Graph display device, graph display method and computer-readable medium recording control program

• US 10,061,498 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2014
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Endo, Kota
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): El Seoud, Mohamed Abou
• Application Number:
  US14/254,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20140317570A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0225 User interface arrangements, e.g. keyboard, display; Interfaces to other computer systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

A graph display device includes an expression input unit, a graph display control unit, first and second display control units and a coefficient changed graph display control unit. The expression input unit recognizes a functional expression. The graph display control unit displays a graph corresponding to the recognized functional expression in a display part. The first display control unit displays a first user interface object for changing a numeric value set to a variable when a coefficient in the functional expression is the variable. The second display control unit displays a second user interface object for changing a numeric value as a constant when a coefficient in the functional expression is the constant. The coefficient changed graph display control unit displays a graph corresponding to the functional expression in which a numeric value changed by the first or second user interface object is set as a coefficient value.

Claims

1. A graph display device comprising:

a display;

an input device with a specified key;

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to perform operations comprising;

accepting an input of one of a first functional expression that includes a first term that contains a variable multiplied by a first coefficient that is inputted as a non-numerical character, and a second functional expression that includes a second term that contains a variable multiplied by a second coefficient that is inputted as a number;

in response to accepting the input of the first functional expression, and without an input of a specified operation to the specified key of the input device, displaying on the display (i) the inputted first functional expression, (ii) a first graph corresponding to the inputted first functional expression, and (iii) a first user interface object corresponding to the first coefficient, wherein the first graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in a position designated by a user operation with respect to the first user interface object;

in response to accepting the input of the second functional expression, displaying on the display the inputted second functional expression and a second graph corresponding to the inputted second functional expression without displaying a user interface object corresponding to the second coefficient; and

while the second functional expression and the second graph are displayed on the display, in response to accepting the specified operation to the specified key of the input device, highlighting the second coefficient and displaying on the display a second user interface object corresponding to the highlighted second coefficient, wherein the second graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in a position designated by a user operation with respect to the second user interface object.

2. The graph display device according to claim 1, the operations further comprising:

accepting an input of, as the second functional expression, a functional expression that includes a plurality of second terms, one of the second terms containing a variable multiplied by a coefficient that is inputted as a number and another one of the second terms containing another coefficient that is inputted as a number; and

in a case in which the input of the second functional expression with the plurality of second terms is accepted, and while the second functional expression and the second graph are displayed on the display;

in response to accepting the specified operation, highlighting the coefficient that multiplies the variable contained in said one of the second terms, and displaying on the display the second user interface object to correspond to the highlighted coefficient, wherein the second graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in the position designated by a user operation with respect to the second user interface object; and

in response to accepting at least another operation after accepting the specified operation, stopping highlighting of the highlighted coefficient and highlighting the another coefficient that is contained in said another one of the second terms, and changing display of the second user interface object such that the second user interface object corresponds to the highlighted another coefficient, wherein the second graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in the position designated by a user operation with respect to the second user interface object.

3. The graph display device according to claim 1, the operations further comprising:

accepting an input of, as the first functional expression, a functional expression that includes a plurality of first terms, one of the first terms containing a variable multiplied by a coefficient that is inputted as a non-numerical character and another one of the first terms containing another coefficient that is inputted as a non-numerical character; and

in response to accepting the first functional expression including the plurality of first terms, and without an input of the specified operation, displaying on the display (i) the inputted first functional expression, (ii) the first graph corresponding to the inputted first functional expression, and (iii) a plurality of first user interface objects corresponding to the coefficient that multiplies the variable contained in said one of the first terms and the another coefficient that is contained in said another one of the first terms;

wherein the first graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in at least one position designated by at least one user operation with respect to the plurality of the first user interface objects.

4. The graph display device according to claim 1, the operations further comprising:

accepting an input of a quadratic functional expression;

displaying, on the display, the inputted quadratic functional expression and a graph corresponding to the inputted quadratic functional expression;

accepting one of a first operation in a vicinity of an opening end part of the graph, a second operation in a vicinity of a Y-axis, and a third operation that is not in the vicinity of the opening end part and is not in the vicinity of the Y-axis;

in response to the first operation, designating a range in which a value of a coefficient of a second-degree term in the inputted quadratic functional expression is changeable, and displaying with the graph a user interface object in which a user can designate the value of the coefficient of the second-degree term within the range;

in response to the second operation, designating a range in which a value of a constant term in the inputted quadratic functional expression is changeable, and displaying with the graph a user interface object in which a user can designate the value of the constant term within the range; and

in response to the third operation, designating a range in which a value of a coefficient of a first-degree term in the inputted quadratic functional expression is changeable, and displaying with the graph a user interface object in which a user can designate the value of the coefficient of the first-degree term within the range.

