Information processing apparatus and method with display book page turning

Claim 2

An information processing apparatus comprising: tag memory means for storing plural tags correlated with specified pages in an image in the form of a book in a display image frame; display means for displaying, on said display image frame, said image in the form of a book in an open state with said plural tags stored in said tag memory means; tag designation means for designating a tag among the plural tags in said tag memory means; page turning means for turning at least one page on said display means by moving said designated tag: judgment means for judging whether said designated tag reaches a central position of the book or not in the course of turning plural pages by said page turning means; and control means for displaying the image of an obverse page on the at least one page turned by said turning means in case said designated tag does not reach the central position of the book, and displaying the image of a reverse face page on the at least one page turned by said page turning means in case the designated tag reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 3

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a tag display area is provided at an end portion of the image of the book displayed in said display image frame.

Claim 4

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said tag designation means is composed of a mouse.

Claim 5

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said tag designation means is composed of a mouse, and a tag display area is provided at an end portion of the image of the book displayed in said display image frame, and a specified tag displayed in said tag display area is designated by said mouse.

Claim 6

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plural tags stored in said tag memory means are displayed, in the display image-frame, in a predetermined position at an end portion of the image of said book, based on the order of pages to which said tags are attached.

Claim 7

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising tag insertion means for inserting a new tag into said tag memory means.

Claim 8

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising tag deletion means for deleting a specified tag from said tag memory means.

Claim 9

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising adjustment means for adjusting the gap of display of the tags, in such a manner that all the tags can be displayed in said display image frame.

Claim 10

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means is adapted to display the image of said obverse page or the image of the reverse face page of said open page in compressed manner according to the position of the designated tag.

Claim 11

A page turning method for use in an information processing apparatus comprising steps of: storing plural tags correlated with specified pages in the form of a book in a display image frame; displaying, on said display image frame, said image in the form of a book in an open state with said plural tags stored in said tag storing step; designating a tag among said plural tags stored in said tag storing step; turning at least one page on said display image frame by moving the designated tag; judging whether said designated tag reaches a central position of the book or not in the course of turning said pages; and displaying the image of an obverse page on the at least one page turned by said page turning step in case said designated tag does not reach the central position of the book, and displaying the image of a reverse face page on the at least one page turned by said page turning step in case said designated tag reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 12

A page turning method for use in an information processing apparatus comprising steps of: storing plural tags correlated with specified pages in the form of a book in a display image frame; displaying, on said display image frame, said image in the form of a book in an open state with said plural tags stored in said tag storing step; designating a tag among said plural tags stored in said tag storing step; turning at least one page on said display image frame by moving the designated tag; judging whether said designated tag reaches a central position of the book or not in the course of turning said pages; and displaying the image of an obverse page on the at least one page turned by said page turning step in case said designated tag does not reach the central position of the book, and displaying the image of a reverse face page on the at least one page turned by said page turning step in case said designated tag reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 13

A page turning method for use in an information processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a step of inserting a new tag into the tags displayed with a predetermined order in the display image frame.

Claim 14

A page turning method for use in an information processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a step of deleting a specified tag from the tags displayed with a predetermined order in the display image frame.

Claim 15

A page turning method for use in an information processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a step of adjusting the gaps of display of-the gaps in such a manner that all the tags can be displayed in said image display frame.

Claim 16

A page turning method for use in an information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a tag display area is provided at an end portion of the image in the form of the book displayed in said display image frame.

Claim 17

A page turning method for use in an information processing method according to claim 10, wherein tag designating is performed by a mouse.

Claim 18

A page turning method for use in an information processing method according to claim 10, wherein said tag designation is performed by a mouse, and a tag display area is provided at an end portion of the image in the form of the book displayed in said display image frame, and a specified tag displayed in said tag display area is designated by said mouse.

Claim 19

A page turning method for use in an information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the plural stored tags are displayed in the display image frame in a predetermined position at an end portion of the image in the form of said book, based on the order of pages to which said tags are attached.

Claim 20

A page turning method for use in an information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said control is adapted to displaying the image of said open page or the image of the reverse face page of said open page in compressed manner according to the position of the designated tag.

