JP2000105651A - Device and method for displaying information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for displaying information capable of visually easily exchanging the order of plural content items such as the channel of broadcasting program. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a display means 4 having a screen 4A, and an image display selecting means 70 for displaying a hierarchy having a content item arranging area 700 arranging plural content items 523 and a temporary content item holding area 800 for selectively extracting any arbitrary content item 523 from the content item arranging area 700 and temporarily holding it on the screen 4A of the display means 4, extracting the arbitrary content item 523 among the plural content items 523 into the temporary content item holding area 800 and afterwards inserting the arbitrary content item 523 among the plural content items 523 at another inserting position inside the content item arranging area 700.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information display device and an information display method for displaying an upper layer and a lower layer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a system has been operated in which television broadcast signals (broadcast waves) are digitized and transmitted via artificial satellites such as broadcast satellites and communication satellites, and received at homes. In this system, for example, it is possible to secure many channels,
Very many types of programs can be broadcast. In such a system, since the number of programs that can be transmitted increases, an electronic program guide (EPG: Electronic Program G) for selecting a desired program is provided.
uide) is transmitted together with the program, and is displayed on the monitor device, so that the user (viewer) can use the displayed electronic program guide to quickly and surely select a desired program. The user inputs a GUI (G
Using a graphical user interface, a desired program can be quickly and appropriately grasped and selected according to the displayed electronic program guide.

[0003] As electronic equipment, for example, a television set (television receiver) and the like, in order to achieve more functions, display various types of program contents or multimedia functions using a communication network. The demand for functionalization is increasing.

[0004]

However, such a television set has a large number of program broadcast channels, and a display such as which channel is which broadcast station is displayed to the user on a screen. Must be displayed. In this case, the user may want to change the arrangement order of the broadcast station names corresponding to the channel depending on the user's preference. There is a case where it is desired to replace the channel, that is, a case where channel sorting is desired. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an information display device and an information display method capable of visually and easily changing the order of a plurality of content items such as channels of a broadcast program. .

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a display device having a screen, a content item array area in which a plurality of content items are arrayed, and an arbitrary content item array area. A hierarchy having a content item temporary holding area for selecting, extracting, and temporarily storing content items is displayed on the screen of the display means, and the arbitrary content item among the plurality of content items is displayed as the content item temporary. Image extracting means for inserting the arbitrary content item of the plurality of content items into another insertion position in the content item array area after extracting the content item into the holding area. This is achieved by an information display device.

[0006] In the information display device of the present invention, the display means has a screen. The image display selection means can display on the screen a hierarchy having a content item array area in which a plurality of content items are arranged and a content item temporary holding area for temporarily holding an arbitrary content item. The selection means extracts an arbitrary content item from the plurality of content items into the content item temporary holding area, and then places an arbitrary content item from the plurality of content items at another insertion position in the content item array area. It is designed to be inserted. Thereby, the user selects an arbitrary content item from the content item array area, temporarily stores the extracted content item in the content item temporary holding area, and stores the temporarily held arbitrary content item in another content item area in the content item array area. Since the content item can be inserted at the insertion position, the change of the insertion position of such a content item can be easily and easily recognized.

In the information display device of the present invention, preferably, in the screen, the content item array area is located on the left side, and the content item temporary holding area is located on the right side. As a result, an arbitrary content item can be selected and taken out from the content item array area on the left side and held in the content item temporary holding area on the right side. Can be moved.

[0008] In the information display device of the present invention, preferably, the arbitrary content item is extracted from the plurality of content items from the content item array area on the screen. At the subsequent position of the content item array area, an extraction display section indicating that the arbitrary content item has been extracted is displayed. This allows
Since the extraction display portion indicating that the arbitrary content item has been extracted can be displayed, the user can recognize the original position of the extracted arbitrary content item while recognizing the original content item in the content item array area. It can be inserted at another insertion position.

[0009] In the information display device of the present invention, preferably, in the screen, the plurality of content items are vertically arranged in the content item array area. Thus, since the plurality of content items are vertically arranged in the content item array area, the user can grasp the plurality of content items only by turning his / her eyes in the vertical direction.

