EP0717346A2
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Hierarchical data display method and information processing system for realizing it
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-12-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-12-15
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a time-series data display method for displaying time-series data items so that a user can grasp time more intuitively and sensuously, and an information processing system for realizing the display method, wherein first data associated with a desired date is retrieved and displayed, second data associated with a date contiguous to the desired date is retrieved, a display screen for the second data is displayed with a smaller size than a display screen for the first data in a temporal direction starting with the desired date, third data associated with a date contiguous to the date of the second data is retrieved, and the third data is displayed inside the second data with a display area thereof made smaller. The present invention also provides a hierarchical data display method and browser system, wherein a display area is divided into an area, in which data icons representing data items belonging to one level are displayed, and an area in which child levels are displayed. As a hierarchical depth increases, the data icons are made smaller in size and simpler. The hierarchical structure of a file system or data base having a hierarchical structure can be displayed in the form of a Venn diagram, thus making it possible to grasp the whole structure intuitively. Data items belonging to child levels are not hidden but displayed in the form of reduced images, whereby intended data can be located effortlessly. A cutout form and image are registered mutually independently. An identifier, position, and size of the cutout form are specified as the attributes of the image. Thus, an image can be fetched into album software by performing a simple operation, or a cutout can be changed in size.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Canon K.K. Takiguchi
- 👤 Akira Canon K.K. Suga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/10; G06F16/16; G06F16/168; G06F16/30; G06F16/34; G06F16/50; G06F16/54; G06F16/90; G06F16/901; G06F16/9024
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 129
Claim 1
Independent Claim
42 words
A linked data display method for displaying data items managed with given linkages thereamong, characterized in that: first data, and second data linked to said first data are displayed mutually distinguishably by determining sizes thereof according to a distance of a linkage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
31 words
A linked data display method according to claim 1, wherein linked data items are displayed with a plurality of stepped sizes according to distances of linkages among a plurality of levels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A linked data display method according to claim 1, wherein said linked data items are time-series data items accumulated time-sequentially and displayed according to temporal distances.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A linked data display method according to claim 1, wherein said linked data items are hierarchical data items managed hierarchically and displayed according to distances in a depth direction in a hierarchy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
A time-series data display method for displaying accumulated time-series data items time-sequentially, comprising steps of: retrieving and displaying first data associated with a desired date; retrieving second data associated with a date contiguous to said desired date; and displaying said second data distinguishably from said first data in a temporal direction starting with said desired date.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 5, wherein said distinguishable display is such that a display screen for said second data is displayed with a smaller size than the one for said first data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 6, wherein said first data is displayed at an outermost position in a display screen, and said second data is displayed inside said first data with a display area thereof made smaller.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 7, wherein third data associated with a date contiguous to the date of said second data is retrieved, and said third data is displayed inside said second data with a display area thereof made smaller.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 5, wherein a display of each date is limited to a given number of data items, and wherein when the number of data items exceeds said given number, said data items are classified in units of a finer date and displayed distinguishably.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 8, wherein when zoom-in is designated for a screen display, the display positions of said first to third data items are shifted outward and the display areas thereof are made larger.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 10, wherein when said zoom is continued for a designated period of time, said first data is moved out of a display screen, and new data associated with a date contiguous to a date of data displayed at an innermost position is retrieved and displayed at said innermost position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 10, wherein when zoom-out is designated for a screen display, the display positions of said first to third data items are shifted inward and the display areas thereof are made smaller.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
60 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 12, wherein when said zoom-out is continued for a designated period of time, data displayed at an innermost position is moved out of a display screen, and new data associated with a date contiguous to a date of data displayed at an outermost position is retrieved and displayed at said outermost position.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 12, wherein said zoom-in or zoom-out is designated in a screen, a speed of shifting display positions is varied depending on a designated position in said screen.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 5, wherein graphics such as rings or squares representing dates associated with displays are nested and displayed together with representations of data items.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 15, wherein said nested display is realized by arranging said graphics such as rings or squares representing dates associated with displays concentrically in units of a given date, and then displaying data items orderly in said graphics.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 15, wherein said graphics such as rings or squares representing dates associated with displays are displayed in different colors associated with said dates.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 16, wherein said data items are positioned in said graphics at random.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 18, wherein said random positions are specified at the time of data registration.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
