INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20150022444A1
• Filed: 01/29/2013
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ooi, Kenichirou
• Granted Patent: US 10,401,948 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• 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 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry that is configured to issue a control command relating to a real object based on a displayed positional relationship between the real object and a predetermined object. The real object being a tangible, movable object and the predetermined object being at least one of another real object and a virtual object.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry configured to issue a control command relating to a real object based on a displayed positional relationship between the real object and a predetermined object, wherein

the real object being a tangible, movable object and the predetermined object being at least one of another real object and a virtual object.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the tangible, movable object being a portable object.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the virtual object being an object added to a reference scene so that the reference scene and the virtual object being displayed as an augmented reality scene.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein

in response to an external input, the control command causes the processing circuitry to bring the real object to the virtual object in the augmented reality scene.

5. The information processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein

the virtual object includes an application window, and when the real object is at least partially included in the application window in the augmented reality scene, a content of the real object is executed by an application associated with the application window.

6. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the predetermined object is another real object, and

in response to the real object being detected as approaching the another real object, the control command causes the processing circuitry to move an icon associated with the real object to the another real object displayed in the augmented reality scene.

7. The information processing apparatus of claim 6, wherein

an application associated with the another real object is executed using content from the real object when the icon is moved to the another real object in the augmented reality scene.

8. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the predetermined object is another real object, and

in response to the real object being detected as approaching the another real object within a predetermined distance, the control command causes the processing circuitry to jump an icon associated with the real object to the another real object in the augmented reality scene.

9. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the predetermined object is another real object that displays a display object, and

in response to the real object being detected as approaching the display object, the control command causes the processing circuitry to execute an application associated with the display object using content of the real object.

10. The information processing apparatus of claim 5, wherein

the content is displayed a plurality of parts in the augmented reality scene and in response to the real object being detected as approaching one of the plurality of parts, the control command causes the processing circuitry to execute the application using the one of the plurality of parts.

11. The information processing apparatus of claim 10, wherein

the plurality of parts include at least one of a video track and an audio track.

12. The information processing apparatus of claim 5, wherein

the content is displayed in the augmented reality scene as a plurality of parts associated with the real object and in response to one of the plurality of parts being detected as approaching the application window, the control command causes the processing circuitry to execute the application using the one of the plurality of parts.

13. The information processing apparatus of claim 12, wherein

the plurality of parts includes at least one of a video track and an audio track.

14. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the real object being a book, and the predetermined object being a book reader application.

15. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the real object being of a CD, DVD, digital camera, book, business card and a food item.

16. The information processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein

the real object being an item, and

the augmented reality scene includes an avatar that exhibits a gesture corresponding to whether the item is a preferred item of the avatar.

17. The information processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein

in response to a gesture made with the real object, the processing circuitry causes the control command to switch the predetermined object from a first virtual reality object to a second virtual reality object.

18. The information processing apparatus of claim 6, wherein

in response to detection of a gesture of throwing the real object, the control command causes the processing circuitry to jump an icon associated with the real object to the another real object in the augmented reality scene.

19. An information processing method comprising:

issuing a control command from processing circuitry, the control command relating to a real object based on a displayed positional relationship between the real object and a predetermined object, wherein the real object being a tangible, movable object and the predetermined object being at least one of another real object and a virtual object.

20. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an interface that receives information regarding a movement of a real object; and

processing circuitry configured to issue a control command relating to the movement of the real object based on a displayed positional relationship between the real object and a predetermined object, wherein the real object being a tangible, movable object and the predetermined object being at least one of another real object and a virtual object.