Method and apparatus for displaying and scrolling content

• US 10,168,872 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2013
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hori, Takuro
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yoon, Eric J
• Application Number:
  US14/411,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20150160833A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,946 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry implements a first effect in response to a user input when the apparatus is in a first posture and implements a second effect when the apparatus is in a second posture.

Claims

1. An information processing device, comprising:

a display screen configured to display a plurality of contents; and

circuitry configured to;

set a reference orientation of the information processing device;

scroll, based on a first scroll unit of time and a first direction of scroll, the plurality of contents;

receive a first user input;

determine a new orientation of the information processing device based on the received first user input;

compare the new orientation with the reference orientation;

detect a change in orientation of the information processing device based on the comparison of the new orientation with the reference orientation;

determine a second scroll unit of time and a second direction of scroll based on the detected change in orientation,

wherein the second scroll unit of time accommodates first content items of the plurality of contents, and wherein the first content items correspond to a specific time interval;

scroll the plurality of contents based on the determined second scroll unit of time and the second direction of scroll;

determine a threshold value associated with a pinch operation based on the detected change in orientation, wherein the pinch operation corresponds to a second user input on the display screen; and

control the display screen to modify the displayed plurality of contents based on the determined threshold value associated with the pinch operation that corresponds to the second user input.

2. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the first scroll unit of time is larger than the second scroll unit of time.

3. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the second scroll unit of time is larger than the first scroll unit of time.

4. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein an amount of difference between the first scroll unit of time and the second scroll unit of time is based on a magnitude of the detected change in orientation of the information processing device.

5. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein

the first user input is an operation to tilt the information processing device, and

the circuitry is further configured to:

detect each of a magnitude of the tilt and a first direction of the tilt;

determine the second scroll unit of time based on the detected magnitude of the tilt; and

determine the second direction of scroll of the plurality of contents based on the detected first direction of the tilt.

6. The information processing device of claim 5, wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the display device to display a scroll amount indicator that indicates the magnitude of the tilt and a corresponding scroll amount associated with the magnitude of the tilt.

7. The information processing device of claim 6, wherein the scroll amount indicator also indicates the first direction of the tilt.

8. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to set the reference orientation setting of the information processing device based on a second user input.

9. The information processing device of claim 8, wherein the circuitry is further configured to release the reference orientation setting based on detection of a user gesture.

10. The information processing device of claim 1, further comprising an orientation change detector configured to detect a posture of the information processing device.

11. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the first scroll unit of time corresponds to a single page of content displayed on the display device,

wherein the displayed single page of content accommodates one of the plurality of contents, and

wherein each of the plurality of contents comprises at least one content item.

12. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the second scroll unit of time corresponds to a unit of a day, wherein the second scroll unit of time accommodates second content items of the plurality of contents, and wherein the second content items correspond to the day.

13. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the second scroll unit of time corresponds to a unit of a year, wherein the second scroll unit of time accommodates third content items of the plurality of contents, and wherein the third content items correspond to the year.

14. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the pinch operation comprises a zoom operation that changes a zoom amount of the displayed plurality of contents based on the second user input.

15. An information processing method, comprising:

in an information processing device;

setting a reference orientation of the information processing device;

scrolling, based on a first scroll unit of time and a first direction of scroll, a plurality of contents,

wherein the plurality of contents are displayed on a display device;

receiving a user input;

determining a new orientation of the information processing device based on the received user input;

comparing the new orientation with the reference orientation;

detecting a change in orientation of the information processing device based on the comparison of the new orientation with the reference orientation;

determining a second scroll unit of time and a second direction of scroll based on the detected change in orientation,

wherein the second scroll unit of time accommodates first content items of the plurality of contents, and wherein the first content items correspond to a specific time interval;

scrolling the plurality of contents based on the determined second scroll unit of time and the second direction of scroll;

determining a threshold value associated with a pinch operation based on the detected change in orientation, wherein the pinch operation corresponds to a second user input on the display device; and

controlling the display device to modify the displayed plurality of contents based on the determined threshold value associated with the pinch operation that corresponds to the second user input.

16. The information processing method of claim 15, wherein the first scroll unit of time is larger than the second scroll unit of time.

17. The information processing method of claim 15, wherein the second scroll unit of time is larger than the first scroll unit of time.

18. The information processing method of claim 15, wherein an amount of difference between the first scroll unit of time and the second scroll unit of time is based on a magnitude of the detected change in orientation of the information processing device.

19. The information processing method of claim 16,

wherein the user input corresponds to an operation to tilt the information processing device, and

wherein the information processing method further comprising:

detecting each of a magnitude of the tilt and a first direction of the tilt;

determining the second scroll unit of time based on the detected magnitude of the tilt; and

determining the second direction of scroll of the plurality of contents based on the detected first direction of the tilt.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer readable instructions for causing an information processing device to execute operations, the operations comprising:

setting a reference orientation of the information processing device;

scrolling, based on a first scroll unit of time and a first direction of scroll, a plurality of contents,

wherein the plurality of contents are displayed on a display device;

receiving a user input;

determining a new orientation of the information processing device based on the received user input;

comparing the new orientation with the reference orientation;

detecting a change in orientation of the information processing device based on the comparison of the new orientation with the reference orientation;

determining a second scroll unit of time and a second direction of scroll based on the detected change in orientation,

wherein the second scroll unit of time accommodates first content items of the plurality of contents, and wherein the first content items correspond to a specific time interval;

scrolling the plurality of contents based on the determined second scroll unit of time and the second direction of scroll;

determining a threshold value associated with a pinch operation based on the detected change in orientation, wherein the pinch operation corresponds to a second user input on the display device; and

controlling the display device to modify the displayed plurality of contents based on the determined threshold value associated with the pinch operation that corresponds to the second user input.