Patent ID: 8547399
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: G06F,G06T,G09G

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for arranging a plurality of ornament pieces in a target area based on an input operation by a user, the apparatus comprising: a display unit operatively connected to a computer processor; a hardware input device with i) movement detection for receiving the input operation by a user to move a cursor on the display unit, the input device detecting an operation position of the cursor on the display unit, and ii) depression detection, the input device recognizing a depressed state and a released state from the depression detection of the input device with the cursor being at the detected operation position on the display unit; an extension width determination unit, driven by the computer processor, for determining an extension width based on a depression time of the depression detection of the input device with the cursor being located at a reference position on the image display unit, the reference position being a position of the cursor detected by the input device as the operation position of the cursor on the display unit when the recognized state of the input device was changed from the depressed state to the released state, and the depression time being a time during which the input device had been kept depressed until the releasing operation was performed; an ornament piece arrangement unit, driven by the computer processor, for arranging the plurality of ornament pieces at plural different positions radially extended away from the reference position at the extension width determined by the extension width determination unit; and a setting unit, driven by the computer processor, the setting unit, for i) based on a detected depressed state from the depression detection and with the cursor detected over one of plural selection buttons on the display unit, selecting a shape-type of the ornament pieces to be arranged by the ornament piece arrangement unit at the determined extension width on the image display unit, each the selection button indicating an available different shape-type of the ornament pieces, and ii) based on the depression time from the depression detection with the cursor on the one selection button, setting at least one of