DISPLAY DEVICE
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1. A display device with a part or a whole of a housing thereof having flexibility, comprising:
- a display unit;
a detection unit that detects a bent portion of the display device; and
a display switching unit that switches display content of the display unit according to a position and a bent level of the bent portion of the display device detected by the detection unit.
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Abstract
There is provided a device with a part or a whole of a housing thereof having flexibility. The device includes a display unit; a detection unit that detects a bent portion of the display device; and a display switching unit that switches display content of the display unit according to a position and a bent level of the bent portion of the display device detected by the detection unit.
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18 Claims
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1. A display device with a part or a whole of a housing thereof having flexibility, comprising:
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a display unit; a detection unit that detects a bent portion of the display device; and a display switching unit that switches display content of the display unit according to a position and a bent level of the bent portion of the display device detected by the detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A display device with a part or a whole of a housing thereof having flexibility, the display device capable of being opened and closed, the display device comprising:
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a display unit; a detection unit that detects a bent portion of the display device; a determination unit that determines whether an entire portion of the display device is bent or an end portion of the display device is locally bent, according to a position and a bent level of the bent portion of the display device detected by the detection unit; and a display switching unit that switches a display screen mode of the display unit as display of an electronic device implemented by the display device, based on a result of the determination by the determination unit.
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18. A controller with a part or a whole of a housing thereof having flexibility, comprising:
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a detection unit that detects a bent portion of the controller; and a control switching unit that switches control content of the controller, according to a position and a bent level of the bent portion of the controller detected by the detection unit.
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