55 words
A time-series data display method according to claim 5, wherein said accumulated time-series data items include data items accumulated in one-to-one correspondence to dates of creation of data files, data items accumulated in one-to-one correspondence to dates of correction of files, and data items accumulated in one-to-one correspondence to designated dates registered by a user.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
51 words
A time-series data display method for displaying accumulated time-series data items time-sequentially, comprising steps of: accumulating data items in one-to-one correspondence to dates of a schedule table; displaying said schedule table; and displaying data items associated with a desired date of said schedule table responsively to designation of said desired date.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
70 words
An information processing system for displaying accumulated time-series data items time-sequentially, comprising: an accumulating means for accumulating data items in one-to-one correspondence to dates; a retrieving means for retrieving data of a desired date and data of a date contiguous to said desired date responsively to designation of said desired date; and a display means for displaying said Retrieved data distinguishably in a temporal direction starting with said desired date.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
48 words
An information processing system according to claim 22, wherein said display means displays a display screen for said data associated with a date contiguous to said desired date with a smaller size than a display screen for said data of said desired date according to an elapsed time.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
58 words
An information processing system according to claim 23, wherein said display means displays said data of said desired date at an outermost position in a display screen, and displays said data of a date contiguous to said desired date inside said data of said desired date with a display area therefore made smaller according to an elapsed time.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
64 words
An information processing system according to claim 22, wherein said display means includes a display limiting means for limiting a display of each date to a given number of date items, and a display dividing means that when the number of data items exceeds said given number, classifies said data items in units of a finer date and displays said data items mutually distinguishably.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
47 words
An information processing system according to claim 25, wherein said accumulating means includes a subdividing and accumulating means for subdividing a data accumulation unit into units of a finer date for fear the number of data items should exceed said given number, and then accumulating data items.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
73 words
An information processing system according to claim 24, further comprising a zoom designating means for use in designating zoom-in or zoom-out for a screen display, and a zoom control means that when zoom-in is designated, shifts the display positions of data items outward so as to increase the display areas thereof, and that when zoom-out is designated, shifts the display positions of data items inward so as to decrease the display areas thereof.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
105 words
An information processing system according to claim 27, wherein when zoom-in is designated, said zoom control means moves said dataof said desired date out of a display screen, retrieves new data associated with a date contiguous to a date of data displayed at an innermost position, and displays said new data at said innermost position, and wherein when zoom-out is designated, said zoom control means moves said data displayed at said innermost position out of a display screen, retrieves new data associated with a date contiguous to a date of data displayed at an outermost position, and displays said new data at said outermost position.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
47 words
An information processing system according to claim 27, wherein said zoom designating means includes a designation input means for use in making a designation in a screen, and said zoom control means varies a speed of shifting display positions depending on a designated position in said screen.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
70 words
An information processing system according to claim 22, wherein said display means includes a means for displaying graphics such as rings or squares representing dates associated with displays concentrically in units of a given date, and a means for displaying data items orderly in said graphics, and wherein said graphics such as rings or squares representing dates associated with displays are nested and displayed together with representations of data items.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
32 words
An information processing system according to claim 30, wherein said display means displays said graphics such as rings or squares representing dates associated with displays in different colors associated with said dates.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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An information processing system according to claim 30, wherein said display means positions data items in said graphics at random.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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An information processing system according to claim 32, wherein said accumulating means determines said random positions at the time of data registration.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
54 words
An information processing system according to claim 22, wherein said accumulated time-series data items include data items accumulated in one-to-one correspondence to dates of creation of data files, data items accumulated in one-to-one correspondence to dates of correction of files, and data items accumulated in one-to-one correspondence to designated dates registered by a user.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
62 words
An information processing system for displaying accumulated time-series data items time-sequentially, comprising: an accumulating means for accumulating data items in one-to-one correspondence to dates of a schedule table; a first display means for displaying said schedule table; and a second display means for displaying data items associated with a desired date responsively to designation of said desired date of said schedule table.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
56 words
