Patent ID: 7979879
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video contents display system for use with a video content recording system, comprising: a contents information display section that allows pieces of contents information on a plurality of recorded video contents to be displayed along a time axis on a screen for each of a plurality of broadcasting or distribution channels, wherein the pieces of contents information are arranged along the time axis according to elapsed time in a first two-dimensional plane in a display form such that the pieces of contents information are viewed from a predetermined point of sight direction in a three dimensional space; an operation unit interface section that receives an operation signal of at least one of the functions of playback, reverse playback, fast-forward playback, fast-forward reverse playback and playback pause of each of the plurality of video contents; and a video contents display section that allows each of the plurality of video contents for each of the plurality of broadcasting or distribution channels which correspond to a specified time to be displayed as a thumbnail of a motion picture at a location corresponding to the specified time on the time axis, where the plurality of video contents are aligned along a line corresponding to the specified time, and are displayed simultaneously on a second two-dimensional plane orthogonal to the first two-dimensional plane, and wherein the video contents display section allows the specified time to be changed based on the operation signal received by the operation unit interface section, and allows each of the plurality of video contents which correspond to the changed specified time to be displayed at the location as the thumbnail of the motion picture of each of the video contents, wherein the location is updated to corresponds to the changed specified time on the time axis and the thumbnails represent contents broadcasted or distributed at the same time.