Patent ID: 6108012
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A63F,G06F,G06N,Y10S

Abstract:
An image display device comprising:image data storage means for storing a plurality of image data;selection commanding means operable by a user for giving the device a command to select image data to be displayed from among the plurality of image data stored in the image data storage means;selection count storage means for counting and storing a number of times of selection of each of the image data;determining means for determining whether the number of times of selection of each image data stored in the selection count storage means is larger than a predetermined value for each of the plurality of image data stored in the image data storage means; anddisplay control means for displaying image data whose number of times of selection is determined by the determining means as being larger than the predetermined value and whose selection has been commanded by the selection commanding means;wherein the selection count storage means comprises:random number generating means for generating a random number when the selection commanding means gives the command to select the image data from among the image data stored in the image data storage means for displaying purposes; andrandom number counting means for counting and storing the number of times of selection of each of the image data corresponding to the particular value only when the random number generated by the random number generating means has a particular value.