Apparatus and control method based on motion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10684673-B2
Application number	US-201715846577-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	Dec 19, 2013
Publication date	Jun 16, 2020
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020

Abstract

A device includes a display panel configured to display an interface. The device includes a motion sensor configured to detect a motion of the device and to output a detection signal in response to the detection of the motion. The device includes circuitry configured to control, based on the detection signal, the display panel such that at least one of a display position and a display size of an element displayed in the interface changes, wherein when the motion includes a physical shock on the device, the detection signal includes an indication of a hitting position corresponding to a position on the device where the physical shock is detected by the motion sensor, and the circuitry controls the display panel such that the at least one of the display position and the display size of the element changes based on the hitting position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
circuitry configured to
detect a motion of the device;
identify a change in both strength and direction of the detected motion;
control display of an interface element that is changed from a first displayed content to a second displayed content in response to the circuitry identifying the change in both strength and direction of the detected motion;
determine a number of movements in the detected motion within a predetermined time interval, a movement detected after the predetermined time interval from a start of a series of movements being not counted as the number; and
control display of the interface element such that at least one of a display position and a display size of the interface element changes based on the determined number of movements in the detected motion.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
determine an acceleration pattern of the detected motion based on the identified change in both strength and direction of the detected motion; and
change the display of the interface element based on the determined acceleration pattern of the detected motion.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein changing the interface element includes moving the interface element to within a predetermined distance from an edge of the display.

4. The device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a memory that stores a maximum reach distance corresponding to a furthest point on the display reachable by a user's hand when the hand is holding the device, wherein
the predetermined distance corresponds to the maximum reach distance.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the display position and the display size of the interface element is changed by a magnitude that is based on the number of detected movements.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein
the interface element is a window of a plurality of windows displayed in the display; and
the circuitry is further configured to alter an arrangement of the window with respect to the plurality of windows.

7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the arrangement is altered by exchanging the display position of the window with a display position of another window, of the plurality of windows.

8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to alter, when the motion includes a physical shock on the device, the arrangement of the window based on the hitting position.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein
the device further comprises a touch sensor configured to detect an initial position of one or more fingers of a user's hand prior to the detected motion, and
at least one of the display position and the display size of the interface element is changed based on the initial position of the one or more fingers.

10. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to change a display size of the interface element based on a touch position detected by a touch sensor of the device.

11. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
determine whether the detected motion corresponds to a physical shock on the device;
determine a hitting position corresponding to a position on the device where the physical shock is applied in response to a determination result that the detected motion corresponds to the physical shock on the device; and
change a display position or a display size of the interface element based on the determined hitting position in response to the determination result that the detected motion corresponds to the physical shock on the device.

12. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a memory that stores a maximum reach distance corresponding to a furthest point on the display reachable by a user's hand when the hand is holding the device, wherein
the circuitry is further configured to control the display such that the interface element changes the at least one of the display position and the display size such that at least a portion of the interface element is displayed within the maximum reach distance from a hitting position.

13. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
determine a duration of the motion; and
control display of the interface element based on the determined duration of the motion.

14. A device, comprising:
circuitry configured to
detect a motion of the device;
identify a change in both strength and direction of the detected motion;
control display of an interface element that is changed from a first displayed content to a second displayed content in response to the circuitry identifying the change in both strength and direction of the detected motion;
control display of at least three kinds of explanation information relating to the motion of the device;
determine a number of movements in the detected motion within a predetermined time interval, a movement detected after the predetermined time interval from a start of a series of movements being not counted as the number; and
control display of the interface element such that at least one of a display position and a display size of the interface element changes based on the determined number of movements in the detected motion.

15. A method, comprising:
detecting a motion of the device;
identifying, using circuitry, a change in both strength and direction of the detected motion;
controlling, using the circuitry, display of an interface element that is changed from a first displayed content to a second displayed content in response to the circuitry identifying the change in both strength and direction of the detected motion;
determining, using the circuitry, a number of movements in the detected motion within a predetermined time interval, a movement detected after the predetermined time interval from a start of a series of movements being not counted as the number; and
controlling, using the circuitry, display of the interface element such that at least one of a display position and a display size of the interface element changes based on the determined number of movements in the detected motion.

16. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
controlling the display by moving the interface element to within a predetermined distance from an edge of the display.

17. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
determining an acceleration pattern of the detected motion based on the identified change in both strength and direction of the detected motion; and
changing the display of the interface element based on the determined acceleration pattern of the detected motion.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon which, when executed by a device, cause the device to:
detect a motion of the device;
identify a change in both strength and direction of the detected motion;
control display of an interface element that is changed from a first displayed content to a second displayed content in response to the device identifying the change in both strength and direction of the detected motion;
determine a number of movements in the detected motion within a predetermined time interval, a movement detected after the predetermined time interval from a start of a series of movements being not counted as the number; and
control display of the interface element such that at least one of a display position and a display size of the interface element changes ba

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Aizawa Takahiro

Classifications

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F3/01

  Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer (G06F3/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0487

  using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser · CPC title

• G06T3/20

  Linear translation of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. panning · CPC title

• G06F3/002 Primary

  Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 (other optical apparatus G02B27/00) · CPC title