JP6683217B2 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program. - Google Patents

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

  Content clustering is widely known as, for example, grouping photos into those whose shooting positions and shooting dates are close to each other. The amount of content held by users has increased dramatically along with the increase in capacity of storage devices, and technology for automating content clustering has been developed in order to easily search or browse large amounts of content. ing.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which image contents are automatically clustered according to shooting positions, and the generated clusters are further grouped using shooting dates and times. In addition, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique of automatically clustering image contents according to shooting date and time.

JP, 2008-250605, A JP, 2007-094762, A

  However, a user interface (UI: User Interface) for automatic clustering according to the above-described technique allows a user to recognize that clustering is performed, or sets a parameter of clustering based on a user operation. There is still room for improvement in terms of interaction with the user, such as making changes.

  Therefore, the present disclosure provides a new and improved information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program that allow a user to more intuitively operate a cluster.

  According to the present disclosure, a touch panel that detects a touch operation on a screen on which content is displayed, and a clustering condition for classifying the content into a predetermined cluster based on a pinch-in operation or a pinch-out operation on the touch panel are set. A condition setting unit; and a display control unit that displays the content belonging to the cluster together with the information about the cluster and controls the display according to the set clustering condition. When the content is displayed at one position and the amount related to the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation exceeds a predetermined threshold, the condition setting unit sets the clustering condition to the second clustering from the first clustering condition. Change the conditions, the display control unit Controlled to move to a second position corresponding to the said content from said first position the second clustering condition, the information processing apparatus is provided. Further, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to set a clustering condition for classifying the content into a predetermined cluster based on a pinch-in operation or a pinch-out operation on a touch panel that detects a touch operation on a screen on which the content is displayed. Displaying the content belonging to the cluster together with the information about the cluster and controlling the display according to the set clustering condition, and displaying the content at a first position according to a first clustering condition. When the content is displayed and the amount related to the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the clustering condition is changed from the first clustering condition to the second clustering condition, and the content is the first clustering condition. The second clusterin from one position Controlled to move to a second position corresponding to the condition, the information processing method executed by a computer is provided. Further, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to set a clustering condition for classifying the content into a predetermined cluster based on a pinch-in operation or a pinch-out operation on a touch panel that detects a touch operation on a screen on which the content is displayed. Displaying the content belonging to the cluster together with the information about the cluster and controlling the display according to the set clustering condition, and displaying the content at a first position according to a first clustering condition. When the content is displayed and the amount related to the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the clustering condition is changed from the first clustering condition to the second clustering condition, and the content is the first clustering condition. The second clusterin from one position Controlled to move to a second position corresponding to the condition, a program for implementing in a computer is provided.

  According to the present disclosure, the result of clustering is displayed by moving the content, and the user can easily understand the result of clustering. By operating the cluster while looking at this display, the cluster can be operated more intuitively, for example.

  According to the present disclosure as described above, the user can operate the cluster more intuitively.

1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an information processing device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which a clustering condition is newly set in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a figure which shows the example in which a clustering condition is changed in the 1st Embodiment of this indication. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which clustering conditions are continuously changed in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a figure which shows the example which a clustering condition is changed in the 2nd Embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows the example which a clustering condition is set and changed in the 3rd Embodiment of this indication. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example in which changing of clustering conditions and scrolling of display are switched in the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. 10 is a flowchart showing a process of the information processing device according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example in which changing of clustering granularity in a plurality of attributes is switched in the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example in which changing of clustering granularity in a plurality of attributes is switched in the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example in which changing of clustering granularity in a plurality of attributes is switched in the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. 16 is a flowchart showing a process of the information processing device according to the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a block diagram for explaining the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

The description will be given in the following order.
1. First embodiment (example of classification by shooting date and time)
2. Second embodiment (example of classification by shooting position)
3. Third embodiment (example in which attributes used for classification are changed)
4. Fourth embodiment (example in which scroll operation is switched)
5. Fifth embodiment (example in which clustering is switched by two types of attributes)
6. Supplement

(1. First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

(Device configuration)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an information processing device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The information processing device 10 is a device such as a mobile phone or a PC (Personal Computer), and includes a clustering unit 12, a display control unit 13, a display 14, a touch panel 15, an operation acquisition unit 16, and a condition setting unit 17.

  The clustering unit 12 clusters contents. The function of the clustering unit 12 can be realized by using, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The content may be content such as images and music. Content information is stored in the storage device or the like as content information 11. Here, each content has at least one attribute. For example, the image content has attributes such as “shooting date and time” and “shooting place”. Further, for example, the music content has attributes such as “album”, “artist”, and “genre”. The clustering unit 12 classifies the content into clusters according to the clustering condition regarding at least a part of such an attribute of the content. The clustering unit 12 provides the display control unit 13 with information on clusters into which the content is classified.

  The display control unit 13 displays a screen including the content on the display 14, which is a display device. The function of the display control unit 13 can be realized by using, for example, a CPU. The display 14 may be integrated with the information processing device 10 as in the present embodiment, or may be a separate body. When the display 14 is separate from the information processing device 10, the display control unit 13 causes the display 14 to display an image via an interface such as a connection port. The display control unit 13 moves the position where the content is displayed on the screen according to the result of the content clustering provided by the clustering unit 12. Further, the display control unit 13 may acquire information on the user's operation from the operation acquisition unit 16 and change the display according to this operation. The image displayed by the display control unit 13 on the display 14 will be described later.

  The touch panel 15 detects a touch on the display of the display 14 as a user's operation, and provides it as an operation signal to the operation acquisition unit 16. The touch panel 15 may be integrated with the information processing device 10 as in the present embodiment, or may be a separate body. When the touch panel 15 and the information processing device 10 are separate bodies, the touch panel 15 provides an operation signal to the operation acquisition unit 16 via an interface such as a connection port.

  The operation acquisition unit 16 acquires an operation signal provided from the touch panel 15 as a user operation input. The function of the operation acquisition unit 16 can be realized by using a CPU, for example. The operation acquisition unit 16 acquires, for example, the number of contact positions and the movement of each contact position regarding the contact detected by the touch panel 15. Thereby, for example, a user's operation such as touch, tap, drag, flick, or pinch on the display of the display 14 can be acquired. The operation acquisition unit 16 provides the acquired operation information to the condition setting unit 17. The operation acquisition unit 16 may further provide the display control unit 13 with the acquired operation information.

  The condition setting unit 17 changes the clustering condition for the clustering unit 12 to classify the content according to the user's operation provided by the operation acquisition unit 16. The function of the condition setting unit 17 can be realized by using a CPU, for example. The setting of the clustering condition by the condition setting unit 17 may change the attribute of the content used for the clustering condition. Further, the condition setting unit 17 may newly set a clustering condition that has not been set until then. The setting of the clustering condition by the condition setting unit 17 will also be described later.

(Operation example)
In this embodiment, the clustering unit 12 classifies the image content. First, in accordance with the pinch operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16, the condition setting unit 17 newly sets the clustering condition “day” regarding the attribute “shooting date and time” of the image content, and the clustering unit 12 sets the clustering condition “day”. Classify image content into clusters. Further, in accordance with the pinch operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16, the condition setting unit 17 changes the clustering condition to another clustering condition related to the same attribute “shooting date / time” of the image content.

