Display apparatus and method that display navigatable objects
First Claim
1. A display apparatus that displays at least one direction in which at least one object navigatable from a currently activated object is located, the display apparatus comprising:
- a display unit, which displays an application program;
an application program executing unit, which executes the application program so that the application program is displayed on a screen of the display unit; and
a controlling unit, which determines whether there is said at least one object navigatable from a currently activated object on the screen of the display unit and displays direction information on said at least one direction in which the at least one object navigatable from the currently activated object is located.
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Abstract
A display apparatus and method that display directions in which objects navigatable from a currently activated object are located. The display apparatus includes a display unit, which displays an application program, an application program executing unit, which executes the application program so that the application program is displayed on a screen of the display unit, and a controlling unit, which determines whether there are objects navigatable from a currently activated object on the screen of the display unit and displays direction information on directions in which the objects navigatable from the currently activated object are located. Accordingly, directions in which the objects navigatable from the currently activated object are located are automatically displayed, thereby enabling a user to view the directions in which the objects navigatable from the currently activated object are located in advance.
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8 Claims
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1. A display apparatus that displays at least one direction in which at least one object navigatable from a currently activated object is located, the display apparatus comprising:
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a display unit, which displays an application program;
an application program executing unit, which executes the application program so that the application program is displayed on a screen of the display unit; and
a controlling unit, which determines whether there is said at least one object navigatable from a currently activated object on the screen of the display unit and displays direction information on said at least one direction in which the at least one object navigatable from the currently activated object is located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A display method that displays directions in which at least one object navigatable from a currently activated object is located, the display method comprising:
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displaying an application program; and
determining whether there is at least one object navigatable from a currently activated object on the screen of the display unit and displaying direction information on said at least one direction in which the at least one object navigatable from the currently activated object is located. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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