Patent ID: 7007246

Claim:
An information input device for, while displaying an image, carrying out an input operation by a user using an input device for carrying out rotation and press operations near a plurality of click buttons, the information input device comprising: a first display status for displaying what processing an information processing device can currently carry out in accordance with the operation using the input device; and a second display status for displaying a list of items for execution on the information processing device in accordance with the operation using the input device; wherein the input device is situated near the plurality of click buttons such that the plurality of click buttons and the input device are manipulated with one hand; wherein rotation of the input device in a direction causes apparent movement in substantially the same direction of the first and/or second display status; wherein the first display status and the second display status further comprise extending a wound band-shaped display area of a roll-shaped image in a direction perpendicular to the direction of rotation of the input device; and wherein the display area in an initial state is extended in a direction parallel to the direction of rotation of the input device as a user touches the input device.