Information processor, information processing method, and information processing program

Abstract

To provide an information processor, an information processing method, and an information processing program which can sensuously intelligibly provide various kinds of information classified into layers.SOLUTION: An information processor includes a display part, a reception part, and a display control part. The display part displays information. The reception part receives an operation to the display part. When an operation for enlarging or contracting the information displayed on the display part is received by the reception part, the display control part performs control to display, on the display part, information categorized to an upper side or a lower side with respect to the information displayed on the display part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a technique for accepting a theme selection from a user and displaying a plurality of pieces of information such as a plurality of articles included in the selected theme and comments on each article (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2014-049094 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the conventional technology has room for further improvement in terms of providing various types of hierarchically classified information in an intuitive and easy-to-understand manner.

[0005] The present application has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program that can provide various types of information classified into hierarchies in an intuitive and easy-to-understand manner. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The information processing device according to the present application includes a display unit, a reception unit, and a display control unit. The display unit displays information. The reception unit receives an operation for the display unit. When the reception unit receives an operation for enlarging or reducing the information displayed on the display unit, the display control unit controls the display unit to display information categorized higher or lower than the information displayed on the display unit. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to provide various types of hierarchically classified information in an intuitive and easy-to-understand manner. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a process executed by a user terminal according to the embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an information processing system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a user terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of a display information table according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the user terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 6A] FIG. 6A is a diagram showing another example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the user terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 6B] FIG. 6B is a diagram showing another example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the user terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 6C] FIG. 6C is a diagram showing another example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the user terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, the information processing device, the information processing method, and the information processing program according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the information processing device, the information processing method, and the information processing program according to the present application are not limited to the embodiments. In addition, the same parts in the following embodiments are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated descriptions are omitted.

[0010] (Embodiment) First, the process executed by the information processing device according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. In the following, the case where the information processing device is a user terminal 100 such as a smartphone, tablet terminal, or personal computer owned by a user U will be described as an example. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the process executed by the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment. Note that Fig. 1 shows an example of the operation of an information processing system S including the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment.

[0011] As shown in FIG. 1, an information processing system S according to an embodiment includes a server device 1 and a user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 is provided with a display unit 101. In the information processing system S shown in FIG. 1, the server device 1 provides various information to the user terminal 100, and the user terminal 100 displays the various information on the display unit 101 based on the provided various information. For example, application software capable of displaying various information is installed in the user terminal 100, and the various information is displayed on the display unit 101 by the application software. An example of the application software is a widget.

[0012] The server device 1 provides various information to be displayed on the user terminal 100 (step S1). For example, the server device 1 provides various information classified into a hierarchy by category. For example, the server device 1 provides information on tools used in various sports, classified by sport.

[0013] The user terminal 100 displays various pieces of information on the display unit 101 based on the various pieces of information provided by the server device 1 (step S2). For example, the user terminal 100 displays various pieces of information classified into hierarchical levels.

[0014] Moreover, the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 is configured as a touch panel, and a touch operation by the user U is possible. The user terminal 100 is capable of performing an operation to enlarge or reduce information displayed on the display unit 101. For example, the display unit 101 is capable of detecting multi-touch, and is capable of performing pinch-in and pinch-out operations. Pinch-in is an operation of touching two fingers to the display unit 101 and narrowing the distance between the two fingers while the two fingers are in contact with the display unit 101. Pinch-out is an operation of touching two fingers to the display unit 101 and widening the distance between the two fingers while the two fingers are in contact with the display unit 101.

[0015] When the user terminal 100 receives an operation of pinching in or out on the display unit 101, the user terminal 100 displays, on the display unit 101, information categorized higher or lower than the information displayed on the display unit 101 (step S3).

