JP2014191612A - Information terminal, information input auxiliary method, and information input auxiliary program - Google Patents

Abstract

An information terminal, an information input assistance method, and an information input assistance program capable of enhancing the convenience of a user who inputs information are provided.
According to an information terminal, first, a contact position P2 of a finger F on a touch panel is detected, and an information input format “minute” corresponding to the detected contact position P2 is specified. And the input result of the information changed according to the detected movement amount A of the contact position in the input format “minute” is displayed on the touch panel T. Thus, since the information input format corresponding to the contact position of the finger F on the touch panel T is specified, even if there are a plurality of information input formats, it can be specified only by changing the contact position. That is, since it is not necessary to cope with an input method corresponding to each of the plurality of input GUI parts, the convenience of the user who inputs information can be improved.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an information terminal, an information input assistance method, and an information input assistance program.

  Conventionally, information terminals that facilitate the input of information such as characters have become widespread. For example, the character input device described in Patent Literature 1 includes a touch pad as an operation device on the housing, and this touch pad detects a rotation operation in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction by a user's finger or the like. Is possible. Then, a plurality of input modes for selecting a character type are set in the counterclockwise direction from the initial touch position, and each character that can be input in the current input mode is set in the clockwise direction.

JP 2009-128939 A

  In order to facilitate the input of information such as characters, information terminals having a display having a touch panel function are also widespread. In such an information terminal, various types of input GUI parts are usually prepared as GUIs for inputting information, as many as the number of types of information to be input. For example, as an input GUI part for inputting a numerical value, a spin button capable of increasing / decreasing the numerical value is prepared as shown in FIG. 1A, and as an input GUI part for inputting a balance such as left / right or up / down. As shown in FIG. 1B, a slider capable of adjusting the balance is prepared.

  In addition, as an input GUI part for selecting and inputting information, a list box capable of selecting information as shown in FIG. 1C is prepared, and an input GUI part for inputting time is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1 (d), a spin button is provided that allows selection input in the morning and afternoon in addition to the time.

  Thus, the various input GUI parts are parts corresponding to the input of one type of information. For this reason, when there are a plurality of types of information that the user wants to input, it is necessary to prepare input GUI parts for the number of types. If the input GUI parts are different, the user must deal with the input method according to each input GUI part, and there is room for improving the convenience of the user who inputs information.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an information terminal, an information input assistance method, and an information input assistance program that can improve the convenience of a user who inputs information. For the purpose.

  An information terminal according to an aspect of the present invention is an information terminal including a touch panel, and includes a detection unit that detects a contact position of a finger on the touch panel, and an information input format corresponding to the contact position detected by the detection unit. Specifying means for specifying, and display means for displaying, on the touch panel, an input result of information changed according to the movement amount of the contact position detected by the detecting means in the input format specified by the specifying means. It is characterized by.

  According to the information terminal according to one aspect of the present invention, first, the contact position of the finger on the touch panel is detected, and the information input format corresponding to the detected contact position is specified. And the input result of the information changed according to the movement amount of the detected contact position in the specified input format is displayed on the touch panel. As described above, since the information input format corresponding to the contact position of the finger on the touch panel is specified, even if there are a plurality of information input formats, it is possible to specify only by changing the contact position. That is, since it is not necessary to cope with an input method corresponding to each of the plurality of input GUI parts, the convenience of the user who inputs information can be improved.

  In the information terminal according to another aspect, a plurality of candidates for the information input format are displayed on the touch panel as candidate icons arranged at positions on the fan-shaped arc, and the specifying unit is detected by the detecting unit The input format indicated by the candidate icon corresponding to the contact position may be specified.

  In this form, a plurality of candidates for the information input format are displayed on the touch panel as candidate icons arranged at positions on the fan-shaped arc, and the input format indicated by the candidate icon corresponding to the detected contact position is displayed. It becomes possible to specify.

  In the information terminal according to another aspect, each of the information candidates that can be input in the input format is value information indicating a value, and the detecting means detects the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movement of the contact position. The display means can detect the value information of the value increased according to the movement amount when one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotation movements of the contact position is detected by the detection means. When the input result is displayed on the touch panel and the other rotational movement is detected, the input result of the value information of the value decreased according to the movement amount may be displayed on the touch panel.

