Patent ID: 8144196
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A01K,G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A display device for visually displaying, on a display screen, positional relationships between a plurality of target objects, the display device comprising: an acquisition unit operable to acquire position information pieces each of which indicates a position of a corresponding one of the target objects; a categorization unit operable to categorize the target objects into a plurality of groups in accordance with the acquired position information pieces; a calculation unit operable to calculate an inter-group positional relationship by using the acquired position information pieces, the inter-group positional relationship indicating a positional relationship between the groups; a determination unit operable to determine one or more partitions by which the display screen is partitioned into a plurality of areas, each partition being tilted with respect to a reference axis in accordance with the calculated inter-group positional relationship, the reference axis being parallel to one of edges of the display screen; and a display unit operable to display, in each of the areas partitioned by the one or more partitions on the display screen, a positional relationship between the target objects belonging to a corresponding one of the groups.