JPH11143453A - Information terminal display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To magnify and display desired data with a simple action by selecting an optional item displayed on a list, and displaying the selected item with the size of a display region where the selected item is specified on the list. SOLUTION: The list screen 10A of a directory is displayed (block 10). The detection section 20A of a specified item is detected with a mouse or a pen (block 20). A display method is changed comprehensibly on the detected item display, and a magnification display 30A magnified with the display of the specified item is made (block 30). When the specification by a drag is released, a normal display is resumed after the magnification display completion 40A (block 40). Only the necessary portion in a display screen by small characters can be magnified and displayed. A small character in a list can be magnified and displayed via a simple action, and operability can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic organizer and an information portable terminal display device which can input, edit, store and refer to data such as a schedule and an address book.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Electronic organizers and personal digital assistants are miniaturized for carrying. Therefore, the screen for displaying data is also small.

In order to display more information on the screen, the displayed characters must be reduced in size.

On the other hand, in order to make it easier to see, the amount of data to be displayed on the screen is reduced and displayed.

[0005]

When the size of a character becomes small, the amount of information increases, but there is also a problem that it becomes difficult to see. Even if the amount of information increases, what is desired to be viewed in a schedule or an address book is often one data. 1 to make it look good
You can display them one at a time, but doing so can make searching difficult.

[0006]

Therefore, first, in order to find necessary data, a screen for displaying more data is used to make it easier to search. If the data to be viewed is found, the above problem is solved by designating only the data and providing a means for enlarging and displaying the data by a simple operation.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the enlarged display processing. FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram. FIG. 3 is an example of a normal display screen. FIG. 4 shows an example of an operation during designation for enlarged display. FIG. 5 is an example of an enlarged display screen.

First, an outline of the process of enlarged display will be described with reference to FIG.

In block 10, an address book list screen 10A shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. This can be done with a conventional display method. In block 20, the detection unit 20A of the item designated by the mouse or the pen is detected. Change the display method on the detected item display so that it is easy to understand. This can also be performed by a conventional method of designating items or the like.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the frame of the item is dragged to the lower right of the designated item with the mouse or the like (the mouse is moved as shown in 1). The direction of the drag may be any direction as long as it is the direction of enlargement.

The enlarged display 30A in which the display of the designated item is enlarged by the amount dragged in the block 30 is displayed as shown in FIG.

The enlargement display ratio is determined by the ratio between the size of the original frame and the dragged frame. As a method of displaying the enlarged characters, it is possible to enlarge the image data or to enlarge the display 30A by changing the font size.

As for the instruction of the enlarged display 30A, there is a method of dragging as described above, but in addition, a method of providing a key for instructing the enlarged display or a button on the screen is provided. A method of performing enlarged display by double-clicking a mouse button or double-touching with a pen. In the case of a mouse, it is also possible to instruct enlargement / cancellation by performing a reverse operation with the left button to enlarge and cancel with the right button.

Further, in order to make the designated item easier to see, it can be realized by erasing the background and then displaying the designated item, or opaquely displaying the window for displaying the designated item.

When the designation by dragging is released,
In block 40, the enlarged display is stopped, that is, the enlarged display ends 40.
After A, the display returns to the normal display.

With the above-described processing, it is possible to easily enlarge and display only a part of the data while displaying the data list.

[0018]

According to the above-mentioned means, it is possible to enlarge and display only a necessary portion of data in a display screen using small characters. From the above, small characters can be enlarged and displayed by simple operation during list display,
Operability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an enlarged display process of an information terminal display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a normal display screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a process for designation for enlarged display.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an enlarged display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Mouse movement operation, 10A ... List screen display, 20
A: detection section, 30A: enlarged display section, 40A: enlarged display end section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An information terminal display device comprising: a storage unit for storing various information; a display unit for displaying the stored information; a control unit for controlling the stored information; and an input unit for instructing various operations. Display means for displaying the stored information in the form of a list, selecting means for selecting an arbitrary item displayed on the list, and an instruction for changing the size of the display area of the item selected by the selecting means And a means for displaying the item selected by the selection means on a list display in the size of the display area designated by the instruction means.