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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2012
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Takaaki Kawase, Tokyo, JP;
Satoko Kinoshita, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshio Horiuchi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Daisuke Maruyama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tetsuya Yanagawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An aspect of the invention includes a display device that operates controls on a display surface independent of a size of the display surface. A touch panel displays a screen on a display surface and inputs a user operation point on the display surface. An extracting part extracts controls that receive a touch operation of a user from content to be displayed on the display surface. A display controller displays auxiliary buttons for providing instructions for input of an extracted control, together with the content on the display surface.