Electronic device, computer readable memory, and process execution method

Abstract

A storage part stores therein correspondence table in which a displayed information use process and an execution instruction operation for instructing execution of the displayed information use process are registered in association with each other. When a screen operation identification part identifies that, subsequent to a selection operation for selecting information displayed on a display screen, the execution instruction operation has been performed on the display screen, the process execution part executes the displayed information use process associated with the execution instruction operation in the correspondence table, with use of the information selected by the selection operation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a display screen configured as a touch panel;   a screen operation identification module for identifying an operation performed on the display screen;   a process execution module for executing a process in accordance with the operation identified by the screen operation identification module; and   a storage module for storing correspondence information in which a process with use of information displayed on the display screen and an execution instruction operation on the display screen for instructing execution of said process are registered in association with each other,   wherein, when the screen operation identification module identifies that, subsequent to a selection operation for selecting information displayed on the display screen, the execution instruction operation has been performed on the display screen, the process execution module executes the process associated with said execution instruction operation in the correspondence information, with use of the information selected by the selection operation.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 in the correspondence information, at least one process among copying of information, cutting of information, translation of information, search for information, and registration of information in a dictionary, is registered.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 in the correspondence information, a sliding operation or a flick operation is registered as the execution instruction operation.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 in the correspondence information, a plurality of kinds of sliding operations or a plurality of kinds of flick operations are registered as the execution instruction operation.   
     
     
         5 . The electronic device according to  claim 3 , wherein
 in the correspondence information, a sliding operation in a predetermined direction or a flick operation in a predetermined direction is registered as the execution instruction operation.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic device according to  claim 5 , wherein
 in the storage part, first correspondence information and second correspondence information are stored as the correspondence information, the first correspondence information being adopted in a case where the information selected by the selection operation is horizontally written, the second correspondence information being adopted in a case where the information selected by the selection operation is vertically written,   in the first correspondence information, at least one of a sliding operation in an upward direction and a sliding operation in a downward direction, or at least one of a flick operation in an upward direction and a flick operation in a downward direction, is registered,   in the second correspondence information, at least one of a sliding operation in a left direction and a sliding operation in a right direction, or at least one of a flick operation in a left direction and a flick operation in a right direction, is registered.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when the screen operation identification module identifies that the selection operation has been performed on the display screen, the correspondence information is displayed on the display screen.   
     
     
         8 . A computer readable memory storing therein a control program for controlling an electronic device, the electronic device including a display screen configured as a touch panel and storing therein correspondence information in which a process with use of information displayed on the display screen and an execution instruction operation on the display screen for instructing execution of said process are registered in association with each other, the control program being configured to cause the electronic device to perform the steps of:
 (a) identifying an operation performed on the display screen; and   (b) upon identification in the step (a) that, subsequent to a selection operation for selecting information displayed on the display screen, the execution instruction operation has been performed on the display screen, executing the process associated with said execution instruction operation in the correspondence information, with use of the information selected by the selection operation.   
     
     
         9 . A process execution method in an electronic device including a display screen configured as a touch panel and storing therein correspondence information in which a process with use of information displayed on the display screen and an execution instruction operation on the display screen for instructing execution of said process are registered in association with each other, the process execution method comprising the steps of:
 (a) identifying an operation performed on the display screen; and   (b) upon identification in the step (a) that, subsequent to a selection operation for selecting information displayed on the display screen, the execution instruction operation has been performed on the display screen, executing the process associated with said execution instruction operation in the correspondence information, with use of the information selected by the selection operation.   
     
     
         10 . A process execution method in an electronic device including a display screen configured as a touch panel and storing therein correspondence information in which a process with use of information displayed on the display screen and an execution instruction operation on the display screen for instructing execution of said process are registered in association with each other, the process execution method comprising the steps of:
 (a) displaying information on the display screen;   (b) identifying that a selection operation for selecting information displayed on the display screen has been performed on the display screen;   (c) after identifying the selection operation, identifying that an execution instruction operation has been performed on the display screen; and   (d) executing the process associated with the execution instruction operation in the correspondence information, with use of the information selected by the selection operation.