JP2018106317A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control system which reduces the likelihood of partially hiding a setting item list by not displaying guidance for menu items understood by a user, out of menu items being focused when displaying guidance over a menu list.SOLUTION: The control system includes: registration means which registers a menu item with a menu of a plurality of items in response to a user operation; selection means which selects one of the plurality of menu items represented in the menu in response to a user operation; and display control means which controls display so that guidance for the selected menu item selected by the selection means is displayed in a part of the menu in the case of the selected menu being not registered by the registration means but the guidance for the selected menu item is not displayed in the case of the selected menu being registered by the registration means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to a device that displays guidance on a part of a menu screen.

  As an assist function for a user who does not have knowledge of device setting items, a function of displaying guidance for an item being focused (selected) is known. Also, if a display area dedicated to guidance is provided, the display area of the setting item list becomes narrow, so that the guidance is superimposed and displayed on the setting item list at a position that does not interfere with the display of the focused (selected) item. The function is known.

  In Patent Document 1, it is possible to set on / off of the guidance display, and it is proposed to replace the menu item at the bottom or top of the plurality of menu items displayed on one screen with guidance display. Yes.

JP 2011-039602

  However, in Patent Document 1, since a part of the menu item list is hidden by the guidance display, it is necessary to turn off the guidance display in order to confirm the entire menu item list during the guidance display.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to display a part of a menu item list by not displaying the guidance in the case of a menu item that the user understands when the guidance of the focused menu item is displayed superimposed on the menu list. It is to provide a control method that makes it less likely to hide.

The electronic apparatus of the present invention, a registration means for registering a menu item in response to a user operation in a menu composed of a plurality of items
Selecting means for selecting any one of a plurality of menu items displayed in the menu according to a user operation;
If the menu item selected by the selection means is not a menu item registered by the registration means, control is performed to display guidance on the selected menu item in a part of the menu,
When the menu item selected by the selection unit is a menu item registered by the registration unit, the display control unit controls to not display guidance regarding the selected menu item. To do.

  According to the present invention, since the menu item guidance that the user understands is not displayed, it is possible to realize a display in which a part of the setting item list is less likely to be hidden.

1 is an external view of an imaging apparatus (digital single-lens reflex camera) according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the imaging device shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of a menu screen. It is a flowchart of the guidance display displayed superimposed on a menu screen. It is a display example of a menu screen related to guidance display. It is a flowchart of the control method of a my menu setup tab. It is a flowchart of the control method of a setting menu.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[Example 1]
FIG. 1 is an external view of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment will be described by taking an imaging apparatus as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. Reference numeral 100 denotes an imaging apparatus main body. A liquid crystal display panel 130 displays images, various information, and a menu screen. That is, 130 is a specific display device corresponding to the display unit (226) of FIG. The operation units 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, and 127 represent specific operation members corresponding to the operation unit (227) of FIG.

  Reference numeral 110 denotes a menu button. Mainly used to display a menu screen on the display unit 226. Reference numeral 111 denotes a Q button. Reference numeral 112 denotes a playback button. Mainly used to display an image on the display unit 226. Reference numeral 113 denotes a set button. Mainly used to change or determine the set value. Reference numeral 114 denotes a main dial. Used mainly to move the focus in the horizontal direction. Reference numeral 115 denotes a sub dial. Used mainly to move the vertical focus. Reference numeral 120 denotes a cross button. 122, 123, 126, and 127 are collectively referred to as a cross button.

  Reference numeral 121 denotes an up / down button. 122 and 123 are collectively referred to as up and down buttons. Used mainly to move the vertical focus. Reference numeral 122 denotes an up button. Used mainly to move the focus in the upward direction. 123 represents a down button. Used mainly to move the focus downward. Reference numeral 125 denotes a left / right button. 126 and 127 are collectively referred to as left and right buttons. Used mainly to move the focus in the horizontal direction.

126 represents a left button. Used mainly to move the left focus. 127 represents a right button. FIG. 2 mainly used for moving the focus in the right direction shows a configuration of the imaging apparatus (100). The control unit (221) controls each unit of the imaging device (100) according to the input signal and a program described later. Note that instead of the control unit (221) controlling the entire apparatus, the entire apparatus may be controlled by a plurality of hardware sharing the processing. The image pickup apparatus (100) in the present embodiment can acquire image data by controlling a later-described image pickup unit (223) by the control unit (221). Further, it has a function of displaying a menu screen on the display unit (226) by operating the operation unit (227).

