INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20070162871A1
• Filed: 05/11/2006
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Ishii, Kenji
• Application Number:
  US11/382,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20070162871A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/814
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04892 Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038

Abstract

The present invention provides an information processing apparatus, including: a display unit; and a screen control unit for setting a plurality of different focus modes which selectively focus each of first objects displayed in a main display zone of the display unit and of second objects output to a status display zone of the display unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, including:

a display unit; and

a screen control unit for setting a plurality of different focus modes which selectively focus each of first objects displayed in a main display zone of the display unit and of second objects output to a status display zone of the display unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said screen control unit displays a description of said second object, which is focused, in said focus mode relating to the second object displayed in said status display zone.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said screen control unit sets or starts a function relating to said second object by an operation of selecting the aforementioned second object, which is focused, in said focus mode relating to the second object displayed in said status display zone.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

an operation key used for inputting information, wherein

said screen control unit changes said focus modes between said main display zone and said status display zone according to a length of time of pressing the operation key.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

an operation key used for inputting information, wherein

said screen control unit makes a focus moved among a plurality of said second objects responding to a pressing of the operation key in said focus mode for the second objects displayed in said status display zone.

6. A control method used for an information processing apparatus, including:

a first step for outputting, to a display unit, a main display zone which displays first objects and a status display zone which displays second objects; and

a second step for changing a focus mode to either of the first objects of the main display zone or the second objects of the status display zone.

7. The control method used for an information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

a description relating to said second object, which is focused, is displayed in said focus mode for the second objects displayed in said status display zone.

8. The control method used for an information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

a setup or start of a function relating to said second object is carried out by an operation of selecting the aforementioned second object, which is focused, in said focus mode for the second objects displayed in said status display zone.

9. The control method used for an information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said second step changes over said focus modes between said main display zone and said status display zone according to a length of time of pressing an operation key.

10. The control method used for an information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

a focus is moved among a plurality of said second objects responding to a pressing of an operation key in said focus mode for the second objects displayed in said status display zone.

11. A signal for carrying a control program used for an information processing apparatus including a display unit for displaying information, wherein

the control program makes the information processing apparatus carry out

a first step for outputting, to a display unit, a main display zone which displays first objects and a status display zone which displays second objects;

and

a second step for changing a focus mode to either of the first objects displayed in the main display zone or the second objects displayed in the status display zone.

12. The signal for carrying a control program according to claim 11, wherein

the control program makes the information processing apparatus carry out

a display of a description relating to said second object, which is focused, in said focus mode for the second objects displayed in said status display zone.

13. The signal for carrying a control program according to claim 11, wherein

the control program makes the information processing apparatus carry out

a setup or start of a function relating to said second object by an operation of selecting the aforementioned second object, which is focused, in said focus mode for the second objects displayed in said status display zone.

14. The signal for carrying a control program according to claim 11, wherein

the control program makes the information processing apparatus change over said focus modes between said main display zone and said status display zone according to a length of time of pressing an operation key comprised by the information processing apparatus, in said second step.

15. The signal for carrying a control program according to claim 11, wherein

the control program makes the information processing apparatus carry out an operation in which a focus is moved in among a plurality of said second objects responding to pressing of an operation key comprised by the information processing apparatus in said focus mode for the second objects displayed in said status display zone.