Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and computer-readable memory
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Abstract
A RAM stores a management table for making the indication state of an indicator in the display direction correspond to control information for controlling the operation an information processing apparatus for the indication state. A CPU detects the indication state of the indicator, and controls the operation of the information processing apparatus on the basis of control information of the management table corresponding to the detection result.
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41 Claims
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20. An information processing apparatus having a display screen comprising:
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designation means for designating a display orientation of information displayed in the display screen;
input means for inputting directional information, wherein said input means is affixed to the information processing apparatus;
storage means for storing a control signal which controls a direction of scroll of the information displayed in the display screen, wherein said control signal corresponds to the display orientation designated by said designation means and the directional information input by said input means; and
control means for obtaining the control signal from said storage means, and for controlling the scrolling of the information displayed in the display screen based on the obtained control signal.
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21. An information processing apparatus having a display screen comprising:
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designation means for designating a display orientation of information displayed in the display screen;
input means for inputting directional information, wherein said input means is affixed to the information processing apparatus;
storage means for storing a control signal which controls a focusing operation to a plurality of focusing targets displayed in the display screen, wherein said control signal corresponds to corresponds to the display orientation designated by said designation means and the directional information input by said input means; and
control means for obtaining the control signal from said storage means, and for controlling the focusing operation to the plurality of focusing targets displayed in the display screen based on the obtained control signal.
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22. An information processing apparatus having a display screen comprising:
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designation means for designating a display orientation of information displayed in the display screen, wherein said display orientation is in either a first direction which is parallel to one side of the display screen, or a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction;
input means for inputting directional information which indicates a direction of scrolling of the information; and
control means for controlling the scrolling of the information displayed in the display screen in the same direction as the direction input by said input means in spite of designation by said designation means. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An information processing apparatus having a display screen comprising:
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designation means for designating a display orientation of information displayed in the display screen, wherein said display orientation is in either a first direction which is parallel to one side of the display screen, or a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction;
input means for inputting directional information which indicates a direction of a focusing operation to a focusing target in the information displayed in the display screen; and
control means for controlling the focusing operation to the focusing targets in the information displayed in the display screen in the same direction as the direction input by said input means in spite of designation by said designation means. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A control method for an information processing apparatus having a display screen comprising:
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a designation step of designating a display orientation of information displayed in the display screen;
a receiving step of receiving directional information from directional information input means affixed to the information processing apparatus; and
a control step of obtaining a control signal from a storage means, and controlling the scrolling of the information displayed in the display screen based on the obtained control signal, wherein said control signal corresponds to the display orientation designated in said designation step and the directional information received in said receiving step. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A control method for an information processing apparatus having a display screen comprising:
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a designation step of designation g a display orientation of information displayed in the display screen;
a receiving step of receiving directional information from directional information input means affixed to the information processing apparatus; and
a control step of obtaining a control signal from storage means, and controlling a focusing operation to a plurality of focusing targets displayed in the display screen based on the obtained control signal, wherein said control signal corresponds to the display orientation designated in said designation step and the directional information received in said received step. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A control method for an information processing apparatus having a display screen comprising:
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a designation step of designating display orientation of information displayed in the display screen, wherein said display orientation is in either a first direction which is parallel to one side of the display screen, or a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction;
a receiving step of receiving direction information which indicates a direction of scrolling of the information form directional information input means; and
a control step of controlling the scrolling of the information displayed in the display screen in the same direction as the direction received in said receiving step in spite of designation in said designation step. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A control method for an information processing apparatus having a display screen comprising:
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a designation step of designating display orientation of information displayed in the display screen, wherein said display orientation is in either a first direction which is parallel to one side of the display screen, or a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction;
a receiving step of receiving directional information from a directional information input means, wherein said directional information indicates a direction of a focusing operation to a focusing target in the information displayed in the display screen; and
a control step of controlling the focusing operation to the focusing target in the information displayed in the display screen in the same direction as the direction received in the receiving step in spite of the designation in the designation step. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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