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    PORTABLE TERMINAL, KEY OPERATION METHOD AND CONTROL, AND PROGRAM. To prevent a user from mistakenly touching a key portion disposed outside of a monitor unit on a touch panel while operating the monitor unit through the touch panel, causing erroneous operation. A portable terminal includes a monitor unit, a touch panel that is disposed over the monitor unit and a part other than the monitor unit extended from the monitor unit and is directed to detect a position touched by a user on the monitor unit and outside the monitor unit, a key part that is arranged outside the monitor unit on the touch panel and is capable of detecting key compression through the touch panel, and a monitor unit that, when detects that the user touches a detection area located near the key part of the monitor unit through the touch panel, even if it is detected that the user touches the key part, it does not process the touch on the key part as compression of key.
    公开号:BR112013030424B1
    申请号:R112013030424-3
    申请日:2011-09-15
    公开日:2021-05-18
    发明作者:Toshikazu Horiguchi
    申请人:Nec Platforms, Ltd.；
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    专利说明:

    TECHNICAL FIELD
    [0001] The present invention relates to a portable terminal, a key operation control thereof, and a program and particularly a portable terminal in which a part of keys is arranged outside a control unit on a touch panel, a key operation control of the same, and a program. PRIOR TECHNIQUE
    [0002] In recent years, an increasing number of portable terminals such as cell phones or PHS (Personal Portable Telephone System) have a touch panel. There is a known portable terminal in which a touch panel is arranged on a display unit and in a part other than the display unit and a key part is arranged outside the display unit on the touch panel. An example of it is illustrated in Figure 9.
    [0003] Figure 9 illustrates a touch panel structure used for a handheld terminal in a related technique. A touch panel 1 illustrated in Figure 9 is disposed on a monitor unit 2 and on a part other than the monitor unit 2 extended from the monitor unit 2. The touch keys 31 (three touch keys S1, S2 .S3 in the illustrated example) configuring a key part 3 are arranged outside the monitor unit 2 on the touch panel 1. With the frame, when a finger touches the touch panel 1, a coordinate corresponding to the position touched on the panel A touch key 1 is notified to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown) at certain intervals, and a user touch on the touch key S1, S2, S3 is processed as key compression.
    [0004] In this case, when the user slides a finger towards the keys part 3 from a position P11 on the monitor unit 2 on the touch panel 1 to a position P12, if the finger goes wrongly to the outside of the monitor unit 2 and erroneously touch a position P13 of the touch key S1 in the keys part 3, the erroneous touch is processed key compression on the touch key S1, which causes an erroneous operation.
    [0005] In order to prevent such erroneous operation, it is considered that a distance (area B in the Figure) between the monitor unit 2 and the touch keys S1, S2, S3 is made longer, but this has a drawback that the device increases in size.
    [0006] It is further considered that a touch is not processed as key compression until the touch of the finger on the touch key S1, S2, S3 is detected for a certain period of time, and this obtains some advantageous effects, but an erroneous operation it is difficult to eliminate.
    [0007] It is further considered that when a finger is placed on the display unit 2 of touch panel 1, the placement is not processed as key compression until the finger is released or a certain period of time elapses from the finger release , but in this case, there is a drawback that if while the finger remains placed at position P31 on the monitor unit 2 in Fig., for example, another finger touches position P13 of the touch key S1 in the keys part 3 or a P23 position of the S3 touch key, the touch is not processed as key compression.
    [0008] It is still considered a method to detect that a finger is sliding from the monitor unit 2 towards the touch keys S1, S2 and S3 and controlling the subsequent key compression, but in this case, there is a drawback that a processing of detecting the finger slip increases. With the method, for example, when the user slides a finger from a position P21 on the monitor unit 2 towards a position P22 for release from the side of the touch key S2, if the finger mistakenly touches the position P23 of touch key S3 in key part 3 before touching position S21 on monitor unit 2, an erroneous operation cannot be prevented.
    [0009] As a prior art preventing erroneous operation of a touch panel with respect to the above, Patent Literature 1 describes therein a display device image for setting a prohibition area on a touch panel if a finger touches erroneously the prohibition area for erroneous entry, clearing the icon displays, and displaying an alarm for this. The device makes a user aware of the situation, thus to prevent an erroneous operation or the like.
