JP2015069213A - Parameter setting device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform parameter setting operation surely with respect to the item even when there are many setting items displayed on a screen in a touch panel type parameter setting device which is selection operated when an operator touches a parameter which is going to set about the setting items displayed on the screen at a predetermined position on the screen.SOLUTION: The parameter setting device having an operation panel 30 superposed on a surface of a display 21 is configured to allocate respective operation areas E(1,1), E(1,2) corresponding to setting items k(1, 1), k(1, 2) adjacently displayed vertically on a screen of the display 21 at side positions of the respective setting items by shifting in a lateral direction so as not to overlap in a vertical direction. In the operation areas shifted in the lateral direction, marks M(1, 1), M(1, 2) serving as targets of touch operation, are displayed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for setting various parameters such as measurement conditions and communication conditions in electronic devices such as various measuring devices and various communication devices, and in particular, a transparent operation panel is superimposed on a display screen, and the operation is performed. Even if there are many setting items displayed on the screen in a touch panel type parameter setting device that selects and operates the parameter to be set for the setting item displayed on the screen by touching a predetermined position on the screen. The present invention relates to a technique for ensuring that parameter setting operations for items can be performed.

  Various measuring instruments and communication devices are becoming more and more functioning year by year.Accordingly, the number of setting items necessary for operation and the types of parameters that can be set for these items are extremely large, and these setting operations are limited in area. It is difficult to use a knob or push button provided on the operation panel.

  As a technique for solving this, a measuring instrument and a communication device adopting a touch panel type display / operation device in which a display device and an operation unit are integrated have been realized (for example, Patent Document 1). As in Patent Document 2, a list of setting items to be set is displayed in a vertical row on the display surface, and a mark or the like to be operated for setting parameters is displayed next to each setting item. A device in which parameters can be set for an item by touching a mark displayed next to the desired setting item has been put into practical use.

JP-A-3-291524 JP 2010-55351 A

  However, when a large number of setting items are displayed in a single column on a limited display area, the height dimension that can be assigned to each item is inevitably reduced, and parameter setting operations are arranged side by side on the side of the item. The vertical width of the area is reduced, and there are frequent mistakes in pressing the upper and lower setting items.

  To solve this problem, if the number of setting items displayed on one screen is reduced and the height of the operation area that can be assigned to each setting item is increased, the screen scrolling operation can be performed when there are many setting items. Inconvenience that the target setting item cannot be found unless the page turning operation is performed.

  An object of the present invention is to solve this problem and to provide a parameter setting device capable of setting parameters with a small number of pressing errors even when there are many setting items arranged vertically.

In order to achieve the above object, a parameter setting device according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises:
An indicator (21);
An operation panel (30) that is superimposed on the screen of the display and outputs information of a position touched from the surface;
Setting item display means (40) for vertically displaying a plurality of setting items on the screen of the display;
Operation area allocating means (41) for allocating an operation area for setting parameters for each setting item displayed on the screen of the display unit to a side area of the corresponding setting item on the surface of the operation panel. When,
A mark that is a target of a touch operation for performing parameter setting for each of the plurality of setting items is displayed in the operation area assigned to the setting item, and when the touch operation is performed on the operation area, Parameter setting means (42) for setting any of the parameters that can be set for the setting item;
A parameter setting device comprising setting parameter registration means (43) for registering the plurality of setting items in association with the parameters set for the plurality of setting items,
The operation area allocating means horizontally arranges the operation areas corresponding to the setting items displayed adjacently in the vertical direction on the screen of the display so as to be non-overlapping in the vertical direction in the lateral position of each setting item. Set the direction
The parameter setting means displays a mark that is a target of a touch operation in an operation area that is set to be shifted in the horizontal direction.

The parameter setting device according to claim 2 of the present invention is the parameter setting device according to claim 1,
The operation area allocating means sets the height dimension of each operation area shifted in the lateral direction to be larger than the height dimension of the corresponding setting item column.

The parameter setting device according to claim 3 of the present invention is the parameter setting device according to claim 1 or 2,
The parameter setting means is characterized in that the background of the area where the mark corresponding to each of the setting items adjacent to each other in the upper and lower directions is displayed in a different color or shade.