A hierarchical data display method for displaying hierarchically-managed data items, comprising steps of: dividing a display area into an area, in which data icons representing data items belonging to one level are displayed, and an area in which child levels are displayed; and displaying said data icons with a size varied depending on a hierarchical depth.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A hierarchical data display method according to claim 36, wherein as said hierarchical depth increases, said data icon size is decreased.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A hierarchical data display method according to claim 37, wherein as said hierarchical depth increases, said data icons are simplified more greatly.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
41 words
A hierarchical data display method according to claim 36, wherein said sizes of said division areas are determined on the basis of the number of data items belonging to one level and the number of data items belonging to child levels.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
42 words
A hierarchical data display method according to claim 36, wherein when there are a plurality of child levels, a display area for each child level is determined according to the number of data items belonging to levels subordinate to said child level.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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A hierarchical data display method according to claim 36, wherein said child levels are displayed in a background expressing a parent level, and said background is selected and displayed so that a hierarchical depth can be distinguished.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
23 words
A hierarchical data display method according to claim 39, wherein as said hierarchical depth increases, said background is displayed in a deeper color.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
33 words
A hierarchical data display method according to claim 36, further comprising a step of zooming in a desired level by performing a given operation after designating a display area for said desired level.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
36 words
A hierarchical data display method according to claim 36, further comprising a step of displaying the detailed contents of a desired level by performing a given operation after designating a display area for said desired level.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A hierarchical data display method according to claim 43, further comprising a step of zooming out a level zoomed by performing said given operation so as to display a parent level.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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A hierarchical data display method according to claim 36, further comprising a step of grouping a plurality of desired data icons, and displaying a leading data icon in such a way that it can be recognized that a plurality of desired data icons are grouped together.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
25 words
A hierarchical data display method according to claim 46, further comprising a step of displaying a list of said plurality of data icons grouped together.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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A hierarchical data display method according to claim 46, further comprising a step of rearranging a plurality of data icons grouped together, a step of releasing a group, and a step of deleting a desired data icon from a plurality of data icons grouped together.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
66 words
A hierarchical data browser system for displaying hierarchically-managed data items, comprising: a display area dividing means for dividing a display area into an area, in which data icons representing data items belonging to one level are displayed, and an area in which child levels are displayed; and a data icon display means for displaying said data icons with a size varied depending on a hierarchical depth.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
25 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 49, wherein said data icon display means decreases said data icon size as said hierarchical depth increases.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
26 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 50, wherein said data icon display means simplifies said data icons more greatly as said hierarchical depth increases.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
43 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 49, wherein said display area dividing means determines sizes of division areas on the basis of the number of data items belonging to one level and the number of data items belonging to child levels.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
48 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 49, wherein when there are a plurality of child levels, said display area dividing means determines a display area for each child level on the basis of the number of data items belonging to levels subordinate to said child level.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
58 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 49, wherein said data icon display means includes a background display means for displaying data items belonging to the same level in the same background, said child levels are displayed in a background expressing a parent level, and said background is selected so that a hierarchical depth can be distinguished.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
23 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 54, wherein as said hierarchical depth increases, said background is displayed in a deeper color.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
36 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 49, further comprising a zoom-in means for use in zooming in a desired level by performing a given operation after designating a display area for said desired level.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
41 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 49, further comprising a detailed contents display means for use in displaying the detailed contents of a desired level by performing a given operation after designating a display area for said desired level.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
35 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 56, further comprising a zoom-out means for use in zooming out a level zoomed in by performing a given operation so as to display a parent level.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
46 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 49, further comprising a grouping means for grouping a plurality of desired data icons, and displaying a leading data icon in such a way that it can be recognized that a plurality of data icons are grouped together.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
27 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 59, further comprising a list display means for displaying a list of said plurality of data icons grouped together.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
54 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 59, further comprising a means for changing a representative picture of said plurality of data icons grouped together from one picture to another, a means for releasing a group, and a means for deleting a desired data icon from a plurality of data icons grouped together.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
