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To efficiently customize an arrangement state of a plurality of icons arranged on a plurality of screens in a tab format.SOLUTION: A tab screen 50 has an individual area 42, and can also set a common area 41. When a process such as new registration, editing, or deletion of icons is performed in response to a user operation on the common area 41 of a common tab screen in which the common area 41 has been set, the same process is performed on the common areas 41 of each of the other common tab screens. When the setting of the common area 41 on the common tab screen is cancelled, the icons in the individual area 42 of the common tab screen and the icons in the individual area 42 of the other common tab screens selected by the user are arranged together on the same single tab screen.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for controlling the content of a screen displayed on a display unit. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a process execution device that displays a standby screen in tab format on a touch panel and is capable of switching the display contents of a process execution menu by switching the tabs.

[0003] In the process execution device described in Patent Document 1, a plurality of buttons, each with a specific process registered therein, are arranged for each tab, and when a user selects one of the buttons, the process registered in that button is executed. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-157232 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In a tabbed screen, it would be convenient if the user could efficiently customize the arrangement of a plurality of icons, each of which is arranged on each tab and has a specific process registered therein. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to enable efficient customization of the layout of a plurality of icons arranged on a plurality of screens in tab format. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The display control device of the present invention includes a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit, which executes a tab screen display process, a common area setting process, a different tab selection process, and a grouping layout process. The tab screen display process is a process for displaying one selected tab screen from among a plurality of tab screens on a display unit. Each of the plurality of tab screens has an icon arrangement area in which a plurality of icons are arranged.

[0007] The common area setting process is a process for enabling or disabling the common area setting in the icon arrangement area for each tab screen in response to a setting operation that is input via the input unit and that enables or disables the common area setting in the icon arrangement area. Here, a tab screen for which the common area setting is enabled is referred to as a common tab screen. The common area is configured so that the same icons are arranged in each common area on each common tab screen.

[0008] The other tab selection process is a process in which, when the common tab screen displayed on the display unit is set as the first common tab screen and a setting operation is performed to change the setting of the common area of ​​the first common tab screen to invalid, a second common tab screen, which is a common tab screen different from the first common tab screen, is selected via the input unit.

[0009] The summary placement process is a process in which an area different from the common area in the icon placement area of ​​the common tab screen is treated as an individual area, and icons in the individual area of ​​the first common tab screen and icons in the individual area of ​​the second common tab screen are placed in the icon placement area of ​​the destination tab screen, which is the same tab screen.

[0010] With this display control device, icons in the individual areas of two common tab screens can be arranged together on the same tab screen with a simple operation, which makes it possible to efficiently customize the arrangement of multiple icons arranged on multiple tab screens. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation panel of the image processing apparatus according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a standby screen according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of icon registration on the standby edit screen of the embodiment. [Figure 5] 10 is a flowchart of a part of a screen editing process according to an embodiment. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart of another part (continuation of FIG. 5) of the screen editing process according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of screen transition when the setting of a common area is cancelled. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of screen transition when the setting of a common area is cancelled (continuation of FIG. 7). [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of screen transition when the setting of a common area is cancelled (continuation of FIG. 8). DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. [Embodiment] (1) Configuration of image processing device The image processing device 10 of this embodiment shown in Figure 1 has multiple specified functions, such as a scan function that reads an image of an original document and generates image data of the read image, a print function that prints the image on recording paper, a copy function that prints the image read by the scan function on recording paper by the print function, and a fax function that sends and receives facsimile data.

[0013] 1, the image processing device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a display unit 13, an input unit 14, a reading unit 15, a printing unit 16, a media interface unit 17, a first communication unit 18, and a second communication unit 19, which are interconnected via a bus 20. The media interface unit will be abbreviated as "media I / F" hereinafter.

[0014] The control unit 11 has a CPU. The storage unit 12 has a semiconductor memory such as a ROM, a RAM, an NVRAM, a flash memory, etc. That is, the image processing device 10 has a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory.

[0015] The control unit 11 realizes various functions by executing a program stored in a non-transient physical recording medium. In this embodiment, the storage unit 12 corresponds to the non-transient physical recording medium storing the program. Note that the various functions realized by the control unit 11 are not limited to being realized by executing a program, and some or all of the functions may be realized using one or more pieces of hardware.

[0016] The storage unit 12 stores data for various screens including a standby screen 25 (see FIG. 2) described later. The storage unit 12 also stores programs for a screen editing process shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 described later. The programs for executing the above functions may be included as part of the program for the screen editing process, or may be programs separate from the program for the screen editing process.

[0017] The display unit 13 is a display capable of displaying images, such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. It has a display device that can The input unit 14 has input devices for receiving various input operations. The input devices of the input unit 14 include a power button 5, a numeric keypad 6, a back button 7, a home button 8, a stop button 9, and a touch panel 14a, all of which are shown in Fig. 2. The touch panel 14a is disposed in an image display area on the display device of the display unit 13 where an image is displayed.

[0018] The touch panel 14a is capable of detecting a pointing operation by contact or proximity of a pointer with respect to the image display area of ​​the display unit 13. That is, the touch panel 14a is configured to be capable of outputting position information indicating a pointing position where a pointing operation is being performed when a pointing operation is being performed with a pointer with respect to the image display area of ​​the display unit 13. The touch panel 14a of this embodiment is configured to output the position information continuously or periodically while a pointing operation is being performed with a pointer.

[0019] The touch panel 14a may be configured to be capable of detecting only contact as an instruction operation, or may be configured to be capable of detecting only proximity, or may be configured to be capable of detecting both contact and proximity.