[0016] Here, FIG. 1 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100. The screen 110a shows a case where a plurality of types of sports names such as "baseball", "swimming", and "marathon, running" are displayed as a plurality of pieces of information. For example, an operation of pinching out the part "marathon, running" is performed on the screen 110a. In this case, the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 displays a screen 110b. The screen 110b displays "wafer", "accessories", "shoes", and the like, which are categorized under the pinched out "marathon, running". The screen 110b shows an operation of pinching in the part "accessories". In this case, the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 displays the screen 110a of the upper hierarchy.

[0017] In this way, when the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment receives an operation of pinching in or out on the display unit 101, the user terminal 100 controls the display unit 101 to display information categorized higher or lower than the information displayed on the display unit 101. This allows the user U to intuitively and easily switch between the various hierarchical layers of information by performing an operation of enlarging or reducing the display unit 101 (pinch in or pinch out). This allows the user terminal 100 to provide the various hierarchical layers of information intuitively and easily.

[0018] Next, a configuration example of an information processing system S according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing system S according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, in the information processing system S according to the embodiment, a server device 1 and a plurality of user terminals 100 are connected to a network N by wire or wirelessly. The network N is, for example, a network such as the Internet, a Wide Area Network (WAN), or a Local Area Network (LAN).

[0019] The server device 1 generates and provides various types of information to be displayed on the user terminal 100. For example, the server device 1 provides various types of information hierarchically classified by category.

[0020] The user terminal 100 is a device that executes the information processing method according to the embodiment. The user terminal 100 is a terminal device carried by a user. The user terminal 100 may be any type of terminal device, such as a smartphone, a desktop PC, a notebook PC, or a tablet PC. The user terminal 100 displays various types of information based on various types of information provided by the server device 1.

[0021] Next, a configuration example of the user terminal 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the user terminal 100 has a display unit 101, a communication unit 102, a control unit 103, and a storage unit 104. The control unit 103 includes an acquisition unit 131, a display control unit 132, and a reception unit 133. The storage unit 104 stores a display information table 141.

[0022] The display unit 101 is a display device for displaying various types of information. The display unit 101 is configured, for example, with a touch panel or the like, and is capable of touch operation. The display unit 101 is capable of operation to enlarge or reduce information. For example, the display unit 101 is capable of detecting multi-touch, and is capable of pinch-in and pinch-out operations.

[0023] The communication unit 102 is realized by, for example, a network interface card (NIC) etc. The communication unit 102 is connected to a network by wire or wirelessly.

[0024] The control unit 103 is a controller, and is realized, for example, by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro Processing Unit) executing various programs (corresponding to an example of an information processing program) stored in a storage device inside the user terminal 100 using a RAM or the like as a working area. The control unit 103 is also a controller, and may be realized, for example, by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a GPGPU (General Purpose Graphic Processing Unit).

[0025] The storage unit 104 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a random access memory (RAM) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk.

[0026] The display information table 141 stores various types of information used for display on the display unit 101. For example, the display information table 141 stores various types of information provided by the server device 1 and hierarchically classified by category.

[0027] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of the display information table 141 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 4, the display information table 141 has items such as a hierarchy, an upper hierarchy, a lower hierarchy, and display contents. Note that the items in the display information table 141 shown in Fig. 4 are merely examples, and other items may be included.

[0028] The hierarchy item is an area for storing the hierarchy of information classified into a hierarchy. The upper hierarchy item is an area for storing the upper hierarchy. The lower hierarchy item is an area for storing the lower hierarchy. The display content item is an area for storing information to be displayed on the display unit 101. FIG. 4 shows an example of information used to display the screens 110a and 110b shown in FIG. 1. The screen 110a displays the display content of the hierarchy "1". The screen 110b displays the display content of the hierarchy "2-2" corresponding to "marathon, running" by performing an operation of pinching out the part of "marathon, running" on the screen 110a. Note that in the embodiment, a case where information to be displayed on the display unit 101 is stored in the display content item will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display content item may store a storage destination of the data of the display content, a link destination, a storage destination of a program to be executed in the hierarchy, and the like.

[0029] Next, each function (acquisition unit 131, display control unit 132, and reception unit 133) of the control unit 103 of the user terminal 100 will be described.

