JPH10293767A - Display control method and display device for html document - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display method and display device for an HTML (hypertext markup language) document which skips a specific anchor point at the time of the move instruction of a focus to an anchor point in an HTML document. SOLUTION: A character string 'KEYSKIP' that is preliminarily defined in the start tag is added to specific anchor points which are included in an HTML document A browser that interprets and displays the HTML document, for instance, successively moves a focus to the anchor points in accordance with the operation of a move key. In such cases, as for an anchor point to which an attribute that skips a focus, the browser skips it without focusing it. About an anchor point to which 'KEYSKIP' is added, it is selectable with a different operating means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an HTML document, and more particularly to a specification, a display control method, and an apparatus thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An HTML document is a document described in a hypertext markup language (HyperText Markup Language), and is rapidly spreading in recent years because it is used in the world wide web WWW of the Internet. .

[0003] The HTML document itself is described in a text format, and character modification information, layout information, and the like are specified by a code sandwiched by tags called "<", ">". The HTML document is displayed by interpreting the tag.

[0004] In an HTML document, other texts, images, and sounds can be inserted into the document. Further, each part of a certain HTML document can be linked to an image or another HTML document. That is, in an HTML document,
By linking (associating) a certain position (an anchor point or a hot spot described later) in the same document to another position or another file, it is possible to immediately move from a certain position to a linked position, Very efficient and versatile browsing of documents (including so-called multimedia) becomes possible. In addition, a window for sending an e-mail can be opened based on the selection of the anchor point.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, HTML
By setting various anchor points in a document, when a user browses them with a browser and selects an anchor point in the displayed HTML document, the user can move to a position linked to the anchor point. You can move and activate the corresponding function.

[0006] The designation and selection of an anchor point is usually
In a personal computer, this can be performed by directly pointing a pointing index (for example, a mouse cursor) on a display screen using a pointing device such as a mouse. However, since a mouse cannot be used in an Internet television or the like that has been widely used in recent years, a plurality of anchor points included in an HTML document are sequentially specified using a movement key or the like on a remote controller. The browser can recognize the position of the anchor point, and the designation of the anchor point based on the movement key is
Just by instructing a forward or reverse movement, the anchor points are sequentially specified one by one. The designation of such an anchor point is called a focus in this specification. The position of the focused anchor point in the currently displayed HTML document is also called a focus position.

In such a method of specifying an anchor point using a movement key, when many anchor points intervene from a currently focused anchor point to a target anchor point, the one-way movement key is kept pressed to focus. Have to wait until they sequentially reach their destination anchor point. Although this time is a few seconds, it is a long time for the user, and particularly affects the call charge and the connection charge while the user is connected to the Internet.

Further, even when there are a large number of anchor points having a low selection frequency, there is an inconvenience that the focus position must be sequentially moved with the move key via all such anchor points. Was.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and provides a display control method and a display apparatus for an HTML document that can skip a specific anchor point when instructing to move the focus to the anchor point. The purpose is to:

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a display control method for displaying an HTML document on a display screen, the method comprising a plurality of anchor points included in the HTML document in response to a first instruction from a user. Moving the focus sequentially in the forward direction with respect to the document, and sequentially moving the focus in the reverse direction with respect to a plurality of anchor points included in the HTML document in accordance with the second instruction of the user. Skipping an anchor point to which the attribute for skipping focus is added to the first and second instructions without performing focus when the focus is moved. And

The first and second instructions can be performed by a user operating a first instruction means such as a key or a switch.

Preferably, when the movement of the focus is instructed by a second instructing means different from the first instructing means for performing the first and second instructing, the attribute for skipping the focus is set to Even for the added anchor point, the focus is sequentially moved for each anchor point.

