Display control apparatus, display control method, and storage medium

A display control apparatus comprising at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:

• a touch detection unit capable of detecting an touch operation on a display surface of a display unit;
• an image switching unit that performs, in a case where a touch position of touch detected by the touch detection unit is moved in a first direction within a first area of the display surface, a first image switching operation which is to switch an image to be displayed on the display unit from a first image to a second image that is listed next to the first image, and performs, in a case where the touch position of touch detected by the touch detection unit is moved in the first direction within a second area whose longitudinal direction is the first direction and which is different from the first area, a second image switching operation which is capable of switching the image to be displayed on the display unit from the first image to an image listed farther from an image listed next to the first image in response to one moving operation of the touch position and the image to be switched to differs according to the movement of the touch position, wherein the first area is an area of the first image and the second area is displayed in the lower part of the display unit with the first image;
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• a control unit that controls not to perform an operation of switching the displayed image to another image with displaying as is the first image in a case where the touch position is moved in the first direction after the touch is detected in the second area and, when the touch position is moved to the first area, an angle of a moving direction of the touch position is greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction, and moving speed of the touch position is faster than a predetermined speed.

A display control method comprising:

• detecting an touch operation on a display surface of a display unit by a touch detection unit;
• performing by a control unit, in a case where a touch position of touch detected in the detection step is moved in a first direction within a first area of the display surface, a first image switching operation which is to switch an image to be displayed on the display unit from a first image to a second image that is listed next to the first image;
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• performing by the control unit, in a case where the touch position of touch detected in the detection step is moved in the first direction within a second area whose longitudinal direction is the first direction and which is different from the first area, a second image switching operation which is capable of switching the image to be displayed on the display unit from the first image to an image listed farther from an image listed next to the first image in response to one moving operation of the touch position and the image to be switched to differs according to the movement of the touch position,
• wherein the control unit controls to perform the first image switching operation in a case where the touch position is moved in the first direction after the touch is detected in the second area and, when the touch position is moved to the first area, an angle of a moving direction of the touch position is greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction, and moving speed of the touch position is faster than a predetermined speed, and
• wherein the first area is an area of the first image and the second area is displayed in the lower part of the display unit with the first image, and
• wherein each unit is implemented by one or more processors, circuitry or a combination thereof.

A display control method comprising:

• detecting an touch operation on a display surface of a display unit by a touch detection unit;
• performing by a control unit, in a case where a touch position of touch detected in the detection step is moved in a first direction within a first area of the display surface, a first image switching operation which is to switch an image to be displayed on the display unit from a first image to a second image that is listed next to the first image;
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• performing by the control unit, in a case where the touch position of touch detected in the detection step is moved in the first direction within a second area whose longitudinal direction is the first direction and which is different from the first area, a second image switching operation which is capable of switching the image to be displayed on the display unit from the first image to an image listed farther from an image listed next to the first image in response to one moving operation of the touch position and the image to be switched to differs according to the movement of the touch position,
• wherein the control unit controls not to perform an operation of switching the displayed image to another image with displaying as is the first image in a case where the touch position is moved in the first direction after the touch is detected in the second area and, when the touch position is moved to the first area, an angle of a moving direction of the touch position is greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction, and moving speed of the touch position is faster than a predetermined speed, and
• wherein the first area is an area of the first image and the second area is displayed in the lower part of the display unit with the first image, and
• wherein the control unit is implemented by one or more processors, circuitry or a combination thereof.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a program having a program code for realizing a display control method comprising:

• detecting an touch operation on a display surface of a display unit by a touch detection unit;
• causing a control unit to perform, in a case where a touch position of touch detected in the detection step is moved in a first direction within a first area of the display surface, a first image switching operation which is to switch an image to be displayed on the display unit from a first image to a second image that is listed next to the first image;
• causing the control unit to perform, in a case where the touch position of touch detected in the detection step is moved in the first direction within a second area whose longitudinal direction is the first direction and which is different from the first area, a second image switching operation which is capable of switching the image to be displayed on the display unit from the first image to an image listed farther from an image listed next to the first image in response to one moving operation of the touch position and the image to be switched to differs according to the movement of the touch position;
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• causing the control unit to perform the first image switching operation in a case where the touch position is moved in the first direction after the touch is detected in the second area and, when the touch position is moved to the first area, an angle of a moving direction of the touch position is greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction, and moving speed of the touch position is faster than a predetermined speed,
• wherein the first area is an area of the first image and the second area is displayed in the lower part of the display unit with the first image, and
• wherein the control unit is implemented by one or more processors, circuitry or a combination thereof.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a program having a program code for realizing a display control method comprising:

• detecting an touch operation on a display surface of a display unit by a touch detection unit;
• causing a control unit to perform, in a case where a touch position of touch detected in the detection step is moved in a first direction within a first area of the display surface, a first image switching operation which is to switch an image to be displayed on the display unit from a first image to a second image that is listed next to the first image;
• causing the control unit to perform, in a case where the touch position of touch detected in the detection step is moved in the first direction within a second area whose longitudinal direction is the first direction and which is different from the first area, a second image switching operation which is capable of switching the image to be displayed on the display unit from the first image to an image listed farther from an image listed next to the first image in response to one moving operation of the touch position and the image to be switched to differs according to the movement of the touch position;
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• causing the control unit not to perform an operation of switching the displayed image to another image with displaying as is the first image in a case where the touch position is moved in the first direction after the touch is detected in the second area and, when the touch position is moved to the first area, an angle of a moving direction of the touch position is greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction, and moving speed of the touch position is faster than a predetermined speed,
• wherein the first area is an area of the first image and the second area is displayed in the lower part of the display unit with the first image, and
• wherein the control unit is implemented by one or more processors, circuitry or a combination thereof.