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Portable information terminal device

US7460108B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 10, 2004
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 3, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2340/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In the portable information terminal device 1a, when a second display portion 9 is flipped over to the front of the portable information terminal device 1a, a first display portion 3 and the second display portion 9 are visible from a user at the same time. The display layouts of the first display portion 3 and the second display portion 9 are switched automatically in accordance with the visibility status of the respective display screens. The display layouts are also switched automatically in response to a change in information to be displayed. Therefore, a plurality of information items can be displayed in an appropriate layout that is easy to grasp to the user.

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