136 words
A hierarchical data browser system, comprising: a hierarchical data managing means for managing a plurality of data items hierarchically; and a level display means that based on information representing a level and being retained in said hierarchical data managing means, defines an area, in which all data items belonging to one level and child levels are displayed, with a border encircling the whole of the area, displays said area as an area having a background painted in a given background color, represents said data items to be displayed in said display area using data icons serving as data identification information, and draws a display area for each of levels to be displayed in said display area; that is, a display area for each of child levels within said level display area using the same component elements.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
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A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 62, wherein said level display means includes an area defining means for calculating in advance a minimum area necessary for displaying data icons in one level display area, and defining a display area for child levels and a display area for data icons proportionally according to a ratio of the number of all data items belonging to child levels and levels subordinate to said child levels to the number of data items belonging to said level to such an extent that said display area for data icons will not become smaller than said minimum necessary area.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
27 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 63, wherein said level display means makes data icons smaller in size and simpler as said hierarchical depth increases.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
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A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 63, further comprising a zoom-in means for zooming in a level so as to move a view point to a deeper position in a hierarchy, a zoom-out means for zooming out a level so as to move a view point to a shallower position in said hierarchy, and a hierarchical depth indicating means for indicating a hierarchical depth of a zoomed-in level and a zoom direction.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
49 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 65, wherein when said zoom-in means is selected, said zoom direction is a direction toward a deeper position in a hierarchy, and when said zoom-out means is selected, said zoom direction is a direction toward a shallower position in said hierarchy.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
111 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 63, wherein said level display means includes an assessing means for assessing a size of an area allocated to one data icon relative to a threshold of a size of a level area which is provided as a reference for assessing a size of an area allocated to one data icon, and a setting means for setting at least one of the presence or absence of a data icon picture expressing a data icon, the presence or absence of a data name display, a font size for data name display, and a size of an icon picture according to the result of assessment.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
47 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 67, wherein when an available memory is small, said assessing means accordingly increases said threshold of a size of an area allocated to one data icon which is used to determine whether or not to display an icon picture.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
33 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 63, further comprising a grouping means for grouping a plurality of data icons for the sake of management, and displaying them as a group icon.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
67 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 69, further comprising a list display means for use in displaying a list of data icons belonging to a group corresponding to a group icon by designating said group icon, and a detailed information display means for use in displaying detailed information of data corresponding to a desired data icon selected from said list by designating said data icon.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
54 words
A hierarchical data browser system according to claim 69, further comprising a means for changing a representative picture of a plurality of data icons grouped together from one picture to another, a means for releasing a group, and a means for deleting a desired data icon from a plurality of data icons grouped together.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
65 words
An image editing method for cutting out a designated area of an image in a given form,- comprising steps of: preparing a plurality of cutout forms; designating one of said cutout forms and placing it at a desired position in an image; changing said cutout form into a desired size; and outputting a portion of said image inside said cutout form as a cutout image.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
106 words
An image editing method for cutting out a designated area of an image in a given form, comprising steps of: preparing a cutout form and image mutually independently with designating an identifier, position, and size of said cutout form as attributes of said image; when a registered cutout form is placed at a desired position in an image, if said cutout form is enlarged or reduced to a desired size, registering said identifier of said cutout form, position, and size as attributes of said image; and outputting a portion of said image inside said cutout form as a cutout image according to said registered image attributes.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 72 or 73, wherein said cutout form is placed on the center of the portion of an image to be cut out, and then enlarged or reduced with the center position thereof fixed.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 74, wherein said cutout form is composed of a form used to cutting out an image and a form to be output as a perimeter of a cutout.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 72 or 73, wherein said cutout image is used as a Sumner image in a data base system.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
103 words
An image editing method for a hierarchical data management system for managing a plurality of data items hierarchically, comprising steps of: registering an icon display size representing a size of an icon to be displayed and a data icon display position representing a display position for an icon as attributes of each data; and determining said icon display size and data icon display position in hierarchical order, and displaying data icons serving as data identification information with a size made different in hierarchical order so that data icons belonging to the same level can be distinguished from data icons belonging to other levels.