  Here, the attribute “imaging date and time” in the present embodiment, that is, time information can be said to be position information on the time axis. In the clustering based on the clustering condition “day”, the time axis is divided into a predetermined length (1 day), and the content including position information (time) in each of the divided sections is classified into the same cluster. Therefore, the content is classified into clusters (for example, "6/2", "6/8", "7/1", etc.) corresponding to the day to which the shooting date / time belongs, according to the clustering condition "day". In the present embodiment, the granularity of clustering is changed by changing the length of dividing the time axis.

(New setting of clustering condition)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example in which a clustering condition is newly set in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. In the illustrated example, on the screen 100 displayed on the display 14, the content 110 moves from the position in the unclassified state to the position of the cluster 120a in which the content 110 is classified. In the figure, the process of this movement is shown by (a) to (d).

  In the state of (a), the clustering condition is not set in the clustering unit 12. Therefore, the content 110 is displayed on the screen 100 as it is without being clustered. The content 110 can be displayed on the screen 100 as an icon in which an image is reduced, for example. Here, the user starts a pinch operation for the display on the display 14. As illustrated, this pinch operation is a pinch out operation in the lower right portion of the screen 100.

  In the present embodiment, of the clustering conditions related to the attribute “shooting date / time”, the clustering condition with the finest granularity is “day”. The condition setting unit 17, which has acquired the information of the user's pinch-out operation via the touch panel 15 and the operation acquisition unit 16, responds to this operation by setting the clustering condition “day” with the finest granularity from the state in which the clustering condition is not set. Change to the set state. According to this, the clustering unit 12 classifies the content 110 into the cluster 120a.

  The content 110 displayed on the screen 100 moves from (a) to (b) and from (b) to (c) according to the pinch-out operation. For such a display, the display control unit 13 acquires information on the opening amount d of the pinch-out operation from the operation acquiring unit 16, and in proportion to the opening amount d, from the position in (a) to (d). The content 110 is moved to the position of each cluster 120a in FIG. This movement can also be said to be movement from the first position where the unclustered content 110 was displayed to the second position corresponding to each cluster 120a.

  Here, it is assumed that the pinch-out operation is completed in the state of (c). The condition setting unit 17 acquires information on the opening amount d at the end of the pinch-out operation from the operation acquisition unit 16. The condition setting unit 17 compares the opening amount d with a predetermined threshold value, and when the opening amount d is equal to or more than the threshold value, determines the setting of the clustering condition “day”. At this time, the clustering unit 12 holds the state in which the content 110 is classified into the cluster 120a under the clustering condition “day”. In response to this, the display control unit 13 changes the display of the screen 100 to the state (d).

  On the other hand, when the pinch-out operation ends in the state of (c) and the opening amount d at the end of the pinch-out operation is less than the threshold value, the condition setting unit 17 cancels the setting of the clustering condition “day”. That is, the condition setting unit 17 returns the clustering condition to the unset state. At this time, the clustering unit 12 discards the state in which the content 110 is classified into the cluster 120a under the clustering condition “day”. In response to this, the display control unit 13 returns the display of the screen 100 to the state of (a).

  In the state of (d), the cluster 120a into which the content 110 is classified is displayed on the screen 100, and the position bar 130 is further displayed. The cluster 120a indicates a cluster into which the content 110 is classified, and can be displayed with names such as “6/2”, “6/8”, and “7/1”. The position bar 130 is a display showing the range of the displayed cluster 120a on the time axis. In the illustrated example, the position bar 130 is displayed in units of months. The position bar 130 does not necessarily have to correspond to the entire time series in which the content is distributed, and may simply show the sense of scale of the cluster 120a.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the clustering condition is newly set by the pinch-out operation of the user. Note that, here, the case where the clustering condition is newly set by the pinch-out operation has been described, but similarly, the clustering condition can be set to the unset state by the pinch-in operation.

(Change clustering conditions)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the clustering condition is changed in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. In the illustrated example, the clustering condition is changed from “day” to “month”. At this time, on the screen 100, the content 110 moves from the position of the cluster 120a classified by the clustering condition “day” to the position of the cluster 120b classified by the clustering condition “month”. In the figure, the process of this movement is shown by (a) to (c).

  Here, the clustering conditions “day” and “month” are obtained by dividing the time axis by a predetermined length (one day or January) using the same attribute “shooting date” of the content. The contents, each of which includes position information (time), are classified into each cluster. It can be said that this predetermined length is the granularity of clustering using the attribute “imaging date and time”. That is, the clustering condition "day" and the clustering condition "month" classify the content into clusters by classifying the position information of the content with the first granularity on the time axis, and the clustering condition "day" and the clustering condition "month". It can be said that the first granularity is different between "and".

  In the state of (a), the clustering condition “day” is set in the clustering unit 12. On the screen 100, a cluster 120a and a position bar 130 are displayed. These displays are the same as in the state of FIG. Here, the user starts a pinch-out operation in the lower right part of the screen 100.

  In the present embodiment, among the clustering conditions related to the attribute “imaging date / time”, the clustering condition having a coarser granularity by one level than “day” is “month”. Therefore, the condition setting unit 17, which has acquired the information on the user's pinch-out operation, changes the clustering condition from “day” to “month” according to this operation. According to this, the clustering unit 12 changes the classification destination of the content 110 from the cluster 120a which is the first cluster to the cluster 120b which is the second cluster.

  The content 110 displayed on the screen 100 gradually moves from (a) to (b) and from (b) to (c) in accordance with the pinch-out operation. For such a display, the display control unit 13 acquires information on the opening amount d of the pinch-out operation from the operation acquiring unit 16, and in proportion to the opening amount d, from the position of the cluster 120a in (a). The content 110 is moved to the position of the cluster 120b in (c). This movement can be said to be movement of the content 110 from the first position corresponding to the cluster 120a to the second position corresponding to the cluster 120b.

  When the granularity of clustering is changed to a coarser one, the content 110 that was not displayed on the screen 100 before the change may be newly displayed after the change. In such a case, the display control unit 13 may display the animation in which the newly displayed content 110 enters the screen 100 together with the animation in which the already displayed content 110 moves. For example, the display control unit 13 slides in the content 110 classified into the cluster 120b of “August” in (c) from the lower end of the screen 100 according to the pinch-out operation, as shown in (b). .

  Further, the display control unit 13 changes the display of the position bar 130 in proportion to the opening amount d. The position bar 130 is displayed in units of months in (a), is displayed in units of 2 months in (b), and is displayed in units of 3 months in (c).

  Here, it is assumed that the pinch-out operation is completed in the state of (b). The condition setting unit 17 acquires information on the opening amount d at the end of the pinch-out operation from the operation acquisition unit 16. The condition setting unit 17 compares the opening amount d with a predetermined threshold value, and when the opening amount d is equal to or more than the threshold value, confirms the change to the clustering condition “month”. At this time, the clustering unit 12 holds the state in which the content 110 is classified into the cluster 120b under the clustering condition “month”, and the display control unit 13 sets the display of the screen 100 to the state of (c). On the other hand, when the opening amount d is less than the threshold value, the condition setting unit 17 cancels the change to the clustering condition “month”. At this time, the clustering unit 12 discards the state in which the content 110 is classified into the cluster 120b under the clustering condition “month”, restores the state in which the content 110 is classified into the cluster 120a under the clustering condition “day”, and displays it. The control unit 13 returns the display of the screen 100 to the state of (a).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the clustering condition is changed by the pinch-out operation by the user. Here, the case where the granularity of clustering is made coarse by the pinch-out operation has been described, but similarly, the granularity of clustering can be made finer by the pinch-in operation.

