Abstract: Provided is a terminal device (i) in which an application for a touch panel terminal is usable and (ii) which includes a hardware key. A process carried out by the terminal device includes the steps of: detecting an operation to the hardware key (S1310); in a case where a focus is displayed on a location of a user interface image (i.e., YES in step S1330) and the operation is an operation for making a determination (YES in step S1340), accepting an input of a command associated with the user interface image (S1350); and in a case where the operation is not the operation for making a determination (NO in step S1340) and the terminal device has determined that the operation is an operation conducted, to the hard key, for moving a user interface image (YES in step S1360), moving the focus to a next user interface image (S1370).

Abstract: A shift from a scroll mode to a pointer mode is more securely caused with a simple operation. A mobile phone (10) includes: a display section (14); a touch pad (16) having a detection region at a location outside a display region, an event identifying section (21) configured to identify a type of a touch event based on location information received from the touch pad (16); and a mode switching section (23) configured to switch a scroll mode, in which a screen is scrollable, to a pointer mode, in which a displayed object is selectable, in a case where a single tap is inputted in the scroll mode.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to realize a simpler operation in an information processing apparatus including a display section and an object detecting section. A mobile phone (10) including a display section (14) and a touch pad (16) undergoes a transition from a pointer mode to a scroll mode in a case where a touch duration time passed beyond a threshold time (T1), and performs an action corresponding to a position of a pointer in a case where the touch duration time passed beyond a threshold time (T2).

Abstract: Provided is a terminal device (i) in which an application for a touch panel terminal is usable and (ii) which includes a hardware key. A process carried out by the terminal device includes the steps of: detecting an operation to the hardware key (S1310); in a case where a focus is displayed on a location of a user interface image (i.e., YES in step S1330) and the operation is an operation for making a determination (YES in step S1340), accepting an input of a command associated with the user interface image (S1350); and in a case where the operation is not the operation for making a determination (NO in step S1340) and the terminal device has determined that the operation is an operation conducted, to the hard key, for moving a user interface image (YES in step S1360), moving the focus to a next user interface image (S1370).