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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Shin Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Eiju Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Ohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2013.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04M 1/72533 (2013.01); H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4432 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation terminal includes: a posture detection section detecting a posture of the operation terminal, a change of the posture, or both thereof; a mode selection section selecting, based on a detection result of the posture detection section, an operation mode from a plurality of operation modes including a gesture mode and a non-gesture mode; and a transmission section sending a control command corresponding to the detection result of the posture detection section to an electronic unit when the gesture mode is currently selected.