Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium including display of an image card

• US 8,379,129 B2
• Filed: 07/24/2009
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Iwase, Ayako, Ozawa, Hiroyuki, Takaoka, Ryo, Saitou, Yuji
• Primary Examiner(s): GILES, NICHOLAS G
• Application Number:
  US12/509,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20100053355A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,306 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 345/650, 348/222.1, 348/333.01, 715/700, 715/716, 715/764, 715/765, 715/766, 715/767, 715/769, 715/781, 715/782, 715/783, 715/784, 715/786, 715/788, 715/790, 715/791, 715/792, 715/793
• US Class Current: 348/333.01
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/426 involving on-screen location information, e.g. screen coordinates of an area at which the player is aiming with a light gun
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1075 using a touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/66 for rendering three dimensional images
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: display means; operation input receiving means; and display control means for making a display control of allowing an image to correspond to an image card as an object imitating a real card, displaying a check image, which indicates a shape in which a plurality of the image cards overlap, on the display means, displaying one of an image corresponding to a specific image card and information indicating the image in a partial or overall area of the specific image card when a check operation indicating an instruction to check the specific image card is received, and changing a display state of the display means from a first state where the checking image is displayed to a second state where the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed when a selection operation indicating that the specific image card is selected is received.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

means for displaying one or more images;

means for receiving a user'"'"'s operation input; and

means for making a display control of allowing an image to correspond to an image card as an object imitating a real card, displaying a check image, which indicates a shape in which a plurality of image cards overlap in a fan shape, on the means for displaying, displaying one of an image corresponding to a specific image card and information indicating the image corresponding to the specific image card in a partial or overall area of the specific image card when a check operation indicating an instruction to check the specific image card among the plurality of image cards is received by the means for receiving, and changing a display state of the means for displaying from a first state where the check image is displayed to a second state where the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed when a selection operation indicating that the specific image card is selected is received by the means for receiving,

wherein the check operation indicating the instruction to check the specific image card is received when a user'"'"'s finger performs a continuous drag operation across the plurality of image cards displayed in the check image and contacts the specific image card for a predetermined period of time during the continuous drag operation.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when an operation of moving the user'"'"'s finger by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction with the user'"'"'s finger in contact with the means for displaying is the continuous drag operation, the continuous drag operation on an overlapping portion of the plurality of image cards is employed as the check operation.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the means for making recognizes an image card in contact with the user'"'"'s finger as the specific image card in response to a stop of the continuous drag operation with the user'"'"'s finger received by the means for receiving, and displays one of a portion of the image corresponding to the specific image card, a thumbnail of the image corresponding to the specific image card, and a feature image which is a featured portion of the image corresponding to the specific image card as the information indicating the image corresponding to the specific image card, and

wherein when the user'"'"'s at least one finger gets apart from the means for displaying, the means for making recognizes the selection operation as being performed and changes the display state of the means for displaying from the first state to the second state.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the means for making makes a display control of changing the display state of the means for displaying from the second state to the first state when the display state is the second state and the operation of bringing the user'"'"'s finger into contact with the means for displaying is received by the means for receiving.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the continuous drag operation performed in a second direction different from a first direction of the continuous drag operation employed as the check operation using the specific image card as a start point is employed as the selection operation.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the means for making changes the display state of the means for displaying from the first state to the second state when the continuous drag operation in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction is received by the means for receiving.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

in the second state, only the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed, and

the selection operation consists of lifting of a finger of a user from the means for displaying.

8. An information processing method of an information processing apparatus which displays one or more images and receives a user'"'"'s operation input, the information processing method comprising:

allowing an image to correspond to an image card as an object imitating a real card and displaying a check image, which indicates a shape in which a plurality of image cards overlap in a fan shape, on a touch screen;

displaying one of an image corresponding to a specific image card and information indicating the image corresponding to the specific image card in a partial or overall area of the specific image card when a check operation indicating an instruction to check the specific image card among the plurality of image cards is received; and

changing a display state of the touch screen from a first state where the check image is displayed to a second state where the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed when a selection operation indicating that the specific image card is selected is received,

wherein the check operation indicating the instruction to check the specific image card is received when a user'"'"'s finger performs a continuous drag operation across the plurality of image cards displayed in the check image and contacts the specific image card for a predetermined period of time during the continuous drag operation.

