Storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an information processing program which is executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus, the information processing program including instructions that, when executed by the computer, are configured to:

detect a designated position on the display section indicated by a user;

when the detected designated position is in a first area of the display section, display an indicator on the display section at a first timing, the indicator indicating a position, in the entirety of the content, of the part of the content displayed on the display section; and

when the detected designated position is designated to a second area of the display section different from the first area display the indicator on the display section at a second timing that is different from the first timing.

2. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured to:

when the first area is designated by the detected designated position:

execute scrolling processing of scrolling the part displayed on the display section, or processing assigned to the first area; and

display the indicator when a predetermined condition has been satisfied; and

when the second area is designated by the detected designated position:

execute the scrolling processing of scrolling the part displayed on the display section; and

immediately display the indicator.

3. The medium of claim 2 , wherein:

when the first area is designated by the detected designated position:

the part displayed on the display section is scrolled while the first area continues to be designated;

the processing assigned to the first area is executed, after the first area is designated, when the detected designated position has been released, and

the predetermined condition is a change in the detected designed position while the first area continues to be designated or that the first area has continued to be designated for a predetermined time period or more.

4. The medium of claim 1 , wherein:

the first area is an area in the content in which an image that allows a predetermined function to be executed is placed, and

the second area is an area in the content in which the image is not placed.

5. An information processing apparatus for displaying a partial subset of content that is larger than a display area of a display device, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a processing system that includes at least one processor, the processing system configured to:

detect a designated position on the display device designated by a user;

determine if the detected designated position is within a first area of the display area or a second area of the display area that is different from the first area;

if the detected designated position is determined to be within the first area, selectively display an indicator in accordance with a first time period, the indicator configured to indicate where the partial subset is within the content that is larger than the display area; and

if the detected designated position is determined to be within the second area, selectively display the indicator in accordance with a second time period,

wherein the first time period is different from the second time period.

6. An information processing system that is configured to output, to a display section, a part of a content larger than an area displayed on the display section, the information processing system comprising:

a designated position detection unit that is configured to detect a designated position on the display section designated by a user;

a first display control unit configured, when the designated position detection unit has determined that a first area has been designated, to display, on the display section at a first timing, an indicator that indicates a position, in the entirety of the content, of the part of the content displayed on the display section; and

a second display control unit configured, when the designated position detection unit has determined that a second area different from the first area has been designated, to display the indicator on the display section at a second timing different from the first timing.

7. An information processing method for displaying, on a display section, a part of a content that is larger than an area displayed on the display section, the method comprising:

determining a first designated position on the display section designated by a user;

initiating, via at least one processor, a first display of an indicator in a first timing manner in accordance with the determined first designated position, the displayed indicator configured to indicate a position, in the entirety of the content, that corresponds to content currently displayed on the display section; and

determining a second designated position on the display section;

initiating a second display of the indicator in a second timing manner in accordance with the determined second designated position,

wherein the first timing manner is different from the second timing manner.