Display control apparatus and display control method
First Claim
1. A display control apparatus for displaying a plurality of content items, the display control apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
a processor coupled to the memory which executes the following;
storing the plurality of content items and time information corresponding to each of the plurality of content items;
allocating the plurality of content items into a plurality of groups according to attribute information associated with the content items;
acquiring information about a scroll speed; and
displaying the plurality of content items lines in a first order according to the time information corresponding to the plurality of content items,displaying a list of grouping method candidates for grouping the plurality of content items after the scroll speed is more than a first predetermined speed, each of the grouping method candidates having a different type of a set of groups,determining a grouping method from the grouping method candidates in the displayed list in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection,changing a display, in accordance with the determined grouping method, from scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in the first order according to the time information to scroll-displaying a first set of images representing first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated, the first groups being grouped in the determined grouping method, andchanging a display, if the scroll speed is less than a second predetermined value from scroll-displaying the first set of images representing the first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated to scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in a second order which is different from the first order such that the plurality of content items allocated into the same group of the first groups according to the attribute information which is different from the time information are displayed sequentially and adjacent to each other.
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Abstract
A display control apparatus includes a display control means. In the display control apparatus, the display control means is configured to scroll-display a plurality of contents. If it is determined that the speed of the scroll display has increased to reach a first predetermined value, then the display control means classifies and groups the plurality of contents by using group classification information corresponding to the plurality of contents and displays the grouped contents. On the other hand, if it is determined that the scroll speed has decreased to reach a second predetermined value, then the display control means sorts the plurality of contents in order according to a selected grouping method and displays group classification information images at a group classification level one stage lower than the current group classification level.
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16 Claims
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1. A display control apparatus for displaying a plurality of content items, the display control apparatus comprising:
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a memory; a processor coupled to the memory which executes the following; storing the plurality of content items and time information corresponding to each of the plurality of content items; allocating the plurality of content items into a plurality of groups according to attribute information associated with the content items; acquiring information about a scroll speed; and displaying the plurality of content items lines in a first order according to the time information corresponding to the plurality of content items, displaying a list of grouping method candidates for grouping the plurality of content items after the scroll speed is more than a first predetermined speed, each of the grouping method candidates having a different type of a set of groups, determining a grouping method from the grouping method candidates in the displayed list in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection, changing a display, in accordance with the determined grouping method, from scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in the first order according to the time information to scroll-displaying a first set of images representing first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated, the first groups being grouped in the determined grouping method, and changing a display, if the scroll speed is less than a second predetermined value from scroll-displaying the first set of images representing the first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated to scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in a second order which is different from the first order such that the plurality of content items allocated into the same group of the first groups according to the attribute information which is different from the time information are displayed sequentially and adjacent to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of scroll-displaying a plurality of content items, the method comprising:
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storing the plurality of content items and time information corresponding to each of the plurality of content items; allocating the plurality of content items into a plurality of groups according to attribute information associated with the content items; acquiring information about a scroll speed; displaying the plurality of content items lined in a first order according to the time information corresponding to the plurality of content items, displaying a list of grouping method candidates for grouping the plurality of content items after the scroll speed is more than a first predetermined speed, each of the grouping method candidates having a different type of a set of groups, determining a grouping method from the grouping method candidates in the displayed list in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection, changing a display, in accordance with the determined grouping method, from scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in the first order according to the time information to scroll-displaying a first set of images representing first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated, the first groups being grouped in the determined grouping method; and changing the display, if the scroll speed is less than a second predetermined value from scroll-displaying the first set of images representing the groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated to scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in a second order which is different from the first order such that the plurality of content items allocated into the same group of the first groups according to the attribute information which is different from the time information are displayed sequentially and adjacent to each other.
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for allocating the plurality of content items scroll-displayed in a first order into a plurality of groups according to attribute information associated with the content items:
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instructions for storing the plurality of content items and time information corresponding to each of the plurality of content items; instructions for acquiring information about a scroll speed; instructions for displaying the plurality of content items lined in a first order according to the time information corresponding to the plurality of content items, instructions for displaying a list of grouping method candidates for grouping the plurality of content items after the scroll speed is more than a first predetermined speed, each of the grouping method candidates having a different type of a set of groups, instructions for determining a grouping method from the grouping method candidates in the displayed list in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection, instructions for changing a display, in accordance with the determined grouping method, from scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in the first order according to the time information to scroll-displaying a first set of images representing first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated, the first groups being grouped in the determined grouping method; and instructions for changing the display, if the scroll speed is less than a second predetermined value from scroll-displaying the first set of images representing the first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated to scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in a second order which is different from the first order such that the plurality of content items allocated into the same group of the first groups according to the attribute information which is different from the time information are displayed sequentially and adjacent to each other.
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12. A display control apparatus for displaying a plurality of content items, the display control apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
a processor coupled to the memory which executes the following;storing the plurality of content items and time information corresponding to each of the plurality of content items; allocating the plurality of content items into a plurality of groups according to attribute information associated with the content items; acquiring the time information, wherein the time information is a number of times a content item has been displayed; and displaying the plurality of content items lined in a first order according to the time information corresponding to the plurality of content items, displaying a list of grouping method candidates for grouping the plurality of content items after the scroll speed is more than a first predetermined speed, each of the grouping method candidates having a different type of a set of groups, determining a grouping method from the grouping method candidates in the displayed list in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection, changing a display, in accordance with the predetermined grouping method, when the number of times a content item has been displayed reaches a predetermined number, from scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in the first order according to the time information to scroll-displaying a first set of images representing first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated, and for changing a display, when the scroll speed becomes less than a second predetermined value, from scroll-displaying the first set of images representing the first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated to scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in a second order which is different from the first order such that the plurality of content items allocated into the same group of the first groups according to the attribute information which is different from the acquired information are displayed sequentially and adjacent to each other. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A display control apparatus for displaying a plurality of content items, the display control apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
a processor coupled to the memory which executes the following;storing the plurality of content items and time information corresponding to each of the plurality of content items; allocating the plurality of content items into a plurality of groups according to attribute information associated with the content items; acquiring the time information, wherein the time information is a length of a scrolling time for which the plurality of content items has been scrolled continuously; and displaying the plurality of content items lined in a first order according to the time information corresponding to the plurality of content items, displaying a list of grouping method candidates for grouping the plurality of content items after the scroll speed is more than a first predetermined speed, each of the grouping method candidates having a different type of a set of groups, determining a grouping method from the grouping method candidates in the displayed list in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection, changing a display, in accordance with the determined grouping method, when the length of the scrolling time for which the plurality of content items has been scrolled continuously reaches a predetermined length, from scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in the first order according to the time information to scroll-displaying a first set of images representing first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated, the first groups being grouped in the determined grouping method, and changing a display, if the scroll speed becomes less than a second predetermined value from scroll-displaying the first set of images representing the first groups into which the plurality of content items are allocated to scroll-displaying the plurality of content items in a second order which is different from the first order such that the plurality of content items allocated into the same group of the first, groups according to the attribute information which is different from the acquired information are displayed sequentially and adjacent to each other. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- a memory;
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