Technical Field
[0001]
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an
information processing method, a program, a control target device, and an
5 information processing system.
Background Art
[0002]
In recent years, control target devices including display devices such as TVs
10 and recording devices such as video recorders have been in widespread use mainly in
households. In order to cause such a control target device to execute desired
processing, a user can use an information processing apparatus which controls the
control target device by transmitting a command using a radio signal to the control
target device and causing the control target device to execute the command, for
15 example. The information processing apparatus is referred to as remote control or
remote commander, and, as the types thereof, there are exemplified an RF (Radio
Frequency) remote control and an infrared remote control.
[0003]
Meanwhile, various attempts are conducted in order for the user to
20 intuitively understand the operation information input to the information processing
apparatus. For example, there is a touch panel which feeds back a sense of the
operation by giving vibration to a fingertip of the user operating the information
processing apparatus (for example, refer to Patent Literature 1). The feedback
method involving giving vibration to the fingertip of the user performing the
25 operation in this way is referred to as tactile feedback. According to such
technology, the user can understand the operation information input to the
information processing apparatus by means of a tactile sense.
Citation List
30 Patent Literature
[0004]
Patent Literature 1: JP 2009-169612A
2
Summary of Invention
Technical Problem
[0005]
However, according to the above-mentioned technology involving causing
5 the user to intuitively understand the operation information, it is only that the user
can intuitively understand what operation information the user himself/herself inputs
to the information processing apparatus. That is, there was an issue that the user
could not confirm a result as the operation result by viewing the information
processing apparatus, the result being obtained by the information processing
10 apparatus creating a command based on the operation information input by the user
and the control target. device executing processing in accordance with the command.
Accordingly, when the user performed the input of the operation information while
viewing the information processing apparatus in his/her hand, it was necessary that
the user confirm the operation result by looking away from his/her hand and viewing
15 the screen or the like which is output by an output device such as a display connected
to the control target device.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in the view of the circumstances
described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide novel and
20 improved technology capable of performing confirmation of an operation result,
which is the result of processing executed by the control target device in accordance
with the command created based on the operation information, while viewing the
information processing apparatus in his/her hand.
25 Solution to Problem
[0007]
According to an aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the
above-mentioned object, there is provided an information processing apparatus
including an input section which accepts input of operation information, a
30 communication section which communicates with a control target device via a radio
signal, a display section, an operation information acquisition section which acquires
the operation information through the input section, a command notification section
which creates a notification command based on the operation information acquired
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by the operation information acquisition section, and notifies the control target
device of the created notification command through the communication section, an
operation result acquisition section which acquires a result obtained by execution of
processing performed by the control target device in accordance with the notification
5 command, as an operation result from the control target device through the
communication section, and a display control section which causes the display
section to display the operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition
section.
[0008]
10 In a case where the operation information acquired by the operation
information acquisition section is information indicating a movement operation, the
command notification section may notify the control target device of a movement
command including movement direction information indicating a direction specified
by the movement operation, as the notification command.
15 [0009]
The operation result acquisition section may acquire a result obtained by
execution of processing of moving a predetermined object performed by the control
target device based on the movement direction information included in the
movement command, as the operation result from the control target device through
20 the communication section.
[0010]
The operation result acquisition section may acquire valid direction
information, which indicates a direction in which the predetermined object can be
further moved after execution of processing of moving the predetermined object
25 performed by the control target device, as the operation result from the control target
device through the communication section.
[0011]
The input section may be configured from a touch panel, and the operation
information acquisition section may acquire, as the movement operation, information
30 indicating a drag operation or a flick operation performed by a user.
[0012]
The command notification section may approximate the direction specified
by the movement operation to any one of one or a plurality of predetermined
4
directions, and may notify the control target device of information indicating the
approximated predetermined direction, the information being included in the
movement command as the movement direction information.
[0013]
5 In a case where the operation information acquired by the operation
information acquisition section is information indicating a movement start operation,
the command notification section may notify the control target device of a movement
start command including movement start direction information indicating a direction
specified by the movement start operation, as the notification command, in a case
10 where the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition
section is information indicating a movement continuation operation, the command
notification section may notify the control target device of a movement continuation
command as the notification command, and in a case where the operation
information acquired by the operation information acquisition section is information
15 indicating a movement end operation, the command notification section may notify
the control target device of a movement end command as the notification command.
[0014]
The operation result acquisition section may acquire a result as the operation
result from the control target device through the communication section, the result
20 being obtained by starting processing of moving a predetermined object by the
control target device in a direction indicated by the movement start direction
information included in the movement start command, executing processing of
continuously moving the predetermined object by the control target device in a
direction indicated by the movement start direction information based on the
25 movement continuation command, and terminating processing of moving the
predetermined object by the control target device based on the movement end
command.
[0015]
The operation result acquisition section may acquire, as the operation result
30 from the control target device through the communication section, valid direction
information indicating a direction in which the predetermined object can be further
moved after execution of processing of continuously moving the predetermined
object performed by the control target device.
5
[0016]
The input section may be configured from a touch panel, and the operation
information acquisition section may acquire, as the movement operation, information
indicating a swipe operation performed by a user.
5 [0017]
In a case where the operation information acquired by the operation
information acquisition section is information indicating a decision operation, the
command notification section may notify the control target device of a decision
command as the notification command.
10 [0018]
The input section may be configured from a touch panel, and the operation
information acquisition section may acquire, as the decision operation, information
indicating a tap operation performed by a user.
[0019]
15 The operation result acquisition section may acquire, as the operation result
from the control target device through the communication section, information
indicating whether predetermined processing, which is executed by the control target
device based on the decision command, is performed normally.
[0020]
20 The display control section may cause the display section to further display
the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0021]
25 As described above, according to the present invention, confirmation of an
operation result, which is the result of processing executed by the control target
device in accordance with the command created based on the operation information,
can be performed while viewing the information processing apparatus in his/her hand.
30 Brief Description of Drawings
[0022]
[Fig. 1] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information processing
system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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[Fig. 2] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing operation information input to a remote
commander according to the embodiment and examples of commands generated by
the input of the operation information.
[Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing operation information input to the remote
5 commander according to the embodiment and display examples when the remote
commander displays the operation information.
