JP2020161179A - Data input device, method for input data, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide new letter input systems (data input device, a method for input data, and a program).SOLUTION: A data input device 10 includes display means, first detection means, input means, and second detection means. The display means displays input buttons 1511 arranged in a matrix in a button display unit 151. The first detection means detects a selection which a user has made from the input buttons 1511, the input means inputs data according to the selected input button 1511, the second detection means detects an input which the user has made into a detection unit 153 in a first direction or in a second direction. The display means switches display of an input button 1511 in the button display unit 1511 according to an input in the first direction or in the second direction so as to make a switch between different partial arrangements in the same arrangement group, between arrangement groups in different categories, or between different arrangement groups in the same category.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a data entry device, a data entry method, and a program.

On a mobile terminal equipped with a touch panel, tap (tap the touch panel), swipe (move your finger up / down or left / right while touching the touch panel) and flick (screen on the touch panel) with respect to the on-screen keyboard displayed on the screen. A method of inputting characters by touch operation such as (repelling) is known. As such a character input method, character input by flick input, toggle input, and the like are known (Patent Document 1). According to the character input method, for example, it is possible to input these characters without displaying all the characters corresponding to the Japanese syllabary of hiragana on the screen at the same time.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-149096

The present invention provides a new character input system.

In order to achieve the above object, the data input device of the present invention
Includes display means, first detection means, input means, and second detection means.
The display means displays input buttons on the button display unit so as to have a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.
The first detection means detects the user's selection of the input button and
The input means inputs data according to the selected input button.
The second detection means detects the input by the user to the detection unit in the first direction and the input in the second direction different from the first direction.
The display means
A sub-sequence included in the sequence group of at least one category selected from the following categories (i-1) to (iv) is displayed as the input button.
(I-1) Array group including a partial array that makes it seem that the character input array of pseudonyms using the conventional ten keys is divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten keys (i-2) The conventional ten keys Array group including a partial array that makes the character input array of the used alphabet seem to be divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten key (i-3) The character input array of symbols using the conventional ten keys, Array group containing sub-arrays that make you think that they are divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten-key (ii) Array group that contains sub-arrays that make you think that the conventional keyboard array is divided into 2 to 4 (iii) Pseudonym Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence of the Japanese syllabary seem to be divided into 2 to 4 (iv) Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence in the ABC order of the alphabet seem to be divided into 2 to 4 Input in the first direction The first switching is performed by switching the display of the input button on the button display unit according to the above.
By switching the display of the input button on the button display unit in response to the input in the second direction, the second switching is performed.
The first switch is a switch to a different subsequence in the same sequence group.
The second switching is characterized in that it is a switching to the sequence group of a different category or a different sequence group of the same category.

The data input method of the present invention
Including display step, first detection step, input step, and second detection step,
In the display step, input buttons are displayed on the button display unit so as to have a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.
The first detection step detects the user's selection of the input button and
In the input step, data is input according to the selected input button.
In the second detection step, the input to the detection unit by the user in the first direction and the input in the second direction different from the first direction are detected.
The display step is
A sub-sequence included in the sequence group of at least one category selected from the following categories (i-1) to (iv) is displayed as the input button.
(I-1) Array group including a partial array that makes it seem that the character input array of pseudonyms using the conventional ten keys is divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten keys (i-2) The conventional ten keys Array group including a partial array that makes the character input array of the used alphabet seem to be divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten key (i-3) The character input array of symbols using the conventional ten keys, Array group containing sub-arrays that make you think that they are divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten-key (ii) Array group that contains sub-arrays that make you think that the conventional keyboard array is divided into 2 to 4 (iii) Pseudonym Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence of the Japanese syllabary seem to be divided into 2 to 4 (iv) Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence in the ABC order of the alphabet seem to be divided into 2 to 4 Input in the first direction The first switching is performed by switching the display of the input button on the button display unit according to the above.
By switching the display of the input button on the button display unit in response to the input in the second direction, the second switching is performed.
The first switch is a switch to a different subsequence in the same sequence group.
The second switching is characterized in that it is a switching to the sequence group of a different category or a different sequence group of the same category.

The program of the present invention is characterized in that the method of the present invention can be executed on a computer.

According to the present invention, a new character input system can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an example in which an input button is displayed on a touch panel of a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an example of the display mode of the input button in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a table showing an example of a character input array using a conventional numeric keypad. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an example of an input button displayed on the button display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an example of an input button displayed on the button display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a table showing an example of a character input array using the conventional numeric keypad. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram and a table showing an example of a character input arrangement using a conventional numeric keypad. FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an example of an input button displayed on the button display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing an example of an input button displayed on the button display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing an example of an input button displayed on the button display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing an example of a keyboard layout of conventional symbols and numbers in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing an example of an input button displayed on the button display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing an example of an input button displayed on the button display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing an example of an input button displayed on the button display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a schematic view showing an example of an input button displayed on the button display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 18 is a table showing an example of a matrix showing the display order by the first switching and the display order by the second switching in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is a schematic view showing an example in which an input button is displayed on a touch panel of a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of a data input method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a schematic view showing an example in which an input button is displayed on the touch panel of the smart watch according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing an example of the system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited or limited by the following embodiments. In each of the following figures, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Unless otherwise specified, the explanations of the respective embodiments can be referred to each other's explanations. Further, the configurations of the respective embodiments can be combined unless otherwise specified.

[Embodiment 1]
The first embodiment is a mode in which data is input using a touch panel of a mobile terminal. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of the data input device 10 of the present embodiment. The data input device 10 includes a display means 11, a first detection means 12, an input means 13, a second detection means 14, and a touch panel 15.

The data input device 10 may be, for example, one device including the above-mentioned parts, or may be a device (system) in which each part can be connected via a wired or wireless communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited, and a known network can be used. For example, it may be wired or wireless. Examples of the communication line network include an Internet line, WWW (World Wide Web), telephone line, LAN (Local Area Network), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) and the like. The data input device 10 may be incorporated in the server as a system, for example. Further, the data input device 10 may be, for example, a computer in which the program of the present invention is installed.

In the present embodiment, the data input device 10 is a mobile terminal having a touch panel. The touch panel is not particularly limited, and is, for example, a display device having two functions of display and input. The mobile terminal is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include smartphones, tablet terminals, and smart watches. The data input device 10 may include a display means 11, a first detection means 12, an input means 13, and a second detection means 14, and may not include a touch panel as described later, and is a mobile terminal. Not limited to.

Further, FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the data input device 10. The data input device 10 includes, for example, a CPU (central processing unit) 101, a memory 102, a touch panel 15, a bus 103, a communication device 104, a storage device 105, and the like. Each part of the data input device 10 is connected via the bus 103 by, for example, each interface (I / F).

The CPU 101 is responsible for controlling the entire data input device 10. In the data input device 10, for example, the program of the present invention and other programs are executed by the CPU 101, and various information is read and written. Specifically, in the data input device 10, for example, the CPU 101 functions as a display means 11, a first detection means 12, an input means 13, and a second detection means 14.

The bus 103 connects each functional unit such as the CPU 101 and the memory 102, for example. The bus 103 can also be connected to, for example, an external device. Examples of the external device include a screen including a button display unit, a reception device including a detection unit, and the like, which will be described later. The data input device 10 can be connected to the communication network by the communication device 104 connected to the bus 103, and can also be connected to the external device via the communication network.

The memory 102 includes, for example, a main memory, and the main memory is also referred to as a main storage device. When the CPU 101 performs processing, for example, the memory 102 reads various operation programs 106 such as the program of the present invention stored in the auxiliary storage device described later, and the CPU 101 receives data from the memory 102. , Program 106 is executed. The main memory is, for example, a RAM (random access memory). The memory 102 further includes, for example, a ROM (read-only memory).

The storage device 105 is also referred to as a so-called auxiliary storage device with respect to the main memory (main storage device), for example. The storage device 105 includes, for example, a storage medium and a drive for reading and writing to the storage medium. The storage medium is not particularly limited, and may be an internal type or an external type, and examples thereof include HD (hard disk), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, MO, DVD, flash memory, and memory card. The drive is not particularly limited. As the storage device 105, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) in which a storage medium and a drive are integrated can be exemplified. For example, as described above, the operation program 106 is stored in the storage device 105. Further, the storage device 105 may store, for example, partial array information, display order information, and the like, which will be described later.

In the data input device 10, the memory 102 and the storage device 105 can also store access information and log information from the user, as well as information acquired from an external database (not shown).

The display means 11 displays the input buttons 1511 on the button display unit 151 so as to have a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. FIG. 3 shows an example in which the input button 1511 is displayed on the button display unit 151 of the touch panel 15 in the data input device 10 which is a mobile terminal. In the example shown in FIG. 3, a partial array of hiragana steps is displayed as the input button 1511.

As shown in FIG. 3, the input button 1511 is displayed on the button display unit 151. Then, as will be described later, the display means 11 switches the display of the input button 1511. The input button 1511 may be displayed on the button display unit 151, and buttons other than the input button 1511 may or may not be displayed. The buttons other than the input button 1511 are not particularly limited, and can be appropriately set according to the number of buttons that can be displayed on the button display unit 151, the type of the array group described later, and the like. In FIG. 3, as buttons other than the input button 1511 on the button display unit 151, a symbol button 1512, a face character / lower character button 1513, a number, an alphabet, and a pseudonym switching button 1514A to 1514C, a character deletion button 1515, and a blank / conversion button The 1516, the line feed / confirmation button 1517, the keyboard input switching button, and the voice input button are displayed. The emoticon / lowercase switching button 1513, the blank / conversion button 1516, and the line feed / confirmation button 1517 display, for example, one of the buttons before and after the "/" depending on whether or not there is a temporary selection character described later. Will be done. In addition, a candidate display unit 1518 that displays input candidates according to the information of the selected characters is displayed.

