(19) United States
`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.2 US 2007/0250768 A1
`(43) Pub. Date:
`Oct. 25, 2007
`Funakami et al.
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`US 20070250768Al
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`(54) METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND
`PROGRAM FOR DYNAMIC IMAGE
`SCALING DISPLAY IN BROWSING
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Raiko Funakami, Tokyo (JP); Roman
`Shtykh, Saitama (JP); Yohei Abe,
`Saitama (JP); Tomihisa Kamada,
`Tokyo (JP)
`
`Correspondence Address:
`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`425 MARKET STREET
`SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-2482 (US)
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`(73)
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`(21)
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`(22)
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`(86)
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`Assignee: RAIKO FUNAKAMI
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`Appl. No.:
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`11/579,197
`
`PCT Filed:
`
`Apr. 27, 2005
`
`PCT No.:
`
`PCT/JP05/07984
`
`§ 371(c)(1),
`(2), (4) Date:
`
`Oct. 30, 2006
`
`(30)
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`Apr. 30, 2004
`Apr. 30, 2004
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`(JP) .................................... .. 2004-135800
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`(JP) .................................... .. 2004-135801
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`Publication Classi?cation
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`(2006.01)
`G06F 15/16
`(52) Us. or. ....................... .. 715/521; 715/526; 715/538;
`715/761
`
`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
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`METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND PROGRAM
`FOR DYNAMIC IMAGE SCALING DISPLAY IN
`BROWSING
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
`
`[0001] The present invention relates to the display of
`information by a browser, and in particular, to a function of
`dynamically enlarging/reducing an object such as an image
`during the browsing.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`[0002] Against the background of the increasing use of the
`Internet, the broWsing of Web pages (hereinafter referred to
`as “pages”) on the Internet is Widely done in recent years
`also on mobile terminal devices such as cellular phones and
`PDAs. HoWever, content on the Internet is created generally
`for PCs (Personal Computers) having relatively large dis
`play screens, and thus a broWser operating on a mobile
`terminal device having a relatively small display screen is
`required to be con?gured not to deteriorate the visibility of
`pages in such a restricted device environment.
`
`[0003] A technique displaying a ?oating image of an
`enlarged image While overlaying it on the original image has
`been described in US. Pat. No. 6,590,583B2. Such an image
`enlargement technique is one of techniques serving for
`enhancing the visibility for the user during the page display.
`
`DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
`
`[0004] A method for increasing the visibility for the user
`during the page broWsing on a mobile terminal device
`having a relatively small display screen compared to PCs is
`to execute a process for reducing objects such as images and
`giving line feeds to text so that a page ?ts in the Width of the
`display screen, that is, so that the horiZontal scrolling is
`unnecessary. HoWever, When such a process is executed by
`the broWser, objects such as icons and image maps can be
`reduced too much to be hard to vieW.
`
`[0005] It is possible to avoid the above problem by auto
`matically enlarging every obj ect that is currently focused on
`in the page. When the terminal device is a cellular phone, for
`example, every object that is focused on by the user by
`operating a directional key is displayed in the enlarged
`display. HoWever, such an automatic image enlargement
`process causes a neW problem of increasing the processing
`load on the device.
`
`[0006] The present invention has been made in consider
`ation of the above problems. It is therefore the primary
`object of the present invention to provide a displaying
`method, a terminal device and a program capable of enhanc
`ing the visibility for the user during the page broWsing on a
`terminal device having a relatively small display screen
`While preventing an increase in the processing load.
`
`[0007] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
`displaying method for displaying content, created for a ?rst
`terminal device having a ?rst display screen siZe, on a
`second terminal device having display means With a display
`Width smaller than that of the ?rst display screen, compris
`ing the steps of: judging Whether an object in the content
`displayed on the display means of the second terminal
`
`device has been reduced or not; and enlarging and displaying
`the object When the object is judged to have been reduced.
`
`[0008] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the enlarged display of only an object that
`is focused on in the content and that has been reduced, by
`Which the visibility (i.e. convenience for the user) in the
`content broWsing on a terminal device can be enhanced
`While preventing an unnecessary increase in the processing
`load.
`[0009] The enlargement of the object may be executed
`based on the display Width of the second terminal device. Or
`the enlargement of the object may be executed so that Width
`of the object after the enlargement equals the display Width
`of the display means.
`
`[0010] The displaying method may be controlled so as to
`move an operation target position in the content displayed on
`the display means according to a user operation and auto
`matically execute the enlargement of an object in the content
`When the operation target position has moved to the object
`due to the user operation.
`[0011] The displaying method may further comprise the
`steps of: moving an operation target position in the content
`displayed on the display means according to a user opera
`tion; and letting a user select Whether the enlargement
`should be executed for an object in the content or not When
`the operation target position has moved to the object due to
`the user operation.
