Patent ID: 8736874
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A display device provided on an apparatus as an object of control, comprising: a display unit displaying, on an approximately rectangular planar display area, information to be notified to a user; a display control unit dividing said planar display area into a plurality of areas and displaying information with a first display area displaying a first information and a second display area displaying second information arranged next to each other; an area changing unit, changing manner of display of said first information, and thereby changing width along the longitudinal direction of said planar display area of said first display area and width along the longitudinal direction of said planar display area of said second display area, to display information; wherein said first information includes setting information for setting a function of said apparatus as the object of control; and said second information includes preview information displaying, before execution, expected result of a process executed by the function set using said first information in said apparatus as the object of control; said setting information is displayed either in a first manner of display displaying icons, or in a second manner of display displaying icons and function information related to the function; and said area changing unit changes said second manner of display to said first manner of display, and thereby makes narrower the width along the longitudinal direction of said planar display area of said first display area and makes wider the width along the longitudinal direction of said planar display area of said second display area, to display further information, said display device further comprising: