Indication device

Abstract

To provide a display unit that can easily search for a desired address.SOLUTION: A multi-functional machine comprises: a storage unit that stores address book data including a plurality of address candidates; a display unit that displays an address designation screen P2 including an address candidate display unit 50 displaying, of the plurality of address candidates, a predetermined number of address candidates so that they can be scrolled in the vertical direction, and a scroll bar 60 indicating a scroll state of the address candidate display unit 50; an operation unit that receives an operation to indicate a position in the address designation screen P2; and a control unit that specifies an address from the plurality of address candidates based on the operation for the operation unit. Scroll operation areas 81, 82 for scrolling the address candidates are set on the address designation screen P2. The scroll operation areas 81, 82 are divided into a plurality of small areas 83 to 86. When the operation unit receives an operation for the small areas 83 to 86, the address candidates displayed on the address candidate display unit 50 are changed according to the small areas for which the operation is performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a display device. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART There is known a communication device that can send and receive data such as e-mail and fax, and that, when sending data, displays multiple registered destinations on a display unit and allows the user to select a desired destination from among them. In the communication device described in Patent Document 1, a predetermined number of destination candidates are displayed on the display screen along with a button for scrolling through the destination candidates, and by operating this button, a desired destination candidate from among the multiple destination candidates is displayed on the screen and can be selected as the destination. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-160027 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with the above configuration, the destination candidates are scrolled by a predetermined amount each time the button is operated, and if a large number of destination candidates are registered, it takes a large number of operations to find the desired destination candidate. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The display device includes a memory unit that stores address book data including a plurality of destination candidates, a destination candidate display unit that displays a predetermined number of the plurality of destination candidates in a manner that allows scrolling in a first direction, and a display unit that displays a display image including a scroll bar that indicates the scroll state of the destination candidate display unit, an operation unit that accepts an operation to indicate a position within the display image, and a control unit that identifies a destination from among the plurality of destination candidates based on the operation, wherein at least one scroll operation area is set in the display image for scrolling the destination candidates, and one of the scroll operation areas is divided into a plurality of small areas, and when the operation unit accepts the operation on the small area, the destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display unit change according to the small area on which the operation was performed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multifunction peripheral. [Figure 2] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a home screen. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a destination specification screen. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the multifunction peripheral while a destination specification screen is displayed. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a destination designation screen according to a modified example. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a destination designation screen according to a modified example. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a destination designation screen according to a modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0007] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multifunction peripheral 1 as a display device of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the multifunction device 1 includes a control unit 10, a memory unit 11, a display unit 12, an operation unit 13, a network communication unit 14, a printing unit 15, a reading unit 16, and a FAX communication unit 17.

[0008] The control unit 10 includes a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), not shown, a read-only memory (ROM), and a random access memory (RAM), and controls each part of the multifunction peripheral 1 by executing various programs stored in the storage unit 11. The control unit 10 may be configured as a single chip or multiple chips. As the processor, for example, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) may be used instead of a CPU, or a configuration in which the CPU and the ASIC work together may be used.

[0009] The storage unit 11 is configured with a non-volatile memory or the like, and stores the above-mentioned programs, various data, etc. The storage unit 11 of this embodiment stores address book data (not shown) in which a plurality of email addresses, etc. are registered.

[0010] The display unit 12 is configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, and displays various images under the control of the control unit 10.

[0011] The operation unit 13 is a device capable of detecting operations performed by a user's finger or the like, and in this embodiment, is configured by a touch sensor overlaid on the display unit 12. That is, the display unit 12 and the operation unit 13 function as a touch panel display. The operation unit 13 accepts a user's operation to specify a position within the display image displayed on the display unit 12, and the control unit 10 executes various processes depending on the position of the operation, etc. The operation unit 13 can detect, as operations to specify a position within the display image, for example, a "touch" in which the user touches the display image with a finger, a "tap" in which the user touches the display image and then releases the finger, and a "drag" in which the user moves the finger in a predetermined direction while still touching the image. Note that the operation unit 13 is not limited to a touch sensor overlaid on the display unit 12, and may be, for example, operation buttons or the like arranged around the display unit 12. In this case, the user operates the operation buttons to move a pointer displayed on the display unit 12.

[0012] The network communication unit 14 is configured to include various circuits for communicating with external devices via a network NW such as a LAN (Local Area Network). The communication may be wired or wireless.

