IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
First Claim
1. An image display apparatus comprising:
- display means for displaying image data recorded in a recording medium;
instruction accepting means for accepting an instruction from a user to switch displayed image data according to a tilt of said image display apparatus;
tilt detection means for detecting a tilt of said image display apparatus with respect to a predetermined direction; and
display control means for controlling said display means,to switch displayed image data in accordance with the tilt detected by said tilt detection means, when said tilt detection means detects the tilt and said instruction accepting means accepts the instruction without rotating the image data displayed on said display means even when said tilt detection means detects the tilt, andto display image data on said display means with rotation in accordance with the tilt detected by said tilt detection means, when said tilt detection means detects the tilt and said instruction accepting means does not accept the instruction.
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Abstract
This invention provides a display apparatus which mounts a tilt sensor, and can control whether or not the user makes an image feed operation based on the tilt. An image display apparatus includes a display unit which displays image data recorded in a recording medium, an instruction accepting unit which accepts an instruction to make the image feed operation according to the tilt of the image display apparatus from the user, a tilt detection unit which detects the tilt of the image display apparatus with respect to a predetermined direction, and a display control unit which controls the display unit to display and switch the image data in accordance with a change in tilt detected by the tilt detection unit, when the instruction accepting unit accepts the instruction and the tilt detection unit detects the change in tilt.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. An image display apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying image data recorded in a recording medium; instruction accepting means for accepting an instruction from a user to switch displayed image data according to a tilt of said image display apparatus; tilt detection means for detecting a tilt of said image display apparatus with respect to a predetermined direction; and display control means for controlling said display means, to switch displayed image data in accordance with the tilt detected by said tilt detection means, when said tilt detection means detects the tilt and said instruction accepting means accepts the instruction without rotating the image data displayed on said display means even when said tilt detection means detects the tilt, and to display image data on said display means with rotation in accordance with the tilt detected by said tilt detection means, when said tilt detection means detects the tilt and said instruction accepting means does not accept the instruction. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14)
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9. An image display apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying image data recorded in a recording medium; first instruction accepting means and second instruction accepting means for respectively accepting an instruction from a user to switch displayed image data according to a tilt of said image display apparatus; tilt detection means for detecting a tilt of said image display apparatus with respect to a predetermined direction; and display control means for controlling said display means, to switch displayed image data in a predetermined display order at a time interval corresponding to a first tilt with respect to a predetermined direction detected by said tilt detection means, when said tilt detection means detects the first tilt and said first instruction accepting means accepts the instruction, and to switch displayed image data in a reverse order of the predetermined display order at a time interval corresponding to a second tilt in a direction opposite to the one of the first tilt with respect to the predetermined direction, when said tilt detection means detects the second tilt and said second instruction accepting means accepts the instruction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 20)
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15. (canceled)
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16. A method of controlling an image display apparatus, comprising:
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a display step of displaying image data recorded in a recording medium on display means; an instruction accepting step of accepting an instruction from a user to switch displayed image data according to a tilt of the image display apparatus; a tilt detection step of detecting a tilt of the image display apparatus with respect to a predetermined direction; and a display control step of controlling the display means, to switch displayed image data in accordance with the tilt detected in the tilt detection step, when the tilt is detected in the tilt detection step and the instruction is accepted in the instruction accepting step without rotating the image data displayed on said display means even when said tilt detection means detects the tilt, and to display image data on the display means with rotation in accordance with the tilt detected in the tilt detection step, when a tilt is detected in the tilt detection step and the instruction is not accepted in the instruction accepting step.
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17. A computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium to make a computer function as an image display apparatus, said image display apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying image data recorded in a recording medium; instruction accepting means for accepting an instruction from a user to switch displayed image data according to a tilt of said image display apparatus; tilt detection means for detecting a tilt of said image display apparatus with respect to a predetermined direction; and display control means for controlling said display means, to switch displayed image data in accordance with the tilt detected by said tilt detection means, when said tilt detection means detects the tilt and said instruction accepting means accepts the instruction without rotating the image data displayed on said display means even when said tilt detection means detects the tilt, and to rotate display image data displayed on said display means with rotation in accordance with the tilt detected by said tilt detection means, when said tilt detection means detects the tilt and said instruction accepting means does not accept the instruction.
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21. A method of controlling an image display apparatus, comprising:
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a display step of displaying image data recorded in a recording medium on display means; an instruction accepting step of accepting an instruction by first instruction accepting means or second instruction accepting means from a user to switch displayed image data according to a tilt of said image display apparatus; a tilt detection step of detecting a tilt of the image display apparatus with respect to a predetermined direction; and a display control step of controlling the display means, to switch displayed image data in a predetermined display order at a time interval corresponding to a first tilt with respect to a predetermined direction detected in the tilt detection step, when the first tilt is detected in the tilt detection step and the first instruction accepting means accepts the instruction, and to switch displayed image data in a reverse order of the predetermined display order at a time interval corresponding to a second tilt in a direction opposite to the one of the first tilt with respect to the predetermined direction, when the second tilt is detected in the tilt detection step and said second instruction accepting means accepts the instruction.
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22. A computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium to make a computer function as an image display apparatus, said image display apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying image data recorded in a recording medium; first instruction accepting means and second instruction accepting means for respectively accepting an instruction from a user to switch displayed image data according to a tilt of said image display apparatus; tilt detection means for detecting a tilt of said image display apparatus with respect to a predetermined direction; and display control means for controlling said display means, to switch displayed image data in a predetermined display order at a time interval corresponding to a first tilt with respect to a predetermined direction detected by said tilt detection means, when said tilt detection means detects the first tilt and said first instruction accepting means accepts the instruction, and to switch displayed image data in a reverse order of the predetermined display order at a time interval corresponding to a second tilt in a direction opposite to the one of the first tilt with respect to the predetermined direction, when said tilt detection means detects the second tilt and said second instruction accepting means accepts the instruction.
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Specification