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AssigneeRice Village L.L.C.
InventorMasashi Yonemura
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An creator of a page image inputs display-image specifications including specifications of display information containing positions, shapes, and display order of node-display areas (NW1, NW2) in the page image, and selection of at least one layer of the plurality of layers so that when displaying the page image (PIM), the transitions between images intended by the creator occur, for example, as created by the movement of readers' eyes when they read a cartoon on paper, and display-image-control information with respect to the page image is created based on the display-image specifications. Therefore, images with stage effects intended by the creator can be provided for readers by displaying the images according to the display-image-control information created in the above way.
A display-image-control-information creation unit which creates display-image-control information with respect to a page image of pictures drawn in boxes for scenes in order of a story progressing by using stratified expression having a plurality of layers, the display-image-control-information creation unit comprising:
An image-display method for displaying a page image of pictures drawn in boxes for scenes in order of a story progressing, wherein images are displayed according to display-image specifications including specifications of display information containing positions, shapes, and display order of node-display areas in the page image, and selection of at least one layer of the plurality of layers, the specifications of display information determining how one of a position and shape of an image-display area changes consecutively.
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