Information processing device and control method

• Main Authors: YASUNARI YAGI, YOICHIRO YAMANAKA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.03.2015
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

The present invention relates to an information processor and a control method, wherein it is possible, by adding input operations associated, with primary input operations, to improve operability based on intuitive operation of the tablet terminal. The information processor includes a display section for displaying a result of information processing, a contact detecting section for detecting a contact position in the display section, a first area display section for displaying a first area in the display section, a second area display section for displaying second areas, while contact with the first area is being detected by the contact detecting section, in a periphery of the first area in the display section, the second areas being obtained by dividing the periphery into a predetermined number of areas, a processing execution section for executing processing when the contact detecting section detects contact with the first area and contact with the second area in succession and detects breaking of contact with the second area, the processing corresponding to coordinates of a position in the second area at which the breaking of contact with the second area is detected.