Selection item display device, selection item display method, selection item display program, and recording medium in which selection item display program is recorded

A selection item display device comprising:

• a storage device which stores a selection item;
• a retrieval device which retrieves a selection item to be displayed on the basis of a surrounding situation from the storage device, and which changes the selection item to be displayed in the case where the surrounding situation changes;
• a generation device which generates an image of the retrieved selection item;
• a display device which displays the generated image of the selection item on a display screen;
• a designation device which designates a selection item to be maintained from the displayed selection item;
• and
• a holding device which holds the designated selection item,
• wherein in the case where the surrounding situation changes, and the retrieval device changes the selection item to be displayed, the generation device leaves the image of the selection item to be maintained on the basis of an instruction from the holding device on the display screen.

A selection item display method comprising:

• a process of storing a selection item in a storage device;
• a process of retrieving a selection item to be displayed from the storage device on the basis of a surrounding situation, and of changing the selection item to be displayed in the case where the surrounding situation changes;
• a process of generating an image of the retrieved selection item;
• a process of displaying the generated image of the selection item on a display screen;
• a process of designating a selection item to be maintained from the displayed selection item;
• and
• a process of holding the designated selection item,
• wherein in the case where the surrounding situation changes, and the selection item to be displayed is changed by the retrieval process, the image of the selection item to be maintained is left by the generation process on the basis of an instruction in the hold process on the display screen.