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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9582175-B2
Application number	US-201113331403-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2011
Priority date	Jan 6, 2011
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

An apparatus includes a display control unit, including a processor, configured to control a display to display a plurality of objects and receive a selection of one of the plurality of objects by a user as a selected object. The display control unit is configured to control the display to move the selected object when a move command is received from the user. The display control unit is configured to control the display to group additionally selected objects with the selected object when additional objects are selected by the user and a group command is received from the user. The display control unit is configured to control the display to independently move the additionally selected objects with respect to the selected object until the additionally selected objects are grouped with the selected object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a display control circuit configured to:
control a display of a plurality of objects in a first display layer,
receive a first selection of a first object of the plurality of objects as a first selected object,
receive a second selection of a second object of the plurality of objects as a second selected object,
display a first reduced object in response to the reception of the first selection, wherein the first reduced object is the first selected object at a reduced size, within a first selection bubble in a second display layer, wherein the second display layer is above the first display layer,
display a second reduced object in response to the reception of the second selection, wherein the second reduced object is the second selected object at a reduced size, within a second selection bubble in the second display layer,
move the first reduced object and the second reduced object independently from one another within the second display layer when the display control circuit receives a move command,
and
scroll the first display layer that includes the plurality of objects without scroll or movement of the objects displayed on the second display layer,
wherein the first reduced object and the second reduced object are dragged to form a first reduced object group within a third selection bubble in the second display layer,
wherein when the first reduced object and the second reduced object are grouped in the first reduced object group, the display control circuit is configured to display the first reduced object group within the third selection bubble,
wherein, when a scroll command is received by a user input, at a start location inside of an object out of the first reduced object or the second reduced object in the third selection bubble, to drag the object outside the third selection bubble, a fourth selection bubble is displayed containing the object dragged from the third selection bubble in response to the scroll command.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the second display layer is superimposed on the first display layer,
the second display layer is configured to display selected objects in the second display layer, wherein the selected objects are objects selected from the plurality of objects displayed on the first display layer, and
the second display layer is transparent or translucent.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the
display control circuit is further configured to scroll the second display layer that includes the first reduced object, the second reduced object, the first selection bubble and the second selection bubble, without movement of the plurality of objects displayed on the first display layer.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the display control circuit is further configured to scroll the second display layer that includes the first reduced object, the second reduced object, the first selection bubble and the second selection bubble when a scroll command is received, the scroll command received by a user input with a start location inside the first selection bubble or inside the second selection bubble.

5. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the second display layer is configured to display a first area and a second area, wherein the first area and the second area are displayed horizontally in a bottom section of the second display layer when the first selection bubble or the second selection bubble is selected by the user.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the display control circuit is configured to reproduce the first reduced object inside the first selection bubble or the second reduced object inside the second selection bubble when the first selection bubble or the second selection bubble is moved to the first area; and
the display control circuit is configured to delete the first reduced object inside the first selection bubble or the second reduced object inside the second selection bubble when the first selection bubble or the second selection bubble is moved to the second area.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the display control circuit is further configured to scroll the first display layer without the scroll or the movement of the objects displayed on the second display layer when a scroll command is received, the scroll command received by a user input with a start location outside of the first selection bubble and the second selection bubble.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first selection bubble is in the shape of a circle.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the display control circuit is configured to merge the first selection bubble and the second selection bubble into the third selection bubble when a command is received to move the first reduced object and the second reduced object onto a same location.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the display control circuit is further configured to display the first selected object in the first display layer and to simultaneously display the first reduced object in the second display layer.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the
display control circuit is further configured to group the first reduced object and the second reduced object in the second display layer.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a touch panel, wherein
the display control circuit is configured to receive the first selection, the second selection and the move command via operation of the touch panel by a user.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control circuit is further configured to
group the first reduced object and the second reduced object when the first reduced object is moved within the second selection bubble, or
the second reduced object is moved within the first selection bubble.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the display control circuit is further configured to
move the first reduced object group when the display control circuit receives a move command and the first reduced object group is selected.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
each object of the plurality of objects includes an icon and text, the icons and text displayed in the first display layer,
the first reduced object is the icon of the first selected object at a reduced size, and
the second reduced object is the icon of the second selected object at a reduced size.

16. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
when the first reduced object is selected and the second reduced object is unselected, the first reduced object and the first selection bubble are moved in the second display layer without movement of the second reduced object and the second selection bubble in the second display layer, and
when the second reduced object is selected and the first reduced object is unselected, the second reduced object and the second selection bubble are moved in the second display layer without movement the first reduced object and the first selection bubble in the second display layer.

17. A method comprising:
controlling, by a display control circuit, a display of a plurality of objects in a first display layer;
receiving a first selection of a first object of the plurality of objects as a first selected object;
receiving a second selection of a second object of the plurality of objects as a second selected object;
displaying a first reduced object in response to the reception of the first selection, wherein the first reduced

Assignees

• Miyazaki Reiko
• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Miyazaki Reiko

Classifications

• G06F3/04842 Primary

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/0486 Primary

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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