Display control device, control method and program

Abstract

To improve the convenience of user operation in a display control device for displaying icons.SOLUTION: A display control device that can display a plurality of menu screens is provided with display means for displaying a selection screen for displaying a prescribed menu screen among the plurality of menu screens. In the display control device, a background color of a prescribed icon corresponding to the prescribed menu screen on the selection screen displayed by the display means is the same color as a background color of the prescribed menu screen.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a display control device, a control method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 discloses an image forming device that generates second icons by overlaying first icons of each of a plurality of applications on a base image of uniform size or shape, and displays an application selection screen on a display with the second icons arranged on it. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-9047 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] There is a demand for improved convenience with regard to user operations in display control devices that display icons.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and has an object to improve the convenience of user operations in a display control device in which icons are displayed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] Therefore, the display control device of the present invention is a display control device capable of displaying a plurality of menu screens, and is equipped with a display means for displaying a selection screen for displaying a predetermined menu screen from the plurality of menu screens, and is characterized in that the background color of a predetermined icon corresponding to the predetermined menu screen on the selection screen displayed by the display means is the same color as the background color of the predetermined menu screen. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present disclosure, it is an object to improve the convenience of user operations in a display control device in which icons are displayed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of an MFP. [Diagram 2] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a standard home screen displayed on an operation panel. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a custom home screen displayed on the operation panel. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a home switching screen displayed on the operation panel. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a custom home icon setting screen displayed on the operation panel. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a background color setting screen for a custom home page displayed on the operation panel. [Figure 7] 13 is a flowchart showing an icon generating process. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a correspondence table between background color IDs, scene icon IDs, and icons. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the present disclosure according to the claims, and not all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the solutions of the present disclosure. In addition, in the accompanying drawings, the same reference numbers are used for the same or similar configurations, and duplicated descriptions are omitted.

[0010] (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) 100 which is a display control device in this embodiment. The MFP 100 is a type of information processing device. The MFP 100 is also a type of electronic device. The MFP 100 of this embodiment has information processing functions such as generating, storing, and transmitting device information including log information and status information. The MFP 100 also has an image forming function that forms an image on a recording medium by a recording control unit 113 and a recording unit 114 which will be described later. The method of the image forming function may be an electrophotographic method, an inkjet method, or another method.

[0011] The display control device in this embodiment may be various devices such as a personal computer (PC), a smartphone, a digital camera, or a tablet terminal.

[0012] The MFP 100 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, an image memory 104, a data conversion unit 105, a reading control unit 106, a reading unit 107, an operation display unit 108, an LCD 109, a communication control unit 110, and a resolution conversion unit 111. The MFP 100 further includes an encoding / decoding unit 112, a recording control unit 113, a recording unit 114, a USB function control unit 115, a USB host control unit 116, a bus 117, and a non-volatile memory 118.

[0013] The CPU 101 is a system control unit that controls the entire MFP 100. The ROM 102 is a non-volatile memory that stores fixed data such as the control programs executed by the CPU 101, data tables, and an embedded operating system (OS).

[0014] In this embodiment, each control program stored in ROM 102 performs software execution control such as scheduling, task switching, and interrupt processing under the management of an embedded OS stored in ROM 102. Information indicating a permission state indicating whether device information is to be provided to the outside is stored in ROM 102. RAM 103 is composed of a static random access memory (SRAM) that requires a backup power source, and power supply to RAM 103 is guaranteed by a primary battery for data backup (not shown). Program control variables and the like are stored in RAM 103.

[0015] The image memory 104 is composed of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) or the like, and can store image data. A part of the image memory 104 is reserved as a working area for executing software processing. The data conversion unit 105 can convert image data, such as analyzing a page description language (PDL) and converting character data into computer graphics (CG).

