Patent ID: 6366295
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An image display device includinginput means for inputting various commands and data; display means having a display screen; basic image data storage means for storing part or whole of basic image data formed of a dot matrix; and display control means responsive to a corresponding one of said various commands input by said input means for converting a portion of said basic image data in a display range to display image data to display said display image data on said display screen; said input means comprising: start command means for inputting a start command for starting an automatic scroll process for automatically continuously shifting said display range in a scrolling manner in a predetermined one of upward, downward, leftward and rightward directions on said basic image data, and change command means for inputting a proportion change command for changing a proportion between a size of said display image data and a size of said basic, image data during said automatic scroll process, wherein said display control means is responsive to said start command input by said start command means for starting said automatic scroll process, and to said proportion change command input by said change command means for changing said display image data according the reto to thereby display resulting image data on said display screen.