JP2013008278A - Operation device and operation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a voice output device and a volume adjustment method in which the operability in volume adjustment using a touch panel is improved.SOLUTION: In an operation device 1 operating an operational object with a touch slide operation in which a finger is slid on a touch panel 11, an operation amount for operating the operational object is set by the combination of a touch slide operation on the touch panel 11 in a first direction D1 and a touch slide operation in a second direction D2 different from the first direction D1.

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation device and an operation method for operating an operation target by a touch operation on a touch panel.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an operation device such as an audio output device that can adjust a volume by a touch operation on a touch panel or scroll a music list is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this type of operation device, the operation amount for operating the volume or the operation amount for scrolling the music list is set by sliding the operation amount setting slide bar displayed on the screen by a touch operation.

JP 2010-36620 A

However, if the finger for touch operation is moved unexpectedly from one end of the screen to the other, the amount of operation is suddenly set to the maximum or minimum. For example, when setting the amount of operation to operate the volume suddenly There has been a problem that the sound is output at a high volume, or suddenly the sound cannot be heard at all. For this reason, it is necessary to set an operation amount for gazing at the screen and operating the operation target, and the operability is poor in a situation where it is difficult to perform the operation while gazing at the screen while driving the vehicle or walking.
An object of the present invention is to provide an operation device and an operation method that solve the above-described problems of the related art and improve the operability when operating an operation target using a touch panel.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an operation device that operates an operation target by a touch slide operation in which a finger slides on a touch panel, the touch slide operation in the first direction of the touch panel, and the first An operation amount for operating the operation target is set in combination with a touch slide operation in a second direction different from the direction.

  In this configuration, the operation target is operated based on a combination of a finger movement amount during the touch slide operation in the first direction and a finger movement amount during the touch slide operation in the second direction. It is good also as a structure which sets the operation amount to perform. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which changes the variation | change_quantity of the operation amount set by operation to one direction by operation to one direction among the touch slide operations to the said 1st direction or the said 2nd direction. Further, the first direction and the second direction may be configured to be substantially orthogonal to each other. The first direction and the second direction may be configured to be either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction of the touch panel. The touch panel may be divided into a plurality of areas, and a display area for displaying the operation amount and an operation area for setting the operation amount may be set as separate areas. Further, an operation start button for starting the setting of the operation amount may be provided at a corner of the touch panel.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention sets an operation amount for operating the operation object by a touch slide operation of sliding a finger on a touch panel, and the touch slide operation in the first direction of the touch panel, A change amount of the operation amount set by a touch slide operation in a second direction different from the first direction is changed.

  According to the present invention, the operation device operates an operation target by a touch slide operation in which a finger slides on the touch panel, and the touch slide operation in the first direction of the touch panel is different from the first direction. Since the operation amount for operating the operation target is set in combination with the touch-slide operation in the direction, even if the finger is moved from one end of the touch panel to the other in the direction of the touch panel, the set operation amount is suddenly maximized. Alternatively, the operability of operating the operation target of the operating device is improved without being minimized.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance structure of the operating device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of an operating device. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a display panel, and the operation area | region of a touchscreen. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a touch slide operation area | region and a volume level. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of an operating device. It is a figure which shows an example of a music selection screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration of an operating device (audio output device) 1 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation device 1 is an in-vehicle device such as an in-vehicle audio device or a navigation device mounted on the vehicle 100. The operation device 1 includes a plurality of sound sources and is a sound output device that can output sound from any sound source. The operation amount is a sound source, a displayed music list, a volume, and the like, and an operation amount for operating these operation targets. Is configured to be configurable.
The operation device 1 is disposed between the driver seat and the passenger seat at the approximate center of the dashboard 101 so that a user who rides on the front seat of the vehicle 100 can easily operate.
In the present embodiment, the operation device 1 will be described using an example of an in-vehicle audio device mounted on the vehicle 100 or an electronic device such as a navigation device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be widely applied to devices that can set an operation amount for operating an operation target by a touch operation, and the operation device 1 may be a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal computer, or the like.

