IP Library Granted Patent US 10,296,197
Granted Patent B2
US 10,296,197 · App. 15/429,294 · Granted May 21, 2019

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

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Patent No.
US 10,296,197
App. No.
15/429,294
Granted
May 21, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a decision unit configured to decide a form of each of a plurality of display objects based on a plurality of contents, on the basis of viewing priority information which has an influence on viewing priority of the content corresponding to the display object; and an output control unit configured to cause an output unit to output each of the plurality of display objects in the form decided by the decision unit.

Claims (61)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to

decide a form of each of a plurality of display objects based on a plurality of contents on the basis of viewing priority information which has an influence on viewing priority of the content corresponding to the display object, wherein the viewing priority information indicates whether the content was generated according to at least one of a first mode of operation of a device capturing the content and second mode of operation of a device capturing the content; and

control a user interface to output each of the plurality of display objects in a first form when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the first mode of operation and a second form, which is different from the first form, when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the second mode of operation.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the form includes a size, shape, or brightness of the display object.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the form includes a form of a sound associated with the display object.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to control the user interface to scroll the display objects, and

the display objects are arranged in a scroll direction according to attribute information of the contents corresponding to the display objects.

5. An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to

decide a form of each of a plurality of display objects based on a plurality of contents on the basis of viewing priority information which has an influence on viewing priority of the content corresponding to the display object;

control a user interface to output each of the plurality of display objects in decided form;

control the user interface to scroll the display objects, wherein

the display objects are arranged in a scroll direction according to attribute information of the contents corresponding to the display objects, and

in a case where a difference in location information of the contents corresponding to the display objects that are adjacent to each other is a predetermined range or more, the circuitry controls the user interface to display the location information of the content corresponding to the display object which is to be output later.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

when the location information of the contents corresponding to the display objects is displayed, the circuitry is configured to control the user interface to change a form of the display object which is to be output later into a form different from the decided form.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to change a display range of a video of the display object according to scrolling of the display object.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the viewing priority information includes at least one of information identifying a type of a device which has generated the content, quality information of the content, and information indicating a detail of the content.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the quality information of the content includes information from which a degree of disturbance of the content is grasped.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

the disturbance of the content includes blurring of a video, defocus of a video, or darkness of a video.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the detail of the content includes a form of an object appearing in a video or a composition of the video.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the display object is generated on the basis of the plurality of contents.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the plurality of contents include similar contents.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein

the display object generated on the basis of the plurality of contents include a display object in which output of each of the plurality of contents is switched.

15. An information processing method to be performed by a processor, the information processing method comprising:

deciding a form of each of a plurality of display objects based on a plurality of contents on the basis of viewing priority information which has an influence on viewing priority of the content corresponding to the display object, wherein the viewing priority information indicates whether the content was generated according to at least one of a first mode of operation of a device capturing the content and second mode of operation of a device capturing the content; and

controlling a user interface to output each of the plurality of display objects in a first form when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the first mode of operation and a second form, which is different from the first form, when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the second mode of operation.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program, which when executed by an electronic device, causes the electronic device to execute:

deciding a form of each of a plurality of display objects based on a plurality of contents on the basis of viewing priority information which has an influence on viewing priority of the content corresponding to the display object, wherein the viewing priority information indicates whether the content was generated according to at least one of a first mode of operation of a device capturing the content and second mode of operation of a device capturing the content; and

controlling a user interface to output each of the plurality of display objects in a first form when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the first mode of operation and a second form, which is different from the first form, when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the second mode of operation.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first mode of operation is an automatic generation mode in which the content is automatically captured by the device, and

the second mode of operation is a manual generation mode in which the content is generated according to a user's command to generate the content.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to control the user interface to output each of the plurality of display objects in a first shape when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the automatic generation mode and a second shape, which is different from the first shape, when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the manual generation mode.

19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to control the user interface to output each of the plurality of display objects in a brightness level when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the automatic generation mode and a second brightness level, which is different from the first brightness level, when the viewing priority information indicates that the content was generated according to the manual generation mode.

20. An information processing method to be performed by a processor, the information processing method comprising:

deciding a form of each of a plurality of display objects based on a plurality of contents on the basis of viewing priority information which has an influence on viewing priority of the content corresponding to the display object;

controlling a user interface to output each of the plurality of display objects in decided form; and

controlling the user interface to scroll the display objects, wherein

the display objects are arranged in a scroll direction according to attribute information of the contents corresponding to the display objects, and

in a case where a difference in location information of the contents corresponding to the display objects that are adjacent to each other is a predetermined range or more, controlling the user interface to display the location information of the content corresponding to the display object which is to be output later.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program, which when executed by an electronic device, causes the electronic device to:

decide a form of each of a plurality of display objects based on a plurality of contents on the basis of viewing priority information which has an influence on viewing priority of the content corresponding to the display object;

control a user interface to output each of the plurality of display objects in decided form; and

control the user interface to scroll the display objects, wherein

the display objects are arranged in a scroll direction according to attribute information of the contents corresponding to the display objects, and

in a case where a difference in location information of the contents corresponding to the display objects that are adjacent to each other is a predetermined range or more, control the user interface to display the location information of the content corresponding to the display object which is to be output later.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2019
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048691/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2017
From: OCHI, TAKAYUKI; ODA, MIZUHO; SHIRAKAWA, MIYUKI; NAKAGAWA, RYO
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 041221/0246 →