[0016] The reading unit 107 optically reads the document using a CIS image sensor and converts it into an electrical image signal. The reading control unit 106 performs various image processing such as binarization and halftone processing on this image signal, and outputs high-definition image data. The method for optically reading the document may be either a sheet reading control method in which a fixed CIS image sensor reads the document, or a book reading control method in which a moving CIS image sensor reads the document fixed on a document table.

[0017] The operation display unit (including the display control unit) 108 is capable of displaying a home screen and the like, and is composed of the minimum necessary keys such as numeric input keys, mode setting keys, a decision key, and a cancel key, as well as an LED (light emitting diode) and a 7-segment display unit. The above various keys are realized as so-called soft keys displayed on the LCD 109, and can accept operations from the user. If no operation is performed by the user for a certain period of time, the LCD 109 switches the backlight of the LCD 109 off to reduce power consumption. The operation display unit 108 is a display panel, for example a liquid crystal panel.

[0018] The communication control unit 110 controls communication between the MFP 100 and the communication network 300, and performs connection to an Internet service provider and communication of various data with the service management server 200. The communication control unit 110 can also determine whether the MFP 100 is connected to the Internet or only to a LAN. Note that the connection between the communication control unit 110 and the communication network 300 is made by a known method such as HTTP or XMPP. The resolution conversion unit 111 performs resolution conversion processing such as mutual conversion between millimeter-based image data and inch-based image data.

[0019] The resolution conversion unit 111 can also perform enlargement / reduction processing of image data. The encoding / decoding unit 112 performs encoding / decoding processing and enlargement / reduction processing on image data (uncompressed, MH, MR, MMR, JBIG, JPEG, etc.) handled by the MFP 100. The recording control unit 113 performs various image processing such as smoothing processing, recording density correction processing, and color correction on the image data to be printed, converting it into high-definition image data, and outputs it to the recording unit 114. The recording control unit 113 also plays a role in periodically acquiring status information data of the recording unit 114. The recording unit 114 is composed of a laser beam printer, an inkjet printer, etc., and prints the image data generated by the recording control unit 113 on a recording medium such as paper.

[0020] The USB function controller 115 performs protocol control in accordance with the USB communication standard. The USB host controller 116 is a controller for performing communication in accordance with the protocol defined by the USB communication standard. This USB communication standard is a standard for two-way high-speed data communication, and this USB communication standard defines that multiple hubs or functions (slaves) can be connected to one host (master). In other words, the USB host controller 116 provides the host function in USB communication.

[0021] The non-volatile memory 118 is a non-volatile memory that stores data acquired from the network, settings of the information processing device, etc. Components other than the reading unit 107 and the LCD 109 are connected to each other via a bus 117. The operation display unit 108 has a screen that allows the home screen to be switched.

[0022] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a standard home screen displayed on the operation display unit 108 of the MFP 100. The standard home screen is a main menu screen, and the area of ​​the button 201 displays information indicating the standard home screen. The button 201 is a home switching button for displaying a home switching screen corresponding to a screen 401 in FIG. 4 described later. On the home switching screen, it is possible to switch between the standard home screen corresponding to the screen 201 in FIG. 2 and a custom home screen (custom menu screen) corresponding to the screens 301, 307, and 313 in FIG. 3. The custom home screen is a submenu screen, and a plurality of custom home screens are provided according to the usage scene. The user can switch the home screen by selecting a scene on the home switching screen, and the custom home screen is selectively displayed on the operation display unit 108. On the screen 201, the copy menu button 202 is a button corresponding to the copy function, and when pressing is detected, the screen transitions to the copy menu screen. The scan menu button 203 is a button corresponding to the scan function, and when pressing is detected, the screen transitions to the scan menu screen. The print menu button 204 is a button corresponding to the print function, and when its press is detected, the screen transitions to a print menu screen. The LAN button 205 is a button corresponding to LAN settings, and when its press is detected, the screen transitions to a LAN settings screen. The wireless connect button 206 is a button corresponding to wireless connect, and when its press is detected, the screen transitions to a wireless connect start screen. The printer settings button 207 is a button corresponding to printer settings, and when its press is detected, the screen transitions to a printer settings screen. The hint button 208 is a button corresponding to hints, and when its press is detected, the screen transitions to a hint screen.

