Method and apparatus for arranging and displaying files or folders in a three-dimensional body
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorTakuya Uemura
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Abstract
Files and folders in the form of hierarchy can be confirmed visually easily to enhance the operability of search or content confirmation. An artist reading group 101, an album reading group 102, and a content (each music within an album) reading group 103 are displayed on a display screen. The groups 101 to 103 are displayed so as to form a three-dimensional body, for example, a side (polygonal side) of a polygonal column by a panel 101a or the like having images representative of contents of corresponding files or folders attached thereto.
Claims16
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- means for displaying an image including a screen;
- means for forming at least a part of a three-dimensional body by a plurality of panels having attached thereto images, corresponding to a plurality of files or folders, on the screen of the image displaying means, and displaying at least a panel by rendering the panel closest to and parallel with the screen;
- and
- means for preparing a playlist, which lists the order in which said plurality of files or folders are executed, said means for preparing a playlist configured to record, store, and play back the playlist,
- wherein said playlist is arranged to be displayed on said means for forming at least a part of a three-dimensional body.
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- means for displaying an image;
- means for forming at least a part of a three-dimensional body by a plurality of panels having attached thereto images corresponding to a plurality of files or folders on a screen of the image displaying means, and displaying at least a panel by rendering the panel closest to and parallel with the screen,
- wherein the panel forming at least the part of said three-dimensional body is displayed to be changed according to a copy restriction frequency.
An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- forming at least a part of a three-dimensional body by a plurality of panels having attached thereto images corresponding to a plurality of files or folders attached on a screen of an image display means;
- preparing a playlist, which lists the order in which said plurality of files or folders are executed, said means for preparing a playlist configured to record, store, and play back the playlist, wherein said playlist is arranged to be displayed on said three-dimensional body:
- and
- displaying at least a panel by rendering the panel closest to and parallel with the screen.
A computer program, stored in a tangible storage medium, for arranging and displaying a three-dimensional representation of a plurality of files or folders, the program comprising executable instruction that cause a computer to:
- form at least a part of a three-dimensional body by a plurality of panels having attached thereto images corresponding to said plurality of files or folders on a screen of an image display means;
- prepare a playlist, which lists the order in which said plurality of files or folders are executed, said means for preparing a playlist configured to record, store, and play back the playlist, wherein said playlist is arranged to be displayed on said three-dimensional body;
- and
- display at least a panel by rendering the panel closest to and parallel with the screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.