JP5518142B2 - Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a control method for the information processing apparatus, a program, and a recording medium .

  An information processing apparatus including a pointing device such as a pen tablet or a touch panel includes, for example, a technique for operating a device based on a locus of coordinates input by a user. In such a device, in order to increase the amount of information given to the device, it is desirable that a plurality of trajectories can be input in the same scene. Techniques for realizing this are disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Literature 1, when a symbol is drawn by operating the touch panel to be stroked, it is determined which of the preset sample symbols corresponds to the drawn symbol. At this time, a plurality of symbols can be continuously drawn until it is determined that the sample symbol input by the user is the input end symbol. When it is determined that the drawing symbol is an input end symbol, processing corresponding to the symbol or symbol string input before that is executed.

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, a character positioned in a locus formation range input by a user is selected as a selected character. At this time, a trajectory input a plurality of times within a predetermined time is recognized as a plurality of trajectory forms. If the input trajectory form matches any one of a plurality of forms associated with the command, the command corresponding to the matched form is executed for the selected character.

  In such an information processing apparatus, a technique for selecting an arbitrary object by inputting a coordinate locus is widely known. Some of these techniques extract information other than the selection target from the input trajectory and use it for device operation. The imaging device disclosed in Patent Literature 3 compares a touching locus on the touch panel with a preset gesture operation, specifies an area based on the determined gesture operation, and performs imaging for the specified area, Alternatively, a function for confirming the reproduction operation is provided. According to this technique, even when the same closed region is designated, the processing content for the designated region can be switched by distinguishing the movement direction (whether clockwise or counterclockwise) of the gesture operation and the writing order. .

JP 2006-230483 A JP 2006-122407 A JP 2003-319244 A

  However, in the conventional technology described above, the following problems occur in practice. In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to separately input a dedicated symbol for ending the input in addition to the symbol string necessary for the progress of the game. For this reason, the user must draw an input end symbol each time one instruction is given to the device. This can be an obstacle to prompt device operation.

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, in order to prepare for a plurality of trajectory inputs, after a user inputs a trajectory, an input of another trajectory is accepted for a certain time. For this reason, even if the user wants to finish the input of the trajectory at that time, a waiting time occurs until the command is executed. In addition, if the waiting time is set short, multiple trajectories must be input quickly, the input trajectory may have a shape different from the user's intention, or the trajectory input may not be in time. There is a possibility that. Furthermore, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 3, the execution process is switched according to the writing order of the finger trajectory, but the trajectory shape permitted at this time is limited to the closed region trajectory.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an information processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus control method, and a program that improve operability when performing various operations based on coordinate input. For the purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a detection unit that detects a position indicated by touching an array of one or more objects indicating electronic data displayed on a screen. ,
Storage means for storing a plurality of trajectory shapes associated with a plurality of processes executed on the electronic data;
Determining means for determining whether or not the shape formed by the position detected by the detecting means matches any of a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage means;
In the arrangement, when the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit does not match any of the plurality of locus shapes stored in the storage unit, the detection unit There selection means for a selected state object displayed on the detected position,
When the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit matches any of the plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit, of the plurality of trajectory shapes, The processing stored in association with the trajectory shape that matches the shape formed by the position detected by the detection means is specified, and the specified processing is converted into electronic data indicated by the object selected by the selection means. And executing means for executing it.

One embodiment of the present invention is a method for controlling an information processing device, in which a detection unit displays a position indicated by touching an array of one or more objects indicating electronic data displayed on a screen. A detection process to detect ;
A storage step of storing a plurality of trajectory shapes associated with a plurality of processes executed on the electronic data;
A determination step of determining whether or not the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit matches any of a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit;
In the arrangement, when the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit does not match any of the plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit , the selection unit a selection step of an object that the detection means is displayed on the position detected in the selected state,
The plurality of trajectories when the execution means determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection means matches any of the plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage means. of shape, to identify a process in which the detecting means is stored in association with the locus shape that matches the shape formed by the position detection, the specified process, the object to the selected state by the selection means And an execution process executed on the electronic data shown.

A program according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a computer,
Detecting means for detecting a position indicated by touching an array of one or more objects indicating electronic data displayed on the screen ;
Storage means for storing a plurality of trajectory shapes associated with a plurality of processes executed on the electronic data;
Determining means for determining whether or not the shape formed by the position detected by the detecting means matches any of a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage means;
In the arrangement, when the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit does not match any of the plurality of locus shapes stored in the storage unit, the detection unit There selection means for a selected state object displayed on the detected position,
When the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit matches any of the plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit, of the plurality of trajectory shapes, The processing stored in association with the trajectory shape that matches the shape formed by the position detected by the detection means is specified, and the specified processing is converted into electronic data indicated by the object selected by the selection means. It is made to function as an execution means to be executed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the operativity at the time of performing various operation based on the input of a coordinate can be improved. Thereby, a user's work man-hour and work time at the time of coordinate input operation can be reduced. With respect to a displayed object (for example, a thumbnail image), selection of electronic data (for example, a photograph) to be processed and specification of the process to be performed can be continuously performed by an operation of inputting a trajectory.

