Information terminal and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with display control program recorded thereon

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10877650-B2
Application number	US-201916238117-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 2, 2019
Priority date	Jan 12, 2018
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

An information terminal includes: a display section; a display control section; a touch panel; a gesture detecting section that detects, when the display control section allows the display section to display images in three or more split regions of a display screen, a pinch-out gesture of spreading two fingers touching respective adjacent two of the three or more split regions; and a region setting section that makes, upon detection of the pinch-out gesture, a setting that the adjacent two split regions are aligned along directions of the pinch-out gesture and that the display screen is split into two split regions to be exclusively placed therewithin. The display control section allows an enlarged display of the images of the split regions subjected to the pinch-out gesture in the split regions set by the region setting section and avoids a display of the images of the other one or more split regions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information terminal comprising:
a display section;
a display control section that enables the display section to display respective images in a plurality of split regions into which a display screen is split;
a touch panel provided on the display screen of the display section;
a gesture detecting section that detects, when the display control section enables the display section to display the images in three or more split regions of the display screen, a pinch-out gesture of spreading two fingers placed on respective adjacent two of the three or more split regions while keeping the two fingers in touch with the adjacent two split regions based on a detection signal from the touch panel; and
a region setting section that makes, upon detection of the pinch-out gesture by the gesture detecting section, a setting that the adjacent two split regions are aligned on the display screen along directions of spreading movement of the two fingers during the pinch-out gesture and that the display screen is split into two split regions to place only both the two split regions within the display screen,
wherein the display control section enables an enlarged display of the images of the split regions subjected to the pinch-out gesture in both the split regions set by the region setting section and avoids a display of the images of the one or more split regions other than both the split regions,
the information terminal further comprising a split ratio calculating section that, upon detection of the pinch-out gesture by the gesture detecting section, determines a split ratio of the display screen from a ratio between amounts of movement of the fingers during the pinch-out gesture,
wherein the region setting section sets both the split regions at respective sizes according to the split ratio determined by the split ratio calculating section,
the display control section enables an enlarged display of the images of the split regions subjected to the pinch-out gesture in both the split regions having sizes according to the split ratio,
the gesture detecting section detects, based on a detection signal from the touch panel, a pinch-in gesture of bringing two fingers placed on the respective adjacent two split regions of the display screen close to each other while keeping the two fingers in touch with the adjacent two split regions,
when, during enlarged display of the images of the split regions subjected to the pinch-out gesture in both the split regions of sizes according to the split ratio, the gesture detecting section detects the pinch-in gesture, the region setting section sets both the split regions at such sizes that areas of the split regions have a split ratio of 1:1, and
the display control section enables the display section to display both the split regions having sizes according to the split ratio of 1:1,
the information terminal further comprising an event determination section that determines whether or not a predetermined specific event has occurred in relation to the images of the adjacent two split regions of the display screen,
wherein when the event determination section determines that the specific event has occurred, the region setting section maintains a number of the split regions to be displayed within the display screen even if the gesture detecting section detects the pinch-in gesture.

2. The information terminal according to claim 1 ,
further comprising a storage section that stores registered data for matching,
wherein the event determination section recognizes the image of the split region within which the gesture detecting section has detected a hold-down gesture, extracts face recognition information on an object person contained in the image of the split region, allows the storage section to store the extracted face recognition information on the object person as the registered data for matching, determines whether face recognition information on a person extracted based on image information on each of the adjacent two split regions matches the registered data for matching in the storage section, and, upon matching of the face recognition information with the registered data, determines that the object person is contained in the image of the split region and that an appearance of the object person has occurred as the specific event.

3. An information terminal comprising:
a display section;
a display control section that enables the display section to display respective images in a plurality of split regions into which a display screen is split;
a touch panel provided on the display screen of the display section;
a gesture detecting section that detects, when the display control section enables the display section to display the images in three or more split regions of the display screen, a pinch-out gesture of spreading two fingers placed on respective adjacent two of the three or more split regions while keeping the two fingers in touch with the adjacent two split regions based on a detection signal from the touch panel; and
a region setting section that makes, upon detection of the pinch-out gesture by the gesture detecting section, a setting that the adjacent two split regions are aligned on the display screen along directions of spreading movement of the two fingers during the pinch-out gesture and that the display screen is split into two split regions to place only both the two split regions within the display screen,
wherein the display control section enables an enlarged display of the images of the split regions subjected to the pinch-out gesture in both the split regions set by the region setting section and avoids a display of the images of the one or more split regions other than both the split regions,
the information terminal further comprising a split ratio calculating section that, upon detection of the pinch-out gesture by the gesture detecting section, determines a split ratio of the display screen from a ratio between amounts of movement of the fingers during the pinch-out gesture,
wherein the region setting section sets both the split regions at respective sizes according to the split ratio determined by the split ratio calculating section,
the display control section enables an enlarged display of the images of the split regions subjected to the pinch-out gesture in both the split regions having sizes according to the split ratio,
if, upon detection of the pinch-out gesture, the ratio between the amounts of movement of the fingers during the pinch-out gesture exceeds a predetermined upper limit ratio, the split ratio calculating section determines the split ratio of the display screen to be an upper limit split ratio equal to the upper limit ratio,
the region setting section sets both the split regions at sizes according to the upper limit split ratio determined by the split ratio calculating section, and
the display control section enables the display section to display both the split regions having sizes according to the upper limit split ratio.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with a display control program recorded thereon, the display control program allowing a computer including a processor to function, when the processor executes the display control program, as:
a display control section that enables a display section to display respective images in a plurality of split regions into which a display screen is split;
a gesture detecting section that detects, when the display control section enables the display section to display the images in three or more split regions of the display screen, a pinch-out gesture of spreading two fingers placed on respective adjacent two of the three or more split regions while keeping the two fingers in touch with the adjacent two split regions based on a detection signal from a touch panel pr

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Sakashita Fumiya
• Hiranuma Yoichi
• Sakaguchi Shoichi
• Fujiwara Shohei

Classifications

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• G06F3/04845 Primary

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F2203/04808

  Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen · CPC title