ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130042196A1
• Filed: 07/09/2012
• Published: 02/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: YAMANAKA, Yasuhiro, MORISHITA, Kaoru
• Application Number:
  US13/544,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20130042196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/772
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A download execution unit downloads a content file in the background. A special rendering display unit produces a special rendering for informing a user of the start of a download. An indicator control unit displays an indicator of a check screen showing the progress of the download. And when the user selects the indicator, the indicator control unit displays the download progress check screen. The special rendering display unit produces a special rendering for moving an icon image of the content file, which is to be downloaded, to a position where the indicator is to be displayed.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a download execution unit configured to download a content file in the background;

a special rendering display unit configured to execute a process for displaying a special rendering to inform a user of the start of a download;

an indicator control unit configured to display an indicator of a check screen showing progress of the download; and

a receiving unit configured to receive a selection instruction from the user,

wherein, when the receiving unit receives a selection based on the indicator, the indicator control unit displays the progress check screen, and

wherein the special rendering display unit executes a process for displaying a special rendering to move a predetermined image to a position where the indicator is to be displayed.

2. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the special rendering unit executes the special rendering of moving an image, associated with the content file, to the position where the indicator is to be displayed.

3. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the special rendering unit executes the special rendering of the predetermined image being drawn in or snapped into the position where the indicator is to be displayed.

4. An electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the special rendering unit displays a temporary indicator image in the position where the indicator is to be displayed, and

the special rendering unit executes the special rendering of the predetermined image being drawn in or snapped into the temporary indicator image.

5. An electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide screen generator configured to display a guidance screen of the progress of the download after starting the download,

wherein the guide screen generator maintains the guidance screen until the receiving unit receives a check confirmation from the user, and

when the receiving unit receives the check confirmation from the user, the guide screen generator ceases display of the guidance screen.

6. An electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the guide screen generator displays the guidance screen after the guide screen generator has completed the special rending image executed by the special rending display unit.

7. An electronic device according to claim 5, wherein, when the user verifies the progress of the download, the guide screen generator displays the guidance screen, including information concerning the indicator to be operated by the user.

8. An electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the guide screen generator displays the guidance screen, including a procedure to display the progress check screen.

9. An electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the guide screen generator displays the guidance screen to show a display mode of the indicator.

10. A program embedded in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program comprising:

a download execution module operative to download a content file in the background;

a special rendering display module operative to execute a special rendering for informing a user of the start of a download;

an indicator control module operative to display an indicator a check screen showing progress of the download;

a receiving module operative to receive a selection instruction from the user; and

a displaying module operative display the progress check screen when the selection instruction is received,

wherein the special rendering display module includes a function of executing a special rendering for moving a predetermined image to a position where the indicator is to be displayed.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a program, executable by a computer, according to claim 10.