Input apparatus, input method, input control program, reproduction apparatus, reproduction control method, and reproduction control program

• US 20070077024A1
• Filed: 04/10/2006
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Osamu, Toyoda, Masaharu
• Granted Patent: US 7,949,232 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/343
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/422 Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS] input devices also receiving signals from specially adapted client devices H04N21/4104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42646 for reading from or writing on a non-volatile solid state storage medium, e.g. DVD, CD-ROM
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• 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 5/783 Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

An input apparatus that inputs a reproduction speed of a video signal is disclosed. The input apparatus has a position detection section and a control section. The position detection section linearly detects a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched. The control section detects a moving speed of the user'"'"'s finger that has touched the position detection section corresponding to a first position and a second position detected by the position detection section and outputs reproduction speed information corresponding to the moving speed. After the first position has been detected and a predetermined time period has elapsed, the second position is detected by the position detection section.

Claims

1. An input apparatus that inputs a reproduction speed of a video signal, comprising:

a position detection section that linearly detects a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched; and

a control section that detects a moving speed of the user'"'"'s finger that has touched the position detection section corresponding to a first position and a second position detected by the position detection section and outputs reproduction speed information corresponding to the moving speed, after the first position has been detected and a predetermined time period has elapsed, the second position being detected by the position detection section.

2. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the control section has a reproduction control mode in which the control section outputs the reproduction speed information that causes the reproduction speed to be gradually decreased from the reproduction speed at which the user'"'"'s finger has touched the position detection section to 0 after the position detection section has detected that the user'"'"'s finger has been released from the position detection section and a predetermined time period has elapsed.

3. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 2,

wherein when the position detection section has detected that the user'"'"'s finger has been physically released therefrom,

the control section outputs the reproduction speed information that denotes that the reproduction speed is 0 if the moving speed at which the user'"'"'s finger has moved on the position detection section is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value and the control section outputs the reproduction speed information in the reproduction control mode if the moving speed is larger than the predetermined threshold value.

4. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 2,

wherein when the position detection section has detected that the user'"'"'s finger has been physically released therefrom,

the control section outputs the reproduction speed information that denotes that the reproduction speed is 0 if a moving distance for which the user'"'"'s finger has moved when the position detection section has detected that the user'"'"'s finger has been released therefrom is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value and the control section outputs the reproduction speed information in the reproduction control mode if the moving distance is larger than the predetermined threshold value.

5. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the control section outputs the reproduction speed information that denotes a predetermined fixed reproduction speed if the detected moving speed is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value.

6. An input method of inputting a reproduction speed of a video signal, comprising the steps of:

linearly detecting a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched; and

outputting reproduction speed information corresponding to the moving speed detected at the detection step.

7. An input control program that causes a computer device to execute an input method of inputting a reproduction speed of a video signal, the input method comprising the steps of:

linearly detecting a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched; and

outputting reproduction speed information corresponding to the moving speed detected at the detection step.

8. A reproduction apparatus, comprising:

a reproduction section that reproduces at least a video signal recorded on a record medium;

a position detection section that linearly detects a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched;

a control section that detects a moving speed of the user'"'"'s finger that has touched the position detection section corresponding to a first position and a second position detected by the position detection section and outputs reproduction speed information corresponding to the moving speed, after the first position has been detected by the position detection section and a predetermined time period has elapsed, the second position being detected by the position detection section; and

a reproduction control section that controls a reproduction speed of the video signal reproduced by the reproduction section corresponding to the reproduction speed information that is output from the control section.

9. A reproduction control method, comprising the steps of:

linearly detecting a moving speed of a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched;

outputting reproduction speed information corresponding to the moving speed detected at the detection step; and

controlling a reproduction speed of at least a video signal recorded on a record medium corresponding to the reproduction speed information that is output at the output step.

10. A reproduction control program that causes a computer device to execute a reproduction control method, the reproduction control method comprising the steps of:

linearly detecting a moving speed of a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched;

outputting reproduction speed information corresponding to the moving speed detected at the detection step; and

controlling a reproduction speed of at least a video signal recorded on a record medium corresponding to the reproduction speed information that is output at the output step.

11. An input apparatus that inputs an output speed of data corresponding to time information thereof, comprising:

a position detection section that linearly detects a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched; and

a control section that detects a moving speed of the user'"'"'s finger that has touched the position detection section corresponding to a first position and a second position detected by the position detection section and outputs speed information corresponding to the moving speed and the time information, after the first position has been detected by the position detection section and a predetermined time period has elapsed, the second position being detected by the position detection section.

12. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 11,

wherein the control section has a speed information output mode in which the control section outputs the speed information that causes the reproduction speed to be gradually decreased from the reproduction speed at which the user'"'"'s finger has touched the position detection section to 0 after the position detection section has detected that the user'"'"'s finger has been released from the position detection section and a predetermined time period has elapsed.

13. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 12,

wherein when the position detection section has detected that the user'"'"'s finger has been physically released therefrom,

the control section outputs the speed information that denotes that the reproduction speed is 0 if the moving speed at which the user'"'"'s finger has moved on the position detection section is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value and the control section outputs the speed information in the speed information output mode if the moving speed is larger than the predetermined threshold value.

14. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 12,

wherein when the position detection section has detected that the user'"'"'s finger has been physically released therefrom,

the control section outputs the speed information that denotes that the reproduction speed is 0 if a moving distance for which the user'"'"'s finger has moved when the position detection section has detected that the user'"'"'s finger has been released therefrom is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value and the control section outputs the speed information in the speed information output mode if the moving distance is larger than the predetermined threshold value.

15. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 11,

wherein the control section outputs the speed information that denotes a predetermined fixed reproduction speed if the detected moving speed is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value.

16. An input method of inputting an output speed of data corresponding to time information thereof, comprising the steps of:

linearly detecting a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched; and

outputting speed information that denotes the time information corresponding to the moving speed detected at the detection step and corresponding to the time information.

17. An input program that causes a computer device to execute an input method of inputting an output speed of data corresponding to time information thereof, the input method comprising the steps of:

linearly detecting a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched; and

outputting output speed information that denotes the time information corresponding to the moving speed detected at the detection step and corresponding to the time information.