Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020341540-A1
Application number	US-201816758502-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 3, 2018
Priority date	Oct 31, 2017
Publication date	Oct 29, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

It is preferable for a user to experience sensation corresponding to the sensation actually experienced by the user or another user. There is provided an information processing apparatus including a data acquisition unit configured to acquire relevance data of a plurality of pieces of sensory information sensed in advance, a sensory information determination unit configured to determine second sensory information relevant to first sensory information on the basis of the relevance data, and a presentation control unit configured to control presentation of presentation data associated with the second sensory information to a user.

First claim

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a data acquisition unit configured to acquire relevance data of a plurality of pieces of sensory information sensed in advance; a sensory information determination unit configured to determine second sensory information relevant to first sensory information on a basis of the relevance data; and a presentation control unit configured to control presentation of presentation data associated with the second sensory information to a user.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the presentation control unit controls presentation of presentation data associated with the first sensory information and controls the presentation of the presentation data associated with the second sensory information.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the presentation control unit controls the presentation of the presentation data associated with the second sensory information without controlling presentation of presentation data associated with the first sensory information.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the presentation control unit determines whether or not to control presentation of presentation data associated with the first sensory information on a basis of a predetermined condition.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the predetermined condition includes a condition indicating whether or not there is a presentation device configured to present the presentation data associated with the first sensory information.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the predetermined condition includes a condition indicating whether or not a setting for allowing the presentation of the presentation data associated with the first sensory information is made.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sensory information determination unit, in a case where first biometric information based on the user is obtained together with the first sensory information, determines, as the second sensory information, sensory information sensed from a same user at a timing corresponding to second biometric information associated with the first biometric information while being relevant to the first sensory information.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the first biometric information includes at least one of biometric information obtained by performing a sensing operation on the user or biometric information input by the user.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sensory information determination unit, in a case where a type of sensory information relevant to the first sensory information is a first type, determines a second type of sensory information different from the first type as the second sensory information.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 ,
wherein the sensory information determination unit, in a case where the type of sensory information relevant to the first sensory information is the first type, determines, on a basis of a recognition result of the relevant sensory information, the second type of sensory information as the second sensory information.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first type includes visual sensation, and the second type includes at least one of auditory sensation or tactile sensation.

12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first sensory information is different in type from the second sensory information.

13 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sensory information determination unit determines the second sensory information on a basis of sensory information having a degree of relevance to the first sensory information exceeding a threshold.

14 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sensory information determination unit acquires the first sensory information selected by the user or a predetermined algorithm.

15 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a degree of relevance between the plurality of pieces of sensory information is calculated on a basis of a frequency at which the plurality of pieces of sensory information is sensed at a corresponding timing from a same user.

16 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 15 ,
wherein the degree of relevance is, under a condition that one of the plurality of pieces of sensory information is sensed, a ratio at which another of the plurality of pieces of sensory information is sensed from the same user at a timing corresponding to the one.

17 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first sensory information includes at least one of five types of sensory information.

18 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 ,
wherein the five types of sensory information include visual information, auditory information, tactile information, olfactory information, and taste information.

19 . An information processing method comprising:
acquiring relevance data of a plurality of pieces of sensory information sensed in advance; determining second sensory information relevant to first sensory information on a basis of the relevance data; and controlling, by a processor, presentation of presentation data associated with the second sensory information to a user.

20 . A program for causing a computer to function as an information processing apparatus comprising:
a data acquisition unit configured to acquire relevance data of a plurality of pieces of sensory information sensed in advance; a sensory information determination unit configured to determine second sensory information relevant to first sensory information on a basis of the relevance data; and a presentation control unit configured to control presentation of presentation data associated with the second sensory information to a user.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Jin Yufeng

Classifications

• G06F3/011 Primary

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• G06F3/016

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