# US 11,029,775 B2 · Pointer display device, pointer display detection method, pointer display detection program and information apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,029,775 B2 - Document ID: US11029775B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/217,979 - Filed: 2018-12-12 - Published: 2019-06-20 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2008-03-31 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Eijiro Mori; Takuo Ikeda; Ken Yano - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029775B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/0412: {Digitisers structurally integrated in a display} - G06F 3/041: Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means - G06F 3/04812: Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/0485: Scrolling or panning - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Disclosed herein is a pointer display device, including, a touch panel provided on a display screen of a display section, a pointer display section configured to detect a contact point in a touch operation on the touch panel and to display a pointer in an area containing the contact point, and a hotspot detection section configured to detect as a hotspot a position corresponding to one part of the pointer exclusive of the contact point. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to: detect an operation point when a user operation is provided; determine if a past indication graphic is being displayed, and if so removing the past indication graphic from display; control to display an indication point; wherein the indication point is different than the operation point; wherein a position of the indication point relative to a position of the operation point is based on a displayed target of indication; and wherein the indication point and the operation point are on the same display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the display of the indication point, if the operation point does not move for a predetermined period of time or longer from when the user operation is provided. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user operation is a touch operation made on a display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operation point is a touch point. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to control a movable display of content in accordance with movement of the operation point, if the operation point moves within a predetermined period of time from when the user operation is provided. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to scroll a displayed page in accordance with the move of the operation point, if the operation point moves within a predetermined period of time from with the user operation is provided. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication point has a pointer. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory recording medium configured to store a program executable by a computer, the program comprising: detecting an operation point when a user operation is provided; determining if a past indication graphic is being displayed, and if so removing the past indication graphic from display; controlling to display an indication point; wherein the indication point is different than the operation point; wherein a position of the indication point relative to a position of the operation point is based on a displayed target of indication; and wherein the indication point and the operation point are on the same display. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory recording medium of claim 8, wherein the program further comprises controlling the display of the indication point, if the operation point does not move for a predetermined period of time or longer from when the user operation is provided. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The non-transitory recording medium of to claim 8, wherein the user operation is a touch operation made on a display. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The non-transitory recording medium of to claim 8, wherein the operation point is a touch point. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The non-transitory recording medium of claim 8, wherein the program further comprises controlling a movable display of content in accordance with movement of the operation point, if the operation point moves within a predetermined period of time from when the user operation is provided. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The non-transitory recording medium of claim 8, wherein the program further comprises scrolling a displayed page in accordance with the move of the operation point, if the operation point moves within a predetermined period of time from with the user operation is provided. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The non-transitory recording medium of claim 8, wherein the indication point has a pointer. ### Claim 15 A display method comprising the steps of: detecting an operation point when a user operation is provided to a device; determining if a past indication graphic is being displayed, and if so removing the past indication graphic from display; displaying an indication point; wherein the indication point is different than the operation point; wherein a position of the indication point relative to a position of the operation point is based on a displayed target of indication; and wherein the indication point and the operation point are on the same display. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of displaying the indication point, if the operation point does not move for a predetermined period of time or longer from when the user operation is provided. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the user operation is a touch operation made on a display. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the operation point is a touch point. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The display method of claim 15, further comprising movably displaying content in accordance with movement of the operation point, if the operation point moves within a predetermined period of time from when the user operation is provided. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The display method of claim 15, further comprising scrolling a displayed page in accordance with the move of the operation point, if the operation point moves within a predetermined period of time from with the user operation is provided. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The display method of claim 15 wherein the indication point has a pointer.