Method and apparatus for presenting information
First Claim
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1. A method for presenting information, the method including:
- representing in symbols a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer and mapping the information elements represented in symbols to an information space; and
limiting the information elements using a marked-out space set in the information space.
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Abstract
Files such as musical pieces are represented in symbols such as a star, and are clustered based on the attribute of each file so as to be allocated in an information space. An impression, such as “refreshing”, on the musical piece corresponding to the file is represented and given in the form of emotion. The initial search for a file is carried out by roughly cutting out a marked-out space. When narrowed down, the file is linearly developed so as to support a user selection.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for presenting information, the method including:
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representing in symbols a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer and mapping the information elements represented in symbols to an information space; and
limiting the information elements using a marked-out space set in the information space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for presenting information, the method including:
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representing in symbols a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer and mapping the information elements represented in symbols to a first information space; and
initiating a transition from the first information space to a second information space. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An information presenting apparatus, including:
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a space controller which represents in symbols a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer and which maps the information elements represented in symbols to an information space; and
an information selector which limits the information elements using a marked-out space set in the information space. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An information presenting apparatus, including:
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an element mapping unit which represents in symbols a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer and which maps the information elements represented in symbols to a first information space; and
a space motion instructing unit which initiates a transition from the first information space to a second information space. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An information presenting apparatus, including:
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a space controller which maps, as symbols, a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer to an information space; and
a drawing unit which draws a plurality of symbols mapped, in an inseparable manner, when the symbols are displayed at an overlapped position. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An information presenting apparatus, including:
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a space controller which maps, as symbols, a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer to an information space; and
an information selector which executes a search on the symbols in a manner such that part of the information space is cut out as a lump of volume which is assumed to include a symbol of interest.
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27. An information presenting apparatus, including:
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a space controller which maps, as symbols, a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer to an information space; and
an information selector which cuts out, as a lump of volume, a space containing the information elements instead of directly specifying the information elements, in the event of selecting the information elements.
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28. An information presenting apparatus, including:
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a space controller which maps, as symbols, a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer to an information space; and
a drawing unit which draws a plurality of symbols mapped, wherein said space controller represents the information space as a vast space and said drawing unit represents the symbols as luminous bodies scattered in the vast space.
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29. An information presenting apparatus, including:
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a space controller which maps, as symbols, a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer to an information space; and
a drawing unit which draws a plurality of symbols mapped, wherein said drawing unit varies, as appropriate, a viewpoint of drawing so as to redraw the symbols. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program executable by a computer, the program including the functions of:
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representing in symbols a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer and mapping the information elements represented in symbols to an information space; and
limiting the information elements using a marked-out space set in the information space.
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32. A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program executable by a computer, the program including the functions of:
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representing in symbols a plurality of information elements each being separately executable by a computer and mapping the information elements represented in symbols to an information space; and
initiating a transition from the first information space to a second information space.
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