Patent ID: 8456422

Claim:
An input apparatus outputting a command for controlling a movement of an image displayed on a screen, the input apparatus comprising: a casing; a sensor to detect a 3-dimensional movement of the casing and output a detection signal corresponding to the movement of the casing; an operation section to input an operation signal with respect to the input apparatus that is unrelated to the movement of the casing; an output means for outputting a movement command that corresponds to a displacement amount of the image on the screen, the displacement amount corresponding to the detection signal, and an operation command that corresponds to the operation signal input via the operation section; and an output control means for controlling the output means to output, when the input of the operation signal is not canceled within a first time period, the movement command from after an elapse of the first time period until the input of the operation signal is canceled, and output the operation command when the input of the operation signal is canceled within the first time period.