REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND FILE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD

• US 20080155401A1
• Filed: 12/18/2007
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Honda, Hirofumi
• Application Number:
  US11/959,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20080155401A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/273
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor

Abstract

A reproducing apparatus includes a reproduction unit configured to reproduce a file recorded on a storage medium, a transfer unit configured to transfer a file recorded on the storage medium to an external device, an external device connection detection unit configured to detect a connection with the external device, and a display processing unit configured to display file information about the file in a first display style if a connection with the external device is detected by the external device connection detection unit and to display file information about the file in a second display style if a connection with the external device is not detected by the external device connection detection unit.

Claims

1. A reproducing apparatus comprising:

a reproduction unit configured to reproduce a file recorded on a storage medium;

a transfer unit configured to transfer a file recorded on the storage medium to an external device;

an external device connection detection unit configured to detect a connection with the external device; and

a display processing unit configured to display file information about the file in a first display style if a connection with the external device is detected by the external device connection detection unit and to display file information about the file in a second display style if a connection with the external device is not detected by the external device connection detection unit.

2. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the first display style, the file information includes information about file transfer, and in the second display style, the file information includes information about file identification.

3. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information about file transfer includes one of copy protection information, transfer time information, and recording format information.

4. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information about file identification includes one of shooting date information and recording time information.

5. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the first display style, among files reproduced by the reproduction unit, file information about a file determined to be transferable is displayed or differentiated and displayed, and wherein in the second display style, file information about all files reproduced by the reproduction unit is displayed.

6. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a recording format detection unit configured to detect a recording format processible by the external device detected by the external device connection detection unit,

wherein in the first display style, among files reproduced by the reproduction unit, file information about a file of a recording format detected by the recording format detection unit is displayed or differentiated and displayed, and

wherein in the second display style, file information about all files reproduced by the reproduction unit is displayed.

7. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a recording format selection unit configured to select a recording format,

wherein in the first display style, among files reproduced by the reproduction unit, file information about a file of a selection format selected by the recording format selection unit is displayed or differentiated and displayed, and

wherein in the second display style, file information about all files reproduced by the reproduction unit is displayed.

8. A reproducing apparatus comprising:

a reproduction unit configured to reproduce a file recorded on a storage medium;

a transfer unit configured to transfer a file recorded on the storage medium to an external device;

a mode selection unit configured to select a mode concerning the transfer; and

a display processing unit configured to display file information about the file in a first display style if a mode for transferring a file is selected by the mode selection unit and to display file information about the file in a second display style if the mode for transferring a file is not selected by the mode selection unit.

9. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein in the first display style, the file information includes information about file transfer, and in the second display style, the file information includes information about file identification.

10. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the information about file transfer includes one of copy protection information, transfer time information, and recording format information.

11. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the information about file identification includes one of shooting date information and recording time information.

12. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein in the first display style, among files reproduced by the reproduction unit, file information about a file determined to be transferable is displayed or differentiated and displayed, and

Wherein in the second display style, file information about all files reproduced by the reproduction unit is displayed.

13. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a recording format detection unit configured to detect a recording format processible by the external device detected by the external device connection detection unit,

wherein in the first display style, among files reproduced by the reproduction unit, file information about a file of a recording format detected by the recording format detection unit is displayed or differentiated and displayed, and

wherein in the second display style, file information about all files reproduced by the reproduction unit is displayed.

14. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a recording format selection unit configured to select a recording format,

wherein in the first display style, among files reproduced by the reproduction unit, file information about a file of a selection format selected by the recording format selection unit is displayed or differentiated and displayed, and

wherein in the second display style, file information about all files reproduced by the reproduction unit is displayed.

15. A method for a reproducing apparatus, the method comprising:

reproducing a file recorded on a storage medium;

transferring a file recorded on the storage medium to an external device;

detecting a connection with the external device; and

displaying file information about the file in a first display style if a connection with the external device is detected, and displaying file information about the file in a second display style if a connection with the external device is not detected.

16. A method for a reproducing apparatus, the method comprising:

reproducing a file recorded on a storage medium;

transferring a file recorded on the storage medium to an external device;

selecting a mode concerning the transfer; and

displaying file information about the file in a first display style if a mode for transferring a file is selected, and displaying file information about the file in a second display style if the mode for transferring a file is not selected.