Synchronous control system including a master device and a slave device, and synchronous control method for controlling the same
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1. A parameter adjusting method, comprising:
- displaying on a screen a pointer manipulated according to a manipulation by a user and an icon manipulated with said pointer to adjust a parameter associated with the icon, wherein said icon comprises a marker, a location of said marker indicating current numerical information about said parameter associated with said icon;
determining whether a predetermined manipulation of said icon with said pointer occurs;
if it is determined that said predetermined manipulation of said icon with said pointer occurs, displaying an auxiliary indicator that indicates a current value of said parameter as an overlay associated with said icon in the vicinity of said icon on said screen, said auxiliary indicator being different than said icon and being used for adjustment of said parameter and comprising a marker extension that extends beyond said icon; and
adjusting said parameter by manipulating said auxiliary indicator by manipulation of said pointer, wherein said auxiliary indicator is modified to display a numerical value for an increment or decrement of said parameter for said parameter associated with said icon in response to said manipulation.
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Abstract
A parameter adjusting method includes a step (S1) of determining whether or not a predetermined manipulation of an icon with a pointer occurs on a screen; a step (S2) of displaying an auxiliary indicator used for adjustment of a predetermined parameter in the vicinity of the icon on the screen in the case where it is determined that the predetermined manipulation of the icon with the pointer occurs; and a step (S3, S4) of adjusting the parameter by manipulating the auxiliary indicator by manipulation of the pointer.
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1. A parameter adjusting method, comprising:
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displaying on a screen a pointer manipulated according to a manipulation by a user and an icon manipulated with said pointer to adjust a parameter associated with the icon, wherein said icon comprises a marker, a location of said marker indicating current numerical information about said parameter associated with said icon; determining whether a predetermined manipulation of said icon with said pointer occurs; if it is determined that said predetermined manipulation of said icon with said pointer occurs, displaying an auxiliary indicator that indicates a current value of said parameter as an overlay associated with said icon in the vicinity of said icon on said screen, said auxiliary indicator being different than said icon and being used for adjustment of said parameter and comprising a marker extension that extends beyond said icon; and adjusting said parameter by manipulating said auxiliary indicator by manipulation of said pointer, wherein said auxiliary indicator is modified to display a numerical value for an increment or decrement of said parameter for said parameter associated with said icon in response to said manipulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a parameter adjusting program, comprising code for:
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determining whether or not, on a screen displaying a pointer manipulated according to a manipulation by a user and an icon manipulated with said pointer to adjust a parameter associated with said icon, a predetermined manipulation of said icon with said pointer occurs, wherein said icon comprises a marker, a location of said marker indicating current numerical information about said parameter associated with said icon; displaying an auxiliary indicator that indicates a current value of said parameter as an overlay associated with said icon in the vicinity of said icon on said screen, if it is determined that the predetermined manipulation of said icon with said pointer occurs in said determining processing, said auxiliary indicator being different than said icon and being used for adjustment of said parameter and comprising a marker extension that extends beyond said icon; and adjusting said parameter by manipulating said auxiliary indicator by manipulation of said pointer, wherein said auxiliary indicator is modified to display a numerical value for an increment or decrement of said parameter in response to said manipulation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A parameter adjusting apparatus, comprising:
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a determining section that determines whether or not, on a screen displaying a pointer manipulated according to a manipulation by a user and an icon manipulated with said pointer to adjust a parameter associated with said icon, a predetermined manipulation of said icon with said pointer occurs, wherein said icon comprises a marker, a location of said marker indicating current numerical information about said parameter associated with said icon; an auxiliary indicator controlling section that, if said determining section determines that said predetermined manipulation of said icon with said pointer occurs, displays an auxiliary indicator that indicates a current value of said parameter as an overlay associated with said icon in the vicinity of said icon on said screen, said auxiliary indicator being different than said icon and being used for adjustment of said parameter and comprising a marker extension that extends beyond said icon; and a parameter adjusting section that adjusts said parameter by manipulating said auxiliary indicator by manipulation of said pointer, wherein said auxiliary indicator is modified to display a numerical value for an increment or decrement of said parameter in response to said manipulation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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