[0013] The printing unit 15 prints on a printing medium such as paper. The printing unit 15 includes a print head compatible with various printing methods such as inkjet printing and electrophotography printing, as well as various drive circuits and drive mechanisms.

[0014] The reading unit 16 reads a document placed on a document glass (not shown) or a document set in a document tray of an ADF (Auto Document Feeder) (not shown) to generate image data. The reading unit 16 includes, for example, a well-known color image sensor and a light source, as well as various drive circuits and drive mechanisms for transporting the document.

[0015] The FAX communication unit 17 is configured with a modem and its peripheral circuits, and receives faxes from the outside via the public switched telephone network, etc., and sends image data of the original document read by the reading unit 16 by fax.

[0016] In this embodiment, the multifunction device 1 is installed in, for example, an office, and a user can use the various functions realized by the above-described configuration using the multifunction device 1. The multifunction device 1 of this embodiment has multiple functions, such as a print function realized by the printing unit 15, a scan function realized by the reading unit 16, a copy function realized by the printing unit 15 and the reading unit 16, and a fax function realized by the reading unit 16 and the fax communication unit 17.

[0017] When the power is turned on to the multifunction device 1, the control unit 10 executes a control program (not shown) stored in the storage unit 11 and starts controlling the multifunction device 1. First, the control unit 10 executes various initial operations, and then causes the display unit 12 to display the home screen P1 as a display image.

[0018] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a home screen P1. The home screen P1 includes a plurality of function selection buttons B1 to B6 corresponding to the various functions described above. By tapping any of the function selection buttons B1 to B6, the user can use the function associated with the button.

[0019] For example, when a user taps the function selection button B1 corresponding to the copy function, the control unit 10 causes the reading unit 16 to read the document, and then causes the printing unit 15 to print an image based on the image data generated by the reading.

[0020] Furthermore, for example, when the user operates the function selection button B2 corresponding to the scan function, the control unit 10 causes the reading unit 16 to read the document, and in response to a user instruction, the generated image data can be stored in the storage unit 11 or sent to the outside as an email via the network communication unit 14. Here, when the user instructs to send by email, the control unit 10 performs display control to display, as a display image, a destination designation screen P2 for designating an email destination on the display unit 12.

[0021] 3 is a diagram showing an example of the destination designation screen P2. Image data representing the destination designation screen P2 is generated by the control unit 10, and the display unit 12 displays the destination designation screen P2 based on this image data output from the control unit 10. The destination designation screen P2 includes a destination input unit 20, a destination selection unit 30, and a send button 70.

[0022] A destination is input by the user into the destination input section 20. When the user taps on the destination input section 20, the control section 10 displays a keyboard screen (not shown) superimposed on the destination designation screen P2. The user can input an email address into the destination input section 20 by tapping key buttons included in this keyboard screen.

[0023] A destination selection section 30 is disposed below the destination input section 20. The destination selection section 30 displays a plurality of destination candidates based on the address book data stored in the storage section 11. Instead of inputting an email address into the destination input section 20, the user can easily specify a destination by tapping a destination candidate displayed in the destination selection section 30.

[0024] The address book data includes multiple pieces of address data corresponding to multiple addressee candidates, and in this embodiment, each piece of addressee data includes various information, including a registered name written in alphabetical order and an email address. The addressee candidates are sorted in a predetermined order, and some of them are displayed on the addressee selection unit 30. In this embodiment, the addressee candidates are sorted in ascending alphabetical order according to the registered name. Specifically, the control unit 10 reads out the address book data from the storage unit 11, rearranges the addressee data included therein in the above-mentioned order, and then stores the data in the storage unit 11 as temporary data. Thereafter, the control unit 10 displays the addressee candidates on the addressee selection unit 30 based on this temporary data.

[0025] The multiple destination candidates included in the address book data and temporary data can be classified into multiple "groups" based on the initials of their registered names. Here, the multiple destination candidates included in the temporary data are sorted by registered name, so destination candidates in the same group are arranged consecutively. The multiple destination candidates can also be classified into "groups" that combine several of these groups. For example, a group starting with A, a group starting with B, and a group starting with C can be combined to form the group "ABC."

