JP2016018532A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of a terminal device. SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus has a storage unit for storing order data indicating the order of a plurality of software, an input processing unit for acquiring input by a user, and a display unit based on the input acquired by the input processing unit. The display of the second software linked to the first software in the order data stored in the storage unit is displayed from the screen in the state where the first software has exerted its function. It is equipped with a display processing unit that directly transitions to the screen in the state in which the function is exhibited. [Selection diagram] Fig. 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

  Conventionally, various user interfaces have been devised in order to improve the operability of the terminal device. For example, it has been proposed to place various different figures in one ring and display these figures with their positions shifted (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-327741

  However, with the above-described technology, there are cases where the operability of the terminal device cannot be sufficiently improved. For example, when switching the software used by a user, there is a case where a screen in which a certain software performs a function (hereinafter referred to as a “service provision screen”) is changed to another service provision screen. When such a screen transition is performed using the technology as described above, for example, the user may have to perform an operation for displaying the various different graphics described above. Therefore, with the technology as described above, it is not possible to directly transition the display from one software service provision screen to another software service provision screen, and the operability of the terminal device may not be sufficiently improved. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of improving the operability of a terminal device.

  (1) The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and one aspect of the present invention is a storage unit that stores order data indicating the order of a plurality of software, and an input that acquires input by a user. Based on the input acquired by the processing unit and the input processing unit, the display of the display unit is displayed in the sequence data stored in the storage unit from the screen in a state where the first software performs a function. An information processing apparatus comprising: a display processing unit that directly transits to a screen in a state where the second software linked to the first software performs a function.

  (2) Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to (1), the order data stored in the storage unit links the first software after the last software. It is characterized by that.

  (3) Further, according to one embodiment of the present invention, in the information processing device according to (1) or (2), the display processing unit is configured to display the display unit according to an input acquired by the input processing unit. In the sequence data stored in the storage unit, the display is linked in the forward direction or the reverse direction with respect to the first software from a screen in a state where the first software performs a function. The second software is directly shifted to a screen in a state where the function is exerted.

  (4) Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the information processing device according to any one of (1) to (3), the display processing unit is configured to Of the plurality of software, a screen in a state in which predetermined software performs its function is displayed on the display unit.

  (5) Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (4), the input processing unit includes a swipe input, a flick input, and a hardware key as the input. Or a voice input is acquired.

  (6) One embodiment of the present invention is an information processing method in an information processing apparatus including a storage unit that stores order data indicating the order of a plurality of software, and the information processing apparatus acquires input from a user. And the information processing apparatus stores the display of the display unit in the storage unit from the screen in a state in which the first software performs the function based on the input acquired in the input processing step. A display processing step of directly transitioning to a screen in a state where the second software linked to the first software performs a function in the ordered data.

  (7) According to another aspect of the present invention, an input processing procedure for obtaining input by a user in a computer of an information processing apparatus including a storage unit that stores order data indicating the order of a plurality of software, Based on the acquired input, the display on the display unit is linked to the first software in the sequence data stored in the storage unit from a screen in a state where the first software performs its function. This is a program for executing a display processing procedure for making a direct transition to a screen in a state where the second software that has been performed functions.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the operativity at the time of making a transition from the screen of the state where a certain software performed the function to the screen where the other software performed the function can be improved.

It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the concept of the function which the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention has. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the concept of the wants which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the order data which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a process by the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, functions provided in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the concept of the first function of the information processing apparatus.
The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is, for example, an electronic apparatus such as a mobile phone, a tablet, a smartphone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) terminal, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).
Hereinafter, as an example of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, a terminal device 1 (FIG. 3) including a hardware key that functions as an input unit and a touch panel that functions as a display unit and an input unit will be described.

  The hardware key is a physical button for operating the terminal device 1. Moreover, the terminal device 1 does not need to include either or both of a hardware key and a touch panel as an input unit. In this case, the terminal device 1 may employ a software key as an input unit. The software key is a button displayed on the display screen by software in order to operate the terminal device 1.