(Continuous change of clustering conditions)
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the clustering conditions are continuously changed in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. In the illustrated example, the clustering condition is changed from “month” to “quarter” and further to “year”. At this time, on the screen 100, the content 110 is in the clustering condition “year” from the position of the cluster 120b classified in the clustering condition “month” to the position of the cluster 120c similarly classified in the clustering condition “quarter”. Move to the position of the cluster 120d to be classified. In the figure, the process of this movement is shown by (a) to (c).

  In the present embodiment, the granularity of clustering regarding the attribute “shooting date” becomes coarser as the clustering condition changes from “month” to “quarter” to “year”. That is, the condition setting unit 17, which has acquired the user's pinch-out operation, continuously changes the clustering granularity to a coarser granularity according to this operation. Accordingly, the classification destination of the content 110 is continuously changed from the cluster 120b to the cluster 120c and further to the cluster 120d.

  The content 110 displayed on the screen 100 moves from (a) to (b) and from (b) to (c) according to the pinch-out operation. The change from (a) to (b) and the change from (b) to (c) are the same as those described with reference to FIG.

  Here, the display control unit 13 and the condition setting unit 17 each acquire information on the opening amount d of the pinch-out operation from the operation acquisition unit 16. When the opening amount d exceeds the opening amount d1 in which the display of the content 110 is in the state of (b) and becomes further larger, the condition setting unit 17 confirms the change to the clustering condition “quarter” and further sets the clustering condition. Change to "year". In this case, the display control unit 13 further moves the display of the content 110 from the position of the cluster 120c, and moves the content 110 toward the cluster 120d shown in (c).

  Further, the display control unit 13 changes the display of the position bar 130 according to the opening amount d, as in the example of FIG. The position bar 130 is displayed in units of 3 months in (a), is displayed in units of 1 year in (b), and is displayed in units of 5 years in (c).

  As described above, in this embodiment, the clustering condition is continuously changed by the pinch-out operation of the user. In addition, here, the case where the granularity of clustering is made coarser by the pinch-out operation is described, but similarly, the granularity of clustering can be made finer by the pinch-in operation.

(Summary of this embodiment)
In the first embodiment of the present disclosure described above, content is newly clustered by the user's pinch-out operation, and the granularity of clustering is further increased, as in the series of examples illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 4. Gradually coarser. Further, the user's pinch-in operation gradually reduces the granularity of content clustering, and eventually the content is in an unclassified state. Such a change in the clustering condition is displayed on the screen 100 as the movement of the content 110 due to the user's pinch operation.

  With such an operation and display, the granularity of clustering can be easily adjusted by, for example, an intuitive operation similar to enlarging and reducing the displayed image. Further, it is possible to visually grasp the change in the granularity of clustering due to the operation.

  In the above description, “day”, “month”, “quarter”, and “year” are illustrated as the clustering conditions related to “shooting date and time”, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the clustering condition relating to “shooting date and time” may be set in more detail such as “30 minutes”, “1 hour”, “3 days”, “10 days”. By finely setting the clustering condition, for example, in the continuous change of the clustering condition as in the example shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to change the clustering granularity steplessly according to the pinch operation.

  Further, in the above description, the user's pinch operation to the lower right portion of the screen 100 is illustrated as the operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the user may perform the pinch operation not only at the lower right corner of the screen 100 but also at any position on the screen 100. Further, the operation acquisition unit 16 may acquire a user's drag or flick operation in a predetermined direction, and the condition setting unit 17 may change the clustering condition according to these operations. In addition, the operation acquisition unit 16 acquires the pointing operation of the user on the GUI such as the +/- button or the slider bar displayed on the screen 100, and the condition setting unit 17 changes the clustering condition according to these operations. May be.

(2. Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG.

  The second embodiment of the present disclosure differs from the first embodiment described above in that the condition setting unit 17 uses “shooting position” instead of “shooting date / time” as an attribute of image content. Since the other points are the same as those of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Operation example)
In this embodiment, the clustering unit 12 classifies the image content. First, in accordance with the pinch operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16, the condition setting unit 17 newly sets the clustering condition “district” regarding the attribute “shooting position” of the image content, and the clustering unit 12 sets the clustering condition “district”. Classify image content into clusters. Further, in accordance with the pinch operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16, the condition setting unit 17 changes the clustering condition to another clustering condition related to the same attribute “imaging position” of the image content.

  Here, the attribute “imaging position” in the present embodiment, that is, the information on the geographical position can be said to be position information in the geospatial space. In the clustering based on the clustering condition “district”, the geographic space is divided into address areas (districts) of a predetermined hierarchy, and the content including the position information in each of the divided areas is classified into the same cluster. The address area is a preset area that divides the geographic space hierarchically. In the present embodiment, the lowest layer is a “district” such as “Shibuya”, the upper layer is a “prefecture” such as “Tokyo”, and the upper layer is a “country” such as “Japan”. The granularity of clustering is changed by changing the hierarchy of the address area using the address area in which the area "" is set.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the clustering condition is changed in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. In the illustrated example, the clustering condition is changed from “district” to “prefecture” and further to “country”. At this time, on the screen 100, the content 110 passes from the position of the cluster 220a classified by the clustering condition “district” to the position of the cluster 220b similarly classified by the clustering condition “prefecture”, and then by the clustering condition “country”. It moves to the position of the cluster 220c classified by ". In the figure, the process of this movement is shown by (a) to (c).

  In the present embodiment, the clustering granularity regarding the attribute “imaging position” becomes coarser as the clustering condition changes from “district” to “prefecture” to “country”. That is, the condition setting unit 17, which has acquired the user's pinch-out operation, continuously changes the clustering granularity to a coarser granularity according to this operation. Accordingly, the classification destination of the content 110 is continuously changed from the cluster 220a to the cluster 220b and further to the cluster 220c.

  The content 110 displayed on the screen 100 moves from (a) to (b) and from (b) to (c) according to the pinch-out operation. Although not shown, the moving content 110 is also displayed as in the first embodiment. When the pinch-out operation is completed during the movement, the opening amount d of the pinch-out operation is compared with a predetermined threshold to determine whether to confirm or discard the change in the clustering condition.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the clustering condition related to the attribute “shooting position” is set and changed by the user's pinch-out operation in the same manner as the clustering condition related to the attribute “shooting date” in the first embodiment. To be done. In addition, here, the case where the granularity of clustering is made coarser by the pinch-out operation is described, but similarly, the granularity of clustering can be made finer by the pinch-in operation.

(Summary of this embodiment)
In the second embodiment of the present disclosure described above, setting and changing the content clustering condition according to the user's pinch operation changes the content attribute “shooting position” as in the example illustrated in FIG. 5, for example. It also applies to the clustering used. In classification of contents using position information in geospatial space, it is possible to use a hierarchy of a predetermined address area as a granularity of clustering. As a result, the range and name of the cluster become close to the geographical name known to the user, and the result of clustering easily matches the user's desire.

