Display apparatus, display method, program and storage medium

Abstract

For two screen configurations with different icons are arranged in the same region, when screens are immediately switched from one to the other, the switching is not easy to be recognized, being mistaken that both icons have strong relationship with each other. After deleting a group of icons, the other group of icons is animated and arranged. Alternatively, a group of icons are deleted when the screen is switched, and after a window is animated in a region where the group of icons is displayed, the other group of icons is displayed.

1 . A display apparatus comprising: 
 a display unit adapted to display predetermined information; and    a control unit adapted to control said display unit so that displayed contents are switched with a different effect depending on an instruction to switch being attached, when the instruction to switch the displayed contents on a display screen of said display unit is issued.    
   
   
       2 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 said control unit controls said display unit to delete a first group of icons displayed on the display screen, and after the first group of icons is deleted, display animation of a second group of icons different from said first group of icons on said display screen, while arrange said second group of icons in almost the same place as the place where said first group of icons is displayed.    
   
   
       3 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 said control unit controls said display unit to delete the first group of icons displayed on a display screen and said first group of icons in a window that divides a display region, and after the first group of icons is deleted, arrange said window in a defined place on said display screen by displaying animation of said window, and further arrange the second group of icons different from said first group of icons in almost the same place where said first group of icons is displayed on said display screen.    
   
   
       4 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 said control unit displays animation of said second group of icons by any of or a combination of operation of movement, scaling, rotation, distortion, reverse, morphing, frame animation, color change and fade.    
   
   
       5 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 said control unit can switch and display a hierarchical menu screen and controls to switch displayed contents with a different effect depending on a hierarchy of the menu screen being attached.    
   
   
       6 . The display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 said control unit can switch and display a hierarchical menu screen and controls to display information indicating a depth of a hierarchy of the menu screen.    
   
   
       7 . A display apparatus comprising: 
 a display unit adapted to display predetermined information; and    a control unit adapted to control said display unit to delete a first group of icons displayed on said display screen, and after the first group of icons is deleted, display animation of a second group of icons different from said first group of icons on said display screen, while arrange said second group of icons in almost the same place as the place where said first group of icons is displayed, when an instruction to switch the displayed contents on a display screen of said display unit is issued.    
   
   
       8 . A display apparatus comprising: 
 a display unit adapted to display predetermined information; and    a control unit adapted to control said display unit to delete the first group of icons displayed on said display screen and said first group of icons in a window that divides a display region, and after the first group of icons is deleted, display animation of said window on said display screen, while arrange the window to a defined place, and further arrange a second group of icons different from said first group of icons in almost the same place as the place where said first group of icons is displayed on said display screen, when the instruction to switch the displayed contents on a display screen of said display unit is issued.    
   
   
       9 . A display method comprising: 
 a display step of displaying predetermined information; and    a control step of controlling to switch displayed contents with a different effect depending on an instruction to switch being attached, when the instruction to switch the displayed contents on a display screen displayed at said display step is issued.    
   
   
       10 . The display method according to  claim 9 , wherein 
 said control step controls to delete a first group of icons displayed on the display screen, and after the first group of icons is deleted, display animation of a second group of icons different from said first group of icons on said display screen, while arrange said second group of icons in almost the same place as the place where said first group of icons is displayed.    
   
   
       11 . The display method according to  claim 9 , wherein 
 said control step controls to delete the first group of icons displayed on a display screen and said first group of icons in a window that divides a display region, and after the first group of icons is deleted, arrange said window in a defined place on said display screen by displaying animation of said window, and further arrange the second group of icons different from said first group of icons in almost the same place where said first group of icons is displayed on said display screen.    
   
   
       12 . The display method according to  claim 9 , wherein 
 said control step displays animation of said second group of icons by any of or a combination of operation of movement, scaling, rotation, distortion, reverse, morphing, frame animation, color change and fade.    
   
   
       13 . The display method according to  claim 9 , wherein 
 said control step can switch and display a hierarchical menu screen and controls to switch displayed contents with a different effect depending on a hierarchy of the menu screen being attached.    
   
   
       14 . The display method according to  claim 9 , wherein 
 said control means can switch and display a hierarchical menu screen and controls to display information indicating a depth of a hierarchy of the menu screen.    
   
   
       15 . A display method comprising: 
 a first display step of displaying a first group of icons on a display screen of a display unit;    a deleting step of deleting the first group of icons displayed on said display screen, when an instruction to switch the displayed contents on a display screen of said display unit is issued; and    a second display step of displaying animation of a second group of icons different from said first group of icons on said display screen, while arrange said second group of icons in almost the same place as the place where said first group of icons is displayed, after said first group of icons is deleted.    
   
   
       16 . A display method comprising: 
 a first display step of displaying a first group of icons and a window that divides a display region on a display screen of a display unit;    a deleting step of deleting the first group of icons displayed on said display screen and said first group of icons in a window, when an instruction to switch displayed contents on a display screen of said display unit is issued;    a window arranging step of arranging said window in a defined place on said display screen by displaying animation of said window, after said first group of icons is deleted; and    a second display step of arranging the second group of icons different from said fist group of icons in almost the same place as the place where said first group of icons is displayed on said display screen.    
   
   
       17 . A program for causing a computer to execute the display method according to  claim 9 .  
   
   
       18 . A storage medium which computer-readably stores the program according to  claim 17.