INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20090160793A1
• Filed: 11/10/2008
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: REKIMOTO, Junichi
• Granted Patent: US 9,262,040 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• 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 a pressure detecting unit for detecting a magnitude of a contacting pressure of a contacted object with respect to an input device operated when physically contacted by the contacted object; and a changing unit for changing a display region displayed on a display device of predetermined information to be displayed on the display device according to an output signal output from the input device at a speed corresponding to the magnitude of the contacting pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a pressure detecting unit for detecting a magnitude of a contacting pressure of a contacted object with respect to an input device operated when physically contacted by the contacted object; and

a changing unit for changing a display region displayed on a display device of predetermined information to be displayed on the display device according to an output signal output from the input device at a speed corresponding to the magnitude of the contacting pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the changing unit changes the display region by changing a display magnification of the predetermined information or moving a display range of the predetermined information.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the changing unit increases a speed of changing the display magnification of the predetermined information according to increase in the magnitude of the contacting pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit when changing the display magnification of the predetermined information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a position detecting unit for detecting a contacting position of the contacted object with respect to the input device; and

a first mode switching unit for switching between an enlargement mode of changing an enlargement percentage of the predetermined information and a reduction mode of changing a reduction percentage according to the movement of the contacting position detected by the position detecting unit;

wherein

the changing unit changes the enlargement percentage or the reduction percentage according to the mode switched by the first mode switching unit.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the changing unit increases a speed of moving the display range according to increase in the magnitude of the contacting pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit when moving the display range of the predetermined information.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

a position detecting unit for detecting a contacting position of the contacted object with respect to the input device; and

a second mode switching unit for switching between a one direction mode of moving the display range to one side and an other direction mode of moving the display range to the other side according to the contacting position or the movement of the contacting position detected by the position detecting unit;

wherein

the changing unit moves the display range to one side or the other side according to the mode switched by the second mode switching unit.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a position detecting unit for detecting a contacting position of the contacted object with respect to the input device; and

a third mode switching unit for switching between a magnification mode of changing the display magnification of the predetermined information and a movement mode of moving the display range of the predetermined information according to the contacting position or the movement of the contacting position detected by the position detecting unit;

wherein

the changing unit changes the display magnification or moves the display range according to the mode switched by the third mode switching unit.

8. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

detecting a magnitude of a contacting pressure of a contacted object with respect to an input device operated by being physically contacted by the contacted object; and

changing a display region displayed on a display device of predetermined information to be displayed on the display device according to an output signal output from the input device at a speed corresponding to the magnitude of the detected contacting pressure.

9. A program for causing a computer to execute the procedures of:

detecting a magnitude of a contacting pressure of a contacted object with respect to an input device operated by being physically contacted by the contacted object; and

changing a display region displayed on a display device of predetermined information to be displayed on the display device according to an output signal output from the input device at a speed corresponding to the magnitude of the detected contacting pressure.