Display information selection apparatus and method, program and recording medium
US7590948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a display device, information related to specified information, which is displayed large in a center portion of a display, by a selected relation criterion is displayed aligned on a selection axis, while information related by other relation criteria is displayed aligned on non-selection axes. Information selected as the specified information can be sequentially changed in accordance with an input from an up or down direction key, and a relation criterion of information displayed on the selection axis and the non-selection axes can be sequentially changed in accordance with an input from a left or right direction key. Also, in accordance with an input from an X button, an immediately preceding input from a direction key is cancelled, and a display condition returns to an immediately preceding history. In accordance with an input from a Δ button, a display condition previously bookmarked by an input from a □ button is displayed.
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