Display control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9058098-B2
Application number	US-201213354858-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2012
Priority date	Feb 14, 2011
Publication date	Jun 16, 2015
Grant date	Jun 16, 2015

Abstract

An information processing apparatus including an interface that receives a display switching instruction to switch an object displayed on a display, and a processor that controls the display to switch objects displayed on the display based on the display switching instruction, controls the display to stop switching objects for a predetermined period of time when a predetermined object is displayed on the display, and controls the display to resume switching objects displayed on the display upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
an interface that receives a display switching instruction to switch an object displayed on a display; and
a processor that
controls the display to sequentially switch objects, which are each associated with a date, displayed on the display based on the display switching instruction;
controls the display to stop switching objects for a predetermined period of time when a predetermined object associated with a predetermined date period is displayed on the display;
controls the display to resume switching objects displayed on the display upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed;
controls the display to sequentially switch displaying objects on the display starting with an object associated with an earliest date;
determines a number of objects displayed that are associated with a first date period and compares the number to a predetermined threshold value when it is determined that a date associated with an object to be subsequently displayed on the display is outside the first date period;
determines the predetermined date period to be the first date period when the number of objects displayed that are associated with the first date period is greater than the predetermined threshold value; and
controls the display to sequentially switch displaying objects on the display that are associated with a second date period that is longer than and includes the first date period when the number of objects displayed that are associated with the first date period is less than the predetermined threshold value.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor, while the display switching instruction is continuously received at the interface, controls the display to switch objects displayed on the display, controls the display to stop switching objects for the predetermined period of time when the predetermined object is displayed on the display, and controls the display to resume switching objects upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the interface includes a touch panel, and the display switching instruction is a dragging operation performed by a user detected by the touch panel.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the interface includes a touch panel, and the display switching instruction is a press operation performed by a user detected by the touch panel.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the interface includes a touch panel, and the display switching instruction is a flick operation performed by a user detected by the touch panel.

6. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor controls the display to sequentially switch objects displayed on the display in order of date.

7. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control a process for identifying the predetermined period of time.

8. The information processing apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor controls the display to display an object associated with an earliest date as an object initially displayed on the display.

9. The information processing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor controls the display to sequentially switch displaying objects on the display that are associated with a first day starting with the object associated with the earliest date.

10. The information processing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first date period corresponds to the first day.

11. The information processing apparatus of claim 10 , wherein, when the number of objects displayed that are associated with the first day is greater than the predetermined threshold value, the predetermined period of time is determined to be a day.

12. The information processing apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the second date period corresponds to a first week including the first day.

13. The information processing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein, when it is determined that a day associated with an object to be subsequently displayed on the display is beyond the first week, the processor determines the number of objects displayed that are associated with the first week and compares the number to the predetermined threshold value.

14. The information processing apparatus of claim 13 , wherein, when the number of objects displayed that are associated with the first week is greater than the predetermined threshold value, the predetermined period of time is determined to be a week.

15. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of objects are categorized into predetermined groups.

16. The information processing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined object is a first object of each of the predetermined groups.

17. A method performed by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
receiving, at an interface of the information processing apparatus, a display switching instruction to switch an object displayed on a display;
controlling, by a processor of the information processing apparatus, the display to sequentially switch objects, which are each associated with a date, displayed on the display based on the display switching instruction;
controlling, by the processor, the display to stop switching objects for a predetermined period of time when a predetermined object associated with a predetermined date period is displayed on the display;
controlling, by the processor, the display to resume switching objects displayed on the display upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed;
controlling, by the processor, the display to sequentially switch displaying objects on the display starting with an object associated with an earliest date;
determining, by the processor, a number of objects displayed that are associated with a first date period and comparing the number to a predetermined threshold value when it is determined that a date associated with an object to be subsequently displayed on the display is outside the first date period;
determining, by the processor, the predetermined date period to be the first date period when the number of objects displayed that are associated with the first date period is greater than the predetermined threshold value; and
controlling, by the processor, the display to sequentially switch displaying objects on the display that are associated with a second date period that is longer than and includes the first date period when the number of objects displayed that are associated with the first date period is less than the predetermined threshold value.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-program instructions, which when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to perform a method comprising:
receiving a display switching instruction to switch an object displayed on a display; and
controlling the display to sequentially switch objects, which are each associated with a date, displayed on the display based on the display switching instruction;
controlling the display to stop switching objects for a predetermined period of time when a predetermined object associated with a predetermined date period is displayed on the display;
controlling the display to resume switching objects displayed on the display upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed;

Assignees

• Endo Kosuke
• Tsuda Takamoto
• Shiba Yutaka
• Sony Corp
• Sony Mobile Comm Ab

Inventors

• Endo Kosuke
• Tsuda Takamoto
• Shiba Yutaka

Classifications

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title