Display Control System

Abstract

To provide a display control system, etc. for easy viewing of intended information. A display control means 10 of a server computer 4 controls, when the cursor of a display means 22 of a personal computer 6 is brought to one of plural items of information constituting a second group of items of information displayed on the second display area 26 of the display means 22, to assume that an information choice instruction is given and, according to the information choice instruction, to choose one of plural items of information constituting the second group of information, to choose on the basis of a relation table 18 one or more items of information constituting a first group of items of information related to the one item of information chosen from the second group of items of information, and to attach a choice mark to the items of information chosen out of the items of information displayed on the first display area 24.

1 . (canceled)  
   
   
       2 . A display control system comprising: 
 an input means through which information choice instruction is entered,    a display means for displaying information,    a display control means for controlling the display means to display information according to the information choice instruction entered through the input means, and    a memory means for storing plural items of information that constitute a first group of items of information, wherein    the display control means controls to choose one or more items of information constituting a first group of items of information according to the information choice instruction entered through the input means, to read the one or more items of information chosen from the memory means, and to display the information in the order of specified display priority degrees in the first display area of the display means.    
   
   
       3 - 5 . (canceled)  
   
   
       6 . A display control device for controlling a display means to display information according to an information choice instruction entered through an input means, comprising: 
 a memory means for storing plural items of information constituting a first group of items of information, and    the display control means for controlling to choose one or more items of information constituting the first group of items of information according to the information choice instruction entered through the input means, to read the one or more items of information chosen from the memory means, and to display them on a first display area of the display means in the order of specified display priority degrees.    
   
   
       7 . A display control device according to  claim 6 , wherein 
 the memory means further stores plural items of information that constitute the second group of items of information and that are made to correspond in a specified corresponding relation to plural items of information constituting the first group of items of information, and    the display control means further controls to read plural items of information constituting the second group of items of information from the memory means and display them simultaneously in a second display area of the display means, to choose one of plural items of information constituting the second group of items of information according to the information choice instruction entered through the input means, to choose, on the basis of the one item of information chosen, one or more items of information in the specified corresponding relation from plural items of information constituting the first group of items of information, and to display the one or more items of information chosen on the first display area of the display means.    
   
   
       8 . (canceled)  
   
   
       9 . A display control device according to  claim 7 , wherein 
 the memory means comprises a table having stored, for respective items of information constituting the second group of items of information, the display priority degrees of the items of information constituting the first group of items of information in the first display area, and    the display control means determines, on the basis of the table, display priority degrees of one or more items of information that constitute the first group of items of information and that correspond to the one item of information chosen out of the second group of items of information.    
   
   
       10 - 13 . (canceled)  
   
   
       14 . A display control device according to  claim 7 , wherein 
 the memory means comprises a table storing corresponding relation between the items of information constituting the first group of items of information and the items of information constituting the second group of items of information, and    the display control means, on the basis of the table, chooses one or more items of information constituting the first group of items of information and corresponding to the one item of information chosen out of the second group of items of information.    
   
   
       15 . A display control device according to  claim 6 , wherein 
 the display control means controls, when an item of information constituting the first group of items of information displayed on the first display area of the display means is chosen, to display items of information related to the chosen one item of information.    
   
   
       16 . A display control device according to  claim 6 , wherein 
 the memory means stores and holds, in a state divisible into plural information fields, information that constitutes or is related to the first group of items of information, and    the display control means controls to divide the first display area of the display means into plural areas corresponding to the plural information fields, and to display on the respective, divided areas the information on or related to the corresponding information fields.    
   
   
       17 . A display control device according to  claim 16 , wherein 
 the display control means controls to display items of information, in a state to be chosen, on the divided first display area and, when an item of information displayed on the first display area is chosen, to make the display area size of the divided area containing the chosen item of information larger than that of other divided areas.    
   
   
       18 . A display control device according to  claim 6 , wherein 
 the display control device is a server computer connectable through a communications network to a terminal computer comprising the input means and display means.    
   
   
       19 - 21 . (canceled)  
   
   
       22 . A recording medium on which is recorded a program, the program for causing a computer system, made up of an input means for entering an information choice instruction, a display means for displaying information, and a memory means for storing plural items of information constituting a first group of items of information, to perform controlling process of displaying information on the display means according to the information choice instruction entered through the input means, wherein 
 the program causes the computer system to perform controlling process of: choosing one or more items of information constituting the first group of items of information according to an information choice instruction entered through the input means, reading the chosen one or more items of information from the memory means, and displaying them on a first display area of the display means in the order of specified display priority degrees.    
   
   
       23 . A recording medium on which is recorded a program according to  claim 22 , wherein 
 the memory means further stores plural items of information that constitute the second group of items of information and that are made to correspond in a specified corresponding relation to plural items of information constituting the first group of items of information,    the program further controls to read plural items of information constituting the second group of items of information from the memory means and display simultaneously in a second display area of the display means, to choose one of plural items of information constituting the second group of items of information according to an information choice instruction entered through the input means, to choose one or more items of information constituting the first group of items of information made to correspond in a predetermined corresponding relation on the basis of the chosen one item of information, and to display the chosen one or more items of information on the first display area of the display means.    
   
   
       24 . (canceled)  
   
   
       25 . A recording medium on which is recorded a program according to  claim 23 , wherein 
 the memory means comprises a table having stored, for respective items of information constituting the second group of items of information, the display priority degrees, on the first display area, of items of information constituting the first group of items of information, and    the program determines, on the basis of the table, the display priority degrees of one or more items of information that constitute the first group of items of information and that correspond to the one item of information chosen out of the second group of items of information.    
   
   
       26 - 29 . (canceled)  
   
   
       30 . A recording medium on which is recorded a program according to  claim 23 , wherein 
 the memory means comprises a table storing corresponding relation between the items of information constituting the first group of items of information and the items of information constituting the second group of items of information, and    the program, on the basis of the table, chooses one or more items of information constituting the first group of items of information and corresponding to the one item of information chosen out of the second group of items of information.    
   
   
       31 . A recording medium on which is recorded a program according to  claim 22 , wherein 
 the program, when one item of information constituting the first group of items of information displayed on the first display area of the display means is chosen, controls to display the items of information related to the chosen one item of information.    
   
   
       32 . A recording medium on which is recorded a program according to  claim 22 , wherein 
 the memory means stores and holds, in a state divisible into plural information fields, information that constitutes or is related to the first group of items of information, and    the program controls to divide the first display area of the display means into plural areas corresponding to the plural information fields, and to display on the respective, divided areas information of corresponding information fields or information related to the information.    
   
   
       33 . A recording medium on which is recorded a program according to  claim 32 , wherein 
 the program controls to display items of information, in a state to be chosen, on the divided first display area and, when an item of information displayed on the first display area is chosen, to make the display area size of the divided area containing the chosen item of information larger than that of other divided areas.    
   
   
       34 . A recording medium on which is recorded a program according to  claim 22 , wherein 
 the computer system is a system constituted with a terminal computer comprising the input means and display means, and a server computer that comprises the memory means to control and display the information on the display means of the terminal computer on the basis of the program, with both of the computers interconnected through a communications network.    
   
   
       35 . (canceled)  
   
   
       36 . A display control method for controlling to display information on a display means according to an entered information choice instruction, arranged for controlling 
 to store and hold plural items of information constituting a first group of items of information,    to choose one or more items of information constituting the first group of items of information according to the entered information choice instruction, and to display the chosen one or more items of information in the order of specified display priority degrees on a first display area of the display means.