    [00010] Patent Literature 2 describes therein an information processing apparatus comprising a touch panel on a monitor unit for counting a touch duration on a predetermined region on the monitor unit, and controlling the performance of an assigned function to a specific region when the tapping duration from a tapping state over a specific region to a correction state does not reach a predetermined time, and not to perform the function assigned to the specific region when the tapping duration reaches the predetermined time . In this way, erroneous operations on the touch panel can be more precisely reduced without limiting a layout of the touch operation unit on the touch panel. LIST OF QUOTES PATENT LITERATURE
    [00011] PATENT LITERATURE 1 JP-A-2009-009424
    [00012] PATENT LITERATURE 2 JP-A-2011-039990 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL PROBLEM
    [00013] Patent Literatures 1 and 2 intended to prevent icons displayed on the monitor unit or functions assigned to a specific region from being erroneously operated, are for a key portion disposed outside the monitor unit on the touch panel as illustrated in Figure 7, and do not consider the prevention of erroneous operations when a user mistakenly touches the key portion outside the display unit while operating the display unit.
    [00014] It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal capable of solving the above problems, and preventing a user from erroneously touching a portion of keys disposed outside of a touch panel display unit during display unit operations through the touch panel, thus to reduce erroneous operations, a method for controlling a key operation of the same, and a program. SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM
    [00015] According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including: a monitor unit; a touch panel that is disposed on the monitor unit and a part other than the monitor unit extended from the monitor unit, the touch panel detecting a position touched by a user on the monitor unit and outside the monitor unit. monitor; a key portion which is arranged outside the display unit on the touch panel, the key portion detecting key compression via the touch panel; and a control unit which, when it detects that the user touches a detection area situated close to the key part of the monitor unit through the touch panel, even if it is detected that the user touches the key part, it does not process the tap on the key part as key compression.
    [00016] According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a key operation of a portable terminal, the portable terminal comprising a monitor unit, a touch panel that is arranged on the monitor unit and a part other than the display unit extended from the display unit and detects a position touched by a user on a display unit and outside the display unit, and a key part which is arranged outside the display unit on the touch panel and detect key compression through the touch panel, where when it detects that the user touches a detection area located near the key portion of the monitor unit through the touch panel, even if it is detected that the user plays the key part, a control unit does not process touching the key part as key compression.
    [00017] According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a key operation control program for a portable terminal, the portable terminal comprising a monitor unit, a touch panel that is arranged on the monitor unit and a part other than the display unit extended from the display unit and detects a position touched by a user on the display unit and outside the display unit, and a key part which is arranged outside the display unit on the touch panel and detects key compression through the touch panel, the program causing a computer to act as a control unit that, upon detecting that a user touches a detection area located near the key portion of the monitor unit through the touch panel, even if it is detected that the user touches the key part, it does not process the touch on the key part as key compression. ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION
    [00018] According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent a user from erroneously touching a part of keys arranged outside a display unit of a touch panel during an operation of the display unit through the touch panel, thus to reduce erroneous operations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    [00019] Figure 1 a front view illustrates a portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
    [00020] Figure 2 a Figure illustrates a structure of a touch panel illustrated in Figure 1.
    [00021] Figure 3 a block diagram illustrates an internal structure of the portable terminal illustrated in Figure 1.
    [00022] Figure 4 a flowchart explains the operations of the portable terminal illustrated in Figure 1.
    [00023] Figure 5 a flowchart explains the operations of the portable terminal illustrated in Figure 1.
    [00024] Figure 6 a Figure illustrates a structure of a touch panel used for a portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
    [00025] Figure 7 A flowchart explains handheld terminal operations using a touch panel illustrated in Figure 6.
    [00026] Figure 8 a flowchart explains the operation of the handheld terminal using the touch panel illustrated in Figure 6.
    [00027] Figure 9 a figure illustrates a structure of a touch panel used in a portable terminal according to the related art. DESCRIPTION OF MODALITIES
    [00028] The embodiments of a portable terminal, a method for controlling a key operation thereof and a program according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIRST MODE
    [00029] Figure 1 illustrates a portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, a portable terminal 100 is configured from a portable terminal device such as a cellular telephone or PHS (Personal Portable Telephone System), and has an enclosure 101 forming the main body having a predetermined shape portable to the user (such as a rectangular shape), and a touch panel 1 is disposed on the front side of the housing 101. The touch panel 1 employs any system such as an electrostatic capacitance system or resistive film system capable of detecting a position touched by a user's finger.