[0030] The acquisition unit 131 acquires various information from the server device 1. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires various information to be displayed on the display unit 101 from the server device 1. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires various information classified into a hierarchy by category. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires information on tools used in various sports, classified by sport, from the server device 1. The acquisition unit 131 stores the acquired information in the storage unit 104. For example, the acquisition unit 131 stores various information classified into a hierarchy by category in the display information table 141. For example, the acquisition unit 131 stores information on tools classified by sport in the display information table 141 as shown in FIG. 4.

[0031] The display control unit 132 controls the display of the display unit 101. For example, the display control unit 132 displays information of each layer on the display unit 101 based on the display information table 141. For example, the display control unit 132 reads out the display contents of layer "1" of the display information table 141, and displays them on the display unit 101 as shown on the screen 110a.

[0032] The accepting unit 133 accepts operations on the display unit 101. For example, when the display control unit 132 displays information of each layer on the display unit 101, the accepting unit 133 accepts an operation to enlarge or reduce the information displayed on the display unit 101. For example, the accepting unit 133 accepts an operation to pinch in or pinch out the information displayed on the display unit 101.

[0033] When the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching in or out on any one of the multiple pieces of information, the display control unit 132 controls the display unit 101 to display multiple pieces of information that are categorized above or below the information that was pinched in or out.

[0034] For example, the display control unit 132 controls the display unit 101 to display the names of sports as shown on the screen 110a. When the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching out any of the names of sports, the display control unit 132 controls the display unit 101 to display information on the tools used in the sport whose name is pinched out. For example, when the display control unit 132 receives an operation of pinching out the part "marathon, running" on the screen 110a, the display control unit 132 controls the display unit 101 to display the display contents of the lower level "2-2" of "marathon, running" as shown on the screen 110b. When the display control unit 132 receives an operation of pinching in the part "accessories" on the screen 110b, the display control unit 132 controls the display unit 101 to display the display contents of the level "1" which is the upper level of the level "2-2".

[0035] Next, a processing procedure of a process executed by the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure of a process executed by the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment. Fig. 5 is executed when the reception unit 133 receives an operation of the display unit 101 after the display control unit 132 displays information of any layer on the display unit 101.

[0036] The reception unit 133 determines whether a pinch out has been performed on any information on the display unit 101 (step S101). If a pinch out has been performed (step S101: Yes), the display control unit 132 refers to the display information table 141 and determines whether a lower layer is registered for the information on which the pinch out has been performed (step S102). If a lower layer is registered (step S102: Yes), the display control unit 132 reads out the display contents of the lower layers from the display information table 141 and displays them on the display unit 101 (step S103), and ends the process.

[0037] On the other hand, if the lower layer is not registered (step S102: No), the display control unit 132 ends the process since there is no display content for the lower layer. As a result, the screen of the display unit 101 is maintained at the screen of the current layer without switching to the screen of the lower layer.

[0038] On the other hand, if a pinch out has not been performed (step S101: No), the reception unit 133 determines whether a pinch in has been performed on any information on the display unit 101 (step S104). If a pinch in has been performed (step S104: Yes), the display control unit 132 refers to the display information table 141 and determines whether a higher level is registered for the information on which the pinch in has been performed (step S105). If a higher level is registered (step S105: Yes), the display control unit 132 reads out the display contents of the higher levels from the display information table 141 and displays them on the display unit 101 (step S106), and ends the process.

[0039] On the other hand, if a pinch-in has not been performed (step S104: No) and a higher layer has not been registered (step S105: No), the display control unit 132 ends the process. As a result, the screen of the display unit 101 is not switched to a screen of a higher layer, but is maintained at the screen of the current layer.

