Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9377944-B2
Application number	US-201314131860-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2013
Priority date	May 25, 2012
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is an information processing apparatus that allows the user to operate a plurality of applications simultaneously displayed on touch panels, using a hand that holds the terminal. Information processing apparatus includes touch panels that simultaneously displays a plurality of applications. Touch panel coordinate management section determines whether or not an enabling operation to enable a display control for applications is received. Tilt detection section detects whether or not information processing apparatus is tilted, when the enabling operation is received. Application control section and display control section move application displayed on touch panel positioned higher than touch panel toward application displayed on touch panel positioned lower than touch panel, when information processing apparatus is tilted.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus including a touch panel that simultaneously displays at least two applications of a plurality of applications in a row, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a detection section that detects whether or not the information processing apparatus is tilted to determine which one of the at least two applications is located higher than the other; and
a control section that performs, based on a determination result of the detection section, a first display control for moving a first application that is displayed while being located higher in the touch panel, toward a second application that is displayed while being located lower in the touch panel.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a determining section that determines whether or not an enabling operation to enable a display control for the applications is received, wherein
when the determining section determines that the enabling operation is received, the detection section detects whether or not the information processing apparatus is tilted.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein:
the determining section determines whether or not a disabling operation to disable the display control for the applications is received after the first display control is performed; and
when the disabling operation is received, the control section performs a second display control for moving the first application that has been moved toward the second application to an original position and for displaying the first application on the original position.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the determining section determines that the enabling operation is received, upon reception of drag of an object, and the determining section determines that the disabling operation is received, upon reception of drop of the object.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the detection section detects a tilt angle of the information processing apparatus when detecting that the information processing apparatus is tilted; and
when performing the first display control, the control section changes a moving speed of the first application when the first application is moved toward the second application and displayed, based on the tilt angle of the information processing apparatus.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a determining section that determines whether or not the plurality of applications are simultaneously displayed, wherein
the detection section detects whether or not the information processing apparatus is tilted, when the plurality of applications are simultaneously displayed.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the touch panel includes a first touch panel and a second touch panel that display the plurality of applications.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control section displays the first application while superimposing part or all of the first application on the second application, when moving the first application toward the second application.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control section moves and displays the first application in the region where the second application is originally displayed, and moves and displays the second application in the region where the first application is originally displayed.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control section reduces in size and displays the first application and the second application so that the first application and the second application fit into the region where the second application is originally displayed, when moving the first application toward the second application.

11. An information processing method to be performed by a terminal including a touch panel that simultaneously displays at least two applications of a plurality of applications in a row, the information processing method comprising:
detecting whether the terminal is tilted to determine which one of the at least two applications is located higher than the other; and
performing, based on a determination result of the detection section, a first display control for moving a first application that is displayed while being located higher in the touch panel, toward a second application that is displayed while being located lower in the touch panel.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing an information processing program executed by a computer of a terminal, the terminal including a touch panel that simultaneously displays at least two applications of a plurality of applications in a row, the information processing program comprising:
detecting whether or not the terminal is tilted to determine which one of the at least two applications is located higher than the other; and
performing, based on a determination result of the detection section, a first display control for moving a first application that is displayed while being located higher in the touch panel, toward a second application that is displayed while being located lower in the touch panel.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Corp America

Inventors

• Yokoyama Ryo
• Kunitake Yuji
• Kohashi Yasuo

Classifications

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G09G5/14

  Display of multiple viewports · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title