Information processing apparatus and method for controlling the same

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium configured to store a program that a computer reads and executes such that the computer operates as an information processing apparatus configured to recognize a touch operation, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• an obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of touch positions touched on a display screen;
• a specifying unit configured to, in a case where at least one of the plurality of touch positions obtained by the obtaining unit is included in a predetermined range that is a part of the display screen, specify one or more objects displayed at each of the at least one touch position included in the predetermined range;
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• a determination unit configured to determine, with respect to each of the one or more objects specified by the specifying unit, whether the object is associated with any of other objects displayed at each of other touch positions among the plurality of touch positions obtained by the obtaining unit;
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• a decision unit configured to decide, among the plurality of touch positions obtained by the obtaining unit, a touch position included in the predetermined range, for which the determination unit does not determine that the object displayed at the position corresponding to the touch position is associated with any of the other objects displayed on the display screen, as an invalid input for the touch operation, and decide, among the plurality of touch positions obtained by the obtaining unit, a touch position included in the predetermined range, for which the determination unit determines that the object displayed at the position corresponding to the touch position is associated with any of the other objects displayed on the display screen, as a valid input for the touch operation.

A method for controlling an information processing apparatus configured to recognize a touch operation, the method comprising:

• obtaining a plurality of touch positions touched on a display screen;
• specifying, in a case where at least one of the plurality of touch positions obtained by the obtaining unit is included in a predetermined range that is a part of the display screen, one or more objects displayed at each of the at least one touch position included in the predetermined range;
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• determining, with respect to each of the one or more specified objects, whether the object is associated with any of other objects displayed at each of other touch positions among the plurality of obtained touch positions;
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• deciding, among the plurality of obtained touch positions, a touch position included in the predetermined range, for which the determining does not determine that the object displayed at the position corresponding to the touch position is associated with any of the other objects displayed on the display screen, as an invalid input for the touch operation, and deciding, among the plurality of obtained touch positions, a touch position included in the predetermined range, for which the determining determines that the object displayed at the position corresponding to the touch position is associated with any of the other objects displayed on the display screen, as a valid input for the touch operation.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• an obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of pointed positions pointed to by a user on a display screen;
• a specifying unit configured to, in a case where at least one of the plurality of pointed positions obtained by the obtaining unit is included in a predetermined range that is a part of the display screen, specify one or more objects displayed at each of the at least one pointed position included in the predetermined range;
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• a determination unit configured to determine, with respect to each of the one or more objects specified by the specifying unit, whether the object is associated with any of other objects displayed at each of other pointed positions among the plurality of pointed positions obtained by the obtaining unit;
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• a decision unit configured to decide, among the plurality of pointed positions obtained by the obtaining unit, a pointed position included in the predetermined range, for which the determination unit does not determine that the object displayed at the position corresponding to the pointed position is associated with any of the other objects displayed on the display screen, as an invalid input for an operation, and decide, among the plurality of pointed positions obtained by the obtaining unit, a pointed position included in the predetermined range, for which the determination unit determines that the object displayed at the position corresponding to the pointed position is associated with any of the other objects displayed on the display screen, as a valid input for the operation.