JP2013069018A - Selection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a selection device 101 etc., that allows a user to easily select an item, and is high in degree of freedom of design of an image where items are arranged.SOLUTION: In an item selection mode, an image display section 102 displays an image having items arranged on a touch screen. A detection section 103 detects a track of a user's touch on the touch screen, and an acquisition section 104 acquires a representative points of the track. When the position of the representative point is not included in a predetermined area, a storage section 105 stores the position of the latest acquired representative point as to the user as a selection result of the user. When the position of the representative point is included in the predetermined area, a stop section 106 stops the display of the image. The image display section 102 displays an in-selection mark at a position associated with the stored selection result in the touch screen. In a result display mode, a result presentation section 107 displays the image on a display, and also displays selection-completion marks at positions associated with respective selection results of all users.

Description

  In the present invention, in an image in which items that can be selected by the user are arranged, the user can easily confirm the selection item currently selected by the user, and the tendency of the item selected by each user can be easily observed. The present invention relates to a selection device that can increase the degree of freedom in image design.

  Portable terminal devices having a touch screen provided with a screen for displaying an image and a contact sensor for the screen are in widespread use. Many of such portable terminal devices are equipped with processing performance and applications comparable to business computers. Such portable terminal devices are generally configured to be able to communicate with other computers via a computer communication network such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  For example, Patent Literature 1 proposes a technique for presenting various images to a user using such a portable terminal device and selecting an option in the image.

  In this technique, questions of various questionnaires are displayed on the touch screen, and the user selects predetermined items on the touch screen in response to the questions and inputs them to the computer. The input information is recorded in the memory, and the recorded information is edited and analyzed in a predetermined format, and the result is also recorded in the memory. The recorded information is searched to obtain desired information, and can be displayed on a screen or printed by a printer. A plurality of questionnaire devices can be connected to a server installed in a central management center or the like via a computer communication network to manage questionnaire information. Since the answers to the questionnaire are directly input from the customer to the computer, the questionnaire can be collected, aggregated, processed, etc. in a timely manner.

JP 2002-99697 A

  However, in the questionnaire as described above, it is necessary to set for each item where the item representing the answer to the question item is arranged in the screen. Therefore, the degree of freedom in design of the image presented to the user is lowered, which often hinders providing attractive content.

  Therefore, there is a strong demand for a technique that increases the degree of freedom in design of how items that can be selected by the user are arranged in an image.

  On the other hand, if the items can be arranged freely, the user needs to be able to easily confirm the item he / she wants to select.

  In addition, it is desirable to present the tendency of the selection result intuitively and easily when a questionnaire totalizer or the like investigates the selection result of the item by the user.

  The present invention was made to solve the above-described problems, and in an image in which items that can be selected by the user are arranged, the user can easily confirm the selection item currently selected by the user, It is an object of the present invention to provide a selection device that can easily observe the tendency of an item selected by each user and can increase the degree of freedom in image design.

  In order to achieve the above object, the following invention is disclosed in accordance with the principle of the present invention.

A selection device according to an aspect of the present invention has an item selection mode and a result presentation mode,
In the item selection mode, an image display unit that displays an image on which a user selectable item is arranged on a touch screen;
In the item selection mode, while the image is displayed on the touch screen for the user, a contact trajectory from when the user starts touching the touch screen to when the touch ends is detected. Detecting unit,
An acquisition unit for acquiring a representative point of the locus detected by the detection unit;
When the position of the acquired representative point is not included in the predetermined area in the touch screen, the position of the representative point acquired most recently among the acquired representative points for the user is selected as a selection result. Accumulation part to accumulate,
A stop unit that stops displaying the image when the position of the acquired representative point is included in a predetermined area in the touch screen;
In the item selection mode, while the image is displayed on the touch screen, the image display unit is configured to store the user's selection result in the touch screen if the storage unit stores the selection result by the user. A selected mark is displayed at the position related to the selection result,
The result presentation mode further includes a result presentation unit that displays the image on a display and displays a selected mark at a position related to each of the accumulated selection results in the display.

