Information Processing Apparatus, and Input Control Method and Program of Information Processing Apparatus

• US 20120092278A1
• Filed: 10/07/2011
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: YAMANO, Ikuo
• Granted Patent: US 10,203,869 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for modifying an input area, comprising a memory and a processor executing instructions stored in the memory. The processor executes instructions stored in the memory to display a first input area on a device. The processor further executes instructions stored in the memory to detect a user input in a second input area. The processor still further executes instructions stored in the memory to perform, if the user input comprises a first operation, an input function; and modify, if the user input comprises a second operation, the first input area.

Claims

1. An apparatus for modifying an input area, the apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor executing instructions stored in the memory to;

display a first input area on a device;

detect a user input in a second input area;

perform, if the user input comprises a first operation, an input function; and

modify, if the user input comprises a second operation, the first input area.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first input area comprises objects.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein modifying the first input area comprises modifying one of the objects.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein modifying one of the objects comprises highlighting the object.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the objects represent words.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second input area is located on the device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second input area is separated from the device and within a distance of the device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second input area comprises objects.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the objects represent characters.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first operation comprises an operating member touching one of the objects.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein performing the input function comprises displaying an image in a third input area, the image corresponding to the object touched by the member.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second operation comprises an operating member in moving contact with the second input area.

13. A method for modifying an input area, comprising:

displaying a first input area;

detecting a user input in a second input area;

performing, if the user input comprises a first operation, an input function; and

modifying, if the user input comprises a second operation, the first input area.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first input area comprises objects.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein modifying the first input area comprises modifying one of the objects.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein modifying one of the objects comprises highlighting the object.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform a method of modifying an input area, the method comprising:

displaying a first input area;

detecting a user input in a second input area;

performing, if the user input comprises a first operation, an input function; and

modifying, if the user input comprises a second operation, the first input area.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first input area comprises objects.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein modifying the first input area comprises modifying one of the objects.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein modifying one of the objects comprises highlighting the object.