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Granted Patent B2
US 10,007,401 · App. 15/074,527 · Granted Jun 26, 2018

Information processing apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

Inventors: Daisuke Hiro (Kanagawa, JP); Lyo Takaoka (Tokyo, JP); Akane Yano (Tokyo, JP); Tomoya Narita (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,007,401
App. No.
15/074,527
Granted
Jun 26, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus that controls a display to display an operation target; determines a contact size of an object on the display; and enables or disables an operation input for the operation target based on the contact size.

Claims (38)

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a display; and

circuitry configured to

display a menu screen on the display, the menu screen comprising at least a first operation target and a plurality of second operation targets, the first operation target having a first size and being displayed in a first area of the menu screen, the plurality of second operation targets each having a second size smaller than the first size and each being displayed in a unit of a group in a second area of the menu screen,

determine a contact size and a contact position of an object on the menu screen in response to a touch operation input by the object on the menu screen,

in a case that the contact size is determined to be the first size, determine a process depending on the contact position, the process including

a first process in a case where the contact size is determined to be a first contact size and the contact position is determined to be in the first area, the first process corresponding to the first operation target, and

a second process in a case where the contact is determined to be the first contact size and the contact position is determined to be in the second area, the second process corresponding to selecting the second area and displaying the plurality of second operation targets enlarged without performing a predetermined function corresponding to each of the second operation targets, and

in a case that the contact size is determined to be a second contact size that is larger than the first contact size, perform a third process the third process corresponding to changing a magnification of all items of the menu screen.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact size corresponds to a size of an operation input by a human finger.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second contact size corresponds to a size of an operation input provided by a human hand.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first process corresponds to reproducing image content.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the second process, the plurality of second operation targets are that are displayed enlarged fit within a display area of the display.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the second process is performed, displaying of the first operation target on the display is stopped.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-readable instructions thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

displaying a menu screen on a display, the menu screen comprising at least a first operation target and a plurality of second operation targets, the first operation target having a first size and being displayed in a first area of the menu screen, the plurality of second operation targets each having a second size smaller than the first size and each being displayed in a unit of a group in a second area of the menu screen;

determining a contact size and a contact position of an object on the menu screen in response to a touch operation input by the object on the menu screen;

in a case that the contact size is determined to be the first size, determining a process depending on the contact position, the process including

a first process in a case where the contact size is determined to be a first contact size and the contact position is determined to be in the first area, the first process corresponding to the first operation target, and

a second process in a case where the contact is determined to be the first contact size and the contact position is determined to be in the second area, the second process corresponding to selecting the second area and displaying the plurality of second operation targets enlarged without performing a predetermined function corresponding to each of the second operation targets; and

performing a third process in a case where the contact size is determined to be a second contact size that is larger than the first contact size, the third process corresponding to changing a magnification of all items of the menu screen.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein the first contact size corresponds to a size of an operation input by a human finger.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein the second contact size corresponds to a size of an operation input provided by a human hand.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein the first process corresponds to reproducing image content.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein in the second process, the plurality of second operation targets are that are displayed enlarged fit within a display area of the display.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein in a case that the second process is performed, displaying of the first operation target on the display is stopped.

13. A method performed by an information processing apparatus, comprising:

displaying, with circuitry, a menu screen on a display, the menu screen comprising at least a first operation target and a plurality of second operation targets, the first operation target having a first size and being displayed in a first area of the menu screen, the plurality of second operation targets each having a second size smaller than the first size and each being displayed in a unit of a group in a second area of the menu screen;

determining, with the circuitry, a contact size and a contact position of an object on the menu screen in response to a touch operation input by the object on the menu screen;

in a case that the contact size is determined to be the first size, determining, with the circuitry, a process depending on the contact position, the process including

a first process in a case where the contact size is determined to be a first contact size and the contact position is determined to be in the first area, the first process corresponding to the first operation target, and

a second process in a case where the contact is determined to be the first contact size and the contact position is determined to be in the second area, the second process corresponding to selecting the second area and displaying the plurality of second operation targets enlarged without performing a predetermined function corresponding to each of the second operation targets; and

performing, with the circuitry, a third process in a case where the contact size is determined to be a second contact size that is larger than the first contact size, the third process corresponding to changing a magnification of all items of the menu screen.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the first contact size corresponds to a size of an operation input by a human finger.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the second contact size corresponds to a size of an operation input provided by a human hand.

16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the first process corresponds to reproducing image content.

17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein in the second process, the plurality of second operation targets are that are displayed enlarged fit within a display area of the display.

18. The method according to claim 13 , wherein in a case that the second process is performed, displaying of the first operation target on the display is stopped.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-058063 · Mar 15, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14379931
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