[0010] In the information display device of the present invention, preferably, in the screen, the extracted arbitrary content item is moved in the content item temporary holding area to be separated from the content item array area. And inserted at the other insertion position. As a result, the extracted arbitrary content item is moved in the content item temporary holding area, and the extracted arbitrary content item is positioned at another insertion position in the content item array area, and the content item is extracted. Can be inserted at the insertion position.

According to the present invention, there is provided a content item array area in which a plurality of content items are arranged, and a content item which is selected from the content item array area, taken out, and temporarily stored. A hierarchy having a temporary storage area is displayed on a screen, and the arbitrary content item among the plurality of content items is extracted to the content item temporary storage area, and the extracted arbitrary content item is displayed in the content item array area. This is achieved by an information display method characterized in that the information is inserted into another insertion position in the inside. Thereby, the user selects an arbitrary content item from the content item array area, temporarily stores the extracted content item in the content item temporary holding area, and stores the temporarily held arbitrary content item in another content item area in the content item array area. Since the content item can be inserted at the insertion position, the change of the insertion position of such a content item can be easily and easily recognized.

In the information display method of the present invention, preferably, in the screen, the content item array area is located on the left side, and the content item temporary holding area is located on the right side. As a result, an arbitrary content item can be selected and taken out from the content item array area on the left side and held in the content item temporary holding area on the right side. Can be moved.

In the information display method of the present invention, preferably, the arbitrary content item is extracted from the plurality of content items from the content item array area on the screen. At the subsequent position of the content item array area, an extraction display section indicating that the arbitrary content item has been extracted is displayed. This allows
Since the extraction display portion indicating that the arbitrary content item has been extracted can be displayed, the user can recognize the original position of the extracted arbitrary content item while recognizing the original content item in the content item array area. It can be inserted at another insertion position.

In the information display method according to the present invention, preferably, in the screen, the plurality of content items are vertically arranged in the content item array area. Thus, since the plurality of content items are vertically arranged in the content item array area, the user can grasp the plurality of content items only by turning his / her eyes in the vertical direction.

In the information display method according to the present invention, preferably, in the screen, the extracted arbitrary content item is moved in the content item temporary holding area so as to be moved to another content item in the content item array area. And inserted at the other insertion position. As a result, the extracted arbitrary content item is moved in the content item temporary holding area, and the extracted arbitrary content item is positioned at another insertion position in the content item array area, and the content item is extracted. Can be inserted at the insertion position.

[0016]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention,
Although various technically preferable limits are given, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these modes unless otherwise specified in the following description.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a viewing electronic device 10 including a preferred embodiment of the information display device of the present invention. The electronic device 10 generally includes a parabolic antenna 3, an information display device 100, and the like. The information display device 100 includes a monitor device 4 as a display unit and an IRD (I
integrated Receiver / Decode
r) 2, a remote commander 5 is provided. The IRD 2 and the remote commander 5 constitute a selecting means 70, and the IRD 2
Are built in the monitor device 4.

The monitor device 4 is, for example, a cathode ray tube (CR)
T). However, this monitor 4
Is not limited to a display device having a cathode ray tube, but may be a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, or another type of display device. Electronic equipment 10
Constitutes a part of a digital satellite broadcasting system, for example, and the parabolic antenna 3 converts a broadcast wave BC transmitted from a parabolic antenna 130C of a content supply source (for example, a broadcasting company or a contract broadcasting company) 130 into a satellite. 13
It can be received by the parabolic antenna 3 via the 0D transponder 130E. The received signal RS received by the parabolic antenna 3 is supplied to the IRD 2.

The remote commander 5 is a user's operation input unit for the IRD 2, and is, for example, an infrared ray (IR: In).
A variety of commands can be given to the IRD 2 by a framed signal. When the user presses any of the keys described after the remote commander 5,
An infrared signal IR corresponding to the key function is output from the IR transmitting section 51 and can be received by the IR receiving section 39 of the IRD 2. The monitor device 4 has a screen 4A.

