Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090122007 | INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF INPUT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is an input device including, a target creating section a performing section, and a height information generating section wherein the target creating section generates the information on the target to which information the height information is added, and the performing section performs predetermined processing on a basis of the height information added to the information on the target. | 05-14-2009 |
20090146968 | INPUT DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, INPUT METHOD, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image acquisition section | 06-11-2009 |
20100020037 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus enables the operation such that the relation between the image displayed on the display unit and the operation of the user is close to the actual operation and an information processing method. The information processing apparatus includes a display control unit which displays an image at a display unit, a closeness value acquisition unit which acquires a closeness value regarding contact or closeness between an operation entity and a surface of the display unit, an area detection unit which performs a ternary process to the closeness value and detects a first area and a second area being different from the first area in accordance with the ternary-processed closeness value, and a centroid position calculation unit which calculates respective centroid positions of the first area and the second area. | 01-28-2010 |
20100020048 | Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of elements at a display unit by being superimposed and selecting an arbitrary element rapidly and easily among the plurality of elements by the user and an information processing method. The information processing apparatus includes an input reception unit to which signals are input from a first operation unit and a second operation unit, and a display control unit by which a plurality of first elements and a plurality of second elements are displayed by being superimposed. The first elements are arranged to be selectable or movable in accordance with the input of the first operation unit on a virtual first layer and the second elements are arranged to be selectable or movable in accordance with the input of the second operation unit on a virtual second layer which differs from the first layer. | 01-28-2010 |
20100053109 | Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - To provide an information processing apparatus and information processing method capable of correcting a contact or proximity position to be closer to a user-intended contact or proximity position with high accuracy. It includes a calculation unit | 03-04-2010 |
20100058254 | Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - To provide an information processing apparatus and information processing method capable of rapidly and easily zooming in or out an image displayed on a display unit. The apparatus includes a display unit | 03-04-2010 |
20100134412 | Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a first display unit for displaying book data per page, a second display unit provided so as to be adjacent to the first display unit for displaying the book data per page, an axial part provided between the first and second display units, a first detecting unit for detecting rotational angular displacement of the first display unit around the axial part, a second detecting unit for detecting rotational angular displacement of the second display unit around the axial part, and a display page controller for displaying a page N displayed on the first display unit on the second display unit, or displaying the page N displayed on the second display unit on the first display unit, based on the rotational angular displacement of the first display unit and the rotational angular displacement of the second display unit. | 06-03-2010 |
20100229089 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control section which, if it is determined that a first object is selected by an operating body, causes a second object, which is obtained by duplicating a part or all of the first object, to be displayed at a predetermined position on a second display surface, and if it is determined that the second object is selected by the operating body, hides the first object displayed at the position indicated by object coordinate information and also updates the object coordinate information with in-second display surface destination coordinate information. | 09-09-2010 |
20100238107 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program - There is provided an information processing apparatus, including: a display panel for displaying at least one object in a selected state or in unselected state; a detection area setting unit for setting, per object on the display panel, a first detection area covering a display area of the object and a second detection area covering the first detection area and being larger than the first detection area; an operating tool detecting unit for detecting an operating tool which is in proximity to the display panel; and a state managing unit for changing the object into the selected state when the operating tool is detected within the first detection area of the object in the unselected state, and for changing the object into the unselected state when the operating tool is not detected within the second detection area of the object in the selected state. | 09-23-2010 |
20110001628 | MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided a map information display device including an operating tool detector for, on a display panel where map information MI and view image information VI are displayed, detecting a position and a pointing direction of an operating tool M in touch with an area corresponding to the map information; and a display controller for controlling display of the view image information in accordance with a view point on the map information indicated by the position of the operating tool and a line-of-sight direction on the map information indicated by the pointing direction of the operating tool. | 01-06-2011 |
20110004821 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operating tool detector for detecting a touch state of an operating tool with a display panel; a display controller for, when change of a pointing direction of the operating tool is detected by the operating tool detector on an object selected on the display panel, controlling the display panel to display near the object an operation menu containing one or more operation items I selectable for the object; and an operation item selecting portion for, when the operation menu is displayed, selecting one of the operation items in accordance with the change in the pointing direction of the operating tool detected by the operating tool detector from the operation menu. | 01-06-2011 |
20110090390 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a captured image acquisition unit, a recommended composition acquisition unit, and a control unit. The captured image acquisition unit acquires captured image data, a subject recognition unit that recognizes a subject of a captured image based on the captured image data. The recommended composition acquisition unit acquires recommended composition data representing a recommended composition of the subject. The control unit allows a display unit to display a display screen including the captured image, a frame representing the subject, and information about the recommended composition, changes the display of the frame when the composition of the captured image is similar to the recommended composition, and fixes and displays the frame being changed in display. | 04-21-2011 |