  The terminal device 1 executes a plurality of software. The terminal device 1 displays a service providing screen on a touch panel provided in the terminal device 1 in order to realize a function (service) provided to the user by the software, and processes (events) according to the input to the touch panel or hardware key by the user ). The terminal device 1 has a function of directly changing the display from a service providing screen of a certain software to another service providing screen based on an input by a user.

The service providing screen is a display screen that can accept input from the user in order to provide a software service. That is, the service providing screen is an interactive display. When the software is an application program, the service providing screen is a display screen for the application program. In this case, the terminal device 1 directly shifts the display from the display screen of a certain application program to the display screen of another application program operating on the same operating system (Operating System, OS) as the application program.
The application program refers to software that operates on an operating system and is used for performing a specific work.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal device 1 displays one software service provision screen on the display unit at a time. However, if the software has a function of providing services for a plurality of application programs, as will be described later, the service providing screens of each of the plurality of application programs integrated by the software are substantially the same at a time. It may be displayed as a software service provision screen.

  The small circles P1 to P8 shown in FIG. 1 schematically represent a plurality of software executed by the terminal device 1, respectively. For example, the small circle P1 indicates software called “telephone CH” that performs a telephone function, and the small circle P2 indicates software called “camera CH” that performs a function using a camera included in the terminal device 1. Further, the triangles drawn in the small circles P1 to P8 indicate the functions of the software represented by the small circles P1 to P9.

  For example, the small circle P1 representing the software “phone CH” has four triangles, and the four triangles have four functions “free”, “designated number 1”, and “designated number 2” that the “phone CH” has. ”And“ designated number 3 ”. The function “free” is a function for accepting an input of an arbitrary telephone number and making a call to the telephone number. The function “designated number 1” is a function for performing a call to a specific telephone number registered in advance by the user. The functions of each software can be executed by the terminal device 1 displaying a service providing screen of each software.

  A ring R1 shown in FIG. 1 indicates a virtual connection relationship (link) of each software. Specifically, in the ring R1, the terminal device 1 receives a transition operation (hereinafter referred to as “screen transition operation”) of a service providing screen of a software being displayed from the user, and receives a service providing screen of another software. Shows the transition order of each software when the display is transitioned. For example, in FIG. 1, the ring R1 links the small circle P8 to the left of the small circle P1, and links the small circle P2 to the right of the small circle P1. That is, in FIG. 1, the software “camera CH” is linked to the right (forward direction) of the software “phone CH”, and the software “mail CH” is linked to the left (reverse direction) of the software “phone CH”. Is represented.

  The right direction (counterclockwise direction, forward direction) and left direction (clockwise direction, reverse direction) of the link indicate the direction of the screen transition operation received from the user, and the terminal device 1 is in the direction of the screen transition operation by the user. Transition to the appropriate software. Specifically, when the terminal device 1 receives a screen transition operation in the right direction (forward direction) while the service providing screen of the software “phone CH” is displayed, the terminal device 1 receives the service of the software “camera CH”. Transition the display to the provided screen. Further, when the terminal device 1 accepts a screen transition operation in the left direction (reverse direction) while the service providing screen for the software “phone CH” is displayed, the terminal device 1 displays the service providing screen for the software “mail CH”. Transition the display.

  Note that the screen transition operation by the user includes swipe input, flick input, hardware key press, software key press, or voice input corresponding to the forward direction or the reverse direction, respectively. The swipe input and the flick input are operations for sliding (sliding) a pen or a finger touching the touch panel. The swipe input and the flick input may be distinguished by, for example, a slide speed. In the present embodiment, as an example, the terminal device 1 accepts a flick input as a screen transition operation. In flick input, the screen transition operation in the forward direction is performed when the pen or finger is slid from right to left, and the screen transition operation in the reverse direction is performed when the pen or finger is slid from left to right. .

  Note that the voice input is an input method via voice, and is, for example, an operation of inputting voice corresponding to the forward direction or the reverse direction to the microphone included in the terminal device 1. For example, when the word “right” corresponds to the forward direction and the word “left” corresponds to the reverse direction, the terminal device 1 adds the words “right” or “left” to the voice input to the microphone by the user. Whether or not is included. As a result of the analysis, when the word “right” or “left” is included in the voice, the terminal device 1 displays the software service provision screen linked in the direction corresponding to each of the input “right” or “left”. Change the display to.

