Information retrieval apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An information retrieval apparatus, comprising:
- a display section for displaying a first image;
an enlargement section for continuously enlarging the first image displayed by the display section in response to an instruction of the user; and
a determination section for determining that a magnification ratio of the first image enlarged by the enlargement section has reached a prescribed value,wherein when the magnification ratio is determined to have reached the prescribed value, the display section displays at least one second image at a position related to the first image; and
when the first image is still enlarged by the enlargement section, the enlargement section enlarges the at least one second image at a magnification ratio equal to the magnification ratio used for enlarging the first image.
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Abstract
An information retrieval apparatus includes a display section for displaying a first image; an enlargement section for continuously enlarging the first image displayed by the display section in response to an instruction of the user; and a determination section for determining that a magnification ratio of the first image enlarged by the enlargement section has reached a prescribed value. When the magnification ratio is determined to have reached the prescribed value, the display section displays at least one second image at a position related to the first image. When the first image is still enlarged by the enlargement section, the enlargement section enlarges the at least one second image at a magnification ratio equal to the magnification ratio used for enlarging the first image.
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10 Claims
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1. An information retrieval apparatus, comprising:
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a display section for displaying a first image; an enlargement section for continuously enlarging the first image displayed by the display section in response to an instruction of the user; and a determination section for determining that a magnification ratio of the first image enlarged by the enlargement section has reached a prescribed value, wherein when the magnification ratio is determined to have reached the prescribed value, the display section displays at least one second image at a position related to the first image; and
when the first image is still enlarged by the enlargement section, the enlargement section enlarges the at least one second image at a magnification ratio equal to the magnification ratio used for enlarging the first image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information retrieval method, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first image; continuously enlarging the first image displayed in the step of displaying in response to an instruction of the user; determining that a magnification ratio of the first image enlarged in the step of enlarging has reached a prescribed value, and displaying at least one second image at a position related to the first image when the magnification ratio is determined to have reached the prescribed value, and then, when the first image is still enlarged by the enlargement section, enlarging the at least one second image at a magnification ratio equal to the magnification ratio used for enlarging the first image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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