Control apparatus, control method, program, input signal receiving apparatus, operation input apparatus, and input system for performing processing with input units on different surfaces

A control apparatus comprising:

• an input signal receiving unit that receives a first input signal generated in accordance with an operation on a first operation receiving unit provided on a first surface of an operation input apparatus and a second input signal generated in accordance with an operation on a second operation receiving unit provided on a second surface, which is different from the first surface, of the operation input apparatus;
• an opposing information acquisition unit that acquires opposing information indicating which surface of the first surface and the second surface is opposed to an operator of the operation input apparatus;
• and
• a processing controller that changes one of first processing corresponding to the first input signal and second processing corresponding to the second input signal based on the acquired opposing information,
• wherein if the first surface is opposed to the operator in the acquired opposing information, the processing controller disables a portion of the second processing.

A control method comprising:

• receiving a first input signal generated in accordance with an operation on a first operation receiving unit provided on a first surface of an operation input apparatus and a second input signal generated in accordance with operation on a second operation receiving unit provided on a second surface, which is different from the first surface, of the operation input apparatus;
• acquiring opposing information indicating which surface of the first surface and the second surface is opposed to an operator of the operation input apparatus;
• and
• changing one of first processing corresponding to the first input signal and second processing corresponding to the second input signal based on the acquired opposing information,
• wherein if the first surface is opposed to the operator in the acquired opposing information, a portion of the second processing is disabled.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon, a set of computer-executable instructions, for causing a computer to perform steps comprising:

• receiving a first input signal generated in accordance with an operation on a first operation receiving unit provided on a first surface of an operation input apparatus and a second input signal generated in accordance with an operation on a second operation receiving unit provided on a second surface, which is different from the first surface, of the operation input apparatus;
• acquiring opposing information indicating which surface of the first surface and the second surface is opposed to an operator of the operation input apparatus;
• and
• changing one of first processing corresponding to the first input signal and second processing corresponding to the second input signal based on the acquired opposing information,
• wherein if the first surface is opposed to the operator in the acquired opposing information, a portion of the second processing is disabled.

An input signal receiving apparatus comprising:

• an input signal receiving unit that receives, from the operation input apparatus, a first input signal generated in accordance with an operation on a first operation receiving unit provided on a first surface of an operation input apparatus and a second input signal generated in accordance with an operation on a second operation receiving unit provided on a second surface, which is different from the first surface, of the operation input apparatus;
• an opposing information receiving unit that receives, from the operation input apparatus, opposing information indicating which surface of the first surface and the second surface is opposed to an operator of the operation input apparatus;
• and
• a processing controller that changes one of first processing corresponding to the first input signal and second processing corresponding to the second input signal based on the received opposing information,
• wherein the processing controller disables all processing corresponding to the first input signal and the second input signal generated during switching when switching of a surface of the operation input apparatus opposed to the operator between the first surface and the second surface is detected based on the received opposing information.

An operation input apparatus comprising:

• a first operation receiving unit provided on a first surface of a housing;
• a second operation receiving unit provided on a second surface, which is different from the first surface, of the housing;
• an input signal receiving unit that receives a first input signal generated in accordance with an operation on the first operation receiving unit and a second input signal generated in accordance with an operation on the second operation receiving unit;
• a determination unit that determines which surface of the first surface and the second surface is opposed to an operator;
• and
• a processing controller that changes one of first processing corresponding to the first input signal and second processing corresponding to the second input signal based on a determination result by the determination unit,
• wherein if the first surface is opposed to the operator in the acquired opposing information, the processing controller disables a portion of the second processing.