  Each software executed by the terminal device 1 is linked in a ring shape. Specifically, the first software and the last software are linked. For example, when a screen transition operation in the forward direction is repeatedly input from the top software “Telephone CH”, the last software “Mail CH” linked in the reverse direction of the top software “Telephone CH” is reached. Thereafter, the process returns to the top software “phone CH”.

  As described above, the terminal device 1 has a function of causing a plurality of software service providing screens connected by a virtual ring to transition in an order based on the connection relationship in accordance with a screen transition operation from the user.

Next, software executed by the terminal device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the concept of wants.
Wants is a kind of software, which is software that is decomposed into a plurality of application modules and reconfigured based on the types of functions indicated by the decomposed functional modules.

  The example shown in FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the three application programs “application 1”, “application 2”, and “application 3” and the two wants “wants 1” and “wants 2”. The application program “application 1” has three functions “function A”, “function B”, and “function C”. The application program “application 2” has three functions “function D”, “function E”, and “function F”. The application program “application 3” has three functions “function G”, “function H”, and “function I”.

  Two wants “Wantz 1” and “Wantz 2” are obtained by disassembling and reconstructing the functions of these three application programs. Specifically, Wants “Wantz 1” has three functions divided into functional modules, that is, the function “Function A” of the application program “App 1” and the function “Function E” of the application program “App 2”. ”And the function“ function F ”of the application program“ application 3 ”. Wants “Wantz 2” is software that consists of two functions that are disassembled into functional modules, that is, the function “Function G” of the application program “App 3” and the function “Function H” of the application program “App 3”. It is software obtained by rebuilding.

  In this way, because Wants is a software in which a plurality of application programs are grouped for each function, for example, the user does not have to remember how to operate each of the plurality of application programs having similar functions. A desired operation can be performed using the provided function.

  In the following, it is assumed that each piece of software executed by the terminal device 1 and displaying its service providing screen is Wants. However, the software executed by the terminal device 1 and displaying the service providing screen may be an arbitrary application program, and is not limited to wants. In the present embodiment, the number of wants executed by the terminal device 1 is assumed to be 12, as an example.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a schematic configuration of the terminal device 1 for realizing the function of transitioning the above-described software service providing screen will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the terminal device 1.
The terminal device 1 includes a storage unit 11, a communication unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a control unit 15.

  The storage unit 11 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory). In addition, the storage unit 11 may include an external storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) or a flash memory. The storage unit 11 stores various programs to be executed by a CPU (not shown) included in the terminal device 1, results of processing executed by the CPU, and the like.

The storage unit 11 functions as an order storage unit 111, a first wants (software) storage unit 1121, a second wants (software) storage unit 1122,.
The order storage unit 111 stores, for example, order data in a table format. The order data is data indicating a virtual connection relationship of a plurality of software described with reference to FIG. That is, the order data is data indicating the transition order of the software service provision screen.

Here, the order data will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of order data.
In the example shown in FIG. 4, the order data includes number information (No.) and software identification information (Wants name), and is configured by associating these pieces of information.
The number information is information indicating the position of the software in the virtual ring. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the number information has values from “1” to “12”, and indicates the connection relationship of 12 software. A consecutive number in the number information indicates that the software is linked. Specifically, the ascending order of the number information indicates the forward direction of the transition order, and the descending order of the number information indicates the reverse direction of the transition order. The number information “1” indicates the first software, and the number information “12” indicates the last software. The control unit 15 (FIG. 3) performs processing on the assumption that the first software and the last software indicated by the sequence data are virtually linked. Specifically, the control unit 15 processes the number information “12” as a person who corresponds to the transition in the reverse direction from the number information “1”. Further, the control unit 15 processes the number information “1” corresponding to the transition from the number information “12” to the forward direction.
The software identification information is information indicating identification information for identifying the software. The identification information for identifying the software is, for example, a character string indicating the name of the software (Wants).

