Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program

• US 20030153992A1
• Filed: 10/10/2002
• Published: 08/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kido, Chikako, Nakane, Maiko, Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro, Maruyama, Hiroyuki, Chosokabe, Yoshihiro, Okino, Kazunori
• Application Number:
  US10/268,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20030153992A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

An information processing device which enables a user to intuitively operate basic operations of even a jog dial-unsupportable application is provided. When a jog dial-unsupportable application program is started, a jog dial server refers to a jog script and first displays, in a jog dial window, items related to basic operations of the jog dial-unsupportable application program that can be associated with operations based on a jog dial.

Claims

1. An information processing device for starting an application program and processing various information, the device comprising:

display means;

first operation means for carrying out rotation or turn and press operations; and

server means for referring to a script defined for interlocking an operation of an unsupportable application program which does not support said first operation means and an operation based on said first operation means;

wherein when said unsupportable application program is started, said server means refers to said script and causes the display means to first display an item related to a basic operation of said unsupportable application program that can be associated with an operation based on said first operation means.

2. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said script is loaded to said server means.

3. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said unsupportable application program is started, said server means refers to said script, sets an operation that can be immediately carried out at present by operating said first operation means, and causes said display means to display the item thereof.

4. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising second operation means for carrying out a toggle operation, wherein said server means sets an operation that is enabled when said second operation means is operated and said first operation means is operated, with reference to said script, and causes said display means to display the item name thereof.

5. An information processing device for selectively starting a plurality of application programs and processing various information, the device comprising:

display means;

first operation means for carrying out rotation or turn and press operations; and

server means for referring to a script defined for interlocking an operation common to a plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system which do not support with an operation of said first operation means and an operation based on said first operation means;

wherein when one of said plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system is started, said server means refers to said script and causes the display means to first display an item related to a basic operation common to said plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system that can be associated with an operation based on said first operation means.

6. The information processing device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said script is loaded to said server means.

7. The information processing device as claimed in claim 5, wherein when one of said plurality of unsupportable application programs is started, said server means refers to said script, sets a common operation that can be immediately carried out at present by operating said first operation means, and causes said display means to display the item thereof.

8. The information processing device as claimed in claim 5, further comprising second operation means for carrying out a toggle operation, wherein said server means sets a common operation that is enabled when said second operation means is operated and said first operation means is operated, with reference to said script, and causes said display means to display the item name thereof.

9. An information processing system comprising an information processing device for processing various information on the basis of an application program, and a remote operation device for sending a remote operation signal to the information processing device,

said remote operation device comprising first operation means for carrying out rotation or turn and press operations, and control means for determining an operating status of said first operation means by processing based on the program taken in from said information processing device,

said information processing device comprising server means for referring to a script defined for interlocking an operation of an unsupportable application program which does not support said first operation means and an operation based on said first operation means, said server means referring to said script when said unsupportable application program is started and causing display means to first display an item related to a basic operation of said unsupportable application program that can be associated with an operation based on said first operation means.

10. An information processing system comprising an information processing device for selective starting a plurality of application programs and processing various information respectively, and a remote operation device for sending a remote operation signal to the information processing device,

said remote operation device comprising first operation means for carrying out rotation or turn and press operations, and control means for determining an operating status of said first operation means by processing based on the program taken in from said information processing device,

said information processing device comprising server means for referring to a script defined for interlocking an operation common to a plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system which do not support an operation of said first operation means and an operation based on said first operation means, said server means referring to said script when one of said plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system is started and causing display means to first display an item related to a basic operation common to said plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system that can be associated with an operation based on said first operation means.

11. An information processing method used in an information processing device for starting an application program and processing various information, the method comprising:

a script loading step of loading a script defined for interlocking an operation of an unsupportable application program which does not support an operation of first operation means for carrying out rotation or turn and press operations provided in said information processing device, and an operation based on said first operation means; and

a display control step of, when said unsupportable application program is started, referring to the script loaded by said script loading step and causing display means to first display an item related to a basic operation of said unsupportable application program that can be associated with an operation based on said first operation means.

12. Another information processing method used in an information processing device for selectively starting a plurality of application programs and processing various information, the method comprising:

a script loading step of loading a script defined for interlocking an operation common to a plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system which do not support an operation of first operation means for carrying out rotation or turn and press operations provided in said information processing device, and an operation based on said first operation means; and

a display control step of, when one of said plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system is started, referring to the script loaded by said script loading step and causing display means to first display an item related to a basic operation common to said plurality of unsupportable application programs that can be associated with an operation based on said first operation means.

13. An information processing program executed in an information processing device for starting an application program and processing various information, the program comprising:

a script loading step of loading a script defined for interlocking an operation of an unsupportable application program which does not support an operation of first operation means for carrying out rotation or turn and press operations provided in said information processing device, and an operation based on said first operation means; and

a display control step of, when said unsupportable application program is started, referring to the script loaded by said script loading step and causing display means to first display an item related to a basic operation of said unsupportable application program that can be associated with an operation based on said first operation means.

14. Another information processing program executed in an information processing device for selectively starting a plurality of application programs and processing various information, the program comprising:

a script loading step of loading a script defined for interlocking an operation common to a plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system which do not support an operation of first operation means for carrying out rotation or turn and press operations provided in said information processing device, and an operation based on said first operation means; and

a display control step of, when one of said plurality of unsupportable application programs of the same system is started, referring to the script loaded by said script loading step and causing display means to first display an item related to a basic operation common to said plurality of unsupportable application programs that can be associated with an operation based on said first operation means.