Information processing device, operation input method and operation input program

• US 10,013,110 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2017
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Group Corp.
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Miyazawa, Yusuke, Homma, Fuminori
• Primary Examiner(s): Bolotin, Dmitriy
• Application Number:
  US15/806,631
• Publication Number:
  US 20180067610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 237 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13338 Input devices, e.g. touch panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04101 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 Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04108 Touchless 2D- 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 without distance measurement in the Z direction
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a display;

a touch panel; and

circuitry configured to

display a plurality of items on the display,

detect a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves at least partially in a first direction while in contact with the touch panel,

scroll the plurality of items in the first direction in response to the detected touch scroll operation,

detect, subsequently to the detected touch scroll operation, a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers over at least part of the plurality of items in proximity to the touch panel, and

continue to scroll, in response to the detected proximity scroll operation, the plurality of items in the first direction at a predetermined scroll speed while the operating object is in proximity to the touch panel.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the operating object includes a finger or a touch pen.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the predetermined scroll speed is a constant speed.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the proximity scroll operation is detected when the operating object hovering over at least part of the plurality of items in proximity to the touch panel is detected within a predetermined time after the touch scroll operation is performed.

5. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined scroll speed is same as a speed at which the plurality of items is scrolled in response to the detected touch scroll operation.

6. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of items is displayed on the display when the detected touch scroll operation is detected.

7. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detected proximity scroll operation is detected based on a determination that the operating object is less than a first predetermined distance and greater than a second predetermined distance from the touch panel.

8. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detected proximity scroll operation is detected after the operating object moving at least partially in the first direction while in contact with the touch panel has stopped.

9. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of items is scrolled in the first direction in response to the detected touch scroll operation while the operating object moves at least partially in the first direction while in contact with the touch panel.

10. An information processing method comprising:

displaying a plurality of items on a display;

detecting a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves at least partially in a first direction while in contact with a touch panel;

scrolling the plurality of items in the first direction in response to the detected touch scroll operation;

detecting, subsequently to the detected touch scroll operation, a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers over at least part of the plurality of items in proximity to the touch panel; and

continuing to scroll, in response to the detected proximity scroll operation, the plurality of items in the first direction at a predetermined scroll speed while the operating object is in proximity to the touch panel.

11. The information processing method of claim 10,

wherein the operating object includes a finger or a touch pen.

12. The information processing method of claim 10,

wherein the predetermined scroll speed is a constant speed.

13. The information processing method of claim 10, wherein the proximity scroll operation is detected when the operating object hovering over at least part of the plurality of items in proximity to the touch panel is detected within a predetermined time after the touch scroll operation is performed.

14. The information processing method of claim 10, wherein the predetermined scroll speed is same as a speed at which the plurality of items is scrolled in response to the detected touch scroll operation.

15. The information processing method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of items is displayed on the display when the detected touch scroll operation is detected.

16. The information processing method of claim 10, wherein the detected proximity scroll operation is detected based on a determination that the operating object is less than a first predetermined distance and greater than a second predetermined distance from the touch panel.

17. The information processing method of claim 10, wherein the detected proximity scroll operation is detected after the operating object moving at least partially in the first direction while in contact with the touch panel has stopped.

18. The information processing method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of items is scrolled in the first direction in response to the detected touch scroll operation while the operating object moves at least partially in the first direction while in contact with the touch panel.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store a program, the program comprising:

displaying a plurality of items on a display;

detecting a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves at least partially in a first direction while in contact with a touch panel;

scrolling the plurality of items in the first direction in response to the detected touch scroll operation;

detecting, subsequently to the detected touch scroll operation, a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers over at least part of the plurality of items in proximity to the touch panel; and

continuing to scroll, in response to the detected proximity scroll operation, the plurality of items in the first direction at a predetermined scroll speed while the operating object is in proximity to the touch panel.