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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2002
Hiroki Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensaku Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensaku Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An improved convenience is attained in adding a character or figure to a picture with an improved convenience as follows: When a mode for addition of a character to a picture display area is selected, an attribute processor () outputs a plurality of sample characters whose attributes are different from each other, a display control unit () displays the plurality of sample characters different in attribute from each other in descending order starting with the most frequently used one in the form of a list in the sample character display area. When a predetermined sample character is selected using a touch pad () and a position where a character is actually added in the picture display area is selected, it becomes possible to actually add a character on the basis of the attribute of the selected sample character first at the selected position, and the attribute processor () provides such a control as to add a character entered from a keyboard () on the basis of the attribute of the sample character.