[0023] The home screen is a screen on which a plurality of functions can be selected, and is also an operation screen that is displayed for the first time when the image processing apparatus is turned on, for example.

[0024] 3(a) to (c) are diagrams showing customized home screens displayed on the operation panel. Custom menus 304, 305, 306, 310, 311, 312, 316, 317, and 318 are menus that can be customized by the user, and the user can specify the function to be displayed at each menu position. Scene icons 302, 308, and 314 are icons that can be customized by the user, and the user can specify the icon to be displayed on each customized home screen. First custom screen 301, second custom screen 307, and third custom screen 313 can each be categorized according to a specific purpose or according to the user. First custom screen 301 is categorized for work purposes, second custom screen 305 for learning purposes, and third custom screen 307 for life purposes, and it is possible to arrange frequently used menus for each purpose on the home screen. The areas of buttons 303, 309, and 315 are areas where information indicating the scene of the displayed home screen is displayed, and buttons 303, 309, and 315 are buttons that, when pressed, display a home switching screen in FIG. 4, which will be described later. The background colors of first custom screen 301, second custom screen 307, and third custom screen 313 can be customized by the user, and the background color of each custom home screen can be specified. The "home" button, not shown, is a button for displaying a home screen corresponding to a home menu selected on the home switching screen in FIG. 4, which will be described later. For example, when a transition is made from a predetermined home screen to a screen different from the predetermined home screen by selecting a menu on the predetermined home screen, the button is a button for displaying the predetermined home screen again. When pressing of the home button is detected, a home screen corresponding to the home menu selected on the home switching screen in FIG. 4, which will be described later, is displayed. The home button may be a software key displayed on operation display unit 108, or a hardware key provided on MFP 100.

[0025] 3(a) shows a custom home screen in which menus that are frequently used in work situations are arranged on the home screen. A first custom home screen 301 indicates that this is a custom home screen targeted at work situations. Custom menu 304 is a button that corresponds to the standard copy function, custom menu 305 is a double-sided copy function, and custom menu 306 is a function for saving a document to a PC, and when a press is detected, the screen transitions to the respective function setting screen.

[0026] 3(b) shows a customized home screen in which menus that are frequently used in a study scene are arranged on the home screen. The second customized home screen 307 indicates that it is a customized home screen targeted at a study scene. The customized menu 310 is a standard copy function, the customized menu 311 is a function for saving the document to the PC, and the customized menu 312 is a standard form function. When a press is detected, the screen transitions to the corresponding function setting screen.

[0027] 3(c) shows a custom home screen in which menus frequently used in life scenes are arranged on the home screen. A third custom home screen 313 indicates that it is a custom home screen targeted at life scenes. Custom menu 316 is a photo printing function, custom menu 317 is a pattern paper function, and custom menu 318 is a cloud printing function. When a press is detected, the screen transitions to the respective function setting screen.

[0028] The function icons such as standard copy displayed in each scene may be preset at the time of shipment from the factory, or may be configured to be changeable by the user.

[0029] FIG. 4 shows a home switching screen (scene selection screen) for setting a home screen to be displayed on an operation panel. When any one of home menus 402, 403, 404, and 405 is selected, a home screen corresponding to the selected home menu is displayed. That is, the user can switch the home screen corresponding to the scene to be used by selecting home menu 402, 403, 404, or 405. A predetermined icon corresponding to each home menu is composed of a custom icon corresponding to each home menu and a background icon indicating the background color of the custom icon. When power is supplied to MFP 100 and a soft power-on operation is performed, the home screen that was set just before the soft power of MFP 100 was turned off is displayed. When the above-mentioned home button (not shown) is pressed, the set home screen is displayed.

