JP3970906B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing program, computer-readable recording medium storing information processing program, and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus including a plurality of coordinate values on a display screen, such as a touch panel unit, and a detection unit capable of detecting changes in the coordinate values, an information processing program thereof, and an information processing program thereof The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium on which information is recorded and an information processing method thereof.

  Conventionally, a touch panel that recognizes the coordinate value of a point on a display screen designated by a user and a change in the coordinate value is known. According to such a touch panel, the user can easily cause the apparatus to execute various processes simply by touching the display screen with a finger or a predetermined input device in accordance with display information output from the apparatus. It is widely applied in many information processing environments that require a simple operating environment, such as portable information processing devices such as Personal Digital Assistanat) and train ticket vending machines and bank cash corners.

  However, in information processing environments to which conventional touch panels are applied, when handling data, operations that are unique to information processing devices that are not performed in the real world, such as specifying data by single tap operation and moving by dragging, are performed. Therefore, even if a touch panel is applied, a user who is not used to handling data in the information processing apparatus cannot easily operate. For this reason, in recent years, there has been an increasing market demand for an interface that can be easily operated even by a user who is not used to handling data in the information processing apparatus.

  The present invention has been made in response to the above request, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing program, and an information processing apparatus that can easily handle data even by a user unfamiliar with the operation of the apparatus. It is an object to provide a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded and an information processing method.

  The feature of the present invention is that the coordinates of a plurality of points on the display screen arbitrarily specified by the user using the coordinate means of the plurality of points on the display screen and the detecting means capable of detecting changes in the coordinate values. A change in the coordinate value due to the movement operation of at least one point among the value and the plurality of points is detected, an area is formed using the plurality of points, and the area is within the formed area from among the plurality of data blocks A data block is specified as an information processing target, and the specified data block is moved and displayed or deformed and displayed in accordance with the detected change in coordinate value.

  Further, the present invention is characterized by detecting a coordinate value of a point in the display screen instructed by a user, and selecting a data block within a predetermined distance from the point from among a plurality of data blocks as an object of information processing. The specified data block may be moved and displayed near the point.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the display screen instructed by the user is output by displaying a data block having a coordinate value in the display screen and composed of a plurality of adjacent element data via a predetermined boundary line. The coordinate value of a plurality of points and the change of the coordinate value due to the movement operation of at least one of the plurality of points are detected, and element data including the coordinate value of at least one of the detected plurality of points is processed If there is a plurality of specified element data, the distance between each point becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined value due to a change in the coordinate value of each detected point included in each element data. Thus, the data block may be divided into the identified element data, and the divided element data may be displayed in the same shape as the shape of the data block before the division.

  According to such a configuration, the user can specify a plurality of points with a plurality of fingers, for example, and can execute information processing with operations close to real-world operations. Can handle data easily.

  According to the present invention, even a user unfamiliar with the operation of the apparatus can easily handle data.

  The present invention can be applied to an information processing apparatus including coordinate values of a plurality of points on a display screen and a touch panel unit that detects changes in the coordinate values.

[Configuration of information processing device]
As shown in FIG. 1, an information processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a server apparatus 3 including a database 2 in which various data are stored via a network 4. Therefore, operations such as copying, combining, and dividing can be performed on the data in the database 2. The data includes various forms of data such as music data and video data. The network 4 includes all communication networks using telecommunications technology. Specifically, a telephone communication line, the Internet, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), an optical fiber communication, Cable communication, satellite communication, etc. can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a CPU 11, a RAM 12, a ROM 13, a communication control unit 14, a display unit 15, and a touch panel unit 16 serving as a detection unit. Are electrically connected to each other.

  The CPU 11 is configured by a general processor device, and controls the operation of the information processing device 1 according to various programs stored in the ROM 13.

  The RAM 12 includes a volatile semiconductor memory, and provides a work area for temporarily storing programs and data related to processing executed by the CPU 11.

  The ROM 13 is composed of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and a program unit 19 in which various programs such as an activation program for the information processing apparatus 1 and an interface program 18 used when executing processing to be described later are recorded. And a processing data section 20 in which various data necessary for program execution are recorded. Note that a part or all of the programs and data stored in the ROM 13 may be received via the network 4.

  The communication control unit 14 controls communication processing with the server device 3 connected via the network 4.

  The display unit 15 includes a display output device such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), and displays and outputs various information according to instructions from the CPU 11.

