INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PRESENTATION STATE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20160054565A1
• Filed: 02/20/2014
• Published: 02/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: IZUMIHARA, Atsushi, IMOTO, Maki, IHARA, Koji, KAWADA, Shigeru
• Application Number:
  US14/779,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20160054565A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0181 Adaptation to the pilot/driver
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0179 Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/377 for mixing or overlaying two or more graphic patterns G09G5/02, G09G5/397 take precedence

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device including: a notification state control unit configured to switch a notification state of outside information with respect to a user, the outside information indicating a situation external to the user; and a presentation state control unit configured to switch, based on the switched notification state, a presentation state in which information indicating a response of the user to the outside information is presented to the outside of the user.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

a notification state control unit configured to switch a notification state of outside information with respect to a user, the outside information indicating a situation external to the user; and

a presentation state control unit configured to switch, based on the switched notification state, a presentation state in which information indicating a response of the user to the outside information is presented to the outside of the user.

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

an inside information acquisition unit configured to acquire inside information that is information relating to the user; and

an awareness degree determination unit configured to determine a degree of awareness of the user with respect to the outside information based on at least any of the switched notification state and the inside information,

wherein the presentation state control unit switches the presentation state based on the degree of awareness.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2,

wherein the inside information includes line-of-sight information regarding a state of the line of sight of the user,

wherein the awareness degree determination unit determines the degree of awareness based on the line-of-sight information, and

wherein the presentation state control unit switches the presentation state based on the degree of awareness determined based on the line-of-sight information.

4. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the awareness degree determination unit determines, based on the inside information, a degree of immersion of the user in content information that is information other than the outside information and is information of which the user has been notified, and determines the degree of awareness based further on the degree of immersion.

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

an inside information acquisition unit configured to acquire inside information that is information relating to the user,

wherein the presentation state control unit switches the presentation state based on the inside information.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5,

wherein the inside information includes line-of-sight information regarding a state of the line of sight of the user, and

wherein the presentation state control unit causes the line-of-sight information to be presented to the outside.

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

a necessity degree determination unit configured to determine, based on the outside information, a degree of necessity that the user be notified of the outside information,

wherein the notification state control unit switches the notification state based on the degree of necessity.

8. The information processing device according to claim 7, further comprising:

an inside information acquisition unit configured to acquire inside information that is information relating to the user,

wherein the necessity degree determination unit determines the degree of necessity based further on the inside information.

9. The information processing device according to claim 2,

wherein the inside information includes user information indicating a state of the user, and

wherein the awareness degree determination unit determines the degree of awareness based on the user information.

10. The information processing device according to claim 9, wherein the user information includes at least any of position information of the user, biological information of the user, and information regarding an action schedule of the user.

11. The information processing device according to claim 2,

wherein the inside information includes content information that is information other than the outside information and is information of which the user has been notified, and

wherein the awareness degree determination unit determines the degree of awareness based on the content information.

12. The information processing device according to claim 11, wherein the content information includes information regarding a scene of the content of which the user has been notified.

13. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein, when the notification state is a state in which the user has not been notified of the outside information, the presentation state control unit causes the user to present information indicating that the user has not been notified of the outside information to the outside.

14. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the outside information includes at least any of image information indicating a situation external to the user using an image, sound information indicating a situation external to the user using a sound, and device information acquired through communication with another device external to the user.

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

an inner display unit configured to have a display screen which displays an image indicating a situation external to the user included in the outside information or an image indicating that the outside information has been detected to the user and to block a field of view of the user with respect to the outside when the user wears the information processing device and the display screen is positioned in front of the eyes of the user,

wherein the outside information includes at least image information indicating a situation external to the user, and

wherein the notification state control unit switches a notification state of the outside information with respect to the user by switching display on the display screen of the inner display unit.

16. The information processing device according to claim 15, further comprising:

an outer display unit configured to be controlled by the presentation state control unit and to present information indicating a response of the user to the outside information to the outside of the user by displaying the information on a display screen facing the outside,

wherein the presentation state control unit switches a presentation state of the information indicating a response of the user to the outside information with respect to the outside by switching display on the display screen of the outer display unit.

17. The information processing device according to claim 16,

wherein the information indicating a response of the user to the outside information displayed in the outer display unit is line-of-sight information indicating a state of the line of sight of the user,

wherein a pattern resembling the eyes of the user is displayed on the display screen of the outer display unit, and

wherein the presentation state control unit switches a presentation state of the line-of-sight information with respect to the outside by causing the pattern resembling the eyes of the user to be displayed to move on the display screen of the outer display unit according to the line of sight of the user.

18. The information processing device according to claim 16,

wherein the information indicating a response of the user to the outside information displayed in the outer display unit is text information, and

wherein the presentation state control unit switches a presentation state of the text information with respect to the outside by changing the text information displayed on the display screen of the outer display unit.

19. A presentation state control method comprising:

switching a notification state of outside information with respect to a user, the outside information indicating a situation external to the user; and

switching, based on the switched notification state, a presentation state in which information indicating a response of the user to the outside information is presented to the outside of the user.

20. A program that causes a computer to realize:

a function of switching a notification state of outside information with respect to a user, the outside information indicating a situation external to the user; and

a function of switching, based on the switched notification state, a presentation state in which information indicating a response of the user to the outside information is presented to the outside of the user.