  The operating device 1 includes a touch panel 11 that is exposed from the dashboard 101 to the passenger compartment and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and can be touched. The touch panel 11 is disposed on the display panel 21 so that the display panel 21 is fitted in the face panel 2 as a frame. Further, the dashboard 101 is provided with a device main body when not shown.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the controller device 1. The operating device 1 includes an input unit 10, a display unit 20, a control unit 30, an audio output unit 40, a storage unit 50, a wireless communication unit 60, a disc playback unit 70, an external device connection unit 80, Is provided.
The input unit 10 includes a touch panel 11, and a user can perform an operation on an operation target of the operation device 1 by a touch operation on the touch panel 11. The touch panel 11 is a multi-touch screen capable of performing an input operation by simultaneously touching a plurality of points on the surface of the touch panel 11, and the user slides a finger on the surface of the touch panel 11 when touching the touch panel 11. Input by operation can be performed. As a method for detecting the touch position of the touch panel 11, various methods such as a resistive film method, a capacitance method, an electromagnetic induction method, and an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method are generally known. The touch panel 11 according to the present embodiment may be configured to use any of the methods for detecting the touch position. Although the input unit 10 is not shown in addition to the touch panel 11, the input unit 10 may include a plurality of operation terminals. As an input operation performed using this operation terminal, for example, there is power on / off of the controller device 1.

  The display unit 20 includes a display panel 21. The display panel 21 includes a liquid crystal display panel, a PDP (plasma display panel), or an organic EL display panel called an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) or an OEL (Organic Electro-Luminescence). Images and videos are displayed on the display panel 21 under the control of the control unit 30. The touch panel 11 is disposed on the display panel 21 so that various instructions are given to the operation device 1 by touching the positions corresponding to the various operation buttons displayed on the display panel 21 with a fingertip or the like. Can be entered.

  The control unit 30 centrally controls each unit of the controller device 1 in a form in which a computer (Central Processing Unit) as a calculation execution unit and a basic control program executed by the CPU can be read by a computer. It includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores data in a nonvolatile manner, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores a program executed by the CPU, data related to the program, and other peripheral circuits.

  The control unit 30 includes an image processing unit 31, an operation detection unit 32, a volume adjustment unit 33, and a scroll amount adjustment unit 34. The image processing unit 31 generates an image signal to be displayed on the display panel 21 and outputs the image signal to the display unit 20. The image displayed on the display panel 21 is an image corresponding to an instruction input by the user via the touch panel 11, and a touch operation on the touch panel 12 by the user is detected by the operation detection unit 32. The detection result of the operation detection unit 32 is input to the image processing unit 31, the volume adjustment unit 33, or the scroll amount adjustment unit 34. The volume adjustment unit 33 adjusts the volume output from the controller device 1 in response to an input to the user's touch panel 11 detected by the operation detection unit 32. The volume adjustment unit 33 controls the output volume in 16 steps from volume level 0 to volume level 15, where volume level 0 is the minimum volume (mute) and volume level 15 is the maximum volume. Based on the user input detected by the operation detection unit 32, the scroll amount adjustment unit 34 adjusts how far the music item that can be reproduced by the controller device 1 is advanced or returned. Under the control of the control unit 30, the music item displayed on the display panel 21 is updated by the function of the image processing unit 31.

The audio output unit 40 is connected to a speaker 41 mounted on the vehicle 100. Although not shown, the audio output unit 40 includes a DSP (digital signal processor) and an amplifier unit. The audio output unit 40 performs digital signal processing and amplification processing on the input audio signal under the control of the control unit 30, and adjusts the volume according to the control signal input from the volume adjustment unit 33 of the control unit 30. The level is adjusted and sound is output from the speaker 41.
As shown in FIG. 2, the sound output through the audio output unit 40 uses the storage unit 50, the wireless communication unit 60, the disc playback unit 70, or the external device connection unit 80 as a sound source. Audio data input from these sound sources has a predetermined data format.

The storage unit 50 is a removable medium such as a flash memory built in the operation device 1 or an SD (Secure Digital) memory card that can be inserted into and removed from the operation device 1. The storage unit 50 stores voice (music) data having a predetermined data format in a rewritable manner.
The wireless communication unit 60 includes a wireless communication antenna 61 (not shown), and receives broadcast radio waves such as radio waves under the control of the control unit 30. Further, the wireless communication unit 6 may be configured to perform short-range wireless communication using an external device (for example, a mobile phone or a mobile audio device 81) and Bluetooth (registered trademark) or FM waves. The wireless communication unit 6 may be configured to perform data communication with an external device (a data server such as a PC) using Wi-Fi (registered trademark).

