# US 2010/0166390 A1 · Content display control apparatus, method therefor, program therefor, and recording medium therefor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0166390 A1 - Document ID: US20100166390A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/653,817 - Filed: 2009-12-21 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-26 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Katsunari Fukuya; Muneaki Osawa; Kazuo Yamaoka; Hiroshi Aruga; Akira Ando; Eriko Matsumura; Fuyuki Matsuyama; Nobuhiro Inoue; Sadamichi Bamba; Yukiko Akiyama; Shinya Miyoshi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100166390A1 ## CPC - G11B 27/034: on discs (G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence) - G11B 2220/2541: Blu-ray discs; Blue laser DVR discs - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract A content display control apparatus includes control functions, in which, a content is obtained, data associated with a character string corresponding to the content is obtained, the character string associated with the data is segmented into a line in accordance with a criterion determined in advance, a display duration time of the character string is set on a line-by-line basis, the segmented line is sequentially superimposed and displayed in accordance with the corresponding display duration time set thereby, the number of characters included in the segmented line is counted, a period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters is calculated, the calculated period of time is set as the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line, and subsequent to completion of displaying of the segmented line of the character string corresponding to the obtained content, a different content is displayed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A content display control apparatus, comprising: content obtaining means configured to obtain a content; character string obtaining means configured to obtain data associated with a character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content; line segmentation means configured to segment the character string associated with the obtained data into a line in accordance with a criterion which is determined in advance; line-by-line display duration time setting means configured to set a display duration time of the character string on a line-by-line basis; and line-by-line display control means configured to sequentially superimpose and display the segmented line of the character string in accordance with the corresponding display duration time set thereby; wherein the line-by-line display duration time setting means counts the number of characters included in the segmented line of the character string, calculates a period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters, and set the calculated period of time as the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line of the character string; and wherein, subsequent to completion of displaying of the segmented line of the character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content, the line-by-line display control means performs displaying of a different content. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The content display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the line-by-line display control means compares the calculated period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters with a minimum display duration time which is set in advance, and in the case where the calculated period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters is less than the minimum display duration time, the line-by-line display control means sets the minimum display duration time as the display duration time of the corresponding line. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The content display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the case where a total amount of the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line of the character string which is made to correspond to the content is less than a display duration time of the content, which is set in advance, subsequent to termination of the display duration time of the content which is set in advance, the line-by-line display control means performs displaying of a different content. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The content display control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: line-by-line display duration time reconfiguration means configured to, in the case where a total amount of the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line of the character string which is made to correspond to the content is less than a display duration time of the content, which is set in advance, reconfigure the display duration time of the segmented line on the basis of a ratio of the total amount of the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line relative to the display duration time of the content, which is set in advance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The content display control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: line-by-line display duration time changing means configured to change the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line, which is set in advance by the line-by-line display duration time setting means. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The content display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the line segmentation means counts the number of characters included in the character string associated with the data which is made to correspond to the obtained content, and in the case where the counted number of characters is more than a preset number of characters, the line segmentation means segments the character string into a plurality of lines. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The content display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content and the data associated with the character string are stored in an information processing apparatus which is connected to the content display control apparatus itself. ### Claim 8 A content display control method, comprising the steps of: obtaining a content; obtaining data associated with a character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content; segmenting the character string associated with the obtained data into a line in accordance with a criterion which is determined in advance; setting a display duration time of the character string on a line-by-line basis; and superimposing and displaying the segmented line of the character string sequentially in accordance with the corresponding display duration time set thereby; wherein the number of characters included in the segmented line of the character string is counted, a period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters is calculated, and the calculated period of time is set as the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line of the character string; and wherein, subsequent to completion of displaying of the segmented line of the character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content, a different content is displayed. ### Claim 9 A program causing a computer to function as a content display control apparatus comprising: content obtaining