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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masayuki Hiyoshi, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Tsugi, Osaka, JP;
Bin Wu, Osaka, JP;
Keiichi Hasegawa, Osaka, JP;
Masayoshi Kanbara, Osaka, JP;
Shinya Nishina, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); H04N 21/4221 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01);
Abstract
In response to a user's operation, a menu screen generating section () changes a menu screen to be generated (i) from a first menu screen (M1) in which thumbnail images (Ta through Tg) corresponding to respective plurality of pieces of content are linearly arranged (ii) to a second menu screen (M2) in which the thumbnail images (Ta through Tg) are circularly arranged.