Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system, and providing medium
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor; and
a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the at least one processor cause the information processing apparatus to;
receive, at the information processing apparatus, first time information indicative of a first time, first position information indicative of a physical position of a wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time, the wearable augmentable reality user device being located at a different location than the information processing apparatus, and corresponding first attachment information from the wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time;
create a virtual community space displaying the first attachment information with the first position information;
receive, at the information processing apparatus, second time information indicative of a second time after the first time and corresponding second attachment information at the second time;
update the virtual community space to display the second attachment information as new information in relation to the first attachment information representative of a time passed between the first time and the second time; and
transmit the updated virtual community space to the wearable augmentable reality user device,wherein the virtual community space includes a context-aware area and a personal information tray, wherein the context-aware area corresponds to a real world associated with the wearable augmentable reality user device, and wherein an icon corresponding to the first attachment information is configured to be generated in the personal information tray, wherein a drag and drop operation of the icon is configured to be performed in the virtual community space, wherein the icon is configured to be dragged from a first position in the personal information tray and dropped at a second position in the context-aware area, and wherein accessing the icon provides the first attachment information.
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Abstract
The invention enables users to virtually attach information to situations in the real world, and also enables users to quickly and easily find out desired information. An IR sensor receives an IR signal transmitted from an IR beacon, and supplies the received signal to a sub-notebook PC. A CCD video camera takes in a visual ID from an object, and supplies the inputted visual ID to the sub-notebook PC. A user inputs, through a microphone, a voice to be attached to situations in the real world. The sub-notebook PC transmits position data, object data and voice data, which have been supplied to it, to a server through a communication unit. The transmitted data is received by the server via a wireless LAN. The server stores the received voice data in a database in correspondence to the position data and the object data.
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66 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the at least one processor cause the information processing apparatus to; receive, at the information processing apparatus, first time information indicative of a first time, first position information indicative of a physical position of a wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time, the wearable augmentable reality user device being located at a different location than the information processing apparatus, and corresponding first attachment information from the wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time; create a virtual community space displaying the first attachment information with the first position information; receive, at the information processing apparatus, second time information indicative of a second time after the first time and corresponding second attachment information at the second time; update the virtual community space to display the second attachment information as new information in relation to the first attachment information representative of a time passed between the first time and the second time; and transmit the updated virtual community space to the wearable augmentable reality user device, wherein the virtual community space includes a context-aware area and a personal information tray, wherein the context-aware area corresponds to a real world associated with the wearable augmentable reality user device, and wherein an icon corresponding to the first attachment information is configured to be generated in the personal information tray, wherein a drag and drop operation of the icon is configured to be performed in the virtual community space, wherein the icon is configured to be dragged from a first position in the personal information tray and dropped at a second position in the context-aware area, and wherein accessing the icon provides the first attachment information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wearable augmentable reality user device comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the at least one processor cause the wearable augmentable reality user device to; receive, at the wearable augmentable reality user device, an updated virtual community space displaying first attachment information from a second wearable augmentable reality user device, the first attachment information corresponding to a first time, and second attachment information corresponding to a second time after the first time, and the first attachment information corresponding to first position information indicative of a physical position of the second wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time, the second wearable augmentable reality user device being located at a different location than the wearable augmentable reality user device; and control a display device to display the updated virtual community space, wherein the second attachment information is displayed as new information in relation to the first attachment information representative of a time passed between the first time and the second time, wherein the updated virtual community space includes a context-aware area and a personal information tray, wherein the context-aware area corresponds to a real world associated with the wearable augmentable reality user device, and wherein an icon corresponding to the first attachment information is configured to be generated in the personal information tray, wherein a drag and drop operation of the icon is configured to be performed in the updated virtual community space, wherein the icon is configured to be dragged from a first position in the personal information tray and dropped at a second position in the context-aware area, and wherein accessing the icon provides the first attachment information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause at least one processor in an information processing apparatus to:
