Patent ID: 7664628

Claim:
An information display control device comprising: entry word information storage means for storing entry words in association with explanatory information for each of their meanings; illustrative sentence storage means for storing illustrative sentences, that use the entry words stored in the entry word information storage means, in association with the entry words and their meanings; illustrative sentence display control means for displaying stored illustrative sentences and corresponding entry words stored in association with the illustrative sentences; word selecting means for selecting a word in accordance with a user operation, the word being selected from either one of the displayed illustrative sentences or one of the displayed entry words; and explanatory information display control means which, if the selected word is one of the displayed entry words, is configured for displaying the explanatory information for the meaning stored in association with the illustrative sentence to which the selected word corresponds, and which, if the selected word is not one of the displayed entry words, is configured for displaying the explanatory information of a retrieved entry word, wherein the retrieved entry word is retrieved from the entry word information storage means by using the selected word as a new retrieval word.