JPH11272395A - Picture displaying/display switching method, terminal equipment and stoeage medium recording those method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve user's looking at information and the performance of information display/retrieval operation. SOLUTION: Display information data to be displayed on a screen are managed in each face unit and stored in a display data storing part 2. A display information data retrieving part 3 reads out the display information data to be displayed by user's instruction or setting and a control part 1 displays the display information data on a picture display part 6 so that plural faces of the data are transparently superposed. At the time of the display, a display attribute setting part 4 sets up display attributes in each face to be transparently displayed by user's instruction or setting so that all display information data can be distinguished/identified. When the display information data have the number of faces exceeding a set value, a picture switching setting part 5 switches the display of the display part 6 based on user's instruction or setting so that all display information data can be viewed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the use of a terminal device for presenting information on a screen in order to display (or search for) information. 1) A plurality of transparent surfaces (hereinafter referred to as virtual surfaces). 2) distinguishing / identifying virtual planes by display attributes (color, shading, size, shape, position, etc.), and 3) switching display virtual planes according to user settings. More particularly, the present invention relates to a screen display / display switching method and a terminal device that provide a user-friendly display and a user-friendly operation of necessary information effectively.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a user of a terminal device displays information on a screen of the terminal device or searches for information on the screen of the terminal device, the information displayed on a desktop terminal or the like is used. If it is reduced to the size of the screen of the terminal device and displayed, the characters etc. are too small to be read,
The information to be displayed at a time is reduced and displayed as much as can be read on the terminal device. In addition, in order to display and search for information, the user switches the display on the screen (by scrolling the page or the like) or displays the information by multi-window display or the like on the screen.

[0003]

For this reason, 1) the terminal device has a small screen, so that much information cannot be displayed at once. 2) The terminal device has a small screen,
Lack of information display at a glance. 3) Since the information to be displayed at a time is small, the screen switching is increased, and the operation becomes complicated. 4) In displaying a plurality of windows in a multi-window display, a plurality of windows must be displayed in a superimposed manner on a small display. 5) There is a problem that a great amount of information cannot be viewed quickly.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a screen display / display switching method and a terminal device capable of solving the above-mentioned problems and improving the performance of user information browsing and information display (/ search) operations. The task is to provide.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a screen display / display switching method according to the present invention manages display information data to be displayed on a screen in units of planes (pages). A plurality of surfaces (pages) are set as transparent surfaces (pages), and display attributes are set in units of the transparent surfaces (pages), and the plurality of transparent surfaces (pages) are distinguished by the set display attributes. / Identify and superimpose at the same time and display them on the screen, so that even in a portion where a plurality of display information data overlap, all the display information data can be seen without hiding the rear display information data, Further, in the case of display information data having a number of surfaces (pages) exceeding a predetermined setting, the display information is displayed according to a user setting or a predetermined setting. By switching a plurality of transparent surfaces (pages) of the report data, distinguishing / identifying them according to the set display attributes, and superimposing them simultaneously and displaying them on the screen, all display information data can be viewed. The display is switched.

Similarly, a screen display / display switching device according to the present invention includes a display information data storage unit for storing and managing display information data in units of planes (pages), and a user-designated or predetermined display information data storage unit. A display information data search unit that searches and reads display information data to be displayed on a screen based on a certain setting from the display data storage unit in units of pages (pages); and a display information data search unit that is specified by a user or based on a predetermined setting. Surfaces to be displayed simultaneously (pages)
And a display attribute setting unit for transparently displaying the number of screens and pages (pages) to determine display attributes for discrimination / identification, and a screen (page) to be displayed based on designation by a user or a predetermined setting. And a screen switching setting unit for determining a switching time and the number of screens, and transmitting a plurality of screens (pages) of the read display information data specified by the user or predetermined according to the set display attributes. A screen display unit that simultaneously superimposes and displays on the screen on a typical screen (page), and further switches and displays the screen according to the determined time and the number of screens; and a control unit that connects and controls the respective units. It is characterized by the following.

