Description
Title of Invention: ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DISPLAY
METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Technical Field
[0001] The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a display method, and a
program.
Background Art
[0002] In a portable terminal such as a smart phone including a touch screen, by displaying a
list of tabs on a browser and then selecting a tab from the list, a web page corre
sponding to the tab selected on the browser is displayed. Japanese Patent Application
Laid-open No. 2004-030145 discloses a technique relating to this.
Citation List
Patent Literature
[0003] PTL 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2004-030145
Summary of Invention
[0004] In the technique of selecting a tab from a list, for switching tabs, it is necessary to
perform a touch operation performed on a touch screen in order to display the tabs in
the list and then perform a further touch operation for selecting the tab.
In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, there is a need for providing an
electronic apparatus, a display method, and a program, that are capable of tabs by
switching tabs by an easy operation.
[0005] Accordingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. According to
an illustrative embodiment, an electronic apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes
a display and an input apparatus operable to detect a gesture on the display. When the
display is displaying a first page and the input apparatus detects a drag operation, the
display displays a second page in response to the drag operation.
[0006] As mentioned above, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to switch an
easy operation.
Brief Description of Drawings
[0007] [fig. 1]FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic apparatus of
an embodiment according to the present disclosure.
[fig.2]FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example in a touch screen shown in FIG.
1.
[fig.3]FIG. 3 is an image diagram of an arrangement of tabs and web pages associated
with histories in the embodiment.
[fig.4]FIG. 4 is a flow chart for illustrating a switching operation of web pages that is
performed by a drag operation in the embodiment.
[fig.5A]FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a state of web pages gradually disappearing and
gradually appearing in the embodiment.
[fig.5B]FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a state of the web pages gradually disappearing
and gradually appearing in the embodiment.
[fig.5C]FIG. 5C is a diagram showing a state of the web pages gradually disappearing
and gradually appearing in the embodiment.
[fig.5D]FIG. 5D is a diagram showing a state of the web pages gradually disappearing
and gradually appearing in the embodiment.
[fig.6A]FIG. 6A is a diagram for illustrating switching of web pages in tabs as a com
parative example.
[fig.6B]FIG. 6B is a diagram for illustrating the switching of the web pages in the tabs
as the comparative example.
[fig.6C]FIG. 6C is a diagram for illustrating the switching of the web pages in the tabs
as the comparative example.
[fig.7]FIG. 7 is a diagram for illustrating switching of web pages in tabs as another
comparative example.
[fig.8]FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a web page displayed on a browser in a touch
screen according to another embodiment.
Description of Embodiments
[0008] Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described with
reference to the drawings.
(Configuration of Electronic Apparatus)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic apparatus of an
embodiment according to the present disclosure.
[0009] Although the description will be made, for example, referring to an information
processing apparatus such as a personal computer (PC) or a smart phone as an example
of the electronic apparatus, the present disclosure is applicable to other electronic ap
paratuses each including a touch screen.
[0010] As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic apparatus 100 includes a controller 111 including
a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM) 112, a random access
memory (RAM) 113, an input/output interface 115, and a bus 114 that connects them
to each other.
[001 1] The controller 111 appropriately accesses the RAM 113 or the like depending on
needs and performs overall control of entire blocks of the electronic apparatus 100
while executing various types of arithmetic processing. The ROM 112 is a non-volatile
memory that fixedly stores firmware such as an operating system (OS), programs, and
various parameters that are executed by the controller 111. The RAM 113 is used as a
working area or the like for the controller 111 and temporarily stores an OS, various
running application programs, and various types of data being processed.
To the input/output interface 115, connected are a touch screen 116, a hard disk drive
(HDD) 118 as a storage, a network 150, and the like.
[0012] In the HDD 118, the above-mentioned OS and various application programs and
various types of data are stored. The network 150 connects to another network in a
wired or wireless manner. The touch screen 116 is constituted of, for example, a touch
panel as an input apparatus and a liquid crystal panel as a display unit.
[0013] The touch panel of the touch screen 116 refers to a transparent pressure-sensitive
input apparatus superposed on a surface of the liquid crystal panel. The touch panel
receives an input operation made by a user on an arbitrary point in a display screen.
