JP6947950B1 - Information processing method, program, information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute a selection operation for an arbitrary place by a swipe operation even when a thumb or the like does not reach an arbitrary place at the time of a selection operation, particularly when the screen size of the touch panel is large. To. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is an information processing method in which a pointer is moved according to a user input on a screen of an application executed by an information processing device, wherein a control unit of the information processing device is described. The step of determining the swipe input from the start point to the end point input to the information processing device, and the pointer of the pointer in the direction extending the swipe direction from the start point to the end point according to the maintenance of the contact operation at the end point. The step of maintaining the movement and the step of executing the selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen according to a predetermined operation are included. [Selection diagram] FIG. 9

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing method, a program, and an information processing device.

Conventionally, there has been a terminal device (for example, a smartphone) in which the display unit is composed of a touch panel, and for any application executed on the terminal device, while holding the housing with one or both hands. For example, a user's selection operation (touch operation) is performed with a thumb or the like. However, the user cannot always support the housing with both hands, and especially when the screen size of the display unit is large, the thumb or the like may not reach an arbitrary part of the display unit during the selection operation.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, when the fingertip of the hand holding the housing does not reach, the force for gripping the housing is increased or decreased to control the display position of the object to be operated and the fingertip. The technology to make it reach is disclosed.

International Publication No. 2013/035229

However, the technique shown in Patent Document 1 is not sufficiently versatile because it is necessary to use a special housing in which the force for gripping the housing can be measured by the user as a premise.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide an information processing method or the like that allows a user to execute a selection operation at an arbitrary location even in a general-purpose terminal device having a touch panel.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is an information processing method in which a pointer is moved according to a user input on the screen of an application executed by the information processing device, and a control unit of the information processing device inputs the information to the information processing device. A step of determining the swipe input from the start point to the end point, and a step of maintaining the movement of the pointer in a direction extending the swipe direction from the start point to the end point in response to the maintenance of the contact operation at the end point. And, according to a predetermined operation, the step of executing the selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen, and the step of executing the operation are included.

Other features and advantages of the present invention can be understood from the following description and accompanying drawings given exemplary and non-exhaustive.

According to the present invention, even a general-purpose terminal device having a touch panel can provide an information processing device or the like that allows a user to execute a selection operation at an arbitrary location.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the server device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structure example about the possession character by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the player terminal shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the arrangement example of the screen displayed on the output part (touch panel) of the player terminal in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state of swiping input to the input part (touch panel) of the player terminal in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which received the start point input of the swipe input to the input part (touch panel) of the player terminal in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which received the end point input of the swipe input to the input part (touch panel) of the player terminal in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which continued the contact operation at the end point of a swipe input to the input part (touch panel) of the player terminal in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the arrangement example of the screen displayed on the output part (touch panel) of the player terminal in another embodiment of this invention.

The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in a list. The present invention has the following configurations.
[Item 1]
An information processing method that moves a pointer according to user input on the screen of an application executed by an information processing device.
The control unit of the information processing device
The step of determining the swipe input from the start point to the end point input to the information processing device, and
A step of maintaining the movement of the pointer in a direction extending the swipe direction from the start point to the end point in response to the maintenance of the contact operation at the end point.
A step of executing a selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen according to a predetermined operation, and
Information processing methods, including performing.
[Item 2]
The information processing method according to item 1, wherein the control unit starts displaying the pointer in response to a predetermined contact operation on the screen.
[Item 3]
The information processing method according to item 1, wherein the control unit starts displaying the pointer in response to a selection operation on the pointer input switching unit on the screen.
[Item 4]
The information processing method according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the predetermined operation is a release operation of the contact operation.
[Item 5]
The information processing method according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the predetermined operation is a back tap operation.
[Item 6]
The information processing method according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the control unit ends the display of the pointer in response to the predetermined operation on the screen.
[Item 7]
A program that causes an information processing device to execute an information processing method that moves a pointer according to user input on the screen of an application.
In the information processing method, the control unit of the information processing device
The step of determining the swipe input from the start point to the end point input to the information processing device, and
A step of maintaining the movement of the pointer in a direction extending the swipe direction from the start point to the end point in response to the maintenance of the contact operation at the end point.
A step of executing a selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen according to a predetermined operation, and
A program that includes running.
[Item 8]
An information processing device that moves the pointer on the application screen according to user input.
The control unit of the information processing device
The step of determining the swipe input from the start point to the end point input to the information processing device, and
A step of maintaining the movement of the pointer in a direction extending the swipe direction from the start point to the end point in response to the maintenance of the contact operation at the end point.
A step of executing a selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen according to a predetermined operation, and
An information processing device that is configured to run.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Structure>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this game system provides various services related to a game to a player (hereinafter, also referred to as a "user") via a network 3 (for example, the Internet or the like), and is a server device 1. And a plurality of player terminals 2. The service is not limited to the game service, and any service may be provided, but the game service will be described below as an example.

