Patent ID: 8179404

Claim:
An appliance that is operative under instructions from a plurality of control units, which includes a first control unit and a second control unit, wherein the first control unit outputs a first control signal associated with a first display size of a command icon for a predetermined operation to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform the predetermined operation, and wherein the second control unit outputs a second control signal associated with a second display size, different from the first display size, of the command icon to the appliance to instruct the appliance to perform the predetermined operation, and wherein the appliance comprises: a receiving section that receives the first and second control signals; and an image control section that changes sizes of a particular image which presents the predetermined operation to the first display size independent of a distance between the first control unit and a display for presenting the particular image thereon when the receiving section has received the first control signal or to the second display size independent of a distance between the second control unit and the display when the receiving section has received the second control signal.