Abstract: A gesture determining unit (143) extracts a pointer movement path from a point at which a pointer comes into contact with a touch panel to a point at which the pointer is released from the touch panel. In addition the gesture determining unit (143) analyzes the extracted pointer movement path and identifies a control target parameter which is a parameter to be controlled and a control quantity of the control target parameter the control target parameter and the control quantity having been specified by the movement of the pointer.
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus which includes a touch panel. Background Art
0 [0002] An information input apparatus capable of so-called blind inputs is disclosed in Patent Literature 1. According to the technique of Patent Literature 1, a user can perform inputs without concern for the orientation for the information input apparatus while not viewing display of operation keys on an operation region (touch panel) of the information input apparatus, for example, while keeping the information input apparatus
5 in a pocket. Citation List Patent Literature
[0003] Patent Literature 1: JP 2009-140210 Summary of Invention