The disc playback unit 70 plays back a disc-shaped recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) under the control of the control unit 30.
A portable audio device 81 is detachably connected to the external device connection unit 80. The portable acoustic device 81 is an information device that stores voice data in a rewritable manner and can be carried around, and may be a mobile phone, a smartphone, or the like. The portable audio device 81 may be configured to be wirelessly connectable to the operation device 1 via the wireless communication unit 60.

When the user performs an operation of selecting a sound source by touching the touch panel 11 of the input unit 10, under the control of the control unit 30, the display panel 21 corresponds to the sound source being selected as shown in FIG. A screen is displayed. FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display panel 21 when the CD mounted on the disc playback unit 70 is being played.
In the main display area 22 of the display panel 21, information on the sound source being selected and the sound data being selected is displayed. The display panel 21 is provided with a volume display area 23 along the lower side of the display panel 21. In the volume display area 23, a volume bar 24 indicating where the volume is set in the range from level 0 to level 15 is displayed according to the volume output from the controller device 1.

The touch operation area of the touch panel 11 is divided into four operation areas T1 to T4 in association with the screen displayed on the display panel 21.
The setting operation area T1 is provided so as to overlap the main display area 22 of the display panel 21. The setting operation area T1 occupies most of the entire operation area of the touch panel 11. In the setting operation area T1, the user can perform a touch slide operation of tapping the finger touching the touch panel 11, and can set a volume output from the operation device 1 by the touch slide operation.

  At both lower corners of the touch panel 11, a start operation area T2 and a start operation area T4 are provided. The start operation area T2 and the start operation area T4 are provided outside the volume display area 23. The start operation area T2 is arranged on the left side of the volume display area 23, that is, on the minus side of the minimum volume level of the volume bar 24. The start operation area T4 is arranged on the right side of the volume display area 23, that is, on the plus side of the maximum volume level of the volume bar 24. The display panel 21 may have a configuration in which an icon indicating that the sound volume setting is started is displayed at a position where the start operation area T2 and the start operation area T4 are overlapped. Further, the touch panel 11 is provided with an operation region T3 so as to overlap the volume display area 23.

  The setting operation area T <b> 1 used for the operation for setting the volume is provided outside the volume display area 23. According to this configuration, the volume bar 24 displayed in the volume display area 23 is not hidden by a finger that performs an operation for setting the volume. Therefore, when the operation is performed while viewing the touch panel 11, the volume can be adjusted by a touch slide operation to the setting operation area T1 while visually confirming the display of the volume bar 24 displayed in the volume display area 23. Therefore, an operation for setting the intended volume can be performed, and operability is improved.

The volume is set based on an operation amount obtained from the product of the sound weight (change amount) α and the adjustment amount β, which can be adjusted. The sound weight α indicates the amount of change in volume that is changed by adjusting the adjustment amount β by one step, and can be set in 16 steps such that the minimum value is 0 and the maximum value is 1. On the other hand, the adjustment amount β can be set in 16 steps such that the minimum value is 0 and the maximum value is 15.
For example, when the sound weight α is 15/15, the volume that changes by adjusting the adjustment amount β by one step is one level. When the sound weight α is 5/15, the volume that is changed by adjusting the adjustment amount β by one step is 1/3 level. In this way, the volume operation amount is obtained from the product of the sound weight α and the adjustment amount β. As the operation amount, an integer value of the product of the sound weight α and the adjustment amount β is used.

  The sound volume can be set after the user performs a touch operation on the start operation area T2 or the start operation area T4. The sound volume is set based on an operation for setting the sound weight α and the adjustment amount β. The sound weight α and the adjustment amount β are set by a touch slide operation on the setting operation area T1. It can be carried out. When the user touches the setting operation area T1 from the beginning without performing the touch operation on the start operation area T2 or the start operation area T4, the sound volume is maintained as it is before the setting is started.

  Since the start operation area T2 and the start operation area T4 are provided at both lower corners of the screen, the user can search for the start operation area T2 or the start operation area T4 without looking at the screen. The user can confirm the position and perform a touch operation to start setting the volume. In addition, since the start operation area T2 or the start operation area T4 is provided in the left corner or the right corner of the screen, the user who is in the driver's seat or the passenger seat can perform the operation. It is configured to be easy to do.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the setting operation area T1 is divided into a vertical and horizontal grid pattern of 15 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11 corresponding to the settable volume levels. 16 stages (steps) can be set. Either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11 is set as the first direction D1, the other is set as the second direction D2, and the sound weight α is set by the touch slide operation in the first direction D1, and the second direction. The adjustment amount β is set by a touch slide operation to D2. A configuration in which the user can arbitrarily set in advance whether the vertical direction or the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11 is the first direction D1 or the second direction D2 may be used. Alternatively, the first direction D1 may be a direction in which the touch slide operation is first performed following the touch operation on the start operation region T2 or the start operation region T4. The first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are different from each other in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11, and are configured to be substantially perpendicular to each other.

