JP5618858B2 - Display device, communication device, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device, a communication device, and a program.

  A technique for changing an image according to the behavior of an object touching the screen of a display device is known. For example, a function of scrolling an image in a direction in which a fingertip is slid on the screen is typical. As a technique related to this type of function, Patent Document 1 proposes changing the scrolling speed in accordance with the strength of the pressing force applied to the screen when the fingertip is slid. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228867 proposes changing the amount of scroll movement according to the speed at which the stylus pen slides on the screen.

JP 2009-99057 A JP 2003-330613 A

By the way, as one of the functions for scrolling an image, a function called flick for scrolling an image in a direction in which the fingertip is paid on the screen is known. With this function, the operation of paying your fingertips can be done in an instant, but even after you release your fingertips from the screen, scrolling continues for a set amount, and it feels as if inertia is acting on the image, A comfortable operation feeling can be obtained. However, since the amount of scrolling performed in one flick is finite, in the case of a long image such as several tens or hundreds of the screen length, flicking is repeated many times before reaching the desired area. Sometimes you have to repeat. In that case, there is a tendency that the user hurries ahead and repeatedly flicks before scrolling stops.
An object of the present invention is to improve the operational feeling when flicking is repeated while scrolling an image.

The invention according to claim 1 includes a screen, display means for displaying an image based on display data on the screen, detection means for detecting a flick operation instructing scrolling of the image on the screen, and the detection means. if the flick operation is detected, the flick the showing the scroll means by a first scroll amount in the direction indicated by the flick operation to scroll the image, the same direction as the scroll during execution of the scroll by said scroll means When the motion is detected by the detection means, the scroll means is controlled to newly execute a scroll in the same direction as the scroll being executed and having a scroll amount larger than that of the scroll being executed. There is provided a display device characterized by having a control means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the display device according to the first aspect, the control means causes the scroll means to newly execute a scroll with an increased scroll amount and scroll speed than the scroll being executed. It is characterized by controlling.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the display device according to the first or second aspect, when the flicking operation indicating a direction opposite to the scroll is detected by the detecting unit during the scrolling by the scrolling unit. And reverse scroll means for scrolling the image by the first scroll amount in a direction opposite to the scroll being executed.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the display device according to the first or second aspect, the stop instruction detecting means for detecting an operation for instructing the stop of the scroll on the screen, and during the scrolling by the scroll means. When the stop instruction detecting means detects an operation for instructing to stop, a stop means for stopping the scroll being executed, and when the scroll is stopped by the stop means, the scroll amount is set to the first scroll amount. And setting means for setting to.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the display device according to the first or second aspect, the control unit causes the detection unit to perform a plurality of flick operations that indicate the same direction as the scroll during the scrolling by the scroll unit. When the number of times is detected, the scroll amount or the scroll speed is changed in accordance with the length of the time interval of the flick operation.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the display device according to the first or second aspect, the control means causes the detection means to perform a plurality of the flick operations indicating the same direction as the scroll during the execution of the scroll by the scroll means. If the fluctuation width of the time interval of the flick operation is less than the threshold value when the number of times is detected, the scrolling is continued at the same speed as the scroll being executed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the display device according to the first or second aspect, the control unit changes a scroll amount or a scroll speed according to a type of an image included in the display data. .
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the display device according to the first or second aspect, the control means changes a scroll amount or a scroll speed in accordance with an amount of a specific type of image included in the display data. It is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 9 provides a communication device comprising receiving means for receiving the display data via a mobile communication network and the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display means for causing a computer to display an image based on display data on a screen of a display device, a detection means for detecting a flick operation instructing scrolling of the image on the screen, and the detection shown when the flick operation is detected by means, and a scroll means for scrolling the first scroll amount only the image in the direction indicated by the flick operation, the same direction as the scroll during execution of the scroll by said scroll means When the flicking operation is detected by the detecting means, the scroll means is newly executed to perform scrolling in the same direction as the scroll being executed and having a scroll amount increased as compared with the scroll being executed. A program to function as a control means to control

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operational feeling when flicking is repeated while scrolling an image.

