Information selecting apparatus and storage medium storing information selecting program
First Claim
1. An information selecting apparatus which makes a user select an arbitrary item from a plurality of items, comprising:
- a direction input unit for allowing an input operation of a direction and inputting direction data indicative of a direction corresponding to the input operation,an operating unit for inputting operation data in correspondence with a predetermined operation,a storing medium for storing item data indicative of said plurality of items,a selection item setting programmed logic circuitry for setting the predetermined number of the items out of said item data as a selection item which is assigned to a predetermined direction on the basis of an input frequency to each item, anda selecting programmed logic circuitry for selecting from said selection item an item corresponding to said direction data from said direction input unit, and outputting said item when predetermined first operation data is input.
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Abstract
An information selecting apparatus includes a computer, and makes a user select an arbitrary item from a plurality of items by a direction input of the user. Each of the items is assigned to a direction based on an input frequency, for example. In a case that a direction input is performed by means of a polygonal guide, the items are assigned to directions corresponding to the vertexes of the guide and directions corresponding to the parts except for the vertexes. For example, a high-frequency item is assigned to the direction corresponding to the vertex, or a range of the direction assigned to the high-frequency item is relatively made larger. Furthermore, when a direction corresponding to the vertex is input, items assigned to the parts except for the vertexes may temporarily be assigned to other vertexes. In addition, when predetermined operation data is input, the items of the directions corresponding to the vertexes and the items of the directions corresponding to the parts except for the vertexes may be interchanged.
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1. An information selecting apparatus which makes a user select an arbitrary item from a plurality of items, comprising:
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a direction input unit for allowing an input operation of a direction and inputting direction data indicative of a direction corresponding to the input operation, an operating unit for inputting operation data in correspondence with a predetermined operation, a storing medium for storing item data indicative of said plurality of items, a selection item setting programmed logic circuitry for setting the predetermined number of the items out of said item data as a selection item which is assigned to a predetermined direction on the basis of an input frequency to each item, and a selecting programmed logic circuitry for selecting from said selection item an item corresponding to said direction data from said direction input unit, and outputting said item when predetermined first operation data is input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A storage medium storing an information selecting program to be executed in a computer of an information selecting apparatus having a direction input unit for allowing an input operation of a direction and inputting direction data indicative of a direction corresponding to the input operation, an operating unit for inputting operation data in correspondence with a predetermined operation, and a storing medium for storing item data indicative of said plurality of items, and making a user select an arbitrary item from a plurality of items, wherein
said information selecting program makes said computer execute: -
a selection item setting step for setting the predetermined number of the items out of said item data as a selection item which is assigned to a predetermined direction on the basis of an input frequency to each item, and a selecting step for selecting from said selection item an item corresponding to said direction data from said direction input unit, and outputting said item when predetermined first operation data is input.
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14. An information selecting apparatus making a user select an arbitrary item from a plurality of items, comprising:
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a direction input unit for allowing an input operation of a direction via a polygonal guide and inputting direction data indicative of a direction corresponding to the input operation, an operating unit for inputting operation data in correspondence with a predetermined operation, a storing medium for storing item data indicative of said plurality of items, a selection item setting programmed logic circuitry for setting the predetermined number of the items out of said item data as a selection item which is assigned to a direction corresponding to a vertex of said guide and a direction corresponding to a part except for the vertex of said guide, a selecting programmed logic circuitry for selecting from said selection item an item corresponding to said direction data from said direction input unit, and outputting said item when predetermined first operation data is input, and a temporary rearranging programmed logic circuitry for temporarily assigning, with respect to said selection item, an item except for an item assigned to the direction of said vertex of said guide to a direction corresponding to a vertex except for the vertex corresponding to the input direction until said predetermined first operation data is input when direction data indicative of a direction corresponding to said vertex of said guide is input.
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15. A storage medium storing an information selecting program to be executed in a computer of an information selecting apparatus having a direction input unit for allowing an input operation of a direction via a polygonal guide and inputting direction data indicative of a direction corresponding to the input operation, an operating unit for inputting operation data in correspondence with a predetermined operation, and a storing medium for storing item data indicative of said plurality of items, and making a user select an arbitrary item from a plurality of items, wherein
said information selecting program makes said computer execute: -
a selection item setting step for setting the predetermined number of the items out of said item data as a selection item which is assigned to a direction corresponding to a vertex of said guide and a direction corresponding to a part except for the vertex of said guide, a selecting step for selecting from said selection item an item corresponding to said direction data from said direction input unit, and outputting said item when predetermined first operation data is input, and a temporary rearranging step for temporarily assigning, with respect to said selection item, an item except for an item assigned to the direction of said vertex of said guide to a direction corresponding to a vertex except for the vertex corresponding to the input direction until said predetermined first operation data is input when direction data indicative of a direction corresponding to said vertex of said guide is input.
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16. An information selecting apparatus making a user select an arbitrary item from a plurality of items, comprising:
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a direction input unit for allowing an input operation of a direction via a polygonal guide and inputting direction data indicative of a direction corresponding to the input operation, an operating unit for inputting operation data in correspondence with a predetermined operation, a storing medium for storing item data indicative of said plurality of items, a selection item setting programmed logic circuitry for setting the predetermined number of the items out of said item data as a selection item which is assigned to a direction corresponding to a vertex of said guide and a direction corresponding to a part except for the vertex of said guide, a selecting programmed logic circuitry for selecting an item corresponding to said direction data from said direction input unit, and outputting said item when predetermined first operation data is input, and an interchanging programmed logic circuitry for interchanging the item assigned to the direction corresponding to the vertex of said guide and the item assigned to the direction corresponding to a part except for said vertex with respect to said selection item when predetermined second operation data is input.
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17. A storage medium storing an information selecting program to be executed in a computer of an information selecting apparatus having a direction input unit for allowing an input operation of a direction via a polygonal guide and inputting direction data indicative of a direction corresponding to the input operation, an operating unit for inputting operation data in correspondence with a predetermined operation, and a storing medium for storing item data indicative of said plurality of items, and making a user select an arbitrary item from a plurality of items, wherein
said information selecting program makes said computer execute: -
a selection item setting step for setting the predetermined number of the items out of said item data as a selection item which is assigned to a direction corresponding to a vertex of said guide and a direction corresponding to a part except for the vertex of said guide, a selecting step for selecting an item corresponding to said direction data from said direction input unit, and outputting said item when predetermined first operation data is input, and, an interchanging step for interchanging the item assigned to the direction corresponding to the vertex of said guide and the item assigned to the direction corresponding to a part except for said vertex with respect to said selection item when predetermined second operation data is input.
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