INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a display unit for displaying thereon a plurality of input regions operated by an operating body;
a detection unit for detecting an approach distance between the operating body and a surface of the display unit; and
a region control unit for enlarging the input region which the operating body approaches and moving at least one of the input regions such that the adjacent input regions do not overlap each other when the operating body approaches one of the input regions within a predetermined distance.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a display unit for displaying thereon a plurality of input regions operated by an operating body, a detection unit for detecting an approach distance between the operating body and a surface of the display unit, and a region control unit for, when the operating body approaches one of the input regions within a predetermined distance, enlarging the input region which the operating body approaches, and moving at least one of the input regions such that the adjacent input regions do not overlap each other. The input region is enlarged and an overlap between the input regions is avoided so that a user can easily select a desired input region, thereby preventing erroneous selection of other input region.
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15 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a display unit for displaying thereon a plurality of input regions operated by an operating body; a detection unit for detecting an approach distance between the operating body and a surface of the display unit; and a region control unit for enlarging the input region which the operating body approaches and moving at least one of the input regions such that the adjacent input regions do not overlap each other when the operating body approaches one of the input regions within a predetermined distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of input regions operated by an operating body on a display unit; detecting an approach distance between the operating body and a surface of the display unit; and enlarging the input region which the operating body approaches and moving at least one of the input regions such that the adjacent input regions do not overlap each other when the operating body approaches one of the input regions within a predetermined distance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program for causing a computer to function as:
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display means for displaying a plurality of input regions operated by an operating body on a display unit; detection means for detecting an approach distance between the operating body and a surface of the display unit; and region control means for enlarging the input region which the operating body approaches and moving at least one of the input regions such that the adjacent input regions do not overlap each other when the operating body approaches one of the input regions within a predetermined distance.
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