JP2013089131A - Device, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus, method, and program capable of easily editing characters are provided.
In a state where a touch screen display 2 and a document are displayed on the touch screen display 2 and a gesture in which the plurality of points move in a direction away from each other is detected after touching the plurality of points, A controller 10 is provided that inserts a code (for example, a code indicating a blank or / and a line feed) associated with the gesture at a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a program. In particular, the present invention relates to a device having a touch screen display, a method for controlling the device, and a program for controlling the device.

  Devices with touch screen displays are known. Devices that include a touch screen display include, for example, smartphones and tablets. A device with a touch screen display detects a finger or stylus pen gesture via the touch screen display. The device including the touch screen display operates according to the detected gesture. An example of the operation according to the detected gesture is described in Patent Document 1, for example.

  The basic operation of a device including a touch screen display is based on an OS (such as Android (registered trademark), BlackBerry (registered trademark) OS, iOS, Symbian (registered trademark) OS, Windows (registered trademark) Phone, etc. mounted on the device. (Operating System).

International Publication No. 2008/086302

  By the way, in a device having such a touch screen display, a technique for easily editing characters is required.

  An object of this invention is to provide the apparatus, method, and program which can edit a character easily.

  In one aspect, an apparatus according to the present invention moves in a direction in which a plurality of points move away from each other after a plurality of points are touched in a state where a touch screen display and a document are displayed on the touch screen display. And a controller that inserts a code associated with the gesture at a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other when a gesture is detected.

  Further, in the apparatus according to the present invention, when the gesture is detected in the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display, the controller corresponds to the gesture at a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other. A configuration may be adopted in which a code indicating an added blank is inserted.

  Further, in the apparatus according to the present invention, when the controller detects the gesture in a direction perpendicular to a character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display, the controller is in a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other. A configuration may be adopted in which a code indicating a line break associated with the gesture is inserted.

  Further, in the apparatus according to the present invention, when the gesture is detected obliquely with respect to the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display, the controller is in a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other. A configuration may be adopted in which a code indicating a space associated with the gesture is inserted in the character direction, and a code indicating a line break associated with the gesture is inserted in a direction perpendicular to the character direction.

  In the apparatus according to the present invention, the controller detects a gesture in a direction in which the plurality of points move away from each other after the plurality of points are touched in a state where the document is displayed on the touch screen display. If a code associated with the gesture is inserted at a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other and then a gesture that moves the contact is detected, the character corresponding to the contacted position is It may be configured to move within the document.

  In one aspect, the method according to the present invention detects a gesture in which a plurality of points move in a direction away from each other after a plurality of points are touched while a document is displayed on a touch screen display. In this case, an insertion step of inserting a code associated with the gesture at a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other is included.

  In one aspect, a program according to the present invention detects a gesture in which a plurality of points move in a direction away from each other after a plurality of points are touched while a document is displayed on a touch screen display. In this case, the computer realizes an insertion step of inserting a code associated with the gesture at a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other.

  According to the present invention, characters can be easily edited.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating an appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear view illustrating an appearance of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the home screen. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the smartphone according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list of document data displayed on the display. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of document data displayed on the display. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the insertion of a blank when the character direction is horizontal writing. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining when a line feed is inserted when the character direction is horizontal writing. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the insertion of a space and a line feed when the character direction is horizontal writing. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the insertion of a blank when the character direction is vertical writing. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the insertion of a line break when the character direction is vertical writing. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the insertion of a space and a line feed when the character direction is vertical writing. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the movement of a character after inserting a line feed when the character direction is horizontal writing. FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of editing a character by a gesture.

  Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Below, a smart phone is demonstrated as an example of an apparatus provided with a touch screen display.

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The external appearance of the smartphone 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the smartphone 1 has a housing 20. The housing 20 includes a front face 1A, a back face 1B, and side faces 1C1 to 1C4. The front face 1 </ b> A is the front of the housing 20. The back face 1 </ b> B is the back surface of the housing 20. The side faces 1C1 to 1C4 are side surfaces that connect the front face 1A and the back face 1B. Hereinafter, the side faces 1C1 to 1C4 may be collectively referred to as the side face 1C without specifying which face.

