INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

• US 20120304199A1
• Filed: 05/18/2012
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: HOMMA, Fuminori, Yamano, Ikuo, Kasahara, Shunichi, Nashida, Tatsushi
• Granted Patent: US 9,658,761 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

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.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

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.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a detection unit for detecting a state of the operating tool;

an operation estimation unit for estimating, based on a detection result of the detection unit, an operation input by the operating tool; and

an operation status determination unit for determining, and notifying to the operation estimation unit, a change in a state of the operating tool that is in the first state,

wherein, when the operating tool is determined based on the detection result of the detection unit to be in the first state, the operation estimation unit estimates, and notifies to the event processing unit, an operation input by the operating tool, and

wherein, when the operation status determination unit determines based on the detection result of the detection unit that the operating tool entered the second state from the first state, the operation estimation unit notifies to the event processing unit an instruction for performing the feedback process for the operation input.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the operation estimation unit estimates the operation input based on at least one of the number and position of operating tools in the first state.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when a plurality of operation inputs are estimated by the operation estimation unit, the event processing unit determines a process to be performed in the background based on an execution priority.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the execution priority is determined based on a status of the operating tool in the first state.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the event processing unit determines a target to be taken into consideration when performing a process in the background, based on a status of the operating tool in the first state.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first state is a state in which the operating tool is in proximity of a detection surface, and the second state is a state in which the operating tool is in contact with the detection surface.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first state is a state in which the operating tool is in contact with a detection surface, and the second state is a state in which the operating tool is pressing the detection surface with a force higher than predetermined pressure.

9. An information processing method comprising:

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

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.

10. A computer program for causing a computer to function as 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.