Program and portable terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018275864-A1
Application number	US-201815969629-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 2, 2018
Priority date	Nov 4, 2015
Publication date	Sep 27, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A non-transitory computer readable medium contains a program for a portable terminal including a touchscreen having a first area for selecting a command and a second area in which objects are displayed. The program causes a computer to store command information indicating associations between commands and objects that may serve as targets of the commands regarding a plurality of commands in relation to a plurality of objects, store position information indicating displayed positions of the individual objects in the second area, select the command based on a state in which an operation is being performed with a first finger of a user in the first area, and define, based on the command information and the position information, an area corresponding to the display position of an object that may serve as a target of the selected command in the second area as an area in which an operation is acceptable.

First claim

1 . A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a program for a portable terminal including a touchscreen having a first area for selecting a command and a second area in which objects are displayed, the program causing a computer to perform:
storing command information indicating associations between commands and objects that may serve as targets of the commands regarding a plurality of commands in relation to a plurality of objects; storing position information indicating displayed positions of the individual objects in the second area; selecting the command based on a state in which an operation is being performed with a first finger of a user in the first area; defining, based on the command information and the position information, an area corresponding to the display position of an object that may serve as a target of the selected command in the second area as an area in which an operation is acceptable; and executing, in response to an operation performed with a second finger of the user in the acceptable area while the operation performed with the first finger is being continued in the first area, the selected command in relation to an object corresponding to an area in which the operation has been performed.

2 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 1 ,
wherein the command is selected based on a position at which the operation is being performed with the first finger in the first area.

3 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 2 , the program causing the computer to further perform:
continuously switching the selected command in accordance with an operation in which the first finger is moved while maintaining contact with the first area.

4 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 1 ,
wherein the command is selected based on the magnitude of a force being applied with the first finger in the first area.

5 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 3 , the program causing the computer to further perform:
continuously switching the selected command in accordance with an operation in which the force being applied with the first finger is changed while keeping the first finger in contact in the first area.

6 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 1 ,
wherein the command information includes adjustment information for adjusting the acceptable area, and wherein the acceptable area is adjusted for each object that may serve as a target of the selected command based on the adjustment information.

7 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 1 , the program causing the computer to further perform:
updating the acceptable area as the display position of each object that may serve as a target of the selected command is updated.

8 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 1 ,
wherein the operation performed with the second finger is a tap operation in the acceptable area.

9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 1 , the program causing the computer to further perform:
displaying an image indicating the selected command in a third area of the touchscreen.

10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 9 ,
wherein the third area is an area neighboring the first area.

11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 9 ,
wherein the third area is an area neighboring the acceptable area.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 1 , the program causing the computer to further perform:
identifying commands that can be executed in a current situation from among the plurality of commands, and wherein the command is selected based on the state in which the operation is being performed with the first finger from among the identified commands.

13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 1 , the program causing the computer to further perform:
displaying the acceptable area in a distinguishable fashion.

14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium containing the program according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first area is an edge portion of a display area of the touchscreen.

15 . A portable terminal comprising:
a touchscreen having a first area for selecting a command and a second area in which objects are displayed; a command-information storage that stores command information indicating associations between commands and objects that may serve as targets of the commands regarding a plurality of commands in relation to a plurality of objects; a position-information storage that stores position information indicating displayed positions of the individual objects in the second area; a command selecting unit that selects the command based on a state in which an operation is being performed with a first finger of a user in the first area; an area defining unit that defines, based on the command information and the position information, an area corresponding to the display position of an object that may serve as a target of the selected command in the second area as an area in which an operation is acceptable; and a command executing unit that executes, in response to an operation performed with a second finger of the user in the acceptable area while the operation performed with the first finger is being continued in the first area, the selected command in relation to an object corresponding to an area in which the operation has been performed.

16 . A method for controlling a portable terminal including a touchscreen having a first area for selecting a command and a second area in which objects are displayed, comprising:
storing command information indicating associations between commands and objects that may serve as targets of the commands regarding a plurality of commands in relation to a plurality of objects; storing position information indicating displayed positions of the individual objects in the second area; selecting the command based on a state in which an operation is being performed with a first finger of a user in the first area; defining, based on the command information and the position information, an area corresponding to the display position of an object that may serve as a target of the selected command in the second area as an area in which an operation is acceptable; and executing, in response to an operation performed with a second finger of the user in the acceptable area while the operation performed with the first finger is being continued in the first area, the selected command in relation to an object corresponding to an area in which the operation has been performed.

Assignees

• Cygames Inc

Inventors

• Kurabayashi Shuichi

Classifications

• A63F13/2145

  the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens · CPC title

• A63F13/53

  involving additional visual information provided to the game scene, e.g. by overlay to simulate a head-up display [HUD] or displaying a laser sight in a shooting game · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title