[0026] The destination selection section 30 includes a group selection section 40 , a destination candidate display section 50 , and a scroll bar 60 . The group selection unit 40 includes multiple group selection buttons for selecting a "group" to which a destination candidate belongs. In this embodiment, the destination candidates are classified into eight groups based on the initial letters of their registered names. Specifically, the destination candidates are classified into an "ABC" group (where the initial letters are A, B, or C), a "DEF" group, a "GHI" group, a "JKL" group, a "MNO" group, a "PS" group, a "TUV" group, and a "WZ" group. The group selection unit 40 has eight group selection buttons for selecting these groups. The user can select the desired group by tapping one of the group selection buttons on the group selection unit 40. Hereinafter, the group selected by the group selection unit 40 will also be referred to as the "selected group."

[0027] The destination candidate display unit 50 displays a list of destination candidates belonging to the selection group selected by the group selection unit 40. Specifically, the registered name and email address of each destination candidate are displayed. The destination candidate display unit 50 can display a predetermined number of destination candidates arranged vertically, and the destination candidate display unit 50 shown in FIG. 3 displays six destination candidates. If the number of destination candidates belonging to the selection group selected by the group selection unit 40 is greater than the predetermined number, the control unit 10 changes the destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50 in response to a scroll operation. This allows the user to scroll the destination candidates to display destination candidates that are not currently displayed, i.e., change the destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50. For example, the user can scroll the destination candidates up and down one by one by dragging up and down within the destination candidate display unit 50. The up and down direction corresponds to the first direction.

[0028] Furthermore, on the destination specification screen P2, two scroll operation areas 81 and 82 for scrolling through the destination candidates in units of multiple candidates are set adjacent to the right side of the destination candidate display section 50. In FIG. 3, the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 are indicated by two-dot chain lines, but are actually invisible. The two scroll operation areas 81 and 82 are arranged separately in the vertical direction. The upper scroll operation area 81 is an area for scrolling the destination candidates upward, and the lower scroll operation area 82 is an area for scrolling the destination candidates downward. When the user taps the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 and the operation unit 13 accepts this operation, the control unit 10 scrolls the destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display section 50.

[0029] Each of the scroll operation areas 81, 82 is further divided into two small areas aligned vertically. Specifically, the upper scroll operation area 81 is divided into an upper small area 83 and a lower small area 84, and the lower scroll operation area 82 is divided into an upper small area 85 and a lower small area 86. Of these four small areas 83 to 86 aligned vertically, the outer small areas 83, 86 are set to have a larger scroll amount than the inner small areas 84, 85. In other words, the farther the tapped small area is from the vertical center of the scroll bar 60, the larger the scroll amount.

[0030] For example, the scroll amount for the inner small areas 84 and 85 is set to "5," and the scroll amount for the outer small areas 83 and 86 is set to "10." At this time, when the lower small area 84 in the upper scroll operation area 81 is tapped, the control unit 10 updates the display content of the destination candidate display unit 50 so that a predetermined number of destination candidates starting from the destination candidate five before the destination candidate currently displayed at the top are displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50. Also, when the upper small area 85 in the lower scroll operation area 82 is tapped, the control unit 10 updates the display content of the destination candidate display unit 50 so that a predetermined number of destination candidates starting from the destination candidate five after the destination candidate currently displayed at the top are displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50. Similarly, when the upper small area 83 in the upper scroll operation area 81 is tapped, the control unit 10 causes the destination candidate display unit 50 to display a predetermined number of destination candidates from the 10th previous destination candidate onwards, and when the lower small area 86 in the lower scroll operation area 82 is tapped, the control unit 10 causes the destination candidate display unit 50 to display a predetermined number of destination candidates from the 10th next destination candidate onwards. In this way, the destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50 change depending on the tapped small area.

[0031] If there are no destination candidates in the number corresponding to the specified scroll amount before or after the destination candidate displayed at this point, the control unit 10 scrolls the number of candidates that can be scrolled. Also, if the upper scroll operation area 81 is tapped when the first destination candidate in the selection group is displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50, or if the lower scroll operation area 82 is tapped when the last destination candidate in the selection group is displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50, these operations are ignored.

[0032] A scroll bar 60, which indicates the scroll state of the destination candidate display section 50, is disposed adjacent to the right side of the destination candidate display section 50 so as to overlap with the scroll operation areas 81 and 82. The scroll bar 60 is an image that extends in a strip shape in the vertical direction, and the vertical length of the scroll bar 60 is approximately equal to the vertical height of the destination candidate display section 50. Furthermore, the horizontal width W1 of the scroll bar 60 is narrower than the horizontal width W2 of the scroll operation areas 81 and 82. In other words, the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 are wider in the horizontal direction than the scroll bar 60. The horizontal direction is a direction that intersects with the vertical direction and corresponds to the second direction.

