PSEUDO DRAG-AND-DROP OPERATION DISPLAY METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND SYSTEM BASED ON THE SAME

• US 20080209324A1
• Filed: 11/29/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ants, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ants, Inc.
• Inventors: MATSUO, Hirochika
• Application Number:
  US11/947,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20080209324A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is provided for displaying a pseudo drag-and-drop operation of an object from a window of a Web browser out of the Web browser'"'"'s window on a desktop of a computer system, wherein a first swf file is played by a Flash Player® upon a request by the Web browser to provide a particular content within the Web browser'"'"'s window, and the object is at least one part of the particular content. The method comprises: detecting a click event on the object of the particular content; identify a second swf file in connection with the first swf file; requesting the Flash Player® to play the second swf file in response to the detection of the click event, the played second swf file providing an alternative object, the alternative object having an appearance same as the object displayed within the Web browser'"'"'s window; displaying the alternative object at a position of a mouse pointer upon the detection of the click event, the displayed alternative object being dragged by the pointer of the mouse; and moving the alternative object in accordance with the mouse pointer until a drop event is detected.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a pseudo drag-and-drop operation of an object from a window of a Web browser out of the Web browser'"'"'s window on a desktop of a computer system, a first swf file being played by a Flash Player®

upon a request by the Web browser to provide a particular content within the Web browser'"'"'s window, the object being at least one part of the particular content, the method comprising;

detecting a click event on the object of the particular content;

identify a second swf file in connection with the first swf file;

requesting the Flash Player®

to play the second swf file in response to the detection of the click event, the played second swf file providing an alternative object, the alternative object having an appearance same as the object displayed within the Web browser'"'"'s window;

displaying the alternative object at a position of a mouse pointer upon the detection of the click event, the displayed alternative object being dragged by the pointer of the mouse; and

moving the alternative object in accordance with the mouse pointer until a drop event is detected.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising notifying the played first swf file of the play of the second swf file to order the played first swf file to eliminate the object from the particular content.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising requesting the Flash Player®

to play a third swf file, the played third swf file monitoring the play of the first swf file and communicating with the played first swf file by using a Local Connection between the played first file and the played third swf file, wherein;

the detecting comprises receiving a notification of the click event from the played third swf file, the played third swf file obtaining an occurrence of the click event from the played first swf file through the Local Connection; and

the identifying comprises receiving an identification of the played first swf file through the played third swf file and determining the second swf file by using the identification of the played first swf file.

4. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium for displaying a pseudo drag-and-drop operation of an object from a window of a Web browser out of the Web browser'"'"'s window on a desktop of a computer system, a first swf file being played by a Flash Player®

upon a request by the Web browser to provide a particular content within the Web browser'"'"'s window, the object being at least one part of the particular content, the computer program product comprising;

computer code for detecting a click event on the object of the particular content;

computer code for identify a second swf file in connection with the first swf file;

computer code for requesting the Flash Player®

to play the second swf file in response to the detection of the click event, the played second swf file providing an alternative object, the alternative object having an appearance same as the object displayed within the window of the Web browser;

computer code for displaying the alternative object at a position of a mouse pointer upon the detection of the click event, the displayed alternative object being dragged by the pointer of the mouse; and

computer code for moving the alternative object in accordance with the mouse pointer until a drop event is detected.

5. The computer program product according to claim 4, further comprising computer code for notifying the played first swf file of the play of the second swf file to order the played first swf file to eliminate the object from the particular content.

6. The computer program product according to claim 4, further comprising computer code for requesting the Flash Player®

to play a third swf file, the played third swf file monitoring the play of the first swf file and communicating with the played first swf file by using a Local Connection between the played first file and the played third swf file, wherein;

the computer code for detecting comprises computer code for receiving a notification of the click event from the played third swf file, the played third swf file obtaining an occurrence of the click event from the played first swf file through the Local Connection; and

the computer code for identifying comprises computer code for receiving an identification of the played first swf file through the played third swf file and computer code for determining the second swf file by using the identification of the played first swf file.

7. A system comprising a display device and a computer-readable storage device, the computer-readable storage device storing a Web browser, a Flash Player®

, a first swf file, a second swf file, and a core program, wherein;

the first swf file comprises code for providing a particular content within a window of the Web browse when played by the Flash Player®

upon a request by the Web browser, wherein the particular content comprises an object;

the second swf file comprises code for providing an alternative object when played by the Flash Player®

through the core program, wherein the alternative object has an appearance same as the object displayed within the Web browser'"'"'s window; and

the core program comprises;

computer code for detecting a click event on the object of the particular content;

computer code for identify the second swf file in connection with the first swf file;

computer code for requesting the Flash Player®

to play the second swf file in response to the detection of the click event;

computer code for displaying the alternative object at a position of a mouse pointer upon detection of the click event, the displayed alternative object being dragged by the pointer of the mouse; and

computer code for moving the alternative object in accordance with the mouse pointer until a drop event is detected.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the core program further comprises computer code for notifying the first swf file of the play of the second swf file, and the first swf file further comprises codes for eliminating the object from the particular content when notified of the play of the second swf file.

9. The system according to claim 7, further comprising a third swf file that comprises code for monitoring the play of the first swf file, code for communicating with the played first swf file by using a Local Connection between the played first file and the played third swf file and code for obtaining an occurrence of the click event from the played first swf file through the Local Connection, wherein:

the core program further comprises computer code for requesting the Flash Player®

to play the third swf file;

the computer code for detecting comprises computer code for receiving a notification of the click event from the played third swf file; and

the computer code for identifying comprises computer code for receiving an identification of the played first swf file through the played third swf file and computer code for determining the second swf file by using the identification of the played first swf file.

10. An apparatus comprises:

a display section;

a video signal processor configured to produce internal video signals;

a user interface processor configured to produce Flash®

-based user interface data; and

a display controller configured to cause the display section to display video contents corresponding to the internal video signals and Flash®

-based user interfaces corresponding to the Flash-based user interface data.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein:

the user interface processor comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage device coupled to the processor;

the computer-readable storage device stores a core program, a Flash Player®

, an swf file and an xml file including at least one statement concerning the swf file;

the swf file comprises code for providing at least one of the Flash®

-based user interfaces; and

the core program comprises;

instructions for interpreting the xml file;

instructions for requesting the Flash Player to play the swf file on the basis of the interpretation of the xml file;

instructions for reserving a particular area on the display section; and

instructions for displaying on the particular area a Flash®

-based user interface based on the played swf file.

12. A combination of a remote controller and an apparatus, the remote controller being configured to transmit a selection signal, the apparatus comprising:

a signal receiver configured to receive the selection signal from the remote controller;

a display section; and

a user interface processor configured to cause the display section to display Flash®

-based user interfaces and, in response to the received selection signal, to select one of the Flash®

-based user interfaces to carry out a predetermined process according to the selected Flash®

-based user interface.

13. The combination according to claim 12, wherein:

the user interface processor comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage device coupled to the processor;

the computer-readable storage device stores a core program, a Flash Player®

, swf files and xml files each including at least one statement concerning one of the swf files;

each of the swf files comprises code for providing one of the Flash®

-based user interfaces; and

the core program comprises;

instructions for interpreting one of the xml files;

instructions for requesting the Flash Player®

to play at least one of the swf files on the basis of the interpretation of the xml file;

instructions for reserving on the display section a particular area for the played swf file; and

instructions for displaying on the particular area a Flash®

-based user interface based on the played swf file.