Information processing apparatus and method, and program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus for making a predetermined operation in response to an operation made on a touch panel laminated on a display screen, the apparatus comprising:
- a display controlling means for controlling the display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
a detecting means for detecting user'"'"'s touch on a touch panel;
a judging means for judging whether the user'"'"'s touch detected by the detecting means has been released or not;
a selecting means for selecting one of the items, corresponding to a position where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected by the detecting means just before and displayed by the display controlling means, in case it is determined by the judging means that the user'"'"'s touch has been released; and
a playing means for playing the content assigned to the item selected by the selecting means, the playing means playing a predetermined content also in a period from the detection of the user'"'"'s touch by the detecting means until it is determined by the judging means that the user'"'"'s touch has been released.
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Abstract
There is provided a content selection view in which the user can select a content intuitively and easily. When the user places a touch pen in touch with a touch panel in a position corresponding to a position P1 in a map and drags the touch pen along a locus to a position P2 with the touch pen being kept in touch with the touch panel, PD will judge that a grid is still an option. Thereafter, when the user takes the touch pen off the touch panel surface, the PD will select the grid corresponding to the position P2 where the touch pen has finally been in touch with the touch panel. The PD will output not only content data assigned to the selected grid but a sound corresponding, to predetermined content data even while the grid is still an option. The present invention is applicable to a portable recorder/player.
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44 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus for making a predetermined operation in response to an operation made on a touch panel laminated on a display screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a display controlling means for controlling the display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
a detecting means for detecting user'"'"'s touch on a touch panel;
a judging means for judging whether the user'"'"'s touch detected by the detecting means has been released or not;
a selecting means for selecting one of the items, corresponding to a position where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected by the detecting means just before and displayed by the display controlling means, in case it is determined by the judging means that the user'"'"'s touch has been released; and
a playing means for playing the content assigned to the item selected by the selecting means, the playing means playing a predetermined content also in a period from the detection of the user'"'"'s touch by the detecting means until it is determined by the judging means that the user'"'"'s touch has been released. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An information processing method of making a predetermined operation in response to an operation made on a touch panel laminated on a display screen, the method comprising the steps of:
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controlling the display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
detecting user'"'"'s touch on the touch panel;
judging whether the user'"'"'s touch detected in the detecting step has been released or not;
selecting one of the items, corresponding to a position where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected in the detecting step just before and displayed in the display controlling step, in case it is determined in the judging step that the user'"'"'s touch has been released; and
playing the content assigned to the item selected by the selecting means, in the playing step, a predetermined content being played also in a period from the detection of the user'"'"'s touch in the detecting step until it is determined in the judging step that the user'"'"'s touch has been released.
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5. A program for making a predetermined operation in response to an operation made on a touch panel laminated on a display screen, the program comprising the steps of:
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controlling the display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
detecting user'"'"'s touch on the touch panel;
judging whether the user'"'"'s touch detected in the detecting step has been released or not;
selecting one of the items, corresponding to a position where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected in the detecting step just before and displayed in the display controlling step in case it is determined in the judging step that the user'"'"'s touch has been released; and
playing the content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step, in the playing step, a predetermined content being played also in a period from the detection of the user'"'"'s touch in the detecting step until it is determined in the judging step that the user'"'"'s touch has been released.
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6. An information processing apparatus for making a predetermined operation in response to an operation made on a touch panel laminated on a display screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a display controlling means for controlling the display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
a detecting means for detecting user'"'"'s touch on the touch panel;
a judging means for judging whether the user'"'"'s touch detected by the detecting means has been released or not;
a selecting means for selecting one of the items, corresponding to a position where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected by the detecting means just before and displayed by the display controlling means, in case it is determined by the judging means that the user'"'"'s touch has been released, or all the items corresponding to an area surrounded by positions where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected by the detecting means and displayed by the display controlling means in a period from the detection of the user'"'"'s touch by the detecting means until it is determined by the judging means that the user'"'"'s touch has been released; and
a playing means for playing the content assigned to the item selected by the selecting means. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An information processing method of making a predetermined operation in response to an operation made on a touch panel laminated on a display screen, the method comprising the steps of:
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controlling the display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
detecting user'"'"'s touch on the touch panel;
judging whether the user'"'"'s touch detected in the detecting step has been released or not;
selecting one of the items, corresponding to a position where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected in the detecting step just before and displayed in the display controlling step, in case it is determined in the judging step that the user'"'"'s touch has been released, or all the items corresponding to an area surrounded by positions where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected in the detecting step and displayed in the display controlling step in a period from the detection of the user'"'"'s touch in the detecting step until it is determined in the judging step that the user'"'"'s touch has been released; and
playing the content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step.
