Patent ID: 8860662
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An electronic device, comprising: a display unit; an operation unit capable of designating a plurality of directions; and a control unit, wherein, in a state where a non-numeric character and a numeric character are displayed on the display unit, in a case in which any direction is designated by the operation unit, the control unit selects an other non-numeric character and an other numeric character for changing at least one of the non-numeric character and the numeric character displayed on the display unit to the other non-numeric character and the other numeric character, respectively, and causes the display unit to display the other non-numeric character and the other numeric character thus selected, wherein the operation unit is capable of designating a first direction, a second direction that is a direction opposite to the first direction, a third direction that is a direction transverse to the first direction, and a fourth direction that is a direction opposite to the third direction, wherein, in a state where the non-numeric character and the numeric character are displayed on the display unit, in a case in which the first direction or the second direction is designated by the operation unit, the control unit selects an other non-numeric character and an other numeric character for changing the non-numeric character and the numeric character displayed on the display unit to the other non-numeric character and the other numeric character, respectively, and causes the display unit to display the other non-numeric character and the other numeric character thus selected, and wherein, in a state where the non-numeric character and the numeric character are displayed on the display unit, in a case in which the third direction or the fourth direction is designated by the operation unit, the control unit selects an other non-numeric character for changing the non-numeric character displayed on the display unit to the other non-numeric character, causes the display unit to display the other non-numeric character thus selected, and maintains displaying of the numeric character as displayed on the display unit.