5. The graph display device according to claim 1, wherein the user operation respect to the first user interface object and the user operation with respect to the second user interface object are user touch input operations;

and

wherein the operations further comprise, in a case in which a user touch input operation to an end part of the first user interface object or the second user interface object lasts for a predetermined time duration without changing position, redrawing the touched first or second user interface object by making a value associated with the touched end part of the touched first or second user interface object to be a median of values associated with the redrawn first or second user interface object, and displaying the redrawn first or second user interface object.

6. The graph display device according to claim 1, wherein the specified key is a hardware key.

7. A method for a graph display device comprising a display, and an input device with a specified key, the method comprising:

accepting an input of one of a first functional expression that includes a first term that contains a variable multiplied by a first coefficient that is inputted as a non-numerical character, and a second functional expression that includes a second term that contains a variable multiplied by a second coefficient that is inputted as a number;

in response to accepting the input of the first functional expression, and without an input of a specified operation to the specified key of the input device, displaying on the display (i) the inputted first functional expression, (ii) a first graph corresponding to the inputted first functional expression, and (iii) a first user interface object corresponding to the first coefficient, wherein the first graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in a position designated by a user operation with respect to the first user interface object;

in response to accepting the input of the second functional expression, displaying on the display the inputted second functional expression and a second graph corresponding to the inputted second functional expression without displaying a user interface object corresponding to the second coefficient; and

while the second functional expression and the second graph are displayed on the display, in response to accepting the specified operation to the specified key of the input device, highlighting the second coefficient and displaying on the display a second user interface object corresponding to the highlighted second coefficient, wherein the second graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in a position designated by a user operation with respect to the second user interface object.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

accepting an input of, as the second functional expression, a functional expression that includes a plurality of second terms, one of the second terms containing a variable multiplied by a coefficient that is inputted as a number and another one of the second terms containing another coefficient that is inputted as a number; and

in a case in which the input of the second functional expression with the plurality of second terms is accepted, and while the second functional expression and the second graph are displayed on the display;

in response to accepting the specified operation, highlighting the coefficient that multiplies the variable contained in said one of the second terms, and displaying on the display the second user interface object to correspond to the highlighted coefficient, wherein the second graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in the position designated by a user operation with respect to the second user interface object; and

in response to accepting at least another operation after accepting the specified operation, stopping highlighting of the highlighted coefficient and highlighting the another coefficient that is contained in said another one of the second terms, and changing display of the second user interface object such that the second user interface object corresponds to the highlighted another coefficient, wherein the second graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in the position designated by a user operation with respect to the second user interface object.

9. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

accepting an input of, as the first functional expression, a functional expression that includes a plurality of first terms, one of the first terms containing a variable multiplied by a coefficient that is inputted as a non-numerical character and another one of the first terms containing another coefficient that is inputted as a non-numerical character; and

in response to accepting the first functional expression including the plurality of first terms, and without an input of the specified operation, displaying on the display (i) the inputted first functional expression, (ii) the first graph corresponding to the inputted first functional expression, and (iii) a plurality of first user interface objects corresponding to the coefficient that multiplies the variable contained in said one of the first terms and the another coefficient that is contained in said another one of the first terms;

wherein the first graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in at least one position designated by at least one user operation with respect to the plurality of the first user interface objects.

10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

accepting an input of a quadratic functional expression;

displaying, on the display, the inputted quadratic functional expression and a graph corresponding to the inputted quadratic functional expression;

accepting one of a first operation in a vicinity of an opening end part of the graph, a second operation in a vicinity of a Y-axis, and a third operation that is not in the vicinity of the opening end part and is not in the vicinity of the Y-axis;

in response to the first operation, designating a range in which a value of a coefficient of a second-degree term in the inputted quadratic functional expression is changeable, and displaying with the graph a user interface object in which a user can designate the value of the coefficient of the second-degree term within the range;

in response to the second operation, designating a range in which a value of a constant term in the inputted quadratic functional expression is changeable, and displaying with the graph a user interface object in which a user can designate the value of the constant term within the range; and

in response to the third operation, designating a range in which a value of a coefficient of a first-degree term in the inputted quadratic functional expression is changeable, and displaying with the graph a user interface object in which a user can designate the value of the coefficient of the first-degree term within the range.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the user operation respect to the first user interface object and the user operation with respect to the second user interface object are user touch input operations;

and

wherein the method further comprises, in a case in which a user touch input operation to an end part of the first user interface object or the second user interface object lasts for a predetermined time duration without changing position, redrawing the touched first or second user interface object by making a value associated with the touched end part of the touched first or second user interface object to be a median of values associated with the redrawn first or second user interface object, and displaying the redrawn first or second user interface object.

