Display method and information processing device

• US 9,134,801 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2013
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Akiyama, Katsuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US13/910,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20140007021A1
• Time in Patent Office: 832 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A display method executed by a computer, includes: receiving a first input relating to a first operation performed on a display content displayed in a display unit; receiving a second input relating to a second operation performed on the display content; and when the second input received after the first input is a drag operation, changing a display scaling factor of the display content on the basis of a movement direction of the drag operation and a distance between a reference position relating to at least one of the first input and the second input, and a current position of the drag operation.

Claims

1. A display method comprising:

receiving a first input relating to a first operation performed on a display content displayed in a display;

receiving a second input relating to a second operation performed on the display content after the first operation; and

when an elapsed time since a start of the first operation is less than a threshold and the second operation is a drag operation, changing, by a processor, a display scaling factor of the display content based on a movement direction of the drag operation and a distance between a reference position relating to at least one of the first input and the second input, and a current position of the drag operation.

2. The display method according to claim 1, further comprising:

calculating a movement distance of an input position during continuation of the second input; and

based on the movement distance, determining whether or not the second input is the drag operation.

3. The display method according to claim 2, further comprising:

counting a frequency of input operations relating to operations performed on the display content,

wherein, when the frequency is greater than or equal to two and the movement distance is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the changing of the display scaling factor is executed.

4. The display method according to claim 3, further comprising:

scrolling the display content when the frequency is one.

5. The display method according to claim 1, wherein the reference position is an average coordinate of a plurality of coordinates input by the first input and the second input or at least one coordinate of the plurality of coordinates.

6. The display method according to claim 1, further comprising:

calculating the display scaling factor based on a value obtained by linearly transforming the distance between the reference position and the current position in a certain axis direction,

wherein the changing enlarges or reduces the display content based on the display scaling factor.

7. The display method according to claim 1, further comprising:

during continuation of the drag operation relating to the second input, performing, in the display unit, guide display that indicates a first direction in which the display content is enlarged and a second direction in which the display content is reduced.

8. The display method according to claim 1, further comprising:

cancelling the changing of the display scaling factor when the movement direction of the drag operation has been changed from one of a first direction in which the display content is enlarged and a second direction in which the display content is reduced to another direction during continuation of the second input.

9. The display method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a third input relating to a third operation performed on the display content; and

rotating the display content when the third input is another drag operation different from the drag operation, the another drag operation indicating circular arc-shaped movement.

10. The display method according to claim 1, wherein:

the display includes a touch panel,

the first operation includes a first depress operation to the touch panel and a release operation from the touch panel occurring subsequent to the first press operation, the first depress operation being an operation for the start of the first operation, and

the second operation includes a second depress operation to the touch panel occurring subsequent to the release operation, the second depress operation being an operation for a start of the drag operation.

11. The display method according to claim 1, wherein the elapsed time is a time since the start of the first operation to a time relating to performance of the second operation.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a display program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

receiving a first input relating to a first operation performed on a display content displayed in a display;

receiving a second input relating to a second operation performed on the display content after the first operation; and

when an elapsed time since a start of the first operation is less than a threshold and the second operation is a drag operation, changing a display scaling factor of the display content based on a movement direction of the drag operation and a distance between a reference position relating to at least one of the first input and the second input, and a current position of the drag operation.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 12, wherein the elapsed time is a time since the start of the first operation to a time relating to performance of the second operation.

14. An information processing device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to

receive a first input relating to a first operation performed on a display content displayed in a display and a second input relating to a second operation performed on the display content after the first operation, and

when an elapsed time since a start of the first operation is less than a threshold and the second operation is a drag operation, change a display scaling factor of the display content based on a movement direction of the drag operation and a distance between a reference position relating to at least one of the first input and the second input, and a current position of the drag operation.

15. The information processing device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to

calculate a movement distance of an input position during continuation of the second input, and

determine whether or not the second input is the drag operation, based on the movement distance.

16. The information processing device according to claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to

count the frequency of inputs relating to operations performed on the display content, and,

when the frequency is greater than or equal to two and the movement distance is greater than or equal to a threshold value, executing the changing of the display scaling factor.

17. The information processing device according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to scroll the display content when the frequency is less than two.

18. The information processing device according to claim 14, wherein the reference position is an average coordinate of a plurality of coordinates input by the first input and the second input or at least one coordinate of the plurality of coordinates.

19. The information processing device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to calculate the display scaling factor based on a value obtained by linearly transforming the distance between the reference position and the current position in a certain axis direction, and enlarge or reduce the display content based on the display scaling factor.

20. The information processing device according to claim 14, wherein the elapsed time is a time since the start of the first operation to a time related to performance of the second operation.

21. A display method comprising:

scrolling a display content on a display when a drag operation is performed on the display after a tap operation performed on the display, while changing, by a processor, a display scaling factor of the display content when the drag operation is performed after the tap operation and an elapsed time since the tap operation is less than a threshold.

22. The display method according to claim 21, wherein the elapsed time is a time from the tap operation to the drag operation.

23. A display method comprising:

scrolling a display content on a display according to a drag operation performed on the display when an elapsed time since a tap operation performed on the display is equal to or greater than a threshold; and

changing, by a processor, a display scaling factor of the display content according to the drag operation when the elapsed time is less than the threshold.

24. The display method according to claim 23, wherein the elapsed time is a time from the tap operation to a time related to performance of the drag operation.

25. A display method comprising:

when a tap operation and a drag operation performed after the tap operation are detected, setting, by a processor, one of a first mode in which a display content is scrolled and a second mode in which a display scaling factor of the display content is changed, based on an elapsed time since the tap operation; and

displaying the display content on the display in response to the drag operation, in accordance with the one of the first mode and the second mode set by the setting.

26. The display method according to claim 25, wherein the elapsed time is a time from the tap operation to a time related to performance of the drag operation.