Electronic apparatus and method to organize and manipulate information on a graphical user interface via multi-touch gestures

摘要

According to an aspect, a portable electronic apparatus includes a display unit for displaying an image; an input detection unit for detecting contact with an area in which the image is displayed by the display unit as input; and a control unit for causing the display unit to display a plurality of item objects and a group object surrounding the item objects. If the input detection unit detects first input of coming into contact with two different points in an area in which the group object is displayed and moving the contact with at least one of the two different points in a direction away from the other while maintaining the contact, the control unit causes the display unit to display the item objects in an aligned manner in a direction in which the distance between the two points increases.

主权项

1. A communication apparatus comprising:
a display configured to display an image; an input detection device configured to detect contact with an area in which the image is displayed by the display as input; a communication device configured to perform communications with another terminal; and a control device configured to cause the display to display a plurality of item objects each corresponding to communication data and a group object surrounding the item objects, wherein the input detection device detects first input of coming into contact with two different points in an area in which the group object is displayed and moving the contact with at least one of the two different points including a first point and a second point in a direction away from the other while maintaining the contact, the control device causes the display to display the item objects in an aligned manner based on information about data corresponding to the item objects in an alignment order in a direction in which a distance between the two points increases, the alignment order includes:
a first order when the first point stays and the second point moves away from the first point; anda second order when the second point stays and the first point moves away from the second point, the second order being reverse from the first order, the control device gradually arranges the item objects in the aligned manner as the distance between two points gradually increases such that randomness in the item objects is gradually reduced, and the input detection device further detects input of coming into contact with an area in which one of the item objects is displayed at a single contact point, the control device causes the communication device to perform communication processing based on communication data associated with the item object.