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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2007
Masakazu Otsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kuwabara, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshitomo Umei, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiichi Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisaya Fukuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Otsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kuwabara, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshitomo Umei, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiichi Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisaya Fukuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A touch location detection section () detects the location on a display screen where the operator's finger touches. A transfer length calculation section () calculates the transfer length La of the operator's finger from the touch start location S to the touch end location E. A transfer length judgment section () judges whether or not the transfer length La is greater than a reference transfer length Ls. A location shift calculation section () calculates the location shift δ of the operator's finger. A location shift judgment section () judges whether or not the location shift δ is less than a predetermined reference location shift δs. When La>Ls and δ<δs, a screen split control section () controls the operation of an image display section so as to split a display screen