  The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, buttons 3A to 3C, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, and a camera 12 on the front face 1A. The smartphone 1 has a camera 13 on the back face 1B. The smartphone 1 has buttons 3D to 3F and an external interface 14 on the side face 1C. Hereinafter, the buttons 3A to 3F may be collectively referred to as the button 3 without specifying which button.

  The touch screen display 2 includes a display 2A and a touch screen 2B. The display 2A includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL panel (Organic Electro-Luminescence panel), or an inorganic EL panel (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence panel). The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, and the like.

  The touch screen 2B detects contact of a finger, a stylus pen, or the like with respect to the touch screen display 2. The touch screen 2B can detect a position where a plurality of fingers, a stylus pen, or the like is in contact with the touch screen display 2.

  The detection method of the touch screen 2B may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method (or an ultrasonic method), an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method. Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, a finger that the touch screen 2B detects contact with the touch screen display 2 or a stylus pen or the like may be simply referred to as a “finger”.

  The smartphone 1 determines the type of gesture based on the contact, contact position, contact time, or number of contacts detected by the touch screen 2B. The gesture is an operation performed on the touch screen display 2. The gesture discriminated by the smartphone 1 includes touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, pinch out, and the like.

  A touch is a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 (for example, a surface). The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 as a touch. The long touch is a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 for a predetermined time or more. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 for a predetermined time or more as a long touch.

  A release is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen display 2 as a release. The swipe is a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2 as a swipe.

  A tap is a gesture for releasing following a touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a touch as a tap. The double tap is a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice as a double tap.

  A long tap is a gesture for releasing following a long touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a long touch as a long tap. The drag is a gesture for performing a swipe from an area where a movable object is displayed. The smartphone 1 determines, as a drag, a gesture for performing a swipe starting from an area where a movable object is displayed.

  The flick is a gesture that is released while the finger moves at high speed in one direction following the touch. The smartphone 1 determines, as a flick, a gesture that is released while the finger moves in one direction at high speed following the touch. Flick: Up flick that moves your finger up the screen, Down flick that moves your finger down the screen, Right flick that moves your finger right in the screen, Left flick that moves your finger left in the screen Etc.

  Pinch-in is a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach each other. The smartphone 1 determines, as a pinch-in, a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach each other. Pinch-out is a gesture that swipes a plurality of fingers away from each other. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture of swiping in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away from each other as a pinch out.

  The smartphone 1 operates according to these gestures that are determined via the touch screen 2B. Therefore, operability that is intuitive and easy to use for the user is realized. The operation performed by the smartphone 1 according to the determined gesture differs depending on the screen displayed on the touch screen display 2.

  An example of a screen displayed on the display 2A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of the home screen. The home screen may be called a desktop or a standby screen. The home screen is displayed on the display 2A. The home screen is a screen that allows the user to select which application to execute from among the applications installed in the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 executes the application selected on the home screen in the foreground. The screen of the application executed in the foreground is displayed on the display 2A.

  The smartphone 1 can place an icon on the home screen. A plurality of icons 50 are arranged on the home screen 40 shown in FIG. Each icon 50 is associated with an application installed in the smartphone 1 in advance. When the smartphone 1 detects a gesture for the icon 50, the smartphone 1 executes an application associated with the icon 50. For example, when the smartphone 1 detects a tap on the icon 50 associated with the mail application, the smartphone 1 executes the mail application. Here, for example, the smartphone 1 interprets a gesture to a position (area) corresponding to the display position (area) of the icon 50 on the touch screen display 2 as an execution instruction of an application associated with the icon 50. .

  The icon 50 includes an image and a character string. The icon 50 may include a symbol or a graphic instead of the image. The icon 50 may not include either an image or a character string. The icons 50 are arranged according to a predetermined rule. A wallpaper 41 is displayed behind the icon 50. The wallpaper is sometimes called a photo screen or a back screen. The smartphone 1 can use any image as the wallpaper 41. For example, an arbitrary image is determined as the wallpaper 41 according to the setting of the user.

  The smartphone 1 can increase or decrease the number of home screens. For example, the smartphone 1 determines the number of home screens according to the setting by the user. When the smartphone 1 displays the home screen, even if there are a plurality of home screens, the smartphone 1 displays one selected from them on the display 2A.

