JP4704146B2 - Apparatus operating device, image forming apparatus, apparatus operating method, and apparatus operating program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus operating device, an image forming apparatus, an apparatus operating method, and an apparatus operating program.

  Conventionally, the operation using voice for the operation of MFP (Multi-Functional Peripherals) that integrates the functions provided by copying machines, facsimile machines, printers, scanners and their OA devices into one unit. An apparatus operating device and an image forming apparatus having “non-visual mode” in which operation guidance is performed and “visual mode” in which operation is performed by a touch panel and a liquid crystal display are disclosed (see Patent Document 1). The “non-visual mode” in such a device classifies the operation items of the device by function group, creates a tree structure menu, and selects items on this menu using audio information as a clue. A user who is visually impaired can operate the MFP by using this “non-visual mode”.

  By the way, it is desirable that not only audio information but also visual information can be used in combination for users who are not blind (such as amblyopia and color blindness). However, the characters displayed on the display unit provided in the conventional operation device are relatively small, and there is a problem that visibility is low for a low vision user. In order to solve this problem, an image forming apparatus capable of displaying the contents of a voice message also as a visual message is disclosed (see Patent Document 2). In such an image forming apparatus, it is possible to increase the character size and enhance the contrast with the background, thereby improving the visibility for users with low vision.

  Furthermore, the image input / output device selects a character color or background color in response to a user operation, classifies the image data displayed on the display unit into a character region and a background region, and allows each region to be operated by the user. A technique for converting to responding color data is disclosed (see Patent Document 3).

JP 2003-330881 A JP 2005-41081 A JP 2005-26933 A

  However, the image input / output device disclosed in Patent Document 3 has a problem that if the user selects the character color and the background color in the same color, the character message cannot be confirmed.

  Even if you do not select the same color, if you select cold colors or warm colors as the text color and background color, it will be difficult for color-blind users to see the difference, and the visibility will be significantly reduced. There was a problem that.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus operating device, an image forming apparatus, an apparatus operating method, and an apparatus operating program capable of performing highly visible display for a user operation. And

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the invention according to claim 1 is a display object that is a menu or a message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operation, and an area other than the display object in the operation unit. In a device operating device for displaying a certain background, a current display color storage means for storing a current display object color indicating the current display color of the display object and a current background color indicating the current display color of the background; Display object color acquisition means for acquiring a specified display object color indicating a new display color of the display object, and the specified display object color acquired by the display object color acquisition means and the current display color storage means Display color comparing means for comparing whether or not the current background color is the same color, and the display color When the comparison means determines that the designated display object color and the current background color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color, the current display color storage means stores the current background color as the current background color. Display color changing means for storing the same color as the current display object color and storing the same color as the designated display object color as the current display object color.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus operating device according to the first aspect, the display color changing means is stored in the designated display object color and the current display color storage means by the display color comparing means. When it is determined that the current background color is not the same color, the current display color storage means stores the same color as the designated display object color as the current display object color.

  The invention according to claim 3 further includes background color acquisition means for acquiring a designated background color indicating a new display color of the background in the device operating device according to claim 1 or 2, The display color comparison unit compares whether or not the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition unit and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage unit are the same color, The display color changing means stores the current display color storage when the display color comparing means determines that the designated background color and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are the same. The means stores the same color as the current background color as the current display object color, and stores the same color as the designated background color as the current background color.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus operating device according to the third aspect, the display color changing means is stored in the designated background color and the current display color storage means by the display color comparing means. If it is determined that the current display object color is not the same color, the current display color storage means stores the same color as the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition means as the current background color. It is characterized by this.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus operating device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the current display object color or the current background is stored in the current display color storage unit by the display color changing unit. It further comprises display means for displaying in vermilion when red is stored as the color.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the device operating device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the current display object color or the current background is stored in the current display color storage unit by the display color changing unit. It further comprises display means for displaying in blue-green when green is stored as the color.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the device display device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the specified display object color is acquired when the display object color acquisition unit acquires the specified display object color. Voice output means for outputting voice guidance for colors is further provided.

The invention according to claim 8 is the device operating device according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein when the specified background color is acquired by the background color acquisition unit, the specified background color is obtained. Voice output means for outputting voice guidance is further provided.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the device operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein at least one of the current display object color and the current background color is selected by the display color changing unit. When the change is made, it further includes an audio output means for outputting the change contents as an audio.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the device operating device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, both the current display object color and the current background color are changed by the display color changing means. And when the current display object color is changed to the designated display object color acquired by the display object color acquisition means, the update content for the current display object color is updated for the current background color. It further comprises audio output means for outputting audio prior to the updated content.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the device operating device according to any one of the third to sixth aspects, both the current display object color and the current background color are changed by the display color changing means. In the case where the current background color is changed to the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition unit, the update content for the current display object color is changed to the update content for the current display object color. It further comprises audio output means for outputting audio earlier.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the device operating device according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects, the display object color acquisition means outputs and outputs voice guidance for the designated display object color. The specified display object color selected by the user based on the voice guidance is acquired.

The invention according to claim 13 is the device operating device according to any one of claims 3 to 12, wherein the background color acquisition means outputs and outputs voice guidance for the designated background color. The designated background color selected by the user based on the voice guidance is acquired.

