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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1998
Nobuyasu Yamaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Sano, Kawasaki, JP;
Fumihiko Nakazawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsuo Iida, Kawasaki, JP;
Fumitaka Abe, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An information displaying apparatus having a display unit for displaying information on a display screen,an indicator detector provided in the vicinity of the display screen,for detecting a position in a predetermined area on the display screen,indicated by an indicator and a size of the indicator, and an image control unit,for displaying an image on the screen,of the display unit according to the detected result by the indicator detector, wherein the image control unit,displays images on the display screen,of the display unit in different manners according to the position and/or size of the indicator detected by the indicator detector. According to this apparatus, for example, a thickness of one line can be changed and can be changed in steps during the drawing without specifying a size of a point and a thickness of a line to be drawn before the drawing operation. Moreover, subtle blur, etc. obtained in such a manner that an image is drawn by a writing brush dripped in the ink can be expressed.