Sony Corporation

Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Sony Group Corporation

Kenji Tokutake

Yuji Ino

Yuka Jingushi

Kenji Kimura

Yuichiro Kojima

Yoshitsugu Kitada

Takashi Hasegawa

Masahiko Naito

Takayuki Ochi

Chikako Tateishi

Mizuho Oda

Ryo Yabe

Risa Takahashi

An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire local space information indicating space information of a local space where a terminal device is located, local position information indicating position information of the terminal device in the local space, and remote space information indicating space information of a remote space located in a place different from the local space, and a generation unit configured to generate, on the basis of the local space information, the local position information, and the remote space information, information regarding a video to be displayed on the terminal device, the video being a virtual video in a case where the terminal device is at a position corresponding to the local position information in the remote space.

Information processing apparatus, information processing program, and information processing system

An information processing device includes an acquisition unit, a generation unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires a viewpoint image according to a viewpoint of a first user from an image server, on the basis of position information indicating the position of a mobile terminal moving with the first user. The image server stores a plurality of viewpoint images obtained by capturing images from a plurality of orientations in each of a plurality of positions. The generation unit uses the acquired viewpoint image to generate a rendering image rendered from a free viewpoint specified by a second user who is located at a position different from that of the first user, as a display image. The output unit outputs the generated display image.

Device and associated methodology for suppressing interaction delay of interacting with a field of view of a mobile terminal on a different display

There is a demand for an information processing terminal capable of correctly displaying a display on a divided display even when the display is bent. Therefore, proposed is an information processing terminal capable of bending a display unit, the information processing terminal including: the display unit; a sensor unit that detects an inclination and a rotation direction of the information processing terminal, and detects a bending amount with respect to the information processing terminal; and a screen control unit that divides display of the display unit based on a bending position with respect to the information processing terminal, and controls the display divided based on the inclination, the rotation direction, the bending position, and the bending amount.

Information processing terminal, program, and method

To view AR content fused with a real space more safely. There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control unit that controls display of AR content by a display device arranged in front of eyes of a user, in which the control unit controls a manner of displaying the AR content so that a degree of decrease in user's viewing level of a real space is reduced as compared with a case where original content is displayed. Furthermore, provided is an information processing method including controlling, by a processor, display of AR content by a display device arranged in front of eyes of a user, in which the controlling further includes controlling a manner of displaying the AR content so that a degree of decrease in user's viewing level of a real space is reduced as compared with a case where original content is displayed.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

An information processing apparatus that detects a voice command via a microphone in order to activate the device and execute certain applications. The apparatus comprises a digital signal processor (DSP) and a host controller which are responsible for processing the voice commands. The DSP recognizes and processes voice commands intermittently while the host processor is in a sleep state, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the apparatus. Further, when the DSP is configured to recognize voice commands intended, only to activate the device, a memory having a sufficiently lower storage capacity suffices.

Device and method for activating with voice input

[Problem] To achieve presenting surprising information to the user. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including a control unit that controls display of visual information performed by a display unit included in a mobile terminal, in which the control unit controls to display, based on a recognized context, one or more images highly related to the context among images captured by a user in past, onto a part of a display area of the display unit. Further provided is an information processing method including controlling, by a processor, display of visual information performed by a display unit included in a mobile terminal, in which the controlling further includes controlling to display, based on a recognized context, one or more images highly related to the context among images captured by a user in past, onto a part of a display area of the display unit.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

An information processing apparatus including a touch panel and a near field communication interface. The information processing apparatus detects that an input received at the touch panel corresponds to a predetermined input when the information processing apparatus is in a suspended state; and controls the information processing apparatus execute a predetermined function via the near field communication interface and awake from the suspended state upon detecting that the input corresponds to the predetermined input.

Mobile client device, operation method, and recording medium

[Object] To make information processing based on a given application program operable by contactless operations. [Solution] A display unit forming a capacitive touch panel is provided. Changes in the capacitance values of respective capacitive sensors in the display unit are detected during a contactless operation, and on the basis of such changes in capacitance values, a contactless operation mode (gesture) of the contactless operation, and two-dimensional coordinate information corresponding to the contactless operation mode are detected. Then, execution of information processing corresponding to the detected contactless operation mode and two-dimensional coordinate information from among respective information processing in the currently activated application program is controlled. Thus, information processing in a given application program can be made operable by a contactless operation.

Information processing apparatus configured to control an application based on an input mode supported by the application

[Object] To make information processing based on a given application program operable by contactless operations. [Solution] A display unit forming a capacitive touch panel is provided. Changes in the capacitance values of respective capacitive sensors in the display unit are detected during a contactless operation, and on the basis of such changes in capacitance values, a contactless operation mode (gesture) of the contactless operation and two-dimensional coordinate information corresponding to the contactless operation mode are detected. Then, execution of information processing corresponding to the detected contactless operation mode and two-dimensional coordinate information from among respective information processing in the currently activated application program is controlled. Thus, information processing in a given application program can be made operable by a contactless operation.

An information processing apparatus that detects a voice command via a microphone in order to activate the device and execute certain applications. The apparatus comprises a digital signal processor (DSP) and a host controller which are responsible for processing the voice commands. The DSP recognizes and processes voice commands intermittently while the host processor is in a sleep state, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the apparatus. Further, when the DSP is configured to recognize voice commands intended only to activate the device, a memory having a sufficiently lower storage capacity suffices.

A mobile terminal device includes a touch panel where a specified input operation is performed with an indicator, an input detection unit, and an operation determination unit. The input detection unit detects the pattern of the input operation based on the position of the indicator on the touch panel, and decreases the frequency of execution of processing arranged to detect the input operation performed on the touch panel when an input operation performed on the touch panel is not detected over a specified time period. When the pattern of the input operation is detected in the case where the execution frequency of the processing arranged to detect the input operation is low, the operation determination unit causes a controlled unit determined to be an operation target in relation to the pattern of the input operation to execute a specified operation.

Mobile terminal device, operation method, program, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus comprising that includes a reproduction unit to reproduce video content comprising a plurality of frames; a memory to store a table including object identification information identifying an object image, and frame identification information identifying a frame of the plurality of frames that includes the object image; and a processor to extract the frame including the object image from the video content and generate display data of a reduced image corresponding to the frame for display.

Apparatus and method for displaying times at which an object appears in frames of video

A device includes circuitry configured to acquire detection data from at least one sensor corresponding to a motion of a finger of a user. The circuitry is also configured to set a window based on the acquired data. The circuitry is also configured to identify a gesture based on a second motion performed by the user and to control a display based on the gesture.

System, method, and device for controlling a display

Embodiments include systems of and methods for an electronic device having a camera configured to capture image data, a display configured to display the captured image data and content corresponding to an application of the electronic device, and a motion sensor configured to detect motion of the electronic device. The electronic device also includes circuitry configured to activate the camera when motion is detected by the motion sensor, and control the display to display at least a portion of the captured image data at a size proportional to an amount of motion as detected by an output of the motion sensor.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kenji Tokutake