According to another aspect, the present invention is a display device for displaying an HTML document on a display screen, a display having the display screen, an interpreting means for interpreting the HTML document, and the interpreting means. As a result of the interpretation, display content determining means for determining display content to be displayed on the display, display memory for storing the display content determined by the display content determining means, and displaying the content of the display memory on the display Display control means for selectively generating a first instruction for sequentially moving the focus in a forward direction and a second instruction for sequentially moving the focus in a reverse direction with respect to a plurality of anchor points included in the HTML document Point sequential instructing means, and sequentially moving the focus with respect to each anchor point according to the first instruction or the second instruction, Focus moving means for changing the display content stored in the display memory, wherein the focus moving means moves the first and the second when moving the focus in response to the first or second instruction. In response to the second instruction, an anchor point to which a focus skip attribute is added is skipped without focusing.

The change of the display content by the focus moving means includes a change of a display attribute such as a display color and an underline of the anchor point, and also includes a target anchor point when the target anchor point is outside the display screen. And updating the display content to display the document portion on the screen.

In this apparatus, it is preferable that the apparatus further comprises a second instruction means different from the anchor point sequential instruction means, wherein the focus moving means is an anchor point to which the attribute of skipping focus is added. When an instruction is given by the second instruction means, focus skip is not performed. According to the second indicating means, an arbitrary anchor point can be selected without skipping any anchor point. When the attribute for skipping the focus is added to the target anchor point, the first and second indicating means are used in combination, and the focus is moved to near the target anchor point by the first indicating means. It is also possible to switch the operation to the second instruction means so as to reach the target anchor point.

The display control method according to the present invention can be realized by a computer program. Therefore, HTML
When displaying the document on the display screen, sequentially shifting the focus in a forward direction to a plurality of anchor points included in the HTML document in accordance with the first instruction of the user; Step of sequentially moving the focus in a reverse direction with respect to a plurality of anchor points included in the HTML document in accordance with the instruction; and, when moving the focus, performing the first and second instructions. On the other hand, a recording medium recording a computer program for executing the step of skipping without focusing on an anchor point to which the attribute of skipping focus is added is also included in the scope of the present invention.
The recording medium is not limited to a portable recording medium such as a semiconductor ROM, a CD-ROM, and a floppy disk, but also includes a non-portable recording medium such as a hard disk.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the Internet and the structure of an HTML document will be described as prerequisites for understanding the present invention.

The distribution of HTML documents on the Internet is performed by a computer on the Internet called a WWW server. The user operates the WW on a client computer (also referred to simply as a client).
Documents on the Internet can be accessed using browsing software called a W browser (also referred to as a web browser). In general, to connect a client computer to the Internet, an individual or the like connects through a service organization called a service provider by a dial-up connection via a public line.
Universities, research institutes, companies and the like sometimes use dedicated communication lines. By connecting the client computer to the Internet, necessary information (including text, images, sounds, etc.) can be obtained from all over the world while staying at home.

The unit of information to be accessed is a file on a WWW server called a page, and the user browses from one page to another one after another by setting a link described later. be able to. The length of the page is not fixed and can be freely changed by the creator of the page.

Every specific page (homepage) of the WWW is provided with a unique address on the Internet called a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

The URL structure includes a protocol name, a server name, and an item path name as shown below.

Http: // www. abc. or. j
p / def / ghi. The html protocol name indicates how the computer interprets the information. The WWW server and web browser use HTTP (Hyper T
ext Transfer Protocol), the protocol name at the top of the above URL is "http
p: ". In addition, there is a protocol called ftp for file transfer." abc.
or. "jp" indicates a server name, and "www" indicates that the server is a WWW server.
or. "abc" of "jp" indicates the name of the organization, "or" indicates the type of organization (in this case, various organizations / individuals), and "jp" indicates the code representing the country (in this case, Japan). , Item path name “def / ghi. htm
l "indicates the location of the item on the server. The path name usually indicates the name of a file constituting the page." def
/ Ghi. “def” of “html” is a directory name, “ghi” is a file name, and “html” is an extension indicating that this file is an HTML file.

Next, an HTML file (HTML document)
Will be described. In this specification, a document described in the HTML language is called an HTML document, and the file is called an HTML file (or HTML text).

