COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD
First Claim
1. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a display control program executed by a computer of a display control apparatus for integrally scrolling an object or a group of objects as a scroll target, and displaying one part of the scroll target in a display area representing one part or the whole of a display screen, the display control program causing the computer to function as:
- scrolling operation accepting means for accepting a scrolling operation to scroll the scroll target in the display screen;
scrolling motion setting means for calculating, in accordance with the scrolling operation accepted by the scrolling operation accepting means, a uniform-velocity scrolling parameter representing a scroll amount for which the scroll target is scrolled at a uniform velocity, based on a size of the scroll target, or on the number of objects included in the scroll target or on a scrollable amount for which the scroll target is scrollable in a scroll direction determined in accordance with the scrolling operation, and for setting a scrolling motion which includes, at least as one part of the motion, a uniform-velocity scrolling for the scroll amount determined based on the uniform-velocity scrolling parameter; and
scrolling means for scrolling the scroll target in accordance with the scrolling motion set by the scrolling motion setting means.
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Abstract
When a scroll target consisting of an object or a group of objects is scrolled and displayed in a display area representing one part or the whole of a display screen, a uniform-velocity scrolling parameter representing a scroll amount for which the scroll target is scrolled at a uniform velocity is calculated in accordance with a scrolling operation by a user, and a scrolling including at least a uniform-velocity scrolling is executed for the scroll amount determined based on the uniform-velocity scrolling parameter.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a display control program executed by a computer of a display control apparatus for integrally scrolling an object or a group of objects as a scroll target, and displaying one part of the scroll target in a display area representing one part or the whole of a display screen, the display control program causing the computer to function as:
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scrolling operation accepting means for accepting a scrolling operation to scroll the scroll target in the display screen; scrolling motion setting means for calculating, in accordance with the scrolling operation accepted by the scrolling operation accepting means, a uniform-velocity scrolling parameter representing a scroll amount for which the scroll target is scrolled at a uniform velocity, based on a size of the scroll target, or on the number of objects included in the scroll target or on a scrollable amount for which the scroll target is scrollable in a scroll direction determined in accordance with the scrolling operation, and for setting a scrolling motion which includes, at least as one part of the motion, a uniform-velocity scrolling for the scroll amount determined based on the uniform-velocity scrolling parameter; and scrolling means for scrolling the scroll target in accordance with the scrolling motion set by the scrolling motion setting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a display control program executed by a computer of a display control apparatus for integrally scrolling an object or a group of objects as a scroll target, and displaying one part of the scroll target in a display area representing one part or the whole of a display screen, the display control program causing the computer to function as:
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scrolling operation accepting means for accepting a scrolling operation to scroll the scroll target in the display screen; scrolling motion setting means for calculating, in accordance with the scrolling operation accepted by the scrolling operation accepting means, a scroll parameter representing a scroll amount for which the scroll target is scrolled from a start to a stop of the scrolling, based on a size of the scroll target, or on the number of objects included in the scroll target or on a scrollable amount for which the scroll target is scrollable in a scroll direction determined in accordance with the scrolling operation, and for setting a scrolling motion having a scroll amount determined based on the scroll parameter; and scrolling means for scrolling the scroll target in accordance with the scrolling motion set by the scrolling motion setting means.
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21. A display control apparatus for integrally scrolling an object or a group of objects as a scroll target, and displaying one part of the scroll target in a display area representing one part or the whole of a display screen, the display control apparatus comprising:
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scrolling operation accepting means for accepting a scrolling operation to scroll the scroll target in the display screen; scrolling motion setting means for calculating, in accordance with the scrolling operation accepted by the scrolling operation accepting means, a uniform-velocity scrolling parameter representing a scroll amount for which the scroll target is scrolled at a uniform velocity, based on a size of the scroll target, or on the number of objects included in the scroll target or on a scrollable amount for which the scroll target is scrollable in a scroll direction determined in accordance with the scrolling operation, and for setting a scrolling motion which includes, at least as one part of the motion, a uniform-velocity scrolling for the scroll amount determined based on the uniform-velocity scrolling parameter; and scrolling means for scrolling the scroll target in accordance with the scrolling motion set by the scrolling motion setting means.
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22. A display control method executed by a display control apparatus for integrally scrolling an object or a group of objects as a scroll target, and displaying one part of the scroll target in a display area representing one part or the whole of a display screen, the method comprising:
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a scrolling operation accepting step of accepting a scrolling operation to scroll the scroll target in the display screen; a scrolling motion setting step of calculating, in accordance with the scrolling operation accepted at the scrolling operation accepting step, a uniform-velocity scrolling parameter representing a scroll amount for which the scroll target is scrolled at a uniform velocity, based on a size of the scroll target, or on the number of objects included in the scroll target or on a scrollable amount for which the scroll target is scrollable in a scroll direction determined in accordance with the scrolling operation, and setting a scrolling motion which includes, at least as one part of the motion, a uniform-velocity scrolling for the scroll amount determined based on the uniform-velocity scrolling parameter; and a scroll step of scrolling the scroll target in accordance with the scrolling motion set at the scrolling motion setting step.
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23. A display control system, which includes a plurality of devices capable of communicating with each other, for integrally scrolling an object or a group of objects as a scroll target, and displaying one part of the scroll target in a display area representing one part or the whole of a display screen, the display control system comprising:
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scrolling operation accepting means for accepting a scrolling operation to scroll the scroll target in the display screen; scrolling motion setting means for calculating, in accordance with the scrolling operation accepted by the scrolling operation accepting means, a uniform-velocity scrolling parameter representing a scroll amount for which the scroll target is scrolled at a uniform velocity, based on a size of the scroll target, or on the number of objects included in the scroll target or on a scrollable amount for which the scroll target is scrollable in a scroll direction determined in accordance with the scrolling operation, and for setting a scrolling motion which includes, at least as one part of the motion, a uniform-velocity scrolling for the scroll amount determined based on the uniform-velocity scrolling parameter; and scrolling means for scrolling the scroll target in accordance with the scrolling motion set by the scrolling motion setting means.
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