    [00030] Figure 2 illustrates a structure of the touch panel 1. As illustrated, the touch panel 1 is disposed on a display unit 2 such as a liquid crystal display and on a part other than the display unit 2 extended from the monitor unit 2. A key part 3 is arranged outside the monitor unit 2 on the touch panel 1 to be separated from the monitor unit 2 by a predetermined interval (a part at the boundary between the key part 3 and monitor unit 2 will be called area B (boundary area) below).
    [00031] A plurality of touch keys 31 (three touch keys S1, S2 and S3 in the illustrated example) are arranged on the keys part 3. As the exemplary touch keys 31, a key (which may be called "menu key ") to display a menu screen, a key (which may be called "back key") to return to a previous screen, and a key (which may be called "home key") to return to a home screen ( initial monitor screen), which are used for a screen operation, are illustrated by way of example. In the example in Figure 2, there it can be defined so that the left key S1 acts as a menu key, the center touch key S2 acts as a start key and the right touch key S3 acts as a key return. The example in Figure 2 illustrates three touch keys 31, but the number of keys is not limited to this and can be one, two, four or more.
    [00032] An area A (detection area) to prevent erroneous operation of the keys part 3 is pre-situated next to the keys part 3 in the areas over the display unit 2 of the touch panel 1, or the opposite for the part of keys 3 through area B. Area A can be set into a range where touch panel 1 can make a notification at an interval notified to a CPU 11 when the user slides a finger over touch panel 1, but the The present invention is not necessarily limited to this and area A can be set in a range where two or more notifications can be made, for example.
    [00033] Figure 3 illustrates an internal structure of the portable terminal 100. The portable terminal 100 includes a control unit 10 and a wireless communication unit 20, in addition to the touch panel 1, the monitor unit 2 and the part of 3 keys as illustrated in Figure 3. Other constituents will be omitted for convenient description.
    [00034] The wireless communication unit 20 has a transmit/receive circuit including an antenna, and can communicate wirelessly with a base station (not shown).
    [00035] The control unit 10 is configured of a microcomputer (or microcontroller), for example, and includes a CPU 11 operated by program control, a memory 12 for storing control programs therein, and a stopwatch 13 for counting a time defined, and the CPU 11 executes a control program in memory 12 to control each operation of the portable terminal 100. The control programs include various control programs for well-known portable terminals, plus a key operation control program to prevent an erroneous operation of the key part 3 in the present mode.
    [00036] When a user's finger touches touch panel 1, the coordinate over touch panel is notified to CPU 11 at certain intervals, and user touches touch key S1, S2 or S3 is processed as compression of key.
    [00037] According to the present invention, when a touch is detected on a coordinate in area A in the monitor unit 2 through the touch panel 1, the CPU 11 controls so as not to process the touch as key compression to some extent elapsed time or the finger is released from the touch panel 1.
    [00038] When a finger touch on touch key S1, S2 or S3 is detected via touch panel 1, CPU 11 controls not to process touch as key compression for certain period of time. and when a touch over a coordinate in area B or area A is detected within certain period of time, CPU 11 controls so as not to perform key compression processing
    [00039] The operations according to the present modality will be described below with reference to Figures 4 and 5. The key operation control programs corresponding to the flowcharts of Figures 4 and 5 are previously fixed in memory 12 in the control unit 10, for example, and run by CPU 11 in control unit 10.
    [00040] Figure 4 explains the operations when a touch around the 3 key part of the monitor unit 2 is detected.
    [00041] In Figure 4, when a touch is detected in area A on monitor unit 2 through touch panel 1 (SIM in step S11), CPU 11 interrupts a key compression processing on touch keys S1 , S2 and S3 (step S12), sets the timer 13 on the control unit 10 in a certain period of time, thus to activate the timer (step S13), and determines whether the finger is released from the touch panel 1 (step S14 ).
    [00042] Consequently, when it is determined that the finger is not released from touch panel 1 (NOT in step S14), the CPU 11 determines whether the stopwatch 13 counts the fixed period of time and ends the timing (step S15). As a result, when the timer is determined not to time out (NOT at step S15), CPU 11 returns to step S14 to repeat the same processing.
    [00043] On the other hand, when the finger is determined to be released from touch panel 1 (SIM in step S14), or when the timer is determined to end timing (YES in step S15), CPU 11 cancels the interrupt of key compression processing on the S1, S2 and S3 touch keys (step S16).
