1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program. More specifically, the present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program to control display of information depending on a mode in which the device is used, in relation to the information processing device combining an image display function and a printing function.
2. Description of the Related Art
There has been widely used a digital photo frame as a photo frame type of a display device for displaying, for example, pictures taken with a digital camera. The digital photo frame, for example, is loaded with a recording medium such as a flash memory that stores an image taken with the digital camera, and displays the image stored in the medium on a display unit including a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like. A user can use the digital photo frame as a photo frame by selecting a favorite picture from among a large volume of image data stored in the medium and displaying it on the display unit. Such a photo frame is described in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-45139.
There is also a device configured to be connected to a printer via a universal serial bus (USB) terminal and a USB cable and output the image displayed on the display unit to the printer. Such a device with a printing function receives various settings for printing, command inputs, and the like through a remote control, a touch screen, or an operation switch or an operation button arranged in a space around the display unit.
For use as a photo frame, however, the switch or the button for printing presented on or around the display unit spoils a view disadvantageously causing disfigurement and lowering quality. Even if the operation button for printing can be provided on the back of the display unit, such a configuration is disadvantageous because it is difficult to operate the button when the user wants to print out the image while viewing the image displayed on the display unit.