<Configuration of server device 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server device 1 shown in FIG. The server device 1 is an information processing device used by a system administrator or the like to operate and manage various services, and may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or a cloud computing technology. It may be realized logically by.

The server device 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15. When the server device 1 receives various commands (requests) from the player terminal 2 via the communication unit 15, the control unit 11 executes processing by the game program, and the processing result of the game program (for example, a game image or a game sound). Etc.) is transmitted to the player terminal 2. A part of the game program may be transmitted to the player terminal 2 and executed on the player terminal 2.

The control unit 11 transfers data between each unit and controls the entire server device 1, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) stores a program in a predetermined memory. It is realized by executing. The control unit 11 of the present embodiment includes at least a game execution unit 111, an operation information receiving unit 112, a processing result generation unit 113, and a pseudo-random number generation unit 114.

The game execution unit 111 has a function of executing a process of advancing the game according to the game program. The game by the game system in the present embodiment may be any kind of game, for example, a battle game, a puzzle game, an action game, a baseball game, a soccer game, another sports game, a quiz game, a pinball game, a card game, etc. It may be a rhythm game, RPG, or the like.

The operation information receiving unit 112 receives the operation information transmitted from the player terminal 2. The received operation information is used as instruction information for the game program to be processed by the game execution unit 111.

The processing result generation unit 113 has a function of executing a process of generating a processing result of the game program executed by the game execution unit 111. The generated processing result is transmitted to the player terminal 2 by the processing result generation unit 113, and is output by the output unit 24 described later.

The storage unit 12 includes a non-volatile storage device which is a read-only storage area in which a system program is stored, and a volatile storage device which is a rewritable storage area used as a work area for arithmetic processing by the control unit 11. Have. The non-volatile storage device is realized by, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, a hard disk, or the like, and the volatile storage device is realized by a RAM (Random Access Memory), a VRAM (Video Random Access Memory), or the like. The storage unit 12 in the present embodiment has at least various storage units such as a game information storage unit 121, a player information storage unit 122, and a game medium information storage unit 123.

The game information storage unit 121 stores information about the game. The game information is appropriately configured according to the type of game. For example, in the case of a game including a quest game, the stage name, enemy character information, consumption stamina information, etc. are included in association with the stage ID.

The player information storage unit 122 stores information about the player. The player information can include information such as player name, player level, current stamina information, upper limit stamina information, play stage information, payment method, various setting information, etc. in association with the player ID, and other players and games. Can include information about the playing status of. The current stamina information is information indicating a numerical value of the player's stamina that can be consumed at present. The upper limit stamina information is information indicating an upper limit value when stamina is restored every predetermined time, or according to the use of an item, the use of a character's special ability, or the like. The play stage information is information about a stage that the player has played so far among a plurality of set stages, and can include the number of plays, clear information, and the like. The various setting information includes, for example, automatic progress setting information, and when the automatic progress setting information is on, the event described later can be advanced without the player operating via the player terminal 2.

The game medium information storage unit 123 stores game medium information such as characters and items owned by the player. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of information regarding the owned character in the game medium information storage unit 123. The possessed character information is associated with the ID of each owned character, and is associated with the acquisition date and time, character name, level, rarity, HP (current value / maximum value), attribute, skill, attack power (current value / maximum value), and defense power. (Current value / maximum value), values of various parameters such as frequency of use can be included. The acquisition date and time is information regarding the date and time when the character is given to the player by the progress of the game or the execution of the lottery. Rarity is information about the winning probability of the character in, for example, a lottery game. The HP, attack power, and defense power can include the value of the "maximum value" when the character is raised to the maximum level, in addition to the "current value" which is the current value. Attributes are settings related to other character classifications, such as classifications that indicate the strengths of characters such as fire attributes, water attributes, or wind attributes in battle-type games, and classifications that indicate the teams and positions to which they belong in sports games. Information. Skills are information such as feats that can be used by a character. The frequency of use is information on how often the player has selected or used the character in the past. The frequency of use may be calculated for the entire period since the player started the game, or for any period such as the last few months. Further, the game medium information may include information about the owned item in addition to the owned character. The owned item information can include information such as the number of possessed items in association with the ID of the owned item. The server device 1 may have the information included in the game information, the player information, and the game medium information as the storage unit in a predetermined structure, and is not necessarily the storage units 121 to 123 as described above. It is not necessary to have the information as.

