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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0425 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2013.01); G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an information processing apparatus including circuitry configured to initiate display of a virtual object, based on a gesture operation, starting from a point of origin and moving towards a target point; and continue to display the virtual object in display motion after the gesture operation, wherein a path of travel of the virtual object or a display characteristic of the virtual object is determined based on a positional relationship between the virtual object and another object that is a real object located in proximity to the path of travel of the virtual object.