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 77, wherein a level or data icon is zoomed in, panned, or zoomed out by varying said icon display size and data icon display position.
Claim 79
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according-to claim 77, wherein an access frequency meaning the number of accesses gained to data is included in said data attributes, and a data icon representing data whose access frequency is relatively large is displayed with a relatively large size.
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
69 words
An image editing method for a hierarchical data management system for managing a plurality of data items hierarchically, comprising steps of: displaying data icons serving as data identification information with a size made different in hierarchical order; accessing data corresponding to a desired data icon by designating said desired data icon; and displaying a data icon representing data whose access frequency is relatively larger with a relatively larger size.
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 79 or 80, wherein data icons belonging to the same level are displayed distinguishably from data icons belonging to other levels, and a level containing data whose access frequency is relatively high is displayed with a relatively large size.
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 79 or 80, wherein when said data icon displayed with a relatively large size is not accessed for a period of time exceeding a certain period, said data icon is reduced in proportion to said period during which said data icon is not accessed or an access frequency of another data.
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 80, further comprising a step of zooming in, panning, or zooming out a desired level or data icon by designating said level or data icon.
Claim 84
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 83, wherein a data icon belonging to a level subordinating a marked level is vignetted and displayed.
Claim 85
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 84, wherein said vignetting is achieved by enlarging raw data representing the number of pixels smaller than the number of pixels to be displayed.
Claim 86
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 85, wherein a data icon belonging to a higher level is vignetted more intensely.
Claim 87
Dependent Claim
92 words
An image editing method according to claim 77, wherein date information selected from among date information representing a date of creation of data, date information representing a date of access gained to data, date information specified in data is included in said data attributes, said icon display size and data icon display position are determined date-orderly, and thus data icons serving as data identification information are displayed with a size made different date-orderly so that data icons associated with the same date can be distinguished from data icons associated with other dates.
Claim 88
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 87, wherein data icons associated with the same date are zoomed in or zoomed out by varying said icon display size and data icon display position.
Claim 89
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 87, wherein either said hierarchical display or date-orderly display can be selected.
Claim 90
Dependent Claim
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An image editing method according to claim 77, further comprising a step of displaying a position in a whole hierarchy, which is currently displayed in a screen, within a separate window in the form of a position on a plane defined with vertical and lateral lines and a position in a depth direction, and a step of displaying a desired level at a desired enlargement ratio by designating a desired position within said separate window.
Claim 91
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system for cutting out a designated area of an image in given form, comprising: a registering means for registering a plurality of cutout forms; a situating means for use in designating one of said registered cutout forms and placing it at a desired position in an image; a changing means for use in changing said cutout form into a desired size; and a cutout means for outputting the portion of said image inside said cutout form as a cutout image.
Claim 92
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system for cutting out a designated area of an image in given form, comprising: a registering means for registering a cutout form and image mutually independently; a situating means for use in situating a registered cutout form in an image by performing a given operation; a changing means for use in enlarging or reducing said cutout form to a desired size by performing a given operation; an attribute registering means for registering an identifier, position, and size of said cutout form as attributes of said image; and an image output means for outputting the portion of said image inside said cutout form as a cutout image according to said registered image attributes.
Claim 93
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 91 or 92, wherein said situating means aligns the center of said cutout form with the center of the portion of an image to be cut out, and said changing means enlarges or reduces said cutout form with the center thereof fixed.
