Information processing apparatus and method of controlling same

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus comprising:

• a first determination step of determining whether new coordinate data is input within a predetermined time since previous coordinate data for displaying an image on a display is input;
• a grouping step of grouping the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data as an object if it is determined in the first determination step that the new coordinate data is input within the predetermined time since the previous coordinate data for displaying the image on the display has been input;
• a second determination step of determining whether the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data, the object having been grouped by the grouping step, overlaps with a predetermined area on the display;
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• a control step of moving the object corresponding to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data together to avoid overlapping with the predetermined area in a case where it is determined by the second determination step that the object overlaps with the predetermined area.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a first determination unit configured to determine whether new coordinate data is input within a predetermined time since previous coordinate data for displaying an image on a display is input;
• a grouping unit configured to group the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data as an object if said first determination unit determines that the new coordinate data is input within the predetermined time since the previous coordinate data for displaying the image on the display has been input;
• a second determination unit configured to determine whether the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data, the object having been grouped by said grouping unit, overlaps with a predetermined area on the display;
• and
• one of:
• (a) a control unit configured to reduce a size of the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data to avoid overlapping with the predetermined area in a case where said second determination unit determines that the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data overlaps with the predetermined area,
• (b) a control unit configured to narrow in one direction a space for displaying the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data to avoid overlapping with the predetermined area in a case where said second determination unit determines that the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data overlaps with the predetermined area,
• (c) a control unit configured to change, if one or more of a plurality of images in the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data overlaps a predetermined area on the display, a size of a part of the plurality of images, such that the plurality of images displayed on the display does not overlap the predetermined area on the display, and
• (d) a control unit configured to adjust, if the second determination unit determines that the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data overlaps with the predetermined area, a spacing between a plurality of strokes in the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data to avoid overlapping with the predetermined area.

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• a first determination step of determining whether new coordinate data is input within a predetermined time since previous coordinate data for displaying an image on a display is input;
• a grouping step of grouping the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data as an object if it is determined in the first determination step that the new coordinate data is input within the predetermined time since the previous coordinate data for displaying the image on the display has been input;
• a second determination step of determining whether the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data, the object having been grouped by said grouping step, overlaps with a predetermined area on the display;
• and
• one of:
• (a) a control step of reducing a size of the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data to avoid overlapping with the predetermined area in a case where said second determination step determines that the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data overlaps with the predetermined area,
• (b) a control step of narrowing in one direction a space for displaying the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data to avoid overlapping with the predetermined area in a case where it is determined in the second determination step that the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data overlaps with the predetermined area,
• (c) a control step of changing, if one or more of a plurality of images in the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data overlaps the predetermined area on the display, a size of a part of the plurality of images, such that the plurality of images displayed on the display does not overlap the predetermined area on the display, and
• (d) a control step of adjusting, if the second determination step determines that the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data overlaps with the predetermined area, a spacing between a plurality of strokes in the object which corresponds to the new coordinate data and the previous coordinate data to avoid overlapping with the predetermined area.