  The invention according to claim 14 is a display object that is a menu or a message displayed on an operation unit that performs a key operation, and a device operation device that displays a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit. A current display color storage means for storing a current display object color indicating the current display color of the object, a current background color indicating the current display color of the background, and a designated background color indicating the new display color of the background. The background color acquisition means to be acquired is compared with whether or not the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition means and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color. Display color comparison means; and the current display object stored in the designated background color and the current display color storage means by the display color comparison means. If it is determined that the current color is the same color as the current background color, the current display color storage means stores the same color as the current background color as the current display object color, and the designated background as the current background color. Display color changing means for storing the same color as the color.

  The invention according to claim 15 is a display object that is a menu or a message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operations, and a device operation device that displays a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit. Contrast color storage means for storing the specified color indicating the display color of the object or the background and the contrast color that is easily distinguishable with respect to the specified color, and the new specified color of the display object Display object color acquisition means to acquire, contrast color determination means for specifying the contrast color stored in the contrast color storage means in association with the specified color acquired by the display object color acquisition means, and the display object The display color of the display object is changed to the specified color acquired by the display object color acquisition means. Characterized by the display color to and a display color changing means for changing the determined a contrasting color by the contrasting color determining means.

  The invention according to claim 16 is the apparatus operating device according to claim 15, further comprising background color acquisition means for acquiring the new specified color of the background, wherein the contrast color determination means is the background The contrast color stored in the contrast color storage means is specified in association with the designated color obtained by the color obtaining means, and the designated color changing means obtains the background display color by the background color obtaining means. The display color of the display object is changed to the contrast color specified by the contrast color determination means.

  The invention according to claim 17 is the device operating device according to claim 15 or claim 16, wherein the designated color and the contrast color associated with each other in the contrast color storage means are a cold color and a warm color. It is a combination with the color of the system.

  The invention according to claim 18 is provided with a device operating device that receives input information for image formation, and performs image formation according to the input information received by the device operating device, wherein the device operating device includes: It is an apparatus operating device as described in any one of Claims 1-17, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The invention according to claim 19 is a display object that is a menu or a message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operations, and a device operation method that displays a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit. A display object color acquisition step for acquiring a specified display object color indicating a new display color of the object; the specified display object color acquired by the display object color acquisition step; and a current display color indicating the current display color of the display object A display color comparison step for comparing whether or not the current background color stored in the current display color storage means for storing the display object color and the current background color indicating the current display color is the same; The designated display object color and the current display by a color comparison step If it is determined that the current background color stored in the storage means is the same color, the current display color storage means stores the same color as the current display object color as the current background color; And a display color changing step for storing the same color as the designated display object color as the current display object color.

  The invention according to claim 20 is a display object that is a menu or a message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operation, and a device operation method that displays a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit. A background color acquisition step for acquiring a designated background color indicating a new display color, the specified background color acquired by the background color acquisition step, a current display object color indicating a current display color of the display object, A display color comparison step for comparing whether or not the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means for storing the current background color indicating the current display color of the background is the same color; The designated background color and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means by the display color comparison step Are determined to be the same color, the current display color storage means stores the same color as the current background color as the current display object color, and the same as the designated background color as the current background color. And a display color changing step for storing the colors.

  The invention according to claim 21 is a display object that is a menu or a message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operations, and a device operation method that displays a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit. A display object color acquisition step of acquiring a new display object of the object or a specified color indicating the display color of the background; the specified color in association with the specified color acquired by the display object color acquisition step; A contrast color determining step for determining the contrast color stored in a contrast color storage means for storing a contrast color that is easily distinguishable with respect to the designated color, and a display color of the display object Change to the specified color acquired by the object color acquisition step, A display color changing step of changing the contrasting color determined by the contrasting color determination step of 示色, characterized by having a.

  The invention according to claim 22 is the device operation method according to claim 21, further comprising a background color acquisition step of acquiring the new specified color of the background, wherein the contrast color determination step includes the background color determination step. The contrast color stored in the contrast color storage means is specified in association with the designated color obtained by the color obtaining step, and the designated color changing step obtains the display color of the background by the background color obtaining step. The display color of the display object is changed to the contrast color specified by the contrast color determination step.

  The invention according to claim 23 causes a computer to execute the device operating method according to any one of claims 19 to 22.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the designated display object color indicating the new display color of the display object is obtained by the display object color obtaining means, and the designation obtained by the display object color obtaining means is obtained by the display color comparing means. Whether the display object color and the current background color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color is compared, and the display color changing means is used to display the designated display object color and the current display color storage by the display color comparison means. If it is determined that the current background color stored in the means is the same color, the current display color storage means stores the same color as the current display object color as the current background color, and the current display object color Even if the same color as the background color is set as the display object color by storing the same color as the specified display object color To be set so as not dynamically in the same color, there is an effect that it is possible to ensure a reliably visibility.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the display color changing means determines that the designated display object color and the current background color stored in the current display color storage means are not the same color by the display color comparing means. In this case, by storing the same color as the designated display object color as the current display object color in the current display color storage means, the color is changed to the color designated by the operator only when the display object color is not the same as the background color. Therefore, it is possible to set a color that is easy for the operator to see while ensuring visibility.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the background color acquisition means acquires the designated background color indicating the new display color of the background, and the display color comparison means acquires the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition means. And the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are compared with each other, and the display color change means is stored in the designated background color and the current display color storage means by the display color comparison means. If it is determined that the current display object color is the same, the current display color storage means stores the same color as the current background color as the current display object color, and the same as the specified background color as the current background color. If the same color as the display object color is set as the background color, it is automatically set so that it does not become the same color. Achieve the cormorant effect.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the display color changing means determines that the designated background color and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are not the same color by the display color comparing means. In this case, by storing the same color as the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition unit as the current background color in the current display color storage unit, only when the background color is not the same as the display object color Since the color can be changed to the designated color, it is possible to set a color that is easy for the operator to see while ensuring visibility.

