Patent Publication Number: US-11049325-B2

Title: Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION 
     This application is a National Stage Patent Application of PCT International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2018/032795 (filed on Sep. 5, 2018) under 35 U.S.C. § 371, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-211645 (filed on Nov. 1, 2017), which are all hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
     FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Conventionally, various technologies relating to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have been developed. In VR, a user can view, with a high degree of immersion, an image of a three-dimensional virtual space generated by a computer, for example. In addition, the AR can present various information (for example, a virtual object) to the user in association with the user&#39;s position in the real space. 
     For example, Patent Literature 1 below describes a technique for controlling appearance and disappearance of a virtual object on the basis of an action performed by the user in the real space. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Literature 1: International Publication No. 2014/171200 
     SUMMARY 
     Technical Problem 
     However, the technique described in Patent Literature 1 has not considered changing the posture of the virtual object adaptively to the relationship between the position information of a virtual object in the real space and the position information of a specific real object. 
     Therefore, the present disclosure proposes a novel and improved information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program capable of adaptively changing the posture of a virtual object in accordance with the relationship between the position information of the virtual object in the real space and the position information of the real object. 
     Solution to Problem 
     According to the present disclosure, an information processing apparatus is provided that includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a virtual object displayed by a display unit in a real space, position information of a first real object associated with a user, and position information of a second real object in the real space; and a display control unit that changes a posture of the virtual object on the basis of a posture change rule corresponding to a relationship between the position information of the virtual object, the position information of the first real object, and the position information of the second real object. 
     Moreover, according to the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided that includes: acquiring position information of a virtual object displayed by a display unit in a real space, position information of a first real object associated with a user, and position information of a second real object in the real space; and changing, by a processor, a posture of the virtual object on the basis of a posture change rule corresponding to a relationship between the position information of the virtual object, the position information of the first real object, and the position information of the second real object. 
     Moreover, according to the present disclosure, a program is provided that causes a computer to function as: an information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a virtual object displayed by a display unit in a real space, position information of a first real object associated with a user, and position information of a second real object in the real space; and a display control unit that changes a posture of the virtual object on the basis of a posture change rule corresponding to a relationship between the position information of the virtual object, the position information of the first real object, and the position information of the second real object. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     As described above, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to adaptively change the posture of the virtual object in accordance with the relationship between the position information of the virtual object in the real space and the position information of the real object. Note that the effects described here are not necessarily limited, and may be any of the effects described in the present disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a view illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system common to each of embodiments of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a view illustrating a display example of a virtual object on a display unit  124 . 
         FIG. 3A  is a view illustrating a problem of a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 3B  is a view illustrating a problem of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 3C  is a view illustrating a problem of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 3D  is a view illustrating a problem of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing apparatus  10 - 1  according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 5A  is a view illustrating an example of determining one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 5B  is a view illustrating an example of determining one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 6A  is a view illustrating an example of determining one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 6B  is a view illustrating an example of determining one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 7A  is a view illustrating an example of determining one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 7B  is a view illustrating an example of determining one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 8A  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 8B  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 9A  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 9B  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 9C  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 10A  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 10B  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 10C  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 10D  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of one or more joints as posture change targets according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart illustrating a part of a process flow according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 12  is a flowchart illustrating a part of a process flow according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 13  is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing apparatus  10 - 2  according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 14  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of a virtual object according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 15  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of a virtual object according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 16  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of a virtual object according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 17  is a view illustrating an example of changing a posture of a virtual object according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 18  is a flowchart illustrating a part of a process flow according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 19  is a flowchart illustrating a part of a process flow according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 20  is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus  10  common to each of embodiments. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that same reference numerals are given to components having substantially a same functional configuration, and redundant description will be omitted in the present specification and the drawings. 
     Furthermore, in this specification and the drawings, a plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration will be distinguished by giving the same reference numerals followed by different alphabets in some cases. For example, a plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration will be distinguished as necessary, such as a virtual object  30   a  and a virtual object  30   b . However, in a case where there is no need to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration, a same reference numeral alone will be attached. For example, in a case where there is no need to particularly distinguish the virtual object  30   a  and the virtual object  30   b , these objects are simply referred to as the virtual object  30 . 
     In addition, the “mode for carrying out the invention” will be described in accordance with the following item order. 
     1. Configuration of information processing system 
     2. First Embodiment 
     3. Second Embodiment 
     4. Hardware configuration 
     5. Modifications 
     In the following, an information processing apparatus  10 - 1  according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure, and an information processing apparatus  10 - 2  according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure are collectively referred to as the information processing apparatus  10  in some cases. 
     1. Configuration of Information Processing System 
     First, a configuration example of an information processing system common to each of embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIG. 1 . As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the information processing system according to each of embodiments includes an information processing apparatus  10 , a server  20 , and a communication network  22 . 
     &lt;1-1. Information Processing Apparatus  10 &gt; 
     The information processing apparatus  10  is an apparatus that controls display of content including a virtual object. For example, the information processing apparatus  10  causes a display unit  124  described below to display the content. Examples of the content include AR content or VR content. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the information processing apparatus  10  can be a head-mounted device including the display unit  124 . For example, the information processing apparatus  10  may be an AR glass, a video see-through head mounted display (HMD), or a shielded HMD. 
       FIG. 2  is a view illustrating a display example of AR content  4  on the display unit  124 . As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the information processing apparatus  10  is capable of displaying a virtual object  30  on the display unit  124  while making it possible to view real objects (for example, a user&#39;s hand  2 ) around the user wearing the information processing apparatus  10 . Furthermore, the information processing apparatus  10  is also capable of determining the contact between the virtual object and individual real objects on the basis of position information of the virtual object  30  in the real space corresponding to the display position of the virtual object  30  and position information of each of the real objects in the real space. This allows the user to bring the left and right hands  2  into contact with the virtual object  30  to move the position and the posture of the virtual object  30 , for example. 
     &lt;1-2. Server  20 &gt; 
     The server  20  is a device that manages various types of content (AR content, VR content, or the like). Furthermore, the server  20  is capable of communicating with another device via the communication network  22 . For example, the server  20  receives a content acquisition request from the information processing apparatus  10 , and transmits content corresponding to the acquisition request to the information processing apparatus  10 . 
     &lt;1-3. Communication Network  22 &gt; 
     The communication network  22  is a wired or wireless transmission path for information transmitted from a device connected to the communication network  22 . For example, the communication network  22  may include a public line network such as a telephone line network, the Internet, a satellite communication network, various local area networks (LANs) including the Ethernet (registered trademark), a wide area network (WAN), or the like. The communication network  22  may include a dedicated line network such as an Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN). 
