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Granted Patent B2
US 12,323,693 · App. 18/246,490 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Information processing device, information processing method, and program with user interface control for connection setting modes

Inventors: Yuki Murata (Tokyo, JP); Ayako Chiba (Tokyo, JP); Haruka Kawata (Kanagawa, JP); Chihiro Fukiage (Kanagawa, JP); Hideki Shiro (Kanagawa, JP); Sho Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
H04N23/62H04L67/06H04N23/66
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Patent No.
US 12,323,693
App. No.
18/246,490
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an information processing device, processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order, and processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on the basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the setting screen are performed.

Claims (83)

1. An information processing device comprising:

a memory storing instructions for user interface control, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order;

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen; and

displaying a connection setting start screen on which both a start operation of the first connection setting mode and a designation operation of a setting item in the second connection setting mode are enabled.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

performing communication connection setting in accordance with the detected user input in the processing of the first connection setting mode, and updating the communication connection setting in accordance with the detected user input in the processing of the second connection setting mode after the processing of the first connection setting mode.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection setting start screen is operable to give an instruction on execution of a test of communication connection.

4. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:

controlling communication with the imaging device on a basis of the communication connection setting;

causing transfer from the imaging device to be performed at a time of a test of communication connection; and

performing of displaying a transfer image.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:

performing processing of causing a display indicating an error content to be executed in a case where an error occurs in the test of the communication connection.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the communication connection setting with the imaging device is communication connection setting of wired communication or short-range wireless communication.

7. An information processing device comprising:

a memory storing instructions for user interface control, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order; and

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen,

wherein in the first connection setting mode, the setting screens related to the plurality of setting items including information processing device-side connection setting and imaging device-side connection setting are sequentially displayed, and

in the second connection setting mode, at least a setting item of the information processing device-side connection setting can be designated.

8. An information processing device comprising:

a memory storing instructions for user interface control, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order; and

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen,

wherein in the first connection setting mode, the setting screens related to the plurality of setting items including information processing device-side connection setting and imaging device-side connection setting are sequentially displayed, and

in the second connection setting mode, at least a setting item of the imaging device-side connection setting can be designated.

9. An information processing device comprising:

a memory storing instructions for user interface control, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order; and

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen,

wherein in the first connection setting mode, the setting screens related to the plurality of setting items including information processing device-side connection setting, imaging device-side connection setting, and connection detail setting are sequentially displayed, and

in the second connection setting mode, at least a setting item of the connection detail setting can be designated.

10. An information processing device comprising:

a memory storing instructions for user interface control, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order; and

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen,

wherein in the first connection setting mode, the setting screens related to the plurality of setting items including communication connection on/off setting, information processing device-side connection setting, and imaging device-side connection setting are sequentially displayed, and

in the second connection setting mode, at least a setting item of the communication connection on/off setting can be designated.

11. An information processing device comprising:

a memory storing instructions for user interface control, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order; and

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen,

wherein in the first connection setting mode, the setting screens related to the plurality of setting items including communication connection on/off setting, information processing device-side connection setting, and imaging device-side connection setting are sequentially displayed, and

in the second connection setting mode, in a case where a setting item of the communication connection on/off setting is turned on, the information processing device-side connection setting and the imaging device-side connection setting can be designated.

12. An information processing device comprising:

a memory storing instructions for user interface control, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order; and

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen,

wherein in the first connection setting mode, the setting screens related to the plurality of setting items including information processing device-side connection settings are sequentially displayed,

in the second connection setting mode, the information processing device-side connection setting can be designated, and

a setting screen for the information processing device-side connection setting in the first connection setting mode and a setting screen for the information processing device-side connection setting in the second connection setting mode are screens indicating setting contents in a same mode.

13. An information processing device comprising:

a memory storing instructions for user interface control, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order; and

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen,

wherein in the first connection setting mode, the setting screens related to the plurality of setting items including imaging device-side connection settings are sequentially displayed,

in the second connection setting mode, the imaging device-side connection setting can be designated, and

a setting screen for the imaging device-side connection setting in the first connection setting mode and a setting screen for the imaging device-side connection setting in the second connection setting mode are screens indicating setting contents in a same mode.

14. An information processing device comprising:

a memory storing instructions for user interface control, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order;

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen; and

when the communication connection setting in the first connection setting mode is completed, displaying a screen on which an operation for giving an instruction on execution of a test of communication connection can be performed.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for controlling an information processing device, the program being executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order;

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen; and

displaying a connection setting start screen on which both a start operation of the first connection setting mode and a designation operation of a setting item in the second connection setting mode are enabled.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for controlling an information processing device, the program being executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:

processing of a first connection setting mode of detecting a user input for a plurality of setting items provided on a plurality of setting screens in a process of displaying the plurality of setting screens for communication connection setting with an imaging device in a predetermined order; and

processing of a second connection setting mode of displaying a corresponding setting screen on a basis of a designation operation for some of the plurality of setting items and detecting a user input to the corresponding setting screen,

wherein in the first connection setting mode, the setting screens related to the plurality of setting items including information processing device-side connection setting, imaging device-side connection setting, and connection detail setting are sequentially displayed, and

in the second connection setting mode, at least a setting item of the connection detail setting can be designated.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2023
From: MURATA, YUKI; CHIBA, AYAKO; KAWATA, HARUKA; FUKIAGE, CHIHIRO; SHIRO, HIDEKI; KOBAYASHI, SHO
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063111/0044 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-166282 · Sep 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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