IP Library Patent Application 14376805
Patent Application
App. No. 14/376,805

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY FORM CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

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App. No.
14/376,805
Abstract

Provided is a technique for improving the usability when a software keyboard is divided and displayed on a touch screen display. A tablet computer ( 1 ) includes: a display ( 12 ) including a display screen (S); a touch sensor ( 13 ) that detects a user operation on the display screen (S); and a keyboard display control unit ( 30 ) that causes a software keyboard (SK) including a plurality of software keys (k) to be displayed on the display screen (S). The keyboard display control unit ( 30 ) divides and displays the software keyboard (SK) on the display screen (S) and controls a display form of the division display of the software keyboard (SK) based on the operation detected by the touch sensor ( 13 ).

Claims (29)

1 . An information processing device comprising:

a display unit including a display screen;

an operation detector for detecting a user operation on the display screen; and

a software keyboard display controller for causing a software keyboard including a plurality of software keys to be displayed on the display screen,

wherein the software keyboard display controller divides the software keyboard, displays the divided software keyboard on the display screen, and controls a display form of a division display of the software keyboard based on the operation detected by the operation detector.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the software keyboard display controller determines a division boundary location of the software keyboard based on the operation detected by the operation detector.

3 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the software keyboard display controller displays the software keyboard on the display screen in such a manner that at least one of the plurality of software keys is included in all of a plurality of software key groups obtained after the division, and

the software keyboard display controller determines the at least one software key included in all of the plurality of software key groups, based on the operation detected by the operation detector.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the software keyboard display controller determines a display size of the software keyboard based on the operation detected by the operation detector.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the operation is a sliding operation.

6 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a position detector for detecting a position of the display screen,

wherein the software keyboard display controller chooses to display the software keyboard in an integrated manner on the display screen, or to divide and display the software keyboard on the display screen, depending on the position of the display screen detected by the position detector.

7 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a position detector for detecting a position of the display screen,

wherein when the position of the display screen detected by the position detector is a first position, the software keyboard display controller displays the software keyboard in an integrated manner on the display screen, or divides and displays the software keyboard on the display screen, and

when the position of the display screen is a second position, the software keyboard display controller displays the software keyboard in an integrated manner on the display screen.

8 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a position detector for detecting a position of the display screen,

wherein the software keyboard display controller chooses to vertically arrange or to laterally arrange a plurality of software key groups obtained after the division on the display screen, depending on the position of the display screen detected by the position detector.

9 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a display form information storage unit for storing display form information that specifies a display form of a division display of the software keyboard,

wherein the software keyboard display controller determines the display form of the division display of the software keyboard based on the display form information stored in the display form information storage unit, when the software keyboard is divided and displayed on the display screen.

10 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the user operation on the display screen is a touching operation performed by a user on the display screen, or an approaching operation performed by the user on the display screen.

11 . A display form control method for an information processing device including: a display unit including a display screen; and an operation detector for detecting a user operation on the display screen, the display form control method comprising:

controlling a display form of a division display of a software keyboard including a plurality of software keys based on the operation detected by the operation detector, when the software keyboard is divided and displayed on the display screen.

12 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a display form control program for an information processing device including: a display unit including a display screen; and an operation detector for detecting a user operation on the display screen, the display form control program causing a computer to control a display form of a division display of a software keyboard including a plurality of software keys based on the operation detected by the operation detector, when the software keyboard is divided and displayed on the display screen.

13 . An information processing device comprising:

display means including a display screen;

operation detection means for detecting a user operation on the display screen; and

software keyboard display control means for causing a software keyboard including a plurality of software keys to be displayed on the display screen,

wherein the software keyboard display control means divides the software keyboard, displays the divided software keyboard on the display screen, and controls a display form of a division display of the software keyboard based on the operation detected by the operation detection means.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2015
From: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036037/0476 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035866/0495 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2014
From: AOKI, NORIYUKI
To: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033488/0779 →