Claim 21

An information processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; designation means for designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; page turning means for turning at least one page on said display means by moving said designated pointer; judgment means for judging whether said pointer reaches a central position of the book or not in the course of turning plural pages by said page turning means; and control means for displaying the image of said designated page in case said pointer does not reach the central position of the book, and displaying the image of a reverse face page of said designated page in case the pointer reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 22

An information processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; designation means for designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; page turning means for turning at least one page on said display means by moving said designated pointer; judgment means for judging whether said pointer reaches a central position of the book or not in the course of turning plural pages by said page turning means; and control means for displaying the image of said designated page in case said pointer does not reach the central position of the book, and displaying the image of a reverse face page of said designated page in case the pointer reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 23

An information processing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said control means is adapted to display the image of of said designated page or the image of the reverse face page of said designated page in compressed manner to the position of said pointer, and also to display the image of an underlying page.

Claim 24

An information processing apparatus according to claim 19; wherein said pointer is composed of a mouse.

Claim 25

An information processing apparatus according to claim 19; wherein said pointer is a finger.

Claim 26

An information processing apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising: determination means for determining whether to return to the original display without page turning or to effect the page turning for displaying next two pages, based on whether said pointer reaches the predetermined position of the book.

Claim 27

An information processing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said control means is adapted to display the image of said designated page or the image of the reverse face page of said designated page in compressed manner according to the position of said pointer.

Claim 28

An information processing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said judgment means is adapted to judge whether said pointer reaches the center of the book or not.

Claim 29

An information processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; designation means for designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; page turning means for turning at least one page on said display means by moving said designated pointer; judgment means for judging whether said pointer reaches the other of the two open pages of the book or not; and control means for displaying the image of said designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer does not reach the other open page of the book, and displaying an image of the reverse face page of said designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer reaches the other open page of the book.

Claim 30

An information processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; designation means for designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; page turning means for turning at least one page on said display means by moving said designated pointer; judgment means for judging whether said pointer reaches the other of the two open pages of the book or not; and control means for displaying the image of said designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer does not reach the other open page of the book, and displaying an image of the reverse face page of said designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer reaches the other open page of the book.

Claim 31

An information processing method comprising the steps of: displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; turning at least one page by moving the designated pointer; judging whether said pointer reaches a central position of the book or not in the course of said page turning step; and displaying the image of said designated page in case said pointer does not reach the central position of the book, and displaying the image of a reverse face page of said designated page in case the pointer reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 32

An information processing method comprising the steps of: displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; turning at least one page by moving the designated pointer; judging whether said pointer reaches a central position of the book or not in the course of said page turning step; and displaying the image of said designated page in case said pointer does not reach the central position of the book, and displaying the image of a reverse face page of said designated page in case the pointer reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 33

An information processing method according to claim 27, wherein said control step is adapted to display the image of of said designated page or the image of the reverse face page of said designated page in compressed manner according to the position of said pointer, and also to display the image of an underlying page.

Claim 34

An information processing method according to claim 27 wherein the designation by said pointer is executed by a mouse.

Claim 35

An information processing method according to claim 27, wherein the designation by said pointer is executed by a finger.

Claim 36

An information processing method according to claim 27, further comprising: a determination step of determining whether to return to the original display without page turning or to effect the page turning for displaying next two pages, based on whether said pointer reaches the predetermined position of the book.

Claim 37

An information processing method according to claim 27, wherein said control step is adapted to display the image of said designated page or the image of the reverse face page of said designated page in compressed manner according to the position of said pointer.

Claim 38

An information processing method according to claim 27, wherein said judging step is adapted to judge whether said pointer reaches the center of the book or not.

Claim 39

An information processing method comprising the steps of: displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; turning at least one page by moving the designated pointer; judging whether said pointer reaches the other of the two open pages of the book or not in the course of said page turning step; and displaying the image of said designated page in compressed manner in case the said pointer does not reach the other open page of the book, and displaying an image of a reverse face page of the designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer reaches the other open page of the book.