[0040] In the above embodiment, various information classified into a hierarchy by category is stored in advance in the display information table 141, and the stored information is provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When an operation of enlarging or reducing the displayed information is performed, the display control unit 132 may determine which of the lower or lower categories of the displayed information to display based on the operation content, obtain new information of the determined category, and display the obtained new information from the displayed information. For example, when the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching in on any one of the multiple pieces of information, the display control unit 132 may obtain information of a higher category than the pinched-in information from the server device 1 and display the obtained information on the display unit 101, and when the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching out on any one of the multiple pieces of information, the display control unit 132 may obtain information of a lower category than the pinched-out information from the server device 1 and display the obtained information on the display unit 101.

[0041] In the above embodiment, the case where information about tools classified by sport is displayed is described as an example, but the information to be displayed is not limited to this.

[0042] For example, as the plurality of pieces of information, a plurality of news items may be displayed on the display unit 101. When the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching out on any of the news items, the display control unit 132 may control the display unit 101 to display details or comments on the pinched out news items, and when the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching in on the news details or comments, the display control unit 132 may control the display unit 101 to display a plurality of pieces of news items. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing another example of a screen displayed on the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6A shows a case where a plurality of news items are displayed on the display unit 101 as the plurality of pieces of information. The screen 110c displays the titles of a plurality of news items, such as "Complaints on Y Signboard Rice of 'XXXXX' Company", "Breaking News World Cup", and "Japan vs Spain". For example, on the screen 110c, an operation of pinching out on the part "Complaints on Y Signboard Rice of 'XXXXX' Company" is performed. In this case, the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 displays a screen 110d. The screen 110d displays an outline of positive and negative comments about news categorized under the pinched-out news. For example, the screen 110b displays "good charging system," "dislike the management," "support the name change," and "flash is annoying." For example, the screen 110d displays an operation of pinching out the part "flash is annoying." In this case, the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 displays the screen 110e. The screen 110e displays the detailed content of the comment under the outline of the pinched-out comment. For example, the screen 110e displays an operation of pinching in on the comment. In this case, the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 displays the screen 110d in the upper layer.

[0043] Also, for example, at least one of music categories and artist names may be displayed as a plurality of pieces of information. When the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching out any of the music categories and artist names, the display control unit 132 may control the display unit 101 to display a playlist of music works and video works of the artist of the pinched out category or artist name, and when the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching in on a music work and a video work, to display a plurality of artist names. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing another example of a screen displayed on the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6B shows a case where a plurality of music categories and artist names are displayed on the display unit 101 as a plurality of pieces of information. The screen 110f displays "J-POP" and "Classical" as music categories, and "Rock Band A" and "Rock Band B" as artist names. For example, the operation of pinching out the part of "Rock Band A" is performed on the screen 110f. In this case, the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 displays a screen 110g. The screen 110g displays songs of rock band A categorized under the pinched-out "rock band A". For example, the screen 110b displays "song A" and "song B". For example, the screen 110g is pinched out on the "song B" portion. In this case, the user terminal 100 plays the song B, and the display unit 101 displays the screen 110h. The screen 110h displays "playing song B" indicating that the song B is being played under the pinched-out "song B". The screen 110h may display information about the song B, such as the lyrics of the song B, in accordance with the playback of the song B. The screen 110h is pinched in on the "playing song B" portion. In this case, the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 displays the screen 110g of the higher hierarchy.

[0044] Also, for example, a category of fortune telling may be displayed as a plurality of pieces of information. When the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching out on any one of the fortune telling categories, the display control unit 132 may control to display the fortune telling situation in the pinched out category on the display unit 101, and when the reception unit 133 receives an operation of pinching out on the fortune telling situation, the display control unit 132 may control to display the fortune telling result in the pinched out fortune telling situation on the display unit 101. FIG. 6C is a diagram showing another example of a screen displayed on the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6C shows a case where a category of fortune telling is displayed on the display unit 101 as a plurality of pieces of information. The screen 110i displays "general", "marriage", "work", etc. as categories of fortune telling. For example, on the screen 110i, an operation of pinching out on the "marriage" part is performed. In this case, the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 displays a screen 110j. The screen 110j displays a fortune telling situation categorized under the pinched out "marriage". For example, on screen 110b, "How will married life change in 10 years" and "For you, for whom things aren't going the way you expected" are displayed. For example, on screen 110j, an operation of pinching out on "For you, for whom things aren't going the way you expected" is performed. In this case, screen 110k is displayed on display unit 101 of user terminal 100. On screen 110k, fortune-telling results are displayed below "For you, for whom things aren't going the way you expected" that has been pinched out. On screen 110k, an operation of pinching in on the fortune-telling results is performed. In this case, screen 110j, which is a higher hierarchical level, is displayed on display unit 101 of user terminal 100.

