Patent ID: 9699334
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A display control apparatus for displaying a plurality of menu items ordered from a first menu item to a last menu item, each of the plurality of menu items being associated with a respective image processing setting function, the apparatus comprising: an imaging unit configured to generate an image signal by photo-electrically converting an optical image; a display control unit configured to control to display, on a display screen, an image based on the image signal generated by the imaging unit and selectable menu items of the plurality of menu items, wherein the selectable menu items have end menu items that are positioned at ends of the selectable menu items displayed on the display screen; a detection unit configured to detect a touch operation on one of the selectable menu items on the display screen; and a function control unit configured to execute the respective image processing setting function associated with a menu item selected by a user, wherein, (1) in response to the detection unit detecting release from the display screen of a touch without movement along the display screen on one of the end menu items that is not the first or last menu item, the display control unit controls (a) to shift a display position of the selected one of the end menu items, (b) to display a menu item of the plurality of menu items that was not displayed on the display screen and (c) to shift a display position of an indicator indicating that the one of the end menu items is selected, and (2) the function control unit starts executing the image processing setting function associated with the selected one of the end menu items before end of the shifting of the display position of the selected one of the end menu items, and wherein, in response to the detection unit detecting release from the display screen of a touch without movement along the display screen on one of the end menu items that is the first or last menu item, the display control unit controls not to shift display positions of the selectable menu items; and a memory and at least one processor that implement at least one of the display control unit, the detection unit, and the function control unit.