  Note that, in the above description, “district”, “prefecture”, and “country” are exemplified as the clustering conditions regarding “imaging position”, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the clustering condition regarding “imaging position” may be set in more detail such as “building” or “block”. By finely setting the clustering conditions, for example, in the continuous change of the clustering conditions as in the example shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to change the clustering granularity steplessly according to the pinch operation.

  Further, as the granularity of clustering, the hierarchy of the address area does not necessarily have to be used as in the above example. For example, the clustering unit 12 may cluster the content by dividing the geographic space into grids, and the condition setting unit 17 may change the size of the grid to change the granularity of clustering.

(3. Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG.

  The third embodiment of the present disclosure is different from the above-described first embodiment in that the clustering unit 12 classifies the music content and the condition setting unit 17 sets the clustering condition using different attributes of the content. To do. Since the other points are the same as those of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Operation example)
In the present embodiment, the clustering unit 12 classifies the music content. In the present embodiment, the music content is classified and displayed in album units. First, according to the pinch operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16, the condition setting unit 17 newly sets a clustering condition “artist” related to the attribute “artist” of the music content, and the clustering unit 12 sets the music under the clustering condition “artist”. Classify content into clusters. Further, according to the pinch operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16, the condition setting unit 17 changes the clustering condition to a clustering condition regarding another attribute “genre” of the music content.

  Here, the attributes “artist” and “genre” in this embodiment are not position information, unlike the first and second embodiments described above. These attributes are the names of artists or genres. Therefore, when contents are clustered by these attributes, contents having the same artist name or the same genre name as attributes are classified into the same cluster.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which clustering conditions are set and changed in the third embodiment of the present disclosure. In the illustrated example, on the screen 100, the content 310 moves from the position in the unclassified state to the position of the cluster 320a that is classified by the clustering condition “artist”, and further, the clustering condition “genre”. It moves to the position of the cluster 320b classified by. In the figure, the process of this movement is shown by (a) to (d).

  Here, the content 310 is music content displayed in album units. That is, the content 310 can be said to be a cluster in which music content is classified by the attribute “album”. In the present embodiment, the content 310 for each album is classified by the attribute “artist” and “genre” of the music content. In this way, the clustering unit 12 and the display control unit 13 can treat a cluster obtained by classifying the content under a certain clustering condition as the content when classifying the cluster under another clustering condition. The content 310 can be displayed on the screen 100 as, for example, an icon obtained by reducing the jacket image of the album.

  In the state of (a), the clustering condition is not set in the clustering unit 12 for the music content in album units. Therefore, the content 310 is displayed on the screen 100 as it is without being clustered. Here, the user starts a pinch operation for the display on the display 14. As illustrated, this pinch operation is a pinch out operation in the lower right portion of the screen 100.

  The condition setting unit 17, which has acquired the information of the user's pinch-out operation via the touch panel 15 and the operation acquisition unit 16, responds to this operation from the state in which the clustering condition is not set to the clustering for the attribute “artist” of the music content. Change the condition to "Artist". According to this, the clustering unit 12 classifies the content 310 into clusters 320a for each attribute “artist”.

  The content 310 displayed on the screen 100 moves according to the pinch-out operation, and is in a state of being classified into the cluster 320a as shown in (b). The cluster 320a can be displayed with artist names "A", "B", "C". When the pinch-out operation is further continued in the state of (b), the condition setting unit 17 confirms the change to the clustering condition “artist” and further changes the clustering condition to “genre”. In this case, the display control unit 13 further changes the display of the content 110 from the state classified into the cluster 320a, and moves the content 110 toward the cluster 320b shown in (d).

  Here, although the attributes “artist” and “genre” are related to some extent, they are attributes set independently. In other words, the music content of the same artist may belong to different genres. For example, in (c), there is content 310 that moves from the cluster 320a of "C" classified by the clustering condition "artist" to the cluster 320b of "Rock" by the clustering condition "genre", and "Pops". An example is shown in which some content 310 moves towards the cluster 320b of "Techno" and some content 310 remains to form the cluster 320b of "Techno". By displaying such movement of the content 310, the relationship of the content between different attributes can be easily understood.

(Summary of this embodiment)
In the third embodiment of the present disclosure described above, for example, as in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the setting and change of the content clustering condition according to the user's pinch operation can be performed by changing the “artist” and the “artist” of the music content. It is also applied during clustering using different attributes of content, such as "genre". As a result, the attribute used for content clustering can be changed with a simple operation. Further, it is possible to visually grasp the change of the clustering result due to the change of the attribute.

  In the above description, “album”, “artist”, and “genre” are illustrated as the attributes of the music content, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, attributes such as “composer” and “announcement year” may be used for classification.

(4. Fourth Embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

  In the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure, the operation acquisition unit 16 acquires a drag operation instead of the user's pinch operation, and the display control unit 13 and the condition setting unit 17 determine that the drag operation is a single touch or multi-touch. This is different from the first embodiment in that the processing is switched depending on the case. Since the other points are the same as those of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Operation example)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the clustering condition change and the display scroll are switched in the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure.

  In the present embodiment, the clustering unit 12 classifies the image content using the attribute “photographing date and time” as in the first embodiment. In the state of (a), the content 110 is classified into the cluster 120a based on the clustering condition “day”, as in the example shown in FIG. 2 (d).

  From here, the display of the screen 100 changes in two ways depending on the type of user's operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16. One is a case where a drag operation by a single touch is acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16, and is shown as (b) and (c). The other is a case where a drag operation by multi-touch is acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16 and is shown as (d) and (e). Here, it can be said that the drag operation by multi-touch and the drag operation by single-touch are the first and second movement operations by the user.

  In (b), when a drag operation by a single touch is acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16, the condition setting unit 17 does not change the content clustering condition. On the other hand, the display control unit 13 scrolls the display of the content 110 and the cluster 120a according to the drag operation. As a result, in (c), the display of the screen 100 is scrolled without changing the classification of the content 110 into the cluster 120a. Specifically, in (b), the clusters 120a from "6/2" to "7/1" are displayed, whereas in (c), the clusters 120a from "6/8" to "8/3" are displayed. The cluster 120a is displayed. Further, the display control unit 13 moves the position displayed on the position bar 130 in accordance with this scroll.

  On the other hand, in (d), when the operation acquisition unit 16 acquires a drag operation by multi-touch, the condition setting unit 17 changes the content clustering condition. Specifically, the condition setting unit 17 changes the content clustering condition from “day” to “month”. According to this, the display control unit 13 moves the content 110 from the position of the cluster 120a in (d) to the position of the cluster 120b in (e). Further, the display control unit 13 changes the display of the position bar 130 according to the change of the classification.

  In the figure, an example in which the display is scrolled upward by the upward drag operation or the granularity of clustering is coarse is shown, but similarly, the display is scrolled downward by the downward drag operation. , Or clustering can be made finer.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing of the information processing device 10 according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. Note that, in order to simplify the description, the drawing shows the processing when the operation acquisition unit 16 acquires a vertical drag operation with respect to the screen 100. In addition to the illustrated processing, processing when another type of operation or a drag operation in another direction is acquired may be set separately.

  First, the display control unit 13 and the condition setting unit 17 determine whether the user's drag operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16 has a plurality of contact positions, that is, multi-touch, or other, that is, single-touch. Yes (step S101). Here, when it is determined that the drag operation is a multi-touch operation, the clustering granularity changing process of step S103 and subsequent steps is executed. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the drag operation is multi-touch, that is, if the drag operation is single-touch, the scrolling process of the display in step S113 and subsequent steps is executed.

