Patent ID: 6268854
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
A picture search device, comprising: a storage section; a display section; a position input section; and a control section for controlling the storage section, the display section and the position input section, wherein:the storage section contains a plurality of pictures respectively provided with labels which are assigned in accordance with a predetermined rule;the position input section detects input information from a user so as to provide a control signal to the control section in response to the input information; andthe control section displays a scroll bar including a slider in a predetermined area in the display section, determines a position along the scroll bar at which the slider is to be displayed based on the control signal, displays the slider at the position in the display section, determines one of the plurality of labels corresponding to the position as a first label, identifies one of the pictures having the first label as a user-focused picture, identifies one of the pictures having a second label, different from the first label, as a reference picture, displays the reference picture in the display section, and displays the user-focused picture in a display mode different from a display mode of the reference picture.