Remote-control system, remote controller, remote-control method, information-processing device, information-processing method, and program

A remote-control method used for a remote-control system including a remote controller which transmits the command signal corresponding to an operation performed by a user, and an information-processing device which receives the transmitted command signal and performs the processing corresponding to the transmitted command signal, the remote-control method comprising the steps of:

• sensing at least one of a touch operation and a press-down operation performed by a user for a plurality of the sensing areas corresponding to a plurality of areas provided on a screen showing an image of a video signal transmitted from the information-processing device on a one-to-one basis;
• generating the command signal according to a result of the sensing performed at the sensing step;
• transmitting the command signal generated at the generation step;
• receiving the command signal transmitted from the remote controller;
• and
• performing the processing corresponding to the command signal received at the reception step.

A remote controller which transmits a command signal used for controlling an information-processing device according to an operation performed by a user, the remote controller comprising:

• sensing means that has a plurality of the sensing areas corresponding to a plurality of areas provided on a screen showing an image of a video signal transmitted from the information-processing device on a one-to-one basis and that senses at least one of a touch operation and a press-down operation performed by a user for the sensing area;
• generation means that generates the command signal according to a result of the sensing performed by the sensing means;
• and
• transmission means that transmits the generated command signal.

A remote-control method used for a remote controller which transmits a command signal used for controlling an information-processing device according to an operation performed by a user, the remote-control method comprising the steps of:

• sensing at least one of a touch operation and a press-down operation performed by a user for a plurality of the sensing areas that corresponds to a plurality of areas provided on a screen showing an image of a video signal transmitted from the information-processing device on a one-to-one basis;
• generating the command signal according to a result of the sensing performed at the sensing step;
• and
• transmitting the command signal generated at the generation step.

An information-processing device comprising:

• reception means which receives a command signal transmitted from a remote controller having sensing means that has a plurality of the sensing areas corresponding to a plurality of areas provided on a screen on a one-to-one basis and that senses at least one of a touch operation and a press-down operation performed by a user for the sensing area, a plurality of detection means provided in an area surrounding the sensing means in at least four directions including an upper direction, a lower direction, a left direction, and a right direction, so as to sense the press-down operation performed by the user, generation means that generates the command signal according to a result of the sensing performed by the sensing means and or a result of the detection performed by the detection means, and transmission means that transmits the generated command signal;
• and
• processing means which performs the processing corresponding to the command signal received by the reception means,
• wherein the processing means moves a marking indicating which of the plurality of areas is selected according to the command signal corresponding to the sensing result, or performs processing assigned to at least one of the plurality of areas, the area being selected, so as to change information shown on the screen according to the command signal corresponding to the detection result.

An information-processing method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a command signal transmitted from a remote controller having sensing means that has a plurality of the sensing areas corresponding to a plurality of areas provided on a screen on a one-to-one basis and that senses at least one of a touch operation and a press-down operation performed by a user for the sensing area, a plurality of detection means provided in an area surrounding the sensing means in at least four directions including an upper direction, a lower direction, a left direction, and a right direction, so as to sense the press-down operation performed by the user, generation means that generates the command signal according to a result of the sensing performed by the sensing means and or a result of the detection performed by the detection means, and transmission means that transmits the generated command signal;
• and
• performing the processing corresponding to the command signal received at the reception step,
• wherein, at the processing step, a marking indicating which of the plurality of areas is selected is moved according to the command signal corresponding to the sensing result, or processing assigned to at least one of the plurality of areas is performed, the area being selected, so as to change information shown on the screen according to the command signal corresponding to the detection result.

A program which makes a computer execute processing comprising the steps of:

• receiving a command signal transmitted from a remote controller having sensing means that has a plurality of the sensing areas corresponding to a plurality of areas provided on a screen on a one-to-one basis and that senses at least one of a touch operation and a press-down operation performed by a user for the sensing area, a plurality of detection means provided in an area surrounding the sensing means in at least four directions including an upper direction, a lower direction, a left direction, and a right direction, so as to sense the press-down operation performed by the user, generation means that generates the command signal according to a result of the sensing performed by the sensing means and or a result of the detection performed by the detection means, and transmission means that transmits the generated command signal;
• and
• performing the processing corresponding to the command signal received at the reception step,
• wherein, at the processing step, a marking indicating which of the plurality of areas is selected is moved according to the command signal corresponding to the sensing result, or processing assigned to at least one of the plurality of areas is performed, the area being selected, so as to change information shown on the screen according to the command signal corresponding to the detection result.

A remote-control system comprising:

• a remote controller which transmits the command signal corresponding to an operation performed by a user;
• and
• an information-processing device which receives the transmitted command signal and performs the processing corresponding to the transmitted command signal,
• wherein the remote controller includes a sensing unit that has a plurality of the sensing areas corresponding to a plurality of areas provided on a screen showing an image of a video signal transmitted from the information-processing device on a one-to-one basis and that senses at least one of a touch operation and a press-down operation performed by a user for the sensing area, a generation unit that generates the command signal according to a result of the sensing performed by the sensing unit, and a transmission unit that transmits the generated command signal, and
• wherein the information-processing device includes a reception unit that receives the command signal transmitted from the remote controller, and a processing unit that performs the processing corresponding to the command signal received by the reception unit.

A remote controller which transmits a command signal used for controlling an information-processing device according to an operation performed by a user, the remote controller comprising:

• a sensing unit that has a plurality of the sensing areas corresponding to a plurality of areas provided on a screen showing an image of a video signal transmitted from the information-processing device on a one-to-one basis and that senses at least one of a touch operation and a press-down operation performed by a user for the sensing area;
• a generation unit that generates the command signal according to a result of the sensing performed by the sensing unit;
• and
• a transmission unit that transmits the generated command signal.

An information-processing device comprising:

• a reception unit which receives a command signal transmitted from a remote controller having a sensing unit that has a plurality of the sensing areas corresponding to a plurality of areas provided on a screen on a one-to-one basis and that senses at least one of a touch operation and a press-down operation performed by a user for the sensing area, a plurality of detection units provided in an area surrounding the sensing unit in at least four directions including an upper direction, a lower direction, a left direction, and a right direction, so as to sense the press-down operation performed by the user, a generation unit that generates the command signal according to a result of the sensing performed by the sensing unit and or a result of the detection performed by the detection unit, and a transmission unit that transmits the generated command signal;
• and
• a processing unit which performs the processing corresponding to the command signal received by the reception unit,
• wherein the processing unit moves a marking indicating which of the plurality of areas is selected according to the command signal corresponding to the sensing result, or performs processing assigned to at least one of the plurality of areas, the area being selected, so as to change information shown on the screen according to the command signal corresponding to the detection result.