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Menu display apparatus, menu display method and program

  • US 9,898,163 B2
  • Filed: 10/28/2014
  • Issued: 02/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A menu display apparatus that displays a menu of a plurality of applications, the apparatus comprising:

  • an acquisition unit that acquires, from each of the applications, display data of content information representing content to be displayed in the menu of the content managed by each of the applications;

    a display controller that controls a display of the content information in areas of the menu according to setting conditions for the areas provided for the applications in the menu and also according to the display data of the content information acquired from the applications, wherein in each respective area of the menu, respective content information is displayed in a respective layout that is determined in accordance with the setting conditions for the respective area and also in accordance with the display data of the content information acquired from a respective application; and

    an operation detection unit configured to detect an action made upon a target area selected from among the areas provided for the applications,wherein the display controller controls the target area to be zoomed in and the display data of the content information is enlarged for display in the target area, andwherein each one of the acquisition unit, the display controller, and the operation detection unit is implemented via at least one processor.

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