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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuhiro Hosoda, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00411 (2013.01); G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1222 (2013.01); G06F 3/1238 (2013.01); G06F 3/1256 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04N 1/00514 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling an information processing apparatus includes executing first input processing to receive a first input instruction of characters to the input region for input characters while the input region is being displayed, executing second input processing to receive a second input instruction of characters to the input region while the input region is not being displayed. Whether to execute the first input processing or the second input processing is determined according to a user operation for input of at least any of letters, numerals, and symbols in the input region.