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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuji Tsuda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kenji Kyuma, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348334 ; 348333 ;
Abstract
A display device is arranged to cause a display part to display, on an image plane, an index for selecting a part of the image plane which is arranged to display an image thereon, to cause a moving part to move the index in a predetermined direction on the image plane, and to cause a control part to control the direction of movement of the index in such a manner that the direction of movement is changed according to an aspect ratio of the image plane of the display part, whereby a high-quality display can be provided irrespective of the aspect ratio.