  According to the invention of claim 5, when the display means changes the display color changing means to display the current display object color or the current background color in red in the current display color storage means, the display color is displayed in vermilion. Since red can be displayed in red with no high brightness, that is, in a color with a short wavelength, the menu and message can be easily identified for the first color blind operator.

  According to the invention of claim 6, when the display means changes the display color changing means to store the current display object color or the current background color in the current display color storage means, the display color is displayed in blue-green. Thus, an operator who is red-green blind can distinguish green from red and can recognize the menu and message easily for the operator who is red-green blind.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the designated display object color is acquired by the display object color acquisition unit by the audio output unit, the voice guidance for the specified display object color is output, thereby displaying the display color. Since the change can be confirmed by voice, there is an effect that the display color can be grasped even when the display color is changed to a display color that is difficult to visually recognize or for an operator with low vision.

  According to the invention of claim 8, when the designated background color is acquired by the voice output means by the voice output means, the voice guidance for the specified background color is output, so that the display color can be changed. Therefore, the display color can be grasped even when the display color is changed to a display color that is difficult to visually recognize or for an operator with low vision.

  According to the invention of claim 9, when at least one of the current display object color and the current background color is changed by the display color changing unit by the audio output unit, the change content is output by voice. Thus, since the change of the display color can be confirmed by voice, there is an effect that the display color can be grasped even when the display color is changed to a display color that is difficult to visually recognize or for an operator with low vision.

  According to the invention of claim 10, when both the current display object color and the current background color are changed by the display color changing means by the audio output means, and the current display object color is obtained as the display object color. When the display object color is changed to the specified display object color acquired by the means, the update content for the current display object color is output as a sound before the update content for the current background color is output. In this case, since the display object color is always output first as a sound, the change contents can be easily grasped.

  According to the invention of claim 11, when both the current display object color and the current background color are changed by the display color changing means by the audio output means, and the current background color is changed by the background color acquiring means. When it is changed to the specified background color that has been acquired, if the change of the background color is instructed by outputting the update content for the current background color before the update content for the current display object color. Since the background color is always output by voice first, the change contents can be easily grasped.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, the display object color obtaining means outputs a voice guidance for the designated display object color, and obtains the designated display object color selected by the user based on the outputted voice guidance. By doing so, the display color of the display object can be set by voice, so that even if the display color of the current display object is difficult to distinguish and the menu or message is difficult to distinguish, the display color can be easily changed. There is an effect that can be.

  According to the invention of claim 13, the background color acquisition means outputs voice guidance for the designated background color, and acquires the designated background color selected by the user based on the outputted voice guidance. Since the background display color can be set by voice, it is difficult to determine the current background display color, and the display color can be easily changed even when it is difficult to determine menus and messages. Play.

  According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the designated background color indicating a new display color of the background is obtained by the background color obtaining unit, and the designated background color obtained by the background color obtaining unit is obtained by the display color comparing unit. And the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are compared with each other and stored in the designated background color and the current display color storage means by the display color changing means by the display color changing means. If the current display object color is determined to be the same color, the current display color storage means stores the same color as the current background color as the current display object color, and the designated background color as the current background color. By storing the same color as the display object, even if the same color as the display object color is set as the background color, it is automatically set so that it does not become the same color, thus ensuring visibility There is an effect that it is Rukoto.

  According to the invention of claim 15, the display object color acquisition means acquires the new specified color of the display object, and the contrast color determination means corresponds to the specified color acquired by the display object color acquisition means. The contrast color stored in the contrast color storage means is determined, the display color changing means changes the display color of the display object to the designated color acquired by the display object color acquiring means, and the background display color is contrasted. By changing to the contrast color determined by the determining means, the contrast color with respect to the display color of the changed display object is determined as the display color of the background, so a menu or message with high visibility for any operator can be displayed. There is an effect that it can be displayed.

  According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the background color acquisition unit acquires a new designated color of the background, and the contrast color determination unit correlates with the specified color acquired by the background color acquisition unit. The contrast color stored in the storage means is specified, and the designated color changing means changes the display color of the background to the designated color acquired by the background color acquiring means, and the display color of the display object is specified by the contrast color determining means. By changing to the contrast color, the contrast color with respect to the display color of the changed background is determined as the display color of the display object, so that a menu or message with high visibility can be displayed for any operator. There is an effect.

  According to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, since the designated color and the contrast color associated with each other in the contrast color storage means are a combination of a cold color and a warm color, a display with high visibility is achieved. Since it is a combination of colors, it is possible to display a highly visible menu or message for any operator.

  According to the invention of claim 18, the device operating device is any one of the device operating devices according to claims 1 to 17, and therefore, an operation unit with high visibility is applied to the image forming apparatus. It is possible to display a highly visible menu or message for any operator.

  According to the nineteenth aspect of the invention, the display object color acquisition step acquires the designated display object color indicating a new display color of the display object, and the display color comparison step acquires the display object color. The specified display object color is the same as the current background color stored in the current display color storage means for storing the current display object color indicating the current display color of the display object and the current background color indicating the current display color. If the display color changing step determines that the designated display object color and the current background color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color in the display color changing step The current display color storage means stores the same color as the current display object color as the current background color. By storing the same color as the specified display object color as the project color, even if the same color as the background color is set as the display object color, it is automatically set so that it does not become the same color. There is an effect that the sex can be secured.