[0007] Alternatively, specified by the user, or
A display information data search unit for searching and reading display information data to be displayed on a screen on a screen (page) basis based on a predetermined setting, from a storage medium or an external device, and a display information data search unit specified by a user or based on a predetermined setting A display attribute setting unit that determines the number of surfaces (pages) to be displayed simultaneously and the display attributes for transparently displaying and distinguishing / identifying the surfaces (pages);
A screen switching setting unit for determining the time and the number of screens to be switched based on a predetermined setting, and a plurality of the read display information data specified by the user or specified in advance. A screen display unit for superimposing screens (pages) on the screen simultaneously with transparent planes (pages) according to the set display attributes and displaying the screens by switching according to the determined time and number of screens; And a control unit for connecting and controlling the respective units.

Further, a recording medium recording the screen display / display switching terminal method according to the present invention includes a procedure for managing display information data to be displayed on a screen in units of planes (pages), and a method for managing a plurality of planes (pages) of the display information data. ) As a transparent surface (page) and setting display attributes in units of the transparent surface (page), and distinguishing / identifying the plurality of transparent surfaces (pages) by the set display attribute. And display on the screen simultaneously, and further, in the case of display information data having a number of surfaces (pages) exceeding a predetermined setting, a user setting or a predetermined setting Switching a plurality of transparent surfaces (pages) of the display information data according to the display information data, distinguishing / identifying the display information data based on the set display attributes, and simultaneously superimposing the display information on a screen. A program for causing a computer to execute the characterized in that the computer is recorded in a recording medium readable.

In the screen display / display switching method of the terminal device according to the present invention, a plurality of virtual planes are simultaneously displayed on the screen, and the display virtual plane is switched according to the setting of the user.

Similarly, the screen display / display switching device of the terminal device of the present invention has means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of virtual planes on the screen and switching the display virtual plane according to the setting of the user.

That is, in the present invention, a display / display switching method and a display / display switching means using a virtual plane method are provided and used. With the virtual surface method, it is easy to distinguish / identify a plurality of surfaces by changing a display attribute for each surface while making the plurality of surfaces transparently displayed, so that display information of a plurality of surfaces can be simultaneously recognized. The display method. Further, this is a display switching method in which display information of more planes can be displayed by switching screens to be displayed according to a user setting.

Therefore, a plurality of virtual planes are simultaneously displayed on the screen, and information on the plurality of planes is simultaneously displayed without completely hiding information on the lower plane from the upper plane.

At this time, the virtual plane is distinguished / identified by the display attribute, and the degree of the visibility is set for each plane by changing the parameter of the display attribute.

Further, by switching the virtual plane manually or automatically, information on all planes can be displayed easily and quickly.

According to the present invention, a plurality of virtual planes are simultaneously displayed on the screen of the terminal device, and by switching the display virtual planes, it is possible to quickly view a very large amount of information on a small screen. become.

By providing a virtual surface for each time and importance, it is possible to improve the recognizability of information visually and the operability.

Furthermore, the limited space on the screen of the terminal device can be used effectively, so that the convenience can be improved and the terminal device can be used effectively and efficiently.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

In all the drawings for explaining the embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to components having the same or similar functions, and the repeated description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a control unit, 2 is a display information data storage unit that holds display information data, 3 is a display information data search unit that searches for display information data to be displayed, and 4 is a display unit. A display attribute setting unit 5 for setting the number of virtual planes and a display attribute for distinguishing the virtual planes is used by a user to set the display virtual plane switching time and the number of screens to be switched according to a predetermined setting. A screen switching setting section 6 to be set is a screen display section for displaying display information data.

As a first embodiment of the present invention, an example of screen display / display switching of a portable terminal composed of two virtual surfaces will be described.

In the first embodiment, the operation functions of screen display / display switching of a portable terminal composed of a plurality of virtual surfaces are as follows.

The display information data is stored in the portable terminal itself, and the stored display information data is searched for the display information data in accordance with the request of the user or the set value. By displaying this display information data on multiple virtual planes that are distinguished by the user's request or display attributes according to the set values, the user can obtain a large amount of information on a small screen at once. Will be able to Further, by switching the display virtual surface automatically at the request of the user, the user can obtain more information and can quickly view the information.

An example will be described in which a screen display of a portable terminal composed of two virtual surfaces is distinguished / identified by display attributes of the virtual surfaces.