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, number information “1” and software identification information “phone CH” are associated with the second level. In the third row, number information “2” and software identification information “camera CH” are associated with each other. That is, the order data of the second and third stages is displayed as the service providing screen of the wants “camera CH” in response to the forward screen transition operation on the service providing screen of the wants “phone CH”. It shows that. In addition, it indicates that the service providing screen of the wants “telephone CH” is displayed in response to the reverse screen transition operation on the service providing screen of the wants “camera CH”.

  In addition, number information “12” and software identification information “mail CH” are associated with the bottom row. That is, in the second and lower order data, the service provision screen of the wants “Mail CH” is displayed as the transition destination in response to the screen transition operation in the reverse direction on the service provision screen of the wants “phone CH”. It shows that. In addition, in response to a forward screen transition operation on the Wants “Mail CH” service provision screen, the Wants “Phone CH” service provision screen is displayed as a transition destination.

With reference to FIG. 3, the description about the various structures with which the terminal device 1 is provided is continued.
The first wants storage unit 1121, the second wants storage unit 1122,... Each store various data such as a program code necessary for executing the wants by the control unit 15. The first wants storage unit 1121, the second wants storage unit 1122,... Are provided for the number of wants executed by the terminal device 1. Each ordinal number of the first wants storage unit 1121, the second wants storage unit 1122,... Corresponds to the number information of the order data related to the wants related to the various data stored therein. In the present embodiment, since the terminal device 1 executes 12 wants, the storage unit 11 functions as a functional unit from the first wants storage unit 1121 to the 12th wants storage unit (not shown).

The communication unit 12 includes a communication interface and communicates with another device different from the terminal device 1. The communication unit 12 acquires various data requested by the control unit 15 through communication with the other device.
The input unit 13 receives input from the user. The input unit 13 includes hardware key and touch panel input devices. The input unit 13 may include other input devices such as a mouse or a keyboard instead of the hardware keys and the touch panel, or in addition to the hardware keys and the touch panel. Further, the input unit 13 may include a microphone for voice input. The input unit 13 receives a forward or reverse screen transition operation or an event execution operation for executing a wants function when the display unit 14 displays a wants service provision screen.
The display unit 14 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display. The touch panel included in the terminal device 1 functions as the input unit 13 and the display unit 14.

Some or all of the functions of the control unit 15 are realized by, for example, a CPU (not shown) included in the terminal device 1 executing a program stored in the storage unit 11.
The control unit 15 functions as a power ON / OFF determination unit 151, a display processing unit 152, and a software execution unit 16.

The power ON / OFF determination unit 151 monitors the power state of the terminal device 1. When the power of the terminal device 1 is turned on, the power ON / OFF determination unit 151 notifies the software execution unit 16 to that effect.
The display processing unit 152 causes the display unit 14 to display a want service providing screen executed by the software execution unit 16. More specifically, the display processing unit 152 acquires the display data generated and output by the software execution unit 16. The display processing unit 152 causes the display unit 14 to display a service providing screen indicated by the acquired display data.

  When the software execution unit 16 obtains a notification indicating that the power of the terminal device 1 has been turned on from the power ON / OFF determination unit 151, the software execution unit 16 includes a first wants storage unit 1121, a second wants storage unit 1122,. However, it reads various data stored in each, starts and executes Wants. Accordingly, the software execution unit 16 functions as a first wants (software) execution unit 161, a second wants (software) execution unit 162, and so on. Then, the software execution unit 16 activates the first wants execution unit 161, for example.

  “Activating” means that Wants is in a state where the function is exhibited. More specifically, the activation means that the terminal device 1 displays a service providing screen of the target wants on the display unit 14, and in order that the wants can execute various processes, It is to make the input acceptable. Inactive wants are executed in the background, for example. In the present embodiment, the software execution unit 16 processes the input received by the input unit 13 to one of the first wants execution unit 161, the second wants execution unit 162,... Corresponding to the active wants. Let The software execution unit 16 outputs display data output from any one of the first wants execution unit 161, the second wants execution unit 162,... Corresponding to the active wants to the display processing unit 152. To do.

  The ordinal numbers of the first wants execution unit 161, the second wants execution unit 162,... Correspond to the number information of the order data related to the respective wants. In the present embodiment, since the terminal device 1 executes 12 wants, the software execution unit 16 functions as the first to 12th execution units 161 to 12 (not shown).

