Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured to;
provide a visual indication of a designated moving direction on a display panel;
detect a movement on the display panel in response to the visual indication of the designated moving direction;
determine whether a first operation state or a second operation state of the information processing apparatus exists based on an amount of difference, in a plane of the display panel and in a direction orthogonal to the designated moving direction, between a moving start point and a moving end point of the detected movement on the display panel, wherein the amount of difference is a distance, in the plane of the display panel and in the direction orthogonal to the designated moving direction, between the moving start point and the moving end point of the detected movement on the display panel; and
cause a configuration of a display of operation icons on the display panel to be (i) a first configuration when the first operation state is determined to exist and (ii) a second configuration when the second operation state is determined to exist,wherein the second configuration has more operation icons displayed on the display panel than the first configuration, such that when the second operation state is determined to exist, more of the operation icons are displayed on the display panel than when the first operation state is determined to exist.
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Abstract
[Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling a user to easily and accurately determine an operation state of the apparatus.
[Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display panel 101a, a touch panel 101b for detecting a finger moving on the display panel, and a control unit 103 for designating a predetermined moving direction Dd and determining an operation state of the apparatus based on a difference between the designated moving direction Dd and a moving direction Da of the finger moving on the display panel according to the designation. When the apparatus is operated with either hand, a difference due to a finger used for the operation easily occurs between the designated moving direction and the moving direction of the finger due to a structure of the hand. When the apparatus is operated with both hands, a difference due to fingers used for the operation hardly occurs between the designated moving direction and the moving direction of the finger. An operation state of the apparatus can be determined based on the difference between the moving directions.
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured to;
provide a visual indication of a designated moving direction on a display panel; detect a movement on the display panel in response to the visual indication of the designated moving direction; determine whether a first operation state or a second operation state of the information processing apparatus exists based on an amount of difference, in a plane of the display panel and in a direction orthogonal to the designated moving direction, between a moving start point and a moving end point of the detected movement on the display panel, wherein the amount of difference is a distance, in the plane of the display panel and in the direction orthogonal to the designated moving direction, between the moving start point and the moving end point of the detected movement on the display panel; and cause a configuration of a display of operation icons on the display panel to be (i) a first configuration when the first operation state is determined to exist and (ii) a second configuration when the second operation state is determined to exist, wherein the second configuration has more operation icons displayed on the display panel than the first configuration, such that when the second operation state is determined to exist, more of the operation icons are displayed on the display panel than when the first operation state is determined to exist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
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6. An information processing method for use by an information processing apparatus, the information processing method comprising:
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providing a visual indication of a designated moving direction on a display panel of the information processing apparatus; detecting, by circuitry of the information processing apparatus, a movement on the display panel in response to the visual indication of the designated moving direction; determining whether a first operation state or a second operation state of the information processing apparatus exists based on an amount of difference, in a plane of the display panel and in a direction orthogonal to the designated moving direction, between a moving start point a moving end point of the detected movement on the display panel, wherein the amount of difference is a distance, in the plane of the display panel and in the direction orthogonal to the designated moving direction, between the moving start point and the moving end point of the detected movement on the display panel; and causing a configuration of a display of operation icons on the display panel to be (i) a first configuration when the first operation state is determined to exist and (ii) a second configuration when the second operation state is determined to exist, wherein the second configuration has more operation icons displayed on the display panel than the first configuration, such that when the second operation state is determined to exist more of the operation icons are displayed on the display panel than when the first operation state is determined to exist.
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a set of computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to execute an information processing method in an information processing apparatus, the information processing method comprising:
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providing a visual indication of a designated moving direction on a display panel of the information processing apparatus; detecting a movement on the display panel in response to the visual indication of the designated moving direction; determining whether a first operation state or a second operation state of the information processing apparatus exists based on an amount of difference, in a plane of the display panel and in a direction orthogonal to the designated moving direction, between a moving start point and a moving end point of the detected movement on the display panel, wherein the amount of difference is a distance, in the plane of the display panel and in the direction orthogonal to the designated moving direction, between the moving start point and the moving end point of the detected movement on the display panel; and causing a configuration of a display of operation icons on the display panel to be (i) a first configuration when the first operation state is determined to exist and (ii) a second configuration when the second operation state is determined to exist, wherein the second configuration has more operation icons displayed on the display panel than the first configuration, such that when the second operation state is determined to exist more of the operation icons are displayed on the display panel than when the first operation state is determined to exist.
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