Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, recording medium, and information processing system

• US 9,538,021 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2012
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Takaoka, Tomohisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Chia-Wei A
• Application Number:
  US13/592,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20130057746A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,594 Days
• Field of Search: 348/239, 345629-641, 705/14.66, 705/14.69, 705/347
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/161 Detection; Localisation; Normalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00323 with a measuring, monitoring or signaling apparatus, e.g. for transmitting measured information to a central location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]

Abstract

Provided is an information processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image that includes a target a user is paying attention to, an access information acquisition unit for acquiring access information assigned with a time-limited access right to public information that is associated with the target in the image, a public information acquisition unit for acquiring the public information using the access information, and a display control unit for controlling display of the public information.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image that includes a target a user is paying attention to;

an access information acquisition unit configured to acquire access information assigned with a time-limited access right to public information that is associated with the target in the image and provided by the target, based on a position information of the target; and

a public information acquisition unit configured to acquire the public information from a public information providing server using the access information,

wherein the acquired access information allows the access right to the public information for a predetermined time from a time of specifying the target,

wherein the user retrieves the public information associated with the target, and a user action received in response to the retrieved public information is transmitted to the public information providing server while an identity of the user or the information processing apparatus remains anonymous and undisclosed to the target by notifying a poster of the public information about the transmitted action after a predetermined condition is satisfied,

wherein the predetermined condition comprises separation of the user and the poster of the public information by a predetermined distance after reception of the transmitted action, and

wherein the image acquisition unit, the access information acquisition unit, and the public information acquisition unit are each implemented via at least one processor.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the public information acquisition unit acquires the public information that is selected based on a type of the public information.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the public information acquisition unit acquires the public information that is selected based on an attribute of the poster of the public information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the public information acquisition unit acquires the public information that is selected based on a distance to the target.

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

a position estimation unit configured to estimate a position of the target,

wherein the access information acquisition unit acquires the access information that is associated with the target specified based on the estimated position, and

wherein the position estimation unit is implemented via at least one processor.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

a view estimation unit configured to estimate a view of the target,

wherein the access information acquisition unit acquires the access information that is associated with the target specified based further on the estimated view, and

wherein the view estimation unit is implemented via at least one processor.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit causes a head-mounted display device that is associated with the information processing apparatus to display the public information.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the access information acquisition unit acquires a flashing pattern of light sent out by the target, and acquires the access information based on the flashing pattern.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a reception area of the retrieved public information includes a button for the user to make a donation.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a reception area of the retrieved public information includes an input section for a comment to be sent to the poster of the public information.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition further comprises a predetermined lapse of time after the reception of the transmitted action.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the public information includes an affiliate link.

13. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, comprising a display control unit configured to control display of the public information, wherein the display control unit is implemented via at least one processor.

14. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring an image that includes a target a user is paying attention to;

acquiring access information assigned with a time-limited access right to public information that is associated with the target in the image and provided by the target, based on a position information of the target; and

acquiring the public information from a public information providing server using the access information,

wherein the acquired access information allows the access right to the public information for a predetermined time from a time of specifying the target, and

wherein the user retrieves the public information associated with the target, and a user action received in response to the retrieved public information is transmitted to the public information providing server while an identity of the user remains anonymous and undisclosed to the target by notifying a poster of the public information about the transmitted action after a predetermined condition is satisfied,

wherein the predetermined condition comprises separation of the user and the poster of the public information by a predetermined distance after reception of the transmitted action.

15. The information processing method of claim 14, comprising controlling display of the public information.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a processor of an information processing apparatus causes the information processing apparatus to have:

an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image that includes a target a user is paying attention to;

an access information acquisition unit for acquiring access information assigned with a time-limited access right to public information that is associated with the target in the image and provided by the target, based on a position information of the target; and

a public information acquisition unit for acquiring the public information from a public information providing server using the access information,

wherein the acquired access information allows the access right to the public information for a predetermined time from a time of specifying the target, and

wherein the user retrieves the public information associated with the target, and a user action received in response to the retrieved public information is transmitted to the public information providing server while an identity of the user or the information processing apparatus remains anonymous and undisclosed to the target by notifying a poster of the public information about the transmitted action after a predetermined condition is satisfied,

wherein the predetermined condition comprises separation of the user and the poster of the public information by a predetermined distance after reception of the transmitted action.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by the processor of the information processing apparatus caused the information processing apparatus to have a display control unit for controlling display of the public information.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a processor of a computer causes the computer to execute an information processing method, the method comprising:

acquiring an image that includes a target a user is paying attention to;

acquiring access information assigned with a time-limited access right to public information that is associated with the target in the image and provided by the target, based on a position information of the target; and

acquiring the public information from a public information providing server using the access information,

wherein the acquired access information allows the access right to the public information for a predetermined time from a time of specifying the target, and

wherein the user retrieves the public information associated with the target, and a user action received in response to the retrieved public information is transmitted to the public information providing server while an identity of the user remains anonymous and undisclosed to the target by notifying a poster of the public information about the transmitted action after a predetermined condition is satisfied,

wherein the predetermined condition comprises separation of the user and the poster of the public information by a predetermined distance after reception of the transmitted action.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the information processing method comprises controlling display of the public information.

20. An information processing system comprising:

an information processing apparatus including

an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image that includes a target a user is paying attention to,

an access information acquisition unit configured to acquire access information assigned with a time-limited access right to public information that is associated with the target in the image and provided by the target, wherein the public information is social media information of the target based on a position information of the target, and

a public information acquisition unit configured to acquire the public information using the access information,

wherein the acquired access information allows the access right to the public information for a predetermined time from a time of specifying the target, and

wherein the user retrieves the public information associated with the target while an identity of the user or the information processing apparatus remains anonymous and undisclosed to the target;

a position sharing server configured to provide the information processing apparatus with the access information to the public information that is associated with the target specified based on the position information of the target; and

a public information providing server configured to provide the public information in response to an access from the user who has the time-limited access right,

wherein a user action received in response to the retrieved public information is transmitted to the public information providing server, and the user or the information processing apparatus remains anonymous and undisclosed to the target by notifying a poster of the public information about the transmitted action after a predetermined condition is satisfied,

wherein the predetermined condition comprises separation of the user and the poster of the public information by a predetermined distance after reception of the transmitted action, and

wherein the image acquisition unit, the access information acquisition unit, and the public information acquisition unit are each implemented via at least one processor.

21. The information processing system according to claim 20, wherein the public information includes a reception area for receiving the user action.

22. The information processing system of claim 20, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises a display control unit for controlling display of the public information.