Patent ID: 8015498
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information display device, comprising: a display section configured to list-display on a display screen images of at least a plurality of icons together related to a data file targeted for information processing, each one icon of the plurality of icons having meta-information associated therewith: a meta-information storing section storing respective meta-information associated with the plurality of icons; and a selected-information obtaining section obtaining selected information when out of the plurality of icons list-displayed on the display screen, an icon that fits an intent of a user is selected; and a display control section reading out the meta-information related to the selected icon based on the selected information obtained in the selected-information obtaining section and a stored content of the meta-information storing section, and in response to said selection of the icon the display control section automatically altering display content to continue to list-display the selected icon in place without list-display of the unselected icons and to display in place of said unselected icons the meta-information related to the read-out selected icon in an area on the display screen where the unselected icons were previously list-displayed.