A selection candidate display device for displaying a plurality of selectable selection candidates, comprising:
- a detection section which detects the quantity of selection candidates;
- a determination section which determines whether or not a quantity of selection candidates detected by the detection section is larger than a predetermined reference quantity;
- a segmenting section which segments a circular area of a predetermined circle equally into the reference quantity in a case where it is determined by the determination section that the quantity of selection candidates is larger than the reference quantity;
- a display section which displays circular area information representing at least the circular area segmented into equal areas by the segmenting section;
- a selection section which selects a quantity of items of identification information which quantity is one subtracted from the reference quantity, from among items of identification information for identifying the selection candidates, in accordance with a predetermined selection condition;
- an allocation section which allocates the items of identification information selected by the selection section, and change instructing information for instructing a change of selection candidate, to the areas of the circular area indicated by the circular area information displayed on a display section;
- a display control section which causes the items of identification information and change instructing information allocated to each area by the allocation section to be displayed on the display section in each area of the circular area indicated by the circular area information displayed on the display section;
- an operation section which carries out a predetermined operation therethrough, among the areas displayed on the display section, in the area in which the change instructing information is displayed;
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- a reselection section which, when the predetermined operation is carried out through the operation section, newly selects a quantity of items of identification information which includes items of identification information not being displayed, and which quantity is one subtracted from the reference quantity, in response to the predetermined operation, from among the items of identification information of the selection candidates,
- every time items of identification information are newly selected by the reselection section, the display control section causing the area displaying the change instructing information to move to an adjacent area in a direction according to the predetermined operation and to be displayed on the display section, and causing the items of identification information newly selected by the reselection section to be displayed on the display section in remaining areas among the areas indicated by the circular area information displayed on the display section, excepting the area in which the change instructing information is displayed.