Device having bookmark thumbnail management function

• US 20080059906A1
• Filed: 08/31/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Access Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Access Company Limited
• Inventors: Toki, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,051,388 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

There is provided a device having a function of browsing contents obtained through a network. The device includes a display unit, an operation unit, a storing unit configured to store a thumbnail corresponding to a part of a captured image of contents as a bookmark, and a thumbnail rearrangement control unit configured to form a screen displaying stored thumbnails on the display unit while arranging the thumbnails in a ring shape, to accept user designation of a target thumbnail to be moved through the operation unit, to rotate the thumbnails arranged in the ring shape on the screen in response to a user operation through the operation unit while keeping a potion of the target thumbnail at a predetermined position in the screen, and to accept user designation of a target position to which the target thumbnail is to be moved through the operation unit.

Claims

1. A device having a function of browsing contents obtained through a network, comprising:

a display unit;

an operation unit operated by a user;

a storing unit configured to store a thumbnail corresponding to a part of a captured image of contents as a bookmark; and

a thumbnail rearrangement control unit configured to form a screen displaying stored thumbnails on the display unit while arranging the thumbnails in a ring shape, to accept user designation of a target thumbnail to be moved through the operation unit, to rotate the thumbnails arranged in the ring shape on the screen in response to a user operation through the operation unit while keeping a position of the target thumbnail at a predetermined position in the screen, and to accept user designation of a target position to which the target thumbnail is to be moved through the operation unit.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the thumbnail rearrangement control unit recognizes the target position as a position between bookmark thumbnails situated next to the target thumbnail on the screen.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the storing unit stores a thumbnail as a bookmark by displaying a registration area designation frame on contents, moving the registration area designation frame on the contents in response to a user operation through the operation unit, accepting user designation for designating a region in the contents to be stored as a thumbnail and represented by the registration area designation frame, storing a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating at least position information representing a positional relationship between the region and an entire page of the contents with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the storing unit stores an entire image of the contents and a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating the entire image of the contents and the position information with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark.

5. The device according to claim 3, wherein the position information includes at least one of a tag, a word and a character string contained in the region of the contents.

6. The device according to claim 3, wherein the position information includes a byte number of the region counted form a top of the contents.

7. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a link control unit configured to display thumbnails saved as bookmarks, to accept user selection of one of the saved thumbnails, to obtain contents corresponding to the selected one of the saved thumbnails through the network, and to display a part of the obtained contents corresponding to a region in the contents represented by the selected thumbnails in accordance with the position information.

8. The device according to claim 3, further comprising:

an edit control unit configured to display thumbnails saved as bookmarks, to accept user selection of one of the saved thumbnails, to display contents corresponding to the selected thumbnail, to display a registration area designation frame on the contents, to move the registration area designation frame on the contents in response to a user operation through the operation unit, to accept user designation for designating a region in the contents to be newly stored as a thumbnail and represented by the registration area designation frame, to newly store a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating an entire page of the contents and position information representing a positional relationship between the region and the entire page of the contents with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark.

9. The device according to claim 4, further comprising:

an edit control unit configured to display thumbnails saved as bookmarks, to accept user selection of one of the saved thumbnails, to display contents corresponding to the selected thumbnail, to display a registration area designation frame on the contents, to move the registration area designation frame on the contents in response to a user operation through the operation unit, to accept user designation for designating a region in the contents to be newly stored as a thumbnail and represented by the registration area designation frame, to newly store a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating an entire image of the contents and position information representing a positional relationship between the region and the entire image of the contents with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit comprises a five-way key.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile phone.

12. A device having a function of browsing contents obtained through a network, comprising:

a display unit;

an operation unit operated by a user;

a storing unit configured to store a thumbnail as a bookmark by displaying a registration area designation frame on contents, moving the registration area designation frame on the contents in response to a user operation through the operation unit, accepting user designation for designating a region in the contents to be stored as a thumbnail and represented by the registration area designation frame, storing a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating an entire page of the contents and position information representing a positional relationship between the region and an entire page of the contents with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark;

a link control unit configured to display thumbnails saved as bookmarks, to accept user selection of one of the saved thumbnails, to obtain contents corresponding to the selected one of the saved thumbnails through the network, and to display a part of the obtained contents corresponding to a region in the contents represented by the selected thumbnails; and

an edit control unit configured to display thumbnails saved as bookmarks, to accept user selection of one of the saved thumbnails, to display contents corresponding to the selected thumbnail, to display a registration area designation frame on the contents, to move the registration area designation frame on the contents in response to a user operation through the operation unit, to accept user designation for designating a region in the contents to be newly stored as a thumbnail and represented by the registration area designation frame, to newly store a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating an entire page of the contents and position information representing a positional relationship between the region and the entire page of the contents with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the operation unit comprises a five-way key.

