Information processing apparatus, information processing method, recording medium, and program

• US 7,743,326 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2002
• Issued: 06/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kanai, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): HUYNH, CONG LAC T
• Application Number:
  US10/179,866
• Publication Number:
  US 20030009491A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,919 Days
• Field of Search: 715/513, 715/501.1, 715/526, 715/500, 715/530, 715/200, 715/201, 715/255
• US Class Current: 715/255
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes an output unit for outputting information. A first recording unit records first information for causing the output unit to output predetermined information. An analysis unit analyzes the first information. A determination unit determines whether to obtain second information that is referenced by the first information in accordance with an analysis result. An obtaining unit obtains the second information in accordance with a determination result. A second recording unit records the second information. A generation unit generates third information that is output from the output unit in accordance with the analysis result. The first information includes fourth information indicating a condition for obtaining the second information. The determination unit determines whether the condition is satisfied based on the fourth information. The obtaining unit obtains the second information when the condition is satisfied.

Claims

1. An information processing device for reading an electronic book comprising:

a processor;

instructions stored thereon and executable by the processor for performing a method, including;

(a) displaying contents information of an electronic book on an information processing device connected to a network;

(b) recording the contents information onto the information processing device;

(c) analyzing the recorded contents information at the information processing device to identify (i) updateable information and (ii) substantially unvarying information, the contents information including update frequency information indicative of an update frequency of each of the updateable information;

(d) obtaining at the information processing device from the network an update of the updateable information identified in (c) in accordance with the update frequency specified for each of the updateable information, wherein the obtaining includes determining elapse of a time period;

(e) recording the obtained update at the information processing device;

(f) accessing and displaying at the information processing device a first page of the electronic book, containing the substantially unvarying information from the contents information already recorded together with the updateable information updated with the recorded contents information; and

(g) then accessing and displaying at the information processing device a second page different from the first page of the electronic book, containing the substantially unvarying information from the contents information already recorded together with the updateable information updated with the recorded contents information.

2. The information processing device for reading an electronic book according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises displaying a list of all files in a specified display area of the information processing device.

3. The information processing device for reading an electronic book according to claim 2, wherein the files are displayed one at a time by switching the file type to be displayed at intervals of about every 10 to 30 seconds.

4. The information processing device for reading an electronic book according to claim 1, wherein the contents information further includes a storage location of the update.

5. The information processing device for reading an electronic book according to claim 1, wherein (e) includes recording a plurality of updates and settings a unique filename for each of the plurality of updates.

6. An electronic book reader method, comprising:

(a) displaying contents information of an electronic book on an information processing device connected to a network;

(b) recording the contents information onto the information processing device;

(c) analyzing the recorded contents information at the information processing device to identify (i) updateable information and (ii) substantially unvarying information, the contents information including update frequency information indicative of an update frequency of each of the updateable information;

(d) obtaining at the information processing device from the network an update of the updatable information identified in (c) in accordance with the update frequency specified for each of the updateable information, wherein the obtaining includes determining elapse of a time period;

(e) recording the obtained update at the information processing device;

(f) accessing and displaying at the information processing device a first page of the electronic book, containing the substantially unvarying information from the contents information already recorded together with the updateable information updated with the recorded contents information; and

(g) then accessing and displaying at the information processing device a second page different from the first page of the electronic book, containing the substantially unvarying information from the contents information already recorded together with the updateable information updated with the recorded contents information.

7. A recording medium having a computer readable program recorded therein, the program comprising:

(a) displaying contents information of an electronic book on an information processing device connected to a network;

(b) recording the contents information onto the information processing device;

(c) analyzing the recorded contents information at the information processing device to identify (i) updateable information and (ii) substantially unvarying information, the contents information including update frequency information indicative of an update frequency of each of the updateable information;

(d) obtaining at the information processing device from the network an update of the updatable information identified in (c) in accordance with the update frequency specified for each of the updateable information, wherein the obtaining includes determining elapse of a time period;

(e) recording the obtained update at the information processing device;

(f) accessing and displaying at the information processing device a first page of the electronic book, containing the substantially unvarying information from the contents information already recorded together with the updateable information updated with the recorded contents information; and

(g) then accessing and displaying at the information processing device a second page different from the first page of the electronic book, containing the substantially unvarying information from the contents information already recorded together with the updateable information updated with the recorded contents information.