It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus concerning one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional structure implement | achieved in CPU100 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the outline | summary of the selection method of the photograph to be printed, and the setting method which sets the number of prints with respect to the selected photograph. It is a figure which shows an example of the data hold | maintained at RAM102 shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the whole process in the information processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the locus | trajectory determination process shown to FIG.5 S401. It is a figure which shows an example of the outline | summary of the selection method of the photograph used as printing object. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of data held in a RAM 102 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of overall processing in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional structure implement | achieved in CPU100 of the information processing apparatus 10 concerning Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the outline | summary of the selection method of the photograph to be printed, and the setting method which sets the number of prints with respect to the selected photograph. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of data held in a RAM 102 according to the third embodiment. 12 is a first flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of overall processing in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment. 14 is a second flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of overall processing in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the outline | summary of the selection method of the photograph used as printing object. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of overall processing in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the fourth embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the locus | trajectory determination process shown to step S1401 of FIG. It is a 1st figure which shows an example of the outline | summary of other embodiment. It is a 2nd figure which shows an example of the outline | summary of other embodiment. It is a 3rd figure which shows an example of the outline | summary of other embodiment. It is a 4th figure which shows an example of the outline | summary of other embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus, a processing method thereof, and an embodiment of a program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The information processing apparatus 10 includes a CPU 100, a ROM 101, a RAM 102, a storage device 103, a pointing device 104, and a display 105 as its hardware configuration.

  The CPU 100 performs various input / output controls and data processing. The CPU 100 controls the operation of each unit connected via the bus 106 in accordance with a program stored in the storage device 103 or the like. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 102 functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like of the CPU 100, and temporarily stores calculation results and data, for example. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 101 stores a basic I / O program and various data. The storage device 0103 is composed of a hard disk drive or the like, and stores programs, data, and the like (for example, a locus processing program) in addition to the OS.

  The pointing device 104 detects the coordinate value of the position designated by the user and inputs the detected value. Note that the input (instruction of coordinates) by the user may be performed using, for example, a pen or a mouse, or may be performed directly with a finger. An input locus is formed by a coordinate value sequence input by the pointing device 104. The input trajectory is a trajectory input for selecting an object to be processed (electronic data such as a document, an image, sound, and a moving image) and a trajectory input for instructing processing for the selected object. There are two main types.

  The display 105 displays various screens. For example, a screen displaying one or a plurality of objects is displayed on the display 105, and the user selects an object to be processed from the screen via the pointing device 104. Note that the pointing device 104 and the display 105 may be realized by integrated hardware. The above is an explanation of an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10.

  Here, an example of a functional configuration realized in the CPU 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that some or all of these processing functions are realized by the CPU 100 executing a program (for example, a trajectory processing program) stored in the storage device 103 or the like, for example.

  In the CPU 100, a trajectory determination unit 11, an object selection unit 12, a process execution unit 13, and a presentation processing unit 14 are realized as functional configurations.

  The trajectory determining unit 11 determines whether the input trajectory input by the user is a trajectory input to select an object (first trajectory) or a trajectory input to instruct processing on the selected object. It is determined whether it is (second locus). Although details will be described later, trajectory data related to the second trajectory is stored in advance in the RAM 102 or the like, and the trajectory determination unit 11 determines whether the trajectory data matches the input trajectory. Based on.

  When the trajectory determination unit 11 determines that the object selection unit 12 is the first trajectory, the object selection unit 12 selects an object corresponding to the input trajectory based on the display positions of the input trajectory and the object.

  The process execution unit 13 executes a process corresponding to the input locus on the object selected by the object selection unit 12 when the locus determination unit 11 determines that the object is the second locus.

  The presentation processing unit 14 displays various screens on the display 105 and presents information to the user. In the presentation processing unit 14, for example, a process for displaying the processing results by the object selection unit 12 and the processing execution unit 13 on the display 105 is performed. The above is an example of a functional configuration realized in the CPU 100.

  Next, an example of the operation in the information processing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the photo displayed on the thumbnail list screen is an object, and the number of printed sheets (numbers 1 to 9) set for the photo is a trajectory indicating the processing (first 2). Here, as an example, an operation is performed when a photo is selected from the thumbnail list screen based on the locus of coordinates input by the user via the pointing device 104, and the number of prints is set for the selected photo. I will give you a description.

  First, a method for selecting a photo to be printed and a setting method for setting the number of prints for the selected photo will be described with reference to FIG.

  Each rectangle represents a photo thumbnail. The user first draws a first trajectory (hereinafter referred to as a photo selection trajectory) 200 on each photo. As a result, a photo at a position that intersects the trajectory is selected. In the case of FIG. 3, reference numeral 201 is assigned to the selected photo.

