The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2012
Tatsuya Tokunaga, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Taniguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Tokunaga, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Taniguchi, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a technology that supports a user in easily selecting an image of interest from among a large quantity of continuous images while making the best use of characteristics of a scroll function. The technology prepares a first scroll area that receives an indication for sequentially scrolling images to be displayed on a display screen among the large quantity of continuous images by a predetermined first amount of a scroll; and a second scroll area that receives an indication for sequentially scrolling the images by the amount of a scroll smaller than the first amount of a scroll, in a case where the number of the continuous images is greater than the maximum number of designatable positions of the first scroll area.