Displaying apparatus, displaying method, displaying program, and recording medium holding displaying program
First Claim
1. A displaying apparatus for displaying part of a target object in magnified fashion and for scrolling what is being displayed of the target object in accordance with instructions from a user, said displaying apparatus comprising:
- inputting means for inputting the instructions from the user; and
controlling means for controlling a display device so as to switch the display of the target object in accordance with the input through the inputting means;
wherein the controlling means causes the display device to start scrolling the display so as to zoom out on the target object in response to a scroll instruction from the inputting means, and to either zoom in on the target object until an initial scale of the target object is restored before ending the scroll, or to terminate the scroll so as to zoom in on the target object until the initial scale thereof is restored.
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Abstract
A displaying apparatus is disclosed which displays part of a target object in magnified fashion and scrolls what is being displayed of the target object in accordance with instructions from a user. The displaying apparatus includes an inputting device operable to input the instructions from the user, and a controller operable to control a display device so as to switch the display of the target object in accordance with the input through the inputting device. The controller causes the display device to start scrolling the display so as to zoom out on the target object in response to the scroll instruction from the inputting device, and to either zoom in on the target object until an initial scale of the target object is restored before ending the scroll, or to terminate the scroll so as to zoom in on the target object until the initial scale thereof is restored.
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9 Claims
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1. A displaying apparatus for displaying part of a target object in magnified fashion and for scrolling what is being displayed of the target object in accordance with instructions from a user, said displaying apparatus comprising:
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inputting means for inputting the instructions from the user; and
controlling means for controlling a display device so as to switch the display of the target object in accordance with the input through the inputting means;
wherein the controlling means causes the display device to start scrolling the display so as to zoom out on the target object in response to a scroll instruction from the inputting means, and to either zoom in on the target object until an initial scale of the target object is restored before ending the scroll, or to terminate the scroll so as to zoom in on the target object until the initial scale thereof is restored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for displaying part of a target object in magnified fashion and for scrolling what is being displayed of the target object in accordance with instructions from a user, said displaying method comprising:
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scrolling the display so as to zoom out on the target object in response to a scroll instruction; and
either zooming in on the target object until an initial scale of the target object is restored before ending the scroll, or terminating the scroll so as to zoom in on the target object until the initial scale thereof is restored.
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8. A recording medium recorded with a program for performing a method for displaying part of a target object in magnified fashion and for scrolling what is being displayed of the target object, said method comprising:
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scrolling the display so as to zoom out on the target object in response to a scroll instruction; and
either zooming in on the target object until an initial scale of the target object is restored before ending the scroll, or terminating the scroll so as to zoom in on the target object until the initial scale thereof is restored.
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9. A displaying apparatus for displaying part of a target object in magnified fashion and for scrolling what is being displayed of the target object in accordance with instructions from a user, said displaying apparatus comprising:
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an inputting device operable to input the instructions from the user; and
a controller operable to control a display device so as to switch the display of the target object in accordance with the input from the inputting device;
wherein the controller causes the display device to start scrolling the display so as to zoom out on the target object in response to the scroll instruction from the inputting device, and to either zoom in on the target object until an initial scale of the target object is restored before ending the scroll, or to terminate the scroll so as to zoom in on the target object until the initial scale thereof is restored.
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