Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021199987-A1
Application number	US-202015930873-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 13, 2020
Priority date	Dec 25, 2019
Publication date	Jul 1, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to generate data concerning a three-dimensional image to be formed in air and to associate a document with a specific position within the three-dimensional image, based on a characteristic of the document.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to
generate data concerning a three-dimensional image to be formed in air, and
associate a document with a specific position within the three-dimensional image, based on a characteristic of the document.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to associate the document with the specific position within the three-dimensional image, based on at least three characteristics of the document.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to
transform the three-dimensional image formed in the air into a two-dimensional image, and associate the document with a position within the two-dimensional image, based on a reduced set of characteristics from the at least three characteristics.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, in response to detecting an object in the air at a position corresponding to the specific position within the three-dimensional image with which the document is associated, select the document associated with the specific position within the three-dimensional image.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to, upon the selection of the document, output an instruction to provide a stimulus to the object.

6 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to
generate data concerning a three-dimensional image to be formed in air, and
associate a document with a specific position in the air, based on a characteristic of the document.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to associate the document with the specific position in the air, based on at least three characteristics of the document.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to
in response to a gesture of a user performed in the air, associate the document with a different position in the air, the different position being determined based on a reduced set of characteristics from the at least three characteristics, the reduced set of characteristics being determined by the gesture.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the reduced set of characteristics varies depending on a direction of the gesture.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to, in response to detecting an object at the specific position in the air, select the document associated with the specific position.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to, upon the selection of the document, output an instruction to provide a stimulus to the object.

12 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to
generate data concerning a three-dimensional image to be formed in air, and
set at least three characteristics as search conditions in accordance with a position of an object that is detected in the air by a sensor.

13 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to obtain information concerning a document that satisfies the search conditions.

14 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein values of the at least three characteristics vary depending on the position of the object that is detected in the air by the sensor.

15 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to remove at least one characteristic of the at least three characteristics set as the search conditions from the search conditions in accordance with a gesture of a user performed in the air.

16 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one characteristic varies depending on a direction of the gesture.

17 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to transform the three-dimensional image formed in the air into a two-dimensional image in accordance with the gesture of the user performed in the air.

18 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to transform the three-dimensional image formed in the air into a two-dimensional image in accordance with a gesture of a user performed in the air.

19 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to enlarge or reduce the three-dimensional image formed in the air in accordance with a gesture of a user performed in the air.

20 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to generate data concerning an image of an indicator to be formed in the three-dimensional image, the indicator indicating a position within the three-dimensional image corresponding to the position of the object that is detected in the air by the sensor.

21 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 20 , wherein a feature of the indicator varies depending on the number of documents that satisfy the search conditions.

22 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to, in response to one or more documents that satisfy the search conditions being found, output an instruction to provide a stimulus to the object.

23 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein strength of the stimulus provided to the object increases as the number of the documents that satisfy the search conditions increases.

24 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
generating data concerning a three-dimensional image to be formed in air; and associating a document with a position within the three-dimensional image, based on a characteristic of the document.

25 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
generating data concerning a three-dimensional image to be formed in air; and associating a document with a specific position in the air, based on a characteristic of the document.

26 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
generating data concerning a three-dimensional image to be formed in air; and setting at least three characteristics as search conditions in accordance with a position of an object that is detected in the air by a sensor.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kaede Ikumi

Classifications

• G06F3/016 Primary

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

• G06F3/011

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

• G02B30/56 Primary

  by projecting aerial or floating images · CPC title