A process execution apparatus and method is disclosed by which a process
can be executed significantly simply and readily. The process execution
apparatus includes a direction recognition section for recognizing a
housing member shaking direction in which a housing member is shaken, and
a process execution section for executing a process in response to the
housing member shaking direction recognized by the direction recognition
section. The direction recognition section recognizes the housing member
shaking direction with respect to a direction of the gravity detected
when the housing member is held by a person.