20110115820 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect an operation input in a predetermined operation direction, and a display control unit configured to display, on a display unit, first auxiliary information indicating the predetermined operation direction and second auxiliary information indicating a movement direction of display information with respect to the display unit, and to move the display information while moving the first auxiliary information in the movement direction in accordance with the operation input detected by the detection unit and moving the second auxiliary information in association with the movement of the first auxiliary information. | 05-19-2011 |
20110221918 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an image obtaining unit for obtaining a captured image, generating unit for generating a graphic image for prompting a subject within the captured image obtained by the image obtaining unit to change a state, and an emission control unit for controlling emission of the graphic image generated by the generating unit onto the subject. | 09-15-2011 |
20120026111 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus including, a detection unit configured to detect the position of an operating body relative to a display surface of a display unit displaying an object group made up of a plurality of objects each being related to a content, and a display change portion configured to change a focus position of the objects making up the object group based on a result of the detection performed by the detection unit, wherein if the result of the detection by the detection unit has detected the operating body moving linearly in a predetermined operating direction thereof substantially parallel to the display surface, then the display change portion changes the focus position of the objects spread out circularly to make up the object group, in a manner moving the focus position in the spread-out direction. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026113 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A method is provided for controlling devices. The method includes detecting an operating member placed in proximity to a display device. The method further includes changing a display formation of a plurality of objects displayed on the display device based on the detected operating member, and displaying the objects on the display device according to the changed display formation. | 02-02-2012 |
20120032903 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display section, a contact detection section which is provided on a surface at an opposite side of the display section, and an operation control section which decides, when a predetermined operation input is performed based on a detection result obtained by the contact detection section, not to execute predetermined operation processing corresponding to at least a part of the operation input to the contact detection section. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036479 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure provides an electronic device, the device including, processor, a display, and an interface configured to, detect non-contact proximity of an operation member, determine whether the member is within a first selection region corresponding to a first selection object; and display a second selection object adjacent to the first selection object when it is determined that the member is within the first selection region. | 02-09-2012 |
20120056829 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Computer Program - The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus including: a position information acquisition portion configured to acquire position information about an operating body relative to a display surface of a display portion displaying an object; and a display control portion configured such that if the operating body is positioned inside a proximate region between the display surface and a position withdrawn from the display surface by a predetermined distance, the display control portion displays the object in that position on the display portion which corresponds to the operating body. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056833 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An interface is provided that employs systems and methods for detecting non-contact motion and contact motion of an operation member. The interface detects non-contact motion of an operation member and determines whether the member has crossed a boundary. In response to detecting that the operation member has crossed a boundary, the interface may initiate the execution of a process. This process may be the display of a second boundary, or some other process. The interface may also detect contact motion of the operation member and initiate execution of a process based on the contact motion. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056849 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An apparatus is provided that includes a first detection unit configured to determine whether or not a user control member is within a first threshold distance of the touch panel. The apparatus also includes a second detection unit configured to determine a direction of movement of the user control member with respect to a touch panel when the user control member is not in contact with the touch panel, and a display control unit configure to, when the user control member is determined to be moving within the threshold distance and in a predetermined direction, generate signals to alter a first displayed object such that the altered first displayed object appears to move closer to the user control member. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056850 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus including a detector that detects movement of a manipulation body in a vertical direction in relation to a display, and a processor that determines a speed of movement of the manipulation body based on an output of the detector, and determines a process to be executed based on the determined speed of movement. | 03-08-2012 |
20120069043 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An method is provided for controlling devices. The method comprises detecting location of an operating member in non-contacting proximity to a non-contacting interface. The method further comprises changing selection among a plurality of data objects belonging to a group, based on a change in detected location of the operating member while in proximity to the interface. | 03-22-2012 |
20120098850 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a first portion of content to a user. The display unit includes a display surface. A detection unit is configured to detect a distance between an interface surface and a reference point disposed along an operational tool of the user. A control unit configured to determine whether the distance falls within a threshold range, and generate a signal to display a second portion of content to the user, when the detected distance falls within the threshold range. The display unit is further configured to display the second content portion, based on the generated signal. | 04-26-2012 |