FIG. 2 shows one virtual surface displayed on the screen.
Page 1 of the Japanese Constitution displayed in chapters (1st page)
FIG. 3 is a view showing the second page (Chapter 2) in the case of displaying the Constitution of Japan in chapter units on one virtual surface displayed on the screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which the screen display of the mobile terminal composed of the two virtual planes shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is distinguished / identified by a difference in display color for each virtual plane.

In FIG. 4, the two transparent surfaces of FIGS. 2 and 3 are superimposed and displayed, and the information of the two surfaces is simultaneously displayed. At this time, for example, the characters on the two surfaces are displayed in red and blue, respectively, and each surface is distinguished / identified by a difference in color.
Thereby, the surface can be distinguished / identified, and the information displayed on the surface can be distinguished / identified, so that a large amount of information can be easily displayed on a small screen.

In the case of displaying on a conventional portable terminal, FIG.
The display information data of FIG. 3 is displayed one screen at a time, and the next screen is displayed by switching the display. However, when the display information data is displayed on the portable terminal of the present invention, a plurality of virtual planes are simultaneously displayed as shown in FIG. By doing so, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of listing information to be displayed at one time and the complexity of switching screens.

FIG. 5 shows a screen display of a portable terminal composed of two different virtual planes different from FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of identification, in which a screen display of a mobile terminal including two virtual planes is distinguished / identified by shading of display colors for each virtual plane. In FIG. 5, two transparent surfaces are displayed in an overlapping manner, and information on the two surfaces is simultaneously displayed. At that time, for example, the characters on the two surfaces are each 25 (in 256 gradations).
Indicated by 5 and 128, each surface is distinguished / identified by shading of color.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which a screen display of a portable terminal composed of two virtual planes different from those shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is distinguished / identified by the display attributes of the virtual planes. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example in which a screen display of a portable terminal is distinguished / identified by a display character size for each virtual surface. In FIG. 6A, two transparent surfaces are displayed in an overlapping manner, and information on the two surfaces is simultaneously displayed. At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 6B, the characters on the two surfaces are each set to 1 (when the full screen is 100%).
00% and 90% (for example, the virtual surface of the first page is 100% of the size of the solid line frame, and the virtual surface of the second page is reduced to a size of 90% of the dotted frame (page 2) The frame of the eye screen is not actually displayed)))
Each face is distinguished / identified by character size.

As display attributes for distinguishing / identifying virtual surfaces,
Instead of differences in display colors, shades of display colors, and sizes of display characters, shapes, positions, and the like may be used as display attributes. Further, the virtual surface may be distinguished / identified by combining a plurality of display attributes among these. In addition, it is also possible to arbitrarily set the number of virtual planes to be displayed at a time and to display them.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which a screen display of a portable terminal composed of two different virtual planes different from those of FIGS. 4 to 6 is distinguished / identified by display attributes of the virtual planes. In one virtual plane, schedule on a monthly basis, in another virtual plane,
It is an example in the case of displaying a schedule on a daily basis, and is a diagram illustrating an example of distinguishing / identifying a screen display of a mobile terminal configured of two virtual planes by a difference in display color for each virtual plane. FIG.
In this example, two transparent surfaces are superimposed and displayed, and information on the two surfaces is simultaneously displayed. At that time, for example, the month schedule is displayed in black, the day schedule is displayed in other colors, and the side displaying the month schedule and the side displaying the day schedule are displayed in different colors. Distinguish / Identify. Furthermore, different colors (red and blue) are displayed every day to further enhance visibility.

FIG. 8 is an example in which a screen display of a portable terminal composed of two different virtual planes different from those of FIGS. 4 to 7 is distinguished / identified by display attributes of the virtual planes. In terms of
This is an example in which the schedule is displayed on a monthly basis, on another virtual plane, and on a daily basis. In this example, the screen display of a mobile terminal composed of two virtual planes is distinguished by the display color of each virtual plane. It is a figure showing the example of identification.

Next, an example will be described in which the display virtual plane is switched according to the setting of the user of the portable terminal composed of two virtual planes.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of switching the display virtual plane according to the setting of the user of the portable terminal composed of two virtual planes. The Japanese Constitution is displayed in chapter units, and the display is displayed. This is an example of switching. For example, when the chapter 8 and the chapter 9 are displayed as shown in FIG. 9A, the user operates the click or the like to perform the operation of the chapter 9 and the next chapter 10 (see FIG. 9B). Another aspect), as shown in FIG. 10, further Chapter 10 and the next first
It is also possible to display one chapter. If the setting is changed automatically, the first chapter is displayed first, but another chapter (another surface) can be displayed one after another by the timer. In addition, it is also possible to arbitrarily switch the switching time of the display virtual plane and the number of switching planes to change the display (for example, in the case of switching in units of two screens, switch from FIG. 9A to FIG. 10). Further, the automatic switching of the display virtual plane can be stopped / restarted as necessary.

