Folder icon display control apparatus

• US 20030156140A1
• Filed: 02/11/2003
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Watanabe, Mikio
• Granted Patent: US 7,496,859 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

Folder icon images are generated using image files contained in a folder. The folder icon images generated are displayed on a folder icon in the manner of a slide show in order in accordance with a fixed cycle. Images represented by the image files contained in the folder may thus be ascertained without opening the folder.

Claims

1. An apparatus for controlling display of folder icons, comprising:

an icon image data generating device for generating icon image data of a plurality of frames of icon images from original image data of a plurality of frames of original images represented by a plurality of image files contained in a folder, said plurality of frames of icon images corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of frames of original images and having such a size that the icon images are displayed on an icon of the folder; and

a first display control device for controlling a display device in such a manner that a plurality of frames of icon images represented by the icon image data generated by said icon image data generating device will be displayed in order on the icon of the folder.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a command device for applying an original-image display command; and

a second display control device for controlling the display device so as to display an original image corresponding to an icon image, which is being displayed on the icon of the folder, when an original-image display command has been applied by said command device.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a counting device for counting number of times the original image is displayed;

wherein said first display control device decides the order of display of the icon images based upon a count obtained from said counting device.