Display method, portable terminal device, and display program

A portable terminal device comprising:

• list-form displaying means which displays a plurality of icons in list form on display means;
• enlarging means which enlarges, to a predetermined size, one icon selected with operating means by a user from the plurality of icons displayed on the display means by the list-form displaying means;
• reducing means which, when a different icon is selected with the operating means by the user, reduces said one icon selected and enlarged to the predetermined size so as to have a size substantially equal to the size of each of icons which are not selected;
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• control means which, when the different icon is selected by the user while the icon selected by the user is being enlarged by the enlarging means, controls the enlarging means to temporarily enlarge said one icon selected to the predetermined size, and which, immediately after the enlargement, controls the reducing means to reduce the temporarily enlarged icon so as to have a size substantially equal to the size of each of icons which are not selected.

A display program for allowing a computer to function as:

• list-form displaying means which displays a plurality of icons in list form on display means;
• enlarging means which enlarges, to a predetermined size, one icon selected with operating means by a user from the plurality of icons displayed on the display means by allowing the computer to function as the list-form displaying means;
• reducing means which, when a different icon is selected with the operating means by the user, reduces said one icon selected and enlarged to the predetermined size so as to have a size substantially equal to the size of each of icons which are not selected;
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• control means which, when the different icon is selected by the user while said one icon selected by the user is being enlarged by allowing the computer to function as the enlarging means, controls the enlarging means to temporarily enlarge said one icon selected to the predetermined size, and which, immediately after the enlargement, controls the reducing means to reduce the temporarily enlarged icon so as to have a size substantially equal to the size of each of icons which are not selected.

A display method comprising the steps of:

• displaying, by menu displaying means, at least a plurality of upper menus in column form on display means, displaying, in list form, along an arrangement direction of the plurality of upper menus displayed in column form, on the display means, lower menus of a menu group corresponding to a selected upper menu among a plurality of menu groups formed by grouping a plurality of lower menus corresponding to each of the plurality of upper menus, and displaying, on the display means, a cursor for selecting a desired menu from the plurality of upper menus or the lower menus belonging to the menu group;
• detecting, by moving operation detecting means, a moving operation on the cursor from one of the plurality of upper menus to one of the lower menus, and a moving operation on the cursor from one of the lower menus to one of the plurality of upper menus, the moving operations being performed with operating means by a user;
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• when the moving operation on the cursor from one of the plurality of upper menus to one of the lower menus is detected in the step of detecting the moving operations on the cursor, displaying all the plurality of upper menus by displaying processing means in a form moved to a side opposite to the lower menus, and, after moving and displaying the lower menus in a margin area formed by moving the plurality of upper menus, when the moving operation from one of the lower menus to one of the plurality of upper menus is detected by the moving operation detecting means, displaying, by the displaying processing means, the lower menus by moving all the lower menus to a side opposite to the plurality of upper menus, and displaying the plurality of upper menus by moving the plurality of upper menus into a margin area formed by moving the lower menus.

A portable terminal device comprising:

• menu displaying means which displays at least a plurality of upper menus in column form on display means, and which displays, on the display means, in list form, along an arrangement direction of the upper menus displayed in column form, lower menus of a menu group corresponding to a selected upper menu among a plurality of menu groups which are each formed by grouping a plurality of lower menus corresponding to each of the upper menus, and displays, on the display means, a cursor for selecting a desired menu from the upper menus or the lower menus belonging to the menu group;
• moving operation detecting means which detects a moving operation on the cursor from one of the upper menus to one of the lower menus, and a moving operation on the cursor from one of the lower menus to one of the upper menus, the moving operations being performed with operating means by a user;
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• displaying processing means which displays all the upper menus in a form moved to a side opposite to the lower menus when the moving operation detecting means detects the moving operation on the cursor from one of the upper menus to one of the lower menus, and which, after moving and displaying the lower menus in a margin area formed by moving the upper menus, when the moving operation detecting means detects the moving operation from one of the lower menus to one of the upper menus, displays the lower menus by moving all the lower menus to a side opposite to the upper menus, and displays the upper menus by moving the upper menus into a margin area formed by moving the lower menus.

A display program for allowing a computer to function as:

• menu displaying means which displays at least a plurality of upper menus in column form on display means, which displays, in list form, in an arrangement direction of the upper menus displayed in column form, on the display means, lower menus of a menu group corresponding to a selected upper menu among a plurality of menu groups which are each formed by grouping a plurality of lower menus corresponding to each of the upper menus, and displays, on the display means, a cursor for selecting a desired menu from the plurality of lower menus and the lower menus belonging to the menu group;
• moving operation detecting means which detects a moving operation on the cursor from one of the upper menus to one of the lower menus and a moving operation on the cursor from one of the plurality of lower menus to one of the upper menus, the moving operations being performed with operating means by a user;
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• displaying processing means which, when the moving operation on the cursor from one of the upper menus to one of the lower menus is detected by allowing the computer to function as the moving operation detecting means, displays the upper menus by moving all the upper menus to a side opposite to the lower menus, and which, when the moving operation on the cursor from one of the lower menus to one of the upper menus is detected by moving the lower menus into a margin area formed by moving the upper menus before displaying the moved lower menus and allowing the computer to function as the moving operation detecting means, displays the lower menus by moving all the lower menus to a side opposite to the plurality of upper menus, and displays the upper menus by moving the upper menus into a margin area formed by moving the lower menus.

A portable terminal device comprising:

• a list-form displaying section displaying a plurality of icons in list form on a display device;
• an enlarging section enlarging, to a predetermined size, one icon selected with an operating device by a user from the plurality of icons displayed on the display device by the list-form displaying section;
• a reducing section configured to, when a different icon is selected with the operating device by the user, reduce said one icon selected and enlarged to the predetermined size so as to have a size substantially equal to the size of each of icons which are not selected;
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• a control section configured to, when the different icon is selected by the user while the icon selected by the user is being enlarged by the enlarging section, controls the enlarging section to temporarily enlarge said one icon selected to the predetermined size, and configured to, immediately after the enlargement, controls the reducing section to reduce the temporarily enlarged icon so as to have a size substantially equal to the size of each of icons which are not selected.

A portable terminal device comprising:

• a menu displaying section configured to display at least a plurality of upper menus in column form on a display device, and configured to display, on the display device, in list form, along an arrangement direction of the upper menus displayed in column form, lower menus of a menu group corresponding to a selected upper menu among a plurality of menu groups which are each formed by grouping a plurality of lower menus corresponding to each of the upper menus, and configured to display, on the display device, a cursor for selecting a desired menu from the upper menus or the lower menus belonging to the menu group;
• a moving operation detecting section configured to detect a moving operation on the cursor from one of the upper menus to one of the lower menus, and a moving operation on the cursor from one of the lower menus to one of the upper menus, the moving operations being performed with an operating device by a user;
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• a displaying processing section configured to display all the upper menus in a form moved to a side opposite to the lower menus when the moving operation detecting section detects the moving operation on the cursor from one of the upper menus to one of the lower menus, and configured to perform, after moving and displaying the lower menus in a margin area formed by moving the upper menus, when the moving operation detecting section detects the moving operation from one of the lower menus to one of the upper menus, displaying the lower menus by moving all the lower menus to a side opposite to the upper menus, and displaying the upper menus by moving the upper menus into a margin area formed by moving the lower menus.