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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
Kei Nagiyama, Nagoya, JP;
Hidehiko Kawakami, Nagoya, JP;
Motohiro Fukumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Keisuke Uto, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Nagiyama, Nagoya, JP;
Hidehiko Kawakami, Nagoya, JP;
Motohiro Fukumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Keisuke Uto, Tokyo, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A screen display apparatus includes an operation information reception unit that receives operation information regarding an inclination direction and an inclination angle of a joystick from the joystick, and a screen controller that performs a scroll process for scrolling a screen and a zoom process for zooming based on the operation information. The screen controller scrolls the screen according to the inclination direction and the inclination angle of the joystick, and continues a zoom-out process for zooming-out of the screen based on a detection of the inclination angle that is greater than a predetermined angle for a predetermined period until detecting the inclination angle of the joystick to be equal to or smaller than the predetermined angle or until zooming out to a predetermined minimum zoom rate.