  In the clustering granularity changing process, first, the condition setting unit 17 determines whether or not the drag operation is upward (step S103). Here, when it is determined that the drag operation is upward, the condition setting unit 17 coarsens the granularity of clustering (step S105). In this case, in the above example, the clustering condition is changed from “day” to “month”, or from “month” to “quarter”. On the other hand, when it is not determined in step S103 that the drag operation is upward, that is, when the drag operation is downward, the condition setting unit 17 makes the granularity of clustering fine (step S107). In this case, in the above example, the clustering condition is changed from “quarter” to “month” or from “month” to “day”.

  Next, the condition setting unit 17 provides the clustering condition changed in step S105 or step S107 to the clustering unit 12, and the clustering unit 12 executes the content clustering under the provided condition (step S109). Next, the clustering unit 12 provides the result of clustering to the display control unit 13, and the display control unit 13 causes the content 110 to move toward the new cluster 120 on the screen 100 as in the above example. The display is changed to (step S111).

  On the other hand, in the display scroll processing, first, the display control unit 13 determines whether or not the drag operation is upward (step S113). Here, when it is determined that the drag operation is upward, the display control unit 13 scrolls the display upward (step S115). On the other hand, when it is not determined that the drag operation is upward, that is, when the drag operation is downward, the display control unit 13 scrolls the display downward (step S117).

  According to the present embodiment, the clustering condition change and the scroll operation are switched by the above processing.

(Summary of this embodiment)
In the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure described above, for example, as in the example illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, for the first and second movement operations in the same direction, depending on the type of movement operation. The clustering condition is changed or the display is scrolled.

  As a result, for example, it becomes possible to change the clustering granularity by the drag operation by the multi-touch in the same direction while enabling the scroll operation of the display by the drag operation by the single touch. Since it is not necessary to display a separate operation icon, the GUI can be displayed easily, and other operations can be assigned to other types of operations such as flick operation and pinch operation.

  In the above description, an example in which the display is scrolled by a drag operation with a single touch in the vertical direction of the screen and the granularity of clustering is changed by a drag operation with a multi touch has been described, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. Not something. For example, the display may be scrolled by a drag operation by multi-touch in the vertical direction of the screen, and the granularity of clustering may be changed by the drag operation by a single touch. The direction of the drag operation is not limited to the vertical direction with respect to the screen 100, and may be the horizontal direction. Furthermore, instead of the drag operation, a moving operation such as a flick operation may be used.

(5. Fifth Embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12.

  The fifth embodiment of the present disclosure is that the clustering unit 12 clusters contents by using a plurality of attributes, and the condition setting unit 17 switches processing depending on the direction of a pinch operation. Is different from. Since the other points are the same as those of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Operation example)
9 to 11 are diagrams illustrating an example in which changing of clustering granularity in a plurality of attributes is switched in the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure.

  In the present embodiment, the clustering unit 12 classifies the image content using the attribute “shooting date / time” and the attribute “shooting position”. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the clustering unit 12 classifies the content 110 into clusters 420a generated based on the clustering condition “day, district”. As a result, the contents 110 are, for example, "contents photographed in Shibuya on 6/2", "contents photographed in Shinagawa on 6/2", "contents photographed in Shibuya on 8/3". , Clustered by content shot in the same district on the same day.

  Here, the attributes “shooting date and time” and “shooting position” in the present embodiment are position information on the time axis and in the geospatial space, respectively, and can be said to be first and second position information. As described in the first embodiment, in clustering using position information on the time axis, the granularity of clustering changes by changing the length of division of the time axis. Further, as described in the second embodiment, in the clustering using the position information in the geospatial space, the granularity of the clustering changes by changing the hierarchy of the address area used for the clustering. As described above, the granularity of clustering can be changed for each of the first and second position information used in this embodiment. In the present embodiment, which clustering granularity is changed among the first or second position information is switched according to the direction of the user's operation.

  The display control unit 13 displays the result of clustering using the above two pieces of position information on the display 14 as the screen 100. In the screen 100, clustering conditions regarding the attribute “shooting date and time” are displayed on the horizontal axis, and clustering conditions regarding the attribute “shooting position” are displayed on the vertical axis, and each cluster 420a is represented by the coordinates of these two axes. To be done. That is, the cluster 420a whose horizontal axis is “6/2” and whose vertical axis is “Shibuya” is “content shot in Shibuya on 6/2”. The display control unit 13 may further display the position bar 130 on the screen 100. The position bar 130 is the same as the position bar 130 displayed in the first embodiment or the like, but in the present embodiment, the clustering condition regarding the attribute “shooting date / time” is expressed on the horizontal axis. , Displayed in the horizontal direction.

  FIG. 10 shows a state in which the operation acquisition unit 16 has acquired a lateral pinch operation with respect to the screen 100 in the state of FIG. At this time, the condition setting unit 17 changes the clustering condition relating to the attribute “shooting date / time” from “day” to “month”. According to this, the clustering unit 12 classifies the content 110 into clusters 420b generated based on the clustering condition “month, district”. As a result, the content 110 is the same month, such as "content shot in Shibuya in June", "content shot in Shinagawa in June", and "content shot in Shibuya in August". It is clustered for each content shot in the same area.

  The display control unit 13 changes the display of the screen 100 according to the clustering result. Here, since the classification of “districts” in the vertical axis does not change and the classification of the horizontal axis changes from “day” to “month”, each cluster 420a converges in the horizontal direction and clusters 420b. To form. Further, the display control unit 13 changes the display of the position bar 130 from the monthly unit to the three-month unit in accordance with the change of the clustering condition regarding the attribute “imaging date and time”.

  FIG. 11 shows a state in which the operation acquisition unit 16 has acquired a vertical pinch operation in the state of FIG. At this time, the condition setting unit 17 changes the clustering condition regarding the attribute “imaging position” from “district” to “prefecture”. According to this, the clustering unit 12 classifies the content 110 into clusters 420c generated based on the clustering condition "day, prefecture". As a result, the content 110 is, for example, "content shot in Tokyo on June 2nd", "content shot in Saitama on June 2nd", or "content shot in Tokyo on June 8th". , Content is shot in the same prefecture on the same day and clustered by content.

  The display control unit 13 changes the display of the screen 100 according to the clustering result. Here, the classification of “day” on the horizontal axis does not change, and the classification of the vertical axis changes from “district” to “prefecture”, so that each cluster 420a converges in the vertical direction. 420c is formed. The display control unit 13 does not change the display of the position bar 130 because the clustering condition regarding the attribute “shooting date” does not change.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing of the information processing device 10 according to the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. Note that, in order to simplify the description, the drawing shows the processing when the operation acquisition unit 16 acquires a pinch operation in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction of the screen 100. In addition to the illustrated process, a process when another type of operation is acquired may be set separately.

  First, the condition setting unit 17 determines whether the user's pinch operation acquired by the operation acquisition unit 16 is a horizontal pinch operation (step S201). Here, when it is determined that the pinch operation is the horizontal pinch operation, the clustering granularity changing process of the attribute “imaging date and time” after step S203 is executed. On the other hand, if it is not determined that the pinch operation is the horizontal pinch operation, that is, if the pinch operation is the vertical pinch operation, the clustering granularity changing process of the attribute “imaging position” after step S209 is executed. .