`
`[0012] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With another aspect of the present invention, there is pro
`vided a displaying method for displaying content, created
`for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst display screen siZe,
`on a second terminal device having display means With a
`display Width smaller than that of the ?rst display screen,
`comprising the steps of: judging Whether an object in the
`content displayed on the display means of the second
`terminal device is in a state not ?tted in the display Width of
`the display means or not; and reducing and displaying the
`object When the object is judged not to have ?tted in the
`display Width.
`[0013] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the reduced display of only an object that
`is focused on in the content and that has not ?tted in the
`display Width, by Which the visibility (i.e. convenience for
`the user) in the content broWsing on a terminal device can be
`enhanced While preventing an unnecessary increase in the
`processing load.
`[0014] The reduction of the object may be executed based
`on the display Width of the second terminal device. Or the
`reduction of the object may be executed so that Width of the
`object after the reduction equals the display Width of the
`display means.
`
`[0015] The displaying method may be controlled so as to
`move an operation target position in the content displayed on
`the display means according to a user operation and auto
`matically execute the reduction of an object in the content
`When the operation target position has moved to the object
`due to the user operation.
`
`[0016] The displaying method may further comprise the
`steps of: moving an operation target position in the content
`displayed on the display means according to a user opera
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`tion; and letting a user select Whether the reduction should
`be executed for an object in the content or not When the
`operation target position has moved to the object due to the
`user operation.
`
`[0017] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With another aspect of the present invention, there is pro
`vided a displaying method for displaying content, created
`for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst display screen siZe,
`on a second terminal device having display means With a
`display Width smaller than that of the ?rst display screen,
`comprising the steps of: judging Whether an object in the
`content displayed on the display means of the second
`terminal device has been reduced or not and enlarging and
`displaying the object When the object is judged to have been
`reduced; and judging Whether an object in the content
`displayed on the display means of the second terminal
`device is in a state not ?tted in the display Width of the
`display means or not and reducing and displaying the object
`When the object is judged not to have ?tted in the display
`Width.
`
`[0018] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the enlarged display of only an object that
`is focused on in the content and that has been reduced, or to
`selectively make the reduced display of only an object that
`is focused on in the content and that has not ?tted in the
`display Width, by Which the visibility (i.e. convenience for
`the user) in the content broWsing on a terminal device can be
`enhanced While preventing an unnecessary increase in the
`processing load.
`
`[0019] The enlargement or reduction of the object may be
`executed based on the display Width of the second terminal
`device. Or the enlargement or reduction of the object may be
`executed so that Width of the object after the enlargement or
`reduction equals the display Width of the display means.
`
`[0020] The displaying method may be controlled so as to
`move an operation target position in the content displayed on
`the display means according to a user operation and auto
`matically execute the enlargement or reduction of an object
`in the content When the operation target position has moved
`to the object due to the user operation.
`
`[0021] The displaying method may further comprise the
`steps of: moving an operation target position in the content
`displayed on the display means according to a user opera
`tion; and letting a user select Whether the enlargement or
`reduction should be executed for an object in the content or
`not When the operation target position has moved to the
`object due to the user operation.
`
`[0022] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With another aspect of the present invention, there is pro
`vided a displaying method for displaying content, created
`for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst display screen siZe,
`on a second terminal device having display means With a
`display Width smaller than that of the ?rst display screen,
`comprising the steps of: judging Whether or not data as a
`processing object is an image as a component of image data
`in a prescribed format (con?gured so that one or more
`operations can be speci?ed for each image While associating
`them With coordinates) that has been associated With one of
`the operations; judging Whether the image data in the
`prescribed format has been displayed on the display means
`in reduced display or not When the processing object data is
`
`judged to be an image as a component of the image data in
`the prescribed format; and enlarging and displaying the
`image, as the processing object data as a component of the
`image data in the prescribed format, When the image data in
`the prescribed format is judged to have been displayed on
`the display means in the reduced display.
`
`[0023] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the enlarged display of only a partial image
`that is focused on in the content and that has been reduced,
`by Which the visibility (i.e. convenience) in the content
`broWsing on a terminal device can be enhanced While
`preventing an unnecessary increase in the processing load.
`These effects are achieved remarkably since the obj ect of the
`enlarged display is limited to image data in a prescribed
`format.
`
`[0024] The enlargement of the image as a component may
`be executed based on the display Width of the second
`terminal device. Or the enlargement of the image as a
`component may executed so that Width of the image after the
`enlargement equals the display Width of the display means.
`
`[0025] The displaying method may be controlled so as to
`move an operation target position in the content displayed on
`the display means according to a user operation and auto
`matically execute the enlargement of an image as a compo
`nent of the image data in the prescribed format When the
`operation target position has moved to the image due to the
`user operation.
