Electronic device

Abstract

An electronic device and method for displaying a display item is disclosed. A first pattern comprises an image at a first image size and a character string at a first character string size. A second pattern comprises the image at a second image size and the character string at a second character string size, the character string not overlapping the image at the second image size. The second image size is larger than the first image size, and the second character string size is larger than the first character string size. A selected size comprises at least a first size and a second size. The first pattern is displayed for the display item if the selected size is the first size, and the second pattern is displayed for the display item if the selected size is the second size.

1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a storage module operable to store an image and a character string representing content of a predetermined item;   a size selection module operable to select a selected size from at least a first size and a second size;   a display control module operable to:
 set a display pattern to a first pattern comprising the image at a first image size and the character string at a first character string size if the selected size is the first size; and 
 set the display pattern to a second pattern comprising the image at a second image size and the character string at a second character string size if the selected size is the second size, 
 the second image size larger than the first image size and the second character string size larger than the first character string size; and 
   a display operable to display the display pattern, the second pattern displayed with the image on a first display area of the display and the character string displayed on a second display area of the display different from the first display area if the selected size is the second size.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an item selection module operable to select a selected predetermined item from a plurality of predetermined items in response to an activation of the electronic device by a user; and   a highlight control module operable to highlight the selected predetermined item.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein the display control module is further operable to set the display pattern to a pattern comprising the character string at the second size for the selected predetermined item. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device according  claim 2 , wherein the display control module is further operable to set the display pattern to a pattern comprising an alignment sequence on the display of the image at the second size corresponding to an alignment sequence on the display of the image at the first size. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device according  claim 1 , wherein the image at the second image size has a second aspect ratio substantially equal to a first aspect ratio of the image at the first size. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic device according  claim 1 , wherein the image at the second image size has a second aspect ratio different from a first aspect ratio of the image at the first size. 
     
     
         7 . A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
 providing a first pattern comprising an image at a first image size and a character string at a first character string size;   providing a second pattern comprising the image at a second image size and the character string at a second character string size, the character string not overlapping the image at the second image size, and the second image size larger than the first image size and the second character string size larger than the first character string size;   receiving a size selection for a display item;   displaying the first pattern, if the size selection is a first size; and   displaying the second pattern, if the size selection is a second size.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 receiving a display item selection in response to an activation of the electronic device by a user; and   highlighting an icon if the display item selection indicates the icon.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising displaying the character string at the second character string size. 
     
     
         10 . The method according  claim 8 , further comprising displaying an alignment sequence on the display of the image with the second size corresponding to an alignment sequence on the display of the image with the first size. 
     
     
         11 . The method according  claim 7 , wherein the image at the second image size has a second aspect ratio substantially equal to a first aspect ratio of the image at the first size. 
     
     
         12 . The method according  claim 7 , wherein the image at the second image size has a second aspect ratio different from a first aspect ratio of the image at the first size. 
     
     
         13 . The method according  claim 7 , further comprising accessing focus-management table data, normal-focus icon-drawing table data, and enlarged-focus icon-drawing table data. 
     
     
         14 . A computer readable medium comprising program code for operating an electronic device, the program code comprising:
 providing a first pattern comprising an image at a first image size and a character string at a first character string size;   providing a second pattern comprising the image at a second image size and the character string at a second character string size, the character string not overlapping the image at the second image size, and the second image size larger than the first image size and the second character string size larger than the first character string size;   receiving a size selection for a display item;   displaying the first pattern, if the size selection is a first size; and   displaying the second pattern, if the size selection is a second size.   
     
     
         15 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 14 , further comprising program code for:
 receiving a display item selection in response to an activation of the electronic device by a user; and   highlighting an icon, if the display item selection indicates the icon.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , further comprising program code for displaying the character string at the second character string size. 
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 15 , further comprising program code for displaying an alignment sequence on the display of the image with the second size corresponding to an alignment sequence on the display of the image with the first size. 
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 14 , wherein the image at the second image size has a second aspect ratio substantially equal to a first aspect ratio of the image at the first size. 
     
     
         19 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 14 , wherein the image at the second image size has a second aspect ratio different from a first aspect ratio of the image at the first size. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable medium according to  claim 13 , further comprising program code for accessing focus management table data, normal-focus icon-drawing table data, and enlarged-focus icon-drawing table data.