Screen display program, computer readable recording medium recorded with screen display program, screen display apparatus, portable terminal apparatus, and screen display method

Abstract

The present invention provides screen displaying technology allowing improvement in operability and convenience for the user. A screen display apparatus receives a content, displays a plurality of tabs in a display screen, corresponds content information to any one of the plurality of tabs, and displays the content information corresponding to a displaying tab. In the case of corresponding content information to a non-displaying tab other than the displaying tab, it is determined whether or not a there is a non-corresponded, non-displaying tab to which other content information is not corresponded, and when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist, the non-displaying tab selected based on a predetermined selection condition and the content information are corresponded. Furthermore, the screen display apparatus calculates a progress status of at least one or more of receiving a content, generating a content image by drawing the content, and storing the content image in an image storage means, and then outputs the calculated progress status associated it with a tab corresponded to the content.

1 . A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a screen display program to be executed on a computer, said screen display program comprising: 
 a receiving step to receive content information;    a tab display control step to display a plurality of tabs in a display screen;    a correspondence setting step to correspond the content information received in the receiving step to one of the plurality of tabs; and    a content display control step to display content information corresponding to a displaying tab selected from the plurality of tabs in another area than display areas for the plurality of tabs;    wherein in the correspondence setting step, when corresponding the content information to a non-displaying tab other than the displaying tab from among the plurality of tabs, it is determined whether or not there is a non-corresponded, non-displaying tab to which other content information is not corresponded, and when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does exist, the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab and the content information are corresponded, and when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist, a non-displaying tab selected based on a predetermined selection condition and the content information are corresponded.    
   
   
       2 . The computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 1 , wherein in the correspondence setting step, a non-displaying tab to which encrypted content information is not corresponded is selected and is corresponded to the content information when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist.  
   
   
       3 . The computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 1 , wherein in the correspondence setting step, a non-displaying tab to which the content information already displayed in the content display control step is corresponded is selected and is then corresponded to the content information when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist.  
   
   
       4 . The computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 1 , wherein in the correspondence setting step, a non-displaying tab pre-approved by a user as selectable is selected and is corresponded to the content information when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist.  
   
   
       5 . The computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the selection condition for the non-displaying tab is set by a user.  
   
   
       6 . The computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 in the correspondence setting step, a mode from a plurality of preset modes is set;    the plurality of modes includes a first mode and a second mode;    in a correspondence setting step where the first mode is set, a non-displaying tab selected based on a predetermined selection condition is corresponded to the content information when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist; and    in a correspondence setting step where the second mode is set, a non-displaying tab specified by the user is corresponded to the content information when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist.    
   
   
       7 . The computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 6 , wherein 
 the plurality of modes include a third mode; and    in a correspondence setting step where the third mode is set, a non-displaying tab specified by the user is corresponded to the content information when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist and a selectable, non-displaying tab also does not exist.    
   
   
       8 . The computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 1 , wherein in the correspondence setting step, the selected non-displaying tab and the content information are corresponded and then the non-displaying tab is changed to a displaying tab.  
   
   
       9 . A computer for executing a screen display program, said screen display program comprising: 
 a receiving step to receive content information;    a tab display control step to display a plurality of tabs in a display screen;    a correspondence setting step to correspond the content information received in the receiving step to one of the plurality of tabs; and    a content display control step to display content information corresponding to a displaying tab selected from the plurality of tabs in another area than display areas for the plurality of tabs;    wherein in the correspondence setting step, when corresponding the content information to a non-displaying tab other than the displaying tab from among the plurality of tabs, it is determined whether or not there is a non-corresponded, non-displaying tab to which other content information is not corresponded, and when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does exist, the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab and the content information are corresponded, and when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist, a non-displaying tab selected based on a predetermined selection condition and the content information are corresponded.    
   
   
       10 . A screen display apparatus comprising: 
 receiving means for receiving content information;    tab display control means for displaying a plurality of tabs in a display screen;    correspondence setting means for corresponding the content received by the receiving means to any one of the plurality of tabs; and    content image display control means for displaying content information corresponding to a displaying tab selected from the plurality of tabs, in an area of the display screen other than display areas for the plurality of tabs;    wherein when corresponding the content information to a non-displaying tab other than the displaying tab from among the plurality of tabs, the correspondence setting means determines whether or not there is a non-corresponded, non-displaying tab to which the content information is not corresponded, and when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does exist, the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab and the content information are corresponded, and when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist, a non-displaying tab selected based on a predetermined selection condition and the content information are corresponded.    
   
   
       11 . A screen display method comprising: 
 receiving content information;    displaying a plurality of tabs in a display screen;    corresponding the received content information to any one of the plurality of tabs; and    displaying content information corresponding to a displaying tab selected from the plurality of tabs, in an area of the display screen other than display areas for the plurality of tabs;    wherein when corresponding the content information to a non-displaying tab other than the displaying tab from among the plurality of tabs, it is determined whether or not there is a non-corresponded, non-displaying tab to which the content information is not corresponded, and when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does exist, the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab and the content information are corresponded, and when the non-corresponded, non-displaying tab does not exist, a non-displaying tab selected based on a predetermined selection condition and the content information are corresponded.