INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION, AND PROGRAM

• US 20150355812A1
• Filed: 01/09/2014
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: ONISHI, Yusuke
• Granted Patent: US 10,101,900 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device including: a display unit configured to display a screen including an operation target to be subjected to a contact operation; a first detection unit configured to detect an object on the display unit; a second detection unit configured to detect an operation unavailable region among display regions of the screen based on a detection result obtained by the first detection unit, the operation unavailable region being a region in which an operation using the operation target is unable to be performed; and a change processing unit configured to change a configuration of the screen based on priority that is set for each operation target and to allow the operation target to be displayed in an operation available region, the operation available region being a region other than the operation unavailable region.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

a display unit configured to display a screen including an operation target to be subjected to a contact operation;

a first detection unit configured to detect an object on the display unit;

a second detection unit configured to detect an operation unavailable region among display regions of the screen based on a detection result obtained by the first detection unit, the operation unavailable region being a region in which an operation using the operation target is unable to be performed; and

a change processing unit configured to change a configuration of the screen based on priority that is set for each operation target and to allow the operation target to be displayed in an operation available region, the operation available region being a region other than the operation unavailable region.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage unit configured to store information indicating whether an operation is available, as information indicating a condition of a position of each of the display regions.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2,

wherein the second detection unit detects a difficult-to-operate region based on the detection result obtained by the first detection unit, the difficult-to-operate region being a region in which an operation using the operation target is difficult to perform, and

wherein the storage unit stores any information among information indicating that an operation is available, information indicating that an operation is unavailable, and information indicating that an operation is difficult to perform, as information indicating a condition of a position of each of the display regions.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1,

wherein the change processing unit changes the screen configuration when there is the operation target in which a ratio of an area of the operation unavailable region to an area of the operation target is greater than a first threshold, and

wherein the threshold varies depending on an area of the operation target.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4,

wherein the change processing unit calculates a score as a reference for determining whether the screen configuration is to be changed for each of the operation targets, based on a weight depending on the priority and a type of the object.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5,

wherein the change processing unit calculates a first sum and a second sum and decides a type of change in the screen configuration based on a ratio of the second sum to the first sum, the first sum being a sum of the scores of all of the operation targets included in the screen, the second sum being a sum of the scores of the operation targets in which a ratio of an area of the operation unavailable region to an area of the operation target is greater than the first threshold.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6,

wherein the change processing unit determines that the screen configuration is unnecessary to be changed when the ratio of the second sum to the first sum is smaller than a second threshold, and determines that the screen configuration is unable to be changed when the ratio of the second sum to the first sum is greater than a third threshold.

8. The information processing device according to claim 7,

wherein the change processing unit, when the ratio of the second sum to the first sum is smaller than the second threshold, changes a display of the operation target in which the ratio of an area of the operation unavailable region to an area of the operation target is greater than the first threshold, without changing the screen configuration.

9. The information processing device according to claim 7,

wherein the change processing unit, when the ratio of the second sum to the first sum is smaller than the second threshold, allows information indicating that an operation using the operation target in which the ratio of an area of the operation unavailable region to an area of the operation target is greater than the first threshold is unable to be performed to be displayed, without changing the screen configuration.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1,

wherein the change processing unit changes the screen configuration in a way that only the operation target having high priority is displayed in the operation available region.

11. The information processing device according to claim 10,

wherein the change processing unit allows the operation target having a large area to be displayed in the operation available region when the priority of the operation target is identical.

12. The information processing device according to claim 10,

wherein the change processing unit allows a predetermined button to be displayed in the operation available region and allows the operation target having low priority, instead of the operation target having high priority, to be displayed in the operation available region in response to an operation of the predetermined button.

13. The information processing device according to claim 1,

wherein the change processing unit allows all of the operation targets included in the screen to be displayed in the operation available region in a reduced form with arrangement maintained.

14. The information processing device according to claim 13,

wherein the change processing unit allows information assigned to the operation target to be displayed in a reduced form or an abbreviated form.

15. The information processing device according to claim 1,

wherein the change processing unit allows all of the operation targets included in the screen to be displayed in the operation available region with a change in arrangement of each operation target.

16. The information processing device according to claim 15,

wherein the change processing unit, when the operation available regions are disposed at a plurality of places, allows the operation target having high priority to be displayed preferentially in the operation available region having a large area.

17. The information processing device according to claim 15,

wherein the change processing unit allows information assigned to the operation target to be displayed in a reduced form or an abbreviated form.

18. A method of processing information, comprising the steps of:

displaying a screen including an operation target to be subjected to a contact operation on a display unit;

detecting an object on the display unit;

detecting an operation unavailable region among display regions of the screen based on a detection result of the object, the operation unavailable region being a region in which an operation using the operation target is unable to be performed; and

changing a configuration of the screen based on priority that is set for each operation target and allowing the operation target to be displayed in an operation available region, the operation available region being a region other than the operation unavailable region.

19. A program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising the steps of:

displaying a screen including an operation target to be subjected to a contact operation on a display unit;

detecting an object on the display unit;

detecting an operation unavailable region among display regions of the screen based on a detection result of the object, the operation unavailable region being a region in which an operation using the operation target is unable to be performed; and

changing a configuration of the screen based on priority that is set for each operation target and allowing the operation target to be displayed in an operation available region, the operation available region being a region other than the operation unavailable region.