  According to the invention of claim 20, the designated background color indicating a new display color of the background is obtained by the background color obtaining step, and the designated background color obtained by the background color obtaining step is obtained by the display color comparing step. The current display object color indicating the current display color of the display object and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means for storing the current background color indicating the current display color of the background. When the display color changing step determines that the designated background color and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color in the display color changing step Stores the same color as the current background color as the current display object color and the same color as the specified background color as the current background color in the current display color storage means. Accordingly, there is an effect that since it is set not to be automatically same color as the same color and the display object color to the background color is set, it is possible to ensure a reliably visibility.

  According to the invention of claim 21, the display object color acquisition step acquires a new display object of the display object or a designated color indicating the background display color, and the contrast color determination step acquires the display object color acquisition step. The contrast color stored in the contrast color storage means is stored in association with the specified color acquired in step (b) in association with the specified color and the contrast color that is easily distinguishable from the specified color. Change the display color by changing the display color of the display object to the specified color acquired by the display object color acquisition step and changing the background display color to the contrast color determined by the contrast color determination step. Since the contrast color to the display color of the object is determined as the display color of the background, It is an effect that can be displayed with high visibility menus and messages.

  According to the invention of claim 22, the background color acquisition step acquires a new designated color of the background, and the contrast color determination step correlates with the specified color acquired by the background color acquisition step. The contrast color stored in the storage means is specified, and the specified color changing step is performed by changing the display color of the background to the specified color acquired by the background color acquiring step, and the display color of the display object is specified by the contrast color determining step. By changing to the contrast color, the contrast color with respect to the display color of the changed background is determined as the display color of the display object, so that a menu or message with high visibility can be displayed for any operator. There is an effect.

  According to the invention of claim 23, by causing a computer to execute the device operating method described in any one of claims 19 to 22, each of the methods described in claims 19 to 22 is performed. There is an effect.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION With reference to the accompanying drawings, the best implementation of a device operating device for displaying a highly visible menu and message, an image forming apparatus including the device operating device, a device operating method, and a device operating program according to the present invention Will be described in detail.

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A first embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, a configuration example of a multifunction machine including a device operating device to which the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a multifunction peripheral according to the first embodiment. Note that the device operating device according to the present invention is not limited to a multifunction device, and may be any device having diversified functions. In these apparatuses, the same effect can be expected.

  A multifunction device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a host connection device 101 for connecting a host (not shown) and the multifunction device 100, a FAX line connection device 102 for connecting to a FAX line, and a LAN (Local Area Network). ), A network connection device 103 for connecting to a network, a device operation device 104 according to the present invention for performing various setting operations of the multifunction peripheral 100, and a scanner device 105 that scans an image from a document table and creates image data. , A printer engine 106 having an image forming device and a paper supply / discharge device, control of the entire multifunction device, printer language processing, facsimile control, scanner control, voice output control, image data editing processing, control for MFP operation, etc. 107, image data received by facsimile, communication record and image data used in each function are stored. Storage device 108 that includes a speaker for outputting sound and voice in response to the user's operation result, the sound output apparatus 109 of the headphones or the like, a voice input device 110 for inputting voice operation instruction by the user emitted.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the device operating device included in the multifunction machine according to the first embodiment. The device operating device 104 includes a display unit 1041, an input information acquisition unit 1042, a voice information acquisition unit 1043, a voice information transmission unit 1044, a menu item storage unit 1045, a display color comparison unit 1046, and a display color change unit. 1047, a current display color storage unit 1048, a color information database 1000, and an output information database 2000.

  The current display color storage unit 1048 stores the display color of the current display object displayed on the operation screen and the current display color of the background. Here, the display object is a message that indicates the operation of the MFP and the operation result and operation procedure that are composed of visually recognizable objects such as characters and pictures, and the background is the display. A screen area other than the one where the object is displayed. The display color of the current display object and the display color of the current background stored in the current display color storage unit 1048 are stored when the display color of the display object or the display color of the background is acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042. In addition, it may be set in advance as a specified value.

  The menu item storage unit 1045 stores a menu to be displayed on the operation panel. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a menu displayed on the operation panel screen. The menu has a hierarchical structure (tree structure), and when a display object color, a background color, a character size, or the like is selected, a lower menu can be selected. For example, if the display object color is selected, the lower “yellow”, “red”, “cyan”, “magenta”, “green”, “blue”, “black”, and “white” can be selected.

  The display unit 1041 displays menus and messages on the operation panel. The menus and messages displayed on the operation panel are displayed according to the display color of the current display object stored in the current display color storage unit 1048, and the background area is the display color of the current background stored in the current display color storage unit 1048. Is displayed.

  The input information acquisition unit 1042 acquires operation information input from the operation panel. The input information acquisition unit 1042 includes a display object color acquisition unit 10421 and a background color acquisition unit 10422. The display object color acquisition unit 10421 acquires the selected display object color, and the background color acquisition unit 10422 acquires the selected background color.

  FIG. 4 is a display example of the operation panel when the display object color and the background color are selected. The operation panel has an area (41) for selecting the display color of the display object on the screen, an area (42) for selecting the display color of the screen background, and an area (43) for displaying the selection result. . For each selectable color, a button (44) for selecting a display color and an area (45) for confirming the color displayed on the screen are displayed.

  For example, when the operator selects “white” (46) from the display object colors displayed as “screen text color” on the operation panel, the input object acquisition unit 1042 acquires the display object color “white”. . Characters for confirmation are displayed in the display object color “white” acquired in the area for displaying the selection result (43). When the operator selects “black” (47) from the background colors displayed as “screen background color” on the operation panel, the input information acquisition unit 1042 acquires the background color “black”. A background for confirmation is displayed with the background color “black” acquired in the area for displaying the selection result (43).