Next, an example of the remote commander 5 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Remote Commander 5
Has various operation keys as shown in FIG. 2, a television power key 5A, a main power key 5B, a channel selection key 5C, a numeric keypad 5D, up / down / left / right operation keys 5E, a current program table key 5F, a weekly program Table key 5G, date button 5H,
Genre button 5I, volume key 5J, channel key 5
K, other program explanation keys 5L, radio keys 5M, menu keys 5T and the like. Up / Down / Left / Right operation keys 5E
Is a key for selecting a content item displayed on the screen 4A and determining the selection.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the information display device 100. The IRD 2 has a tuning unit 40 for receiving the received signal RS of the broadcast wave BC. The tuning unit 40 outputs a broadcast wave BC (received signal RS)
For example, it can receive cable TV broadcast waves (CATV), terrestrial broadcast waves, satellite broadcast waves, and the like. The tuning unit 40 is connected to the internal control computer 42 and the video signal reproducing unit 46. The video signal reproducing unit 46 is connected to the monitor device 4 via the video mixing unit 50. The audio signal reproducing unit 48 is connected to the speaker 4S of the monitor device 4. Internal control computer 4
2 is connected to the display screen signal generation unit 52, and the display screen signal generation unit 52 is connected to the video mixing unit 50.

The tuning unit 40 receives the reception signal RS of the broadcast wave BC as described above, but the tuning unit 40 receives a CATV, terrestrial broadcast wave, satellite broadcast wave The tuning of the received signal RS is controlled in accordance with which of the above. Program data (tuning signal T) in received signal RS provided from tuning section 40
S) Since the PD has video and audio information data,
The video signal reproducing unit 46 reproduces the video signal in the information data and supplies the video signal IS to the video mixing unit 50.
The audio signal reproducing unit 48 reproduces the audio signal AS from the information data of the number data PD, and supplies the audio signal AS to, for example, the speaker 4S of the monitor device 4 so that an audio output can be output.

The video signal IS is supplied to the video mixing section 50, and the display screen signal DS from the display screen signal generation section 52 is supplied to the video mixing section 50. The screen display signal creation section 52 receives the data DSS from the internal control computer 42, creates various data for creating a display screen as a screen display creation signal DS, and generates the screen display creation signal DS.
Are mixed by the video mixing unit 50 with the video signal IS. The video mixing section 50 supplies the video output IO obtained by mixing the display screen signal DS and the video signal IS to the screen 4A of the monitor device 4.

Examples of information contents that can be displayed on the screen 4A shown in FIG. 1 include those shown in FIGS. The information content in this example is a GUI used by the user to select and set an arrangement sequence for arranging television reception channels to be displayed on the screen 4A.

The screen 4A shown in FIG.
00 is displayed. The information content 200 indicates, for example, a first hierarchy 300, a second hierarchy 400, and a third hierarchy 500. The first hierarchy 300 has buttons 301 to 305 for selecting content items. In an example described later, the button 301 of the first hierarchy 300 is selected and determined.
The selection and determination of the button 301 or the like is performed by the user pressing the up arrow and down arrow of the up / down / left / right operation keys 5E in FIG. 2 to move the cursor, and the user presses the up / down / left / right operation keys 5E. By pressing the button, for example, the button 301 can be selected and determined. A button 301 shows an icon for going to “Picture Adjustment”, and a button 302 shows an icon for “Auditory Adjustment”.
o Adjustment ”, the button 303 indicates an icon for“ Installation ”, and the button 304 indicates“ Set u ”.
An icon for going to the setting of “p” is shown, and a button 305 is displayed.
Indicates an icon for going to the setting of “Text”.

