ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MENU DISPLAYING METHOD, CONTENT IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD AND FUNCTION EXECUTION METHOD
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1. An electronic device provided with a display, comprising:
- a first displaying unit configured to display a content image on the display;
a first acknowledging unit configured to acknowledge an instruction for selection of a displayed content image;
a second displaying unit configured to display a plurality of menu items defined for the selected content image so as to surround the content image;
a second acknowledgment unit configured to acknowledge an instruction for selection of a displayed menu item; and
an execution unit configured to execute a function of the selected menu item.
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Abstract
A content image displaying unit displays a content image on a display. A first acknowledgment unit acknowledges an instruction for selection of the displayed content image. A menu item displaying unit displays a plurality of menu items defined for the selected content image so as to surround the content image. A second acknowledgment unit acknowledges an instruction for selection of the displayed menu item. A function execution unit executes a function of the selected menu item. A menu item displaying unit situates a plurality of menu items along a single circle.
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1. An electronic device provided with a display, comprising:
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a first displaying unit configured to display a content image on the display; a first acknowledging unit configured to acknowledge an instruction for selection of a displayed content image; a second displaying unit configured to display a plurality of menu items defined for the selected content image so as to surround the content image; a second acknowledgment unit configured to acknowledge an instruction for selection of a displayed menu item; and an execution unit configured to execute a function of the selected menu item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of displaying a menu comprising:
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displaying a content image on a display; acknowledging an instruction for selection of a displayed content image; and displaying a plurality of menu items defined for the selected content image, rotating the menu items around the content image.
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7. A program embedded in a non-transitory computer readable recording medium, comprising:
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a first display module configured to display a content image on a display; an acknowledgment module configured to acknowledge an instruction for selection of a displayed content image; and a second display module configured to display a plurality of menu items defined for the selected content image, rotating the menu items around the content image.
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8. An electronic device provided with a display, comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect a movement of the electronic device; a storage configured to store a plurality of content images; a determination unit configured to determine whether the electronic device makes a predetermined movement by referring to a value detected by the sensor; an extraction unit configured to extract a plurality of content images from the storage when the electronic device makes the predetermined movement; and a display unit configured to display the plurality of extracted content images on the display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A content image displaying method comprising:
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determining whether an electronic device makes a predetermined movement by referring to a value detected by a sensor for detecting a movement of the electronic device; extracting a plurality of content images from a storage when the electronic device makes the predetermined movement; displaying the plurality of extracted content images on a display; determining an action of each of the plurality of content images displayed on the display in accordance with the value detected by the sensor; and moving and displaying the plurality of content images such that the content images make the determined action.
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14. A program embedded in a non-transitory computer readable program and adapted for a computer installed on an electronic device, the program comprising:
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a determination module configured to determine whether the electronic device makes a predetermined movement by referring to a value detected by a sensor for detecting a movement of the electronic device; an extraction module configured to extract a plurality of content images from a storage when the electronic device makes the predetermined movement; a first display module configured to display the plurality of extracted content images on a display; a determination module configure to determine an action of each of the plurality of content images displayed on the display in accordance with the value detected by the sensor; and a second display module configured to move and display the plurality of content images such that the content images make the determined action.
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15. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch panel including a display and a positional information output device configured to output positional information identifying a touched position on the display; a first display unit configured to display one or more content images on the display; an acknowledging unit configured to acknowledge the positional information output from the positional information output device; a definition unit configured to define an area as a selection area when the area is deemed as a closed or substantially closed area formed by the positional information acknowledged by the acknowledging unit successively over time; an identification unit configured to identify one or more content images included in the selection area; and an execution unit configured to execute a function defined for the identified content image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A function execution method comprising:
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displaying one or more content images on a display; acknowledging positional information identifying a touched position on the display; defining an area as a selection area when the area is deemed as a closed or substantially closed area formed by the positional information acknowledged successively over time; identifying a content image included in the selection area; and executing a function defined for the identified content image.
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20. A program embedded in a non-transitory computer readable recording medium, comprising:
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a display module configured to display one or more content images on a display; an acknowledgment module configured to acknowledge positional information identifying a touched position on the display; a definition module configured to define an area as a selection area when the area is deemed as a closed or substantially closed area formed by the positional information acknowledged successively over time; an identification module configured to identify a content image included in the selection area; and an execution module configured to execute a function defined for the identified content image.
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