  The voice information acquisition unit 1043 acquires voice uttered by the operator and recognizes the acquired voice. When it is difficult for the operator to make an input visually, the input information acquisition unit 1042 uses the voice acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 1043 instead of or in combination with the acquisition of input information from the operation panel. This is to operate the multifunction device.

  The voice information sending unit 1044 sends the result inputted from the operation panel and the voice information obtained by the voice information obtaining unit 1043 to the sound output device 109. The voice information sending unit 1044 is used for operating the multifunction device in place of or in combination with the menu display on the operation panel screen by the display unit 1041 when it is difficult for the operator to input visually. Voice guidance is sent out. The voice information sending unit 1044 sends voice guidance corresponding to the menu item storage unit 1045 when the voice information acquisition unit 1043 selects a menu.

  When the display information color is acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042, the display color comparison unit 1046 compares the acquired display object color with the background color stored in the current display color storage unit 1048 to obtain the same color. It is determined whether or not the color. When the background color is acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042, the acquired background color is compared with the display object color stored in the current display color storage unit 1048 to determine whether or not they are the same. To do.

  The display color changing unit 1047 changes the current display object color or background color in accordance with the display object color or background color acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042. That is, if the display color change unit 1047 determines that the display object color acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042 by the display color comparison unit 1046 is the same as the current background color, the display color change unit 1047 sets the current background color to the current background color. The display object color is set to the same color as the display object color, the acquired display object color is set to the current display object color, and stored in the current display color storage unit 1048. The display color changing unit 1047 determines that the current display object color is the current color when the background color acquired by the input information acquiring unit 1042 by the display color comparing unit 1046 is the same as the current display object color. The obtained background color is set as the current background color and stored in the current display color storage unit 1048.

  The color information database 1000 defines RGB values when each color is displayed on the operation screen. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the color information database. The color information database 1000 stores color IDs and RGB values in association with each other. Here, the color ID is an ID corresponding to the display color. For example, the color ID “ID_YELLOW” corresponds to “yellow”.

  When “red” is set as the display color, the RGB values R = 213, G = 94, and B = 0 are displayed. That is, it is displayed as a reddish yellow, ie, vermilion, that is generally red. The visibility of the first color blind operator can be improved by suppressing the luminance in comparison with “red” that is generally displayed. Further, when “green” is set as the display color, the RGB values R = 0, G = 158, and B = 115 are displayed. That is, it is displayed as a greenish color that is bluer than the generally displayed green, that is, bluish green. Thereby, the visibility of a red-green blind operator can be improved compared with the generally displayed green.

The output information database 2000 defines audio information to be output as audio when the display object color or background color is changed, and character information to be displayed on the operation panel. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of the data configuration of the output information database. The output information database 2000 (FIG. 6-1) stores a color ID, a region ID, and an instruction number in association with each other.
Here, the area ID indicates a target area, ID_FORGROUND indicates an area where a display object is displayed, and ID_BACKGROUND indicates a background area. The instruction number is a number that specifies output information corresponding to the selected color ID and region ID. The output information database 2000 (FIG. 6-2) stores instruction numbers, display characters, and audio file names in association with each other. Here, the display character is a message displayed on the operation panel. The audio file name is a file name in which audio information transmitted by the audio information transmitting unit 1044 is stored. The database of FIGS. 6A and 6B may be divided into two as in this embodiment, or may be integrated into one.

  Next, device operation processing by the multi-function peripheral configured as described above will be described. FIGS. 7A and 7B are flowcharts illustrating device operation procedures performed by the input information acquisition unit, the display color comparison unit, the display color change unit, the audio information transmission unit, and the display unit.

  The input information acquisition unit 1042 acquires a new display color of the display object (or background) (step S701). Here, a display object or background in which the display color acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042 is displayed is referred to as a target region. The display color comparison unit 1046 compares the display color acquired from the input information acquisition unit 1042 with the display color outside the current target area stored in the current display color storage unit 1048 (step S702). Specifically, when the display color of the display object is acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042, the display color of the acquired display object is compared with the display color of the background stored in the current display color storage unit 1048. To do. Further, when the background display color is acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042, the acquired background display color is compared with the display color of the display object currently stored in the display color storage unit 1048.

  For example, when the display color of the current display object is “white” and the display color of the background is “black”, and “black” is acquired as the display color of the display object from the input information acquisition unit 1042, The display color “black” of the display object is compared with the display color “black” of the current background.

  When it is determined that the acquired display color and the display color outside the current target area are the same color (step S703: Yes), the display color changing unit 1047 determines the type of the acquired display color (step S704). ). When it is determined that the acquired display color type is a display object (step S704: display object), the display color changing unit 1047 sets the current display color storage unit 1048 to the current background color of the current display color storage unit 1048. The same color as the display object color is stored (step S705). The display color changing unit 1047 stores the display color acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042 in the current display object color of the current display color storage unit 1048 (step S706).

  For example, in the above case, “white”, which is the display color of the current display object, is stored as the display color of the current background, and “black” acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042 as the display color of the current display object. Will be remembered.

  Thereby, even when the same color as the current background color is selected as the display object color, the display object and the background are not displayed in the same color, and visibility can be ensured.