     The configuration of the information processing system common to each of embodiments has been described above. As described below, the information processing apparatus  10  according to each of embodiments can acquire position information of the virtual object displayed on the display unit  124  in the real space, position information of the first real object associated with the user, and position information of the second real object in the real space, and can change the posture of the virtual object on the basis of a posture change rule corresponding to the relationship between the position information of the virtual object, the position information of the first real object, and the position information of the second real object. Here, the position information of the virtual object in the real space may be the same as the position information in the real space corresponding to the display position of the virtual object on the display unit  124 . 
     2. First Embodiment 
     First, a first embodiment will be described. The first embodiment assumes a situation in which a user changes the posture of a virtual object using movements of the left and right hands. In the first embodiment, the virtual object is assumed to be configured as data having a plurality of fixed parts and a movable part provided for each of two adjacent fixed parts to rotatably connect the two adjacent fixed parts. For example, the fixed part may be a rigid body, and the movable part may be a joint. As an example, the virtual object is configured using a rigid body-joint model. Further, the virtual object may be configured using a tree structure indicating a connection relationship between each of these rigid bodies and each of these joints. In the first embodiment, one of the left hand and the right hand of the user is an example of a first real object according to the present disclosure. The other of the left hand and the right hand of the user is an example of a second real object according to the present disclosure. 
     &lt;2-1. Background&gt; 
     Next, the background that led to the creation of the first embodiment will be described. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , in a situation where a user tries to change the posture of a virtual object using the movement of the left and right hands, the movement of the user&#39;s hand is not physically constrained during operation (unlike a case where the user changes the posture of the real object by hand, for example). Therefore, the posture of the virtual object might be changed to a posture not intended by the user, due to the reason that the user&#39;s hand deviates from the position intended by the user, for example. 
     Here, the above will be described in more detail with reference to  FIGS. 3A to 3D .  FIGS. 3A to 3D  are views illustrating an example in which the user changes the posture of the virtual object  30  by hand. As illustrated in  FIG. 3A , it is assumed that the user first holds a rigid body  300   a  included in the virtual object  30  with a right hand  2   b  and holds a rigid body  300   b  with a left hand  2   a . At this point, it is assumed that the user desires to change the posture of the virtual object  30  (more specifically, the posture of the rigid body  300   a ) to the posture illustrated in  FIG. 3C , for example. Next, as illustrated in  FIG. 3B , it is assumed that the user moves the right hand  2   b  along a solid arrow illustrated in  FIG. 3B  while maintaining the posture of the right hand  2   b  in the posture holding the rigid body  300   a.    
     However, as described above, since the movement of the user&#39;s hand is not constrained at the time of operation, for example, as illustrated in  FIG. 3C , the actual position of the right hand  2   b  might deviate from the position of the rigid body  300   a  intended by the user. In such a case, with a known technique, for example, as illustrated in  FIG. 3D , the position of the rigid body  300   a  can follow the actual position of the right hand  2   b . As a result, the position and posture of the rigid body  300   a  change differently from the user&#39;s intention, leading to a change in the posture of the virtual object  30  to the posture not intended by the user. 
     As will be described below, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to change the posture of the virtual object as intended by the user in a situation where the user changes the posture of the virtual object using the movement of the left and right hands. 
     &lt;2-2. Configuration&gt; 
     Next, a configuration according to the first embodiment will be described.  FIG. 4  is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information processing apparatus  10 - 1  according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the information processing apparatus  10 - 1  includes a control unit  100 , a communication unit  120 , a sensor unit  122 , a display unit  124 , and a storage unit  126 . 
     {2-2-1. Sensor Unit  122 } 
     The sensor unit  122  can include, for example, a camera (image sensor), a depth sensor (e.g., a time-of-flight method sensor, a structured light method sensor, or a stereo camera, etc.), a microphone, an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope, a geomagnetic sensor, and/or, a global positioning system (GPS) receiver. 
     For example, a camera included in the sensor unit  122  captures an image in front of the information processing apparatus  10 - 1 . The depth sensor included in the sensor unit  122  senses a distance to each of real objects located in front of the information processing apparatus  10 - 1 . 
     {2-2-2. Control Unit  100 } 
     The control unit  100  may include a processing circuit such as a central processing unit (CPU)  150  and a graphics processing unit (GPU) described below. The control unit  100  integrally controls operation of the information processing apparatus  10 . As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the control unit  100  further includes a recognition unit  102 , an information acquisition unit  104 , and a display control unit  106 . 
     {2-2-3. Recognition Unit  102 } 
     The recognition unit  102  performs various types of recognition processing on the basis of a result of sensing by the sensor unit  122 . For example, the recognition unit  102  performs image recognition on an image captured by the sensor unit  122 . The recognition unit  102  further recognizes the type (for example, a user&#39;s hand), position, posture, or the like of each of real objects existing in the real space on the basis of the image recognition result. 
     {2-2-4. Information Acquisition Unit  104 } 
     The information acquisition unit  104  performs reception or read-out processing and thereby acquires the position information of the virtual object displayed on the display unit  124  in the real space, the position information of the user&#39;s left hand, and the position information of the user&#39;s right hand For example, the information acquisition unit  104  specifies the position information the left hand of the user and the position information of the right hand of the user in the real space on the basis of the recognition result obtained by the recognition unit  102  and the depth information sensed by the sensor unit  122 , and thereby acquires the left hand position information and the right hand position information. Furthermore, the information acquisition unit  104  specifies (or acquires) position information in the real space corresponding to the current display position of the virtual object on the display unit  124 , and then acquires the specified (or acquired) position information as position information of the virtual object within the real space. 
     {2-2-5. Display Control Unit  106 } 
     The display control unit  106  controls display of a virtual object onto the display unit  124 . For example, the display control unit  106  changes the posture of the virtual object on the basis of posture change rules corresponding to the relationship between the position information of the virtual object, the position information of the user&#39;s left hand, and the position information of the user&#39;s right hand, acquired by the information acquisition unit  104 . Furthermore, every time the posture of the virtual object is changed, the display control unit  106  causes the display unit  124  to display the virtual object after the change. 
     For example, the display control unit  106  changes the posture of the virtual object in accordance with the change in the position of the right or left hand after determination that both the right hand and the left hand of the user have come in contact with the virtual object. As an example, the display control unit  106  first determines one or more joints of the virtual object as posture change targets on the basis of the relationship between the contact position of the right hand on the virtual object when it is determined that the right hand has come in contact with the virtual object and the contact position of the left hand on the virtual object when it is determined that the left hand has come in contact with the virtual object. Subsequently, the display control unit  106  changes the posture of the one or more joints as posture change targets in accordance with the change in the position of the right hand or left hand of the user after the determination of the one or more joints as posture change targets, and thereby changes the posture of the virtual object. 