[Fig. 4] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the remote
commander according to the embodiment.
[Fig. 5] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a control target
10 device according to the embodiment.
[Fig. 6] Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a focus displayed by ille control
target device when a direction (valid direction) in which a focus can be moved is
used as an operation result.
[Fig. 7] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an operation result displayed by
15 the remote commander when the direction (valid direction) in which the focus can be
moved is used as the operation result.
[Fig. 8] Fig. 8 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing executed by the
information processing system when the focus is moved by a flick operation (in
particular, when the remote commander inquires of the control target device about a
20 valid command every time detecting a contact with a touch panel).
[Fig. 9] Fig. 9 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing executed by the
information processing system when the focus is successively moved by a swipe
operation.
[Fig. 10] Fig. 10 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing executed by the
25 information processing system when the focus is moved by a flick operation (in
particular, when the remote commander inquires of the control target device about a
valid command regularly).
[Fig. 11] Fig. 11 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing (in particular, a
changed valid command every time a valid command is changed) executed by the
30 information processing system when the focus is moved by the flick operation.
[Fig. 12] Fig. 12 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing executed by the
information processing system when the focus is moved by the flick operation (in
particular, when the valid command is included in a response to the flick operation).
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[Fig. 13] Fig. 13 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the remote
commander according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Description of Embodiments
5 [0023]
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be
described in detail with reference to the appended drawings throughout which like
parts are referred to by like references. Note that, in this specification and the
drawings, elements that have substantially the same function and structure are
10 denoted with the same reference signs, and repeated explanation is omitted.
[0024]
15
Note that the description is given in the following order.
1. First embodiment
1-1. Configuration of information processing system
1-2. Example of command generated by input of operation
information
1-3. Display examples when remote commander displays operation
information
1-4. Functional configuration of remote commander
20 1-5. Functional configuration of control target device
1-6. Example of focus displayed by control target device
1-7. Example of operation result displayed by remote commander
1-8. Processing executed by information processing system when
performing flick operation (Part 1)
25 1-9. Processing executed by information processing system when
performing swipe operation
1-10. Processing executed by information processing system when
performing flick operation (Part 2)
1-11. Processing executed by information processing system when
30 performing flick operation (Part 3)
1-12. Processing executed by information processing system when
performing flick operation (Part 4)
1-13. Flow of processing executed by remote commander
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2. Modified example
3. Conclusion
[0025]
<1. First embodiment>
5 [1-1. Configuration of information processing system]
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information processing
system according to an embodiment of the present invention . With reference to Fig.
1, the configuration of the information processing system according to the
embodiment will be described.
10 [0026]
As shown in Fig. 1, an information processing system 10 according to the
embodiment of the present invention includes a remote commander 100 serving as an
example of the information processing apparatus, and a control target device 200.
When a user inputs operation information to the remote commander 100, the remote
15 commander 100 creates a command based on the operation information, the input of
which is accepted, and transmits the command to the control target device 200. The
control target device 200 receives the command from the remote commander 100,
executes processing corresponding to the received command, and sends back to the
remote commander 100 a result obtained by the execution as an operation result.
20 The remote commander 100 displays the operation result received from the control
target device 200. The remote commander 100 and the control target device 200
are capable of communicating with each other using a radio signal, for example.
[0027]
The hardware configuration of the remote commander 100 is not
25 particularly limited, and the remote commander 100 may be a mobile information
terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer ), a mobile phone, or a PDA (Personal
Digital Assistant), a game machine , or any of various home information appliances.
In the present embodiment, the description will be made of the case where the remote
commander 100 is a mobile information terminal having a touch panel input device
30 and a display device with a relatively small display area.
[0028]
The hardware configuration of the control target device 200 is also not
particularly limited, and may be any as long as it has a function of executing
9
processing in accordance with the command transmitted by the remote commander
100. In the present embodiment, although the description will be made of the case
where the control target device 200 is a display device such as a TV, the control
target device 200 may also be a recording device R or the like, for example.
5 [0029]
In the present embodiment, there will be described a technique for the user
to perform confirmation of an operation result, which is the result of processing
executed by the control target device 200 in accordance with the command created
based on the operation information input to the remote commander 100, while
10 viewing the remote commander 100 in his/her hand.
[0030]
[1-2. Example of command generated by input of operation information]
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing operation information input to a remote
commander according to an embodiment of the present invention and examples of
15 commands generated by the input of the operation information. With reference to
Fig. 2, there will be described the operation information input to the remote
commander according to the embodiment and the examples of commands generated
by the input of the operation information.
[0031]
20 The operation information mentioned above may be input to the remote
commander 100 using an operating object 300 such as a user's finger as shown in Fig.
2, for example. However, the type of the operating object 300 is not limited to the
user's finger, and may also be an electronic pen, for example. Further, as shown in
Fig. 2, the remote commander 100 has a display section displaying a screen 131, and
25 a touch panel is provided in a superimposed manner with the display section
displaying the screen 131. However, the position at which the touch panel is
provided is not particularly limited.
[0032]
As shown in Fig. 2, there are various types of operation information. For
30 example, there is a tap operation which is an operation in which a user brings the
operating object 300 into contact with the touch panel. Further, there is also a flick
operation in which the user moves the operating object 300 at desired speed while
keeping the operating object 300 in contact with the touch panel and releases the
10
operating object 300 from the touch panel at a desired position. In addition, there is
a swipe operation in which the user moves the operating object 300 at desired speed
while keeping the operating object 300 in contact with the touch panel and continues
the contact of the operating object 300 with the touch panel for a desired time period
5 at the destination. Further, although not shown in Fig. 2, there is also an operation
such as a drag operation in which the operating object 300 is moved while being kept
in contact with the touch panel.
[0033]
In the present embodiment, the tap operation represents decision, and when
10 the tap operation is performed, the remote commander 100 transmits a decision
command, which is a command indicating that a decision is made, to the control
target device 200 via a radio signal. Further, the flick operation represents
movement, and when the flick operation is performed, the remote commander 100
transmits a movement command, which is a command indicating that movement is to
15 be made in the direction in which the operating object 300 moves while being kept in
contact with the touch panel, to the control target device 200 via a radio signal.
