Patent ID: 7518595
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A pointing device control apparatus for controlling a position of an object to be controlled which is displayed on a display in response to operation of a pointing device by a user, said pointing device control apparatus comprising: setting means for setting up an adjustment region and a predetermined direction corresponding to the adjustment region, with a movable range of the pointing device as an object to be adjusted, the movable range being treated as information based on a predetermined coordinate system in the control apparatus; and adjustment control means for adjusting information indicating an actual operation direction when the actual operation direction of the pointing device operated by the user is included in the adjustment region set by said setting means to information indicating the predetermined direction which is set by the setting means so as to correspond to the adjustment region, such that a moving direction of the object to be controlled which is displayed on the display in response to the actual operation direction is changed to the predetermined direction without changing a magnitude of the moving direction.