  In the operation in the first direction D1, the sound weight α is set. The sound weight α has a minimum value of 0/15 and a maximum value of 15/15, and is set in 16 steps according to the movement amount of the finger when the touch slide operation of the touch panel 11 in the first direction D1 is performed. In the operation in the second direction D2, the adjustment amount β is set. The adjustment amount β is set in 16 steps from 0 to 15 or 16 steps from 0 to minus 15 according to the movement amount of the finger during the touch slide operation in the second direction D2. In the operation in the second direction D2, when the finger at the time of the touch slide operation is moved from the left side to the right side of the screen, or when the finger at the time of the touch slide operation is moved from the lower side to the upper side of the screen, The volume operation amount is positive, and an operation to increase the volume is performed. On the other hand, when the finger at the time of the touch slide operation is moved from the right side to the left side of the screen by the operation in the second direction D2, or the finger at the time of the touch slide operation is moved from the upper side to the lower side of the screen. The operation amount of the sound volume becomes negative, and the operation of lowering the sound volume is performed.

The touch slide operation in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 is configured such that the maximum value is set when the touch slide operation is performed from end to end of the screen.
When a touch slide operation is performed on the touch panel 11 formed in a substantially rectangular shape, for example, along a diagonal line, an absolute movement amount in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11 is detected. Is done. That is, the first direction D1 is the vertical direction, and when performing an operation in the first direction D1, the user moves the finger in the diagonal direction of the touch panel 11 by 3 steps in the horizontal direction and 7 steps in the vertical direction. When a touch slide operation is performed, only the movement amount for seven steps in the vertical direction is detected.

  When setting the volume, the user first performs a touch operation on the touch panel 11 in the start operation area T2 or the start operation area T4. Subsequently, the sound weight α is set by sliding the finger touching an arbitrary position in the setting operation area T1 of the touch panel 11 in the first direction D1. For example, when the first direction D1 is the vertical direction of the touch panel 11, the user slides the finger touching the start operation area T2 or the start operation area T4 as it is along the edge of the face panel 2 as it is. Thus, the sound weight α can be set. According to this configuration, the user can sensibly recognize the amount of movement of the finger during the touch slide operation with respect to the length from the lower edge to the upper edge of the face panel 2, so Can be set to an arbitrary value.

  Next, the user sets the adjustment amount β by sliding the finger touching an arbitrary position in the setting operation area T1 of the touch panel 11 in the second direction D2. For example, when the second direction D2 is the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11, the user can sensuously recognize the movement amount of the finger with respect to the length from the left edge to the right edge of the face panel 2. Even when the volume is set by groping, the adjustment amount β can be set to an arbitrary value.

The operation detection unit 32 may be configured to detect that the finger that has performed the touch slide operation in the first direction D1 has left the touch panel 11, and detect the touch slide operation in the second direction D2. . According to this configuration, the first direction D1 and the second direction are set even when the user sets the volume by a groping operation and the finger at the time of the touch slide operation moves obliquely with respect to the substantially rectangular touch panel 11. Volume can be set by detecting the amount of finger movement to D2.
The operation detection unit 32 detects that the finger that has performed the touch slide operation in the first direction D1 has moved in a direction different from the first direction D1 or in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction D1. In this case, the touch slide operation in the second direction D2 may be detected. According to this configuration, even when an operation of moving the finger touching the start operation area T2 or the start operation area T4 as it is in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 with a single stroke is performed. The sound volume can be set by detecting the amount of movement of the finger in the direction D1 and the second direction D2, respectively.

  According to these configurations, the touch slide operation on the touch panel 11 can be performed along the edge of the face panel 2 at the left or right or upper and lower ends of the touch panel 11, and the amount of movement can be set up and down on the face panel 2. Can be recognized as a percentage of the distance between the edges or the distance between the left and right edges, and it is not necessary to visually check the touch position to perform the touch operation, and the amount of movement can be recognized sensuously by a groping operation. Can do. This makes it possible to easily set the volume even when the user is driving and cannot watch the screen.

