INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus having a display unit equipped with a touch panel and an operation unit equipped with a hard numeric keypad unit, comprising:
- an assigning unit configured to assign to the hard numeric keypad unit a function to move a pointer displayed on the display unit; and
a display control unit configured to control the display unit so as to display the numeric keypad on the display unit in a case where the function to move the pointer is assigned to the numeric keypad unit by the assigning unit.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus control method achieves an improvement in terms of operability for a visually-impaired user, and while doing so, facilitates operation aid by another user. A control method for controlling an information processing apparatus having a display unit equipped with a touch panel, and an operation unit equipped with a hard numeric keypad unit, includes: assigning a function to move a pointer displayed on the display unit, to the hard numeric keypad unit; and effecting control to display a numeric keypad on the display unit in a case where the function to move the pointer is assigned to the hard numeric keypad unit.
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7 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus having a display unit equipped with a touch panel and an operation unit equipped with a hard numeric keypad unit, comprising:
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an assigning unit configured to assign to the hard numeric keypad unit a function to move a pointer displayed on the display unit; and a display control unit configured to control the display unit so as to display the numeric keypad on the display unit in a case where the function to move the pointer is assigned to the numeric keypad unit by the assigning unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A control method for controlling an information processing apparatus having a display unit equipped with a touch panel, and an operation unit equipped with a hard numeric keypad unit, comprising:
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assigning a function to move a pointer displayed on the display unit, to the hard numeric keypad unit; and effecting control to display a numeric keypad on the display unit in a case where the function to move the pointer is assigned to the hard numeric keypad unit.
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7. A computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program for controlling an information processing apparatus having a display unit equipped with a touch panel and an operation unit equipped with a hard numeric keypad unit, the computer program comprising:
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a code to assign a function to move a pointer displayed on the display unit, to the hard numeric keypad unit; and a code to effect control to display a numeric keypad on the display unit in a case where the function to move the pointer displayed on the display unit is assigned to the hard numeric keypad unit.
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