INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20100149119A1
• Filed: 10/21/2009
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nashida, Tatsushi, HOMMA, Fuminori
• Granted Patent: US 8,896,544 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04162 for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a read unit for reading pattern information formed by conductive material and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing based on the pattern information read by the read unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a read unit for reading pattern information formed by conductive material; and

an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing based on the pattern information read by the read unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein

the read unit reads the pattern information by using a capacitive touch screen, and

the read unit reads the pattern information when the pattern information is in contact with or in proximity to the capacitive touch screen.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a determination unit for determining whether a read object read according to a user'"'"'s operation is the pattern information or a finger,

wherein

when the determination unit determines that the read object is the pattern information, the read unit reads the pattern information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein

the read unit digitizes the read pattern information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein

the determination unit determines whether the read object is the pattern information or the finger based on the capacitance data characteristics of the read object.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein

the determination unit determines whether the read object is the pattern information, based on the capacitance data characteristics of the read object which includes at least one of edge characteristics, dynamic range, and frequency characteristics.

7. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:

reading pattern information formed by conductive material; and

executing a predetermined processing based on the read pattern information.

8. A program for causing a computer to function as an information processing apparatus, comprising:

a read unit for reading pattern information formed by conductive material; and

an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing based on the pattern information read by the read unit.

9. An information processing system comprising:

an information processing apparatus; and

a medium containing pattern information formed by conductive material and readable by the information processing apparatus,

wherein

the information processing apparatus includes

a read unit for reading the pattern information contained in the medium,

and a execution unit for executing a predetermined processing based on the pattern information read by the read unit.