Method and a computer program for responding a user command in an information processing apparatus and an information processing apparatus

A method for representing a prescribed action or a prescribed image in response to at least one of a plurality of processing steps of an application which is being executed in an information processing apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting a user command, a display apparatus for displaying said image and a display mechanism having at least one moving part for representing said action, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving said user command from said input apparatus,
• exhibiting said action of a first operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism and representing said image of a first pattern on said display apparatus in response to receiving of said user command,
• supplying said user command to said application,
• exhibiting said action of a second operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism and representing said image of a second pattern on said display apparatus in accordance with receiving of said user command by said application,
• receiving a response to said user command from said application, and
• exhibiting said action of a third operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism and representing said image of a third pattern on said display apparatus in accordance with said response from said application.

A computer program for representing a prescribed action or a prescribed image in response to at least one of a plurality of processing steps of an application which is being executed in an information processing apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting a user command, a display apparatus for displaying said image and a display mechanism having at least one moving part for representing said action, said computer program causing a computer to execute a method comprising the steps of:

• receiving said user command from said input apparatus,
• exhibiting said action of a first operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism in response to inputting of said user command,
• supplying said user command to said application,
• representing a prescribed image on said display apparatus in accordance with receiving of said user command by said application,
• receiving a response to said user command from said application, and
• exhibiting said action of a second operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism in accordance with said response from said application.

A computer program for representing a prescribed action or a prescribed image in response to at least one of a plurality of processing steps of an application which is being executed in an information processing apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting a user command, a display apparatus for displaying said image and a display mechanism having at least one moving part for representing said action, said computer program causing a computer to execute a method comprising the steps of:

• receiving said user command from said input apparatus,
• exhibiting said action of a first operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism and representing said image of a first pattern on said display apparatus in response to inputting of said user command,
• supplying said user command to said application,
• exhibiting said action of a second operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism and representing said image of a second pattern on said display apparatus in accordance with receiving of said user command by said application,
• receiving a response to said user command from said application, and
• exhibiting said action of a third operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism and representing said image of a third pattern on said display apparatus in accordance with said response from said application.

An information processing apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting a user command, a display apparatus for displaying a prescribed image and a display mechanism having at least one moving part for representing a prescribed action in response to at least one of a plurality of processing steps of an application which is being executed, said apparatus further comprising:

• a first means for exhibiting said action of a first operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism in response to inputting of said user command,
• a second means for supplying said user command to said application and receiving a response to said user command from said application,
• a third means for representing a prescribed image on said display apparatus in accordance with receiving of said user command by said application,
• a fourth means for exhibiting said action of a second operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism in accordance with said response from said application.

An information processing apparatus comprising an input apparatus for receiving a user command, a display apparatus for displaying a prescribed image and a display mechanism having at least one moving part for representing a prescribed action in response to a plurality of processing steps of an application which is being executed, said apparatus further comprising:

• a first means for exhibiting said action of a first operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism and representing said image of a first pattern on said display apparatus in response to inputting of said user command,
• a second means for supplying said user command to said application and receiving a response to said user command from said application,
• a third means for exhibiting said action of a second operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism and representing said image of a second pattern on said display apparatus in accordance with receiving of said user command from said application, and
• a fourth means for exhibiting said action of a third operation pattern by controlling said display mechanism and representing said image of a third pattern on said display apparatus in accordance with said response from said application.