Information processing device, information processing method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11947869-B2
Application number	US-202017598075-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2020
Priority date	Apr 1, 2019
Publication date	Apr 2, 2024
Grant date	Apr 2, 2024

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program, the information processing device including a control unit that dynamically controls output of notification information related to a function corresponding to a gesture regarding function execution of the device based on a recognition status of an operation body that is executing the gesture in a predetermined operation region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing device comprising:
a control unit configured to dynamically control output of notification information related to a function corresponding to a gesture regarding function execution of the information processing device based on a recognition status of an operation body that is executing the gesture in a predetermined operation region,
wherein the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification information corresponding to a reference region within the predetermined operation region where the gesture is started, and
wherein the control unit is implemented via at least one processor.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the notification information is a notification sound, and
the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound based on the recognition status.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the recognition status is a moving direction of the operation body, and
the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound based on the moving direction indicated by the recognition status.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the control unit controls to change one or both of a frequency and a volume of the notification sound based on the moving direction of the operation body indicated by the recognition status.

5. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the recognition status is a type of the gesture being executed by the operation body, and
the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound based on the type indicated by the recognition status.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the recognition status is a preliminary motion of the gesture, and
the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound based on the preliminary motion indicated by the recognition status.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6 ,
wherein, in a case where the type of the gesture is specified, the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound based on the specified type indicated by the recognition status.

8. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the recognition status is a moving speed of the operation body, and
the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound based on the moving speed indicated by the recognition status.

9. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the operation body is a hand of a user.

10. The information processing device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the recognition status is represented by a status of how many fingers of the hand of the user are being used, and
the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound based on the status of how many fingers are being used, indicated by the recognition status.

11. The information processing device according to claim 10 ,
wherein the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound regarding the execution of the function corresponding to the status how many fingers are being used, indicated by the recognition status.

12. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound formed with a single sound source, based on the recognition status.

13. The information processing device according to claim 12 ,
wherein the control unit controls to change one or both of pitch and density of the notification sound formed with the single sound source, based on the recognition status.

14. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the recognition status is a moving distance of the operation body, and
the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound based on a comparison between the moving distance indicated by the recognition status and a predetermined threshold.

15. The information processing device according to claim 14 ,
wherein the control unit dynamically controls the output of the notification sound based on a difference between the moving distance and the predetermined threshold.

16. An information processing method to be executed by a processor, the information processing method comprising:
dynamically controlling output of notification information related to a function corresponding to a gesture regarding function execution of an information processing device based on a recognition status of an operation body that is executing the gesture in a predetermined operation region,
wherein the output of the notification information is dynamically controlled to correspond to a reference region within the predetermined operation region where the gesture is started.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
dynamically controlling output of notification information related to a function corresponding to a gesture regarding function execution of an information processing device based on a recognition status of an operation body that is executing the gesture in a predetermined operation region,
wherein the output of the notification information is dynamically controlled to correspond to a reference region within the predetermined operation region where the gesture is started.

Assignees

• Sony Group Corp

Inventors

• Takahashi Kei
• Shimizu Junichi
• Nagahara Junichi
• Fujiki Manabu
• Imura Tomohiro
• Kitahara Keiichi

Classifications

• G06F3/165 Primary

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• H04R1/1041 Primary

  Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements (switches in general H01H) · CPC title

• G06F3/03547

  Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface · CPC title

• H04R2430/01

  Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems · CPC title