Information processing apparatus and information processing method
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising display means for displaying an image including an object;
- detection means, which is stacked on the display means, for detecting a contact with the display means;
control means for switching an operation mode of the display means based on a ratio of an area of the object displayed in the display means to an area of a region of the display means in which the contact is detected by the detection means; and
wherein the object displayed on the display means can be directly operated by a user by performing upon a surface of the detection means a gesture operation of collecting the displayed object and moving the displayed object in accordance with the gesture operation and the operation mode selected by the control means.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: display means for displaying an image including an object; detection means, which is stacked on the display means, for detecting a contact with the display means; and control means for switching an operation mode of the display means based on a ratio of the area of the object displayed in the display means to the area of a region of the display means in which the contact is detected by the detection means.
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16 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising display means for displaying an image including an object;
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detection means, which is stacked on the display means, for detecting a contact with the display means; control means for switching an operation mode of the display means based on a ratio of an area of the object displayed in the display means to an area of a region of the display means in which the contact is detected by the detection means; and wherein the object displayed on the display means can be directly operated by a user by performing upon a surface of the detection means a gesture operation of collecting the displayed object and moving the displayed object in accordance with the gesture operation and the operation mode selected by the control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information processing method of an information processing apparatus that includes a display means for displaying an image including an object and a detection means, which is stacked on the display means, for detecting a contact with the display means, the method comprising the step of:
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allowing the information processing apparatus to switch an operation mode of the display means based on a ratio of an area of the object displayed in the display means to an area of a region of the display means in which a contact is detected by the detection means, wherein the object displayed on the display means can be directly operated by a user by performing upon a surface of the detection means a gesture operation of collecting the displayed object and moving the displayed object in accordance with the gesture operation and the operation mode.
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16. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a display unit configured to display an image including an object; a detection unit, which is stacked on the display unit, and configured to detect a contact with the display unit; and a control unit configured to switch an operation mode of the display unit based on a ratio of an area of the object displayed in the display unit to an area of a region of the display unit in which the contact is detected by the detection unit, wherein the object displayed on the display unit can be directly operated by a user by performing upon a surface of the detection unit a gesture operation of collecting the displayed object and moving the displayed object in accordance with the gesture operation and the operation mode selected by the control unit.
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