Information display

• US 20030020731A1
• Filed: 09/20/2002
• Published: 01/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kato, Kosuke, Harada, Tadanori
• Application Number:
  US10/239,286
• Publication Number:
  US 20030020731A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

An information display apparatus connected to the network includes a communication unit, a first management area controller and a second management area controller. The communication unit acquires a first picture from the network. The first management area controller displays a first management area in a display unit provided on the information display apparatus and sorts the acquired first picture to display the sorted first picture. The first management area controller detects the first picture displayed in the first management area when an operator has specified the first picture. The second management area controller displays a second management area in a display unit provided on the information display apparatus, and determines a second picture, having the included related information, based on the specified picture. The second management area controller displays the second picture in the second management area, while displaying the related information included in the second picture, when an operation of specifying the second picture is done, to render the related information selectable. The second management area controller performs processing based on the related information if there is selection by the operator.

Claims

1. (Amended) An information display apparatus having a display unit connected to a network, comprising:

a communication section for acquiring from said network a first information picture having as a unite picture information and related information constituting a basis for performing an operation when there is a command for operation;

a first management area controller for displaying a first management area, sorting and displaying the acquired first information picture and for detecting the first information picture displayed in said first management area controller when an operator has specified said first information picture; and

a second management area controller for displaying a second management area, and for determining a second information picture, including the related information, based on the specified information picture, said second management area controller displaying the related information included in said second information picture when an operation specifying said second information picture is performed, making said related information selectable, and performing processing based on the related information if there is selection by the operator.

2. (Amended) The information display apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said communication section acquires a premium value corresponding to the first information picture and wherein said first management area controller sorts the first information picture acquired in accordance with said premium value to display the so-sorted first information picture.

3. (Amended) The information display apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said communication section acquires a premium value corresponding to the first information picture and said first management area performs calculations at a time interval on said premium value to sort the first information picture based on the results of calculations to display the sorted first information picture.