IP Library Patent Application 14342780
Patent Application
App. No. 14/342,780

Portable Terminal Apparatus, Portable Terminal Control Method, And Program

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App. No.
14/342,780
Abstract

A portable terminal apparatus includes object display section which causes at least one operation target object to be displayed on a display unit, gripping force detecting section which detects a gripping force added to a casing, and display position control section which controls a display position of the operation target object on the display unit according to the gripping force detected by the gripping force detecting section. Accordingly, when a fingertip of a hand gripping the casing cannot reach an operation target object, the display position of the object is controlled to allow the fingertip to reach the object.

Claims (19)

1 . A portable terminal apparatus comprising:

an object display section which causes at least one operation target object to be displayed on a display unit;

gripping force detecting section which detects a gripping force added to a casing; and

display position control section which controls a display position of the operation target object on the display unit according to the gripping force detected by the gripping force detecting section.

2 . The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display position control section moves the display position of the operation target object on the display unit to a position where an operation with one hand can be performed when the gripping force exceeds a predetermined threshold, and moves the display position of the operation target object for return to an original position when a state in which the gripping force exceeds the predetermined threshold is changed to a state in which the gripping force becomes below the predetermined threshold.

3 . The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the display position control section moves the display position of the operation target object to the position where the operation with one hand can be performed, at a constant speed or a variable speed.

4 . The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the display position control section changes a movement characteristic of the display position of the operation target object correspondingly to the gripping force detected by the gripping force detecting section.

5 . The portable terminal apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the display position control section changes a position of a move destination of the display position of the operation target object correspondingly to the gripping force detected by the gripping force detecting section.

6 . A portable terminal control method comprising:

an object display step of causing at least one operation target object to be displayed on a display unit;

a gripping force detecting step of detecting a gripping force added to a casing; and

a display position control step of controlling a display position of the operation target object on the display unit according to the gripping force detected in the gripping force detecting step.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program stored thereon that is executable by a computer in a portable terminal apparatus to perform functions comprising:

object display section which causes at least one operation target object to be displayed on a display unit;

gripping force detecting section which detects a gripping force added to a casing; and

display position control section which controls a display position of the operation target object on the display unit according to the gripping force detected by the gripping force detecting section.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2015
From: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036037/0476 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035866/0495 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2014
From: KAIDA, SOH
To: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033977/0601 →