Patent ID: 11921974
Assignee: FAURECIA CLARION ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An icon display controlling device, comprising:
an area displaying unit that causes a display to display a first display area within which an icon can be placed;
a deleting mode switching unit that switches to a deleting mode that enables designation of a second icon that has already been placed in the first display area, in response to performance of a predetermined operation for placing a first icon in the first display area when there is no vacant space in the first display area, wherein the designation of the second icon causes the second icon to be deleted; and
an icon positioning unit that places the first icon in the first display area in a space that is vacated by deletion of the second icon that is designated in the deleting mode.