[0020] The control unit 11 acquires position information output from the touch panel 14a, and based on the acquired position information, can detect whether or not a pointing operation has been performed by the indicator, the pointing position when a pointing operation has been performed, and at least one type of specific operation by the indicator when a pointing operation has been performed.

[0021] The specific operations that can be detected by the control unit 11 include at least a tap operation. A tap operation is an operation in which a pointing operation is performed with a pointer and then the pointer is released from the same position. There are various possible specific forms of the pointer that can perform the pointing operation, and for example, it may be a fingertip or a specific pointing device such as a stylus pen.

[0022] The reading unit 15 has an image sensor, reads an image of a document, and generates image data of the read image. The printing unit 16 has a printing mechanism using inkjet technology or electrophotography technology, and is capable of printing an image on a sheet of recording paper.

[0023] The media I / F 17 is an interface unit to which various storage media, such as a USB flash memory, are attached, and controls the writing and reading of data to and from the attached storage media.

[0024] The first communication unit 18 is a communication interface for connecting the image processing device 10 to a network for data communication. The first communication unit 18 is connectable to at least one of various networks such as a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, and the Internet. The image processing device 10 may be capable of wired or wireless data communication with various information processing devices such as personal computers, smartphones, and tablet terminals via the first communication unit 18. Furthermore, the image processing device 10 may be connected to the Internet via the first communication unit 18 and be capable of data communication with various other servers and various information processing devices via the Internet.

[0025] The second communication unit 19 is an interface unit for communicating with external devices via a communication line 150. In this embodiment, the communication line 150 connected to the second communication unit 19 is, for example, a public telephone network. In the fax function, transmission and reception of facsimile data is basically performed via the second communication unit 19.

[0026] (2) Operation panel configuration An operation panel 3 shown in FIG. 2 is provided on one side of a housing (not shown) of the image processing device 10. As shown in Fig. 2, the operation panel 3 is provided with a power button 5, a numeric keypad 6, a back button 7, a home button 8, a stop button 9, a display unit 13, and a touch panel 14a. More specifically, the display unit 13 shown in Fig. 2 indicates an image display area of ​​a display device included in the display unit 13. The touch panel 14a is superimposed over almost the entire range of this image display area.

[0027] The power button 5 is a hardware key operated by the user to turn on and off the power of the image processing device 10. When the power button 5 is pressed to turn on the image processing device 10 and start operation of the image processing device 10, the control unit 11 performs a specific initialization process and then displays a standby screen 25 on the display unit 13. The user can switch the screen displayed on the display unit 13, make various settings, and execute various functions by performing various input operations starting from the standby screen 25.

[0028] The numeric keypad 6 is a collective term for multiple hard keys including hard keys for the numbers 0 to 9 that are operated by the user mainly when entering numbers, for example, when entering a destination number for facsimile data or the number of copies in the copy function.

[0029] The back button 7 is a hard key operated by the user to return the screen of the display unit 13 to the screen that was displayed immediately before the currently displayed screen. The home button 8 is a hard key operated by the user to display the standby screen 25 on the display unit 13. The stop button 9 is a hard key operated by the user to stop an operation that is currently being processed.

[0030] (3) Explanation of the standby screen The standby screen 25 is a tab-format screen having a plurality of tabs. Each of the plurality of tabs is associated with a tab screen. A tab screen corresponding to one of the plurality of tabs that is in a selected state is displayed on the standby screen 25. Various information required to display the standby screen 25, information regarding the content of processing to be executed when various input operations are performed on the standby screen 25 via the input unit 14, and the like are stored in the storage unit 12.

[0031] As shown in Fig. 2, a maximum of four tabs are displayed on the standby screen 25. In this embodiment, the total number of tabs Nt is greater than four, which is the maximum number of tabs that can be simultaneously displayed on the standby screen 25. Fig. 2 shows an example in which a first tab 31, a second tab 32, a third tab 33, and a fourth tab 34 are displayed on the standby screen 25 out of the Nt tabs from the first tab to the Nt-th tab.

[0032] Each tab displays its name. A selected tab is displayed in a different manner from the other tabs. Figure 2 shows an example in which the first tab 31, whose name is "User 1," is selected and displayed in a different manner from the other tabs.

[0033] Of the 1st to Ntth tab screens corresponding to all Nt tabs, the 1st to Ntth tabs, a tab screen corresponding to one selected tab is displayed on the standby screen 25. Fig. 2 shows an example in which the 1st tab screen 50 corresponding to the 1st tab 31 that is selected is displayed.

[0034] Each tab screen associated with each tab is a screen on which a plurality of icons are arranged. In this embodiment, eight icons are arranged on one tab screen. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a first tab screen 50 has a first icon 51 to an eighth icon 58 arranged thereon. The specific type of each icon can be changed as described below.

[0035] Each icon arranged on each tab screen is associated with a specific process, and when the user taps any of the icons, the specific process associated with that icon is executed.

[0036] Icons that can be arranged on the tab screen of the standby screen 25 can be broadly classified into three types. Specifically, there are function icons, setting icons, and unregistered icons. A function icon is an icon in which a function to be executed is registered to execute one of the above-mentioned multiple specified functions possessed by the image processing device 10. In other words, a specific process for realizing the registered function is associated with the function icon. When a function icon is tapped, the associated specific process is executed, thereby realizing the registered function.

[0037] The setting icon is an icon in which a specific item or a list of multiple items to be set is registered for setting various setting items. In other words, a specific process for setting various setting items is associated with the setting icon. When the setting icon is tapped, the associated specific process is executed, thereby realizing the setting of the various setting items.

[0038] An unregistered icon is an icon to which no functions or setting items are registered, and to which a user can newly register any function icon or setting icon. In other words, a specific process involving a user's input operation is associated with the unregistered icon to newly register a function icon of any function or a setting icon of any setting item. When an unregistered icon is tapped, the specific process associated with the unregistered icon is executed, thereby realizing new registration as a function icon or a setting icon.

