Display screen processing apparatus and storage medium containing therein program for controlling display screen processing apparatus
US5959630A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display screen processing apparatus includes a display portion having a display screen; a display information acquiring section for acquiring a display information object to be displayed on the display screen; a display information dividing section for dividing the display information object into a plurality of partial display information objects on the basis of attribute information embedded in the display information object; an icon creating section for creating a split display icon for indicating positions of split display areas which are in a one-to-one correspondence with the partial display information objects within the entire display screen; a display controlling section for displaying the split display icon in a peripheral area of the display screen; and an icon designating portion for designating one of the split display areas in the split display icon. The display controlling section is adapted to display on a greater scale a partial display information object corresponding to the designated split display area on the entire display screen.
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