FIG. 4 shows a basic structure of an HTML document. An HTML document is essentially a text file, but has an embedded code (a symbol “<” and “
> ”) Are scattered throughout the page. Usually, the specified range is sandwiched between a pair of tags of a start tag and an end tag. The end tag has“ / ”and is distinguished from the start tag. However, the tag may be used alone, such as <P> indicating a paragraph break or <BR> indicating a line break.This tag can be used to set link information in addition to character modification information and layout information. The browser interprets this tag, displays the HTML document on the screen in a format according to the creator's intention, and controls the link.

The basic structure of an HTML document is such that various tags are mixed in a text document as shown in FIG. When the HTML document is interpreted by the browser and displayed on the screen, no tag is displayed as shown in FIG. 4B, and only the instruction content is reflected on the display. When a user selects a specific character string in the HTML document, a function of jumping to another page related to the character string is called a link. The portion 201 in the page of the HTML document "aaa.html" in FIG. 4A is described as <A HREF="bbb.html"> BBB </A>. The tag used to set the link is
.. </A>, and the portion sandwiched between the anchor tags is called an anchor point or a hot point. "HREF =" in the start tag <A HREF="bbb.html"> of the anchor tag indicates the access information (file name in this case) of the link destination. This anchor tag part is shown in FIG. 4 (b) in the browser screen.
The character string "BBB" is displayed in an emphasized manner as shown in the display character string 203. This highlighting is performed by changing the color with another character string or by underlining. Thereby, it is recognized that when the user selects this character string, it is possible to shift to another page.

A location 202 shows a case where an in-line image is used as an anchor point.
g. gif ”on the screen as an image 204
When the image 204 is selected by the user, the content of the link destination “ccc.html” is read and displayed. Here, the inline image is an HTM
This is an image embedded and displayed in the page of the L document.

There are several patterns as the access information of the link destination in the link.

As shown in FIG. 5, the same server (host)
When a link is set to another page (HTML file) within the URL (also referred to as a link), the file name (including the directory name) is information indicating the link destination. FIG. 5A shows the relationship between the link source HTML file and the link destination HTML file. FIG.
(B) shows the display contents of the corresponding browser screen. In this example, the character string "BB" of the anchor point
If you select "B", the HT of the link destination indicating another page
The ML file "bbb.html" is requested, and its contents are displayed.

As shown in FIG. 6, a link may be provided to another position in the same page. In such a case, the item name at that position is used as information indicating the link destination. FIG.
As shown in (a), here, <AH
REF = "# aaa"> AAA </A> indicates the position of the link destination, while <A NAME="aaa"> AAA </A>
Indicates that a link has been established to the item name "aaa". As can be seen from FIG. 6B, in the corresponding browser screen, when the user selects the highlighted character string "AAA", the character string is displayed at the position of the item "AAA" in the subsequent position of the same page. Flies. This is effective in a case where, when one page is long, only a list of items is listed first and a link to a subsequent corresponding position is provided for each item.

FIG. 7 shows a case where a link is made to a specific position on another page in the same server. In this case, the combination of the file name of the other page and the item name in the document becomes the access information of the link destination. This example shows an example of jumping to the item “ppp” of another file “bbb.html” in the same server. FIG.
(A) is the HTM of each of the link source and the link destination
FIG. 7B shows a browser screen corresponding to each of the L files.

In addition, although not shown, a special command can be described in the start tag portion, and when the anchor point is selected, a script (program) corresponding to the command can be called and executed.

Next, FIG. 1 shows an example of a hardware configuration of an apparatus for realizing the present embodiment. Here, it is assumed that the television has a built-in Internet connection function.
However, the invention is not limited to the television as long as it has an instruction means for sequentially instructing the anchor points (that is, moving the focus with respect to the anchor points).

