INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM

• US 20100011285A1
• Filed: 06/19/2009
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: KAWATA, Masaru, Tsuyuhara, Tomohiro
• Application Number:
  US12/487,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20100011285A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes an output section, a display screen, and a screen arrangement section. The output section outputs image information for a presentation to an external display apparatus. The display screen is capable of displaying information. The screen arrangement section arranges a first area and a second area on the display screen with a positional relationship preset for the display screen, the first area displaying an image corresponding to the image information that has been output to the external display apparatus, the second area being an area in which the image information can be edited.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

an output means for outputting image information for a presentation to an external display apparatus;

a display screen that is capable of displaying information; and

a screen arrangement means for arranging a first area and a second area on the display screen with a positional relationship preset for the display screen, the first area displaying an image corresponding to the image information that has been output to the external display apparatus, the second area being an area in which the image information can be edited.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a setting means for receiving a setting of on/off of the screen arrangement means which is made by a user.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the screen arrangement means arranges a screen of an application other than the presentation as a third area on the display screen in addition to the first area and the second area.

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

an input means for receiving an input of an operation signal from a user; and

means for causing the setting means to display a setting screen for receiving the setting of on/off of the screen arrangement means which is made by a user on the display screen in accordance with the operation signal.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising

means for setting whether to display the third area on the display screen or not.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the third area includes

a fourth area that is a screen of a first application that supports a presentation, and

a fifth area that is a screen of a second application that does not support the presentation, and

wherein the screen arrangement means arranges the fourth area to be larger than the fifth area.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising

a display control means for controlling the number of times processing for displaying the image in the first area is performed per unit time.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising

an illumination control means for controlling illumination of a screen of the external display apparatus.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising

an enlargement/reduction ratio control means for controlling an enlargement/reduction ratio of the image displayed in the first area.

10. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

an output means for outputting first information to a first display apparatus; and

a second output means for outputting a first area and a second area to a second display apparatus in accordance with positions preset for the second display apparatus, the first area displaying information corresponding to the first information that has been output to the first display apparatus, the second area being an area for editing the first information that has been output to the first display apparatus.

11. An information processing method, comprising:

outputting, by an information processing apparatus, image information for a presentation to an external display apparatus; and

arranging, with a positional relationship preset for a display screen of the information processing apparatus, a first area and a second area on the display screen, the first area displaying an image corresponding to the image information, the second area being an area in which the image information can be edited.

12. The information processing method according to claim 11, further comprising

prompting a user to set on/off of the arrangement of the first area and the second area on the display screen.

13. An information processing system, comprising:

an external display apparatus input with image information for a presentation; and

an information processing apparatus including

an output means for outputting the image information to the external display apparatus,

a display screen that is capable of displaying information, and

a screen arrangement means for arranging a first area and a second area on the display screen with a positional relationship preset for the display screen, the first area displaying an image corresponding to the image information that has been output to the external display apparatus, the second area being an area in which the image information can be edited.

14. A program causing a computer to function as an information processing apparatus, the program causing the computer to execute:

outputting image information for a presentation to an external display apparatus; and

arranging, with a positional relationship preset for a display screen of the information processing apparatus, a first area and a second area on the display screen, the first area displaying an image corresponding to the image information, the second area being an area in which the image information can be edited.

15. An information processing method, comprising:

outputting, by an information processing apparatus, first information to a first display apparatus; and

outputting a first area and a second area to a second display apparatus in accordance with positions preset for the second display apparatus, the first area displaying information corresponding to the first information that has been output to the first display apparatus, the second area being an area for editing the first information that has been output to the first display apparatus.

16. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

an output section to output first information to a first display apparatus; and

a second output section to output a first area and a second area to a second display apparatus in accordance with positions preset for the second display apparatus, the first area displaying information corresponding to the first information that has been output to the first display apparatus, the second area being an area for editing the first information that has been output to the first display apparatus.