Claim 94
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 91 or 92, wherein said registering means registers said cutout form as a form used to cut out a picture and a form to be output as a perimeter of a cutout.
Claim 95
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 91 or 92, wherein said image editing system is included in a data base system, and said cutout image is used as a Sumner image.
Claim 96
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system for a hierarchical data management system for managing a plurality of data items hierarchically, comprising: . an attribute registering means for registering an icon display size representing a size of an icon to be displayed and a data icon display position representing a display position for an icon as attributes of each data, and a first display means for determining said icon display size and data icon display position in hierarchical order, and thus displaying data icons serving as data identification information with a size made different in hierarchical order so that data icons belonging to the same level can be distinguished from data icons belonging to other levels.
Claim 97
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 96, further comprising a first display changing means for zooming in, panning, or zooming out a level or data icon by varying said icon display size and data icon display position.
Claim 98
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 96, further comprising a second display changing means for registering an access frequency meaning the number of accesses gained to data as an attribute of data, and displaying a data icon representing data whose access frequency is relatively high with a relatively large size.
Claim 99
Dependent Claim
81 words
An image editing system for a hierarchical data management system for managing a plurality of data items hierarchically, comprising: a display means for displaying data icons serving as data identification information with a size varied in hierarchical order; an access means for use in accessing data corresponding to a desired data icon by designating said data icon; and a second display changing means for displaying a data icon representing data whose access frequency is relatively high with a relatively large size.
Claim 100
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 98 or 99, wherein said display means displays data icons belonging to the same level distinguishably from data icons belonging to other levels, and said second display changing means displays a level containing data whose access frequency is relatively high with a relatively large size.
Claim 101
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 98 or 99, wherein when said data icon displayed with a relatively large size is not accessed for a period of time exceeding a certain period, said second display changing means reduces said data icon in proportion to said period during which said data icon is not accessed or an access frequency of another data.
Claim 102
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 99, further comprising a first display changing means for use in zooming in, panning, or zooming out a desired level or data icon by designating said level or data icon.
Claim 103
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 102, wherein said first display changing means includes a vignetting means for vignetting and displaying data icons belonging to a level subordinating a marked level.
Claim 104
Dependent Claim
32 words
An image editing system according to claim 102, wherein said vignetting means achieves vignetting by enlarging raw data representing the number of pixels smaller than the number of pixels to be displayed.
Claim 105
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 104, wherein said vignetting means vignettes data icons belonging to a higher level more intensely and displays them.
Claim 106
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 96, wherein said attribute registering means registers date information selected from among date information representing a date of creation of data, date information representing a date of access gained to data, and date information specified in data, further comprising a second display means for determining said icon display size and data icon display position date-orderly, and thus displaying data icons serving as data identification information with a size made different date-orderly so that data icons associated with the same date can be distinguished from data icons associated with other dates.
Claim 107
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 106, further comprising a third display changing means for zooming in or out data icons associated with the same date by varying said icon display size and data icon display position.
Claim 108
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 106, further comprising a switching means for selecting either said first display means or second display means.
Claim 109
Dependent Claim
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An image editing system according to claim 96, wherein said first and second display means display a position in a whole hierarchy, which is currently displayed in a screen, within a separate window in the form of a position on a plane defined with vertical and lateral lines and a position in a depth direction, further comprising a display designating means for use in displaying a desired level at a desired enlargement ratio by designating a desired position in said window.
Claim 110
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for displaying data items managed with given linkages thereamong, said computer program product including: computer readable program code means for displaying first data, and second data linked to said first data, mutually distinguishably by determining sizes thereof according to a distance of a linkage.
Claim 111
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product according to claim 110, wherein the computer usable medium further having data linked to be used by said computer readable program code means.
Claim 112
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A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for displaying accumulated time-series data items time-sequentially, said computer program product including: computer readable program code means for retrieving first data associated with a desired date and second data associated a date contiguous to said desired date; and computer readable program code means for displaying said first data, and said second data distinguishably from said first data in a temporal direction starting with said desired date.