  In the clustering granularity changing process of the attribute “imaging date / time”, the condition setting unit 17 first determines whether the pinch operation is pinch out (step S203). Here, when it is determined that the pinch operation is the pinch out, the condition setting unit 17 coarsens the granularity of clustering according to the attribute “imaging date / time” (step S205). In this case, in the above example, the clustering condition is changed from “day” to “month”, or from “month” to “quarter”. On the other hand, when it is not determined that the pinch operation is the pinch out, that is, when the pinch operation is the pinch in, the condition setting unit 17 makes the clustering granularity based on the attribute “shooting date and time” fine (step S207). In this case, in the above example, the clustering condition is changed from “quarter” to “month” or from “month” to “day”.

  In the clustering granularity changing process of the attribute “imaging position”, the condition setting unit 17 first determines whether the pinch operation is pinch out (step S209). Here, when it is determined that the pinch operation is pinch out, the condition setting unit 17 coarsens the granularity of clustering based on the attribute “imaging position” (step S211). In this case, in the above example, the clustering condition is changed from “district” to “prefecture”, “prefecture” to “country”, and so on. On the other hand, when it is not determined that the pinch operation is pinch out, that is, when the pinch operation is pinch in, the condition setting unit 17 makes the clustering granularity based on the attribute “imaging position” fine (step S213). In this case, in the above example, the clustering condition is changed from “country” to “prefecture”, “prefecture” to “district”, and so on.

  After the clustering granularity changing process of the attribute “shooting date / time” or “shooting position”, the condition setting unit 17 provides the changed clustering condition to the clustering unit 12, and the clustering unit 12 clusters the content under the provided condition. Is executed (step S215). Next, the clustering unit 12 provides the result of clustering to the display control unit 13, and the display control unit 13 causes the content 110 to move toward the new cluster 420 on the screen 100 as in the above example. The display is changed to (step S217).

  According to the present embodiment, the clustering granularity change in a plurality of attributes is switched by the above processing.

(Summary of this embodiment)
In the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure described above, the clustering granularity change in a plurality of attributes is switched depending on the direction of the user's operation, as in the examples illustrated in FIGS.

  Thereby, for example, when the content is clustered using two types of attributes, the granularity of clustering can be changed for any of the attributes by an intuitive operation. At this time, if the direction in which the two types of attributes are expressed as a position and the direction of the user operation for changing the granularity of clustering by each attribute are associated with each other, the granularity of clustering by each attribute can be changed. The operation becomes more intuitive.

  In the above description, an example in which the granularity of clustering is changed by the pinch operation has been described, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the granularity of clustering may be changed by a drag operation or a flick operation. In addition, for example, when the granularity of clustering is changed by a drag operation, this embodiment may be combined with the above fourth embodiment. In this case, for example, a single-touch drag operation scrolls the display vertically or horizontally, and a multi-touch drag operation changes the clustering granularity for one of two types of attributes.

(6. Supplement)
(Hardware configuration)
With reference to FIG. 13, a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 900 that can realize the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure described above will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram for explaining the hardware configuration of the information processing device.

  The information processing device 900 includes a CPU 901, a ROM 903, and a RAM 905. Furthermore, the information processing device 900 may include a host bus 907, a bridge 909, an external bus 911, an interface 913, an input device 915, an output device 917, a storage device 919, a drive 921, a connection port 923, and a communication device 925.

  The CPU 901 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit, and controls the overall operation of the information processing apparatus 900 or a part thereof according to various programs recorded in the ROM 903, the RAM 905, the storage apparatus 919, or the removable recording medium 927. The ROM 903 stores programs used by the CPU 901, calculation parameters, and the like. The RAM 905 temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 901, parameters that change appropriately during the execution, and the like. The CPU 901, the ROM 903, and the RAM 905 are mutually connected by a host bus 907 configured by an internal bus such as a CPU bus. Further, the host bus 907 is connected to an external bus 911 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus via a bridge 909.

  The input device 915 is a device operated by a user, such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a switch and a lever. The input device 915 may be, for example, a remote control device that uses infrared rays or other radio waves, or may be an external connection device 929 such as a mobile phone that is compatible with the operation of the information processing device 900. The input device 915 includes an input control circuit that generates an input signal based on the information input by the user and outputs the input signal to the CPU 901. By operating the input device 915, the user inputs various data to the information processing device 900 and gives an instruction for processing operation.

  The output device 917 is configured by a device capable of visually or auditorily notifying the user of the acquired information. The output device 917 may be, for example, a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, an audio output device such as a speaker and headphones, and a printer device. . The output device 917 outputs the result obtained by the processing of the information processing device 900 as a video such as a text or an image, or a voice such as a voice or a sound.

  The storage device 919 is a device for storing data configured as an example of a storage unit of the information processing device 900. The storage device 919 includes, for example, a magnetic storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a semiconductor storage device, an optical storage device, or a magneto-optical storage device. The storage device 919 stores programs executed by the CPU 901, various data, various data acquired from the outside, and the like.

  The drive 921 is a reader / writer for a removable recording medium 927 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, and is built in or externally attached to the information processing apparatus 900. The drive 921 reads the information recorded in the mounted removable recording medium 927 and outputs it to the RAM 905. In addition, the drive 921 writes a record in the mounted removable recording medium 927.

  The connection port 923 is a port for directly connecting a device to the information processing device 900. The connection port 923 can be, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, an IEEE 1394 port, a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) port, or the like. The connection port 923 may be an RS-232C port, an optical audio terminal, an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port, or the like. By connecting the external connection device 929 to the connection port 923, various data can be exchanged between the information processing apparatus 900 and the external connection device 929.

  The communication device 925 is, for example, a communication interface including a communication device for connecting to the communication network 931. The communication device 925 may be, for example, a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or a communication card for WUSB (Wireless USB). The communication device 925 may be a router for optical communication, a router for ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), or a modem for various kinds of communication. The communication device 925 transmits and receives signals and the like to and from the Internet and other communication devices using a predetermined protocol such as TCP / IP. The communication network 931 connected to the communication device 925 is a network connected by wire or wirelessly, and is, for example, the Internet, a home LAN, infrared communication, radio wave communication or satellite communication.

  Heretofore, an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 900 has been shown. Each component described above may be configured by using a general-purpose member, or may be configured by hardware specialized for the function of each component. Such a configuration can be appropriately changed according to the technical level at the time of implementation.

(Modification)
In the above embodiment, the information processing apparatus that acquires a user operation using the touch panel has been described, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. The information processing apparatus can acquire the user's operation by various methods such as a pointing device such as a mouse and the user's action recognition. The type or direction of the user's operation shown in the above embodiment can be appropriately defined in each method according to the example of the above embodiment.

(Addition)
Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present disclosure can conceive various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It is understood that the above also naturally belongs to the technical scope of the present disclosure.

