Information processing method and apparatus

• US 8,127,218 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2007
• Issued: 02/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nishimura, Takanori, Kori, Takayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Queler, Adam M
• Application Number:
  US11/677,916
• Publication Number:
  US 20070138288A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,832 Days
• Field of Search: 715/200, 715/202, 715/209, 715/221, 715/229, 715/255, 715/272, 715/273, 715/769, 715/770, 715230-233, 715/275
• US Class Current: 715/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04897 Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability

Abstract

The state of a label at an optional time point, such as a past time point, can be recognized, while the label can be regenerated even when the label has been deleted. When a label on which can be pasted an object, such as text, picture or sound, is acted upon (yes at step S141) the difference of the label information is computed (step S142) and the computed difference information is stored (steps S144, S145). The label state is then regenerated based on the time information stored in association with the label and the difference information. Also, time is displayed, plural time intervals are displayed (step S201), a desired one of the plural time intervals is selected (step S202) and time display is controlled responsive to the selected time intervals (steps S203 to S206), to facilitate retrieval of the information corresponding to the specified time. In addition, a label handling at least the time concept is processed (step S231) and the time axis in displaying the label is controlled (step S233) based on an operating signal associated with rotational actuation from a jog dial (step S232).

Claims

1. A method of processing information, comprising:

pasting objects having different attributes onto a pre-set processing unit displayed on a display of an information processing apparatus, wherein the objects include at least one of audio data and video data and the pre-set processing unit includes a button used to control reproduction of the at least one of the audio data and video data;

storing the pre-set processing unit, position information associated with the pre-set processing unit and time information associated with the pre-set processing unit;

regenerating a state of the pre-set processing unit associated with a desired date and time based on the time information and the position information;

restoring to the current time from the time corresponding to the regenerated state of said pre-set processing unit; and

setting a color of the pre-set processing unit to a first color when the pre-set processing unit is a past pre-set processing unit that can not be corrected regardless of whether the pre-set processing unit is being viewed in a past, present or future mode, and a second color when the pre-set processing unit is a future or present pre-set processing unit that is not currently correctable but may be made correctable by viewing the pre-set processing unit in one of the present or future modes.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the objects further include text, and the pre-set processing unit is a tag sheet displayed on a display device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the time information associated with the pre-set processing unit is a time in the future from the current time, and the regenerating includes not displaying the pre-set processing unit until the desired date and time correspond to the time in the future from the current time.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including computer program instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute a method of information processing, comprising:

pasting objects having different attributes onto a pre-set processing unit displayed on a display of the computer, wherein the objects include at least one of audio data and video data and the pre-set processing unit includes a button used to control reproduction of the at least one of the audio data and video data;

storing the pre-set processing unit, position information associated with the pre-set processing unit and time information associated with the pre-set processing unit;

regenerating a state of the pre-set processing unit associated with a desired date and time based on the time information and the position information;

restoring to the current time from the time corresponding to the regenerated state of said pre-set processing unit; and

setting a color of the pre-set processing unit to a first color when the pre-set processing unit is a past pre-set processing unit that can not be corrected regardless of whether the pre-set processing unit is being viewed in a past, present or future mode, and a second color when the pre-set processing unit is a future or present pre-set processing unit that is not currently correctable but may be made correctable by viewing the pre-set processing unit in one of the present or future modes.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the objects further include text, and the pre-set processing unit is a tag sheet displayed on a display of the computer.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the time information associated with the pre-set processing unit is a time in the future from the current time, and the regenerating includes not displaying the pre-set processing unit until the desired date and time correspond to the time in the future from the current time.

7. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a user interface configured to receive an input pasting objects having different attributes onto a pre-set processing unit displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus, wherein the objects include at least one of audio data and video data and the pre-set processing unit includes a button used to control reproduction of the at least one of the audio data and video data;

a memory configured to store the pre-set processing unit, position information associated with the pre-set processing unit and time information associated with the pre-set processing unit;

a processor configured to regenerate a state of the pre-set processing unit associated with a desired date and time based on the time information and the position information, restore to the current time from the time corresponding to the regenerated state of said pre-set processing unit, and set a color of the pre-set processing unit to a first color when the pre-set processing unit is a past pre-set processing unit that can not be corrected regardless of whether the pre-set processing unit is being viewed in a past, present or future mode, and to a second color when the pre-set processing unit is a future or present pre-set processing unit that is not currently correctable but may be made correctable by viewing the pre-set processing unit in one of the present or future modes.

8. The information processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the objects further include text, and the pre-set processing unit is a tag sheet displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the time information associated with the pre-set processing unit is a time in the future from the current time, and the means for regenerating does not display the pre-set processing unit until the desired date and time correspond to the time in the future from the current time.

10. The information processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the time information associated with the pre-set processing unit is a time in the future from the current time, and the processor does not display the pre-set processing unit until the desired date and time correspond to the time in the future from the current time.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the button is a play/pause button used to command a playback start and a pause of the at least one of the audio and video data.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the button is a stop button used to command a stopping of reproduction of the at least one of the audio and video data.

13. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the pre-set processing unit further includes a link button used to command an opening of a file or link destination associated with the pre-set processing unit.

14. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the pre-set processing unit further includes a menu button used to command a displaying of a menu of operations relevant to the pre-set processing unit.

15. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one of audio data and video data pasted on the pre-set processing unit as an object is captured via a copy or clip operation from another window on a display of the information processing apparatus, which is different from the pre-set processing unit, and is pasted onto to the pre-set processing unit.