  In this form, when one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements of the contact position is detected, the input result of the value information of the value increased according to the movement amount is displayed on the touch panel. When the other rotational movement is detected, it becomes possible to display the input result of the value information of the value decreased according to the movement amount on the touch panel.

  In the information terminal according to another aspect, each of the information candidates that can be input in the input format is position information indicating a position, and the detection means detects the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movement of the contact position. The display means is a position moved in a predetermined direction according to the amount of movement when one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements of the contact position is detected by the detection means. The position information input result is displayed on the touch panel, and when the other rotational movement is detected, the position information input result of the position moved in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction according to the movement amount is displayed on the touch panel. May be.

  In this embodiment, when one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements of the contact position is detected, the input result of the position information of the position moved in a predetermined direction according to the movement amount is displayed on the touch panel. When the other rotational movement is detected, the input result of the position information of the position moved in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction according to the movement amount can be displayed on the touch panel.

  An information input assistance method according to an aspect of the present invention is an information input assistance method performed by an information terminal including a touch panel, and is detected by a detection step in which the information terminal detects a contact position of a finger on the touch panel, and the detection step. The information step corresponding to the contact position is specified by the information terminal, and the information input is changed according to the movement amount of the contact position detected by the detection step in the input format specified by the specification step. A display step of displaying the result on the touch panel by the information terminal.

  According to the information input assistance method according to an aspect of the present invention, first, a contact position of a finger on the touch panel is detected, and an information input format corresponding to the detected contact position is specified. And the input result of the information changed according to the movement amount of the detected contact position in the specified input format is displayed on the touch panel. As described above, since the information input format corresponding to the contact position of the finger on the touch panel is specified, even if there are a plurality of information input formats, it is possible to specify only by changing the contact position. That is, since it is not necessary to cope with an input method corresponding to each of the plurality of input GUI parts, the convenience of the user who inputs information can be improved.

  An information input assistance program according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a detection function for detecting a finger contact position on a touch panel on an information terminal including a touch panel, and an information input format corresponding to the contact position detected by the detection function. A specific function to be identified and a display function to display the input result of information changed according to the amount of movement of the contact position detected by the detection function in the input format specified by the specific function on the touch panel are realized. It is characterized by that.

  According to the information input assistance program according to one aspect of the present invention, first, a contact position of a finger on the touch panel is detected, and an information input format corresponding to the detected contact position is specified. And the input result of the information changed according to the movement amount of the detected contact position in the specified input format is displayed on the touch panel. As described above, since the information input format corresponding to the contact position of the finger on the touch panel is specified, even if there are a plurality of information input formats, it is possible to specify only by changing the contact position. That is, since it is not necessary to cope with an input method corresponding to each of the plurality of input GUI parts, the convenience of the user who inputs information can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information terminal which can improve the convenience of the user who inputs information, the information input assistance method, and an information input assistance program can be provided.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of input GUI parts. It is a schematic diagram which shows the outline of the external appearance of an information terminal. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of a wheel type controller. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of an information terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of an information terminal. It is a figure which shows typically the example of the screen transition of the information input auxiliary control at the time of time setting. It is a figure which shows typically the example of the screen transition of the information input assistance control at the time of character selection. It is a figure which shows typically the example of the screen transition of the information input assistance control at the time of a screen scroll. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the information input assistance method. It is a figure which shows the structure of the information input auxiliary program M.

  Embodiments of an information terminal, an information input assistance method, and an information input assistance program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. If possible, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the appearance of the information terminal. The information terminal 1 is a terminal device such as a smartphone having a touch panel T as shown in FIG. 2 and assists input by accepting an operation with a user's finger (or touch pen) or the like on the touch panel T. It is. The information terminal 1 can display a wheel-type controller C as a user interface on the touch panel T. The wheel-type controller C is a wheel-type controller that can detect and accept a user's finger rotation operation.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3A, the wheel-type controller C is divided into a plurality of segments, and items 1, 2, and 2 for specifying the input format of information to the information terminal 1 by the user. Item 3 is configured to have item n. Each of item 1, item 2, item 3,..., Item n is a candidate item information for changing information such as the magnitude of the value that the user intends to input to information terminal 1 and the position of the cursor. . Each of item 1, item 2, item 3,..., And item n is displayed on touch panel T as a candidate icon arranged at a position on a fan-shaped arc.

