Display control apparatus and display control method
First Claim
1. A display control apparatus comprising:
- a display control unit configured to cause a display device to display images stored in a memory unit so that a plurality of images are assigned to each page;
a changing unit configured to change display from a page being displayed on the display device to another page; and
a pre-read unit configured to read images to be displayed in a plurality of pages other than the page being displayed from the memory unit and store the read images in a temporary memory unit while the page is being displayed, whereinsaid pre-read unit pre-reads images at intervals with respect to an order for assigning images to each page to be displayed by reading, from the memory unit, a predetermined number of image(s), fewer than the number of images assigned to each page to be displayed, for each of the plurality of pages other than the page being displayed, in ascending order of distance of each page to the page that is being displayed.
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Abstract
A display control apparatus that controls to display images so that a plurality of images are assigned to each page changes display from a page being displayed to another page according to a user'"'"'s operation. Here, the display control apparatus performs pre-reading in which images to be displayed in pages other than the page being displayed are read from a device storing the images and stored in a temporary memory unit while the page is being displayed. In the pre-reading, a predetermined number of images fewer than the number of images assigned to each page are pre-read for each page other than the page being displayed, in ascending order of distance of each page to the page being displayed.
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14 Claims
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1. A display control apparatus comprising:
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a display control unit configured to cause a display device to display images stored in a memory unit so that a plurality of images are assigned to each page; a changing unit configured to change display from a page being displayed on the display device to another page; and a pre-read unit configured to read images to be displayed in a plurality of pages other than the page being displayed from the memory unit and store the read images in a temporary memory unit while the page is being displayed, wherein said pre-read unit pre-reads images at intervals with respect to an order for assigning images to each page to be displayed by reading, from the memory unit, a predetermined number of image(s), fewer than the number of images assigned to each page to be displayed, for each of the plurality of pages other than the page being displayed, in ascending order of distance of each page to the page that is being displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A control method for a display control apparatus, comprising:
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a display control step of causing a display device to display images stored in a memory unit so that a plurality of images are assigned to each page; a changing step of changing display from a page being displayed on the display device to another page; and a pre-read step of reading images to be displayed in a plurality of pages other than the page being displayed from the memory unit and storing the read images in a temporary memory unit while the page is being displayed, wherein said pre-read step comprises pre-reading images at intervals with respect to an order for assigning images to each page to be displayed by reading, from the memory unit, a predetermined number of image(s) fewer than the number of images assigned to each page to be displayed, for each of the plurality of pages other than the page being displayed, in ascending order of distance to the page being displayed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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Specification