INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20130050267A1
• Filed: 09/29/2011
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Miyamoto, Yuichiro, Utsuki, Toru
• Application Number:
  US13/509,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20130050267A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/660
• 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 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/02 Handling of images in compressed format, e.g. JPEG, MPEG
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

An information processing terminal (100) is capable of displaying contents that are supplied as print on paper and provided electronically as well. The information processing terminal (100) includes a display (114), a touch sensor (112) for detecting an input from a user on the display (114), and a control unit (140) for displaying the contents on the display (114). The control unit (140) switches between a first display mode for displaying list information of the contents on the display (114) and a second display mode for displaying the contents on the display (114) in the same layout as a layout of the print on paper in accordance with an instruction from the user.

Claims

1. An information processing terminal for displaying contents that are supplied as print on paper and provided electronically as well, the information processing terminal comprising:

a display;

a touch sensor configured to detect an input from a user on the display; and

a control unit configured to display the contents on the display and having a first display mode for displaying list information of the contents on the display, a second display mode for displaying the contents on the display in the same layout as a layout of the print on paper, and a third display mode for displaying details information of the contents on the display, the control unit being capable of switching the first display mode to the second display mode or the third display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user, switching the second display mode to the first display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user, and switching the third display mode to the first display mode or the second display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the contents are newspaper articles.

3. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit selects a portion of the contents displayed in the second display mode and displays the portion in the first display mode as well on the display.

4. The information processing terminal according to claim 3, wherein the portion of the contents is an image that represents a headline of an article or a photograph.

5. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays a first button for switching to the second display mode on the display in the first display mode, displays a second button for switching to the first display mode on the display in the second display mode and, when the user taps the first button or the second button, switches between the first display mode and the second display mode.

6. The information processing terminal according to claim 1,

wherein, in the first display mode, the contents are sorted by date information and category information, and

wherein, when the user specifies a particular article displayed on the display in the second display mode, the control unit switches to the first display mode to display list information of a date and a category to which the particular article belongs on the display.

7. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein, when the user specifies a particular article in the first display mode, the control unit switches to the third display mode.

8. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein, when the user specifies a particular article displayed on the display in the second display mode, the control unit switches to the third display mode.

9. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein, in the third display mode, the control unit displays a third button for switching to the second display mode on the display and, when the user taps the third button, switches to the second display mode.

10. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein, when the user performs pinching in the second display mode, the control unit increases or reduces display magnification.

11. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein, when the user performs dragging in the second display mode, the control unit scrolls display.

12. The information processing terminal according to claim 1,

wherein, in the first display mode, the contents are sorted by date information and category information, and

wherein, in the first display mode, the control unit displays, on the display, the date information including a plurality of dates, the category information including a plurality of categories, and list information about a list of contents belonging to a date and a category that are selected by the user from among the plurality of dates of the date information and the plurality of categories of the category information.

13. The information processing terminal according to claim 12, wherein, when a date different from a date of currently displayed contents is selected in the first display mode, the control unit displays, on the display, list information about a list of contents of the selected date that belong to the same category as a category of the currently displayed contents or a category similar to the category of the currently displayed contents.

14. The information processing terminal according to claim 13, wherein, when a category different from a category of currently displayed contents is selected in the first display mode, the control unit displays, on the display, list information about a list of contents of the selected category that belong to the same date as a date of the currently displayed contents.

18. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second display mode is further switchable to the third display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user.

15. An information processing terminal for displaying contents that are supplied as print on paper and provided electronically as well, the information processing terminal comprising:

a display;

a touch sensor configured to detect an input from a user on the display;

a memory;

a processor; and

a program stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the program including the steps of;

displaying list information of the contents on the display;

displaying the contents on the display in the same layout as a layout of the print on paper;

displaying details information of the contents on the display;

switching a first display mode for displaying the list information of the contents on the display to a second display mode for displaying the contents on the display in the same layout as the layout of the print on paper or to a third display mode for displaying the details information of the contents on the display in accordance with an instruction from the user;

switching the second display mode to the first display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user; and

switching the third display mode to the first display mode or the second display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user.

16. A display control method for use in an information processing terminal for displaying contents that are supplied as print on paper and provided electronically as well, the display control method comprising the steps of:

displaying list information of the contents on a display of the information processing terminal;

displaying the contents on the display in the same layout as a layout of the print on paper;

displaying details information of the contents on the display;

switching a first display mode for displaying the list information of the contents on the display to a second display mode for displaying the contents on the display in the same layout as the layout of the print on paper or to a third display mode for displaying the details information of the contents on the display in accordance with an instruction from a user;

switching the second display mode to the first display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user; and

switching the third display mode to the first display mode or the second display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by a computer mounted in an information processing terminal for displaying contents that are supplied as print on paper and provided electronically as well, the program causing the computer to execute the steps of:

displaying list information of the contents on a display of the information processing terminal;

displaying the contents on the display in the same layout as a layout of the print on paper;

displaying details information of the contents on the display;

switching a first display mode for displaying the list information of the contents on the display to a second display mode for displaying the contents on the display in the same layout as the layout of the print on paper or to a third display mode for displaying the details information of the contents on the display in accordance with an instruction from a user;

switching the second display mode to the first display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user; and

switching the third display mode to the first display mode or the second display mode in accordance with an instruction from the user.