    [00044] Thus, as illustrated in Figure 2, when a finger is slid towards the key portion 3 from a position P11 on the monitor unit 2 on the touch panel 1 to a position P12, a touch on the area A is absolutely detected. Then, key compression processing on the S1, S2 and S3 touch keys is stopped until a certain period of time has elapsed or the finger is released from touch panel 1 and thus even if the finger moves to the P12 position over monitor 2, reaches outside of monitor unit 2 and erroneously touches a P13 position of touch key S1, the erroneous touch is not processed as key compression.
    [00045] As illustrated in Figure 2, even if another finger is placed in a position P31 outside of area A on display unit 2 of touch panel 1, for example, touching on touch key S1, S2 or S3 is processed as key compression unless a touch in area A on monitor unit 2 is detected.
    [00046] Figure 5 explains the operations when a touch on the S1, S2 or S3 touch key is detected.
    [00047] In Figure 5, when it detects that a finger touches the touch key S1, S2 or S3 through touch panel 1 (SIM in step S21), the CPU 11 does not process the touch over touch key S1, S2 or S3 as key compression (step S22), fixes a timer 13 in the control unit 10 at a certain period of time, in this way to activate a timer 13 (step S23), and determines whether a touch in area A or area B is detected and the finger is released from touch panel 1 (steps S24 to S26).
    [00048] Consequently, when a touch in area A or area B is not detected (NOT in step S24, NOT in step S25), and when the finger is not released from touch panel 1 (NOT in step S27), the CPU 11 determines whether timer 13 counts the certain fixed period of time and ends timing (step S27).
    [00049] As a result, when the timer is determined not to time out (NOT in step S27), CPU 11 returns to step S24 to repeat the same processing. On the other hand, when the timer is determined to time out (SIM in step S26), the CPU 11 processes the touch on the S1, S2 or S3 touch key as key compression (step S28).
    [00050] On the other hand, when a touch in area B or area B is detected (YES in step S24, YES in step S25), the CPU 11 does not process the touch on the touch key S1, S2 or S3 as compression key (step S29). When the finger is released from touch panel 1 (SIM in step S26), CPU 11 processes the touch over touch key S1, S2 or S3 as key compression (step S28).
    [00051] Thus, as illustrated in Figure 2, when a finger is slid from a position P21 to a position P22 on the display unit 2 away from the keys part 3, even if the finger mistakenly touches a position P23 of the key. touch S3 on key part 3 before touching position P21 on monitor unit 2, erroneous touch is not processed as key compression.
    [00052] Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the portable terminal 100 in which the touch panel 1 is arranged on the monitor unit 2 and a part extended from the monitor unit 2 and the part arranged outside the monitor unit monitor 2 is used as key part 3 can prevent user from playing key part 3 erroneously and cause erroneous operation.
    [00053] Since area A on monitor 2 in Figure 2 can be such that touch panel 1 can make a notification at a notified interval to CPU 11 when the user slides a finger over touch panel 1 , even if one finger touches the S1, S2 or S3 touch key, the touch is not determined as key compression even though the other finger is touching touch panel 1.
    [00054] In the present embodiment, a key operation is not prohibited until a touch in the area A is detected and thus a normal touch processing is simplified.
    [00055] Furthermore, in the present mode, the distance between the monitor unit 2 and the touch keys S1, S2, S3 need not be extended to prevent an erroneous operation of the keys part 3, and correspondingly the device does not grow by size.
    [00056] The present modality does not need an operation in which a touch is not processed as key compression until a touch of a finger on the touch key S1, S2 or S3 is detected within a certain period of time in order to prevent an erroneous operation of the keys part 3, thus reducing the erroneous operations.
    [00057] Furthermore, the present embodiment does not need a method to detect that a finger is slipped from the monitor unit 2 towards the touch keys S1, S2 and S3 and then control the subsequent key compression in order to prevent an erroneous operation of the keys part 3, thus restricting the processing to detect a slip of the finger to increase.
    [00058] The operations when a touch in area A is detected are described in the example of Figure 4, but the key compression processing on the key part 3 can be stopped for certain period of time also when a touch in the area B is detected. Alternatively, when a touch in area A or area B is detected, the key compression processing on the key part 3 can be stopped for a certain period of time.
    [00059] The example in Figure 5 explains the processing (steps S24 and S25) of determining whether a touch in area A or area B is detected until the timer ends timing after being fixed to a certain period of time, and step processing (step S26) of determining whether the finger is released from touch panel 1, but processing in step S26 can be omitted. SECOND MODE
    [00060] A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to Figure 6.