2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a communication terminal 100. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a display unit 108. FIG. It is sectional drawing in the II line | wire of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the definition of coordinates on a screen 207. It is a figure which shows the outline of the process which the display control part 200 performs. It is a figure which shows the process in step A07 of FIG. 5 in detail.

(1) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(1.1) Configuration

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the communication terminal 100. The communication terminal 100 is a mobile phone, for example. The communication terminal 100 performs a call and packet communication by connecting to a mobile communication network including a base station, an exchange, a relay device, etc., but the mobile communication network is not directly related to the contents of the present invention. Therefore, the description is omitted.
The communication terminal 100 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, a packet communication unit 103, a call unit 104, a microphone 105, a speaker 106, an operation unit 107, a display unit 108, an antenna 109, and an IC (Integrated Circuit) card terminal 110.
The control unit 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the CPU executes an OS (Operating System) stored in the ROM so that the communication terminal 100 Control the behavior.

The storage unit 102 is, for example, a semiconductor memory that retains storage even when power is not supplied, and stores application programs, data received via a mobile communication network, and the like. As one of the application programs, a browser program for causing the communication terminal 100 to function as a WWW (World Wide Web) browser is stored.
The packet communication unit 103 is a communication interface for connecting the communication terminal 100 to a mobile communication network and performing packet communication. The packet communication unit 103 generates a packet based on the data supplied from the CPU 101, and transmits this packet to the base station via the antenna 109. Further, when the packet transmitted from the base station is received by the antenna 109, the packet communication unit 103 connects the packets and supplies them to the CPU 101.

The call unit 104 is a communication interface for connecting the communication terminal 100 to a mobile communication network and performing a call. The microphone 105 supplies an audio signal representing the input audio to the call unit 104, and the call unit 104 transmits this audio signal to the base station. In addition, the communication unit 104 supplies the audio signal received from the base station to the speaker 106, and the speaker 106 converts the audio signal into audio and outputs it.
The IC card 111 is a storage medium that is called a UIM (User Identity Module), a USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module), or the like and has an IC chip embedded in a resin plate that retains memory even when power is not supplied. The IC card 111 is loaned from the communication carrier to a user who has signed a contract regarding the use of the mobile phone with the communication carrier. The IC card 111 stores a user identifier for uniquely identifying a user, a carrier identifier for uniquely identifying a communication carrier, a telephone number, and the like. When the IC card 111 is inserted into the IC card terminal 110 and the power is turned on, the control unit 101 permits a call or packet communication.

The display unit 108 is a display device that displays an image based on display data, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display device. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the display unit 108. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. On the glass substrate 204, A scanning lines 201 and B data lines 202 are formed (A and B are positive integers). Each of the scanning lines 201 and each of the data lines 202 are orthogonal to each other, and a pixel circuit 203 is provided at each intersection of the scanning lines 201 and the data lines 202.
The display control unit 200 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and controls the operation of the display unit 108 by the CPU executing a display control program stored in the ROM.

  The image memory 214 stores display data representing the gradation of the pixels constituting the image. The scanning line driving circuit 211 selects the scanning lines 201 one by one in order at a fixed time interval, the active scanning signal is applied to the selected scanning line 201, and the inactive scanning signal is applied to the other scanning lines 201. Supply. The display control unit 200 reads display data corresponding to the pixel circuit 203 on the scanning line 201 selected by the scanning line driving circuit 211 from the image memory 214 and supplies the read display data to the data line driving circuit 212. The data line driving circuit 212 supplies a voltage corresponding to the gradation indicated by the display data supplied from the display control unit 200 to each of the pixel circuits 203 on the scanning line 201 selected by the scanning line driving circuit 211. Apply via. The light emitted from the light source 205 is transmitted through the glass substrate 204, and the pixel circuit 203 transmits this light with a transmittance determined according to the applied voltage. In this way, pixels based on the display data are displayed at positions corresponding to the pixel circuits 203. By repeating the above processing, the image is updated at regular time intervals. If the time required to update an image for one screen is (1 / C) seconds (C is a positive number), the image is updated C times per second.