In the example of FIG. 3, the input button 1511 has 3 rows and 3 columns of "a, ka, sa, ta, na, ha, ma, ya, ra" and 1 row of "wa" added to 4 rows and 3 columns. They are arranged in rows. As described above, in the present invention, the "plurality of rows and a plurality of columns" may be any number of rows and columns, and is not limited to the rectangular arrangement. Further, the rows and columns do not have to be arranged in a straight line. The number of "plural rows and multiple columns" can be appropriately set according to, for example, the type of array to be displayed. The number of "plural rows and multiple columns" may change, for example, before and after switching the display described later. In this case, the area constituting the input button 1511 (the portion surrounded by the thick line in the figure) may or may not change.

By displaying the input button 1511 so as to have the plurality of lines and the plurality of columns, for example, in order to display the character to be input as compared with the case where these characters are displayed in one line or one column. The burden of the required number of operations, operation amount, operation time, etc. can be reduced. Specifically, for example, in order to display the Japanese syllabary of hiragana line by line from that line, operations for 10 lines (this is referred to as 10 operations) are required. For example, as will be described later. In addition, when switching the partial arrangement including each stage of the kana of (i-1) from the stage to the stage, 5 operations are sufficient, and the part that makes the arrangement of the Japanese syllabary of the kana of (iii) seem to be divided into two. When switching the array, two operations are sufficient. As a result, for example, a partial array from the beginning to the end of the display order, which will be described later, can be displayed by swiping once in the area of the detection unit 153. Further, since the input buttons 1511 are displayed so as to have the plurality of lines and a plurality of columns, the listability is improved, and for example, the time required to find a desired character from a plurality of characters can be shortened. The burden on the user can be reduced.

In the input button 1511, the plurality of rows and the plurality of columns can be appropriately set depending on the type of corresponding characters and the like. The number of rows and columns may be, for example, 2-7, 2-6, 3-5, and 3 or 4, respectively. By setting the upper limits of the plurality of rows and the plurality of columns to, for example, 7, 6, 5, and 4, respectively, the time required to find a desired character among a plurality of characters can be shortened, and the desired character can be shortened. The operation time and the number of operations required to select the character of can be reduced, and the burden on the user can be reduced.

The display form of the input button 1511 may be selected by the user, and is not limited to the form shown in FIG. The display of the input button 1511 may not be, for example, a frame surrounding the input button 1511 as shown in FIG. 3, or may not be a quadrangle. The input button 1511 may include, for example, a display indicating a character to be displayed after the switching described later. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the characters to be displayed are displayed in the frame surrounding the characters of the input button 1511, and the selectable characters can be known by the size, color coding, or the like. As shown in FIG. 4 (B), it seems that the input button of the character to be displayed overlaps below the input button 1511 (in the figure, in the depth direction). It may be displayed so that it can be displayed.

Further, the display form of the input button 1511 may change in shape, color, etc. according to the display order of the partial arrangement described later. Specifically, for example, the shape of the input button 1511 may be different from that of the other ends at the end on the side of the first (or last) display order of the switching. This allows the user to know that the displayed input buttons 1511 are the first (or last) sub-array of the display order.

Hereinafter, each array displayed as the input button 1511 will be specifically described.

The display means 11 displays a partial array included in the array group of at least one category selected from the categories (i-1) to (iv) below as the input button 1511. By displaying the partial array of any of the following (i-1) to (iv) as the input button 1511, for example, when the user inputs a character, the user can input a keyboard or a mobile phone by then. Since the array that is familiar to some extent is the arrangement of the input buttons, the learning load can be reduced, and thus the burden of the operation of searching for the character to be input can be reduced. Further, since the number of input buttons is within a predetermined range, the burden of operations required for displaying the character to be input can be reduced as compared with the case of displaying each character, and the array group Compared with the case where the characters included in are displayed at the same time, for example, the time required to find the desired character can be shortened, and the burden on the user can be reduced.

(I-1) Array group including a partial array that makes it seem that the character input array of pseudonyms using the conventional ten keys is divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten keys (i-2) The conventional ten keys Array group including a partial array that makes the character input array of the used alphabet seem to be divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten key (i-3) The character input array of symbols using the conventional ten keys, Array group containing sub-arrays that make you think that they are divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten-key (ii) Array group that contains sub-arrays that make you think that the conventional keyboard array is divided into 2 to 4 (iii) Pseudonym Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence of the Japanese syllabary seem to be divided into 2 to 4 (iv) A sequence group that includes a partial sequence that makes the sequence in the ABC order of the alphabet seem to be divided into 2 to 4

(I-1) Array group including a partial array that makes the pseudonym character input array using the conventional numeric keypad seem to be divided according to the order displayed by inputting to each numeric keypad. In this example, "the conventional numeric keypad is used. The "sub-array that makes the character input array of the used pseudonym seem to be divided in the order displayed by inputting to each numeric keypad" can be said to be, for example, a sub-array that includes each stage of the pseudonym. FIG. 5 shows an example of "character input array of kana using the conventional numeric keypad". The "order displayed by inputting to each numeric keypad" is, for example, the order counted from the left in FIG. "Character input using the numeric keypad" is also referred to as, for example, toggle input. The "kana" may be, for example, hiragana, katakana, voiced sound, handakuon, sokuon, half-width characters, or the like.

As for the partial arrangement including the hiragana stage, for example, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 6, the arrangement of "a, ka, sa, ta, na, ha, ma, ya, ra, wa" is given. Be done. As shown in FIG. 5, the partial arrangement including the step may be, for example, the arrangement of "i, ki, shi, chi, ni, hi, mi, yu, ri, o", or as shown in FIG. , "I, ki, shi, chi, ni, hi, mi, (i), ri, (i)" may be arranged. As shown in FIG. 5, the partial arrangement including the step may be, for example, the arrangement of "U, Ku, Su, Tsu, Nu, Fu, Mu, Yo, Ru, N", or as shown in FIG. , "U, Ku, Su, Tsu, Nu, Fu, Mu, Yu, Ru, (U)" may be arranged. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the partial array including the step may be an array of "e, ke, se, te, ne, he, me, (not displayed), re, (blank)", or in the figure. As shown in 6, the arrangement may be "e, ke, se, te, ne, he, me, (e), re, (e)". As shown in FIG. 5, the partial arrangement including the step may be, for example, an arrangement of "Oh, Ko, So, To, Ho, Mo, (No display), Ro, (No display)". As shown in FIG. 6, the arrangement may be "Oh, Ko, So, To, Ho, Mo, Yo, Ro, O". As will be described later, these subarrays may be displaced within a range that does not burden the user, or "n" may be added to any of the subarrays.

Here, the sequence groups of hiragana (seion), katakana, voiced sound, handakuon, sokuon, half-width characters, etc. may be different sequence groups, or one of the sequence groups includes them. May be good. In the former case, for example, the sequence group including the partial sequence from the hiragana stage to the stage and the sequence group including the partial sequence from the katakana stage A to the stage are different. In the latter case, for example, the sub-arrangement of the hiragana stage is "Ah, ah, ka, ga, sa, za, ta, da, na, ha, ba, pa, ma, ya, ya, ra, wa". , "Ah, ka, ga, sa, za, ta, da, na, ha, ba, pa, ma, ya, ra, wa" and the like may be included. As described above, in this example, the number of the input buttons corresponding to the "character input array using the conventional numeric keypad" is not limited to 10 corresponding to 1 to 0, and may be larger than this. It may be less than this when the corresponding character does not exist. In this case, the character arrangement of the input button may be similar to or different from the arrangement of the kana character input arrangement using the conventional numeric keypad (the above-mentioned arrangement of 4 rows and 3 columns, etc.). You may. Also in the latter case, for example, the burden of character search by the user can be reduced by arranging the hiragana lines while maintaining the order of each line.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 in this example. 6 (A) to 6 (E) show the partial arrangement of the hiragana steps to the steps, respectively, and (F) and (G) show the steps and steps with dakuten, respectively. The state in which the partial arrangement of the above is displayed, and (H) indicate the state in which the partial arrangement of the A stage of katakana is displayed. In FIG. 6, the sequence comprising the partial sequences of hiragana (FIGS. 6 (A)-(E)), voiced and handakuon (FIGS. 6 (F) and (G)), and katakana (FIG. 6 (H)). The group is a different sequence group. In the following figure, as an example of the input in the first direction and the input in the second direction, which will be described later, a swipe input such as "right swipe" is given. In the present invention, the input in the first direction, And the input in the second direction is not limited to this. Further, the arrow indicating the switching, which is described between the respective partial arrangements in the figure, is also an example, and the present invention is not limited to this, for example, switching in an oblique direction, or It does not exclude further switching or the like of the partial arrangement displayed at the end.

As shown in FIGS. 6 (F) and 6 (G), the display of the input button corresponding to the line in which the voiced sound does not exist is not particularly limited in the state where the partial arrangement with the voiced sound is displayed. For example, a clear sound may be displayed, a character with a dakuten added to these characters may be displayed (for example, in the “A” line in FIG. 6), or hidden (for example, in FIG. 6, “”. In addition, other input buttons may be displayed (in the "na" line in FIG. 6). In addition, in FIGS. 6 (F) and 6 (G), the characters of the handakuon in the “ha” line are displayed as the other input buttons in the “na” line. As described above, the arrangement of the characters may be deviated from the character input arrangement using the conventional numeric keypad within a range that does not burden the user. The hidden portion may be set so that the user can display an arbitrary character.

