IP Library Granted Patent US 8,307,282
Granted Patent B2
US 8,307,282 · App. 11/071,230 · Granted Nov 6, 2012

Character string display system, character string display method, and storage medium

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,307,282
App. No.
11/071,230
Granted
Nov 6, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object of the invention to provide a character string display system, a character string display method, and a storage medium that can determine a display time according to character string display times in the past to thereby determine a display time corresponding to speed of reading and understanding a character string of an individual who reads the character string. The character string display system is characterized by including: a display time determining unit for determining a display time for a display character string on the basis of a reference value; a display unit for displaying the display character string for the display time determined by the display time determining unit; an operation unit for detecting predetermined operation performed by an operator while the display unit displays the display character string; and a reference value changing unit that, when the operation unit detects operation of the operator, extends or reduces a time, during which the display unit displays the display character string, and changes the reference value according to the extension or the reduction of the time for displaying the display character string.

Claims (35)

1. A character string display system comprising:

a reference value storing unit for storing a reference value for determining a display time for character string

a display character string acquiring unit for acquiring a display character string;

a character reading amount determining unit for determining a character reading amount of the display character string on a basis of a content of the display character string;

a display character string display time determining unit for determining a display time for the display character string on the basis of the reference value stored by the reference value storing unit and the character reading amount determined by the character reading amount determining unit;

a display character string display unit for displaying the display character string for the display time determined by the display character string display time determining unit;

an operation detecting unit for detecting a predetermined operation performed by an operator while the display character string display unit displays the display character string;

a display character string display time extending/reducing unit for extending or reducing a time, during which the display character string display unit displays the display character string, when the operation detecting unit detects the predetermined operation by the operator; and

a reference value changing unit for changing the reference value stored by the reference value storing unit on a basis of the extended or reduced display time by the character string display time extending/reducing unit and the character reading amount determined by character reading amount determining unit.

2. A character string display system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the operation detecting unit detects the predetermined operation by the operator, the display character string display time extending/reducing unit extends or reduces the time, during which the display character string display unit displays the display character string, according to a content of the operation by the operator.

3. A character string display system according to claim 2 , wherein, when the operation detecting unit detects depression of a predetermined button, the display character string display time extending/reducing unit restricts a stop of display and, when the operation detecting unit detects release of the predetermined button, the display character string display time extending/reducing unit stops the display to thereby extend or reduce the time during which the display character string display unit displays the display character string.

4. A character string display system according to claim 1 or 3 , further comprising;

an extended/reduced time data storing unit for storing data corresponding to the display time extended or reduced by the display character string display time extending/reducing unit, wherein the reference value changing unit changes the reference value stored by the reference value storing unit on the basis of the data stored by the extended/reduced time data storing unit and the character reading amount determined by the character reading amount determining unit.

5. A character string display system according to claim 4 , wherein

the reference value is a display time for the display character string per the character reading amount.

6. A character string display system according to claim 5 , wherein the character reading amount determining unit determines the character reading amount on the basis of lengths of words included in the display character string.

7. A character string display system according to claim 5 , wherein the character reading amount determining unit determines the character reading amount on the basis of the number of the words included in the display character string.

8. A character string display system according to claim 5 , wherein the character reading amount determining unit determines the character reading amount on the basis of the number of characters for each character type included in the display character string or the number of continuations for each continuation of the character type.

9. A character string display method comprising:

acquiring a display character string;

determining a character reading amount of the display character string on a basis of a content of the display character string;

determining a display time for the display character string on a basis of a reference value stored in a reference value storing unit and the determined character reading amount;

displaying the display character string for the determined display time;

detecting predetermined operation performed by an operator while the display character string is displayed;

extending or reducing a time, during which the display character string is displayed, when the predetermined operation by the operator is detected; and

changing the reference value stored in the reference value storing unit on a basis of the extended or reduced time and the determined character reading amount.

10. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to function as:

a reference value storing unit for storing a reference value for determining display time for character string;

a display character string acquiring unit for acquiring a display character string;

a character reading amount determining unit for determining a character reading amount of the display character string on the basis of a content of the display character string

a display character string display time determining unit for determining a display time for the display character string on the basis of the reference value stored by the reference value storing unit and the character reading amount determined by the character reading amount determining unit;

a display character string display unit for displaying the display character string for the display time determined by the display character string display time determining unit;

an operation detecting unit for detecting predetermined operation performed by an operator while the display character string display unit displays the display character string;

a display character string display time extending/reducing unit for extending or reducing a time, during which the display character string display unit displays the display character string, when the operation detecting unit detects the predetermined operation by the operator; and

a reference value changing unit for changing the reference value stored in the reference value storing unit on a basis of the display time extended or reduced by the character string display time extending/reducing unit and the character reading amount determined by character reading amount determining unit.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2008
From: KONAMI CORPORATION
To: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020582/0490 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 19, 2008
From: KONAMI COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TOKYO, INC.
To: KONAMI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020518/0611 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2005
From: SAITO, MIKIO; YAMAGISHI, TAKAO
To: KONAMI CORPORATION; KONAMI COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TOKYO, INC.
Reel/Frame 016346/0834 →