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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Tomoya Narita, Kanagawa, JP;
Ritsuko Kano, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Kasahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
An method is provided for controlling devices. The method comprises detecting location of an operating member in non-contacting proximity to a non-contacting interface. The method further comprises changing selection among a plurality of data objects belonging to a group, based on a change in detected location of the operating member while in proximity to the interface.