Display apparatus and display control method of displaying data together with icon representing contents of data

• US 6,441,836 B1
• Filed: 06/02/1999
• Issued: 08/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Takasu, Akihide, Matsuo, Shoji
• Primary Examiner(s): Cabeca, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu D.
• Application Number:
  US09/324,187
• Time in Patent Office: 1,182 Days
• Field of Search: 345/835, 345/839, 345/968, 345/765, 345/837, 345/840, 345/846, 707/104.1, 707/3, 707/10, 709/201
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0266 for time management, e.g. calendars, diaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/968 interface for database querying and retrieval

Abstract

A plurality of icon data and keywords respectively corresponding to the icon data are stored in an icon data storage section. Matching between the data input by the data input section and a keyword stored in the icon data storage section is detected. Icon data stored in the icon data storage section in correspondence with a keyword which is detected to match the data input by the data input section is added to the input data, and the obtained data is displayed.

Claims

1. A display apparatus for displaying data together with an icon representing contents of the data, comprising:

a data input section for inputting data;

an icon data storage section which stores a plurality of icon data and a plurality of keywords respectively corresponding to the icon data;

a keyword detection section which detects matching between the data input by said data input section and at least one of the keywords stored in said icon data storage section;

an icon addition section which automatically identifies at least one of the icon data corresponding to the at least one keyword which is detected to match the data input by said data input section; and

a display control section which controls the data input by said input section to be displayed along with the icon data automatically identified by said icon addition section.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a data storage control section which replaces a portion of the data input by said data input section that matches the at least one keyword with the icon data automatically identified by said icon addition section, and which then stores the modified data.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a transmission section which transmits to an external device the data input by said input section along with the icon data automatically identified by said icon addition section.

4. An apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a data storage section which stores the data input by said input section along with the icon data automatically identified by said icon addition section as a data item, and an internal/link setting section which sets the data item stored in said data storage section as internal data to be stored in only said apparatus or as link data to be commonly stored in said apparatus and said external device,

wherein said display control section includes means for controlling the data item stored in said data storage section to be displayed along with an identification of whether the data item is internal data or link data, and

wherein said transmission section includes means for transmitting only data items set as link data to said external device.

5. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said transmission section includes means for deleting predetermined partial data from the data item stored in said data storage section and for transmitting the remaining data to said external device.

6. A display control method of displaying data together with an icon representing contents of the data,

comprising:

inputting data;

detecting matching between the input data and at least one of a plurality of keywords which have been respectively stored in correspondence with a plurality of icon data;

automatically identifying at least one of the icon data corresponding to the at least one keyword which is detected to match the input data; and

controlling the input data to be displayed along with the automatically identified icon data.

7. A method according to claim 6, further comprising:

replacing a portion of the input data that matches the at least one keyword with the automatically identified icon data, and

controlling the modified data to be stored.

8. A method according to claim 6, further comprising:

transmitting the input data along with the automatically identified icon data to an external device.

9. A method according to claim 8, further comprising:

controlling the input data to be stored along with the automatically identified icon data as a data item; and

setting the stored data item as internal data to be stored in only an apparatus or as link data to be commonly stored in said apparatus and said external device,

wherein the stored data item is controlled to be displayed along with an identification of whether the data item is internal data or link data, and

wherein only data items set as link data are transmitted to said external device.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein predetermined partial data is deleted from the stored data item and the remaining data is transmitted to said external device.

11. A recording medium on which a computer-readable display control program for displaying input data is recorded,

said computer-readable program comprising:

program code means for inputting data;

program code means for detecting matching between the input data and at least one of a plurality of keywords which have been respectively stored in correspondence with a plurality of icon data;

program code means for automatically identifying at least one of the icon data corresponding to the at least one keyword which is detected to match the input data; and

program code means for controlling the input data to be displayed along with the automatically identified icon data.

12. A medium according to claim 11, wherein said program further comprises program code means for replacing a portion of the input data that matches the at least one keyword with the automatically identified icon data, and for controlling the modified data to be stored.

13. A medium according to claim 11, wherein said program further comprises program code means for transmitting the input data along with the automatically identified icon data to an external device.

14. A medium according to claim 11, wherein said program further comprises:

program code means for controlling the input data to be stored along with the automatically identified icon data as a data item;

program code means for setting the stored data item as internal data to be stored in only an apparatus or as link data to be commonly stored in said apparatus and said external device,

program code means for controlling the stored data item to be displayed along with an identification of whether the data item is internal data or link data, and

program code means for transmitting to said external device only data items set as link data.

15. A medium according to claim 14, wherein said program further comprises program code means for deleting predetermined partial data from the stored data item and the remaining data is transmitted to said external device.

16. An apparatus for displaying data together with an icon representing contents of the data, comprising:

a data input section for inputting data;

an icon data storage section which stores a plurality of icon data and keywords respectively corresponding to the icon data;

a keyword detection section which detects matching between the data input by said data input section and a keyword stored in said icon data storage section;

a display control section which adds, to the input data, icon data stored in said icon data storage section in correspondence with a keyword which is detected by said keyword detection section to match the data input by said data input section, and for displaying the input data along with the added icon data;

a transmission section which transmits the input data along with the added icon data to an external device; and

a data storage section which stores a plurality of input data along with respective added icon data, and an internal/link setting section which sets each of the plurality of data stored in said data storage section as internal data to be stored in only said apparatus or as link data to be commonly stored in said apparatus and said external device, and

wherein said display control section includes means for identifying and displaying the data stored in said data storage section as being either internal data or link data as set by said internal/link setting section, and

wherein said transmission section includes means for transmitting only data set as link data by said internal/link setting section to said external device, among the plurality of input data added with icon data and stored in said data storage section.

17. A display control method of displaying data with an icon representing contents of the data, comprising:

a data input step of inputting data;

a keyword detection step of detecting matching between the data input in the data input step and a keyword stored in icon data storage means for storing a plurality of icon data and keywords respectively corresponding to the icon data;

a display control step of adding, to the input data, icon data stored in said icon data storage means in correspondence with a keyword which is detected in the keyword detection step to match the data input in the data input step, and of displaying the input data along with the added icon data;

a transmission step of transmitting the input data along with the added icon data to an external device; and

an internal/link setting step of setting each of a plurality of input data along with respective added icon data that are stored in data storage means as internal to be data stored in only an apparatus or as link data to be commonly stored in said apparatus and said external device, and

wherein the display control step comprises identifying and displaying the data stored in said data storage means as being either internal data or link data as set in the internal/link setting step, and

wherein the transmission step comprises transmitting only data set as link data in the internal/link setting step to said external device, among the plurality of input data added with icon data and stored in said data storage means.

18. A recording medium in which a computer-readable display control program for displaying input data is recorded, said computer-readable program comprising:

program code means for inputting data;

program code means for detecting matching between the input data and a keyword stored in icon data storage means for storing a plurality of icon data and keywords respectively corresponding to the icon data;

program code means for adding, to the input data, icon data stored in said icon data storage means in correspondence with a keyword which is detected to match, and for displaying the input data along with the added icon data;

program code means for setting each of a plurality of input data along with respective added icon data that are stored in data storage means as internal data to be stored in only an apparatus or as link data to be commonly stored in said apparatus and said external device;

program code means for identifying and displaying the data stored in said data storage means as being either internal data or link data, and

program code means for transmitting only data set as link data to said external device, among the plurality of input data added with icon data and stored in said data storage means.