In the selection device of the present invention,
The position of the representative point is the position of the center of gravity of the locus,
The selected mark can be configured to be a figure having a translucent color.

In the selection device of the present invention,
The selected mark can be configured to be a figure having the shape of the locus.

In the selection device of the present invention,
The touch screen is configured integrally with a portable terminal that realizes the image display unit, the detection unit, the acquisition unit, the storage unit, and the stop unit,
The display is connected to a computer that implements the result presentation unit,
The selection result stored in the storage unit can be transmitted from the portable terminal to the computer.

In the selection device of the present invention,
The display can be configured to be the touch screen.

  The selection device of the present invention can be realized by causing the portable terminal or the computer to function as each part of the selection device by executing an appropriate program on the portable terminal or the computer.

  The program can be recorded on a computer-readable information storage medium such as a compact disk, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a digital video disk, a magnetic tape, and a semiconductor memory.

  The program can be distributed and sold via a computer communication network independently of a portable terminal or a computer on which the program is executed. The information storage medium can be distributed and sold independently of a portable terminal or a computer.

  According to the present invention, in an image in which items that can be selected by the user are arranged, the user can easily confirm the selection item currently selected by the user, and the tendency of the item selected by each user can be easily observed. It is possible to provide a selection device that can increase the degree of freedom in image design.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the selection apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the image displayed on a touch screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the locus | trajectory of the contact to the touch screen by a user. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of a touchscreen display immediately after a locus | trajectory is detected. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of a touchscreen display immediately after a locus | trajectory is detected. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the image displayed on a display. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the image displayed on a display.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. The embodiments described below are for illustrative purposes and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art can employ embodiments in which each or all of these elements are replaced with equivalent ones, and these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a selection device according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  The selection device 101 shown in the figure is realized by a portable terminal having a touch screen executing a predetermined program. In addition, depending on the mode, a combination of the portable terminal and a computer that can communicate with the portable terminal may be realized by executing a predetermined program on both.

  The selection device 101 has two operation modes. Item selection mode and result presentation mode.

  The item selection mode is a mode used when, for example, seeking answers to a questionnaire from a large number of users. On the other hand, the result presentation mode is a mode used when analyzing the tendency of responses to questionnaires.

  Here, the selection device 101 includes an image display unit 102, a detection unit 103, an acquisition unit 104, a storage unit 105, a stop unit 106, and a result presentation unit 107.

  Here, the image display unit 102 displays, on the touch screen, an image in which items that can be selected by the user are arranged in the item selection mode.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the touch screen. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  As shown in the figure, an image 203 is displayed on the touch screen 202 of the portable terminal 201.

  In the image 203, as an answer to the question 204 “What is your favorite fruit?”, Figures in the shape of apples 205, mandarin oranges 206, and bananas 207 are arranged.

  In the present invention, it is possible to adopt a design in which the font, position, arrangement, and size of the question 204 and the shape and arrangement of the answer graphic such as the apple 205 can be freely adopted, thereby enhancing appeal to the user. .

  A right arrow 208 is arranged at the lower right of the image 203 and a left arrow 209 is arranged at the upper left. These are for switching the image 203 and moving to another image such as a questionnaire. One corresponds to “return” and the other corresponds to “forward”.

  The area where the right arrow 208 and the left arrow 209 are arranged is set as a predetermined common area in a plurality of prepared images including the image 203. Therefore, in the design of the image 203, there is no degree of freedom with respect to the positions where the right arrow 208 and the left arrow 209 are arranged.

  However, the shapes of the right arrow 208 and the left arrow 209 can be freely changed, and may be changed to characters such as “next” and “previous”, respectively, or a button including these characters. It is good also as a figure of a shape.

  On the other hand, in the item selection mode, the detection unit 103 is in contact between the start of the user's contact with the touch screen 202 and the end of the contact while the image 203 is displayed on the touch screen 202 for the user. Detect the trajectory.