12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the specified key is a hardware key.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that is executable by a computer of a graph display device comprising a display, and an input device with a specified key, the program being executable by the computer to control the graph display device to perform operations comprising:

accepting an input of one of a first functional expression that includes a first term that contains a variable multiplied by a first coefficient that is inputted as a non-numerical character, and a second functional expression that includes a second term that contains a variable multiplied by a second coefficient that is inputted as a number;

in response to accepting the input of the first functional expression, and without an input of a specified operation to the specified key of the input device, displaying on the display (i) the inputted first functional expression, (ii) a first graph corresponding to the inputted first functional expression, and (iii) a first user interface object corresponding to the first coefficient, wherein the first graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in a position designated by a user operation with respect to the first user interface object;

in response to accepting the input of the second functional expression, displaying on the display the inputted second functional expression and a second graph corresponding to the inputted second functional expression without displaying a user interface object corresponding to the second coefficient; and

while the second functional expression and the second graph are displayed on the display, in response to accepting the specified operation to the specified key of the input device, highlighting the second coefficient and displaying on the display a second user interface object corresponding to the highlighted second coefficient, wherein the second graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in a position designated by a user operation with respect to the second user interface object.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, the operations further comprising:

accepting an input of, as the second functional expression, a functional expression that includes a plurality of second terms, one of the second terms containing a variable multiplied by a coefficient that is inputted as a number and another one of the second terms containing another coefficient that is inputted as a number; and

in a case in which the input of the second functional expression with the plurality of second terms is accepted, and while the second functional expression and the second graph are displayed on the display;

in response to accepting the specified operation, highlighting the coefficient that multiplies the variable contained in said one of the second terms, and displaying on the display the second user interface object to correspond to the highlighted coefficient, wherein the second graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in the position designated by a user operation with respect to the second user interface object; and

in response to accepting at least another operation after accepting the specified operation, stopping highlighting of the highlighted coefficient and highlighting the another coefficient that is contained in said another one of the second terms, and changing display of the second user interface object such that the second user interface object corresponds to the highlighted another coefficient, wherein the second graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in the position designated by a user operation with respect to the second user interface object.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, the operations further comprising:

accepting an input of, as the first functional expression, a functional expression that includes a plurality of first terms, one of the first terms containing a variable multiplied by a coefficient that is inputted as a non-numerical character and another one of the first terms containing another coefficient that is inputted as a non-numerical character; and

in response to accepting the first functional expression including the plurality of first terms, and without an input of the specified operation, displaying on the display (i) the inputted first functional expression, (ii) the first graph corresponding to the inputted first functional expression, and (iii) a plurality of first user interface objects corresponding to the coefficient that multiplies the variable contained in said one of the first terms and the another coefficient that is contained in said another one of the first terms;

wherein the first graph is redrawn in accordance with a change in at least one position designated by at least one user operation with respect to the plurality of the first user interface objects.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, the operations further comprising:

accepting an input of a quadratic functional expression;

displaying, on the display, the inputted quadratic functional expression and a graph corresponding to the inputted quadratic functional expression;

accepting one of a first operation in a vicinity of an opening end part of the graph, a second operation in a vicinity of a Y-axis, and a third operation that is not in the vicinity of the opening end part and is not in the vicinity of the Y-axis;

in response to the first operation, designating a range in which a value of a coefficient of a second-degree term in the inputted quadratic functional expression is changeable, and displaying with the graph a user interface object in which a user can designate the value of the coefficient of the second-degree term within the range;

in response to the second operation, designating a range in which a value of a constant term in the inputted quadratic functional expression is changeable, and displaying with the graph a user interface object in which a user can designate the value of the constant term within the range; and

in response to the third operation, designating a range in which a value of a coefficient of a first-degree term in the inputted quadratic functional expression is changeable, and displaying with the graph a user interface object in which a user can designate the value of the coefficient of the first-degree term within the range.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the user operation respect to the first user interface object and the user operation with respect to the second user interface object are user touch input operations;

and

wherein the operations further comprise, in a case in which a user touch input operation to an end part of the first user interface object or the second user interface object lasts for a predetermined time duration without changing position, redrawing the touched first or second user interface object by making a value associated with the touched end part of the touched first or second user interface object to be a median of values associated with the redrawn first or second user interface object, and displaying the redrawn first or second user interface object.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the specified key is a hardware key.