When the user performs a gesture operation such as a touch operation or a drag
operation performed on the touch panel with a finger or a touch pen, the touch panel
detects positional coordinates corresponding to this gesture operation and outputs them
to the controller 111. It should be noted that as the input apparatus, as long as it is
capable of detecting a gesture operation made by the user on the display unit, other
than the touch panel, an arbitrary position detection device may be used irrespective of
being contact type or non-contact type.
[0014] The liquid crystal panel of the touch screen 116 includes a display panel unit such as
a liquid crystal display and a display driving unit that drives the display panel unit to
perform display. The display driving unit is constituted of a pixel driving circuit for
displaying on the display panel unit various types of display data input therein via the
bus 114. The pixel driving circuit applies, for each of pixels arranged in a matrix form
on the display panel unit, a driving signal based on an image signal at a predetermined
horizontal/vertical driving timing in order to cause it to execute display.
[0015] In the electronic apparatus 100 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 2,
for example, a tabbed browser 20 can be displayed on the touch screen 116. Although
the tabbed browser 20 is displayed on almost the entire touch screen 116, the tabbed
browser 20 reduced in size may be displayed on a partial area of the touch screen 116
as shown in a broken line in FIG. 2.
In a window within the tabbed browser 20, by switching tabs, a web page in a tab
that is currently displayed in the single window can be switched to a web page of
another tab. In this embodiment, it is assumed that, for example, web pages in five tabs
are set (registered) on the tabbed browser 20 so that the user feels that web pages 31 to
35 in the five tabs are arranged in left- and right-hand directions, for example, as
shown in FIG. 3.
[0016] For each of the web pages 3 1 to 35, the user feels that web pages associated with a
history of each of the web pages 3 1 to 35 are arranged in upper and lower directions. In
FIG. 3, four web pages 33a to 33d shown in broken lines refer to web pages associated
with the history of the web page 33 in the tab. The web pages 33a and 33b above the
web page 33 refer to web pages that the user has opened before finding the web page
33. The web pages 33c and 33d below the web page 33 refer to web pages that the user
has opened after finding the web page 33.
In FIG. 3, although not shown, the same as in the history associated with the web
page 33 applies to each of the web pages 31, 32, 34, and 35.
Switching between the web pages 3 1 to 35 can be performed by a predetermined
drag operation (drag gesture operation) made by the user on the touch screen 116.
(Switching Operation of Web Pages by Drag Operation)
FIG. 4 is a flow chart for illustrating a switching operation of web pages that is
performed by a drag operation in this embodiment.
[0017] When the controller 111 detects that a gesture operation being a double tap is
performed on an icon displayed on the touch screen 116, the controller 111 displays a
window of the tabbed browser 20 and opens a web page therein (Step 401). The first
opened web page may be a preset homepage in a tab or may be the last web page
closed in that tab.
The controller 111 performs the following operations when a drag operation is
performed with two fingers on the touch screen 116 with the web page being opened
(Step 402).
[0018] When a drag operation in the left-hand direction is performed on the displayed web
page in the tab (Step 403), the controller 111 determines whether or not a web page in
a usable tab is present on a right-hand side (Step 404). For example, if the displayed
web page in the tab is the web page 35 located at a right end in FIG. 3, it is determined
that the web page in the usable tab is not present on the right-hand side.
[0019] When the controller 111 determines in Step 404 that the web page in the usable tab is
present on the right-hand side, the controller 111 performs switching so that the web
page in the tab on the right-hand side is displayed in the window of the tabbed browser
20 (Step 405). For example, if the displayed web page in the tab is the web page 33
shown in FIG. 3, the controller 111 switches to the web page 34 on the right-hand side.
In this case, the controller 111 performs control so as to switch from displaying the
displayed web page in the tab to displaying a web page in another tab by performing
display such that the web page 33 moves in the left-hand direction to gradually
disappear from the tabbed browser 20 and the web page 34 is translated (moves) in the
left-hand direction following the web page 33 to gradually appear in the tabbed
browser 20.
States of the web pages gradually disappearing and gradually appearing in this manner
are shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D.
[0020] FIG. 5A shows a state when a drag operation is performed on the displayed web page
33 in the tab. In FIG. 5A, a solid-line circle expresses a drag operation with two fingers
and a broken-line circle expresses a state when a drag operation in the left-hand
direction is performed after that. According to this drag operation, first, a remaining
part of the web page 33 on the right-hand side appears and is displayed as shown in
FIG. 5B. Following this, as shown in FIG. 5C, the web page 33 in the tab gradually
disappears to a left-hand side and the web page 34 in another (adjacent) tab gradually
appears on the right-hand side.
