INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

a generator configured to generate control information to be used to perform light emission control of a light-emitting unit provided in an operation terminal; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the control information to the operation terminal.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light emission control includes controlling one or more of a start of light emission, an end of light emission, a light emission luminance, a light emission color, light emission time, and a light emission cycle.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an environment sensor configured to detect an environment of the information processing apparatus, wherein

the generator is configured to generate the control information on a basis of a detection result of the environment sensor.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the environment sensor includes a sensor configured to detect brightness of the environment.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the light-emitting unit is configured to emit light in a case where the brightness is darker than a predetermined brightness, on a basis of the control information.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the light-emitting unit is configured to, on a basis of the control information, emit light at a first luminance in a case where the brightness is a first brightness, and emit light at a second luminance that is brighter than the first luminance in a case where the brightness is a second brightness that is darker than the first brightness.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the control information includes the detection result of the environment sensor.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generator is configured to generate the control information on a basis of content that is a processing target of the information processing apparatus.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising a content analyzer, wherein

the content includes metadata,

the content analyzer is configured to analyze the metadata, and

the generator is configured to generate the control information on a basis of an analysis result of the content analyzer.

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

the content includes image information, and

the generator is configured to generate the control information on a basis of an analysis result of the image information.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generator is configured to generate the control information on a basis of notification information to a user.

12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising a notification processor configured to generate the notification information, wherein

the control information includes information that causes the light-emitting unit to emit light to correspond to a button associated with the notification information presented to the user, out of a plurality of buttons included in the operation terminal.

13 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a voice processor configured to process voice information accepted from a user, wherein

the generator is configured to generate the control information on a basis of processing of the voice processor.

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

the voice processor includes a plurality of processors, and is configured to select one of the plurality of processors in response to an operation of the user, and

the control information comprises information corresponding to the processor selected out of the plurality of processors.

15 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a connection unit couplable to external equipment; and

an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a function of the external equipment, wherein

the generator is configured to generate the control information on a basis of the information related to the function of the external equipment.

16 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the control information includes information that causes the light-emitting unit to emit light to correspond to a button associated with an operation on the external equipment, out of a plurality of buttons included in the operation terminal.

17 . An operation terminal comprising:

an operation unit configured to accept an operation of a user;

a light-emitting unit configured to emit light from an operation surface of the operation unit;

a receiver configured to receive control information transmitted from an information processing apparatus; and

a controller configured to perform light emission control of the light-emitting unit on a basis of the control information.

18 . The operation terminal according to claim 17 , wherein the control information includes information corresponding to a detection result of an environment sensor provided in the information processing apparatus and configured to detect an environment of the information processing apparatus.

19 . The operation terminal according to claim 17 , wherein the control information includes information corresponding to processing of a voice processor provided in the information processing apparatus and configured to process voice information.

20 . An information processing method comprising:

generating, by an information processing apparatus, control information to be used to perform light emission control of a light-emitting unit provided in an operation terminal;

transmitting, by the information processing apparatus, the control information to the operation terminal; and

performing, by the operation terminal, the light emission control of the light-emitting unit on a basis of the control information transmitted from the information processing apparatus.