Information processing system and information processing program

Abstract

To provide an information processing system which enables a user to confirm contents of an information item in a screen being displayed on a display unit after the information item displayed over a part of a display screen is deleted by his or her deleting operation.SOLUTION: The information processing system comprises at least one processor, and the processor receives an instruction to delete a banner displayed over a part of a display screen of an operation panel 16 and deletes the banner and then displays the banner again in a screen being displayed on the operation panel 16 in response to an operation of a specific user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system and an information processing program.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 below discloses a display control device including: display control means for causing a display unit to display a second display item superimposed on a first display item; selection means for selecting a display item displayed on the display unit; and control means for controlling so as not to accept a selection operation of the second display item within a predetermined time after the display of the second display item is started.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system and an information processing program that enable a user to confirm the content of an information item on a screen being displayed on a display unit after deleting the information item displayed superimposed on a part of the display screen by a deletion operation of the user.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The information processing system according to the first aspect includes at least one processor. The processor receives an instruction to delete an information item displayed superimposed on a part of a display screen of a display unit, and after deleting the information item, redisplay the information item by an operation of a specific user on the screen being displayed on the display unit.

[0006] The information processing system according to the second aspect is the information processing system according to the first aspect, wherein the operation to be redisplayed for each type of the information item is stored in a memory, and the processor redisplays the information item of a defined type according to the corresponding operation.

[0007] The information processing system according to the third aspect is the information processing system according to the first aspect, wherein the operation of the specific user for redisplaying the information item is an operation by one action on the screen being displayed.

[0008] The information processing system according to the fourth aspect is the information processing system according to the first aspect, wherein the instruction to delete the information item is a deletion operation of the user who deletes the information item on the display screen of the display unit, and the operation of the specific user for redisplaying the information item is the operation of the user who deleted the information item.

[0009] The information processing system according to the fifth aspect is the information processing system according to the fourth aspect, wherein the processor redisplays the information item deleted by the deletion operation by the redisplay operation of the user corresponding to the deletion operation.

[0010] The information processing system according to the sixth aspect is the information processing system according to the second aspect, wherein the types of the information items include at least two or more of a status display item for displaying a processing status, a notification item for notifying information defined for a user, and a non-execution notification item for displaying when processing cannot be executed.

[0011] The information processing system according to the seventh aspect is the information processing system according to the first aspect, wherein the processor displays an operation mark for redisplaying the deleted information item on the screen being displayed without receiving a display instruction from the user, and the operation is performed by the user operating the operation mark.

[0012] In the information processing system according to the eighth aspect, in the information processing system according to the seventh aspect, the position of the operation mark is stored in the memory for each type of the information item, and the processor redisplays the information item of the defined type in response to the operation of the operation mark at the corresponding position.

[0013] In the information processing system according to the ninth aspect, in the information processing system according to the fifth aspect, the deletion operation is an operation of sliding a finger on the display screen in a defined direction for the information item, and the redisplay operation is an operation of sliding a finger on the operation mark for redisplay displayed on the currently displayed screen in a direction opposite to the defined direction.

[0014] In the information processing system according to the tenth aspect, in the information processing system according to the seventh aspect, the position of the operation mark is stored in the memory according to the notification time of the information item, and the processor redisplays the information item corresponding to the defined notification time in response to the operation of the operation mark at the corresponding position.

[0015] In the information processing system according to the eleventh aspect, in the information processing system according to the first aspect, when there are a plurality of the deleted information items, the processor redisplays the information item with the latest notification time or the information items in the order of the new notification time.

[0016] The information processing program according to the twelfth aspect causes a computer to execute a process of receiving an instruction to delete an information item displayed by overlapping a part of a display screen of a display unit, deleting the information item, and then redisplaying the information item by a specific user's operation on the currently displayed screen of the display unit.

Advantages of the Invention

[0017] According to the information processing system according to the first aspect, after deleting an information item displayed by overlapping a part of a display screen by a user's deletion operation, the user can confirm the content of the information item on the currently displayed screen of the display unit.

[0018] According to the information processing system described in the second aspect, it is easier to redisplay the intended information item as compared with the case where the operation for redisplaying is the same regardless of the type of information item.

[0019] According to the information processing system described in the third aspect, the effort for redisplaying an information item is reduced as compared with the case where the user's operation for redisplaying the information item is an operation by a plurality of operations on the screen being displayed.

[0020] According to the information processing system described in the fourth aspect, after the user deletes an information item, the information item can be displayed at the timing when the user wants to confirm the information item.

[0021] According to the information processing system described in the fifth aspect, as compared with the case where the redisplay operation is fixed regardless of the deletion operation of the information item, the information item deleted by the deletion operation can be quickly redisplayed.

[0022] According to the information processing system described in the sixth aspect, as compared with the case where the operation for redisplaying is the same regardless of the type of information item, the desired type of information item can be quickly redisplayed.

[0023] According to the information processing system described in the seventh aspect, the effort of the user when redisplaying an information item can be reduced as compared with the case where a redisplay button is displayed by a new operation of the user on the screen being displayed.

[0024] According to the information processing system described in the eighth aspect, as compared with the case where the position of the operation mark for redisplaying is the same regardless of the type of information item, the desired type of information item can be quickly redisplayed.

[0025] According to the information processing system described in the ninth aspect, when an information item is deleted by a finger-slipping operation in a defined direction on the display screen, the deleted information item can be redisplayed more quickly compared to the case where the information item is redisplayed by a redisplay operation not related to the defined direction.

[0026] According to the information processing system described in the tenth aspect, the information item at the desired notification time can be redisplayed more quickly compared to the case where the position of the operation mark for redisplaying is the same regardless of the notification time of the information item.

[0027] According to the information processing system described in the eleventh aspect, when there are a plurality of deleted information items, the desired information item can be redisplayed more quickly compared to the case where all the information items are redisplayed in the order of deletion.

[0028] According to the information processing program described in the twelfth aspect, after an information item displayed overlapping a part of the display screen is deleted by a user's deletion operation, the user can confirm the content of the information item on the screen being displayed on the display unit.

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0030] Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same or equivalent components and parts are given the same reference numerals. Also, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are exaggerated for the convenience of explanation and may be different from the actual ratios.

[0031] 〔First Embodiment〕 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information processing system 10 according to the first embodiment.

[0032] (Hardware Configuration of Information Processing System) As an example, the information processing system 10 is configured by, for example, a multifunction device having functions such as copying, printing, facsimile (FAX), email transmission and reception, and scanning. Alternatively, the information processing system 10 may be applied to a computer device such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, or a tablet computer having an email transmission function. In the present disclosure, the “system” includes both those configured by a plurality of devices and those configured by a single device.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 10 includes components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a storage 14, an input / output interface 15, an operation panel 16, and a communication interface 17. Each component is communicably connected to each other via a bus 19.

