Patent ID: 7260788

Claim:
A list display device comprising: a display means for displaying a plurality of item frames in sequence on a display screen, each of the item frames indicating an item name of a list; and a display controlling means for moving the plurality of item frames displayed on said display screen in response to an input operation into an operation element, to thereby display any intended item frame, wherein a current item frame, which is selectively intended at present, is arranged in a central zone of the display screen, wherein precedent item frames of the current item frame are arranged on a first side of the central zone such that the precedent item frames are overlapped with each other in a staircase pattern, wherein subsequent item frames of the current item frame are arranged on a second side of the central zone such that the subsequent item frames are overlapped with each other in a staircase pattern, wherein the first side and the second side are separated by the central zone, wherein an item frame that is immediately before the current item frame is a foreground item frame of the precedent item frames, wherein an item frame that is immediately after the current item frame is a foreground item frame of the subsequent item frames, and wherein said display controlling means is operable to, in response to an input operation into the operation element, move the current item frame to either the first side or the second side so as to overlap one of the foreground item frames, and move the other of the foreground item frames to the central zone, such that an item frame, which was adjacent to the other of the foreground item frames before the other of the foreground item frames was moved to the central zone, is displayed in the foreground.