  Note that the liquid crystal display panel 130 of FIG. 1 is an example of the display unit (226). The menu screen is a screen that the control unit (221) displays on the display unit (226) when the menu button (110) is pressed by an operation of the operation unit (227) described later, and is acquired in the normal menu screen. There are menus for selecting the size of image data, setting the brightness of the liquid crystal display panel (130), selecting the language to be displayed, and the like, and the user operates the operation unit (227) to set the functions of the imaging apparatus (100). This is a screen that can be changed or executed.

  The imaging unit (223) performs an imaging process. The imaging process is a process of converting subject light imaged by a lens included in the imaging unit (223) into an electrical signal, performing noise reduction processing, and the like, and outputting digital data as image data. The captured image data is stored in the buffer memory, and then subjected to a predetermined calculation by the control unit (221), and is recorded on the recording medium (228).

  The non-volatile memory (224) is an electrically erasable / recordable non-volatile memory, and stores programs and settings to be described later executed by the control unit (221). The work memory (225) is a buffer memory that temporarily holds image data picked up by the image pickup unit (223), an image display memory of the display unit (226), and another memory via the communication unit (222). A buffer memory that temporarily holds data exchanged with the device, and used as a work area of the control unit (221).

  The operation unit (227) is used by the user to instruct the operation of the imaging apparatus (100). The operation unit (227) includes, for example, an operation member such as a menu button (110) for displaying the above-described menu screen, a cross button (122, 123, 126, 127) that receives an operation during screen display, and a touch panel.

  The display unit (226) displays a through image at the time of imaging, displays captured image data, and displays characters for interactive operation. In this embodiment, the control unit (221) controls the image data output from the imaging unit (223) to be continuously displayed on the display unit (226) while sequentially updating as a through image. Thereby, the image data imaged by the imaging unit (223) is sequentially displayed in real time on the display unit (226). Note that the display unit (226) does not need to be included in the imaging device (100), and the imaging device (100) can be connected to the display unit (226), and the display control function controls the display of the display unit (226). As long as it has at least.

  The communication unit (222) is a connection unit for communicating with an external device such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a so-called tablet device, or a printer. The communication unit (222) is also used when the imaging device (100) is connected to a network such as the Internet.

  The recording medium (228) can record the image data output from the imaging unit (223). Note that the recording medium (228) may be configured to be detachable from the imaging device (100), or may be incorporated in the imaging device (100). That is, the imaging device (100) only needs to have at least a means for accessing the recording medium (228). The above is the description of the imaging device (100).

  5-1 to 8 are menu display examples. FIG. 5A shows an example of a menu screen displayed on the display unit (226) when the menu button (110) is pressed. As shown in the drawing, the large tabs (510) are arranged in the horizontal direction from the top of the screen, and the black-painted portion indicates the large tab that is in focus. The list of small tabs belonging to the focused large tab is the small tab (520), and the black-painted portion indicates the small tab with the furcus.

  The list of menu items belonging to the currently focused small tab is the menu item (530), and the black portion indicates that the menu item is currently focused (531). Each small tab (520) has a menu item (530) belonging to each small tab, and a maximum of six menu items belong to one small tab. As many menu items (530) as the number of menu items belonging to the small tab are displayed in accordance with the focus movement of the small tab. The place where nothing is displayed at the bottom is a place (532) where menu items are not displayed but are treated as guidance display places.

  There are two positions for displaying guidance, the guidance display position displayed at the top of the screen is the upper guidance display position (553), and the guidance display position displayed at the bottom of the screen is the lower guidance display position (555). It is.

  The position (554) where the focused menu item (531) does not overlap the upper or lower guidance position is the position (554) where there is no overlap. The position without overlapping (554) can be divided into three groups. The first is to display the guidance on the lower side, the upper position where there is no overlap (556), the second is the position where the guidance display is determined based on the previous focus position, the position where the guidance display is indefinite (557), and three The eyes are the lower part (558) where the guidance is displayed on the upper side and there is no overlap.

  By providing the upper position (556) where there is no overlap and the lower position (558) where there is no overlap, the focused menu item (531) and the guidance (540) are not displayed adjacent to each other, improving the visibility. Connected. The control for determining the guidance display position will be described later with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5B is a guidance display example when the display position of the guidance (540) is the upper position (553). FIG. 5C is a guidance display example when the display position of the guidance (540) is the lower position (555). FIG. 5-4 shows an example of menu display for fixing the guidance display position to the lower position. Since the menu item (530) belonging to the small tab (520) being displayed does not overlap the lower guidance display position (555), the guidance display is fixed at the lower position.