  For example, when the touch panel T detects that the item n (operation start position) is selected as the contact position of the user's finger, as shown in FIG. 3B, a drag operation from the contact position (that is, Next, it is detected whether or not the clockwise rotational movement Ac or the counterclockwise rotational movement Aw is performed by the tracing operation). And the input result of said information continuously changed according to the movement amount of this rotational movement is displayed on the touch panel T.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the information terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the information terminal 1 functionally includes a contact state determination unit 11 (detection unit), a contact region extraction unit 12 (specification unit), a rotation operation detection unit 13 (display unit), and a function control unit. 14 (display unit), a database function unit 15 (display unit), and a display unit 16 (display unit). The contact state determination unit 11, the contact region extraction unit 12, the rotation operation detection unit 13, and the function control unit 14 are displayed on the touch panel T as a wheel type controller C.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 5, the information terminal 1 physically includes a CPU 101 that is an arithmetic processing unit, a RAM 102 and a ROM 103 that are main storage devices, an operation unit 104 that receives operations on the information terminal 1, and a communication unit that is a communication device. 105, an antenna 106, a touch panel T, and the like. Each function shown in FIG. 4 has an operation unit 104, a communication unit 105, an antenna 106, and the like under the control of the CPU 101 by loading predetermined computer software on the hardware such as the CPU 101 and the RAM 102 shown in FIG. 5. This is realized by operating the touch panel T and reading and writing data in the RAM 102 and the ROM 103. Again, with reference to FIG. 4, each function part of the information terminal 1 is demonstrated in detail.

  The contact state determination unit 11 is a part that detects the contact position of the user's finger on the touch panel T in real time. When the user drags the finger on the touch panel T, the contact position during and after the movement is detected in real time. More specifically, the contact state determination unit 11 determines whether or not the user's finger is in contact with the touch panel T. When the contact state determination unit 11 determines that the user's finger is in contact with the touch panel T, the contact state detection unit 11 detects the contact position in real time and outputs coordinate information on the touch panel T regarding the contact position to the contact region extraction unit 12. To do. When the contact state determination unit 11 detects that the user has dragged the finger on the touch panel T, the contact state determination unit 11 transmits the movement information of the contact coordinates on the touch panel T regarding the contact position during and after the movement to the rotation operation detection unit 13. Output.

  The contact area extraction unit 12 is a part that identifies item information indicating an information input format (input item) corresponding to the contact position indicated by the coordinate information output from the contact state determination unit 11. For example, the contact area extraction unit 12 specifies item information indicating the input format (input item) indicated by the candidate icon corresponding to the contact position indicated by the coordinate information output from the contact state determination unit 11. Then, the contact area extraction unit 12 outputs the item information to the function control unit 14.

  The rotation operation detection unit 13 is a part that detects a rotation operation of the user's finger based on the movement information of the contact coordinates output from the contact state determination unit 11. The rotation operation detection unit 13 can detect the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movement of the contact position based on the movement information of the contact coordinates. When detecting the rotation operation of the user's finger, the rotation operation detection unit 13 outputs rotation information indicating the rotation direction and the rotation amount (movement amount) to the function control unit 14.

  The function control unit 14 is a part that acquires an input result of information changed based on the rotation information output from the rotation operation detection unit 13 in the assignment item indicated by the item information output from the contact region extraction unit 12. . Based on the rotation information output from the rotation operation detection unit 13, the function control unit 14 updates information in the assignment items stored in the database function unit 15 (for example, increase / decrease of numerical values, movement of the cursor position, etc.). , Get as input result.

  More specifically, the function control unit 14 detects value information (for example, a value increased according to the amount of movement when one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements of the contact position is detected. : Information indicating the numerical value after increase) can be acquired. Furthermore, when the other rotational movement is detected among the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements of the contact position, the function control unit 14 has value information of a value that is decreased according to the movement amount (eg, decrease). It is possible to acquire an input result of information indicating a later numerical value.

  In addition, when one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements of the contact position is detected, the function control unit 14 determines a predetermined direction (eg, a direction in which a word is read) according to the movement amount. It is possible to obtain the input result of the position information of the cursor position moved to (). Furthermore, the function control unit 14 moves in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction according to the amount of movement when the other rotational movement is detected among the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements of the contact position. It is possible to obtain the input result of the position information of the cursor position.

