发明授权
US06469719B1 Graphical user interface apparatus with improved layout of menu items
有权
具有改进的菜单项目布局的图形用户界面设备
- 专利标题: Graphical user interface apparatus with improved layout of menu items
- 专利标题(中): 具有改进的菜单项目布局的图形用户界面设备
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申请号: US09419152申请日: 1999-10-15
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公开(公告)号: US06469719B1公开(公告)日: 2002-10-22
- 发明人: Hisayuki Kino , Norio Sanada , Kiyokazu Yamanaka , Chihiro Kawahara
- 申请人: Hisayuki Kino , Norio Sanada , Kiyokazu Yamanaka , Chihiro Kawahara
- 优先权: JP10-297823 19981020
- 主分类号: G06F314
- IPC分类号: G06F314
摘要:
A layout unit refers to a plurality of menu items stored in a menu item information storage unit by a menu item information obtaining unit. The following processes are performed as necessary to display a large number of menu items in a predetermined part of a GUI screen. A character size reducing unit reduces the size of characters used to display menu items. A margin reducing unit determines the layout of menu items so as to reduce the margins in menu items. An abbreviating unit replaces certain character strings in menu items with shorter character strings. In this way, the layout unit determines the layout of menu items. A menu control unit then has the menu items displayed in accordance with the layout determined by the layout unit.