`[0026] The displaying method may further comprise the
`steps of: moving an operation target position in the content
`displayed on the display means according to a user opera
`tion; and letting a user select Whether the enlargement
`should be executed for an image as a component of the
`image data in the prescribed format or not When the opera
`tion target position has moved to the image due to the user
`operation.
`[0027] When the content is created in a markup language,
`the enlargement of the image as a component of the image
`data in the prescribed format may be canceled When a host
`name of a URL of the image in the prescribed format differs
`from a host name of a URL of the content.
`[0028] The image enlarged by the enlargement process
`may be displayed While overlaying it on the content. When
`the content is created in a markup language, the image data
`in the prescribed format can be an image map.
`
`[0029] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With another aspect of the present invention, there is pro
`vided a displaying method for displaying content, created
`for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst display screen siZe,
`on a second terminal device having display means With a
`display Width smaller than that of the ?rst display screen,
`comprising the steps of: judging Whether or not data as a
`processing object is an image as a component of image data
`in a prescribed format (con?gured so that one or more
`operations can be speci?ed for each image While associating
`them With coordinates) that has been associated With one of
`the operations; judging Whether the image data in the
`prescribed format is in a state not ?tted in the display Width
`of the display means or not When the processing object data
`is judged to be an image as a component of the image data
`in the prescribed format; and reducing and displaying the
`image, as the processing object data as a component of the
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`image data in the prescribed format, When the image data in
`the prescribed format is judged to be in the state not ?tted in
`the display Width of the display means.
`
`[0039] The prescribed condition can be that the object
`should be reduced When the object exceeds a prescribed
`threshold value.
`
`[0030] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the reduced display of only a partial image
`that is focused on in the content and that has not ?tted in the
`display Width, by Which the visibility (i.e. convenience) in
`the content broWsing on a terminal device can be enhanced
`While preventing an unnecessary increase in the processing
`load. These effects are achieved remarkably since the object
`of the reduced display is limited to image data in a pre
`scribed format.
`
`[0031] The reduction of the image as a component may be
`executed based on the display Width of the second terminal
`device. Or the reduction of the image as a component may
`be executed so that Width of the image after the reduction
`equals the display Width of the display means.
`
`[0032] The displaying method may be controlled so as to
`move an operation target position in the content displayed on
`the display means according to a user operation and auto
`matically execute the reduction of an image as a component
`of the image data in the prescribed format When the opera
`tion target position has moved to the image due to the user
`operation.
`[0033] The displaying method may further comprise the
`steps of: moving an operation target position in the content
`displayed on the display means according to a user opera
`tion; and letting a user select Whether the reduction should
`be executed for an image as a component of the image data
`in the prescribed format or not When the operation target
`position has moved to the image due to the user operation.
`
`[0034] When the content is a Web page, the reduction of
`the image as a component of the image data in the prescribed
`format may be canceled When a host name of a URL of the
`image in the prescribed format differs from a host name of
`a URL of the content.
`
`[0035] The image reduced by the reduction process may
`be displayed While overlaying it on the content. When the
`content is created in a markup language, the image data in
`the prescribed format can be an image map.
`
`[0036] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With another aspect of the present invention, there is pro
`vided a displaying method for displaying content including
`an object on display means of a terminal device, comprising
`the steps of: selectively reducing the object according to a
`prescribed condition; displaying the content including the
`reduced object on the display means; judging Whether an
`object in content displayed on the display means has been
`reduced or not; and enlarging and displaying the object When
`the object is judged to have been reduced.
`
`[0037] With the above con?guration, only an object that
`has been reduced is selectively displayed in the enlarged
`display When the object is selected by the user, by Which the
`visibility (i.e. convenience for the user) in the content
`broWsing on a terminal device can be enhanced While
`preventing an unnecessary increase in the processing load.
`
`[0038] The prescribed condition can be that the object
`should be reduced When the object does not ?t in a display
`Width of the display means.
`
`[0040] The displaying method described above can be
`implemented as a computer program Which is con?gured so
`that the method described in any one of claims 1-31 is
`executed When the computer program is executed by a
`computer.
`[0041] It is possible to implement a terminal device com
`prising control means Which is con?gured to execute the
`frame displaying method described above.
`
`[0042] It is also possible to implement a cellular phone
`comprising control means Which is con?gured to execute the
`frame displaying method described above.