  The database function unit 15 is a part that stores information in each of the assignment items. When the information in each assignment item is updated by the function control unit 14 (for example, increase / decrease of numerical values, movement of the cursor position, etc.), the updated information is stored as an input result.

  The display unit 16 is a part that causes the input result acquired by the function control unit 14 to be displayed on the touch panel T.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the 1st example of information input assistance control is demonstrated concretely. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the screen transition of the information input assistance control when setting the time. First, FIG. 6A shows a state in which the time display part displayed on the touch panel T is shown on the left side, and the wheel type controller C displayed on the same touch panel T is shown on the right side. The time display part includes a portion H indicating “hour”, a portion M indicating “minute”, and a portion N indicating “morning or afternoon”. The wheel-type controller C also includes a portion P1 to which an input item for “hour” is assigned, a portion P2 to which an input item for “minute” is assigned, and a portion P3 to which an input item for “morning or afternoon” is assigned. And is configured.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the contact state determination unit 11 detects that the contact position of the user's finger is the portion P2, the contact region extraction unit 12 identifies the corresponding input item. Then, the color of the portion M indicating “minute” to which the input item is assigned is inverted. Then, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the user's finger performs a clockwise drag operation on the wheel-type controller C, the rotation operation is detected by the rotation operation detection unit 13, and the movement with respect to “minute” is performed. The input result of the value information of the value increased according to the amount (eg, information indicating that the numerical value that was “32” has increased to the numerical value “38”) is displayed. When the contact state determination unit 11 detects that the user's finger has moved away from the touch panel T, the color inversion state of the portion M indicating “minute” is canceled as shown in FIG. Then, the wheel type controller C returns to the state of FIG.

  Next, a second example of the information input assistance control will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of screen transition of information input assistance control at the time of character selection. First, in FIG. 7A, the sentence “A plurality of values can be changed continuously” in the text input part displayed on the touch panel T is shown on the left side, and the wheel displayed on the same touch panel T is shown on the right side. The state where the type controller C is shown is shown. In the text input part, an example sentence that “a plurality of values can be changed continuously” is input, and a part of “continuously” is sandwiched between the first cursor (position F1) and the end cursor (position L1). Is selected and inverted. The wheel-type controller C includes a portion Q1 to which an input item related to the position of the first cursor is assigned and a portion Q2 to which an input item related to the position of the end cursor is assigned.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the contact state determination unit 11 detects that the contact position of the user's finger is the portion Q1, the contact region extraction unit 12 identifies the corresponding input item. Then, the color of the portion M indicating the position F1 of the top cursor to which the input item is assigned is inverted. Then, when the user's finger performs a counterclockwise drag operation on the wheel-type controller C, the rotation operation is detected by the rotation operation detection unit 13, and a predetermined direction (that is, the position of the head cursor is determined according to the amount of movement (that is, The input result of the position information of the position moved in the direction opposite to the direction in which the word is read (eg, information indicating that the head cursor has moved from position F1 to position F2) is displayed.

  Then, when the contact state determination unit 11 detects that the user's finger is separated from the touch panel T, as shown in FIG. 7C, the color inversion state of the portion indicating the head cursor is canceled, Part of “value continuously” is selected between the first cursor (position F2) and the last cursor (position L1), and the wheel type controller C returns to the state of FIG. That is, it returns to the state where the selection range of characters can be changed.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7D, when the contact state determination unit 11 detects that the contact position of the user's finger is the portion Q2, the contact region extraction unit 12 identifies the corresponding input item. Then, the color of the part M indicating the position L1 of the tail cursor to which the input item is assigned is inverted. Then, when the user's finger performs a clockwise drag operation on the wheel-type controller C, the rotation operation is detected by the rotation operation detection unit 13, and the position of the end cursor is determined in a predetermined direction (that is, the word The input result of the position information (eg, information indicating that the end cursor has moved from the position L1 to the position L2) is displayed.