  The smartphone 1 displays one or more locators on the home screen. The number of locators matches the number of home screens. The locator indicates the position of the currently displayed home screen. The locator corresponding to the currently displayed home screen is displayed in a manner different from other locators.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, four locators 51 are displayed. This indicates that the number of home screens 40 is four. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the second symbol from the left is displayed in a manner different from other symbols. This indicates that the second home screen from the left is currently displayed.

  When the smartphone 1 detects a specific gesture while displaying the home screen, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A. For example, when detecting a right flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the left home screen. Further, when the smartphone 1 detects a left flick, the smartphone 1 switches the home screen displayed on the display 2A to the right home screen.

  A region 42 is provided at the upper end of the display 2A. In the area 42, a remaining amount mark 43 indicating the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery and a radio wave level mark 44 indicating the electric field strength of the communication radio wave are displayed. The smartphone 1 may display the current time, weather information, the application being executed, the type of the communication system, the status of the phone, the mode of the device, the event that has occurred in the device, and the like in the area 42. As described above, the area 42 is used for various notifications to the user. The area 42 may be provided on a screen different from the home screen 40. The position where the region 42 is provided is not limited to the upper end of the display 2A.

  Note that the home screen 40 shown in FIG. 4 is an example, and the forms of various elements, the arrangement of various elements, the number of home screens 40, various operation methods on the home screen 40, and the like are described above. It does not have to be street.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, a button 3, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a communication unit 6, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, a storage 9, a controller 10, and cameras 12 and 13. , An external interface 14, an acceleration sensor 15, an orientation sensor 16, and a rotation detection sensor 17.

  As described above, the touch screen display 2 includes the display 2A and the touch screen 2B. The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, or the like. The touch screen 2B detects a gesture.

  The button 3 is operated by the user. The button 3 includes buttons 3A to 3F. The controller 10 detects an operation on the button by cooperating with the button 3. The operation on the button is, for example, click, double click, push, and multi-push.

  For example, the buttons 3A to 3C are a home button, a back button, or a menu button. For example, the button 3D is a power on / off button of the smartphone 1. The button 3D may also serve as a sleep / sleep release button. For example, the buttons 3E and 3F are volume buttons.

  The illuminance sensor 4 detects illuminance. For example, the illuminance is light intensity, brightness, luminance, or the like. The illuminance sensor 4 is used for adjusting the luminance of the display 2A, for example.

  The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of a nearby object without contact. The proximity sensor 5 detects that the touch screen display 2 is brought close to the face, for example.

  The communication unit 6 communicates wirelessly. The communication method performed by the communication unit 6 is a wireless communication standard. For example, wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. For example, cellular phone communication standards include LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA, CDMA2000, PDC, GSM, PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and the like. Examples of wireless communication standards include WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), IEEE802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, NFC (Near Field Communication), and the like. The communication unit 6 may support one or more of the communication standards described above.

  The receiver 7 outputs the audio signal transmitted from the controller 10 as audio. The microphone 8 converts the voice of the user or the like into a voice signal and transmits it to the controller 10. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker in addition to the receiver 7. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker instead of the receiver 7.

  The storage 9 stores programs and data. The storage 9 is also used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the controller 10. The storage 9 may include any storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The storage 9 may include a plurality of types of storage devices. The storage 9 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a storage medium reading device.

  The programs stored in the storage 9 include an application executed in the foreground or the background and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application displays a predetermined screen on the display 2A, and causes the controller 10 to execute processing according to the gesture detected by the touch screen 2B. The control program is, for example, an OS. The application and the control program may be installed in the storage 9 via wireless communication by the communication unit 6 or a storage medium.

  The storage 9 stores, for example, a control program 9A, a mail application 9B, a browser application 9C, and setting data 9Z. The mail application 9B provides an electronic mail function for creating, transmitting, receiving, and displaying an electronic mail. The browser application 9C provides a WEB browsing function for displaying a WEB page. The table 9D stores various tables such as a key assignment table. The arrangement pattern database 9E stores arrangement patterns such as icons displayed on the display 2A. The setting data 9Z provides various setting functions related to the operation of the smartphone 1.