Finally, as shown in FIG. 5D, the web page 33 in the tab completely disappears and
the web page 34 in the tab is displayed on the browser. In this case, the web pages may
be switched in synchronous with movement of a touch position according to the drag
operation from the solid-line circle to the broken-line circle. Alternatively, the web
pages may be switched so that the user can feel an inertial force in the movement of
the touch position according to the drag operation from the solid-line circle to the
broken-line circle (i.e., the user can feel as if the movement of the touch position
according to the drag operation is accelerated).
[0021] When the controller 111 determines in Step 404 that the web page in the usable tab is
not present on the right-hand side, the controller 111 does not perform the switching
operation of the web pages in the tabs (Step 406). As described above, for example, if
the displayed web page in the tab is the web page 35 located at the right end in FIG. 3,
the controller 111 determines that the web page in the usable tab is not present on the
right-hand side and does not perform the switching operation of the web pages in the
tabs.
[0022] When the drag operation with the two fingers in Step 402 is an operation in the righthand
direction on the displayed web page in the tab (Step 407), the controller 111 de
termines whether a web page in a usable tab is present on the left-hand side (Step 408).
For example, if the displayed web page in the tab is the web page 31 located at a left
end in FIG. 3, it is determined that the web page in the usable tab is not present on the
left-hand side.
[0023] When the controller 111 determines in Step 407 that the web page in the usable tab is
present on the left-hand side, the controller 111 performs switching so that the web
page in the tab on the left-hand side is displayed in the window of the tabbed browser
20 (Step 409). For example, if the displayed web page in the tab is the web page 33
shown in FIG. 3, the controller 111 switches to the web page 32 on the left-hand side.
In this case, the controller 111 performs control so as to switch from displaying the
displayed web page in the tab to displaying a web page in another tab by performing
display such that the web page 33 moves in the right-hand direction to gradually
disappear from the tabbed browser 20 and the web page 32 is translated in the righthand
direction following the web page 33 to gradually appear in the tabbed browser
20.
[0024] When the controller 111 determines in Step 408 that the web page in the usable tab is
not present on the left-hand side, the controller 111 does not perform the switching
operation of the web pages in the tabs (Step 406). As described above, for example, if
the displayed web page in the tab is the web page 3 1 located at the left end in FIG. 3,
the controller 111 determines that the web page in the usable tab is not present on the
left-hand side and does not perform the switching operation of the web pages in the
tabs.
[0025] When the drag operation with the two fingers in Step 402 is an operation in the lower
direction on the displayed web page in the tab (Step 410), the controller 111 de
termines whether or not a usable web page associated with a history is present on an
upper side (Step 4 11). For example, if the displayed web page is the web page 33a
located at an upper end in FIG. 3, it is determined that the usable web page associated
with the history is not present on the upper side. That is, the web page 33a means the
first web page opened in that tab.
[0026] The controller 111 determines in Step 411 that the usable web page associated with
the history is present on the upper side, the controller 111 switches to displaying a
closed web page directly before the displayed web page (Step 412). For example, if the
displayed web page in the tab is the web page 33 shown in FIG. 3, the controller 111
switches to the web page 33b in the upper side. In this case, the controller 111
performs control so as to switch from displaying the displayed web page to displaying
the web page directly before the displayed web page by performing display such that
the web page 33 moves in the lower direction to gradually disappear from the tabbed
browser 20 and the web page 33b is translated in the lower direction following the web
page 33 below it to gradually appear in the tabbed browser 20.
[0027] When the controller 111 determines in Step 411 that the usable web page associated
with the history is not present on the upper side, the controller 111 does not perform
the switching operation of the web pages associated with the history (Step 413). As
described above, for example, if the displayed web page is the web page 33a located at
the upper end in FIG. 3, the controller 111 determines that the usable web page a s
sociated with the history is not present on the upper side and does not perform the
switching operation of the web pages associated with the history.
