Patent ID: 7503014

Claim:
A device for selecting a desired item from a menu comprising a predetermined plurality of items, comprising: a first part which arranges the plurality of items of said menu circularly, a first direction of rotation of the circular menu being designated; a second part which rotates said circular menu in a second direction, different from said first direction of rotation, when the second direction is designated, and an up-down-left-right direction operation key, wherein: when a single operation in a left-right direction of the up-down-left-right direction operation key is made, said second part rotates the circular menu in the first direction, one item every time, and when a single operation in an up-down direction of the up-down-left-right direction operation key is made, said second part rotates the circular menu automatically such that an item located at an opposite position, relative to a front position, rotates 180° to the front position.