Input apparatus acceptable of input through enlarged images in a display and computer-readable storage medium therefor

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an input apparatus,

• the input apparatus comprising:
• a display comprising an image displayable region in which an image is displayable;
• a touch-sensitive panel configured to output position information indicating a pointer position, in which a pointing operation by a pointer is being performed, in the image displayable region, the pointing operation including at least one of contact and close approach of the pointer to the image displayable region;
• and
• a storage device configured to store data for an overall image, the overall image including a plurality of selectable images,
• the computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, causing the computer to execute:
• a detecting process, in which the computer detects the pointer position based on the position information output from the touch-sensitive panel and a specific operation based on the pointing operation performed by the pointer, the specific operation including a touching operation, by which a state where no pointing operation is being performed shifts to a state where the pointing operation is being performed, and a releasing operation, by which the state where the pointing operation is being performed shifts to the state where no pointing operation is being performed;
• an initial display process, in which the computer controls the display to display the overall image based on the data stored in the storage device in an initial size at a selectable image display area in the image displayable region;
• an enlarged image display process, in which, based on detection of the touching operation in the selectable image display area in the detecting process while the overall image is being displayed in the initial size in the selectable image display area, the computer controls the display to display an enlarged image being a part of the overall image enlarged in an enlarged size, the enlarged size being larger than the initial size, in an enlarged image display area in the image displayable region, the enlarged image display area including at least the selectable image display area;
• a determining process, in which, based on detection of the releasing operation while the enlarged image is being displayed in the enlarged image display process, the controller determines whether one of the selectable images is displayed at a released position, the released position being the pointer position where the releasing operation is being performed, and
• a selection acceptance process, in which, based on a determination in the determining process that one of the selectable images is displayed at the released position, the computer accepts selection of the one of the selectable images being displayed at the released position,
• wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to control the display to maintain the enlarged image, enlarged from the initial size, displayed in the enlarged image display area after the detection of the touching operation at a starting position in the selectable image display area, a sliding operation to slide the pointer on the touch-sensitive panel from the starting position to the released position without releasing the pointer, and the releasing operation in the detecting process while the enlarged image, enlarged from the initial size, is being displayed in the enlarged image display process, and based on a determination in the determining process that none of the selectable images is displayed at the released position but the released position falls on an area outside outlines of the selectable images within the enlarged image enlarged from the initial size.

A method to control an input apparatus, the input apparatus comprising a display including an image displayable region in which an image is displayable;

• a touch-sensitive panel configured to output position information indicating a pointer position, in which a pointing operation by a pointer is being performed, in the image displayable region, the pointing operation including at least one of contact and close approach of the pointer to the image displayable region;
• a storage device configured to store data for an overall image, the overall image including a plurality of selectable images;
• and a controller,
• the method comprising:
• detecting the pointer position based on the position information output from the touch-sensitive panel and a specific operation performed by the pointer, the specific operation being based on the pointing operation and including a touching operation, by which a state where no pointing operation is being performed shifts to a state where the pointing operation is being performed, and a releasing operation, by which the state where the pointing operation is being performed shifts to the state where no pointing operation is being performed;
• controlling the display to display the overall image based on the data stored in the storage device in an initial size at a selectable image display area in the image displayable region;
• based on detection of the touching operation in the selectable image display area while the overall image is being displayed in the initial size in the selectable image display area, controlling the display to display an enlarged image being a part of the overall image enlarged in an enlarged size, the enlarged size being larger than the initial size, in an enlarged image display area in the image displayable region, the enlarged image display area including at least the selectable image display area;
• based on detection of the releasing operation while the enlarged image is being displayed in the enlarged image display process, determining whether one of the selectable images is displayed at a released position, the released position being the pointer position where the releasing operation is being performed, and
• based on determining that one of the selectable images is displayed at the released position, accepting selection of the one of the selectable images being displayed at the released position,
• wherein the enlarged image, enlarged from the initial size, displayed in the enlarged image display area is maintained after the detection of the touching operation at a starting position in the selectable image display area, a sliding operation to slide the pointer on the touch-sensitive panel from the starting position to the released position without releasing the pointer, and the releasing operation while the enlarged image, enlarged from the initial size, is being displayed, and based on determining that none of the selectable images is displayed at the released position but the released position falls on an area outside outlines of the selectable images within the enlarged image enlarged from its initial size.