Patent ID: 11966657
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 1:
2. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive an input operation of a user; and
a display controller configured to display, in a display area having a first area and a second area, an image,
the display controller includes:
an icon controller configured to display, in the second area, a plurality of first icons associated one-to-one with a plurality of different layouts in splitting the first area, and
a first splitter configured to split the first area into a plurality of split areas based on a layout corresponding to a selected first icon when the receiver receives an input operation for selecting any of the plurality of first icons, wherein:

the icon controller is configured to further display, in the second area, a plurality of second icons, and
the display controller further includes:
a second splitter, wherein when the receiver receives a predetermined input operation for any one of the plurality of split areas, the second splitter is configured to split the split area into a first sub-split area and a second sub-split area, and
a display image setting part, wherein when the receiver receives an input operation for associating any one of the plurality of second icons with the first sub-split area, the display image setting part is configured to display, in the first sub-split area, a display image corresponding to the associated second icon.