Information processing apparatus, method, and program

Abstract

When first sensor information is input to an information processing unit in an information processing apparatus, the information processing unit detects a trigger operation according to a type of the first sensor information. Moreover, the information processing unit recognizes a gesture operation by a user as an operation input on the basis of second sensor information operation. In addition, the information processing unit determines the operation input on the basis of a combination of the detected trigger operation and the recognized gesture operation. According to the information processing apparatus, it is possible that the operation input is diversified without imposing a burden on the user.

1 . An information processing apparatus, comprising
 a controller unit that detects a trigger operation according to a type of first sensor information, recognizes a gesture operation that is performed by a user as an operation input on a basis of second sensor information, and determines the operation input on a basis of a combination of the detected trigger operation and the recognized gesture operation.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller unit recognizes the gesture operation on a basis of the second sensor information that is input within a predetermined time after detecting the trigger operation.   
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller unit   detects a single trigger operation in a case that a length of a time in which the first sensor information is continuously input is shorter than a predetermined threshold, detects a continuous trigger operation in a case that the length of the time in which the first sensor information is continuously input is longer than the predetermined threshold, when the first sensor information is input, and   determines the operation input on a basis of a combination of the detected single trigger operation or the detected continuous trigger operation, and the recognized gesture operation.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein
 in a case that the controller unit detects the continuous trigger operation, the controller unit causes the information that is input by the operation input to include a value according to a length of a time of the detected continuous trigger operation.   
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the controller unit determines a time point at which the input of the first sensor information ends as an end point of the time length of the continuous trigger operation.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the controller unit determines a time point at which the input of the first sensor information starts as a start point of the length of the time of the continuous trigger operation.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the controller unit determines a time point at which the continuous trigger operation is detected as a start point of the length of the time of the continuous trigger operation.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the controller unit determines a time point at which the gesture operation is recognized as a start point of the length of the time of the continuous trigger operation.   
     
     
         9 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a sensor that outputs the first sensor information is arranged on a casing that is structured to be physically wearable by the user, and   the sensor is arranged on a position on which the sensor is capable of detecting an operation by a hand of the user.   
     
     
         10 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the position on which the sensor is arranged is a position that is out of a field of view of the user wearing the casing.   
     
     
         11 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the first sensor information is sensing information of a touch sensor that is capable of sensing one or more touch points, and   the controller unit detects the trigger operation according to a number of the touch points that the touch sensor senses.   
     
     
         12 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the information processing apparatus has a first power mode and a second power mode as power consumption modes of the information processing apparatus,   when the information processing apparatus is in the first power mode and the controller unit detects the trigger operation, the controller unit switches the power consumption mode of the information processing apparatus to the second power mode, and   an amount of power consumption of the first power mode is lower than an amount of power consumption of the second power mode.   
     
     
         13 . An information processing method, comprising:
 detecting a trigger operation according to a type of first sensor information;   recognizing a gesture operation that is performed by a user as an operation input on a basis of second sensor information; and   determining the operation input on a basis of a combination of the detected trigger operation and the recognized gesture operation.   
     
     
         14 . A program, that causes a computer to execute:
 a step of detecting a trigger operation according to a type of first sensor information;   a step of recognizing a gesture operation that is performed by a user as an operation input on a basis of second sensor information; and   a step of determining the operation input on a basis of a combination of the detected trigger operation and the recognized gesture operation.