MENU DISPLAY DEVICE AND MENU DISPLAY METHOD
First Claim
1. A menu display device comprising:
- a display unit configured to display a plurality of menu options side by side on a display screen;
a storage unit configured to store the menu options and operational commands for specifying operations corresponding to the menu options; and
a control unit configured to display the menu options and the operational commands adjacent to the menu options on the display screen, the operational commands controlling display of the menu options.
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Abstract
A menu display device includes a display unit that displays a plurality of menu options side by side on a display screen, a storage unit that stores the menu options and operational commands for specifying operations corresponding to the menu options, and a control unit that displays the menu options and displays the operational commands adjacent to the menu options, the operational commands controlling display of the menu options. The control unit moves a mark that indicates a selectable state between the menu options or the operational commands in response to an amount of operation of an operation unit, and when the mark moves to the operational commands, the control unit displays new menu options on the display screen in response to the operational commands.
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19 Claims
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1. A menu display device comprising:
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a display unit configured to display a plurality of menu options side by side on a display screen; a storage unit configured to store the menu options and operational commands for specifying operations corresponding to the menu options; and a control unit configured to display the menu options and the operational commands adjacent to the menu options on the display screen, the operational commands controlling display of the menu options. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A menu display method comprising:
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extracting menu options from a storage unit; extracting operational commands corresponding to the menu options from the storage unit; and displaying a plurality of icons that indicate content of the menu options side by side at predetermined intervals on a screen of a display unit and displaying the operational commands at predetermined positions adjacent to the plurality of icons that indicate content of the menu options that are displayed side by side. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A menu display device comprising:
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a display unit configured to display (1) menu option icons on a display screen in a line or circle, each menu option icon representing audio and/or video content to be played back, and (2) an operational command icon on the display screen within the line or circle of menu option icons, the operational command icon specifying an operation corresponding to one or more menu options; and a single input means for accepting user selection of both individual menu option icons and the operation command icon, such that both individual menu option icons and the operation command icon specifying an operation corresponding to one or more menu options can be selected via the single input means and without using a plurality of controls.
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