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Apparatus and method for processing information, and program and medium used therefor
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 2001-04-27
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Granted: 2006-06-20
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Expires: 2021-04-27
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and a method for processing information, and a program and a program storage medium are disclosed. A content processing routine 152 - 1 controls the display of a thumbnail and determines whether or not a predetermined time has passed with the thumbnail selected. If the predetermined time is found passed with the thumbnail selected, the content processing routine 152 - 1 controls the display of the information associated with the thumbnail to a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of the thumbnail.
Inventors
- 👤 Masakazu Hayashi
- 👤 Hideyuki Agata
- 👤 Eduardo Agusto Sciammarella
- 👤 Makoto Imamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:25
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0362; G06F3/0484; G06F3/0486
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: first display control means for controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and second display control means for controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein said second display control means controls the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: first display control means for controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and second display control means for controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein said second display control means controls the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined shape is a line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined shape is a circle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined shape is an ellipse.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined shape is a spiral.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined shape is a polygon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more thumbnails represent audio data, video data, audio/video data, text data, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) data or software specific data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein a user is capable of predicting the size of said audio data by only viewing the thumbnail corresponding to said audio data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
172 words
An information processing method comprising: controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein controlling the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
172 words
An information processing method comprising: controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein controlling the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein the predetermined shape is a line.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein the predetermined shape is a circle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein the predetermined shape is an ellipse.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein the predetermined shape is a spiral.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein the predetermined shape is a polygon.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The information processing method according to claim 9 , wherein said one or more thumbnails represent audio data, video data, audio/video data, text data, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) data or software specific data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The information processing method according to claim 15 , wherein a user is capable of predicting the size of said audio data by only viewing the thumbnail corresponding to said audio data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
177 words
A program storage medium for storing a computer-readable program comprising: controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein controlling the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
177 words
A program storage medium for storing a computer-readable program comprising: controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein controlling the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
171 words
A computer-readable program comprising: controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein controlling the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
171 words
A computer-readable program comprising: controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein controlling the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
212 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: first display control means for controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and second display control means for controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein said predetermined shape is selected from the group consisting of a line, a circle, an ellipse, a spiral and a polygon, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein said second display control means controls the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
212 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: first display control means for controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and second display control means for controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein said predetermined shape is selected from the group consisting of a line, a circle, an ellipse, a spiral and a polygon, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein said second display control means controls the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
194 words
An information processing method comprising: controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein said predetermined shape is selected from the group consisting of a line, a circle, an ellipse, a spiral and a polygon, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein controlling the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
194 words
An information processing method comprising: controlling the display of one or more thumbnails that are permitted to overlap in a predetermined shape and non-sequential manner; determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed with respect to a selection of said one or more thumbnails; and controlling, if said predetermined time is found to have passed with respect to said selection of said one or more thumbnails, the display of additional attribute information associated with said one or more thumbnails at a predetermined position corresponding to the display position of said one or more thumbnails, wherein said predetermined shape is selected from the group consisting of a line, a circle, an ellipse, a spiral and a polygon, wherein a speed of selection of said one or more thumbnails determines a speed at which said one or more thumbnails are displayed, wherein the predetermined time determines the amount of time elapsed between the selection of said one or more thumbnails and the display of the additional attribute information, and wherein controlling the display so that said information associated with said one or more thumbnails are displayed in a semitransparent frame or on a semitransparent background.
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