The event may be any event that occurs in the game, and may be a game event such as a conventional quest game having a plurality of stages or a stage game having an independent stage, and may be paid or free of charge. It may be a lottery event for obtaining a game medium using the in-game currency of the above, or it may be a training event for raising the parameters of the possessed character (for example, raising the level).

The input unit 13 is for the system administrator to input various data (for example, game information) related to the game service, and is realized by, for example, a keyboard or a mouse.

The display unit 14 is for displaying an operation screen for a system administrator based on a command from the control unit 11, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display) or the like.

The communication unit 15 is for communicating with the player terminal 2 via the network 3, and has a function and control as a receiving unit for receiving various data, signals, and commands transmitted from the player terminal 2. It has a function as a transmission unit that transmits various data and signals to the player terminal 2 in response to a command from the unit 11. The communication unit 15 communicates with the player terminal 2 by, for example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), HTTPS, WebSocket, P2P (Peer To Peer), or the like.

<Player terminal 2>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the player terminal 2 shown in FIG. The player terminal 2 is an information processing device (for example, a computer device such as a smartphone, a mobile phone terminal, a tablet terminal, etc.) that the player can possess and use. The player terminal 2 can output the processing result of the game program transmitted from the server device 1 via the game application or the Web browser (for example, game screen display, game sound output, etc.). The player terminal 2 outputs a control unit 21 that controls the entire player terminal 2, a storage unit 22 that stores various data programs, an input unit 23 for the player to input operations, a game screen, an operation screen, and the like. It has a communication unit 25 for performing information communication with the output unit 24 and the server device 1. It should be noted that the application program is not limited to the game program and may be related to any program, and is an application program that can be started in parallel with or in cooperation with other application programs, and executes a swipe operation and a selection operation described later. It may be an application program for providing a possible user interface, but a game application program will be described below as an example.

The control unit 21 controls the overall operation of the player terminal 2 by executing the program stored in the storage unit 22, and is composed of a CPU, a GPU, and the like.

The storage unit 22 stores various control processes, programs for executing each function in the control unit 21, input data, and the like, and is one of RAM, ROM, flash memory, HDD, SSD, other storage, and the like. Consists of one or any combination thereof. In addition, the storage unit 22 temporarily stores the communication content of the server device 1.

The control unit 21 of the present embodiment includes at least an operation information receiving unit 211, a game operation unit 212, and a processing result receiving unit 213. Further, the storage unit 22 includes at least a game operation information storage unit 221 and a layout information storage unit 222. The layout information storage unit 222 stores information regarding the layout of the configuration arranged on each screen including the top screen, the quest screen, the lottery screen, and the like. Each functional unit of the control unit 21 can be realized by the CPU or GPU executing the program stored in the memory or the game operation information storage unit 221.

The operation information receiving unit 211 receives an operation related to the game by the player using the input unit 23. Then, the operation information receiving unit 211 outputs the received operation content to the game operation unit 212 or the server device 1.

The input unit 23 has a function of receiving input from the player. The input unit 23 in the present embodiment includes an input surface capable of detecting a touch input by the player, and has a function of receiving an input from the player and transmitting the input content to the control unit 21. For example, when a touch panel is adopted as the output unit 24 of the player terminal 2, the surface of the touch panel also functions as an input surface of the input unit 23. The input unit 23 detects the touch input by the player, and the input information is transmitted to the control unit 21. Touch inputs include, but are not limited to, touch, long touch, multi-touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, and flick. The input unit 23 may have a physical button in addition to the touch panel as described above, or may have a configuration capable of a contact operation (back tap) with respect to the back surface (back side with respect to the display) of the player terminal. good.