  Below, the software execution part 16 demonstrates the specific example of each structure which functions by the software execution part 16 using the example which performs the want corresponding to the order data illustrated by FIG. Specifically, in the example of the order data shown in FIG. 4, number information “1” and software identification information “phone CH” are associated with each other, and number information “2” and software identification information “camera CH” are associated with each other. It is associated. Accordingly, the first wants execution unit 161 functions when the software execution unit 16 executes the wants “phone CH”, and the second wants execution unit 162 allows the software execution unit 16 to execute the “camera CH”. Function.

The first wants execution unit 161 functions as an input processing unit 1611, a screen transition management unit 1612, an event execution unit 1613, and a display function unit 1614.
The input processing unit 1611 analyzes the input received by the input unit 13 and determines the content of the input operation. Specifically, the input processing unit 1611 determines whether the operation input via the input unit 13 is a forward or reverse screen transition operation or an event execution operation for executing a wants function. Determine. When the operation input via the input unit 13 is a forward or reverse screen transition operation, the input processing unit 1611 outputs direction data indicating the input direction to the screen transition management unit 1612. When the operation input via the input unit 13 is an event execution operation, the input processing unit 1611 outputs event operation data indicating the content of the input event execution operation to the event execution unit 1613.

  When the screen transition management unit 1612 acquires the direction data from the input processing unit 1611, the screen transition management unit 1612 refers to the order data stored in the order storage unit 111. The screen transition management unit 1612 identifies the wants linked in the direction indicated by the direction data with respect to the own wants in the referred order data. Specifically, when the first wants execution unit 161 corresponds to the want “phone CH” of the number information “1” in the example shown in FIG. 4 and the direction data indicates the forward direction, the screen transition management unit 1612 The wants “camera CH” indicated by the software identification information associated with the number information “2” next to the number information “1” is specified. On the other hand, when the direction data indicates the reverse direction, the screen transition management unit 1612 displays the wants “mail CH” indicated by the software identification information associated with the number information “12” before the number information “1”. Identify. Then, the screen transition management unit 1612 activates the second wants execution unit 162 or the 12th wants execution unit (not shown) corresponding to the specified wants “camera CH” or “mail CH”, respectively.

  The event execution unit 1613 acquires event operation data from the input processing unit 1611. The event execution unit 1613 executes processing corresponding to the content of the event execution operation indicated by the event operation data. Specifically, when the first wants execution unit 161 corresponds to the wants “phone CH” in the example shown in FIG. 1, the event execution unit 1613 includes, for example, four functions “free”, “designated number 1”, Event operation data indicating the selection result of either “designated number 2” or “designated number 3” is acquired from the input processing unit 1611, and processing corresponding to the selected result is executed. Further, when it is necessary to transmit / receive data to / from an external device for execution of processing, the event execution unit 1613 communicates with the external device via the communication unit 12 to transmit / receive data. The event execution unit 1613 outputs processing data indicating the processing result to the display function unit 1614 when the display content of the service providing screen needs to be changed according to the processing result.

  The display function unit 1614 acquires processing data from the event execution unit 1613. The display processing unit 152 generates display data indicating a service providing image indicating information indicated by the acquired processing data, information for assisting user input, and the like based on a unified frame, for example. The display processing unit 152 outputs the generated display data to the display processing unit 152.

  The second wants execution unit 162 to the twelfth wants execution unit (not shown) also include the same configuration as the first wants execution unit 161. Specifically, for example, the second wants execution unit 162 is an input processing unit corresponding to the input processing unit 1611, the screen transition management unit 1612, the event execution unit 1613, and the display function unit 1614 of the first wants execution unit 161, respectively. 1621, a screen transition management unit 1622, an event execution unit 1623, and a display function unit 1624. The description of the same configuration as that of the first wants execution unit 161 is omitted.