Next, taking the operation A, operation B, and operation C shown in FIG. 4 as an example, the volume set by each operation will be specifically described. In the operation shown in FIG. 4, the first direction D1 for setting the sound weight α is set in advance in the vertical direction of the touch panel 11, and the second direction D2 for setting the adjustment amount β is set in advance in the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11. Shall.
Operation A indicates an operation when the user sets the volume to the maximum volume. In the operation A, first, the user performs a touch operation on the start operation area T2 of the touch panel 11 to start volume setting. Subsequently, the user slides the finger touching the start operation area T2 along the left edge of the face panel 2 to the left upper end of the touch panel 11 by 15 steps in the vertical direction. Next, the finger is slid in the horizontal direction by 15 steps along the upper edge of the face panel 2 from the upper left end to the upper right end of the touch panel 11. By this operation A, the sound weight α is set to 15/15, and the adjustment amount β is set to 15. The volume adjustment unit 33 works, and the operation amount is 15 from the product of the sound weight α and the adjustment amount β. It is calculated that there is. The screen processing unit 31 adjusts the volume bar 24 displayed in the volume display area 23 to the level 15 that is the maximum volume, based on the operation amount calculated by the volume adjustment unit 33. In addition, the volume adjustment unit 33 controls the audio output unit 40 based on the adjustment amount detected by the operation detection unit 32 and adjusts the volume output from the speaker 41 to the level 15 that is the maximum volume.

  In operation B, the user performs a touch operation on the start operation area T2 of the touch panel 11 to start volume adjustment. Subsequently, the user slides the finger touching the start operation area T2 along the left edge of the face panel 2 by eight steps in the vertical direction. Subsequently, the finger is slid in the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11 by 15 steps. The volume adjustment unit 33 calculates that the operation amount is 8 from the product of the sound weight α = 8/15 and the adjustment amount β = 15 based on the touch slide operation by the user detected by the operation detection unit 32. To do. The screen processing unit 31 adjusts the volume bar 24 displayed in the volume display area 23 based on the operation amount calculated by the volume adjustment unit 33. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the volume bar 24 indicates that the volume level is adjusted to level 5, when this operation B is performed, the volume bar after the volume setting by the operation B is performed. 24 is displayed to indicate that the volume is level 13 which is increased by 8 steps from level 5. Further, the volume adjustment unit 33 controls the audio output unit 40 based on the calculated operation amount, and increases the volume output from the speaker 41 by eight steps based on the product of the sound weight α and the adjustment amount β.

  In operation C, the user performs a touch operation on the start operation area T2 of the touch panel 11 to start volume adjustment. Subsequently, the user slides the finger touching the start operation area T2 along the left edge of the face panel 2 by four steps in the vertical direction. Subsequently, the finger is slid by 8 steps in the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11. The volume adjustment unit 33 calculates that the operation amount is 2 from the product of the sound weight α = 4/15 and the adjustment amount β = 8 based on the touch slide operation by the user detected by the operation detection unit 32. To do. The screen processing unit 31 updates the volume bar 24 displayed in the volume display area 23 based on the operation amount calculated by the volume adjustment unit 33. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the volume bar 24 indicates that the volume level is set to level 5, when this operation C is performed, the volume bar after the volume setting by the operation B is performed. 24 is displayed to indicate that the volume is level 7, which is two steps higher than level 5. Further, the volume adjusting unit 33 controls the audio output unit 40 based on the calculated operation amount, and increases the volume output from the speaker 41 by two steps based on the product of the sound weight α and the adjustment amount β.

  In this way, the weight of the sound by the amount of movement of the finger during the touch slide operation in the vertical direction that is the first direction D1 and the amount of movement of the finger during the touch slide operation in the horizontal direction that is the second direction D2. α and adjustment amount β are set respectively, and the operation amount is calculated based on the product of the sound weight α and the adjustment amount β, so the finger is moved from one end of the screen to the other in one direction. However, the volume does not suddenly become the maximum or the minimum, and the user operates to the maximum in the first direction D1, for example, according to his / her preference, and sets the volume only in the second direction D2, or The step of setting the volume, such as adjusting the operation amount in the first direction D1 and operating in the second direction D2 to the maximum, can be changed, and the intended volume can be set.

