Information displaying apparatus, information displaying program and storage medium

• US 20060107207A1
• Filed: 01/04/2005
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OM Digital Solutions Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Wada, Toshiaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,587,680 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/273
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

An information displaying apparatus includes a mark displaying unit which displays on a display a file mark to identify each of files stored in a file memory and a folder mark to identify a folder by which the files are grouped, a viewer generating unit which generates on the display a viewer to display one of information about the files included in the folder and information included in the files, a viewer moving unit which moves the viewer on the display in accordance with an operation of an operating member, and a preview displaying unit which displays a file mark included in the folder when the viewer overlaps the folder mark displayed on the display and displays information included in the file as an image when the viewer overlaps the file mark.

Claims

1. An information displaying apparatus including a file memory which stores files hierarchically, an information reading unit which reads information of the files from the file memory, and a display which displays the information of the files read by the information reading unit, comprising:

a mark displaying unit which displays on the display a file mark to identify each of the files stored in the file memory and a folder mark to identify a folder by which the files are grouped;

a viewer generating unit which generates on the display a viewer to display one of information about the files included in the folder and information included in the files;

a viewer moving unit which moves the viewer on the display in accordance with an operation of an operating member; and

a preview displaying unit which displays a file mark included in the folder when the viewer overlaps the folder mark displayed on the display and displays information included in the file as an image when the viewer overlaps the file mark.

2. The information displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of the folder mark and the file mark is graphics representing one of a folder and a file, a character representing a name of one of a folder and a file, a symbol, or a combination of the graphics, the character and the symbol.

3. The information displaying apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information about the files included in the folder is one of an icon representing the file and a name of the file.

4. The information displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information about the files included in the folder is one of an icon representing the file and a name of the file.

5. The information displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the preview displaying unit displays a reduced image of an image included in the file when the file is an image file, an image representing a waveform of sound included in the file when the file is a sound file, and music representing scales included in the file when the file is a musical performance file including musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) data.

6. The information displaying apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the viewer plays back at least one of a movie, sound and musical performance information.

7. The information displaying apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when the information included in the file is one of the movie, sound and musical performance information, an icon of the file has a shape to show a lapse of time, and the viewer moves along the shape of the icon while playing back the information.

8. The information displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the viewer varies in size and displays information of a plurality of files simultaneously.

9. The information displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when a second viewer selects a file mark displayed on a first viewer which selects a folder mark, the second viewer displays information of a file corresponding to the selected file mark.

10. An information displaying program of an information displaying apparatus including a file memory which stores files hierarchically and a display which displays information of the files stored in the file memory, the program causing a computer to perform:

a mark displaying process of displaying on the display a file mark to identify each of the files stored in the file memory and a folder mark to identify a folder by which the files are grouped;

a viewer generating process of generating on the display a viewer to display one of information about the files included in the folder and information included in the files;

a viewer moving process of moving the viewer on the display; and

a preview displaying process of displaying a file mark included in the folder when the viewer moves and overlaps the folder mark displayed on the display and displays information included in the file within the viewer as an image when the viewer moves and overlaps the file mark displayed on the display.

11. The information displaying program according to claim 10, wherein one of the folder mark and the file mark is graphics representing one of a folder and a file, a character representing a name of one of a folder and a file, a symbol, or a combination of the graphics, the character and the symbol.

12. The information displaying program according to claim 11, wherein the information about the files included in the folder is one of an icon representing the file and a name of the file.

13. The information displaying program according to claim 10, wherein the information about the files included in the folder is one of an icon representing the file and a name of the file.

14. The information displaying program according to claim 10, wherein the preview displaying process is performed to display a reduced image of an image included in the file when the file is an image file, an image representing a waveform of sound included in the file when the file is a sound file, and music representing scales included in the file when the file is a musical performance file including musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) data.

15. The information displaying program according to claim 14, wherein the viewer plays back at least one of a movie, sound and musical performance information.

16. The information displaying program according to claim 15, wherein when the information included in the file is one of the movie, sound and musical performance information, an icon of the file has a shape to show a lapse of time, and the viewer moves along the shape of the icon while playing back the information.

17. The information displaying program according to claim 10, wherein the viewer varies in size and displays information of a plurality of files simultaneously.

18. The information displaying program according to claim 10, wherein when a second viewer selects a file mark displayed on a first viewer which selects a folder mark, the second viewer displays information of a file corresponding to the selected file mark.

19. A recording medium that records an information displaying program of an information displaying apparatus including a file memory which stores files hierarchically and a display which displays information of the files stored in the file memory, the information displaying program of the recording medium causing a computer to perform:

a mark displaying process of displaying on the display a file mark to identify each of the files stored in the file memory and a folder mark to identify a folder by which the files are grouped;

a viewer generating process of generating on the display a viewer to display one of information about the files included in the folder and information included in the files;

a viewer moving process of moving the viewer on the display; and

a preview displaying process of displaying a file mark included in the folder when the viewer moves and overlaps the folder mark displayed on the display and displays information included in the file within the viewer as an image when the viewer moves and overlaps the file mark displayed on the display.

20. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein one of the folder mark and the file mark is graphics representing one of a folder and a file, a character representing a name of one of a folder and a file, a symbol, or a combination of the graphics, the character and the symbol.

21. The recording medium according to claim 20, wherein the information about the files included in the folder is one of an icon representing the file and a name of the file.

22. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein the information about the files included in the folder is one of an icon representing the file and a name of the file.

23. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein the preview displaying process is performed to display a reduced image of an image included in the file when the file is an image file, an image representing a waveform of sound included in the file when the file is a sound file, and music representing scales included in the file when the file is a musical performance file including musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) data.

24. The recording medium according to claim 23, wherein the viewer plays back at least one of a movie, sound and musical performance information.

25. The recording medium according to claim 24, wherein when the information included in the file is one of the movie, sound and musical performance information, an icon of the file has a shape to show a lapse of time, and the viewer moves along the shape of the icon while playing back the information.

26. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein the viewer varies in size and displays information of a plurality of files simultaneously.

27. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein when a second viewer selects a file mark displayed on a first viewer which selects a folder mark, the second viewer displays information of a file corresponding to the selected file mark.