[0045] This allows the user U to intuitively and easily switch between the various hierarchical layers of information by performing an operation to enlarge or reduce the display unit 101 (pinch in or pinch out). This allows the user terminal 100 to intuitively and easily provide the various hierarchical layers of information.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the display control of the display unit 101 is described as an example in response to an operation on the display unit 101 in the user terminal 100. However, the display control of the display unit 101 is not limited to the case where it is performed in the user terminal 100. For example, the server device 1 may control the display of the display unit 101 in response to an operation on the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100. For example, the server device 1 transmits operation information on the display unit 101 of the user terminal 100 to the server device 1. The server device 1 generates screen information to be displayed on the display unit 101 based on the operation information received from the user terminal 100 and transmits the generated screen information to the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 may display a screen of the received screen information on the display unit 101.

[0047] 〔others〕 In addition, among the processes described in the above embodiments, some of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually. Alternatively, all or some of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically using a known method. In addition, the information including the processing procedures, specific names, various data, and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be changed arbitrarily unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

[0048] In addition, each component of each device shown in the figure is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in any unit according to various loads, usage conditions, etc.

[0049] 3 may be held in a storage server or the like instead of being held by each device. In this case, each device obtains various pieces of information by accessing the storage server.

[0050] [Hardware configuration] The user terminal 100 according to the embodiment described above is realized by a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and has a configuration in which a calculation device 1030, a primary storage device 1040, a secondary storage device 1050, an output IF (Interface) 1060, an input IF 1070, and a network IF 1080 are connected by a bus 1090.

[0051] The arithmetic device 1030 operates based on programs stored in the primary storage device 1040 and the secondary storage device 1050 and programs read from the input device 1020, and executes various processes. The primary storage device 1040 is a memory device, such as a RAM, that temporarily stores data used by the arithmetic device 1030 for various calculations. The secondary storage device 1050 is a storage device in which data used by the arithmetic device 1030 for various calculations and various databases are registered, and is realized by a ROM (Read Only Memory), a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory, or the like.

[0052] The output IF 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to an output device 1010 that outputs various types of information, such as a monitor or a printer, and is realized by a connector conforming to a standard such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), DVI (Digital Visual Interface), or HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). The input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020, such as a mouse, keyboard, and scanner, and is realized by a USB, for example.

[0053] The input device 1020 may be a device that reads information from, for example, an optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a PD (Phase change rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. The input device 1020 may also be an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

[0054] The network IF 1080 receives data from other devices via the network N and sends it to the arithmetic device 1030, and also transmits data generated by the arithmetic device 1030 to other devices via the network N.

[0055] The arithmetic unit 1030 controls the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 via the output IF 1060 and the input IF 1070. For example, the arithmetic unit 1030 loads a program from the input device 1020 or the secondary storage device 1050 onto the primary storage device 1040 and executes the loaded program.

[0056] For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the user terminal 100 , the arithmetic unit 1030 of the computer 1000 executes a program loaded onto the primary storage device 1040 to realize the functions of the control unit 103 .

[0057] 〔effect〕 As described above, the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment includes the display unit 101, the reception unit 133, and the display control unit 132. The display unit 101 displays information. The reception unit 133 receives an operation for the display unit 101. When the reception unit 133 receives an operation for enlarging or reducing the information displayed on the display unit 101, the display control unit 132 controls the display unit 101 to display information categorized higher or lower than the information displayed on the display unit 101.

