Electronic apparatus, display controlling method for electronic apparatus and graphical user interface
First Claim
1. A method for controlling display on an electronic apparatus, comprising:
- storing display data in a storage section of the electronic apparatus, the display date comprising first representation images representing first items of a high hierarchy end second representation images representing second items of a low hierarchy;
accepting operation inputs from a user, including selecting and scrolling images displayed on a display screen, the images including first representation images and second representation images;
displaying first representation images as a first array along a first direction on the display screen;
displaying second representation images corresponding to a selected first representation image as a second array along a second direction on the display screen, the second array intersecting the first array at an intersecting position, wherein the selected first representation image is displayed at the intersecting position;
emphasizing, at a display position on the display screen, a user selected second representation image in the second array;
displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to the selected second representation image;
displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to at least one unselected second representation images;
scrolling the second representation images displayed in the second array, when the user inputs the scrolling operation, wherein speed of the scrolling increases as time elapses after the scrolling is started in response to the scrolling operation;
displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to a scrolled second representation image;
emphasizing successively, on the display screen, the scrolled second representation images, when each scrolled second representation image is displayed at the display position on the screen;
displaying a bar display along the second direction on the display screen, the bar display successively indicating, using a mark, the display position of an emphasized second representation image on the display screen; and
displaying, on the display screen, a group bar in the second direction when the scrolling speed reaches a value greater than a predetermined value, the group bar having a predetermined width along the first direction and being displayed adjacent to the second array such that the height of the group bar is equal to a length of the display screen in the first direction.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface is disclosed which achieves an easy search for a desired item upon scrolling. Plural first icons representing first items of a high hierarchy are arrayed along a direction of a display screen, and plural second icons representing second items of a low hierarchy which belong to a selected one of the first items are arrayed along an intersecting direction with the selected first item positioned at the intersecting position. The selected noticed icon from among the plural second icons is displayed emphatically at a fixed position on the display screen, and explanation information of the noticed item icon is displayed in the proximity of the display position of the noticed icon. In response to a scrolling instruction, scrolling is executed while explanation information of the second icons other than the noticed item icon is displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling display on an electronic apparatus, comprising:
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storing display data in a storage section of the electronic apparatus, the display date comprising first representation images representing first items of a high hierarchy end second representation images representing second items of a low hierarchy; accepting operation inputs from a user, including selecting and scrolling images displayed on a display screen, the images including first representation images and second representation images; displaying first representation images as a first array along a first direction on the display screen; displaying second representation images corresponding to a selected first representation image as a second array along a second direction on the display screen, the second array intersecting the first array at an intersecting position, wherein the selected first representation image is displayed at the intersecting position; emphasizing, at a display position on the display screen, a user selected second representation image in the second array; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to the selected second representation image; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to at least one unselected second representation images; scrolling the second representation images displayed in the second array, when the user inputs the scrolling operation, wherein speed of the scrolling increases as time elapses after the scrolling is started in response to the scrolling operation; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to a scrolled second representation image; emphasizing successively, on the display screen, the scrolled second representation images, when each scrolled second representation image is displayed at the display position on the screen; displaying a bar display along the second direction on the display screen, the bar display successively indicating, using a mark, the display position of an emphasized second representation image on the display screen; and displaying, on the display screen, a group bar in the second direction when the scrolling speed reaches a value greater than a predetermined value, the group bar having a predetermined width along the first direction and being displayed adjacent to the second array such that the height of the group bar is equal to a length of the display screen in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 12, 13)
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3. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a display screen; a storage section for storing a plurality of display data, the plurality of display data comprising first representation images representing first items of a high hierarchy and second representation images representing second items of a low hierarchy; an operation inputting section for accepting operation inputs from a user, including selecting and scrolling images displayed on the display screen, the images including first representation images and second representation images; and a display control section for; displaying the first representation images as a first array along a first direction on the display screen; displaying the second representation images corresponding to a selected first representation image as a second array along a second direction on the display screen, the second array intersecting the first array at an intersecting position, wherein the selected first representation image is displayed at the intersecting position; emphasizing, at a display position on the display screen, a user selected second representation image in the second array; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to the selected second representation image; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to at least one unselected second representation images; scrolling the second representation images displayed in the second array, when the user inputs the scrolling operation using the operation inputting section, wherein speed of the scrolling increases as time elapses after the scrolling is started in response to the scrolling operation; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to a scrolled second representation image; emphasizing successively, on the display screen, the scrolled second representation images, when each scrolled second representation image is displayed at the display position on the screen; displaying a bar display along the second direction on the display screen, the bar display successively indicating, using a mark, the display position of an emphasized second representation image on the display screen; and displaying, on the display screen, a group bar in the second direction when the scrolling speed reaches a value greater than a predetermined value, the group bar having a predetermined width along the first direction and being displayed adjacent to the second array such that the height of the group bar is equal to a length of the display screen in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, which when executed on a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for controlling display on en electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
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storing display data in a storage section of the electronic apparatus, the display data comprising first representation images representing first items of a high hierarchy and second representation images representing second items of a low hierarchy; accepting operation inputs from a user, including selecting and scrolling images displayed on a display screen, the images including first representation images and second representation images; displaying first representation images as a first array along a first direction en the display screen; displaying second representation images corresponding to a selected first representation image as a second array along a second direction on the display screen, the second array intersecting the first array at an intersecting position, wherein the selected first representation image is displayed at the intersecting position; emphasizing, at a display position on the display screen, a user selected second representation image in the second array; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to the selected second representation image; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to at least one unselected second representation images; scrolling the second representation images displayed in the second array, when the user inputs the scrolling operation, wherein speed of the scrolling increases as time elapses after the scrolling is started in response to the scrolling operation; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to a scrolled second representation image; emphasizing successively, on the display screen, the scrolled second representation images, when each scrolled second representation image is displayed at the display position on the screen; displaying a bar display along the second direction on the display screen, the bar display successively indicating, using a mark, the display position of an emphasized second representation image on the display screen; and displaying, on the display screen, a group bar in the second direction when the scrolling speed reaches a value greater than a predetermined value, the group bar having a predetermined width along the first direction and being displayed adjacent to the second array such that the height of the group bar is equal to a length of the display screen in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for controlling display on an electronic apparatus, comprising:
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storing display data in a storage section of the electronic apparatus, the display data comprising first representation images representing first items of a higher hierarchy and second representation images representing second items of a lower hierarchy; accepting operation inputs from a user, including selecting and scrolling images displayed on a display screen, the images including first representation images and second representation images; displaying first representation images as a first array along a first direction on the display screen; displaying second representation images corresponding to a selected first representation image as a second array along a second direction on the display screen, the second array intersecting the first ray at an intersecting position, wherein the selected first representation image is displayed at the intersecting position; emphasizing, at a display position on the display screen, a user selected second representation image in the second array, wherein the display position is at a different location on the display screen from a location of the intersecting position; scrolling the second representation images displayed in the second array, when the user inputs the scrolling operation, wherein speed of the scrolling increases as time elapses after the scrolling is started in response to the scrolling operation; displaying, on the display screen, explanation information corresponding to a scrolled second representation image; emphasizing successively, on the display screen, the scrolled second representation images, when each scrolled second representation image is displayed at the display position on the screen; displaying a bar display along the second direction on the display screen, the bar display successively indicating, using a mark, the display position of an emphasized second representation image on the display screen; and displaying, on the display screen, a group bar in the second direction when the scrolling speed reaches a value greater than a predetermined value, the group bar having a predetermined width along the first direction and being displayed adjacent to the second array such that the height of the group bar is equal to a length of the display screen in the first direction.
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