Next, with reference to FIG.5 and FIG.6, operation | movement of the terminal device 1 (FIG. 3) is demonstrated.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow by the terminal device 1.
(Step S101) Next, the power ON / OFF determination unit 151 of the control unit 15 (FIG. 3) detects the power-on (power ON) of the terminal device 1. Then, the control part 15 advances a process to step S102.
(Step S102) Next, the software execution unit 16 of the control unit 15 reads various data relating to the plurality of software (wants) stored in the storage unit 11, and activates the plurality of software, respectively. Then, the control part 15 advances a process to step S103.

  (Step S <b> 103) Next, the software execution unit 16 of the control unit 15 refers to the order data and displays a service providing screen of the top software on the display unit 14. In this step, the service providing screen displayed on the display unit 14 by the control unit 15 is not limited to the top software. The control unit 15 may display any service provision screen desired by the user on the display unit 14 among the plurality of software activated in the process of step S102. Then, the control part 15 advances a process to step S104.

(Step S <b> 104) Next, the software execution unit 16 of the control unit 15 receives input from the user via the input unit 13. Then, the control part 15 advances a process to step S105.
(Step S105) Next, the software execution unit 16 of the control unit 15 determines whether or not the input received by the input unit 13 is a screen transition operation. When the input accepted by the input unit 13 is a screen transition operation (step S105; YES), the control unit 15 advances the processing to step S107. If the input received by the input unit 13 is not a screen transition operation, that is, if it is an event execution operation (step S105; NO), the control unit 15 advances the process to step S106.

(Step S106) Next, the software execution unit 16 of the control unit 15 causes the function of the software to be executed according to the contents of the event execution operation. Thereafter, the control unit 15 returns the process to step S104.
(Step S107) Next, the software execution unit 16 of the control unit 15 refers to the order data stored in the storage unit 11. Then, the control part 15 advances a process to step S108.
(Step S108) Next, the control unit 15 specifies the transition destination software based on the referred order data and the direction of the screen transition operation received by the input unit 13. Then, the control part 15 advances a process to step S109.
(Step S109) Next, the control unit 15 causes the display unit 14 to display a service providing screen for the transition destination software. Thereafter, the control unit 15 ends the processing shown in this figure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the terminal device 1.
FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of transition of a service provision screen by the terminal device 1.
FIG.6 (b) is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the transition of the service provision screen based on the prior art.
In the example illustrated in FIG. 6A, the terminal device 1 includes a power button 101, a touch panel 102, and a home button 103. In the example shown in FIG. 6A, a plurality of wants executed by the terminal device 1 are linked to each want based on the order data shown in FIG.
The home button 103 is an example of a hardware key provided in the terminal device 1.

  In the example shown on the left side of FIG. 6A, the terminal device 1 displays a service providing screen of a wants “camera CH” for taking a picture. Specifically, on the service providing screen of Wants “Camera CH”, a button A11 for performing shooting and a frame A12 for determining a focus are shown so that the user can perform operations. , The screen showing the state of the Wants "Camera CH" function is displayed. In the example shown on the right side of FIG. 6A, the terminal device 1 displays a service providing screen of a wants “Map CH” for displaying a map. Specifically, on the service providing screen of the wants “map CH”, a slide bar A13 for changing the scale of the map is shown to be operable by the user. A screen in a state where the function of “CH” is exhibited is displayed. In this way, the service providing screen can accept input from the user, unlike a screen showing thumbnail images. That is, the service providing screen is a screen that can accept an input from the user, and can execute a wants function corresponding to the input.