Further, when the flick operation is performed, the remote commander 100 may
transmit the movement command including the speed of the operating object 300
immediately before the operating object 300 is released from the touch panel in the
20 flick operation.
[0034]
For example, also in the case where the drag operation is performed, the
remote commander 100 can transmit the same command as the case where the flick
operation is performed to the control target device 200 . When the drag operation is
25 performed, the remote commander 100 may transmit the movement command
including the speed at which the operating object 300 moved while being kept in
contact with the touch panel in the flick operation.
[0035]
The swipe operation represents successive movement, and when the swipe
30 operation is started, the remote commander 100 transmits a movement start
command, which is a command indicating that the successive movement is to be
started in the direction in which the operating object 300 moves while being kept in
contact with the touch panel, to the control target device 200 via a radio signal.
11
While the swipe operation is continued, the remote commander 100 transmits a
movement continuation command, which is a command indicating that the
successive movement is to be continued, to the control target device 200 via a radio
signal. When the swipe operation is terminated, the remote commander 100
6 transmits a movement end command, which is a command indicating that the
successive movement is to be terminated, to the control target device 200 via a radio
signal. When the swipe operation is performed, the remote commander 100 may
transmit the movement start command including the speed at which the operating
object 300 moved while being kept in contact with the touch panel in the swipe
10 operation.
[0036]
[1-3. Display examples when remote commander displays operation
information]
Fig. 3 is a diagram showing operation information input to the remote
15 commander according to an embodiment of the present invention and display
examples when the remote commander displays the operation information. With
reference to Fig. 3, there will be described the operation information input to the
remote commander according to the embodiment and the display examples when the
remote commander displays the operation information.
20 [0037]
As shown in Fig. 3, the remote commander 100 is capable of displaying the
screen 131 including the operation information input from the user. For example,
when the user performs the tap operation to the touch panel, the remote commander
100 can detect the tapped position as a tap position, and can display a screen 131 a
25 including a predetermined mark having the tap position as its center. In Fig. 3,
although circles 132 having the tap position as their centers are displayed as the
predetermined mark, the mark may be other than the circles. Further, in Fig. 3,
there is shown the case where the number of the circles 132 to be displayed is three,
but the number of the predetermined marks to be displayed is not limited to three.
30 [0038]
Further, as shown in Fig. 3, when the user performs the flick operation or
the swipe operation to the touch panel, for example, the remote commander 100 can
detect the direction in which the operating object 300 moves while being in contact
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with the touch panel as a movement direction, and can display a screen 131b
including the predetermined mark indicating the movement direction. In Fig. 3,
although arrows 133 pointing the movement direction from the vicinity of the center
of the screen 131 are displayed as the predetermined mark, the mark may be other
5 than the arrows. Further, in Fig. 3, there is shown the case where the number of the
arrows 133 to be displayed is three, but the number of the predetermined marks to be
displayed is not limited to three. The arrow 133 may be displayed in a manner that
a position other than the vicinity of the center of the screen 131 is the reference point.
The number and the size of the arrows 133 may be changed in accordance with the
10 movement speed of the operating object 300.
[0039]
In this way, the remote commander 100 is capable of displaying the
operation information input by the user. Accordingly, the user can confirm whether
the user could accurately input a desired operation as the operation information to the
15 remote commander 100. In particular, it requires time for an unskilled touch panel
user to get used to the operation on the touch panel, and it is particularly likely that
the user makes an erroneous operation in the case of performing the flick operation,
the swipe operation, the drag operation, and the like. Therefore, in the case where
the user performs an operation on the touch panel provided to the remote commander
20 100, the operation information input by the user is displayed on the remote
commander 100, thereby causing the user to learn the operation to be performed on
the touch panel.
[0040]
[1-4. Functional configuration of remote commander]
25 Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a remote
commander according to an embodiment of the present invention. With reference
to Fig. 4, there will be described the functional configuration of the remote
commander according to the embodiment.
[0041]
30 As shown in Fig. 4, the remote commander 100 includes an input section
110, a communication section 120, a display section 130, a control section 140, and a
storage section 150.
[0042]
13
The input section 110 has a function of accepting input of operation
information from the user. The input section 110 is configured from an input device,
for example, and as the input section 110, there can be used a touch panel, a
keyboard, a mouse, a button, and the like. However, in the present embodiment, the
5 description will be made of the case where the touch panel is used as the input
section 110 in particular.
[0043]
The communication section 120 has a function of communicating with the
control target device 200 via a radio signal. The communication section 120 is
10 configured from a communication device, for example. As a communication
system used for communicating with the control target device 200 via a radio signal,
there can be used an infrared communication system, a radio wave communication
system, a communication system through the Internet, and the like. That is, the
communication system used for communicating with the control target device 200
15 via the radio signal is not particularly limited.
[0044]
The display section 130 has a function of displaying information output
from the control section 140. The display section 130 is configured from a display
device, for example, and as the display section 130, there can be used a CRT
20 (Cathode Ray Tube), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a PDP (Plasma Display
Panel), an ELD (Electro-Luminescence Display), and the like.
[0045]
The control section 140 has a function of controlling operation of the remote
commander 100. The control section 140 is configured from a CPU (Central
25 Processing Unit) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), for example, and the
function of the control section 140 can be realized by the CPU developing in the
RAM a program stored in the storage section 150, and the CPU executing the
program developed in the RAM. The control section 140 includes an operation
result acquisition section 141, an operation information acquisition section 142, a
30 command notification section 143, and a display control section 144.
[0046]
The operation information acquisition section 142 has a function of
acquiring operation information through the input section 110. The operation
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information acquired by the operation information acquisition section 142 is output
to the display control section 144. The operation information acquisition section
142, in the case where the input section 110 is configured by a touch panel, the
operation information acquisition section 142 acquires, as a movement operation,
5 information indicating the drag operation or the flick operation performed by the user.
The operation information acquisition section 142 can also acquire, as the movement
operation, information indicating the swipe operation performed by the user. The
operation information acquisition section 142 may acquire, as a decision operation,
information indicating the tap operation performed by the user.