  The control program 9A provides functions related to various controls for operating the smartphone 1. The control program 9A realizes a call by controlling the communication unit 6, the receiver 7, the microphone 8, and the like, for example. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of performing various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. Note that the functions provided by the control program 9A may be used in combination with functions provided by other programs such as the mail application 9B.

  The controller 10 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The controller 10 may be an integrated circuit such as a SoC (System-on-a-chip) in which other components such as the communication unit 6 are integrated. The controller 10 controls various operations of the smartphone 1 to realize various functions.

  Specifically, the controller 10 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage 9 while referring to the data stored in the storage 9 as necessary, and the display 2A, the communication unit 6 and the like. Various functions are realized by controlling. The controller 10 may change the control according to detection results of various detection units such as the touch screen 2B, the button 3, and the acceleration sensor 15.

  For example, by executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 executes various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B.

  The camera 12 is an in-camera that captures an object facing the front face 1A. The camera 13 is an out camera that captures an object facing the back face 1B.

  The external interface 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The external interface 14 may be a general-purpose terminal such as a universal serial bus (USB), a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a light peak (thunderbolt), and an earphone microphone connector. The external interface 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector. Devices connected to the external interface 14 include, for example, an external storage, a speaker, and a communication device.

  The acceleration sensor 15 detects the direction and magnitude of acceleration acting on the smartphone 1. The direction sensor 16 detects the direction of geomagnetism. The rotation detection sensor 17 detects the rotation of the smartphone 1. The detection results of the acceleration sensor 15, the orientation sensor 16, and the rotation detection sensor 17 are used in combination in order to detect changes in the position and orientation of the smartphone 1.

  The smartphone 1 configured as described above can easily edit characters. A specific configuration will be described below.

  The storage 9 stores a character editing application 9F. The character editing application 9F is an application for editing characters. For example, the controller 10 can edit characters in the document data by causing the character editing application 9F to execute the document data. Character editing includes, for example, addition, change, and deletion of characters. Note that the document data may already include characters, or may be new data that does not yet include characters.

  In the present embodiment, the character editing application 9F is described as being configured as a single application, but is not limited thereto. For example, the character editing application 9F may be configured as one function such as a mail application 9B or a notepad application.

  The controller 10 detects a gesture in which the plurality of points move away from each other after the points are touched in a state where the document data is displayed on the touch screen display 2 by executing the character editing application 9F. In this case, a code associated with the gesture is inserted at a location in the document data corresponding to the position where the plurality of points are touched.

  Note that the place in the document data corresponding to the position where a plurality of points are in contact is the place where the code is inserted, and is determined as follows, for example. When the controller 10 detects a plurality of contacts, the controller 10 specifies a contact position (coordinate position) on the touch screen 2B. The controller 10 calculates an intermediate coordinate position based on the specified contact position, and a location in the document data corresponding to the calculated coordinate position (for example, between a certain character and a certain character or between a certain line and a certain line). And the specified location is determined as the code insertion position. The code is a code adopted by the character editing application, and may be any of JIS code, SJIS (Shift-JIS) code, EUC code, Unicode, and the like.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, when the character editing application 9F is executed, the controller 10 displays a list 60 of document data associated with the character editing application 9F. Although the list 60 is described as being displayed with icons associated with each document data, the display format is not limited to this. Further, the controller 10 may be configured to display the most recently accessed document data when the character editing application 9F is executed.

  Further, when the controller 10 detects a gesture (for example, a tap) for an icon of a certain document data (for example, “Doc_1” in FIG. 6), the controller 10 reads the document data associated with the icon, and in a predetermined format. It is displayed on the touch screen display 2 (see, for example, FIG. 7).

  In a state where document data is displayed on the touch screen display 2, the controller 10 performs a gesture (pinch out) in which a plurality of points (for example, two points) are touched and then the points move in a direction away from each other. If detected, a code associated with the gesture (for example, a code indicating a blank space and / or a line feed) is inserted at a location corresponding to the position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 can insert a predetermined code at a target document location by performing a predetermined gesture while the document data is displayed. Can be edited. In the present embodiment, the predetermined gesture has been described as pinching out, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  In addition, in a state where the document data is displayed on the touch screen display 2 by executing the character editing application 9F, the controller 10 moves in a direction in which the plurality of points approach each other after the plurality of points are touched. Configuration in which, when (pinch-in) is detected, a predetermined code (for example, a code such as a blank or / and a line feed) inserted at a location in the document data corresponding to the position where the plurality of points touched is deleted But you can.