  Next, a third example of the information input assistance control will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of screen transition of the information input assistance control when the screen is scrolled. First, FIG. 8A shows a state where a homepage of a certain site displayed on the touch panel T is shown on the left side, and a wheel type controller C displayed on the same touch panel T is shown on the right side. Since the entire range of the home page cannot be displayed on the touch panel T, the display range of the home page can be scrolled and changed by the user dragging the scroll bar displayed on the touch panel T. Further, the wheel type controller C has portions R1 and R3 to which input items relating to scrolling for changing the display range in the vertical direction and portions R2 and R4 to which input items relating to scrolling for changing the display range in the horizontal direction are assigned. And is configured.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the contact state determination unit 11 detects that the contact position of the user's finger is the portion R1, the contact region extraction unit 12 identifies the corresponding input item. To do. Then, when the user's finger performs a clockwise drag operation on the wheel-type controller C, the rotation operation is detected by the rotation operation detection unit 13, and the scroll operation for changing the display range in the vertical direction is determined according to the amount of movement. The home page scrolled in the direction (that is, the downward direction on the display screen) (and the scroll bar B1 moved downward) is displayed.

  Then, after the contact state determination unit 11 detects that the user's finger is separated from the touch panel T, the contact state that the contact position of the user's finger is the portion R4 as shown in FIG. 8C. When detected by the determination unit 11, the contact area extraction unit 12 specifies a corresponding input item. Then, when the user's finger performs a clockwise drag operation on the wheel-type controller C, the rotation operation is detected by the rotation operation detection unit 13, and the scroll operation for changing the display range in the horizontal direction is determined according to the movement amount. The home page scrolled in the direction (that is, the right direction on the display screen) (and the scroll bar B2 moved in the right direction) is displayed.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the information input assistance method in the information terminal 1 is demonstrated. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the information input assist method.

  First, when the contact state determination unit 11 detects the touch of the user's finger on the touch panel T, it acquires and outputs coordinate information on the touch panel T regarding the touch position (contact position) (step S11, detection step). Then, the contact area extraction unit 12 collates and specifies the information of the setting item indicating the information input format (input item) corresponding to the contact position indicated by the coordinate information output from the contact state determination unit 11 (step) S12, specific step).

  Next, the contact state determination unit 11 determines whether or not the user's finger is in contact with the touch panel T (step S13). When it is determined that the user has lifted his / her finger from the touch panel T, the process returns to step S11. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user has not lifted his / her finger from the touch panel T, the process proceeds to step S14 described later.

  In step S <b> 14, the rotation operation detection unit 13 detects the rotation operation of the finger of the user who performs the drag operation based on the movement information of the contact coordinates output from the contact state determination unit 11. Then, based on the contact coordinate movement information, the rotation operation detection unit 13 determines whether the contact position rotates in the arc shape clockwise or counterclockwise. When the contact position rotates clockwise, the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, when the contact position is rotated counterclockwise, the process proceeds to step S16.

  In step S15, the function control unit 14 obtains an input result of value information of a value obtained by incrementing (increasing) the value of the setting item in accordance with the movement amount (eg, information indicating a numerical value after the increase) ( Display step). Then, the display unit 16 displays the input result acquired by the function control unit 14 on the touch panel T (display step). Then, the process returns to step S13.

  In step S <b> 16, the function control unit 14 acquires an input result of value information (e.g., information indicating a numerical value after the decrease) obtained by decrementing (decreasing) the value of the setting item according to the movement amount ( Display step). Then, the display unit 16 displays the input result acquired by the function control unit 14 on the touch panel T (display step). Then, the process returns to step S13.

  Next, an information input assistance program for causing a computer to function as the information terminal 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of the information input auxiliary program M.

  The information input auxiliary program M includes a main module M0 that comprehensively controls input, calculation, and output processing, a contact state determination module M1, a contact region extraction module M2, a rotation operation detection module M3, a function control module M4, and a database function module M5. And a display module M6. And each function for each function part 11-16 in information terminal 1 is realized by each of each module M1-M6. The information input auxiliary program M may be transmitted via a transmission medium such as a communication line, or may be stored on a recording medium such as a CD.

  According to the information terminal 1, the information input assistance method, and the information input assistance program M of the present embodiment described above, first, the contact position of the finger on the touch panel T is detected, and the information corresponding to the detected contact position is detected. The input format is specified. And the input result of the information changed according to the detected movement amount of the contact position in the input format is displayed on the touch panel T.