10 [0047]
The command notification section 143 has a function of creating a
command for providing a notification to the control target device 200 based on the
operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section 142,
and notifying the control target device 200 of the created notification command
15 through the communication section 120. For example, in the case where the
operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section 142
is information indicating a movement operation, the command notification section
143 notifies the control target device 200 of the movement command including
movement direction information indicating a direction specified by the movement
20 operation, as the notification command.
[0048]
The command notification section 143 may approximate the direction
specified by the movement operation to any one of one or multiple predetermined
directions, and may notify the control target device 200 of information indicating the
25 approximated predetermined direction, the information being included in the
movement command as the movement direction information . The predetermined
direction is not particularly limited , and examples thereof include two directions of
up and down, two directions of left and right , four directions of up, down, left, and
the right.
30 [0049]
In the case where the operation information acquired by the operation
information acquisition section 142 is information indicating a movement start
operation, the command notification section 143 may notify the control target device
15
200 of a movement start command including movement start direction information
indicating the direction specified by the movement start operation, as the notification
command. The movement start operation is detected at the start of the swipe
operation, for example.
5 [0050]
In the case where the operation information acquired by the operation
information acquisition section 142 is information indicating a movement
continuation operation, the command notification section 143 may notify the control
target device 200 of a movement continuation command as the notification command.
10 The movement continuation operation is detected during continuation of the swipe
operation, for example.
[0051]
In the case where the operation information acquired by the operation
information acquisition section 142 is information indicating a movement end
15 operation, the command notification section 143 may notify the control target device
200 of a movement end command as the notification command. The movement end
operation is detected at the end of the swipe operation, for example.
[0052]
In the case where the operation information acquired by the operation
20 information acquisition section 142 is information indicating the decision operation,
the command notification section 143 may notify the control target device 200 of a
decision command as the notification command.
[0053]
The operation result acquisition section 141 has a function of acquiring a
25 result obtained by execution of processing performed by the control target device
200 in accordance with the notification command, as an operation result from the
control target device 200 through the communication section 120.
[0054]
Since there are assumed various types of processing as the processing
30 executed by the control target device 200, the processing executed by the control
target device 200 is not particularly limited. For example, in the case where the
control target device 200 is a display device, the processing executed by the control
target device 200 may be processing of moving a focus between objects, processing
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of playing back and displaying content decided by the decision command transmitted
from the remote commander 100, and the like. Further, for example, in the case
where the control target device 200 is a recording device, the processing executed by
the control target device 200 may be processing of recording and processing of
5 making a recording reservation of content decided by the decision command
transmitted from the remote commander 100, and the like. For example, in the case
where the control target device 200 is an audio output device, the processing
executed by the control target device 200 may be processing of changing the volume
of sound to be output.
10 [0055]
In the case where the command notification section 143 notifies the control
target device 200 of a movement command, the operation result acquisition section
141 acquires a result obtained by execution of processing of moving a predetermined
object performed by the control target device 200 based on the movement direction
15 information included in the movement command, as the operation result from the
control target device 200 through the communication section 120. The
predetermined object is not particularly limited, and it is assumed that a focus F
(refer to Fig. 6) or the like for selecting content is used as the predetermined object,
for example. The focus F is displayed in the control target device 200.
20 [0056]
The operation result acquisition section 141 can acquire, for example, valid
direction information, which indicates a direction in which the predetermined object
can be further moved after the execution of processing of moving the predetermined
object. performed by the control target device 200, as the operation result from the
25 control target device 200 through the communication section 120. For example,
when the processing of moving the focus F is executed, as the operation result, the
valid direction information indicating the direction in which the focus F can be
moved next can be acquired as the operation result from the control target device 200.
[0057]
30 The operation result acquisition section 141 can also acquire a result as the
operation result from the control target device 200 through the communication
section 120, the result being obtained by starting the processing of moving the
predetermined object by the control target device 200 in the direction indicated by
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the movement start direction information included in the movement start command,
executing the processing of continuously moving the predetermined object by the
control target device 200 in the direction indicated by the movement start direction
information based on the movement continuation command, and terminating the
5 processing of moving the predetermined object by the control target device 200
based on the movement end command.
[0058]
The operation result acquisition section 141 can also acquire, as the
operation result from the control target device 200 through the communication
10 section 120, valid direction information indicating the direction in which the
predetermined object can be further moved after the execution of processing of
continuously moving the predetermined object performed by the control target
device 200.
[0059]
15 The operation result acquisition section 141 may acquire, as the operation
result from the control target device 200 through the communication section 120,
information indicating whether predetermined processing, which is executed by the
control target device 200 based on the decision command, is performed normally.
As the predetermined processing, there are assumed, as described above, the
20 processing of playing back and displaying content and the processing of recording
content, for example. As the information indicating whether the predetermined
processing is performed normally, there are assumed information indicating whether
the playback of content is performed normally, information indicating whether the
recording of content is performed normally, and information indicating whether a
25 recording reservation is made normally, for example.
[0060]
The display control section 144 has a function of causing the display section
130 to display the operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition
section 141. The display examples of the operation result will be described later
30 with reference to Fig. 7. The display control section 144 may cause the display
section 130 to further display the operation information acquired by the operation
information acquisition section 142. The display examples of the operation
information are as described with reference to Fig. 3.
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[00611
The storage section 150 has a function of storing data and a program used
by the control section 140. The storage section 150 is configured from an HDD
(Hard Disk Drive) and a semiconductor memory, for example.
5 [0062]
According to the configuration described above, it becomes possible for the
user to perform confirmation of an operation result, which is the result of processing
executed by the control target device 200 in accordance with the command created
based on the operation information input to the remote commander 100, while
10 viewing the remote commander 100 in his/her hand.
[0063]
[1-5. Functional configuration of control target device]
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a control target
device according to an embodiment of the present invention. With reference to Fig.
15 5, there will be described the functional configuration of the control target device
according to the embodiment.
[0064]
As shown in Fig. 5, the control target device 200 includes a communication
section 220, a display section 230, a control section 240, and a storage section 250.
20 [0065]
The communication section 220 has a function of communicating with the
remote commander 100 via a radio signal. The communication section 220 is
configured from a communication device, for example. The communication system
used for communicating with the remote commander 100 via a radio signal is not
25 particularly limited as described above.