  The user draws a second trajectory (hereinafter referred to as a print count designation trajectory) 202 after finishing selecting all the photographs for which the print count is desired. The print number designation locus 202 may be input at any place on the same screen. As a result, the number of prints based on the shape of the input locus is set for all the selected photos. The number shown at the lower right in each photo thumbnail indicates to the user that the number of copies of the photo (in this case, 2) has been set.

  Note that the photo selection trajectory 200 can be re-entered as many times as necessary until a print count designation trajectory is entered. In addition, a predetermined waiting time may be provided to deal with an input error of the user after the print number designation trajectory is drawn, or immediately after the print number designation trajectory is drawn, no waiting time is given. The process may be shifted to a printing process.

  Next, an example of data held in the RAM 102 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The RAM 102 holds photo selection trajectory information 300, numeric trajectory information 301, and selected photo information. These pieces of information are expanded on the RAM 102 by executing a trajectory processing program, for example.

  The photo selection trajectory information 300 holds information on the photo selection trajectory input by the user. In general, a plurality of pieces of trajectory data are often held together as information on the photo selection trajectory, but in this embodiment, all the trajectory data are individually stored in this area. Each trajectory data is stored in the order of trajectory input, one stroke at a time, as indicated by reference numeral 303. This is because the photo selection trajectory data may be referred to in the order of input in the trajectory determination processing described later. The trajectory data is composed of data including coordinates indicating the position and shape of the input trajectory.

  The number trajectory information 301 holds information on the number trajectory shape. In the present embodiment, a case where a numerical trajectory shape is held will be described. However, the trajectory shape need not necessarily be a numeral, and a trajectory shape associated with some process may be held here. In this storage area, the locus data 305 of the number locus and the number of strokes (number of strokes) 306 are stored using a table corresponding to each number 304. For the number trajectory with 2 strokes such as “4” and “5”, the trajectory data of the first and second strokes are stored in succession. Information on the number of strokes in each number locus is used in a locus determination process described later. Note that the number trajectory information 301 may be stored in the ROM 101 or the storage device 103 instead of the RAM 102, for example.

  The selected photo information 302 holds information on the photo selected by the photo selection trajectory. Here, the number of printed sheets 308 is held together with an ID 307 that uniquely identifies the photograph.

  Next, an example of the overall processing flow in the information processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a process after the locus of coordinates is input by the user will be described.

  When this process starts, the information processing apparatus 10 first stores the trajectory data input by the user using the pointing device in the RAM 102 (step S400). Then, the trajectory determination unit 11 compares the input trajectory with a predetermined second trajectory (in this case, a numerical trajectory), and determines whether or not they match (step S401). Details of the locus determination processing in step S401 will be described later.

  As a result of the determination, if the input trajectory does not match the second trajectory (NO in step S402), the information processing apparatus 10 recognizes that the first trajectory has been input. Then, the object selection unit 12 searches for a photo that overlaps the input locus (step S403), and stores the ID of the photo that overlaps the input locus in the RAM 102 (step S404). Thereafter, the information processing apparatus 10 returns to the process of step S400 again and accepts a trajectory input from the user.

  If the input trajectory matches the second trajectory as a result of the determination in step S402 (YES in step S402), the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether there is a photo that has been selected so far. If there is no selected photo (NO in step S405), the process is terminated as it is. If there is a selected photo (YES in step S405), the information processing apparatus 10 sets the number based on the input trajectory stored in step S400 as the number of prints for all selected photos in the processing execution unit 13. (Step S406). Then, the information processing apparatus 10 displays the number of printed sheets in the lower right part of each thumbnail in the presentation processing unit 14 (step S407), and then ends this process. At this time, the number of prints set for each photo is stored in the RAM 102 as selected photo information 302.

  Next, details of the trajectory determination process shown in step S401 of FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, since it is premised that the number of printed sheets (numbers 1 to 9) is input as the second trajectory, “2” is the upper limit for the input number of strokes.

  When this processing starts, the information processing apparatus 10 compares the input locus with the number locus (trajectory data) of the number of strokes 1 in the locus determination unit 11 and determines whether or not they match (step S500). ). The number trajectory for the number of strokes 1 is stored in the RAM 102 in advance.

  Here, when the input trajectory coincides with any of the numeric trajectories (YES in step S501), the information processing apparatus 10 returns a numerical value corresponding to the coincident numeric trajectory to the caller (step S506), and then The process ends. On the other hand, when there is no matching trajectory in the number trajectory with the number of strokes 1 (NO in step S501), the information processing apparatus 10 compares the input trajectory with the trajectory data with the number of strokes 2. Specifically, the trajectory data input to the first stroke and the trajectory data input to the second stroke are combined (step S502), and the combined trajectory data and the number trajectory with two strokes are obtained. It is determined whether or not they match (step S503). Note that the number trajectory of the number of strokes 2 is stored in the RAM 102 in advance.

