Content transmission device, content transmission method, and content transmission program

• US 20090019392A1
• Filed: 07/07/2008
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Higuchi, Yoshinari, Nomura, Masaru
• Granted Patent: US 9,613,063 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor

Abstract

When the user selects one or more thumbnail images G and one uploading destination from an image list screen GW, an image selection tray PT showing the thumbnail images G and an uploading screen AW corresponding to a web browser are displayed. When the user selects the thumbnail images G from the image selection tray PT, the image paths GP corresponding to the selected thumbnail images G are acquired. In this manner, the image files can be uploaded only by requiring the user to paste the acquired image paths in image path input sections GR on the uploading screen AW. Accordingly, the user can upload image files to an optional uploading destination by simple operation.

Claims

1. A content transmission device, comprising:

a control section that controls a display section to display a list screen showing a list of contents stored in a storage section and a list of transmission destinations of the contents, controls the display section to display a selected content screen showing one or more of the contents being selected when the control section recognizes that the user operates an operation section to select such one or more of the contents and an optional destination of the transmission destinations from the list screen, and also controls the display section to display an input screen having an input section in which storing location information showing a storing location of the contents in the storage section is input and then controls an application to be started, the application for transmitting the contents corresponding to the storing location information input in the input section to the optional transmission destination being selected; and

an acquisition section that acquires the storing location information corresponding to the contents being selected, the storing location information to be input in the input section on the input screen, when the acquisition section recognizes that the user operates the operation section to select the contents from the selected content screen displayed on the display section.

2. The content transmission device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an information amount comparison section that compares an information amount of the content selected from the list screen by operation of the user with respect to the operation section and a transmission information amount set in advance for the transmission destination; and

a reduced content generation section that reduces the information amount of the content selected from the list screen by operation of the user with respect to the operation section to the transmission information amount to generate a reduced content, in case the information amount of the content is larger than the transmission information amount as a result of comparison carried out by the information amount compassion section.

3. The content transmission device according to claim 1, wherein

the control section controls the display section to display the selected content screen having a display area which is smaller than the input screen that is displayed on the display section when the application is started.

4. The content transmission device according to claim 1, wherein

the control section controls the display section to display the selected content screen in a manner superposing on the input screen that is displayed on the display section when the application is started, so that the selected content screen is displayed in front of the input screen all the time.

5. The content transmission device according to claim 4, wherein

the control section controls the selected content screen to be translucent while the user operates the operation section to carry out predetermined processing on the input screen which is displayed on the display section when the application is started.

6. The content transmission device according to claim 1, wherein

the control section searches for the contents stored in the storage section, and controls the display section to display the list screen showing all of the contents obtained as a result of the search.

7. A content transmission method, comprising:

a display step of displaying a list screen showing a list of contents stored in a storage section and a list of transmission destinations of the contents on a display section;

a control step of controlling the display section to display a selected content screen showing one or more of the contents being selected when recognizing that the user operates an operation section to select such one or more of the contents and an optional destination of the transmission destinations from the list screen which is displayed on the display section, and also controlling the display section to display an input screen having an input section in which storing location information showing a storing location of the contents in the storage section is input and then controlling an application to be started, the application for transmitting the contents corresponding to the storing location information input in the input section to the optional transmission destination being selected; and

an acquisition step of acquiring the storing location information corresponding to the contents being selected, the storing location information to be input in the input section on the input screen, when recognizing that the user operates the operation section to select the contents from the selected content screen displayed on the display section.

8. A content transmission program that controls a computer to execute:

a display step of displaying a list screen showing a list of contents stored in a storage section and a list of transmission destinations of the contents on a display section;

a control step of controlling the display section to display a selected content screen showing one or more of the contents being selected when recognizing that the user operates an operation section to select such one or more of the contents and an optional destination of the transmission destinations from the list screen which is displayed on the display section, and also controlling the display section to display an input screen having an input section in which storing location information showing a storing location of the contents in the storage section is input and then controlling an application to be started, the application for transmitting the contents corresponding to the storing location information input in the input section to the optional transmission destination being selected; and

an acquisition step of acquiring the storing location information corresponding to the contents being selected, the storing location information to be input in the input section on the input screen, when recognizing that the user operates the operation section to select the contents from the selected content screen displayed on the display section.