[0066]
The display section 230 has a function of displaying information output
from the control section 240. The display section 230 is configured from a '?isplay
device, for example, and as the display section 230, there can be used a CRT, an LCD,
30 a PDP, and an ELD, and the like.
[0067]
The control section 240 has a function of controlling operation of the remote
commander 100 . The control section 240 is configured from a CPU and a RAM,
19
for example, and the function of the control section 240 can be realized by the CPU
developing in the RAM a program stored in the storage section 250, and the CPU
executing the program developed in the RAM. The control section 240 includes a
command acquisition section 241, a processing execution section 242, and an
5 operation result notification section 243.
[0068]
The command acquisition section 241 has a function of acquiring a
notification command from the remote commander 100 through the communication
section 120. The notification command corresponds to, in the examples described
10 above, the commands such as the decision command, the movement command, the
movement start command, the movement continuation command, and the movement
end command.
[0069]
The processing execution section 242 has a function of executing processing
15 in accordance with the notification command acquired by the command acquisition
section 241. As described above, since there are assumed various types of
processing as the processing executed by the control target device 200, the
processing executed by the control target device 200 is not particularly limited.
[0070]
20 The operation result notification section 243 has a function of notifying the
remote commander 100 of a result obtained by execution of the processing
performed by the processing execution section 242 as the operation result through
the communication section 220.
[0071]
25 The storage section 250 has a function of storing data and a program used
by the control section 240. The storage section 250 is configured from an HDD
(Hard Disk Drive) and a semiconductor memory, for example.
[0072]
[1-6. Example of focus displayed by control target device]
30 Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a focus displayed by the control
target device when a direction (valid direction) in which a focus can be moved is
used as the operation result. With reference to Fig. 6, there will be described an
example of a focus displayed by the control target device when a direction (valid
20
direction) in which a focus can be moved is used as the operation result.
[0073]
As shown in Fig. 6, for example, the control target device 200 may have a
function of displaying a screen for allowing a user to select desired content from
5 among the pieces of content Cl to content C12. As described above, when the
command acquisition section 241 of the control target device 200 acquires a
command through the communication section 220, the processing execution section
242 performs processing in accordance with the command acquired by the command
acquisition section 241, and the operation result notification section 243 notifies the
10 remote commander 100 of a result of the processing as the operation result.
[0074]
For example, when the command acquisition section 241 acquires the
movement command from the remote commander 100 through the communication
section 220, the processing execution section 242 performs the processing of moving
15 the focus F in accordance with the movement command. Next, the operation result
notification section 243 notifies the remote commander 100 of the direction (valid
direction) in which the focus F can be moved next as the operation result through the
communication section 220.
[0075]
20 In Fig. 6, there is displayed a screen in a state where the focus F is set to the
content C6 on a control target device 200a, and in this state, the user can perform a
movement operation to the remote commander 100 in all directions of up, down, left,
and right. When the user performs the flick operation in the upward direction to the
remote commander 100, the command acquisition section 241 of the control target
25 device 200 acquires the movement command indicating that upward movement is to
be made through the communication section 220.
[0076]
The processing execution section 242 moves the focus F upward in
accordance with the movement command, and sets the focus F to the content C2. In
30 a control target device 200b, a screen in a state where the focus F is set to the content
C2 is displayed. In this state, a movement operation in down, left, and right
directions can be performed. Accordingly, the operation result notification section
243 performs the notification of information indicating down, left, and right
21
directions as the operation result obtained as a result of performing by the processing
execution section 242 the movement processing of the focus F, through the
communication section 220.
[0077]
5 When the operation result acquisition section 141 of the remote commander
100 acquires the operation result through the communication section 120, the display
control section 144 causes the display section 130 to display the information
(information indicating down, left, and right directions) indicating the valid direction
as the operation result. In this way, the user can grasp the direction in which the
10 focus F can be moved next, while viewing the remote commander 100 in his/her
hand. The display examples of the operation results will be described later with
reference to Fig. 7.
[0078]
Note that, although there has been described the example of moving the
15 focus F by the flick operation here, the focus F can also be moved by the swipe
operation and the drag operation. For example, in the case of moving the focus F
by the swipe operation, the focus F can be moved successively. Further, the speed
at which the focus F is moved can be also decided in accordance with the speed of
the input using the operating object 300 to the touch panel by the flick operation, the
20 swipe operation, and the drag operation.
[0079]
For example, let us assume that the command acquisition section 241
acquires the decision command in the state where the focus F is set to the content C2,
fromthe remote commander 100 through the communication section 220. In this
25 case, the processing execution section 242 can execute the processing of processing
to the content C2 to which the focus F is set, in accordance with the decision
command. For example, the content C2 to which the focus F is set can be played
back and can be caused to be displayed on the display section 130. The pieces of
content Cl to C12 to be played back can be stored in the storage section 150, for
30 example, and can also be acquired from a content providing server.
[0080]
Note that information for identifying the content to which the focus F is set
can be managed by the processing execution section 242, for example, and each time
22
the position of the focus F is moved, the information for identifying the content to
which the focus F is set can be updated by the processing execution section 242.
[0081]
[1-7. Example of operation result displayed by remote commander]
5 Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an operation result displayed by
the remote commander when the direction (valid direction) in which the focus can be
moved is used as the operation result. With reference to Fig. 7, there will be
described an example of an operation result displayed by the remote commander
when the direction (valid direction) in which the focus can be moved is used as the
10 operation result.
[0082]
As described in Fig. 6, for example, in the case where the focus F is set to
the content C6, since it is in the state in which the movement commands in all
directions of up, down, left, and right are valid, the operation result acquisition
15 section 141 of the remote commander 100 acquires the information indicating all
directions of up, down, left, and right from the control target device 200. In this
case, the display control section 144 causes the display section 130 to display a
screen 131c including an up arrow 135u, a down arrow 135d, a left arrow 1351, and a
right arrow 135r as the operation result, for example. The shape of the arrow is not
20 particularly limited.
