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Electronic device, controlling method thereof, controlling program thereof, and recording medium
Assignee: FCNT LLC
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Filing: 2007-01-29
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Granted: 2013-04-16
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Expires: 2027-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A plurality of screen aspects is acquired; each screen layout is optimized; switching of the screen aspects is supported; and visibility and functionality of the display screen are improved. An electronic device (portable terminal apparatus) including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case includes a displaying unit that displays a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen and a controlling unit (CPU) that changes screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen displayed on the displaying unit. The change in the screen layout corresponding to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen includes a change in arrangement of icons.
Inventors
- 👤 Hironobu Taniguchi
- 👤 Kenetsu Furuki
- 👤 Yoko Fujii
- 👤 Yuko Nakajima
- 👤 Makoto Sugimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:27
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1675; G06F1/1679; G06F1/1615; G06F1/1622; G06F1/1677; H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0206; H04M1/0208; H04M1/0214; H04M1/0225; H04M1/0233; H04M1/0241; H04M1/0245; H04M1/0247; G06F2200/00; G06F2200/16; G06F2200/161; G06F2200/1614; G06F2200/163; G06F2200/1637; H04M1/021
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
An electronic device including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case, the device comprising: a displaying unit that displays a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen; and a controlling unit that changes screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen displayed on the displaying unit, wherein the controlling unit sets a first vertical display field and a second vertical display field, on the vertical screen, the first vertical display field displaying an image with a launched function, the second vertical display field displaying a mark, an icon, clock display or any combination thereof, the second vertical display field being arranged on the top of or on the bottom of the first vertical display field, and the controlling unit sets a first horizontal display field and a second horizontal display field, on the horizontal screen, the first horizontal display field displaying, display contents corresponding to display contents of the first vertical display field, the second horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the second vertical display field, the second horizontal display field being arranged at the side of the first horizontal display field horizontally.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
196 words
An electronic device including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case, the device comprising: a displaying unit that displays a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen; and a controlling unit that changes screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen displayed on the displaying unit, wherein the controlling unit sets a first vertical display field and a second vertical display field, on the vertical screen, the first vertical display field displaying an image with a launched function, the second vertical display field displaying a mark, an icon, clock display or any combination thereof, the second vertical display field being arranged on the top of or on the bottom of the first vertical display field, and the controlling unit sets a first horizontal display field and a second horizontal display field, on the horizontal screen, the first horizontal display field displaying, display contents corresponding to display contents of the first vertical display field, the second horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the second vertical display field, the second horizontal display field being arranged at the side of the first horizontal display field horizontally.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising: a sensor unit that detects the rotation or the opening/closing of the displaying unit, wherein the controlling unit switches the displaying unit to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen based on the rotation information or the open/close information acquired from the sensor unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controlling unit sets a reference position, and rotated positions or opened positions at a predetermined angle or more to the right and/or left for the displaying unit, and wherein the screen form of the displaying unit is switched to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen at the reference position and the rotated positions or the opened positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the change in the screen layout corresponding to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen includes a change in arrangement of icons.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controlling unit launches the function assigned to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen on the displaying unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising: a movable arm that is supported by a fixed case in an openable/closable manner; and a movable case that is rotatably supported by the movable arm, wherein the displaying unit is disposed on the movable case and is rotated or opened/closed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein one or both of the movable arm and the movable case include a sensor unit that detects the rotation or opening/closing of the movable case.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
195 words
A controlling method of an electronic device including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case, the method comprising: displaying, on a displaying unit, a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen; and changing, by a controlling unit, screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen, wherein said changing the screen layouts includes setting a first vertical display field and a second vertical display field, on the vertical screen, the first vertical display field displaying an image with a launched function, the second vertical display field displaying a mark, an icon, clock display or any combination thereof, the second vertical display field being arranged on the top of or on the bottom of the first vertical display field, or setting a first horizontal display field and a second horizontal display field, on the horizontal screen, the first horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the first vertical display field, the second horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the second vertical display field, the second horizontal display field being arranged at the side of the first horizontal display field horizontally.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
195 words
A controlling method of an electronic device including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case, the method comprising: displaying, on a displaying unit, a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen; and changing, by a controlling unit, screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen, wherein said changing the screen layouts includes setting a first vertical display field and a second vertical display field, on the vertical screen, the first vertical display field displaying an image with a launched function, the second vertical display field displaying a mark, an icon, clock display or any combination thereof, the second vertical display field being arranged on the top of or on the bottom of the first vertical display field, or setting a first horizontal display field and a second horizontal display field, on the horizontal screen, the first horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the first vertical display field, the second horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the second vertical display field, the second horizontal display field being arranged at the side of the first horizontal display field horizontally.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
The controlling method of an electronic device of claim 8 , comprising: detecting, by a sensor unit, the rotation or the opening/closing, wherein switching to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen is performed by the controlling unit based on the rotation information or the open/close information acquired from the sensor unit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
70 words
The controlling method of an electronic device of claim 8 , comprising: setting, by the controlling unit, a reference position, and rotated positions or opened positions at a predetermined angle or more to the right and/or left for the displaying unit and switching a screen form of the displaying unit to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen at the reference position and the rotated positions or the opened positions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The controlling method of an electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the change in the screen layout corresponding to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen includes a change in arrangement of icons.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The controlling method of an electronic device of claim 8 , comprising: launching, by the controlling unit, the function assigned to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen on the displaying unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
199 words
A recording medium storing a computer-readable control program of an electronic device including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case, the program being executed by a computer, the program comprising: displaying a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen; and changing screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen, wherein said changing the screen layouts includes setting a first vertical display field and a second vertical display field, on the vertical screen, the first vertical display field displaying an image with a launched function, the second vertical display field displaying a mark, an icon, clock display or any combination thereof, the second vertical display field being arranged on the top of or on the bottom of the first vertical display field, or setting a first horizontal display field and a second horizontal display field, on the horizontal screen, the first horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the first vertical display field, the second horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the second vertical display field, the second horizontal display field being arranged at the side of the first horizontal display field horizontally.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
199 words
A recording medium storing a computer-readable control program of an electronic device including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case, the program being executed by a computer, the program comprising: displaying a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen; and changing screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen, wherein said changing the screen layouts includes setting a first vertical display field and a second vertical display field, on the vertical screen, the first vertical display field displaying an image with a launched function, the second vertical display field displaying a mark, an icon, clock display or any combination thereof, the second vertical display field being arranged on the top of or on the bottom of the first vertical display field, or setting a first horizontal display field and a second horizontal display field, on the horizontal screen, the first horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the first vertical display field, the second horizontal display field displaying display contents corresponding to display contents of the second vertical display field, the second horizontal display field being arranged at the side of the first horizontal display field horizontally.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
47 words
The recording medium storing a computer-readable control program of an electronic device of claim 13 , the program further comprising: detecting the rotation or the opening/closing, wherein switching to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen is performed based on the rotation information or the open/close information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
63 words
The recording medium storing a computer-readable control program of an electronic device of claim 13 , the program further comprising: setting a reference position, and rotated positions or opened positions at a predetermined angle or more to the right and/or left and switching to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen at the reference position and the rotated positions or the opened positions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
39 words
The recording medium storing a computer-readable control program of an electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the change in the screen layout corresponding to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen includes a change in arrangement of icons.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
The recording medium storing a computer-readable control program of an electronic device of claim 13 , the program further comprising: launching the function assigned to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen.
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