     More specifically, the display control unit  106  may fix the posture of one of the rigid bodies included in the virtual object together with determining one or more joints as posture change targets. Additionally, the display control unit  106  may change the one or more joints as posture change targets in accordance with the change in the position of the rigid body fixed in the posture and the change in the position of the right hand or left hand of the user after the determination of the one or more joints as posture change targets, and may thereby change the posture of the virtual object. Note that regarding a rigid body whose posture is fixed, the posture fixed state of the rigid body can be released after the posture of the virtual object is changed. 
     The rigid body whose posture is fixed can be determined as follows. For example, the display control unit  106  may fix the posture of only the rigid body (a rigid body  300   c  in the example illustrated in  FIG. 5A  described below) held at a first time by the user, or may fix the posture of only the rigid body (rigid body  300   a  in the example illustrated in  FIG. 5B  described below) held at a latter time by the user. Alternatively, the display control unit  106  may fix the posture of only the rigid body closer to the root rigid body (for example, the rigid body of the waist of the virtual object) among the rigid body held at the first time by the user and the rigid body held at the latter time by the user. 
     (2-2-5-1. Example of Determining Joints as Posture Change Targets) 
     Here, an example of determining the “one or more joints as posture change targets” will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 5A to 7B . 
     Determination Example 1 
     For example, the display control unit  106  can determine all the joints located in a range from the rigid body held by one hand to the rigid body held by the other hand among the plurality of rigid bodies included in the virtual object, as one or more joints as posture change targets. As an example, as illustrated in  FIG. 5A , it is assumed that the user first holds with the left hand  2   a  the rigid body  300   c  among a plurality of rigid bodies  300  included in the virtual object  30 . Thereafter, as illustrated in  FIG. 5B , it is assumed that the user holds another rigid body  300   a  with the right hand  2   b . In this case, the display control unit  106  may determine all joints  302  (a joint  302   a  and a joint  302   b  in the example illustrated in  FIG. 5B ) located within a range from the rigid body  300   c  to the rigid body  300   a , as one or more joints as posture change targets. 
     Determination Example 2 
     Alternatively, the display control unit  106  may determine the one or more joints as posture change targets on the basis of whether a predetermined rigid body is present in one or more rigid bodies on a path connecting a first rigid body held by one hand and a second rigid body held by the other hand. For example, in a case where the predetermined rigid body is present in one or more rigid bodies on the path, the display control unit  106  determines all the joints located in a range from a rigid body farther from the predetermined rigid body among the first rigid body and the second rigid body, to the predetermined rigid body, as one or more joints as posture change targets. In contrast, in a case where the predetermined rigid body is absent in one or more rigid bodies on the path, the display control unit  106  determines all the joints located in a range from the first rigid body to the second rigid body, as the one or more joints as posture change targets. Here, an example of the predetermined rigid body is a root rigid body (a rigid body at the waist of the virtual object, or the like). 
     Here, the above-described functions will be described in more detail with reference to  FIGS. 6A and 6B . The examples illustrated in  FIGS. 6A and 6B  assume that the rigid body  300   c  is a root rigid body. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 6A , it is assumed that the user first holds, with the left hand  2   a , the rigid body  300   d  among the plurality of rigid bodies  300  included in the virtual object  30 . Thereafter, as illustrated in  FIG. 6B , it is assumed that the user holds another rigid body  300   a  with the right hand  2   b . In this case, the root rigid body  300   c  exists on a path connecting the rigid body  300   d  with the rigid body  300   a . Moreover, the rigid body  300   a  is farther from the rigid body  300   c , among the rigid body  300   d  and the rigid body  300   a . Accordingly, the display control unit  106  may determine all joints  302  (the joint  302   a  and the joint  302   b  in the example illustrated in  FIG. 6B ) located within the range from the rigid body  300   a  to the root rigid body  300   c , as one or more joints as posture change targets. 
     Determination Example 3 
     Alternatively, the display control unit  106  may determine all the joints located within a range from the first rigid body designated by the user as the rigid body whose posture is fixed to the second rigid body held by the user after the designation, as the one or more joints as posture change targets. Here, the method of designating the first rigid body may be, for example, touching the rigid body continuously with a fingertip of an arbitrary finger (such as an index finger) for a predetermined time or more, or may be operation of pinching the rigid body with fingers. 
     As an example, as illustrated in  FIG. 7A , it is assumed that the user first allows a finger to come in contact with the rigid body  300   c  to designate the rigid body  300   c  as a rigid body whose posture is to be fixed, among the plurality of rigid bodies  300  included in the virtual object  30 . This operation can fix the posture of the rigid body  300   c . Thereafter, as illustrated in  FIG. 7B , it is assumed that the user holds another rigid body  300   a  with one hand  2 . In this case, the display control unit  106  may determine all joints  302  (the joint  302   a  and the joint  302   b  in the example illustrated in  FIG. 7B ) located within the range from the rigid body  300   c  to the rigid body  300   a , as one or more joints as posture change targets. 
     (2-2-5-2. Example of Changing Posture of Joints as Posture Change Targets) 
     Next, a specific example regarding the above “change of posture of one or more joints as posture change targets” will be described with reference to  FIGS. 8A to 10D . 
     For example, the display control unit  106  can change the posture of the virtual object by changing the rotation angle of each of the one or more joints as posture change targets in accordance with a change in the position of the right hand or the left hand after the determination of the one or more joints as posture change targets. 
     As an example, it is assumed that after the time point illustrated in  FIG. 5B , the position of right hand  2   b  is moved in the upper left direction of  FIG. 8A  while the position and posture of left hand  2   a  are maintained as illustrated in  FIG. 8A . In this case, as illustrated in  FIG. 8A , the display control unit  106  may change the posture of the virtual object  30  by changing the rotation angle of each of all the joints  302  as posture change targets (that is, the joint  302   a  and the joint  302   b ) in accordance with the change in the position of the right hand  2   b . With this configuration, the position and the posture of the rigid body  300   a  (and the rigid body  300   b ) can be appropriately changed in accordance with the change in the position of the right hand  2   b  while the position and the posture of the rigid body  300   c  are fixed. 
     Now, it is assumed that after the time point illustrated in  FIG. 5B , the position of left hand  2   a  is moved in the lower right direction of  FIG. 8B  while the position and posture of right hand  2   b  are maintained as illustrated in  FIG. 8B . In this case, as illustrated in  FIG. 8B , the display control unit  106  may change the posture of the virtual object  30  by changing the rotation angle of each of all the joints  302  as posture change targets (that is, the joint  302   a  and the joint  302   b ) in accordance with the change in the position of the left hand  2   a . With this configuration, the position and the posture of the rigid body  300   c  (and the rigid body  300   b ) can be appropriately changed in accordance with the change in the position of the left hand  2   a  while the position and the posture of the rigid body  300   a  are fixed. Note that other joints and other rigid bodies connected to the rigid body  300   c  can move in a fixed manner with respect to changes in the position and posture of the rigid body  300   c  (that is, movable in accompany). 
