Operation display system, operation display device, and operation display program

• US 10,152,167 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2016
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Inventors: Sugimoto, Yasuaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Flores, Roberto
• Application Number:
  US15/160,545
• Publication Number:
  US 20160370929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• Field of Search: 345173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/045 using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00129 with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00442 Simultaneous viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. using a mosaic display arrangement of thumbnails
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00493 Particular location of the interface or console
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00503 Customising to a particular machine or model, machine function or application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00506 Customising to the data to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0072 : Detecting the status of a connected apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 : by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 : Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An operation display system with a plurality of operation display devices each having a touch panel includes: a load criteria acquiring unit configured to acquire load criteria serving as criteria of pressing forces for the touch panels to accept an operation; an operation type acquiring unit configured to acquire types of operations to be performed on the touch panels with respect to objects displayed on screens of the operation display devices; and a control unit configured to control display on the screens of first and second operation display devices of the plurality of operation display devices in accordance with a result of comparison between the load criteria and the acquired types, the first and second operation display devices being in a cooperating state.

Claims

1. An operation display system with a plurality of operation display devices each having a touch panel, the operation display system comprising:

a processor configured to;

acquire load criteria serving as criteria of pressing forces for the touch panels to accept an operation,

acquire types of operations to be performed on the touch panels with respect to objects displayed on screens of the operation display devices, the objects comprising movable objects, and

control display on the screens of first and second operation display devices of the plurality of operation display devices to rearrange the objects in accordance with a result of comparison between the acquired load criteria and the acquired types, the first and second operation display devices being in a cooperating state, wherein

the load criteria includes a first load criteria reflecting a minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the first operation display device will accept a touch operation and a second load criteria reflecting a minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the second operation display device will accept a touch operation, the minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the first operation display device will accept the touch operation being different than the minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the second operation display device will accept the touch operation, and

the control of the display comprising rearranging the movable objects onto the screen of the first operation display device or onto the screen of the second operation display device based on which device possesses a lower minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel will accept the touch operation.

2. The operation display system according to claim 1, wherein the processor performs control to have an object preferentially displayed on the operation display device having the lower load criterion between the first and second operation display devices, the object being compatible with a moving operation that is performed by touching a portion of the object and moving the touched portion.

3. The operation display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the load criterion of the first operation display device differs from the load criterion of the second operation display device, the processor exchanges entire display areas between the first operation display device and the second operation display device.

4. The operation display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the load criterion of the first operation display device differs from the load criterion of the second operation display device, the processor exchanges a display area including an object compatible with a moving operation for a display area not including any object compatible with the moving operation between the first operation display device and the second operation display device, the moving operation being performed by touching a portion of the object and moving the touched portion.

5. The operation display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the load criterion of the first operation display device differs from the load criterion of the second operation display device, the processor exchanges an object compatible with a moving operation for an object not compatible with the moving operation between the first operation display device and the second operation display device, the moving operation being performed by touching a portion of the object and moving the touched portion.

6. The operation display system according to claim 1, wherein the movable objects are movable by at least one of a drag operation, a flick operation, a swipe operation, a rotation operation, a pinch-in operation, and a pinch-out operation.

7. The operation display system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is included in one of the first and second operation display devices.

8. The operation display system according to claim 1, wherein

the first operation display device has a capacitive touch panel,

the second operation display device has a resistive touch panel, and

the capacitive touch panel has a lower load criterion than the resistive touch panel.

9. The operation display system according to claim 1, wherein

at least the first and second operation display devices are in a cooperating state such that the first and second operation display devices communicate to display objects on one large collective screen formed by the screens of at least the first and second operation display devices,

the types of operations are acquired based on user input operations performed on the touch panels with respect to the objects displayed on the one large collective screen formed by the screens of at least the first and second operation display devices, and

the processor is configured to control display on the one large collective screen formed by the screens of the first and second operation display devices.

10. An operation display device having a touch panel, the operation display device comprising:

a processor configured to;

acquire a first load criterion serving as a criterion of a pressing force for the touch panel to accept an operation, and a second load criterion serving as a criterion of a pressing force for a touch panel of other operation display device to accept an operation, the other operation display device cooperating with the operation display device,

acquire types of operations to be performed on the touch panel with respect to objects displayed on screens of the operation display device and the other operation display device, the objects comprising movable objects; and

control display on the screens of the operation display device and the other operation display device to rearrange the objects in accordance with a result of comparison between the acquired first load criterion and the acquired second load criterion and the acquired types, wherein

the first load criteria reflects a minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel will accept a touch operation and the second load criteria reflects a minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the other operation display device will accept a touch operation, the minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the first operation display device will accept the touch operation being different than the minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the second operation display device will accept the touch operation, and

the control of the display comprising rearranging the movable objects onto the screen of the operation display device or onto the screen of the other operation display device based on which device possesses a lower minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel will accept the touch operation.

11. The operation display device according to claim 10, wherein movable objects are movable by at least one of a drag operation, a flick operation, a swipe operation, a rotation operation, a pinch-in operation, and a pinch-out operation.

12. A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable operation display program for controlling an operation display system including a plurality of operation display devices each having a touch panel, the operation display program causing a computer to carry out:

acquiring load criteria serving as criteria of pressing forces for the touch panels to accept an operation;

acquiring types of operations to be performed on the touch panels with respect to objects displayed on screens of the operation display devices, the objects comprising movable objects; and

controlling display on the screens of first and second operation display devices of the plurality of operation display devices to rearrange the objects in accordance with a result of comparison between the acquired load criteria and the acquired types, the first and second operation display devices being in a cooperating state, wherein

the load criteria includes a first load criteria reflecting a minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the first operation display device will accept a touch operation and a second load criteria reflecting a minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the second operation display device will accept a touch operation, the minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the first operation display device will accept the touch operation being different than the minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the second operation display device will accept the touch operation, and

the control of the display comprising rearranging the movable objects onto the screen of the first operation display device or onto the screen of the second operation display device based on which device possesses a lower minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel will accept the touch operation.

13. The non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable operation display program according to claim 12, wherein the movable objects are movable by at least one of a drag operation, a flick operation, a swipe operation, a rotation operation, a pinch-in operation, and a pinch-out operation.

14. A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable operation display program for controlling an operation display device having a touch panel, the operation display program causing a computer to carry out:

acquiring a first load criterion serving as a criterion of a pressing force for the touch panel to accept an operation, and a second load criterion serving as a criterion of a pressing force for a touch panel of other operation display device to accept an operation, the other operation display device cooperating with the operation display device;

acquiring types of operations to be performed on the touch panels with respect to objects displayed on screens of the operation display device and the other operation display device, the objects comprising movable objects; and

controlling display on the screens of the operation display device and the other operation display device to rearrange the objects in accordance with a result of comparison between the acquired first load criterion and the acquired second load criterion and the acquired types, wherein

the first load criteria reflects a minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel will accept a touch operation and the second load criteria reflects a minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the other operation display device will accept a touch operation, the minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the first operation display device will accept the touch operation being different than the minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel of the second operation display device will accept the touch operation, and

the control of the display comprising rearranging the movable objects onto the screen of the operation display device or onto the screen of the other operation display device based on which device possesses a lower minimum amount of pressing force that the touch panel will accept the touch operation.

15. The non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable operation display program according to claim 14, wherein the movable objects are movable by at least one of a drag operation, a flick operation, a swipe operation, a rotation operation, a pinch-in operation, and a pinch-out operation.