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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1996
Kouichi Kashiwagi, Tenri, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A System for retrieving and displaying attribute information of an object according to the present invention includes: detecting section for detecting an interaction between a user and the system; importance degree determining section for determining an importance degree of the object based on the interaction detected by the detecting section; object determining section for determining whether the attribute information of the object is to be displayed and an amount of the attribute information of the object which is to be displayed in accordance with the importance degree of the object; display layout generating section for generating a display layout for arranging the attribute information of the object in accordance with a result of the determination by the object determining section; and display section for displaying the attribute information of the object based on the display layout.