Apparatus and method for controlling information input
US10248310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04842
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a direction of an operation of a first stage in which a contact position on an operation surface moves from a peripheral region of the operation surface to a center region thereof, and a direction of an operation of a second stage in which the contact position moves from the center region to the peripheral region that continues from the operation of the first stage; and a processing unit that specifies a target item from among an input item group based on the direction of the operation of the first stage, and specifies an input candidate corresponding to the direction of the operation of the second stage from among the specified target item.
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