摘要 |
Apparatus for displaying information, the apparatus comprising a status recording means for recording a status of at least one selected menu item, a user input device for receiving user selections, a controller configured to control a display device to display selectable menu items in a first display region, each of said selectable menu items having a status that can be switched between an active state and an inactive state, and wherein said selectable menu items correspond to information available in an information store, to retrieve information in response to a first selection of one of said selectable menu items, said retrieved information corresponds to the currently selected menu item, to control said display device to display said retrieved information in a second display region, switch said status of the currently selected menu item to a first active state, and control said status recording means to record said status of the currently selected menu item as said first active state, to control said display device to display a submenu of said selected menu item in said second display region in response to receiving a second selection of said selected menu item, switch said status of the currently selected menu item to a second active state, and control said status recording means to record said status of the currently selected menu item as said second active state, wherein said user input device is configured to receive a third selection of one of said selectable menu items, and said controller is configured to control said display device to display a submenu or information in response to said third selection in dependence upon said status of a previously selected menu item. |