[0028] When the drag operation with the two fingers in Step 402 is an operation in the upper
direction on the displayed web page in the tab (Step 414), the controller 111 de
termines whether or not a usable web page associated with the history is present on a
lower side (Step 415). For example, if the displayed web page is the web page 33d
located at a lower end in FIG. 3, it is determined that the usable web page associated
with the history is not present on the lower side. That is, the web page 33d means the
last web page opened in that tab.
[0029] When the controller 111 determines in Step 415 that the usable web page associated
with the history is present on the lower side, the controller 111 switches to displaying a
closed web page directly after the displayed web page (Step 416). For example, if the
displayed web page in the tab is the web page 33 shown in FIG. 3, the controller 111
switches to the web page 33c in the lower side. In this case, the controller 111
performs control so as to switch from displaying the displayed web page to displaying
the web page the web page directly after the displayed web page by performing display
such that the web page 33 moves in the upper direction to gradually disappear from the
tabbed browser 20 and the web page 33c is translated in the upper direction following
the web page 33 above it to gradually appear in the tabbed browser 20.
[0030] When the controller 111 determines in Step 415 that the usable web page associated
with the history is not present on the lower side, the controller 111 does not perform
the switching operation of the web pages associated with the history (Step 413). As
described above, for example, if the displayed web page is the web page 33d located at
the lower end in FIG. 3, the controller 111 determines that the usable web page a s
sociated with the history is not present on the lower side and does not perform the
switching operation of the web pages associated with the history.
[0031] When the drag operation with the two fingers in Step 402 is an operation other than
the operations in the upper and lower directions and the left- and right-hand directions,
that is, an operation in an oblique direction, the controller 111 does not perform the
switching operation of the web pages (Step 417).
[0032] It should be noted that regarding the drag operations in the upper and lower d i
rections and the left- and right-hand directions, the directions do not need to be
precisely set, and, for example, a drag operation having a certain angle may be
considered as one of the drag operations in the upper and lower directions and the leftand
right-hand directions. Alternatively, based on the angle of the drag operation, the
switching of the tabs or the switching of the web pages associated with the history may
be replaced by page skip, for example. For example, when the angle of the drag
operation in the left-hand direction is equal to or smaller than a predetermined angle
with respect to a horizontal direction, the controller 111 may switch to a web page in a
tab on the right-hand side. However, when the angle of the drag operation in the lefthand
direction is larger than the predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal
direction, the controller 111 may switch to not the web page in the tab on the righthand
side, but a web page in the second tab on the right-hand side.
(Advantages of Switching Operation of Web Pages)
According to the electronic apparatus 100, only by performing a drag operation on the
touch screen 116, the user can switch the web pages.
[0033] As shown in FIG. 6A, when the user selects (performs a double tap on) a prede
termined icon 202 on the touch screen 201 including a browser in which a web page
200 is displayed, a tab list 203 is opened on the browser as shown in FIG. 6B. When
the user selects any one of tabs 203a to 203d therefrom, a web page 205 in another tab
is opened as shown in FIG. 6C.
The switching of the web pages in the tabs in this manner is assumed.
[0034] As shown in FIG. 7, on a predetermined area, here, in an upper area, of a browser
300, a tab menu 301 is constantly displayed together with a web page 302. The user
selects any one of tabs 301a to 30Id from the tab menu 301. The switching of the web
pages in the tabs in this manner is assumed.
[0035] In the technique shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, a two-step selection operation is
necessary for switching the web pages in the tabs, which is cumbersome in operation.
In the technique shown in FIG. 7, for the area in which the tab menu is displayed, the
area for displaying the web page is narrowed. In particular, in the case where as in the
smart phone, the area of the touch screen is small and the area of an operation unit is
also small because the operation unit also serves as a display unit, the cumbersome
operation and the narrowed substantial display area become very inconvenient for the
user.
[0036] In view of this, in the electronic apparatus 100, only by performing a drag operation
on the touch screen 116, the user can switch the tabs, and thus, the user only needs to
perform a one-step selection operation for switching the web pages in the tabs. Further,
in the electronic apparatus 100, the area for displaying the tab menu does not need to
be provided, and thus a web page as a substantial display area can be displayed on
almost the entire area of the browser. That is, in the electronic apparatus 100 according
to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the web page is displayed on almost the
entire area of the browser and then, only by the one-step selection operation (single
drag operation), the switching of the tabs can be performed. In addition, in the
electronic apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, not
only the switching of the tabs, but also switching of the web pages associated with the
history can be performed only by the same one-step selection operation (single drag
operation). That is, in the electronic apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the
present disclosure, by performing the drag operations in the left- and right-hand d i
rections for switching the tabs and performing the drag operations in the upper and
lower directions for switching the web pages associated with the history, different
types of switching of web pages can be performed. Thus, the user can perform the
switching of the tabs and the switching of the web pages associated with the web
history based on the direction of a drag operation, and thus the user can find a
particular web page by an easy operation.
