Patent ID: 7689931

Claim:
A display control device comprising: a display control section adapted to display a start menu screen, said start menu screen comprising a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of functions, whereby upon selection of one of said plurality of icons said display control section is adapted to display a plurality of button groups, arranged along an annular ring, each having at least one button in a monitor connected thereto and to display any of the buttons displayed in the monitor in focused state; and a button change section including an in-group button changing operation unit adapted to change the button to be focused from one button to another within the button group, and an inter-group button changing operation unit adapted to change the button to be focused from a button of one button group to a button of another button group, wherein, when the button to be focused is changed by the inter-group button changing operation unit from the button of one button group to the button of another button group, the display control section displays a predetermined button of the button group changed in focused state; wherein the display control device further comprises a keypad displayed on the display control section, wherein the annular ring is disposed on a first side of the display control section and the keypad is displayed on a second side of the display control section; wherein an entry from the keypad is displayed in a center of the annular ring; wherein when switching from the annular ring to the keypad, focus is indicated by a most frequently selected button; and wherein if a mistake is made during entry by the keypad, focus is placed at a mistaken button to allow for selection of adjacent buttons.