[0030] 5 is an icon setting screen for setting scene icons to be displayed on a customized home screen. The scene icons corresponding to a specific customized home screen are set by the user selecting scene icons 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, and 509 and pressing an OK button 511. Note that if a cancel button 510 is pressed, screen 501 is closed.

[0031] Screen 601 shown in Fig. 6 is a background color setting screen for setting the background color (background color) to be displayed on the customized home screen. The user can set the background color of the customized home screen by selecting background colors 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, and 609 and pressing OK button 611. Note that in Fig. 6, patterns are drawn on each background color in order to illustrate the differences between the background colors, but each background color does not need to have a pattern, as long as it is a different color. Note that the background to be displayed on the customized home screen may be a background image that has not only a color but also a pattern, as shown in Fig. 6.

[0032] The icon setting screen shown in FIG. 5 and the background color setting screen to be displayed on the customized home screen shown in FIG. 6 are displayed when the printer setting button 207 displayed on each customized home screen is pressed and a button for displaying the respective setting screen is pressed.

[0033] Here, if the background color set for each customized home screen is different from the color of the background icon of the home menu corresponding to each customized home screen on the home switching screen, it is difficult for the user to imagine which home menu corresponding to a specific icon to select to switch to the desired customized home screen, reducing convenience. Therefore, there is a risk that the user will select a home menu corresponding to a customized home screen other than the desired customized home screen on the home switching screen.

[0034] Furthermore, if the scene icons set for each customized home screen are different from the predetermined custom icons corresponding to each customized home screen on the home switching screen, it is difficult for the user to imagine which home menu corresponding to which predetermined icon should be selected to switch to the desired customized home screen, reducing convenience. Therefore, there is a risk that a home menu corresponding to a customized home screen other than the desired customized home screen is selected on the home switching screen.

[0035] Therefore, in this embodiment, a form will be described in which a home menu icon corresponding to each customized home screen is generated on the home switching screen based on the background color and icon information set for each customized home screen. That is, the color of the home menu icon corresponding to a predetermined customized home screen on the home switching screen is made to be the same as the background color of the predetermined customized home screen. Also, the custom icon of the home menu corresponding to a predetermined customized home screen on the home switching screen is made to be the same as the scene icon of the predetermined customized home screen. This makes it easier to select a home menu corresponding to a customized home screen on the home switching screen, thereby improving user convenience.

[0036] Fig. 7 is a flowchart of the process of generating icons to be displayed on the home switching screen shown in Fig. 4. The series of processes shown in Fig. 7 are performed by CPU 101 of MFP 100 expanding program code stored in ROM 102 into RAM 103 and executing it. Alternatively, some or all of the functions of the steps in Fig. 7 may be realized by hardware such as an ASIC or electronic circuit. Note that the symbol "S" in the explanation of each process indicates a step in the flowchart.

[0037] In step S701, the CPU 101 transitions to a home switching screen upon detecting the pressing of the home switching button. Specifically, the CPU 101 displays the screen 401 in FIG.

[0038] In S702, CPU 101 initializes customized home number i to 1. Note that customized home number i is a number indicating each customized home screen or a home menu corresponding to each customized home screen. In this embodiment, it is described that the customized home number i of the customized home screen for work use is 1, the customized home number i of the customized home screen for learning use is 2, and the customized home number i of the customized home screen for life use is 3, but the customized home numbers corresponding to each customized home screen are not limited to this.

[0039] In S703, the CPU 101 determines whether the custom home number i is equal to or less than the custom home number. If it is determined that the custom home number i is not equal to or less than the custom home number (if the result is NO), the process of this flowchart ends. If it is determined that the custom home number i is equal to or less than the custom home number (if the result is YES), the process proceeds to S704.

[0040] In S704, the CPU 101 acquires the background color of the i-th home menu. The background color is the background color set in the screen 601 shown in FIG.

