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User interface controlling apparatus, user interface controlling method, and computer program

US7545363B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2005
Grant dateJun 9, 2009
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4722
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A user interface controlling apparatus is disclosed which includes an inputting section for inputting user operation information, and a display controlling section for controlling display of data in a switched manner on a display unit based on input information from the inputting section. The display controlling section exercises control, based on the input information coming from the inputting section designating any of upward-, downward-, rightward-, and leftward-pointing buttons, over selection of a data aggregate to be displayed from data aggregates including different categories of data, and over selection of category data for display from the selected data aggregate, before outputting the selected category data to the display unit.

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