INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ROBOT APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20090037023A1
• Filed: 06/19/2008
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Chatani, Masayuki, Togawa, Keiji
• Granted Patent: US 8,417,384 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/258
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/405 being a wireless ad hoc network, e.g. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Pico net
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 11/18 Figure toys which perform a realistic walking motion
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 901/00 Robots

Abstract

Provided is an information processing system including a display device for displaying an image on a display screen, and a robot apparatus for performing input/output of information from/to a user. The information processing system acquires a position of the display screen in a real space, and moves the robot apparatus based on the acquired position of the display screen.

Claims

1. An information processing system, comprising:

a display device for displaying an image on a display screen;

a robot apparatus for performing input/output of information from/to a user;

screen position acquisition means for acquiring a position of the display screen in a real space; and

movement control means for moving the robot apparatus based on the position of the display screen acquired by the screen position acquisition means.

2. An information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising user position acquisition means for acquiring a position of the user in the real space,

wherein the movement control means moves the robot apparatus based on the position of the display screen and the position of the user acquired by the user position acquisition means.

3. An information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the movement control means determines a possible movement area for the robot apparatus based on the position of the display screen and the position of the user, and moves the robot apparatus according to the determined possible movement area.

4. An information processing system according to claim 3, wherein the possible movement area comprises an area in which an angle formed between a line drawn from the position of the user toward each point within the possible movement area and a line drawn from the position of the user toward the display screen is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

5. An information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the movement control means changes a direction in which the robot apparatus inputs/outputs information based on the position of the user.

6. An information processing system according to claim 2, further comprising means for changing a position of a display element displayed on the display screen according to the position of the robot apparatus moved by the movement control means and the position of the user.

7. A robot apparatus for performing input/output of information from/to a user, which is connected to a display device for displaying an image on a display screen, comprising:

screen position acquisition means for acquiring a position of the display screen in a real space; and

movement means for moving to a position determined based on the position of the display screen acquired by the screen position acquisition means.

8. A control method for a robot apparatus for performing input/output of information from/to a user, which is connected to a display device for displaying an image on a display screen, comprising:

a screen position acquisition step of acquiring a position of the display screen in a real space; and

a movement control step of moving the robot apparatus based on the position of the display screen acquired in the screen position acquisition step.