Claims
- 1. A graphical user interface for displaying a menu image on a display, comprising:
- means for arranging first, second and third windows on three of the four sides of an imaginary rectangular parallelepiped;
- means for arranging on each of said windows selection portions selectable to input commands;
- means for displaying said first window nearly at the center of said display and displaying at least portions of said second and third windows at the right and left of said display, respectively when said first window is selected;
- means for displaying said second window nearly at the center of said display, displaying at least portion of said first and third windows on the left and right of said display, respectively, when said second window is selected; and
- means for displaying said third window nearly at the center of said display and displaying said first and second windows on the right and left of said display, respectively when said third window is selected.
- 2. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein said selection portion in said first window is selected to display a moving picture on said display, said selection portion in one of said second and third windows is selected to control electronics devices and said selection portion in the other of said second and third windows is selected to designate a application program to be started.
- 3. The graphical user interface according to claim 2, wherein said selection portion in said other of said second and third windows is divided into a plurality of sub-selection portions.
- 4. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, further comprising means for arranging a fourth window on at least one of the top and bottom faces of said imaginary rectangular parallelepiped.
- 5. The graphical user interface according to claim 4, further comprising means for arranging icons of programs to be started immediately when designated, in said fourth window.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/664,650 filed on Jun. 17, 1996 now abandoned which hereby incorporated by reference.
This application claims the benefit of
(1) U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/017,066, filed on Apr. 30, 1996, entitled "USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATING AMONG, ORGANIZING AND EXECUTING PROGRAMS, FILES AND DATA IN A . . . ",
(2) U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/017,069, filed on May 30, 1996, entitled "DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS",
(3) U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/017,078, filed on Apr. 30, 1996, entitled "DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS",
(4) U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/018,596, filed on Apr. 30, 1996, entitled "DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS", all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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