Note that the following configurations also belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure.
(1)
A touch panel that detects a touch operation on the screen on which the content is displayed,
A condition setting unit that sets a clustering condition for classifying the content into a predetermined cluster based on a pinch-in operation or a pinch-out operation on the touch panel,
A display control unit that displays the content belonging to the cluster together with the information about the cluster, and controls the display according to the set clustering condition,
When the content is displayed at the first position according to the first clustering condition, and the amount of the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation exceeds a predetermined threshold, the condition setting unit sets the clustering condition to the first clustering condition. Changing from one clustering condition to a second clustering condition, the display control unit controls to move the content from the first position to a second position according to the second clustering condition,
Information processing equipment.
(2)
When the amount related to the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation does not exceed a predetermined threshold, the condition setting unit does not change the clustering condition,
The information processing device according to (1).
(3)
The content has certain attributes,
The condition setting unit sets the first clustering condition and the second clustering condition based on the attribute,
The information processing apparatus according to (1) or (2) above.
(4)
The first clustering condition and the second clustering condition are different granularities related to the attribute,
The information processing device according to (3).
(5)
The second clustering condition has a coarser granularity than the first clustering condition,
The information processing device according to (4).
(6)
The attribute includes a shooting date and time,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (3) to (5) above.
(7)
The first clustering condition is day, the second clustering condition is month,
The information processing device according to (6).
(8)
The attribute includes a shooting location,
The information processing device according to any one of (3) to (6).
(9)
The display control unit scrolls the display of the content based on a drag operation on the touch panel,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (8) above.
(10)
The display of the content includes a reduced display of an image,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (9) above.
(11)
The condition setting unit, based on one of the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation, changing the clustering condition from the first clustering condition to the second clustering condition, after changing the clustering condition, Changing the clustering condition from the second clustering condition to the first clustering condition based on the other of the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (10) above.
(12)
The display control unit moves the content from the first position to the second position based on one of the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation, and after the movement, the pinch-in operation or the Controlling the content to move from the second position to the first position based on the other of the pinch-out operations,
The information processing device according to (11).
(13)
The information processing device is a mobile phone or a PC,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (12) above.
(14)
The display control unit, based on the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation, a first content classified into a first cluster according to the first clustering condition, and a second content classified into a second cluster. The second content is moved and controlled to form a third cluster according to the second clustering condition,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (13) above.
(15)
The display control unit displays a position bar on the screen,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (14) above.
(16)
The display control unit controls display so that newly displayed content comes into the screen when the first clustering condition is changed to the second clustering condition.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (15) above.
(17)
Setting a clustering condition for classifying the content into a predetermined cluster based on a pinch-in operation or a pinch-out operation on a touch panel that detects a touch operation on a screen on which the content is displayed;
Displaying content belonging to the cluster together with information about the cluster, and controlling the display according to the set clustering condition,
When the content is displayed at the first position according to the first clustering condition, and the amount of the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the clustering condition is changed from the first clustering condition. Changing to a second clustering condition, and controlling to move the content from the first position to a second position according to the second clustering condition,
Information processing method executed by computer.
(18)
Setting a clustering condition for classifying the content into a predetermined cluster based on a pinch-in operation or a pinch-out operation on a touch panel that detects a touch operation on a screen on which the content is displayed;
Displaying content belonging to the cluster together with information about the cluster, and controlling the display according to the set clustering condition,
When the content is displayed at the first position according to the first clustering condition, and the amount of the pinch-in operation or the pinch-out operation exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the clustering condition is changed from the first clustering condition. Changing to a second clustering condition, and controlling to move the content from the first position to a second position according to the second clustering condition,
A program to be realized by a computer.

10 information processing device 12 clustering unit 13 display control unit 14 display 15 touch panel 16 operation acquisition unit 17 condition setting unit 100 screen 110, 310 content 120, 220, 320, 420 cluster 130 position bar

Claims (56)

