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Information processing apparatus and method as well as medium

US6611277B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2000
Grant dateAug 26, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8405
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information processing apparatus and method as well as a medium are disclosed by which the sizes of title screens of a menu screen can be controlled based on a history of utilization of an information distribution system to allow desired information to be searched out in a short time. Priority degrees are set to information to be distributed based on a history of utilization of the information distribution system, and a title image of the information which has a comparatively high priority degree is displayed with a comparatively great size.

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