Patent ID: 8059182
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus comprising: a display unit having a display screen that displays information including a hierarchical menu screen displaying first, second, and third icon groups displayed in first, second, and third hierarchies, respectively; a switching unit that receives an instruction for switching the hierarchy of the hierarchical menu screen displayed on the display unit; and a display control unit that controls said display unit to display the second hierarchy of the hierarchical menu screen by changing the first icon group displayed on the display screen in the first hierarchy to the second icon group displayed in the second hierarchy, with a first effect when said switching unit receives an instruction to switch the first hierarchy to the second hierarchy in a state that the first hierarchy is displayed on the menu screen, and to display the third hierarchy of the hierarchical menu screen by changing the second icon group displayed on the display screen in the second hierarchy to the third icon group displayed in the third hierarchy, with a second effect different from the first effect when said switching unit receives an instruction to switch the second hierarchy to the third hierarchy in a state that the second hierarchy is displayed on the menu screen, wherein the first effect is a first animation display and the second effect is a second animation display, and the first and second animation displays are different from each other regardless of menu items selected before and after the switching of the hierarchy, wherein the hierarchical menu screen also includes a display area and a window that divides the display area, wherein the first effect is an effect that the first icon group is deleted, the window is moved to a predetermined position with a predetermined size while being displayed as a moving image, and thereafter the second icon group different from the first icon group is displayed at the same positions where the first icon group is displayed, and wherein the second effect is an effect that the second icon group displayed on the display screen is deleted, and thereafter the third icon group is displayed at the same positions where the second icon group is displayed, while being displayed as a moving image.