List display method and list display apparatus
First Claim
1. A list display method in which a computer displays a list of articles in a predetermined display area of a display device, the list display method comprising:
- creating a list of subjects of the articles if the number of articles is equal to or less than a predetermined display number, and creating a list of categories in which the articles are categorized if the number of articles is larger than the display number; and
displaying the created list in the display area.
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Abstract
In a Web system that provides a social networking service in which information such as a diary and personal information is published on the Internet, upon displaying a list of articles of a diary or the like, if the number of the articles is equal to or less than a predetermined display number, a Web server creates a list that includes a subject of each article, and if the number of articles is larger than the predetermined display number, the Web server creates a list that includes categories in which the articles are categorized, and Web server then displays any of the lists thus created in a list display area of a Web browser provided in a user terminal.
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1. A list display method in which a computer displays a list of articles in a predetermined display area of a display device, the list display method comprising:
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creating a list of subjects of the articles if the number of articles is equal to or less than a predetermined display number, and creating a list of categories in which the articles are categorized if the number of articles is larger than the display number; and displaying the created list in the display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A list display apparatus comprising:
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a display area in which a list of articles is to be displayed; a list creating unit that creates a list of subjects of the articles if the number of articles is equal to or less than a predetermined display number, and creates a list of categories in which the articles are categorized if the number of articles is larger than the display number; and a list display unit that displays the created list in the display area.
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7. A computer readable storage medium containing instructions for displaying a list of articles in a predetermined display area of a display device, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:
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creating a list of subjects of the articles if the number of articles is equal to or less than a predetermined display number, and creating a list of categories in which the articles are categorized if the number of articles is larger than the display number; and displaying the created list in the display area.
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Specification