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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Minoru Nojiri, Zushi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract
In a display control method and a display control apparatus therefor, a plurality of icon fonts can be registered for one object, and the object can be explained using the plurality of icons by switching over the icon to be displayed to express the object. A plurality of icon patterns can be registered for a single function, and registered icon patterns are stored according to the corresponding functions in an icon display data unit. When an instruction to switch over the presently displayed icon pattern to another icon pattern is given by a controller of, for example, a mouse, the presently displayed icon pattern is switched over to a subsequent registered icon pattern.