FIG. 7 shows another example of the input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 in this example. 7 (A) to 7 (E) show a state in which the partial arrangement of the hiragana tiers to the tiers is displayed, respectively. In addition, in FIGS. 7A to 7E, the partial arrangement includes the character "n", punctuation marks, symbols and the like in addition to the characters of the kana lines A to W.

(I-2) An array group including a partial array that makes it seem that the character input array of the alphabet using the conventional numeric keypad is divided in the order displayed by inputting to each numeric keypad. In this example, "the conventional numeric keypad is used. As the "character input sequence of the alphabet used", for example, an sequence based on the provisions of ITU-T Recommendation E.161 can be mentioned. By "conventional", for example, it means that the data input device 10 of the present invention has been used before the time when the user inputs data. Further, for example, when the data input device 10 can also input characters using the numeric keypad, the array by character input using the numeric keypad can be referred to as "character input array using the conventional numeric keypad". An example of "alphabet character input arrangement using a conventional numeric keypad" is shown in FIG. The "order displayed by inputting to each numeric keypad" is, for example, the order counted from the left in FIG. The sub-arrangement of the alphabet based on the above specification is, for example, "a, d, g, j, m, p, t, w, (blank)" (column a), "b, e, h, k, n, q, u, x ”(b stage),“ c, f, i, l, o, r, v, y ”(c stage),“ s, z ”(s stage). When the alphabet to be displayed does not exist, the display of the corresponding input button 1511 is not particularly limited, and for example, it may be hidden, other alphabets may be displayed, or other input buttons are displayed. You may. For example, since a symbol is generally assigned to the numeric keypad "1", the symbol may be displayed in the same manner.

In this example, the lowercase and uppercase letters of the alphabet, and the half-width and full-width characters may be different from each other, for example, or may be included in one of the sequence groups.

The "character input array of the alphabet using the conventional numeric keypad" may further include, for example, the subarray of numbers.

(I-3) A group of arrays including a sub-array that makes the character input array of symbols using the conventional numeric keypad seem to be divided in the order displayed by inputting to each numeric keypad. In this example, "the conventional numeric keypad is used. Examples of the "character input arrangement of the symbols used" include the arrangement shown in FIG. 9A. The "order displayed by inputting to each numeric keypad" is, for example, the order counted from the left at the bottom of the numbers shown on each numeric keypad in FIG. 9A. Examples of the partial arrangement of symbols include the arrangement shown in the table of FIG. 9B. The sub-array of "4" shown in the table of FIG. 9 (B) may be incorporated into the sub-array of "1" to "3" as long as the burden on the user is not borne.

The "character input arrangement of symbols using the conventional numeric keypad" may further include the partial arrangement of numbers, as shown in FIG. 9A, for example.

(Ii) Arrangement group including a sub-arrangement that makes the conventional keyboard layout seem to be divided into 2 to 4 In the present invention, the "keyboard layout" is not particularly limited, and is an array in which characters are listed, such as a QWERTY layout. , And an array of symbols and numbers using a button layout such as a QWERTY layout. The "keyboard layout" includes, for example, a virtual keyboard layout. By "conventional", for example, it means that the data input device 10 of the present invention has been used before the time when the user inputs data. Further, for example, when the data input device 10 can display an undivided keyboard layout, the undivided keyboard layout can be referred to as a "conventional keyboard layout".

In the present invention, the "partial array that makes the sequence appear to be divided" is not limited to the array in which the original array is equally divided, and the user may feel that it is the divided array. For example, when searching for a desired character, the original array can be referred to as compared with the case where the user searches for the desired character from a random array, and the burden of character search can be reduced. .. In this range, the subarray may include characters that overlap each other. Further, the division is not limited to the vertical direction, and may be divided in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. The "partial array that makes the array seem to be divided" can also be referred to as, for example, a "substantially divided array".

The sequence group included in the category (ii) includes, for example, (1) a sequence group including a partial sequence that makes the keyboard layout of the QWERTY layout seem to be divided into 2 to 4, and (2) conventional symbols and numbers. An array group including a partial array that makes the keyboard layout seem to be divided into 2 to 4 can be mentioned.

(1) A sequence group including a partial array that makes the keyboard layout of the QWERTY layout seem to be divided into 2 to 4 In the present invention, the "QWERTY layout" has a broad meaning, for example, the QWERTZ layout, the AZERTY layout, and the like. Also includes derived sequences of arrays. Further, for example, the QWERTY array also includes an array of buttons to which symbols, characters, etc. corresponding to each country's language are added. Further, for example, in the keyboard layout, characters such as numbers and symbols arranged around the QWERTY layout, a numeric keypad, and the like may be included.

Here, the sequence groups such as lowercase letters and uppercase letters, and half-width characters and full-width characters may be different from each other, or these may be included in one said sequence group. In the latter case as well, it is preferable to make the arrangement of the characters of the input button close to the arrangement of the keyboard layout of the QWERTY layout so that the user can easily recognize that it is the partial layout. ..

FIG. 10 shows an example of the input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 in this example. FIG. 10A shows a state in which the subarray of the left fraction of the uppercase subarray that makes the QWERTY array appear to be divided into three is displayed, and FIG. 10B shows the central fraction of the subarray. The state in which the sub-array is displayed, (C) is the state in which the sub-array of the right fraction of the sub-array is displayed, and (D) is the state of the left fraction of the lower-case sub-array. Indicates a state in which the partial array of is displayed. In FIG. 10, the sequence group including the partial sequences of uppercase letters (FIGS. 10 (A) to (C)) and lowercase letters (FIG. 10 (D)) is different from each other. In addition, in FIG. 10, each sub-array contains characters that overlap each other. Further, in FIG. 10, in addition to the alphabet of the QWERTY layout, characters such as numbers and symbols arranged around the QWERTY layout are displayed in the keyboard layout.

FIG. 11 shows another example of the input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 in this example. FIG. 11A shows a state in which the partial array of the left fraction of the subarray that makes the QWERTY array appear to be divided into two is displayed, and FIG. 11B shows the subarray of the right fraction of the subarray. Indicates the state in which the partial array is displayed. In FIGS. 11A and 11B, commas and periods are displayed as input buttons 1511 in addition to the QWERTY alphabet.

In FIGS. 11A and 11B, the display of the input button 1511 has a rounded shape at one of the lower ends of the left and right sides, respectively. As a result, the user can know that the displayed input buttons 1511 are a partial array of the first or last display order, which will be described later.

FIG. 12 shows still another example of the input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 in this example. FIG. 12A shows a state in which the partial array of the left fraction of the partial array reminiscent of the QWERTY array divided into four is displayed, and FIG. 12B shows the partial array of the central left fraction of the partial array. The state in which the partial array is displayed, (C) is the state in which the partial array of the central right fraction of the partial array is displayed, and (D) is the state in which the right fraction of the partial array is displayed. Indicates the state in which the partial array is displayed.

(2) Arrangement group including a sub-arrangement that makes the keyboard layout of conventional symbols and numbers seem to be divided into 2 to 4 In the present invention, the "keyboard layout of conventional symbols and numbers" is as described above. 13 (A) and 13 (B) show an example of "keyboard layout of idiomatic symbols and numbers". The input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 may be, for example, an array in which the array shown in FIG. 13 is appropriately divided at a position indicated by a dotted line in the figure. The sequence groups corresponding to FIGS. 13 (A) and 13 (B) are different sequence groups.

(Iii) Arrangement group including a partial arrangement that makes the arrangement of the pseudonym 50-sound table seem to be divided into 2 to 4 In the present invention, the "arrangement of the pseudonym 50-sound table" is a pseudonym 50-sound table that is common to users. It may be felt that the sequence is an array in which the order of is maintained, and thus, for example, in a character search for a desired character, the original is compared with the case where the user searches for the desired character from a random array. It suffices if the array can be referred to and the burden of the character search can be reduced. That is, in the present invention, the "arrangement of the Japanese syllabary of kana" may be an arrangement of each stage of "a, i, u, e, o" in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, or " The "A" line may start on either the top, bottom, left, or right side. As described above, the "kana" may be, for example, hiragana, katakana, voiced sound, handakuon, sokuon, half-width characters, or the like.

As described above, the arrangement groups of hiragana (seion), katakana, voiced sound, handakuon, sokuon, half-width characters, etc. may be different from each other, or one of the arrangement groups includes them. It may be. In the latter case, the "arrangement of the kana syllabary" is, for example, "Ah, ah, ka, ga, sa, za, ta, da, na, ha, ba, pa, ma, ya," "Ya, ra, wa", "a, ka, sa, ta, na, ha, ma, ya, ra, wa, ga, za, da, ba, pa, a, ya", "ah, ka, sa, It may be an array or the like arranged in the order of "ta, na, ha, ma, ya, ra, wa, ga, za, da, ba, pa". Also in this case, since the arrangement of the characters of the input button is based on the arrangement of the Japanese syllabary of the kana with only the seion, the user can recognize that it is the partial arrangement.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 in this example. In FIG. 14, the sequence group includes a partial sequence that seems to divide the sequence of the kana Japanese syllabary into three parts. FIG. 14A shows a state in which the partial array from the hiragana row to the row is displayed, and FIG. 14B shows a state in which the partial array from the hiragana row to the row is displayed, (C). ) Indicates a state in which the sub-array from the line to the line is displayed, and (D) indicates a state in which the sub-array from the line A to the line Ta in katakana is displayed. In FIG. 14, the sequence group including the partial sequences of hiragana (FIGS. 14 (A) to 14 (C)) and katakana (FIG. 14 (D)) is different from each other. However, this is not limited. In addition, in FIG. 14, each sub-array contains characters that overlap each other. Further, in FIG. 14C, punctuation marks are displayed in addition to the characters in the kana Japanese syllabary.