     Hereinafter, the above-described posture change example will be described in more detail. For example, the display control unit  106  can change the rotation angle of each of one or more joints as posture change targets on the basis of whether the number of all the joints of the posture change target is just one. 
     Example of Change 1 
     As an example, in a case where the number of all the joints as posture change targets is just one and the user&#39;s right hand or left hand is moved after determination of all the joints as posture change targets, the display control unit  106  may change the rotation angle of the joint so that the rigid body that is just in contact with the moved hand immediately before the movement faces the position of the hand after the movement. 
     Here, the example of change will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 9A to 9C . In the example illustrated in  FIGS. 9A to 9C , it is assumed that the joint  302   a  alone has been determined as the joint  302  as a posture change target. At the time of determining the joint  302   a  to be a posture change target, it is assumed, as illustrated in  FIG. 9A , that the user holds one rigid body  300   a  adjacent to the joint  302   a  with the right hand  2   b , and holds the other rigid body  300   b  adjacent to the joint  302   a  with the left hand  2   a . It is assumed that the user thereafter moves the position of the right hand  2   b  as indicated by the arrow illustrated in  FIG. 9B . In this case, as illustrated in  FIG. 9C , the display control unit  106  may change the rotation angle of the joint  302   a  so that the rigid body  300   a  (held by the right hand  2   b ) faces the position of the right hand  2   b  after the movement. 
     Example of Change 2 
     Furthermore, in a case where the number of all the joints as posture change targets is plural, and the user&#39;s right hand or left hand is moved after determination of all the joints as posture change targets, the display control unit  106  may change the rotation angle of the each of all joints as posture change targets so that the rigid body that is just in contact with the moved hand immediately before the movement faces the position of the hand after the movement. 
     Here, the example of change will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 10A to 10D . In the examples illustrated in  FIGS. 10A to 10D , it is assumed that the joint  302   a  and the joint  302   b  have been determined as the joints  302  as posture change targets. At the time of determination of all the joints  302  as posture change targets, as illustrated in  FIG. 10A , it is assumed that the user holds, with the right hand  2   b , the rigid body  300   a  on an outer side adjacent to the joint  302   a  at one end of all the joints  302  as posture change targets, and that the user holds, with the left hand  2   a , the rigid body  300   c  on an outer side adjacent to the joint  302   b . It is assumed that the user thereafter moves the position of the right hand  2   b  as illustrated in  FIG. 10B . In this case, as illustrated in  FIG. 10B , first, the display control unit  106  can determine that a virtual rigid body  350  corresponding to the rigid body  300   a  has moved while maintaining the relative relationship with the movement of the right hand  2   b . Subsequently, the display control unit  106  repeats execution of a first change process illustrated in  FIG. 10C  and a second change process illustrated in  FIG. 10D  until both the first change process and the second change process converge, and thereby can change the rotation angles of all the joints  302  as posture change targets. The virtual rigid body  350  may be a virtual rigid body having the same size as the rigid body  300   a.    
     For example, in the first change process, as illustrated in  FIG. 10C , the display control unit  106  may gradually change the rotation angle of the joint  302   a  closest to the position of the virtual rigid body  350  so that the rigid body  300   a  (corresponding to the virtual rigid body  350 ) faces an end  3500  of the virtual rigid body  350  that is farther from the virtual object  30 . Furthermore, in the second change process, as illustrated in  FIG. 10D , the display control unit  106  may change the rotation angle of each of joints  302  other than the joint  302   a  (joint  302   b  in the example illustrated in  FIG. 10D ) among all joints  302  as posture change targets, targeted at the position of an end  3502  of the virtual rigid body  350  closer to the virtual object  30 , on the basis of a known algorithm of inverse kinematics. With this configuration, when both the first change process and the second change process converge, the posture of the virtual object  30  can be changed such that the posture of the rigid body  300   a  held by the right hand  2   b  approaches the posture of the virtual rigid body  350  as much as possible, and each of all the rigid bodies  300  located within the range from the rigid body  300   a  to the rigid body  300   c  is connected smoothly. 
     &lt;2-2-5-3. Modification&gt; 
     As a modification, in a case where it is determined that each of the left hand and the right hand of the user has come in contact with the virtual object displayed on the display unit  124 , the display control unit  106  may cause the display unit  124  to display an image indicating the state of being in contact (for example, a specific effect) in association with the contact position. 
     As another modification, in a case where the content in use is VR content, the display control unit  106  may cause the display unit  124  to display a virtual left hand image corresponding to the user&#39;s left hand and a virtual right hand image corresponding to the user&#39;s right hand. 
     As another modification, when a virtual object is displayed on the display unit  124 , the display control unit  106  may further cause the display unit  124  to display an image of each of rigid bodies and an image of each of joints included in the virtual object, superimposed on the virtual object, for example. 
     {2-2-6. Communication Unit  120 } 
     The communication unit  120  may include a communication device  166  described below, for example. The communication unit  120  transmits and receives various types of information to and from other devices via the communication network  22 , for example, under the control of the control unit  100 . 
     {2-2-7. Display Unit  124 } 
     The display unit  124  can include an output device  162  described below, for example. For example, the display unit  124  may include a transmissive display device (for example, a projector). In this case, under the control of the display control unit  106 , the display unit  124  can project an image on a projection surface using at least a part of regions of each of a right-eye lens and a left-eye lens (or goggle-type lenses) included in the information processing apparatus  10 - 1 . 
     Alternatively, the display unit  124  may include a non-transmissive display device (for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED) or the like). In this case, the display unit  124  may sequentially display images in front of the information processing apparatus  10 - 1  captured by the sensor unit  122  (camera), under the control of the display control unit  106 . 
     {2-2-8. Storage Unit  126 } 
     The storage unit  126  can include a storage device  164  described below, for example. The storage unit  126  stores various types of data and software. 
     &lt;2-3. Process Flow&gt; 
     The configuration of the first embodiment has been described above. Next, an example of a process flow according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to  FIGS. 11 and 12 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 11 , first, the sensor unit  122  of the information processing apparatus  10 - 1  acquires an image and depth information in front of the information processing apparatus  10 - 1 . Subsequently, the recognition unit  102  performs image recognition on the captured image. Subsequently, the information acquisition unit  104  acquires user&#39;s left hand position information and user&#39;s right hand position information in real space on the basis of the result of image recognition for the captured image and the sensed depth information (S 101 ). 
     Subsequently, the display control unit  106  determines whether one hand of the user holds one of the plurality of rigid bodies included in the virtual object displayed on the display unit  124  on the basis of the position information acquired in S 101  (S 103 ). In a case where it is determined that no hand of the user holds any of the rigid bodies (S 103 : No), the control unit  100  repeats the processing of S 101  to S 103 . 
