Information processing apparatus, input device, information processing system, information processing method

Abstract

The invention provides an information processing apparatus, an input device, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program capable of improving operability when selecting an object on a screen. When a button (13) is pressed under the condition that a pointer (2) indicates an area (4A) around an icon (4) on a screen (3), a control device (40) receives a signal for indicating that the button (13) has been pressed and another signal for indicating the position of the pointer (2) when the button (13) has been pressed. Based on these received signals, the controldevice (40) performs a movement control so that the pointer (2) indicates the icon (4). Accordingly, even if the pointer (2) does not directly indicate the icon (4), the pointer (2) can indicate theicon (4) by indicating the area (4A) around the icon (4), so that it is possible to improve operability when selecting the icon (4) on the screen (3) by the pointer (2).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an input device, an information processing system, an information processing method and a program for processing input information in a GUI (Graphical User Interface) environment. Background technique [0002] In recent years, it has become increasingly popular to connect a PC (Personal Computer) to a display such as a television and use it while resting in a living room. However, the desk or workbench is not necessarily in a room for resting such as a living room. Therefore, for usability of PCs, applications to eliminate keyboard operations as much as possible have been developed, and for mice, pointing devices capable of moving a pointer by three-dimensional free rotation (3-dimensional pointing devices) have begun to appear. [0003] Incidentally, in the case of use in a living room of a recent fashion style, the operation is performed at a position away from the screen display, t...

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[0003] Incidentally, in the case of being used in a living room of a recent popular style, the operation is performed at a position away from the screen display, thereby deteriorating operability

Especially in the case of a 3-dimensional pointing device, compared with a pointing device such as a related art mouse operated on a desk, there is a concern that operability may deteriorate due to human factors such as hand movement

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