Information processing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a display unit configured to display a plurality of objects in a specified area, wherein the plurality of objects are not aligned with respect to the specified area;
a touch panel superimposed upon a display surface of the display unit, and configured to recognize that first and second positions in the specified area are respectively touched by first and second fingers of a user at the same time;
a determination unit responsive to a detection of a tracing motion of the second finger while the first finger is continuously touching to the first position on the touch panel, and configured to determine the shape of the trace defined by the detected tracing motion; and
an alignment unit, configured to align the plurality of objects on the display unit in accordance with the determined shape of the trace.
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Abstract
In instances where a plurality of objects is aligned by an operation using a pointing device having only a single point for pointing, the procedure is a troublesome one. To solve this problem, an information processing apparatus according to the invention includes a display unit configured to display objects; a recognition unit configured to recognize that a plurality of positions on the display unit have been designated; and an alignment unit. In a state in which a first position contained in an area in which a plurality of objects are displayed has been recognized by the recognition unit and a second position on the display unit has been recognized by the recognition unit, the alignment unit aligns the plurality of objects on the display unit in accordance with path of movement when movement of the first position or second position has been detected.
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13 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a display unit configured to display a plurality of objects in a specified area, wherein the plurality of objects are not aligned with respect to the specified area; a touch panel superimposed upon a display surface of the display unit, and configured to recognize that first and second positions in the specified area are respectively touched by first and second fingers of a user at the same time; a determination unit responsive to a detection of a tracing motion of the second finger while the first finger is continuously touching to the first position on the touch panel, and configured to determine the shape of the trace defined by the detected tracing motion; and an alignment unit, configured to align the plurality of objects on the display unit in accordance with the determined shape of the trace. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8)
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5. A method of information processing using an information processing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of objects in a specified area on a display unit, wherein the plurality of objects are not aligned with respect to the specified area; recognizing that first and second positions in the specified area are respectively touched by first and second fingers of a user at the same time; responsive to a detection of a tracing motion of the second finger while the first finger is continuously touching to the first position, determining the shape of the trace defined by the detected tracing motion; and aligning the plurality of objects on the display unit in accordance with the determined shape of the trace. - View Dependent Claims (6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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