INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING A CONTACT DETECTION UNIT CAPABLE OF DETECTING A PLURALITY OF CONTACT POINTS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON, AND OBJECT MOVEMENT METHOD
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a display unit operable to display objects;
a contact detection unit operable to detect a plurality of contact points and their positions on the display unit; and
a control unit operable to detect change of the positions of the contact points and to move the objects on the display unit according to the change of the positions of the contact points,wherein, in a case of displaying a matrix area and at least one of the objects on the matrix area, and detecting a first contact on one of the objects and change of a position thereof and a second contact on the matrix area, the control unit controls the one of the objects to move in range of matrix area.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus has a display unit operable to display an object, a contact detection unit operable to detect a plurality of contact points on the display unit, and a control unit operable to control the object displayed on the display unit so as to be movable with use of the contact detection unit. When the control unit detects contact with a display range of the object displayed on the display unit with use of the contact detection unit, detects contact with an active range of a display screen other than the display range of the object, and further detects a movement instruction to the object, then the control unit controls the object so as to be movable within the active range. Thus, use of a contact detection unit capable of a plurality of contact points permits a user'"'"'s intuitive operation.
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8 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a display unit operable to display objects; a contact detection unit operable to detect a plurality of contact points and their positions on the display unit; and a control unit operable to detect change of the positions of the contact points and to move the objects on the display unit according to the change of the positions of the contact points, wherein, in a case of displaying a matrix area and at least one of the objects on the matrix area, and detecting a first contact on one of the objects and change of a position thereof and a second contact on the matrix area, the control unit controls the one of the objects to move in range of matrix area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable storage medium having a program recorded thereon for executing a procedure with a control unit, the procedure comprising:
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detecting a first contact point in a matrix area on a display screen other than a display range of an object displayed on a display unit with use of a contact detection unit; detecting a second contact point in the display range of the object with use of the contact detection unit; and controlling the object so as to be movable within the matrix area when a movement instruction to the object is detected.
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8. An object movement method, comprising:
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detecting a first contact point in a matrix area on a display screen other than a display range of an object displayed on a display unit with use of a contact detection unit; detecting a second contact point in the display range of the object with use of the contact detection unit; and controlling the object so as to be movable within the matrix area when a movement instruction to the object is detected.
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