In the configuration of FIG. 1, the central processing unit (CP
U) 101 is connected to the bus 100 and controls the entire apparatus of FIG. 1 via the bus 100. The CPU 101 has a calendar / clock function for outputting the current date and time based on a clock oscillator not shown. Mask R
The OM 105 stores various computer programs executed by the CPU 101 and necessary data. The font ROM 106 stores font data used on the television screen. The flash memory 107
This is a rewritable non-volatile memory, and the URL or personal management information (PI
M). Also, a program that can be upgraded can be stored in the flash memory 107. Instead of or in addition to the flash memory, a secondary storage device that is a non-volatile storage unit such as an MD (mini disk) or a hard disk may be employed. A RAM 108 is a temporary storage area required for the CPU 101 to execute a program,
Provides a work area and an area for storing various parameters required for program execution.

The connection to the public line is made by a line terminal (LIN).
Via E). The line terminal is connected to the bus 100 via the modem 118 and the serial controller 117. When using an ISDN line, although not shown, a DSU (Data Service Unit) and a TA (Terminal
Adapter).

When this apparatus displays the page information received from the public line on the display 122, the display contents are once drawn on the display memory (VRAM) 111 via the display controller 110. This display memory 1
11 is a digital / analog (D / A) converter 11
2 is input to the switching circuit 124. The display contents can be changed by rewriting the contents of the display memory 111. When a so-called color palette (not shown) is used, the display color can be changed by changing the contents of the palette. The change of the display content in this specification includes a case where the display result is changed by a process other than the rewriting of the content of the display memory 111 itself.

In some cases, the page information includes audio information. To enable audio support, an audio controller 114 and a digital / analog (D / A) converter 115 are provided, from which an audio signal is output. , To the switching circuit 124.

The TV circuit 121 extracts a video signal and an audio signal of each channel selected from the broadcast wave received from the antenna 120, demodulates the signal, and outputs the demodulated signal to the switching circuit 124.

The switching circuit 124 controls the signal from the TV circuit 121 and the D / A converter 11 under the control of the CPU 101.
2 is switched and output to the display 122 and the speaker (SP) 123. This switching circuit 12
According to 4, a plurality of divided screens and window screens can be displayed on the television screen.

The user uses the remote control 102 to control the device. A signal (for example, an infrared signal) generated from the remote controller 102 is received by the receiver 103,
The signal is decoded by the CPU 101. Remote control 102
Is shared with normal television operation. A signal for operating the television is transferred to the CPU 101 via the TV controller 104.

In the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the CPU 101 has a common configuration for the Internet and the configuration for the TV.
, But may be controlled by separate CPUs.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the remote controller 102.

On the upper side of the remote controller 102, there is a switch button group 40 for normal television operation, in which a power button, a video / TV button, a numeric channel button 58 and the like are arranged. In the middle part of the remote control 102, there is a switch button group 41 for the Internet, in which a scroll up button 42, a scroll down button 43, a move key 44, a selection button 45, a stop button 46, a return button 47, a forward button 48, a URL button 49, a menu button 50, and the like. The moving key 44 constitutes an anchor point sequential instruction means. Here, the movement key 44 has a circular structure having a structure inclined in four directions of up, down, left and right, but may be constituted by keys which are respectively separated up, down, left and right. A cover (not shown) is provided below the remote controller 102. When the cover is opened, TV adjustment buttons and the like which are not usually used are arranged.

To instruct the user to connect to the Internet using the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, after turning on the television, the user presses, for example, the menu button 50 shown in FIG. Thus, the CPU 101 activates the web browser and makes a dial-up connection to the provider. Next, on the television screen, for example, a menu screen or a window (not shown) including various menu items is displayed. The viewer can browse a desired page by selecting menu items from this menu screen.