A parameter setting device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the parameter setting device according to any one of the first to third aspects,
The parameter setting means is characterized in that the marks respectively corresponding to the setting items adjacent in the vertical direction are displayed with different colors or shades.

The parameter setting method according to claim 5 of the present invention includes
An indicator (21);
An operation panel (30) that is superimposed on the screen of the display and outputs information of a position touched from the surface;
Setting item display means (40) for vertically displaying a plurality of setting items on the screen of the display;
Operation area allocating means (41) for allocating an operation area for setting parameters for each setting item displayed on the screen of the display unit to a side area of the corresponding setting item on the surface of the operation panel. When,
A mark that is a target of a touch operation for performing parameter setting for each of the plurality of setting items is displayed in the operation area assigned to the setting item, and when the touch operation is performed on the operation area, Parameter setting means (42) for setting any of the parameters that can be set for the setting item;
In the parameter setting method of the parameter setting device comprising the setting parameter registration means (43) for registering the plurality of setting items and the parameters set for each of the plurality of setting items in association with each other,
The operation area allocating unit horizontally arranges the operation areas corresponding to the setting items displayed adjacently in the vertical direction on the screen of the display unit so as to be non-overlapping in the vertical direction in the lateral position of each setting item. Set the direction
The parameter setting means displays a mark that is a target of a touch operation in an operation area that is set to be shifted in the horizontal direction.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the operation areas corresponding to the setting items displayed adjacent to each other in the vertical direction on the display screen are horizontally arranged so as to be non-overlapping in the vertical direction in the lateral position of each setting item. A mark that is a target of the touch operation is displayed in the operation area that is shifted in the direction and assigned in the horizontal direction.

  For this reason, since the touch operation is performed on the marks displayed in the operation areas that are shifted in the horizontal direction without reducing the number of setting items that can be displayed on one screen, it is necessary to press the upper and lower setting items when performing parameter setting operations. You can prevent mistakes.

  In addition, since the operation areas for the setting items that are adjacent to each other vertically are non-overlapping in the vertical direction and shifted from each other in the horizontal direction, each operation area can be given a height dimension that is greater than the height of the setting item column. You can reduce mistakes.

  In addition, by displaying the background of the area where each mark corresponding to the setting item adjacent to the top and bottom and the mark itself are distinguished by color difference and shading, the setting item and the mark operated for parameter setting can be displayed. The correspondence is easy to understand, and push errors can be further reduced.

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Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a parameter setting device 20 to which the present invention is applied.

  The parameter setting device 20 is for setting various measurement conditions of the measuring device and various communication conditions of the communication device, for example.

  As a measuring instrument, it can be applied to a test apparatus for performing an operation test of various communication devices such as a portable terminal such as a mobile phone and a smartphone, and a wireless LAN transceiver.

  The parameter setting device 20 includes a display 21, an operation panel 30, a setting item display unit 40, an operation area assignment unit 41, a parameter setting unit 42, and a setting parameter registration unit 43.

  The display device 21 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device having a rectangular screen of a predetermined size, and a touch operation type operation panel 30 having translucency is superimposed on the screen surface.

  Fine transparent electrodes (not shown) are arranged on the surface of the operation panel 30 vertically and horizontally with almost no gap. The electrodes are scanned by a scanning circuit (not shown) connected to the electrodes, and the fingertips are scanned. It is configured to output the information of the position touched with. The electrode may be a piezoelectric type or an electrostatic type, but either of them may be used.

  The setting item display means 40 displays the names of a plurality of setting items vertically on the screen of the display 21. These setting items are, for example, various setting items necessary for performing an operation test of various communication devices. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, they are roughly classified as A1, A2, A3,. , K (1,1), k (1,2),..., K (2,1), k (2,2),..., K (3,1), k ( 3,2)….

  In addition, the operation area allocating unit 41 sets an operation area for parameter setting for each setting item displayed on the screen of the display unit 21 on the surface of the operation panel 30, as an area on the side of the corresponding setting item. However, if the setting items are simply assigned in a single vertical row with the same height as the setting item column, the number of setting items displayed on one screen increases, and the height of the operation area decreases. A push error occurs up and down.

