IP Library Patent Application 12162698
Patent Application
App. No. 12/162,698

Information Processing Device

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App. No.
12/162,698
Abstract

In a display device having a dual view display function, provided is an information processing device which is capable of causing a user who performs an operation to feel an intuitive operation and which is capable of providing a user who does not perform the operation with an improved viewability. The information processing device includes: a display section ( 16 ) for concurrently displaying a left image and a right image; an operation section ( 12 ) for receiving an operation; an imaging section ( 13 ) for taking an image of a hand performing the operation; a hand image generation section ( 101 ) for generating, by using the taken image, a hand image representing the hand performing the operation; an operating hand determination section ( 102 ) for determining whether the hand performing the operation is the left hand or the right hand; an image determination section for determining whether a viewed image is the left image or the right image; and an execution processing section ( 104 ) for causing the left image and the right image having the hand image overlapped thereon to be displayed and for executing processing corresponding to a position on the right image when the right image is determined to be viewed, and for causing the right image and the left image having the hand image overlapped thereon to be displayed and for executing processing corresponding to a position on the left image when the left image is determined to be viewed.

Claims (32)

1 . An information processing device for performing processing in response to an operation performed by a user, the information processing device comprising:

a display section for concurrently displaying a left image which is viewable from a left side view direction of a display surface and a right image which is viewable from a right side view direction of the display surface;

an operation section for receiving an operation performed by the user for specifying a position on an image displayed on the display section;

an imaging section for taking an image of a hand of the user performing an operation on the operation section;

a hand image generation section for generating a hand image representing the hand of the user performing the operation by using the image taken by the imaging section;

an operating hand determination section for determining whether the hand of the user performing the operation on the operation section is the left hand or the right hand; and

an execution processing section for executing a display of the left image and the right image having the hand image overlapped thereon and for executing processing indicated at a position on the right image in accordance with the consideration that the position on the right image has been specified, the position on the right image corresponding to the position specified on the operation section, when it is determined, based on a result of the determination by the operating hand determination section, that the right image is viewed by the user who performs the operation, and for executing a display of the right image and the left image having the hand image overlapped thereon and for executing processing indicated at a position on the left image in accordance with the consideration that the position on the left image has been specified, the position on the left image corresponding to the position specified on the operation section, when it is determined that the left image is viewed by the user who performs the operation.

2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operating hand determination section determines whether the hand of the user performing the operation is the left hand or the right hand in accordance with the hand image generated by the hand image generation section.

3 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising

an identification information reader section for reading identification information contained in an IR tag worn on the hand of the user performing the operation, wherein

the operating hand determination section determines whether the hand of the user performing the operation is the left hand or the right hand in accordance with the identification information read by the identification information reader section.

4 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section changes the left image to an image which is identical to the right image, and then causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and on the right image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section changes the right image to an image which is identical to the left image, and then causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and on the right image.

5 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes a GUI component contained in the right image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, and also causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and the right image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes the GUI component contained in the left image to be overlapped and displayed on the right image, and also causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and the right image.

6 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes a copy of the right image and the hand image to be translucent so as to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, and also causes the translucent hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the right image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes a copy of the left image and the hand image to be translucent so as to be overlapped and displayed on the right image and also causes the translucent hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image.

7 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on a right image and also causes an image indicative of positions of fingertips of the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and also causes the image indicative of the positions of the fingertips of the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the right image.

8 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section specifies, from among the images included in the left image, an image at a position corresponding to a position on the right image which is specified on the operation section and changes a display mode of the image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section specifies, from among the images included in the right image, an image at a position corresponding to a position on the left image which is specified on the operation section and changes the display mode of the image.

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

the left image and the right image include GUI components having a common display, and

different pieces of processing are interrelated with the GUI component on the left image and with the GUI component on the right image, respectively.

10 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the operation section receives, from a user, an interrelating operation for interrelating a GUI component with processing to be executed when the GUI component is specified,

when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user at the time of the interrelating operation, the execution processing section causes the GUI component, which is interrelated based on the interrelating operation, to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user at the time of the interrelating operation, the execution processing section causes the GUI component, which is interrelated based on the interrelating operation, to be overlapped and displayed on the right image.

11 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section changes the left image to an image which is identical to the right image, and then causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and on the right image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section changes the right image to an image which is identical to the left image, and then causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and on the right image.

12 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section changes the left image to an image which is identical to the right image, and then causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and on the right image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section changes the right image to an image which is identical to the left image, and then causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and on the right image.

13 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes a GUI component contained in the right image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, and also causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and the right image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes the GUI component contained in the left image to be overlapped and displayed on the right image, and also causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and the right image.

14 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes a GUI component contained in the right image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, and also causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and the right image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes the GUI component contained in the left image to be overlapped and displayed on the right image, and also causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and the right image.

15 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes a copy of the right image and the hand image to be translucent so as to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, and also causes the translucent hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the right image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes a copy of the left image and the hand image to be translucent so as to be overlapped and displayed on the right image and also causes the translucent hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image.

16 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes a copy of the right image and the hand image to be translucent so as to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, and also causes the translucent hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the right image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes a copy of the left image and the hand image to be translucent so as to be overlapped and displayed on the right image and also causes the translucent hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image.

17 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on a right image and also causes an image indicative of positions of fingertips of the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and also causes the image indicative of the positions of the fingertips of the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the right image.

18 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on a right image and also causes an image indicative of positions of fingertips of the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section causes the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the left image and also causes the image indicative of the positions of the fingertips of the hand image to be overlapped and displayed on the right image.

19 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section specifies, from among the images included in the left image, an image at a position corresponding to a position on the right image which is specified on the operation section and changes a display mode of the image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section specifies, from among the images included in the right image, an image at a position corresponding to a position on the left image which is specified on the operation section and changes the display mode of the image.

20 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein when the left hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section specifies, from among the images included in the left image, an image at a position corresponding to a position on the right image which is specified on the operation section and changes a display mode of the image, also, when the right hand is determined by the operating hand determination section as the hand of the user, the execution processing section specifies, from among the images included in the right image, an image at a position corresponding to a position on the left image which is specified on the operation section and changes the display mode of the image.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 3, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021779/0851 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2008
From: TERADA, TOMOHIRO; YAMASHITA, ATSUSHI; HIRAI, TAKUYA
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021554/0528 →