Patent ID: 8434114

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: a content acquiring unit configured to acquire a first content and a second content via a network or from inside of the electronic device; a first displaying unit configured to display the acquired first content; a second displaying unit arranged as a touch panel which is capable of accepting an input operation of a user, and capable of displaying the acquired second content; a display controlling unit which, based on a predetermined condition, if the content acquiring unit acquires a third content when the first and second contents are displayed in the first and second displaying unit, respectively, performs one of: (1) causing a split view by splitting a screen of the first display unit into parts for the first content and the second content, and causing a display of the third content in the second displaying unit; and (2) causing a split view by splitting a screen of the second displaying unit into parts for the second content and the third content, and causing a display of the third content in the second displaying unit, wherein the predetermined condition is that the third content includes selection information for an object selectable by user operation.