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US 9,940,009 · App. 14/889,569 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Display control device for scrolling of content based on sensor data

Inventor: Yasuyuki Koga (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,940,009
App. No.
14/889,569
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Object] To provide a technique for allowing a user to easily scroll content. [Solution] There is provided a display control device including a first acquiring unit configured to acquire orientation of a display unit detected by a first detecting unit, and a display control unit configured to display content at the display unit. The display control unit scrolls the content according to the orientation of the display unit.

Claims (31)

1. A head-mounted display device, comprising:

a screen configured to display content independently from a remote control terminal;

at least one first sensor configured to detect a first orientation of the head-mounted display device; and

a processor configured to:

acquire the first orientation of the head-mounted display device from the at least one first sensor;

acquire a second orientation of the remote control terminal from at least one second sensor, wherein the at least one second sensor detects the second orientation of the remote control terminal; and

control the screen to scroll the content in a first direction based on the first orientation of the head-mounted display device and the second orientation of the remote control terminal in a second direction,

wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

2. The head-mounted display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second orientation of the remote control terminal is relative to the first orientation of the head-mounted display device.

3. The head-mounted display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to control a scroll speed of the content based on an angular difference between the first orientation of the head-mounted display device and the second orientation of the remote control terminal.

4. The head-mounted display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to control the screen to scroll the content based on the first orientation of the head-mounted display device and select an object based on the second orientation of the remote control terminal.

5. The head-mounted display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to control the screen to scroll the content based on user input.

6. The head-mounted display device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the screen to scroll the content based on an angular difference between the first orientation of the head-mounted display device and the second orientation of the remote control terminal.

7. The head-mounted display device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one second sensor is a gyro sensor.

8. The head-mounted display device according to claim 1 , wherein the remote control terminal is one of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a personal computer, a mobile music reproduction device, a mobile image processing device, or a mobile game equipment.

9. A display control method, comprising:

displaying, by a head-mounted display device on a screen, content independently from a remote control terminal;

acquiring, by a processor, a first orientation of the head-mounted display device, wherein the first orientation is detected by at least one first sensor;

acquiring, by the processor, a second orientation of the remote control terminal from at least one second sensor, wherein the at least one second sensor detects the second orientation of the remote control terminal; and

controlling, by the processor, the screen to scroll content in a first direction based on the first orientation of the head-mounted display device and the second orientation of the remote control terminal in a second direction,

wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor in a head-mounted display device, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:

displaying, by the head-mounted display device on a screen, content independently from a remote control terminal;

acquiring, by the processor, a first orientation of the head-mounted display device, wherein the first orientation is detected by at least one first sensor;

acquiring , by the processor, a second orientation of the remote control terminal from at least one second sensor, wherein the at least one second sensor detects the second orientation of the remote control terminal; and

controlling, by the processor, the screen to scroll the content in a first direction based on the first orientation of the head-mounted display device and the second orientation of the remote control terminal in a second direction,

wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2015
From: KOGA, YASUYUKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037065/0694 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-102885 · May 15, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160085403A1 · Mar 24, 2016