SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM PRODUCT

• US 20070211066A1
• Filed: 03/08/2007
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Kanda, Hirokazu
• Application Number:
  US11/683,763
• Publication Number:
  US 20070211066A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/531
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/04 Partial updating of the display screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/103 Detection of image changes, e.g. determination of an index representative of the image change
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/145 related to small screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/34 for rolling or scrolling

Abstract

A screen display control apparatus receives screen update information which represents content of display update. Screen image is updated in an update area in accordance with the received screen update information. When the update area is not in a display range of the display screen and a size of the update area is greater than a predetermined size, the display range of the display screen is moved in order that the display range contains the update area.

Claims

1. A display control apparatus for a display device which is configured to display a partial image of a screen image, the partial image being in a display range, the apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit which is configured to receive update information which instructs partial update of the screen image;

an update unit which is configured to partially update the screen image in accordance with the received update information; and

a display controller which is configured to move the display range in the screen image such that the display device displays an image of an update area of the screen image when the update area is out of the display range and a size of the update area is larger than a predetermined size.

2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display controller moves the display range in the screen image such that the display device displays an image of a comprehensive area including all of update areas of the screen image when a size of the comprehensive area is larger than a predetermined size.

3. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a movement instructor which is configured to instruct the display controller to or not to move the display range based on a color and/or a shape of the image of the update area when the update area is out of the display range and a size of the update area is larger than a predetermined size.

4. A display control apparatus for a display device which is configured to display a partial image of a screen image, the partial image being in a display range, the apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit which is configured to receive update information which instructs partial update of the screen image;

an update unit which is configured to partially update the screen image in accordance with the received update information; and

a display controller which is configured to move the display range in the screen image such that the display device displays an image of an update area of the screen image when the update area is out of the display range and the image in the update area has a predetermined attribute.

5. A display control apparatus for a display device which is configured to display a partial image of a screen image, the partial image being in a display range, the apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit which is configured to receive a storage instruction which instructs storage a part of the screen image;

a storage unit which is configured to store the part of the screen image in accordance with the storage instruction; and

a display controller which is configured to move the display range in the screen image such that the display device displays an stored image which is stored by the storage unit when the stored image is out of the display range and a size of the stored image is larger than a predetermined size.

6. A display control apparatus for a display device which is configured to display a partial image of a screen image, the partial image being in a display range, the apparatus comprising:

a detection unit which is configured to detect a difference between first image data and second image data;

a determination unit which is configured to determine whether or not a size of a differential area between the first image data and the second image data is greater than a predetermined size; and

a display controller which is configured to move the display range in the screen image such that the display device displays an image of the differential area when the determination unit determines that the size of the differential area is greater than the predetermined size.

7. A computer program for a display control apparatus for a display device which is configured to display a partial image of a screen image, the partial image being in a display range, the program being stored in a computer readable medium, and the program comprising:

receiving update information which instructs partial update of the screen image;

partially updating the screen image in accordance with the received update information; and

moving the display range in the screen image such that the display device displays an image of an update area of the screen image when the update area is out of the display range and a size of the update area is larger than a predetermined size.

8. A computer program for a display control apparatus for a display device which is configured to display a partial image of a screen image, the partial image being in a display range, the program being stored in a computer readable medium, and the program comprising:

receiving update information which instructs partial update of the screen image;

partially updating the screen image in accordance with the received update information; and

moving the display range in the screen image such that the display device displays an image of an update area of the screen image when the update area is out of the display range and the image in the update area has a predetermined attribute.

9. A computer program for a display control apparatus for a display device which is configured to display a partial image of a screen image, the partial image being in a display range, the program being stored in a computer readable medium, and the program comprising:

receiving a storage instruction which instructs storage a part of the screen image;

storing the part of the screen image in accordance with the storage instruction; and

moving the display range in the screen image such that the display device displays an stored image which is stored by the storage unit when the stored image is out of the display range and a size of the stored image is larger than a predetermined size.

10. A computer program for a display control apparatus for a display device which is configured to display a partial image of a screen image, the partial image being in a display range, the program being stored in a computer readable medium, and the program comprising:

detecting a difference between first image data and second image data;

determining whether or not a size of a differential area between the first image data and the second image data is greater than a predetermined size; and

moving the display range in the screen image such that the display device displays an image of the differential area when it is determined that the size of the differential area is greater than the predetermined size.