Patent ID: 8488169

Claim:
Information equipment switching display of an operation image and a standby image, comprising: a display device displaying information to a user; an operating device to be operated by the user; and a control device controlling said display device; wherein said display device and said operating device are arranged close to each other; and control device includes: a transition control unit controlling said display device such that said standby image is displayed if a predetermined transition condition related to a state of said information equipment is satisfied, a return control unit controlling said display device such that said operation is displayed if a predetermined return condition related to a user operation using said information equipment is satisfied, and a switch control unit controlling said display device such that, when a request for displaying said operation image is issued from said return control unit while said standby image is being displayed and transition is made from said standby image to said operation image in response to said request, a specific image including a piece of information different from said operation image and said standby image is displayed after ending display of said standby image and before starting display of said operation image, when said standby image is switched to said operation image.