Patent ID: 8860680
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a display control unit configured to control a display to display a plurality of display objects that are each operable by an operating body; and a detecting unit configured to detect, as an operation interaction upon a select display object selected from the plurality of display objects, at least one of a contact or approach by the operating body upon a surface of the display at a position corresponding to a display location of the select display object, wherein the display control unit controls the select display object to be displayed as relatively enlarged on the display when the detecting unit detects the operation interaction upon the select display object, and positions each of the plurality of display objects so that adjacent display objects do not overlap one another, wherein the plurality of display objects comprises a first display object type as a display object which is selected by the operation interaction and relatively enlarged for display on the display, a second display object type as a display object which is moved from an original position prior to the relative enlargement of the display object of the first display object type to a relocation position after the relative enlargement of the display object of the first display object type, and a third display object type as a display object which is not changed from before the relative enlargement of the display object of the first display object to after the relative enlargement of the display object of the first display object type, and wherein at least one of the display control unit and the detecting unit is implemented via a processor.