Patent ID: 6745199
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An information processing apparatus, comprising:input means for receiving input of operations from a user; first recording means for recording a plurality of contents; second recording means for recording attributes data of said contents, corresponding to said contents recorded by said first recording means; first display means for displaying a plurality of first items indicating virtual classification of said contents with a hierarchical structure, based on said attributes data recorded by said second recording means, and for displaying a second item for each hierarchical level for said virtual classification, said second item indicating all contents virtually classified into said hierarchical level; searching means for searching for said contents having attributes corresponding to said first item selected by said user from said plurality of first items displayed by said first display means, based on signals indicating operations of said user input by said input means, and for searching said contents having attributes corresponding to at least one of said first items at a higher hierarchical level than said second item, in the event that signals indicating that said second item has been selected are input by said input means; and second display means for displaying information relating to said contents searched by said searching means.