Method, program, and system for editing contents of multimedia

• US 20040145611A1
• Filed: 01/07/2004
• Published: 07/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Suzuka, Toyoaki, Ogawa, Kaoru
• Application Number:
  US10/753,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20040145611A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a contents editing method employed for an application system that relates processings of parts to each another by laying a plurality of parts in layers on a screen. This is to enable the user who is not familiar with computer operation to set an order for executing contents of multimedia intuitively without referring to manuals, thereby making the user to feel editing of contents of multimedia simple and attractive. The method comprises a step of displaying content processing start button parts for starting a contents-related processing on a screen respectively, a step of displaying a mat paper part on the screen, the content-related processings being executed by affixing the content processing start buttons on the mat paper part, and a step of affixing at least one or more content processing start buttons at coordinate positions on the mat paper part.

Claims

1. A method for editing contents, employed for an application system capable of relating processings of parts to each another by affixing a part on another on a screen, said method comprising:

a step of displaying a plurality of content processing start button parts, each for starting a content-related processing on said screen;

a step of displaying a mat paper part provided with a plurality of matrix cells defined for an order respectively; and

a step of affixing said plurality of content processing start button parts on said plurality of matrix cells so that a series of processings related to said contents are executed according to said order.

2. The method according to claim 1;

wherein said order defined for each matrix cell has regularity based on a reference matrix cell.

3. The method according to claim 1;

wherein said plurality of content processing start button parts, when two or more are affixed on the same matrix cell, are grouped and executed simultaneously.

4. The method according to claim 1;

wherein said method further includes;

a step of displaying a group of attribute value button parts for changing or obtaining attribute values; and

a step of selecting a plurality of attribute values from said group of attribute value button parts and affixing them on said matrix cells to change attributes related to each another collectively.

5. A method for editing contents, employed for an application system capable of relating processings of parts to each another by affixing a part on another on a screen, said method comprising:

a step of displaying a plurality of content processing start button parts, each for starting a content-related processing on said screen;

a step of displaying a mat paper part provided with a plurality of matrix cells; and

a step of affixing said plurality of content processing start button parts on said plurality of matrix cells; and

a step of specifying an order for executing said plurality of content processing start button parts affixed on said plurality of matrix cells so as to execute a series of processings related to said contents sequentially.

6. The method according to claim 5;

wherein said step of specifying an order for executing said content processing start button parts further includes;

a step of affixing a link part for specifying an order for processing said contents between said content processing start button parts affixed on said plurality of matrix cells.

7. The method according to claim 5;

wherein said method further includes;

a step of displaying a group of attribute value button parts for relating a plurality of grouped attribute values to each another on said screen; and

a step of changing or executing a plurality of items related to said plurality of grouped attributes collectively by operating said group of attribute value button parts.

8. The method according to claim 5;

wherein said step of specifying an order for executing said plurality of content processing start button parts includes;

a step of specifying an execution order as an attribute value for said plurality of content processing start button parts.

9. The method according to claim 5;

wherein said step of specifying an order for executing said plurality of content processing start button parts includes;

a step of linking one of said plurality of content processing start button parts to another with use of a link part that includes information related to an order for executing processings.

10. The method according to claim 9;

wherein said link part includes information of a time interval between contents started by said content processing start button parts linked by said link part.

11. A method for editing contents, employed for an application system capable of relating processings of parts to each another by affixing a part on another on a screen, said method comprising:

a step of displaying a plurality of content processing start button parts, each for starting a content-related processing on said screen;

a step of displaying a mat paper part provided with calendar information on a screen, said plurality of content processing start button parts being affixed on said mat paper part so as to execute said content-related processings; and

a step of affixing said plurality of content processing start button parts on said mat paper part so as to relate said calendar information to each of said plurality of content processing start button parts.

12. A method for editing contents, employed for an application system capable of relating processings of parts to each another by affixing a part on another on a screen, said method comprising:

a step of displaying a plurality of content processing start button parts, each for starting a content-related processing on a screen;

a step of displaying a mat paper part on said screen, said plurality of content processing start button parts being affixed on said mat paper so as to execute content-related processings; and

a step of deciding display characteristics of said contents according to the display characteristics of said mat paper part by affixing at least one of said plurality of content processing start button parts on said mat paper part.

13. A contents editing program employed for an application program capable of relating processings of parts to each another by affixing a part on another on a screen, said program comprising:

a procedure for displaying a plurality of content processing start button parts, each for starting a content-related processing on said screen;

a procedure for displaying a mat paper part provided with a plurality of matrix cells defined for an order respectively on a screen; and

a procedure for affixing said plurality of content processing start button parts on said plurality of matrix cells so as to execute a series of content-related processings according to said order.