  The touch panel unit 16 is formed of a touch panel capable of detecting coordinate values of a plurality of points of the display unit 15 designated by the user and changes in the coordinate values, and is built in the display unit 15 or bonded to the display unit 15 with an adhesive.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the touch panel unit 16 has a plurality of touch detection lines 21 and 22 extending in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and in the vicinity of an orthogonal point between the touch detection lines in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. The touch key 23 is provided. Further, the vertical and horizontal touch detection lines are structured to be connected at the pressed touch key 23 portion when the user presses the touch key 23. When detecting coordinate values of a plurality of points designated by the user and changes in the coordinate values, the touch panel unit 16 detects the connection and the position of the touch detection lines in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Note that the structure of the touch panel unit 16 shown in FIG. 3 is merely an example, and in the present invention, any structure and operating principle may be used as long as a plurality of points designated by the user can be recognized. .

[Operation of information processing device]
In the information processing apparatus 1 configured as described above, the user can perform various processes as described below on the data in the database 2 via the touch panel unit 16.

[Data selection (1)]
The information processing apparatus 1 selects data in the database 2 in accordance with a user operation via the touch panel unit 16.

  Here, at the time of this selection process, the information processing apparatus 1 displays the data stored in the database 2 in a form as shown in FIG. In the display example shown in FIG. 4, the data in the database 2 is represented by a plurality of spherical objects 31 arranged in a two-dimensional plane, and each object 31 has a corresponding data name and two-dimensional data. Information about coordinate values in the plane is provided as attribute information. Then, the user selects data in the database 2 by selecting the object 31 via the touch panel unit 16. In this embodiment, the data in the database 2 is expressed by the spherical object 31, but the present invention is not limited to this, and each data may be expressed in other shapes and formats. Alternatively, the object 31 may be arranged in the three-dimensional space by giving the object 31 coordinate values in a three-dimensional direction (perpendicular to the display screen).

  Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 when the user performs an operation of selecting data in the database 2 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 5 starts when the CPU 11 detects that the user touches one point on the touch panel unit 16, and the CPU 11 performs the following step S1 according to the interface program 18 stored in the ROM 13. Execute the process. In the following description, the user touches the touch panel unit 16 with a finger. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the touch panel unit 16 may be touched with a predetermined device such as a pen input device.

  In the process of step S <b> 1, the CPU 11 detects the coordinate value of the first point touched by the user (hereinafter referred to as a pressed point a; see FIG. 6A) via the touch panel unit 16. Thereby, the process of step S1 is completed, and the selection process proceeds from the process of step S1 to the process of step S2.

  In the process of step S2, the CPU 11 refers to the pressed point a and the coordinate value of the object 31, and determines whether or not the object is displayed at a position corresponding to the pressed point a. If the object is displayed at the pressed point a as a result of the determination, the CPU 11 determines that the data corresponding to the object is the data specified by the user as the process of step S3, and displays information related to the specified data. After storing in the RAM 12, the series of selection processing ends. On the other hand, if no object is displayed at the pressed point a, the selection process proceeds from the process of step S2 to the process of step S4.

  In the process of step S4, the CPU 11 detects the coordinate value of the second point touched by the user (hereinafter referred to as a pressed point b, see FIG. 6B). Thereby, the process of step S4 is completed, and the selection process proceeds from the process of step S4 to the process of step S5.

  In the process of step S5, the CPU 11 refers to the coordinate values of the pressed points a and b, and presses each line at a predetermined angle α with respect to the line segment connecting the pressed points a and b, as shown in FIG. A line segment extending from the point is defined, and a range 40 surrounded by the line segment is defined as a range in which the subsequent processing is executed (hereinafter referred to as a selection range 40). Thereby, the process of step S5 is completed, and the selection process proceeds from the process of step S5 to the process of step S6.

  In the process of step S <b> 6, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the user has moved at least one of the press points a and b through the touch panel unit 16 while touching the touch panel unit 16. If it is determined as a result of the determination that the user has moved the pressed point, the selection process returns from the process of step S6 to the process of step S5 again. On the other hand, if it is determined as a result of the determination that the user has not moved the pressed points a and b, the selection process proceeds from step S6 to step S7.

  Here, by repeating the processing of step S5 and step S6 as described above, the size of the selection range 40 changes according to the movement of the pressing point. At this time, the CPU 11 controls the display unit 15. Then, the objects in the first selection range 40 are moved and displayed as shown in FIG. According to such a process, the user can operate the object as if it was picked up with a finger. Such movement display of the object is particularly suitable when the distance between the pressing points a and b is shorter than the initial distance.