[0034] The CPU 11 is a central processing unit that executes various programs and controls each part. The CPU 11 is an example of a processor. The CPU 11 reads a program from the ROM 12 or the storage 14 and executes the program using the RAM 13 as a working area. The CPU 11 performs control of the above components and various arithmetic processes according to the program recorded in the ROM 12 or the storage 14. In this embodiment, an information processing program is stored in the ROM 12 or the storage 14.

[0035] The ROM 12 stores various programs and various data. The RAM 13 temporarily stores programs or data as a working area. The storage 14 is composed of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive) and stores various programs including an operating system and various data.

[0036] The input / output interface 15 is an interface for transmitting and receiving information with peripheral devices. Although not shown, examples of peripheral devices include a printer that outputs an image to a recording medium, a scanner that reads image information of a document, a facsimile that transmits and receives data, and the like. For example, the CPU 11 can output image data to a recording medium by the printer by transmitting the image data to the printer via the input / output interface 15.

[0037] The operation panel 16 is, for example, a liquid crystal display and is an example of a display unit that displays various types of information. As an example, the operation panel 16 is a touch panel UI (user interface). The touch panel UI is a user interface that can be operated by touching the display with a finger or the like as a pointing device. The touch panel UI can directly operate by pointing at operation targets displayed on the screen such as icons and buttons. The operation panel 16 has a function of displaying various types of information and a function of receiving operations by the user. In the first embodiment, the operation panel 16 is a touch panel display in which a touch panel is superposed on a liquid crystal display. That is, the operation panel 16 functions as an input unit for performing various types of inputs and various types of instructions.

[0038] The communication interface 17 is an interface for communicating with the network 20. For example, standards such as Ethernet (registered trademark), FDDI, and Wi-Fi (registered trademark) are used. The network 20 is, for example, the Internet, a wired or wireless network. The information processing system 10 is connected to a server (not shown) via the network 20 and can communicate information with the server.

[0039] (Functional Configuration of Information Processing System) FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing system 10.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing system 10 has, as a functional configuration, an input reception unit 21, a display control unit 23, a notification information management unit 24, and an operation information management unit 25. Each functional configuration is realized by the CPU 11 reading out an information processing program stored in the ROM 12 or the storage 14 and expanding and executing it in the RAM 13.

[0041] The input reception unit 21 receives an input from a user as an example of an operator. The input reception unit 21 receives an input, for example, by a touch or gesture operation of the user on the operation panel 16.

[0042] The input reception unit 21 receives, for example, an instruction from a user to execute a job. Examples of jobs include sending an email, printing image information onto a recording medium, copying a document onto a recording medium, scanning to read document information, facsimile communication of data, and the like. For example, when the input reception unit 21 receives an instruction from a user to send an email, it sends the email to the specified destination (see FIG. 3).

[0043] The input reception unit 21 receives, for example, an instruction from a user to delete the banner 102 (see FIG. 4). The banner 102 is a word meaning a flag or a streamer, and is an example of an information item on which information for notifying (i.e., informing) the user is described. The reception of an instruction from a user to delete the banner 102 will be described later.

[0044] Also, the input reception unit 21 receives, for example, an instruction from a user to redisplay the deleted banner 102 by a specific user operation on the currently displayed screen (see FIG. 7). The reception of an instruction from a user to redisplay the deleted banner will be described later.

[0045] The display control unit 23 controls the screen to be displayed on the operation panel 16. In the first embodiment, the display control unit 23 controls the display of a banner or the like on which information for notifying the user is described on the display screen of the operation panel 16. By controlling the screen to be displayed on the operation panel 16 by the display control unit 23, on the operation panel 16, for example, a banner display screen 34 in which the banner 102 is superimposed and displayed on a part of the display screen (see FIG. 4), or an instruction screen 42 in which an operation mark 106 for redisplaying the deleted banner 104 (see FIG. 8) on the currently displayed screen is displayed (see FIG. 7) and the like are displayed. Various screens displayed on the operation panel 16 will be described later.

[0046] The notification information management unit 24 manages the information to be notified to the user. The notification information management unit 24 and the operation information management unit 25 have, for example, a table (not shown) that manages the types of banners related to the notification information, operations corresponding to the deletion of the banners, and the presence or absence of explicit deletion of the banners by the user and information on the deleted banners. The notification information management unit 24 manages the information to be notified to the user by means of the table. The information to be notified to the user is displayed superimposed on a part of the display screen 52 as the banner 102 (see FIG. 4).

[0047] The notification information management unit 24 may, for example, acquire the information to be notified to the user via the network 20 through the communication interface 17.

[0048] The operation information management unit 25 manages the information on the operations by the user. The operation information management unit 25 manages, for example, operation information such as touches, swipes, and gesture operations on the display screen by the user. Here, a touch refers to an operation of touching with the user's finger, and a swipe refers to an operation of sliding the user's finger on the screen in an arbitrary direction.

[0049] The operation information management unit 25 manages, by means of the above table, operation information for deleting the banner and operation information for the operation mark 106 (see FIG. 7) corresponding to the deletion of the banner. As an example, the operation information management unit 25 manages by associating the operation method of the operation mark 106 with an instruction for redisplaying the banner.

[0050] (Example of the display screen) Here, an example of the display screen displayed on the operation panel 16 will be described.

[0051] As shown in FIG. 3, when executing mail transmission as an example of a job, an execution screen 32 is displayed on the operation panel 16 (see FIG. 1). On the execution screen 32, a job display 33A indicating that the job on the display screen 51 is mail transmission, a destination 33B to which the mail is to be sent, an item column 33C indicating a plurality of items such as the subject, a transmission button 33D for executing the mail transmission, etc. are displayed. When the user presses (i.e., clicks) the transmission button 33D, the CPU 11 (see FIG. 1) receives an instruction from the user to execute mail transmission. Thereby, the mail is transmitted.

[0052] When the mail transmission is executed, as shown in FIG. 4, on the operation panel 16, a banner display screen 34 in which a banner 102 is superimposed on a part of the display screen 52 (for example, the item column 33C) is displayed. The display screen 52 is an example of the display screen of the operation panel 16. As an example, in the banner 102, information for notifying the user (for example, information that the mail is being transmitted) is described within a rectangular frame superimposed on a part of the display screen 52. As an example, a delete button 103 for deleting the banner 102 is displayed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the banner 102. When the user presses (i.e., clicks) the delete button 103, the CPU 11 receives an instruction to delete the banner 102. That is, the operation of the delete button 103 is an explicit instruction from the user to delete the banner 102. Note that instead of pressing the delete button 103, the banner 102 may be deleted by performing a swipe operation on the banner 102 in a defined direction.

