Light emission control apparatus, operation device, light emission control method, and program
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsAkinori Ito, Toshimasa Aoki, Kosuke Suzuki
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Abstract
A light emission control apparatus, an operation device, a light emission control method, and a program are provided that enable richer expression of an execution status of a program based on light emission from the operation device. A particular-light-emitting-area identifying section identifies, on the basis of information corresponding to an execution status of a program, a particular light emitting area that is a part of a light emitting area set on an operation device, the part corresponding to the information. A light emission control section causes at least part of the light emitting area to enable a particular light emitting area to be recognized.
Claims19
A light emission control apparatus comprising:
- a particular-light-emitting-area identifying section identifying, on a basis of information corresponding to an execution status of a program, a particular light emitting area that is a part of a light emitting area set on an operation device, the part corresponding to the information, and
- a light emission control section causing at least a part of the light emitting area to emit light to make the particular light emitting area recognizable.
An operation device with a set light emitting area, the operation device comprising:
- a reception section receiving light emission control information identifying a part of the light emitting area on a basis of information corresponding to an execution status of a program;
- and
- a light emission control section causing a part of the light emitting area to emit light in accordance with the light emission control information.
An operation device with a set first light emitting area and a set second light emitting area, wherein
- at least a part of the first light emitting area emits light to make a particular light emitting area recognizable, the particular light emitting area being a part corresponding to an image displayed on a display section, and
- at least a part of the second light emitting area emits light to make identification information associated with the operation device identifiable.
A light emission control method comprising:
- identifying, on a basis of information corresponding to an execution status of a program, a particular light emitting area that is a part of a light emitting area set on an operation device, the part corresponding to the information;
- and
- causing at least a part of the light emitting area to emit light to make the particular light emitting area recognizable.
A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a light emission control method by carrying out actions, comprising:
- identifying, on a basis of information corresponding to an execution status of a program, a particular light emitting area that is a part of a light emitting area set on an operation device, the part corresponding to the information;
- and
- causing at least a part of the light emitting area to emit light to make the particular light emitting area recognizable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.