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US 7,460,140 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for displaying information and program and medium used therefor
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsMasakazu Hayashi, Hideyuki Agata, Eduardo Agusto Sciammarella, Makoto Imamura
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Abstract
A content processing routine divides a thumbnail-area according to data size and generates the same number of pixels values as the number of divided thumbnail-areas. The content processing routine sets the generated pixel values to the divided thumbnail-areas and controls the display processing so that the thumbnails set with the pixel values are displayed.
Claims21
A display method, comprising the steps of:
- dividing a specific display area of a display apparatus into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- displaying the image generated;
- wherein a number of the plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
3 more elements
A display method, comprising the steps of:
- dividing a specific display of a display apparatus area into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- displaying the image generated,
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
3 more elements
A display method, comprising the steps of:
- dividing a specific display of a display apparatus area into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- displaying the image generated,
- wherein said non-image data is a text file, and
- wherein at least a part of the contents of said text file is displayed in a form of text in such a manner as to be overlapped to image information,
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
5 more elements
A displaying apparatus, comprising:
- means for dividing a specific display area of a display apparatus into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- means for generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- means for displaying the image generated,
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
2 more elements
A displaying apparatus, comprising:
- means for dividing a specific display area of a display apparatus into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- means for generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- means for displaying the image generated,
- wherein a number of plurality of area is a function of a size said non-image data, and
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
3 more elements
A displaying apparatus, comprising:
- means for dividing a specific display area of a display apparatus into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- means for generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- means for displaying the image generated,
- wherein said non-image data is a text file,
- wherein at least a part of the contents of said text file is displayed in a form of text in such a manner as to be overlapped to image information, and
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
5 more elements
A computer-readable medium for storing a program, said program comprising the steps of:
- dividing a specific display area of a display apparatus into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- displaying the image generated;
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
3 more elements
A computer-readable medium for storing a program, said program comprising the steps of:
- dividing a specific display area of a display apparatus into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- displaying the image generated,
- wherein the pixel data is proportional to a size of the non-image data,
- wherein a number of plurality of areas is a function of a size of said non-image data, and
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
5 more elements
A computer-readable medium for storing a program, said program comprising the steps of:
- dividing a specific display area of a display apparatus into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- displaying the image generated,
- wherein said non-image data is a text file,
- wherein at least part of the contents of said text file is displayed in a form of text in such a manner as to be overlapped to image information, and
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
5 more elements
A computer readable medium adapted to store a program, the program, comprising the steps of:
- dividing said specific display area into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- displaying the image generated,
- wherein the pixel data is proportional to a size of the non-image data, and
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
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A computer readable medium adapted to store a program, the program, comprising the steps of:
- dividing a specific display area of a display apparatus into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- displaying the image generated,
- wherein the pixel data is proportional to a size of the non-image data,
- wherein a number of plurality of areas is a function of a size of said non-image data, and
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
5 more elements
A computer readable medium adapted to store a program, the program, comprising the steps of:
- dividing a specific display area of a display apparatus into a plurality of areas as a function of a size of desired non-image data;
- generating image data that is related to the desired non-image data and comprises the plurality of areas divided, by setting a pixel data for each of the plurality of areas based on the non-image data;
- and
- displaying the image generated,
- wherein the pixel data is proportional to a size of the non-image data,
- wherein said non-image data is a text file,
- wherein at least part of the contents of said text file is displayed in the form of text in such a manner as to be overlapped to said image information, and
- wherein a number of plurality of areas within the generated image data are proportional to the size of said non-image data so as to increase the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is larger and to decrease the number of the plurality of areas the display area is divided into when the size of the said non-image data is smaller, and
- wherein each pixel of the generated image is related to a specific character of the non-image data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.