Input/Output Device, Input/Output Method and Program Therefor

Abstract

Input/output devices, input/output methods and programs therefor are provided. In one embodiment, a device includes a first section that displays a dragged portion and a movement region in which the dragged portion is moved on a display screen, a second section that selects the dragged portion by an input device and operates the input device so that the position of the dragged portion moves in the movement region dependent on the amount of operation of the input device, and a third section that selects a portion other than the dragged portion in the movement region by the input device and operates the input device, so that the position of the dragged portion in the movement region dependent on the amount of operation of the input device.

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         7 . An input/output device using a graphical user interface, comprising:
 a display section that displays a dragged portion and a movement region in which the dragged portion is moved, said display section displaying on a display screen;   a dragged portion movement section that moves a position of the dragged portion in the movement region on the display screen dependent on an amount of operation of an input device by selecting the dragged portion on the display screen by the input device and operating the input device in a first direction; and   a region movement section that moves the position of the dragged portion in the movement region on the display screen dependent on the amount of operation of the input device by selecting a second portion, other than the dragged portion, in the movement region by the input device on the display screen and operating the input device in the first direction,   wherein a ratio between the amount of movement of the dragged portion on the display screen and the amount of operation of the input device when the dragged portion is selected is different from the ratio between the amount of movement of the dragged portion on the display screen and the amount of operation of the input device when the second portion in the movement region is selected.   
     
     
         8 . The input/output device as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein the ratio between the amount of movement of the dragged portion on the display screen and the amount of operation of the input device is different between the case that the end of the portion other than the dragged portion in the movement region is selected and the case that the center of the portion other than the dragged portion in the movement region is selected. 
     
     
         9 . The input/output device as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein the display section displays a pointer that visually indicates the ratio on the display screen. 
     
     
         10 . The input/output device as set forth in  claim 7 , further comprising a numerical value acquiring section that acquires a numerical value based on the position of the dragged portion in the movement region. 
     
     
         12 . The input/output device as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein the dragged portion can only be moved in the movement region by selecting a portion of a track and operating the input device, the dragged portion and the second portion being portions of the track. 
     
     
         13 . The input/output device as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the track is a linear track between two opposed sides of a rectangular region. 
     
     
         14 . The input/output device as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein the display section displays a slider bar comprising the dragged portion and the movement region. 
     
     
         15 . An input/output method using a graphical user interface, comprising:
 displaying, on a display screen, a dragged portion and a movement region in which the dragged portion is moved;   moving a position of the dragged portion in the movement region on the display screen dependent on an amount of operation of an input device by selecting the dragged portion on the display screen by the input device and operating the input device in a first direction; and   moving the position of a dragged portion in the movement region on the display screen dependent on the amount of operation of the input device by selecting a second portion, other than the dragged portion, in the movement region by the input device on the display screen and operating the input device in the first direction,   wherein a ratio between the amount of movement of the dragged portion on the display screen and the amount of operation of the input device when the dragged portion is selected is different from the ratio between the amount of movement of the dragged portion on the display screen and the amount of operation of the input device when the second portion in the movement region is selected.   
     
     
         16 . The input/output method as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the dragged portion can only be moved in the movement region by selecting a portion of a track and operating the input device, the dragged portion and the second portion being portions of the track. 
     
     
         17 . The input/output method as set forth in  claim 16 , wherein the track is a linear track between two opposed sides of a rectangular region. 
     
     
         18 . The input/output method as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein displaying the dragged portion and the movement region comprises displaying a slider bar comprising the dragged portion and the movement region. 
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing thereon a program for an input/output device using a graphical user interface, the program causes the input/output device to perform the steps of:
 displaying, on a display screen, a dragged portion and a movement region in which the dragged portion is moved;   moving a position of the dragged portion in the movement region on the display screen dependent on an amount of operation of an input device by selecting the dragged portion on the display screen by the input device and operating the input device in a first direction; and   moving the position of a dragged portion in the movement region on the display screen dependent on the amount of operation of the input device by selecting a second portion, other than the dragged portion, in the movement region by the input device on the display screen and operating the input device in the first direction,   wherein a ratio between the amount of movement of the dragged portion on the display screen and the amount of operation of the input device when the dragged portion is selected is different from the ratio between the amount of movement of the dragged portion on the display screen and the amount of operation of the input device when the second portion in the movement region is selected.   
     
     
         20 . The computer readable medium as set forth in  claim 19 , wherein the dragged portion can only be moved in the movement region by selecting a portion of a track and operating the input device, the dragged portion and the second portion being portions of the track. 
     
     
         21 . The computer readable medium as set forth in  claim 19 , wherein the track is a linear track between two opposed sides of a rectangular region. 
     
     
         22 . The computer readable medium as set forth in  claim 19 , wherein displaying the dragged portion and the movement region comprises displaying a slider bar comprising the dragged portion and the movement region.