     In contrast, in a case where it is determined that one hand of the user is holding one of the rigid bodies (S 103 : Yes), then the display control unit  106  determines whether the other hand of the user is holding another rigid body on the basis of the position information acquired in S 101  (S 105 ). In a case where it is determined that the other hand is not holding any of the rigid bodies (S 105 : No), the control unit  100  repeats the processing of S 101  to S 105 . 
     In contrast, in a case where it is determined that the other hand is holding one of the rigid bodies (S 105 : Yes), the display control unit  106  then determines one or more joints as posture change targets among the virtual objects on the basis of a positional relationship between the rigid body held by one hand of the user and the rigid body held by the other hand of the user (S 107 ). 
     Subsequently, the display control unit  106  waits until one of the left and right hands moves on the basis of the result of sensing of user&#39;s left hand and right hand after S 107  (S 109 ). 
     Here, a process flow in a case where it is determined in S 109  that either the left or right hand has moved (S 109 : Yes) will be described with reference to  FIG. 12 . As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the display control unit  106  first determines whether the number of all the joints as posture change targets determined in S 107  is just one (S 121 ). 
     In a case where the number of all the joints as posture change targets is just one (S 121 : Yes), the display control unit  106  changes the rotation angle of the joint in accordance with the change in the position of the hand determined to have moved in S 109  (S 123 ). Thereafter, the display control unit  106  performs the process of S 131  described below. 
     In contrast, in a case where the number of all the joints as posture change targets is plural (S 121 : No), the display control unit  106  first forms a virtual rigid body that corresponds to the rigid body held by the hand determined to have moved in S 109 , on the basis of the current position of the hand. Subsequently, the display control unit  106  changes the rotation angle of the joint closest to the position of the hand on the basis of the position of the farther end of the virtual rigid body (S 125 ). At the same time, the display control unit  106  changes the rotation angle of each of the other joints of all the joints as posture change targets on the basis of a known inverse kinematics algorithm targeting the position of the closer end of the virtual rigid body (S 127 ). 
     Thereafter, the display control unit  106  determines whether both the process of changing the rotation angle of the target joint in S 125  and the change process of the rotation angle of each of target joints in S 127  have converged (S 129 ). In a case where at least one of the two change processes has not converged (S 129 : No), the display control unit  106  repeats the processes of S 125  to S 129 . 
     In contrast, in a case where both of the two change processes have converged (S 129 : Yes), the display control unit  106  updates the display of the virtual object (S 131 ). With this configuration, the virtual object whose posture has been changed will be displayed on the display unit  124 . 
     Thereafter, the control unit  100  determines whether the end of the display of the virtual object has been instructed by the user (S 133 ). In a case where the end of the display of the virtual object has been instructed (S 133 : Yes), the process is finished. In contrast, in a case where the end of the display of the virtual object has not been instructed (S 133 : No), the information processing apparatus  10 - 1  repeats the processing from S 101  onward. 
     &lt;2-4. Effects&gt; 
     {2-4-1. Effect 1} 
     As described above, the information processing apparatus  10 - 1  according to the first embodiment changes the posture of the virtual object in accordance with a change in the position of the right or left hand of the user after determination that the right hand and the left hand of the user using the display unit  124  have come in contact with the virtual object displayed by the display unit  124 . This makes it possible to change the posture of the virtual object as intended by the user in a situation where the user changes the posture of the virtual object by the movement of the left and right hands. 
     For example, when a user moves a hand toward a virtual object generated by simulating a real object on the basis of past experience on methods for moving the real object, the user can change the posture of a joint included in the virtual object as intended. Furthermore, the user does not need to learn a dedicated operation method. 
     In addition, since the information processing apparatus  10 - 1  does not use physical simulation, there is no need to accurately maintain a force balance between the user&#39;s hand and the virtual object. Accordingly, the user can change the posture of the virtual object as intended even when the movement of the hand is somewhat rough. 
     {2-4-2. Effect 2} 
     Furthermore, since no physical simulation is used in the first embodiment, it is possible to keep the low calculation cost. 
     3. Second Embodiment 
     The first embodiment has been described above. Meanwhile, it is also desired in AR content that a user is capable of moving a virtual object to a desired location in a real space. In such a case, it is desirable that the virtual object is arranged with the posture and shape of the virtual object appropriately changed in accordance with the arrangement location with reduced user&#39;s labor. 
     Next, a second embodiment will be described. As will be described below, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to change the posture of the virtual object appropriately in accordance with the real object in a situation where the user arranges the virtual object on a real object. 
     The second embodiment has an assumable situation in which the user instructs with one hand to mainly change the position information of a virtual object and arrange the virtual object on a certain real object in the real space. Here, the hand used to instruct the change in the position information of the virtual object is an example of a first object according to the present disclosure. In addition, the real object on which a virtual object is arranged (hereinafter, referred to as a real object as arrangement destination) is an example of a second object according to the present disclosure. For example, the real object as arrangement destination may be an arbitrary real object different from the user or may be a hand different from the hand used to instruct to change the position information of the virtual object. 
     &lt;3-1. Configuration&gt; 
     First, a configuration according to the second embodiment will be described.  FIG. 13  is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing apparatus  10 - 2  according to the second embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , the information processing apparatus  10 - 2  further includes a pose selection unit  108  as compared with the information processing apparatus  10 - 1  illustrated in  FIG. 4 . Hereinafter, components having functions different from those of the first embodiment will be selectively described, and similar description will be omitted. 
     {3-1-1. Pose Selection Unit  108 } 
     When a virtual object that has been determined not to be in contact with a real object as arrangement destination is moved to be arranged on the real object as arrangement destination, the pose selection unit  108  determines the posture of the virtual object at the time of arrangement to a region including a contact position determined to have been in contact with the virtual object (hereinafter, referred to as an arrangement region) within the real object as arrangement destination, in accordance with the shape of the arrangement region. For example, in this case, the pose selection unit  108  determines the posture of the virtual object at the time of arrangement to the arrangement region in accordance with the shape of the arrangement region, the type of the virtual object, and a height of the hand used to instruct the movement of the virtual object from the contact position of the virtual object in the arrangement region. As an example, in a case where the shape of the arrangement region is a plane and the virtual object is a human-shaped object, the pose selection unit  108  may change the posture of the virtual object so that the virtual object is in a posture standing on the region or a posture sitting on the region in accordance with the height of the hand used to instruct the movement of the virtual object, from the contact position. 
     For example, in pose data DB  128  to be described below, the pose selection unit  108  can determine the posture associated with such information (that is, the shape of the arrangement region, the type of the virtual object, and the height of the hand used to instruct the movement of the virtual object from the contact position of the virtual object in the arrangement region) as the posture of the virtual object at the time of arrangement in the arrangement region. 
     (3-1-1-1. Pose Data DB  128 ) 
     The pose data DB  128  is a database in which, for each of virtual objects, the shape of the arrangement region and the posture (pose data) of a virtual object when the virtual object is arranged in the arrangement region. For example, in the pose data DB  128 , a combination of the type of the virtual object, the shape of the arrangement region, and the instruction information of the height of the virtual object from the arrangement region is associated with the pose data of the virtual object at the time of arrangement in the arrangement region. 
     Specific Examples 
     Here, specific examples of the change of the posture of the virtual object will be described with reference to  FIGS. 14 to 17 .  FIGS. 14 to 17  are an example in which the virtual object is a human-shaped object. 
     For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 14 , in a case where the virtual object  30  is moved so that the virtual object  30  is arranged on a horizontal plane region  400 , the pose selection unit  108  determines the posture in which the virtual object  30  stands on the region  400  as the posture at the time of arrangement. 
     Moreover, as illustrated in  FIG. 15 , in a case where the virtual object  30  is moved so that the virtual object  30  is arranged on an edge  420 , the pose selection unit  108  determines the posture in which the virtual object  30  sits on the edge  420  as the posture at the time of arrangement. 
     Moreover, as illustrated in  FIG. 16 , in a case where the virtual object  30  is moved so that the virtual object  30  is arranged on an L-shaped region  440 , the pose selection unit  108  determines the posture in which the virtual object  30  leans against the L-shaped region  440  as the posture at the time of arrangement. 
     Moreover, as illustrated in  FIG. 17 , when the virtual object  30  is moved above the horizontal plane region  400 , and in a case where a hand movement of pressing the virtual object  30  against the region  400  (to a position lower than the height of the virtual object) is recognized, the pose selection unit  108  determines the posture in which the virtual object  30  sits with the leg bent in the plane region  400  as the posture at the time of arrangement. 
     Modification 
     As a modification, in a case where the virtual object  30  is moved so that the virtual object  30  is arranged on the plane region  400  with the virtual object  30  laid down, the pose selection unit  108  may determine the sleeping posture on the region  400  as the posture at the time of arrangement. 
     Moreover, in a case where the virtual object  30  is moved so that the virtual object  30  is arranged on a step, the pose selection unit  108  may determine the posture in which the virtual object  30  stands with a leg on the step as the posture at the time of arrangement. 
     Although  FIGS. 14 to 17  illustrate an example in which the virtual object has a human shape, the present invention is not limited to this example. The virtual object may have a shape of another creature (such as another animal or plant) or an artificial object (such as a robot or car). 
     {3-1-2. Display Control Unit  106 } 
     The display control unit  106  according to the second embodiment changes the posture of the virtual object to the posture selected by the pose selection unit  108  when the virtual object is moved so as to be arranged on the real object as arrangement destination. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 14 , it is assumed that the user moves the virtual object  30  so as to arrange the virtual object  30  on the plane region  400  of the real object  40  while holding the virtual object  30  with one hand  2 . In this case, as illustrated in  FIG. 14 , the display control unit  106  changes the posture of the virtual object  30  so that the posture becomes a standing posture on the plane region  400  (selected by the pose selection unit  108 ). 
     Furthermore, every time the posture of the virtual object is changed, the display control unit  106  can cause the display unit  124  to display the changed virtual object. 
     &lt;3-2. Process Flow&gt; 
     The configuration of the second embodiment has been described above. Next, an example of a process flow according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to  FIGS. 18 and 19 . Here, it is assumed that the virtual object is displayed on the display unit  124 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 18 , the control unit  100  of the information processing apparatus  10 - 2  first determines whether a user&#39;s instruction to move the virtual object displayed on the display unit  124  has been acquired. For example, the control unit  100  determines whether a motion of moving the virtual object while holding the virtual object with one hand has been recognized on the basis of a result of image recognition on an image captured by the sensor unit  122 , or the like. Alternatively, the control unit  100  determines whether instruction information for moving the virtual object based on operation of a predetermined device (such as a mouse) has been received (S 201 ). In a case where the movement instruction has not been acquired (S 201 : No), the process of S 201  is repeated. 
     In contrast, in a case where the movement instruction has been acquired (S 201 : Yes), the display control unit  106  changes the position and posture of the virtual object on the basis of the movement instruction (S 203 ). Subsequently, the display control unit  106  causes the display unit  124  to display the virtual object after the change (S 205 ). 
     Subsequently, the recognition unit  102  (newly) recognizes the real space on the basis of the sensing result of the sensor unit  122  (S 207 ). 
     Thereafter, the display control unit  106  determines whether an instruction (movement) has been made to arrange the virtual object on any of the real objects in the real space (S 209 ). In a case where there is no instruction to arrange the virtual object on any of the real objects (S 209 : No), the processes of S 201  to S 209  are repeated. 
     In contrast, in a case where the virtual object has been moved so as to be arranged on any of the real objects (S 209 : Yes), the pose selection unit  108  acquires, from the pose data DB  128 , pose data associated with the shape of the arrangement region in the real object as arrangement destination and associated with the type of the virtual object. Subsequently, the pose selection unit  108  determines the acquired pose data as the posture of the virtual object at the arrangement in the arrangement region (S 211 ). 
     Here, the process flow following S 211  will be described with reference to  FIG. 19 . As illustrated in  FIG. 19 , following the process of S 211 , the display control unit  106  changes the posture of the virtual object so as to be the posture determined in S 211  (S 221 ). 
     Subsequently, the display control unit  106  finely adjusts the posture of the virtual object after the change on the basis of the recognition result of the real space obtained in S 207 . For example, the display control unit  106  adjusts the posture of the virtual object after the change in accordance with the recognition result of the inclination of the arrangement region (S 223 ). 
     Thereafter, the display control unit  106  causes the display unit  124  to display the virtual object after the change (S 225 ). 
     &lt;3-3. Effects&gt; 
     As described above, when the virtual object is moved on the basis of the motion of the user&#39;s hand until it is determined that the virtual object is in contact with a real object as arrangement destination, the information processing apparatus  10 - 2  according to the second embodiment changes the posture of the virtual object so that the posture becomes the posture according to the shape of the arrangement region in the real object as arrangement destination and the type of the virtual object. This makes it possible to appropriately change the posture of the virtual object in accordance with the real object as arrangement destination in a situation where the user arranges the virtual object on the real object. 
     For example, in a case where the virtual object has a human shape and the arrangement region includes a plane, the information processing apparatus  10 - 2  changes the posture so that the virtual object stands on the arrangement region. Furthermore, in a case where the arrangement region includes an edge, the information processing apparatus  10 - 2  changes the posture so that the virtual object sits on the edge. As described above, according to the second embodiment, the state of the virtual object can be changed in high-context manners in accordance with the real object as arrangement destination. 