Next, the operation of the controller device 1 when setting the volume will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the present embodiment, the first direction D1 for setting the sound weight α is set in advance as the vertical direction of the touch panel 11, and the second direction D2 for setting the adjustment amount β is set in advance as the horizontal direction of the touch panel 11. Explained.
When the operation detection unit 32 of the control unit 30 detects that the touch operation on the touch panel 11 has been performed (step S1: Yes), the touch operation is performed in either the start operation region T2 or the start operation region T4. It is determined whether or not it has been performed (step S2).
If it is determined that the touch operation has been performed on either the start operation region T2 or the start operation region T4 (step S2: Yes), the control unit 30 can set the volume by the touch slide operation in the setting operation region T1. (Step S3). That is, the control unit 30 controls the operation detection unit 32 to detect an input of an operation amount for volume setting in the setting operation region T1.

The operation detection unit 32 detects the movement amount of the finger at the time of the touch slide operation in the vertical direction that is the first direction D1 in the setting operation region T1 (step S4). The control unit 30 sets the sound weight α based on the movement amount of the finger during the touch slide operation detected by the operation detection unit 32, and temporarily stores it (step S5).
Next, the operation detection unit 32 detects the movement amount of the finger at the time of the touch slide operation in the lateral direction that is the second direction D2 in the setting operation region T1 (step S6). The control unit 30 sets the adjustment amount β based on the finger movement amount during the touch slide operation detected by the operation detection unit 32, and temporarily stores the adjustment amount β (step S7).

  The control unit 30 calculates the operation amount by the function of the volume adjustment unit 33 from the temporarily stored sound weight α and the adjustment amount β (step S8). The volume adjusting unit 33 controls the audio output unit 40 based on the calculated operation amount, and adjusts the volume output from the speaker 41 so as to correspond to the user instruction (Step S9). At the same time as the volume adjustment unit 33 adjusts the volume output from the speaker 41, the image processing unit 31 adjusts the volume bar 24 displayed on the display panel 21 to the volume level according to the user instruction.

Second Embodiment
In the first embodiment described above, the volume is adjusted by a combination of an operation in the first direction D1 and an operation in the second direction D2 different from the first direction D1. The present invention is not limited to the adjustment of the volume, and is stored in the storage unit 50 of the operation device 1 in advance or stored in the portable audio device 81 connected to the operation device 1 via the external device connection unit 80, for example. This can be used to set the scroll amount (operation amount) of the selected music.
Hereinafter, the operation of the controller device 1 when setting the scroll amount of music will be described. In the present embodiment, the configuration of the controller device 1 is the same as that of the controller device 1 of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a music selection screen 151 displayed on the display panel 21. From music stored in the storage unit 50 in advance by a touch operation on the touch panel 11 of the input unit 10 or stored in the portable audio device 81 connected to the operation device 1 via the external device connection unit 80. When the user performs an operation of selecting the music to be played back, under the control of the control unit 30, the display panel 21 displays a music selection screen 151 for selecting the music to be played back from the currently selected sound source. On the music selection screen 151, startable point information S representing the music data that is stored in advance in the storage unit 50 and the music data that can be reproduced and stored in advance in the sound source selected by the controller device 1 is displayed. The music names of a predetermined number (5 in this embodiment) of music data are displayed in the music name display areas 154a to 154e in order from the music data based on the music data. The starting point information S is stored for each sound source, and the music data is displayed in the music name display areas 154a to 154e based on the starting point information S associated with the selected sound source.

  The starting point information S is a number of music data starting from 1. The music data that can be reproduced by the controller device 1 is assigned in advance with a number starting from 1, and the control unit 30 reproduces based on these numbers. Identify the song. In FIG. 6, for convenience of explanation, not the music name but the music data number is shown, but actually the music name associated with the music data number is displayed.

  The progress bar 153 visually represents which music data is currently displayed on the screen among the plurality of music data. Specifically, the top of the progress bar 153 is the first (top) music data in the order of registration among the plurality of music data, and the bottom of the progress bar 153 is the last music data of the plurality of music data. Each corresponds. A range corresponding to the music data currently displayed on the screen is represented by a cursor 153a drawn in a form different from the surroundings. In addition, the music selection screen 151 is provided with a music number display area 152 that indicates how many songs are stored in the selected sound source and can be reproduced.

