Control apparatus and control method
First Claim
1. A control apparatus for selective content sharing, the control apparatus comprising a processor to cause a captured image and an image represented by reproduced content to be displayed on a display in a first manner when the reproduced content is determined to be shared with a communication target apparatus and in a second manner which is different from the first manner when the reproduced content is determined not to be shared with the communication target apparatus, so as to provide a visual indication to a user as to whether or not the reproduced content is being shared with the communication target apparatus,in which in the first manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are arranged so as to appear to be in a virtual space on the display,in which in the second manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are arranged in different regions on the display without appearing to be in the virtual space, andin which an appearance of the virtual space is provided by using a three-dimensional type display such that (i) in the first manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are arranged in the three-dimensional type display so as to appear to be in the virtual space and (ii) in the second manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are not arranged in the three-dimensional type display so as to not appear to be in the virtual space.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for selective content sharing with a communication target apparatus are provided. In various aspects, communication with a communication target apparatus may be established, and content indicated by content data may be reproduced, where the reproduced content may represent audio or audio and image content. A determination may be made whether or not to share the reproduced content indicated by the content data with the communication target apparatus and a process to share or not share the reproduced content indicated by the content data with the communication target apparatus may be selectively performed. When the reproduced content is determined not to be shared with the communication target apparatus, a generated speech audio signal may be shared with the communication target apparatus while the reproduced content indicated by the content data may not shared with the communication target apparatus.
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16 Claims
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1. A control apparatus for selective content sharing, the control apparatus comprising a processor to cause a captured image and an image represented by reproduced content to be displayed on a display in a first manner when the reproduced content is determined to be shared with a communication target apparatus and in a second manner which is different from the first manner when the reproduced content is determined not to be shared with the communication target apparatus, so as to provide a visual indication to a user as to whether or not the reproduced content is being shared with the communication target apparatus,
in which in the first manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are arranged so as to appear to be in a virtual space on the display, in which in the second manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are arranged in different regions on the display without appearing to be in the virtual space, and in which an appearance of the virtual space is provided by using a three-dimensional type display such that (i) in the first manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are arranged in the three-dimensional type display so as to appear to be in the virtual space and (ii) in the second manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are not arranged in the three-dimensional type display so as to not appear to be in the virtual space.
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16. A method for use with a control apparatus for performing selective content sharing, the method comprising causing a captured image and an image represented by reproduced content to be displayed on a display in a first manner when the reproduced content is determined to be shared with a communication target apparatus and in a second manner which is different from the first manner when the reproduced content is determined not to be shared with the communication target apparatus, so as to provide a visual indication to a user as to whether or not the reproduced content is being shared with the communication target apparatus,
in which in the first manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are arranged so as to appear to be in a virtual space on the display, in which in the second manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are arranged in different regions on the display without appearing to be in the virtual space, and in which an appearance of the virtual space is provided by using a three-dimensional type display such that (i) in the first manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are arranged in the three-dimensional type display so as to appear to be in the virtual space and (ii) in the second manner the captured image and the image represented by the reproduced content are not arranged in the three-dimensional type display so as to not appear to be in the virtual space.
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