Portable information terminal equipment and display method therefor

• US 7,017,115 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2001
• Issued: 03/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Hayashi, Keiichi
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US10/003,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20020105540A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,566 Days
• Field of Search: 715/723, 715/730, 715/733, 715/738, 715740-743, 715/748, 715/751, 715/761, 715/764, 715/864, 715/700, 715716-719, 707/10, 709201-205, 709/217, 709/218, 345/649, 345/738, 345/764, 345/864, 345/867
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

A portable information terminal equipment with a browser function includes an image information acquisition section for acquiring image information constituted by at least image data and display sequence information of the image data from a Web server through a communication line, a storage section for storing the image information acquired by the image acquisition section, and a display section for displaying image data on the basis of the display sequence information contained in the image information stored in the storage section. A display method for the portable information terminal equipment is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A portable information terminal equipment with a browser function, said portable information terminal equipment comprising:

an image information acquisition section for downloading image information from a Web server through a communication line to said portable information terminal equipment, the image information comprising image data and display sequence information of the image data;

a storage section for storing the downloaded image information;

a display section for displaying stored image data on the basis of the stored display sequence information; and

a display control section for controlling the image on the display section,

wherein the stored display sequence information comprises sequence control information for controlling display of controlled images, the sequence control information comprising at least one of;

image switching time information for setting a controlled image switching time;

image inversion display information for setting whether to perform inversion display of a controlled image; and

erase/non-erase information for setting whether to erase a controlled image upon switching of the display of the controlled image.

2. An equipment according to claim 1, wherein the image information comprises:

title information of the image data;

a data size of a background image;

an image count of background images;

display setting correspondence information for each operation of each function of the portable information terminal equipment;

display sequence information;

data of at least one background image; and

data of at least one controlled image.

3. An equipment according to claim 1, further comprising display setting means for performing display setting by making different pieces of image information correspond to functions for the respective functional operations of the portable information terminal equipment.

4. An equipment according to claim 1, wherein the display sequence information further comprises:

sequence start information for starting display sequence processing; and

sequence end information for ending the display sequence processing.

5. An equipment according to claim 4, wherein the sequence control information comprises:

image switching time information for setting a controlled image switching time;

display image number information for designating a controlled image number;

display position information for setting a display position of a controlled image;

image inversion display information for setting whether to perform inversion display of a controlled image;

image tilt information for setting whether to perform rotation of the display of a controlled image; and

erase/non-erase information for setting whether to erase a controlled image upon switching of the display of the controlled image.

6. An equipment according to claim 4, wherein the sequence control information further includes sound generation setting information for generating a sound when one of the controlled images is displayed.

7. A display method for a portable information terminal equipment with a browser function, said display method comprising:

downloading image information from a Web server through a communication line to the portable information terminal equipment, the image information comprising image data and display sequence information of the image data;

storing the downloaded image information; and

displaying stored image data on the basis of the stored display sequence information,

wherein the display sequence information comprises sequence control information for controlling display of controlled images, the sequence control information comprising at least one of;

image switching time information for setting a controlled image switching time;

image inversion display information for setting whether to perform inversion display of a controlled image; and

erase/non-erase information for setting whether to erase a controlled image upon switching of the display of the controlled image.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the image information comprises:

title information of image data;

a data size of a background image;

an image count of background images;

display setting correspondence information for each operation of each function of the portable information terminal equipment;

display sequence information;

data of at least one background image; and

data of at least one controlled image.

9. A method according to claim 7, wherein the display sequence information further comprises:

sequence start information for starting display sequence processing; and

sequence end information for ending the display sequence processing.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the sequence control information comprises:

image switching time information for setting a controlled image switching time;

display image number information for designating a controlled image number;

display position information for setting a display position of a controlled image;

image inversion display information for setting whether to perform inversion display of a controlled image;

image tilt information for setting whether to perform rotation of the display of a controlled image; and

erase/non-erase information for setting whether to erase a controlled image upon switching of display of the controlled image.

11. A method according to claim 9, wherein the sequence control information further comprises sound generation setting information for generating a sound when one of controlled images is displayed.

12. A method according to claim 7, further comprising making different pieces of image information correspond to functions for the respective functional operations of the portable information terminal apparatus.

13. A portable information terminal equipment with a browser function, said portable information terminal equipment comprising:

an image information acquisition section for downloading image information from a Web server through a communication line to said portable information terminal equipment, the image information comprising image data and display sequence information of the image data;

a storage section for storing the downloaded image information;

a display section for displaying stored image data on the basis of the stored display sequence information; and

a display control section responsive to downloaded image tilt information, for controlling the display on the display section,

wherein the display sequence information comprises sequence control information for controlling display of controlled images, the sequence control information comprising at least one of;

image switching time information for setting a controlled image switching time;

image inversion display information for setting whether to perform inversion display of a controlled image; and

erase/non-erase information for setting whether to erase a controlled image upon switching of the display of the controlled image.

14. An equipment according to claim 13, wherein the image information comprises:

title information of the image data;

a data size of a background image;

an image count of background images;

display setting correspondence information for each operation of each function of the portable information terminal equipment;

display sequence information;

data of at least one background image; and

data of at least one controlled image.

15. An equipment according to claim 13, wherein the display sequence information further comprises:

sequence start information for starting display sequence processing; and

sequence end information for ending the display sequence processing.

16. An equipment according to claim 15, wherein the sequence control information comprises:

image switching time information for setting a controlled image switching time;

display image number information for designating a controlled image number;

display position information for setting a display position of a controlled image;

image inversion display information for setting whether to perform inversion display of a controlled image; and

erase/non-erase information for setting whether to erase a controlled image upon switching of the display of the controlled image.

17. An equipment according to claim 15, wherein the sequence control information further includes sound generation setting information for generating a sound when one of the controlled images is displayed.

18. An equipment according to claim 13, further comprising display setting means for performing display setting by making different pieces of image information correspond to functions for the respective functional operations of the portable information terminal equipment.