[0037] It should be noted that the above-mentioned directions of the drag operations for
switching are merely one example and the web pages may be switched based on drag
operations in directions different from the above-mentioned directions as a matter of
course. For example, based on the drag operations in the upper and lower directions,
the web pages in the tabs may be switched.
[0038] In the electronic apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present
disclosure, when the drag operation is, for example, oriented in the left-hand direction
on the touch screen 116, the currently displayed web page in the tab moves to the left
end and disappears from the browser. At the same time, the web page in the tab to be
displayed next is translated from the right end in the left-hand direction following the
currently displayed web page in the tab almost continuously and appears in the
browser. Further, the switching of the web pages associated with the history is
performed in a similar display manner. Thus, the user can switch the web pages while
viewing the display of the next web page.
[0039] In this case, for example, when the currently displayed web page in the tab
disappears from the browser during a period of time when the drag operation is
oriented in the left-hand direction on the touch screen 116 (e.g., state in FIG. 5D), the
controller 111 displays the next web page in the tab on the browser. On the other hand,
when the drag operation is terminated before the currently displayed web page in the
tab disappears from the browser (e.g., states in FIGS. 5B and 5C), the controller 111
does not display the next web page in the tab but returns to the web page in the tab that
is originally displayed. With this configuration, the user can switch the tabs or cancel
the switching by a more intuitive operation. The switching by such an intuitive
operation is applicable to not only the switching of the tabs, but also the switching of
the web pages associated with the history.
[0040] The controller 111 may switch to the next tab unless the drag operation is switched to
the right-hand direction during a period of time when, for example, according to the
drag operation in the left-hand direction, the next web page in the tab is translated in
the left-hand direction following the currently displayed web page in the tab. For
example, when the drag operation is terminated in the state in FIG. 5C, the controller
111 does not return to the original tab, but switches to the next tab. However, when the
drag operation is reversed to the right-hand direction during a period of time when
according to the drag operation in the left-hand direction, the web page in the next tab
is translated in the left-hand direction following the currently displayed web page in
the tab, the controller 111 returns to the original tab. For example, when the drag
operation is reversed in the state in FIG. 5C, the controller 111 does not switch to the
next tab, but returns to the original tab. With this configuration, the user can switch the
tabs or cancel the switching by a more intuitive operation. The switching by such an
intuitive operation is also applicable to not only the switching of the tabs, but also the
switching of the web pages associated with the history.
Other Embodiment
Although in the above-mentioned embodiment, not only the switching of the tabs,
but also the switching of the web pages associated with the history are performed by
the drag operation, switching to a web page associated with a hyperlink may be
performed by the drag operation instead of the switching of the web pages associated
with the history. For example, the switching of the tabs is performed in the case of the
drag operations in the left- and right directions and the switching to the web page a s
sociated with the hyperlink is performed in the case of the drag operations in the upper
and lower directions. FIG. 8 shows a web page 400 displayed on the browser in the
touch screen 116 of the electronic apparatus 100. It is assumed that in this web page
400, for example, hyperlinks 401, 402, 403, 404, and 405 are embedded in the stated
order from the above. For example, the web pages are switched in order from the
hyperlink 405 in the case of the drag operation in the lower direction and the web
pages are switched in order from the hyperlink 401 in the case of the drag operation in
the upper direction. Thus, the user can perform the switching of the tabs and the
switching of the web pages associated with the hyperlinks according to the drag
direction, and thus the user can find a particular web page by an easy operation. It
should be noted that in the case where hyperlinks are embedded in the left- and righthand
directions in the above-mentioned example, the hyperlink located on the left-hand
side can be considered as an upper-level hyperlink, for example.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned em
bodiments and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of
the present disclosure.