  Further, when moving and displaying an object in the selection range 40, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, whether the object in the selection range 40 protrudes from the display unit 15 toward the user according to the movement distance of the pressing point. By controlling the display so as to be deformed as described above, it is possible to give the user a stronger “feeling as if an object is being picked”. Here, as a method for deforming the object, for example, the display screen is considered as one texture, the texture is deformed by the movement distance of the pressed point, and the object position is changed in the vertical direction with respect to the display screen to change the object three-dimensionally. Various methods such as expressing a general bulge are conceivable.

  In the process of step S <b> 7, the CPU 11 determines whether the user has lifted his / her finger from one pressing point via the touch panel unit 16. If it is determined that the finger is not released as a result of the determination, the selection process returns from the process of step S7 to the process of step 6. On the other hand, if it is determined that the finger has been released from one of the pressed points as a result of the determination, the selection process proceeds from the process of step S7 to the processes of steps S8 and S9.

  In the processing of steps S8 and S9, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the user has lifted his / her finger from the other pressing point before a predetermined time has passed since the user released his / her finger from one pressing point via the touch panel unit 16. If it is determined that the user has not lifted the finger from the other pressed point within a predetermined time, the CPU 11 returns this selection process to the process of step S5. On the other hand, if it is determined that the finger has been released from the other pressed point within a predetermined time, the CPU 11 determines that the data corresponding to the object in the selection range 40 is the data designated by the user as the process of step S10, After the information related to the designated data is stored in the RAM 12, the series of selection processes is terminated.

  In the above description, the size of the selection range 40 is determined based on the two points on the touch panel pressed by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. The selection range 40 may be determined by connecting the minutes.

[Data selection (2)]
The information processing apparatus 1 can select data in the database 2 in response to a user operation as described below, which is different from the above operation. Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 when the user performs an operation of selecting data in the database 2 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 10, the processing in steps S21 to S23 is the same as the processing in steps S1 to S3 in the flowchart shown in FIG. The subsequent processing will be described in order.

  In the process of step S24, the CPU 11 refers to the pressed point a and the coordinate value of the object, and searches for an object within a certain distance from the pressed point a. Thereby, the process of step S24 is completed, and the selection process proceeds from the process of step S24 to the process of step S25.

  In the process of step S25, the CPU 11 controls the display unit 15 to move and display the objects so that objects within a certain distance from the pressing point a gather near the pressing point a as shown in FIG. To do. Thereby, the process of step S25 is completed, and the selection process proceeds from the process of step S25 to the process of step S26.

  In the process of step S26, the CPU 11 detects the coordinate position of the pressed point b. Thereby, the process of step S26 is completed, and the selection process proceeds from the process of step S26 to the process of step S27.

  In the process of step S27, the CPU 11 refers to the pressed point b and the coordinate value of the object and searches for an object within a certain distance from the pressed point b. Thereby, the process of step S27 is completed, and the selection process proceeds from the process of step S27 to the process of step S28.

  In the processing of step S28, the CPU 11 controls the display unit 15 to move and display the objects so that the objects within a certain distance from the pressing point b gather near the pressing point b as shown in FIG. 11B. . Thereby, the process of step S28 is completed, and the selection process proceeds from the process of step S28 to the process of step S29.

  In the process of step S <b> 29, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the user has moved at least one of the press points a and b through the touch panel unit 16 while touching the touch panel unit 16. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the user has not moved the pressed points a and b, the selection process proceeds from the process of step S29 to the process of step S30. On the other hand, if it is determined as a result of the determination that the user has moved at least one of the pressed points, the selection process proceeds from step S29 to step S31.

  In the process of step S30, the CPU 11 detects the locus of the moved pressed point, and appropriately presses the object 31 within a certain distance from the moved pressed point (pressed point b in FIG. 12) as shown in FIG. Move and display near the point. Thereby, the process of step S30 is completed, and the selection process returns from the process of step S30 to the process of step S29 again.

  In the process of step S31, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the user has lifted his / her finger from one of the pressing points a and b. If it is determined as a result of the determination that neither finger has been released, the selection process returns from the process of step S31 to the process of step S29 again. On the other hand, if it is determined as a result of the determination that the finger has been released from one of the pressed points, the selection process proceeds from the process of step S31 to the processes of steps S32 and S33.