When the button 301 for selecting a content item is determined, the corresponding second hierarchy 400 is changed to the first hierarchy 300.
Is displayed to the right of The second hierarchy 400 has various content items 401 to 407 for screen display setup. The content item 401 is Auto Program
mme Preset (Auto Program Preset)
And the content item 403 is a Next View Set
Up (Next View Setup), and the content item 404 is Dolby Prologic Set U.
p (Dolby Pro Logic Setup). The content item 405 indicates Parental Lock, and the content item 406 indicates AVP
reset (audio-visual preset), and a content item 407 indicates Installation. For example, the content item 402 can select a function of program sorting. To select one of the content items 401 to 407 in the second hierarchy 400, the user moves by pressing the up arrow or down arrow of the up / down / left / right operation keys 5E in FIG. By pressing, the content item 402 can be selected and determined, for example. By pressing the right arrow of the up / down / left / right operation keys 5E, the cursor K is moved to the third level 5 as shown in FIG.
Move into 00.

FIG. 4B shows a third hierarchy 500 displayed on top of the second hierarchy 400. In contrast, FIG.
In (A), the third hierarchy 500 is behind the second hierarchy 400, and the content items 401 to 407 of the second hierarchy 400 can be seen. By operating the down arrow of the up / down / left / right operation key 5E of FIG. 2 as shown in FIG. 4B, the cursor K is changed to each of the content items 501 to 507... As shown in (A), a plurality of content items such as 521 to 527 are set in the V direction (vertical direction on the screen 4A).
Are arranged along. The third hierarchy 500 displays a position number display column 600 and a channel number display column 700 for program sorting. For example, FIG.
Each number in the position number display column 600 as shown in FIG.
For example, with respect to 1, 2, 3,..., The respective content items 501... Of the channel number display column 700 are arranged in the V direction. The order of these content items 501 can be changed from the order of the position number display column 600.

Each time the down arrow of the up / down / left / right operation key 5E in FIG. 2 is pressed, the cursor K is sequentially moved in the V direction (vertically downward) as shown in FIG. 4 (B) and FIG. 5 (A). Or, by pressing the up arrow, conversely, it can be moved one by one in the vertical direction (upward) V1. FIG.
In the state of (B), the cursor K is, for example, the content item 50
In the state of FIG. 5A, the cursor K is positioned at, for example, the content item 523.

Therefore, referring to FIGS. 5A to 10, as an example, in FIG. 23, the content item 523 of the channel number displayed on the C.23 (for example, C54 EU-S
P) is displayed in another position number display column 60.
An example of moving to a position number of 0 will be described below.

In the state of FIG. 5A, the cursor K is located at the content item 523, and this content item 523 is depressed by pressing the right arrow of the up / down / left / right operation key 5E of FIG. By pressing (displayed as OK), the user exits from the channel number display field 700 and enters the content item temporary holding area 800 in FIG.
Can be extracted like. Instead, the position number No. of the channel number display column 700 is displayed. In the position corresponding to 23, as shown in FIG.
An extraction display section 900 indicating that 3 has been extracted is displayed. The extraction display unit 900 displays the content item 52
Compared with the display level of No. 3, for example, it is possible to display lightly or to change the color. In any case, the position number No. 23, the content item 523 is not actually displayed. This channel number display column 700 is called a content item array area corresponding to the content item temporary holding area 800.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the user presses the up arrow of the up / down / left / right operation key 5E, the content item 523 that has already been extracted is stored in the content item temporary holding area 800. Can be moved in the V1 direction or the V direction, for example. In the example of FIG.
23 is a channel number No. It has been moved to a position corresponding to 21 in a state of being raised two steps in the V1 direction. In FIG. 6B, the content item 523 is further raised by one step along V1, and the content item 523 is the channel number No. It is located at a position just beside that corresponding to 20. When the content item 523 starts moving in the content item temporary holding area 800 in this way, the shape of the marker at the head changes from a regular triangle to an isosceles triangle.

In FIG. 7A, since the user further presses the up arrow of the up / down / left / right operation key 5E, the content item 523 further moves upward in the content item temporary holding area 800 along the V1 direction. And the position number No. The content item 523 is positioned at a position directly beside the third item.