Although in the above-mentioned embodiment, the web pages are switched
according to the drag operation with the two fingers, the web page may be switched
according to a drag operation with a single finger, three fingers, or the like.
Although in the above-mentioned embodiment, the tabs are switched according to the
drag operations in the left- and right-hand directions, the tabs may be switched
according to the drag operations in the upper and lower directions.
Although in the above-mentioned embodiment, the switching of the tabs is
performed such that the web page moves to gradually disappear from the browser and
the next web page is translated following the web page to gradually appear in the
browser. However, the tabs may be switched in other display manners. For example,
when a predetermined drag operation or a drag operation with three fingers may be
performed, a web page in a next tab may instantly appear. Alternatively, based on a
difference in drag operation, for example, based on whether a drag operation is
performed with two fingers or three fingers, the tabs may be switched in different
display methods.
[0042] The present disclosure can be also configured as follows.
(1) An electronic apparatus, including: a display; and an input apparatus operable
to detect a gesture on the display, wherein when the display is displaying a first page
and the input apparatus detects a drag operation, the display displays a second page in
response to the drag operation.
[0043] (2) The apparatus according to (1), wherein the display and the input apparatus
comprise a touch screen, and the input apparatus comprises a touch panel of the touch
screen.
[0044] (3) The apparatus according to (1) or (2), wherein the first page is a web page and the
second page is a web page.
[0045] (4) The apparatus according to (1), (2) or (3), wherein when the drag operation is a
drag operation in a left-hand direction with respect to a user facing the display, the
second page is a page to the right of the first page.
[0046] (5) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein when there is no usable
page to the right of the first page, the display does not display a second page.
[0047] (6) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein when the drag operation
is a drag operation in a right-hand direction with respect to a user facing the display,
the second page is a page to the left of the first page.
[0048] (7) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein when there is no usable
page to the left of the first page, the display does not display a second page.
[0049] (8) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein when the drag operation
is a drag operation in a downward direction with respect to a user facing the display,
the second page is a page above the first page.
[0050] (9) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein when there is no usable
page above the first page, the display does not display a second page.
[0051] (10) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein when the drag
operation is a drag operation in an upward direction with respect to a user facing the
display, the second page is a page below the first page.
[0052] (11) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (10), wherein when there is no
usable page below the first page, the display does not display a second page.
[0053] (12) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to ( 11), wherein when the drag
operation is a drag operation in any one of a left-hand direction, a right-hand direction,
a downward direction, or an upward direction, with respect to a user facing the display,
the second page is a page considered, relative to the first page, in a direction opposite
to the direction of the drag operation.
[0054] (13) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (12), wherein when there is no
usable page in the direction opposite to the direction of the drag operation, the display
does not display a second page.
[0055] (14) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (13), wherein the drag operation is
considered a drag operation in a respective one of the left-hand, right-hand, downward,
and upward directions when an angle between a direction of the drag and the re
spective one of the left-hand, right-hand, downward, and upward directions is equal to
or smaller than a predetermined angle.
[0056] (15)The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (14), wherein the first page includes
one or more hyperlinks and the second page is a page associated with one of the hy
perlinks.
[0057] (16) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (15), wherein the first page
disappears from the display during a period of time when the drag operation is
performed.
[0058] (17) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (16), wherein when the drag
operation ends prior to disappearance of the first page from the display, the second
page is not displayed.
[0059] (18) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (17), wherein when a direction of
the drag operation is reversed prior to ending the drag operation, the second page is not
displayed.
[0060] (19) A page display method, including: displaying a first page on a display; detecting
a gesture on the display; and when the gesture is a drag operation, displaying a second
page in response to the drag operation.
[0061] (20) A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computerreadable
program for implementing a page display method, the method including
displaying a first page on a display; detecting a gesture on the display; and when the
gesture is a drag operation, displaying a second page in response to the drag operation.
[0062] (21) An electronic apparatus, including:
a touch screen; and
a controller configured to display a web page in a first tab on a browser in the touch
screen and switch from displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying a web
page in a second tab according to a drag operation performed on the touch screen.
[0063] (22) The electronic apparatus according to Item (21), in which the controller is
configured to perform, when the drag operation is oriented in a first direction on the
touch screen, display such that the web page in the first tab moves in the first direction
to disappear from the browser and the web page in the second tab is translated in the
first direction following the web page in the first tab to appear in the browser, to
thereby switch from displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the web page
in the second tab.
