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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Mitsuo Oki, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitsuo Oki, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
A display control apparatus that can display bitmap images in a form depending on characteristics of a language. An identifying unit identifies a display language; a management unit adapted to manage determination information for determining whether or not a lateral orientation, or a lateral display position, or a lateral traveling direction for displaying objects associated with the display language identified by the identifying unit is changed depending on the display language, for each of the objects. A determination unit adapted to determine the lateral orientation, or the lateral display position, or the lateral traveling direction with respect to the objects to be displayed, based on the display language identified by the identifying unit and the determination information managed by the management unit.