INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROVIDING MEDIUM

• US 20130054420A1
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Rekimoto, Junichi
• Granted Patent: US 9,563,267 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.61
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/002 Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 other optical apparatus G02B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• 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

Abstract

The invention enables users to virtually attach information to situations in the real world, and also enables users to quickly and easily find out desired information. An IR sensor receives an IR signal transmitted from an IR beacon, and supplies the received signal to a sub-notebook PC. A CCD video camera takes in a visual ID from an object, and supplies the inputted visual ID to the sub-notebook PC. A user inputs, through a microphone, a voice to be attached to situations in the real world. The sub-notebook PC transmits position data, object data and voice data, which have been supplied to it, to a server through a communication unit. The transmitted data is received by the server via a wireless LAN. The server stores the received voice data in a database in correspondence to the position data and the object data.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause at least one processor in an information processing system to:

receive optical information relating to a product from an information processing apparatus which has started an application for on-line shopping; and

transmit attachment information relating to the product and a link for on-line shopping corresponding to the product to the second information processing apparatus, which is configured to control a display device to display the attachment information and the link for on-line shopping and access the link for on-line shopping.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein a first user inputs first attachment information corresponding to the product via an internet interface and the first attachment information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus for exchange with a plurality of different users.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the attachment information is provided by a plurality of different users.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the information processing system comprises:

a storage device; and

a communication device,

wherein the storage device stores the attachment information relating to the product and the link for on-line shopping corresponding to the product.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the attachment information is text.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the attachment information includes a time indicator.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the optical information includes at least one of barcode information, a numerical identification code, a product ID, a two-dimensional ID, an ISBN code, a JAN code, an EAN code, and a CDDB code.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the product is at least one of a music medium, a CD, and a book.

9. A computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause at least one processor in an information processing apparatus to:

start an application for on-line shopping;

receive optical information relating to a product;

transmit the optical information to a second information processing apparatus;

receive attachment information relating to the product and a link for on-line shopping corresponding to the product from a third information processing apparatus;

control a display device to display the attachment information and the link for on-line shopping; and

access the link for on-line shopping.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein a first user inputs first attachment information corresponding to the product via an internet interface and the first attachment information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus for exchange with a plurality of different users.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein after the application is started, the information processing apparatus waits to receive the optical information.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the attachment information is provided by a plurality of different users.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises:

an optical input device; and

a communication device.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the input device is at least one of a bar code reader and a camera.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the attachment information is text.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the attachment information includes a time indicator.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the optical information includes barcode information.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the optical information includes at least one of a numerical identification code, a product ID, a two-dimensional ID, an ISBN code, a JAN code, an EAN code, and a CDDB code.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the product is at least one of a music medium, a CD, and a book.

20. An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the at least one processor cause the information processing apparatus to;

start an application for on-line shopping;

receive optical information relating to a product;

transmit the optical information to a second information processing apparatus;

receive attachment information relating to the product and a link for on-line shopping corresponding to the product from a third information processing apparatus;

control a display device to display the attachment information and the link for on-line shopping; and

access the link for on-line shopping.