Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program product
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- circuitry configured todetect an interaction area of a position detection surface specified by a single static point of contact on the detection surface by a manipulation object;
calculate a predetermined shape as a region corresponding to the interaction area based on the single static point of contact,determine a plurality of focused targets that overlap the predetermined shape;
display a subset of the plurality of focused targets determined based on a distance between each of the plurality of focused targets and a center of the predetermined shape, in a window that overlaps an input field and that has a same number of rows above and below boundaries of the input field, the window not overlapping the interaction area, the input field being separated from the interaction area, the subset of the plurality of focused targets being fewer than all of the plurality of focused targets;
determine a selection candidate from the plurality of focused targets; and
emphasize the selection candidate relative to others of the plurality of focused targets,wherein the plurality of focused targets include alphanumeric characters,said circuitry displays the selection candidate as an alphanumeric character emphasized, as compared to others of the plurality of focused targets, by at least one of an insertion-point cursor and bold text, andthe window in which the plurality of focused targets are displayed moves when the selection candidate is selected.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus detects an interaction area of a position detection surface specified by a manipulation object. A focused target extraction unit that extracts at least some of a plurality of focused targets on the basis of the interaction area. A selection candidate extraction unit extracts a selection candidate from the plurality of focused targets, and a display displays at least some of the plurality of focused targets, and emphasizes the selection candidate. Furthermore, a method and non-transitory computer readable storage device cooperate to provide a corresponding process.
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to detect an interaction area of a position detection surface specified by a single static point of contact on the detection surface by a manipulation object; calculate a predetermined shape as a region corresponding to the interaction area based on the single static point of contact, determine a plurality of focused targets that overlap the predetermined shape; display a subset of the plurality of focused targets determined based on a distance between each of the plurality of focused targets and a center of the predetermined shape, in a window that overlaps an input field and that has a same number of rows above and below boundaries of the input field, the window not overlapping the interaction area, the input field being separated from the interaction area, the subset of the plurality of focused targets being fewer than all of the plurality of focused targets; determine a selection candidate from the plurality of focused targets; and emphasize the selection candidate relative to others of the plurality of focused targets, wherein the plurality of focused targets include alphanumeric characters, said circuitry displays the selection candidate as an alphanumeric character emphasized, as compared to others of the plurality of focused targets, by at least one of an insertion-point cursor and bold text, and the window in which the plurality of focused targets are displayed moves when the selection candidate is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17)
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11. An information processing method, comprising:
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detecting an interaction area of a position detection surface specified by a single static point of contact on the detection surface by a manipulation object; calculating a predetermined shape as a region corresponding to the interaction area based on the single static point of contact; determining with a computer processor a plurality of focused targets that overlap the predetermined shape; displaying on a display a subset of the plurality of focused targets determined based on a distance between each of the plurality of focused targets and a center of the predetermined shape, in a window that overlaps an input field and has a same number of rows above and below boundaries of the input field, the window not overlapping the interaction area, the input field being separated from the interaction area, the subset of the plurality of focused targets being fewer than all of the plurality of focused targets; determining with the computer processor a selection candidate from the plurality of focused targets; and emphasizing the selection candidate on the display relative to others of the plurality of focused targets, wherein the plurality of focused targets include alphanumeric characters, the selection candidate is displayed as an alphanumeric character emphasized, as compared to others of the plurality of focused targets, by at least one of an insertion-point cursor and bold text, and the window in which the plurality of focused targets are displayed moves when the selection candidate is selected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable storage device having stored therein computer readable instructions that when executed by a computer processor perform a process comprising:
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detecting an interaction area of a position detection surface specified by a single static point of contact on the detection surface by a manipulation object; calculating a predetermined shape as a region corresponding to the interaction area based on the single static point of contact; determining with a computer a plurality of focused targets that overlap the predetermined shape; displaying on a display a subset of the plurality of focused targets determined based on a distance between each of the plurality of focused targets and a center of the predetermined shape, in a window that overlaps an input field and that has a same number of rows above and below boundaries of the input field, the window not overlapping the interaction area, the input field being separated from the interaction area, the subset of the plurality of focused targets being fewer than all of the plurality of focused targets; determining a selection candidate from the plurality of focused targets; and emphasizing the selection candidate on the display relative to others of the plurality of focused targets, wherein the plurality of focused targets include alphanumeric characters, the selection candidate is displayed as an alphanumeric character emphasized, as compared to others of the plurality of focused targets, by at least one of an insertion-point cursor and bold text, and the window in which the plurality of focused targets are displayed moves when the selection candidate is selected. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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