The terminal device 2 shown in FIG. 6B is an electronic device having the same function as the terminal device 1 except that the transition function of the service providing screen is based on the conventional technology. The terminal device 2 includes a power button 201, a touch panel 202, and a home button 203, similar to the terminal device 1 shown in FIG.
In the example shown on the left side of FIG. 6B, similarly to the terminal device 1 shown on the left side of FIG. 6A, the terminal device 2 displays a service providing screen of the wants “camera CH”. In the example shown on the right side of FIG. 6B, the terminal device 2 displays the service providing screen of the “Map CH” as in the terminal device 1 shown on the right side of FIG. 6A. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 6B, in the terminal device 2, when the display transitions from the wants “camera CH” service provision screen to the wants “map CH” service provision screen, the user first presses the home button. As a result, the display is shifted from the service providing screen of Wants “Camera CH” to the home screen. Then, the user selects the icon corresponding to the wants “map CH” from among the icons corresponding to the plurality of wants arranged on the home screen, so that the service providing screen of the wants “map CH” is displayed from the home screen. Transition. As described above, in the conventional technique, there is a case where the display cannot be directly changed from the service providing screen of one software to the service providing screen of another software.
The home screen is a screen for selecting an application program to be executed. For example, the home screen is a screen in which icons corresponding to executable application programs are arranged and displayed. The home screen is an example of an operating system service provision screen.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6A, in the terminal device 1, when the display is changed from the service providing screen of the wants “camera CH” to the service providing screen of the wants “map CH”, the user, for example, Flick input that slides a pen or finger from right to left may be performed. Therefore, the terminal device 1 can change the display directly from the service provision screen of one software to the service provision screen of another software. That is, it is possible to improve the operability when transitioning from a screen in which a certain software performs a function to a screen in which another software performs a function.

  Further, in order to directly change the service providing screen, it is conceivable to simultaneously display the service providing screen and an icon corresponding to the transition destination software on the display unit. However, in this case, since a large amount of information is arranged on the display unit, the size of the service providing screen is reduced. For this reason, in the case of a terminal device that is designed to be particularly small in consideration of portability, it may be difficult to see the display or to operate the terminal device.

  On the other hand, the terminal device 1 accepts, for example, swipe input, flick input, hardware key press, or voice input corresponding to the forward direction and the reverse direction as screen transition operations, and displays the service provision screen. Transition. Thereby, the terminal device 1 can change a service provision screen, without displaying unnecessary information on the display part 14, and can provide the area | region which displays a service provision screen in the display part 14 widely. Therefore, the terminal device 1 can improve the operability.

  A plurality of software executed by the terminal device 1 is linked in a ring shape. Thereby, since the user can display a desired service provision screen only by continuing the screen transition operation in a specific direction, even if the user is not familiar with the operation, the service provision screen can be easily displayed. Transition can be made. Also, the user can easily transition between the service providing screen for the last software and the service providing screen for the first software. Thus, the terminal device 1 can improve the operability. Moreover, since the user can return to the original state by repeating the same operation, the terminal device 1 can eliminate the user's uneasiness in operation.

  Further, the terminal device 1 displays a service providing screen for predetermined software in response to power-on. As a result, the user can display the software service provision screen only by turning on the power, and can execute the software function. Therefore, the terminal device 1 can improve the operability.

  In the above-described embodiment, the terminal device 1 may have various known functions. Specifically, for example, when receiving a call, the terminal device 1 may have a function of forcibly shifting to a software service providing screen that executes a call function. In addition, for example, the terminal device 1 may display a part of the transition-destination service provision screen in the middle of the swipe input in accordance with the degree of the input. Specifically, for example, in the service providing screen of the wants “camera CH” shown in FIG. 6A, when a forward swipe input is performed to change to the service providing screen of the wants “map CH”, the terminal device 1 displays the right area of the service providing screen of the wants “camera CH” on the left side of the display area of the display unit 14 at a rate corresponding to the input amount of the swipe input necessary for the transition. Further, the terminal device 1 displays the left area of the service screen of the wants “Map CH” on the right side of the display area of the display unit 14. As described above, the terminal device 1 may be able to display a part or all of the transition destination service provision screen.

In the embodiment described above, the number of software executed by the terminal device 1 may be arbitrary, and may be determined by, for example, a user, a manufacturer of the terminal device 1, a seller of the terminal device 1, or the like. .
In the above-described embodiment, the service providing screen that is displayed first after power-on is, for example, a default software service predetermined by the user, the manufacturer of the terminal device 1, or the seller of the terminal device 1. It may be a provision screen. In addition, the service providing screen that is displayed first after the power is turned on may be, for example, the software service providing screen that was displayed when the power was last turned off.

  In the above-described embodiment, the terminal device 1 may activate a plurality of virtually linked software in response to an input other than power-on. In this case, for example, the terminal device 1 displays an icon for starting the plurality of software on the home screen, and starts the plurality of virtually linked software when the icon is selected. Then, the terminal device 1 enables transition of the service providing screens of the plurality of activated software in accordance with the screen transition operation.