    [00061] Figure 6 illustrates a touch panel structure 1 used for a portable terminal according to the present embodiment. An area A (detection area) on the monitor unit 2 is set to be common between the touch keys S1, S2 and S3 according to the first modality, while a plurality of areas A1, A2 and A3 (detection areas) is assigned to the touch keys S1, S2 and S3, respectively, according to the present embodiment as illustrated in Figure 6. Correspondingly, a plurality of areas B1, B2 and B3 (boundary areas) is assigned in area B (area of boundary) between monitor unit 2 and touch key 3. Another structure is the same as in the first mode.
    [00062] In this case, assuming the areas A1, A2 and A3 in the monitor unit 2 corresponding to the touch keys S1, S2 and S3 in the keys part 31, the CPU 11 interrupts the key compression detection on the touch key S1 for a certain period of time when a touch is detected in area A1, interrupts key press detection on the touch key S2 for a certain period of time when a touch is detected in area A2, and interrupts key press detection over the S3 touch key for a certain period of time when a touch is detected in area A3.
    [00063] The operations of the present mode will be described below with reference to Figures 7 and 8. The key operation control programs corresponding to the flowcharts of Figures 7 and 8 are previously fixed in memory 12 in the control unit 10, for example, and are run by CPU 11 in control unit 10.
    [00064] Figure 7 explains the operation when a touch in area A1 (i = 1, 2, 3) on monitor unit 2 next to key part 3 is detected.
    [00065] In Figure 7, when a touch is detected in an area A1 (i = 1, 2, 3) on the monitor unit 2 through touch panel 1 (SIM in step S31), the CPU 11 stops processing pressing key on a Si touch key corresponding to area Ai (step S32), sets the timer 13 in the control unit 10 in a certain period of time, thus to activate the timer 13 (step S33), and determines whether the finger is released from touch panel 1 (step S34).
    [00066] Consequently, when it is determined that the finger is not released from panel 1 (NOT in step S34), the CPU 11 determines whether the timer counts the certain fixed period of time and ends the timing (step S35). As a result, when the timer is determined not to time out (NOT at step S35), the CPU 11 returns to step S34 to repeat the same processing.
    [00067] On the other hand, when the finger is determined to be released from touch panel 1 (SIM in step S34) or when the timer is determined to end timing (YES in step S35), CPU 11 cancels the interrupt of the key compression processing on the Si touch keys (step S36).
    [00068] Figure 8 explains the operations when a touch on a Si touch key (i = 1, 2, 3) is detected.
    [00069] In Figure 5, when it detects that a finger touches a Si touch key through touch panel 1 (SIM in step S41), the CPU 11 does not process the touch over the Si touch key as key compression ( step S42), sets the timer 13 in the control unit 10 in a certain period of time, thus to activate the timer 13 (step S43), and determines whether a touch in an area Ai or in area Bi is assigned to the touch key Si is detected and the finger is released from the touch panel (steps S44 to S46).
    [00070] Consequently, when a touch in an area Ai or an area Bi is not detected (NO in step S44, NOT in step S45) and when the finger is not released from touch panel 1 (step S46: NO), the CPU 11 determines whether timer 13 counts the certain fixed period of time and ends timing (step S47).
    [00071] As a result, when the timer is determined not to time out (NOT in step S47), CPU 11 returns to step S44 to repeat the same processing. On the other hand, when the timer is determined to time out (SIM in step S47), the CPU 11 processes the touch on the Si touch key as key compression (step S48).
    [00072] On the other hand, when a touch in an area Ai or an area Bi is detected (YES in step S44, YES in step S45), the CPU 11 does not perform key compression processing on the touched Si touch key (step S49). When the finger is released from touch panel 1 (SIM in step S46), the CPU 11 processes the touch over the touch key Si as key compression (step S48).
    [00073] Thus, according to the present modality, even if another finger is placed over an area (which will be called area A1 below), only the touch key S1 corresponding to area Ai is unable to compress for a certain period of time , and touch keys S2 and S3 corresponding to areas A2 and A3 are enabled to compress.
    [00074] The example in Figure 6 illustrates three touch keys 31, but the number of keys is not limited to this and can be two, four or more and the numbers of areas A and B can be correspondingly two, four or more, respectively.
    [00075] The example in Figure 7 explains the operations when a touch in an area Ai is detected, but the key compression processing on the touch key Si can be stopped for a certain period of time also when a touch in an area Bi is detected. Alternatively, when a touch in an Ai area or an Bi area is detected, key compression processing on the Si touch keys may be interrupted for a certain period of time.