FIG. 15 shows another example of the input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 in this example. In FIG. 15, the sequence group includes a partial sequence that seems to divide the sequence of the kana Japanese syllabary into two. FIG. 15 (A) shows a state in which the partial array from the hiragana row to the row is displayed, and FIG. 15 (B) shows a state in which the partial array from the row to the row is displayed. ..

FIG. 16 shows still another example of the input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 in this example. In FIG. 16, the sequence group includes a partial sequence that seems to divide the sequence of the kana Japanese syllabary into four parts. FIG. 16A shows a state in which the partial array from the hiragana row to the row is displayed, and FIG. 16B shows a state in which the partial array from the hiragana row to the body row is displayed. C) indicates a state in which the sub-array from the hiragana line to the pa line is displayed, and (D) indicates a state in which the sub-array from the hiragana line to the w line is displayed. In addition, in FIGS. 16A to 16D, characters of voiced sound, semi-voiced sound, and sokuon are displayed in addition to the clear sound. In addition, the characters of the voiced sound, the handakuon, and the sokuon are shaded to make it easier to distinguish them from the seion.

(Iv) Sequence group including a partial sequence that makes it seem that the ABC order sequence of the alphabet is divided into 2 to 4 In the present invention, the "ABC order sequence of the alphabet" maintains the ABC order of the alphabet that is common to the user. It is sufficient to feel that it is an array, and thereby, for example, in a character search for a desired character, the original array is referred to as compared with the case where the user searches for the desired character from a random array. It suffices if it is possible to reduce the burden of the character search. That is, in the present invention, the "arrangement in alphabetical order" may be one in which the characters "a, b, c, d, e, ..." Are arranged in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. , "A" may start from any side of the top, bottom, left and right. As described above, the "alphabet" may be, for example, lowercase letters, uppercase letters, half-width characters, or the like.

In this example, the lowercase and uppercase letters of the alphabet, and the half-width and full-width characters may be different from each other, for example, or may be included in one of the sequence groups. In the latter case as well, the arrangement of the characters of the input button may be based on the arrangement of the letters in the alphabetical order in the ABC order so that the user can easily recognize that the sub-arrangement is used. preferable.

FIG. 17 shows an example of the input button 1511 displayed on the button display unit 151 in this example. In FIG. 17, the sequence group includes a partial sequence that seems to divide the alphabetical sequence in the ABC order into two. FIG. 17 (A) shows a state in which the partial sequences from a to n in alphabetical order are displayed, and FIG. 17 (B) shows a state in which the partial sequences from o to z are displayed.

The display means 11 performs the first switching by switching the display of the input button 1511 on the button display unit 151 in response to the input to the detection unit 153 in the first direction, and responds to the input in the second direction. Then, the second switching is performed by switching the display of the input button 1511 on the button display unit 151. The inputs in the first direction and the second direction will be described later.

The first switch is a switch to a different subsequence in the same sequence group. Specifically, for example, FIGS. 6A to 6E are different partial sequences in the same sequence group, respectively. The second switching is switching to the sequence group of a different category or a different sequence group of the same category in the categories (i-1) to (iv).

The "switching of display" is, for example, at the same time as the display of the sub-array in the previous display order disappears (that is, replaces) in the display order described later, and at the same time, the portion in the next display order is placed at this display position. The array is displayed. However, this is not limited to this, and a plurality of types of the sub-arrays can be displayed and selected at the same time, such as the next sub-array being displayed due to the display of the sub-arrays in the previous and next display order shifting. A state may exist. In the latter case as well, when one "display switching" is completed, the following partial array is displayed at the main display position. By performing "switching of display" in this way, the absolute position where each of the input buttons is displayed is determined, so that the user can have an image of which character is in which position and wants to input. The burden of character search for characters can be reduced.

By "switching the display" of the input button 1511 in response to the input in the first direction and the second direction, for example, the user can search for a desired character while performing an operation of displaying the desired character. it can. That is, when the desired character (for example, the character "U") is not displayed, the user can accurately determine "what kind of operation (number of times, movement amount, etc.) should be performed". Even if you do not understand it, you can search for the desired character while switching the display of the partial array (for example, in the case of (i-1), displaying "Adan, Idan, Udan" in that order). Can be found.

The display means 11 may also switch the display of buttons other than the input button 1511, for example. Specifically, for example, the display of the symbol button 1512 or the like in FIG. 3 may be switched at the same time.

The "display switching" may include, for example, an effect. Examples of the effect include making a sound, vibrating, and displaying a predetermined display indicating that the switching has been performed. As a result, for example, the user can determine which sub-arrangement is currently displayed on the button display unit 151 from the effect of the effect, so that the burden of the character search can be further reduced. In addition, in the case of making a sound or the like, it is possible to enable blind touch, for example, in combination with the effect that the absolute position is determined as described above.

The display means 11 can perform the display by the first switching and the display by the second switching according to the respective display orders. The information in the display order is stored, for example, in association with each of the partial sequences.

FIG. 18 shows an example in which the display order due to the first switching and the display order due to the second switching are indicated by the values of “row” and “column”. In the table of FIG. 18, the six said sequence groups (FIGS. 6 (A) to (E), (H), FIGS. 11 (A) and (B)) included in the categories (i-1) and (ii). , The sub-array included in the sequence group illustrated in FIGS. 13A and 13B) is associated with the row and column values indicating the display order. Note that "row" and "column" are examples showing position information in a two-dimensional array, and do not limit the order of "row" and "column", and in the following description, "row" and "column" You can replace the "columns" and read them. Further, the "value" may be any information indicating the display order and is not limited to a numerical value.

In the case of the example shown in FIG. 18, the display means 11 changes the value of the “column” of the displayed sub-array in the first switching (“+1” or “-1”). For example, if the first switching is performed while the "Idan (0, 1)" of the category (i-1) is displayed, the "Udan (0, 2)" of the category (i-1) is displayed. Is displayed. In addition, the display means 11 changes the value of the “row” of the partial array to be displayed in the second switching (“+1” or “-1”). Here, for example, in the second switching, when the display means 11 switches to the different sequence group of the same category, the display means 11 maintains the value of the “column” in the display order (“+ −0””. ), Change only the value of "row" ("+1" or "-1"). For example, if the second switching is performed while the "I-dan (0, 1)" of the category (i-1) is displayed, the "I-dan (1, 1)" of the category (i-1) is displayed. Is displayed. On the other hand, in the case of switching to the array group of a different category, the value of the "column" in the display order is set to the initial position (set to "0"), and the value of the "row" is changed ("+1"). Or "-1"). For example, if the second switching is performed while the category (i-1) "I stage (1, 1)" is displayed, the category (ii) "left fraction (2, 0)" is displayed. Is displayed.

In the case of the example shown in FIG. 18, the first and last sub-arrays in the display order in the first switching are the portions of "column 0" and "column 4" in the category (i-1), respectively. It is an array, which is the partial array of "column 0" and "column 1" in category (ii). Further, the first and last sub-arrays in the display order in the second switching are the sub-arrays of "0 rows" and "5 rows", respectively.

For the switching, for example, only the display order from the beginning to the end may be switched. That is, after the switching is performed up to the last (or first) display order, there may be further input in the first direction or the second direction, or the switching may not be performed. On the other hand, when there are further inputs in the first direction and the second direction, the switching may be performed to return to the first (or last) display order. In the former case, for example, when the user wants to display the input button in the last (or first) display order, the input is vigorously (without considering the number of flicks and the amount of swipe movement). However, since the input buttons in the last (or first) display order can be displayed without passing through the display of the desired input buttons, the burden of the character display operation can be further reduced. In the latter case, for example, in the first switching of (i-1), when the user wants to input "a" which is the first display order and then "o" which is the last display order. Etc., a desired display can be made with a smaller number of operations or a movement amount.

The first and second switching may include, for example, switching to a further different sequence group. The further different sequence group may be, for example, the same as or different from any of the sequence groups in the categories (i-1) to (iv).

The display means 11 may perform the above-mentioned switching in the same manner or in a different manner. In the latter case, for example, in the switching, a smooth switching and a switching with a catch may be provided. This can be set, for example, by adjusting the time from input to the second detection means 14 until the switching is performed, the amount of movement of the input required for performing the switching, and the like. Further, for example, the effect of producing the sound may be different. In this way, by performing each of the switching in a different manner, for example, when returning to the first (or last) display order and performing the switching, or when switching to the sequence group of a different category, or , When switching to the further different sequence group, etc., this can be notified to the user.

The display means 11 may perform the third switching, for example, by switching the display of the input button 1511 on the button display unit 151 in response to the input to the second detection means 14 in the third direction. The input in the third direction will be described later. The third switching may, for example, display the same as any of the sequence groups in the categories (i-1) to (iv), or may be different.

The display of the input button 1511 may be switched by, for example, an input other than the input to the detection unit 153 in the first direction and the second direction. For example, in FIG. 3, by selecting the lowercase button 1513, the display of the input button 1511 can be changed to a sokuon. Further, by selecting the numbers, alphabets, and kana switching buttons 1514A to 1514C, the display of the input button 1511 can be changed to the corresponding display.

