Patent ID: 8347224

Claim:
A content viewing method comprising: acquiring a content set; converting a plurality of contents in the content set into a predetermined format; arranging first indication information of at least some of the plurality of contents such that the first indication information is displayed on a display device in a first display area, arranged along a time axis according to date/time information associated with the at least some of the plurality of contents, the arranging enabling use of the at least some of the plurality of contents via the corresponding first indication information, and selection of one of the plurality of contents for use by selecting corresponding indication information from among the first indication information arranged along the time axis in the first display area; and in response to one of the plurality of contents being selected for use via selection of first indication information corresponding to the one of the plurality of contents, arranging second indication information of one or more contents nearby the one of the plurality of contents such that the first indication information corresponding to the one of the plurality of contents and the second indication information of the one or more nearby contents is displayed on the display device in a second display area not associated with a time axis, the one or more nearby contents being close in time to the one of the plurality of contents selected for use in the first display area, the second indication information being arranged in the second display area in order of time; wherein: in the act of arranging, if the first indication information of at least some of the plurality of contents of the content set is already displayed in the first display area, new indication information of contents of a new content set specified to be displayed is arranged in a line parallel to a line in which the first indication information lies, without changing the time axis, and the content viewing method comprises controlling displaying of the first indication information, in accordance with an operation command input by a user, so that the new indication information is displayed in the first display area parallel to the first indication information.