Information display apparatus
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1. An information display apparatus connecting a plurality of sensing devices comprising:
- a signal processing portion for generating a plurality of images dynamically changing from time to time based on signals fed from said sensing devices;
an information display portion for displaying at least one image selected from said plurality of dynamically changing images in a window defined on a display screen;
a menu storage portion for storing a plurality of menu items relating to the dynamically changing images in a hierarchical menu structure;
a rotary control used for menu selection; and
a menu display portion for displaying the menu items relating to the currently displayed dynamically changing image in part of the display screen in such a way that the menu items displayed on-screen are scrolled in accordance with rotation of said rotary control.
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Abstract
An information display apparatus comprises a plurality of sensing devices, a signal processing block, an information display block, a menu storage block, a rotary control like a rotary encoder and a menu display block. The information display apparatus presents selectable menu items relating to images displayed on-screen together with information on hierarchical level of the menu items so that a user can easily recognize the hierarchical level of the currently presented menu items. The rotary control permits the user to select a desired one of the presented menu items by simple operation.
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1. An information display apparatus connecting a plurality of sensing devices comprising:
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a signal processing portion for generating a plurality of images dynamically changing from time to time based on signals fed from said sensing devices; an information display portion for displaying at least one image selected from said plurality of dynamically changing images in a window defined on a display screen; a menu storage portion for storing a plurality of menu items relating to the dynamically changing images in a hierarchical menu structure; a rotary control used for menu selection; and a menu display portion for displaying the menu items relating to the currently displayed dynamically changing image in part of the display screen in such a way that the menu items displayed on-screen are scrolled in accordance with rotation of said rotary control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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