Patent ID: 9135026
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a camera operable in a photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus; a touchscreen display; and processing circuitry in communication with the camera and the touchscreen display, the processing circuitry configured to control the information processing apparatus to display on the touchscreen display a main menu screen comprising multiple scrollable images for receiving respective user operations for launching corresponding application programs, the processing circuitry controlling the information processing apparatus to return to the main menu screen after executing of a launched application program is terminated and the multiple scrollable images including at least one image responsive to user operation for activating the photographing-enabled state, wherein before the display of the main menu screen, the processing circuitry controls the information processing apparatus to display a screen on the touchscreen display comprising a first image for receiving a user operation for activating the photographing-enabled state of the information processing apparatus and a second image for receiving a user operation for proceeding to the main menu screen, and functionality of a photograph-related function when the photographing-enabled state is activated by user operation of the first image is lower relative to functionality of the photograph-related function when the photographing-enabled state is activated by user operation of the at least one image of the scrollable images.