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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2020
Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control unit includes a posture detecting unit that detects inclination of an electronic device to a horizontal plane perpendicular to a gravitational direction by using output of a sensor mounted on the electronic device, and a position selecting unit that selects a position to display a touch operation area, which is an area for receiving a touch operation to the touch screen. The position selecting unit selects the position to display the touch operation area from a right position and a left position away from each other in a lateral direction of the touch screen based on the inclination (angle) of a lateral axis to the horizontal plane. According to this structure, when operating the electronic device having the touch screen with one hand, a user can display the touch operation area at an appropriate position by an intuitive operation.
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