DATA PROCESSOR, INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING TOUCH PANEL, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM TRANSMITTER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make controlable the moving of a display area to a displayed picture set on the outside of a display screen by touch operation using a touch panel in a general purpose environment such as the desk top screen of an OS. SOLUTION: This data processor provided with a touch panel unit 100 as an input means is provided with an operation event detection part 12 for detecting previously set operation, which is distinguished from normal input, among inputs to this unit 100 when this operation is carried out, a cursor moving information generating part 13 for generating moving information for moving a cursor positioned at the periphery of the display screen toward the outside of the display screen in accordance with the kind of detected operation, a cursor operation control part 14 for moving the position of the cursor on the displayed picture based on the generated moving information and a virtual picture control part 15 for scrolling the displayed contents of the display screen in accordance with moving of this cursor.