Storage medium having stored therein display control program, display control apparatus, display control system, and display control method
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a display control program comprising instructions to be executed by a computer included in an apparatus for, in accordance with an operation using a pointing device for inputting an input position on a display screen, displaying an image on the display screen, the display control program causing the computer to execute:
- acquiring an input using the pointing device;
determining whether or not the input using the pointing device is an operation of moving the input position;
if it has been determined that the input using the pointing device is the operation of moving the input position, determining an operation direction of the operation of moving the input position; and
if the determined operation direction corresponds to any one of a plurality of directions determined in advance, moving a predetermined display target in a direction based on the operation direction, thereby causing the predetermined display target to appear on the display screen, whereinin the process of causing the display target to appear, if it has been determined that the operation direction corresponds to any one of the plurality of directions, a common display target is caused to appear without simultaneously displaying the common display target from the plurality of directions, regardless of which one of the plurality of directions the operation direction corresponds to,if an operation in the operation direction corresponding to any one of the plurality of directions has been performed again with the display target displayed while completely appearing on the display screen, displaying the display target on the display screen while further moving the display target in a scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction, andthe display target is moved in the scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction as the display target substantially covers the display screen.
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Abstract
An input using a pointing device is acquired, and it is determined whether the input using the pointing device is an operation of moving an input position. If it has been determined in the determination of the operation that the input using the pointing device is the operation of moving the input position, an operation direction of the operation of moving the input position is determined. If the determined operation direction corresponds to any one of a plurality of directions determined in advance, a predetermined display target is moved in a direction based on the operation direction, thereby causing the predetermined display target to appear on a display screen. If it has been determined that the operation direction corresponds to any one of the plurality of directions, a common display target is caused to appear, regardless of which one of the plurality of directions the operation direction corresponds to.
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a display control program comprising instructions to be executed by a computer included in an apparatus for, in accordance with an operation using a pointing device for inputting an input position on a display screen, displaying an image on the display screen, the display control program causing the computer to execute:
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acquiring an input using the pointing device; determining whether or not the input using the pointing device is an operation of moving the input position; if it has been determined that the input using the pointing device is the operation of moving the input position, determining an operation direction of the operation of moving the input position; and if the determined operation direction corresponds to any one of a plurality of directions determined in advance, moving a predetermined display target in a direction based on the operation direction, thereby causing the predetermined display target to appear on the display screen, wherein in the process of causing the display target to appear, if it has been determined that the operation direction corresponds to any one of the plurality of directions, a common display target is caused to appear without simultaneously displaying the common display target from the plurality of directions, regardless of which one of the plurality of directions the operation direction corresponds to, if an operation in the operation direction corresponding to any one of the plurality of directions has been performed again with the display target displayed while completely appearing on the display screen, displaying the display target on the display screen while further moving the display target in a scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction, and the display target is moved in the scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction as the display target substantially covers the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A display control apparatus for, in accordance with an operation using a pointing device for inputting an input position on a display screen, displaying an image on the display screen, the display control apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors configured to; acquire an input using the pointing device; determine whether or not the input using the pointing device is an operation of moving the input position; if it has been determined that the input using the pointing device is the operation of moving the input position, determine an operation direction of the operation of moving the input position; if the determined operation direction corresponds to any one of a plurality of directions determined in advance, move a predetermined display target in a direction based on the operation direction, thereby causing the predetermined display target to appear on the display screen, wherein in the process of causing the display target to appear, if it has been determined that the operation direction corresponds to any one of the plurality of directions, a common display target is caused to appear without simultaneously displaying the common display target from the plurality of directions, regardless of which one of the plurality of directions the operation direction corresponds to, if an operation in the operation direction corresponding to any one of the plurality of directions has been performed again with the display target displayed while completely appearing on the display screen, displaying the display target on the display screen while further moving the display target in a scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction, and the display target is moved in the scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction as the display target substantially covers the display screen.
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19. A display control system, including a plurality of apparatuses capable of communicating with each other, for, in accordance with an operation using a pointing device for inputting an input position on a display screen, displaying an image on the display screen, the display control system comprising:
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a processing system having one or more processors, the processing system configured to; acquire an input using the pointing device; determine whether or not the input using the pointing device is an operation of moving the input position; if it has been determined that the input using the pointing device is the operation of moving the input position, determine an operation direction of the operation of moving the input position; if the determined operation direction corresponds to any one of a plurality of directions determined in advance, move a predetermined display target in a direction based on the operation direction, thereby causing the predetermined display target to appear on the display screen, wherein in the process of causing the display target to appear, if it has been determined that the operation direction corresponds to any one of the plurality of directions, a common display target is caused to appear without simultaneously displaying the common display target from the plurality of directions, regardless of which one of the plurality of directions the operation direction corresponds to, if an operation in the operation direction corresponding to any one of the plurality of directions has been performed again with the display target displayed while completely appearing on the display screen, displaying the display target on the display screen while further moving the display target in a scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction, and the display target is moved in the scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction as the display target substantially covers the display screen.
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20. A display control method to be executed by a processor or a cooperation of a plurality of processors, the processor or the plurality of processors contained in a system including at least one apparatus for, in accordance with an operation using a pointing device for inputting an input position on a display screen, displaying an image on the display screen, the display control method comprising:
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acquiring an input using the pointing device; determining whether or not the input using the pointing device is an operation of moving the input position; if it has been determined that the input using the pointing device is the operation of moving the input position, determining an operation direction of the operation of moving the input position; and if the determined operation direction corresponds to any one of a plurality of directions determined in advance, moving a predetermined display target in a direction based on the operation direction, thereby causing the predetermined display target to appear on the display screen, wherein in the process of causing the display target to appear, if it has been determined that the operation direction corresponds to any one of the plurality of directions, a common display target is caused to appear without simultaneously displaying the common display target from the plurality of directions, regardless of which one of the plurality of directions the operation direction corresponds to, if an operation in the operation direction corresponding to any one of the plurality of directions has been performed again with the display target displayed while completely appearing on the display screen, displaying the display target on the display screen while further moving the display target in a scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction, and the display target is moved in the scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction as the display target substantially covers the display screen.
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a display control program comprising instructions to be executed by a computer included in an apparatus for, in accordance with an operation using a pointing device for inputting an input position on a display screen, displaying an image on the display screen, the display control program causing the computer to execute:
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acquiring an input using the pointing device; determining an operation direction of an operation of moving the input position using the pointing device; and if the determined operation direction corresponds to at least either a first direction or a second direction determined in advance, moving a predetermined display target in a direction corresponding to the operation direction, thereby causing the predetermined display target to appear on the display screen, wherein in the process of causing the display target to appear, a common display target is caused to appear, without simultaneously displaying the common display target from a plurality of directions, when the operation direction has been determined as corresponding to the first direction or when the operation direction has been determined as corresponding to the second direction, if an operation in the operation direction corresponding to the first direction or the second direction has been performed again with the display target displayed while completely appearing on the display screen, displaying the display target on the display screen while further moving the display target in a scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction, and the display target is moved in the scrolling manner in accordance with the operation direction as the display target substantially covers the display screen.
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