[0064] (23) The electronic apparatus according to Item (22), in which the controller is
configured to perform, when the drag operation is oriented in a second direction or
thogonal to the first direction on the touch screen, display such that the web page in the
first tab moves in the second direction to disappear from the browser and a different
web page associated with a web history of the web page in the first tab is translated in
the second direction following the web page in the first tab to appear in the browser, to
thereby switch from displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the different
web page associated with the web history of the web page in the first tab.
[0065] (24) The electronic apparatus according to Item (22) or (23), in which the controller
is configured to perform, when the drag operation is oriented in a second direction or
thogonal to the first direction on the touch screen, display such that the web page in the
first tab moves in the second direction to disappear from the browser and a different
web page associated with a hyperlink of the web page in the first tab is translated in the
second direction following the web page in the first tab to appear in the browser, to
thereby switch from displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the different
web page associated with the hyperlink of the web page in the first tab.
[0066] (25) The electronic apparatus according to any one of Items (22) to (24), in which the
controller is configured to switch, when the web page in the first tab disappears from
the browser during a period of time when the drag operation is oriented in the first
direction on the touch screen, from displaying the web page in the first tab to
displaying the web page in the second tab without redisplaying the web page in the
first tab.
[0067] (26) The electronic apparatus according to any one of Items (22) to (25), in which the
controller is configured to display, when the drag operation is oriented in a second
direction opposite to the first direction during a period of time when the web page in
the second tab is translated in the first direction following the web page in the first tab,
the web page in the first tab without switching from displaying the web page in the
first tab to displaying the web page in the second tab.
[0068] (27) A display method, including:
displaying a web page in a first tab on a browser in a touch screen; and
switching from displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying a web page in a
second tab according to a drag operation performed on the touch screen.
[0069] (28) The display method according to Item (27), in which when the drag operation is
oriented in a first direction on the touch screen, display is performed such that the web
page in the first tab moves in the first direction to disappear from the browser and the
web page in the second tab is translated in the first direction following the web page in
the first tab to appear in the browser, to thereby switch from displaying the web page
in the first tab to displaying the web page in the second tab.
[0070] (29) The display method according to Item (28), in which when the drag operation is
oriented in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction on the touch screen,
display is performed such that the web page in the first tab moves in the second
direction to disappear from the browser and a different web page associated with a web
history of the web page in the first tab is translated in the second direction following
the web page in the first tab to appear in the browser, to thereby switch from
displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the different web page associated
with the web history of the web page in the first tab.
[0071] (30) The display method according to Item (28) or (29), in which when the drag
operation is oriented in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction on the touch
screen, display is performed such that the web page in the first tab moves in the second
direction to disappear from the browser and a different web page associated with a
hyperlink of the web page in the first tab is translated in the second direction following
the web page in the first tab to appear in the browser, to thereby switch from
displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the different web page associated
with the hyperlink of the web page in the first tab.
[0072] (31) The display method according to any one of Items (28) to (30), in which when
the web page in the first tab disappears from the browser during a period of time when
the drag operation is oriented in the first direction on the touch screen, switching from
displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the web page in the second tab is
performed without redisplaying the web page in the first tab.
[0073] (32) The display method according to any one of Items (28) to (31), in which when
the drag operation is oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction during
a period of time when the web page in the second tab is translated in the first direction
following the web page in the first tab, the web page in the first tab is displayed
without switching from displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the web
page in the second tab.
[0074] (33) A program causing an electronic apparatus to execute the steps of:
displaying a web page in a first tab on a browser in a touch screen; and
switching from displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying a web page in a
second tab according to a drag operation performed on the touch screen.
[0075] (34) The program according to Item (33), in which when the drag operation is
oriented in a first direction on the touch screen, display is performed such that the web
page in the first tab moves in the first direction to disappear from the browser and the
web page in the second tab is translated in the first direction following the web page in
the first tab to appear in the browser, to thereby switch from displaying the web page
in the first tab to displaying the web page in the second tab.
