Information processing apparatus, control method, and program

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• circuitry configured to
• recognize a first state of a device held by a user based on a first value, wherein the first value is detected from a motion sensor,
• recognize a second state of the device held by the user based on a second value, wherein the second value is detected from the motion sensor and the second state is different than the first state,
• recognize that a transition has occurred between the first state and the second state,
• estimate purpose of use by the user according to the recognized transition, and
• perform a control of the information processing apparatus according to the estimated purpose of use,
• wherein the circuitry recognizes, as the first state, the device being lowered,
• wherein the circuitry recognizes, as the second state, the device being rotated based on an angle of the device while in the first state, and
• wherein the circuitry performs the control to switch on a camera function according to the transition between the first state and the second state.

A control method comprising:

• recognizing a first state of a device held by a user based on a first value, wherein the first value is detected from a motion sensor;
• recognizing a second state of the device held by the user based on a second value, wherein the second value is detected from the motion sensor and the second state is different than the first state;
• recognizing that a transition has occurred between the first state and the second state;
• estimating purpose of use by the user according to the recognized transition;
• and
• performing a control of an information processing apparatus according to the estimated purpose of use,
• wherein the first state is recognized in which the device is raised and held in front of a body of the user,
• wherein the second state is recognized in which the device is rotated based on an angle of the device while in the first state, and
• wherein the control is performed to switch on a camera function according to the transition between the first state and the second state.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

• recognizing a first state of a device held by a user based on a first value, wherein the first value is detected from a motion sensor;
• recognizing a second state of the device held by the user based on a second value, wherein the second value is detected from the motion sensor and the second state is different than the first state;
• recognizing that a transition has occurred between the first state and the second state;
• estimating purpose of use by the user according to the recognized transition;
• and
• performing a control of an information processing apparatus according to the estimated purpose of use,
• wherein the first state is recognized in which the device is raised and held in front of a body of the user,
• wherein the second state is recognized in which the device is rotated based on an angle of the device while in the first state, and
• wherein the control is performed to switch on a camera function according to the transition between the first state and the second state.