  According to such a configuration, the smartphone 1 can delete the predetermined code inserted at the location of the target document by performing a predetermined gesture while the document data is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to easily edit characters. In the present embodiment, the predetermined gesture is described as being pinch-in, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the predetermined code to be deleted has been described as a blank or / and a line feed, but is not limited thereto, and may be other characters or / and symbols.

  Moreover, although the structure and operation | movement of the smart phone 1 were demonstrated in the above, it is not restricted to this, You may comprise as a method and a program which are provided with each component and can edit a character easily.

  When the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display 2 by the character editing application 9F is set to horizontal writing and the controller 10 detects a gesture in the character direction of the document, the controller 10 is a position where a plurality of points are touched. The code | cord | chord which shows the space | gap matched with the gesture may be inserted in the place corresponding to. The touch screen display 2 displays a blank instead of the code itself.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the controller 10 has “...” in “... You” and “How was it” in the document. When a plurality of points (for example, two points) are touched between or in the vicinity of the "spot", and then a gesture (pinch out) is detected in which the points move away from each other in the text direction of the document. In addition, a space is inserted between “ha” and “yo”.

  The number of blanks to be inserted is determined by the amount moved by the gesture, the length moved, the set character size (font size), or the like.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 inserts a desired number of blanks at the target document location by performing a predetermined gesture instead of a key operation using a keyboard or the like while the document data is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to easily edit characters.

  When the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display 2 by the character editing application 9F is set to horizontal writing and the controller 10 detects a gesture in a direction perpendicular to the character direction of the document, the controller 10 has a plurality of points. The code | cord | chord which shows the new line matched with gesture may be inserted in the place corresponding to the position which contacted.

  The touch screen display 2 displays not a code itself but a symbol indicating a line feed. Whether or not a symbol indicating a line feed is displayed depends on the setting of the smartphone 1. Therefore, depending on the setting of the smartphone 1, a symbol indicating a line feed may not be displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the controller 10, between or near the “Everyone ...” and “Even from” rows in the document. In addition, after a plurality of points (for example, two points) are touched, a gesture (pinch-out) is detected in which the points move in a direction perpendicular to the character direction of the document (up and down direction). If this happens, insert a line break between the lines. The number of line breaks to be inserted is determined by the amount moved by the gesture, the length moved, the set character size (font size), the set value of the line feed, or the like.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 inserts a desired number of line breaks at the location of the target document by performing a predetermined gesture instead of a key operation using a keyboard or the like while the document data is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to easily edit characters.

  In the controller 10, when the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display 2 by the character editing application 9F is set to horizontal writing, and a gesture is detected obliquely with respect to the character direction of the document, a plurality of points are displayed. At the place corresponding to the touched position, a code indicating a space associated with the gesture is inserted in the character direction, and a code indicating a line break associated with the gesture is inserted in a direction perpendicular to the character direction. It may be configured.

  The touch screen display 2 displays not a code itself but a symbol indicating a space and a line feed. Further, whether or not symbols indicating blanks and line breaks are displayed depends on the setting of the smartphone 1. Therefore, depending on the settings of the smartphone 1, symbols indicating blanks and line breaks may not be displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the controller 10 has “haha” of “... you” and “how was it” in the document. A gesture (pinch-out) in which a plurality of points (for example, two points) are in contact with or near each other and then moved in a direction oblique to the character direction of the document and away from each other. ) Is inserted, a blank is inserted in the character direction, and a line feed is inserted in the direction perpendicular to the character direction.

  In the touch screen display 2, for example, a plurality of line breaks are inserted after “... Are you”, and a plurality of blanks are inserted at the beginning of “How was it” (FIG. 10 (b )). The number of blanks and line breaks to be inserted is determined by the amount moved by the gesture, the length moved, the set character size (font size), the set value for leading, and the like.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 performs a predetermined gesture instead of a key operation using a keyboard or the like in a state where document data is being displayed, so that a desired number of blanks and line breaks can be placed at the target document location. Can be inserted, so that characters can be easily edited.

