Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016342280-A1
Application number	US-201415112474-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2014
Priority date	Jan 28, 2014
Publication date	Nov 24, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

To propose a method for increase the number of variations of operations even in the case of a small operation face.
Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit configured to execute a process corresponding to an operation performed on a terminal having an operation face. The processing unit acquires sensing results from a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit, the first sensing unit sensing contact or adjacency of an operation body to the operation face, the second sensing unit sensing a movement of the terminal, and executes a process corresponding to the acquired sensing result of contact or adjacency of the operation body, and the acquired sensing result of the movement of the terminal.

First claim

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising
a processing unit configured to execute a process corresponding to an operation performed on a terminal having an operation face, wherein the processing unit
acquires sensing results from a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit, the first sensing unit sensing contact or adjacency of an operation body to the operation face, the second sensing unit sensing a movement of the terminal, and
executes a process corresponding to the acquired sensing result of contact or adjacency of the operation body, and the acquired sensing result of the movement of the terminal.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the operation face has a curved surface.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the terminal is a wristband terminal that is worn on an arm of an operator.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the movement of the terminal is a rotational movement.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the processing unit executes a different process, depending on a direction toward which the terminal rotationally moves with the operation body in a contact or adjacent state.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the processing unit differentiates a process executed when the movement of the terminal and contact or adjacency of the operation body are sensed, from a process executed when contact or adjacency of the operation body is sensed while the movement of the terminal is not sensed.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 Wherein the processing unit causes a display unit to present a display corresponding to the sensing result of contact or adjacency of the operation body and the sensing result of the movement of the terminal.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the operation face is superposed on the display unit.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processing unit differentiates a process executed when contact or adjacency of the operation body is sensed first and the movement of the terminal is sensed later, from a process executed when the movement of the terminal is sensed first and contact or adjacency of the operation body is sensed later.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the operation body is a plurality of fingers of an operator, and wherein the processing unit executes a process corresponding to a sensing result of contact or adjacency of the plurality of fingers and the sensing result of the movement of the terminal.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the processing unit executes a different process, depending on the finger that is in contact or adjacent.

12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the operation face is a flat surface.

13 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,
wherein the movement of the terminal is a translatory movement.

14 . An information processing method comprising:
acquiring sensing results from a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit, the first sensing unit sensing contact or adjacency of an operation body to an operation face of a terminal, the second sensing unit sensing a movement of the terminal; and executing, by a processor, a process corresponding to the acquired sensing result of contact or adjacency of the operation body, and the acquired sensing result of the movement of the terminal.

15 . A program causing a computer to execute:
acquiring sensing results from a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit, the first sensing unit sensing contact or adjacency of an operation body to an operation face of a terminal, the second sensing unit sensing a movement of the terminal; and executing a process corresponding to the acquired sensing result of contact or adjacency of the operation body, and the acquired sensing result of the movement of the terminal.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Yamano Ikuo

Classifications

• G06F1/1652

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