  In order to prevent this, in the present embodiment, as indicated by dotted lines in FIG. 2, the operation areas corresponding to the setting items displayed vertically adjacent on the screen of the display 21 are not overlapped in the vertical direction. Are shifted alternately in the horizontal direction. In this way, if the operation area is shifted horizontally without overlapping in the vertical direction and the target mark of the touch operation is displayed in the operation area, the position shifted slightly up and down when the operator touches the mark. Even if it is pressed, the operation area corresponding to the mark other than the target is separated, so even if the height dimension of the operation area is equal to the height of the corresponding setting item field, the operation area The probability of touching is very low, and there is no mistake in pressing the setting item. However, there is a possibility that an “idle swing” that touches a place other than the operation area may occur.

  In addition, by shifting the operation area for the setting items adjacent to each other vertically as described above, the height dimension of each operation area can be made larger than the height of the setting item column, and the operation area can be set as such. For example, the occurrence probability of a push error is further reduced, and the occurrence probability of the “missing swing” is also reduced.

  In the allocation example of FIG. 2, the operation area E (1,1) corresponding to the setting item k (1,1) at the top is close to the column of the setting item k (1,1), and the height of that item The operation area E (1,2) corresponding to the setting item k (1,2) in the second step below the rectangle is set to the setting item k. Same as operation area E (1,1) at the side of (1,2) and shifted in the horizontal direction (right side in this example) so as not to overlap with the operation area E (1,1) in the vertical direction It is set with a rectangle of size.

  The next setting item k (1,3) in the third stage has the same arrangement as the relationship between the setting item k (1,1) and the operation area E (1,1), and the operation area E (1,3). Similarly, for the setting item k (1,4) in the fourth row, the operation area E (1,1) is arranged in the same arrangement as the relationship between the setting item k (1,2) and the operation area E (1,2). 4) is assigned.

  Similarly, the operation areas corresponding to the setting items displayed adjacently in the upper and lower directions are alternately shifted in the horizontal direction so that they do not overlap in the vertical direction. The height h ′ of the area can be secured larger than the height h in the setting item column (up to double).

  The parameter setting means 42 receives the range information of each operation area that is alternately shifted in the horizontal direction as described above by the operation area assignment means 41, and sets the parameter for each setting item within the range of the operation area. A mark M (i, j) (triangular mark in the figure) which is a target of the touch operation for performing is displayed.

  Here, as a method of the mark M (i, j), a method in which a parameter is switched every time a touch operation is performed (toggle switch type), a list of parameters that can be set by a touch operation is displayed, and one of them is selected. Method (pull-down menu method), a check mark is displayed / turned off each time a touch operation is performed, and a function is turned on / off (check box method). There are methods that allow characters and numerical values to be input, and either or any combination thereof may be used. Here, a toggle switch type or a pull-down menu type will be described.

  In addition, the above mark is displayed with different colors and shades of color for the setting items that are adjacent to each other on the top and bottom, so that even if the mark position is shifted to the left or right, the corresponding relationship with the setting item is intuitive. To be able to grasp. In the figure, the mark is displayed separately in black triangles and white triangles, but this is a distinction display that includes both white and black color coding and light and dark shades, and is distinguished by red and blue hues. It may be a display or a distinct display by gray and black. In the case of the check box type described above, the mark shape is usually a square.

  In addition, it receives position information detected by the operation panel 30 when a touch operation is performed on any of the operation areas where the mark M (i, j) is displayed, and the position information is stored in any operation area. Whether it is included in the range is specified, and one of the parameters that can be set for the setting item corresponding to the specified operation area is set. The parameter setting means 42 also has a function of displaying at least the current parameter next to each mark in a method other than the check box. Although not shown, in the case of a check box, a check mark is displayed at a position overlapping that box.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the setting item k (1) is set in the operation area E (1,1) corresponding to the setting item k (1,1) that requires setting whether the function is turned on or off. , 1), a black triangle mark M (1, 1) is displayed at the middle position approximately the same height as the column, and the current parameter “On” is displayed beside it.

