IP Library Patent Application 14000105
Patent Application
App. No. 14/000,105

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

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14/000,105
Abstract

In the present invention, the object is to cause the user to easily understand entire image of operation menus having a hierarchical structure and to improve a searchability to search a desired operation menu and an operability, in order to solve the problem, an electronic device is provided, that displays on a display, tree-shaped menus in which a plurality of operation menus having a hierarchical structure, and indicating operation content respectively, are disposed in a tree shape, and is capable of enlargement and reduction of the tree-shaped menus.

Claims (23)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a menu display unit that displays, on a display, tree-shaped menus in which a plurality of operation menus having a hierarchical structure, and indicating operation content respectively, are disposed in a tree shape, and is capable of enlargement and reduction of the tree-shaped menus.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein when an input to select one of the operation menus from the tree-shaped menus is received, the electronic device performs a process that is associated with the selected operation menu.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein in a case where a plurality of second operation menus are present immediately below first operation menus in the hierarchical structure, the menu display unit displays each of the plurality of second operation menus in the tree-shaped menus so as to be visually identified, and displays third operation menus positioned below each of the plurality of second operation menus in the hierarchical structure so as to be identified in the same manner as each of the second operation menus positioned in an upper level in the tree-shaped menus.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the menu display unit sets the operation menus that are designated by the user to the first operation menus, and displays the plurality of operation menus positioned below the first operation menu so as to be identified.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the tree-shaped menus, an uppermost hierarchy is configured of one operation menu, and

wherein the menu display unit rotates the tree-shaped menus displayed on the display with the operation menu of the uppermost hierarchy as a rotation center.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the menu display unit rotates the tree-shaped menus displayed on the display with a predetermined position on the display that is designated by the user as a rotation center.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the menu display unit displays on the display, a first region in which first tree-shaped menus are displayed and a second region that is different from the first region,

the electronic device further comprising:

a specific input receiving unit which receives an input to specify at least one of the operation menus from the first tree-shaped menus; and

a menu screen creation unit which creates original menus including the specified operation menu and displays the original menus on the second region.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the menu screen creation unit creates, as the original menus, the specified operation menus and second tree-shaped menus including the plurality of operation menus positioned below the specified operation menus.

9 . A display method which is implemented by an electronic device,

wherein the electronic device displays, on a display, tree-shaped menus in which a plurality of operation menus having a hierarchical structure, and indicating operation content respectively, are disposed in a tree shape, and is capable of enlargement and reduction of the tree-shaped menus.

10 . A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for performing a menu display on a display of an electronic device,

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2015
From: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036037/0476 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035866/0495 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2013
From: OGURA, YUTA
To: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 031075/0050 →