Data structure of menu display control data and menu display device
First Claim
1. A data structure of menu display control data which is read out by a processor of a display device displaying a menu image, comprising:
- a plurality of first management tables each of which manages a plurality of large items to be subjected to a display process by said processor; and
a plurality of second management tables which belong to each of said plurality of first management tables and each of which manages a plurality of small items to be subjected to a display process by said processor, wherein dependency relationship information indicative of dependence on a small item managed under a first management table different from the first management table to which a noticed second management table belongs is assigned to said noticed second management tale, so that, when a desired small item is selected, said processor can display a plurality of small items dependent on said desired small item, based on said dependency relationship information.
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Abstract
A display control table comprises GUI tables <guitbl>[0] to <guitbl>[N-1] and menu tables <menu_tbl>[0] to <menu_tbl>[I-1] belonging to each of the GUI tables. Each of the GUI tables <guitbl>[0] to <guitbl>[N-1] manages a plurality of large items subjected to a display process. Also, each of the menu tables <menu_tbl>[0] to <menu_tbl>[I-1] manages a plurality of small items subjected to a display process. Assigned to each of the menu tables <menu_tbl>[0] to <menu_tbl>[I-1] are tree tables <tree_tbl>[0] to <tree_tbl>[L-1] indicative of dependency relationships with small items managed under the other GUI tables. When a desired small item is selected, a plurality of small items dependent on the desired small item are subjected to a display process, based on these tree tables <tree_tbl>[0] to <tree_tbl>[L-1].
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17 Claims
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1. A data structure of menu display control data which is read out by a processor of a display device displaying a menu image, comprising:
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a plurality of first management tables each of which manages a plurality of large items to be subjected to a display process by said processor; and
a plurality of second management tables which belong to each of said plurality of first management tables and each of which manages a plurality of small items to be subjected to a display process by said processor, wherein dependency relationship information indicative of dependence on a small item managed under a first management table different from the first management table to which a noticed second management table belongs is assigned to said noticed second management tale, so that, when a desired small item is selected, said processor can display a plurality of small items dependent on said desired small item, based on said dependency relationship information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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8. A menu display device comprising a display means for displaying a menu image based on menu display control data, wherein
said menu display control data includes a plurality of first management tables which each manage a plurality of large items and a plurality of second management tables which belong to each of said plurality of first management tables and each of which manages a plurality of small items, each of said plurality of second management tables is assigned to dependency relationship information indicative of dependence on a small item under a first management table different from the first management table to which the second management table belongs, and said display means includes a specifying means which, when a desired small item is selected, specifies a plurality of small items dependent on said desired small item, based on said dependency relationship information.
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