  When the operator touches the operation area E (1,1) with the mark M (1,1) corresponding to the setting item k (1,1) as a target, the parameter setting means 42 As shown, the current parameter display is switched from “On” to “Off”. This setting form is effective when the number of types of parameters that can be set for the setting item is as few as 2 to 4 (the above example is two types, on and off).

  Also, when there are many parameters that can be set for one setting item, such as the setting item k (1,2), the operation area E (1) with the white triangle mark M (1,2) as a target. , 2) When the inside is touched, a list of a plurality of parameters P (1) to P (n) that can be set is displayed as shown in FIG. When selected, the current parameter P (u) is switched to the selected parameter P (v) as shown in FIG.

  Here, when the operator touches the mark M (1,1) with the target to change the parameter for the setting item k (1,1), the setting item k (1,2) displayed in the lower part of the mark M (1,1) is touched. ) May touch the upper part of the current parameter P (u) display part, but this current parameter display part is separated from the operation area E (1,2) of the setting item k (1,2). Because there is no problem.

  Conversely, when the mark M (1,2) in the operation area E (1,2) is touched to change the parameter for the setting item k (1,2), the setting item k ( There is a possibility of touching the same height as the column of 1,1) or touching the same height as the column of setting item k (1,3) below the mark Mk (1,2) However, since the target mark M (1, 2) is displayed in the middle of the wide upper and lower width of the operation area E (1, 2), the position where the touch operation is actually performed is the operation area E (1, 2). ) The probability of entering the range is very high. Therefore, not only the upper and lower operation areas E (1,1) and E (1,3) shifted in the horizontal direction, but also the operation of the setting item k (1,4) above and below (only the lower side in this example) Push errors to area E (1,4) can be minimized.

  As described above, parameters are set for each setting item by the parameter setting unit 42. The setting items and the parameters set for the setting items (current parameters) are associated with each other. In the case of a measuring device, which is registered in the setting parameter registration means 43, various measurements are performed based on the parameters set for each setting item.

  As described above, in the parameter setting device 20 of the embodiment, each operation area corresponding to the setting item displayed adjacently in the vertical direction on the screen of the display 21 is set to the lateral position of each setting item and in the vertical direction. In order to be non-overlapping, allocation is performed by shifting in the horizontal direction, and a target mark for the touch operation is displayed in the operation area shifted in the horizontal direction.

  For this reason, the operation area corresponding to one of the upper and lower setting items and the operation area corresponding to the other are shifted in the horizontal direction in a non-overlapping state in the vertical direction, so the number of setting items that can be displayed on one screen is reduced. Therefore, the touch operation is performed on the marks displayed in the operation areas that are shifted from each other in the horizontal direction, so that it is possible to reduce the probability of pressing errors regarding the upper and lower setting items during the parameter setting operation.

  In addition, since the operation areas for the setting items adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are non-overlapping in the vertical direction and shifted from each other in the horizontal direction, each operation area can be given a height dimension that is larger than the height of the setting item column, and an incorrect push Can be further reduced.

  In the above embodiment, the upper and lower boundaries of the mark display field for parameter setting corresponding to the setting item are indicated by ruled lines so that the description on the drawing can be easily understood. However, as shown in FIG. If the background of the column to be displayed is displayed by distinguishing the shade of the color, it is easier to grasp the correspondence with the setting item.

  In this case as well, similar to the distinction display for the mark, the distinction display may be made not only by the shade of black and white but also by the difference in hue such as blue or light blue. The distinction display may also be performed on the background of the setting item column.

  In the embodiment, the mark that is the operation target for each of the setting items that are vertically adjacent to each other and the arrangement of the current parameters are displayed, and on the upper side, the mark is displayed near the setting item column (to the left), and to the right of the mark. The current parameter is displayed, and on the lower side, the current parameter is displayed near the setting item column (left), and a mark is displayed on the right side.

  This arrangement can greatly separate the display positions of the marks corresponding to the setting items adjacent in the vertical direction from side to side, and is very effective in preventing pressing mistakes. However, when the operator performs parameter setting in order from the top, The range of movement of the finger is widened.

  FIG. 6 shows an arrangement example in consideration of this point. The display position of the current parameter is unified near the setting item field, and the allocation of the operation area and the display position of the mark are alternately shifted horizontally in the area on the right side. .