  In the controller 10, the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display 2 by the character editing application 9F is set to vertical writing, and when a gesture is detected in the character direction of the document, a plurality of points are touched. A configuration may be adopted in which a code indicating a blank associated with a gesture is inserted at a location corresponding to the position. The touch screen display 2 displays a blank instead of the code itself.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the controller 10 has “?” And “Further ...” in the document “... How was it?” After a plurality of points (for example, two points) are contacted between or in the vicinity of “ko”, a gesture (pinch-out) is detected in which the plurality of points move away from each other in the text direction of the document. In this case, a space is inserted between “?” And “ko”.

  The number of blanks to be inserted is determined by the amount moved by the gesture, the length moved, the set character size (font size), or the like.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 inserts a desired number of blanks at the target document location by performing a predetermined gesture instead of a key operation using a keyboard or the like while the document data is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to easily edit characters.

  When the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display 2 by the character editing application 9F is set to vertical writing and the controller 10 detects a gesture in a direction perpendicular to the character direction of the document, the controller 10 has a plurality of characters. A configuration may be adopted in which a code indicating a line break associated with a gesture is inserted at a location corresponding to the position where the point is touched.

  The touch screen display 2 displays not a code itself but a symbol indicating a line feed. Whether or not a symbol indicating a line feed is displayed depends on the setting of the smartphone 1. Therefore, depending on the setting of the smartphone 1, a symbol indicating a line feed may not be displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), the controller 10 is arranged between the lines of “enhanced ...” and “I did ...” in the document or the After a plurality of points (for example, two points) are touched in the vicinity, a gesture (pinch out) in which the points move in a direction perpendicular to the character direction of the document (left and right direction) away from each other. Insert a line break between lines if detected. The number of line breaks to be inserted is determined by the amount moved by the gesture, the length moved, the set character size (font size), the set value of the line feed, or the like.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 inserts a desired number of line breaks at the location of the target document by performing a predetermined gesture instead of a key operation using a keyboard or the like while the document data is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to easily edit characters.

  When the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display 2 by the character editing application 9F is set to vertical writing and the controller 10 detects a gesture obliquely with respect to the character direction of the document, the controller 10 has a plurality of points. At the location corresponding to the position where the touch is made, a code indicating a space associated with the gesture is inserted in the character direction, and a code indicating a line break associated with the gesture is inserted in the direction perpendicular to the character direction. The structure to do may be sufficient.

  The touch screen display 2 displays not a code itself but a symbol indicating a space and a line feed. Further, whether or not symbols indicating blanks and line breaks are displayed depends on the setting of the smartphone 1. Therefore, depending on the settings of the smartphone 1, symbols indicating blanks and line breaks may not be displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the controller 10 has “?” Of “... How was it?” A gesture (pinch) in which a plurality of points (for example, two points) are brought into contact with or near “ko” and then moved in a direction oblique to the character direction of the document and away from each other. When (OUT) is detected, a blank is inserted in the character direction and a line feed is inserted in the direction perpendicular to the character direction.

  In the touch screen display 2, for example, a plurality of line breaks are inserted after “... how was it?”, And a plurality of blanks are inserted at the head of “from now on” (FIG. 13 ( see b)). The number of blanks and line breaks to be inserted is determined by the amount moved by the gesture, the length moved, the set character size (font size), the set value for leading, and the like.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 performs a predetermined gesture instead of a key operation using a keyboard or the like in a state where document data is being displayed, so that a desired number of blanks and line breaks can be placed at the target document location. Can be inserted, so that characters can be easily edited.

  In this way, when the document data is displayed on the touch screen display 2, the smartphone 1 is the most from the place corresponding to the touched position when a plurality of points (for example, two points) are touched. Identifies the beginning of a character and the beginning of a line, and inserts a space and a line feed according to the direction of pinching out after that. In addition, when the smartphone 1 is pinched out in an oblique direction, a blank and a line feed are inserted at the specified location.

  Therefore, the smartphone 1 performs a predetermined intuitive gesture without performing a key operation using a keyboard or the like while the document data is displayed. Line breaks can be inserted and characters can be easily edited.