[0041] In S705, CPU 101 acquires a scene icon for the i-th custom home screen. The icon is the icon set on screen 501 shown in FIG.

[0042] In S706, the CPU 101 generates the i-th icon to be displayed on the home switching screen shown as the screen 401 in FIG.

[0043] FIG. 8 is a table showing the correspondence between background color IDs, scene icon IDs, and icons.

[0044] The generation of the icons in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to the correspondence table in FIG. 8. As an example, a case will be described in which icons (410, 411) of the home menu 405 corresponding to the customized home screen for the "life" purpose (custom home number i is 3, background color ID is 6, icon ID is 3) on the screen 401 in FIG. 4 are generated. In S704, the CPU 101 acquires the background color (background color with background color ID of 6) of the customized home screen for the "life" purpose shown in FIG. 3(c). Then, in S705, the CPU 101 acquires a scene icon (icon with icon ID of 3) of the customized home screen for the "life" purpose shown in FIG. 3(c). Then, in S706, an icon composed of the icons (410, 411) of the home menu 405 on the screen 401 in FIG. 4 is generated based on the background color based on the background color ID acquired in S704 and the icon based on the icon ID acquired in S705. That is, the background color of the customized home screen for "Life" use shown in Fig. 3(c) is the same color as the color of icon 410, and scene icon 314 and icon 411 on the customized home screen for "Life" use shown in Fig. 3(c) are the same icon. Note that home menu icons corresponding to other customized home screens are generated in the same manner.

[0045] In S707, the CPU 101 increments the value of the custom home number i by 1, and the process returns to S703.

[0046] In addition, in S702, the customized home number is initialized to 1, but this is not limiting. By initializing to the maximum number of customized home screens in S702 and subtracting 1 from the value of the customized home number i in S707, a repeat process may be performed to obtain a result similar to that of the flowchart in FIG.

[0047] In the above-described embodiment, a form has been described in which home menu icons corresponding to each customized home screen displayed on the home switching screen are generated based on the background color and icon information set for each customized home screen. This makes it possible to make the color of the home menu icon corresponding to each customized home screen the same as the background color of each customized home screen. This makes it easier to select a home menu corresponding to a customized home screen on a customized home screen, thereby improving user convenience.

[0048] (Other embodiments) The above-mentioned embodiment can also be realized by executing the following process. That is, software (programs) that realize the functions of the above-mentioned embodiment are supplied to a system or device via a network or various storage media, and a computer (CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or device reads and executes the program. The program may be executed by one computer, or may be executed by multiple computers in cooperation with each other. It is not necessary to realize all of the above-mentioned processes by software, and some or all of the processes may be realized by hardware such as ASIC. The CPU is also not limited to one that performs all processes by one CPU, and multiple CPUs may perform processes in cooperation with each other as appropriate.

[0049] In addition, the functions of the above-mentioned embodiments are not only realized by a computer reading and executing the program code, but also include cases where an OS running on a computer performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program code, and the functions of the above-mentioned embodiments are realized by the processing.

[0050] The disclosure of this embodiment includes the following configuration, method, and program.

[0051] (Configuration 1) A display control device capable of displaying a plurality of menu screens, a display means for displaying a selection screen for displaying a predetermined menu screen from among the plurality of menu screens; Equipped with a background color of a predetermined icon corresponding to the predetermined menu screen in the selection screen displayed by the display means is the same color as a background color of the predetermined menu screen; A display control device comprising:

[0052] (Configuration 2) a setting means for setting an icon corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens and a background color of the icon corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens displayed on the selection screen, based on a background color of each of the plurality of menu screens and each of the icons corresponding to the plurality of menu screens; The display control device according to configuration 1, further comprising:

[0053] (Configuration 3) a background color setting means for setting a background color of each of the plurality of menu screens; and an icon setting means for setting an icon of each of the plurality of menu screens. Further equipped with The setting means sets the icons corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens and the background colors of the icons corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens displayed on the selection screen based on the background colors of each of the plurality of menu screens and the icons corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens set by the background color setting means and the icon setting means. 3. The display control device according to configuration 2.