  In the image shown in FIG. 2, consider a case where the user initially selected the apple 205 as a favorite fruit, but eventually selected the mandarin orange 206 and proceeded to the next questionnaire.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of the locus of contact with the touch screen 202 by the user. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  In this figure, a trajectory 301a when the user touches the apple 205 while the image 203 is displayed on the touch screen 202, a trajectory 301b when the user touches the mandarin orange 206, and a user's next questionnaire The locus 301c when the right arrow 208 is selected to proceed to is shown. Hereinafter, specifications, characteristics, and features common to things that differ only in the subscripts, such as matters common to the trajectories 301a, 301b, and 301c, will be described by omitting the lowercase letters of the subscripts.

  Further, the acquisition unit 104 acquires a representative point of the trajectory 301 detected by the detection unit 103.

  As a representative point of the trajectory 301, a set of all points included in the trajectory 301 may be used as they are, or an average of all points included in the trajectory 301, that is, a center of gravity may be employed. In FIG. 3, the center of gravity 302 of the trajectory 301 is shown as a representative point.

  Then, when the position of the acquired representative point is not included in the predetermined area in the touch screen 202, the accumulation unit 105 determines the most recently acquired representative point among the acquired representative points for the user. The position is accumulated as a selection result.

  On the other hand, when the position of the acquired representative point is included in a predetermined area in the touch screen 202, the stop unit 106 stops the display of the image 203.

  Here, the predetermined area means an area where the right arrow 208 is arranged and an area where the left arrow 209 is arranged in the present embodiment.

  Considering the above example, when the trajectory 301a is detected, the position of the representative point 302a is not included in the predetermined area. Therefore, as a selection result by the user, the position of the representative point 302a, that is, the position in the vicinity of the apple 205 is first stored.

  Next, when the locus 301b is detected, the position of the representative point 302b is not included in the predetermined area. Therefore, as the selection result by the user, the previous representative point 302a is canceled, and the position of the representative point 302b, that is, the position of the mandarin orange 206 is accumulated again.

  Finally, when the trajectory 301c is detected, the position of the representative point 302c is included in a predetermined area. Accordingly, the display of the image 203 is stopped, and a new image for the next questionnaire is displayed on the touch screen 202.

  In addition, the selection result by the user eventually becomes the position of the representative point 302b.

  In the present embodiment, while the image 203 is being displayed on the touch screen 202 in the item selection mode, the image display unit 102 may be stored in the touch screen 202 if the storage unit 105 stores the selection results by the user. , A currently selected mark is displayed at a position related to the selection result of the user.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display state of the touch screen 202 immediately after the locus 301a is detected.

  As shown in the figure, in the touch screen 202, a star-shaped selection mark 401 is displayed in the vicinity of the apple 205, that is, at the position of the representative point 302a.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of display on the touch screen immediately after the locus 301b is detected.

  As shown in this figure, the position of the selected mark 401 is moved from the state of FIG. 4 in the touch screen 202. In other words, the selected mark 401 has moved to the vicinity of the mandarin orange 206, that is, the position of the representative point 302b.

  Thereafter, when the trajectory 301c is detected, the user's answer to the image 203 is completed, and the process proceeds to the next questionnaire.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the place where the user touched before touching the predetermined area is the selection result of the user.

  Even if the user touches the wrong place, the selected mark 401 moves only by touching the desired place again. Therefore, the user can easily select an item arranged in the image 203, and can easily perform selection again while confirming.

  In this example, a star-shaped figure is adopted as the selected mark 401, but the shape of the locus 301 detected immediately before may be adopted as the shape of the selected mark 401 as it is.

  In other words, a trajectory 301 from when the user starts touching the latest (latest) to the touch screen 202 until the end of the last (latest) touch is displayed as a selected mark 401 on the screen. is there.

  In this aspect, only the last stroke of the trace traced by the user on the touch screen 202 is displayed on the touch screen 202.

  Therefore, in this aspect, after the trajectory 301a is detected, the trajectory 301a is displayed as it is on the touch screen 202, and when the trajectory 301b is detected thereafter, the trajectory 301a is deleted from the touch screen 202 and the trajectory 301b is touched. It will be displayed on the screen 202.