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9. A program for making a predetermined operation in response to an operation made on a touch panel laminated on a display screen, the program comprising the steps of:
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controlling the display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
detecting user'"'"'s touch on the touch panel;
judging whether the user'"'"'s touch detected in the detecting step has been released or not;
selecting one of the items, corresponding to a position where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected in the detecting step just before and displayed in the display controlling step, in case it is determined in the judging step that the user'"'"'s touch has been released, or all the items corresponding to an area surrounded by positions where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected in the detecting step and displayed in the display controlling step in a period from the detection of the user'"'"'s touch in the detecting step until it is determined in the judging step that the user'"'"'s touch has been released; and
playing the content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step.
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10. An information processing apparatus for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the apparatus comprising:
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a display controlling means for controlling a display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
a selecting means for selecting an item displayed by the display controlling means in response to an user'"'"'s operation; and
an acquiring means for acquiring a related content having a predetermined relationship with a content assigned to the item selected by the selecting means, the display controlling means displaying the item selected by the selecting means in the center of a circle or polygon set on the display screen while displaying a first related item having assigned thereto the related content acquired by the acquiring means on all or part of the circumference of the circle or on all or part of the periphery of the polygon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information processing method of having a display screen display a predetermined image, the method including the steps of:
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controlling the display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
selecting an item displayed in the display controlling step in response to an user'"'"'s operation; and
acquiring a related content having a predetermined relationship with a content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step, in the display controlling step, the item selected in the selecting step being displayed in the center of a circle or polygon set on the display screen while a first related item having assigned thereto the related content acquired in the acquiring step is displayed on all or part of a circumference of the circle or on all or part of the periphery of the polygon.
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16. A program for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the program including the steps of:
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controlling the display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
selecting an item displayed in the display controlling step in response to an user'"'"'s operation; and
acquiring a related content having a predetermined relationship with a content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step, in the display controlling step, the item selected in the selecting step being displayed in the center of a circle or polygon set on the display screen while a first related item having assigned thereto the related content acquired in the acquiring step is displayed on all or part of a circumference of the circle or on all or part of the periphery of the polygon.
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17. An information processing apparatus for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the apparatus comprising:
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an extracting means for extracting a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a display controlling means for controlling the display screen to display an item having assigned thereto the content extracted by the extracting means in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen;
a selecting means for selecting an item displayed by the display controlling means in response to a user'"'"'s operation; and
a playing means for playing the content assigned to the item selected by the selecting means. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An information processing method of having a display screen display a predetermined image, the method comprising the steps of:
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extracting a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
controlling the display screen to display an item having assigned thereto the content extracted in the extracting step in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen;
selecting an item displayed in the display controlling step in response to a user'"'"'s operation; and
playing the content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step.
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25. A program for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the program comprising the steps of:
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extracting a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
controlling the display screen to display an item having assigned thereto the content extracted in the extracting step in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen;
selecting an item displayed in the display controlling step in response to a user'"'"'s operation; and
playing the content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step.
