Patent ID: 8400259

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a main unit operable by remote control using a remote controller, comprising a display section having a display screen, a main unit operation section to perform input operation, and a main unit control section to perform both control operation corresponding to an operation of the main unit operation section and control operation corresponding to an operation of the remote controller, wherein the main unit control section displays a first guide screen for guiding the operation of the main unit operation section on the display screen as a first guide operation in response to detecting that the main unit operation section has been operated, and displays a second guide screen for guiding the operation of the remote controller on the display screen as a second guide operation in response to detecting that the remote controller has been operated, and wherein: the main unit control section displays as the first guide screen, in response to detecting that the main unit operation section has been operated, a screen describing how to operate the main unit operation section; and the main unit control section displays as the second guide screen, in response detecting that the remote controller has been operated, a screen describing how to operate the remote controller, the screen describing how to operate the main unit operation section including at least one graphic relating to operation of the main unit operation section that is not included in the screen describing how to operate the remote controller, and wherein: the main unit control section displays, when detecting that the main unit operation section has been operated, the first guide screen describing how to provide an input to the main unit via the main unit operation section to trigger performance of a control operation; and the main unit control section displays, when detecting that the remote controller has been operated, the second guide screen describing how to provide the input to the main unit via the remote controller to trigger performance of the control operation.