Information processing device, information processing method, and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12053101-B2
Application number	US-201917273523-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2019
Priority date	Sep 11, 2018
Publication date	Aug 6, 2024
Grant date	Aug 6, 2024

Abstract

There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a recording medium that can appropriately give the user the effect of vibration presented in association with the content. The information processing device includes a vibration control unit that individually controls vibration presented to a user in association with a content by each of a plurality of vibration presenting units on the basis of a characteristic of the user and positions of the vibration presenting units. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system that presents vibration by a device that supports the users body, a device that the user wears, or a device that the user operates.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing device comprising:
a vibration control unit that individually controls vibration presented to a user in association with a content by each vibration presenting units of a plurality of vibration presenting units on a basis of a characteristic of the user and positions of the vibration presenting units, and
a user characteristic analysis unit configured to estimate a respective estimated posture of the user for each scene of the content,
wherein the vibration control unit individually controls the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of each scene of the content and the respective estimated posture of the user, and
wherein the vibration control unit and the user characteristic analysis unit are implemented via at least one processor.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vibration control unit controls the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of a load applied to each of the vibration presenting units by the user.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 :
wherein the user characteristic analysis unit analyzes the load of each of the vibration presenting units.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the user characteristic analysis unit estimates the load of each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of user information regarding the user.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the user characteristic analysis unit estimates the load of each of the vibration presenting units for each scene of the content on a basis of the user information, and
wherein the vibration control unit controls the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of the load of each of the vibration presenting units for each scene of the content.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the user characteristic analysis unit estimates the load of each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of a scene type of the content.

7. The information processing device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the user information includes information related to a physical characteristic of the user.

8. The information processing device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the user characteristic analysis unit detects the load of each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of sensor data.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the user characteristic analysis unit detects the load of each of the vibration presenting units in each posture of the user, and
wherein the vibration control unit controls the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of the posture of the detected load in each estimated posture of the user.

10. The information processing device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the user characteristic analysis unit detects the load of each of the vibration presenting units for each scene type of the content, and
wherein the vibration control unit controls the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of the load of each of the vibration presenting units for each scene of the content.

11. The information processing device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the user characteristic analysis unit estimates a vibration characteristic of each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of the load of each of the vibration presenting units, and
wherein the vibration control unit controls the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of the vibration characteristic of each of the vibration presenting units.

12. The information processing device according to claim 11 further comprising:
a vibration characteristic analysis unit configured to analyze the vibration characteristic of each of the vibration presenting units, wherein
the user characteristic analysis unit estimates the vibration characteristic of each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of the load of each of the vibration presenting units and the analysis result of the vibration characteristic of each of the vibration presenting units,
wherein the vibration characteristic analysis unit is implemented via at least one processor.

13. The information processing device according to claim 3 ,
wherein before presenting the content, the vibration control unit vibration control data used for controlling the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of the analysis result of the load of each of the vibration presenting units.

14. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vibration control unit controls an amplitude and a frequency of the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units.

15. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the content includes at least one of video or audio.

16. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vibration presenting device including the plurality of vibration presenting units.

17. The information processing device according to claim 16 , wherein the vibration presenting device is a device that supports the user's body, a device worn by the user, or a device operated by the user.

18. An information processing method comprising:
individually controlling, by an information processing device, vibration presented to a user in association with a content by each vibration presenting units of a plurality of vibration presenting units on a basis of a characteristic of the user and positions of the vibration presenting units, and
estimating, by a user characteristic analysis unit, a respective estimated posture of the user for each scene of the content,
wherein the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units is individually controlled on a basis of each scene of the content and the respective estimated posture of the user.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
individually controlling vibration presented to a user in association with a content by each vibration presenting unit of a plurality of vibration presenting units on a basis of a characteristic of the user and positions of the vibration presenting units, and
estimating a respective estimated posture of the user for each scene of the content,
wherein the vibration presented by each of the vibration presenting units is individually controlled on a basis of each scene of the content and the respective estimated posture of the user.

20. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the use characteristic analysis unit estimates the load of each of the vibration presenting units on a basis of a scene type of each scene of the content.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Fukuma Yohei
• Nakagawa Ayumi

Classifications

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• A61H2201/0149

  Seat or chair · CPC title

• A61H23/0263

  using rotating unbalanced masses · CPC title

• A47C7/62 Primary

  Accessories for chairs · CPC title

• G06F3/016 Primary

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title