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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2005
Jun Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhito Sumiyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Setsushi Minami, Tokyo, JP;
Shunsuke Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhito Sumiyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Setsushi Minami, Tokyo, JP;
Shunsuke Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A user interface controlling apparatus is disclosed which includes an inputting section for inputting user operation information, and a display controlling section for controlling display of data in a switched manner on a display unit based on input information from the inputting section. The display controlling section exercises control, based on the input information coming from the inputting section designating any of upward-, downward-, rightward-, and leftward-pointing buttons, over selection of a data aggregate to be displayed from data aggregates including different categories of data, and over selection of category data for display from the selected data aggregate, before outputting the selected category data to the display unit.