Data display control device

• US 20060247809A1
• Filed: 08/06/2004
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Iwatsu, Takeshi, Sakoh, Noriyuki
• Application Number:
  US10/566,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20060247809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web

Abstract

According to the present invention, at least one data is searched from the data with the first size, from the database based on the input search key and by controlling to obtain partial data with the second size corresponding to the display size that is smaller than the first size and to display it on the display. Thus, it is not necessary to display the whole data with the first size, but only the partial data corresponding to the second size, that is the display size, is needed to obtain and display, making it possible to display and provide the data in a short time, without burdening with such load as the data conversion to fit to the display size, and the like.

Claims

1. A data display control device comprising:

a database storing a plurality of data with at least a first size;

search means for searching the database for at least one piece of data with the first size, based on an input search key; and

control means for controlling to obtain partial data with second size that is smaller than the first size and corresponding to a size of a display, out of the at least one piece of data found by the search means, from the database, and to display the partial data on the display.

2. The data display control device according to claim 1, further comprising

instruction means for issuing an instruction for scroll display of the partial data being displayed on the display, wherein

the control means controls to obtain remaining data other than the partial data from the database and to perform the scroll display on the display, in response to the instruction.

3. The data display control device according to claim 1, wherein

the control means controls to obtain a data part, that is larger than the second size and smaller than the first size, out of the at least one piece of data found by the search means, with the data part added to the partial data, from the database, and to perform scroll display on the display.

4. The data display control device according to claim 1, wherein

the control means controls to obtain a prescribed maximum number of data, out of a plurality of data found by the search means, from the database and temporarily store the prescribed maximum number of data in a storage medium, and displays a part of the prescribed maximum number of data on the display in accordance with a size of the display.

5. A data display control method comprising:

a search step of searching a database for at least one piece of data out of data with a first size, based on an input search key, the database storing a plurality of data with at least the first size; and

a control step of controlling to obtain partial data with a second size that is smaller than the first size and corresponding to a size of a display, out of the at least one piece of data found in the search step, from the database, and to display the partial data on the display.

6. A data display control program causing a data display control device to execute:

a search step of searching a database for at least one piece of data out of data with a first size, based on an input search key, the database storing a plurality of data with at least the first size; and

a control step of controlling to obtain partial data with a second size that is smaller than the first size and corresponding to a size of a display, out of the at least one piece of data found in the search step, from the database, and to display the partial data on the display.