The entire region where the pixel circuit 203 is formed is covered with the touch panel 206. The touch panel 206 is a capacitive touch panel, for example, and is formed by forming a conductive transparent film on a glass substrate. The upper surface of the touch panel 206 in FIG. When the object touches the screen 207, the display control unit 200 detects a change in capacitance between the film and the object, thereby specifying a region where the object is in contact. When the touch panel 206 is an electrostatic induction method, any object that contacts the screen 207 may have any conductivity as long as the human body, but in this embodiment, the screen is touched with a fingertip.
By providing the touch panel 206, the display unit 108 also has the function of the operation unit 107 for operating the communication terminal 100. Specifically, the display control unit 200 supplies display data for displaying an image of the operation element to the display unit 108. Then, an image of the operation element is displayed on the display unit 108, and when the user touches a desired operation element with a fingertip, the display control unit 200 specifies an area on the touch panel 206 that is touched by the fingertip. Is specified based on the display data, and a command corresponding to the operator is output to each unit of the communication terminal 100.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the definition of coordinates on the screen 207. In the present embodiment, the upper left corner of the screen 207 is the origin, the horizontal direction is the x axis (right direction is positive), and the vertical direction is the y axis (down direction is positive). The unit of the coordinate value is the number of pixels counted from the origin. That is, the coordinate value of the pixel at the upper left corner is (x, y) = (1, 1). Similarly, the upper right corner is (x, y) = (B, 1), the lower left corner is (x, y) = (1, A), and the lower right corner is (x, y) = (B, A). It is. A series of pixels on the same y coordinate is called a line. That is, the number of lines on the screen 207 is the same as the number of scanning lines 201 and is A. Further, the length of the screen 207 in the y direction is referred to as one screen length.

  The coordinates on the image represented by the display data are also defined in the same manner as described above. Here, the coordinates on the image are coordinates in an image in which all pixels defined by certain display data are developed on a virtual plane. Since the number of image lines varies for each display data, the entire image represented by the display data may not be displayed on the screen 207 at a time. Therefore, it is necessary to determine which part of the image represented by the display data is to be displayed. The display control unit 200 controls which part of the image represented by the display data is displayed on the display unit 108 using the pointer P. The pointer P indicates the y coordinate on the image represented by the display data. In the initial state, the display control unit 200 sets the pointer P to 1, and sets (x, y) = (1, 1) as the head (1 (C × A)) in order of one line every second. The display data is read and the read display data is supplied to the data line driving circuit 212.

  The display control unit 200 controls the display of an image on the display unit 108 based on the behavior of the fingertip that has touched the screen 207. Specifically, the display control unit 200 specifies the position of the fingertip when detecting that the fingertip touches the screen 207. For example, a rectangular centroid circumscribing a region in contact with the fingertip is calculated, and this centroid is set as the position of the fingertip. The display control unit 200 repeatedly calculates the fingertip position every (1 / C) seconds, calculates the fingertip displacement and moving speed on the screen 207 based on the calculated position, and sets the calculated moving speed to the calculated moving speed. Based on this, display of the image is controlled. The contents of display control are classified as follows.

(A) Tap
A tap indicates an operation of hitting the screen 207 with a fingertip. An example of control when a tap is detected is shown. When a tap on any of the menus displayed on the display unit 108 is detected, the display control unit 200 executes a process associated with the item in advance.
(I) Touch
The touch refers to an operation of continuously touching the screen 207 for a certain period or longer without moving the fingertip on the screen 207. An example of control when a touch is detected is shown. When a touch on any of the call histories displayed in a list on the display unit 108 is detected, the display control unit 200 displays a menu for selecting a process for the history. Let For example, items such as “add to phone book” and “delete from call history” are displayed. And if the tap with respect to any item is detected, the display control part 200 will perform the process corresponding to the tapped item.

