INFORMATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD FOR AN INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION PROGRAM

• US 20140289671A1
• Filed: 03/12/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2009
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: OHMORI, Kenta, KAWAKAMI, Takashi, KAWAKAMI, Hiroyuki, KIMURA, Akitaka, ARRIOLA, George, FUNABASHI, Yoshimitsu, KAWAGUCHI, Takahiro, IWASAKI, Seigo, RUAN, Xiaoyu, KUROZUMI, Kichiro, JOHNSON, Brian, FURUYA, Jorge
• Application Number:
  US14/205,619
• Publication Number:
  US 20140289671A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/784
• 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 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72484 wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

Information storages store a plurality of different types of information. An update information storage stores a part of information updated in the information storages as update information associated with the respective types. An update information manager monitors an information update in the information storages and stores, when an information update is made in the information storages, the part of the updated information in the update information storage as update information associated with the respective types. Further, an information selector extracts the update information stored in the update information storage in time series and outputs them to display them on a screen.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of displaying update information on a mobile device, comprising:

obtaining said update information, by an application executed by said mobile device from an update information controller of said mobile device, said update information including common subject data or different subject data, and including an earliest-in-time-series update information and a latest-in-time-series update information;

extracting said update information;

sending, to a display controller, said update information arranged in reverse chronological order;

displaying, on a touch screen display by said display controller, said update information in reverse, continuous, sequential chronological order from an upper portion to a lower portion of said touch screen display;

detecting an input instruction provided by touching, dragging, and releasing said touch screen display;

determining, in response to the detecting said input instruction, a direction of said input instruction as being an upward direction or a downward direction; and

scrolling, in response to the detecting, said update information on said touch screen display based on said direction of said input instruction, wherein

when said direction of said input instruction is detected as being the upward direction, removing newer update information from said upper portion of said touch screen display and adding older update information from said lower portion of said touch screen display, and

when said direction of said input instruction is detected as being the downward direction, adding newer update information from said upper portion of said touch screen display and removing older update information from said lower portion bottom of said touch screen display.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

specifying a top update information or a most recent update information using one or more touch button icons on said touch screen display.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said update information is formatted for displaying by said display controller based on an update information formatting instruction.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

determining, in response to the detecting said input instruction, the direction of said input instruction as being a sideward direction;

adding an extended update information from a side portion of said touch screen display;

removing said update information from an opposite side of said side portion of said touch screen display;

requesting, by said application from said update information controller, said extended update information that is arranged chronologically;

extracting said extended update information from said update information controller, wherein

said update information controller accesses said extended update information from an information storage, and

sends said extended update information to said display controller by said update information controller.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said information storage is an information accumulation device that is disposed in the mobile device or is accessible through a network.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said input instruction is provided by scrolling an icon on said touch screen display.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions thereon which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method of displaying update information on a mobile device, the method comprising:

obtaining said update information, by an application executed by said mobile device from an update information controller of said mobile device, said update information including common subject data or different subject data, and including an earliest-in-time-series update information and a latest-in-time-series update information;

extracting said update information;

sending, to a display controller, said update information arranged in reverse chronological order;

displaying, on a touch screen display by said display controller, said update information in reverse, continuous, sequential chronological order from an upper portion to a lower portion of said touch screen display;

detecting an input instruction provided by touching, dragging, and releasing said touch screen display;

determining, in response to the detecting said input instruction, a direction of said input instruction as being an upward direction or a downward direction; and

scrolling, in response to the detecting, said update information on said touch screen display based on said direction of said input instruction, wherein

when said direction of said input instruction is detected as being the upward direction, removing newer update information from said upper portion of said touch screen display and adding older update information from said lower portion of said touch screen display, and

when said direction of said input instruction is detected as being the downward direction, adding newer update information from said upper portion of said touch screen display and removing older update information from said lower portion bottom of said touch screen display.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7, further comprising:

specifying a top update information or a most recent update information using one or more touch button icons on said touch screen display.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7, wherein said update information is formatted for displaying by said display controller based on an update information formatting instruction.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7, further comprising:

determining, in response to the detecting said input instruction, the direction of said input instruction as being a sideward direction;

adding an extended update information from a side portion of said touch screen display;

removing said update information from an opposite side of said side portion of said touch screen display;

requesting, by said application from said update information controller, said extended update information that is arranged chronologically;

extracting said extended update information from said update information controller, wherein

said update information controller accesses said extended update information from an information storage, and

sends said extended update information to said display controller by said update information controller.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7, wherein said information storage is an information accumulation device that is disposed in the mobile device or is accessible through a network.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7, wherein said input instruction is provided by scrolling an icon on said touch screen display.

13. A mobile device for displaying update information, comprising:

circuitry configured to

obtain said update information, by an application executed by said mobile device from an update information controller of said mobile device, said update information including common subject data or different subject data, and including an earliest-in-time-series update information and a latest-in-time-series update information,

extract said update information,

send, to a display controller, said update information arranged in reverse chronological order,

display, on a touch screen display by said display controller, said update information in reverse, continuous, sequential chronological order from an upper portion to a lower portion of said touch screen display,

detect an input instruction provided by touching, dragging, and release said touch screen display,

determine, in response to the detecting said input instruction, a direction of said input instruction as being an upward direction or a downward direction, and

scroll, in response to the detecting, said update information on said touch screen display based on said direction of said input instruction, wherein

when said direction of said input instruction is detected as being the upward direction, the circuitry removes newer update information from said upper portion of said touch screen display and adding older update information from said lower portion of said touch screen display, and

when said direction of said input instruction is detected as being the downward direction, the circuitry adds newer update information from said upper portion of said touch screen display and removing older update information from said lower portion bottom of said touch screen display.

14. The mobile device as recited in claim 13, wherein the circuitry is further configured to specify a top update information or a most recent update information using one or more touch button icons on said touch screen display.

15. The mobile device as recited in claim 13, wherein said update information is formatted for displaying by said display controller based on an update information formatting instruction.

16. The mobile device as recited in claim 13, wherein the circuitry is further configured to

determine, in response to the detecting said input instruction, the direction of said input instruction as being a sideward direction,

add an extended update information from a side portion of said touch screen display,

remove said update information from an opposite side of said side portion of said touch screen display,

request, by said application from said update information controller, said extended update information that is arranged chronologically,

extract said extended update information from said update information controller, wherein

said update information controller accesses said extended update information from an information storage, and sends said extended update information to said display controller by said update information controller.

17. The mobile device as recited in claim 13, wherein said information storage is an information accumulation device that is disposed in the mobile device or is accessible through a network.

18. The mobile device as recited in claim 13, wherein said input instruction is provided by scrolling an icon on said touch screen display.