Claim 40

An information processing method comprising the steps of: displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; turning at least one page by moving the designated pointer; judging whether said pointer reaches the other of the two open pages of the book or not in the course of said page turning step; and displaying the image of said designated page in compressed manner in case the said pointer does not reach the other open page of the book, and displaying an image of a reverse face page of the designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer reaches the other open page of the book.

Claim 41

A storage medium for storing computer readable program code in an information processing apparatus, comprising: a first set of computer readable program instruction codes for storing plural tags correlated with specified pages in an image in the form of a book in a display image frame; a second set of computer readable program instruction codes for displaying on the display image frame, the image in the form of a book in an open state with the plural stored tags; a third set of computer readable program instruction codes for designating a tag among the plural stored tags; a fourth set of computer readable program instruction codes for turning at least one page on the display image frame by moving the designated tag; a fifth set of computer readable program instruction codes for controlling displaying of the image of an obverse page on the at least one page turned by said page turning in case said designated tag does not reach the central position of the book, and for displaying the image of a reverse face page on the at least one page turned by said page turning in case the designated tag reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 42

A storage medium for storing computer readable program code in an information processing apparatus, comprising: a first set of computer readable program instruction codes for storing plural tags correlated with specified pages in an image in the form of a book in a display image frame; a second set of computer readable program instruction codes for displaying on the display image frame, the image in the form of a book in an open state with the plural stored tags; a third set of computer readable program instruction codes for designating a tag among the plural stored tags; a fourth set of computer readable program instruction codes for turning at least one page on the display image frame by moving the designated tag; a fifth set of computer readable program instruction codes for controlling displaying of the image of an obverse page on the at least one page turned by said page turning in case said designated tag does not reach the central position of the book, and for displaying the image of a reverse face page on the at least one page turned by said page turning in case the designated tag reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 43

A storage medium for storing computer readable program code in an information processing apparatus, comprising: a first set of computer readable program instruction codes for displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; a second set of computer readable program instruction codes for designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; a third set of computer readable program instruction codes for turning at least one page by moving the designated pointer; a fourth set of computer readable program codes for judging whether said pointer reaches a central position of the book or not in course of said page turning; and a fifth set of computer readable program codes for controlling display of the image of said designated page in case said pointer does not reach the central position of the book, and displaying the image of a reverse face page of said designated page in case the pointer reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 44

A storage medium for storing computer readable program code in an information processing apparatus, comprising: a first set of computer readable program instruction codes for displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; a second set of computer readable program instruction codes for designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; a third set of computer readable program instruction codes for turning at least one page by moving the designated pointer; a fourth set of computer readable program codes for judging whether said pointer reaches a central position of the book or not in course of said page turning; and a fifth set of computer readable program codes for controlling display of the image of said designated page in case said pointer does not reach the central position of the book, and displaying the image of a reverse face page of said designated page in case the pointer reaches the central position of the book.

Claim 45

A storage medium for storing computer readable program instruction codes in an information processing apparatus, comprising: a first set of computer readable program instruction codes for displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; a second set of computer readable program instruction codes for designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; a third set of computer readable program instruction codes for turning at least one page by moving the designated pointer; a fourth set of computer readable program codes for judging whether said pointer reaches the other of the two open pages of the book or not in course of said page turning; and a fifth set of computer readable program codes for controlling display of the image of said designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer does not reach the other open page of the book, and displaying an image of a reverse face page of said designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer reaches the other open page of the book.

Claim 46

A storage medium for storing computer readable program instruction codes in an information processing apparatus, comprising: a first set of computer readable program instruction codes for displaying an icon in the form of a book in an open state; a second set of computer readable program instruction codes for designating one of two open pages on said icon by a pointer; a third set of computer readable program instruction codes for turning at least one page by moving the designated pointer; a fourth set of computer readable program codes for judging whether said pointer reaches the other of the two open pages of the book or not in course of said page turning; and a fifth set of computer readable program codes for controlling display of the image of said designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer does not reach the other open page of the book, and displaying an image of a reverse face page of said designated page in compressed manner in case the pointer reaches the other open page of the book.