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Data display apparatus, method, and program

US8244738B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 2009
Grant dateAug 14, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/51
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a first memory to store a plurality of contents and pieces of content information including a plurality of elements; an element selector to select at least part of the plural elements correspond to a first content; a determine unit to determine whether or not the selected element matches the plural elements correspond to the contents; a generator to generate corresponding information for each of the contents based on a result of the determination; a second memory to store pieces of the corresponding information; a content selector to select a second content; a calculator to calculate degrees of association to the second content; a deciding unit to decide a arrangement positions of the plural contents except the second content according to the degrees of association calculated by the calculator; and a display unit to display the contents at the arrangement positions decided by the deciding unit.

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