Assume that an HTML document has a description portion including four anchor tags 71a to 74a as shown in FIG. The former two anchor points of the anchor tags 71a to 74a are character strings, and the latter two anchor points are images.
ML files 1st.html, 2nd.html, 3rd.html, 4th.html
Is specified as the link destination. The anchor tags 71a and 73a have "KE" at the end of the start anchor tag.
YSKIP "is added.
In the present embodiment, this is added for the purpose of extending the function of HTML. The character string is “KEYSK
Any character string can be selected without being limited to IP ". In the browser, when this character string is found in the start anchor tag, when the focus is moved to the anchor point by the move key 44, the anchor point is used. Is skipped. In a browser that does not support the “KEYSKIP” attribute, the character string “KEYSKIP” is ignored and has no effect on the browser operation.

The HTML document of FIG. 8A looks like FIG. 8B on the browser screen. Now, it is assumed that the anchor point 72b is focused (that is, the anchor point 72b is highlighted by a change in the display attribute by color change, inversion, or the like). If there is no description of “KEYSKIP”, the focus is moved from the anchor point 72b to 7 by operating the movement key 44 downward or to the right as before.
3b and 74b are sequentially moved in the description order of the HTML text. This processing is performed by a focus moving unit (CPU
In the present embodiment, the display is executed by changing the display content stored in the display memory 111 by the browser 101 and the display controller 110.

However, as shown in FIG. 8A, "KEYSK"
When there is an anchor point to which the IP "attribute is added, when the focus is moved by the movement key 44, the focus moving unit skips those anchor points without focusing. In the example of FIG. When the focus moves in the forward direction from 72b, the anchor point 73b is skipped and the focus moves to the anchor point 74b.When the moving key 44 is operated upward or leftward, the "KEYSKIP" attribute is added. The anchor point 71b is skipped.

When one of the anchor points is focused and the selection button 45 is pressed, the link point of the anchor point is moved.

As described above, the user can select “KEYSKI
Move the anchor point to which the P "attribute has been added
Cannot be selected. In order to select an anchor point to which the “KEYSKIP” attribute has been added, it is preferable to provide a second anchor point sequential instruction means different from the movement key 44. This “second anchor point sequential designating means” may be, for example, an independent movement key different from the movement key 44, or the movement key 44.
An auxiliary key such as a shift key that can be operated at the same time may be used. In the case of an independent moving key, it may be provided at a position where the cover of the remote controller 102 described above is opened and appears. Alternatively, the function of the function of the movement key 44 may be switched by software according to a user's instruction.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a focus moving process executed by the CPU 101 (FIG. 1) in response to a focus sequential moving instruction in a browser corresponding to the "KEYSKIP" attribute of the present invention. When an instruction to sequentially move the focus is received from the movement key 44 or the like, it is first confirmed whether the instruction is "forward (F)" or "reverse (B)" (S141). In the case of the movement key 44, the directions of right and down correspond to “forward”,
Left and upward directions correspond to "reverse direction". Also,
In the case of the rotatable push-type switch 51, downward rotation corresponds to “forward” and upward rotation corresponds to “reverse”.
Corresponding to If it is "forward", in the HTML document,
An anchor spot located immediately after the currently focused anchor spot is searched (S142). If it is "reverse direction", an anchor spot immediately before the currently focused anchor spot is searched for in the HTML document (S143). If the corresponding anchor point is not found (S144, No), step S
Proceed to 146. When the corresponding anchor point is found (S144, Yes), it is checked whether or not the "KEYSKIP" attribute is added to the anchor point (S145). If added, the process returns to step S141 to search for the next anchor point. If not, the focus is moved to the anchor (S146). If the corresponding anchor point does not exist in step S144, the focus of the current anchor point is continued (S146).

FIG. 3 shows a remote controller 1 suitable for this embodiment.
02 shows the appearance of another configuration example. This remote control 102
Has a rotatable push-type switch 51. The switch 51 has a 360 ° endless disk-shaped portion rotatable up and down in the R direction, and the rotation of the disk-shaped portion at predetermined angles is detected together with the rotation direction. Further, the disc-shaped portion also functions as a push-type switch that can be pressed in the horizontal H direction. Such a rotatable push switch 51
Since the configuration and function of itself are known, they will not be described in detail here. In the present embodiment, the focus of the anchor point is moved by rotating the switch 51, and the anchor point is selected by pressing the switch 51. In this focus shift, as described above, the anchor point to which the “KEYSKIP” attribute has been added is skipped. On the other hand, when the operation is performed using the movement key 44, the focus is moved including the anchor point to which the “KEYSKIP” attribute is added. The selection button 45 may be deleted because it overlaps with the selection function of the switch 51, but is left in the example of FIG.

