Information processing apparatus and input control method
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorYukihiro KURITA
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a touch screen display, a vibrator, an area display module, a touch position detector, and a vibration controller. The vibrator is configured to vibrate the touch screen display. The area display module is configured to display a first area on the touch screen display. The touch position detector is configured to detect a touch position on the touch screen display. The vibration controller is configured to control the vibrator in order to vibrate with a first pattern, if the touch position moves from an inside of the first area to an outside of the first area.
Claims19
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a touch screen display;
- a vibrator configured to vibrate the touch screen display;
- an area display module configured to display a first area on the touch screen display;
- a touch position detector configured to detect a touch position on the touch screen display;
- and
- a vibration controller configured to cause the vibrator to vibrate the touch screen display with a first pattern if the touch position moves from inside of the first area to outside of the first area.
An input control method of an information processing apparatus which is provided with a touch screen display and a vibrator configured to vibrate the touch screen display, the method comprising:
- displaying on the touch screen display a first area;
- detecting a touch position on the touch screen display;
- and
- causing the vibrator to vibrate the touch screen display with a first pattern if the touch position moves from inside the first area to outside of the first area.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by one or more computers, the computer program configured to cause the one or more computers to perform the following steps:
- displaying on a touch screen display a first area;
- detecting a touch position on the touch screen display;
- and
- causing a vibrator to vibrate the touch screen display with a first pattern, if the touch position moves from inside of the first area to outside of the first area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.