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26. An information processing apparatus for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the apparatus comprising:
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a selecting means for selecting an item displayed on the display screen and having an content assigned thereto in response to an user'"'"'s operation;
an acquiring means for acquiring a related content having a predetermined relationship with the content assigned to the item selected by the selecting means, a first display controlling means for controlling a display screen to display the item selected by the selecting means in the center of a circle or polygon set on the display screen while displaying the related item having the related contents acquired by the acquiring means on all or part of a circumference of the circle or on all or part of the periphery of the polygon;
an extracting means for extracting a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a second display controlling means for controlling the display screen to display the item having assigned thereto the content extracted by the extracting means in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen; and
a display changeover means for making changeover between one view controlled by the first display controlling means and other controlled by the second display controlling means, the first or second display controlling means controlling the display screen to display an image jumping from the one view to the other in case the one view is changed to the other by the display changeover means. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An information processing method of having a display screen display a predetermined image, the method comprising:
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a selecting step of selecting an item displayed on the display screen and having an content assigned thereto in response to an user'"'"'s operation;
an acquiring step of acquiring a related content having a predetermined relationship with the content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step;
a first display controlling step of controlling a display screen to display the item selected in the selecting step in the center of a circle or polygon set on the display screen while displaying the related item having the related contents acquired in the acquiring step on all or part of a circumference of the circle or on all or part of the periphery of the polygon;
an extracting step of extracting a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a second display controlling step of controlling the display screen to display the item having assigned thereto the content extracted in the extracting step in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen; and
a display changeover step of making changeover between one view controlled in the first display controlling step and other controlled in the second display controlling step, in the first or second display controlling step, the display screen being controlled to display an image jumping from one view to another view in case the one view is changed to the other in the display changeover step.
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31. A program for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the program comprising:
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a selecting step of selecting an item displayed on the display screen and having an content assigned thereto in response to an user'"'"'s operation;
an acquiring step of acquiring a related content having a predetermined relationship with the content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step;
a first display controlling step of controlling a display screen to display the item selected in the selecting step in the center of a circle or polygon set on the display screen while displaying the related item having the related contents acquired in the acquiring step on all or part of a circumference of the circle or on all or part of the periphery of the polygon;
an extracting step of extracting a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a second display controlling step of controlling the display screen to display the item having assigned thereto the content extracted in the extracting step in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen; and
a display changeover step of making changeover between one view controlled in the first display controlling step and other controlled in the second display controlling step, in the first or second display controlling step, the display screen being controlled to display an image jumping from the one view to the other in case the one view is changed to the other in the display changeover step.
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32. An information processing apparatus for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the apparatus comprising:
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an extracting means for extracting a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a first display controlling means for controlling the display screen to display an item having assigned thereto the content extracted by the extracting means in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen;
a selecting means for selecting an item displayed on the display screen in response to user'"'"'s operation;
a playing means for playing a content assigned to the item selected by the selecting means;
a second display controlling means for controlling the display screen to display contents assigned to the item selected by the selecting means in the form of a list; and
a display changeover means for making changeover between a first view controlled by the first display controlling means and second view controlled by the second display controlling means, the first display controlling means controlling the display screen to display an image jumping from the first view to the second in case the first mode is changed to the second by the display changeover means. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An information processing method for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the method comprising:
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an extracting step of extracting a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a first display controlling step of controlling the display screen to display an item having assigned thereto the content extracted in the extracting step in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen;
a selecting step of selecting an item displayed on the display screen in response to user'"'"'s operation;
a playing step of playing a content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step;
a second display controlling step of controlling the display screen to display contents assigned to the item selected in the selecting step in the form of a list; and
a display changeover step of making changeover between a first view controlled in the first display controlling step and second view controlled in the second display controlling step, in the first display controlling step, the display screen being controlled to display an image jumping from the first view to the second one in case the first view is changed to the second in the display changeover step.
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38. A program for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the program comprising:
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an extracting step of extracting a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a first display controlling step of controlling the display screen to display an item having assigned thereto the content extracted in the extracting step in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen;
a selecting step of selecting an item displayed on the display screen in response to user'"'"'s operation;
a playing step of playing a content assigned to the item selected in the selecting step;
a second display controlling step of controlling the display screen to display contents assigned to the item selected in the selecting step in the form of a list; and
a display changeover step of making changeover between a first view controlled in the first view controlling step and second view controlled in the second display controlling step, in the first display controlling step, the display screen being controlled to display an image jumping from the first view to the second in case the first mode is changed to the second in the display changeover step.
