Patent ID: 9274697
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a display unit; a touch panel unit to detect a touch operation which is performed for the display unit; and a control unit, wherein when the touch panel unit receives a flick operation in a first direction for a portion other than a predetermined position in a predetermined scroll area displayed on the display unit, the control unit instructs the display unit to scroll in the predetermined scroll area displayed on the display unit, and when the touch panel unit receives a flick operation for the predetermined position in the predetermined scroll area displayed on the display unit and the control unit determines a direction of the received flick operation for the predetermined position in the predetermined scroll area is in the first direction, the control unit executes a function which is previously related to the first direction and which is other than scrolling function on the display unit.