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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Takeshi Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Nirei, Redwood City, CA (US);
Yasuhiro Habara, San Diego, CA (US);
Makoto Imamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Iriya, Tokyo, JP;
Takuo Ikeda, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Daisuke Sato, Eindhoven, NL;
Ryutaro Sakai, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Takeshi Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Nirei, Redwood City, CA (US);
Yasuhiro Habara, San Diego, CA (US);
Makoto Imamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Iriya, Tokyo, JP;
Takuo Ikeda, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Daisuke Sato, Eindhoven, NL;
Ryutaro Sakai, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display a dividing region dividing a main display region into two sub regions. The control unit is configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of icons in the dividing region, to change position of the dividing region in the main display region based on user input, and to display, when an icon of the plurality of icons is selected, information corresponding to the icon in at least one of the sub regions.