# US 2013/0159841 A1 · Display control device, display control system, and computer program product

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- Number: US 2013/0159841 A1
- Document ID: US20130159841A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/679,143
- Filed: 2012-11-16
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2011-12-20
- Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Inventors: Akira YOKOYAMA; Tatsuo NISHIMURA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130159841A1

## CPC

- H04N 1/00411: {the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen}
- H04N 1/00427: {using a menu list (H04N1/00421, H04N1/00424, H04N1/00429 take precedence)}
- H04N 1/00464: {using browsers, i.e. interfaces based on mark-up languages}
- H04N 1/00472: {using a pop-up window}
- H04N 1/00474: {outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print}
- H04N 1/00482: {outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution}
- H04N 1/00503: {Customising to a particular machine or model, machine function or application}
- H04N 1/00506: {Customising to the data to be displayed}
- H04N 2201/0094: Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A display control device includes an acquiring unit that acquires a display request of display information including a display item with respect to a device; a first storage unit that stores therein a minimum item size that is a minimum value of an item size of the display item displayed on a display screen on which the display information is to be displayed; an item size determination unit that sets, based on a screen size of the display screen, an item size of the display item when displayed on the display screen, to an item size that is equal to or larger than the minimum item size; and a display information generating unit that generates the display information including the display item having the set item size.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display control device comprising:
an acquiring unit that acquires a display request of display information including a display item with respect to a device;
a first storage unit that stores therein a minimum item size that is a minimum value of an item size of the display item displayed on a display screen on which the display information is to be displayed;
an item size determination unit that sets, based on a screen size of the display screen, an item size of the display item when displayed on the display screen, to an item size that is equal to or larger than the minimum item size; and
a display information generating unit that generates the display information including the display item having the set item size.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display control device according to claim 1, further comprising an area size determination unit, wherein
the display information includes a display area in which a predetermined number of display items are placed, the predetermined number being two or more;
the first storage unit further stores therein a standard area size that is an area size of the display area when the display information is displayed on a display screen having a preset standard screen size, and stores therein a standard item size that is an item size of the display items included in the display area having the standard area size;
the area size determination unit compares the screen size with a first threshold and, if the screen size is smaller than the first threshold, sets an area size of the display area to an area size that is smaller than the standard area size and that is determined based on the screen size; and
the item size determination unit sets, if an area size smaller than the standard area size is set for the display area, an item size of the predetermined number of the display items placed in the display area to an item size that is equal to or larger than the minimum size and is smaller than the standard item size.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The display control device according to claim 2, wherein the display information generating unit determines, based on the set area size and the set item size, whether the predetermined number of the display items are capable of being placed in the display area, and, if determining that the predetermined number of the display items are capable of being placed in the display area, generates the display information in which the predetermined number of the display items having the item size are placed in the display area of the area size.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The display control device according to claim 3, wherein the display information generating unit generates, if determining that the predetermined number of the display items are not capable of being placed in the display area, the display information in which the predetermined number of the display items are placed in a plurality of display areas that are displayed in such a manner that a displayed one of the plurality of display areas is switched in response to scroll operation by a user.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The display control device according to claim 3, wherein the display information generating unit generates, if determining that the predetermined number of the display items are not capable of being displayed in the display area, the display information in which a call button to accept a user input to call a display window displaying the predetermined number of the display items is placed in the display area.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The display control device according to claim 2, wherein
the area size determination unit sets, if the screen size is the first threshold or larger, an area size of the display area to the standard area size; and
the item size determination unit sets, if the area size of the display area is set to be the standard area size, an item size of the display items to the standard item size.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The display control device according to claim 2, wherein
the area size determination unit compares the screen size with a second threshold and, if the screen size is larger than the second threshold, sets an area size of the display area to an area size that is larger than the standard area size and that is determined based on the screen size; and
the item size determination unit sets, if an area size of the display area is set to the area size larger than the standard area size, an item size of the display items to the standard item size.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The display control device according to claim 2, further comprising a second storage unit that stores therein a first display item displayed in the display area having the standard area size and a second display item displayed in the display area having an area size larger than the standard area size; wherein
the area size determination unit compares the screen size with a second threshold and, if the screen size is larger than the second threshold, sets an area size of the display area to an area size that is larger than the standard area size and that is determined based on the screen size; and
the display information generating unit generates the display information in which the second display item is placed in the display area having the area size larger than the standard area size.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The display control device according to claim 8, wherein
the area size determination unit sets, if the screen size is the second threshold or smaller, an area size of the screen area to the standard area size; and
the display information generating unit generates the display information in which the first display item is placed in the display area having the standard area size.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The display control device according to claim 8, wherein
the first display item is a first text displayed in the display area; and
the second display item is a second text longer than the first text.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The display control device according to claim 10, wherein
the first text is a title of the display area; and
the second text is a title and explanation.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The display control device according to claim 8, wherein
the first display item is a text having a first font size displayed in the display area; and
the second display item is a text having a second font size larger than the first font size.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The display control device according to claim 8, wherein
the first display item is a text displayed in the display area; and
the second display item is the text and an image.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The display control device according to claim 1, wherein
the acquiring unit further acquires the screen size of the display screen; and
the item size determination unit determines the item size based on the screen size acquired by the acquiring unit.

### Claim 15

A display control system comprising:
an acquiring unit that acquires a display request of display information including a display item with respect to a device;
a first storage unit that stores therein a minimum item size that is a minimum value of an item size of the display item displayed on a display screen on which the display information is to be displayed;
an item size determination unit that sets, based on a screen size of the display screen, an item size of the display item when displayed on the display screen, to an item size that is equal to or larger than the minimum item size; and
a display information generating unit that generates the display information including the display item having the set item size.

### Claim 16

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program codes embodied in the medium, wherein the program codes when executed causes a computer comprising a first storage unit that stores therein a minimum item size that is a minimum value of an item size of a display item with respect to a device displayed on a display screen, to function as:
an acquiring unit that acquires a display request of display information including the display item;
an item size determination unit that sets, based on a screen size of the display screen, an item size of the display item when displayed on the display screen, to an item size that is equal to or larger than the minimum item size; and
a display information generating unit that generates the display information including the display item having the set item size.