TERMINAL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20150160775A1
• Filed: 06/25/2013
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC CASIO Mobile Communications Limited (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Chiashi, Eiji
• Granted Patent: US 10,394,366 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0382 Plural input, i.e. interface arrangements in which a plurality of input device of the same type are in communication with a PC
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller

Abstract

A terminal device is provided that makes it possible to improve operability when a plurality of image data items are associated with a single character data item and displayed. This terminal device is provided with: a first display unit that displays main information on an upper layer, and displays attachment information that is associated with the main information on a lower layer underlying the main information; a first input unit that detects an operation that is input into a front surface side of the first display unit; a second input unit that is located on a rear surface side of the first display unit, and detects an input operation; and a control unit that, when the second input unit detects the operation, processes the attachment information that is displayed on the first display unit in accordance with the operation detected by the second input unit.

Claims

1. A terminal device comprising:

a first display unit that displays main information on an upper layer, and displays attachment information that is associated with the main information on a lower layer underlying the main information;

a first input unit that detects an operation that is input into a front surface side of the first display unit;

a second input unit that is located on a rear surface side of the first display unit, and detects an input operation; and

a control unit that, when the second input unit detects the operation, processes the attachment information that is displayed on the first display unit in accordance with the operation detected by the second input unit.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when the second input unit has detected a screen switching operation, the control unit switches only the attachment information that is displayed on the first display unit to other attachment information, and when the second input unit has detected an operation to move a display area of a display image or has detected an operation to reduce or enlarge the display image, the control unit moves the display area or reduces or enlarges the display image only for the attachment information that is displayed on the first display unit.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when the first input unit has detected a screen switching operation, the control unit switches the main information and the attachment information that are displayed on the first display unit to other main information and attachment information that is associated with the other main information.

4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein if the main information is information showing an individual person, then when the second input unit detects a screen switching operation, the control unit switches to attachment information that contains a human face among the attachment information that is associated with the main information that is displayed on the first display unit.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein if group information which shows a group to which the attachment information belongs is given to the attachment information, then when the second input unit detects a screen switching operation, in accordance with the designated group, the control unit switches to attachment information belonging to the group among the attachment information that is associated with the main information that is displayed on the first display unit.

6. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a second display unit that is located in the second input unit, wherein

when the terminal device comprises a structure in which the terminal device is capable of being transformed such that the second display unit and the second input unit are positioned alongside the first input unit on the front surface side of the first display unit,

the control unit displays the main information on the first display unit and displays the attachment information on the second display unit when the first display unit and the second display unit are arranged alongside each other, and

the control unit displays the main information and the attachment information on the first display unit when the second display unit is placed on the rear surface side of the first display unit.

7. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays an index instructing that a predetermined program be executed as the main information, and displays a wallpaper image as the attachment information.

8. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when the first input unit is currently detecting an operation, if the second input unit detects an operation, the control unit processes the attachment information that is displayed on the first display unit in accordance with the operation detected by the second input unit.

11. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein when the first input unit has detected a screen switching operation, the control unit switches the main information and the attachment information that are displayed on the first display unit to other main information and attachment information that is associated with the other main information.

12. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein if the main information is information showing an individual person, then when the second input unit detects a screen switching operation, the control unit switches to attachment information that contains a human face among the attachment information that is associated with the main information that is displayed on the first display unit.

13. The terminal device according to claim 3, wherein if the main information is information showing an individual person, then when the second input unit detects a screen switching operation, the control unit switches to attachment information that contains a human face among the attachment information that is associated with the main information that is displayed on the first display unit.

14. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein if group information which shows a group to which the attachment information belongs is given to the attachment information, then when the second input unit detects a screen switching operation, in accordance with the designated group, the control unit switches to attachment information belonging to the group among the attachment information that is associated with the main information that is displayed on the first display unit.

15. The terminal device according to claim 3, wherein if group information which shows a group to which the attachment information belongs is given to the attachment information, then when the second input unit detects a screen switching operation, in accordance with the designated group, the control unit switches to attachment information belonging to the group among the attachment information that is associated with the main information that is displayed on the first display unit.

16. The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein if group information which shows a group to which the attachment information belongs is given to the attachment information, then when the second input unit detects a screen switching operation, in accordance with the designated group, the control unit switches to attachment information belonging to the group among the attachment information that is associated with the main information that is displayed on the first display unit.

17. The terminal device according to claim 2, further comprising a second display unit that is located in the second input unit, wherein

when the terminal device comprises a structure in which the terminal device is capable of being transformed such that the second display unit and the second input unit are positioned alongside the first input unit on the front surface side of the first display unit,

the control unit displays the main information on the first display unit and displays the attachment information on the second display unit when the first display unit and the second display unit are arranged alongside each other, and

the control unit displays the main information and the attachment information on the first display unit when the second display unit is placed on the rear surface side of the first display unit.

18. The terminal device according to claim 3, further comprising a second display unit that is located in the second input unit, wherein

when the terminal device comprises a structure in which the terminal device is capable of being transformed such that the second display unit and the second input unit are positioned alongside the first input unit on the front surface side of the first display unit,

the control unit displays the main information on the first display unit and displays the attachment information on the second display unit when the first display unit and the second display unit are arranged alongside each other, and

the control unit displays the main information and the attachment information on the first display unit when the second display unit is placed on the rear surface side of the first display unit.

19. The terminal device according to claim 4, further comprising a second display unit that is located in the second input unit, wherein

when the terminal device comprises a structure in which the terminal device is capable of being transformed such that the second display unit and the second input unit are positioned alongside the first input unit on the front surface side of the first display unit,

the control unit displays the main information on the first display unit and displays the attachment information on the second display unit when the first display unit and the second display unit are arranged alongside each other, and

the control unit displays the main information and the attachment information on the first display unit when the second display unit is placed on the rear surface side of the first display unit.

20. The terminal device according to claim 5, further comprising a second display unit that is located in the second input unit, wherein

when the terminal device comprises a structure in which the terminal device is capable of being transformed such that the second display unit and the second input unit are positioned alongside the first input unit on the front surface side of the first display unit,

the control unit displays the main information on the first display unit and displays the attachment information on the second display unit when the first display unit and the second display unit are arranged alongside each other, and

the control unit displays the main information and the attachment information on the first display unit when the second display unit is placed on the rear surface side of the first display unit.

9. A display control method comprising:

displaying main information on an upper layer of a display screen of a first display unit, and displaying attachment information that is associated with the main information on a lower layer underlying the main information; and

when a second input unit that is located on a rear surface side relative to the display screen of the first display unit detects an input operation, processing the attachment information that is displayed on the first display unit in accordance with the operation detected by the second input unit.

10. A computer-readable non-transitory medium on which is stored a program that causes a computer to function as:

a first display unit that displays main information on an upper layer, and displays attachment information that is associated with the main information on a lower layer underlying the main information;

a first input unit that detects an operation that is input into a front surface side of the first display unit;

a second input unit that is located on a rear surface side of the first display unit, and detects an input operation; and

a control unit that, when the second input unit detects the operation, processes the attachment information that is displayed on the first display unit in accordance with the operation detected by the second input unit.