ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20120297339A1
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: ITO, Fumiyuki
• Application Number:
  US13/560,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20120297339A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a display unit, a touch sensor, and a control unit. The display unit displays an image and an icon. The touch sensor detects a contact. When a first operation of coming in contact to the icon and moving in a first direction is detected, the control unit causes the display unit to move the image in the first direction with keeping the icon displaying.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display unit for displaying an image and an icon;

a touch sensor for detecting a contact; and

a control unit for causing, when a first operation of coming in contact to the icon and moving in a first direction is detected, the display unit to move the image in the first direction with keeping the icon displaying.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein

the control unit is configured to cause the display unit to move the image in the first direction without changing a display position of the icon when the first operation is detected.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein

the icon is modeled after a sphere, and

the control unit is configured to cause the display unit to display the icon as if the sphere is turning when detecting the first operation.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein

the control unit is configured to decide an amount of the movement of the image based on a moving speed of the first operation.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein

the control unit is configured to cause, when a second operation of coming in contact to the icon and moving in a second direction is detected, the display unit to move the icon to a position where the second operation is ended.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 wherein

the icon is modeled after a sphere, and

the control unit is configured to cause the display unit to move the icon to the position while displaying the icon as if the sphere is turning.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein

the control unit is configured to cause the display unit to end displaying the icon when an operation of coming in contact to the icon and moving to an outside of a display area is detected.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 wherein

the control unit is configured to cause the display unit to display the icon when an operation of coming in contact and keeping the contact for a threshold time is detected.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein

the control unit is configured to cause, when an operation of coming in contact to the icon and moving is detected, the display unit to move the image according to the operation.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein

the control unit is configured to cause the display unit to display an image which is the same image as the icon.

11. A control method for an electronic device including a display unit and a touch sensor, the control method comprising:

displaying an image and an icon by the display unit;

detecting a contact by the touch sensor;

determining whether a first operation of coming in contact to the icon and moving in a first direction is performed based on the contact detected by the touch sensor; and

moving the image in the first direction with keeping the icon displaying when it is determined that the first operation is performed.

12. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a control program for causing, when executed by an electronic device which includes a display unit and a touch sensor, the electronic device to execute:

displaying an image and an icon by the display unit;

detecting a contact by the touch sensor;

determining whether a first operation of coming in contact to the icon and moving in a first direction is performed based on the contact detected by the touch sensor; and

moving the image in the first direction with keeping the icon displaying when it is determined that the first operation is performed.