IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,742,978
Granted Patent B2
US 9,742,978 · App. 14/916,350 · Granted Aug 22, 2017

Information processing device, imaging device, imaging system, control method for information processing device, control method for imaging device, and program

Inventors: Ryogo Ito (Tokyo, JP); Shiro Eshita (Tokyo, JP); Kazuma Akamatsu (Tokyo, JP); Megumi Takagi (Kanagawa, JP); Ayumi Yamamoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
H04N5/23206H04N5/2353H04N5/23203H04N5/23209H04N5/23216H04N5/23296
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Patent No.
US 9,742,978
App. No.
14/916,350
Granted
Aug 22, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An appropriate user interface corresponding to use forms of the devices is provided. An imaging system includes an imaging device and an information processing device. The imaging device is connected to an information processing device by utilizing wireless communication so that imaging operation is controlled on a basis of an operational input performed in the information processing device. The information processing device performs control for switching a role of an operation member included in the information processing device on a basis of relative positional relationship with the imaging device.

Claims (33)

1. An information processing device, comprising:

a control part configured to perform control for switching a role of an operation member included in the information processing device on a basis of relative positional relationship with an imaging device,

wherein the control part performs control for switching the role of the operation member on a basis of whether or not the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device, and

wherein the control part performs control for displaying at a display part an operation object for operating the imaging device when the imaging device is not mounted on the information processing device, and for allocating a role corresponding to the operation object to the operation member and deleting the operation object from the display part when the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control part performs control for displaying at the display part both an operation object for performing zoom operation of the imaging device and an operation object for performing shutter operation of the imaging device when the imaging device is not mounted on the information processing device, and for allocating a role of performing the zoom operation to the operation member configured to adjust a sound volume of the information processing device, and allocating a role of performing the shutter operation to the operation member configured to perform shutter operation of the information processing device when the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

when the role of the operation member is switched, the control part performs control for outputting notification information to indicate the switching.

4. An imaging device, comprising:

a control part configured to control imaging operation on a basis of an operational input performed in an information processing device, the information processing device including an operation member having a role being switched on a basis of relative positional relationship between the imaging device and the information processing device,

wherein the role of the operation member is switched on a basis of whether or not the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device,

and wherein an operation object for operating the imaging device is displayed at a display part when the imaging device is not mounted on the information processing device, and a role corresponding to the operation object is allocated to the operation member, and the operation object is deleted from the display part when the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein

both an operation object for performing zoom operation of the imaging device and an operation object for performing shutter operation of the imaging device are displayed at the display part when the imaging device is not mounted on the information processing device, and when the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device, a role of performing the zoom operation is allocated to the operation member configured to adjust a sound volume of the information processing device, and a role of performing the shutter operation is allocated to the operation member configured to perform shutter operation of the information processing device.

6. The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein

when the role of the operation member is switched, notification information to indicate the switching is output from the information processing device.

7. An imaging system, comprising:

an imaging device configured to be connected to an information processing device by utilizing wireless communication so that imaging operation is controlled on a basis of an operational input performed in the information processing device; and

the information processing device configured to perform control for switching a role of an operation member included in the information processing device on a basis of relative positional relationship with the imaging device,

wherein the role of the operation member is switched on a basis of whether or not the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device,

and wherein an operation object for operating the imaging device is displayed at a display part when the imaging device is not mounted on the information processing device, and a role corresponding to the operation object is allocated to the operation member, and the operation object is deleted from the display part when the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device.

8. A control method for an imaging device, comprising:

controlling imaging operation on a basis of an operational input performed in an information processing device, the information processing device including an operation member having a role being switched on a basis of relative positional relationship between the imaging device and the information processing device,

wherein the role of the operation member is switched on a basis of whether or not the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device,

and wherein an operation object for operating the imaging device is displayed at a display part when the imaging device is not mounted on the information processing device, and a role corresponding to the operation object is allocated to the operation member, and the operation object is deleted from the display part when the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code for switching a role of an operation member included in an information processing device, the program code being executable to perform operations comprising:

performing control, by a control part, for switching the role of the operation member included in the information processing device on a basis of relative positional relationship with an imaging device,

wherein the control part performs control for switching the role of the operation member on a basis of whether or not the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device, and

wherein the control part performs control for displaying at a display part an operation object for operating the imaging device when the imaging device is not mounted on the information processing device, and for allocating a role corresponding to the operation object to the operation member and deleting the operation object from the display part when the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device.

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

controlling, by a control part, imaging operation on a basis of an operational input performed in the information processing device, the information processing device including an operation member having a role being switched on a basis of relative positional relationship between the imaging device and the information processing device,

wherein the role of the operation member is switched on a basis of whether or not the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device,

and wherein an operation object for operating the imaging device is displayed at a display part when the imaging device is not mounted on the information processing device, and a role corresponding to the operation object is allocated to the operation member, and the operation object is deleted from the display part when the imaging device is mounted on the information processing device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2016
From: ITO, RYOGO; ESHITA, SHIRO; AKAMATSU, KAZUMA; TAKAGI, MEGUMI; YAMAMOTO, AYUMI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037884/0819 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-235934 · Nov 14, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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