Patent ID: 9250789
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An information processing apparatus that displays a menu on a display screen of a display device which is operable by a plurality of operators, and that performs processing in accordance with a menu item, selected by an operator, in the menu displayed on the display screen, the apparatus comprising: a detecting unit that can detect plural touch positions on the display screen; a display control unit that, when said detecting unit detects a first touch, displays a plurality of selectable menu items in a predetermined position, with respect to the first touch position, and in a predetermined direction; a determination unit that, when said detecting unit detects a second touch that is an additional touch which is independent with respect to the first touch while continuously detecting the first touch, determines a direction defined by the first touch position and the second touch position as a display direction of the plurality of selectable menu items; a rotation control unit that rotates, in response to the detection of the second touch, the plurality of selectable menu items, so as to make the upward direction of the plurality of selectable menu items correspond to the display direction determined by said determination unit, wherein, when one of the plurality of selectable menu items that are displayed by said display control unit or are rotated by said rotation control unit is selected, processing in accordance with the selected menu item is performed.