  FIG. 5-5 shows an example of menu display when there is one menu item (530) belonging to the small tab (520) being displayed. In this embodiment, the guidance is displayed when the focus of the menu item that is not accompanied by the focus movement of the large tab (510) and the small tab (520) is displayed. However, when there is only one menu item, the timing of displaying the guidance. Since there is no, there is always guidance when there is only one.

  FIG. 5-6 shows an example of my menu display. The My Menu is a registration-type menu that allows the user to arbitrarily register menu items belonging to each tab other than the My Menu tab (511). Since the number of menu items increases with the advancement of camera functions, it is possible to quickly reach a desired menu item by registering frequently used menu items in the My Menu tab (511). When the user registers the My Menu item from the setting menu (562), it is displayed on the registered menu item (561).

  FIG. 5-7 shows an example of the My Menu Setup tab, which is a small tab including menu items for controlling the entire My Menu tab (511). In the initial state, the My Menu tab (511) includes only one small tab (520), and the My Menu tab (511) is a setting item for controlling the My Menu tab (511). All deletion (572) and all item deletion (573) are included.

  FIG. 5-8 shows an example of sub items of the setting menu (562) included in the added small tab. The setting menu includes selection items (581), selection and deletion (582), deletion of all items in the tab (583), deletion of the tab (584), which are setting items for controlling the My Menu small tab. .

  Next, a method for controlling the menu screen will be described using the flowchart of FIG. When the menu screen is not displayed on the display unit (226), in S301, the control unit (221) determines whether the menu button (110) is pressed by the user, and the menu button (110) is pressed. If YES in step S302, the flow advances to step S302. If not, the condition determination in step S301 is performed to check whether the menu button (110) is pressed again.

  In S302, the control unit (221) displays the menu screen (FIG. 5-1) on the display unit (226). In S303, the control unit (221) performs control related to the guidance display, and the process proceeds to S304. S303 will be described later with reference to FIG. In S304, the control unit (221) determines whether the user has pressed the Q button (111) or touched the large tab (510) on the touch panel. If they match, the process proceeds to S305. The process proceeds to S306.

  In S305, when the guidance (540) is displayed on the menu screen, the control unit (221) hides the guidance (540) and proceeds to S309. In S306, the control unit (221) determines whether the main dial (114) is operated by the user, the left / right button (125) is pressed, or the small tab (520) is touched on the touch panel, If they match, the process proceeds to S307, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to S312.

  In S307, when the guidance (540) is displayed on the menu screen, the control unit (221) hides the guidance (540) and proceeds to S308. In S308, the control unit (221) determines whether or not the large tab (510) has moved due to the focus movement of the small tab (520). If the large tab (510) has moved, the process proceeds to S309. If there is no change in the large tab (510), the process proceeds to S310. In S309, the control unit (221) updates the display accompanying the change of the large tab (510), and proceeds to S310.

  In S310, the control unit (221) updates the display accompanying the change of the small tab (520), and proceeds to S311. In step S311, the control unit (221) initializes the previous focus position setting and proceeds to step S314. In step S312, the control unit (221) is touched by a menu item other than the menu item focused on the touch panel by the user operating the sub dial (115), pressing the up / down button (121), or touching the touch panel. If they match, the process proceeds to S313, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to S316.

  In S313, when the guidance (540) is displayed on the menu screen, the control unit (221) hides the guidance (540) and proceeds to S314. In S314, the control unit (221) updates the display according to the change of the menu item to be focused, and in S315, the control unit (221) performs control related to the guidance display, and proceeds to S319. S315 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In S316, the control unit (221) determines whether the set button (113) is operated by the user or the menu item focused on the touch panel is touched. If they match, the process proceeds to S317. Advances to S321. In S317, when the guidance (540) is displayed on the menu screen, the control unit (221) hides the guidance (540) and proceeds to S318. In S318, the control unit (221) performs processing according to the focused menu item, and when the processing is completed and the original menu screen is displayed, the process proceeds to S320.

  In S319, the control unit (221) updates the previous focus position setting to the current focus position, and proceeds to S321. In S320, the control unit (221) performs control related to the guidance display, and proceeds to S319. S320 will be described later with reference to FIG. In S321, the control unit (221) determines whether the menu button (110) has been pressed by the user. If the menu button (110) has been pressed, the process proceeds to S322, and if not, the process proceeds to S303. In S322, the control unit (221) erases the display of the menu screen (FIG. 5-1) of the display unit (226) and ends the process.

  Next, details of the guidance display processing (S303, S315, S320) will be described using the flowchart of FIG. Here, the process of displaying the guidance (540) on the display unit (226) is performed.

