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Information processing apparatus and information processing method

  • US 10,028,007 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2013
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

  • a content icon display unit configured to produce data for arranging and displaying a plurality of content icons indicating a plurality of pieces of content in a first array extending substantially horizontally in a first area in a content selection screen;

    a display control unit configured to produce data for displaying a cursor for focusing on one of the plurality of content icons;

    a content playback unit configured, if a specific content icon is focused on by the cursor, and if a preset determination operation is performed, to start playback of the content indicated by the focused icon;

    a related information acquiring unit configured, if a specific content icon is focused on by the cursor, to acquire a plurality of related information relating to the content that is indicated by the focused icon that is registered in an external device from the external device without starting playback of the content; and

    a related information display unit configured to display the related information acquired by the related information acquiring unit as respective plurality of related information icons in a second array extending substantially horizontally in a second area of the content selection screen, and configured to display, if related information is updated, the updated related information in the second area so as to replace the related information displayed until that moment,wherein, when an operation input by a user in either direction along a predetermined axis, substantially parallel to the first array, for changing content to be focused on is received, the display control unit does not change a position for displaying the cursor, and does change a position for displaying the plurality of content icons into and out of the cursor via movement of the plurality of content icons parallel to the predetermined axis,wherein, when operation input by the user in either direction along a different axis, transverse to the predetermined axis, is received, the display control unit moves the cursor from the first area into the second area or from the second area into the first area,wherein, when the cursor is in the second area and an operation input by the user in either direction along the predetermined axis is received, the display control unit changes position for displaying the cursor at least parallel to the predetermined axis to move substantially horizontally and focus among the plurality of related information icons,wherein the related information acquiring unit acquires from the external device a plurality of types of related information of content indicated by the focused icon, andwherein the related information display unit displays the plurality of types of related information by superimposing a display region of one piece of related information on a portion of a display region of another piece of related information, andwherein the related information display unit displays a predetermined number of types of related information, which is included in the plurality of types of related information, in front of the second area, and concurrently displays the rest of the related information in the back of the related information displayed in the front.

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