IP Library Granted Patent US 10,963,063
Granted Patent B2
US 10,963,063 · App. 15/772,243 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Inventors: Ryo Fukazawa (Kanagawa, JP); Kuniaki Torii (Kanagawa, JP); Takahiro Okayama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
G06F3/017G02B27/01G02B27/017G06F3/011G06F3/013G06F3/0304G06F3/16G02B2027/0187
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Patent No.
US 10,963,063
App. No.
15/772,243
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program, the information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a recognition accuracy related to a recognition based on sensing data; and a control unit configured to make a first user operation recognizable when the recognition accuracy is included in a first range, and make a second user operation recognizable when the recognition accuracy is included in a second range different from the first range, the second user operation being different from the first user operation and related to the first user operation.

Claims (55)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to:

acquire a recognition accuracy of a recognition of user operations, based on sensing data acquired from executing sensing of a target of a user; and

recognize a first user operation when the recognition accuracy of the first user operation is included in a first range, and recognize a second user operation when the recognition accuracy of the second user operation is included in a second range different from the first range, the second user operation being different from the first user operation,

wherein the first user operation and the second user operation are user operations recognized on a basis of sensing data related to a hand of the user, and a number of fingers on the hand of the user recognized in the first user operation is greater than the number of fingers on the hand of the user recognized in the second user operation,

wherein the first user operation and the second user operation are user operations for causing a first process to be executed, and

wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

recognize a user operation for causing a second process different from the first process to be executed when the recognition accuracy is included in the first range; and

not recognize the user operation for causing the second process to be executed when the recognition accuracy is included in the second range.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first user operation and the second user operation are recognized on a basis of sensing data related to an identical target.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

an upper limit value of the second range is less than or equal to a lower limit value of the first range.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the circuitry is further configured to cause a predetermined process to be executed on a basis of a recognized user operation, and

a type of process executed on a basis of a user operation that is recognized when the recognition accuracy is included in the first range includes another type of process executed on a basis of another user operation that is recognized when the recognition accuracy is included in the second range.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the circuitry is further configured to:

cause the user to be notified that the first user operation is recognized when the recognition accuracy is included in the first range; and

cause the user to be notified that the second user operation is recognized when the recognition accuracy is included in the second range.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the recognition accuracy is specified on a basis of a confidence level of a recognition.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the recognition accuracy is specified on a basis of an error or an accuracy of the sensing data.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry is further configured to set an operating region such that a first operating region that is operated in the second user operation is larger than a second operating region that is operated in the first user operation.

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

the circuitry is further configured to cause an operating region indicator that indicates an operating region to be displayed, and the operating region indicator is displayed at a size corresponding to a size of the operating region.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the first user operation and the second user operation are user operations recognized on a basis of sensing data related to a fingertip of the user, or sensing data related to a line of sight of the user, and the operating region is specified on a basis of a position of the fingertip of the user or a position of the line of sight of the user.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first user operation and the second user operation are user operations recognized on a basis of recognition of a speech pattern, and a number of speech patterns recognized in the first user operation is greater than a number of speech patterns recognized in the second user operation.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to set the first range and the second range.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the circuitry is further configured to set the first range and the second range on a basis of user information related to the user.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein

the user information includes movement speed information about the user, or biological information about the user.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the circuitry is further configured to set the first range and the second range on a basis of environment information related to an environment in which the user is placed.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein

the environment information includes information about illuminance or information about a degree of congestion.

17. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring a recognition accuracy of a recognition of user operations, based on sensing data acquired from executing sensing of a target of a user;

executing control, with a processor, to recognize a first user operation when the recognition accuracy of the first user operation is included in a first range, and to recognize a second user operation when the recognition accuracy of the second user operation is included in a second range different from the first range, the second user operation being different from the first user operation,

wherein the first user operation and the second user operation are user operations recognized on a basis of sensing data related to a hand of the user, and a number of finders on the hand of the user recognized in the first user operation is greater than the number of finders on the hand of the user recognized in the second user operation, and

wherein the first user operation and the second user operation are user operations for causing a first process to be executed;

recognizing a user operation for causing a second process different from the first process to be executed when the recognition accuracy is included in the first range; and

not recognizing the user operation for causing the second process to be executed when the recognition accuracy is included in the second range.

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

acquiring a recognition accuracy of a recognition of user operations, based on sensing data acquired from executing sensing of a target of a user;

recognizing a first user operation when the recognition accuracy of the first user operation is included in a first range, and recognizing a second user operation when the recognition accuracy of the second user operation is included in a second range different from the first range, the second user operation being different from the first user operation,

wherein the first user operation and the second user operation are user operations recognized on a basis of sensing data related to a hand of the user, and a number of fingers on the hand of the user recognized in the first user operation is greater than the number of fingers on the hand of the user recognized in the second user operation, and

wherein the first user operation and the second user operation are user operations for causing a first process to be executed;

recognizing a user operation for causing a second process different from the first process to be executed when the recognition accuracy is included in the first range; and

not recognizing the user operation for causing the second process to be executed when the recognition accuracy is included in the second range.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 073986/0571 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2018
From: FUKAZAWA, RYO; TORII, KUNIAKI; OKAYAMA, TAKAHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046037/0898 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2015-247184 · Dec 18, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180299963A1 · Oct 18, 2018