MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20110025625A1
• Filed: 07/21/2010
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: HIRAKO, Kenichi
• Application Number:
  US12/841,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20110025625A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1618 the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0241 using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A mobile electronic device and a method for controlling a mobile electronic device are disclosed. The mobile electronic device comprises a first display and a second display. A data item displayed on the first display is displayed on the second display in response to a state determined by a state determination module. The method comprises determining a state based on a rotational direction and/or positional relation of the mobile electronic device. The method further comprises selecting a display for displaying data based on the state.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic device comprising:

a first display module;

a second display module operable to change a relative position to the first display module;

a state determination module operable to determine a state of the mobile electronic device; and

a control module operable to display second page data on the second display module based on the state if first page data is displayed on the first display module.

2. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of page data comprises the first page data and the second page data.

3. The mobile electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first page data is different from the second page data.

4. The mobile electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising a storage module operable to store the page data.

5. The mobile electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the page data comprises at least one of the group consisting of:

text data, image data, and video data.

6. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a light control module operable to turn off a light of the second display module, if first page data is displayed on the first display module.

7. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second page data is displayed on the second display module, if the first page data is displayed on the first display module, in response to the state determination module determining that the mobile electric device is rotated through at least an angle of rotation.

8. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1, wherein:

the state is determined based on a rotational direction of the mobile electronic device by detecting an acceleration of the mobile electronic device; and

the control module is operable to display the second page data on the second display module based on the acceleration, if the first page data is displayed on the first display module.

9. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1, wherein:

the state is determined based on a tilt angle of the mobile electronic device; and

the control module is operable to display the second page data on the second display module based on the tilt angle, if the first page data is displayed on the first display module.

10. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising

a first housing comprising the first display module;

and

a second housing comprising the second display module, wherein the control module is operable to display the first page data thereon, if the second housing and the first housing are in a simultaneously visible position; and

a display screen operable to execute functions provided in the mobile electric device on the second display module.

11. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first display module comprises:

a first touch panel; and

an operation control module operable to;

enable an operation inputted via the first touch panel, if the first page data is not displayed on the first display module, and

disable the operation if the first page data is displayed on the first display module.

12. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, wherein:

the second display module comprises a second touch panel, and

the operation control module is operable to accept an operation inputted via the second touch panel, if a second housing comprising the second display module and a first housing comprising the first display module are in a simultaneously visible position.

13. A method of controlling a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:

determining a state based on a rotational direction and positional relation of the mobile electronic device; and

selecting a display for displaying data based on the state.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

determining the state based on a tilt angle of the mobile electronic device; and

displaying second page data on a second display module based on the tilt angle, if a first page data is displayed on a first display module.

15. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

determining the state based on an acceleration of the mobile electronic device; and

displaying second page data on a second display module based on the acceleration, if the first page data is displayed on the first display module.

16. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

enabling an operation inputted via a first touch panel, if a first page data is not displayed on a first display module, and

disabling the operation, if the first page data is displayed on the first display module.

17. The method according to claim 13, further comprising accepting an operation inputted via a second touch panel, if a second housing and a first housing are in a simultaneously visible position.

18. A computer readable medium comprising program code for operating an image display device, the program code for:

determining a state based on a rotational direction and positional relation of the mobile electronic device; and

selecting a display for displaying data based on the state.

19. The computer readable medium according to claim 18, further comprising program code for:

enabling an operation inputted via a first touch panel, if a first page data is not displayed on a first display module, and

disabling the operation, if the first page data is displayed on the first display module.

20. The computer readable medium according to claim 19, further comprising program code for accepting an operation inputted via a second touch panel, if a second housing and a first housing are in a simultaneously visible position.