Reproduction device and display control method

• US 8,219,928 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2006
• Issued: 07/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tsukazaki, Hideo, Asaka, Kotaro, Kinouchi, Takashi, Takatsuka, Susumu
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Tadeese
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hope, Darrin
• Application Number:
  US11/489,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20070027923A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,182 Days
• Field of Search: 715/825, 715/810, 707/104.1, 707/999.107
• US Class Current: 715/825
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A reproduction device including a reproduction unit configured to reproduce content data including at least one of audio, video, and text for which attribute data is assigned for each of a different plurality of attributes; a display unit; and a control unit configured to make the display unit display a playback screen containing at least one attribute data among the plurality of attribute data assigned to the content data when reproducing the content data and, when one attribute data among the attribute data composing the playback screen is selected, switch the display content of the content from the playback screen to the list relating to the selected attribute data.

Claims

1. A reproduction device comprising:

a reproduction unit configured to reproduce a selected content among a plurality of content, the selected content comprising at least one of audio, video, and text, each of the plurality of content being assigned an attribute value for one of a plurality of attribute types;

a display unit; and

a control unit configured to make the display unit display a playback screen and a plurality of selection screens, each of the plurality of selection screens corresponding to an attribute type of the plurality of attribute types and displaying at least a portion of the plurality of content organized according to the corresponding attribute type,

wherein the control unit makes the display unit display the playback screen when the reproduction unit is reproducing the selected content, the playback screen containing a plurality of attribute values for the plurality of attribute types of the selected content, each of the plurality of attribute values being for a different attribute type and assigned to the selected content,

wherein the control unit makes the display unit display a particular selection screen of the plurality of selection screens in response to a user input selecting, when the reproduction unit is reproducing the selected content and the control unit is making the display unit display the playback screen containing the plurality of attribute values of the selected content, a selected attribute value among the plurality of attribute values displayed in the playback screen for the selected content, the particular selection screen being a selection screen corresponding to the selected attribute value of the selected content.

2. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 1, wherein

the device further comprises an input part for receiving an operation, and

the control unit makes the display unit display the playback screen containing a plurality of attribute values, each of the plurality of attribute values for a different attribute type and assigned to the selected content when reproducing the selected content, and switches the display content of the display unit from the playback screen to the particular selection screen corresponding to the selected attribute value when one attribute value among the plurality of attribute values composing the playback screen is selected based on the operation from the input part.

3. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 2, wherein

the display unit displays a cursor on the playback screen, and

the control unit moves the cursor based on the operation from the input part to select the selected attribute value and makes the display unit display the particular selection screen corresponding to the selected attribute value indicated by the cursor.

4. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 3, wherein

the control unit displays the attribute value by scrolling when an attribute value at which the cursor is arranged is containing a predetermined number or more of letters.

5. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 1, wherein after switching the display content of the display unit to the particular selection screen corresponding to the selected attribute value during reproduction of the selected content, the control unit continues the reproduction of the selected content being reproduced.

6. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 5, wherein after switching the display content of the display unit to the particular selection screen corresponding to the selected attribute value during reproduction of the selected content, the control unit continues the reproduction of the selected content being reproduced until reproduction of a second content among the plurality of content is instructed.

7. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 1, wherein when switching the display content of the display unit from the playback screen to the particular selection screen corresponding to the selected attribute value, the control unit places a cursor at an attribute value of a second content in the list.

8. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 1, wherein,

the particular selection screen displays at least a portion of the plurality of content organized according to the selected attribute type by displaying a plurality of attribute values for the selected attribute type for each content of the portion of the plurality of content,

when a second attribute value in the portion being displayed on the display unit is selected, the control unit makes the reproduction unit start reproduction of a second content to which the second attribute value is assigned, and, switches the display content of the display unit from the particular selection screen to a second playback screen containing a plurality of second attribute values assigned to the second content.

9. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the control unit manages the plurality of content by classifying the plurality of content into a plurality of hierarchical levels based on the plurality of attribute types, makes the display unit display the plurality of selection screens each corresponding to an attribute type of the plurality of attribute types and displaying attribute values for the attribute type each corresponding to a content of the plurality of content, and, when an attribute value is selected from a selection screen, makes the reproduction unit reproduce a content corresponding to the selected attribute value and switches the display content from the selection screen to the playback screen containing the plurality of attribute values assigned to the corresponding content, and, when one attribute value is selected from among the plurality of attribute values on the playback screen, switches the playback screen to a selection screen corresponding to the attribute value.

10. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 9, wherein

the plurality of attribute types comprise at least genres, artists, and track names,

the plurality of attribute values of the selected content comprise a genre of the selected content, an artist name of the selected content, and a track name of the selected content for the genres, artists, and track names attribute types, respectively, and

the control unit manages the plurality of content by classifying the plurality of content according to lists comprising a genre list, an artist list, and a track name list based on the attribute values, makes the display unit display selection screens each displaying a list of the lists, and, when any attribute value is selected from a displayed list of a selection screen, makes the reproduction unit reproduce a content corresponding to the selected attribute value and switches the display content from the list to the playback screen containing the plurality of attribute values, the plurality of attribute values comprising the genre, artist name, and track name assigned to the corresponding content, and, when the artist name is the selected attribute value from among at least the genre, artist name, and track name attribute values on the playback screen, switches the playback screen to a selection screen displaying an artist list having the selected artist name as one of items in the list.

11. The reproduction device as set forth in claim 9, wherein, when one attribute value is selected from among the plurality of attribute value on the playback screen, the control unit makes the display unit display a selection screen other than the selection screen displayed immediately before the switching to the playback screen.

12. A display control method performed while reproducing selected content among a plurality of content, each of the plurality of content assigned an attribute value for each of a plurality of attribute types, the display control method comprising steps of:

making a display unit display a playback screen when the selected content is being reproduced, the playback screen containing a plurality of attribute values, each of the plurality of attribute values for a different attribute type and assigned to the selected content being reproduced;

receiving, when the selected content is being reproduced and the playback screen is being displayed, a user input indicating selection from the playback screen of a selected attribute value for the selected content from among the plurality of attribute values for the selected content displayed on the playback screen; and

in response to receiving the user input selecting the selected attribute value for the selected content, switching a display content of the display unit from the playback screen to a list relating to the selected attribute value.

13. The display control method as set forth in claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

detecting an operation input from an input unit,

identifying an attribute value among the plurality of attribute values composing the playback screen as the selected attribute value based on the operation input, and

switching the display content of the display unit from the playback screen to the list relating to the selected attribute value.

14. The display control method as set forth in claim 13, further comprising the steps of:

displaying a cursor on the playback screen,

moving the cursor based on the operation input from the input unit, and

when the selected attribute value among the plurality of attribute values composing the playback screen is selected by the cursor, switching the display content of the display unit from the playback screen to the list relating to the selected attribute value.

15. The display control method as set forth in claim 14, further comprising a step of displaying the attribute value by scrolling when an attribute value at which the cursor is arranged contains a predetermined number or more of letters.

16. The display control method as set forth in claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

starting reproduction of selected content when one attribute value among the plurality of attribute values composing the playback screen is selected, and

continuing the reproduction of the content being reproduced even after switching the display content of the display to the list corresponding to the selected attribute value during reproduction of the content.

17. The display control method as set forth in claim 16, further comprising a step of continuing the reproduction of the content being reproduced after switching the display content of the display to the list corresponding to the selected attribute value during reproduction of the content until the reproduction of a second content among the plurality of content is instructed.

18. The display control method as set forth in claim 12, further comprising a step of arranging the cursor at an attribute value of a selected content as one item of the list when switching the display content of the display from the playback screen to the list relating to the selected attribute value.

19. The display control method as set forth in claim 12, further comprising the steps of, starting reproduction of content corresponding to a selected attribute value when any item of the list displayed on the display unit is selected, and switching the display content of the display from the list to the playback screen containing the plurality of attribute values assigned to the content.

20. The display control method as set forth in claim 12, further comprising the steps of,

managing the plurality of content by classifying the same into a plurality of hierarchical levels based on the plurality of attributes types,

making the display unit display any list of the plurality of lists composed responsive to based on the attributes types,

reproducing content corresponding to the selected attribute value when an attribute value is selected from among the attribute values displayed lists,

switching the display content from the list to the playback screen containing the plurality of attribute values assigned to the content, and

switching the playback screen to the list relating to the selected attribute value when one among the plurality of attribute values in the playback screen is selected.

21. The display control method as set forth in claim 20, wherein

the plurality of attribute types comprise at least genres, artists, and track names the plurality of attribute values of the selected content comprise a genre of the selected content, an artist name of the selected content, and a track name of the selected content for the genres, artists, and track names attribute types, respectively, and

the method further comprises the steps of:

managing the content by classifying the same into lists of a genre list, an artist list, and a track name list based on the attribute values;

making the display unit display a list among the lists;

reproducing content corresponding to a selected attribute value when the attribute value is selected from among the displayed list;

switching the display content from the list to the playback screen containing the genre, artist name, and track name assigned to the corresponding content; and

switching the playback screen to the artist list having the selected artist name as one attribute value in the list when the artist name among the genre, artist name, and track name attribute values is selected from the playback screen.

22. The display control method as set forth in claim 20, further comprising a step of making the display unit display a list other than the list displayed immediately before the switching to the playback screen when one among the plurality of attribute values on the playback screen is selected.