Display control device and method to display a panoramic image

A display control method, comprising:

• in a display control device:
• generating, based on a first user instruction, a partial target image of a display target image displayed on a display area, wherein the partial target image comprises a first width and a first length, the first width is equal to a second width of the display area, and the first length is shorter than a second length of the display area;
• concurrently displaying a whole of the display target image and the partial target image at a position corresponding to an input position of the first user instruction on the display target image;
• wherein the first user instruction to designate a part of the display target image as the partial target image is received in a state where the whole of the display target image is displayed on the display area, and wherein the display area has an aspect ratio different from that of the display target image;
• and
• displaying automatic scroll of the display target image from a scroll start position, based on a second user instruction to designate starting of the automatic scroll of the display target image,
• wherein the first user instruction is a touch operation, and the second user instruction is a release of the touch operation,
• wherein the release of the touch operation is a trigger for the display of the automatic scroll of the display target image, and
• wherein the scroll start position corresponds to a point on the display target image at which the touch operation is released.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions thereon, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• generating, based on a first user instruction, a partial target image of a display target image displayed on a display area, wherein the partial target image comprises a first width and a first length, the first width is equal to a second width of the display area, and the first length is shorter than a second length of the display area;
• concurrently displaying a whole of the display target image and the partial target image at a position corresponding to an input position of the first user instruction on the display target image,
• wherein the first user instruction to designate a part of the display target image as the partial target image is received in a state where the whole of the display target image is displayed on the display area;
• and
• displaying automatic scroll of the display target image from a scroll start position, based on a second user instruction to designate starting of the automatic scroll of the display target image, wherein the scroll start position is based on an input position of one of the first user instruction or the second user instruction on the display target image,
• wherein the first user instruction is a touch operation, and the second user instruction is a release of the touch operation,
• wherein the release of the touch operation is a trigger for the display of the automatic scroll of the display target image, and
• wherein the scroll start position corresponds to a point on the display target image at which the touch operation is released.