  If it is determined in step S704 that the acquired display color type is background (step S704: background), the display color changing unit 1047 sets the current display object color in the current display color storage unit 1048 to the current display color. The same color as the background color in the storage unit 1048 is stored (step S707). The display color changing unit 1047 stores the display color acquired by the input information acquiring unit 1042 in the current background color of the current display color storage unit 1048 (step S708).

  Thereby, even when the same color as the current display object color is selected as the background color, the display object and the background are not displayed in the same color, and visibility can be ensured.

  The display unit 1041 displays that the display object color has been changed (step S709). Specifically, an instruction number is searched from the color ID of the display color changed in FIG. 6A and the changed area ID, and a display character is searched and displayed by the specified number in FIG. 6B. For example, if the display object color is changed to “black”, the color ID is “ID_BLACK”, the area ID is “ID_FORGROUND”, and the instruction number is “7” in FIG. In FIG. 6B, the display character “character color is set to black” is retrieved from the instruction number “7” and displayed.

  The audio information transmission unit 1044 transmits audio information indicating that the display object color has been changed (step S710). Specifically, in FIG. 6A, an instruction number is acquired from the color ID of the changed display color and the changed area ID, an audio file corresponding to the instruction number is acquired in FIG. A message is sent out. For example, if the display object color is changed to “black”, the color ID is “ID_BLACK”, the area ID is “ID_FORGROUND”, and the instruction number is “7” in FIG. In FIG. 6B, the voice file name “w001.wav, w009.wav, w011.wav” is selected from the instruction number “7”, and the voice message “character color is set to black” is transmitted.

  The display unit 1041 displays that the background color has been changed (step S711). Specifically, the instruction number is retrieved in FIG. 6A, and the display character is retrieved from the designated number in FIG. 6-2 and displayed. For example, when the background color is changed to “white”, in FIG. 6A, the color ID is “ID_WHITE”, the area ID is “ID_BACKGROUND”, and the instruction number is “16”. In FIG. 6B, the display character “background color is set to white” is retrieved from the instruction number “16” and displayed.

  The audio information transmitting unit 1044 transmits audio information indicating that the background color has been changed (step S712). For example, when the background color is changed to “white”, in FIG. 6A, the color ID is “ID_WHITE”, the area ID is “ID_BACKGROUND”, and the instruction number is “16”. In FIG. 6B, the voice file name “w002.wav, w010.wav, w011.wav” is selected from the instruction number “16”, and the voice message “background color set to white” is transmitted.

  In the case described above, the acquired display color is the display object color. When the acquired display color is the background color, the fact that the background color has been changed is displayed. The fact that the object color has been changed is displayed and a sound is output.

  In step S703, when the display color comparison unit 1046 determines that the acquired display color and the display color outside the current target area are not the same color (step S703: No), the display color changing unit 1047 displays the current display color. The display color acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042 is stored in the object color (or background color) (step S713). The display unit 1041 displays that the display object color (or background color) has been changed (step S714). The audio information transmitting unit 1044 transmits audio information indicating that the display object color (or background color) has been changed (step S715).

  The display unit 1041 displays the menu and message with the current display object color or the current background color stored in the current display color storage unit 1048 (step S716).

  When the display object color or the background color is selected, the display object color or the background color may be selected according to voice guidance instead of the screen display by the display unit 1041 or together with the screen display. Further, the device operating device described above may include a sound output device 109.

  In this way, even if the same color is set as the display object color and the background color, the same color is set so as not to automatically become the same color, so that the visibility can be ensured reliably.

  The device operation device according to the present embodiment is configured as a part of a multifunction peripheral, and also includes a control device such as a CPU, a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM, and an external device such as an HDD and a CD drive device. A storage device, a display device such as a display device, and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse may be provided, and a hardware configuration using a normal computer may be used.

  The device operation program executed by the device operation apparatus of the present embodiment has a module configuration including the above-described units (input information acquisition unit, display color comparison unit, display color change unit, audio information transmission unit, etc.). As the actual hardware, the CPU (processor) reads out and executes the device operation program from the storage medium, and the above-described units are loaded onto the main storage device. The input information acquisition unit, the display color comparison unit, and the display color change And a voice information transmission unit are generated on the main storage device.

  In addition, the device operation program executed by the device operation apparatus according to the present embodiment may be provided by being stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded via the network. In addition, a device operation program executed by the device operation apparatus of the present embodiment may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  The device operation program executed by the device operation apparatus of the present embodiment is a file in an installable or executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or the like. And recorded on a computer-readable storage medium.

  Further, the device operation program according to the present embodiment may be provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. The second embodiment will be described below as another embodiment.

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A second embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. A configuration example of a multifunction machine including a device operating device to which the present invention is applied will be described. The multi-function device according to the present embodiment includes a device operation device 204 instead of the device operation device 104 in the multi-function device 100 according to the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, a device operating device 204 that is a different part from the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the device operating device according to the second embodiment.

  The device operation apparatus 204 according to the present embodiment includes a display unit 1041, an input information acquisition unit 1042, a voice information acquisition unit 1043, a voice information transmission unit 1044, a menu item storage unit 1045, and a contrast color determination unit 2046. A display color change unit 2047, a current display color storage unit 1048, a color information database 1000, an output information database 2000, and a contrast color database 3000.

