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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1996
Yasuyuki Takai, Shiki-gun, JP;
Junko Nakagawa, Higashiosaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
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.