IP Library Granted Patent US 11,169,698
Granted Patent B2
US 11,169,698 · App. 16/790,939 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Information processing device, operation input method and operation input program

Inventors: Yusuke Miyazawa (Tokyo, JP); Fuminori Homma (Tokyo, JP)
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Patent No.
US 11,169,698
App. No.
16/790,939
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.

Claims (42)

1. An information processing device comprising:

a display;

a touch panel; and

circuitry configured to control:

detecting a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves in a first direction in contact with the touch panel, and a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers at a predetermined position over the touch panel, and

scrolling a content displayed on the display (a) at a speed corresponding to a move speed of the operating object in a case that the touch scroll operation is detected, and (b) at a predetermined speed in a case that the proximity scroll operation is detected.

2. The information processing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined position is a position from the touch panel.

3. The information processing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the proximity scroll operation in which the operating object approaches and stops at the predetermined position over the touch panel.

4. The information processing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined speed is a constant speed.

5. The information processing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the operating object comprises a touch pen.

6. The information processing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry comprises a central processing unit in communication with a memory that stores a program that causes the central processing unit to control detecting and scrolling.

7. The information processing device of claim 6 ,

wherein the circuitry controls detecting based on an output value of one or more sensors.

8. The information processing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry is configured to control detecting a touch hold operation in which the operating object remains within the predetermined position relative to the touch panel.

9. The information processing device of claim 1 ,

wherein the touch panel covers a portion of the display.

10. The information processing device of claim 1 , wherein the proximity scroll operation is detected when the operating object hovering over at least part of the touch panel is detected within a predetermined time after the touch scroll operation is performed.

11. The information processing device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined scroll speed is a speed at which a plurality of items is scrolled in response to the detected touch scroll operation.

12. The information processing device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of items is displayed on the display when the detected touch scroll operation is detected.

13. The information processing device of claim 1 , wherein the detected proximity scroll operation is detected based on a determination that the operating object is less than a first predetermined distance and greater than a second predetermined distance from the touch panel.

14. The information processing device of claim 1 , wherein the detected proximity scroll operation is detected after the operating object moves at least partially in the first direction while contact with the touch panel has stopped.

15. The information processing device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of items is scrolled in the first direction in response to the detected touch scroll operation while the operating object moves at least partially in the first direction while in contact with the touch panel.

16. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touch sensitive display; and

circuitry configured to control:

detecting a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves in a first direction in contact with the touch sensitive display, and a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers at a predetermined position over the touch panel, and

scrolling a content displayed on the touch sensitive display (a) at a speed corresponding to a move speed of the operating object in a case that the touch scroll operation is detected, and (b) at a predetermined speed in a case that the proximity scroll operation is detected.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16 ,

wherein the predetermined position is a position from the touch panel.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17 ,

wherein the proximity scroll operation in which the operating object approaches and stops at the predetermined position over the touch panel.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store programming instructions executable by a processor, the programming instructions causing the processor to control:

detecting a touch scroll operation in which an operating object moves in a first direction in contact with a touch panel, and a proximity scroll operation in which the operating object hovers at a predetermined position over the touch panel, and

scrolling a content displayed on the display (a) at a speed corresponding to a move speed of the operating object in a case that the touch scroll operation is detected, and (b) at a predetermined speed in a case that the proximity scroll operation is detected.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 ,

wherein the predetermined position is a position from the touch panel.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 17, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057207/0835 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2020
From: MIYAZAWA, YUSUKE; HOMMA, FUMINORI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051935/0859 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-009183 · Jan 19, 2010 · national
Continuity (7)
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Continuation 15806631 · Nov 8, 2017
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