  In this embodiment, the code is described as indicating a space and a line feed, but is not limited thereto, and may be any symbol.

  In the controller 10, a document including characters is displayed on the touch screen display 2 by the character editing application 9F, and after a plurality of points (for example, two points) are touched, the plurality of points move away from each other. When a gesture (pinch out) is detected, a code associated with the gesture is inserted at a location corresponding to the position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other.

  Thereafter, when the controller 10 detects a gesture (swipe) that moves while touching, the controller 10 moves the character at the position corresponding to the touched location in the document. Although the gesture for moving a character has been described as a swipe, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a gesture accompanied by a movement of contact such as a drag or a sweep. In addition, a character that moves in a document is a concept that includes a single character to a plurality of characters (character strings).

  Specifically, the controller 10, as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B, is between or near the “Everyone ...” and “Even from” rows in the document. In addition, after a plurality of points (for example, two points) are touched, a gesture (pinch-out) is detected in which the points move in a direction perpendicular to the character direction of the document (up and down direction). If this happens, insert a line break between the lines. The number of line breaks to be inserted is determined by the amount moved by the gesture, the length moved, the set character size (font size), the set value of the line feed, or the like.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 14C and 14D, the controller 10 moves in a direction perpendicular to the character direction while touching the line “You are ...” in the document or the vicinity thereof. When a gesture (swipe) to be detected is detected, the entire line of “You are ...” is moved. The number of lines to be moved is determined by the amount moved by the gesture, the length moved, the set character size (font size), the set value of line feed, or the like.

In this embodiment, line movement has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one or more characters may be moved within the line, or line movement and character movement may be performed in a series of processes. Good.
In the present embodiment, the pattern in which the character direction is horizontal writing has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the smartphone 1 can move lines by the same operation even if the character direction is vertical writing.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 puts a line or a character at the location of the target document by performing an intuitive predetermined gesture instead of a key operation using a keyboard or the like while the document data is displayed. Since it can move, the character can be easily edited.

  Next, the operation flow of the smartphone 1 that edits characters by intuitive gestures will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the following description, a document in which the character direction is horizontally written will be described assuming that a blank or / and a line feed is inserted into the document by a pinch-out gesture operated with two fingers.

  In step ST1, the controller 10 determines whether contact has been detected at two different points on the touch screen 2B. If contact is detected (Yes), the process proceeds to step ST2, and if contact is not detected (No), the process ends.

  In step ST2, the controller 10 calculates the location on the document where the code is inserted based on the two points detected in step ST1.

  In step ST3, the controller 10 determines whether or not a pinch-out gesture has been detected. Strictly speaking, in this step, the start of a pinch-out gesture is detected. If a pinch-out gesture has been performed (Yes), the process proceeds to step ST4. If a pinch-out gesture has not been performed (No), the process ends.

  In step ST4, the controller 10 determines whether the pinch-out gesture detected in step ST3 is in the character direction (left-right direction). If it is the character direction (Yes), the process proceeds to step ST5. If it is not the character direction (No), the process proceeds to step ST6.

  In step ST5, the controller 10 inserts a code indicating a blank at the location calculated in step ST2. It should be noted that the insertion in this step is a tentatively confirmed state, and the number of blanks to be inserted is confirmed by step ST9 described later.

  In step ST6, the controller 10 determines whether the pinch-out gesture detected in step ST3 is in a direction perpendicular to the character direction (up and down direction). If it is the vertical direction (Yes), the process proceeds to step ST7, and if it is not the vertical direction (No), the process proceeds to step ST8.

  In step ST7, the controller 10 inserts a code indicating a line feed at the location calculated in step ST2. It should be noted that the insertion in this step is in a tentatively confirmed state, and the number of line breaks to be inserted is confirmed in step ST9 described later.

  In step ST8, the controller 10 determines that the pinch-out gesture detected in step ST3 is oblique with respect to the character direction, inserts a code indicating a blank in the character direction, and inserts a code indicating a line feed in the character direction. Insert perpendicular to Note that the insertion in this step is in a tentatively confirmed state, and the number of blanks and line breaks to be inserted is confirmed in step ST9 described later.

