INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20100011315A1
• Filed: 07/09/2009
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Araki, Sayaka
• Granted Patent: US 9,600,175 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/783
• 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: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: an operation accepting unit that accepts an instructing operation for displaying a list in which plural items classified on the basis of a predetermined rule are ordered on the basis of the predetermined rule; and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a part of the list in accordance with the accepted instructing operation, and causes the display unit to display a classification sign display bar in which classification signs representing the predetermined rule for each classification are ordered on the basis of the predetermined rule, the display control unit controlling a display state of the classification sign display bar so that an area including classification signs corresponding to items of the plural items which are contained in the list displayed on the display unit, and an area including classification signs other than the classification signs are displayed in different modes.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an operation accepting unit that accepts an instructing operation for displaying a list in which a plurality of items classified into classifications on the basis of a predetermined rule are ordered on the basis of the predetermined rule; and

a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a part of the list in accordance with the accepted instructing operation, and also causes the display unit to display a classification sign display bar in which classification signs representing the predetermined rule for each of the classifications are ordered on the basis of the predetermined rule, the display control unit controlling a display state of the classification sign display bar so that an area including classification signs corresponding to items of the plurality of items which are contained in the list displayed on the display unit, and an area including classification signs other than the classification signs are displayed in different modes.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

if a classification sign corresponding to items contained in the list displayed on the display unit, and a classification sign corresponding to items contained in the list not displayed on the display unit are the same classification sign, the display control unit changes a display mode related to an area containing the same classification sign, on the basis of a ratio between items related to the same classification sign which are displayed on the display unit, and items related to the same classification sign which are not displayed on the display unit.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display control unit controls a display state of the classification sign display bar so that a rectangular area including classification signs corresponding to items contained in the list displayed on the display unit, and the other area are displayed in different modes on the classification sign display bar.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display control unit controls a display state of the classification sign display bar so that an area including two classification signs corresponding to an item located at one end of and an item located at the other end of items contained in the list displayed on the display unit, and classification signs existing between the two classification signs is displayed in the same mode.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display control unit controls a display state of the classification sign display bar so that classification signs corresponding to items contained in the list and classification signs corresponding to items not contained in the list are displayed in different modes.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the operation accepting unit accepts a change operation of changing items contained in the list displayed on the display unit, when a part of the list and the classification sign display bar are displayed on the display unit; and

the display control unit changes and displays items contained in the list displayed on the display unit, in accordance with the accepted change operation, and controls a display state of the classification sign display bar so that an area including classification signs corresponding to items contained in the list displayed on the display unit after the change, and an area including classification signs other than the classification signs are displayed in different modes.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

the display control unit arranges and orders the classification signs on the classification sign display bar in the same direction as a direction of movement of items contained in the list which are changed in accordance with the accepted change operation.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

the operation accepting unit accepts, as the change operation, an operation of changing items contained in the list on a page-by-page basis; and

the display control unit changes and displays items contained in the list displayed on the display unit, on a page-by-page basis in accordance with the accepted change operation.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

the operation accepting unit accepts, as the change operation, an operation of changing items contained in the list on an item-by-item basis; and

the display control unit changes and displays items contained in the list displayed on the display unit, on an item-by-item basis in accordance with the accepted change operation.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

the operation accepting unit accepts, as the change operation, an operation of changing a display mode on the classification sign display bar; and

the display control unit causes the display unit to display a part of the list containing items corresponding to a classification sign identified in accordance with the accepted change operation.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

the operation accepting unit accepts, as the change operation, a selecting operation of selecting a desired classification sign on the classification sign display bar; and

the display control unit causes the display unit to display a part of the list containing items corresponding to the selected classification sign.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

the operation accepting unit is a touch panel that detects an object in proximity to or touching the classification sign display bar, and accepts an operation input based on the detected proximity or touching as the change operation; and

the display control unit causes the display unit to display a part of the list containing items corresponding to a classification sign identified in accordance with the accepted change operation.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display control unit causes the display unit to display the list containing the items each including at least one of a letter, a numeral, a symbol, and an image representing content;

the operation accepting unit accepts a selecting operation of selecting an item contained in the list displayed on the display unit; and

the information processing apparatus further comprises a content playback unit that plays back content corresponding to the item selected in accordance with the accepted selecting operation.

14. A display control method comprising:

a first display control step of causing a display unit to display a part of a list in which a plurality of items classified into classifications on the basis of a predetermined rule are ordered on the basis of the predetermined rule; and

a second display control step of causing a display unit to display a classification sign display bar in which classification signs representing the predetermined rule for each of the classifications are ordered on the basis of the predetermined rule, and controlling a display state of the classification sign display bar so that an area including classification signs corresponding to items of the plurality of items which are contained in the list displayed on the display unit, and an area including classification signs other than the classification signs are displayed in different modes.

15. A program for causing a computer to execute:

a first display control step of causing a display unit to display a part of a list in which a plurality of items classified into classifications on the basis of a predetermined rule are ordered on the basis of the predetermined rule; and

a second display control step of causing a display unit to display a classification sign display bar in which classification signs representing the predetermined rule for each of the classifications are ordered on the basis of the predetermined rule, and controlling a display state of the classification sign display bar so that an area including classification signs corresponding to items of the plurality of items which are contained in the list displayed on the display unit, and an area including classification signs other than the classification signs are displayed in different modes.