The first detection means 12 detects the user's selection of the input button 1511. The selection operation can be performed with, for example, fingers 1001A, 1001B, a stylus, or the like.

The method of selecting the input button 1511 is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately set according to the device displaying the input button 1511, the type of the button display unit 151, and the like. The operation of selecting the input button 1511 is preferably, for example, an operation different from the input to the detection unit 153 in the first direction and the second direction. That is, for example, the selection of the input button 1511 is associated with a tap, and the inputs in the first and second directions are associated with an operation involving touch movement such as flicking or swiping. By making them correspond in this way, it is preferable for the user that the same operation corresponds to the same work. However, the same operation may be associated with the selection of the input button 1511 and the input in the first direction and the second direction. Specifically, the input button 1511 can also be selected by flicking or swiping (for example, drawing a diagonal line on the input button 1511 or enclosing it in a circle). As will be described later, in the present embodiment, the button display unit 151 on the touch panel 15 also serves as the detection unit 153. In this case, for example, an input button or an operation for switching these inputs, etc. May be set. It may also be combined with other operations such as long press. Further, for example, the second touch for character selection may be input only in the state where the first touch for switching the display is performed.

The input means 13 inputs data according to the selected input button. The data input is not particularly limited, and can be the same as the data input in a known character input device. As shown in FIG. 3, the input means 13 displays the selected characters on the input data display unit 152 in response to the selected input button, for example. In the data input, the input means 13 displays, for example, the selected character on the input data display unit 152 in the state of temporary selection, and then the confirmation button 1517 and the character of the temporary selection shown in FIG. When any of the input candidates displayed on the candidate display unit 1518 is selected by the user based on the above, the tentatively selected characters and the conversion candidates may be determined.

The second detection means 14 detects the input by the user to the detection unit 153 in the first direction and the input in the second direction different from the first direction. As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, since the button display unit 151 of the touch panel 15 also serves as the detection unit 153, the input operation is the same as that illustrated in the first detection means 12. For example, it can be performed with fingers 1001A, 1001B, a stylus, or the like. However, as will be described later, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The input in the first direction and the second direction is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include flicking and swiping when the detection unit 153 is a touch panel. Further, as will be described later, the input in the first direction and the second direction may be an operation of moving a stick, an operation of moving a mouse or a laser pointer, an operation of a mouse wheel, an input by moving a viewpoint, or the like, or data input. An operation (shaking or the like) for moving the device 10 itself may be used. As described above, the input in the first direction and the second direction is preferably input by the user moving a body part (finger, hand, body, line of sight, etc.) or a stylus in the direction of the input. .. Thereby, for example, the input in the first direction and the second direction (input of movement in a predetermined direction) and the selection of the input button 1511 (input for selecting a point) can be distinguished operations. Then, since the user can switch his / her head and think in performing these distinct operations, the psychological burden when performing these operations can be further reduced. However, the input is not limited to this, and the input in the first direction and the second direction may be touching a mark such as an arrow indicating each direction, pressing the cross key, or the like.

Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the input in the first direction and the second direction may be performed by the finger 1001B of the left hand, and the selection of the input button 1511 may be performed by the finger 1001A of the right hand. By making them correspond in this way, the user can divide the character display operation for displaying different characters and the character selection operation for selecting characters between the right hand and the left hand, so that these operations can be performed at the same time. However, the burden of each of the above operations can be further reduced. That is, for example, the finger 1001A of the right hand only needs to "select" the displayed character, so that the burden on the finger 1001A can be reduced. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the correspondence between the finger or the like and the operation may be reversed at the user's discretion, or each operation may be performed using one of the fingers or the like.

The first direction and the second direction may be different directions, and are not particularly limited. In FIG. 3, the left-right direction in the figure is the first direction, and the up-down direction in the figure orthogonal to the left-right direction is the second direction. However, for example, the left-right direction may be the second direction, and the up-down direction may be the first direction. Moreover, the combination of other directions may be used. In addition, the present inventors have found that in a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, the direction in which the user can easily move the finger or the stylus is the vertical direction. Therefore, in the mobile terminal, it can be said that it is preferable that the vertical direction is the first direction in which the number of operations is larger and the left-right direction is the second direction. On the other hand, in the case where the array obtained by dividing the original array is used as the partial array as in the category (ii) or the like, the first is made so that the user can intuitively understand according to the divided direction. One direction and the second direction may be set.

The second detecting means 14 receives, for example, an input in an oblique direction (a direction non-parallel to the first direction and the second direction) by a known method in either the first direction or the second direction. It may be corrected so as to correspond to, or it may be processed as an input of the combination of the first direction and the second direction. In the latter case, for example, the display means 11 may perform the first switching and the second switching together by switching the display once.

The second detecting means 14 may or may not determine the "direction" such as "left to right" in the first direction and the second direction. When determining the "direction", for example, when the user mistakenly switches a lot, a switching operation for returning the "direction" can be performed. On the other hand, when the "direction" is not determined, for example, the design of the detection unit 153 and the second detection means 14 can be simplified. If the determination is not made, for example, in the description of the present embodiment and the like, the description that distinguishes between "left and right" and "up and down" can be regarded as not distinguishing between them or only one of them.

The second detection means 14 may detect the presence / absence of an input to the detection unit 153 in the first direction and an input in the second direction. Specifically, when the input in the first direction and the second direction is a flick, for example, the partial array in the previous or next display order is displayed according to the detection of the flick once. ..

The second detection means 14 may detect the input to the detection unit 153 in the first direction and the movement amount of the input in the second direction. The movement amount is, for example, an amount having a size and a direction. Specifically, the movement amount includes, for example, the movement amount of the touch operation, the movement amount of the stick position and the tilt, and the like. The movement amount may be, for example, a movement amount from the start position of input such as touch, or a movement amount from a predetermined reference position. Specifically, when the input in the first direction and the second direction is a swipe, for example, the movement amount of the swipe is detected, and the portion of the previous or next display order is detected according to the movement amount. The array is displayed.

When the movement amount is detected, for example, the first movement amount is once for a predetermined movement amount (for example, movement amount a and movement amount b) in the input in the first direction and the input in the second direction. The switching and the second switching correspond to each other, and the display means 11 may switch the input button according to the movement amount detected by the second detecting means 14. That is, when the second detection means 14 detects the movement amount 3a, the display means 11 performs the first switching three times, and when the second detection means 14 detects the movement amount 3b, the display means 11 displays. The second switching is performed three times. The switching may be performed every time the predetermined movement amount (for example, the movement amount a and the movement amount b) is detected, or the movement amount (for example, the movement amount 3a and the movement amount 3b). After the detection, the switching corresponding to this may be performed.

When the input button is switched and displayed according to the movement amount, in the first switching and the second switching, the partial arrangement from the first display order to the last display order is displayed. It is preferable that the amount of movement required for display is within a predetermined distance. The predetermined distance is, for example, the movable range of the finger 1001B in the first direction or the second direction, the size of the detection unit 153, and the case where the detection unit is a movable part such as a stick as described later. The movable range of the detection unit in the above can be mentioned. Therefore, the predetermined movement amount P required for the one switching is X for the predetermined distance, and the display order from the first display order to the last display order of the first switch or the second switch. Assuming that the number of subsequences is n, it is preferable to satisfy the formula: P <= X / (n-1). By setting in this way, for example, the partial array in the display order from the beginning to the end can be displayed with one input operation, and the burden on the user for displaying desired characters can be reduced. ..

In this way, when the input button is switched according to the movement amount, the user can use, for example, the thumb 1001B of the left hand to continue the operation (without releasing the finger) and the thumb or index finger 1001A of the right hand. Since the operation of selecting the input button 1511 can be performed sequentially, for example, a plurality of characters can be input more quickly. In this way, the burden of character display operation and character search when a plurality of characters are continuously input can be further reduced. Further, since a predetermined distance corresponds to the one switching, for example, the user desires it as compared with the case where the predetermined time and the number of operations correspond to the one switching. The amount of movement required for the switching can be visually grasped. Therefore, for example, the occurrence of erroneous operations can be suppressed, and the burden of character display operations can be further reduced. Further, if the movement amount in a predetermined direction is made to correspond to the one-time switching, for example, an erroneous operation will occur as compared with the case where the one-time switching corresponds to the predetermined time and the number of operations. Even if there is, it is sufficient to input in the opposite direction while continuing the input operation, so that the burden of the character display operation can be further reduced.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the button display unit 151 on the touch panel 15 also serves as the detection unit 153. By making the button display unit 151 and the detection unit 153 a common area in this way, for example, it is not necessary to provide an area for providing the button display unit 151 and the detection unit 153, respectively, and space can be saved. In addition, the amount of movement of the finger or the like and the amount of movement of the line of sight in the input in the first and second directions and the selection of the input button can be suppressed, and the burden on the user in these operations can be reduced. In the case of the common area, the detection unit 153 may be, for example, a region narrower than the button display unit 151, the same region, or a wide region. The detection unit 153 may be, for example, the entire area of the touch panel 15.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19, the detection unit 153 includes a button display unit 151 (in the figure, an input button 1511, a character deletion button 1515, a blank (space) / conversion button 1516, a line feed / confirmation button 1517, and a candidate display unit 1518. It may be a region different from the region containing the above. When the button display unit 151 and the detection unit 153 are in the different areas on the touch panel 15, for example, when the detection unit 153 is touched with a finger or the like, the display on the button display unit 151 is blocked by the finger or the like. Since this is unlikely to occur, the burden of searching for the character can be reduced. In this case, the detection unit 153 may be, for example, a region where only input in the first direction and the second direction is possible, or may have other functions.

Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the detection unit 153 includes, for example, a region where input is possible in the first direction (detection unit 153A) and a region where input is possible in the second direction (detection unit 153B). , May be provided individually. In FIG. 19, guides indicating the switching contents are displayed on the detection units 153A and 153B, such as "step ← → step" and "↑ katakana ↓ voiced sound", respectively.

As described above, the second detection means 14 may further detect, for example, the user's input to the detection unit 153 in the third direction. The third direction is a direction different from the first direction and the second direction, and is, for example, a direction orthogonal to a plane including two straight lines in the first direction and the second direction, that is, for example, in FIG. The depth direction can be mentioned. The input in the third direction includes, for example, pushing a button or a stick.

Next, an example of the processing in the data input method of the present embodiment will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. 1, the flowchart of FIG. 20, and the example of the display screen in the data input device 10 which is a mobile terminal shown in FIG. To do. The data input method of the present embodiment includes a display step (S101), a first detection step (S102), an input step (S103), a second detection step (S104), and a switching step (S105), for example, FIG. It can be carried out as follows using the data input device 10 of. The data input method of the present embodiment is not limited to the use of the data input device 10 of FIG. After the step (S101), the order in which the steps (S102) to (S105) are carried out is not particularly limited, and can be carried out, for example, in response to a user's input, or can be repeated. Further, the steps (S102) and (S103) and the steps (S104) to (S105) can be performed in parallel, for example.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the display means 11 displays the input button 1511 on the button display unit 151 so as to have a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns (S101).

Next, the first detection means 12 detects the user's selection of the input button (S102).

Then, the input means 13 inputs data according to the selected input button (S103).

On the other hand, the second detection means 14 detects the input by the user to the detection unit 153 in the first direction (S104A). Further, the input in the second direction different from the first direction is detected (S104B).

Then, when the input to the second detection means 14 in the first direction is detected (S104A: YES), the display means 11 switches the display of the input button 1511 on the button display unit 151, thereby switching the first switching. (S105A). Further, when the input to the second detection means 14 in the second direction is detected (S104B: YES), the display means 11 switches the display of the input button 1511 on the button display unit 151, thereby switching the second switching. (S105B).

Specifically, the inputs in the first and second directions are flick inputs, and the sequence groups shown in the table of FIG. 18 (FIGS. 6 (A) to (E), (H), and FIG. 11 (A)) are shown below. And (B), the sequence group illustrated in FIGS. 13 (A) and (B)) will be used to describe an example in which "Iku YO!" Is input. First, from the state where "A-dan (0, 0)" is displayed on the button display unit 151 (S101), when the user flicks right once, the input of "I-dan (0, 1)" is performed. A button is displayed (ie, the set of steps (S104A) and (S105A) is performed once). Then, when the user taps "I" (S102), the character "I" is displayed on the input data display unit 152 (S103). Next, when the user flicks right once, the input button of "Udan (0, 2)" is displayed (that is, the set of steps (S104A) and (S105A) is performed once). .. Then, when the user taps "ku" (S102), the character "ku" is displayed on the input data display unit 152 (S103). After that, when the user flicks down twice, the input button of "uppercase / left fraction (2, 0)" is displayed, and when the user flicks right once, "uppercase / right fraction (2, 0)" is displayed. The input button of "1)" is displayed (that is, the steps (S104B) and (S105B) are set twice, and the steps (S104A) and (S105A) are set once). Then, when the user taps "Y" (S102), the character "Y" is displayed on the input data display unit 152 (S103), and when the user taps "O" (S102), the input data display unit 152 displays. , The character "O" is displayed (S103). After that, when the user flicks down once, the input button of "symbol 1 / right fraction (4, 1)" is displayed (that is, the set of the steps (S104B) and (S105B) is set to 1. Do it times). Then, when the user taps "!" (S102), the character "!" Is displayed on the input data display unit 152 (S103).

[Embodiment 2]
Next, the second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 21, the data input device 20 of the present embodiment is a smart watch including a touch panel type dial (touch panel 25), and in addition to or instead of the touch panel 25, touch input can be performed outside the touch panel 25. It is the same as the first embodiment except that it has a detection unit 263 which is a possible input device. In the data input device 20, the shape of the smartwatch, functions other than the point that characters can be input, and the like are not particularly limited. Further, the data input device 20 is not limited to the smart watch, and may be, for example, a bracelet or the like.

Also in this embodiment, a part of the touch panel 25 is a button display unit 251 and the selected characters are displayed on the input data display unit 252 of the touch panel 25 according to the input button selected by the user. ..

The data input device 20 of the present embodiment has a detection unit 263 outside the dial (touch panel 25). The detection unit 263 may be any input device capable of touch input, and is not particularly limited, and a known input device can be used. The display function is not essential in the detection unit 263.

FIG. 21 is an example in which a part of the peripheral portion of the dial (touch panel 25) is the detection unit 263. The peripheral portion is, for example, a position where the user can touch the detection unit 263 at the same time as or immediately after touching the button display unit 251 of the touch panel 25. As shown in FIG. 21, the peripheral portion may be, for example, a bezel portion (for example, a portion including a side surface of the dial (touch panel 25)), a belt portion, or the like. The belt portion may be the area on the opposite side of the wrist (the palm side when the dial is on the back side of the hand).

As in the first embodiment, the user can input in the first direction and the second direction by flicking or swiping to the detection unit 263, for example. For the inputs in the first direction and the second direction, for example, as described above, the left-right direction and the up-down direction orthogonal to the left-right direction may be the first direction and the second direction, and are shown in FIG. As described above, the circumferential direction of the touch panel 25, which is a dial, and the directions orthogonal to the circumferential direction (the depth direction indicated by the arrow in the figure) may be the first direction and the second direction. The circumferential direction of the touch panel 25 is, for example, the circumferential direction if the shape of the touch panel 25 is a circle.

The detection unit 263 is arranged above the touch panel 25, for example, as shown in FIG. 21 (A). In this case, for example, the user can input to the detection unit 263 with the index finger or the middle finger of the dominant hand, and select the input button displayed on the button display unit 251 with the thumb of the dominant hand. On the other hand, by arranging the detection unit 263 below the touch panel 25, for example, the user inputs to the detection unit 263 with the thumb of the dominant hand and selects the input button displayed on the button display unit 251 with the dominant hand. It can be done with the index finger or middle finger.

Further, the detection unit 263 may include, for example, a detection unit 263A and a detection unit 263B, and one or both of the inputs in the first direction and the second direction may be possible, respectively. The detection units 263A and 263B are arranged on the upper side surface in the drawing and the lower side surface in the drawing of the touch panel 25, respectively, as shown in FIG. 21B, for example. In this case, for example, the user can input to the detection units 263A and 263B with the middle finger and thumb of the dominant hand, and can select the input button displayed on the button display unit 251 with the index finger of the dominant hand. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the detection unit 263 may be arranged on the left side surface in the drawing and the right side surface in the drawing of the touch panel 25.

Further, the detection unit 263 may be arranged over the entire peripheral portion of the touch panel 25, which is a dial, for example.

According to the present embodiment, character input can be performed even when the touch panel portion is narrow or when only one hand can be used for character input operation, such as a smart watch.

[Embodiment 3]
Next, the third embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, in the data input device 30 which is a game machine, the display means 31 displays the input button on the button display unit 351 of the monitor 35, and the input means 33 inputs the selected character on the monitor 35. The same as the first embodiment, except that the data is displayed on the data display unit 352 and the stick in the controller 36 is the detection unit 363. The game machine is not particularly limited. Further, the data input device 30 is not limited to the game machine.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of the data input device 30 of the present embodiment. The data input device 30 includes a display means 31, a first detection means 32, an input means 33, and a second detection means 34. The data input device 30 is connected to the monitor 35 and the controller 36 via a wired or wireless communication network 300.

The user can input in the first direction and the second direction by, for example, tilting the left stick of the controller 36 which is the detection unit 363. Next, the user can select the character by moving the cursor 3531 onto the desired character by, for example, tilting the right stick of the controller 36, and then pressing the enter button. By setting the operation in this way, for example, an operation of displaying a character in the left hand and an operation of selecting a character in the right hand can be assigned. However, the input in the first direction and the second direction, and the selection of the character are not limited to the combination, and can be appropriately selected from the left stick, the right stick, the touch pad, the cross key, and the like. .. Further, a mouse, a keyboard and the like connected to the data input device 30 may be combined.

The present embodiment can also be said to be a data input system including, for example, a screen (monitor 35), a reception device (controller 36), and a data input device 30. Then, as described above, the screen includes the button display unit 351 and the reception device includes the detection unit 363. The screen is not particularly limited as long as it can display an input button.

[Embodiment 4]
Next, the fourth embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, the data input device, which is a personal computer (PC), has a mouse, which is connected to the PC by wire or wirelessly instead of the controller 36, as the detection unit. Is similar to. The PC is not particularly limited. Further, the data input device is not limited to the PC.

The user can input in the first direction and the second direction by moving the mouse, which is the detection unit, in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, for example. That is, for example, the user can input in the first direction and the second direction by moving the cursor for character selection displayed on the monitor by operating the mouse. Then, the user can select the character by, for example, moving the cursor onto the desired character and then clicking the mouse.

In the present embodiment, the movement of the mouse may correspond only to the input in the first direction and the second direction, or the input in the first direction and the second direction and the character selection are distinguished from each other. It may be used, or both of them may be dealt with in the same manner. When the distinction is made, for example, the mouse is moved while clicking (or a predetermined key input) to perform one input, and the click (or a predetermined key input) is performed to perform the other input. For example, moving the mouse without key input).

