Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Junko Nakagawa

Kenichi Inui

Ikuo Keshi

Tsuguhiro Aoki

Kenichi Kuromusha

Yasuyuki Takai

An agent interface device provides information suited for user preferences on the basis of a usage history. In an example implementation, the agent interface device controls the display and action of the agent. A user preference database stores user preferences. An information providing engine provides information to the user according to information in the preference database, and a timer sets a time for the information providing engine to provide information to the user.

Agent interface device

An example window display device on a window-system type computer system displays a main window and a sub-window. The window display device includes a sub-window moving mechanism for moving the sub-window in accordance with movement of the main window so that the sub-window may always keep a specified relative position with respect to the main window on a display screen.

Window display system and method for a computer system

An information apparatus including a management section for managing a software object in relation to a display unit; a scale change section for successively changing a scale of the display unit; and a display section for changing display of image data representing the software object in response to the successive change in the scale of the display unit.

Information apparatus and recording medium having scalable display of image data representing software objects

According to the present invention, a method for displaying a plurality of display images in a display window, which are stored in a plurality of software objects is provided. The method includes: a first step of selectively displaying a first display image in a first region within the display window; and a second step of selectively displaying a second display image in a second region within the display window. In this method, the second step includes the steps of: indicating a point within the displayed first display image by using an image indicator; changing a magnification power at which the first display image is displayed by moving the image indicator within the first display image, thereby changing sizes of the first and second regions; and displaying the second display image when the size of the second region has reached a predetermined size. The second region is determined based on a relationship between the first and second display images. The relationship between the first and second display images is previously recorded in a software object corresponding to the first display image or the second display image.

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Higashiosaka, Japan

Junko Nakagawa