Reed Smith LLP
Program, method and apparatus for operating objects displayed on a display
To display many objects within a limited display region so a user can easily select the desired object, the invention includes: processing of arranging the objects in a virtual plane, processing of arranging a projection surface (a virtual projection body) on the virtual plane, processing of computing positions of the objects on the projection surface corresponding to the positions of the objects on the virtual plane, processing of converting the positions on the projection surface into positions on display regions of a display device, processing of displaying the objects on the display regions, and processing of operating the objects on the display regions based on instructions from a pointing device.
Hitachi, Ltd.
G
G06F
inventional
Masaru Hiroaki Atsuko Kazuya Yasutsugu
Takeuchi Fujii Koizumi Hisaki Morimoto