Information processing apparatus and image display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022014729-A1
Application number	US-202117355314-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 23, 2021
Priority date	Jul 9, 2020
Publication date	Jan 13, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is an information processing apparatus for causing a plurality of virtual screens to display images, the information processing apparatus including a user information acquisition section configured to acquire user information indicating at least one of a user preference and a user attribute, an image determination section configured to determine images to be displayed on the respective virtual screens according to the user information, and a display processing section configured to cause the virtual screens to display the respective images determined by the image determination section.

First claim

1 . An information processing apparatus for causing a plurality of virtual screens to display images, comprising:
a user information acquisition section configured to acquire user information indicating at least one of a user preference and a user attribute; an image determination section configured to determine images to be displayed on the respective virtual screens according to the user information; and a display processing section configured to cause the virtual screens to display the respective images determined by the image determination section.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a sound processing section configured to cause a sound output section to output a sound corresponding to at least one of the images displayed.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
at least a virtual center screen, a virtual left-side screen, a virtual right-side screen, a virtual upper-side screen, and a virtual lower-side screen are set in a virtual space, and the sound processing section causes the sound output section to output a sound corresponding to an image displayed on the center screen.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein,
for each candidate content to be displayed, an evaluation value is calculated on a basis of the user information, and the image determination section determines to display pieces of content with relatively high evaluation values on the left-side screen and the right-side screen, while determining to display pieces of content with relatively low evaluation values on the upper-side screen and the lower-side screen.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an identification section configured to identify a virtual screen being viewed by a user among the plurality of virtual screens, wherein the sound processing section causes the sound output section to output a sound corresponding to an image displayed on the virtual screen being viewed by the user.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the identification section measures a duration of time the user is continuously viewing one virtual screen among the plurality of virtual screens, and in response to the measured duration of time exceeding a predetermined time period, the sound processing section causes the sound output section to output a sound corresponding to an image displayed on the virtual screen being viewed by the user.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the user information acquisition section acquires information indicating which object in one of the images displayed is being viewed by a user.

8 . An image display method for causing a plurality of virtual screens to display images, comprising:
acquiring user information indicating at least one of a user preference and a user attribute; determining images to be displayed on the respective virtual screens according to the user information; and causing the virtual screens to display the respective determined images.

9 . A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program, which when executed by a computer, instructs the computer to perform an image display method for causing a plurality of virtual screens to display images, by carrying out actions, comprising:
acquiring user information indicating at least one of a user preference and a user attribute; determining images to be displayed on the respective virtual screens according to the user information; and causing the virtual screens to display the respective determined images.

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Imamura Takashi

Classifications

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• H04N13/383 Primary

  for tracking with gaze detection, i.e. detecting the lines of sight of the viewer's eyes · CPC title

• H04N13/344

  with head-mounted left-right displays · CPC title

• H04N13/366

  using viewer tracking · CPC title

• H04N13/117

  the virtual viewpoint locations being selected by the viewers or determined by viewer tracking · CPC title