Information processing device and method
First Claim
1. An information processing device comprising:
- display means which is provided in a portable-size housing and adapted to display information;
detection means which is provided in said housing and adapted to detect the displacement of the attitude of said housing due to rotation of the whole housing;
instructing means which is provided, and operated when display of selection information on said display means is instructed and when desired information is selected from the displayed selection information; and
processing means which is provided in said housing, and adapted to displaying on said display means the selection information corresponding to the displacement detected by said detection means in accordance with the operation of said instructing means, and performing the processing relating to the selection information which is selected from the selection information displayed on said display means by said instructing means.
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Abstract
In an information processing device, when an operation button is pushed, a menu is displayed on the screen of an LCD. When the whole portable type information processing device (PDA) is rotated around the X-axis, the Y-axis or the Z-axis with the operation button being pushed, the rotation is detected by a triaxial gyro sensor, and on the basis of the detection result a cursor displayed on the screen is moved on the menu. By releasing the operation button when the cursor is located on a desired menu item, the selection of the menu item at which the cursor is located is settled, and the processing corresponding to the selected menu item is started.
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11 Claims
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1. An information processing device comprising:
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display means which is provided in a portable-size housing and adapted to display information;
detection means which is provided in said housing and adapted to detect the displacement of the attitude of said housing due to rotation of the whole housing;
instructing means which is provided, and operated when display of selection information on said display means is instructed and when desired information is selected from the displayed selection information; and
processing means which is provided in said housing, and adapted to displaying on said display means the selection information corresponding to the displacement detected by said detection means in accordance with the operation of said instructing means, and performing the processing relating to the selection information which is selected from the selection information displayed on said display means by said instructing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An information processing method for use in an information processing device comprising a portable-sized housing, and display means for displaying information, detection means for detecting the displacement of the attitude of said housing due to rotation of the whole housing and instructing means for performing predetermined instructions which are provided in the housing, comprising the steps of:
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displaying on said display means the selection information corresponding to the displacement detected by said detection means; and
when desired information is selected from the selection information displayed on said display means by the operation of said instructing means, performing the processing relating to the selected selection information.
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