A storage unit that stores image content information having shooting time information;
A touch panel that detects a touch operation on the screen on which the image content is displayed;
A condition setting unit that sets a clustering condition for classifying the image content into a predetermined cluster according to the shooting time information, based on a pinch operation on the touch panel,
Based on the first pinch operation, the image content belonging to the first shooting date cluster and the image content belonging to the second shooting date cluster different from the first shooting date cluster are moved to perform the first shooting. A display control unit for displaying the first animation so as to form a moon cluster,
Information processing equipment. The shooting time information is information on the time when the image content was shot,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date clusters, based on the photographing time information, a cluster which the image content is classified by day,
The first shooting month cluster is a cluster in which the image content is classified for each month based on the shooting time information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2. The display control unit starts the first animation based on the detection of the first pinch operation,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The condition setting unit determines whether the opening amount of the first pinch operation is a predetermined threshold value or more,
The information processing device according to claim 4. The display control unit, if the opening amount of the first pinch operation is smaller than the predetermined threshold value, cancels the first animation,
The information processing device according to claim 5. When the first animation is stopped, the display control unit does not display the first shooting month cluster on the display, but displays the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster on the display. To display,
The information processing device according to claim 6. The first pinch operation is a pinch out operation,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The image content has at least one attribute, and is classified into the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster with a first granularity based on the attribute, and the first shooting date cluster is based on the attribute. Is classified into the first shooting month cluster with a second granularity different from that of
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The image content has the shooting time information and the position information as the attributes,
The information processing device according to claim 9. The display control unit displays a first label indicating the characteristics of the first shooting date cluster on the first shooting date cluster,
Display a second label indicating the characteristics of the second shooting date cluster to the second shooting date cluster,
Displaying a third label indicating the characteristic of the first shooting month cluster on the first shooting month cluster,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 9. The display control unit scrolls the display according to a user operation different from the first pinch operation,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11. The user operation is a single touch operation,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 12. The operation by the single touch is a drag operation,
The information processing device according to claim 13. The condition setting unit determines whether to change the clustering condition according to the opening amount of the first pinch operation,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 14. When the condition setting unit determines that the opening amount is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, the condition setting unit transitions from the clustering condition to another clustering condition different from the clustering condition,
The information processing device according to claim 15. The condition setting unit maintains the clustering condition when determining that the opening amount is smaller than the predetermined threshold value.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 16. The image content belonging to each of the first shooting date cluster, the second shooting date cluster, and the first shooting month cluster is a thumbnail image,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 17. The touch panel detects the end of the first pinch operation,
Whether the condition setting unit sets the clustering condition for displaying the first shooting month cluster after the end of the first pinch operation based on the opening amount at the end of the first pinch operation. Decide whether or not,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 18. Each of the image contents is classified into at least a first shooting year cluster based on the shooting time information,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 19. Wherein the display control unit, based on the first pinch operation, the image contents belonging to the first shooting month cluster, and an image content belonging to different second shooting month cluster with the first shooting month Cluster Move and display the second animation to form the first shooting year cluster,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 20 . The image content has at least one attribute, and is classified into the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster with a first granularity based on the attribute, and the first shooting date cluster is based on the attribute. Is classified into the first shooting month cluster and the second shooting month cluster with a second particle size different from the second particle size, and is different from the first particle size and the second particle size based on the attribute. Classified into the first shooting year cluster according to the granularity of
The information processing apparatus according to claim 21 . The shooting time information is information on the time when the image content was shot,
The first shooting month cluster and the second shooting month clusters, based on the photographing time information, a cluster which the image content is classified by month,
The first shooting year cluster is a cluster in which the image contents are classified for each year based on the shooting time information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 22 . Wherein the display control unit, based on the first pinch operation, the image contents belonging to the third shooting date clusters, and an image content belonging to different fourth shooting date clusters and the third shooting date cluster Move and display a third animation to form a second shooting moon cluster,
The information processing device according to any one of claims 21 to 23 . The touch panel detects a second pinch operation in which the opening amount of the pinch operation changes opposite to the first pinch operation,
The display control unit moves the image content belonging to the first shooting month cluster and the image content belonging to the second shooting month cluster on the basis of the second pinch operation to obtain the first shooting date. Display a fourth animation to separate the cluster and the second shooting date cluster,
The information processing device according to any one of claims 21 to 24 . When the touch panel detects the end of the first pinch operation,
The condition setting unit sets a first clustering condition for displaying the first shooting month cluster after the end of the first pinch operation, based on the opening amount at the end of the first pinch operation. Decide whether to do it,
When the touch panel detects the end of the second pinch operation,
The condition setting unit displays the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster after the end of the second pinch operation based on the opening amount at the end of the second pinch operation. Determine whether to set the second clustering condition,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 25 . A storage unit that stores image content information having shooting time information;
A touch panel that detects a touch operation on the screen on which the image content is displayed;
A condition setting unit that sets a clustering condition for classifying the image content into a predetermined cluster according to the shooting time information, based on a pinch operation on the touch panel,
Display control for moving the image content belonging to the first shooting month cluster based on the first pinch operation and displaying the first animation so as to be separated into the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster And a section,
Information processing equipment. The shooting time information is information on the time when the image content was shot,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 27 . The first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date clusters, based on the photographing time information, a cluster which the image content is classified by day,
The first shooting month cluster is a cluster in which the image content is classified for each month based on the shooting time information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 28 . The display control unit starts the first animation based on the detection of the first pinch operation,
The information processing device according to any one of claims 27 to 29 . The condition setting unit determines whether the opening amount of the first pinch operation is a predetermined threshold value or more,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 30 . The display control unit, if the opening amount of the first pinch operation is smaller than the predetermined threshold value, cancels the first animation,
The information processing device according to claim 31 . The display control unit displays the first shooting month cluster on a display when the first animation is stopped,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 32 . The display control unit, when the first animation is stopped, does not display the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster on the display, and displays the first shooting month cluster on the display. To display,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 32 or 33 . The image content has at least one attribute, and is classified into the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster with a first granularity based on the attribute, and the first shooting date cluster is based on the attribute. Is classified into the first shooting month cluster with a second granularity different from that of
The information processing device according to any one of claims 27 to 34 . The display control unit displays a first label indicating the characteristics of the first shooting month cluster on the first shooting month cluster,
Displaying a second label indicating the characteristics of the first shooting date cluster to the first shooting date cluster,
Displaying a third label indicating the characteristic of the second shooting date cluster on the second shooting date cluster,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 35 . The image content has the shooting time information and the position information as the attributes,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 35 or 36 . The touch panel detects the end of the first pinch operation,
The condition setting unit displays the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster after the end of the first pinch operation based on the opening amount at the end of the first pinch operation. Determine whether to set the clustering condition,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 27 to 37 . The first pinch operation is a pinch-in operation,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 27 to 38 . The display control unit scrolls the display according to a user operation different from the first pinch operation,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 27 to 39 . The user operation is a single touch operation,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 40 . The operation by the single touch is a drag operation,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 41 . The condition setting unit determines whether to change the clustering condition according to the opening amount of the first pinch operation,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 27 to 42 . When the condition setting unit determines that the opening amount is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, the condition setting unit transitions from the clustering condition to another clustering condition different from the clustering condition,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 43 . The condition setting unit maintains the clustering condition when determining that the opening amount is smaller than the predetermined threshold value.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 44 . The image content belonging to each of the first shooting month cluster, the first shooting date cluster, and the second shooting date cluster is a thumbnail image,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 27 to 45 . Wherein the display control unit, based on the first pinch operation, moving image content belonging to different second shooting year cluster and the image contents belonging to the first shooting year cluster first shooting year cluster , Displaying a second animation to separate the first shooting month cluster and the second shooting month cluster,
The information processing device according to any one of claims 27 to 46 . The shooting time information is information on the time when the image content was shot,
The first shooting month cluster and the second shooting month clusters, based on the photographing time information, a cluster which the image content is classified by month,
The first shooting year cluster is a cluster in which the image contents are classified for each year based on the shooting time information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 47 . The image content has at least one attribute, and is classified into the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster with a first granularity based on the attribute, and the first shooting date cluster is based on the attribute. Is classified into the first shooting month cluster and the second shooting month cluster with a second particle size different from the second particle size, and is different from the first particle size and the second particle size based on the attribute. Classified into the first shooting year cluster according to the granularity of
The information processing apparatus according to claim 47 or 48 . Wherein the display control unit, based on the first pinch operation, moving image contents belonging to the second shooting month cluster, the third so as to separate the third shooting date cluster and fourth shooting date cluster Display the animation of
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 47 to 49 . The touch panel detects a second pinch operation in which the opening amount of the pinch operation changes opposite to the first pinch operation,
The display control unit, based on the second pinch operation, image content belonging to the first shooting date cluster, and image content belonging to a second shooting date cluster different from the first shooting date cluster. Move and display the fourth animation to form the first shooting moon cluster,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 27 to 50 . When the touch panel detects the end of the first pinch operation,
The condition setting unit, based on the opening amount at the end of the first pinch operation, after the first pinch operation is completed, the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster on the display. Decide whether or not to set the first clustering condition displayed at the first position and the second position of
When the touch panel detects the end of the second pinch operation,
The condition setting unit sets a second clustering condition in which the first shooting month cluster is displayed after the end of the second pinch operation, based on the opening amount at the end of the second pinch operation. Decide whether to do,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 51 . Storing information of image content having shooting time information,
Detecting a touch operation on the screen on which the image content is displayed by a touch panel,
Setting a clustering condition for classifying the image content into a predetermined cluster according to the shooting time information based on a pinch operation on the touch panel;
Based on the first pinch operation, the image content belonging to the first shooting date cluster and the image content belonging to the second shooting date cluster different from the first shooting date cluster are moved to perform the first shooting. Displaying a first animation to form a moon cluster,
Information processing method executed by computer. Storing information of image content having shooting time information,
Detecting a touch operation on the screen on which the image content is displayed by a touch panel,
Setting a clustering condition for classifying the image content into a predetermined cluster according to the shooting time information based on a pinch operation on the touch panel;
Based on the first pinch operation, the image content belonging to the first shooting month cluster is moved, and the first animation is displayed so as to be separated into the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster. Has,
Information processing method executed by computer. Storing information of image content having shooting time information,
Detecting a touch operation on the screen on which the image content is displayed by a touch panel,
Setting a clustering condition for classifying the image content into a predetermined cluster according to the shooting time information based on a pinch operation on the touch panel;
Based on the first pinch operation, the image content belonging to the first shooting date cluster and the image content belonging to the second shooting date cluster different from the first shooting date cluster are moved to perform the first shooting. Displaying the first animation to form a moon cluster,
A program that makes a computer realize. Storing information of image content having shooting time information,
Detecting a touch operation on the screen on which the image content is displayed by a touch panel,
Setting a clustering condition for classifying the image content into a predetermined cluster according to the shooting time information based on a pinch operation on the touch panel;
Based on the first pinch operation, the image content belonging to the first shooting month cluster is moved, and the first animation is displayed so as to be separated into the first shooting date cluster and the second shooting date cluster. ,
A program that makes a computer realize.

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