Av Processing Device, Av Processing Method, and Program

• US 20080122794A1
• Filed: 01/18/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood (JVC Kenwood Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood (JVC Kenwood Corporation)
• Inventors: Koiso, Hisashi
• Application Number:
  US11/795,478
• Publication Number:
  US 20080122794A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/025 'Virtual' control panels, e.g. Graphical User Interface [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/10 Indicating arrangements; Warning arrangements G11B15/04, G11B19/04, G11B27/34, G11B27/36 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists

Abstract

Belt-shaped image display means (152) sets a reference position for a belt-shaped image (161) and an extension direction position as a length in the extension direction of the belt-shaped image (161) from the reference position. A greater extension direction position corresponds to an element of a greater number when the belt-shaped image (161) is displayed on a touch display (159). Touch position detection means (153) detects a user touch position on the belt-shaped image (161). Touch correspondence number calculation means (154) calculates a number assigned to the user touch position according to the user touch position and N as a touch correspondence number. Modification instruction means (155) instructs list partial display means (151) so as to display a list part (160) relating to the element of the N1 serial numbers including the touch correspondence number on a touch display (159). In an AV processing device (150), a desired list part is called to the touch display (159) from an AV list having a plenty of elements by an effective user operation.

Claims

1. An AV processing device characterized by comprising:

list part display means for assigning serial numbers to N elements that constitute an AV list, and displaying the N1 serial-numbered elements in the elements as a list part on a touch display;

belt-shaped image display means for using a belt-shaped image to represent the order of the serial-numbered elements;

touch position detection means for detecting a user touch position on the belt-shaped image;

touch correspondence number calculation means for calculating a number assigned to the user touch position according to the user touch position and N as a touch correspondence number; and

modification instruction means for instructing the list part display means so as to modify the displayed list part into a list part relating to the element of the N1 serial numbers including the touch correspondence number.

2. The AV processing device according to claim 1, characterized by comprising:

the belt-shaped image display means for displaying a present number position mark at a position corresponding to the number of the element that is currently selected on the belt-shaped image, wherein the length of the present number position mark in the extension direction of the belt-shaped image becomes smaller as N becomes larger.

3. The AV processing device according to claim 1, characterized by comprising:

the belt-shaped image display means for displaying tick marks on the belt-shaped image, wherein the number of the tick marks increases as N becomes larger.

4. The AV processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the AV list is a list relating to tunes that are recorded on an internal hard disk device.

5. The AV processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that

the AV processing device can communicate with a portable music player at will, and the portable music player plays tunes that are recorded on an internal storage device, allowing them to be listened to at will on the portable music player, while at the same time accepting a plurality of predetermined commands from the AV processing device, executing each processing in response to each command, and returning the processing result to the AV processing device,

wherein the AV list is a list relating to the tunes that are recorded on the internal storage device in the portable music player.

6. The AV processing device according to claim 5, characterized by comprising:

sending/receiving means for sending to the portable music player a total number information request command whereby the portable music player replies to the AV processing device with the information relating to the total number N, and a list part information request command whereby the portable music player replies to the AV processing device with the list part information relating to the element of the N1 serial numbers including the touch correspondence number, and for receiving the answers to the commands from the portable music player;

the touch correspondence number calculation means for causing the sending/receiving means to send the total number information request command and obtaining N based on the answer to the total number information request command from the portable music player; and

the list part display means for, in response to the modification instruction from the modification instruction means, causing the sending/receiving means to send the list part information request command relating to the list part including the number relating to the user touch position and modifying the list part based on answer information to the list part information request command from the portable music player.

7. The AV processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the element is the title of a tune or the name of a category into which the tunes are divided.

8. The AV processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the belt-shaped image is a belt-shaped image with both ends whose one end is a reference position, or a loop-shaped belt-shaped image in which a predetermined circular direction position is a reference position.

9. The AV processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that

the belt-shaped image includes first and second belt-shaped images having a plurality of partitions in the extension direction thereof, wherein all the N elements are assigned to the first belt-shaped image, on the other hand, only the elements having the number assigned to a predetermined area including the user touch position in the first belt-shaped image are assigned to the second belt-shaped image, and

the touch position detection means controls the belt-shaped image display means to display the first belt-shaped image for a first user touch of the belt-shaped image, and, to display the second belt-shaped image for a second user touch of the belt-shaped image.

10. An AV processing method, comprising the steps of:

assigning serial numbers to N elements that constitute an AV list, and displaying the N1 serial-numbered elements in the elements as a list part on a touch display;

using a belt-shaped image to represent the order of the serial-numbered elements;

touch position detecting for detecting a user touch position on the belt-shaped image;

calculating a number assigned to the user touch position according to the user touch position and N as a touch correspondence number; and

modifying the list part displayed on the touch display into a list part relating to the element of the N1 serial numbers including the calculated touch correspondence number.

11. The AV processing method according to claim 10, characterized in that

the belt-shaped image includes first and second belt-shaped images having a plurality of partitions in the extension direction thereof, wherein all the N elements are assigned to the first belt-shaped image, on the other hand, only the elements having the number assigned to a predetermined area including the user touch position in the first belt-shaped image are assigned to the second belt-shaped image, and

in response to the detection of the touch position, as a display using the belt-shaped images, the first belt-shaped image is displayed for a first user touch of the belt-shaped image, and the second belt-shaped image is displayed for a second user touch of the belt-shaped image.

12. The AV processing method according to claim 10, characterized in that

there are an AV processing device and a portable music player that can communicate with each other at will,

the portable music player plays tunes that are recorded on an internal storage device, allowing them to be listened to at will on the portable music player, while at the same time accepting a plurality of predetermined commands from the AV processing device, executing each processing in response to each command, and returning the processing result to the AV processing device,

wherein the AV list is a list relating to the tunes that are recorded on the internal storage device in the portable music player.