Information processing apparatus and information processing method

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit acquiring data on at least one of an acceleration or an angular velocity of a controller operated by a user, and a determination unit determining at least one of a velocity of the controller or a trajectory of the controller based on the acquired data on the at least one of the acceleration or the angular velocity.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus, comprising:
 circuitry configured to:   acquire first data on an acceleration of a controller based on a first signal from an acceleration sensor, wherein the acceleration sensor is associated with the controller;   acquire second data associated with a pressure applied to the controller;   determine a velocity of the controller based on the first data and the second data; and   output third data associated with the velocity of the controller.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
 determine a time period during which the acceleration of the controller exceeds a maximum value of a measurement range of the acceleration sensor; and   acquire the second data associated with a change in the pressure applied to the controller during the time period, based on a determination that the time period is greater than a threshold time period.   
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine a pitch type of the controller based on the second data. 
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control a display apparatus to display an object based on the velocity of the controller. 
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus, according to  claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is one of:
 included in the controller;   included in the display apparatus; or   distributed among the controller and the display apparatus.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
 determine the pressure applied to the controller based on a second signal from a pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is associated with the controller; and   determine a grip state based on the pressure, wherein the grip state indicates a measure of a user grip on the controller.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
 determine a time period during which the acceleration of the controller exceeds a maximum value of a measurement range of the acceleration sensor; and   determine the velocity of the controller based on the pressure applied to the controller over the time period.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine the velocity of the controller, based on a change in the acceleration of the controller. 
     
     
         9 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
 acquire a third signal from an angular velocity sensor associated with the controller;   acquire fourth data associated with an angular velocity of the controller based on the third signal; and   determine an extent of rotation of the controller based on the fourth data.   
     
     
         10 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the controller comprises the angular velocity sensor configured to detect the third signal as a plurality of sensor values. 
     
     
         11 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the controller comprises a control unit that is configured to one of:
 determine an average value of the plurality of sensor values; or 
 determine a difference between the plurality of sensor values and a plurality of preceding sensor values, and 
   wherein the circuitry is further configured to acquire the fourth data associated with the angular velocity of the controller from the control unit.   
     
     
         12 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 determine a type of baseball pitch based on based on a movement of the controller; and   control a display apparatus to display ab object based on the type of the baseball pitch.   
     
     
         13 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine a trajectory of the baseball pitch based on the type of the baseball pitch. 
     
     
         14 . An information processing method, comprising:
 in an information processing apparatus:
 acquiring first data on an acceleration of a controller based on a signal from an acceleration sensor, wherein the acceleration sensor is associated with the controller; 
 acquiring second data associated with a pressure applied to the controller; 
 determining a velocity of the controller based on the first data and the second data; and 
 outputting third data associated with the velocity of the controller. 
   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:
 acquiring first data on an acceleration of a controller based on a signal from an acceleration sensor, wherein the acceleration sensor is associated with the controller;   acquiring second data associated with a pressure applied to the controller;   determining a velocity of the controller based on the first data and the second data; and   outputting third data associated with the velocity of the controller.