Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and program

• US 9,836,265 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2016
• Issued: 12/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Matsubara, Naoki, Isshi, Toyohide, Mine, Aramu
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hai V
• Application Number:
  US15/192,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20160306601A1
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 455 413, 345 12
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/22 Detection of presence or absence of input display information or of connection or disconnection of a corresponding information source
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/005 Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including a transmission processing section which performs short-range one-to-one communication with a communication partner device, a reception processing section, a received data processing section which acquires information obtained by communication with the communication partner device, a display section which displays the information, and a display processing section which executes processing of displaying the information based on a content of the information.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a communication section configured to communicate by short-range one-to-one communication with a first communication partner device;

an information acquisition section configured to acquire first information obtained by communication with the first communication partner device;

a display section configured to display the first information; and

a display processing section configured to display a User Interface (UI) for the first information based on content of the first information, wherein the display processing section is further configured to change the display of the UI based on at least one of a type of the first communication partner device, a received signal strength, or a data capacity.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first information includes at least one of second information related to a type of data held by the first communication partner device, identification information to identify the first communication partner device, or third information related to a communication status for communication with the first communication partner device.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first communication partner device is placed, in a state of a connection of communication being established, in a territory within at least one of the display section or at a lateral side of the display section.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display processing section is further configured to display data such that the data is flown off in a vicinity of the first communication partner device with the first communication partner device as a center.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display processing section is further configured to display the first information on a circumference with the first communication partner device as a center.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the display processing section is further configured to generate a ripple on the UI that propagates on the display section based on the content of the first information.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the display processing section is further configured to change a speed, a frequency, and an amplitude of the ripple propagation based on the content of the first information.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display processing section is further configured to determine and display a display position within the display section based on the content of the first information.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a display state for the first information being available is different from a display state for the first information being unavailable.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information already displayed on the display section is kept away from information to be newly displayed.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display processing section is configured to work in conjunction with a display of a display section included in the first communication partner device.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication section is further configured to communicate by short-range one-to-one communication with a second communication partner device, and wherein the display section is further configured to display second information related to content of the second communication partner device along with the first information.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a transmission data processing section configured to transfer at least one piece of the first information related to the content of the first communication partner device to the second communication partner device, and wherein the at least one piece of the first information is transferred based on a user'"'"'s input acquired through the display section.

14. An information processing system, comprising:

a first device configured to communicate with a second device by short-range one-to-one communication; and

the second device which includes;

a communication section configured to communicate by short-range one-to-one communication with the first device,

an information acquisition section configured to acquire information obtained by communication with the first device,

a display section configured to display the information, and

a display processing section configured to display a User Interface (UI) for the information based on a content of the information, wherein the display processing section is further configured to change the display of the UI based on at least one of a type of the second device, a received signal strength, or a data capacity.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform operations, the operations comprising:

communicating by short-range one-to-one communication with a communication partner device;

acquiring information obtained by communication with the communication partner device;

displaying the information; and

displaying a User Interface (UI) for the information based on content of the information, wherein the display of the UI is changed based on at least one of a type of the communication partner device, a received signal strength, or a data capacity.