  As a result, if it coincides with any of the numeric trajectories (YES in step S504), the information processing apparatus 10 returns the numerical value corresponding to the numeric trajectory to the caller (step S506), and ends this processing. On the other hand, if there is no matching number trajectory (NO in step S504), the information processing apparatus 10 returns a value indicating a determination failure to the caller (step S505), and ends this process.

  In the description of FIG. 6, the number of strokes is 2 at the maximum because the description has been made on the assumption that a number from “1” to “9” is input as the second trajectory. Of course, it does not matter if two trajectories are input. As described above, the number of strokes of the input trajectory may be combined in chronological order in the order of input, and the combined trajectory data and the trajectory data stored in the RAM 102 may be repeatedly compared.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the process can be executed on the selected object together with the input of the second trajectory. Therefore, if the user wants to finish selecting an object, the user can immediately determine and execute the command content by inputting the second trajectory. Thereby, since the operability when performing various operations based on the input of coordinates can be improved, the man-hours and work hours of the user during the coordinate input operation can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, Embodiment 2 will be described. In the second embodiment, a case will be described in which the photo printing order is determined simultaneously with the photo selection. Since the configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Here, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. First, a method for selecting a photo to be printed will be described with reference to FIG.

  Each rectangle represents a photo thumbnail. A rectangle denoted by reference numeral 600 indicates a photo thumbnail that has already been selected. Here, the identifier of each photo is indicated by a symbol located at the upper left of each thumbnail. In this case, after the photo selection locus 601 is drawn in the direction shown in the figure, the photo selection locus 602 is drawn in the direction shown in the drawing. In FIG. 7, each photo selection trajectory is indicated by an arrow shape, but this is for explicitly indicating the direction in which the trajectory is drawn, and the shape of the input trajectory does not necessarily have to be an arrow. .

  In the second embodiment, each photo is printed according to the order in which the photo selection locus is drawn. That is, when a photo selection trajectory is drawn by the trajectories indicated by 601 and 602 in FIG. 7, the printing order is F → A → B → G → R → S → N → O as indicated by reference numeral 603. In order.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of data held in the RAM 102 according to the second embodiment.

  Most of the data held in the RAM 102 is the same as in the first embodiment, but the selected photo information 702 is different from that in the first embodiment. Specifically, an area for storing a print order 707 indicating the print order of photographs is provided corresponding to the photograph ID 708 and the number of printed sheets 709.

  Next, an example of the overall processing flow in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a process when the locus of coordinates is input by the user will be described.

  When this process starts, the information processing apparatus 10 first stores the trajectory data input by the user using the pointing device in the RAM 102 (step S800). Then, the trajectory determination unit 11 compares the input trajectory with a predetermined second trajectory (in this case, a numerical trajectory), and determines whether or not they match (step S801). Since this locus determination process is the same as that in FIG. 6 describing the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  If the input trajectory does not match the second trajectory as a result of the determination (NO in step S802), the information processing apparatus 10 recognizes that the first trajectory has been input. Then, the object selection unit 12 searches for a photo that overlaps the input locus (step S803). At this time, each time the information processing apparatus 10 finds a photograph by this search, the information processing apparatus 10 assigns a number indicating the print order of the photograph (step S804). The information processing apparatus 10 stores the information of the photo together with the number assigned here in the selected photo information 702 area of the RAM 102 (step S805). Since the counter used for numbering is also used for subsequent numbering, the value is retained without being cleared.

  Further, if the result of determination in step S802 is that the input trajectory matches the second trajectory (YES in step S802), processing similar to that in the first embodiment is performed. That is, after the number of printed sheets is set (step S807) and the number of sheets is presented to the user (step S808), this process ends. However, this embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that printing is performed in order from a photograph that is early when the photograph and the photograph intersect when the photograph selection locus is input.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the printing order of each object can be set based on the first trajectory. That is, the object selection order can be used as information used for the operation. Also in this case, there is no restriction on the trajectory shape, and further, order information across a plurality of trajectories can be used for the operation.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, Embodiment 3 will be described. In the third embodiment, a case will be described in which photos are grouped according to the shape of a plurality of inputted photo selection trajectories (first trajectories), and the number of prints is designated for each group.

  First, an example of a functional configuration realized in the CPU 100 of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that some or all of these processing functions are realized by, for example, a program (for example, a locus processing program) stored in the storage device 103 or the like being executed by the CPU.

  In the CPU 100, as a functional configuration, a trajectory determination unit 11, an object selection unit 12, a process execution unit 13, a presentation processing unit 14, and a grouping processing unit 15 are realized. Note that the same reference numerals are given to the processing units that perform the same functions as those in FIG. 2 describing the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.

  Here, in the third embodiment, a grouping processing unit 15 is newly provided. When the trajectory determining unit 11 determines that the input trajectory is the first trajectory, the grouping processing unit 15 groups the selected objects based on the shape of the input trajectory. The above is an example of a functional configuration realized in the CPU 100.

  Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. First, a method for selecting a photo to be printed and a setting method for setting the number of prints for the selected photo will be described with reference to FIG.

  Each rectangle represents a photo thumbnail. In the present embodiment, when setting the number of printed sheets different from that of other photographs, a trajectory having a different shape is drawn to select the target photograph. In FIG. 11, a locus of “◯ (circle)” indicated by reference numeral 900 and a locus of “Δ (triangle)” indicated by reference numeral 901 are drawn. Corresponding to these photo selection trajectories, photos are selected by being divided into “◯” group and “△” group. In this case, a photograph of the “◯” group is indicated by a rectangle indicated by 902, and a photograph of the “Δ” group is indicated by a rectangle indicated by 903. Here, the numeral “2” indicated by reference numeral 904 is drawn in the vicinity of the locus of “◯” shape, and the numeral “3” indicated by reference numeral 905 is drawn in the vicinity of the locus of “Δ” shape. As a result, the number of prints is set for each input trajectory having a similar shape (that is, for each group), the number of prints for the photos in the “◯” group is set to 2, and the number of prints for the photos in the “Δ” group is set. Three are set.

  In FIG. 11, the print number designation trajectories 904 and 905 are drawn near the center of the photo selection trajectory, and the group and the print number designation trajectory are associated with each other. However, both trajectories need only be located within a certain distance. It is not always necessary to draw at the position shown in the figure.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of data held in the RAM 102 according to the third embodiment.

  Most of the data held in the RAM 102 is the same as in the first embodiment, but the selected photo information 1002 is different from that in the first embodiment. Specifically, an area for storing a group number 1008 indicating the group number of the photo is provided corresponding to the photo ID 1007 and the number of printed sheets 1009.

  Next, an example of the flow of overall processing in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a process when the locus of coordinates is input by the user will be described.

  When this process starts, the information processing apparatus 10 first stores the trajectory data input by the user using the pointing device in the RAM 102 (step S1100). Then, the trajectory determination unit 11 compares the input trajectory with a predetermined second trajectory (in this case, a numerical trajectory), and determines whether or not they match (step S1101). Since this locus determination process is the same as that in FIG. 6 describing the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  If the input trajectory does not match the second trajectory as a result of the determination (NO in step S1102), the information processing apparatus 10 recognizes that the first trajectory has been input. Then, the object selection unit 12 searches for a photo that overlaps the input locus (step S1103), and stores the ID of the photo that overlaps the input locus in the RAM 102 (step S1104).

  Thereafter, the information processing apparatus 10 determines in the grouping processing unit 15 whether or not it is the first input locus. This determination is made based on information held in the selected photo information 1002 in the RAM 102. If it is the first input locus (YES in step S1105), the information processing apparatus 10 assigns an arbitrary group number to the photo selected by the current input locus in the grouping processing unit 15 (step S1106). This information is held as a group number in the selected photo information 1002 in the RAM 102. If it is not the first input trajectory (NO in step S1105), the information processing apparatus 10 causes the grouping processing unit 15 to select a predetermined similarity with the input trajectory stored in step S1000 from the photo trajectory shapes previously input. Search for a trajectory having (step S1107). This search is performed based on information held in the photo selection trajectory information 1000 in the RAM 102. The trajectory having a predetermined similarity may be a trajectory having a shape having the highest similarity, or may be a trajectory having a shape having a certain degree of similarity.

  Here, when a trajectory with a high degree of similarity is searched, the information processing apparatus 10 causes the grouping processing unit 15 to determine that a difference in similarity between the trajectory and the input trajectory stored in step S1000 is a predetermined threshold value. It is determined whether or not: If the difference is equal to or smaller than the threshold (YES in step S1108), the information processing apparatus 10 uses the grouping processing unit 15 to match the photograph selected in the current input locus with the locus photograph searched in step S1107. A group number is assigned (step S1109). On the other hand, if the difference in similarity exceeds the threshold (NO in step S1108), the information processing apparatus 10 uses the grouping processing unit 15 to assign all the photos that have been assigned so far to the photo selected in the current input locus. A number different from the group number is assigned (step S1110). This information is held as a group number in the selected photo information 1002 in the RAM 102.

  If the input trajectory matches the second trajectory as a result of the determination in step S1102 (YES in step S1102), the processing moves to FIG. 14, and the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether there is a photo already selected. Judging. If there is no selected photo (NO in step S1200), the process is terminated as it is. If there is a selected photo (YES in step S1200), the information processing apparatus 10 searches the process execution unit 13 for a photo selection locus that is closest to the input locus (step S1201). As a search method, it is conceivable to calculate the position of the center of gravity from the trajectory data of the print number designation trajectory and the photo selection trajectory stored in the RAM 102 and calculate the distance between the centroids of both trajectories. If the distance between them can be specified, the method is not particularly limited.

