INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20140253482A1
• Filed: 03/04/2014
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: TOYOURA, MASATAKA, FUJII, HIROMITSU, IDA, KENTARO
• Application Number:
  US14/196,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20140253482A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04186 Touch location disambiguation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes an input unit and a control unit. The input unit is configured to be capable of inputting, as operation information for detecting an operation on an operation surface of an operation body, first operation information for detecting an up-operation from the operation surface, the first operation information including information on an up-position as information on a position at which the up-operation is performed. The control unit is configured to determine whether or not the input first operation information is valid based on a change amount in a movement direction on the operation surface of the operation body at a position with the up-position being a reference.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

an input unit configured to be capable of inputting, as operation information for detecting an operation on an operation surface of an operation body, first operation information for detecting an up-operation from the operation surface, the first operation information including information on an up-position as information on a position at which the up-operation is performed; and

a control unit configured to determine whether or not the input first operation information is valid based on a change amount in a movement direction on the operation surface of the operation body at a position with the up-position being a reference.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the control unit is configured to determine that the input first operation information is not valid when the change amount in the movement direction on the operation surface of the operation body is smaller than a predetermined value.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the input unit is configured to be capable of inputting second operation information for detecting a down-operation on the operation surface, the second operation information including information on a down-position as information on a position at which the down-operation is performed, and

the control unit is configured to perform the determination when the second operation information for detecting the down-operation is input next to input of the first operation information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the control unit is configured to define, based on a displacement amount between a reference direction calculated with the up-position being a reference and a calculation direction calculated as a direction extending from the up-position to the down-position next to the up-position, the change amount in the movement direction on the operation surface of the operation body.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the control unit is configured to perform the determination when the input of the second operation information is performed within a predetermined period of time from input of the first operation information.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the control unit is configured to perform the determination when sensitivity of a touch operation including at least the up-operation and the down-operation is smaller than a predetermined value.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the control unit is configured to perform the determination when a distance between the up-position and the down-position is smaller than a predetermined value.

8. An information processing method, comprising:

by a computer,

inputting, as operation information for detecting an operation on an operation surface of an operation body, first operation information for detecting an up-operation from the operation surface, the first operation information including information on an up-position as information on a position at which the up-operation is performed; and

determining whether or not the input first operation information is valid based on a change amount in a movement direction on the operation surface of the operation body at a position with the up-position being a reference.

9. A program that causes a computer to execute the steps of:

inputting, as operation information for detecting an operation on an operation surface of an operation body, first operation information for detecting an up-operation from the operation surface, the first operation information including information on an up-position as information on a position at which the up-operation is performed; and

determining whether or not the input first operation information is valid based on a change amount in a movement direction on the operation surface of the operation body at a position with the up-position being a reference.