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Image processing unit, method, and program

  • US 7,593,003 B2
  • Filed: 11/22/2004
  • Issued: 09/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An image processing unit for displaying display data according to a display format, the unit comprising:

  • means for displaying a first portion of display data on a display screen, the first portion of the display data being of a size smaller than a total amount of data available for display;

    means for receiving a request to move a cursor on the display screen in a specified direction beyond the first portion of the display data;

    means for determining whether a second portion of display data exists in the specified direction that is currently not displayed on the display screen;

    means for displaying a display option to be selected in response to determining that the second portion of display data exists in the specified direction, the display option allowing selection of a quantity of blocks of the second portion of display data to display; and

    means for reconfiguring, after selecting the display option, the display screen to include the selected quantity of the second portion of the display data.

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