IP Library Patent Application 16875158
Patent Application
App. No. 16/875,158

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

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16/875,158
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, in accordance with the state of a person in the vicinity of an image, instruct that a change be made to the image, the image being an image to be formed in the air, the change being one of a change in the dimensionality of the image and a change in the size of the image.

Claims (55)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising a processor configured to, in accordance with a state of a person in a vicinity of an image, instruct that a change be made to the image, the image being an image to be formed in air, the change being one of a change in dimensionality of the image and a change in size of the image.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to, in accordance with whether a person is present in the vicinity of the image, switch how to form the image.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

in response to not detecting presence of a person in the vicinity of the image, instruct that the image be formed in two dimensions; and

in response to detecting presence of a person in the vicinity of the image, instruct that the image be formed in three dimensions.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to, in accordance with whether gaze of a person is directed toward the image, switch how to form the image.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

in response to not detecting gaze of a person toward the image, instruct that the image be formed in two dimensions; and

in response to detecting gaze of a person toward the image, instruct that the image be formed in three dimensions.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein a position of the image formed in three dimensions is closer to a person than a position of the image formed in two dimensions is.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the processor is configured to, if the image is formed in three dimensions, control enlargement of the image in volume.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions is enlarged in volume with passage of time.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the position of the image formed in three dimensions is controlled to move closer with passage of time to the position of the image formed in two dimensions.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions is enlarged in volume as a person approaches the position of the image formed in two dimensions.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein enlargement of the image formed in three dimensions is stopped when a distance between the position of the image formed in two dimensions and a person reaches a predetermined value.

12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions is enlarged in volume with its center position fixed.

13 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions is enlarged in volume in a direction toward a person from the position of the image formed in two dimensions.

14 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions comprises an object that changes as the image is enlarged.

15 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 ,

wherein content represented by the object evolves as the image formed in three dimensions is enlarged.

16 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control reduction in volume of the image formed in three dimensions.

17 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions is reduced in volume with passage of time.

18 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 ,

wherein the position of the image formed in three dimensions is controlled to move closer with passage of time to a position where a person is located.

19 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions is reduced in volume as a person approaches the position of the image formed in two dimensions.

20 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 19 ,

wherein reduction of the image formed in three dimensions is stopped when a distance between the position of the image formed in two dimensions and a person reaches a predetermined value.

21 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions is reduced in volume with its center position fixed.

22 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions is reduced in volume in a direction toward the position of the image formed in two dimensions, from a position where a person is located.

23 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the image formed in three dimensions comprises an object that changes as the image is reduced.

24 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 23 ,

wherein content represented by the object evolves backward as the image formed in three dimensions is reduced.

25 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor changes content of the image in accordance with a facial expression of a person in the vicinity of the image.

26 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising,

in accordance with a state of a person in a vicinity of an image, instructing that a change be made to the image, the image being an image to be formed in air, the change being one of a change in dimensionality of the image and a change in size of the image.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2020
From: TOKUCHI, KENGO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052673/0407 →