Information processing apparatus and method, and information processing program

摘要

A note-type personal computer according to the present invention has an LCD for displaying information stored in an internal storage provided therein, and an external storage or an external picture server connected thereto, via the internet. And, operation for the information stored in the respective storages is performed by the user in the same procedure using operation units such as a keyboard, a touch pad, with indication on the LCD confirmed. When the information stored in the picture server is displayed, the LCD displays auxiliary information indicative of this notice. The LCD displays the auxiliary information using a different folder name, or displays the auxiliary information on the background of a display area of the LCD. So, the user can confirm contents on the internet easily without the need of performing complicated operations.

主权项

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
an internal storage memory having internal image files stored therein; a communications unit implemented by circuitry configured to connect to an external server separated from the information processing apparatus by a network, the external server having external image files which are uploaded by a user and stored therein and realizing an image storing service; a retrieving unit implemented by the circuitry configured to retrieve internal directory information for the internal image files and external directory information for the external image files; and a display control unit implemented by the circuitry configured to
control display of a directory display area, a contents display area, and another contents display area in a single window,control display (i) in the directory display area, of both an internal directory listing corresponding to the internal directory information for the internal image files and an external directory listing corresponding to the external directory information for the external image files, and (ii) in the contents display area, thumbnail images corresponding to either internal image files or external image files in accordance with user selection of the internal or external directory listing in the directory display area,control display (iii) in the another contents display area, of thumbnail images corresponding to one of internal image files and external image files, the another contents display area being displayed adjacent to the contents display area and displaying a greater number of thumbnail images than are displayed in the contents display area, and sizes of the thumbnail images in the contents display area being different from sizes of the thumbnail images in the another contents display area, andcontrol display (iv) in the single window, of a slide operation unit to adjust the sizes of both the thumbnail images displayed in the contents display area and the thumbnail images displayed in the another contents display area by a slide operation, wherein both internal directory listing and external directory listing continue to be displayed while the thumbnail images are displayed in the contents display area.