Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system, and providing medium

• US 9,152,228 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Rekimoto, Junichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Theriault, Steven B
• Application Number:
  US13/660,591
• Publication Number:
  US 20130047096A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,076 Days
• Field of Search: 348/220.1, 715/848, 715/792
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/002 Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 other optical apparatus G02B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• 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

Abstract

The invention enables users to virtually attach information to situations in the real world, and also enables users to quickly and easily find out desired information. An IR sensor receives an IR signal transmitted from an IR beacon, and supplies the received signal to a sub-notebook PC. A CCD video camera takes in a visual ID from an object, and supplies the inputted visual ID to the sub-notebook PC. A user inputs, through a microphone, a voice to be attached to situations in the real world. The sub-notebook PC transmits position data, object data and voice data, which have been supplied to it, to a server through a communication unit. The transmitted data is received by the server via a wireless LAN. The server stores the received voice data in a database in correspondence to the position data and the object data.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause at least one processor in an information processing system to:

receive, from a first information processing apparatus, first attachment information corresponding to a first position of a map on the internet, the first information processing apparatus having an internet interface operated by a user that inputs the first attachment information into the internet interface;

transmit the first attachment information to a second information processing apparatus configured to display at least a portion of the map on the internet including the first position and the first attachment information, wherein the first attachment information is provided at the first position on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position for exchange between at least two different user devices; and

receive information indicative of a second position different from the first position and corresponding to a drag and drop operation of an icon existing on the map on the internet, the icon including the first attachment information, the drag and drop operation performed on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position, and the icon being dragged from the first position on the map on the internet and dropped on the map on the internet at the second position to relocate the icon from the first position to a new location on the map on the internet at the second position,

wherein the first attachment information is displayed on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position in response to a search field entry received via an input device.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein attachment information includes unshared information displayed to a first user and shared information providing to a plurality of different users.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first attachment information is displayed with a time indicator indicative of at least one of a date and a time.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first attachment information includes at least one of a uniform resource locator, a link for on-line shopping, an image captured by a camera in the first information processing device, and advertisement information.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first attachment information includes a photograph and a text.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first attachment information includes information relating to at least one of a distance and a direction between a current position of the second information processing apparatus and an establishment located at the first position.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the information processing system to:

transmit to the second information processing apparatus at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position;

receive from the second information processing apparatus second attachment information corresponding to the first position; and

store the second attachment information corresponding to the first position in the storage device.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the information processing system to:

transmit at least a portion of the map on the internet including the second position and the first attached information to the second information processing apparatus configured to display at least the portion of the map on the internet including the second position and the first attached information.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause at least one processor in an information processing apparatus to:

receive at least a portion of a map on the internet including a first position;

receive, from a first information processing apparatus, first attachment information corresponding to the first position, the first information processing apparatus receiving the first attachment information from a second information processing apparatus having an internet interface operated by a user that inputs the first attachment information into the internet interface;

control a display device to display at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position and the first attachment information, wherein the first attachment information is provided at the first position on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position for exchange between at least two different user devices; and

receive information indicative of a second position different from the first position and corresponding to a drag and drop operation of an icon existing on the map on the internet, the icon including the first attachment information, the drag and drop operation performed on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position, and the icon being dragged from the first position on the map on the internet and dropped on the map on the internet at the second position to relocate the icon from the first position to a new location on the map on the internet at the second position,

wherein the first attachment information is displayed on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position in response to a search field entry received via an input device.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein attachment information includes unshared information displayed to a first user and shared information providing to a plurality of different users.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the internet interface includes a first area that varies corresponding to a change in a physical position of the information processing apparatus and a second area that includes a change in a physical position of the information processing apparatus.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first attachment information is displayed with a time indicator indicative of at least one of a date and a time.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first position is detected by a global positioning system.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first attachment information includes at least one of a uniform resource locator, a link for on-line shopping, and advertisement information.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first attachment information includes a photograph and a text.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first attachment information includes an image captured by a camera in the information processing device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first attachment information includes information relating to at least one of a distance and a direction between a current position of the information processing apparatus and an establishment located at the first position.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the internet interface is a world wide web interface.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the information processing apparatus provides a second internet interface that is used by a second user.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

start an application for displaying at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position and the first attachment information.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

receive from the first information processing apparatus at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

receive second attachment information corresponding to the first position; and

transmit the second attachment information corresponding to the first position.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

transmit information indicative of the second position to the first information processing apparatus.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the information processing apparatus to:

receive a request corresponding to the first position; and

transmit the request corresponding to the first position.

25. An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the at least one processor cause the information processing apparatus to;

receive, from a first information processing apparatus, first attachment information corresponding to a first position of a map on the internet, the first information processing apparatus having an internet interface operated by a user that inputs the first attachment information into the internet interface;

transmit the first attachment information to a second information processing apparatus configured to display at least a portion of the map on the internet including the first position and the first attachment information, wherein the first attachment information is provided at the first position on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position for exchange between at least two different user devices; and

receive information indicative of a second position different from the first position and corresponding to a drag and drop operation of an icon existing on the map on the internet, the icon including the first attachment information, the drag and drop operation performed on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position, and the icon being dragged from the first position on the map on the internet and dropped on the map on the internet at the second position to relocate the icon from the first position to a new location on the map on the internet at the second position,

wherein the first attachment information is displayed on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position in response to a search field entry received via an input device.

26. An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the at least one processor cause the information processing apparatus to;

receive at least a portion of a map on the internet including a first position;

receive, from a first information processing apparatus, first attachment information corresponding to the first position, the first information processing apparatus receiving the first attachment information from a second information processing apparatus having an internet interface operated by a user that inputs the first attachment information into the internet interface;

control a display device to display at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position and the first attachment information, wherein the first attachment information is provided at the first position on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position for exchange between at least two different user devices; and

receive information indicative of a second position different from the first position and corresponding to a drag and drop operation of an icon existing on the map on the internet, the icon including the first attachment information, the drag and drop operation performed on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position, and the icon being dragged from the first position on the map on the internet and dropped on the map on the internet at the second position to relocate the icon from the first position to a new location on the map on the internet at the second position,

wherein the first attachment information is displayed on at least the portion of the map on the internet including the first position in response to a search field entry received via an input device.

27. The information processing apparatus of claim 26, further comprising:

the display device;

the input device; and

a communication device.