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US 9,082,350 · App. 13/403,480 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

Electronic device, display control method, and storage medium storing display control program

Inventor: Kenji Shinohara (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,082,350
App. No.
13/403,480
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a display unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays information. The control unit determines a scrolling speed of the information in accordance with a speed of an operation, and changes a display size of the information to be scrolled on the display unit in accordance with the scrolling speed.

Claims (29)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display unit configured to display information; and

a control unit configured to

determine a scrolling speed of the information in accordance with a speed of an operation, and

change a display size of a part of the information to be scrolled on the display unit in accordance with the scrolling speed, without changing a display size of at least another part of the information to be scrolled on the display unit,

wherein

the information includes document data and a page number, and

the control unit is configured to magnify a display size of the page number, without changing a display size of the document data to be scrolled on the display unit.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured not to change the display size of the information when the scrolling speed is less than a threshold value.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein, among elements of the information to be scrolled on the display unit, the control unit is configured to reduce a size of an element other than the page number, in accordance with the scrolling speed.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation is performed toward a touch sensor arranged on the display unit.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the control unit is configured to change, while scrolling the information, display sizes of portions of the information such that a portion closer to a position where the operation is detected by the touch sensor is magnified more than another portion farther from the position where the operation is detected by the touch sensor.

6. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the operation is a flicking operation.

7. A display control method executed by an electronic device including a display unit, the display control method comprising:

displaying information on the display unit;

detecting an operation for scrolling the information;

determining a scrolling speed of the information in accordance with a speed of the operation; and

changing a display size of a part of the information scrolled on the display unit in accordance with the scrolling speed, without changing a display size of at least another part of the information scrolled on the display unit,

wherein

the information includes document data and a page number, and

said changing comprises magnifying a display size of the page number, without changing a display size of the document data scrolled on the display unit.

8. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a display control program causing, when executed by an electronic device which includes a display unit, the electronic device to execute:

displaying information on the display unit;

detecting an operation for scrolling the information;

determining a scrolling speed of the information in accordance with a speed of the operation; and

changing a display size of a part of the information scrolled on the display unit in accordance with the scrolling speed, without changing a display size of at least another part of the information scrolled on the display unit,

wherein

the information includes document data and a page number, and

said changing comprises magnifying a display size of the page number, without changing a display size of the document data scrolled on the display unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2012
From: SHINOHARA, KENJI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028120/0006 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-039098 · Feb 24, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120218310A1 · Aug 30, 2012