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Information processing method, information processing device, image output device, information processing program, and recording medium

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العنوان: Information processing method, information processing device, image output device, information processing program, and recording medium
Document Number: 20050225540
تاريخ النشر: October 13, 2005
Appl. No: 11/087853
Application Filed: March 24, 2005
مستخلص: In case where a key having a detection region (inner frame) in which user's instructions can be accepted is displayed according to a certain operation status of an apparatus, and in case where there is an invalid region in which the user's instruction is not detectable is adjacent to a key display region (outer frame) of the key, the detection region of the key is caused to be larger than the key display region by utilizing the invalid region. Moreover, the detection region is expanded/shrunk according to key arrangement and a number of keys to be displayed. With this, the detection region of the key is expanded/shrunk according to according to the key arrangement on the screen in a display-cum-operation device in which a display device and a coordinate input device are integrated.
Inventors: Kawakami, Masaaki (Yamatokoriyama-shi, JP); Kubo, Hirotsugu (Yoshino-gun Nara, JP); Shiozaki, Masaki (Ikoma-shi Nara, JP)
Claim: 1. A method for processing information that defines a dimension of a detection region of a key displayed on a screen of an information processing device, where the detection region is adjacent to an invalid region, the detection region being a region in which touching of the screen in this region or local approaching to this region is detectable, and the invalid region being a region in which the touching of the screen in this region or local approaching to this region is not detectable, the method comprising: when a distance across the invalid region from an edge of a key display region exceeds a first threshold value, generating, by the information processing device, a detection region data that defines an extent of the detection region with respect to a dimension of the key display region so that the detection region becomes larger than the key display region by utilizing the invalid region.
Claim: 2. A method as set forth in claim 1, comprising: in case where a plurality of the keys are to be displayed on the screen, when a distance across a key-sandwiched invalid region between edges of the key display region and another key display region is less than a second threshold value where the second threshold value is smaller than the first threshold value, generating, by the information processing device, detection region data that defines an extent of the detection region with respect to dimensions of the key display region so that the detection region becomes smaller than the key display region.
Claim: 3. An information processing device for processing information, the information processing device comprising a screen for displaying at least one key that is selectable by touching the screen or locally approaching the screen, and a detection region in which selecting of the key is detectable, the information processing device comprising: an operation managing section for determining key arrangement on the screen in accordance with operation status of an apparatus to which the information processing device is provided; and a detection managing section for updating positional data of the detection region on the screen so that an extent of the detection region is adjusted in accordance with the key arrangement thus determined by the operation managing section.
Claim: 4. An information processing device as set forth in claim 3, wherein: in case where a plurality of the keys are to be displayed on the screen, the detection managing section updates positional data of detection regions of the keys so that the extent of the respective detection regions of the keys are adjusted in accordance with key arrangement of the keys, the key arrangement determined by the operation managing section.
Claim: 5. An information processing device as set forth in claim 3, wherein: in case where a plurality of the keys are to be displayed on the screen, when key arrangement of the keys on the screen is changed by the operation managing section so as to delete or invalidate a key that becomes unnecessary as a result of a change in an operation status of the apparatus, the key arrangement corresponding to the operation status, the detection managing section updates the positional data of the detection region so that the extent of the detection region is extended by utilizing a key display region of the key having been deleted or invalidated.
Claim: 6. An information processing device as set forth in claim 3, wherein: the detection managing section accesses to a storage section, reads out therefrom pattern data that corresponds to the key arrangement determined by the operation managing section, and updates the positional data of the detection region in accordance with the pattern data thus read out, the storage section storing therein a plurality of pieces of pattern data for respective patterns that respectively correspond to different arrangements of the detection regions on the screen.
Claim: 7. An information processing device as set forth in claim 3, comprising: a display managing section for determining a display position of the key on the screen, the detection managing section acquiring information of a vacant region around a target key, the information derived from the display position thus determined by the display managing section, and updating the positional data of a detection region of the target key in accordance with the information of the vacant region so that the detection region of the target key is expanded into the vacant region.
Claim: 8. An information processing device as set forth in claim 7, wherein: in case where the detection region of the target key has a shape having a lengthwise dimension and a breadthwise dimension which are not equal, the detection managing section updates the positional data of the detection region so that a compression ratio of the detection region of the target key becomes close to 1.
Claim: 9. An information processing device as set forth in claim 7, wherein: in case where the detection region of the target key has a shape having a lengthwise dimension and a breadthwise dimension which are not equal, the detection managing section updates the positional data of the detection region so that expansion of the key display region into a vacant region located in shorter one of the lengthwise dimension and the breadthwise dimension is given priority over expansion of the key display region into a vacant region located in longer one of the lengthwise dimension and the breadthwise dimension.
Claim: 10. An information processing device as set forth in claim 7, wherein: the detection managing section acquires information of vacant regions in such a manner that (A) the detection managing section firstly acquires (i) information of a vacant region toward a first direction with respect to the key display region of the target key, and (ii) information of a vacant region toward a second direction with respect to the key display region, the second direction crossing with the first direction, and (B) if there are the vacant regions toward both the first direction and the second direction with respect to the key display region, the detection managing section further acquires (iii) information of a vacant region toward a direction between the first direction and the second direction with respect to the key display region.