20120154390 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus including an acquisition block configured to acquire a detection result associated with a user attention to an object displayed on a display screen capable of displaying stereoscopic image, and a display control block configured to animation-display the object in the direction of depth in accordance with the user attention on the basis of the acquired detection result. | 06-21-2012 |
20120154442 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control device includes a display controller executing display control to display, on a display screen of a display device displaying an image, a whole of a display target image that is to be displayed and that has an aspect ratio differing from an aspect ratio of the display screen, and to display a partial enlarged image, which is obtained by enlarging a partial image corresponding to a part of the display target image and which has a smaller size than the display screen, at a displayed position of the partial image in superimposed relation to the display target image. | 06-21-2012 |
20120174044 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a display unit, provided on an apparatus front-surface side, for displaying information, a first detection unit, provided on an apparatus back-surface side, for detecting an operation input to a back surface, a second detection unit, provided on the apparatus front-surface side, for detecting an operation input to the display unit, and an operation input information determination unit for causing a function corresponding to the operation inputs to be executed, based on detection results of the first detection unit and the second detection unit. When the operation input is detected by the first detection unit and the operation input for operating an object displayed on the display unit is detected by the second detection unit, the operation input information determination unit executes the function corresponding to the operation inputs detected by the first detection unit and the second detection unit. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176398 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A display control apparatus, method and computer program storage device detect when an object is in a proximity position relative to a display. In response, a display state of a displayed item is changed. Then, a processing circuit causes a relation item to be displayed adjacent to the proximity position, the relation item being related to the displayed item. The displayed state may be changed in size, position, color and other ways to reflect the recognition of the object being detected as being proximate to a predetermined proximity location. | 07-12-2012 |
20120200678 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for processing image data may include a receiving unit, which may be configured to receive first image data representing at least one first image. The apparatus may also include an edge data generating unit, which may be configured to generate edge data representing unidirectional edge components of the at least one first image. Additionally, the apparatus may include a display control unit, which may be configured to generate second image data representing at least one of a left-eye image or a right-eye image, based on the first image data and the edge data. | 08-09-2012 |
20140019881 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is provided a display control apparatus including an acquisition section which acquires display information for displaying a manipulation GUI (graphical user interface), the manipulation GUI being manipulated when an editing target to be collaboratively edited by a plurality of users is edited and displaying content of the editing, and a display control section which displays a first manipulation GUI on an editing screen based on the display information, the first manipulation GUI being manipulated by a first user among the plurality of users, the editing screen being referred to by a second user different from the first user when the second user edits the editing target. | 01-16-2014 |
20140123069 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes an object approach determining unit and a display control unit. The object approach determining unit is configured to determine an approach of an object based on received data. The display control unit is configured to control a display to display a plurality of selectable icons. The display control unit is configured to control the display to change the display of the plurality of selectable icons to display only a portion of the plurality of selectable icons when the object approach determining unit determines that the object is close to the display. | 05-01-2014 |
20140313130 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is a display control device including a display control unit that performs control for displaying, on a screen, a pointer having a directed position a predetermined distance away from a position on the screen corresponding to an operation position of an operating object, depending on a variation in a position of the operating object detected in an operation area. | 10-23-2014 |
20140351755 | FACILITATING DISPLAY OF A MENU AND SELECTION OF A MENU ITEM VIA A TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operating tool detector for detecting a touch state of an operating tool with a display panel; a display controller for, when change of a pointing direction of the operating tool is detected by the operating tool detector on an object selected on the display panel, controlling the display panel to display near the object an operation menu containing one or more operation items I selectable for the object; and an operation item selecting portion for, when the operation menu is displayed, selecting one of the operation items in accordance with the change in the pointing direction of the operating tool detected by the operating tool detector from the operation menu. | 11-27-2014 |
20150015520 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including an operating body direction detection section configured to detect a longitudinal direction of an operating body, and an operating direction determination section configured to allocate a command to a direction with reference to the longitudinal direction of the operating body. | 01-15-2015 |
20150042557 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a viewpoint position determination unit that determines, based on acquired viewpoint position information regarding a viewpoint position of a user, whether the viewpoint position of the user is included in a viewpoint position range suitable for content, and an object display control unit that, if the viewpoint position of the user is not included in the viewpoint position range suitable for the content, performs display control for displaying a viewpoint guidance object that guides the viewpoint of the user to the viewpoint position range suitable for the content. | 02-12-2015 |
20150062049 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control section which, if it is determined that a first object is selected by an operating body, causes a second object, which is obtained by duplicating a part or all of the first object, to be displayed at a predetermined position on a second display surface, and if it is determined that the second object is selected by the operating body, hides the first object displayed at the position indicated by object coordinate information and also updates the object coordinate information with in-second display surface destination coordinate information. | 03-05-2015 |