     &lt;3-4. Modification&gt; 
     &lt;3-4-1. Modification 1&gt; 
     Note that the second embodiment is not limited to the example described above. As a modification, when a virtual object is arranged on the real object as arrangement destination, the display control unit  106  may further change the appearance and size of the virtual object in accordance with a real object in the arrangement destination in addition to changing the posture of the virtual object. Alternatively, the display control unit  106  may further display another virtual object, for example, on the real object as arrangement destination. Alternatively, the display control unit  106  may further cause the display unit  124  to display an animation in which the virtual object moves in accordance with the real object as arrangement destination. 
     For example, when a virtual object is arranged on a cylindrical real object, the display control unit  106  may additionally display a virtual object of a live stage on the display unit  124 , change the clothing of the virtual object into a live costume, change the size of the virtual object to a size suitable for the size of the top surface of the real object, and display an animation of the virtual object (with clothes and size that have been changed) dancing on the real object. 
     &lt;3-4-2. Modification 2&gt; 
     As another modification, when the virtual object is arranged on the real object as arrangement destination, the display control unit  106  may cause the display unit  124  to display a plurality of candidates for the posture of the virtual object after the change, and may allow the user to select one of the plurality of candidates by pointing, gaze gesture, or the like, for example. In this case, the display control unit  106  can change the posture of the virtual object to a posture corresponding to the candidate selected by the user. 
     Alternatively, when a virtual object is arranged on the real object as arrangement destination, the display control unit  106  may change the posture of the virtual object to one of the plurality of posture candidates and display the virtual object on the display unit  124 , and may thereafter allow the user to change the posture of the virtual object to a posture corresponding to another one of the plurality of candidates. For example, after a virtual object is arranged on the real object as arrangement destination, the display control unit  106  may sequentially change the posture of the virtual object to a posture corresponding to another one of the posture candidates out of the plurality of posture candidates every time it is detected that the user has issued a predetermined voice command (for example, “Next”). 
     &lt;3-4-3. Modification 3&gt; 
     As another modification, when or after a virtual object is arranged on the real object as arrangement destination, the display control unit  106  may further change the posture of the virtual object on the basis of a recognition result of the state of the user. For example, immediately after the virtual object is arranged on the real object as arrangement destination, the recognition unit  102  can recognize the orientation of the user&#39;s face on the basis of a sensing result obtained by the sensor unit  122  or a predetermined sensor in the environment. In this case, the display control unit  106  may change the posture of the virtual object so that the whole body of the virtual object faces the recognized direction of the user. Alternatively, in a case where the virtual object is a human-shaped object, the display control unit  106  may change the posture of the virtual object so that the face of the virtual object is selectively directed to the user (without changing the posture of the body of the virtual object). 
     Alternatively, the information processing apparatus  10 - 2  may recognize the user&#39;s mental state (smiling or being angry, for example) using a known technique, and may change the posture of the virtual object in accordance with the recognized mental state. 
     4. Hardware Configuration 
     Next, a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus  10  according to each of embodiments will be described with reference to  FIG. 20 . As illustrated in  FIG. 20 , the information processing apparatus  10  includes a CPU  150 , a read only memory (ROM)  152 , a random access memory (RAM)  154 , a bus  156 , an interface  158 , an input device  160 , an output device  162 , a storage device  164 , and a communication device  166 . 
     The CPU  150  functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and controls overall operation in the information processing apparatus  10  in accordance with various programs. The CPU  150  implements the function of the control unit  100  in the information processing apparatus  10 . The CPU  150  includes a processor such as a microprocessor. 
     The ROM  152  stores programs used by the CPU  150 , control data such as operation parameters, or the like. 
     The RAM  154  temporarily stores a program executed by the CPU  150 , data in use, for example. 
     The bus  156  includes a CPU bus or the like. The bus  156  connects the CPU  150 , the ROM  152 , and the RAM  154  to each other. 
     The interface  158  connects the input device  160 , the output device  162 , the storage device  164 , and the communication device  166  to the bus  156 . 
     The input device  160  includes an input unit for inputting information by a user such as, for example, a touch panel, a button, a switch, a lever, or a microphone, and an input control circuit that generates an input signal on the basis of an input by the user and outputs the input signal to the CPU  150 . 
     The output device  162  includes a display such as an LCD or an OLED, or a display device such as a projector. Further, the output device  162  may include a sound output device such as a speaker. 
     The storage device  164  is a device for storing data that functions as the storage unit  126 . The storage device  164  includes, for example, a storage medium, a recording device that records data on the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, a deletion device that deletes data recorded on the storage medium, or the like. 
     The communication device  166  is a communication interface including, for example, a communication device (for example, a network card) for connecting to the communication network  22  or the like. The communication device  166  may be a wireless LAN compatible communication device, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) compatible communication device, or a wired communication device that performs wired communication. The communication device  166  functions as the communication unit  120 . 
     5. Modifications 
     The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technological field of the present disclosure can conceive alterations or modifications within the scope of the technical concept described here in the claims, and these, of course, should understandably belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure. 
     &lt;5.1 Modification 1&gt; 
     Each of the embodiments described above is an example in which the information processing apparatus  10  includes the display unit  124 . However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the information processing apparatus  10  and the display unit  124  may be provided as separate devices, and the information processing apparatus  10  and the display unit  124  may be able to communicate with each other by wireless communication, for example. In this case, the information processing apparatus  10  may be, for example, a general personal computer (PC), a tablet terminal, a game machine, a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a portable music player, a speaker, an in-vehicle device (such as a car navigation device), or a robot (a humanoid robot, for example). Alternatively, the information processing apparatus  10  may be integrated with the server  20 . 
     Although  FIG. 1  includes illustration of the information processing apparatus  10  alone, the present invention is not limited to such an example. The function of the information processing apparatus  10  according to each of embodiments may be implemented by a plurality of computers working in cooperation. 
     &lt;5.2. Modification 2&gt; 
     Individual steps in the process flow of each of embodiments described above do not have to be performed in the order described. For example, individual steps may be processed in an appropriately changed order. Moreover, individual steps may be partially processed in parallel or separately instead of being processed in time series. Some of the described steps may be omitted, or another step may be further added. 
     According to each of the embodiments described above, it is also possible to provide a computer program for causing hardware such as the CPU  150 , the ROM  152 , and the RAM  154  to implement functions equivalent to those of the components of the information processing apparatus  10  according to each of embodiments. A storage medium in which the computer program is recorded is also provided. 
     Furthermore, the effects described in the present specification are merely illustrative or exemplary and are not limited. That is, the technology according to the present disclosure can exhibit other effects that are apparent to those skilled in the art from the description of the present specification in addition to or instead of the above effects. 