Here, as an example, "touch" refers to an operation or state in which a player's finger, a stylus pen, or the like comes into contact with the input surface of the input unit 23. Further, "swipe" refers to an operation of sliding the finger or the stylus pen in a certain direction by a certain distance or more while the player's finger or the stylus pen is in contact with the input surface of the input unit 23.

The input unit 23 determines the type of touch input based on the contact of the input unit 23 such as a finger or a stylus pen with the input surface, the contact position on the input surface of the input unit 23, the contact time, or the number of contacts. For example, when a swipe is executed as a touch input, the input unit 23 detects a point (start point) where the touch is first touched (start point) and a point (end point) where the touch is separated on the input surface (touch panel surface), and the swipe is executed. The input information is transmitted to the control unit 21, and the control unit 21 specifies the direction from the start point to the end point as the direction designated by the player based on the input information.

The swipe is used to move an object such as a character or an icon displayed on the output unit 24 in a desired direction or position, or to scroll the screen in a desired direction. It is not limited to the operation of. In the present embodiment, the operation information receiving unit 211 also receives a swipe and uses it as a user input for moving the pointer 44 to perform a selection operation as described later. For example, the operation information receiving unit 211 may accept a predetermined contact operation such as a long tap or a double tap on the input unit 23 of the player terminal 2 as an input for starting the display of the pointer 44, or may receive a predetermined operation of the input unit 23 (for example,). , The display of the pointer 44 may be terminated according to the release of the contact operation, the tap operation on the back surface, etc.).

The game operation unit 212 executes a process for operating the game application. The game operation unit 212 starts and operates the game based on the game software included in the game operation information stored in the game operation information storage unit 221 and the operation content of the player input from the input unit 23. The game operation unit 212 generates a game image from the image data included in the game operation information in accordance with the operation of the game, and performs control processing for outputting the generated image to the output unit 24. Similarly, the game operation unit 212 generates music and sound for the game from the music data and audio data included in the game operation information in accordance with the operation of the game, and outputs the generated music and sound from the output unit 24. Perform control processing for. Here, a configuration has been described in which the native application partially executes the functions of the Web application, that is, the game operation unit 212 of the player terminal 2 partially executes the functions of the processing result generation unit 113 of the server device 1. The processing result generation unit 113 may be configured to generate all the game images and sounds as the processing result without having the game operation unit 212, or the game operation unit 212 may be configured to generate all the game images and sounds. It may be configured to generate audio.

When the game operation unit 212 is provided, predetermined parameters in the game operated by the game operation unit 212 are managed by the server device 1. For example, parameters such as stamina in the game and in-game currency are managed by the server device 1. Therefore, when a process involving a change in these predetermined parameters occurs in the game, the game operation unit 212 updates the parameters managed by the server device 1 by communicating with the server device 1. Then, the game operation unit 212 receives the updated parameter from the server device 1, and continues the operation of the game based on the updated parameter.

When the server device 1 has the processing result generating unit 113, the processing result receiving unit 213 receives the processing result generated and transmitted by the processing result generating unit 113 and outputs the processing result to the player via the output unit 24. Works on.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an arrangement example of a screen displayed on the output unit (touch panel) of the player terminal in this embodiment.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, on the screen output on the output unit 24 (touch panel 40) of the player terminal 2, the player information display unit 41, the function selection operation unit 42, and the menu operation unit 43 are displayed on the layout information storage unit 222. It is arranged based on the layout information stored in. The contents arranged on the screen are not limited to those illustrated in FIG. 5, and may include other information, and the number and shape of each configuration are not limited to those shown in the figure.

The player information display unit 41 displays, for example, player information (for example, player level, current stamina information, etc.) stored in the player information storage unit 122 of the server device 1.

The function selection operation unit 42 responds to a selection made by the player on the player terminal 2 (for example, a selection in which a finger or the like touches the screen, a selection with a pointer, etc.), and the game operation unit 212 performs a predetermined function in the game application. Transition to the screen for executing. Predetermined functions include, for example, a function for advancing a game such as a quest, a function for a player to confirm possessed game media such as ally characters and possessed items, a function for a player to execute a lottery event (so-called gacha), and in-game. Execute a function to purchase game media (for example, items, characters, etc.) by currency, etc. (so-called shop), a function to display issues for obtaining game media, etc. (so-called mission), and a function to view notifications from management. Functions include functions for improving the parameters of ally characters by using game media (so-called training), functions for changing combinations of a plurality of ally characters (so-called organization), and functions related to the community to which the player belongs. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the functions A to E can be selected by the function selection operation unit 42.