(C) Drag
Dragging refers to an operation of sliding a fingertip on the screen 207. When dragging is detected, the display control unit 200 scrolls the image in the same direction as the y component of the fingertip speed at the same speed as the y component.
(D) Flick
A flick refers to an operation of paying a fingertip on the screen 207. When a flick is detected, the display control unit 200 scrolls the image in the same direction as the y component of the fingertip speed. The display control unit 200 determines whether the action of the fingertip is flicking or dragging according to the magnitude of the y component of the fingertip speed. Specific control contents will be described later.

  In the above (c) and (d), an example in which an image is scrolled in the y direction is shown. However, in this example, display data is displayed as in a case where a document is displayed by document browsing software such as a WWW browser. This corresponds to the case where the length in the y direction of the image represented by is longer than one screen length. On the other hand, when the length of the image represented by the display data in the x direction is longer than the length of the screen 207 in the x direction, the image is scrolled in the x direction. Note that the scroll in the y direction and the scroll in the x direction differ only in direction, and the content of the processing is substantially the same. In this embodiment, only the case of scrolling the image in the y direction will be described.

(1.2) Operation The operation shown below is an operation that is performed by the display control unit 200 when the user performs some operation by bringing the fingertip into contact with the screen 207 during image display.
When it is detected that the user's fingertip touches the screen 207, the display control unit 200 executes the following process based on the display control program. That is, the display control program is an event-driven program.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an outline of processing executed by the display control unit 200. The process shown in the figure is a process for determining which of the above operations (a) to (d) is performed on the screen 207.
In step A01, the display control unit 200 determines whether or not the action of the fingertip on the screen 207 is a flick. Specifically, the display control unit 200 determines whether or not the magnitude of the y component of the fingertip speed on the screen 207 is equal to or greater than a first threshold value. Here, the first threshold is a positive number. If the magnitude of the y component of the fingertip speed is greater than or equal to the first threshold (step A01: YES), it is determined that the operation is a flick, and the process proceeds to step A07. If the magnitude of the y component of the fingertip speed is less than the first threshold (step A01: NO), the process proceeds to step A02. The process of step A07 will be described later.

In step A02, the display control unit 200 determines whether or not the fingertip operation on the screen 207 is a drag. Specifically, the display control unit 200 determines whether or not the magnitude of the y component of the fingertip speed on the screen 207 is greater than or equal to the second threshold value. Here, the second threshold value is a positive number smaller than the first threshold value. If the magnitude of the y component of the fingertip speed is greater than or equal to the second threshold (step A02: YES), it is determined that the operation is a drag, and the process proceeds to step A06. If the magnitude of the y component of the fingertip speed is less than the second threshold (step A02: NO), the process proceeds to step A03.
In step A06, the display control unit 200 executes a process corresponding to the drag as described in (c) above.

In step A03, the display control unit 200 determines whether or not the fingertip operation on the screen 207 is a touch. Specifically, the display control unit 200 determines whether or not the length of the period during which the fingertip touches the screen 207 is equal to or greater than the third threshold value. Here, the third threshold value is a positive number. If the length of the period during which the fingertip is in contact is greater than or equal to the third threshold (step A03: YES), it is determined that the operation is a touch, and the process proceeds to step A05. If the length of the period during which the fingertip is in contact is less than the third threshold (step A03: NO), it is determined that the operation is a tap, and the process proceeds to step A04.
In step A04, the display control unit 200 executes a process corresponding to the tap as illustrated in (A) above.
In step A05, the display control unit 200 executes a process corresponding to a touch, as illustrated in (A) above.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing in detail the processing in step A07 of FIG. The figure includes processing for determining the scroll amount and scroll speed of scrolling to be executed in response to a flick. Further, the scroll amount and the scroll speed are changed according to the number of flicks performed during the execution of scrolling. Details are as follows.
In step B01, the display control unit 200 determines whether scrolling is in progress. Specifically, the display control unit 200 refers to a flag F indicating whether scrolling is being performed. The initial value of the flag F is 0, which indicates that scrolling is not in progress. When the flag F is 1, it indicates that scrolling is in progress. If the result of this determination is that scrolling is in progress (step B01: YES), the process proceeds to step B02. If scrolling is not in progress (step B01: NO), the process proceeds to step B04.