    [00076] The example in Figure 8 explains the processing (steps S44 and S45) of determining whether a touch in an area Ai or an area Bi is detected and the processing (step S46) of determining whether the finger is released from the touch panel 1 until the timer ends timing after being fixed to a certain period of time, but processing in step S46 can be omitted.
    [00077] The portable terminal has been described according to each of the embodiments in which the area B (limit area) is present between the monitor unit 2 on the touch panel 1 and the touch key 3, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and can be applied to a variant where the monitor unit 2 and the touch key 3 directly contact each other without area B. In this case, area A (detection area) contacts directly to touch key 3.
    [00078] The portable terminal and the method for controlling a key operation thereof can be obtained in hardware, software or a combination thereof. The structure in hardware, software or a combination thereof in this case is not particularly limited, and any form capable of performing the above functions may apply.
    [00079] Part or all of the modalities may be described as in the following supplementary notes, but are not limited to the following.
    [00080] Supplemental Note 1: A portable terminal comprising: a monitor unit; a touch panel that is disposed on the monitor unit and a part other than the monitor unit extended from the monitor unit, the touch panel detecting a position touched by a user on the monitor unit and outside the monitor unit. monitor; a key portion is arranged outside the display unit on the touch panel, the key portion detecting key compression through the touch panel; and a control unit which, when it detects that the user touches a detection area situated close to the key part of the monitor unit through the touch panel, even if it is detected that the user touches the key part, it does not process the tap on the key part as key compression.
    [00081] Supplementary Note 2: The handheld terminal according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein when it detects that the user touches the detection area, the control unit does not process the touch detected on the key part as key compression until a certain amount of time has elapsed or the user's touch is released from the touch panel.
    [00082] Supplementary Note 3: The portable terminal according to Supplementary Note 1 or 2, when it detects that the user touches the key part, the control unit does not process touching the key part as key compression during certain period of time, and when it detects that the user touches the detection area or a boundary area within certain period of time, the control unit does not perform key compression processing on the key part.
    [00083] Supplementary note 4: The portable terminal according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of keys is arranged on the key portion, a plurality of detection areas and a plurality of boundary areas are assigned to the detection area and the boundary area depending on the keys, and when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas via the touch panel, the control unit does not process, like key compression, the detected touch on any one of the keys according to any of the detection areas touched by the user.
    [00084] Supplementary Note 5: The handheld terminal according to Supplementary Note 4, wherein when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas, the control unit stops a key compression processing on any of the keys according to any of the detection areas touched by the user until a certain period of time has elapsed or the user's touch is released from the touch panel.
    [00085] Supplementary Note 6: Handheld terminal according to Supplementary Note 4 or 5, in which when it detects that the user touches any of the keys, the control unit does not process touching any of the keys as compression of key, and when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas or any of the boundary areas according to any of the keys within a certain period of time, the control unit does not perform key compression processing on the keys part.
    [00086] Supplementary Note 7: The handheld terminal according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 6, wherein the detection area is fixed in a range in which a touch panel detection signal can be predetermined times notified to a interval notified to the control unit when a user touch is slid over the touch panel.
    [00087] Supplementary note 8: The portable terminal according to supplemental note 1, wherein the monitor unit and the key part directly contact each other, and the detection area and the key part directly contact each other .
    [00088] Supplemental Note 9: A method for controlling a key operation of a portable terminal, the portable terminal comprising a monitor unit, a touch panel which is arranged on the monitor unit and a part other than the monitor unit extended from the display unit and detects a position touched by a user on the display unit and outside the display unit, and a key portion that is arranged outside the display unit on the touch panel and detects compression of key through the touch panel, where when it is detected that the user touches a detection area located near the key portion of the monitor unit through the touch panel, even if it is detected that the user touches the key portion, a control unit does not process the touch over the key part as key compression.
    [00089] Supplementary Note 10: The method for controlling a key operation of a handheld terminal according to Supplementary Note 9, wherein when it detects that the user touches the detection area, the control unit does not process the detected touch about the key part like key compression until a certain period of time has elapsed or the user touch is released from the touch panel.
    [00090] Supplementary Note 11: The method for controlling a key operation of a handheld terminal in accordance with Supplementary Note 9 or 10, wherein when it detects that the user touches the keys portion, the control unit does not process the touch on the key part as key compression for certain period of time, and when it is detected that the user touches the detection area or the boundary area within certain period of time, the control unit does not perform compression processing key on the keys part.
