Information processing apparatus, method for processing information, and program

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit that obtains first sensor information, which is output by a first sensor and is to be used to calculate positional information of an operator, and second sensor information, which is output by a second sensor and is to be used to calculate the positional information of the operator; and a calculation unit that calculates the positional information of the operator using the second sensor information in a case where the positional information of the operator calculated using the first sensor information is included in a set range set in advance.

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 an acquisition unit that obtains first sensor information, which is output by a first sensor and is to be used to calculate positional information of an operator, and second sensor information, which is output by a second sensor and is to be used to calculate the positional information of the operator; and   a calculation unit that calculates the positional information of the operator using the second sensor information in a case where the positional information of the operator calculated using the first sensor information is included in a set range set in advance.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the positional information calculated using the first sensor information is defined by a coordinate system of the positional information calculated using the second sensor information.   
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the calculation unit calculates the positional information of the operator using the first sensor information and the second sensor information in a case where:   the positional information of the operator calculated using the first sensor information is included in the set range.   
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the acquisition of the second sensor information starts in response to the positional information calculated using the first sensor information having entered the set range, and   the acquisition of the second sensor information stops in response to the positional information calculated using the first sensor information having got out of the set range.   
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein
 a period during which the second sensor information is obtained by the positional information calculation process using the second sensor information is shorter than a period during which the first sensor information is obtained by the positional information calculation process using the first sensor information.   
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein
 an acquisition frequency of the second sensor information increases in response to the positional information calculated using the first sensor information having entered the set range, and   the acquisition frequency of the second sensor information decreases in response to the positional information calculated using the first sensor information having got out of the set range.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the process of calculating the positional information of the operator using the second sensor information consumes a larger amount of power compared with the process of calculating the positional information of the operator using the first sensor information.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 at least the first sensor out of the first sensor and the second sensor is used as a pair with a predetermined instrument included in one device together with the second sensor.   
     
     
         9 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the first sensor is an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and the second sensor is an image sensor, the first sensor is an IMU and the second sensor is a magnetic sensor, or the first sensor is a magnetic sensor and the second sensor is an image sensor.   
     
     
         10 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the first sensor and the second sensor are attached to a part of a user's body or an object in contact with the part.   
     
     
         11 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the operator is an attachment portion of the first sensor or the second sensor or a portion other than the attachment portion on the user's body or on the object.   
     
     
         12 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the set range corresponds to a field of view of the user.   
     
     
         13 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein
 a display unit displays a virtual object in the field of view of the user,   the information processing apparatus further comprising a display control unit that controls display of the virtual object by the display unit on a basis of the positional information of the operator.   
     
     
         14 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein
 the display control unit superimposes and displays the virtual object on the operator by controlling the display unit on a basis of the positional information of the operator.   
     
     
         15 . A method for processing information to be executed by a computer, the method comprising:
 obtaining first sensor information, which is output by a first sensor and is to be used to calculate positional information of an operator, and second sensor information, which is output by a second sensor and is to be used to calculate the positional information of the operator; and   calculating the positional information of the operator using the second sensor information in a case where the positional information of the operator calculated using the first sensor information is included in a set range set in advance.   
     
     
         16 . A program for causing a computer to perform;
 obtaining first sensor information, which is output by a first sensor and is to be used to calculate positional information of an operator, and second sensor information, which is output by a second sensor and is to be used to calculate the positional information of the operator; and   calculating the positional information of the operator using the second sensor information in a case where the positional information of the operator calculated using the first sensor information is included in a set range set in advance.