EP0825514A2
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Information processing device and method for inputting information by operating the overall device with a hand
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1997-08-04
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-08-04
Abstract
Abstract In an information processing device (1), when an operation button (2) is pushed, a menu is displayed on the screen of an LCD (3). When the whole portable type information processing device (50) (PDA) is rotated around the X-axis, the Y-axis or the Z-axis with the operation button being pushed, the rotation is detected by a triaxial gyro sensor (1), and on the basis of the detection result a cursor displayed on the screen (3) is moved on the menu. By releasing the operation button (2) when the cursor is located on a desired menu item, the selection of the menu item at which the cursor is located is settled, and the processing (14) corresponding to the selected menu item is started.
Inventors
- 👤 Junichi Sony Computer Science Lab. Inc. Rekimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 09:54
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36; G01C21/3626; G01C21/3635; G01C21/3664; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1626; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1656; G06F1/1684; G06F1/1694; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G06F2200/00; G06F2200/16; G06F2200/163; G06F2200/1637
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An information processing device comprising: display means (3) which is provided in a portable-size housing and adapt to display
information; detection means(1) which is provided in said housing and adapted to detect the
displacement of the attitude of said housing due to rotation of the whole housing; instructing means (2) which is provided, and operated when display of selection
information on said display means (3) is instructed and when desired information is
selected from the displayed selection information; and processing means (14) which is provided in said housing, and adapted to displaying on
said display means the selection information corresponding to the displacement detected
by said detection means (1) in accordance with the operation of said instructing means,
and performing the processing relating to the selection information which is selected from
the selection information displayed on said display means (3) by said instructing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection
information is a menu, and when the display of the menu on said display means (3) is
instructed by said instructing means (2), said processing means (14) moves the menu
displayed on said display means (3) on the basis of the displacement detected by said
detection means (1).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The information processing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the selection of a
desired item is selected from the menu displayed on said display means (3) by said
instructing means (2), said processing means (14) performs the processing relating to the
selected item.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
The information processing device as claimed in anyone of claims 1 to 3, wherein the
selection information is a plan view, and the display of the plan view on said display
means (3) is instructed by said instructing means (2), said processing means (14) moves
the plan view displayed on said display means (3) on the basis of the displacement
detected by said detection means (1).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The information processing device as claimed in claim 4, wherein when the selection of a
desired area from the plan view displayed on said display means (3) is instructed by said
instructing means said processing means (14) performs the processing relating to the
selected area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The information processing device as claimed in claim 4, further including position
detection means (22, 23) for detecting the current position on the plan view.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The information processing device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said position detection
means (22, 23) detects the current position by using GPS (23) (Global Positioning
System).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The information processing device as claimed in anyone of claims 1 to 7, wherein said
housing is designed in such a size as to be portable by one hand.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The information processing device as claimed in anyone of claims 1 to 8, wherein said
detection means (1) detects each of the rotational angles in two axial directions which are
perpendicular to each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The information processing device as claimed in anyone of claims 1 to 9, wherein said
detection means (1) detects each of the rotational angles in three axial directions which
are perpendicular to one another.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
113 words
An information processing method for use in an information processing device (50)
comprising a portable-sized housing, and display means (3) for displaying information,
detection means (1) for detecting the displacement of the attitude of said housing due to
rotation of the whole housing and instructing means (2) for performing predetermined
instructions which are provided in the housing, comprising the steps of: displaying (3) on said display means the selection information corresponding to the
displacement detect (1) by said detection means; and when desired information is selected from the selection information displayed on said
display means by the operation of said instructing means (2), performing the processing
(14) relating to the selected selection information.
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