Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10574841-B2
Application number	US-201816134687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2018
Priority date	Sep 27, 2017
Publication date	Feb 25, 2020
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit that performs control to display, on a touch display, a first graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to a task and to display a second GUI different from the first GUI in a case where a touch-down operation on the first GUI has been performed, and to perform control, in a case where a continuing operation has started following the touch-down operation, to sequentially display a plurality of setting values different in type with respect to the task based on an amount of continuation of the continuing operation before the continuing operation is completed, and a task control unit that performs control to execute the task in a case where the continuing operation has completed and not to execute the task in a case where a touch-up operation has been performed before the continuing operation is completed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a touch display; and
at least one processor configured to function as:
a display control unit configured to perform control to display, on the touch display, a first graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to a task and to display, on the touch display, a second GUI related to execution of the task in a case where a touch-down operation on the first GUI has been performed, and to perform control, in a case where a continuing operation on the second GUI has been started following the touch-down operation, to sequentially display, on the touch display, a plurality of pop-up screens showing setting values different in type with respect to the task based on an amount of continuation of the continuing operation until the continuing operation is completed; and
a task control unit configured to perform control to execute the task with displayed setting values in a case where the continuing operation on the second GUI has been completed and not to execute the task in a case where a touch-up operation has been performed before the continuing operation is completed,
wherein the second GUI is a slider bar.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first GUI is a button image indicating the task.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the continuing operation is a movement operation to move an operation element on the touch display, and
wherein the second GUI is an image indicating a path of the continuing operation.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the display control unit performs control to display a plurality of first GUIs corresponding to respective different tasks, and to display the second GUI with a path differing between a case where a touch-down operation on a first GUI corresponding to a first task has been performed and a case where a touch-down operation on a first GUI corresponding to a second task different from the first task has been performed.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the display control unit performs control to sequentially display the path based on movement of a touch position.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of continuation is an amount of movement.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of continuation is a duration time.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the display control unit performs control to display a screen for receiving an instruction for changing of the setting value in a case where a touch-up operation has been performed when the setting value is being displayed, and
wherein, in a case where the instruction for changing of the setting value has been received, the task control unit changes the setting value of the task based on the instruction for changing.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the task includes data transmission to be performed by a multifunction peripheral.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the task includes at least one function of an exposure to be performed by an X-ray examination apparatus.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to function as an imaging unit,
wherein, in a case where the imaging unit has captured an image of an execution apparatus that executes the task, the task control unit performs control to execute the task when the continuing operation has completed.

12. A control method comprising:
a display control process of performing control to display, on a touch display, a first graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to a task and to display, on the touch display, a second GUI related to execution of the task in a case where a touch-down operation on the first GUI has been performed, and performing control, in a case where a continuing operation has started following the touch-down operation, to sequentially display, on the touch display, a plurality of pop-up screens showing setting values different in type with respect to the task based on an amount of continuation of the continuing operation until the continuing operation is completed; and
a task control process of performing control to execute the task with displayed setting values in a case where the continuing operation on the second GUI has been completed and not to execute the task in a case where a touch-up operation has been performed before the continuing operation is completed,
wherein the second GUI is a slider bar.

13. The control method according to claim 12 ,
wherein the continuing operation is a movement operation to move an operation element on the touch display, and
wherein the second GUI is an image indicating a path of the continuing operation.

14. The control method according to claim 13 , wherein the display control process includes performing control to display a plurality of first GUIs corresponding to respective different tasks, and to display the second GUI with a path differing between a case where a touch-down operation on a first GUI corresponding to a first task has been performed and a case where a touch-down operation on a first GUI corresponding to a second task different from the first task has been performed.

15. The control method according to claim 13 , wherein the display control process includes performing control to sequentially display the path based on movement of a touch position.

16. The control method according to claim 12 ,
wherein the display control process includes performing control to display a screen for receiving an instruction for changing of the setting value in a case where a touch-up operation has been performed when the setting value is being displayed, and
wherein, in a case where the instruction for changing of the setting value has been received, the task control process includes changing the setting value of the task according to the instruction for changing.

17. The control method according to claim 12 , wherein the task includes data transmission to be performed by a multifunction peripheral.

18. The control method according to claim 12 , wherein the task includes at least one function of an exposure to be performed by an X-ray examination apparatus.

19. The control method according to claim 12 , further comprising an imaging process,
wherein, in a case where an image of an execution apparatus that executes the task has been captured by the imaging process, the task control process includes performing control to execute the task when the continuing operation has completed.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
a display control process of performing control to display, on a touch display, a first graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to a task and to display, on the touch display, a second GUI related to the task in a case where a touch-down operation on the first GUI has been performed, and performing control, in a case where a continuing operation has started following the touch-down operation, to sequentially display, on the touch display, a plurality of pop-up screens showing setting values different in type with respect to the task based on an amount of continuation of the c

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakata Takeshi
• Saito Yumiko
• Hisatomi Tatsuya
• Kizu Kouhei
• Taguchi yu
• Watanabe Kazuhiro

Classifications

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• H04N1/00411 Primary

  the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen · CPC title