If the user wants to insert a channel (also referred to as channel sorting) at position number 4 as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the content item 523 will be described with reference to FIG. 7A. The state, that is, the content item 523 is the position number No. By pressing the up / down / left / right operation keys 5E in FIG.
As shown in (B), the content item 523 is a position number N in the channel number display column 700 which is a content item array area.
o. Inserted at position 4. As a result, in FIG. 4 to position number N
o. Content items 504 to 509 arranged by 9
Are sequentially moved down one by one as shown in FIG. 7B and displayed. For example, position number No. 5, a content item 504 is displayed. 6 is a manner in which the content item 505 is displayed. In this case, the position number No. 3 to position number No.
22 (see FIG. 7 (B)) are successively down-converted one by one. From this, the content item 52 in FIG.
2 is the position number. 22, not position number. Move to 23. Therefore, in that case, the role of the extraction display unit 900 ends at that time and the display disappears. In this way, FIGS. 5B, 6A, 6B, 7
(A) As shown in (B), for example, content item 5
23 is the position number. Position number N from 23
o. 4 can be changed.

Next, FIGS. 5B, 9A and 9B and FIG.
0 (A) and (B), the position number N
o. The content item 523 located at the lower position number No. An example of a case where channel sorting is performed at 27 will be described. In the state where the content item 523 is temporarily stored in the content item temporary storage area 800 in FIG. 5B, the extraction display unit 900 similarly displays the position number No. 23 is displayed.

In FIG. 9A, when the user presses the down arrow of the up / down / left / right operation key 5E, the content item 523 moves in the V direction (downward) in the content item temporary holding area 800. Go. In FIG. 25. In FIG. 9B, position number No. 25 is located. It is located right next to 27. Further, when the user presses the down arrow of the up / down / left / right operation key 5E, the content item 523 is stored in the content item temporary holding area 80.
10 in the V direction in the region of FIG.
As shown in FIG. It is positioned at the sideways position corresponding to 28. As a result, when the user presses the up / down / left / right operation key 5E as shown in FIG. 10B, the content item 523 in the content item temporary holding area 800 is pressed.
Is an area of the channel number display column 700, and the position number No. 27 can be subjected to channel sorting. Thus, the content item 52
3 is the position number No. in FIG. 23 to the lower position number No. 27.
Therefore, position number No. 22-No. 27 content items 522, 524, 525, 526, 527, 523
Can be changed.

After the processing as shown in FIG. 7 (B) or FIG. 10 (B) is completed, the user presses the left and right arrow keys of the up / down / left / right operation keys 5E in FIG. 2 to display the display as shown in FIG. It is possible to return to the second hierarchy 400. As described above, the content item that the user wants to change the order is
The content item is temporarily moved from the channel number display column 700, which is a content item array area, to the content item temporary holding area 800, and in the content item temporary holding area 800, for example, the content item 523 is set to V (downward) or V1 (upward). It is possible to move to a position near the position corresponding to the position number to be moved and to insert it at the desired position number.

Conventionally, the exchange of the content items indicating the channel contents is only performed by selecting the two content items to be exchanged and exchanging them with each other. Therefore, when it is desired to exchange a plurality of content items sequentially, it is very difficult. Inconvenient. However, such a problem can be solved by the embodiment of the present invention, and when performing the channel sorting, the user can easily understand which channel is to be inserted into which position number easily. . That is, in the case of performing channel sorting in the menu, by moving a desired content item to be sorted from the content item column to the content item temporary holding area on the right side, and then returning it to the channel number display column, which is the content item array area, again The content items can be easily moved. If the extraction display unit 900 is temporarily displayed instead of the content items extracted from the plurality of content item columns, the original position can be clearly understood by the user.