  In the above-described embodiment, the terminal device 1 may not activate all the virtually linked software at a time. In this case, for example, when the power is turned on, the terminal device 1 activates the first software in the sequence data and displays a service providing screen for the software. When the terminal device 1 accepts the screen transition operation, the terminal device 1 activates the transition destination software indicated by the accepted screen transition operation, and displays the service provision screen of the activated transition destination software. Thereby, since the terminal device 1 does not need to start software at once, it can shorten the time until the first service provision screen is displayed.

  In another pattern, for example, when the power is turned on, the terminal device 1 activates the top software in the sequence data and the software linked to the software, and displays the service provision screen of the top software. . When the terminal device 1 accepts the screen transition operation, the terminal device 1 displays a service providing screen of the transition destination software indicated by the accepted screen transition operation, and starts the software linked to the transition destination software in the background. . As described above, the terminal device 1 may arbitrarily set the software to be activated in accordance with the number of software to be activated first and the screen transition operation. Thereby, the terminal device 1 reduces the time until the service providing screen of the transition destination software is displayed when the screen transition operation is accepted while shortening the time until the first service providing screen is displayed. Can do.

  In the above-described embodiment, the various configurations included in the terminal device 1 may be separately provided in a plurality of different devices. For example, a configuration corresponding to the order storage unit 111 of the terminal device 1 may be provided in a server device that communicates with the terminal device 1. In this case, the terminal device 1 may acquire the order data from the server device by communication to realize the above-described function.

  In addition, you may make it implement | achieve a part of terminal device 1 in embodiment mentioned above, for example, the control part 15 etc. with a computer. In that case, a program for realizing this function may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on this recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed. Here, the “computer system” is a computer system built in the terminal device 1 and includes hardware such as an operating system and peripheral devices.

  The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” is a medium that dynamically holds a program for a short time, such as a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line, In this case, a volatile memory inside a computer system that serves as a server or a client may be included that holds a program for a certain period of time. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the functions described above, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

  Moreover, you may implement | achieve part or all of the terminal device 1 in embodiment mentioned above as integrated circuits, such as LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each functional unit of the terminal device 1 may be individually made into a processor, or a part or all of them may be integrated into a processor. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. In addition, when an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI appears due to the advancement of semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on the technology may be used.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to

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Claims (7)

A storage unit for storing order data indicating the order of a plurality of software;
An input processing unit for acquiring input by a user;
Based on the input acquired by the input processing unit, the display of the display unit is displayed in the sequence data stored in the storage unit from the screen in a state where the first software performs a function. A display processing unit that directly transitions to a screen in a state where the second software linked to the software performs its function;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The order data stored in the storage unit is linked to the first software next to the last software.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The display processing unit stores the display of the display unit in accordance with the input acquired by the input processing unit from the screen in a state in which the first software performs a function, in the storage unit. In the order data, the second software linked to the first software in the forward direction or the reverse direction is directly shifted to a screen in which the function is performed.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. The display processing unit causes the display unit to display a screen in a state in which a predetermined software among the plurality of softwares functions in response to power-on to the information processing apparatus.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. The input processing unit acquires, as the input, swipe input, flick input, hardware key press, or voice input,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. An information processing method in an information processing apparatus including a storage unit that stores order data indicating the order of a plurality of software,
An input processing step in which the information processing apparatus acquires input by a user;
The sequence data stored in the storage unit from the screen in a state where the first software performs a function based on the input acquired by the information processing apparatus in the input process. A display process for directly transitioning to a screen in a state where the second software linked to the first software performs a function in
An information processing method including: In a computer of an information processing apparatus including a storage unit that stores order data indicating the order of a plurality of software,
Input processing procedure to get user input,
Based on the input acquired in the input processing procedure, the display on the display unit is displayed in the order data stored in the storage unit from the screen in a state where the first software performs a function. A display processing procedure for directly transitioning to a screen in a state where the second software linked to the software performs its function;
A program for running