9. The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein

in the second state, only the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed, and

the selection operation consists of lifting of a finger of a user from the information processing apparatus.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer, which controls an information processing apparatus displaying one or more images and receiving a user'"'"'s operation input, to perform a control process comprising:

allowing an image to correspond to an image card as an object imitating a real card and displaying a check image, which indicates a shape in which a plurality of image cards overlap in a fan shape, on a touch screen;

displaying one of an image corresponding to a specific image card and information indicating the image corresponding to the specific image card in a partial or overall area of the specific image card when a check operation indicating an instruction to check the specific image card among the plurality of image cards is received; and

changing a display state of the touch screen from a first state where the check image is displayed to a second state where the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed when a selection operation indicating that the specific image card is selected is received,

wherein the check operation indicating the instruction to check the specific image card is received when a user'"'"'s finger performs a continuous drag operation across the plurality of image cards displayed in the check image and contacts the specific image card for a predetermined period of time during the continuous drag operation.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10, wherein

in the second state, only the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed, and

the selection operation consists of lifting of a finger of a user from the information processing apparatus.

12. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display one or more images;

an operation input receiving unit configured to receive a user'"'"'s operation input; and

a display control unit configured to make a display control of allowing an image to correspond to an image card as an object imitating a real card, to display a check image, which indicates a shape in which a plurality of image cards overlap in a fan shape, on the display unit, to display one of an image corresponding to a specific image card and information indicating the image corresponding to the specific image card in a partial or overall area of the specific image card when a check operation indicating an instruction to check the specific image card among the plurality of image cards is received by the operation input receiving unit, and to change a display state of the display unit from a first state where the check image is displayed to a second state where the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed when a selection operation indicating that the specific image card is selected is received by the operation input receiving unit,

wherein the check operation indicating the instruction to check the specific image card is received when a user'"'"'s finger performs a continuous drag operation across the plurality of image cards displayed in the check image and contacts the specific image card for a predetermined period of time during the continuous drag operation.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

in the second state, only the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed, and

the selection operation consists of lifting of a finger of a user from the display unit.

14. An information processing apparatus comprising:

means for displaying one or more images;

means for receiving a user'"'"'s operation input; and

means for making a display control of allowing an image to correspond to an image card as an object imitating a real card, displaying a check image, which indicates a shape in which a plurality of image cards overlap in a fan shape, on the means for displaying, displaying one of an image corresponding to a specific image card and information indicating the image corresponding to the specific image card in a partial or overall area of the specific image card when a check operation indicating an instruction to check the specific image card among the plurality of image cards is received by the means for receiving, and changing a display state of the means for displaying from a first state where the check image is displayed to a second state where the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed when a selection operation indicating that the specific image card is selected is received by the means for receiving,

wherein the fan shape includes each of the image cards rotated by a predetermined angle from an adjacent one of the image cards around one corner of the respective image card parallel to a plane of the means for displaying.

15. An information processing method of an information processing apparatus which displays one or more images and receives a user'"'"'s operation input, the information processing method comprising:

allowing an image to correspond to an image card as an object imitating a real card and displaying a check image, which indicates a shape in which a plurality of image cards overlap in a fan shape, on a touch screen;

displaying one of an image corresponding to a specific image card and information indicating the image corresponding to the specific image card in a partial or overall area of the specific image card when a check operation indicating an instruction to check the specific image card among the plurality of image cards is received; and

changing a display state of the touch screen from a first state where the check image is displayed to a second state where the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed when a selection operation indicating that the specific image card is selected is received,

wherein the fan shape includes each of the image cards rotated by a predetermined angle from an adjacent one of the image cards around one corner of the respective image card parallel to a plane of a display of the information processing apparatus.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer, which controls an information processing apparatus displaying one or more images and receiving a user'"'"'s operation input, to perform a control process comprising:

allowing an image to correspond to an image card as an object imitating a real card and displaying a check image, which indicates a shape in which a plurality of image cards overlap in a fan shape, on a touch screen;

displaying one of an image corresponding to a specific image card and information indicating the image corresponding to the specific image card in a partial or overall area of the specific image card when a check operation indicating an instruction to check the specific image card among the plurality of image cards is received; and

changing a display state of the touch screen from a first state where the check image is displayed to a second state where the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed when a selection operation indicating that the specific image card is selected is received,

wherein the fan shape includes each of the image cards rotated by a predetermined angle from an adjacent one of the image cards around one corner of the respective image card parallel to a plane of a display of the information processing apparatus.

17. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display one or more images;

an operation input receiving unit configured to receive a user'"'"'s operation input; and

a display control unit configured to make a display control of allowing an image to correspond to an image card as an object imitating a real card, displaying a check image, which indicates a shape in which a plurality of image cards overlap in a fan shape, on the display unit, displaying one of an image corresponding to a specific image card and information indicating the image corresponding to the specific image card in a partial or overall area of the specific image card when a check operation indicating an instruction to check the specific image card among the plurality of image cards is received by the operation input receiving unit, and changing a display state of the display unit from a first state where the check image is displayed to a second state where the image corresponding to the specific image card is displayed when a selection operation indicating that the specific image card is selected is received by the operation input receiving unit,

wherein the fan shape includes each of the image cards rotated by a predetermined angle from an adjacent one of the image cards around one corner of the respective image card parallel to a plane of the display unit.