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

• US 20140040954A1
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Published: 02/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Kazuyuki, Onogi, Ken
• Granted Patent: US 9,197,921 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

An input device includes: an operating section which is held by a user and operated in a three-dimensional free space in order to operate an information processing apparatus by remote control; a calculation section which calculates a hand shake related value for controlling selection of an image to be controlled which is displayed on the information processing apparatus, the hand shake related value being relevant to an amount of hand shake of the operating section; and an output section which outputs the hand shake related value as an operation signal for operating the information processing apparatus by remote control.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a movement signal from a movable device operable in a three-dimensional space, the movement signal being associated with a state of a user; and

a processing unit configured to present to the user, a content item as recommended content selected based on the movement signal,

wherein the content item is acquired from a database storing a plurality of content items, each of the stored plurality of content items is associated with a movement state, and wherein the content item to be presented to the user is selected by comparing the movement signal with the movement states associated with the plurality of content items.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the state of the user is an emotional state of the user.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display configured to display the selected content item.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit is configured to present one or more content items in an order based on a result of the comparison between the movement signal and the movement states associated with the plurality of items.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the user selects and designates one or more desired content items among the plurality of content items presented in the order using the movable device.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit is configured to change a form of presenting the selected content item to the user.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the movement signal is based on a sensory signal from a sensor attached to the movable device, wherein the sensor is one or more of:

an angular velocity sensor, an acceleration sensor, an image sensor, or a magnetic field sensor.

8. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user operates the movable device in a predetermined direction in the three-dimensional space to input a command.

9. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an acquisition section configured to acquire a sensory signal output from a sensor that senses movement of an input device in a three-dimensional space, the movement signal being associated with a state of a user;

a calculation section configured to calculate a movement value based on the sensory signal, the movement value is associated with the state of the user; and

a control section configured to present to the user, one of a plurality of content items selected as recommended content based on the movement signal,

wherein the one of the plurality of content items is acquired from a database storing the plurality of content items, each of the stored plurality of content items is associated with a movement state, and wherein the one of the plurality of content items to be presented to the user is selected by comparing the movement signal with the movement states associated with the plurality of content items.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the state of the user is an emotional state of the user.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a display configured to display the selected one of the plurality of content items.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processing unit is configured to present one or more content items in an order based on a result of the comparison between the movement signal and the movement states associated with the plurality of content items.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the user selects and designates one or more desired content items among the plurality of content items presented in the order using the input device.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processing unit is configured to change a form of presenting the selected one of the plurality of content items to the user.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the movement signal is based on a sensory signal from a sensor attached on the movable device, wherein the sensor is one or more of:

an angular velocity sensor, an acceleration sensor, an image sensor, or a magnetic field sensor.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the movement value is calculated based on angular velocity of the input device held by the user.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein a predefined threshold value of the angular velocity determines a still condition of the input device.

18. An information processing method comprising:

receiving a movement signal from a movable device operable in a three-dimensional space, the movement signal being associated with a state of a user; and

presenting to the user, a content item selected as recommended content based on the movement signal,

wherein the content item is acquired from a database storing a plurality of content items, each of the stored plurality of content items is associated with a movement state, and wherein the content item to be presented to the user is selected by comparing the movement signal with the movement states associated with the plurality of content items.

19. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring a sensory signal output from a sensor that senses movement of an input device in a three-dimensional space, the movement signal being associated with a state of a user;

calculating a movement value based on the sensory signal, the movement value associated with the state of the user; and

presenting to the user, one of a plurality of content items selected as recommended content based on the movement signal,

wherein the one of the plurality of content items is acquired from a database storing the plurality of content items, each of the stored plurality of content items is associated with a movement state, and wherein the one of the plurality of content items to be presented to the user is selected by comparing the movement signal with the movement states associated with the plurality of content items.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for communication, the at least one code section being executable by a computer for causing the computer to perform steps comprising:

acquiring a sensory signal output from a sensor that senses movement of an input device in a three-dimensional space, the movement signal being associated with a state of a user;

calculating a movement value based on the sensory signal, the movement value associated with the state of the user; and

presenting to the user, one of a plurality of content items selected as recommended content based on the movement signal,

wherein the one of the plurality of content items is acquired from a database storing the plurality of content items, each of the stored plurality of content items is associated with a movement state, and wherein the one of the plurality of content items to be presented to the user is selected by comparing the movement signal with the movement states associated with the plurality of content items.