     The following configurations also belong to the technological scope of the present disclosure. 
     (1) 
     An information processing apparatus comprising: 
     an information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a virtual object displayed by a display unit in a real space, position information of a first real object associated with a user, and position information of a second real object in the real space; and 
     a display control unit that changes a posture of the virtual object on the basis of a posture change rule corresponding to a relationship between the position information of the virtual object, the position information of the first real object, and the position information of the second real object. 
     (2) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (1), 
     wherein the first real object is a first hand of the user, 
     the second real object is a second hand of the user, and 
     the display control unit changes the posture of the virtual object in accordance with a change in the position of the first hand or the second hand after the first hand and the second hand are determined to come in contact with the virtual object. 
     (3) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (2), 
     wherein the virtual object includes a plurality of fixed parts, and a movable part provided for each of two adjacent fixed parts to rotatably connect the two adjacent fixed parts, 
     the display control unit determines one or more movable parts of the virtual object as posture change targets on the basis of a relationship between a first contact position of the first hand in the virtual object when it is determined that the first hand comes in contact with the virtual object and a second contact position of the second hand in the virtual object when it is determined that the second hand comes in contact with the virtual object, and changes postures of the one or more movable parts as posture change targets in accordance with a change in the position of the first hand or the second hand after determination of the one or more movable parts as posture change targets, and thereby changes the posture of the virtual object. 
     (4) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (3), 
     wherein the display control unit determines the one or more movable parts as posture change targets on the basis of a positional relationship between a first fixed unit corresponding to the first contact position and a second fixed unit corresponding to the second contact position, and 
     the one or more movable parts as posture change targets are continuously connected with the plurality of fixed parts connected to each of the one or more movable parts as posture change targets. 
     (5) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (4), wherein the display control unit further determines the one or more movable parts as posture change targets on the basis of whether a predetermined fixed part is present in one or more fixed parts on a path connecting the first fixed part with the second fixed part. 
     (6) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (5), 
     wherein in a case where the predetermined fixed part is present in the one or more fixed parts on the path connecting the first fixed part with the second fixed part, the display control unit determines one or more movable parts located within a range from the fixed part farther from the predetermined fixed part out of the first fixed part and the second fixed part to the predetermined fixed part, as the one or more movable parts as posture change targets, and 
     in a case where the predetermined fixed part is not present in the one or more fixed parts on the path connecting the first fixed part with the second fixed part, the display control unit determines one or more movable parts located within a range from the first fixed part to the second fixed part, as the one or more movable parts as posture change targets. 
     (7) 
     The information processing apparatus according to any one of (4) to (6), 
     wherein the display control unit fixes a posture of a third fixed part connected to a movable part at a first end of the one or more movable parts as posture change targets, and 
     changes a rotation angle of each of the one or more movable parts as posture change targets in accordance with a change in the position of the first hand or the second hand after the determination of the one or more movable parts as posture change targets, and thereby changes the posture of the virtual object. 
     (8) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (7), wherein the display control unit changes a position and posture of a fourth fixed part connected to a movable part at a second end opposite to the first end of the one or more movable parts as posture change targets in accordance with a change in the position of the first hand or the second hand after the determination of the one or more movable parts as posture change targets, and thereby changes the posture of the virtual object. 
     (9) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (8), wherein one of the third fixed part and the fourth fixed part is the same as one of the first fixed part and the second fixed part. 
     (10) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (9), 
     wherein the first fixed part is one fixed part determined to be first held by the first hand out of the plurality of fixed parts included in the virtual object, and 
     the second fixed part is one fixed part determined to be first held by the second hand out of the plurality of fixed parts included in the virtual object. 
     (11) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (2), 
     wherein the first real object is the first hand of the user instructing a change of the position information of the virtual object, 
     the second real object is either the second hand of the user not instructing the change of the position information of the virtual object, or a real object different from the user, and 
     when the virtual object is moved to come in contact with the second real object, the display control unit changes the posture of the virtual object in accordance with a shape of a region including a third contact position determined to come in contact with the virtual object, within the second real object. 
     (12) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (11), 
     wherein the display control unit further changes the posture of the virtual object in accordance with a type of the virtual object. 
     (13) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (12), 
     wherein the virtual object is moved in accordance with the change in the position of the first hand, and 
     the instruction to change the position information of the virtual object includes moving the virtual object until the virtual object that has been determined to be in non-contact with the second real object is determined to have come in contact with the second real object. 
     (14) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (13), 
     wherein the display control unit changes the posture of the virtual object further in accordance with a height of the position of the first hand from the third contact position when the virtual object has been moved until the virtual object is determined to have come in contact with the second real object. 
     (15) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (14), 
     wherein in a case where the shape of the region including the third contact position is a plane, the display control unit changes the posture of the virtual object so that the posture of the virtual object becomes a posture standing on the region or sitting on the region in accordance with the type of the virtual object and the height of the first hand from the third contact position. 
     (16) 
     The information processing apparatus according to any one of (13) to (15), 
     wherein in a case where the shape of the region including the third contact position includes an edge, the display control unit changes the posture of the virtual object so that the posture of the virtual object becomes a posture sitting on the region. 
     (17) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (9) or (10), 
     wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display a changed virtual object every time the posture of the virtual object is changed. 
     (18) 
     The information processing apparatus according to (17), further comprising: 
     a recognition unit that recognizes the first hand and the second hand on the basis of a sensing result of the real space; and 
     the display unit, 
     wherein the information processing apparatus is a head-mounted device. 
     (19) 
     An information processing method comprising: 
     acquiring position information of a virtual object displayed by a display unit in a real space, position information of a first real object associated with a user, and position information of a second real object in the real space; and 
     changing, by a processor, a posture of the virtual object on the basis of a posture change rule corresponding to a relationship between the position information of the virtual object, the position information of the first real object, and the position information of the second real object. 
     (20) 
     A program causing a computer to function as: 
     an information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a virtual object displayed by a display unit in a real space, position information of a first real object associated with a user, and position information of a second real object in the real space; and 
     a display control unit that changes a posture of the virtual object on the basis of a posture change rule corresponding to a relationship between the position information of the virtual object, the position information of the first real object, and the position information of the second real object. 
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               10 - 1 ,  10 - 2  INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS 
               20  SERVER 
               22  COMMUNICATION NETWORK 
               30  VIRTUAL OBJECT 
               100  CONTROL UNIT 
               102  RECOGNITION UNIT 
               104  INFORMATION ACQUISITION UNIT 
               106  DISPLAY CONTROL UNIT 
               108  POSE SELECTION UNIT 
               120  COMMUNICATION UNIT 
               122  SENSOR UNIT 
               124  DISPLAY UNIT 
               126  STORAGE UNIT 
               128  POSE DATA DB