a sound effect according to the turning state. An information processing apparatus control method for setting the setting content to the setting target by pasting an electronic sticky note on which the setting content is defined on the setting target on the screen,
A display step of displaying the tag attached to the setting target in a flipped state according to an operation;
A detection step of detecting the turning state of the sticky note displayed in the display step;
A setting state display step for controlling the display of the setting state of the setting content defined in the sticky note according to the degree of turning detected in the detection step;
An information processing apparatus control method comprising:   A program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the information processing apparatus according to claim 12.

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