Terminal device, information processing method, program, and storage medium

1. A terminal device comprising:

an operation surface that includes a display;

an input detector that detects an indicator and determines at least one of a position of the indicator contacting the operation surface and a distance of the indicator from the operation surface in a vertical direction; and

circuitry configured to

determine information about an operation input by movement information of the indicator detected by the input detector, and

perform predetermined control when a first operation which is an operation performed to move the indicator in a vertical direction away from the operation surface is detected by the circuitry, the predetermined control including storing data, displayed in a position defined on the operation surface where the first operation is performed, in a temporary save destination of a memory,

wherein, the circuitry determines that the first operation is input when it is detected that a detection area of the indicator which is detected in a position which is away from the operation surface by as much as a specified distance, the detection area being defined on the operation surface, becomes smaller than in a case of an initial indicator detection, and it is detected that the distance of the indicator from the operation surface becomes longer than in the case of the initial indicator detection

wherein, the circuitry determines that a second operation which is an operation performed to open up space between two fingers is input by the user when it is detected that an area of the indicator, the area being detected on the operation surface, becomes larger than in case of the initial indicator detection,

wherein when the first operation is detected by the circuitry, the circuitry performs control to delete the data from the display as part of the predetermined control, and when the second operation is subsequently detected by the circuitry, the circuitry performs control to paste the data stored in the temporary save destination to a position defined on the operation surface where the second operation is performed, and

wherein the circuitry performs control to store the pasted data in a save destination corresponding to the area displayed on the position defined on the operation surface where the second operation is performed.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator is two fingers of a user.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry performs control to display plural areas indicating data save destinations on a screen of a display, the screen being superimposed on the operation surface, and to select a save destination corresponding to the area displayed on a position defined on the operation surface where the first operation or the second operation is performed from among the data save destinations that are displayed on the screen of the display as images, as the predetermined control.

4. The terminal device according to claim 3 , wherein when the second operation is detected, or when it is detected that the distance of the indicator from the operation surface becomes longer than a range of a predetermined specified threshold value with the circuitry after the predetermined control is performed.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein when the first operation is detected by the circuitry and the indicator is no longer detected by the input detector, the circuitry performs control to delete data displayed on a position defined on the operation surface where the first operation is performed from on the display.

6. The terminal device according to claim 1 , the circuitry being further configured to receive notification of an incoming telephone call and perform control to display a screen providing notification of the incoming call on the display, and when the first operation is detected by the circuitry while the screen providing the notification of the incoming call is displayed, the circuitry performs incoming call processing.

7. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry invalidates an operation performed for the operation surface when a specified operation is performed, wherein the circuitry cancels a locked state when a predetermined and specified lock cancelling pattern is input.

8. An information processing method, performed by a terminal device having an operation surface which includes a display, comprising:

detecting, by an input detector, an indicator and determining at least one of a position of the indicator contacting the operation surface and a distance of the indicator from the operation surface in a vertical direction;

determining, by circuitry of the terminal device, that information about an operation input by movement information of the indicator detected by the input detector; and

performing, by the circuitry, predetermined control when a first operation which is an operation performed to move the indicator in a vertical direction away from the operation surface is detected by the circuitry, the predetermined control including storing data, displayed in a position defined on the operation surface where the first operation is performed, in a temporary save destination of a memory,

wherein, the method further includes

determining, by the circuitry, that the first operation is input when it is detected that a detection area of the indicator which is detected in a position which is away from the operation surface by as much as a specified distance, the detection area being defined on the operation surface, becomes smaller than in a case of an initial indicator detection, and it is detected that the distance of the indicator from the operation surface becomes longer than in the case of the initial indicator detection,

determining, by the circuitry, that a second operation which is an operation performed to open up space between two fingers is input by the user when it is detected that an area of the indicator, the area being detected on the operation surface, becomes larger than in case of the initial indicator detection, and

when the first operation is detected by the circuitry, performing, by the circuitry, control to delete the data from the display as part of the predetermined control, and when the second operation is subsequently detected by the circuitry, performing control to paste the data stored in the temporary save destination to a position defined on the operation surface where the second operation is performed, and

performing, by the circuitry control to store the pasted data in a save destination corresponding to the area displayed on the position defined on the operation surface where the second operation is performed.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that executed by a terminal device having an operation surface that includes a display, causes the terminal device to perform a method comprising:

detecting, by an input detector, an indicator and determining at least one of a position of the indicator contacting the operation surface and a distance of the indicator from the operation surface in a vertical direction;

determining, by circuitry of the terminal device, that information about an operation input by movement information of the indicator detected by the input detector; and

performing, by the circuitry, predetermined control when a first operation which is an operation performed to move the indicator in a vertical direction away from the operation surface is detected by the circuitry, the predetermined control including storing data, displayed in a position defined on the operation surface where the first operation is performed, in a temporary save destination of a memory,

wherein, the method further includes

determining, by the circuitry, that the first operation is input when it is detected that a detection area of the indicator which is detected in a position which is away from the operation surface by as much as a specified distance, the detection area being defined on the operation surface, becomes smaller than in a case of an initial indicator detection, and it is detected that the distance of the indicator from the operation surface becomes longer than in the case of the initial indicator detection,

determining, by the circuitry, that a second operation which is an operation performed to open up space between two fingers is input by the user when it is detected that an area of the indicator, the area being detected on the operation surface, becomes larger than in case of the initial indicator detection,

when the first operation is detected by the circuitry, performing, by the circuitry, control to delete the data from the display as part of the predetermined control, and when the second operation is subsequently detected by the circuitry, performing control to paste the data stored in the temporary save destination to a position defined on the operation surface where the second operation is performed, and

performing, by the circuitry control to store the pasted data in a save destination corresponding to the area displayed on the position defined on the operation surface where the second operation is performed.