Patent ID: 6587118
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An image displaying processing method comprising:an information acquiring step for acquiring first visual information and second visual information having predetermined transparency from a predetermined server via a network; a first-layer displaying step for displaying a picture element of the first visual information acquired in said information acquiring step, in a first layer on a display screen, said first visual information displayed being a document described in the HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language); a second-layer displaying step for placing a picture element of the second visual information acquired in said information acquiring step, in a second layer above said first layer on the display screen, said second visual information being an image having a chessboard-like shape according to the transparent GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) format; and an image superimposing step for superimposing the picture elements of said first and second visual information to be displayed at an overlapping location in said first and second layers, respectively, in accordance with a predetermined superimposing method and displaying the resultant superimposed image on the display screen, said superimposing method alternately placing, on the display screen, the picture elements of said first and second visual information to be displayed at an overlapping location in said first and second layers, respectively, thereby virtually superimposing said first and second visual information and displaying the virtually superimposed image on the display screen and said superimposing method placing the image according to the transparent GIF format as the second visual information in the second layer above the first layer in which the document is placed as the first visual information so that said first and second visual information are virtually superimposed and the resultant superimposed information is displayed on said display screen, wherein said image superimposing step displays a menu bar as said second visual information in such a manner that when said menu is expanded from an end of the display screen in response to a selection of a menu, the expanded menu bar is displayed according to the transparent GIF format.