Patent ID: 8836649
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a display panel for displaying a plurality of objects; a plane area detection unit for detecting an operation tool positioned on the display panel and for detecting a plane area corresponding to the operation tool on the display panel; a direction detection unit for detecting a moving direction of the operation tool based on variation of position of the plane area according to time detected by the plane area detection unit; a contact determination unit for determining whether the operation tool is in a proximity state or in a contact state with the display panel based on the plane area detected by the plane area detection unit; and an application control unit for controlling an application according to a determination of a contact state result by the contact determination unit and the moving direction of the operation tool detected by the direction detection unit, wherein responsive to a determination that a movement of the operation tool after a contact with the display panel is less than a predetermined distance when the operation tool is in a proximity state, the contact determination unit does not determine that the operation tool switches to the contact state from the proximity state.