Content display control apparatus and content display control method

1. A content display control apparatus including:

(i) an application storage unit configured to store applications,

(ii) a screen transition rule definition storage unit configured to store screen transition rule definitions to control assigning content to display in an area of a display area and displaying the content in the area of the display area, and

(iii) a screen transition arbitration unit configured to arbitrate screen transitions to prioritize which content is assigned to the area, in response to a display request being output from one of the applications, based on the screen transition rule definitions stored in the screen transition rule definition storage unit,

the content display control apparatus comprising:

an animation rule definition storage unit configured to store screen transition animation rule definitions;

a display control unit configured to execute screen transition animations;

a screen transition animation arbitration unit configured to arbitrate the screen transition animations to decide which screen transition animation to execute based on the screen transition animation rule definitions stored in the animation rule definition storage unit in response to receiving a screen transition arbitration result from the screen transition arbitration unit and an animation execution state from the display control unit; and

an execution instruction unit configured to instruct the display control unit to execute the screen transition animations according to the screen transition arbitration result by the screen transition arbitration unit and an animation arbitration result by the animation arbitration unit;

wherein the animation rule definition storage unit is configured to store a screen transition animation rule definition that cancels a new screen transition animation as an interfering party when the new screen transition animation is not registered in an action queue that manages generated screen transition animations and interferes with a screen transition animation that is registered in the action queue.

2. The content display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the animation rule definition storage unit is configured to store the screen transition animation rule definition that specifies a movement source area, a movement destination area, and a target content which is content to be assigned to the area, in an inter-area movement animation moving between the areas.

3. The content display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the animation rule definition storage unit is configured to store the screen transition animation rule definition that specifies a transition source content which is content to be assigned to the area of the transition source, a transition destination content which is the content to be assigned to the area of the transition destination, and a target area in an intra-area transition animation transitioning within the area.

4. A content display control apparatus including:

(i) an application storage unit configured to store applications,

(ii) a screen transition rule definition storage unit configured to store screen transition rule definitions to control assigning content to display in an area of a display area and displaying the content in the area of the display area, and

(iii) a screen transition arbitration unit configured to arbitrate screen transitions to prioritize which content is assigned to the area, in response to a display request being output from one of the applications, based on the screen transition rule definitions stored in the screen transition rule definition storage unit,

the content display control apparatus comprising:

an animation rule definition storage unit configured to store screen transition animation rule definitions;

a display control unit configured to execute screen transition animations;

a screen transition animation arbitration unit configured to arbitrate the screen transition animations to decide which screen transition animation to execute based on the screen transition animation rule definitions stored in the animation rule definition storage unit in response to receiving a screen transition arbitration result from the screen transition arbitration unit and an animation execution state from the display control unit; and

an execution instruction unit configured to instruct the display control unit to execute the screen transition animations according to the screen transition arbitration result by the screen transition arbitration unit and an animation arbitration result by the animation arbitration unit;

wherein: the animation rule definition storage unit is configured to store an animation rule definition that causes a new screen transition animation being executed later serving as an interfering party to wait when the new screen transition animation is not registered in an action queue that manages generated screen transition animations and interferes with a screen transition animation that is registered in the action queue.

5. A content display control apparatus including:

(i) an application storage unit configured to store applications,

(ii) a screen transition rule definition storage unit configured to store screen transition rule definitions to control assigning content to display in an area of a display area and displaying the content in the area of the display area, and

(iii) a screen transition arbitration unit configured to arbitrate screen transitions to prioritize which content is assigned to the area, in response to a display request being output from one of the applications, based on the screen transition rule definitions stored in the screen transition rule definition storage unit,

the content display control apparatus comprising:

an animation rule definition storage unit configured to store screen transition animation rule definitions;

a display control unit configured to execute screen transition animations;

a screen transition animation arbitration unit configured to arbitrate the screen transition animations to decide which screen transition animation to execute based on the screen transition animation rule definitions stored in the animation rule definition storage unit in response to receiving a screen transition arbitration result from the screen transition arbitration unit and an animation execution state from the display control unit; and

an execution instruction unit configured to instruct the display control unit to execute the screen transition animations according to the screen transition arbitration result by the screen transition arbitration unit and an animation arbitration result by the animation arbitration unit;

wherein the animation rule definition storage unit is configured to store an animation rule definition that causes a screen transition animation being executed later serving as an interfered party to wait and executes a new screen transition animation serving as an interfering party when the new screen transition animation that is not registered in the action queue that manages generated screen transition animations and interferes with the screen transition animation that is registered in the action queue.