  In step ST9, when the controller 10 detects the end of the pinch-out gesture, that is, detects that the finger has been released from the touch screen display 2, the controller 10 determines the code inserted in step ST5, step ST7 or step ST8.

  In this way, the smartphone 1 performs an intuitive predetermined gesture instead of a keyboard operation or the like in a state where document data is displayed, so that a line or / and / or a target document location is displayed. Characters can be inserted and characters can be easily edited.

  5 may be downloaded from another apparatus by wireless communication by the communication unit 6. 5 may be stored in a storage medium that can be read by a reading device included in the storage 9. 5 is stored in a storage medium such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray that can be read by a reader connected to the external interface 14. May be.

  Moreover, the structure of the smart phone 1 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and you may change suitably in the range which does not impair the summary of this invention. For example, the number and type of buttons 3 are not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the smartphone 1 may include buttons such as a numeric keypad layout or a QWERTY layout instead of the buttons 3A to 3C as buttons for operations related to the screen. The smartphone 1 may include only one button or may not include a button for operations related to the screen. Further, in the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the smartphone 1 includes two cameras, but the smartphone 1 may include only one camera or may not include a camera. Moreover, in the example shown in FIG. 5, although the smart phone 1 was provided with three types of sensors in order to detect a position and an attitude | position, the smart phone 1 does not need to be provided with some sensors among these, Other types of sensors for detecting position and orientation may be provided. Further, the illuminance sensor 4 and the proximity sensor 5 may be configured as a single sensor, not as separate bodies.

  The exemplary embodiments have been described in order to fully and clearly disclose the present invention. However, the invention according to the appended claims should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but all modifications that can be created by those skilled in the art within the scope of the basic matters shown in the present specification. And should be configured to embody alternative configurations.

  For example, each program shown in FIG. 5 may be divided into a plurality of modules, or may be combined with other programs.

  Moreover, although said embodiment demonstrated the smart phone as an example of an apparatus provided with a touch screen display, the apparatus which concerns on an attached claim is not limited to a smart phone. For example, the device according to the appended claims may be a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone, a portable personal computer, a digital camera, a media player, an electronic book reader, a navigator, or a game machine. The apparatus according to the appended claims may be a stationary electronic device such as a desktop personal computer or a television receiver.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Smart phone 2 Touch screen display 2A Display 2B Touch screen 3 Button 4 Illuminance sensor 5 Proximity sensor 6 Communication unit 7 Receiver 8 Microphone 9 Storage 9A Control program 9B Mail application 9C Browser application 9D Table 9E Arrangement pattern database 9F Character editing application 9Z Setting data DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Controller 12, 13 Camera 14 External interface 15 Acceleration sensor 16 Direction sensor 17 Rotation detection sensor 20 Housing

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In a state in which the document is displayed on the touch screen display, when a gesture is detected in which the points move away from each other after the points are touched, the points are in contact with each other. A controller for inserting a code associated with the gesture.   When the controller detects the gesture in the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display, the controller indicates a code indicating a blank associated with the gesture at a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other. The device of claim 1 for insertion.   When the controller detects the gesture in a direction perpendicular to the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display, the controller is associated with the gesture at a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a code indicating a line feed is inserted.   When the controller detects the gesture obliquely with respect to the character direction of the document displayed on the touch screen display, the controller has a blank corresponding to the gesture at a position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a code indicating a line is inserted in the character direction, and a code indicating a line break associated with the gesture is inserted in a direction perpendicular to the character direction. The controller is
In a state where a document is displayed on the touch screen display, when a gesture is detected in a direction in which the plurality of points move away from each other after the plurality of points are touched, the position where the plurality of points are in contact with each other, Insert the code associated with the gesture,
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, after detecting the gesture that the contact moves, the character corresponding to the touched position is moved in the document.   When the controller detects a gesture in which the points move away from each other after the points are touched while the document is displayed on the touch screen display, the points are touched A method comprising an insertion step of inserting a code associated with the gesture at a position.   When the controller detects a gesture in which the points move away from each other after the points are touched while the document is displayed on the touch screen display, the points are touched A program for realizing, by a computer, an insertion step of inserting a code associated with the gesture at a position.

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