Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
View Patent ↗Provided is an information processing apparatus including an operation detection unit configured to detect a user's operation, and a display control unit configured to display content in a part including a middle of a display screen and display thumbnails corresponding to content belonging to one category in one direction along one side of the display screen in a region located separately from the middle of the display screen. The display control unit moves the displayed thumbnails in a vertical direction with respect to the one direction according to an operation which is detected by the operation detection unit and is an operation of switching the one category to which the content corresponding to the displayed thumbnails belongs.
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a controller communication unit configured to receive an electronic wireless signal conveying operation information; and
a processor configured to control
detection of a user's operation based on the operation information,
output of first thumbnails corresponding to content belonging to a first category and second thumbnails corresponding to content belonging to a second category for display in one direction along one side of a display screen in a manner that the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails overlap a content output on the display screen,
output of the first thumbnails for display in a manner that the user can recognize a group to which the content corresponding to the first thumbnails belongs based on content information,
output of an indicator of the group for display within a periphery of the first thumbnails, and
movement of the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails according to the user's operation which indicates switching from the first category to the second category.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a server communication unit configured to acquire the content information from a server.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the content information comprises thumbnails and group information for grouping the thumbnails, and wherein the processor is configured to control output of the first thumbnails for display in a manner that the user can recognize a group to which the content corresponding to the first thumbnails belongs based on the group information.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator of the group comprises text.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control of output of the second thumbnails by the processor comprises control of output of only a portion of the second thumbnails.
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control of movement of the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails by the processor comprises control of movement of the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails in a direction that is perpendicular, or substantially perpendicular, to the one direction.
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to output at least one category indicator.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the category indicator comprises a category name.
9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control output of the first thumbnails for display in a manner that the user can recognize at least two groups to which the content corresponding to the first thumbnails belongs based on content information, and to control output of an indicator of each group for display within a periphery of the first thumbnails.
10. An information processing method comprising:
receiving an electronic wireless signal conveying operation information;
detecting a user's operation based on the operation information;
outputting first thumbnails corresponding to content belonging to a first category and second thumbnails corresponding to content belonging to a second category for display in one direction along one side of a display screen in a manner that the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails overlap a content output on the display screen, wherein the first thumbnails are output for display in a manner that the user can recognize a group to which the content corresponding to the first thumbnails belongs based on content information;
outputting, for display within a periphery of the first thumbnails, an indicator of the group; and
moving the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails according to the user's operation which indicates switching from the first category to the second category.
11. The information processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising acquiring the content information from a server.
12. The information processing method according to claim 11 , wherein the content information comprises thumbnails and group information for grouping the thumbnails, and wherein the first thumbnails are output for display in a manner that the user can recognize a group to which the content corresponding to the first thumbnails belongs based on the group information.
13. The information processing method according to claim 10 , wherein the indicator of the group comprises text.
14. The information processing method according to claim 10 , wherein outputting the second thumbnails comprises outputting only a portion of the second thumbnails.
15. The information processing method according to claim 10 , wherein moving the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails comprises moving the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails in a direction that is perpendicular, or substantially perpendicular, to the one direction.
16. The information processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising outputting at least one category indicator.
17. The information processing method according to claim 16 , wherein the category indicator comprises a category name.
18. The information processing method according to claim 10 , wherein the first thumbnails are output for display in a manner that the user can recognize at least two groups to which the content corresponding to the first thumbnails belongs based on content information, and wherein the step of outputting, for display comprises outputting, for display within a periphery of the first thumbnails, an indicator of each group.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a program causing a computer to realize:
an operation detection function comprising detecting a user's operation; and
a display control function comprising controlling output of first thumbnails corresponding to content belonging to a first category and second thumbnails corresponding to content belonging to a second category for display in one direction along one side of a display screen in a manner that the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails overlap a content output on the display screen, wherein the first thumbnails are output for display in a manner that the user can recognize a group to which the content corresponding to the first thumbnails belongs based on content information, controlling output of an indicator of the group for display within a periphery of the first thumbnails, and controlling movement of the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails according to the user's operation which indicates switching from the first category to the second category.
20. The medium according to claim 19 , wherein the program further causes the computer to realize a content acquiring function comprising acquiring the content information from a server.
21. The medium according to claim 20 , wherein the content information comprises thumbnails and group information for grouping the thumbnails, and wherein the first thumbnails are output for display in a manner that the user can recognize a group to which the content corresponding to the first thumbnails belongs based on the group information.
22. The medium according to claim 19 , wherein the indicator of the group comprises text.
23. The medium according to claim 19 , wherein controlling output of the second thumbnails comprises controlling output of only a portion of the second thumbnails.
24. The medium according to claim 19 , wherein controlling movement of the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails comprises controlling movement of the first thumbnails and the second thumbnails in a direction that is perpendicular, or substantially perpendicular, to the one direction.
25. The medium according to claim 19 , wherein the display control function further comprises controlling output of at least one category indicator.
26. The medium according to claim 25 , wherein the category indicator comprises a category name.
27. The medium according to claim 19 , wherein the first thumbnails are output for display in a manner that the user can recognize at least two groups to which the content corresponding to the first thumbnails belongs based on content information, and wherein the display control function comprises controlling output of an indicator of each group for display within a periphery of the first thumbnails.