Display apparatus, display method, and program

• US 8,448,086 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2010
• Issued: 05/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Miyazawa, Yusuke, Homma, Fuminori, Nashida, Tatsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Lo, Weilun
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hassan, Rashedul
• Application Number:
  US12/813,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20110016422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,076 Days
• Field of Search: 715/788, 715/863, 715/864, 715/808, 715/809, 715/702, 715/711, 715/715
• US Class Current: 715/788
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

There is provided a display apparatus including a display capable of displaying a plurality of windows using a browser, a device such as a touch panel that detects a screen operation on the display performed by a user, a selection unit that selects a first window specified by the user according to a first screen operation detected by the device, and a screen region setting unit that sets the screen region of a second window with respect to the selected first window in an orientation of a browser, according to a second screen operation of the user following the first screen operation, detected by the device, the screen region of the second window corresponding to the second screen operation.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display screen capable of displaying a plurality of windows using a browser;

a device configured to detect one or more screen operations performed by a user;

a selection unit configured to select a first one of the displayed windows according to a first one of the screen operations; and

a screen region setting unit configured to;

obtain information indicative of a type of operation associated with a second one of the detected screen operations; and

establish at least one of a position or a size of a second window with respect to the selected first window, according to the type of the second screen operation,

wherein;

the position of the second window corresponds to a position at which the second window is opened with respect to the first window; and

the screen region setting unit is further configured to;

obtain information indicative of a direction associated with a displacement between the first and second screen operations; and

establish the position of the second window according to the direction information.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the screen region setting unit is further configured to automatically establish a predetermined screen region for the second window, when the device fails to detect the second screen operation of the user.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display apparatus is mounted on a portable-type terminal.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the second screen operation corresponds to a rotation of an operational tool relative to the selected first window;

the display apparatus further comprises a rotation angle calculation unit configured to calculate a rotation angle corresponding to the rotation of the operational tool, the rotation angle being relative to the selected first window; and

the screen region setting unit is further configured to establish a display region of the second window according to the rotation angle calculated by the rotation angle calculation unit.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the screen region setting unit is further configured to establish a display region of the second window, according to a period of time associated with the first screen operation.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the screen region setting unit is further configured to generate an instruction to display the second window in accordance with the established size or position.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display screen is further configured to display at least the second window, in accordance with the generated instruction.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the device configured to detect corresponds to a sensor unit coupled to the display screen; and

the sensor unit is configured to detect a position associated with a contact between a portion of an operational tool and a surface of the display screen.

11. The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the sensor unit is further configured to detect a first contact position associated with the first screen operation and a second contact position associated with the second screen operation.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11, wherein the screen region setting unit is further configured to:

determine a displacement between the first and second contact positions; and

establish at least one of the position or size of the second window in accordance with the determined displacement.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein the screen region setting unit is further configured to:

determine a direction of the displacement between the first and second contact positions; and

establish at least one of the position or size of the second window in accordance with the determined direction of displacement.

14. The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

the sensor unit is further configured to detect, for the first screen operation, a time associated with the contact between the operational tool and the display screen surface; and

the screen region setting unit is further configured to establish a display region of the second window, based on the contact time.

15. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second window displays content associated with the content displayed within the first window.

16. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second window comprises a menu, the menu enabling the user to select one or more functions corresponding to content within the first window.

6. A display method, comprising:

detecting, by a device, one or more screen operations performed by a user;

selecting a first one of a plurality of windows displayed by a display screen, according to a first one of the screen operations by the device, the display screen being configured to display the plurality of windows using a browser;

obtaining information indicative of a type of operation associated with a second one of the screen operations; and

establishing at least one of a size or a position of a second window with respect to the selected first window, according to the type of the second screen operation, the position of the second window corresponding to a position at which the second window is opened with respect to the first window and the establishing comprising;

obtaining information indicative of a direction associated with a displacement between the first and second screen operations; and

establishing the position of the second window according to the direction information.

17. The method of claim 6, further comprising establishing a predetermined screen region for the second window, when the device fails to detect the second screen operation of the user.

18. The method of claim 6, wherein:

the position of the second window corresponds to a position at which the second window is opened with respect to the first window; and

the method further comprises;

obtaining information indicative of a direction associated with a displacement between the first and second screen operations; and

establishing the position of second window according to the direction information.

19. The method of claim 6, wherein:

the second screen operation corresponds to a rotation of an operational tool relative to the selected first window; and

the method further comprises;

calculating a rotation angle corresponding to the rotation of the operational tool, the rotation angle being relative to the selected first window; and

establishing a display region, of the second window according to the rotation angle calculated by the rotation angle calculation unit.

7. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:

detecting, by a device, one or more screen operations performed by a user;

selecting a first one of a plurality of windows displayed by a display screen, according to a first one of the screen operations detected by the device, the display screen being configured to display the plurality of windows using a browser;

obtaining information indicative of a type of operation associated with a second one of the screen operations; and

establishing at least one of a size or a position of a second window with respect to the selected first window, according to the type of the second screen operation, the position of the second window corresponding to a position at which the second window is opened with respect to the first window and the establishing comprising;

obtaining information indicative of direction associated with a displacement between the first and second screen operations; and

establishing the position of the second window according to the direction information.