INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INPUT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- a display control unit configured to display a plurality of items on a display screen;
an identifying unit configured to identify a state of a pointer which is close to the display screen, whether the pointer is in a hover state or in a touch state;
a determining unit configured to determine priority of each of the plurality of items displayed on the display screen according to a duration pointed by the pointer which is in the hover state to the display screen; and
a specifying unit configured to specify the item touched by the pointer from the plurality of items displayed on the display screen using the priority determined by the determining unit in a case where the state of the pointer identified by the identifying unit is changed from the hover state to the touch state.
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Abstract
The information processing apparatus identifies whether a state of a pointer which is close to the display screen is in a hover state or in a touch state. According to the duration pointed by the pointer which is in the hover state, the information processing apparatus sets the priority to each item. When the state of the pointer changes from the hover state to the touch state, the information processing apparatus specifies the item touched by the pointer from the plurality of items according to the touch position and the priority.
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a display control unit configured to display a plurality of items on a display screen; an identifying unit configured to identify a state of a pointer which is close to the display screen, whether the pointer is in a hover state or in a touch state; a determining unit configured to determine priority of each of the plurality of items displayed on the display screen according to a duration pointed by the pointer which is in the hover state to the display screen; and a specifying unit configured to specify the item touched by the pointer from the plurality of items displayed on the display screen using the priority determined by the determining unit in a case where the state of the pointer identified by the identifying unit is changed from the hover state to the touch state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An input method executed by an information processing apparatus having a display screen on which a plurality of items are displayed, comprising:
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identifying a state of a pointer which is close to the display screen, whether it is in a hover state or in a touch state; determining priority of each of the plurality of items displayed on the display screen according to duration pointed by the pointer which is in the hover state to the display screen; specifying the item touched by the pointer from the plurality of items displayed on the display screen based on the priority in a case where the state of the pointer is changed from the hover state to the touch state.
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14. A computer readable recording medium containing computer program for causing a computer comprising a display screen on which a plurality of items are displayed to function as:
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an identifying unit configured to identify a state of a pointer which is close to the display screen, whether it is in a hover state or in a touch state; a determining unit configured to determine priority of each of the plurality of items displayed on the display screen according to duration pointed by the pointer which is in the hover state to the display screen; and a specifying unit configured to specify the item touched by the pointer from the plurality of items displayed on the display screen based on the priority determined by the determining unit in a case where the state of the pointer identified by the identifying unit is changed from the hover state to the touch state.
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