[0033] The scroll bar 60 includes a knob 61 that can be moved up and down. When the user taps the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 to scroll through the destination candidates, the knob 61 moves up and down according to the amount of scrolling. The vertical length of the knob 61 is variable, and the greater the number of destination candidates belonging to the selection group selected in the group selection unit 40, the shorter the length of the knob 61. Specifically, if the number of destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50 is referred to as the "display number," the length of the knob 61 relative to the overall length of the scroll bar 60 corresponds to the display number relative to the number of destination candidates belonging to the selection group. In this way, the knob 61 indicates the range of destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50 within the destination candidates belonging to the selection group, and corresponds to a range display unit.

[0034] The user can specify a destination by displaying a desired destination in the destination candidate display section 50 through operations on the group selection section 40, operations on the scroll operation areas 81 and 82, and a drag operation on the destination candidate display section 50, and then tapping the destination. After the user specifies a destination by inputting the destination in the destination input section 20 or selecting the destination in the destination candidate display section 50, when the user taps the send button 70, the control section 10 sends the image data of the document read by the reading section 16 to the email address of the specified destination.

[0035] 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the multifunction device 1 while the destination designation screen P2 is displayed. When the user taps the function selection button B2 corresponding to the scan function on the home screen P1, the reading unit 16 scans the document, and then the user instructs the control unit 10 to send the document by email, the control unit 10 operates according to the flow shown in FIG.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 4, in step S101, the control unit 10 causes the display unit 12 to display a destination designation screen P2.

[0037] In step S102, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the user has tapped the destination input unit 20. If the destination input unit 20 has been tapped, the process proceeds to step S103, and if not, the process proceeds to step S104.

[0038] When the destination input unit 20 is tapped and the process proceeds to step S103, the control unit 10 displays a keyboard screen superimposed on the destination designation screen P2. When the user inputs an email address using the keyboard screen, the control unit 10 acquires the input email address and identifies this email address as the destination. Then, the control unit 10 returns the process to step S102.

[0039] When the process proceeds to step S104, the control unit 10 determines whether or not any of the group selection buttons of the group selection unit 40 has been tapped. If any of the group selection buttons has been tapped, the process proceeds to step S105, and if not, the process proceeds to step S106.

[0040] When any of the group selection buttons is tapped and the process proceeds to step S105, the control unit 10 highlights the tapped group selection button and updates the display content of the destination candidate display unit 50 so that a predetermined number of destination candidates from the first destination candidate in the group corresponding to this group selection button are displayed on the destination candidate display unit 50. Thereafter, the control unit 10 returns the process to step S102.

[0041] When the process proceeds to step S106, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 have been tapped. If the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 have been tapped, the process proceeds to step S107, and if not, the process proceeds to step S108.

[0042] When the scroll operation areas 81, 82 are tapped and the process proceeds to step S107, the control unit 10 scrolls the destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50 by a plurality of candidates in accordance with the tapped small areas 83 to 86, and moves the position of the knob 61. Thereafter, the control unit 10 returns the process to step S102.

[0043] When the process proceeds to step S108, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the destination candidate display unit 50 has been dragged. If the destination candidate display unit 50 has been dragged, the process proceeds to step S109, and if not, the process proceeds to step S110.

[0044] When the destination candidate display unit 50 is dragged and the process proceeds to step S109, the control unit 10 scrolls the destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50 one by one according to the distance and direction of the drag, and moves the position of the knob 61. Thereafter, the control unit 10 returns the process to step S102.

[0045] When the process proceeds to step S110, the control unit 10 determines whether or not any of the destination candidates displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50 has been tapped. If any of the destination candidates has been tapped, the process proceeds to step S111, and if not, the process proceeds to step S112.

[0046] When any of the destination candidates is tapped and the process proceeds to step S111, the control unit 10 identifies the tapped destination candidate as a destination and obtains an email address from the corresponding destination data. After that, the control unit 10 returns the process to step S102.

[0047] When the process proceeds to step S112, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the send button 70 has been tapped. If the send button 70 has been tapped, the process proceeds to step S113, and if not, the process proceeds to step S102.

