Information processing apparatus which issues a predetermined output instruction when a dragged file is dropped on an object

• US 8,982,395 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2013
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Yamazaki, Daisuke
• Primary Examiner(s): HON, MING Y
• Application Number:
  US13/962,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20140063541A1
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1203 Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/127 by using hot folders, e.g. folder for which print settings or print data management rules are set in advance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server

Abstract

An information processing apparatus, which issues a print instruction when a dragged file is dropped on a print object, the apparatus comprises: a layout unit configured to lay out the print object at a first position; and a display control unit configured to display, when the file is dragged, the print object at a second position which is closer to the dragged file than the first position by moving the print object from the first position.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, which issues a predetermined output instruction when a dragged file is dropped on an object, the apparatus comprising:

a detection unit configured to detect a user'"'"'s operation of a first specific key of a keyboard during a drag operation of a file;

a display control unit configured to control to display the object on the foreground when the detection unit detects the user'"'"'s operation of the first specific key of the keyboard during the drag operation of the file; and

an issuing unit configured to issue a predetermined output instruction using the dragged file when the dragged file is dropped on the object displayed on the foreground.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit controls to display the object on the foreground and in a neighborhood of a pointer when the detection unit detects a user'"'"'s operation of a second specific key of the keyboard during the drag operation of the file.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, if the dragged file is released when the object is displayed on the foreground and in the neighborhood of the pointer, the display control unit puts back the object to an original position.

4. An information processing apparatus, which issues a predetermined output instruction when a dragged file is dropped on an object, the apparatus comprising:

a detection unit configured to detect a user'"'"'s operation of a specific key of a keyboard during a drag operation of a file;

a display control unit configured to control to display the object on the foreground and in a neighborhood of a pointer when the detection unit detects the user'"'"'s operation of the specific key of the keyboard during the drag operation of the file; and

an issuing unit configured to issue a predetermined output instruction using the dragged file when the dragged file is dropped on the object displayed on the foreground and in the neighborhood of the pointer.

5. A control method for an information processing apparatus, which issues a predetermined output instruction when a dragged file is dropped on an object, the method comprising:

a detection step of detecting a user'"'"'s operation of a first specific key of a keyboard during a drag operation of a file;

a display control step of controlling to display the object on the foreground when the user'"'"'s operation of the first specific key of the keyboard is detected in the detection step during the drag operation of the file; and

an issuing step of issuing a predetermined output instruction using the dragged file when the dragged file is dropped on the object displayed on the foreground.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the object is controlled to display on the foreground and in a neighborhood of a pointer in the display control step when a user'"'"'s operation of a second specific key of the keyboard is detected in the detection step during the drag operation of the file.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, if the dragged file is released when the object is displayed on the foreground and in the neighborhood of the pointer, the object is put back to an original position in the display control step.

8. A control method for an information processing apparatus, which issues a predetermined output instruction when a dragged file is dropped on an object, the method comprising:

a detection step of detecting a user'"'"'s operation of a specific key of a keyboard during a drag operation of a file;

a display control step of controlling to display the object on the foreground and in a neighborhood of a pointer when the user'"'"'s operation of the specific key of the keyboard is detected in the detection step during the drag operation of the file; and

an issuing step of issuing a predetermined output instruction using the dragged file when the dragged file is dropped on the object displayed on the foreground and in the neighborhood of the pointer.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a computer, which issues a predetermined output instruction when a dragged file is dropped on an object, to function as:

a detection unit configured to detect a user'"'"'s operation of a first specific key of a keyboard during a drag operation of a file;

a display control unit configured to control to display the object on the foreground when the detection unit detects the user'"'"'s operation of the first specific key of the keyboard during the drag operation of the file; and

an issuing unit configured to issue a predetermined output instruction using the dragged file when the dragged file is dropped on the object displayed on the foreground.

10. The medium according to claim 9, wherein the display control unit controls to display the object on the foreground and in a neighborhood of a pointer when the detection unit detects a user'"'"'s operation of a second specific key of the keyboard during the drag operation of the file.

11. The medium according to claim 10, wherein, if the dragged file is released when the object is displayed on the foreground and in the neighborhood of the pointer, the display control unit puts back the object to an original position.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a computer, which issues a predetermined output instruction when a dragged file is dropped on an object, to function as:

a detection unit configured to detect a user'"'"'s operation of a specific key of a keyboard during a drag operation of a file;

a display control unit configured to control to display the object on the foreground and in a neighborhood of a pointer when the detection unit detects the user'"'"'s operation of the specific key of the keyboard during the drag operation of the file; and

an issuing unit configured to issue a predetermined output instruction using the dragged file when the dragged file is dropped on the object displayed on the foreground and in the neighborhood of the pointer.