INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND APPLICATION EXECUTION METHOD

• US 20160109957A1
• Filed: 05/09/2013
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Takashima, Shinji
• Application Number:
  US14/787,113
• Publication Number:
  US 20160109957A1
• 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 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• 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 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A recording unit records an event list in which time information and physical solid image information are associated with an event. An image processing portion determines whether an image corresponding to physical solid image information recorded in the recording unit is included in a picked up image picked up within a time zone specified by the time information recorded in the recording unit. A condition determination portion determines that an event starting condition is satisfied if it is determined that the image corresponding to the physical solid image information is included in the picked up image. A starting instruction portion instructs an application execution section to execute processing of the application. The application execution section starts processing of the application associated with the event whose starting condition is satisfied.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a recording unit configured to record an event list in which time information and physical solid image information are associated with an event;

an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image of a real space;

a control section configured to determine whether or not an event starting condition is satisfied; and

an execution unit configured to process an application, wherein

the control section includes

an image processing portion configured to determine whether an image corresponding to the physical solid image information recorded in the recording unit is included in a picked up image picked up within a time zone specified by the time information recorded in the recording unit,

a condition determination portion configured to determine that the event starting condition is satisfied if it is determined that the image corresponding to the physical solid image information is included in the picked up image, and

an instruction portion configured to instruct the execution unit to execute processing of the application,

the execution unit starts processing of the application associated with the event whose starting condition is satisfied.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the execution unit carries out reproduction of a content.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a registration section configured to register schedule information of a user; and

an event list creation section configured to derive time information associated with the event from the registered schedule information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the event list creation section sets a time zone which includes at least a time zone of the event in the registered schedule information as the time information associated with the event.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit records a plurality of pieces of physical solid image information in an associated relationship with one event.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit records a generation order number in an associated relationship with each of a plurality of events in the event list.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the condition determination portion determines satisfaction of an event starting condition in accordance with the generation order number.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a mounted state determination section configured to determine a mounted state of the information processing apparatus, wherein

if the mounted state determination section determines that the information processing apparatus is not mounted on a user, then the execution units stops processing of the application.

9. An application execution method, comprising:

acquiring a picked up image obtained by picking up a real space;

referring to an event list in which time information and physical solid image information are associated with an event to determine whether an image corresponding to the physical solid image information included in the event list is included in the picked up image picked up within a time zone specified by the time information included in the event list;

determining, when it is determined that an image corresponding to the physical solid image information is included in the picked up image, that an event starting condition is satisfied; and

starting processing of an application associated with the event whose starting condition is satisfied.

10-11. -11. (canceled)

12. An information processing apparatus which presents a virtual object in a superposed relationship with a real space, comprising:

a mounted type display unit configured to display the virtual object so as to be observed by a user in the real space;

an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image of the real space;

an image processing section configured to specify a real physical solid image included in the picked up image;

a recording unit configured to record the specified real physical solid image or a mark image corresponding to the real physical solid image as a physical solid image; and

a display processing section configured to display the physical solid image on the mounted type display unit.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

an input acceptance unit configured to accept an operation input to the physical solid image displayed on the display unit;

wherein

the display processing section moves a displayed position of the physical solid image on the display unit in response to the operation input.

14. (canceled)