Method for image-display

US8947726B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8947726-B2
Application numberUS-27750108-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 25, 2008
Priority dateNov 30, 2007
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A screen image displaying image-data items in list form is displayed over a predetermined time period. Then, the display color of an image-data item of the image-data items, the image-data item corresponding to predetermined classification information, is changed so that the image-data item can be differentiated from other image-data items. Consequently, a user can clearly identify the classification of the image-data items and easily find an image-data item satisfying a condition without performing a complicated operation.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display control apparatus comprising: an inputting unit configured to input a designation by a user for designating an attribute of an image; a specifying unit configured to specify at least one image having the attribute designated by the designation input by the inputting unit, from a plurality of images; and a display control unit configured to cause a display apparatus to display a display screen in which both first information indicating the at le…

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What does patent US8947726B2 cover?
A screen image displaying image-data items in list form is displayed over a predetermined time period. Then, the display color of an image-data item of the image-data items, the image-data item corresponding to predetermined classification information, is changed so that the image-data item can be differentiated from other image-data items. Consequently, a user can clearly identify the classifi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hachiro Shigeki, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0483. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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