Information processing apparatus and method and program

• US 20080263595A1
• Filed: 04/15/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Matsuura, Koji, Sumiyoshi, Kazuhito, Asazu, Hideki
• Application Number:
  US12/082,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20080263595A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time

Abstract

In the present invention, there is provide an information processing apparatus configured to present, to a user, a content guide arranged with a plurality of content frames including information for guiding predetermined content, the information processing apparatus including: a presentation control unit for presenting, to the user, if a first content guide of a first range is being presented, a second content guide formed by a second range different from the first range when a first condition is satisfied, the second content guide including a focus content frame focused as processing subject when the first condition was satisfied, instead of the first content guide.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus configured to present, to a user, a content guide arranged with a plurality of content frames including information for guiding predetermined content, said information processing apparatus comprising:

a presentation control unit configured to present, to said user, if a first content guide of a first range is being presented, a second content guide formed by a second range different from said first range when a first condition is satisfied, said second content guide including a focus content frame focused as processing subject when said first condition was satisfied, instead of said first content guide.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, if said second content guide is being presented, said presentation control unit presents said first content guide instead of said second content guide if a second condition is satisfied.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

an operator unit through which said user moves said focus content frame,

wherein, if said focus content frame has moved outside said first range by an operation by said user through said operator unit with said first content guide presented, said presentation control unit determines that said first condition has been satisfied, thereby presenting, to said user, said second content guide formed by said second range including at least said first range and,

if said focus content frame has moved into said first range by an operation done by said user through said operator unit with said second content guide presented, said presentation control unit presents, to said user, said first content guide.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, if said first content guide is presented, said presentation control unit presents, to said user, said second content guide when a status in which said user uses predetermined content is switched from a first status to a second status and,

if said second content guide is presented, said presentation control unit presents, to said user, said first content guide when the status in which said user uses predetermined content is switched from said second status to said first status.

5. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus configured to present, to a user, a content guide arranged with a plurality of content frames including information for guiding predetermined content, said information processing method comprising the steps of:

presenting, to said user, if a first content guide of a first range is being presented, a second content guide formed by a second range different from said first range when a first condition is satisfied, said second content guide including a focus content frame focused as processing subject when said first condition was satisfied, instead of said first content guide.

6. A program configured to present, to a user, a content guide arranged with a plurality of content frames including information for guiding predetermined content, said program comprising the steps of:

presenting, to said user, if a first content guide of a first range is being presented, a second content guide formed by a second range different from said first range when a first condition is satisfied, said second content guide including a focus content frame focused as processing subject when said first condition was satisfied, instead of said first content guide.

7. An information processing apparatus configured to present, to a user, a content guide arranged with a plurality of content frames including information for guiding predetermined content, said information processing apparatus comprising:

presentation control means for presenting, to said user, if a first content guide of a first range is being presented, a second content guide formed by a second range different from said first range when a first condition is satisfied, said second content guide including a focus content frame focused as processing subject when said first condition was satisfied, instead of said first content guide.