INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a display unit configured to display objects;
a recognition unit configured to recognize that a plurality of positions on said display unit have been designated; and
an alignment unit, wherein in a state in which a first position contained in an area in which a plurality of objects are displayed has been recognized by said recognition unit and a second position on said display unit has been recognized by said recognition unit, said alignment unit is configured to align the plurality of objects on said display unit in accordance with path of movement when movement of the first position or second position has been detected.
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Abstract
In instances where a plurality of objects is aligned by an operation using a pointing device having only a single point for pointing, the procedure is a troublesome one. To solve this problem, an information processing apparatus according to the invention includes a display unit configured to display objects; a recognition unit configured to recognize that a plurality of positions on the display unit have been designated; and an alignment unit. In a state in which a first position contained in an area in which a plurality of objects are displayed has been recognized by the recognition unit and a second position on the display unit has been recognized by the recognition unit, the alignment unit aligns the plurality of objects on the display unit in accordance with path of movement when movement of the first position or second position has been detected.
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6 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a display unit configured to display objects; a recognition unit configured to recognize that a plurality of positions on said display unit have been designated; and an alignment unit, wherein in a state in which a first position contained in an area in which a plurality of objects are displayed has been recognized by said recognition unit and a second position on said display unit has been recognized by said recognition unit, said alignment unit is configured to align the plurality of objects on said display unit in accordance with path of movement when movement of the first position or second position has been detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of information processing using an information processing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying objects on a display unit; recognizing that a plurality of positions on said display unit have been designated; and in a state in which a first position contained in an area in which a plurality of objects are displayed has been recognized at said recognition step and a second position on the display unit has been recognized at said recognition step, aligning the plurality of objects on the display unit in accordance with path of movement when movement of the first position or second position has been detected. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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