Information output system and method
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorKen Kutaragi
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Abstract
To provide an information output system and an information output method capable of providing appropriate information for the user's current situation. The operation device comprises a state detection section for detecting a posture of the operation device, and a state information transmission section for transmitting state information to a home-use computer based on the state detected by the state detection section. The home-use computer outputs information depending on the state information transmitted by the state information transmission section.
Claims16
A portable operation device for controlling a user interface on a display, the portable operation device comprising:
- a plurality of sensors including an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope;
- wherein the display includes a plurality of objects disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space viewed from a viewpoint position and a viewpoint direction;
- circuitry configured to receive sensor information from the plurality of sensors to detect movement of the portable operation device by a user;
- wherein the viewpoint is moved in the virtual-three dimensional space according to the detected movement,
- wherein the user operates a cursor on the display to select an object from the plurality of objects based on the viewpoint position and the viewpoint direction,
- wherein a leftward tilt movement of the portable operation device causes a leftward movement of the viewpoint position in the virtual three-dimensional space, and
- wherein a rightward tilt of the portable operation device causes a rightward movement of the viewpoint position in the virtual three-dimensional space, and
- wherein the portable operation device is switched between a standby mode and a normal operation mode.
A method for controlling a viewpoint position and a viewpoint direction on a display using a portable operation device, the method comprising:
- displaying, on the display, a plurality of objects disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space viewed from the viewpoint;
- receiving sensor information from a plurality of sensors including an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope;
- detecting movement of the portable operation device by a user using the sensor information;
- moving the viewpoint position and the viewpoint direction in the virtual-three dimensional space according to the detected movement;
- and
- selecting an object from the plurality of objects by operating a cursor to select the object,
- wherein a leftward tilt movement of the portable operation device causes a leftward movement of the viewpoint position, and
- wherein a rightward tilt of the portable operation device causes a rightward movement of the viewpoint position
- wherein the portable operation device is switched between a standby mode and a normal operation mode.
A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to carry out actions, comprising:
- displaying, on the display, a plurality of objects disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space viewed from the viewpoint;
- receiving sensor information from a plurality of sensors including an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope;
- detecting movement of the portable operation device by a user using the sensor information;
- moving the viewpoint position and the viewpoint direction in the virtual-three dimensional space according to the detected movement;
- and
- selecting an object from the plurality of objects by operating a cursor to select the object,
- wherein a leftward tilt movement of the portable operation device causes a leftward movement of the viewpoint position,
- wherein a rightward tilt of the portable operation device causes a rightward movement of the viewpoint position, and
- wherein the portable operation device is switched between a standby mode and a normal operation mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.