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Apparatus, program, and method for displaying content information while controlling display area sizes

US9088375B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2010
Grant dateJul 21, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04817
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A screen display apparatus for controlling the size each display area to appropriately display content information of each display area into one display screen. The screen display apparatus includes a selection accept block for accepting selection of first content information displayed in a first display area, a content information acquisition block for acquiring the content information associated with the selected first content information, this content information being second content information located on a layer below the first content information, and, in order to allocate a second display area for displaying the second content information to the display screen, a display area control block for controlling either or both of the first display area and the second display area.

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