Claim: 11. An information processing device as set forth in claim 3, wherein: in case where a plurality of the keys are to be displayed on the screen, the operation managing section gives, to the detection managing section, information regarding priority order for the keys; and the detection managing section updates positional data of detection regions of the keys in accordance with the priority order.
Claim: 12. An information processing device as set forth in claim 3, wherein: in case where a plurality of the keys are to be displayed on the screen, the detection managing section calculates out a distance between the keys, from a size of the screen and that key arrangement on the screen which the detection managing section determines and, and updates positional data of the detection region on the screen so that the extent of the detection region are in accordance with the distance thus calculated out.
Claim: 13. An information processing device as set forth in claim 3, comprising: a display managing section for determining display status of the key on the screen, the display managing section expanding the detection region of the key in accordance with expansion of the extent of the detection region by the detection managing section.
Claim: 14. An information processing device as set forth in claim 3, comprising: a display managing section for determining display status of the key on the screen, in case where, as a result of a change in an operation state of the information processing device, the operation managing section determines to increase a number of the keys to be displayed on the screen so that the number of the keys becomes greater after the change in the operation state than before, and in case where key display regions of the keys have a shape having a lengthwise dimension and a breadthwise dimension which are not equal, the display managing section determines the display status so as to increase a number of those ones of the keys which are arranged along a direction associated with longer one of the lengthwise dimension and breadthwise dimension.
Claim: 15. An image outputting device, comprising: an information processing device for processing information, the information processing device comprising a screen for displaying at least one key that is selectable by touching the screen or locally approaching the screen, and a detection region in which selecting of the key is detectable, the information processing device comprising: an operation managing section for determining key arrangement on the screen in accordance with operation status of an apparatus to which the information processing device is provided; and a detection managing section for updating positional data of the detection region on the screen so that an extent of the detection region is adjusted in accordance with the key arrangement thus determined by the operation managing section, the image outputting device recording an image on a recording medium in accordance with an instruction outputted from the information processing device according to a key selected.
Claim: 16. An information processing program for causing a computer to execute a method for processing information that defines a dimension of a detection region of a key displayed on a screen of an information processing device, where the detection region is adjacent to an invalid region, the detection region being a region in which touching of the screen in this region or local approaching to this region is detectable, and the invalid region being a region in which the touching of the screen in this region or local approaching to this region is not detectable, the method comprising: when a distance across the invalid region from an edge of a key display region exceeds a first threshold value, generating, by the information processing device, a detection region data that defines an extent of the detection region with respect to a dimension of the key display region so that the detection region becomes larger than the key display region by utilizing the invalid region.
Claim: 17. An information processing program for causing a computer to function as an information processing device for processing information, the information processing device comprising a screen for displaying at least one key that is selectable by touching the screen or locally approaching the screen, and a detection region in which selecting of the key is detectable, the information processing device comprising: an operation managing section for determining key arrangement on the screen in accordance with operation status of an apparatus to which the information processing device is provided; and a detection managing section for updating positional data of the detection region on the screen so that an extent of the detection region is adjusted in accordance with the key arrangement thus determined by the operation managing section.
Claim: 18. A recording medium in which an information processing program is stored, the information processing program causing a computer to execute a method for processing information that defines a dimension of a detection region of a key displayed on a screen of an information processing device, where the detection region is adjacent to an invalid region, the detection region being a region in which touching of the screen in this region or local approaching to this region is detectable, and the invalid region being a region in which the touching of the screen in this region or local approaching to this region is not detectable, the method comprising: when a distance across the invalid region from an edge of a key display region exceeds a first threshold value, generating, by the information processing device, a detection region data that defines an extent of the detection region with respect to a dimension of the key display region so that the detection region becomes larger than the key display region by utilizing the invalid region.
Claim: 19. A recording medium in which an information processing program is stored, the information processing program causing a computer to function as an information processing device for processing information, the information processing device comprising a screen for displaying at least one key that is selectable by touching the screen or locally approaching the screen, and a detection region in which selecting of the key is detectable, the information processing device comprising: an operation managing section for determining key arrangement on the screen in accordance with operation status of an apparatus to which the information processing device is provided; and a detection managing section for updating positional data of the detection region on the screen so that an extent of the detection region is adjusted in accordance with the key arrangement thus determined by the operation managing section.
Claim: 20. An information processing device for processing information, the information processing device comprising a screen for displaying at least one key that is selectable by touching the screen or locally approaching the screen, and a detection region in which selecting of the key is detectable, the information processing device comprising: an operation managing section for determining key arrangement on the screen in accordance with operation status of an apparatus to which the information processing device is provided; and a detection managing section for (i) judging whether or not a distance between a first point and a second point exceeds a first threshold value in the key arrangement determined by the operation managing section, and (ii) if the distance exceeds the first threshold, updating a positional data of the detection region so that the detection region is larger than a key display region of the key, the first point being on an edge of the key display region of the key and the second point being in a vacant region formed around the key display region of the key.
Current U.S. Class: 345173/000
رقم الانضمام: edspap.20050225540
قاعدة البيانات: USPTO Patent Applications
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