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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Hideaki Kumagai, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiko Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Mamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Kumagai, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiko Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Mamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus, an input apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program that are capable of improving operability when a target object is selected on a screen are provided. A control apparatus is provided to which, when a button is pressed in a state where a pointer is indicating an area around an icon on a screen, a signal indicating that the button has been pressed and a signal of positional information of the pointer at that time are input, and the control apparatus performs movement control such that the pointer indicates the icon based on those signals. Therefore, even when the pointer is not directly indicating the icon, the icon can be indicated by indicating the area around the icon, thus improving operability in selecting the icon on the screen by the pointer.