means configured to obtain a content; character string obtaining means configured to obtain data associated with a character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content; line segmentation means configured to segment the character string associated with the obtained data into a line in accordance with a criterion which is determined in advance; line-by-line display duration time setting means configured to set a display duration time of the character string on a line-by-line basis; and line-by-line display control means configured to sequentially superimpose and display the segmented line of the character string in accordance with the corresponding display duration time set thereby; wherein the line-by-line display duration time setting means counts the number of characters included in the segmented line of the character string, calculates a period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters, and sets the calculated period of time as the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line of the character string; and wherein, subsequent to completion of displaying of the segmented line of the character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content, the line-by-line display control means performs displaying of a different content. ### Claim 10 A recording medium including a program recorded therein, which causes a computer to function as a content display control apparatus comprising: content obtaining means configured to obtain a content; character string obtaining means configured to obtain data associated with a character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content; line segmentation means configured to segment the character string associated with the obtained data into a line in accordance with a criterion which is determined in advance; line-by-line display duration time setting means configured to set a display duration time of the character string on a line-by-line basis; and line-by-line display control means configured to sequentially superimpose and display the segmented line of the character string in accordance with the corresponding display duration time set thereby; wherein the line-by-line display duration time setting means counts the number of characters included in the segmented line of the character string, calculates a period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters, and sets the calculated period of time as the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line of the character string; and wherein, subsequent to completion of displaying of the segmented line of the character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content, the line-by-line display control means performs displaying of a different content. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The recording medium according to claim 10, wherein the recording medium is configured as a disc, and therein, the content and the data associated with the character string are stored together with the program. ### Claim 12 A content display control apparatus, comprising: a content obtaining section configured to obtain a content; a character string obtaining section configured to obtain data associated with a character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content; a line segmentation section configured to segment the character string associated with the obtained data into a line in accordance with a criterion which is determined in advance; a line-by-line display duration time setting section configured to set a display duration time of the character string on a line-by-line basis; and a line-by-line display controller configured to sequentially superimpose and display the segmented line of the character string in accordance with the corresponding display duration time set thereby; wherein the line-by-line display duration time setting section counts the number of characters included in the segmented line of the character string, calculates a period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters, and sets the calculated period of time as the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line of the character string; and wherein, subsequent to completion of displaying of the segmented line of the character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content, the line-by-line display controller performs displaying of a different content. ### Claim 13 A program causing a computer to function as a content display control apparatus comprising: a content obtaining section configured to obtain a content; a character string obtaining section configured to obtain data associated with a character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content; a line segmentation section configured to segment the character string associated with the obtained data into a line in accordance with a criterion which is determined in advance; a line-by-line display duration time setting section configured to set a display duration time of the character string on a line-by-line basis; and a line-by-line display controller configured to sequentially superimpose and display the segmented line of the character string in accordance with the corresponding display duration time set thereby; wherein the line-by-line display duration time setting section counts the number of characters included in the segmented line of the character string, calculates a period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters, and sets the calculated period of time as the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line of the character string; and wherein, subsequent to completion of displaying of the segmented line of the character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content, the line-by-line display controller performs displaying of a different content. ### Claim 14 A recording medium including a program recorded therein, which causes a computer to function as a content display control apparatus comprising: a content obtaining section configured to obtain a content; a character string obtaining section configured to obtain data associated with a character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content; a line segmentation section configured to segment the character string associated with the obtained data into a line in accordance with a criterion which is determined in advance; a line-by-line display duration time setting section configured to set a display duration time of the character string on a line-by-line basis; and a line-by-line display controller configured to sequentially superimpose and display the segmented line of the character string in accordance with the corresponding display duration time set thereby; wherein the line-by-line display duration time setting section counts the number of characters included in the segmented line of the character string, calculates a period of time corresponding to the counted number of characters, and sets the calculated period of time as the display duration time corresponding to the segmented line of the character string; and wherein, subsequent to completion of displaying of the segmented line of the character string which is made to correspond to the obtained content, the line-by-line display controller performs displaying of a different content.