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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix, Tokyo, JP;
Yuuichi Tanzawa, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Daisuke Miyata, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yoshimasa Asao, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Tetsuro Uchida, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kazuya Tomii, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a touch operation is provided. The apparatus includes a display to display an image, a coordinate input to input a coordinate on a display screen of the display, and a processor to execute a process. The process including determining first input detected as a first specifying operation specifying an area on a display screen. The process also includes determining, when a second input is detected and the first input is continuously detected, the first and the second inputs as a second specifying operation. Also, the process includes determining, when one of the first and the second inputs is discontinued after determining the second specifying operation, a continuing and remaining input as the first specifying operation which treats the continuing and remaining input as the first input.