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US 9,678,543 · App. 13/295,732 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program product with display inclination features

Inventors: Seiji Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Yasushi Okumura (Tokyo, JP); Yusuke Miyazawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
G06F1/1694G06F3/0485G06F3/0488G06F3/04815G06F2200/1637G06T19/006
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Patent No.
US 9,678,543
App. No.
13/295,732
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus, method and computer program product cooperate to provide a device that changes the way content is displayed depending on an inclination angle of the device. The device includes an inclination acquisition device that acquires inclination information of a display housing that houses a display with a displayed image thereon. A first controller causes a first change to the displayed image according to the inclination information. A second controller causes a second change to the displayed image when a predetermined condition is met with respect to the inclination information. By including subcomponents that cooperate in this manner, the device allows a user to perceive a displayed image at various viewing angles and easily recognize whether certain displayed features are able to be actuated when the device is positioned in a certain inclination angle.

Claims (53)

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

an inclination acquisition device configured to acquire an inclination information based on an acceleration of a display housing,

wherein the display housing is configured to house a display unit,

wherein the display unit is configured to display an image thereon, and

wherein the displayed image includes a first displayed object and a second displayed object that provides a stereoscopic effect for the first displayed object; and

a controller configured to:

move the second displayed object based on the inclination information for inclinations of the display housing greater than a first threshold inclination;

based on the inclination information that exceeds a second threshold inclination, move the first displayed object based on the inclination information and display a third displayed object that relates to a selection of the first displayed object,

wherein the second threshold inclination is greater than the first threshold inclination, and

wherein a movement of the first displayed object is greater than a movement of the second displayed object based on the inclination information; and

execute a process relating to the first displayed object based on the inclination information that exceeds the second threshold inclination and a user operation on the third displayed object.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a processing circuit that includes at least one of the inclination acquisition device or the controller.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to respond to a detected shake of the display housing based on a zero point adjustment.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display unit is a touch panel, and

wherein the controller is further configured to move the first displayed object based on absence of detection of the user operation on the touch panel and the inclination information that exceeds the second threshold inclination.

5. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the movement of the second displayed object is a movement of at least one of a shadow of the first displayed object, a background portion of the first displayed object, or a reflected light on the first displayed object.

6. The information processing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein based on the inclination information of the display housing that exceeds the second threshold inclination, the controller is further configured to move the first displayed object on the display unit along with the movement of the at least one of the shadow of the first displayed object, the background portion of the first displayed object, or the reflected light on the first displayed object.

7. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first displayed object is user-selectable to trigger a processing operation.

8. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein based on the inclination information that exceeds a third threshold inclination move the second displayed object, wherein the third threshold inclination is greater than the second threshold inclination, and wherein the movement of the second displayed object is greater than the movement of the first displayed object.

9. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein based on the inclined display housing, the controller is further configured to start the movement of the first displayed object later than the movement of the second displayed object.

10. An information processing method, comprising:

acquiring, from an inclination acquisition device, an inclination information based on an acceleration of a display housing,

wherein the display housing is configured to house a display unit,

wherein the display unit is configured to display an image thereon, and

wherein the displayed image includes a first displayed object and a second displayed object that provides a stereoscopic effect for the first displayed object;

moving the second displayed object based on the inclination information for inclinations of the display housing that exceeds a first threshold inclination;

moving the first displayed object based on the inclination information that exceeds a second threshold inclination and displaying a third displayed object that relates to a selection of the first displayed object, wherein a movement of the first displayed object is greater than a movement of the second displayed object based on the inclination information, and wherein the second threshold inclination is greater than the first threshold inclination; and

executing a process relating to the first displayed object based on the inclination information that exceeds the second threshold inclination and a user operation on the third displayed object.

11. The information processing method of claim 10 , further comprising executing the movement of the second displayed object and the movement of the first displayed object with a processing circuit.

12. The information processing method of claim 11 , further comprising responding to a detected shaking of the display housing based on a zero point adjustment.

13. The information processing method of claim 10 , wherein the movement of the second displayed object includes moving, on the display unit, at least one of a shadow of the first displayed object, a background portion of the first displayed object, or a reflected light on the first displayed object.

14. The information processing method of claim 13 , further comprising:

based on the inclination information of the display housing that is greater than the second threshold inclination, moving the first displayed object on the display unit and moving the at least one of the shadow of the first displayed object, the background portion of the first displayed object, or the reflected light on the first displayed object.

15. The information processing method of claim 10 , wherein the first displayed object is user-selectable to trigger a processing operation.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

acquiring an inclination information based on a detection of an acceleration of a display housing,

wherein the display housing is configured to house a display unit,

wherein the display unit is configured to display an image thereon, and

wherein the displayed image includes a first displayed object and a second displayed object that provides a stereoscopic effect for the first displayed object;

moving the second displayed object based on the inclination information for inclinations of the display housing that exceeds a first threshold inclination;

moving the first displayed object based on the inclination information greater than a second threshold inclination and displaying a third displayed object that relates to a selection of the first displayed object, wherein a movement of the first displayed object is greater than a movement of the second displayed object based on the inclination information, and wherein the second threshold inclination is greater than the first threshold inclination; and

executing a process relating to the first displayed object based on the inclination information that exceeds the second threshold inclination and a user operation on the third displayed object.

17. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

an inclination acquisition device configured to acquire an inclination information based on a movement of a display housing,

wherein the display housing is configured to house a display unit,

wherein the display unit is configured to display an image thereon, and

wherein the displayed image includes a first displayed object and a second displayed object that provides a stereoscopic effect for the first displayed object; and

a controller configured to:

acquire a user contact to the display unit, as a long-pressing operation, based on a time duration of the user contact that is greater than a threshold;

suppress the acquired user contact based on the acquired inclination information that exceeds a first threshold inclination before the time duration of the acquired user contact exceeds the threshold; and

move a display position of the second displayed object for inclinations of the display housing that exceeds the first threshold inclination based on the suppression of the acquired user contact.

18. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a relation between the movement of the second displayed object and the inclination information is linear.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2011
From: SUZUKI, SEIJI; OKUMURA, YASUSHI; MIYAZAWA, YUSUKE
To: SONY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-263408 · Nov 26, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120133677A1 · May 31, 2012