Information viewing apparatus, control program and controlling method

摘要

Disclosed is an information viewing apparatus, which makes it possible for the user to conduct operations for inputting information and establishing various kinds of functions only by conducting consecutive simplified operations from a multi-touchable touch panel. The apparatus includes a display section provided with a multi-touchable touch panel having first and second touch panels, and a control section that controls the display section. In a state that the display section is displaying a document, when detecting a predetermined dragging action, the control section makes the display section displays an inputting screen, which allows the user to conduct an inputting operation from the second touch panel, during a time when a touching status is maintained in such a manner that the inputting screen overlaps the document. When the touching status is released, the control section controls the display section so as to make the inputting screen evacuate from the document.

主权项

1. An information viewing apparatus, comprising:
a display section provided with a multi-touchable touch panel which generates signals when touched, wherein the multi-touchable touch panel is mounted over a display surface and configured to simultaneously detect: a first touching operation performed by a user at a first touch position that is at a point of dragging origin located within a designating area at a periphery of a document display area in which a document is displayed, and a second touching operation performed by the user at a second touch position, wherein the first touch position is different than the second position, and a processor that controls the display section based on signals outputted by the multi-touchable touch panel, the processor being configured to:
display the document onto the display surface of the display section;cause the display section to display the designating area at the periphery of the document display area in which the document is displayed;detect that a predetermined dragging action is the first touching operation at the first touch position by the user by dragging from the first touch position to a stop touch position,cause the display section to display an inputting screen in which the user is able to conduct an inputting operation on the inputting screen as the second touching operation performed at the second touch position, the inputting screen displayed in such a manner that the inputting screen overlaps the document and cause the inputting screen to be continuously displayed while the user maintains contact with the stop touch position; andcontrol the information viewing apparatus display section so as to, when the user releases contact with the stop touch position, with which the user has kept touching after dragging from the first touch position to the stop touch position, cause the display section to evacuate the inputting screen from the document when the user releases contact with the stop position.