By switching the display virtual plane according to the user's setting, it is possible to quickly view information from a large amount of limited information only by displaying the virtual plane once, and according to the user's setting. Setting of switching of virtual surface to display (automatic or manual, switching time, number of planes)
By doing so, the complexity of screen switching can be reduced and operability can be improved.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example in which the display virtual plane is switched according to the setting of the user to display / recognize a lot of information. For example, as shown in FIG.
Even if the information on a plane cannot be displayed / recognized by a single virtual plane display, for example, five screens are displayed and displayed according to the setting of the user as shown in FIGS. 11B to 11E. The information can be displayed / recognized by switching.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of switching the display virtual plane according to the setting of the user of the portable terminal composed of two virtual planes different from those of FIGS. , Is an example of a case of displaying in days. For example, at first, it is displayed from the day (18th) (FIG. 12A),
It is also possible to display from another day (the next day) by a user operation such as clicking (FIG. 12B). In addition, if the setting is made to change automatically, the date is initially displayed from the day, but another day can be displayed one after another by the timer.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example for switching a virtual plane by a user operation. When a button / icon for arbitrary display virtual surface switching is prepared at an arbitrary position on the portable terminal as shown in FIG. 13A, or when a specific area on the screen is selected as shown in FIG. With the mechanism for switching the plane, the display virtual plane can be switched by the user's operation.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the basic processing algorithm of the screen display / display switching operation of the portable terminal composed of a plurality of virtual surfaces. The operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described using the operation algorithm shown in FIG. Note that (S1 to S5) in FIG. 14 indicate each step.

When the user specifies, the display information data search unit 3 reads data to be displayed on the virtual plane from the display information data storage unit 2. If there is no designation from the user, default display information data is read (S1).

When specified by the user, the display attribute setting unit 4 sets the number of virtual planes to be displayed simultaneously and the display attribute for distinguishing the virtual planes. When there is no designation from the user, these settings are set for each display information data.
The fault is set (S2).

The screen display unit 6 displays the display information data on the screen in a virtual plane (S3).

When specified by the user, the screen switching setting section 5 sets the switching time of the display virtual plane and the number of screens to be switched. When there is no designation from the user, these settings are set to default values for each display information data.
t is set (S4).

When the set time has elapsed, or
When the user has manually set the display virtual plane to be switched, the screen display unit 6 displays the switched display information data on the screen using the virtual plane (S5).

The display information data is switched according to a set cycle or a manual instruction, and the display is performed on a virtual screen on the screen.

The control section 1 controls the above operation and each section.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention different from FIG.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The difference of the second embodiment from the first embodiment is that the display information retrieval unit 3 does not have a display data storage unit and the display information storage unit 3 stores the display information stored in, for example, a base station or a fixed station. The point is to search and read the data.

In the second embodiment, the operation functions of screen display / display switching of a portable terminal composed of a plurality of virtual surfaces are as follows.

For example, display information data is stored in a base station or a fixed station or the like, and display information data is received from the stored display information data in accordance with a user request or a set value. . By displaying this display information data on a plurality of virtual surfaces distinguished by a user's request or a display attribute according to a set value, the user can:
A lot of information can be obtained at once on a small screen. Further, by switching the display virtual surface automatically at the request of the user, the user can obtain more information and can quickly view the information.

When the portable terminal stores the display information data, which causes a load on a disk or a memory, the display information data is stored in a base station or a fixed station to reduce the processing load on the control unit 1 and the like. .

FIG. 14 is a flow chart also showing a basic processing algorithm of a screen display / display switching operation of a portable terminal composed of a plurality of virtual surfaces in the second embodiment.
The operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described using an operation algorithm shown in FIG. Note that (S1 in FIG. 14)
To S5) show each step.