(1.2.1) When flicking is performed while not scrolling When flicking is performed while scrolling is not being performed, the flag F is set to an initial value, that is, 0. Determination is made and the process proceeds to step B04.
In step B04, the display control unit 200 rewrites the flag F to 1. Further, the display control unit 200 initializes the counter n to 0. The counter n indicates the number of flicks performed during scrolling. That is, when a flick is performed while not being scrolled, the flag F is rewritten to 1 and the counter n is initialized to 0 with the flick as a trigger.

スクロール中でない状態でフリックが行われた場合、ｎ＝０であるから、スクロール量Ｌ（０）＝Ｍ又は−Ｍとなる。
なお、Ｌ（ｎ）の計算結果が整数でない場合には、小数部分の切り捨て等によりＬ（ｎ）を整数にする。 In step B06, the display control unit 200 calculates the scroll amount L (n) by the following equation. Here, the scroll amount L (n) represents the number of lines.

When flicking is performed while not scrolling, since n = 0, the scroll amount L (0) = M or −M.
When the calculation result of L (n) is not an integer, L (n) is made an integer by rounding down the decimal part.

スクロール中でない状態でフリックが行われた場合、ｎ＝０であるから、ポインタ増分ΔＰ（０）＝Ｎ又は−Ｎとなる。
なお、ΔＰ（ｎ）の計算結果が整数でない場合には、小数部分の切り捨て等によりΔＰ（ｎ）を整数にする。 Further, the display control unit 200 calculates a pointer increment ΔP (n) by the following equation. The pointer increment ΔP (n) is the amount of movement of the pointer P for (1 / C) seconds. That is, the pointer increment ΔP (n) is, in other words, the scroll speed.

When flicking is performed while not scrolling, since n = 0, pointer increment ΔP (0) = N or −N.
If the calculation result of ΔP (n) is not an integer, ΔP (n) is made an integer by rounding down the decimal part.

Subsequently, the display control unit 200 repeats the processing from steps B07 to B09 every (1 / C) seconds.
In step B07, the display control unit 200 adds the pointer increment ΔP (n) to the pointer P.
In step B08, the display control unit 200 reads display data for one line every (1 / (C × A)) seconds starting from (x, y) = (1, P + ΔP (n)), and the data line This is supplied to the drive circuit 212.
In step B09, the display control unit 200 determines whether or not the cumulative value of the pointer increment ΔP (n) added to the pointer P after the previous flick has reached the scroll amount L (n), and the cumulative value is scrolled. If the amount L (n) has not been reached (step B09: NO), the process returns to step B07, and the processes from step B07 to B09 are repeated. In this way, even after the fingertip has left the screen 207, scrolling is continued until scrolling of the scroll amount L (n) is completed.
On the other hand, if the cumulative value of the pointer increment ΔP (n) after the previous flick has reached the scroll amount L (n) (step B09: YES), the process proceeds to step B10, and the display control unit 200 sets the flag F to 0. Rewrite and finish the process. That is, when the scrolling determined by the scroll amount L (n) is completed, the flag F is rewritten to 0.