[0083]
Further, as described in Fig. 6, for example, in the case where the focus F is
set to the content C2 , since it is in the state in which the movement commands in
down,, left, and right directions are valid, the operation result acquisition section 141
25 of the remote commander 100 acquires the information indicating down, left, and
right directions from the control target device 200. In this case, the display control
section 144 causes the display section 130 to display a screen 131d including the
down arrow 135d, the left arrow 1351, and the right arrow 135r as the operation result,
for example.
30 [0084]
[1-8. Processing executed by information processing system when
performing flick operation]
Fig. 8 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing executed by the
23
information processing system when the focus is moved by a flick operation (in
particular, when the remote commander inquires of the control target device about a
valid command every time detecting a contact with a touch panel). With reference
to Fig. 8, there will be described processing executed by the information processing
5 system when the focus is moved by a flick operation (in particular, when the remote
commander inquires of the control target device about a valid command every time
detecting a contact with a touch panel).
[0085]
As shown in Fig. 8, a user U touches the touch panel of the remote
10 commander 100 (Step S101). When detecting that the user U touches the touch
panel, the remote commander 100 transmits a valid command transmission request to
the control target device 200 (Step S 102). The valid command transmission request
is for demanding the transmission of an operation result. Further, the operation
result corresponds to the information indicating a valid direction in the example
15 described above.
[0086]
When receiving the valid command transmission request, the control target
device 200 transmits a valid command transmission response including a valid
command to the remote commander 100 (Step S103). The valid command
20 corresponds to the valid direction in the example described above. The remote
commander 100 displays an arrow indicating the direction shown by the valid
command 0.5 seconds after the user U touches the touch panel (Stop S104).
Although the remote commander 100 displays the arrow indicating the direction
shown by the valid command 0.5 seconds after the user U touches the touch panel
25 here, the timing at which the arrow is displayed can be changed appropriately within
the range that a great stress is not placed on the user U.
[0087]
Next, the user U inputs the operation information to the remote commander
100 by the flick operation (Step S105). The remote commander 100 transmits the
30 movement command in the direction indicated by the operation information input by
the user by the flick operation to the control target device 200 (Step S106). The
control target device 200 moves the focus F in any one of the directions of up, down,
left, and right, in accordance with the movement command (Step S107). The
24
control target device 200 transmits , to the remote commander 100, the information
indicating the direction in which the focus F can be moved next as a response as the
result of moving the focus F (Step S 108).
[0088]
5 [1-9. Processing executed by information processing system when
performing swipe operation]
Fig. 9 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing executed by the
information processing system when the focus is successively moved by a swipe
operation. With reference to Fig. 9, there will be described processing executed by
10 the information processing system when the focus is successively moved by a swipe
operation.
[0089]
Steps S101 to S104 shown in -Fig. 9 are executed in the same manner as
Steps S 101 to S 104 shown in Fig. 8.
15 [0090]
After Step S 104 is executed, the user U inputs a swipe start operation to the
remote commander 100 (Step S201). The remote commander 100 transmits
movement start command in the direction indicated by the operation information
input by the user by the swipe start operation to the control target device 200 (Step
20 S201). The control target device 200 successively moves the focus F in any one of
the directions of up, down, left, and right, in accordance with the movement start
command (Step S203). The control target device 200 transmits, to the remote
commander 100, the information indicating the direction in which the focus F can be
moved next as a response as the result of successively moving the focus F (Step
25 S203).
[0091]
Next, the user U inputs a swipe continuation operation to the remote
commander 100. The remote commander 100 transmits the movement continuation
command to the control target device 200 (Step S205). The control target device
30 200 successively moves the focus F in the direction in which the movement started a
while before in accordance with the movement continuation command. The control
target device 200 transmits, to the remote commander 100, the information indicating
the direction in which the focus F can be moved next as a response as the result of
25
successively moving the focus F (Step S206). It is assumed that the number of the
swipe continuation operations performed by the user U is one or more.
[0092]
Next, the user U inputs a swipe end operation to the remote commander 100
5 (Step S207). The remote commander 100 transmits the movement end command to
the control target device 200 (Step S208). The control target device 200 terminates
the processing of successively moving the focus F in any one of the directions of up,
down, left, and right, in accordance with the movement end command. The control
target device 200 transmits, to the remote commander 100, the information indicating
10 the direction in which the focus F can be moved next as a response as the result of
terminating the successive movement of the focus F (Step S210).
[0093]
[1-10. Processing executed by information processing system when
performing flick operation (Part 1)]
15 Fig. 10 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing executed by the
information processing system when the focus is moved by a flick operation (in
particular, when the remote commander inquires of the control target device about a
valid command regularly). With reference to Fig. 10, there will be described
processing executed by the information processing system when the focus is moved
20 by a flick operation (in particular, when the remote commander inquires of the
control target device about a valid command regularly).
[0094]
As shown in Fig. 10, the remote commander 100 transmits a valid command
transmission request to the control target device 200 (Step S102). When receiving
25 the valid command transmission request, the control target device 200 transmits a
valid command transmission response including a valid cormnand to the remote
commander 100 (Step S103). In the example shown in Fig. 10, Steps 5102 to S103
are repeated regularly (Step S301). Further, in the example shown in Fig. 10, when
Step S101 is performed while the repetition processing of Step S301 is being
30 performed, Step S104 is performed. Steps S105 to S108 are executed in the same
manner as Steps S105 to 5108 shown in Fig. 8.
[0095]
[1-11. Processing executed by information processing system when
26
performing flick operation (Part 2)]
Fig. 11 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing (in particular, a
changed valid command every time a valid command is changed) executed by the
information processing system when the focus is moved by the flick operation.
5 With reference to Fig. 11, there will be described processing (in particular, a changed
valid command every time a valid command is changed) executed by the information
processing system when the focus is moved by the flick operation.
[0096]
As shown in Fig. 11, the control target device 200 may execute repeatedly
10 the processing (Step 5402) of transmitting a valid command change notification to
the remote commander 100 (Step 5401 ) each time the valid command is changed.
Steps S 101 and S104 to S108 are executed in the same manner as Steps S 101 and
S 104 to S 108 shown in Fig. 8.
[0097]
15 [1-12. Processing executed by information processing system when
performing flick operation (Part 3)]
Fig. 12 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing executed by the
information processing system when the focus is moved by the flick operation (in
particular, when the valid command is included in a response to the flick operation).