[0053] Note that the CPU 11 may delete the banner 102 after displaying the banner 102 on a part of the display screen 52 for a defined time. In this case, the CPU 11 deletes the banner 102 without receiving an explicit instruction from the user to delete the banner 102.

[0054] When an instruction to delete the banner 102 is received, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, an input screen 38 for executing a new mail transmission is displayed on the operation panel 16. On the input screen 38, a job display 33A for mail transmission, a destination input section 39C where a new destination can be input, an item field 39C for inputting a plurality of items such as the subject, a transmission button 33D, etc. are displayed in the displayed screen 54.

[0055] When an instruction to delete the banner 102 is received, instead of the input screen 38 shown in FIG. 6, the home screen 36 shown in FIG. 5 may be displayed on the operation panel 16. On the home screen 36, a copy 37A for copying a document to a recording medium, a print 37B for printing image information on a recording medium, a scan 37C for reading document information, and a mail 37D for transmitting a document to a specified address by communication, etc. are displayed in the displayed screen 53.

[0056] When the banner is deleted by an explicit banner deletion instruction from the user, as shown in FIG. 7, an instruction screen 42 for displaying an operation mark 106 for redisplaying the banner is displayed on the currently displayed screen 55. The screen 55 is an example of the screen currently displayed on the operation panel 16. FIG. 7 shows an example when the banner 104 (see FIG. 8) is deleted. As an example, on the instruction screen 42, an operation mark 106 is displayed on a part of the screen 55 where a job display 33A for mail transmission, a destination 33B for sending mail, an item field 33C, a transmission button 33D, etc. are displayed. By displaying the operation mark 106 on a part of the currently displayed screen 55, it can be seen that there is a banner 104 that can be deleted and redisplayed. As an example, the operation mark 106 is displayed on the lower side of the currently displayed screen 55 and at a position overlapping the item field 33C (for example, a position close to the position where the deleted banner 104 was displayed).

[0057] The operation mark 106 is, as an example, a mark in which three semi-transparent triangles are arranged vertically on the screen 55 being displayed with their tops facing upward. For example, when a specific user presses the operation mark 106, an instruction to redisplay the deleted banner 104 (see FIG. 8) is received. As an example, the specific user is the user who deleted the banner 104. Also, the operation of a specific user to redisplay the banner 104 is an operation by one action on the screen 55 being displayed (for example, pressing the operation mark 106). Also, instead of pressing the operation mark 106, an instruction to redisplay the deleted banner 104 may be received by swiping the operation mark 106 upward in the direction of the tops of the three triangles.

[0058] When an instruction to redisplay the deleted banner 104 (see FIG. 8) is received, as shown in FIG. 8, a banner display screen 44 in which the banner 104 is redisplayed is displayed on a part of the screen 56 being displayed. The screen 56 is an example of the screen being displayed on the operation panel 16. In the banner display screen 44, on the screen 56 being displayed, the banner 104 is redisplayed at the position where the deleted banner 104 was originally displayed. A delete button 105 for deleting the banner 104 is displayed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the banner 104.

[0059] Although not shown, when the banner 102 shown in FIG. 4 is deleted by the delete button 103, the banner 102 is redisplayed at the lower part of the screen being displayed by operating the operation mark displayed on the screen being displayed on the operation panel 16. The banner display screen in which the banner 102 is redisplayed is the same as FIG. 4.

[0060] Also, as shown in FIG. 9, on the operation panel 16, instead of the operation mark 106 (see FIG. 7), an instruction screen 46 may be displayed that shows an operation mark 108 in the form of a protruding drawer piece at the bottom of the currently displayed screen 57. As an example, on the instruction screen 46, when the user swipes upward so as to pull out the operation mark 108, an instruction to redisplay the deleted banner 104 (see FIG. 8) may be accepted. In this case, the operation method by swiping in the defined direction of the operation mark 108 and the instruction to redisplay the banner are managed in association with each other.

[0061] (Configuration and problems of a general information processing system, first comparative example, and second comparative example) Here, the configurations and problems of a general information processing system, a multifunction device of the first comparative example, and a smartphone of the second comparative example will be described.

[0062] Generally, in an information processing system, after instructing a job such as sending an email, the instructed job may be executed in the background. At that time, in order to inform the user of the progress of the instructed job, a banner describing the progress of the job may be displayed superimposed on the currently displayed screen. This banner appears, for example, until it occupies a defined area from the bottom to the top of the display screen, and automatically moves in the reverse direction and disappears after a defined period of time. The defined time is several seconds (for example, 2 seconds or more and 4 seconds or less). Since a part of the lower part of the display screen is occupied by the banner during that period, for example, when continuously sending an email, the banner may get in the way when setting up the email.

[0063] As described above, since the banner describing the information for notifying the user occupies a part of the display screen by superimposition, there are cases where the user may want to delete the banner, whether it is an unnecessary banner at the notification timing or a necessary banner after grasping the notification. At that time, there is a need to reconfirm the notified content when the content of the notified banner becomes necessary later or when the confirmation of the notification is insufficient.

[0064] In the multifunction device of the first comparative example, when the user selects the "notification application" arranged on the home screen displayed on the operation panel of the housing, the user transitions to the application to be notified, and the notification content is displayed on the transitioned screen. Thereby, on the screen that has transitioned to the application to be notified, the user can confirm the notification content.

[0065] Also, in the smartphone of the second comparative example, when the user deletes the banner on the display screen, by selecting the application to be notified, the user transitions to the application to be notified, and the notification content is displayed on the transitioned screen.

[0066] In both the case of the multifunction device of the first comparative example and the smartphone of the second comparative example, on the screen that has transitioned to the application to be notified, the user is confirming the notification content. For this reason, there is no method of displaying the notification content of the banner on the currently displayed screen, and it takes the trouble of transitioning to another application to confirm the notification content.

[0067] (Configuration of the main part of the information processing system according to the first embodiment) In the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, on the banner display screen 34, a delete button 103 is displayed on a banner 102 indicating that the progress of the mail sending job is in progress. By the user pressing the delete button 103, the banner 102 superimposed and displayed on a part of the display screen 52 can be deleted (that is, removed from the display screen 52). Alternatively, instead of the delete button 103, the banner 102 may be deleted by swiping the banner 102 in the downward direction.