Claim 113
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A computer program product according to claim 112, further including computer readable program code means for zooming in said first and second data by shifting data in a direction of said second data to said first data and making display area larger, and for zooming out said first and second data by shifting data in a direction of said first data to said second data and making the display area smaller.
Claim 114
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A computer program product according to claim 112, wherein the computer usable medium further having time-series data to be used by said computer readable program code means.
Claim 115
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A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for displaying accumulated time-series data items time-sequentially, said computer program product including: computer readable program code means for accumulating data times in one-to-one correspondence to dates of a schedule table; and computer readable program code means for displaying said schedule table, and data items associated with a desired date of said schedule table responsively to designation of said desired date.
Claim 116
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A computer program product according to claim 115, wherein said computer usable medium further having said schedule table.
Claim 117
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A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for displaying hierarchically-managed data items, said computer program product including: computer readable program code means for dividing a display area into an area, in which data icons representing data items belonging to one level are displayed, and an area in which child levels are displayed; and computer readable program code means for displaying said data icons with a size varied depending on a hierarchical depth.
Claim 118
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A computer program product according to claim 117, wherein said computer usable medium further having a hierarchically-managed data.
Claim 119
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A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for cutting out a designated area of an image in a given form, said computer program product including: computer readable program code means for designating one of registered cutout forms and placing it at a desired position in an image; computer readable program code means for changing said cutout form into a desired size; and computer readable program code means for outputting a portion of said image inside said cutout form as a cutout image.
Claim 120
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A computer program product according to claim 119, wherein said computer usable medium further having a plurality of cutout forms and images to be cut out.
Claim 121
Dependent Claim
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A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for cutting out a designated area of an image in a given form, said computer program product including: computer readable program code means for registering an identifier of a cutout form, and size as attributes of an image, if said cutout form is enlarged or reduced to a desired size, when a registered cutout form is placed at a desired position in said image; and computer readable program code means for outputting a portion of said image inside said cutout form as a cutout image according to said registered image attributes.
Claim 122
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A computer program product according to claim 121, wherein said computer usable medium further having cutout forms and images mutually independently, with designating an identifier, position, and size of said cutout form as attributes of said image.
Claim 123
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A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for managing a plurality of data items hierarchically, said computer program product including: computer readable program code means for displaying data icons serving as data identification information with a size made different in hierarchical order; computer readable program code means for. accessing data corresponding to a desired data icon by designating said desired data icon; and computer readable program code means for displaying a data icon representing data whose access frequency is relatively larger with a relatively larger size.
Claim 124
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A computer program product according to claim 123, wherein said computer usable medium further having a hierarchical data and an access frequency data.
Claim 125
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A user interface for a computer to allow a user to distinguish data items managed with different linkages thereamong, the interface comprising a plurality of data display means for displaying a plurality of said data items mutually distinguishably by size, and means for determining the sizes of said data items to be displayed according to distances of the linkages.
Claim 126
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A method of interfacing a computer with a user to allow the user to distinguish data items managed with different linkages thereamong, the method comprising the steps of displaying a plurality of said data items mutually distinguishably by determining sizes thereof according to distances of the linkages.
Claim 127
Dependent Claim
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A user interface for a computer to allow a user to distinguish time series data items, the interface comprising retrieving means for retrieving a plurality of data items, a first data item being associated with a desired data and a second data item and any further data items being associated with a date temporally sequential to said desired date, and display means for displaying said data items distinguishably from each other in a spatial sequence related to the temporal sequence.
Claim 128
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A method of interfacing a computer with a user to allow the user to distinguish time series data items, the method comprising the steps of retrieving a plurality of data items, a first data item being associated with a desired data and the remaining data items being associated with dates temporally sequential to said desired data, and displaying said plurality of data items distinguishably from each other in a spatial sequence related to the temporal sequence.
Claim 129
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A storage medium storing instructions for carrying out the method of any one of claims 1 to 21, 36 to 48 or 72 to 90.
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