When the user specifies, the display information data retrieval unit 3 reads data to be displayed on a virtual plane from a base station or a fixed station, for example. If there is no designation from the user, default display information data is read (S1).

When specified by the user, the display attribute setting section 4 sets the number of virtual planes to be displayed simultaneously and the display attribute for distinguishing the virtual planes. When there is no designation from the user, these settings are set for each display information data.
The fault is set (S2).

The screen display unit 6 displays the display information data on the screen in a virtual plane (S3).

When specified by the user, the screen switching setting unit 5 sets the switching time of the display virtual plane and the number of screens to be switched. When there is no designation from the user, these settings are set to default values for each display information data.
t is set (S4).

When the set time has elapsed, or
When the user has manually set the display virtual plane to be switched, the screen display unit 6 displays the switched display information data on the screen using the virtual plane (S5).

The display information data is switched by the set cycle or manually, and the display is performed on the screen by the virtual plane.

The control section 1 controls the above operation and each section.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram also showing a schematic configuration of the third embodiment of the present invention. The third embodiment differs from the second embodiment in that display information data is stored in, for example, an FD (floppy disk) or the like, and the display information data search unit 3 searches the FD or the like to display the display information. The point is to read the data.

In the third embodiment, the operation function of screen display / display switching of a portable terminal composed of a plurality of virtual surfaces is as follows.

For example, display information data is stored in an FD or the like, and the display information data is searched from the stored display information data in accordance with a request of a user or a set value. By displaying this display information data on multiple virtual planes that are distinguished by the user's request or display attributes according to the set values, the user can obtain a large amount of information on a small screen at once. Will be able to Further, by switching the display virtual surface automatically at the request of the user, the user can obtain more information and can quickly view the information.

When the portable terminal stores the display information data, the disk or the memory becomes burdensome.
When a communication access process with a base station or a fixed station or the like storing display information data becomes a burden, an external medium such as an FD storing the display information data is used to control the control unit 1 or the like. Reduce processing load.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing also a basic processing algorithm of an operation of screen display / display switching of a portable terminal composed of a plurality of virtual surfaces in the third embodiment.
The operation of the present invention will be described using the operation algorithm shown in FIG. Note that (S1 to S5) in FIG. 14 indicate each step.

When the user specifies, the display information data search unit 3 reads data to be displayed on a virtual plane from, for example, an FD. When there is no designation from the user, default display information data is read (S
1).

When a designation is given by the user, the display attribute setting section 4 sets the number of virtual planes to be displayed simultaneously and the display attribute for distinguishing the virtual planes. When there is no designation from the user, these settings are set for each display information data.
The fault is set (S2).

The screen display section 6 displays the display information data on the screen in a virtual plane (S3).

When there is a designation from the user, the screen switching setting section 5 sets the switching time of the display virtual plane and the number of screens to be switched. When there is no designation from the user, these settings are set to default values for each display information data.
t is set (S4).

When the set time has elapsed, or
When the user has manually set the display virtual plane to be switched, the screen display unit 6 displays the switched display information data on the screen using the virtual plane (S5).

The display information data is switched by the set cycle or manually, and the display is performed on the screen in a virtual plane.

The control section 1 controls the above operation and each section.

The switching of screen display / display of a portable terminal composed of a plurality of virtual planes according to the present invention can be performed by a terminal apparatus other than the portable terminal (screen display area is narrow).
The display can be switched, and the present invention can be applied.

The present invention provides a reading device for reading a recording medium, a program read from a recording medium,
A memory capable of storing display information data and the like and freely reading it, and a means equivalent thereto, a buffer for holding data necessary for performing various processing and a means equivalent thereto, and a memory necessary for the processing. A display or the like for displaying information, a color image or display information data, and an input means for giving a necessary instruction to a user of the terminal device, and a memory, a buffer, a display and an input thereof are provided. A computer that controls the means and the like based on a procedure predetermined by the above program or a means equivalent thereto, the function or the processing procedure or the processing at each part of the embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. A program that can implement or execute an algorithm as appropriate, and implements the function on a computer or the like. Alternatively, a program for causing a computer or the like to execute the procedure or algorithm can be recorded on a recording medium readable by the reading device, for example, a ROM, an FD, a memory card, an MO, a CD, a DVD, and the like, and distributed. .

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiment, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment and can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. No.

