Patent ID: 8421751
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: A63F,G06F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having an information processing program stored therein, the information processing program, when executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus that is capable of receiving input from a pointing device that is capable of designating an arbitrary position in a multidimensional designation area, causing the computer to perform operations comprising: repeatedly receiving designated coordinates that indicate a position, in the designation area, designated by the pointing device; determining whether start designated coordinates of the received designated coordinates belong to a first area or a second area in the designation area; when the start designated coordinates are determined to belong to the first area, performing predetermined processing by using an uncorrected direction that is based on the received designated coordinates; and alternatively, when the start designated coordinates are determined to belong to the second area, performing the predetermined processing by using a direction that is a result of correcting a direction, which is based on the received designated coordinates, so as to correspond to a predetermined direction.