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Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Sakura Bhandari, Yamato, JP;

Ryoji Kurosawa, Tokyo, JP;

Yoshinori Tahara, Yamato, JP;

Asuka Unno, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/2247 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
Abstract

A document file is displayed on a display device. A first display unit, which is a unit in which the document file is displayed, is divided into a plurality of areas. From the plurality of areas obtained by dividing the first display unit, a first target area viewed by a viewer is identified. In response to the first target area being displayed on the display device shifting from the first display unit to a second display unit, a decision is made whether to use setting information from the display area when the first target area identified by the identification means is displayed, based on a structure of the first display unit and a structure of the second display unit.


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