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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

  • US 20120069169A1
  • Filed: 08/18/2011
  • Published: 03/22/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An information processing apparatus that regards a predetermined surface as a virtual input device area, and inputs predetermined information when a user performs a touch operation of causing a finger to touch the virtual input device area, the information processing apparatus, comprising:

  • an image capturing unit that captures an image of the surface where the virtual input device area is formed and outputs data of the captured image;

    an identification information detection unit that detects identification information indicative of a state of contact of the finger of the user with the virtual input device area;

    a touch operation detection unit that detects the touch operation on a predetermined area of the virtual input device area, based on the data of the captured image outputted from the image capturing unit, and the identification information detected by the identification information detection unit; and

    an information input unit that inputs the predetermined information based on a detection result of the touch operation detection unit.

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