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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Kazue Kaneko, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsutoshi Nagato, Tachikawa, JP;
Kazue Kaneko, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsutoshi Nagato, Tachikawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In instances where a plurality of objects is aligned by an operation using a pointing device having only a single point for pointing, the procedure is a troublesome one. To solve this problem, an information processing apparatus according to the invention includes a display unit configured to display objects; a recognition unit configured to recognize that a plurality of positions on the display unit have been designated; and an alignment unit. In a state in which a first position contained in an area in which a plurality of objects are displayed has been recognized by the recognition unit and a second position on the display unit has been recognized by the recognition unit, the alignment unit aligns the plurality of objects on the display unit in accordance with path of movement when movement of the first position or second position has been detected.