In response to the player's selection on the player terminal 2, the menu operation unit 43 selects setting items for making various settings related to the game program executed on the player terminal 2, and the player sets the selected setting items. Is received, and the setting information is transmitted to and stored in the game operation information storage unit 221 of the player terminal 2 and / or the player information storage unit 122 of the server device 1. As the setting items to be set and registered by the menu operation unit 43, for example, in the example of the quest game, there are option setting, automatic sale setting of possessed items, and the like. Option settings include, for example, adjusting the volume of BGM, sound effects, and character voice, turning on / off the vibration function of the player terminal 2 at the start or end of the battle, and pushing notification settings when recovering stamina. However, it is not limited to these.

When the function selection operation unit 42 or the menu operation unit 43 displayed on the input unit 23 (touch panel 40) of the player terminal 2 is selected by the player, the control unit 21 of the player terminal 2 displays further selectable options. The process of transitioning to the next screen, and then when a certain option is selected by the player, the process of transitioning to the next screen displaying the selectable options is repeated.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which swipe input is performed on the input unit (touch panel) of the player terminal in this embodiment. FIG. 7-9 is a flowchart showing a process in which the player terminal accepts a swipe input, moves the pointer, and transitions to a screen corresponding to the function selection operation unit 42, the menu operation unit 43, etc. specified by the selection operation with the pointer. Is.

On the input unit 23 (touch panel 40) of the player terminal 2, the player brings a finger or a stylus pen or the like into contact with a start point S at an arbitrary position (excluding the selection area) of the touch panel screen 40, for example, as shown in FIG. The swipe input is performed by moving the finger or the stylus pen or the like to the end point T while maintaining the contact state, and moving the finger or the stylus pen away from the touch panel 40. The pointer 44 moves according to a contact operation such as a swipe input of the player.

Here, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a finger or a stylus pen or the like is brought into contact with the start point S at an arbitrary position (excluding the selection area) of the touch panel screen 40 on the input unit 23 of the player terminal 2. When the finger or stylus pen or the like is moved to the end point T as shown in FIG. 8 and then the contact state is maintained at the end point T, the operation information receiving unit 211 moves from the start point S to the end point T. It is accepted as an operation of continuing to move the pointer 44 in a direction extending the direction toward (for example, the direction of the dotted arrow). For example, as a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the pointer 44 is moved to the menu operation unit 43, and a predetermined operation (for example, releasing the contact operation (releasing a finger or the like from the touch panel 40), tapping the back, etc.) is performed. Select and operate the menu operation unit 43.

The pointer 44 continues to move on the input unit 23 of the player terminal 2 according to the time during which the contact state is maintained at the end point T. Further, when the pressing amount can be determined by the pressure sensor or the like in the input unit 23 of the player terminal 2, the moving speed of the pointer 44 may be controlled so as to be increased according to the increase in the pressing amount.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, especially when the screen size of the input unit 23 (touch panel 40) is large, the housing even if the thumb or the like does not reach an arbitrary portion during the selection operation. The user can execute a selection operation on an arbitrary place by a swipe operation without making a special structure, and the operation convenience of the player terminal 2 is improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the swipe input is performed in the input unit 23 (touch panel 40) of the player terminal 2 has been described. Here, for example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, if an object such as a character or a function selection operation unit 42 exists at the position of the start point S at the time of swipe input, the input is determined by designating the object. The operation information receiving unit 211 may determine the input for moving to the position (the position of the end point T in the example of FIG. 8) or the input for transitioning to the screen for executing the function corresponding to the function selection operation unit 42.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an arrangement example of a screen displayed on the output unit (touch panel) of the player terminal in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the player terminal 2 of this embodiment has a player information display unit 41, a function selection operation unit 42, and a menu operation unit on a screen output on the output unit 24 (touch panel 40) of the player terminal 2. In addition to 43, the pointer input switching unit 45 is configured to be displayed. The pointer input switching unit 45 is also arranged based on the layout information stored in the layout information storage unit 222. Since the other configurations of the server device 1 and the player terminal 2 in this embodiment are the same as the configurations described in the above-described embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to the configuration of this embodiment, when the player touches the pointer input switching unit 45 shown in FIG. 10 on the input unit 23 (touch panel 40) of the player terminal 2 with a finger or a stylus pen or the like, the control unit of the player terminal 2 The operation information receiving unit 211 of 21 displays the pointer 44 at the start point S in response to the swipe input made thereafter, and accepts the pointer 44 as an input for moving the pointer 44 in the direction of the swipe input. After that, the pointer movement processing operation when the contact state is maintained at the end point T is as described in the above embodiment.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the swipe input is performed after the player operates the pointer input switching unit 45 and the operation information receiving unit 211 is in a state of accepting the swipe input for moving the pointer. On the other hand, when the swipe input and the touch input are made to the input unit 23 (touch panel 40) without operating the pointer input switching unit 45, the operation information receiving unit 211 uses the swipe input and the touch input to move the object. Alternatively, it may be recognized as an operation of scrolling the screen or an operation of executing a function corresponding to the function selection operation unit, and those processes may be executed. Thereby, in this embodiment, a plurality of operations such as an operation of instructing a screen transition, an operation of moving an object, and an operation of scrolling the screen can be assigned to the swipe input.