[0048] When the send button 70 is tapped and the process proceeds to step S113, the control unit 10 determines whether or not a destination has been specified, that is, whether or not an email address has been acquired in step S103 or step S111. If a destination has been specified, the process proceeds to step S114, and if not, the process proceeds to step S102.

[0049] If the destination has been identified and the process proceeds to step S114, the control unit 10 creates an email addressed to the acquired email address, attaches the image data of the original document read by the reading unit 16 to this email, and sends it, ending the flow.

[0050] As described above, according to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

[0051] (1) According to this embodiment, the scroll operation areas 81, 82 set on the destination designation screen P2 are divided into a plurality of small areas 83 to 86, and the destination candidates displayed on the destination candidate display unit 50 change depending on which small area 83 to 86 is tapped, making it possible to easily find the desired destination.

[0052] (2) According to this embodiment, the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 are set at positions that overlap the scroll bar 60, so that an intuitive operation similar to operating the scroll bar 60 is possible.

[0053] (3) According to this embodiment, the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 are wider in the left-right direction than the scroll bar 60, which improves operability during scrolling.

[0054] (4) According to this embodiment, the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 are arranged separately in the vertical direction, which can prevent the user from making an erroneous operation. The above embodiment may be modified as follows.

[0055] In this embodiment, the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 are invisible areas. However, the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 may be visible areas. Also, as shown in FIG. 5 , an identification label 90 for identifying the scroll direction and scroll amount set for each of the small areas 83 to 86 may be added to and displayed in each of the small areas 83 to 86. In this case, by tapping a predetermined area on the destination specification screen P2, the identification label 90 may be switched between being displayed and not displayed. For example, the predetermined area may be the intermediate area 87 located between the upper scroll operation area 81 and the lower scroll operation area 82. The identification label 90 may also be displayed when the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 are touched with a finger. In this case, the user touches the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 with a finger to display the identification label 90, then slides the finger while keeping the finger touched, and releases the finger on the desired small area to scroll the corresponding small area.

[0056] 6, in the above embodiment, groups classified by the initial letter of the registered name may be associated with each of the small areas 83 to 86 of the scroll operation areas 81 and 82, and an identification label 91 for identifying the associated group may be added and displayed to each of the small areas 83 to 86. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a group whose initial letter is A is associated with the small areas 83 and 84 of the upper scroll operation area 81, a group whose initial letter is B is associated with the small area 85 of the lower scroll operation area 82, and a group whose initial letter is C is associated with the small area 86 of the lower scroll operation area 82. By tapping any of the small areas 83 to 86, the user can display destination candidates belonging to the corresponding group on the destination candidate display unit 50. That is, when the user taps any of the small areas 83 to 86 and the operation unit 13 accepts this operation, the control unit 10 updates the display content of the destination candidate display unit 50 so that a predetermined number of destination candidates from the first destination candidate in the group corresponding to the tapped small area 83 to 86 onwards are displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50. With this configuration, the user can more easily find destination candidates belonging to a desired group by referring to the identification label 91.

[0057] The association between the small areas 83 to 86 and the groups may be changed depending on the display content of the destination candidate display unit 50. For example, as shown in Fig. 6, when a group whose initial letter is A is displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50, the groups whose initial letters are B and C and located behind it are associated with small areas 85 and 86 in the lower scroll operation area 82. On the other hand, when destination candidates of the group whose initial letter is C are displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50, it is preferable that the groups whose initial letters are A and B and located ahead of it be associated with small areas 83 and 84 in the upper scroll operation area 81.

[0058] Similarly to the identification label 90, the identification label 91 may be configured to be switched between a displayed state and a hidden state by tapping a predetermined area on the destination specification screen P2. That is, when the identification label 91 is not displayed, the display unit 12 may display the identification label 91 when the user taps on a predetermined area and the operation unit 13 accepts this operation. Similarly to the identification label 90, the identification label 91 may be displayed when the finger touches the scrolling operation areas 81 and 82. That is, when the identification label 91 is not displayed, the user touches the small areas 83 to 86 and the operation unit 13 accepts this operation, the display unit 12 may display the identification label 91.

