Patent ID: 6850258
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A screen display control method for individually displaying conditions of each of a plurality of constituents of a system, by arranging the plurality of constituents in a form of a loop on a screen, the method comprising: a first operation of comparing a total number A (A is a positive integer) of objects to be displayed regarding said constituents and a total number B (B is a positive integer) of individual displays on the screen so as to, when A is greater than B, display a collective object which represents that A is greater than B, as one of the objects arranged along with the loop, and at the same time display a part of said objects along the loop; and a second operation of newly displaying a remaining part of said objects to be displayed in accordance with an instruction of a revolving display so that the remaining part of said objects sequentially appears from said collective object, and at the same time shifting said number of said objects that have been displayed previously individually along the loop into said collective object.