[0068] Also, when the banner 104 is deleted, as shown in FIG. 7, on the instruction screen 42, an operation mark 106 for redisplaying the deleted banner 104 is displayed on a part of the currently displayed screen 55. For example, when the user presses the operation mark 106 (that is, gives an explicit deletion instruction), as shown in FIG. 8, the banner 104 is redisplayed on a part of the currently displayed screen 56.

[0069] In the information processing system 10, in response to an explicit deletion instruction from the user, not only the deleted banner but also a banner that has automatically disappeared after a specified time has elapsed may be redisplayed.

[0070] (Operation of the First Embodiment) Next, the operation of the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment will be described.

[0071] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of information processing performed by the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment. In the information processing system 10, the CPU 11 reads an information processing program from the ROM 12 or the storage 14, expands it in the RAM 13, and executes it, thereby performing information processing.

[0072] The CPU 11 determines whether there is a notification to the user, that is, a notification as information to be notified to the user (step S201). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when executing a mail sending job and notifying the progress of the mail sending, the CPU 11 determines that there is a notification to the user.

[0073] When there is a notification to the user (step S201: YES), the CPU 11 displays the notification on a part of the display screen of the operation panel 16 (step S202). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a notification banner 102 is displayed superimposed on the lower part of the display screen 52 of the display screen 52.

[0074] When there is no notification to the user (step S201: NO), the CPU 11 waits until there is a notification to the user.

[0075] The CPU 11 determines whether a specified time has elapsed (step S203). The specified time is, for example, preset to a time of 2 seconds or more and 5 seconds or less.

[0076] If the specified time has not elapsed (step S203: NO), the CPU 11 determines whether it has received a notification deletion instruction (step S204). The notification deletion instruction means an explicit notification deletion instruction by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user presses the delete button 103 displayed on the banner 102, it is determined that an explicit banner deletion instruction by the user has been received.

[0077] If the CPU 11 has received a notification deletion instruction (step S204: YES), it deletes the notification on the display screen (step S205). Although not shown, for example, when the CPU 11 has received a deletion instruction for the banner 102 shown in FIG. 4, it deletes the banner 102 on the display screen 52. Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the CPU 11 has received an instruction to delete the banner 104 (see FIG. 8), it displays an operation mark 106 for redisplaying the deleted banner 104 on the display screen 55 after deleting the banner 104.

[0078] Also, if the specified time has elapsed (step S203: YES), the CPU 11 deletes the notification on the display screen in the same manner as above (step S205). As a result, the notification banner 102 shown in FIG. 4 will be displayed superimposed at the bottom of the display screen 52 for the specified time.

[0079] The CPU 11 determines whether it has received an instruction to redisplay the deleted notification (step S206). For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the user presses the operation mark 106, it is determined that an instruction to redisplay the banner 104 of the deleted notification has been received.

[0080] When an instruction to redisplay the deleted notification is received (step S206: YES), the CPU 11 redisplays the deleted notification (step S207). For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a notification banner 104 is redisplayed at the lower part of the screen 56 being displayed. Although not shown, for example, after deleting the notification banner 102, if an operation mark for redisplaying the deleted notification banner 102 is pressed on the screen being displayed, the notification banner 102 is redisplayed on the screen being displayed.

[0081] When an instruction to redisplay the deleted notification is not received (step S206: NO), the CPU 11 waits until an instruction to redisplay the deleted notification is received. As a result, the processing based on the information processing program for which the information processing system 10 is responsible ends.

[0082] As described above, in the information processing system 10, the CPU 11 receives an instruction to delete a banner that is displayed overlapping a part of the display screen of the operation panel 16, and after deleting the banner, on the screen being displayed on the operation panel 16, the banner is redisplayed by a specific user's operation (see FIGS. 7 and 8). In the first embodiment, the specific user is the user who deleted the banner. Therefore, in the information processing system 10, after deleting the banner that is displayed overlapping a part of the display screen by the user's deletion operation, the user can confirm the content of the banner on the screen being displayed on the operation panel 16 (for example, the screen 56 being displayed shown in FIG. 8). Therefore, in the information processing system 10, after deleting the banner, compared with the case where the notification content is displayed on the screen that has transitioned to the application to be notified, the user's effort for confirming the notification content can be reduced.

[0083] Also, in the information processing system 10, the specific user's operation for redisplaying the banner is an operation by one action on the screen being displayed (for example, pressing the operation mark 106 shown in FIG. 7). Therefore, in the information processing system 10, compared with the case where the user's operation for redisplaying the banner is an operation by a plurality of actions on the screen being displayed, the effort for redisplaying the banner is reduced.

[0084] In the information processing system 10, an instruction to delete a banner is a deletion operation by a user who deletes the banner on the display screen of the operation panel 16 (see FIG. 4). Also, an operation by a specific user to redisplay the banner is an operation by the user who deleted the banner. The CPU 11 rediscovers the banner deleted by the deletion operation based on the redisplay operation by the user who performed the deletion operation. Therefore, in the information processing system 10, after the user deletes the banner, the banner can be displayed at the timing when the user wants to view the banner.

[0085] Also, in the information processing system 10, the CPU 11 displays an operation mark 106 for rediscovering the deleted banner on the screen being displayed on the operation panel 16 without receiving an instruction to display an operation mark of the user (see FIG. 7). Then, the operation for the user to redisplay is performed by the user operating the operation mark 106. Therefore, in the information processing system 10, compared with the case where a redisplay button is displayed by a new operation of the user on the screen being displayed, the labor of the user when rediscovering the banner can be reduced.

[0086] Also, in the information processing program, the information processing system 10 is made to receive an instruction to delete a banner that is displayed overlapping a part of the display screen of the operation panel 16, and after deleting the banner, execute a process of rediscovering the banner by the user's operation on the screen being displayed on the operation panel 16. Therefore, in the information processing program, after the banner displayed overlapping a part of the display screen is deleted by the user's deletion operation, the user can view the content of the banner on the screen being displayed on the operation panel 16.

[0087] 〔First Modification Example〕 Next, an information processing system according to the first modification example will be described. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and their description will be omitted.

[0088] In the information processing system 10 of the first modification example, as shown in FIGS. 11(A), (B), and (C), the positions of the operation marks are stored in the storage 14 for each type of the banners 112, 114, and 116, which are examples of information items. The storage 14 is an example of a memory.

