INTERFACE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INTERFACE APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM OF INTERFACE APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE CONTROL PROGRAM

摘要

Various kinds of content items are dealt with by a single interface apparatus. A content processing apparatus 1 of the present invention includes: a metaphor managing section 13 for selecting one metaphor from among a plurality of metaphors, each of the metaphors including information for displaying the basic operation screen and information for interpreting a nature of an entry operation in a situation where the basic operation screen is being displayed; a layout control section 11 for displaying the basic operation screen according to a metaphor selected by the metaphor managing section 13; and an operation information interpreting section 10 for interpreting a nature of a user's entry operation according to a metaphor selected by the metaphor managing section 13. This makes it possible to deal with various kinds of content items using a single interface apparatus.