TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY IMAGES OF OBJECTS
First Claim
1. A system for controlling display images of objects, comprising:
- a storage device for storing attribute values of different users respectively assigned a plurality of displayed objects, the displayed objects each being displayed in a form modified according to an operation by the corresponding user;
a calculator for calculating an index value indicating the intensity of a relationship between a first displayed object operated by a first user and a second displayed object operated by a second user, on the basis of the attribute values respectively corresponding to the first and second displayed objects; and
a display device for displaying, on a screen of the first user, the second displayed object distinguishably in terms of the intensity of the relationship according to the calculated index value.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling display of objects, the system including a storage device, a calculator and a display. The storage device stores attribute values of different users respectively assigned a plurality of displayed objects. The displayed objects are each displayed in a form modified according to an operation by the corresponding user. The calculator calculates an index value indicating the intensity of a relationship between a first displayed object operated by a first user and a second displayed object operated by a second user, on the basis of the attribute values respectively corresponding to the first and second displayed objects. The display displays, on a screen of the first user, the second displayed object distinguishably in terms of the intensity of the relationship according to the calculated index value.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for controlling display images of objects, comprising:
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a storage device for storing attribute values of different users respectively assigned a plurality of displayed objects, the displayed objects each being displayed in a form modified according to an operation by the corresponding user; a calculator for calculating an index value indicating the intensity of a relationship between a first displayed object operated by a first user and a second displayed object operated by a second user, on the basis of the attribute values respectively corresponding to the first and second displayed objects; and a display device for displaying, on a screen of the first user, the second displayed object distinguishably in terms of the intensity of the relationship according to the calculated index value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling display images of objects by use of a computer, the computer including a storage device for storing attribute values of different users respectively assigned a plurality of displayed objects, the display image of each of the displayed objects being modified according to an operation by the corresponding user, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating an index value indicating the intensity of a relationship between a first displayed object operated by a first user and a second displayed object operated by a second user, on the basis of the attribute values respectively corresponding to the first and second displayed objects; and displaying, in accordance with the calculated index value, the second displayed object in a form by which the intensity of the relationship can be distinguished on a screen of the first user.
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13. A program for causing a computer to function as a system for controlling display images of objects, the program causing the computer to function as:
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a storage device for storing attribute values of different users respectively assigned a plurality of displayed objects, the display image of each of the displayed objects being modified according to an operation by the corresponding user; a calculator for calculating an index value indicating the intensity of a relationship between a first displayed object operated by a first user and a second displayed object operated by a second user, on the basis of the attribute values respectively corresponding to the first and second displayed objects; and a display device for displaying, in accordance with the calculated index value, the second displayed object in a form by which the intensity of the relationship can be distinguished on a screen of the first user.
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