USER INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND INPUT SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD

• US 20150106726A1
• Filed: 10/07/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: NAGASAKI, Shintaro, ARAKI, Yukari, OJIMA, Masanori
• Application Number:
  US14/508,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106726A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/739
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

A user information input apparatus (an information terminal) includes a display unit and a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display an input screen including a first editing area including a first object group for displaying and editing first user information and a second editing area including a second object group for displaying and editing second user information. When causing the display unit to display the input screen, the display control unit causes the display unit to display at least a part of the second object group together with the first editing area.

Claims

1. A user information input apparatus comprising:

a display unit; and

a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display an input screen including a first editing area including a first object group for displaying and editing first user information and a second editing area including a second object group for displaying and editing second user information,

wherein when causing the display unit to display the input screen, the display control unit causes the display unit to display at least a part of the second object group together with the first editing area.

2. The user information input apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein at least a part of the second object group displayed together with the first editing area is display indicating an item of the second user information.

3. The user information input apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein at least one editing area of the first editing area and the second editing area includes:

a variable display area for displaying, in time series, user information indicated by the editing area;

a display switching unit capable of selecting a display period of the user information by the variable display area; and

a date and time selecting unit arranged to be movable in the variable display area and configured to select an editing target date and time of the variable display area.

4. The user information input apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first user information and the second user information are kinds of information different from each other selected out of a group including meal information, sleep information, and weight information.

5. The user information input apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein one user information of the first user information and the second user information is the meal information,

of the first editing area and the second editing area, an editing area for displaying and editing the meal information includes:

a variable display area for displaying the one user information in time series;

a date and time selecting unit arranged to be movable in the variable display area and configured to select an editing target date and time of the variable display area; and

a relative-amount selecting unit configured to select a relative amount of meal at the date and time selected by the date and time selecting unit, and

the display control unit sets figures corresponding to the selected date and time and the selected relative amount in the variable display area.

6. The user information input apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the relative amount of the meal includes at least “

rather large”

, “

normal”

, and “

rather small”

.

7. The user information input apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein, after the input screen is transitioned to another screen, when causing the display unit to display the input screen, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the editing area displayed immediately before the input screen is transitioned to the other screen.

8. An input screen display method comprising:

displaying, in displaying a first editing area on an input screen including the first editing area including a first object group for displaying and editing first user information and a second editing area including a second object group for displaying and editing second user information, at least a part of the second object group together with the first editing area.