Patent ID: 8570290

Claim:
An image display device displaying an image for executing the device's own function in a specific area, comprising an image display unit that displays an image; a touch panel provided on a front surface of the image display unit to detect position information of a position contacted by an operator; and a control unit that performs a control process of the image display device based on the position information of the position contacted by the operator, wherein the control unit is configured to set a predetermined area on the touch panel as a finger rest area; and wherein when the control unit detects a first position in the finger rest area where the touch panel is contacted, the control unit waits until the touch panel is subsequently contacted, and when the touch panel is a) subsequently contacted in a second area outside of the finger rest area, and b) simultaneously contacted in the first position in the finger rest area and a further position in said second area, the control unit executes a function based on the first position and the further position in said second area where the touch panel was subsequently contacted wherein said function is executed after both the first position in the finger rest area is contacted and simultaneously the further position in the second area is contacted.