Next, FIG. 9 shows the personal information management (PI
An actual example applied to M) will be described. FIG. 9 shows a list of personal information including names, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. This list is described using tags related to an HTML table.
By setting an anchor point for each item in the list, various convenient functions are realized. For example,
When an anchor point is set in the name, detailed information of the person represented by the name is displayed when the name is selected, or when each e-mail address is selected by setting an anchor point in the e-mail address Can display a screen (or window) for creating an e-mail corresponding to the e-mail address. When the FAX function is incorporated in the apparatus, a FAX transmission screen (or window) for the FAX number can be displayed by selecting the FAX number. For this purpose, an anchor spot corresponding to the FAX number is set.

In this example, “KEYSKIP” is added to the start tag of the anchor spot of an item other than the electronic mail address.
Add attributes. By doing so, when a focus shift instruction for an anchor point is issued by the move key 44 (FIG. 2) or the rotatable push switch 51 (FIG. 3), the focus for an anchor point other than the e-mail address is skipped. Then, the focus can be moved only to the e-mail address. Therefore, it is possible to quickly reach the target e-mail address in accordance with the instruction to sequentially move the focus.

The example of FIG. 9 shows a state where the electronic mail address of “Hikari Ishida” is focused.
In FIG. 9, the characters are designated in bold for convenience, but arbitrary highlighting can be used in practice.

FIG. 10 shows a part of the HTML document corresponding to FIG. Descriptions 91, 92, 93, and 94 are:
It corresponds to the name, telephone number, FAX number and e-mail address on the first line of the list in FIG.

The description 91 of the name specifies the position #AndoYuko of the file contact.html as a link destination. When this anchor point is selected, a window 1100 showing details of personal information as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. Pressing the return button 47 returns to the list display of FIG.

In the description 93 of the FAX number, the designated F
Window 120 for FAX transmission for AX number
A special command (also called a scheme) of “faxto: ...” for displaying 0 is included. In response to the user's selection of the anchor point, the browser calls a script (program module) corresponding to the command with the designated FAX number as an argument. By executing this script, a window 1200 for facsimile transmission is opened and predetermined processing is performed.

FIG. 12 shows a window 1200 opened when the anchor point is selected. In the subject area 1201 in the window 1200, the user can input a character string representing the subject using the software keyboard 1204. In the destination area 1202, the corresponding FAX number is automatically input. In the sender area 1203, a user name registered in advance is automatically input. In the body area 1204,
Using the software keyboard 1205, the user can input an arbitrary sentence. When the user selects the send button 1206 after completing the description of the necessary area,
The subject and the contents of the text are transmitted to the destination FAX machine. Cancel button 1207 before pressing send button
When is selected, the described contents are erased and re-input becomes possible. Pressing the return button 47 returns to the list display of FIG.

The description 94 of the e-mail address includes "mailto: ..." as a command for opening the window 1300 for sending an e-mail. FIG. 13 shows an example of a window 1300 for sending an e-mail. This window 1300 is similar to the facsimile transmission window 1200 of FIG. 12 except that an e-mail address is automatically set instead of a facsimile number as a destination. This is different from the point that the transmission is performed.

It should be noted that the anchor spot is set to which item, and "KEYSKI" is assigned to the anchor spot.
Whether or not to add the P "attribute is previously defined in a personal information management program (not shown), or the user can select when registering personal information.

Although the present invention has been applied to personal information management in the above, the application of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the HTM of a homepage registered in a WWW server can be used.
For various anchor points in an L document, it is possible to set a “KEYSKIP” attribute for a specific anchor point for use frequency, operational convenience, and the like.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the Internet, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the Internet and can be provided for any application using an HTML document.

