Patent ID: 7620906

Claim:
An image display apparatus comprising a computer hard drive with program instructions when executed by a processor to process and display a plurality of images on a digital page, the image display apparatus comprising: a control unit adapted to execute one of a plurality of insert processes in accordance with a position on a digital page where an object is dropped, wherein the plurality of insert processes includes an image adding process executed by newly adding a first image corresponding to the object on the digital page, and a replacing process executed by replacing a second image already displayed on the digital page with the first image corresponding to the object; and a determination unit adapted to change a frame display pattern on the digital page while the object is being dragged on the digital page and before the object is dropped, the determination unit changing the display pattern for a frame of the digital page when the object is on a position that indicates execution of the image adding process and the display pattern for the frame of the second image when the object is on a position that indicates execution of the replacing process, wherein the determination unit changes at least one of color, width, shape, transparency and blinking, for the frame display pattern, wherein the determination unit determines the replacing process to be executed if an overlapped area that the object is overlapped with the second image is more than a predetermined amount, and changes the frame display pattern of the second image, and wherein the determination unit determines the image adding process to be executed if an overlapped area that the object is overlapped with the second image is less than a predetermined amount, and changes the frame display pattern of the digital page.