Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a detection unit for detecting a position and a state of at least one operating tool with respect to a detection surface;
an operation estimation unit for estimating, based on a detection result of the detection unit, an operation input process by the at least one operating tool;
an operation status determination unit for determining, and notifying to the operation estimation unit, whether there is a change in the state of the at least one operating tool while in proximity to the detection surface; and
an event processing unit configured toperform in a background the estimated operation input process based on the detected position and the detected state of the at least one operating tool while in proximity to the detection surface without notifying the performance of the estimated operation input process to a user, andperform, when the at least one operating tool in proximity to the detection surface makes contact with the detection surface, a visual feedback process that is displayed to the user using the estimated operation input process previously performed in the background if the contact is within a predetermined threshold distance from the detected position and the operation status determination unit determines that the state of the at least one operating tool does not change from when the at least one operating tool was in proximity to the detection surface,wherein the detection unit, the operation estimation unit, the operation status determination unit, and the event processing unit are each implemented via at least one processor.
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Abstract
Provided is an information processing apparatus including an event processing unit for performing in a background a process corresponding to an operation input that is estimated based on a state of an operating tool in a first state, and for performing, when the operating tool in the first state enters a second state, a feedback process for the operation input using the process performed in the background.
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a detection unit for detecting a position and a state of at least one operating tool with respect to a detection surface; an operation estimation unit for estimating, based on a detection result of the detection unit, an operation input process by the at least one operating tool; an operation status determination unit for determining, and notifying to the operation estimation unit, whether there is a change in the state of the at least one operating tool while in proximity to the detection surface; and an event processing unit configured to perform in a background the estimated operation input process based on the detected position and the detected state of the at least one operating tool while in proximity to the detection surface without notifying the performance of the estimated operation input process to a user, and perform, when the at least one operating tool in proximity to the detection surface makes contact with the detection surface, a visual feedback process that is displayed to the user using the estimated operation input process previously performed in the background if the contact is within a predetermined threshold distance from the detected position and the operation status determination unit determines that the state of the at least one operating tool does not change from when the at least one operating tool was in proximity to the detection surface, wherein the detection unit, the operation estimation unit, the operation status determination unit, and the event processing unit are each implemented via at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information processing method, implemented via at least one processor, the method comprising:
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detecting a position and a state of at least one operating tool with respect to a detection surface; estimating, based on the detected position and the detected state of the at least one operating tool, an operation input process by the at least one operating tool; determining whether there is a change in the state of the at least one operating tool while in proximity to the detection surface; performing in a background the estimated operation input process based on the detected position and the detected state of the at least one operating tool while in proximity to the detection surface without notifying the performance of the estimated operation input process to a user; and performing, when the at least one operating tool in proximity to the detection surface makes contact with the detection surface, a visual feedback process that is displayed to the user using the estimated operation input process performed in the background if the contact is within a predetermined threshold distance from the detected position and the operation status determination unit determines that the state of the at least one operating tool does not change from when the at least one operating tool was in proximity to the detection surface.
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a processor of an image processing apparatus causes the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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detecting a position and a state of at least one operating tool with respect to a detection surface; estimating, based on the detected position and the detected state of the at least one operating tool, an operation input process by the at least one operating tool; determining whether there is a change in the state of the at least one operating tool while in proximity to the detection surface; performing in a background the estimated operation input process based on the detected position and the detected state of the at least one operating tool while in proximity to the detection surface without notifying the performance of the estimated operation input process to a user, and performing, when the at least one operating tool in proximity to the detection surface makes contact with the detection surface, a visual feedback process that is displayed to the user using the estimated operation input process performed in the background if the contact is within a predetermined threshold distance from the detected position and the operation status determination unit determines that the state of the at least one operating tool does not change from when the at least one operating tool was in proximity to the detection surface.
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