[0076] (35) The program according to Item (34), in which when the drag operation is
oriented in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction on the touch screen,
display is performed such that the web page in the first tab moves in the second
direction to disappear from the browser and a different web page associated with a web
history of the web page in the first tab is translated in the second direction following
the web page in the first tab to appear in the browser, to thereby switch from
displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the different web page associated
with the web history of the web page in the first tab.
[0077] (36) The program according to Item (34) or (35), in which when the drag operation is
oriented in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction on the touch screen,
display is performed such that the web page in the first tab moves in the second
direction to disappear from the browser and a different web page associated with a
hyperlink of the web page in the first tab is translated in the second direction following
the web page in the first tab to appear in the browser, to thereby switch from
displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the different web page associated
with the hyperlink of the web page in the first tab.
[0078] (37) The program according to any one of Items (34) to (36), in which when the web
page in the first tab disappears from the browser during a period of time when the drag
operation is oriented in the first direction on the touch screen, switching from
displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the web page in the second tab is
performed without redisplaying the web page in the first tab.
[0079] (38) The program according to any one of Items (34) to (37), in which when the drag
operation is oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction during a period
of time when the web page in the second tab is translated in the first direction
following the web page in the first tab, the web page in the first tab is displayed
without switching from displaying the web page in the first tab to displaying the web
page in the second tab.
[0080] The present application contains subject matter related to that disclosed in Japanese
Priority Patent Application JP 201 1-092917 filed in the Japan Patent Office on April
19, 201 1, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Reference Signs List
[0081] 100 electronic apparatus
111 controller
116 touch screen
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Claims
[Claim 1] An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a display; and
an input apparatus operable to detect a gesture on the display,
wherein when the display is displaying a first page and the input
apparatus detects a drag operation, the display displays a second page
in response to the drag operation.
[Claim 2] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the display and the input
apparatus comprise a touch screen, and the input apparatus comprises a
touch panel of the touch screen.
[Claim 3] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first page is a web page
and the second page is a web page.
[Claim 4] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein when the drag operation is
a drag operation in a left-hand direction with respect to a user facing
the display, the second page is a page to the right of the first page.
[Claim 5] The apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein when there is no usable
page to the right of the first page, the display does not display a second
page.
[Claim 6] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein when the drag operation is
a drag operation in a right-hand direction with respect to a user facing
the display, the second page is a page to the left of the first page.
[Claim 7] The apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein when there is no usable
page to the left of the first page, the display does not display a second
page.
[Claim 8] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein when the drag operation is
a drag operation in a downward direction with respect to a user facing
the display, the second page is a page above the first page.
[Claim 9] The apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein when there is no usable
page above the first page, the display does not display a second page.
[Claim 10] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein when the drag operation is
a drag operation in an upward direction with respect to a user facing the
display, the second page is a page below the first page.
[Claim 11] The apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein when there is no usable
page below the first page, the display does not display a second page.
[Claim 12] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein when the drag operation is
a drag operation in any one of a left-hand direction, a right-hand
direction, a downward direction, or an upward direction, with respect to
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a user facing the display, the second page is a page considered, relative
to the first page, in a direction opposite to the direction of the drag
operation.
[Claim 13] The apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein when there is no usable
page in the direction opposite to the direction of the drag operation, the
display does not display a second page.
[Claim 14] The apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the drag operation is
considered a drag operation in a respective one of the left-hand, righthand,
downward, and upward directions when an angle between a
direction of the drag and the respective one of the left-hand, right-hand,
downward, and upward directions is equal to or smaller than a prede
termined angle.
[Claim 15] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first page includes one
or more hyperlinks and the second page is a page associated with one
of the hyperlinks.
[Claim 16] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first page disappears
from the display during a period of time when the drag operation is
performed.
[Claim 17] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein when the drag operation
ends prior to disappearance of the first page from the display, the
second page is not displayed.
[Claim 18] The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein when a direction of the
drag operation is reversed prior to ending the drag operation, the
second page is not displayed.
[Claim 19] A page display method, comprising:
displaying a first page on a display;
detecting a gesture on the display; and
when the gesture is a drag operation, displaying a second page in
response to the drag operation.
[Claim 20] A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a
computer-readable program for implementing a page display method,
the method comprising:
displaying a first page on a display;
detecting a gesture on the display; and
when the gesture is a drag operation, displaying a second page in
response to the drag operation.