[0054] (Configuration 4) 2. The display control device according to configuration 1, wherein the plurality of menu screens include a plurality of custom menu screens corresponding to a plurality of usage scenes.

[0055] (Configuration 5) 5. The display control device according to configuration 4, wherein the plurality of custom menu screens correspond to at least each of usage scenes of work, study, and life.

[0056] (Configuration 6) 2. The display control device according to configuration 1, wherein, when information indicating the predetermined menu screen is selected on the selection screen, the display means displays the predetermined menu screen.

[0057] (Configuration 7) 7. The display control device according to configuration 6, wherein the information indicating the predetermined menu screen is a selection item including at least the predetermined icon corresponding to the predetermined menu screen.

[0058] (Method 1) A control method for a display control device capable of displaying a plurality of menu screens, comprising: a display step of displaying a selection screen for displaying a predetermined menu screen from among the plurality of menu screens; having a background color of a predetermined icon corresponding to the predetermined menu screen on the selection screen displayed by the display step being the same color as a background color of the predetermined menu screen.

[0059] (Program 1) A program for a display control device capable of displaying a plurality of menu screens, A computer of the display control device a display step of displaying a selection screen for displaying a predetermined menu screen from among the plurality of menu screens; Run the command, a background color of a predetermined icon corresponding to the predetermined menu screen in the selection screen displayed by the display step is the same color as a background color of the predetermined menu screen; A program characterized by: [Explanation of symbols]

[0060] 100 MFP 101 CPU 108 Operation display unit

Claims

1. A display control device capable of displaying a plurality of menu screens, a display means for displaying a selection screen for displaying a predetermined menu screen from among the plurality of menu screens; Equipped with a background color of a predetermined icon corresponding to the predetermined menu screen in the selection screen displayed by the display means is the same color as a background color of the predetermined menu screen; A display control device comprising:

2. a setting means for setting an icon corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens and a background color of the icon corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens displayed on the selection screen, based on a background color of each of the plurality of menu screens and each of the icons corresponding to the plurality of menu screens; The display control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

3. a background color setting means for setting a background color of each of the plurality of menu screens; and an icon setting means for setting an icon of each of the plurality of menu screens. Further equipped with the setting means sets a background color of an icon corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens and a background color of an icon corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens displayed on the selection screen, based on the background color of each of the plurality of menu screens and the icons corresponding to each of the plurality of menu screens set by the background color setting means and the icon setting means.

3. The display control device according to claim 2.

4. The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of menu screens include a plurality of custom menu screens corresponding to a plurality of usage scenes.

5. 5. The display control device according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of custom menu screens correspond to at least each of usage scenes of work, study, and life.

6. 2. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein, when information indicating the predetermined menu screen is selected on the selection screen, the display means displays the predetermined menu screen.

7. 7. The display control device according to claim 6, wherein the information indicating the predetermined menu screen is a selection item including at least the predetermined icon corresponding to the predetermined menu screen.

8. A control method for a display control device capable of displaying a plurality of menu screens, comprising: a display step of displaying a selection screen for displaying a predetermined menu screen from among the plurality of menu screens; having a background color of a predetermined icon corresponding to the predetermined menu screen in the selection screen displayed by the display step is the same color as a background color of the predetermined menu screen; A control method comprising:

9. A program for a display control device capable of displaying a plurality of menu screens, A computer of the display control device a display step of displaying a selection screen for displaying a predetermined menu screen from among the plurality of menu screens; Run the command, a background color of a predetermined icon corresponding to the predetermined menu screen in the selection screen displayed by the display step is the same color as a background color of the predetermined menu screen; A program characterized by:

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