  In S400, the control unit (221) determines whether the focus is on the My Menu tab and the My Menu item registered by the user. If not matched, the process proceeds to S401, and if matched, the process ends. That is, the guidance is not displayed when the user has registered the My Menu item on the My Menu tab. In step S401, the control unit (221) determines whether the previous operation by the user is a focus movement of a menu item that does not accompany tab movement. If they do not match, the process proceeds to step S402. If they match, the process proceeds to step S403.

  In S402, the control unit (221) determines the number of menu items being displayed. If there is only one, the process proceeds to S408, and if there are two or more, the process ends. FIG. 5-5 is a menu display example when the number of menu items is one. In S403, the control unit (221) determines whether or not the guidance display position for the currently focused menu item is fixed to the lower side. If it is fixed to the lower side, the process proceeds to S408, and if not, the process proceeds to S404.

  In S404, the control unit (221) determines whether or not the guidance display location for the currently focused menu item is fixed on the upper side. If it is fixed on the upper side, the process proceeds to S407. If not, the process proceeds to S405. In S405, the control unit (221) determines whether or not the previous focus position is located above the current focus position. If they match, the process proceeds to S407, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to S408. The determination formula for obtaining the focus position to reach S405 is as follows.

G + S <n ≦ M− (G + S)
G: Number of lines necessary to display the explanatory text S: Minimum number of lines between the display location of the explanatory text and the selected menu item 0 ≦ S ≦ (M− (M mod 2)) ÷ 2) −G
n: Position of the menu item being selected M: Maximum number of menu items on the screen (this menu item can be used for purposes other than menu items)

In this embodiment, G = 2, S = 1, and M = 7 (the number obtained by adding the number of rows 530 and 532 in FIG. 5).
3 <n ≦ 4
That is, when the item in the fourth row is focused, control for determining the guidance display position with reference to the previous focus position is performed.

According to the determination formula described above, the determination formula of S403 is G + S ≧ n, that is, 3 ≧ n
The determination formula of S404 is M− (G + S) <n, that is, 4 <n.
It becomes.
The value of S is
0 ≦ S ≦ (7− (7 mod 2)) ÷ 2) −2 That is, 0 ≦ S ≦ 1
It becomes.

  In the present embodiment, S = 1 is set in consideration of the improvement in visibility by not displaying the menu item (553) and the guidance (540) being focused on adjacent to each other, but S = 0 may be set.

  In S406, the control unit (221) proceeds to S407 if the previous focus position is above the currently focused position, and proceeds to S408 if it is below. In S407, the control unit (221) displays guidance on the upper side and proceeds to S409. An example of the menu displayed when the guidance is displayed on the upper side is the above-described FIG. In S408, the control unit (221) displays guidance on the lower side and proceeds to S409. FIG. 5-3 is an example of a menu displayed when guidance is displayed on the lower side.

  In S409, the control unit (221) hides the guidance after a predetermined time has elapsed, and ends the process. If the user operates before a certain time elapses, the guidance is hidden by the processing of S305, S307, S313, S317, etc. of FIG. 3 described above, so nothing is processed in the process of hiding the guidance after a certain time elapses. It will be.

[Example 2]
1 to 3 and FIG. 5 have the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the determination in S400 is different from that in the first embodiment. Since the steps other than S400 have the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  In step S400, the control unit (221) determines whether or not the menu item included in the my menu item list is in focus. If the menu item does not match, the process proceeds to step S401. That is, the menu items registered in the My Menu by the user do not display guidance including the menu items existing in addition to the My Menu tab. Addition and deletion to the my menu item list will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  Next, a method for controlling each setting item included in the My Menu Setup tab (FIGS. 5-7) will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In step S601, the control unit (221) determines whether the addition of a my menu tab (571) has been executed. If they match, the process proceeds to step S602, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to step S603. In S602, the control unit (221) adds one small tab to the My Menu tab and ends the process.

  In step S603, the control unit (221) determines whether all deletion (572) of the my menu tab has been executed. If they match, the process proceeds to step S604, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to step S606. In step S604, the control unit (221) deletes all menu item names included in the my menu item list, and the process advances to step S605. In step S605, the control unit (221) deletes small tabs other than the my menu setup tab from the my menu tab (511), and ends the process.

  In step S606, the control unit (221) determines whether all item deletion (573) has been executed. If they match, the process proceeds to step S607, and if they do not match, the process ends. In step S607, the control unit (221) deletes all menu item names included in the my menu item list, and the process advances to step S608. In step S608, the control unit (221) deletes the menu item registered by the user displayed on the my menu tab (511) and ends the process.

