Device, method, and program to display, obtain, and control electronic data based on user input
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsMasaaki Hoshino, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Shouichi Doi, Akihiro Watanabe
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Abstract
An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a user. An obtaining unit is configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection. The data includes text data. An identification unit is configured to identify a keyword within the text data, and a storage unit is configured to generate a command to transmit the keyword to a device.
Claims19
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- a display capable of displaying content;
- a selecting unit configured to receive touch input from a first user, the touch input comprising a tracing indicative of a region of the display, and to determine a selection of the displayed content based at least in part on the touch input from the first user;
- an obtaining unit configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection, the data comprising text data including a plurality of words;
- an identification unit configured to identify an important keyword from the plurality of words;
- and
- a control unit configured to:
- generate a command to transmit the keyword to a device;
- receive, from the first user, information identifying a second user, the second user being an intended recipient of the keyword;
- generate a command to transmit the keyword and the received information to the device, the device being configured to transmit the keyword to the second user;
- and
- determine whether to perform highlighting on the device based on the keyword and when the same display content is being displayed for both the first user and the second user at the same time.
A computer-implemented method for processing information, comprising:
- displaying content on a display;
- receiving touch input from a first user, the touch input comprising a tracing indicative of a region of the display;
- determining a selection of the displayed content based at least in part on the touch input;
- obtaining data corresponding to the selection, the data comprising text data including a plurality of words;
- identifying, using a processor, an important keyword from the plurality of words;
- generating a command to transmit the keyword to a device;
- receiving, from the first user, information identifying a second user, the second user being an intended recipient of the keyword;
- generating a command to transmit the keyword and the received information to the device, the device being configured to transmit the keyword to the second user;
- and
- determining whether to perform highlighting on the device based on the keyword and when the same display content is being displayed for both the first user and the second user at the same time.
A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for processing information, comprising:
- displaying content on a display;
- receiving touch input from a first user, the touch input comprising a tracing indicative of a region of the display;
- determining a selection of the displayed content based at least in part on the touch input;
- obtaining data corresponding to the selection, the data comprising text data including a plurality of words;
- identifying an important keyword from the plurality of words;
- generating a command to transmit the keyword to a device;
- receiving, from the first user, information identifying a second user, the second user being an intended recipient of the keyword;
- generating a command to transmit the keyword and the received information to the device, the device being configured to transmit the keyword to the second user;
- and
- determining whether to perform highlighting on the device based on the keyword and when the same display content is being displayed for both the first user and the second user at the same time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.