[0039] Function icons are further classified into two types: default function icons and shortcut icons. Default function icons are icons registered with a default function to be executed, in order to execute one of multiple default functions of the image processing device 10, such as a scan function, a print function, a copy function, a fax function, a web service function, or a convenient tool function. Various setting values ​​registered in default function icons are predetermined default values. However, the user can confirm and change these default values ​​when tapping the default function icon to execute the corresponding function.

[0040] A shortcut function that executes one of the plurality of prescribed functions under specific execution conditions preset by the user is registered in the shortcut icon. At least one of the default function icon and the setting icon may be arranged in advance on at least one tab screen when the image processing device 10 is shipped.

[0041] A shortcut icon is not basically an icon that is pre-arranged when the image processing device 10 is shipped, but an icon that is arranged in place of an unregistered icon when the user arbitrarily performs a registration operation on the unregistered icon. However, at least one shortcut icon may also be pre-arranged on at least one tab screen when the image processing device 10 is shipped.

[0042] While the default function icons have predetermined initial values ​​for each setting, shortcut icons allow the user to freely set and register the function to be executed and the setting values ​​with which that function should be executed.

[0043] For unregistered icons, you can register any shortcut function and register it as a shortcut icon, or you can register any function and register it as a default function icon, or you can register any setting item and register it as a setting icon.

[0044] When an unregistered icon is registered as a function icon or a setting icon, the registered function icon or setting icon is placed in the position where the unregistered icon was placed, in place of the unregistered icon.

[0045] 2, the first icon 51 is the default function icon for the fax function, the second icon 52 is the default function icon for the copy function, the fifth icon 55 is a settings icon, the eighth icon 58 is a shortcut icon for the scan function, the third icon 53, the fourth icon 54, the sixth icon 56, and the seventh icon 57 are unregistered icons.

[0046] On the standby screen 25, a left button 26 and a right button 27 are displayed near both ends of the area where the tabs are displayed. The left-right arrangement order of the Nt tabs is predetermined. If another tab is arranged to the left of the four currently displayed tabs, tapping the left button 26 will scroll the tab to be displayed to the right, thereby displaying the tab arranged to the left of the four currently displayed tabs. Conversely, if another tab is arranged to the right of the four currently displayed tabs, tapping the right button 27 will scroll the tab to be displayed to the left, thereby displaying the tab arranged to the right of the four currently displayed tabs.

[0047] To switch from the tab screen of the currently selected tab to the tab screen of another tab, for example, simply tap the tab to which you want to switch. If you tap a tab other than the currently selected tab, the tapped tab becomes selected, and the tab screen corresponding to the newly selected tab is displayed on the standby screen 25.

[0048] For example, as shown in the upper left of Fig. 3, assume that a first tab screen 50 corresponding to the first tab 31 is displayed on the standby screen 25. From this state, if, for example, a second tab 32 with the tab name "User 2" is tapped, the selected tab switches from the first tab 31 to the second tab 32, as shown in the upper right of Fig. 3, and a second tab screen 60 corresponding to the second tab 32 after the switch is displayed.

[0049] The second tab screen 60 also displays eight icons, a first icon 61 to an eighth icon 68. On the second tab screen 60, the first icon 61 is a shortcut icon for the copy function, and the second icon 62 is a shortcut icon for the fax function. The third icon 63 to the eighth icon 68 are unregistered icons.

[0050] When the second tab screen 60 corresponding to the second tab 32 is displayed, for example, if the fourth tab 34 with the tab name "User 1_1" is tapped, the selected tab will switch from the second tab 32 to the fourth tab 34, as shown in the bottom of Figure 3, and a fourth tab screen 70 corresponding to the fourth tab 34 after the switch will be displayed.

[0051] The fourth tab screen 70 also displays eight icons, a first icon 71 to an eighth icon 78. On the fourth tab screen 70, the first icon 71 is the default function icon for the fax function, the second icon 72 is the default function icon for the copy function, the fifth icon 75 is a shortcut icon for the fax function, and the sixth icon 76 and the eighth icon 78 are shortcut icons for the copy function. The third icon 73, the fourth icon 74 and the seventh icon 77 is an unregistered icon.

[0052] (4) Description of the area set in the tab screen 2 and 3, each tab screen is set with at least an individual area 42. Furthermore, a common area 41 separate from the individual area 42 can be set for each tab screen.

[0053] The user can enable or disable the setting of the common area 41 for each tab screen. A tab screen in which the common area 41 is enabled has the common area 41 set, and is a screen in which the common area 41 and individual area 42 coexist. A tab screen in which the common area 41 is disabled has no common area 41 set, and the entire tab screen, i.e., the entire icon arrangement area where icons are arranged, becomes the individual area 42.

[0054] FIG. 3 shows an example in which the common area 41 is set to be enabled on the first tab screen 50 and the fourth tab screen 70, and the common area 41 is set to be disabled on the second tab screen 60. In this embodiment, on a tab screen in which a common area 41 is set, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper half of the area in which the first to fourth icons out of eight icons are arranged is set as the common area 41, and the lower half of the area in which the fifth to eighth icons are arranged is set as the individual area 42.

[0055] In the following description, a tab screen on which the common area 41 is set may be referred to as a "common tab screen," and a tab on a tab screen on which a common area is set may be referred to as a "common tab."

[0056] The icons arranged in the common area 41 are the same for all common tab screens. That is, as shown in the first tab screen 50 and the fourth tab screen 70 in Fig. 3, the icons arranged in the common area 41 are the same no matter which common tab screen is displayed by switching tabs.

