Processing apparatus

A method for displaying information elements on a display, the method comprising:

• calculating a user interest degree for each of a plurality of information elements,
• wherein the user interest degree is an accumulated value of points for each of the plurality of information elements within a fixed period of time,
• ranking the plurality of information elements using the calculated user interest degrees;
• and
• producing image data in which the plurality of information elements are disposed in accordance with the respective ranks with reference to a predetermined position,
• wherein the produced image data is displayed in a plurality of ranked hierarchal views for display on a display apparatus;
• and
• on an initial screen image displayed first on the display apparatus, an information element in which the user interest degree is highest is displayed at a center or a corner of a screen image, and
• on screen images displayed in a lower hierarchal view than the initial screen image, information elements are displayed in categorical groupings,
• wherein the categorical groupings are chosen based upon predefined relationships between the information elements and the accumulated points for each of the displayed information elements.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, in which a computer program is recorded, the computer program including:

• calculating a user interest degree for each of a plurality of information elements,
• wherein the user interest degree is an accumulated value of points for each of the plurality of information elements within a fixed period of time,
• ranking the plurality of information elements using the calculated user interest degrees;
• and
• producing image data in which the plurality of information elements are disposed in accordance with the respective ranks with reference to a predetermined position,
• wherein the produced image data is displayed in a plurality of ranked hierarchal views for display on a display apparatus;
• and
• on an initial screen image displayed first on the display apparatus, an information element in which the user interest degree is highest is displayed at a center or a corner of a screen image, and
• on screen images displayed in a lower hierarchal view than the initial screen image, information elements are displayed in categorical groupings.