`
`[0043] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With another aspect of the present invention, there is pro
`vided a broWser program for displaying content, described
`in a markup language for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst
`display screen siZe, on a second terminal device having
`display means With a display Width smaller than that of the
`?rst display screen, letting a computer implement the fol
`loWing functions: a function of judging Whether or not data
`as a processing object is an image as a component of an
`image map; a function of judging Whether the image map
`has been displayed on the display means in reduced display
`or not When the processing object data is judged to be an
`image as a component of the image map; and a function of
`enlarging and displaying the image, as the processing object
`data as a component, When the image map is judged to have
`been displayed on the display means in the reduced display.
`
`[0044] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the enlarged display of only an image as a
`component of an image map that is focused on in the content
`and that has been reduced, by Which the visibility (i.e.
`convenience) in the content broWsing on a terminal device
`can be enhanced While preventing an unnecessary increase
`in the processing load. These effects are achieved remark
`ably since the object of the enlarged display is limited to an
`image map.
`
`[0045] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With another aspect of the present invention, there is pro
`vided a broWser program for displaying content, described
`in a markup language for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst
`display screen siZe, on a second terminal device having
`display means With a display Width smaller than that of the
`?rst display screen, letting a computer implement the fol
`loWing functions: a function of judging Whether or not data
`as a processing object is an image as a component of an
`image map; a function of judging Whether the image map is
`on the display means in a state not ?tted in the display Width
`of the display means or not When the processing object data
`is judged to be an image as a component of the image map;
`and a function of reducing and displaying the image, as the
`processing object data as a component, When the image map
`is judged to be in the state not ?tted in the display Width of
`the display means.
`
`[0046] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the reduced display of only an image as a
`component of an image map that is focused on in the content
`and that has not ?tted in the display Width, by Which the
`visibility (i.e. convenience) in the content broWsing on a
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`terminal device can be enhanced While preventing an unnec
`essary increase in the processing load. These effects are
`achieved remarkably since the object of the reduced display
`is limited to an image map.
`
`[0047] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With another aspect of the present invention, there is pro
`vided a terminal device comprising: display means having a
`prescribed display Width; and control means Which is con
`?gured to execute the folloWing processes (1) and (2) for
`content created for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst
`display screen siZe larger than the prescribed display Width:
`(1) judging Whether an object in the content has been
`displayed on the display means in reduced display or not;
`and (2) enlarging and displaying the object When the object
`is judged to have been displayed in the reduced display.
`
`[0048] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the enlarged display of only an object that
`is focused on in the content and that has been reduced, by
`Which the visibility (i.e. convenience for the user) in the
`content broWsing on a terminal device can be enhanced
`While preventing an unnecessary increase in the processing
`load.
`
`[0049] In order to achieve the above object, in accordance
`With another aspect of the present invention, there is pro
`vided a terminal device comprising: display means having a
`prescribed display Width; and control means Which is con
`?gured to execute the folloWing processes (1) and (2) for
`content created for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst
`display screen siZe larger than the prescribed display Width:
`(1) judging Whether an object in the content has been
`displayed in a state not ?tted in the display Width of the
`display means or not; and (2) reducing and displaying the
`object When the object is judged not to have ?tted in the
`display Width.
`[0050] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the reduced display of only an object that
`is focused on in the content and that has not ?tted in the
`display Width, by Which the visibility (i.e. convenience for
`the user) in the content broWsing on a terminal device can be
`enhanced While preventing an unnecessary increase in the
`processing load.
`[0051] In accordance With another aspect of the present
`invention, there is provided a program for displaying con
`tent, created for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst display
`screen siZe, on a second terminal device having display
`means With a display Width smaller than that of the ?rst
`display screen, letting a computer implement the following
`functions: a function of judging Whether an object in the
`content displayed on the display means of the second
`terminal device has been reduced or not; and a function of
`enlarging and displaying the object When the object is
`judged to have been reduced.
`
`[0052] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the enlarged display of only an object that
`is focused on in the content and that has been reduced, by
`Which the visibility (i.e. convenience for the user) in the
`content broWsing on a terminal device can be enhanced
`While preventing an unnecessary increase in the processing
`load.
`
`[0053] In accordance With another aspect of the present
`invention, there is provided a program for displaying con
`
`tent, created for a ?rst terminal device having a ?rst display
`screen siZe, on a second terminal device having display
`means With a display Width smaller than that of the ?rst
`display screen, letting a computer implement the folloWing
`functions: a function of judging Whether an object in the
`content displayed on the display means of the second
`terminal device is in a state not ?tted in the display Width of
`the display means or not; and a function of reducing and
`displaying the object When the object is judged not to have
`?tted in the display Width.
`
`[0054] With the above con?guration, it is possible to
`selectively make the reduced display of only an object that
`is focused on in the content and that has not ?tted in the
`display Width, by Which the visibility (i.e. convenience for
`the user) in the content broWsing on a terminal device can be
`enhanced While preventing an unnecessary increase in the
`processing load.
`
`[0055] In accordance With an