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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Masanori Yoshimoto, Minato-ku, JP;
Hideaki Imai, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Kosaka, Minato-ku, JP;
Yoshihiro Mashiko, Minato-ku, JP;
Hironobu Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Yoshimoto, Minato-ku, JP;
Hideaki Imai, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Kosaka, Minato-ku, JP;
Yoshihiro Mashiko, Minato-ku, JP;
Hironobu Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus including a display device; pointed position detecting means for detecting a specified position by a touch operation of a pointing device on a screen of the display device; sensor means for detecting a position of the pointing device when the pointing device is not in contact with the screen of the display device; and control means for recognizing the touch operation detected by the pointed position detecting means and controlling the information processing apparatus in accordance with the recognized touch operation and the position of the pointing device detected by the sensor means.