INPUT METHOD USING POINTING DEVICE, AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH FUNCTION THEREOF

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an input method using a pointing device capable or precisely recognizing the latch state of the pointing device and eliminating the erroneous operation in a transition to the latch state, and a portable information terminal equipped with the function thereof. SOLUTION: In this input method using the pointing device, an application is made to recognize the ON state of the pointing device by ON-operation and the OFF state of the pointing device by OFF operation. The input method comprises a step for realizing the latch state for keeping the ON state in the application even if the OFF operation of the pointing device is performed in response to the continuation of the ON operation of the pointing device for a given length of time, and a step for executing a program for making a user recognize the realization of the latch state.