(1.2.2) When flicking in the same direction as the scroll being performed is performed Next, a case where a flick is performed during the scrolling will be described. When any operation is performed on the screen 207 during scrolling, the display control unit 200 aborts the process being executed based on the display control program, and newly starts the process from step A01 in FIG.
Here, an operation when a flick in the same direction as the scroll being executed is performed will be described. When a flick in the same direction as the scroll being executed is performed, the display control unit 200 is a scroll in the same direction as the scroll being executed, and the scroll has an increased scroll amount and scroll speed than the scroll being executed. Is executed anew. The details of the processing are as follows.
If a flick is performed during scrolling, the determination in step A01 is YES, and the process proceeds to step A07. Since the flag F is set to 1, YES is determined in step B01, and the process proceeds to step B02.
In step B02, the display control unit 200 determines whether or not the flick direction is a direction corresponding to the scroll being executed. Specifically, the sign of the y component of the fingertip speed and the sign of the scroll amount L (n) are compared, and if they are different from each other, it is determined that the flick direction corresponds to the scroll being executed. To do. For example, if the scroll is upward, the scroll amount L (n) is positive. If the new flick is upward, the sign of the y component of the fingertip speed is negative. In this case, since the sign of the y component of the fingertip speed is different from the sign of the scroll amount L (n), it is determined that the flick direction is the direction corresponding to the scroll being executed (step B02: YES), and step Proceed to B03.

In step B03, the display control unit 200 adds 1 to the counter n. As described above, the counter n represents the number of flicks performed during image scrolling, and the counter n is 1 when the first flick is performed during scrolling.
In Step B06, the display control unit 200 calculates the scroll amount L (n) and the pointer increment ΔP (n) using Equation 1.
Then, the display control unit 200 repeats the processing from steps B07 to B09 every (1 / C) seconds.

  That is, each time the display control unit 200 detects a flick in the direction corresponding to the scroll being executed, the display control unit 200 newly sets a scroll amount that is R times the scroll amount set at the time of the previous flick, and the previous flick. At this time, a pointer increment R times the pointer increment set at the time is newly set, and scrolling is newly executed in the same direction as the scroll being executed according to the scroll amount and the pointer increment. For example, if R = 1.5, if a flick in the same direction as the scroll being executed is detected once, a new pointer increment ΔP (1) = 1.5 × N and a scroll amount L (1) = Scroll 1.5xM. If a second flick is detected, scrolling is newly performed with a pointer increment ΔP (2) = 2.25 × N and a scroll amount L (2) = 2.25 × M. If a third flick is detected, a new pointer increment ΔP (3) = 3.375 × N and a scroll amount L (3) = 3.375 × M is performed, and so on. .

(1.2.3) When flicking in the opposite direction to the scroll is performed during scrolling Next, the operation when the flicking in the opposite direction to the scroll being performed is performed will be described. When flicking in the direction opposite to the scroll being executed is performed, the display control unit 200 sets the scroll amount and the scroll speed to initial values, and executes scroll scrolling in the direction opposite to the scroll being executed. The details of the processing are as follows.
If a flick is performed during scrolling, the determination in step A01 is YES, and the process proceeds to step A07. Since the flag F is set to 1, YES is determined in step B01, and the process proceeds to step B02.
In step B02, the display control unit 200 determines whether or not the flick direction is a direction corresponding to the scroll being executed. For example, if the scroll being executed is upward, the scroll amount L (n) is positive. If the flick performed during scrolling is downward, the sign of the y component of the fingertip speed is positive. In this case, since the sign of the y component of the fingertip speed and the sign of the scroll amount L (n) are the same, it is determined that the flick direction corresponds to the opposite direction to the scroll being executed (step B02: NO). The process proceeds to step B05.
In step B05, the display control unit 200 initializes the counter n to 0, and proceeds to step B06. In this case, since n = 0, the scroll amount and the pointer increment are set to initial values. However, since the sign of the y component of the fingertip speed is inverted, the scroll direction is reversed. For example, if the fingertip is paid downward during an upward scroll, the y component of the fingertip speed is positive, so that the scroll amount L (0) = − M, the pointer increment ΔP (0) = − N, and the downward Scrolling is executed.

