Information processing apparatus and method, and program for removing displayed objects based on a covered region of a screen
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
a display unit configured to display an image having one or more objects on a screen based on image data using the at least one processor;
at least one presence detection sensor;
a proximity detection unit configured to detect at least one of contact and proximity between a user'"'"'s hand and the screen, based on data received from the at least one presence detection sensor using the at least one processor;
a covered area calculation unit configured to calculate a covered area of a covered region comprising the size of the area that the user'"'"'s hand is in at least one of contact and in proximity to the at least one presence detection sensor using the at least one processor;
an overlapped area calculation unit configured to calculate an overlapped area of the one or more objects with the user'"'"'s hand, wherein the overlapped area is the size of the area where the covered region overlaps the object using the at least one processor;
a covered time measurement unit configured to measure a covered time when the screen is covered by at least one of contact and proximity of the user'"'"'s hand using the at least one processor; and
an object display control unit configured to remove the one or more objects from the covered region based on the measured cover time and the calculated overlapped area using the at least one processor,wherein the object display control unit is configured to remove the one or more objects based on the covered region if the covered region represents at least a substantial portion of the user'"'"'s hand, andwherein the at least the substantial portion of the user'"'"'s hand is greater than a user'"'"'s finger that is part of the user'"'"'s hand.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a display unit 110 for displaying an image on a screen based on image data, a contact and proximity detection unit 161 for detecting contact or proximity between a subject of operation and the surface of the display unit, a covered time measurement unit 165 for measuring covered time when the screen is covered by the contact or proximity of the subject of operation, and an object display control unit 166 for removing an object displayed in a covered region on the screen covered by the subject of operation from the covered region when the covered time is longer than a predetermined time.
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; a display unit configured to display an image having one or more objects on a screen based on image data using the at least one processor; at least one presence detection sensor; a proximity detection unit configured to detect at least one of contact and proximity between a user'"'"'s hand and the screen, based on data received from the at least one presence detection sensor using the at least one processor; a covered area calculation unit configured to calculate a covered area of a covered region comprising the size of the area that the user'"'"'s hand is in at least one of contact and in proximity to the at least one presence detection sensor using the at least one processor; an overlapped area calculation unit configured to calculate an overlapped area of the one or more objects with the user'"'"'s hand, wherein the overlapped area is the size of the area where the covered region overlaps the object using the at least one processor; a covered time measurement unit configured to measure a covered time when the screen is covered by at least one of contact and proximity of the user'"'"'s hand using the at least one processor; and an object display control unit configured to remove the one or more objects from the covered region based on the measured cover time and the calculated overlapped area using the at least one processor, wherein the object display control unit is configured to remove the one or more objects based on the covered region if the covered region represents at least a substantial portion of the user'"'"'s hand, and wherein the at least the substantial portion of the user'"'"'s hand is greater than a user'"'"'s finger that is part of the user'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an image having one or more objects on a screen of a display unit based on image data; detecting at least one of contact and proximity between a user'"'"'s hand and the screen; calculating a covered area of a covered region comprising the size of the area that the user'"'"'s hand is in at least one of contact and in proximity to at least one presence detection sensor; calculating an overlapped area of the one or more objects with the user'"'"'s hand, wherein the overlapped area is the size of the area where the covered region overlaps the object; measuring covered time when the screen is covered by at least one of contact and proximity of the user'"'"'s hand; and removing the one or more objects from the covered region based on the measured covered time and the calculated overlapped area, wherein the screen comprises the presence detection sensor, wherein the at least one of contact and proximity is detected based on data received from the at least one presence detection sensor, wherein the removing the one or more objects based on the covered region is performed if the covered region represents at least a substantial portion of the user'"'"'s hand, and wherein the at least the substantial portion of the user'"'"'s hand is greater than a user'"'"'s finger that is part of the user'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a program for causing a computer to perform the steps of:
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displaying an image having one or more objects on a screen of a display unit based on image data; detecting at least one of contact and proximity between a user'"'"'s hand and the screen; calculating a covered area of a covered region comprising the size of the area that the user'"'"'s hand is in at least one of contact and in proximity to at least one presence detection sensor; calculating an overlapped area of the one or more objects with the user'"'"'s hand, wherein the overlapped area is the size of the area where the covered region overlaps the object; measuring covered time when the screen is covered by at least one of contact and proximity of the user'"'"'s hand; and removing the one or more objects from the covered region based on the measured covered time and the calculated overlapped area, wherein the screen comprises the at least one presence detection sensor, wherein the at least one of contact and proximity is detected based on data received from the at least one presence detection sensor, wherein the removing the one or more objects based on the covered region is performed if the covered region represents at least a substantial portion of the user'"'"'s hand, and wherein the at least the substantial portion of the user'"'"'s hand is greater than a user'"'"'s finger that is part of the user'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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