[0078]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user of a terminal device wants to efficiently display a large amount of information on a small screen and reduce the complexity of the screen display switching operation. By displaying information on a screen using a plurality of virtual surfaces and switching the screen display according to the user's settings, the terminal device having a small screen display area such as a mobile terminal can easily display information at a glance and read information quickly. , And operability are improved, and information can be easily obtained on the screen.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a virtual surface according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a virtual surface different from FIG. 2 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display by the virtual plane of FIGS. 2 and 3 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display using a virtual surface different from FIG. 4 in the first embodiment.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen display using a virtual surface different from FIGS. 4 and 5 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display using a virtual surface different from those in FIGS. 4 to 6 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen display using a virtual surface different from those in FIGS. 4 to 7 in the first embodiment.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams illustrating an example of display switching of a virtual surface in the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a continuation of an example of display switching of the virtual plane in FIG. 9 in the first embodiment.

11 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of switching display of a virtual plane in the first embodiment.

FIGS. 12A and 12B are diagrams showing an example of display switching of a virtual plane different from FIGS. 9 and 10 in the first embodiment.

FIGS. 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen for switching a virtual surface by a user operation in the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing basic processing in the first, second and third embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second and a third embodiment of the present invention different from FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 control unit 2 display information data storage unit 3 display information data search unit 4 display attribute setting unit 5 screen switching setting unit 6 screen display unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. Display information data to be displayed on a screen is managed in units of surfaces, a plurality of surfaces of the display information data are set as transparent surfaces, and display attributes are set in units of the transparent surfaces. Screens are distinguished / identified by the set display attributes and superimposed at the same time and displayed on the screen. In the case of display information data having a number of faces exceeding a predetermined setting, Setting, or switching a plurality of transparent surfaces of the display information data in accordance with a predetermined setting, distinguishing / identifying by the set display attributes, and superimposing and displaying them simultaneously on a screen. Characteristic screen display / display switching method. 2. A display information data storage unit for storing and managing display information data in units of screens, and display information data to be displayed on a screen based on a user-designated or predetermined setting in units of planes. A display information data retrieval unit that retrieves and reads from the display data storage unit, and specifies the number of surfaces to be displayed simultaneously based on user-specified or predetermined settings, and transparently displays and distinguishes the surfaces. A display attribute setting section for determining display attributes to be identified / identified; a screen switching setting section for determining the time and number of screens to be switched based on designation by a user or based on predetermined settings; A specified or predetermined plurality of surfaces of the read display information data are simultaneously overlapped on a transparent surface by the set display attribute. A screen display unit for displaying on the screen together and switching on the determined time and the number of screens to display on the screen; and a control unit for connecting and controlling the respective units. Switching terminal device. 3. A display information data retrieval unit which retrieves display information data to be displayed on a screen based on a user-specified or predetermined setting from an external or storage medium, and reads the display information data from the external or storage medium. Or a display attribute setting unit for determining the number of surfaces to be displayed simultaneously based on a predetermined setting, and a display attribute for transparently displaying and distinguishing / identifying the surfaces, and a designation by a user or A screen switching setting unit for determining a time and the number of screens to be switched based on a predetermined setting; and setting the plurality of faces of the read display information data specified by the user or predetermined. Displayed on the screen at the same time superimposed on the transparent surface by the display attributes, and further switched by the determined time and the number of screens A screen display unit for displaying on a screen, and a control unit for connecting and controlling the respective units, including at least a display information data search unit, a display attribute setting unit, a screen switching setting unit, a screen display unit, and a control unit. A screen display / display switching terminal device characterized by the following. 4. A step of managing display information data to be displayed on a screen in units of planes; a step of setting a plurality of surfaces of the display information data as transparent planes and setting a display attribute in units of the transparent planes; A procedure in which a plurality of transparent surfaces are distinguished / identified by the set display attribute and simultaneously superimposed and displayed on a screen; and further, in the case of display information data having a number of surfaces exceeding a predetermined setting. In accordance with a user's setting or a predetermined setting, a plurality of transparent surfaces of the display information data are switched to be distinguished / identified by the set display attributes and simultaneously superimposed on the screen. Screen display / display switching method, wherein a program for causing a computer to execute is recorded on a recording medium readable by the computer. Recorded recording medium.