  In the processing of steps S32 and S33, the CPU 11 monitors whether or not the finger has been released from the other pressed point within a predetermined time via the touch panel unit 16. If the finger does not move away from the other pressed point within a predetermined time, the CPU 11 returns this selection process to the process of step S26. On the other hand, when the finger is released from another pressed point within a predetermined time, the CPU 11 determines that the data corresponding to the object in the selection range 40 is the data designated by the user as the processing of step S34, and relates to the designated data. After the information is stored in the RAM 12, the series of selection processes ends.

  Here, in the above processing, the objects near the pressing point may be gathered faster and the objects far from the pushing point may gather late depending on the length of the pressing time. According to such a configuration, an interval can be formed between an object at a position close to the pressing point and an object at a position far from the pressing point, and the object selection operation is facilitated.

  In the above description, the information processing apparatus 1 executes the selection process based on two points on the touch panel pressed by the user. However, the selection process may be performed based on three or more press points. Good. If the selection process is performed based on three or more pressed points, for example, when an unintended object is moved and displayed near the pressed point, the user must move the object away from the pressed point and try again. The selection process can be executed without any problem.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 13A, the process at this time will be specifically described by taking as an example a case where an unintended object 31a is moved and displayed in the vicinity of the pressing point a. In this example, the user designates the pressing point c within a certain distance from the object 31a while touching the pressing points a and b. Thereby, the CPU 11 moves and displays the object 31a in the direction of the pressing point c, so that the object 31a can be separated from the pressing point a as shown in FIG. Then, if the user moves the pressing point c while touching the touch panel unit 16 and then releases his / her finger from the pressing point c, the object 31a becomes the pressing point as shown in FIG. Since the object 31a is moved and displayed together with c, the object 31a can be further separated from the pressed point 31a.

  As described above, when all the pressing points designated by the user are released within a predetermined time, the execution of the selection process is terminated. When at least one pressed point remains after a predetermined time has elapsed, the selection process is continued based on the remaining pressed point. Further, when the number of pressed points is one and the pressed point is released, the execution of the selection process is canceled. According to such a cancel operation of the selection process, the user can change the arrangement of the object. For example, a process such as changing the arrangement of another object so as to easily select a desired object is performed. Will be able to.

[Copy of data]
The information processing apparatus 1 can copy data in the database 2 selected by the user in accordance with a user operation as described below. Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 when the user performs an operation of copying the data in the database 2 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 14, after selecting an object, the user designates the drive displayed on the display unit 15 or presses the touch panel unit 16 of another information processing apparatus 1. Designation of the copy destination of (data) is started, and this copy processing proceeds to the processing of step S41.

  In the process of step S41, the CPU 11 lists, for example, objects within the selection range 40 shown in FIG. 7B, and generates list information in which information about the listed objects is described. Thereby, the process of step S41 is completed, and the copy process proceeds from the process of step S41 to the process of step S42.

  In the process of step S42, the CPU 11 transmits the list information generated by controlling the communication control unit 14 to the server device 3, and controls the display unit 15 to control the objects included in the list information as shown in FIG. Clear the display. When the user designates an operation for copying an object in the selection range to another information processing apparatus, the server apparatus 3 transfers the received list information to the other information processing apparatus. Thereby, the process of step S42 is completed and a series of copy processes are completed.

[Data division]
The information processing apparatus 1 divides data in the database 2 in accordance with a user operation on an object as described below. Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 when the data in the database 2 is divided will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, in the following description, the information processing apparatus 1 displays an object 33 composed of element A and element B on the display unit 15 via a boundary line 32 as shown in FIG. The object 33 is divided into element A and element B.

  Note that the information processing apparatus 1 normally does not display the elements constituting the object on the display unit 15, and for example, according to the user selecting a mode for instructing element display, such as “element display mode”. As shown in FIG. 17A, display control of the elements of the object is performed.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 16, the CPU 11 touches the area corresponding to the element A and the element B, and the touch point a in the element A while touching the touch panel unit 16 as shown in FIG. The pressing point b in the element B is moved in a different direction and the pressing point a and the pressing point b are separated by a predetermined distance or more, and this division process proceeds to the process of step S51.

  In the process of step S51, the CPU 11 detects the positions of the pressing points a and b and the position of the boundary line 32. Thereby, the process of step S51 is completed, and the division process proceeds from the process of step S51 to the process of step S52.

