Patent ID: 8848087

Claim:
An information display apparatus comprising: a user interface including a display configured to display a plurality of objects; a touch sensor configured to detect a state of an input to the user interface; and circuitry configured to receive sensor detection information from the touch sensor; control the display to apply a first visual effect to at least one of the plurality of objects without changing a layout or orientation of the plurality of objects on the display when the sensor detection information indicates that a touch input received corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of objects is maintained over a time period less than a predetermined threshold; control the display to apply a second visual effect to the at least one of the plurality of objects without changing the layout or the orientation of the plurality of objects on the display when the sensor detection information indicates that the touch input received corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of objects is maintained over a time period equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold; and control the display to apply a third visual effect to the at least one of the plurality of objects when the sensor detection information indicates that the touch input received corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of objects is maintained over a time period equal to or greater than a second predetermined threshold, which is greater than the predetermined threshold.