Information processing apparatus capable of displaying scheduler
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- determining means for determining whether the number of data items to be displayed in a same display position in a display area segmented for a respective time axis with a same width per unit time is less than or equal to the number of data items that can be displayed in the display position;
first displaying means for displaying the data items in the display area, in a first display mode such that all the determined data items can be recognized, when the determining means determines that the number of data items to be displayed in the display position is less than or equal to the number of data items that can be displayed;
second displaying means for displaying the determined data items that would otherwise be displayed in the first mode in a second mode, such that the determined data items are displayed in a reduced size or in an overlapped manner in the display area when the determining means determines that the number of data items to be displayed in the display position is greater than the number of data items that can be displayed;
specifying means for specifying a data item displayed in the first mode or the second mode; and
data-list displaying means for displaying a list of the data items in a pop-up window, such that all of the determined data items that are displayed in the second mode, which are specified by the specifying means, and which would otherwise be displayed in the first mode, can be simultaneously displayed so as to be individually recognizable in the pop-up window, at the same time that the determined data items are displayed in the display area segmented for a respective time axis by the first displaying means or the second displaying means, when the specifying means specifies the data item displayed by the second displaying means,wherein the data-list displaying means displays a scrollbar in the pop-up window.
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Abstract
In an information processing apparatus, even when a large volume of data is displayed in a limited display area in which the number of data items that can be displayed at once is restricted, rough searching for data and specific identification of data are facilitated. In the information processing apparatus, the number of data items to be displayed is determined. When the number of data items to be displayed is less than or equal to a predetermined number of data items that can be displayed in a display area, the data items are displayed in a first mode. If the number of data items to be displayed is greater than the predetermined number, the data items are displayed in a second mode.
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8 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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determining means for determining whether the number of data items to be displayed in a same display position in a display area segmented for a respective time axis with a same width per unit time is less than or equal to the number of data items that can be displayed in the display position; first displaying means for displaying the data items in the display area, in a first display mode such that all the determined data items can be recognized, when the determining means determines that the number of data items to be displayed in the display position is less than or equal to the number of data items that can be displayed; second displaying means for displaying the determined data items that would otherwise be displayed in the first mode in a second mode, such that the determined data items are displayed in a reduced size or in an overlapped manner in the display area when the determining means determines that the number of data items to be displayed in the display position is greater than the number of data items that can be displayed; specifying means for specifying a data item displayed in the first mode or the second mode; and data-list displaying means for displaying a list of the data items in a pop-up window, such that all of the determined data items that are displayed in the second mode, which are specified by the specifying means, and which would otherwise be displayed in the first mode, can be simultaneously displayed so as to be individually recognizable in the pop-up window, at the same time that the determined data items are displayed in the display area segmented for a respective time axis by the first displaying means or the second displaying means, when the specifying means specifies the data item displayed by the second displaying means, wherein the data-list displaying means displays a scrollbar in the pop-up window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data display method, comprising:
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determining whether the number of data items to be displayed in a same display position in a display area segmented for a respective time axis with a same width per unit time is less than or equal to the number of data items that can be displayed in the display position; displaying the data items in the display area, in a first display mode such that all the determined data items can be recognized, when the number of data items to be displayed in the display position is determined to be less than or equal to the number of data items that can be displayed; displaying the determined data items that would otherwise be displayed in the first mode in a second mode, such that the determined data items are displayed in a reduced size or in an overlapped manner in the display area when the number of data items to be displayed in the display position is determined to be greater than the number of data items that can be displayed; specifying a data item displayed in the first mode or the second mode; and displaying a list of the data items in a pop-up window, such that all of the determined data items that are displayed in the second mode, which are specified, and which would otherwise be displayed in the first mode, can be simultaneously displayed so as to be individually recognizable in the pop-up window, at the same time that the determined data items are displayed in the display area segmented for a respective time axis in the first display mode or the second displaying mode, when the data item displayed in the second displaying mode is specified, wherein the list of data items is displayed with a scrollbar in the pop-up window.
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8. A computer readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for causing an information processing apparatus to perform a data display method, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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computer-executable instructions for determining whether the number of data items to be displayed in a same display position in a display area segmented for a respective time axis with a same width per unit time is less than or equal to the number of data items that can be displayed in the display position; computer-executable instructions for displaying the data items in the display area, in a first display mode such that all the determined data items can be recognized, when the number of data items to be displayed in the display position is determined to be less than or equal to the number of data items that can be displayed; computer-executable instructions for displaying the determined data items that would otherwise be displayed in the first mode in a second mode, such that the determined data items are displayed in a reduced size or in an overlapped manner in the display area when the number of data items to be displayed in the display position is determined to be greater than the number of data items that can be displayed; computer-executable instructions for specifying a data item displayed in the first mode or the second mode; and computer-executable instructions for displaying a list of the data items in a pop-up window, such that all of the determined data items that are displayed in the second mode, which are specified, and which would otherwise be displayed in the first mode, can be simultaneously displayed so as to be individually recognizable in the pop-up window, at the same time that the determined data items are displayed in the display area segmented for a respective time axis in the first display mode or the second displaying mode, when the data item displayed in the second displaying mode is specified, wherein the list of data items is displayed with a scrollbar in the pop-up window.
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