  Thereafter, the information processing apparatus 10 sets the number based on the input trajectory stored in step S1100 as the number of prints for the photos belonging to the group selected by the searched trajectory in the processing execution unit 13 (step S1202). ). The information processing apparatus 10 presents the number of sheets to the user in the presentation processing unit 14 (step S1203).

  Thereafter, in the previous embodiments, the processing has been completed. However, in the third embodiment, since a trajectory input from the user is accepted until the number of prints is designated for all groups (in step S1204). NO), the process returns to step S1100 again.

  In the process of step S1201 described above, the process of searching for the photo selection locus closest to the input locus (print number designation locus) and associating the two is performed, but other methods than those described above are also conceivable. . For example, there is a method of searching all photo selection trajectories within a certain distance from the input trajectory and setting the number of prints for them. Also, a method of searching all the photo selection trajectories that overlap with the input trajectory and setting the number of prints for them can be considered. In both methods, search processing is performed using the trajectory data (coordinates) of each trajectory held in the RAM 102. As is clear here, the selection trajectory associated with the processing trajectory is not necessarily limited to one, and may be associated with a plurality of selection trajectories depending on the embodiment and the required specifications.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, the objects are grouped for each shape of the first trajectory, and the process corresponding to the second trajectory is switched and executed for each object belonging to the group. As a result, the operability can be further improved, so that the man-hours and work time of the user during the coordinate input operation can be reduced.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, Embodiment 4 will be described. In the fourth embodiment, a case will be described as an example in which only the selection of a specific photo from the already selected photo group is cancelled. Since the configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Here, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 17. First, a method for selecting a photo to be printed will be described with reference to FIG.

  Each rectangle represents a photo thumbnail. A rectangle denoted by reference numeral 1300 indicates a photo thumbnail that has already been selected. The photo selection trajectory is a trajectory indicated by reference numerals 1301 to 1303. Here, consider a case where it is desired to cancel the selection of the photo corresponding to the photo selection trajectory 1302. In the fourth embodiment, a third trajectory (hereinafter referred to as a selection cancellation trajectory) 1304 is drawn on the photo selection trajectory 1302, thereby canceling the photo selection corresponding to the photo selection trajectory 1302, as indicated by reference numeral 1305. be able to.

  The shape of the selective cancellation locus shown in FIG. 15 is “× (punishment)”, but it is not necessarily limited to this shape, and the shape is not particularly limited. Further, the information on the selection cancellation trajectory is held in the RAM 102 in the same manner as each numerical trajectory. The selection cancellation trajectory and the photo selection trajectory need to be associated with each other. For this, the method used for associating each group with the print number designation trajectory may be applied. In the fourth embodiment, a case where a photo selection trajectory that overlaps with a selection cancel trajectory is canceled will be described.

  Next, an example of the overall processing flow in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a process when the locus of coordinates is input by the user will be described.

  When this process starts, the information processing apparatus 10 first stores the trajectory data input by the user using the pointing device in the RAM 102 (step S1400). Then, the trajectory determining unit 11 compares the input trajectory with a predetermined second trajectory (in this case, a numerical trajectory), and determines whether or not they match (step S1401). This locus determination process will be described later.

  As a result of the determination, if the input trajectory coincides with the second trajectory (YES in step S1402), the subsequent processing is the same as in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted. If the input trajectory does not match the second trajectory (NO in step S1402), the information processing apparatus 10 causes the trajectory determination unit 11 to select a third trajectory that is predetermined as the input trajectory (that is, the selection cancellation). (Trajectory) are compared with each other, and it is determined whether or not they match.

  Here, when it is not a selection cancellation | release locus | trajectory (it is NO at step S1403), the information processing apparatus 10 recognizes that the 1st locus | trajectory was input, and implements the process similar to Embodiment 1 after that (step S1404 and). Step S1405). On the other hand, if it is a selection cancellation trajectory (YES in step S1403), the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether the trajectory overlaps with any of the photo selection trajectories input so far. For this determination, the trajectory data (coordinates) of each trajectory stored in the RAM 102 may be used.

  If there is no overlapping trajectory as a result of the determination (NO in step S1406), the information processing apparatus 10 returns to the process in step S1400 again and accepts a trajectory input from the user. If there are overlapping trajectories (YES in step S1406), the information processing apparatus 10 deletes the information of the selected photo corresponding to the trajectory from the RAM 102 (step S1407), and then returns to the process of step S1400 again. A trajectory input from the user is accepted.

  Next, details of the trajectory determination process shown in step S1401 of FIG. 16 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, only differences from the locus determination process of FIG. 6 described in the first embodiment will be described. In the trajectory determination processing according to the fourth embodiment, the processing after the comparison with all the numerical trajectories is different from that of the first embodiment. That is, the processing after step S1506 is different.

