Apparatus, method and computer program product for information processing and input determination

An input determination method comprising:

• detecting, by a processor, when an operation medium is placed on a character key region of a software keyboard of an information processing device;
• determining that a plurality of inputs by the operation medium on a set of character keys of the character key region is a character input operation in response to the plurality of inputs being performed at an interval of time beginning with a first input of the plurality of inputs and ending with a second input of the plurality of inputs that is greater than a predetermined amount of time, wherein the predetermined amount of time defines a minimum typing separation period (MTSP);
• determines that the plurality of inputs on the set of character keys is a non-input operation state in response to the interval of time being less than the predetermined amount of time defining the MTSP;
• and
• performing a character input process in response to determining that the plurality of inputs include the character input operations.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code causing the processor to perform:

• detecting when an operation medium is placed on a character key region for providing a plurality of inputs to a software keyboard;
• determining that a placement of the operation medium on a set of character keys of the character key region is a character input operation in response to the plurality of inputs being performed at an interval of time beginning with a first input of the plurality of inputs and ending with a second input of the plurality of inputs that is greater than a predetermined amount of time, wherein the predetermined amount me defines a minimum typing separation period (MTSP);
• determining that the plurality of inputs on the set of character keys is a non-input operation state in response to the interval of time being less than the predetermined amount of time defining the MTSP;
• and
• performing a character input process in response to determining that the plurality of inputs include the character input operations.