Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program associated with a graphical user interface with proximity sensor triggered menu options
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1. An electronic device, the device comprising a processor configured to:
- determine whether an operation member points to a first selection region corresponding to a first selection object;
control a display to display at least one second selection object near to the first selection object when it is determined that the member points to the first selection region, wherein said at least one second selection object is at least one selectable menu object wherein each one of said at least one selectable menu object is associated with a user input command associated with the first selection object;
detect a motion of the member; and
determine a direction of the detected motion,wherein the processor selects said at least one second selection object based on the determined direction, and wherein said at least one second selection object is selected when the operating member is detected to no longer point to both the first selection object and said at least one second selection object which is being selected.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an electronic device, the device including, processor, a display, and an interface configured to, detect non-contact proximity of an operation member, determine whether the member is within a first selection region corresponding to a first selection object; and display a second selection object adjacent to the first selection object when it is determined that the member is within the first selection region.
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1. An electronic device, the device comprising a processor configured to:
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determine whether an operation member points to a first selection region corresponding to a first selection object; control a display to display at least one second selection object near to the first selection object when it is determined that the member points to the first selection region, wherein said at least one second selection object is at least one selectable menu object wherein each one of said at least one selectable menu object is associated with a user input command associated with the first selection object; detect a motion of the member; and determine a direction of the detected motion, wherein the processor selects said at least one second selection object based on the determined direction, and wherein said at least one second selection object is selected when the operating member is detected to no longer point to both the first selection object and said at least one second selection object which is being selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
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detecting proximity of an operation member; determining whether the member points to a first selection region corresponding to a displayed first selection object; displaying at least one second selection object near to the first selection object when it is determined that the member points to the first selection region, wherein said at least one second selection object is at least one selectable menu object wherein each one of said at least one selectable menu object is associated with a user input command associated with the first selection object; detecting a motion of the member; determining a direction of the detected motion; and selecting the at least one second selection object based on the determined direction, wherein said at least one second selection object is selected when the operating member is detected to no longer point to both the first selection object and said at least one second selection object which is being selected. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A tangibly embodied computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
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detecting proximity of an operation member; determining whether the member points to a first selection region corresponding to a displayed first selection object; displaying at least one second selection object near to the first selection object when it is determined that the member points to the first selection region, wherein said at least one second selection object is at least one selectable menu object wherein each one of said at least one selectable menu object is associated with a user input command associated with the first selection object; detecting a motion of the member; determining a direction of the detected motion; and selecting the at least one second selection object based on the determined direction, wherein said at least one second selection object is selected when the operating member is detected to no longer point to both the first selection object and said at least one second selection object which is being selected. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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