When the movement of the mouse corresponds similarly to the input in the first and second directions and the character selection, the movement of the mouse is the input in the first and second directions (ie,). It is possible to determine that the character is not selected or the cursor is moved without meaning. The determination is not particularly limited, and for example, it may be determined whether or not the mouse (or the cursor) has moved by a predetermined distance or more in each of the predetermined times within a predetermined time. Further, for example, the detection unit 153 (or the button display unit 151, the touch panel 15, etc.) is provided with end regions on the top, bottom, left, and right, and the mouse (or the mouse (or left and right)) is provided on the top, bottom, left, and right end regions within a predetermined time. It may be determined whether or not the cursor) exists, and the determination may be made according to the order in which the cursors exist. In this case, for example, the inputs in the first direction and the second direction may be reciprocating movements. That is, when the cursor is present in the end regions of left, right, left, right, and right, it is determined that there is an input in the first direction, and the cursor is present in the end regions of up, down, up, down, up, and down. In this case, it can be determined that there was an input in the second direction. In this case, the "direction" such as left to right in the first direction and the second direction may or may not be determined. The reciprocating movement may be one or more reciprocating movements, and is not particularly limited. The movement may be, for example, a linear movement or a curved line.

On the other hand, it may be determined that the movement of the mouse is an input for selecting the character (that is, it is not an input in the first and second directions or a meaningless cursor movement). .. The determination is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include moving the cursor to a desired character for a predetermined time or longer, moving the desired character so as to surround the cursor, and the like.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, input can be performed in the first direction and the second direction even by an operation by an input device such as a mouse that does not distinguish between an input state and a non-input state. ..

[Embodiment 5]
Next, the fifth embodiment will be described. The present embodiment further includes a projection device that projects the input button onto a screen, a laser pointer, and a detection device that detects a laser spot that the laser pointer projects onto the screen, and the screen is a button display unit. Yes, it is the same as the fourth embodiment except that the detection device is the detection unit. The screen, the projection device, and the detection device are not particularly limited.

The user can input in the first direction and the second direction by reciprocating the laser spot in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, for example. Then, the user can select the character by, for example, moving the laser spot onto the desired character in the projected input button and then performing a predetermined operation. The predetermined operation may be the same as the operation by the mouse, or may be the blinking of the laser spot or the like.

[Embodiment 6]
Next, the sixth embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, in a data input device which is a mobile terminal, a display means displays the input button on a button display unit on a monitor different from the mobile terminal, and the input means displays the selected character on the monitor. The same as the first embodiment, except that the data is displayed on the input data display unit and the touch panel in the data input device is the detection unit.

According to the present embodiment, the display of the input button displayed on the monitor can be switched or the input button can be selected by operating the data input device which is the mobile terminal.

The present embodiment can also be referred to as a data input system including, for example, a screen (the monitor) and the data input device (the mobile terminal). Then, as described above, the screen includes the button display unit, and the data input device includes the detection unit.

[Embodiment 7]
Next, the seventh embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, goggles for VR (Virtual Reality) or the like are data input devices. The data input device may be, for example, a goggles set with a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. By wearing the goggles, the user can see the image displayed on the display of the goggles. On the other hand, the user holds a remote controller for operation corresponding to the image in one or both hands.

In the data input device, the display means displays the input button on the button display unit of the display, and the input means displays the character selected from the input button on the input data display unit of the display. On the other hand, the touch pad, stick, etc. in the remote controller are detection units. Except for these points, the present embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.

The present embodiment can also be said to be a data input system including, for example, a reception device (the remote controller) and the data input device (the mobile terminal). Then, as described above, the reception device includes the detection unit, and the data input device includes the button display unit.

[Embodiment 8]
The program of this embodiment is a program that can execute the above-mentioned data input method on a computer. The program of this embodiment may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, for example. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk (HD), and an optical disk.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the structure and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

Some or all of the above embodiments may also be described as in the appendix below, but are not limited to:

(Appendix 1)
Includes display means, first detection means, input means, and second detection means.
The display means displays input buttons on the button display unit so as to have a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.
The first detection means detects the user's selection of the input button and
The input means inputs data according to the selected input button.
The second detection means detects the input by the user to the detection unit in the first direction and the input in the second direction different from the first direction.
The display means
A sub-sequence included in the sequence group of at least one category selected from the following categories (i-1) to (iv) is displayed as the input button.
(I-1) Array group including a partial array that makes it seem that the character input array of pseudonyms using the conventional ten keys is divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten keys (i-2) The conventional ten keys Array group including a partial array that makes the character input array of the used alphabet seem to be divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten key (i-3) The character input array of symbols using the conventional ten keys, Array group containing sub-arrays that make you think that they are divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten-key (ii) Array group that contains sub-arrays that make you think that the conventional keyboard array is divided into 2 to 4 (iii) Pseudonym Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence of the Japanese syllabary seem to be divided into 2 to 4 (iv) Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence in the ABC order of the alphabet seem to be divided into 2 to 4 Input in the first direction The first switching is performed by switching the display of the input button on the button display unit according to the above.
By switching the display of the input button on the button display unit in response to the input in the second direction, the second switching is performed.
The first switch is a switch to a different subsequence in the same sequence group.
A data input device, wherein the second switch is a switch to the sequence group of a different category or a different sequence group of the same category.
(Appendix 2)
The data input device according to Appendix 1, wherein the first direction and the second direction are orthogonal to each other.
(Appendix 3)
The data input device according to Appendix 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the first switching and the second switching comprises switching to a further different sequence group.
(Appendix 4)
The data input device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 3, wherein the partial sequences included in the sequence group include characters that overlap each other.
(Appendix 5)
The data input device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 4, wherein the display means performs the display by the first switching and the display by the second switching according to the respective display orders.
(Appendix 6)
The data input device according to Appendix 5, wherein the display means replaces the display of the sub-array in the previous display order with the display of the sub-array in the next display order.
(Appendix 7)
The data input device according to Appendix 5 or 6, wherein the display means changes the display form of the input button according to the display order of the partial array to be displayed.
(Appendix 8)
The data input device according to Appendix 7, wherein the display form of the input button is the shape of an end portion of the input button.
(Appendix 9)
The second detection means detects the input to the detection unit in the first direction and the movement amount of the input in the second direction.
The first switching and the second switching correspond to a predetermined amount of movement in the input in the first direction and the input in the second direction, respectively.
The data input device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 8, wherein the display means switches the input button according to the movement amount detected by the second detection means.
(Appendix 10)
The data input device according to Appendix 9, wherein the following equation is satisfied in the first direction or the second direction, and the corresponding first switching or the second switching.
Formula: P <= X / (n-1)
P: The predetermined movement amount X corresponding to the one switching: At least one n selected from the group consisting of the movable range of the finger or stylus, the size of the detection unit, and the movable range of the detection unit. : Number of the partial sequences from the first display order to the last display order (Appendix 11)
The sub-array is associated with row and column information indicating the display order by the first switching and the display order by the second switching, respectively.
The display means
In the first switching, the information in the column of the displayed sub-array is changed.
In the second switching, when switching to the different sequence group of the same category, the information in the row is changed without changing the information in the column of the displayed subsequence, and the information in the different category is changed. In the case of switching to the sequence group, the information in the column of the displayed sub-array is changed to the information in the column at the initial position, and the information in the row is changed.
The data input device according to any one of Appendix 1 to 10.
(Appendix 12)
The input to the detection unit is a touch input,
The data input device according to any one of Appendix 1 to 11, wherein the input in the first direction and the input in the second direction are flicks or swipes, respectively.
(Appendix 13)
The data input device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 12, wherein the button display unit and the detection unit are common areas in a touch panel.
(Appendix 14)
The data input device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 13, wherein the first detection means detects a tap of the input button by the user.
(Appendix 15)
The data input device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 14, which is a mobile terminal including the button display unit and the detection unit.
(Appendix 16)
A smartwatch that includes a touch panel dial,
At least a part of the dial is the button display unit.
The data input device according to Appendix 15, wherein at least a part of the peripheral portion of the dial is the detection unit.
(Appendix 17)
The second detecting means corrects or corrects the input in the direction non-parallel to the first direction and the second direction so as to correspond to either the first direction or the second direction. The data input device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 16, which is processed as an input of a combination of the first direction and the second direction.
(Appendix 18)
Including display step, first detection step, input step, and second detection step,
In the display step, input buttons are displayed on the button display unit so as to have a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.
The first detection step detects the user's selection of the input button and
In the input step, data is input according to the selected input button.
In the second detection step, the input to the detection unit by the user in the first direction and the input in the second direction different from the first direction are detected.
The display step is
A sub-sequence included in the sequence group of at least one category selected from the following categories (i-1) to (iv) is displayed as the input button.
(I-1) Array group including a partial array that makes it seem that the character input array of pseudonyms using the conventional ten keys is divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten keys (i-2) The conventional ten keys Array group including a partial array that makes the character input array of the used alphabet seem to be divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten key (i-3) The character input array of symbols using the conventional ten keys, Array group containing sub-arrays that make you think that they are divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten-key (ii) Array group that contains sub-arrays that make you think that the conventional keyboard array is divided into 2 to 4 (iii) Pseudonym Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence of the Japanese syllabary seem to be divided into 2 to 4 (iv) Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence in the ABC order of the alphabet seem to be divided into 2 to 4 Input in the first direction The first switching is performed by switching the display of the input button on the button display unit according to the above.
By switching the display of the input button on the button display unit in response to the input in the second direction, the second switching is performed.
The first switch is a switch to a different subsequence in the same sequence group.
A data input method, wherein the second switching is a switching to the sequence group of a different category or a different sequence group of the same category.
(Appendix 19)
The data input method according to Appendix 18, wherein the first direction and the second direction are orthogonal to each other.
(Appendix 20)
The data entry method according to Appendix 18 or 19, wherein at least one of the first switching and the second switching comprises switching to a further different sequence group.
(Appendix 21)
The data input method according to any one of Appendix 18 to 20, wherein the subsequences included in the sequence group include characters that overlap each other.
(Appendix 22)
The data input method according to any one of Appendix 18 to 21, wherein in the display step, the display by the first switching and the display by the second switching are performed according to the respective display orders.
(Appendix 23)
The data input method according to Appendix 22, wherein in the display step, the sub-array is displayed in the next display order instead of the display of the sub-array in the previous display order.
(Appendix 24)
The data input method according to Supplementary note 22 or 23, wherein in the display step, the display form of the input button is changed according to the display order of the partial array to be displayed.
(Appendix 25)
The data input method according to Appendix 24, wherein the display form of the input button is the shape of an end portion of the input button.
(Appendix 26)
In the second detection step, the amount of movement of the input to the detection unit in the first direction and the input in the second direction is detected.
The first switching and the second switching correspond to a predetermined amount of movement in the input in the first direction and the input in the second direction, respectively.
The data input method according to any one of Appendix 18 to 25, wherein in the display step, the input button is switched according to the movement amount detected by the second detection means.
(Appendix 27)
The data input method according to Appendix 26, wherein the following equation is satisfied in the first direction or the second direction, and the corresponding first switching or the second switching.
Formula: P <= X / (n-1)
P: The predetermined movement amount X corresponding to the one switching: At least one n selected from the group consisting of the movable range of the finger or stylus, the size of the detection unit, and the movable range of the detection unit. : Number of the partial sequences from the first display order to the last display order (Appendix 28)
The sub-array is associated with row and column information indicating the display order by the first switching and the display order by the second switching, respectively.
In the display process,
In the first switching, the information in the column of the displayed sub-array is changed.
In the second switching, when switching to the different sequence group of the same category, the information in the row is changed without changing the information in the column of the displayed subsequence, and the information in the different category is changed. In the case of switching to the sequence group, the information in the column of the displayed sub-array is changed to the information in the column at the initial position, and the information in the row is changed.
The data input method according to any one of Appendix 18 to 27.
(Appendix 29)
The input to the detection unit is a touch input,
The data input method according to any one of Appendix 18 to 28, wherein the input in the first direction and the input in the second direction are flicks or swipes, respectively.
(Appendix 30)
The data input method according to any one of Appendix 18 to 29, wherein the button display unit and the detection unit are common areas in a touch panel.
(Appendix 31)
The data input method according to any one of Appendix 18 to 30, wherein in the first detection step, the tap of the input button by the user is detected.
(Appendix 32)
The data input method according to any one of Appendix 18 to 31, wherein a mobile terminal including the button display unit and the detection unit is used.
(Appendix 33)
Using a smartwatch that includes a touch panel dial
At least a part of the dial is the button display unit.
The data input method according to Appendix 32, wherein at least a part of the peripheral portion of the dial is the detection portion.
(Appendix 34)
In the second detection step, the input in the direction non-parallel to the first direction and the second direction is corrected so as to correspond to either the first direction or the second direction, or the above. The data input method according to any one of Appendix 18 to 33, which is processed as an input of a combination of the first direction and the second direction.
(Appendix 35)
A program, characterized in that the method according to any of Supplementary Notes 18 to 34 can be executed on a computer.
(Appendix 36)
The screen, the reception device, and the data input device according to any one of Appendix 1 to 17 are included.
The screen includes the button display.
A data input system, wherein the reception device includes the detection unit.
(Appendix 37)
Includes a screen and the data entry device according to any of Appendix 1-17.
The screen includes the button display.
A data input system, wherein the data input device includes the detection unit.
(Appendix 38)
The reception device and the data input device according to any one of Appendix 1 to 17 are included.
The reception device includes the detection unit, and includes the detection unit.
A data input system, wherein the data input device includes the button display unit.

