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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2008
Masafumi Okuta, Tokyo, JP;
Masafumi Okuta, Tokyo, JP;
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A display control unit () displays a key image, which serves as an operation target, etc. on a display unit. An area memory unit () stores a reception area (area information) corresponding to the displayed key image. A detecting unit () senses a user's touching operation and detects its touch position. A determining unit () makes determinations whether the detected touch position is within the range of the reception area stored in the area memory unit (), etc. A time measuring unit () measures a time period that has elapsed since the touching operation. When a touching operation is detected, an area control unit () expands a reception area that includes the touch position to a predetermined range. Thereafter, the area control unit () reduces the expanded reception area to its original size when the time measuring unit () measures a predetermined time period.