Operation Sound Guide Apparatus and Operation Sound Guide Method

An operation sound guide apparatus which, when one of a plurality of information items that are displayed is selected by a cursor being moved, informs about an information item to which the cursor has moved by a specific sound, the operation sound guide apparatus comprising:

• a storage section configured to store the plurality of information items, base information indicating an information item at an initial position of the cursor, and current information indicating the information item to which the cursor has moved;
• an operation information input section configured to receive input of operation information about the cursor;
• a screen rendering processing section configured to render the plurality of information items and the cursor;
• a video signal superimposing section configured to superimpose, onto a video signal, the plurality of information items and the cursor that have been rendered;
• an operation sound generation section configured to generate an operation sound when the cursor is operated;
• a sound signal superimposing section configured to superimpose the generated operation sound onto a sound signal;
• and
• a control section configured to:
• move the cursor so as to select one of the plurality of information items, based on the operation information about the cursor that is inputted to the operation information input section;
• compare the base information and the current information with each other by acquiring the base information and the current information from the storage section;
• and
• cause the operation sound generation section to generate a first operation sound if the base information and the current information coincide with each other, and to generate a second operation sound if the base information and the current information do not coincide with each other.