In the above-described embodiment, the channel number display field 700, which is a content item array area, is arranged on the left side of the screen, and the content item temporary holding area 800 is arranged on the right side of the screen. However, the arrangement may be reversed, or the channel number display field 700 may be positioned upward and the content item temporary holding area 800 may be positioned below.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, the content item of the hierarchy indicating the information content is an example in which a plurality of channels of a broadcast program are displayed. For example, the broadcast program may be a program received from a satellite broadcast, a terrestrial broadcast, a cable broadcast, or the like. Can be applied to In addition, the information content is not limited to the display of the channel, and it is of course possible to apply the arrangement order when arranging the information content of a completely different area or another field.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The order of a plurality of content items such as a channel of a broadcast program can be easily changed visually.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an electronic apparatus including a preferred embodiment of an information display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a remote commander (remote control device) used in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information display device and the like in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a first hierarchy, a second hierarchy, and a third hierarchy displayed on the screen.
The figure which shows the example of a hierarchy.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where a content item is extracted from a channel number display column to a content item temporary holding area in a third hierarchy.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a case in which extracted content items are to be channel-sorted to higher position numbers.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which content items are channel-sorted into upper position numbers.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which channel sorting is completed and the screen is returned to the original screen state.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an attempt to channel sort content items into lower position numbers.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which content items are channel-sorted to lower position numbers.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 monitor device (display means), 4A screen, 5
... remote commander, 5E ... movement and determination function key, 10 ... electronic equipment, 70 ... selection means, 100
... Information content display device, 300.
0: 2nd hierarchy, 500: 3rd hierarchy, 523 ...
・ Content item, 600 ・ ・ ・ Position number display column, 70
0: Channel number display field (content item array area),
800: Content item temporary holding area, 900: Extraction display section

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification FI theme coat ゛ (Reference) H04N 7/035 (72) Inventor Aya Satahata 6-7-35 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Stock Inside the company (72) Inventor Yukiko Okura 6-7-35 Kita Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Jun Jun 7-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Armin Mang, Germany 7050 Biplingen-Heknach, Burgstraße 11 (72) Inventor Martin Bobbert, Germany Weiplingen, Weim Wassaturm (addressless) F-term (reference) 5C025 BA01 BA28 CA06 CA09 CB08 CB09 DA04 DA05 5C063 EB33 EB38 EB41 EB42 5C082 AA02 AA21 BA02 BA12 BA34 BA35 BB03 BB12 CA02 CA56 CA63 CA76 CB05 DA01 DA51 MM09 MM10

Claims (10)

[Claims] A display means having a screen; a content item array area in which a plurality of content items are arranged;
A hierarchy having a content item temporary holding area for selecting, extracting, and temporarily holding an arbitrary content item from the content item array area is displayed on the screen of the display unit, and the arbitrary one of the plurality of content items is displayed. Image display selecting means for inserting the arbitrary content item of the plurality of content items into another insertion position in the content item array region after extracting the content item in the content item temporary holding area An information display device comprising: 2. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein, on the screen, the content item array area is located on a left side, and the content item temporary holding area is located on a right side. 3. On the screen, after extracting the arbitrary content item from the plurality of content items from the content item array region, the content item array region after the arbitrary content item is extracted The information display device according to claim 1, wherein an extraction display unit indicating that the arbitrary content item has been extracted is displayed at the position. 4. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of content items are vertically arranged in the content item array area on the screen. 5. On the screen, the extracted arbitrary content item is moved in the content item temporary holding area to be positioned corresponding to another insertion position in the content item array area. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information display device is inserted into the another insertion position. 6. A screen having a hierarchy having a content item array area in which a plurality of content items are arranged, and a content item temporary holding area for selecting and taking out an arbitrary content item from the content item array area and temporarily holding the selected content item. The content item is extracted from the plurality of content items into the content item temporary holding area, and the extracted content item is inserted into another insertion position in the content item array area. An information display method, characterized in that: 7. The information display method according to claim 6, wherein in the screen, the content item array area is located on the left side, and the content item temporary holding area is located on the right side. 8. On the screen, after extracting the arbitrary content item from the plurality of content items from the content item array area, the content item array area after the arbitrary content item is extracted. 7. The information display method according to claim 6, wherein an extraction display section indicating that the arbitrary content item has been extracted is displayed at the position. 9. The information display method according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of content items are vertically arranged in the content item array area on the screen. 10. On the screen, the extracted content item is moved in the content item temporary holding area to be positioned corresponding to another insertion position in the content item array area. 7. The information display method according to claim 6, wherein the information is inserted into the another insertion position.