[0057] In this embodiment, when one of the common tab screens is displayed and a new function icon or setting icon is registered in the common area 41 of that tab screen, the icon is not only placed on the currently displayed tab screen, but also placed in the same position in the common area 41 of each of the other common tab screens.

[0058] Furthermore, when any of the common tab screens is displayed and any of the icons arranged in the common area 41 in that tab screen is deleted, not only is that icon deleted from the currently displayed tab screen, but also the same icons arranged in the same positions in the common areas 41 of the other common tab screens are deleted.

[0059] Furthermore, when an editing operation is performed on any of the icons arranged in the common area 41 of any of the common tab screens while the common tab screen is displayed, not only is the registered content for that icon changed in accordance with the editing operation, but the registered content for each of the same icons arranged in the same position in the common area 41 of each of the other common tab screens is also changed in exactly the same way.

[0060] In other words, the contents of each operation such as registration, editing, moving, and deletion of an icon in the common area 41 of the common tab screen are reflected not only on the currently displayed common tab screen, but also on icons in the same position on all other common tab screens. As a result, all icons arranged in the common area 41 on each common tab screen have the same contents.

[0061] For example, when the standby edit screen 80 shown on the left side of FIG. 4(a) is displayed, that is, when the first tab screen is displayed, Suppose that while screen 50 is displayed, a default function icon for the scan function is registered to the third icon, which is an unregistered icon, in common area 41. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4(b), not only is the default function icon for the scan function registered to the third icon in the currently displayed first tab screen 50, but the same default function icon for the scan function is also registered to the third icon in the same position in common area 41 on each of the other common tab screens, including fourth tab screen 70.

[0062] On the other hand, when an operation such as registering, deleting, or editing an icon is performed in the individual area 42 within the tab screen, the operation is reflected only on the target icon within the currently displayed tab screen, and is not reflected on other tab screens.

[0063] (5) Description of management functions As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an administrator button 28 is displayed on the standby screen 25. When the administrator button 28 is tapped, an authentication screen for administrator authentication is displayed. When a predetermined input operation for authentication, such as entering a password, is performed on the authentication screen, authentication processing is performed. If the authentication conditions are met as a result of the authentication processing, the operation mode becomes administrator mode, and a standby editing screen 80, such as that shown in FIG. 4(a), is displayed on the display unit 13.

[0064] The standby edit screen 80 is a screen on which it is possible to register a new icon, delete an icon, edit the registered content of an icon, move an icon, swap the position of an icon with another icon, enable or disable the common area 41, etc. Note that deleting an icon means canceling a specific process registered in the icon and making the icon an unregistered icon.

[0065] 4(a), the standby edit screen 80 displays a plurality of tabs and tab screens corresponding to the selected tabs, similar to the standby screen 25. The plurality of tabs and the contents of the tab screens displayed on the standby edit screen 80 are basically the same as those on the standby screen 25. Also, similar to the standby screen 25, the contents of the tab screens can be switched by switching the selection state of the tabs.

[0066] Additionally, various edit buttons are arranged on the standby edit screen 80 for moving an icon, swapping its position with another icon, deleting an icon, etc. If various edits are performed via these edit buttons and a change occurs to an icon in the common area 41, the change is similarly reflected in each common area 41 of each of the other common tab screens.

[0067] 4(a), the standby editing screen 80 also displays the aforementioned common area setting on button 85 and common area setting off button 84 for enabling or disabling the setting of the common area 41. The user can arbitrarily switch the setting of the common area 41 between enabled and disabled by operating these buttons 84, 85. That is, when the common area setting on button 85 is tapped, the setting of the common area 41 is enabled. On the other hand, when the common area setting off button 84 is tapped, the setting of the common area 41 is disabled.

[0068] (6) Behavior when common area settings are disabled On a certain tab screen, when the setting of the common area 41 is switched from enabled to disabled by operating the common area setting off button 84, the setting of the common area 41 on that tab screen is disabled, and that tab screen becomes a screen without the common area 41, i.e., a screen where the entire icon placement area is the individual area 42.

[0069] In this case, as will be described later, the user can select what to do with the icons originally placed in the common area 41. Furthermore, the icons arranged in the individual area 42 of the tab screen can be moved to other common tab screens. The icons arranged in the individual areas 42 can be arranged together on one tab screen (hereinafter also referred to as "individual icon grouping function").

[0070] In this embodiment, the individual icon grouping function is realized by the control unit 11 executing the screen editing process of FIGS. The screen editing process of Figures 5 and 6 will be described with reference to Figures 7 to 9 as appropriate. Note that the screen editing process shown in Figures 5 and 6 is an excerpt of the management control process (not shown) that is executed when the operation mode is set to the administrator mode, and that is executed when the setting of the common area 41 is switched between enabled and disabled.

[0071] When the operation mode is switched to the administrator mode, the control unit 11 starts the screen editing process of Figures 5 and 6. When the screen editing process starts, the control unit 11 causes the display unit 13 to display the standby editing screen 80 in S110.

[0072] The following explanation will be continued assuming that the standby edit screen 80 shown in Fig. 7(a) is displayed on the display unit 13. Fig. 7(a) shows an example in the same state as Fig. 4(b), that is, the first tab screen 50 with the tab name "User 1" is displayed and the setting of the common area 41 is enabled.

[0073] In addition, the image of a human right hand displayed near the common area setting off button 84 in Figure 7(a) is not an image included in the standby editing screen 80, but is an auxiliary image added to clearly indicate the user's operation position on the standby editing screen 80.

[0074] In S120, it is determined whether the setting of the common area 41 has been switched by the common area setting on button 85 or the common area setting off button 84. If the setting of the common area 41 has not been switched, the process returns to S110. If the setting of the common area 41 has been switched from valid to invalid or from invalid to valid, the process proceeds to S130.