14. The device according to claim 12, wherein the device is a mobile phone.

15. A method of rearranging thumbnails saved as bookmarks in a device having a function of browsing contents obtained through a network, comprising:

forming a screen displaying stored thumbnails on a display unit while arranging the thumbnails in a ring shape;

accepting user designation of a target thumbnail to be moved through an operation unit;

rotating the thumbnails arranged in the ring shape on the screen in response to a user operation through the operation unit while keeping a potion of the target thumbnail at a predetermined position in the screen; and

accepting user designation of a target position to which the target thumbnail is to be moved through the operation unit.

16. A method of managing thumbnails saved as bookmarks in a device having a function of browsing contents obtained through a network, comprising:

displaying a registration area designation frame on contents;

moving the registration area designation frame on the contents in response to a user operation through an operation unit;

accepting user designation for designating a region in the contents to be stored as a thumbnail and represented by the registration area designation frame; and

storing a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating at least position information representing a positional relationship between the region and an entire page of the contents with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark;

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein in the storing step an entire image of the contents and the position information are stored in association with the thumbnails stored as the bookmark.

18. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

controlling linking of a thumbnail by;

displaying thumbnails saved as bookmarks;

accepting user selection of one of the saved thumbnails;

obtaining contents corresponding to the selected one of the saved thumbnails through the network; and

displaying a part of the obtained contents corresponding to a region in the contents represented by the selected thumbnails in accordance with the position information.

19. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

controlling editing of a thumbnail by;

displaying thumbnails saved as bookmarks;

accepting user selection of one of the saved thumbnails;

displaying contents corresponding to the selected thumbnail;

displaying a registration area designation frame on the contents;

moving the registration area designation frame on the contents in response to a user operation through the operation unit;

accepting user designation for designating a region in the contents to be newly stored as a thumbnail and represented by the registration area designation frame; and

newly storing a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating an entire page of the contents and position information representing a positional relationship between the region and the entire page of the contents with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark.

20. A computer program product comprising computer readable instructions that cause a computer to:

form a screen displaying stored thumbnails on a display unit while arranging the thumbnails in a ring shape;

accept user designation of a target thumbnail to be moved through an operation unit;

rotate the thumbnails arranged in the ring shape on the screen in response to a user operation through the operation unit while keeping a potion of the target thumbnail at a predetermined position in the screen; and

accept user designation of a target position to which the target thumbnail is to be moved through the operation unit.

21. A computer program product comprising computer readable instructions that cause a computer to:

display a registration area designation frame on contents;

move the registration area designation frame on the contents in response to a user operation through an operation unit;

accept user designation for designating a region in the contents to be stored as a thumbnail and represented by the registration area designation frame; and

store a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating at least position information representing a positional relationship between the region and an entire page of the contents with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark.

22. The computer program product according to claim 21, wherein the instructions are further configured to store a thumbnail by associating an entire image of the contents and the position information with the thumbnails stored as the bookmark.

23. The computer program product according to claim 21, wherein the instructions are further configured to control linking of a thumbnail by:

displaying thumbnails saved as bookmarks;

accepting user selection of one of the saved thumbnails;

obtaining contents corresponding to the selected one of the saved thumbnails through the network; and

displaying a part of the obtained contents corresponding to a region in the contents represented by the selected thumbnails in accordance with the position information.

24. The computer program product according to claim 21, wherein the instructions are further configured to control editing of a thumbnail by:

displaying thumbnails saved as bookmarks;

accepting user selection of one of the saved thumbnails;

displaying contents corresponding to the selected thumbnail;

displaying a registration area designation frame on the contents;

moving the registration area designation frame on the contents in response to a user operation through the operation unit;

accepting user designation for designating a region in the contents to be newly stored as a thumbnail and represented by the registration area designation frame; and

newly storing a thumbnail corresponding the region in the contents as a bookmark while associating an entire page of the contents and position information representing a positional relationship between the region and the entire page of the contents with the thumbnail stored as the bookmark.