Mobile client device, operation method, recording medium, and operation system

• US 10,007,424 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hatanaka, Yosuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Dharia, Prabodh M
• Application Number:
  US15/363,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20170075565A1
• Time in Patent Office: 574 Days
• Field of Search: 345 7, 345 8, 345156-184, 710316, 715733
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04166 Details of scanning methods, e.g. sampling time, grouping of sub areas or time sharing with display driving Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally G06F3/04184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/30 User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

An information processing apparatus that detects an input operation to a touch panel based on an output of the touch panel; creates an operation command to change content displayed on a display apparatus based on a detected input operation to the touch panel; and controls a wireless interface to transmit the operation command to the display apparatus controlling the display apparatus to change the content displayed on the display apparatus.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a touch input portion;

an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration of the information processing apparatus and to output acceleration information indicating the detected acceleration; and

circuitry configured to

detect a swipe input operation to the touch input portion;

control a communication interface to transmit operation information to a display apparatus to cause the display apparatus to change content displayed on the display apparatus by scrolling at least one of the content in a direction corresponding to a swipe input direction; and

control the communication interface to transmit additional operation information to the display apparatus to cause the display apparatus to change the content displayed on the display apparatus in response to a movement of the information processing apparatus about an axis outside of the information processing apparatus based on the acceleration information.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured such that said at least some of the content continues to move after an end of the swipe input operation for a time determined by a speed of the swipe input operation.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the touch input portion comprises a plurality of detection areas for detecting the swipe input operation.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the circuitry is configured to create different operation information based on at least one of the plurality of detection areas in which the swipe input operation is detected.

5. The information processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the plurality of detection areas include a top area, a bottom area, a left area, a right area, and a center area.

6. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the scrolling is a scrolling of only a part of the content.

7. A method performed by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

detecting a swipe input operation to a touch input portion;

receiving acceleration information from an acceleration sensor, the acceleration information indicating acceleration of the information processing apparatus;

controlling a communication interface to transmit operation information to a display apparatus to cause the display apparatus to change content displayed on the display apparatus by scrolling at least one of the content in a direction corresponding to a swipe input direction; and

controlling the communication interface to transmit additional operation information to the display apparatus to cause the display apparatus to change the content displayed on the display apparatus in response to an a movement of the information processing apparatus about an axis outside of the information processing apparatus based on the acceleration.

8. A system comprising:

a display apparatus; and

an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising;

a touch input portion;

an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration of the information processing apparatus and to output acceleration information indicating the detected acceleration; and

circuitry configured to

detect a swipe input operation to the touch input portion;

control a communication interface to transmit operation information to the display apparatus to cause the display apparatus to change content displayed on the display apparatus by scrolling at least one of the content in a direction corresponding to a swipe input direction; and

control the communication interface to transmit additional operation information to the display apparatus to cause the display apparatus to change the content displayed on the display apparatus in response to a movement of the information processing apparatus about an axis outside of the information processing apparatus based on the acceleration information.