Information processing apparatus, input control method of information processing apparatus, and program

• US 8,780,075 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2011
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2010
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamano, Ikuo, Noda, Takuro, Ikeda, Tetsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY
• Application Number:
  US13/183,623
• Publication Number:
  US 20120056848A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,096 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

Provided is an information processing apparatus including an input position acquisition unit, a depressing force acquisition unit and an input control unit. An input position acquisition unit obtains an input position detected with respect to an input operation. A depressing force acquisition unit obtains a depressing force detected with respect to the input operation. An input control unit fixes the input position as a position of an input candidate in response to a timing at which an increase amount of the depressing force has exceeded a first threshold value, at a stage prior to an input candidate determination operation of determining the input candidate as input information.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to;

obtain an input position detected with respect to an input operation;

obtain a depressing force detected with respect to the input operation;

fix the input position as a position of an input candidate in response to a timing at which an increase amount of the depressing force has exceeded a first threshold value, at a stage prior to an input candidate determination operation of determining the input candidate as input information; and

cancel fixing of the input candidate position, after the position of the input candidate has been fixed, in response to a timing at which the depressing force has started to decrease after having increased, or a timing at which the depressing force has exceeded an input start threshold value.

2. An input control method of an information processing apparatus, comprising:

obtaining, using circuitry, an input position detected with respect to an input operation;

obtaining, using the circuitry, a depressing force detected with respect to the input operation;

fixing, using the circuitry, the input position as a position of an input candidate in response to a timing at which an increase amount of the depressing force has exceeded a first threshold value, at a stage prior to an input candidate determination operation of determining the input candidate as input information; and

cancelling fixing of the input candidate position, using the circuitry, after the position of the input candidate has been fixed, in response to a timing at which the depressing force has started to decrease after having increased, or a timing at which the depressing force has exceeded an input start threshold value.

3. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a computer cause the computer to execute an input control method of an information processing apparatus, comprising:

obtaining, using circuitry, an input position detected with respect to an input operation;

obtaining, using the circuitry, a depressing force detected with respect to the input operation;

fixing, using the circuitry, the input position as a position of an input candidate in response to a timing at which an increase amount of the depressing force has exceeded a first threshold value, at a stage prior to an input candidate determination operation of determining the input candidate as input information; and

cancelling fixing of the input candidate position, using the circuitry, after the position of the input candidate has been fixed, in response to a timing at which the depressing force has started to decrease after having increased, or a timing at which the depressing force has exceeded an input start threshold value.