ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20150170617A1
• Filed: 06/13/2014
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Noguchi, Akihiko
• Application Number:
  US14/304,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20150170617A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an input controller, a detector, a layer controller, and a rendering controller. The input controller is configured to receive data indicative of an object to be rendered on a screen comprising layers. The detector is configured to detect an attribute of the object received by the input controller. The layer controller is configured to assign the object to either an existent layer or a new layer belonging to the layers of the screen, the layers connected with attributes. The rendering controller is configured to render on the screen, objects assigned to the layers.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

an input controller configured to receive data indicative of an object to be rendered on a screen comprising layers;

a detector configured to detect an attribute of the object received by the input controller;

a layer controller configured to assign the object to either an existent layer or a new layer belonging to the layers of the screen, the layers connected with attributes; and

a rendering controller configured to render on the screen, objects assigned to the layers.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, in a case where there already exists the existent layer connected with the attribute of the object, the layer controller assigns the object to the existent layer, whereas, in a case where there exists no layer connected with the attribute of the object, the layer controller newly produces the new layer connected with the attribute, and assigns the object to the new layer.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the input controller is configured to receive as the data indicative of the object a stroke represented by a trail comprising positions successively specified at a detection surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the input controller is configured to receive as the data indicative of the object a character having a first font at a specified position of the screen.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the input controller is configured to receive as the data indicative of the object a figure having a first shape at a specified position of the screen.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the detector is configured to detect as the attribute a color used for rendering on the screen the object;

and

the layer controller is configured to assign the object to a layer connected with the color detected by the detector.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the detector is configured to detect as the attribute a thickness used for rendering the object on the screen;

and

the layer controller is configured to assign the object a layer connected with the thickness detected by the detector.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the detector is configured to detect as the attribute a level of visibility used for rendering the object on the screen;

and

the layer controller is configured to assign the object to a layer connected with the level of visibility detected by the detector.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the detector is configured to detect as the attribute a texture used for rendering the object on the screen;

and

the layer controller is configured to assign the object to a layer connected with the texture detected by the detector.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the detector is configured to detect as the attribute at least one of a date and a time of receiving the data indicative of the object by the input controller;

and

the layer controller is configured to assign the object to a layer connected with the at least one of the date and the time detected by the detector.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the detector is configured to detect as the attribute an individual having inputted the object using the input controller;

and

the layer controller is configured to assign the object to a layer connected with the individual detected by the detector.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an attribute selector configured to select the attribute for the object to be inputted,

wherein the input controller is configured to receive the data indicative of the object having the attribute selected by the attribute selector.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a layer selector configured to select at least one layer from the layers,

wherein the rendering controller is configured to render on the screen the object assigned to the at least one layer selected by the layer selector.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the layer selector is configured to display thumbnails of the layers on the screen, and to select a layer connected with the thumbnail which is specified by a user.

15. A method of rendering an object by an electronic device comprising:

receiving data indicative of an object to be rendered on a screen comprising layers;

detecting an attribute of the object;

assigning the object to either an existent layer or a new layer of the layers of the screen, the layers connected with attributes; and

rendering on the screen, objects assigned to the layers.

16. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by a computer, the computer program controls the computer to execute function of:

receiving data indicative of an object to be rendered on a screen comprising layers;

detecting an attribute of the object;

assigning the object to either an existent layer or a new layer of the layers of the screen, the existent layers connected with attributes; and

rendering on the screen, objects assigned to the layers.