14. The program according to claim 13;

wherein said order defined for each matrix cell has a regularity based on a reference matrix cell.

15. The program according to claim 13;

wherein two or more of said plurality of content processing start button parts that are affixed on the same matrix cell are grouped and executed simultaneously.

16. The program according to any of said claims 13;

wherein said program further includes;

a procedure for displaying a group of attribute value button parts for changing or obtaining an attribute value respectively; and

a procedure for changing attributes related to each another collectively by selecting a plurality of attribute values from said group of attribute value button parts and affixing them on any of said plurality of matrix cells.

17. A contents editing program employed for an application program capable of relating processings of parts to each another by affixing a part on another on a screen, said program comprising:

a procedure for displaying a plurality of content processing start button parts on a screen, each for starting a content-related processing;

a procedure for displaying a mat paper part provided with a plurality of matrix cells;

a procedure for affixing said plurality of content processing start button parts on said plurality of matrix cells; and

a procedure for specifying an order for executing said plurality of content processing start button parts affixed on said plurality of matrix cells so as to execute a series of content-related processings according to said order.

18. The program according to claim 17;

wherein said procedure for specifying an order for executing said plurality of content processing start button parts includes;

a procedure for affixing a link part for specifying an order for processing said contents between said content processing start button parts affixed on said plurality of matrix cells.

19. The program according to claim 17;

wherein said program further includes;

a procedure for displaying a group of attribute value button parts for relating a plurality of grouped attribute values to each another; and

a procedure for operating a group of attribute value button parts to change a plurality of items related to grouped attributes or execute processings related to said grouped attributes collectively.

20. The program according to claim 17;

wherein said procedure for specifying an order for executing said plurality of content processing start button parts includes;

a procedure for specifying an execution order as an attribute value for said plurality of content processing start button parts.

21. The program according to claim 17;

wherein said procedure for specifying an order for executing said plurality of content processing start button parts includes;

a procedure for linking one of said plurality of content processing start button parts to another with use of a link part that includes information related to an order for executing processings.

22. The program according to claim 21;

wherein said link part includes information of a time interval between said contents started by said plurality of content processing start button parts linked to each other by said link part respectively.

23. A contents editing system capable of relating processings of parts to each another by affixing a part on another part on a screen, comprising:

a first storage unit for storing a plurality of content processing start button parts, each for starting a content-related processing together with their processing contents;

a second storage unit for storing said plurality of content processing start button parts affixed on a mat paper part provided with a plurality of matrix cells defined for an order respectively so as to relate said plurality of start button parts to said plurality of matrix cells; and

a contents processing unit for detecting an external operation executed for any of said plurality of content processing start button parts affixed on said mat paper part to execute content processings stored in said first storage unit according to aid order defined for each of said plurality of matrix cells.

24. The system according to claim 23;

wherein said contents processing unit groups a plurality of said content processing start button parts affixed on the same matrix cell to execute processings related to said grouped content processing start button parts simultaneously.

25. The system according to claim 23;

wherein said system further includes;

a third storage unit for storing a group of attribute value button parts for changing or obtaining attribute values of contents; and

a collective attribute change unit for selecting a plurality of attribute values related to each another from said group of attribute value button parts to change their attributes collectively according to an affixing operation performed on said mat paper part.

26. A contents editing system capable of relating processings of parts to each another by affixing a part on another part on a screen, comprising:

a first storage unit for storing a plurality of content processing start buttons, each for starting a content-related processing, together with their processing contents;

a second storage unit for storing said plurality of content processing start button parts affixed on a matrix cell of said mat paper part provided with said plurality of matrix cells;

a third storage unit for storing said plurality of content processing start button parts affixed on said plurality of matrix cells and each link part affixed to define an execution order among said plurality of content processing start button parts; and

a contents processing unit for detecting an external operation and execute processings of said plurality of content processing start button parts stored in said second storage unit in accordance with the processing contents of said content processing start button parts stored in said first storage unit according to an execution order stored in said third storage unit.

27. The contents editing system according to claim 26;

wherein said system further includes;

a fourth storage unit for storing a group of attribute value button parts for relating a plurality of grouped attribute values to each another;

wherein said contents processing unit includes;

a collective change unit for operating said group of attribute value button parts to change a plurality of items related to grouped attributes or execute processings related to a plurality of grouped attributes collectively.