Sony Corporation

Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Sony Group Corporation

Tatsuya Ooka

Yu Shigeta

Shigeto Matsuda

Tetsu Eto

Daisuke Oyamada

The information processing apparatus includes a computation processing circuit of which a state is capable of being switched at least between an active state in which power is consumed, and a no-power-usage state in which power is not consumed, an event detection module that detects a first event used to shift the state of the computation processing circuit from the no-power-usage state to the active state, a power isolation circuit that isolates power of the event detection module from power of the computation processing circuit in the no-power-usage state, and an isolation canceling circuit that cancels, in the active state, the isolation performed by the power isolation circuit.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

The information processing apparatus includes a computation processing circuit of which a state is capable of being switched at least between an active state in which power is consumed, and a no-power-usage state in which power is not consumed; an event detection module that detects a first event used to shift the state of the computation processing circuit from the no-power-usage state to the active state; a power isolation circuit that isolates power of the event detection module from power of the computation processing circuit in the no-power-usage state; and an isolation canceling circuit that cancels, in the active state, the isolation performed by the power isolation circuit.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method for power saving

An information processing apparatus that determines a direction to browsed next as a guiding direction with a location of content displayed by a display of the information processing apparatus as a reference location; determines a perceptual strength of each of a plurality of active elements disposed in different locations on or within a casing of the information processing apparatus based on the guiding direction; and controls each of the plurality of active elements based on the perceptual strengths.

Information processing apparatus and method for outputting a haptic guiding operation to a user

Information processing apparatus and method for outputting a guiding operation to a user

A portable navigation device and method are capable of presenting a destination direction to a user without resorting to visual sensation with a relatively simple configuration. Vibration elements are disposed on or in different positions of a housing. The respective vibration intensities of the vibration elements are determined on the basis of an angular difference &#x3b8; between a destination direction Vn and a terminal direction Vd. The vibration elements are respectively controlled in accordance with the determined vibration intensities. The position of a vibration, which is obtained as a result of blending vibrations of the vibration elements is sensed by a user.

Portable navigation device and method with active elements

An information processing apparatus that detects a first location of the information processing apparatus; receives information representing a target location from a target information processing apparatus; detects a target direction from the first location toward the target location; detects an orientation of a casing of the information processing apparatus; calculates an angular difference between the target direction and the orientation of the casing; determines a perceptual strength of each of a plurality of active elements disposed in different locations on or within the casing based on the angular difference; and controls each of the plurality of active elements based on the perceptual strengths.

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Tokyo, Japan

Tatsuya Ooka