Display control apparatus and method for controlling the same

Abstract

An apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of images while a screen is scrolled, including a processing unit configured to process an image to be displayed on a display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of images processed by the processing unit, a scroll control unit configured to set another plurality of images as display targets to be displayed on the display unit by scrolling the displayed plurality of images, and a control unit configured to control the processing unit to process the plurality of images as the display targets such as to prioritize the processing for an image disposed on an upstream side over an image disposed on a downstream side in a moving direction of scrolled images.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus for controlling a display device to display a plurality of images arranged in a matrix pattern on a screen of the display device comprising:
 a processor;   a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the information processing apparatus to:   detect an instruction of scroll being input;   select images arranged in lines in a range corresponding to the screen in accordance with the detected instruction of scroll; and   perform a scroll display process based on a direction of the detected instruction of scroll, to display the selected images in accordance with a different order of priority rule depending on the direction of the detected instruction of scroll,   wherein the scroll display process is performed based on the direction of the detected instruction of scroll such that first images arranged in a first line are selected after second images arranged in a second line lower than the first line are selected and at least one of the first images arranged in the first line is displayed prior to a second image which is arranged in the second line and has not been displayed on the screen, while the displayed image or images move downward on the screen by scroll, and   wherein the scroll display process is performed based on the direction of the detected instruction of scroll such that third images arranged in a third line are selected after fourth images arranged in a fourth line upper than the third line are selected and at least one of the third images arranged in the third line is displayed prior to a fourth image which is arranged in the fourth line and has not been displayed on the screen, while the displayed image or images move upward on the screen by scroll.