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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
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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.

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