Electronic apparatus and method and program of controlling the same
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
- an input device;
a display unit;
fixing means for fixing the input device to the vicinity of the bottom of the display unit;
detecting means for detecting whether a portion of a display area of the display unit is covered by the input device; and
display control means for controlling a display mode for an uncovered portion, which is not covered by the input device, of the display area of the display unit while the detecting means detects that a portion of the display area of the display unit is covered by the input device.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a keyboard unit fixed to the vicinity of the bottom of a display unit. The electronic apparatus also includes a detecting unit for detecting whether a portion of a display area of the display unit is covered by the keyboard unit and a display control unit for controlling a display mode for an uncovered portion, which is not covered by the keyboard unit, of the display area of the display unit while the detecting unit detects that a portion of the display area of the display unit is covered by the keyboard unit.
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8 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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an input device;
a display unit;
fixing means for fixing the input device to the vicinity of the bottom of the display unit;
detecting means for detecting whether a portion of a display area of the display unit is covered by the input device; and
display control means for controlling a display mode for an uncovered portion, which is not covered by the input device, of the display area of the display unit while the detecting means detects that a portion of the display area of the display unit is covered by the input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus including an input device fixed to the vicinity of the bottom of a display unit, comprising:
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a detecting step for detecting whether a portion of a display area of the display unit is covered by the input device; and
a display control step for controlling a display mode for an uncovered portion, which is not covered by the input device, of the display area of the display unit while processing in the detecting step detects that a portion of the display area of the display unit is covered by the input device. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A program for causing a computer to execute a predetermined processing function, wherein the processing function includes:
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a detecting step for detecting whether a portion of a display area of a display unit is covered by an input device fixed to the vicinity of the bottom of the display unit; and
a display control step for controlling a display mode for an uncovered portion, which is not covered by the input device, of the display area of the display unit while processing in the detecting step detects that a portion of the display area of the display unit is covered by the input device. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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