Information output apparatus and information output method and recording medium

Abstract

The most-frequently-used font size on a Web page acquired from a server unit is determined. The font size is changed so that the font of the most-frequently-used font size (Sdominant) may take a preset optimum font size (Sopt). At the same time, the fonts of the remaining font sizes are changed as much (Sdiff=Sopt−Sdominant) as in the font size changing process.

1 . An information output apparatus comprising:
 size setting module for presetting a specified font size for the font sizes of text items included in display data;   size distribution extraction module for extracting the frequency of use for each of the font sizes of text items included in the display data;   size determination module for determining a font size whose frequency of use is high among the frequencies of use of the font sizes extracted by the size distribution extraction module;   size difference calculation module for calculating a font size difference by subtracting the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination module from the specified font size preset by the size setting module; and   size changing module for changing the font sizes of text items included in the display data on the basis of the difference between the specified font size and the font size with a high frequency of use calculated by the size difference calculation module.   
   
   
       2 . An information output apparatus comprising:
 size setting module for presetting a specified font size, a minimum setting font size, and a maximum setting font size for the font sizes of text items included in display data;   size distribution extraction module for extracting the frequency of use for each of the font sizes of text items included in the display data;   size determination module for determining a font size whose frequency of use is high among the frequencies of use of the font sizes extracted by the size distribution extraction module;   first condition setting module for setting a condition for uniformly merging the font size of text for each of the font sizes smaller than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination module so as to correspond to the individual font sizes in the range from the specified font size preset by the size setting module to the minimum setting font size;   second condition setting module for setting a condition for uniformly merging the font size of text for each of the font sizes larger than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination module so as to correspond to the individual font sizes in the range from the specified font size preset by the size setting module to the maximum setting font size;   first size changing module for changing text of the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination module to text of the specified font size preset by the size setting module;   second size changing module for changing the font size of text for each of the font sizes smaller than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination module according to the condition set by the first condition setting module; and   third size changing module for changing the font size of text for each of the font sizes larger than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination module according to the condition set by the second condition setting module.   
   
   
       3 . The information output apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the size determination module includes maximum-minimum size determination module for determining the font size with a high frequency of use among the frequencies of use of the font sizes extracted by the size distribution extraction module, the maximum font size, and minimum font size,   the first condition setting module includes division module for dividing a value obtained by subtracting the minimum font size from the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination module by a value obtained by subtracting the minimum setting font size from the specified font size present by the size setting module and sets the result of the division by the division module as the condition for the number of text items of the individual font sizes smaller than the font size with a high frequency of use to be merged so as to correspond to the font sizes in the range from the preset specified font size to the minimum setting font size,   the second condition setting module includes division module for dividing a value obtained by subtracting the font size with a high frequency of use from the maximum font size determined by the size determination module by a value obtained by subtracting the specified font size from the maximum setting font size preset by the size setting module and sets the result of the division by the division module as the condition for the number of text items of the individual font sizes larger than the font size with a high frequency of use to be merged so as to correspond to the font sizes in the range from the preset specified font size to the maximum setting font size,   the second size changing module changes text items of the individual font sizes smaller than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination module so as to correspond to the font sizes in the range from the preset specified font size to the minimum setting font size according to the condition for the number of text items to be merged set by the first condition setting module, and   the third size changing module changes text items of the individual font sizes larger than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination module so as to correspond to the font sizes in the range from the preset specified font size to the maximum setting font size according to the condition for the number of text items to be merged set by the second condition setting module.   
   
   
       4 . The information output apparatus according to any one of  claim 1  to  claim 3 , wherein the size setting module includes screen size correspondence setting module for setting a specified font size according to the size of a screen to which the display data is to be output for the font sizes of text items included in the display data. 
   
   
       5 . A computer program storage medium readable by a computer system and encoding a computer program for executing a computer process for displaying information on a video display, the computer process comprising:
 size distribution extraction process for extracting the frequency of use for each of the font sizes of text items included in the display data,   size determination process for determining a font size whose frequency of use is high among the frequencies of use of the font sizes extracted by the size distribution extraction process,   size difference calculation process for calculating a font size difference by subtracting the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process from the preset specified font size, and   size changing process for changing the font sizes of text items included in the display data on the basis of the difference between the specified font size and the font size with a high frequency of use calculated by the size difference calculation process.   
   
   
       6 . A computer program storage medium readable by a computer system and encoding a computer program for executing a computer process for displaying information on a video display, the computer process comprising:
 size distribution extraction process for extracting the frequency of use for each of the font sizes of text items included in the display data,   size determination process for determining a font size whose frequency of use is high among the frequencies of use of the font sizes extracted by the size distribution extraction process,   first condition setting process for setting a condition for uniformly merging the font size of text for each of the font sizes smaller than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process so as to correspond to the individual font sizes in the range from the preset specified font size to the minimum setting font size,   second condition setting process for setting a condition for uniformly merging the font size of text for each of the font sizes larger than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process so as to correspond to the individual font sizes in the range from the preset specified font size to the maximum setting font size,   first size changing process for changing text of the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process to text of the preset specified font size,   second size changing process for changing the font size of text for each of the font sizes smaller than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process according to the condition set by the first condition setting process, and   third size changing process for changing the font size of text for each of the font sizes larger than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process according to the condition set by the second condition setting process.   
   
   
       7 . A method for displaying information on a video display, the method comprising:
 size distribution extraction process for extracting the frequency of use for each of the font sizes of text items included in the display data,   size determination process for determining a font size whose frequency of use is high among the frequencies of use of the font sizes extracted by the size distribution extraction process,   size difference calculation process for calculating a font size difference by subtracting the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process from the preset specified font size, and   size changing process for changing the font sizes of text items included in the display data on the basis of the difference between the specified font size and the font size with a high frequency of use calculated by the size difference calculation process.   
   
   
       8 . A method for displaying information on a video display, the method comprising:
 size distribution extraction process for extracting the frequency of use for each of the font sizes of text items included in the display data,   size determination process for determining a font size whose frequency of use is high among the frequencies of use of the font sizes extracted by the size distribution extraction process,   first condition setting process for setting a condition for uniformly merging the font size of text for each of the font sizes smaller than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process so as to correspond to the individual font sizes in the range from the preset specified font size to the minimum setting font size,   second condition setting process for setting a condition for uniformly merging the font size of text for each of the font sizes larger than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process so as to correspond to the individual font sizes in the range from the preset specified font size to the maximum setting font size,   first size changing process for changing text of the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process to text of the preset specified font size,   second size changing process for changing the font size of text for each of the font sizes smaller than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process according to the condition set by the first condition setting process, and   third size changing process for changing the font size of text for each of the font sizes larger than the font size with a high frequency of use determined by the size determination process according to the condition set by the second condition setting process.