Information processing method and apparatus

An information processing method comprising:

• storing an electronic label including user-selectable object information having different attributes and time information associated therewith;
• computing a difference between the electronic label at a first time point and a modified version of the electronic label at a second time point;
• storing a difference between the electronic label and the modified version of the electronic label;
• selecting a date at which to regenerate a previous state of said electronic label through a graphical user interface;
• displaying a first active window in the graphical user interface that allows a user to set a start time to automatically display the electronic label;
• displaying a second active window in the graphical user interface that allows a user to paste the user-selectable object information onto the electronic label;
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• regenerating the previous state of said electronic label associated with the selected date based on said time information and the difference between the electronic label and the modified version of the electronic label, said previous state of said electronic label being indicative of what object information is associated with said electronic label as a function of time.

A computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to implement an information processing method comprising:

• storing an electronic label including user-selectable object information having different attributes and time information associated therewith;
• computing a difference between the electronic label at a first time point and a modified version of the electronic label at a second time point;
• storing a difference between the electronic label and the modified version of the electronic label;
• selecting a date at which to regenerate a previous state of said electronic label through a graphical user interface;
• displaying a first active window in the graphical user interface that allows a user to set a staff time to automatically display the electronic label;
• displaying a second active window in the graphical user interface that allows a user to paste the user-selectable object information onto the electronic label;
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• regenerating the previous state of said electronic label associated with the selected date based on said time information and the difference between the electronic label and the modified version of the electronic label, said previous state of said electronic label being indicative of what object information is associated with said electronic label as a function of time.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a storage unit configured to store an electronic label including user-selectable object information having different attributes and time information associated therewith;
• a difference computing unit configured to compute a difference between the electronic label at a first time point and a modified version of the electronic label at a second time point;
• said storage unit configured to store a difference between the electronic label and the modified version of the electronic label;
• a display configured to display a graphical user interface configured to enable a selection of a date at which to regenerate a previous state of said electronic label, to display a first active window in the graphical user interface that is configured to allow a user to set a start time to automatically display the electronic label, and to display a second active window configured to allow the user to paste the user-selectable object information onto the electronic label;
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• a regenerating unit configured to regenerate the previous state of said electronic label associated with a date selected through said graphical user interface based on said time information and the difference between the electronic label and the modified version of the electronic label, said previous state of said electronic label being indicative of what object information is associated with said electronic label as a function of time.