INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20160085357A1
• Filed: 12/09/2015
• Published: 03/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: REKIMOTO, Junichi
• Granted Patent: US 10,114,494 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a pressure detecting unit for detecting a magnitude of a contacting pressure of a contacted object with respect to an input device operated when physically contacted by the contacted object; and a changing unit for changing a display region displayed on a display device of predetermined information to be displayed on the display device according to an output signal output from the input device at a speed corresponding to the magnitude of the contacting pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. :

An information processing apparatus comprising;

circuitry configured to;

execute a map application;

detect a magnitude of a contacting pressure of a contacted object with respect to an input device operated when physically contacted by the contacted object;

detect positions pointed by the contacted object with respect to the input device;

change a display region displayed on a display device of the map application to be displayed on the display device by either scrolling the display region, or changing a display magnification of the map application by either enlarging or reducing the display magnification based on the pointed positions; and

change a speed of either scrolling the display region, or changing the display magnification according to the magnitude of the contacting pressure.

11. :

The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the circuitry is configured to increase the speed of either scrolling the display region, or changing the display magnification according to an increase of the magnitude of the contacting pressure.

12. :

The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the circuitry is configured to switch between an enlargement mode of enlarging the display magnification and a reduction mode of reducing the display magnification in response to a detecting of a predetermined magnification pattern.

13. :

The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the contacted object is a user'"'"'s finger.

14. :

The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the circuitry is configured to;

detect a predetermined magnification pattern formed by a predetermined movement trajectory comprised of a plurality of continuous different positions of the contacted object detected by the circuitry; and

start either an enlargement mode or a reduction mode of the display magnification of the map application in response to the detecting of the predetermined magnification pattern.

15. :

The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the circuitry is configured to switch between the enlargement mode and the reduction mode in response to the detecting of the predetermined magnification pattern.

16. :

The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the circuitry is configured to switch a scrolling direction from one direction to another direction in response to detecting a predetermined scroll pattern formed by the positions of the contacted object detected by the circuitry.

17. :

The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the circuitry is configured to switch between a scrolling mode and a scaling mode in response to detecting corresponding positions detected by the circuitry.

18. :

The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, for a single continuous input operation, the circuitry detects a time change of the magnitude of the contacting pressure and change the speed based on the time change of the magnitude of the contacting pressure.

19. :

The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein;

the circuitry is configured to switch to an enlargement mode of enlarging the display magnification in response to detecting a predetermined enlargement mode magnification pattern and to a reduction mode of reducing the display magnification in response to detecting a predetermined reduction mode magnification pattern

20. :

An information processing method comprising;

executing a map application;

detecting a magnitude of a contacting pressure of a contacted object with respect to an input device operated when physically contacted by the contacted object;

detecting positions pointed by the contacted object with respect to the input device;

changing a display region displayed on a display device of the map application to be displayed on the display device by either scrolling the display region, or changing a display magnification of the map application by either enlarging or reducing the display magnification based on the pointed positions; and

changing, using circuitry, a speed of either scrolling the display region, or changing the display magnification according to the magnitude of the contacting pressure.

21. :

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor in an information processing apparatus causes the processor to execute a method comprising;

executing a map application;

detecting a magnitude of a contacting pressure of a contacted object with respect to an input device operated when physically contacted by the contacted object;

detecting positions pointed by the contacted object with respect to the input device;

changing a display region displayed on a display device of the map application to be displayed on the display device by either scrolling the display region, or changing a display magnification of the map application by either enlarging or reducing the display magnification based on the pointed positions; and

changing a speed of either scrolling the display region, or changing the display magnification according to the magnitude of the contacting pressure.