Patent ID: 6049795
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for starting an application program for outputting a piece of information disposed in a logical space when the piece of information is designated by an operation of an input device, the method comprising:checking an operating condition of the input device, the operating condition indicating a position designated by the input device in the logical space;calculating probabilities that respective pieces of information disposed in the logical space will be be designated in a next operation, the probabilities increasing with decreasing distance between the designated position and respective positions of the pieces of information and being calculated based on data indicating the designated position;arraying a plurality of the pieces of information in descending order of probability according to the calculated probabilities; andstarting an application program in advance of the next operation by the input device, the started application program for processing a piece of information for which the corresponding probability is included in a predetermined number of highest probabilities in the probability order.