Facilitating display of a menu and selection of a menu item via a touch screen interface

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a machine comprising a display panel, wherein the machine is configured to act as:
• an operating tool detector to detect a touch state of an operating tool with the display panel, wherein the touch state concerns interaction with an object displayed on the display panel;
• a display controller to, in response to the operating tool detector detecting a first rotation of the operating tool away from a first pointing direction to a second pointing direction by at least a predetermined angle, control the display panel to display an operation menu in a graphical interface comprising one or more selectable operation items for the object displayed on the display;
• and
• an operation item selecting portion to, in response to the operating tool detector detecting a second rotation of the operating tool away from the second pointing direction to a third pointing direction, select one of the selectable operating items from the operation menu based at least in part on the third pointing direction.