INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a touch screen means formed of a panel and a touch panel, the touch screen means receiving a tracing operation defined in such a way that a user touches a predetermined area of the touch screen means with a finger and then moves the finger from the predetermined area by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction with the finger remaining touching the predetermined area, the positional relationship among a plurality of fingers at the time of the touch and the directions of the following fingers'"'"' movements defining N tracing operations (N is an integer greater than or equal to one), each of the N tracing operations related to a single function; and
a setting means for setting a function related to a predetermined one of the N tracing operations when the predetermined tracing operation is performed.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: a touch screen means formed of a panel and a touch panel, the touch screen means receiving a tracing operation defined in such a way that a user touches a predetermined area of the touch screen means with a finger and then moves the finger from the predetermined area by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction with the finger remaining touching the predetermined area, the positional relationship among a plurality of fingers at the time of the touch and the directions of the following fingers'"'"' movements defining N tracing operations (N is an integer greater than or equal to one), each of the N tracing operations related to a single function; and a setting means for setting a function related to a predetermined one of the N tracing operations when the predetermined tracing operation is performed.
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6 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen means formed of a panel and a touch panel, the touch screen means receiving a tracing operation defined in such a way that a user touches a predetermined area of the touch screen means with a finger and then moves the finger from the predetermined area by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction with the finger remaining touching the predetermined area, the positional relationship among a plurality of fingers at the time of the touch and the directions of the following fingers'"'"' movements defining N tracing operations (N is an integer greater than or equal to one), each of the N tracing operations related to a single function; and a setting means for setting a function related to a predetermined one of the N tracing operations when the predetermined tracing operation is performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An information processing method used with an information processing apparatus including a touch screen means formed of a panel and a touch panel,
the touch screen means receiving a tracing operation defined in such a way that a user touches a predetermined area of the touch screen means with a finger and then moves the finger from the predetermined area by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction with the finger remaining touching the predetermined area, the positional relationship among a plurality of fingers at the time of the touch and the directions of the following fingers'"'"' movements defining N tracing operations (N is an integer greater than or equal to one), each of the N tracing operations related to a single function, the method comprising the step of: setting a function related to the predetermined tracing operation, when a predetermined one of the N tracing operations is performed.
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5. A program causing a computer controlling an information processing apparatus including a touch screen means formed of a panel and a touch panel to carry out a control process,
the touch screen means receiving a tracing operation defined in such a way that a user touches a predetermined area of the touch screen means with a finger and then moves the finger from the predetermined area by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction with the finger remaining touching the predetermined area, the positional relationship among a plurality of fingers at the time of the touch and the directions of the following fingers'"'"' movements defining N tracing operations (N is an integer greater than or equal to one), each of the N tracing operations related to a single function, the control process including the step of: setting a function related to the predetermined tracing operation, when a predetermined one of the N tracing operations is performed.
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6. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen unit formed of a panel and a touch panel, the touch screen unit receiving a tracing operation defined in such a way that a user touches a predetermined area of the touch screen unit with a finger and then moves the finger from the predetermined area by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction with the finger remaining touching the predetermined area, the positional relationship among a plurality of fingers at the time of the touch and the directions of the following fingers'"'"' movements defining N tracing operations (N is an integer greater than or equal to one), each of the N tracing operations related to a single function; and a setting unit configured to set a function related to a predetermined one of the N tracing operations when the predetermined tracing operation is performed.
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