FUNCTION EXECUTION PROGRAM, TERMINAL DEVICE, FUNCTION EXECUTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20120212450A1
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rakuten, Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Takami, Shinya
• Granted Patent: US 9,671,952 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

There are provided a function execution program, a terminal device, a function execution method, a recording medium and an information processing system capable of providing a more convenient touch panel operation method to a user. A computer is caused to function as a time measure means that detects a contact on an input means integral with a display means and measures contact duration at the contact point, a distance measure means that detects a continuous movement of the contact point and measures a moving distance, and an execution means that when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, executes a preset function.

Claims

1. A non-transitory recording medium in which a function execution program is computer-readably recorded, the function execution program causing a computer to function as:

a time measure unit that detects a contact point on an input unit integral with a display unit and measures contact duration at the contact point;

a distance measure unit that detects a continuous movement of the contact point and measures a moving distance of the contact point; and

an execution unit that when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, executes a preset function.

2. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 1, the program further causing the computer to function as:

a direction detection unit that detects a moving direction in which the contact point continuously moves, and

the program causing the computer to function such that when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, the execution unit executes a function preset for a direction range including the detected moving direction.

3. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 1,

the program causing the computer to function such that when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, the execution unit executes a function preset for a time range including the contact duration.

11. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 2,

the program causing the computer to function such that when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, the execution unit executes a function preset for a time range including the contact duration.

4. A terminal device comprising:

a time measure unit configured to detects a contact point on an input unit integral with a display unit and measures contact duration at the contact point;

a distance measure unit configured to detects a continuous movement of the contact point and measures a moving distance of the contact point; and

an execution unit configured to, when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, executes a preset function.

5. The terminal device according to claim 4, further comprising:

a direction detection unit configured to detects a moving direction in which the contact point continuously moves,

wherein when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, the execution unit executes a function preset for a direction range including the detected moving direction.

6. The terminal device according to claim 4,

wherein when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, the execution unit executes a function preset for a time range including the contact duration.

12. The terminal device according to claim 5,

wherein when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, the execution unit executes a function preset for a time range including the contact duration.

7. A function execution method comprising:

a time measure step of detecting a contact point on an input means unit integral with a display unit and measuring contact duration at the contact point;

a distance measure step of detecting a continuous movement of the contact point and measuring the moving distance of the contact point; and

an execution step of, when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, executing a preset function.

8. (canceled)

9. An information processing system comprising a terminal device and a server device to which the terminal device can be connected via a network,

wherein the terminal device comprises:

a time measure unit configured to detects a contact point on an input unit integral with a display unit and measures contact duration at the contact point;

a distance measure unit configured to detects a continuous movement of the contact point and measures a moving distance of the contact point; and

a transmission unit configured to, when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, transmits an execution request for a preset function to the server device, and

the server device comprises;

a receiving unit configured to receives the execution request transmitted from the terminal device; and

a processing unit configured to executes a processing corresponding to the received execution request.

10. (canceled)