[0058] According to the user terminal 100 according to each of the above-described embodiments, it is possible to provide various types of hierarchically classified information in an intuitive and easy-to-understand manner.

[0059] Although some of the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, these are merely examples, and the present invention can be embodied in other forms that incorporate various modifications and improvements based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the forms described in the Disclosure of the Invention section.

[0060] 〔others〕 In addition, among the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically by a known method. In addition, the information including the processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be changed arbitrarily unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

[0061] In addition, each component of each device shown in the figure is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in any unit according to various loads, usage conditions, etc.

[0062] Furthermore, the processes described in the above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined as long as the process contents are not contradictory.

[0063] Moreover, the above-mentioned "section, module, unit" can be read as "means" or "circuit," etc. For example, the control unit 103 can be read as control means or a control circuit. [Explanation of symbols]

[0064] 1. Server device 100 user terminals 101 Display section 102 Communications Department 103 Control section 104 Storage section 110a~110k screen 131 Acquisition Department 132 Display control section 133 Reception 141 Display information table U User

Claims

1. A display unit for displaying information; A reception unit that receives an operation on the display unit; a display control unit that, when the receiving unit receives an operation to enlarge or reduce the information displayed on the display unit, controls the display unit to display information categorized higher or lower than the information displayed on the display unit; An information processing device comprising:

2. When an operation of enlarging or reducing the displayed information is performed, the display control unit determines whether to display a lower or higher category of the displayed information based on the operation content, obtains new information of the determined category, and displays the obtained new information with respect to the displayed information. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. the accepting unit accepts a pinch out operation as a zoom-in operation and a pinch in operation as a zoom-in operation; When the reception unit receives an operation of pinching in or out on information displayed on the display unit, the display control unit controls the display unit to display a plurality of pieces of information categorized above or below the information that has been pinched in or out. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

4. the display unit displays a plurality of types of sport names as the plurality of pieces of information; When the reception unit receives an operation of pinching out on any one of the sport names, the display control unit controls to display on the display unit information on tools used in the sport whose name is pinched out, and when the reception unit receives an operation of pinching in on the tool information, the display control unit controls to display on the display unit the names of the plurality of types of sports. The information processing device according to claim 3 .

5. The display unit displays a plurality of news items as the plurality of pieces of information, The display control unit, when receiving an operation of pinching out on any news item at the reception unit, displays details or comments on the pinched out news item on the display unit, and, when receiving an operation of pinching in on the news item or the comment, controls to display a plurality of news items on the display unit. The information processing device according to claim 3 .

6. the display unit displays, as the plurality of pieces of information, at least one of music categories and artist names; When the reception unit receives an operation of pinching out on any music category or artist name, the display control unit controls the display unit to display a playlist of music works and video works of the artist of the pinched out category or artist name, and when the reception unit receives an operation of pinching in on music works and video works, the display control unit controls the display unit to display a plurality of artist names. The information processing device according to claim 3 .

7. The display unit displays a category of fortune-telling based on the plurality of pieces of information, The display control unit, when receiving an operation of pinching out on any one of the fortune-telling categories at the receiving unit, controls to display on the display unit a fortune-telling situation for the pinched-out category, and, when receiving an operation of pinching out on a fortune-telling situation at the receiving unit, controls to display on the display unit a fortune-telling result for the pinched-out fortune-telling situation. The information processing device according to claim 3 .

8. 1. A computer-implemented information processing method, comprising: a receiving step of receiving an operation to enlarge or reduce the information on a display unit; a control step of displaying, on the display unit, information categorized higher or lower than the information displayed on the display unit when an operation to enlarge or reduce the information displayed on the display unit is received; An information processing method comprising:

9. a receiving step of receiving an operation to enlarge or reduce the information on a display unit; a control step of displaying, on the display unit, information categorized higher or lower than the information displayed on the display unit when an operation to enlarge or reduce the information displayed on the display unit is received; An information processing program that causes a computer to execute the above.

Images