  If the input trajectory does not match any numeric trajectory in the process of step S1504 (NO in step S1504), the information processing apparatus 10 compares the input trajectory with a predetermined selection cancellation trajectory (step S1506). . As a result, if the input trajectory is not the selection cancellation trajectory (NO in step S1507), the information processing apparatus 10 returns a value indicating a determination failure to the caller (step S1508), and ends this process. If the input locus is a selection cancellation locus (YES in step S1507), the information processing apparatus 10 returns a value indicating that it is a selection cancellation locus to the caller (step S1509), and then ends this process. To do.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to cancel the selection of an object once selected. As a result, the operability can be further improved, so that the man-hours and work time of the user during the coordinate input operation can be reduced.

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(A) If the trajectory drawn by the user as the first trajectory accidentally resembles the second trajectory, there may be a case where erroneous recognition occurs. For example, as shown in FIG. 18A, when a vertical line-shaped trajectory 1600 is input as a photo selection trajectory, the number “1” may be recognized and the print number setting process may be executed.

  In such a case, a contrivance is made such as not to set a monotonous shape trajectory that is likely to cause erroneous recognition when setting the print number designation trajectory in advance. For example, in this example, when “1” is set as the print number designation trajectory, as indicated by reference numeral 1601 in FIG. 18B, it is not a simple vertical line but a character with decorations on the top and bottom. Set. By setting in this way, the possibility of erroneous recognition as a photo selection trajectory can be greatly reduced.

  Alternatively, the user may be inquired whether the input trajectory is the first trajectory or the second trajectory before erroneous processing is executed. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, it is assumed that a photograph 1701 is selected by a photograph selection locus 1700. At this time, if the locus indicated by reference numeral 1702 is input, it is difficult to determine whether to set the number of printed photos 1701 that have already been selected to 1 or to select a new photo. In such a case, a threshold value is set for the degree of similarity when the input locus is identified as the second locus in the locus determination process. In addition, for example, even if the input trajectory is identified as the number “1” (second trajectory), the similarity between the input trajectory and the second trajectory held in the RAM is below the threshold value. Displays a dialog as indicated by reference numeral 1703. In this dialog, the user is prompted to select whether to select a photo or to set the number of printed photos. In response, the user makes a selection according to his / her intention.

  (B) In the above-described third embodiment, the method of grouping the photos according to the shape of the photo selection locus and specifying the number of prints for each group has been described. As a further application example of this embodiment, there is an example in which a process for assigning metadata is executed for each group of selected photos. For example, as shown in FIG. 20A, photo selection trajectories 1800 to 1802 are input to classify the selected photos into three types of groups. Subsequently, by drawing second trajectories 1803 to 1806 for assigning metadata, metadata is assigned to the photos belonging to each group. In this example, the metadata corresponding to the second trajectory “A” is assigned to the photos in the “◯” group, and the metadata corresponding to the second trajectory “B” is assigned to the photos in the “△” group. The metadata corresponding to both of the second trajectories “A” and “B” is attached to the photos of the group. Specific metadata includes, for example, information on a partner who wants to hand over a photo. In this case, it is necessary to associate the second trajectory “A” and “B” with each metadata. For this purpose, as shown in FIG. For example, a method of holding the contents in the RAM 102 in a table format may be used. Note that this associating operation may be performed in advance before selecting a photo, or may be performed after drawing the second locus on the photo.

  (C) In the above-described fourth embodiment, the method of canceling the selection of a photo corresponding to a specific photo selection trajectory from the already selected photo group has been described. Here, an example of canceling the photo selection in units of one sheet will be given. For example, let us consider a case where it is desired to cancel the selection of only one photo indicated by reference numeral 1900 when a photo is selected as shown in FIG. In this case, the selection cancellation trajectory for a single photo is determined in advance to the shape indicated by reference numeral 1901, and only when the trajectory is drawn on the selected specific photo, the selection of that single photo is canceled. Perform processing. As a result, the photo selection canceling operation can be performed in finer units.

  The above is an example of a typical embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the present invention. . For example, the above-described first to fourth embodiments and some or all of the other embodiments may be implemented in combination.

  It should be noted that the present invention can take the form of, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program, or recording medium. Specifically, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus composed of a single device.

  Further, the present invention achieves the functions of the embodiments by supplying a software program directly or remotely to a system or apparatus, and reading and executing the supplied program code by a computer incorporated in the system or apparatus. This includes cases where In this case, the supplied program is a computer program corresponding to the flowchart shown in the drawings in the embodiment.

  Accordingly, since the functions of the present invention are implemented by computer, the program code installed in the computer also implements the present invention. In other words, the present invention includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention. In that case, as long as it has the function of a program, it may be in the form of object code, a program executed by an interpreter, script data supplied to an OS (Operating System), or the like.

  Examples of the computer-readable recording medium for supplying the computer program include the following. For example, floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD- R).

  As another program supply method, a browser of a client computer is used to connect to a web page on the Internet, and the computer program of the present invention is downloaded from the web page to a recording medium such as a hard disk. In this case, the downloaded program may be a compressed file including an automatic installation function. It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from a different web page. That is, the present invention includes a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer.

