Patent ID: 8149335

Claim:
A picture display apparatus, comprising: a combining section combining divided screens to display a plurality of pictures on a single screen; a menu display section displaying a menu in which a list of options is displayed, the options enabling a user to select a change to be made to at least one of a number, shapes, relative sizes, and relative positions of the divided screens and types of the pictures, so that the user can select from the options to switch to a corresponding screen arrangement; an icon display section displaying an icon indicating a border between the divided screens in association with the options; a border changing section updating the divided screens according to a change in position of the border; a first change input interface receiving an operation for the selection from the options; and a second change input interface receiving an operation for the change in position of the border, wherein the icon display section displays the icon indicating a result of the change in position of the border before the border changing section updates the divided screens according to the change in position of the border.