Information processing device for displaying control panel image and information image on a display

摘要

A control panel image generation unit generates a control panel image displayed to control an application. An application execution unit executes the application based on user control information input while the control panel image is being displayed. An information image generation unit generates an information image including information related to the application. An image switching unit switches an image displayed on a display from the control panel image to the information image. The information image generation unit uses image data stored in a storage device and generates the information image including a thumbnail image corresponding to the control panel image.

主权项

1. An information processing device comprising:
a control panel image generation unit configured to generate a control panel image displayed to control an application, wherein the control panel image includes: (i) a plurality of content icons, each content icon representing a respective content file or group of content files, and (ii) a plurality of operation icons, each operation icon representing a corresponding operation or group of operations that may be carried out on the content files; an execution unit configured to execute the application based on user control information input by selecting at least one of the content icons and at least one of the operation icons while the control panel image is being displayed; a storage device configured to store image data for generating an information image including information related to the application; an information image generation unit configured to use the image data stored in the storage device and generate the information image including: (i) indicia representing the at least one of the operation icons that was selected, (ii) indicia representing instructions for carrying out the operation corresponding to the at least one of the operation icons that was selected; and (iii) a thumbnail image of the control panel image; an image switching unit configured to switch an image displayed on a display between the control panel image and the information image; and an acknowledging unit configured to acknowledge a signal for requesting a change of the information image displayed on the display,
wherein the information image generation unit modifies the information image to enlarge the thumbnail image based on the signal for requesting the change, and when the thumbnail image is enlarged, the image switching unit switches from the modified information image back to the control panel image and displays the control panel image on the display.