As a display indicating that the swipe input for moving the pointer 44 is in the accepting state, for example, the display color of the pointer input switching unit 45 is changed, the pointer input switching unit 45 is highlighted, or the pointer input is performed. It includes, but is not limited to, blinking the switching unit 45 and the like. By changing the pointer input switching unit 45 to a display indicating that the swipe input is in the accepting state, the player can select the function selection operation unit 42 or the like by moving the pointer 44 by the player terminal 2 by swiping input. It can be recognized that it is in a state.

When the operation information receiving unit 211 in this embodiment further operates the pointer input switching unit 45, and the pointer input switching unit 45 is displayed to indicate that the swipe input for moving the pointer 44 is in the accepting state. When the pointer input switching unit 45 is further operated, the operation information receiving unit 211 may be configured to release the state of accepting the swipe input for moving the pointer 44 and return to the original state.

The above-described embodiments and examples are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the interpretation of the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention includes an equivalent thereof. In addition, the features shown in the embodiments and examples can be applied to other embodiments and examples as long as they do not contradict each other.

In addition, the effects described herein are merely explanatory or exemplary and are not limited. That is, the techniques according to the present disclosure may exhibit other effects apparent to those skilled in the art from the description herein, in addition to or in place of the above effects.

1 Server device 2 Player terminal 3 Network

Claims (6)

An information processing method that moves a pointer according to user input on the screen of an application executed by an information processing device.
The control unit of the information processing device
The step of determining the swipe input from the start point to the end point input to the information processing device, and
A step of maintaining the movement of the pointer in a direction extending the swipe direction from the start point to the end point in response to the maintenance of the contact operation at the end point.
A step of executing a selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen in response to a back tap during execution of the step of maintaining the movement of the pointer, and a step of executing the selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen.
Information processing methods, including performing. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the control unit starts displaying the pointer in response to a predetermined contact operation on the screen. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the control unit starts displaying the pointer in response to a selection operation on the pointer input switching unit on the screen. Wherein the control unit ends the display of the pointer in response to the back tap on the screen, the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A program that causes an information processing device to execute an information processing method that moves a pointer according to user input on the screen of an application.
In the information processing method, the control unit of the information processing device
The step of determining the swipe input from the start point to the end point input to the information processing device, and
A step of maintaining the movement of the pointer in a direction extending the swipe direction from the start point to the end point in response to the maintenance of the contact operation at the end point.
A step of executing a selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen in response to a back tap during execution of the step of maintaining the movement of the pointer, and a step of executing the selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen.
A program that includes running. An information processing device that moves the pointer on the application screen according to user input.
The control unit of the information processing device
The step of determining the swipe input from the start point to the end point input to the information processing device, and
A step of maintaining the movement of the pointer in a direction extending the swipe direction from the start point to the end point in response to the maintenance of the contact operation at the end point.
A step of executing a selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen in response to a back tap during execution of the step of maintaining the movement of the pointer, and a step of executing the selection operation at the position of the pointer on the screen.
An information processing device that is configured to run.

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