  Further, the program of the present invention may be encrypted, stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, and distributed to users. In this case, a user who has cleared a predetermined condition is allowed to download key information for decryption from a web page via the Internet, execute a program encrypted using the key information, and install the program on the computer. You can also

  In addition to the functions of the above-described embodiment being realized by the computer executing the read program, the embodiment of the embodiment is implemented in cooperation with an OS or the like running on the computer based on an instruction of the program. A function may be realized. In this case, the OS or the like performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Furthermore, the program read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, so that part or all of the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized. May be. In this case, after a program is written to the function expansion board or function expansion unit, the CPU (Central Processing Unit) provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit is a part of the actual processing or based on the instructions of the program. Do everything.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information processing apparatus 11 Trajectory judgment part 12 Object selection part 13 Process execution part 14 Presentation process part 15 Grouping process part 100 CPU
101 ROM
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103 Storage Device 104 Pointing Device 105 Display 106 Bus

Claims (10)

Detecting means for detecting a position indicated by touching an array of one or more objects indicating electronic data displayed on the screen ;
Storage means for storing a plurality of trajectory shapes associated with a plurality of processes executed on the electronic data;
Determining means for determining whether or not the shape formed by the position detected by the detecting means matches any of a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage means;
In the arrangement, when the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit does not match any of the plurality of locus shapes stored in the storage unit, the detection unit There selection means for a selected state object displayed on the detected position,
When the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit matches any of the plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit, of the plurality of trajectory shapes, The processing stored in association with the trajectory shape that matches the shape formed by the position detected by the detection means is specified, and the specified processing is converted into electronic data indicated by the object selected by the selection means. An information processing apparatus comprising: execution means for executing the information processing apparatus.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the object is a thumbnail indicating photo data. The selection unit is configured so that the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit matches any of a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when an object is touched a plurality of times, an object displayed at a position detected by the detection unit is selected in response to the plurality of touches. The plurality of loci shape storage means stores the shape of the trajectory of two or more of the brush number included,
The determination unit is configured such that a shape formed by a combination of positions detected by the detection unit in response to the array being touched a plurality of times is a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus determines whether the number of strokes coincides with a trajectory shape corresponding to the number of touches. When the maximum number of strokes is N (N is a natural number) among the number of strokes of the plurality of locus shapes stored in the storage unit,
Each time the detection means detects a position in response to the touch of the array, the determination means stores a shape formed by a combination of positions detected by the detection means so far. 4. The determination as to whether or not the arrangement of the plurality of locus shapes matches the locus shape of the number of strokes according to the number of touches is repeated up to N times. The information processing apparatus described. The plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage means are trajectory shapes indicating any number of 1 to 9,
The determination unit is configured such that a shape formed by a position detected by the detection unit in response to the touch of the array once is one stroke number among a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit. It is determined whether or not it matches the trajectory shape of the number consisting of
The shape formed by the position detected by the detecting means in response to the touch of the array once is a numerical trajectory consisting of one stroke among a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage means. If it does not match the shape,
A shape formed by a combination of positions designated by two touches of the first touch and a next touch detected by the detection unit in response to the next touch of the array is the storage unit. 5. The information according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the field coincide with a numerical trajectory shape having two strokes. Processing equipment. The trajectory shape indicating any number from 1 to 9 stored in the storage unit is the number of times the number is specified for the electronic data indicated by the object selected by the selection unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the information processing apparatus is associated with a process that is repeated only. A detection step of detecting means, displayed on the screen, to detect the indicated position by touching one or array of objects indicating the electronic data,
A storage step of storing a plurality of trajectory shapes associated with a plurality of processes executed on the electronic data;
A determination step of determining whether or not the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit matches any of a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit;
In the arrangement, when the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit does not match any of the plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit , the selection unit a selection step of an object that the detection means is displayed on the position detected in the selected state,
The plurality of trajectories when the execution means determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection means matches any of the plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage means. of shape, to identify a process in which the detecting means is stored in association with the locus shape that matches the shape formed by the position detection, the specified process, the object to the selected state by the selection means An information processing apparatus control method comprising: an execution step executed on electronic data to be displayed. Computer
Detecting means for detecting a position indicated by touching an array of one or more objects indicating electronic data displayed on the screen ;
Storage means for storing a plurality of trajectory shapes associated with a plurality of processes executed on the electronic data;
Determining means for determining whether or not the shape formed by the position detected by the detecting means matches any of a plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage means;
In the arrangement, when the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit does not match any of the plurality of locus shapes stored in the storage unit, the detection unit There selection means for a selected state object displayed on the detected position,
When the determination unit determines that the shape formed by the position detected by the detection unit matches any of the plurality of trajectory shapes stored in the storage unit, of the plurality of trajectory shapes, The processing stored in association with the trajectory shape that matches the shape formed by the position detected by the detection means is specified, and the specified processing is converted into electronic data indicated by the object selected by the selection means. A program for functioning as an execution means for execution. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program according to claim 9.

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