[0075] In S130, it is determined whether the setting of the common area 41 has been switched to invalid. If the setting of the common area 41 has not been switched to invalid, that is, if the setting has been switched from invalid to valid, the process proceeds to S320.

[0076] In S320, a common area setting process is performed. Specifically, a process of setting a common area 41 for the currently displayed tab screen is performed. When a common area 41 is set, the same icons as those in the common areas 41 of other common tab screens are placed in that common area 41. After the process of S320, the process returns to S110.

[0077] If the setting of the common area 41 is switched to disabled in S130, then in S140, a first inquiry screen 90 (see FIG. 7(b)) is displayed on the display unit 13. For example, if the user taps the common area setting off button 84 in FIG. 7(a), the first inquiry screen 90 shown in FIG. 7(b) is displayed.

[0078] The first inquiry screen 90 is a screen that asks the user whether or not to use the individual icon grouping function, that is, whether or not to group the icons in the individual area 42 of the tab screen for which the setting of the common area 41 is disabled together with the icons in the individual area 42 of any other common tab screen and arrange them on the same tab screen.

[0079] In S150, it is determined whether or not to use the individual icon grouping function in response to a user operation on the first inquiry screen 90. If the "No" button 92 on the first inquiry screen 90 is tapped, it is determined that the individual icon grouping function will not be used, and the process proceeds to S330. In S330, a common area cancellation process is performed for the currently displayed common tab screen. Specifically, the setting of the common area 41 on the currently displayed common tab screen is invalidated.

[0080] If the "Yes" button 91 on the first inquiry screen 90 is tapped in S150, it is determined that the individual icon grouping function will be used, and the process proceeds to S160. In S160, a grouping source setting screen 95 (see FIG. 7(c)) is displayed. The grouping source setting screen 95 is a screen for allowing the user to select two common tab screens on which the icons in the individual area 42 are to be grouped into the same single tab screen.

[0081] As shown in Fig. 7(c), the grouping source setting screen 95 displays tab screens, similar to the standby editing screen 80. Furthermore, the tabs displayed on the grouping source setting screen 95 are narrowed down to the tabs of the common tab screens in which the common area 41 is set. Fig. 7(c) shows a state in which the tabs of "User 2" and "User 3", in which the common area 41 is not set, have been deleted from the tab arrangement, and tabs 35 and 36 of the other tab screens in which the common area 41 is set have been arranged.

[0082] Furthermore, on the source setting screen 95, a first setting field 96, a second setting field 97, a rearrange button 98, and an OK button 99 are displayed at the top of the tab screen. The first setting field 96 displays the tab name of the common tab screen to be set as source tab screen 1, and the second setting field 97 displays the tab name of the common tab screen to be set as source tab screen 2.

[0083] The icons in the individual area 42 on the common tab screen displayed on the source tab screen 1 will later be arranged in the first area on the destination tab screen. The icons in the individual area 42 on the common tab screen set on the source tab screen 2 will later be arranged in the second area on the destination tab screen.

[0084] In S170, as shown in Fig. 7(c), the default value of the tab name of the summary source tab screen 1 is displayed in the first setting field 96. The default value here is the tab name of the common tab screen that was displayed immediately before the first inquiry screen 90 was displayed, that is, the common tab screen that was displayed when the common area setting off button 84 was tapped, and in the example of Fig. 7(a), it is "User 1".

[0085] In S180, setting inputs for the first input setting field 96 and the second setting field 97 for the grouping source tab screen 1 and grouping source tab screen 2 are accepted. Specifically, when the consolidation source setting screen 95 is displayed, the tab name of the consolidation source tab screen 2 is left blank in the second setting field 97, as shown in Fig. 7(c). In response to this, the user can select a common tab screen to set as the consolidation source tab screen 2. Specifically, for example, by pressing the tab of the common tab screen that the user wants to set as the consolidation source tab screen 2 and dragging the tab to the second setting field 97, the common tab screen of the dragged tab can be set as the consolidation source tab screen 2.

[0086] Furthermore, the grouping source tab screen 1 can also be changed from the default common tab screen to another common tab screen by, for example, a drag operation similar to the method for selecting the grouping source tab screen 2 described above, or by other methods.

[0087] For example, as shown in Fig. 7(c), when the user drags the fourth tab 34 with the tab name "User 1_1" to the second setting field 97, the tab name of the fourth tab 34 is displayed in the second setting field 97, as shown in Fig. 8(a). As a result, the fourth tab screen 70 is set as the source tab screen 2.

[0088] The setting contents of the grouping source tab screen 1 and the grouping source tab screen 2 can be swapped by tapping the swap button 98. For example, when the swap button 98 is tapped in the state shown in FIG. 8(a), the grouping source tab screen 1 is replaced with the fourth tab screen 70 with the tab name "User 1_1", and conversely, the grouping source tab screen 2 is replaced with the first tab screen 50 with the tab name "User 1". Alternatively, the setting contents may be swapped by dragging either the first setting field 96 or the second setting field 97 to the other.

[0089] In S190, it is determined whether the setting of the consolidation source tab screen is complete. Specifically, it is determined whether the OK button 99 has been tapped, and if the OK button 99 has been tapped, it is determined that the setting is complete. If the setting of the consolidation source tab screen is not complete, the process returns to S180. If the setting of the consolidation source tab screen is complete, the process proceeds to S200.

[0090] In S200, a consolidation destination setting screen 100 is displayed. Fig. 8(b) shows an example of the consolidation destination setting screen 100. When an OK button 99 is tapped on the consolidation source setting screen of Fig. 8(a), the screen transitions to the consolidation destination setting screen 100 of Fig. 8(b). The consolidation destination setting screen 100 is a screen for setting one consolidation destination tab screen when icons in individual areas of two consolidation source tab screens are consolidated into that one consolidation destination tab screen.

