Compact information terminal apparatus, method for controlling such apparatus and medium
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1. An information terminal apparatus having a browser which browses structured data which includes reference information, comprising:
- a position designator which moves a pointer on a display view of the structured data and designates a position of the pointer; and
a controller which refers to a linked destination of the reference information in the case that the position designated by said position designator is a display position of the reference information of the structured data, which displays instruction information for operating said browser and a display area of the instruction information in the case that the position designated by said position designator is a position other than the display position of the reference information of the structured data, and which undisplays the instruction information and the display area in the case that the pointer moves outside of the display area.
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Abstract
In a compact information terminal apparatus including display means having a displaying function equivalent to that of a personal computer, a browser for browsing a hyper text can easily be manipulated without altering the hyper text formed for the personal computer. When a position other than a hot spot of the hyper text on a browsing view is designated by using a position designating input device which can be manipulated by one hand, a group of operation buttons of the browser for the hyper text is displayed in the vicinity of a designated position.
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22 Claims
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1. An information terminal apparatus having a browser which browses structured data which includes reference information, comprising:
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a position designator which moves a pointer on a display view of the structured data and designates a position of the pointer; and a controller which refers to a linked destination of the reference information in the case that the position designated by said position designator is a display position of the reference information of the structured data, which displays instruction information for operating said browser and a display area of the instruction information in the case that the position designated by said position designator is a position other than the display position of the reference information of the structured data, and which undisplays the instruction information and the display area in the case that the pointer moves outside of the display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling an information terminal apparatus having a browser which browses structured data which includes reference information, comprising:
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a position discriminating step of discriminating a position of a pointer designated on a display view of the structured data; and a controlling step of selectively referring to a linked destination of the reference information of the structured data corresponding to the position discriminated in said position discriminating step, displaying instruction information for operating said browser and a display area of the instruction information, or undisplaying the instruction information and the display area, in accordance with the discriminated position in said position discriminating step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable program instructions applicable to an information terminal apparatus which hosts a browser for browsing structured data which includes reference information, the program instructions comprising:
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a position discriminating routine for discriminating a position of a pointer designated on a display view of the structured data; and a controlling routine for selectively referring to a linked destination of the reference information of the structured data corresponding to the position discriminated in said position discriminating routine, displaying instruction information for operating said browser and a display area of the instruction information, or undisplaying the instruction and the display area, in accordance with the position discriminated in said position discriminating routine. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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