Playback apparatus, menu display method, and recording medium recording program implementing menu display method
First Claim
1. A playback apparatus for playing back and providing contents to a user, the playback apparatus comprising:
- a menu screen display unit for displaying a menu screen of the contents;
an input unit for detecting a user'"'"'s input operation so as to detect a selection of the content displayed in the menu screen; and
a control unit for causing the menu screen display unit to switch the menu screen on the basis of the user'"'"'s operation detected by the input unit, and for instructing a playback operation of the selected content, wherein the menu screen display unit, under the control of the control unit, switches an upper layer menu screen to and from a lower layer menu screen through an intermediate layer menu screen therebetween, and wherein the upper layer menu screen shows categories of the contents providable to the user using menus, the lower layer menu screen shows some of the contents, which are classified into one of the categories displayed as the menus in the upper layer menu screen, using menus, and the intermediate layer menu screen displays the menu selected in the upper layer menu screen in an area, and displays a plurality of menus displayed in the lower layer menu screen in another area.
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Abstract
A playback apparatus includes a menu screen display unit for displaying a content menu screen, an input unit for detecting a user'"'"'s input operation to detect a selection of the content, and a control unit for causing the menu screen display unit to switch the menu screen, and for instructing playback of the selected content. The menu screen display unit, under the control of the control unit, switches an upper layer menu screen to and from a lower layer menu screen through an intermediate layer menu screen. The upper layer menu screen shows categories of the contents using menus. The lower layer menu screen shows some of contents using menus. The intermediate layer menu screen displays the menu selected in the upper layer menu screen in an area and a plurality of menus displayed in the lower layer menu screen in another area.
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9 Claims
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1. A playback apparatus for playing back and providing contents to a user, the playback apparatus comprising:
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a menu screen display unit for displaying a menu screen of the contents;
an input unit for detecting a user'"'"'s input operation so as to detect a selection of the content displayed in the menu screen; and
a control unit for causing the menu screen display unit to switch the menu screen on the basis of the user'"'"'s operation detected by the input unit, and for instructing a playback operation of the selected content, wherein the menu screen display unit, under the control of the control unit, switches an upper layer menu screen to and from a lower layer menu screen through an intermediate layer menu screen therebetween, and wherein the upper layer menu screen shows categories of the contents providable to the user using menus, the lower layer menu screen shows some of the contents, which are classified into one of the categories displayed as the menus in the upper layer menu screen, using menus, and the intermediate layer menu screen displays the menu selected in the upper layer menu screen in an area, and displays a plurality of menus displayed in the lower layer menu screen in another area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A menu display method for displaying menu screens, in which a user'"'"'s selection of content is accepted, the menu display method comprising the steps of:
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displaying an upper layer menu screen;
displaying an intermediate layer menu screen;
displaying a lower layer menu screen; and
switching the upper layer menu screen, the intermediate layer menu screen, and the lower layer menu screen in response to a user'"'"'s operation, wherein the upper layer menu screen shows categories of the contents providable to the user using menus, the lower layer menu screen shows some of the contents, which are classified into one of the categories displayed as the menus in the upper layer menu screen, using menus, and the intermediate layer menu screen displays the menu selected in the upper layer menu screen in an area, and displays a plurality of menus displayed in the lower layer menu screen in another area. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A recording medium recording a program thereon allowing a processor to execute a menu display process, for displaying menu screens in which a user'"'"'s selection of content is accepted, the process comprising the steps of:
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displaying an upper layer menu screen;
displaying an intermediate layer menu screen;
displaying a lower layer menu screen; and
switching the upper layer menu screen, the intermediate layer menu screen, and the lower layer menu screen in response to a user'"'"'s operation, wherein the upper layer menu screen shows categories of the contents providable to the user using menus, the lower layer menu screen shows some of the contents, which are classified into one of the categories displayed as the menus in the upper layer menu screen, using menus, and the intermediate layer menu screen displays the menu selected in the upper layer menu screen in an area, and displays a plurality of menus displayed in the lower layer menu screen in another area.
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