Information processing apparatus and method, and program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- a display-form managing means for;
receiving, from a user, information associated with at least one of a plurality of content selection views, the content selection views being associated with corresponding arrangements of graphical representations of a set of content elements on a display screen; and
establishing a display mode for a subset of the content elements based on the received information, metadata associated with the subset of the content elements, and a prior arrangement of the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements on the display screen;
a display control means for generating at least one signal to display, on the display screen;
a transition between a prior content selection view and the content selection view corresponding to the received information; and
the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements in accordance with the established display mode;
a detection means for detecting a contact between a human appendage and a surface of a touch screen, the contact being associated with a corresponding contact position on the touch screen surface;
a judging means for determining whether the contact between the human appendage and the touch screen surface is released;
a selecting means for selecting at least a first one of the content elements when the contact is released, the graphical representation of the first content element being associated with a display position corresponding to the contact position, the selecting means being further configured to store information associated with the selected item; and
a playing means for generating a signal to play the first content element, the playing means being further configured to play a second one of the content elements when the contact is not released.
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Abstract
There is provided a content selection view in which the user can select a content intuitively and easily. When the user places a touch pen in touch with a touch panel in a position corresponding to a position P1 in a map and drags the touch pen along a locus to a position P2 with the touch pen being kept in touch with the touch panel, PD will judge that a grid is still an option. Thereafter, when the user takes the touch pen off the touch panel surface, the PD will select the grid corresponding to the position P2 where the touch pen has finally been in touch with the touch panel. The PD will output not only content data assigned to the selected grid but a sound corresponding, to predetermined content data even while the grid is still an option. The present invention is applicable to a portable recorder/player.
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20 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a display-form managing means for; receiving, from a user, information associated with at least one of a plurality of content selection views, the content selection views being associated with corresponding arrangements of graphical representations of a set of content elements on a display screen; and establishing a display mode for a subset of the content elements based on the received information, metadata associated with the subset of the content elements, and a prior arrangement of the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements on the display screen; a display control means for generating at least one signal to display, on the display screen; a transition between a prior content selection view and the content selection view corresponding to the received information; and the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements in accordance with the established display mode; a detection means for detecting a contact between a human appendage and a surface of a touch screen, the contact being associated with a corresponding contact position on the touch screen surface; a judging means for determining whether the contact between the human appendage and the touch screen surface is released; a selecting means for selecting at least a first one of the content elements when the contact is released, the graphical representation of the first content element being associated with a display position corresponding to the contact position, the selecting means being further configured to store information associated with the selected item; and a playing means for generating a signal to play the first content element, the playing means being further configured to play a second one of the content elements when the contact is not released. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for processing information, comprising:
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receiving, from a user, information associated with at least one of a plurality of content selection views, the content selection views being associated with corresponding arrangements of graphical representations of a set of content elements on a display screen; and establishing a display mode for a subset of the content elements based on the received information, metadata associated with the subset of the content elements, and a prior arrangement of the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements on the display screen; generating at least one signal to display, on the display screen; a transition between a prior content selection view and the content selection view corresponding to the received information; and the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements in accordance with the established display mode; detecting a contact between a human appendage and a surface of a touch screen, the contact being associated with a corresponding contact position on the touch screen surface; determining whether the contact between the human appendage and the touch screen surface is released; selecting at least a first one of the content elements when the contact is released, the graphical representation of the first content element being associated with a display position corresponding to the contact position, the selecting means being further configured to store information associated with the selected item; and generating a signal to play the first content element, the playing means being further configured to play a second one of the content elements when the contact is not released. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. 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 for processing information, comprising:
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receiving, from a user, information associated with at least one of a plurality of content selection views, the content selection views being associated with corresponding arrangements of graphical representations of a set of content elements on a display screen; and establishing a display mode for a subset of the content elements based on the received information, metadata associated with the subset of the content elements, and a prior arrangement of the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements on the display screen; generating at least one signal to display, on the display screen; a transition between a prior content selection view and the content selection view corresponding to the received information; and the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements in accordance with the established display mode; detecting a contact between a human appendage and a surface of a touch screen, the contact being associated with a corresponding contact position on the touch screen surface; determining whether the contact between the human appendage and the touch screen surface is released; selecting at least a first one of the content elements when the contact is released, the graphical representation of the first content element being associated with a display position corresponding to the contact position, the selecting means being further configured to store information associated with the selected item; and generating a signal to play the first content element, the playing means being further configured to play a second one of the content elements when the contact is not released. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a display-form management unit configured to; receive, from a user, information associated with at least one of a plurality of content selection views, the content selection views being associated with corresponding arrangements of graphical representations of a set of content elements on a display screen; and establish a display mode for a subset of the content elements based on the received information, metadata associated with the subset of the content elements, and a prior arrangement of the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements on the display screen; a display controller configured to generate at least one signal to display, on the display screen; a transition between a prior content selection view and the content selection view corresponding to the received information; and the graphical representations of the subset of the content elements in accordance with the established display mode; a detector configured to detect a contact between a human appendage and a surface of a touch screen, the contact being associated with a corresponding contact position on the touch screen surface; a judging unit to determine whether the contact between the human appendage and the touch screen surface is released; a selector configured to select at least a first one of the content elements when the contact is released, the graphical representation of the first content element being associated with a display position corresponding to the contact position, the selector being further configured to store information associated with the selected item; and a player configured to play the first content element, the player being further configured to play a second one of the content elements when the contact is not released. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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