[0091] 8(b), the consolidation destination setting screen 100 displays a tab screen, similar to the standby editing screen 80. The selection state of the tab is maintained as it was on the previous consolidation source setting screen 95.

[0092] The tabs displayed on the destination setting screen 100 are the tabs of the two source tab screens and tabs of tab screens on which the number of registered icons is a certain number or less (for example, 0). The "New 1" tab 37 and the "New 2" tab 38 shown in Fig. 8(b) are both tabs of tab screens on which the number of registered icons is, for example, 0.

[0093] Furthermore, on the consolidation destination setting screen 100, a first setting field 101, a second setting field 102, a consolidation destination setting field 103, and a consolidation execution button 105 are displayed at the top of the tab screen. The display contents and functions of the setting fields 101 and 102 are basically the same as those of the setting fields 96 and 97 on the consolidation source setting screen 95.

[0094] The destination tab name is displayed in the destination setting field 103. In S200, a destination tab screen setting input is accepted in the destination setting field 103. Specifically, for example, the tab to be set may be dragged to the destination setting field 103 in the same manner as the source tab screen setting method. Alternatively, the source tab screen set in the drag source setting field may be set as the destination tab screen by dragging the first setting field 101 or the second setting field 102 to the destination setting field 103. FIG. 8(b) shows, as an example, a tab screen with a tab name "New 1" set as the destination tab screen.

[0095] In S210, it is determined whether or not the consolidation execution button 105 has been tapped on the consolidation destination setting screen 100. The determination in S210 is repeated until the consolidation execution button 105 is tapped, and during that time, setting inputs on the consolidation destination tab screen are accepted. If the consolidation execution button 105 has been tapped, the process proceeds to S220.

[0096] In S220, the icons in the individual area 42 of the source tab screen 1 are arranged in the first area of ​​the set destination tab screen. In S230, the icons in the individual area 42 of the source tab screen 2 are arranged in the second area of ​​the set destination tab screen.

[0097] The first and second areas of the destination tab screen may be determined as appropriate. In this embodiment, the first area is the upper half of the tab screen, which corresponds to the area where the common area 41 is set, and the second area is the lower half of the tab screen, which corresponds to the area where the individual area 42 is set.

[0098] In this embodiment, the four icons in the individual area 42 of the source tab screen 1 are arranged in the first area of ​​the destination tab screen while maintaining their arrangement. The four icons in the individual area 42 of the source tab screen 2 are also arranged in the second area of ​​the destination tab screen while maintaining their arrangement.

[0099] In S240, the setting of the common area 41 is invalidated for each of the two source tab screens 1 and 2. In S250, the second inquiry screen 110 is displayed. Fig. 8(c) shows an example of the second inquiry screen 110. The second inquiry screen 110 is a screen that asks the user what to do with the registered icons for the source tab screen that is not set as the destination tab screen, out of the two source tab screens 1 and 2.

[0100] A second inquiry screen 110 shown in FIG. 8(c) displays a delete all button 111, a keep all button 112, a keep some button 113, a common delete all button 114, and an individual delete all button 115.

[0101] In S260, it is determined whether any of the buttons 111 to 115 displayed on the second inquiry screen 110 has been tapped, and if any of the buttons has been tapped, the process proceeds to S270.

[0102] In S270, based on the tapped button, the method of processing the registered icon on one of the two grouping source tab screens 1 and 2 that is not set as the grouping destination tab screen is obtained.

[0103] In S280, it is determined whether the destination tab screen is the source tab screen 1. If the destination tab screen is the source tab screen 1, the process proceeds to S290. In S290, each registered icon in the source tab screen 2 is processed according to the processing method acquired in S270, i.e., the processing method corresponding to the tapped button.

[0104] For example, when the Delete All button 111 is tapped, all icons in the source tab screen 2 are deleted and all icons are set to unregistered icons. When the Keep All button 112 is tapped, all icons in the source tab screen 2 are kept as they are. When the Keep Some button 113 is tapped, the user is prompted to select icons to keep, and the selected icons are kept while the other icons are deleted. When the Delete All Common button 114 is tapped, the icons arranged in the common area 41 are deleted, and the icons arranged in the individual area 42 are kept. When the Delete All Individual Individual button 115 is tapped, the icons arranged in the individual area 42 are deleted, and the icons arranged in the common area 41 are kept. After the processing of S290, the process proceeds to S110.

[0105] If it is determined in S280 that the destination tab is not the source tab screen 1, the process proceeds to S300. In S300, each registered icon in the source tab screen 1 is processed according to the processing method acquired in S270. Specifically, the process is performed in the same manner as in S290.

[0106] In S310, it is determined whether the destination tab screen is the source tab screen 2. If the destination tab screen is not the source tab screen 2, the process proceeds to S290. If the destination tab screen is the source tab screen 2, the process proceeds to S110.

[0107] After the screen transition to Fig. 8(b), if, for example, the Delete All button 111 is tapped on the second inquiry screen 100, all icons on the first tab screen 50 of the "User 1" tab will become unregistered icons, as shown in the upper part of Fig. 9(a). In this state, if you switch to the "New 1" tab, for example, the screen will switch to the corresponding tab screen 120.

[0108] Here, since the "New 1" tab screen 120 has been set as the destination tab screen, the icons that were arranged in the individual areas 42 of the two source tab screens 1 and 2 are arranged together on this tab screen 120. Specifically, the icons that were arranged in the individual areas 42 of the source tab screen 1 are arranged in a first area in the upper half of the "New 1" tab screen 120, and the icons that were arranged in the individual areas 42 of the source tab screen 2 are arranged in a second area in the lower half of the "New 1" tab screen 120.

