Information processing apparatus, processing method thereof, and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

An information processing apparatus inputs a coordinate value of a position designated on a screen which displays one or a plurality of objects, compares an input locus expressed by the input coordinate value string with a second locus, which is defined in advance as a locus used to give the instruction to execute a process for an object, and determines whether the input locus is a first locus or the second locus. When it is determined that the input locus is the first locus, the apparatus selects an object from the one or plurality of objects based on the display positions of the input locus and the object on the screen. When it is determined that the input locus is the second locus, the apparatus executes a process designated by the input locus with respect to the selected object.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 an acquisition unit configured to acquire a position designated on a screen which displays one or a plurality of objects;   a comparison unit configured to compare a pattern expressed by the position acquired by said acquisition unit, and specific patterns which are defined in advance as patterns used to instruct to execute one or more processes for the object,   a determination unit configured to determine whether the acquired pattern is one of the specific patterns, on the basis of the comparison result of said comparison unit;   a selection unit configured to select, in a case that said determination unit determines that the acquired pattern is not said one of the specific patterns, object from the one or plurality of objects based on display positions of the position acquired by said acquisition unit and the object on the screen; and   an execution unit configured to execute, in a case that said determination unit determines that the acquired pattern is said one of the specific patterns, a process designated by the acquired pattern with respect to the object selected by said selection unit.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the position acquired by said acquisition unit is designated by a finger or a stylus pen on a touch panel display. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the specific patterns include a pattern expressed by a locus having two or more strokes. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the specific patterns include a pattern having a character shape. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of objects include photo thumbnails. 
     
     
         6 . An information processing method of an information processing apparatus, said method comprising:
 an acquisition step of acquiring a position designated on a screen which displays one or a plurality of objects;   a comparison step of comparing a pattern expressed by the position acquired in the acquisition step, and specific patterns which are defined in advance as patterns used to instruct to execute one or more processes for the object,   a determination step of determining whether the acquired pattern is one of the specific patterns, on the basis of the comparison result of the comparison step;   a selection step of selecting, in a case that the determination step determines that the acquired pattern is not said one of the specific patterns, object from the one or plurality of objects based on display positions of the position acquired in the acquisition step and the object on the screen; and   an execution step of executing, in a case that the determination step determines that the acquired pattern is said one of the specific patterns, a process designated by the acquired pattern with respect to the object selected in the selection step.   
     
     
         7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which makes a computer execute an information processing method according to  claim 6 .