  Now, after the questionnaire for a large number of users is completed in this way, a result presentation mode for examining the tendency of the selection is started by the operation of the totalizer or the like.

  In the result presentation mode, the result presentation unit 107 displays the image 203 on the display, and displays a selected mark at a position related to each of the accumulated selection results in the display.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the display. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  As shown in this figure, in addition to the image 203, the display 601 displays a number of selected marks 602 indicating the positions of the selection results for each user.

  The selected mark 602 shown in this figure is indicated by a shaded circle for easy understanding, but actually has a translucent color. When the selected marks 602 overlap with each other, the color becomes dark, so that it can be easily grasped that many users have selected the position.

  For example, in this figure, it can be easily understood that there are many users who have selected the apple 205.

  Here, the display 601 may use the touch screen 202 of the portable terminal 201 as it is. In this case, the tendency of the selection result selected by the user in the portable terminal 201 is determined.

  On the other hand, a display connected to a computer that communicates with the portable terminal 201 via a wireless LAN or the like may be employed. In this case, the computer accumulates the selection results accumulated in the portable terminal 201 and displays the results on the display 601.

  In this case, the image display unit 102 to the stop unit 106 are realized by the portable terminal 201, but the result presentation unit 107 is realized by a computer. That is, the selection device 101 is realized by a combination of one or a plurality of portable terminals 201 and a computer.

  As the selected mark 602, the shape of the trajectory 301 corresponding to the selection result may be adopted. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display in this mode.

  As shown in this figure, since the trace 301 that was traced last on each touch screen 202 on which the image 203 is displayed is displayed in an overlapping manner, there is a tendency of what kind of selection action the user has performed. Easy to grasp.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in an image in which items that can be selected by the user are arranged, the user can easily confirm the selection item currently selected by the user, and the items selected by each user can be confirmed. It is possible to provide a selection device capable of easily observing the tendency and increasing the degree of freedom in image design.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Selection apparatus 102 Image display part 103 Detection part 104 Acquisition part 105 Accumulation part 106 Stop part 107 Result presentation part 201 Portable terminal 202 Touch screen 203 Image 204 Question 205 Apple 206 Mikan 207 Banana 208 Right arrow 209 Left arrow 301 Trajectory 302 Representative Point 401 Selected mark 601 Display 602 Selected mark

Claims (5)

A selection device having an item selection mode and a result presentation mode,
In the item selection mode, an image display unit that displays an image on which a user selectable item is arranged on a touch screen;
In the item selection mode, while the image is displayed on the touch screen for the user, a contact trajectory from when the user starts touching the touch screen to when the touch ends is detected. Detecting unit,
An acquisition unit for acquiring a representative point of the locus detected by the detection unit;
When the position of the acquired representative point is not included in the predetermined area in the touch screen, the position of the representative point acquired most recently among the acquired representative points for the user is selected as a selection result. Accumulation part to accumulate,
A stop unit that stops displaying the image when the position of the acquired representative point is included in a predetermined area in the touch screen;
In the item selection mode, while the image is displayed on the touch screen, the image display unit is configured to store the user's selection result in the touch screen if the storage unit stores the selection result by the user. A selected mark is displayed at the position related to the selection result,
In the result presentation mode, the selection device further includes: a result presentation unit that displays the image on a display, and displays a selected mark at a position related to each of the accumulated selection results in the display. . The selection device according to claim 1,
The position of the representative point is the position of the center of gravity of the locus,
The selection mark is a figure having a translucent color. The selection device according to claim 2,
The selection mark is a figure having the shape of the locus. The selection device according to claim 3,
The touch screen is configured integrally with a portable terminal that realizes the image display unit, the detection unit, the acquisition unit, the storage unit, and the stop unit,
The display is connected to a computer that implements the result presentation unit,
The selection result stored in the storage unit is transmitted from the portable terminal to the computer. The selection device according to claim 3,
The selection device, wherein the display is the touch screen.

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