INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM

• US 20100131901A1
• Filed: 11/11/2009
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: TAKAHASHI, Hirotaka, Yamamoto, Maki, Coenen, Pieter, Ozawa, Kenji
• Granted Patent: US 8,191,014 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/838
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit that displays a list screen of thumbnails associated with content, an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the thumbnails, and an image generation unit that generates an execution state image showing an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein the display control unit displays the execution state image generated by the image generation unit in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a display control unit that displays a list screen of thumbnails associated with content;

an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the thumbnails; and

an image generation unit that generates an execution state image showing an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein

the display control unit displays the execution state image generated by the image generation unit in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.

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

the execution state image generated by the image generation unit is an image that reproduces a function of the application in a pseudo manner.

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

the application executed by the execution unit uses content associated with the thumbnails in the area where the execution state image is displayed.

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

the application executed by the execution unit uses content associated with the thumbnails around the area where the execution state image is displayed.

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

the application executed by the execution unit has a function based on a category of content associated with the thumbnails.

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

the application executed by the execution unit is an application having a function in accordance with details of content associated with the thumbnails.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the application executed by the execution unit uses photo content associated with, among the thumbnails displayed in the list screen, the thumbnails containing a face area.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the application executed by the execution unit uses content associated with, among the thumbnails displayed in the list screen, a predetermined number of the thumbnails.

9. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a display control unit that lists a plurality of images associated with content in a predetermined display area;

an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the images; and

a reproducing unit that reproduces an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein

the reproducing unit reproduces the execution state of the application using at least a portion of the predetermined display area.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the reproducing unit reproduces dynamic image reproduction processing using image content or video content associated with the images.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the reproducing unit reproduces music reproduction processing using music content associated with the images.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the reproducing unit reproduces the execution state of the application using content associated with the images that were displayed in the display area to reproduce the execution state of the application.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the reproducing unit reproduces the execution state of the application using at least a portion of the predetermined display area by causing the execution unit to execute the application.

14. A display control method, comprising the steps of:

displaying a list screen of thumbnails associated with content;

executing any application using the content associated with the thumbnails;

generating an execution state image showing an execution state of the application; and

displaying the generated execution state image in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.

15. A program causing a computer to function as

an information processing apparatus, comprising:

a display control unit that displays a list screen of thumbnails associated with content;

an execution unit that executes any application using the content associated with the thumbnails; and

an image generation unit that generates an execution state image showing an execution state of the application by the execution unit, wherein

the display control unit displays the execution state image generated by the image generation unit in at least a portion of an area where the list screen is displayed.