20 With reference to Fig. 12, there will be described processing executed by the
information processing system when the focus is moved by the flick operation (in
particular, when the valid command is included in a response to the flick operation).
[0098]
As shown in Fig. 12, when receiving a movement command from the
25 remote commander 100, the control target device 200 may acquire a valid command
after moving the focus F (Step S501 ), and may include the acquired valid command
in a response to the movement command (Step S502). When receiving the response
to the movement command , the remote commander 100 displays an arrow indicating
the direction shown by the valid command included in the response to the movement
30 command (Step S503 ). Steps SlOl to S107 are executed in the same manner as
Steps S101 to S107 shown in Fig. 8.
[0099]
[1-13. Flow of processing executed by remote commander]
27
Fig. 13 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the remote
commander according to an embodiment of the present invention. With reference
to Fig. 13, there will be described processing executed by the remote commander
according to the embodiment.
5 [0100]
As shown in Fig. 13, the remote commander 100 acquires a valid command
from the control target device 200 (Step S601 ). The remote commander 100
determines whether 0.5 seconds are elapsed after the user U's finger touches the
touch panel (Step S602). In the case of determining that 0.5 seconds are not elapsed
10 after the user U's finger touches the touch panel ("No" in Step S602), the remote
commander 100 proceeds to Step S604 . In the case of determining that 0.5 seconds
are elapsed after the user U's finger touches the touch panel ("Yes" in Step S602), the
remote commander 100 displays an arrow indicating the direction shown by the valid
command (Step S603 ), and proceeds to Step 5604.
15 [0101]
The remote commander 100 determines whether the operation performed by
the user U is the tap operation (Step S604). In the case of determining that the
operation performed by the user U is the tap operation ("Yes" in Step 5604), the
remote commander 100 displays a circle having the tap position as its center (Step
20 5605), and transmits the decision command to the control target device 200 (Step
S606). In the case of determining that the operation performed by the user U is not
the tap operation ("No" in Step S604), the remote commander 100 determines
whether the operation performed by the user U is the flick operation (Step 5607).
[0102]
25 In the case of determining that the operation performed by the user U is the
flick operation ("Yes" in Step 5607), the remote commander 100 displays an arrow
indicating the flick direction (Step S608), and transmits the movement command to
the control target device 200 (Step S609). In the case of determining that the
operation performed by the user U is not the flick operation ("No" in Step S607), the
30 remote commander 100 determines whether the operation performed by the user U is
the swipe operation (Step S610).
[0103]
In the case of determining that the operation performed by the user U is not
28
the swipe operation ("No" in Step S610), the remote commander 100 returns to Step
S602. In the case of determining that the operation performed by the user U is the
swipe operation ("Yes" in Step 5610), the remote commander 100 transmits the
movement start command to the control target device 200 (Step S611), and displays
5 an arrow indicating the swipe direction (Step S612). Next, the remote commander
100 transmits the movement continuation command to the control target device 200
(Step S613), and determines whether the user U releases his/her finger from the
touch panel (Step S614).
[0104]
10 In the case of determining that the user U does not release his/her finger
from the touch panel ("No" in Step S614), the remote commander 100 returns to Step
S612. In the case of determining that the user U releases his/her finger from the
touch panel ("Yes" in Step S614), the remote commander 100 transmits the
movement end command to the control target device 200 (Step S615). In Fig. 13,
15 the processing is terminated when the user U releases his/her finger from the touch
panel, but even after the termination, the processing may return to Step S601 and
may be continued as well.
[0105]
<2. Modified example>
20 The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described
above with reference to the accompanying drawings, whilst the present invention is
not limited to the above examples, of course. A person skilled in the art may find
various alternations and modifications within the scope of the appended claims, and
it should be understood that they will naturally come under the technical scope of the
25 present invention.
[0106]
For example, it is not necessary that the information processing system
according to the embodiments of the present invention execute the processing in the
order shown in the flowcharts, and the order of the processing may be appropriately
30 changed. Further, the information processing system according to the embodiments
of the present invention may execute the processing shown in the flowcharts once, or
may execute the processing multiple times repeatedly.
[0107]
29
<3. Conclusion
According to the present embodiment, it becomes possible for the user to
perform confirmation of an operation result, which is the result of processing
executed by the control target device 200 in accordance with the command created
5 based on the operation information input to the remote commander 100, while
viewing the remote commander 100 in his/her hand. There can be assumed various
operation results, and an example thereof includes, as described in the present
embodiment, the direction that the user can input to the remote commander 100.
[0108]
10 Further, the remote commander 100 can display the operation information
input by the user. Accordingly, the user can confirm whether the user could
accurately input a desired operation as the operation information to the remote
commander 100. In addition, as described in the present embodiment, in the case
where the user performs an operation on the touch panel provided to the remote
15 commander 100, the operation information input by the user is displayed on the
remote commander 100, thereby causing the user to learn the operation to be
performed on the touch panel,
Reference Signs List
20 [0109]
10 Information processing system
100 Remote commander (Information processing apparatus)
110 Input section
120 Communication section
25 130 Display section
140 Control section
141 Operation result acquisition section
142 Operation information acquisition section
143 Command notification section
30 144 Display control section
150 Storage section
200 Control target device
220 Communication section
30
230 Display section
240 Control section
241 Command acquisition section
242 Processing execution section
5 243 Operation result notification section
250 Storage section
In so far as the embodiments of the invention described above are implemented, at
least in part, using software-controlled data processing apparatus, it will be
10 appreciated that a computer program providing such software control and a
transmission, storage or other medium by which such a computer program is
provided are envisaged as aspects of the present invention.
31

CLAIMS
An information processing apparatus comprising:
an input section which accepts input of operation information;
5 a communication section which communicates with a control target device
via a radio signal;
a display section;
an operation information acquisition section which acquires the operation
information through the input section;
10 a command notification section which creates a notification command based
on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition
section, and notifies the control target device of the created notification command
through the communication section;
an operation result acquisition section which acquires a result obtained by
15 execution of processing performed by the control target device in accordance with
the notification command, as an operation result from the control target device
through the communication section; and
a display control section which causes the display section to display the
operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition section.
