Display control device including pointer control circuitry, pointer display method, and non-temporary recording medium thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10963073-B2
Application number	US-201816116760-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2018
Priority date	Aug 31, 2017
Publication date	Mar 30, 2021
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021

Abstract

A display control device includes a reception unit configured to receive sensor information from an operating device, a pointer display control unit configured to determine a motion of the operating device on the basis of the sensor information, and to display and control a pointer in conjunction with the determined motion of the operating device, and an identification display control unit configured to calculate a rotation angle of the operating device on the basis of the sensor information, and to execute control to present identification display at a position where the pointer is displayed, when the calculated rotation angle comes to a switching angle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display method used in a display control device connectable to an operating device including a sensor configured to detect, as sensor information, an indication of displacement of the operating device, and transmission circuitry that transmits the sensor information, the display method comprising:
receiving the sensor information that indicates the displacement of the operating device from the operating device;
determining a motion of the operating device on basis of the sensor information received from the operating device, and controlling display of a pointer that is displayed on a connected display in conjunction with the determined motion of the operating device; and
calculating a rotation angle of the operating device on basis of the sensor information, and replacing the pointer with a pin and displaying the pin at a position where the pointer is displayed, when the calculated rotation angle comes to a switching angle.

2. A non-temporary recording medium storing a program to be loaded into a computer incorporated in a display control device connectable to an operating device including a sensor configured to detect, as sensor information, an indication of displacement of the operating device, and transmission circuitry that transmits the sensor information, the program causing the computer to execute:
receiving the sensor information that indicates the displacement of the operating device from the operating device;
determining a motion of the operating device on basis of the sensor information received from the operating device, and controlling display of a pointer that is displayed on a connected display in conjunction with the determined motion of the operating device; and
calculating a rotation angle of the operating device on basis of the sensor information, and replacing the pointer with a pin and displaying the pin at a position where the pointer is displayed, when the calculated rotation angle comes to a switching angle.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Saito Hiroya

Classifications

• G06F3/03545 Primary

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/038

  Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry · CPC title

• G06F3/0346

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title