[0089] As shown in FIGS. 11(A), (B), and (C), different types of banners 112, 114, and 116 are respectively displayed superimposed on the display screen 52 at the lower part of the display screen 52. As types of banners, for example, it includes three types: a status display banner, a notification banner, and an error banner. The status display banner is an example of a status display item that displays the processing status, and the notification banner is an example of a notification item that notifies the user of defined information. The error banner is an example of a non-execution notification that is displayed when the process cannot be executed.

[0090] As shown in FIG. 11(A), the banner 112 is a status display banner indicating the processing status (for example, during transmission). As shown in FIG. 11(B), the banner 114 is a notification banner that notifies the user of content that has no direct relation to the currently displayed application. The notification banner may be, for example, "It will rain from now on today". Also, as shown in FIG. 11(C), the banner 116 is an error banner that notifies the user of an inconvenience (such as the process cannot be executed) related to the currently displayed application. The error banner may be, for example, "The email cannot be sent".

[0091] As shown in FIG. 12, when the banners 112, 114, and 116 are deleted, the positions of the operation marks 122, 124, and 126 on the currently displayed screen 55 are stored in the storage 14 for each type of the banners 112, 114, and 116. As an example, the position of the operation mark 122 for redisplaying the banner 112 is on the right side at the lower part of the currently displayed screen 55, the position of the operation mark 124 for redisplaying the banner 114 is on the left side at the lower part of the currently displayed screen 55, and the position of the operation mark 126 for redisplaying the banner 116 is in the middle at the lower part of the currently displayed screen 55.

[0092] The CPU 11 redisplay the banners 112, 114, and 116 of a defined type according to the operations on the operation marks 122, 124, and 126 at the corresponding positions. For example, when the operation mark 122 is operated (e.g., clicked or swiped), the banner 112 is redisplayed, and when the operation mark 124 is operated (e.g., clicked or swiped), the banner 114 is redisplayed. When the operation mark 126 is operated (e.g., clicked or swiped), the banner 116 is redisplayed. Note that the other configurations of the information processing system 10 of the first modification example are the same as those of the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment.

[0093] In the information processing system 10 of the first modification example, in addition to the effects obtained by the same configuration as that of the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

[0094] In the information processing system 10 of the first modification example, the types of banners include a status display banner, a notification banner, and an error banner. The banner 112 is a status display banner, the banner 114 is a notification banner, and the banner 116 is an error banner. Therefore, in the information processing system 10, the banners 112, 114, and 116 of the desired types can be redisplayed quickly compared to the case where the operations for redisplaying are the same regardless of the types of banners. Here, "quickly" means that it is difficult to cause an unintended operation to the user.

[0095] Also, in the information processing system 10, the positions of the operation marks 122, 124, and 126 are stored in the storage 14 for each type of the banners 112, 114, and 116. The CPU 11 redisplay the banners 112, 114, and 116 of a defined type according to the operations on the operation marks 122, 124, and 126 at the corresponding positions. Therefore, in the information processing system 10, the banners 112, 114, and 116 of the desired types can be redisplayed quickly compared to the case where the positions of the operation marks for redisplaying are the same regardless of the types of banners.

[0096] In the information processing system 10, not only the types of banners and the positions of operation marks may be associated, but also the operations of the operation marks may be associated. In this case, for example, the operations of the user to redisplay for each type of banner (for example, operations such as pressing or swiping the operation mark) are stored in the storage 14. The CPU 11 rediscovers the banners of the determined types according to the corresponding operations (for example, operations such as pressing or swiping the operation mark). In such an information processing system 10, compared with the case where the operations to redisplay are the same regardless of the types of banners, it is easier to redisplay the intended banners.

[0097] 〔Second Modification Example〕 Next, the information processing system according to the second modification example will be described. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment and the first modification example described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and their descriptions are omitted.

[0098] In the information processing system 10 of the second modification example, as shown in FIGS. 13(A) and 13(B), a redisplay operation corresponding to the operation of deleting a banner is associated. For example, the operation of deleting a banner and the redisplay operation corresponding to the operation of deleting a banner are stored in the storage 14 in an associated manner.

[0099] As shown in FIG. 13(A), the operation of deleting the banner 132 is an operation of sliding a finger on the display screen 52 in a determined direction (for example, the downward direction indicated by the arrow A) of the banner 132. As shown in FIG. 13(B), the redisplay operation is an operation of sliding a finger on the operation mark 134 for redisplay displayed on the currently displayed screen 55 in the direction opposite to the determined direction (for example, the upward direction indicated by the arrow B).

[0100] As an example, when the operation mark 134 is operated in the direction opposite to the defined direction of the banner 132 (for example, the upward direction shown by arrow B) at a position equivalent to the deletion operation in the defined direction of the banner 132 (for example, the downward direction shown by arrow A) on the display screen 52, the banner 132 may be redisplayed. For example, when the banner 132 is deleted by a downward swipe operation on the left side of the display screen 52, when it is desired to redisplay the deleted banner 132, an upward swipe operation on the left side of the currently displayed screen 55 is performed. At this time, the deleted banner 132 is not redisplayed by a downward swipe operation on the right side of the currently displayed screen 55 or an upward swipe operation on the right side of the currently displayed screen 55. Note that other configurations of the information processing system 10 of the second modification example are the same as those of the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment and the first modification example.

[0101] In the information processing system 10 of the second modification example, in addition to the effects obtained by the same configuration as that of the information processing system 10 of the first embodiment and the first modification example, the following effects can be obtained.

[0102] In the information processing system 10 of the second modification example, the deletion operation of the banner 132 is an operation of sliding a finger in the defined direction of the banner 132 (for example, the downward direction shown by arrow A), and the redisplay operation is an operation of sliding a finger in the direction opposite to the defined direction (for example, the upward direction shown by arrow B). Therefore, in the information processing system 10, when the banner is deleted by sliding a finger in the defined direction on the display screen, compared with the case where the banner is redisplayed by a redisplay operation not related to the defined direction, the deleted banner can be redisplayed quickly.

[0103] In the second modification, as the corresponding redisplay operation, the position equivalent to the deletion operation has the opposite swipe operation direction, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the banner may be redisplayed by a swipe operation in the same direction as the deletion operation. However, by making the operation in the opposite direction equivalent to the position of the deletion operation, it is closer to the normal sense of pulling out what has been pushed in, so there is an advantage that it is intuitively easy for the user to understand. Further, an operation mark of a translucent triangle display may be displayed to indicate the operation location and direction of the operation mark. Further, a protruding operation mark may be displayed and the operation mark may be swiped in the protruding direction.

[0104] 〔Second Embodiment〕 Next, an information processing system according to the second embodiment will be described. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment, the first modification, and the second modification described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and their description is omitted.

