Patent ID: 8681115

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a touch screen display; a vibrator configured to vibrate the touch screen display; an area display module configured to display an area used as a pointing device on the touch screen display; a touch position detector configured to detect a touch on the touch screen display and determine a touch position; a vibration controller configured to control the vibrator to effect continuous vibration of the touch screen display, after the touch position moves from inside of the area to outside of the area while the touch position detector is detecting the touch on the touch screen, while the touch position is still located at the outside of the area; and also to control the vibrator to stop the vibration of the touch screen display, when the touch position moves from the outside of the area to the inside of the area while the touch position detector is detecting the touch on the touch screen; and an output module configured to output position data corresponding to the touch position as an operation of the pointing device while vibration of the vibrator is stopped by the vibration controller and the touch position is located within the area, and to stop outputting of the position data corresponding to the touch position as an operation of the pointing device while vibration of the vibrator is effected by the vibration controller and the touch position, while the touch is detected, is moved from the area to outside thereof.