INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20150145788A1
• Filed: 05/07/2013
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hori, Takuro
• Granted Patent: US 11,068,062 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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 3/0346 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors

Abstract

A device includes processing circuitry that is configured to return to an initial state a selection of a user-selected feature on a user interface in response to a change in posture of the device by a predetermined amount.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

processing circuitry configured to return to an initial state a selection of a user-selected feature on a user interface in response to a change in posture of the device by a predetermined amount.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein

the user interface is a graphical user interface.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein

the return performed by the processing circuitry cancels a selection of the user-selected feature on the graphical user interface.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein

the initial state is a state prior to selection of the user-selected feature.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein

the user-selected feature is a user-actuated feature.

6. The device of claim 2, wherein

the user-selected feature is a user-specified area on the graphical user interface.

7. The device of claim 2, wherein

the user-selected feature is a set value.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein

the change in posture is based on a change in amount of rotation of the device.

9. The device of claim 8, further comprising:

rotation determination circuitry that is configured to determine the change in rotation amount of the device.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein

the rotation determination circuitry detects at least one of an acceleration, an inclination and a movement of the device.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein

the processing circuitry is configured not to cancel the user-selected feature if the change in posture is a translatory movement of the device.

12. The device of claim 3, wherein

user initiated contact with the graphical user interface is maintained while the processing circuitry cancels the selection based on the change in posture of the device by the predetermined amount.

13. The device of claim 2, further comprising:

a touch panel on which the graphical user interface is displayed, wherein

the user-selected feature is a contact position on the touch panel, and

the processing circuitry cancels a drag operation in response to the change in posture of the device by the predetermined amount.

14. The device of claim 2, further comprising:

a touch panel on which the graphical user interface is displayed, wherein

the processing circuitry cancels a flick operation in response to the change in posture of the device by the predetermined amount.

15. The device of claim 2, wherein

the graphical user interface is displayed on a proximity display, and

the return performed by the processing circuitry cancels the selection of the user-selected feature on the proximity display.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein

the user interface includes a hard key.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein

the return performed by the processing circuitry cancels a selection of the user-selected feature.

18. An information processing method, comprising:

displaying a user-selected feature on a user interface of a device; and

returning via processing circuitry the user-selected feature to an initial state in response to a change in posture of the device by a predetermined amount.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

detecting the change in posture of the device by the predetermined amount.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage device having computer readable instructions stored thereon that when executed by processing circuitry perform a method, the method comprising:

displaying a user-selected feature on a user interface of a device; and

returning via the processing circuitry the user-selected feature to an initial state in response to a change in posture of the device by a predetermined amount.