Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program

• US 20050132301A1
• Filed: 12/08/2004
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Ikeda, Hiromi
• Granted Patent: US 7,895,534 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/812
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

When positional information in an operation window is input (designated), an interpretation result for an input position and a confidence score of the interpretation result are calculated on the basis of the input position information. Assume that a plurality of candidates are present as interpretation results. In presenting the candidates as the interpretation results in this case, the display contents are so changed as to have an enlarged image of a range within which the candidates as the interpretation results fall or the candidates are output using a changed output modality.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus which controls a process for input position information on the basis of the position information, comprising:

receive means for receiving input position information in an operation window;

calculation means for calculating an interpretation result for an input position and a confidence score of the interpretation result on the basis of the input position information received by said receive means; and

change means for changing display contents in the operation window on the basis of the confidence score calculated by said calculation means in presenting a candidate for the interpretation result.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said change means changes the display contents on the basis of the confidence score calculated by said calculation means such that the display contents have an enlarged image of a range within which the candidate for the interpretation result falls.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said change means changes the display contents on the basis of the confidence score calculated by said calculation means such that a range within which the candidate for the interpretation result falls is enlarged.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising output modality change means for changing an output modality for output in presenting the candidate for the interpretation result.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said output modality change means changes the output modality to speech.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising control means for executing at least one of said change means and said output modality change means on the basis of the confidence score calculated by said calculation means.

7. An information processing apparatus which controls a process for input position information on the basis of the position information, comprising:

receive means for receiving input position information in an operation window;

calculation means for calculating an interpretation result for an input position and a confidence score of the interpretation result on the basis of the input position information received by said receive means; and

output modality change means for changing an output modality for output in presenting a candidate for the interpretation result.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said output modality change means changes the output modality to speech.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising change means for changing display contents in the operation window on the basis of the confidence score calculated by said calculation means in presenting the candidate for the interpretation result.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said change means changes the display contents on the basis of the confidence score calculated by said calculation means such that the display contents have an enlarged image of a range within which the candidate for the interpretation result falls.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said change means changes the display contents on the basis of the confidence score calculated by said calculation means such that a range within which the candidate for the interpretation result falls is enlarged.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising control means for executing at least one of said change means and output modality change means on the basis of the confidence score calculated by said calculation means.

13. A control method for an information processing apparatus which controls a process for input position information on the basis of the position information, comprising:

a receive step of receiving input position information in an operation window;

a calculation step of calculating an interpretation result for an input position and a confidence score of the interpretation result on the basis of the position information received in the receive step; and

a change step of changing display contents in the operation window on the basis of the confidence score calculated in the calculation step in presenting a candidate for the interpretation result.

14. A control method for an information processing apparatus which controls a process for input position information on the basis of the position information, comprising:

a receive step of receiving input position information in an operation window;

a calculation step of calculating an interpretation result for an input position and a confidence score of the interpretation result on the basis of the input position information received in the receive step; and

an output modality change step of changing an output modality for output in presenting a candidate for the interpretation result.

15. A program for implementing control of an information processing apparatus which controls a process for input position information on the basis of the position information, comprising program codes of:

a receive step of receiving input position information in an operation window;

a calculation step of calculating an interpretation result for an input position and a confidence score of the interpretation result on the basis of the input position information received in the receive step; and

a change step of changing display contents in the operation window on the basis of the confidence score calculated in the calculation step in presenting a candidate for the interpretation result.

16. A program for implementing control of an information processing apparatus which controls a process for input position information on the basis of the position information, comprising program codes of:

a receive step of receiving input position information in an operation window;

a calculation step of calculating an interpretation result for an input position and a confidence score of the interpretation result on the basis of the input position information received in the receive step; and

an output modality change step of changing an output modality for output in presenting a candidate for the interpretation result.