[0105] As shown in FIG. 14, an information processing system 300 according to the second embodiment includes a user terminal 302. The user terminal 302 is, for example, a smartphone (see FIG. 15). A smartphone is a mobile phone having functions similar to those of a personal computer.

[0106] The user terminal 302 has configurations of a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a storage 14, an input / output interface 15, an operation panel 316, and a communication interface 17. Each configuration is connected to be communicable with each other via a bus 19. The user terminal 302 is communicable with a notification center 304 via a communication interface 17. Further, the user terminal 302 is connectable to a network 20 via a communication interface 17.

[0107] In the information processing system 300, notification information for notifying the user is received from the notification center 304 by the user terminal 302. The notification information includes a plurality (for example, three) of banners 326A, 326B, 326C (see FIG. 16) as an example of information items. In the user terminal 302, the positions of the operation marks 332A, 332B, 332C (see FIG. 17) are stored in the storage 14 according to the notification times of the banners 326A, 326B, 326C.

[0108] The CPU 11 redisplay the banners 326A, 326B, 326C corresponding to the determined notification times or the notification content related to the banners 326A, 326B, 326C on the operation panel 316 according to the operations of the operation marks 332A, 332B, 332C at the corresponding positions (see FIGS. 18 and 19).

[0109] Next, an example of the display screen of the operation panel 316 in the user terminal 302 will be specifically described.

[0110] As shown in FIG. 15, the user terminal 302 has a bezel 320 as a frame along the circumferential direction of the operation panel 316. At the upper part of the display screen 322 of the operation panel 316, icons 324A, 324B, 324C indicating incoming mails notified from the notification center 304 are displayed. An icon is a small picture or symbol displayed on the screen of a computer or a smartphone. Icons are designed to visually represent applications and functions so that users can operate them intuitively. As an example, the icons 324A, 324B, 324C are displayed in the order of the latest incoming time (that is, the notification time) from the left side to the right side at the upper part of the display screen 322. Alternatively, the icons 324A, 324B, 324C may be displayed in the order of the oldest incoming time from the left side to the right side at the upper part of the display screen 322.

[0111] On the user terminal 302, as shown in FIG. 16, by a downward swipe operation indicated by an arrow C that straddles the upper bezel 320, banners 326A, 326B, 326C that display information of icons 324A, 324B, 324C are displayed overlapping a part of the display screen 322. The banners 326A, 326B, 326C are an example of information items and are information indicating a part of the notification content (in this example, the mail content). As an example, the banners 326A, 326B, 326C respectively correspond to the icons 324A, 324B, 324C and are displayed in the order of the new arrival time from the upper side to the lower side. Instead of this, the banners 326A, 326B, 326C may be displayed in the order of the old arrival time from the upper side to the lower side.

[0112] A delete button 327 is displayed at the lower part of the operation panel 316. By pressing the delete button 327, as shown in FIG. 17, all the banners 326A, 326B, 326C are deleted on the display screen 330. At this time, by deleting the banners 326A, 326B, 326C, the icons 324A, 324B, 324C (see FIG. 15) indicating the upper left mail arrival are also deleted on the display screen 330. Operation marks 332A, 332B, 332C for redisplaying the deleted banners 326A, 326B, 326C appear at the lower part of the display screen 330. The display screen 330 is an example of the screen being displayed. The operation marks 332A, 332B, 332C respectively correspond to the banners 326A, 326B, 326C and are displayed in the order of the new arrival from the left side to the right side at the lower part of the display screen 330.

[0113] In the second embodiment, the accounts registered in the mail application are associated with the operation marks 332A, 332B, 332C for redisplaying. Here, the account refers to the rights necessary when using services on a smartphone, a personal computer, or the Internet, and personal authentication information.

[0114] As shown in FIGS. 18(A) and 18(B), when the left operation mark 332A is swiped upward as indicated by the arrow D, a deleted banner 326A of the account associated with the operation mark 332A or notification content (e.g., email content) 334 related to the banner 326A is displayed. FIG. 18(B) shows an example where the notification content (e.g., email content) 334 related to the banner 326A is displayed.

[0115] As shown in FIGS. 19(A) and 19(B), when the middle operation mark 332B is swiped upward as indicated by the arrow D, a deleted banner 326B of the account associated with the operation mark 332B or notification content (e.g., email content) 336 related to the banner 326B is displayed. FIG. 19(B) shows an example where the notification content (e.g., email content) 336 related to the banner 326B is displayed. Thereby, the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C corresponding to the accounts are selectively displayed.

[0116] In addition, when the banner 326A or the banner 326B is redisplayed, the notification content 334 may be displayed by a touch operation on the banner 326A, and the notification content 336 may be displayed by a touch operation on the banner 326B. Note that other configurations of the information processing system 300 of the second embodiment are the same as those of the information processing systems 10 of the first embodiment, the first modification, and the second modification.

[0117] In the information processing system 300 of the second embodiment, in addition to the effects obtained by the same configuration as that of the information processing systems 10 of the first embodiment, the first modification, and the second modification, the following effects can be obtained.

[0118] In the user terminal 302, according to the notification times (i.e., incoming call times) of the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C, the positions of the operation marks 332A, 332B, and 332C (see FIG. 17) are stored in the storage 14. The CPU 11 redisplay the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C corresponding to the determined notification times according to the operations of the operation marks 332A, 332B, and 332C at the corresponding positions. Therefore, in the information processing system 300, the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C at the desired notification times can be redisplayed quickly compared with the case where the positions of the banners to be redisplayed are the same regardless of the notification times of the information items.

[0119] 〔Third Modification Example〕 Next, an information processing system according to the third modification example will be described. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment, the first modification example, the second modification example, and the second embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and their descriptions are omitted.

[0120] The third modification example is a modification of the information processing system 300 of the second embodiment. In the user terminal 302, when there are a plurality (for example, three) of deleted banners 326A, 326B, and 326C, the CPU 11 displays only the banner 326A with the latest notification time. Further, when there are a plurality of deleted banners 326A, 326B, and 326C, the CPU 11 may redisplay the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C in the order of the latest notification time.

[0121] Next, an example of the display screen of the operation panel 316 in the user terminal 302 will be specifically described.

[0122] When a plurality (e.g., three) of banners 326A, 326B, and 326C are deleted, as shown in FIG. 20(A), a single (i.e., one) operation mark 342 is displayed at the center of the lower part of the display screen 340. The display screen 340 is an example of the screen being displayed. When the operation mark 342 is swiped upward in the direction indicated by the arrow D, as shown in FIG. 20(B), only the notification content 334 related to the banner 326A with the latest notification time is displayed. Further, a single operation mark 342 is displayed at the center of the lower part of the display screen 340. Instead of this, only the banner 326A with the latest notification time may be displayed, and when the banner 326A is touched, the notification content 334 related to the banner 326A may be displayed.