[0109] Furthermore, after the screen transition to Figure 8(b), if, for example, the individual delete all button 115 is tapped on the second inquiry screen 100, the first tab screen 50 of the "User 1" tab, for example, as illustrated in Figure 9(b), will have the four icons that were originally placed in the individual area 42 become unregistered icons, and the four icons that were originally placed in the common area 41 will remain as they are.

[0110] (7) Effects of the embodiment According to the embodiment described above, the following effects (a) to (e) are achieved. (a) The image processing device 10 of this embodiment has an individual icon grouping function, which allows icons in the individual areas 42 of two common tab screens to be grouped and arranged on the same single tab screen with a simple operation. This allows efficient customization of the arrangement of multiple icons arranged on multiple tab screens.

[0111] (b) The user can arbitrarily select two source tab screens from among the tab screens that have the common area 41 set thereon, thereby increasing the degree of freedom for user customization. It is also possible to further increase the degree of freedom in the tab screens that can be selected as destination tab screens. For example, all tab screens may be selectable as destination tab screens, regardless of the number of unregistered icons. This allows for greater freedom in customization.

[0112] (c) The user can easily recognize, via the consolidation source setting screen 95, where the icons of each individual area 42 in the two consolidation source tab screens will be placed in the consolidation destination. Furthermore, the user can also use the placement swap button 98 to swap the placement positions in the consolidation destination. Furthermore, the user can also change an already selected tab screen to another tab screen. In other words, the consolidation source setting screen 95 provides a user interface that allows the user to easily and efficiently set the two consolidation source tab screens 1 and 2.

[0113] The user can also easily and efficiently set the destination tab screen via the destination setting screen 100 . (d) On the destination tab screen, the icons are arranged in the same manner as on the source tab screens 1 and 2. Therefore, the user can efficiently select icons on the destination tab screen even after combining the icons on the two tab screens.

[0114] (e) The user can select how to handle the icons on the source tab screen that was not selected as the destination tab screen out of the two source tab screens 1 and 2. This allows the source tab screen to be maintained in an appropriate state according to the user's usage situation.

[0115] In this embodiment, the processing of S110 corresponds to an example of tab screen display processing of the present invention. The processing of S120, S130, S240, S320, and S330 corresponds to an example of common area setting processing of the present invention. The processing of S140 and S150 corresponds to an example of necessity selection processing of the present invention. The processing of S180 corresponds to an example of other tab selection processing and arrangement position designation processing of the present invention. The processing of S200 and S210 corresponds to an example of consolidation destination selection processing of the present invention. The processing of S220 and S230 corresponds to an example of consolidation arrangement processing of the present invention. The processing of S250 and S260 corresponds to an example of cancellation designation processing of the present invention. The processing of S290 and S300 corresponds to an example of icon deletion processing of the present invention.

[0116] [Other embodiments] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be practiced in various modified forms.

[0117] (1) In the above embodiment, both of the two source tab screens 1 and 2 were configured so that the common area settings were disabled by the processing of S240, but if the common area settings are not set on the destination tab screen, it is not necessarily necessary to disable the common area settings.

[0118] For example, the common area setting may be maintained as valid for the summary source tab screen 2. Alternatively, the user may be asked whether or not to maintain the common area setting, and processing may be performed according to the user's wishes.

[0119] (2) The method for selecting a source tab screen is not limited to the selection method based on the source setting screen 95 shown in Fig. 7(b). The method for selecting a destination tab screen is also not limited to the selection method based on the destination setting screen 100 shown in Fig. 8(b). For example, tapping a setting field may display options for tab screens, allowing a user to select from among them.

[0120] (3) In the common tab screen, the common area and the individual area may be set in any manner. For example, instead of being divided into upper and lower sections, the screen may be divided into left and right sections, with one half of each section set as the common area and the other half set as the individual area. The number of icons in each of the common area and the individual area may also be determined as appropriate.

[0121] (4) The first and second areas on the destination tab screen are not limited to being divided into upper and lower areas as in the above embodiment, and may be determined as appropriate. (5) In the above embodiment, the common area was configured to be enabled or disabled in administrator mode, but it may also be possible to enable or disable the common area in modes other than administrator mode.

[0122] (6) Multiple functions of one component in the above embodiments may be realized by multiple components, or one function of one component may be realized by multiple components. Also, multiple functions of multiple components may be realized by one component, or one function realized by multiple components may be realized by one component. Also, part of the configuration of the above embodiments may be omitted. Also, at least part of the configuration of the above embodiments may be added to or substituted for the configuration of another of the above embodiments. All aspects included in the technical idea identified by the wording of the claims are embodiments of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0123] 10...image processing device, 11...control unit, 12...storage unit, 13...display unit, 14...input unit, 14a...touch panel, 25...standby screen, 26...left button, 27...right button, 28...administrator button, 31-38...tabs, 41...common area, 42...individual area, 50...first tab screen, 51-58, 61-68, 71-78...icons, 60...second tab screen, 70...fourth tab screen, 80...standby editing screen, 84...common area setting off button, 85...common area setting Set on button, 90...first inquiry screen, 95...source setting screen, 96, 101...first setting field, 97, 102...second setting field, 98...replace button, 99...OK button, 100...destination setting screen, 103...destination setting field, 105...execute consolidation button, 110...second inquiry screen, 111...delete all button, 112...keep all button, 113...keep some button, 114...delete all common button, 115...delete all individual button, 120...tab screen.

