Patent ID: 8902194

Claim:
An electronic apparatus comprising: an input/output unit configured to display a first display comprising first operation markers, which are used for performing an operation input, on a display surface and to detect a single object that is in proximity to or brought into contact with the display surface and to determine a first detection area representative of the single object that is in proximity to or brought into contact with the display surface; a selection mode determining unit configured to determine, based on a value of the first detection area for the single object, a selection mode that is either a multiple selection mode in which selection targets selected through detection of the single object are set to be a first plurality of the first operation markers or a single selection mode in which a selection target selected through detection of the single object is set to be one operation marker of the first operation markers, wherein the selection mode determining unit is further configured to compare the value of the detected first detection area with a reference value and determine the multiple selection mode or the single selection mode based at least in part on a result of the comparison; a selection unit configured to select the one operation marker or the first plurality of operation markers from among the first operation markers displayed on the display surface based at least in part on the selection mode; and a display control unit configured to change display forms of the one operation marker or the first plurality of operation markers that are selected and displayed on the display surface into a display form indicating a selected state and to display at least some of the changed forms on the display surface.