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Apparatus and method for processing information, and program and medium used therefor

US6734859B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2001
Grant dateMay 11, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S345/959
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for processing information, and a program and a program storing medium are disclosed in which a user can surely recognize the change of images when they are operated. Upon detection of an operation, a processing manager applies, every predetermined period, a transition function to an elapsed time from the detection of the operation to compute a ratio of the movement of an image to a distance from the current position of the displayed image to a destination specified by the operation. On the basis of the obtained ratio of the movement of the image, the processing manger specifies a display position of the image toward the destination. A content processing routine controls the display so that the image is displayed at the specified position every predetermined period.

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