Patent ID: 8704789

Claim:
An information input apparatus comprising: a user interface configured to detect a first input operation; a processor configured to assign first information to each of a plurality of regions surrounding a position centered at the first input operation detected by the user interface, wherein the user interface is configured to detect a second input operation corresponding to one of the plurality of regions, and the processor is configured to select the first information assigned to the one of the plurality of regions when the user interface detects the second input operation; and assign second information to only at least one of the plurality of regions that is immediately adjacent to the one of the plurality of regions in response to the selection without assigning new information to the one of the plurality of regions, wherein the user interface is configured to detect a third input operation corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of regions that is immediately adjacent to the one of the plurality of regions to which the second information is assigned, and the processor is configured to select information assigned to the at least one of the plurality of regions that is immediately adjacent to the one of the plurality of regions when the user interface detects the third input operation.