Patent ID: 9298359
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for moving a displayed object among a plurality of display layers by an information processing apparatus connected to a two-dimensional (2-D) touch panel and an inclination angle sensor that detects an angle of inclination of the 2-D touch panel capable of data communication therewith, comprising: detecting a contact state of a finger with respect to an object displayed on a first layer; obtaining the angle of inclination detected by the inclination angle sensor, where the angle of inclination along a display surface at a point where it is detected that the finger has moved to the contact state with respect to the object is configured as zero degrees; in response to determining that the obtained angle of inclination changes from zero degrees to a positive value and in response to a dragging of the finger in a higher direction along the angle of inclination, moving the object onto a second layer displayed nearer than the first layer at the point where the object reaches the second layer and displaying the object; and in response to determining that the obtained angle of inclination changes from zero degrees to a negative value and in response to the dragging of the finger to a lower direction along the angle of inclination, moving the object onto a third layer displayed deeper than the first layer at the point where the object reaches the third layer and displaying the object.