IP Library Granted Patent US 7,421,188
Granted Patent B2
US 7,421,188 · App. 10/506,515 · Granted Sep 2, 2008

Information edition device, information edition method, information edition program, and information recording medium

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Patent No.
US 7,421,188
App. No.
10/506,515
Granted
Sep 2, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information editing apparatus is provided which can prevent a thumbnail image, which shows the contents of recorded information recorded on an information recording medium, from being accidentally changed by a misoperation of the user. The information editing apparatus includes a deciding device 8 for deciding whether a thumbnail image can be changed or not based on change permission information, which indicates whether a change can be made on the thumbnail image showing the contents of recorded information recorded on a recording medium 1 . When the deciding device 8 decides that a change is not permitted, a change of the thumbnail image is prohibited.

Claims (17)

1. An information editing apparatus, comprising:

a deciding device for deciding whether a thumbnail image can be changed or not based on change permission information indicating whether the thumbnail image is changeable, the thumbnail image showing contents of recorded information which includes at least image information and is recorded on a recording medium, and

a change prohibiting device for prohibiting a change of the thumbnail image when the deciding device decides that a change is not permitted,

wherein editing is performed on a reproduced form of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium.

2. The information editing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a generating circuit which generates a display signal for displaying a warning indicating that the thumbnail image cannot be changed when the deciding device decides that a change is not permitted.

3. The information editing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a changing device for changing the thumbnail image when the deciding device decides that a change is permitted.

4. An information editing method, comprising:

a deciding process for deciding whether a thumbnail image can be changed or not based on change permission information indicating whether a change can be made on the thumbnail image showing contents of recorded information which includes at least image information and is recorded on a recording medium, and

a change prohibiting process for prohibiting a change of the thumbnail image when the deciding device decides that a change is not permitted,

wherein editing is performed on a reproduced form of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium.

5. The information editing method according to claim 4 , further comprising a generating process which generates a display signal for displaying a warning indicating that the thumbnail image cannot be changed when the deciding device decides that a change is not permitted.

6. The information editing method according to claim 4 , further comprising a changing process for changing the thumbnail image when the deciding device decides, instead of the change prohibiting device, that a change is permitted.

7. A computer-readable recording medium encoded with a computer program representing a sequence of instructions, which when executed by a computer included in an information editing apparatus for editing a reproduced form of recorded information which includes at least image information apparatus, the instructions cause the computer to function as:

a deciding device for deciding whether a thumbnail image can be changed or not based on change permission information indicating whether a change can be made on the thumbnail image showing contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium,

an information editing program for causing the computer serving as the deciding device to act as a change prohibiting device for prohibiting a change of the thumbnail image when the deciding device decides that a change is not permitted.

8. The computer-readable recording medium encoded with the computer program according to claim 7 , wherein the computer is caused to act as a generating device which generates a display signal for displaying a warning indicating that the thumbnail image cannot be changed when the deciding device decides that a change is not permitted.

9. The computer-readable recording medium encoded with the computer program according to claim 7 , wherein the computer is caused to act as a changing device for changing the thumbnail image when the deciding device decides that a change is permitted.

Assignments (11)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2019
From: ONKYO CORPORATION
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 048813/0908 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2019
From: PIONEER CORPORATION
To: ONKYO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048813/0878 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045142/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2017
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SHARP CORPORATION; JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
To: PIONEER CORPORATION; HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 041537/0167 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 9, 2014
From: PIONEER CORPORATION
To: PIONEER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034545/0798 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2014
From: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033694/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2013
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030668/0719 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 6, 2012
From: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
To: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028000/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2004
From: KANAI, YUICHI; HORI, YOSHIHIRO; OHNO, RYOJI; OHISHI, TAKEO; TADA, KENICHIRO; TOZAKI, AKIHIRO; HIRAI, TATSUYA
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SHARP CORPORATION; VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED; PIONEER CORPORATION; HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 016294/0223 →