  Next, a control method of each setting item included in the setting menu (562) will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In step S701, the control unit (221) determines whether registration item selection (581) has been executed. If they match, the process proceeds to step S702. If they do not match, the process proceeds to step S705. In step S <b> 702, the control unit (221) displays menu items that can be registered in the my menu tab, and the process advances to step S <b> 703.

  In step S703, the control unit (221) registers the menu item selected from the menu items that can be registered by the user in the current My Menu small tab, and the process advances to step S704. In step S <b> 704, the control unit (221) registers the menu item selected from the menu items that can be registered by the user in the my menu item list, and ends the process.

  In step S <b> 705, the control unit (221) determines whether selection and deletion (582) have been executed. If they match, the process proceeds to step S <b> 706, and if not, the process proceeds to step S <b> 709. In S706, the control unit (221) displays the menu items registered in the current My Menu small tab, and proceeds to S703. In step S <b> 707, the control unit (221) deletes the menu item registered in the current my menu small tab from the my menu item list by the user, and proceeds to step S <b> 708. In S708, the control unit (221) deletes the menu item selected from the menu items registered in the current My Menu small tab by the user from the current small tab, and ends the process.

  In step S709, the control unit (221) selects and determines whether all items in the tab have been deleted (583). If they match, the process proceeds to step S710. If they do not match, the process proceeds to step S712. In S710, the control unit (221) deletes all the menu items registered in the current My Menu small tab from the My Menu Item List, and proceeds to S711. In step S711, the control unit (221) deletes all menu items registered in the current my menu small tab from the current small tab and ends the process.

  In S712, the control unit (221) selects and determines whether or not all items in the tab have been deleted (583). If they match, the process proceeds to S713, and if they do not match, the process ends. In step S713, the control unit (221) deletes all menu items registered in the current my menu small tab from the my menu item list, and the process advances to step S714. In step S <b> 714, the control unit (221) deletes the current my menu small tab and ends the process.

  In the second embodiment, along with the deletion of the menu item from the My Menu, the item is also deleted from the My Menu Item List and handled as a menu item that the user does not understand. However, even if the menu item is deleted, it is not deleted from the list. Alternatively, the menu item may be handled as a menu item understood by the user. In such a configuration, the processing of S604, S607, S707, S710, and S713 for deleting the menu item from the my menu item list may be eliminated.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary.

  Note that the various controls described as being performed by the control unit (221) may be performed by a single piece of hardware, or may be performed by a plurality of pieces of hardware that control the entire apparatus. Good.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail based on the preferred embodiments thereof, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention are also included in the present invention. included. Furthermore, each embodiment mentioned above shows only one embodiment of this invention, and it is also possible to combine each embodiment suitably.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to an imaging apparatus has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and an electronic device that allows a user to set menu items to be displayed in a menu list. It is applicable to any device. That is, the present invention includes a personal computer, a PDA, a mobile phone terminal, a portable image viewer, a printer device including a display, a digital photo frame, a music player, a game machine, an electronic book reader, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a projection device, and a display. It can be applied to home appliances and in-vehicle devices.

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The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program This process can be realized. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

100 Imaging Device Main Body 130 Display Device 110 Menu Button

Claims (7)

A registration means for registering a menu item in response to a user operation in a menu including a plurality of items;
Selecting means for selecting any one of a plurality of menu items displayed in the menu according to a user operation;
If the menu item selected by the selection means is not a menu item registered by the registration means, control is performed to display guidance on the selected menu item in a part of the menu,
When the menu item selected by the selection unit is a menu item registered by the registration unit, the display control unit controls to not display guidance regarding the selected menu item. Electronic equipment. Means for storing the menu items registered by the user as menu items understood by the user;
The control method according to claim 1, wherein the menu item having the same item name as the menu item understood by the user does not display the guidance (540). When the menu item registered by the user is deleted,
The control method according to claim 2, wherein the control item is deleted from the menu item understood by the user. When the menu item registered by the user is deleted,
The control method according to claim 2, wherein the control item is not deleted from the menu items understood by the user. A registration step for registering a menu item in response to a user operation in a menu including a plurality of items;
A selection step of selecting any one of a plurality of menu items displayed in the menu according to a user operation;
If the menu item selected by the selection step is not a menu item registered by the registration step, control is performed so that guidance regarding the selected menu item is displayed on a part of the menu.
When the menu item selected by the selection step is a menu item registered by the registration step, a display control step for controlling not to display guidance regarding the selected menu item is provided. To control electronic equipment.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the electronic device as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.