The controller device 1 updates the starting point information S by the user's operation on the input unit 10 and executes scroll processing for scrolling the music data displayed in the music name display areas 154a to 154e. The scroll process is started by an operation on the touch panel 11 or an operation on an operation terminal (not shown).
The controller device 1 performs scroll processing based on the product of the scroll rate α2 and the scroll adjustment amount β2 set by the user through the operation on the touch panel 11, updates the starting point information S, and starts the starting point information S. The music data displayed in the music name display areas 154a to 154e is updated based on the above. The scroll rate α2 is a distance (how many percent) from the music data associated with the start point information S with respect to the scroll adjustment amount β2 with respect to the total number of music data associated with the selected sound source. The ratio of whether the starting point information S is updated in association with the music data is shown. The scroll rate α2 can be set to an arbitrary value between 1% and 100% by a touch slide operation of the touch panel 11 in the first direction D1. The scroll adjustment amount β2 can be set by a touch slide operation in the second direction D2 of the touch panel 11, and how much the finger at the time of the touch operation is in the second direction D2 on the touch panel 11 with respect to the distance from end to end of the screen. It is set based on whether the has moved.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the total number of music data is 50003, the scroll rate α2 is set to 10%, and the start point information S is 1, from the end of the touch panel 11 in the second direction D2. When the finger at the time of the touch operation to the end is moved, the scroll adjustment amount β2 is set to 1, and the starting point information is updated so as to be associated with the 5001st music data. For example, when the total number of music data is 50003, the scroll rate α2 is set to 10%, and the start point information S is 1, the distance from the end of the screen to the second direction D2 on the touch panel 11 is abbreviated. When the finger at the time of the touch operation is moved by half, the scroll adjustment amount β2 is set to about 50% (1/2), and the start point information S is 5% of 50003, that is, the 2501st music data Updated to be associated with.

Next, an operation for updating music data displayed in the music name display areas 154a to 154e will be described.
When the user performs an operation to start scroll processing while the music selection screen 151 is displayed, the controller device 1 displays a scroll rate display area 155 on the music selection screen 151. In the scroll rate display area 155, a scroll rate α2 based on the current set value stored in advance in the storage unit 50 is displayed. The scroll rate α2 can be reset while the scroll rate display area 155 is displayed on the music selection screen 151, and the value stored in the storage unit 50 can be rewritten.

  When the operation detection unit 32 detects that the touch slide operation in the first direction D1 illustrated in FIG. 4 is performed by the user while the scroll rate display area 155 is displayed, the control unit 30 performs the operation. Based on the user operation detected by the detector 32, the scroll rate α2 displayed in the scroll rate display area 155 is updated as shown in FIG. 6B. Further, the control unit 30 stores the set scroll rate α2 in the storage unit 50 based on a user operation. For example, when the operation detection unit 32 detects that the finger that has performed the touch slide operation in the first direction D1 has left the touch panel 11, the control unit 30 has finished setting the scroll rate α2 by the user. It may be configured to detect and update the scroll rate α2 stored in the storage unit 50.

  Next, the user can set the scroll adjustment amount β2 by moving a finger touching an arbitrary position on the touch panel 11 in the second direction D2 by a predetermined distance. As shown in FIG. 6C, when the user performs a touch slide operation in the second direction D2, the control unit 30 causes the scroll amount adjustment unit 34 to multiply the product of the scroll rate α2 and the scroll adjustment amount β2. The start point information S is calculated, and the music data to be displayed in the music name display areas 154a to 154e is switched based on the start point information S. When the operation detection unit 32 detects that the user has released his / her finger during the touch slide operation in the second direction D2 from the touch panel 11, the control unit 10 ends the scroll process and the scroll rate of the music selection screen 151 is increased. The display of the display area 155 is finished.

