EP0997810A2
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Portable electronic device, power supply adapter unit therefor and recording medium
Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc
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Filing: 1999-10-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-10-22
Abstract
Abstract A portable electric device is capable of displaying data in display orientations which are vertically different depending on an apparatus or unit to which the portable electric device is connected. The portable electric device has a program memory (41a) for storing a program, a microcomputer (41) for controlling the execution of the program, a display unit (130) for displaying information based on the program which is executed, a manual control pad (120) for controlling the program, and a connection detecting unit (41) for detecting a connection to a master unit, a power supply adapter unit (500), etc., and a display control unit (41) for setting the orientation of information displayed by the display unit (130) to an inverted display orientation ( beta ) when a connection to the entertainment apparatus (1) is detected, and thereafter inverting the information displayed in the inverted orientation ( beta ) and displaying the inverted information in a normal orientation (a) when a manual control input is entered via the manual control pad (120). <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Ken Kutaragi
- 👤 Keiso Shimakawa
- 👤 Hiroki Ogata
- 👤 Mariko Hino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:44
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1626; A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/30; A63F13/32; A63F13/323; A63F13/25; A63F13/327; A63F13/45; A63F13/48; A63F13/50; A63F13/52; A63F13/90; A63F13/92; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1656; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/20; A63F2300/203; A63F2300/204; A63F2300/30; A63F2300/40; A63F2300/403; A63F2300/404; A63F2300/405; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/63; A63F2300/636; G06F2200/00; G06F2200/16; G06F2200/161; G06F2200/1614
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A portable electronic device (100) having an interface
(41c) for connection to an entertainment apparatus (1),
comprising: program storage means (41a) for storing a program; control means (41) for controlling the execution of the
program; display means (130) for displaying information based on
the program which is executed; manual control input means (120) for controlling said
program; connection detecting means (41) for detecting a connection
to said entertainment apparatus (1); and display control means (41) for setting the orientation
of information displayed by said display means (130) to a
predetermined orientation (β) when said connection detecting
means (41) detects a connection to said entertainment apparatus
(1).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A portable electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein said display control means (41) comprises: means for setting the orientation of the information
displayed by said display means (130) to said predetermined
orientation (β) when said connection detecting means (41)
detects the connection to said entertainment apparatus (1),
and thereafter inverting the information displayed in said
predetermined orientation (β) and displaying the inverted
information in an inverted orientation (α) when a manual
control input is entered via said manual control input means
(120).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
83 words
A portable electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein said display control means (41) comprises: means for setting the orientation of the information
displayed by said display means (130) to said predetermined
orientation (β) when said connection detecting means (41)
detects the connection to said entertainment apparatus (1),
and thereafter inverting the information displayed in said
predetermined orientation (β) and displaying the inverted
information in an inverted orientation (α) when said connection
detecting means (41) detects a disconnection from said
entertainment apparatus (1).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A portable electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein said connection detecting means (41) comprises means
for detecting a connection to said entertainment apparatus
(1) based on communications with said entertainment apparatus
(1).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A portable electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein said connection detecting means (41) comprises means
for detecting a connection to said entertainment apparatus
(1) based the supply of electric energy from said entertainment
apparatus (1).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A portable electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein said entertainment apparatus (1) comprises a video
game apparatus (1).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
181 words
A power supply adapter unit (500) for supplying
electric energy to a portable electronic device (100), comprising: power supply means (602) for supplying electric energy
to said portable electronic device (100); and connector means (501a, 501b, 501c) for connecting to
said portable electronic device (100); said portable electronic device (100) comprising program
storage means (41a) for storing a program, control
means (41) for controlling the execution of the program,
display means (130) for displaying information based on the
program which is executed, manual control input means (120)
for controlling said program, connection detecting means
(41) for detecting connection to said power supply adapter
unit (500) via connector means (501a, 501b, 501c), and display
control means (41) for setting the orientation of information
displayed by said display means (130) to a predetermined
orientation when said connection detecting means
(41) detects a connection to said power supply adapter unit
(500), and thereafter inverting the information displayed in
said predetermined orientation and displaying the inverted
information in an inverted orientation when a manual control
input is entered via said manual control input means (120).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 words
A recording medium storing a program comprising the
steps of: detecting (S21) a connection to an entertainment
apparatus (1); setting (S22, S24) the orientation of displayed information
displayed by a display means (130) to a predetermined
orientation (β) when a connection to said entertainment apparatus
(1) is detected; and thereafter, inverting the information displayed in said
predetermined orientation (β) and displaying (S22, S23) the
inverted information in an inverted orientation (α) when a
disconnection from said entertainment apparatus (1) is detected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A recording medium according to claim 8, wherein
said entertainment apparatus (1) comprises a video game apparatus
(1).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
93 words
A recording medium storing a program comprising the
steps of: detecting (S21) a connection to a power supply adapter
unit (500) having power supply means (602); setting (S22, S23) the orientation of displayed information
displayed by a display means (130) to a predetermined
orientation (β) when a connection to said power supply adapter
unit (500) is detected; and inverting the information displayed in said predetermined
orientation (β) and displaying (S25, S23) the inverted
information in an inverted orientation (α) when a manual
control input from a manual control input means (120) is detected.
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