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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Takashi Kitao, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuya Hyodo, Kanagawa, JP;
Arito Mochizuki, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of GUIs are displayed on the screen of a display. A hit determination area of each GUI is defined within a graphic of the GUI. When a user touches a point of contact, four virtual points of contact are generated in the shape of a 'V' within the screen. A GUI desired to be selected by the user is identified according to a predetermined rule by referring to whether points of contact are located within each hit determination area, the number of points of contact, the priority level defined for each GUI, etc.