INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAMS USED THEREIN

• US 20100253486A1
• Filed: 06/17/2010
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nishimura, Takanori, Tamai, Hiroki, SATO, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US12/817,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20100253486A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/407.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for displaying information includes detecting an input to a surface of a display, the input commanding a predetermined operation; determining a type of operation commanded based on the input; performing a command corresponding to the type of operation; and notifying a user of the type of operation by emitting a sound or vibration pattern associated with the type of operation.

Claims

1. A method for displaying information comprising:

detecting an input to a surface of a display, the input commanding a predetermined operation;

determining a type of operation commanded based on the input;

performing a command corresponding to the type of operation; and

notifying a user of the type of operation by emitting a sound or vibration pattern associated with the type of operation.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the type of operation is one of a single tap operation, a double tap operation, and a drag operation.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input is detected by determining a portion of the display specified by the user.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the notifying includes emitting the sound pattern with a tone of the sound pattern, a frequency of the sound pattern, or a number of times the sound pattern is repeated based on the type of operation.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the notifying includes emitting the vibration pattern with a frequency of the vibration pattern, or a number of times the vibration pattern is repeated based on the type of operation.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the notifying includes emitting a first sound pattern if the type of operation is the single tap operation, emitting a second sound pattern if the type of operation is the double tap operation, and emitting a third sound pattern if the type of operation is the drag operation.

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the notifying includes emitting a first vibration pattern if the type of operation is the single tap operation, emitting a second vibration pattern if the type of operation is the double tap operation, and emitting a third vibration pattern if the type of operation is the drag operation.

8. An apparatus for displaying information comprising:

a detector configured to detect an input to a surface of a display, the input commanding a predetermined operation; and

a controller configured to determine a type of operation commanded based on the input, to perform a command corresponding to the type of operation, and to notify a user of the type of operation by emitting a sound or vibration pattern associated with the type of operation.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the controller determines if the type of operation is one of a single tap operation, a double tap operation, and a drag operation.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the detector determines a portion of a display specified by the user.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the controller notifies the user by emitting the sound pattern with a tone of the sound pattern, a frequency of the sound pattern, or a number of times the sound pattern is repeated based on the type of operation.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the controller notifies the user by emitting the vibration pattern with a frequency of the vibration pattern, or a number of times the vibration pattern is repeated based on the type of operation.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller notifies the user by emitting a first sound pattern if the type of operation is the single tap operation, emitting a second sound pattern if the type of operation is the double tap operation, and emitting a third sound pattern if the type of operation is the drag operation.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller notifies the user by emitting a first vibration pattern if the type of operation is the single tap operation, emitting a second vibration pattern if the type of operation is the double tap operation, and emitting a third vibration pattern if the type of operation is the drag operation.