(1.2.4) When stopping scrolling When a tap or touch is performed during scrolling (step A04 or A05), the display control unit 200 stops adding the pointer increment ΔP (n) to the pointer P. As a result, scrolling is stopped. When the flick is performed after the scrolling is stopped, the counter n is initialized to 0, so the scroll amount and the pointer increment are set to the initial values.

The above is the content of the process executed by the display control unit 200.
In this embodiment, every time flicking is repeated in the same direction as the scroll that is being executed, a new scroll is executed with the scroll amount and scroll speed increased compared to the scroll that is being executed, so the scroll amount and scroll speed are constant. Compared to the case, the target image can be reached quickly.
Further, when scrolling is stopped by tapping or touching, the next scroll amount and scroll speed are reset to the initial values, so that the scroll amount and scroll speed can be prevented from becoming too large in the next scroll.
In addition, if flicking is performed in the direction opposite to the scrolling in progress, the scrolling is performed in the flicking direction, so that the excessive scrolling can be recovered. In this case, since the scroll amount and the scroll speed are returned to the initial values, it is possible to prevent the scroll amount and the scroll speed from becoming too large.
Thus, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to improve the operational feeling when flicking is repeated on the display device.

また、スクロール中にフリックが繰り返された場合に、スクロール速度を変化させずに、スクロール量のみを増大させるようにしてもよい。あるいは、スクロール中にフリックが繰り返された場合に、スクロール量を変化させずに、スクロール速度のみを増大させるようにしてもよい。
要するに、実行中のスクロールよりもスクロール量とスクロール速度との少なくとも一方を増大させるように構成されていればよい。 (2) Modifications Modifications shown below may be combined with each other.
(2.1) Modification 1
Formulas other than those shown in the above embodiment may be used for calculating the scroll amount and the pointer increment. For example, the following equation may be used to calculate the scroll amount.

Further, when the flick is repeated during scrolling, only the scroll amount may be increased without changing the scroll speed. Alternatively, when the flick is repeated during scrolling, only the scroll speed may be increased without changing the scroll amount.
In short, it may be configured to increase at least one of the scroll amount and the scroll speed as compared with the scroll being executed.

(2.2) Modification 2
When a plurality of flicks are performed during scrolling, the flick time interval may be measured, and the scroll amount or scroll speed may be changed according to the length of the time interval. For example, the scroll amount or the scroll speed may be increased when the time interval continues three times and is shorter than the threshold value. This is because if the flick time interval is short, the user is likely to have a willingness to scroll quickly.
(2.3) Modification 3
If multiple flicks are made during scrolling, the time interval of the flick is measured, and if the fluctuation range of the time interval is less than the threshold, scrolling is performed at the same speed as before without further flicking. It may be continued. For example, each time a flick is performed, the difference between the time intervals before and after the flick is obtained, and if the difference between the time intervals is less than the threshold value for five consecutive times, the flick is performed at the same speed as before without further flicking. You may make it continue scrolling.
In addition, when the time interval between two consecutive flicks is less than the threshold value, such as when the mouse is double-clicked, scrolling may be continued at a predetermined speed without further flicking. Good.

(2.4) Modification 4
A sensor for measuring the pressing force on the screen during the flick may be provided on the touch panel 206, and the scroll amount or the scroll speed may be increased as the pressing force increases.
The scroll amount or the scroll speed may be increased as the displacement amount of the fingertip on the screen during the flick increases.
The scroll amount or the scroll speed may be increased as the moving speed of the fingertip on the screen during the flick increases.

(2.5) Modification 5
The scroll amount or the scroll speed may be changed according to the type of the image specified by the display data. For example, the extension of the display data file and the scroll amount or pointer increment are stored in advance, and the scroll amount or pointer increment is set according to the extension of the display data file written in the image memory 214. You may make it do. For example, the scroll amount or scroll speed when displaying text may be made smaller than when displaying a photograph.
Further, when a plurality of types of images are mixed in the display data, the scroll amount or the scroll speed may be changed according to the amount of the specific type of image. For example, in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) data, when text and a plurality of JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) files are mixed, the area of the image corresponding to the JPEG file is obtained in the displayed area, and the screen 207 of this area is displayed. The scroll amount or the scroll speed may be increased as the ratio to the area is higher.

