FIELD: information technology.
SUBSTANCE: when one page of a newspaper article or a magazine is displayed using hierarchical data 380, a pre-designated area 392 (indicated by line 386 in the hierarchical data 380) for each article is defined in a scenario definition file. A plurality of pre-designated areas 394, 396 (indicated by lines 388, 390, respectively) are defined in the layer below, i.e., the layer having a resolution of a level that allows characters to be legible, so that the viewer can browse the article from start to end. The displayed image is initially guided to the pre-designated area 392 upon a user request for enlargement (arrow F). Upon a further request for enlargement, the displayed image is guided to the pre-designated area 394 at the heading of the article (arrow G). When the user having read the sentence in the pre-designated area 394 provides information by indicating a direction or pressing a predetermined button, the displayed image is guided to the pre-designated area 396 (arrow H) showing the continuation of the sentence.
EFFECT: efficient manipulation of a displayed image while maintaining quality of information.
39 cl, 26 dwg
