Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018032142-A1
Application number	US-201715658114-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 24, 2017
Priority date	Jul 28, 2016
Publication date	Feb 1, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

At least one embodiment of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention provided herein includes a display unit that displays an image including an item on a plane, an imaging unit that captures the image including the item on the plane from above the plane; an identification unit that identifies a position of a pointer from the image captured by the imaging unit, an acquisition unit that acquires a distance between the plane and the pointer, a selection unit that, when the position of the pointer identified by the identification unit in the image captured by the imaging unit falls within a predetermined area including at least part of the item, selects the item, and a control unit that changes a size of the predetermined area based on the distance acquired by the acquisition unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a processor; and a memory storing instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information processing apparatus to function as: a display unit configured to display an image including an item on a plane; an imaging unit configured to capture the image including the item on the plane from above the plane; an identification unit configured to identify a position of a pointer from the image captured by the imaging unit; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a distance between the plane and the pointer; a selection unit configured to, when the position of the pointer identified by the identification unit in the image captured by the imaging unit falls within a predetermined area including at least part of the item, select the item; and a control unit configured to change a size of the predetermined area based on the distance acquired by the acquisition unit.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit makes the size of the predetermined area larger with an increase in the distance acquired by the acquisition unit.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when the distance acquired by the acquisition unit is shorter than a predetermined distance, the control unit sets the size of the predetermined area to a constant size.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit configured to store a table for managing the display position and size of the item displayed by the display unit and the position and size of the predetermined area in association with each other, wherein
the selection unit determines whether the position of the pointer identified by the identification unit falls within the predetermined area based on information in the table stored in the storage unit.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit moves the position of the predetermined area based on the distance acquired by the acquisition unit.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit increases the movement amount of the position of the predetermined area with an increase in the distance acquired by the acquisition unit.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit performs a control such that there is no overlap between the predetermined area corresponding to a first item displayed by the display unit and the predetermined area corresponding to a second item displayed by the display unit.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the pointer is a fingertip of a user or a tip of a stylus pen.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein switching takes place between items displayed by the display unit in accordance with the selection of the item by the selection unit.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit is a projector.

11 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a processor; and a memory storing instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information processing apparatus to function as: a display unit configured to display an image including an item on a plane; an imaging unit configured to capture the image including the item on the plane from above the plane; an identification unit configured to identify a position of a pointer from the image captured by the imaging unit; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a distance between the plane and the pointer; a selection unit configured to, when the position of the pointer identified by the identification unit in the image captured by the imaging unit falls within a predetermined area including at least part of the item, select the item; and a control unit configured to change a position of the predetermined area based on the distance acquired by the acquisition unit.

12 . A control method of an information processing apparatus, comprising:
displaying an image including an item on a plane; capturing the image from above the plane; identifying a position of a pointer from the captured image by the capturing; acquiring a distance between the plane and the pointer; when the position of the pointer identified by the identifying in the image captured by the capturing falls within a predetermined area including at least part of the item, selecting the item; and controlling and changing a size of the predetermined area based on the distance acquired by the acquiring.

13 . A storage medium storing a computer program for executing a control method of an information processing apparatus, the control method comprising:
displaying an image including an item on a plane; capturing the image from above the plane; identifying a position of a pointer from the captured image by the capturing; acquiring a distance between the plane and the pointer; when the position of the pointer identified by the identifying in the image captured by the capturing falls within a predetermined area including at least part of the item, selecting the item; and controlling and changing a size of the predetermined area based on the distance acquired by the acquiring.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Oshima Soshi

Classifications

• G06F2203/04101

  2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup · CPC title

• G06F3/03545

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/017 Primary

  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

• G06F3/0425

  using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected (tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386) · CPC title