METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND INTERPRETING PATH OF DESIGNATED POSITION
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Abstract
A method of detecting and interpreting a path of designated positions is disclosed. The method concurrently detects a plurality of designated positions on a touch panel, again detects the plurality of designated positions subsequent to a travel of the designated positions, determines the distances between each of the current designated positions and the respective immediately preceding designated positions, treats an immediately preceding designated position, closest to the current designated position of interest, as the immediately preceding designated position of the current designated position of interest, and acquires the path of each designated position, thereby recognizing the'"'"'paths of the plurality of designated positions that move concurrently. A combination of the paths of the plurality of designated positions is interpreted to identify a designation input by a user, and an operation thus designated is executed.
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Citations
157 Claims
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1-107. -107. (canceled)
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108. An operation apparatus comprising:
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a detection unit for detecting a plurality of designated positions concurrently designated; a stationary time measurement unit for measuring a duration of time during which the plurality of designated positions detected by the detection unit remains stationary; a designation interpreting unit for interpreting the designation as a command for designating an area enclosed by the plurality of designated positions when the stationary time of the plurality of designated positions, measured by the stationary time measurement unit, is not shorter than a constant duration of time; and an operation unit for performing an operation based on the designation interpreted by the designation interpreting unit. - View Dependent Claims (109, 110)
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111-155. -155. (canceled)
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156. A computer-readable storage medium storing a manipulation program for controlling to perform manipulation, the program comprising codes for causing the computer to perform:
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a detection step of detecting a plurality of designated positions concurrently designated; a stationary time measurement step of measuring a duration of time during which the plurality of designated positions detected in the detection step remain stationary; a designation interpreting step of interpreting the designation as a command for designating an area enclosed by the plurality of designated positions when the stationary time of the plurality of designated positions, measured in the stationary time measurement step, is not shorter than a constant duration of time; and an operation step of performing an operation based on the designation interpreted in the designation interpreting step.
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157. An operational method comprising:
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a detection step of detecting a plurality of designated positions concurrently designated; a stationary time measurement step of measuring a duration of time during which the plurality of designated positions detected in the detection step remain stationary; a designation interpreting step of interpreting the designation as a command for designating an area enclosed by the plurality of designated positions when the stationary time of the plurality of designated positions, measured in the stationary time measurement step, is not shorter than a constant duration of time; and an operation step of performing an operation based on the designation interpreted in the designation interpreting step.
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