  Here, the display unit 1041, the input information acquisition unit 1042, the audio information acquisition unit 1043, the audio information transmission unit 1044, the menu item storage unit 1045, the current display color storage unit 1048, the color information database 1000, Since the configuration and function of the output information database 2000 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The contrast color database 3000 defines a contrast color corresponding to the designated display color. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the contrast color database. The contrast color database 3000 stores a designated color ID and a contrast color ID in association with each other. Here, the contrast color refers to a color that is highly visible when displayed on the operation panel corresponding to the designated display color. For example, a warm color contrast color may be defined in correspondence with a cold color display color, and a cold color contrast color may be defined in correspondence with a warm color display color.

  The contrast color determination unit 2046 acquires a contrast color corresponding to the display color of the display object (or background) acquired from the input information acquisition unit 1042 from the contrast color database 3000.

  The display color changing unit 2047 stores the display object color or background color acquired from the input information acquisition unit 1042 and the contrast color determined by the contrast color determination unit 2046 in the current display color storage unit 1048 as the background color or display object color. It is something to remember.

  Next, device operation processing performed by the device operation apparatus configured as described above will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing device operation procedures performed by the input information acquisition unit, the contrast color determination unit, the display color change unit, the audio information transmission unit, and the display unit.

  The input information acquisition unit 1042 acquires a new display color of the display object or background (step S1001). Here, a display object or background that is an area in which a new display color acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042 is displayed is referred to as a target area. The contrast color determination unit 2046 determines a contrast color corresponding to the acquired display color from the contrast color database 3000 (step S1002). The display color changing unit 2047 stores the display color acquired by the input information acquisition unit 1042 in the current display color storage unit 1048 as the current display color of the target area (step S1003).

  The display color changing unit 2047 stores the contrast color determined by the contrast color determining unit 2046 in the current display color storage unit 1048 as a display color outside the target region (step S1004). The display unit 1041 displays that the display color of the target area and the area outside the target area has been changed (step S1005). The audio information transmitting unit 1044 transmits audio information indicating that the display color of the target area has been changed (step S1006). The audio information transmitting unit 1044 transmits audio information indicating that the display color outside the target area has been changed (step S1007). The display unit 1041 displays a menu and a message with the current display object color and the current background color stored in the current display color storage unit 1048 (step S1008).

  Thus, since the contrast color with respect to the display color of the changed display object or background is determined as the display color of the background or display object, it is possible to display a highly visible menu or message for any operator. .

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a multifunction machine according to a first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the apparatus operating device contained in the multifunctional device concerning 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the menu displayed on an operation panel screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the operation panel when selecting a display object color and a background color. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a data structure of a color information database. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a data structure of an output information database. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a data structure of an output information database. It is a flowchart which shows the apparatus operation procedure which an input information acquisition part, a display color comparison part, a display color change part, an audio | voice information transmission part, and a display part perform. It is a flowchart which shows the apparatus operation procedure which an input information acquisition part, a display color comparison part, a display color change part, an audio | voice information transmission part, and a display part perform. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the apparatus operating device concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a data structure of a contrast color database. It is a flowchart which shows the apparatus operation procedure which an input information acquisition part, a contrast color determination part, a display color change part, an audio | voice information transmission part, and a display part perform.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 MFP 101 Host connection device 102 FAX line connection device 103 Network connection device 104 204 Device operation device 105 Scanner device 106 Printer engine 107 Control controller 108 Storage device 109 Sound output device 110 Voice input device 1041 Display unit 1042 Input information acquisition unit 10421 Display object color acquisition unit 10422 Background color acquisition unit 1043 Audio information acquisition unit 1044 Audio information transmission unit 1045 Menu item storage unit 1046 Display color comparison unit 1047 2047 Display color change unit 1048 Current display color storage unit 2046 Contrast color determination unit 1000 colors Information database 2000 Output information database 3000 Contrast color database

Claims (23)

