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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1999
Takuya Suetani, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoki Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Horii, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Tsukuda, Suwa, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A character information processor including display means having a display area in which a limitation is imposed on an allowable number of lines of a character string to be displayed, including: means for dividing the display area into at least a function display region and a guidance display region in a function mode in which a function is selected; and means for displaying, at the function display region, options of a function menu in a hierarchical manner, and for displaying, at the guidance display region, an explanatory sentence corresponding to an option designated out of the options displayed at the function display region.