    [00091] Supplementary note 12: The method for controlling a key operation of a portable terminal according to any one of supplementary notes 9 to 11, wherein a plurality of keys is arranged in the key portion, a plurality of detection areas and a plurality of boundary areas are assigned to the detection area and the boundary area according to the keys, when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas through the touch panel, the control unit does not process, as key compression, the touch detected on any of the keys according to any of the detection areas touched by the user.
    [00092] Supplemental note 13: The method for controlling a key operation of a handheld terminal in accordance with supplemental note 12, wherein when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas, the control unit does not interrupt a key compression processing on any of the keys according to any of the detection areas touched by the user until a certain period of time has elapsed or the user's touch is released from the touch panel.
    [00093] Supplemental note 14: The method for controlling a hand-held terminal key operation in accordance with supplemental note 12 or 13, wherein when it detects that the user touches any of the keys, the control unit does not process the touch any of the keys as key compression, and when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas or any of the boundary areas according to any of the keys within a certain period of time, the control unit does not perform key compression processing on the key part.
    [00094] Supplemental Note 15: The method for controlling a hand-held terminal key operation in accordance with any one of Supplemental Notes 9 to 14, wherein the detection area is fixed in a range in which a panel detection signal Touch times can be predetermined times notified at an interval notified to the control unit when a user touch is swiped over the touch panel.
    [00095] Supplementary note 16: The method for controlling the key operation of a portable terminal according to supplemental note 9, wherein the monitor unit and the key part directly contact each other, and the detection area and the boundary area directly contact each other.
    [00096] Supplemental Note 17: A key operation control program for a portable terminal, the portable terminal comprising a monitor unit, a touch panel which is disposed on the monitor unit and a part other than the monitor unit extended from the monitor unit and detects a position touched by a user on the monitor unit and outside the monitor unit, and a key portion that is arranged outside the monitor unit on the touch panel and detects key compression through the touch panel, the program causing a computer to act as a control unit that, when it detects that the user touches a detection area located near the key portion of the monitor unit through the touch panel, even if it is detected that the user plays the key part, does not process the tap on the key part as key compression.
    [00097] Supplementary note 18: The key operation control program for a handheld terminal according to supplemental note 17, wherein when it detects that the user touches the detection area, the control unit does not process the detected touch over the key part like key compression until certain period of time has elapsed or the user touch is released from the touch panel.
    [00098] Supplementary note 19: The key operation control program for the handheld terminal according to supplemental note 17 or 18, in which when it detects that the user touches the keys part, the control unit does not process the touch about the key part as key compression during certain period of time, and when it detects that the user touches the detection area or the boundary area within certain period of time, the control unit does not perform a compression processing of key on the keys part.
    [00099] Supplemental note 20: The key operation control program according to any one of supplemental notes 17 to 20, wherein a plurality of keys is arranged in the key portion, a plurality of detection areas, and a plurality of Boundary areas are assigned to the detection area and the boundary area according to the keys, and when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas via the touch panel, the control unit does not process such as compression of key, the touch detected on any of the keys according to any of the detection areas touched by the user.
    [000100] Supplementary note 21: The key operation control program for a handheld terminal according to supplemental note 19, wherein when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas, the control unit does not interrupt a key compression processing on any of the keys according to any of the detection areas touched by the user until a certain period of time has elapsed or the user's touch is released from the touch panel.
    [000101] Supplementary note 22: The key operation control program for a handheld terminal according to supplemental note 20 or 21, wherein when it detects that the user touches any of the keys, the control unit does not process the touch any of the keys as key compression, and when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas or any of the boundary areas according to any of the keys within a certain period of time, the control unit does not perform key compression processing on the key part.
    [000102] Supplemental Note 23: The key operation control program for a handheld terminal in accordance with any one of Supplemental Notes 17 to 21, wherein the detection area is situated in a range in which a panel detection signal Touch times can be predetermined times notified at an interval notified to the control unit when a user touch is swiped over the touch panel.
    [000103] Supplementary note 24: The key operation control program for a handheld terminal according to supplemental note 17, wherein the monitor unit and the key part area directly contact each other and the detection area and the key part directly contact each other.
    [000104] The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The structure and details of the present invention can be varied variously within the scope of the present invention understood by those skilled in the art.
