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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2000
Motoki Kobayashi, Chiba, JP;
Reto Wettach, Tokyo, JP;
Motoki Kobayashi, Chiba, JP;
Reto Wettach, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a first display controller, an icon-specifying device and a second display controller. The first display controller controls a display of first icons on a first hierarchical layer, second icons on a second hierarchical layer at a level lower than the first hierarchical layer, so as to exhibit an array of the first icons as a column or a row on a screen and an array of the second icons as another column or another row on the screen according to the size of a display area on the screen. The second display controller changes the array hierarchical structure displayed on the screen so as to display third icons to replace the second icons in the array hierarchical structure on the screen, and display the second icons to replace the first icons when one of the second icons in the array hierarchical structure is specified.