Patent ID: 9372872
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A display control apparatus capable of displaying on a display apparatus contents classified into a plurality of groups, the display control apparatus comprising: an inputting unit configured to input a changing instruction of a user, in accordance with a predetermined operation, for changing a display target content among the contents; a display control unit configured to cause the display apparatus to display a current display target content and a new display target content, so that the current display target content is changed to the new display target content every time the predetermined operation is performed by the user and the changing instruction is input by the inputting unit; and at least one processor configured to function as at least one of the inputting unit and the display control unit, wherein if a number of contents of a first group including the current display target content and one or more contents is smaller than a predetermined number, and the changing instruction is input by the inputting unit when the current display target content is displayed, the display control unit causes the display apparatus to display a content included in a second group different from the first group as the new display target content by omitting display of all of content(s) which are included in the first group and are different from the current display target content, and if the number of contents of the first group is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, and the changing instruction is input by the inputting unit when the current display target content is displayed, the display control unit causes the display apparatus to display a content included in the first group as the new display target content, wherein the predetermined operation includes a first operation corresponding to a forward direction in a predetermined order of the contents, and a second operation corresponding to a backward direction in the predetermined order, and wherein the display control unit causes the display apparatus to display the new display target content, so that the current display target content is changed to the new display target content in accordance with the predetermined order and a changing direction, corresponding to the predetermined operation performed by the user, of the forward direction or the backward direction.