# US 11,907,466 B2 · Apparatus and method which displays additional information along with a display component in response to the display component being selected > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,907,466 B2 - Document ID: US11907466B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/669,377 - Filed: 2022-02-11 - Published: 2022-09-22 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-03-19 - Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Applicants: Koshiro Hori - Inventors: Koshiro Hori - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11907466B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/04162: {for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware} - G06F 3/0304: {Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means (constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042)} - G06F 3/03542: {Light pens for emitting or receiving light} - G06F 3/03545: {Pens or stylus} - G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06F 3/147: using display panels - G06F 40/103: Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents (automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191) - G06F 40/169: Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes - G06F 2203/04803: Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas - H04N 7/147: {Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q)} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A display apparatus includes circuitry to display, on a display, a display component along with an object. The display component indicates a presence of information that is additional information corresponding to the display component and related to the object. The circuitry displays, in response to receiving a selection of the display component, an information display section that includes the information, along with the display component and the object. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus, comprising: circuitry configured to: display, on a display, a display component along with an object, a presence of the display component indicating a presence of additional information; and display, in response to receiving a selection of the display component, an information display section that includes the additional information, along with the display component and the object at a same time, wherein: in case that the display component with which the selection has been received is on left of the display with respect to a middle of the display, the circuitry displays the information display section on a left end of the display, and in case that the display component with which the selection has been received is on right of the display with respect to the middle of the display, the circuitry displays the information display section on a right end of the display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, in response to receiving the selection of the display component, the circuitry generates the information display section including the additional information corresponding to the display component. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein, in a case that the information display section is displayed, and that the selection of the display component is received in a display range including the object, the circuitry determines whether the display range has a space for displaying the additional information corresponding to the display component, and based on a determination indicating that the display range has the space, the circuitry displays the additional information in the space. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display apparatus of claim 3, wherein, in case of an absence of the space, the circuitry displays the additional information in a semi-transparent manner in proximity to the display component with which the selection has been received. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, the circuitry displays the information display section in an area in proximity to the display component with which the selection has been received. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, the circuitry displays a display range including the object opposite to the information display section with respect to the middle of the display. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display apparatus of claim 6, wherein, the additional information corresponding to the display component is input according to a user operation of user hand drafted input. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The display apparatus of claim 6, further comprising: the display range includes a plurality of display components, the plurality of display components including the display component, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: display, in the information display section, identification information associated with each of the plurality of display components in a selectable manner, the identification information identifying information corresponding to each of the plurality of display components, display, in the display range, the identification information along with each of the plurality of display components, and in response to receiving, in the information display section, a selection of the identification information associated with one of the plurality of display components, display, in the information display section, information corresponding to the one of the plurality of display components. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, the circuitry displays the information display section having a width determined according to a width of data represented by the additional information. ### Claim 10 A display method, comprising: displaying, on a display, a display component along with an object, a presence of the display component indicating a presence of additional information that corresponds to the display component and related to the object; and displaying, in response to receiving a selection of the display component, an information display section that includes the additional information, along with the display component and the object at a same time, wherein, in case that the display component with which the selection has been received is on left of the display with respect to a middle of the display, the method displays the information display section on a left end of the display, and in case that the display component with which the selection has been received is on right of the display with respect to the middle of the display, the method displays the information display section on a right end of the display. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising: generating the information display section to include the additional information corresponding to the display component, in response to receiving the selection of the display component. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein, the displaying of the information display section that includes the additional information, along with the display component and the object includes displaying the information display section in an area in proximity to the display component with which the selection has been received. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein, the method displays a display range including the object opposite to the information display section with respect to the middle of the display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: inputting, according to a user operation of user hand drafted input, the additional information corresponding to the display component. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, further comprising: displaying at least one additional display components so that there are a plurality of display components, the plurality of display components being displayed in the display range; displaying, in the information display section, identification information associated with each of the plurality of display components in a selectable manner, the identification information identifying information corresponding to each of the plurality of display components; displaying, in the display range, the identification information along with each of the plurality of display components; and in response to receiving, in the information display section, a selection of the identification information associated with one of the plurality of display components, displaying, in the information display section, information corresponding to the one of the plurality of display components. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein, the method displays the information display section having a width determined according to a width of data represented by the additional information. ### Claim 17 A display apparatus, comprising: circuitry configured to: display, on a display, a display component along with an object, a presence of the display component indicating a presence of additional information; and display, in response to receiving a selection of the display component, an information display section that includes the additional information, along with the display component and the object at a same time, wherein: in response to receiving the selection of the display component, the circuitry generates the information display section including the additional information corresponding to the display component., in a case that the information display section is displayed, and that the selection of the display component is received in a display range including the object, the circuitry determines whether the display range has a space for displaying the additional information corresponding to the display component, and based on a determination indicating that the display range has the space, the circuitry displays the additional information in the space, and in case of an absence of the space, the circuitry displays the additional information in a semi-transparent manner in proximity to the display component with which the selection has been received.