In a device operation device that displays a display object that is a menu or message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operations and a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit,
Current display color storage means for storing a current display object color indicating the current display color of the display object and a current background color indicating the current display color of the background;
Display object color acquisition means for acquiring a designated display object color indicating a new display color of the display object;
Display color comparison means for comparing whether the designated display object color acquired by the display object color acquisition means and the current background color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color;
When it is determined by the display color comparison means that the designated display object color and the current background color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color, the current display color storage means stores the current display color in the current display color storage means. Display color changing means for storing the same color as the current display object color as a background color, and storing the same color as the designated display object color as the current display object color;
An apparatus operating device comprising:   The display color changing means, when the display color comparing means determines that the designated display object color and the current background color stored in the current display color storage means are not the same color, the current display 2. The device operating device according to claim 1, wherein the same color as the designated display object color is stored in the color storage means as the current display object color. Background color acquisition means for acquiring a designated background color indicating a new display color of the background,
The display color comparison unit compares whether or not the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition unit and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage unit are the same color,
When the display color comparison unit determines that the designated background color and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage unit are the same, the display color changing unit 3. The storage unit stores the same color as the current background color as the current display object color, and stores the same color as the designated background color as the current background color. The apparatus operating device described in 1.   The display color changing means, when the display color comparing means determines that the designated background color and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are not the same color, the current display 4. The apparatus operating device according to claim 3, wherein the same color as the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition unit is stored in the color storage unit as the current background color.   2. The display unit according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit configured to display a red color when the display color changing unit stores red as the current display object color or the current background color in the current display color storage unit. The apparatus operation apparatus as described in any one of -4.   The display means for displaying in blue green when the current display object color or the current background color is stored in the current display color storage means by the display color changing means. The apparatus operating device according to any one of 1 to 4.   The voice output means for outputting voice guidance for the designated display object color when the designated display object color is obtained by the display object color obtaining means. The apparatus operating device according to one. When acquiring the specified background color by the background color acquisition means, audio output means for outputting voice guidance about the specified background color, further comprising a any one of claims 3-6, characterized in The device operating device described.   The apparatus further comprises: audio output means for outputting the change contents as audio when at least one of the current display object color and the current background color is changed by the display color changing means. The apparatus operating device according to any one of 1 to 6.   When both the current display object color and the current background color are changed by the display color changing unit, and the current display object color is changed to the designated display object color acquired by the display object color acquiring unit 7. The audio output unit according to claim 1, further comprising: audio output means for outputting the updated content for the current display object color prior to the updated content for the current background color. The apparatus operating device according to any one of the above.   When both the current display object color and the current background color are changed by the display color changing unit, and the current background color is changed to the designated background color acquired by the background color acquiring unit 7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, further comprising audio output means for outputting the updated content for the current background color before the updated content for the current display object color. The apparatus operating device described in 1.   The display object color obtaining means outputs voice guidance for the designated display object color, and obtains the designated display object color selected by a user based on the outputted voice guidance. Item 12. The device operating device according to any one of Items 1 to 11. The background color acquisition means outputs voice guidance for the specified background color, the user acquires the designated background color selected based on the output the voice guidance, claims 3 to, characterized in The apparatus operating device according to any one of 12. In a device operation device that displays a display object that is a menu or message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operations and a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit,
Current display color storage means for storing a current display object color indicating the current display color of the display object and a current background color indicating the current display color of the background;
Background color acquisition means for acquiring a designated background color indicating a new display color of the background;
Display color comparison means for comparing whether or not the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition means and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color;
If it is determined by the display color comparison means that the designated background color and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color, the current display color storage means stores the current display color in the current display color storage means. Display color changing means for storing the same color as the current background color as a display object color, and storing the same color as the designated background color as the current background color;
An apparatus operating device comprising: In a device operation device that displays a display object that is a menu or message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operations and a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit,
Contrast color storage means for storing a specified color indicating the display color of the display object or the background and a contrast color that is easily distinguishable with respect to the specified color;
Display object color acquisition means for acquiring a new specified color of the display object;
Contrast color determination means for specifying the contrast color stored in the contrast color storage means in association with the designated color acquired by the display object color acquisition means;
Display color changing means for changing the display color of the display object to the specified color acquired by the display object color acquisition means and changing the display color of the background to the contrast color determined by the contrast color determination means; ,
An apparatus operating device comprising: Background color acquisition means for acquiring a new specified color of the background,
The contrast color determination means specifies the contrast color stored in the contrast color storage means in association with the designated color acquired by the background color acquisition means;
The designated color changing means changes the display color of the background to the designated color acquired by the background color acquisition means, and changes the display color of the display object to the contrast color specified by the contrast color determining means. The apparatus operating device according to claim 15, wherein:   The apparatus according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the designated color and the contrast color associated with each other in the contrast color storage means are a combination of a cold color and a warm color. Operating device. In an image forming apparatus comprising a device operating device that receives input information for image formation, and performing image formation according to the input information received by the device operating device,
The device operating device is
An image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 17. In a device operation method for specifying and displaying at least one display color of a display object that is a menu or message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operation and a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit,
A display object color acquisition step of acquiring a designated display object color indicating a new display color of the display object;
Current display color memory for storing the designated display object color acquired by the display object color acquisition step, a current display object color indicating the current display color of the display object, and a current background color indicating the current display color A display color comparison step for comparing whether or not the current background color stored in the means is the same;
If it is determined in the display color comparison step that the designated display object color and the current background color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color, the current display color storage means stores the current display color in the current display color storage means. A display color changing step of storing the same color as the current display object color as a background color and storing the same color as the designated display object color as the current display object color;
A device operating method characterized by comprising: In a device operation method for displaying a display object that is a menu or message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operation and a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit,
A background color acquisition step of acquiring a designated background color indicating a new display color of the background;
Current display color for storing the designated background color acquired by the background color acquisition step, a current display object color indicating the current display color of the display object, and a current background color indicating the current display color of the background A display color comparison step for comparing whether or not the current display object color stored in the storage means is the same color;
When it is determined in the display color comparison step that the designated background color and the current display object color stored in the current display color storage means are the same color, the current display color storage means stores the current display color in the current display color storage means. A display color changing step of storing the same color as the current background color as a display object color and storing the same color as the designated background color as the current background color;
A device operating method characterized by comprising: In a device operation method for specifying and displaying at least one display color of a display object that is a menu or message displayed on an operation unit that performs key operation and a background that is an area other than the display object in the operation unit,
A display object color acquisition step of acquiring a specified color indicating a display color of the new display object or the background of the display object;
Corresponding to the specified color acquired in the display object color acquisition step, the specified color and a contrast color that is easily distinguishable with respect to the specified color are stored in a contrast color storage unit that stores them in association with each other. A contrasting color determining step for determining the contrasted color,
A display color changing step of changing the display color of the display object to the designated color acquired by the display object color acquisition step, and changing the display color of the background to the contrast color determined by the contrast color determination step; ,
A device operating method characterized by comprising: A background color acquisition step of acquiring a new specified color of the background;
The contrast color determination step specifies the contrast color stored in the contrast color storage unit in association with the designated color acquired by the background color acquisition step;
The designated color changing step changes the display color of the background to the designated color obtained by the background color obtaining step, and changes the display color of the display object to the contrast color specified by the contrast color determining step. The device operating method according to claim 21, wherein:   An apparatus operation program for causing a computer to execute the apparatus operation method according to any one of claims 19 to 22.

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