Input device and method, information processing device and method, information processing system, and program
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHideaki KUMAGAI, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Hideo Niikura, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Toshio Mamiya
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Abstract
An input device includes an operating unit that a user grasps and operates in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operate an information processing device; and a transmitting unit to transmit a signal for a first gesture in the free space of the operating unit to set a mode, and a signal for a second gesture in the free space of the operating unit which differs from the first gesture to execute processing in the mode set based on the first gesture.
Claims22
An input device comprising:
- an operating unit that a user grasps and operates in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operate an information processing device;
- and
- a transmitting unit to transmit
- a signal for a first gesture in said free space of said operating unit to set a mode, and
- a signal for a second gesture in said free space of said operating unit which differs from said first gesture to execute processing in said mode set based on said first gesture.
An input method for an input device including
- an operating unit, and
- a transmission unit;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- grasping and operating of said operating unit by a user in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operate an information processing device;
- and
- transmitting, by said transmitting unit,
- a signal for a first gesture in said free space of said operating unit to set a mode, and
- a signal for a second gesture in said free space of said operating unit which differs from said first gesture, to execute processing in said mode set based on said first gesture.
A program to cause a computer to execute the function of transmission means to transmit, for an operating unit that is grasped and operated by a user in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operate an information processing device;
- a signal for a first gesture in said free space of said operating unit to set a mode, and
- a signal for a second gesture in said free space of said operating unit which differs from said first gesture, to execute processing in said mode set based on said first gesture.
An information processing system comprising:
- an input device;
- and
- an information processing device that is controlled by remote control signals from said input device;
- wherein said input device is grasped and operated by a user in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operate an information processing device;
- and wherein said information processing device sets modes based on the first gesture in said free space of said input device;
- and executes processing for said modes that are set based on said first gesture, based on a second gesture in said free space of said input device which differs from said first gesture.
An information processing device comprising:
- a setting unit to set modes, based on a first gesture in said free space of said operating unit, which are obtained from the operating unit which the users grasps and operates in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operating an information processing device;
- and
- an executing unit to execute processing for said modes that are set based on said first gesture, based on a second gesture in said free space of said input device which differs from said first gesture.
An information processing method for an information processing device including
- a setting unit;
- and
- an executing unit;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- setting of modes by said setting unit, based on a first gesture in said free space of said operating unit that sets modes, obtained from the operating unit which the users grasps and operates in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operating an information processing device;
- and
- executing of processing by said executing unit for said modes that are set based on said first gesture, based on a second gesture in said free space of said operating unit which differs from said first gesture.
A program to cause a computer to execute the functions of
- setting means to set modes based on a first gesture in said free space of said operating unit, which are obtained from the operating unit which the user grasps and operates in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operating an information processing device;
- and
- executing means to execute processing for said modes that are set based on said first gesture, based on a second gesture in said free space of said input device which differs from said first gesture.
A program to cause a computer to execute the function of a transmission unit to transmit, for an operating unit that is grasped and operated by a user in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operate an information processing device;
- a signal for a first gesture in said free space of said operating unit to set a mode, and
- a signal for a second gesture in said free space of said operating unit which differs from said first gesture, to execute processing in said mode set based on said first gesture.
A program to cause a computer to execute the functions of
- a setting unit to set modes based on a first gesture in said free space of said operating unit, which are obtained from the operating unit which the user grasps and operates in a three-dimensional free space in order to remotely operating an information processing device;
- and
- an executing unit to execute processing for said modes that are set based on said first gesture, based on a second gesture in said free space of said input device which differs from said first gesture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.