  As described above, since the information input format corresponding to the finger touch position on the touch panel T is specified, even if there are a plurality of information input formats, it is possible to specify only by changing the contact position. That is, it is possible to continuously change the input contents in accordance with each of a plurality of input formats by performing substantially the same operation in which only the operation start position is changed in one GUI part. For this reason, since it is not necessary to deal with an input method corresponding to each of the plurality of input GUI parts, the convenience of the user who inputs information can be improved. In addition, regardless of the screen resolution, display magnification, layout, and the like in the display 16, it is possible to continuously change the input content and display it at high speed.

  The present invention has been described in detail based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. For example, in step S15, the function control unit 14 obtains an input result of the value information of the incremented value (eg, information indicating the numerical value after the increase), and in step S16, the function control unit 14 The input result of the value information of the decremented (decreased) value (eg, information indicating the numerical value after the decrease) is acquired, but it may be reversed.

  That is, in step S15, the function control unit 14 obtains an input result of the value information of the decremented (decreased) value (eg, information indicating the numerical value after the decrease), and in step S16, the function control unit 14 The input result of the value information of the incremented (increased) value (eg, information indicating the numerical value after the increase) may be acquired.

  Further, the position of the wheel-type controller C may be changed and arranged in accordance with the position of the hand when the user holds the information terminal 1. By adopting such a configuration, there is no need to change the information terminal 1 or to operate with fingers of both hands, and operability can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information terminal which can improve the convenience of the user who inputs information, the information input assistance method, and an information input assistance program can be provided.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information terminal, 11 ... Contact state determination part, 12 ... Contact area extraction part, 13 ... Rotation operation detection part, 14 ... Function control part, 15 ... Database function part, 16 ... Display part, A ... Movement amount, Ac, Aw ... rotational movement, B1, B2 ... scroll bar, C ... wheel type controller, F ... finger, F1, F2, L1, L2 ... position, M ... information input auxiliary program, M0 ... main module, M1 ... contact state determination module M2 ... Contact area extraction module, M3 ... Rotation operation detection module, M4 ... Function control module, M5 ... Database function module, M6 ... Display module, T ... Touch panel.

Claims (6)

An information terminal equipped with a touch panel,
Detecting means for detecting a contact position of a finger on the touch panel;
A specifying means for specifying an input format of information corresponding to the contact position detected by the detecting means;
Display means for displaying, on the touch panel, an input result of information changed according to the amount of movement of the contact position detected by the detecting means in the input format specified by the specifying means;
An information terminal comprising: A plurality of candidates for the information input format are displayed on the touch panel as candidate icons arranged at positions on a fan-shaped arc,
The specifying means specifies the input format indicated by the candidate icon corresponding to the contact position detected by the detecting means;
The information terminal according to claim 1. Each of the information candidates that can be input in the input format is value information indicating a value,
The detecting means is capable of detecting clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movement of the contact position,
The display means is configured to display the value information of the value increased according to the movement amount when one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements of the contact position is detected by the detection means. The input result is displayed on the touch panel, and when the other rotational movement is detected, the input result of the value information having a value decreased according to the movement amount is displayed on the touch panel.
The information terminal according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above. Each of the information candidates that can be input in the input format is position information indicating a position,
The detecting means is capable of detecting clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movement of the contact position,
The display means detects the position moved in a predetermined direction according to the amount of movement when one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements of the contact position is detected by the detection means. The input result of the position information is displayed on the touch panel, and when the other rotational movement is detected, the position information is moved in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction according to the movement amount. Display the result on the touch panel;
The information terminal according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above. An information input assistance method performed by an information terminal including a touch panel,
A detection step in which the information terminal detects a contact position of a finger on the touch panel;
A specifying step in which the information terminal specifies an input format of information corresponding to the contact position detected by the detecting step;
A display step in which the information terminal displays on the touch panel an input result of information changed according to the amount of movement of the contact position detected by the detection step in the input format specified by the specifying step;
An information input assisting method characterized by comprising: To information terminal equipped with touch panel,
A detection function for detecting a finger contact position on the touch panel;
A specific function for specifying an input format of information corresponding to the contact position detected by the detection function;
A display function for displaying, on the touch panel, an input result of information changed according to the movement amount of the contact position detected by the detection function in the input format specified by the specific function;
An information input assistance program characterized by realizing the above.