    [000105] The present application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-120345 filed May 30, 2011, fully incorporated herein by reference. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
    [000106] As described above, the present invention is a portable terminal device such as a cell phone or a PHS (Personal Portable Telephone System), and is applicable to a terminal device having a touch panel, a method for controlling a key operation of it, and a program. REFERENCE SIGNALS LIST 1 Touch panel 2 Monitor unit 3 Key part 10 Control unit 11 CPU 12 Memory 13 Stopwatch 20 Wireless communication unit 31 Touch key 100 Hand-held terminal 101 Housing
    权利要求:
    Claims (7)
    [0001]
    1. Portable terminal comprising: (a) a monitor unit (2); (b) a touch panel (1) which is arranged on the display unit (2) and a part other than the display unit (2) extended from the display unit (2), the touch panel (1 ) detecting a position touched by a user on the monitor unit (2) and outside the monitor unit (2); (c) a key part (3) which is arranged outside the display unit (2) and inside the part other than the display unit on the touch panel (1), the key part (3) detecting compression keystroke through the touch panel (1); characterized in that: (d) a control unit (10) that performs any one of first control and second control based on a notification from the touch panel (1), wherein (d1) the first control is control that, when it detects that the user touches a detection area located near the key part (3) of the monitor unit (2) through the touch panel (1) (S11), even if it is detected that the user touches the keys part (3), ceases to process the touch on the keys part (3) as key compression (S12), and (d2) the second control is control that, when it detects that the user touches the part of keys (3) (S21), stops processing the keystroke part (3) as key compression for a certain period of time (S22, S23, S27), determines whether the user touches the detection area or a boundary area within a certain period of time (S24 ,S25) and when it is determined that the user touches the detection area or a boundary area, it ceases to be real performs a key compression processing on the keys part (3) (S29) and when it is determined that the user does not release the touch of the touch panel (1) (S26), performs the key compression processing on the keys part (3) (S28), the boundary area being arranged between the monitor unit (2) and the key part (3) on the touch panel (1).
    [0002]
    2. Portable terminal, according to claim 1, characterized in that when it detects that the user touches the detection area, the control unit (10) fails to process the touch detected on the part of keys (3) such as key compression until a certain period of time elapses or the user touch is released from the touch panel (1).
    [0003]
    3. Portable terminal according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a plurality of keys is arranged on the key part (3), a plurality of detection areas and a plurality of boundary areas are assigned to the detection area and boundary area depending on the keys, and when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas via the touch panel (1), the control unit (10) ceases to process such as key compression , the detected touch on any of the keys according to any of the detection areas touched by the user.
    [0004]
    4. Portable terminal, according to claim 3, characterized in that when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas, the control unit (10) interrupts the key compression processing on any of the keys according to any of the detection areas touched by the user until a certain period of time has elapsed or the user's touch is released from the touch panel (1).
    [0005]
    5. Portable terminal, according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that when it detects that the user touches any of the keys, the control unit (10) ceases to process the touch on any of the keys as compression and when it detects that the user touches any of the detection areas or any of the boundary areas according to any of the keys within a certain period of time, the control unit (10) fails to perform a processing of key compression on the keys part (3).
    [0006]
    6. Portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the detection area is fixed in a range in which a touch panel detection signal (1) can be predetermined times notified to a interval notified to the control unit (10) when a user touch is slid over the touch panel (1).
    [0007]
    7. Method for controlling a key operation of a portable terminal, the portable terminal comprises a monitor unit (2), a touch panel (1) which is arranged on the monitor unit (2) and a part which is not the monitor unit (2) extended from the monitor unit (2) and detects a position touched by a user on the monitor unit (2) and outside the monitor unit (2), and a key part (3) which is arranged outside the monitor unit (2) and inside the part other than the monitor unit (2) in the touch panel (1) and detects key press through the touch panel (1), characterized by the fact that a control unit (10) that performs any one of first control and second control based on a notification from the touch panel (1), wherein the first control is control that when it detects that the user touches a detection area located near the key part (3) of the monitor unit (2) through the touch panel (1) (S11), even if it is detected that the user touches the keys part (3), it fails to process the touch on the keys part (3) as key compression (S12), and the second control is control that, when it detects that the user touches the key part (3) (S21), stops processing the touch on the key part (3) as key compression for a certain period of time (S22, S23, S27), determines whether the user touches the detection area or a boundary area within a certain period of time (S24, S25) and when the user is determined to touch the detection area or a boundary area, it fails to perform key compression processing on the keys part (3) (S29) and when it is determined that the user does not release the touch of the touch panel (1) (S26), it performs key compression processing on the keys part (3) (S28), the boundary area being arranged between the display unit (2) and the key part (3) on the touch panel (1).
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