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39. An information processing apparatus for making a predetermined operation in response to an operation made on a touch panel laminated on a display screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a display controller to control a display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
a detector to detect user'"'"'s touch on a touch panel;
a judging unit to judge whether the user'"'"'s touch detected by the detector has been released or not;
a selector to select one of the items, corresponding to a position where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected by the detector just before and displayed by the display controller, in case it is determined by the judging unit that the user'"'"'s touch has been released; and
a player to play the content assigned to the item selected by the selector, the player playing a predetermined content also in a period from the detection of the user'"'"'s touch by the detector until it is determined by the judging unit that the user'"'"'s touch has been released.
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40. An information processing apparatus for making a predetermined operation in response to an operation made on a touch panel laminated on a display screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a display controller to control a display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
a detector to detect user'"'"'s touch on a touch panel;
a judging unit to judge whether the user'"'"'s touch detected by the detector has been released or not;
a selector to select one of the items, corresponding to a position where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected by the detector just before and displayed by the display controller, in case it is determined by the judging unit that the user'"'"'s touch has been released, or all the items corresponding to an area surrounded by positions where the user'"'"'s touch has been detected by the detector and displayed by the display controller in a period from the detection of the user'"'"'s touch by the detector until it is determined by the judging unit that the user'"'"'s touch has been released; and
a player to play the content assigned to the item selected by the selector.
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41. An information processing apparatus for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the apparatus comprising:
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a display controller to control a display screen to display items having predetermined contents assigned thereto, respectively;
a selector to select an item displayed by the display controller in response to an user'"'"'s operation; and
an acquisition unit to acquire a related content having a predetermined relationship with a content assigned to the item selected by the selector, the display controller being adapted to display the item selected by the selector in the center of a circle or polygon set on the display screen while displaying a first related item having assigned thereto the related content acquired by the acquisition unit on all or part of the circumference of the circle or on all or part of the periphery of the polygon.
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42. An information processing apparatus for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the apparatus comprising:
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an extraction unit to extract a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a display controller to control a display screen to display an item having assigned thereto the content extracted by the extraction unit in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen;
a selector to select an item displayed by the display controller in response to a user'"'"'s operation; and
a player to play the content assigned to the item selected by the selector.
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43. An information processing apparatus for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the apparatus comprising:
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a selector to select an item displayed on a display screen and having an content assigned thereto in response to an user'"'"'s operation;
an acquisition unit to acquire a related content having a predetermined relationship with the content assigned to the item selected by the selector, a first display controller to control a display screen to display the item selected by the selector in the center of a circle or polygon set on the display screen while displaying the related item having the related contents acquired by the acquisition unit on all or part of a circumference of the circle or on all or part of the periphery of the polygon;
an extraction unit to extract a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a second display controller to control the display screen to display the item having assigned thereto the content extracted by the extraction unit in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen; and
a display changeover unit to make changeover between one view controlled by the first display controller and other controlled by the second display controller, the first or second display controller being adapted to control the display screen to display an image jumping from the one view to the other in case the one view is changed to the other by the display changeover unit.
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44. An information processing apparatus for having a display screen display a predetermined image, the apparatus comprising:
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an extraction unit to extract a content of which at least one meta data has a value within a predetermined range;
a first display controller to control a display screen to display an item having assigned thereto the content extracted by the extraction unit in a predetermined position on the axis of at least the one meta data on the display screen;
a selector to select an item displayed on the display screen in response to user'"'"'s operation;
a player to play a content assigned to the item selected by the selector;
a second display controller to control the display screen to display contents assigned to the item selected by the selector in the form of a list; and
a display changeover unit to make changeover between a first view controlled by the first display controller and second view controlled by the second display controller, the first display controller being adapted to control the display screen to display an image jumping from the first view to the second in case the first mode is changed to the second by the display changeover unit.
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