[0123] In the display screen 340 shown in FIG. 20(B), when the operation mark 342 is swiped upward in the direction indicated by the arrow D (i.e., the second swipe operation is performed), as shown in FIG. 20(C), the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C are redisplayed. As an example, the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C are displayed in the order of the latest notification time from the upper side to the lower side of the operation panel 316. Instead of this configuration, it may be configured such that the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C are displayed one by one in the order of the latest notification time by scrolling the operation panel 316 in the horizontal direction (left and right directions).

[0124] In the above case, since it is necessary to repeat the selection to display the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C associated with another account, for example, when the redisplayed banners 326A, 326B, and 326C are selected again, the latest notification content (e.g., email content) of each account may be displayed. The other configurations of the information processing system 300 of the third modification example are the same as those of the information processing systems 10 of the first embodiment, the first modification example, and the second modification example and the information processing system 300 of the second embodiment.

[0125] In the information processing system 300 according to the third modification example, in addition to the effects obtained by the same configuration as the information processing systems 10 of the first embodiment, the first modification example, and the second modification example and the information processing system 300 of the second embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

[0126] In the user terminal 302, when there are a plurality (for example, three) of deleted banners 326A, 326B, and 326C, the CPU 11 performs the first swipe operation on the operation mark 342 to display only the banner 326A with the latest notification time or the notification content 334 related to the banner 326A. Further, when there are a plurality of deleted banners 326A, 326B, and 326C, the CPU 11 performs the second swipe operation on the operation mark 342 to redisplay the banners 326A, 326B, and 326C in the order of the latest notification time. Therefore, in the information processing system 300, when there are a plurality of deleted banners, it is possible to quickly redisplay the desired banners 326A, 326B, and 326C as compared with the case of redisplaying all information items in the order of deletion.

[0127] 〔Others〕 The information processing system of the present disclosure is not limited to the information processing systems described in the first embodiment, the first modification example, the second modification example, the second embodiment, and the third modification example, and various modifications are possible.

[0128] In the first embodiment, the first modification example, the second modification example, the second embodiment, and the third modification example, the specific user operation for redisplaying the banner is the user who deleted the banner, but the present disclosure is not limited to this and can be changed. For example, by performing user authentication, the deleted banner may be redisplayed by the redisplay operation of a defined user other than the user who deleted the banner.

[0129] Also, in the information processing system, the banner to be redisplayed in response to the user's operation can be changed as follows.

[0130] For example, when an operation to retrieve a deleted banner (i.e., an operation to redisplay it) is performed, if there are multiple banners, only the most recent banner may be redisplayed. Also, for example, when an operation to retrieve a deleted banner (i.e., an operation to redisplay it) is performed, if there are multiple banners, the banners may be redisplayed sequentially in chronological order (e.g., in the order of notification times).

[0131] For example, when an operation to retrieve a banner (i.e., an operation to redisplay it) is performed after an operation to continuously delete banners, banners other than the first one may be redisplayed. This is because the first banner is highly likely to have been deleted after confirmation, so the first banner is not redisplayed. Banners other than the first one are considered to have been accidentally deleted in the operation flow, so they are redisplayed.

[0132] Also, in an information processing system, the banner to be redisplayed can be changed as follows.

[0133] For example, the banner to be redisplayed is the banner deleted within the session. For example, in a multifunction device, the period from login to logout is one session, and banners deleted at the previous login are not redisplayed. Even in the above case, if there is a job (e.g., a job that is executed in the background like a FAX transmission and is completed after logout) that was completed after being instructed to execute and logged out, the banner may be redisplayed exceptionally at the beginning of the next login when a redisplay operation is performed. In this case, the information of the previous session can be retrieved.

[0134] For example, the banner to be redisplayed may be selectively selected from all the past banners deleted by the user. Thereby, the banner deleted at the previous login can be redisplayed.

[0135] In the case of a shared device of a multifunction machine, banners to be notified for each user are managed, and the banner corresponding to the logged-in user may be redisplayed.

[0136] Regarding the notification of a common banner, even if it has been redisplayed by other users depending on the content, when another user performs a redisplay operation, that banner may be redisplayed.

[0137] Note that the processing of the above information processing system 10, information processing system 300, and user terminal 302 can also be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit. In this case, it may be executed by one piece of hardware or by a plurality of pieces of hardware.

[0138] Also, the programs for operating the information processing system 10, information processing system 300, and user terminal 302 may be provided by a computer-readable recording medium such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), etc., or may be provided online via a network such as the Internet. In this case, the program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium is usually transferred and stored in a memory or a storage, etc. Also, this program may be provided, for example, as a single application software, or may be incorporated into the software of each device as one function of the information processing system 10, information processing system 300, and user terminal 302.

[0139] Note that although the present invention has been described in detail with respect to specific embodiments, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and various other embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention.

[0140] 〔Supplementary Note〕 (((1))) Comprising at least one processor, The processor is, Receives an instruction to delete information items displayed by overlapping a part of the display screen of the display unit, and after deleting the information items, An information processing system that redisplay the information items on the screen being displayed on the display unit by a specific user's operation.

[0141] (((2))) The operations for redisplaying are stored in memory for each type of the information items, The processor redisplay the information items of a defined type according to the corresponding operation, the information processing system according to (((1))).

[0142] (((3))) The specific user operation for redisplaying the information items is an operation by one action on the screen being displayed, the information processing system according to (((1))) or (((2))).

[0143] (((4))) The instruction to delete the information items is a deletion operation of the user who deletes the information items on the display screen of the display unit, The specific user operation for redisplaying the information items is the operation of the user who deleted the information items, the information processing system according to any one of (((1))) to (((3))).

[0144] (((5))) The processor redisplay the information items deleted by the deletion operation by the redisplay operation of the user corresponding to the deletion operation, the information processing system according to (((4))).

[0145] (((6))) The types of the information items include at least two or more of a status display item for displaying a processing status, a notification item for notifying information defined for the user, and a non-execution notification item for displaying when processing cannot be executed, the information processing system according to (((2))).

[0146] (((7))) The processor displays, on the screen being displayed, an operation mark for redisplaying the deleted information item without receiving a display instruction from the user, The operation is performed by the user operating the operation mark, and the information processing system according to any one of (((1))) to (((6))).

