Patent ID: 8046713
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A display device displaying an image and a character string associated with the image, the display device including a display section and further comprising: a display position determining section for determining display positions of the image and the character string in a display screen; a reposition necessity determining section for determining whether it is necessary to perform a reposition process by which at least one of the positions of the image and the character string is changed; a blank area detection section for detecting a blank area whose size is determined by subtracting, from an entire area of the display screen, an image display area where the image is displayed and a character string display area where the character string is displayed; and a reposition section for changing at least one of the positions of the image and the character string, when the reposition necessity determining section determines that the reposition process is necessary, wherein: the blank area detection section detects sizes of blank areas above and below the image display area or on the left and on the right of the image display area; in a case where the character string is horizontally written, the reposition section compares the total size of the blank areas on the left and on the right with the size of the character string display area; in a case where the character string is vertically written, the reposition section compares the total size of the blank areas above and below the image display area with the size of the character string display area; and in a case where the total size of the blank areas is identical with or larger than the size of the character string display area, the reposition section rotates the direction of the character string by 90°.