  According to this configuration, when scrolling the music data of the music that can be played back by the selected sound source, it is not necessary to perform the operation while visually confirming the operation terminal for performing the scroll operation, and the scroll operation can be easily performed even by the groping operation. It can be carried out. Also, for example, when scrolling a large number of music data such as tens of thousands, it is troublesome and time-consuming to scroll the music from top to bottom using, for example, a push-down scroll operation terminal. According to the configuration of the present embodiment, since the scroll rate α2 and the scroll adjustment amount β2 can be set to arbitrary values, a large amount of music data can be scrolled at a time by a simple operation. Operability is improved.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the operation device 1 operates an operation target by a touch slide operation in which a finger slides on the touch panel 11, and the touch slide operation in the first direction D1 of the touch panel 11 includes: In order to adjust the operation amount for operating the operation target in combination with the touch slide operation in the second direction D2 different from the first direction D1, the finger at the time of the touch slide operation in one direction of the touch panel 11, from end to end The operation amount does not suddenly become the maximum or the minimum even if it is moved, and even when the operation target operation is performed by a groping operation, the operation amount can be set to the intended amount. Operability is improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, an operation is performed based on a combination of a finger movement amount during the touch slide operation in the first direction D1 and a finger movement amount during the touch slide operation in the second direction D2. In order to adjust the operation amount for operating the target, even if the finger at the time of the touch slide operation is moved in one direction of the touch panel 11 from one end to the other, the operation amount is not suddenly maximized or minimized. Even when an operation target operation is performed by a groping operation, it is possible to set the intended operation amount, so that the operability of the controller device 1 is improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the change amount of the operation amount set by the operation in the other direction by the operation in one direction among the touch slide operations in the first direction D1 or the second direction D2. Therefore, even if the finger at the time of the touch slide operation is moved from one end of the touch panel 11 to the other end, the operation amount does not suddenly become the maximum or the minimum, and the user can Even if the operation amount is set by a groping operation without gazing at the position, the desired operation amount can be easily set, and the operability of the controller device 1 is improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are directions that are substantially orthogonal to each other, the user is based on the direction in which the operation is performed without gazing at the screen. Thus, it is possible to recognize which operation is being performed, and to set a desired operation amount by a groping operation, so that the operability of the controller device 1 is improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction of the touch panel, the amount of finger movement relative to the screen size is sensuous. Because the range of touch panels that can be operated to set the operation amount is wide, it is possible to set the desired operation amount by groping operation without gazing at the screen, The operability of the controller device 1 is improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the touch panel 11 is divided into a plurality of areas, and the display area for displaying the setting value and the operation area for setting the operation amount are set as separate areas. The range of touch panels that can be operated is wide, and a desired operation amount can be set by a groping operation without gazing at the screen. In addition, the setting value displayed in the display area is not hidden by the finger when operating the operation area for setting the operation amount. The operation amount can be set while visually confirming the setting value displayed in the area, and the operability of the controller device 1 is improved.

  According to the present embodiment, since the start operation area T2 and the start operation area T4 are provided in the corners of the touch panel 11, the user does not look at the screen and searches for the start operation area T2. Alternatively, since the setting of the operation amount can be started by confirming the position of the start operation region T4 and performing the touch operation, the operation amount can be set by a groping operation even while the vehicle 100 is driving. It becomes possible. In addition, since the start operation area T2 or the start operation area T4 is provided at the left corner or the right corner of the screen, it is easy for a user who is boarding either the driver seat or the passenger seat. Can be operated.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on embodiment, this invention is not limited to this. In the present embodiment, an example in which the operation device 1 is an in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle 100 has been described. However, the operation device 1 is not limited thereto, and the operation device 1 may be a mobile phone, a smartphone, a portable audio device, a personal computer, or the like. It is good also as composition which is. Further, in an operation device such as a smartphone that can detect screen rotation and switch the display panel screen or touch panel input according to the screen orientation, the first direction D1 and the second direction of the setting operation region T1. The configuration may be such that D2 is switched according to the orientation of the screen.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation apparatus T1 Setting operation area T2, T4 Start operation area 11 Touch panel 23 Volume display area 24 Volume bar 30 Control part 32 Operation detection part 33 Volume adjustment part 40 Audio | voice output part D1 1st direction D2 2nd direction

Claims (8)

An operation device that operates an operation target by a touch slide operation of sliding a finger on a touch panel,
An operation amount for operating the operation target is set by a combination of the touch slide operation in the first direction of the touch panel and a touch slide operation in a second direction different from the first direction. apparatus.   Based on a combination of the amount of finger movement during the touch slide operation in the first direction and the amount of finger movement during the touch slide operation in the second direction, an operation amount for operating the operation target is determined. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the operating device is set.   The change amount of the operation amount set by the operation in the other direction is changed by the operation in one direction among the touch slide operations in the first direction or the second direction. The operating device according to 1 or 2.   4. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially orthogonal to each other. 5.   5. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the first direction and the second direction are one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction of the touch panel.   6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the touch panel is divided into a plurality of regions, and a display region for displaying the set value of the operation target and an operation region for setting the operation amount are set as separate regions. The operating device according to 1.   The operation device according to claim 1, wherein an operation start button for starting the setting of the operation amount is provided at a corner of the touch panel.   An operation amount for operating the operation target is set by a touch slide operation in which a finger slides on the touch panel, and a touch slide in a second direction different from the first direction is performed by the touch slide operation in the first direction of the touch panel. An operation method characterized by changing a change amount of the operation amount set by operation.

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