(2.6) Modification 6
In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a display unit of a mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to a monitor of a personal computer, a display unit of a portable music player, or the like.
In the above embodiment, an example in which a liquid crystal display device is used as the display unit 108 has been described. However, any display device such as a display device using organic EL (Organic Electro-Luminescence) may be used.
In the above embodiment, an example in which the display control unit 200 controls the display unit 108 by executing a program has been described, but the same function may be implemented by hardware. Such a program may be provided in a form recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disk, or may be downloaded to the communication apparatus 100 via a communication network.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Communication terminal, 101 ... Control part, 102 ... Memory | storage part, 103 ... Packet communication part, 104 ... Call part, 105 ... Microphone, 106 ... Speaker, 107 ... Operation part, 108 ... Display part, 109 ... Antenna, 110 ... IC card terminal, 111 ... IC card, 200 ... display control unit, 201 ... scanning line, 202 ... data line, 203 ... pixel circuit, 204 ... glass substrate, 205 ... light source, 206 ... touch panel, 207 ... screen, 211 ... scanning Line drive circuit, 212 ... Data line drive circuit, 214 ... Image memory

Claims (10)

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Display means for displaying an image based on display data on the screen;
Detecting means for detecting on the screen a flicking operation for instructing scrolling of the image;
And a scroll means for scrolling when the flick operation is detected, the first scroll amount only the image in the direction indicated by the flick operation by said detecting means,
When the flicking operation indicating the same direction as the scroll is detected by the detecting unit during the scrolling by the scrolling unit, the scrolling is the same direction as the scrolling in progress and is scrolling more than the scrolling in progress. And a control means for controlling the scroll means so as to newly execute scrolling with an increased amount.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the scroll unit so as to newly execute a scroll in which a scroll amount and a scroll speed are increased as compared with a scroll being executed. When the flicking operation indicating the direction opposite to the scroll is detected by the detecting unit during the scrolling by the scroll unit, the image is displayed by the first scroll amount in the direction opposite to the scroll being executed. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising reverse scrolling means for scrolling. Stop instruction detecting means for detecting an operation for instructing stop of the scroll on the screen;
Stop means for stopping the scroll being executed when an operation to instruct the stop is detected by the stop instruction detection means during the scrolling by the scroll means;
The display device according to claim 1, further comprising: a setting unit that sets a scroll amount to the first scroll amount when scrolling is stopped by the stop unit. When the flicking operation indicating the same direction as the scrolling is detected a plurality of times by the detecting unit during the scrolling by the scrolling unit, the control unit scrolls according to the length of the time interval of the flicking operation. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the amount or the scroll speed is changed. When the flicking operation indicating the same direction as the scrolling is detected a plurality of times by the detecting unit during the scrolling by the scrolling unit, the control unit detects that the fluctuation range of the time interval of the flicking operation is less than a threshold value. 3. A display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein if there is, scrolling is continued at the same speed as the scroll being executed.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes a scroll amount or a scroll speed according to a type of an image included in the display data.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes a scroll amount or a scroll speed according to an amount of a specific type of image included in the display data. Receiving means for receiving the display data via a mobile communication network;
A communication device comprising: the display device according to claim 1. Computer
Display means for displaying an image based on the display data on the screen of the display device;
Detecting means for detecting on the screen a flicking operation for instructing scrolling of the image;
And a scroll means for scrolling when the flick operation is detected, the first scroll amount only the image in the direction indicated by the flick operation by said detecting means,
When the flicking operation indicating the same direction as the scroll is detected by the detecting unit during the scrolling by the scrolling unit, the scrolling is the same direction as the scrolling in progress and is scrolling more than the scrolling in progress. A program for functioning as a control means for controlling the scroll means so as to newly execute a scroll with an increased amount.

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