Patent ID: 9519365
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A display control apparatus comprising: a detection unit configured to detect a touch operation and a move operation without releasing on a display unit; a display control unit configured to control a display screen to be displayed on the display unit, the display screen including a plurality of items including a first item enabling a user to change a setting value in response to the touch operation in an area of the first item without screen transition, and a second item enabling the display screen to transition to a different display screen in response to the touch operation in an area of the second item; a selection unit configured to select one of the plurality of items in response to the touch operation detected by the detection unit; and a control unit configured to, (a) in a first case where the first item has been selected by the selection unit and a touch-down operation for touching the display screen is detected in the area of the first item by the detection unit, change a setting value corresponding to the first item in response to the move operation in the first direction continuing from the touch-down operation, and control the selection unit not to change the selected item in response to the move operation in the second direction continuing from the touch-down operation, (b) in a second case where the second item has been selected by the selection unit and a touch-down operation is detected in the area of the second item by the detection unit, control the selection unit to change the selected item in response to the move operation in the second direction continuing from the touch-down operation, (c) in a third case where the first item has not been selected by the selection unit and the touch-down operation for the display screen is detected in the area of the first item by the detection unit, control the selection unit not to change the setting value corresponding to the first item even if the move operation in the first direction continuing from the touch-down operation is performed, and control the selection unit to change the selected item in response to the move operation in the second direction continuing from the touch-down operation.