20
Claim 2
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein, in a case where the operation information acquired by the
operation information acquisition section is information indicating a movement
25 operation, the command notification section notifies the control target device of a
movement command including movement direction information indicating a
direction specified by the movement operation, as the notification command.
Claim 3
30 The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein the operation result acquisition section acquires a result obtained by
execution of processing of moving a predetermined object performed by the control
target device based on the movement direction information included in the
32
movement command, as the operation result from the control target device through
the communication section.
Claim 4
5 The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the operation result acquisition section acquires valid direction
information, which indicates a direction in which the predetermined object can be
further moved after execution of processing of moving the predetermined object
performed by the control target device, as the operation result from the control target
10 device through the communication section.
Claim 5
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein the input section is configured from a touch panel, and
15 wherein the operation information acquisition section acquires, as the
movement operation, information indicating a drag operation or a flick operation
performed by a user.
Claim 6
20 The information processing apparatus according to claim 5,
wherein the command notification section approximates the direction
specified by the movement operation to any one of one or a plurality of
predetermined directions, and notifies the control target device of information
indicating the approximated predetermined direction, the information being included
25 in the movement command as the movement direction information.
Claim 7
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein, in a case where the operation information acquired by the
30 operation information acquisition section is information indicating a movement start
operation, the command notification section notifies the control target device of a
movement start command including movement start direction information indicating
a direction specified by the movement start operation, as the notification command,
33
in a case where the operation information acquired by the operation information
acquisition section is information indicating a movement continuation operation, the
command notification section notifies the control target device of a movement
continuation command as the notification command, and in a case where the
5 operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section is
information indicating a movement end operation, the command notification section
notifies the control target device of a movement end command as the notification
command.
10 Claim 8
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,
wherein the operation result acquisition section acquires a result as the
operation result from the control target device through the communication section,
the result being obtained by starting processing of moving a predetermined object by
15 the control target device in a direction indicated by the movement start direction
information included in the movement start command, executing processing of
continuously moving the predetermined object by the control target device in a
direction indicated by the movement start direction information based on the
movement continuation command, and terminating processing of moving the
20 predetermined object by the control target device based on the movement end
command.
Claim 9
The information processing apparatus according to claim 8,
25 wherein the operation result acquisition section acquires, as the operation
result from the control target device through the communication section, valid
direction information indicating a direction in which the predetermined object can be
further moved after execution of processing of continuously moving the
predetermined object performed by the control target device.
30
Claim 10
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,
wherein the input section is configured from a touch panel, and
34
wherein the operation information acquisition section acquires, as the
movement operation, information indicating a swipe operation performed by a user.
Claim 11
5 The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein, in a case where the operation information acquired by the
operation information acquisition section is information indicating a decision
operation, the command notification section notifies the control target device of a
decision command as the notification command.
10
Claim 12
The information processing apparatus according to claim 11,
wherein the input section is configured from a touch panel, and
wherein the operation information acquisition section acquires, as the
15 decision operation, information indicating a tap operation performed by a user.
Claim 13
The information processing apparatus according to claim 11,
wherein the operation result acquisition section acquires, as the operation
20 result from the control target device through the communication section, information
indicating whether predetermined processing, which is executed by the control target
device based on the decision command, is performed normally.
Claim 14
25 The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the display control section causes the display section to further
display the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition
section,
30 Claim 15
An information processing method performed by an information processing
apparatus including an input section which accepts input of operation information, a
communication section which communicates with a control target device via a radio
35
signal, a display section, an operation information acquisition section, a command
notification section, an operation result acquisition section, and a display control
section, comprising:
a step of acquiring, by the operation information acquisition section, the
5 operation information through the input section;
a step of creating, by the command notification section, a notification
command based on the operation information acquired by the operation information
acquisition section, and notifying, by the command notification section, the control
target device of the created notification command through the communication
10 section;
a step of acquiring, by the operation result acquisition section, a result
obtained by execution of processing performed by the control target device in
accordance with the notification command, as an operation result from the control
target device through the communication section; and
15 a step of causing, by the display control section, the display section to
display the operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition section.
Claim 16
A program for causing a computer to function as an information processing
20 apparatus including
an input section which accepts input of operation information,
a communication section which communicates with a control target device
via a radio signal,
a display section,
25 an operation information acquisition section which acquires the operation
information through the input section,
a command notification section which creates a notification command based
on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition
section, and notifies the control target device of the created notification command
30 through the communication section,
an operation result acquisition section which acquires a result obtained by
execution of processing performed by the control target device in accordance with
the notification command, as an operation result from the control target device
36
through the communication section, and
a display control section which causes the display section to display the
operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition section.
5 Claim 17
A control target device comprising:
a communication section which communicates with an information
processing apparatus via a radio signal;
a command acquisition section which acquires a notification command from
10 the information processing apparatus through the communication section;
a processing execution section which executes processing in accordance
with the notification command acquired by the command acquisition section; and
an operation result notification section which notifies the information
processing apparatus of a result obtained by execution of the processing performed
15 by the processing execution section as the operation result through the
communication section.
Claim 18
An information processing system comprising:
20 an information processing apparatus; and
a control target device,
wherein the information processing apparatus includes
an input section which accepts input of operation information,
a communication section which communicates with the control
25 target device via a radio signal,
a display section,
an operation information acquisition section which acquires the
operation information through the input section,
a command notification section which creates a notification
30 command based on the operation information acquired by the operation information
acquisition section, and notifies the control target device of the created notification
command through the communication section,
an operation result acquisition section which acquires an operation
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result as a response to the notification command from the control target device
through the communication section, and
a display control section which causes the display section to
display the operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition section, and
5 wherein the control target device includes
a communication section which communicates with the
information processing apparatus via the radio signal,
a command acquisition section which acquires the notification
command from the information processing apparatus through the communication
10 section,
a processing execution section which executes processing in
accordance with the notification command acquired by the command acquisition
section, and
an operation result notification section which notifies the
15 information processing apparatus of a result obtained by execution of the processing
performed by the processing execution section as the operation result through the
communication section.
Dated this 18/06/2012