Patent ID: 7745717

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a main body; first and second controls that project from a face of the main body, the first control projecting from the face at a first direction of inclination, and the second control projecting from the face at a second direction of inclination; and a display screen disposed on the face of the main body, wherein the first control is arranged adjacent to a first side of the display screen, and the second control is arranged adjacent to a second side of the display screen, the first and second sides being arranged opposite to each other, wherein the first control is configured to move toward the second control by a first user operation from a first rest position and automatically return to the first rest position, which is away from the second control, when released from the first user operation, wherein the second control is configured to move toward the first control by a second user operation from a second rest position and automatically return to the second rest position, which is away from the first control, when released from the second user operation, wherein the first and second controls are configured to manipulate setting items of the apparatus displayable on the display screen by operating either the first or second control or both the first and second controls, wherein the first and second controls are operable independently of each other to select an item of the setting items displayable on the display screen, and the first and second controls are concurrently operable together to set the selected item.