Claims

1. A display unit; an input unit; A control unit; A display control device comprising: The control unit a tab screen display process for displaying one selected tab screen among a plurality of tab screens in a tab format on the display unit, the tab screen display process comprising: a tab screen display process for displaying one selected tab screen among a plurality of tab screens in a tab format on the display unit; and a tab screen display process for displaying one selected tab screen on the display unit, the tab screens each having an icon arrangement area in which a plurality of icons are arranged. a common area setting process for enabling or disabling a setting of a common area in the icon arrangement area for each of the tab screens in response to a setting operation for enabling or disabling the setting of the common area, which is input via the input unit, the common area setting process being configured such that the same icons are arranged in each of the common areas on each of the common tab screens, with the tab screen for which the setting of the common area is enabled being treated as a common tab screen; an other tab selection process for selecting, via the input unit, a second common tab screen that is a common tab screen different from the first common tab screen, when the setting operation for changing the setting of the common area of ​​the first common tab screen to invalid has been performed, with the common tab screen displayed on the display unit being a first common tab screen; a grouping arrangement process for arranging the icons in the individual area of ​​the first common tab screen and the icons in the individual area of ​​the second common tab screen in the icon arrangement area of ​​a grouping destination tab screen, which is the same tab screen, by defining an area in the icon arrangement area of ​​the common tab screen as an individual area; A display controller configured to perform the

2. 2. The display control device according to claim 1, The control unit further a collection destination selection process for selecting the collection destination tab screen via the input unit; Run the grouping arrangement process arranges the icons in the individual areas of the first common tab screen and the icons in the individual areas of the second common tab screen in the icon arrangement area of ​​the grouping destination tab screen selected by the grouping destination selection process; Display control device.

3. 3. The display control device according to claim 1, the other tab selection process is configured to be able to change the first common tab screen to another common tab screen via the input unit. Display control device.

4. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The control unit further an arrangement position designation process for designating, via the input unit, arrangement positions on the destination tab screen of the icons in the individual areas of the first common tab screen and the icons in the individual areas of the second common tab screen; Run the collective arrangement processing arranges the icons in the individual areas of the first common tab screen and the icons in the individual areas of the second common tab screen at the arrangement positions designated by the arrangement position designation processing on the destination tab screen, respectively; Display control device.

5. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the grouping arrangement processing maintains, on the grouping destination tab screen, the arrangement state of the icons in the individual areas of the first common tab screen and the arrangement state of the icons in the individual areas of the second common tab screen, respectively. Display control device.

6. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the common area setting process invalidates the setting of the common area of ​​the second common tab screen when the icon in the individual area of ​​the second common tab screen is arranged on the destination tab screen by the arrangement process of the arrangement of the icons; Display control device.

7. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The control unit further a deletion designation process for designating, via the input unit, whether or not to delete the icons arranged in the icon arrangement area for at least one of the first common tab screen and the second common tab screen that is not the grouping destination tab screen; an icon deletion process for deleting or maintaining the icon according to the content designated by the deletion designation process; A display control device that executes the above.

8. The display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The control unit further a necessity selection process for selecting, via the input unit, whether or not to select the second common tab screen when the setting operation for changing the setting of the common area of ​​the first common tab screen to invalid is performed; Run the other tab selection process includes, when selection of the second common tab screen is requested by the necessity selection process, selecting the second common tab screen via the input unit; Display control device.

9. A display control method used in a display control device equipped with a display unit, a tab screen display step of displaying one selected tab screen from among a plurality of tab screens in tab format on the display unit, the plurality of tab screens each having an icon arrangement area in which a plurality of icons are arranged; a common area setting step of enabling or disabling a setting of a common area in the icon arrangement area for each of the tab screens in response to a setting operation for enabling or disabling the setting of the common area, the tab screen for which the setting of the common area is enabled being set as a common tab screen, and the common area is configured so that the same icons are arranged in each of the common areas on each of the common tab screens; an other tab selection step of selecting a second common tab screen, which is the common tab screen other than the first common tab screen, when the setting operation is performed to invalidate the setting of the common area of ​​the first common tab screen, with the common tab screen displayed on the display unit being a first common tab screen; a grouping arrangement step of arranging the icons arranged in an area different from the common area in the icon arrangement area of ​​the first common tab screen and the icons arranged in an area different from the common area in the icon arrangement area of ​​the second common tab screen in the icon arrangement area of ​​a grouping destination tab screen which is the same one of the tab screens; A display control method comprising:

10. A display unit; an input unit; A control unit; A display control program to be executed by the control unit in a display control device comprising: The control unit a tab screen display process for displaying one selected tab screen among a plurality of tab screens in a tab format on the display unit, the tab screen display process comprising: a tab screen display process for displaying one selected tab screen among a plurality of tab screens in a tab format on the display unit; and a tab screen display process for displaying one selected tab screen on the display unit, the tab screens each having an icon arrangement area in which a plurality of icons are arranged. a common area setting process for enabling or disabling a setting of a common area in the icon arrangement area for each of the tab screens in response to a setting operation for enabling or disabling the setting of the common area, which is input via the input unit, the common area setting process being configured such that the same icons are arranged in each of the common areas on each of the common tab screens, with the tab screen for which the setting of the common area is enabled being treated as a common tab screen; an other tab selection process for selecting, via the input unit, a second common tab screen that is a common tab screen different from the first common tab screen, when the setting operation for changing the setting of the common area of ​​the first common tab screen to invalid has been performed, with the common tab screen displayed on the display unit being a first common tab screen; a grouping arrangement process for arranging the icons in the individual area of ​​the first common tab screen and the icons in the individual area of ​​the second common tab screen in the icon arrangement area of ​​a grouping destination tab screen, which is the same tab screen, by defining an area in the icon arrangement area of ​​the common tab screen as an individual area; A display control program that executes the above.

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