Gui display, and recording medium including a computerized method stored therein for realizing the gui display

• US 6,741,266 B1
• Filed: 08/29/2000
• Issued: 05/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kamiwada, Toru, Fujita, Takushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US09/649,065
• Time in Patent Office: 1,365 Days
• Field of Search: 345/629, 345/768, 345/810, 345/813, 345/814, 345/817, 345/862, 345/619, 345/815, 345/764, 345/385, 345/640
• US Class Current: 715/768
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A graphic user interface display comprises a display-indication determining unit determining whether display indication is inputted, a position detecting unit detecting a position of a pointer on the picture, and a processing unit adjusting a transparency of the graphic user interface based on the position detected by the position detecting unit so as to display the graphic user interface.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface display displaying a graphical user interface on a picture, the graphical user interface display comprising:

a display-indication determining unit determining whether display indication is input;

a transparency level table having preset levels of transparency of the graphical user interface displayed according to the display indication;

a processing unit adjusting the graphical user interface according to the transparency level table so as to display the graphical user interface;

a detecting unit detecting a position of a pointer on the picture;

a timing unit recording a time beginning with display of the graphical user interface;

a first adjusting unit adjusting a level of transparency of the graphical user interface based on the time recorded by the timing unit reaching a predetermined time without a user input; and

a second adjusting unit adjusting a level of transparency of the graphical user interface based on a distance between the position of the pointer detected by the detecting unit and a position of the graphical user interface displayed on the picture by the processing unit.

2. The graphical user interface display as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first adjusting unit includes a transparency level varying part varying the level of transparency of the graphical user interface with each elapse of a plurality of predetermined times recorded in the timing unit.

3. A graphical user interface display displaying a graphical user interface, corresponding to a process of a computer, on a picture on a display of the computer, the graphical user interface display comprising:

a display-indication determining unit determining whether display indication is input;

a position detecting unit detecting a position of a pointer on the picture; and

a processing unit increasing a level of transparency of the graphical user interface when the pointer is positioned at approximately a center of the picture, and decreasing the level of transparency of the graphical user interface when the pointer is positioned at a side of the picture.

4. The graphical user interface display, as claimed in claim 3, wherein the processing unit includes a first adjusting part adjusting a size of the graphical user interface-based on the position detected by the position detecting unit.

5. The graphical user interface display as claimed in claim 3, wherein the processing unit includes a second adjusting part adjusting the graphical user interface both in size and transparency based on the position detected by the position detecting unit.

6. A graphical user interface display displaying a graphical user interface, corresponding to a process of a computer, on a picture on a display of the computer, the graphical user interface display comprising:

a position varying unit varying, when a position of a pointer on the display automatically moves regardless of movement of a pointing device associated with the pointer due to the process of the computer that changes a layout of the picture shown on the display, a position where the graphical user interface is displayed on the picture according to the position of the pointer on the picture, to move the graphical user interface with the pointer as the pointer automatically moves.

7. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program to control a computer to display a graphical user interface on a picture on a display of the computer, and comprising a process of:

determining whether indication of displaying the graphical user interface is input;

providing a transparency level table having predetermined levels of transparency of the graphical user interface to be displayed according to said determining indication, and reading the levels of transparency out of the transparency level table;

adjusting and displaying the graphical user interface according to the predetermined levels of transparency;

detecting a position of a pointer on the picture;

recording a time beginning with display of the graphical user interface,

adjusting a level of transparency of the graphical user interface based on the recorded time reaching a predetermined time without a user input; and

adjusting a level of transparency of the graphical user interface based on a distance between the detected position of the pointer and a position of the graphical user interface displayed on the picture on the display.

8. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program to control a computer to display a graphical user interface on a picture on a display of the computer, and comprising a process of:

determining whether indication of displaying the graphical user interface is input;

detecting a position of a pointer on the picture; and

increasing a level of transparency of the graphical user interface when the pointer is positioned at approximately a center of the picture, and decreasing the level of transparency of the graphical user interface when the pointer is positioned at a side of the picture.

9. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program to control a computer to display a graphical user interface on a picture on a display of the computer during a process of the computer, and comprising a process of varying, when a position of a pointer on the display automatically moves regardless of movement of a pointing device associated with the pointer due to the process of the computer that changes a layout of the picture shown on the display, a position where the graphical user interface is displayed on the picture according to the position where the pointer is displayed, to move the graphical user interface with the pointer as the pointer automatically moves.

10. A method of providing an electronic document on a screen of a display, the method comprising:

displaying the electronic document to a user;

displaying a GUI mark for moving and zooming in/out the electronic document on the screen and an indication mark for indicating the GUI mark; and

varying the GUI mark in response to at least one of a position where the GUI mark is displayed by increasing a level of transparency of the GUI mark when positioned at approximately a center of the electronic document and decreasing the level of transparency of the GUI mark when positioned at a side of the electronic document, a distance between the GUI mark and the indication mark, and an elapsed time after the electronic document is moved or zoomed in/out by the GUI mark.

11. The method of providing an electronic document as claimed in claim 10, wherein the GUI mark is varied in level of transparency.

12. The method of providing an electronic document as claimed in claim 10, wherein the GUI mark is varied in size.

13. The method of providing an electronic document as claimed in claim 10, wherein the GUI mark is varied in position.

14. The method of providing an electronic document as claimed in claim 10, wherein the indication mark is a pointer.