[0147] (((8))) The position of the operation mark is stored in the memory for each type of the information item, The processor redisplay the information item of a defined type according to the operation of the operation mark at the corresponding position, and the information processing system according to (((7))).

[0148] (((9))) The deletion operation is an operation of sliding a finger in a defined direction on the display screen for the information item, The redisplay operation is an operation of sliding a finger in a direction opposite to the defined direction for the operation mark for redisplay on the screen being displayed, and the information processing system according to (((5))).

[0149] (((10))) The position of the operation mark is stored in the memory according to the notification time of the information item, The processor redisplay the information item corresponding to a defined notification time according to the operation of the operation mark at the corresponding position, and the information processing system according to (((7))).

[0150] (((11))) When there are a plurality of the deleted information items, the processor redisplay the information item with the latest notification time or the information items in the order of new notification time, and the information processing system according to any one of (((1))) to (((10))).

[0151] (((12))) Receives an instruction to delete an information item displayed overlapping a part of the display screen of the display unit, and after deleting the information item, An information processing program that causes a computer to execute a process of redisplaying the information item by a specific user operation on the screen being displayed on the display unit.

[0152] (((1))) According to the information processing system described above, after deleting an information item displayed overlapping a part of the display screen by a user's deletion operation, the user can confirm the content of the information item on the screen being displayed on the display unit.

[0153] (((2))) According to the information processing system described above, it is easier to redisplay the intended information item compared to the case where the operation to redisplay is the same regardless of the type of information item.

[0154] (((3))) According to the information processing system described above, the effort required to redisplay the information item is reduced compared to the case where the user's operation to redisplay the information item is an operation by a plurality of operations on the screen being displayed.

[0155] (((4))) According to the information processing system described above, after the user deletes the information item, the information item can be displayed at the timing when the user wants to confirm the information item.

[0156] (((5))) According to the information processing system described above, the information item deleted by the deletion operation can be redisplayed quickly compared to the case where the redisplay operation is determined regardless of the deletion operation of the information item.

[0157] (((6))) According to the information processing system described above, the desired type of information item can be redisplayed quickly compared to the case where the operation to redisplay is the same regardless of the type of information item.

[0158] According to the information processing system described in ((7)), the labor of the user when redisplaying information items can be reduced as compared with the case where a redisplay button is displayed by a new operation of the user on the currently displayed screen.

[0159] According to the information processing system described in ((8)), the information items of the desired type can be quickly redisplayed as compared with the case where the positions of the operation marks for redisplaying are the same regardless of the types of the information items.

[0160] According to the information processing system described in ((9)), when an information item is deleted by a finger sliding operation in a defined direction on the display screen, the deleted information item can be quickly redisplayed as compared with the case where the information item is redisplayed by a redisplay operation not related to the defined direction.

[0161] According to the information processing system described in ((10)), the information items of the desired notification time can be quickly redisplayed as compared with the case where the positions of the operation marks for redisplaying are the same regardless of the notification times of the information items.

[0162] According to the information processing system described in ((11)), when there are a plurality of deleted information items, the desired information item can be quickly redisplayed as compared with the case where all the information items are redisplayed in the order of deletion.

[0163] According to the information processing program described in ((12)), after an information item displayed overlapping a part of the display screen is deleted by a deletion operation of the user, the user can confirm the content of the information item on the screen currently displayed on the display unit.

Description of Reference Numerals

[0164] 10 Information processing system 11 CPU (an example of a processor) 14 Storage (an example of a memory) 16 Operation panel (an example of a display unit) 52 Display screen 55 Screen (an example of the screen being displayed) 56 Screen (an example of the screen being displayed) 57 Screen (an example of the screen being displayed) 102 Banner (an example of an information item) 104 Banner (an example of an information item) 106 Operation mark 108 Operation mark 112 Banner (an example of an information item) 114 Banner (an example of an information item) 116 Banner (an example of an information item) 122 Operation mark 124 Operation mark 126 Operation mark 132 Banner (an example of an information item) 134 Operation mark 300 Information processing system 302 User terminal 316 Operation panel 322 Display screen 326A, 326B, 326C Banner (an example of an information item) 330 Display screen (an example of the screen being displayed) 332A, 332B, 332C Operation marks 340 Display screen (an example of the screen being displayed) 342 Operation mark

Claims

1. Comprising at least one processor, wherein the processor receives an instruction to delete information items displayed superimposed on a part of the display screen of the display unit, and after deleting the information items, in the screen being displayed on the display unit, redisplays the information items by a specific user's operation. An information processing system.

2. The operations for redisplaying for each type of the information items are stored in a memory, and the processor redisplays the information items of a defined type according to the corresponding operation. The information processing system according to claim 1.

3. The specific user's operation for redisplaying the information items is an operation by one action on the screen being displayed. The information processing system according to claim 1.

4. The instruction to delete the information items is a deletion operation by a user who deletes the information items on the display screen of the display unit, and the specific user's operation for redisplaying the information items is an operation by the user who deleted the information items. The information processing system according to claim 1.

5. The processor redisplays the information items deleted by the deletion operation by a redisplay operation of the user corresponding to the deletion operation. The information processing system according to claim 4.

6. The types of the information items include at least two or more of a status display item for displaying a processing status, a notification item for notifying information defined for a user, and a non-execution notification item for displaying when processing cannot be executed. The information processing system according to claim 2.

7. The processor displays an operation mark for redisplaying the deleted information items on the screen being displayed without receiving a display instruction from a user, and the operation is performed by the user operating the operation mark. The information processing system according to claim 1.

8. The position of the operation mark is stored in a memory for each type of the information items, and the processor redisplays the information items of a defined type according to the operation of the operation mark at the corresponding position. The information processing system according to claim 7.

9. The deletion operation is an action of sliding a finger in a defined direction on the display screen for the information items, The information processing system according to claim 5, wherein the re-display operation is an operation of sliding a finger in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction along an operation mark for re-display displayed on the screen being displayed.

10. The position of the operation mark is stored in a memory according to the notification time of the information item, The information processing system according to claim 7, wherein the processor re-displays the information item corresponding to a predetermined notification time according to an operation on the operation mark at the corresponding position.

11. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein when there are a plurality of the deleted information items, the processor re-displays the information items in the order of the information item with the latest notification time or in the order of the information items with newer notification times.

12. An information processing program that receives an instruction to delete an information item displayed by being superimposed on a part of a display screen of a display unit, and after deleting the information item, causes a computer to execute a process of re-displaying the information item by an operation of a specific user on the screen being displayed on the display unit.

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