[0063]

According to the present invention, by providing the skip attribute of an anchor point, a specific anchor point can be quickly selected even when an operation means for sequentially specifying an anchor point in an HTML document is used. And operability is improved.

[0064]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an Internet television device as an example of a device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing an example of a remote controller used in the apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing another example of a remote controller used in the apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between an HTML document (a) and a browser screen (b).

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an HTML document (a) and a browser screen (b) for explaining a link in the HTML document.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an HTML document (a) and a browser screen (b) for explaining another link in the HTML document.

FIG. 7 illustrates an HTML document (a) and a browser screen (b) for explaining still another link in the HTML document.
FIG.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a description example (a) of a part of an HTML document to which the present invention is applied and a browser screen (b) corresponding thereto.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of a list of personal information as an application example of the present invention.

10 is a diagram showing a description example of a part of an HTML document corresponding to the list of FIG. 9;

11 is an explanatory diagram of a link destination of one anchor point in the HTML document of FIG.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a link destination of another anchor point in the HTML document of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a link destination of still another anchor point in the HTML document of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a part of a browser process responding to an instruction to sequentially move the focus of an anchor point according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

42 Scroll up button, 43 Scroll down button, 44 Move key, 51 Rotatable push switch, 58 Channel button, 101 CPU, 102
... Remote control, 103 ... Receiver, 105 ... Mask RO
M, 106 font ROM, 107 flash memory, 108 RAM, 110 display controller, 111 display memory (VRAM), 118 modem, 120 antenna, 121 TV circuit, 122 display, 123 speaker SP), 124 ... switching circuit.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A display control method for displaying an HTML document on a display screen, wherein a focus is set on a plurality of anchor points included in the HTML document in a forward direction in response to a first instruction from a user. Sequentially moving the focus; sequentially moving the focus in a reverse direction with respect to a plurality of anchor points included in the HTML document in accordance with a second instruction of the user; and moving the focus A step of skipping the anchor point added with the attribute of skipping the focus for the first and second instructions without performing the focus operation. Method. 2. An attribute for skipping the focus is added when a movement of the focus is instructed by a second instructing means different from the first instructing means for performing the first and second instructions. 2. The display control method for an HTML document according to claim 1, wherein the focus is sequentially moved with respect to each anchor point even when the anchor point is set. 3. A display device for displaying an HTML document on a display screen, comprising: a display having the display screen; interpretation means for interpreting the HTML document; and a result of the interpretation by the interpretation means for displaying the result on the display. Display content determining means for determining display content to be displayed; display memory for storing the display content determined by the display content determining means; display control means for displaying the content of the display memory on the display; Anchor point sequential instructing means for selectively generating a first instruction for sequentially moving focus in a forward direction and a second instruction for sequentially moving focus in a reverse direction with respect to a plurality of anchor points to be selected; The display memory is stored in the display memory so as to sequentially move the focus with respect to each anchor point according to an instruction or a second instruction. Focus moving means for changing the displayed content. The focus moving means, when moving the focus in response to the first or second instruction, performs the first
And an anchor point to which an attribute for skipping focus is added without focusing on the second instruction.
Document display device. 4. An apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a second instructing means different from said anchor point sequential instructing means, wherein said focus moving means is configured to control said second point even if it is an anchor point to which said attribute for skipping focus is added. 4. The HTML document display device according to claim 3, wherein the focus is not skipped when instructed by the instructing means. 5. A step of, when displaying an HTML document on a display screen, sequentially moving a focus in a forward direction to a plurality of anchor points included in the HTML document according to a first instruction of a user. And sequentially moving the focus in a reverse direction with respect to a plurality of anchor points included in the HTML document in accordance with a second instruction of the user; And skipping an anchor point to which an attribute for skipping focus is added without focusing on the second instruction without focusing.