Patent ID: 11886629
Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A controlling method of a head-mounted information processing apparatus having a main body device that is used in a state of being worn on a user's head and a controller that controls the main body device,
the controller having a proximity communication interface that communicates with the main body device, and a position/attitude sensor that detects a position/attitude of the controller, and
the main body device having a proximity communication interface that communicates with the controller, and a display that displays a predetermined image,
the controlling method comprising:
a first step of detecting a direction of the controller by calculation based on a detected result of the position/attitude sensor;
a second step of detecting rotation of the controller by calculation based on the detected result of the position/attitude sensor, the direction of the controller being used as a rotational axis regarding the rotation of the controller;
a third step of converting, into instructions for the main body device, a detected direction and rotation of the controller,
wherein the main body device has a display controller that displays a pointing point of a pointing beam or a cursor on the display, controls the pointing position in response to a movement instruction, and controls an object pointed to by the pointing position according to a trigger instruction,
wherein the movement instruction is issued based on the detected direction of the controller,
wherein the trigger instruction is issued in a case where a rotational amount of the detected rotation of the controller exceeds a first rotational threshold value,
wherein a rotation starting notification is issued in a case where the rotational amount exceeds a second rotational threshold value that is a value smaller than the first rotational threshold value, and
wherein the display controller changes the object, pointed to by the pointing position, into a provisionally selected state, in a case of receiving the rotation starting notification, and in a case of receiving the trigger instruction, changes the object from the provisionally selected state to a selected state regardless of whether the pointing position at a time of receiving the trigger instruction points to the object in the provisionally selected state.