  In the processing of step S52, the CPU 11 divides the object 33 by the detected boundary line 32, controls the display unit 15, and as shown in FIG. Is displayed on each pressed point. Thereby, the process of step S52 is completed, and the division process proceeds from the process of step S52 to the process of step S53.

  In the process of step S <b> 53, the CPU 11 controls the communication control unit 14 to transmit this division result to the server device 3, and reflects this division result in the data in the database 2. Thereby, the process of step S53 is completed, and the series of division processes ends.

  For example, when the object 33 to be divided is composed of three or more elements as shown in FIG. 18 (a), the touched points a and b are touched first as shown in FIG. 18 (b). It is assumed that the element having no pressing point is absorbed toward the pressed point (in this case, pressing point a), and only the pressed element is separated from the other pressing point (in this case, pressing point b). .

[Data composition]
The information processing apparatus 1 synthesizes data in the database 2 in accordance with a user operation on an object as described below. Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 when combining the data in the database 2 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 19, as shown in FIG. 20A, the user designates the pressing points a and b in the objects 35 and 36 to be synthesized, and touches the touch panel unit 16, It starts by moving the pressed point b in the direction of the object 35 until the distance between them is within the predetermined distance, and the composition processing proceeds to step S61. In the example shown in FIG. 20A, the objects 35 and 36 are composed of elements A and B, respectively.

  In the process of step S <b> 61, the CPU 11 adds the element B of the object 36 to the element A of the object 35. Thereby, the process of step S61 is completed, and the synthesis process proceeds from the process of step S61 to the process of step S62.

  In the process of step S62, the CPU 11 controls the display unit 15 to erase the display of the object 36 designated by the pressed point b which is touched later, as shown in FIG. 35 is displayed by element A and element B. Thereby, the process of step S62 is completed, and the synthesis process proceeds from the process of step S62 to the process of step S63.

  In the process of step S <b> 63, the CPU 11 controls the communication control unit 14 to transmit the synthesis result to the server device 3, thereby reflecting the synthesis result in the data in the database 2. Thereby, the process of this step S63 is completed, and a series of composition processing is completed.

[Effect of the embodiment]
As is apparent from the above description, in this embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 performs copying, dividing, etc. according to operations close to real-world operations such as picking up data, cutting off data, and connecting data. Since information processing such as synthesis is executed, the operability of information processing is greatly improved, and even a user unfamiliar with the operation of the apparatus can easily handle data.

  Further, in this embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 searches for data within a certain distance from the pressing point, and moves and displays the data so that the data within a certain distance from the pressing point gathers in the vicinity of the pressing point. The user can easily select data to be operated.

  Further, in this embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 moves and displays the data within the selection range in accordance with the movement of the pressed point, so that the user feels as if the user is picking up the data with a finger. It can be handled.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the information processing apparatus 1 moves and displays data within the selection range, the information processing apparatus 1 deforms and displays the object within the selection range according to the movement distance of the pressed point. You can handle the data as if you were picking it up with your finger.

[Other embodiments]
As mentioned above, although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventors was applied has been described, the present invention is not limited by the description and the drawings which form part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment. For example, in the above description, the coordinate values of a plurality of points in the display screen specified by the user using the touch panel unit 16 and the change of the coordinate values due to the movement operation of the plurality of points are detected. However, the detection may be performed using infrared rays or the like. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system used as embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the touchscreen part shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the data displayed on the display part shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows the selection method of the data which becomes the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the pressing point of the user on a display part. (A) A selection range on the display unit designated by two pressing points, and (b) a schematic diagram for explaining how data moves in accordance with a change in the size of the selection range. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating a mode that an object deform | transforms according to the change of the magnitude | size of the selection range. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the application example of the data selection method used as the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the selection method of the data which becomes the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating a mode that an object moves to the press point vicinity. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating a mode that an object moves with the movement of a pressing point. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the process which separates the unnecessary object in the vicinity of a pressing point. It is a flowchart figure which shows the data copy method used as embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating a mode that the copied object lose | disappears from a display part. It is a flowchart figure which shows the data separation method used as embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the data separation method shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the application example of the data separation method shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows the data synthetic | combination method used as embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the data synthesis method shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information processing apparatus, 2 ... Database, 3 ... Server apparatus, 4 ... Network, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... RAM, 13 ... ROM, 14 ... Communication control part, 15 ... Display part, 16 ... Touch panel part, 21 and 22 ... Touch detection line, 23 ... Touch key