  In this arrangement, the upper and lower marks are displaced in the horizontal direction, but since the horizontal displacement is small, the movable range of the finger can be reduced even when the operator sets the parameters in order from the top. Even in this case, the position of each mark is shifted horizontally so that it does not overlap in the vertical direction, and is displayed in the middle of the operation area assigned to a height greater than the height of the setting item field, so that it is effective in preventing pressing mistakes. high.

  In the above embodiment, the operation area where the mark for parameter setting is displayed is alternately shifted to the left and right. However, as shown in FIG. You may shift to the left side, the center, and the right side in order from the top without overlapping. In this case, the height h ′ of each operation area can be expanded up to three times the height h of the setting item column, and a higher pressing error prevention effect can be obtained.

  In the embodiment, the case where one type of parameter is set for one setting item has been described. For example, two types of parameters P and Q are set as shown in the setting item k (1, 2) in FIG. When setting, the operation areas E (1,2) and E (1,2) ′ are arranged at the same height, and the respective marks M (1,2) and M (1,2) are arranged in the operation area. ) ′ Can also be displayed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Parameter setting apparatus, 21 ... Display, 30 ... Operation panel, 40 ... Setting item display means, 41 ... Operation area allocation means, 42 ... Parameter setting means, 43 ... Setting parameter registration means

Claims (5)

An indicator (21);
An operation panel (30) that is superimposed on the screen of the display and outputs information of a position touched from the surface;
Setting item display means (40) for vertically displaying a plurality of setting items on the screen of the display;
Operation area allocating means (41) for allocating an operation area for setting parameters for each setting item displayed on the screen of the display unit to a side area of the corresponding setting item on the surface of the operation panel. When,
A mark that is a target of a touch operation for performing parameter setting for each of the plurality of setting items is displayed in the operation area assigned to the setting item, and when the touch operation is performed on the operation area, Parameter setting means (42) for setting any of the parameters that can be set for the setting item;
A parameter setting device comprising setting parameter registration means (43) for registering the plurality of setting items in association with the parameters set for the plurality of setting items,
The operation area allocating means horizontally arranges the operation areas corresponding to the setting items displayed adjacently in the vertical direction on the screen of the display so as to be non-overlapping in the vertical direction in the lateral position of each setting item. Set the direction
The parameter setting device displays a mark that is a target of a touch operation in an operation area that is set to be shifted in the horizontal direction.   2. The parameter setting device according to claim 1, wherein the operation area allocating unit sets the height dimension of each operation area shifted in the horizontal direction to be larger than the height dimension of the corresponding setting item column.   3. The parameter setting unit according to claim 1, wherein the parameter setting means displays the background of the area where the mark corresponding to each of the setting items adjacent to each other in the upper and lower directions is distinguished by a color difference or shading. Parameter setting device.   The parameter setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the parameter setting means displays the marks respectively corresponding to the setting items adjacent in the vertical direction by different colors or shades. An indicator (21);
An operation panel (30) that is superimposed on the screen of the display and outputs information of a position touched from the surface;
Setting item display means (40) for vertically displaying a plurality of setting items on the screen of the display;
Operation area allocating means (41) for allocating an operation area for setting parameters for each setting item displayed on the screen of the display unit to a side area of the corresponding setting item on the surface of the operation panel. When,
A mark that is a target of a touch operation for performing parameter setting for each of the plurality of setting items is displayed in the operation area assigned to the setting item, and when the touch operation is performed on the operation area, Parameter setting means (42) for setting any of the parameters that can be set for the setting item;
In the parameter setting method of the parameter setting device comprising the setting parameter registration means (43) for registering the plurality of setting items and the parameters set for each of the plurality of setting items in association with each other,
The operation area allocating unit horizontally arranges the operation areas corresponding to the setting items displayed adjacently in the vertical direction on the screen of the display unit so as to be non-overlapping in the vertical direction in the lateral position of each setting item. Set the direction
The parameter setting method, wherein the parameter setting means displays a mark that is a target of a touch operation in an operation area that is set to be shifted in the horizontal direction.

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