Genome information display system

A genome information display system comprising a server which manages plural kinds of map screen data each kind of map screen data including the position data of individual elements constituting a genome, and plural terminals which are connected to the server via a network such that a map screen for the graphical representation of each element is displayed on a display means of each terminal, wherein the server comprises:

• data set storage means for storing the plural kinds of map screen data;
• search means which, on receipt of search condition data from each terminal in the quest of data stored within the data set storage means, searches through the data stored within the data set storage means for the required data based on the search condition data;
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• data management means which transmits the search result data obtained as a result of the search by the search means to the terminal, and on receipt of a request for map screen related to a search result data from the terminal, fetches a mass of map screen data necessary for preparing the requested map screen related to the search result data from the data set storage means to transmit that mass of map screen data to the terminal,
• and wherein each terminal comprises:
• first display control means which causes a search condition input screen through which the user can enter search condition data in the quest of data within the data set storage means, and a search result display screen for displaying search result data transmitted from the server to be displayed on the display means;
• communication control means which transmits search condition data fed via the search condition input screen to the server, and transmits, when the user selects one of the search result data presented on the search result display screen, a request for map screen related to the selected search result data to the server;
• memory means for temporarily storing a mass of map screen data necessary for the preparation of map screen transmitted by the server;
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• second display control means which, on receipt of a mass of map screen data necessary for the preparation of map screen related to the search result data selected on the search result display screen from the server, prepares an enlarged map graphically presenting the extension in genome in which each element exists such that the element corresponding to the selected search result data comes roughly at the center of the enlarged map, for each kind of map screen data, based on the mass of map screen data transmitted by the server, and causes the enlarged map to be displayed on a first field of the map screen, further, prepares an overall map for presenting the extension in genome corresponding to the mass of map screen data transmitted by the server in form of a band structure, with an indicating means for indicating, on the overall map, the extension in genome presented on the enlarged map, and causes the overall map with the indicating means to be displayed on a second field of the map screen, and furthermore, when the user moves the indicating means on the overall map by operation of an input means, prepares the enlarged map presenting the extension indicated by the moved indicating means based on the mass of map screen data stored within the memory means, and causes the enlarged map to be displayed on the first field.