JP2003140797A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (9)

In a display control device that displays hierarchical menu information,
Menu information storage means for storing hierarchical menu information;
A setting means for arbitrarily setting the number of screen divisions in the menu display area;
Screen dividing means for dividing the display screen into menu display areas corresponding to the set number of screen divisions;
Reading means for reading out menu information for the number of hierarchical levels corresponding to the number of screen divisions from the menu information storage means based on the specified hierarchical level among the menu information of the hierarchical structure;
Display control means for dividing and displaying the menu information for a plurality of hierarchical levels read by the reading means in the menu display area for the number of screen divisions ;
A display control apparatus comprising: The reading means reads the menu information of the hierarchical level designated by the user, and also reads the menu information of the hierarchical level located before and after the designated hierarchical level. The display control means reads the menu information of the designated hierarchical level. 2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein menu information at a hierarchical level positioned before and after the center is divided and displayed in the menu display area corresponding to the number of screen divisions in the hierarchical order. . Among the screen division each menu display area divided into a few minutes, when the menu information in the divided area located at the end of the display screen is selected, the update process of moving one layer to the reference level The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control apparatus performs the display. In a state in which menu information for the number of hierarchical levels corresponding to the number of screen divisions is displayed in each divided area in which the display screen is divided into menu display areas for the number of screen divisions by the screen division means. A reference level changing means for changing the reference level in the designated moving direction each time the movement of the display hierarchy is instructed;
2. The reading unit according to claim 1, wherein the reading unit reads out menu information corresponding to the number of hierarchical levels corresponding to the number of screen divisions based on the hierarchical level changed by the reference level changing unit. Display control device.   When the directory instruction unit displayed in the menu display area is operated, menu information linked to a lower level is read out, and the menu information of the lower level is read out as the operated directory instruction unit. 2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein display is output to another divided area adjacent to the divided area where is displayed, and the display state of the directory instruction unit is changed to be identifiable. . The display screen is divided into menu display areas corresponding to the number of screen divisions , and the menu information corresponding to the number of hierarchical levels corresponding to the number of screen divisions is divided into divided areas to be assigned and displayed, or the display screen is divided into one layer. 2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising designation means for arbitrarily designating whether to display the entire menu information. Each time menu information is selected and specified, there is provided selection history storage means for storing and holding the menu selection status as history information, and the display control means stores the menu information for the number of hierarchical levels corresponding to the number of screen divisions. Each divided area divided by the screen dividing means is assigned and displayed according to its hierarchical order, and the menu selection history information held in the selection history storing means is referenced to identify and display the menu selection status for each hierarchical level. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control apparatus is configured to perform the control. The screen dividing means divides the display screen into at least a message display area and an application work area, and switches and divides the application work area into menu display areas corresponding to the number of screen divisions according to a menu display switching instruction.
The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays and outputs message information for notifying the occurrence of an event in the message display area. Against the computer,
A function to arbitrarily set the number of screen divisions in the menu display area,
A function of dividing the display screen into menu display areas corresponding to the set number of screen divisions ;
A function of reading out menu information for the number of hierarchical levels corresponding to the number of screen divisions based on the specified hierarchical level among the hierarchical menu information;
A function of dividing and displaying the read menu information for a plurality of hierarchical levels in the menu display area for the number of screen divisions ;
A program to realize