According to the present invention, a new character input system can be provided.

10 Data input device 11 Display means 12 First detection means 13 Input means 14 Second detection means 15 Touch panel 151, 251, 351 Button display units 152, 252, 352 Input data display units 153, 263, 363 Detection unit 35 Monitor 36 Controller 1001A, 1001B, 1001C fingers

Claims (13)

Includes display means, first detection means, input means, and second detection means.
The display means displays input buttons on the button display unit so as to have a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.
The first detection means detects the user's selection of the input button and
The input means inputs data according to the selected input button.
The second detection means detects the input by the user to the detection unit in the first direction and the input in the second direction different from the first direction.
The display means
A sub-sequence included in the sequence group of at least one category selected from the following categories (i-1) to (iv) is displayed as the input button.
(I-1) Array group including a partial array that makes it seem that the character input array of pseudonyms using the conventional ten keys is divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten keys (i-2) The conventional ten keys Array group including a partial array that makes the character input array of the used alphabet seem to be divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten key (i-3) The character input array of symbols using the conventional ten keys, Array group containing sub-arrays that make you think that they are divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten-key (ii) Array group that contains sub-arrays that make you think that the conventional keyboard array is divided into 2 to 4 (iii) Pseudonym Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence of the Japanese syllabary seem to be divided into 2 to 4 (iv) Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence in the ABC order of the alphabet seem to be divided into 2 to 4 Input in the first direction The first switching is performed by switching the display of the input button on the button display unit according to the above.
By switching the display of the input button on the button display unit in response to the input in the second direction, the second switching is performed.
The first switch is a switch to a different subsequence in the same sequence group.
A data input device, wherein the second switch is a switch to the sequence group of a different category or a different sequence group of the same category. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein the partial sequences included in the sequence group include characters that overlap each other. The display means performs the display by the first switching and the display by the second switching according to the respective display orders, and the display form of the input button according to the display order of the partial array to be displayed. The data input device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the data input device is changed. The second detection means detects the input to the detection unit in the first direction and the movement amount of the input in the second direction.
The first switching and the second switching correspond to a predetermined amount of movement in the input in the first direction and the input in the second direction, respectively.
The data input device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display means switches the input button according to the movement amount detected by the second detection means. The display means performs the display by the first switching and the display by the second switching according to the respective display orders.
The data input device according to claim 4, wherein the data input device satisfies the following equation in the first direction or the second direction, and the corresponding first switching or the second switching.
Formula: P <= X / (n-1)
P: The predetermined movement amount X corresponding to the one switching: At least one n selected from the group consisting of the movable range of the finger or stylus, the size of the detection unit, and the movable range of the detection unit. : Number of the subarrays from the first display order to the last display order The sub-array is associated with row and column information indicating the display order by the first switching and the display order by the second switching, respectively.
The display means
In the first switching, the information in the column of the displayed sub-array is changed.
In the second switching, when switching to the different sequence group of the same category, the information in the row is changed without changing the information in the column of the displayed subsequence, and the information in the different category is changed. In the case of switching to the sequence group, the information in the column of the displayed sub-array is changed to the information in the column at the initial position, and the information in the row is changed.
The data input device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The input to the detection unit is a touch input,
The data input device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the input in the first direction and the input in the second direction are flicks or swipes, respectively. The data input device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the button display unit and the detection unit are common areas in a touch panel. The data input device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is a mobile terminal including the button display unit and the detection unit. A smartwatch that includes a touch panel dial,
At least a part of the dial is the button display unit.
The data input device according to claim 9, wherein at least a part of the peripheral portion of the dial is the detection unit. The second detecting means corrects or corrects the input in the direction non-parallel to the first direction and the second direction so as to correspond to either the first direction or the second direction. The data input device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, which is processed as an input of a combination of the first direction and the second direction. Including display step, first detection step, input step, and second detection step,
In the display step, input buttons are displayed on the button display unit so as to have a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.
The first detection step detects the user's selection of the input button and
In the input step, data is input according to the selected input button.
In the second detection step, the input to the detection unit by the user in the first direction and the input in the second direction different from the first direction are detected.
The display step is
A sub-sequence included in the sequence group of at least one category selected from the following categories (i-1) to (iv) is displayed as the input button.
(I-1) Array group including a partial array that makes it seem that the character input array of pseudonyms using the conventional ten keys is divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten keys (i-2) The conventional ten keys Array group including a partial array that makes the character input array of the used alphabet seem to be divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten key (i-3) The character input array of symbols using the conventional ten keys, Array group containing sub-arrays that make you think that they are divided in the order displayed by inputting to each ten-key (ii) Array group that contains sub-arrays that make you think that the conventional keyboard array is divided into 2 to 4 (iii) Pseudonym Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence of the Japanese syllabary seem to be divided into 2 to 4 (iv) Sequence group containing a partial sequence that makes the sequence in the ABC order of the alphabet seem to be divided into 2 to 4 Input in the first direction The first switching is performed by switching the display of the input button on the button display unit according to the above.
By switching the display of the input button on the button display unit in response to the input in the second direction, the second switching is performed.
The first switch is a switch to a different subsequence in the same sequence group.
A data input method, wherein the second switching is a switching to the sequence group of a different category or a different sequence group of the same category. A program according to claim 12, wherein the method can be executed on a computer.