Information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a medium

• US 7,421,123 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2003
• Issued: 09/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Rekimoto, Junichi, Ihara, Keigo, Sueyoshi, Takahiko, Konishi, Toru
• Primary Examiner(s): Mariam; Daniel G
• Application Number:
  US10/461,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20030208620A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,908 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 382/139, 382/181, 382/183, 382/190, 382305-306, 235/462.01, 235/462.11, 235/462.2, 358/403, 705/23, 705/26, 707/1, 707/6, 707/10, 707/20, 709/201, 709/203, 709217-219
• US Class Current: 382/181
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1679 for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA G06F1/1681 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/002 Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 other optical apparatus G02B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching access

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus comprising: an image acquiring means for acquiring an objective image; an identification information recognizing means for recognizing, of the objective image acquired by said image acquiring means, identification information corresponding to a specific image pattern; a decision means for deciding whether said identification information recognized by said identification information recognizing means is local identification information for starting processing previously registered for each terminal or global identification information for starting processing common to all terminals; a local executing means for executing, if said identification information is decided as the local identification information by said decision means, the processing previously registered for each terminal; a global processing requesting means for requesting, if said identification information is decided as the global identification information by said decision means, a specific server to execute the global processing corresponding to said identification information; and a global processing result acquiring means for acquiring the result of said global processing by said specific server.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

image acquiring means for acquiring an objective image;

identification information recognizing means for recognizing, from the objective image acquired by said image acquiring means, identification information corresponding to a specific image pattern;

decision means for deciding whether said identification information recognized by said identification information recognizing means is local identification information for starting processing previously registered for each terminal or any one of a plurality of codes representing global identification information for starting processing common to a plurality of terminals;

local executing means for executing, if said identification information is decided as the local identification information by said decision means, the processing previously registered for each terminal;

global processing requesting means for requesting, if said identification information is determined by said decision means to be any one of said codes representing the global identification information, a global code server that searches an associated global database having a plurality of stored codes and corresponding information to determine if the requested identification information corresponds to one of said stored corresponding information, to execute the global processing corresponding to said identification information; and

global processing result acquiring means for acquiring the result of said global processing by said global code server.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said identification information recognizing means extracts, from the objective image acquired by said image acquiring means, a visual code provided on an object, and recognizes identification information corresponding to an image pattern of the visual code.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said identification information recognizing means extracts, from the objective image acquired by said image acquiring means, a two-dimensional code provided on an object, and recognizes identification information corresponding to an image pattern of the two-dimensional code.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said corresponding information are corresponding programs.

5. An information processing method, comprising:

acquiring an objective image;

recognizing, from the objective image acquired, identification information corresponding to a specific image pattern;

determining whether said identification information recognized is local identification information for starting processing previously registered for each terminal or any one of a plurality of codes representing global identification information for starting processing common to a plurality of terminals;

locally executing, if said identification information is determined to be local identification information, the processing previously registered for each terminal;

requesting, if said identification information is determined to be any one of said codes representing the global identification information, a global code server that searches an associated global database having a plurality of stored codes and corresponding information to determine if the requested identification information corresponds to one of said stored corresponding information, to execute the global processing corresponding to said identification information; and

acquiring the result of said global processing by said global code server.

6. The information processing method according to claim 5 wherein said corresponding information are corresponding programs.

7. A computer-readable memory including computer program instructions, which when executed by an information processing apparatus, causes the information processing apparatus to carry out a method, comprising:

acquiring an objective image;

recognizing, from the objective image acquired, identification information corresponding to a specific image pattern;

determining whether said identification information recognized is local identification information for starting processing previously registered for each terminal or any one of a plurality of codes representing global identification information for starting processing common to a plurality of terminals;

locally executing, if said identification information is determined to be local identification information, the processing previously to registered for each terminal;

requesting, if said identification information is determined to be any one of said codes representing the global identification information, a global code server that searches an associated global database having plurality of stored codes and corresponding information to determine if the requested identification information corresponds to one said stored corresponding information, to execute the global processing corresponding to said identification information; and

acquiring the result of said global processing by said global code server.

8. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

an interface configured to acquire an objective image;

a processor configured to recognize, from the objective image, identification information corresponding to a specific image pattern;

a processor configured to determine whether said identification information is local identification information for starting processing previously registered for each terminal or any one of a plurality of codes representing global identification information for starting processing common to a plurality of terminals;

a processor configured to execute, if said identification information is determined to be the local identification information, the processing previously registered for each terminal;

an interface configured to send a request to a global code server, which is configured to search an associated global database having a plurality of stored codes and corresponding information to determine if the requested identification information corresponds to one of said stored corresponding information, to execute the global processing corresponding to said identification information if said identification information is determined to be any one of said codes representing the global identification information; and

an interface configured to acquire the result of said global processing by said global code server.