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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1999
Itaru Hosomi, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
In a case where computer software containing a plurality of objects is displayed on a display device, a structure of to-be-displayed objects is analyzed, and, for example, the analyzed structure which is represented in a tree structure is retained in an object structure retaining section. A required area calculating section obtains a size of an area required for displaying the objects in the structure which is retained by the object structure retaining section, and an area comparing section compares the obtained size of the required area with a size of a displayable area which is pre-stored. An alignment change process determining section determines whether to change an alignment of the objects, based on the comparison result. If the alignment change process determining section determines not to change the alignment, computer software in the structure of the objects is displayed on the display device. On the contrary, if the alignment change process determining section determines to change the alignment, an alignment changing section changes the structure of the objects for performing the same process based on the changed structure of the objects. Not only the alignment of the objects, a size of one or more than one object may be changed.