Claims (11)

A display unit for displaying and outputting a plurality of data blocks each having a coordinate value in the display screen;
A detection unit for detecting a coordinate value of a plurality of points in the display screen arbitrarily designated by the user, and a change in coordinate value due to a movement operation of at least one of the plurality of points;
A forming part for forming a region using the plurality of points;
A specifying unit for specifying a data block in the region formed by the forming unit as an information processing target from the plurality of data blocks;
An information processing unit that moves and displays the data block specified by the specifying unit according to a change in the coordinate value detected by the detecting unit ;
The information processing apparatus is characterized in that the data block specified by the specifying unit is deformed and displayed in accordance with a change in the coordinate value detected by the detecting unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The information processing apparatus determines an amount of deformation of the data block according to a variation of the coordinate value. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The information processing unit copies the data block specified by the specifying unit after the designation of the point designated by the user is canceled. A display unit having a coordinate value in the display screen and displaying and outputting a data block composed of a plurality of adjacent element data via a predetermined boundary line;
A detection unit that detects a change in coordinate values of a plurality of points in the display screen instructed by the user and a movement operation of at least one of the plurality of points;
A specifying unit for specifying element data including a coordinate value of at least one point among a plurality of points detected by the detection unit as an object of information processing;
When there are a plurality of element data specified by the specifying unit, the distance between the points becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value due to a change in the coordinate value of each point included in the element data and detected by the detecting unit. Accordingly, the data block is divided into each element data specified by the specifying unit, and an information processing unit that displays each divided element data in the same shape as the shape of the data block before the division is provided. An information processing apparatus characterized by the above. A display step for displaying and outputting a plurality of data blocks each having a coordinate value in the display screen;
A detection step of detecting a coordinate value of a plurality of points in the display screen arbitrarily designated by the user and a change in coordinate value due to a movement operation of at least one of the plurality of points;
Forming a region using the plurality of points;
A specifying step of specifying a data block within the region formed in the forming step as a target of information processing from the plurality of data blocks;
An information processing program for causing a computer to execute an information processing step of moving and displaying the data block specified in the specifying step according to a change in the coordinate value detected in the detecting step ,
In the information processing step, the data block specified in the specifying step is deformed and displayed in accordance with the change in the coordinate value detected in the detecting step.
Information processing program, characterized in that. An information processing program according to claim 5 ,
The information processing step includes a step of determining a deformation amount of the data block according to a variation of the coordinate value. An information processing program according to claim 5 or 6 ,
The information processing step includes a step of copying the data block specified in the specifying step after the designation of the point designated by the user is canceled. A display step of displaying and outputting a data block having a coordinate value in the display screen and composed of a plurality of adjacent element data via a predetermined boundary line;
A detection step of detecting a change in coordinate values by a moving operation of at least one of the coordinate values of the plurality of points in the display screen instructed by the user;
A specifying step of specifying, as an information processing target, element data including at least one coordinate value among a plurality of points detected in the detection step;
When there are a plurality of element data identified in the identification step, the distance between the points becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value due to a change in the coordinate value of each point included in the element data and detected in the detection step. In response, the data block is divided into each element data specified in the specifying step, and each divided element data is displayed in the same shape as the shape of the data block before the division. An information processing program that is executed. Of Claim 8 claims 5, any computer-readable recording medium an information processing program according to (1). Display and output a plurality of data blocks each having a coordinate value in the display screen;
Detecting a coordinate value of a plurality of points in the display screen arbitrarily designated by the user and a change in coordinate value due to a movement operation of at least one of the plurality of points;
A region is formed using the plurality of points,
Among the plurality of data blocks, a data block in the formed area is specified as an information processing target,
The identified data block is moved and displayed according to the detected change in the coordinate value, and the identified data block is deformed and displayed according to the detected change in the coordinate value. Information processing method. Display and output a data block having a coordinate value in the display screen and composed of a plurality of adjacent element data via a predetermined boundary line,
Detecting coordinate values of a plurality of points in the display screen instructed by the user and changes in coordinate values due to a movement operation of at least one of the plurality of points;
Identifying element data including the coordinate value of at least one of the detected plurality of points as an object of information processing;
When there are a plurality of the specified element data, the data block is included when the distance between the points becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value due to a change in the coordinate value of each detected point included in each element data. An information processing method comprising: dividing the element data into the identified element data, and displaying the divided element data in the same shape as the shape of the data block before the division.

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