Information processing device, operation input method and operation input program

• US 10,606,405 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2019
• Issued: 03/31/2020
• 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:
  US16/502,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20190324590A1
• Time in Patent Office: 272 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:

circuitry configured to control;

detecting a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves in a first direction in contact with an operation surface, and a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers at a predetermined position over the operation surface, and

scrolling a content displayed on the operation surface (a) at a speed corresponding to a move speed of the operating object in a case that the touch scroll operation is detected, and (b) at a predetermined speed in a case that the proximity scroll operation is detected.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the predetermined scroll speed is a constant speed.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the operating object comprises a touch pen.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the circuitry comprises a central processing unit in communication with a memory that stores a program that causes the central processing unit to control detecting and scrolling.

5. The information processing apparatus of claim 4,

wherein the central processing unit controls detecting based on an output value of one or more sensors.

6. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the circuitry is configured to detecting a touch hold operation in which the operating object remains a fixed position relative to the operation surface.

7. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the operation surface is a touch panel.

8. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touch sensitive display; and

circuitry configured to control;

detecting a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves in a first direction in contact with an operation surface, and a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers at a predetermined position over the operation surface, and

scrolling a content displayed on the operation surface (a) at a speed corresponding to a move speed of the operating object in a case that the touch scroll operation is detected, and (b) at a predetermined speed in a case that the proximity scroll operation is detected.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8,

wherein the operation surface is a touch panel.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 8,

wherein the predetermined scroll speed is a constant speed.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 8,

wherein the operating object comprises a touch pen.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 8,

wherein the circuitry comprises a central processing unit in communication with a memory that stores a program that causes the central processing unit to control detecting and scrolling.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12,

wherein the central processing unit controls detecting based on an output value of one or more sensors.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 8,

wherein the circuitry is configured to detecting a touch hold operation in which the operating object remains a fixed position relative to the operation surface.

15. A non-transistory computer readable storage medium configured to store programming instructions executable by a processor, the programming instructions causing the processor to control:

detecting a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves in a first direction in contact with an operation surface, and a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers at a predetermined position over the operation surface, and

scrolling a content displayed on the operation surface (a) at a speed corresponding to a move speed of the operating object in a case that the touch scroll operation is detected, and (b) at a predetermined speed in a case that the proximity scroll operation is detected.

16. The non-transistory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising:

detecting a touch hold operation in which the operating object remains a fixed position relative to the operation surface.

17. A method comprising:

detecting a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves in a first direction in contact with an operation surface, and a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers at a predetermined position over the operation surface, and

scrolling a content displayed on the operation surface (a) at a speed corresponding to a move speed of the operating object in a case that the touch scroll operation is detected, and (b) at a predetermined speed in a case that the proximity scroll operation is detected.