Information processing device, information processing method, and program

1 . A mobile information processing device comprising:

circuitry configured to

for an app running in a normal operation mode in which an app execution screen is displayed on a display, determine whether the app running in the normal operation mode is a fake sleep mode applicable app or a fake sleep mode non-applicable app,

execute mode transition processing to transition from the normal operation mode to a fake sleep mode in which the display of the app execution screen of the display is stopped or changed to power-saving display and whereby the app is continuously executed for the mode transition processing to the fake sleep mode and in the fake sleep mode, in response to occurrence of a defined mode transition condition in a first case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode applicable app, and

execute mode transition processing to transition from the normal operation mode to a sleep mode in which the display of the app execution screen on the display is stopped and execution of the app is also stopped, in response to occurrence of a defined mode transition condition in a second case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode non-applicable app.

2 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the defined mode transition condition is a short press of a power button, and

the circuitry

executes the mode transition processing to transition from the normal operation mode to the fake sleep mode in response to the short press of the power button in the first case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode applicable app, and

executes the mode transition processing to transition from the normal operation mode to the sleep mode in response to the short press of the power button in the second case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode non-applicable app.

3 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the power-saving display is display processing of at least any one of reduction of a backlight output, reduction of a screen refresh rate, and/or screen partial display, and

the circuitry

stops the display of the app execution screen of the display or executes the change to the power-saving display of at least any one of the reduction of the backlight output, the reduction of the screen refresh rate, and/or the screen partial display, in response to the occurrence of the defined mode transition condition in the first case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode applicable app.

4 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry

executes mode transition processing from the fake sleep mode to the normal operation mode in a case where duration of the fake sleep mode exceeds a predefined duration.

5 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry

executes mode transition processing from the fake sleep mode to the sleep mode in a case where duration of the fake sleep mode exceeds a predefined duration.

6 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry

executes lock processing in the sleep mode and requests unlock processing for a mode transition from the sleep mode to the normal operation mode, and

does not execute the lock processing in the fake sleep mode and performs control in which the unlock processing is not required for a mode transition from the fake sleep mode to the normal operation mode.

7 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry,

in a case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode applicable app,

executes the mode transition processing from the normal operation mode to the fake sleep mode in accordance with a sensor detection value of at least any one of a detection value of a touch sensor and/or a detection value of an illuminance sensor.

8 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein the circuitry

executes the mode transition processing from the normal operation mode to the fake sleep mode in a case where the sensor detection value of at least any one of the detection value of the touch sensor and/or the detection value of the illuminance sensor indicates that the display of the information processing device is in a state of being determined to be within a predetermined distance away from another object.

9 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry,

in the first case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode applicable app,

executes the mode transition processing from the normal operation mode to the fake sleep mode in accordance with an analysis value of a GPS signal.

10 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 9 , wherein the circuitry

executes the mode transition processing from the normal operation mode to the fake sleep mode in a case where the analysis value of the GPS signal indicates that the information processing device is in a moving state in a vehicle.

11 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry

changes a display area of the app execution screen on the display from full screen display to partial area display in the fake sleep mode.

12 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry

causes display of the app execution screen on the display to be stopped and changed to display of wallpaper including predefined data in the fake sleep mode.

13 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry

displays, on the display, a user interface for setting each of a plurality of apps executable in the information processing device, including said app, to either the fake sleep mode applicable app or the fake sleep mode non-applicable app on an app-by-app basis.

14 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry

displays, on the display, a detailed setting user interface to perform a detailed setting of the fake sleep mode for the fake sleep mode applicable app.

15 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 14 , wherein the detailed setting user interface is configured to set at least any one of (a) to (f) below:

(a) a time until a transition from the fake sleep mode to the normal operation mode;

(b) a time until automatic locking;

(c) sensor information to be used for a transition to the fake sleep mode;

(d) a backlight output;

(e) touch sensing; and/or

(f) a screen refresh rate.

16 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile information processing device is a smart phone.

17 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the app is a game app and not either a message reception app or a position detection app.

18 . The mobile information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the fake sleep mode has a higher battery power consumption threshold compared to the sleep mode.

19 . An information processing method executed in a mobile information processing device, the information processing device including a controller that executes app execution control and display control of a display, the information processing method comprising:

for an app running in a normal operation mode in which an app execution screen is displayed on a display determining whether the app being executed in the normal operation mode is a fake sleep mode applicable app or a fake sleep mode non-applicable app,

executing mode transition processing to transition from the normal operation mode to a fake sleep mode in which the display of an app execution screen of the display is stopped or changed to power-saving display and whereby the app is continuously executed for the mode transition processing to the fake sleep mode and in the fake sleep mode, in response to occurrence of a defined mode transition condition in a first case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode applicable app, and

executing mode transition processing to transition from the normal operation mode to a sleep mode in which the display of the app execution screen on the display is stopped and execution of the app is also stopped, in response to occurrence of a defined mode transition condition in a second case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode non-applicable app.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

for an app running in a normal operation mode in which an app execution screen is displayed on a display, determining whether the app being executed in the normal operation mode is a fake sleep mode applicable app or a fake sleep mode non-applicable app,

executing mode transition processing to transition from the normal operation mode to a fake sleep mode in which the display of an app execution screen of the display is stopped or changed to power-saving display and whereby the app is continuously executed for the mode transition processing to the fake sleep mode and in the fake sleep mode, in response to occurrence of a defined mode transition condition in a first case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode applicable app, and

executing mode transition processing to transition from the normal operation mode to a sleep mode in which the display of the app execution screen on the display is stopped and execution of the app is also stopped, in response to occurrence of a defined mode transition condition in a second case where the app being executed in the normal operation mode is determined to be the fake sleep mode non-applicable app.