Patent ID: 7928926
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus which displays information to a user, said display apparatus comprising: an obtainment unit operable to obtain an icon, the icon being information to be displayed to the user; a determining unit operable to determine a display position of the obtained icon at which a portion of the obtained icon cannot be seen by the user; a display unit operable to display the icon at the determined display position; a detection unit operable to detect a direction of change when an orientation of the user's head is changed; a selection unit operable to select the icon to be displayed in the detected direction of change; an execution unit operable to execute a predetermined process related to the selected icon; and a changing unit operable to change the display position of the icon so that the icon moves in a direction approximately opposite to the detected direction of change, wherein said display unit is operable to display the icon at the changed display position, wherein said selection unit selects the icon to be displayed when a predetermined percentage or more of the icon fits in a display area that can be seen by the user, wherein said selection unit does not select the icon to be displayed unless the predetermined percentage or more of the icon fits in the display area that can be seen by the user, and wherein said execution unit is operable to immediately execute a function related to the icon when said selection unit selects the icon.