Image display controller and image display system
First Claim
1. An image display control device for displaying on a display unit a large menu having a plurality of menu items, and an underlying image, to allow performing menu item selection and operation according to instructions by a user, the image display control device comprising:
- a controller for, according to the instructions, selecting and controlling one of either of the large menu and a small menu that has as menu items a lone portion of the menu items in the large menu; and
a menu image compositor for, according to control by the controller, simultaneously displaying on the display unit the small menu together with the underlying image.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An image display unit operational interface for easily selecting a lot of functions while checking the content of an underlying image is provided.
In an image display control device (3) for displaying on a display unit (5) a large menu having a plurality of menu items, and an underlying image, to allow performing menu item selection and operation according to instructions by a user, a controller (14) for, according to the instructions, selecting and controlling one of either of the large menu and a small menu that has as menu items a lone portion of the menu items in the large menu, and a menu image compositor (20) for, according to control by the controller, simultaneously displaying on the display unit the small menu together with the underlying image are included.
-
Citations
11 Claims
-
1. An image display control device for displaying on a display unit a large menu having a plurality of menu items, and an underlying image, to allow performing menu item selection and operation according to instructions by a user, the image display control device comprising:
-
a controller for, according to the instructions, selecting and controlling one of either of the large menu and a small menu that has as menu items a lone portion of the menu items in the large menu; and
a menu image compositor for, according to control by the controller, simultaneously displaying on the display unit the small menu together with the underlying image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. An image display system comprising:
-
a display unit; and
an image display control device for displaying on the display unit a large menu having a plurality of menu items, and an underlying image, to allow performing menu item selection and operation according to instructions by a user;
whereinthe image display control device comprises;
a controller for, according to the instructions, selecting and controlling one of either of the large menu and a small menu that has as menu items a lone portion of the menu items in the large menu; and
a menu image compositor for, according to control by the controller, simultaneously displaying on the display unit the small menu together with the underlying image.
-
Specification