[0059] 7, some of the small regions 83 to 86 of the scroll operation regions 81 and 82 may be associated with groups different from the selected group. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the group "MNO," whose initials are M, N, or O, is selected, and the destination candidate display unit 50 displays destination candidates of the group whose initial is M. In this state, the upper small region 83 of the upper scroll operation region 81 is associated with the group "JKL," which is located ahead of the selected group, and the lower small region 86 of the lower scroll operation region 82 is associated with the group "PS," which is located behind the selected group. Identification labels 92 are provided near these small regions 83 and 86 to identify the associated groups. When the user taps one of the small regions 83 and 86, the control unit 10 updates the display content of the destination candidate display unit 50 so that a predetermined number of destination candidates following the first destination candidate in the group corresponding to the tapped small region 83 or 86 are displayed in the destination candidate display unit 50.

[0060] In the above embodiment, both the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 are divided into two small areas, but they may be divided into three or more areas. The number of small areas may differ between the scroll operation areas 81 and 82, and one of the scroll operation areas 81 and 82 may not be divided into multiple areas. In other words, it is sufficient that at least one scroll operation area is divided into multiple areas. The sizes of all the small areas may be the same or different.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the registered names are registered in alphabetical order. However, the registered names may be registered in characters other than alphabetical order. For example, in a multifunction peripheral 1 that supports Japanese, if the destination data of a destination candidate includes a registered name written in kanji or other characters, a reading of the registered name written in hiragana or other characters, and an email address, the destination candidates can be classified into groups or groups based on the reading of the registered name. For example, the destination candidates can be classified into multiple groups based on the first hiragana character of the reading of the registered name, and then classified into multiple groups based on the row of the Japanese syllabary. In this case, the group selection unit 40 of the destination selection unit 30 has group selection buttons arranged corresponding to the rows of the Japanese syllabary, such as "a," "ka," "sa," etc.

[0062] In the above embodiment, the groups into which the destination candidates are classified are not limited to those based on letters such as the alphabet, but may be groups classified based on various criteria such as various numbers, relationships, affiliations, regions, etc.

[0063] In the above embodiment, the multifunction peripheral 1 has been described as an example of a display device, but the display device is not limited to the multifunction peripheral 1 and may be any device that displays multiple destination candidates on a display unit to determine a destination. Also, the destination is not limited to an email address, but may be a telephone number, a fax number, an address, etc. [Explanation of symbols]

[0064] 1...Multifunction device, 10...Control unit, 11...Memory unit, 12...Display unit, 13...Operation unit, 14...Network communication unit, 15...Printing unit, 16...Reading unit, 17...FAX communication unit, 20...Destination input unit, 30...Destination selection unit, 40...Group selection unit, 50...Destination candidate display unit, 60...Scroll bar, 61...Knob, 70...Send button, 81, 82...Scroll operation area, 83-86...Small area, 87...Middle area, 90, 91, 92...Identification label, B1-B6...Function selection button, NW...Network, P1...Home screen, P2...Destination specification screen, W1...Width, W2...Width.

Claims

1. a storage unit that stores address book data including a plurality of address candidates; a destination candidate display unit that displays a predetermined number of destination candidates among the plurality of destination candidates in a scrollable manner in a first direction, and a display unit that displays a display image including a scroll bar that indicates a scroll state of the destination candidate display unit; an operation unit that accepts an operation to designate a position within the display image; a control unit that identifies a destination from among the plurality of destination candidates based on the operation, At least one scroll operation area for scrolling the destination candidates is set in the display image, The scroll operation area is divided into a plurality of small areas, When the operation unit receives the operation on the small area, the destination candidates displayed on the destination candidate display unit change depending on the small area on which the operation is performed, The plurality of destination candidates can be classified into a plurality of groups; The small region is associated with one of the plurality of groups, The display unit adds identification labels to the small areas to identify the multiple groups, and displays them. When the operation unit accepts an operation on the small area, the display unit displays destination candidates for the group corresponding to the small area on which the operation was performed.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , The display device, wherein the scrolling operation area is invisible.

3. 3. The display device according to claim 1 or 2, The scroll operation area is set at a position overlapping the scroll bar.

4. The display device according to claim 3, The display device, wherein the scroll operation area is wider than the scroll bar in a second direction intersecting with the first direction.

5. 5. The display device according to claim 3, two scroll operation areas are set in the display image, The display device, wherein the two scroll operation areas are arranged separately in the first direction.

6. The display device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, A display device, wherein the amount of scrolling increases as the small area on which the operation is performed is farther from the center of the scroll bar in the first direction.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , The display unit displays the identification label when the operation unit receives an operation to designate a predetermined area within the display image.

8. The display device according to claim 1 or 7, The display unit displays the identification label when the operation unit receives an operation to designate the small region.

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