Apparatus and method for managing content

• US 8,549,421 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2009
• Issued: 10/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Gohda, Makoto, Tsuruishi, Hideaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): NABI, REZA U
• Application Number:
  US12/467,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20090288028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,597 Days
• Field of Search: 715/769
• US Class Current: 715/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

A content management apparatus displays, on a display unit, a first display object representing a content item, at least one area for including the first display object, and a second display object used for setting a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area. When the first display object is moved into the area, the first object is contained in the area and, when the second display object is moved into the area, a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area displayed on the display unit is set.

Claims

1. A content management apparatus comprising:

a display control unit configured to perform control so that a first display object representing a content item, an area that contains the first display object, and at least one of a plurality of second display objects to define a function property of the area, the second display object used for setting a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area are displayed on a display unit;

a position inputting unit configured to receive an input of a position in a display screen of the display unit;

an instruction receiving unit configured to receive a drag operation;

a drag control unit configured to perform control so that, in a case where the first display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the first display object is dragged and, in a case where the second display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the second display object is dragged; and

a control unit configured to perform control so that, if the first display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, the first object is contained in the area and, if the second display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area, and is dropped on the area, a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area displayed on the display unit is set, wherein the plurality of second display objects includes a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with classification, and a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with tag of the first display object.

2. The content management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit further performs control so that a third display object used for instructing processing to be performed on the content item represented by the first display object contained in the area and a different second display object used for setting a condition regarding movement of the third display object into the area or from the area are displayed on a display unit, and wherein the instruction receiving unit further receives instructions instructing movement of the third display object and the different second display object on the display unit, and wherein the control unit further performs control so that, when the third display object is moved into the area in response to the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit, the processing is performed on the content item corresponding to the first object contained in the area and, when the different second display object is moved into the area in response to the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit, a condition regarding movement of the third display object into the area or from the area displayed on the display unit is set.

3. The content management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the third display object is used for instructing that a particular property is attached to a content item corresponding to the first display object contained in the area, and wherein, when the third display object is moved into the area in response to the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit, the control unit performs control so that a particular property is attached to all of a plurality of content items corresponding to the first display objects contained in the area.

4. The content management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an area management unit configured to manage, as a set, a plurality of content items each corresponding to one of the first display objects stored in the same area.

5. The content management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the area is capable of displaying the first object contained in the area.

6. The content management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the second display object is moved into the area in response to the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit, the display control unit changes a display format of the area so that a user understands that a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area is set.

7. The content management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the second display object is moved into the area in response to the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit, the control unit performs control so that movement of the first display object into the area or from the area is not allowed.

8. The content management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display control unit changes a display format of the area into or from which movement of the first object is not allowed by the control unit so that a user understands that the movement of the first object is not allowed and the user examines information regarding the first display object contained in the area.

9. The content management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the second display object is moved into the area in response to the instruction received by the instruction receiving unit, the control unit performs control so that movement of the first display object having particular property information into or from the area is not allowed.

10. The content management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction instructing the movement is realized through a drag-and-drop operation using one of a pointing device and a touch panel.

11. A method for managing content, comprising:

performing control so that a first display object representing a content item, an area that contains the first display object, and at least one of a plurality of second display objects to define a function property of the area, the second display object used for setting a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area are displayed on a display unit;

a position inputting unit configured to receive an input of a position in a display screen of the display unit;

receiving a drag operation;

controlling, in a case where the first display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the first display object is dragged and, in a case where the second display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the second display object is dragged; and

performing control so that, if the first display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, the first object is contained in the area and, if the second display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area, and is dropped on the area, a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area displayed on the display unit is set, wherein the plurality of second display objects includes a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with classification, and a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with tag of the first display object.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as:

a display control unit configured to perform control so that a first display object representing a content item, an area that contains the first display object, and at least one of a plurality of second display objects to define a function property of the area, the second display object used for setting a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area are displayed on a display unit;

a position inputting unit configured to receive an input of a position in a display screen of the display unit;

an instruction receiving unit configured to receive a drag operation;

a drag control unit configured to perform control so that, in a case where the first display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the first display object is dragged and, in a case where the second display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the second display object is dragged; and

a control unit configured to perform control so that, if the first display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, the first object is contained in the area and, if the second display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area, and is dropped on the area, a condition regarding movement of the first display object into the area or from the area displayed on the display unit is set, wherein the plurality of second display objects includes a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with classification, and a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with tag of the first display object.

13. A content management apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a display control unit configured to perform control so that a first display object representing a content item, an area that contains the first display object, a third display object used for instructing processing to be performed on the content item corresponding to the first display object contained in the area, and at least one of a plurality of second display objects to define a function property of the area, the second display object used for setting a condition regarding movement of the third display object into the area or from the area are displayed on a display unit;

a position inputting unit configured to receive an input of a position in a display screen of the display unit;

an instruction receiving unit configured to receive a drag operation;

a drag control unit configured to perform control so that, in a case where the first display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the first display object is dragged, and in a case where the third display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the third display object is dragged and in a case where the second display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the second display object is dragged; and

a control unit configured to perform control so that, if the first display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, the first object is contained in the area and, if the third display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, the processing is performed on a content item corresponding to the first display object contained in the area, and, if the second display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, a condition regarding movement of the third display object into the area or from the area displayed on the display unit is set, wherein the plurality of second display objects includes a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with classification, and a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with tag of the first display object.

14. A method for managing content, comprising:

performing control so that a first display object representing a content item, an area that contains the first display object, a third display object used for instructing processing to be performed on the content item corresponding to the first display object contained in the area, and at least one of a plurality of second display objects to define a function property of the area, the second display object used for setting a condition regarding movement of the third display object into the area or from the area are displayed on a display unit;

a position inputting unit configured to receive an input of a position in a display screen of the display unit;

receiving a drag operation;

a drag control unit configured to perform control so that, in a case where the first display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the first display object is dragged, and in a case where the third display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the third display object is dragged and in a case where the second display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the second display object is dragged; and

performing control so that, if the first display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, the first object is contained in the area and, if the third display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, the processing is performed on a content item corresponding to the first display object contained in the area, and, if the second display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, a condition regarding movement of the third display object into the area or from the area displayed on the display unit is set, wherein the plurality of second display objects includes a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with classification, and a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with tag of the first display object.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as:

a display control unit configured to perform control so that a first display object representing a content item, an area that contains the first display object, a third display object used for instructing processing to be performed on the content item corresponding to the first display object contained in the area, and at least one of a plurality of second display objects to define a function property of the area, the second display object used for setting a condition regarding movement of the third display object into the area or from the area are displayed on a display unit;

a position inputting unit configured to receive an input of a position in a display screen of the display unit;

an instruction receiving unit configured to receive a drag operation;

a drag control unit configured to perform control so that, in a case where the first display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the first display object is dragged, and in a case where the third display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the third display object is dragged and in a case where the second display object is displayed at the position which is being input by the position inputting unit when a start of the drag is received by the instruction receiving unit, the second display object is dragged; and

a control unit configured to perform control so that, if the first display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, the first object is contained in the area and, if the third display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, the processing is performed on a content item corresponding to the first display object contained in the area, and, if the second display object is dragged and moved into the area from outside the area and is dropped on the area, a condition regarding movement of the third display object into the area or from the area displayed on the display unit is set, wherein the plurality of second display objects includes a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with classification, and a second display object having a function property of prohibition conditions associated with tag of the first display object.