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receive, at the information processing apparatus, first time information indicative of a first time, first position information indicative of a physical position of a wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time, the wearable augmentable reality user device being located at a different location than the information processing apparatus, and corresponding first attachment information from the wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time; create a virtual community space displaying the first attachment information with the first position information; receive, at the information processing apparatus, second time information indicative of a second time after the first time and corresponding second attachment information at the second time; update the virtual community space to display the second attachment information as new information in relation to the first attachment information representative of a time passed between the first time and the second time; and transmit the updated virtual community space to the wearable augmentable reality user device, wherein the virtual community space includes a context-aware area and a personal information tray, wherein the context-aware area corresponds to a real world associated with the wearable augmentable reality user device, and wherein an icon corresponding to the first attachment information is configured to be generated in the personal information tray, wherein a drag and drop operation of the icon is configured to be performed in the virtual community space, wherein the icon is configured to be dragged from a first position in the personal information tray and dropped at a second position in the context-aware area, and wherein accessing the icon provides the first attachment information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause at least one processor in a wearable augmentable reality user device to:
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receive, at the wearable augmentable reality user device, an updated virtual community space displaying first attachment information from a second wearable augmentable reality user device, the first attachment information corresponding to a first time, and second attachment information corresponding to a second time after the first time, and the first attachment information corresponding to first position information indicative of a physical position of the second wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time, the second wearable augmentable reality user device being located at a different location than the wearable augmentable reality user device; and control a display device to display the updated virtual community space, wherein the second attachment information is displayed as new information in relation to the first attachment information representative of a time passed between the first time and the second time, wherein the updated virtual community space includes a context-aware area and a personal information tray, wherein the context-aware area corresponds to a real world associated with the wearable augmentable reality user device, and wherein an icon corresponding to the first attachment information is configured to be generated in the personal information tray, wherein a drag and drop operation of the icon is configured to be performed in the updated virtual community space, wherein the icon is configured to be dragged from a first position in the personal information tray and dropped at a second position in the context-aware area, and wherein accessing the icon provides the first attachment information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method comprising:
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receiving, at an information processing apparatus, first time information indicative of a first time, first position information indicative of a physical position of a wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time, the wearable augmentable reality user device being located at a different location than the information processing apparatus, and corresponding first attachment information from the wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time; creating a virtual community space displaying the first attachment information with the first position information; receiving, at the information processing apparatus, second time information indicative of a second time after the first time and corresponding second attachment information at the second time; updating the virtual community space to display the second attachment information as new information in relation to the first attachment information representative of a time passed between the first time and the second time; and transmitting the updated virtual community space to the wearable augmentable reality user device, wherein the virtual community space includes a context-aware area and a personal information tray, wherein the context-aware area corresponds to a real world associated with the wearable augmentable reality user device, and wherein an icon corresponding to the first attachment information is configured to be generated in the personal information tray, wherein a drag and drop operation of the icon is configured to be performed in the virtual community space, wherein the icon is configured to be dragged from a first position in the personal information tray and dropped at a second position in the context-aware area, and wherein accessing the icon provides the first attachment information. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a wearable augmentable reality user device, an updated virtual community space displaying first attachment information from a second wearable augmentable reality user device, the first attachment information corresponding to a first time, and second attachment information corresponding to a second time after the first time, and the first attachment information corresponding to first position information indicative of a physical position of the second wearable augmentable reality user device at the first time, the second wearable augmentable reality user device being located at a different location than the wearable augmentable reality user device; and controlling a display device to display the updated virtual community space, wherein the second attachment information is displayed as new information in relation to the first attachment information representative of a time passed between the first time and the second time, wherein the updated virtual community space includes a context-aware area and a personal information tray, wherein the context-aware area corresponds to a real world associated with the wearable augmentable reality user device, and wherein an icon corresponding to the first attachment information is configured to be generated in the personal information tray, wherein a drag and drop operation of the icon is configured to be performed in the updated virtual community space, wherein the icon is configured to be dragged from a first position in the personal information tray and dropped at a second position in the context-aware area, and wherein accessing the icon provides the first attachment information. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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